KR101559836B1 - Coffee machine with a grinding supply of tablet raw materials - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a grinding supply device of tablet raw materials for a coffee machine which may include: a supply hopper unit (10) whose upper and lower sides are punctured and the diameter of the upper part is expanded for the tablet raw material (A) to be injected; a mixing driving unit (20) which includes a mixing motor (21) provided in the upper part of the supply hopper unit (10), a rotary rod (22) extended in the lower direction of the mixing motor (21), and a mixing blade (23) connected to the bottom end part of the rotary rod (22); a mixing cover unit (30) which is provided in the lower part of the supply hopper unit (10) and has a water inlet hole (31) penetrated in a side for the water to be supplied; and a mixing main body unit (40) which includes a box-shaped mixing main body (41) where the mixing blade (23) is accommodated for the tablet raw material (A) to be pulverized with the water, and a discharging hole (42) which is punctured for pulverized liquid additive (A1) to be discharged in the lower part of the mixing main body (41). Therefore, the present invention can manufacture coffee depending on the user′s taste and facilitates the replacement and storage of the additives.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a grinding feeder for a coffee machine,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a grinding and feeding apparatus for a refinery raw material for a coffee machine, and more particularly to a grinding and feeding apparatus for grinding and discharging refined raw materials for hygienic storage and replacement of additives used in a coffee machine, A mixing diaphragm for guiding the additive to be moved in a downward direction is provided and a refill feed device for a refinery feedstock for a coffee machine is provided with a blocking fixture on the upper part of the mixing blade so as to prevent backflow of the charged refinery raw materials, .

Generally, a coffee machine extracts coffee liquid to be consumed by an extraction means in which externally supplied water is heated by a heater, heated hot water is pumped by a pump, and pumped hot water and coffee powder are mixed, It is a device that can drink coffee conveniently.

Accordingly, Korean Patent No. 10-1077204 has been disclosed as a technical document for a conventional coffee machine, and FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional coffee machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional coffee machine includes a raw liquid extractor 2 for extracting a raw coffee liquor, heating raw water at a room temperature and supplying the raw raw water to the raw liquid extractor 2, A hot water supply means 3 for supplying hot water, and an additive supply means 4 for adding a liquid additive to the coffee stock solution.

At this time, it is preferable that the crude extractor (2) is used in the manner of the Korean Registered Patent No. 10-561547, which is a method of pressing the coffee beans and passing the hot water through to extract the coffee stock solution.

1, the hot water supply means 3 includes a water pump 3a for sucking and pressurizing the raw water, a boiler 3b for heating the water supplied from the water pump 3a, A branch port 3c for allowing hot water discharged from the branch ports 3b to be branched and transferred in both directions and an electric control valve 3d respectively mounted on both discharge ports of the branch port 3c.

1, the additive supply unit 4 includes a storage container 4a for storing a liquid additive and a cap 4b for opening and closing an inlet of the storage container 4a. And a transfer pump 4c for sucking and transferring the liquid additive in the storage container 4a.

The feed pump 4c is connected to a suction hose 4c 'through which the suction port passes through the stopper 4b and extends to the inner lower end of the storage container 4a, And connected to the discharge hose 4c "which leads to a discharge nozzle for discharging the extracted coffee liquid.

Therefore, the conventional coffee machine having the above-described structure is provided with the additive supplying means capable of automatically adding the liquid additive, so that the coffee bean can be more diversified without decreasing the taste and flavor of the coffee bean.

However, since the additive supplying means 4 provided in the conventional coffee machine has to be cleaned frequently in order to prevent contamination and deterioration of the additive due to the liquid additive being supplied, There was a problem that the coffee taste according to the symbol could not be saved.

On the other hand, as another kind of additive supplying means provided in the conventional coffee machine, there is provided a powder additive supplying means for selectively adding a powdery additive such as sugar or prim, that is, a refined raw material, to the coffee ground liquid.

However, in the conventional powder additive supply means, the amount of the powdered additive is not precise and the powder is contacted with moisture, so that the powdery additive supply means is cumbersome and maintenance work is very inconvenient.

