CN214856057U - Automatic tea making machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic tea making machine, which comprises a shell, a waste water tray, a tea washing mechanism, a cold water pump, a boiler and a hot water pump, wherein the cold water pump, the boiler and the hot water pump are arranged in the shell; the cold water tank, the cold water pump, the boiler and the hot water pump are sequentially connected through guide pipes; the tea washing mechanism comprises a movable waste water tank and a tea making chamber, a discharge port is arranged below the tea making chamber, a valve assembly is arranged at the discharge port, and the valve assembly is used for controlling the opening and closing of the discharge port; a wastewater tank and a valve control frame which are driven by a power source are arranged below the discharge port, and a tea outlet is arranged below the valve control frame; the valve control frame can drive the valve component to move, and the waste water tank can extend to the discharge port so as to enable the waste water tank to be connected with waste water and discharge the waste water to the waste water tray. The automatic feeding device has the advantages of simple structure, simplicity and convenience in operation, strong flexibility and high automation degree.

Description

Automatic tea making machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of kitchen utensils, in particular to an automatic tea making machine for making kungfu tea and health tea such as tea leaves, various flowers and fruits.

Background

With the development of science and technology, people gradually use a tea making machine to replace a tea making mode of directly soaking tea leaves by a water cup. Tea making is carried out by using a tea making machine, firstly, tea leaves are put into a tea basket, and the tea basket descends to soak the tea leaves in water, so that the tea making process is completed. Then, after the tea leaves are fully soaked, the tea basket is lifted, and the used tea leaves are taken out. The lifting of the existing tea basket is mainly driven by a motor and is driven by a screw rod, a belt, a chain or a cam and other mechanical modes. Brewing tea usually involves heating the kettle to a specified temperature and then soaking the tea brewing material contained in the separate kettle for a specified period of time to produce a properly tasted tea. At present, some tea making devices in the market are complex in structure, large in size, inconvenient to operate and high in cost due to the fact that the tea making devices are provided with a water tank, a tea making kettle body, a tea containing cup and the like. Moreover, the existing tea making machine is basically not provided with a specific tea washing mechanism, the first tea making water needs to be poured manually, tea leaves cannot be brewed and washed automatically, and the operation is complex.

For example, chinese patent publication No. CN 204306650U discloses a microcomputer controlled automatic tea making machine, which comprises a housing and a water storage device, wherein a water level sensor, a temperature sensor and a heater are arranged in the water storage device; the tea making device comprises a lifting mechanism, a water permeable kettle body and a driving mechanism, wherein the driving input end of the lifting mechanism is connected with the driving force output end of the driving mechanism, the control input end of the driving mechanism is connected with one of the control output ends of the microcomputer controller, the water permeable kettle body is connected with the driving output end of the lifting mechanism, and the driving mechanism drives the lifting mechanism to drive the water permeable kettle body to move up and down in the inner cavity of the water storage device to form the automatic lifting type tea making device; one of the detection signal input ends of the microcomputer controller is connected with the signal output end of the water level sensor; the second detection signal input end of the microcomputer controller is connected with the signal output end of the temperature sensor. This machine of making tea structure is comparatively complicated, and does not have and set up tea washing mechanism, can't carry out automatic discharge to first water of making tea.

Therefore, in order to solve the problems in the prior art, it is urgently needed to provide an automatic tea making machine which has a simple structure and is easy and convenient to operate, and can automatically wash tea and discharge waste water.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to avoid the defects in the prior art and provide an automatic tea making machine, which can automatically make tea by arranging the matching of all parts and then discharge tea water to a tea cup or a waste water tank; through setting up mobilizable waste water tank and valve control frame, realize the control to the chamber of making tea case to and the receipt discharge of the discharged tea of chamber of making tea, realize full automatization.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model discloses an adopt following technical scheme to realize:

an automatic tea making machine comprises a shell, a cold water tank, a waste water tray, a tea washing mechanism, a cold water pump, a boiler and a hot water pump, wherein the cold water pump, the boiler and the hot water pump are arranged in the shell; the cold water tank, the cold water pump, the boiler and the hot water pump are sequentially connected through guide pipes;

the tea washing mechanism comprises a movable waste water tank and a tea making chamber; the tea making chamber is provided with a discharge port, and the waste water tank is driven by a power source to move so as to be communicated with the discharge port.

