Brewing device and beverage machine
[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device
The invention relates to a beverage machine, in particular to a brewing device and the beverage machine.
[ background of the invention ]
The capsule coffee is a prepackaging mode of firstly grinding coffee beans into coffee powder, when the capsule coffee is manufactured, the coffee powder which is manufactured by grinding and special treatment is sealed in an aluminum capsule shell, and meanwhile, nontoxic inert gas is filled in the capsule, so that the problems of acid change, oxidation and the like of common coffee beans or coffee powder after contacting air are solved, and the functions of prolonging the quality guarantee period and sterilizing again are achieved.
The brewing device of the beverage machine on the market at present puts the beverage capsule into the bearing assembly, after the bearing assembly is driven by the driving mechanism to convey the capsule to the brewing cavity assembly, the beverage capsule is punctured by the puncturing device, and then the boiling water is injected from the puncturing port to complete the brewing of the beverage. Most of the current brewing devices have the problem of how to successfully separate the capsule from the carrier assembly during use. Therefore, what effective separation method is to be adopted is the problem to be solved at present.
[ summary of the invention ]
In order to solve the above technical problems, embodiments of the present invention provide an infusion device that facilitates separation of a capsule from a capsule hook.
The embodiment of the invention adopts the following technical scheme for solving the technical problems:
a brewing device, comprising:
a housing provided with a cavity;
a brewing chamber assembly mounted within the cavity;
the brewing head component is movably arranged in the cavity and is opposite to the brewing cavity component;
the capsule hook is rotationally connected with the brewing head assembly and is provided with a bearing groove, and the capsule hook can move along with the brewing head assembly and can rotate relative to the brewing head assembly;
the driving assembly is connected with the brewing head assembly and is used for driving the brewing head assembly to move towards or away from the brewing cavity assembly in a reciprocating linear motion;
the transmission assembly is connected with the brewing head assembly and the capsule hook and is used for converting the linear motion of the brewing head assembly into the rotary motion of the capsule hook; wherein,
when the brewing head assembly moves away from the brewing cavity assembly to a preset first position, the transmission assembly drives the capsule hook to rotate until the notch of the bearing groove faces the top plate of the shell, and the capsule hook can be used for bearing a capsule; when the brewing head assembly moves towards the brewing cavity assembly to a preset second position, the transmission assembly drives the capsule hook to rotate until the notch of the bearing groove faces the bottom plate of the shell, and at the moment, the capsule is separated from the capsule hook, wherein the first position is far away from the brewing cavity assembly compared with the second position.
In some embodiments, the capsule hook comprises a rotating portion and a bearing portion extending from the rotating portion, the bearing slot is disposed on the bearing portion, the rotating portion is rotatably connected to the brewing head assembly, and the rotating portion is provided with a conical tooth portion;
the transmission assembly comprises a push rod, a transmission gear, a bevel gear and a rack, one end of the push rod is fixedly connected with the brewing head assembly, the transmission gear is rotatably connected to the other end of the push rod, the bevel gear is fixedly connected with the transmission gear and meshed with a bevel gear part of the rotating part, and the rack is mounted on the shell and meshed with the transmission gear; wherein,
when the brewing head component moves towards or away from the brewing cavity component, the transmission gear drives the bevel gear to rotate, and the bevel gear drives the rotating part to rotate.
In some embodiments, the rack is mounted to an outer wall of a side plate of the housing;
the side plate of the shell is provided with a sliding groove, the other end of the push rod is arranged in the sliding groove in a sliding mode, and the bevel gear is located in the cavity.
In some embodiments, the brewing head assembly comprises a piston movably arranged in the cavity and arranged opposite to the brewing chamber assembly, the driving assembly is connected with the piston, and the driving assembly can drive the piston to do reciprocating linear motion towards or away from the brewing chamber assembly;
the capsule hook is rotationally connected to the piston;
the transmission assembly is connected with the piston and the capsule hook; the transmission assembly is used for converting the linear motion of the piston into the rotary motion of the capsule hook.
In some embodiments, an inner wall of the capsule hook is provided with a flange;
the outer wall of the piston is provided with a limiting groove, the flange is inserted into the limiting groove, and the flange can slide along the limiting groove.
In some embodiments, the capsule hook is provided with a rotary connection member comprising two connection rings, the inner walls of the connection rings are provided with flanges, the two connection rings are butted against each other and the flanges are inserted into the limiting grooves, the flanges can slide along the limiting grooves, and the capsule hook is sleeved on the piston and is fixedly connected with the two connection rings.
In some embodiments, the brewing chamber assembly comprises a brewing housing mounted within the cavity, the brewing housing having an opening disposed toward the piston, and an extraction base mounted to a bottom of the brewing housing, the extraction base being provided with a first piercing portion for piercing a bottom of a capsule;
the brew head assembly further comprises a puncture panel mounted to the piston and opposite the extraction base, the puncture panel being provided with a second puncture portion for puncturing a top of the capsule.
In some embodiments, the brewing chamber assembly further comprises a first ejection assembly, the first ejection assembly is arranged on the outer wall of the brewing shell and can elastically abut against the cup rim of the capsule, and the first ejection assembly is used for ejecting the waste capsule after the brewing is finished out of the brewing chamber assembly;
the brewing head assembly further comprises a second ejection assembly, the second ejection assembly is arranged on the piston and can be elastically abutted against the top of the capsule, and the second ejection assembly is used for separating the brewing-finished waste capsule from the brewing head assembly.
In some embodiments, the top plate of the housing defines a first opening, and the bottom plate of the housing defines a second opening;
the casing still is provided with the guide groove body, the guide groove body install in first opening, the guide groove body be provided with the guide that the cavity communicates leads to the groove, the guide leads to groove and capsule looks adaptation.
