CN112773191A

CN112773191A - Beverage brewing device, brewing method, tubular container and circuit system thereof

Info

Publication number: CN112773191A
Application number: CN202010445683.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 魏宏帆
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-11-05
Filing date: 2020-05-21
Publication date: 2021-05-11
Also published as: CN212438281U

Abstract

A beverage brewing apparatus, a brewing method, a tubular container and a circuit system thereof are provided. The circuit system in the beverage brewing device is provided with a microprocessor and a plurality of circuit components, in the brewing method, an identifier placed on a tubular container of the beverage brewing device is scanned by a scanning module to read out brewing parameters, then the beverage is brewed according to the brewing parameters, a parameter control module is used for controlling the operation of a water supply module, a temperature control module, a water outlet module and a gas filling module, wherein the water supply module controls the water quantity and the flow rate supplied to the tubular container according to the parameters, the temperature control module controls the water temperature of contents output to the tubular container according to the parameters, the water outlet module determines the water outlet time and the flow rate output to the tubular container according to the parameters, and the gas filling module determines whether to fill bubbles in the water according to the parameters.

Description

Beverage brewing device, brewing method, tubular container and circuit system thereof

Technical Field

The specification discloses a device capable of automatically brewing beverage according to set parameters, in particular to a beverage brewing device, a brewing method, a tubular container and a circuit system thereof.

Background

Typically, the beverage is obtained by, for example, brewing itself, purchasing a ready-to-package beverage, or purchasing it at a store that provides a brewed beverage on-site.

If the beverage is required to be prepared by oneself, the ordinary people cannot easily operate a proper brewing mode, or the beverage can be obtained by trial and error, but the original flavor is lost.

In the prior art, a beverage brewing method by a specific brewing machine is provided, and a capsule type material bag suitable for the brewing machine is purchased, wherein the capsule type material bag is filled with materials with a fixed proportion according to manufacturers, and the beverage can be brewed by only placing the capsule type material bag into the specific brewing machine.

Disclosure of Invention

Unlike the conventional beverage brewing method, the specification discloses a beverage brewing apparatus, a brewing method, a tubular container and a circuit system thereof, which can flexibly prepare beverage ingredients according to the manufacturer or the provision of users.

According to one embodiment of the beverage brewing apparatus, the apparatus comprises a built-in or external water tank, a water tank for storing prepared water, a water pump, and a container carrying device for mounting a tubular container, and finally, a beverage is brewed from the contents of the tubular container through a beverage outlet and injected into a container. The circuit system for realizing the automatic brewing process mainly comprises a microprocessor and a plurality of circuit components, the controller is used for controlling the operation of the beverage brewing device, an identifier placed on a tubular container of the beverage brewing device is scanned through the scanning module, brewing parameters are read from the identifier, the brewing parameters are used for controlling the brewing process suitable for the content in the tubular container, and the circuit system generates the operation parameters for controlling the water feeding module, the temperature regulating module, the water outlet module and the gas filling module through the parameter control module.

Further, the water delivery module controls the amount and flow rate of water supplied to the tubular container according to the operating parameters; the temperature regulating module controls the temperature and the temperature regulating time sequence according to the operation parameters so as to regulate and control the water temperature of the contents output to the tubular container; the water outlet module determines the water outlet time and flow rate output to the tubular container according to the operation parameters; and the air-entrapping module determines whether to entrap air bubbles in the water or determines the energy of the air bubbles according to the operation parameters.

Furthermore, the circuit system may further include an interface control module, wherein the interface control module displays the brewing parameters through a display panel and provides a user interface for correcting the brewing parameters.

Preferably, the identifier may be an identification pattern or a wireless identification tag.

Preferably, the temperature control module controls a thermoelectric cooling chip, a condensate pipe or a heating pipe therein to control the temperature of water in a cooling or heating manner.

Furthermore, the temperature regulation module receives the temperature fed back by a water temperature meter in the water outlet module to continuously regulate the water temperature output to the tubular container, and the microcontroller can correct the water quantity and the water speed of the water delivery module according to the information fed back by the water outlet module.

In the embodiment of the brewing method, the identifier of the tubular container is read by the scanning module, the microprocessor obtains a brewing parameter corresponding to the content of the tubular container, then the microprocessor controls the parameter control module to generate and control the operation parameters of the water feeding module, the temperature regulating module, the water outlet module and the air adding module according to the brewing parameter so as to run a brewing program, namely, the water feeding module controls the water quantity and the flow rate supplied to the tubular container according to the operation parameter, the temperature regulating module controls the temperature and the temperature regulating time sequence according to the operation parameter so as to regulate and control the water temperature of the content output to the tubular container, the water outlet module determines the water outlet time and the water flow rate output to the tubular container according to the operation parameter, the air adding module determines whether to add air bubbles in the water or determines the energy of adding the air bubbles according to the operation parameter, and outputs the water to the tubular container, to brew the contents of the tubular container and deliver the beverage.

