CN113100634A

CN113100634A - Tea making machine and control method thereof

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Publication number: CN113100634A
Application number: CN202110542728.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李作燕
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2021-05-18
Filing date: 2021-05-18
Publication date: 2021-07-13

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of beverage preparation, in particular to a tea making machine and a control method of the tea making machine, which comprises the following steps: the bottom of the first container is provided with a rotating assembly, when the first container is positioned at a first position, the top of the first container is higher than the bottom of the first container, and the discharge hole faces the feeding hole; when the first container is located at the second position, the valve is opened to communicate the water supply module and the first container; when the first container is in the third position, the top of the first container is lower than the bottom of the first container. The invention provides a tea making machine, which rotates a first container by a rotating assembly to enable the first container to reach each position, completes the processes of adding materials, making tea and discharging slag, simplifies the structure of the tea making machine and improves the automation degree of the tea making machine; the invention also provides a control method of the tea making machine, which realizes the tea making process by rotating the first container to each position, improves the automation degree of the tea making process, and shortens the waiting time of the tea making process so as to adapt to the fast-paced modern life.

Description

Tea making machine and control method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of beverage preparation, in particular to a tea making machine and a control method of the tea making machine.

Background

Tea, commonly known as tea, generally comprises the leaves and shoots of the tea plant. The tea leaf components include catechin, cholestenone, caffeine, inositol, folic acid, and pantothenic acid, and are beneficial for health. A tea beverage made of tea leaves is one of three major beverages in the world.

Tea leaves are originated in China, and the tea leaves are used as sacrificial offerings at the earliest time. However, the beverage is eaten by people in the late spring and autumn, is developed into a medicinal food in the middle of Western Han, is developed into a palace high-grade beverage in the later period of Western Han, and is popularized among people as a common beverage which is the thing after the West jin. The ancient site of tea leaves planted artificially in Tianlushan mountain of Yuyao, Zhejiang has been found to have a history of more than 6000 years. Tea drinking begins in china. Tea is divided into six categories according to variety, preparation method and product appearance. The tea can be spring tea, summer tea, autumn tea and winter tea according to the seasons. Various raw tea or refined tea is processed into tea, including scented tea, compressed tea, extracted tea, medicinal health tea, tea food, tea-containing beverage, etc.

In the related art, tea brewing machines are mainly in a manual or semi-automatic mode, and strip-shaped tea needs to be brewed firstly when brewing, so that the brewing time is long. The tea making process is complicated, the processes of adding tea materials, soaking and the like are included, an appliance for making tea needs to be cleaned manually, the interest of consumers is seriously inhibited, and the structure for realizing the functions of adding the tea materials, making the tea, discharging slag and the like through a tea making machine is complex, so that the manufacturing cost of products is high. The tea drinking culture is difficult to be really integrated into the modern fast-paced life.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to at least solve one of the problems of complex structure of the tea making machine and the like in the related art.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a tea maker, comprising: the top of the first container is provided with a feeding port; the feeding module is provided with a discharge hole; a water supply module comprising a valve; when the first container is located at the first position, the top of the first container is higher than the bottom of the first container, and the feeding port faces the discharging port; when the first container is located at the second position, the valve is opened to communicate the water supply module and the first container; when the first container is in the third position, the top of the first container is lower than the bottom of the first container.

According to the tea making machine, the first container is rotated by the rotating assembly, so that the first container reaches each position, the processes of adding materials, making tea and discharging slag are completed, the structure of the tea making machine is simplified, and the automation degree of the tea making machine is improved.

In the technical scheme, the tea making machine comprises a piston, when the first container is located at the second position, the piston is coaxial with the first container, and the piston seals the feeding port.

In the technical scheme, the feeding port is sealed by the piston, components of the powdery or granular tea material can be rapidly separated out, and the preparation efficiency of the tea water is improved.

In the above technical solution, the first container includes: the guide post is arranged at the bottom of the first container and extends along the axial direction of the first container; the filter screen is sleeved on the guide pillar; a return spring for returning the return spring; the piston is provided with a recess for accommodating the guide post, and the piston is also used for compressing the return spring.

In this technical scheme, separate tea and tea material through the filter screen to rely on reset spring to realize the clearance to the inner wall of first container residual tea material.

In the technical scheme, the tea making machine comprises a residue discharging module, and the residue discharging module is used for removing tea materials remained at the material inlet of the first container.

In the technical scheme, the tea material at the feeding port is removed through the residue discharging module so as to improve the effect of cleaning the first container.

In the above technical solution, the slag discharge module includes a brush, wherein the brush is used for: when the first container rotates to a third position, the brush is coaxial with the first container, and the brush rotates to remove tea materials remained in the first container.

In the technical scheme, the residual tea materials in the first container are removed through the rotation of the hairbrush at the feeding hole, so that the effect of cleaning the first container is improved.

In the above technical scheme, the feeding module comprises a second container, a tea material outlet of the second container is provided with a material distribution mechanism, and the material distribution mechanism is used for distributing the tea material to the discharge hole.

