JP2010075595A - Coffee beverage manufacturing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coffee beverage manufacturing apparatus capable of announcing a period for abandoning an extraction scum in a scum reception member in response to an extraction state. <P>SOLUTION: The coffee beverage manufacturing apparatus 1 extracts coffee beverage by using the grounds of coffee beans ground to be in a prescribed particle size and hot water, and abandons the extraction scum D to the scum reception member 8. The coffee beverage manufacturing apparatus includes a controller C for counting the extraction times of the coffee beverage and prohibiting the extraction by the prescribed times. The controller C includes a check lamp 11B for changing an on/off interval as a display means for displaying information concerning the extraction times. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a coffee beverage production apparatus that extracts coffee beverage using ground coffee beans and hot water of coffee beans pulverized to a predetermined particle size and discards the extracted culm in a candy receiving member.

  A conventional coffee beverage manufacturing apparatus supplies ground coffee beans crushed to a predetermined particle size to an extraction chamber having a pressure-resistant structure, and allows the ground beans to pass through a predetermined hot water pressurized by a pump. To extract the coffee liquor. Usually, elution of coffee components is promoted by using hot water at the time of extraction of ground beans, and hot water penetrates into the ground bean structure by supplying such hot water under pressure, That is, espresso coffee is obtained.

  In this case, the ground beans used for the extraction of the coffee liquor are compressed in the cylinder used for the extraction of the coffee liquor as an extraction basket after the extraction of the coffee liquor, the residual liquid is removed and the cylinder is moved. By rotating, it is dropped on the basket receiving member and discarded. As a result, the ground beans for the next coffee extraction are thrown into the cylinder by rotating the cylinder again after discarding the extractor.

For this reason, the coffee brewing member is discarded and stored every time the coffee extraction operation is performed.
JP 2005-245498 A

  However, the amount of extracted soot that can be received in the soot receiving member is limited. Generally, the bottle receiving member is designed to receive 35 cups of extracted rice cake. For this reason, when the extraction operation is performed for the predetermined number of times of extraction culm acceptance limit, it becomes impossible to perform an appropriate operation of discarding the culm. By detecting this when the operation of disposing of the koji becomes impossible, extraction of all coffee liquids was prohibited thereafter.

  As a result, the coffee liquid cannot be extracted unless the extraction basket in the cup receiving member is discarded to the outside. For example, such a situation is likely to occur during a time when there is a large demand for extraction of coffee liquid (busy time period), but if this situation occurs, the subsequent extraction of coffee liquid cannot be performed. Although the store clerk is in a busy time zone, he / she is forced to dispose of the extraction basket in the basket receiving member.

  Therefore, it is conceivable that the store clerk etc. performs the work of disposing of the extracted soot inside the scissor receiving member before the busy time period, but in general, the scissor receiving member can see the extracted soot from the customer. Since it is provided in a state of being concealed inside the main body in order to prevent it, the work is forced even when there is almost no extracted soot in the scissor receiving member.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the conventional technical problems, and provides a coffee beverage production apparatus capable of notifying the disposal time of the extracted mash in the candy receiving member according to the extraction situation. .

  The coffee beverage production apparatus of the present invention extracts a coffee beverage using ground coffee beans and hot water of coffee beans pulverized to a predetermined particle size, and disposes the extracted culm in a straw receiving member, and extracts the coffee beverage A control device that counts the number of times and prohibits extraction at a predetermined number of times is provided, and the control device includes a display unit that can display information on the number of times of extraction.

  A coffee beverage production apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is to extract a coffee beverage using ground coffee beans and hot water of coffee beans pulverized to a predetermined particle size, and to dispose the extracted mash in a straw receiving member. A control device is provided that counts the number of beverage extractions and prohibits the extraction at a predetermined number of times, and this control device is in a case where the number of extractions approaches the predetermined number of times before a preset time or time zone A predetermined soot disposal warning output is generated.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned invention, the control device determines a time or time zone with a high extraction frequency based on the coffee beverage extraction history, and at a time point before the time or time zone. When the number of extractions approaches the predetermined number, a soot disposal warning output is generated.

