TWM491424U - Latte art device and beverage machine having the same - Google Patents

Description

Pulling device and drink machine with pull device

The present invention relates to a flower pulling device, in particular to a beverage machine having an automatic flower pulling device.

There are many types of daily drinks such as coffee and tea and cooking forms. Take coffee as an example. Among them, CAPPUCCINO and LATTE are a kind of drink with milk foam added to coffee. It is made by using espresso as the base and then adding milk. Make it into milk coffee, then apply a thick layer of milk foam on a half cup of milk coffee. The difference between the two types of beverages is that the ratio of hot milk to hot milk foam is different, and different manufacturers have their own formula of ingredients and the golden ratio of milk to milk foam, and their visual and taste can be further improved.

In order to increase the visual pleasure of coffee sipping, the coffee makers often use the skillful pull-up action when pouring milk foam in the coffee making process, and complete all kinds of vivid and beautiful flower-drawing patterns, and give each cup of coffee. Different artistic atmosphere and sipping fun. However, the general coffee industry is to make patterns by artificially pulling flowers, and the conditioning person needs to have professional skills to achieve, but the average person can not achieve.

To this end, some manufacturers have developed a flower-printing printer, which does not require professional skills, so that everyone can make a flower pattern. However, the embossed pattern produced by this type of embossing printer is similar to industrial print, which is to print the edible pigment on the surface of the hot milk. The pattern is flat and hard, and it is difficult to create a vivid and romantic feeling like artificial flowers. .

Therefore, in order to improve the above problems, how to use the machine to automate the pulling motion, and the resulting embossed pattern can also present a vivid and romantic feeling like a hand-drawn flower, which is the standard for the research and development of the industry.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a pull flower device and a drink machine with a pull flower device, which can be achieved by improving the artificial drawing of the flower by relying on professional skills, and the problems that most people cannot achieve, and the production of the pull flower printer. The pull flower pattern is flatter and stiffer.

The present invention proposes a flower drawing device for producing a milk foam drawing pattern in a cup containing a base material, the flower pulling device comprising: a body having a tray, the cup being placed on the tray; a milk foam The supply component is disposed in the body, and the milk foam supply component comprises a chamber for storing the foam material, a speed regulating valve, a feeding pipeline, a discharging pipeline and a nozzle, and one end of the feeding pipeline Connected to the chamber, and the other end is connected to the inlet of the speed regulating valve, one end of the discharging line is connected to the outlet of the speed regulating valve, and the other end is connected to the nozzle, and the nozzle is exposed to the outside of the body, and corresponds to the cup; The storage unit stores at least one set of parameter data, and the set of parameter data includes a flow velocity of the foam material, a moving path of the nozzle, and a moving speed of the nozzle; a processing unit is electrically connected to the storage unit, and transmits a parameter according to the parameter data. a control signal; a motion control module electrically connected to the processing unit and driving the nozzle to move along the moving path according to the moving speed of the control signal; a flow rate control module electrically connected to the processing unit Speed control valve and the flow control signal based on milk foam material flow to the nozzle while injecting dairy foam material in the receiving cup, to produce milk froth on the surface of the base material of the garland pattern.

The present invention further provides a beverage machine for generating a base material in a cup and generating a milk foam drawing pattern on the surface of the base material. The beverage machine comprises: a body having a tray, and the cup is placed on the tray And the body is used for providing the base material and injected into the cup; the flower pulling device comprises: a milk foam supply component disposed in the body, and the milk foam supply component comprises a storage milk foam material a material chamber, a speed control valve, a feed line, a discharge line and a nozzle, one end of the feed line is connected to the chamber, and the other end is connected to the inlet of the speed control valve, the discharge tube One end of the road is connected to the outlet of the speed regulating valve, and the other end is connected to the nozzle, and the nozzle is exposed to the outside of the body, and corresponds to the cup; a storage unit stores at least one set of parameter data, and the set of parameter data includes the milk foam material The flow rate, the movement path of the nozzle and the moving speed of the nozzle; a processing unit electrically connected to the storage unit and transmitting the control signal according to the set of parameter data; a motion control module electrically connected to the processing unit and controlled according to The moving speed of the signal drives the nozzle to move along the moving path; a flow rate control module is electrically connected to the processing unit, and controls the flow rate of the foam material flowing to the nozzle according to the control signal, and simultaneously injects the milk foam into the cup, A milk foam drawing pattern is produced on the surface of the base material.