In the technical scheme, the tea material is distributed to the discharge hole through the distributing mechanism so as to control the amount of the tea material put into the first container.

In the technical scheme, the second container is provided with a normally closed baffle plate, the normally closed baffle plate is used for blocking the inside of the second container and the material distribution mechanism, and the side wall of the second container is provided with a through hole; the supporting plate is provided with a supporting part at one side; the section of the discharge hole is in a shape with a small opening and a large inner space; wherein the supporting part of the supporting plate is abutted with the normally closed baffle plate through the through hole to open the normally closed baffle plate.

In the technical scheme, the normally closed baffle is opened through the supporting part to be communicated with the second container and the distributing mechanism, so that different tea materials can enter the first container through the same discharge hole, the structure of the tea making machine is simplified, the equipment can provide 4 kinds of tea making at the same time, and the selection range of consumers is widened.

In the above technical solution, the water supply module includes: the valve comprises a water inlet valve and a water outlet valve, and the water outlet valve is a three-way valve; a first tank for providing water having a preset temperature to the first container through the inlet valve; and the second water tank is communicated with the bottom of the first container through the water outlet valve and is used for diluting and cooling the tea water.

In the technical scheme, water with a preset temperature is provided for the first container through the first water tank so as to shorten the tea making time, and the tea water is cooled and diluted through the second water tank so as to provide the tea water according with the taste of a user.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a method for controlling a tea maker, comprising: controlling the first container to rotate to a first position; controlling a feeding module to put a preset amount of tea materials into the first container; controlling the first container to rotate to a second position; the control piston seals the feeding port of the first container; injecting water with the preset temperature into the first container to enable the pressure in the first container to reach a preset pressure, and maintaining the preset pressure for a first preset time; opening a water outlet valve of the first container, and filling water into the water outlet valve; controlling the piston to move away from the first container; controlling the first container to rotate to a third position; and controlling the hairbrush to be close to the feeding port and rotate.

By the method, automation of the tea making process is realized, and waiting time required in the tea making process is shortened, so that the tea making method is suitable for fast-paced modern life.

In the above technical solution, the opening the outlet valve of the first container and filling water into the outlet valve further includes: and injecting water into the first container, and maintaining for a second preset time.

In the technical scheme, the water outlet valve is opened and then water is injected into the first container, so that the precipitation amount of components of the tea material is increased, and the utilization rate of the tea material is increased.

One aspect of the invention provides a tea making machine, wherein a rotating assembly rotates a first container to enable the first container to reach each position, so that the processes of adding materials, making tea and discharging slag are completed, the structure of the tea making machine is simplified, and the automation degree of the tea making machine is improved; another aspect of the present invention provides a method for controlling a tea brewing machine, which realizes a tea brewing process by rotating a first container to various positions, improves the automation degree of the tea brewing process, and shortens the waiting time of the tea brewing process, so as to adapt to fast-paced modern life.

Drawings

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a first container of a tea making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention in a first position;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of a first container of a tea making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention in a first position;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of the first container of the tea maker according to an embodiment of the present invention in a second position;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of the first container of the tea maker according to an embodiment of the present invention in a second position;

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of the first container of the tea maker according to an embodiment of the present invention in a third position;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic view of a second receptacle of the feeding module assembled with a support plate according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 shows a schematic view of a second receptacle of the inlet module with a normally closed flap closed according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view of a second receptacle of the inlet module with the normally closed flapper closed, according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 illustrates a bottom view of the second container of the pan module with the normally closed flap closed according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 shows a schematic structural view of a feed mechanism of a second receptacle of the inlet module according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 shows a schematic structural view of a feed mechanism of a second receptacle of the inlet module according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 shows a schematic structural view of a feed mechanism of a second receptacle of the inlet module according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 shows a schematic structural view of a feed mechanism of a second receptacle of the inlet module according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 shows a schematic structural view of a feed mechanism of a second receptacle of the inlet module according to one embodiment of the present invention;

the correspondence between reference numerals and label names in the drawings is shown in the following table.

Reference numerals	Name of label	Reference numerals	Name of label
				1	First container	2403	Third distributing shaft
11	Feeding port	2404	Screw conveyer
				12	Rotating assembly	25	Tea outlet
101	Guide post	31	The first water tank
				102	Filter screen	3101	First heat-generating pipe
103	Reset spring	311	First water outlet pipe
				21	Discharge port	3111	Steam outlet
22	Second container	31101	First temperature sensor
				221	Normally closed baffle	31102	Second heating tube
2201	Through hole	31103	Second temperature sensor
				22101	Rotating shaft	31104	Third water pump
22102	Torsion spring	31105	Water inlet valve
				22103	Support base	32	Second water tank
23	Supporting plate	322	Second water outlet pipe
				231	Supporting part	32201	Third heating tube
2401	First material distributing shaft	32202	Water outlet valve
				24011	Concave part	4	Piston
2402	Second distributing shaft	41	Concave part
				24021	Blade	51	Brush with brush head

Detailed Description

So that the manner in which the above recited objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

Some embodiments according to the invention are described below with reference to fig. 1 and 14.

