Liquid dispensing device and beverage machine

Abstract

The embodiment of the present invention relates to the technical field of beverage machines, and in particular to a liquid discharge device and a beverage machine, wherein the liquid discharge device comprises a buffer box and a partition plate, wherein the buffer box is provided with a receiving chamber, a first liquid inlet, a second liquid inlet, a first liquid outlet and a second liquid outlet; and the partition plate divides the receiving chamber into a first buffer chamber and a second buffer chamber that are connected, wherein the first liquid inlet and the first liquid outlet are connected to the first buffer chamber, and the second liquid inlet and the second liquid outlet are connected to the second buffer chamber. When liquid enters the first buffer chamber from the first liquid inlet and then flows out from the first liquid outlet, the second buffer chamber is used for pressure relief, and when liquid enters the second buffer chamber from the second liquid inlet and then flows out from the second liquid outlet, the first buffer chamber is used for pressure relief. Since the first liquid outlet connected to the first buffer chamber and the second liquid outlet connected to the second buffer chamber are equivalent to pressure relief holes, a beverage machine using the liquid discharge device can relieve pressure, and the discharged steam will not cause damage to the internal equipment of the beverage machine.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of beverage machines, and in particular to a liquid dispensing device and a beverage machine. Background Art

[0002] A beverage machine is a device that brews beverage powder into liquid beverages. In order to facilitate the beverage machine to discharge liquid beverages, the beverage machine is usually equipped with a liquid outlet device, the liquid inlet of the liquid outlet device extends to the inside of the beverage machine, connected to the brewing module of the beverage machine, and the liquid outlet of the liquid outlet device extends to the outside. The beverage brewed by the brewing module enters the liquid outlet device from the liquid inlet and then flows out from the liquid outlet.

[0003] During the process of realizing the present invention, the inventor of the present invention found that: currently, beverage machines have the function of brewing hot beverages. When brewing hot beverages, when the hot beverage enters the liquid outlet device, the air pressure inside the liquid outlet device will increase. In order to allow the liquid to flow out steadily from the liquid outlet, the beverage machine usually opens a pressure relief hole on the top of the liquid outlet device. However, when the pressure is discharged by opening the pressure relief hole on the top of the liquid outlet device, the steam in the liquid outlet device will be discharged from the pressure relief hole and enter the beverage machine, damaging the internal equipment of the beverage machine. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above problems, embodiments of the present invention provide a liquid dispensing device and a beverage machine, which overcome the above problems or at least partially solve the above problems.

[0005] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a liquid outlet device, including: a buffer box, provided with a receiving chamber, a first liquid inlet, a second liquid inlet, a first liquid outlet and a second liquid outlet, wherein the first liquid inlet and the second liquid inlet are used to connect a brewing device; a partition plate, arranged in the receiving chamber, the partition plate divides the receiving chamber into a first buffer chamber and a second buffer chamber that are connected, the connecting channel connecting the first buffer chamber and the second buffer chamber is far away from the first liquid outlet and the second liquid outlet, the first liquid inlet and the first liquid outlet are connected to the first buffer chamber, and the second liquid inlet and the second liquid outlet are connected to the second buffer chamber.

[0006] In an optional manner, the first side, the second side and the third side of the partition plate are respectively fixed to the inner wall of the buffer box, and a spacing space is left between the fourth side of the partition plate and the inner wall of the buffer box to form the connecting channel, and the spacing space connects the first buffer cavity and the second buffer cavity.

[0007] In an optional manner, the first liquid inlet and the second liquid inlet are located on one side of the buffer box, and the first liquid outlet and the second liquid outlet are located on the other side of the buffer box.

[0008] In an optional manner, a first buffer plate extends from the bottom surface of the buffer box toward the first buffer cavity, the first buffer plate is arranged around the first liquid outlet, the first buffer plate is provided with a first notch, and the first notch extends from one end of the first buffer plate away from the bottom surface of the buffer box to the bottom surface of the buffer box.

[0009] In an optional manner, a second buffer plate extends from the bottom surface of the buffer box toward the second buffer cavity, the second buffer plate is surrounded by the second liquid outlet, the second buffer plate is provided with a second notch, and the second notch extends from one end of the second buffer plate away from the bottom surface of the buffer box to the bottom surface of the buffer box.