  According to the present invention, in a coffee beverage manufacturing apparatus that extracts coffee beverage using ground coffee beans and hot water of coffee beans that have been crushed to a predetermined particle size and discards the brewed rice cake in a cup receiving member, A control device that counts and prohibits extraction at a predetermined number of times is provided. The control device includes a display unit that can display information about the number of extractions, thereby displaying information about the number of extractions on the display unit. Before the extraction is prohibited when the number of extractions reaches a predetermined number, it becomes possible to notify the amount of the extracted soot discarded in the soot receiving member.

  Thereby, the user can grasp | ascertain the disposal time of the extraction soot in a coffin receiving member based on the information regarding the frequency | count of extraction displayed by a display means, without confirming the inside of a coffin receiving member directly. Thereby, before the extraction is prohibited when the number of extractions reaches a predetermined number, the extraction basket discarded in the basket receiving member can be discarded outside according to the use situation, and the convenience is improved. be able to.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the coffee beverage production apparatus for extracting the coffee beverage using the ground coffee beans and hot water of the coffee beans pulverized to a predetermined particle size, A control device that counts the number of extractions and prohibits the extraction at a predetermined number of times is provided. This control device has a predetermined number when the number of extractions approaches the predetermined number of times before a preset time or time zone. Therefore, the user does not directly check the inside of the bag receiving member, but the user can check the inside of the bag receiving member by generating the bag disposal warning output before a preset time or time zone. It is possible to ascertain whether or not there is a need to dispose of the extracted rice cake.

  As a result, when a soot disposal warning output is generated at a time before a preset time or time zone, the set soot time or time zone can be smoothly discarded by discarding the soot extracted in the soot receiving member smoothly. In this case, it is possible to avoid the disadvantage that the number of extractions reaches a predetermined number and the extraction is prohibited.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 3, in the above invention, the control device is a time or a time zone in which a coffee discard warning output is required based on the coffee beverage extraction history, for example, a time or time zone with a high extraction frequency. If the number of extractions approaches the predetermined number of times before the time or time zone, the user may It is possible to dispose of the extracted soot that has been discarded in the soot receiving member at the point of time.

  In particular, the control device determines a time or time zone with a high extraction frequency based on the coffee beverage extraction history, and determines whether or not to generate a coffee discard warning output at a time before the time or time zone. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that extraction is prohibited because the number of extractions reaches a predetermined number in a busy time period without setting the time and time period in advance.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a coffee beverage production apparatus 1 of the present invention, a front view of the coffee beverage production apparatus 1 of FIG. 2 with the front door 4 opened, and FIG. 3 is an internal schematic configuration diagram of the coffee beverage production apparatus 1. Show.

  The coffee beverage production apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is configured by a main body 6 having a beverage pouring nozzle 2 for discharging a beverage such as coffee liquid and a hot water pouring nozzle 3 for discharging only hot water on the front surface. Below these nozzles 2 and 3, a cup support 7 on which a cup for receiving the poured coffee liquid or the like is placed is provided. The front surface of the main body 6 is closed by a front door 4 so as to be freely opened and closed. On the front surface of the front door 4, a plurality of beverage selection buttons 5 for selecting the type of beverage to be discharged and hot water for discharging only hot water. A selection button 10 is provided.

  In addition, a display unit 11 including a sellable lamp 11A, an inspection lamp 11B, and the like is provided on the front upper portion of the front door 4. The inspection lamp 11B constitutes display means that can display information on the number of extractions as will be described in detail later. For example, information on the number of extractions can be displayed by changing the blinking interval. This constitutes a soot disposal warning output means.

