TWI712386B - Imitation hand coffee machine and deflector - Google Patents

Abstract

An imitation hand-made coffee machine and a deflector are used for brewing coffee powder in a container into a coffee by using water. The imitation hand brewing coffee machine also includes a main body and a deflector. The main body is used to heat water and forms a water supply hole through which water flows out. The deflector includes a shell formed with a water inlet hole and a water outlet hole for receiving the water flowing out of the water supply hole, and a blade group arranged on the shell and capable of rotating around an axis when subjected to water flow. The water outlet hole is used to spirally inject the water guided by the blade group into the container. Using the design of the blade group, the water outlet form of the water flowing straight down from the water supply hole is changed to spirally flow out, and it is evenly scattered on the coffee powder. Therefore, the quality of the brewed coffee can be effectively improved.

Description

Imitation hand coffee machine and deflector

The invention relates to a coffee machine, in particular to a hand-made coffee machine and a deflector.

One of the usual ways of brewing coffee is that a user pours hot water from a kettle in a manually rotating manner, and places a filter paper (or a stainless steel filter screen) on the filter paper with coffee powder. On a container (for example: a brewing pot) to brew a coffee.

In order to make coffee more conveniently, a hand-made coffee machine has been developed, which can replace the user by using water to brew the coffee powder in the container into the coffee. The imitation hand coffee maker includes a base for placing the container, and a heating seat connected to the base and used for heating water and having a water supply hole for the heated water to flow out.

When using the imitation hand brewing coffee machine, the filter paper is set on the container first, and the coffee powder is placed on the filter paper; then, the imitation hand brewing coffee machine heats water and injects the coffee powder, and then brews Brew the coffee.

Although the current imitation hand-made coffee machine can replace the user's action of holding a kettle and filling hot water into coffee powder to make coffee, it is more convenient. However, since the water supply hole directly flows out hot water, the hot water can only contact with the coffee powder directly under the water supply hole, and cannot be evenly and fully scattered on all the coffee powder, resulting in the degree of extraction of the coffee powder Uneven, the quality of the brewed coffee is relatively poor.

Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a hand-like coffee maker that can at least overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.

Therefore, the present invention imitates a hand-made coffee machine and is suitable for brewing a coffee powder in a container with water. The imitation hand coffee machine includes a main body and a deflector.

The main body is suitable for heating water and forms a water supply hole for the heated water to flow out.

The deflector includes a housing installed in the main body and formed with a water inlet and a water outlet spaced apart from each other, and a housing that is arranged in the housing and is located between the water inlet and the water outlet and can be subjected to water flow. A group of blades that rotate around an axis to adjust the direction of water flow. The water inlet hole is used for receiving the water flowing out of the water supply hole, and the water outlet hole is used for spirally injecting the water guided by the blade group into the container.

The effect of the present invention is that by using the design of the shell and the blade assembly, the water flowing out from the original straight line can be changed into the water flow and flow into the container in a spiral shape, so that the coffee powder can be uniformly extracted. The quality of the brewed coffee can then be significantly improved.

Therefore, another object of the present invention is to provide a flow deflector that can at least overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.

The deflector is suitable for a hand-made coffee machine, and includes a main body for heating water and forming a water supply hole for the heated water to flow out. The deflector includes a shell and a blade group.

The shell is installed on the main body, and is formed with a water inlet and a water outlet spaced apart from each other.

The blade set is arranged in the shell and is located between the water inlet and the water outlet, and can rotate around an axis to adjust the flow direction of the water when it is stressed by the water flow. The water inlet is used to receive the water flowing out of the water supply hole. The water outlet hole is used to guide the water guided by the blade group in a spiral shape. The effect of the present invention is that by using the design of the shell and the blade assembly, the water flowing out from the original straight line can be changed into the water flow, and the water can be guided out spirally.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are represented by the same numbers.

1 to 3, one embodiment of the imitation hand coffee machine of the present invention is suitable for using water to be placed in a container 93 (for example: a brewing pot) laid with a filter 91 (for example: filter paper or stainless steel filter). ) The coffee powder 92 is brewed into a coffee. The hand-made coffee machine includes a main body 1 and a deflector 2 mounted on the main body 1.

The main body 1 includes a heater 11, a water storage space 12 for containing water, and a water supply hole 13 located under the water storage space 12 and connected to the water storage space 12. The heater 11 is suitable for heating the water in the water storage space 12 and flowing the heated water downward from the water supply hole 13. In other variations of this embodiment, the water storage space 12 can also be located at the back side of the water supply hole 13, and a connecting pipe (not shown) is used to transport water from the water storage space 12 to the water supply hole 13. Since the installation position of the water storage space 12 changes a lot and is not the focus of the present invention, it will not be repeated here.

The deflector 2 includes a casing 21 installed in the main body 1, and a watertight silicon ring 22, a deflector 23, and a blade located in the casing 21 and arranged in order from top to bottom along an axis L Group 24.