[0010] In an optional manner, the buffer box includes a base box and an upper cover, the upper cover is detachably fixed to the base box, the base box is provided with a first groove, and the upper cover is provided with a second groove. When the upper cover is fixed to the base box, the first groove and the second groove are combined to form the accommodating cavity, the first side, the second side and the third side of the partition plate are respectively fixed to the two side surfaces and the bottom surface of the first groove, the other end of the partition plate extends into the second groove, and the end of the other end of the partition plate and the bottom of the second groove leave the spacing space to form the connecting channel.

[0011] In an optional manner, the liquid outlet device also includes a first connecting tube and a second connecting tube; one end of the first connecting tube is inserted into the first liquid inlet, one end of the first connecting tube extends to the first buffer cavity, and the other end of the first connecting tube extends to the outside of the buffer box; one end of the second connecting tube is inserted into the second liquid inlet, one end of the second connecting tube extends to the second buffer cavity, and the other end of the second connecting tube extends to the outside of the buffer box.

[0012] In an optional manner, the first liquid outlet is provided with a first baffle, the two ends of the first baffle are respectively fixed to the first liquid outlet, and there are gaps between the two side surfaces of the first baffle and the first liquid outlet; the second liquid outlet is provided with a second baffle, the two ends of the second baffle are respectively fixed to the second liquid outlet, and there are gaps between the two side surfaces of the second baffle and the second liquid outlet.

[0013] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a beverage machine is provided, comprising the above-mentioned liquid discharge device.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present invention are as follows: a liquid outlet device and a beverage machine are provided, the liquid outlet device includes a buffer box and a partition plate, the buffer box is provided with a receiving chamber, a first liquid inlet, a second liquid inlet, a first liquid outlet and a second liquid outlet, wherein the first liquid inlet and the second liquid inlet are used to connect a brewing device; a partition plate is provided in the receiving chamber, the partition plate divides the receiving chamber into a first buffer chamber and a second buffer chamber that are connected, the connecting channel connecting the first buffer chamber and the second buffer chamber is far away from the first liquid outlet and the second liquid outlet, the first liquid inlet and the first liquid outlet are connected to the first buffer chamber, and the second liquid inlet and the second liquid outlet are connected to the second buffer chamber. Liquid enters the first buffer chamber from the first liquid inlet and then flows out from the first liquid outlet, and the second buffer chamber connected to the first buffer chamber is used for pressure relief. Liquid enters the second buffer chamber from the second liquid inlet and then flows out from the second liquid outlet, and the first buffer chamber connected to the second buffer chamber is used for pressure relief. Since the first liquid outlet connected to the first buffer chamber and the second liquid outlet connected to the second buffer chamber are equivalent to pressure relief holes and the first liquid outlet and the second liquid outlet are both connected to the outside, that is, steam is directly discharged to the outside, the beverage machine using the liquid outlet device can relieve pressure and the discharged steam will not cause damage to the internal equipment of the beverage machine. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a liquid outlet device provided by an embodiment of the present invention in one direction;

[0016] Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of a liquid discharge device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a liquid outlet device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the liquid outlet device provided by an embodiment of the present invention from another direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] For ease of understanding of the present invention, the present invention is described in more detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that when an element is described as "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on another element, or there can be one or more centered elements therebetween. When an element is described as "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to another element, or there can be one or more centered elements therebetween. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right", "inside", "outside" and similar expressions used in this specification are for illustrative purposes only.

[0020] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this specification have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention. The terms used in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used in this specification includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.

[0021] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The liquid discharge device 100 includes: a buffer box 10 and a partition plate 20, wherein the partition plate 20 is disposed on the buffer box 10, and the partition plate 20 divides the buffer box 10 into a first buffer chamber 1011 and a second buffer chamber 1012 that are connected. When the first buffer chamber 1011 discharges liquid, the second buffer chamber 1012 is used to discharge pressure, and when the second buffer chamber 1012 discharges liquid, the first buffer chamber 1011 is used to discharge pressure.

