JP5075367B2 - Beverage extractor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage extractor, and more particularly to a beverage extractor having an improved main body structure.

  Conventionally, in a coffee maker that introduces hot water into a beverage extraction container containing coffee powder, extracts coffee, receives the extracted coffee with a coffee receiver, and keeps the receiver with heat from the heating unit, this kind, The temperature of the extracted coffee is as high as about 80 to 90 ° C. in the coffee maker, and a heat-resistant glass receiver is used as the receiver.

As disclosed in Patent Document 1, this type of coffee maker heats a coffee receiver for storing coffee to keep it warm. However, the coffee receiver is made of heat-resistant glass, and the outer periphery thereof is more than half or substantially omitted. The whole is exposed from the main body, and there is a problem that the coffee stored in the coffee receiver is easily cooled.
JP-A-6-72529

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a beverage extractor that has good heat retention of the extracted beverage.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the beverage extractor according to the present invention supplies beverage extraction hot water generated by heating water in the aquarium to a beverage extraction container containing beverage ingredients, and extracts the beverage. In a beverage extractor that heats a beverage receiver placed on a heat retaining plate heated by a heater and stores the extracted beverage from the bottom to keep the beverage warm, the body of the beverage extractor and the beverage receiver are cylindrically shaped. A container inlet / outlet for mounting / removing the beverage receiver on / from the heat retaining plate on one side of the main body, the center of the heat retaining plate being biased toward the container inlet / outlet side with respect to the center of the main body, An arc portion surrounding more than half of the outer periphery of the beverage receiver of the main body reaches the container entrance and exit, and the arc portion is a double wall in which a heat insulating space is formed, and the beverage receiver placed on the heat insulating plate is placed. Part of the outer peripheral surface of the container is the main body Characterized by comprising a substantially continuous form on the outer circumference.

  According to the beverage extractor according to the present invention, an object of the present invention is to provide a beverage extractor with good heat retention of the extracted beverage.

  A beverage extractor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a beverage extractor according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the beverage extractor of FIG. 1 with the body lid removed, and FIG. 3 is a bottom plate of the beverage extractor of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a part of the hot water supply portion structure of the beverage extractor in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing its operating state, and FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the -A line.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the beverage extractor 1 according to the first embodiment is suitable for extracting coffee, tea, tea, etc., and is roughly divided into a perfect circle for hot water supply and heat insulation. The structure provided with the cylindrical main body 2, the drink extraction part 3 provided in the upper part of this main body 2, and the drink receptacle 4 provided in the lower part of this drink extraction part 3, and receiving a drink from the drink extraction part 3 It has become.

  The main body 2 is provided with a receptacle inlet / outlet 2a in the lower half on one side, a base portion 2b having a heat insulating plate 11 for placing a beverage receiver on the lower portion, and the upper half on the other side, A water tank 12 having a substantially C-shaped flat container in cross section formed along the main body 2 is provided.

  One end of the water supply joint 13 communicates with the bottom of the water tank 12, and the other end of the water supply joint 13 is connected to the heating plate 14 so as to exchange heat with the heater 15 attached to the heat retaining plate 11 via the heating plate 14. It communicates with one end of the water heater 16 provided.

  A temperature sensor 17 is attached to the heat insulating plate 11, and this temperature sensor 17 detects that the water passing through the water heater tube 16 disappears, and the temperature of the water heater tube 16 and the heat insulating plate 11 rapidly rises, and the heater 15 is de-energized, the temperature of the water heater 16 and the heat insulating plate 11 is kept constant, and the temperature of the beverage in the beverage receiver 4 is kept constant.

  A hot water supply pipe 19 communicated with the hot water supply pipe 16 via the hot water supply joint 18 rises upward from the base part 2b, penetrates the water tank 12 in a watertight manner, reaches the upper part of the water tank 12, and the upper part of the main body 2 A horizontal portion 19a extending horizontally along the circumferential direction is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the horizontal portion 19a is firmly attached to the main body 2 by the attaching portion 19b and to the later-described extraction container holder portion 21 by the attaching portion 19c, and further, in the vicinity of the end of the horizontal portion 19a. A downward hot water supply port 19d is provided. In addition, a pouring pipe member 20 is pivotally attached to the horizontal portion 19a, and a number of downward pouring ports 20a are provided on one side of the pouring pipe member 20, and an upward side is provided on the other side. A hot water receiving port 20 b is provided, and this hot water receiving port 20 b is always located above or above the water tank 12.

