Coffee bean diverter and grinder

Abstract

The disclosure provides a coffee bean distributor and a grinder. The coffee bean distributor comprises a shell and a lower bean assembly, the shell is formed with a distribution cavity and a cavity which are communicated with each other, the lower bean assembly comprises a bean belt, a lower discharge pipe and a driver; the two ends of the lower discharge pipe are respectively communicated with the distribution cavity and the cavity; the bean belt is rotationally arranged in the distribution cavity, a through slot is formed on the position of the periphery of the bean belt corresponding to the discharge port of the distribution cavity, the driver is arranged in the cavity, and the driving end of the driver is drivingly connected with the bean belt; the driver is used for driving the rotation of the bean belt, so that when the bean belt rotates to a first preset angle, the through slot is communicated with the discharge port, and when the bean belt rotates to a second preset angle, the through slot is staggered with the discharge port. The device not only reduces the discharge blind area, but also realizes good distribution of coffee beans, effectively reduces the pressure of the cutter disc of the grinder in the subsequent process, and is especially suitable for the application of the grinder with slow grinding speed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of coffee bean feeding technology, and in particular to a coffee bean distributor and a coffee grinder. Background Technology

[0002] In the coffee-making process, a coffee grinder is generally used to grind coffee beans into powder. For example, Chinese patent document CN 115721161 A discloses a coffee machine with a rotating blade device in the bean hopper. The core design of this document is that by rotating the lower cover of the bean hopper, the lower cover fixing screw drives the rotating blade to move clockwise or counterclockwise along the limiting groove to achieve the opening and closing of the rotating blade, thereby realizing the dispensing of coffee beans.

[0003] However, in practical applications, it has been found that... (For details, please refer to...) Figure 2 and Figure 3 The rotatable blades in this paper are subject to angular constraints when rotating clockwise or counterclockwise along the limiting groove, which prevents them from achieving 360° omnidirectional rotation and creates a blind spot for material feeding. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this disclosure is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a coffee bean distributor and a coffee grinder that reduces the blind spot in the feed, achieves better diversion of coffee beans, effectively reduces the pressure on the burrs of the subsequent grinder, and is especially suitable for applications of grinders with slower grinding speeds.

[0005] The purpose of this disclosure is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0006] A coffee bean distributor includes a housing and a bean feeding assembly, wherein the housing has interconnected distribution chambers and cavities.

[0007] The bean feeding assembly includes bean sheets, a feeding tube, and a driver; the two ends of the feeding tube are respectively connected to the diversion cavity and the cavity;

[0008] The bean slice is rotatably disposed within the diversion cavity. A through groove is formed on the periphery of the bean slice corresponding to the outlet position of the diversion cavity. The driver is disposed within the cavity, and the driving end of the driver is driven to be connected to the bean slice. The driver is used to drive the bean slice to rotate, such that when the bean slice rotates to a first preset angle, the through groove communicates with the outlet, and when the bean slice rotates to a second preset angle, the through groove is offset from the outlet.

[0009] In one embodiment, the bean slices are threadedly connected to the drive end of the driver.

[0010] In one embodiment, the number of through slots is at least two.

[0011] In one embodiment, the through slots are equidistantly distributed on the periphery of the bean-containing slices; and / or,

[0012] The number of through slots is two, and the two through slots are arranged symmetrically.

[0013] In one embodiment, the bottom surface of the diversion cavity is formed with an inclined surface, and the discharge port is disposed on the inclined surface.

[0014] In one embodiment, the tilt angle of the tilted surface is 0.1°-60°.

[0015] In one embodiment, the coffee bean distributor further includes a base that is fitted onto the bottom of the housing.

[0016] In one embodiment, the coffee bean distributor further includes an adjusting member. An adjusting groove is formed through the outer wall of the cavity facing the base, and a locking cavity is formed on the side of the base facing the cavity. The adjusting member passes through the adjusting groove and the locking cavity in sequence, with one end of the adjusting member abutting against the side wall of the cavity and the other end of the adjusting member screwed to the inner side wall of the locking cavity.

