TWI639402B - Ice drip coffee shunt - Google Patents

Abstract

An ice drip coffee diverter includes a body, a top of the body is provided with a water inlet, and a plurality of water outlet holes are arranged at a bottom of the body, so that a guide is respectively arranged between the water inlet and each of the water outlet holes The pipe, if the water droplets enter the water inlet, each of the guiding pipes absorbs the water of the water inlet by capillary phenomenon to uniformly distribute the water into each of the guiding pipes, and drip out from the water outlet holes. To achieve the goal of average diversion.

Description

Ice drip coffee shunt

The invention relates to a water drip coffee shunt, in particular to a shunt for guiding water droplets to a plurality of water outlet holes by capillary action.

The process of making iced coffee is usually carried out by means of a container of ice cubes, and the ice water after the ice cubes are melted, drop by drop in a container filled with coffee powder, by slowly dripping ice water, The coffee is extracted and the extracted coffee is dripped into the bottle below to collect. However, in the above-mentioned production process, the ice water after the ice is melted is usually placed at the center of the top of the coffee powder container, and is never changed. When the ice is dripping, the ice water will extend straight. Down and spread gradually around, so the coffee powder closer to the central axis can get enough water to complete the extraction smoothly, but the farther away from the central axis and above the coffee powder, due to the spread away from the ice water Some of the paths are not even wetted by ice water, or they cannot participate in the extraction process because they do not have enough ice water.

In order to solve the above problem that the water droplets cannot be uniformly shunted, as shown in the new patent No. M493265 of the Chinese patent, it is disclosed that a water-repellent cloth is laid on top of the coffee powder, and the water is immersed in the water cloth by the water absorption property of the water-repellent cloth. Diffusion to the surrounding area, it is expected that the ice water can be fully wetted from top to bottom to complete the extraction; however, the above method, because the layer of water-repellent cloth is laid on the coffee powder, in contact with the coffee powder, the dried coffee powder has a pole Good water absorption, therefore, when the ice water drops into the water cloth, it is quickly attracted by the coffee powder below, so most of the ice water gradually spreads down the central axis, and cannot fully and uniformly wet all of it. In addition, the ice water after the ice is melted is dripped on the water-repellent cloth instead of dripping directly into the coffee powder, which greatly detracts from the elegance and fun of observing the ice-making process.

At present, a manufacturer discloses a shunt, as shown in FIG. 12, which includes a receiving disc body (51) which is tapered upward from the center thereof and has a conical portion (52) at the conical portion ( 52) has a plurality of water outlet holes (53) at the outer periphery of the bottom end. If the cone portion (52) is used, the water droplets (W) dripping on the cone portion (52) can flow downward, but the shunt When the water droplets (W) are dropped on the tapered surface of the conical portion (52), the water droplets (W) can only slide down in a single direction, and the dripping ice water cannot be quickly and accurately guided to each one. The water outlet hole (52), the dripping water droplet (W) is only accurately dropped on the center tip portion (520) in the center of the conical portion (52), so that the dripping water droplet (W) has a chance to be dispersed. Flowing all around the water outlet hole (53), but even so, it is difficult to evenly distribute the water droplets (W) to each of the water outlet holes (53), so that it is extremely difficult to achieve the purpose of the average split flow, and here a conventional split flow At the time of installation, it must be calibrated so that the center tip (520) of the center of the conical portion (520) falls against the water droplet (W), causing troubles in use, and it is lacking. .

In view of this, the inventors of the present invention have added research and innovation to finally disclose the diverter of the iced coffee shown in the present invention.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a drip coffee diverter comprising a body, a top of the body is provided with a water inlet, and a plurality of water outlet holes are provided at the bottom of the body, so that the water inlet and each water outlet Each of the guide tubes is provided with a guiding pipe. If the water droplets enter the water inlet, the guiding pipes absorb the water of the water inlet by capillary phenomenon to uniformly distribute the water into the guiding pipes, and The water outlet is dripped outward to achieve the purpose of average splitting.

The ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein the body further comprises an engaging portion for engaging an outlet end of a water drip container to guide the water drop into the water inlet.

The ice drip coffee shunt disclosed in the present invention, wherein the body comprises: a first component, a plurality of guiding grooves are recessed, and a plurality of water outlet holes are formed in the first component, so that the guiding groove is The second end is connected to a water outlet hole; and a second component is disposed over the first component to form a guiding duct with each of the guiding slots, and the water inlet is disposed in the second component. The water inlet communicates with the first end of each of the guiding grooves.

The ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein the first component is respectively provided with at least one guiding groove between each adjacent guiding groove.

The ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein each of the adjacent water outlet holes is provided with at least one drainage groove.

The ice drip coffee shunt disclosed by the present invention, wherein the first component is further recessed with a reservoir, the first end of each guiding slot is connected to the reservoir, and the reservoir is projected below the water inlet .

