Beverage equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides a beverage device. The beverage equipment comprises an outlet piece, a supply opening is formed in the outlet piece, beverage is supplied to a container located below the supply opening through the supply opening, and the outlet piece can move in the vertical direction so as to adjust the distance between the outlet piece and the container. The beverage equipment further comprises a contact piece and a sensing piece, the contact piece is provided with a contact part, the contact part is located below the outlet piece and can move up and down relative to the outlet piece, and the orthographic projection of the contact part in the up-down direction and the orthographic projection of the supply opening in the up-down direction are not overlapped. When the outlet piece moves downwards, the contact part makes contact with part of the opening edge of the container to trigger the sensing piece, and therefore the outlet piece stops moving downwards. The contact part is limited to be only in contact with part of the opening edge of the container, so that the function that the outlet piece can be kept to automatically stop descending in a mode of being in contact with the container is ensured, the contacted area of the opening edge of the container is effectively reduced, the probability that the container is polluted is effectively reduced, and the container is kept clean when drinks are supplied.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of beverage preparation, and in particular, to a beverage device. Background Art

[0002] Beverage devices are used to provide beverages. For example, as a beverage device, a coffee machine is used to provide coffee. The outlet device of the beverage device is provided with a beverage outlet to provide beverages to users through the beverage outlet. When in use, a user places a container such as a cup under the beverage outlet to receive the beverage flowing out of the beverage outlet. The space under the beverage outlet usually only accommodates containers with a specific height, which brings inconvenience to the use of the beverage device.

[0003] In order to adapt to containers of different heights, the outlet device of the beverage device has an automatic lifting function. When dealing with a taller container, the beverage outlet can be lifted to a higher height to facilitate the placement and removal of the container. Correspondingly, when dealing with a lower container, the beverage outlet can be lowered to a lower height to reduce the risk of beverage splashing.

[0004] In order to ensure that the outlet device can be lifted and lowered to a suitable position, it is very important to effectively detect the height position of the container. Therefore, a sensing structure is usually provided on the outlet device to sense the position of the container; specifically, a movable plate that can move relatively is provided on the outlet part of the outlet device; after the movable plate contacts the container, the movable plate generates relative movement to trigger the sensing part, thereby detecting the height position of the container.

[0005] Currently, the area of the movable plate is approximately the same as the area of the outlet part. Such a setting of the movable plate is likely to block the beverage outlet, affecting the outflow of the beverage; at the same time, when the beverage flows out of the beverage outlet, the surface of the movable plate is easily contacted by the splashed beverage, resulting in more beverage residues on its surface; and when the movable plate contacts the container, the lower surface of the movable plate basically covers the entire rim of the container, making the rim of the container easily contaminated with more beverage residues remaining on the movable plate, which is not conducive to the hygiene of the container. Summary of the Utility Model

[0006] In view of this, the present disclosure provides a beverage device, which reduces the possibility of container contamination on the premise that the height of the container can be determined through sensing.

[0007] The beverage device includes an outlet. The outlet is provided with a supply port, through which beverages are supplied to a container located below the supply port, and the outlet can move in the up-down direction to adjust the distance between the outlet and the container. The beverage device also includes a contact member and a sensor. The contact member has a contact portion, which is located below the outlet and can move up-down relative to the outlet, and the orthographic projection of the contact portion in the up-down direction does not overlap with the orthographic projection of the supply port in the up-down direction. When the outlet moves downward, the contact portion only contacts a portion of the rim of the container to trigger the sensor, thereby causing the outlet to stop moving downward.

[0008] The orthographic projection of the contact portion in the up-down direction and the orthographic projection of the supply port in the up-down direction are arranged so as not to overlap with each other, so as to ensure that when the beverage flows out from the supply port, the contact portion will neither interfere with the outflow of the beverage nor the beverage will remain on the surface of the contact portion; further, by limiting the contact portion to contact only a portion of the rim of the container, it is ensured that the outlet piece can maintain the function of automatically stopping the descent by contacting the container, and effectively reduces the contact area of ​​the rim of the container, thereby effectively reducing the probability of the container being contaminated, thereby keeping the container clean when the beverage is supplied.

[0009] In a possible implementation, the contact piece further includes a guide portion extending upward from the contact portion, the outlet piece is provided with a guide hole, the guide portion is inserted into the guide hole to cooperate with the guide hole to guide the contact piece to move up and down, and the contact piece moves upward relative to the outlet piece to trigger the sensing piece.

