JPS6238585Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] This invention relates to an iced coffee maker.
More specifically, it relates to a device equipped with a water sprinkler that evenly drops high-temperature coffee liquid filtered through a filter onto ice blocks in an ice container to cool them down.

Conventionally, as an iced coffee maker of this kind that is provided with a diffusion member, the invention disclosed in Utility Model Application Publication No. 24011 of 1982 is known.

The diffusion member provided between the filter and the ice container of the same invention has a large number of pores dispersed in the bottom wall. However, according to this device, when the iced coffee maker body is placed on a table or the like at an angle, the coffee liquid filtered by the filter is once received by the diffusion member and flows along the inclined surface through the holes. Since the coffee liquid is dropped into the ice container, only a portion of the ice cubes that the coffee liquid has passed through comes into contact with the ice cubes, which may result in not being able to obtain uniformly cooled iced coffee. In addition, since the coffee liquid from the filter is dripped through a large number of pores, the pores become dirty due to the coffee liquid, making it difficult to wash and removing deposits. There are some inconveniences.

This invention provides an iced coffee maker which eliminates the above-mentioned disadvantages with a simple structure.One embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

1 is an ice container placed on a coffee receiver 2, and the ice container 1 has a filter 3 installed above it.
A block of ice is stored to cool the hot coffee liquid dripped by the ice cube, and one or more discharge holes 4 are formed at the bottom of the ice block, and the cooled iced coffee is poured into the coffee receiver 2 through the discharge hole 4. It is discharged.

The filter 3 is equipped with a filter paper 5 and has a coffee liquid outlet hole 6 at its bottom.

An umbrella-shaped water sprinkler 7 is provided between the filter 3 and the ice container 1 so as to be detachable from the filter 3 and the ice container 1. This water sprinkler 7 has a dish shape that is placed on top of the ice container 1, and has legs 9...9 hanging down from the periphery of the notch inside the ring-shaped outer cylinder 8 at appropriate intervals.
A water sprinkler 7 is suspended from the lower part of the leg portion 9. The top of the water sprinkler 7 has a spherical surface 10, and a large number of V-shaped grooves 11 are arranged radially at appropriate intervals on the inclined surface continuing from the top to the lower edge.
. . . 11 is formed, and the groove portion 11 . . .
...11 are provided with inward notches 12...12 extending inward from the lower edge at regular intervals. The back surface of the water sprinkler 7 is recessed into a spherical shape, and ribs 13...13 are provided at appropriate locations on the periphery of the back surface to prevent the coffee liquid from going around inside the back surface. Moreover, since the hanging wall 16, which is longer than the rib 13, is provided on the periphery of the back surface of the notch 12...12, the coffee liquid drips vertically without flowing along the end surface of the notch 12.

If the area near the lower edge of the water sprinkler 7 is curved to a certain extent instead of having a flat cross section as in the embodiment, the coffee liquid will scatter far when the amount of outflow is large, and when the amount of outflow is small. It has the advantage of dripping near its edges.

Moreover, the back surface of the water sprinkler 7 may be solid without forming a depression.

Further, at the lower end of the groove portion 11, the groove 1
If guide grooves 14 deeper than 1 are formed at regular intervals, the coffee liquid flowing through the grooves 11 will flow through the guide grooves 1.
4 and can be scattered far away by the force of the coffee liquid.

In the embodiment, the water sprinkler 7 includes the ice container 1 and the filter 3.
Although the ice container 1 and the filter 3 are shown to be detachable from each other, they may be fixed integrally to the upper opening of the ice container 1, or may be integrally fixed to the lower part of the filter 3. Good too.

Note that since the lower part of the ice container 1 forms a taper 15, the ice blocks on the outside of the ice container 1 slide along this taper, so the ice blocks are sequentially distributed in the center of the bottom of the ice container 1 without any gaps. will be established.

This invention provides a flavoring material storage container (not shown) for storing flavoring materials such as sugar and milk in the upper part between the filter 3 and the ice container 1, and an outflow hole at the bottom of the flavoring material storage container. A configuration in which it is arranged facing the water sprinkler 7 may also be adopted. According to this, the iced coffee is extracted into the coffee receiver 2 with the flavor added, which is convenient.

In the above embodiment, since the top of the water sprinkler 7 has a spherical 10 shape, even if the iced coffee maker body is placed on a table or the like at a slight angle, the coffee liquid can be well dispersed and dripped in all directions. There are advantages.

According to this invention having the above configuration, an umbrella-shaped water sprinkler 7 is provided between the filter 3 and the ice container 1,
Moreover, this water sprinkler 7 has grooves 11 radially formed at appropriate intervals on the sloped surface continuing from the top to the lower edge, and an appropriate number of grooves 11 have inward cuts extending inward from the lower edge. Since the notches 12...12 are provided, the coffee liquid flowing along the groove part 11 of the inclined surface is dispersed outward in all directions, and the water sprinkler 7
drips from the outer periphery of the container and contacts the ice on the outside of the ice container, and at the same time flows into the inward notch 12,
The coffee liquid that comes into contact with the ice inside the ice container 1 drips inward. Therefore, the coffee liquid comes into contact with the ice blocks in the ice container 1 evenly over a wide range, so that the coffee liquid dripping from the water sprinkler 7, which is close to boiling water, can be rapidly cooled.

In addition, since the grooves 11...11 are formed radially at appropriate intervals on the sloped surface that continues from the top of the water sprinkler 7 to the lower edge, even if the iced coffee maker is placed on a table or the like at a slight angle, the coffee can still be enjoyed. The liquid can be dispersed and dripped in all directions.

Furthermore, this water sprinkler 7 does not have a large number of pores for dripping coffee liquid as in the conventional case, but has the above-mentioned structure, so the coffee liquid does not get clogged or get dirty. It also has the advantage of being easy to clean.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of this invention; Fig. 1 is a front view of a half section, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the sprinkler, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the sprinkler. Fourth
The figure is a sectional view taken along the line X-Y in Figure 3, and Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the line A- in Figure 3.
6 is a partial front view, and FIG. 7 is a bottom view of FIG. 3. 1... Ice container, 2... Coffee receiver, 3... Filter, 7... Water sprinkler, 10... Spherical surface, 11... Groove, 12... Notch, 13... Rib, 14... Guide Groove, 16... hanging wall.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) An iced coffee maker with an umbrella-shaped water sprinkler installed between a filter and an ice container, where the slope extending from the top to the lower edge of the water sprinkler has an appropriate An iced coffee maker characterized in that radial grooves are formed at intervals, and a suitable number of the grooves are provided with inward notches extending inward from the lower edge. (2) The iced coffee maker according to claim (1), wherein ribs are appropriately formed on the periphery of the back surface of the water sprinkler.