The casing 21 includes an upper casing portion 211 screwed on the main body 1 on the top side and formed with a water inlet hole 213 in liquid communication with the water supply hole 13 of the main body 1 for receiving water from the water supply hole 13, and A lower shell portion 212 connected to the bottom side of the upper shell portion 211 is formed with an outlet hole 214 spaced from the water inlet hole 213 for injecting water into the container 93, and a flow restricting narrow槽215.

2 to 4, the watertight silicon ring 22 is disposed between the upper shell portion 211 and the deflector 23 to prevent water entering the shell 21 from the water inlet 213 from leaking out. The baffle 23 is located between the upper shell portion 211 and the blade assembly 24, is generally disc-shaped, and has an upper surface 231 facing the upper shell portion 211 of the housing 21, and an upper surface 231 opposite to the upper surface 231 And the lower surface 232 of the lower shell portion 212 facing the outer shell 21. The deflector 23 is formed with a water-receiving groove 233 recessed downward from the upper surface 231 for receiving water from the water inlet 213, and a water-receiving groove 233 that penetrates the upper surface 231 and the lower surface 232 and communicates with the water-receiving groove 233 And the conveying hole 234 having a width smaller than the width of the water receiving groove 233. The position of the delivery hole 234 is correspondingly located above the flow restriction slot 215 of the lower shell portion 212, and can transport the water from the water receiving groove 233 downward to the flow restriction slot 215, so that the flow restriction slot 215 The water from the delivery hole 234 can be received.

The blade set 24 is located between the water inlet hole 213 of the upper shell portion 211 and the water outlet hole 214 of the lower shell portion 212, and includes a rotating shaft 241 extending along the axis L, and a plurality of angular intervals from the rotating shaft 241 A blade 242 extending radially outward and located between the restricting slot 215 of the lower shell portion 212 and the rotating shaft 241. The rotating shaft 241 has an outer peripheral surface 243 surrounding the axis L, and a lower shell portion 212 spaced apart from the main body 1, far from the main body 1 and adjacent to the housing 21, and connected to the bottom surface 244 of the outer peripheral surface 243, and forms There is a diversion hole 245 penetrating the outer circumferential surface 243 and the bottom surface 244 to guide water from the blade assembly 24 out of the water outlet hole 214 of the lower shell portion 212. The diversion hole 245 extends obliquely and downward relative to the axis L, and partially penetrates the water outlet hole 214. Each blade 242 has a force receiving surface 246 extending radially outward from the rotating shaft 241 and perpendicular to the axis L direction.

Referring to Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 4, when using the imitation hand coffee machine, first store a sufficient amount of water in the water storage space 12 of the main body 1; then, use the heater 11 to heat the water, and then The water is discharged downward from the water supply hole 13 to the deflector 2, so that the water flows in from the water inlet 213 of the upper shell 211, and is accumulated in the water receiving groove 233 of the deflector 23; Converging from the water-receiving groove 233 through the conveying hole 234, it is conveyed downward to the restricting slot 215 of the lower shell portion 212, and in a water column shape from the restricting slot 215 to the force-bearing surface 246 of the blades 242 It is directed away from the outside of the rotating shaft 241 and jets out. The blades 242 rotate around the axis L when subjected to the impulse of the water column, and drive the water flowing into the blades 242 to adjust the flow direction as the blades 242 rotate and be guided and rotated; then, the blades 242 rotate The water passes through the water outlet hole 214 of the lower shell 212 from the diversion hole 245 of the rotating shaft 241, and is sprayed on the coffee powder 92 on the container 93 in a spiral water column to brew coffee.

Since the water converges from the water-receiving groove 233 with a larger width to the conveying hole 234 and the restricting slot 215 with a smaller width, the rushing from the restricting slot 215 to the force-bearing surface 246 of the blades 242 can be enhanced. The water column pressure makes the blades 242 easier to be pushed.

In summary, the present invention imitates a hand brewing coffee machine, using the water inlet 213 of the upper shell 211 and the water outlet 214 of the lower shell, in conjunction with the design of the blade set 24, can remove the water supply from the main body 1 The water flowing down from the hole 13 changes the water flow pattern and flows into the coffee powder 92 of the container 93 in a spiral shape, which is closer to the action of manually brewing coffee by rotating the water from the kettle into the container 93 . Therefore, the coffee powder 92 can be extracted more uniformly, and the quality of the brewed coffee can be effectively improved, so the purpose of the invention can be achieved.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to This invention patent covers the scope.

