Automatic tea making machine

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model provides an automatic tea making machine which comprises a multi-stage heating water supply structure and a tea making mechanism, the multi-stage heating water supply structure supplies hot water to the tea making mechanism, the multi-stage heating water supply structure comprises a heat storage furnace, a water pump and an instant heating furnace, the heat storage furnace is used for receiving and heating water, and the instant heating furnace is used for heating the water. The water pump pumps hot water from the heat storage furnace to the instant heating furnace for further heating, and the hot water heated by the instant heating furnace is supplied to the tea making mechanism. According to the technical scheme, water is heated through the multi-stage heating water supply structure, hot water can be produced without waiting in a multi-stage heating mode that the heat storage furnace is used for conducting primary heating and then the instant heating furnace is used for conducting further heating, and higher heating efficiency is achieved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to food machinery technical field, especially, relate to a kind of automatic tea maker. BACKGROUND

[0002] Market demand for automatic tea maker is increasing day by day. Currently, tea shops on the market need to soak various tea leaves every day, and the tea makers used have the following types: using one-time heating method, which has the problem of long waiting time for multiple cups of tea; or using high-power heater, which has the problem of high overall energy consumption.

[0003] For example, a full-automatic tea maker (CN214128156U) uses one-time heating method, which needs a long time to heat when the water temperature in the water tank decreases, and the heating efficiency is low; and a large amount of water needs to be heated to the required temperature in a short time, which consumes a lot of energy. SUMMARY

[0004] In view of the above problems existing in the prior art, the purpose of the embodiments of the utility model is to provide an automatic tea maker.

[0005] The technical scheme adopted by the embodiments of the utility model is an automatic tea maker, which comprises a multi-stage heating water supply structure and a tea making mechanism. The multi-stage heating water supply structure supplies hot water to the tea making mechanism. The multi-stage heating water supply structure comprises a heat storage furnace, a water pump and an instant heating furnace. The heat storage furnace receives water and heats it. The water pump draws hot water from the heat storage furnace to the instant heating furnace for further heating. The instant heating furnace supplies the hot water heated to the tea making mechanism. In this technical scheme, the water is heated by the multi-stage heating water supply structure. The water is preliminarily heated by the heat storage furnace and then further heated by the instant heating furnace, so that hot water can be produced without waiting, and the heating efficiency is higher. Moreover, the heat storage furnace does not need to heat the water to the required temperature for tea making at one time. The instant heating furnace is used immediately after heating, so that the amount of water heated is equal to the amount of water needed for tea making, and the energy consumption is low.

[0006] Further, an electric control system is further included, which is electrically connected to the heat storage furnace, the water pump and the instant heating furnace, and controls the heat storage furnace, the water pump and the instant heating furnace. The electric control system controls the heat storage furnace to preliminarily heat the water, and controls the water pump to supply water and controls the instant heating furnace to further heat after receiving the tea making instruction.

[0007] Further, a water storage furnace cavity is constructed in the heat storage furnace. The outside of the furnace cavity is covered with a heat preservation layer. A heating tube, a water level sensor, a temperature sensor and a water inlet valve are installed on the heat storage furnace. The heating tube is used to heat the water in the furnace cavity. The water level sensor is used to detect the water level in the furnace cavity. The temperature sensor is used to detect the water temperature in the furnace cavity. The heating tube, the water level sensor, the temperature sensor and the water inlet valve are electrically connected to and controlled by the electric control system. A specific heat storage furnace structure is provided.

[0008] Further, the multi-stage heating water supply structure further comprises a flow meter, the water flow from the heat storage furnace to the instant heating furnace is detected by the flow meter, and the flow meter is electrically connected to the electric control system. The flow meter is used to detect the water flow from the heat storage furnace to the instant heating furnace, so that the electric control system controls the water pump according to the required water amount of the tea making mechanism, and the water is heated according to the amount, so that the instant heating furnace does not need to heat too much water to the required temperature for making tea, which helps to reduce energy consumption.