The effect of the creation is that the flower-drawing device and the drink machine with the flower-drawing device not only utilize the automatic design of the flower-drawing action, but also replace the traditional hand-drawing, so that the average person can quickly produce the flower-drawn pattern without professional skill, and at the same time The resulting floral pattern can also be presented as a vivid and beautiful romantic feeling like a hand-drawn flower, which greatly enhances the visual enjoyment of sipping a drink and adds to the fun of life.

Hereinafter, the features, implementations, and effects of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as a preferred embodiment.

10‧‧‧drink machine

20‧‧‧ 容杯

21‧‧‧Base material

22‧‧‧ milk foam pattern

100‧‧‧ pull flower device

110‧‧‧ body

11‧‧‧Tray

112‧‧‧Base material nozzle

120‧‧‧Milk foam supply components

121‧‧ ‧ room

122‧‧‧Nozzles

123‧‧‧milk material

124‧‧‧feed line

125‧‧‧Speed control valve

126‧‧‧Drainage line

130‧‧‧storage unit

131‧‧‧Parameter data

140‧‧‧Processing unit

141‧‧‧Control signal

150‧‧‧Motion Control Module

151‧‧‧First rail assembly

152‧‧‧Second rail assembly

160‧‧‧Flow Control Module

170‧‧‧heater

180‧‧‧Operator panel

181‧‧‧ button

182‧‧‧ display

190‧‧‧Wireless transmitter

200‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

300‧‧‧Server

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the flower drawing device of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing the nozzle of the drawing device of the first embodiment of the present invention mounted on the motion control module.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of the drawing device of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the structure of the drawing device of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the second embodiment of the present invention for producing a milk foam drawing pattern by a mobile phone pulling device.

Fig. 5A is a perspective view showing the beverage machine of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing the nozzle of the drawing device of the third embodiment of the present invention installed on the motion control module.

The present invention will disclose a flower drawing device 100 and a beverage machine 10 having a flower drawing device for producing a milk foam drawing pattern 22 in a cup 20 containing a base material 21, and the present invention is a coffee machine. As an example of the embodiment, but not limited to the type disclosed, the material of the substrate material 21 of the present invention may be changed according to actual design requirements or usage requirements, for example, by coffee. The base material is replaced with other beverages such as black tea, and the appearance of the pull device 100 and the beverage machine 10 having the pull device.

Please refer to Figure 1A to Figure 2. 1A is a perspective view of the flower drawing device of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing the nozzle of the drawing device of the first embodiment of the present invention mounted on the motion control module. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of the drawing device of the first embodiment of the present invention. The flower drawing device 100 of the present embodiment includes a body 110, a milk foam supply component 120, a storage unit 130, a processing unit 140, a motion control module 150, and a flow rate control module 160.

The body 110 has a tray 11 for holding the cup 20. The milk foam supply assembly 120 is disposed in the body 110, and the milk foam supply assembly 120 includes a chamber 121 for storing the milk foam material 123, a speed control valve 125, a feed line 124, and a discharge line 126. And a nozzle 122, one end of the feed line 124 is connected to the chamber 121, and the other end is connected to the inlet of the speed regulating valve 125. One end of the discharge line 126 is connected to the outlet of the speed regulating valve 125, and the other end is connected to one end of the nozzle 122. The other end of the nozzle 122 is exposed outside the body 110. Therefore, when the cup 20 is placed on the tray 11, the other end of the nozzle 122 corresponds to the position of the cup 20 so that the milk foam material 123 in the chamber 121 is made. It can be injected into the cup 20 through the nozzle 122. The aforementioned foam material 123 is generally used for heating the milk through the steam and mixing the air to generate the milk foam, or by mixing the dairy product with the air through the rotary stirring device to generate the milk foam, but it is not excluded that the heat can be transmitted through the gas. A material that produces foam, such as soy milk.

The storage unit 130, the processing unit 140, the motion control module 150, and the flow rate control module 160 of the embodiment are respectively disposed in the body 110, and the storage unit 130, the motion control module 150, and the flow rate control module 160 are respectively powered. The connection is made to the processing unit 140. The storage unit 130 is configured to store at least one set of parameter data 131, which includes parameters that can control the flow rate of the foam material 123, the movement path of the nozzle 122, and the moving speed of the nozzle 122. The processing unit 140 is configured to process the set of parameter data 131 and transmit a control signal 141, such as a motion control signal or a flow rate control signal, according to the set of parameter data 131.

