CN111759176A

CN111759176A - Brewing equipment and beverage machine

Info

Publication number: CN111759176A
Application number: CN202010684915.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘优良
Original assignee: Shenzhen Xifei Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Xifei Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-07-16
Filing date: 2020-07-16
Publication date: 2020-10-13
Anticipated expiration: 2040-07-16
Also published as: CN111759176B

Abstract

The invention discloses a brewing device and a beverage machine, wherein the brewing device comprises: the base frame is provided with a powder dropping port; the brewing head assembly comprises a mounting frame, a brewing head and a mounting frame driving assembly, the mounting frame is mounted on the base frame, the brewing head is mounted on the mounting frame, the brewing head is used for extruding powder, and the mounting frame driving assembly is used for driving the mounting frame to move; a brewing cylinder provided with a cavity; the brewing cylinder driving assembly is arranged on the base frame and is connected with the brewing cylinder and used for driving the brewing cylinder to move so as to enable the brewing cylinder to be close to or far away from the brewing head assembly; when the brew head moves to a preset position, the brew cylinder driving assembly drives the brew cylinder to be close to the brew head assembly so that the brew head presses powder falling into the brew cylinder. Through above-mentioned structure, can realize having improved powder efficiency, save time to the automatic powder of pressing of coffee powder.

Description

Brewing equipment and beverage machine

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of brewing, in particular to a brewing device and a beverage machine.

Background

With the continuous development of scientific technology and the improvement of living standard, people are pursuing more and more material enjoyment, especially in the aspect of drinks. The beverage can not only meet the mouth and abdomen requirements of people, but also relieve the mental pressure of people, thereby being popular with the masses. Coffee is a typical beverage that is usually made from coffee beans after brewing steps including grinding, crushing, brewing, etc. Wherein, the brewing step of the pressed powder is to make the coffee powder particles finer, so that the coffee powder has better taste when being brewed. The existing powder pressing is to press powder by a powder pressing device manually, the powder pressing mode is time-consuming and labor-consuming, and the operation is inconvenient, so that brewing equipment capable of automatically pressing powder needs to be designed, the powder pressing efficiency is improved, and the powder pressing required time is saved.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the technical problem, embodiments of the present invention provide a brewing apparatus capable of automatically pressing powder, so as to improve powder pressing efficiency and save time required for powder pressing.

The embodiment of the invention adopts the following technical scheme for solving the technical problems:

a brewing apparatus, comprising:

the powder dropping port is used for putting powder into the outside;

the brewing head assembly is arranged on the base frame and comprises a mounting frame, a brewing head and a mounting frame driving assembly, the mounting frame is provided with a wing plate and a baffle plate, the brewing head is arranged on the mounting frame and is used for extruding the powder, and the mounting frame driving assembly is used for driving the mounting frame to move so that the brewing head can move from an initial position to a preset position;

a brewing cylinder provided with a cavity;

the brewing cylinder driving assembly is arranged on the base frame, is connected with the brewing cylinder and is used for driving the brewing cylinder to move so as to enable the brewing cylinder to be close to or far away from the brewing head assembly;

one end of the connecting rod assembly is connected to the base frame, and the other end of the connecting rod assembly is abutted to the wing plate;

the cake pushing assembly is movably arranged in the brewing barrel and used for pushing cake blocks formed by extruding powder by the brewing head to expose out of the brewing barrel;

when the mounting frame driving assembly drives the mounting frame to move and enables the brewing head to move to the preset position, the brewing cylinder driving assembly drives the brewing cylinder and the cake pushing assembly to be close to the brewing head assembly so that the brewing head presses powder falling into the brewing cylinder, after pressing is completed, the brewing cylinder driving assembly drives the brewing cylinder to descend, the connecting rod assembly receives the cake pushing assembly so that a cake formed by the brewed powder is exposed out of the brewing cylinder by the cake pushing assembly, the mounting frame driving assembly drives the mounting frame to gradually move to the initial position so that the cake is pushed by the baffle to fall out, and the wing plate pushes the connecting rod assembly to swing so that the cake pushing assembly is separated from the connecting rod assembly.

Optionally, the base frame is provided with a first chute and a second chute, the first chute and the second chute are oppositely arranged, the mounting frame is installed between the first chute and the second chute, and the mounting frame driving assembly drives the mounting frame to move along the first chute and the second chute.

Optionally, the mounting bracket driving assembly comprises a first motor, a gear shaft and a rack, the first motor is fixedly mounted on the base bracket, an output shaft of the first motor is fixedly connected with the gear shaft, the rack is fixedly mounted on one side of the mounting bracket, gear teeth of the gear shaft are meshed with the rack, the other side of the mounting bracket is provided with the brew head, and the wing plate and the baffle plate are arranged on the other side of the mounting bracket;

when the output shaft of the first motor rotates, the gear shaft rotates along with the output shaft of the first motor so as to drive the mounting frame to move.

