Intelligent tea cup with controllable tea concentration

By using optical sensors and an electromagnet system in the smart teacup to automatically control the opening and closing of the sealing beads, the problem of inaccurate concentration of traditional Chinese medicine health teas is solved, and precise control of tea concentration is achieved.

CN223773478UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-09GUANGDONG PHARMA UNIV
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520494236.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-19
Publication Date
2026-01-09
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-19

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Current technology cannot determine the degree of boiling or soaking of traditional Chinese medicine health teas in a timely manner, resulting in inaccurate concentrations.

Method used

A smart teacup was designed that uses an optical sensor to detect the concentration of tea and an electromagnet to control the opening and closing of a sealing bead, thereby achieving automatic control of the tea concentration.

Benefits of technology

It enables timely adjustment of tea concentration, ensuring that the concentration meets the requirements and solving the problem of inconsistent concentration.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an intelligent teacup with controllable tea concentration. The intelligent teacup comprises a cup body, a tea strainer and a cup cover, the cup mouth of the cup body supports the tea strainer and is arranged in the cup body; a plurality of through grooves are formed in the portion, used for bearing, of the tea strainer, the through grooves are formed around the periphery of the tea strainer, and all the through grooves are aligned to the interior of the cup body. A partition plate is arranged at the bottom of the tea strainer and divides the interior of the cup body into an upper cavity and a lower cavity, a tea leaking hole is formed in the partition plate, and a blocking ball capable of being magnetically attracted is placed on the tea leaking hole. The cup cover covers the tea strainer, and a handle, an optical sensor and a processor are arranged on the cup cover; an electromagnet is arranged on the handle and is adjacent to the plugging bead; the optical sensor is used for detecting optical data in the upper cavity through the through groove; when the matching degree of the measured optical data and the preset optical data reaches a preset value, the processor controls the electromagnet to attract the plugging bead; therefore, the problem that in the prior art, the boiling degree and the soaking degree cannot be judged in time, so that the concentration is deviated is solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of teacups, and in particular to a smart teacup with controllable tea concentration. Background Technology

[0002] The usual method of brewing (or steeping) Chinese herbal health teas involves directly placing the herbs or tea leaves in water and boiling or steeping them. Users control the time themselves, so they cannot promptly determine the concentration deviation caused by the degree of boiling or steeping. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a technical solution that can solve this problem. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a smart teacup with controllable tea concentration, in order to solve the problem that the existing technology cannot determine the degree of boiling and steeping in time, resulting in inconsistent concentration.

[0004] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this utility model provides a smart teacup with controllable tea concentration, comprising a cup body, a tea infuser, and a lid. The rim of the cup body supports the tea infuser, which is placed within the cup body. The tea infuser has multiple slots arranged around its perimeter, all aligned with the interior of the cup body. A partition separates the interior of the cup body into an upper and lower cavity. A tea-leaving hole is provided on the partition, and a magnetically attracted sealing bead is placed on the tea-leaving hole. The lid covers the tea infuser and includes a handle, an optical sensor, and a processor. An electromagnet is mounted on the handle, adjacent to the sealing bead. The optical sensor detects optical data within the upper cavity through the slots. When the measured optical data matches a preset optical data value, the processor controls the electromagnet to attract the sealing bead.

[0005] In one embodiment, the cup body is a transparent cup body; the optical sensor includes a light source and a monitor, the light source is located at the bottom of the cup lid, and the monitor is located on the handle; when the cup lid and the cup body are installed in place, the illumination line of the light source passes through the cup body and is aligned with the monitor.

[0006] In one embodiment, the plurality of through slots are all arc-shaped, and the plurality of through slots form a circular shape.

[0007] In one embodiment, the top of the cup lid is provided with a touch display screen, which is used to adjust the settings of the smart teacup.

[0008] In one embodiment, the surface of the partition used to place the sealing bead has a downward sloping structure, and the tea leakage hole is located at the lowest point of the surface of the partition where the sealing bead is placed.

