Flip mechanism of small beverage dispenser

Abstract

The small beverage dispenser comprises a shell and a top cover, the top cover is rotationally connected with the shell at an opening in the upper portion of the shell, the interior of the shell is divided into a brewing space and a water tank by a vertical partition plate, and the brewing space and the water tank are jointly covered by the top cover. An overflow port is formed in the upper part of the side wall of the water tank, the rotating part of the top cover is rotationally connected with the shell in the shell, when the top cover is in a closed state, the outer side surface of the rotating part is aligned with the side wall of the shell, and the overflow port always communicates the water tank with the outside. No protruding component is arranged at the joint of the top cover and the shell, so that cleaning is easy, and storage is convenient; the rotary connecting mechanism of the top cover and the shell fully utilizes an idle space between the upper part of the water tank and the top cover, and the rotating part rotates by virtue of the overflow port, so that miniaturization is further facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a flip cover mechanism of a small beverage machine (such as a coffee machine), in particular to a flip cover mechanism which can cover a brewing space and a water tank at the same time. Background Art

[0002] In order to simplify the overall structure of a small beverage machine (such as a coffee machine) and reduce the space occupied by the whole machine, its top cover is usually used to cover the brewing space (also known as the brewing chamber or brewing chamber) and the water tank at the same time. The common top cover is opened and closed by flipping, which is achieved by rotating one end of the top cover and the top edge of the shell through a shaft. In addition, in order to reduce the difficulty of processing and prevent the water level of the cold water in the water tank from being too high and overflowing into the brewing space, an overflow hole is usually set at an appropriate position in the water tank so that excess cold water can be discharged from the overflow hole in time. However, the above-mentioned shaft and overflow hole are usually processed and assembled independently, which is not conducive to the miniaturization of the whole machine and the simplification of assembly. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a flip cover mechanism with a relatively simple structure and a rotating shaft and an overflow hole, so as to facilitate miniaturization of the whole machine.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the above-mentioned technical problems is: a flip mechanism of a small beverage machine, the small beverage machine includes an outer shell and a top cover, the top cover is rotatably connected to the outer shell at the upper opening of the outer shell, the interior of the outer shell is divided into a brewing space and a water tank by a vertical partition, the brewing space and the water tank are jointly covered by the top cover, the upper part of the side wall of the water tank is provided with an overflow port, the rotating part of the top cover is rotatably connected to the outer shell inside the outer shell, when the top cover is in a closed state, the outer side surface of the rotating part is aligned with the side wall of the outer shell, and the overflow port always connects the water tank with the outside.

[0005] Furthermore, the rotating part is rotationally connected to the housing via a rotating shaft.

[0006] Furthermore, the top cover is connected to the water outlet assembly, and the water outlet assembly is rotatably connected to the outer shell.

[0007] Furthermore, the water outlet assembly is rotatably connected to the housing via an adapter assembly, and the adapter assembly is also used to introduce heated water into the water outlet assembly.

[0008] Furthermore, the adapter assembly includes a water inlet channel and a water outlet channel that are interconnected, and the water outlet channel is rotatably connected and communicated with the water outlet assembly.

[0009] Furthermore, the adapter assembly has a rotating shaft, and the rotation axes of the water outlet channel and the water outlet assembly are parallel to the rotating shaft.

[0010] Furthermore, the water outlet assembly is movably connected to the top cover.

[0011] Furthermore, the adapter assembly has a rotating shaft, and the rotation axis of the water outlet channel and the water outlet assembly is coaxial with the rotating shaft.

[0012] Furthermore, the water outlet assembly is fixedly connected or detachably connected to the top cover.

[0013] Furthermore, the overflow port is a notch located at the upper part of the side wall of the water tank.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the main advantages of the utility model are that there are no protruding components at the connection between the top cover and the outer shell, which is easy to clean and convenient to store; the rotating connection mechanism between the top cover and the outer shell is located and fully utilizes the idle space between the upper part of the water tank and the top cover, and the overflow port is used when the rotating part rotates, making it possible to make the household beverage machine more miniaturized; the shaft is arranged inside the outer shell, which also reduces exposure to damage caused by impact or improper use; the top cover drives the water outlet assembly to rotate by rotating to open and close, avoiding complex water outlet control mechanism and water channel design. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the flip cover mechanism of the utility model.

[0016] Figure 2 It is a cross-sectional view of the flip cover mechanism of the utility model.

[0017] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of part A.

[0018] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model when the flip cover mechanism is in an open state.

