Multifunctional coffee machine

By integrating drip, K-cup, espresso extraction, hot water and milk frothing functions, the multi-functional coffee machine solves the problems of single function and inconvenient capsule mode switching of existing coffee machines, realizes convenient switching between multiple coffee making methods and high-quality coffee making, and improves user experience.

CN223453099UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-21NINGBO BIYI ELECTRIC APPLIANCE
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422945196.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-29
Publication Date
2025-10-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-29

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Technical Problem

Existing coffee machines have a single function and are unable to meet consumers' demand for a variety of coffee making methods in different scenarios. In particular, the switching between drip mode and capsule mode is inconvenient, and it is difficult to be compatible with K-cup capsule coffee.

Method used

Design a multi-functional coffee machine that integrates drip, K-cup, espresso extraction, hot water, and milk frothing functions. Mode switching is achieved through magnetic induction and Hall effect switch components. Combined with a water blocker and sealing structure, it facilitates automatic opening and sealing of capsules. Multiple hot water channels and flow control systems are adopted to adapt to different coffee capsules.

Benefits of technology

It realizes convenient switching between multiple coffee making methods, improves the versatility and practicality of the coffee machine, ensures coffee quality and ease of operation, and at the same time has a reasonable structural design and is easy to clean and maintain.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a multifunctional coffee machine which aims at solving the technical problems that a drip mode and a capsule mode of a brewing assembly of an existing similar product are inconvenient to switch, and particularly the brewing assembly is difficult to be used for K-cup capsule coffee at the same time. The coffee machine is characterized in that a filtering basket or a K-cup capsule cup base is arranged in a coffee basket at a brewing assembly of the coffee machine, a water plugging device is arranged at the bottom of the coffee basket, and a through hole in the center of the bottom of the coffee basket is communicated with a groove in a water plugging base of the water plugging device through a channel protruding at the bottom of one side. A through hole in the end of the outer side of a protruding channel at the bottom of the coffee basket is aligned with water plugging silica gel in a groove of a water plugging base below, a water outlet through hole is formed in one end of the inner side and the outer side of the groove of the water plugging base, the middle of the water plugging base is hinged and fixed to a protruding hinge column at the bottom of the coffee basket, and a water plugging spring is arranged in a groove in the other end of the water plugging base. The bottom of the water plugging seat at the water plugging spring protrudes and is higher than the bottom of the water plugging seat at one end of the water plugging silica gel, and the other end of the water plugging seat is linked through a guide rod.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to coffee machine and its brewing brewing mechanism, it is a multifunctional coffee machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] Coffee machine is a kind of electric equipment for coffee making, generally divided into semi-automatic and full-automatic two kinds, wherein semi-automatic coffee machine needs to rely on manual operation to grind powder, press powder, fill powder, brew, manually remove residue, full-automatic coffee machine is a kind of coffee machine that is automatically controlled in the whole process of brewing coffee such as preheating, cleaning, grinding powder, pressing powder, brewing, leaching powder, and coffee is brewed according to scientific data and program, and coffee can be obtained by just pressing lightly.But with the improvement of people's life quality and the popularization of coffee culture, the functional demand of coffee machine is increasingly diversified and higher and higher. Traditional coffee machine is often single function, can only satisfy drip type brewing coffee or can only use specific type coffee capsule etc., cannot satisfy the demand of consumers to different coffee making mode in different scenes. For example, drip type coffee machine is relatively simple in making process, but coffee flavor can be relatively single;Capsule coffee machine is convenient, but capsule type is limited and cost is higher;Extraction type coffee machine can make more rich coffee, but operation is relatively complex;And for the consumer who likes cappuccino, latte etc. milk coffee, additional equipment is needed to make milk foam. The brand of coffee capsule mainly includes: Nestle's Nespresso, JDE's TASSIMO, K-cup, Italy's Oro, Lavazza, Monodor, Gaggia's ecaffe and Korea's Allcream. Therefore, the market urgently needs a coffee machine integrating multiple functions to improve the user experience and convenience. Such as the application number 202320768185.5 disclosed in Chinese patent document, the authorized announcement day is June 23, 2023, and the utility model name is“a coffee machine”;Such as the application number 202222338445.3 disclosed in Chinese patent document, the authorized announcement day is March 3, 2023, and the utility model name is“a dual-purpose coffee machine and top cover assembly”;But the above coffee machine and similar products are mainly drip type coffee machine, which is difficult to use as capsule coffee machine, especially difficult to use K-cup capsule coffee and other coffee capsules simultaneously. SUMMARY

[0003] In order to overcome the above shortcomings, the utility model aims at providing a multifunctional coffee machine with multiple functions to the field, which solves the technical problems that the brewing assembly of the existing similar products is inconvenient to switch between drip mode and capsule mode, especially difficult to use K-cup capsule coffee and other coffee capsules simultaneously, and the function mode is relatively single. The purpose is realized through the following technical scheme.