More specifically, the tea washing mechanism comprises a movable waste water tank and a tea making chamber, a discharge port is arranged below the tea making chamber, and a valve assembly is arranged at the discharge port and used for controlling the opening and closing of the discharge port; a wastewater tank and a valve control frame which are driven by a power source are arranged below the discharge port, and a tea outlet is arranged below the valve control frame; the valve control frame can drive the valve component to move, and the waste water tank can extend to the discharge port so that the waste water tank is connected with waste water and discharged into the waste water tray or is connected with the waste water tank and discharged into a waste water barrel which is arranged independently.

One side, facing the waste water tank, of the valve control frame is provided with a control end matched with the waste water tank; a valve control cage controls movement of the valve assembly to open and close the discharge port of the tea brewing chamber.

Specifically, the valve assembly comprises a valve core, and a sealing ring is arranged on the valve core.

Specifically, the valve assembly further comprises a valve core spring for controlling the valve core to return to a closed state.

Specifically, the control of the valve core specifically includes two modes, the first mode is: when the waste water tank is in a first position (namely the waste water tank is reset), the waste water tank deviates from the discharge port, and the valve core is in a closed state; when the waste water tank is in a second position (wherein the second position refers to the position where the waste water tank is aligned with the discharge port), the waste water tank is aligned with the discharge port, the valve core is in an open state, and the tea water in the tea making chamber flows into the waste water tank from the discharge port; when the waste water tank is in a third position (wherein the third position is the position where the waste water tank does not reach the tea making chamber discharge port in the moving process), the waste water tank deviates from the discharge port, the valve core is in an open state, and the discharge port is communicated with the tea outlet.

The second way is: when the waste water tank is at a first position, the waste water tank deviates from the discharge port, the valve core is at a closed state firstly, and after the machine finishes making tea, the valve core reaches an open state, and the tea water flows into the tea cup through the tea water outlet; when the waste water tank is in the second position, the waste water tank is aligned with the discharge port, the valve core is in a closed state firstly, and after the machine finishes tea washing, the valve core reaches an open state, and waste water in the tea making chamber flows into the waste water tank from the discharge port.

One side, facing the waste water tank, of the valve control frame is provided with a control end matched with the waste water tank; the valve control frame is provided with an opening communicated to the tea water outlet;

more specifically, the structure corresponds to the first case, and the wastewater tank control valve controls the frame; when the waste tank is not moved (i.e. in the first position), the valve control frame is in a position where it cannot open the valve assembly, and the discharge port is in a closed state; when the waste water tank moves towards the direction of the tea water outlet, the waste water tank applies force to the control end of the valve control frame to jack up the valve control frame, the ejector rod of the valve control frame moves upwards to jack up the valve core so as to open the valve core, and tea water in the tea making chamber flows out through the tea water outlet; when the waste is moved to the tea outlet (i.e. in the second position), tea drains to the waste.

Specifically, the working principle of the tea washing mechanism is as follows: after the user makes tea in the tea making chamber, the first tea making is required to be removed. At the moment, a motor (namely a power source) is started, the motor drives the waste water tank to move, at the moment, the ejector rod moves upwards to jack the valve component, so that water in the tea making chamber flows through the opening of the valve control frame after being discharged, then flows to the waste water tank through the tea outlet, and finally is discharged through the waste water tank. When the tea water is discharged, the motor moves reversely, and the waste water tank is reset at the moment. The valve component moves downwards along with the ejector rod until the valve of the tea making chamber is closed. This wash tea mechanism through setting up mobilizable waste water tank, is moved by motor control waste water tank, and then controls opening and closing of tea making room valve module, has realized the discharge of tea.

Specifically, the working principle of the automatic tea making machine is as follows: water in the cold water tank is pumped to the boiler by the cold water pump to be heated, after the water is heated to a set temperature, the water in the boiler is pumped to a hot water outlet by the hot water pump to flow into the tea making chamber to make tea leaves in the filter screen, and after the tea water is made for a set time, the tea water is discharged from the tea making chamber and can be discharged into a tea cup or a waste water tray/a waste water barrel which is arranged independently.