[0022] For the above-mentioned buffer box 10 and partition plate 20, please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The buffer box 10 is provided with a receiving cavity 101, a first liquid inlet 102, a second liquid inlet 103, a first liquid outlet 104 and a second liquid outlet 105, wherein the first liquid inlet 102 and the second liquid inlet 103 are used to connect a brewing device. The first liquid inlet 102 and the second liquid inlet 103 are located on one side of the buffer box 10, and the first liquid outlet 104 and the second liquid outlet 105 are located on the other side of the buffer box 10. The partition plate 20 is arranged in the receiving cavity 101, and the partition plate 20 divides the receiving cavity 101 into a first buffer cavity 1011 and a second buffer cavity 1012 that are connected. The connecting channel 1013 connecting the first buffer cavity 1011 and the second buffer cavity 1012 is far away from the first liquid outlet 104 and the second liquid outlet 105. The first liquid inlet 102 and the first liquid outlet 104 are connected to the first buffer cavity 1011, and the second liquid inlet 103 and the second liquid outlet 105 are connected to the second buffer cavity 1012.

[0023] It can be understood that, in some embodiments, there are multiple partition plates 20 and multiple second buffer chambers 1012, and each additional partition plate 20 provides one more second buffer chamber 1012 in the receiving chamber 101. By providing multiple second buffer chambers 1012, different types of beverages can flow out of the first buffer chamber 1011 and multiple second buffer chambers 1012, respectively.

[0024] In some embodiments, a first buffer plate 106 extends from the bottom surface of the buffer box 10 toward the first buffer cavity 1011, the first buffer plate 106 surrounds the first liquid outlet 104, and the first buffer plate 106 is provided with a first notch 1061, and the first notch 1061 extends from one end of the first buffer plate 106 away from the bottom surface of the buffer box 10 to the bottom surface of the buffer box 10. In some embodiments, the first liquid inlet 102 is located on the top surface of the buffer box 10, and the first liquid outlet 104 is located on the bottom surface of the buffer box 10. The first liquid inlet 102 and the first liquid outlet 104 are arranged at intervals in the horizontal direction, and the first notch 1061 is arranged on the side of the first buffer plate 106 facing away from the first liquid inlet 102. By arranging the first buffer plate 106 and the first notch 1061 on the side of the first buffer plate 106 facing away from the first liquid inlet 102, liquid enters the first buffer cavity 1011 from the first liquid inlet 102, rotates around the first buffer plate 106, enters the first liquid outlet 104 from the first notch 1061 and flows out, and the liquid outflow is stable.

[0025] In some embodiments, a second buffer plate 107 extends from the bottom surface of the buffer box 10 toward the second buffer cavity 1012, the second buffer plate 107 is surrounded by the second liquid outlet 105, and the second buffer plate 107 is provided with a second notch 1071, and the second notch 1071 extends from one end of the second buffer plate 107 away from the bottom surface of the buffer box 10 to the bottom surface of the buffer box 10. In some embodiments, the second liquid inlet 103 is located on the top surface of the buffer box 10, and the second liquid outlet 105 is located on the bottom surface of the buffer box 10. The second liquid inlet 103 and the second liquid outlet 105 are arranged at intervals in the horizontal direction, and the second notch 1071 is arranged on the side of the second buffer plate 107 facing away from the second liquid inlet 103. By setting the second buffer plate 107 and the second notch 1071 on the side of the second buffer plate 107 facing away from the second liquid inlet 103, liquid enters the second buffer cavity 1012 from the second liquid inlet 103, rotates around the second buffer plate 107, enters the second liquid outlet 105 from the second notch 1071 and flows out, and the liquid outflow is stable.

[0026] In some embodiments, in order to facilitate the connection between the liquid outlet device 100 and the brewing device, a first connecting tube 30 is plugged into the first liquid inlet 102, one end of the first connecting tube 30 extends to the first buffer cavity 1011, and the other end of the first connecting tube 30 extends to the outside of the buffer box 10. A second connecting tube 40 is plugged into the second liquid inlet 103, one end of the second connecting tube 40 extends to the second buffer cavity 1012, and the other end of the second connecting tube 40 extends to the outside of the buffer box 10.