  Further, in FIG. 1, 8 is a cradle receiving member that accepts the residue used for the extraction of the coffee liquid and that can be pulled out forward, and 9 is a bean storage container that stores the coffee beans. A cup sensor 12 for detecting the presence or absence of a cup is provided on both sides of the main body 6 located below the pouring nozzles 2 and 3 and above the cup support 7. 2 shows a state in which the hook receiving member 8 is pulled out and removed, and the hook receiving member 8 can be stored in a hook receiving member receiving portion 8A formed at the lower part of the main body 6. .

  Here, with reference to FIG.2 and FIG.3, the internal structure of the coffee beverage manufacturing apparatus 1 is demonstrated. The coffee beverage production apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes a hot water tank 40, a pump (gear pump) 41 attached to the bottom of the hot water tank 40, and the coffee extractor 13 in the main body 6. In addition, in this embodiment, not only coffee beverages obtained by extracting coffee liquid from ground beans as will be described in detail later, but also beverages obtained by mixing and stirring powder materials and hot water as beverage materials are provided. Make it possible. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, in the main body 6, a powder raw material storage container 43 for storing the powder raw material and a predetermined amount of powder raw material discharged from the powder raw material storage container 43 and a predetermined amount of hot water are mixed and stirred. A powdered beverage generating unit 44 for generating beverages is provided. In addition, in a present Example, the detail about the production | generation structure of the powdered drink produced | generated from the said powder raw material is abbreviate | omitted.

  The hot water tank 40 is a tank that can store several liters of drinking water, and a heater (not shown) that heats and holds the stored drinking water at, for example, + 97 ° C. is provided therein. A pump 41 provided at the bottom of the hot water tank 40 is a pump that pressurizes and discharges hot water in the hot water tank 40, and a flow meter 14 and a hot water supply side electromagnetic valve 15 are provided at the discharge port of the pump 41. Are connected to a hot water supply side pipe 16, and the other end of the hot water supply side pipe 16 is connected to a coffee extractor 13.

  The hot water supply side pipe 16 is connected to a circulation pipe 18 provided with a circulation electromagnetic valve 17 that is located between the flow meter 14 and the hot water supply side electromagnetic valve 15 and constitutes a circulation path. The other end of the circulation pipe 18 is connected to the hot water tank 40. Further, a bypass pipe 19 is connected to the circulation pipe 18 and is connected between the circulation solenoid valve 17 and the hot water tank 40 and connected to the pump 41. The bypass pipe 19 is provided with a relief valve 21 for returning the hot water in the pump 41 to the hot water tank 40.

  The hot water supply side pipe 16 is connected with a hot water discharge pipe 26 located between the hot water side solenoid valve 15 and the coffee extractor 13 and having one end opened to the outside. The hot water discharge pipe 26 is provided with a residual liquid relief valve 27 for controlling discharge of residual liquid in the coffee extractor 13 and the extraction side pipe 24 described later.

  On the other hand, the bean storage container 9 is installed above the coffee extractor 13. Below the bean storage container 9, there is provided a coffee mill 22 for pulverizing the coffee beans stored in the bean storage container 9 to a predetermined particle size by a grinding blade (not shown) that rotates at high speed. Below 22, a chute 23 for storing the coffee powder crushed in the coffee mill 22 in the coffee extractor 13 is provided. The lower part of the coffee extractor 13 is connected to an extraction side pipe 24 constituting a coffee liquid extraction path. The extraction side pipe 24 has a cock portion 24A for controlling the discharge of the extracted coffee liquid. It is installed. The coffee liquid nozzle 2 is connected to the extraction side pipe 24 downstream of the cock portion 24A. As a result, the coffee liquid can be poured into a cup (not shown) arranged on the cup support 7.

  In addition, sugar and cream are injected into the cup at the request of the purchaser along with the injection of coffee liquid, but the illustration and description of these supply systems are omitted. Further, when the ground beans are supplied from the coffee mill 22 to the chute 23, weighing is performed by a measuring device, but these are also not shown.