[0004] The utility model provides a multifunctional coffee machine, the body of the coffee machine includes a drip pot, a milk box assembly, a funnel assembly, a water tank assembly and a brewing assembly, one side of the water outlet of the body is provided with a drip capsule brewing water outlet, the other side is provided with an extraction capsule brewing water outlet, the body is provided with a control system and a hot water system, the boiler, valve body and pump body of the hot water system are connected with the control system and the corresponding water outlet through pipelines, one side of the top of the body is provided with a brewing assembly upper cover, the brewing assembly is arranged in the body below the brewing assembly upper cover, a hot water channel is arranged in the brewing assembly upper cover, and the brewing assembly upper cover is connected with the coffee basket of the brewing assembly through a side hinge shaft and a hinge seat on the outer side of the top basket opening of the coffee basket. The structure design points of the utility model are that a filter basket or a K-cup capsule cup seat is arranged in the coffee basket of the brewing assembly, a water stopper is arranged at the bottom of the coffee basket, a through channel of a side bottom protrusion of the coffee basket is communicated with a recess in the water stopper of the water stopper seat, a through hole at the outer end of the through channel of the coffee basket bottom protrusion is aligned with the water stopper silica gel in the recess of the water stopper seat, a water outlet through hole is arranged at one end of the recess of the water stopper seat, the middle of the water stopper seat is hingedly fixed to the hinge column of the coffee basket bottom protrusion, a water stop spring is arranged in the recess of the other end of the water stopper seat, or a torsional spring is arranged at the hinge; the bottom of the water stopper seat protrudes and is higher than the bottom of the water stopper seat of one end of the water stopper silica gel, when the drip pot is put into the body, the pot cover at the top of the drip pot pushes the water stopper seat bottom at one end of the water stopper spring to move upward, and at the same time, drives the other end of the water stopper seat to move upward and opens the abutting seal between the water stopper silica gel and the end through hole; when the drip pot is taken out of the body, the water stopper seat is reset through the water stop spring or the torsional spring, and the abutting seal between the water stopper silica gel and the end through hole is closed; a K-cup capsule coffee outlet piercing needle and a capsule water outlet are arranged in the bottom of the K-cup capsule cup seat, and a K-cup capsule water inlet piercing needle is arranged in the middle of the brewing assembly upper cover above the K-cup capsule cup seat. Therefore, the above-mentioned brewing assembly includes an American drip function module and an American K-cup function module, the extraction capsule brewing water outlet and the funnel assembly are combined to serve as an Italian extraction function module, the coffee machine has hot water and milk beating functions, and has five functions of drip, K-cup, Italian extraction module, hot water function and milk beating. According to the above structure characteristics, the milk box assembly and the funnel assembly, and the extraction capsule brewing water outlet and the following storage tray cover on one side of the body can be omitted, and the coffee machine is used as a drip and K-cup two-in-one integrated coffee machine.

[0005] The top seat of the K-cup capsule cup seat is fixed to the top basket of the coffee basket through the skirt buckle, the K-cup capsule is arranged in the downward protruding capsule cavity in the K-cup capsule cup seat, the K-cup capsule coffee outlet piercing needle is arranged at one side of the bottom of the capsule cavity in the K-cup capsule cup seat, the bottom of the K-cup capsule cup seat is provided with a cup seat connecting funnel which is sleeved and integrated, one side of the bottom of the cup seat connecting funnel is provided with a protruding channel cavity, the channel cavity of the cup seat connecting funnel is sleeved with the protruding channel of the bottom of the coffee basket, and the cavity opening of the channel cavity of the cup seat connecting funnel is provided with connecting funnel silica gel; the capsule water outlet comprises a through hole at one side of the bottom of the K-cup capsule cup seat, a center hollow through hole, and a side through hole on the other side of the K-cup capsule coffee outlet piercing needle.

[0006] When the top seat of the K-cup capsule cup seat is fixed to the top basket of the coffee basket through the skirt buckle, the lower edge of one side of the skirt is abutted with one end of the guide rod in the guide rod groove on one side of the outer diameter of the coffee basket and pushes the guide rod downward, drives the other end of the guide rod to swing downward at the same time as the end of the water stop silica gel of the water stop seat, and opens the abutting sealing part between the water stop silica gel and the end through hole. Thus, without the need for a drip pot or the like to push the water stopper to open, the water stopper can be automatically opened after the K-cup capsule cup seat is placed in the coffee basket, further facilitating the use of mugs and the like in addition to the drip pot, and the direct use of the mugs and the like.

