TWM662005U - Compound beverage low temperature extraction equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a composite beverage low-temperature extraction device, which includes a front cylinder and a rear cylinder, a first ultrasonic oscillating element, a stirring element, a cooling element, a filtering device, a second ultrasonic oscillating element and a heating element. The front cylinder and the rear cylinder are connected. The front cylinder contains extract and water, and a first valve is provided on one side of the front cylinder. The rear cylinder contains the extract after the front cylinder treatment, and a far infrared layer is provided on the inner wall, and a second valve is provided on one side. The first ultrasonic oscillating element is provided in the front cylinder. The stirring element is arranged in the front cylinder, the cooling element is arranged on one side of the front cylinder, and can cool the extract in the front cylinder to an appropriate temperature, the filtering device is arranged between the front cylinder and the rear cylinder, and is used to filter the extract output from the front cylinder, the second ultrasonic oscillation element is arranged in the rear cylinder, and the heating element is arranged on one side of the rear cylinder, and can be activated to heat the extract in the rear cylinder; thereby, the complete nutrients and aroma of the extract can be quickly extracted through the secondary extraction action and lower temperature.

Description

Compound beverage low-temperature extraction equipment

This creation is related to coffee extraction equipment, more specifically, a type of low-temperature extraction equipment for complex beverages.

According to the knowledge, there are many ways to extract coffee and the corresponding utensils or equipment, such as steam pressure, siphon, hand-pour and ice drip. Different coffee extraction methods require different utensils or equipment. There are many patents for utensils or equipment related to coffee, which will not be listed here one by one.

The steam pressure type, syphon type and hand pour type mentioned above use water of about 85-92℃ to extract coffee liquid. The coffee extracted by these methods is rich and mellow, and the extraction time is about 3 to 6 minutes, which is suitable for commercial use. However, high-temperature water can easily dissolve the ingredients in the coffee that have a bad taste, causing the coffee liquid to have a sour or bitter taste. The ice drip method uses low-temperature water melted from ice cubes to drip on the coffee powder, and controls the dripping speed to extract coffee. It can extract smooth, non-acidic low-caffeine coffee liquid, but the extraction time is too long (about 8-10 hours), which is not suitable for commercial use.

As shown in the Republic of China's new patent No. 598654, it uses a structure of an oscillating element, a stirring element and a temperature control element to quickly extract coffee, which meets the needs of commercial use. However, everyone has different preferences for coffee drinking temperatures, and the taste of coffee liquid will change as it slowly cools down from a high temperature. The patent directly extracts low-temperature coffee liquid, and consumers not only cannot satisfy their preferences for coffee temperature, but also cannot taste the different flavor changes of coffee. The extracted coffee liquid must be heated separately, which is a bit inconvenient. From a business perspective, the equipment in the patent is obviously not perfect enough.

The main purpose of this invention is to provide a composite beverage low-temperature extraction device, which can not only quickly extract coffee liquid with complete nutritional value, rich aroma, and low caffeine at a temperature lower than the conventional coffee extraction temperature, but also change the output temperature of the coffee liquid according to the consumer's preference, thus meeting the needs of consumers and businesses.

Therefore, in order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the invention provides a composite beverage low-temperature extraction device, including a front cylinder and a rear cylinder, which are connected together. The front cylinder contains extracts and water, and a first valve is provided on one side of the front cylinder to control whether the extract in the front cylinder can be transported to the rear cylinder. The rear cylinder contains the extract after the front cylinder is processed, and a far infrared layer is provided on the inner wall, and a second valve is provided on one side to discharge the extract; a first ultrasonic vibration element is provided in the front cylinder to make the water in the front cylinder generate vibration waves. Acting on the extract; a stirring element, arranged in the front cylinder, for stirring the extract and water in the front cylinder; a cooling element, arranged on one side of the front cylinder, for cooling the extract in the front cylinder to an appropriate temperature; a filtering device, arranged between the front cylinder and the rear cylinder, for filtering the extract output from the front cylinder; a second ultrasonic vibration element, arranged in the rear cylinder, for generating vibration waves to act on the extract; a heating element, arranged on one side of the rear cylinder, for starting to heat the extract in the rear cylinder.

Preferably, the front cylinder and the rear cylinder respectively include a cylinder and a cover that is openably and closably disposed at the opening of the cylinder.