The present invention provides a tea making machine, as shown in fig. 1 to 14, comprising: the device comprises a first container 1, wherein a feeding port 11 is formed in the top of the first container 1; the feeding module is provided with a discharge hole 21; the water supply module comprises a valve; the bottom of the first container 1 is provided with a rotating assembly 12, the rotating assembly 12 is used for driving the first container 1 to rotate to a first position, a second position and a third position, when the first container 1 is located at the first position, the top of the first container 1 is higher than the bottom of the first container 1, and the discharge port 21 faces the feeding port 11; when the first container 1 is located at the second position, the valve is opened to communicate the water supply module and the first container 1; when the first container 1 is in the third position, the top of the first container 1 is lower than the bottom of the first container 1.

It can be understood that the tea material used in the invention can be strip-shaped tea leaves and can be granular tea powder, and the tea leaves or the tea powder can be selected according to the needs of actual conditions, so that the tea making efficiency can be improved.

It can be understood that the rotating assembly 12 rotates the first container 1 to make the first container 1 reach various positions, completing the processes of adding material, feeding water and making tea, simplifying the structure of the tea making machine and improving the automation degree of the tea making machine.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, when the rotating assembly 12 rotates the first container 1 to the first position, the top of the first container 1 is higher than the bottom of the first container 1, and the feeding port 11 faces the discharging port 21, which is beneficial for the feeding module to pour the tea material into the feeding port 11, so as to complete the step of placing the tea material; the second position can be the same as the first position or different from the first position, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, when the first container 1 is located at the second position, the valve is opened to communicate the water supply module and the first container 1, so that the water supply module can inject water into the first container 1, various components in the tea material can be separated out to obtain tea water, and the tea water is led out of the first container 1; when the first container 1 is in the third position, as shown in figure 5, the top of the first container 1 is lower than the bottom of the first container 1 and tea material remaining in the first container 1 leaves the first container 1 under the action of gravity, cleaning of the first container 1 can be achieved.

The rotating assembly 12 driving the first container 1 in rotation may be: a gear is formed at the bottom of the first container 1 and is used for being meshed with a driving gear, and the driving gear rotates to drive the first container 1 to rotate, so that the first container 1 rotates to a first position, a second position and a third position; the rotating assembly 12 may be: the bottom of the first container 1 is in transmission connection with a transmission shaft, and the rotation of the transmission shaft drives the first container 1 to rotate to a first position, a second position and a third position; the rotating component 12 can be a planetary gear train, the first container 1 is connected with the planetary gears in the planetary gear train through a transmission shaft, and when the planetary gears rotate and revolve, the first container 1 moves in the same way, so that the first container 1 can rotate to a first position, a second position and a third position.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, when the first container 1 is at the first position, the tea material is distributed to the discharge port 21 by the feeding module, so as to control the amount of the tea material fed into the first container 1. As shown in fig. 10, the distributing mechanism may include a first distributing shaft 2401, a recess 24011 is provided on a side wall of the first distributing shaft 2401, the first distributing shaft 2401 is driven by a motor to rotate, when the recess 24011 faces the second container 22, tea material in the second container 22 falls into the recess 24011, when the recess 24011 is far away from the second container 22, tea material entering the recess 24011 enters the discharging port 21 under the action of gravity and enters the first container 1 through the discharging port 21, because the volume of the recess 24011 is determined, the amount of tea material falling into the discharging port 21 at each time is also determined, and the volume of tea material falling into the discharging port 21 can be controlled by controlling the number of rotations of the first distributing shaft 2401; the feed mechanism may include: as shown in fig. 11 and 12, the second distributing shaft 2402 is provided with a plurality of blades 24021 extending along the radial direction of the second distributing shaft 2402, the tea material outlet 25 of the second container 22 is arranged at one side of the second distributing shaft 2402, the blades 24021 are driven to rotate by rotating the second distributing shaft 2402, the rotating blades 24021 can cut tea leaves, the cut tea leaves are thrown out by the blades 24021 through the tea material outlet 25, enter the discharging port 21, and enter the first container 1 through the discharging port 21, and the tea material throwing amount can be controlled by controlling the rotating speed of the second distributing shaft 2402, so that the control of the amount of tea materials thrown into the first container 1 is realized; as shown in fig. 14, the distributing mechanism may include a third distributing shaft 2403, the third distributing shaft 2403 is disposed coaxially with the tea material outlet 25, the third distributing shaft 2403 is disposed in the second container 22 and moves along the axial direction thereof, so as to push the tea material in the second container 22 out of the tea material outlet 25, enter the discharging port 21 through the tea material outlet 25, and then enter the first container 1 from the discharging port 21, and the volume of the tea material entering the first container 1 can be controlled by controlling the volume of the third distributing shaft 2403 entering the second container 22; as shown in fig. 13, the material separating mechanism may include a screw conveyor 2404, the tea material is driven to move along the axial direction of the screw conveyor 2404 by controlling the rotation of the screw conveyor 2404, and is sent to the tea material outlet 25, enters the material outlet 21 through the tea material outlet 25, and enters the first container 1 through the material outlet 21, and the volume of the tea material entering the first container 1 can be controlled by controlling the rotation speed of the screw conveyor 2404.

