阅读说明：本技术 酿造装置 (Brewing device ) 是由 傅兰光 邱耀基 司徒伟锋 莫泽炬 张智雄 于 2020-05-22 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种酿造装置,酿造装置包括：壳体,壳体内设有胶囊仓；酿造机构,设置于壳体内,酿造机构包括酿造杯组件和杯盖组件,酿造杯组件可沿第一方向往复运动,酿造杯组件设有朝向杯盖组件一侧敞口的容置腔；以及两套挂钩组件,分别设于胶囊仓在第二方向的两侧,各挂钩组件均包括定位挂钩和顶出挂钩,顶出挂钩位于定位挂钩靠近杯盖组件的一侧,定位挂钩和顶出挂钩可彼此独立地沿第二方向伸缩,两定位挂钩相向的一面设有用于与胶囊的沿边定位配合的定位槽,两顶出挂钩用于与胶囊的沿边限位配合以将胶囊与酿造杯组件相分离。本方案的酿造装置可很好地适用于尺寸精度高、沿边尺寸窄的胶囊。(The invention relates to a brewing device, comprising: a capsule bin is arranged in the shell; the brewing mechanism is arranged in the shell and comprises a brewing cup assembly and a cup cover assembly, the brewing cup assembly can reciprocate along a first direction, and the brewing cup assembly is provided with an accommodating cavity facing one side of the cup cover assembly; and the two hook assemblies are respectively arranged on two sides of the capsule bin in the second direction, each hook assembly comprises a positioning hook and an ejection hook, the ejection hooks are positioned on one sides of the positioning hooks close to the cup cover assembly, the positioning hooks and the ejection hooks can independently stretch out and draw back along the second direction, one opposite side of each positioning hook is provided with a positioning groove used for positioning and matching with the edge of the capsule, and the two ejection hooks are used for spacing and matching with the edge of the capsule so as to separate the capsule from the brewing cup assembly. The brewing device of the scheme can be well suitable for capsules with high size precision and narrow edge size.)

1. Brewing apparatus, comprising:

the capsule comprises a shell, wherein a capsule bin is arranged in the shell;

the brewing mechanism is arranged in the shell and comprises a brewing cup assembly and a cup cover assembly which are oppositely arranged, the brewing cup assembly can reciprocate along a first direction to be close to or far away from the cup cover assembly, the brewing cup assembly is provided with an accommodating cavity which is open towards one side of the cup cover assembly, and the brewing cup assembly and the cup cover assembly can be separated to leave the capsule bin; and

the two sets of hook components are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the capsule bin in the second direction, each hook component comprises a positioning hook and an ejection hook, the ejection hooks are positioned on one sides of the positioning hooks close to the cup cover component, the positioning hooks and the ejection hooks can independently stretch and retract along the second direction, positioning grooves used for being in positioning fit with the edges of the capsule are correspondingly arranged on opposite surfaces of the two positioning hooks, the two ejection hooks are used for being in limit fit with the edges of the capsule so as to separate the capsule from the brewing cup component, and the first direction is intersected with the second direction.

2. The brewing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the positioning slot is formed with a notch through a top surface of the positioning hook.

3. The brewing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a side of said positioning hook adjacent to said lid assembly is provided with a sliding groove extending in said second direction, and said ejection hook is slidably engaged with said sliding groove.

4. The brewing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the housing has mounting seats on opposite sides thereof along the second direction, one side of the mounting seats is in communication with the capsule chamber, the positioning hook and the ejection hook are slidably mounted in the mounting seats, each hook assembly further comprises a first elastic member and a second elastic member, the first elastic member is used for driving the positioning hook to extend toward the capsule chamber, and the second elastic member is used for driving the ejection hook to extend toward the capsule chamber.

5. The brewing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a mounting opening is provided on a side of the mounting seat away from the capsule chamber, each hook assembly further comprises an end cap covering the mounting opening, two ends of the first elastic member are elastically abutted against the positioning hook and the end cap, respectively, and two ends of the second elastic member are elastically abutted against the ejection hook and the end cap, respectively.

6. The brewing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the brewing cup assembly is provided with a pressing ramp at an end thereof adjacent to the cap assembly, the pressing ramp being capable of pressing the positioning hook and the ejection hook in sequence during movement of the brewing cup assembly towards the cap assembly, so that the positioning hook and the ejection hook are retractable towards a side remote from the capsule chamber.