Preferably, the first ultrasonic oscillation element and the stirring element are arranged opposite to each other in the front cylinder.

Preferably, the first ultrasonic oscillating element is an ultrasonic plate, which is disposed on the bottom side of the cylinder, and the stirring element is disposed on the cover and extends to correspond to the first ultrasonic oscillating element.

Preferably, the second ultrasonic oscillator is an ultrasonic plate, which is disposed on the bottom side of the cylinder.

Preferably, the cooling element is disposed on one side of the cylinder.

Preferably, the barrels of the front cylinder and the rear cylinder are connected through a delivery pipe, and the filter device is arranged in the delivery pipe.

Preferably, the heating element is disposed on one side of the cylinder.

Preferably, the cooling element and the heating element can be cooling chips.

Preferably, it further comprises a control system which is electrically connected to each of the first and second ultrasonic oscillating elements, stirring elements, cooling elements and heating elements for operating and controlling the operation of each of the first and second ultrasonic oscillating elements, stirring elements, cooling elements and heating elements.

Preferably, it further includes an artificial intelligence unit, which is electrically connected to the control system and can use artificial intelligence technology to control the operating time of the first and second ultrasonic oscillating elements, the stirring element and the cooling element according to the extracts of different roasting degrees.

10: Compound beverage low-temperature extraction equipment

11: Front cylinder

12: Rear cylinder

14: The first ultrasonic oscillator

15: Stirring element

16: Cooling element

17: Filter device

18: Second ultrasonic oscillator

19: Heating element

20: Control system

22: Cylinder

24: Cover

26:Transport pipe

28: First valve

30: Far infrared layer

32: Second valve

42: Artificial intelligence control unit

The first figure is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of this creation.

The second figure is a schematic diagram of the electrical connection of a preferred embodiment of this invention.

The third figure is a schematic diagram of the electrical connection of another preferred embodiment of this invention.

Below, we cite two preferred implementation examples of this creation, and provide further detailed descriptions with diagrams:

First, please refer to the first and second figures, the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device 10 of a preferred embodiment of the invention includes a front cylinder 11, a rear cylinder 12, a first ultrasonic oscillating element 14, a stirring element 15, a cooling element 16, a filtering device 17, a second ultrasonic oscillating element 18 and a heating element 19.

The front cylinder 11 and the rear cylinder 12 respectively include a cylinder 22 and a cover 24 which is openably disposed at the opening of the cylinder 22. The two cylinders 22 are connected together through a delivery pipe 26. The cylinder 22 of the front cylinder 11 is used to contain extracts (such as coffee powder, tea powder, etc.) and water. A first valve 28 is disposed on one side thereof to control whether the extract in the cylinder 22 can be delivered to the rear cylinder 12. The cylinder 22 of the rear cylinder 12 is used to contain the extract after being processed by the front cylinder 11. A far infrared layer 30 is disposed on the inner wall thereof and a second valve 32 is disposed on one side thereof to discharge the extract. Based on this, the front cylinder 11 is used to extract the extract, and the rear cylinder 12 is used to perform a predetermined process on the extract. Furthermore, the first valve 28 and the second valve 32 can be manual valves or electric valves, and the present embodiment uses manual valves.

The first ultrasonic vibration element 14 is an ultrasonic plate, but not limited to it, and is disposed at the bottom of the cylinder 22 of the front cylinder 11, and can generate vibration waves through the water in the cylinder 22 to act on the extract.

The stirring element 15 is a stirring rod, but not limited to a stirring rod, which is disposed on the cover 24 of the front cylinder 11 and extends to correspond to the first ultrasonic oscillation element 14, and is used to stir the extract and water in the cylinder 22 so that the extract and water are evenly mixed to perform a homogenization operation.

The cooling element 16 is a cooling chip, but not limited to it, and is disposed on one side of the cylinder 22 of the front cylinder 11, and can cool the cylinder 22 to an appropriate temperature (for example, the cooling side that produces low temperature is in contact with the cylinder 22), so that the temperature of the extraction liquid can be maintained at a low temperature condition of 0-60°C (compared to the high temperature of 85-92°C for conventional coffee extraction).

The filtering device 17 is disposed on the delivery pipe 26 and includes a plurality of filter screens or filter papers (not shown in the figure) for filtering the extracting liquid output from the front cylinder 11.

