Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the application, its application, or uses. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue burden on the person of ordinary skill in the art based on embodiments of the present application, are within the scope of the present application.
Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.
In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the azimuth or positional relationships indicated by the azimuth terms such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "lateral, vertical, horizontal", and "top, bottom", etc., are generally based on the azimuth or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and these azimuth terms do not indicate and imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific azimuth or be constructed and operated in a specific azimuth, and thus should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present application, and the azimuth terms "inside and outside" refer to inside and outside with respect to the outline of each component itself.
In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for defining the components, and are merely for convenience in distinguishing the corresponding components, and the terms are not meant to have any special meaning unless otherwise indicated, so that the scope of the present application is not to be construed as being limited.
In addition, the technical features of the different embodiments of the present application described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not collide with each other.
Since beverages generally contain sugar, protein and other substances, it is common to provide a drinking device for beverages, in which a pipe through which the beverage flows (referred to as a beverage pipe) is easily sticky and dirty, and bacteria grow, and if they cannot be effectively treated, the drinking taste may be affected, and even hygienic safety problems may be caused, which may impair physical health.
In order to achieve an effective cleaning of the beverage line, the application provides a drinking device.
Fig. 1-12 schematically illustrate the construction and operation of the drinking device of the present application.
Referring to fig. 1 to 12, the drinking apparatus 100 provided by the present application includes a main body 1, a first driving mechanism 21, and a washing compartment 3. The body 1 is provided with an outlet 14 for the outflow of liquid and a beverage port 12, the beverage port 12 being adapted to be connected to a container 200 containing beverage and being in communication with the outlet 14 via a first tube 24. It can be seen that the first tube 24 is a beverage line. A first drive mechanism 21 is provided on the first tube 24 for driving beverage from the beverage port 12 to the outlet 14. The cleaning chamber 3 is provided with a medicine inlet 31 into which medicine is supplied, and the cleaning chamber 3 is used for containing liquid for dissolving the medicine, and the first driving mechanism 21 drives the liquid in which the medicine is dissolved in the cleaning chamber 3 to flow to the first pipe 24 so as to clean the first pipe 24. The pharmaceutical agent is a product capable of removing beverage components, and may be in the form of tablet (i.e., tablet) or powder.
With the above arrangement, the first tube 24 can be cleaned with the liquid in which the chemical is dissolved, and therefore, the chemical-addition cleaning of the first tube 24 can be achieved. Compared with the clean water cleaning mode without adding medicine, the medicine adding cleaning mode can thoroughly remove sugar, protein and the like in the residual beverage by using the medicine, and the first pipe 24 can be cleaned more deeply, so that the cleaning effect is better.
Therefore, by arranging the cleaning cabin 3, the beverage pipeline can be effectively cleaned, so that the beverage pipeline is cleaner and more sanitary, and the drinking taste is prevented from being influenced or the body health is prevented from being damaged due to the dirt problem of the beverage pipeline.
In the embodiment of the present application, the source of the liquid for dissolving the medicament in the washing compartment 3 may be varied, for example, from an external water source, or from packaged drinking water mounted on the drinking device 100 or tap water or drinking water stored on the drinking device 100.
Illustratively, referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, not only is a beverage port 12 provided on the body 1, but also a water port 13, the water port 13 being for connection to a container 200 containing water, the washing compartment 3 receiving water flowing from the water port 13 such that water at the water port 13 flows into the washing compartment 3 for use as a liquid for dissolving a medicament. At this point, the liquid in the washing compartment 3 for dissolving the medicament comes from the packaged drinking water connected at the water gap 13. Or, referring to fig. 12, in some embodiments, the washing compartment 3 receives water flowing from the water tank 15 such that water in the water tank 15 flows into the washing compartment 3 for use as a liquid for dissolving the medicament. At this time, the liquid in the washing compartment 3, which serves as a dissolving agent, comes from the water in the water tank 15.
No matter whether the liquid in the washing compartment 3 is used as a dissolving agent, either from the packaged drinking water at the water opening 13 or from the water in the water tank 15, the dosing washing can be more conveniently achieved since no water is required from the outside. Furthermore, the washing compartment 3 receives water from the water opening 13 and/or the water tank 15, and it is also convenient to wash the remaining pharmaceutical composition in the washing compartment 3 and the first tube 24 with water at the water opening 13 and/or water in the water tank 15 after the dosing washing has been completed. Moreover, when the water in the water tank 15 is used for cleaning the first pipe 24, the cleaning mode is more flexible, because the water tank 15 can be added with drinking water or tap water, so that the drinking water can be used for cleaning the beverage pipe, cleaning the beverage pipe cleanly can be realized, the tap water can be used for cleaning the pipe, and cleaning the beverage pipe at lower cost (because compared with the drinking water, the cost is lower), and when the water in the water tank 15 is used for cleaning the first pipe 24, the tap water can be directly added instead of the drinking water, and the tap water is used for cleaning the beverage pipe, so that the cost is effectively reduced.
Further, in case the liquid inlet 32 of the washing compartment 3 is connected to the water gap 13, the liquid in the washing compartment 3 for dissolving the medicament, from the connection to the packaged drinking water at the water gap 13 and/or to the water in the water tank 15, the connection between the washing compartment 3 and the water gap 13 may be realized by the first pipe 24 or may be realized by other pipes than the first pipe 24.
