JP2833457B2 - Coffee maker - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coffee maker for automatically drip coffee.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A coffee maker has been well known in which water contained in a water container is heated and boiled by an electric heater, and the boiling water is supplied to coffee powder on filter paper set in a server to drip. In this coffee maker, the water container is generally provided on a main body portion which is erected from one end of a server mounting portion on which the server is mounted. In a coffee maker of this type, a power switch for controlling the power supply to the electric heater (that is, ON / OFF) is generally provided on the outer wall of the main body and at a position below the water container.

[0003]

By the way, in this kind of coffee maker, the amount of water to be put into the water container is made to correspond to the amount of drip coffee, and it is attempted to drip coffee for many people. In some cases, the water container may be filled with too much water. Then, water overflowing from the upper edge of the water container may flow downward and wet the power switch. In such a case, a short circuit phenomenon may occur in the power switch, which may cause a failure.

In order to solve the above problems, an overflow opening is formed at the upper edge of the water container at a position opposite to the power switch, so that the overflow direction of water is limited to a certain direction. Has been proposed to prevent the power switch from getting wet with water, but the appearance of the opening is sudden and the appearance is poor, and the opening cannot be used actively when the remaining amount of the water container is processed. There is a defect.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is intended to specify a direction of overflow when an overflow occurs, to prevent the power switch from being wet, and to easily perform a remaining amount process. It is intended for.

[0006]

According to the present invention, as a means for solving the above problems, a coffee maker having a container body 1 having a water container 3 and a server 2 mounted on the container body 1 is provided. The power switch 16 is provided at a position below the water container 3 on the outer wall of the main body 1, and the opening edge 3a is provided at a position not vertically opposed to the power switch 16 at the opening edge 3a of the water container 3. A beak-shaped overflow port 17 which is notched so as to be lower than the upper end and protrudes outward is formed.

A lid 15 for covering the upper end opening of the water container 3 has a lid 18 for closing the opening of the overflow port 17.
May be integrally formed.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained by the above means.

That is, even if water is excessively poured into the water container 3, the water that is about to overflow overflows from the overflow port 17 before overflowing from the opening edge 3 a of the water container 3, and The power switch 16 is not wetted at the time of overflow from flowing out to a position where it does not face up and down (in other words, a distant position). Also, at the time of remaining amount processing, if the container body 1 is tilted toward the overflow port 17 side, the residual liquid can be easily discharged from the beak-shaped overflow port 17.

Further, when the lid 18 for covering the opening of the overflow port 17 is integrally formed with the lid 15 for covering the upper end opening of the water container 3, the external appearance is improved and the sealing performance is obtained. The lid 15 is also positioned by the engagement between the lid 18 and the opening of the overflow port 17.

[0011]

According to the present invention, in a coffee maker having a container body 1 having a water container 3 and a server 2 mounted on the container body 1, the water on the outer wall of the container body 1 A power switch 16 is provided below the container 3, and the opening edge 3 a of the water container 3 is not vertically opposed to the power switch 16 at the opening edge 3 a of the water container 3.
Since a beak-shaped overflow port 17 which is cut out so as to be lower than the upper end of a and protrudes outward is formed, even if water is excessively poured into the water container 3, it is likely to overflow. Before the water overflows from the overflow port 17 before overflowing from the opening edge 3a of the water container 3 and flows out to a position not vertically opposed to the power switch 16 (in other words, a position distant from the power switch 16), the power switch 16 There is no damp, so there is an excellent effect that safety is greatly improved.

The overflow port 17 is connected to the opening edge 3 of the water container 3.
Since the beak shape is cut out so as to be lower than the upper end of a and protrudes outward, if the body 1 is tilted toward the overflow port 17 side, the residual liquid is easily discharged from the overflow port 17. Therefore, there is also an excellent effect that the remaining amount processing can be easily and reliably performed with directionality.

Further, a cover 15 for covering the upper end opening of the water container 3 is provided with a cover 1 for closing the opening of the overflow port 17.
In the case where the cover 8 is integrally formed, the appearance and the sealing performance are improved, and the cover 15 can be positioned by the engagement between the cover 18 and the opening of the overflow port 17, so that the usability is good. Is obtained.

[0014]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The coffee maker of this embodiment comprises a substantially U-shaped container body 1 and a server 2 for accommodating drip coffee. The container body 1 places the server 2 thereon. A server mounting portion 1a, a water container supporting portion 1b that stands upright from one end of the server mounting portion 1a and supports a water container 3 having an open top, and the server from the upper end of the water container supporting portion 1b. An outlet holder 1c extending upwardly from the receiver 1a and having a hot water outlet 8 for discharging hot water obtained by heating water in the water container 3 toward the server 2; It is configured.