The second ultrasonic vibration element 18 is an ultrasonic plate, but not limited to it, and is disposed at the bottom side of the cylinder 22 of the rear cylinder 12 to generate vibration waves to act on the extracting liquid.

The heating element 19 is a cooling chip, but not limited to it, and is disposed on one side of the cylinder 22 of the rear cylinder 12, and can be activated to heat the cylinder 22 (for example, the heating side that generates heat is in contact with the cylinder 22) to a predetermined temperature.

In addition, a control system 20 is included, including a control panel and related circuit electronic components such as a circuit board (not shown in the figure), which are electrically connected to the first and second ultrasonic oscillating elements 14, 18, the stirring element 15, the cooling element 16 and the heating element 19, and are used to operate and control the operation of the first and second ultrasonic oscillating elements 14, 18, the stirring element 15, the cooling element 16 and the heating element 19.

Thus, the operation method, features and functions of the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device 10 are as follows:

When coffee is to be extracted, ground coffee powder and water in an appropriate proportion are first placed in the barrel 22 of the front cylinder 11, and then the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device 10 is started on the control panel. When the first ultrasonic oscillating element 14 and the stirring element 15 are in operation, the coffee powder and water in the barrel 22 can be ultrasonically oscillated and homogenized for several minutes (e.g., 1 to 5 minutes) (the first extraction operation) to extract and produce coffee liquid. Moreover, since the water temperature rises when the stirring element 15 is in operation, the cooling element 16 can cool the barrel 22 at the same time to prevent the water temperature from rising, so as to avoid damaging the heat-sensitive substances in the coffee ingredients. When the ultrasonic vibration and homogenization are completed, the first valve 28 can be opened (at this time, the operation of the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device 10 can be stopped on the control panel) to allow the coffee liquid in the front cylinder 11 to be transported to the rear cylinder 12 and filtered by the filter device 17 to prevent coffee grounds from entering the rear cylinder 12. When the coffee liquid completely enters the rear cylinder 12, the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device 10 is started for several minutes (for example, 1 to 5 minutes) to allow the coffee liquid in the rear cylinder 12 to be irradiated by the far infrared layer 30 and the second ultrasonic vibration element 18 and ultrasonic vibration (second extraction action). Finally, the second valve 32 is opened to discharge the coffee liquid to complete the operation.

Of course, everyone has a different preferred temperature for drinking coffee, and the taste of the coffee liquid also changes as it slowly cools down from a high temperature. Before the user opens the second valve 32 to discharge the coffee liquid, he or she may also activate the heating element 19 on the control panel to heat the coffee liquid to an appropriate temperature before discharging it for drinking.

Thus, the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device 10 of the invention can effectively extract the nutritional components such as polyphenols and heat-sensitive materials (such as substances that are the source of coffee aroma) of coffee beans in a short time through the secondary extraction action (front cylinder 11 and rear cylinder 12) in a low-temperature environment (the low-temperature environment of the front cylinder 11 has been mentioned above, and the far-infrared irradiation and ultrasonic vibration action in the rear cylinder 12 will not increase the temperature, so the coffee liquid in the rear cylinder 12 still maintains the low temperature state when the front cylinder 11 is discharged), retaining the complete nutritional value and aroma of coffee without bitterness, astringency, and low caffeine.

In addition, due to the high extraction efficiency, the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device 10 only needs to use less coffee powder to obtain the same extraction effect as the conventional high-temperature brewing method using a larger amount of coffee powder, thereby reducing the amount of coffee powder used.

As shown in the third figure, it is an electrical connection diagram of another preferred embodiment of the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device of the present invention. Its structure is generally the same as that of the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device 10, and the same elements use the same symbols. The difference is that it further includes an artificial intelligence control unit 42, which is electrically connected to the control system 20 and the network (not shown in the figure), so that the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device can use artificial intelligence technology (AI) to automatically control the operation time of the first and second ultrasonic oscillation elements 14, 18, the stirring element 15 and the cooling element 16 through the control system 20 according to the preset extraction conditions of the extracts with different roasting degrees. Thus, after the user selects or inputs the option of the roasting degree of the extract in the control system 20, the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device can automatically change the operation time (i.e., the appropriate extraction conditions) of the first and second ultrasonic oscillating elements 14, 18, the stirring element 15 and the cooling element 16 according to the option, so as to obtain the best extraction effect of extracts with different roasting degrees. In addition, the first valve 28 and the second valve 32 of the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device are set as electric valves and are electrically connected to the control system 20, and can also be controlled by the artificial intelligence control unit 42 to open or close.