Optionally, the brewing barrel comprises a barrel body and a partition plate, the barrel body is provided with the cavity, the partition plate is contained in the cavity and is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the brewing barrel, the partition plate is provided with a through hole, one end of the cake pushing assembly is abutted to the partition plate, and the other end of the cake pushing assembly extends out of the through hole and is arranged on the base frame.

Optionally, the base frame is provided with a limiting groove;

the cake pushing assembly comprises a piston head, a piston rod and a lifting and connecting rod, the piston head is contained in the cavity and is abutted against one end of the partition plate, one end of the piston rod is fixedly connected with the piston head, the other end of the piston rod penetrates through the through hole and is connected with the lifting and connecting rod, and the end part of the lifting and connecting rod extends into the limiting groove.

When the brewing cylinder moves towards the direction close to the brewing head assembly, the cake pushing assembly moves synchronously with the brewing cylinder until the brewing head presses the powder on the piston head; when the brewing cylinder moves towards the direction far away from the brewing head assembly, the lifting rod is abutted against the connecting rod assembly, and the piston head pushes the brewing head to extrude cake blocks formed by powder to expose out of the brewing cylinder.

Optionally, the cake pushing assembly further comprises an elastic member, the elastic member is sleeved on the piston rod, one end of the elastic member abuts against the other end of the partition plate, and the other end of the elastic member abuts against the lifting rod;

when the brewing cylinder moves towards the direction far away from the brewing head assembly, the lifting rod abuts against the connecting rod assembly, the partition plate extrudes the elastic piece, the mounting frame driving assembly drives the mounting frame to move towards the initial position, the wing plate pushes the connecting rod assembly to swing, so that the lifting rod is separated from the connecting rod assembly, and the elastic piece recovers deformation to enable the piston head to return to abut against the partition plate.

Optionally, the connecting rod assembly comprises a bearing rod, a swing rod, a connecting rod and an extension spring, the bearing rod comprises a first bearing rod and a second bearing rod, the swing rod comprises a first swing rod and a second swing rod, one end of the connecting rod is respectively connected with the first bearing rod and one end of the first swing rod, the other end of the connecting rod is respectively connected with the second bearing rod and one end of the second swing rod, the other end of the first bearing rod and the other end of the second bearing rod are connected with the base frame, the other end of the first swing rod and the other end of the second swing rod are all in wing plate butt joint, one end of the extension spring is connected with the connecting rod, and the other end of the extension spring is fixed.

Optionally, the bed frame includes chassis and roof-rack, roof-rack detachably install in the chassis, the roof-rack is equipped with fall the powder mouth, the mounting bracket install in the roof-rack and can for the roof-rack removes, mounting bracket drive assembly and a brewing section of thick bamboo drive assembly all install in the chassis.

Optionally, the brewing head assembly further comprises a guide cylinder, one end of the guide cylinder is fixedly connected with the mounting frame, and the other end of the guide cylinder can be communicated with the brewing cylinder.

The embodiment of the invention also adopts the following technical scheme for solving the technical problems:

a beverage machine comprising a brewing apparatus as described above.

The embodiment of the invention has the beneficial effects that: brewing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention comprises: the powder dropping port is used for putting powder outside; the brewing head assembly is arranged on the base frame and comprises a mounting frame, a brewing head and a mounting frame driving assembly, the mounting frame is provided with a wing plate and a baffle plate, the brewing head is arranged on the mounting frame, the brewing head is used for extruding powder, and the mounting frame driving assembly is used for driving the mounting frame to move so that the brewing head can move to a preset position from an initial position; a brewing cylinder provided with a cavity; the brewing cylinder driving assembly is arranged on the base frame and is connected with the brewing cylinder, and the brewing cylinder driving assembly is used for driving the brewing cylinder to move so as to enable the brewing cylinder to be close to or far away from the brewing head assembly; one end of the connecting rod assembly is connected to the base frame, and the other end of the connecting rod assembly is abutted to the wing plate; the cake pushing assembly is movably arranged on the brewing cylinder and used for pushing cake blocks formed by extruding powder by the brewing head to expose out of the brewing cylinder; when mounting bracket drive assembly drive mounting bracket removed and made the brew head remove to default position, brew a section of thick bamboo drive assembly drive brew a section of thick bamboo and push away the cake subassembly and be close to the brew head subassembly to make the brew head suppression drop to the powder in the brew a section of thick bamboo, treat to suppress and accomplish the back, brew a section of thick bamboo drive assembly drive the brew a section of thick bamboo descends, and link assembly accepts and pushes away the cake subassembly, so that push away the cake subassembly and expose the cake piece to brew a section of thick bamboo, mounting bracket drive assembly drive mounting bracket removes gradually to initial position, so that the baffle promotes the cake piece and falls out, and pterygoid lamina promotes the swing of link assembly, so that push away cake subassembly and link assembly. Through the structure, automatic powder pressing of coffee powder can be realized, the powder pressing efficiency is improved, and the powder pressing time is saved.