  Next, the configuration of the coffee extractor 13 will be described with reference to the internal configuration diagram of the coffee extractor 13 of FIG. The coffee extractor 13 filters the coffee liquid extracted by exposing the ground beans supplied from the coffee mill 22 via the chute 23 to hot water using a filter based on the negative pressure. The coffee extractor 13 is sandwiched between a cylinder 31 movably provided based on an elevating mechanism, which will be described later, a chamber portion 32 that is in close contact with the cylinder 31 to form a coffee extraction portion, and the cylinder 31 and the chamber portion 32. A paper filter 33 that filters the mixture of hot water and ground beans received by the coffee extraction unit, a paper roll 33A composed of an unused paper filter 33, and a paper roll formed by winding up the used paper filter 33 33B, a transport roller 33C for transporting the paper filter 33, an extraction side pipe 24 formed of an elastic material such as a fluororesin tube for delivering coffee liquid from the coffee extraction unit, a cam driven by a motor, and an eccentricity of the cam A closing member for deforming the extraction side pipe 24 based on the amount And has a cock portion 24A of the extraction pipe 24 is closed by causing to press elastically deformed, sediment receiving member 8 which receives the extracted grounds after coffee extraction.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the paper filter 33 is disposed between the chamber 32 </ b> A provided in the chamber portion 32 by the two rolls R and the cylinder 31. The upper portion of the chamber 32A is formed in a deformed V shape. The cylinder 31 is formed to be movable up and down along the illustrated guide grooves 31A and 31B, and is formed in an inverted triangular shape that can be in close contact with the upper portion of the chamber 32A. An elevating mechanism is provided on the back surface. In the drawing, the cock portion 24A shows a state where the extraction side pipe 24 is blocked. In this state, the coffee liquid is not sent downstream of the cock portion 24A.

  FIG. 5 shows the raising / lowering mechanism of the cylinder 31 from the back side of the cylinder 31, and on the back side of the coffee brewing machine 13, a base 34 that supports the cylinder 31 and a raising / lowering motor 35 that generates a driving force for raising and lowering the base 34. The drive gear 36 attached to the rotary shaft of the lift motor 35, the rotation amount detection plate 37 having a notch-shaped detection portion 37A for detecting the rotation amount of the rotary shaft of the lift motor 35, and the drive gear 36 are rotated. The gear 38 has an engaging protrusion 38A that engages with the base 34. The engaging protrusion 38A is accommodated in a guide groove 34A formed in the base 34.

  The detection unit 37A is detected by an optical sensor (not shown) including a pair of light emitting elements and light receiving elements. In the detection unit 37A, light is incident on the light receiving element from the light emitting element, and an output pulse is generated by being shielded in the other part. Therefore, the rotation amount of the gear 38 can be detected based on the pulse count value.

  In FIG. 5, the gear 38 rotates clockwise based on the counterclockwise rotation of the elevating motor 35, and as a result, the engagement protrusion 38A moves rightward in the guide groove 34A, thereby raising the base 34. Let Further, it rotates counterclockwise based on the clockwise rotation of the elevating motor 35, whereby the engaging protrusion 38A moves leftward in the guide groove 34A, thereby lowering the base 34.

  Further, the coffee beverage production apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes a control device C shown in FIG. 6, and this control device C has a memory 48 for storing programs and data, a timer 49 for generating a clock signal, and the clock. A CPU 50 that operates based on the signal and the program is provided. Further, on the input side of the control device C, a temperature sensor 46 for detecting the temperature in the hot water tank 40, a flow meter 14, various selection buttons 5 and 10 provided on the front door 4, a cup sensor 12, coffee extraction The detection unit 37A of the rotation amount detection plate 37 of the machine 13 and the control panel 45 provided inside the main body 6 are connected. Further, on the output side, the pump 41, the hot water supply side solenoid valve 15, the circulation solenoid valve 17, the relief valve 21, the residual liquid relief valve 27, the cock portion 24A lifting motor 35, the sale enable lamp 11A and the inspection lamp as described above. It is assumed that the display unit 11 including 11B is connected and controlled based on the output of the control device C.

