CN111759174A

CN111759174A - Automatic tea making machine and working method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN111759174A
Application number: CN202010519535.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡馨月; 刘宏伟; 李昱兵; 张德春; 何跃涛
Original assignee: Sichuan Hongmei Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Sichuan Hongmei Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-09
Filing date: 2020-06-09
Publication date: 2020-10-13

Abstract

The invention provides an automatic tea making machine and a working method thereof, wherein the automatic tea making machine comprises: the tea making machine comprises a water storage box, a heater, a tea storage box, a feeding mechanism, a tea making device, a filter screen, a manipulator, a rotary lifting mechanism and a controller; the feeding mechanism is used for feeding the tea in the tea storage box into the tea maker according to the set quality; the manipulator is arranged outside the tea maker, a coil is arranged in the manipulator, and the manipulator has magnetism and disappears magnetism respectively through the power on and power off of the coil; when the manipulator is magnetic, the filter screen and the manipulator are relatively fixed; when the magnetism of the manipulator disappears, the filter screen and the manipulator are relatively separated; the rotary lifting mechanism comprises: the lifting assembly, the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly; through the cooperation of lifting unit, first rotating component and second rotating component for the manipulator drives the filter screen and clears away the tea grounds that are located on the filter screen. The scheme of the invention can realize automatic tea feeding, automatic tea making, automatic slag removal and automatic cleaning.

Description

Automatic tea making machine and working method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to an automatic tea making machine and a working method thereof.

Background

With the popularization and popularity of coffee machines, particularly capsule coffee machines, since Chinese consumers prefer to drink tea through traditional dining habits, some automatic tea making machines are beginning to appear in the market at present.

However, existing automatic tea makers have some drawbacks, such as: 1) for the capsule type automatic tea making machine, the process mode of completely moving the capsule type coffee making machine needs to make tea leaves into tea broken capsules or even tea powder capsules, so that the shape of the tea leaves and the aesthetic feeling of unfolding in the brewing process are destroyed, and the essence of the traditional tea art is completely lost; 2) for the manual tea-adding type automatic tea making machine, the original form of tea leaves is preserved, but a user still needs to manually add tea, manually clean tea leaves and manually clean a tea making device, namely, a plurality of steps still exist in the whole tea making process, so that the user still needs to manually operate, and convenience is not brought to the user.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides an automatic tea making machine and a working method thereof, which can realize automatic tea feeding, automatic tea making, automatic slag removal and automatic cleaning.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic tea making machine, including: the tea making machine comprises a water storage box, a heater, a tea storage box, a feeding mechanism, a tea making device, a filter screen, a manipulator, a rotary lifting mechanism and a controller;

the heater, the feeding mechanism, the manipulator and the rotary lifting mechanism are all electrically connected with the controller, and the heater, the feeding mechanism, the manipulator and the rotary lifting mechanism are controlled to work by the controller;

the heater is respectively connected with the water storage box and the tea making device through pipelines, water in the water storage box is heated through the heater and is conveyed to the tea making device so as to clean the tea making device, clean tea in the tea making device and make tea in the tea making device;

the feeding mechanism is used for feeding the tea in the tea storage box into the tea maker according to the set quality;

the tea making device is made of glass materials, the filter screen is made of iron-containing materials, and the filter screen is placed in the tea making device or taken out of the tea making device;

the manipulator is arranged outside the tea maker, a coil is arranged in the manipulator, and the manipulator is enabled to have magnetism and disappear through power on and power off of the coil;

when the manipulator is magnetic, the filter screen and the manipulator are relatively fixed;

when the magnetism of the manipulator disappears, the filter screen and the manipulator are relatively separated;

the rotary lifting mechanism comprises: the lifting assembly, the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly;

the lifting assembly is used for driving the manipulator, the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly to lift;

the first rotating assembly is used for driving the manipulator and the second rotating assembly to rotate along the horizontal direction;

the second rotating assembly is used for driving the manipulator to rotate around the radial direction of the filter screen;

through the cooperation of lifting unit, first rotating component with the second rotating component for the manipulator drives the filter screen will be located tea grounds on the filter screen are clear away.

In one possible design, the feed mechanism includes: a first motor and a first screw rod;

an output shaft of the first motor is connected with the first screw rod, and the first screw rod is driven to rotate through the first motor, so that the tea in the tea storage box is fed into the tea maker according to set quality.

In one possible design, the lift assembly includes: a second motor and a second screw rod;

an output shaft of the second motor is connected with the second screw rod, and the second screw rod is driven to rotate through the second motor, so that the manipulator, the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly are lifted.

