CN110338663A - Coffee brewing machine, coffee brewing appliance and coffee brewing method - Google Patents

Abstract

A coffee brewing machine, its coffee brewing appliance and coffee brewing method, the coffee brewing machine includes a driving device and a coffee brewing appliance, the coffee brewing appliance includes a brewing container with a brewing chamber, a detachable A knife seat, a filter seat that is grounded on the brewing container and can be driven by the driving device to grind coffee beans, and a first installation unit that mounts the filter seat in the brewing chamber, the filter seat has a filter space. The brewing method includes a preparation step of placing coffee beans in the filter space, and combining the knife seat on the brewing container, a grinding step of driving the knife seat to rotate through the driving device to grind coffee beans, and A brewing step of separating the knife holder and the brewing container and brewing coffee powder with hot water. Since coffee beans and coffee powder are placed in the filter space during the process of making coffee drinks, the present invention can simplify components and improve cleaning convenience.

Description

Coffee brewing machine, coffee brewing appliance and coffee brewing method

technical field

The invention relates to a brewing machine and a brewing method, in particular to a coffee brewing machine suitable for making coffee beverages and a coffee brewing appliance thereof, and a coffee brewing machine for making coffee beverages through the coffee brewing machine. bubble method.

Background technique

When making existing coffee drinks, it is necessary to first grind the roasted coffee beans into coffee powder, and then brew the coffee powder with hot water. In order to achieve the above goals, there are many types of coffee brewing machines in the past. Some coffee brewing machines can complete from grinding to brewing at one time. The price of this automatic coffee brewing machine is very high, and it lacks the fun of hand-brewed coffee. . There is another coffee brewing method, which is to grind the roasted coffee beans into powder through a manual or electric grinder, and then move the coffee powder to, for example, a filter press pot, drip pot (cup) or hand Rinse the inside of the filter cup and then brew with hot water. After the brewing is complete, pour the coffee drink into the coffee cup and taste it slowly.

In the existing method of brewing coffee drinks, although coffee beans can be brewed into coffee drinks, when in use, the ground coffee powder needs to be poured into a filter press pot, drip pot (cup) or hand-washed filter cup for brewing. For brewing, because the powder is quite small, the process of changing the container of coffee powder is quite troublesome, and it is easy to fall to the surroundings, causing inconvenience in cleaning. Since the brewing process requires the use of a bean grinder and brewing utensils, there are many components to be cleaned after brewing, which increases the trouble of cleaning. In addition, the structures of the existing filter pots and pour-over filter cups are different, and the tastes of the brewed coffee drinks are also different. If consumers want to drink coffee drinks with different tastes, they need to purchase brewing appliances with different structures, resulting in Increase in usage costs.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a coffee brewing machine, a coffee brewing appliance of the coffee brewing machine, and a coffee brewing method for making coffee drinks using the coffee brewing machine, which can improve at least one shortcoming of the background art.

The coffee brewing machine of the present invention is suitable for grinding coffee beans into coffee powder and brewing coffee drinks. The coffee brewing machine includes a driving device and a coffee brewing appliance detachably mounted on the driving device. , the driving device has a driving seat, the coffee brewing appliance includes a brewing container with a brewing chamber, and a knife seat that is detachably combined with the brewing container and can be driven by the driving device to grind coffee beans. The coffee brewing appliance also includes a filter seat, and a first installation unit that erects the filter seat in the brewing chamber of the brewing container, and the filter seat has a filter space for containing coffee beans and coffee powder; when When the coffee brewing appliance is at the grinding position, the knife seat is combined with the brewing container, and is driven by the driving device to grind coffee beans into coffee powder; when the coffee brewing appliance is switched to the manual pouring position, the knife The seat is separated from the brewing container.

The coffee brewing machine according to the present invention, wherein, the filter seat has a filter wall, and a filter bottom wall connected with the filter wall and jointly defining the filter space, the filter space has an opening, and the filter wall The outer diameter of the opening gradually decreases from the side close to the opening to the side away from it.

