TWI875641B - Combination of soaking bucket and beverage container - Google Patents

Abstract

A combination of a soaking bucket and a beverage container includes a soaking bucket and a beverage container. The soaking bucket includes a bucket body and a bucket bottom. Two handles are respectively disposed on both sides of an upper end of the bucket body. A lower fitting plane is formed around the upper end of the bucket body. The bucket body is a plate or contains a filter screen. The bottom of the bucket is a filter screen. A volume of the beverage container is from 5 liters to 12 liters. An upper fitting plane is formed around an upper end of the beverage container. The soaking bucket is capable of being assembled into the beverage container so that the lower fitting plane of the soaking bucket fits the upper fitting plane of the beverage container. The soaking bucket is capable of being filled with a beverage ingredient, and performing a hot water filling procedure and a beverage ingredient soaking procedure. As a result, the combination is capable of performing the beverage ingredient soaking process. The combination has simple mechanism, low cost, and almost never malfunctions. In addition, a temperature of a hot water will not cold down during the beverage ingredient soaking process. Therefore, the quality of a soup is stable.

Description

Infuser and Drink Container Combo

The present invention relates to a soaking device, in particular to a soaking cylinder and beverage container combination that can be used to soak beverage ingredients.

There are many beverage shops in the neighborhood. The beverages produced include automatic brewing machines, semi-automatic brewing machines and manual brewing machines. Taking the semi-automatic tea brewing machine as an example, its mechanism includes a boiler, a water inlet pump, a flow meter, a water outlet device, a tea brewing device and a container for receiving tea soup. Its mechanism is relatively complex, with the disadvantages of high cost and high failure rate.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a soaking cylinder and beverage container combination in view of the shortcomings of the prior art. The soaking cylinder is directly assembled in the beverage container to carry out the beverage ingredient soaking process. The structure is simple, the cost is low, and there is almost no failure. In addition, the hot water temperature will not lose temperature during the beverage ingredient soaking process, and the soup quality is stable.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a soaking cylinder and a beverage container combination, comprising: a soaking cylinder, the soaking cylinder includes a cylinder body and a cylinder bottom, the cylinder body is cylindrical, the cylinder bottom is connected to the lower end of the cylinder body, a handle is installed on both sides of the upper end of the cylinder body, the upper end ring of the cylinder body is provided with a lower fitting plane, the cylinder body is a plate body or includes a filter, and the cylinder bottom is a filter; and a beverage container, the volume of the beverage container is 5 liters to 12 liters for commercial use, the upper end ring of the beverage container is provided with an upper fitting surface, the fitting surface is a plane or an arc surface, the soaking cylinder can be assembled to the beverage container so that the lower fitting plane of the soaking cylinder fits with the upper fitting surface of the beverage container, the soaking cylinder can be put into beverage ingredients, and hot water injection and beverage ingredient soaking procedures are performed.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the soaking cylinder and beverage container combination provided by the present invention comprises a cylinder body and a cylinder bottom, a handle is installed on each side of the upper end of the cylinder body, a lower fitting plane is arranged around the upper end of the cylinder body, the cylinder body is a plate body or comprises a filter, and the cylinder bottom is a filter. The soaking cylinder can be assembled to the beverage container so that the lower fitting plane of the soaking cylinder fits the upper fitting surface of the beverage container, beverage ingredients can be put into the soaking cylinder, and hot water injection and beverage ingredient soaking procedures can be performed. The soaking cylinder of the present invention is directly assembled in the beverage container to perform the beverage ingredient soaking process, has a simple structure, low cost, and is almost free of malfunctions. In addition, the hot water temperature will not lose temperature during the beverage ingredient soaking process, and the soup quality is stable.

To further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings provided are only used for reference and description and are not used to limit the present invention.

The following is an explanation of the disclosed implementation of the present invention through specific concrete embodiments. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified and changed in various ways based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are only for simple schematic illustrations and are not depicted according to actual sizes. Please note in advance. The following implementation will further explain the relevant technical contents of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed contents are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, the term "or" used in this article may include any one or more combinations of the related listed items depending on the actual situation.

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Please refer to Figures 1 to 3. The present invention provides an infusion cylinder. This embodiment uses tea brewing as an example. The method of brewing coffee and other beverages is the same, and the beverage ingredients are not limited. The infusion cylinder 1 matches the specifications of the beverage container 2 (as shown in Figure 7). If the beverage container 2 is round, square or any other shape, the infusion cylinder 1 matches its shape. As shown in Figure 1, the infusion cylinder 1 is round. The infusion cylinder 1 includes a cylinder body 11 and a cylinder bottom 12. The cylinder body 11 is cylindrical. The cylinder body 11 can be a straight cylinder or a cone-shaped cylinder with a large top and a small bottom. The cylinder body 11 can include a filter. The cylinder bottom 12 is a filter. The cylinder bottom 12 is connected to the lower end of the cylinder body 11 to form a cylinder with an open top.