[0027] In some embodiments, the first side, the second side and the third side of the partition plate 20 are respectively fixed to the inner wall of the buffer box 10, and a spacing space is left between the fourth side of the partition plate 20 and the inner wall of the buffer box 10 to form the connecting channel 1013, and the spacing space connects the first buffer cavity 1011 and the second buffer cavity 1012.

[0028] In some embodiments, the buffer box 10 includes a bottom box 108 and an upper cover 109, the upper cover 109 is detachably fixed to the bottom box 108, the bottom box 108 is provided with a first groove (not marked), the upper cover 109 is provided with a second groove (not marked), when the upper cover 109 is fixed to the bottom box 108, the first groove and the second groove are combined to form the receiving cavity 101, the first side, the second side and the third side of the partition plate 20 are respectively fixed to the two side surfaces and the bottom surface of the first groove, the other end of the partition plate 20 extends into the second groove, and the end of the other end of the partition plate 20 and the bottom of the second groove leave the spacing space to form the connecting channel 1013. By providing the bottom box 108 and the upper cover 109 and the bottom box 108 and the upper cover 109 are detachably connected, the interior of the liquid outlet device 100 can be conveniently cleaned.

[0029] In some embodiments, see Figure 4 , the first liquid outlet 104 is provided with a first baffle 110, the two ends of the first baffle 110 are respectively fixed to the first liquid outlet 104, and there is a gap between the two side surfaces of the first baffle 110 and the first liquid outlet 104. The second liquid outlet 105 is provided with a second baffle 111, the two ends of the second baffle 111 are respectively fixed to the second liquid outlet 105, and there is a gap between the two side surfaces of the second baffle 111 and the second liquid outlet 105. In some embodiments, the number of the first baffles 110 is two, and the two first baffles 110 are arranged crosswise, and the number of the second baffles 111 is two, and the two second baffles 111 are arranged crosswise. By providing the first baffle 110 at the first liquid outlet 104 and the second baffle 111 at the second liquid outlet 105, the liquid outlet device 100 can discharge liquid smoothly.

[0030] In an embodiment of the present invention, the liquid outlet device 100 includes a buffer box 10 and a partition plate 20, the buffer box 10 is provided with a receiving chamber 101, a first liquid inlet 102, a second liquid inlet 103, a first liquid outlet 104 and a second liquid outlet 105, wherein the first liquid inlet 102 and the second liquid inlet 103 are used to connect a brewing device; the partition plate 20 is arranged in the receiving chamber 101, and the partition plate 20 divides the receiving chamber 101 into a first buffer chamber 1011 and a second buffer chamber 1012 that are connected, and the connecting channel 1013 connecting the first buffer chamber 1011 and the second buffer chamber 1012 is far away from the first liquid outlet 104 and the second liquid outlet 105, the first liquid inlet 102 and the first liquid outlet 104 are connected to the first buffer chamber 1011, and the second liquid inlet 103 and the second liquid outlet 105 are connected to the second buffer chamber 1012. Liquid enters the first buffer chamber 1011 from the first liquid inlet 102 and then flows out from the first liquid outlet 104, then the second buffer chamber 1012 connected to the first buffer chamber 1011 is used for pressure relief, liquid enters the second buffer chamber 1012 from the second liquid inlet 103 and then flows out from the second liquid outlet 105, then the first buffer chamber 1011 connected to the second buffer chamber 1012 is used for pressure relief, since the first liquid outlet 104 connected to the first buffer chamber 1011 and the second liquid outlet 105 connected to the second buffer chamber 1012 are equivalent to pressure relief holes and the first liquid outlet 104 and the second liquid outlet 105 are both connected to the outside, that is, steam is directly discharged to the outside, so the beverage machine using the liquid outlet device 100 can both relieve pressure and the discharged steam will not cause damage to the internal equipment of the beverage machine.

[0031] The embodiment of the present invention further provides an embodiment of a beverage machine, which includes the liquid discharging device 100. The specific structure and function of the liquid discharging device 100 can be found in the above embodiment, and will not be described in detail here.

[0032] It should be noted that the preferred embodiments of the present invention are given in the specification and drawings of the present invention. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described in this specification. These embodiments are not used as additional limitations on the content of the present invention. The purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present invention more thorough and comprehensive. In addition, the above-mentioned technical features continue to be combined with each other to form various embodiments not listed above, which are all regarded as the scope of the present invention; further, for ordinary technicians in this field, they can be improved or transformed according to the above description, and all these improvements and transformations should belong to the protection scope of the claims attached to the present invention.

