KR20100117252A

KR20100117252A - Undiluted liquid extraction device and extraction method thereof

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Publication number: KR20100117252A
Application number: KR1020090035900A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이경수
Original assignee: 이경수
Priority date: 2009-04-24
Filing date: 2009-04-24
Publication date: 2010-11-03

Abstract

The present invention is a beverage manufacturing apparatus having a filter is installed on the inside and at least one dripper filled with the pulverized raw material on the filter, installed in the bottom of the dripper, around the bottom plate and the bottom plate having a hole in the center A housing consisting of a plurality of side walls mounted upwardly; A stock solution receiving portion which is open at an upper portion and has an outlet at a lower portion thereof and is installed inside the housing; A stock solution extracting water supply pipe installed above the dripper and having a control valve; At least one extraction amount measuring sensor installed up and down inside the housing; Outlet opening and closing means for selectively opening and closing the outlet of the stock solution receiving portion; A dilution water supply pipe installed on the housing and having a control valve; The apparatus for extracting undiluted liquids, comprising an amount of the undiluted liquid extracted from the filter of the dripper, according to the selected beverage balance, the amount of undiluted liquid extracted by the sensor installed when the extracted beverage reaches a predetermined amount By measuring automatically and controlling the extraction process, only a certain amount of essence with high quality taste and aroma at the beginning of the extraction is accommodated in the stock solution container, and afterwards, the dripper is rotated to prevent the extraction of low quality beverages at a later time. And the aroma can be kept constant, there is an effect that can be extracted several cups of the same beverage, such as coffee having the same taste and aroma as needed.

Description

Undiluted liquid extraction device and extraction method

The present invention relates to a stock solution extracting apparatus, and more particularly, in a drip coffee maker, the coffee extracts only a certain amount of the best taste of coffee in the early stage of coffee extraction extracted from the coffee powder placed on the filter of the dripper. Keep the best taste and aroma at all times, move the completed dripper so that it can no longer be extracted when a certain amount of coffee is extracted, supply dilution water to the coffee extract reservoir and open the lower valve to dilute with the coffee extract The present invention relates to a raw liquid extracting device of a beverage, such as coffee, to control the entire process of discharging water to the pot and a method of extracting the raw liquid using the same.

In general, the coffee extractor of the coffee maker places the ground coffee powder in a dripper equipped with a filter, pours heated water thereon, and then places a pot under the dripper, thereby causing the moxibustion of the heated water accumulated on the filter. After the coffee liquid is extracted from the coffee powder is dropped by gravity to be accommodated in the pot.

However, this method requires the user to arbitrarily adjust the amount of heated water and the amount of coffee liquid to be extracted, depending on the user's senses. It is not only possible to separate the extract of the initial high quality taste of coffee, but also to change the taste of coffee every time you drink, or to extract several cups of coffee of the same taste at once If there was a problem that is difficult to use.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional beverage production apparatus, such as coffee, the only high-quality flavor and aroma extract extracted through the steaming and extraction process by the heated water supplied to the dripper Selected to be accommodated in the stock solution receiving portion, and the extracted liquid is rotated to the dripper so that it is no longer accommodated in the receiving portion, supplying dilution water to the stock solution receiving portion and opened the bottom valve to extract the port It is an object of the present invention to provide a stock solution extracting apparatus and a stock solution extracting method using the same to discharge the beverage to always feel the taste and aroma of the same high quality beverage.

The above object of the present invention is a beverage manufacturing apparatus having a filter installed inside and at least one dripper filled with pulverized raw material on the filter, the bottom plate and the bottom installed in the bottom of the dripper, having a hole in the center A housing consisting of a plurality of side walls mounted upwardly around the plate; A stock solution receiving portion which is open at an upper portion and has an outlet at a lower portion thereof and is installed inside the housing; A stock solution extracting water supply pipe installed above the dripper and having a control valve; At least one extraction amount measuring sensor installed up and down inside the housing; Outlet opening and closing means for selectively opening and closing the outlet of the stock solution receiving portion; A dilution water supply pipe installed on the housing and having a control valve; It is achieved by providing a stock solution extraction apparatus characterized in that it comprises a.