In one possible design, the first rotating assembly includes: a third motor, a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear;

an output shaft of the third motor is connected with the first bevel gear, the first bevel gear is connected with the second bevel gear, the second bevel gear is connected with the second rotating assembly, the second rotating assembly is connected with the manipulator, the axis of the first bevel gear is located in the horizontal direction, and the axial direction of the second bevel gear is located in the vertical direction;

the third motor drives the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear to rotate, so that the second rotating assembly and the manipulator rotate along the horizontal direction.

In one possible design, the second rotating assembly includes: a fourth motor;

the output shaft of the fourth motor is connected with the manipulator, and the manipulator is driven by the fourth motor to rotate around the radial direction of the filter screen.

In one possible design, the automatic tea maker further comprises: a spray tap;

the spraying faucet is electrically connected with the controller and is connected with the water storage box;

when the manipulator and the filter screen follow the lifting assembly, the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly to reach a deslagging position from an initial position, the spraying water faucet extends to the position above the filter screen and sprays towards the filter screen;

when spraying is finished, the spraying faucet retracts, and the manipulator and the filter screen follow the lifting assembly, the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly to return to the initial position from the deslagging position.

In one possible design, the automatic tea maker further comprises: a waste water box and a waste tea box;

the waste tea box is positioned below the slag removal position, a plurality of through holes are formed in the bottom of the waste tea box, and the waste tea box is communicated with the waste water box through the through holes;

a first sensor is arranged in the wastewater box, electrically connected with the controller and used for monitoring whether the water quantity of the wastewater box reaches a set value;

the tea leaf waste box is characterized in that a second sensor is arranged in the waste tea box and electrically connected with the controller, and the second sensor is used for monitoring whether the tea amount of the waste tea box reaches a set value or not.

In one possible design, the automatic tea maker further comprises: a code scanner and a controller;

the code scanner is electrically connected with the controller, and the controller is electrically connected with the heater, the feeding mechanism and the rotary lifting mechanism respectively;

the code scanner is used for scanning a two-dimensional code of a tea product to be placed in the tea storage box and sending information of the two-dimensional code to the controller, and the controller is used for sending control instructions to the heater, the feeding mechanism and the rotary lifting mechanism respectively according to the information of the two-dimensional code.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a working method of an automatic tea making machine based on the foregoing, including:

feeding the tea in the tea storage box into the tea maker according to the set quality through the feeding mechanism;

according to the type of tea in the tea making device, water in the water storage box is heated by the heater and then is conveyed to the tea making device so as to clean the tea making device, clean the tea in the tea making device and make the tea in the tea making device;

in the brewing process, the manipulator and the filter screen are driven by the lifting component to lift relative to the tea maker;

after the brewing is finished, the mechanical arm and the filter screen are driven by the lifting assembly, the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly to remove tea dregs on the filter screen.

In a possible design, after the brewing is completed, the manipulator and the filter screen are driven by the lifting assembly, the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly to clean tea dregs on the filter screen, and the method includes:

when the manipulator and the filter screen follow the lifting assembly, the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly to reach a deslagging position from an initial position, the spraying faucet extends out of the position above the filter screen and sprays towards the filter screen;

According to the scheme, the automatic tea making machine and the working method thereof have the advantages that the feeding mechanism is arranged, so that the tea in the tea storage box can be fed into the tea making machine according to the set quality, and the automatic tea feeding is realized; by arranging the heater, the water storage box and the tea making device, the heater is used for heating water in the water storage box and conveying the heated water to the tea making device through a pipeline so as to clean the tea making device, clean tea in the tea making device and make tea in the tea making device, thus realizing automatic cleaning and automatic tea making; through setting up rotatory elevating system, especially the cooperation through rotatory elevating system's lifting unit, first rotating assembly and second rotating assembly for the manipulator drives the tea grounds that the filter screen will be located and clears away, so realized automatic slag removal.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic tea making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a rotary lift mechanism provided in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a structural state diagram of the automatic tea making machine provided by the embodiment of the invention when the automatic deslagging process is carried out;

fig. 4 is a structural state diagram of the automatic tea making machine provided by the embodiment of the invention after automatic deslagging is finished;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a tea maker, a filter screen and a manipulator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a top view of a tea maker, filter screen and robot in combination according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a top view of a screen and robot in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a flow chart of a working method of the automatic tea making machine according to an embodiment of the invention.

