Auger structure for feeding tea and tea storage tank

Abstract

The utility model relates to an auger structure for feeding tea and a tea storage canister, and relates to the field of tea making machines, the auger structure comprises a first auger and a second auger, the bottom of the first auger is fixedly connected with the canister bottom of the tea storage canister, and the second auger is detachably installed at the top of the first auger; the first auger comprises a first spiral blade, the second auger comprises a second spiral blade, the tail end of the second spiral blade is detachably connected with the top end of the first spiral blade, the first spiral blade is connected with the second spiral blade, and the tail end of the first spiral blade is opposite to a tea outlet of the tea storage tank; a plurality of broken tea retention steps are integrally formed on the first spiral blade, and are spirally downwards arranged in sequence in the flowing direction of the tea leaves; each broken tea retention step comprises a step surface and a step wall, and a broken tea retention space is formed between the adjacent step wall and step surface. The amount of broken tea flowing into the tea making bin can be effectively reduced, and the tea drinking experience of tea users is guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of tea making machines, and in particular to an auger structure for making tea and a tea storage tank. Background Art

[0002] In real life, a large amount of tea is often needed in public places such as restaurants and office tea rooms. In order to facilitate the supply of tea to tea users, tea making machines are often installed in public places such as restaurants and office tea rooms.

[0003] In the prior art, the tea brewing machine mainly includes a frame, on which are mounted components such as a tea storage tank, a tea feeding mechanism and a tea brewing chamber, wherein the tea feeding mechanism is located between the tea storage tank and the tea brewing chamber, and an auger for guiding the flow of tea leaves is usually installed in the tea storage tank, and the tea feeding mechanism usually adopts a vibration base fixedly mounted on the bottom of the tea storage tank, and the vibration of the vibration base drives the tea leaves in the tea storage tank to flow through the auger blades and flow out through the tea outlet on the side wall of the storage tank close to the bottom, and then is transported to the tea brewing chamber.

[0004] However, tea leaves contain fine tea residues. If the fine tea residues are directly transported into the tea brewing chamber through the auger blades, the fine tea residues are easy to flow out with the tea soup in the tea brewing chamber, affecting the taste of the tea soup and the tea drinking experience of tea users. There is room for improvement. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to reduce the amount of broken tea put into the tea brewing chamber, improve the quality of the tea soup, and ensure the tea drinking experience of tea users, the present application provides a tea-feeding auger structure and a tea storage tank.

[0006] The present application provides a tea-feeding auger structure and a tea storage tank using the following technical solutions:

[0007] A tea-adding auger structure, a tea storage tank and a vibrating base installed at the bottom of the tea storage tank, comprising a first auger and a second auger, wherein the bottom of the first auger is fixedly connected to the bottom of the tea storage tank, and the second auger is detachably installed on the top of the first auger;

[0008] The first auger includes a first spiral blade, the second auger includes a second spiral blade, the end of the second spiral blade is detachably connected to the top of the first spiral blade, the first spiral blade is connected to the second spiral blade, and the end of the first spiral blade is opposite to the tea outlet of the tea storage tank;

[0009] The first spiral blade is integrally formed with a plurality of broken tea retention steps, and the plurality of broken tea retention steps are sequentially spirally arranged downward along the flow direction of the tea leaves;

[0010] Furthermore, a plurality of the broken tea retention steps respectively include a step surface and a step wall, and a broken tea retention space is formed between adjacent step walls and the step surface.

[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, when the user installs the tea storage tank on the frame of the tea brewing machine and the vibration base vibrates, the tea leaves flow through the second spiral blade on the second auger toward the first spiral blade on the first auger. Since the first spiral blade is provided with a plurality of broken tea retention steps, in the process of the tea leaves flowing through the first spiral blade, the broken tea leaves fall to the lower layer through the gaps between the larger tea leaves and are retained on the steps, and are prevented from flowing to the tea brewing warehouse together, which can effectively reduce the amount of broken tea leaves in the tea soup in the tea brewing warehouse and ensure the tea drinking experience of the tea users. At the same time, since the second auger is detachably connected to the first auger, when the tea brewing machine is finished using, the user can remove the tea storage tank and the second auger to expose the first auger, so as to facilitate the cleaning of the first auger.

[0012] Preferably, a plurality of the step surfaces are arranged to be inclined upward along the direction of tea leaf conveyance.

[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, since the step surface is inclined upward along the direction of tea transportation, a slope can be formed between adjacent step surfaces and step walls, which can effectively reduce the occurrence of tea leaves flowing out of the step surface.

[0014] Preferably, grooves are provided on the step surfaces.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, the groove can reduce the occurrence of broken tea flowing out from the step surface.

