TWI736032B - Tea-stirring bucket and tea-making machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A stirring tea bucket, which comprises a bucket body, a stirrer and a water outlet valve. The bucket body has a side wall, a bottom plate connected to the bottom of the side wall, and an opening at the top of the side wall, and an accommodating space between the side wall and the bottom plate. The stirrer is disposed on the side wall, and the stirrer has a stirring blade, a stirring shaft and a driven member. The stirring blade is disposed on the stirring shaft and located in the accommodating space, the stirring shaft penetrates the side wall, and the driven member is disposed on the stirring shaft and is located outside the bucket body. The stirring blade, the stirring shaft and the driven member are connected in a synchronously rotatable manner. The outlet valve is located on the bottom plate. The invention also provides a tea-making machine comprising the above-mentioned tea-stirring bucket.

Description

Stirring tea bucket and tea machine

The invention relates to a tea-making appliance, in particular to a tea-making barrel equipped with a self-stirring function and a tea-making machine matched with it.

Bubble black tea is very popular in Taiwan, and it has lasted for a long time, which has also led to the popular trend of bubble tea. For this reason, bubble black tea shops have become a very popular business and franchise format in recent years. Most bubble black tea shop operators used the method of making tea in batches. In the early tea brewing, tea was brewed in a large bucket with hot water. When necessary, manual stirring was used to adjust the concentration and brewing time of tea, but manual stirring, Brewing relies on personal experience and skills. There are often obvious inconsistencies in the concentration of tea made in different batches. In addition, because of the batch brewing of tea, it is necessary to manually pour the tea in the bucket into a large-capacity tea bucket after brewing. Medium (the tea barrel and the tea barrel are not the same container), but each batch of brewed tea is often as high as tens of liters, which is very laborious to carry manually and often causes occupational injuries.

In view of this, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a tea brewing bucket with a stirring function and easy to pour tea, and a tea brewing machine matched with it.

In order to achieve the above and other objectives, the present invention provides a stirring tea barrel, which includes a barrel, a stirrer and a water outlet valve. The barrel has a side wall, a bottom plate connected to the bottom of the side wall, and an opening at the top of the side wall, and an accommodating space is enclosed between the side wall and the bottom plate. The agitator is arranged on and penetrates the side wall. The agitator has a stirring blade, a stirring shaft and a driven part. The stirring blade is arranged on the stirring shaft and is located in the accommodation space. The stirring shaft penetrates the side wall, and the driven part is arranged on the stirring shaft and is located in the barrel On the outside, the stirring blade, the stirring shaft and the driven parts are connected in a synchronously rotatable manner. The water outlet valve is arranged on the bottom plate.

Through the above design, the stirring tea barrel of the present invention has a stirrer that can stir tea water, and the stirrer stirs in a lateral manner, and the turbulence generated can make the concentration of the tea uniform. The water outlet valve is convenient to drain the tea after the tea brewing is completed, and the agitator and the water outlet valve are independent in position and do not interfere with each other, which can meet the needs of commercial tea shops for bulk and large-capacity tea.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2, which are respectively a schematic diagram of the appearance of the tea maker 100 and an exploded schematic diagram of the stirring and brewing bucket 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

The stirring tea brewing barrel 1 includes a barrel 11, a stirrer 12 and a water outlet valve 13. The barrel 11 has a side wall 111, a bottom plate 112 and an opening 113. The bottom plate 112 is connected to the bottom of the side wall 111. The opening 113 is located at the top of the side wall 111. An accommodating space 114 is formed between the side wall 111 and the bottom plate 112, which is used for holding tea.

The agitator 12 is arranged on the side wall 111 and penetrates the side wall 111. The agitator 12 has a mixing blade 121, a mixing shaft 122 and a driven part 123. The stirring blade 121 is arranged on the stirring shaft 122 and located in the accommodating space 114, the stirring shaft 122 penetrates the side wall 111, the driven part 123 is arranged on the stirring shaft 122 and is located outside the barrel 11, the stirring blade 121, the stirring shaft 122 and the driven The pieces 123 are connected in a synchronously rotatable manner.

That is to say, in this embodiment, the stirring blade 121 rotates and stirs in a lateral manner, which can randomly create turbulent flow in the accommodating space, that is, it can create a non-swirling flow in the accommodating space, which is beneficial to Increase the stirring effect and even the concentration of the tea.