The coffee brewing machine according to the present invention, wherein, the filter surrounding wall of the filter seat has a first ring frame surrounding the opening, a second ring frame connected to the filter bottom wall, several ring frames connected to the first ring frame and the connecting ribs of the second ring frame, and several first filter screens respectively located between the adjacent connecting ribs, the filter bottom wall has a bottom frame connected with the second ring frame, and a The second filter screen between the bottom frames.

The coffee brewing machine of the present invention, wherein the brewing chamber has an open end, the brewing container has a wall defining the brewing chamber, the wall has a concave ring surrounding the open end, and a concave ring surrounding the concave The outer thread of the ring, the knife holder has a knife holder body detachably screwed on the outer thread of the brewing container, and the knife holder body is installed on the knife holder body and corresponds to the filter seat when in the grinding position For the cutter in the filter space, the first installation unit has an installation ring wall defining a channel, and a protruding ring connected with the installation ring wall and leaning against the concave ring.

The coffee brewing machine according to the present invention, wherein, the first ring frame of the filter seat has at least one positioning hole, and the first installation unit also has at least one detachable snap-in connection with the installation ring wall. A first positioning block in the at least one positioning hole of the filter seat.

The coffee brewing machine according to the present invention, wherein the coffee brewing appliance further includes a second installation unit, and when the coffee brewing appliance is at the filter pressure position, the second installation unit movably installs the filter seat in the brewing chamber of the brewing container.

The coffee brewing machine according to the present invention, wherein, the second installation unit has a cup cover resting on the wall, a connecting rod passing through the cup cover, and a connecting rod connected with the filter seat A detachably combined connecting seat, when the coffee maker is at the filter pressure position, the connecting rod will drive the filter seat to reciprocate up and down through the connecting seat.

The coffee brewing machine according to the present invention, wherein the cup cover has a guide ring surface defining a guide hole, and several guide blocks protruding from the guide ring surface toward the guide hole, the second The installation unit also has a guide rod that fits the outside of the connecting rod and guides the connecting seat to rotate through the guide block.

The coffee brewing machine according to the present invention, wherein the cup cover has a cup cover surrounding wall erected on the wall of the brewing container in the filter pressure position, and is connected between the cup cover surrounding walls and The cup cover connecting wall with the guide hole is provided, the cup cover connecting wall also has a liquid outlet hole, and the connecting seat has a filter screen for liquid to pass through.

The coffee brewing method of the present invention brews coffee beans into coffee drinks through the coffee brewing machine, and includes: a preparation step, a grinding step, and a brewing step. In the preparation step, through the first The installation unit installs the filter seat in the brewing chamber of the brewing container, and places the coffee beans in the filter seat, and then assembles the knife seat on the brewing container, and the knife seat is assembled The cutter corresponds to the filter space of the filter seat. In the grinding step, the brewing container is combined with the driving device, and the driving device drives the cutter of the knife seat to rotate, and grinds the coffee beans placed in the filter space of the filter seat into coffee powder . In the brewing step, the brewing container is separated from the driving device, and the knife seat is disassembled to brew the coffee powder in the filter seat.

In the coffee brewing method of the present invention, in the brewing step, hot water is passed through the first installation unit to brew the coffee powder in the filter seat, and the produced coffee drink falls into the brewing chamber.

The method for brewing coffee according to the present invention, wherein, in the brewing step, the first installation unit and the filter seat are taken out, hot water is placed in the brewing chamber, and the second installation unit is used to replace the coffee The first installation unit suspends the filter seat in the brewing chamber, and drives the filter seat up and down through the second installation unit, so that the coffee powder in the filter space is soaked in hot water to become a coffee drink.

