CN1919122A - Hot beverage maker brew basket adaptor - Google Patents
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A brew basket for a hot beverage maker has a funnel-shape with a relatively wide top end and relatively narrow bottom end. A stepped support ring is integral in and defines a ledge around a circumference of the brew basket. A filter pod is supported on its periphery by the support ring during brewing. An adaptor can be integrally attached to the brew basket to give a user an option to place a second filter pod in the brew basket to yield more or stronger brewed beverage.
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Technical field
Present patent application is in the part subsequent application of the 11/059th, No. 886 patent application of the U.S. of submission on February 17th, 2005.
The present invention relates to a kind of brew basket adjuster that is used for hot beverage maker (hot beverage maker), particularly, brew basket is made into to dash soft bag filtration cabin (the soft pack filter pod) use of boiling the type beverage with coffee or other.This adjuster can be installed in fully on the brew basket so that the user to select whether to place in brew basket second EL bigger or local flavor is stronger dashes and boil the type beverage to obtain supply.
Background technology
It is known and be widely used that hot beverage maker especially drips filter formula automatic coffee machine.They are used for dashing the coffee that boils full bottle effectively, contain five to eight glasss or more liquid usually.Automatically drip filter coffee maker also can be used for dashing the coffee that boils small lot (one to four glass), and some coffee machines also comprise known modification and adjusting to hot water flow, dashes the quality of boiling beverage when improving small lot.
Utilization is placed on the other method of the loose coffee powder in the filter for simply the filter bag of pre-packing (filter packs) is put in the brew basket.Contain in the pre-packing filter bag and be suitable for every bag towards the coffee powder that boils about four to six glasss scheduled volume.According to towards quantity of coffee that boils or consumer's specific taste, can once use many bag filtrations bag.
On the up-to-date coffee machine platform of having developed, pressurization, used single EL in the hot-water heating system.Although these ELs can dash well in these compression systems and make coffee, these ELs use on automatic drip filter coffee maker platform but some problems.For example, EL can swim in the interior water of brew basket, perhaps is tilted in the brew basket.Consequently coffee is light and inhomogeneous, and this is because the EL that contains coffee powder can be walked around rather than be passed to water.The design of the brew basket of traditional automatic drip filter coffee maker can not be held EL effectively.
Dashing another potential limitation of boiling the single EL of use in the platform at hot beverage is: owing to the amount of extractible local flavor from EL and pressed powder is fixed, thereby will limit the volume or the concentration of the hot beverage that is produced.The needs that can use two or more hot beverage ELs are arranged in the practice, stronger or supply is bigger dashes and boil the type beverage to produce local flavor.Regrettably, in traditional hot beverage maker, use two or more hot beverage ELs to have some problems.A plurality of ELs of packing in traditional brew basket can make EL floating, can make itself and hot water " time of staying " inconsistent, and/or when fluid flows direction become uncertain, dash the concentration of boiling beverage and become unpredictable thereby have influence on to dash to boil mechanism and make.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, one object of the present invention is to overcome the difficulty of using one or more ELs in the hot beverage maker system.In brief, this improved brew basket specially is designed to supporting one or more ELs in the process towards boiling, with the raising recovery rate with towards the repeatability of boiling process.
In one embodiment, the drip filter coffee maker brew basket comprises a brew basket hollow, funnelform automatically, and this brew basket has the top of a relative broad and the bottom of a relative narrower.Top and bottom both are opening, flow through brew basket to allow liquid.The periphery of a stair-stepping support ring and this brew basket be one and define projection (ledge) around this brew basket periphery, wherein this periphery is positioned at the below, top and above the bottom.The coffee EL just can supported ring be supported on its periphery when boiling dashing like this.
In another embodiment, drip filter coffee maker comprises a cabin (pod) and a funnelform brew basket automatically.This cabin comprises a certain amount of coffee material between at least the first and second filter paper that are packaged in screen pack material (filter web material).The filter paper of this screen pack material is interfixed and formed the space of hollow between it at its periphery, to be used to place the coffee material.This cabin comprises the flange (flange) that is fixed to the periphery of the second filtering material part around first filtering material.Brew basket this hollow, funnelform has the top of a relative broad and the bottom of a relative narrower.Top and bottom both are opening, flow through brew basket to allow liquid.When described periphery be positioned under the top and the bottom on the time, the periphery of a stair-stepping support ring and this brew basket becomes one and defines projection around this brew basket periphery.
