TWM606805U - Flip top capsule coffee machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a clamshell type capsule coffee machine, which includes a body, and the body includes a capsule containing groove arranged on the upper surface of the body; an upper cover movably pivotally connected to the upper surface of the body, the upper cover includes A pivot end pivotally fixed to the main body, a free end opposite to the pivot end; and a slit film structure provided between the pivot end and the free end, the slit film structure When the upper cover is closed on the upper surface of the main body, the film cutting structure is aligned with the capsule receiving groove and includes a blade holder, a plurality of water outlet holes provided on the blade holder, and a plurality of film cutting blades, And the film cutting blade is correspondingly arranged in the water outlet direction of the water outlet hole to guide the water flow.

Description

Clamshell capsule coffee machine

This creation relates to the field of coffee machines, in particular to a clamshell type capsule coffee machine with an automatic lid and a piercing structure.

At present, most of the capsule coffee machines on the market use the following steps when the user uses: 1. Manually open the upper cover, 2. Put in the capsule coffee, 3. Manually close the upper cover, 4. Touch the function button to extract Coffee; 5. After the extraction is completed, manually open the upper cover, take out the coffee capsule and discard it. 6. Close the upper cover manually. It can be seen that the user needs to complete 6 steps to extract coffee once, among which the upper cover needs to be manually lifted 4 times, and a certain amount of force is required during the lifting, which makes it inconvenient and inconvenient to use.

Moreover, the two ends of the capsule accommodating groove of the capsule coffee machine are respectively provided with piercing structures, and after the piercing structure provided at the upper end of the capsule coffee accommodating groove pierces the capsule coffee film, the hot water pipe enters through the pierced capsule coffee film In the capsule coffee, the direction of the water flow in the hot water pipe is vertical and downward, resulting in a concentrated impact on the local coffee particles, causing the problem of excessive extraction of local coffee particles.

It can be seen that it is especially important to design a capsule coffee machine that is easy to use and makes the coffee more uniformly extracted.

The purpose of this creation is to overcome the above technical shortcomings and provide a clamshell type capsule coffee machine.

In order to achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides a clamshell type capsule coffee machine, which includes a body, and the body includes a capsule receiving groove provided on the upper surface of the body; an upper cover movably pivotally connected to the upper surface of the body , The upper cover includes a pivot end pivotally connected to the body, a free end opposite to the pivot end, and a film cutting structure provided between the pivot end and the free end, the When the upper cover is closed on the upper surface of the main body, the film cutting structure is aligned with the capsule containing groove and includes a blade holder, a plurality of water outlet holes provided on the blade holder, and a plurality of The film cutting blade, and the film cutting blade is correspondingly arranged in the water outlet direction of the water outlet to guide the water flow; an actuating mechanism connected between the pivot end and the body, and the other is arranged at the An image sensing lens at the free end, the image sensing lens is exposed at the free end and faces the opening of the capsule accommodating groove when the upper cover moves to an angle range; and a control device, wherein the control device It is electrically connected with the actuation mechanism and the image sensing lens, and includes an image processing unit that receives image data and performs image recognition, and a microprocessor that confirms the data and activates the actuation mechanism.

In this creation, a pallet is provided at the bottom of the capsule containing groove, and an accommodating space is formed inside the pallet, and a first elastic element that contacts the pallet and pushes the pallet upwards , The pallet is provided with a guide hole and a coffee conduit vertically arranged below the guide hole, wherein the upper end of the coffee conduit is provided with a piercing surface, the piercing surface is close to the bottom of the guide hole and When the pallet is pressed down by gravity, the piercing surface passes through the guide hole and enters the accommodating space.

In this creation, the actuation mechanism includes a servo motor fixed on the upper surface of the body and connected with the microprocessor, a drive gear connected with the servo motor shaft, and a drive gear meshed with the drive gear The driven gear and a fixed shaft penetrating the shaft center of the driven gear, and both ends of the fixed shaft are connected with the upper cover.

In this creation, the film cutting structure includes a ring-shaped top ring, and a plurality of elastic elements arranged around the inner surface of the top ring; wherein the top ring is disposed on the periphery of the blade holder and is Concentrically arranged, the surface of the top ring protrudes from the surface of the blade holder.

