KR20100117254A

KR20100117254A - Operating method of drip-type drink machine

Info

Publication number: KR20100117254A
Application number: KR1020090035902A
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 DB for forming the beverage manufacturing DB by storing the moxibustion time, the moxa dream water injection time, the extraction water injection time and the number of injections of the grinding raw materials for each extraction residue in the microcomputer; A production list generation step of generating an identification number by generating an identification number according to at least one input user or beverage name and combining with the beverage production DB; DB update step of updating the beverage production DB by inputting the input grinding time, raw material grinding degree, dilution water injection time for each identification number of the manufacturing list; A beverage selection step of selecting one of the extraction residue and the number of extraction and the identification number of the manufacturing list when the ground raw material is added once; And a beverage manufacturing step of preparing a beverage selected in the beverage selection step. Regarding the method for using a drip-type beverage manufacturing apparatus configured to include a user, there is an effect that the user can prepare and drink his own beverage as set by registering a recipe for each person.

Description

Operating method of drip-type drink machine

The present invention relates to a drip beverage production apparatus, and more particularly to a method of using the drip beverage production apparatus.

In general, a drip coffee making apparatus 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, in the conventional drip coffee manufacturing apparatus, the coffee is manufactured only with the recipe by one formulation and ratio set by the administrator. The user cannot register and manufacture the coffee as the user registers his own recipe. Difficult to fit a variety of tastes could not fit the taste of users enjoying a unique combination of coffee.

The present invention is to solve the limitations of the conventional drip drink manufacturing apparatus, including the coffee machine as described above, the drip drink production that can be drunk by drinking the user's own drink as set by the user registered recipe for each person Its purpose is to provide a method of using the device.

Method for using the drip beverage production apparatus of the present invention for realizing the above object, by inputting the moxibustion time, the moxibustion water injection time, the extraction water injection time and the number of injections of the grinding raw materials for each extraction residue stored in the microcomputer to manufacture beverages DB formation step of creating a DB; A production list generation step of generating an identification number by generating an identification number according to at least one input user or beverage name and combining with the beverage production DB; DB update step of updating the beverage production DB by inputting the input grinding time, raw material grinding degree, dilution water injection time for each identification number of the manufacturing list; A beverage selection step of selecting one of the extraction residue and the number of extraction and the identification number of the manufacturing list when the ground raw material is added once; And a beverage manufacturing step of preparing a beverage selected in the beverage selection step. It is configured to include.

DB formation step of creating a beverage manufacturing DB by inputting the moxibustion time, the extraction water injection time and the number of injections of the pulverized raw material according to one or more beverage names; A production list generation step of generating an identification number by generating an identification number according to at least one input user or beverage name and combining the beverage production DB; A DB updating step of updating the beverage production DB by selecting and inputting a stock solution extraction time, raw material grinding degree, and dilution water injection time for each identification number of the production list; A beverage selection step of selecting one of the extraction residue and the number of extraction and the identification number of the manufacturing list when the ground raw material is added once; And a beverage manufacturing step of preparing a beverage selected in the beverage selection step. It is configured to include.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the manufacturing list includes a basic manufacturing list composed of a plurality of beverages set by an administrator and a user manufacturing list composed of beverages in which a user directly inputs a name and a setting value. do.

According to another aspect, the user manufacturing list is stored in a USB memory or membership card, characterized in that the identification number is transmitted to the beverage manufacturing DB when connecting to the microcomputer.

According to another aspect, the present invention, in addition to the above features, the user manufacturing list is set by the card holder to the credit card stored and stored, by connecting the card to the microcomputer to manufacture a beverage according to the stored manufacturing list, the preset points Subtracting from the used card and at the same time characterized in that it further comprises the step of transmitting the details to the server of the card company.

According to another aspect, the DB update step is characterized by allowing the access to the manufacturing list by identifying the administrator or the user.

The present invention is characterized in that, in addition to the above features, the point earning step of earning points after the completion of the beverage manufacturing step for each identification number of the beverage production DB further comprises.

The present invention, in addition to the above features, the manufacturing list stored in the beverage manufacturing DB of the microcomputer is characterized in that it further comprises a manufacturing list transmission step is transmitted to the server of the beverage manufacturer via a wireless communication network.

