Coffee machine
By optimizing the vertical layout and height design of the grinding and brewing mechanisms inside the coffee machine, the problem of excessive width in existing coffee machines has been solved, resulting in a smaller width footprint and better space utilization.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-14
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-24
AI Technical Summary
The existing coffee machines have the grinding and brewing units located on the sides of the machine body, resulting in a large overall machine width and taking up a lot of storage space.
The layout of the grinding and brewing mechanisms within the coffee machine body has been optimized to ensure they are vertically distributed. The height dimensions of different areas within the coffee machine body, including the bean hopper, grinding assembly, brewing outlet, and liquid dispensing area, have also been optimized to reduce width occupancy.
This design achieves a smaller overall footprint for the coffee machine, improving space utilization and aesthetics while also making it easier for users to operate.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of life electric appliances, specifically relates to a coffee machine. BACKGROUND
[0002] Chinese patent document No. CN220236638U discloses a multifunctional coffee machine, which comprises a machine body, a water tank, a metering pump, a water pump, a heating module, a refrigeration module, a hot water electromagnetic valve and a cold water electromagnetic valve. The water tank is detachably arranged on the machine body. The water tank is in communication with the water inlet end of the metering pump through a water pipe. The water outlet end of the metering pump is in communication with the water inlet end of the water pump through a pipeline. The water outlet end of the water pump is in communication with the heating module and the refrigeration module through a three-way joint. The hot water electromagnetic valve and the heating module are in communication through a pipeline. The cold water electromagnetic valve and the refrigeration module are in communication through a pipeline.
[0003] In the prior art, the coffee bean grinding device and the coffee brewing device of the coffee machine are arranged on the left and right sides of the machine body respectively. Since the coffee bean grinding device and the coffee brewing device have certain widths, the overall width of the machine (the overall width of the machine is slightly larger than the sum of the width occupied by the coffee bean grinding device and the width occupied by the coffee brewing assembly) is large, which occupies a large storage space.
[0004] Therefore, further improvement is needed. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0005] Therefore, the utility model aims to provide a coffee machine, which optimizes the layout of the coffee bean grinding mechanism and the brewing mechanism in the coffee machine body and the height dimensions of different regions of the coffee machine body as a whole, so that the coffee machine as a whole can occupy a smaller width space.
[0006] A coffee machine designed according to the purpose comprises a coffee machine body, a coffee bean grinding mechanism and a brewing mechanism arranged on the coffee machine body, the coffee bean grinding mechanism and the brewing mechanism are arranged vertically from top to bottom, the upper side of the coffee bean grinding mechanism extends outward to the upper side of the coffee machine body, the horizontal height of the upper side of the coffee machine body is H1, the horizontal height of the upper side of the coffee bean grinding mechanism is H2, the brewing mechanism has a brewing outlet, a brewing liquid outlet area is formed below the brewing outlet, the height of the brewing liquid outlet area is H3, 400mm≤H1≤410mm, 450mm≤H2≤455mm, and 110mm≤H3≤115mm.
[0007] The width of the coffee machine body is W, and the length of the coffee machine body is L, 125mm≤W≤135mm, and 320mm≤L≤330mm.
[0008] The grinding mechanism comprises a bean bin and a grinding assembly distributed in sequence from top to bottom in vertical direction, the bean bin is open at top and is connected with a bin cover detachable therefrom, the bean bin at least partially extends outward to above the coffee machine body, the coffee machine body is provided with a grinding cavity therein, and the grinding assembly is located in the grinding cavity.
[0009] The grinding assembly is provided with a powder outlet at bottom, the coffee machine body is provided with a powder receiving cavity at outside corresponding to the position of the powder outlet, the powder outlet is arranged at upper side of the powder receiving cavity and is spaced from the grinding cavity, and the powder receiving cavity is open at front side.
[0010] The powder receiving cavity is provided with a residue receiving disc at bottom, the residue receiving disc can enter or exit the powder receiving cavity from the front side opening of the powder receiving cavity.