For example, referring to fig. 1 and 12, in some embodiments, the wash chamber 3 is connected to the water port 13 and/or the water tank 15 by a first tube 24, and a first drive mechanism 21 is provided on a portion of the first tube 24 between the water port 13 and/or the water tank 15 and the wash chamber 3 to drive water at the water port 13 and/or water in the water tank 15 into the wash chamber 3. In this way, communication between the washing compartment 3 and the water gap 13 and/or the water tank 15 is achieved by the first pipe 24, and the flow of water at the water gap 13 and/or water in the water tank 15 to the washing compartment 3 is achieved by the first drive mechanism 21. Because no additional pipe or driving mechanism is needed to be arranged to realize the communication between the water gap 13 and/or the water tank 15 and the cleaning cabin 3 and the driving of the water flow on the corresponding water path, the structure is simplified, the cost is reduced, and the volume is reduced. Moreover, this scheme can realize the automatic water injection of washing cabin 3, consequently, drinks the automation degree of equipment 100 higher, and user experience is better, and is favorable to improving cleaning efficiency. Meanwhile, in this case, since the water flowing into the cleaning chamber 3 is heated by the instant heating element 22 on the first pipe 24, the temperature is high, so that the dissolution of the medicament is facilitated, and even the dissolution of the medicament is realized by directly utilizing the liquid heated by the instant heating element 22 without additionally providing a heating element (for example, the heating element 35 shown in fig. 5), thereby further simplifying the structure and reducing the cost.
The water gap 13 is provided not only for supplying water to the washing compartment 3, but also as a source of drinking water or for effecting a clean water washing of the first pipe 24. For example, referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the water port 13 is coupled to a first tube 24 and the first drive mechanism 21 drives water in a container 200 coupled to the water port 13 to flow toward the first tube 24 for drinking and/or cleaning the first tube 24. In this scheme, when the water at the water gap 13 flows to the first pipe 24 for drinking, the drinking device 100 can provide the user with the beverage and also can provide the user with the water, so that diversified drinking requirements of the user can be better met, and when the water at the water gap 13 flows to the first pipe 24 for cleaning the first pipe 24, the drinking device 100 can realize dosing cleaning of the beverage pipeline and also can realize clear water cleaning of the beverage pipeline, so that the user can flexibly select different cleaning modes according to actual requirements, and further user experience is facilitated.
In the above-described embodiments using the medicated cleaning method, the flow of the liquid containing the chemical from the cleaning chamber 3 to the first tube 24 may be performed by the driving of the first driving mechanism 21 alone or by the combined driving of the first driving mechanism 21 and other driving mechanisms.
For example, referring to fig. 1 and 12, in some embodiments, the drinking device 100 further comprises a second drive mechanism 5, the second drive mechanism 5 driving the liquid with dissolved medicament within the washing compartment 3 to the first tube 24. Based on this, the liquid in the cleaning chamber 3, in which the medicine is dissolved, can flow through the first tube 24 under the common driving of the first driving mechanism 21 and the second driving mechanism 5, which is beneficial to accelerating the flow rate and improving the cleaning efficiency, and is beneficial to reducing the power requirements of the first driving mechanism 21 and the second driving mechanism 5, so that the first driving mechanism 21 and the second driving mechanism 5 can only use smaller power.
It is understood that the first drive mechanism 21 and the second drive mechanism 5 are mechanisms capable of driving the flow of liquid, and the first drive mechanism 21 and the second drive mechanism 5 include pumps as an example.
In some embodiments, the first drive mechanism 21 and the second drive mechanism 5 are provided to be able to drive not only the liquid flow but also the air flow. For example, referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the first drive mechanism 21 and/or the second drive mechanism 5 drive air within the wash tank 3 to flow toward the first tube 24 to blow out residual liquid within the first tube 24. Based on this, the air in the cleaning cabin 3 can be utilized to blow out the residual liquid in the first pipe 24, so that the residual liquid in the first pipe 24 is completely discharged, and the residual liquid in the first pipe 24 is prevented from being mixed with the beverage to be drunk next time, so that the taste is poor, and the drinking experience of the next time is affected. The air is pumped from the cleaning cabin 3 to empty residual liquid, so that the air pump is simple and convenient, because an air source is not required to be additionally found and an air pump is additionally arranged, the air pump is simple in structure and low in cost, and some cleaning cabins 3 are arranged in the machine body 1 and are not used as the cleaning cabin 3 of the water pan 6, besides the liquid exists when the medicament is dissolved, the liquid can not be stored in other times, and the air is conveniently extracted.
In the case where a washing compartment 3 is provided, see fig. 5, the drinking device 100 further comprises in some embodiments a heating element 35, the heating element 35 heating the liquid in the washing compartment 3. Therefore, the dissolution efficiency of the medicament can be effectively accelerated, and the cleaning efficiency of the medicament adding is further improved. The heating member 35 may evaporate the liquid remaining in the cleaning chamber 3 after the end of the chemical-adding cleaning process, thereby keeping the cleaning chamber 3 clean.
In addition, in some embodiments provided with a washing compartment 3, the drinking device 100 comprises not only the washing compartment 3, but also a probe 34, the probe 34 detecting the height and/or temperature of the liquid in the washing compartment 3. Therefore, the liquid level and/or temperature condition of the liquid in the cleaning cabin 3 can be known in time, so that the corresponding liquid level and/or temperature can be controlled, and a safer, more accurate and more efficient dosing cleaning process can be realized. For example, it may be determined whether the cleaning tank 3 needs to be replenished with liquid based on the detection of the liquid level by the probe 34, so as to avoid the safety accident caused by the too high or too low liquid level. For another example, it may be determined whether the temperature of the liquid in the cleaning chamber 3 has reached a temperature at which the chemical can be effectively dissolved based on the detection of the temperature by the probe 34, so as to sufficiently dissolve the chemical, thereby realizing an efficient and thorough cleaning process.