A handle 13 is installed on each side of the upper end of the barrel 11, and it can also be designed as a single grip, but it is easier to operate with the handles 13 on both sides. A heat insulation sleeve 14 can be set outside the handles 13 to protect the operator from high temperature burns when moving the soaking barrel 1. The two handles 13 and the heat insulation sleeve 14 are also provided with hook holes 17 for hanging. A lower bonding plane 15 is provided at the upper end of the barrel 11. The lower bonding plane 15 is arranged around the upper end of the barrel 11. The lower bonding plane 15 can be bonded with an upper bonding surface 21 of the beverage container 2 (as shown in Figure 7) to prevent heat from radiating during the tea brewing process. The upper bonding surface 21 is arranged around the upper end of the beverage container 2.

In this embodiment, the barrel 11 includes an upper barrel portion 111 and a lower barrel portion 112 (as shown in FIG. 1 ), and the lower barrel portion 112 is located below the upper barrel portion 111. The upper barrel portion 111 is a plate, and the lower barrel portion 112 is a filter, so that the barrel 11 is partially a filter, and the barrel bottom 12 is also a filter, and the lower end of the lower barrel portion 112 and the edge of the barrel bottom 12 can be assembled into one body by an assembly ring 16.

The material of the soaking tube 1 is preferably food-grade stainless steel. The outer diameter of the upper tube 111 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the matching beverage container 2, so that the soaking tube 1 is conveniently combined with the beverage container 2 to carry out the tea brewing process, and the tea leaves (beverage ingredients) in the soaking process have a larger stretching space, so that the tea leaves release more tea soup (juice) during the soaking process.

Please refer to Figure 2. In this embodiment, the body 11 of the soaking cylinder 1 is a full filter, and the bottom 12 is also a filter (as shown in Figures 1 and 3). When the soaking cylinder 1 is raised after the tea brewing process is completed, the tea soup is discharged faster. Please refer to Figure 3. In this embodiment, only the bottom 12 of the soaking cylinder 1 is a filter, and the body 11 is a full plate body, so the tea soup discharge time is slightly longer.

Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 7 . The present invention can further include a water distribution plate 3, which includes an upper water distribution portion 31, a lower water distribution portion 32, and an annular bonding surface 33. The upper water distribution portion 31 has an upper ring 311, the upper end of which is connected to an upper cover 312, and the upper cover 312 is provided with a first water inlet 313. The lower water distribution portion 32 has a lower ring 321, which is conical, connected to the upper ring 311, and the lower end of which is connected to a lower cover 322, and the lower cover 322 is provided with a plurality of first water outlets (water outlets) 323. The annular fitting surface 33 is disposed between the upper annular body 311 and the lower annular body 321 . The annular fitting surface 33 protrudes from the outer sides of the upper annular body 311 and the lower annular body 321 . A handle 34 may be disposed on the annular fitting surface 33 .

The function of the water distribution plate 3 is to allow the hot water outputted by the hot water boiler to enter through the first water inlet 313 of the upper cover 312. The lower ring 321 of the lower water distribution part 32 is in a cone shape with a larger upper part and a smaller lower part, so as to facilitate the assembly of the water distribution plate 3 on the soaking cylinder 1. The lower water distribution part 32 has a positioning function and can be positioned on the soaking cylinder 1. The upper end outer diameter of the lower ring 321 of the lower water distribution part 32 is slightly smaller than the upper end inner diameter of the soaking cylinder 1 (as shown in FIG. 1). It has a positioning function and can be positioned on the soaking cylinder 1. The lower water distribution part 32 is uniform. The first water outlet hole 323 is distributed so that the hot water flowing out through the first water outlet hole 323 is evenly sprinkled on the tea leaves (beverage ingredients) in the soaking cylinder 1, so that all the tea leaves can be moistened without the defect of dry tea leaves floating on the hot water liquid surface and being poorly soaked. The annular bonding surface 33 of the water distribution plate 3 can be bonded with the upper end of the soaking cylinder 1, so that the hot water vapor in the brewing will not dissipate and lose heat energy. The bottom side of the lower water distribution part 32 will not contact the soup when the tea leaves are soaked, so that the water distribution plate 3 will not have the problem of tea and soup mixing in the next process of brewing tea.

Please refer to FIG. 5 , the present invention can further be provided with an upper soaking pan 4, the upper soaking pan 4 has a pan body 41 and a pan bottom water distribution pan 42, the pan body 41 is annular, the upper end of the pan body 41 can be connected to an upper edge 43, the upper edge 43 protrudes from the outer side of the pan body 41. The edge of the pan bottom water distribution pan 42 is connected to the lower end of the pan body 41, the pan bottom water distribution pan 42 is provided with a plurality of second water outlet holes (water outlet holes) 421, the first upper cover 45 is placed on the pan body 41, and the first upper cover 45 is provided with a third water inlet 44.