[0011] The brewing mechanism comprises a water pump, a heater and a brewing assembly communicated in sequence through a water path, the coffee machine body is provided with a brewing cavity therein, the water pump and the heater are arranged in the brewing cavity, the brewing assembly is arranged below the grinding mechanism, the brewing assembly is provided with a liquid outlet at bottom, the liquid outlet is arranged at upper side of a brewing liquid outlet area, and the brewing liquid outlet area is in U-shaped horizontal projection along left and right sides.
[0012] The brewing liquid outlet area is provided with a water receiving disc at bottom.
[0013] The heater and the water pump are distributed in sequence from top to bottom in vertical direction, the horizontal height of the heater and the water pump is lower than the horizontal height of the grinding assembly, the vertical projection of the heater and the water pump is at least partially staggered with the vertical projection of the grinding mechanism, and the vertical projection of the grinding mechanism covers the vertical projection of the brewing assembly.
[0014] The coffee machine body is provided with a water tank assembly at outside, the water tank assembly is connected with the water pump through the water path, and the horizontal projection of the water tank assembly in front and back direction is at least partially coincident with the horizontal projection of the heater in front and back direction.
[0015] The width dimension occupied by the coffee machine body in mounting the grinding mechanism is equivalent to the width dimension occupied by the coffee machine body in mounting the brewing mechanism.
[0016] The coffee machine has the advantages that:
[0017] The layout of the grinding mechanism and the brewing mechanism in the coffee machine body and the height dimension of different regions of the coffee machine body are optimized, so that the coffee machine can occupy a smaller width space. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] The accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated herein for reference purposes. The embodiments of the application and the description thereof are presented for the purpose of exemplification and by way of interpretation to provide a further understanding of the application.
[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed in the embodiment description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without creative labor.
[0020] Figure 1 Structure diagram of one embodiment of the present application Figure One .
[0021] Figure 2 Structure diagram of one embodiment of the present application Figure Two .
[0022] Figure 3 Structure diagram of one embodiment of the present application Figure Three .
[0023] Figure 4 Structure diagram of one embodiment of the present application Figure Four .
[0024] Figure 5 Structure diagram of one embodiment of the present application Figure Five .
[0025] Figure 6 Structure diagram of one embodiment of the present application Figure Six .
[0026] Figure 7 Structure diagram of one embodiment of the present application Specific implementation
[0027] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation of the present application will be described in detail below. In the following description, many specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of the present application, therefore the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.
[0028] As Figures 1-7As shown, the coffee machine comprises a coffee machine body 1, a coffee machine body 1 is provided with a grinding mechanism and brewing mechanism, the grinding mechanism and the brewing mechanism are sequentially distributed from top to bottom along the vertical direction, the upper side of the grinding mechanism extends outward to the upper side of the coffee machine body 1, the horizontal height of the upper side of the coffee machine body 1 is H1, the horizontal height of the upper side of the grinding mechanism is H2, the brewing mechanism has a brewing outlet, the lower side of the brewing outlet forms a brewing outlet area 14, the height of the brewing outlet area 14 is H3, 400mm≤H1≤410mm, 450mm≤H2≤455mm, 110mm≤H3≤115mm, by optimizing the layout of the grinding mechanism and the brewing mechanism in the coffee machine body 1 and the height size of different regions of the coffee machine body 1, the coffee machine can occupy a smaller width space.
[0029] Further, the width of the coffee machine body 1 is W, the length of the coffee machine body 1 is L, 125mm≤W≤135mm, 320mm≤L≤330mm, the width and length of the coffee machine body 1 are further optimized, so that the coffee machine as a whole is relatively narrow in the left-right direction, and has a relatively ample internal space to realize the installation of the grinding mechanism and the brewing mechanism.
[0030] Further, the grinding mechanism comprises a bean bin 21 and a grinding assembly 22 sequentially distributed from top to bottom along the vertical direction, the upper side of the bean bin 21 is open and connected with a bin cover 23 which can be separated therefrom, the bean bin 21 at least partially extends outward to the upper side of the coffee machine body 1, the coffee machine body 1 is provided with a grinding cavity 11, the grinding assembly 22 is located in the grinding cavity 11, fully utilizing the vertical space position of the equipment, and at the same time enabling the user to conveniently add coffee beans to the bean bin 21.