In another aspect, the invention further provides a beverage machine, which comprises the brewing device.
Compared with the prior art, the capsule hook is rotationally connected with the brewing head assembly, the transmission assembly is connected with the brewing head assembly and the capsule hook, the driving assembly is connected with the brewing head assembly and can drive the brewing head assembly to move linearly towards or away from the brewing cavity assembly, and the transmission assembly can convert the linear motion of the brewing head assembly into the rotational motion of the capsule hook in the moving process of the brewing cavity assembly, so that the bearing groove of the capsule hook can rotate to the angle, and the capsule can be smoothly separated from the capsule hook.
[ description of the drawings ]
One or more embodiments are illustrated in drawings corresponding to, and not limiting to, the embodiments, in which elements having the same reference number designation may be represented as similar elements, unless specifically noted, the drawings in the figures are not to scale.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a brewing device according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is another angular perspective view of the brewing device shown in FIG. 1, wherein one side plate of the housing is omitted;
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the housing shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the brewing chamber assembly shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the brewing chamber assembly shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the capsule hook assembly and the brew head assembly shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the capsule hook assembly and brew head assembly shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a portion of the brew head assembly shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a portion of the structure shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a portion of the brew head assembly shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the portion of FIG. 10;
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the drive assembly shown in FIG. 2;
fig. 13 is another state diagram of the brewing device shown in fig. 2.
[ detailed description ] embodiments
In order to facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific examples. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," and the like as used herein are for descriptive purposes only.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
Furthermore, the technical features mentioned in the different embodiments of the invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a brewing apparatus 100 for a beverage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided, the brewing apparatus 100 for a beverage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention can make a pre-packaged capsule 200 into a beverage, and the brewing apparatus 100 includes a housing 10, a brewing chamber assembly 20, a brewing head assembly 30, a capsule hook assembly 40, a transmission assembly 50, and a driving assembly 60.
A brewing chamber assembly 20 is installed inside the housing 10 for receiving the capsule 200 and outputting a beverage after the capsule 200 is brewed; the brewing head assembly 30 is movably mounted in the housing 10 and is arranged opposite to the brewing chamber assembly 20, the brewing head assembly 30 can move linearly towards or away from the brewing chamber assembly 20 relative to the housing 10, and the brewing head assembly 30 is used for being matched with the brewing chamber assembly 20 to brew the capsule 200; the capsule hook assembly 40 is used for carrying the capsule 200, the capsule hook assembly 40 is rotatably connected to the brewing head assembly 30, the capsule hook assembly 40 can move with the brewing head assembly 30 towards or away from the brewing chamber assembly 20, and the capsule hook assembly 40 can rotate relative to the brewing head assembly 30.
The transmission assembly 50 is connected with the brewing head assembly 30 and the capsule hook assembly 40, and the transmission assembly 50 is used for driving the capsule hook assembly 40 to rotate relative to the brewing head assembly 30 when the brewing head assembly 30 moves, so that the capsule 200 is separated from the capsule hook assembly 40 and enters the brewing chamber assembly 20 in the process of moving the capsule hook assembly 40 towards the brewing chamber assembly 20; the drive assembly 60 is coupled to the brew head assembly 30, and the drive assembly 60 is configured to drive the brew head assembly 30 in a linear motion relative to the housing 10 such that the brew head assembly 30 is movable between (including) a first position and a second position.
Wherein the first position is a first limit position when the brew head assembly 30 is away from the brew chamber assembly 20, i.e., an initial position when the brewing device 100 is in a standby state, and the second position is a second limit position when the brew head assembly 30 is moved to engage with the brew chamber assembly 20, i.e., a working position when the brewing device 100 is in a brewing state.
It should be noted that the first or second position may be a relatively fixed position of the respective parts or components of the brew head assembly 30, the capsule hook assembly 40 or the transmission assembly 50 at the same point in time, e.g. when the brew head assembly 30 is in the first position, the capsule hook assembly 40 is also in a relative position, which may also be referred to as the first position.
During the process that the driving assembly 60 drives the brew head assembly 30 to move from the first position to the second position, i.e., when the brew head assembly 30 moves towards the brewing chamber assembly 20, the transmission assembly 50 can drive the capsule hook assembly 40 to rotate towards the first direction; the transmission assembly 50 may drive the capsule hook assembly 40 to rotate in the second direction during the process of the driving assembly 60 driving the brew head assembly 30 to move from the second position to the first position, i.e., the brew head assembly 30 moves away from the brewing chamber assembly 20. Wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction, and in this embodiment, the first direction is clockwise and the second direction is counterclockwise with reference to the surface of the brew head assembly 30 opposite to the brew chamber assembly 20.
Referring to fig. 3, the housing 10 is a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and has a cavity 101, wherein the brewing chamber assembly 20, the brewing head assembly 30, the capsule hook assembly 40, the transmission assembly 50 and the capsule 200 are accommodated in the cavity 101, and the cavity 101 allows the brewing head assembly 30, the capsule hook assembly 40, the transmission assembly 50 and the capsule 200 to move inside the housing 10.
The upper portion of the housing 10 is provided with a guide groove 11, and the guide groove 11 is used for guiding the external capsule 200 to enter the cavity 101 of the housing 10 and be carried on the capsule hook assembly 40.
Specifically, a top plate of the housing 10 is opened with a first opening 102, and the guide slot 11 is mounted in the first opening 102. The guide groove body 11 is provided with a guide through groove 111 communicating with the cavity 101, and the guide through groove 111 is fitted with the capsule 200. When the capsule hook assembly 40 is located at the first position, the guiding through-groove 111 is opposite to the capsule hook assembly 40, so that the external capsule 200 can fall down to the capsule hook assembly 40 along the guiding through-groove 111 and be carried on the capsule hook assembly 40. The bottom of the guide groove 11 is formed in an arch shape to allow the brew head assembly 30 and the capsule hook assembly 40 to pass thereunder, preventing the guide groove 11 from causing movement interference with the motion of the brew head assembly 30 or the capsule hook assembly 40.