[0007] One side of the skirt of the outer diameter of the seat of the K-cup capsule cup seat is provided with a second induction magnet, and when the K-cup capsule cup seat is placed in the coffee basket, the second induction magnet is aligned with the second Hall switch assembly fixed on one side of the outer diameter of the coffee basket.

[0008] The end of the water stop seat above the water outlet through hole is connected with one end of the guide rod, the guide rod is arranged in the guide rod groove on one side of the outer diameter of the coffee basket, the guide rod is provided with a first induction magnet, the first induction magnet is aligned with the first Hall switch assembly fixed on one side of the outer diameter of the coffee basket, and the other end of the guide rod is sleeved into the limiting sleeve in the guide groove.

[0009] The outer side plane of the top basket of the coffee basket below the upper cover of the brewing assembly is provided with a safety switch assembly, and when the upper cover of the brewing assembly is closed, the safety switch assembly is turned on.

[0010] The hot water channel of the brewing assembly upper cover comprises a dripping hot water channel and a central hot water channel, a water inlet seat is arranged in the cavity formed by the brewing assembly upper cover and the brewing lower cover, the bottom seat opening of the water inlet seat is integrally connected with the water outlet ring cavity of the brewing lower cover to form a water outlet ring cavity, a sealing top rod is arranged on the outside of the K-cup capsule water inlet piercing needle in the brewing assembly upper cover, the water outlet ring cavity is communicated with the water inlet hole of the water inlet seat on one side through the sealing top rod to form the dripping hot water channel, and the K-cup capsule water inlet piercing needle is communicated with the water inlet hole of the water inlet seat on one side through a sealing element to form the central hot water channel; when the K-cup capsule cup seat is placed in the coffee basket, the ring of the top of the K-cup capsule cup seat abuts against the sealing top rod to seal the dripping hot water channel, and the top rod spring is arranged at the sealing top rod in the dripping hot water channel; when the K-cup capsule cup seat is taken out and the filter basket is placed in the coffee basket, the sealing top rod is reset through the top rod spring to open the dripping hot water channel.

[0011] The other side of the top of the body is provided with a storage tray upper cover, the top of the body below the storage tray upper cover is provided with a storage groove, and a powder scoop and a powder bowl are placed in the storage groove.

[0012] The outer diameter of the body is provided with a placement groove of a funnel assembly, the funnel body at one end of the handle of the funnel assembly is fixed to the placement groove of the outer diameter of the body through the storage shell in the body, and the funnel mouth of the funnel body of the funnel assembly is buckled and fixed with the shell opening of the storage shell. Thus, the funnel assembly can be conveniently stored when not in use.

[0013] The dripping kettle is a glass kettle, the body below the dripping kettle is provided with a heat preservation assembly, the body above the heat preservation assembly is provided with a tray assembly which can be folded to be opened and closed, the body below the extraction capsule water outlet of the body is provided with a water accumulation disc assembly, and the milk box assembly is arranged at the body between the water accumulation disc assembly and the protection assembly.

[0014] The utility model discloses structure design is reasonable, and operation is simple and convenient, and it is in line with individualization customization, and the coffee quality of making is high, and the structural form is various, and the application range is wide, especially, the brewing assembly is convenient to assemble, disassemble, clean and maintain, and it is suitable for being used as multifunctional dripping coffee machine, especially being used as the coffee machine of the drip, K-cup, Italian extraction module, hot water function, milk beating function as a whole, and the structural improvement of similar products. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is the embodiment three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0016] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 The funnel assembly usage state structure schematic diagram of the utility model discloses, and the dotted line in the drawing is the body structure, and the dripping kettle is omitted.

[0017] Figure 3 It isFigure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the top cover of the brewing component and the storage tray cover on the top of the body are omitted, and part A is framed in the figure.

[0018] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 Magnified view of part A.

[0019] Figure 5 yes Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the brewing component cover in the state of being placed, the brewing cover and the opening handle of the brewing component cover are omitted in the figure.

[0020] Figure 6 yes Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the K-cup capsule cup holder after it is removed and replaced with the filter basket.

[0021] Figure 7 yes Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the internal structure after the filter basket is removed.

[0022] Figure 8 yes Figure 1 A schematic side view of the structure of the coffee basket is shown partially in section, with the coffee baskets overlapping.

[0023] Figure 9 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the brewing assembly of the present invention, in which the dotted lines represent the K-cup capsule cup holder and the K-cup capsule.

[0024] Figure 10 yes Figure 9 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure.