[0009] Further, the tea making mechanism comprises a tea pot compartment, a tea pot is placed in the tea pot compartment, a water outlet is arranged on the top of the tea pot compartment to supply water to the tea pot, and the water outlet is connected to the output end of the instant heating furnace through a pipeline. The tea pot is used for brewing tea, and the tea pot can be taken out of the tea pot compartment for placing tea making materials and cleaning the tea pot.

[0010] Further, the bottom of the tea pot is provided with a liquid outlet valve, and the bottom of the tea pot compartment is provided with a gap for accommodating the liquid outlet valve. The liquid outlet valve is used to discharge the brewed tea, and separate the tea and the brewing materials.

[0011] Further, the bottom of the tea pot is provided with a through hole, the liquid outlet valve comprises an upper retaining ring, an upper retaining ring nut and a valve core, the upper retaining ring is coaxially inserted into the through hole, the upper retaining ring and the upper retaining ring nut cooperate to fix the upper retaining ring at the through hole, the top of the valve core is fixedly connected with a baffle matched with the upper retaining ring, the bottom end of the valve core penetrates out of the upper retaining ring, a spring is sleeved on the valve core, the spring is arranged below the tea pot, the bottom end of the valve core is fixedly connected with a lower retaining ring, the two ends of the spring are respectively connected with the upper retaining ring nut and the lower retaining ring, and the spring applies force to the lower retaining ring to make the valve core drive the baffle to tightly contact the upper retaining ring.

[0012] A valve opening mechanism is arranged in the tea pot compartment, and the valve opening mechanism is used to push the valve core to move upward. The specific structure of the liquid outlet valve is provided, which is in a mechanical form and simple and reliable in structure.

[0013] Further, the valve core is in a tubular shape, the top of the valve core is blocked by the baffle, the bottom of the valve core is open, and a plurality of liquid outlet holes are arranged on the top end of the valve core. The valve core in a tubular shape is used to discharge tea, which has a larger liquid discharge flow and helps to quickly discharge tea.

[0014] Further, the valve opening mechanism comprises a jack and a push rod motor, the shaft is movably connected to the jack, the shaft is arranged perpendicularly to the length direction of the jack, the shaft and the push rod motor are fixed on the teapot bin, when the teapot is placed in the teapot bin, one end of the jack is located below the teapot and matched with the lower blocking ring, the push rod motor is arranged above the other end of the jack, the push rod motor pushes one end of the jack downward, so that the other end of the jack pushes the lower blocking ring to move upward, and the push rod motor is electrically connected with the electric control system.

[0015] Further, the first sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor are further arranged, the first sensor is arranged in the teapot bin, the first sensor is used for detecting whether the teapot is placed in the teapot bin, the second sensor and the third sensor are arranged below the teapot bin, the second sensor is used for detecting whether there is water flow at the gap of the teapot bin, and the third sensor is used for detecting whether there is a receiving object below the teapot bin, and the first sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor are electrically connected with the electric control system.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the automatic tea making machine provided by the utility model can heat water through a multi-stage water supply structure, preliminarily heats water through a heat storage furnace and further heats the water through an instant heating furnace, so that hot water can be produced without waiting, and the heating efficiency is higher; and the heat storage furnace does not need to heat water to the temperature required for tea making at one time, and the instant heating furnace is used for instant heating, so that the amount of water heated is equal to the amount of water required for tea making, too much water does not need to be heated to the temperature required for tea making, and energy consumption is low.

[0017] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not intended to be restrictive of the application.

[0018] The foregoing overview of various implementations or examples of the technology described in this document is not an exhaustive disclosure of all aspects of the disclosed technology. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] In the drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, like numerals can describe similar components in different views. Like numerals having different letter suffixes can represent different instances of similar components. The drawings illustrate generally, by way of example, various embodiments of the application and are not intended to limit the application. The same reference numerals in different drawings can identify the same or similar elements. Such embodiments of the application can be used in any combination, and exchange of elements between embodiments is contemplated.

