BEAN GRINDER CONTAINER, BEAN GRINDER, AND COFFEE MACHINE

The present invention discloses a bean grinder container, a bean grinder, and a coffee machine, where the bean grinder container includes a cup body and a grinding disc, the grinding disc is of a hollow structure, a grinding rib is disposed on an inner wall of the grinding disc, a connection assembly is disposed below the cup body, the connection assembly is fixed below the cup body, and the grinding disc is fixedly connected to the connection assembly. The bean grinder includes a bean grinder main machine and the bean grinder container, and a lower portion of the bean grinder container is in butt joint with the bean grinder main machine and is detachably connected to the bean grinder main machine. The coffee machine includes the bean grinder.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The application claims priority to Chinese patent application No. 202310843285.4, filed on Jul. 11, 2023, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to the technical field of coffee bean grinding equipment, and in particular, to a bean grinder container, a bean grinder, and a coffee machine.

BACKGROUND

A bean grinder can quickly process coffee beans into coffee powder, and then brew coffee meeting tastes of individual users. At present, there are several types of bean grinders on the market, all of which can effectively process coffee beans into coffee powder.

However, the existing bean grinders may have coffee powder remained inside the bean grinder, making it difficult to clean out the coffee powder. As a result, a part of coffee powder is always remained in the bean grinder, and it is likely to be remained for a long time, which causes a part of the coffee powder from a long time ago to be mixed in every time the powder is discharged, resulting in an impure taste. Therefore, cleaning of the bean grinder is always a technical problem to be solved by a person skilled in the art.

SUMMARY

An objective of the present invention is to provide a bean grinder container, so as to solve a technical problem that the bean grinder is difficult to clean.

To achieve the foregoing objective, a technical solution used in the present invention is to provide a bean grinder container, including a cup body and a grinding disc, where the grinding disc is of a hollow structure, a grinding rib is disposed on an inner wall of the grinding disc, a connection assembly is disposed below the cup body, the connection assembly is fixed below the cup body, and the grinding disc is fixedly connected to the connection assembly.

According to the bean grinder container of the present invention, the connection assembly is disposed below the cup body, and the connection assembly fixes the grinding disc below the cup body, so that the grinding disc can be detached together when the bean grinder container is detached from the bean grinder main machine, and the grinding disc can be cleaned together when the bean grinder container is cleaned, thus facilitating cleaning and disassembly and assembly.

Preferably, the grinding disc is detachably connected to the connection assembly. The grinding disc may be fixed in the connection assembly, or may be detachably connected to the connection assembly. When the two are detachably connected, the grinding disc can be removed from the cup body for more thorough cleaning.

More preferably, the grinding disc is removed from the cup body from below. As the grinding disc is removed from the cup body from below, when the grinding disc is removed, excessive parts do not need to be additionally removed, which facilitates cleaning and assembly.

More preferably, a detachable handle is disposed below the grinding disc. The detachable handle enables the grinding disc to be easily removed from the cup body during removal, and it is not prone to hurt a hand due to sharp corners of the grinding disc.

Preferably, the connection assembly includes an adjusting mechanism, and the adjusting mechanism controls the grinding disc to move up and down relative to the cup body. The adjusting mechanism can control the grinding disc to move up and down, thereby adjusting the fineness of coffee powder. The adjusting mechanism is integrated on the cup body, so that when the bean grinder container is detached from the bean grinder main machine, there are few parts, and the bean grinder container has strong integrity, which facilitates cleaning.

Preferably, a sealing member is disposed at a lower portion of the cup body. The sealing member can prevent the coffee powder from being scattered by a side wall of the bean grinder container, resulting in waste and contamination of the coffee powder.

Preferably, a maximum outer diameter of the lower portion of the cup body is 40 mm to 200 mm. When the maximum outer diameter of the lower portion of the cup body exceeds 200 mm, the diameter of the bean grinder container is too large, and the coffee powder tends to be scattered between the grinding disc and the cup body, which is adverse to cleaning; and when the maximum outer diameter of the lower portion of the cup body is less than 40 mm, the connection assembly is too small, and it is easy to fix the grinding disc unstably, resulting in insufficient grinding precision.