[0025] Figure 11 yes Figure 10 Schematic diagram of the bottom three-dimensional structure.

[0026] Figure 12 yes Figure 11 Schematic diagram of the top view structure, with AA section made in the figure.

[0027] Figure 13 yes Figure 12 AA cross-sectional structural diagram of a coffee basket with a K-cup capsule holder in the state, wherein the dotted line indicates the water shutoff device is closed.

[0028] Figure 14 yes Figure 12 AA cross-sectional structural diagram when a filter basket is set in the coffee basket, and the dotted line in the figure indicates that the water shutoff device is closed.

[0029] Figure 15 yes Figure 13 Schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the K-cup capsule cup holder.

[0030] Figure 16is Figure 15 partial exploded view of the structure.

[0031] Figure No. and Name: 1. Body, 2. Drip pot, 3. Milk box assembly, 4. Funnel assembly, 5. Water tank assembly, 6. Storage tray upper cover, 7. Brewing assembly upper cover, 701. Opening handle, 702. Brewing upper cover, 703. Lock catch, 704. Lock catch spring, 705. Water inlet seat, 706. Brewing lower cover, 707. K-cup capsule water inlet piercing needle, 708. Sealing top rod, 8. Brewing assembly, 801. Coffee basket, 8011. End through hole, 802. Filter basket, 803. K-cup capsule cup seat, 8031. Lower edge opening, 804. K-cup capsule coffee outlet piercing needle, 805. Cup seat connecting funnel, 806. Connecting funnel silica gel, 807. Water blocking silica gel, 808. Water blocking seat, 8081. Water outlet through hole, 809. Water blocking spring, 810. Guide rod, 811. First induction magnet, 812. First Hall switch assembly, 813. Second Hall switch assembly, 814. Safety switch assembly, 815. Second induction magnet, 9. Tray assembly, 10. Heat preservation assembly, 11. Water accumulation tray assembly, 12. Storage shell, 13. K-cup capsule. Embodiment

[0032] The structure and use of the present application will be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. As shown in Figures 1-16As shown, the body 1 of the coffee machine includes a drip pot 2, a milk box assembly 3, a funnel assembly 4, a water tank assembly 5, a brewing assembly 8, a tray assembly 9, a heat preservation assembly 10 and a sump assembly 11. One side of the water outlet of the body is provided with a drip capsule brewing water outlet, and the other side is provided with an extraction capsule brewing water outlet. The body is provided with a control system and a hot water system. The boiler, valve body and pump body of the hot water system are connected with the control system and the corresponding water outlet through pipelines. One side of the top of the body is provided with a brewing assembly upper cover 7. The lock catch 703 inside the brewing assembly extends and is fixed to the body through the action end of the lock catch spring 704 symmetrically arranged on both sides. The brewing assembly is arranged in the body below the brewing assembly upper cover. The brewing assembly upper cover is hinged and fixed to the coffee basket 801 top basket opening outer plane of the brewing assembly through a side hinge shaft. The coffee basket is provided with a filter basket 802 or a K-cup capsule cup seat 803. The bottom of the coffee basket is provided with a water stopper. The bottom center through hole of the coffee basket is communicated with the recess in the water stopper seat 808 through the channel of the bottom protrusion on one side. The end through hole 8011 of the channel protruding on the bottom of the coffee basket is aligned with the water stopper silica gel 807 in the recess of the water stopper seat. One end of the recess in the water stopper seat is provided with a water outlet through hole 8081. The middle of the water stopper seat is hingedly fixed to the hinge column protruding on the bottom of the coffee basket. The other end recess of the water stopper seat is provided with a water stop spring 809. The bottom of the water stopper seat protruding at the end of the water stop spring is higher than the bottom of the water stopper seat. When the drip pot is put into the body, the pot cover at the top of the drip pot pushes the water stop spring at one end of the water stopper seat to move upward, and at the same time, drives the other end of the water stopper seat to move downward and open the sealing between the water stopper silica gel and the end through hole. When the drip pot is taken out of the body, the water stopper seat is reset by the water stop spring or the torsional spring, and the sealing between the water stopper silica gel and the end through hole is closed. The bottom of the K-cup capsule cup seat is provided with a K-cup capsule coffee outlet piercing needle 804 and a capsule water outlet. The K-cup capsule inlet piercing needle 707 is arranged in the middle of the brewing assembly upper cover above the K-cup capsule cup seat.