In addition, the method for extracting the stock solution of the present invention comprises: detecting whether the amount of stock solution received in the stock solution receiving unit has reached the remaining drink amount through an extraction amount measuring sensor installed at one side of the stock solution receiving portion; When the extraction amount of the undiluted solution of the undiluted solution of the undiluted solution is reached, the extraction amount measuring sensor generates a stop signal of the undiluted solution and moves to the process of removing the raw material dregs by rotating the dripper in which the undiluted liquid extraction is completed by the instruction of the control unit. Making a step; Opening a dilution water control valve installed above the stock solution receiving portion so that dilution water is supplied into the stock solution receiving portion; And discharging the beverage by opening the lower outlet of the stock solution receiving portion. It is configured to include.

According to the stock solution extraction method and the stock solution extraction method of the present invention, by selectively accepting only the high quality taste of the initial coffee to be extracted from the dripper, to remove the low quality of the taste extracted at the end of the extraction process and always the best taste constant It is possible to maintain and, if necessary, the effect of extracting several cups of a beverage such as coffee having the same taste and aroma at once.

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

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a coffee maker according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a coffee maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the drip coffee maker according to the present embodiment, the case 10 in a large rectangular box shape, and four drippers (150a) installed in the case 10 ( A rotary dripper set 100 having 150b) 150c and 150d, a filter mounter 200 for mounting a filter on the dripper 150a, and a coffee mill on the dripper 150b to which the filter is mounted and moved. And measuring the amount of extracted coffee liquid by supplying heated water to the coffee grinder 300 for supplying the ground coffee and the dripper 150c to which coffee powder is supplied and moved from the coffee grinder 300 to control the extraction process. The coffee extractor 400, the coffee foil remover 500 for removing the coffee foil and the waste filter remaining in the dripper 150d moved after the coffee extraction is completed, the dripper 150c and the coffee extractor 400 To accommodate a certain amount of water supplied to To heat the water in the keg 700, the coffee foil box 800 installed below to collect the coffee foil and the waste filter removed through the coffee foil remover 500, and the waste filter. Recirculating water heater 600, a plurality of sensor units for generating the operation start and operation completion signal of each device, and receives the signals of each sensor unit to control the operation of each device and to adjust the amount of coffee and water supply It is configured to include a control unit 30, such as a microcomputer to adjust.

The case 10 has a container accommodating part 40 capable of placing a coffee pot 1000 for collecting therein, and inserting a membership card or a portable USB memory on the front thereof to recognize a user's identity. The reader unit 20 is formed, together with a plurality of button units (not shown) for operating the coffee maker of the present invention on the front of the case 10.

The button unit will be described in more detail, the power button for turning on / off the operation of the coffee maker, the remaining water selection button for selecting the remaining amount of coffee to be drink by the user, if necessary, coffee grinding degree, amount of coffee extract water, dilution It consists of a touch panel that can register the basic value to add or reduce arbitrarily according to the user's preference, such as the amount of water, steaming time, etc. In addition, the front of the case 10 is the user of the current operating state of the coffee machine In order to notify the power supply lamp and a display unit for displaying a variety of messages can be installed.

The coffee grinder 300 is provided with a lid 310 so as to inject the coffee beans as a raw material in the upper portion, the lower portion of the coffee beans through the drive motor (not shown) and grinder (not shown) by the amount selected by the user A discharge port 320, such as a chute, is configured to pulverize and feed over the filter 258 of the dripper 150b in which the filter 258 is mounted through the filter mounter 200.