In embodiment further, the hot beverage maker brew basket comprises a brew basket hollow, funnelform, and this brew basket has the top of a relative broad and the bottom of a relative narrower.Top and bottom both are opening, flow through brew basket to allow liquid.The periphery of the first stepped support ring and this brew basket be one and define projection around this brew basket periphery, wherein this periphery is positioned at the top, bottom.The brew basket adjuster comprises the funnel of a hollow, and this funnel has the top of a relative broad and the bottom of a relative narrower.Top and bottom both are opening, flow through adjuster to allow liquid.This adjuster also comprises the second stepped support ring, the periphery of this second stepped support ring and this adjuster be one and define projection around this adjuster periphery, wherein this periphery is positioned at top, adjuster bottom.This adjuster is placed in the brew basket that is arranged in above the first stepped support ring.First EL can be supported in its periphery by first support ring, and second EL is supported in its periphery by described second support ring.In addition, the top of brew basket also can limit one and has the top edge of certain diameter.The top of adjuster can comprise a flange, and the diameter of this adjuster flange is bigger than the diameter of brew basket top edge, relies on engaging of adjuster flange and brew basket top edge, and adjuster just can be placed in the top of brew basket.The bottom of adjuster limits a bottom margin, and this bottom margin can not contact with brew basket.In addition, adjuster also can comprise a hinge that links to each other with brew basket.
In another embodiment, the hot beverage maker brew basket comprises a brew basket hollow, funnelform, and this brew basket has the top of a relative broad and the bottom of a relative narrower.Top and bottom both are opening, flow through brew basket to allow liquid.The periphery of the first stepped support ring and this brew basket be one and define projection around this brew basket periphery, wherein this periphery is positioned at the top, bottom.The brew basket adjuster comprises that one has the hollow funnel of top and bottom margin, and wherein the adjuster funnel is second support ring.This adjuster is placed in the brew basket that is arranged in the first stepped support ring top.First EL can be supported in its periphery by first support ring, and second EL can be supported in its periphery by second support ring.
In another embodiment, hot beverage maker comprises a cabin and a funnelform brew basket.This cabin comprises a certain amount of coffee material between at least the first and second filter paper that are packaged in the screen pack material.The filter paper of this screen pack material is interfixed and formed the space of hollow between it at its periphery, to be used to place the coffee material.This cabin comprises the flange that is fixed to the periphery of the second filtering material part around first filtering material.This brew basket has the top of a relative broad and the bottom of a relative narrower.Top and bottom both are opening, flow through brew basket to allow liquid.The periphery of the first stepped support ring and this brew basket be one and define projection around this brew basket periphery, wherein this periphery is positioned at the top, bottom.The brew basket adjuster comprises that one has the hollow funnel of the bottom of the top of a relative broad and a relative narrower.Top and bottom both are opening, flow through brew basket to allow liquid.This adjuster also comprises the second stepped support ring, the periphery of this second stepped support ring and this adjuster be one and define projection around this adjuster periphery, wherein this periphery is positioned at top, adjuster bottom.This adjuster is placed in the brew basket that is arranged in above the first stepped support ring.First EL can be supported in its periphery by first support ring, and second EL can be supported in its periphery by second support ring.
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Fig. 1 is the stereogram of automatic drip filter coffee maker device, wherein can load onto a foundation filter basket of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the stereogram according to a filter basket of one embodiment of the present of invention.
Fig. 3 is the stereogram of filter basket as shown in Figure 2, has wherein also shown a coffee EL.
Fig. 4 is the vertical view of filter basket as shown in Figure 2.
Fig. 5 is the side sectional view that obtains along the line V-V of Fig. 4 as Fig. 2 and filter basket shown in Figure 4.
Fig. 6 is the lateral elevational view according to another optional geometry of the filter basket of one embodiment of the present of invention.
Fig. 7 is the stereogram of another optionally automatic drip filter coffee maker, and a foundation filter basket of the present invention wherein can be housed.
Fig. 8 is the stereogram according to another embodiment of filter basket of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is the vertical view of filter basket as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 10 is side elevation, the cutaway view as Fig. 8 and filter basket shown in Figure 9.
Figure 11 is the stereogram according to filter basket of the present invention and the further embodiment of adjuster.