Preferably, the waste water tray is arranged below the tea outlet, and a platform for placing a tea cup is formed on the surface of the waste water tray.

Preferably, a movable wastewater tray cover is arranged at the top of the wastewater tray; the waste water tray cover is a platform for placing a teacup.

Preferably, the tea making chamber comprises a cup body and a base, wherein the cup body consists of a cup body and a filter screen; the tea making cup is characterized in that a discharge port is formed in the bottom of the cup body, a valve assembly is arranged at the bottom of the tea making chamber, and the valve assembly shields the discharge port in the bottom of the cup body.

Specifically, the tea making machine is provided with a control device (not shown), and the tea soaking time and the tea water temperature in the tea making chamber are automatically controlled and adjusted by the control device according to each tea making.

Preferably, the control device is arranged on the shell.

Particularly, the filter screen is designed for placing tea leaves in the filter screen for brewing, so that the discharged tea water can not carry the tea leaves.

Preferably, the sieve is removable from the infusion chamber for separate cleaning.

Preferably, the base is arranged below the cup body, and an opening is formed in the position, corresponding to the valve core, of the base.

Preferably, a space is reserved between the side wall of the cup body and the side wall of the filter screen.

Preferably, the shell is provided with a hot water outlet which is opened towards the top of the tea making chamber at a position corresponding to the tea making chamber, and the hot water outlet is communicated with the hot water pump through a conduit.

Preferably, the device also comprises a fixed seat; the fixing seat comprises a first cavity and a second cavity, wherein the second cavity is arranged above the first cavity; the top of the first chamber is open, and the second chamber is provided with a channel communicated with the first chamber; the first chamber is used for placing a waste water tank, and the second chamber is used for placing a valve control frame; the tea water outlet is arranged at the bottom of the second chamber.

Specifically, the fixed seat is used for placing the waste water tank and the valve control frame, and an output gear can be arranged to drive the waste water tank to move; meanwhile, the structural design of the fixed seat can ensure that the valve control frame is arranged above the waste water tank, so that the waste water tank controls the opening and closing of the valve core through the valve control frame. The structure is small and exquisite, can save space and has compact structure.

Preferably, an output gear is arranged in the first chamber and is connected with an output shaft of the motor; and a rack matched with the output gear is arranged on the side wall of the wastewater tank, so that the output gear drives the wastewater tank to move.

Specifically, the output gear is used for driving the wastewater tank so as to move the wastewater tank; the rack matched with the output gear is arranged on the side wall surface of the waste water tank, so that the driving of the motor can be realized, and the structure is simple.

Preferably, a water outlet is arranged below the side wall of the waste water tank and communicated with the waste water tray.

Specifically, the wastewater tray is arranged below the tea water outlet and can receive residual water of the tea water outlet and the tea cup; meanwhile, the waste water tray is communicated with the waste water tank to receive the waste water discharged by the waste water tank.

Specifically, the side wall of the waste water tank is provided with a water outlet, and water in the waste water tank can be discharged through connection with a guide pipe. This structural design can make tea discharge immediately, and the wastewater disposal basin need not to save tea.

Preferably, a base for placing the valve control frame is arranged in the second chamber; the base is provided with an embedded groove; the valve control frame is provided with a control end protruding downwards along the end face at one end facing the waste water tank, a shaft rod is arranged at the other end of the valve control frame far away from the waste water tank, the shaft rod is matched with the embedded groove of the base, and the fixed base cover is provided with a matched groove cover corresponding to the base of the fixed base, so that the embedded groove forms a shaft hole for the shaft rod to rotate.

Preferably, the valve control frame is a circular groove which is concave downwards at the position corresponding to the tea water outlet, and a plurality of openings communicated with the tea water outlet are arranged in the circular groove; and the round groove is provided with an ejector rod which is upwards protruded and used for ejecting the valve core at the position corresponding to the valve core of the tea making chamber.