The water heater 600 is for supplying heated water on the dripper 150c and the coffee extractor 400 to which the ground coffee is supplied and moved by heating the water contained in the water supply container 700. Is equipped with a temperature sensor (not shown) for sensing the temperature of the water on one side or inside, the temperature sensor is electrically connected to the control unit 30 installed in the case 10 to maintain a constant temperature of the water received do.

The rotary dripper set 100, the electric motor 110 is installed in the inner central portion of the case 10, the rotary gear 112 is mounted on the shaft 111, the upward protrusion of the electric motor 110 is mounted. On the support 130 installed next to the electric motor 120, an electric gear 120 is installed to interlock with the rotary gear 112 to interlock with the electric motor 110, and the electric gear 120 is located at the center thereof. The fixing hole is formed so that the rotating shaft 121 is installed in the vertical direction.

In addition, four dripper supports 122 are installed in a cross shape at an interval of 90 ° on the upper portion of the rotation shaft 121, and one dripper 150a, 150b, 150c, 150d is provided for each dripper support 122. ) Is provided.

The drippers 150a, 150b, 150c, and 150d are connected to support the upper end portion 151 of the circular band shape, one side of the upper end portion 151 and the dripper support 122. 152, a hollow cup part 160 protruding downward from the upper support part 111, and a filter holder 180 detachably coupled to the lower part of the cup part 160.

At this time, the cup 160 is preferably formed to have a diameter of the upper and lower narrow so as to prevent the filter 258 installed on the inside to be easily separated through the opening of the lower end.

In addition, the filter holder 180 is a plurality of protrusions outwardly at regular intervals along the circumferential surface of the hollow lower support portion 181 and the lower support portion 181 into which the lower end of the cup portion 160 is selectively inserted. Horizontal bars 182, a plurality of vertical rods 184 protruding upward from the end of each horizontal bar 182, and a plurality of rings (183a) installed at regular intervals up and down connecting the vertical bars 184 ( 183b and a spring 184 that is installed between the lowermost ring 183a and the upper ring 183b.

In this case, the filter holder 180 is a lock release device to release the coupling state of the lower support portion 181 and the lower end of the cup portion 160 when the dripper 150d is located in the coffee foil remover 500 ( 190 may be provided.

Accordingly, when the electric motor 110 is operated, the electric gear 120 interlocked with the rotary gear 112 installed on the shaft is interlocked, and the rotary shaft 121 vertically coupled to the electric gear 120 is clocked. It rotates in the opposite direction and rotates the dripper 150 connected through the dripper support 122 and the connection support 152 on the rotary shaft 121 in the counterclockwise direction.

At this time, the four drippers (150a, 150b, 150c, 150d) are rotated counterclockwise by 90 ° at a time by the signal of the control unit 30 so that each of the drippers (150a, 150b, 150c) 150d is sequentially moved to the filter mounter 200, the coffee grinder 300, the coffee extractor 400, and the coffee foil remover 500.

Referring to the operation of the rotary dripper set in more detail as follows.

The rotary dripper set 100, when the dripper 150a is positioned in the filter mounter 200, the filter 258 is mounted inside the cup 160 by the filter mounter 200, and then the dripper 150a. ) Rotate it 90 ° counterclockwise.

In addition, when the dripper 150b is positioned in the coffee grinder 300, the amount of coffee selected by the user is crushed by the grinder and the motor and supplied to the filter 258 installed inside the cup 160, and then the controller ( The dripper 150b is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise by the instruction of 30).

In addition, when the dripper 150c is positioned in the coffee extractor 400, after several seconds, the control valve 615 is opened, and the heating water corresponding to the amount of extracted water supplied through the coffee liquid extracting water supply pipe 610 is registered to the cup part 160. ) Is supplied on the coffee powder filled in) to proceed with moxibustion and coffee extraction for coffee extraction, and when the amount of coffee liquid selected by the user is extracted, the sensor unit of the coffee extractor 400 detects this and detects the coffee extraction stop signal. The rotary dripper set 100 is rotated by the instruction of the control unit 30 which is generated and received, and the dripper 150c having completed the extraction is moved to the coffee foil remover 500, and the dilution water supply pipe 625 is moved. While supplying the dilution water of the predetermined amount through the coffee extractor 400 at the same time by opening the lower valve of the coffee extractor 400 to extract the coffee and dilution water in the coffee extractor 400 pot 1000 Discharges.