Figure 12 is decomposition, the stereogram according to filter basket of the present invention, adjuster and coffee cabin.
Figure 13 is side elevation, the cutaway view of filter basket and adjuster in filter basket shown in Figure 12, adjuster and the coffee cabin.
The specific embodiment
In order to overcome the problem that exists in the EL that uses existing hot beverage maker, this brew basket can be modified to and comprise a support ring.This support ring is designed to the coffee EL is positioned, and is dashing to tilt during boiling or floating to prevent EL.This support ring allows EL flowing to the brew basket zone during boiling.The internal diameter of support ring is designed to enough big, so that enough fluid floies that passes through the cabin to be provided, to prevent the floating of cabin.The external diameter of support ring is designed to enough big, to support the maximum gauge of commercial available coffee EL.
In order to solve the type beverage supply amount of the boiling/concentration limitation problem of dashing that produces by single EL, can revise to allow using a plurality of ELs in the cycle towards boiling by installing an adjuster additional brew basket, the beverage of bigger supply and/or higher concentration so just can be provided at one.This adjuster is a support ring that is installed in the brew basket top.In this way, can be used for laying one on the brew basket and dash and to boil the cabin, and second dash and boil the cabin and can use with adjuster.
Embodiment described herein has described one and has been used for single extra dashing and boils the adjuster in cabin, dashes in preparation like this and just can use two towards boiling the cabin when boiling beverage.Certainly, also can design other adjuster, so just can use three or more coffees to dash and boil the cabin so that two or more support rings to be provided.The restriction of multi-regulator can change towards boiling structure, flow rate of liquid and other specific design details of beverage machine according to special, embodiment and embodiment that following claim is not limited only to herein demonstration in detail and describes.
Fig. 1 has shown an automatic drip filter coffee maker 10 that has the upper section 12 that is fit to hold brew basket 15.Brew basket 15 removably is inserted in the coffee machine 10.According to the structure of the automatic drip filter coffee maker of routine, the user will add fresh water in coffee machine, and will put into coffee powder (or tealeaves) and a filter in brew basket 15.Coffee machine 10 will heat water, and from the upper section 12 of coffee machine 10 water will be supplied to brew basket 15.The Fig. 1 that is provided only shows a kind of situation of the coffee machine that can hold brew basket.Certainly, can in the automatic drip filter coffee maker of multiple different type and style, install according to the structure of different brew basket of the present invention.
Fig. 2 to 5 has shown the different views of same brew basket 15 as shown in Figure 1.Brew basket 15 comprises funnel-like part 17 and flange 18.Flange 18 is made into can slide into the suitable size that skids off an automatic bearing edge (lip) in the filter coffee machine.An embodiment of the geometry that the coffee machine that this simple horizontal flanges 18 only is a kind of energy and a certain specific prototype works together.
The funnel-like part 17 of brew basket 15 comprises a top 20 and the open top that is limited by the top edge 21 on top 20.Also also have a bottom 22, this bottom 22 comprises the opening that the bottom margin 23 by bottom 22 limits.As shown in the figure, funnel-form brew basket 15 is 20 wideer relatively than bottom 22 on the top.Brew basket 15 is a hollow, flows through this basket to allow liquid.(referring to for example Fig. 4) as shown in the figure, the level cross-sectionn of brew basket 15 is circular.Yet, might be other shape of cross section also, include but not limited to ellipse, runway shape, square, rectangle or other symmetry and asymmetric geometry.
The funnel part 17 of brew basket 15 also comprises a kind of projection 25 of stepped support ring type.This projection 25 can be with respect to the vertical direction approximate horizontal of brew basket 15.Alternatively, as shown in Figure 5, projection 25 is more flat than the angle of top 20 and bottom 22, but downward-sloping with a soft angle.This projection 25 turns to bottom 22 gradually at a circular portion 27.The Transition edges of this part 27 can be circular or angular.Projection 25 is the top 20 of funnel part 17 and the transition between the bottom 22.Projection 25 is around the periphery extension of the brew basket 15 between top 20 and bottom 22 respectively.As shown in the figure, this projection 25 defines the circumference around brew basket 15, particularly, defines tapered funnel-like part 17.