Protrusions 112 are provided on both sides of the guide slot body 11, and the guide slot body 11 is engaged with the first opening 102 via the protrusions 112, so that the guide slot body 11 is relatively fixed to the first opening 102. In some other embodiments, the guide slot 11 and the housing 10 may be a unitary structure, that is, the guide slot 11 and the housing 10 are integrally formed.
The bottom plate of the housing 10 is opened with a second opening 103, the second opening 103 is used for allowing the brewing-finished waste capsule 200 to be discharged from the inside of the housing 10, and the first opening 102, the second opening 103 and the cavity 101 are communicated with each other.
The housing 10 is provided with a water outlet nozzle 12, the water outlet nozzle 12 being mounted to an end side of the housing 10 and communicating with the brewing chamber assembly 20. The inner side wall of the water outlet nozzle 12 is provided with an arc inclined surface, the arc inclined surface and the horizontal plane form an angle, and the arc inclined surface is used for buffering the beverage output by the brewing cavity assembly 20. The water outlet nozzle 12 is further provided with a flow guide block, the beverage can flow to the flow guide block along the arc inclined plane, and the flow guide block is used for guiding and shunting the beverage, so that the phenomena of swinging and sudden spraying of the beverage can be effectively prevented, and the beverage can smoothly flow out of the water outlet nozzle 12. In this embodiment, the flow guide block has a cross-shaped structure.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the brewing chamber assembly 20 includes a brewing housing 21 and an extraction base 22.
The brew housing 21 is substantially cylindrical, is mounted to an end side wall within the housing 10, and has an opening of the brew housing 21 disposed toward the brew head assembly 30. The brewing housing 21 has a chamber 211 for accommodating the capsule 200, the capsule 200 completing the brewing within the chamber 211 and forming the beverage output outwards.
The brewing housing 21 is provided with a first flow passage 212 and a water outlet 213 communicated with the first flow passage 212, the first flow passage 212 is positioned at the bottom of the brewing housing 21, the first flow passage 212 is used for guiding the beverage formed in the capsule 200 to the water outlet 213, and the water outlet 213 is used for collecting the beverage in the first flow passage 212 and flowing out. Wherein, the water outlet 213 passes through the housing 10 and communicates with the water outlet nozzle 12. The water outlet end of the water outlet 213 faces the arc inclined plane of the water outlet nozzle 12, the beverage flows from the water outlet end of the water outlet 213 to the arc inclined plane, the arc inclined plane buffers the flowing beverage and guides the beverage to the flow guide block of the water outlet nozzle 12, and the flow guide block guides and shunts the beverage, so that the beverage can smoothly flow into a cup which is placed outside in advance.
The extraction base 22 is installed at the bottom of the chamber 211, and the edge of the extraction base 22 presses and seals the inner side wall of the brewing housing 21. The extraction base 22 is provided with a plurality of first piercing portions 221 uniformly distributed, each first piercing portion 221 being disposed toward the brew head assembly 30. Each first puncturing part 221 is correspondingly provided with a second flow channel 222, the second flow channel 222 is located in the middle of the first puncturing part 221, and two ends of the second flow channel 222 are respectively communicated with the chamber 211 and the first flow channel 212. The first piercing part 221 is used for piercing the bottom of the capsule 200, so that the first flow passage 212, the second flow passage 222 and the interior of the capsule 200 are communicated, and the beverage brewed in the capsule 200 is allowed to flow from the second flow passage 222 to the first flow passage 212 and then to be merged into the water outlet 213 for outputting.
The brewing chamber assembly 20 is provided with a first elastic member 23, the first elastic member 23 is arranged in the cavity 211 of the brewing housing 21, the first elastic member 23 can elastically abut against the bottom of the capsule 200, and the first elastic member 23 is used for ejecting the waste capsule 200 after the brewing process out of the cavity 211 of the brewing housing 21.
The middle portion of the extraction base 22 is provided with a receiving hole 223, one end of the first elastic member 23 is mounted at the bottom of the receiving hole 223, the other end of the first elastic member is far away from the bottom of the receiving hole 223 compared with the end of the first puncturing part 221, and the first elastic member 23 can be completely received in the receiving hole 223 when being elastically compressed.
Specifically, during the movement of the brew head assembly 30 from the first position to the second position, the capsule 200 enters the chamber 211 of the brew housing 21 and the bottom thereof presses the first elastic member 23, such that the first elastic member 23 is elastically compressed toward the bottom of the receiving hole 223, while the first piercing portion 221 pierces the bottom of the capsule 200, such that the second flow passage 222 communicates with the interior of the capsule 200; during the movement of the brew head assembly 30 from the second position to the first position, the first resilient member 23 recovers its resilient deformation and ejects the waste capsule 200 away from the extraction base 22, such that the waste capsule 200 is released from the first piercing portion 221 and ejected out of the chamber 211, and then falls out of the cavity 101 of the housing 10 through the second opening 103.
In a specific embodiment, the first elastic member 23 can be detachably mounted in the receiving hole 223 through a fixing member 231, the fixing member 231 sequentially penetrates through the first elastic member 23, the extraction base 22 and the brewing housing 21, and the first elastic member 23 and the extraction base 22 are fixedly connected in the brewing housing 21, wherein the fixing member 231 can be a screw. In the present embodiment, the first elastic member 23 is a compression spring, but the first elastic member 23 may also be other members with elastic restoring capability, such as a leaf spring.
