JPS63158020A - Electric coffee maker - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an electric coffee boiler used in general households, and more specifically, an electric coffee boiler that can be used for brewing tea, etc. It is related to vessels.

(Prior Art) There has been a demand for electric coffee brewers commonly used at home to be able to be used not only for brewing coffee but also for brewing tea and the like. However, in order to brew delicious tea, etc., it is necessary to soak the tea confectionery in hot water for a certain period of time, and it is difficult to brew black tea, etc. using a drip-type coffee brewer. A method for brewing tea or the like using a coffee brewer will be explained with reference to FIG.

First, place the auxiliary basket 2, which is smaller in diameter, into the coffee brewing baskets 1 to 1.
After enclosing a filter material 3 such as filter paper inside the machine, tea leaves 4 such as black tea are added, and then the electric coffee boiler is turned on. Hot water heated by the heater 5 is supplied to the basket 1 through a discharge vibro. The bottom of the auxiliary basket 2 is provided with an outlet 2a that is smaller than the dripping port 1a provided at the bottom of the coffee brewing basket 1 to restrict the flow rate, so hot water remains in the auxiliary basket 2. Then, extract the extract from the tea confectionery.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, with the above configuration, the extract is constantly flowing out from the outlet 2a of the auxiliary basket 2, so there is not enough time for the tea confectionery to soak in hot water, resulting in a delicious extract. The problem was that it was not possible to obtain

Also, if the voltage applied to the heater 5 is high or the water temperature is high, the amount of hot water discharged increases and the auxiliary basket 2
Hot water overflows from the coffee extraction basket 1 beyond the
There was also the problem of poor operability.

Also, if you use it primarily as a coffee brewer,
There is also the problem that a place is required to store the unnecessary auxiliary basket 2, and if the auxiliary basket 2 is used for a long period of time, it may be lost.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and provides an electric coffee boiler that can brew tea deliciously.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a main body provided with a water tank for storing water and a heater for turning this water into hot water, and a body for discharging the hot water. A basket with an outlet at the bottom to extract coffee, tea, etc. placed below the outlet, a container placed below the outlet to store the extracted liquid of coffee, tea, etc., and an opening of this container. An electric coffee boiler is constructed with a container lid that covers the container, and the above-mentioned Basquera 1- also has the above-mentioned outlet provided on the bottom surface of the Basquera 1-.
A valve having a lever biased by a spring so as to close the valve 1 from below, and a thermally responsive element that senses the temperature of hot water and an actuating shaft that opens the valve by the operation of this thermally responsive element. Further, a convex portion is provided on the upper surface of the container lid so that the valve can be opened by moving the lever.

(Function) With the above configuration, when brewing black tea, etc., if the container is attached so that the convex part of the container lid does not hit the lever, the outflow port of the basket is blocked by the valve, so The hot water poured into the basket from the outlet does not leak from the outlet and accumulates in the basket. When the amount of hot water stored increases and the thermally responsive element is immersed in hot water, the operating shaft is moved to push the valve downward and open the outlet. During this time, the F component of black tea is extracted from the tea confectionery, so delicious black tea can be brewed.

In the case of coffee, if you place the convex part of the container lid on the lever and keep the outlet open in the 1-1 state, the discharged hot water will drip into the container and collect while extracting coffee one after another, producing delicious coffee. An extract of

In this way, by changing the position of the container lid,
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(Example) An example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment, and the electric coffee boiler according to the present invention has a built-in water tank 7 that stores water, a heater 5 that turns this water into hot water, and a discharge vibro that conveys this hot water. , a main body 10 with a cover 8 covering the eave part where the discharge vibro opens downward, a main body 10 covering the opening 11 of the water tank 7 with a tank lid 9, and an extraction liquid outlet 11a at the bottom. , a valve 12 that closes this outlet 11a from below.
at one end and a driving protrusion 13 at the other end,
Furthermore, a lever 15 is provided with a compression coil spring 14 that urges the outlet port 11a to be always closed by the valve 12.
a container 17 made of glass or the like and placed on a heat insulating plate 16 above the heater 5 to store the extract from the basket 11;
This container 17 is covered with a container MI 13 made of glass or the like and provided with a protrusion 18a that engages with the 1ψ movement protrusion 13 to rotate the lever 15.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the details of the basket 11,
A groove 11b is formed inside the basket 11,
A case 21 is equipped with a coil-shaped thermally responsive element 19 that expands in response to heat, and an operating shaft 20 that is driven downward by the expansion of this thermally responsive element 19, with the tip of the operating shaft 20 being as described above. It is installed in the groove 11b so as to come into contact with the valve 12 that closes the outlet 11a from above. Note that there is a notch 21 at the lower end of the case 21 through which the extract liquid passes.
a is formed.