[0019] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Cross-sectional view along line BB'.

[0020] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the adapter assembly of the flip mechanism of the utility model.

[0021] Description of reference numerals:

[0022] 100-water outlet assembly, 101-water outlet hole, 102-water guide space, 110-pivot portion, 160-slider;

[0023] 200 - adapter assembly, 210 - water inlet channel, 220 - water outlet channel, 240 - fixing part, 241 - rotating shaft;

[0024] 300-housing, 301-overflow port, 310-water tank, 311-side wall of water tank, 320-brewing space, 330-upper water pipe, 350-vertical partition;

[0025] 400 - top cover, 410 - cover body, 411 - slide groove, 420 - rotating part, 421 - notch, 422 - outer surface.

[0026] The arrow direction in each figure indicates the flow direction of hot water. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0028] Reference Figure 1-6 The flip cover mechanism of the utility model is applied to a small household beverage machine, especially a drip coffee machine. The beverage machine comprises a housing 300 and a top cover 400, the top cover 400 is rotatably connected to the upper part of the housing 300, and the top cover 400 is movably connected to the water outlet assembly 100. The housing 300 has a water tank 310 and a brewing space 320, such as Figure 2 , Figure 5 As shown, the water tank 310 and the brewing space 320 are separated by a vertical partition 350 inside the housing 300, and the water tank 310 and the brewing space 320 are covered by a top cover 400. The water tank 310 is used to store unheated drinking water. After the drinking water is heated, it enters the brewing space 320 through the water outlet assembly 100 to brew beverages such as coffee. A brewing assembly (not shown in the figure) is installed inside the brewing space 320. In one embodiment, an upper water pipe 330 is arranged in the water tank 310. The upper end of the upper water pipe 330 is connected to the water outlet assembly 100, and the lower end is connected to the heating assembly (not shown in the figure) when hot water needs to be supplied. The heating assembly is connected to the water tank 310.

[0029] The adapter assembly 200 includes a water inlet channel 210, which is connected to the upper end of the upper water pipe 330; and also includes a water outlet channel 220 connected to the water inlet channel 210. In one embodiment, the water outlet channel 220 is rotatably connected to the water outlet assembly 100. The water outlet assembly 100 has a water guide space 102 inside, and the water outlet assembly 100 has a pivoting portion 110 connected to the water guide space 102. The pivoting portion 110 is rotatably connected and connected to the water outlet channel 220, so that the water outlet channel 220 is connected to the water guide space 102. The water outlet assembly 100 has a water outlet hole 101, and the water guide space 102 is connected to the water outlet hole 101. Hot water enters the brewing space 320 through the water outlet hole 101.

[0030] In one embodiment, the adapter assembly 200 includes a fixing portion 240, and the adapter assembly 200 is fixedly connected to the housing 300 of the coffee machine or beverage machine through the fixing portion 240. The fixing portion 240 has a rotating shaft 241, and the rotating shaft 241 is located inside the housing 300. The top cover 400 includes a cover body 410 and a rotating portion 420 connected to each other, and the rotating portion 420 is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft 241 inside the housing 300.

[0031] The upper portion of the side wall 311 of the water tank 310 has an overflow port 301, and the rotating portion 420 is allowed to partially enter the overflow port 301 when rotating around the rotating shaft 241. Figure 4 , Figure 5 When the top cover 400 is in the closed state, the outer surface 422 of the rotating portion 420 is aligned with the water tank side wall 311, and alignment means that the outer surface 422 and the water tank side wall 311 are in the same plane or curved surface, such as Figure 2 , Figure 3 As shown; at the same time, the overflow port 301 still partially connects the water tank 310 with the outside, that is, even if the top cover 400 is closed, the overflow port 301 will not be completely blocked. In a simpler embodiment, the rotating part 420 has a rotating hole 421 with one side open, and the rotating part 420 rotates around the rotating shaft 241 with the help of the rotating hole 421. The rotating hole 421 is open on one side, so that the rotating shaft 241 can be directly pressed into the rotating hole 421. The overflow port 301 of the utility model is not only used to determine the upper limit of the water level in the water tank 310, such as Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 The position of the L line shown prevents the water level in the water tank 310 from overflowing into the brewing space 320 due to excessive water level. At the same time, as the rotation space of the rotating part 420, when the top cover 400 is closed, there is no need to reserve extra space for the rotating shaft 241 outside the shell 300; and the idle space between the upper part of the water tank 310 and the top cover 400 is fully utilized, making it possible to miniaturize the home beverage machine. The rotating shaft 241 is arranged inside the shell 300, which also reduces the exposure to damage caused by impact or improper use. There is no protruding component at the connection between the top cover 400 and the shell 300, which is easy to clean and store.