[0010] The contact part is located on the lower side of the outlet piece to contact the container, and the sensing part is located on the upper side of the outlet piece. Through the guide hole on the outlet piece, the guide part can transmit the movement of the contact part to the upper side of the outlet piece, thereby triggering the sensing part to stop the outlet piece from moving downward.

[0011] In a possible implementation, the contact member further includes an acting portion, which is connected to an end of the guide portion facing away from the contact portion and is bent toward one side of the guide portion, and the acting portion directly or indirectly triggers the sensing member.

[0012] The action portion is connected to the guide portion and bent toward one side of the guide portion, that is, the action portion has a larger area on a plane perpendicular to the up and down directions, which makes it easier for the sensor to sense the displacement of the action portion along the up and down directions, thereby improving the accuracy of sensing.

[0013] In a possible implementation, the contact member includes a plurality of guide portions and a plurality of action portions. The plurality of guide portions are spaced apart along the length direction of the contact portion, the plurality of action portions are respectively connected to the plurality of guide portions, the outlet member is provided with a plurality of guide holes, and the plurality of guide portions are respectively inserted into the plurality of guide holes.

[0014] Due to the existence of the acting part, when any part of the container contacts the contact part, the guiding part close to it in the length direction also moves upward, so as to trigger the sensing part corresponding to it. In this way, the adverse effects of the structure and placement position of the container on effective sensing will be reduced, and the risk of contact failure between the sensing contact part and the container will be reduced.

[0015] In a possible implementation, the beverage device further includes an actuating part. The actuating part is actuated by the upward movement of any one of the multiple acting parts of the contact part to trigger the sensing part. The actuating part includes a shaft part and multiple bearing parts. The multiple bearing parts are respectively linked with the multiple acting parts, so that the upward movement of any one acting part causes the actuating part to rotate around the shaft part in the first direction to trigger the sensing part.

[0016] On the one hand, the upward movement of any one of the multiple acting parts can actuate the actuating part, thereby triggering the sensing part. In this case, it is not necessary to use a relatively large number of sensing parts for the multiple acting parts of the contact part, which helps to reduce the number of sensing parts required. Thus, the beverage device provided by the present disclosure can reduce the number of sensing parts and lower the manufacturing cost on the premise of ensuring that the sensing part is successfully triggered. On the other hand, by providing the shaft part and the multiple bearing parts, the upward movement of any one of the multiple acting parts can trigger the sensing part, which is beneficial to improving the accuracy of sensing.

[0017] In a possible implementation, the beverage device further includes a force-applying part. The force-applying part applies a force to the contact part or the actuating part, and the force is used to cause the actuating part to rotate in the second direction and the contact part to move downward, where the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

[0018] Due to the existence of the force-applying part, after the contact part moves upward, causing the actuating part to rotate in the first direction and thus touch the sensing part, the contact part will be forced to move downward by the force-applying part, and the actuating part will be forced to rotate in the second direction by the force-applying part and return to its original state.

[0019] In a possible implementation, the beverage device further includes a supporting part. The supporting part includes a receiving part for receiving the acting part, and the receiving part includes an upper limit part and a lower limit part arranged at intervals in the up-down direction. The upper limit part abuts against the acting part to limit the upper limit position of the acting part, and the lower limit part abuts against the acting part to limit the lower limit position of the acting part.

[0020] When moving upward and downward, the acting part is respectively restricted by the upper limit part and the lower limit part. In this way, the acting part can trigger the sensing part within a certain position range. At the same time, the upper limit part can prevent the acting part from moving upward excessively and damaging the sensing part, and the lower limit part can prevent the contact part from falling off from the guiding hole.

[0021] In a possible implementation, the beverage device includes two support members arranged at intervals. The contact member includes two acting portions, one acting portion is received by the receiving portion of one support member, and the other acting portion is received by the receiving portion of the other support member. Wherein, one support member is provided with a first mounting portion, and a light source for providing illumination below the outlet member is mounted on the first mounting portion; and / or, the other support member is provided with a second mounting portion, and a sensing member is mounted on the second mounting portion.

[0022] According to the above implementation, one support member can receive one acting portion while providing the first mounting portion for the light source, and the other support member can receive the other acting portion while providing the second mounting portion for the sensing member, realizing multiple functions with the same component. Thus, the number of components can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be lowered.