  Next, operation | movement of the coffee beverage manufacturing apparatus 1 of a present Example is demonstrated. In addition, before operation of the drink selection button 5 is performed, it is assumed that all the solenoid valves are not energized and are closed or allowed to flow hot water above a certain pressure. First, when the operator operates one of the beverage selection buttons 5 provided on the main body 6, an extraction start input is performed to the control device C.

  As a result, the control device C opens the circulation solenoid valve 17 and executes a pipe temperature raising step for performing the low speed operation of the pump 41 for a predetermined time, in this embodiment, 4 seconds. Thereby, the hot water in the hot water tank 40 is sent to the circulation solenoid valve 17 and the circulation pipe 18 constituting the circulation path by the pump 41 via the hot water supply side pipe 16. Then, hot water staying in the hot water supply side pipe 16 positioned between the pump 41 and the hot water supply side electromagnetic valve 15 is pumped to the circulation pipe 18 via the circulation electromagnetic valve 17 and returned to the hot water tank 40. Thereby, the hot water supply side piping 16 positioned between the pump 41 and the hot water supply side electromagnetic valve 15 can be heated with hot water of about + 90 ° C. to + 95 ° C. supplied from the hot water tank 40.

  After the predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the pipe temperature raising step, the control device C stops the operation of the pump 41, then closes the circulation electromagnetic valve 17 and ends the pipe temperature raising step. In this case, in this embodiment, the hot water supply side solenoid valve 15 provided in the hot water supply side pipe 16 adjacent to the circulation solenoid valve 17 is not energized and allows the hot water to flow at a certain pressure or higher. It is supposed to be in a state to do.

  On the other hand, the coffee extractor 13 is placed in a sales standby state for the next sale after the end of the previous coffee liquid supply process. That is, in the sales standby state, as shown in FIG. 7, the cylinder 31 is disposed at the upper limit position, and the paper filter 33 is provided so that the unused portion is positioned in the chamber portion 32A. The cock portion 24A opens the extraction side pipe 24.

  In this state, as described above, when one of the beverage selection buttons 5 provided on the main body 6 is operated to input an extraction start to the control device C, as shown in FIG. In addition, the cylinder 31 is lowered in the direction of the arrow and is in close contact with the chamber 32A with the paper filter 33 interposed therebetween. This forms a coffee extraction section.

  When the coffee extraction unit is formed, as shown in FIG. 9, the control device C rotates the cock unit 24 </ b> A to close the extraction side pipe 24. Next, the coffee beans in the bean storage container 9 are crushed in advance in the coffee mill 22 and supplied to the cylinder 31 through the chute 23 in a state of being ground beans. Thereafter, when the supply of the ground beans is completed, the supply-side electromagnetic valve 15 is opened and the pump 41 is driven. As a result, hot water heated to about + 90 ° C. to + 95 ° C. is supplied to the cylinder 31. The amount of hot water supplied here is an amount that allows moisture to penetrate into the ground beans, and the supply of hot water is stopped when a predetermined amount of hot water is supplied.

  Thereafter, the control device C rotates the cock portion 24A to open the extraction side pipe 24, and sucks the mixture of ground beans and hot water received in the coffee extraction unit based on the negative pressure acting on the extraction side pipe 24. . As a result, the coffee liquid filtered by the paper filter 33 in the coffee extraction unit is discharged from the beverage dispensing nozzle 2 via the extraction side pipe 24. When the extraction side pipe 24 is opened, hot water is intermittently supplied to the coffee extraction unit by the supply side solenoid valve 15 and the pump 41, so that the extraction operation is executed so that coffee extraction proceeds with an appropriate amount of hot water.