[0016] Preferably, the first auger comprises a first connecting rod, and a plug-in portion is fixedly connected to a side wall of the first connecting rod;

[0017] The second auger comprises a second connecting rod, a socket matched with the first connecting rod is formed at the bottom of the second connecting rod, and a socket matched with the plug-in portion is penetrated through the side wall of the socket.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, the technical effect of detachable connection between the second auger and the first auger can be achieved through the sockets on the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod, and the plug-in portion and the socket on the side wall of the first connecting rod match each other to limit the position of the second auger, so that the second auger and the first auger remain relatively still, thereby reducing the occurrence of misalignment between the second auger and the first auger during the tea-making process.

[0019] Preferably, a connecting column is fixedly connected to the bottom of the end of the second spiral blade, and a connecting hole adapted to the connecting column is opened at the top of the first spiral blade.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, the connecting column and the connecting hole are used in combination with each other, which can further improve the stability of the detachable connection structure between the second auger and the first auger.

[0021] Preferably, a tea baffle plate is fixedly connected to the side wall of the end of the second connecting rod away from the first auger, and the bottom of the tea baffle plate is fixedly connected to the top of the second spiral blade.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, the tea retaining plate can limit the tea leaves on the second spiral blade, thereby reducing the occurrence of tea leaves falling from the top of the second spiral blade.

[0023] A tea storage tank comprises the above-mentioned auger structure, wherein a bottom cover is coaxially sleeved and rotatably connected to the bottom of the tea storage tank, a through hole is penetrated through the side wall of the bottom cover, and the through hole is arranged in the same proportion as the tea outlet.

[0024] By adopting the above technical solution, during the actual use of the tea storage can, the user can rotate the bottom cover until the through hole coincides with the tea outlet at the bottom of the tea storage can, so that the tea leaves can flow out of the tea storage can smoothly; when use is finished, the user can remove the tea storage can, and rotate the bottom cover until the through hole on the bottom cover is misaligned with the tea outlet, so as to seal and preserve the remaining tea leaves in the tea storage can.

[0025] Preferably, a accommodating cavity for placing broken tea leaves is provided on a side wall of the tea storage tank close to the bottom, and the accommodating cavity is located beside the tea outlet.

[0026] By adopting the above technical solution, during the rotation of the bottom cover, it is easy for some tea leaves to not completely flow out. At this time, twisting the bottom cover is likely to cause the tea leaves to break. If the broken tea leaves are clamped between the bottom cover and the tea storage tank, it is easy to cause the bottom cover to get stuck, affecting the smoothness of the subsequent rotation of the bottom cover. By setting the accommodating cavity, the broken tea leaves can be accommodated, reducing the occurrence of the broken tea leaves affecting the smoothness of the user's action of twisting the bottom cover.

[0027] In summary, the present invention provides a tea-adding auger structure and a tea storage tank, which have at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0028] 1. Through the multiple tea-crushing retention steps integrally formed on the first auger, when the tea leaves flow through the first auger, the tea-crushing falls to the lower layer through the gaps between the larger tea leaves and is retained on the steps of the tea-crushing retention steps, which can effectively reduce the amount of tea-crushing flowing into the tea brewing bin through the tea storage tank, and reduce the amount of tea-crushing in the tea brewed in the tea brewing bin, thus ensuring the tea drinking experience of tea users;

[0029] 2. Through the detachable connection between the first auger and the second auger, when the tea maker is used and the tea storage tank needs to be cleaned, the user can disassemble the second auger to expose the first auger for cleaning, which can improve the convenience of the user in cleaning the tea storage tank and the first auger;

[0030] 3. The tea retaining plate at the top of the second auger can reduce the occurrence of tea leaves falling through the top of the second auger;

[0031] 4. By providing the accommodating cavity on the side wall of the tea storage tank close to the bottom, the situation that some tea leaves that have not completely flowed out break during the process of screwing the bottom cover and affect the smoothness of the user's action of screwing the bottom cover can be effectively reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present application for showing the overall structure of a tea storage tank.

[0033] Figure 2 It is an exploded schematic diagram used to show the internal structure of the tea storage tank in the embodiment of the present application.

[0034] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present application for showing the overall structure of the first auger.

[0035] Explanation of the reference numerals: 1. first auger; 11. first spiral blade; 12. broken tea retention step; 121. step surface; 122. step wall; 13. first connecting rod; 131. plug-in portion; 14. connecting hole; 2. second auger; 21. second spiral blade; 22. second connecting rod; 221. plug-in hole; 222. socket; 23. connecting column; 24. tea retaining plate; 3. tea storage tank; 31. tea outlet; 32. accommodating chamber; 4. bottom cover; 41. through hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The following is combined with Figure 1-3 This application is described in further detail.

[0037] Example

[0038] The present application embodiment discloses a tea-making auger structure. Figure 1 , Figure 2 as well as Figure 3 , which mainly includes a first auger 1, a second auger 2 and a vibration base installed at the bottom of a tea storage tank 3.