As a further improvement to the previous embodiments, referring to fig. 1, the drinking apparatus 100 further comprises an instant heating element 22, the instant heating element 22 being arranged on the first tube 24 for instant heating of the liquid flowing therethrough. In this way, the provided drinking device 100 can realize instant heating of beverage and water, and can effectively meet the requirement of users for drinking hot beverage at any time. Furthermore, the instant heating element 22 can heat the cleaning liquid in the cleaning process, thereby further improving the cleaning effect.
In the foregoing embodiments, the cleaning tank 3 may be disposed inside the body 1 (see fig. 1), or may be disposed outside the body 1 below the outlet 14 (see fig. 12). When the cleaning cabin 3 is arranged outside the machine body 1 and below the outlet 14, the cleaning cabin 3 can be simultaneously used as the water receiving disc 6 for receiving the waste liquid flowing out from the outlet 14.
The application will be further described with reference to the embodiments shown in fig. 1-11 and fig. 12-15.
First, the embodiment shown in fig. 1 to 11 will be described.
As shown in fig. 1 to 11, in this embodiment, the drinking apparatus 100 includes a main body 1, a heating system 2, a washing compartment 3, a water tray 6, a switch cover 7, and an operation panel 8.
The machine body 1 is provided with a water inlet 13, a beverage inlet 12 and an outlet 14. The water gap 13 communicates with a container 200 for packing drinking water through the switching cap 7. The beverage port 12 communicates with a container for packaging a beverage through the switching cap 7. The outlet 14 communicates with the beverage port 12 via a first pipe 24 and with the water port 13 via a second pipe 25, so that water at the water port 13 and beverage at the beverage port 12 can both flow to the outlet 14, and flow out from the outlet 14 to a water receiving member 300 located below the outlet 14 for drinking by a user.
The switch cover 7 is used to enable communication between the water opening 13 and the beverage opening 12 and the container 200. As shown in fig. 2 to 4, in this embodiment, the conversion cover 7 includes a cover body 71, a seal 72, a gland 73, and an air intake mechanism 74.
The cover 71 is generally cylindrical and includes a base 711 and a boss 712. The base 711 is cylindrical and hollow in the interior for attachment to the mouth of the uncapped container 200, and in particular, as shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, the base 711 has internal threads that fit over the mouth of the container 200 and mate with external threads on the mouth to effect a sealed attachment of the conversion cap 7 to the container 200. The boss 712 is provided on the base 711, which is cylindrical and has a smaller diameter than the base 711, for connection to the mouthpiece 11 (the water port 13 and the beverage port 12) of the drinking device 100, and in particular, as shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, the boss 712 extends into the mouthpiece 11 and has an external thread, which cooperates with an internal thread of the mouthpiece 11 to achieve a sealed connection of the conversion cap 7 to the mouthpiece 11. As can be seen from fig. 2 and 3, the boss 712 is hollow and communicates with the base 711, and the end surface of the boss 712 away from the base 711 is provided with a through hole 715, and the through hole 715 penetrates the end surface of the boss 712 away from the base 711 in the thickness direction and communicates the inside of the boss 712 with the outside, so that, when the conversion lid 7 is mounted on the container 200 and inserted into the mouthpiece 11, the conversion lid 7 can communicate the container 200 with the mouthpiece 11 when the through hole 715 is opened, so that the liquid in the container 200 can flow into the mouthpiece 11 via the conversion lid 7 and further flow in the internal flow path of the drinking apparatus 100, as shown in fig. 2.
The sealing member 72 is disposed in the cover 71, and is used for controlling whether the through hole 715 is sealed or not, and further controlling whether liquid is discharged or not. As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in this embodiment, the seal 72 is generally cylindrical and has a flange 723, and accordingly, a clamping groove 713 is provided in the boss 712, and the flange 723 is clamped into the clamping groove 713 to effect the mounting of the seal 72 in the boss 712 such that the seal 72 is disposed in the boss 712. The gland 73 is provided on the side of the seal 72 close to the base 711, and the gland 73 presses the end face of the seal 72 facing the base 711, so that the seal 72 is pressed against the boss 712, and the seal 72 can be more reliably connected to the boss 712, and is not easy to fall off, thereby tightly sealing.
When in place, the end of the seal 72 remote from the base 711 extends into the through hole 715 to seal the through hole 715. In order to enable the liquid to flow out through the seal 72, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the seal 72 and the gland 73 are hollow in the inside, and an opening 722 is provided on the end face of the seal 72 at the end away from the base 711, so that the seal 72 can communicate the inside of the cover 71 with the outside, so that when mounted on the container 200 and connected to the mouthpiece 11, as long as the opening 722 is opened, the container 200 can be communicated with the mouthpiece 11, so that the liquid in the container 200 can flow into the mouthpiece 11 through the opening 722.
Further, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, in this embodiment, the end surface of the seal member 72 at the end away from the base 711 is an arc surface 721, and the opening 722 on the arc surface 721 is in the shape of a cross. In this way, the end face of the sealing member 72 away from the base 711 can better bear the gravity of the liquid, so that the internal liquid cannot flow out only under the action of gravity when the container 200 is inverted, but only when the pumping action of the first driving mechanism 21 is carried out, and the liquid can be effectively prevented from leaking out in advance under the condition that the normal liquid outlet is not affected. Moreover, the corresponding design also enables the end surface of the sealing member 72, which is far away from the base 711, to be deformed in time after being subjected to the pumping action of the first driving mechanism 21, so that the opening 722 is opened, and quick liquid discharge is realized.
It can be seen that, the end face, far away from the base 711, of the sealing member 72 is provided with the arc face 721 with the cross-shaped opening 722, so that the requirements of sealing and liquid discharging before and after the negative pressure action exerted by the first driving mechanism 21 can be effectively met, and the liquid can be conveniently and normally discharged on the premise of reliably preventing the liquid from leaking in advance.