Description of the drawings:

1-a water storage box; 2-a heater; 3-tea storage box; 4-a feeding mechanism; 5-tea making device; 6-filtering the screen; 7-a manipulator; 8-a rotary lifting mechanism; 9-spraying water tap; 10-wastewater box; 11-waste tea box; 12-a code scanner; 13-water outlet; 14-a teacup; 15-a transition zone;

41-a first motor; 42-a first lead screw;

81-a lifting assembly; 811-a second motor; 812-a second lead screw;

82-a first rotating assembly; 821-a third motor; 822-a first bevel gear; 823-second bevel gear;

83-a second rotating assembly; 831-fourth motor;

101-a first sensor;

111-a second sensor; 112-through hole.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer and more complete, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention, and based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts belong to the scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic tea making machine, including: water storage box 1, heater 2, store up tea box 3, feed mechanism 4, tea making device 5, filter screen 6, manipulator 7, rotatory elevating system 8 and controller (not shown in the figure), wherein:

the heater 2, the feeding mechanism 4, the manipulator 7 and the rotary lifting mechanism 8 are all electrically connected with the controller, and the heater 2, the feeding mechanism 4, the manipulator 7 and the rotary lifting mechanism 8 are controlled to work by the controller. It is understood that a hardware unit is disposed within the controller, wherein the hardware unit may include permanently dedicated circuitry or logic (e.g., a dedicated processor, FPGA or ASIC) to perform the corresponding operations. The hardware elements may also comprise programmable logic or circuitry, such as a general purpose processor or other programmable processor, that may be temporarily configured by software to perform the corresponding operations. The specific implementation (mechanical, or dedicated permanent, or temporarily set) may be determined based on cost and time considerations.

The feeding mechanism 4 is used for feeding the tea in the tea storage box 3 into the tea making device 5 according to the set quality, so that the automatic tea feeding function can be realized. Particularly, regarding the automatic tea-throwing function, the automatic tea-making machine not only preserves the original form of tea leaves to the maximum extent, but also achieves mechanical automatic tea-throwing, and the tea-throwing is carried out with accurate weight. For example, the tea leaves in the tea storage box 3 are the bamboo leaves, the default tea leaf adding amount is 3g, and the feeding mechanism 4 can automatically convert the feeding times corresponding to 3g of the bamboo leaves. Store up still to be provided with infrared sensor in the tea box 3, if store up tea box 3 and feed mechanism 4's region and do not have tealeaves, also can automatic identification through infrared sensor, carry out the early warning suggestion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the feeding mechanism 4 includes a first motor 41 and a first lead screw 42, an output shaft of the first motor 41 is connected to the first lead screw 42, and the first lead screw 42 is driven by the first motor 41 to rotate, so that the tea in the tea storage box 3 is fed into the tea maker 5 according to a set quality. For example, the tea leaves in the tea storage box 3 are the bamboo leaves, the default tea leaf adding amount is 3g, and the feeding mechanism 4 can automatically convert the rotating number of turns of the first motor 41 or the feeding times of the first screw rod 42 corresponding to 3g of the bamboo leaves, so that the automatic tea adding function is realized.

The heater 2 is connected with the water storage box 1 and the tea making device 5 through a pipeline (not shown in the figure), water in the water storage box 1 is heated through the heater 2 and is conveyed to the tea making device 5, so that the tea making device 5 is cleaned, tea in the tea making device 5 is cleaned, and tea in the tea making device 5 is brewed, and automatic cleaning and automatic tea making can be achieved.

Specifically, regarding the self-cleaning function, when the automatic tea making machine starts the program of making tea for the first time every day, throw tea and before water injection begins in making tea ware 5, automatic tea making machine all can inject or spray high-temperature water into making tea ware 5 through heater 2 to avoid making tea ware 5 because of not using for a long time and produce bacterium or peculiar smell. In addition, if the user changes the tea types, the automatic cleaning program can be started first (or the automatic cleaning program can be automatically carried out when the tea making program is started for the first time) in order to avoid tainting the tea flavor due to the fact that different tea leaves are easy to taint with the flavor. In addition, the tea maker 5 may also be automatically cleaned every day before the automatic tea maker is ready to be shut down.