Drawings

One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, which correspond to the figures in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and which are not to scale unless otherwise specified.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a brewing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 from another angle;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the structure of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the construction of the brewing cartridge of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the assembly of the brewing cartridge and the drive assembly of the brewing cartridge of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the structure of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a front view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of FIG. 8;

figure 10 is a schematic view of the brew head of figure 9 in an initial position;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of the tortilla pushing assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a schematic structural view of the brewing barrel and brew head of FIG. 12 during co-extrusion of powder;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the cake pushing assembly of FIG. 13 pushing out the cake;

figure 15 is a schematic view of the baffle pushing out of the cake when the mounting frame of figure 14 is returned to the initial position.

Detailed Description

In order to facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific examples. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may be present. As used in this specification, the terms "upper," "lower," "inner," "outer," "vertical," "horizontal," and the like are used in the orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must be in a particular orientation, constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Unless defined otherwise, 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 invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Furthermore, the technical features mentioned in the different embodiments of the invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

1-2, the brewing apparatus 900 of one embodiment of the present invention comprises a base frame 100, a brewing head assembly 200, a brewing cylinder 300, a brewing cylinder driving assembly 400, a connecting rod assembly 500 and a cake pushing assembly 600, wherein the brewing head assembly 200 and the brewing cylinder driving assembly 400 are both mounted on the base frame 100, the brewing cylinder 300 is mounted on the base frame 100 and can move relative to the base frame 100, the brewing cylinder 300 is used for receiving powder thrown from the outside, and the brewing cylinder driving assembly 400 is used for driving the brewing cylinder 300 to move so as to enable the brewing cylinder 300 to approach or move away from the brewing head assembly 200.

When the brew head assembly 300 is in a predetermined position, the brew cartridge drive assembly 400 drives the brew cartridge 300 progressively closer to the brew head assembly 200 to compact the powder deposited in the brew cartridge 300. Then when the brewing cylinder drive assembly 400 drives the brewing cylinder 300 away from the brewing head assembly 200, the cake pushing assembly 600 pushes the cake formed after pressing to expose the brewing cylinder 300, when the brewing cylinder drive assembly 400 gradually moves to the initial position, the brewing head assembly 200 can push the cake to be separated from the brewing cylinder 300 and fall out, and at the same time, the brewing head assembly 200 pushes the connecting rod assembly 500 to swing, so that the cake pushing assembly 600 retracts into the brewing cylinder 300.

As for the base frame 100, as shown in fig. 3, the base frame 100 includes a top frame 110 and a bottom frame 120, and the top frame 110 is detachably mounted to the bottom frame 120. It is understood that the top frame 110 may be fixed to the bottom frame 120 by a snap fit, or may be fixed to the bottom frame 120 by a screw.

In the top frame 110, the top frame 110 is provided with a powder dropping port 111 and two sliding grooves 112, the number of the sliding grooves 112 is two, and the two sliding grooves are respectively a first sliding groove 1121 and a second sliding groove 1122, the first sliding groove 1121 and the second sliding groove 1122 are oppositely disposed at two sides of the top frame 110, and the powder dropping port 111 is located between the first sliding groove 1121 and the second sliding groove 1122. The brew head assembly 200 is mounted between the first sliding slot 1121 and the second sliding slot 1122, and the brew head assembly 200 can slide between the first sliding slot 1121 and the second sliding slot 1122. In some embodiments, the top frame 110 is formed by connecting a top plate (not shown) and two side plates (not shown), the two side plates are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the top plate to form a first receiving space (not shown), the brew head assembly 200 is received in the receiving space, the first side plate is provided with the first sliding slot 1121, the second side plate is provided with the second sliding slot 1122, and preferably, the first sliding slot 1121 and the second sliding slot 1122 are symmetrically arranged.

The bottom frame 120, the bottom frame 120 is provided with a limiting groove 121 and a plurality of avoiding holes (not labeled), and the avoiding holes are used for allowing part of the components of the brewing device 900 to pass through the bottom frame 120 and to act with other components, such as output shafts of some motors. In some embodiments, the bottom frame 120 is defined by a bottom plate and a plurality of side plates, the side plates are connected to the bottom plate to define a second receiving space (not shown), and the brewing barrel 300, the connecting rod assembly 500 and the cake pushing assembly 600 are received in the second receiving space.

