CN118490061A

CN118490061A - Beverage apparatus

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Publication number: CN118490061A
Application number: CN202410806454.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴鹏
Original assignee: Kaye Technology Suzhou Co ltd
Current assignee: Kaye Technology Suzhou Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-09-26
Filing date: 2023-12-22
Publication date: 2024-08-16
Also published as: CN117694730A; CN118490062A; CN118490063A

Abstract

The invention discloses a beverage device, comprising: the base is provided with a powder receiving position and a brewing position at intervals; the brewing device is arranged on the base and comprises a brewing container and a first piston piece arranged in the brewing container, and the first piston piece can move up and down in the brewing container; the first piston piece is inseparably arranged in the brewing container in an up-down movable mode, and is always arranged in the brewing device when the first piston piece and the brewing container reciprocate between a powder receiving position and a brewing position. According to the invention, the first piston piece is positioned in the brewing container to move up and down and drive the brewing container to move horizontally so as to realize the movement between the powder receiving position and the brewing position, and in the moving process, the first piston piece is always positioned in the brewing container without controlling the first piston piece to enter and exit the brewing container, so that the preparation efficiency of a beverage is improved, and meanwhile, the sealing between the first piston piece and the brewing container is simplified, and the service life of the first piston piece is prolonged.

Description

Beverage apparatus

The application relates to a Chinese patent divisional application with the application number of 202311779893.X and the application date of 2023, 12 and 22, named as 'high-efficiency intelligent drink equipment and a control method thereof'.

The application claims the national priority of Chinese application patent application with the application number 202311252628.6 of 2023, 9 and 26 days, named as 'high-efficiency intelligent drink equipment and control method'.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of beverage cooking, in particular to beverage equipment.

Background

In order to ensure the taste and quality of coffee extraction, coffee beans are ground before coffee liquid extraction to ensure that the flavor of the coffee beans is not lost, and the full-automatic coffee machine is a machine which can grind the coffee beans into powder by one key until coffee is brewed. In the existing coffee making process, firstly, after grinding coffee beans into powder by a grinding device, discharging the coffee powder into a brewing container of a brewing device at a powder receiving position, then transferring the brewing container to a brewing position, pressing the coffee powder received in the brewing container into a cake by a pressing mechanism, and finally, brewing and extracting the pressed cake to prepare coffee, wherein the grinding of the coffee beans into powder occupies a longer time step in the whole coffee extraction procedure.

In the prior art, when the brewing container moves to the powder receiving position, the grinding device is started and grinds the coffee powder; then stopping grinding the coffee powder by the grinding device when the brewing container moves out of the powder receiving position; when the brewing container moves to the brewing position and returns to the powder receiving position again after the first cup of beverage is finished, the grinding device is restarted and grinds the coffee powder, and the grinding device is reciprocated in this way, so that the waiting time of the brewing container at the powder receiving position is increased, and the preparation efficiency of the coffee is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide drink equipment, and aims to solve the problem that in the traditional technology, a brewing container needs to wait for a grinding device to grind powder at a powder receiving position, so that the preparation efficiency of coffee is reduced.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a beverage apparatus comprising:

the base is provided with a powder receiving position and a brewing position at intervals;

The brewing device is arranged on the base and comprises a brewing container and a first piston piece arranged in the brewing container, and the first piston piece can move up and down in the brewing container;

The first piston piece is inseparably arranged in the brewing container in an up-down movable mode, and is always arranged in the brewing device when the first piston piece and the brewing container reciprocate between a powder receiving position and a brewing position.

Optionally, the brewing container is provided with a material receiving channel along the up-down direction, the first piston member is installed in the material receiving channel from bottom to top, and the upper surface of the first piston member is used for receiving the powder in the material receiving channel.

Optionally, the beverage apparatus includes a first driving mechanism, the first driving mechanism includes a driving rod, a piston rod connected with a first piston member, and a linkage member connecting the driving rod and the piston rod, one end of the piston rod is connected with the first piston member, and the other end of the piston rod extends downwards out of the brewing container and is fixedly connected with the linkage member.

Optionally, the driving rod and the axis of the piston rod are vertically parallel to each other, and the driving rod moves up and down to drive the piston rod to further drive the first piston member to move up and down in the brewing container.

Optionally, the brewing container and the first piston member rotate around the axis of the driving rod, when the first piston rotates from the brewing position to the powder receiving position, the first piston is located at the upper end in the brewing container, and when the first piston rotates from the powder receiving position to the brewing position, the first piston is located at the lower end in the brewing container.

Optionally, the brewing device further comprises a second piston member, the second piston member is movably installed on the base up and down, and when the brewing container is located at the brewing position, the second piston member is arranged above the brewing container and is close to the first piston member for pressing.

Optionally, the first piston member moves vertically within the brewing receptacle, and continued upward movement of the first piston member as the second piston member moves upwardly away from the brewing receptacle pushes the pressed compact within the brewing receptacle upwardly out of the brewing receptacle.

Optionally, the first driving mechanism further comprises a guide piece, and the guide piece is sleeved on the periphery of the driving rod so as to limit the driving rod to move up and down and horizontally.

Optionally, the axes of the first and second piston members overlap each other when the brewing cylinder is in the brewing position.

Optionally, the first piston member is configured to input a liquid, and the second piston member is configured to output a liquid, the liquid flowing from the first piston member to the second piston.

A beverage appliance comprising:

the brewing device is arranged below the base and comprises at least one brewing container capable of moving back and forth between a powder receiving position and a brewing position and at least one first piston piece capable of moving up and down in the brewing container, and the first piston piece enters the brewing container from one end of the brewing container and shields the lower end of the brewing container;

a drive member comprising a first drive mechanism which drives the first piston member up and down within the brewing container;

the brewing device moves back and forth between the powder receiving position and the brewing position and is driven by the driving force of the first piston member driven by the first driving mechanism.

Optionally, the brewing container is provided with a material receiving channel penetrating up and down and a second piston member, the second piston member can move up and down in the material receiving channel when the brewing container is positioned at the brewing position, and the second piston member can enter and exit the brewing container from the upper end of the brewing container.

Optionally, the brewing device comprises a slag scraping piece arranged below the base, and the slag scraping piece is arranged on the running path of the brewing container at the powder receiving position and the brewing position.

Optionally, when the brewing container is located at the brewing position, the second piston member is separated from the brewing container upwards, and the first piston member continues to move upwards to push the powder cake in the material receiving channel upwards out of the brewing container.

Optionally, after the first piston member ejects the powder slag upwards, the brewing container moves towards the powder receiving position together with the first piston member, and when the powder slag passes through the slag scraping member again, the slag scraping member scrapes the powder slag.