Further, the brewing chamber assembly 20 is further provided with a first ejection assembly 24, the first ejection assembly 24 is disposed on an outer wall of the brewing housing 21, the first ejection assembly 24 can elastically abut against a cup rim of the capsule 200, and the first ejection assembly 24 is used for ejecting the waste capsule 200 after brewing is completed out of the cavity 211 of the brewing housing 21.
The first ejection assembly 24 includes a first ejection member 241 and a second elastic member 242.
The brewing housing 21 is provided with a catch 214 for receiving the first ejector 241 and the second elastic member 242, the catch 214 being located at an outer side wall of the brewing housing 21. The first ejector 241 is slidably inserted into the slot 214, and the first ejector 241 can slide along the slot 214 relative to the brewing housing 21, so that the first ejector 241 can be completely accommodated in the slot 214 or partially extend out of the opening edge of the brewing housing 21. The second elastic member 242 is elastically disposed in the slot 214, one end of the second elastic member 242 abuts against an end sidewall of the slot 214, and the other end of the second elastic member 242 abuts against the first ejector 241. The first ejector 241 is configured to abut against a cup rim of the capsule 200, and the second elastic member 242 is configured to provide an elastic force to the first ejector 241, so that the first ejector 241 can eject the waste capsule 200 out of the cavity 211 of the brewing housing 21.
By providing the first ejection assembly 24, on one hand, the first ejection assembly 24 and the first elastic member 23 cooperate to enable the waste capsule 200 to be smoothly ejected from the cavity 211 of the brewing housing 21, so as to prevent the waste capsule 200 from being stuck in the cavity 211 of the brewing housing 21; on the other hand, the first ejection assembly 24 can share the elastic force required for ejecting the waste capsule 200 out of the cavity 211, so as to reduce the elastic force required for ejecting the waste capsule 200 by the first elastic member 23, thereby reducing the rigidity of the first elastic member 23, and preventing the bottom of the capsule 200 from being excessively recessed in the direction away from the first elastic member 23 due to the excessive rigidity of the first elastic member 23 when the bottom of the capsule 200 abuts against the first elastic member 23, so that a gap is generated between part of the first piercing part 221 piercing and the bottom of the capsule 200, and the bottom of the capsule 200 cannot be pierced.
Specifically, when the brewing head assembly 30 moves from the first position to the second position, the capsule 200 enters the cavity 211 of the brewing housing 21 and the cup rim thereof presses the first ejection member 241, such that the first ejection member 241 slides in a direction of compressing the second elastic member 242 until the first ejection member 241 is completely received in the slot 214, and the second elastic member 242 is elastically compressed; during the process of moving the brewing head assembly 30 from the second position to the first position, the second elastic member 242 recovers elastic deformation, the first ejection member 241 slides away from the second elastic member 242 under the elastic restoring force, and the first ejection member 241 ejects the waste capsule 200 out of the chamber 211 of the brewing housing 21.
In the present embodiment, two sets of first ejection assemblies 24 are symmetrically disposed outside the brewing housing 21, so that the waste capsule 200 can be ejected from the cavity 211 of the brewing housing 21 more smoothly. Of course, the number of the first ejection assemblies 24 can be selected according to actual needs, such as one set, etc. The second elastic member 242 is a compression spring, but the second elastic member 242 may be other elements having elastic restoring capability, such as a leaf spring.
It is understood that in some other embodiments, the first ejection member 241 of the first ejection assembly 24 may be omitted, the second elastic member 242 may be disposed at the brewing housing 21, and the second elastic member 242 may elastically abut against the cup rim of the capsule 200 to eject the waste capsule 200 after completing the brewing out of the chamber 211 of the brewing housing 21.
It will be appreciated that in some other embodiments, one of the first resilient member 23 and the first ejection assembly 24 may be omitted, as long as the other is capable of ejecting the spent capsule 200 after completion of brewing out of the chamber 211 of the brewing housing 21.
Referring to fig. 6 and 7, the brew head assembly 30 includes a piston 31, a sealing ring 32, a pierce plate 33, and a water inlet tube 34.
The piston 31 is substantially shaped like a circular cake, and is movably installed inside the housing 10, and the piston 31 is disposed opposite to the brewing housing 21, and the piston 31 can move linearly toward or away from the brewing housing 21 with respect to the housing 10. The face of the piston 31 opposite to the brewing housing 21 is provided with a panel groove 311.
The sealing ring 32 is substantially annular and is mounted in a panel groove 311 of the piston 31, and the sealing ring 32 is used for tightly pressing the cup rim of the sealed capsule 200 to prevent liquid from leaking between the piston 31 and the capsule 200 during brewing.
The puncture panel 33 has a circular shape, and is fitted into the seal ring 32, and the outer periphery of the seal ring 32 surrounds the entire puncture panel 33. The piercing panel 33 is provided with a plurality of second piercing parts 331, each second piercing part 331 is disposed toward the extraction base 22, and the second piercing parts 331 are used for piercing the top of the capsule 200 to allow an external water source to enter the interior of the capsule 200 for brewing. Wherein the bottom and top of the capsule 200 are opposite to the first and second piercing parts 221 and 331, respectively, when the capsule 200 is placed in the cavity 101. In a specific embodiment, the pierce panel 33 can be fixed by screws in the panel groove 311 of the piston 31, and accordingly, the seal ring 32 is also fixed by the pierce panel 33 in the panel groove 331.
The interior of the piston 31 is provided with a water inlet passage 313, and the water inlet passage 313 is communicated with the puncture panel 33. The water inlet pipe 34 is installed at a side of the piston 31 facing away from the brewing housing 10 and communicates with the water inlet passage 313. The water inlet tube 34 is used to externally connect a water source, and the water inlet passage 313 is used to allow the outside to provide the water source for brewing to the inside of the capsule 200. In particular, the source of water may be high pressure hot water.