[0009] In one embodiment, a sealing ring is provided around the periphery of the partition, and the sealing ring elastically abuts against the inner peripheral wall of the cup body.

[0010] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0011] Since the processor controls the electromagnet to attract the sealing bead when the measured optical data and the preset optical data reach the preset value, only tea with the correct concentration can flow into the lower cavity. This solution can promptly determine whether the brewing or soaking concentration has reached the required level and promptly interrupt the brewing or soaking, thereby effectively solving the problem of concentration deviation caused by the inability of the existing technology to promptly determine the degree of brewing or soaking. Attached Figure Description

[0012] To more clearly illustrate the technical solution of this utility model, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0013] Figure 1 This is a disassembly diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0014] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the cup lid structure;

[0015] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a tea strainer;

[0016] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the combined states;

[0017] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the electromagnet adsorbing and sealing beads.

[0018] The attached figures are labeled as follows:

[0019] 10. Cup body; 11. Upper cavity; 12. Lower cavity;

[0020] 20. Tea strainer; 21. Through groove; 22. Partition; 23. Tea strainer hole; 24. Sealing ring;

[0021] 30. Cup lid; 31. Handle; 32. Optical sensor; 321. Light source; 322. Monitor; 33. Electromagnet; 34. Touch screen;

[0022] 40. Sealing beads. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0024] This invention provides a smart teacup with controllable tea concentration, such as... Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the cup includes a cup body 10, a tea strainer 20, and a lid 30. The rim of the cup body 10 supports the tea strainer 20, which is placed inside the cup body 10. The tea strainer 20 has multiple slots 21 for supporting the tea strainer, which are arranged around the periphery of the tea strainer and aligned with the interior of the cup body 10. The bottom of the tea strainer 20 has a partition 22 that divides the interior of the cup body 10 into an upper cavity 11 and a lower cavity 12. The partition 22 has tea inlet holes 23 on it, and a tea strainer can be placed in the tea inlet holes 23. A magnetically attracted sealing bead 40; the cup lid 30 covers the tea strainer 20, and the cup lid 30 is equipped with a handle 31, an optical sensor 32 and a processor, with the processor located inside the cup lid 30; the handle 31 is equipped with an electromagnet 33, which is arranged adjacent to the sealing bead 40; the optical sensor 32 is used to detect optical data in the upper cavity 11 through the through groove 21; when the matching degree between the measured optical data and the preset optical data reaches a preset value, the processor controls the electromagnet 33 to attract the sealing bead 40.

[0025] In application, tea leaves are placed in the tea strainer 20, then water is used to soak the tea leaves in the tea strainer 20 and the cup lid 30 is placed on top. Since the sealing bead 40 blocks the tea leakage hole 23 at this time, the tea placed in the upper cavity 11 cannot enter the lower cavity 12. When the optical sensor 32 detects that the optical data of the tea in the upper cavity 11 matches the preset optical data, the processor controls the relevant devices to supply power to the electromagnet 33, so that the electromagnet 33 can attract the sealing bead 40, thereby solving the problem of the sealing bead 40 blocking the tea leakage hole 23, so that the tea of ​​the correct concentration can automatically flow into the lower cavity 12.

[0026] Taking this embodiment as an example, since the upper cavity 11 is filled with tea leaves, it is recommended to use the optical sensor 32 to measure the light transmittance, that is, to detect the degree of light absorption by the tea. The measurement range of the optical sensor 32 is recommended to be 510nm.

[0027] In addition, the electromagnet 33 can be set to attract the sealing bead 40 for a preset time, such as 10 seconds, so that after the tea in the upper cavity 11 has entered the lower cavity 12, the electromagnet 33 will automatically release the attraction of the sealing bead 40, thereby allowing the sealing bead 40 to automatically return to its position and seal the tea leakage hole 23.