In this embodiment, the seal 72 is a silicone member, and the seal 72 is elastic as a whole, so that leakage prevention can be more reliably sealed and liquid discharge efficiency can be improved, because, on the one hand, the seal 72 having elasticity as a whole can achieve a tighter sealing effect, and on the other hand, in this case, the end face of the seal 72 away from the base 711 has elasticity, and after the first driving mechanism 21 is started, the seal can be rapidly deformed to open the opening 722, thereby realizing liquid discharge.
The air inlet mechanism 74 is disposed on the cover 71, and is used for controlling air to flow into the container 200 during the process of discharging the liquid from the container, so as to improve the smoothness of the liquid. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in this embodiment, the air intake mechanism 74 is provided on an end face of the base 711 near the boss 712, and includes a valve cap 742, a valve body 743, and an elastic member 741, the valve cap 742 being provided on the cover 71 and having an air intake 745, the valve body 743 being movably inserted into the air intake 745 to control opening and closing of the air intake 745 during movement, the elastic member 741 (e.g., a spring) being abutted between the valve body 743 and the base 711, and exerting a force to the valve body 743 to cause the valve body 743 to close the air intake 745. Specifically, in this embodiment, the end face of the base 711 facing the boss 712 is provided with a boss 714, and the boss 714 protrudes outward with respect to the base 711 and is hollow inside with both ends open. A valve cap 742 is positioned over the outer opening of the post 714 and has an air intake 745 that communicates the interior and exterior of the post 714. The valve body 743 is movably opened through both ends of the boss 714, and has one end extending into the inside of the base 711 and the other end extending into the intake 745. Meanwhile, a flange 744 is provided between both ends of the valve body 743, and the flange 744 is located on a side of the cap 742 near the base 711. The elastic member 741 is fitted over the valve body 743 and abuts between the flange 744 and the outer wall of the base 711, thereby applying an elastic force to the valve body 743 toward the intake port 745.
Based on the above arrangement, when the first driving mechanism 21 is not activated, the pressure in the container 200 is smaller than the force of the elastic member 741 on the valve body 743, the flange 744 blocks the air inlet 745, external air cannot enter the container 200 through the air inlet mechanism 74, when the first driving mechanism 21 pumps the liquid in the container 200, negative pressure is formed in the container 200, and after the negative pressure exceeds the force of the elastic member 741 on the valve body 743, the valve body 743 moves, so that the flange 744 does not block the air inlet 745 any more, the air inlet 745 is opened, air can enter the container 200 through the air inlet 745, and then when the first driving mechanism 21 is closed, the pressure in the container 200 is smaller than the force of the elastic member 741 on the valve body 743 again, the valve body 743 can reversely move and reset under the action of the elastic member 741, and the air inlet 745 is closed.
It can be seen that, based on the air intake mechanism 74, after the first driving mechanism 21 pumps the liquid in the container 200, the external air can enter the container 200 via the air intake mechanism 74, so as to balance the pressure inside and outside the container 200, and make the liquid in the container 200 normally flow out, and effectively prevent the container 200 from being imbibed, so as to effectively solve the problems of unsmooth liquid and imbibed container 200.
The heating system 2 is provided inside the body 1 for instant heating of water and beverage flowing to the outlet 14. As shown in fig. 1, in this embodiment, the heating system 2 includes a first drive mechanism 21, a flow meter 23, and an instant heating element 22. The first driving mechanism 21 is a pump, which is sequentially arranged on the first pipe 24 along the direction of the beverage flowing from the beverage port 12 to the outlet 14 with the flowmeter 23 and the instant heating element 22, and the first pipe 24 and the second pipe 25 are connected through the first valve 27 (specifically, a three-way valve), so that the water at the water port 13 and the beverage at the beverage port 12 can be pumped by the first driving mechanism 21 when needed, flow through the flowmeter 23 and the instant heating element 22, are heated to a preset temperature by the instant heating element 22, flow out from the outlet 14, flow into the water receiving element 300 below the outlet 14 for drinking by a user, and the instant heating of the drinking water and the beverage is realized. Meanwhile, when needed, for example, after each or multiple times of beverage heating is finished, the first driving mechanism 21 can be used for driving water at the water gap 13 to flow through the first pipe 24 and the outlet 14, so that clean water cleaning of the first pipe 24 and the outlet 14 can be realized. Wherein the instant heating element 22 is in a tubular shape or a plate shape, and is an instant heating pipe or an instant heating plate.
The cleaning cabin 3 is arranged in the machine body 1 and is used for realizing dosing cleaning of the beverage pipeline. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the cleaning chamber 3 is a boiler, on which a medicine inlet 31, a liquid inlet 32 and a liquid outlet 33 are provided. The medicine inlet 31 is communicated with the outside of the machine body 1, so that a user can conveniently put medicines into the machine body. The medicine inlet 31 can be provided with a blocking piece to block the medicine inlet 31 to prevent foreign matters from entering when medicine adding is not needed. The liquid inlet 32 communicates with the water gap 13 through the first pipe 24 and the second pipe 25, so that water at the water gap 13 can flow into the washing compartment 3 by the drive of the first drive mechanism 21, dissolving the medicine. A second valve 28 is arranged between the liquid inlet 32 and the first pipe 24 to control the on-off of the corresponding pipeline and further control whether to fill water into the cleaning cabin 3. The liquid outlet 33 communicates with the first tube 24 via the third tube 26 and the second tube 25 so that the liquid in which the medicament is dissolved can flow through the first tube 24 and the outlet 14, enabling medicated cleaning of the first tube 24 and the outlet 14. A third valve 29 is arranged between the third pipe 26 and the second pipe 25 to control the on-off of the corresponding pipeline and further control whether the cleaning liquid added with medicine is introduced into the first pipe 24. The third pipe 26 is provided with a second driving mechanism 5, and the second driving mechanism 5 is a pump for driving the liquid and air in the cleaning chamber 3 to flow to the first pipe 24 together with the first driving mechanism 21, respectively, so as to perform dosing cleaning and residual evacuation.