[0033] The top seat of the K-cup capsule cup seat is fixed to the top basket opening of the coffee basket by the skirt edge buckle. The K-cup capsule 13 is arranged in the downward protruding capsule cavity in the K-cup capsule cup seat. The K-cup capsule coffee outlet piercing needle is arranged at one side of the bottom of the capsule cavity in the K-cup capsule cup seat. The bottom of the K-cup capsule cup seat is provided with a cup seat connecting funnel 805 which is sleeved and integrated. The bottom of the cup seat connecting funnel is provided with a protruding channel cavity. The channel cavity of the cup seat connecting funnel is sleeved with the protruding channel of the bottom of the coffee basket. The cavity opening of the channel cavity of the cup seat connecting funnel is provided with a connecting funnel silica gel 806. The water outlet of the capsule includes a through hole at the K-cup capsule coffee outlet piercing needle at one side of the bottom of the K-cup capsule cup seat, a hollow through hole in the center, and a side through hole at the other side of the K-cup capsule coffee outlet piercing needle. When the top seat of the K-cup capsule cup seat is fixed to the top basket opening of the coffee basket by the skirt edge buckle, the lower edge 8031 of one side of the skirt edge abuts against one end of the guide rod 810 in the guide rod groove on one side of the outer diameter of the coffee basket and pushes the guide rod downward, which drives the other end of the guide rod to swing downward at the same time as the end of the water stop silica gel of the water stop seat, and the abutting sealing part between the water stop silica gel and the end through hole is opened.

[0034] The outer diameter skirt edge of the seat of the K-cup capsule cup seat is provided with a second induction magnet 815. When the K-cup capsule cup seat is placed in the coffee basket, the second induction magnet is aligned with the second Hall switch assembly 813 fixed on one side of the outer diameter of the coffee basket. The end of the water stop seat above the water outlet through hole is connected with one end of the guide rod. The guide rod is arranged in the guide rod groove on one side of the outer diameter of the coffee basket. The guide rod is provided with a first induction magnet 811 which is aligned with the first Hall switch assembly 812 fixed on one side of the outer diameter of the coffee basket. The other end of the guide rod is sleeved into the limiting sleeve in the guide groove. The safety switch assembly 814 is arranged on one side of the flat surface outside the top basket opening of the coffee basket below the upper cover of the brewing assembly. When the upper cover of the brewing assembly is closed, the safety switch assembly is turned on.

[0035] The hot water channel of the brewing assembly upper cover includes a drip hot water channel and a center hot water channel. The cavity formed by the brewing upper cover 702 and the brewing lower cover 706 of the brewing assembly upper cover is provided with a water inlet seat 705. The bottom seat opening of the water inlet seat is integrally connected with the water outlet ring cavity of the brewing lower cover to form a sealing structure. The outer side of the K-cup capsule water inlet piercing needle in the middle of the brewing assembly upper cover is provided with a sealing top rod 708. The water outlet ring cavity is communicated with the water inlet hole of the water inlet seat on one side through the sealing top rod to form the drip hot water channel. The K-cup capsule water inlet piercing needle is communicated with the water inlet hole of the water inlet seat on one side through a sealing member to form the center hot water channel. When the K-cup capsule cup seat is placed in the coffee basket, the ring on the top of the K-cup capsule cup seat abuts against the sealing top rod to seal the drip hot water channel. The sealing top rod in the drip hot water channel is provided with a top rod spring. When the K-cup capsule cup seat is taken out and the filter basket is placed in the coffee basket, the sealing top rod is reset by the top rod spring to open the drip hot water channel. The top of the brewing upper cover of the brewing assembly upper cover is provided with an opening handle 701, so that the opening of the brewing upper cover is facilitated.

[0036] The other side of the top of the machine body is provided with a storage tray upper cover 6. The top of the machine body below the storage tray upper cover is provided with a storage groove. The storage groove is used to place a powder scoop and a powder bowl. One side of the outer diameter of the machine body is provided with a placement groove of a funnel assembly. The funnel body at one end of the handle of the funnel assembly is fixed to the placement groove of the outer diameter of the machine body through a storage shell 12 in the machine body. The funnel mouth of the funnel body of the funnel assembly is fixedly buckled with the shell opening of the storage shell. The drip kettle is a glass kettle. The machine body below the drip kettle is provided with a heat preservation assembly. The machine body above the heat preservation assembly is provided with a tray assembly which can be folded to be opened and closed. The machine body below the extraction capsule brewing water outlet of the machine body is provided with a water accumulation disc assembly. The milk box assembly is arranged at the machine body between the water accumulation disc assembly and the protection assembly.