  In the state where the pouring pipe member 20 is substantially horizontal, such as when hot water is supplied to beverage ingredients, the hot water supply port 19d and the hot water receiving port 20b communicate with each other, and the hot water in the hot water supply pipe 19 is supplied with the hot water supply port 19d, the hot water receiving port 20b, It is possible to pour into the beverage raw material from the pouring port 20a via the hot water port 20d, and hot water is poured from the hot water supply port 19d into the beverage extraction container 22 described below in a substantially vertical downward direction.

  On the other hand, in the state where the pouring pipe member 20 is substantially vertical, such as when supplying and discharging beverage ingredients, the communication between the hot water supply port 19d and the hot water receiving port 20b is cut off, and no hot water is ejected from the pouring port 20a. Even when hot water is supplied to the beverage ingredients, even if the pouring pipe member 20 is made substantially vertical and hot water is ejected from the hot water supply port 19d, the hot water is received by the water tank 12 located below.

  Moreover, the beverage extraction part 3 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with the substantially vertical cylindrical extraction container holder part 21 integrally provided in the upper half of the main body 2, and the beverage extraction container 22 can be attached or detached to this extraction container holder part 21. The beverage extraction container 22 accommodates beverage ingredients through a paper filter. The beverage upper part has a circular shape on the top surface and a vertical cross section with a flat surface on the bottom. The beverage flows down on the flat surface. A mouth 22a is formed.

  Moreover, the beverage extraction part 3 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with the substantially vertical cylindrical extraction container holder part 21 integrally provided in the upper half of the main body 2, and the beverage extraction container 22 can be attached or detached to this extraction container holder part 21. The beverage extraction container 22 contains beverage ingredients via a paper filter, and the upper surface has a circular shape, the vertical section provided with a flat portion at the bottom has a substantially inverted triangular pyramid shape, and the beverage flows down into the flat portion. A mouth 22a is formed.

  Further, an extraction container lid 23 provided with a hot water outlet 23a is detachably provided on the upper surface of the beverage extraction container 22, and a valve mechanism 24 is provided on the back surface of the flat portion. Is a normally closed valve body 24a that opens and closes the beverage outlet 22a as appropriate, an attachment member 24b to which the valve body 24a is attached at one end, and an other end of the attachment member 24b. It comprises a contact pin 24c that contacts and opens and closes the valve body 24a.

  In addition, a semicircular suspension (not shown) for attachment and detachment so as to straddle the opening is placed on the upper part of the beverage extraction container 22 so that it is accommodated along the inner wall of the beverage extraction container 22 when not in use. Moreover, the drink extraction part 3 and the water tank 12 are suitably covered with the main body lid | cover 25 pivotally attached to the main body 2. FIG.

  The beverage receiver 4 is used by being appropriately placed on the heat insulating plate 11, and a container lid body 26 provided with a lid opening 26 a located opposite to the beverage flow down opening 22 a is attached freely. The container lid body 26 is provided with a valve operating portion 26b that has a mountain shape and a ring shape that abuts against the abutment pin 24c. By pushing up the abutment pin 24c, the valve body 24a is opened and the beverage downflow port 22a is opened. To open. Accordingly, when the beverage receiver 4 is not placed on the heat insulating plate 11, the valve body 24a is closed, and the beverage does not flow out from the beverage extraction container 22.