As for the brewing head assembly 200, as shown in fig. 4, it comprises a mounting frame 210, a brewing head 220, a guide cylinder 230 and a mounting frame driving assembly 240, wherein the mounting frame 210 is mounted on the base frame 100, the brewing head 220 is mounted on one side of the mounting frame 210 facing one end surface of the brewing cylinder 300, the guide cylinder 230 is mounted on the other side of the mounting frame 210 facing one end surface of the brewing cylinder 300, and the mounting frame driving assembly 240 is used for driving the mounting frame 210 to move, so that the brewing head 220 can move from an initial position to a preset position. Wherein the home position is when the brew head 230 is not directly over the brewing cartridge 300 and the default position is when the brew head 230 is directly over the brewing cartridge 300. It should be understood that when the guide cylinder 230 is located right below the powder dropping port 111, the guide cylinder 230 can guide the powder dropped from the powder dropping port 111 to drop into the brewing cylinder 300, and prevent the powder from escaping to the periphery of the brewing cylinder 230 during the dropping process. In some embodiments, the guide cylinder 230 may be omitted.

The mounting bracket 210 is mounted on the top frame 110, and opposite sides of the mounting bracket 210 are respectively accommodated in the first sliding groove 1121 and the second sliding groove 1122. Wherein the mounting bracket 210 extends facing a side of the brewing cartridge 300 to form a wing 211 and a flap 212. It should be appreciated that the mounting bracket 210 slides along the first and second sliding

slots

1121, 1122 to move the wing 211 and the flap 212 to different positions. In some embodiments, the guide cylinder 230 is located between the wing 211 and the baffle 212.

The brew head 220 is mounted on one side of the surface of the mounting frame 210 facing the brewing cylinder 300, the brew head 220 includes a brew head main body 221 and a head cover 222, one end of the brew head main body 221 is connected to the mounting frame 210, and the other end is mounted on the head cover 222. The shape of the brew head 220 is adapted to the diameter of the brewing cylinder 300, so that the brew head 220 can adequately compress the powder falling into the brewing cylinder 300.

It will be appreciated that the head housing 222 may be removably attached to the brew head body 221 by means of threads, snaps or the like, although the brew head body 221 and the head housing 222 may also be integrally formed. In some embodiments, the head cover 222 is fitted with a filter (not shown) having a plurality of fine holes, wherein the brew head body 221 is provided with through openings that communicate with the plurality of holes of the filter. It will be appreciated that a conduit may be used to connect to the port so that ambient air can inject liquid into the brew head body 221 through the conduit, or ambient air can be drawn from the conduit to the liquid in contact with the brew head 220.

With respect to the guide cylinder 230, one end of the guide cylinder 230 is fixedly connected to the mounting bracket 210, and the other end of the guide cylinder 230 may communicate with the brewing cylinder 300. Specifically, the guide cylinder 230 is installed on a side of the mounting frame 210 facing the brewing cylinder 300, and the guide cylinder 230 is located between the wing plate 211 and the baffle plate 212. It will be appreciated that, in order to allow the powder to better fall into the brewing canister 300, the diameter of the guide 230 tapers from the end connected to the mounting block 210 to the end remote from the mounting block 210 to form a conical cylinder.

Referring to fig. 4, the rack driving assembly 240 includes a first motor 241, a gear shaft 242, and a gear rack 243, the first motor 241 is fixedly mounted on the base frame 100, an output shaft of the first motor 241 is fixedly connected to the gear shaft 242, the gear rack 243 is fixedly mounted on a side of the rack 210 away from the brewing barrel 300, and gear teeth of the gear shaft 242 are engaged with the gear rack 243. When the output shaft of the first motor 241 rotates, the gear shaft 242 rotates to drive the mounting bracket 210 to move. It can be understood that the rack 243 may be fixedly installed on the mounting bracket 210 by welding, or the rack 243 may be integrally formed with the mounting bracket 210. In some embodiments, the mount driving assembly 240 may also drive the mount 210 to move by means of a hydraulic cylinder or an air cylinder. Through the structure, the mounting frame 210 can be moved to different positions, so that the guide cylinder 230 or the brewing head 220 is arranged right above the brewing cylinder, and the function of powder falling or powder pressing is realized.

As shown in FIG. 5, the brewing cylinder 300 includes a cylinder body 310 and a partition 320, wherein the outer periphery of the partition 320 abuts against the inner wall of the cylinder body 310. Wherein, the cylinder 310 is provided with a cavity 311. In some embodiments, the cylinder 310 is externally threaded, the partition 320 is provided with a through hole 321, the cake pushing assembly 600 is mounted on the partition 320, and the cake pushing assembly 600 partially passes through the through hole 321 and extends out of the brewing barrel 300.

With respect to the brewing cartridge drive assembly 400, as shown in figures 6-7, the brewing cartridge drive assembly 400 is mounted to the base frame 100, and the brewing cartridge drive assembly 400 is used to drive the brewing cartridge 300 toward and away from the brewing head assembly 200. The brewing cylinder driving assembly 400 comprises a power assembly 410, a power ring 420 and a containing box 430, wherein the power assembly 410 is fixedly mounted on the base frame 100, inner threads are formed on the inner wall of the power ring 420, the brewing cylinder 300 is sleeved with the power ring 420 and is in threaded connection with the brewing cylinder 300, the power ring 420 is contained in the containing box 430 and can rotate in the containing box 430, the containing box 430 is fixedly mounted on the base frame 100, and the power assembly 410 is used for driving the power ring 420 to rotate.