[0020] Fig. 1 It is an exploded structural schematic view of the embodiment of the utility model.

[0021] Fig. 2 A heat storage furnace structure schematic view of the embodiment of the present application.

[0022] Fig. 3 A valve opening mechanism structure schematic view of the embodiment of the present application.

[0023] Fig. 4 A teapot structure schematic view of the embodiment of the present application.

[0024] Fig. 5 A mechanical liquid outlet valve exploded structure schematic view of the embodiment of the present application.

[0025] Fig. 6 A whole shaft measurement structure schematic view of the embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Fig. 7 A whole structure schematic view of the embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiment of the present application more clear, the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings of the embodiment of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiment is a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the described embodiment of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0028] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present application shall be understood as the usual meaning understood by those skilled in the art to which the present application belongs. The "first", "second" and similar words used in the present application do not represent any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. "Include" or "contain" and similar words mean that the elements or objects before the word cover the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. "Connection" or "connection" and similar words are not limited to physical or mechanical connection, but can include electrical connection, whether direct or indirect. "Up", "down", "left", "right" and the like are only used to represent relative positional relationship, when the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0029] In order to keep the following description of the embodiment of the present application clear and simple, the present application omits the detailed description of known functions and known components.

[0030] Reference Figs. 1 to 7The utility model embodiment provides a kind of automatic tea maker, including multistage heating water supply structure and tea making mechanism, the multistage heating water supply structure supplies hot water to tea making mechanism, the multistage heating water supply structure includes heat storage furnace 1, water pump 2 and instant furnace 3, the heat storage furnace 1 receives water and heats, the water pump 2 extracts hot water from heat storage furnace 1 to instant furnace 3 and further heats, the hot water after instant furnace 3 heats is supplied to tea making mechanism.This technical solution heats water by multistage heating water supply structure, by heat storage furnace 1 preliminary heating and then using instant furnace 3 further heating, multistage heating mode can not wait to produce hot water, with higher heating efficiency;And heat storage furnace 1 does not need to heat water to the temperature required for tea making once, by instant furnace 3 instant use, realize heating how much, without heating too much water to the temperature required for tea making, energy consumption is low.Supply water waterway is that water is first preliminary heated in heat storage furnace 205, then water pump 3 extracts the water in heat storage furnace 205 and further heats instant furnace 11 by flowmeter 9, and finally injects into tea making mechanism by pipeline.

[0031] In some embodiments, further comprising electric control system 4, the electric control system 4 is electrically connected heat storage furnace 1, water pump 2 and instant furnace 3, the electric control system 4 controls heat storage furnace 1, water pump 2 and instant furnace 3.Electric control system 4 controls heat storage furnace 1 to heat water initially, and controls water pump 2 to supply water and controls instant furnace 3 to further heat after receiving tea making instruction.Electric control system 4 is configured to input instruction.

[0032] In some embodiments, the heat storage furnace 1 is configured with a water storage furnace cavity, the outside of the furnace cavity is covered with a heat preservation layer 11, the heat storage furnace 1 is installed with a heating tube 12, a water level sensor 13, a temperature sensor 14 and a water inlet valve 15, the heating tube 12 is used to heat the water in the furnace cavity, the water level sensor 13 is used to detect the water level in the furnace cavity, the temperature sensor 14 is used to detect the water temperature in the furnace cavity, and the heating tube 12, the water level sensor 13, the temperature sensor 14 and the water inlet valve 15 are electrically connected to the electric control system 4 and controlled by the electric control system 4. A specific heat storage furnace 1 is provided. The temperature sensor 14 has at least two water level probes, which are arranged at the highest and lowest set water levels in the furnace cavity of the heat storage furnace 1.

