JP2019111071A - Beverage extraction apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage extraction device capable of performing cleaning work without inserting and removing pipes and the like, and capable of performing efficient cleaning. A beverage extraction device includes a box-shaped paper filter accommodating portion 11. The paper filter 10 wound in a roll shape is housed in the paper filter accommodating portion. A filter block 16 is provided in the central portion of the beverage extraction device. A cylinder 21 having an open bottom is provided above the filter block. In a beverage extraction device that puts beverage raw materials and hot water into a cylinder and extracts beverages through a paper filter 10, a main cover is installed on the top of the cylinder, and a sub cover 49 is attached and detached between the cylinder and the main cover. It was provided freely. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage brewing apparatus, and more particularly to a beverage brewing apparatus capable of performing cleaning work without removing and removing pipes and the like and performing efficient cleaning.

  Conventionally, in a dispenser capable of extracting a beverage such as coffee, for example, through a paper filter, the extracted waste after extraction of the beverage and the paper filter are continuously stored in a waste container provided at the bottom of the apparatus. There is known a beverage extraction apparatus capable of extracting the next beverage (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2006-244448

Generally, a beverage extraction apparatus is provided with a lid to which a raw material is charged, a hot water is poured, a piping for performing a steaming operation, etc. is connected. However, when extracting a beverage, the lid is shattered by steam or raw material fine powder. Raw materials etc. adhere to the body.
Therefore, the lid needs to be cleaned, and in order to clean the lid, it is necessary to remove and insert piping etc. when attaching and detaching the lid.
However, when connecting and disconnecting piping etc., there is a risk of causing extraction failure due to incorrect connection or connection failure. In addition, it takes time and effort for cleaning work, and there is a problem that the efficiency of cleaning is poor.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described point, and it is possible to provide a beverage extraction apparatus capable of performing cleaning work without removing and removing pipes and the like and performing efficient cleaning. To aim.

In order to achieve the above object, the beverage extraction device of the present invention places a raw material and hot water in a cylinder, and in a beverage extraction device for extracting a beverage through a paper filter, a lid is installed on the upper part of the cylinder A sub cover is detachably provided between the cylinder and the lid.
According to this, since the sub cover is provided between the cylinder and the lid, the steam generated by the extraction of the beverage adheres to the lower surface side of the sub cover, and the fine powder of the raw material attached by the steam Will also adhere to the underside of the sub cover. Therefore, cleaning can be performed only by removing the sub cover.

  According to the present invention, since steam and fine powder of raw materials generated at the time of extraction of the beverage adhere to the subcover, cleaning can be performed only by removing the subcover. In addition, the work of removing the piping and the like is unnecessary, and the cleaning work can be performed efficiently. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent incorrect connection or connection failure of piping etc., and to prevent the occurrence of extraction failure.

The front view of the drink extraction device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of the drink extraction device of this embodiment.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a beverage extracting apparatus for injecting a raw material and hot water into a cylinder and extracting a beverage through a paper filter, wherein a lid is installed on the upper portion of the cylinder, and between the cylinder and the lid The sub cover is provided to be removable.
According to this, since the steam generated at the time of the extraction of the beverage and the fine powder of the raw material adhere to the sub cover, the cleaning can be performed only by removing the sub cover. In addition, the work of removing the piping and the like is unnecessary, and the cleaning work can be performed efficiently. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent incorrect connection or connection failure of piping etc., and to prevent the occurrence of extraction failure.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the lid includes a raw material inlet for injecting the raw material into the cylinder, a hot water inlet for injecting the hot water into the cylinder, a hot water outlet for drawing the steam in the cylinder, and And a circulation and stirring inlet for circulating and stirring the beverage to extract the raw material.
According to this, piping can be installed only on the lid by connecting the raw material to the lid, the injection of hot water, drawing of steam, piping for performing circulation and stirring, and the like.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the sub cover includes a raw material charging hole corresponding to the raw material charging inlet, a hot water charging hole corresponding to the hot water charging port, a steam drawing hole corresponding to the steam drawing port, and the circulation stirring. And a circulation / stirring inlet corresponding to the inlet, and a filter is provided in the steam inlet.
According to this, since the filter is provided in the steam drawing hole of the sub cover, when the steam is discharged from the steam drawing port and the steam drawing hole, the raw material present in the upper part of the cylinder is discharged together with the steam. This raw material can be captured by a filter. In addition, by providing the filter in the steam drawing hole, it is not necessary to separately provide a filter, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, by reducing the number of cleaning parts, the running cost can be reduced.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a beverage extraction device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the beverage brewing apparatus of the present embodiment.
The right side is defined as the right, the left side as the left, the upper side as the upper side, the lower side as the lower side, the rear side as the rear, and the front side as the front, with reference to the front view of the beverage extraction device 1 in FIG. Moreover, let the front-back direction in the drink extraction apparatus 1 be front-back direction, let the left-right direction in the drink extraction apparatus 1 be the left-right direction, and let the up-down direction in the drink extraction apparatus 1 be a height direction.