When the power assembly 410 is installed and used, the power assembly 410 is fixedly installed on the bottom frame 120, and the output end of the power assembly 410 is connected with the power coil 420. When the output end of the power assembly 410 is rotated in a first direction, the power ring 420 is constrained by the inner wall of the housing 430, and the power ring 420 rotates in place relative to the chassis 120 to drive the brewing cartridge 300 closer to the brew head assembly 200. Similarly, the power ring 420 can drive the brewing cartridge 300 away from the brew head assembly 200 when the output end of the power assembly 410 is rotated in a second direction. It should be understood that, in order to enable the power ring 420 to be screwed with the brewing barrel 300, an opening is correspondingly formed on one side of the cartridge 430 close to the brewing barrel 300, and the connection between the cartridge 430 and the output end of the power assembly 410 is correspondingly opened so that the power of the power assembly 410 can be transmitted to the power ring 420.

The power assembly 410 comprises a driving motor 411 and a worm 412, the driving motor 410 is fixedly mounted on the bottom frame 110, one end of the worm 412 is connected with an output shaft of the driving motor 410, and the other end of the worm 412 extends into the accommodating box 430 to be meshed with the outer ring of the power ring 420.

The power ring 420 is sleeved on the brewing barrel 300 and comprises an outer ring portion 421 and an inner ring portion 422 connected with the outer ring portion 421, the outer ring portion 421 is provided with saw teeth (not shown), and the inner ring portion 422 is provided with the internal thread (not shown). The saw teeth are engaged with the worm 412, and the internal thread of the inner ring portion 422 is threadedly coupled with the external thread of the cylinder body 310.

As for the containing box 430, as shown in fig. 7, the containing box 430 is sleeved on the brewing barrel 300. The storage box 430 includes a storage box body 431 and a box cover 432, and the box cover 432 is detachably mounted on the storage box body 431 to form a closed space. The accommodating box body 431 is provided with an accommodating cavity 4311, and the power ring 420 is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 4311.

It is understood that when the brew head 220 is at the predetermined position, the drive motor 411 rotates the worm 412, the worm 412 rotates the power ring 420, the power ring 420 is constrained by the cartridge 430 to rotate within the receiving cavity 4311, and the internal threads of the power ring 420 are threaded to the external threads of the brewing cartridge 300 at different positions to drive the brewing cartridge 300 toward or away from the brew head 220. When the power ring 420 rotates in a first direction, the brewing cartridge 300 moves a distance in a direction closer to the brew head 220, the brew head 200 abuts the powder falling within the brewing cartridge 300 to compact the powder, and when the power ring 420 rotates in a second direction, the brewing cartridge 300 moves in a direction away from the brewing cartridge 200. The first direction is opposite to the second direction, for example, the second direction is counterclockwise when the first direction is clockwise.

In some embodiments, the brewing cylinder driving assembly 400 may be a combination of two telescopic cylinders (not shown) and a clamping plate (not shown), the clamping plate is provided with a through hole (not shown), the clamping plate is sleeved on the brewing cylinder 300 and fixed relative to the brewing cylinder 300, the two telescopic cylinders are fixedly arranged on the base frame 100, and the telescopic ends of the two telescopic cylinders are fixedly connected with the clamping plate. When the telescopic ends of the two telescopic cylinders extend, the brewing cylinder 300 moves towards the direction close to the brewing head assembly 200, and when the telescopic ends of the two telescopic cylinders retract, the brewing cylinder 300 moves towards the direction away from the brewing head assembly 200.

With respect to the connecting rod assembly 500 and the cake pushing assembly 600, referring to fig. 8-11, one end of the connecting rod assembly 500 is mounted to the base frame 100, the other end is abutted against the wing plate 211, the cake pushing assembly 600 is mounted to the brewing cylinder 300, and the cake pushing assembly 600 approaches the brewing head assembly 200 along with the brewing cylinder 300. When the brewing cylinder 300 moves towards the direction close to the brewing head assembly 200, the cake pushing assembly 600 can be abutted against the connecting rod assembly 500, so that when the brewing cylinder 300 moves away from the brewing head assembly 200, the cake pushing assembly 600 pushes the brewing head 220 to extrude cake formed by powder to expose the brewing cylinder 300.

