JP2017018240A - Machine and method for extracting beverage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive, safe, and simply-configured machine and method for extracting beverage that can sufficiently steam beverage powder and entire tea leaves in a short time, and can steam under stable conditions to extract the beverage according to a user's preference without reducing the temperature of the extracted beverage.SOLUTION: An upper lid 3 is placed to close an upper side on an extract container 1 in which beverage powder and tea leaves are stored, and steam S is flown from outside into the extract container through a steam inlet 4 provided on the upper lid. This steam in the extract container is discharged to outside through a steam outlet 6 provided on the upper lid or an extraction port of a pot, thereby allowing the beverage powder F or tea leaves in the extract container to be steamed by the steam flown through the steam inlet.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage extractor and a beverage extraction method in which beverage powder such as coffee powder and tea leaves are steamed.

  Conventionally, when a beverage component is extracted from beverage powder such as coffee powder, tea leaves, or the like, it is well known to perform a steaming step as a means of extracting a better flavor. As such a steaming process, a steaming method by mechanical pouring using a mechanical coffee maker or the like described in Patent Document 1 is generally known in addition to a manual method using a dripper or a pot. ing. Such a steaming method is a method in which hot water is first poured into an extractor containing beverage powder, tea leaves, and the like, and then left for a while to extract beverage components.

  In addition, as a method of steaming beverage powder, tea leaves, or the like using steam, a method of performing steam injection by a mechanical coffee maker is known as described in Patent Document 2.

  However, when the amount of pouring is small when steaming beverage powder, tea leaves, or the like by manual pouring or mechanical pouring as in Patent Document 1, before the heat of the hot water reaches the beverage powder, tea leaves, etc. sufficiently There was a disadvantage that the heat of the hot water was cooled and the whole could not be steamed efficiently. Moreover, when there is too much amount of pouring, the hot pouring before steaming will be extracted as a drink, and the problem that it becomes a drink with many miscellaneous components will arise.

  Furthermore, in the case of the above-described manual or mechanical pouring, the temperature of the poured hot water is lowered while waiting for steaming, and therefore the temperature of the beverage itself is lowered when the beverage is subsequently extracted. Arise.

  For this reason, the steaming method by manual or mechanical pouring has a limited degree of freedom in steaming conditions such as steaming technique, steaming time or pouring temperature control, etc., and there is a limit to the steaming effect in the method itself. In addition, it is difficult to stably and optimally bring out the flavor of the beverage according to each person's preference.

  Furthermore, since the mechanical coffee maker described in Patent Document 2 is configured to inject steam from the upper part of the extractor containing the coffee powder, the extractor has no upper lid. Furthermore, since the flowability of the steam is improved and the steam inlet and steam outlet for applying a constant steam pressure to the whole coffee powder are not provided, only the surface layer on which the steam is injected is excessively steamed, Almost no steam reaches the lower coffee powder, and it is impossible to fully steam the entire coffee powder in a short time. For this reason, in such a mechanical coffee maker, it is difficult to sufficiently draw out the optimal beverage flavor according to each person's preference.

  In addition, the mechanical coffee maker described in Patent Document 2 requires a dedicated device, which is expensive in terms of cost, takes up space for installation and storage, and is used for cleaning the device after use. However, troublesome work is required.

  Therefore, with the conventional beverage extractor and beverage extraction method as described above, the entire beverage powder, tea leaves, etc. cannot be sufficiently steamed in a short time, and the steaming conditions such as temperature and time are optimally adjusted and stabilized. It was difficult to extract a flavored beverage. In addition, in order to perform steaming by steam injection as in Patent Document 2, a dedicated device is required, and even when the dedicated device is used, it is impossible to sufficiently steam beverage powder and the entire tea leaves. It was.

Japanese Patent No. 3654853 JP 2014-21281 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can fully steam beverage powder and whole tea leaves in a short time, and it is adapted to each person's preference without lowering the temperature of the beverage to be extracted. An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive and safe beverage extractor and beverage extraction method that can be steamed under stable conditions to extract a beverage and that has a simple configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, a beverage extractor according to claim 1 of the present invention is a beverage in which an upper lid that closes an upper opening of an extraction container that contains beverage powder or tea leaves is provided detachably or openably. In the extractor, the upper lid has a steam inlet through which steam from the outside flows into the extraction container in a state where the upper lid is closed, and a steam guide path that guides the steam that has flowed from the steam inlet into the extraction container, A steam discharge port for discharging the steam in the extraction container to the outside, an upper lid holding portion, and a peripheral wall fitted to the upper end of the extraction container are provided.