In the coffee brewing method of the present invention, in the brewing step, the second installation unit drives the filter seat to rotate for brewing.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is that: during the process of grinding coffee beans and brewing coffee powder, the coffee beans and coffee powder are all stored in the filter space of the filter seat, so the present invention can not only reduce the number of necessary components , It can also improve the convenience of cleaning.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 is an assembled partial cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the coffee brewer of the present invention in a grinding position;

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment illustrating a coffee brewing implement of the coffee brewing machine;

Fig. 3 is another three-dimensional exploded view of this embodiment, separately illustrating the relative relationship of a brewing container, a filter seat, a first installation unit, and a knife seat of the coffee brewing appliance;

Fig. 4 is another three-dimensional exploded view of the embodiment, separately illustrating the relative relationship between a second installation unit of the coffee brewing appliance, the brewing container and the filter seat;

Fig. 5 is a combined sectional view of the embodiment, the coffee brewing machine is in a manual pouring position;

Fig. 6 is a brewing flowchart of this embodiment;

Fig. 7 is another combined sectional view of the embodiment, the coffee brewing machine is in a filter press position.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

1, 2, 3, an embodiment of the coffee brewing machine 1 of the present invention can grind the roasted coffee beans into coffee powder, and brew the coffee powder into coffee drink. The coffee brewing machine 1 includes a driving device 11 , and a coffee brewing appliance 10 detachably installed on the driving device 11 . The form of the driving device 11 is not particularly limited, and it can be an electric method as shown in FIG. Seat 111, because drive this driving seat 111 to rotate by motor is the technology in the past, no longer describe in detail. The coffee brewing appliance 10 includes: a brewing container 2 , a filter seat 3 , a first installation unit 4 , a knife holder 5 , and a second installation unit 6 .

The brewing container 2 has a wall 21 delimiting a brewing chamber 20 with an open end 201, the wall 21 has a bottom wall portion 211, a center line 12 arranged around and connected to the The surrounding wall part 212 connected to the bottom wall part 211, a protruding ring part 213 protruding from the surrounding wall part 212 to the radially outer end, and several protruding ring parts integrally protruding from the protruding ring part 213 and detachably locked on the drive The locking block 214 on the device 1 . The surrounding wall portion 212 has a concave ring 215 facing the opening 201 , two positioning notches 216 communicating with the concave ring 215 , and an external thread 217 surrounding the concave ring 215 .

The filter seat 3 is used to accommodate coffee beans and coffee powder ground from coffee beans, and has a filter wall 31, and a filter bottom wall 32 connected with the filter wall 31, the filter wall 31 Together with the filtering bottom wall 32 , a filtering space 30 is defined, and the filtering space 30 has an opening 301 away from the filtering bottom wall 32 . The filtering wall 31 is a ring-shaped structure with varying inclinations, and has a first ring frame 311 surrounding the opening 301, a second ring frame 312 with a diameter smaller than the first ring frame 311 and spaced apart, several A connecting rib 313 surrounding the central line 12 at an equal angle and connected between the first ring frame 311 and the second ring frame 312, and several connecting ribs 313 respectively located between two adjacent connecting ribs 313 A filter screen 314, the first ring frame 311 has two positioning holes 315 arranged at intervals, the filter bottom wall 32 has a bottom frame 321 connected with the second ring frame 312, and a bottom frame 321 connected with the bottom frame 321 The second filter screen 322 . The number of positioning holes 315 can also be multiple, not limited to two.

The first installation unit 4 is an annular structure, and has an installation ring wall 41 surrounding the centerline 12 and defining a channel 40, a ring wall 41 protruding from the installation ring wall 41 and can stand against the brewing unit. The protruding ring 42 at the concave ring 215 of the container 2, the two protruding blocks 43 connected with the protruding ring 42 and respectively positioned in the positioning notch 216, and two or more detachably locked in respectively The first positioning block 44 in the positioning hole 315 of the filter seat 3 .

The knife seat 5 has a knife seat body 51 detachably screwed on the external thread 217 of the brewing container 2, and a cutter 52 rotatably mounted on the knife seat body 51, the cutter 52 is The driving seat 111 of the driving device 1 is driven to rotate.