Since only 1 kind of tea material can be provided in 1 second container 22, in order to make the tea making machine capable of making different kinds of tea, as shown in fig. 6, 7, 8 and 9, a normally closed baffle 221 may be provided in the second container 22, the normally closed baffle 221 is used for blocking the inside of the second container 22 and the distribution mechanism, and the side wall of the second container 22 is provided with a through hole 2201; the section of the discharge port 21 is in a shape with a small opening and a large inner space; the support portion 231 of the support plate 23 abuts against the normally closed shutter 221 through the through hole 2201 to open the normally closed shutter 221.

As shown in fig. 5, the outlet 21 is provided with a small opening and a large inner space, which is beneficial to accommodate the second container 22 and the normally closed baffle 221, and also enables the tea material in the second container 22 to be introduced into the first container 1. As shown in fig. 7 to 9, the normally closed baffle 221 may be provided in a manner that: the shape of the normally closed baffle 221 is matched with the cross-sectional shape of the second container 22, the normally closed baffle 221 is rotatably arranged in the second container 22 through a rotating shaft 22101, a torsion spring 22102 is arranged on the rotating shaft 22101, one side of the normally closed baffle 221 is pressed on a support 22103 by the torsion spring 22102, and enters the second container 22 through a support portion 231 on the support plate 23 through a through hole 2201 and abuts against one side of the normally closed baffle 221, so that the normally closed baffle 221 is opened. On one hand, when the second container 22 needs to be filled with tea materials or is not filled into the material inlet 11, the normally closed baffle 221 can be used for isolating the inside of the second container 22 from the material distribution mechanism, so that leakage of the tea materials is reduced; on the other hand, by arranging different numbers of supporting parts 231 on the supporting plate 23, the supporting plate 23 can simultaneously open the normally closed baffles 221 on the plurality of second containers 22, and the tea materials are distributed to the discharge port 21 by the distributing mechanism on the second containers 22, so that the tea making machine can make various tea materials at the same time. In addition, the support plate 23 and the second container 22 are arranged to prevent the tea material from getting wet. When supporting part 231 and normally closed baffle 221 butt, the moment of torsion that torsion spring 22102 on the normally closed baffle 221 produced can produce corresponding effort to supporting part 231, this effort is used in backup pad 23 through normally closed baffle 221 and supporting part 231, make backup pad 23 produce the effort to the lateral wall of pan feeding mouth 11, thereby set up backup pad 23 and second container 22 in the inner space of pan feeding mouth 11, backup pad 23 can set to the cross-section assorted shape with the inner space of pan feeding mouth 11, reduce the moisture in the air and get into the condition that the pan feeding mouth 11 leads to the tea material to wet.

Optionally, the tea material outlet 25 of the second container 22 is arranged at the head of the second container 22, the bottom of the second container 22 is open, and the bottom of the second container 22 is sealed by a bottom cover. Because the tea material outlet 25 of the second container 22 is provided with the distributing mechanism, the distributing mechanism needs to be disassembled when the tea material is added to the second container 22 by the tea material outlet 25, so that the adding is inconvenient, and the adding flow of the tea material is simplified by the design of the detachable bottom cover. For the tea making machine provided with the discharge holes 21 of the plurality of second containers 22, a corresponding number of keys can be arranged on the tea making machine, and the tea material is put into the first container 1 by pressing the keys to enable the material distributing mechanism of the second container 22 corresponding to the keys to act, so that the effect of making the tea material is realized.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, when the first container 1 is in the second position, the ingredients in the tea material can be extracted through the water supply module and the tea water is led out of the first container 1. The water supply module may include: a first water tank 31, the first water tank 31 supplying water having a preset temperature to the first container 1 through a water inlet valve 31105; a second water tank 32, the second water tank 32 communicating with the bottom of the first container 1 through a water outlet valve 32202, the second water tank 32 being used for diluting and cooling the tea water. When the first container 1 is at the second position, the water inlet valve 31105 is opened, and the water in the first water tank 31 enters the first container 1 through the water inlet valve 31105; the outlet valve 32202 is opened and the brewed tea can leave the first container 1 through the outlet valve 32202, while the second tank 32 can supply water to the outlet valve 32202 to dilute and cool the tea to bring the concentration and temperature of the tea within a suitable range. The first water tank 31 is used for supplying water with a certain temperature, the separation speed of tea material components is accelerated, the water boiling time in the tea making process is shortened, the tea making efficiency is improved, the tea water is diluted and cooled through the second water tank 32, and the tea water is led out through the water outlet valve 32202 to be drunk by a user. The volume of first container 1 can be reduced on the one hand to the water supply module that so sets up, and then reduces the size of making tea machine, and on the other hand cooling tea can make the tea that provides the user keep at suitable temperature, can adjust the cooling degree of tea according to user's needs, makes the setting of making tea machine more humanized.