[0039] Among them, the first auger 1 includes a first connecting rod 13, the second auger 2 includes a second connecting rod 22, the bottom end of the first connecting rod 13 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the tea storage tank 3, and the top end of the first connecting rod 13 is detachably connected to the second connecting rod 22.

[0040] The first auger 1 includes a first spiral blade 11, and the second auger 2 includes a second spiral blade 21. The bottom end of the first spiral blade 11 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the tea storage tank 3, the top end of the first spiral blade 11 is detachably connected to the bottom end of the second spiral blade 21, and the bottom end of the first spiral blade 11 is opposite to the tea outlet 31 on the tea storage tank 3.

[0041] Reference Figure 3 In the embodiment of the present application, a plurality of broken tea retention steps 12 are integrally formed along the surface of the first spiral blade 11, and the plurality of broken tea retention steps 12 are spirally arranged downward in sequence along the direction of the flow of the tea leaves.

[0042] Among them, the broken tea retention steps 12 each include a step surface 121 and a step wall 122 , and a broken tea retention space is formed between adjacent step surfaces 121 and step walls 122 .

[0043] When the user installs the tea storage tank 3 on the frame of the tea brewing machine and the vibrating base vibrates, the tea leaves flow through the second spiral blade 21 on the second auger 2 toward the first spiral blade 11 on the first auger 1. As the first spiral blade 11 is provided with a plurality of broken tea retention steps 12, in the process of the tea leaves flowing through the first spiral blade 11, the broken tea leaves fall to the lower layer through the gaps between the larger tea leaves and are retained on the step surface 121, and are prevented from flowing to the tea brewing chamber together, which can effectively reduce the amount of broken tea leaves in the tea soup in the tea brewing chamber and ensure the tea drinking experience of tea users.

[0044] At the same time, since the second auger 2 is detachably connected to the first auger 1, when the tea maker is finished using, the user can remove the tea storage tank 3 and the second auger 2 to expose the first auger 1, so as to clean the first auger 1.

[0045] It should be noted that, in some other embodiments, the structure of the step surface 121 may be optimized to further reduce the occurrence of broken tea flowing out of the step surface 121 .

[0046] For example, the step surface 121 may be arranged to be inclined upward along the direction of the flow of tea leaves, or a groove may be provided on the step surface 121 , etc., which will not be limited or elaborated herein.

[0047] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 The bottom of the second connecting rod 22 is provided with a socket 221 adapted to the first connecting rod 13, the side wall of the first connecting rod 13 is integrally formed with a plug-in portion 131, and the side wall of the socket 221 on the second connecting rod 22 is provided with a socket 222 adapted to the plug-in portion 131.

[0048] The technical effect of detachable connection between the second auger 2 and the first auger 1 can be achieved through the socket 221 on the first connecting rod 13 and the second connecting rod 22. The plug-in portion 131 on the side wall of the first connecting rod 13 and the socket 222 match each other to limit the position of the second auger 2, so that the second auger 2 and the first auger 1 remain relatively still, thereby reducing the occurrence of misalignment between the second auger 2 and the first auger 1 during the tea-making process.

[0049] Reference Figure 3 In the embodiment of the present application, a connecting column 23 is integrally formed at the bottom of the end of the second spiral blade 21 , and a connecting hole 14 adapted to the connecting column 23 is opened at the top of the first spiral blade 11 .

[0050] The connection column 23 and the connection hole 14 are used in combination with each other to further enhance the stability of the detachable connection structure between the second auger 2 and the first auger 1 .

[0051] Further, refer to Figure 1 In the embodiment of the present application, a tea baffle plate 24 is fixedly connected to the end side wall of the second connecting rod 22 close to the top, and the bottom of the tea baffle plate 24 is fixedly connected to the top of the second spiral blade 21.

[0052] The tea retaining plate 24 can limit the tea leaves on the second spiral blade 21 to reduce the occurrence of tea leaves falling from the top of the second spiral blade 21.

[0053] The implementation principle of the auger structure for tea feeding in the embodiment of the present application is as follows: through the plurality of broken tea retention steps 12 integrally formed on the first auger 1, when the tea leaves flow through the first auger 1, the broken tea falls to the lower layer through the gaps between the larger tea leaves and is retained on the step surfaces 121 of the broken tea retention steps 12, which can effectively reduce the amount of broken tea flowing into the tea brewing bin through the tea storage tank 3, reduce the amount of broken tea in the tea brewed in the tea brewing bin, and ensure the tea drinking experience of tea users.