Specifically, a circular groove is arranged on the valve control frame, and an opening and an ejector rod are arranged in the circular groove; the valve core is ejected through the ejector rod, and meanwhile, the tea water flows out of the tea making chamber to the round groove and is discharged through the opening of the round groove. The opening is communicated with the tea water outlet, so that the tea water continuously flows out from the tea water outlet.

Preferably, the side surface of the circular groove is provided with a slope surface inclining downwards.

Specifically, the design of the inclined plane can utilize the characteristic that water flows to a lower position, so that the tea water is better discharged to the tea water outlet.

Preferably, the tea water outlet is funnel-shaped.

Specifically, the tea water outlet of the funnel shape is beneficial to discharging tea water.

Preferably, the tea making chamber is made of transparent glass.

Specifically, the condition of making tea can be observed at any time in the tea making chamber made of transparent glass.

Preferably, the shell is provided with a hot water/steam device.

Preferably, a detection device is arranged at the tea cup placing position and/or the tea making chamber placing position.

More specifically, the detection device may be a touch switch, and the touch switch is touched by the tea cup/tea making chamber to detect whether the tea cup/tea making chamber is in a correct position; the detection device can also be a light sensing device and the like.

The utility model has the advantages that:

the utility model provides an automatic tea making machine, which is characterized in that through the matching of all the components, tea can be automatically brewed and then tea water is discharged to a tea cup or a waste water tank; the control of the valve core of the tea making chamber and the receiving and discharging of tea water discharged from the tea making chamber are realized by arranging a movable waste water tank and a valve control frame; the waste water tray can receive the residual water of the tea water outlet and the tea cup and can also receive the waste water discharged by the waste water tank, so that the whole structure is simplified. The tea making machine can realize full-automatic tea making, reduces the complexity of operation, and can reduce the possibility of error of a user. Simultaneously, the function that the first tea making can be additionally discharged to the waste water tray is realized. The automatic feeding device has the advantages of simple structure, simplicity and convenience in operation, strong flexibility and high automation degree.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an automatic tea making machine provided by the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of an internal structure of the automatic tea making machine provided by the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of an internal structure of a tea washing mechanism of the automatic tea making machine according to the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a fixing seat structure of a tea washing mechanism of the automatic tea making machine according to the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the fixing seat of the tea washing mechanism of the automatic tea making machine according to the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a valve control frame of a tea washing mechanism of the automatic tea making machine according to the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a wastewater tank of a tea washing mechanism of the automatic tea making machine according to the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a tea making chamber of the automatic tea making machine according to the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic view of a cup body structure of the automatic tea making machine provided by the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a cup body of the automatic tea making machine according to the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a waste water tank of an automatic tea maker according to the present invention in a first position;

fig. 12 is a schematic sectional view of the waste water tank of the automatic tea maker according to the present invention in a second position;

fig. 13 is a schematic sectional view of the waste water tank of the automatic tea maker according to the present invention in a third position;

fig. 14 is a schematic view of a shell structure of the automatic tea making machine according to the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals

1, an automatic tea making machine, 11 a cold water tank, 12 a cold water pump, 13 a boiler, 14 a hot water pump, 15 a waste water tray, 16 a tea washing mechanism and 17 a shell; 161 waste water tank, 162 tea making chamber, 163 valve control frame, 164 fixing seat, 165 tea outlet, 166 output gear, 167 motor and 168 fixing seat cover; 171 hot water/steam unit, 172 waste water connection, 173 detection unit;

1611, a rack, 1612 upper end face and 1613 grooves; 1621 spool, 1622 sealing ring, 1623 tea making chamber bottom, 1624 spool spring, 1625 cup, 1626 cup body, 1627 filter screen, 1628 base; 1631 control end, 1632 shaft rod, 1633 circular groove, 1634 valve control frame opening, 1635 ejector rod, 1636 valve control frame spring; 1641 first chamber, 1642 second chamber, 1643 base.