Hereinafter, the structure of the drink extraction apparatus 1 which concerns on this Embodiment is demonstrated.
The beverage extraction device 1 according to the present embodiment is a device for extracting a coffee beverage by dripping. The beverage brewing device 1 is a device capable of dripping a coffee beverage through a paper filter 10 on a filter block 16.

As shown to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the drink extraction apparatus 1 is equipped with the box-shaped paper filter accommodating part 11 in the upper left part.
The paper filter accommodating portion 11 accommodates the paper filter 10 wound in a roll shape. A filter block 16 is provided on the right side of the paper filter accommodating portion 11 and at the central portion of the beverage extraction device 1. The filter block 16 is vertically movable by a drive mechanism (not shown).
A filter portion 18 is provided at the center of the top surface of the filter block 16.

Above the filter block 16 is provided a cylinder 21 which is open at the bottom.
The cylinder 21 includes a body 26, a recess 27, and a head 28. The lower end 26 a of the body 26 closely contacts the packing 17 via the paper filter 10 when the filter block 16 is lifted. The paper filter 10 surrounded by the lower end 26 a of the body portion 26 corresponds to the filter portion 18.
The body portion 26 of the cylinder 21 includes an engagement portion 23 that engages with the support arm 22. The body 26 is supported by the support arm 22 by engaging with the support arm 22. The support arm 22 is fixed to a housing 29 arranged at the rear in the beverage brewing device 1.

The head 28 of the cylinder 21 is covered by a cover member 40. The cover member 40 is fixed to a housing 29 disposed at the rear in the beverage brewing apparatus 1.
The cover member 40 includes a main cover 41 having a size that covers the entire head portion 28 of the cylinder 21 in a plan view.

  The main cover 41 has a raw material input port 43 for charging the ground coffee beans, which is a raw material for a coffee beverage, into the cylinder 21, a hot water inlet 44 for injecting hot water into the cylinder 21, and steam in the cylinder 21. And a circulation stirring inlet 47 for circulating and stirring the beverage to extract a coffee beverage. An upper pipe 71 is connected to the circulation stirring input port 47.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cover member 40 includes a sub cover 49 which is detachable from the main cover 41 as a separate member. The sub cover 49 is provided between the main cover 41 and the head portion 28 of the cylinder 21, and is slidable along the main cover 41 as shown by an arrow in FIG.
In the sub cover 49, a raw material feed hole (not shown) corresponding to the raw material feed port 43, a hot water feed hole 156 corresponding to the hot water feed port 44, a hot water suction hole 157 corresponding to the hot water suction port 45 Circular stirring input holes 158 corresponding to 47 are respectively formed.
A filter 159 is provided in the steam drawing hole 157.

A pump 46 is provided on the side surface of the casing 29 of the beverage brewing apparatus 1.
In the present embodiment, the coffee beverage extracted in the cylinder 21 is circulated in the lower pipe 73, the pump 46, and the upper pipe 71 by driving the pump 46 in the positive direction, and is reintroduced into the cylinder 21. It is possible to perform circulation and agitation of agitation and mixing of the raw material and hot water in the cylinder 21 by the beverage.

  Further, in the present embodiment, by operating the pump 46 in the reverse direction, air is conveyed into the cylinder 21 through the lower pipe 73, the discharge port 59 and the filter portion 18, and this air is transmitted to the inside of the cylinder 21. Stir mixing of the raw materials and hot water can be performed.

Below the filter block 16, a transport device 60 is provided. Between the filter block 16 and the transport device 60, two guides 50, 51 for guiding the paper filter 10 are provided.
After being guided by the upper surface of the filter block 16, the paper filter 10 accommodated in the paper filter accommodation unit 11 is guided downward by the first guide roller (guide unit) 50, and the second guide roller (guide It is comprised so that it may be guided toward the conveying apparatus 60 by part 51).
And the extraction waste which extraction of a drink completed is stored on the right side in FIG. 1 of the accommodating part 30 by natural fall by guiding the paper filter 10 below with the 1st guide roller (guide part) 50. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, the paper filter 10 from which the extraction wastes have been removed is conveyed by the conveying device 60 and accumulated on the left side in FIG.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
The raw material is introduced into the cylinder 21 from the raw material inlet 43. When the raw material is introduced, hot water is introduced into the cylinder 21 from the hot water inlet 44. Thereby, the coffee beverage is extracted in the cylinder 21.
Next, by operating the pump 46 in the forward direction, the coffee beverage extracted in the cylinder 21 flows from the inside of the cylinder 21 to the lower pipe 73, the pump 46, and the upper pipe 71, and the cylinder 21 again from the circulation stirring inlet 47. It is introduced into the inside and circulation stirring is performed.
When the circulation and agitation is completed, the coffee beverage collected in the upper pipe 71 and the lower pipe 73 is returned from the discharge port 59 into the cylinder 21 by operating the pump 46 in the reverse direction.