7. Brewing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the side of the positioning hook adjacent the brewing cup assembly is provided with a first guiding bevel cooperating with the pressing bevel; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

and a second guide inclined plane matched with the extrusion inclined plane is arranged on one side of the ejection hook close to the brewing cup assembly.

8. Brewing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the brewing cup assembly comprises a brewing cup open to one side of the lid assembly, and a first piercing member provided in an inner bottom wall of the brewing cup, the brewing cup defining the receiving chamber therein; the cup cover assembly comprises a cover body opposite to the brewing cup and a second puncturing piece arranged on one side of the cover body close to the brewing cup assembly; when the brewing cup is connected with the cover body, a brewing space can be formed in an enclosing mode, the brewing cup is provided with a water inlet channel communicated with the brewing space, and the cover body is provided with a water outlet channel communicated with the brewing space.

9. Brewing apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that the inner peripheral wall of the brewing cup is provided with a first sealing member, which is arranged adjacent to the first piercing member.

10. The brewing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the lid assembly further comprises a second seal member disposed on a side of the lid body adjacent the brewing cup, the second seal member being configured to sealingly engage the lid body with the brewing cup.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of beverage brewing, in particular to a brewing device.

Background

With the pace of life of people becoming faster, capsule drinks (such as capsule coffee) which can be brewed quickly and have better taste are more and more favored by people. The capsule beverage is prepared by encapsulating beverage powder (such as coffee powder and other brewing powder) in a capsule, directly placing the capsule into a brewing device of a beverage machine during brewing, and carrying out a series of operations such as positioning, sealing, puncturing, flushing, brewing and the like on the capsule through the brewing device. At present, most brewing devices of beverage machines cannot be well suitable for beverage capsules with high dimensional accuracy and narrow edge size.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a brewing device for a conventional beverage machine, which is not well adapted to beverage capsules with high dimensional accuracy and narrow rim size.

A brewing apparatus comprising:

the capsule comprises a shell, wherein a capsule bin is arranged in the shell;

the brewing mechanism is arranged in the shell and comprises a brewing cup assembly and a cup cover assembly which are oppositely arranged, the brewing cup assembly can reciprocate along a first direction to be close to or far away from the cup cover assembly, the brewing cup assembly is provided with an accommodating cavity which is open towards one side of the cup cover assembly, and the brewing cup assembly and the cup cover assembly can be separated to leave the capsule bin; and

the two sets of hook components are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the capsule bin in the second direction, each hook component comprises a positioning hook and an ejection hook, the ejection hooks are positioned on one sides of the positioning hooks close to the cup cover component, the positioning hooks and the ejection hooks can independently stretch and retract along the second direction, positioning grooves used for being in positioning fit with the edges of the capsule are correspondingly arranged on opposite surfaces of the two positioning hooks, the two ejection hooks are used for being in limit fit with the edges of the capsule so as to separate the capsule from the brewing cup component, and the first direction is intersected with the second direction.

The brewing device can realize accurate positioning of the capsule by matching the positioning hooks with the edges of the capsule, and ensure that the rear shell of the capsule can be smoothly guided into the accommodating cavity of the brewing cup assembly, so that the brewing cup assembly can drive the capsule to move to a position where the brewing cup assembly is combined with the cup cover assembly to complete brewing; after brewing, the brewing cup assembly and the cup cover assembly are separated, the capsule can be separated from the brewing cup assembly through the edgewise matching of the ejection hooks and the capsule, and then the capsule can automatically drop. Due to the split design of the positioning hook and the ejection hook, the independent movement between the positioning hook and the ejection hook can reduce the linkage influence, so that the capsule ejection hook can be well suitable for capsules with high size precision and narrow edge size, and the positioning hook and the ejection hook can automatically adjust the movement displacement of the positioning hook and the ejection hook according to capsules with different shapes and sizes, and can be well suitable for capsules with various shapes and sizes.

In one embodiment, the positioning groove penetrates through the top surface of the positioning hook to form a notch.

In one embodiment, a sliding groove extending along the second direction is formed in one side, close to the cup cover assembly, of the positioning hook, and the ejection hook is in slidable fit with the sliding groove.

In one embodiment, the housing is provided with mounting seats on two opposite sides along the second direction, one side of each mounting seat is communicated with the capsule bin, the positioning hook and the ejection hook are slidably mounted in the mounting seats, each hook assembly further comprises a first elastic member and a second elastic member, the first elastic member is used for driving the positioning hook to extend towards the capsule bin, and the second elastic member is used for driving the ejection hook to extend towards the capsule bin.