Specifically, regarding the automatic tea making function, after the user clicks to make tea, the automatic tea making machine completes the automatic tea feeding operation, and the heater 2 also completes the water boiling and water injection operations. The procedure of making tea starts, and the procedure of making tea automatically all is the brewing procedure of meticulous modulation through the teachers, and in the link of making tea automatically, the inside control program of the machine of making tea automatically can be according to the corresponding key factor of making tea of different tealeaves categories modulation: tea water ratio, brewing times, water amount per brewing, water temperature, brewing duration and the like. For example, the optimal tea making water temperature of the bamboo leaf green is 85 ℃, the tea water ratio is 1: 50, the brewing water volume is 150ml, the brewing times is 3 times, the first brewing time length is 140 seconds, the second brewing time length is 150 seconds, and the third brewing time length is 160 seconds. The filter screen 6 in the tea maker 5 can move up and down under the driving of the lifting component 81 (see fig. 2) along with the manipulator 7, so that the extraction and release of substances such as tea polyphenol, theophylline, vitamins, minerals and organic substances in tea leaves can be accelerated. After the tea leaves are brewed for a long time, the filter screen 6 can move upwards along with the manipulator 7 so as to separate tea from water, and therefore the situation that the tea leaves are continuously brewed in the tea water in the tea brewing device 5 to influence the taste of the tea water can be avoided. After the tea water is well soaked, the automatic tea making machine can automatically remind a user to take the tea water, if the user does not take the tea water in time, the tea making machine 5 also has a heat preservation function (for example, a heating pipeline can be arranged around the tea making machine 5), so that the tea water in the tea making machine 5 is not cooled, and the taste of the tea water is not influenced.

It should be noted that, after the tea making program is started and before the automatic tea making process is started, a tea washing process may be further provided, that is, the automatic tea making machine may determine whether the tea to be made needs to be washed. For example, when it is judged that the tea leaves to be brewed are the bamboo leaves, since the bamboo leaves belong to green tea having a very high cleanliness, the tea leaves do not need to be washed, and the tea washing process does not start. For another example, when the tea leaves to be brewed are the clovershrub, the clovershrub is a black tea with normal cleanliness, so that the tea leaves need to be washed, wherein the water temperature for washing the tea leaves can be set to be 55 ℃, and the water consumption for washing the tea leaves can be set to be 20 ml. Moreover, the filter screen 6 can move up and down along the tea making device 5 along with the mechanical arm 7, so that the broken slag particles in the tea leaves can fall conveniently, and the tea washing effect is better.

Before describing the automatic deslagging function, the principle and the necessary structure of the cooperation of the tea maker 5, the filter screen 6, the manipulator 7 and the rotary lifting mechanism 8 need to be explained.

Referring to fig. 5 to 7, in an embodiment of the present invention, the tea maker 5 is made of a glass material, the filter screen 6 is made of an iron-containing material, and the filter screen 6 is used for being placed in the tea maker 5 or being taken out of the tea maker 5; the manipulator 7 is arranged outside the tea maker 5, a coil (not shown in the figure) is arranged in the manipulator 7, and the magnetism of the manipulator 7 disappear respectively through the power on and the power off of the coil; when the manipulator 7 is magnetic, the filter screen 6 and the manipulator 7 are relatively fixed; when the magnetism of the manipulator 7 disappears, the filter screen 6 and the manipulator 7 are relatively separated.

In the embodiment of the invention, when the filter screen 6 is placed in the tea maker 5, the manipulator 7 can move up and down along with the lifting component 81, at this time, the coil in the manipulator 7 is electrified, so that the manipulator 7 has magnetism, the manipulator 7 and the filter screen 6 in the tea maker 5 are attracted to each other, namely, relative fixation is realized, and further, when the manipulator 7 moves up and down, the filter screen 6 can also move up and down along with the manipulator 7 relative to the tea maker 5. When the filter screen 6 is removed from the tea maker 5, i.e. from the state of fig. 6 to the state of fig. 7, when the filter screen 6 is detached from the tea maker 5, the manipulator 7 is kept magnetic at all times, so that the filter screen 6 remains fixed relative to the manipulator 7 (i.e. in the state shown in fig. 7) in preparation for the subsequent automatic removal of the residue. When the filter screen 6 is placed in the tea maker 5 again, for example, when the filter screen 6 is located right above the tea maker 5 under the driving of the manipulator 7, the coil in the manipulator 7 is powered off at this time, so that the manipulator 7 has no magnetism, and the manipulator 7 is relatively separated from the filter screen 6, so that the filter screen 6 naturally falls down and falls into the tea maker 5, and then the manipulator 7 continues to move downwards under the driving of the lifting assembly 81 until the filter screen 6 is level with the horizontal position. Wherein, in order to prevent the filter screen 6 from falling off the tea maker 5 in the process of naturally falling down in the tea maker 5, a circle of boss (not shown in the figure) protruding inwards can be arranged at the bottom of the tea maker 5.

The operation principle and the necessary structure of the rotary elevating mechanism 8 will be explained below.

Referring to fig. 2, the rotary elevating mechanism 8 includes: a lifting assembly 81, a first rotating assembly 82 and a second rotating assembly 83; the lifting component 81 is used for driving the manipulator 7, the first rotating component 82 and the second rotating component 83 to lift; the first rotating assembly 82 is used for driving the manipulator 7 and the second rotating assembly 83 to rotate along the horizontal direction X; the second rotating assembly 83 is used for driving the manipulator 7 to rotate around the radial direction of the filter screen 6; through the cooperation of the lifting component 81, the first rotating component 82 and the second rotating component 83, the manipulator 7 drives the filter screen 6 to remove tea residues on the filter screen 6.