Shown in Fig. 3 and 5, coffee EL 30 contains a certain amount of coffee (not shown) that is packaged in wherein between first and second filter paper of screen pack material 31 and 32.The amount of the coffee material of placing in the cabin 30 can include but not limited to from about 6 grams to 12 grams.Filtering material 31 and those filter paper of 32 are interfixed at its periphery, and are formed for placing a pocket of coffee material (or tea). Filter paper 31 and 32 tightens up at its periphery, forms a flange 35.The circle diameter that is limited by projection 25 is enough to hold coffee cabin 30, particularly, when the coffee cabin is put in the filter basket 15, is enough to hold the flange portion 35 in this cabin.In other words, the diameter d 1 in coffee cabin is suitable for approximately identical with the diameter of the circumferential ring that is limited by projection 25.When supplying water to brew basket, the flange 35 in coffee cabin 30 will be sealed to the stepped support ring that is shown as projection 25.Other then hot water will pass bottom opening 23 then by the coffee cabin 30 of coffee material to be added.The inclined-plane of bottom 22 allow coffee cabin 30 dash boil during, bubble is gone into bottom 22 at least in part.
Also can simultaneously or selectively packing into except that the coffee of can packing in the EL 30, other is used for dashing the solid matter that boils, and this is equally applicable to EL 195 and 196 shown in Figure 12 and Figure 13.For example tea and various herb tea also can be placed in the EL.In order to arrange in pairs or groups mutually with described brew basket, the size in this cabin should be as above-mentioned regulation.The weight that is loaded on the tea raw material in the cabin can change with the type that is used for towards the tea raw material that boils beverage.
In one embodiment, with respect to the exterior angle of cone 22 bottom water horizontal lines in about 60 ° to 75 ° scope.The internal diameter of support ring or projection 25 is in the scope of about 55mm to 65mm.In one embodiment, its internal diameter is about 60mm.
Fig. 6 example another optional embodiment of filter basket 40, wherein bottom part 45 defines one than Fig. 2-more smooth cone of cone shown in Figure 5.This filter basket 40 only is another optional embodiment, and this example explanation can be used different tapers and different funnel shapeds according to instruction herein.
Fig. 7-Figure 10 example another embodiment of filter basket 60, shown and Fig. 1-different another geometry of taper shown in Figure 6.At first referring to Fig. 7, coffee machine 50 comprises the filter basket 60 of putting into coffee machine from the coffee machine top.Lid 54 is in the state of outwarding winding.Hot-water nozzle 56 rotatably links to each other with lid 54, and is lifted when lid is opened.This allows filter basket 60 to put into and take out from coffee machine 50 from the top.Filter basket 60 is placed in the casing 52 of coffee machine 50, so that filter basket is suspended in working face (serving surface) 58 tops, coffee cup can be placed on this working face, and accepts the beverage that brews from filter basket 60.
Referring now to Fig. 8-Figure 10,, filter basket 60 comprises a flange 62 that filter basket is supported on coffee machine 50 inside.Flange 62 has a little lappet (tab) 61, and this little lappet 61 extends upward from flange, takes out and inserts in the coffee machine 50 to allow the user that filter basket is lifted.The tip edge 64 on filter basket 60 tops defines the upper opening that hot water flows into filter basket.The cone shape of filter basket 60 is made up of three parts: upper end 66, mid portion 68, and lower end 70.The projection 67 that shows is transition of upper end 66 and mid portion 68.Projection 67 is the stepped support rings of a class, and has the diameter of relative broad, to hold the cabin filter that may be placed on the different sizes in the filter basket 60.Projection 67 also is shown between upper end 66 and the mid portion 68 to tilt, and this cabin of allow wetting flows at least in part or steeps in the littler taperer of formation mid portion 68 into.The lower end 70 of filter basket 60 is funnels of a relative narrower, and this funnel has an opening that is limited by the bottom margin 72 of lower end 70.As shown in the figure, lower end 70 is configured to depart from the center of filter basket 60.In other words, lower end 70 is offset to a side of mid portion 68 conical in shape.The sole purpose of this skew of lower end 70 is the tops that make the coffee cup on the terrace part 58 that being centered close to of lower end 70 and opening 72 can be placed on coffee machine 50.
At last, the embodiment of this filter basket 60 comprises a near overfolw hole 75 the top 64 of filter basket.This overfolw hole 75 has prevented that water from spilling in that filter basket 60 tops are disadvantageous everywhere.Hole 75 is directed to overflow below the brew basket outside by surface tension, and imports and deposit in the cup of well-done beverage.