In one embodiment, a mounting opening is formed in one side, away from the capsule chamber, of the mounting seat, each hook assembly further comprises an end cover covering the mounting opening, two ends of the first elastic member are respectively and elastically abutted to the positioning hook and the end cover, and two ends of the second elastic member are respectively and elastically abutted to the ejection hook and the end cover.

In one embodiment, an extrusion inclined surface is arranged at one end of the brewing cup assembly close to the cup cover assembly, and the extrusion inclined surface can sequentially extrude the positioning hook and the ejection hook in the process of moving the brewing cup assembly towards the cup cover assembly, so that the positioning hook and the ejection hook can retract towards one side far away from the capsule bin.

In one embodiment, a side of the positioning hook close to the brewing cup assembly is provided with a first guide inclined surface matched with the extrusion inclined surface; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

and a second guide inclined plane matched with the extrusion inclined plane is arranged on one side of the ejection hook close to the brewing cup assembly.

In one embodiment, the brewing cup assembly comprises a brewing cup and a first puncturing piece, wherein the brewing cup is opened towards one side of the cup cover assembly, the first puncturing piece is arranged on the inner bottom wall of the brewing cup, and the accommodating cavity is formed in the brewing cup; the cup cover assembly comprises a cover body opposite to the brewing cup and a second puncturing piece arranged on one side of the cover body close to the brewing cup assembly; when the brewing cup is connected with the cover body, a brewing space can be formed in an enclosing mode, the brewing cup is provided with a water inlet channel communicated with the brewing space, and the cover body is provided with a water outlet channel communicated with the brewing space.

In one embodiment, the inner peripheral wall of the brewing cup is provided with a first seal, which is arranged adjacent to the first piercing member.

In one embodiment, the lid assembly further includes a second seal disposed on a side of the lid body adjacent the brew cup for sealingly engaging the lid body with the brew cup.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention.

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a brewing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention in a first state;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the brewing apparatus of FIG. 1 in a second state;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the brewing apparatus of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the brewing apparatus of FIG. 2;

figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the brewing apparatus of figure 1 in vertical section;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the brewing apparatus of FIG. 1 taken along a horizontal plane;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 6 at A;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of one embodiment of a hook assembly;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of a circular capsule;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a square capsule;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a hexagonal capsule;

fig. 12 is a schematic view of the structure of an oval capsule.

10. A housing; 11. a cover plate; 12. a mounting seat; 121. a limiting part; 101. a capsule cabin; 102. a charging port; 103. a blanking port; 20. a brewing cup assembly; 201. extruding the inclined plane; 21. a brewing cup; 210. a water inlet channel; 211. a cup body; 212. a cup holder; 213. a first seal member; 2131. a first sealing lug; 22. a first piercing member; 221. a first bayonet; 30. a cup cover assembly; 31. a cover body; 310. a water outlet channel; 32. a second piercing member; 321. a second bayonet; 33. a second seal member; 331. a second sealing lug; 40. a hook assembly; 41. positioning the hook; 411. positioning a groove; 412. a chute; 413. a first guide post; 414. a first rib; 415. a first guide slope; 42. ejecting the hook; 421. a sliding connection part; 422. a stopper portion; 423. a second guide post; 424. a second rib; 425. a limiting groove; 426. a second guide slope; 43. a first elastic member; 44. a second elastic member; 45. an end cap; 50. a water intake assembly; 51. a water inlet joint; 52. a first seal ring; 53. a second seal ring; 54. a check valve group; 60. a handle; 61. a rotating shaft; 70. a connecting rod assembly; 71. a first link; 72. a second link; 73. a third link; 74. a fourth link; 75. a first rotating shaft; 76. a second rotating shaft; 77. a third rotating shaft; 78. a fourth rotating shaft; 80. a capsule; 81. a face cover; 811. an edge; 82. a rear housing; 80a, a round capsule; 80b, square capsules; 80c, hexagonal capsules; 80d, oval capsule.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, there are shown schematic views of the brewing apparatus in two states according to an embodiment of the present invention. While conventional brewing devices are generally only suitable for use with round capsules, the brewing device of the present invention can be adapted for use with capsules 80 of various shapes, including but not limited to round capsules, square capsules, polygonal capsules, oval capsules, and other shaped capsules. Referring to fig. 4, the capsule 80 includes a surface cover 81 and a rear shell 82, a closed cavity for enclosing beverage powder (such as coffee powder or other brewing powder) is formed between the surface cover 81 and the rear shell 82, and a rim 811 protruding from the peripheral surface of the rear shell 82 is disposed at the periphery of the surface cover 81. For example, as shown in fig. 9 to 12, schematic structural diagrams of a round capsule 80a, a square capsule 80b, a hexagonal capsule 80c and an oval capsule 80d are respectively shown. The surface cover 81 of the round capsule 80a is round, the edge 811 is a round ring, and the rear shell 82 is a round table; the surface cover 81 of the square capsule 80b is square, the edge 811 is a square ring, and the rear shell 82 is quadrangular frustum pyramid; the surface cover 81 of the hexagonal capsule 80c is hexagonal, the edge 811 is hexagonal ring, and the rear shell 82 is hexagonal frustum; the cover 81 of the oval capsule 80d is oval-shaped, and the rim 811 is oval-shaped, and the rear case 82 is oval-shaped.

