KR101239438B1 - Grain tea maker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A grain tea maker is provided to simplify tea making processes by automatically roasting grains to make tea if a user puts water and the grains. CONSTITUTION: A grain tea maker comprises a main body(100) and a kettle(200) which is loadable on the support unit of the main body. The main body comprises the support unit(110), a body unit(130), and a pillar unit(120) for connecting the supporting unit and body unit. The body unit comprises a grain accommodating unit, a grain inserting hole, a grain roasting unit, and a grain discharge unit. The grain discharge unit discharges grains which are roasted by the grain roasting unit from the grain accommodating unit to the kettle. The support unit in the main body comprises a kettle heating unit for heating the kettle. The kettle comprises a water accommodating part(210), a grain accommodating part, and a grain inserting part. The grain accommodating part accommodates the roasted grains and is equipped in the water accommodating part. The grain accommodating part accommodates the roasted grains from the grain discharge unit through the grain inserting part. A control unit controls the grain roasting unit and kettle heating unit according to selected conditions by a manipulating unit and determines to discharge the roasted grains by controlling the grain discharge unit upon the completion of grain roasting.

Description

Grain Tea Maker {Grain tea maker}

The present invention relates to a grain tea maker, and more particularly, to a grain tea maker for making tea by roasting after adding grains such as barley and corn.

To brew grain teas, such as barley tea and corn tea, fry grains such as barley and corn, and then boil them in boiling water. Boiling grain tea with just roasted grains tastes good, but it is inconvenient to fry grains, put them back in water and boil them, and process the remaining grains.

In order to eliminate such inconveniences, disposable tea bags that only need to be boiled in water are widely used. However, grain tea using disposable tea bags may be expensive and deteriorate taste and aroma during distribution.

<Prior Art Documents>
Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0111087, "Coffee Maker capable of performing grinding process and coffee making process" (published 26 October 2006)
U.S. Patent 5,927,179 "Apparatus for quick brewing of tea" published July 27, 1999
U.S. Patent 5,619,904 "Automatic tea brewing device and tea pot receptacle" published April 15, 1997

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a grain tea maker which has a simple process of brewing grain tea and has excellent taste and aroma and a low grain tea material cost.

The grain tea maker of the present invention includes a main body and a kettle. The main body includes a support part, a body part, a pillar part connecting the support part and the body part, and the kettle is placed on the support part. The main body of the main body has a grain accommodating means for storing grain, a grain inlet for feeding grain into the grain accommodating means, a grain heating means for roasting the grain contained in the grain accommodating means, and a kettle for roasting grains from the grain accommodating means. It includes a grain discharging means for discharging the furnace, the support portion includes a kettle heating means for heating the kettle. The body portion may further include grain stirring means for stirring while roasting grain.

The kettle includes a water accommodating part for accommodating water, a grain accommodating part for accommodating roasted grains contained in the water accommodating part, and a grain input part for accepting the roasted grains discharged from the grain discharging means into the grain accommodating part. .

The body portion of the main body controls the operation means for the user operation such as selecting the type of grain to be roasted, the amount of grain to be roasted, and controls the grain heating means, grain discharge means, kettle heating means according to the conditions selected by the operation means Means may be further included. The control means controls the grain heating means and the kettle heating means according to the conditions selected by the operation means, and when the heating of the grains is completed, the grain discharging means is controlled to discharge the roasted grains.

The base portion of the main body may include a lid, when the lid is closed, the kettle heating means is not exposed to the outside, when the lid is open grain tea maker characterized in that the kettle heating means is exposed to the outside.

The grain discharging means includes an outlet for discharging grain toward the grain input portion of the kettle, and a guide member for guiding roasted grains from the grain accommodating means to the outlet, and for opening or closing the outlet of the guide member and the grain input portion of the kettle. It includes an opening and closing member. The opening and closing member is movable up and down and includes a stopper for closing the outlet and the grain input part in a lower position, a stopper for opening the outlet and the grain input part in an upper position, and a driving part for moving the stopper up and down.

According to the present invention, the grains are immediately roasted and the grain tea is boiled, so the taste and aroma are excellent. In addition, just put the water in the kettle and just put the grain automatically fry the grain to boil the grain tea is very easy.

