KR100763997B1 - Tea supply system - Google Patents

Abstract

A tea supply system of a drinking water dispenser is provided to supply both hot and cold tea directly from the drinking water dispenser and to facilitate washing by using a detachable drink cartridge. A tea supply system of a drinking water dispenser comprises a drink cartridge(30), a hot water supply pipe(40), a cold water supply pipe(42), and a supply control unit. The drink cartridge is detachably mounted inside a case of the drinking water dispenser, and includes a container(32) for storing hot and cold water from hot and cold water tanks(12,14) and a raw material for tea, and a discharge cock(34) provided at one side of the container. The hot water supply pipe supplies stored water in the hot water tank to the container of the drink cartridge. The cold water supply pipe supplies stored water in the cold water tank to the container of the drink cartridge. The supply control unit controls the supply of hot and cold water to the container through hot and cold water supply pipes individually.

Description

A tea supply system for a potable water supply system {tea supply system}

1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a drinking water supply apparatus provided with a conventional car supply means.

2 is a perspective view showing the outline of a drinking water supply device provided with a car supply system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a car supply system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are cross-sectional views showing the configuration and operating state of a supply control device applied to a car supply system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a nozzle coke structure of a car supply system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a schematic piping diagram showing the configuration of the cold / hot maintenance means applied to the car supply system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art

10: Case 12: Hot water tank

14: cold water tank 30: beverage cartridge

32: storage container 34: discharge cock

40: hot water supply pipe 42: cold water supply pipe

50: Button valve 52: Valve housing

54: Valve body 58: Operation button

60: heating plate 62: subcooler

64: auxiliary cooling line 66: cooling valve

68: Cold temperature control switch

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a drinking water supplying apparatus, and more particularly, to a drinking water supplying apparatus for a drinking water supplying apparatus.

Generally, as a drinking water supply device, there is a bottled water dispenser for collecting ground water in a clean area and making it possible to use so-called bottled water which is packed in a container, and a water purifier for filtering and supplying tap water.

The water dispenser includes a case in which a water tank is mounted in a reverse phase, a cooling and heating means provided in the case, a cold and hot water tank for storing a certain amount of the water cooled and heated by the cooling and heating means, And a water supply cock for discharging hot water and cold water.

According to this water dispenser, the bottled water contained in the water tank is cooled and heated while passing through the cooling and heating means in the case, and is separately stored in each tank. The user uses the water coke to supply water stored in the cold water tank and the hot water tank .

The water purifier is provided with a filter for filtering tap water for filtering tap water to be used as drinking water. The filtered tap water is cooled, heated, stored separately, and discharged through a water supply cock is similar to a bottled water dispenser .

According to such a bottled water dispenser and water purifier, the user can easily obtain drinking water, thereby adding convenience of living.

On the other hand, since the water supplied through the drinking water supply device such as a water dispenser or a water purifier is drinking water, it can be used for drinking, but it is also used for making various kinds of tea and juice drinks. In order to make tea, , Or tea bags containing the tea leaves are immersed in water to make tea ingredients come out.

However, according to this method, when preparing a large quantity of tea, there is a problem that it is cumbersome to prepare tea for each tea because it is necessary to put tea or tea bag separately in each glass.

In order to solve such a problem, a drinking water supply device provided with a tea supply means has been developed. As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional tea supply means includes a tea bag A hot water supply pipe 22 connected to the tea bag receiving tube 20 in the hot water tank 12 and a tee discharge pipe 24 extending from the tea bag receiving tube 20 to the outside of the case 10 And a teak 26 provided at the tip of the tee discharge pipe 24.

The upper side of the tea bag receiving bin 20 is opened through the upper surface of the case 10 and is opened and closed by the rotating lid 201. A tea bag T is inserted into the tea bag receiving bin 20 .

The hot water supplied from the hot water tank 12 is stored in the tea bag storage bin 20 while the tea bag T is stored in the tea bag storage bin 20, The car is disturbed and the car is made, so that the user can take the car through the teacock 26 and drink it.