Preferably, the step of determining whether to add the bubbles into the water or determining the energy for adding the bubbles according to the operation parameters may be performed after the water outlet module controls the water outlet or before the temperature control module controls the temperature.

According to the embodiment of the tubular container, the tubular container is a tubular container with two side openings, the main body comprises a pipe wall, the two side openings are respectively provided with an inlet assembly and an outlet assembly, and the contents can be packaged in the pipe wall.

Further, the inlet assembly and the outlet assembly are different, similar or identical film materials or devices according to the purpose thereof, for sealing the contents inside; the inlet component and the outlet component are made of materials which can be punctured or dissolved in a specific solution.

The tubular container is filled with a single component material or a mixture of multiple components in a specific ratio.

Further, the tubular container comprises a combination of a plurality of tubular containers filled with different contents, and the plurality of tubular containers can be connected in a snap structure, an airtight structure or a collar when combined.

Drawings

FIG. 1A shows one of the schematic views of an embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus;

FIG. 1B shows a schematic view of a second embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus;

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of circuitry of the beverage brewing apparatus;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment showing the operation of various components of the beverage brewing device;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment showing the operation of various components of the beverage brewing apparatus;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a process for controlling a brewing process of a beverage brewing apparatus according to parameters;

FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate one embodiment of a tubular container;

FIGS. 7A and 7B show a second embodiment of the tubular container;

FIG. 8 shows one of the schematic views of an embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus using a tubular container;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a second embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus using a tubular container;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a third embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus using a tubular container;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a flexible brewing tubular container;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing a fourth embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus using a tubular container;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing one embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus for brewing a beverage in cooperation with a tubular container;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of the beverage brewing apparatus for brewing a beverage in a tubular container;

FIG. 15 shows the tubular body of the tubular container being provided with an identification pattern; and

fig. 16 shows that the tube body of the tube container is provided with another identification pattern.

Detailed Description

The specification discloses a beverage brewing apparatus including circuitry therein, and a brewing method performed using the apparatus, and discloses a tube container suitable for the beverage brewing apparatus, which is filled with a single brewing material or a mixture of multiple materials, and provides a brewing method allowing a user to match different materials according to the user's preference.

Fig. 1A shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus, wherein the detailed circuit features can be referenced to the circuit embodiment shown in fig. 3 and 4. The schematic diagram shows an overview of a beverage making apparatus 10. the beverage making apparatus 10 is provided with a built-in or external water tank 101, water (or a solution of a specific ingredient) is delivered to a container carrier 105 mounted with a tubular container 14 by a water pump 103, during which the water temperature is adjusted by a temperature control device 108 provided in a pipeline, and then the material in the tubular container 14 is made into a beverage, which is poured into a container, such as a cup 16, through a beverage outlet 107.

In one embodiment, a display panel 109 may be provided on the beverage brewing apparatus for displaying information prompting the user to brew the beverage, and a control interface may be provided to allow the user to adjust brewing parameters or select a brewing mode according to the user's preference. After the user determines the brewing mode, an instruction is generated, and the processor controls the circuit components to brew the beverage.

In one embodiment, the temperature control device 108 may be a thermoelectric cooler (thermoelectric cooler), and set parameters are matched to introduce a current into a thermoelectric material (thermoelectric material) via an electrode, so as to generate a heat absorption or heat release effect at a material interface, and heat or cool water or a specific liquid conveyed in a pipeline according to a control current (including magnitude and direction).

In another embodiment, the beverage brewing apparatus 10 can be provided with a gas-filling device 106 connected to the carrying device 105 by a gas pipe and can be extended into the tubular container 14 to fill the contents with gas, wherein the gas is filled when water is fed into the tubular container 14; however, in another brewing mode, the delivered water may be aerated immediately prior to entering the tubular container 14. The timing of the gas filling is set according to brewing parameters, and the description of the related embodiments can refer to fig. 3 or fig. 4.

In particular, the tubular container 14 filled in the container carrier 105 can realize a container filled with an extract, such as a tea extract, which may include a concentrate, a fruit extract, a herb extract, etc. mixed in a specific ratio, or tea, coffee powder, fruit juice powder, herb powder, etc. For example, various extract (concentrate) formulation examples: the juice concentrated solution and bubble water are 100% juice soda water; or fruit juice concentrated powder and bubble water are 100% fruit juice soda water; the juice extract and the bubble water are 100 percent of juice soda water; or the fruit juice extraction powder and bubble water are 100 percent of fruit juice soda water. Wherein the bubble water can reduce the concentrated Juice or extracted Juice into 100% Juice, and also convert into Juice Soda (Juice Soda) or more.