In this creation, the film cutting blade and the water outlet hole are both in a triangle shape, and one side of the film cutting blade is correspondingly connected to one side of the water outlet hole. An inclination angle is formed between the holes, and the inclination directions of the inclination angles are the same, which are all 45 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less, and an included angle of the film cutting blade faces the direction of the capsule containing groove.

In this creation, the film cutting structure includes a plurality of hot water pipes corresponding to the water outlet hole, and the end of the hot water pipe is exposed to the surface of the blade holder through the water outlet hole, and the film cutting blade blocks Part of the hot water pipe outlet direction to guide water flow.

In this creation, the lens of the image sensing lens is inclined to the surface connected with the upper cover, and the range of a first inclination angle formed by the upper cover movable through the upper cover and the surface of the capsule containing groove is more than 51 degrees, 61 When the distance between the free end and the surface of the capsule accommodating groove is between 128 mm and 150 mm as the first inclination angle changes, the image sensing lens faces the capsule accommodating Slot opening.

In this creation, the control device includes a storage memory for storing the recognized images, a water meter unit for calculating the water injection amount, and a timing unit for calculating the waiting time.

In this creation, the pivot end includes two fixed brackets respectively provided at both ends of the fixed shaft, and the fixed bracket has an L-shaped structure, and the long side end of the fixed bracket is fixed on the fixed shaft , The short side of the fixing bracket is fixed on the upper cover; the driving gear is driven by the counterclockwise rotation or the clockwise rotation of the servo motor shaft, and then the driven gear is driven by the driving gear to make the The fixing bracket drives the upper cover to automatically open or cover the capsule containing groove.

In order to explain in detail the technical content, structural features, achieved goals and effects of this creation, the following examples are given with examples and detailed descriptions in conjunction with the drawings.

Please refer to the first and second figures. This creation discloses a clamshell-type capsule coffee machine 100, which includes a body 10, and the body 10 includes a capsule receiving groove 11 disposed on the upper surface of the body 10, and a The upper cover 20 is pivotally connected to the upper surface of the main body. Wherein, the main body 10 includes a cup holder 12 disposed opposite to the capsule containing groove 11, and a first containing space 13 disposed between the bottom of the capsule containing groove 11 and the upper surface of the cup holder 12. , And the first accommodating space 13 is recessed from the front end of the main body 10 toward the rear end of the main body 10 so that the front end of the main body 10 has a U-shaped structure. For convenience of description, in this specification, the front end of the main body 10 is the end close to the user. The opening of the first accommodating space 13 faces the user and the two parallel sides of the first accommodating space 13 are parallel to the upper and lower surfaces of the main body 10, and the capsule accommodating groove 11 and the cup holder 12 are respectively It is arranged on two parallel sides of the first accommodating space 13, and the first accommodating space 13 is used to accommodate a coffee cup 50 on the cup holder 12. The upper cover 20 includes a pivot end 20a pivotally fixed to the body, a free end 20b opposite to the pivot end 20a, and a cut between the pivot end 20a and the free end 20b.膜结构21。 Membrane structure 21.

Please refer to the second, fifth to seventh pictures, which can slow down the impact of the hot water flow, so that the water flow is more evenly distributed on the surface of the coffee particles, so that the coffee is extracted efficiently and evenly. In this preferred embodiment, when the upper cover 20 is closed on the upper surface of the main body 10, the film cutting structure 21 is aligned with the capsule receiving groove 11 and includes a blade holder 22, a plurality of which are arranged at The water outlet hole 21a on the blade holder 21 and a plurality of film cutting blades 24, and the film cutting blade 22 is correspondingly arranged in the water outlet direction of the water outlet hole 21a to guide water flow. Specifically, the film slitting structure 21 includes a ring-shaped top ring 25, a plurality of elastic elements 26 arranged around the inner surface of the top ring 25, and a plurality of hot water pipes 23 corresponding to the water outlet holes 21a. Wherein, the top ring 25 is provided on the periphery of the blade holder 22 and arranged in concentric circles, and the surface of the top ring 25 protrudes from the surface of the blade holder 22. The film cutting blade 24 and the water outlet hole 21a are both triangular, and one side of the film cutting blade 24 is correspondingly connected to one side of the water outlet hole 21a, and the film cutting blade 24 is connected to the water outlet hole 21a. An inclination angle β is formed between the holes 21a, and the inclination directions of the inclination angle β are the same, both of which are 45 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less. An included angle of the film cutting blade 24 faces the direction of the capsule containing groove 11. The bottom of the capsule containing groove is provided with a pallet 11a, an accommodating space 11b is formed inside the pallet 11a for accommodating a capsule coffee 60, and a pallet 11a is in contact with the pallet 11a and upwards the pallet 11a. The first elastic element 11c against the top, the pallet 11a is provided with a guide hole 11d, and a coffee pipe 11e vertically arranged below the guide hole 11d, wherein the upper end of the coffee pipe 11e is provided with a piercing surface 11f, The piercing surface 11f is close to the bottom of the guide hole 11d, and when the pallet 11a is pressed down by the weight of the coffee capsule 60, the piercing surface 11f passes through the guide hole 11d into the accommodation In space 11b.