On the other hand, according to this conventional technique, since tea beverage is stored in the tea bag receiving bin 20 instead of pure water, the inside of the tea bag receiving bin 20 is frequently cleaned, So that molds are not formed in the tea bag receiving tube 20. [

However, according to the related art, since it is difficult to clean the tea bag receiving bin 20 due to the structure in which the tea bag receiving bin 20 is fixedly mounted to the case 10, there is a problem that a lot of effort is required to keep the inside clean .

In addition, the kinds of tea materials that can be used are also limited because, when the tea-shaped storage bag 20 is directly packed in the form of a powder-type tea that is not packaged in the form of a tea bag, This is because there is a great inconvenience in collecting even the tea powder inside the housing 20 when cleaning the housing 20.

In addition, in the prior art, there is no means to keep the beverage in the tea bag receiving bin 20, and therefore tea flavor is deteriorated if the tea is not immediately consumed after the water is supplied into the tea bag receiving bin 20.

In addition, in the prior art, there is a problem that the availability is low at a time when cold beverage is required, such as a summer season, due to the nature of not providing cold water from the cold water tank 14 to the tea bag receiving bin 20.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for supplying a large amount of tea easily without any troubles to make a separate car, And to provide a car supply system for a drinking water supply device having high utilization.

To achieve the above object, a tea supply system of a drinking water supply apparatus provided with a drinking water supply apparatus includes a storage container which is drawably stored in a case of a drinking water supply apparatus, a beverage cartridge including a discharge coke provided on one side of the storage container, A hot water supply pipe for supplying hot water stored in the hot water tank of the apparatus to the storage container of the beverage cartridge; a cold water supply pipe for supplying cold water stored in the cold water tank of the drinking water supply device to the storage container of the beverage cartridge; And a supply control device for individually controlling the supply of hot water and the supply of cold water to the storage container through the supply pipe.

The hot water supply pipe and the cold water supply pipe are installed not to be directly connected to the beverage cartridge, but to discharge water from the upper side of the storage container and supply water to the storage container.

The supply control device is comprised of a cold water supply pipe and a hot water supply pipe, and a button valve for connecting / disconnecting the flow state of each supply pipe by a user's operation.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6, and the same constituent elements as those of the prior art are assigned the same reference numerals.

The tea supply system according to the present embodiment is commonly applied to a drinking water supply device such as a bottled water dispenser or a water purifier and is mounted on a case 10 through a mounting hole 10a formed in a case 10 of a drinking water supply device as shown in Figs. A hot water supply pipe 40 for supplying hot water and cold water to the beverage cartridge 30; a cold water supply pipe 42; a hot water supply pipe 40 and a cold water supply pipe 42; And a supply control device for controlling supply of hot water and cold water.

The beverage cartridge 30 includes a storage container 32 having a predetermined capacity and a discharge cock 34 provided on one side of the storage container 32. The discharge cock 34 is connected to the storage container 32 And protrudes outside the case 10 in a state of being embedded in the case 10.

The storage container 32 is in the form of a cup having an open top and a handle 36 is provided on one side thereof provided with a discharge cock 34. The storage capacity of the beverage in the case 10, It is made of a transparent material so that the user can check it. The lid 38 is provided with an injection hole 38a communicating with a nozzle cock 44 described later.

The supply control device is connected to the hot water supply pipe 40 and the cold water supply pipe 42 and includes a pair of button valves 50 (or 50) for connecting / disconnecting the flow of the supply pipes 40 and 42 The button valve 50 'includes a valve housing 52 and a valve body 54 mounted in the valve housing 52 as shown in Figures 4a and 4b. .

The valve housing 52 has a structure in which an inlet port 521 is provided at one side and a discharge port 522 is provided at the other side and a flow-through space is formed in the valve housing 52.

The valve body 54 is installed in the valve housing 52 so as to reciprocate linearly and has a shaft portion 541 projected to the outside of the valve housing 52 at one end thereof. The valve body 52 is elastically biased to the one side so as to block the inlet port 521 and the discharge port 522. The valve body 52 is in a state in which the inlet port 521 and the discharge port 522 are blocked And an elastic member 56 for retaining the elastic member 56.

The button valves 50 and 50 'are disposed so as to protrude outward from the case 10 at the tip of the shaft portion 541 of the valve body 54 in contact with the inner surface of the case 10, An actuating button 58 is attached to the tip of the shaft end.