The brewing head assembly 30 is provided with a second ejection assembly 35, the second ejection assembly 35 is movably arranged on the piston 31, the second ejection assembly 35 can be elastically abutted against the top of the capsule 200, and the second ejection assembly 35 is used for separating the brewed waste capsule 200 from the second puncture part 331.
The second ejection assembly 35 includes a second ejection member 351 and a third elastic member 352.
The piston 31 and the puncture panel 33 are provided with coaxial mounting holes 312, a part of the mounting hole 312 located on the piston 31 is a blind hole with a larger aperture, and another part of the mounting hole 312 located on the puncture panel 33 is a through hole with a smaller aperture. The second ejector 351 is slidably disposed in the mounting hole 312.
The second ejector 351 has a step, one end of the second ejector 351 having the step is inserted into the blind hole of the piston 31, and the other end thereof penetrates through the through hole of the puncture panel 33, so that the step can abut against the puncture panel 33 when the second ejector 351 slides. The third elastic member 352 is elastically disposed in the mounting hole 312, and one end thereof abuts against the bottom of the blind hole, and the other end thereof abuts against the step portion of the second ejector 351. The second ejector 351 is configured to abut on the top of the capsule 200, and the third elastic member 352 is configured to provide an elastic force to the second ejector 351, so that the second ejector 351 can separate the waste capsule 200 after completion of brewing from the second piercing part 331.
Specifically, during the movement of the brew head assembly 30 from the first position to the second position, the capsule 200 enters the chamber 211 of the brew housing 21 and presses the second ejector 351, such that the second ejector 351 slides towards the bottom of the mounting hole 312, the third elastic member 352 compresses towards the bottom of the mounting hole 312, and the second piercing portion 331 pierces the top of the capsule 200; when the brew head assembly 30 moves from the second position to the first position, the third elastic member 352 ejects the second ejection member 351 away from the bottom of the mounting hole 312 under the elastic restoring force, so that the second ejection member 351 ejects the capsule 200 away from the puncture panel 33 until the second puncture portion 331 is separated from the top of the capsule 200.
It will be appreciated that the number of second ejection assemblies 35 can be selected according to actual needs, for example, two sets. The third elastic member 352 is a compression spring, but the third elastic member 352 may also be other elements with elastic recovery capability, such as a leaf spring.
The capsule hook assembly 40 includes a rotary connection member 41 and a capsule hook 42, and the capsule hook 42 is rotatably connected to the piston 31 through the rotary connection member 41.
The rotary link 41 is rotatably connected to the piston 31, the rotary link 41 is reciprocally linearly movable with the piston 31, and the rotary link 41 is rotatable about the piston 31 with respect to the piston 31. The capsule hook 42 is fixedly connected with the rotary connecting piece 41, and the capsule hook 42 can move together with the rotary connecting piece 41. The rotary connection 41 is used to connect the capsule hook 42 with the piston 31. The capsule hook 42 is used to carry the capsule 200 and transport the capsule 200 to the chamber 211 of the brewing housing 21, during which transport the capsule hook 42 can rotate about the piston 31 and come out of engagement with the capsule 200. Wherein the rotation of the capsule hook assembly 40 can be transmitted by the transmission assembly 50, and the transmission assembly 50 can convert the reciprocating linear motion of the piston 31 into the reciprocating rotation of the capsule hook assembly 40.
In this embodiment, the rotary connector 41 comprises two connecting rings, each of which is semi-annular, and the inner wall of each connecting ring is provided with a flange 411, and the flange 411 extends circumferentially from one end of the connecting ring to the other end along the inner wall thereof, i.e. the flange 411 is semi-annular. The outer wall of the piston 31 is provided with an annular limiting groove 314, and the limiting groove 314 is matched with the flange 411 of the connecting ring. The two connecting rings are butted with each other and rotatably sleeved on the piston 31, and the flanges 411 of the connecting rings are inserted into the limiting grooves 314, the flanges 411 can slide along the limiting grooves 314, so that the rotating connecting piece 41 can make a rotating motion relative to the piston 31 along the circular track of the limiting grooves 314, and the flanges 411 are used for limiting the rotating motion of the rotating connecting piece 41 to the track formed by the limiting grooves 314.
The capsule hook 42 comprises a rotating portion 421 and a bearing portion 422, the rotating portion 421 partially extending towards the brewing housing 21 to obtain the bearing portion 412.
The rotating portion 421 is substantially circular, and the rotating portion 421 is sleeved on the piston 31 and is fixedly connected with the two connecting rings, so that the capsule hook 42 is rotatably connected with the piston 31. It will be appreciated that, since the flange 411 of the connection ring is inserted into the limit groove 314 of the piston 31 and the rotation portion 421 is fixedly connected with the two connection rings abutting against each other, the two connection rings can neither be separated in radial directions opposite to each other nor moved in the axial direction of the piston 31 relative to the piston 31, so that the capsule hook 42 can be stationary relative to the piston 31 in the axial direction of the piston 31, preventing the capsule hook 42 from being separated from the piston 31 when moving. In a specific embodiment, the capsule hook 42 and the two connection rings may be fixedly connected by screws.
