Coffee machine easy to clean and operate

By installing a tablet dispensing device on the coffee machine, the problems of inconvenient cleaning operation and parts damage in existing coffee machines are solved, and cleaning can be completed without opening the door, improving the convenience of operation and the stability of the machine.

CN224085116UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-07CHANGZHOU PILOT ELECTRONICS
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-17
Publication Date
2026-04-07

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Technical Problem

The cleaning process of existing coffee machines is inconvenient, and frequent opening and closing of the front door can easily damage parts, affecting the machine's hygiene and stability.

Method used

A tablet dispensing device, including internal and external tubing, is installed on the coffee machine. Cleaning effervescent tablets are dispensed from outside the machine through the external tubing, avoiding the need to open the front door and simplifying the cleaning process.

Benefits of technology

This allows for cleaning without opening the front door, reducing damage to parts and improving ease of operation and machine stability.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of coffee machines, in particular to a coffee machine easy to clean and operate, and solves the problems that an existing coffee machine is inconvenient to clean and operate, and related parts are damaged due to frequent door opening and cleaning. When the brewing device is in a powder receiving state, a powder receiving opening of the brewing device corresponds to a powder outlet of the powder falling hopper, the powder falling hopper and the brewing device are located in a machine cavity defined by the machine box and the front door, the coffee machine is provided with a tablet feeding device for feeding cleaning effervescent tablets into the brewing device, and the tablet feeding device is provided with an inner pipe fitting located in the machine cavity and an outer pipe fitting located outside the machine cavity. The cleaning effervescent tablets can be put into the brewing device from the outside of the machine, a front door does not need to be opened during cleaning, the cleaning effervescent tablets can be put into the brewing device, and the cleaning effervescent tablets can be put into the brewing device conveniently. A small device is additionally arranged, so that many problems caused by opening a front door of an existing coffee machine for dosing and cleaning are solved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to coffee machine technical field, especially an easy operation coffee machine of cleaning. BACKGROUND

[0002] The coffee machine generally has a cleaning function to ensure hygiene, and the cleaning process is to put a cleaning effervescent tablet into the powder receiving port of the coffee maker, start the cleaning function of the coffee machine, and the powder falling device does not work, but the water inlet device and the coffee maker work normally, and the cleaning effervescent tablet is dissolved in hot water to form a cleaning liquid to flush the brewing chamber and the liquid outlet.

[0003] The coffee machine needs to be cleaned once a day after normal use, and the existing coffee machine needs to open the front door to put the effervescent tablet into the coffee maker before cleaning each time, and then close the front door to start the cleaning function of the machine.

[0004] 1. The hinge device and the lock catch device of the front door are prone to failure;

[0005] 2. The sanitary environment in the machine box is easily damaged;

[0006] 3. The wires and water pipes connected to the front door are prone to bending damage or friction damage;

[0007] 4. Opening and closing the front door may cause displacement of the entire coffee machine;

[0008] 5. The entire process of putting the cleaning effervescent tablet is slightly cumbersome, and the gap between the lower outlet of the powder falling hopper and the powder receiving port of the coffee maker needs to be designed considering the factors that the cleaning effervescent tablet can be put in. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0009] The utility model solves the technical problems: provide a kind of easy operation coffee machine of cleaning, overcome the inconvenient operation of existing coffee machine cleaning and the problem that related parts is easily damaged due to frequent opening.

[0010] The technical scheme adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is: an easy operation coffee machine of cleaning has a powder falling hopper and a coffee maker below the powder falling hopper, the powder receiving port of the coffee maker corresponds to the powder outlet of the powder falling hopper when the coffee maker receives powder, the powder falling hopper and the coffee maker are located in the machine cavity surrounded by the machine box and the front door, the coffee machine has a tablet dispensing device for putting cleaning effervescent tablets into the coffee maker, the tablet dispensing device has an in-machine pipe connected to the machine cavity and an out-machine pipe connected to the outside of the machine cavity, the in-machine pipe and the out-machine pipe are connected, and the in-machine pipe is connected to the powder falling hopper.

[0011] Specifically, for the manufacture and administration operation, the machine inner pipe and the machine outer pipe are separate parts, the machine outer pipe is fixed on the top plate of the machine box, the machine inner pipe is fixed on the powder falling hopper, the lower opening of the machine outer pipe corresponds to the upper opening of the machine inner pipe, and the machine outer pipe is located on the front side of the top plate close to the front door in the front and back positions.

[0012] Further, the machine inner pipe extends a fixing part which also serves as the cover of the powder falling hopper.

[0013] Another structure is that the machine inner pipe and the machine outer pipe are integrated, the tablet feeding device is fixed on the top plate of the machine box, and the through hole of the tablet feeding device on the top plate is located on the front side of the top plate close to the front door in the front and back positions.

[0014] The third structure is that the machine inner pipe and the machine outer pipe are separate parts, the machine outer pipe is fixed on the top plate of the machine box, the machine inner pipe is fixed on the machine outer pipe, and the machine outer pipe is located on the front side of the top plate close to the front door in the front and back positions.

[0015] Specifically, in order to increase the size of the administration opening and facilitate administration, the machine outer pipe is funnel-shaped with a large upper opening and a small lower opening.

[0016] Specifically, the administration opening of the machine outer pipe has an openable cover.

[0017] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: the tablet feeding device is arranged on the coffee machine, and the cleaning effervescent tablets can be fed into the brewing device from the outside of the machine, so that the front door does not need to be opened during cleaning, and only a small device needs to be added to solve the problems of damage to parts and other problems caused by opening the front door to feed and clean the coffee machine every day. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed in the following embodiment or prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments described in the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic view of the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic view of the machine outer pipe in the present application;

[0021] Figure 3 is a schematic view of the machine inner pipe in the present application;

[0022] Figure 4This is a schematic diagram of the powder discharge hopper in this utility model.