[0023] In a possible implementation, the beverage device includes a plurality of contact members, and the two contact portions of at least two adjacent contact members are arranged at intervals and in parallel, and the supply port is located between the two contact portions. Wherein, the two contact portions satisfy: S≤L; or 40mm≤S≤60mm, and 80mm≤L≤100mm. Wherein, S is the distance between the two contact portions, and L is the length of each contact portion.

[0024] The distance between the two contact portions is less than the length of the contact portion, which can avoid the situation that after the outlet member moves down, the container is located between the two contact portions and thus cannot contact the contact portion to trigger the sensing member.

[0025] In a possible implementation, the contact portion satisfies: L / W≥10. Wherein, L is the length of the contact portion, and W is the width of the contact portion.

[0026] Since the width of the contact portion is small, when the container contacts the contact portion, the contact area is also small. In this way, the container can be kept clean. Description of the Drawings

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below.

[0028] It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present disclosure and should not be regarded as limiting the scope. It should also be understood that the same or similar reference numerals are used to represent the same or similar elements in the drawings. It should also be understood that the drawings are only schematic, and the dimensions and proportions of the elements in the drawings are not necessarily accurate.

[0029] Figures 1A to 1C is a schematic structural diagram of a beverage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] Figure 2 is Figure 1ASchematic structural diagram of the outlet device in

[0031] Figure 3 is Figure 1A Schematic structural diagram of the internal structure of the outlet device in

[0032] Figure 4 is Figure 1A Schematic structural diagram of a part of the outlet part in

[0033] Figure 5 is Figure 1A Cross-sectional view of a part of the outlet part in

[0034] Figure 6 is Figure 4 Schematic structural diagram of the actuating part in

[0035] Figure 7 is Figure 4 Schematic structural diagram of the support part in

[0036] Figure 8 is Figure 4 Schematic structural diagram of the support part in

[0037] Figure 9 is Figure 4 Schematic structural diagram of the support part in

[0038] Figure 10 is Figure 4 Schematic structural diagram of the support part in

[0039] Figure 11 is Figure 4 Schematic structural diagram of the contact part in Detailed implementation manners

[0040] The following describes the embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that there can be multiple implementation manners of the present disclosure and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described herein. The embodiments described herein are only for a more thorough and clear understanding of the present disclosure.

[0041] Exemplary beverage device

[0042] The present disclosure provides a beverage device 100. The beverage device 100 can be used to provide beverages. In some examples, the beverage device 100 can participate in the preparation of beverages. For example, the beverage device 100 can prepare raw materials or intermediate materials into beverages by means such as brewing or mixing. For example, in particular, the beverage device 100 can be a coffee machine. Of course, in other examples, the beverage device 100 may not participate in the preparation of beverages, but store the prepared beverages and provide them to users.

[0043] For ease of understanding, the structure of the beverage device 100 will be illustrated by way of example below. It should be understood that the structure of the beverage device 100 should not be limited to the description here. For example, one or several of the elements introduced below can be omitted or replaced without contradiction, and the layout relationship between multiple elements can be replaced.

[0044] Reference Figure 1A , the beverage device 100 may include a body 80 and an outlet device 101 mounted on the body 80. The outlet device 101 may be provided with an outlet member 10, and a supply port 11 may be provided at the bottom of the outlet member 10. The beverage can flow from the inside of the body 80 through the outlet device 101 to the supply port 11 and flow out through the supply port 11. The user can place a container such as a cup below the supply port 11 to receive the beverage from the supply port 11. As an example, the beverage device 100 may, but does not necessarily, include a platform 90 below the supply port 11. When receiving the beverage, the container can be placed on the platform 90.

[0045] Exemplary outlet part

[0046] The structure of the outlet member 10 will be illustrated by way of example below. It can be understood that the outlet member 10 described below can be applicable to the above-mentioned beverage device 100 or other beverage devices.

[0047] To avoid inconvenience in using the beverage device due to its difficulty in adapting to containers of different heights, the outlet device 101 provided in the present disclosure can realize the lifting of the outlet member 10. As Figure 1B shown, when the user uses a lower container 200a to receive the beverage, the outlet device 101 can lower the outlet member 10 to a lower height. As Figure 1C shown, when the user uses a higher container 200b to receive the beverage, the outlet device 101 can raise the outlet member 10 to a higher height.