The support part 422 is substantially U-shaped, and the inner wall thereof is provided with a bearing groove 4221, the bearing groove 4221 is arranged along the arc direction of the support part 422, and the bearing groove 4221 is matched with the cup edge of the capsule 200. The cup rim of the capsule 200 may be inserted into the bearing groove 4221 such that the capsule 200 is carried on the support portion 422. When the support part 422 is located at the first position, the notch of the bearing groove 4221 of the support part 422 faces the top plate of the housing 10, the bearing groove 4221 is opposite to the guiding through groove 111, and the support part 422 can bear the capsule 200; when the support part 422 is in the second position, the capsule 200 has been disengaged from the bearing groove 4221 of the support part 422 and enters the chamber 211 of the brewing housing 21, while the support part 422 rotates around the capsule 200 until the notch of the bearing groove 4221 faces the bottom plate of the housing 10, at which time the support part 422 is located at the side of the brewing housing 21 close to the top plate of the housing 10.
Referring to fig. 8 and 9, in the present embodiment, the center of the piercing panel 33 and the center of the piston 31 are offset, the center of the piercing panel 33 is closer to the bottom plate of the housing 10 than the center of the piston 31, the piercing panel 33 and the center of the chamber 211 of the brewing housing 21 are substantially aligned, and when the capsule 200 is carried on the support portion 422, the top and the bottom of the capsule 200 are respectively opposite to the piercing panel 33 and the extraction base 22. Wherein, when the capsule hook 42 is at the first position, the arc center of the support portion 422 is substantially on the same line with the center of the puncture panel 33; when the capsule hook 42 is in the second position, the center of the support 422 is closer to the top plate of the housing 10 than the center of the puncture panel 33. Through the arrangement, when the capsule hook 42 moves from the first position to the second position, the center of the bearing part 422 can gradually get away from the center of the capsule 200 and rotate around the piston 31 to the peripheral side of the brewing shell 21, and meanwhile, the capsule 200 is separated from the bearing part 422 and enters the cavity 211 of the brewing shell 21, so that the bearing part 422 is prevented from moving and interfering with the brewing shell 21 when the capsule hook 42 moves to the second position, and the bearing part 422 is prevented from interfering with the brewing shell 21 when moving.
A guide structure for guiding the movement of the piston 31 is provided between the housing 10 and the piston 31, and the piston 31 is engaged with the housing 10 through the guide structure such that the piston 31 can make a reciprocating linear movement toward or away from the brewing housing 21. In this embodiment, the guiding structure includes a protrusion 315 and an elongated through slot 104, two through slots 104 are symmetrically disposed on two opposite side plates of the housing 10, two protrusions 315 are symmetrically disposed on two sides of the piston 31, one protrusion 315 is slidably disposed on the corresponding through slot 104, and the piston 31 can make a reciprocating linear motion in the housing 10 along the length direction of the through slot 104 through the protrusion 315.
It will be appreciated that in some other embodiments, the guide structure comprises a groove and an elongated guide block, two guide blocks are symmetrically disposed on two opposite side plates of the housing 10, two grooves are symmetrically disposed on two sides of the piston 31, one groove is matched with the corresponding guide block, and the piston 31 can move in the housing 10 along the length direction of the guide blocks through the grooves.
The brewing device 100 is provided with a limit structure for limiting the rotation angle of the capsule hook assembly 40 such that the capsule hook assembly 40 rotates within a preset angle range. The preset angle range is specifically an angle range in which the capsule hook 42 rotates relative to the piston 31.
The stopper structure includes an abutting portion 4211 provided to the rotation portion 421 and two projections 315 provided to the piston 31, and both sides of the abutting portion 4211 can abut against the two projections 315 of the piston 31, respectively. When the capsule hook assembly 40 moves to the second position, one side of the abutting portion 4211 abuts against one projection 315 of the piston 31, so that the capsule hook assembly 40 cannot continue to rotate in the first direction; when the capsule hook assembly 40 moves to the first position, the other side of the abutting portion 4211 abuts against the other projection 315 of the piston 31, so that the capsule hook assembly 40 cannot rotate continuously in the second direction, and the capsule hook assembly 40 rotates within the preset angle range.
In the present embodiment, the predetermined angle range is preferably 0 ° to 180 °, that is, the capsule hook member 40 rotates 180 ° in the first direction when the capsule hook member 40 moves from the first position to the second position, and the capsule hook member 40 rotates 180 ° in the second direction when the capsule hook member 40 moves from the second position to the first position. It will be appreciated that in some other embodiments, the predetermined angular range may be set as desired, and the relative position relationship between the abutting portion 4211 and the two protrusions 315 may be adjusted accordingly, for example, the distance between the abutting portion 4211 and the two sides of the two protrusions 315 may be increased or decreased.
It is understood that, in some other embodiments, the rotary connection member 41 may be omitted, the inner wall of the rotary portion 421 is provided with a flange 411 matched with the limiting groove 314 of the piston 31, the rotary portion 421 is rotatably sleeved on the piston 31, and the flange 411 of the rotary portion 421 is inserted into the limiting groove 314 of the piston 31, the flange 411 can slide along the limiting groove 314, and the rotary portion 421 can rotate around the piston 31 along the circumferential track of the limiting groove 314, so that the capsule hook 42 can be stationary relative to the piston 31 in the axial direction when rotating around the piston 31. Further, the rotating portion 421 may be formed by two semi-annular rotating rings, the two rotating rings are mutually abutted and rotatably sleeved on the piston 31, and the abutting portions of the two rotating rings may be fixedly connected by screws.
Referring to fig. 10 and 11, a driving assembly 50 is disposed at one side of the brewing head assembly 30, the driving assembly 50 connecting the piston 31 and the capsule hook assembly 40 for transferring motion between the piston 31 and the capsule hook assembly 40 to convert the reciprocating linear motion of the piston 31 into the reciprocating rotational motion of the capsule hook assembly 40.
In this embodiment, the rotating portion 421 of the capsule hook 42 is provided with a conical tooth portion 4212, the conical tooth portion 4212 is located on the circumference of the rotating portion 421 opposite to the brewing housing 10, and the conical tooth portion 4212 is used for cooperating with the transmission assembly 50 to drive the capsule hook 42 to rotate around the piston 31.