Embodiment
The characteristic of the structure of the brew basket shown in more existing brew basket and Fig. 7-Figure 10 (being referred to as in test the POD basket).Other are configured to the funnel of " secondary cup (Cup ata Time) ", Hamilton Bi Ke (Hamiltion Beach) CV-1 basket and a routine of black ornamenter company (Black and Decker).In each case, EL is only put in the brew basket simply.
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Identical coffee machine (Hamilton Bi Ke CV1) is all used in each test.Each quantity of coffee is 9 grams.Use identical coffee cabin, the each test with 7 ounces of distilled water.Coffee is allowed to be cooled to 70 degrees Fahrenheits after dashing and boiling.Under this temperature, measure conductivity, to determine the concentration (recovery rate) of coffee.Conductivity is measured with Ao Kedun (Oakton) instrument TDS tester 35661-11 type, and this instrument is calibrated with 1000ppm solution before test.
Following table 1 comprises the result of five tentative tests.
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| Test | The POD basket | Black ornamenter's basket | The CV-1 basket | Be not pressed into the actual funnel of |
| 1 | 1230 | 1000 | 820 | 1140 |
| 2 | 1180 | 1190 | 870 | 1160 |
| 3 | 1150 | 1100 | 760 | 830 |
| 4 | 1220 | 950 | 810 | 1230 |
| 5 | 1250 | 560 | 850 | 760 |
| Mean value | 1206 | 960 | 822 | 1024 |
| Standard deviation | 36 | 216 | 37 | 190 |
Test result is conspicuous, compares with the brew basket of prior art, and the mean P PM of the embodiment of the invention (amount of extraction) is higher and standard deviation (stable dashing boiled) is lower.This means and use improved brew basket to compare, produced better recovery rate and stable result more with existing brew basket.
Fig. 1-Figure 10 has illustrated the present invention and the single situation of boiling the use of beverage EL of dashing.Yet, by using two or more ELs to devices illustrated correction.Figure 11-Figure 13 has showed the brew basket that also comprises adjuster as shown in Fig. 8-Figure 10, and example shown in Figure 11-Figure 13 has illustrated the situation of using two cabins.The technology instruction that provides according to the present invention, different structures can use three or more cabins.The filter basket that has adjuster shown in Figure 11-Figure 13 can be used together with hot beverage maker, for example the coffee machine shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 7.Filter basket 60 shown in Fig. 7 is the most similar to the filter basket 160 shown in Figure 11-Figure 13.
Now referring to Figure 11-Figure 13, filter basket 160 comprises the flange 162 of support filter basket of the coffee machine inside of coffee machine 50 shown in Fig. 7.Flange 162 has a little lappet 161 that stretches upwards, and it is convenient to the user and beverages filter basket 160 is lifted is taken out and insert in the coffee machine.The tip edge 164 at filter basket 160 tops limits the upper opening that hot water flows into filter basket.The taper of filter basket 160 is made of three parts: upper end 166, mid portion 168 and lower end 170.Illustrated projection 167 is transition portions of upper end 166 and mid portion 168, and projection 167 is a kind of stepped support rings, and the relative broad of its diameter is to hold the cabin filter of the different size of putting into filter basket 160.Projection 167 also is shown between upper end 166 and the mid portion 168 to tilt, wet cabin to small part can be flowed into or quilt is steeped in the less taperer, and mid portion 168 is made up of this taperer.The lower end 170 of filter basket 160 is funnels of a relative narrower, and this funnel has an opening that is limited by the bottom edge 172 of lower end 170.As shown in the figure, the lower end 170 that sets is the centers of departing from filter basket 160.In other words, lower end 170 is offset to a side of the taperer of mid portion 168.Lower end 170 off-centered sole purposes are exactly in order to make the lower end 170 above the coffee cup and the top that is centered close to the coffee cup on the terrace part 58 that can be placed on coffee machine shown in Figure 7 50 of opening 172.