[0037] The American drip function module of the coffee machine includes a detachable drip kettle, a metal filter basket and a coffee basket. The drip kettle is made of transparent glass material, which facilitates the user to observe the water level and the coffee brewing process. Meanwhile, the brewing assembly inside the drip kettle is provided with a coffee basket for placing the filter basket and coffee powder. The filter screen is designed to be fine and dense, which effectively filters the coffee residue. The brewing assembly upper cover above the brewing assembly is distributed with a plurality of shower holes, which allows the coffee in the filter basket to be evenly brewed, thereby ensuring that the dripped coffee has a pure and fragrant taste. The bottom of the brewing assembly above the position is provided with a water stop structure. Only when the drip kettle is placed in place, the water outlet will be water-conducting. Otherwise, the umbrella-shaped silica gel will be sealed.

[0038] In the American drip function module state of the coffee machine, hot water enters the drip hot water channel and the center hot water channel of the hot water channel in the brewing assembly upper cover, and is then dispersed and flowed out through the small holes. When the drip kettle is pushed forward, the cup cover of the drip kettle pushes away the water stop seat, the water stop silica gel is opened, and the coffee flows into the cup. When the drip kettle is taken out, the water stop seat is reset under the action of the spring and remains horizontal, and the water stop silica gel is closed.

[0039] The American K-cup function module of the coffee machine is specially designed for K-cup adapter device, which can be compatible with various standard sizes of K-cup coffee capsule package. Remove the filter basket of the coffee machine in the American drip function module state, the K-cup capsule cup seat of the American K-cup function module assembly cooperates with the brewing assembly, is placed in the body, and the upper cover of the brewing assembly is closed. The American K-cup function module comprises a piercing mechanism, which automatically pierces the top and bottom of the coffee bag when the K-cup coffee capsule is placed and the upper cover of the brewing assembly is closed, so that hot water can pass through the K-cup coffee capsule package for brewing. At the same time, the coffee machine is provided with independent hot water channel and flow control system, which can accurately control the flow of hot water and the brewing time according to the characteristics of K-cup coffee capsule package, so as to ensure that the taste and concentration of coffee meet the standard.

[0040] When the K-cup capsule cup seat is placed in the coffee basket and the upper cover of the brewing assembly is closed, the ring at the top of the K-cup capsule cup seat abuts against the sealing top rod to seal the drip hot water channel of the hot water channel, and hot water enters through the center hot water channel of the hot water channel; at the same time, when the K-cup capsule cup seat is placed in the coffee basket, the lower edge of the skirt of the K-cup capsule cup seat drives the guide rod to move downward to open the lower water stopper. The above-mentioned American K-cup function module does not need to place a drip pot, and a small cup or other mug can be placed.

[0041] The detection principle of the American drip function module is as follows: a first Hall switch assembly is arranged on the left side of the brewing assembly, when the brewing assembly is placed in the body and the upper cover of the brewing assembly is closed, the safety switch assembly is turned on, a first sensing magnet is arranged on the guide rod on one side of the brewing assembly, and the first Hall switch assembly is formed to detect the conduction, and the program of the body is recognized to display that the default American drip brewing related function can be operated.

[0042] The detection principle of the American K-cup function module is as follows: a second Hall switch assembly is arranged at the upper rear position of the brewing assembly, and a second sensing magnet is arranged on the skirt of the K-cup capsule cup seat, when the K-cup capsule is placed, the upper cover of the brewing assembly is closed, the safety switch assembly is turned on, and when the second Hall switch assembly is formed to detect the conduction, the program of the body is displayed to operate the default K-cup American drip brewing related function.

[0043] The Italian extraction function module on the water outlet side of the extraction capsule of the machine body has a high-pressure extraction pump and an extraction chamber, which can provide a stable high-pressure environment for deep extraction of coffee powder in the funnel assembly. The extraction chamber is made of high-quality stainless steel material, which has good heat conductivity and corrosion resistance, ensuring the uniformity of the temperature of the coffee during the extraction process; and is equipped with an accurate timing device to monitor the time of the extraction process in real time, ensuring the consistency and stability of each extraction. At the same time, the funnel assembly is convenient to replace different powder bowls for use, which can adapt to different brands and sizes of coffee capsules and coffee powder, and has good compatibility; advanced piercing and water injection technology is adopted to ensure that the coffee in the capsule can be fully extracted, while avoiding coffee residue leakage.

