JPS58175520A - Bevarage maker - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention The present invention has a function of pulverizing raw materials such as coffee beans placed in a basket, and a function of dropping hot water into the basket and filtering the liquid extracted from the pulverized raw materials with a filter. This invention relates to a beverage manufacturing machine that also has the functions of

Conventionally, this type of beverage manufacturing machine has a basket for storing raw materials such as coffee beans, a filter attached to the opening at the bottom of the basket, a saucer attached to the bottom of the filter, and a saucer located directly below the spout of the saucer. A container in which the pulverizing body is housed inside the basket, a motor that drives the pulverizing body, a water tank containing a desired amount of water, and a heating means that heats the water supplied from the water tank to supply hot water inside the basket. It consists of a hot water supply system.

In the conventional example configured in this way, first, raw materials, such as coffee beans, are placed in the basket.

The motor is rotated and the coffee beans are ground by the grinding body, and when the coffee beans are ground to an appropriate size, the motor is stopped. Next, the heating means is energized, hot water heated by the heating means is dripped directly onto the ground coffee beans in the basket, and the components are extracted from the ground coffee beans and filtered with a filter. The extract collected in the saucer is placed in a container. By the way, if coffee beans are ground too finely, the filter will become clogged during extraction, and the ground coffee beans and coffee extract will overflow from the basket lid, staining the basket, its peripheral equipment, the dining table, etc. There was a drawback.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks, there is also a device in which a pipe or the like is provided on the peripheral wall of the basket so that the overflowing extract can flow into a saucer.

However, in such a conventional example, the overflowing extract passes through the pipe, which makes the inside of the pipe dirty after use, and the cleaning performance is poor, so residue inevitably adheres to the pipe. As a result, not only an unpleasant odor was generated, but also food hygiene was not desirable. In addition, baskets and the like are generally manufactured by resin molding.

Molding the entire shape of a pipe or the like in one piece with the basket poses a problem of strength due to the structure of the mold, making it even more complicated. Furthermore, if the pipe is made up of separate parts, the cost will be high and the assembly will be complicated.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a bottomed cylindrical saucer whose bottom surface 2 is inclined toward a spout 3 provided at the bottom of the peripheral end, and a retaining protrusion 4 is provided at the upper end of the inner peripheral wall of the saucer 1 along the peripheral wall. It is provided. Further, in the center of the bottom surface 2 of the saucer 1, there is provided a through hole 6 whose inner circumferential end protrudes upward in the form of a flange. Reference numeral 60 denotes a filter member in which a second filter 61 made of a fine stainless steel mesh is integrally formed, and a boss 62 protruding into a cylindrical shape is formed in a part thereof, and the filter member is located above the spout 3 and is ultrasonically welded to the saucer 1. has been done. Reference numeral 63 denotes a rotatable first lever that supports a valve 64 provided to close the lower part of the spout 3 and has a cutout hole 66 in its part.
The spout 3 is closed by. 67 is the first lever 63
The first lever 63 and the second lever 67 are attached to the saucer 1 and are rotatable. 59ij saucer 1
A handle fixed with a claw-like fixing piece 60 on the bottom surface 61
The spring 66 is abutted and supported.

Reference numeral 6 is a cylindrical basket having an engaging groove 7 at the lower end of the outer peripheral wall that engages with the engaging protrusion 4 of the saucer 1, and is made of polypropylene resin with excellent heat resistance or polycarbonate resin with good transparency. . 8 is an overflow channel provided on the peripheral wall surface of the basket 6, and this overflow channel sFi is connected to a pair of lips e2.8 provided along the peripheral wall surface of the basket 6. s# and the basket 6 side side surface 63 of the handle 69 that covers the outside between the pair of lips 62 and 62'. The upper end opening 8a of this overflow passage 8 is formed by cutting out the upper end of the peripheral wall of the basket 6 between the basket 6 and the overflow passage 8.
The upper end of the peripheral wall of the basket 6 is also located at a low place, and
The lower end opening 8b of the overflow channel 8 is located above the spout 3 and the second filter 61 when the saucer 1 is attached to the lower end of the basket 6 in a predetermined orientation. Reference numeral 9 denotes a basket lid attached to the upper end of the basket 6, and an air hole 1o is bored in the basket lid 9 at a position equal to or lower than the upper end opening 8b of the overflow channel 8. .

Reference numeral 11 denotes a hot water saucer provided integrally with the basket lid 9 in the center of the basket lid 9, and this hot water saucer 11 has a drip hole 12.
is drilled. Further, the upper end of the flange portion 13 of the basket lid 9 is located at a lower position than the upper end portion 14 of the basket 6. Reference numeral 16 denotes a first filter made of stainless steel that is fixed to the opening at the lower end of the basket 6, and its mesh size is slightly coarser than that of the second filter 61. The first filter 16 is integrally formed with a ring-shaped frame member 16 at the outer peripheral end, a cylindrical shaft tube 17 at the inner peripheral end, and lips 18 provided radially between the frame member 16 and the shaft tube 17. Molded. 1
Reference numeral 9 denotes a joint rotatably supported by the shaft cylinder 17; 20, a support body 210 attached to the upper end of the joint 19 protruding from the shaft cylinder 17; crushing blades 22 protruding radially from the lower end of the peripheral wall; The raw material pulverizer 23 is a glass container with a socket 24, and the container 23 has a handle 26 and a convex part 6.
A container lid 26 having a diameter of 4 is attached. .