Next, air is conveyed into the cylinder 21 through the lower pipe 73, the discharge port 59 and the filter section 18 by operating the pump 46 in the reverse direction, and air agitation is performed.
As a result, the raw material and the extracted coffee beverage are sufficiently stirred after the raw material and the extracted coffee beverage are sufficiently stirred in the cylinder 21 by circulation stirring, and therefore, efficient stirring of the entire inside of the cylinder 21 can be promoted. .
After completion of the coffee beverage extraction process, the pump 46 is operated in the positive direction to provide the beverage in the cylinder 21 to the user of the beverage extraction device 1 via the beverage provision pipe 80.

When the beverage is extracted, steam is generated inside the cylinder 21 when the hot water is introduced, or when the circulation stirring or the like is performed. The steam is discharged through the steam drawing hole 157 and the steam drawing port 45, but a part thereof adheres to the upper portion of the cylinder 21 and fine powder of the raw material adheres by the steam.
In the present embodiment, since the sub cover 49 is provided between the cylinder 21 and the main cover 41, the steam generated by the extraction of the beverage adheres to the lower surface side of the sub cover 49, and the steam is generated by the steam. Fine powder of the raw material to be adhered also adheres to the lower surface side of the sub cover 49.

Further, since the filter 159 is provided in the steam drawing hole 157 of the sub cover 49, when the steam is discharged from the steam drawing port 45 and the steam drawing hole 157, the raw material present in the upper portion of the cylinder 21 is discharged together with the steam. Can be prevented, and this raw material is trapped by the filter 159.
Therefore, by removing and cleaning the sub cover 49, it is possible to easily remove the water due to the raw material fine powder, the steam and the like attached during the extraction of the beverage. At this time, since the cleaning can be performed only by removing the sub cover 49, there is no need to remove the upper pipe 71 and the like connected to the main cover 41, and the cleaning work can be performed efficiently.

As described above, the beverage extraction device 1 according to the present embodiment inserts the raw material of the beverage and the hot water into the cylinder 21 and extracts the beverage through the paper filter 10 in the beverage extraction device 1. The main cover 41 was installed at the upper part, and the sub cover 49 was detachably provided between the cylinder 21 and the main cover 41.
As a result, since steam and fine powder of raw materials generated at the time of extraction of the beverage adhere to the sub cover 49, cleaning can be performed only by removing the sub cover 49. In addition, the work of removing the piping and the like is unnecessary, and the cleaning work can be performed efficiently. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent incorrect connection or connection failure of piping etc., and to prevent the occurrence of extraction failure.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main cover 41 includes a raw material inlet 43 for injecting the raw material into the cylinder 21, a hot water inlet 44 for injecting hot water into the cylinder 21, and a steam for drawing steam in the cylinder 21. A suction port 45 and a circulation stirring inlet 47 for circulating and stirring the beverage to extract the raw material are provided.
Thus, piping can be installed only on the main cover 41 by connecting the main cover 41 with raw material input, hot water input, water vapor drawing, piping for performing circulation stirring, and the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, sub cover 49 has a raw material inlet hole corresponding to raw material inlet 43, a hot water inlet hole 156 corresponding to hot water inlet 44, and a hot air suction hole 157 corresponding to hot water inlet 45. And a circulation / stirring input hole 158 corresponding to the circulation / stirring input port 47, and the hot water suction hole 157 is provided with a filter 159.
Thus, since the filter 159 is provided in the steam drawing hole 157 of the sub cover 49, when the steam is discharged from the steam drawing port 45 and the steam drawing hole 157, the raw material present in the upper portion of the cylinder 21 is discharged together with the steam. Can be prevented, and the raw material can be captured by the filter 159. Further, by providing the filter 159 in the steam drawing hole 157, it is not necessary to separately provide the filter 159, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, by reducing the number of cleaning parts, the running cost can be reduced. Can.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  As described above, the beverage brewing apparatus according to the present invention can be suitably used as a beverage brewing apparatus that can perform cleaning work without inserting and removing pipes and the like, and can perform efficient cleaning. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage extraction apparatus 10 Paper filter 11 Paper filter accommodating part 16 Filter block 17 Packing 18 Filter part 21 Cylinder 22 Support arm 29 Casing 41 Main cover 43 Raw material inlet 44 Hot water inlet 45 Water suction port 46 Pump 47 Circulation stirring inlet 49 sub cover 156 hot water supply hole 157 hot water extraction hole 158 circulation stirring injection hole 159 filter

Claims (3)

In a beverage extracting apparatus which supplies beverage ingredients and hot water into a cylinder and extracts the beverage through a paper filter,
The main cover was installed in the upper part of the said cylinder, The subcover was provided detachably between the said cylinder and the said main cover, The drink extraction apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.   The main cover is for extracting a raw material, a raw material inlet for introducing a raw material into the cylinder, a hot water inlet for injecting hot water into the cylinder, a hot water outlet for drawing steam in the cylinder, and The beverage extraction device according to claim 1, further comprising: a circulation stirring inlet for circulating and stirring the beverage. The sub-cover includes a raw material inlet corresponding to the raw material inlet, a hot water inlet corresponding to the hot water inlet, a hot water drawing hole corresponding to the hot water inlet, and a circulation corresponding to the circulating stirring electric inlet. Equipped with a stirring input hole,
The beverage extraction device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a filter is provided in the steam drawing hole.

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