1 is a side view of a grain tea maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a grain tea maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of a state in which the kettle is removed from FIG. 2.
4 is a cross-sectional view showing the interior of the kettle.
5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal circuit configuration of a main body.
6 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the body portion.
7 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure for discharging roasted grains.
8 is an explanatory view showing the state when the grain input and discharge port is closed.
9 is an explanatory diagram showing a state when the grain input and discharge port is open.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a side view of a grain tea maker according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the kettle removed, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the inside of the kettle.

The grain tea maker of the present invention includes a main body 100 and a kettle 200. The main body 100 includes a support 110, a body 130, and a pillar 120 connecting the support 110 and the body 130. Kettle 200 is configured to be placed on the base 110 of the main body 100.

The supporting part 110 includes a kettle heating means 112 for heating the kettle 200. As the kettle heating means 112, a heating wire, an induction heater, or the like may be used. When the heating wire is used as the kettle heating means 112, it is preferable to provide a lid 115 to cover the heating wire in order to prevent burns due to hot heat.

Kettle 200 is a water holding portion 210 that can accommodate water, a grain holding portion 230 for receiving roasted grains accommodated in the water holding portion 210 and roasted discharged from the main body 100 It includes a grain input unit 240 for receiving the grain into the grain receiving unit 230. In addition, the handle 220 is preferably provided so that the kettle 200 can be easily moved.

In order to brew grain tea using the grain tea maker of the present invention, the measuring cup 139 is removed from the main body 100, and then, grains such as barley and corn are put into the measuring cup 139, and the body part (through the grain inlet 131). 130) Put in. In addition, an appropriate amount of water is put in the water holding portion 210 of the kettle 200 and placed on the base 110. Then, using the operation means 138 to select the type and amount of grain to be roasted, and then press the start button (138a). In addition to the type and amount of grains, it is also possible to configure the degree of roasting and the amount of water.

Then, the grain is roasted in the body portion 130, the roasted grain is automatically introduced into the grain receiving portion 230 of the kettle 200 through the grain input portion 240. While the grains are roasted, electricity is applied to the kettle heating means 112 so that the water contained in the kettle 200 is heated. Therefore, freshly roasted grains are put in heated or boiled water to some extent, thereby shortening grain tea manufacturing time.

When the time according to the specified condition has elapsed, the application of electricity to the main electric heating means 112 is stopped, and after a certain time, the operation means 138 indicates that the production of grain tea is completed. It is also possible to configure an alarm to inform the completion of the production of grain tea. Then, the user grabs the handle 220 of the kettle 200, takes out the kettle 200, and drinks the grain tea according to a cup or a mug.

Next, the internal circuit configuration of the main body 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 5. 5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal circuit configuration of the main body 100.

The control means 101 is constituted by a microprocessor or the like so that the grain heating means 132, the grain stirring means 133, the grain discharging means to heat, stir and discharge the grains according to the conditions selected by the operating means 138. And control the kettle heating means 112 to heat the kettle and soak tea from the roasted grains. That is, the grain heating means 132 is controlled to fry grains at a temperature and time according to the selected condition, the grain stirring means 133 is mixed to stir grains while roasting the grains, and the roasted grain kettle 200 Controls the grain discharge means 135 to be discharged to), and controls the kettle heating means 112 so that the roasted grains can be boiled according to the given conditions in the kettle (200).

In addition, when the operation means 138 is configured in the form of a touch screen, or when the operation means 138 is provided with a display element such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a light emitting element (LED), the user may select the type and amount of grain. Various types of information may be displayed on the display device so as to select the degree of roasting, the amount of water, the amount of water, and the like and to know the state of the grain tea production (while roasting, boiling, completion, etc.).

Next, a configuration for transferring the roasted grains from the main body 100 to the kettle 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the body portion 130, Figure 7 is an explanatory view showing a structure for the discharge of roasted grains, Figure 8 is a grain input 240 and the outlet 135-1a is closed It is explanatory drawing which shows the state when it is, FIG. 9 is explanatory drawing which shows the state when the grain input part 240 and the discharge port 135-1a are opened.

Body portion 130 of the main body 100 is a grain receiving means 134 for holding grain, a grain inlet 131 for injecting the grain into the grain receiving means 134 and the grain receiving means 134 Grain heating means (132) for roasting the contained grains, grain stirring means (133) for stirring while stirring the grain, grain discharge means for discharging the roasted grain from the grain accommodating means (134) to the kettle (200) (135).