[0033] In some embodiments, the multi-stage heating water supply structure further comprises a flow meter 5, the water flow from the heat storage furnace 1 to the instant heating furnace 3 by the water pump 2 passes through the flow meter 5, and the flow meter 5 is electrically connected to the electric control system 4. The flow meter 5 detects the water flow from the heat storage furnace 1 to the instant heating furnace 3 by the water pump 2, so that the electric control system 4 controls the water pump 2 to supply water according to the required water amount of the tea making mechanism, thereby achieving the purpose of heating only the required amount of water, and the instant heating furnace 3 does not need to heat too much water to the required temperature for tea making, which helps to reduce energy consumption. According to the detection data of the flow meter 5, the electric control system 4 controls the water pump 2 to stop supplying water when the required water amount is reached.

[0034] In some embodiments, the tea making mechanism comprises a teapot compartment 6, a teapot 7 is placed in the teapot compartment 6, a water outlet 61 for supplying water to the teapot 7 is installed on the top of the teapot compartment 6, and the water outlet 61 is connected to the output end of the instant heating furnace 3 through a pipeline. The teapot 7 is used for brewing tea, and the teapot 7 can be taken out of the teapot compartment 6 for placing tea making raw materials and cleaning the teapot.

[0035] In some embodiments, the bottom of the teapot 7 is provided with a liquid outlet valve, and the bottom of the teapot compartment 6 is provided with a gap 62 for accommodating the liquid outlet valve. The liquid outlet valve is used to discharge the brewed tea, and separate the tea and the brewing raw materials. The liquid outlet valve can be an electronic valve, and the electric control system 4 directly controls the electronic valve. The liquid outlet valve can also be a mechanical liquid outlet valve.

[0036] A specific mechanical liquid outlet valve structure is provided. The bottom of the teapot 7 is provided with a through hole, the liquid outlet valve comprises an upper retaining ring 81, an upper retaining ring nut 82 and a valve core 83, the upper retaining ring 81 is coaxially inserted into the through hole, the upper retaining ring 81 and the upper retaining ring nut 82 cooperate to fix the upper retaining ring 81 at the through hole, the top of the valve core 83 is fixedly connected with a baffle matched with the upper retaining ring 81, the bottom end of the valve core 83 penetrates out of the upper retaining ring 81, a spring 84 is sleeved on the valve core 83, the spring 84 is arranged below the teapot 7, the bottom end of the valve core 83 is fixedly connected with a lower retaining ring 85, the two ends of the spring 84 are respectively connected to the upper retaining ring nut 82 and the lower retaining ring 85, and the spring 84 exerts a force on the lower retaining ring 85 to make the valve core 83 drive the baffle to tightly contact the upper retaining ring 81.

[0037] A valve opening mechanism 9 is installed in the teapot compartment 6, and the valve opening mechanism 9 is used to push the valve core 83 to move upward. A specific liquid outlet valve structure is provided, which is in a mechanical form and has a simple and reliable structure.

[0038] The valve core 83 is tubular, the top of the valve core 83 is blocked by a baffle, and the bottom of the valve core 83 is open, and a plurality of liquid outlet holes are formed in the top end wall of the valve core 83. The tubular valve core 83 is configured to discharge tea, has a larger liquid discharge flow, and helps to quickly discharge tea.

[0039] The valve opening mechanism 9 includes a fork 91 and a push rod motor 92, the shaft 93 is movably connected to the fork 91, the shaft 93 is arranged perpendicular to the length direction of the fork 91, the shaft 93 and the push rod motor 92 are both fixed on the teapot bin 6, when the teapot 7 is placed in the teapot bin 6, one end of the fork 91 is located below the teapot 7 and cooperates with the lower blocking ring 85, the push rod motor 92 is located above the other end of the fork 91, the push rod motor 92 pushes one end of the fork 91 downward, so that the other end of the fork 91 pushes the lower blocking ring 85 to move upward, and the push rod motor 92 is electrically connected to the electric control system 4. The valve opening mechanism 9 of the specific cooperating mechanical form liquid outlet valve is provided.