[0048] Figure 2 shows the outlet device 101, Figure 3 shows the internal structure of the outlet device 101. Combining Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the outlet device 101 may include an outlet member 10, a fixed frame 1011, a moving mechanism 1012, a supply pipe 1013, and a housing 1014. It should be understood that one or several of the elements listed here can be omitted or replaced without contradiction, and the layout relationship between multiple elements can be replaced.

[0049] The supply port 11 can be part of the outlet member 10, and the supply pipe 1013 can be connected to the supply port 11 to convey the beverage to the supply port 11. Of course, in some other examples, the supply port 11 can also be the end of the supply pipe 1013 installed on the outlet member 10.

[0050] The fixed frame 1011 can be fixed to the body 80 of the beverage device 100. The moving mechanism 1012 can be supported by the fixed frame 1011 and connected to the outlet member 10, so that the moving mechanism 1012 can move the outlet member 10 relative to the fixed frame 1011 in the vertical direction, thereby changing the height of the supply port 11. The outer shell 1014 can be fixed to the outlet member 10 to lift and lower together with the outlet member 10.

[0051] For example, as shown in Figure 1A When the user uses a lower container 200a to receive the beverage, the moving mechanism 1012 can move the outlet member 10 downward to a lower position to reduce the risk of beverage splashing. Another example is, as shown in Figure 1B When the user uses a higher container 200b to receive the beverage, the moving mechanism 1012 can move the outlet member 10 upward to a higher position to facilitate the placement and removal of the container 200b.

[0052] Referring to Figure 2 and Figure 4 , the outlet member 10 can further include a contact member 20 and a sensing member 30. The contact member 20 has a contact portion 21, and the contact portion 21 is located below the outlet member 10 and can move up and down relative to the outlet member 10. The orthographic projection of the contact portion 21 in the vertical direction does not overlap with the orthographic projection of the supply port 11 in the vertical direction. When the outlet member 10 moves downward, the contact portion 21 only contacts a part of the rim of the container to trigger the sensing member 30, thereby causing the outlet member 10 to stop moving downward.

[0053] It should be noted that the non - overlapping of the orthographic projections of the contact portion 21 and the supply port 11 means that in the vertical direction, the vertical projections of the contact portion 21 and the supply port 11 do not overlap on the same plane. That is, when viewed from directly above or directly below, the projection areas of the contact portion 21 and the supply port 11 do not cross or overlap. According to the above implementation method, it can be ensured that when the beverage flows out from the supply port 11, the contact portion 21 will neither interfere with the outflow of the beverage nor will the beverage remain on the surface of the contact portion 21.

[0054] It should also be noted that the rim of the container is the edge of the opening part of the container. If the container is a drinking cup, the rim of the container is the part where the user's lips touch the drinking cup. The contact portion 21 only contacting a part of the rim of the container means that the contact portion 21 only contacts certain parts of the opening of the container, rather than completely contacting the entire rim. By limiting the contact portion 21 to only contact a part of the rim of the container in this embodiment, it not only ensures that the outlet member can continue to use the method of contacting the container to automatically stop descending, but also effectively reduces the contacted area of the rim of the container, effectively reducing the probability of the container being contaminated, thereby keeping the container clean during beverage supply.

[0055] It can be understood that the supply port can be a single supply port through which the beverage is supplied to the container. Of course, the number of supply ports can also be multiple supply ports. These supply ports can supply the beverage to the same container simultaneously, or can supply different containers respectively. Multiple supply ports can also be respectively used to supply different types of beverages, and the present disclosure does not limit this. For example, multiple supply ports can be respectively used to supply coffee, milk, soy milk, etc.

[0056] It can be understood that the shape of the contact portion can have various forms, and the present disclosure does not limit this. For example, the contact portion can be rod-shaped, and for another example, the contact portion can be plate-shaped.

[0057] It can be understood that the width of the contact portion depends on the shape of the contact portion. For example, the contact portion can be a cylindrical rod, and at this time, the width of the contact portion is the diameter of the circular cross-section of the rod. Further, if the diameters of multiple supply ports are different, when limiting the width of the contact portion, the maximum value among the diameters of the supply ports can be taken.