FIG. 1B shows a schematic view of another embodiment of a beverage making apparatus 10 ', which shows a schematic view of a beverage making apparatus 10 ', and the difference between the beverage making apparatus 10 ' and FIG. 1A is that water (or a particular solution) in a water tank 101 is injected into a water tank 111 through a water pump 103 to become water for preparing a beverage to be made, such as prepared water 12 shown in the figure. In this embodiment, the water tank 111 may be set to adjust the water temperature by the temperature control device 110 covering the water tank 111, and then the water is transferred to the container carrier 105 mounted with the tubular container 14, so as to brew the material in the tubular container 14 into a beverage, and then the beverage is poured into the cup 16 through the beverage outlet 107.

The temperature control device 110 of this embodiment can also use a thermoelectric cooling chip to heat or cool the prepared water 12 in the water tank 111 according to the set parameters.

Fig. 2 is a diagram of an embodiment of a circuit system of a beverage brewing apparatus, which illustrates the main circuit components of the beverage brewing apparatus, wherein the main circuit components mainly include a microprocessor 20, and various functions and circuit components connected to the microprocessor 20, and the main components include a tubular container 201, a scanning module 203, an interface control module 205, a parameter control module 207, a water feeding module 209, a temperature control module 211, a water outlet module 213, and a gas filling module 215. Microprocessor 20 is used to control the operation of the beverage brewing apparatus, including processing information for various functions or circuit elements.

According to an embodiment, when the tubular container 201 carrying the identifier 222 is inserted into the beverage brewing apparatus, the microprocessor 20 detects the presence of the tubular container 201 through related structure or electrical signals, and controls the scanning module 203 to scan the identifier 222. The identifier 222 may be an identification pattern, such as a one-dimensional or two-dimensional bar code, or a specifically coded pattern, such as a quick response matrix code, abbreviated as QR code; the RFID tag is a radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag) in which a radio identification signal is recorded. The scanning module 203 is a scanner for identifying patterns or wireless identification tags, and is used for reading the information recorded therein.

The microprocessor 20 obtains brewing parameters read from the identifier 222 by the scanning module 203, and then, in one embodiment, the beverage brewing apparatus is provided with an interface control module 205 that prompts the brewing parameters to the user or provides modified functions. For example, a display panel is provided, in which the brewing parameters read this time are displayed. For example, the various formulations of the extraction solutions described by the identifier 22, provided by the manufacturer of the contents of the tubular container 201, are encoded by the brewing parameters described in the identifier 222, such as the ratio of water, the water temperature, the additive composition, and the brewing time, pressure, temperature, or air bubble, which are related to how the beverage is brewed, and the microprocessor 20 can be set according to the parameters obtained by reading the bar codes to automatically brew tea or fruit juice according to the parameters described by the bar codes.

The interface control module 205 provides a user interface, such as a touch panel, buttons, etc., to allow the user to modify brewing parameters according to their preferences or to agree with default values provided by the manufacturer, and then to continue the subsequent brewing process.

Then, the microprocessor 20 provides the sensed brewing parameters to the parameter control module 207 to generate operation parameters for controlling the circuit elements of the water feeding module 209, the temperature control module 211, the water discharging module 213, and the air adding module 215.

For example, the water delivery module 209 may include a water pump (pump) connected to the water tank, and may control the amount and flow rate of water supplied according to the operating parameters generated by the parameter control module 207, and deliver the water to a water tank via a pipeline and output the water to the tubular container 201, and the water delivery module 209 may also monitor the amount of water in the water tank and the water tank. The water tank is provided with a temperature control module 211 which can control the temperature of refrigeration or heating and a temperature control time sequence according to operation parameters so as to control the temperature of the contents in the tubular container 201, and some brewing processes need to be heated or cooled rapidly or slowly. When the contents of the brew remain in the tubular container 201, the water outlet module 213 determines the water outlet time and flow rate from the tubular container 201 according to the operation parameters, and then the air-entraining module 215 can be controlled to determine whether to entrain air bubbles in the produced beverage or determine the energy of the entrained air bubbles according to the operation parameters.

It is mentioned here that the water tank, the water tank and the transported water can be replaced by other liquids, and after the water is processed by the water feeding module 209, the temperature control module 211, the water outlet module 213 and the air adding module 215, the contents in the tubular container 201 are brewed and finally output to a specific container.

Furthermore, the content of the tubular container 201 can be a single component material (such as tea leaf, coffee powder) or a mixture of multiple components mixed in a specific ratio, and in one embodiment, the tubular container 201 can be a combination of multiple (two or more) tubular containers filled with different contents, and the proper beverage is brewed by the design of brewing parameters.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment showing the operation of various components of the beverage brewing device.

In this embodiment, the beverage brewing apparatus is provided with a microprocessor 20 for controlling the operation of the apparatus, the beverage brewing apparatus receives the tubular container 201 through a specific mechanism, the microprocessor 20 controls the scanning module 203 to scan the identifier on the tubular container 201, reads the brewing parameters from the identifier, the interface control module 205 displays and provides user modification, the interface control module 205 is used for displaying the brewing parameters, and a touch display 251 is provided for allowing the user to modify the preset parameters (user modification parameters 253) provided by the manufacturer according to the preference, and after confirmation, the brewing parameters are input to the parameter control module 207, and the parameter control module 207 controls the brewing process according to the parameters.