The transmission assembly 50 includes a push rod 51, a transmission gear 52, a bevel gear 53, and a rack gear 54.
The push rod 51 is connected with the piston 31; the transmission gear 52 is rotatably connected to the push rod 51, the bevel gear 53 and the rack 54 are respectively arranged at two ends of the transmission gear 52, one end of the transmission gear 52 is connected with the bevel gear 53, and the other end is meshed with the rack 54, so that the transmission gear 52 can convert the linear motion of the piston 31 into the rotary motion of the bevel gear 53; the bevel gear 53 is engaged with the bevel gear part 4212 of the capsule hook 42 to transmit the rotational movement of the bevel gear 53 to the capsule hook 42 so that the capsule hook 42 can be rotated about the piston 31 by a preset angle, which is set as follows.
The side plate of the housing 10 is opened with a sliding groove 105, the sliding groove 105 is communicated with the cavity 101, and the sliding groove 105 and the through groove 104 are arranged in parallel. One end of the push rod 51 is fixedly connected with the piston 31, so that the push rod 51 can reciprocate linearly with the piston 31, and the other end of the push rod 51 is slidably arranged in the sliding groove 105. By providing the sliding groove 105, it is possible to allow the rack gear 54 and the bevel gear 53 to be respectively disposed at both sides of the side plate of the housing 10, reducing the space occupied by the transmission assembly 50 in the interior of the housing 10, so that the interior structure of the housing 10 is more compact.
The transmission gear 52 includes a gear portion 521 and a connecting portion 522, and the connecting portion 522 is extended from the gear portion 521. The connecting portion 522 is rotatably disposed through one end of the push rod 51 located in the sliding slot 105 and connected to the bevel gear 53, so that the bevel gear 53 can rotate with the transmission gear 52. The gear portion 521 is located outside the housing 10. The bevel gear 53 is engaged with the bevel gear portion 4212 of the capsule hook 42, and the bevel gear 53 rotates to drive the bevel gear portion 4212 of the capsule hook 42, so that the capsule hook 42 rotates about the piston 31. The gear portion 521, the connecting portion 522, and the bevel gear 53 are coaxially disposed, and a central axis of the bevel gear 53 is perpendicular to a central axis of the bevel gear portion 4212.
The rack 54 is substantially in the form of a rectangular bar having a row 541 of teeth. The rack gear 54 is mounted on the outer wall of the side plate of the housing 10, the gear row 541 of the rack gear 54 is located in the moving direction of the gear portion 521 of the pinion gear 52, and the gear portion 521 of the pinion gear 52 is engaged with the gear row 541 of the rack gear 54, so that the linear motion of the pinion gear 52 can be converted into the rotational motion when the gear portion 521 moves along the gear row 541.
It will be appreciated that the travel of the row of teeth 541 of the rack 54 may be set according to actual requirements, for example, the travel of the row of teeth 541 may be set to be the same as the travel of the gear portion 521, and by appropriately setting the transmission ratio of the bevel gear 53 and the bevel gear portion 4212, when the brew head assembly 30 moves from the first position to the second position, the gear portion 521 moves from the starting end of the row of teeth 541 to the end of the row of teeth 541, and at the same time, the capsule hook 42 stops rotating after rotating around the piston 31 by a preset angle in the first direction; alternatively, the stroke of the gear row 541 is set to be smaller than the stroke of the gear portion 521, and the transmission ratio of the bevel gear 53 and the bevel gear portion 4212 is appropriately set so that when the brewing head assembly 30 moves from the first position to the second position, the gear portion 521 moves forward a distance from the starting end of the gear row 541 to the end of the gear row 541 and stops, and meanwhile, the capsule hook 42 rotates a preset angle around the piston 31 in the first direction and then continues to move forward a distance and stops.
It will be appreciated that in some other embodiments, the rotating portion 421 of the capsule hook 42 is provided with a turbine portion extending along the circumference of the rotating portion 421, the turbine portion being adapted to cooperate with the transmission assembly 50 to drive the capsule hook 42 to rotate about the piston 31.
The transmission assembly 50 includes a push rod 51, a transmission gear 52, a rack 54, and a worm. Wherein, the push rod 51 is connected with the piston 31, the transmission gear 52 is rotationally connected with the push rod 51, the rack 54 and the worm are respectively arranged at two ends of the transmission gear 52, one end of the transmission gear 52 is meshed with the rack 54, and the other end is connected with the worm, so that the transmission gear 52 can convert the linear motion of the piston 31 into the rotational motion of the worm; the worm is engaged with a worm gear portion of the capsule hook 42 to transmit the rotational movement of the worm to the capsule hook 42 so that the capsule hook 42 can rotate about the piston 31 by a preset angle. The transmission gear 52 is coaxially disposed with the worm, and the central axis of the worm is perpendicular to the central axis of the turbine. It is understood that the abutment 4211 may be omitted in this embodiment, since the mating of the worm gear portion and the worm has a self-locking feature.
Referring to fig. 12 and 13, the driving assembly 60 includes a plate-operated handle 61 and a link mechanism 62, the plate-operated handle 61 is hinged to the housing 10, the link mechanism 62 connects the plate-operated handle 61 and the piston 31, and the plate-operated handle 61 is rotated to drive the piston 31 to perform reciprocating linear motion relative to the housing 10.
The plate-moving handle 61 includes a plate-moving portion 611 and a hinge portion 612, and the plate-moving portion 611 and the hinge portion 612 are fixedly connected.
The connection mechanism 62 includes a first link 621, a second link 622, and a third link 623.