[0058] The sensing member 30 can be used to generate a sensing signal, and the sensing signal can represent the phenomenon of the contact member 20 contacting the container. The sensing member 30 can be communicatively connected to a control device (not shown) of the beverage device 100 to transmit the sensing signal to the control device.

[0059] In response to receiving the sensing signal, the control device will execute a preset program. For example, the preset program can instruct the moving mechanism 1012 to stop to prevent the outlet member 10 from continuing to descend. For another example, the preset program can instruct the control moving mechanism 1012 to stop and lift the outlet member 10 by a preset distance so that the supply port 11 has a suitable distance from the top of the container, facilitating the user to take the container.

[0060] Reference Figure 4 and Figure 5The contact member 20 may further include a guide portion 221 extending upward from the contact portion 21. The outlet member 10 is provided with a guide hole 12. The guide portion 221 is inserted into the guide hole 12 to cooperate with the guide hole 12 to guide the contact member 20 to move up and down. The contact member 20 moves upward relative to the outlet member 10 to trigger the sensing member 30. The contact portion 21 is located at the lower side of the outlet member 10 to contact the container, and the sensing member 30 is located at the upper side of the outlet member 10. Through the guide hole 12 on the outlet member 10, the guide portion 221 can transmit the movement of the contact portion 21 to the upper side of the outlet member 10, thereby triggering the sensing member 30, so that the outlet member 10 stops moving downward.

[0061] It can be understood that the guide portion 221 extends upward from the end of the contact portion 21 , has a simple structure, and is easy to implement.

[0062] Continue to refer Figure 4 The contact member 20 further includes an action portion 222, which is connected to one end of the guide portion 221 away from the contact portion 21 and is bent toward one side of the guide portion 221. The action portion 222 directly or indirectly triggers the sensing member 30. The action portion 222 is connected to the guide portion 221 and is bent toward one side of the guide portion 221. That is, on a plane perpendicular to the up-down direction, the action portion 222 has a larger area, which makes it easier for the sensing member 30 to sense the displacement of the action portion 222 in the up-down direction, thereby improving the accuracy of sensing. The action portion 222 also makes it difficult for the guide portion 221 to be separated from the guide hole 221, thereby improving the stability of the contact member 20.

[0063] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In order to fix the contact member 20, the action portion 222 can be placed on a part of the outlet member 10. When installing the contact member 20, the action portion 222 can be passed through the guide hole 12 first, and then the contact member 20 can be rotated so that the guide portion 221 can pass through the guide hole 12 until the action portion 222 can be placed on the outlet member 10. During the installation process, since the length direction of the action portion 222 is perpendicular to the length direction of the contact portion 21, the contact portion 21 does not interfere with the rotation of the contact member 20, making the installation more convenient.

[0064] refer to Figure 5 The plane where the contact portion 21 is located is located at the bottom of the outlet 10, and there are no other components on the plane. At the same time, since the contact portion 21 only extends along its own axial direction, there are no other structures on the horizontal plane perpendicular to its own axial direction. Since the splashing direction of the beverage is not fixed, when there are no other structures on the horizontal plane of the contact portion 21, the risk of the beverage splashing onto the contact portion 21 is reduced, so that when the supply port 11 supplies beverages to the container, the beverage is not easy to splash onto the contact portion 21.

[0065] Continue to referFigure 4 and Figure 5 The contact member 20 may include a plurality of guiding portions 221 and a plurality of acting portions 222. The plurality of guiding portions 221 are spaced apart along the length direction of the contact portion 21, and the plurality of acting portions 222 are respectively connected to the plurality of guiding portions 221. The outlet member 10 is provided with a plurality of guiding holes 12, and the plurality of guiding portions 221 are respectively inserted into the plurality of guiding holes 12. Due to the existence of the acting portion 222, when the container contacts any part of the contact portion 21, the guiding portion 221 close to it in the length direction also moves upward, so that the corresponding acting portion 222 triggers the sensing member 30. In this way, the adverse effects of the structure and placement position of the container on effective sensing will be reduced, and the risk of failure in sensing the contact between the contact member 20 and the container will be reduced.

[0066] It can be understood that there are many implementation manners of the sensing member 30. As an example, the sensing member 30 may be a microswitch, and the spring piece 31 of the microswitch 30 may be located above an acting portion 222. When the contact portion 21 contacts the container and moves upward, the acting portion 222 will be lifted, causing the spring piece 31 to displace upward, resulting in the moving contact on the spring piece 31 contacting the fixed contact, generating an electrical signal, thereby triggering the sensing member 30.