[0044] In summary, the utility model discloses a coffee machine with five functions of dripping, K-cup, Italian extraction, hot water and milk frothing, which can meet the needs of users for different coffee making methods and improve the versatility and practicality of the coffee machine. The coffee machine mainly includes the following main parts: 1, machine body structure, 2, dripping function module, 3, K-cup function module, 4, Italian extraction function module (Italian extraction module includes capsule module, single-cup Italian coffee module and double-cup Italian coffee module), 5, milk frothing function module (realizes Cappuccino / Latte fancy coffee), 6, hot water function module, 7, control system. The coffee machine integrates the functions of dripping, K-cup, Italian extraction, hot water and milk frothing in one, and users can choose different coffee making methods according to their preferences and needs, without the need to purchase multiple coffee machines with single functions, saving space and cost. It is convenient to operate, and users can easily operate the coffee machine through the advanced control system and simple control panel, realize one-key making of various coffee drinks, and greatly improve the convenience of use. The coffee quality is high, and each function module adopts advanced technology and design to accurately control various parameters in the coffee making process, such as water temperature, pressure and time, so as to ensure that the coffee has rich taste and pure flavor. Personalized customization, users can adjust the coffee making parameters according to their taste preferences to meet the unique needs of different users. Easy to clean and maintain, the structure of each part of the coffee machine is designed reasonably, and there are many detachable parts, which are convenient for users to clean and maintain, ensuring the hygiene and performance stability of the coffee machine. The machine body structure of the coffee machine is made of solid and easy-to-clean materials, providing overall support and shell protection; and the ergonomic shape is designed reasonably, which is convenient for users to operate and place; at the same time, multiple independent working areas and channels are arranged inside to accommodate and run different function modules respectively, while ensuring that the function modules do not interfere with each other.

[0045] The above is intended to illustrate the technical means of the present application, and is not intended to limit the technical scope of the present application. Those skilled in the art can make obvious improvements or replacements to the present application in combination with the existing common knowledge, which also falls within the protection scope of the claims of the present application. For example, the above K-cup capsule can also be replaced by the existing Nespresso, TASSIMO of JDE, Allcream of Hanpai, etc. coffee capsules, and the corresponding improvement of the shape of the capsule cavity in the K-cup capsule cup seat can be made; and one of the filter basket or the K-cup capsule cup seat can also be omitted, and the corresponding structure design.

Claims

1. A multifunctional coffee machine, the machine body (1) of which comprises a drip pot (2), a milk box assembly (3), a funnel assembly (4), a water tank assembly (5) and a brewing assembly (8), one side of the water outlet of the machine body is provided with a drip capsule brewing water outlet, and the other side is provided with an extraction capsule brewing water outlet, the machine body is provided with a control system and a hot water system, the boiler, valve body and pump body of the hot water system are connected with the control system and the corresponding water outlet through pipelines; one side of the top of the machine body is provided with a brewing assembly upper cover (7), the brewing assembly is arranged in the machine body below the brewing assembly upper cover, the brewing assembly upper cover is provided with a hot water channel, and the brewing assembly upper cover is hinged and connected with the coffee basket (801) of the brewing assembly through a side shaft and a top basket opening outer side plane of the coffee basket (801) of the brewing assembly; characterized in that The coffee basket (801) of the brewing assembly (8) is provided with a filter basket (802) or a K-cup capsule cup seat (803), the bottom of the coffee basket is provided with a water stopper, the central through hole of the bottom of the coffee basket is communicated with the recess in the water stopper (808) through the channel protruding from one side of the bottom, the through hole (8011) at the outer side end of the channel protruding from the bottom of the coffee basket is aligned with the water stopper silica gel (807) in the recess of the water stopper seat, one end of the recess in the water stopper seat is provided with a water outlet through hole (8081), the middle of the water stopper seat is hingedly fixed to the hinged column protruding from the bottom of the coffee basket, the recess in the other end of the water stopper seat is provided with a water stop spring (809), or a torsional spring is arranged at the hinge; the bottom of the water stopper seat protrudes from the end of the water stopper silica gel and is higher than the bottom of the water stopper seat, when the drip pot (2) is placed in the machine body (1), the pot cover at the top of the drip pot pushes the bottom of the water stopper seat at one end of the water stopper spring to move upward, at the same time, the other end of the water stopper seat is lifted to move downward and open the abutting seal between the water stopper silica gel and the end through hole; when the drip pot is taken out of the machine, the water stopper seat is reset by the water stop spring or the torsional spring, and the abutting seal between the water stopper silica gel and the end through hole is closed.

2. The multi-functional coffee maker according to claim 1, characterized in that The bottom of the K-cup capsule cup seat is provided with a K-cup capsule coffee outlet piercing needle (804) and a capsule water outlet, and the middle of the brewing assembly upper cover (7) above the K-cup capsule cup seat is provided with a K-cup capsule water inlet piercing needle (707).