Referring to figures 4 to 6, an embodiment of the present invention provides a brewing apparatus comprising a housing 10, a brewing mechanism and two sets of hook assemblies 40. A capsule bin 101 is arranged in the shell 10, and a charging opening 102 and a blanking opening 103 which are communicated with the capsule bin 101 are respectively arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the shell 10. The brewing mechanism is arranged in the shell 10 and comprises a brewing cup component 20 and a cup cover component 30 which are oppositely arranged, the brewing cup component 20 can reciprocate along a first direction to be close to or far away from the cup cover component 30, the brewing cup component 20 is provided with an accommodating cavity which is open towards one side of the cup cover component 30, and when the brewing cup component 20 is separated from the cup cover component 30, the brewing cup component 20 can leave the capsule bin 101; the two sets of hook assemblies 40 are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the capsule bin 101 in the second direction, each hook assembly 40 comprises a positioning hook 41 and an ejecting hook 42, the ejecting hook 42 is positioned on one side of the positioning hook 41 close to the cup cover assembly 30, the positioning hook 41 and the ejecting hook 42 can independently extend and retract along the second direction, please refer to fig. 8, a positioning groove 411 for positioning and matching with a rim 811 of the capsule 80 is correspondingly arranged on one opposite side of the two positioning hooks 41, the two ejecting hooks 42 are used for limiting and matching with the rim 811 of the capsule 80 to separate the capsule 80 from the brewing cup assembly 20, wherein the first direction is intersected with the second direction.

The first direction and the second direction may intersect perpendicularly or obliquely as long as the two directions are not parallel to each other. For example, as shown in fig. 4, the first direction may be a longitudinal direction (or a front-rear direction) of the housing 10, and the second direction may be a width direction (or a left-right direction) of the housing 10.

For example, in the embodiment, the housing 10 is substantially a hollow cylindrical body extending along the first direction, the brewing mechanism and the hook assembly 40 are both installed in the housing 10, the top of the housing 10 is provided with a charging opening 102 for loading the capsule 80 into the capsule bin 101 before brewing, the bottom of the housing 10 is provided with a discharging opening 103 for dropping the capsule 80 out of the capsule bin 101 after brewing, and a collecting box may be further disposed below the discharging opening 103 for collecting the waste capsule 80. Optionally, casing 10 includes shell and apron 11, and the top of shell is equipped with the opening, and the opening part is located to apron 11 detachably lid, and charging hole 102 is seted up in the middle part of apron 11, because open area will be big in the area of charging hole 102, unpacks apron 11 apart the back, can be convenient for install other spare parts in casing 10, also be convenient for wash casing 10 inside simultaneously to guarantee the sanitation and hygiene of making the device. The brewing mechanism includes a brewing cup assembly 20 and a cap assembly 30, the brewing cup assembly 20 being movable in a first direction towards and away from the cap assembly 30 such that the brewing cup assembly 20 has a brewing position engaging the cap assembly 30 and an escape position spaced from the cap assembly 30 to clear the capsule chamber 101. The two hook assemblies 40 are disposed on two opposite sides of the housing 10 in the second direction, and are used for achieving the positioning function of the capsule 80 and the falling and bag-falling function of the capsule 80.