The function of the upper soaking pan 4 is to allow the hot water outputted from the hot water boiler to flow down from the second water outlet hole 421 of the water distribution pan 42 at the bottom of the pan. The outer diameter of the pan body 41 of the upper soaking pan 4 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the upper end of the soaking cylinder 1 (as shown in FIG. 1 ) so as to facilitate the assembly of the upper soaking pan 4 on the soaking cylinder 1. The water distribution pan 42 at the bottom of the pan is provided with a plurality of second water outlet holes 421. The diameter of the second water outlet holes 421 needs to be able to prevent tea leaves from passing through. The pan body 41 has a After the upper soaking pan 4 is arranged on the soaking cylinder 1, the water level of the hot water soaking tea leaves in the beverage container 2 is slightly higher than the water distribution pan 42 at the bottom of the pan, so that all the tea leaves are blocked under the water distribution pan 42 at the bottom of the pan and can be moistened, and there will be no defect of dry tea leaves floating on the hot water liquid surface and poor soaking. The upper edge 43 of the upper soaking water pan 4 can fit with the upper end of the soaking cylinder 1, so that the hot water vapor in the brewing will not dissipate and lose heat energy, and the pan body 41 is positioned on the soaking cylinder 1.

The difference between the upper soaking tray 4 and the water distribution tray 3 is that the bottom of the upper soaking tray 4 is below the water level of the hot water for brewing tea leaves, and the beverage container 2 is required to complete the tea brewing process. The brewing ingredients can be tea leaves or tea bags. The bottom of the water distribution tray 3 is above the water level of the hot water for brewing tea leaves, and can be taken out for standby use after adding hot water to the brewed tea leaves or after the tea brewing process is completed. Tea leaves are preferably used as the brewing ingredients.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , the commercial beverage container 2 can be a thermos barrel, which usually has a capacity of 5 to 12 liters. This embodiment uses a 10-liter thermos barrel for illustration. It is scheduled to brew 8 liters of tea soup, 200 grams of tea leaves, hot water at 92°C, and soak for 10 minutes. Implementation steps: The soaking cylinder 1 is assembled on the beverage container 2 (insulated barrel) so that the lower bonding surface 15 of the soaking cylinder 1 is bonded to the upper bonding surface 21 of the beverage container 2 (as shown in FIG. 7 ), 200 grams of tea leaves are put into the soaking cylinder 1, and the water distribution plate 3 is arranged on the soaking cylinder 1. Hot water is taken from the hot water supply mechanism that heats the hot water to 92° C. The hot water supply mechanism can be a hot water boiler, and the hot water supply metering method can be electronic scale metering, flow meter metering or water flow metering, etc. Since the hot water supply mechanism is a known device, it is not shown in the figure. Hot water is added from the first water inlet 313 of the water distribution plate 3 (as shown in FIG. 4 ). The hot water flow rate per unit time of the first water inlet 313 is preferably greater than the total flow rate per unit time of the first water outlet 323 , so that the hot water can flow out from the first water outlet 323 evenly distributed in the water distribution plate 3 , and the tea leaves in the soaking cylinder 1 are evenly sprinkled with hot water. When the beverage container 2 is filled with 8 liters of hot water, the tea leaves are completely wetted and fully soaked. The first water inlet 313 is covered with a middle cover 35 to complete the hot water intake procedure for the tea leaves.

In addition, the automatic control system can start the timing when the water distribution plate 3 starts to fill hot water, or the hot water filling process can be started immediately after the timer is pressed manually. After the hot water filling process for tea brewing is completed, the beverage container 2 containing the soaking cylinder 1 and the like is moved to a soaking cylinder rack 6 for positioning (as shown in FIG8 ). In this embodiment, the soaking cylinder rack 6 adopts a floor-standing design. The soaking cylinder rack 6 has two side beams 61, which are set at an appropriate height and spaced apart. One end (front end) of the two side beams 61 is respectively provided with a non-slip edge 62. When the timer reaches 10 minutes, a sound signal such as a musical bell indicates that the tea soaking time is completed. The operator lifts the handles 13 and the heat insulation sleeve 14 on both sides of the soaking cylinder 1 with his left and right hands, and rotates it about 30 degrees so that the upper end of the soaking cylinder 1 exceeds the two side beams 61 of the soaking cylinder rack 6 (as shown in Figure 9). The soaking cylinder 1 is rotated back to the original angle, and the two handles 13 of the soaking cylinder 1 are placed on the two side beams 61 to continue dripping tea. The anti-slip edge 62 can ensure that the soaking cylinder 1 is placed in the correct position and does not fall off. The soaking cylinder rack 6 shown in Figure 8 is a floor-standing type installed on a workbench, and can also be designed to be wall-mounted and installed on a wall (Figure omitted). The operator removes the soaking cylinder 1 after a set time according to the tea brewing procedure for cleaning and standby, and the beverage container 2 containing tea soup performs subsequent processes to complete the tea brewing procedure.

If the tea leaves need to be stirred during the soaking process of hot water, the soaking tube 1 can be lifted to a predetermined height and then lowered to the original position, and the tea soup can flow up and down in the soaking tube 1 to achieve the stirring effect.

As shown in FIG. 7 , after the first barrel of tea beverage container 2 is filled with hot water, the water pan 3 is to be used for the next tea brewing process. The water pan 3 can be removed and replaced with a second upper cover 5 (as shown in FIG. 6 ). The upper soaking tray 4 shown in FIG5 can also be replaced by a food-grade heat-resistant water baffle 800 (as shown in FIG19). The material of the water baffle 800 can be a food-grade heat-resistant plastic, such as PP (Polypropylene), whose specific gravity is less than 1, so that the water baffle 800 can float on the water surface. The outer diameter of the water baffle 800 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the soaking tube 1, so that the water baffle 800 can be easily put into the soaking tube 1, and hot water can flow from the outer diameter gap of the water baffle 800 to the soaking tube 1. When the tea soaking process is completed, the handle is used to take it out for cleaning. When making tea, put the tea into the soaking tube 1 first, then lay the water baffle 800 flat and then add water. Because the water baffle 800 floats on the water surface, it can ensure that the tea is completely immersed in hot water.