A part of the hot water supply pipe 40 and the cold water supply pipe 42 which are respectively connected to the hot water tank 12 and the cold water tank 14 are connected to the inlet port 521 of the valve housing 52, The hot water supply pipe 40 leading to the upper side of the beverage cartridge 30 is connected to a part of the cold water supply pipe 42. The discharge side ends of the hot water supply pipe 40 and the cold water supply pipe 42 are commonly connected to the nozzle cock 44 .

5, the nozzle cock 44 is supported by a support plate (not shown) provided in a horizontal direction inside the case 10, with one discharge port 44a formed downward, The discharge port 44a is arranged to be aligned with the injection hole 38a of the storage container lid 38. In this case,

The tea supply system according to the present embodiment includes cold / keeping means for selectively holding or cooling the storage container 32 of the beverage cartridge 30.

6, the cold / hot maintenance means includes a heat transfer plate 60 configured to contact the side surface of the storage container 32 of the beverage cartridge 30 and exothermically operated through power supply, An auxiliary cooling line 64 branched from the cooling line 5 of the drinking water supply device to supply the refrigerant to the subcooler 62 and a subcooling line 64 connected to the subcooling line 64, A cooling valve 66 which is provided in the auxiliary cooler 62 and blocks or communicates the flow of refrigerant flowing into the auxiliary cooler 62 and a cold temperature control switch 68 which selectively operates the heat transfer plate 60 and the cooling valve 66 .

The cold / hot control switch 68 is disposed outside the case 10, and is configured as a toggle switch for selectively performing cooling and keeping operation according to the position of the contact (see FIG. 3).

6, 7, 8, and 9, which are not shown in FIG. 6, represent a compressor for cooling the refrigeration cycle, a condenser, an expansion valve, and a cooler for cooling the cooling tank, respectively.

Operation of the car supply system according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

First, the tea material such as a tea bag or tea powder is contained in the storage container 32 of the beverage cartridge 30, the beverage cartridge 30 is mounted in the case 10, and then the button valve 50 or 50 ' The hot water or cold water is supplied from the hot water tank 12 or the cold water tank 14 to the storage container 32 of the beverage cartridge 30 by pressing the operation buttons 58 and 58 '

According to the button valves 50 and 50 ', when the user pushes the operation button 58, the valve body 50 compresses the elastic member 56, ) And the discharge port 522 are opened to supply hot water and cold water to the storage container 32 (see FIG. 4B). When the user stops the operation of pressing the operation button 58, the elastic force of the elastic member 56 The valve body 50 returns to the original position and the inlet port 521 or the discharge port 522 is blocked again to stop the supply of the hot water and the cold water.

Accordingly, the user can adjust the amount of water supplied to the storage container 32 by controlling the pressing time of the operation buttons of the button valves 50 and 50 'connected to the hot water supply pipe 40 and the cold water supply pipe 42 And the both operation buttons 58 are pressed in combination, hot water and cold water are mixed with each other so that the temperature of water to be supplied can be adjusted.

When the water supplied to the storage container 32 of the beverage cartridge 30 is mixed with the tea raw material to make a tea beverage, the user inserts the tea beverage through the discharge cock 34 protruded outside the case 10, And so on.

In the case of making a cold tea or juice drink, cold water or concentrated juice is put into the storage container 32 of the beverage cartridge 30 and cold water is supplied to the storage container 32 by operating the cold water side button valve 50 ' So that various beverages can be made according to season or user's taste.

According to the present embodiment, since the beverage cartridge 30 is detached from the case 10, the beverage cartridge 30 can be taken out of the case 10 and cleaned easily and cleanly. It is possible to use not only raw materials, but also powdery tea materials and residual paste-like concentrated juice, which remain in the residue.

In addition, even when the type of tea is changed, the beverage cartridge 30 is taken out of the case 10, cleaned and cleaned, and then mixed with other kinds of tea materials, so that tea taste can be kept clean without mixing.

According to the present embodiment, since the storage container 32 of the beverage cartridge 30 is a transparent material, the supply amount can be appropriately adjusted while the user views the container 32 so that the hot water and the cold water are not overflowed in the storage container 32 , And the remaining amount of the stored tea beverage can be easily grasped, so that a proper amount of tea can be always prepared.