[0017] In one embodiment, the outer wall of the cavity is further formed with a sliding adjustment portion, the sliding adjustment portion including a plurality of sliding grooves, each of the sliding grooves being arranged sequentially along the length direction of the sliding adjustment portion, and the side wall of the engaging cavity corresponding to the sliding adjustment portion forming a sliding abutment portion, the sliding abutment portion being used to slide abut against one of the sliding grooves; and / or,

[0018] The adjusting element is a bolt; and / or,

[0019] The number of adjustment slots is at least two, and the number of adjustment components is at least two.

[0020] A coffee grinder includes the coffee bean distributor described in any of the above embodiments.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, this disclosure has at least the following advantages:

[0022] 1) Since the housing has interconnected flow dividers and cavities, the bean-carrying device is rotatably disposed in the flow divider, and the two ends of the feed pipe are respectively connected to the flow divider and the cavity. The added flow divider achieves better flow divider for coffee beans, effectively reducing the pressure on the burr of the subsequent grinder.

[0023] 2) Because a groove is formed around the periphery of the coffee bean slice corresponding to the outlet of the flow divider, the drive end of the driver is connected to the coffee bean slice, enabling the driver to rotate the coffee bean slice 360° in all directions. When the driver drives the groove of the coffee bean slice to rotate above the outlet, which is the first preset angle, the groove is connected to the outlet, allowing the coffee beans in the flow divider to fall from the groove into the outlet and then enter the grinder in the next process through the feed pipe. When the driver drives the coffee bean slice to continue rotating, the groove and the outlet are offset, which is the second preset angle, and the coffee beans in the flow divider... It prevents coffee beans from falling into the outlet, further diverting the coffee beans and reducing the pressure on the burrs of the subsequent grinder, ensuring that the coffee beans fall in an orderly and spaced manner. This makes it well-suited for grinders with slower grinding speeds. In addition, because the driver drives the bean blades to rotate 360°, it can fully cover the internal area of ​​the diversion chamber, avoiding the blind spot problem of traditional rotating blades due to angle constraints. This ensures that the coffee beans are evenly distributed and can push the coffee beans inside the diversion chamber into the outlet more comprehensively, effectively avoiding the blind spot problem of traditional rotating blades due to angle constraints. Attached Figure Description

[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of this disclosure and should not be regarded as a limitation of the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a coffee bean distributor according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional cross-sectional view of the coffee bean distributor shown in one direction;

[0027] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The enlarged view shown at point A in the middle;

[0028] Figure 4 for Figure 2 The enlarged view shown at point B in the middle;

[0029] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional cross-sectional view of the coffee bean distributor shown from another direction;

[0030] Reference numerals: 10, coffee bean distributor; 100, housing; 110, distributor cavity; 111, outlet; 112, inclined surface; 120, cavity; 121, adjusting groove; 122, sliding adjusting part; 1221, sliding groove; 200, bean feeding assembly; 210, with bean flakes; 211, through groove; 220, feeding pipe; 230, driver; 231, driving end; 300, base; 310, engaging cavity; 311, sliding abutment part; 400, adjusting component. Detailed Implementation

[0031] To facilitate understanding of this disclosure, a more complete description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present disclosure. However, this disclosure can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure.

[0032] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly attached to the other element or there may be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intervening element. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.

[0033] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of this disclosure. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0034] To better understand the technical solutions and beneficial effects of this disclosure, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with specific embodiments:

[0035] Please see Figures 1 to 3One embodiment of the coffee bean distributor 10 includes a housing 100 and a bean feeding assembly 200. The housing 100 has a distributing cavity 110 and a cavity 120 that communicate with each other. The distributing cavity 110 has a discharge port 111, allowing it to communicate with the cavity 120 through the discharge port 111, so that coffee beans located in the distributing cavity 110 can fall into the feeding pipe 220 located in the cavity 120 through the discharge port 111. The bean feeding assembly 200 includes a bean sheet 210, a feeding pipe 220, and a driver 230. The two ends of the feeding pipe 220 are respectively connected to the distributing cavity 110 and the cavity 120. The bean slices 210 are rotatably disposed within the diversion cavity 110. A through groove 211 is formed on the periphery of the bean slices 210 corresponding to the outlet 111 of the diversion cavity 110. The driver 230 is disposed within the cavity 120, and the driving end 231 of the driver 230 is drivenly connected to the bean slices 210. The driver 230 is used to drive the bean slices 210 to rotate, so that when the bean slices 210 rotate to a first preset angle, the through groove 211 communicates with the outlet 111, and when the bean slices 210 rotate to a second preset angle, the through groove 211 is offset from the outlet 111.

