KR100799765B1 - Feeder of coffee powder - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a coffee feeder for supplying an amount of powder for making a blended coffee or other tea.

Coffee feeder according to the present invention is a frame having a cup dispensing hole and a powder discharge hole, the support plate and the support plate and the support frame, a slider coupled to the frame so as to slide a certain distance at the bottom of the frame, the slider is initially set An elastic member for applying an elastic force to the slider to return to the position, a cup ejection linkage formed on the slider so that the cup stored in the cup storage unit can be individually discharged each time the slider advances by the set moving distance from the slider A discharge cup support unit coupled to the frame to support the cup discharged from the lower portion spaced from a certain distance, and a storage container formed on the support plate and a space for storing the coffee mixer powder, and linked to the movement of the slider So that the powder discharge hole can be opened and closed through the inlet. And comprising a one dose storage coupled to the one end of the Ethernet.

Coffee feeder according to the present invention has the advantage that the manufacturing process of the coffee is very simple by discharging the cup containing the coffee mixer powder through a single button operation, and also allows the user to selectively discharge the empty cup, The maintenance cost is not high because no external power source is used.

Description

Coffee feeder {feeder of coffee powder}

1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a coffee feeder according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating some elements of the coffee feeder of FIG. 1 separated;

Figure 3 is a partial excerpt perspective view showing a cup discharge linkage of the coffee feeder of Figure 1,

4 is a side view of the cup discharge linkage of FIG.

5 is a perspective view, partially cut away, of the housing portion of the coffee feeder of FIG.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10; Coffee feeder 11; A cup storage unit 12; Storage container

13; Stroke shortening member 14; Outlet cup support 15; housing

20; Frame 21; Support plate 22; Support frame 23; Auxiliary frame

30; Slider 31; First guide bar 32; 2nd guide bar

37; Rod 38; Secondary interference member 39; Exhaust groove

50; 1 serving

The present invention relates to a coffee feeder, and more particularly to a coffee feeder for supplying an amount of powder for making a blended coffee or other tea.

To drink coffee at home or in the office, it was necessary to take a series of steps to pour some water out of a certain amount of coffee, sugar and prim stored in different containers. Therefore, it took a lot of time and complicated the process to take several cups of coffee. Disposable coffee mixes are sold in order to simplify the time and operation of burning a large number of coffees. However, disposable coffee mixes are expensive and have disadvantages of environmental pollution caused by individual wrapping paper.

In addition, the conventional coffee container has a risk of spilling the powder in the process of removing the coffee, sugar and prim from the container, the surroundings are also contaminated by the coffee, sugar or prim powder spilled on the floor.

In order to solve the above problems, Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-0347355 discloses a home coffee container.

Household coffee cans allow each powder to be discharged through a single outlet from a container for storing coffee, sugar, and prim. The coffee, sugar and Prim powder has a structure that can be discharged into the cup through the outlet.

However, household coffee cans were cumbersome because the screw had to be rotated each time to release coffee, sugar and prim powder. There was also the hassle of having to place the cup for storing the discharged coffee powder directly at the bottom of the outlet each time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a coffee feeder for discharging a disposable cup in which a certain amount of coffee or tea powder is stored by a simple device operation of a user.

The coffee feeder according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a frame having a support plate and a support frame extending downward from the support plate and the support plate formed with a cup dispensing hole and a powder discharge hole spaced apart from each other, at the bottom of the frame The slider coupled to the frame to be slid a certain distance by the user's retreat operation, the elastic member for applying an elastic force to the slider to return the slider to the set initial position, and the predetermined length is extended upward around the cup dropping hole, the cup Whenever the slider advances by the set moving distance, the cup storage unit having a hollow with a larger diameter than the dropping hole can be released and the cups stored in the cup storage unit can be discharged individually. A cup ejection linkage formed on the slider so as to be spaced apart from the slider by a predetermined distance. A discharge cup support unit coupled to the frame so as to support the cup discharged from the cup storage unit at a lower portion thereof, and is installed on the upper portion of the support plate so that the coffee mixer powder can be discharged downwardly through the support plate through a powder discharge hole. A storage container having a space in which the coffee mixer powder is stored, having a storage space therein, an inlet formed on an upper surface thereof, an outlet formed on a lower surface thereof, and linked to the movement of the slider to open the powder discharge hole through the inlet; And a one-time accommodating part coupled to one end of the slider to be closed, and a coffee mixer powder introduced through the inlet in the one-time accommodating part to be discharged to the cup supported by the discharging cup support through the discharging port. A discharge pipe is provided.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a coffee feeder according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, the coffee feeder 10 according to the present invention includes a frame 20, a slider 30 slidably coupled to a lower portion of the frame 20, and a slider 30. An elastic member 41 for applying an elastic force to return to the set initial position, the cup storage unit 11 for storing the stacked cups, and the cups stored in the cup storage unit 11 can be discharged individually. The cup discharge interlocking portion 40 formed in the upper portion of the discharge cup support 14, the support plate 21 is formed so as to support the cup discharged from the cup storage portion 11 is supported by the frame 20 A housing 15 installed below the storage container 12 and the support plate 21, and a one-time accommodating portion 50 movably inserted into the housing 15 and interlocked by the slider 30. It is provided.