  Further, immediately before the hot water is supplied to the cylinder 31 via the hot water supply side pipe 16, the control device C operates the pump 41 for a predetermined period of time, and supplies the hot water whose temperature in the pump 41 has decreased to the bypass pipe 19 and the relief valve 21. Then, the hot water is returned to the hot water tank 40, and the operation of pumping new hot water to the hot water supply side pipe 16 is performed. And the control apparatus C once stops the exchange of the hot water in the pump 41, and closes the relief valve 21. By supplying hot water from the hot water supply side pipe 16 to the cylinder 13 with the relief valve 21 closed, higher temperature and high pressure hot water can be supplied.

  And the control apparatus C raises the cylinder 31 to the arrow direction in the state in which the negative pressure is acting on the extraction side piping 24. FIG. The chamber 32A adsorbs the ground bean extraction pod D on the paper filter 33 based on the negative pressure, and squeezes the coffee liquid in the pod by packing the extracted pod D based on the ascending operation of the cylinder 31. Thereby, the coffee liquid in the cylinder 31 is sent to the extraction side pipe 24 and the ground beans are compressed.

  Thereafter, the control device C shifts to the disposal operation of the extraction tub, releases the negative pressure of the extraction side pipe 24 and drives the transport roller 33C to remove the used paper filter 33 from the chamber portion 32 together with the extraction tub D. To do. The extracted soot D is discharged to the adjacent soot receiving member 8 based on the movement of the paper filter 33. The used paper filter 33 is wound around a paper roll 33B. As a result, after discarding the extraction basket D, a new paper filter 33 is installed below the cylinder 31, and the control device C finishes one sales operation and extracts it to the built-in memory 48. Count the number of times once. The control device C counts the number of extractions each time the extraction operation as described above is performed, and stores it in the memory 48.

  Here, the control device C allows the amount of the extracted soot that can be received in the soot receiving member 8 in advance, specifically, the extracted soot in the soot receiving member 8 without being discarded to the outside. The extraction limit number of times that can be accepted is set. In the present embodiment, the soot receiving member 8 can accept the soot extracted by the extraction operation for 50 times, and the extraction limit number is set to 50 times.

  As described above, the control device C counts the number of extractions every time an extraction operation is performed, and the inspection lamp 11B of the display unit 11 provided on the front door 4 based on the cumulative number of extractions stored in the memory 48. (Display means that can display the above table regarding the number of extractions. 滓 Discard warning output means) is turned on / off.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, the control device C has almost no inside of the collar receiving member 8 when the number of times of cumulative extraction stored in the memory 48 is 0 to 9 times (predetermined number of times of low cumulative extraction). Since the extracted soot is not received, the inspection lamp 11B is turned off.

  Then, by repeating the extraction operation, when the cumulative number of extractions stored in the memory 48 is 10 to 19 times (predetermined total number of extractions), a predetermined amount of extraction rods are stored in the rod receiving member 8. Is accepted, the control device C causes the inspection lamp 11B to blink at a relatively long blinking interval (lights for 1 second after turning off for 4 seconds).

  Further, when the extraction operation is repeated and the number of times of cumulative extraction stored in the memory 48 is 20 to 29 times (predetermined cumulative number of times of extraction), a larger amount than before is stored in the scissor receiving member 8. The control device C causes the inspection lamp 11B to blink at a blinking interval shorter than before (lights for 1 second after being turned off for 3 seconds).

  Similarly, when the extraction operation is repeated and the number of times of cumulative extraction stored in the memory 48 is 30 to 39 times (predetermined cumulative number of times of extraction), a certain amount of amount is stored in the rod receiving member 8. Assuming that the extracted soot is received, the control device C causes the inspection lamp 11B to blink at a blinking interval shorter than before (lights for 1 second after turning off for 2 seconds).

