Apparatus for preparing a cup of hot drink

Claim 1

Apparatus for preparing a cup of hot drink comprising a tank for storing hot water, said tank being provided with means for constantly controlling temperature of the hot water contained therein and means for constantly controlling pressure of said hot water; a pipe having one end communicating with said tank for feeding said hot water from said tank; a nozzle connected to said pipe through valve means; a timer connected to said valve means for controlling the operation thereof; a hopper filled with a raw material for preparing said hot drink; powder measuring means connected to the bottom opening of said hopper; a chute connected to the bottom end of said powder measuring means, the outlet opening of said chute being arranged near the outlet of said nozzle; and means for supporting a cup for preparing hot drink beneath said outlet opening of said chute and said outlet opening of said nozzle, said powder measuring means comprising a powder measuring cylinder, upper and lower end openings of which are aligned with the lower end opening of said hopper and upper end opening of said chute, respectively, upper and lower shutters operated for alternately closing and opening said upper and lower end openings of said cylinder, and a rotary disc for driving said shutters through link members, one end thereof being pivotably connected to said shutters respectively and the other end thereof being connected to circumferentially spaced apart points of said disc.