Please refer to Figures 10 to 12. As shown in Figure 10, the beverage container 2 can be a stainless steel barrel. The soaking cylinder 1 is loaded into the beverage container 2. A fixed amount of tea leaves are loaded into the soaking cylinder 1. A fixed amount of hot water is added. The second timer starts counting. The tea leaves are manually stirred with a stirring rod to make them completely wet. Then, the second upper cover 5 is properly closed. The beverage container 2 is loaded into the insulation cover 7 to perform the soaking process. This embodiment further includes a portable device 8, which includes a portable frame 81, a fixed hanging arm 82 and a movable hanging arm 83. The fixed hanging arm 82 is fixed to one end of the portable frame 81, and the movable hanging arm 83 is hinged to the other end of the portable frame 81. The left and right handles 13 and the heat-insulating sleeve 14 of the soaking cylinder 1 are provided with hook holes 17, which can be hooked by the fixed hook arm 82 and the movable hook arm 83, so that the portable device 8 can be hooked on the soaking cylinder 1. When the tea soaking time is up, the operator first hooks the fixed hook arm 82 of the portable device 8 on the handle 13 on one side of the soaking cylinder 1, and then hooks the movable hook arm 83 on the other side of the soaking cylinder 1. The handle 13 is used to lift the soaking cylinder 1 to a proper height, and the tea soup flows into the beverage container 2. When a large amount of tea soup flows out and the remaining tea soup in the soaking cylinder 1 becomes a dripping state, the soaking cylinder 1 is raised to a height higher than the beverage container 2, and the soaking cylinder rack 6 is placed on the beverage container 2. The soaking cylinder 1 is then placed on the soaking cylinder rack 6 to continue dripping tea soup, and then the set program is processed to complete the tea soaking program.

The tea leaves need to be stirred during the hot water soaking process. The soaking cylinder 1 is lifted to a certain height and then lowered to the original position. The tea soup flows up and down in the soaking cylinder 1 to achieve the stirring effect. The stainless steel bucket can be used to brew tea leaves, and a water tray 3 or an upper soaking tray 4 can also be used.

Automatic tea dispensing embodiment: The tea soaking time will affect the taste of the tea soup. Insufficient soaking time will make the tea soup insufficient in concentration, while too long soaking time may make the tea soup bitter. Therefore, the automatic lifting of the tea soaking cylinder 1 can accurately control the tea soaking time and obtain a stable taste of the tea soup.

Please refer to Figure 13. The lifting and lowering of the soaking tube 1 can be driven by a lifting device 9, which is connected to the soaking tube frame 6. The lifting device 9 includes a sliding mechanism 91, a power source 92 and a transmission mechanism 93. The power source 92 can be a small stepping reduction motor or a servo reduction motor, etc. The soaking tube frame 6 can be assembled on various sliding mechanisms 91 such as cylindrical slide rods and slide rails to guide the stable lifting and lowering movement of the soaking tube frame 6. The transmission mechanism 93 is connected between the power source 92 and the soaking tube frame 6. The transmission mechanism 93 can be a ball screw, a gear, a swing arm or a cam mechanism. The power source 92 can output power and drive the soaking tube frame 6 to move up and down through the transmission mechanism 93. In addition, an upper micro switch 94 and a lower micro switch 95 can be provided, which are arranged beside the transmission mechanism 93 to control the lifting stroke of the soaking tube 1. The upper micro switch 94 and the lower micro switch 95 can also be other various types of upper positioning switches and lower positioning switches.

In this embodiment, the soaking tube frame 6 is assembled on the sliding mechanism 91, and the sliding mechanism 91 may include two slide rails 911 arranged on the left and right. The soaking tube 1 is placed flat on the soaking tube frame 6. The transmission mechanism 93 includes a ball screw 931 and a ball nut 932. The rear side of the soaking tube frame 6 is locked with the ball nut 932. The ball nut 932 is screwed to the ball screw 931, and the ball screw 931 drives the ball nut 932 and the soaking tube frame 6 to move up and down. An upper micro-switch 94 and a lower micro-switch 95 are arranged on the mechanism to control the stroke of the soaking tube 1, and the power source 92 drives the ball nut 932 to rise and fall.

