Detachable milk tank cover

By designing the rotary plug and damping positioning structure of the removable milk can lid, the problem of difficult cleaning of the coffee machine milk can is solved, simplified operation and high-quality cleaning effect are achieved, and the convenience of use and component life are improved.

CN223232534UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-19SUZHOU DR COFFEE SYST TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421709403.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-19
Publication Date
2025-08-19
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-19

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing coffee machine milk can cannot be removed effectively, which makes it difficult to clean the remaining milk inside. After long-term use, it may cause odor and bacterial growth, affecting health.

Method used

A removable milk can cover is designed, which is fixed by rotating plug-in and fixing of the upper cover snap position and the lower cover snap position, combined with the positioning and coordination of the damping groove and the boss, so as to achieve simple installation and disassembly of each part, and the interference fit of the buckle position and elastic material ensures sealing and reusable.

Benefits of technology

It realizes simplified operation and high-quality cleaning of milk can lids, improves ease of use and cleaning and maintenance, and ensures the reliable life and cleaning quality of each component.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a detachable milk tank cover which is fixed on a door assembly of a machine main body, a machine body milk tank connector is arranged on the machine main body, a door milk tank connector is arranged on the door assembly, and the detachable milk tank cover comprises a milk tank assembly and a milk tank installation seat. Comprising a milk tank assembly, a milk tank mounting base, a door milk tank connector, a door assembly, a machine body milk tank connector and a machine body, the milk tank assembly comprises a milk tank upper cover, a milk tank lower cover, a milk pipe connector, a milk pipe and a milk tank, and the milk tank upper cover comprises an upper cover buckling position, an upper cover connector mounting position, a milk tank connector upper inclined plane and a milk tank groove; the milk tank lower cover comprises a lower cover buckling position and a lower cover connector installation position, the milk tank installation seat is fixed outside the door assembly, one end of the door milk tank connector is communicated with the milk pipe connector, and the other end of the door milk tank connector is communicated with the machine body milk tank connector. According to the milk tank cover device, equipment and corresponding operation and cleaning maintainability are simplified, use convenience and detachability are improved, and the milk tank cover device is stable and high in quality.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a detachable milk can cover. Background Art

[0002] The milk container on a coffee machine is a device that typically creates milk foam and is used in conjunction with the machine. Steam creates negative pressure, allowing milk to be extracted through a milk tube installed inside the milk tank. Currently, milk tanks used in coffee machines often leave some milk inside after use. Because commercial milk tanks are either non-detachable or have limited detachable parts, or because they have many parts and complex assembly, it's difficult to effectively clean the parts that come into direct contact with the milk. Even after cleaning, milk residue can remain inside, leading to problems like odor and parasites over time, causing bacterial growth and negative health effects. Utility Model Content

[0003] The main technical problem solved by the utility model is to provide a detachable milk can cover with a simple structure. Each part can be manually installed and disassembled without the aid of tools. After disassembly, it can be cleaned separately to ensure the cleaning quality. All detachable components use reusable installation methods such as buckles and elastic material interference fit to ensure that each component has a reliable life quality; the equipment and corresponding operation and cleaning and maintenance are simplified, the convenience of use and disassembly are improved, and a stable and high-quality milk can cover device is achieved.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, a technical solution adopted by the present invention is: to provide a detachable milk tank cover, which is fixed to the door assembly of the fuselage main body, the fuselage main body is provided with a body milk tank joint, and the door assembly is provided with a door milk tank joint, including a milk tank assembly and a milk tank mounting seat, the milk tank assembly includes a milk tank upper cover, a milk tank lower cover, a milk pipe interface, a milk pipe and a milk tank, the milk tank upper cover includes an upper cover buckle position, an upper cover interface mounting position, an upper inclined surface of the milk tank interface and a milk tank groove, the upper cover buckle position is horizontally annularly arranged on the inner side wall of the milk tank upper cover, a top side of the milk tank upper cover is convexly provided with an inclined milk pipe fixing port, a high lower part of the milk pipe fixing port is provided with a longitudinally distributed upper cover interface mounting position, protruding milk tank interface upper inclined surfaces are provided on both sides of the milk pipe fixing port, and the milk tank lower cover includes a The lower cover snap-in position and the lower cover interface mounting position are included, the lower cover snap-in position is horizontally annularly arranged on the outer side wall of the lower cover of the milk tank, and the upper cover snap-in position and the lower cover snap-in position correspond to each other up and down and are rotatably plugged and fixed, the lower cover of the milk tank is provided with a lower cover interface mounting position corresponding to the upper cover interface mounting position up and down, the milk pipe interface is interference-arranged in the upper cover interface mounting position and the lower cover interface mounting position, the lower part of the milk pipe interface is interference-fitted with the milk pipe, the lower cover of the milk tank is threadedly connected to the milk tank, the milk tank mounting seat is fixed to the outside of the door assembly, the lower part of the milk tank mounting seat is concavely provided with an inclined slide corresponding to the milk pipe fixing port, the upper inclined surfaces of the fixing seat are obliquely distributed on both sides of the slide, the upper inclined surface of the fixing seat is slidably plugged with the upper inclined surface of the milk tank interface, one end of the milk tank connector on the door is communicated with the milk pipe interface, and the other end is communicated with the milk tank connector on the fuselage.