The adjuster 180 that is connected with filter basket 160 through hinge trimmer 190 is also disclosed among Figure 11-Figure 13.Adjuster 180 and filter basket 160 are connected through the hinge, and this filter basket comprises upper end 182 and lower end 184.In the upper end 186 and 184 of lower ends also have a transition projection 186, this projection 186 is similar to the projection 167 in the filter basket 160.Projection 186 is a kind of stair-stepping support rings, the relative broad of its diameter, to hold the cabin filter of the different size of putting into adjuster 180. the internal diameter 188 of projection 186 is enough wide, wet cabin to small part can be flowed into or gone in the less taperer by bubble, lower end 184 is made up of this taperer.The edge 185 that is positioned at 184 lower ends, lower end limits the bottom edge of adjuster 180.As shown in figure 13, the bottom edge 185 of lower end 184 is suspended at the top of filter basket 160.Trimmer 194 and flange portion 192 are adjacent with the flange 162 of filter basket 160.Like this, when second EL 195 was put into filter basket 160, EL 196 also can be put into adjuster 180.
What not do not show on the figure a kind ofly selects adjuster except itself being exactly to be similar to adjuster 180 support ring, this can select adjuster to have a tip edge and a bottom margin, yet the wall of this adjuster connects tip edge and bottom edge by a straight substantially line.Adjuster can limit a simple support ring, and the tip edge of adjuster can rest the tip edges of filter basket as the tip edge 164 of filter basket 160.The adjuster tip edge can with a jut adjacency on filter basket top, trimmer and/or flange can add adjuster to as trimmer 194 with flange 192 top.
Still referring to Figure 11-Figure 13, in operation, the user may select for use one or two EL to prepare towards boiling beverage.As use a cabin, this cabin to can be placed in the adjuster 180 or in the filter basket 160.No matter adopt which kind of modes of emplacement, this cabin all is respectively support ring 186 or 167 supports in adjuster 180 or the filter basket 160.In flow of hot water cabin and finish to dash and boil all after dates after filtration, the user can dispose pouring dustbin into the cabin of crossing or with hand it being taken away.Adjuster 180 preferably is connected by hinge 190 so that handle the end-of-use cabin and keep adjuster on filter basket with filter basket 160.The contacted filter basket 160 in hinge 190 back also easy to use boils or cleans to dash again.
Though the present invention has obtained description by its specific embodiment, but should be appreciated that, numerous modification, modification and other embodiments are possible, and all these class modification, modification and embodiment will be understood that and drop within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. hot beverage maker brew basket, this brew basket comprises:
A brew basket hollow, funnel shaped, this brew basket have the top of a relative broad and the bottom of a relative narrower, and this top and bottom are opening and flow through described basket to allow liquid;
A stair-stepping support ring, the periphery of this stair-stepping support ring and this brew basket be one and define a projection around this brew basket periphery, wherein this periphery is positioned on the bottom;
A brew basket adjuster, this brew basket adjuster comprises the funnel of a hollow, and this funnel has the top of a relative broad and the bottom of a relative narrower, and this top and bottom are opening and flow through described basket to allow liquid,
Described adjuster also comprises second stair-stepping support ring, the periphery of this support ring and this adjuster be one and define projection around this adjuster periphery, wherein this periphery is positioned on the adjuster bottom; And
Wherein said adjuster is placed in the brew basket of first stair-stepping support ring top;
Thus, first EL can be supported in its periphery by described first support ring, and second EL can be supported in its periphery by described second support ring.
2. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described dashing boiled
Basket and adjuster are tapered substantially, and this taper limits a rounded substantially cross section.
3. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 2 is characterized in that, the internal diameter of each of described first and second support ring is in the scope of about 55mm to 65mm.
4. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 2 is characterized in that, the internal diameter of each of described first and second support ring is about 60mm.
5. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 2 is characterized in that, with respect to the horizontal exterior angle of the tapered bottom end of described brew basket and adjuster each in about 60 °-75 ° scope.
6. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the top of described brew basket limits the upper limb with certain diameter, and the top of described adjuster comprises a flange; And
The diameter of described adjuster flange is bigger than the diameter of brew basket upper limb;
Thus, engage with the brew basket upper limb by described adjuster flange, described adjuster is placed in the top of brew basket.
7. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 1 is characterized in that there is a bottom margin bottom of described adjuster, and this bottom margin does not contact with brew basket.
8. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described adjuster comprises a hinge that is connected with brew basket.
9. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described brew basket also comprises a spout hole near the brew basket top.
10. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the internal diameter of each described support ring and the diameter of EL are roughly the same.