Please refer to the second and fifth figures, when the upper cover 20 covers the opening of the capsule containing groove 11, the top ring 25 first abuts against the outer film on the upper surface of the coffee capsule 60, so that the capsule The coffee 60 is pressed and fixed in the accommodating space 11b, and the top ring 25 is compressed by the elastic element 26 so that the surface of the top ring 25 is flush with the surface of the blade holder 22, so that the cutting film The blade 24 cuts the outer membrane of the capsule coffee 60, and the water flow part of the hot water pipe 23 is obliquely designed by the film cutting blade 24 to block part of the hole of the hot water pipe 23 to guide the water flow. At the same time, when the coffee capsule 60 is pressed and fixed in the accommodating space 11b, under the action of a pushing force, the pallet 11a is pressed downward in the A direction, thereby compressing the first elastic element 11c, and making the piercing surface 11f passes through the guide hole 11c, enters the accommodating space 11b, pierces the bottom of the coffee capsule 60, and causes the coffee conduit 11e to guide the coffee to flow into the coffee cup 50.

Please refer to the third figure again. When the upper cover 20 leaves the opening of the capsule containing groove 11, the first elastic element 11c moves the coffee capsule 60 in the opposite direction of A under the elastic reaction force to make the capsule The top of the coffee 60 is exposed from the opening of the capsule containing groove 11, which is convenient for the user to take and discard.

Please refer to the third to fifth and eighth figures, in order to further improve the convenience and speed of the clamshell capsule coffee machine 100, and make the clamshell capsule coffee machine 100 more intelligent, Furthermore, the competitive function of the clamshell type capsule coffee machine 100 is improved. In this preferred embodiment, the clamshell type capsule coffee machine 100 includes an actuating mechanism 30 connected between the pivot end 20a and the body 10, and an actuating mechanism 30 is provided at the free end. The image sensing lens 46 of 20b, and a control device 40 electrically connected to the actuating mechanism 30 and the image sensing lens 46. Wherein, the control device 40 also includes an image processing unit 41 that receives image data and performs image recognition, a storage memory 42 that stores the recognized image, a confirmation data and a microprocessor 43 that activates the upper cover, and A water metering unit 44 for calculating the amount of water injection, and a timing unit 45 for calculating the waiting time. The actuating mechanism 30 includes a servo motor 31 fixed on the upper surface of the main body 10 and connected to the microprocessor, a driving gear 32 connected to the shaft of the servo motor 31, and a driving gear 32 connected to the driving gear 32 The engaged driven gear 33, a fixed shaft 34 penetrating the axis of the driven gear 33, and two fixed brackets 35 respectively arranged at both ends of the fixed shaft 34, and the fixed brackets 35 are in an L-shaped structure, The end of the long side of the fixed bracket 35 is fixed on the fixed shaft 34, and the short side of the fixed bracket 35 is fixed on the upper cover 20; through the counterclockwise rotation or clockwise rotation of the shaft of the servo motor 31 The driving gear 32 is driven by the driving gear 32, and the driven gear 33 is driven by the driving gear 32, so that the fixing bracket 35 drives the upper cover 20 to automatically open or cover the capsule containing groove 11.

