Automatic tea extraction machine

Abstract

The invention provides an automatic tea extraction machine. The automatic tea extraction machine comprises a tea leaf storage box, a conveying channel and a tea extraction device. The tea leaf storage box is provided with a storage space, an output port and a pushing part, the storage space is used for storing fine tea leaves, the output port penetrates through one side of the bottom of the tea leaf storage box, the pushing part is arranged at the bottom of the storage space, and one end of the pushing part penetrates through the output port so that the tea leaves can be pushed out from the storage space through the output port; one side of the conveying channel is connected to the output port so as to convey tea leaves; and the tea extraction device is connected to the other side, far away from the tea storage box, of the transportation channel, receives the tea and performs tea extraction action on the tea so as to extract tea liquid.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to tea extracting equipment, in particular to an automatic tea extracting machine. Background Art

[0002] As is known to all, the coffee machines or tea machines on the market usually place the original raw materials (i.e. coffee beans or tea leaves) in a storage box first, and then grind and brew the coffee or tea liquid for the user to drink.

[0003] However, taking the tea extractor as an example, the general grinding process will grind the tea leaves into fine powder, which will easily disperse in the machine and damage the precision components inside the machine. In addition, the high heat generated by the grinding process will cause the final tea liquid to lose its original flavor and even produce a bitter taste, resulting in the problem of unstable tea liquid quality in the tea extractors on the market. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention discloses an automatic tea extraction machine, which can keep the shape of tea leaves in fine powder during the conveying process and the tea extraction process, so as to avoid damage to the parts of the machine and maintain the quality of the tea liquid.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, an embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic tea extraction machine, which includes a tea storage box, a transportation channel and a tea extraction device. The tea storage box has a storage space, an output port and a pusher, the storage space is used to store finely crushed tea leaves, the output port is arranged at one side of the bottom of the tea storage box, the pusher is arranged at the bottom of the storage space, and one end of the pusher is arranged at the output port to push the tea leaves out of the storage space through the output port; one side of the transportation channel is connected to the output port to transport the tea leaves; the tea extraction device is connected to the other side of the transportation channel away from the tea storage box, the tea extraction device receives the tea leaves, and extracts the tea leaves to extract tea liquid.

[0006] In another embodiment of the present invention, the pushing member is in the shape of a spiral rod, is horizontally arranged in the storage space, and is rotatably pushed by the pushing member to move the tea leaves from the storage space to the output port along the axial direction of the pushing member.

[0007] In another embodiment of the present invention, the number of the tea storage boxes is two, and the two tea storage boxes are arranged side by side.

[0008] In another embodiment of the present invention, the tea storage box has a material inlet, and the material inlet is arranged at the top of the storage space.

[0009] In another embodiment of the present invention, the tea storage box has a cover, and the cover selectively closes the feeding opening.

[0010] In another embodiment of the present invention, the transport channel gradually decreases from the tea storage box toward the tea extraction device.

[0011] In another embodiment of the present invention, the transport channel is funnel-shaped.

[0012] In another embodiment of the present invention, the tea extraction device has a tea extraction chamber having a tea extraction space, the tea extraction chamber is connected to the other side of the transport channel for the tea leaves to be moved to the tea extraction space, and the tea extraction device extracts the tea leaves in the tea extraction space.

[0013] In another embodiment of the present invention, the tea-brewing room has a water inlet, which is arranged at one side of the tea-brewing space, and the water inlet is used to input hot water into the tea-brewing space.

[0014] In another embodiment of the present invention, the tea extraction chamber has a water outlet, which is arranged on the other side of the tea extraction space away from the water inlet, and is used to output the extracted tea liquid.

[0015] Thereby, the tea storage box, transportation channel and tea extraction device of the present invention will not perform any action to change the shape of the tea leaves, so that the tea leaves can maintain the shape in the tea storage box (i.e., finely crushed) during the transportation and extraction process, so that the tea leaves can retain their original flavor and achieve the purpose of maintaining the quality of the tea liquid.