When brewing tea, the beverage container 2 (insulated bucket) is filled with a predetermined amount of hot water for soaking in a hot water boiler (not shown) and then placed at the positioning position of the lifting device 9. The soaking cylinder 1 is filled with an appropriate amount of tea leaves, and the water retaining plate 800 (as shown in FIG. 19 ) can be assembled and placed on the soaking cylinder rack 6. The operation key (not shown) is pressed, and the automatic control system starts the power source 92 to rotate the ball screw 931, so that the ball nut 932 drives the soaking cylinder 1 to descend. The soaking cylinder 1 descends and the lower bonding plane 15 is bonded to the upper bonding surface 21 of the beverage container 2. The ball nut 932 triggers the lower micro switch 95, and the automatic control system stops the rotation of the power source 92. The timer starts timing, and the water retaining plate 800 floats on the water surface. The tea leaves are all wet. If the soaking process requires stirring, the automatic control system raises the soaking cylinder 1 to perform an up and down stroke. The tea soup in the soaking cylinder 1 flows out and in through the filter when it is raised and lowered, which is equivalent to the stirring effect of the tea leaves. When the set brewing time is reached, the automatic control system starts the power source 92 to raise the soaking cylinder 1 to the upper limit point. The ball nut 932 touches the upper micro switch 94, and the power source 92 (motor) stops rotating. The soaking cylinder 1 discharges the tea soup into the beverage container 2 while rising. The soaking cylinder 1 continues to drip out the tea soup at the upper limit position. After a predetermined time, the beverage container 2 and the soaking cylinder 1 storing the tea soup execute the subsequent procedures according to the SOP to complete the tea soaking process.

After the tea soaking process is completed, the soaking cylinder 1 discharges tea soup. The tea soup discharge process can be manually lifting the soaking cylinder 1 or automatically raising the soaking cylinder 1, so that the soaking cylinder 1 can be static and discharge tea soup, as shown in FIG14. In another tea soup discharge mode, a tea soup discharge device 10 is provided at the bottom of the beverage container 2. The tea soup discharge device 10 comprises a leak-proof chamber 101, a stainless steel ball 102, a baffle 103, a micro-speed reduction motor 104, an eccentric wheel 105 and a lever 106. The leak-proof chamber 101 can be provided at the bottom of the beverage container 2. The leak-proof chamber 101 is a hollow body, and its interior is connected to the beverage container 2. The material of the leak-proof chamber 101 is preferably food-grade heat-resistant rubber, and the inner diameter of the leak-proof chamber 101 can be V-shaped. The diameter of the stainless steel ball 102 is slightly larger than the lower soup outlet 1011 of the leak-stopping chamber 101, so that during the tea soaking period, the stainless steel ball 102 sinks due to its own weight to block the lower soup outlet 101 of the leak-stopping chamber 101, thereby achieving the function of leak-stopping. The baffle 103 is arranged at the upper end of the leak-stopping chamber 101, so that the stainless steel ball 102 can be positioned in the leak-stopping chamber 101 by the baffle 103, and the baffle 103 prevents the stainless steel ball 102 from escaping from the leak-stopping chamber 101 naturally, and the tea soup can flow out from the baffle 103. The lever 106 is pivoted at the bottom of the beverage container 2 , the eccentric wheel 105 is connected to the micro-speed reduction motor 104 , one end of the lever 106 is disposed at the lower soup outlet 1011 , and the other end of the lever 106 abuts against the eccentric wheel 105 .

When the tea soaking time is up, the automatic control system starts the micro reduction motor 104 to rotate half a circle (180°) to drive the eccentric wheel 105, and the eccentric wheel 105 pushes the stainless steel ball 102 through the lever 106. The diameter eccentricity difference of the eccentric wheel 105 can be designed so that the stainless steel ball 102 moves upward. The diameter of the stainless steel ball 102 and the inner diameter of the V-shaped upper end of the leak-proof chamber 101 form a gap to open the lower soup outlet 1011 of the leak-proof chamber 101, and the tea soup can flow out of the gap into another container (not shown). The micro reduction motor 104 is fixedly mounted on the mechanism. The inner length of the lower end of the lever 106 near the soup outlet 1011 can be designed to be longer than the outer lever 106. The heavier inner weight can naturally drop when there is no obstruction. When in standby mode or when the tea leaves are soaked, the eccentric wheel 105 rotates to zero, causing the inner end of the lever 106 and the stainless steel ball 102 to drop, so that the beverage container 2 is in a leak-proof state.

The soaking cylinder 1 is mounted on the beverage container 2 and tea leaves are placed therein. After hot water is poured in, the second upper cover 5 is closed. The timer starts timing. After a set time, the tea soaking process is completed. The automatic control system starts the micro reduction motor 104 to rotate half a circle (180°) to drive the eccentric wheel 105 and the lever 106 to push the stainless steel ball 102 upward to discharge the tea soup. The tea soaking process is completed according to the SOP.