[0023] In the diagram: 1. Powder hopper; 1-1. Powder inlet hole;

[0024] 2. Brewing device;

[0025] 3. Tablet dispensing device, 3-1. Internal fittings, 3-1-1. Fixing part, 3-2. External fittings, 3-3. Cover. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0027] The structure of an easy-to-clean and easy-to-operate coffee machine is shown in the appendix. Figure 1 , attached Figure 1 The coffee machine only shows the structure related to this utility model; components such as the front door and powder container are not shown. In order to show the internal structure, the machine casing is made transparent. The coffee machine has a powder hopper 1 and a brewer 2 below the powder hopper 1. When the brewer 2 is in the powder receiving state, its powder receiving port corresponds to the powder outlet of the powder hopper 1. The powder hopper 1 and the brewer 2 are located in the machine cavity enclosed by the machine casing and the front door. The coffee machine has a tablet dispensing device 3 for inserting clean effervescent tablets into the brewer 2. The tablet dispensing device 3 has an internal pipe 3-1 located in the machine cavity and an external pipe 3-2 located outside the machine cavity. The internal pipe 3-1 and the external pipe 3-2 are connected. The internal pipe 3-1 leads into the powder hopper 1.

[0028] Combined with appendix Figures 2 to 4 The parts drawing shows that the internal pipe 3-1 and the external pipe 3-2 are separate parts. The external pipe 3-2 is fixed to the top plate of the machine casing. A through hole is provided on the machine casing at the position where the external pipe 3-2 is fixed. The internal pipe 3-1 is fixed to the powder hopper 1. The lower opening of the external pipe 3-2 corresponds to the upper opening of the internal pipe 3-1. The external pipe 3-2 is located on the front side of the top plate, close to the front door. The internal pipe 3-1 extends to a fixing part 3-1-1, which also serves as the cover of the powder hopper 1. The internal pipe 3-1 is detachably fixed to the powder hopper 1. The two parts are shown in the attached diagram. Figure 2 and 3 As shown; Appendix Figure 4 The powder inlet 1-1 on the powder hopper 1 corresponds to the powder outlet of the powder box, which is not shown in the figure.

[0029] The tablet feeding device 3 of another structure not shown in the drawing is that the inner tube 3-1 and the outer tube 3-2 are integrated, the tablet feeding device 3 is fixed on the top plate of the cabinet, and the top plate at the position where the tablet feeding device 3 is fixed is also provided with a through hole, which is on the front side of the top plate close to the front door in the front and rear positions.

[0030] The tablet feeding device 3 can also be a third structure not shown in the drawing, the inner tube 3-1 and the outer tube 3-2 are still separate parts, the outer tube 3-2 is fixed on the top plate of the cabinet, the top plate at the fixed position is provided with a through hole, the inner tube 3-1 is fixed on the outer tube 3-2, and the outer tube 3-2 is on the front side of the top plate close to the front door in the front and rear positions.

[0031] The three structures described above can make the outer tube 3-2 funnel-shaped with a large upper opening and a small lower opening, and make the outer tube 3-2 at the medicine feeding opening have an openable cover 3-3.

[0032] The above is only the preferred specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this, any skilled person in the art can make equivalent replacement or change according to the technical scheme and the inventive concept of the present application within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A clean and easy-to-operate coffee machine, comprising a coffee hopper (1) and a brewer (2) below the coffee hopper (1), wherein when the brewer (2) is in the coffee hopper receiving state, its coffee inlet corresponds to the coffee outlet of the coffee hopper (1), and the coffee hopper (1) and the brewer (2) are located within a cavity formed by the machine casing and the front door, characterized in that: The coffee machine has a tablet dispensing device (3) for dispensing clean effervescent tablets into the brewer (2). The tablet dispensing device (3) has an internal tube (3-1) located inside the machine cavity and an external tube (3-2) located outside the machine cavity. The internal tube (3-1) and the external tube (3-2) are connected. The internal tube (3-1) leads into the powder hopper (1).

2. The easy-to-clean and easy-to-operate coffee machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The internal pipe fitting (3-1) and the external pipe fitting (3-2) are separate parts. The external pipe fitting (3-2) is fixed to the top plate of the machine casing, and the internal pipe fitting (3-1) is fixed to the powder hopper (1). The lower opening of the external pipe fitting (3-2) corresponds to the upper opening of the internal pipe fitting (3-1). The external pipe fitting (3-2) is located on the front side of the top plate, close to the front door.

3. The easy-to-clean and easy-to-operate coffee machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The internal pipe (3-1) extends to a fixing part (3-1-1) that also serves as the cover of the powder hopper (1).

4. The easy-to-clean and easy-to-operate coffee machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The internal pipe fitting (3-1) and the external pipe fitting (3-2) are integrated. The tablet dispensing device (3) is fixed on the top plate of the machine box. The through hole of the tablet dispensing device (3) on the top plate is located on the front side of the top plate, close to the front door.

5. The easy-to-clean and easy-to-operate coffee machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The internal pipe fitting (3-1) and the external pipe fitting (3-2) are separate parts. The external pipe fitting (3-2) is fixed to the top plate of the chassis, and the internal pipe fitting (3-1) is fixed to the external pipe fitting (3-2). The external pipe fitting (3-2) is located on the front side of the top plate, close to the front door.

6. The easy-to-clean and easy-to-operate coffee machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The external pipe fitting (3-2) is funnel-shaped with a larger opening at the top and a smaller opening at the bottom.

7. The easy-to-clean and easy-to-operate coffee machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dosing port of the external tube (3-2) has an openable cap (3-3).