The drip-type beverage production apparatus using method of the present invention has the effect that the user can prepare and drink his own beverage as set by registering the recipe for each person.

In addition, through the membership system to earn a certain point or mileage to the user to improve the commerciality, in cooperation with the operator of the product purchase point stores the manufacturer's list and recipe in the earning card and the card holder drip drink of the present invention When the card is inserted into the card reader of the manufacturing apparatus, a certain point is deducted, and the beverage of the stored recipe is manufactured and provided to the consumer, thereby expanding the drinking opportunities of the consumers. Such details are transmitted to the point card company, so that the data of the card company By analyzing the purchasing behavior of consumers, it can be used for sales promotion and improve the commerciality.

In addition, by transmitting the manufacturing list stored in the beverage manufacturing DB of the microcomputer to the server of the beverage manufacturer has an effect that can be used as a promotional material of other products in the future by analyzing the preferences of coffee frequently drink by individual.

1 is a perspective view showing the inside of a coffee manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the outside of a coffee manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a registration step of the coffee manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention The configuration diagram shown.

In the drip coffee manufacturing apparatus applied to the present embodiment, the coffee powder, which is the pulverized raw material, is put on the filter mounted on the dripper 100, and the injected coffee powder is steamed through the heated water to be extracted drop by drop. It is a device to make high quality coffee and drink it.

Such a drip coffee making device has a structure such that, unlike the conventional coffee liquid is continuously discharged until the pot 1000 is full, only the high quality coffee liquid extracted initially has a good taste and aroma.

As shown in FIG. 1, the drip coffee making apparatus includes a case 1 having a box shape, and a plurality of drippers 100 rotatably installed in the case 1, and the dripper ( A filter mounter 200 for mounting a filter on the filter 100, a coffee grinder 300 for crushing the coffee beans selected by the user, and feeding them into the dripper 100 equipped with the filter, and extracting the heated coffee powder. Coffee extractor 400 for supplying water to extract the coffee liquid, coffee foil remover 500 for removing the coffee foil 850 and the waste filter of the dripper 100 is completed coffee extraction, and the coffee extractor 400 A water container 700 for receiving water supplied to the coffee foil, the coffee foil box 850 removed by the coffee foil remover 500, a coffee foil box 800 for collecting waste filters, and the water container 700. It consists of a boiler 600 for heating the water.

In addition, the drip-type coffee making device also includes a plurality of sensor units (not shown) for generating an operation start signal and an operation completion signal of each device, and control the operation of the devices by receiving the signals of the respective sensor units and coffee beans. It is configured to include a microcomputer 70 for adjusting the degree of grinding and the injection time and the number of injections of the heating water.

As shown in Figure 2, the case 1, the upper surface is provided with a raw material inlet (3) for injecting the coffee beans as a raw material to the coffee grinder 300, the power supply of the coffee manufacturing apparatus on one side The power button 19 to turn on / off is configured, the coffee liquid extracted from the coffee extractor 400 located on the upper side of the case (1) and the sprayed dilution water is dropped and accommodated in the accommodating port (1000) or cup An accommodating portion 2 is formed.

In addition, the case 1 is provided with a touch panel 5 that performs a role as an input means as well as an output means on the front surface, and, for example, a regular 13a and an americano 13b under the touch panel 5. Alternatively, a shortened selection unit 13 including a plurality of basic coffees set by an administrator such as the mild 13c and a plurality of buttons can be selected to finally select the user coffee 13d selected by the user with one touch.

In this case, the present invention may be configured by dividing the input means and output means into a keyboard or an input button as an input means, a display panel as an output means, and the like, as shown in the present embodiment. It is composed of a touch panel (5) that performs the function of input and output as well.

In addition, the touch panel 5 is a status display panel 14 that simply displays the operating state of the coffee making apparatus, and as an external storage device that recognizes the user's identity and stores a manufacturing list such as a user's name and recipe. A USB slot 17 and a card slot 18 for inserting either a portable USB memory, a membership card or a point card are provided.