[0005] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the inner side wall of the milk can upper cover is provided with at least two longitudinally distributed damping grooves on one side of the upper cover buckle position.

[0006] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the outer side wall of the lower cover of the milk can is provided with at least two longitudinally distributed damping bosses corresponding to the damping grooves on one side of the lower cover buckle position.

[0007] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least two groups of the upper cover buckle positions, the lower cover buckle positions, the damping grooves, and the damping bosses are provided.

[0008] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, milk tank grooves are provided on both sides of the upper inclined surface of the milk tank interface.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the milk can mounting base is provided with penetrating positioning grooves at high positions of the upper inclined surfaces of the two fixing bases.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the milk can mounting seat is provided with a milk can mounting spring piece at a high position of the slide, and the milk can mounting spring piece has upper protrusions on both sides thereof that pass through the positioning groove and are positioned correspondingly to the milk can groove.

[0011] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the detachable milk can cover pointed out by the present invention has a simple structure, and each part can be manually installed and disassembled without the aid of tools. After disassembly, it can be cleaned separately to ensure the cleaning quality. All detachable components use reusable installation methods such as buckles and elastic material interference fit to ensure that each component has reliable life quality; the equipment and corresponding operation and cleaning and maintenance are simplified, the convenience of use and disassembly are improved, and a stable and high-quality milk can cover device is achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. Among them:

[0013] Figure 1 This is an exploded view of a milk can assembly of a preferred embodiment of a detachable milk can cover of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of a milk can assembly of a preferred embodiment of a detachable milk can cover of the present invention;

[0015] Figure 3 This is a partial cross-sectional view of a milk can assembly of a preferred embodiment of a detachable milk can cover of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of a preferred embodiment of a detachable milk can cover of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 5 This is a sectional view of the installation of a preferred embodiment of a detachable milk can cover of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 6 This is an exploded view of the installation of a preferred embodiment of a detachable milk can cover of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional diagram of the working principle of a milk can with a detachable milk can cover according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 8 This is a cross-sectional view of the working principle of a milk can with a detachable milk can cover according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 9 The utility model is a bottom perspective view of a milk can mounting base of a preferred embodiment of a detachable milk can cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The following is a clear and complete description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0023] See also Figures 1-9 , the embodiments of the present utility model include:

[0024] A detachable milk can cover is fixed on the door assembly 4 of the fuselage body 6. The fuselage body 6 is provided with a body milk can joint 5, and the door assembly 4 is provided with a door milk can joint 3. The detachable milk can cover includes a milk can assembly 1 and a milk can mounting base 2.

[0025] The milk tank assembly 1 includes a milk tank upper cover 101 , a milk tank lower cover 102 , a milk tube interface 103 , a milk tube 104 and a milk tank 105 .

[0026] The milk tank upper cover 101 includes an upper cover buckle position 1011, an upper cover interface installation position 1012, an upper inclined surface 1013 of the milk tank interface and a milk tank groove 1014, and the milk tank lower cover 102 includes a lower cover buckle position 1021 and a lower cover interface installation position 1022.

[0027] The upper cover snap-in position 1011 is horizontally and annularly arranged on the inner side wall of the upper cover 101 of the milk tank, and the lower cover snap-in position 1021 is horizontally and annularly arranged on the outer side wall of the lower cover 102 of the milk tank. The upper cover snap-in position 1011 and the lower cover snap-in position 1021 correspond to each other up and down and are rotated and plugged in for fixation. After the upper cover 101 and the lower cover 102 of the milk tank are rotated to a certain angle, they can be locked to each other in the axial direction.

[0028] The inner side wall of the milk tank upper cover 101 is provided with at least two longitudinally distributed damping grooves 1015 on one side of the upper cover buckle position 1011, and the outer side wall of the milk tank lower cover 102 is provided with at least two longitudinally distributed damping bosses 1023 on one side of the lower cover buckle position 1021 corresponding to the damping grooves 1015, so that the milk tank upper cover 101 and the milk tank lower cover 102 can cooperate with each other in the locked state and the unlocked state.

[0029] The upper cover buckle position 1011, the lower cover buckle position 1021, the damping groove 1015, and the damping boss 1023 are provided in at least two groups to ensure the stability of use in the locked state and the unlocked state.