[0031] Further, the lower side of the grinding assembly 22 is provided with a powder outlet 221, the outer side of the coffee machine body 1 is provided with a powder receiving cavity 12 corresponding to the position of the powder outlet 221, the powder outlet 221 is arranged on the upper side of the powder receiving cavity 12 and is separated from the grinding cavity 11, the front side of the powder receiving cavity 12 is open, so that the user can conveniently use a coffee funnel to receive coffee powder, and the opportunity of coffee powder spreading in the external space is reduced.
[0032] Further, the bottom of the powder receiving cavity 12 is provided with a residue receiving disc 3, the residue receiving disc 3 can enter or exit the powder receiving cavity 12 from the front opening of the powder receiving cavity 12, and can receive part of the powder residue overflowing from the coffee funnel, thereby reducing the difficulty of cleaning the powder residue.
[0033] Further, the brewing mechanism comprises a water pump 41, a heater 42 and a brewing assembly 43 connected in sequence through a water path, the coffee machine body 1 is provided with a brewing cavity 13, the water pump 41 and the heater 42 are arranged in the brewing cavity 13, the brewing assembly 43 is arranged below the coffee bean grinding mechanism, the brewing assembly 43 is provided with a liquid outlet 431 below, the liquid outlet 431 is arranged on the upper side of the brewing liquid outlet area 14, the horizontal projection of the brewing liquid outlet area 14 along the left and right sides is in a U-shaped shape, the operation space of the user when brewing coffee powder is relatively large, and the operation is easier.
[0034] Further, the bottom of the brewing liquid outlet area 14 is provided with a water receiving tray 5, which can receive liquid dripping from the liquid outlet 431, a coffee funnel, a coffee pot and the like, and is convenient for the user to clean.
[0035] Further, the heater 42 and the water pump 41 are distributed in sequence from top to bottom along the vertical direction, the horizontal height of the heater 42 and the water pump 41 is lower than the horizontal height of the coffee bean grinding assembly 22, the vertical projection of the heater 42 and the water pump 41 is at least partially staggered with the vertical projection of the coffee bean grinding mechanism, and the vertical projection of the coffee bean grinding mechanism covers the vertical projection of the brewing assembly 43, so that the layout of the brewing mechanism and the coffee bean grinding mechanism in the front and back directions is more compact, and the overall size of the coffee machine is further optimized.
[0036] Further, the coffee machine body 1 is provided with a water tank assembly 6 outside, the water tank assembly 6 is connected with the water pump 41 through a water path, the horizontal projection of the water tank assembly 6 in the front and back directions at least partially coincides with the horizontal projection of the heater 42 in the front and back directions, the water tank assembly 6 reasonably utilizes the space position of the coffee machine body 1, and the volume of the water tank assembly 6 can be increased.
[0037] Further, the width size occupied by the coffee machine body 1 for installing the coffee bean grinding mechanism is equivalent to the width size occupied by the coffee machine body 1 for installing the brewing mechanism, since the coffee bean grinding mechanism and the coffee bean grinding mechanism are distributed along the vertical direction, therefore, the coffee machine body 1 corresponding to the width size occupied by the coffee bean grinding mechanism and the coffee bean grinding mechanism can make the overall shape of the coffee machine body 1 more beautiful, and the width size occupied is relatively small (about general of traditional structure).
[0038] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.
[0039] In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used only for descriptive purposes and do not connote or imply relative importance or an ordering between or among the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined with "first", "second", etc. can include at least one of the feature, explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically limited.
[0040] In the present application, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "fixing" and the like should be broadly understood, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication or interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise specifically limited. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0041] In the present application, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, the first feature is "on" or "under" the second feature. The first and second features can be in direct contact, or the first and second features can be indirectly contacted through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature "above", "above" and "above" the second feature can be directly above or obliquely above the first feature, or only indicate that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature "below", "below" and "below" the second feature can be directly below or obliquely below the first feature, or only indicate that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.
[0042] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as "fixed to" or "provided on" another element, it can be directly on another element or there can be a middle element. When an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to another element or there can be a middle element. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "up", "down", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are only for illustrative purposes and are not the only embodiment.