According to the embodiment, the water delivery module 209 covers the water delivery pump 291, the servo motor 293, the flow rate controller 295 and the water temperature meter 297, so that the water delivery module 209 can control the water delivery amount of the water through the water delivery pump 291 according to the brewing parameters, determine the flow rate through the control of the servo motor 293 and the flow rate controller 295, and obtain the current water temperature through the water temperature meter 297. The temperature of the water to be brewed and output to the tubular container 201 is determined by the temperature control module 211, and the temperature control module 211 controls a cooling or heating device therein, such as a thermoelectric cooling chip, a condensed water pipe or a heating pipe, according to the brewing parameters, so as to realize a first cooling device 2111 (which can be set as a process requiring air entrainment) and a second cooling device 2113 (which can be set as a process not requiring air entrainment) or a heating device 2115 (which is used for providing hot drinks) which are responsible for different brewing processes.

Then, according to the brewing parameters, the microprocessor 20 controls the flow rate and the flow velocity of the water output from the water output module 213 to the tubular container 201, wherein a water temperature meter 2131 is provided for monitoring the temperature of the output water and feeding back to the temperature control module 211 through the microprocessor 20 for continuously controlling the temperature of the water for brewing in the tubular container 201. Furthermore, the information fed back to the microprocessor 20 by the water output module 213 also allows the microprocessor 20 to control (modify) the amount and speed of water delivered by the water delivery module 209.

According to the embodiment in the figure, taking the brewing process of the refrigeration as an example, when the gas adding module 215 is determined to add bubbles to the water generated after the refrigeration according to the brewing parameters, if the bubbles are added, the energy of the gas adding device 2151 for adding bubbles is controlled, the gas adding device 2151 can be a device for outputting carbonic acid gas, the thickness of the bubbles is determined by controlling the energy of the gas adding device 2151, finally, the water with bubbles is generated and is input into the tubular container 201, and the water 217 is formed after the contents filled in the tubular container 201 are brewed.

In contrast to fig. 3, which shows that the temperature control module 211 is used to cool the water and then the air-entraining module 215 is used to generate water with bubbles, or a specific liquid, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the operation of the components of the beverage brewing apparatus to achieve a brewing process of entraining air and then controlling temperature and discharging water, the air-entraining module 215' of this embodiment is modified to be before the temperature control module 211 and the water-discharging module 213.

In this example, the microprocessor 20 controls the water feeding module 209 to supply water according to the brewing parameters, controls the air-entrapping module 215' to perform the step of adding air bubbles to the discharged water, and feeds the water after air-entrapping into the temperature control module 211 for cooling or heating, and then outputs the water with air bubbles to the tubular container 201 through the water discharging module 213 to form the discharged water 217.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus for controlling a brewing process according to parameters, the brewing process being suitable for use with the beverage brewing apparatus described in the previous embodiments. According to an embodiment, at the beginning of the brewing process, a tubular container with contents is placed in the beverage brewing device, the tubular container is filled with a single ingredient material, or a mixture of ingredients is mixed in a specific ratio, or the tubular container can be a combination of a plurality of tubular containers filled with different contents.

In step S501, the scanning module of the beverage brewing apparatus reads the identifier on the tubular container, and in step S503, the microprocessor of the beverage brewing apparatus obtains the brewing parameters corresponding to the contents in the tubular container, and controls a parameter control module to generate the operation parameters of the water feeding module, the temperature control module, the water outlet module and the air adding module in the control apparatus according to the brewing parameters, so as to operate a brewing program.

According to the embodiment, the details of the operating parameters are water temperature (cold and hot), time (setting brewing time), flow rate (determining the degree of concentration, proportion to water), additives (milk, honey, etc.), sweetness (sugar), etc.

The water supply module can control the water quantity and flow rate supplied to the tubular container according to the operation parameters (step S505), if the beverage is cold, the step S507 can be executed to determine whether to add air bubbles according to the brewing parameters, if the beverage is to be added, the air adding module in the beverage brewing device determines whether to add air bubbles into the water or determines the energy of adding air bubbles according to the operation parameters (step S509). Then, in step S511, the microprocessor controls the temperature control module to control the temperature and the temperature control timing sequence according to the operation parameters to control the temperature of the water output to the tubular container, and the water output module determines the water output time and flow rate of the water output to the tubular container according to the operation parameters, and finally brews the water filled in the tubular container with or without adding air at a certain temperature, in step S513, to produce a beverage.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the process of brewing hot beverages is performed in step S505, step S511 can be directly performed, in which the temperature control module controls the temperature and the temperature control timing according to the operation parameters, and controls the output water temperature, so as to output the water with a certain temperature to the tubular container, and the water output time and flow rate can also be controlled by the water output module, as in step S513, so as to brew the beverages.

In the brewing process, in the step of air entrainment, after the water outlet module controls the water outlet, or before the temperature control module controls the temperature, whether air entrainment is performed is determined, and then the water temperature and the water outlet are continuously regulated to brew the beverage.