According to the present embodiment, since the cold / hot holding means is provided, the tea beverage stored in the storage container 32 can be kept warm or cooled according to its characteristics.

First, when the cold / warm control switch 68 is in the neutral state, that is, in the off state, power supply to the heat transfer plate 60 is cut off and the cooling valve 66 is also kept closed, do.

When the warm tea is made, hot water is supplied to the storage container 32 by operating the hot water button valve, and the cold / hot control switch 68 is switched to the keep warm mode. In the keep warm mode, The heat of the heat transfer plate 60 is supplied to the storage container 32 to keep the storage container 32 warm.

In the case of making a cold car, the cold water side button valve is operated to supply cold water to the storage container 32 and to switch the cold / warm control switch 68 to the cooling mode. In the cooling mode, And the refrigerant flows to the subcooler 62 through the subcooling line 64 so that the subcooler 62 is cooled by the cooling operation of the subcooler 62 so that the cold tea beverage stored in the storage container 32 is cooled It is possible to prevent the phenomenon that the original taste is lowered due to being warmed.

On the other hand, when each mode is switched through the cold / warm control switch 68, the operation of the opposite mode is automatically stopped so that mutual collision does not occur between the respective modes.

That is, in the keep-warm mode, the cooling valve 66 is automatically closed to cut off the supply of coolant to the sub-cooler 62. In the cooling mode, the power supply to the heat transfer plate 60 is automatically shut off, Operation is stopped.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the beverage cartridge in which the beverage is stored is detachable, it is easy to clean, and not only hot beverages but also cold beverages can be easily made, It is advantageous in that it is highly utilized and helps improve the commerciality of the drinking water supply device.

Claims (6)

A storage container which is drawably installed in a case of the drinking water supply device and stores hot and cold water supplied from the hot water tank and the cold water tank, The discharge coke provided on one side of the storage container The beverage cartridge comprising: A hot water supply pipe for supplying hot water stored in the hot water tank of the drinking water supply device to the storage container of the beverage cartridge; A cold water supply pipe for supplying cold water stored in the cold water tank of the drinking water supply device to the storage container of the beverage cartridge; A supply control device for individually controlling hot water and cold water supply to the storage container through the hot water supply pipe and the cold water supply pipe; And a control unit for controlling the supply of the drinking water. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the storage container of the beverage cartridge has a cup shape whose upper surface is opened, Wherein the hot water supply pipe and the cold water supply pipe discharge water from above the storage container and are installed to supply water to the storage container. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Wherein the storage container of the beverage cartridge is made of a transparent material so that the user can check the storage amount of the beverage when the beverage cartridge is built in the case. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the supply control device And a button valve connected to the cold water supply pipe and the hot water supply pipe, respectively, for connecting / disconnecting the flow state of each supply pipe by a user's operation. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the button valve A valve housing having an inlet port on one side and a discharge port on the other side, A valve body which is installed in the valve housing so as to reciprocate linearly and has a shaft portion protruding to the outside of the valve housing at one end thereof and blocks the inlet port or the discharge port depending on the position, An elastic member for resiliently urging the valve body to one side to maintain a state in which the inflow port or the discharge port is blocked, An operation button mounted on the tip of the shaft portion of the valve body protruding outside the valve housing ≪ / RTI > A hot water supply pipe and a cold water supply pipe connected to the hot water tank and the cold water tank are connected to the inlet port of the valve housing and a hot water supply pipe and a cold water supply pipe are connected to the discharge port and lead to the beverage cartridge, Wherein the button is disposed outside the case. The method according to claim 1, A heat transfer plate configured to contact the side surface of the beverage cartridge storage container in the case and to be exothermically operated through power supply; A sub cooler configured to contact the storage container of the beverage cartridge; An auxiliary cooling line branched from the cooling line of the drinking water supply device to supply the refrigerant to the subcooler, A cooling valve provided on the auxiliary cooling line for blocking or communicating a flow of the refrigerant flowing to the subcooler; A cold / warm control switch for selectively operating the heat transfer plate and the cooling valve And a cold / hot maintenance unit configured to store the cold / hot water in the drinking water supply unit.

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