The main feature of the ice drip coffee shunt disclosed by the invention is that the dripping water is quickly guided to each water outlet hole by capillary action to achieve the purpose of average splitting, so that each water outlet hole is evenly distributed. The water supply allows the coffee powder located in the lower container to be fully exposed to water, avoiding the fact that some coffee powder is not added to the extraction process when extracting coffee, improving the disadvantages of conventional splitters.

The desirable entities of the present invention can be clarified by the following description and the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 11 , the present invention relates to an ice drip coffee diverter comprising a body (10), and a water inlet (11) is disposed at a top end (101) of the body (10). And a plurality of water outlet holes (12) are disposed at a bottom portion (102) of the body (10), and a guiding pipe (13) is respectively disposed between the water inlet port (11) and each of the water outlet holes (12). After the water droplets (W) enter the water inlet (11), each of the guiding pipes (13) simultaneously absorbs the water of the water inlet (11) by capillary phenomenon to evenly distribute the water into the guiding pipes ( 13), and dripping outward from each of the water outlet holes (12) to achieve the purpose of the average splitting, that is, the water droplets (W) can be evenly divided and dripped over the cup body (30) containing the coffee powder (20). In all places, after the water falling into the coffee powder (20) can be diffused to the surroundings, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 3, the coffee powder can be wetted from top to bottom in an all-round manner, and the extraction of the cup body (30) is completed. Process of coffee powder (20).

As shown in FIG. 3, the ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein each of the water outlet holes (12) can be arranged at an equiangular angle according to a circumference, for example, 60 degrees. Of course, the present invention does not limit the water outlet hole ( 12) The number and arrangement.

The ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein the body (10), as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, is connected to an outlet end of a water drip container (40) for receiving ice cubes; or directly On the coffee powder (20); or as shown in Figure 9, directly over the cup mouth of the cup (30) containing the coffee powder (20); or placed in the drip container (40) and the package Between the cups (30) having the coffee powder (20), the invention is not limited by its application.

As shown in Figures 4, 7, 10 and 11, the ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein the body (10) can be combined with at least a plurality of components such as a first component (10a) and a second component (10b). However, the invention is not limited to the number of components used to form the body (10).

As shown in Figure 1, the ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein the body (10) is further provided with a connecting portion (14) for engaging an outlet end of a water drip container (40) for guiding The water droplet (W) dropped from the water droplet drip container (40) enters the water inlet (11).

As shown in FIG. 2, the ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein a hole edge of each of the water outlet holes (12) at the bottom of the body (10) respectively protrudes downwardly from a drain nozzle (121). The bottom end (102) of the drain nozzle (121) is located below the bottom portion (102) of the body (10) so that water flowing out of the water outlet hole (12) can be collected at the drain nozzle (121). And drip down to avoid water flowing along the bottom (102) of the body (10).

The ice drip coffee shunt disclosed in the present invention is as shown in FIGS. 4-11, wherein the body (10) comprises: a first component (10a) having a plurality of guiding grooves (131) recessed at a top end thereof. And a plurality of water outlet holes (12) are axially penetrated in the first component (10a), so that the second ends (131b) of the guiding grooves (131) are respectively connected to a water outlet hole (12); and a second The component (10b) covers the first component (10a) to form a small diameter guiding duct (13) with each of the guiding slots (131), and the second component (10b) penetrates the The water inlet (11) is such that the water inlet (11) communicates with the first end (131a) of each of the guiding grooves (131). The first component (10a) or the second component (10b) may be made of a material such as metal, plastic or silicone. The invention is not limited to the material.

As shown in FIG. 4, the ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein the second component (10b) of the body (10) is further provided with a connecting section (14), as shown in FIG. The water droplet dripping the outlet end of the container (40) to guide the water droplet (W) to drip into the water inlet (11).

The engaging section (14) disclosed in the present invention can be directly sleeved at the outlet end of the water dripping container (40); or the engaging section (14) has a threaded portion for screwing the drip container At the outlet end of (40), the present invention does not limit the manner and structure of the engagement section (14) to the water droplet drip container (40).

The ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein the guiding groove (131) has a cross section which may be V-shaped, curved or rectangular; and the guiding groove (131) may be linear or curved; Each of the guiding grooves (131) may be radially arranged, and the present invention does not limit the shape, sectional shape and arrangement of the guiding grooves (131).

As shown in Figure 7, the ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein the first component (10a) is disposed between each of the adjacent guiding grooves (131), at least one guiding groove (131') After the water droplets (W) enter the guiding grooves (131) from the water inlet (11), the guiding grooves (131') can flow to the other guiding grooves (131) to balance the guiding grooves. The flow rate of (131) is such that the flow rate outputted by each of the water outlet holes (12) can be stably and evenly distributed for the purpose of uniform splitting.

