Emulsifying device and beverage machine
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage machines with Venturi apparatuses face challenges in maintaining consistent milk temperatures and quality due to limitations in temperature control and inconvenient cleaning processes, particularly when using milks at different temperatures.
Innovation Solution
An emulsifying device connected to a steam source with a temperature sensor and controller, featuring a detachable temperature detection probe integrated into the liquid flow path, allowing for real-time temperature monitoring and easy cleaning, and enabling precise control of milk and steam flow to achieve consistent milk temperatures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a Venturi apparatus is used to heat milk or make milk froth, then milk and steam can be mixed, but the temperature control is limited and cannot maintain consistent milk temperatures when using milks with different temperatures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a temperature sensor that provides real-time feedback on milk temperature to a control system. This feedback mechanism enables the system to dynamically adjust steam flow and heating parameters to maintain consistent outlet milk temperature regardless of the inlet milk temperature variations, thereby resolving the contradiction between temperature consistency and adaptability to different milk temperatures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs dynamic control of steam flow rate and heating intensity based on real-time temperature measurements. The system can adaptively adjust operational parameters to compensate for variations in inlet milk temperature, enabling consistent temperature output while maintaining versatility across different milk sources.
2Measurement precision
If a temperature sensor is placed in the milk tank for temperature detection, then temperature can be monitored, but the cleaning process becomes inconvenient requiring manual sensor placement and removal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the temperature sensing function into a separate, detachable module that can be easily removed from the milk flow path. This segmentation allows the temperature sensor to remain integrated during operation for accurate measurement, while enabling simple removal during cleaning cycles, thus resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and cleaning convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically manages the temperature sensor during operation and cleaning cycles. The sensor remains in place during normal operation to continuously monitor temperature, and the system facilitates its automatic or easy removal during cleaning without requiring complex manual intervention, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining measurement precision.
3Device complexity
If the same Venturi apparatus is used for both hot milk and milk froth preparation, then device complexity is reduced, but temperature differences in the output affect taste and quality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic control mechanisms that allow a single Venturi apparatus to adapt its operational parameters for different product requirements. By dynamically adjusting steam flow, heating intensity, and mixing ratios based on real-time temperature feedback, the system can reliably produce both hot milk and milk froth with consistent quality, resolving the contradiction between device simplicity and product reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes operational parameters such as steam flow rate, heating power, and mixing proportions to optimize output for different beverage types. This parameter adjustment capability enables a single apparatus to maintain reliable product quality across different preparations, balancing device simplicity with consistent output quality.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Ensures consistent milk temperatures and quality, simplifies the cleaning process by eliminating the need for manual temperature sensor placement, and provides timely temperature detection and control, enhancing user experience and operational efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a temperature sensor, detecting a temperature of the source liquid to be delivered to the mixing chamber
Implementation Method 2
an emulsifying device connected to a steam source, so as to generate target liquid
Implementation Method 3
The Venturi apparatus is used to mix milk and steam which are sucked in, so as to obtain hot milk or milk froth
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are an emulsifying device and a beverage machine. The emulsifying device is connected to a steam source to generate target liquid. The emulsifying device includes a main body, a delivering assembly, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The delivering assembly includes a first connector, and the first connector is detachably connected to the temperature sensor. The temperature sensor includes a detection probe, and the detection probe is located on at least portion of a liquid flow path for delivering source liquid from a container to a mixing chamber defined by the main body. The detection probe is detachably connected through the first connector, such that disassembly is convenient. The detection probe can be exposed when the first connector is detached, so that cleaning the detection probe is very easy, and milk temperature can be detected in real time.