[0040] Further comprising a first sensor 101, a second sensor 102 and a third sensor 103, the first sensor 101 is installed in the teapot bin 6, the first sensor 101 is used to detect whether the teapot 7 is placed in the teapot bin 6, the second sensor 102 and the third sensor 103 are both installed below the teapot bin 6, the second sensor 102 is used to detect whether there is water flow at the gap of the teapot bin 6, and the third sensor 103 is used to detect whether there is a receiving object below the teapot bin 6, the first sensor 101, the second sensor 102 and the third sensor 103 are all electrically connected to the electric control system 4.

[0041] Before the tea needs to be discharged, the third sensor 103 detects whether there is a receiving object below the teapot bin 6, if the third sensor 103 does not detect a receiving object, the electric control system 4 controls not to open the liquid outlet valve according to this information, and if a receiving object is detected, the electric control system 4 controls to open the liquid outlet valve when the tea needs to be discharged according to this information. The second sensor 102 detects whether there is water flow at the gap of the teapot bin 6, which is used as a condition for controlling the closing of the liquid outlet valve, when water flow is detected, it indicates that the tea in the teapot 7 has not been discharged, and the liquid outlet valve is not closed, and when no water flow is detected, it indicates that the tea in the teapot 7 has been discharged, and the liquid outlet valve is closed. In the embodiment of the mechanical form liquid outlet valve, the opening and closing of the liquid outlet valve is realized by controlling the push rod motor 92 in the valve opening mechanism 9, when the liquid outlet valve needs to be opened, the push rod motor 92 is controlled to push out to make the fork 91 push the valve core 83 to move upward, and when the liquid outlet valve needs to be closed, the push rod motor 92 is controlled to retract.

[0042] The electric control system 12 controls the water inlet valve 15 to inject water into the heat storage stove 1 for primary heating and storing hot water. When the heating temperature reaches the set temperature, the water pump 2 pumps the water that has been primarily heated out of the instant heating stove 3 through the flow meter 5. The instant heating stove 3 heats the flowing hot water to the set corresponding temperature according to the set tea product formula, i.e. secondary heating. Finally, the secondarily heated hot water is injected into the teapot 7 through the pipeline. The hot water and tea leaves are soaked in the teapot 7 for a preset time, and then the control valve opening mechanism 9 opens the outlet valve.

[0043] The push rod motor 92 pushes the fork 91, so that the front end of the fork 91 is raised and presses against the lower stop ring 85 below the teapot 7, thereby lifting the valve core 83, so as to achieve the purpose of discharging tea water. When the lifting time reaches the system set time, the push rod motor 92 resets, and the fork 91 and the valve core 83 also reset under the action of the spring 84 and their own gravity, so as to achieve the purpose of stopping discharging tea water.

[0044] The technical solution adopts a secondary heating mode, has high efficiency, low overall energy consumption, and uses the instant heating stove 3 in combination with the flow meter 5 and the water pump 2 to achieve intelligent and automatic tea making and stable tea product.

[0045] The above description is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive, and those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, replacements and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure. Moreover, the above examples (or one or more solutions thereof) can be used in combination with each other, and these embodiments can be combined with each other in various combinations or arrangements.

Claims

1. An automatic tea maker, characterized in that, The system includes a multi-stage heating water supply structure and a tea brewing mechanism. The multi-stage heating water supply structure supplies hot water to the tea brewing mechanism. The multi-stage heating water supply structure includes a heat storage furnace (1), a water pump (2), and an instant heating furnace (3). The heat storage furnace (1) receives incoming water and heats it. The water pump (2) draws hot water from the heat storage furnace (1) to the instant heating furnace (3) for further heating. The hot water heated by the instant heating furnace (3) is supplied to the tea brewing mechanism.

2. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes an electrical control system (4), which is electrically connected to the thermal storage furnace (1), the water pump (2) and the instantaneous furnace (3), and controls the thermal storage furnace (1), the water pump (2) and the instantaneous furnace (3).