[0016] Furthermore, since the present invention abandons the well-known grinding procedure, the tea leaves will not be ground into powder, thereby reducing the situation where the precision parts are damaged due to the powdered tea leaves adhering to them. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the connection blocks of various devices of the automatic tea extraction machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0018] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing the appearance of an automatic tea extraction machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0019] Figure 3 The internal schematic diagram of the automatic tea extraction machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0020] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing the appearance of a tea storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0021] Explanation of symbols

[0022] 100: Automatic tea extractor 1: Casing

[0023] 2: Control panel 10: Tea storage box

[0024] 11: Storage space 12: Output port

[0025] 13: Pushing piece 14: Feeding port

[0026] 15: Cover 20: Transport channel

[0027] 30: Tea extraction device 31: Tea extraction room

[0028] 311: Tea Brewing Space 312: Water Entering Department

[0029] 313: water outlet 40: water outlet DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to facilitate the description of the central idea of ​​the present invention in the above invention content column, it is now expressed in specific embodiments. It should be understood that the various objects in the embodiments are drawn according to a proportion suitable for enumeration and description, rather than being drawn according to the proportion of the actual components.

[0031] See also Figures 1 to 4 As shown, an automatic tea extracting machine 100 of an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed, which includes a tea storage box 10, a transport channel 20 and a tea extracting device 30, so that the present invention can extract tea leaves to extract tea liquid for users to drink. Among them, the tea leaves used in the present invention will first be chopped into fine pieces by an upstream manufacturer through a shredding operation to meet the use requirements of the present invention.

[0032] As shown in the figure, in an embodiment of the present invention, the automatic tea extraction machine 100 includes a casing 1 and a control panel 2, a tea storage box 10 is arranged on the top of the casing 1, and a transportation channel 20 and a tea extraction device 30 are arranged inside the casing 1; the control panel 2 is arranged on the surface of the casing 1, so that the user can select the type of tea he wants to drink through the control panel 2, and thereby control the tea storage box 10, the transportation channel 20 and the tea extraction device 30 to start the tea extraction action.

[0033] The tea storage box 10 has a storage space 11, an outlet 12 and a pusher 13. The storage space 11 is used to store finely chopped tea leaves; the outlet 12 is provided at one side of the bottom of the tea storage box 10; the pusher 13 is provided at the bottom of the storage space 11, and one end of the pusher 13 is provided at the outlet 12 to push the tea leaves out of the storage space 11 through the outlet 12 and move the tea leaves to the transport channel 20.

[0034] like Figure 1 and Figure 4As shown, in the embodiment of the present invention, the pushing member 13 is in the shape of a spiral rod, and the pushing member 13 is horizontally arranged in the storage space 11. The pushing member 13 pushes the tea leaves along the axial direction of the pushing member 13 from the storage space 11 to the output port 12 in a rotating manner. In this way, the pushing member 13 can reduce the damage to the tea leaves during the movement, so that the tea leaves can be moved to the transportation channel 20 in a state with the least damage, so that the tea leaves can retain the original flavor in the subsequent tea extraction process.

[0035] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, in the embodiment of the present invention, there are two tea storage boxes 10, and the two tea storage boxes 10 are arranged side by side, so that the user can put different types of tea into different tea storage boxes 10, thereby improving the convenience of the present invention. Among them, the number of tea storage boxes 10 is not limited to two, and more than two tea storage boxes 10 can be set according to user needs, thereby improving the practicality and convenience of the present invention.

[0036] like Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, in the embodiment of the present invention, the tea storage box 10 has an inlet 14 and a cover 15. The inlet 14 is provided at the top of the storage space 11, so that the user can pour tea leaves into the storage space 11 through the inlet 14; the cover 15 selectively closes the inlet 14, and when the cover 15 closes the inlet 14, it can prevent the outside air from entering the storage space 11 through the inlet 14, thereby preventing the tea leaves from being exposed to the outside air and deteriorating.

[0037] The transport channel 20 has one side connected to the output port 12 to transport tea leaves to the tea extraction device 30. As shown in the figure, in the embodiment of the present invention, the transport channel 20 gradually shrinks from the tea storage box 10 toward the tea extraction device 30, and the transport channel 20 is funnel-shaped, so that the tea leaves can be moved from the tea storage box 10 to the tea extraction device 30 reliably, and the tea leaves are prevented from falling into the machine, so as to prevent other parts in the machine from malfunctioning due to the tea leaves.

[0038] The tea extraction device 30 is connected to the other side of the transport passage 20 away from the tea storage box 10. The tea extraction device 30 receives tea leaves and extracts tea liquid for the user to drink.