The outlet valve 13 is arranged on the bottom plate 112. The bottom plate 112 is provided with a drain 112a. In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, the outlet valve 13 includes a gasket 131, a rubber ring 132, and an outlet pipe 133. The outlet pipe 133 includes a solid closed portion 1331 and a hollow outlet portion 1332. The outlet portion 1332 has a shaft in the center. To the flow channel, the bottom of the axial flow channel is open, and the side wall of the water outlet 1332 is provided with a water outlet hole 1332a, which is communicated with the axial flow channel. The water outlet valve 13 can be displaced between the closed position P1 and the water outlet position P2. When in the closed position P1, the bottom of the accommodating space is closed (that is, the water outlet 112a is closed). At the water outlet position P2, the water outlet 112a is not closed at this time, so that the accommodating space can communicate with the axial flow channel through the outlet hole 1132a, so that the tea in the barrel 11 can follow the outlet hole 1132a from the axial flow channel Outflow from the bottom (please refer to Figures 3 and 4).

In this embodiment, the side wall 111 of the barrel 11 is further provided with a handle to facilitate the user to carry the barrel 11, however, the present invention is not limited to this structure.

Please refer to Figure 3, Figure 3A and Figure 4, which are respectively a diagram of the state of use of the tea maker 100 (1), a partial enlarged schematic diagram of the embodiment shown in Figure 3, and a diagram of the state of use of the tea maker 100 (two ).

The tea brewing machine 100 includes a main body 2 and a stirring tea brewing barrel 1. The machine body 2 has a water outlet 21 (as shown in Fig. 7) and a driving member 22 (as shown in Fig. 2 or Fig. 3A). The main body 2 of the machine further has elements such as a water tank, a heater, a hot water pipeline, and a number of control valves. In some embodiments, the water outlet 21 is connected to the hot water pipeline, but it is not shown in the drawings.

The structure of the stirring tea brewing barrel 1 can refer to the above description, and the stirring tea brewing barrel 1 is detachably arranged on the main body 2 of the machine, as shown in FIG. 2. In addition, referring to Figures 2 and 7, when the mixing tea barrel 1 is set on the main body 2 of the machine, the opening 113 faces the water outlet 21, and the driving member 22 and the driven member 123 are in a rotationally connected relationship. In some embodiments, the driving member 22 and the driven member 123 have first and second engaging surfaces that can engage with each other. However, it is not limited to this, and the purpose of the connection or engagement is to make the driving member 22 smoothly drive the driven member 123 and further drive the stirring blade 121 to rotate. In some embodiments, the interface between the agitator 12 and the side wall 111 has waterproof gaskets and bearings, which are arranged according to the needs of the industry, and the present invention has no such limitation.

In addition, in some embodiments, the barrel 11 also has a number of feet arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate 112 to prevent the water outlet valve 13 from directly contacting the workbench.

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the water outlet valve 13 can be displaced between the closed position P1 and the water outlet position P2 as described above to control whether the tea in the barrel 11 flows out or not. In this embodiment, the machine body 2 is more With a drive module 24, the movement of the outlet valve 13 can be controlled. The driving module 24 includes a lever 241 and an actuator 242, such as a cylinder. The lever 241 can rotate around the fulcrum 243. When the stirring and brewing bucket 1 is set on the machine body 2, the non-fulcrum position of the lever 241 abuts the outlet valve 13, and the actuator 242 is connected to the lever 241 The other non-fulcrum position is used to drive the lever 241 to swing. In this way, it is possible to control whether the tea in the barrel 11 flows out and the amount of water that flows out. As shown in FIG. 4, when the outlet valve 13 is at the outlet position P2, the tea is discharged from the barrel 11 into the tea container 3.

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, which are respectively a schematic diagram of the appearance of the machine body 2 of the tea brewing machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a partial schematic diagram of the combination of the machine body 2 and the barrel 11 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5. In this embodiment, the barrel 11 further includes a folding edge 115 extending horizontally from the top of the side wall 111, and the machine body 2 further has a supporting seat 23. When the mixing tea barrel 1 is installed on the main body 2 of the machine, the folded edge 115 can be used to support the supporting seat 23 so that the bottom plate 112 of the barrel 11 is suspended.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, which are respectively an external schematic diagram and a partial schematic diagram of the machine body 2 of the tea brewing machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In order for the user to quickly assemble and align the mixing tea barrel 1 with the machine body 2, the barrel 11 further includes an angle limiter 116 extending from the folding edge 115 in a non-horizontal direction, and the supporting seat 23 is more There is a rotation limiting portion 231 corresponding to the angle limiting member 116, in this implementation, such as a track type. When the mixing tea barrel 1 is set on the machine body 2, the angle limiting member 116 abuts the rotation limiting portion 231 so that the barrel 11 cannot rotate relative to the machine body 2, that is, rapid alignment is achieved (for example, the driven member 123 Opposite to the drive member 22) and the purpose of foolproof.

