Automatic tea making machine

Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic tea making machine which comprises a tea making machine body and a tea bin body, a water storage tank, a display screen assembly, a main control board, a water pump heating assembly, a code scanning device and a water outlet switch assembly are arranged in the tea making machine body, a tea bin installation position is arranged on the tea making machine body, and an installation top plate is arranged above the tea bin installation position. One end of the water pump heating assembly is connected with the water storage tank, the other end of the water pump heating assembly is connected with the water injection port, a valve bin is arranged at the lower end of the tea bin body, an overturning valve is arranged in the valve bin, and a water outlet is formed in the lower end of the valve bin; the water outlet switch assembly comprises a permanent magnet and an overturning driving device. The tea making machine has the beneficial effects that through the arrangement of the code scanning device, tea bag information can be quickly read, tea making parameters can be matched, the driving piece for controlling water outlet is separated from the valve, the space occupied by the valve is effectively reduced, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of tea brewing equipment technology, specifically to an automatic tea brewing machine. Background Technology

[0002] Tea is a common beverage in people's daily lives and work, and there is a long tradition of drinking tea in many parts of my country. To make tea drinking more convenient, automatic tea makers have appeared on the market. Automatic tea makers usually have the functions of heating, brewing, and filtering water.

[0003] To improve the user experience, existing automatic tea makers typically have tea brewing option buttons on the device. Each option button corresponds to a tea brewing program with different brewing parameters (water temperature, time, number of infusions). Users can manually select the tea brewing program or directly adjust the brewing parameters according to their needs.

[0004] However, due to the large variety of teas, users need to spend a lot of time searching for the corresponding tea brewing program on the device, and there are even cases where there is no corresponding tea brewing information. This results in a poor user experience. Furthermore, the existing technology discloses a water outlet valve structure for a tea brewing machine (patent number 202023171058.2), which has a large water outlet valve that occupies a certain amount of tea brewing chamber space, reduces the amount of tea brewed at one time, and cannot meet the user's needs, which is not conducive to improving the product's competitiveness. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the problems in the existing technology, this utility model provides an automatic tea brewing machine, which solves the problems of inconvenient tea brewing information retrieval and small tea compartment space in the existing tea brewing machines.

[0006] This utility model discloses an automatic tea brewing machine, comprising a main body and a tea hopper body. The main body houses a water tank, a display screen assembly, a main control board, a water pump heating assembly, a barcode scanner, and a water outlet switch assembly. The display screen assembly, water pump heating assembly, barcode scanner, and water outlet switch assembly are all electrically connected to the main control board. The barcode scanner can scan the QR code on the tea bag and input the tea information. The main body has a tea hopper mounting position for installation with the tea hopper body. A mounting top plate is provided above the tea hopper mounting position, and a water inlet is located within the mounting top plate. One end of the water pump heating component is connected to the water storage tank, and the other end is connected to the water inlet. The water inlet can inject water into the tea storage body. A valve chamber is set at the lower end of the tea storage body. A flip valve is set in the valve chamber, and a water outlet is set at the lower end of the valve chamber. The flip valve includes an upper and lower induction magnet and a hemispherical plug. The hemispherical plug can seal the water outlet. The water outlet switch component includes a permanent magnet and a flip drive device. The flip drive device can control the flip valve to flip open or close the water outlet by changing the magnetic pole direction of the permanent magnet.

[0007] This utility model is further improved by providing a Hall sensor in the tea storage installation position and a Hall magnet that cooperates with the Hall sensor inside the tea storage body. The main control board can obtain information on whether the tea storage body is installed through the cooperation of the Hall sensor and the Hall magnet.

[0008] This utility model is further improved in that the tea compartment installation position is a contoured surface set on the outside of the tea brewing machine body. A support boss is provided on the contoured surface, which can support the bottom part of the tea compartment body. The upper and lower ends of the tea compartment body are fixed by the mounting top plate and the support boss, respectively.

[0009] This utility model is further improved by providing multiple positioning protrusions on the contoured surface and positioning grooves that cooperate with the positioning protrusions on the outer wall of the tea storage body. The positioning protrusions are set in the positioning grooves.

[0010] This utility model is further improved by providing a tea-receiving placement area below the tea storage installation position. A water level sensor is installed in the tea-receiving placement area to prevent water from overflowing from the cups in the tea-receiving placement area.

[0011] This utility model is further improved by adding a teapot sensor to the tea-receiving area, which can detect whether there is a tea-receiving container in the tea-receiving area.

[0012] This utility model is further improved, and the water pump heating assembly includes a water pump body and a heater, with the water pump body and the heater connected by a water pipe.

[0013] The present invention is further improved by using a flipping drive motor as the flipping drive device.

[0014] With further improvements to this utility model, the main body of the tea container can be a glass teapot or a purple clay teapot.

