JP6474178B1 - Beverage production system and beverage production method - Google Patents

Abstract

A beverage production system and / or a beverage production method for producing a higher quality beverage such as coffee or tea. An apparatus 300 (200) for warming water to a predetermined temperature, coffee beans C or tea leaves, and a first filter 530 are set, and an extractor 500 for extracting coffee or tea, There is provided a beverage production system 1 including a filling device 400 for supplying hot water from the device 300 to a plurality of positions on one filter 530. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for producing a beverage such as coffee or tea.

  Conventionally, techniques relating to the production of coffee beverages are known. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-18960 (Patent Document 1) discloses a beverage production characterized by electrolyzing or energizing a liquid containing a component extracted from coffee and / or a mixed liquid. A method is disclosed.

JP 2003-18960 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage production system and / or a beverage production method for producing beverages such as higher quality coffee and tea.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for warming water to a predetermined temperature, a coffee bean or tea leaf and a first filter are set, an extractor for extracting coffee or tea, and a first filter A beverage production system is provided comprising a filling device for supplying hot water from the device to a plurality of locations above.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a beverage production system and / or a beverage production method for producing beverages such as higher quality coffee and tea are provided.

It is an image figure which shows the whole structure of the coffee drink manufacturing system 1 concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the coffee beverage manufacturing method using the coffee beverage manufacturing system 1 concerning 1st Embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the whole structure of the coffee drink manufacturing system 1B concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control apparatus 100 concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the coffee beverage manufacturing method using the coffee beverage manufacturing system 1B concerning 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.
[First Embodiment]

  First, the overall configuration of the coffee beverage production system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Referring to FIG. 1, a coffee beverage production system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a stove 200, a first container 300, a filling device 400, a second container 500, and a first container as main components. 3 container 600, bottling device 700, and sterilization device 800.

  The stove 200 warms the first container 300. The stove 200 may be a gas stove, an IH (Induction heating), or the like.

  The first container 300 is an aluminum or iron jogging pan, and boils hot water by heat supplied from the stove 200. In the present embodiment, the first container 300 is heated from water to 93 ° C.

  The filling device 400 supplies hot water from the first container 300 to the second container 500. In the present embodiment, the filling device 400 includes an operation unit 420, a pump 460, a pipe or hose 410 as an output unit, and the like. The operation unit 420 receives a flow rate adjustment command from the user and drives the pump 460. The filling device 400 sucks hot water from the first container 300 through a pipe, a hose 310, and the like, and supplies the hot water to the second container 500 through a pipe, a hose 410, and the like.

The second container 500 is an inching pan made of aluminum or iron, and the first filter 530 is set at the upper end. The first filter 530 is preferably set in a conical shape. For example, the first filter 530 may be a polyester spunbond nonwoven fabric having a basis weight of 50 g / m ² .

  The ground coffee beans C are set in the first filter 530. For example, when manufacturing a coffee drink for 4 liters, about 400 grams of coffee beans C are set. For example, when producing a coffee drink for 16 liters, about 1600 grams of coffee beans C are set. When producing a coffee drink of 16 liters, first, about 800 grams of coffee beans C are set on the first filter 530, extraction is performed for 8 liters, and then the first filter 530 is replaced. Then, about 800 grams of coffee beans C may be set again to extract 8 liters.

  In the present embodiment, the person in charge of coffee manufacture uses a pipe or hose as an output part of the filling device 400 with the other hand while controlling the flow rate via the operation unit 420 of the filling device 400 with one hand. Grab 410 to pour hot water into any point on the first filter 530. For example, in the present embodiment, the person in charge of coffee adjusts the operation unit 420 of the filling device 400 so that the flow rate is about 8 liters in 90 seconds.

  More specifically, in the present embodiment, the inner diameter of the hose 410 on the output side of the filling device 400 is formed to be about 7 mm to 13 mm, more preferably about 8.5 mm to 11 mm. When outputting about 8 liters in 90 seconds, pressurized hot water is ejected from the tip of the hose 310. As a result, the coffee beverage is extracted while the coffee beans C on the first filter 530 are well stirred.