  Furthermore, when the extraction operation is repeated, the number of times of cumulative extraction stored in the memory 48 is 40 to 49 times (predetermined number of high cumulative extraction times), and the acceptance limit amount is set in the scissor receiving member 8. Assuming that a near amount of extracted soot is received, the control device C causes the inspection lamp 11B to blink at a short blinking interval (lights for 1 second after turning off for 1 second). When the next extraction operation is performed, the cumulative number of extractions stored in the memory 48 reaches the extraction limit number. Therefore, the control device C continuously lights the inspection lamp 11B, and thereafter prohibits all extraction operations. The disposal of the extracted soot in the soot receiving member 8 is promoted. Note that when the extracted soot in the scissor receiving member 8 is discarded to the outside, the control panel 45 performs an operation of resetting the total number of extractions.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the control device C controls the lighting / extinguishing of the inspection lamp 11B, and shortens the blinking interval as the cumulative extraction number approaches the extraction limit number, thereby making the coffee beverage production device 1 concerned. It becomes possible to inform the user, such as a store clerk, of the amount of extracted soot that is discarded by the soot receiving member 8 before the extraction is prohibited when the cumulative number of times of extraction reaches a predetermined number of times of extraction.

  Accordingly, the user can determine the amount of the extracted soot discarded in the scissor receiving member 8 by changing the blinking interval of the inspection lamp 11B without directly checking the inside of the scissor receiving member 8, and discarding the waste. It becomes possible to grasp the time. Accordingly, before the extraction is prohibited when the number of extraction times reaches the extraction limit number, it is possible to efficiently prompt the user to discard the extraction basket discarded in the basket receiving member 8 to the outside. Therefore, the user can dispose of the extracted soot discarded in the scissor receiving member 8 in accordance with the use situation, and can improve convenience. In addition, in the time of continuous sales such as busy hours, it is possible to effectively avoid the inconvenience that prohibits extraction due to the number of extractions reaching the extraction limit number of times, and to provide a stable coffee beverage Is possible.

  In addition to this, the control panel 45 may be able to set in advance a time or a time zone in which extraction of many coffee beverages is expected in a short time. For example, depending on the location where the coffee beverage production apparatus 1 is installed, a lunch time zone, a break time zone such as a workplace, or the like becomes a busy time zone in which the number of coffee beverages sold increases. Therefore, the busy time zone is set in advance by the control panel 45 as a time or a time zone in which extraction of many coffee drinks is expected in a short time.

  As a result, the control device C sets the number of extractions currently stored in the memory 48 to the predetermined number when the time (eg, a predetermined time before (eg, 10 minutes)) before the set time or time zone. It is determined whether or not it is approaching (for example, whether or not the number of remaining extractions is within a predetermined number such as 10 until the extraction limit number). The extraction waste disposal warning output in the member 8 is generated.

  At this time, the predetermined number of times is not limited to the above extraction limit number, and may be an extraction number that can be arbitrarily set. For example, it is desirable that the number of extractions be greater than the number of extractions at a time or time period in which extraction of many coffee beverages is expected in a short time.

  As a result, the user can extract the inside of the bowl receiving member 8 by the occurrence of the bowl discard warning output at a time before a preset time or time zone without opening the inside of the bowl receiving member 8 and directly confirming it. It is possible to ascertain whether there is a need for waste disposal.

  As a result, if a soot disposal warning output is generated at a time before a preset time or time zone, the set soot time or time can be obtained by smoothly discarding the soot extracted in the soot receiving member 8. In the belt, it is possible to avoid the disadvantage that the number of extractions reaches the extraction limit number and the extraction is prohibited. Therefore, the extraction is prohibited at the time and time zone when extraction (sale) of many coffee beverages is expected, and the inconvenience that it becomes impossible to provide coffee beverages thereafter can be effectively avoided, and smooth coffee during busy hours can be avoided. It is possible to provide a beverage.

  In the above-described embodiment, the time or time zone set for performing the soot disposal warning output can be set in advance by the control panel 45, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, based on the daily coffee beverage extraction frequency distribution (sales frequency distribution) stored in the memory 48, the control device C generates a coffee discard warning output from the number of extractions at the time or time period when coffee beverage extraction is expected. Determine the required time or time zone. Whether the number of extractions currently stored in the memory 48 is close to the predetermined number of times before the determined time or time zone (for example, a predetermined time before (for example, 10 minutes before)). If it is determined whether or not it is approaching, the inspection lamp 11B may be turned on to generate an extraction soot disposal warning output in the soot receiving member 8.