The first water tank 31 may be provided with a first heating pipe 3101, a thermostat and a first water outlet pipe 311. The first heating pipe 3101 is used for heating water in the first water tank 31 and is matched with the temperature controller, so that the water in the first water tank 31 is kept in a certain temperature range, the water temperature in the first water tank 31 is generally 60-85 ℃, and when the temperature controller detects that the water temperature in the first water tank 31 is lower than 60 ℃, the temperature controller controls the first heating pipe 3101 to start working; when the temperature of the water in the first water tank 31 is higher than 85 ℃, the temperature controller controls the first heating pipe 3101 to stop working. The first water tank 31 is connected to a water inlet valve 31105 through a first water outlet pipe 311, and water in the first container 1 is delivered to the first water outlet pipe 311 by a first water pump and enters the first container 1 through the water inlet valve 31105.

Can set up second heating tube 31102 on first outlet pipe 311, second heating tube 31102 is used for carrying out the secondary heating to the water of pouring into first container 1, and the water after the secondary heating has higher temperature, is favorable to accelerating the precipitation rate of the composition in the tea material, shortens the time of making tea.

One end of the second heat pipe 31102 close to the first water tank 31 is provided with a first temperature sensor 31101, one end far away from the first water tank 31 is provided with a second temperature sensor 31103, the first temperature sensor 31101 and the second temperature sensor 31103 determine the heating effect of the second heat pipe 31102 by measuring the temperature of the water before and after passing through the second heat pipe 31102, and the flow rate in the first water outlet pipe 311 and the heating power of the heat pipe are adjusted according to the heating effect, so that the water entering the first container 1 is kept in a certain temperature range.

The first outlet pipe 311 may further be provided with a first flow meter and a first water pump. The first flow meter is used for measuring the volume of water entering the first container 1, and the volume of the water entering the first container 1 is prevented from being larger than the volume of the first container 1 when the tea material is brewed.

Through the first water tank 31 arranged above, when the first container 1 is located at the second position, water with proper volume and proper temperature can be injected to complete brewing, so that the tea brewing time is shortened, and the tea brewing efficiency is improved.

In the above embodiment, the temperature of water entering the first container 1 is different according to the variety of tea material, wherein the temperature of water for brewing green tea is 80 ℃ to 85 ℃; the water temperature for brewing the yellow tea is 70-85 ℃; the water temperature for brewing the white tea is 90 ℃; the water temperature for brewing the green tea is 100 ℃; the water temperature for brewing the black tea is 90-95 ℃; the water temperature for brewing the dark tea is 100 ℃. The volume of water entering the first container 1 should be dependent on the actual volume of the first container 1.

Alternatively, the volume of the first water tank 31 is smaller than the volume of the second water tank 32. Since the water supplied from the first water tank 31 to the first container has a certain temperature, the volume thereof is smaller than that of the second water tank 32, so that the loss of the stored hot water can be reduced.

In the above embodiment, the bottom of the first water tank 31 may be provided with a drain port for draining the water in the first water tank 31 when the first water tank 31 is washed. A high water level sensor and a low water level sensor are provided in the first water tank 31 to monitor the water level in the first water tank 31 and to maintain the water in the first water tank 31 within a certain height range; the water inlet valve 31105 may be a three-way valve, that is, the first water outlet pipe 311 is communicated with the first container 1, and a branch is led out to serve as a steam outlet 3111 for releasing steam generated when water is evaporated, and the high-temperature water in the first water tank 31 is heated to steam by the second heat generating pipe 31102 and then discharged from the steam outlet 3111. The steam function is used for manually frothing milk, and the frothed milk is added on the tea water. A pressure relief valve can be arranged at the top of the first water tank 31, so that the phenomenon that steam generated in the first water tank 31 when heated causes excessive pressure inside the first water tank is avoided.

As shown in fig. 2, the second water tank 32 may be provided with a second water outlet pipe 322, and the second water outlet pipe 322 may be provided with a second water pump and a third heat generating pipe 32201. The second outlet pipe 322 may provide cold water without heating, warm water with slight heating, and boiled water with complete heating for users, thereby supplying water with different temperatures, or supplying water mixed with tea water to users. The second water outlet pipe 322 is connected with the water outlet valve 32202, the second water pump is used for pumping water to the water outlet valve 32202 to be mixed with the tea water leaving the first container 1 from the water outlet valve 32202, so that the effect of diluting and cooling the tea water is achieved, and the diluted and cooled tea water is led out through the water outlet valve 32202 to be drunk by a user. The heating power of the second heating tube 31102 is adjusted according to a preset temperature. The material of the second water tank 32 may be formed by injection molding of food-grade PP (polypropylene), and the second water tank 32 may be used for adding water by providing an opening or adding water in an external water pipe manner. The second water tank 32 is detachable, and the second water tank 32 can be directly taken out for adding water.