The user inputs grain into the grain input hole 131 using the measuring cup 139. The input grain is accommodated in the grain accommodating means 134 and roasted by the grain heating means 132. Grain heating means 132 may be configured using a heating wire or the like. On the other hand, grain stirring means 133 may be used to ensure that the grain is evenly roasted. In FIG. 6, the grain stirring means 133 includes a motor 133a, a rotating shaft 133b connected to the motor 133a, and a blade 133c connected to the rotating shaft 133b to mix grains while rotating.

The grain roasted in the grain accommodating means 134 is discharged to the kettle 200 by the grain discharging means 135. The grain discharge means 135 includes a guide member 135-1 and an opening / closing member 135-2. A plurality of holes 134a are formed at the bottom of the grain accommodating means 134, through which the grains are discharged. To this end, the opening and closing member 135-2 has a plate 135-2c which normally blocks the hole 134a and opens the hole 134a when the grain is to be discharged.

The guide member 135-1 includes an outlet 135-1a for discharging grain toward the grain input unit 240 of the kettle 200 and discharges the roasted grain from the grain accommodating means 134. Guide). The opening / closing member 135-2 opens or closes the outlet 135-1a and the grain input part 240 in addition to the hole 134a. To this end, the opening and closing member 135-2 includes a stopper 135-2b and a driving part 133-2a for moving the stopper 135-2b up and down. The stopper 135-2b is movable up and down and closes the outlet 135-1a and the grain input 240 in the lower position, and opens the outlet 135-1a and the grain input 240 in the upper position. Let's do it. The plate 135-2c and the drive unit 133-2a are driven by the motor 135-2d.

8 shows a state when the grain input unit 240 and the discharge port 135-1a are normally closed. When discharging the grain, the stopper 135-2b is raised as shown in FIG. The roasted grains are discharged through the outlet 135-1a along the guide member 135-1, and the discharged grains enter the kettle 200 through the grain input unit 240.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more.

Furthermore, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or "having" described above mean that a component can be implanted unless otherwise specifically stated, But should be construed as including other elements.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100 body,
110 Base,
120 pillars,
130 body parts,
132 grain heating means,
133 Grain Agitation Means,
135 means of grain discharge,
200 kettles,
210 water container,
220 handles,
230 grain holding department,
240 grain input.

Claims (6)

A main body including a support part, a body part, a pillar part connecting the support part and the body part, and a kettle that can be placed on the support part of the body,
The body portion of the main body is a grain receiving means for holding grain, a grain inlet for introducing the grain into the grain receiving means, grain heating means for roasting the grain contained in the grain receiving means, and the roasted grain Grain discharging means for discharging from the receiving means to the kettle,
The support portion of the main body includes a kettle heating means for heating the kettle,
The kettle includes a water receiving portion that can accommodate water, a grain receiving portion for accommodating roasted grains accommodated in the water receiving portion, and roasted grains discharged from the grain discharging means of the main body as the grain receiving portion. Including grain input for
The body portion of the main body further comprises a control means for controlling the grain heating means, grain discharging means, kettle heating means according to the operating means for selecting the grain tea manufacturing conditions, the conditions selected by the operating means,
And the control means controls the grain heating means and the kettle heating means according to the conditions selected by the operation means, and controls the grain discharging means to discharge roasted grains when the heating of the grain is completed. The method of claim 1,
The body portion of the main body grain tea maker further comprises a grain stirring means for stirring while stirring the grain. The method of claim 1,
The grain tea manufacturing condition is a grain tea maker, characterized in that it comprises the type of grain, roasted grains to roast. The method of claim 1,
The support portion of the main body includes a lid, when the lid is closed, the kettle heating means is not exposed to the outside, when the lid is open, grain tea maker characterized in that the kettle heating means is exposed to the outside. The method of claim 1, wherein the grain discharge means
A guide member for discharging grain toward the grain input portion of the kettle and for guiding roasted grains from the grain accommodating means to the outlet;
Opening and closing member for opening or closing the discharge port of the guide member and the grain input portion of the kettle
Grain tea maker comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein the opening and closing member
A stopper which is movable upward and downward and closes the outlet and the grain input portion in a lower position, and opens the outlet and the grain input portion in an upper position;
Driving unit for moving the stopper up and down
Grain tea maker comprising a.

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