In addition, as shown in fig. 1, in this embodiment, the bottom of the washing compartment 3 is provided with a heating element 35. Also, as shown in fig. 5, in this embodiment, the heating member 35 is a heating coil, specifically a brazing heating tube. In this way, the heating element 35 can be used to heat the cleaning cabin 3, so that not only can the water in the cleaning cabin 3 be heated to a proper temperature to completely dissolve the medicament, but also the residual solution in the cleaning cabin 3 can be conveniently evaporated after the medicament adding cleaning is finished, and the cleaning of the cleaning cabin 3 is kept. A probe 34 is arranged in the cleaning cabin 3.
Meanwhile, as shown in fig. 1, in this embodiment, a probe 34 is provided in the cleaning tank 3. The probe 34 detects the water level and the water temperature in the washing compartment 3 so as to stop the water injection into the washing compartment 3 after the water level reaches a preset value, and stop the heating of the washing compartment 3 by the heating member 35 when the water temperature reaches a preset value (for example, 90 ℃).
The water pan 6 is disposed below the outlet 14, and is configured to receive waste liquid flowing from the outlet 14, including cleaning liquid generated during the cleaning process and residual beverage not received by the water receiving member 300. As shown in fig. 1, in this embodiment, a liquid level meter 61 (for example, a reed pipe liquid level meter) is provided on the water receiving tray 6, and is used for detecting the liquid level in the water receiving tray 6, so that when the liquid level in the water receiving tray 6 reaches a preset maximum value, an alarm is given to prompt a user to empty the water receiving tray 6, and if the liquid level in the water receiving tray 6 reaches the preset maximum value, the cleaning program is running, and the corresponding cleaning program can be stopped, so that the cleaning water can not continue to flow into the water receiving tray 6, and the liquid in the water receiving tray 6 overflows.
The aforesaid water receiving member 300 for receiving the beverage is placed on the water receiving tray 6 and is supported by the water receiving tray 6. In this embodiment, the drinking apparatus 100 further comprises an in-place detection (not shown) for detecting the placement of the water receiving member 300 to determine whether the water receiving member 300 is in place, and for conveniently controlling the instant heating process to be performed only when the water receiving member 300 is in place, preventing waste of drinks, and for conveniently controlling the cleaning process to be performed only after the water receiving member 300 is taken away, preventing the cleaning liquid, particularly the cleaning liquid after the chemical addition, from flowing into the water receiving member 300 to be drunk by mistake. Specifically, in this embodiment, the in-situ detection includes an infrared photosensor. When a cup of beverage is heated and the user removes the water receiving member 300, the infrared photoelectric sensor detects that there is no water receiving member 300 below the outlet 14, and at this time, the drinking device 100 starts the cleaning process to clean the beverage line.
An operation panel 8 is provided on the main body 1 for a user to operate and select an operation mode. As shown in fig. 6, in this embodiment, an on-off key 86, a temperature key 81, a water amount key 82, a category key 83, a first mode key 84, and a second mode key 85 are provided on the operation panel 8. The switch key 86 is used for operating and controlling the switch of the whole machine, and marks the word "start cancel", and when triggered (for example, when pressed), the drinking device 100 starts up or stops running. The temperature key 81 is used for operating the instant heating element 22 to set the instant heating temperature of the water and beverage. The water quantity key 82 is used for operating a set single quantity of water to be drawn from the container 200. The category key 83 is used to select the type of beverage to be extracted, and specifically includes various beverages such as milk tea, fruit juice, coffee, milk, and sugar-free tea, and water.
The first mode key 84 is marked with a "quick wash" word for the user to select the clear wash mode.
The second mode key 85 is marked with a "ultra clean" word for the user to select the medicated cleaning mode.
Based on the foregoing structural arrangement, the drinking device 100 of this embodiment can realize instant heating to drinking water and beverage simultaneously, for the drinking device that can only realize single class drink heating, the function is richer, the application scenario is wider, especially, through carrying out instant heating to the beverage for need not to adopt traditional mode with the beverage poured out independent heating again, let user convenient to use swift, no longer have the beverage instant heating too much drink not fall or not in time drink cold fall and repeatedly heating's puzzlement.
In addition, the drinking apparatus 100 of this embodiment is also capable of cleaning the beverage line, and in particular, to different degrees depending on different beverages, so as to avoid spoilage, tainting and scaling of the beverage remaining in the beverage line, so that the drinking apparatus 100 can be kept clean and hygienic.
Fig. 7-10 illustrate the flow path of the drinking apparatus 100 of this embodiment under different conditions. The operation of the drinking device 100 will be described next with reference to fig. 7-10.
Fig. 7 shows the instant heating process of the beverage. As shown in fig. 7, when a user needs to drink a heated beverage, the cap on the container 200 (about 500 to 3000 ml) containing the beverage is removed, the conversion cap 7 is attached to the container 200, then the container 200 is turned upside down, the conversion cap 7 on the container 200 is docked with the beverage port 12, then the corresponding kind and temperature of beverage are selected on the operation panel 8, and the third valve 29 is controlled to be closed, the first valve 27 and the second valve 28 communicate between the respective sections of the first tube 24, communication between the beverage port 12 and the outlet 14 is achieved, and the first driving mechanism 21 is opened, the beverage in the container 200 is drawn into the first tube 24 by the first driving mechanism 21, flows through the instant heating member 22, is heated by instant heating, and finally flows into the water receiving member 300 via the outlet 14, so that the user obtains a cup of heated beverage. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, in this process, the flow path of the beverage is approximately that of the container 200 for packaging the beverage, the beverage port 12, the first valve 27, the first driving mechanism 21, the second valve 28, the flow meter 23, the heating element 22, the outlet 14, and the water receiving element 300.