In addition, in the conventional powder additive supply means, the additive to be added to the coffee is not properly dissolved due to the use of the additive in the form of powder, so that the taste and flavor of the coffee are often lowered, A so-called inverted-type storage container in which the inlet is directed downward is used for the administration, so that the entire configuration of the coffee machine becomes complicated or becomes huge, and the price of the product becomes high.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a coffee machine equipped with a pulverizing and feeding device for pulverizing and discharging refined feed materials together with water, A mixing diaphragm in which a plurality of crushing movement inducing protrusions sloped in the rotational direction of the mixing knife is formed to neatly store and replace the additive and induce the additive to move upward and downward, And a mixing and kneading unit for mixing the raw material of the mixing raw material and the raw material of the mixing raw material, .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a grinding and feeding device for a refinery feedstock for a coffee machine, which is provided inside a coffee machine and grinds and discharges the refined feedstock, A supply hopper portion whose diameter is enlarged and whose upper and lower surfaces are perforated; A mixing drive unit including a mixing motor mounted on the upper portion of the feed hopper, a mixing rod extending downward from the mixing motor, and a mixing blade connected to a lower end of the mixing rod; A cap-shaped mixing cover portion which is seated on the lower portion of the supply hopper portion and has a water inflow hole penetrating to one side so as to supply water; A box-shaped mixing main body which is seated on the lower part of the mixing cover and accommodates the mixing blade so that the purified raw material is pulverized together with water; and a discharge hole which is formed in the lower part of the mixing main body so as to discharge the pulverized liquid- And a mixing body portion.

A pipe-shaped hopper connecting part formed on an upper surface of the mixing cover part so as to be upwardly inserted into the lower part of the feeding hopper part; And a hopper connecting O-ring groove recessed inward to insert an O-ring is formed in a lower outer circumferential surface of the hopper connecting portion.

Between the mixing cover part and the mixing body part, there is formed a mixing diaphragm which extends downward and has a plurality of crushing movement inducing projections inclined in a rotating direction of the mixing blade.

A plurality of coupling protrusions protruding downward are formed on the lower surface of the mixing diaphragm and a plurality of coupling grooves formed on the upper surface of the mixing main body portion to insert the coupling protrusions are formed.

And a sealing packing made of an elastic material is provided between the mixing cover part and the mixing body part to improve a sealing force.

The mixing driving unit includes a box-shaped fan housing having an open top and a bottom to be seated on an outer surface of the mixing motor. The drying fan is mounted on the upper surface of the fan housing to dry the moisture of the mixing body. do.

A plurality of motor seating grooves recessed upward are formed on the lower surface of the fan housing; And an inner side surface of the supply hopper portion is formed with a plurality of motor-seating extension pieces inserted into the motor-seating groove and extending upright to the central portion so that the fan housing is fixed.

The mixing blade is provided at its upper portion with a spacing portion extending from the upper surface of the mixing blade by a predetermined height so as to block the upward movement of the fed refinery raw material, Is provided.

A cup-shaped discharge cup part having an additive discharge hole formed at one side thereof so as to discharge the pulverized additive to the outside is provided in the lower part of the mixing body part;

And a discharge O-ring groove is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the discharge cup portion, in which an O-ring is seated so as to improve a sealing force corresponding to the mixing body portion.

As described above, the pulverizing and feeding apparatus of the refinery raw material for coffee machine according to the present invention has the following effects.