Returning to FIG. 1, an operating handle 22 is attached to the container 17.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 3, the container lid 18 is
The convex portion 18'a formed on the upper surface is in the shape of a horseshoe.

A socket 18b through which the extract liquid passes is formed in the center, and an operating knob 18c is formed at the apex side.

Returning to FIG. 1 again, after a filter medium 3 made of filter paper or the like is attached to the basket 11, tea leaves 4 such as black tea are placed therein for use.

The operation of the electric coffee brewer configured in this way will be explained.

First, when brewing black tea, attach the filter material 3 to the inside of the basket 11, add an appropriate amount of tea leaves 4, and then
Attach to 0. The container lid 18 is operated by its operation knob 18.
After covering the container 17 so that c is in the same direction as the operation handle 22 of the container 17, it is placed on the heat insulating plate 16 of the main body 10. When operated in this way, the convex portion 1 of the container lid 18
8a is a lever 15 attached to the bottom of the basket 11
Since the valve 12 does not hit the driving protrusion 13 of the basket 11, the valve 12 remains closed to the outlet 11a of the basket 11. next,
After pouring a predetermined amount of water into the water tank 7 and covering it with the tank lid 9, a switch (not shown) is turned on to energize the heater 5.

The water in the water tank 7 is turned into hot water by the heater 5, goes up the discharge vibro, is poured into the basket 11 one after another from its opening, and accumulates while soaking the tea leaves 4. When the thermally responsive element 19 is immersed in hot water, the length of the coil expands and pushes the actuating shaft 20 downward, and its tip pushes down the valve 12 against the biasing force of the compression coil spring 14 and closes the outlet 1 of the basket 11.
1a opens. While the hot water begins to pour and finishes flowing out from the outlet 11a, the black tea is extracted and a delicious liquid liquid is collected in the container 17.

Next, when pouring coffee, attach the filtering material 3 to the basket 11, add an appropriate amount of coffee powder (not shown), attach it to the main body 10, and use the container i! 18 operation knob 18c is shifted to either the left or right from the direction of the operation handle 22 of the container 17, and the container 17 is covered. In this state, main body 1
0, the convex part 18a of the container lid 18 hits the drive protrusion 13 and rotates the lever 15, pulling the valve 12 downward from the outlet 11a of the basket 11, so that the basket 11 outflow ports 11a are in an open state. When a predetermined amount of water is poured into the water tank 7 and a switch (not shown) is turned on, energization of the heater 5 is started. The water in the water tank 7 is turned into hot water by the heater 5,
The extract liquid is poured one after another through the discharge vibro from its opening onto the coffee grounds stored in the basket 11, and has a desired concentration while passing between the coffee grounds;
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In this way, just by operating the container lid 18, the container can be used for coffee or tea.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, a convex portion formed on a container lid, a valve provided on the bottom surface of the basket and opened and closed by being driven by the convex portion, and a basket 1-. By providing an operating shaft that opens the two valves using a thermally responsive element provided inside, it is possible to obtain an electric coffee boiler that can brew delicious tea or the like with a simple operation of the container lid.

Furthermore, since there are no parts that are unnecessary when used as a coffee brewer, the electric coffee boiler is easy to operate and does not have to be stored or lost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an electric coffee maker according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of its basket, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a container lid, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a conventional coffee maker. It is. 1...Coffee extraction bath/so)-1a...Dripping port, 2...Auxiliary basket, 2a. 11a... Outlet, 3... Filter material, 4... Tea leaves, 5... Heater, 6... Discharge pipe, 7...
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A main body that includes a water tank for storing water and a heater for introducing and heating this water, a basket that is engaged with the main body and has an outlet at the bottom, and a basket that is placed below the basket and stores the extracted liquid. In an electric coffee boiler consisting of a container, the container is provided with a lid having a convex portion on a part of the upper surface and a receptacle for the extract in the center,
The above-mentioned basket has a lever mounted on one end thereof with a valve that always closes the above-mentioned outlet by the biasing force of a spring, and the other end of the lever rides on the convex part of the above-mentioned lid to close the valve. An electric coffee boiler characterized by being equipped with an opening drive protrusion, and further comprising a heat-responsive element that operates when immersed in hot water inside the basket, and an operating shaft that opens the valve by its operation.