Please refer to Figures 15 to 18. In this embodiment, an electronic scale 30 can be installed on a base 20. The beverage container 2 is placed on the electronic scale 30 to measure the amount of hot water for soaking tea. Two front columns 500 are provided on the left and right of the base 20. Two slide rails (sliding mechanisms) 40 are respectively installed on the two front columns 500. The two slide rails 40 are respectively locked to two side beams 61 of an soaking tube rack 6. The two side beams 61 are locked and connected with an soaking tube rack beam 63. The soaking tube rack A timing belt 50 is locked on the beam 63, and the timing belt 50 is wound on the upper and lower timing pulleys 60. The lower timing pulley 60 can be driven by a reduction motor 70. The soaking cylinder 1 can be driven forward and reverse by starting and closing the reduction motor 70 through the automatic control system, and the upper and lower limit positions of the soaking cylinder 1 can be controlled by common limit devices such as a micro switch 80. The lifting mechanism composed of the timing pulley 60 and the timing belt 50 can also be replaced by other devices such as a ball screw. The body and bottom of the soaking tube 1 are each equipped with a filter. The upper left and right ends of the soaking tube 1 are respectively provided with handles 13 for extracting the soaking tube 1. The left and right handles 13 are each sleeved with an insulating sleeve 14. The bottom plane of the insulating sleeve 14 can be attached to the soaking tube frame 6. The soaking tube frame 6 is equipped with a positioning column 64. The handle can be provided with a positioning hole 18 to cooperate with the positioning column 64, so that the soaking tube 1 can be positioned concentrically with the beverage container 2. The upper end plane of the soaking tube 1 can be attached to the upper end of the beverage container 2. The beverage container 2 can be an insulation barrel for hot tea or a stainless steel barrel for refrigerating tea soup. The present embodiment is a stainless steel barrel. The first water outlet holes 323 are evenly distributed at the bottom of the water distribution plate 3, so that the tea leaves in the soaking cylinder 1 can be evenly dripped with hot water. A water distribution plate cover 700 can be placed on the top of the water distribution plate 3, which is provided with a second water inlet 701, and the upper end plane of the water distribution plate 3 can be attached to the upper end plane of the soaking cylinder 1. The water distribution plate 3 can be provided with a handle 36, and folded edges 37 are provided on both sides. When the water distribution plate 3 is placed on the soaking cylinder 1, the folded edges 37 of the water distribution plate 3 are aligned with the positioning edges 19 of the soaking cylinder 1, so that the second water inlet 701 on the top of the water distribution plate 3 can be positioned to facilitate the injection of hot and cold water.

Different tea varieties require different soaking temperatures for tea soaking. Hot water for soaking tea can be supplied by a hot water boiler. The hot water boiler controls the temperature of the hot water with a temperature detector. The hot water boiler is a common commercial product and is not shown in the figure. The hot water boiler can supply hot water through a hot water pipe 600, and the water source can supply cold water through a cold water pipe 90. The cold water pipe 90 is equipped with a temperature detector 901. A hot water solenoid valve 100 and a cold water solenoid valve 200 are provided to control the delivery of hot water and cold water respectively. The automatic control system calculates the supply of hot water and cold water according to the amount of hot water for brewing tea, the hot water temperature, the hot water temperature detected by the temperature detector of the hot water boiler and the cold water temperature measured by the temperature detector 901 of the cold water, and opens and closes the hot water solenoid valve 100 and the cold water solenoid valve 200 according to the weight measured by the electronic scale 30.

The water outlet ends of the hot water solenoid valve 100 and the cold water solenoid valve 200 extend into a water injector 300, which can be arranged on a rotating solenoid 400. The rotating angle of the rotating solenoid 400 can be, for example, 95 degrees. When no water is discharged, the rotating solenoid 400 returns to its original position so that the position of the water injector 300 does not interfere with the up and down movement of the soaking tube frame beam 63.

When executing the tea soaking procedure, a predetermined amount of tea is put into the soaking cylinder 1, and the soaking cylinder 1 is placed on the soaking cylinder rack 6 and then the water distribution plate 3 is placed. The operation key (not shown) is pressed, and the automatic control system starts the reduction motor 70 to rotate the timing pulley 60 and the timing belt 50, and the soaking cylinder 1 mechanism descends. When the soaking cylinder rack beam 63 touches the micro switch 80, it stops, and the upper end of the soaking cylinder 1 is attached to the upper end of the beverage container 2. The automatic control system starts the rotary electromagnet 400, and the water outlet 301 of the water injector 300 is turned to the water distribution plate 3 (as shown in Figure 18), so that the water outlet 301 of the water injector 300 is aligned with the second water inlet 701 above the water distribution plate 3, and the water injector 300 can be aligned with the matching The water pan 3 and the soaking cylinder 1 are filled with water, and then the hot water solenoid valve 100 and the cold water solenoid valve 200 are opened and closed in turn according to the set program. The electronic scale 30 measures and injects appropriate amounts of hot water and cold water so that the beverage container 2 can obtain hot water of appropriate temperature and amount. After the cold water and hot water are discharged, the rotary solenoid 400 returns to the water injector 300 to the standby position. The automatic control system starts timing when water is discharged. When the set soaking time is completed, the automatic control system starts the speed reduction motor 70 to reverse, and stops when the soaking cylinder frame 63 touches the micro switch 80. After dripping tea soup in the soaking cylinder 1 for a period of time, the soaking cylinder 1 is removed for subsequent cleaning procedures, and the stainless steel beverage container 2 continues the post-process cooling and refrigeration procedures.