Fig. 8 shows the instant heating process of drinking water. As shown in fig. 8, when the user needs to drink the heated water, the lid on the container 200 containing the water is removed, the conversion lid 7 is mounted on the container 200, then the container 200 is turned upside down, the conversion lid 7 on the container 200 is abutted with the water port 13, then the corresponding water key is selected on the operation panel 8, the temperature is set, and the first, second and third valves 27, 28 and 29 are controlled to communicate the first pipe 24 itself and between the first pipe 24 and the second pipe 25, and the first driving mechanism 21 is opened, the water in the container 200 is drawn into the first pipe 24 by the first driving mechanism 21, flows through the instant heating member 22, is heated by instant heating, and finally flows into the water receiving member 300 via the outlet 14, so that the user obtains a cup of heated water. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, in this process, the flow path of the drinking water is approximately that of the container 200 for packing drinking water, the water gap 13, the third valve 29, the first valve 27, the first driving mechanism 21, the second valve 28, the flow meter 23, the heating element 22, the outlet 14, and the water receiving element 300.
Fig. 9 shows a clean water cleaning process. After the user finishes the instant heating of the drinking water, the cleaning program does not need to be started because no protein, sugar and the like remain in the pipeline. As shown in fig. 9, when the user completes the heating process of the milk tea beverage or selects the "quick washing" function manually, the drinking device 100 starts the clean water washing process, controls the first valve 27, the second valve 28 and the third valve 29 to communicate the first pipe 24 with the second pipe 25, and the first driving mechanism 21 is opened, and the water in the container 200 is pumped into the first pipe 24 by the first driving mechanism 21, so that the drinking water in the packaged drinking water flows out from the outlet 14 after flowing through the first pipe 24, and washes the first pipe 24 and the outlet 14. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, in this process, the flow path of the washing water is approximately the container 200 for packing drinking water, the water gap 13, the third valve 29, the first valve 27, the first driving mechanism 21, the second valve 28, the flow meter 23, the heating element 22, the outlet 14, and the water receiving tray 6.
Fig. 10 and 11 illustrate a medicated rinse process. As shown in fig. 10 and 11, when the user selects the "ultra clean" function, the drinking apparatus 100 starts the dosing cleaning process for the purpose of deep cleaning foreign substances and dirt of the components such as protein, sugar, and tea in the pipeline. Specifically, the whole dosing and cleaning process is divided into three stages of dosing and water injection, medicament dissolution and dosing solution flushing. In the stage of dosing and water injection, as shown in fig. 10, a user firstly puts a medicament into the cleaning chamber 3 through a medicament inlet 31, then controls a third valve 29, a first valve 27 and a second valve 28, communicates a first pipe 24, a first pipe 24 with a second pipe 25 and a first pipe 24 with a liquid inlet 32 of the cleaning chamber 3, and opens a first driving mechanism 21, and the first driving mechanism 21 pumps water in a container 200 into the cleaning chamber 3 to finish the cleaning chamber water injection process, wherein a corresponding water injection flow path is a container 200 for packaging drinking water, namely a water gap 13, a third valve 29, a first valve 27, a first driving mechanism 21, a second valve 28 and the cleaning chamber 3. After the water is injected to the preset water level, the heating element 35 is started to heat the water in the cleaning cabin 3 to about 90 ℃, and the heating is stopped, so that the medicament is fully dissolved in the water in the cleaning cabin 3, and the medicament dissolving process is completed. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the first valve 27, the second valve 28 and the third valve 29 are controlled to communicate the first pipe 24 with the second pipe 25, the first pipe 24 with the second pipe 25 and the third pipe 26 with the second pipe 25, the first driving mechanism 21 and the second driving mechanism 5 are opened, the first driving mechanism 21 and the second driving mechanism 5 work together, the dosing solution in the pumping and cleaning cabin 3 flows through the first pipe 24 and the outlet 14 to complete the dosing solution flushing process, and the flow path of the corresponding flushing process is that the cleaning cabin 3 is the second driving mechanism 5, the third valve 29 is the first valve 27, the first driving mechanism 21 is the second valve 28, the flow meter 23 is the heating element 22 is the outlet 14, and the water receiving tray 6.
In order to achieve a more adequate cleaning of the lines, after a round of the above-mentioned dosing cleaning, the cleaning tank 3 and the beverage lines may be rinsed with clean water to remove the component residues of the medicament. This process can be achieved in particular by repeating the processes of fig. 10 and 11.
After the washing chamber 3 and the first tube 24 are washed once with the residual medicine components according to fig. 10 and 11, a small amount of drinking water may be pumped again according to fig. 8 to wash the tube so as to more thoroughly wash out the medicine components that may be present in the tube.
After the above-mentioned "dosing cleaning+two-time residual flushing of the chemical components", the heating element 35 may be started again, so that the heating element 35 is heated with low power, the water in the cleaning cabin 3 is evaporated, and the drying and cleaning in the cleaning cabin 3 are maintained.
Under the above working conditions, no matter water or beverage is heated in the instant heating process, the flow can be monitored by the flow meter 23, the temperature is detected by the detector on the instant heating element 22, and the flow speed of the liquid in the pipeline is adjusted by adjusting the power of the first driving mechanism 21, so that the accurate temperature control of the beverage is realized.