From the above, it can be seen that the composite beverage low-temperature extraction equipment of this invention can extract the complete nutritional components and aroma of coffee with low caffeine through the cooperation of the first ultrasonic oscillating element, stirring element, cooling element, filtering device, second ultrasonic oscillating element, far infrared layer and artificial intelligence control unit in the front cylinder and the rear cylinder. It can extract the complete nutritional components and aroma of coffee with low caffeine through the secondary extraction action and low temperature working environment. It not only has a fast extraction speed, but also can change the output temperature of coffee liquid according to the preference of consumers, and can also reduce the use of coffee powder, which is very practical.

Of course, this composite beverage low-temperature extraction equipment is not limited to coffee extraction, but can also be used to extract common beverages such as tea and cocoa.

However, the above are only two preferred embodiments of this invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of protection of the patent application of this invention. All simple equivalent changes and replacements made according to the scope of the patent application of this invention and the content of the specification should still fall within the scope of protection covered by the patent application of this invention.

10: Compound beverage low-temperature extraction equipment

11: Front cylinder

12: Rear cylinder

14: The first ultrasonic oscillator

15: Stirring element

16: Cooling element

17: Filter device

18: Second ultrasonic oscillator

19: Heating element

22: Cylinder

24: Cover

26:Transport pipe

28: First valve

30: Far infrared layer

32: Second valve

Claims (11)

A composite beverage low-temperature extraction device, comprising: A front cylinder and a rear cylinder are connected together. The front cylinder contains extracts and water. A first valve is provided on one side to control whether the extract in the front cylinder can be transported to the rear cylinder. The rear cylinder contains the extract after being processed by the front cylinder. A far infrared layer is provided on the inner wall and a second valve is provided on one side to discharge the extract; A first ultrasonic vibration element is disposed in the front tank to generate vibration waves in the water in the front tank to act on the extract; A stirring element is disposed in the front cylinder to stir the extract and water in the front cylinder; A cooling element, disposed on one side of the front cylinder, is capable of cooling the extraction liquid in the front cylinder to an appropriate temperature; A filtering device, disposed between the front cylinder and the rear cylinder, is used to filter the extract output from the front cylinder; A second ultrasonic vibration element is disposed in the rear cylinder to generate vibration waves to act on the extraction liquid; and A heating element is arranged on one side of the rear cylinder and can be activated to heat the extraction liquid in the rear cylinder. As described in claim 1, the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device, wherein the front cylinder and the rear cylinder respectively include a cylinder and a cover that is openably and closably arranged at the opening of the cylinder. The composite beverage low-temperature extraction device as described in claim 2, wherein the first ultrasonic oscillation element and the stirring element are arranged in the front cylinder opposite to each other. As described in claim 3, the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device, wherein the first ultrasonic oscillation element is an ultrasonic plate, which is arranged on the bottom side of the cylinder, and the stirring element is arranged on the cover and extends to correspond to the first ultrasonic oscillation element. As described in claim 2, the composite beverage low-temperature extraction device, wherein the second ultrasonic oscillation element is an ultrasonic plate, which is arranged on the bottom side of the cylinder. The composite beverage low-temperature extraction device as described in claim 2, wherein the cooling element is disposed on one side of the cylinder. As described in claim 2, the composite beverage low-temperature extraction equipment, wherein the barrels of the front cylinder and the rear cylinder are connected through a delivery pipe, and the filtering device is arranged on the delivery pipe. The composite beverage low-temperature extraction device as described in claim 2, wherein the heating element is disposed on one side of the cylinder. The composite low-temperature beverage extraction device as described in claim 6 or 8, wherein the cooling element and the heating element may be cooling chips. The composite beverage low-temperature extraction device as described in claim 6 or 8 further comprises a control system electrically connected to each of the first and second ultrasonic oscillating elements, stirring elements, cooling elements and heating elements for operating and controlling the operation of each of the first and second ultrasonic oscillating elements, stirring elements, cooling elements and heating elements. The composite beverage low-temperature extraction device as described in claim 10 further includes an artificial intelligence unit, which is electrically connected to the control system and the network, and can use artificial intelligence technology to control the operating time of each of the first and second ultrasonic oscillating elements, stirring elements and cooling elements according to the extracts of different roasting degrees.

Images