One end of the hinge 612 is hinged to the housing 10, the other end of the hinge 612 is hinged to one end of the first link 621, the other end of the first link 621 is hinged to one end of the second link 622 and one end of the third link 623, the other end of the second link 622 is hinged to the two side plates of the housing 10, and the other end of the third link 623 is hinged to the piston 31.
It will be appreciated that in some other embodiments, the drive assembly 60 may be a combination of a motor and a transmission member, the transmission member connecting the motor and the piston 31 and converting the rotational movement of the motor into the linear reciprocating movement of the piston 31, for example, the transmission member may be a worm wheel and a worm, the worm wheel is engaged with the output end of the motor, the worm is in threaded connection with the piston 31, the worm wheel and the worm are engaged with each other, and by the above arrangement, the drive assembly 60 can drive the piston 31 to perform the reciprocating linear movement relative to the housing 10. Of course, the driving assembly 60 may be a hydraulic cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder, and the hydraulic cylinder or the pneumatic cylinder is connected to the piston 31 to drive the piston 31 to perform a reciprocating linear motion relative to the housing 10.
It will be appreciated that in some other embodiments, the drive assembly 60 includes a motor, lead screw, and slide. The transmission assembly 50 includes a fixed gear. The rotating portion 421 of the capsule hook 42 is provided with a tooth portion for cooperating with the fixed gear, the tooth portion being provided extending in the circumferential direction of the rotating portion 421. The motor is arranged on the side plate of the shell 10, the screw rod is connected with the motor, and the central axis of the screw rod is arranged in parallel with the movement direction of the piston 31. The slider is in threaded connection with the lead screw and is fixedly connected with the piston 31. The fixed gear is fixedly connected with the screw rod, the central axis of the fixed gear is superposed with the central axis of the screw rod, and the fixed gear is meshed with the tooth part of the capsule hook 42. The motor is started, so that the slider drives the piston 31 to do reciprocating linear motion in the cavity 101 of the shell 10, and the fixed gear drives the capsule hook 42 to rotate around the piston 31.
Referring to fig. 2 and 13, the brewing device 100 of the present embodiment has the following working process:
(I) starting: the notch of the bearing groove 4221 of the capsule hook 42 faces the top plate of the housing 10, the capsule 200 is placed on the bearing part 422 of the capsule hook 42, the pulling handle 61 is rotated, the piston 31 and the capsule hook 42 are driven to move from the first position to the second position, meanwhile, the bearing part 422 transfers the capsule 200 to the cavity 211 of the brewing housing 21, and the bearing part 422 is separated from the capsule 200 in the moving process, which is described in detail below.
The capsule 200 may fall along the guide through groove 111 of the guide groove body 11 to the support portion 422 of the capsule hook 42, so that the cup rim of the capsule 200 is clamped to the bearing groove 4221 of the support portion 422.
The trigger handle 61 is rotated so that the piston 31 moves toward the brewing housing 21 through the guide structure, and the transmission assembly 50 drives the capsule hook 42 to rotate 180 ° in the first direction by being driven by the piston 31 until the notch of the bearing slot 4221 faces the bottom plate of the housing 10.
During the rotation, the capsule hook 42 carries the capsule 200 to the chamber 211 of the brewing housing 21, while the support 422 rotates along the cup rim of the capsule 200 until it is disengaged from the capsule 200. When the cup body of the capsule 200 completely receives the cavity 211 of the brewing housing 21, one surface of the cup rim of the capsule 200 abuts against the opening edge of the brewing housing 21, and the sealing ring 32 provided on the piston 31 presses the other surface of the cup rim of the sealed capsule 200, so that the sealed state is maintained among the brewing housing 21, the piston 31 and the capsule 200. Meanwhile, the first and second puncturing parts 221 and 331 respectively puncture the bottom and top of the capsule 200, the bottom of the capsule 200 presses the first elastic member 23, the cup rim of the capsule 200 presses the first ejection assembly 24, and the top of the capsule 200 presses the second ejection assembly 35.
It should be noted that during the process of disengaging the cup rim of the capsule 200 from the support 422, the bottom of the capsule 200 has entered the chamber 211 of the brewing housing 21, avoiding the capsule 200 from sliding directly off the support 422 and falling to the second outlet 103.
(II) preparing and drinking: the water inlet passage 313 and the second puncturing part 321 puncture the through hole of the capsule 200, and high-pressure hot water is injected into the capsule 200, so that the powdered beverage of the capsule 200 is melted into a hot fluid beverage, which can be released outward through the second flow passage 222, the first flow passage 212, the water outlet 213 and the water outlet nozzle 11 in this order.
(III) finishing: turning the trigger 61 in the opposite direction drives the piston 31 from the second position to the first position, while the brewed waste capsule 200 falls out of the chamber 211 of the brewing housing 21, as follows.
Turning the toggle handle 61 in the opposite direction moves the piston 31 away from the brewing housing 21 through the guiding structure, and the transmission assembly 50 drives the capsule hook 42 to rotate 180 ° in the second direction under the driving of the piston 31 until the support 422 faces the guiding through slot 111 of the guiding slot 11.
During the movement of the piston 31 from the first position to the second position, the first elastic member 23 and the first ejection assembly 24 recover elastic deformation and eject the waste capsule 200 out of the chamber 211 together, and simultaneously the second ejection assembly 35 recovers elastic deformation and separates the second puncturing portion 331 from the top of the waste capsule 200, so that the waste capsule 200 falls out of the cavity 101 of the housing 10 from the second outlet 103.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a beverage machine, which comprises the brewing device 100 as described above, and further comprises a water tank device connected with the brewing device 100, wherein the water tank device is used for providing water required for brewing the beverage for the brewing device 100.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; within the idea of the invention, also technical features in the above embodiments or in different embodiments may be combined, steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of brevity; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.