Then, when the dripper 150d is positioned in the coffee foil remover 500, the coffee foil remover 500 is operated by an instruction of the controller 30 receiving a signal from the sensor unit to operate inside the cup part 160. The waste filter 258 and the coffee grounds 850 installed as coffee grounds are removed by pushing the coffee foil box 800 located below.

Thereafter, the dripper 150d rotates 90 ° toward the filter mounter 200 to repeat the above four steps.

That is, the filter installation, the coffee grinding, the coffee liquid extraction, and the coffee foil removing operation in each of these devices are performed at the same time for each of the four drippers 150a, 150b, 150c, 150d, and the rotary dripper after the end of the work. The set 100 rotates four drippers 150a, 150b, 150c and 150d at the same time so that each of the drippers 150a, 150b, 150c and 150d proceeds in order to the next step. .

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the coffee extractor 400 has a rectangular bottom plate 411 having a through hole 411 a in the center and four sidewalls installed upwardly at each end of the bottom plate 411. It comprises a housing 410 made of 412, and the coffee liquid receiving portion 420 installed inside the housing 410, the bottom of the bottom plate 411 is a coffee pot 1000 is mounted .

The coffee liquid container 420 has a bottom portion grounded on the bottom plate 411 of the housing 410, and a control valve 615 that can be controlled by a timing switch, a solenoid, or the like is opened, and the coffee is located in the dripper 150c. The container part 422 which accommodates the coffee liquid 900 extracted and dropped from the coffee powder filled in the dripper 150c by the heating water supplied from the liquid extraction water supply pipe 610, and the container part 422. In order to prevent shaking, the container part 422 includes four inclined surface parts 421 installed upwardly so as to support an upper end part of each side wall 412 of the housing 410.

In addition, the container portion 422 has a discharge port 423 for dropping the coffee liquid 900 accommodated in the container portion 422 and the dilution water supplied by the water supply pipe described later to the coffee pot 1000 at the center of the bottom portion. Is formed, and the discharge port 423 preferably splashes the coffee liquid 900 around the bottom plate 411 of the housing 410 when the coffee liquid 900 falls into the coffee pot 1000. It is formed in a downwardly protruding structure to prevent it.

In addition, a plurality of scales 455 are displayed on the side of the container portion 422 at regular intervals up and down so as to visually confirm the amount of the coffee liquid 900 accommodated, and the intervals of the scales 455 are implemented in this embodiment. In the example, the amount is preferably set to about 25 mm, which is the amount of coffee.

In addition, at least one pair of sensors 451 face each other on the sidewall 412 of the housing 410 so as to automatically measure the amount of the coffee liquid 900 extracted by the container 422. Is installed.

In this case, the sensor 451 is preferably installed at a position coinciding with the scale 455 of the container portion 422 to check the amount of the coffee liquid 900 contained in the container portion 422 for each cup of coffee. Be sure to

In addition, the coffee liquid container 420 is provided with a discharge opening and closing means for operating in various ways such as a manual rotary wheel to selectively open and close the discharge port 423 of the container 422.