The bottom of the second water tank 32 may communicate with the bottom of the first water tank 31 to avoid the trouble of adding water to the two water tanks, thereby simplifying the structure of the tea maker.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in order to increase the speed of tea ingredients separation, a piston 4 may be provided, when the first container 1 is located at the second position, the piston 4 is coaxial with the first container 1, the feeding port 11 is sealed by the piston 4, so that the first container 1 forms a relatively closed space, and the relatively closed space can maintain the temperature in the first container 1, thereby increasing the separation rate of tea ingredients and shortening the tea making time, and on the other hand, is beneficial to forming a certain pressure in the first container 1, thereby further increasing the separation rate of tea ingredients and shortening the tea making time.

The piston 4 can be driven in a gear rack manner to realize the axial movement of the piston 4 and realize the function of sealing the feed inlet 11. Wherein, the shaft body of piston 4 forms the rack for convert the rotation of gear into piston 4 at its axial motion, thereby realize the sealed effect to pan feeding mouth 11.

It will be appreciated that when the first container 1 is in the second position, a certain pressure build-up in the first container 1 is advantageous for reducing the time for brewing tea. By providing the third water pump 31104 on the first water outlet pipe 311, when the piston 4 seals the material inlet 11 and the water inlet valve 31105 is opened, the third water pump 31104 increases the water pressure entering the water inlet valve 31105, thereby increasing the pressure in the first container 1 and maintaining the pressure for a certain period of time, so as to shorten the time for separating out the tea components. Optionally, the third water pump 31104 increases the water pressure to 15 Bar. Optionally, the time for maintaining the pressure is different for different kinds of tea material, wherein the time for maintaining the green tea is 50 seconds; the maintenance time for yellow tea was 50 seconds; the maintenance time for white tea was 50 seconds; the maintenance time for green tea was 40 seconds; the maintenance time for black tea was 40 seconds; the hold time for dark tea was 40 seconds.

For improving the degree of automation of tea making machine, tea making machine is provided with row sediment module, when first container 1 was in the third position, cleared up the tea material in first container 1 to improve the degree of automation of tea making machine. As shown in fig. 5, when the first container 1 is at the third position, the top of the first container 1 is lower than the bottom of the first container 1, the tea material in the first container 1 will fall under the action of gravity, and a residue storage box can be arranged below the feeding port 11 of the first container 1 for collecting the fallen tea material, but part of the tea material will be adhered to the inner wall of the first container 1, and the tea material will still fall under the action of gravity, but it will wait for a long time. The tea material of this part is cleared up to set up the sediment module, is favorable to accelerating the flow of making tea, shortens the time of making tea. As shown in fig. 5, the residue discharge module may include a water gun, and when the first container 1 is located at the third position, the water gun is used to impact the inner wall of the first container 1, so as to avoid the residue of the tea material. The residue discharging module may be a brush 51, when the first container 1 is located at the third position, the brush 51 is coaxial with the first container 1, the head of the brush 51 is close to the first container 1, and the brush rotates to remove tea material remaining on the inner wall of the first container 1. Meanwhile, the rotation of the brush 51 can make the first container 1 shake to a certain extent, so as to shake out the tea material, and improve the cleaning effect.

For the clearance effect of the tea material of improvement in to first container 1, can set up in first container 1: a guide post 101, the guide post 101 being disposed at the bottom of the first container 1, the guide post 101 extending in the axial direction of the first container 1; a filter screen 102, wherein the filter screen 102 is sleeved on the guide post 101; the return spring 103, the return spring 103 is used for resetting the filter screen 102; the piston 4 is provided with a recess 41 for receiving the guide post 101, the piston 4 also serving to compress a return spring 103. When tea materials enter the first container 1 through the feeding port 11, the tea materials are blocked on the filter screen 102; when the piston 4 seals the feeding port 11, the head of the piston 4 enters the first container 1, because the guide post 101 extends along the axial direction of the first container 1, the guide post 101 can extend into the concave part 41 of the piston 4, meanwhile, the piston 4 compresses the reset spring 103 through the filter screen 102, the filter screen 102 moves towards the bottom of the first container 1 along the axial direction of the first container 1, when the head of the piston 4 leaves the first container 1, the reset spring 103 provides reset force to the filter screen 102, the filter screen 102 resets, meanwhile, the edge of the filter screen 102 can scrape tea materials remained on the inner wall of the first container 1 towards the feeding port 11, and the tea materials are discharged under the action of the residue discharge module and gravity, the time for waiting for the falling of the tea materials is shortened, and the cleaning effect of the first container 1 can be improved.