The image sensing lens 46 is exposed at the free end 20b and faces the opening of the capsule receiving groove 11 when the upper cover 20 moves to an angle range. Specifically, the lens of the image sensing lens 40 is inclined on the surface connected to the upper cover 20, and a first inclination angle α formed by the upper cover 20 and the surface of the capsule containing groove 11 is in the range of 51 degrees. Above, when 61 degrees or less, and with the change of the first inclination angle α, the distance between the free end 20b and the surface of the capsule containing groove 11 is between 128 mm and 150 mm, the image sensing The lens 46 faces the opening of the capsule containing groove 11.

Specifically, when the user extracts coffee, first turn on the power of the clamshell type capsule coffee machine 100, the upper cover 20 automatically rotates clockwise through the servo motor 31 to cause the free end 20b to leave the capsule accommodation The upper surface of the groove 11. Then, the user places the coffee capsule 60 in the capsule receiving groove 11 and touches a start button (not shown in the figure) connected to the control device 40 in a circuit. The subsequent control steps include: the microprocessor 43 drives the servo motor 31 to automatically rotate counterclockwise, and the free end 20b gradually approaches the upper surface of the capsule receiving groove 11 and covers the capsule receiving groove 11 . At the same time, by rotating the upper cover 20 to within the range of the first inclination angle α, the image sensing lens 46 is directed toward the capsule receiving groove 11 and captures two portions of the outer film on the upper surface of the capsule coffee 60 QR code. Then the image data is recognized through the image processing unit 41, and then the result of the image recognition is compared with the data pre-stored in the storage memory 42 through the microprocessor 43 to obtain coffee brewing Process. Then, the water metering unit 44 injects the corresponding amount of hot water according to the pre-stored coffee brewing process, and at the same time, the timing unit 45 waits for the estimated time according to the pre-stored coffee brewing process. When the preset brewing process is completed, the microprocessor 43 drives the servo motor 31 to a clockwise rotation shaft again to cause the upper cover 20 to leave the capsule containing groove 11. Then the user can discard the used capsule coffee 60, and finally turn off the power of the clamshell capsule coffee machine 100, the servo motor 31 will rotate counterclockwise again to cause the free end 20b to close. The capsule containing tank 11. Wherein, during the rotation of the upper cover 20, in addition to the capsule coffee 60 captured by the image sensing lens 46, if there are other foreign objects around the capsule containing groove 11, the upper cover 20 will Automatically stop operation until the foreign matter is removed, and then restart the machine before re-operation.

100: Clamshell capsule coffee machine 10: body 11: Capsule holding slot 11a: Pallet 11b: accommodation space 11c: the first elastic element 11d: pilot hole 11e: Coffee tube 11f: Piercing surface 12: Cup holder 13: The first housing space 20: Upper cover 20a: Pivot end 20b: free end 21: Cut film structure 22: Blade holder 22a: water outlet 23: Hot water pipe 24: Film cutting blade 25: top ring 26: Elastic element 30: Actuation mechanism 31: Servo motor 32: drive gear 33: driven gear 34: fixed shaft 35: fixed bracket 40: control device 41: image processing unit 42: storage memory 43: Microprocessor 44: Water meter unit 45: timing unit 46: Image sensing lens 50: coffee cup 60: Capsule coffee

[The first picture] is a three-dimensional view of this creative clamshell coffee machine; [The second picture] is the cross-sectional view of the clamshell coffee machine along the line A-A in the first picture; [The third picture] is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the upper surface of the clamshell coffee machine; [Fourth Picture] is a three-dimensional view of the pivot part of the clamshell coffee machine; [Fifth Picture] is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the hinge cover of the clamshell-type capsule coffee machine and the capsule containing groove; [Picture 6] is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the membrane structure part of the clamshell coffee machine; [Picture 7] is a three-dimensional view of the upper cover of this creative clamshell coffee machine; [The eighth picture] is a schematic diagram of the control device of this creative clamshell coffee machine.