  In addition, the beverage extractor according to claim 2 of the present invention is the drip beverage extractor according to claim 1, wherein the extraction container is a drip beverage extractor having a structure for extracting the beverage components in the extraction container by dropping. When a pot having an outlet is used as an extraction container, the outlet of the pot is used as a steam outlet, and the upper lid is not provided with a steam outlet.

  The beverage extractor according to claim 3 of the present invention is the beverage extractor according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the steam outlet of the upper lid is an upper lid holding portion provided on the upper lid with the steam discharged from the inside of the extraction container to the outside, and the extraction container It is characterized by being opened in a direction in which it is not ejected toward the handle provided in the case.

  The beverage extractor according to claim 4 of the present invention is the beverage extractor according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the steam discharged to the outside from the steam outlet of the upper lid is the handle of the upper lid holding portion or the extraction container. A shielding wall is provided in the vicinity of the upper lid holding portion of the upper lid and the handle of the extraction container so as not to be ejected in the direction of.

  Furthermore, in the beverage extraction method according to claim 5 of the present invention, the upper lid is closed on the upper part of the extraction container containing beverage powder and tea leaves, and external steam is caused to flow from the steam inlet provided in the upper lid. In addition, the beverage powder and tea leaves in the extraction container flow in from the steam inlet by allowing the steam in the extraction container to flow into the extraction container and exhausting the steam in the extraction container to the outside through the steam discharge port provided in the upper lid or the extraction port of the pot. It is characterized by being steamed with steam.

  According to the present invention, before pouring hot water into the beverage powder and tea leaves in the extraction container, first, the process of steaming the beverage powder and tea leaves in the extraction container with steam introduced from the steam inlet of the upper lid is performed for a short time. After that, by pouring hot water into the beverage powder and tea leaves in the extraction container, it becomes possible to easily and inexpensively extract a savory beverage that suits each person's taste.

  In addition, before pouring hot water in this way, the beverage powder and tea leaf beverage components in the extraction container are first extracted by the steaming process, so that the mellow flavor without miscellaneous components and the like is absent. It becomes possible to obtain a beverage.

  Furthermore, the beverage extractor of the present invention has a structure in which the steam discharged from the steam outlet of the upper lid is not ejected toward the upper lid holding part of the upper lid or the handle of the extraction container, and discharged from the steam outlet to the outside. Therefore, it can be used as a beverage extractor having excellent safety even in handling.

It is an external appearance perspective view for demonstrating the structure which utilized the drink extractor of the Example in this invention for the drip-type drink extractor. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the beverage extractor of FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where an upper lid is lifted in the structure of the beverage extractor of FIG. It is sectional drawing which comprised the upper cover of the drink extractor of the Example in this invention so that opening and closing was possible by hinge structure. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure which provided the weight member in the upper cover of the drink extractor of the Example in this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure which made the upper lid of the drink extractor of the Example in this invention openable and closable by hinge structure, and was able to lock the obstruction | occlusion state of an upper lid with a latching structure. It is a top view which shows the structure which provided the shielding wall in the upper part of the handle of the extraction container of the Example in this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure which provided the shielding wall in the upper part of the handle of the extraction container of the Example in this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure which provided the upper cover holding part and the shielding wall in the upper cover of the drink extractor of the Example in this invention, and provided the shielding wall in the upper part of the handle of an extraction container. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the structure which utilized the drink extractor of the Example in this invention for the pot.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 or 2, the beverage extraction is provided with the upper lid 3 that closes the upper opening 2a of the extraction container 2 that contains beverage powder F, tea leaves, etc., being detachable or openable. In the vessel 1, the upper lid 3 is supplied with a steam inlet 4 through which the steam S from the outside flows into the extraction container 2 with the upper lid 3 closed, and the steam S flowing in from the steam inlet 4 is extracted into the extraction container 2. A configuration in which a steam guide path 5 leading to the inside, a steam discharge port 6 for discharging the steam S in the extraction container 2 to the outside, an upper lid holding portion 10, and a peripheral wall 7 fitted to the upper end of the extraction container 2 are provided. It is what has.