Referring to Figures 2 and 4, the second installation unit 6 has a cup cover 61 detachably set on the brewing container 2, and the cup cover 61 has a sleeve that can be engaged with the surrounding wall portion 212 of the brewing container 2. The cup cover surrounding wall 611, and a cup cover connecting wall 612 integrally connected in the middle of the cup cover surrounding wall 611, the cup cover connecting wall 612 has a guide ring surface 613 in the center, several guide rings A guide block 614 protrudes from the surface 613 toward the center, and a liquid outlet hole 615 adjacent to the surrounding wall 611 of the cup lid. The guide ring surface 613 defines a guide hole 616 .

The second installation unit 6 also has a connecting rod 62 passing through the guiding hole 616, a guiding rod 63 that is sheathed outside the connecting rod 62 and combined in linkage, and a connecting rod 63 combined with the connecting rod 62. An operating member 64 and a connecting seat 65 combined with the connecting rod 62 can drive the filter seat 3 to reciprocate, lift and rotate. The guide rod 63 has a spiral protrusion 631 that can be limited by the guide hole 616, and the connecting seat 65 has an outer ring body 651, an inner ring body 652 combined with the connecting rod 62, and several connecting rods connected to the ring body 652. The connecting rib 653 between the outer ring body 651 and the inner ring body 652, several filter screens 654 between two adjacent connecting ribs 653, and two protruding outwards from the outer ring body 651 The second positioning block 655 .

Referring to Figures 1, 2, 5 and 6, the coffee brewing machine 1 in this embodiment can be used to implement a coffee brewing method, which includes: a preparation step, a grinding step, and a brewing step. In this preparation step, hang the filter seat 3 in the brewing chamber 20 of the brewing container 2 through the first installation unit 4, and let the opening 301 of the filter seat 3 face upwards, and then place the appropriate A portion (such as 40g) of coffee beans is placed in the filter space 30 of the filter seat 3, and then, the knife seat 5 is screwed on the wall 21 of the brewing container 2, and the knife seat 5 can pass through the 5. Close the opening 301 of the filter seat 3 and complete the preparation steps at the same time.

In the grinding step, the aforementioned combination is turned over 180 degrees, and the brewing container 2 is screw-locked on the driving device 11 through the locking block 214. After installation, the coffee brewing machine will switch to A grinding position is shown in Figure 1. At this moment, the cutter 52 of the cutter seat 5 is driven to rotate by the driving seat 111 of the driving device 11, and the coffee beans can be ground into coffee powder, and the grinding step is completed. In this grinding step, the grinding time is not particularly limited, for example, it can be ground for 10 seconds.

Referring to Figures 5, 6, and 7, the coffee brewing machine in this embodiment further performs the brewing step after grinding. During the brewing step, the coffee brewing appliance 10 can be selectively switched to a manual brewing position shown in FIG. 5 or a filter pressure position shown in FIG. 7 . That is to say, when the user selects the hand pouring position, the brewing container 2 is first separated from the driving device 11, and then turned over 180 degrees so that the opening 301 of the filter seat 3 is facing upwards, and then the brewing container 2 is disassembled. Knife holder 5, at this time, the coffee powder falls onto the filter bottom wall 32 of the filter holder 3, and the user only needs to pour hot water into the filter space 30 of the filter holder 3 to achieve the purpose of brewing coffee by hand. That is to say, the filter assembly composed of the brewing container 2 , the filter seat 3 and the first installation unit 4 is suitable for pouring coffee. The brewed coffee liquid drops into the brewing chamber 20 of the brewing container 2, and the brewed coffee drink can be directly drunk after taking out the first installation unit 4 and the filter seat 3, or can be The brewing container 2 is covered with a cover not shown in the figure, so that the coffee beverage can be taken to other places for drinking.