[0036] It is understood that, since the housing 100 has interconnected flow-dividing chambers 110 and cavities 120, the bean-carrying 210 is rotatably disposed in the flow-dividing chamber 110, and the two ends of the feed pipe 220 are respectively connected to the flow-dividing chamber 110 and the cavity 120, the added flow-dividing chamber 110 achieves better flow-dividing of coffee beans and effectively reduces the pressure on the burrs of the subsequent grinder.

[0037] It can also be understood that, since a through groove 211 is formed on the periphery of the bean-carrying disc 210 corresponding to the outlet 111 of the flow-dividing cavity 110, the driving end 231 of the driver 230 is driven to connect with the bean-carrying disc 210, enabling the driver 230 to drive the bean-carrying disc 210 to rotate 360° in all directions. When the driver 230 drives the through groove 211 of the bean-carrying disc 210 to rotate above the outlet 111, which is the first preset time, the through groove 211 communicates with the outlet 111, allowing the coffee beans located in the flow-dividing cavity 110 to fall from the through groove 211 into the outlet 111, and then enter the subsequent grinding machine through the feed pipe 220; when the driver 230 drives the bean-carrying disc 210 to continue rotating, the through groove 211 communicates with the outlet. When the angle is set to 111, i.e., the second preset angle, the coffee beans in the diversion chamber 110 will not fall into the outlet 111, further achieving the diversion of coffee beans and better reducing the pressure on the burr of the subsequent grinder, so as to ensure that the coffee beans fall in an orderly manner at intervals; thus, it is well adapted to the application of grinders with slower grinding speeds. In addition, since the driver 230 drives the bean blade 210 to achieve 360° omnidirectional rotation, it can fully cover the internal area of ​​the diversion chamber 110, avoiding the blind spot problem of feeding due to the angle constraint of traditional rotating blades, thereby ensuring that the coffee beans are evenly distributed and can push the coffee beans inside the diversion chamber 110 into the outlet 111 more comprehensively, effectively avoiding the problem of feeding blind spots due to the angle constraint of traditional rotating blades.

[0038] It can also be understood that the actuator 230 is disposed within the cavity 120, improving the compactness of the coffee bean distributor 10 structure. It is worth noting that the fixed connections of the actuator 230 within the cavity 120 are all prior art. Therefore, they will not be specifically described in this disclosure.

[0039] In one embodiment, the bean-carrying chip 210 is threadedly connected to the drive end 231 of the driver 230, which facilitates the operator to install and remove the bean-carrying chip 210, thereby making it easier for the operator to replace damaged or unsuitable bean-carrying chips 210.

[0040] In one embodiment, the bean-shaped strip 210 has a mounting hole, the driving end 231 of the driver 230 passes through the side wall of the diversion cavity 110, and the end of the driving end 231 has a threaded hole. The end of the screw passes through the mounting hole and is screwed into the threaded hole, thereby realizing the threaded connection between the bean-shaped strip 210 and the driving end 231 of the driver 230. Of course, those skilled in the art can also choose other existing connection methods.

[0041] In one embodiment, the number of channels 211 is at least two to improve the feeding efficiency of the coffee bean distributor 10. Specifically, the number of channels 211 with bean flakes 210 can be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... . The operator can select the appropriate number of channels 211 with bean flakes 210 according to the actual feeding speed requirements to better meet the application of coffee grinders with different grinding speeds.

[0042] When there are multiple channels 211, in one embodiment, each channel 211 is equidistantly distributed on the periphery of the bean-carrying plate 210 to ensure that the coffee beans fall evenly and orderly. Figure 1 As shown, in a preferred embodiment, there are two through slots 211, which are symmetrically arranged to better suit applications of coffee grinders with slower grinding speeds.

[0043] In one embodiment, the through groove 21 is a semi-circular arc groove to better push the coffee beans, thereby ensuring smooth feeding.

[0044] like Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, in one embodiment, the bottom surface of the diversion cavity 110 is formed with an inclined surface 112, and the outlet 111 is disposed on the inclined surface 112. The added inclined surface 112 can effectively reduce the bouncing and rolling of coffee beans falling into the diversion cavity 110. On the other hand, the inclined outlet 111 makes it easier for coffee beans to slide down along the inclined surface 112, reducing the accumulation and jamming of coffee beans at the outlet 111, thereby improving the smoothness of feeding.