[0030] In addition to the structure of the present application, the buckle position may not be restricted by the upper and lower covers; the damping groove 1015 and the damping boss 1023 may also not be restricted by the upper and lower covers.

[0031] The top side of the milk tank upper cover 101 is convexly provided with an obliquely distributed milk tube fixing port 1016, and the upper lower part of the milk tube fixing port 1016 is provided with a longitudinally distributed upper cover interface mounting position 1012. The milk tank lower cover 102 is provided with a lower cover interface mounting position 1022 corresponding to the upper cover interface mounting position 1012. The milk tube interface 103 is interference-fitted within the upper cover interface mounting position 1012 and the lower cover interface mounting position 1022. At this time, the milk tube interface 103 is in an eccentric state. After the milk tank upper cover 101 and the milk tank lower cover 102 are in place, they are locked. At this time, the upper cover interface mounting position 1012 and the lower cover interface mounting position 1022 will overlap longitudinally, and the milk tube interface 103 can be placed in this space. At the same time, after the milk tube interface 103 is installed between the milk tank upper cover 101 and the milk tank lower cover 102, the milk tank upper cover 101 and the milk tank lower cover 102 can be radially locked to prevent the milk tank upper cover 101 and the milk tank lower cover 102 from being disengaged. When disassembling and cleaning, first remove the milk tube interface 103, and then rotate the milk tank upper cover 101 and the milk tank lower cover 102 to unlock.

[0032] The milk tube interface 103 serves as a radial lock for the milk tank upper cover 101 and the milk tank lower cover 102 , integrating the functions of an interface and a locking member.

[0033] The installation position of the milk tube interface 103 is not limited to the eccentric state with the rotation axis of the milk tank upper cover 101 and the milk tank lower cover 102. The milk tube interface 103 is a special shape and can also be concentric, which also prevents the milk tank upper cover 101 and the milk tank lower cover 102 from rotating relative to each other and unlocking.

[0034] The milk tube fixing port 1016 and the milk tank cover 101 can be an integral part, or can be split into two or more parts and fixed together to form a whole.

[0035] The milk tube fixing port 1016 is provided with protruding upper inclined surfaces 1013 of the milk tank interface on both sides for oblique plugging. The upper inclined surfaces 1013 of the milk tank interface are concavely provided with milk tank grooves 1014 on both sides for positioning after oblique plugging.

[0036] The lower portion of the milk tube interface 103 is interference-fitted with the milk tube 104 to ensure sealing and to be removable for repeated use.

[0037] The material of the milk tube interface 103 is not limited to hard materials, but can also be soft rubber. The material of the milk tube 104 is not limited to soft materials, but can also be hard materials. The milk tube interface 103 and the milk tube 104 can also be integrated into one part. The milk tank cover 101 and the milk tube interface 103 can also be integrated into one part; the milk tank cover 101, the milk tube interface 103 and the new year cover can also be integrated into one part.

[0038] The milk tank lower cover 102 is threadedly connected to the milk tank 105 to achieve fixed connection between the milk tank lower cover 102 and the milk tank 105. The milk tank 105 can be removed for cleaning and for filling with milk.

[0039] The milk tank mounting base 2 is fixed to the outside of the door assembly 4 and moves synchronously with the door assembly 4 .

[0040] The lower concave portion of the milk can mount 2 is provided with an inclined chute 201 corresponding to the milk tube fixing port 1016. The chute 201 is obliquely distributed with upper inclined surfaces 202 of the fixing seat. The upper inclined surfaces 202 of the fixing seat are slidably plugged into the upper inclined surface 1013 of the milk can interface to achieve the installation of the milk can cover 101. The milk can mount 2 is provided with a through positioning groove 203 at the upper position of the two upper inclined surfaces 202 of the fixing seat. The milk can mount 2 is provided with a milk can mounting spring 204 at the upper position of the chute 201. The milk can mounting spring 204 is provided with upper protrusions 2041 on both sides of the milk can mounting spring 204, which pass through the positioning groove 203 and correspond to the milk can groove 1014 to ensure the stability of the milk can cover 101 after installation.

[0041] One end of the door milk tank connector 3 is connected to the milk pipe interface 103, and the other end is connected to the fuselage milk tank connector 5. After the milk tank assembly 1 is installed, the milk pipe interface 103, the milk pipe 104, the door milk tank connector 3 and the fuselage milk tank connector 5 form a sealed pipeline connection, and the fuselage milk tank connector 5 is connected to the milk circuit system on the fuselage body 6; thus, the milk in the milk tank 105 is input into the fuselage body 6.

[0042] The milk can joint 3 on the door is made of hard material (with a hole in the middle for liquid to pass through) and is fixed on the door assembly 4. It can be disassembled and cleaned. At the same time, the material of the milk can joint 3 on the door is not limited to hard material, and can also be soft rubber.