[0067] In a possible implementation manner, the sensing member 30 is a pressure sensor, for example, a piezoresistive sensor. After the contact portion 21 contacts the container and moves upward, it can apply pressure on the sensitive element, resulting in a change in resistance, thereby triggering the sensing member 30.

[0068] In a possible implementation manner, the sensing member 30 is a photoelectric sensor, for example, a transmissive or reflective photoelectric sensor. When the photoelectric sensor 30 operates, a sensing grating is formed. When the contact member 20 contacts the container and moves upward, the light will be blocked by the acting portion 222, causing the photoelectric sensor 30 to receive a change in the sensing grating, thereby sensing the movement of the acting portion 222, and thus triggering the sensing member 30.

[0069] Reference Figure 4 The beverage device 100 further includes an actuating member 40. The actuating member 40 is actuated by the rising of any one of the plurality of acting portions 222 of the contact member 20 to trigger the sensing member 30. The rising of any one of the plurality of acting portions 222 can actuate the actuating member 40, thereby triggering the sensing member 30. In this case, it is not necessary to use a relatively large number of sensing members 30 for the plurality of acting portions 222 of the contact member 20, which helps to reduce the number of sensing members 30 required. Thus, the beverage device 100 provided by the present disclosure can reduce the number of sensing members 30 and lower the manufacturing cost on the premise of ensuring that the sensing member 30 is successfully triggered.

[0070] Continue to refer to Figure 4, the actuating member 40 may include a shaft portion 41 and a plurality of bearing portions 42. The plurality of bearing portions 42 are respectively linked with the plurality of acting portions 222, such that an upward movement of any one of the acting portions 222 causes the actuating member 40 to rotate about the shaft portion 41 in a first direction to trigger the sensing member 30. By providing the shaft portion 41 and the plurality of bearing portions 42, an upward movement of any one of the plurality of acting portions 222 can trigger the sensing member 30, which is beneficial to improving the accuracy of sensing.

[0071] It should be noted that in order to enable the actuating member 40 to rotate about the shaft portion 41 in the first direction, the displacement of the shaft portion 41 in the up and down direction needs to be restricted. In this way, when the bearing portion 42 moves upward along with the acting portion 222, the acting force transmitted to the shaft portion 41 will form a torque, causing the actuating member 40 to rotate.

[0072] For the convenience of understanding, the rotated actuating member 40 is shown in dashed lines in Figure 6 . The first direction is the direction from R- to R+, and the second direction is the direction from R+ to R-. It should be noted that the shaft portion 41 as a whole is not necessarily cylindrical. In the case where the shaft portion 41 as a whole is cylindrical, the longitudinal axis A may refer to the center line of the cylinder. In the case where the shaft portion 41 as a whole is not cylindrical, the longitudinal axis A may be the center line of the cylindrical portion of the shaft portion 41, or the center line of the portion of the shaft portion 41 having a partial cylindrical surface.

[0073] Referring to Figure 4 , the beverage apparatus 100 may further include a biasing member 50. The biasing member 50 applies an acting force to the contact member 20 or the actuating member 40, and the acting force is used to cause the actuating member 40 to rotate in the second direction and the contact member 20 to move downward. Due to the presence of the biasing member 50, after the contact member 20 moves upward, causing the actuating member 40 to rotate in the first direction and thus touch the sensing member 30, the contact member 20 will be subjected to the acting force of the biasing member 50 and move downward, and the actuating member 40 will be subjected to the acting force of the biasing member 50 and rotate in the second direction to return to its original state.

[0074] As an example, the biasing member 50 may be a torsion spring, which is installed on the shaft portion 41 of the actuating member 40. When the actuating member 40 rotates in the first direction, the torsion spring stores elastic potential energy, and then the torsion spring releases the elastic potential energy, causing the actuating member 40 to rotate in the second direction. As another example, the biasing member 50 may also be a tension spring or a compression spring. Among them, the tension spring may be installed below the acting portion 222, and the compression spring may be installed above the acting portion 222 (not shown in the figure). In this way, when the contact member 20 contacts the container and moves upward, the tension spring and the compression spring store elastic potential energy, and then release the elastic potential energy, causing the contact member 20 to move downward. Of course, in some other embodiments, the biasing member 50 may also be implemented in other forms.