The frame 20 has a support frame 22 extending upwardly from the ground by a predetermined height, a cup dropping hole 24 and a coffee mixer, which are coupled to an upper portion of the support frame 22 and have an inner diameter through which a disposable paper cup can pass. It is provided with a support plate 21, the powder discharge hole is formed so that the powder is discharged downward, and the auxiliary frame 23 is coupled to the support plate 21, the discharge cup support 14 is installed.

The slider 30 is installed at a lower portion of the frame 20 to be slidable by a user's retreat operation. The slider 30 is spaced apart from each other, and the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 are formed side by side. First and second coupling bars 33 and 34 coupled to one end and the other end of the second guide bars 31 and 32, respectively, to interconnect the first and second guide bars 31 and 32. A rod 37 coupled to extend from the coupling bar 34 to the one-time accommodating portion 50 and a button 35 protruding from the central portion of the first coupling bar 33 are provided. The first and second guide bars 31 and 32 and the rod 37 are coupled to the lower surface of the support plate 21 and the support holes through which the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 and the rod 37 pass through. Slidably coupled to the support plate 21 by the formed plurality of sliding support guide member 36 and the rod guide member 37a.

At one end of the support plate 21, the stroke shortening member 13 is rotatably installed. Stroke shortening member 13 is installed so as to be able to enter and exit between the sliding support guide member 36 and the first coupling bar 33 to adjust the stroke distance between the first coupling bar 33 and the sliding support guide member 36. The shortening allows the user to selectively adjust the forward stroke of the slider 30. When the stroke distance of the slider 30 is not shortened, the stroke length reduction member 13 is rotated and mounted on the pedestal 13a formed at the end of the support plate 21.

The cup discharge linkage 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 together.

The cup discharge interlock 40 includes a discharge groove 39 formed on the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 supporting the stacked cups 18 and the secondary interference member 38.

The separation widths of the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 are set at intervals capable of supporting the engaging jaw 18b of the cup 18, and the cups are arranged on the first and second guide bars 31 and 32. A discharge groove 39 through which the 18 can pass is formed.

The cup 18 is provided with a main body 18a capable of storing a beverage and a locking jaw 18b formed at an upper portion of the main body 18a. The main body 18a is formed to have a smaller diameter as it goes downward. 18b has a diameter relatively larger than the diameter of the main body 18a.

Discharge groove 39 is a one-time accommodating portion based on the center of the cup discharge hole 24 in the state that the slider 30 is set to the initial position on the first, second guide bar (31, 32) ( 50 and the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 of the points spaced apart in the opposite direction are formed so as to be introduced into the inner side on the opposite inner surface, respectively, the separation distance of each of the discharge grooves 39 The inner diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the locking step 18b of the cup 18 so that 18 can pass downward.

The secondary interference member 38 has a structure having a vertical portion extending from the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 by a predetermined height and a horizontal portion extending horizontally from the vertical portion. The separation distance between the secondary interference member 38, the first and second guide bars 31 and 32, and the horizontal portion of the cup 18 is adjacent to the thickness of the locking jaw 18b of the cup 18. What is necessary is just to apply suitably within the separation distance range between the jaws 18b.

The secondary interference member 38 supports the locking jaw 18b of the cup 18 at the lowermost end to prevent the drop when the secondary groove 38 moves to the point where the cup 18 on which the discharge groove 39 is stacked is located. When the slider 30 is on the initial position, the slider 30 may be disposed at positions on the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 that do not interfere with the cup 18.