According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, the first piston piece is driven by the first driving mechanism to move up and down in the brewing container and drive the brewing container to move horizontally, so that the movement between the powder receiving position and the brewing position is realized, the first piston piece is always positioned in the brewing container without controlling the first piston piece to enter and exit the brewing container in the moving process, the preparation efficiency of a beverage is improved, and meanwhile, the sealing between the first piston piece and the brewing container is simplified, and the service life of the first piston piece is prolonged.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic partial perspective view of an embodiment of a beverage processor provided by the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an assembly of two brewing devices of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic top view of two brewing devices of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the assembly of the single brewing device (including the pressing mechanism) of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the primary structure of the single brewing device (not including the pressing mechanism) of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of the guide groove of FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart of a first embodiment of a control method of a beverage processor provided by the invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic flow chart of a second embodiment of a control method of a beverage processor provided by the invention;

Fig. 9 is a schematic flow chart of a third embodiment of a control method of a beverage processor provided by the invention;

fig. 10 is a flowchart of a fourth embodiment of a control method of a beverage processor provided by the invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

a 100 base; 110 powder receiving positions; 120 brewing positions; 200 grinding devices; 210 grinding the container; 220 a grinding mechanism; 230 transferring the container; 240 opening and closing members; 250 a second drive mechanism; 300 brewing means; 310 brewing a container; 320 a first drive mechanism; 321 piston rod; 322 a driver; 323 drive gear; 324 driven gear; 325 drive rod; 326 linkage; 327 guides; 328 guide grooves; 328a first groove segment; 328b second groove segment; 328c third groove segment; 328d fourth groove segment; 328e into the trough section; 330 a pressing mechanism; 331 a first piston member; 332 a second piston member; 340 a fourth drive mechanism; 350 slag scraping piece.

The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear) are involved in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indications are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement conditions, etc. between the components in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are correspondingly changed.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the meaning of "and/or" as it appears throughout includes three parallel schemes, for example "A and/or B", including the A scheme, or the B scheme, or the scheme where A and B are satisfied simultaneously. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the high-efficiency intelligent beverage apparatus provided by the present invention includes a grinding device 200, a brewing device 300, and a control device. Wherein the grinding device 200 is used for grinding the granular material to form powder; the brewing device 300 comprises a brewing container 310, and the grinding device 200 and the brewing container 310 are mutually independent and have a powder receiving state; the control device is used for controlling the grinding device 200 to start grinding in advance to form powder with the weight not less than the brewing requirement before the brewing container 310 and the grinding device 200 are determined to be in a powder receiving state; and controlling the grinding device 200 to insert powder into the brewing container 310 when the brewing container 310 and the grinding device 200 are determined to be in the powder receiving state.

In the technical scheme provided by the invention, before the control device determines that the brewing container 310 and/or the discharging part moves to the powder receiving position 110, the grinding device 200 is controlled to start to operate in advance, so that after the grinding device 200 can grind the granular materials into powder with required weight, the brewing container 310 and the grinding device 200 move to the powder receiving position 110, at the moment, the brewing container 310 can receive the powder with required weight without waiting for the grinding device 200 to grind, thereby being beneficial to greatly shortening the waiting time of the brewing container 310 at the powder receiving position 110, further being beneficial to shortening the preparation time of the beverage, and enabling the execution beats of all mechanisms in the high-efficiency intelligent beverage equipment to be orderly and compact, and being beneficial to improving the preparation efficiency of the beverage.

It should be noted that the specific expression form and application of the high-efficiency intelligent beverage apparatus are not limited by the present design, and may be, but not limited to, a coffee machine, a soymilk machine, a broken wall food processor, etc., correspondingly, the particulate material mentioned in the present design may be, but not limited to, coffee beans, soybeans, coarse cereals, etc., and the powder mentioned in the present design may be, but not limited to, coffee powder, soybean powder, coarse cereal powder, etc.

In view of the above, the present design further includes the base 100, and the base 100 mainly refers to a plate-like structure, a block-like structure, a box structure, a frame structure, etc. for mounting the grinding device 200, the brewing device 300, and the control device. Wherein, the base 100 may be integrally provided, such as a casing of a high-efficiency intelligent drink device; and/or, the base 100 may include a plurality of structural units, where each structural unit may be respectively fixed by the grinding device 200, the brewing device 300, the control device, etc., and each structural unit is relatively fixed, or a part of the structural units is set to have a relatively movable stroke with respect to another part of the structural units according to actual needs, so as to implement the change and adjustment of the relative postures of the functional components, such as the grinding device 200, the brewing device 300, the control device, etc.

In this design, the grinding device 200 and the brewing container 310 have a powder receiving state, and the powder receiving state is set to be a position state when the brewing container 310 and the discharging part are close to each other, and at this time, the two positions are the powder receiving positions 110. In addition, the brewing device 300 further comprises a brewing mechanism, a brewing state is further provided between the brewing container 310 and the brewing mechanism, and the brewing position 120 is the position where the brewing container 310 and the brewing mechanism are positioned when the brewing state is switched.

The base 100 defines a powder receiving location 110 and a brewing location 120 spaced apart in a generally horizontal direction. The powder receiving location 110 and/or the brewing location 120 may be defined by a visual structure or identifier, such as shown in fig. 3, for example, in a partially hollowed-out arrangement of the base 100, where the powder receiving location 110 is defined; of course, the powder receiving position 110 and/or the brewing position 120 may also be defined by the mounting positions of the relevant functional components, such as the mounting position of the pressing mechanism 330 and the brewing position 120 are coincident and common as shown in fig. 3.

In one embodiment, the grinding device 200 includes a grinding portion for grinding the particulate material to form powder and a discharge portion for discharging the powder outwardly; at least one of the discharge portion and the brewing container 310 is movably arranged relative to the other.

In particular applications, at least the discharge portion of the grinding device 200 is generally disposed at the powder receiving position 110 and above the inlet of the brewing container 310, such that the coffee powder ground by the grinding portion and discharged from the discharge portion can fall into the brewing chamber of the brewing container 310 under the action of gravity.

In view of the above, at least one of the brewing container 310 and the discharging portion may be movably disposed with respect to the base 100, that is, may be specifically configured such that the brewing container 310 is fixed with respect to the base 100, and the discharging portion is movably disposed in a direction approaching and separating from the brewing container 310; or the discharging part is fixed relative to the base 100, and the brewing container 310 is movably arranged in the direction approaching and separating from the discharging part; or the discharging part and the brewing container 310 are movably arranged on the base 100, and can be close to and far away from each other. For ease of understanding, in the following embodiments, the description will be given taking an example in which the outfeed portion is fixed with respect to the base 100, and the brewing container 310 is movably disposed in a direction approaching and moving away from the outfeed portion.

It will be appreciated that the movement of the brewing container 310 and/or the discharge portion may be performed manually by the user, or automatically by gravity, or in an embodiment, the high-efficiency smart beverage apparatus further comprises a first driving mechanism 320, wherein the first driving mechanism 320 is connected with the brewing container 310 and/or the discharge portion which are movably arranged, so as to drive the brewing container 310 and the discharge portion to be movably switched between the powder receiving position 110 and the brewing position 120; the control device is further electrically connected to the first driving mechanism 320, so as to control the grinding portion to form powder with a weight not less than a required weight in advance before the first driving mechanism 320 drives the brewing container 310 and the discharging portion to move to the powder receiving position 110; and controlling the discharging part to insert powder into the brewing container 310 when the first driving mechanism 320 drives the brewing container 310 and the discharging part to move to the powder receiving position 110. In this way, the control device actively controls the first driving mechanism 320, so that the switching timing of the relative positions of the brewing container 310 and the discharging portion can be accurately controlled, and devices such as sensors are not required to be additionally arranged to sense and obtain whether the brewing container 310 and the discharging portion are moved to the powder receiving position 110 or to the brewing position 120.

Wherein, when the discharging part is fixed relative to the base 100 and the brewing container 310 is movable in the direction approaching and separating from the discharging part as described above, the first driving mechanism 320 is in driving connection with the brewing container 310.