As shown in FIG. 4, the capsule chamber 101 is formed by the space between the lid assembly 30 and the brewing cup assembly 20 when the brewing cup assembly 20 is in the bypass position. The capsule 80 is put into the capsule bin 101 from the charging opening 102, the edge 811 of the capsule 80 is clamped in the positioning groove 411 of the positioning hook 41, the rear shell 82 of the capsule 80 faces the brewing cup assembly 20, and at the moment, the two positioning hooks 41 extend out towards one side of the capsule bin 101 to clamp the capsule 80, so that the capsule 80 is accurately positioned. Then the brewing cup assembly 20 moves towards one side of the cup cover assembly 30, in the process that the end part of the brewing cup assembly 20 is contacted with the positioning hooks 41 at the two sides, the two positioning hooks 41 can gradually retract towards one side far away from the capsule bin 101 until the brewing cup assembly 20 completely sleeves the capsule 80, the positioning hooks 41 are separated from the edge 811 of the capsule 80, and at the moment, the rear shell 82 of the capsule 80 is completely accommodated in the accommodating cavity of the brewing cup assembly 20. The brewing cup assembly 20 carries the capsule 80 further towards the side of the cap assembly 30 and the two ejector hooks 42 are progressively retracted away from the capsule chamber 101 until the brewing cup assembly 20 moves to a brewing position (as shown in figure 5) in which they engage the cap assembly 30, whereupon the brewing mechanism can perform a series of actions including piercing, filling and brewing the capsule 80. As shown in FIG. 6, after brewing, the brewing cup assembly 20 carries the capsule 80 to move towards the side far away from the cap assembly 30 until the rim 811 of the capsule 80 abuts against the ejecting hook 42, the ejecting hook 42 can prevent the capsule 80 from further moving, so that the capsule 80 can gradually slide out of the brewing cup assembly 20, and when the capsule 80 is completely separated from the brewing cup assembly 20, the capsule 80 can fall out of the housing 10 from the material dropping port 103 under the action of self gravity, thereby realizing the function of automatically removing the capsule 80.

The brewing device can realize the accurate positioning of the capsule 80 by the matching of the positioning hook 41 and the edge 811 of the capsule 80, and ensure that the rear shell 82 of the capsule 80 can be smoothly guided into the accommodating cavity of the brewing cup assembly 20, so that the brewing cup assembly 20 can drive the capsule 80 to move to the position jointed with the cup cover assembly 30 to complete the brewing; after brewing, in the process of separating the brewing cup assembly 20 from the cup cover assembly 30, the capsule 80 can be separated from the brewing cup assembly 20 by matching the ejection hooks 42 with the edges 811 of the capsule 80, so that the capsule 80 can automatically fall off. Because the positioning hook 41 and the ejection hook 42 are designed in a split manner, the independent movement between the two hooks can reduce the linkage influence, so that the brewing device is well suitable for capsules 80 with high dimensional accuracy and narrow edge size, the positioning hook 41 and the ejection hook 42 can respectively self-adjust the self movement displacement according to the capsules 80 with different shapes and sizes, and the brewing device can be well suitable for the capsules 80 with various shapes and sizes, such as a circular capsule 80a, a square capsule 80b, a hexagonal capsule 80c, an oval capsule 80d and the like, and the brewing device is simple in overall structure and reliable in matching.

Further, as shown in fig. 8, the positioning slot 411 is formed with a notch penetrating through the top surface of the positioning hook 41. When the capsule 80 is installed, the edge 811 of the capsule 80 is only required to be aligned with the notch, and the capsule 80 is pressed into the positioning groove 411 from top to bottom, so that the operation is simple and convenient. Optionally, the positioning slot 411 includes a guiding section disposed close to the notch, and the width of the guiding section gradually increases toward one side close to the notch, so that the rim 811 of the capsule 80 can be more smoothly clamped into the positioning slot 411, thereby further improving the installation convenience of the capsule 80.

Further, as shown in fig. 8, a sliding groove 412 extending in the second direction is formed on one side of the positioning hook 41 close to the lid assembly 30, and the ejecting hook 42 is slidably engaged with the sliding groove 412. Specifically, the ejecting hook 42 includes a sliding portion 421 and a stopping portion 422, and the sliding portion 421 is slidably received in the sliding groove 412, so that the overall structure of the hook assembly 40 is more compact, the occupied space is smaller, and a certain guiding function can be performed on the movement of the ejecting hook 42 along the second direction through the sliding groove 412, so as to ensure that the stopping portion 422 can be in precise stopping fit with the rim 811 of the capsule 80.