Preferably, a cup cavity is disposed at an upper portion in the cup body, a relatively sealed grinding channel is disposed at a lower portion of the cup cavity, and the grinding channel is in communication with the grinding disc. The grinding channel below the cup cavity is relatively sealed, so that the coffee powder or particles ground in the grinding disc can be prevented from remaining in the grinding channel or related components.

More preferably, a bottom door is disposed in the grinding channel, a control mechanism is disposed in the cup body, a switch is disposed on a side wall of the cup body, and the switch controls opening and closing of the bottom door by using the control mechanism. The bottom door may be manually controlled by the switch, or may be automatically controlled. The bottom door can prevent coffee beans from leaking down before the bean grinder container is assembled to the bean grinder main machine. The closing and opening of the bottom door are controlled by the switch, so that the bottom door is opened by the control mechanism before or at the same time when the bean grinder container is assembled to the bean grinder main machine.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a bean grinder, so as to solve a technical problem that the bean grinder is difficult to clean.

To achieve the foregoing objective, a technical solution used in the present invention is to provide a bean grinder, including a bean grinder main machine and any one of the foregoing bean grinder containers, where a lower portion of the bean grinder container is in butt joint with the bean grinder main machine and is detachably connected to the bean grinder main machine.

According to the bean grinder of the present invention, the bean grinder container and the grinding disc can be directly detached from above the bean grinder main machine together, and the bean grinder container and the grinding disc can be cleaned together, thus reducing the number of detached parts, and facilitating cleaning of the bean grinder container and the grinding disc.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a coffee machine, so as to solve a technical problem that the bean grinder is difficult to clean.

To achieve the foregoing objective, a technical solution used in the present invention is to provide a coffee machine, including any one of the above bean grinders.

According to the coffee machine of the present invention, when cleaning the bean grinder, the bean grinder container and the grinding disc can be directly removed from the bean grinder main machine together, thereby facilitating cleaning.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are merely some rather than all of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that, when an element is described to be “fixed to” or “disposed on” another element, it may be directly positioned on another element or indirectly positioned on another element. When an element is described to be “connected to” another element, it may be directly connected to another element or indirectly connected to another element.

It should be noted that, the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms “length”, “width”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, etc. are based on those shown in the accompanying drawings, intended only for the convenience of describing the present invention and for simplifying the description, and not intended to indicate or imply that the referred apparatus or element must be provided with a particular orientation or constructed and operated with a particular orientation, therefore not allowed to be construed as a limitation of the present invention.

In addition, the terms “first” and “second” are merely intended for a purpose of description, and shall not be understood as an indication or implication of relative importance or an implicit indication of the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, a feature limited by “first” or “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of “plurality” is at least two, unless otherwise specifically defined.

As shown inFIG.1toFIG.5,FIG.1is a schematic diagram of an exploded sectional structure of a bean grinder1000according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG.2is a schematic diagram of a sectional structure of a bean grinder container1100according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG.3is a schematic structural diagram of a bottom door1160according to an embodiment of the present invention;FIG.4is a schematic structural diagram of a bean grinder container1100according to an embodiment of the present invention; andFIG.5is a schematic diagram of a top-view structure of a bean grinder main machine1200according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown inFIG.1, this embodiment discloses a bean grinder1000, including a bean grinder container1100and a bean grinder main machine1200. The bean grinder container1100is detachably connected to the bean grinder main machine1200.

As shown inFIG.1andFIG.2, the bean grinder container1100includes a cup body1110and a cup bottom1180. The cup body1110and the cup bottom1180are fixedly connected through a screw, but are relatively rotatable. A connection assembly1130and a grinding disc1120are disposed below the cup body1110. The grinding disc1120is of an annular structure, and a grinding rib1121is disposed on an inner surface of the grinding disc. The connection assembly1130is fixedly connected to the cup bottom1180through the screw, and the connection assembly1130is slidably connected to the grinding disc1120and provides a sliding space for the grinding disc1120. An adjusting mechanism1140is further disposed below the cup body1110, and the adjusting mechanism1140is in a threaded connection with the grinding disc1120. The grinding disc1120can be controlled to move up and down along a sliding track provided by the connection assembly1130by rotating the adjusting mechanism1140, so as to control the fineness of the grinding powder. The adjusting mechanism1140is fixedly connected to the cup body1110through the screw. The cup body1110and the cup bottom1180are fixedly and rotatably connected through the connection assembly1130, the grinding disc1120, the adjusting mechanism1140, and the screw. The grinding disc1120can be removed from below the cup body1110by detaching the cup bottom1180. A removal handle is formed at a protruding edge below the grinding disc1120, so as to prevent a finger from being cut by the sharp grinding rib1121during removal.