Detailed Description

The following describes the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 14, the embodiment provides an automatic tea making machine, where the automatic tea making machine 1 includes a housing 17, a cold water tank 11, a tea washing mechanism 16, and a wastewater tray 15, where a cold water pump 12, a boiler 13, and a hot water pump 14 are disposed in the housing; the cold water tank 11 is arranged at the rear part of the shell, the tea washing mechanism is arranged at the front part of the shell, and the waste water tray 15 is arranged at the front part of the shell and is positioned below the tea washing mechanism. Wherein the tea washing mechanism 16 comprises a movable waste water tank 161 and a tea making chamber 162; wherein the waste water tank 161 is driven by a motor 167 to move; the tea making chamber 162 is provided with a valve component, and a valve control frame 163 for controlling the opening and closing of the valve component is arranged below the tea making chamber 162 and at the position corresponding to the valve component; a tea outlet 165 is arranged below the valve control frame 163; one side of the valve control frame 163 facing the waste water tank 161 is provided with a control end 1631 matched with the waste water tank 161; the valve control bracket 163 is provided with an opening 1634 communicating with the tea outlet 165.

In this embodiment, the valve assembly includes a spool 1621, a seal 1622, and a spool spring 1624. The valve assembly is mounted to the brew chamber 162.

The valve control frame 163 is controlled by the waste tank 161; when sump 161 is not moving (i.e., in the first position), valve element 1621 is in a position to close the drain; when the wastewater tank 161 moves towards the tea outlet 165, the wastewater tank 161 applies force to jack up the control end 1631 of the valve control frame 163, so that the ejector rod 1635 arranged on the valve control frame 163 moves up to jack up the valve plug 1621, so that the valve plug 1621 opens the discharge port, and the tea in the tea making chamber 162 flows out through the tea outlet 165; when the waste 161 is moved to the tea outlet 165 (i.e. in the second position), tea drains to the waste 161. The waste water tray 15 is connected with the waste water tank 161 through a conduit, and the tea making chamber 162 is made of transparent glass. The tea making chamber 162 made of transparent glass allows observation of the condition of making tea at any time.

More specifically, the working process of the automatic tea making machine is as follows: the water in the cold water tank 11 is pumped to the boiler 13 by the cold water pump 12, after the boiler 13 heats to the set temperature, pump to the room 162 of making tea by the hot water pump 14 in, the hot water makes tea after the room 162 of making tea this moment, if the user wants to discharge first making tea to the effluent water sump 161, then control the effluent water sump 161 and remove to tea export 165, and then control the case 1621 of making tea room 162 and open, tea flows out from tea export 165 this moment, is caught by the effluent water sump 161, the rethread pipe is arranged to waste water dish 15, and then accomplishes the discharge of first making tea. If the user wants to drink directly, the wastewater tank 161 is controlled to move, the valve core 1621 is further opened, the tea water flows out from the tea water outlet 165, and at the moment, the cup corresponding to the tea water outlet 165 is only needed to be placed at the tea water outlet 165, so that the tea water can be received.

Specifically, the working principle of the tea washing mechanism 16 is as follows: after the user has brewed tea in the tea brewing chamber 162, the first tea brewing is to be eliminated. At this time, the motor 167 is started, the waste water tank 161 is driven to move by the motor, the push rod 1635 moves upwards to push open the valve core 1621, so that the water in the tea making chamber 162 flows through the opening 1634 of the valve control frame 163 after being discharged, then flows to the waste water tank 161 through the tea outlet 165, and finally is discharged through the waste water tank 161. When the tea water is discharged, the motor 167 moves reversely, the waste water tank 161 resets at the moment, and the valve core 1621 moves downwards along with the ejector rod 1635 until the valve of the tea making chamber 162 is closed. This wash tea mechanism 16 through setting up mobilizable waste water tank 161, is controlled the waste water tank 161 by motor 167 and removes, and then control opening and closing of tea making chamber case 1621, has realized the discharge of tea.