When in the brewing step, when the user selects the filter pressure mode, the knife holder 5 is also removed, and then the first installation unit 4 and the filter seat 3 are taken out, and then the brewing in the brewing container 2 An appropriate amount of hot water (for example 400cc) is placed in the chamber 20, and the first installation unit 4 is replaced with the second installation unit 6, that is, through the connection seat 65 of the second installation unit 6, the filter The seat 3 is suspended in the brewing chamber 20 of the brewing container 2 again, and at the same time, the cup cover 61 of the second installation unit 6 is leaned against the wall 21 of the brewing container 2, so that the The coffee brewing machine 1 is switched to this press position. When the user holds the operating part 64 and presses down, the downwardly moving connecting rod 62 will drive the guide rod 63 and the connecting seat 65 to move down and rotate until the filter seat 3 is soaked in hot water, which is relatively fast. Preferably, the soaking time is about 4 minutes. Then the connecting rod 62 is pulled up, and after repeating the pressing and rotating action for the second time, the coffee beverage that has been brewed can be poured out. That is to say, this embodiment can achieve the purpose of hand pouring or filter pressing through the combination of different components.

It is further explained that, when brewing coffee powder in a press-pressed manner in this embodiment, since the coffee powder will not fill the filter space 30 and the filter seat 3 will be rotated by the second installation unit 6, therefore, When the filter seat 3 gradually moves down and rotates, hot water will pour into the filter space 30 to fully mix with the coffee powder, and thus the coffee powder will be stirred by the hot water to improve the extraction effect. That is to say, if the filter seat 3 is only reciprocated, the mixing effect of hot water and coffee powder is slow and the extraction effect is poor. According to the test, it is necessary to drive the filter seat 3 up and down 15 times to achieve a better extraction effect, but In this embodiment, through the cooperation of rotation and reciprocating movement, as long as the filter seat 3 is lowered twice, the same extraction effect can be achieved. Therefore, the innovation of this structure and method in this embodiment can greatly reduce the brewing time and improve the brewing time. Brewing convenience.

In summary, the coffee brewing machine of the present invention uses the filter seat 3 to hold coffee beans and coffee powder, and then selects the knife holder 5, the first installation unit 4, and the second installation unit 6 to integrate with the filter seat 3. The brewing container 2 cooperates to allow the coffee brewing device 10 to switch between the grinding position, the hand pouring position and the filter pressure position according to the needs of use, because the present invention will share the brewing position regardless of the position. The brewing container 2 and the filter seat 3, wherein, the brewing container 2 can store the brewed coffee beverage, and the filter seat 3 can also filter the brewed coffee beverage in addition to holding coffee beans and ground coffee powder. Coffee grounds. Therefore, there is no need to frequently replace components during use. Such a structure and brewing method are not only quite convenient in use, but also can reduce the number of components that need to be cleaned. Therefore, the present invention is indeed a novel and practical coffee maker. A brewing machine 1, a coffee brewing appliance 10, and a coffee brewing method using the coffee brewing machine 1.

But what is described above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims of the present invention and the contents of the description belong to the present invention. within the scope covered.

Claims (14)