The link assembly 500, please refer to fig. 8 to 10, and includes a receiving rod 510, a swing rod 520, a connecting rod 530 and a tension spring 540, wherein the receiving rod 510 includes a first receiving rod 511 and a second receiving rod 512, the swing rod 520 includes a first swing rod 521 and a second swing rod 522, one end of the connecting rod 530 is connected to one end of the first receiving rod 511 and one end of the first swing rod 521, the other end of the connecting rod 530 is connected to one end of the second receiving rod 512 and one end of the second swing rod 522, the other ends of the first receiving rod 511 and the second receiving rod 521 are connected to the base frame 100, the other ends of the first swing rod 521 and the second swing rod 522 are respectively abutted against the wing plates 211, one end of the tension spring 540 is connected to the connecting rod 530, and the other end of the tension spring 540 is fixed. The first receiving rod 511 is provided with a first recess 5111, and the second receiving rod 512 is provided with a second recess 5121. In some embodiments, the first receiving rod 511 and the second receiving rod 512 are formed by a first L portion and a second L portion separated by a certain distance and connected end to end, and have a shape similar to a step, and the first recess 5111 and the second recess 5121 are correspondingly disposed at the connection position of the first L portion and the second L portion.

The cake pushing assembly 600, as shown in fig. 11, includes a piston head 610, a piston rod 620, a lifting rod 630 and a spring 640, wherein the piston head 610 is accommodated in the cavity 311, the piston head 610 abuts against one end of the partition plate 320, one end of the piston rod 620 is fixedly connected to the piston head 610, the other end of the piston rod 610 passes through the through hole 321 and is connected to the lifting rod 630, an end of the lifting rod 630 extends into the limiting groove 121, the spring 640 is sleeved on the piston rod 620, one end of the spring 640 abuts against the partition plate 320, and the other end of the spring 640 abuts against the connecting rod 630. The lifting link 630 is disposed adjacent to the receiving link 510, when the lifting link 630 approaches the brew head assembly 200 along with the brewing barrel 300, the lifting link 630 pushes the receiving link 510 to swing, and when the lifting link 630 moves a certain distance and then goes over the first indent 5111 and the second indent 5121 of the receiving link 510, the receiving link 510 swings in a direction approaching the lifting link 630, so that both ends of the lifting link 630 are located at a side facing the opening of the first indent 5111 and the second indent 5121.

It can be understood that the two opposite sides of the bottom frame 120 are provided with the limiting grooves 121, and the lifting rod 630 moves in the limiting grooves 121, so that when the cake pushing assembly 600 moves along with the brewing cylinder 300 in a direction close to the brewing head assembly 200, the lifting rod 630 can move from one end of the limiting groove 121 to the other end. At this time, the brewing barrel 300 moves to cooperate with the brew head 220 to compress the powder, and the lifting rod 630 abuts against the end of the retaining groove 121. When the brewing cylinder 300 moves away from the brewing head assembly 200, the lifting rod 630 abuts against the receiving rod 510, and the two ends of the lifting rod 630 are respectively embedded in the first recess 5111 and the second recess 5121, so that when the brewing cylinder 300 continues to move away from the brewing head assembly 200, the piston head 620 lifts the pressed cake and keeps still under the action of the receiving rod 510, so that the cake is gradually exposed out of the brewing cylinder 300.

Specifically, in use, after the brewing cylinder 300 and the brewing head 220 have pressed the powder, the brewing cylinder 300 moves away from the brewing head 220 to push the cake pushing assembly 600 to expose the cake to the brewing cylinder 300, then the mounting frame driving assembly 240 drives the mounting frame 210 to return to the initial position, in which the baffle 212 pushes the cake away from the piston head 610 and finally falls out of the brewing apparatus 900, and during this period, the wing plate 211 pushes the swing link 520 to swing to drive the receiving rod 511 to swing away from the cake pushing assembly 600, so that the lifting rod 630 disengages from the receiving rod 511, i.e. the lifting rod 630 disengages from the first notch 5111 and the second notch 5121, and the spring 640 returns to deform to push the lifting rod 630 to move away from the brewing cylinder 300, causing the piston head 610 to return into abutment with the diaphragm 320. Through the structure, the function of automatically pushing out the cake is realized, and the cake pushing assembly 600 can be separated from the connecting rod assembly 500.

In some embodiments, the spring 640 may be omitted, and when the swing arm 520 is pushed by the wing 211 to swing so as to drive the carrying rod 511 to swing away from the cake pushing assembly 600, so that the lifting rod 630 is disengaged from the carrying rod 511, the piston rod 620 can be reset by gravity as much as possible, and the brewing barrel 300 needs to be vertically or approximately vertically arranged relative to a supporting surface.

In some embodiments, the connecting rod assembly 500 and the cake pushing assembly 600 may be omitted, the through hole 321 of the partition 320 may be omitted, and the limiting groove 121 may be omitted, in which case the brewing apparatus 900 includes the base frame 100, the brewing head assembly 200, the brewing cylinder 300, and the brewing cylinder driving assembly 400, and when the brewing cylinder driving assembly 400 drives the brewing cylinder 300 to move towards the brewing head assembly 200, the brewing cylinder 300 cooperates with the brewing head 220 to compress the powder falling into the brewing cylinder 300.