[0015] This utility model is further improved by providing a tea filter screen at the upper end of the valve compartment.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This utility model provides an automatic tea brewing machine. Its structure can effectively solve the problems of inconvenient tea brewing information search and small tea compartment space in existing tea brewing machines. Through the setting of the barcode scanning device, the tea bag information can be quickly read, so that the main control board can quickly match the corresponding tea brewing parameters for brewing. Furthermore, through the setting of the water outlet switch component and the flip valve, the water outlet control drive component can be separated from the valve, effectively reducing the space occupied by the valve in the tea compartment, improving the user experience, and helping to improve the competitiveness of the product. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the solutions in this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an automatic tea maker;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of an automatic tea maker;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a flip valve. Detailed Implementation

[0021] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this invention have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. The terminology used in this specification is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. The terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a particular order.

[0022] In this invention, the reference to "embodiment" means that a specific feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of this invention. The appearance of this phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a mutually exclusive, independent, or alternative embodiment to other embodiments. It will be explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described in this invention can be combined with other embodiments.

[0023] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0024] like Figure 1-3As shown, this utility model discloses an automatic tea brewing machine, comprising a tea brewing machine body 1 and a tea hopper body 2. The tea brewing machine body 1 contains a water storage tank 3, a display screen assembly 4, a main control board 5, a water pump heating assembly, a barcode scanning device 9, and a water outlet switch assembly. The display screen assembly 4, the water pump heating assembly, the barcode scanning device 9, and the water outlet switch assembly are all electrically connected to the main control board 5. The barcode scanning device 9 can scan the QR code on the tea bag and record the tea information. The tea brewing machine body 1 has a tea hopper mounting position that cooperates with the tea hopper body 2. A mounting top plate 12 is provided above the tea hopper mounting position, and a water inlet is provided inside the mounting top plate 12. One end of the component is connected to the water storage tank 3, and the other end of the water pump heating component is connected to the water inlet. The water inlet can inject water into the tea storage body 2. A valve chamber is provided at the lower end of the tea storage body 2. A flip valve 13 is provided in the valve chamber, and a water outlet 21 is provided at the lower end of the valve chamber. The flip valve 13 includes an induction magnet 131 and a hemispherical plug 132 arranged at the top and bottom. The hemispherical plug 132 can seal the water outlet 21. The water outlet switch component includes a permanent magnet 10 and a flip drive device 11. The flip drive device 11 can control the flip valve 13 to flip open or close the water outlet 21 by changing the magnetic pole direction of the permanent magnet 10.

[0025] By using the barcode scanning device 9, tea bag information can be quickly read, allowing the main control board 5 to quickly match the corresponding tea brewing parameters. Furthermore, by using the water outlet switch assembly and the flip valve 13, the water outlet control drive can be separated from the valve, effectively reducing the space occupied by the valve within the tea compartment 2, improving the user experience, and enhancing the product's competitiveness.

[0026] The main control board 5 is equipped with an information reading module, which can work with the barcode scanner 9 to read information, including tea type, place of origin, production and listing date, shelf life, brewing parameters and other information.

[0027] The main control board 5 parses the QR code data and compares it with the system clock and the tea bag's expiration date. If it is expired, it triggers a reminder, and the display component 4 displays the corresponding alarm information.

[0028] Based on the analysis of the brewing parameters, the display component 4 displays the corresponding tea information (origin, production date, etc.) and brewing parameters (water temperature, time, remaining brewing times).

[0029] The water pump heating assembly includes a water pump body 6 and a heater 7, which are connected by a water pipe 8.

[0030] The water is pumped out of the water tank 3 by the water pump body 6 and supplied to the heater 7. The heater 7 heats the water and injects it into the tea storage body 2 through the water inlet.

[0031] The main control board 5 controls the heater 7, water pump body 6, and water outlet switch assembly to implement the tea brewing program based on the read brewing parameters. When the tea leaves reach the maximum number of brewing times or the maximum brewing time, an automatic tea replacement reminder is triggered. The display screen assembly 4 displays the corresponding alarm information to help users identify expired tea leaves and remind users to control the number of brewing times and time to avoid over-brewing and resulting in poor tea taste.

[0032] The tea concentration can be adjusted at any time during the tea brewing process, and the main control board 5 can dynamically adjust the tea brewing parameters according to the selected concentration.

[0033] A Hall sensor is installed in the tea storage compartment, and a Hall magnet that works in conjunction with the Hall sensor is installed inside the main body 2 of the tea storage compartment.

[0034] By using a Hall sensor and a Hall magnet, the main control board 5 can obtain information on whether the tea storage body 2 is installed, thus preventing the water inlet from continuing to fill even when the tea storage body 2 is not installed.

[0035] The tea compartment is installed on a contoured surface 101 on the outside of the main body 1 of the tea brewing machine. A support boss 102 is provided on the contoured surface 101. The support boss 102 can support the bottom part of the tea compartment body 2. The upper and lower ends of the tea compartment body 2 are fixed by the mounting top plate 12 and the support boss 102, respectively.

