KR101676011B1

KR101676011B1 - Dutch coffee machine

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Publication number: KR101676011B1
Application number: KR1020150030154A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 최원영; 조영학; 손정민
Original assignee: 주식회사 더치프레소; 서울과학기술대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2015-03-04
Filing date: 2015-03-04
Publication date: 2016-11-16
Also published as: KR20160108632A

Abstract

The Dutch coffee making apparatus includes a main body portion, a control portion, and a support portion. The main body portion includes a container portion accommodated in a storage space, a heat insulating portion covering the outside of the container portion, and a cooling portion provided on an opened side of the heat insulating portion to cool the container portion. The control unit includes a control unit for controlling the cooling unit, and a power supply unit for supplying power. The support part contains coffee that flows out from the main body part.

Description

[0001] DUTCH COFFEE MACHINE [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a Dutch coffee making apparatus, and more particularly to a Dutch coffee making apparatus for dripping DUTCH COFFEE.

Recently, the demand for coffee making equipment for manufacturing coffee beans is increasing not only in the coffee shop but also in the home. Generally, coffee makers and home-based coffee makers are based on a method of pouring boiling water into ground coffee beans, and the manufacture of such coffee beans is called "Drip Coffee."

On the other hand, in the production of a typical coffee, the coffee beans are shortened in hot water, thereby shortening the production time of the coffee, but there is a problem that the flavor and aroma unique to the coffee are reduced. have.

In the case of Dutch coffees, coffee beans are ground in cold water or room temperature for 3 to 4 hours, 8 to 12 hours for a long time using cold water or normal temperature water instead of hot water. Thereby extracting the undiluted solution. In case of such cold water or room temperature water, it takes a long time to prepare the coffee, but it has an advantage of increasing the flavor and aroma of the coffee.

However, in the case of Dutch coffee, since it takes a long time to manufacture, it is necessary to use a professional Dutch coffee making apparatus. Korean Prior Art Patent Application No. 2011-0024498 discloses related arts. However, It has not been developed or spread much.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a Dutch coffee making apparatus capable of producing Dutch coffee in a shorter time.

To achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a Dutch coffee machine including a main body, a control unit, and a support unit. The main body portion includes a container portion accommodated in a storage space, a heat insulating portion covering the outside of the container portion, and a cooling portion provided on an opened side of the heat insulating portion to cool the container portion. The control unit includes a control unit for controlling the cooling unit, and a power supply unit for supplying power. The support part contains coffee that flows out from the main body part.

In one embodiment, the pulverized beans and the water containing the pulverized beans are stored in the inside of the container, and the water concerned with the bean is cooled by the cooling unit and can be maintained at a temperature lower than room temperature or room temperature have.

In one embodiment, the cooling unit may include a heat radiating plate adjacent to the container unit and providing cool air to the container unit, a thermoelectric element for providing cool air to the heat radiating plate and generating heat on the opposite side, A heat dissipating heat dissipating plate, and a cooling fan for accelerating the heat dissipation of the heat dissipating plate.

In one embodiment, the cooling section includes a piping section connected to the container section, for providing coffee extracted from the container section to the support section, a pump section for allowing the coffee to move through the piping section, And a setting unit for setting the coffee extraction state.

In one embodiment, the support portion further includes a plate portion spaced apart from the outlet portion of the pipe portion in the downward direction and on which the cup is placed, and a measuring portion for measuring the weight of coffee contained in the cup on the upper surface of the plate portion can do.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, since the cooling unit is provided outside the container through the heat insulating portion to cool the container, it is possible to cool the water for holding the coffee in the container and keep the temperature low at room temperature or below room temperature, The production of Dutch coffee may be possible.

In particular, since the cooling unit can control the temperature of the water in the container according to the supply of electric current by using the thermoelectric element, various kinds of Dutch coffee can be manufactured and various flavors and flavors can be provided to consumers.

1 is a schematic diagram showing an apparatus for producing a Dutch coffee according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a cooling unit installed in the Dutch coffee production apparatus of FIG. 1; FIG.
3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the cooling section of Fig.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing. The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms.

The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the term "comprises" or "comprising ", etc. is intended to specify that there is a stated feature, figure, step, operation, component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

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

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the apparatus for producing batch coffee 10 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 100, a control unit 200, and a support unit 300.

The main body 100 forms the body of the Dutch coffee manufacturing apparatus 10 and forms a storage space 101 therein.

The main body 100 includes a container unit 110, a heat insulating unit 120, a cooling unit 130, a piping unit 140, a pump unit 150, and a setting unit 160.

The container 110 is accommodated in the storage space 101 and the ground beans and water are mixed in the container 110. The ground coffee is crushed by the water into the container 110 ).

The heat insulating portion 120 covers the outside of the container portion 110 to keep the temperature of the container portion 110 constant. However, in the present embodiment, the heat insulating part 120 covers the outside of the container part 110 so that the rear surface of the body part 100 is opened, and the opened heat insulating part 120 is provided with the cooling part (130) is fixed.

The cooling unit 130 passes through the opening of the heat insulating unit 120 and is disposed adjacent to or in contact with the outside of the container unit 110 to cool the container unit 110.