[0028] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, in this embodiment, the cup body 10 is set to be transparent; the optical sensor 32 includes a light source 321 and a monitor 322. The light source 321 is located on the bottom of the cup lid 30, and the monitor 322 is located on the handle 31; when the cup lid 30 and the cup body 10 are installed in place, the illumination line of the light source 321 passes through the cup body 10 and is aligned with the monitor 322.

[0029] With this setup, the light emitted from the light source 321 will be obliquely incident into the upper cavity 11, and will pass through the tea, the cup wall of the cup body 10, and then reach the monitor 322, thereby realizing the monitoring of the tea concentration.

[0030] like Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, multiple through slots 21 are all arc-shaped, and the multiple through slots 21 form a circle.

[0031] By adopting this configuration, it can be ensured that the coverage of multiple through slots 21 is wide, so as to avoid obstructing the light path emitted from the light source 321 to the monitor 322.

[0032] like Figure 1 As shown, in this embodiment, the top of the cup lid 30 is provided with a touch screen 34, which is used to adjust and set the smart teacup.

[0033] With this setup, users can control the smart teacup using the touchscreen display 34, providing convenience for user operation.

[0034] Preferably, in this embodiment, the surface of the partition 22 for placing the sealing bead 40 is inclined downwards, and the tea leakage hole 23 is located at the lowest position of the surface of the partition 22 where the sealing bead 40 is placed.

[0035] With this setup, no matter where the sealing bead 40 is placed on the partition 22, the sealing bead 40 will automatically move toward the tea leakage hole 23 due to gravity, thus ensuring that the sealing bead 40 can automatically reset.

[0036] like Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, a sealing ring 24 is provided around the periphery of the partition 22, and the sealing ring 24 elastically abuts against the inner peripheral wall of the cup body 10.

[0037] By adopting this setting, it can be ensured that the upper cavity 11 and the lower cavity 12 can be sealed and isolated, preventing the tea in the upper cavity 11 from entering the lower cavity 12 before the required temperature is reached.

[0038] The above description is the preferred embodiment of this utility model. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of this utility model, and these improvements and modifications are also considered to be within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A smart teacup with controllable tea concentration, characterized in that, Includes the cup body, tea strainer, and cup lid; The cup rim supports the tea strainer, which is placed inside the cup body. The tea strainer has multiple slots in the support area, which are arranged around the perimeter of the tea strainer and are aligned with the inside of the cup body. The bottom of the tea strainer has a partition that separates the inside of the cup body into an upper cavity and a lower cavity. The partition has a tea-leaking hole, and a magnetically attracted sealing bead is placed on the tea-leaking hole. The cup lid covers the tea strainer, and the cup lid is equipped with a handle, an optical sensor, and a processor; The handle is equipped with an electromagnet, which is arranged adjacent to the sealing bead; The optical sensor is used to detect optical data in the upper cavity through the through slot; When the degree of matching between the measured optical data and the preset optical data reaches a preset value, the processor controls the electromagnet to attract the sealing bead.

2. The smart teacup according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cup body is transparent. The optical sensor includes a light source and a monitor. The light source is located at the bottom of the cup lid, and the monitor is located on the handle. When the cup lid and the cup body are in place, the illumination line of the light source passes through the cup body and is aligned with the monitor.

3. The smart teacup according to claim 1, characterized in that, All of the through slots are arc-shaped, and the through slots form a circle.

4. The smart teacup according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the cup lid is equipped with a touch screen display, which is used to adjust and set the smart teacup.

5. The smart teacup according to claim 1, characterized in that, The surface of the partition used to place the sealing bead has a downward sloping structure, and the tea leakage hole is located at the lowest point of the surface of the partition where the sealing bead is placed.

6. The smart teacup according to claim 1, characterized in that, The partition is provided with a sealing ring around its periphery, and the sealing ring elastically abuts against the inner peripheral wall of the cup body.