In some embodiments, the brewing apparatus 900 further comprises an inlet assembly (not shown) mounted to the brewing cartridge 300 for directing liquid into the brewing cartridge 300 to brew the grounds or cake in the brewing cartridge 300; the liquid outlet assembly is arranged on the brewing head 220 and is used for conveying the brewed liquid to the outside so as to be accessed by a user.

The feed liquor subassembly includes feed liquor pipe (not marking), connector (not marking) and supplies liquid device (not shown), the one end of connector with the one end of feed liquor pipe is connected, the other end of connector is fixed in baffle 320 and with baffle 320 is linked together, supply liquid device go out the liquid end with the other end intercommunication of feed liquor pipe. The liquid supply device is used for conveying external liquid to the liquid inlet pipe to be conveyed into the brewing cylinder 300, the piston head is correspondingly provided with an avoiding hole (not marked), and the avoiding hole is used for allowing the liquid in the liquid inlet pipe to enter the cavity 311, so that the liquid supplied by the liquid supply device can brew the powder or the cake. In some embodiments, the liquid supply device is a pump.

The liquid outlet assembly comprises a liquid outlet pipe (not marked) and a liquid pumping device (not shown), one end of the liquid outlet pipe is communicated with the through hole of the brew head main body 221, the liquid inlet end of the liquid pumping device is connected with the other end of the liquid outlet pipeline, and the liquid pumping device is used for pumping the liquid which is in contact with the brew head main body 221 to the outside. In some embodiments, the fluid extraction device is a suction pump.

Specifically, in use, the liquid inlet assembly moves along with the brewing cylinder 300, and when the brewing cylinder 300 and the brew head 220 press the powder together, the liquid supply device conveys the external liquid into the cavity 311 of the brewing cylinder 300, so as to brew the cake; after a period of brewing, the liquid extracting device works to extract the brewed liquid to the outside. The brewing barrel 300 is then moved away from the brew head 220 to expose the cake to the brewing barrel 300, the mounting bracket 210 returns to the home position to push the cake out of the brewing barrel 300 and out to the environment, and the linkage assembly 500 swings to return the cake pushing assembly 600 to the brewing barrel 300.

In order to facilitate the reader's understanding of the entire brewing process of the brewing apparatus of the present application, the entire brewing process of the present application will be explained in detail below with reference to figures 12-15:

as shown in fig. 12, the user can put powder into the cavity of the brewing barrel 300 through the powder dropping opening 111 and the guide cylinder 230, and the powder drops onto the piston head 610, and the powder dropping step is completed; as shown in fig. 13, after the user finishes dispensing powder, the mounting bracket driving assembly 240 drives the mounting bracket 210 to move, so that the brew head 220 moves to a predetermined position, i.e. the brew head 220 moves to a position right above the opening of the brewing barrel 300, then the power assembly 410 drives the power ring 420 to rotate, as shown by an arrow in fig. 13, at this time, the power assembly 410 rotates clockwise, so that the brewing barrel 300 moves a certain distance in a direction close to the brew head 220 to compact the powder deposited in the brewing barrel 300, and after the cake pushing assembly 600 moves a certain distance along with the brewing barrel 300, the cake pushing assembly 600 is placed on one side of the carrying rod 510, at this time, the powder compacting step is completed; as shown in fig. 14, when the power assembly 410 rotates counterclockwise, after the brewing barrel 300 moves a certain distance away from the brew head 300, the cake pushing assembly 600 abuts against the receiving rod 510 of the connecting rod assembly 500, the brewing barrel 300 continues to move, the partition plate 320 compresses the spring 640, the piston head 610 stays in place, and cake on the piston head 610 gradually emerges from the brewing barrel 300, thereby completing the cake pushing step. As shown in fig. 15, after the cake pushing assembly 600 pushes the cake out of the brewing barrel 300, the mounting frame driving assembly 240 drives the mounting frame 210 to return to the initial position, during the movement, as shown by the arrow in the figure, the baffle 212 pushes the cake to gradually move away from the piston head 610, and finally fall out of the environment, and at the same time, the wing plate 211 pushes the swing rod 520 to swing, so as to drive the bearing rod 510 to disengage from the lifting rod 630, so that the piston rod 620 is reset, thereby completing the cake falling step and the resetting of the brewing head assembly 200.

It is understood that after the powder pressing step and before the cake pushing step, the brewing device 900 can perform a brewing step, that is, the brewing device 900 can deliver liquid to the space between the partition plate 320 and the brewing head 220 through the liquid inlet assembly to brew the cake, and after the cake is brewed for a period of time, the liquid outlet assembly can extract the brewed liquid to be supplied to the user.