During the tea soaking process, the water injection program can be set to inject a set amount at one time or in stages. The soaking process can be one-stage soaking, or the soaking cylinder can be raised and lowered during the soaking process. The up and down flow of the tea soup in the soaking cylinder is equivalent to the stirring effect of the tea soup. The automatic control system can set different soaking programs according to the needs of the tea brewing process.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the soaking cylinder and beverage container combination provided by the present invention comprises a cylinder body and a cylinder bottom, a handle is installed on each side of the upper end of the cylinder body, a lower fitting plane is arranged around the upper end of the cylinder body, the cylinder body is a plate body or comprises a filter, and the cylinder bottom is a filter. The soaking cylinder can be assembled to the beverage container so that the lower fitting plane of the soaking cylinder fits the upper fitting surface of the beverage container, beverage ingredients can be put into the soaking cylinder, and hot water injection and beverage ingredient soaking procedures can be performed. The soaking cylinder of the present invention is directly assembled in the beverage container to perform the beverage ingredient soaking process, has a simple structure, low cost, and is almost free of malfunctions. In addition, the hot water temperature will not lose temperature during the beverage ingredient soaking process, and the soup quality is stable.

The above disclosed contents are only the preferred feasible embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made by using the contents of the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

1: Soaking cylinder 11: Cylinder body 111: Upper cylinder 112: Lower cylinder 12: Cylinder bottom 13: Handle 14: Insulation sleeve 15: Lower fitting plane 16: Assembly ring 17: Hook hole 18: Positioning hole 19: Positioning edge 2: Beverage container 21: Upper fitting surface 3: Water distribution plate 31: Upper water distribution part 311: Upper ring body 312: Upper cover part 313: First water inlet 32: Lower water distribution part 321: Lower ring body 322: Lower cover part 323: First water outlet 33: Ring fitting surface 34: Handle piece 35: Middle cover 36: Handle part 37: Folding edge 4: Upper soaking pan 41: Pan body 42: Water distribution pan at the bottom of the pan 421: Second water outlet 43: Upper edge 44: Third water inlet 45: First upper cover 5: Second upper cover 6: Soaking tube rack 61: Side beam 62: Anti-slip edge 63: Soaking tube rack beam 64: Positioning column 7: Insulation cover 8: Handheld device 81: Handheld rack 82: Fixed hanging arm 83: Movable hanging arm 9: Lifting device 91: Sliding mechanism 911: Slide rail 92: Power source 93: Transmission mechanism 931: Ball screw 932: Ball nut 94: Upper micro switch 95: Lower micro switch 10: Soup dispensing device 101: Leak-proof chamber 1011: Lower soup outlet 102: Stainless steel ball 103 Baffle 104: Micro reduction motor 105: Eccentric wheel 106: Lever 20: Base 30: Electronic scale 40: Slide rail 50: Timing belt 60: Timing pulley 70: Reduction motor 80: Micro switch 90: Cold water pipe 901: Temperature detector 100: Hot water solenoid valve 200: Cold water solenoid valve 300: Water injector 301: Water outlet 400: Rotary solenoid 500: front column 600: hot water pipe 700: water distribution plate cover 701: second water inlet 800: water retaining plate

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of a soaking tube according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another soaking tube according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional diagram of another soaking tube according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional diagram of a water distribution tray according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a soaking tray according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the second upper cover of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the combination of the soaking cylinder and the beverage container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG8 is a perspective view of a floor-standing soaking tube rack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional diagram of the tea dripping from the soaking tube according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a three-dimensional exploded view of a stainless steel bucket beverage container and an infusion cylinder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a three-dimensional diagram of the soaking cylinder in combination with the portable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a stainless steel bucket beverage container and an infusion cylinder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a three-dimensional diagram of the combination of the soaking cylinder and the beverage container with the lifting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a three-dimensional diagram of a soup dispensing device in which a soaking cylinder and a beverage container are combined according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a three-dimensional view (I) of the combination of the soaking tube and beverage container according to the embodiment of the present invention in another usage state.

FIG. 16 is a three-dimensional view (II) of the combination of the soaking tube and beverage container according to the embodiment of the present invention in another usage state.

FIG. 17 is a three-dimensional view (III) of the combination of the soaking tube and beverage container according to the embodiment of the present invention in another usage state.

FIG. 18 is a three-dimensional view (IV) of the combination of the soaking tube and beverage container according to the embodiment of the present invention in another usage state.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a water retaining pan according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1: Soaking tube

11: Barrel

13:Handle

14: Insulation sleeve

15: Lower bonding plane

2: Drink containers

21: Upper bonding surface

3: Water distribution pan

31: Upper water distribution section

311: Upper Ring Body

312: Upper cover

313: First water inlet

33: Ring-shaped fitting surface

34:Handle piece

35: Middle cover

Claims (8)