The motion control module 150 generates a corresponding movement speed according to the motion control signal 141 to drive the nozzle 122 of the milk supply unit 120 to move along the corresponding movement path to generate a motion trajectory, and the flow rate control module 160 is based on the flow rate control signal 141. The flow rate of the nozzle 122 flowing out of the milk froth material 123 is controlled.

It is further illustrated that the motion control module 150 of the embodiment includes a first rail assembly 151 and a second rail assembly 152. The second rail assembly 152 is movably mounted on the first rail assembly 151, and the first rail assembly 151 and the second rail assembly 152 are perpendicular to each other to form a motion control module of the two-shaft transmission. Group 150. In other words, the first rail assembly 151 is disposed along the X-axis, the second rail assembly 152 is disposed along the Y-axis, and the nozzle 122 is disposed on the second rail assembly 152, thus, the nozzle 122 It can move relative to the two-dimensional space formed by the X-axis and the Y-axis, as shown in Fig. 1B.

The milk foam supply assembly 120 of the embodiment further includes a speed control valve 125, a feed line 124 and a discharge line 126. One end of the feed line 124 is connected to the chamber 121 for storing the foam material 123, and the other end is connected to the inlet of the speed regulating valve 125, one end of the discharge line 126 is connected to the outlet of the speed regulating valve 125, and the other end One end is connected to the nozzle 122. The speed control valve 125 is electrically connected to the flow rate control module 160, and the flow rate control module 160 can perform a digital conversion analogy of the flow rate control signal 141 sent by the processing unit 140, or a small signal to amplify the voltage/current action. The governor valve 125 controls the flow rate of the nozzle 122 out of the foam material. Wherein, the above-mentioned speed regulating valve 125 may be a pump or solenoid valve that can control the flow rate, or a combination of the two.

Please refer to FIG. 3 at the same time, which is a structural block diagram of the drawing device of the second embodiment of the present invention. The device of the present invention further includes a heater 170, an operation panel 180 and a wireless transmitter 190, which are electrically connected to the processing unit 140, respectively. The heater 170 is used to heat the milk foam material 123 in the chamber 121. The heater 170 may be a heat pipe so as to be disposed around the chamber 121, and the milk in the chamber 121 is indirectly heated. The bubble material 123 is heated. In addition, the heater 170 may also be a steam tube that can eject steam, and the chamber 121 can be filled with milk as the foam material 123, and the steam tube is directly inserted into the chamber 121 and contacts the milk surface. The use of the ejected steam converts the milk into a foamed material 123 having a foam.

The operation panel 180 includes a plurality of buttons 181 and a display 182 respectively disposed on the outer surface of the body 110. The plurality of buttons 181 are function buttons, such as a selection, start or stop button, and the display 182 is used to display a screen such as a selection screen, an execution screen or a completion screen, as shown in FIG. 1A.

The wireless transmitter 190 of this embodiment is configured to receive one or more sets of parameter data 131 from the outside. In a specific embodiment, the wireless transmitter 190 Connected to a portable electronic device 200 via a wireless communication protocol, such as a smart phone, a tablet or a notebook computer, to receive one or more sets of parameter data 131 in the portable electronic device 200, and each will be The group parameter data 131 are stored in the storage unit 130, wherein each group of parameter data 131 is used to generate different milk bubble drawing patterns 22. In addition, the portable electronic device 200 can download a plurality of sets of parameter data 131 provided by the operator from a server 300, such as a cloud service platform, and transmit the plurality of sets of parameter data 131 to the flower drawing device 100 through the wireless transmitter 190. To produce a plurality of milk foam drawing patterns 22. In another embodiment, the wireless transmitter 190 directly connects to the server 300 via a wireless communication protocol to receive one or more sets of parameter data 131 within the server 300. The wireless transmitter 190 can be a WiFi transmitter, a near field transmitter or a Bluetooth transmitter. The conventional communication technology can also replace the wireless transmission mode of the preferred embodiment by means of a wired transmission, such as USB, RS232, memory card, etc., and the parameter data 131 is transmitted from the portable electronic device 200 to the storage unit 130, but Should affect the scope of this patent.

Please refer to FIG. 4 at the same time, which is a schematic diagram of a milk foam drawing pattern generated by the mobile phone pulling device by the second embodiment of the present invention. In the same manner, the portable electronic device 200, such as a Gyroscope and an accelerometer built in a mobile phone or a tablet computer, can directly draw a pattern in the space. After the motion track and speed are recorded, the pattern is converted into a scale and the flow rate is adjusted by the application, and a set of parameter data 131 is generated and transmitted to the flower drawing device 100 to generate the same pattern. Milk foam drawing pattern 22.