Further, referring to fig. 6 to 8, the two opposite sides of the housing 10 along the second direction are respectively provided with a mounting seat 12, one side of the mounting seat 12 is communicated with the capsule chamber 101, the positioning hook 41 and the ejection hook 42 are slidably mounted in the mounting seat 12, each hook assembly 40 further includes a first elastic member 43 and a second elastic member 44, the first elastic member 43 is used for driving the positioning hook 41 to extend toward the capsule chamber 101, and the second elastic member 44 is used for driving the ejection hook 42 to extend toward the capsule chamber 101. Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, when the positioning hook 41 is pressed during the movement of the brewing cup assembly 20, the positioning hook 41 retracts toward the side away from the capsule chamber 101, the first elastic member 43 elastically deforms to store elastic potential energy, and when the pressing force disappears, the first elastic member 43 can drive the positioning hook 41 to extend toward the capsule chamber 101, so that the automatic retraction function of the positioning hook 41 is realized. Similarly, when the brewing cup assembly 20 extrudes the ejection hook 42, the ejection hook 42 retracts toward the side away from the capsule chamber 101, the second elastic member 44 elastically deforms to store elastic potential energy, and when the extrusion force disappears, the second elastic member 44 can drive the ejection hook 42 to extend toward the capsule chamber 101, so that the automatic stretching function of the ejection hook 42 is realized. Wherein, the specific number of the first elastic members 43 can be set according to actual needs, for example, as shown in fig. 8, the overall size of the positioning hook 41 is relatively large, two first elastic members 43 can be provided, the overall size of the ejecting hook 42 is relatively small, one second elastic member 44 can be provided,

furthermore, a mounting opening is formed in one side of the mounting base 12, which is far away from the capsule chamber 101, each hook assembly 40 further comprises an end cover 45 covering the mounting opening, two ends of the first elastic member 43 are respectively and elastically abutted against the positioning hook 41 and the end cover 45, and two ends of the second elastic member 44 are respectively and elastically abutted against the ejection hook 42 and the end cover 45. During assembly, after the positioning hook 41, the ejection hook 42, the first elastic piece 43 and the second elastic piece 44 are installed into the installation base 12 from the installation opening, the end cover 45 is covered on the installation opening, and the assembly is simple and convenient; meanwhile, the end cover 45 can limit the first elastic element 43 and the second elastic element 44.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 7, the positioning hook 41 includes a first guide post 413 extending toward the end plate, the end plate is provided with a first through hole through which the first guide post 413 can pass, the first elastic member 43 is sleeved on the first guide post 413, and the first elastic member 43 can be guided in the extending and retracting direction by the first guide post 413, so that the motion stability of the positioning hook 41 can be ensured. And/or the ejection hook 42 includes a second guide pillar 423 extending toward the end plate, the end plate is provided with a second through hole through which the second guide pillar 423 can pass, the second elastic member 44 is sleeved on the second guide pillar 423, and the second elastic member 44 can be guided in the telescopic direction by the second guide pillar 423, so that the motion stability of the ejection hook 42 can be ensured.

In order to further improve the motion stability of the positioning hook 41 and the ejecting hook 42, as shown in fig. 8, a first rib 414 is arranged on the positioning hook 41, and a first guide groove slidably matched with the first rib 414 is arranged on the inner wall surface of the mounting seat 12; the ejector hook 42 is provided with a second rib 424, and the inner wall surface of the mounting base 12 is provided with a second guide groove slidably matched with the second rib 424.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, a stopper 121 is provided at a position of the mounting seat 12 close to the capsule chamber 101, and the eject hook 42 is provided with a stopper groove 425 which is in stopper engagement with the stopper 121. The movement stroke of the stripping assembly towards one side of the capsule bin 101 can be limited by the matching of the limiting part 121 and the limiting groove 425.

Referring to fig. 7, an extrusion inclined surface 201 is disposed at one end of the brewing cup assembly 20 close to the cap assembly 30, and during the movement of the brewing cup assembly 20 toward the cap assembly 30, the extrusion inclined surface 201 can sequentially extrude the positioning hook 41 and the ejection hook 42, so that the positioning hook 41 and the ejection hook 42 can retract toward the side away from the capsule chamber 101.

Further, one side of the positioning hook 41 close to the brewing cup assembly 20 is provided with a first guiding bevel 415 which is matched with the extrusion bevel 201; and/or, the side of the ejector hook 42 adjacent the brew cup assembly 20 may be provided with a second guide ramp 426 that cooperates with the expression ramp 201. The brewing cup assembly 20 can be more smoothly pushed towards the lid assembly 30 side by the cooperation of the first and second guide slopes 415, 426 with the squeezing slope 201.