It is noted that in the brewing process, the beverage brewing apparatus can monitor whether the tubular container is properly filled through the sensing circuit and can feed back to confirm whether the contents in the tubular container are flushed out.

The tubular container applied to the beverage brewing apparatus described in the above embodiments can be seen with reference to the schematic view of the embodiment shown in fig. 6A.

This example shows a tubular container 60, the tubular container 60 being a tubular container with two open sides, and is shown in a cross-sectional view of the tubular container 60, having a tubular wall 601, containing a concentrate 603 (concentrate or concentrate powder, etc.) therein, the two open sides of the tubular wall 601 being an inlet assembly 61 and an outlet assembly 62, respectively. The inlet assembly 61 and outlet assembly 62 may be a pierceable membrane or related device for enabling the containment of a content, such as a concentrate 603, in the tube wall 601.

The inlet assembly 61 and the outlet assembly 62 may be different, similar or identical film materials or devices made of specific materials according to their purposes. Besides the function of sealing (blocking the outside air and keeping fresh) the concentrated material 603 inside the inlet/outlet film, the material of the inlet/outlet film can be pierced or dissolved in a specific solution, such as water or a specific liquid, or can be a material that is broken by high pressure, and the material of the inlet assembly 61 and the outlet assembly 62 can be PET, PP, PE, metal, etc.

In this case, the inlet assembly 61 is disposed at the inlet end for inputting water into the tubular container 60, the beverage brewing apparatus is provided with a first piercing and water-supplying set 605 at the upper side, and has one or more first protruding structures 651, the first protruding structures 651 are used for piercing through the inlet assembly 61, and each of the protruding structures has a hollow structure through which water or a specific liquid can flow, so that water or a specific liquid can be injected into the tubular container 60, wherein the first protruding structures 651 are not limited to a specific form and number; the outlet assembly 62 is provided at the outlet end of the tubular container 60 and may be provided with a second piercing set 607 at a specific location, the second piercing set 607 having one or more second projection structures 671, each projection structure likewise having a hollow structure through which water or a specific liquid may flow for piercing the outlet assembly 62 and allowing the brewed beverage to flow out. Furthermore, one of the operation methods of the first puncturing and water supplying set 605 and the second puncturing set 607 is that the beverage brewing device drives the first puncturing and water supplying set 605 and the second puncturing set 607 in a control manner to respectively puncture the corresponding components; in another embodiment, the first piercing and water supply set 605 may also be hydraulically actuated to pierce the inlet assembly 61 of the tubular container 60, wherein the pressure may also actuate the second piercing set 607 to pierce the outlet assembly 62 when brewing is complete.

Fig. 6B shows a schematic view of another embodiment of a tube container applied to a beverage brewing apparatus, in which the inner second piercing group 607 'of the proposed tube container 60' has a different structure from the embodiment of fig. 6A.

The second piercing set 607 ' in this example is shown in cross-section as an i-shaped structure disposed inside the tubular container 60 ', in fact having two ends with disk-like structures (circular, square or other shapes) that fit closely to the (inner) wall of the tubular container 60 ', and the disk-like structure above and adjacent to the inlet assembly 61 may be provided with one or more unequal holes 672 so that water or liquid flowing into the tubular container 60 ' may be further introduced into the tubular container 60 ' to be mixed with the concentrate 603 when the first piercing and water supply set 605 pierces the inlet assembly 61. The beverage then exits through the hollow structure in the second projection structure 671 of the disk-like structure below the second piercing set 607' after piercing the outlet assembly 62.

Next, FIGS. 7A and 7B illustrate yet another embodiment of the tube container.

Fig. 7A shows a schematic view of one embodiment of a tubular container, which shows a schematic perspective view of a tubular container 70, in which the tubular container 70 is shown as an elongated tubular wall 701, the tubular wall 701 may be a cylindrical or square column or other column, the tubular wall 701 is preferably made of recyclable or recyclable material, especially heat and pressure resistant material, and the tubular container 70 formed by the tubular wall 701 and the inlet assembly 71 and the outlet assembly 72 on both sides thereof is filled with brewing material 703.

The illustrated inlet assembly 71 may likewise be made of a water permeable or pierceable material, while the outlet assembly 72 may be designed as a membrane, made of a water permeable material, or a water soluble material that will dissolve when contacted by water or a particular externally injected liquid, so that the brew is output as a beverage.

In another embodiment, the outlet assembly 72 may be configured as a membrane that is ruptured when the water pressure reaches a certain value, allowing the beverage to flow out; alternatively, the outlet assembly 72 may be configured as a gate, which is also adapted to be forced open by the pressure of the beverage therein when the water pressure reaches a certain level, and the beverage flows out of the tubular container 70.

It should be noted that when the tube 70 is used in a specific brewing device, each type of brewing device can be compatible with the tube 70 or respectively incompatible, but the design of the tube 70 should meet the specification of the brewing device to be compatible, including the length, outlet diameter, material, content weight, composition and characteristics of the tube 70, otherwise it will not be compatible with the specific brewing device.