Further, the user can use the selection button 181 on the main body 110 to select one of the parameter data 131 stored in the storage unit 130, and then the capacity of the base material 21 can be loaded. The cup 20 is placed on the tray 11. The substrate material 21 includes, but is not limited to, coffee, black tea, cocoa or milk tea, and the like.

Then, pressing the start button 181 on the body 110, the processing order The unit 140 transmits the control signal 141 according to the set of parameter data 131 to drive the motion control module 150 and the flow rate control module 160, so that the motion control module 150 can drive the nozzle 122 of the milk froth supply assembly 120 along the corresponding moving path. Moving, while controlling the flow rate of the nozzle 122 flowing out of the milk foam material 123 through the flow rate control module 160, the milk foam material 123 in the chamber 121 is slowly injected into the cup 20 containing the base material 21 to make the cup 20 It can produce a milk foam drawing pattern 22 that is vivid and beautiful like a hand-drawn flower and has a romantic feeling.

When the pull operation is completed, the processing unit 140 sends a control signal 141 to control the operation panel 180, and displays the completion screen on the display 182, and can also notify the user of the use with the light or sound.

The overall structure of the beverage machine 10 having the flower-drawing device disclosed in the third embodiment of the present invention is similar to that of the first and second embodiments of the present invention, and therefore the following is only for the details of the difference between the two.

Please refer to FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B at the same time, and FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the beverage machine of the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing the nozzle of the drawing device of the third embodiment of the present invention installed on the motion control module. The difference between the beverage machine 10 having the flower-drawing device and the flower-drawing device 100 disclosed in the above embodiment is that, in this embodiment, the flower-drawing device 100 of the first or second embodiment is installed in a drink. In the machine 10, a base material 21 and a milk foam pattern 22 are produced in a cup 20. The beverage machine 10 includes a body 110 and the above-described flower drawing device 100, wherein the body provides a base material, and the base material 21 is injected into the cup 20 with a base material nozzle 112.

Then, according to the usage mode described in the above embodiment, the selection button 181 selects a set of parameter data 131, and presses the start button 181 to drive the motion control module 150 and the flow rate control module 160 to make the nozzle 122 along the corresponding The moving path moves, and the speed regulating valve 125 is controlled to adjust the flow rate of the milk foam material 123 out of the nozzle 122, so that the milk foam material 123 in the chamber 121 is slowly injected into the cup 20 containing the base material 21 to make the volume The cup 20 can produce A milk foam drawing pattern 22 that is vivid and beautiful with a hand-drawn flower and has a romantic feel.

The base material nozzle 112 may be disposed on the same side or the other side of the nozzle 122, and is not limited to the position set by the embodiment, and may be correspondingly changed according to the use requirement.

It can be clearly seen from the description of the above embodiments of the present invention that the flower drawing device of the present invention and the beverage machine having the flower drawing device utilize the structural design of the biaxial moving path and the moving speed, and can automatically control the milk foam flow rate. The design can solve the problem of artificial pull flowers, which can be achieved by relying on professional skills, and the problems that ordinary people can't achieve, and the pattern of pull flowers produced by the pull printer are flatter and stiffer.

Compared with the prior art, the flower drawing device of the present invention and the drink machine with the flower drawing device not only utilize the automatic design of the pull flower action, but also replace the traditional hand pull flower, so that the average person can quickly produce the pull without professional skill. The floral pattern, as well as the embossed pattern produced by it, can also present a vivid and romantic feeling like a hand-drawing flower, which greatly enhances the visual enjoyment of sipping a drink and adds to the fun of life.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed as described above, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any person skilled in the art may, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the shapes, structures, and features described in the scope of the present application. And the quantity can be changed in a small amount, and therefore the scope of patent protection of this creation is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

20‧‧‧ 容杯

21‧‧‧Base material

22‧‧‧ milk foam pattern

100‧‧‧ pull flower device

110‧‧‧ body

11‧‧‧Tray

122‧‧‧Nozzles

123‧‧‧milk material

181‧‧‧ button

182‧‧‧ display

Claims (16)