Preferably, the outlet opening and closing means includes a driving motor 430 attached to one side of the housing 410, and one end of which is upwardly protruded from the driving motor 430 to move up and down according to the operation of the driving motor 430. First link 431, a first hinge part 433 coupled to one end of the first link 431, and one end of the first link 431 through the first hinge part 433. A second link 432 connected to the second link, a second hinge portion 434 coupled to the other end of the second link 432, and one end of the second link 432 through the second hinge portion 434; A lifting shaft 435 connected to the other end of the bottom end and extending downward toward the bottom of the container portion 422, and installed at a lower end of the lifting shaft 435, and an outlet 423 of the container portion 422. The opening and closing portion 437 and the second link 432 which are closed by closing the second link 432 according to the lifting and lowering of the first link 431 to move the lifting shaft 435 in conjunction with this To gangdoel it is configured including the coffee liquid medium receiving portion (420) rotational axis (432a), which is installed so as to reach the inclined surface section 421 in the second link (432).

In addition, a spring may be installed in the first link 431 so that the lifting and lowering of the first link 431 is made easier when the opening and closing portion 437 blocks the outlet 423.

At this time, the elevating shaft 435 to the container portion 422 to prevent the shaking of the elevating shaft 435 during the elevating and the opening and closing portion 437 to accurately block the outlet 423 of the vessel portion 422. At least one horizontal support part 436 which is in close contact with the inner wall and serves as a movement guide of the elevating shaft 435 may be vertically installed.

A dilution water supply pipe 620 for supplying dilution water to the coffee solution accommodation part 420 is installed above the coffee solution accommodation part 420, and the dilution water supply pipe 620 is provided in the dilution water supply pipe 620. A control valve 625 controllable by a timing switch, a solenoid, or the like is installed to selectively open and close the 620.

Referring to the operation of the coffee extractor 400 configured as described above in detail.

First, the coffee liquid 900 falls into the coffee liquid container 420 through the filter 258 mounted on the dripper 150c, and a pair of sensors installed on the side wall 412 of the housing 410. The amount of the coffee liquid 900 accommodated in the container portion 422 is checked by the number of coffee cups 451. The accommodated amount of the coffee liquid 900 can be easily confirmed through the scale 455 displayed on the side of the container portion 422, if necessary.

Then, when the amount of coffee liquid 900 corresponding to the number of cups of coffee desired by the user is received and checked in the container unit 422, the coffee extraction stop signal is generated and the extraction is completed by the instruction of the control unit 30 which has received this. Then rotate the rotary dripper set 100 in the counterclockwise direction, at the same time open the dilution water valve installed on the upper portion of the coffee liquid receiving unit and supply the dilution water according to the amount registered in the controller, and at the same time the housing 410 The motor 430 attached to the side wall is operated to lower the first link 431. Accordingly, the second link 432 hinged to the first link 431 is supported on the rotation shaft 432a to rotate the seesaw. While the lifting shaft 435 hinged to the second link 432 is raised and lowered to raise the opening and closing portion 437 is installed in the lower end to open the discharge port 423 the coffee liquid contained in the container portion 422 900 and dilution water down It will be dropped into a coffee pot (1000). At this time, the opening and closing portion 437 is preferably formed in a tapered shape to facilitate opening and closing the outlet 423.

Thereafter, the control valve 625 is opened according to the detection of the coffee solution of the sensor 451 and the subsequent instruction, thereby diluting the water of about 100 mm per cup of coffee solution through the dilution water supply pipe 620. The dilution water supplied by supplying to the container 422 is accommodated in the coffee pot 1000 through the open outlet 423 of the container portion 422, thereby completing the manufacture of the coffee customized to the user.

When the discharge of the coffee liquid 900 and the dilution water is completed, the driving motor 430 is restarted so that the first link 431 is lifted by the elasticity of the driving motor 431 and the spring 438. The second link 432 hinged to the first link 431 and the lifting shaft 435 hinged to the second link 432 are returned to the original position while being bent by the hinge axis. The opening and closing portion 437 installed at the lower end block the outlet 423 again, rotate the rotary dripper set 100 counterclockwise to move the extracted dripper 150c to the coffee foil remover 500 and then the control unit. It waits for the next instruction of 40.

At this time, since the dilution water supply pipe 610 is located under the dripper 150c, the extraction is completed and the dripper 150c is rotated counterclockwise at the same time as the dilution water supply.