  The third container 600 is an aluminum or iron jogging pan, and the second filter 630 is set on the upper end. As the second filter 630, a filter having finer eyes than the first filter 530 is used. For example, 80 micron flannel cloth or the like can be used for the second filter 630. The coffee beverage stored in the second container 500 is supplied to the third container 600 via a pipe or hose 510. For example, the coffee beverage may be transferred from the second container 500 to the third container 600 by using the pump 520.

  More specifically, the second filter 630 may be finer than the first filter 530, and conversely, the second filter 630 may be used more than the first filter 530. You may use a thing with coarse eyes. However, the first filter 530 is preferably one that smoothly filters the extracted liquid from the ground coffee beans, that is, coffee. For example, the second filter 630 may be made of a material that can be raised more easily than the first filter 530. As a result, fine impurities can be removed from the coffee by the second filter 630 while the extract, that is, the coffee is smoothly filtered by the first filter 530.

  In this embodiment, in order not to impair the flavor of the coffee beverage, when about 5 minutes have passed since the hot water began to be supplied to the first filter 530, that is, the coffee beans C, the manufacturer in charge makes the coffee beans C together with the filter 530. Is removed from the second container 500.

  The coffee beverage that has passed through the second filter 630 is sent to the bottling device 700 via a pipe or hose 610. The person in charge of the operation operates the bottling device 700 to pack the coffee drink from the third container 600 into the jar 900 by a predetermined amount. In addition, if a normal beer bottle or a champagne bottle is used for this bottle 900, it is possible to stimulate purchase. Of course, the coffee beverage may be placed in other shapes such as bottles, PET bottles, paper packs, aluminum cans and other containers.

  The bottle 900 filled with the coffee beverage is placed on the sterilizer 800. For the sterilization apparatus 800, for example, a steamer can be used. In the present embodiment, the sterilization process is performed by maintaining the temperature at 85 ° C. or higher for about 30 minutes. Then, the sterilized bottle 900 is shipped.

  Next, a coffee beverage manufacturing method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the person in charge of manufacturing puts water into the first container 300 and starts heating by the stove 200 (step S102).

  The person in charge of manufacturing sets the first filter 530 in the second container 500, and sets the second filter 630 having a finer mesh than the first filter 530 in the third container 600 (step S104). At this time, the first filter 530 is preferably set so as to have a conical shape.

  Next, the manufacturer in charge sets the ground coffee beans C on the first filter 530 (step S106).

  When the temperature of the water in the first container 300 reaches 93 ° C. (step S108), the person in charge of manufacture controls the operation unit 420 of the filling device 400 by holding the hose 410 from the filling device 400 toward the coffee beans C. By doing so, hot water is sprayed toward the coffee beans C (step S110).

  Thereby, extraction of coffee is started (step S112). Moreover, the filtration of the coffee drink by the first filter 530 is started, and the coffee drink starts to be stored in the second container 500 (step S114).

  When 5 minutes have passed since the hot water supply from the filling device 400 was started, the manufacturer in charge removes the filter 530 from the second container 500 and transfers the coffee beverage in the second container 500 to the third container. It pours on the filter 630 of 600 (step S116). This also removes fine impurities from the coffee beverage. In addition, the structure which pours a coffee drink on the 2nd filter 630 as it is may be sufficient as it passes the 1st filter 530, without storing a coffee drink in the 2nd container 500.

  The person in charge of manufacture bottles the coffee beverage stored in the third container 600 into a beer bottle 900 or champagne glass (step S118). The person in charge of manufacture sterilizes beer bottles and champagne glasses containing coffee drinks using the sterilizer 800 (step S120).

  The person in charge of production moves to the next extraction work of coffee beans.

As described above, in the present embodiment, for example, when producing a coffee beverage of about 4 to 30 liters, it is possible to produce a higher quality coffee beverage or to enclose it in a container.
[Second Embodiment]

  Other devices may execute part or all of the roles of the respective devices of the coffee beverage manufacturing system 1 of the above-described embodiment. For example, the first container 300 and the stove 200 may be one apparatus, and the second container 500 and the third container 600 may be one apparatus. Alternatively, a part or all of the role of each device of the coffee beverage manufacturing system 1 of the above-described embodiment may be executed by a human. Conversely, part or all of the role of the person in charge of manufacturing is performed by a computer or device. May be responsible.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, instead of the person in charge of manufacturing, the control device 100 is used to automatically control the output of the filling device 400, or the hose 410 is used to hold the hose 410. The output position may be automatically controlled.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the control device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 110, a memory 120, an operation unit 140, and a communication interface 160 as main components.