[0043] It should also be understood that when interpreting the connection relationship or position relationship of the elements, although it is not explicitly described, the connection relationship and position relationship are interpreted to include an error range, which should be within the acceptable deviation range of the specific value determined by the person skilled in the art. For example, "about", "approximately" or "essentially" can mean within one or more standard deviations, without limitation.
[0044] Any combination of the technical features in the above embodiments can be made, and for the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described, however, as long as the combination of the technical features does not exist contradiction, it should be considered as the scope of the description.
[0045] The above embodiments only express several implementation manners of the utility model, the description is more specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as the limitation of the utility model patent scope. It should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled person in the art, under the premise of not departing from the utility model concept, a number of modifications and improvements can be made, which all belong to the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model patent should be subject to the appended claims.
Claims
1. A coffee machine, characterized in that, The coffee machine includes a main body (1), on which a grinding mechanism and a brewing mechanism are provided. The grinding mechanism and the brewing mechanism are arranged vertically from top to bottom. The upper side of the grinding mechanism extends outward to the top of the coffee machine main body (1). The upper horizontal height of the coffee machine main body (1) is H1, and the upper horizontal height of the grinding mechanism is H2. The brewing mechanism has a brewing outlet, and a brewing liquid outlet area (14) is formed below the brewing outlet. The height of the brewing liquid outlet area (14) is H3, 400mm≤H1≤410mm, 450mm≤H2≤455mm, and 110mm≤H3≤115mm.
2. The coffee machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The width of the coffee machine body (1) is W, and the length of the coffee machine body (1) is L, 125mm≤W≤135mm, 320mm≤L≤330mm.
3. The coffee machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The grinding mechanism includes a bean hopper (21) and a grinding assembly (22) arranged vertically from top to bottom. The upper part of the bean hopper (21) is open and connected to a detachable hopper cover (23). The bean hopper (21) extends at least partially outward to the top of the coffee machine body (1). The coffee machine body (1) is provided with a grinding chamber (11), and the grinding assembly (22) is located in the grinding chamber (11).
4. The coffee machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The grinding assembly (22) has a powder outlet (221) at its bottom. The coffee machine body (1) has a powder receiving chamber (12) on its outer side corresponding to the powder outlet (221). The powder outlet (221) is located on the upper side of the powder receiving chamber (12) and is separated from the grinding chamber (11). The front side of the powder receiving chamber (12) is open.
5. The coffee machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom of the powder receiving chamber (12) is provided with a slag receiving plate (3), which can enter or leave the powder receiving chamber (12) from the front opening of the powder receiving chamber (12).
6. The coffee machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The brewing mechanism includes a water pump (41), a heater (42), and a brewing assembly (43) connected in sequence through a water channel. The coffee machine body (1) is provided with a brewing chamber (13). The water pump (41) and the heater (42) are located in the brewing chamber (13). The brewing assembly (43) is located below the bean grinding mechanism. The brewing assembly (43) is provided with a liquid outlet (431) below it. The liquid outlet (431) is located on the upper side of the brewing liquid outlet area (14). The brewing liquid outlet area (14) has a U-shaped horizontal projection along the left and right sides.
7. The coffee machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bottom of the brewing liquid output area (14) is provided with a water receiving tray (5).
8. The coffee machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The heater (42) and water pump (41) are arranged vertically from top to bottom. The horizontal height of the heater (42) and water pump (41) is lower than the horizontal height of the grinding assembly (22). The vertical projection of the heater (42) and water pump (41) is at least partially offset from the vertical projection of the grinding mechanism. The vertical projection of the grinding mechanism covers the vertical projection of the brewing assembly (43).
9. The coffee machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The coffee machine body (1) is provided with a water tank assembly (6) on the outside. The water tank assembly (6) is connected to the water pump (41) through a water passage. The horizontal projection of the water tank assembly (6) in the front-back direction at least partially overlaps with the horizontal projection of the heater (42) in the front-back direction.
10. The coffee machine according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that: The width occupied by the coffee machine body (1) for installing the grinding mechanism is equivalent to the width occupied by the coffee machine body (1) for installing the brewing mechanism.
Citation Information
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Multifunctional coffee machine
CN220236638U