In this embodiment, the wastewater tank 161 has an upper end surface 1612, a groove 1613 is formed on the upper end surface 1612, and slopes are formed on two sides of the groove 1613 and connected to the upper end surface 1612; the control end of the valve control frame is matched with the upper end face 1612, the slope and the groove 1613 to move up and down.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 11, when the machine is in the non-operating state, the waste water tank 161 is in the first position, and at this time, the control end 1631 provided on the valve control frame 163 moves downwards into the groove 1613 provided on the waste water tank 161 under the elastic force of the valve control frame spring 1636; at this time, the valve core 1621 on the tea making chamber 162 moves down along with the ejector rod 1635 under the elastic force of the valve core spring 1624 until the sealing ring 1622 arranged on the valve core 1621 seals the discharge port at the bottom 1623 of the tea making chamber;

specifically, as shown in fig. 12, when the machine needs to discharge the waste water in the tea making chamber 162, the control end 1631 provided on the valve control frame 163 slides on the upper end surface 1612 of the waste water tank 161 via the slope provided by the groove 1613, and the waste water tank 161 moves outwards to the second position and moves below the tea outlet 165 to be aligned with the tea outlet 165; at this time, the valve plug 1621 on the tea making chamber 162 is pushed upward by the push rod 1635 until the sealing ring 1622 arranged on the valve plug 1621 leaves the discharge port of the tea making chamber 162, thereby opening the discharge port. At this time, the wastewater in the tea making chamber 162 flows into the wastewater tank 161 after flowing from the discharge port to the tea outlet 165, and then flows into the wastewater tray 15 through the pipeline; or a separate waste water joint 172 is added, so that a waste water barrel can be connected externally to receive more waste water, and the waste water in the waste water tray 15 does not need to be poured frequently. When the waste water is discharged, the machine is started so that the waste water tank 161 is reset to the first position, and the discharge of the tea making chamber 162 is closed.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 13, when the machine needs to discharge the drinking tea in the tea making chamber 162, the control end 1631 provided on the valve control frame 163 slides on the upper end surface 1612 of the waste water tank 161 via another slope provided on the groove 1613, and the waste water tank 161 moves inward to a third position and away from the lower side of the tea outlet 165; at this time, the valve plug 1621 on the tea making chamber 162 is pushed upward by the push rod 1635 until the sealing ring 1622 arranged on the valve plug 1621 leaves the discharge port of the tea making chamber 162, thereby opening the discharge port. At this time, the tea water in the tea making chamber flows from the discharge port to the tea water outlet 165, and then flows into the tea cup placed below the tea water outlet 165. When the tea water is drained, the machine is started so that the waste 161 is reset to the first position and the drain of the brew chamber 162 is closed.

It should be noted that the direction of the arrow in fig. 12 to 13 is the direction of the tea water flowing out; reference is made to corresponding parts in fig. 11 for parts not numbered in fig. 12-13.

Additionally, it should be noted that in the present embodiment, when valve control cage 163 is actuated using a power source, waste 161 only has a first position and a second position. When the machine needs to discharge waste water from the tea making chamber 162, the waste water tank 161 moves outwardly to a first position and below the tea outlet 165, aligned with the tea outlet 165, and then the control end 1631 provided on the valve control frame 163 moves upwardly via the power source; the valve plug 1621 of the tea making chamber 162 is pushed by the push rod 1635 to move upwards until the sealing ring 1622 arranged on the valve plug 1621 leaves the discharge port of the tea making chamber 162, so that the discharge port is opened. At this time, the waste water in the tea making chamber 162 flows from the discharge port to the tea outlet 165, flows into the waste water tank 161, and then flows into the waste water tray 15 through the pipe. After the wastewater is discharged, the power source drives the control end 1631 to move downwards, and the valve core 1621 moves downwards along with the ejector rod 1635 under the elastic force of the valve core spring 1624 until the sealing ring 1622 arranged on the valve core 1621 seals the discharge port of the tea making chamber 162.

When the machine needs to drain tea in the tea making chamber 162, the waste 161 moves inwardly to a second position and away from beneath the tea outlet 165; then the control end 1631 arranged on the valve control frame 163 is driven to move upwards by the power source; the valve plug 1621 of the tea making chamber 162 is pushed by the push rod 1635 to move upwards until the sealing ring 1622 arranged on the valve plug 1621 leaves the discharge port of the tea making chamber 162, so that the discharge port is opened. At this time, the tea water in the tea making chamber 162 flows from the discharge port to the tea water outlet 165, and then flows into the cup placed below the tea water outlet 165. After the tea water is discharged, the power source drives the control end 1631 to move downwards, and the valve core 1621 moves downwards along with the ejector rod 1635 under the elastic force of the valve core spring 1624 until the sealing ring 1622 arranged on the valve core 1621 seals the discharge port of the tea making chamber 162.