Meanwhile, if necessary, the coin inlet 15 and the change outlet 16 may be installed in the case 1. At this time, the status display panel 14 is a function to display the input amount can be utilized for commercial purposes, such as a general coffee vending machine in places other than home or office.

In addition, the status display panel 14 preferably has a corresponding sensor unit when the filter of the filter mounter 200 or the water of the water supply bottle 700 is insufficient or the coffee foil box 800 is filled with the coffee foil 850. It detects this and performs a function of displaying a message such as 'Low filter', 'Low water' or 'Box full', and when such a warning message is displayed, the coffee machine is operated until the action is taken. The operation is stopped by the control of the microcomputer 30.

In addition, in the case of the shortened selection unit 13 is basically set to extract one cup once when the raw material is added once, which is a matter that can be changed by the setting of the manager if necessary.

In addition, the screen configuration of the touch panel 5 is one cup button 11a, two cup buttons 11b, 3 for selecting the number of cups of coffee extracted at one time from the one-time input of the raw material supplied to the dripper 100. Residual water selector 11 consisting of a cup button 11c, a one-time button 12a for selecting how many times to extract coffee liquid from the one-time input of the raw material supplied to the dripper 100, Number selection unit 12 composed of two-time button 12b and three-time button 12c, registration button 10 for coffee manufacturing recipe registration, basic coffee registration and user registration, and basic coffee set by the administrator Basic coffee button 50 for selecting one of these, and user coffee button 60 for selecting one of the coffee individually set by the user.

In the present embodiment, the remaining number selecting unit 11 and the number selecting unit 12 have their values set to 1 to 3 cups and 1 to 3 loops, respectively. Of course you can.

Hereinafter, through the registration button 10 of the touch panel 5, the manager sets the moxibustion time, the moxibustion water injection time, the extraction water injection time, and the number of injections of the ground raw material as the basic values applied to the whole coffee production. The following describes how a user registers a name and a selection value individually.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, when the registration button 10 is pressed, the coffee setting button 20, the user registration button 30, and the basic value registration button 40 are registered as a registration menu on the touch panel 5. Is displayed.

First, as the basic value registration step 91, when the basic value registration button 40 is pressed, the moxibustion dream registration button 41 can set the value of the moxibustion and extraction water of the ground raw material as the basic values applied to the whole coffee production, respectively. ) And extracting water registration button 44 is displayed, the press the moxibustion dream registration button 41 of the moxibustion time 42 and the moxibustion for each residual water that is applied when the user presses the remaining water selection unit 11 Dream water injection time 43 can be set, and when the extraction water registration button 44 is pressed, it is possible to set the extraction water injection time 45 and the number of times of injection 46 for each residual water selected by the user. The basic values are stored in the microcomputer 70 to make the beverage production DB 80.

At this time, the moxibustion registration and the extraction water registration is preferably configured to easily enter a value by having a (+,-) button next to each setting unit.

In the user manufacturing list generation step 92, when the user registration button 30 is pressed in the initial registration menu, a keyboard (not shown) for selecting a name 31 is displayed on the touch panel 50 so that the user can select his or her own name. Allow the user to enter a name or nickname, and check the name entered by the microcomputer 70 to display a warning if there is a duplicate name so that the user re-enter the name, and if there is no duplicate name, the entered name In order to generate the identification number 32 in accordance with the first use in the production list 90 in the DB (80) of the microcomputer 70, if the manufacturing list 90 already exists in the manufacturing list An update operation of 90 is performed.

When the coffee setting button 20 is pressed in the initial registration menu, the basic coffee 21 set by the administrator and the user coffee 22 set by the user are displayed to be selectable.

In the case of the manager, the basic coffee list of the regular 23a, the americano 23b, and the mild 23c is generated 93, and the generated basic coffee 21, the regular 23a, the americano 23b, the mild ( 23c) select one of (96) and input the grinding raw material input time (25), ground coffee grinding degree (26), dilution water injection time (27) to adjust the amount of grinding material for each coffee (97) In the case of an individual user, select the user coffee (22) (95) and then re-select the user's name (24a) (24b) (24c) and the identification number in the user manufacturing list of the grinding material input time (25), The grinding degree 26, the dilution water injection time 27 is input (97), the microcomputer 70 is a manufacturing list (90) stored in the beverage production DB 80 to determine the coffee recipe after input (94).