When the user moves the slider 30 to the side in which the one-time accommodating part 50 is installed, the cup 18 located at the bottom of the cups 18 supported by the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 is Falling downward through the discharge groove 39 is seated on the discharge cup support (14). At this time, the secondary interference member 38 prevents the remaining cup 18 from falling by supporting the locking jaw of the cup 18 immediately above the falling bottom cup 18. When the slider 30 returns to the initial position, the interference of the secondary interference member 38 is eliminated, but is supported by the portion having a narrower width than the discharge groove 39 of the first and second guide bars 31 and 32, and falls. It doesn't work. The cups 40 stacked by the cup discharge linkage 40 are discharged individually.

The initial position return of the slider 30 is made by the elastic member 41. The elastic member 41 is installed to surround the outer circumferential surface of the rod 37 between the second coupling bar 34 and the rod guide member 37a so that the slider 30 slides toward the housing 15 by external force. The slider 30 is returned to the initial position by elastically biasing the coupling bar 34.

The structure and operation process of the one-time storage unit 50 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

The storage container 12 is positioned at the point where the powder discharge hole 25 is formed on the upper portion of the support plate 21, and the container outlet 12a through which the stored coffee mixer powder is discharged is coupled to the powder discharge hole 25. .

The housing 15 is installed at a point where the powder discharge hole 25 is formed on the lower surface of the support plate 21. The upper part of the housing 15 has an opening, a coffee discharge hole 17 is formed in the lower part thereof, and a first portion accommodating part 50 is inserted therein so that the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 are connected to each other. The movement space which can move according to the interlocking motion of the rod 37 is formed. In addition, the lower part of the housing 15 is coupled to the coffee discharge hole 17, the discharge pipe 16 for providing a movement path of the coffee mixer powder. Here, the coffee discharge hole 17 formed in the lower portion of the housing 15 is formed at a point closer to the second coupling bar 34 than the powder discharge hole 25 formed in the support plate 21, and the discharge pipe ( 16 extends to the discharge cup support 14 to allow the coffee mixer powder to flow into the cup seated on the discharge cup support 14.

The first portion of the accommodating portion 50 has an inlet 51 formed on the upper surface and an outlet 52 formed on the lower surface thereof, and the inlet 51 and the outlet 52 are communicated with each other and are introduced through the inlet 51. The coffee mixer powder forms a temporary storage space which is temporarily stored until discharged through the outlet 52. The inner bottom surface of the one-time accommodating portion 50 is formed to have an inclined portion 50a inclined toward the discharge opening 52 as shown, so that the coffee mixer powder stored in the temporary storage space is smoothly discharged through the discharge opening 52. It is desirable to be able to be discharged to the outside.

The single dose accommodating part 50 is connected to the rod 37 extending from the second coupling bar 34 and interlocked with the movement of the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 and the rod 37. In addition, when the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 are set at the initial position, the single-dose accommodating portion 50 has a coffee discharge hole 17 formed at the lower portion of the discharge port 52 and the housing 15. Located in the communication position, the powder discharge hole 25 of the support plate 21 is in a closed state by the one-time accommodating portion (50).

In addition, when the stroke length of the slider 30 is shortened by the stroke distance shortening member 13 of the one-time accommodating part 50, the cup is released from the cup discharge linkage 40 by advancing and retracting the slider 30. 18 is discharged, but the powder discharge hole 25 of the inlet 51 and the powder discharge hole 25 of the one-pack storage portion 50 according to the cup discharge linkage 40 to maintain the closed state Allow the separation distance to be determined.

The operation of the coffee feeder 10 according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the initial position, the latching jaw 18b of the lowermost cup 18 of the cups 18 stacked on the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 is supported, and the one-time accommodating portion 50 has a lower first 2 outlet 52 is located at the point in communication with the coffee discharge hole 17 of the housing (15).

When the user slides the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 by pressing the button 35, the cup located at the lowermost part of the stacked cups supported by the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 is removed. First, it is lowered through the discharge groove 39 formed in the second guide bar (31, 32) is seated on the discharge cup support (14). In addition, the rod 37 and the one-time accommodating portion 50 are also moved to correspond to the movement distance of the button 35.

As the single dose accommodating part 50 moves, the connection between the outlet 52 of the one-time accommodating part 50 and the coffee outlet hole 17 of the housing 15 is blocked, and the powder discharge hole 25 is removed. And inlet 51 are arranged in communication with each other. When the powder discharge hole 25 and the inlet 51 are in communication with each other, the coffee mixer powder stored in the storage container 12 installed at the upper portion of the support plate 21 passes through the powder discharge hole 25 for one dose accommodating part ( 50) is filled into the interior.

