WO2017093015A1 - Dispositif et procédé de production d'une boisson infusée - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé de production d'une boisson infusée Download PDF

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WO2017093015A1
WO2017093015A1 PCT/EP2016/077768 EP2016077768W WO2017093015A1 WO 2017093015 A1 WO2017093015 A1 WO 2017093015A1 EP 2016077768 W EP2016077768 W EP 2016077768W WO 2017093015 A1 WO2017093015 A1 WO 2017093015A1
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filter vessel
water supply
brewing
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Steffen Weinreich
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Melitta Europa Gmbh & Co. Kg
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
    • A47J31/4403—Constructional details
    • A47J31/4475—Hot water outlets for drip coffee makers
    • A47J31/4478—Spreader plates
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/04—Coffee-making apparatus with rising pipes
    • A47J31/057—Coffee-making apparatus with rising pipes with water container separated from beverage container, the hot water passing the filter only once i.e. classical type of drip coffee makers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/06—Filters or strainers for coffee or tea makers ; Holders therefor
    • A47J31/0621—Filters or strainers for coffee or tea makers ; Holders therefor with means for varying the infusion outflow velocity, e.g. for brewing smaller quantities
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
    • A47J31/46—Dispensing spouts, pumps, drain valves or like liquid transporting devices
    • A47J31/469—Details of hydraulic circuits
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
    • A47J31/52—Alarm-clock-controlled mechanisms for coffee- or tea-making apparatus ; Timers for coffee- or tea-making apparatus; Electronic control devices for coffee- or tea-making apparatus