Brewing apparatus 900 according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: the base frame 100 is provided with a powder dropping port 111, and the powder dropping port 111 is used for putting powder into the outside; a brew head assembly 200 mounted on the base frame 100, the brew head assembly 200 including a mounting frame 210, a brew head 220, and a mounting frame driving assembly 240, the mounting frame 210 having a wing 211 and a baffle 212, the brew head 220 being mounted on the mounting frame 210, the brew head 220 being configured to squeeze the powder, the mounting frame driving assembly 240 being configured to drive the mounting frame 210 to move, so that the brew head 220 can move from an initial position to a predetermined position; a brewing barrel 300 having a cavity 311; a brewing cylinder driving assembly 400 mounted on the base frame 100, the brewing cylinder driving assembly 400 being connected to the brewing cylinder 300, the brewing cylinder driving assembly 400 being used for driving the brewing cylinder 300 to move so as to make the brewing cylinder 300 close to or far away from the brewing head assembly 400; one end of the connecting rod assembly 500 is connected to the base frame 100, and the other end of the connecting rod assembly 500 is abutted to the wing plate 211; the cake pushing assembly 600 is movably arranged on the brewing barrel 300, and the cake pushing assembly 600 is used for pushing cake blocks formed by powder extrusion of the brewing head 220 to be exposed out of the brewing barrel 300; when the mounting rack driving assembly 240 drives the mounting rack 210 to move and the brewing head 220 moves to a preset position, the brewing cylinder driving assembly 400 drives the brewing cylinder 300 and the cake pushing assembly 600 to be close to the brewing head assembly 200, so that the brewing head 220 presses powder falling into the brewing cylinder 300, after pressing is completed, the brewing cylinder driving assembly 400 drives the brewing cylinder 300 to descend, the connecting rod assembly 500 receives the cake pushing assembly 600, so that the cake pushing assembly 600 exposes cakes to the brewing cylinder 300, the mounting rack driving assembly 240 drives the mounting rack 210 to gradually move to an initial position, so that the baffle 212 pushes the cakes to fall out, and the wing plate 211 pushes the connecting rod assembly 500 to swing, so that the cake pushing assembly 600 is separated from the connecting rod assembly 500. Through the structure, automatic powder pressing of coffee powder can be realized, the powder pressing efficiency is improved, and the powder pressing time is saved.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a beverage machine comprising the brewing apparatus 900 of the above-described embodiment.

The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes performed by the present specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. Brewing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises:

the powder dropping port is used for putting powder into the outside;

a brewing cylinder provided with a cavity;

2. The brewing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base frame defines a first runner and a second runner, the first runner and the second runner are disposed opposite each other, the mounting frame is mounted between the first runner and the second runner, and the mounting frame drive assembly drives the mounting frame to move along the first runner and the second runner.

3. The brewing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the mount drive assembly comprises a first motor, a toothed shaft, and a rack, the first motor is fixedly mounted to the base frame and an output shaft of the first motor is fixedly connected to the toothed shaft, the rack is fixedly mounted to one side of the mount, gear teeth of the toothed shaft engage the rack, the brew head is mounted to the other side of the mount, and the wing plate and the baffle plate are on the other side of the mount;

4. The brewing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the brewing barrel comprises a barrel body and a partition plate, the barrel body is provided with the cavity, the partition plate is accommodated in the cavity and is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the brewing barrel, the partition plate is provided with a through hole, one end of the cake pushing assembly abuts against the partition plate, and the other end of the cake pushing assembly extends out of the through hole and is mounted on the base frame.

5. Brewing apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that the base frame is provided with a limiting groove;

6. The brewing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the cake pushing assembly further comprises an elastic member, the elastic member is sleeved on the piston rod, one end of the elastic member abuts against the other end of the partition plate, and the other end of the elastic member abuts against the lifting rod;

7. The brewing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the linkage assembly comprises a receiving rod, a swing rod, a connecting rod and a tension spring, the receiving rod comprises a first receiving rod and a second receiving rod, the swing rod comprises a first swing rod and a second swing rod, one end of the connecting rod is connected with one end of the first receiving rod and one end of the first swing rod respectively, the other end of the connecting rod is connected with one end of the second receiving rod and one end of the second swing rod respectively, the other end of the first receiving rod and the other end of the second receiving rod are connected with the base frame, the other ends of the first swing rod and the second swing rod are all abutted against the wing plates, one end of the tension spring is connected with the connecting rod, and the other end of the tension spring is fixed.

8. The brewing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base frame comprises a base frame and a top frame, the top frame being removably mounted to the base frame, the top frame being provided with the drop outlet, the mounting frame being mounted to the top frame and movable relative to the top frame, the mounting frame drive assembly and the brewing cartridge drive assembly both being mounted to the base frame.

9. The brewing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the brew head assembly further comprises a guide cylinder, one end of the guide cylinder being fixedly connected to the mounting bracket and the other end of the guide cylinder being communicable with the brew cylinder.

10. Beverage machine, characterized in that it comprises a brewing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9.