In this embodiment, the pulverized beans are Dutch Coffee, which is disturbed by water at room temperature or cold water at room temperature. To this end, water in the container 110 is cooled to room temperature or lower than room temperature .

To this end, the cooling unit 130 cools the container unit 110.

Specifically, the container unit 110 includes a cooling fan 131, a heat dissipating plate 132, a thermoelectric device 133, a contact plate 134, a cooling pad 135, and a heat dissipating plate 136.

The thermoelectric element 133 is a peltier element that is cooled when a current is applied to one side of the thermoelectric element 133 by heating the other side of the thermoelectric element 133. The heat generated in the thermoelectric element 132 is heat The heat is absorbed in the direction of the contact plate 134, and the temperature is lowered.

The cooling heat of the thermoelectric element 133 is transmitted to the cooling pad 135 and the heat sink 136 through the contact plate 134. The heat sink 136 is connected to the container 110, Adjacent to or in direct contact with the container portion 110 to provide cooling heat to the container portion 110.

Accordingly, the cooling state of the container unit 110 is maintained, and thus the Dutch coffee is produced in the container unit 110. [

Meanwhile, by controlling the current applied to the thermoelectric element 133, the size of the cooling heat supplied to the container unit 110 can be controlled, thereby controlling the temperature of the water during production of the Dutch coffee, Dutch coffee of flavor or taste can be produced.

Meanwhile, the heat generated from the thermoelectric element 133 is radiated to the outside through the heat dissipating plate 132. In this case, the heat dissipating effect of the heat dissipating plate 132 is improved by the rotation of the cooling fan 131 Can be improved.

One end of the pipe section 140 is connected to the inside of the container section 110 through an extracting section 111 formed on one surface of the container section 110 and the other end of the pipe section 140 is connected to the support section 141 by an outflow section 141, (Not shown).

In this case, the pump unit 150 is installed on the connection line of the piping unit 140 so that coffee in the container unit 110 flows out to the outflow unit 141 through the piping unit 140 can do.

The setting unit 160 is installed on the front surface of the main body 100 and inputs the overall operation of the coffee maker 10 such as the capacity of coffee, the capacity of water, the leakage of coffee,

The control unit 200 includes a control unit 210, a power source unit 220, and a transformer unit 230.

The control unit 21 controls the amount of coffee extracted from the container 110 according to the operation of the setting unit 160, the cooling time and the cooling temperature of the cooling unit 130, And the amount of coffee to be further extracted from the information on the amount of coffee in the support portion 300, which will be described later.

The power supply unit 220 supplies power necessary for the container unit 110, the cooling unit 130, the pump unit 150, the setting unit 160, the control unit 210, (230) converts a power input from the outside into a voltage suitable for the power supply unit (220).

The support part 300 includes a plate part 310 and a measurement part 320. The plate part 310 forms a base frame and the measurement part 320 is provided on the upper surface of the plate part 310 Respectively.

On the upper surface of the measuring unit 320, a cup support is positioned and a cup is positioned and the coffee that flows out from the outlet 141 is contained in the cup 330.

In this case, the measuring unit 320 measures a capacity of coffee contained in the cup 330 and the cup 330, for example, as a load cell. Information about the coffee capacity is provided to the control unit 210 so that the control unit 210 supplies the coffee having the capacity set by the setting unit 160 to the cup 330.

According to the embodiments of the present invention as described above, since the cooling unit is provided outside the container through the heat insulating portion to cool the container, it is possible to cool the water for the coffee in the container and maintain the temperature at or below room temperature So that it is possible to manufacture a Dutch coffee.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims. It can be understood that it is possible.

The Dutch coffee making apparatus according to the present invention has industrial applicability that can be used for the production of Dutch coffee.

10: Dutch coffee making apparatus 100:
110: container part 120:
130: cooling section 140: piping section
150: pump unit 160: setting unit
200: control unit 210: control unit
220: power supply unit 230:
300: support part 310: plate part
320: measuring part 330: cup

Claims

A main body portion including a container portion accommodated in a storage space, a heat insulating portion covering an outer side of the container portion, and a cooling portion provided on an opened side of the heat insulating portion to cool the container portion;
A control unit for controlling the cooling unit, and a power supply unit for supplying power; And
And a support portion for containing coffee flowing out from the main body portion,
The cooling unit includes:
A piping unit connected to the container unit and providing coffee extracted from the container unit to the support unit;
A pump unit for moving coffee through the piping unit; And
And a setting unit installed on a front surface of the main body to set a coffee extraction state.

The method according to claim 1,
In the inside of the container part, the ground beans ground and the water which disturb the ground beans are stored,
Wherein the water concerned with the beans is cooled by the cooling unit and maintained at a temperature lower than room temperature or normal temperature.

The refrigerator according to claim 2,
A heat radiating plate adjacent to the container portion and providing cool air to the container portion;
A thermoelectric element for providing cool air to the heat radiating plate and generating heat on the opposite side;
A heat dissipating plate for dissipating heat generated from the thermoelectric element; And
And a cooling fan for accelerating the heat radiation of the heat radiating plate.

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The apparatus according to claim 1,
A plate portion spaced downward from an outlet portion that is an end of the pipe portion and in which the cup is positioned; And
Further comprising: a measuring unit for measuring the weight of coffee contained in the cup on the upper surface of the plate portion.