In addition, on the basis of the above-mentioned embodiments, referring to fig. 3, 5 and 6, the brewing cup assembly 20 includes a brewing cup 21 opening toward one side of the cap assembly 30, and a first piercing member 22 disposed on the inner bottom wall of the brewing cup 21, wherein a receiving cavity is formed in the brewing cup 21; the cup cover assembly 30 comprises a cover body 31 opposite to the brewing cup 21 and a second puncturing piece 32 arranged on one side of the cover body 31 close to the brewing cup assembly 20; when the brewing cup 21 is engaged with the cover 31, a brewing space can be enclosed, the brewing cup 21 is provided with a water inlet channel 210 for communicating with the brewing space, and the cover 31 is provided with a water outlet channel 310 for communicating with the brewing space.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the brewing cup assembly 20 moves to the brewing position, the first piercing member 22 pierces the rear shell 82 of the capsule 80, the second piercing member 32 pierces the surface cover 81 of the capsule 80, the water in the external water tank can enter the brewing space through the water inlet channel 210 after being heated, the water can enter the interior of the capsule 80 after the water pressure in the brewing space is increased to a certain degree, the beverage powder (such as coffee powder) in the capsule 80 is sprayed, so that the beverage powder in the capsule 80 is rapidly and effectively dissolved and extracted to form liquid beverage (such as coffee liquid), and then the beverage flows out from the surface cover 81 and flows out to the beverage cup through the water outlet channel 310, thereby completing the brewing process of the whole capsule 80, and the whole high-pressure extraction process can effectively increase the dissolution rate of the beverage powder, and can effectively increase the brewing rate and the taste of the beverage.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the first puncturing part 22 comprises a first tray body and a plurality of first puncturing knives 221 arranged on the first tray body, the first tray body is fixedly connected with the bottom wall of the brewing cup 21, the second puncturing part 32 comprises a second tray body and a plurality of second puncturing knives 321 arranged on the second tray body, and the second tray body is fixedly connected with the cup cover 31. The water inlet channel 210 may be used in connection with the water inlet means of the brewing apparatus. As shown in fig. 3 and 5, the water inlet mechanism includes a water inlet joint 51, a first seal ring 52, a second seal ring 53, and a check valve group 54. The water inlet joint 51 is used for being connected with a water pump pipeline of a water tank of the beverage machine, the first sealing ring 52 is used for connecting the water inlet joint 51 with the brewing cup 21 in a sealing mode, the second sealing ring 53 is arranged in the water inlet joint 51 and used for adjusting the pressure of inlet water, and the check valve group 54 is arranged at the upper end of the second sealing ring 53 and enables water entering from the outside to flow in a single direction only.

Further, as shown in fig. 5, the inner peripheral wall of the brewing cup 21 is provided with a first seal 213, the first seal 213 being arranged adjacent to the first piercing member 22. By providing the first seal 213 in the brewing cup 213 close to the first piercing member, the first seal 213 is adapted to withstand the high pressure during brewing and to reduce the residual water. Optionally, the first sealing element is a Y-shaped sealing ring, so that the sealing effect and the pressure bearing capacity can be further improved.

Further, as shown in fig. 6, the brewing cup 21 further includes a cup body 211 with two open ends, and a cup holder 212 detachably covering one end of the cup body 211 away from the cover 31, wherein the first sealing member 213 is disposed between the cup body 211 and the cup holder 212. The brewing cup 21 is designed in a split mode, the cup body 211 and the cup stand 212 can be detachably connected through fasteners, and when the brewing cup is cleaned, the brewing cup can be detached to be cleaned, so that all corners of the brewing cup 21 can be effectively cleaned, and sanitation and safety are guaranteed. Meanwhile, the first sealing member 213 can perform a function of bearing a high pressure, and can ensure sealing reliability when the cup body 211 is engaged with the cup holder 212, thereby ensuring sealing reliability of the capsule 80 inside. The first sealing member 213 includes, but is not limited to, a silicone rubber and a rubber.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 7, the first sealing member 213 includes a first sealing ring body sandwiched between the cup body 211 and the cup holder 212, and a first sealing lug 2131 provided on the inner periphery of the first sealing ring body, wherein the first sealing lug 2131 is bent with respect to the axis of the first sealing ring body, and is substantially Y-shaped, has a good pressure-bearing capacity, and performs an effective sealing function on the capsule 80 during brewing.