And, after water or beverage is about to be or has been made and the cleaning procedure is about to be or has been completed, the first driving mechanism 21 and the second driving mechanism 5 can be controlled to work with low power, air is pumped from the cleaning cabin 3, and the residual liquid in the pipeline is completely discharged, so as to prevent the residual liquid in the pipeline from flowing into the water receiving member 300 when the beverage is made next time, and the drinking experience is affected. The flow path of the corresponding ventilation and residual discharge process can be referred to as fig. 11.
The embodiments shown in fig. 12-15 are described next. For simplicity of description, while the embodiment shown in fig. 12 to 15 is described, the differences between the embodiment and the previous embodiments shown in fig. 1 to 11 will be mainly described, and other undescribed portions may refer to the description of the embodiments shown in fig. 1 to 11.
Referring to fig. 12-15, in this embodiment, the drinking device 100 still comprises the drink opening 12, but no longer comprises the water opening 13, but comprises a water tank 15, which water tank 15 is provided on the body 1 and is intended for holding tap water. In addition, although the drinking apparatus 100 still includes the washing compartment 3, the washing compartment 3 is not provided inside the main body 1, but is provided outside the main body 1 below the outlet 14 to receive the liquid flowing out of the outlet 14, in which case the washing compartment 3 not only provides a space for dissolving the chemical but also receives the waste liquid, that is, the washing compartment 3 of this embodiment has both functions of dissolving the chemical and receiving the waste liquid, which can be directly served by the water tray 6 of the embodiment shown in fig. 1 to 11, or, in other words, the water tray 6 of the embodiment shown in fig. 1 to 11 can be directly served as the washing compartment 3 of this embodiment, and in this case, the top end opening of the water tray 6 can be served as the chemical adding port 31, the liquid inlet 32 and the liquid outlet 33 of the washing compartment 3.
Because the cleaning cabin 3 is served as by the water pan 6, the cleaning cabin 3 is not required to be additionally arranged in the machine body 1, and the cleaning cabin 3 and the water tank 15 can be directly communicated through the outlet 14, the second valve 28 is not required to be arranged, meanwhile, liquid for dissolving the medicament in the cleaning cabin 3 can come from water flowing out of the water tank 15 and heated by the instant heating element 22, the medicament is dissolved by utilizing the heated temperature of the instant heating element 22, and the heating element 35 is not required to be additionally and specially arranged.
In addition, as shown in fig. 12, in this embodiment, a fourth valve 20 is further provided on the portion of the first pipe 24 between the first driving mechanism 21 and the first valve 27, which is advantageous in further preventing the liquid in the container 200 or the tank 15 from undesirably leaking. Specifically, since the container 200 containing the beverage and the water tank 15 are usually in the high position, and the first valve 27 is a three-way valve, either in a state of communicating the water tank 15 with the first pipe 24 or in a state of communicating the beverage port 12 with the first pipe 24 without being in the off state, if the fourth valve 20 is not provided, water in the water tank 15 or beverage in the container 200 may flow into the first pipe 24 through the first valve 27 by gravity to leak, and the fourth valve 20 is provided to shut off the corresponding pipe, the corresponding problem can be solved, and the leakage of the liquid in the container 200 or the water tank 15 can be effectively prevented.
Based on the above arrangement, the drinking apparatus 100 of this embodiment is not used as a water fountain any more, but is used only as a beverage maker, and can realize a function of drink, i.e., hot drink, and can realize a function of cleaning a drink line by using tap water in the water tank 15, and at the same time, can also add a chemical to the cleaning tank 3 serving as the water receiving tray 6, and make water in the water tank 15 flow into the cleaning tank 3 to dissolve the chemical, and then realize a function of adding the chemical to the drink line by using liquid in the cleaning tank 3 in which the chemical is dissolved. These processes are shown in fig. 13-15.
Wherein fig. 13 shows the instant heating process of the beverage. As shown in FIG. 13, in the instant heating process of the beverage, the flow path of the beverage is approximately that of the container 200 for packaging the beverage, the beverage port 12, the first valve 27, the first driving mechanism 21, the flow meter 23, the instant heating element 22, the outlet 14 and the water receiving element 300.
Fig. 14 shows a clean water cleaning process. As shown in FIG. 13, the flow path of the corresponding clean water cleaning process is approximately that of the water tank 15, the third valve 29, the first valve 27, the first driving mechanism 21, namely the heating element 22, the outlet 14 and the cleaning cabin 3. Tap water is added in the water tank 15 instead of drinking water, so that the cleaning process is finished based on tap water, and the cost is saved.
Fig. 15 illustrates a medicated rinse process. As shown in fig. 15, in the corresponding dosing and cleaning process, the flow path of the liquid in which the chemical is dissolved is approximately: the cleaning chamber 3, the second drive 5, the third valve 29, the first valve 27, the first drive 21, the heating element 22, the outlet 14 and the cleaning chamber 3.
It will be appreciated that before the liquid in the washing chamber 3 with the medicament dissolved therein is pumped to flush the beverage line as shown in fig. 15, the liquid in the washing chamber 3 may be poured out so as to prevent the waste liquid received before in the washing chamber 3 from flowing into the beverage line to affect the washing effect, after which the medicament may be added to the empty washing chamber 3 after the liquid in the washing chamber 3 is poured out, and the water in the water tank 15 is pumped into the washing chamber 3 to dissolve the medicament, and then, as shown in fig. 15, the liquid with the medicament dissolved therein is pumped into the beverage line to perform the dosing washing.
In addition, after one round of dosing and cleaning is completed as shown in fig. 15, water in the water tank 15 may be extracted again to flush the remaining medicine components in the pipeline, and the corresponding flow paths may refer to fig. 14.