[0075] Referring to Figures 7 to 10, the beverage device 100 may further include a support member 60. The support member 60 includes a receiving portion 61 for receiving the acting portion 222. The receiving portion 61 includes an upper limit portion 62 and a lower limit portion 63 that are spaced apart in the vertical direction. The upper limit portion 62 abuts against the acting portion 222 to define the upper limit position of the acting portion 222, and the lower limit portion 63 abuts against the acting portion 222 to define the lower limit position of the acting portion 222. When moving upward and downward, the acting portion 222 is restricted by the upper limit portion 62 and the lower limit portion 63 respectively. In this way, the acting portion 222 can trigger the sensing member 30 within a certain position range. The upper limit portion 62 can prevent the acting portion 222 from moving upward excessively and damaging the sensing member 30, while the lower limit portion 63 can prevent the contact member 20 from falling off from the guiding hole 12.

[0076] Reference Figure 4 and Figures 7 to 10 , the beverage device 100 may include two support members 60 arranged at intervals. The contact member 20 includes two acting portions 222. One acting portion 222 is received by the receiving portion 61a of one support member 60a, and the other acting portion 222 is received by the receiving portion 61b of the other support member 60b. Among them, one support member 60a is provided with a first mounting portion 64, and a light source 70 for providing illumination below the outlet member 10 is mounted on the first mounting portion 64; and / or, the other support member 60b is provided with a second mounting portion 65, and the sensing member 30 is mounted on the second mounting portion 65. According to the above implementation, one support member 60a can receive one acting portion 222 and at the same time provide the first mounting portion 64 for the light source 70, and the other support member 60b can receive the other acting portion 222 and at the same time provide the second mounting portion 65 for the sensing member 30. Multiple functions are realized by using the same component. Thus, the number of components can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be lowered.

[0077] In a possible implementation, reference Figure 4 , the beverage device 100 includes two contact members 20, and each contact member 20 has two acting portions 222. The two contact members 20 are arranged oppositely, so that the acting portions 222 of the contact members 20 are also opposite to each other in pairs. Therefore, two opposite acting portions 222 can share one support member 60. According to the above implementation, the space utilization rate of the outlet member 10 can be improved.

[0078] Reference Figure 4 and Figure 11, the beverage device 100 includes a plurality of contact members 20. At least two adjacent contact members 20 have two contact portions 21 arranged at intervals and in parallel, and the supply port 11 is located between the two contact portions 21. Among them, the two contact portions 21 satisfy: S ≤ L; or 40mm ≤ S ≤ 60mm, and 80mm ≤ L ≤ 100mm. Wherein, S is the distance between the two contact portions 21, and L is the length of each contact portion 21. The distance between the two contact portions 21 is less than the length of the contact portion 21, which can avoid the situation that after the outlet member 10 moves downward, the container is located between the two contact portions 21, so that the container cannot contact the contact portion 21 and trigger the sensing member 30. The length of L covers the size range of most containers, avoiding the situation that the contact member 20 cannot touch the container.

[0079] Return to Figure 2 , since the supply port 11 is arranged between the two contact members 20, when supplying beverages to the container, it can avoid the beverages flowing along the supply port 11 onto the contact members 20, thereby keeping the contact members 20 clean.

[0080] Continue to refer to Figure 11 , the contact portion 21 can also satisfy: L / W ≥ 10. Wherein, W is the width of the contact portion 21. Since the width of the contact portion 21 is small, when the container contacts the contact portion 21, the contact area is also small. In this way, the container can be kept clean. On the other hand, for the small width of the contact portion 21, it is not easily contaminated by the splashed beverages and can keep the container clean during beverage supply.

[0081] Refer to Figure 4 , the contact member 20 is a rod bent integrally, and / or the contact portion 21 is rod-shaped. Whether the contact member 20 is bent integrally or not, the contact portion 21 is a complete rod shape. Therefore, the stability when the contact portion 21 contacts the container can be ensured. Forming the contact member 20 by bending the rod integrally can simplify the installation steps and enhance the structural strength of the contact member 20.

[0082] It can be understood that in other examples of the present disclosure, the contact portion 21, the two guiding portions 221 and the two acting portions 222 can be respectively manufactured first and then connected together.