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  • the present invention relates to a device for producing a brewing beverage, in particular coffee, comprising a filter vessel and a water supply line arranged above the filter vessel, which has at least one central opening and at least one lateral opening arranged offset to a central region of the filter vessel. Res valve is provided, by means of which the water supply via the at least one central opening or the at least one lateral opening is controllable, and a method for producing a brewing beverage.
  • No. 4,920,869 discloses a coffee machine which has a water feed line above a filter vessel.
  • the water supply line comprises a central opening, which can be closed by a valve, and a plurality of annularly arranged lateral openings.
  • coffee flour which is located in a filter within the filter vessel, are completely flowed through.
  • the central opening is closed, and a bimetallic element is opened only after a certain period of time, the central opening for the water flow. This rigid control does not allow individual adjustment of the brewing strength, and it is not possible to control the water supply depending on the brewing amount.
  • a device for producing a Brühgetränkes in which above a filter vessel, a water distributor is provided which has a flow opening in the center above the filter vessel, wherein further flow openings are arranged on a circumferential line, which is approximately the peripheral contour of a Projection surface of the filter vessel interior corresponds.
  • DE 20 2014 1 04 028 U1 discloses a beverage machine with a brewing chamber and an inlet for dispensing liquid into the brewing chamber.
  • the inlet has a liquid distributor for the selective fluid connection of the
  • Liquid inlet with a first outlet opening or second outlet openings, which is switchable via an actuator. This allows the user to change the strength or taste of the brewed beverage by switching the liquid distributor. A flexible control of the water supply in terms of the amount of water is not provided.
  • the wetting of the coffee powder should automatically after
  • Brewing to brew variable parameters such as brewing quantity and brew strength.
  • a water supply line has at least one central opening and at least one offset to a central region of the filter vessel side opening, wherein at least one switchable valve is provided, by means of which the water supply via the at least one central opening or the at least one lateral opening is controllable, and depending on the filling amount of the filter vessel and the set strength of the brewing beverage, the water supply via the at least one switchable valve is controllable.
  • a control is provided, at which the filling amount of the filter tergefäßes, the volume of the brewing beverage and the coffee strength is adjustable.
  • the filling quantity of the filter vessel can be done manually via a selector switch or automatically via a balance or another sensor.
  • the user can adjust the volume of the brewing beverage so that the controller receives information as to what filling amount is present in the filter vessel.
  • the controller also preferably adjusts the strength of the brewing beverage, optionally with one, two or more brewing strengths, such as normal, mild, strong. Even a finer gradation is possible.
  • a device for automatically filling the filter vessel is provided with the right amount of coffee powder according to pre-set amount of beverage and coffee strength.
  • the filter can be automatically filled with the appropriate amount of coffee powder even after manual adjustment of the brewing quantity and brewing strength. This can be done by a mill or an alternative metering device. Then the user can also adjust the amount of beverage and then take the control of the openings for the water supply.
  • the water supply to the filter vessel can be controlled automatically via the program via the program. It is possible that at the beginning of the brewing process, water is first introduced only via the central opening and only later the at least one lateral opening is used for brewing. During the brewing process, the water supply can thus be varied.
  • the amount of water supplied is controllable via the controller. Then the user can fill the water tank as desired, and then only use the amount of water for the brewing process that is required for the production. ment of the optimal brewing beverage is needed. The remaining amount of water can remain in the tank.
  • the switchable valve is preferably connected via a first line to the at least one central opening and via a second line to the at least one lateral opening. This can be done via the separate inlet a corresponding control of the water supply.
  • central opening is intended to denote the opening or openings which are arranged above a central region of the filter vessel, which is located above a tip of the downwardly usually tapered filter vessel.
  • the coffee grounds In the central region, the coffee grounds have the greatest height seen in the vertical direction, wherein the central region may have, for example, a width or a diameter of 0.5 to 2 cm.
  • the at least one lateral opening is no longer located above the central area, but over a region of the side walls of the filter vessel at which the vertical height of the ground coffee is lower than in the central area.
  • This lateral opening or the lateral openings can be arranged on a circular path or an oval, as shown in DE 201 14 328.
  • a sensor may be provided by means of which the filling in the filter vessel can be detected. By means of the sensor and the set brewing strength, the water can thus be drawn automatically in order to obtain the optimum brewing result. Conversely, the filled amount of water can be detected by a sensor to give the user feedback when the optimum amount of ground coffee was poured into the filter vessel. Corresponding signals can be optical or acoustic.
  • illuminants for visualizing the water supply are provided on the water line in the region of the at least one central opening and the at least one lateral opening.
  • Such bulbs can be formed for example by small LEDs that signal the user where water is currently being introduced into the filter vessel.
  • a water supply line is controlled with at least one central opening and at least one lateral opening via at least one switchable valve, wherein the control of the water supply takes place depending on the filling of the filter vessel and the set strength of the brewing beverage.
  • the water supply can be controlled automatically via a program, the program depending on the
  • the supply of the filling amount of the powder can be done automatically by a mill by the right amount of powder is ground, so that no additional detection of the amount must be done via a balance.
  • the user can also set the desired amount of beverage and the running wetting program is based on this setting, not on a detection of the level of coffee powder.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view of a device according to the invention for
  • a device 1 for producing a brewed beverage comprises a filter vessel 2, in which a filter paper insert with ground coffee 3 is arranged. It is also possible, instead of the filter paper insert to use other filters for the production of the brewing beverage.
  • the filter vessel 2 is tapered downwards and has an upwardly open, essentially circular receptacle in the upper area.
  • the tip 7 to be seen in the schematic drawing can be formed as an oblong edge on which a discharge opening for the brewing beverage is provided in a middle region.
  • a water supply line 4 is provided, which has at least one central opening 5, wherein in the drawing two openings 5 are shown. Both openings 5 are located substantially above the tip 7 of the filter vessel, ie in a central central area.
  • lateral openings 6, Adjacent to the at least one central opening 5 are lateral openings 6, which may be arranged on an annular or oval path and are positioned above side walls 8 of the filter vessel 2.
  • the vertical height of the ground coffee below the side openings 6 is less than the vertical height of the ground coffee in the area of the central opening 5.
  • a switchable valve 1 1 is provided, wherein the valve 1 1 via a first line 9 with the central openings 5 and a second line 1 0 with the lateral Openings 6 is connected.
  • the switchable valve 1 1 is supplied by a line 12 which is connected to a heater 13.
  • the heater 1 3 is in turn connected via a line 14 to a pump 15 which is fed via a line 1 6 of a water tank 1 7. If the water tank 1 7 is in sufficient height, can be dispensed with the pump 1 5, so that water can get directly to the heater, as shown by the line shown in dashed lines 1 8.
  • the switchable valve 1 1 is connected via a control line 1 9 with a controller 20 which is coupled to at least one switch 21 for adjusting the amount of brewing and / or the coffee strength.
  • a controller 20 which is coupled to at least one switch 21 for adjusting the amount of brewing and / or the coffee strength.
  • both the amount of brewing and the brewing strength can be adjusted via two different switches, which are connected to the controller 20.
  • the user sets which amount of brewing beverage he would like to produce, and then to fill the filter paper insert or the filter in the filter vessel 2 respectively with ground coffee or other extraction material.
  • the controller 20 can now control the switchable valve 11 so that the water is supplied via the at least one central opening 5 and / or the at least one lateral opening 6, the use of the lateral openings 6 causes the brewed beverage tends to be weaker, while the priority use of the central opening 5 produces a larger brewing strength.
  • this is also dependent on the amount of brew, as a Filling degree of the conical filter paper insert with a small brewing amount, such as one or two cups, designed differently than a larger brewing amount of 9 or 1 0 cups.
  • the controller 20 can take into account not only the brewing strength but also the filling quantity in the filter vessel 2 during the brewing process.
  • the controller 20 may have one or more automatically running programs so that the user no longer intervenes in the brewing process.
  • the supply of hot water through the openings 5 and 6 can be visualized by lighting means, such as small LEDs, are provided in the region of the water supply line 4, which shine as soon as hot water flows through the respective openings.
  • the reference amount of hot water is automatically controlled by the controller 20.
  • a fully filled water tank 1 7 can thus be emptied only as far as it is necessary for optimal brewing.
  • a sensor may also be provided in order to detect the charged amount of extraction material in the filter vessel 2.
  • the controller 20 can receive the information as to which amount of brewing is to be generated even without a selector switch.
  • a different mode can be driven.
  • a pre-brewing can take place in that initially only the at least one central opening 5 is supplied with hot water.
  • wetting of the entire filter vessel can then take place by introducing water via the lateral openings 6 and the central opening, while in a final phase only wetting through the lateral openings 6 takes place.
  • Other control programs are of course possible.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif (1), destiné à produire une boisson infusée, en particulier du café, qui comprend un récipient de filtration (2) et un conduit d'alimentation en eau (4) disposé au-dessus du récipient de filtration (2) et comportant au moins un orifice central (5) et au moins un orifice latéral (6) décalé par rapport à une zone centrale du récipient de filtration (2). Au moins une soupape commutable (11) est prévue au moyen de laquelle le conduit d'alimentation en eau (4) peut être commandé par le biais de l'au moins un orifice central (5) ou de l'au moins un orifice latéral (6). Le conduit d'alimentation en eau (4) peut être commandé par le biais de l'au moins une soupape commutable (11) en fonction du volume de remplissage du récipient de filtration (2) et de l'intensité réglée de la boisson infusée. En outre, l'invention concerne un procédé de préparation d'une boisson infusée.
PCT/EP2016/077768 2015-12-03 2016-11-15 Dispositif et procédé de production d'une boisson infusée WO2017093015A1 (fr)

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