A soaking cylinder and a beverage container combination, comprising: a soaking cylinder, the soaking cylinder comprising a cylinder body and a cylinder bottom, the cylinder body being in a cylindrical shape, the cylinder bottom being connected to the lower end of the cylinder body, a handle being installed on each side of the upper end of the cylinder body, the upper end ring of the cylinder body being provided with a lower fitting plane, the cylinder body being a plate body or comprising a filter, and the cylinder bottom being a filter; and a beverage container, the volume of the beverage container being 5 liters to 12 liters, the upper end ring of the beverage container being provided with an upper fitting surface, the soaking cylinder being able to be assembled to the beverage container so that the lower fitting plane of the soaking cylinder is fitted to the upper fitting surface of the beverage container, the soaking cylinder being able to put beverage ingredients, and performing hot water injection and beverage ingredient soaking procedures; The upper soaking pan also includes a pan body and a pan bottom water distribution pan. The pan body is annular. The upper end of the pan body is connected to an upper edge. The upper edge protrudes from the outer side of the pan body. The edge of the pan bottom water distribution pan is connected to the lower end of the pan body. The pan bottom water distribution pan is provided with a plurality of water outlet holes. The upper soaking pan can be assembled on the soaking cylinder. The upper edge of the upper soaking pan can be connected to the soaking cylinder. The upper end of the soaking cylinder is fitted, and the plate body is positioned on the soaking cylinder. The upper soaking plate can input hot water, and the multiple water outlets can evenly sprinkle the outflowing hot water onto the beverage ingredients in the soaking cylinder. The water distribution plate at the bottom of the plate in the beverage container is higher than the hot water soaking water level, so that the beverage ingredients are blocked under the water distribution plate at the bottom of the plate, and the bottom side of the upper soaking plate is below the water level of the hot water for brewing. A soaking cylinder and beverage container combination as described in claim 1, wherein the cylinder body includes an upper cylinder portion and a lower cylinder portion, the upper cylinder portion is formed by a plate, the lower cylinder portion is a filter, and the outer diameter of the upper cylinder portion is smaller than the inner diameter of the beverage container. A combination of an infusion cylinder and a beverage container as described in claim 1, wherein the body of the infusion cylinder is a full filter or a full plate. A combination of an infusion cylinder and a beverage container as described in claim 1, wherein after the hot water filling procedure is performed, the beverage container containing the infusion cylinder can be moved to an infusion cylinder rack for positioning, the infusion cylinder rack having two side beams, the two side beams being arranged at an appropriate height, the two side beams being arranged at intervals, one end of each side beam being provided with a non-slip edge, and the two handles of the infusion cylinder can be placed on the two side beams. The soaking tube and beverage container combination as described in claim 4 further includes a lifting device, which is connected to the soaking tube rack, and the lifting device includes a sliding mechanism, a power source, a transmission mechanism, an upper positioning switch and a lower positioning switch. The soaking tube rack is assembled on the sliding mechanism, and the sliding mechanism can guide the soaking tube rack to move up and down. The transmission mechanism is connected between the power source and the soaking tube rack, and the power source can drive the soaking tube rack to move up and down through the transmission mechanism. The upper positioning switch and the lower positioning switch are arranged next to the transmission mechanism to control the lifting stroke of the soaking tube. The soaking cylinder and beverage container combination as described in claim 1, further comprising a hand-held device, the hand-held device comprising a hand-held frame, a fixed hanging arm and a movable hanging arm, the fixed hanging arm is fixed to one end of the hand-held frame, the movable hanging arm is hinged to the other end of the hand-held frame, the two handles of the soaking cylinder are provided with hook holes, which can be hooked by the fixed hanging arm and the movable hanging arm, so that the hand-held device can hook the soaking cylinder to lift the soaking cylinder to an appropriate height to allow the soup to flow into the beverage container. The soaking cylinder and beverage container combination as described in claim 1 further comprises a soup discharging device, wherein the soup discharging device comprises a leak-proof chamber, a stainless steel ball, a baffle, a micro-speed reduction motor, an eccentric wheel and a lever, wherein the leak-proof chamber is arranged at the bottom of the beverage container, the leak-proof chamber is a hollow body, the interior of the leak-proof chamber is connected to the beverage container, the diameter of the stainless steel ball is larger than the lower soup outlet of the leak-proof chamber, and the stainless steel ball can sink to block the lower soup outlet of the leak-proof chamber. The baffle is arranged at the upper end of the leak-proof chamber, the stainless steel ball is positioned in the leak-proof chamber by the baffle, the lever is pivoted on the beverage container, the eccentric wheel is connected to the micro-speed reduction motor, one end of the lever is arranged at the lower soup outlet, the other end of the lever abuts against the eccentric wheel, the micro-speed reduction motor can drive the eccentric wheel, so that the eccentric wheel pushes the stainless steel ball through the lever to open the lower soup outlet. The soaking cylinder and beverage container combination as described in claim 1 further includes a base, an electronic scale is installed on the base, the beverage container is placed on the electronic scale, two front columns are provided on the left and right sides of the base, two slide rails are respectively installed on the two front columns, the two slide rails are respectively locked to the two side beams of a soaking cylinder rack, the two side beams are locked and connected by a soaking cylinder rack beam, a timing belt is locked on the soaking cylinder rack beam, and the timing belt is wound around the upper and lower timing belt pulleys The timing pulley below is driven by a reduction motor, the soaking cylinder can be driven by the reduction motor, and the upper and lower limit positions of the soaking cylinder are controlled by a limit device, the upper end of the soaking cylinder is provided with two handles, each of the two handles is provided with a heat insulation sleeve, the bottom plane of the heat insulation sleeve can be attached to the soaking cylinder rack, the soaking cylinder rack is equipped with a positioning column, the handle is provided with a positioning hole to cooperate with the positioning column, so that the soaking cylinder and the beverage container are positioned concentrically.

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