Thereafter, when the user releases the pressing force applied to the button 35, the compressed elastic member 41 is restored and the rods 37 and the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 are returned to their initial positions. As the rod 37 is returned to the initial position, the one-time accommodating portion 50 is also returned to the initial position, that is, the point where the second outlet 52 and the coffee discharge hole 17 communicate with each other. The coffee mixer powder stored in the payment part 50 is discharged through the second discharge port 52 and the coffee discharge hole 17. The discharged coffee mixer powder moves through the discharge pipe 16 and is introduced into the cup seated on the discharge cup support 14.

If the user wants only the discharge of the cup can be used to reduce the stroke length (13). When the stroke length reduction member 13 is rotated and inserted between the first coupling bar 33 and the sliding support guide member 36 to adjust the stroke length to be short, when the user presses the button 35, the cup is described above. It is seated on the discharge cup support 14 through the process as described above. In this case, the stroke distances of the first and second guide bars 31 and 32 and the rod 37 are reduced, so that the first portion storage unit 50 is initially in communication with the powder discharge hole 25 and the inlet 51. The coffee mixer powder is not discharged because it returns to the position.

Coffee feeder according to the present invention will be preferred to use installed next to the hot water tank.

Coffee feeder according to the present invention configured as described above has the advantage that the manufacturing process of the coffee is very simple by discharging the cup containing the coffee mixer powder through a single button operation, and also allows the user to selectively discharge the empty cup can do.

In addition, the coffee feeder according to the present invention can minimize the maintenance cost because it does not use a separate external power source.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Claims (4)

A frame having a support plate having a cup dispensing hole and a powder discharging hole spaced apart from each other, and a support frame extending downwardly from the support plate; A slider coupled to the frame at a bottom of the frame so as to be slid by a predetermined distance by a user's retreat; An elastic member for applying an elastic force to the slider such that the slider returns to the set initial position; A cup storage unit extending in a predetermined length upward from the periphery of the cup dropping hole and having a hollow having an inner diameter larger than that of the cup dropping hole; A cup discharge interlock formed on the slider to release the cups stored in the cup storage unit individually by releasing interference to the lowest cup stored in the cup storage unit each time the slider advances by the set moving distance; A discharge cup support unit coupled to the frame to support the cup discharged from the cup storage unit at a lower part spaced from the slider; A storage container installed at an upper portion of the support plate so that the coffee mixer powder can be discharged to the lower side of the support plate through the powder discharge hole and having a space in which the coffee mixer powder is stored; It has a storage space therein, the inlet is formed on the upper surface and the outlet 52 is formed on the bottom and coupled to the movement of the slider coupled to one end of the slider so that the powder discharge hole can be opened and closed through the inlet A one-time storage portion; And a discharge pipe installed to discharge the coffee mixer powder introduced through the inlet port into the cup supported in the discharge cup support unit through the discharge port. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a stroke shortening member rotatably installed on the frame to selectively reduce the forward stroke of the slider. In the state where the stroke length of the slider is shortened by the stroke length reducing member, the cup is discharged from the cup discharge interlock by advancing and retracting the slider, and the one-time storing part maintains the powder discharge hole closed. The coffee feeder, characterized in that the separation distance of the inlet and the powder discharge hole of the first portion receiving portion according to the cup discharge interlocking portion is determined. The method of claim 2, The slider may include first and second guide bars formed side by side to be spaced apart from each other; A first coupling bar interconnecting at one end of the first and second guide bars; A second coupling bar connected to each other at the other ends of the first and second guide bars; And a rod coupled to extend from the second coupling bar to the body portion of the first portion storage portion. The slider has a support hole through which the first and second guide bars penetrate and is retracted by a sliding support guide member coupled to the frame. The cup dispensing linkage part may be formed at a position spaced apart from the one-time receiving part by a predetermined distance from the center of the cup penetrating hole while the slider is positioned at the initial position on the first and second guide bars. A discharge groove which is respectively inserted into the inner side of the first and second guide bars on the inner side of the first guide bar and is formed to form a hole larger than the outer diameter of the locking jaw of the cup; Secondary interference member coupled to the first and second guide bar extending in the horizontal direction at an interval corresponding to the separation distance between the engaging jaw of the cup stacked vertically adjacent to each other in the first and second guide bar Coffee feeder comprising a. The method of claim 3, A coffee discharge hole is formed on the lower surface of the support plate to be inserted and moved to the first portion receiving portion and communicates with the discharge port of the first portion storage portion, and the discharge pipe is coupled to the coffee discharge hole. And a housing further comprising a housing.

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