In view of the above, in an embodiment, the polishing apparatus 200 further includes a polishing container 210, a polishing mechanism 220, and a transfer container 230, where the polishing container 210 is formed with a polishing cavity, and the polishing cavity is provided with a polishing outlet; the grinding mechanism 220 is used for grinding the particle material entering the grinding cavity to form powder; the transfer container 230 is formed with a transfer cavity, which is provided with a transfer feed port and a transfer discharge port, and the transfer feed port is communicated with the grinding discharge port to store the powder discharged outwards through the grinding cavity; wherein the grinding container 210 and the grinding mechanism 220 together form the grinding part, and the transfer container 230 forms the discharging part. In this manner, the milling mechanism 220 may be pre-activated to operate under the control of the control device to pre-mill a sufficient amount of powder within the milling chamber of the milling container 210. The powder formed in the grinding cavity can enter the transfer cavity immediately or after a certain time delay, and is well accommodated and stored by the transfer cavity. Until the brewing container 310 moves to the powder receiving position 110, the transit discharge port of the transit cavity can be communicated with the brewing feed port of the brewing container 310, so that the powder pre-stored in the transit cavity is directly and timely transferred into the brewing cavity, and the grinding part is not required to be additionally waited for grinding to prepare powder.

In another embodiment, the polishing apparatus 200 further includes a polishing container 210, a polishing mechanism 220, a transfer container 230, an opening and closing member 240, and a second driving mechanism 250. The specific arrangement of the grinding container 210, the grinding mechanism 220 and the transfer container 230 can be referred to above, and further, the opening and closing member 240 is movably disposed at the transfer outlet to movably open and close the transfer outlet; the second driving mechanism 250 is in driving connection with the opening and closing member 240; the control device is electrically connected to the grinding mechanism 220 and the second driving mechanism 250, and controls the grinding mechanism 220 to start, and controls the second driving mechanism 250 to drive the opening and closing member 240 to close the transferring outlet before the brewing container 310 and the transferring container 230 move to the powder receiving position 110; and when the brewing container 310 and the transferring container 230 move to the powder receiving position 110, the second driving mechanism 250 is controlled to drive the opening and closing member 240 to open the transferring outlet.

Specifically, the specific form of the polishing container 210 is not limited, and may be set to a desired shape, size, material, number, and the like according to actual needs. The grinding mechanism 220 includes a cutter movably disposed within the grinding chamber, which may be, but is not limited to, one or more of a cutterhead, a blade, a piercing knife, etc.; the manner of movement of the cutter is associated with its specific type, with the aim of grinding the beans by its own movement to the desired coarseness of the ground coffee. The grinding mechanism 220 further includes a driving member, such as a motor, gear set, etc., for driving the movement of the tool, without limitation. When the control device controls the grinding mechanism 220 to start operating, it is understood that the driving component in the grinding mechanism 220 is controlled to operate electrically.

The relative orientation relationship between the transfer container 230 and the grinding container 210 is not limited, and in the following embodiments, the grinding container 210 is located vertically above the transfer container 230, and in this case, the grinding container 210 is located above the transfer container 230, that is, the grinding outlet is located above the transfer inlet, so that the powder ground in the grinding chamber can be transferred downward into the transfer chamber under the action of gravity.

The transfer container 230 may be integrally formed with the grinding container 210, where the transfer container 230 and the grinding container 210 are an entire housing structure, and an inner cavity of the entire housing structure has a feed port and a discharge port, and a chamber near the feed port in the inner cavity forms a grinding chamber, and a chamber near the discharge port forms a transfer chamber.

Or the transfer container 230 may be separately disposed with the grinding container 210, where the transfer container 230 and the grinding container 210 are in two independent shell structures, and the feed inlet of the transfer container 230 is connected with the discharge outlet of the grinding container 210. The feed inlet of the transfer vessel 230 and the discharge outlet of the grinding vessel 210 may be in seamless, facing connection; or are connected in opposite directions after a certain distance; or the coffee powder is connected with the grinding container 210 in a staggered way along the up-down direction by a certain distance, at this time, a guide chute can be additionally arranged between the feeding port of the transfer container 230 and the discharging port of the grinding container 210, and the guide chute can guide the coffee powder discharged from the discharging port of the grinding container 210 to enter the transfer container 230.

The positional relationship between the relay container 230 and the brewing container 310 may be the same as described above, and will not be described in detail.

The opening and closing member 240 is movably disposed at a lower area of the transferring container 230, so that when the opening and closing member 240 closes the discharge port of the transferring container 230, a sufficient space is formed inside the transferring container 230 for storing and transferring coffee powder with a predetermined required weight value.

The moving mode of the opening and closing member 240 is not limited: in an embodiment, the opening and closing member 240 may be translatably disposed at the discharge port of the relay container 230, for example, disposed at the lower side of the relay container 230, and may be translatably disposed in a direction approaching and separating from the discharge port of the relay container 230 along a horizontal direction, so as to be capable of covering the discharge port of the relay container 230 when moving approaching the discharge port of the relay container 230 along the horizontal direction; and opening the discharge port of the transfer container 230 while moving away from the discharge port of the transfer container 230 in the horizontal direction. In another embodiment, the opening and closing member 240 may be disposed at the discharge port of the transfer container 230 in a turnover manner, for example, the opening and closing member 240 is disposed in a plate shape, and one end edge of the opening and closing member 240 is rotatably mounted at one edge of the discharge port of the transfer container 230 through a structure such as a rotating shaft, so as to drive the other end edge of the opening and closing member 240 to move in a turnover manner near to and far from the other edge of the discharge port of the transfer container 230.

The specific composition of the second driving mechanism 250 is associated with the movement of the shutter 240, for example, when the shutter 240 performs translational movement along a line, the second driving mechanism 250 may be, but is not limited to, a linear cylinder, or a combination of a motor and a reversing gear assembly. The reversing drive assembly may be, but is not limited to, a rack and pinion assembly, a lead screw nut mechanism, a rocker mechanism, or the like. When the opening and closing member 240 performs a rotational movement, the second driving mechanism 250 may be, but is not limited to, a motor, a combination of a linear cylinder and a reversing transmission assembly, or the like.

The control device is electrically connected to the grinding mechanism 220 and the second driving mechanism 250, and controls the grinding mechanism 220 to start, and controls the second driving mechanism 250 to drive the opening and closing member 240 to close the discharge port of the transfer container 230 before the brewing container 310 moves to the powder receiving position 110; and when the brewing container 310 moves to the powder receiving position 110, the second driving mechanism 250 is controlled to drive the opening and closing member 240 to open the discharge port of the transferring container 230. Thus, when the grinding mechanism 220 is activated, the grinding mechanism 220 operates in the grinding chamber to grind the coffee beans into coffee powder, and continuously inputs the coffee powder into the transfer container 230. When it is confirmed that the brewing container 310 is not moved to the powder receiving position 110, the control device controls the opening and closing member 240 to cover the discharge port of the transferring container 230, so that the coffee powder formed by the grinding device 200 through the preliminary grinding process can be well pre-stored in the transferring chamber, and the pre-stored amount of the coffee powder at least meets the required weight value of one brewing container 310. When it is confirmed that the brewing receptacle 310 is moved to the powder receiving position 110, the control means controls the opening and closing member 240 to open the discharge port of the relay receptacle 230, so that the coffee powder pre-stored in the relay chamber directly enters the brewing receptacle 310 without waiting.