Through the tea maker of one or more embodiments of the present invention, the stirring and brewing barrel has a stirrer that can stir tea water, and the stirrer stirs in a lateral manner, and the turbulence generated can increase the mixing efficiency and make the tea water concentration uniform. After the tea is brewed, the movement of the water outlet valve is controlled to allow the tea to be discharged to the tea barrel. The agitator and the water outlet valve of the tea maker of the present invention are individually independent in position without interfering with each other, and the operation is convenient, which can meet the requirements of commercial tea shops for bulk and large-capacity tea making.

100: Tea making machine

1: Stir the tea bucket

11: barrel

111: sidewall

112: bottom plate

112a: drain hole

113: opening

114: accommodating space

115: Flip Edge

116: Angle limiter

117: Grip

12: agitator

121: mixing blade

122: Mixing shaft

123: driven parts

13: Outlet valve

131: Gasket

132: Rubber ring

133: Outlet pipe

1331: closed part

1332: Water outlet

1332a: water outlet

2: The machine body

21: Outlet

22: Driver

23: bearing seat

231: Rotation Limit

24: drive module

241: Leverage

242: Actuator

243: fulcrum

3: Pack the tea bucket

P1: Closed position

P2: Water outlet position

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the tea maker.

Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the stirring tea barrel of the embodiment shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows the state of use of the tea maker (1).

Fig. 3A is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of the embodiment shown in Fig. 3.

Figure 4 shows the state of use of the tea maker (2).

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the main body of the tea making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a partial schematic diagram of the combination of the machine body and the barrel body of the embodiment shown in Fig. 5.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the main body of the tea making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a partial schematic diagram of the combination of the machine body and the barrel body of the embodiment shown in Fig. 7.

100: tea machine

1: Stir the tea bucket

11: barrel

111: sidewall

112: bottom plate

112a: Outlet

113: opening

114: accommodating space

115: Flip Edge

12: agitator

121: mixing blade

122: Mixing shaft

123: driven parts

13: Outlet valve

131: Gasket

132: Rubber ring

133: Outlet pipe

1331: closed part

1132: Water outlet

1132a: water outlet

2: The machine body

22: Driver

241: Leverage

242: Actuator

Claims (8)

A stirring tea barrel, including: A barrel with a side wall, a bottom plate connected to the bottom of the side wall, and an opening at the top of the side wall, and an accommodating space is enclosed between the side wall and the bottom plate; A stirrer is arranged on and penetrates the side wall, the stirrer has a stirring blade, a stirring shaft and a driven part, the stirring blade is arranged on the stirring shaft and located in the accommodating space, the stirring shaft penetrates the side wall, The driven part is arranged on the stirring shaft and located outside the barrel, and the stirring blade, the stirring shaft and the driven part are connected in a synchronously rotatable manner; and A water outlet valve is arranged on the bottom plate. The stirring tea barrel according to claim 1, wherein the barrel body further includes a folded edge extending horizontally from the top of the side wall. The stirring tea barrel according to claim 2, wherein the barrel body further includes an angle limiter extending from the folded edge in a non-horizontal direction. A tea making machine, including: A machine body with a water outlet and a driving part; and The stirring tea barrel described in claim 1 is used to be detachably installed in the main body of the machine; Wherein, when the stirring and brewing barrel is set on the main body of the machine, the opening is facing the water outlet, and the driving part and the driven part are in a rotational connection relationship. The tea brewing machine according to claim 4, wherein the barrel body further includes a folding edge extending horizontally from the top of the side wall, and the machine body further has a supporting seat; wherein, when the stirring tea brewing barrel is set in the machine In the case of the main body, the folded edge is supported by the supporting seat so that the bottom plate is suspended. The tea maker according to claim 5, wherein the barrel further includes an angle stopper extending from the folded edge in a non-horizontal direction, and the supporting seat further has a rotation restricting portion corresponding to the angle stopper ; Wherein, when the stirring tea barrel is set on the machine body, the angle limiter abuts on the rotation limiting portion so that the barrel body cannot rotate relative to the machine body. The tea brewing machine according to claim 4, wherein the water outlet valve is movable between a closed position and a water outlet position, and the machine body further has a driving module for moving the water outlet valve from the closed position to the Water outlet location. The tea maker according to claim 7, wherein the drive module includes a lever and an actuator, the lever can rotate around a point, and when the stirring tea barrel is installed on the machine body, the lever is not a fulcrum The position abuts against the water outlet valve, and the actuator is connected to another non-fulcrum position of the lever and used to drive the lever to swing.

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