Further, the lid assembly 30 includes a second seal 33 disposed on a side of the lid body 31 adjacent the brew cup 21, the second seal 33 being configured to sealingly engage the lid body 31 with the brew cup 21. When the brewing cup assembly 20 is moved to the brewing position, the rim of the brewing cup 21 bears against the second sealing member 33, so that a reliable sealing connection can be formed between the cup cover and the brewing cup 21 under the action of the second sealing member 33. The second sealing member 33 includes but is not limited to silicone and rubber.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 6, the second sealing member 33 comprises a second sealing ring body connected to the cover body 31, and a second sealing lug 331 disposed on a side periphery of the second sealing ring body near the brewing cup assembly 20, wherein the second sealing lug 331 is bent with respect to an axis of the second sealing ring body to present a substantially Y-shape, and can effectively seal the capsule 80 during the brewing process and guide the brewed beverage.

Preferably, a first sealing element 213 is disposed in the brewing cup 21, the first sealing element 213 has a first sealing protrusion 2131, a second sealing element 33 is disposed on a side of the lid 31 close to the cup body 211, the second sealing element 33 has a second sealing protrusion 331, and both the first sealing protrusion 2131 and the second sealing protrusion 331 are Y-shaped. The first sealing lug 2131 and the second sealing lug 331 cooperate with each other to effectively seal the capsule 80 during brewing. The first sealing member 213 is disposed near the first piercing member 22 to bear a large pressure and reduce the residual water, the second sealing member 33 is disposed near the second piercing member 32 to collect the coffee or other beverages extracted by brewing at high temperature and high pressure, and the first sealing member 213 and the second sealing member 33 are matched to be well adapted to various capsules with different shapes.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the brewing apparatus further comprises a driving mechanism, the driving mechanism comprises a handle 60 and a connecting rod assembly 70, one end of the handle 60 is rotatably connected with the housing 10 via a rotating shaft 61, the handle 60 is in transmission connection with the brewing cup assembly 20 via the connecting rod assembly 70, and the handle 60 can drive the brewing cup assembly 20 to approach or leave the cap assembly 30 along the first direction when rotating. Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, when a capsule 80 needs to be put in before brewing, the handle 60 is rotated upwards to a vertical state, and during the rotation, the handle 60 can drive the brewing cup assembly 20 to move to an escape position towards one side away from the cup cover assembly 30 through the connecting rod assembly 70, so that the brewing cup assembly can be escaped out of the capsule bin 101, and the capsule 80 can be conveniently installed; after capsule 80 packed into capsule storehouse 101, with handle 60 downwardly rotating to the horizontality, handle 60 drives through link assembly 70 and makes the cup subassembly 20 and move to making the position towards the one side that is close to bowl cover subassembly 30 to can carry out subsequent brewing work, easy operation is convenient, and the user of being convenient for uses. Optionally, the handle 60 is made of metal, and has high structural strength and long service life.

Further, referring to fig. 3 and 5, the connecting rod assembly 70 includes a first connecting rod 71, a second connecting rod 72, a third connecting rod 73 and a fourth connecting rod 74, wherein one end of the first connecting rod 71 is fixedly connected to the handle 60, the other end of the first connecting rod is hinged to one end of the second connecting rod 72 through a first rotating shaft 75, the other end of the second connecting rod 72 is hinged to the third connecting rod 73 and the fourth connecting rod 74 through a second rotating shaft 76, the other end of the third connecting rod 73 is hinged to the housing 10 through a third rotating shaft 77, the other end of the fourth connecting rod 74 is hinged to the brewing cup assembly 20 through a fourth rotating shaft 78, and when the brewing cup assembly 20 is coupled to the lid assembly 30, the third connecting rod 73 rotates to be consistent with the first direction. Thus, as shown in FIG. 5, in the brewing position, the brewing cup assembly 20, the third connecting rod 73 and the fourth connecting rod 74 are arranged substantially in a straight line along the first direction, and the third connecting rod 73 and the fourth connecting rod 74 only have a pushing force along the first direction and no component force in other directions, so that the brewing cup assembly 20 can be self-locked well, and the brewing cup assembly 20 is prevented from being separated from the cap assembly 30 during the brewing process.

The invention further provides a beverage machine, which comprises the brewing device, the specific structure of the brewing device refers to the above embodiments, and the beverage machine adopts all the technical schemes of all the embodiments, so that at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical schemes of the embodiments are achieved, and the detailed description is omitted. Wherein, the beverage machine can be a capsule coffee machine or a beverage machine for brewing other capsule beverages.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.