In this embodiment, the device further includes a fixed seat 164 and a fixed seat cover 168; the fixing base 164 includes a first cavity 1641 and a second cavity 1642, wherein the second cavity 1642 is disposed above the first cavity 1641; the top of the first chamber 1641 is open, and the second chamber 1642 is provided with a channel communicated with the first chamber 1641; the first chamber 1641 is used for placing the wastewater tank 161, and the second chamber 1642 is used for placing the valve control frame 163; the tea outlet 165 is located at the bottom of the second chamber 1642. The fixing seat 164 is used for placing the waste water tank 161 and the valve control frame 163, and an output gear 166 can be arranged to drive the waste water tank 161 to move; meanwhile, the fixing seat 164 is designed to ensure that the valve control frame 163 is located above the waste water tank 161, so that the waste water tank 161 controls the valve plug 1621 to open and close through the valve control frame 163. The structure is small and exquisite, can save space and has compact structure.

In this embodiment, an output gear 166 is disposed in the first chamber 1641, and the output gear 166 is connected to the output shaft of the motor; the side wall of the waste water tank 161 is provided with a rack 1611 which is matched with the output gear 166, so that the output gear 166 drives the waste water tank 161 to move. The output gear 166 is used for driving the waste water tank 161 so as to move the waste water tank 161; the driving of the motor 167 can be realized by providing the rack 1611 on the side wall surface of the wastewater tank 161 to be matched with the output gear 166, and the structure is simple.

In this embodiment, the motor 167 is installed below the fixed seat 164, and the output shaft of the motor enters the first cavity 1641 of the fixed seat 164 to form a connection with the output gear 166.

In this embodiment, a drain opening is provided below the sidewall of the waste tank 161. The drain port of the waste water tank 161 is connected to a pipe to discharge water in the waste water tank 161. This structural design can make tea discharge immediately, and wastewater tank 161 need not to save tea.

In this embodiment, a base 1643 for resting the valve control frame 163 is provided in the second chamber 1642; the base 1643 is provided with an engagement groove.

In this embodiment, one end of the valve control frame 163 facing the waste water tank 161 is provided with a control end 1631 protruding downward along the end surface, the other end of the valve control frame 163 away from the waste water tank 161 is provided with a shaft 1632, and the shaft 1632 is engaged with the engagement groove of the base 1643. The cover 168 is provided with a groove corresponding to the base 1643 of the fixing base, so that the engaging groove forms a hole for the shaft 1632 to rotate.

In this embodiment, the valve control frame 163 has a circular groove 1633 recessed downward corresponding to the tea outlet 165, and a plurality of openings 1634 communicating with the tea outlet 165 are formed in the circular groove 1633. A push rod 1635 protruding upwards is arranged at the position of the circular groove 1633 corresponding to the valve core 1621 of the tea making chamber 162. The ejector 1635 can drive the valve plug 1621 to move upwards.

Specifically, a circular groove 1633 is formed on the valve control frame 163, and an opening 1634 and an ejector 1635 are formed in the circular groove 1633; the valve body 1621 is pushed open by the push rod 1635, and simultaneously, the tea water flows out from the tea making chamber 162 to the circular groove 1633 and is discharged through the opening 1634 of the circular groove 1633. Since the opening 1634 communicates with the tea water outlet 165, the tea water continues to flow out of the tea water outlet 165.

In this embodiment, the side of the circular slot 1633 is provided as a downward inclined surface. The design of the inclined surface can utilize the characteristic that water flows to a lower position, so that the tea water can be better discharged to the tea water outlet 165.

In this embodiment, the tea outlet 165 is formed in a funnel shape. The funnel-shaped tea water outlet 165 is beneficial to discharging tea water.