[0045] Specifically, in one embodiment, the tilt angle of the inclined surface 112 is 0.1°-60° to ensure that the tilt angle of the inclined surface 112 is suitable, so as to better ensure the smoothness of material feeding.

[0046] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in one embodiment, the coffee bean distributor 10 further includes a base 300, which is sleeved on the bottom of the housing 100. The added base 300 facilitates the operator's quick assembly of the coffee bean distributor 10 onto the grinder, thereby improving the assembly efficiency of the coffee bean distributor 10. Specifically, the side of the base 300 facing the housing 100 has a locking cavity 310, and the bottom of the housing 100 is inserted into the locking cavity 310 to achieve the sleeved arrangement of the base 300 and the housing 100.

[0047] like Figure 5As shown, in one embodiment, the coffee bean distributor 10 further includes an adjusting member 400. An adjusting groove 121 is formed on the outer side wall of the cavity 120 facing the base 300, and a locking cavity 310 is formed on the side of the base 300 facing the cavity 120. The locking cavity 310 is used to fit the bottom of the housing 100. A threaded hole is formed on the side wall of the locking cavity 310. After the adjusting member 400 passes through the adjusting groove 121 and the locking cavity 310, one end of the adjusting member 400 abuts against the side wall of the cavity 120, and the other end of the adjusting member 400 is screwed to the inner side wall of the locking cavity 310, so as to achieve better locking and fixing of the adjusting member 400 to the base 300 and the housing 100, and facilitate the operator's disassembly and assembly.

[0048] When the angle of the housing 100 needs to be adjusted, the operator can loosen the adjusting part 400, manually adjust the housing 100 to the required angle, and then tighten the adjusting part 400 to achieve different tilt angles of the housing 100, so as to better adapt to the application of coffee grinders with different feeding angle requirements on the market, such as vertical feeding coffee grinders or tilt feeding coffee grinders.

[0049] like Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, in one embodiment, the outer wall of the cavity 120 is further provided with a sliding adjustment portion 122. The sliding adjustment portion 122 includes a plurality of sliding grooves 1221, each of which is arranged sequentially along the length of the sliding adjustment portion 122. The side wall of the engaging cavity 310 is provided with a sliding abutment portion 311 corresponding to the sliding adjustment portion 122. The sliding abutment portion 311 is used to slide against one of the sliding grooves 1221. The operator only needs to rotate the housing 100 forcefully to achieve the engagement of the sliding abutment portion 311 in different sliding grooves 1221, which makes it easy for the operator to quickly adjust the angle of the housing 100.

[0050] like Figure 5 As shown, in one embodiment, the sliding abutment portion 311 protrudes from the side wall of the engaging cavity 310, so that the sliding abutment portion 311 can slide back and forth between different sliding grooves 1221 to achieve rapid adjustment of the housing 100 at different angles.

[0051] In one embodiment, the sliding contact portion 311 and the base 300 are integrally formed.

[0052] In one embodiment, the adjusting member 400 is a bolt, which locks and fixes the base 300 and the housing 100.

[0053] In one embodiment, the number of adjustment slots 121 is at least two, and the number of adjustment members 400 is at least two.

[0054] In one embodiment, there are two adjustment slots 121 to better ensure the reliability of the connection between the base 300 and the housing 100 after adjustment.

[0055] In one embodiment, the adjustment groove 121 is an oblong groove, which makes it easy for the operator to adjust the housing 100 at different angles.

[0056] In one embodiment, the bottom of the cavity 120 is arc-shaped or hemispherical, and the engaging cavity 310 is also arc-shaped or hemispherical, which makes it easier for the operator to adjust the position of the housing 100 on the base 300.

[0057] This disclosure also provides a coffee grinder including the coffee bean distributor 10 described in any of the above embodiments.

[0058] Compared with the prior art, this disclosure has at least the following advantages:

[0059] 1) Since the housing 100 has interconnected flow divider 110 and cavity 120, the bean-carrying 210 is rotatably disposed in the flow divider 110, and the two ends of the feed pipe 220 are respectively connected to the flow divider 110 and the cavity 120. The added flow divider 110 achieves better flow divider for coffee beans, effectively reducing the pressure on the burr of the subsequent grinder.