Referring to fig. 3, during the automatic deslagging process, the filter screen 6 and the manipulator 7 will move from the initial position, the first intermediate position, the second intermediate position and the deslagging position along with the rotary lifting mechanism 8. Specifically, the lifting assembly 81 realizes the movement from the initial position to the first intermediate position, the first rotating assembly 82 realizes the movement from the first intermediate position to the second intermediate position, the lifting assembly 81 also realizes the movement from the second intermediate position to the deslagging position, and the second rotating assembly 83 realizes the turning of the upper surface and the lower surface of the filter screen 6, namely, the rotation of the manipulator 7 around the radial direction of the filter screen 6 in the process of moving from the second intermediate position to the deslagging position. Through the cooperation of above-mentioned lifting unit 81, first rotating assembly 82 and second rotating assembly 83 for manipulator 7 drives filter screen 6 and clears away the tealeaves that is located on filter screen 6, pours the back and clears away after the tealeaves that is about to filter screen 6 top overturns downwards.

Referring to fig. 4, after the automatic deslagging is completed, the filter screen 6 and the manipulator 7 will complete the movement from the deslagging position, the second intermediate position, the first intermediate position and the initial position following the rotary lifting mechanism 8. Specifically, the elevating assembly 81 achieves movement from the deslagging position to the second intermediate position, the first rotating assembly 82 achieves movement from the second intermediate position to the first intermediate position, and the elevating assembly 81 also achieves movement from the first intermediate position to the initial position. That is to say, after the completion of automatic slag removal, second rotating assembly 83 can not participate in work, namely because the upper and lower surface of filter screen 6 all can be used for bearing tealeaves, at the in-process that filter screen 6 returned to tea making device 5, need not to overturn the upper and lower surface of filter screen 6 again to can save the process.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the lifting assembly 81 includes: a second motor 811 and a second lead screw 812; an output shaft of the second motor 811 is connected to the second lead screw 812, and the second lead screw 812 is driven to rotate by the second motor 811, so that the manipulator 7, the first rotating assembly 82, and the second rotating assembly 83 are lifted.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first rotating assembly 82 includes: a third motor 821, a first bevel gear 822, and a second bevel gear 823; an output shaft of the third motor 821 is connected with a first bevel gear 822, the first bevel gear 822 is connected with a second bevel gear 823, the second bevel gear 823 is connected with a second rotating assembly 83, the second rotating assembly 83 is connected with the manipulator 7, an axis of the first bevel gear 822 is located in the horizontal direction X, and an axial direction of the second bevel gear 823 is located in the vertical direction Y; the first bevel gear 822 and the second bevel gear 823 are rotated by the third motor 821 to rotate the second rotating unit 83 and the robot 7 in the horizontal direction.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the second rotating assembly 83 includes: a fourth motor 831; an output shaft of the fourth motor 831 is connected with the manipulator 7, and the manipulator 7 is driven to rotate around the radial direction of the filter screen 6 through the fourth motor 831, so that the upper surface and the lower surface of the filter screen 6 can be turned over.

It should be noted that the above embodiments only illustrate and limit the necessary structures of the lifting assembly 81, the first rotating assembly 82 and the second rotating assembly 83, that is, only illustrate and limit the necessary driving components (such as a motor) and transmission components (such as a screw rod or a gear) on the basis of the realization considered by those skilled in the art. Of course, other structures capable of performing the functions of the lifting assembly 81, the first rotating assembly 82 and the second rotating assembly 83 are within the scope of the embodiments of the present invention, and are not specifically limited herein.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, the automatic tea making machine further includes: a shower faucet 9; the spray water faucet 9 is electrically connected with the controller, and the spray water faucet 9 is connected with the water storage box 1; when the manipulator 7 and the filter screen 6 follow the lifting assembly 81, the first rotating assembly 82 and the second rotating assembly 83 to reach the deslagging position from the initial position, the spray tap 9 extends above the filter screen 6 (the position shown in fig. 3) and sprays towards the filter screen 6; when the shower is finished, the shower faucet 9 is retracted (position shown in fig. 4), and the robot 7 and the screen 6 return from the deslagging position to the initial position following the elevating assembly 81, the first rotating assembly 82, and the second rotating assembly 83. In the embodiment of the invention, because the upper surface and the lower surface of the filter screen 6 are overturned, the tea dregs on the filter screen 6 can not be completely processed, and the spray water faucet 9 is arranged, when the filter screen 6 reaches the deslagging position, the spray water faucet 9 extends to the upper part of the filter screen 6 and sprays to the filter screen 6 so as to process the tea dregs stuck on the filter screen 6. When the shower is finished, the shower faucet 9 is retracted to prevent interference with the return of the screen 6 to the tea maker 5. That is, the shower faucet 9 provided in the embodiment of the present invention has a telescopic function, and the telescopic structure may be a cylinder and a piston connected to the shower faucet 9, or may be a motor and a screw rod, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