  Hereinafter, the beverage extractor 1 of this embodiment will be described in detail. The extraction container 2 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is formed so as to expand upward from the annular portion 2c at the lower end, and a filter 8 or the like is laid therein to accommodate a suitable amount of beverage powder F such as coffee powder, tea leaves, and the like. Is.

  In addition, a plurality of extraction holes 2b are formed in the lower portion of the extraction container 2, and extraction is performed by pouring hot water into beverage powder F such as coffee powder steamed with steam, which will be described later, tea leaves, or the like with the upper lid 3 opened. Beverage components are allowed to pass through the plurality of extraction holes 2 b and are accommodated in a beverage receiver 9 provided below the annular portion 2 c of the extraction container 2.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the upper lid 3 includes a steam inlet 4 through which the steam S from the outside flows into the extraction container 2 with the upper lid 3 closed, and the steam inlet 4. A steam guide path 5 that guides the steam S flowing in from the inside of the extraction container 2, a steam discharge port 6 that discharges the steam S in the extraction container 2 to the outside, and a peripheral wall 7 that is fitted to the upper end of the extraction container 2. It has been.

  In such a configuration of the upper lid 3, the steam outlet 6 is opened in a direction in which the steam S discharged from the inside of the extraction container 2 is not ejected toward the upper lid holding portion 10 of the upper lid 3 and the handle 11 of the extraction container 2. With this configuration, the user has a safety configuration in which the steam S discharged from the steam discharge port 6 does not hit the hand holding the handle 11 of the extraction container 2.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the steam inlet 4 of the upper lid 3 is configured to be covered with an upper portion 4a and both side portions 4b, and as shown in FIG. 2, on the lower opening 4c side of the steam inlet 4 A steam outlet 12 such as a water pouring device is brought close to the steam S so that the steam S ejected from the steam outlet 12 flows into the inside of the extraction container 2 from the steam inlet 4 through the steam guide path 5. In such a configuration, the steam guide path 5 is bent in an L shape from the steam inlet 4 and directed downward, and the steam S that has passed through the steam guide path 5 is drink powder F, tea leaves, etc. in the extraction container 2. It is set as the structure made to flow in.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the peripheral wall 7 of the upper lid 3 is formed to project downward toward the upper end of the extraction container 2, and the upper lid 3 is placed on the upper end of the extraction container 2. Thus, the upper lid 3 is prevented from sliding off the extraction container 2 and leaked steam is guided downward.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the upper lid 3 of the beverage extractor 1 configured as described above is to ensure airtightness with the upper end of the extraction container 2 in a state where the upper lid 3 is placed on the upper end of the extraction container 2. In addition, it is desirable that a packing member 13 fitted to the upper end of the extraction container 2 is provided. Further, similarly to the above, the weight member 14 may be provided on the upper portion of the upper lid 3 to maintain the airtightness between the upper lid 3 and the extraction container 2.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper lid 3 is lifted from the upper end of the extraction container 2 to open the upper opening 2a of the extraction container 2, and the upper lid 3 as shown in FIG. The upper lid 3 may be configured to be openable and closable by a hinge structure 15 provided at one end of 3 and the upper end of the extraction container 2.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, on the opposite side of the upper lid 3 provided with the hinge structure 15, the locking piece 16 b provided at the end of the upper lid 3 is provided on the claw portion 16 a provided at the end of the extraction container 2. It is good also as a structure which obstruct | occludes the upper cover 3 at the upper end of the extraction container 2 in the airtight state by providing the latching structure 16 comprised so that it may latch. By doing so, it is possible to improve the steaming effect and suppress the leaked steam generated between the upper lid 3 and the upper end of the extraction container 2.

  7, 8, or 9, shielding walls 17 a and 17 b may be provided in the vicinity of the upper lid holding portion 10 (see FIG. 9) of the upper lid 3 and the handle 11 of the extraction container 2. . With such a configuration, the upper lid holding portion 10 is configured such that the steam S discharged to the outside from the vapor outlet 6 of the upper lid 3 is not jetted toward the upper lid holding portion 10 of the upper lid 3 or the handle 11 of the extraction container 2. In addition, the user's hand holding the handle 11 is prevented from being exposed to the steam S discharged from the steam discharge port 6 or the leaked steam around the periphery of the upper lid 3.

  In order to use the beverage extractor 1 having the above-described configuration, as shown in FIG. 1 or 2, the upper lid 3 of this embodiment is put on the upper part of the extraction container 2, and as shown in FIG. A steam outlet 12 such as a water pouring device is brought close to the lower opening 4 c of the steam inlet 4, and the steam S ejected from the steam outlet 12 is injected from the steam inlet 4.