[0060] 2) Since a groove 211 is formed on the periphery of the bean-carrying disc 210 corresponding to the outlet 111 of the flow-dividing cavity 110, the driving end 231 of the driver 230 is driven to connect with the bean-carrying disc 210, enabling the driver 230 to drive the bean-carrying disc 210 to rotate 360° in all directions. When the driver 230 drives the groove 211 of the bean-carrying disc 210 to rotate above the outlet 111, which is the first preset time, the groove 211 communicates with the outlet 111, allowing the coffee beans in the flow-dividing cavity 110 to fall from the groove 211 into the outlet 111, and then enter the subsequent grinding machine through the feed pipe 220; when the driver 230 drives the bean-carrying disc 210 to continue rotating, the groove 211 communicates with the outlet 111. When the angle is set to the second preset angle, the coffee beans in the diversion chamber 110 will not fall into the outlet 111, further diverting the coffee beans and reducing the pressure on the burr of the subsequent grinder, ensuring that the coffee beans fall in an orderly manner at intervals. This is well adapted to the application of grinders with slower grinding speeds. In addition, since the driver 230 drives the bean blade 210 to rotate 360° in all directions, it can fully cover the internal area of ​​the diversion chamber 110, avoiding the blind spot problem of feeding caused by the angle constraint of traditional rotating blades. This ensures that the coffee beans are evenly diverted and can push the coffee beans inside the diversion chamber 110 into the outlet 111 more comprehensively, effectively avoiding the problem of feeding blind spots caused by the angle constraint of traditional rotating blades.

[0061] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementations of this disclosure, and while the descriptions are specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosed patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this disclosure, and these all fall within the protection scope of this disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of this patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A coffee bean distributor, comprising a housing and a bean feeding assembly, wherein the housing has interconnected distribution chambers and cavities, characterized in that, The bean feeding assembly includes bean sheets, a feeding tube, and a driver; the two ends of the feeding tube are respectively connected to the diversion cavity and the cavity; The bean slice is rotatably disposed within the diversion cavity. A through groove is formed on the periphery of the bean slice corresponding to the outlet position of the diversion cavity. The driver is disposed within the cavity, and the driving end of the driver is driven to be connected to the bean slice. The driver is used to drive the bean slice to rotate, such that when the bean slice rotates to a first preset angle, the through groove communicates with the outlet, and when the bean slice rotates to a second preset angle, the through groove is offset from the outlet.

2. The coffee bean distributor according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bean slices are threadedly connected to the drive end of the driver.

3. The coffee bean distributor according to claim 1, characterized in that, The number of through slots is at least two.

4. The coffee bean distributor according to claim 3, characterized in that, Each of the aforementioned slots is equidistantly distributed on the periphery of the bean-containing slice; and / or, The number of through slots is two, and the two through slots are arranged symmetrically.

5. The coffee bean distributor according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom surface of the diversion cavity is formed with an inclined surface, and the discharge port is located on the inclined surface.

6. The coffee bean distributor according to claim 5, characterized in that, The tilt angle of the inclined surface is 0.1°-60°.

7. The coffee bean distributor according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that, The coffee bean distributor also includes a base, which is fitted onto the bottom of the housing.

8. The coffee bean distributor according to claim 7, characterized in that, The coffee bean distributor also includes an adjusting member. An adjusting groove is formed through the outer wall of the cavity facing the base. A locking cavity is formed on the side of the base facing the cavity. The adjusting member passes through the adjusting groove and the locking cavity in sequence. One end of the adjusting member abuts against the side wall of the cavity, and the other end of the adjusting member is screwed to the inner side wall of the locking cavity.

9. The coffee bean distributor according to claim 8, characterized in that, The outer wall of the cavity is further provided with a sliding adjustment portion, which includes a plurality of sliding grooves. Each sliding groove is sequentially arranged along the length of the sliding adjustment portion. The side wall of the engaging cavity is provided with a sliding abutment portion corresponding to the sliding adjustment portion. The sliding abutment portion is used to slide against one of the sliding grooves; and / or, The adjusting element is a bolt; and / or, The number of adjustment slots is at least two, and the number of adjustment components is at least two.

10. A coffee grinder, characterized in that, The coffee bean distributor includes any one of claims 1-9.

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