First, a coffee machine having a hopper to which a refill raw material is fed and a crushing and feeding device for crushing and discharging the refined feedstock fed through the hopper together with the water is provided, whereby coffee can be manufactured according to the user's preference, The internal storage and replacement of additives becomes very convenient,

Second, an O-ring is provided between the mixing cover portion into which the water flows and the mixing body portion where the centrifugal force is generated, and the sealing packing is provided in the mixing body portion and the discharge cup portion, Lt; / RTI >

Third, a mixing diaphragm in which a plurality of crushing movement inducing protrusions are formed on the upper portion where the additives are pulverized and mixed is inclined in the rotational direction of the mixing blade, thereby guiding the additive to move upward, thereby improving mixing power and crushing power However,

Fourth, since the fan housing provided with the drying fan on the upper surface is provided, it is possible to prevent the motor from overheating in addition to removing the moisture generated inside the mixing body portion,

Fifthly, since the blocking fixing part is provided on the upper part of the mixing blade, the introduced refill raw material hits against the rotating mixing blade and is prevented from being thrown up by the supply hopper part, and the inflowed raw water is crushed by the rotating membrane centrifugal force There is an effect that the negative noise can be prevented from moving upward.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a coffee machine equipped with a pulverizing and feeding apparatus according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a view showing a coffee machine having a grinding feeder according to the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a pulverizing and supplying apparatus according to the present invention,
4 is an exploded perspective view showing a pulverizing and supplying apparatus according to the present invention,
5 is a front sectional view showing a pulverizing and supplying apparatus according to the present invention,
FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view showing the pulverizing and feeding apparatus according to the present invention.

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

2 to 6, the crushing and feeding device for a refinery raw material for a coffee machine according to the present invention comprises a crushing and feeding device (for example, 1), a supply hopper 10 having an upper portion whose diameter is enlarged so as to feed the refined feedstock (A) and whose upper and lower surfaces are perforated; A mixing motor 21 mounted on the upper portion of the feed hopper 10, a rotary rod 22 extending downward of the mixing motor 21, a mixing blade 21 connected to a lower end of the rotary rod 22, A mixing driving unit 20 composed of a plurality of piezoelectric elements 23; A cap-shaped mixing cover part 30 formed on the lower part of the supply hopper part 10 and having a water inflow hole 31 penetrating to one side to supply water; A box-shaped mixing body 41 which is seated on the lower part of the mixing cover part 30 and accommodates the mixing blade 23 so that the refined feedstock A is pulverized together with water; And a mixing body 40 composed of a discharge hole 42 drilled to discharge the pulverized liquid additive A1 to the bottom of the mixing body 40. [

A bearing B is provided at a lower end of the rotary rod 22 or below the mixing blade 23 to facilitate rotation of the rotary rod 22, (Not shown) formed in the shape of a cup on the center bottom surface of the base 40.

In addition, it is preferable that a gasket (G) is provided inside the mixing cover part (30) so that the refill raw material (A) injected into the mixing cover part (30)

The coupling structure of the supply hopper 10, the mixing cover 30 and the mixing body 40 includes an L-shaped groove and a protrusion that is inserted into the groove and then rotated in one direction It is preferable that the fastening member is fastened by a plurality of bolts so as to improve the fastening force.

A hopper connection part 32 is formed on the upper surface of the mixing cover part 30 and protruded upward to be inserted into the lower part of the supply hopper part 10; A hopper connecting O-ring groove 33 is formed on the lower outer circumferential surface of the hopper connecting portion 32 so as to be inserted into the hopper to insert the O-ring.

Between the mixing cover unit 30 and the mixing body unit 40 is provided a mixing diaphragm 51 having a plurality of crushing movement inducing projections 51 extending downward and inclined in the rotating direction of the mixing blade 23 50 are formed.

Here, the mixing blade 23 is preferably formed to be bent many times in the upward direction so as to improve the crushing efficiency of the refined feedstock A.

A plurality of coupling protrusions 52 protruding downward are formed on the lower surface of the mixing diaphragm 50 and a plurality of coupling portions 52 engaging with the coupling protrusions 52 are formed on the upper surface of the mixing main body portion 40. [ A groove 43 is formed.

 A sealing packing 60 made of an elastic material is provided between the mixing cover portion 30 and the mixing body portion 40 to improve the sealing force.

 The mixing driving unit 20 is provided with a box-shaped fan housing 24 having an open top and a bottom so as to be seated on the outer surface of the mixing motor 21, 40 are installed so that the internal moisture of the drying air is dried.