With continuing reference to fig. 1, 3 and 4, in one embodiment of the present invention, the automatic tea maker further comprises: a waste water box 10 and a waste tea box 11; the waste tea box 11 is arranged below the slag removing position, a plurality of through holes 112 are formed in the bottom of the waste tea box 11, and the waste tea box 11 is communicated with the waste water box 10 through the plurality of through holes 112; a first sensor 101 is arranged in the wastewater box 10, the first sensor 101 is electrically connected with the controller, and the first sensor 101 is used for monitoring whether the water quantity of the wastewater box 10 reaches a set value; the second sensor 111 is arranged in the waste tea box 11, the second sensor 111 is electrically connected with the controller, and the second sensor 111 is used for monitoring whether the tea amount of the waste tea box 11 reaches a set value. In the embodiment of the invention, the first sensor 101 is arranged in the wastewater box 10, so that whether the water quantity of the wastewater box 10 reaches a set value or not can be monitored, when the water quantity of the wastewater box 10 reaches the set value, the first sensor 101 sends a signal to the controller, and the controller judges that the volume of the wastewater box 10 is full so as to remind a user to clean the wastewater box 10; through set up second sensor 111 in useless tea box 11, can monitor whether the tea volume of useless tea box 11 reaches the setting value, when the tea volume of useless tea box 11 reaches the setting value, second sensor 111 sends this signal for the controller, and the controller makes the judgement that 11 volumes of useless tea box are full to remind the user to clear up useless tea box 11.

With continued reference to fig. 1, in an embodiment of the present invention, the automatic tea making machine further includes: a code scanner 12; the code scanner 12 is electrically connected with a controller, and the controller is electrically connected with the heater 2, the feeding mechanism 4 and the rotary lifting mechanism 8 respectively; the code scanner 12 is used for scanning the two-dimensional code of the tea to be placed in the tea storage box 3 and sending the information of the two-dimensional code to the controller, and the controller is used for sending control instructions to the heater 2, the feeding mechanism 4 and the rotary lifting mechanism 8 respectively according to the information of the two-dimensional code. In the embodiment of the present invention, the barcode scanner 12 is arranged to identify the type of tea to be delivered to the tea box 3 (e.g., bamboo leaf, Biluochun, clovershrub, Tieguanyin, etc.), so as to send the identified two-dimensional code information to the controller, and the controller sends control instructions to the heater 2, the feeding mechanism 4, and the rotary lifting mechanism 8 according to the two-dimensional code information, such as the temperature heated by the heater 2, the number of times the feeding mechanism 4 feeds, and the number of turns or heights of rotation or lifting of the rotary lifting mechanism 8.

In one embodiment of the invention, a transition area 15 is also provided in the automatic tea maker, the transition area 15 being used to move the sieve 6 and the robot 7 between the second intermediate position and the de-scum position. It is to be understood that the transition region 15 may be defined by the water storage box 1, the heater 2, the rotary elevating mechanism 8 and the waste tea box 11, or may be formed by a separate housing, which is not particularly limited herein.

In one embodiment of the invention, the automatic tea making machine is further provided with a water outlet 13, a placing area for placing a tea cup 14 is arranged right below the water outlet 13, and the water outlet 13 is arranged at the bottom of the shell for accommodating the tea making device 5. Certainly, the automatic tea making machine further comprises a water suction pump, a pressure pump, a touch screen and other components, which are not described in detail herein, but rather, the structure and the flow of the four core functions of automatic tea feeding, automatic tea making, automatic slag removal and automatic cleaning are mainly described.

As shown in fig. 8, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an operating method of the automatic tea making machine based on the foregoing, where the operating method includes:

s1, feeding the tea in the tea storage box 3 into the tea making device 5 according to the set quality through the feeding mechanism 4;

s2, according to the type of tea in the tea making device 5, water in the water storage box 1 is heated by the heater 2 and then is conveyed to the tea making device 5, so that the tea making device 5 is cleaned, the tea in the tea making device 5 is cleaned, and the tea in the tea making device 5 is made;

s3, in the brewing process, the manipulator 7 and the filter screen 6 are driven by the lifting component 81 to lift relative to the tea maker 5;

and S4, after the brewing is finished, the manipulator 7 and the filter screen 6 are driven by the lifting assembly 81, the first rotating assembly 82 and the second rotating assembly 83 to remove the tea dregs on the filter screen 6.