As shown inFIG.2, a cup cavity1111is disposed in the cup body1110for accommodating coffee beans. A relatively sealed grinding channel1112is connected to a lower portion of the cup cavity1111, and the grinding channel1112is in communication with the grinding disc1120. As shown inFIG.3andFIG.4, a bottom door1160is disposed in the grinding channel1112, and the bottom door1160is located above the grinding disc1120. A switch1161is connected to a side face of the bottom door1160, and the switch1161extends to a side wall of the cup bottom1180. A clamp hook1162is disposed above the bottom door1160, and a bottom door bracket1170is fixed in the cup bottom1180. The clamp hook1162is connected to the bottom door bracket1170through a spring, so that automatic closing of the bottom door1160can be controlled. A side arm of the bottom door1160, the switch1161, the clamp hook1162, and the bottom door bracket1170jointly constitute a control mechanism of the bottom door1160. As shown inFIG.5, a clamp rib1210is disposed on a side wall of the bean grinder main machine1200, and is used for toggling the switch1161, so that when the bean grinder container1100is rotatably assembled with the bean grinder main machine1200, the clamp rib1210toggles the switch1161to control the bottom door1160to open.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the switch1161can be opened and closed by means of manual control.

A sealing member1150is disposed at a lower portion of the cup bottom1180. When the bean grinder container1100is rotatably assembled with the bean grinder main machine1200, the sealing member1150is closely attached to the bean grinder main machine1200to prevent coffee powder from spilling.

In this embodiment, a maximum cross-sectional size of the cup bottom1180is 150 mm. In another two embodiments of the present invention, maximum cross-sectional sizes of the cup bottom1180are 40 mm and 200 mm, respectively.

According to the bean grinder1000in this embodiment, when cleaning is performed, the bean grinder container1100is easily removed from the bean grinder main machine1200. In this case, the grinding disc1120is also removed together with the bean grinder container1100, so that the bean grinder container1100and the grinding disc1120are cleaned conveniently and simply. In addition, the bean grinder main machine1200is also easy to clean because the grinding disc1120has been removed there from.

As shown inFIG.6andFIG.7,FIG.6is a schematic structural diagram of a coffee machine20000according to another embodiment of the present invention; andFIG.7is a side sectional view of a coffee machine monomer200according to another embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment discloses a coffee machine20000, including a bean grinder2000and a coffee machine monomer200. A structure of the bean grinder2000is basically the same as that of the bean grinder in the foregoing embodiment.

The coffee machine monomer200includes a water tank210, a heating bin220, a water pump230, a coffee barrel240, and a powder receiving barrel250. The water tank210is connected to the heating bin220through a water pipe, the heating bin220is connected to the water pump230through the water pipe, and the water pump230is connected to a water outlet through the water pipe. The powder receiving barrel250is located at a position of the water outlet, and is detachably connected to the coffee machine monomer200. The coffee barrel240is disposed below the powder receiving barrel250for receiving coffee.

When the coffee machine20000works, bean grinding is first performed by the bean grinder2000, the powder receiving barrel250is moved below a discharge channel of the bean grinder2000, and after the coffee powder is received, the powder receiving barrel is mounted on the coffee machine monomer200, and then the coffee machine monomer200is started to brew the coffee.

According to the coffee machine20000of the present invention, an easy-cleaning effect of the bean grinder2000is basically the same as that of the bean grinder in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention.

What is disclosed above is merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and certainly is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent modifications made in accordance with the claims of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention.