KR102437738B1 - Various beverage sterilizers that vary the heating time and length of the heating pipe according to the characteristics of the beverage - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-beverage sterilization apparatus, and since it is possible to sterilize compatible beverages with different types of beverages having significantly different sterilization times by heating, the installation cost and maintenance cost according to the additional installation of the apparatus can be significantly reduced.
The present invention provides a sterilizer having an internal space in which a heat exchange fluid is accommodated; a heater installed in the sterilizer to heat the heat exchange fluid; and a beverage transport pipe for transporting a beverage via the internal space of the sterilizer, wherein the beverage transport pipe is provided in plurality, and each of the plurality of beverage transport pipes has a different length passing through the internal space of the sterilizer. It is characterized in that the heating time for the beverage transferred from the inside can be differentiated.

Description

A multi-beverage sterilizer that varies the heating time and heating tube length according to the characteristics of the beverage.

The present invention relates to a beverage sterilization device, and in particular, since it is possible to sterilize different types of beverages with significantly different sterilization times by heating, it is possible to significantly reduce the installation cost and maintenance cost due to the additional installation of the device. It is about a sterilizer.

In general, coffee is roasted and ground to a certain size, then drip coffee made by pouring hot water over it in a filter medium, or espresso extracted by passing hot water through high-pressure ground coffee beans that are finely ground and compressed. In addition, in recent years, the cold brew method, in which water or cold water at room temperature is dropped for 7 to 10 hours on finely ground coffee beans, and extracted slowly for a long time, is on the rise.

Cold brew is coffee brewed for a long time using cold or room temperature water. The coffee extract is extracted by the drip method and the leaching method. The drip method is a method in which the brewed coffee drips from the container one by one. It is a method of extracting the undiluted solution by filtering the residue.

Since this cold brew is extracted over a long period of time, it has less bitterness than regular coffee extracted with hot water in a short time, and has the advantage of being mild and soft. quality will be greatly affected. The extracted coffee juice is sealed and stored in the refrigerator, and if it is aged at a low temperature for a day or two, the flavor will be more vivid. Rather than drinking the undiluted solution as it is, it is common to dilute it with milk, syrup, or water or add ice to drink according to your taste.

Recently, efforts are being made to develop devices for extracting and commercializing such Dutch coffee. For example, Korean Patent Publication No. 1398674 discloses a Dutch coffee extraction apparatus, and Korean Patent Registration No. 1711850 discloses a large capacity Dutch coffee extraction apparatus.

However, in the case of this prior art, a sterilization device for sterilizing bacteria such as E. coli by heating coffee must be additionally installed. There was a problem in that a new sterilizer had to be additionally installed.

Moreover, in the case of juice-type beverages that require more than double the sterilization time, such as onion juice, not coffee, a new sterilization device had to be provided to heat it for a longer period of time. As a result, the cost of installing additional sterilizers and maintenance costs were inevitably excessive.

Korean Patent Publication No. 1614812 (2016.04.18)

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the related art as described above, and an object of the present invention is to sterilize different types of beverages having significantly different sterilization times by heating, so that the installation according to the additional installation of the device is possible. An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-beverage sterilizer capable of significantly reducing cost and maintenance cost.

In order to achieve the above object, a multi-beverage sterilizer according to the technical idea of the present invention is a multi-beverage sterilizer capable of sterilizing different types of beverages, comprising: a sterilizer having an internal space in which a heat exchange fluid is accommodated; a heater installed in the sterilizer to heat the heat exchange fluid; and a beverage transport pipe for transporting a beverage via the internal space of the sterilizer, wherein the beverage transport pipe is provided in plurality, and each of the plurality of beverage transport pipes has a different length passing through the internal space of the sterilizer. It is characterized in its technical configuration to be able to differentiate the heating time for the beverage transported from the inside.

Here, it may be characterized in that heat sterilization is performed while transferring the beverage by selecting any one of the plurality of beverage transfer pipes.

In addition, it may be characterized in that heat sterilization while simultaneously transferring different beverages through the plurality of beverage transfer pipes.

In addition, the plurality of beverage transfer pipes are formed in a coiled cylindrical shape in the sterilizer inner space, and as the length passing through the sterilizer inner space becomes short from long to short, the left and right width and height are relatively small cylindrically and overlapped inside. It may be characterized in that it is arranged in the form of a gin.

In addition, a dispenser to which a plurality of beverage transfer pipes are connected is installed on the inlet side and the outlet side of the sterilizer so that a transport path of the beverage by the plurality of beverage transfer tubes can be selected.

In addition, a plurality of the sterilizers are arranged in a line, and a plurality of beverage transfer pipes for each sterilizer have different lengths and pass through, so that a beverage transfer path is selected by the distributors installed on the inlet side and the outlet side of each sterilizer. It may be characterized in that it can be combined.

In addition, it may be characterized in that a bypass pipe that bypasses the sterilizer and directly connects the distributor and the cooler is further installed.

On the other hand, the coffee production system of the present invention, a coffee extraction device for extracting liquid coffee from coffee beans in a powder state, and claim 1 to sterilize the liquid coffee extracted from the coffee extraction device as a beverage to be sterilized A multi-beverage sterilization device according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the coffee extraction device is made of a mesh so that liquid coffee can pass therethrough and receives and accommodates ground coffee beans through an open top surface. One extraction cartridge to allow; a coffee supply unit for supplying powdered coffee beans to the extraction cartridge; When coffee beans are supplied to the extraction cartridge, it descends from the upper side of the extraction cartridge and includes a compaction member for pressing and compacting the coffee beans accommodated in the extraction cartridge, wherein the compaction member has a curved surface in which a contact surface with respect to the coffee beans is convex downward. a coffee compactor for compacting the coffee beans accommodated in the extraction cartridge and at the same time forming a concave hemispherical groove on the top surface of the coffee beans; a coffee extracting unit having a cover that airtightly covers the upper surface of the extraction cartridge containing the coffee beans, and extracting liquid coffee from the coffee beans accommodated in the extraction cartridge by applying water and air pressure through the cover; a washing unit for washing by spraying washing water into the extraction cartridge from which coffee bean residues are discharged; an extraction cartridge transport unit installed between the coffee supply unit and the coffee extraction unit to transport the extraction cartridge from the coffee supply unit to the coffee extraction unit and recover after extracting liquid coffee; and the extraction cartridge is gripped by the gripper of the robot arm and mounted on the extraction cartridge transport unit for transport to the coffee extraction unit, and the extraction cartridge recovered by the extraction cartridge transport unit is turned upside down to discharge the used coffee beans It is characterized in its technical configuration to include; a grip unit for inducing and then transporting it to the washing unit to be washed.

Here, the cover of the coffee extraction unit is installed so as to be liftable so as to cover the open upper surface of the extraction cartridge airtightly, and a showerhead capable of widely dispersing and spraying several stems of water to the lower side of the cover, and a high pressure A pneumatic hose for supplying air pressure is installed so that liquid coffee can be extracted from coffee beans by applying low-temperature water and high-pressure air pressure.

In addition, the extraction cartridge carrying unit, a base, a lifting body supported so as to be able to ascend and descend on the base, a rotating body rotating in the left and right direction at the upper end of the lifting body, is coupled to the rotating body and rotates in the left and right directions and both ends Each of the two arm rotating members having a mounting groove for mounting the extraction cartridge is provided in each of the arms, and the extraction cartridge is transferred from the coffee supply unit to the coffee extraction unit and from the coffee extraction unit to the coffee supply unit by rotating the arm rotation member by 180 degrees. It may be characterized in that it can be transported at the same time quickly.

The multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to the present invention can sterilize different types of beverages with significantly different sterilization times by heating, so that the installation cost and maintenance cost according to the additional installation of the apparatus can be greatly reduced. It's about the device.

1 is a state diagram of a multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration of the sterilization unit in the multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the shape and arrangement of beverage transfer pipes introduced into the sterilizer internal space in the multi-beverage sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a plan view for explaining the shape and arrangement of the beverage transfer pipes introduced into the sterilizer internal space in the multi-beverage sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a state diagram of a multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to a first modified embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 6 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration of the sterilization unit in the multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to a second modified embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a state diagram of a multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to a second modified embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration of a sterilization unit in a multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to a second modified embodiment of the present invention;
9 is a state diagram of a multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to a third modified embodiment of the present invention;
10 is a configuration diagram for implementing a coffee production system in which the multi-beverage sterilization device of the present invention is connected to the rear side of the coffee extraction device;
11 is a side view for explaining the configuration of a coffee extraction device in a coffee production system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
12 is a plan view for explaining the configuration of a coffee extraction device in a coffee production system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
13 to 17 are a series of reference views looking at the operation and operation of the coffee extraction device in the coffee production system according to the embodiment of the present invention, focusing on the extraction cartridge

With reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail with respect to the multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention. Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing each figure, like reference numerals have been used for like elements. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are enlarged than the actual for clarity of the present invention, or shown reduced than the actual in order to understand the schematic configuration.

Also, terms such as first and second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component. Meanwhile, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. does not

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1 is a state diagram of a multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration of a sterilization unit in the multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is this view It is an exploded perspective view for explaining the shape and arrangement of the beverage transfer pipes introduced into the sterilizer inner space in the multi-beverage sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a plan view for explaining the shape and arrangement of the beverage transfer pipes introduced into the.

As shown, the multi-beverage sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention is a sterilizer 210, a heater 220, a plurality of beverage transfer pipes 230A, 230B, 230C passing through the sterilizer 210 at different lengths. ), the dispenser 240 and the cooler 250 as main components are configured to be compatible and sterilizable even in the case of beverages having a large difference in the required sterilization time. The present invention can sterilize beverages having a large difference in sterilization time in one device, so that the installation cost and maintenance cost according to the additional installation of the sterilizer can be significantly reduced.

Hereinafter, a multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to each of the components.

The sterilizer 210 is provided with an internal space through the beverage transfer pipe (230A, 230B, 230C) while accommodating the heat exchange fluid (water, oil or steam, etc.). The sterilizer 210 is preferably provided as a cylindrical container. However, it is not limited to being provided to have a different shape.

The heater 220 is installed inside the sterilizer 210 to heat the beverage transferred inside the beverage transfer pipes 230A, 230B, and 230C by using a heat exchange fluid as a medium while generating heat.

The beverage conveying pipe (230A, 230B, 230C) is provided with a plurality of the plurality of beverage conveying pipes (230A, 230B, 230C) are different lengths passing through the inner space of the sterilizer 210 for beverages transferred therein. Differentiate the heating time. 2 to 4 show a specific form of how the beverage transfer pipes 230A, 230B, and 230C pass through with different lengths in the inner space of the sterilizer 210 . The beverage transfer pipes (230A, 230B, 230C) are provided in a coiled cylindrical shape in the inner space of the sterilizer 210, and the length passing through the inner space of the sterilizer 210 is relatively short from long to short. It becomes a small cylindrical shape and is arranged in a form overlapping inside. As an example in the case of the accompanying drawings, the beverage transport pipe (230A, 230B, 230C) is the longest first beverage transport pipe (230A) having a length of 30M, and a second beverage transport pipe (230B) having a length of 20M , was shown to have three lengths of the shortest third beverage transfer pipe (230C) having a length of 10M. In this case, the beverage transferred through the first beverage transfer pipe (230A) is heat-sterilized for the longest time, and the beverage transferred through the third beverage transfer pipe (230C) is heat-sterilized for the shortest time. Therefore, beverages such as liquid coffee requiring a relatively short sterilization time can be sterilized by transferring them through the third beverage transfer pipe 230C of 10M length, and beverages such as onion juice requiring a relatively long sterilization time are It is possible to sterilize for a longer time by transferring it through the first beverage transfer pipe 230A of 30M length.

Here, the role of selecting and changing which of the plurality of beverage transfer pipes 230A, 230B, and 230C will flow the beverage to be sterilized is installed on the inlet side of the sterilizer 210, and the beverage transfer pipes 230A, 230B, The distributor 240 is connected to the inlets 231a, 232a, 233a of 230C). The dispenser 240 has a different length and allows the beverage to flow by selecting any one of the plurality of beverage transfer pipes 230A, 230B, and 230C passing through the sterilizer 210 . The selected beverage transfer pipe (230A, 230B, 230C) is the flow of the beverage is allowed by the on/off valve (V1, V2), the remaining beverage transfer pipe (230A, 230B, 230C) is not selected, the flow of the beverage is blocked.

On the other hand, the dispenser 240 installed on the outlet side of the sterilizer 210 may flow through any of the outlets 231b, 232b, and 233b of the beverage transfer pipes 230A, 230B, and 230C drawn out from the sterilizer 210 . It serves to guide the connection through one pipe introduced into the cooler 250 .

The cooler 250 rapidly cools the heat-sterilized beverage while passing through the sterilizer 210 to preserve the unique taste and flavor of the beverage, and allows the packaging machine 260 to quickly proceed with commercialization.

As such, the multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device for sterilizing beverages having different sterilization times by a plurality of beverage transfer pipes (230A, 230B, 230C) passing through the sterilizer 210 at different lengths. Because it is compatible, it is possible to significantly reduce the burden of additional equipment for producing different types of beverages.

Continuing below, a multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to modified embodiments of the present invention will be described.

5 is a state diagram of a multi-beverage sterilizing apparatus according to a first modified embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration of a sterilizing unit in a multi-type beverage sterilizing apparatus according to a second modified embodiment of the present invention. to be.

As shown, the multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to the first modified embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the beverage supply pipe (LP) connected to the inlet side of the dispenser 240 is not connected to one, but a plurality of them are connected compared to the previous embodiment do.

This first modified embodiment has a configuration such that it is connected to each of a plurality of beverage supply sources for producing different beverages through a plurality of beverage supply pipes (LP). According to the configuration connected to each beverage supply source by a plurality of beverage supply pipes (LP) as described above, after receiving a beverage from any one of a plurality of beverage supply sources, a beverage transfer pipe having a length suitable for sterilization time by the distributor 240 ( 230A, 230B, 230C) to allow the beverage to flow.

For reference, in the case of other components not mentioned in the first modified embodiment, since they are substantially the same as in the previous modified embodiment, further description will be omitted.

7 is a state diagram of a multi-beverage sterilizing apparatus according to a second modified embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration of a sterilizing unit in the multi-type beverage sterilizing apparatus according to a second modified embodiment of the present invention. to be.

As shown, the multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to the second modified embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the dispenser 240 is removed as compared with the second modified embodiment.

According to this configuration, there is an advantage that can be heat-sterilized while simultaneously transferring beverages having different lengths and having different sterilization times through a plurality of beverage transfer pipes 230A, 230B, and 230C passing through the sterilizer 210 .

9 is a state diagram of a multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to a third modified embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, in the multi-beverage sterilization apparatus according to the third modified embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of sterilizers 210 are arranged in a line, compared to the previous embodiment, a plurality of beverage transfer pipes (230A, 230B, 230C) Each of the sterilizers 210 arranged in a line have different lengths and pass through them. This can be said that the sterilizer 210 and the sterilizer 210, the sterilization unit consisting of a plurality of beverage transfer pipes (230A, 230B, 230C) passing through the different lengths are connected in series by the distributor (240).

According to the configuration of this third modified embodiment, a plurality of beverage transfer pipes 230A, 230B, and 230C via each sterilizer 210 are selectively connected by the distributor 240 to select and combine the transport path of the beverage. There are a number of different cases that can be done. For example, if the number of beverage transfer pipes 230A, 230B, and 230C passing through each sterilizer 210 with different lengths for each sterilizer 210 as shown in FIG. =27) can be created.

On the other hand, FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram for implementing a coffee production system by connecting the multi-beverage sterilization apparatus 200 of the present invention to the rear side of the coffee extraction apparatus 100 . At this time, the beverage sterilized by the multi-beverage sterilization apparatus 200 is targeted to the liquid coffee extracted by the coffee extraction apparatus 100 . The multi-beverage sterilization apparatus 200 sterilizes the liquid coffee extracted from the coffee extraction apparatus 100 for an appropriate time while transferring it through any one of the plurality of beverage transfer pipes 230A, 230B, and 230C.

Hereinafter, the coffee extracting device 100 will be mainly described for the coffee production system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a side view for explaining the configuration of a coffee extraction device in a coffee production system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 12 is a plan view for explaining the configuration of a coffee extraction device in the coffee production system according to an embodiment of the present invention to be. And Figure 13 to Figure 17 is a series of reference views looking at the operation and operation of the coffee extraction apparatus in the coffee production system according to the embodiment of the present invention, focusing on the extraction cartridge.

As shown, the coffee extraction device 100 includes an extraction cartridge 180, a cartridge transport unit 110, a coffee supply unit 120, a coffee extraction unit 130, a liquid coffee transfer unit 140, and a cartridge grip unit. 150, the discharge unit 160, the washing unit 170, and the coffee compactor 190 are included as main components to enable rapid extraction while preserving the unique taste and aroma of coffee.

This coffee extraction device 100 is that it implements a new extraction method that combines only the advantages of the cold brew cold brew method to preserve the taste and aroma of coffee and the espresso method that enables rapid extraction, and has a limited narrow space. It can be noted in that it is configured to automate the extraction of liquid coffee, washing of the extraction cartridge 180, and processing of coffee bean residues.

The extraction cartridge 180, as can be seen through the cross-sectional view of Figure 13, is made of a mesh so that the liquid coffee can pass through, and can receive and accommodate the ground coffee beans through the open upper surface. A member having a cylindrical container shape. A protrusion line 182 is formed around the upper end of the main body 181 of the extraction cartridge 180 so that it can be hung while being mounted in the mounting grooves 114a and 114b of the rotating member 114 of both arms of the cartridge carrying unit 110 . do.

The cartridge transport unit 110 is installed between the coffee supply unit 120 and the coffee extraction unit 130 to transport the extraction cartridge 180 from the coffee supply unit 120 to the coffee extraction unit 130 and to recover it again. do. The cartridge carrying unit 110 includes a base 111, an elevating body 112 supported so as to be elevated on the base 111, and a rotating body rotating in the left and right directions at the upper end of the elevating body 112 ( 113) and a rotating member 114 for both arms coupled to the rotating body 113, rotating in the left and right directions, and having mounting grooves 114a and 114b in which the cartridges are mounted, respectively, at both ends.

It can be noted the configuration of the arm rotating member 114 in the cartridge carrier 110, the arm rotating member 114 is rotated 180 degrees from the coffee supply unit 120 to the coffee extraction unit 130, coffee extraction This is to enable the simultaneous transport of the two extraction cartridges 180 from the unit 130 to the coffee supply unit 120 . According to the configuration provided with the rotating member 114 for both arms as described above, while the coffee is extracted by the extraction cartridge 180 in the coffee extraction unit 130, the opposite side washes the used extraction cartridge 180 and supplies new coffee beans. It is possible to carry out the preparatory work at the same time.

The coffee supply unit 120 supplies coffee beans in a powder state to the extraction cartridge 180 . The coffee supply unit 120 is omitted in FIG. 11 , and is simply illustrated by a hidden line in FIG. 12 . The coffee supply unit 120 is installed so as to be movable along the storage container 121 storing the coffee beans in the powder state and the supply unit rail 123, so that the coffee is transferred from the upper side of the extraction cartridge 180 to the extraction cartridge 180. A coffee bean supply unit 122 for supplying coffee beans, and a flexible transfer hose 124 for transferring coffee beans by connecting the storage container 121 and the supply unit 122 are included. The configuration of the coffee supply unit 120 can be changed as long as it can smoothly supply powdered coffee beans to the extraction cartridge 180 .

The coffee extraction unit 130 includes a cover 132 that airtightly covers the upper surface of the extraction cartridge 180 accommodating coffee beans while ascending and descending along the Z-axis stage 131, It serves to extract liquid coffee from the coffee beans accommodated in the extraction cartridge 180 by applying water and air pressure through the extraction cartridge 180 . To this end, the cover 132 is a shower head 136 that can widely disperse and spray several stems of water downward as shown in FIG. 15, and a pneumatic hose 135 for supplying high-pressure air pressure passes through it. It can be installed as a liquid coffee to be extracted while applying low-temperature water and high-pressure air pressure to the coffee beans accommodated in the extraction cartridge (180). The shower head 136 is connected to a water supply hose 134 in which a pressure pump 133 is installed in the middle to receive water and spray it. Here, the temperature of the water sprayed through the showerhead 136 is a low temperature of 1 to 25° C., and the air pressure applied by the pneumatic hose 135 is a high pressure of 10 bar to a maximum of 20 bar. Unlike the low-temperature extraction method of cold brew, which leaches over time while simply spraying low-temperature water, or the espresso method, which applies high-temperature steam at high pressure, it is possible to quickly extract liquid coffee while preserving the unique taste and aroma of coffee by low-temperature extraction. There are clear advantages to being able to

The liquid coffee transfer unit 140 is installed below the coffee extractor 130, and receives the liquid coffee extracted from the extraction cartridge 180 by the coffee extractor 130. Coffee reserve 141) (reservoir) and a liquid coffee transfer pipe 143 and a transfer pump 142 connected to the lower side of the coffee reserve 141 .