Fig. 7B next shows a perspective view of the tubular container, in which a schematic view of the funnel-shaped outlet assembly of the tubular container 70 is seen. It should be noted that the tubular containers 70 are adapted to engage one another, such that the outlet assembly of the tubular container 70 is configured to pierce the inlet assembly of another tubular container when another tubular container is engaged, and the structural design considerations require that the tubular containers be sealed to one another.

In the length design of the tube body of the tube container (such as the tube container 60 of fig. 6 or the tube container 70 of fig. 7) in the above embodiment, only a maximum length can be defined, so long as the tube body with the length less than or equal to the maximum length is compatible, or even under the condition that the maximum length is not exceeded, two or more tube containers can be inserted in an overlapped manner, that is, the tube container comprises a combination of a plurality of tube containers filled with different contents.

It is noted that the tubular container may be a transparent, translucent or special tube, or the tube may be provided with an index, when the tube is filled in the brewing device for brewing, the structure design may expose a part of the tube outside the device main body, so that the user can see the brewing process inside the tube directly from the tube, and the implementation of using the tubular container is as follows.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus using a tube-shaped container, in which one beverage brewing apparatus 80 is schematically shown, and the embodiment shown in the figure is particularly, but not exclusively, designed to limit the design of the beverage brewing apparatus 80, and the basic design of the entire brewing is understood and implemented by those skilled in the relevant art, and only the beverage brewing apparatus 80 uses the tube-shaped

containers

60,70 described in the above embodiment, which is shown as the beverage brewing apparatus 80 of one tube-shaped

container

60,70, and in actual practice, the beverage brewing apparatus 80 may be divided into various types of apparatuses supporting one or more tube-shaped

containers

60, 70. The beverage brewing apparatus 80 includes an apparatus body 801 and a water supply unit 803 provided at one side, and in operation, water of the water supply unit 803 is introduced into a heater (or a refrigerator) by a pump (pump) therein and then flushed into the

tubular containers

60,70 through the associated pipes, so that the contents thereof are brewed, or allowed to stand for a certain period of time, or under a pressure, to make a beverage.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus using a tube-shaped container, which shows a beverage brewing apparatus 90, a main body 901 and a water supply apparatus 903 of similar design, in which beverage can be output through a tube-shaped outlet 905 when the tube-shaped

container

60,70 with contents put therein is brewed.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing still another embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus using tubular containers, and shows that two

tubular containers

111, 112 can be simultaneously inserted into the beverage brewing apparatus 100. According to a brewing example, the first tubular container 111 may be filled with a single flavor or flavor concentrate without adding any of the original flavor materials of the product. In another example, when the user has other needs, the second tubular container 112 can be used, the first tubular container 111 can be a single-flavor concentrated material such as coffee powder, the second tubular container 112 can be other additives such as chocolate, green tea, milk essence, milk powder, sugar, etc., so that the user can adjust the materials as needed, and the brewing device can process the materials in the

tubular containers

111, 112 respectively, so as to output more diversified beverages after mixing.

Fig. 11 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of an elastically brewing tubular container, which meets the specification of the size and structure of the container to be filled into the brewing device, and it shows that the tubular container can be a combination of a plurality of tubular containers with shorter specifications, in this case, a third tubular container 113 and a fourth tubular container 114, and the total length after combination meets the limitation of the maximum length, so that the stacked third tubular container 113 and fourth tubular container 114 can still be placed into a bearing mechanism in the brewing device.

The brewing device shown in fig. 12 also supports two tubular containers, but can be elastically matched with a long or short tubular container, in this case one of the two tubular containers can be inserted into the first tubular container 111 with a standard tube length, the other tubular container can be inserted into the third tubular container 113 and the fourth tubular container 114 with two half of the standard tube length as shown in fig. 11, and the

tubular containers

113 and 114 can be inserted into the carrying mechanism in the brewing device after being stacked.

In particular, since the

tubular containers

113, 114 are both containers with bilateral openings, they are also enclosed by the membranes (inlet and outlet assemblies) described in the previous embodiments, in which the material for preparing the particular beverage is filled according to the design. When water is injected from one side of the superposed containing device formed by hermetically combining the

tubular containers

113 and 114, the two

tubular containers

113 and 114 can still flow, materials in different containing spaces are brewed together, and finally the materials can be mixed with the beverage flushed out from the first tubular container 111, so that the purpose of automatically preparing the beverage with a specific taste is achieved.

Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a beverage brewing apparatus for brewing a beverage in conjunction with a tubular container, wherein a brewing system 130 of the beverage brewing apparatus is schematically illustrated, the brewing system 130 comprising a mechanism, circuitry and control software, wherein the components are schematically illustrated, but one of ordinary skill in the relevant art will understand from the illustration and understand to practice the illustrated invention.

