Milk foamer
AssigneeUCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd.
InventorsHuan Jin, Wanquan Liu, Masaaki Origane, Teruaki Taguchi, Hideaki Kishi
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Abstract
The present invention provides a milk foamer that implements simplification of a configuration of a cup lid, and reduces contamination and corrosion to a drive mechanism or a junction. A milk foamer includes a base body 1, a cup body 2 placed on the base body 1, a cup lid 3 placed on the cup body 2, and a stirring mechanism 5 configured to stir milk in the cup body 2, wherein the stirring mechanism 5 includes a stirring head 50 and a shaft 51 for supporting the stirring head 50, and a magnetic drive mechanism configured to magnetically drive the stirring head 50 is provided to the base body 1.
Claims14
A milk foamer comprising:
- a base body;
- a cup body placed on the base body;
- a cup lid placed on the cup body;
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- a stirring mechanism configured to stir milk in the cup body, wherein the stirring mechanism includes a stirring head and a shaft for supporting the stirring head, and a magnetic drive mechanism configured to magnetically drive the stirring head is provided to the base body;
- wherein the stirring head includes a first permanent magnet group disposed at equal intervals along a circumferential direction of rotation, and wherein the magnetic drive mechanism includes a second permanent magnet group disposed opposite to the first permanent magnet group, and an actuator for rotating the second permanent magnet group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.