3. An automatic tea maker according to claim 2, characterized in that, The heat storage furnace (1) has a water storage chamber inside, and the outside of the furnace chamber is covered with a heat insulation layer (11). The heat storage furnace (1) is equipped with a heating tube (12), a water level sensor (13), a temperature sensor (14) and a water inlet valve (15). The heating tube (12) is used to heat the water in the furnace chamber. The water level sensor (13) is used to detect the water level in the furnace chamber. The temperature sensor (14) is used to detect the water temperature in the furnace chamber. The heating tube (12), the water level sensor (13), the temperature sensor (14) and the water inlet valve (15) are electrically connected to the electrical control system (4) and are controlled by the electrical control system (4).

4. An automatic tea maker according to claim 2, characterized in that, The multi-stage heating water supply structure also includes a flow meter (5), and the water pump (2) draws hot water from the thermal storage furnace (1) to the instantaneous heating furnace (3) through the flow meter (5), and the flow meter (5) is electrically connected to the electrical control system (4).

5. An automatic tea maker according to claim 2, characterized in that, The tea brewing mechanism includes a teapot compartment (6), in which a teapot (7) is placed. A water outlet (61) for supplying water to the teapot (7) is installed on the top of the teapot compartment (6). The water outlet (61) is connected to the output end of the instant heater (3) through a pipe.

6. An automatic tea maker according to claim 5, characterized in that, The bottom of the teapot (7) is equipped with a liquid outlet valve, and the bottom of the teapot compartment (6) has a notch (62) for accommodating the liquid outlet valve.

7. An automatic tea maker according to claim 6, characterized in that, The bottom of the teapot (7) has a through hole. The dispensing valve includes an upper retaining ring (81), an upper retaining ring nut (82), and a valve core (83). The upper retaining ring (81) is inserted into the through hole coaxially. The upper retaining ring (81) and the upper retaining ring nut (82) cooperate to fix the upper retaining ring (81) at the through hole. The top of the valve core (83) is fixedly connected to a baffle that cooperates with the upper retaining ring (81). The bottom end protrudes from the upper retaining ring (81). A spring (84) is fitted on the valve core (83). The spring (84) is placed below the teapot (7). The bottom end of the valve core (83) is fixedly connected to the lower retaining ring (85). The two ends of the spring (84) are respectively fitted with the upper retaining ring nut (82) and the lower retaining ring (85). The spring (84) applies force to the lower retaining ring (85) so that the valve core (83) drives the baffle to stick tightly to the upper retaining ring (81). The teapot compartment (6) is equipped with a valve opening mechanism (9), which is used to push the valve core (83) upward.

8. An automatic tea maker according to claim 7, characterized in that, The valve core (83) is tubular, with the top of the valve core (83) blocked by a baffle and the bottom of the valve core (83) open. Several liquid outlet holes are opened on the top tube wall of the valve core (83).

9. An automatic tea maker according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that, The valve opening mechanism (9) includes a lifting fork (91) and a push rod motor (92). A shaft (93) is movably connected to the lifting fork (91). The shaft (93) is set perpendicular to the length direction of the lifting fork (91). The shaft (93) and the push rod motor (92) are both fixed on the teapot compartment (6). When the teapot (7) is placed in the teapot compartment (6), one end of the lifting fork (91) is located below the teapot (7) and cooperates with the lower retaining ring (85). The push rod motor (92) is located above the other end of the lifting fork (91). The push rod motor (92) pushes one end of the lifting fork (91) downward so that the other end of the lifting fork (91) pushes the lower retaining ring (85) upward. The push rod motor (92) is electrically connected to the electronic control system (4).

10. An automatic tea maker according to claim 9, characterized in that, It also includes a first sensor (101), a second sensor (102) and a third sensor (103). The first sensor (101) is installed inside the teapot compartment (6) and is used to detect whether the teapot (7) is placed inside the teapot compartment (6). The second sensor (102) and the third sensor (103) are both installed below the teapot compartment (6). The second sensor (102) is used to detect whether there is water flow at the opening of the teapot compartment (6). The third sensor (103) is used to detect whether there is a support below the teapot compartment (6). The first sensor (101), the second sensor (102) and the third sensor (103) are all electrically connected to the electronic control system (4).

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