In this brewing system 130, the tubular container 60 (including the tube wall 601, the concentrated material 603) is placed on the support 131 in the brewing device as shown in fig. 6. in addition to the embodiment shown above in which the brewing device is loaded in a vertical manner, this embodiment shows the tubular container 60 placed horizontally on the support 131 in the brewing system 130. The support mechanism 131 allows the tubular container 60 to be properly connected to the components of the brewing system 130, so that the tubular container 60 can be placed in a containing space isolated from the outside temperature and air.

The tubular container 60 described in this embodiment is inserted with one end (e.g., the inlet assembly 61) facing the interior of the brewing system 130, and is fixed to the supporting mechanism 131, and then sealed and fixed by a cover 133. The schematic view shows that the tubular container 60 can be placed horizontally on a carrying mechanism 131 in the brewing system 130 and pierced with a piercing structure 139 on one side into the inlet assembly 61 for injecting liquid (water, special solution) to brew concentrate or concentrate powder therein, and finally the beverage is output from the outlet assembly 62.

The brewing system 130 may be provided with a water supply 134, wherein water is primarily fed through a water pump 135 driven to a heater 137, which may output temperature controlled water, which is then injected through a piercing structure into the tubular container 60 to brew the concentrated material 603 therein. After the design of the control parameters such as time, liquid flow rate and temperature, the beverage can be brewed and output through the outlet assembly 62 and can flow into the cup through the specific diversion mechanism 132.

Fig. 14 shows the brewing system 130 of the beverage brewing apparatus consistent with fig. 13, in this case, the tubular container 140 is inserted into the brewing system 130 and includes a first tubular container 141 and a second tubular container 142 that are hermetically connected, the two

tubular containers

141, 142 are respectively short in length and are combined to be compatible with the beverage brewing apparatus, the first tubular container 141 and the second tubular container 142 respectively contain different concentrated materials or materials (143, 144) for specific brewing, and the whole length of the first tubular container 141 and the second tubular container 142 still need to be able to be inserted into the carrying mechanism 131 of the brewing system 130. The combined tube 140 has one end facing the inside of the brewing device, and can still be penetrated by the piercing structure 139 and injected with temperature-controlled water (or a specific solution), and the water can still pass through the respective outlet assembly and inlet assembly between the two

tubes

141, 142, and then can be brewed under certain time and pressure conditions. It should be noted that when two or more tubular containers are connected and then placed into the brewing device, the tubular containers designed with two shorter tube bodies should have structures capable of being hermetically connected, such as a snap structure, an airtight structure, and a structure in which a collar is connected, so as to avoid the problem of liquid leakage or material overflow under a certain pressure.

Fig. 15 shows that the tube body of one tube container is provided with an identification pattern, such as a QR code, which is one of the ways to identify the contents in each tube container and the brewing method. For example, the user can scan the QR code on the tubular container to obtain information about the content and brewing manner (which can be directed to a specific webpage or a page in an application) by using the QR code scanning function of the mobile device in cooperation with a corresponding Application (APP) or webpage content.

Furthermore, a reader for reading such identification patterns may be provided in the brewing device, wherein when a tubular container is loaded into the brewing device, the reader reads out the brewing instructions recorded in the QR code to form instructions for the controller of the brewing device (brewing system) to control the circuitry therein to start the brewing process. For example, the controller may control the heater (or refrigerator) to deliver a solution at a particular temperature, control the mechanism carrying the tubular container to maintain the concentrate at a temperature and pressure for a period of time, and deliver the brewed beverage based on the read temperature, time, and pressure commands.

Fig. 16 shows another example of a one-dimensional bar code as an identification bar code, and does not exclude a technique that can use a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) or the like to wirelessly transmit an identifier of a tubular container.

In one embodiment, the brewing device may be provided with a display screen, and when the brewing device reads the identification pattern shown in fig. 15 or fig. 16, or reads the technology that otherwise provides the identifier of the tubular container, the brewing device may display the read information via the display screen, provide the user with reference, or operate the brewing device according to the instructions therein.

In summary, the above description describes embodiments of the disclosed beverage brewing apparatus, brewing method, tubular container and circuit system thereof, wherein the apparatus and method for automatically brewing beverage according to brewing parameters are implemented by the cooperation of software and hardware, and more particularly, to a tubular container compatible with the beverage brewing apparatus, wherein a single-component material or a mixture of multiple components is filled in a specific ratio, and the tubular container can be a single tubular container or a combination of multiple tubular containers filled with different contents, thereby achieving the purpose of brewing beverage with various contents and flexible combination.