1. A coffee brewing appliance, which is suitable for brewing coffee beans into a coffee drink and can be driven by a driving device. The coffee brewing appliance includes: a brewing container with a brewing chamber, and a detachable combination A knife seat on the brewing container that can be driven by the driving device to grind coffee beans; it is characterized in that: The coffee brewing appliance also includes a filter seat, and a first installation unit that erects the filter seat in the brewing chamber of the brewing container, and the filter seat has a filter space for containing coffee beans and coffee powder; when When the coffee brewing appliance is at the grinding position, the knife seat is combined with the brewing container, and the coffee beans are ground into coffee powder through the driving device; when the coffee brewing appliance is converted to the hand brewing position, the knife seat Separate from the brewing container. 2. The coffee brewing appliance according to claim 1, wherein the filter seat has a filter wall, and a filter bottom wall connected with the filter wall and jointly defining the filter space, the filter space has an opening , and the outer diameter of the filtering enclosure gradually decreases from the side close to the opening to the side away from it. 3. The coffee brewing appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that: the filter surrounding wall of the filter seat has a first ring frame surrounding the opening, a second ring frame connected to the filter bottom wall, several a connecting rib connecting the first ring frame and the second ring frame, and a plurality of first filter screens respectively located between the adjacent connecting ribs, the filter bottom wall has a connecting rib connected with the second ring frame a bottom frame, and a second filter screen located between the bottom frames. 4. The coffee brewing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the brewing chamber has an open end, the brewing container has a wall defining the brewing chamber, the wall has a recess surrounding the open end. ring, and an external thread surrounding the concave ring, the knife seat has a knife seat body detachably screwed on the external thread of the brewing container, and is mounted on the knife seat body and when in the grinding position Corresponding to the cutter in the filter space of the filter seat, the first installation unit has an installation ring wall defining a channel, and a protruding ring connected with the installation ring wall and leaning against the concave ring. 5. The coffee brewing appliance according to claim 4, characterized in that: the first ring frame of the filter seat has at least one positioning hole, and the first installation unit also has at least one ring connected to the installation ring wall and The first positioning block is detachably engaged in the at least one positioning hole of the filter seat. 6. The coffee brewing appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that: the coffee brewing appliance further comprises a second installation unit, when the coffee brewing appliance is at the pressure filter position, the second installation unit will The filter seat is movably installed in the brewing chamber of the brewing container. 7. The coffee brewing appliance according to claim 6, wherein the brewing chamber has an open end, the brewing container has a wall defining the brewing chamber, and the second mounting unit has a frame resting on The cup cover on the wall, the connecting rod passing through the cup cover, and the connecting seat which is linked with the connecting rod and detachably combined with the filter seat, when the coffee brewing device is at the filter pressure position, The connecting rod will drive the filter seat to reciprocate up and down through the connecting seat. 8. The coffee brewing appliance according to claim 7, wherein the cup lid has a guiding ring surface defining a guiding hole, and several guiding holes protrude from the guiding ring surface toward the guiding hole. A guide block, the second installation unit also has a guide rod that is sleeved on the outside of the connecting rod and guided by the guide block to drive the connecting seat to rotate when lifting. 9. The coffee brewing appliance according to claim 8, characterized in that: the cup cover has a cup cover wall erected on the wall of the brewing container when the filter pressure position is in place, and is connected to the cup The cup cover connecting wall of the guide hole is arranged between the cover surrounding walls, the cup cover connecting wall also has a liquid outlet hole, and the connecting seat has a filter net for liquid to pass through. 10. A coffee brewing machine comprising a driving device having a driving seat; characterized in that: The coffee brewing machine further comprises the coffee brewing appliance as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, the knife seat of the coffee brewing appliance is driven to rotate by the driving seat. 11. A coffee brewing method, brewing coffee beans into coffee drinks through a coffee brewing machine, the coffee brewing machine includes a coffee brewing appliance, and a driving device, the coffee brewing appliance includes a brewing container, through a second An installation unit erects the filter seat in the brewing chamber of the brewing container, the knife seat that is detachably combined with the brewing container and can be driven by the driving device, the filter seat has a filter space, and the knife seat has a knife , it is characterized in that: the coffee brewing method comprises: Preparation step: install the filter seat in the brewing chamber of the brewing container through the first installation unit, place coffee beans in the filter seat, and then assemble the knife seat on the brewing container, After assembly, the cutter of the cutter holder corresponds to the filter space of the filter holder; Grinding step: combine the brewing container with the driving device, drive the cutter of the knife seat to rotate through the driving device, and grind the coffee beans placed in the filter space of the filter seat into coffee powder; and Brewing step: separate the brewing container from the driving device, and brew the coffee powder in the filter seat after disassembling the knife seat. 12. The coffee brewing method according to claim 11, characterized in that: in the brewing step, hot water is passed through the first installation unit to brew the coffee powder in the filter seat, and the resulting coffee drink falls to the brewing chamber. 13. The coffee brewing method according to claim 11, the coffee brewing appliance further comprising a second installation unit, characterized in that: in the brewing step, the first installation unit and the filter seat are taken out, and Put hot water in the brewing chamber, and replace the first installation unit with the second installation unit, hang the filter seat in the brewing chamber, drive the filter seat up and down through the second installation unit, and make the filter seat located in the filter The coffee powder in the space is soaked in hot water to become a coffee drink. 14. The coffee brewing method according to claim 13, characterized in that: in the brewing step, the second installation unit drives the filter seat to rotate for brewing.