As shown in FIG. 6, a lower half of one side of the main body 2 that accommodates the beverage receiver 4 is formed by cutting out a part of the main body 2, and is used for loading and unloading the beverage receiver 4 on the heat insulating plate 11. The above-mentioned receptacle entrance / exit 2a is provided, and the arc portion 2c of the main body 2 surrounding more than half of the outer periphery of the beverage acceptor 4 reaches the acceptor entrance / exit 2a. Further, the arc portion 2c is formed with a heat insulating space 2d. It has a double wall. The heat retaining plate 11 on which the beverage receiver 4 is loaded and unloaded has its center c ₁ biased toward the receptor inlet / outlet _{2 a with} respect to the center c _{2 of the} main body 2, and the outer periphery of the beverage receiver 4 placed on the heat retaining plate 11. Part of the surface is in a form that is substantially continuous with the outer periphery of the main body 2, thereby improving the aesthetic appearance. In addition, it is preferable to make the width W of the receptacle inlet / outlet 2a slightly larger than the diameter (width) D of the beverage receptacle 4 within the range where there is no problem in taking in and out, so as to improve the heat retaining effect.

  The beverage receiver 4 is made of stainless steel, and the side surface of the beverage receiver 4 is formed by an inner container 27 and an outer container 28, and a double structure in which an air layer 4a is provided between the containers 27 and 28. And the bottom surface 4c provided with the circular recess 4b as a heat receiving surface has a single structure without an air layer. A container edge cover 29 is provided at the upper opening where the inner container 27 and the outer container 28 are coupled, and a handle 30 is provided on the outer container 28.

  In the figure, reference numeral 31 is a switch for controlling energization to the heater as appropriate.

  Since the beverage extractor of the present embodiment has the above-described structure, the hot beverage stored in the beverage receiver 4 is a double-walled arc portion 2c in which more than half of the outer periphery of the beverage receiver 4 forms a heat insulating space 2d. Because it is surrounded by, the high temperature around drinking is maintained. Further, since the beverage receiver 4 is made of stainless steel, it is kept at a higher temperature than the glass beverage receiver, and the side surface of the beverage receiver 4 is provided with an inner container 27, an outer container 28 and an air layer 4a. In addition, since the beverage is kept at a high temperature and the bottom surface 4c serving as the heat receiving surface has a single structure without an air layer, the beverage is efficiently heated by the heater 15 via the heat retaining plate 11. And can be kept at a high temperature.

  According to the beverage extractor of the present embodiment, a beverage extractor with good heat retention of the extracted beverage is realized.

The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the drink extractor which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The top view which removes and shows the baseplate of the drink extractor of one Embodiment of this invention. The top view which removes and shows the main body cover of the drink extractor of one Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which notches and shows a part of hot water supply part structure of the beverage extractor of one Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the motion of the hot-water supply part structure of the drink extractor of one Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing in alignment with the AA of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage extractor 2 Main body 2a Receptor entrance / exit 2b Base part 2c Arc part 2d Thermal insulation space 3 Beverage extraction part 4 Beverage receptacle 11 Heat retention board 12 Water tank 13 Water supply joint 14 Heating plate 15 Heater 16 Water heater 17 Temperature sensor 18 Hot water supply Joint 19 Hot-water supply pipe 19a Horizontal portion 19d Hot-water supply port 20 Hot-water supply pipe member 20a Hot-water supply port 20b Hot-water supply port 21 Extraction container holder 22 Beverage extraction container 23 Extraction container lid body 24 Valve mechanism 25 Main body lid

Claims (1)

Beverage extraction hot water generated by heating the water in the aquarium is supplied to a beverage extraction container containing beverage ingredients to extract the beverage, and the extracted beverage is stored on a heat insulating plate heated by a heater. In the beverage extractor that heats the beverage receiver from the bottom to keep the beverage warm,
While forming the beverage extractor body and the beverage receiver into a cylindrical shape,
A container entrance for loading and unloading the beverage receiver on the heat retaining plate is provided on one side of the main body,
The center of the heat insulating plate is biased toward the container entrance / exit side with respect to the center of the main body,
An arc portion surrounding more than half of the outer periphery of the beverage receiver of the body reaches the container entrance and exit;
This arc part is a double wall in which a heat insulating space is formed ,
A beverage extractor characterized in that a part of the outer peripheral surface of the beverage receiver placed on the heat retaining plate is substantially continuous with the outer periphery of the main body .

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