It should be understood that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the invention, so that equivalent structural changes made by using the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A beverage brewing apparatus, said apparatus comprising:

a built-in or external water tank;

a water pump;

a container carrier for mounting a tubular container;

a beverage outlet for brewing the contents of the tubular container to provide a beverage to be poured into a container; and

a circuit system, further comprising:

a microprocessor connected to the circuit components for controlling the operation of the beverage brewing device;

a scanning module for scanning an identifier placed on a tubular container of the beverage brewing device, the microprocessor obtaining brewing parameters read from the identifier; and

a parameter control module for receiving the brewing parameter and generating the operation parameters for controlling a water feeding module, a temperature control module, a water outlet module and a gas filling module;

wherein, the water delivery module controls the amount and flow rate of water supplied to the tubular container according to the operation parameters; the temperature regulating module controls temperature and temperature regulating time sequence according to the operation parameters so as to regulate and control the water temperature of the contents output to the tubular container; the water outlet module determines the water outlet time and flow rate output to the tubular container according to the operation parameters; and the air-entrapping module determines whether to entrap air bubbles in the water or determines the energy of the air bubbles according to the operation parameters.

2. An electrical circuit for a beverage making apparatus, said electrical circuit comprising: a microprocessor coupled to a plurality of circuit elements in the circuitry for controlling the operation of the beverage brewing apparatus, the plurality of circuit elements comprising:

3. The circuit system of claim 2, further comprising an interface control module for displaying the brewing parameters via a display panel and providing a user interface for modifying the brewing parameters.

4. The circuit system of claim 3, wherein the identifier is an identification pattern or a wireless identification tag.

5. The circuit system of claim 2, wherein the temperature control module controls a thermoelectric cooling chip, a water condensation pipe or a heating pipe to control the temperature in a cooling or heating manner.

6. The circuit system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the temperature control module receives feedback from a water temperature meter in the outlet module to continuously control the temperature of the water output to the tubular container.

7. The circuit system of claim 2, wherein the microcontroller corrects the amount and speed of water delivered by the water delivery module based on information fed back by the water outlet module.

8. A circuit system according to any of claims 2 to 7, wherein the tubular container is filled with a single component material or a mixture of multiple components in a specific ratio.

9. The circuit system according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the tubular container is a combination of a plurality of tubular containers filled with different contents.

10. A method of brewing a beverage brewing device, the method comprising:

reading an identifier of a tubular container by a scanning module, and acquiring a brewing parameter corresponding to the content of the tubular container by a microprocessor;

according to the brewing parameters, the microprocessor controls a parameter control module to generate and control the operating parameters of a water feeding module, a temperature regulating module, a water outlet module and a gas filling module so as to operate a brewing program, wherein the brewing program comprises the following steps:

the water delivery module controls the amount and flow rate of water supplied to the tubular container according to the operation parameters;

the temperature regulating module controls temperature and temperature regulating time sequence according to the operation parameters so as to regulate and control the water temperature of the contents output to the tubular container;

the water outlet module determines the water outlet time and flow rate output to the tubular container according to the operation parameters;

the air-entrapping module determines whether to entrap air bubbles in the water or determines the energy of the air bubbles according to the operation parameters; and

outputting water to the tubular container to brew the contents of the tubular container to produce a beverage.

11. The brewing method of claim 10, wherein the step of determining whether to add the bubbles to the water or the energy of the bubbles is performed after the water outlet module controls the water outlet or before the temperature control module controls the temperature based on the operating parameter.

12. The brewing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the brewing parameters are displayed on a display panel and a user interface for modifying the brewing parameters is provided to modify the brewing parameters.

13. The brewing process of claim 10, wherein the temperature regulation module receives feedback from a water thermometer in the outlet module to continuously regulate the temperature of the water output to the tubular vessel.

14. The brewing method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the microcontroller corrects the amount and speed of water delivered by the water delivery module based on information fed back from the water output module.

15. A tubular container having a double-sided opening, which is adapted to the beverage brewing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tubular container comprises:

the two side openings of the pipe wall are respectively provided with an inlet component and an outlet component, and a content is packaged in the pipe wall.

16. A tubular container according to claim 15, characterized in that the inlet assembly and the outlet assembly are different, similar or identical film materials or means according to their purpose for sealing the contents inside.

17. A tubular container as in claim 15 wherein said inlet and outlet members are pierceable or soluble in a particular solution.

18. The tubular container of claim 17, wherein the tubular container is provided with a first piercing and water supply set having one or more first protruding structures for piercing the inlet assembly, and each first protruding structure has a hollow structure.

19. A tubular container as claimed in claim 17, wherein said tubular container is provided with a second piercing set having one or more second projection structures for piercing said outlet assembly, and each second projection structure has a hollow structure.

20. A tubular container as in claim 19 wherein said second spike set has a disk-like structure in a portion thereof adjacent said inlet assembly, said disk-like structure having one or more apertures.

21. A tubular container according to any one of claims 15 to 20, wherein said tubular container is filled with a single component material or a mixture of multiple components in a specific ratio.

22. A tubular container as in claim 21 wherein said beverage brewing apparatus defines the length, outlet diameter, material, contents weight, composition and characteristics of said tubular container.

23. The tubular container of claim 22, wherein the tubular container comprises a combination of a plurality of tubular containers filled with different contents, wherein the plurality of tubular containers are joined by a snap-fit structure, an airtight structure, or a collar.