At this time, the setting of the grinding raw material input time, ground coffee grinding degree, dilution water injection time is preferably configured to easily enter a value having a (+,-) button next to each setting unit.

In addition, the extraction amount of the coffee liquid is preferably about 25ml, which is an average value per cup, but this can be changed depending on the case, and the degree of grinding of the coffee beans is divided into various stages in consideration of the type and particle size of the raw material such as strong grinding or weak grinding. Can be set.

That is, the administrator can select and drink regular, Americano, and Mild recipes in advance as a basic coffee that anyone can select (93), and an individual user registers his or her own coffee recipe (92) and sets them each time they drink. It is to extract and drink coffee of taste, and by using a password or ID card, the microcomputer 70 can selectively allow user access to the beverage production DB 80. It is possible to block registration and basic coffee registration, and to prevent the user coffee list registered by the user from being arbitrarily changed or deleted by others.

In addition, the name of the default coffee, such as regular, Americano, Mild can be changed by the administrator, as well as increase or decrease the type of the basic coffee if necessary.

Therefore, by using the above coffee manufacturing apparatus, the setting of the moxibustion and extraction water of the coffee liquid extracted in order to extract high quality coffee is fixed by the administrator, and the user inputs the grinding raw material and the coffee grinding degree. The amount of dilution water can be adjusted arbitrarily, so that the coffee can be produced in a variety of flavors and flavors by adjusting the coffee's richness and softness to the user's preference.

In addition, the coffee manufacturing apparatus may be configured to earn a certain point or mileage when manufacturing coffee using the manufacturing apparatus to the identification number stored in the manufacturing list 90 through the membership system (85).

Such a credit system is stored in the manufacturing list 90 and membership card stored in the DB 80 of the microcomputer 70 by accessing through the membership card inserted into the card slot 18 without the membership registration process (88). Points and miles can be accumulated at the same time to update the member information.

In addition, the earning system can be carried out for the members after storing the member information of the participating members recruited through the online / offline by the coffee maker without a separate membership card in the company's server DB, and earn points When the coffee is manufactured using the earned card, the consumer recipe is stored in the card and when the coffee of the stored recipe is provided, the preset points are subtracted from the earned card, and the result is transmitted to the point operator (86).

In this case, the manufacturing list 90 stored in the DB 80 of the microcomputer 70 is transmitted through a separate transmission device (not shown) through a wireless communication network to update data stored in the server DB of the coffee maker. In the future, it is possible to analyze members' preferences for drinking coffee and use them as promotional materials for other products.

Referring to the method of using the drip-type coffee manufacturing apparatus that the registration step is completed as follows.

In the case of a general user, after selecting one of the basic coffee set by the administrator, the user can drink easily. For convenience, the regular button 13a and the Americano button 13b of the shortcut selector 13 provided at the bottom of the touch panel 5 can be used. ), One of the mild buttons (13c) is pressed to extract the coffee selected for extraction by one cup per raw material, which is the basic value, and drops to be drinkable in the pot (1000) or cup placed in the container (2). do.

And, if you want to change the remaining number of coffee and the number of times of extraction, do not press the shortening selector 13, the remaining number and number of coffee through the remaining number selecting unit 11 and the number selecting unit 12 in the touch panel (5) First select (80) so that the selected number and number of coffee on the touch panel (5) is inverted and blinking discreetly, and then press the basic coffee button (50) to select the basic menus of Regular, Americano, and Mild. When the manufacturing list is displayed on the touch panel 5, the user may select the coffee to be drink on this screen (81a).

On the other hand, the user set the user name 31, identification number 32 and the manufacturing recipe in the manufacturing list 90 stored in the beverage manufacturing DB 80 of the microcomputer 70, the user coffee in the touch panel (5) When the user manufacturing list stored in the DB 80 is displayed on the touch panel 5 by pressing the button 60, the user's name may be selected among them (81b). At this time, by selecting the name of the other user can try the coffee set by the other user.