Claims

1. A liquid discharge device, characterized in that: include: A buffer box is provided with a receiving cavity, a first liquid inlet, a second liquid inlet, a first liquid outlet and a second liquid outlet, wherein the first liquid inlet and the second liquid inlet are used to connect to a brewing device; a partition plate, disposed in the receiving chamber, the partition plate dividing the receiving chamber into a first buffer chamber and a second buffer chamber in communication, the communication passage between the first buffer chamber and the second buffer chamber being far away from the first liquid outlet and the second liquid outlet, the first liquid inlet and the first liquid outlet being in communication with the first buffer chamber, and the second liquid inlet and the second liquid outlet being in communication with the second buffer chamber; Liquid enters the first buffer cavity from the first liquid inlet and then flows out from the first liquid outlet, and the second buffer cavity communicated with the first buffer cavity is used for pressure relief; Liquid enters the second buffer cavity from the second liquid inlet and then flows out from the second liquid outlet, and the first buffer cavity communicated with the second buffer cavity is used for pressure relief; The first liquid outlet connected to the first buffer chamber and the second liquid outlet connected to the second buffer chamber are pressure relief holes, and the first liquid outlet and the second liquid outlet are both connected to the outside world. The first liquid outlet and the second liquid outlet connected to the outside world are used to discharge steam to the outside world, so that the beverage machine using the liquid outlet device can relieve pressure.

2. The liquid outlet device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first side, the second side and the third side of the partition plate are respectively fixed to the inner wall of the buffer box, and a spacing space is left between the fourth side of the partition plate and the inner wall of the buffer box to form the connecting channel, and the spacing space connects the first buffer cavity and the second buffer cavity.

3. The liquid outlet device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first liquid inlet and the second liquid inlet are located on one side of the buffer box, and the first liquid outlet and the second liquid outlet are located on the other side of the buffer box.

4. The liquid outlet device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first buffer plate extends from the bottom surface of the buffer box toward the first buffer cavity, the first buffer plate is surrounded by the first liquid outlet, the first buffer plate is provided with a first notch, and the first notch extends from one end of the first buffer plate away from the bottom surface of the buffer box to the bottom surface of the buffer box.

5. The liquid outlet device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A second buffer plate extends from the bottom surface of the buffer box toward the second buffer cavity, the second buffer plate is surrounded by the second liquid outlet, the second buffer plate is provided with a second notch, and the second notch extends from one end of the second buffer plate away from the bottom surface of the buffer box to the bottom surface of the buffer box.

6. The liquid outlet device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The buffer box includes a base box and an upper cover, the upper cover is detachably fixed to the base box, the base box is provided with a first groove, and the upper cover is provided with a second groove. When the upper cover is fixed to the base box, the first groove and the second groove are combined to form the accommodating cavity, the first side, the second side and the third side of the partition plate are respectively fixed to the two side surfaces and the bottom surface of the first groove, the other end of the partition plate extends into the second groove, and the end of the other end of the partition plate and the bottom of the second groove leave the spacing space to form the connecting channel.

7. The liquid outlet device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: Also includes a first connecting pipe and a second connecting pipe; One end of the first connecting tube is plugged into the first liquid inlet, one end of the first connecting tube extends to the first buffer cavity, and the other end of the first connecting tube extends to the outside of the buffer box; One end of the second connecting tube is plugged into the second liquid inlet, one end of the second connecting tube extends to the second buffer cavity, and the other end of the second connecting tube extends to the outside of the buffer box.

8. The liquid outlet device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The first liquid outlet is provided with a first baffle, both ends of which are respectively fixed to the first liquid outlet, and there is a gap between the two side surfaces of the first baffle and the first liquid outlet; The second liquid outlet is provided with a second baffle, both ends of the second baffle are respectively fixed to the second liquid outlet, and there is a gap between the two side surfaces of the second baffle and the second liquid outlet.

9. A beverage machine, characterized in that: It comprises a liquid outlet device as described in any one of claims 1 to 8.

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