The cartridge grip part 150 can grip the extraction cartridge 180 by the gripper 155 of the robot arm, and mounts the extraction cartridge 180 to the arm rotation member 114 and the arm rotation member 114. The extraction cartridge 180 that has been recovered is turned upside down to induce discharge of the used coffee beans. Thereafter, the extraction cartridge 180 is transported to the washing unit 170 to be washed. To this end, the cartridge grip unit 150 is moved along the guide rail 151 as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 to enable gripping, vertical and horizontal movement, and vertical rotation operation for the extraction cartridge 180. A robot arm is provided, wherein the robot arm is a front-rear moving body 153 moving in the front-rear direction along the guide rail 151, and a pair of movable bodies 153 that can be moved up and down with respect to the front-rear movable body 153 and are installed so as to narrow and widen the left and right intervals. Arm 154, a pair of grippers 155 installed at the distal end of the arm 154 to grip the extraction cartridge 180, and the gripper 155 can be rotated at the distal end of the arm 154 It comprises a rotating body 156 for supporting so as to do so. When the gripper 155 is rotated by the rotating body 156, the extraction cartridge 180 gripped by the gripper 155 can be turned over.

The discharge unit 160 is simply provided as a basket that receives the coffee bean grounds from the lower side when the extraction cartridge 180 is turned over by the cartridge grip unit 150 . And in addition to this, an additional facility for automatically discharging coffee bean grounds from the basket may be made.

The washing unit 170 serves to remove the remaining residues by spraying washing water into the extraction cartridge 180 from which the coffee bean residues are discharged. The washing unit 170 is provided with a sprinkler-type washing water spray nozzle 173 that high-pressure sprays the washing water in a dispersed form to the extraction cartridge 180 turned over by the cartridge grip unit 150 . The washing water spray nozzle 173 is installed at the front end of the elevating body 172 installed so as to be elevated along the vertical rail 171, is initially in a lowered state, and then is in a position where the extraction cartridge 180 is turned upside down. When positioned, the inside of the extraction cartridge 180 is washed while spraying washing water after rising. In this process, as shown in FIG. 6 , the coffee bean residues RC4 remaining inside the extraction cartridge 180 are cleanly removed. The washing water spray nozzle 173 serves as a blowing function in addition to the washing water spraying function, so that the extraction cartridge 180 can be dried quickly by blowing the washing water after spraying.

When coffee beans are supplied to the extraction cartridge 180, the coffee compactor 190 descends from the upper side of the extraction cartridge 180 and presses and compacts the coffee beans accommodated in the extraction cartridge 180. A compacting member 193 is provided. do. The compaction member 193 has a downwardly convex curved surface in contact with the coffee beans to compact the coffee beans accommodated in the extraction cartridge 180 as seen in FIGS. A groove (RH1) is formed. When a concave hemispherical groove (RH1) is formed on the top surface of the chopped coffee beans, when water is poured down and air pressure is applied to extract liquid coffee, the water is not spread directly to the surroundings by the air pressure, but the central part of the coffee bean by the concave hemispherical groove (RH1) It can be said that it is very important in that it allows the coffee components to be extracted more effectively while uniformly penetrating from the The compaction member 193 is rotatably installed at the lower end of the cylinder 191 installed to move along the rails 194 installed in the left and right directions. Accordingly, when the coffee beans accommodated in the extraction cartridge 180 are descended from the upper surface and compacted, a hemispherical groove can be easily formed by the rotational operation.

The operation of the coffee extracting apparatus according to the present invention configured as described above will be briefly described based on the accompanying drawings.

First, the robot arm of the cartridge grip unit 150 grips the cleaning cartridge 180 and mounts it on the rotating member 114 of both arms of the cartridge transport unit 110 .

Thereafter, the coffee supply unit 120 supplies the coffee beans RC1 in a powder state to the extraction cartridge 180 . Then, as shown in FIG. 13 , the coffee beans RC1 are accommodated in the extraction cartridge 180 .