The server mounting section 1a has a server 2
Is provided on the heat-insulating plate.
The water container 3 is located below the heat retaining plate 4.
A heating unit 5 is provided for heating and boiling water supplied from the furnace. Reference numeral 6 denotes an electric heater for keeping heat.

The water container supporting portion 1b is provided with a hot water pipe 7 for guiding the hot water which is supplied from the water container 3 to the heating portion 5 and heated and boiled upward. The hot water pipe 7 is extended to the spout holding portion 1c, and its tip is a downward hot water spout 8. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the spout holding portion 1c has an egg shape when viewed from above, and has a shape that is easy for the user to grasp with fingers.

The server 2 includes a server body 9 made of heat-resistant glass, and a funnel-shaped strainer 10 that is detachable from an upper end opening of the server body 9. Reference numeral 11 denotes a cap of the strainer 10, and a sprinkling mechanism 12 for supplying hot water discharged from the hot water pouring port 8 to the strainer 10 in a sprinkling state is provided at a central portion thereof. Reference numeral 13 is a handle for a server, and 14 is a handle for a strainer.

Further, the opening of the water container 3 and the upper portion of the spout holding portion 1c are covered with a removable lid 15.

Further, a side wall of the water container support portion 1b.
A power switch (seesaw switch in the case of the present embodiment) 16 is provided below the water container 3 (that is, on the side wall continuous with the server mounting portion 1a). The power switch 16 controls power supply to an electric heater and the like.

The lower end of the opening 3a of the water container 3 is positioned lower than the upper end of the opening 3a of the water container 3 at the side opposite to the spout outlet holding portion (ie, at a position not vertically opposed to the power switch 16). A beak-shaped overflow port 17 that is cut out and protrudes outward is formed. Due to the presence of the overflow port 17, even if water is excessively poured into the water container 3, the water which is going to overflow is not filled with water.
Before overflowing from a, the water flows out of the overflow port 17. That is, the overflow port 17 serves to give direction to the overflowing water, and also acts as a discharge port at the time of remaining amount processing as described later.

The cover 15 is integrally formed with a cover 18 for closing the opening of the overflow port 17. With such a configuration, the appearance properties are improved and the airtightness is obtained, and the lid 15 can be positioned by engaging the lid 18 with the opening of the overflow port 17.

In the coffee maker of the present embodiment, the following operational effects can be obtained.

When making coffee using a coffee maker, first, coffee powder is put into a filter (not shown) set in a strainer 10 of the server 2, and a server mounting portion 1a of the main body 1 is placed. The server 3 is placed on the heat retaining plate 4. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2, the lid 15 is removed, and water for the number of persons is poured into the water container 3. At this time, in the case of a large number of people, too much water may be poured. However, in the coffee maker of the present embodiment, the overflowing water W is located at a position approximately 90 ° away from the power switch 16 (in other words, facing up and down). (Do not position)
, The overflow water does not wet the power switch 16. Therefore, occurrence of an accident such as a short circuit due to water wetting can be prevented.

When the remaining water in the water container 3 is discarded
(In other words, at the time of remaining amount processing), the spout holding unit 1
If the main body 1 is tilted toward the overflow port 17 with the c, the residual liquid can be easily discharged from the beak-shaped overflow port 17, and in this case, there is no danger of damaging the power switch 16.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that the design can be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical side view of a coffee maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view showing an overflow state of a coffee maker according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the coffee maker according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a coffee maker according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a body main body, 1a is a server mounting portion, 1b is a water container support portion, 1c is a spout holding portion, 2 is a server, 3 is a water container,
8 is a hot water outlet, 15 is a lid, 16 is a power switch, 1
7 is an overflow port and 18 is a lid.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A coffee maker comprising a container body (1) having a water container (3) and a server (2) mounted on the container body (1), wherein the container body (1) has a water container (3). A power switch (16) is provided at a position below the water container (3) on the outer wall of the water container (3), and at a position not vertically opposed to the power switch (16) at the opening edge (3a) of the water container (3). And a beak-shaped overflow port (17) cut out so as to be lower than the upper end of the opening edge (3a) and protruding outward. 2. A lid (15) for covering an upper end opening of the water container (3), a lid for closing an opening of the overflow port (17).
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein (18) is formed integrally.
The described coffee maker.