This convex part 64 is adapted to push up the protrusion part 68 of the second lever 67. 27 has a water tank 28 at one end, a basket mounting table 3o having a through hole 29 in the center part, and an opening. A base 31 is provided at the other end, and a heating element 32 is installed inside the opening 31 of the base 27. A sheathed heater 33 and a heating tube 34 are incorporated in the heating element 32. 36 is a water supply pipe whose one end is connected to the water tank 28 and the other end is connected to the heating pipe 34; 36 is a check valve loosely fitted into the supply port of the water tank 28; this check valve 36 is heated by the heating pipe 34; This prevents the heated hot water from flowing into the water storage tank 28.

37 is a hot water pipe whose one end is connected to the heating pipe 34; 38 is an injection pipe attached to the other end of the hot water pipe 37 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction; and 39 covers the upper part of the water tank 28 and the basket mounting table 30. The lid 4o is a motor fixed to the lower part of the basket mounting table 3o via anti-vibration rubber, and the joint 42 fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft 41 of the motor 4o has its tip connected to the through hole 2.
9 and protrudes from the basket mounting table 3°.

In this embodiment configured in this way, first, the engagement protrusion 4 of the saucer 1 is fitted into the engagement groove 7 of the basket 6, and the saucer 1 is fitted into the engagement groove 7 of the basket 6.
Attach it to the bottom of basket 6.

An appropriate amount of coffee beans is put into a basket 6 partitioned by a filter 16, and a basket lid 9 is attached to the upper opening of the basket 6. And saucer 1 and basket lid 9
Place the basket 6 equipped with the
Place it as shown in the figure, connect the joint 19 and the joint 42, and position the injection pipe 38 above the hot water receiver @11.

A desired amount of water is poured into the water tank 28 and the lid 39 is placed on it. Further, the container 23 is placed on the heating body 32 as shown in FIG. 1 so that the spout 3 of the saucer 1 and the socket 24 of the container 23 face each other. At this time, the convex portion 64 of the container lid 26 pushes up the second lever 67.

By further rotating the first lever 66, the valve 64
is separated from the spout 3 of the saucer 1, and the hole becomes open. next,
The motor 4o is energized to rotate the grinding blades 22 together with the motor 40, and the coffee beans in the basket 6 are crushed by the grinding blades 2.
Grind it until it becomes an appropriate size. Incidentally, the coffee beans to be ground flow inside the basket e, and some of them scatter toward the outside of the basket 6.

The basket lid 9 prevents scattering. Then, the power supply to the motor 40 is stopped, and the sheathed heater 33
When energized, the water supplied from the water storage tank 28 to the heating pipe 34 via the water supply pipe 36 is heated by the sheathed heater 33, and the hot water boiled in the heating pipe 34 is heated by the check valve 3.
6 and the steam pressure, the heating pipe 34 is connected to the hot water supply pipe 3.
7 and then poured into the hot water tray 11 from the injection pipe 38. The hot water poured into the hot water saucer 11 is evenly poured over the ground coffee beans from the drip hole 12, and as it passes through the ground coffee beans, the components of the coffee beans are absorbed. Extract. The hot water from which the coffee components have been extracted is filtered through the filter 16, collected in the saucer 1, further filtered through the second filter 61, passed through the spout 3, and then passed through the notch of the first lever 63. It passes through the hole 66 and is housed in the container 23 which is kept warm by the heating element 32 . However, if the coffee beans are ground too small.

Since the ground coffee beans block the holes in the first filter 16 and reduce the filtration ability of the first filter 16, the amount of liquid in the basket 6 gradually increases, and the extract containing coffee powder flows into the basket. 6 flows through the air hole 10 and drip hole 12 into the basket 9, flows out from the upper end opening 8a of the overflow channel 8, is further filtered by the second filter 61, and is stored in the container 2.

As explained above, according to the present invention, a lip is provided along the outer peripheral wall surface of the basket, and a part of the saucer covers the rib to form an overflow channel.

The extract overflowing from the basket does not overflow outside the vessel, and cleaning the overflow channel is very easy and hygienic as there are many open parts, and it is also easy to use as a mark when attaching the basket and saucer. This has the effect of simplifying the operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an overall sectional view of a beverage making machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same beverage making machine with the basket section removed, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the basket section. ,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a basket in the basket section, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a saucer in the basket section. 1...Saucer, 6...Basket, 8.
...Overflow path, 16...First filter, 2
0... Crushed body, 23... Container, 69.
...Handle, 62, 62'...Rep. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 1
Figure 2 Figure 9

Claims (1)

[Claims] A basket having a crushing body for crushing raw materials inside and having a first filter at the bottom, a container for receiving the extract extracted by the hot water supplied to the basket and passed through the first filter, and this container. A handle provided integrally with the
a container for receiving the extract that has passed through a second filter provided in the saucer, an opening for overflowing water is formed in the basket, and a pair of ribs are formed on the outer peripheral wall of the basket located below the opening; Forming an overflow channel by covering the outside between the pair of lips with the handle,
The beverage manufacturing machine is configured such that overflowing water from the opening is guided to the saucer through five overflow channels.