  The CPU 110 controls each unit of the control device 100 and each device of the coffee beverage manufacturing system 1 by executing a program stored in the memory 120.

  The memory 120 is realized by various types of RAM (Random Access Memory), various types of ROM (Read-Only Memory), etc., and may be included in the control device 100, or may be included in various interfaces of the control device 100. It may be detachable or may be a database in another device accessible from the control device 100. The memory 120 stores a program executed by the CPU 110, data generated by executing the program by the CPU 110, various data used for manufacturing other coffee beverages, and the like.

  The operation unit 140 receives a command from a manufacturer or the like and inputs the command to the CPU 110.

  The communication interface 160 transmits data from the CPU 110 to other devices such as the filling device 400 and the bottling device 700. Conversely, the communication interface 160 receives data from another device and passes it to the CPU 110.

  Since it is constituted in this way, in this embodiment, control device 100 performs the following information processing. In the present embodiment, the person in charge of the production puts water in the first container 300 in advance, sets the first filter 530 in the second container 500, and stores the first container 530 in the third container 600. The second filter 630 having finer mesh than the first filter 530 is set, and the ground coffee beans C are set on the first filter 530. Then, when the person in charge of manufacturing inputs an instruction to start coffee beverage production to the operation unit 140 of the control device 100, the control device 100 executes a process as shown in FIG.

  First, the CPU 110 starts heating the first container 300 with the stove 200 via the communication interface 160 (step S202).

  CPU110 acquires the temperature of the water of the 1st container 300 via the communication interface 160, and when the water temperature becomes 93 degreeC (step S208), it will control the filling apparatus 400 and will change the coffee beans C from the hose 410 to it. Hot water is sprayed on (step S210). At this time, it is preferable to change the target position of the hot water ejection by the hose 410 by the gripping device 450.

  Thereby, extraction of coffee is started (step S212). Moreover, the filtration of the coffee drink by the first filter 530 is started, and the coffee drink starts to be stored in the second container 500 (step S214).

  When 3 to 4 minutes have elapsed after the hot water supply from the filling device 400 is started, the CPU 110 opens the plug 511 of the second container 500 via the communication interface 160 and the pump 520 causes the second 511 to be discharged. The coffee beverage in the container 500 is poured onto the second filter 630 (step S216). This also removes fine impurities from the coffee beverage. In addition, the structure which pours a coffee drink on the 2nd filter 630 as it is may be sufficient as it passes the 1st filter 530, without storing a coffee drink in the 2nd container 500.

  The CPU 110 controls the bottling device 700 via the communication interface 160 to bottle the coffee drink stored in the third container 600 into a beer bottle 900 or champagne glass (step S218). The person in charge of manufacture sterilizes beer bottles 900 and champagne glasses containing coffee drinks using sterilizer 800 (step S220).

The person in charge of manufacture removes the first filter 530 from the second container 500 and removes the second filter 630 from the third container 600.
[Third Embodiment]

In the above embodiment, a system for producing a coffee beverage by extracting coffee from crushed coffee beans has been described. However, the manufacturing object is not limited to coffee. That is, the first filter 530 may be set with tea, green tea, herbs, or the like instead of coffee beans. That is, a system for producing a beverage by extracting tea from tea leaves may be used.
[Summary]

  In the above embodiment, the apparatus 300 (200) for warming water to a predetermined temperature, the coffee beans C and the first filter 530 are set, and the extractor 500 for extracting coffee, There is provided a beverage production system 1 including a filling device 400 for supplying hot water from the device 300 to a plurality of positions on one filter 530.

  Or in said embodiment, the apparatus 300 (200) for heating water to predetermined | prescribed temperature, the tea leaf, and the 1st filter 530 are set, the extractor 500 for extracting tea, There is provided a beverage production system 1 including a filling device 400 for supplying hot water from the device 300 to a plurality of positions on one filter 530.