Of course, in other embodiments, the relay container 230 is provided with an opening, other parts of the relay container 230 except the opening are in a closed arrangement, and the relay container 230 is disposed in a reversible manner relative to the grinding container 210 and the brewing container 310, so as to have a feeding state of being turned over to enable the opening to face and communicate with the outlet of the grinding container 210, and a discharging state of being turned over to enable the opening to face and communicate with the inlet of the brewing container 310; the grinding device 200 further includes a third driving mechanism, the third driving mechanism is in driving connection with the transferring container 230, and the control device is electrically connected with the third driving mechanism, so as to control the grinding mechanism 220 to start and the transferring container 230 to turn to the feeding state before the brewing container 310 and the transferring container 230 move to the powder receiving position 110; and controlling the transfer container 230 to turn over to the discharging state when the brewing container 310 and the transfer container 230 are moved to the powder receiving position 110. In this way, the transfer container 230 only needs to be provided with one opening, and the opening can be used as a transfer feed port and a transfer discharge port respectively. And the controllable and intermittent discharging of the transfer container 230 can be completed without arranging the opening and closing member 240 and the second driving mechanism 250 for driving the opening and closing member 240 to move at the transfer discharging port.

In view of the above, the relay container 230 and the brewing container 310 may be moved relatively, the brewing container 310 may be moved toward the relay container 230, or the relay container 230 may be moved toward the brewing container 310 to send powder.

In a specific application, the multiple brewing containers 310 may share the same preset powder receiving position 110 and the brewing position 120, and sequentially move the material received by the receiving relay container 230 back to the brewing position 120 in turn to perform the brewing extraction, and the multiple brewing containers 310 may have overlapping portions on the path from the powder receiving position 110 to the brewing position 120, so as to reduce the volume of the whole machine.

In another specific application, a plurality of brewing receptacles 310 are each positioned at a respective brewing location 120, and material is moved by the brewing receptacles 310 to empty brewing receptacles 310 and transferred into the empty brewing receptacles 310 for brewing extraction.

The above embodiment can be applied to an application scenario where the brewing container 310 is intermittently and actively present at the powder receiving position 110, and also can be applied to an application scenario where the brewing container 310 is continuously and actively present at the powder receiving position 110. The application scenario where the brewing container 310 is intermittently active at the powder receiving position 110 is, for example: the brewing device 300 as a whole or the brewing receptacle 310 in the brewing device 300 is provided as one, the brewing receptacle 310 needs to be movably switched between the powder receiving position 110 and the brewing position 120, and therefore, the powder receiving position 110 is in an idle state during the movement of the brewing receptacle 310 from the powder receiving position 110 to the brewing position 120, during the movement of the brewing receptacle 120 from the brewing position 120 to the powder receiving position 110, and during the movement from the brewing position 120 to the powder receiving position 110. Either the brewing device 300 is provided as a whole or at least two brewing receptacles 310 are provided in the brewing device 300, and when the active switching of each brewing receptacle 310 between the powder receiving position 110 and the brewing position 120 cannot be completely seamless, when one brewing receptacle 310 is moved out of the powder receiving position 110 and the other brewing receptacle 310 is not moved to the powder receiving position 110, the powder receiving position 110 is in an idle state. At this time, the movable cover of the opening and closing member 240 closes the discharge port of the transferring container 230, so that the coffee powder is prevented from leaking out of the discharge port of the transferring container 230 when the powder receiving position 110 is in the idle state, and the waste of the coffee powder is caused.

Of course, in an application scenario in which the brewing containers 310 are continuously and movably arranged at the powder receiving position 110, for example, as shown in fig. 2 to 3, in an embodiment, at least two brewing containers 310 are provided, each of the brewing containers 310 can move relative to the discharging portion, and the positions of the plurality of brewing containers 310 when in the powder receiving state are the same, that is, the powder receiving positions 110 of the plurality of brewing containers 310 are the same; the control device controls the brewing containers 310 in each of the brewing devices 300 to sequentially and alternately move to the powder receiving position 110. The control device controls the grinding part to keep started so that the grinding part continuously supplies powder to the discharging part in the powder receiving state. At this time, by reasonably setting the correlations of parameters such as the number of brewing receptacles 310 in the brewing device 300 as a whole or in the brewing device 300, the number of powder receiving positions 110, the time period for switching the brewing receptacles 310 between the powder receiving positions 110 and the brewing positions 120, the time period for receiving the powder from the brewing receptacles 310 at the powder receiving positions 110, and the time period for completing extraction and brewing from the brewing receptacles 310 at the brewing positions 120, it is ensured that when one brewing receptacle 310 is moved out of the powder receiving positions 110, another brewing receptacle 310 is moved into the powder receiving positions 110 without interruption, ensuring that the powder receiving positions 110 have no idle state, and thus being helpful to improve the operation coordination, continuity and compactness of the whole machine.

Specifically, in an embodiment, the high-efficiency smart beverage appliance further comprises a grinding container 210 and a grinding mechanism 220; the grinding container 210 is formed with a grinding cavity and a grinding discharge port; the grinding mechanism 220 is disposed in the grinding cavity, and is used for grinding the particulate material entering the grinding cavity to form powder; wherein, at least the part of the grinding container 210 provided with the grinding discharge port constitutes the discharge part, and the grinding mechanism 220 constitutes the grinding part.

Or in an embodiment, the high-efficiency intelligent beverage apparatus further comprises a grinding container 210, a transit container 230 and a grinding mechanism 220; the grinding container 210 is formed with a grinding cavity and a grinding discharge port; the grinding mechanism 220 is disposed in the grinding cavity, and is used for grinding the particulate material entering the grinding cavity to form powder; the transfer container 230 is formed with a transfer chamber which communicates with the grinding chamber to store the powder discharged outward through the grinding chamber; wherein the polishing container 210 is provided with at least a portion of the polishing discharge port, the transfer container 230 constitutes the discharge portion, and the polishing mechanism 220 constitutes the polishing portion.

In the above, the grinding outlet is normally opened, and the control device controls the grinding mechanism 220 to be started, so that the grinding outlet continuously provides the powder to each of the brewing containers 310 at the powder receiving position 110.

The specific arrangement of the polishing container 210 and the polishing mechanism 220 is not limited to the above. Wherein the outlet of the grinding container 210 is normally open, and the control device controls the grinding mechanism 220 to be started, so that the outlet of the grinding container 210 continuously provides powder to each brewing container 310 at the powder receiving position 110. In this manner, the grinding mechanism 220 may continue to operate, ensuring that coffee grounds continue to form within the grinding chamber and continuously expel coffee grounds outwardly; the first drive mechanism 320 may be continuously operated to ensure that when one brewing receptacle 310 is moved out of the powder receiving position 110, another brewing receptacle 310 is moved into the powder receiving position 110 without interruption.

In view of any of the above embodiments, the specific form of the brewing container 310 is not limited, and may be configured as a hollow column extending in the up-down direction, for example, according to actual needs. Referring to fig. 2 to 4, in the present design, the brewing container 310 is provided with a material receiving channel extending therethrough along an up-down direction, the brewing device 300 further includes a first piston member 331, the first piston member 331 is connected with the brewing container 310 in a sealing manner, and is movably mounted in the material receiving channel along the up-down direction, and an upper end surface of the first piston member 331 is used for receiving the powder material entering the material receiving channel.

Further, during the process of receiving coffee powder in the brewing container 310 and/or when the brewing container 310 completes the receiving operation of coffee powder with a required weight value, the control device can control the first piston member 331 to move up and down to drive the powder to move up and down, so that the powder stacked in a sharp cone shape at the upper end surface of the first piston member 331 can be driven to move and evenly spread on the upper end surface of the first piston member 331.

Further, as described above, the brewing device 300 further includes the pressing mechanism 330, where the pressing mechanism 330 may include the first piston member 331, and in addition, the pressing mechanism 330 may further include the second piston member 332, where the second piston member 332 is disposed corresponding to the brewing position 120 and is movably mounted on the base 100 in an up-down direction, and when the brewing container 310 moves to the brewing position 120, the second piston member 332 moves downward to extend into the material receiving channel and jointly presses the powder with the first piston member 331. When the brewing container 310 moves from the powder receiving position 110 to the brewing position 120, the first piston member 331 is synchronously moved to the brewing position 120. The second piston member 332 moves downward to extend into the receiving channel, and further, the second piston member 332 and/or the first piston member 331 move toward each other to press the powder therebetween to obtain a cake. By pressing the dispersed powder into a cake, on one hand, the channel effect can be avoided in the subsequent brewing process, so that the coffee powder cannot be fully brewed; on the other hand, the sufficient brewing pressure is ensured to be formed in the brewing process, so that the brewing quality is improved.

Further, the driving force sources of the first piston member 331 and the second piston member 332 may be driving components additionally configured respectively, or in an embodiment, the first driving mechanism 320 is further in driving connection with the first piston member 331 to drive the first piston member 331 to move up and down; the brewing device 300 further includes a fourth driving mechanism 340, where the fourth driving mechanism 340 is disposed on the base 100 and is in driving connection with the second piston member 332, so as to drive the second piston member 332 to move up and down. In this way, the movement of the first piston member 331 can directly depend on the existing first driving mechanism 320, and only the fourth driving mechanism 340 is required to be additionally provided for the second piston member 332, so that the first piston member 331 and the second piston member 332 can be independently driven, and the structure simplification and the operation convenience of the whole machine are facilitated.

In addition, referring to fig. 3 to 5, in an embodiment, the brewing container 310 has a feeding end, that is, an end of the brewing container 310 with a feeding opening; the brewing device 300 further includes a slag scraping member 350, where the slag scraping member 350 is disposed on the base 100 and between the powder receiving position 110 and the brewing position 120, so that during the process of moving the brewing container 310 from the brewing position 120 to the powder receiving position 110, the slag scraping member 350 interferes with the feeding end of the brewing container 310 passing by, so as to remove the material remaining at the feeding end. The slag scraping member 350 can interfere with the feeding end of the brewing container 310 when the brewing container 310 moves through, and dirt remained on the feeding end of the brewing container 310 can be removed by the interference, so that the brewing container 310 can be kept relatively clean and returned to the powder receiving position 110. In particular applications, the grounds scraping element 350 may be block-shaped and extend circumferentially around the brewing receptacle 310 in a full circumferential ring or arc. The scraper 350 may be arranged to slidingly abut against the feed end of the brewing receptacle 310, which is movable past, so that dirt remaining at the feed end can be scraped off during the sliding abutment.

In addition, in one embodiment, the brewing device 300 further includes a liquid supply assembly (not shown) and a liquid discharge assembly (not shown). Wherein the liquid supply assembly is disposed on the base 100 and is used for introducing brewing liquid into the brewing container 310; the liquid outlet component is arranged in the brewing container 310 and is used for discharging the brewed beverage in the brewing container 310 outwards; the liquid supply assembly and/or the liquid discharge assembly may form a liquid passage connected to the brewing chamber of the brewing receptacle 310 to allow the brewing liquid (e.g., hot water, etc.) outside the brewing chamber to be introduced into the brewing chamber through the liquid passage and/or to allow the brewed beverage in the brewing chamber to be discharged outside the brewing chamber. The liquid passing channel can be a pipeline structure additionally arranged, or the liquid passing channel of the liquid supply assembly can be directly arranged at the first piston element 331, the liquid passing channel of the liquid outlet assembly can be directly arranged at the second piston element 332, and the liquid passing channel is distributed by the first piston element 331 and/or the second piston element 332, so that the simplification and the compactness of the whole structure are facilitated. In addition, the liquid supply assembly and/or the liquid outlet assembly further comprise driving components such as a pump and the like, so that the directional circulation of brewing liquid and/or beverage at the liquid passing channel can be realized.

Next, in an embodiment, the control device is electrically connected to the liquid supply assembly and the liquid outlet assembly respectively, so as to control the liquid supply assembly to be started when the brewing container 310 moves to the brewing position 120, control the liquid outlet assembly to be started when it is determined that the brewing in the brewing container 310 is completed, and control the first piston member 331 to move upwards to the feeding end of the brewing container 310 after the liquid outlet assembly discharges the beverage in the brewing container 310 outwards. In this way, when it is determined that the brewing process in the brewing container 310 is completed and the beverage is completely discharged, the first piston member 331 can interfere with the inner wall of the brewing chamber, and scrape the dirt remained on the inner wall of the brewing chamber by interference, and drive the dirt upwards to the feeding end exposed in the brewing container 310, so as to facilitate the scraping of the residue scraping member 350.

In particular, referring to fig. 5 to 6, in one embodiment, to achieve the above-mentioned functions, the first driving mechanism 320 includes a piston rod 321, a driver 322, a driving gear 323, a driven gear 324, a driving rod 325, a linkage 326 and a guide 327. Wherein the piston rod 321 is connected to the first piston member 331; the driver 322 is disposed on the base 100, and has a rotation output shaft rotatably disposed along an up-down axis, and the rotation output shaft is located beside the piston rod 321 and extends side by side with the piston rod 321; the driving gear 323 is coaxially installed to the rotation output shaft; the driven gear 324 is arranged beside the driving gear 323 and meshed with the driving gear 323, and the driven gear 324 is provided with internal threads; the driving rod 325 is provided with external threads which are in threaded engagement with the internal threads of the driven gear 324 to be driven by the driver 322 to rotate along an up-down axis and translate along an up-down direction, respectively; the linkage 326 is in linkage connection with the piston rod 321 and the driving rod 325; the guide 327 is fixed relative to the brewing container 310 and is connected to the drive rod 325.

One of the joints between the guide 327 and the driving rod 325 is provided with a guide groove 328, the other one of the joints is provided with a guide protrusion slidingly engaged with the guide groove 328, and the guide groove 328 comprises a first groove section 328a extending along the vertical direction so as to convert the rotational movement of the driving rod 325 along the vertical axis into the translational movement of the first piston member 331 along the vertical direction when the guide protrusion slides along the first groove section 328 a. The first groove section 328a may be provided to extend spirally in the vertical direction and the circumferential direction of the driving rod 325, respectively, to achieve the purpose of converting the rotational movement of the driving rod 325 into the up-down translational movement of the first piston member 331. The guiding groove 328 further comprises a second groove section 328b extending along the circumferential direction of the driving rod 325, and a third groove section 328c extending along the vertical direction, the second groove section 328b has a first end and a second end which are oppositely arranged along the circumferential direction of the driving rod 325, the first end is connected with the third groove section 328c, and the second end is connected with the first groove section 328a, so that when the guiding protrusion is positioned at the first end, the brewing container 310 is driven to be positioned at the brewing position 120, and when the guiding protrusion is positioned at the second end, the brewing container 310 is positioned at the powder receiving position 110.

Specifically, the guide groove 328 further includes an entry slot section 328e. The entry slot 328e is in communication with the first end of the second slot 328b and the brewing receptacle 310 is in the brewing position 110 when the guide projection enters from the entry slot 328e and slides to the first end of the second slot 328 b.

When the guide projection moves within the second slot segment 328b and slides from the second end to the first end, the brewing receptacle 310 rotates from the powder receiving position 110 to the brewing position 120. Further, in the circumferential direction of the driving rod 325, the second groove section 328b gradually extends toward one axial end of the driving rod 325, which helps to slow down the rotation speed of the infusion container 310 moving from the powder receiving position 110 to the infusion position 120, so that the rotation process of the infusion container 310 is smoother.

When the guiding protrusion moves in the first groove section 328a, the guiding protrusion slides up and down in the first groove section 328a in a reciprocating manner, so that the first piston member 331 can be driven to move vertically in the brewing cavity.

The guiding groove 328 further includes a fourth groove section 328d, and the fourth groove section 328d is disposed along the circumferential extension of the driving rod 325 and is connected to the first groove section 328a and the third groove section 328c, respectively, at an end far from the second groove section 328 b. The first groove section 328a, the second groove section 328b, the third groove section 328c, and the fourth groove section 328d are substantially enclosed in a ring shape. Based on this, when the guide projection slides from the second groove section 328b along the fourth groove section 328d and finally slides to the first groove section 328a, the brewing container 310 is reset to move from the brewing position 120 to the powder receiving position 110.

When the guiding protrusion moves in the third groove section 328c, the brewing container 310 is at the brewing position 120, and the guiding protrusion slides up and down in the third groove section 328c in a reciprocating manner, so as to drive the first piston member 331 to move vertically in the brewing chamber, adjust the position of the first piston member 331 in the brewing chamber, and cooperate with the second piston member 332 to perform a pressing stroke or eject the coffee grounds in the brewing wall upwards.

In the present invention, the second groove section 328b and the third groove section 328c are connected, and a through hole penetrating the driving rod 325 upward is formed from the upper end of the third groove section 328c, so that the guiding protrusion of the guiding element 327 is installed downward from the through hole into the guiding groove 328.

The first groove section 328a and the third groove section 328c are approximately parallel along the vertical direction, the first groove section 328a is vertically connected with the fourth groove section 328 at the lower end of the third groove section 328c, the first groove section 328a is connected with the second groove section 328b at the upper end of the third groove section 328c at an inclined angle, the top end of the third groove section 328c is higher than the top end of the first groove section 328a, and the inclined second groove section 328b plays a certain role in buffering when the guide protrusion of the guide piece 327 slides in the second groove section 328 b.

Specifically, the driver 322 is, for example, a motor, which may be provided at the upper side, the lower side, or the side of the brewing container 310. The rotary output shaft of the motor extends vertically to be rotatable along its own axis at the time of start-up operation. The drive lever 325 also extends in the up-down direction and is directly connected to the rotation output shaft or indirectly connected to the rotation output shaft so as to be able to convert the rotation of the rotation output shaft into the rotation of itself. The drive rod 325 and the first piston member 331 may likewise be directly or indirectly connected. The guide 327 is fixed relative to the brewing container 310 such that when the guide projection is guided by sliding along the guide groove 328, the drive rod 325 is moved relative to the brewing container 310. The first groove section 328a extends vertically, and can convert the rotation of the driving rod 325 along the vertical axis into the vertical translation along the vertical axis in the sliding process of the guiding protrusion along the first groove section 328a, so as to finally achieve the purpose of driving the first piston 331 to move vertically.

The guide protrusion is fixedly disposed in the guide element 327, the guide element 327 is fixedly disposed relative to the base 100, the driver 322 is configured to drive the driving rod 325, drive the guide groove 328 of the driving rod 325 to slide along the guide protrusion, and the guide protrusion moves along the third groove section 328c toward the fourth groove section 328d at the first end of the second groove section 328b until moving to the connection position between the fourth groove section 328d and the first groove section 328a, at this time, the driver 322 drives the driving rod 325 to rotate in the first rotation direction; when moving from the connection of the fourth slot section 328d and the first slot section 328a to the second end of the second slot section 328b and further to the first end of the second slot section 328b, the driver 322 drives the driving rod 325 to rotate reversely in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction, so as to avoid the situation that the driver 322 reversely moves towards the second end of the second slot section 328b and the guide protrusion moves towards the third slot section 328c when the second slot section 328d and the first slot section 328a are connected, and the limit part is arranged at the second slot section 328b and the connection of the fourth slot section 328d and the first slot section 328a, so that the driver 322 does not return along the original path even if reversing rotation occurs at the two position points.

The third groove section 328c is provided with a brewing position point on the stroke, when the guiding protrusion is positioned at the brewing position point, the first piston member 331 and the second piston member 332 are arranged in the brewing container 310 for extraction, and when the third groove section 328c continues to move upwards, the guiding protrusion is positioned at the joint of the third groove section 328c and the fourth groove section 328d, the first piston member 331 upwards ejects the extracted coffee grounds out of the brewing container 310 upwards.

By adjusting the gear ratios of both the driving gear 323 and the driven gear 324, a rotational deceleration or a rotational acceleration of the rotary output shaft to the drive lever 325 can be correspondingly achieved. The arrangement of the internal thread and the external thread is helpful to realize the combination of two movement modes of the rotation of the driving rod 325 along the up-down axis and the translation along the up-down axis under the driving of the first driver 322, the driving gear 323 and the driven gear 324, and the conversion into the spiral translation of the driving rod 325. At this time, the first groove section 328a may be provided to extend substantially in parallel along the axial direction of the driving rod 325, and is more easily formed by machining.

In addition, in an embodiment, the driver 322 and the driving rod 325 are disposed beside the brewing container 310, so that the space occupation of the driver 322 and the driving rod 325 in the up-down direction of the brewing container 310 can be reduced. At this time, the driving mechanism further includes a piston rod 321 and a linkage 326. The piston rod 321 is fixedly connected with the first piston member 331 and is arranged side by side with the driving rod 325 at intervals; the link 326 links the drive rod 325 and the piston rod 321. The linkage member 326 may be a connecting rod extending along a horizontal direction, and is fixedly connected with the piston rod 321 and the driving rod 325, so as to accurately transfer the up-and-down movement of the driving rod 325 to the piston rod 321, and drive the piston rod 321 to move up and down, so as to finally realize the up-and-down movement driving of the first piston member 331.

Furthermore, in one embodiment, the brewing container 310 is made of ceramic material. The ceramic material has better rigidity and hardness, is more wear-resistant, and is beneficial to prolonging the service life of the brewing container 310; in addition, the ceramic material has good heat resistance, so that heat exchange between the coffee beverage in the brewing cavity and the external environment can be reduced in the extraction and brewing process, the coffee beverage is prevented from being cooled, and the taste of the coffee beverage is reduced.

In view of the above, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in order to extract the coffee grounds for a period of time T1 (typically about 6-8 seconds) required for each coffee extract, the single brew vessel 310 is returned to the brew station 120, and the brew extraction is performed until the coffee grounds are expelled for a period of time T2 (typically about 25 seconds) (these times may also be preset for machine requirements), i.e., the time per extract of coffee extract may be approximately 3-4 cups of coffee grounds, and the number of grind mechanism 220 and one transfer vessel 230 are matched to a limit of 3 brew vessels 310, so that the brew vessel 310 may be transferred to new coffee grounds with a minimum waiting period after each extraction is completed, and the grind mechanism 220 and brew vessel 310 may operate almost uninterrupted with continuous cup discharge to maximize brew efficiency.

The efficient beverage making method is that the coffee machine can be set into a single brewing mode and a multi-brewing mode so as to adapt to the making requirements of different time periods, an operator can automatically select to start the single brewing container 310 mode or the multi-brewing container 310 mode, and after starting, if the number of beverage cups continuously input by the operator reaches a preset value, the machine automatically starts the multi-brewing container 310 mode, so that the maximum working efficiency of the coffee machine can be realized. Wherein the multiple brew chamber 310 is compatible with single brew chamber 310 use.

Single brew pattern matching multiple brew pattern in addition to initial state, during normal operation, there is a period of time and only one brew chamber 310 needs to be turned into new powder after extraction is completed, and new powder has been pre-ground by the grinding apparatus 200 into the brew chamber 310. In this way, no matter the powder is received by the powder receiving position 110 of the brewing container 310 or the powder is sent by the powder receiving position 120 of the brewing container 310, no confusion or error occurs.

Based on the above embodiments of any related beverage processor, referring to fig. 7 to 9, the present invention further provides a control method of a high-efficiency intelligent beverage device, including:

step S110: when receiving the working instruction, controlling the grinding device 200 to start running;

In this embodiment, the working instruction may be manually triggered by the user, or may be periodically triggered by the control device according to a preset setting. The manual triggering mode of the user is not limited, and the manual triggering mode can be triggered by pressing an entity key and/or a virtual key arranged on the outer surface of the machine body, or triggered by a mobile terminal in wireless communication connection with the control device, or is not limited by outputting a set voice or a set action trigger when the machine body is additionally provided with a voice recognition module or an image recognition module.

After the working instruction is triggered, the control device controls the grinding device 200 to start to operate, including that a preset discharging mechanism in the grinding device 200 acquires and transfers coffee beans into the grinding cavity, the grinding mechanism 220 grinds the coffee beans in the grinding cavity to a required degree, a preset discharging mechanism in the grinding device 200 transfers coffee powder obtained after grinding out of the grinding cavity, and the like.

As described above, when the polishing apparatus 200 includes the polishing container 210, the polishing mechanism 220, the intermediate container 230, the opening and closing member 240, and the second driving mechanism 250, referring to fig. 8, the step S110 may specifically be the step S210: when receiving the working instruction, the grinding mechanism 220 is controlled to start to operate, and the second driving mechanism 250 is controlled to drive the opening and closing piece 240 to close the transfer discharging port.

Step S120: when it is determined that the powder formed by grinding of the grinding device 200 is not less than the preset required weight value, controlling the brewing container 310 and the grinding device 200 to switch to a powder receiving state so as to receive the powder;

optionally, after step S120, there is a step S130: controlling the brewing receptacle 310 to move to the brewing position 120.

In this embodiment, it is first determined whether the weight of the coffee powder formed by grinding by the grinding mechanism 220 is at least greater than a preset required weight value. The determination is not limited, and the grinding amount of the coffee powder may be estimated by, for example, the operation time of the grinding mechanism 220, or may be accurately measured by an additionally provided sensor. The sensor may be, but is not limited to, a weighing sensor, such as a weight sensor or a pressure sensor, etc., and may also be an imaging sensor, which may acquire image information during the discharge and/or stacking of the coffee powder. The demand weight value can be preset according to the user demand, and at least can meet the single brewing demand of the user.

Then, when it is determined that the powder formed by grinding the grinding device 200 is not less than the preset required weight value, the first driving mechanism 320 can be controlled to drive the brewing container 310 to move to the powder receiving position 110. In the specific application process:

Referring to fig. 8, when the polishing apparatus 200 includes the polishing container 210, the polishing mechanism 220, the intermediate container 230, the opening and closing member 240, and the second driving mechanism 250, the steps S110 to S120 can be specifically expressed as:

Step S210: when receiving the working instruction, controlling the grinding mechanism 220 to start running and driving the opening and closing piece 240 to close the transfer discharging port;

Step S220: when it is determined that the powder stored in the intermediate container 230 is not less than the preset required weight value or the grinding mechanism 220 is operated for a preset time, the brewing container 310 and/or the intermediate container 230 is controlled to move to the powder receiving state, and the opening and closing member 240 is controlled to open the intermediate discharge port to access the powder.

When the grinding mechanism 220 is started, the grinding mechanism 220 operates in the grinding cavity, so that coffee beans can be ground into coffee powder, and the coffee powder is continuously input into the transfer container 230. When it is confirmed that the brewing container 310 is not moved to the powder receiving position 110, the control device controls the opening and closing member 240 to cover the discharge port of the transferring container 230, so that the coffee powder formed by the grinding device 200 through the preliminary grinding process can be well pre-stored in the transferring chamber, and the pre-stored amount of the coffee powder at least meets the required weight value of one brewing container 310. When it is confirmed that the brewing receptacle 310 is moved to the powder receiving position 110, the control means controls the opening and closing member 240 to open the discharge port of the relay receptacle 230, so that the coffee powder pre-stored in the relay chamber directly enters the brewing receptacle 310 without waiting.

Referring to fig. 9, when at least two brewing receptacles 310 are provided as described above, the number of powder receiving locations 110 is smaller than the number of the brewing devices 300; the grinding apparatus 200 includes a grinding container 210, a grinding mechanism 220, a transfer container 230, an opening and closing member 240, and a second driving mechanism 250, where the control device controls the brewing containers 310 in each of the brewing devices 300 to alternately move to the powder receiving position 110 in sequence, the step S120 may specifically be represented as:

Step S320: each of the brewing receptacles 310 is controlled to alternately switch between a powder receiving state and a brewing state in sequence such that when one of the brewing receptacles 310 is moved to the brewing state, the other brewing receptacle 310 is moved to the powder receiving state.

In this embodiment, the outlet of the grinding container 210 is normally open, and the control device controls the grinding mechanism 220 to be activated, so that the outlet of the grinding container 210 continuously supplies the powder to each of the brewing containers 310 at the powder receiving position 110. In this manner, the grinding mechanism 220 may continue to operate, ensuring that coffee grounds continue to form within the grinding chamber and continuously expel coffee grounds outwardly; the first driving mechanism 320 can continuously operate, so that when one brewing container 310 moves out from the powder receiving position 110, another brewing container 310 is continuously and movably connected to the powder receiving position 110, and the operation coordination, the continuity and the compactness of the whole machine can be improved.

In addition, the invention also provides a control method of the high-efficiency intelligent drink equipment, which can be the high-efficiency intelligent drink equipment, and specifically comprises the grinding device 200 and the brewing device 300. Referring to fig. 10, the control method of the high-efficiency intelligent beverage apparatus includes the following steps:

Step S410: starting up the high-efficiency intelligent drink equipment;

step S420: when the brewing device 300 and the grinding device 200 are positioned at the initial positions, controlling the grinding device 200 to start grinding powder;

Step S430: after the ground powder is transferred from the grinding device 200 to the brewing device 300, controlling the brewing device 300 to extract the material;

step S440: while the brewing device 300 extracts the materials, the grinding device 200 is controlled to continuously grind the powder to be extracted next time, and grinding is completed and stored before the brewing device 300 finishes extracting;

Step S450: after the extraction of the brewing device 300 is finished, pouring out powder slag in the brewing device 300, and transferring the ground powder into the brewing device 300 for the next extraction.

In this embodiment, after receiving a startup instruction triggered by a user, the control device controls the high-efficiency intelligent drink device to start up. The brewing device 300 and the grinding device 200 may be controlled to move to an initial position. After determining that the brewing device 300 and the grinding device 200 are in the initial position, the control device controls the grinding device 200 to start grinding the powder. Then, the grinding device 200 and the brewing device 300 are switched to the powder receiving state, ground powder is transferred from the grinding device 200 to the brewing device 300, the material receiving of the brewing container 310 is realized, and the powder in the brewing container 310 is extracted. With the help of the extraction time of the brewing container 310, the control device can control the grinding device 200 to continue grinding to obtain the powder to be extracted next time, so that when the brewing container 310 moves to the powder receiving position 110 again, the grinding device 200 can directly receive the required powder for the brewing container 310 without waiting.

Specifically, in one embodiment, the extraction time of each time of the brewing device 300 is T1, the time required for the grinding device 200 to grind the single-shot powder is T2, and T1 is 2 times or more T2. In this manner, the grinding device 200 has a sufficient time interval to perform the grinding work, preparing the powder to be extracted next time.

In addition, in an embodiment, the high-efficiency intelligent beverage apparatus further includes a transfer container 230 disposed between the grinding device 200 and the brewing device 300, and reference is made to the above for specific disposition of the transfer container 230. In the grinding device 200, the powder ground by the grinding mechanism 220 in the grinding container 210 is stored in the transfer container 230 and then transferred into the brewing device 300, which is helpful for pre-receiving the powder pre-ground by the grinding mechanism 220, so that the space of the grinding container 210 is not occupied, the transfer transition of the powder can be realized, and after the brewing container 310 moves to the powder receiving state, the required powder can be directly connected to the brewing container 310 through the transfer container 230.

In a specific application, in view of the above, the intermediate container 230 is disposed in the polishing apparatus 200, that is, the intermediate container 230 and the polishing container 210 are integrally formed. Or the staging container 230 may be provided independently of the polishing apparatus 200, i.e., the staging container 230 may be provided separately from the polishing container 210. And according to practical needs, the transfer container 230 and the brewing device 300 can generate relative displacement.

When the brewing devices 300 are provided in two as described above, the brewing devices 300 maintain the ground powder in the relay container 230 by controlling the operation time of the grinding mechanism 220 before performing the extraction work, so that the relay container 230 directly conveys the desired powder into the brewing devices 300 when the brewing devices 300 are moved to the powder receiving position 110.

In view of the above, in an embodiment, the system of the high efficiency smart drink apparatus is pre-configured with a single brew mode and a multiple brew mode. Wherein, the single brewing mode controls one brewing container 310 to switch between the powder receiving position 110 and the brewing position 120, and the mechanism such as the grinding device 200 works cooperatively; the dual brewing mode, i.e. controlling at least two brewing receptacles 310 to switch between the powder receiving position 110 and the brewing position 120, the grinding device 200 and other mechanisms operate cooperatively. In practical applications, the user can select to start the single brewing mode or the multi-brewing mode independently, and the high-efficiency intelligent drink device can be switched to the single brewing mode or the multi-brewing mode in response to the selection of the user.

Further, in an embodiment, step S410 is described above: after the high-efficiency intelligent drink equipment is started, the intelligent drink equipment further comprises:

Step S411: and when the number of the manufactured beverage cups input by the user is determined to reach the preset number of the beverage cups, controlling the high-efficiency intelligent beverage equipment to automatically start a multi-brewing mode.

In this embodiment, the user may input the number of required cups of the beverage currently desired to be made based on the control panel, keys, etc. After the control device acquires the required cup number, comparing the required cup number with a preset cup number, and if the required cup number is not smaller than the preset cup number, controlling the high-efficiency intelligent drink equipment to automatically start a multi-brewing mode; if the required cup number is smaller than the preset cup number, when the user has no clear requirement on the brewing mode, the high-efficiency intelligent beverage equipment is controlled to automatically start the single-brewing mode, so that the brewing efficiency is improved, and the whole machine of the high-efficiency intelligent beverage equipment is more intelligent.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A beverage device, which comprises a main body and a plurality of auxiliary bodies, characterized by comprising the following steps:

2. The beverage apparatus of claim 1 wherein said brewing receptacle is provided with a receiving channel extending therethrough in a top-to-bottom direction, said first piston member being mounted in said receiving channel from bottom to top, an upper surface of said first piston member being adapted to receive powder in said receiving channel.

3. The beverage appliance according to claim 1, wherein the beverage appliance comprises a first drive mechanism comprising a drive rod, a piston rod connected to a first piston member and a linkage member connecting the drive rod to the piston rod, wherein one end of the piston rod is connected to the first piston member and the other end extends downwardly out of the brewing container and is fixedly connected to the linkage member.

4. A beverage device according to claim 3, wherein the axes of the drive rod and the piston rod are arranged vertically parallel to each other, and wherein movement of the drive rod up and down drives the piston rod to further drive the first piston member up and down within the brewing container.

5. A beverage appliance according to claim 3, wherein said brewing receptacle and said first piston member rotate about said drive rod axis, said first piston being located at an upper end within said brewing receptacle when rotated from said brewing position to said brew position, and said first piston being located at a lower end within said brewing receptacle when rotated from said brew position to said brew position.

6. The beverage appliance according to claim 1, wherein the brewing device further comprises a second piston member movably mounted up and down to the base, the second piston member being disposed above the brewing container and in close proximity to the first piston member when the brewing container is in the brewing position.

7. The beverage appliance of claim 6, wherein vertical movement of the first piston member within the brewing receptacle, continued upward movement of the first piston member as the second piston member moves upwardly away from the brewing receptacle pushes pressed compact within the brewing receptacle upwardly out of the brewing receptacle.

8. The beverage appliance according to claim 3, wherein said first drive mechanism further comprises a guide member, said guide member being disposed around the periphery of said drive rod to define the up-down and horizontal movement of said drive rod.

9. The beverage appliance of claim 6, wherein the axes of the first and second piston members overlap each other when the brewing cylinder is in the brewing position.

10. The beverage appliance of claim 6, wherein the first piston member is for inputting liquid and the second piston member is for outputting liquid, the liquid flowing from the first piston member to the second piston.

11. A beverage device, which comprises a main body and a plurality of auxiliary bodies, characterized by comprising the following steps:

12. The beverage appliance according to claim 11, wherein the brewing receptacle is provided with a receiving channel extending vertically therethrough and a second piston member movable up and down within the receiving channel when the brewing receptacle is in the brewing position, the second piston member being movable in and out of the brewing receptacle from an upper end of the brewing receptacle.

13. The beverage appliance of claim 12, wherein the brewing device includes a grounds wiper disposed below the base, the grounds wiper disposed in the path of travel of the brewing container in the powder receiving position and the brewing position.

14. The beverage appliance of claim 13, wherein when the brewing receptacle is in the brewing position, the second piston member is upwardly disengaged from the brewing receptacle, and continued upward movement of the first piston member ejects the cake in the receiving channel upwardly out of the brewing receptacle.

15. The beverage appliance of claim 14, wherein said grounds are scraped by said grounds scraping member when said brewing container together with said first piston member moves toward said powder receiving position after said first piston member ejects grounds upwardly and passes said grounds scraping member.