100: Clamshell capsule coffee machine

10: body

11: Capsule holding slot

11a: Pallet

11c: the first elastic element

11d: pilot hole

11e: Coffee tube

11f: Piercing surface

12: Cup holder

13: The first housing space

20: Upper cover

20a: Pivot end

20b: free end

21: Cut film structure

26: Elastic element

30: Actuation mechanism

35: fixed bracket

46: Image sensing lens

50: coffee cup

60: Capsule coffee

Claims (9)

A clamshell type capsule coffee machine includes a main body, and the main body includes a capsule containing groove arranged on the upper surface of the main body; an upper cover movably pivotally connected to the upper surface of the main body, the upper cover including a The main body is pivotally connected to a fixed pivot end, a free end opposite to the pivot end; a slit film structure provided between the pivot end and the free end, and the slit film structure is on the upper cover When combined on the upper surface of the body, the film cutting structure is aligned with the capsule containing groove and includes a blade holder, a plurality of water outlet holes provided on the blade holder, and a plurality of film cutting blades, and the cutting The film blade is correspondingly arranged in the direction of the water outlet hole to guide the water flow; an actuating mechanism connected between the pivot end and the body, an image sensing lens arranged at the free end, so The image sensing lens is exposed at the free end and faces the opening of the capsule receiving groove when the upper cover moves to an angle range; and a control device, wherein the control device and the actuating mechanism and the The image sensing lens is telecommunications connected, and includes an image processing unit that receives image data and performs image recognition, and a microprocessor that confirms the data and activates the actuation mechanism. The clamshell type capsule coffee machine according to claim 1, wherein a pallet is provided at the bottom of the capsule accommodating groove, and an accommodating space is formed inside the pallet, and a pallet is in contact with the pallet and The pallet is provided with a guide hole and a coffee conduit vertically arranged below the guide hole, wherein the upper end of the coffee conduit is provided with a piercing surface, and the piercing surface It is close to the bottom of the guide hole, and when the pallet is pressed by gravity, the piercing surface passes through the guide hole and enters the accommodating space. The clamshell type capsule coffee machine according to claim 1, wherein the actuating mechanism includes a servo motor fixed on the upper surface of the body and connected with the microprocessor, and a servo motor connected with a shaft of the servo motor A driving gear, a driven gear meshing with the driving gear, and a fixed shaft penetrating the shaft center of the driven gear, and both ends of the fixed shaft are connected with the upper cover. The clamshell type capsule coffee machine according to claim 1, wherein the film-cutting structure includes a ring-shaped top ring, and a plurality of elastic elements arranged around the inner surface of the top ring; wherein the top ring It is arranged on the periphery of the blade holder and arranged in concentric circles, and the surface of the top ring protrudes from the surface of the blade holder. The clamshell type capsule coffee machine according to claim 1, wherein the film cutting blade and the water outlet hole are both triangular, and one side of the film cutting blade is correspondingly connected to one side of the water outlet hole , An inclination angle is formed between the film cutting blade and the water outlet hole, and the inclination direction of the inclination angle is the same, both of which are 45 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less, and an included angle of the film cutting blade faces the The direction of the capsule holding groove. The clamshell type capsule coffee machine according to claim 1, wherein the film cutting structure includes a plurality of hot water pipes corresponding to the water outlet holes, and the end of the hot water pipe is exposed to the blade through the water outlet holes On the surface of the frame, the film cutting blade blocks part of the water outlet direction of the hot water pipe to guide the water flow. The clamshell type capsule coffee machine according to claim 1, wherein the lens of the image sensing lens is inclined on the surface connected with the upper cover, and a second lens formed by moving through the upper cover and forming with the surface of the capsule receiving groove When an inclination angle range is above 51 degrees and below 61 degrees, and the distance between the free end and the surface of the capsule containing groove is between 128 mm and 150 mm as the first inclination angle changes, The image sensing lens faces the opening of the capsule containing groove. The clamshell type capsule coffee machine according to claim 1, wherein the control device includes a storage memory for storing the recognized image, a water metering unit for calculating the amount of water, and a timing unit for calculating the waiting time. The clamshell type capsule coffee machine according to claim 3, wherein the pivot end includes two fixing brackets respectively provided at both ends of the fixing shaft, and the fixing bracket is an L-shaped structure. The end of the long side is fixed on the fixed shaft, and the short side of the fixed bracket is fixed on the upper cover; the drive gear is driven by the counterclockwise rotation or clockwise rotation of the servo motor shaft, and then the drive gear is driven by the drive The gear drives the driven gear, so that the fixed bracket drives the upper cover to automatically open or cover the capsule containing groove.

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