11. a hot beverage maker brew basket comprises:
A brew basket hollow, funnel shaped, this brew basket have the top of a relative broad and the bottom of a relative narrower, and this top and bottom are opening and flow through described basket to allow liquid;
First stair-stepping support ring, the periphery of this stair-stepping support ring and this brew basket be one and define projection around this brew basket periphery, this periphery is positioned on the brew basket bottom;
A brew basket adjuster, this brew basket adjuster comprises the funnel of a hollow, and described funnel has a top and bottom margin, and wherein said adjuster funnel is second support ring;
And wherein said adjuster is placed in the brew basket of described first stair-stepping support ring top;
Thus, first EL can be supported in its periphery by described first support ring, and second EL can be supported in its periphery by described second support ring.
12. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 11 is characterized in that, each is tapered substantially for described brew basket and adjuster, and this taper limits a rounded substantially cross section.
13. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 12 is characterized in that, the internal diameter of each of described first and second support ring is in the scope of about 55mm to 65mm.
14. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 12 is characterized in that, the internal diameter of each of described first and second support ring is about 60mm.
15. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 11 is characterized in that, the top qualification one of described brew basket has the upper limb of certain diameter, and the top of described adjuster comprises a flange; And
The diameter of described adjuster flange is greater than the diameter of brew basket upper limb;
Engage with the brew basket upper limb by described adjuster flange thus, described adjuster is placed in the top of brew basket.
16. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 11 is characterized in that there is a bottom margin bottom of described adjuster, this bottom margin does not contact with brew basket.
17. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described adjuster comprises a hinge that is connected with brew basket.
18. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described brew basket also comprises a spout hole near the brew basket top.
19. hot beverage maker brew basket according to claim 11 is characterized in that, the internal diameter of described each support ring and the diameter of EL are roughly the same.
20. one kind is used for the hot beverage maker that uses with a cabin, described cabin comprises a certain amount of coffee material between at least the first and second filter paper that are packaged in the screen pack material, wherein, the filter paper of described screen pack material is interfixed and formed the space of hollow between it at its periphery, being used to the placing coffee material, and described cabin comprises a flange that is fixed to the periphery of the second filtering material part around first filtering material;
One brew basket, described brew basket have the top of a relative broad and the bottom of a relative narrower, and top and bottom are opening, flow through this brew basket to allow liquid;
First stair-stepping support ring, the periphery of this stair-stepping support ring and this brew basket be one and define projection around this brew basket periphery, wherein this periphery is positioned on the described bottom;
One brew basket adjuster, this brew basket adjuster comprises the funnel of a hollow, and described funnel has the top of a relative broad and the bottom of a relative narrower, and top and bottom are opening, flow through this adjuster to allow liquid,
Described adjuster also comprises second stair-stepping support ring, the periphery of this stair-stepping support ring and this brew basket be one and define projection around this brew basket periphery, wherein this periphery is positioned on the adjuster bottom; And
Wherein said adjuster is placed in the brew basket of support ring top of first scalariform;
Thus, first EL can be supported in its periphery by described first support ring, and second EL can be supported in its periphery by described second support ring.
21. hot beverage maker according to claim 20 is characterized in that, each is tapered substantially for described brew basket and adjuster, and this taper limits a rounded substantially cross section.
22. hot beverage maker according to claim 21 is characterized in that, the internal diameter of each of described first and second support ring is in the scope of about 55mm to 65mm.
23. hot beverage maker according to claim 21 is characterized in that, the internal diameter of each of described first and second support ring is about 60mm.
24. hot beverage maker according to claim 21 is characterized in that, with respect to the horizontal exterior angle of the tapered bottom end of described brew basket and adjuster each in about 60 °-75 ° scope.
25. hot beverage maker according to claim 20 is characterized in that, the diameter in described cabin is in the scope of about 55mm to 65mm.
26. hot beverage maker according to claim 20 is characterized in that, the diameter in described cabin is about 60mm.
27. hot beverage maker according to claim 20 is characterized in that, the width of described cabin flange is in the scope of about 5mm to 15mm.
28. hot beverage maker according to claim 20 is characterized in that, the amount of described coffee material restrains to the scopes of 12 grams about 6.
29. hot beverage maker according to claim 20 is characterized in that, described brew basket also comprises a spout hole near the brew basket top.
30. hot beverage maker according to claim 20 is characterized in that, the internal diameter of each of described first and second support ring and the diameter of EL are roughly the same.
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