A flower pulling device for generating a milk foam drawing pattern in a cup containing a base material, the flower pulling device comprising: a body having a tray on which the cup is placed; a milk foam a supply assembly disposed in the body, and the milk foam supply assembly includes a chamber for storing the foam material, a speed control valve, a feed line, a discharge line and a nozzle, the feed tube One end of the road is connected to the chamber, and the other end is connected to the inlet of the speed regulating valve, one end of the discharging line is connected to the outlet of the speed regulating valve, and the other end is connected to the nozzle, and the other end of the nozzle One end corresponds to the cup; a storage unit stores at least one set of parameter data, and the set of parameter data includes a flow rate of the foam material, a moving path of the nozzle, and a moving speed of the nozzle; and a processing unit electrically connected to the storage a unit, and transmitting a control signal according to the set of parameter data; a motion control module electrically connected to the processing unit, and driving the nozzle to move along the moving path according to the moving speed of the control signal; and a flow rate control mode Electrically connected to the processing unit, and controlling the speed regulating valve according to the control signal to adjust the flow rate of the milk foam material out of the nozzle, and simultaneously injecting the milk foam material into the cup to generate the milk on the surface of the base material Bubble flower pattern. The pull flower device of claim 1, wherein the motion control module package a first rail assembly and a second rail assembly, the second rail assembly is movably mounted on the first rail assembly, and the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly are mutually A vertical relationship, and the nozzle is disposed on the second rail assembly. The device of claim 1 further comprising a heater electrically connected to the processing unit for heating the foam material in the chamber. The embossing device of claim 1, further comprising an operation panel electrically connected to the processing unit, and the operation panel has a plurality of buttons and a display, respectively disposed on the body. The device of claim 1 further comprising a wireless transmitter electrically connected to the processing unit and receiving the set of parameter data from the outside. The device of claim 5, wherein the wireless transmitter is coupled to a portable electronic device via a wireless communication protocol to receive the set of parameter data from the portable electronic device. The device of claim 7, wherein the portable electronic device downloads the set of parameter data from a server and transmits the set of parameter data to the pull device through the wireless transmitter. The device of claim 5, wherein the wireless transmitter is coupled to a server via a wireless communication protocol to receive the set of parameter data from the server. A beverage machine for producing a base material in a cup and producing a milk foam pattern on the surface of the base material, the beverage machine comprising: a body having a tray on which the cup is placed, and the body is used to supply the base material and injected into the cup; and a pull device includes: a milk foam supply assembly disposed in the body And the milk foam supply assembly comprises a chamber for storing the foam material, a speed control valve, a feed line, a discharge line and a nozzle, and one end of the feed line is connected to the chamber And the other end is connected to the inlet of the speed regulating valve, one end of the discharging line is connected to the outlet of the speed regulating valve, and the other end is connected to the nozzle, and the other end of the nozzle corresponds to the base material The storage unit stores at least one set of parameter data, and the set of parameter data includes a flow rate of the foam material, a moving path of the nozzle, and a moving speed of the nozzle; a processing unit electrically connected to the storage unit, and Transmitting a control signal according to the set of parameter data; a motion control module electrically connected to the processing unit, and driving the nozzle to move along the moving path according to the moving speed of the control signal; and a flow rate control module, Connected to the processing unit, and control the speed regulating valve according to the control signal to adjust the flow rate of the milk foam material out of the nozzle, and simultaneously inject the foam material into the cup to generate the milk foam on the surface of the base material. Flower pattern. The beverage machine of claim 9, wherein the motion control module comprises a first slide rail assembly and a second slide rail assembly, the second slide rail assembly being movably mounted on the first slide rail And the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly are in a perpendicular relationship with each other, and the nozzle is disposed on the second rail assembly. The beverage machine of claim 9, further comprising a heater electrically connected to the processing unit for heating the foam material in the chamber. The beverage machine of claim 9, further comprising an operation panel electrically connected to the processing unit, wherein the operation panel has a plurality of buttons and a display, respectively disposed on the body. The beverage machine of claim 9, further comprising a wireless transmitter electrically connected to the processing unit and receiving the set of parameter data from the outside. The beverage machine of claim 13, wherein the wireless transmitter is coupled to a portable electronic device via a wireless communication protocol to receive the set of parameter data from the portable electronic device. The beverage machine of claim 14, wherein the portable electronic device downloads the set of parameter data from a server and transmits the set of parameter data to the beverage machine through the wireless transmitter. The beverage machine of claim 13, wherein the wireless transmitter is coupled to a server via a wireless communication protocol to receive the set of parameter data from the server.