The tea making machine can also realize interaction among all modules through the control module so as to realize the function of automatic cleaning. The automatic cleaning comprises the following steps: when the tea making machine receives a starting instruction, the control module controls the first water pump to continuously work for 30 seconds, the water in the first water tank 31 is pumped into the first water outlet pipe 311 and flows out through the steam outlet 3111 to realize the effect of cleaning the water outlet pipe, then the control module rotates the first container 1 to the second position and drives the piston 4 to seal the feeding port 11, and then the third water pump 31104 presses the water in the first water tank 31 into the first container 1 at a certain pressure to realize the cleaning of the first container 1 and leaves through the water outlet valve 32202; the control module controls the second water pump to press the water in the second water tank 32 into the second water outlet pipe 322 and leave the second water tank through the water outlet valve 32202, so that the cleaning effect of the tea making machine is realized.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a method for controlling a tea maker, comprising: controlling the first container 1 to rotate to the first position; controlling a feeding module to put a preset amount of tea materials into the first container 1; controlling the first container 1 to rotate to the second position; the control piston 4 seals the feeding opening 11 of the first container 1; injecting water with a preset temperature into the first container 1 to enable the pressure in the first container 1 to reach a preset pressure, and maintaining the preset pressure for a first preset time; opening the outlet valve 32202 of the first container 1; the piston 4 is controlled to move away from the first container 1; controlling the first container 1 to rotate to a third position; the brush 51 is controlled to approach the inlet 11 and rotate.

Specifically, the first container 1 rotates to the first position, the second position and the third position, so that the links of feeding, water feeding and slag discharging in tea making can be realized, the automation of tea making is realized, the waiting time in the tea making process is shortened, and the fast-paced modern life is adapted.

Wherein, because the user has the requirement to the concentration of tea, the volume of tea, when first container 1 rotated to the primary importance, the tea material of the first container 1 input default volume of control pan feeding module case can be according to the requirement of user to the concentration of tea, the water yield quantity of revising the volume of tea material to make the taste of tea satisfy user's demand.

In order to shorten the waiting time in the tea making process, certain pressure is formed in the first container 1 in the tea making process, when the first container 1 rotates to the second position, the piston 4 is controlled to seal the feeding port 11 of the first container 1, water is injected according to the volume of the first container 1 during sealing, the pressure in the first container 1 reaches a preset value, and therefore the waiting time in the tea making process is shortened. The pressure in the first container 1 is maintained for a period of time, which is 50 seconds for green tea, to increase the effect of separating out the components in the tea material, wherein the time for maintaining the pressure is different for different kinds of tea materials; the maintenance time for yellow tea was 50 seconds; the maintenance time for white tea was 50 seconds; the maintenance time for green tea was 40 seconds; the maintenance time for black tea was 40 seconds; the hold time for dark tea was 40 seconds. After the pressure in the first container 1 is maintained for a certain time, the outlet valve 32202 of the first container 1 is opened, and water is filled into the outlet valve 32202 to dilute and cool the tea water according to the user's demand. When the outlet valve 32202 of the first container 1 is opened, water is filled into the first container 1, and the second preset time is maintained, so that the utilization rate of tea materials is improved, the component residue in the tea materials is reduced, and the water filling time is basically the same for different types of tea materials and is 10 seconds.

After the tea making is completed, the first container 1 needs to be cleaned, and the tea material in the first container 1 is discharged. Rotating the first container 1 to the third position, wherein the top of the first container 1 is lower than the bottom of the first container 1, the tea material in the first container 1 leaves the first container 1 under the action of gravity, but part of the container still remains on the feeding port 11 of the first container 1, and controlling the brush 51 to rotate close to the feeding port 11 to remove the tea material remaining on the inner wall of the first container 1. Meanwhile, the rotation of the brush 51 can make the first container 1 shake to a certain extent, so as to shake out the tea material, and improve the cleaning effect.