On the other hand, a plurality of separation preventing protrusions (not shown) protruding upward may be formed on each corner of the upper surface of the fan housing 24 to prevent the drying fan 25 from being separated.

Further, a plurality of motor seating grooves 26 recessed upward are formed on a lower surface of the fan housing 24; The inner surface of the supply hopper 10 is formed with a plurality of motor-seating extension pieces 11 inserted into the motor-seating grooves 26 and extending upright to the center so that the fan housing 24 is fixed.

At this time, it is preferable that an end portion of the motor seating extension piece 11 is formed with a separation preventing portion (not shown) which is widened to prevent the motor seating groove 26 from being separated after being inserted into the motor seating groove 26.

A spacing portion 27a is formed at an upper portion of the mixing blade 23 and extends from the upper surface of the mixing blade 23 by a predetermined height so as to block the upward movement of the fed refined feedstock A, And a blocking portion 27 made of a plate-shaped blocking portion 27b whose diameter is enlarged at an upper portion of the portion 27a.

A cup-shaped discharge cup portion 70 is formed in the lower portion of the mixing body portion 40 to form an additive discharge hole 71 through which the ground additive A1 is discharged to the outside; A discharge O-ring groove 72 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the discharge cup portion 70 so that the O-ring O is seated on the inner circumferential surface of the discharge cup portion 70 so as to improve the sealing force in correspondence with the mixing body portion 40.

The operation of the refinement raw material feeding device for coffee machine having the above-described structure as described above will be described below.

2 to 3, the crushing and feeding device for the refinery raw material for a coffee machine according to the present invention comprises a crushing and feeding device (for example, 1 is provided with a supply hopper 10 having an upper portion whose diameter is enlarged and whose upper and lower surfaces are perforated so that the refined feedstock A falling down from the additive supply portion can be easily injected, (W) are pulverized together to obtain a desired liquid additive.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the coffee machine according to the present invention is provided with a grinding feeder 1 for extracting the refill raw material A and a coffee extracting part for extracting the coffee stock solution, So that the coffee can be manufactured according to the present invention.

In this case, since a crushing and feeding device for introducing a cyclic raw material (A), which is not a conventional liquid additive or powder additive, and pulverizing and extracting the crushed raw material (A) is provided, the contamination and deterioration of the existing liquid additive, Can be solved.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, the pulverizing and feeding apparatus includes a feed hopper 10 into which the refinery feedstock A is introduced; A mixing driving unit 20 for mixing and crushing the refinery raw material A; The mixing cover unit 30 and the mixing body unit 40 provide a space for mixing the charged refinery raw material A into the mixer main body 40 so that the refinery raw material A is supplied and the crushing and discharging are facilitated .

5, a hopper connecting O-ring groove 33 is formed in the outer circumferential surface of the hopper connecting portion 32 formed on the upper surface of the mixing cover portion 30 so as to be inserted into the hopper so as to insert the O- The water W supplied from the water inflow hole 31 of the mixing cover portion 30 is closely blocked from escaping to the outside, thereby improving the bonding property.

Between the mixing cover portion 30 and the mixing main body portion 40 is provided a mixing diaphragm 51 having a plurality of crushing movement inducing projections 51 extending downward and inclined in the rotating direction of the mixing blade 23 When the water W and the refined feedstock A moved to the mixing main body 40 are crushed and mixed by the mixing blade 23, The mixing force can be greatly improved by inducing the additive A1 to move downward on the lower surface of the crushing movement inducing projection 51. [

6, a plurality of coupling protrusions 52 protruding downward are formed on the lower surface of the mixing diaphragm 50. The coupling protrusions 52 are formed on the upper surface of the mixing main body 40 It is possible to easily connect the mixing diaphragm 50 to the mixing main body portion 40 by forming the coupling groove 43 to be inserted.

As shown in FIG. 5, a sealing packing 60 made of an elastic material is provided between the mixing cover 30 and the mixing body 40 so as to improve the sealing force, It is possible to closely block the pulverized additive (A1).