  As described above, the external steam S is caused to flow in from the steam inlet 4 provided in the upper lid 3, and the steam S that has flowed in from the steam inlet 4 is introduced into the extraction container 2 through the steam guide path 5. It is possible to steam the beverage powder F and tea leaves in the extraction container 2 with the steam S introduced from the steam inlet 4 by discharging the steam S inside from the steam outlet 6 provided in the upper lid 3. .

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, the upper lid 3 is opened, and the process proceeds to a beverage extraction process in which hot water is poured from above the extraction container 2. Therefore, in the beverage extraction method of the present embodiment, steam is sufficiently distributed in a short time to the beverage powder F, tea leaves, etc. in the extraction container 2 by first performing a steaming process before pouring hot water. Since beverage components such as beverage powder F and tea leaves are extracted, it is possible to obtain a mellow flavored beverage free from miscellaneous components and the like.

  In addition, the drink extractor 1 shown in FIG. 10 comprises the upper cover 3 of the pot 18 which has the spout 18a, In this case, the spout 18a of the pot 18 is used as said steam discharge port 6, and the upper cover 3 It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the steam discharge port 6 is not provided.

  In the case of such a configuration, it is not necessary to provide the above-described steam discharge port 6 in the upper lid 3, and the steam S at the time of steaming is discharged from the spout 18 a of the pot 18. Further, the peripheral wall 7 provided on the upper lid 3 is configured to fit inside the upper opening 2 a of the pot 18, but the steam S flowing in from the steam inlet 4 is discharged from the spout 18 a of the pot 18. Similarly to the above, it is possible to steam the beverage powder or tea leaves T contained in the pot 18 with the steam S introduced from the steam inlet 4.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The beverage extractor and beverage extraction method of the present invention can sufficiently steam beverage powder and whole tea leaves in a short time, and extract a beverage according to each person's preference without lowering the temperature of the beverage to be extracted. Therefore, it can be steamed under stable conditions, and has a simple configuration, and can be used as a cheap and safe beverage extractor and beverage extraction method.

1 Beverage Extractor 2 Extraction Container
2a Upper opening 2b Extraction hole 2c Annular part 3 Upper lid 4 Steam inlet 4a Upper part 4b Both sides 4c Lower opening 5 Steam guideway 6 Steam outlet 7 Perimeter wall 8 Filter 9 Beverage receptacle 10 Upper lid holder 11 Handle 12 Steam jet Outlet 13 Packing member 14 Weight member 15 Hinge structure 16 Locking structure 17a, 17b Shielding wall 18 Pot 18a Spout S Steam
F Drink powder T Tea leaves

Claims (5)

In a beverage extractor in which an upper lid that closes an upper opening of an extraction container that contains beverage powder and tea leaves is provided so as to be detachable or openable, the upper lid is provided with steam from the outside in the extraction container with the upper lid closed. A steam inlet through which the steam flows from the steam inlet, a steam guide path for guiding the steam flowing into the extraction container, a steam outlet from which the steam in the extraction container is discharged to the outside, an upper lid holding portion, and an extraction container A beverage extractor characterized in that a peripheral wall fitted to the upper end is provided. The extraction container is a drip beverage extractor having a structure for extracting beverage components in the extraction container by dropping, or when a pot having a spout is used as the extraction container, the spout of the pot is used as a steam outlet. 2. The beverage extractor according to claim 1, wherein the upper lid is not provided with a steam outlet. The steam discharge port of the upper lid is opened in a direction in which steam discharged from the inside of the extraction container is not ejected toward the upper lid holding portion provided on the upper lid and the handle provided on the extraction container. The beverage extractor according to 1 or 2. In order to prevent the steam discharged from the steam outlet of the top lid from being ejected in the direction of the top lid holding part of the top lid or the handle of the extraction container, a shielding wall is provided in the vicinity of the top lid holding part of the top cover and the handle of the extraction container. The beverage extractor according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the beverage extractor is provided. With the top lid closed on the top of the extraction container containing beverage powder and tea leaves, external steam flows from the steam inlet provided in the top lid and flows into the extraction container. The beverage extraction method is characterized in that the beverage powder or tea leaves in the extraction container are steamed with the steam flowing in from the steam inlet by being discharged to the outside through the steam outlet or pot extraction port provided in .