  For example, the number of extractions is 6 times in the AM 7:00 range of the previous day (6 times of cumulative extraction times), the number of extraction times is 12 in the AM 8:00 range (18 times of cumulative extraction times), and the number of extraction times is 9:00 AM. If the number of extractions is 27 times (the total number of extraction times is 45 times) and AM is 10:00, the number of extractions reaches 50 times at the time of AM 10:00. The extraction of the coffee beverage expected in the time zone will be reduced by five times.

  In this case, the control device C can discard the extracted soot received in the scissor receiving member 8 at an appropriate timing by executing the output of the extracted soot discard warning at the end of AM9: 00. Become.

  In this way, the control device C determines the time or time zone in which the coffee discard warning output is required based on the coffee beverage extraction history, for example, the time or time zone with a high extraction frequency, and the time or time zone. If the number of extractions is approaching the predetermined number as described above at an earlier time point, the user can receive a defect at a point in time prior to the time or time period when the extraction frequency is high by generating a defect disposal warning output. It becomes possible to dispose of the extracted soot discarded in the member 8 to the outside.

  In particular, the control device C determines the time or time zone when the coffee discard warning output is required based on the coffee beverage extraction history, and generates the coffee discard warning output before the time or the time zone. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the number of extractions reaches the extraction limit number in the busy time period and the extraction is prohibited without setting the time and the time period in advance.

It is a front view of the coffee drink manufacturing apparatus of a present Example. It is a front view of the state which opened the front door of the coffee drink manufacturing apparatus. It is an internal schematic block diagram of a coffee drink manufacturing apparatus. It is an internal block diagram of a coffee extractor. It is an internal block diagram of a coffee extractor. It is an electrical block diagram of a control apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a coffee extractor. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a coffee extractor. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a coffee extractor. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a coffee extractor. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a coffee extractor. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of a coffee extractor.

Explanation of symbols

C Control Device D Extraction Bottle 1 Coffee Beverage Production Device 2 Beverage Pouring Nozzle 3 Hot Water Pouring Nozzle 4 Front Door 5 Beverage Selection Button 6 Main Body 7 Cup Support Base 8 Cup Receiving Member 9 Bean Storage Container 10 Hot Water Selection Button 11 Display 11A Sellable lamp 11B Inspection lamp (display means, waste disposal warning output means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Coffee extractor 15 Hot water supply side solenoid valve 16 Hot water supply side piping 22 Coffee mill 23 Chute 24 Extraction side piping 24A Cock part 31 Cylinder 32 Chamber part 32A Chamber 33, 33A, 33B Paper filter 33C Conveyance roller 40 Hot water tank 41 Pump 43 Powder raw material Storage container 44 Powdered beverage generation unit 45 Control panel 46 Temperature sensor 48 Memory 49 Timer 50 CPU

Claims (3)

In a coffee beverage production apparatus for extracting coffee beverages using ground coffee beans and hot water of coffee beans pulverized to a predetermined particle size, and discarding the extracted culm in a bowl receiving member,
A control device that counts the number of extractions of the coffee beverage and prohibits extraction at a predetermined number of times,
The control apparatus comprises a display means capable of displaying information relating to the number of extractions. In a coffee beverage production apparatus for extracting coffee beverages using ground coffee beans and hot water of coffee beans pulverized to a predetermined particle size, and discarding the extracted culm in a bowl receiving member,
A control device that counts the number of extractions of the coffee beverage and prohibits extraction at a predetermined number of times,
The control device generates a predetermined waste disposal warning output when the number of extractions approaches the predetermined number of times before a preset time or time zone, .   The control device determines a time or time zone with a high extraction frequency based on the extraction history of the coffee beverage, and when the number of extractions approaches the predetermined number of times before the time or time zone, The coffee beverage production apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the coffee discard warning output is generated.

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