In this embodiment, three scales 455 and three sensors 451 are provided in the housing 410 and the container 422 so that the coffee liquid 900 can be discharged from one cup to three cups at a time. Of course, it can be changed in consideration of the size of the coffee maker.

In addition, the water supply tank 700 and the coffee grinder 300 is provided with a water level sensor (not shown) and a coffee sensor (not shown), respectively, the water supply tank 700 is insufficient water, or coffee grinder 300 When the coffee beans received there is insufficient, the control unit 30 receiving the signal of the sensor displays the corresponding items in a message such as "water shortage" or "coffee shortage" on the display unit provided in the case 10, and the operator Shut down the entire system until you correct these problems.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and modifications and variations may be made without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, the present invention has been described as manufacturing coffee using the material as coffee beans, the material can be applied to a variety of tea beverages, such as black tea, green tea if necessary.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a coffee maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a coffee maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3a and 3b is a state diagram showing the coffee extraction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10; Body 30; Control

100; Rotary drippers 150a, 150b, 150c, 150d; Dripper

180; Filter holder 200; Filter mount

300; Coffee grinder 400; Coffee extractor

410; Housing 420; Coffee solution container

422; Container portion 423; outlet

430; Drive motor 431; First link

432; Second link 433; First hinge part

434; Second hinge portion 435; Lifting shaft

436; Horizontal support 437; draw

451; Sensor 455; Graduation

500; Coffee foil eliminator 600; Water burner

700; Water tank 1000; port

Claims

In the beverage production apparatus having a filter is installed on the inside and provided with at least one dripper filled with the pulverized raw material on the filter,

A housing formed at the bottom of the dripper and having a bottom plate having a hole in the center and a plurality of side walls installed around the bottom plate;

A stock solution receiving portion which is open at an upper portion and has an outlet at a lower portion thereof and is installed inside the housing;

A stock solution extracting water supply pipe installed above the dripper and having a control valve;

At least one extraction amount measuring sensor installed up and down inside the housing;

Outlet opening and closing means for selectively opening and closing the outlet of the stock solution receiving portion;

A dilution water supply pipe installed on the housing and having a control valve; Stock solution extraction apparatus comprising a.

The method of claim 1,

The outlet opening and closing means,

A drive motor attached to one side of the housing;

A first link installed on the driving motor to be able to move up and down;

A second link hinged to an upper end of the first link;

A lift shaft coupled to one end of the second link and having a discharge stopper at a lower end thereof;

A rotating shaft installed in the middle of the second link so as to reach the inner side of the stock solution receiving portion, and causing the second link to seesaw; Stock solution extraction apparatus comprising a.

The method of claim 1,

The stock solution extracting apparatus, characterized in that at least one support portion which is in close contact with the inner surface of the stock solution receiving portion is installed up and down on the lifting shaft.

The method of claim 1,

The stock solution extracting apparatus comprises an inclined surface portion supported on the side wall of the housing and a container portion formed downward from the inclined surface portion.

The method of claim 1,

The discharge solution of the stock solution receiving portion is characterized in that the downward projection.

Detecting whether the amount of extract of the liquid contained in the solution of the stock solution has reached the remaining amount of beverage input by the user through an extraction amount measuring sensor installed at one side of the solution of the stock solution receiving portion;

When the extraction amount of the undiluted solution of the undiluted solution of the undiluted solution is reached, the extraction amount measuring sensor generates a stop signal of the undiluted solution and rotates the dripper after the undiluted extraction of the undiluted solution by the instruction of the controller. Moving;

Opening a dilution water control valve installed above the stock solution receiving portion so that dilution water is supplied into the stock solution receiving portion; And

Discharging the beverage by opening the lower outlet of the stock solution receiving portion; Stock solution extraction method using the stock solution extraction apparatus of claim 1 comprising a.