[0054] The present application also proposes a tea storage tank having the above-mentioned tea-adding auger structure. Figure 1 and Figure 2 The bottom of the tea storage tank 3 is coaxially sleeved and rotatably connected with a bottom cover 4, and a through hole 41 is penetrated through the side wall of the bottom cover 4, and the through hole 41 is arranged in the same proportion as the tea outlet 31.

[0055] When actually using the tea storage tank 3, the user can rotate the bottom cover 4 until the through hole 41 overlaps with the tea outlet 31 at the bottom of the tea storage tank 3, so that the tea leaves can flow out of the tea storage tank 3 smoothly; when use is finished, the user can remove the tea storage tank 3 and rotate the bottom cover 4 until the through hole 41 on the bottom cover 4 is misaligned with the tea outlet 31, so as to seal and preserve the remaining tea leaves in the tea storage tank 3.

[0056] Reference Figure 1 In the embodiment of the present application, a accommodating cavity 32 is opened on the side wall of the tea storage tank 3 near the bottom, and the accommodating cavity 32 is located beside the tea outlet 31.

[0057] During the rotation of the bottom cover 4, it is easy for some tea leaves to not completely flow out. At this time, twisting the bottom cover 4 is likely to cause the tea leaves to break. If the broken tea leaves are sandwiched between the bottom cover 4 and the tea storage tank 3, it is easy to cause the bottom cover 4 to get stuck, affecting the smoothness of the subsequent rotation of the bottom cover 4. By setting the accommodating cavity 32, the broken tea leaves can be accommodated, reducing the occurrence of the broken tea leaves affecting the smoothness of the user's action of twisting the bottom cover 4.

[0058] The implementation principle of a tea storage tank in an embodiment of the present application is as follows: during the rotation of the bottom cover 4, some tea leaves are likely to not completely flow out. At this time, twisting the bottom cover 4 is likely to cause the tea leaves to break. If the broken tea leaves are sandwiched between the bottom cover 4 and the tea storage tank 3, the bottom cover 4 is likely to be stuck, affecting the smoothness of the subsequent rotation of the bottom cover 4. By setting the accommodating cavity 32, the broken tea leaves can be accommodated, reducing the occurrence of the broken tea leaves affecting the smoothness of the user's action of twisting the bottom cover 4.

[0059] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Therefore, any equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A tea-feeding auger structure, comprising a tea storage tank (3) and a vibrating base installed at the bottom of the tea storage tank (3), characterized in that: It comprises a first auger (1) and a second auger (2), wherein the bottom of the first auger (1) is fixedly connected to the bottom of a tea storage tank (3), and the second auger (2) is detachably mounted on the top of the first auger (1); The first auger (1) comprises a first spiral blade (11), the second auger (2) comprises a second spiral blade (21), the end of the second spiral blade (21) is detachably connected to the top of the first spiral blade (11), the first spiral blade (11) is connected to the second spiral blade (21), and the end of the first spiral blade (11) is opposite to the tea outlet (31) of the tea storage tank (3); The first spiral blade (11) is integrally formed with a plurality of broken tea retention steps (12), and the plurality of broken tea retention steps (12) are sequentially spirally arranged downward along the flow direction of the tea leaves; Furthermore, each of the plurality of broken tea retention steps (12) comprises a step surface (121) and a step wall, and a broken tea retention space is formed between adjacent step walls (122) and the step surface (121).

2. The tea-making auger structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of step surfaces (121) are arranged to be inclined upward along the direction of tea leaf conveyance.

3. The tea-making auger structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step surfaces (121) are all provided with grooves.

4. The tea-making auger structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first auger (1) comprises a first connecting rod (13), and a plug-in portion (131) is fixedly connected to a side wall of the first connecting rod (13); The second auger (2) comprises a second connecting rod (22), the bottom of which is formed with a socket (221) adapted to the first connecting rod (13), and a socket (222) adapted to the plug-in portion (131) is formed through a side wall of the socket (221).

5. The tea-making auger structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: A connecting column (23) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the end of the second spiral blade (21), and a connecting hole (14) adapted to the connecting column (23) is provided at the top of the first spiral blade (11).

6. The tea-making auger structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: A tea retaining plate (24) is fixedly connected to the side wall of the end of the second connecting rod (22) away from the first auger (1), and the bottom of the tea retaining plate (24) is fixedly connected to the top of the second spiral blade (21).

7. A tea storage tank, characterized in that: It comprises an auger structure for tea feeding as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a bottom cover (4) is coaxially sleeved and rotatably connected to the bottom of the tea storage tank (3), a through hole (41) is penetrated through the side wall of the bottom cover (4), and the through hole (41) is arranged in the same proportion as the tea outlet (31).

8. A tea storage tank according to claim 7, characterized in that: A accommodating cavity (32) for placing broken tea leaves is provided on a side wall of the tea storage tank (3) near the bottom, and the accommodating cavity (32) is located beside the tea outlet (31).

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