  Preferably, the filling device 400 includes a pump 460 that can adjust the flow rate of hot water from the device 300, and an output unit 410 that can be held by a user and eject hot water to an arbitrary position on the first filter 530. Including.

  Preferably, a filter 600 for filtering coffee or tea output from the extractor 500 with the second filter 630 is further provided.

  Preferably, the beverage production system 1 further includes a bottling apparatus 700 for bottling coffee or tea, and a sterilization apparatus 800 for heating and sterilizing the bottle 900 after bottling.

  Preferably, filling device 400 outputs pressurized hot water.

  In the above embodiment, the step of setting the first filter 530, the step of setting the coffee beans C on the first filter 530, the step of warming water to a predetermined temperature, and the first filter 530 There is provided a beverage manufacturing method comprising: supplying hot water from the filling device 400 to a plurality of upper positions; and storing the coffee filtered by the first filter 530.

  Or in said embodiment, the step which sets the 1st filter 530, the step which sets a tea leaf on the 1st filter 530, the step which warms water to predetermined | prescribed temperature, and the 1st filter 530 There is provided a beverage manufacturing method comprising: supplying hot water from the filling device 400 to a plurality of upper positions; and storing tea filtered by the first filter 530.

  Preferably, supplying the hot water from the filling device 400 to a plurality of positions on the first filter 530 includes adjusting the flow rate of the hot water output from the filling device 400.

  Preferably, the method further comprises filtering the filtered coffee or tea with the second filter 630.

  Preferably, the beverage manufacturing method further includes a step of bottling coffee or tea and a step of heating and sterilizing the bottle 900 after bottling.

  Preferably, in the method for producing a beverage, the step of supplying hot water from the filling device 400 to a plurality of positions on the first filter 530 includes a step of outputting pressurized hot water by the filling device 400.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

1: Coffee beverage production system 1B: Coffee beverage production system 100: Control device 110: CPU
120: Memory 140: Operation unit 160: Communication interface 200: Stove 300: First container (device)
310: hose 400: device 410: hose (output unit)
420: Operation unit 450: Grasping device 460: Pump 500: Second container (extractor)
510: Hose 511: Plug 520: Pump 530: Paper 600: Third container (filter)
610: hose 630: paper 700: bottling apparatus 800: sterilization apparatus 900: beer bottle C: coffee beans

Claims (9)

A device for warming the water to a predetermined temperature;
An extractor for extracting coffee or tea, wherein coffee beans or tea leaves and a first filter are set;
A filling device for supplying hot water from the device to a plurality of positions on the first filter;
The filling device is
A pump capable of adjusting the flow rate of the hot water from the device;
An output unit that is gripped by a user and can eject the hot water to an arbitrary position of the user on the first filter.   The said output part is a drink manufacturing system of Claim 1 comprised with a hose.   The beverage production system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a filter for filtering the coffee or tea output from the extractor with a second filter. A bottling device for bottling the coffee or tea;
The beverage production system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a sterilizer for heating and sterilizing the bottle after bottling.   The beverage production system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the filling device outputs pressurized hot water. Setting a first filter;
Setting coffee beans or tea leaves on the first filter;
Heating the water to a predetermined temperature;
By a user operation, while adjusting the flow rate of the hot water output from the charge Ten apparatus, and supplying the hot water from the filling device to an arbitrary position of the user on the first filter,
Storing coffee or tea filtered by the first filter ,
The step of supplying hot water from the filling device to an arbitrary position of the user on the first filter includes a step in which a user grasps a hose for ejecting the hot water and causes the hot water to be ejected to an arbitrary position. Production method. The beverage production method according to claim 6 , further comprising the step of filtering the filtered coffee or tea with a second filter. Bottling the coffee or tea;
The method for producing a beverage according to claim 6 or 7 , further comprising a step of heating and sterilizing the bottle after bottling. Supplying hot water from the filling device to a plurality of locations on said first filter includes a step of outputting the hot water the filling device is pressurized, to any one of claims 6 8 The method for producing a beverage according to the description.

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