In addition, although the drinking apparatus 100 of this embodiment is not used as a water dispenser, it should be understood that the drinking apparatus 100 of this embodiment may be used as a water dispenser by modification, for example, the drinking water instant heating function may be achieved by adding drinking water into the water tank 15, so that the corresponding drinking apparatus 100 also has the water dispenser function, or a water port 13 connected to the packaged drinking water may be additionally provided to achieve the drinking water instant heating function, so that the corresponding drinking apparatus 100 also has the water dispenser function, and the water port 13 may be provided to be connected to the outlet 14 through a pipeline other than the first pipe 24, so that the drinking water and the beverage do not share a pipeline any more, so that the tainted taste is prevented, so that the drinking water is polluted by the beverage in the pipeline when the user wishes to drink the drinking water, so that the user drinks the water with the taste of the beverage, and the user experience is impaired.
Based on the foregoing embodiments, the present application further provides a control method, which includes communicating the port 11 with the outlet 14, and activating the first driving mechanism 21 to drive the liquid in the container 200 connected to the port 11 to flow through the instant heating element 22, be heated by the instant heating element 22, and flow out of the outlet 14.
In some embodiments, at least one interface 11 of the drinking device 100 includes a beverage port 12, the beverage port 12 being for connection to a container 200 containing beverage and communicating with the outlet 14 through a first tube 24, the control method comprising at least one of:
The water gap 13 is communicated with the first pipe 24, and the water in the container 200 connected to the water gap 13 is driven by the first driving mechanism 21 to flow to the first pipe 24 to clean the first pipe 24, and the water gap 13 is arranged on the machine body 1 and is used for connecting the container 200 filled with water;
The water tank 15 is communicated with the first pipe 24, and the first driving mechanism 21 drives water in the water tank 15 to flow to the first pipe 24 so as to clean the first pipe 24, and the water tank 15 is arranged on the machine body 1 and used for containing water;
The cleaning chamber 3 is communicated with the first pipe 24, and the liquid in which the medicine is dissolved in the cleaning chamber 3 is driven by the first driving mechanism 21 to flow to the first pipe 24 to clean the first pipe 24, and the cleaning chamber 3 is provided with a medicine inlet 31 into which the medicine is introduced and for containing the liquid in which the medicine is dissolved.
In some embodiments, the drinking apparatus 100 comprises a washing compartment 3, and the drinking apparatus 100 comprises a water opening 13 and/or a water tank 15, the control method comprising:
Before the washing compartment 3 is brought into communication with the first pipe 24 and the liquid in which the medicament is dissolved in the washing compartment 3 is driven by the first driving mechanism 21 to flow to the first pipe 24 for washing the first pipe 24, the washing compartment 3 is also brought into communication with the water gap 13 and/or the water tank 15 and the water at the water gap 13 and/or the water in the water tank 15 is driven to flow into the washing compartment 3 as the liquid in which the medicament is dissolved, and/or,
After the cleaning chamber 3 is communicated with the first pipe 24 and the liquid in which the chemical is dissolved in the cleaning chamber 3 is driven by the first driving mechanism 21 to flow to the first pipe 24 to clean the first pipe 24, the cleaning chamber 3 is also communicated with the water port 13 and/or the water tank 15 and the water at the water port 13 and/or the water in the water tank 15 is driven to flow into the cleaning chamber 3 to clean the residual chemical in the cleaning chamber 3.
In some embodiments, after the cleaning chamber 3 is communicated with the water port 13 and/or the water tank 15 and the water at the water port 13 and/or the water in the water tank 15 is driven to flow into the cleaning chamber 3 to clean the residual medicine components in the cleaning chamber 3, the cleaning chamber 3 is also communicated with the first pipe 24 and the liquid in the cleaning chamber 3 is driven to flow into the first pipe 24 to clean the residual medicine components in the first pipe 24.
In some embodiments, after the cleaning chamber 3 is communicated with the first pipe 24 and the liquid in the cleaning chamber 3 is driven to flow into the first pipe 24, the water gap 13 and/or the water tank 15 is again communicated with the first pipe 24 after the residue of the pharmaceutical composition in the first pipe 24 is cleaned, and the water in the container 200 connected to the water gap 13 and/or the water in the water tank 15 is driven by the first driving mechanism 21 to flow into the first pipe 24 to further clean the first pipe 24.
In some embodiments, after the instant heating of the liquid flowing out of the container 200 and/or after the cleaning of the first tube 24, the air in the cleaning compartment 3 is also driven to flow towards the first tube 24 to drain the residual liquid in the first tube 24.
The control method in the foregoing embodiments may be controlled by the controller 9. The controller 9 implements the steps by controlling the actions of the components of the drinking apparatus 100 in the foregoing embodiments.
Fig. 16 exemplarily shows the structure of the controller 9. Referring to fig. 16, the controller 9 includes a memory 91 and a processor 92 coupled to the memory, the processor 92 being configured to execute the control method of the embodiment of the present application based on instructions stored in the memory 91, control the actions of the first valve 27, the second valve 28, the third valve 29, the first driving mechanism 21, the second driving mechanism 5, and the like.
In particular, referring to fig. 16, in some embodiments, the controller 9 includes a memory 91, a processor 92, a communication interface 93, and a bus 94. The memory 91 is used to store instructions. The processor 92 is coupled to the memory 91 and configured to execute control methods implementing the foregoing embodiments based on instructions stored in the memory 91. The memory 91, the processor 92 and the communication interface 93 are connected by a bus 94.
The memory 91 may be a high-speed RAM memory or a nonvolatile memory (non-volatilememory) or the like. The memory 91 may also be a memory array. The memory 91 may also be partitioned and the blocks may be combined into virtual volumes according to certain rules. The processor 92 may be a central processing unit CPU, or an Application-specific integrated Circuit ASIC (Application SPECIFIC INTEGRATED Circuit), or one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the control method of the present application.
The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the application is not intended to limit the application to the particular embodiments disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the application.