When the selection of the coffee to be drinked as described above is completed, the basic value stored in the beverage production DB 80 of the microcomputer 70, the user value of the selected coffee, and the number of extractions and the number of extractions selected by the user are checked (82) (83). According to the value, the coffee liquid is extracted from the coffee extractor 400 to the pot 1000 and the dilution water is sprayed to complete the coffee production (84, 95).

Meanwhile, when the portable USB memory or membership card in which the user manufacturing list is stored is inserted into the USB slot 17 or the card slot 18, the microcomputer 70 stores the user manufacturing list of the beverage manufacturing DB stored in the external storage device ( Recognizing 90, the corresponding manufacturing list 90 is displayed on the touch panel 5 (88), and if one of the names and identification numbers of the manufacturing list 90 is selected, the member individual according to the stored setting values. Only coffee is extracted and manufactured.

In addition, in cooperation with various point operators to store a recipe for consumers in advance in the credit card, and presenting the card with the recipe stored in the beverage manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, the administrator will put the card in the card reader, The recipe stored in the card is read and a beverage is prepared and provided according to the read recipe, and then the point score is automatically deducted according to the card operator and predetermined criteria, and the result is transmitted to the point operator.

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 embodiment has been described with respect to the drip-type coffee making apparatus, it can be applied to a device for manufacturing a variety of tea, such as black tea, green tea if necessary.

In addition to the types illustrated in the present embodiment, as the basic coffee, coffee such as cafe au lait or cappuccino may be prepared by appropriately adjusting the raw materials and recipes.

1 is a perspective view showing the interior of the coffee production apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the outside of the coffee production apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a registration step of the coffee production apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a microcomputer and DB of the coffee manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart showing a method of using a coffee production apparatus according to the present invention.

6 is a flowchart showing a registration step of FIG. 5;

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

One ; Case 5; Touch panel

10; Registration button 11; Residual Selector

12; Frequency selector 13; Short selection section

14; Status display panel 17; USB slot

18; Card slot 20; Coffee Setting Button

30; User registration button 40; Base value registration button

50; Basic coffee button 60; User Coffee Button

Claims

DB formation step of creating a beverage manufacturing DB by inputting the moxibustion time, the moxa dream water injection time, the extraction water injection time and the number of injections of the pulverized raw material for each extraction residue;

A production list generation step of generating an identification number by generating an identification number according to at least one input user or beverage name and combining with the beverage production DB;

DB update step of updating the beverage production DB by inputting the input grinding time, raw material grinding degree, dilution water injection time for each identification number of the manufacturing list;

A beverage selection step of selecting one of the extraction residue and the number of extraction and the identification number of the manufacturing list when the ground raw material is added once; And

A beverage manufacturing step of preparing a beverage selected in the beverage selection step; Method of using a drip-type beverage production apparatus comprising a.

The method of claim 1,

The manufacturing list is a drip drink production, characterized in that it comprises a basic manufacturing list consisting of a plurality of beverages set by the administrator, and a user manufacturing list consisting of drinks that the user directly inputs the name and setting value How to use the device.

The method of claim 2,

The user manufacturing list is stored in a USB memory or a membership card, and when accessing the microcomputer, the identification number is transmitted to the beverage manufacturing DB using a drip-type beverage manufacturing apparatus.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

The user's manufacturing list is set by the card holder on the credit card and stored, the card is connected to the microcomputer to manufacture a beverage according to the stored manufacturing list, and then deducted from the card using preset points and the details of the card company. Method of using a drip-type beverage production apparatus further comprising the step of transmitting to the server.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

The DB update step uses a drip-type beverage production apparatus, characterized in that to allow the administrator or the user to access the production list to identify.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

Method for using a drip-type beverage manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that the additional points earning step of earning points after the completion of the beverage manufacturing step for each identification number of the beverage production DB.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

Method of using a drip-type beverage production apparatus, characterized in that the manufacturing list stored in the beverage manufacturing DB of the microcomputer is further transmitted to the manufacturing list server via the wireless communication network.

The method of claim 1,

Input method of the beverage production DB is a drip-type beverage production apparatus using method characterized in that the touch panel or keyboard.