[0036] The bottom part of the tea storage body 2 is supported by the support boss 102, which makes it easy to disassemble, clean or replace the tea storage body 2, improving the user experience. When disassembling, you only need to move away from the support boss 102 to remove the tea storage body 2.

[0037] Multiple positioning protrusions 103 are also provided on the contour surface 101, and the outer wall of the tea canister body 2 is provided with positioning grooves that cooperate with the positioning protrusions 103. The positioning protrusions 103 are set in the positioning grooves.

[0038] The stability of the tea storage body 2 in the tea storage installation position is improved by the cooperation of the positioning protrusion 103 and the positioning groove.

[0039] Below the tea storage compartment is a tea-receiving area, which is equipped with a water level sensor 14. The water level sensor 14 prevents water from overflowing from the cups in the tea-receiving area.

[0040] The tea-receiving area is also equipped with a teapot sensor 15, which can detect whether there is a tea-receiving container in the tea-receiving area.

[0041] The flipping drive device 11 is a flipping drive motor, which flips the permanent magnet 10 to adjust the magnetic pole direction of the permanent magnet 10.

[0042] The main body 2 of the tea container can be a glass pot or a purple clay pot. Depending on the user's needs, different tea containers 2 can be used to brew tea, thereby improving the taste of the tea.

[0043] A tea filter screen 16 is installed at the upper end of the valve chamber. The tea filter screen 16 can prevent tea leaves from flowing out of the water outlet 21.

[0044] As can be seen from the above, the beneficial effects of this utility model are: it can effectively solve the problems of inconvenient tea brewing information search and small tea compartment space in existing tea brewing machines. By setting up the barcode scanning device 9, the tea bag information can be quickly read, enabling the main control board 5 to quickly match the corresponding tea brewing parameters for brewing. Moreover, the tea concentration can be adjusted in real time, and the main control board 5 can dynamically fine-tune the tea brewing parameters. The automatic reminder function can help users identify expired tea leaves and remind users to control the number of brews and time to avoid over-brewing and poor tea taste. Furthermore, by setting up the water outlet switch component and the flip valve 13, the water outlet control drive component can be separated from the valve, effectively reducing the space occupied by the valve in the tea compartment body 2, improving the user experience, and enhancing the product's competitiveness.

[0045] The specific embodiments described above are preferred embodiments of this utility model, and are not intended to limit the specific scope of this utility model. The scope of this utility model includes but is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. All equivalent changes made in accordance with this utility model are within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic tea maker, characterized in that: The tea maker includes a main body and a tea container. The main body houses a water tank, a display screen assembly, a main control board, a water pump heating assembly, a barcode scanner, and a water outlet switch assembly. These components are electrically connected to the main control board. The barcode scanner can scan the QR code on a tea bag and input tea information. The main body has a tea container mounting position that mates with the tea container assembly. A mounting top plate is located above the tea container mounting position, and a water inlet is located within the mounting top plate. One end of the water pump heating assembly is connected to the water tank. The water pump heating assembly is connected to the other end of the tank, and the water inlet is connected to the water inlet. The water inlet can inject water into the main body of the tea storage container. A valve chamber is provided at the lower end of the main body of the tea storage container. A flip valve is provided in the valve chamber, and a water outlet is provided at the lower end of the valve chamber. The flip valve includes an upper and lower induction magnet and a hemispherical plug. The hemispherical plug can seal the water outlet. The water outlet switch assembly includes a permanent magnet and a flip drive device. The flip drive device can control the flip valve to flip open or close the water outlet by changing the magnetic pole direction of the permanent magnet.

2. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: A Hall sensor is installed in the tea storage compartment, and a Hall magnet that cooperates with the Hall sensor is installed inside the tea storage compartment. The main control board can obtain information on whether the tea storage compartment is installed through the Hall sensor and the Hall magnet.

3. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tea hopper mounting position is a contoured surface located on the outside of the tea brewing machine body. A support boss is provided on the contoured surface, which can support the bottom part of the tea hopper body. The upper and lower ends of the tea hopper body are fixed by the mounting top plate and the support boss, respectively.

4. The automatic tea maker according to claim 3, characterized in that: The contoured surface is also provided with a plurality of positioning protrusions, and the outer wall of the tea storage body is provided with positioning grooves that cooperate with the positioning protrusions, and the positioning protrusions are disposed in the positioning grooves.

5. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: Below the tea storage compartment is a tea receiving area, which is equipped with a water level sensor to prevent water from overflowing from the cups in the tea receiving area.

6. The automatic tea maker according to claim 5, characterized in that: The tea-receiving area is also equipped with a teapot sensor, which can detect whether there is a tea-receiving container in the tea-receiving area.

7. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water pump heating assembly includes a water pump body and a heater, and the water pump body and the heater are connected by a water pipe.

8. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flipping drive device is a flipping drive motor.

9. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main body of the tea container can be a glass pot or a purple clay pot.

10. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: A tea filter screen is installed at the upper end of the valve compartment.

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