4, the mixing driving unit 20 includes a fan housing 24 provided with a drying fan 25 on the upper surface thereof to remove moisture generated in the mixing main body 40 A plurality of motor seating grooves 26 are formed in the fan housing 24 so as to be inserted into the motor seating extension piece 11 so that the mixing driving part 20 and the feeding hopper part 10 can be easily mutually .

5, a shut-off fixing part 27 is provided on the upper surface of the mixing blade 23 so that the fed refill material A is prevented from moving upward, It is possible to prevent the mixing hopper 10 from bouncing up again by being hit by the rotating mixing knife 23.

The blocking fixture 27 is rotated simultaneously with the rotation of the mixing motor 21 so that the introduced water W forms a thin water film by the centrifugal force of the blocking fixture 27, It is possible to prevent the impact noise of the refinery raw material 23 and the refined raw material A from moving to the upper part of the water film, thereby preventing the noise.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, an additive discharge hole 71 is formed in the lower portion of the mixing main body portion 40 so that the ground additive A1 is discharged to the outside. The powdered additive A1 can be discharged to the outside of the mixing main body 40 by providing the discharge cup portion 70 provided with the ozone layer.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims and their equivalents. Of course, such modifications are within the scope of the claims.

Description of the Related Art
1: Grinding feeder 10: Feed hopper part
11: motor seating extension piece 20: mixing driving part
21: mixing motor 22: rotating rod
23: mixing blade 24: fan housing
25: Drying fan 26: Motor seat groove
27: Blocking fixing part 27a:
27b: breaking portion 30: mixing cover portion
31: Water inflow hole 32: Hopper connection
33: Hopper connection O-ring groove 40: Mixing body part
41: Mixing body 42: Exhaust hole
43: coupling groove 50: mixing diaphragm
51: crushing movement inducing projection 52: engaging projection
60: sealed packing 70: exhaust cup portion
71: additive discharge hole 72: discharge O-ring groove
A: Refined feedstock A1: Crushed additives
C: Coffee machine W: Water
O: O-ring

Claims (4)

A grinding and feeding apparatus (1) provided inside a coffee machine (C) for grinding and discharging a purified raw material (A)
A feed hopper 10 having an upper portion whose diameter is enlarged so as to feed the refined feedstock A and whose upper and lower surfaces are perforated;
A mixing motor 21 mounted on the upper portion of the feed hopper 10, a rotary rod 22 extending downward of the mixing motor 21, a mixing blade 21 connected to a lower end of the rotary rod 22, A mixing driving unit 20 composed of a plurality of piezoelectric elements 23;
A cap-shaped mixing cover part 30 formed on the lower part of the supply hopper part 10 and having a water inflow hole 31 penetrating to one side to supply water;
A box-shaped mixing body 41 which is seated on the lower part of the mixing cover part 30 and accommodates the mixing blade 23 so that the refined feedstock A is pulverized together with water; And a mixing body portion 40 composed of a discharge hole 42 drilled to discharge the liquid additive A1 pulverized in the lower portion of the mixing body portion 40;
A separating portion 27a extending from the upper surface of the mixing blade 23 by a predetermined height so as to block the upward movement of the refill feed material A introduced into the mixing blade 23, (27) made of a plate-like cut-off portion (27b) whose diameter is enlarged at an upper portion of the cut-off fixing portion (27a). The method according to claim 1,
A mixing diaphragm 50 is provided between the mixing cover portion 30 and the mixing body portion 40 and formed with a plurality of pulverization movement inducing projections 51 extending downward and inclined in a rotating direction of the mixing blade 23, Wherein the pulverizing and feeding device for the refinement raw material for a coffee machine comprises: The method according to claim 1,
The mixing driving unit 20 is provided with a box-shaped fan housing 24 having an open top and a bottom so as to be seated on the outer surface of the mixing motor 21. The mixing main body 40 is provided on the upper surface of the fan housing 24, And a drying fan (25) placed on the drying chamber (25) to dry the inside moisture of the refinery feedstock. delete

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