In this embodiment, the brew chamber 162 includes a cup 1625 and a base 1628, wherein the cup 1625 is comprised of a cup body 1626 and a filter mesh 1627; the bottom of the cup body 1626 is provided with a discharge port, the bottom of the filter screen 1627 is provided with a valve core 1621, and the valve core 1621 shields the discharge port at the bottom of the cup body 1626. The base 1628 is disposed below the cup 1625, and an opening is formed at a position corresponding to the base 1628 and the valve element 1621. A space is reserved between the side wall of the cup body 1626 and the side wall of the filter screen 1627.

In the embodiment, as shown in fig. 14, the casing 17 is provided with a control device (not shown), and the tea steeping time and the tea temperature in the tea making chamber 162 are controlled and adjusted by the control device according to each tea steeping; this ensures a consistent mouthfeel for each brew.

In this embodiment, the housing 17 is provided with a hot water/steam unit 171 which can be used separately to supply hot water and steam.

In this embodiment, a detection device 173 is disposed at the place where the tea cup is placed and/or the place where the tea making chamber is placed; the tea cup or tea making chamber detection device is used for detecting whether a tea cup or a tea making chamber is arranged on the machine or not so as to avoid the safety problem that hot water is sprayed out to scald a user.

In this embodiment, the brew chamber 162 can be removed from the machine for cleaning; such as pouring out the waste tea, cleaning the tea dirt, etc., which is more beneficial to the maintenance of the machine.

Variations and modifications to the above-described embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art, in light of the above teachings and teachings. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed and described above, and some modifications and changes to the present invention should fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present invention. Furthermore, although specific terms are employed herein, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.

Claims (10)

1. An automatic tea making machine is characterized by comprising a shell, a cold water tank, a waste water tray, a tea washing mechanism, a cold water pump, a boiler and a hot water pump, wherein the cold water pump, the boiler and the hot water pump are arranged in the shell; the cold water tank, the cold water pump, the boiler and the hot water pump are sequentially connected through guide pipes;

the tea washing mechanism comprises a movable waste water tank and a tea making chamber; the tea making chamber is provided with a discharge port, and the waste water tank is driven by a power source to move so as to be communicated with the discharge port.

2. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, wherein a discharge port is provided below the tea brewing chamber, and a valve assembly is provided at the discharge port for controlling the opening and closing of the discharge port; a wastewater tank and a valve control frame which are driven by a power source are arranged below the discharge port, and a tea outlet is arranged below the valve control frame; the valve control frame can drive the valve component to move, and the waste water tank can extend to the discharge port so that the waste water tank is connected with waste water and discharged into the waste water tray or is connected with the waste water tank and discharged into a waste water barrel which is arranged independently.

3. The automatic tea maker according to claim 2, wherein a side of the valve control frame facing the waste tank is provided with a control end cooperating with the waste tank; a valve control cage controls movement of the valve assembly to open and close the discharge port of the tea brewing chamber.

4. The automatic tea maker according to claim 2, wherein the waste pan is disposed below the tea outlet and a platform is formed on a surface of the waste pan for holding a cup.

5. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, wherein the tea brewing chamber comprises a cup body and a base, wherein the cup body is comprised of a cup body and a filter screen; the tea making cup is characterized in that a discharge port is formed in the bottom of the cup body, a valve assembly is arranged at the bottom of the tea making chamber, and the valve assembly shields the discharge port in the bottom of the cup body.

6. The automatic tea making machine according to claim 1, wherein the automatic tea making machine has a control device, and the tea steeping time and the tea water temperature in the tea making chamber are controlled and adjusted by the control device according to each tea making.

7. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, wherein the housing is provided with a hot water outlet opening to the top of the tea brewing chamber at a location corresponding to the tea brewing chamber, the hot water outlet being in communication with a hot water pump via a conduit.

8. The automatic tea maker according to claim 1, wherein the housing is provided with a hot water/steam device.

9. The automatic tea maker according to claim 4, wherein the cup holder and/or the tea brewing chamber holder is provided with a detection device.

10. The automatic tea maker according to claim 9, wherein a drain port is provided below the side wall of the waste tank, the drain port being in communication with the waste tray.

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