[0083] It should be understood that the term "including" and its variations used in the present disclosure are open-ended, that is, "including but not limited to". The term "according to" is "at least partially according to". The term "one embodiment" means "at least one embodiment"; the term "another embodiment" means "at least another embodiment".

[0084] The protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments. Any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present disclosure can conceive of changes or substitutions, which should all be covered within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A beverage device, comprising an outlet (10), wherein the outlet (10) is provided with a supply port (11), through which beverage is supplied to a container located below the supply port (11), wherein the outlet (10) can move in an up-and-down direction to adjust the distance between the outlet (10) and the container, characterized in that: The beverage device further comprises a contact member (20) and a sensor member (30), wherein the contact member (20) comprises a contact portion (21), wherein the contact portion (21) is located below the outlet member (10) and is movable up and down relative to the outlet member (10); an orthographic projection of the contact portion (21) in the up and down directions does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the supply port (11) in the up and down directions; when the outlet member (10) moves downward, the contact portion (21) only contacts a portion of the mouth edge of the container to trigger the sensor member (30), thereby causing the outlet member (10) to stop moving downward.

2. The beverage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The contact member (20) further comprises a guide portion (221) extending upward from the contact portion (21); the outlet member (10) is provided with a guide hole (12); the guide portion (221) is inserted into the guide hole (12); the contact member (20) moves upward relative to the outlet member (10) to trigger the sensing member (30).

3. The beverage device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The contact member (20) further comprises an action portion (222), wherein the action portion (222) is connected to an end of the guide portion (221) facing away from the contact portion (21) and is bent toward one side of the guide portion (221), and the action portion (222) directly or indirectly triggers the sensing member (30).

4. The beverage device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The contact member (20) comprises a plurality of guide portions (221) and a plurality of action portions (222), wherein the plurality of guide portions (221) are spaced apart along the length direction of the contact portion (21), and the plurality of action portions (222) are respectively connected to the plurality of guide portions (221), and the outlet member (10) is provided with a plurality of guide holes (12), and the plurality of guide portions (221) are respectively inserted into the plurality of guide holes (12).

5. The beverage device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The invention also comprises an action member (40), wherein the action member (40) is actuated by the upward movement of any one of the plurality of action parts (222) of the contact member (20) to trigger the sensing member (30); the action member (40) comprises an axis portion (41) and a plurality of bearing portions (42), wherein the plurality of bearing portions (42) are respectively linked with the plurality of action parts (222), so that the upward movement of any one of the action parts (222) causes the action member (40) to rotate in a first direction around the axis portion (41) to trigger the sensing member (30).

6. The beverage device according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a force-applying member (50), which applies a force to the contact member (20) or the actuating member (40), wherein the force is used to cause the actuating member (40) to rotate in a second direction and the contact member (20) to move downward, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

7. The beverage device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The invention also includes a support member (60), wherein the support member (60) includes a receiving portion (61) for receiving the action portion (222), wherein the receiving portion (61) includes an upper limit portion (62) and a lower limit portion (63) arranged at intervals in the upper and lower directions, wherein the upper limit portion (62) abuts against the action portion (222) to limit the upper limit position of the action portion (222), and the lower limit portion (63) abuts against the action portion (222) to limit the lower limit position of the action portion (222).

8. The beverage device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The contact member (20) comprises two support members (60) arranged at an interval, wherein the contact member (20) comprises two action portions (222), one action portion (222) is received by a receiving portion (61) of one support member (60a), and the other action portion (222) is received by a receiving portion (61) of the other support member (60b). Wherein, one of the support members (60a) is provided with a first mounting portion (64), and a light source (70) for providing lighting to the bottom of the outlet member (10) is mounted on the first mounting portion (64); and / or, the other support member (60b) is provided with a second mounting portion (65), and the sensor (30) is mounted on the second mounting portion (65).

9. The beverage device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The invention comprises a plurality of contact members (20), wherein two contact portions (21) of at least two adjacent contact members (20) are arranged in parallel and at intervals, and the supply port (11) is located between the two contact portions (21), wherein the two contact portions (21) satisfy: S ≤ L; or 40mm≤S≤60mm, and 80mm≤L≤100mm, Wherein, S is the distance between the two contact portions (21), and L is the length of each contact portion (21).

10. The beverage device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The contact portion (21) satisfies: L / W ≥ 10, Wherein, L is the length of the contact portion (21), and W is the width of the contact portion (21).

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