As shown in FIG. 10, the ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein each of the adjacent water outlet holes (12) is respectively provided with at least one drainage groove (122), except that the water droplets (W) are from the water inlet. (11) After entering each of the guiding grooves (131), the drainage holes (122) can flow to the other water outlet holes (12), and the air in each guiding groove (131) is also discharged outward. The water droplets (W) smoothly enter each of the guiding grooves (131) and drip downward from the water discharging holes (12).

As shown in FIG. 11, the ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein the body (10) is further recessed with a reservoir (15) for connecting the first end (131a) of each guiding duct (13). The reservoir (15) is projected below the water inlet (11).

The ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein each of the guiding pipes (13) is a horizontal pipe; or as shown in FIG. 9, each guiding pipe (13) is used to constitute the guiding The guiding groove (131) of the guiding pipe (13) is inclined downward from the water inlet (11) toward the water outlet hole (12), and is at an angle (A) with the horizontal plane to facilitate the smooth flow of water droplets (W). The water outlet hole (12).

As shown in FIG. 6, the ice drip coffee diverter disclosed in the present invention, wherein each of the guiding ducts (13) or each of the guiding slots (131) can be provided with a water-absorbing wire (16) such as a cotton thread. Both ends of the water-absorbing wire (16) are connected to the water inlet (11) and a water outlet (12) to enhance the capillary action, and the water droplets (W) are smoothly drained from the water inlet (11) to the water outlet ( 12).

The main feature of the ice drip coffee shunt disclosed in the present invention is that the dripping water droplets (W) are quickly guided to each water outlet hole (12) by capillary action to achieve the purpose of average shunting, so that Each water outlet (12) is evenly supplied with water, so that the coffee powder (20) located in the lower cup (30) can be fully received by water, so that some coffee powder (20) is not added to the extraction process when extracting coffee. The disadvantages of the conventional shunt are improved, and the novelty and practicability of the present invention are apparent.

The structure and shape of the ice drip coffee shunt disclosed in the present invention can be modified and applied without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

(10) ‧‧‧ Ontology

(10a) ‧ ‧ first component

(10b) ‧ ‧ second component

(101) ‧ ‧ top

(11) ‧‧‧ Inlet

(102) ‧‧‧ bottom

(12)‧‧‧Water outlet

(121)‧‧‧drain

(122)‧‧‧Drainage trough

(13)‧‧‧ Guided pipeline

(131)‧‧‧ Guide groove

(131a) ‧ ‧ first end

(131b)‧‧‧second end

(131’) ‧ ‧ guide slots

(14) ‧‧‧Connecting segments

(15) ‧ ‧ storage pool

(16)‧‧‧Water-absorbing wire

(20)‧‧‧Coffee powder

(30) ‧ ‧ cup body

(40) ‧‧‧ dripping container

(W) ‧ ‧ water droplets

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an application state of the embodiment shown in Figure 1; FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5; FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional structural view showing an application state of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 7 is a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the assembled state of the third embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional structural view showing the application state of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8; FIG. 10 is a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a perspective exploded view of a fifth embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a conventional splitter.

Claims (9)

An ice drip coffee diverter comprises a body, a water inlet is arranged at a top end of the body, and a plurality of water outlet holes are arranged at a bottom of the body, and a water outlet is arranged between the water inlet and each of the water outlet holes respectively a guiding duct; wherein the system comprises: a first component, a plurality of guiding grooves are recessed at a top end surface thereof, and the plurality of water outlet holes are axially penetrated in the first component, so that the guiding groove is second The ends are respectively connected to a water outlet hole; and a second component is disposed over the first component to form each of the guiding conduits with each of the guiding slots, and the second component passes through the water inlet to make the inlet The nozzle communicates with the first end of each of the guiding grooves. The drip coffee shunt according to claim 1, wherein the body further comprises an engaging portion for engaging an outlet end of a water drip container to guide water droplets dripping downward from the outlet end into the water inlet. The diver according to claim 1 , wherein a hole of each of the water outlet holes at the bottom of the body protrudes downwardly from a drain nozzle, and the bottom end of the drain nozzle is located at the bottom of the body. Below. The diver according to claim 1, wherein the second component of the body is further provided with an engaging portion for engaging an outlet end of a drip container to guide the water drop into the inlet. Water nozzle. The diver according to claim 1, wherein the first component is provided with at least one guiding slot between each of the adjacent guiding grooves. The ice drip coffee shunt according to claim 1, wherein at least one drainage groove is disposed between each of the adjacent water outlet holes. The diver according to claim 1, wherein the body is further recessed with a reservoir, the first end of each guiding duct is connected to the reservoir, and the reservoir is projected below the water inlet. . The diver coffee diverter according to claim 1, wherein each of the guiding ducts or the guiding troughs for forming the guiding ducts is inclined downward by the water inlet toward the water outlet. The drip coffee shunt according to claim 1, wherein in each of the guiding pipes, a water absorbing wire is disposed.