Thereafter, the compaction member 193 of the coffee compactor 190 rotates and descends as shown in FIG. 14 to compact the coffee beans RC1 and form a concave groove RH1 on the upper surface thereof.

Thereafter, in the state in which the coffee beans RC1 are minced, the rotating members 114 of both arms of the cartridge carrying unit 110 rotate 180 degrees to move the extraction cartridge 180 to the coffee extraction unit 130 .

Then, the coffee extractor 130 lowers the cover 132 as shown in FIG. 15 to airtightly cover the upper surface of the extraction cartridge 180, and supply low-temperature water by the showerhead 136 while simultaneously supplying a pneumatic hose. (135) by applying air pressure to quickly extract liquid coffee. At this time, water is primarily supplied through the sour head 136 to wet the coffee beans, and then, when preparation for full-scale extraction is completed, water and air pressure are applied several times to extract the liquid coffee (RC2) to a sufficient extent. .

After that, when extraction of the liquid coffee (RC2) is completed, the extraction cartridge 180 containing the used coffee beans (RC1) is simply recovered by rotating the rotating members 114 of both arms of the cartridge carrying unit 110 by 180 degrees. At this time, an extraction cartridge 180 containing new coffee beans after washing is mounted on the opposite side of the arm rotating member 114 and transported to the coffee extraction unit 130 .

Thereafter, the robot arm of the cartridge grip unit 150 grips the recovered extraction cartridge 180 and moves to the discharge unit 160, and then turns it upside down as shown in FIG. 16 to discharge the used coffee bean mass RC3.

After that, when the robot arm of the cartridge grip unit 150 moves to the washing unit 170 as it is while gripping the upside-down extraction cartridge 180, the washing water spray nozzle 173 of the washing unit 170 moves as shown in FIG. The extraction cartridge 180 is cleaned by high-pressure spraying of washing water toward the inside of the extraction cartridge 180 . As a result, the coffee bean residues RC4 remaining inside the extraction cartridge 180 are completely removed.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various changes, modifications and equivalents may be used in the present invention. It is clear that the present invention can be equally applied by appropriately modifying the above embodiments. Accordingly, the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, which is defined by the limits of the following claims.

110: cartridge carrier 120: coffee supply
130: coffee extraction unit 140: liquid coffee transfer unit
150: cartridge grip unit 160: discharge unit
170: washing unit 180: extraction cartridge
190: coffee compactor 210: sterilizer
220: heater 230: beverage transfer pipe
240: distributor 250: cooler

Claims (10)

As a multi-beverage sterilizer capable of sterilizing different types of beverages,
a sterilizer having an internal space in which a heat exchange fluid is accommodated; a heater installed in the sterilizer to heat the heat exchange fluid; and a beverage transport pipe for transporting a beverage via the internal space of the sterilizer, wherein the beverage transport pipe is provided in plurality, and each of the plurality of beverage transport pipes has a different length passing through the internal space of the sterilizer. To differentiate the heating time for beverages transported from inside,
The plurality of beverage transfer pipes are formed in a coiled cylindrical shape in the internal space of the sterilizer, and form a cylindrical shape with relatively small left and right widths and heights as the length passing through the sterilizer internal space becomes shorter from longer to shorter. A multi-beverage sterilization device, characterized in that it is disposed as The method of claim 1,
Multi-beverage sterilization apparatus, characterized in that heat sterilization while transferring the beverage by selecting any one of the plurality of beverage transfer pipes. The method of claim 1,
Multi-beverage sterilization apparatus, characterized in that heat sterilization while simultaneously transferring different beverages through the plurality of beverage transfer pipes. delete The method of claim 1,
A multi-beverage sterilizer, characterized in that a dispenser to which a plurality of beverage transfer pipes are connected is installed on the inlet side and the outlet side of the sterilizer to select a transport path of the beverage by the plurality of beverage transfer tubes. 6. The method of claim 5,
A plurality of the sterilizers are arranged in a line, and a plurality of beverage transfer pipes for each sterilizer have different lengths and pass through,
A multi-beverage sterilizer, characterized in that it is possible to select and combine the transport path of the beverage by the distributors installed on the inlet side and the outlet side of each sterilizer. 7. The method of claim 6,
A multi-beverage sterilizer, characterized in that the bypass pipe is further installed to bypass the sterilizer and directly connect the dispenser and the cooler.









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