[0039] like Figure 1 and Figure 3As shown, in the embodiment of the present invention, the tea extraction device 30 has a tea extraction chamber 31, and the tea extraction chamber 31 has a tea extraction space 311. The tea extraction chamber 31 is connected to the other side of the transport channel 20, so that tea leaves can be moved to the tea extraction space 311, and the tea extraction device 30 performs the tea extraction action on the tea leaves in the tea extraction space 311. When the tea extraction device 30 performs the tea extraction action on the tea leaves, the tea leaves in the tea extraction space 311 can simulate the rolling action in a general teapot due to the injection of hot water into the teapot, so that the extracted tea liquid can maintain a sweet flavor and avoid the bitter taste of the tea liquid.

[0040] like Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, in the embodiment of the present invention, the tea extraction chamber 31 has a water inlet 312 and a water outlet 313. The water inlet 312 is arranged on one side of the tea extraction space 311, and the water inlet 312 is used to input hot water into the tea extraction space 311 to extract the tea leaves; the water outlet 313 is arranged on the other side of the tea extraction space 311 away from the water inlet 312, and the water outlet 313 is connected to the water outlet 40, and the water outlet 313 can output the extracted tea liquid to the water outlet 40, whereby the water outlet 40 can output the tea liquid so that the user can drink the extracted tea liquid. Among them, the water inlet 312 is connected to a water delivery device (not shown in the figure), and the water delivery device inputs hot water into the tea extraction space 311 through the water inlet 312.

[0041] Thus, the tea storage box 10, the transport channel 20 and the tea extraction device 30 of the present invention will not perform any action to change the shape of the tea leaves, so that the tea leaves can maintain the shape (i.e., finely crushed) in the tea storage box 10 during the transportation and extraction process, so that the tea leaves can retain their original flavor and achieve the purpose of maintaining the quality of the tea liquid.

[0042] When the tea extraction device 30 performs the tea extraction action on the tea leaves, the tea leaves in the tea extraction space 311 can simulate the tumbling action in a general teapot caused by the hot water being poured into the teapot, so that the extracted tea liquid can maintain a sweet flavor and avoid the bitter taste of the tea liquid.

[0043] Furthermore, since the present invention abandons the well-known grinding process, the tea leaves will not be ground into powder, thereby reducing the situation where the precision parts are damaged by the powdered tea leaves. In addition, since the transport channel 20 is funnel-shaped, the tea leaves can be moved from the tea storage box 10 to the tea extraction device 30 reliably, thereby preventing the tea leaves from falling into the machine and preventing other parts in the machine from malfunctioning due to the tea leaves.

[0044] Although the present invention is described with a preferred embodiment, those skilled in the art can make various changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention. All modifications or changes made without violating the spirit of the present invention are within the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic tea extraction machine, characterized in that: The automatic tea extraction machine comprises: A tea storage box, the tea storage box having a storage space, an output port and a pushing member, the storage space is used to store finely chopped tea leaves, the output port is arranged through one side of the bottom of the tea storage box, the pushing member is arranged at the bottom of the storage space, and one end of the pushing member is arranged through the output port to push the tea leaves out of the storage space through the output port; A transport channel, one side of which is connected to the output port to transport the tea leaves; as well as The tea extraction device is connected to the other side of the transport channel away from the tea storage box, and receives the tea leaves and extracts the tea leaves to extract tea liquid.

2. The automatic tea extraction machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing member is in the shape of a spiral rod, and is horizontally arranged in the storage space. The pushing member pushes the tea leaves along the axial direction of the pushing member from the storage space to the output port in a rotating pushing manner.

3. The automatic tea extraction machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the tea storage boxes is two, and the two tea storage boxes are arranged side by side.

4. The automatic tea extracting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tea storage box has a material inlet, and the material inlet is arranged at the top of the storage space.

5. The automatic tea extracting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The tea storage box has a cover, and the cover selectively closes the feeding opening.

6. The automatic tea extracting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport channel gradually shrinks from the tea storage box toward the tea extraction device.

7. The automatic tea extracting machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The transport channel is funnel-shaped.

8. The automatic tea extracting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tea extraction device comprises a tea extraction chamber, wherein the tea extraction chamber comprises a tea extraction space, and the tea extraction chamber is connected to the other side of the transport passage so that the tea leaves can be moved to the tea extraction space, and the tea extraction device performs the tea extraction action on the tea leaves located in the tea extraction space.

9. The automatic tea extracting machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The tea-brewing room has a water inlet, which is arranged at one side of the tea-brewing space, and the water inlet is used to input hot water into the tea-brewing space.

10. The automatic tea extracting machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: The tea extraction chamber has a water outlet, which is arranged on the other side of the tea extraction space away from the water inlet, and is used to output the extracted tea liquid.

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