[0032] In another embodiment, the overflow port 301 is a separate opening located on the side wall 311 of the water tank, and a separate accommodating notch (not shown in the figure) is opened above the overflow port 301 or at a position flush with the lowest point (upper limit of the water level) of the overflow port 301. The accommodating notch only serves as a rotation space for the rotating part 420, that is, the rotating part 420 is allowed to partially enter the accommodating notch when rotating around the rotating shaft 241. However, the processing of this embodiment is more complicated, and more openings / notches will be opened on the side wall 311 of the water tank, so it may be an inferior embodiment.

[0033] In one embodiment, the top cover 400 is rotated to open, driving the water outlet assembly 100 to rotate and lift, so that the water outlet hole 101 of the water outlet assembly 100 is away from the brewing space 320 to end the hot water supply. In one embodiment, the water outlet assembly 100 is movably connected to the top cover 400. Specifically, the water outlet assembly 100 has a slider 160, and a slide groove 411 is provided below the cover body 410, and the slider 160 can slide and rotate in the slide groove 411. The cover body 410 rotates around the rotating shaft 241, and the water outlet assembly 100 rotates around the water outlet channel 220 (the central axis). The rotating shaft 241 is not coaxial with the rotating axis of the water outlet assembly 100 and the water outlet channel 220 but is arranged in parallel. Therefore, the water outlet assembly 100 will not only rotate relative to the water outlet channel 220 under the drive of the top cover 400, but also rotate relative to the cover body 410, that is, the connection between the water outlet assembly 100 and the top cover 400 will change position due to the rotation and opening of the top cover 400. In other embodiments, the water outlet assembly 100 may also be movably connected to the top cover 400 via a resettable component, such as a spring, or some elastic reset components.

[0034] In another embodiment, the rotating shaft 241 is coaxial with the water outlet channel 220. For example, the rotating shaft 241 can be placed on both sides of the water outlet channel 220 and made coaxial with the central axis of the water outlet channel 220. Then, the top cover 400 and the water outlet assembly 100 can be fixedly connected or detachably connected. After the top cover 400 is rotated and opened, the water outlet assembly 100 can rotate synchronously with the top cover 400. In this way, the structure and space required for the movable connection between the top cover 400 and the water outlet assembly 100 can be omitted, and the processing difficulty of the whole machine can be further reduced.

Claims

1. A flip cover mechanism for a small beverage machine, the small beverage machine comprising a shell and a top cover, the top cover being rotatably connected to the shell at an upper opening of the shell, the interior of the shell being divided into a brewing space and a water tank by a vertical partition, the brewing space and the water tank being covered by the top cover, characterized in that: An overflow port is provided at the upper portion of the side wall of the water tank, and the rotating portion of the top cover is rotatably connected to the outer shell inside the outer shell. When the top cover is in a closed state, the outer surface of the rotating portion is aligned with the side wall of the outer shell, and the overflow port always connects the water tank with the outside world.

2. The cover flipping mechanism of the small beverage machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating part is rotatably connected to the housing via a rotating shaft.

3. The cover flipping mechanism of the small beverage machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top cover is connected to the water outlet assembly, and the water outlet assembly is rotatably connected to the shell.

4. The cover flipping mechanism of the small beverage machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The water outlet assembly is rotatably connected to the housing via an adapter assembly, and the adapter assembly is also used to introduce heated water into the water outlet assembly.

5. The cover flipping mechanism of the small beverage machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The adapter assembly comprises a water inlet channel and a water outlet channel which are connected to each other, and the water outlet channel is rotatably connected and connected to the water outlet assembly.

6. The cover flipping mechanism of the small beverage machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The adapter assembly has a rotating shaft, and the rotation axes of the water outlet channel and the water outlet assembly are parallel to the rotating shaft.

7. The cover flipping mechanism of the small beverage machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The water outlet assembly is movably connected to the top cover.

8. The cover flipping mechanism of the small beverage machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The adapter assembly has a rotating shaft, and the rotation axis of the water outlet channel and the water outlet assembly is coaxial with the rotating shaft.

9. The cover flipping mechanism of the small beverage machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The water outlet assembly is fixedly connected or detachably connected to the top cover.

10. The cover flipping mechanism of a small beverage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The overflow port is a notch located at the upper part of the side wall of the water tank.

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