A tea making machine comprises the following working processes: the tea making machine is started, the program automatically enters the cleaning function of the device, the first water pump continuously works for 30 seconds, the water in the first water tank 31 is pumped into the first water outlet pipe 311 and flows out through the steam outlet 3111, then the first container 1 is rotated to the second position by the rotating assembly 12, the piston 4 is driven to seal the feeding port 11, and then the water in the first water tank 31 is pressed into the first container 1 by the third water pump 31104 at a certain pressure and leaves through the water outlet valve 32202; the second water pump presses the water in the second water tank 32 into the second water outlet pipe 322 and leaves through the water outlet valve 32202, at which time the automatic cleaning process is completed. The green tea is brewed by boiled water, the first container 1 is positioned at a first position, the rotating shaft 22101 of the material separating mechanism rotates, the tea material in the second container 22 enters the concave part 24011 of the rotating shaft 22101 and then enters the material outlet 21 and enters the first container 1 through the material outlet 21, when the rotating shaft 22101 stops rotating, the first container 1 rotates to a second position, the piston 4 is driven by a gear rack to seal the material inlet 11, the guide pillar 101 in the first container 1 enters the concave part 41 of the piston 4, meanwhile, the return spring 103 on the filter screen 102 is compressed, the water inlet valve 31105 is opened, the first water pump leads the water at 85 ℃ in the first water tank 31 to the second heating pipe 31102 and heats the water to 100 ℃, the water at 100 ℃ enters the first container 1 under the action of the third water pump 31104 to form tea water, the pressure value in the first container 1 reaches 15Bar, after the water outlet valve 32202 is opened after the water is maintained for 40 seconds, the tea water leaves the first container 1 through the water outlet valve 32202, meanwhile, the second water pump leads the water with the temperature of 30 ℃ in the second water tank 32 to the water outlet valve 32202 to be mixed with the tea water, the temperature and the concentration of the tea water are reduced, in addition, the water inlet valve 31105 is also opened simultaneously, the water with the temperature of 100 ℃ enters the first container 1 and is maintained for 10 seconds to carry out secondary brewing on the tea material, the tea water leaving through the water outlet valve 32202 enters a water cup after being cooled and diluted for a user to drink, the piston 4 leaves the material inlet 11, the filter screen 102 is reset under the action of the reset spring 103, and the tea material on the inner wall of the first container 1 is scraped to the material inlet 11; first container 1 rotates to the third position, is scraped the tea material of pan feeding mouth 11 and drops under the effect of gravity, leaves first container 1, and brush 51 is close to first container 1 and takes place to rotate this moment, washs pan feeding mouth 11, and the rotation of brush 51 makes first container 1 take place to rock simultaneously, shakes out the tea material on the inner wall of first container 1.

In the present invention, the terms "first", "second", "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; the term "plurality" means two or more unless expressly limited otherwise. The terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; "coupled" may be direct or indirect through an intermediary. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or unit must have a specific direction, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description herein, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes will occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A tea making machine is characterized by comprising:

the top of the first container is provided with a feeding port;

the feeding module is provided with a discharge hole;

a water supply module comprising a valve;

wherein the bottom of the first container is provided with a rotating component which is used for driving the first container to rotate to a first position, a second position and a third position,

when the first container is located at the first position, the top of the first container is higher than the bottom of the first container, and the feeding port faces the discharging port;

when the first container is located at the second position, the valve is opened to communicate the water supply module and the first container;

when the first container is in the third position, the top of the first container is lower than the bottom of the first container.

2. The tea maker of claim 1, including a piston coaxial with the first container when the first container is in the second position, the piston sealing the inlet.

3. The tea maker of claim 2, wherein the first container comprises:

the guide post is arranged at the bottom of the first container and extends along the axial direction of the first container;

the filter screen is sleeved on the guide pillar;

the return spring is used for returning the filter screen;

the piston is provided with a recess for accommodating the guide post, and the piston is also used for compressing the return spring.

4. The tea maker of claim 1, comprising a residue removal module for removing tea material remaining at the inlet of the first container.

5. The tea brewing machine according to claim 4, wherein the residue extraction module comprises a brush, wherein the brush is configured to: when the first container rotates to a third position, the brush is coaxial with the first container, the brush is close to the feeding port, and the residual tea materials in the first container are removed through rotation.

6. The tea making machine according to claim 1, wherein the feeding module comprises a second container, a tea material outlet of the second container is provided with a distribution mechanism, and the distribution mechanism is used for distributing the tea material to the discharge hole.

7. The tea maker of claim 6, comprising:

the second container is provided with a normally closed baffle plate, the normally closed baffle plate is used for blocking the interior of the second container and the material distribution mechanism, and the side wall of the second container is provided with a through hole;

the supporting plate is provided with a supporting part at one side;

the section of the discharge hole is in a shape with a small opening and a large inner space, and the discharge hole is used for accommodating the second container and the supporting plate;

wherein the supporting part of the supporting plate is abutted with the normally closed baffle plate through the through hole to open the normally closed baffle plate.

8. The tea maker of claim 1, wherein the water supply module comprises:

the valve comprises a water inlet valve and a water outlet valve, and the water outlet valve is a three-way valve;

a first tank for providing water having a preset temperature to the first container through the inlet valve;

and the second water tank is communicated with the bottom of the first container through the water outlet valve and is used for diluting and cooling the tea water.

9. A control method of a tea making machine is characterized by comprising the following steps:

controlling the first container to rotate to a first position;

controlling a feeding module to put a preset amount of tea materials into the first container;

controlling the first container to rotate to a second position;

the control piston seals the feeding port of the first container;

injecting water with the preset temperature into the first container to enable the pressure in the first container to reach a preset pressure, and maintaining the preset pressure for a first preset time;

opening the outlet valve of the first container;

controlling the piston to move away from the first container;

controlling the first container to rotate to a third position;

and controlling the hairbrush to be close to the feeding port and rotate.

10. The method for controlling a tea making machine according to claim 9, wherein the opening of the outlet valve of the first container and the filling of water into the outlet valve further comprises: and injecting water into the first container, and maintaining for a second preset time.