In one embodiment of the present invention, after the completion of brewing, the manipulator 7 and the filter screen 6 are driven by the lifting assembly 81, the first rotating assembly 82 and the second rotating assembly 83 to remove tea dregs on the filter screen 6, including:

when the manipulator 7 and the filter screen 6 follow the lifting assembly 81, the first rotating assembly 82 and the second rotating assembly 83 to reach the deslagging position from the initial position, the spray water faucet 9 is extended above the filter screen 6 and sprays towards the filter screen 6;

when spraying is finished, the spray tap 9 is retracted, and the robot 7 and the screen 6 return from the deslagging position to the initial position following the elevating assembly 81, the first rotating assembly 82, and the second rotating assembly 83.

The content of the execution process among the steps of the working method is based on the same concept as that of the embodiment of the automatic tea making machine of the present invention, and specific content can be referred to the description of the embodiment of the automatic tea making machine of the present invention, and is not described herein again.

It should be noted that not all steps and modules in the above flows and system structure diagrams are necessary, and some steps or modules may be omitted according to actual needs. The execution order of the steps is not fixed and can be adjusted as required. The system structures described in the above embodiments may be physical structures or logical structures, that is, some modules may be implemented by the same physical entity, or some modules may be implemented by several physical entities, or some components may be implemented by several independent devices.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, unless explicitly specified or limited otherwise, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; the term "a plurality" means two or more unless specified or stated otherwise; the terms "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, integrally connected, or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper" and "lower" as used in the description of the embodiments of the present invention are used in the angle shown in the drawings, and should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present invention. In addition, in this context, it will also be understood that when an element is referred to as being "on" or "under" another element, it can be directly on "or" under "the other element or be indirectly on" or "under" the other element via an intermediate element.

While the invention has been shown and described in detail in the drawings and in the preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention to the embodiments disclosed, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various combinations of the code auditing means in the various embodiments described above may be used to obtain further embodiments of the invention, which are also within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. Automatic tea making machine, its characterized in that includes: the tea making machine comprises a water storage box (1), a heater (2), a tea storage box (3), a feeding mechanism (4), a tea making device (5), a filter screen (6), a manipulator (7), a rotary lifting mechanism (8) and a controller;

the heater (2), the feeding mechanism (4), the manipulator (7) and the rotary lifting mechanism (8) are all electrically connected with the controller, and the heater (2), the feeding mechanism (4), the manipulator (7) and the rotary lifting mechanism (8) are controlled to work by the controller;

the heater (2) is respectively connected with the water storage box (1) and the tea maker (5) through pipelines, water in the water storage box (1) is heated through the heater (2) and is conveyed to the tea maker (5) so as to clean the tea maker (5), clean tea in the tea maker (5) and make tea in the tea maker (5);

the feeding mechanism (4) is used for feeding the tea in the tea storage box (3) into the tea maker (5) according to the set quality;

the tea maker (5) is made of a glass material, the filter screen (6) is made of an iron-containing material, and the filter screen (6) is used for being placed in the tea maker (5) or taken out of the tea maker (5);

the manipulator (7) is arranged outside the tea maker (5), a coil is arranged in the manipulator (7), and the manipulator (7) is provided with magnetism and disappears magnetism respectively through the power on and power off of the coil;

when the manipulator (7) is magnetic, the filter screen (6) and the manipulator (7) are relatively fixed;

when the magnetism of the manipulator (7) disappears, the filter screen (6) and the manipulator (7) are relatively separated;

the rotary lifting mechanism (8) comprises: a lifting assembly (81), a first rotating assembly (82) and a second rotating assembly (83);

the lifting assembly (81) is used for driving the manipulator (7), the first rotating assembly (82) and the second rotating assembly (83) to lift;

the first rotating assembly (82) is used for driving the manipulator (7) and the second rotating assembly (83) to rotate along the horizontal direction;

the second rotating assembly (83) is used for driving the manipulator (7) to rotate around the radial direction of the filter screen (6);

through the cooperation of the lifting assembly (81), the first rotating assembly (82) and the second rotating assembly (83), the mechanical arm (7) drives the filter screen (6) to remove tea dregs on the filter screen (6).

2. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, wherein the feed mechanism (4) comprises: a first motor (41) and a first screw (42);

an output shaft of the first motor (41) is connected with the first screw rod (42), and the first screw rod (42) is driven to rotate through the first motor (41), so that the tea in the tea storage box (3) is fed into the tea maker (5) according to set quality.

3. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, wherein the lifting assembly (81) comprises: a second motor (811) and a second screw (812);

an output shaft of the second motor (811) is connected with the second screw rod (812), and the second screw rod (812) is driven to rotate through the second motor (811), so that the manipulator (7), the first rotating assembly (82) and the second rotating assembly (83) are lifted.

4. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, wherein the first rotating assembly (82) comprises: a third motor (821), a first bevel gear (822) and a second bevel gear (823);

an output shaft of the third motor (821) is connected with the first bevel gear (822), the first bevel gear (822) is connected with the second bevel gear (823), the second bevel gear (823) is connected with the second rotating assembly (83), the second rotating assembly (83) is connected with the manipulator (7), the axis of the first bevel gear (822) is located in the horizontal direction, and the axial direction of the second bevel gear (823) is located in the vertical direction;

the third motor (821) drives the first bevel gear (822) and the second bevel gear (823) to rotate, so that the second rotating assembly (83) and the manipulator (7) rotate along the horizontal direction.

5. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, wherein the second rotating assembly (83) comprises: a fourth motor (831);

an output shaft of the fourth motor (831) is connected with the manipulator (7), and the manipulator (7) is driven to rotate around the radial direction of the filter screen (6) through the fourth motor (831).

6. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, further comprising: a spray tap (9);

the spraying water faucet (9) is electrically connected with the controller, and the spraying water faucet (9) is connected with the water storage box (1);

when the manipulator (7) and the filter screen (6) follow the lifting assembly (81), the first rotating assembly (82) and the second rotating assembly (83) to reach a deslagging position from an initial position, the spraying water faucet (9) extends above the filter screen (6) and sprays towards the filter screen (6);

when spraying is finished, the spraying water faucet (9) retracts, and the mechanical arm (7) and the filter screen (6) follow the lifting assembly (81), the first rotating assembly (82) and the second rotating assembly (83) to return to the initial position from the deslagging position.

7. The automatic tea maker according to claim 6, further comprising: a waste water box (10) and a waste tea box (11);

the waste tea box (11) is arranged below the slag removal position, a plurality of through holes (112) are formed in the bottom of the waste tea box (11), and the waste tea box (11) is communicated with the waste water box (10) through the through holes (112);

a first sensor (101) is arranged in the wastewater box (10), the first sensor (101) is electrically connected with the controller, and the first sensor (101) is used for monitoring whether the water quantity of the wastewater box (10) reaches a set value;

a second sensor (111) is arranged in the waste tea box (11), the second sensor (111) is electrically connected with the controller, and the second sensor (111) is used for monitoring whether the tea amount of the waste tea box (11) reaches a set value.

8. The automatic tea maker according to any one of claims 1-7, further comprising: a code scanner (12);

the code scanner (12) is electrically connected with the controller, and the controller is electrically connected with the heater (2), the feeding mechanism (4) and the rotary lifting mechanism (8) respectively;

the code scanner (12) is used for scanning a two-dimensional code of a tea product to be placed in the tea storage box (3) and sending information of the two-dimensional code to the controller, and the controller is used for sending control instructions to the heater (2), the feeding mechanism (4) and the rotary lifting mechanism (8) according to the information of the two-dimensional code.

9. Working method of an automatic tea making machine according to any of the claims 1-8, comprising:

the tea in the tea storage box (3) is fed into the tea maker (5) according to the set quality through the feeding mechanism (4);

according to the type of tea in the tea maker (5), water in the water storage box (1) is heated by the heater (2) and then is conveyed to the tea maker (5) so as to clean the tea maker (5), clean the tea in the tea maker (5) and make tea in the tea maker (5);

in the brewing process, the manipulator (7) and the filter screen (6) are driven by the lifting component (81) to lift relative to the tea maker (5);

after the brewing is finished, the mechanical arm (7) and the filter screen (6) are driven by the lifting assembly (81), the first rotating assembly (82) and the second rotating assembly (83) to remove tea dregs on the filter screen (6).

10. The operating method of the automatic tea making machine according to claim 9, wherein the manipulator (7) and the filter screen (6) are driven by the lifting assembly (81), the first rotating assembly (82) and the second rotating assembly (83) to remove tea dregs on the filter screen (6) after the completion of the brewing, and the method comprises the following steps:

when the manipulator (7) and the filter screen (6) follow the lifting assembly (81), the first rotating assembly (82) and the second rotating assembly (83) to reach a deslagging position from an initial position, a spraying water faucet (9) is extended above the filter screen (6) and sprays to the filter screen (6);