[0043] The body milk can connector 5 is made of soft material (with a hole in the middle for liquid to pass through) and is fixed on the body 6. The material of the body milk can connector 5 is not limited to soft material, and can also be hard material.

[0044] The milk tank assembly 1 is installed and removed from the main body 6:

[0045] The milk can mounting seat 2 is provided with a milk can mounting spring 204 and is fixed to the door assembly 4; the fuselage milk can connector 5 is installed on the fuselage main body 6 and is detachable.

[0046] The milk can assembly 1 slides into the milk can mounting base 2, completing the installation of the milk can 105 on the machine. Once installed, the upper inclined surface 1013 of the milk can interface forms a mating relationship with the upper inclined surface 202 of the mounting base. At the same time, the upper protrusion 2041 of the milk can mounting spring 204 slides into the milk can groove 1014, completing the installation of the milk can 105.

[0047] When taking out the milk can assembly 1, pull it backwards, and the upper projection 2041 of the milk can mounting spring 204 will be out of the milk can groove 1014 until the milk can assembly 1 is completely out of the milk can mounting seat 2, and the milk can 105 is taken out.

[0048] In summary, the utility model points out a detachable milk can cover with a simple structure. Each part can be manually installed and disassembled without the aid of tools. After disassembly, it can be cleaned separately to ensure the cleaning quality. All detachable components use reusable installation methods such as buckles and elastic material interference fit to ensure that each component has reliable life quality; it simplifies the equipment and the corresponding operation and cleaning and maintenance, improves the ease of use and disassembly, and realizes a stable and high-quality milk can cover device.

[0049] The above are merely embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present invention specification, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A detachable milk can cover fixed to the door assembly of the fuselage body, the fuselage body is provided with a body milk can connector, the door assembly is provided with a door milk can connector, characterized in that: The invention comprises a milk tank assembly and a milk tank mounting seat, wherein the milk tank assembly comprises a milk tank upper cover, a milk tank lower cover, a milk tube interface, a milk tube and a milk tank, the milk tank upper cover comprises an upper cover buckle position, an upper cover interface mounting position, an upper inclined surface of the milk tank interface and a milk tank groove, the upper cover buckle position is horizontally and annularly arranged on the inner side wall of the milk tank upper cover, a top side of the milk tank upper cover is convexly provided with an inclined milk tube fixing port, a longitudinally distributed upper cover interface mounting position is provided at the high lower part of the milk tube fixing port, protruding milk tank interface upper inclined surfaces are provided on both sides of the milk tube fixing port, the milk tank lower cover comprises a lower cover buckle position and a lower cover interface mounting position, the lower cover buckle position is horizontally and annularly arranged on the outer side wall of the milk tank lower cover, and the The upper cover snap-in position and the lower cover snap-in position correspond to each other up and down and are rotated and plugged in to be fixed. The lower cover of the milk tank is provided with a lower cover interface mounting position corresponding to the upper cover interface mounting position up and down. The milk pipe interface is interference-arranged in the upper cover interface mounting position and the lower cover interface mounting position. The lower part of the milk pipe interface is interference-fitted with the milk pipe. The lower cover of the milk tank is threadedly connected to the milk tank. The milk tank mounting seat is fixed to the outside of the door assembly. The lower part of the milk tank mounting seat is concavely provided with an inclined slide corresponding to the milk pipe fixing port. The upper inclined surfaces of the fixing seat are obliquely distributed on both sides of the slide. The upper inclined surface of the fixing seat is slidably plugged with the upper inclined surface of the milk tank interface. One end of the milk tank connector on the door is connected with the milk pipe interface, and the other end is connected with the milk tank connector on the fuselage.

2. The detachable milk can cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner side wall of the milk tank upper cover is provided with at least two longitudinally distributed damping grooves on one side of the upper cover buckle position.

3. The detachable milk can cover according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer side wall of the lower cover of the milk tank is provided with at least two longitudinally distributed damping bosses corresponding to the damping grooves on one side of the lower cover buckle position.

4. The detachable milk can cover according to claim 3, characterized in that: At least two groups of the upper cover buckle positions, the lower cover buckle positions, the damping grooves and the damping bosses are provided.

5. The detachable milk can cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: Milk tank grooves are provided on both sides of the high position of the upper inclined surface of the milk tank interface.

6. The detachable milk can lid according to claim 5, characterized in that: The milk tank mounting seat is provided with penetrating positioning grooves at high positions of the upper inclined surfaces of the two fixing seats.

7. The detachable milk can lid according to claim 6, characterized in that: The milk can mounting seat is provided with a milk can mounting spring piece at a high position of the slide, and upper projections of the spring piece are provided inside both sides of the milk can mounting spring piece and pass through the positioning groove to be positioned correspondingly with the milk can groove.