3. The multi-functional coffee maker according to claim 2, characterized in that The top seat of the K-cup capsule cup seat (803) is fixed to the top basket of the coffee basket (801) through the skirt edge buckling, the K-cup capsule (13) is arranged in the downward protruding capsule cavity in the K-cup capsule cup seat, the K-cup capsule coffee outlet piercing needle (804) is arranged on one side of the bottom of the K-cup capsule cup seat, the bottom of the K-cup capsule cup seat is provided with a cup seat connecting funnel (805) which is sleeved and connected as a whole, one side of the bottom of the cup seat connecting funnel is provided with a protruding channel cavity, the channel cavity of the cup seat connecting funnel is sleeved with the channel protruding from the bottom of the coffee basket, and the cavity opening of the channel cavity of the cup seat connecting funnel is provided with a connecting funnel silica gel (806); the capsule water outlet comprises a through hole on one side of the bottom of the K-cup capsule cup seat, a hollow through hole in the center, and a side through hole on the other side of the K-cup capsule coffee outlet piercing needle. When the top seat of the K-cup capsule cup seat (803) is fixed to the top basket of the coffee basket (801) through the skirt edge buckling, the lower edge (8031) on one side of the skirt edge abuts against one end of the guide rod (810) in the guide rod groove on one side of the outer diameter of the coffee basket (801) and pushes the guide rod to move downward, at the same time, the other end of the guide rod and the water stopper silica gel (807) at one end of the water stopper seat (808) are connected and swing downward, and the abutting seal between the water stopper silica gel and the end through hole (8011) is opened.

4. The multi-functional coffee maker according to claim 1, characterized in that The seat mouth outer diameter skirt of the K-cup capsule cup seat (803) is provided with a second induction magnet (815), when the K-cup capsule cup seat is put into the coffee basket (801), the second induction magnet is aligned with the second Hall switch assembly (813) fixed on the outer diameter of the coffee basket.

5. The multi-functional coffee machine according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that The end of the water blocking seat (808) above the water outlet through hole (8081) is connected with one end of the guide rod (810), the guide rod is arranged in the guide rod groove on the outer diameter of the coffee basket (801), the guide rod is provided with a first induction magnet (811), the first induction magnet is aligned with the first Hall switch assembly (812) fixed on the outer diameter of the coffee basket, the other end of the guide rod is sleeved into the limiting sleeve in the guide groove.

6. The multi-functional coffee maker according to claim 1, characterized in that The safety switch assembly (814) is arranged on the outer side of the top basket mouth of the coffee basket (801) below the brewing assembly upper cover (7), when the brewing assembly upper cover is closed, the safety switch assembly is turned on.

7. The multi-functional coffee maker according to claim 1, characterized in that The hot water channel of the brewing assembly upper cover (7) comprises a drip hot water channel and a central hot water channel, the cavity formed by the brewing upper cover (702) and the brewing lower cover (706) of the brewing assembly upper cover is provided with a water inlet seat (705), the bottom seat mouth of the water inlet seat is integrally connected with the water outlet ring cavity formed by the brewing lower cover, the outer side of the K-cup capsule water inlet piercing needle (707) in the brewing assembly upper cover is provided with a sealing top rod (708), the water outlet ring cavity is communicated with the water inlet hole of the water inlet seat on one side through the sealing top rod to form the drip hot water channel, the K-cup capsule water inlet piercing needle is communicated with the water inlet hole of the water inlet seat on one side through a sealing element to form the central hot water channel; when the K-cup capsule cup seat (803) is put into the coffee basket (801), the ring on the top of the K-cup capsule cup seat abuts against the sealing top rod to seal the drip hot water channel, the top rod spring is arranged at the sealing top rod in the drip hot water channel; when the K-cup capsule cup seat is taken out and the filter basket (802) is put into the coffee basket, the sealing top rod is opened by the top rod spring to open the drip hot water channel.

8. The multi-functional coffee maker according to claim 1, characterized in that The other side of the top of the machine body (1) is provided with a storage tray upper cover (6), the top of the machine body below the storage tray upper cover is provided with a storage groove, a powder scoop and a powder bowl are placed in the storage groove.

9. The multi-functional coffee maker according to claim 1, characterized in that The outer diameter of the machine body (1) is provided with a placing groove of the funnel assembly (4), the funnel body at one end of the handle of the funnel assembly is fixed to the placing groove on the outer diameter of the machine body through the storage shell (12) in the machine body, the funnel mouth at the funnel body of the funnel assembly is fixedly buckled with the shell mouth of the storage shell.

10. The multi-functional coffee maker according to claim 1, characterized in that The drip pot (2) is a glass pot, the machine body (1) below the drip pot is provided with a heat preservation assembly (10), the machine body above the heat preservation assembly is provided with a tray assembly (9) which is folded to be opened and closed, the machine body below the extraction capsule brewing water outlet is provided with a water accumulation tray assembly (11), and the milk box assembly (3) is arranged at the machine body between the water accumulation tray assembly and the protection assembly.

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