1: subject 11: heater 12: Water storage space 13: Water supply hole 2: deflector 21: Shell 211: Upper Shell 212: lower shell 213: Water hole 214: Outlet 215: Limiting Slot 22: Watertight silicon ring 23: deflector 231: upper surface 232: lower surface 233: Water Tank 234: Delivery hole 24: Blade group 241: Hinge 242: blade 243: outer peripheral surface 244: Bottom 245: diversion hole 246: Forced Surface 91: filter 92: coffee powder 93: container L: axis

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the hand-made coffee machine of the present invention; Figure 2 is a perspective exploded view illustrating a deflector of the embodiment; Figure 3 is a perspective exploded view of the deflector of the embodiment from another angle; and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the deflector of the embodiment.

2: deflector

21: Shell

211: Upper Shell

212: lower shell

213: Water hole

214: Outlet

215: Limiting Slot

22: Watertight silicon ring

23: deflector

231: upper surface

232: lower surface

233: Water Tank

234: Delivery hole

24: Blade group

241: Hinge

242: blade

243: outer peripheral surface

244: Bottom

245: diversion hole

246: Forced Surface

L: axis

Claims (9)

An imitation hand brewing coffee machine, suitable for using water to brew a coffee powder in a container into a coffee, the imitation hand brewing coffee machine comprises: a main body, suitable for heating water, and forming a heated water outflow The water supply hole; and a deflector, including a housing installed in the main body and formed with a water inlet and a water outlet spaced from each other, and a housing provided in the housing and located between the water inlet and the water outlet and A set of blades that can rotate around an axis to adjust the direction of water flow when subjected to water flow. The inlet hole is used to receive the water flowing out of the water supply hole, and the outlet hole is used to spiral the water guided by the blade set. Shape into the container; wherein, the blade set of the deflector includes a rotating shaft extending along the axis, and a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the rotating shaft at angular intervals; wherein, the rotating shaft of the blade set has An outer circumferential surface and a bottom surface connected to the outer circumferential surface and spaced apart from the main body. The rotating shaft is formed with a diversion hole penetrating the outer circumferential surface and the bottom surface to guide water out of the water outlet hole. The imitation hand brewing coffee machine according to claim 1, wherein the diversion hole of the rotating shaft extends downward with respect to the axis. The imitation hand brewing coffee machine according to claim 2, wherein the outer shell of the deflector includes an upper shell formed with the water inlet, and a lower shell formed with the water outlet and connected to the upper shell The shell part, the deflector further comprises a deflector located between the upper shell part and the blade group and having an upper surface facing the upper shell part and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, the deflector Form a self The upper surface is recessed to receive water from the water inlet hole, and a conveying hole that penetrates the upper surface and the lower surface, communicates with the water groove and is correspondingly located above the blades of the blade group. The imitation hand brewing coffee machine according to claim 3, wherein each blade of the blade set has a force receiving surface extending radially outward from the rotating shaft and perpendicular to the axis. The imitation hand brewing coffee machine according to claim 4, wherein the lower shell portion of the outer shell is further formed with a restrictive slot communicating with the conveying hole of the deflector and located outside the blades for receiving The water from the conveying hole diverts the water toward the force-bearing surface of the blades to rotate the blades by the water flow. A flow deflector is suitable for an imitation hand coffee machine. The imitation hand coffee machine includes a main body for heating water and forming a water supply hole for the heated water to flow out. The flow deflector includes: a housing , Installed in the main body, and formed with a water inlet and a water outlet spaced apart from each other; and a blade group, arranged in the shell, and located between the water inlet and the water outlet, and can be under force when the water flow Rotate around an axis to adjust the flow direction of the water. The water inlet hole is used to receive the water flowing out of the water supply hole, and the water outlet hole is used to divert the water guided by the blade group in a spiral shape; wherein, the blade The set includes a rotating shaft extending along the axis, and a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the rotating shaft at angular intervals. The rotating shaft has an outer circumferential surface and a bottom surface connected to the outer circumferential surface and spaced apart from the main body, The rotating shaft is formed with a penetrating through the outer peripheral surface and the bottom surface for guiding water The diversion hole leading out the water outlet hole. The deflector according to claim 6, wherein the housing includes an upper shell portion formed with the water inlet hole, and a lower shell portion formed with the water outlet hole and connected to the upper shell portion, the deflector It also includes a deflector located between the upper shell portion and the blade group and having an upper surface facing the upper shell portion and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface. The deflector is formed with a depression from the upper surface A water-receiving groove for receiving water from the water inlet hole, and a conveying hole that penetrates the upper surface and the lower surface and communicates with the water-receiving groove and is correspondingly located above the blades of the blade group. The deflector according to claim 7, wherein each blade of the blade set has a bearing surface extending radially outward from the rotating shaft and perpendicular to the axis. The deflector according to claim 8, wherein the lower shell portion of the housing is further formed with a restrictive slot communicating with the conveying hole of the deflector and located outside the blades for receiving The water in the hole is conveyed, and the water is directed toward the force-bearing surface of the blades to flow out to use the water flow to rotate the blades.

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