JP2018122909A - Beverage supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage supply device capable of supplying a beverage to a user even when an electric power is interrupted.SOLUTION: A beverage supply device comprises: a beverage intake part 22 for taking in a beverage from a beverage bottle 6 placed on a bottle placement part; a tip 11a of a supply nozzle 11 for delivering the beverage for use by a user; normal temperature water supply piping 26 (including the supply nozzle 11) including a normal temperature water solenoid valve 27 for guiding the beverage taken in from the beverage intake part 22 to the tip 11a of the supply nozzle 11; bypass piping 80 connected to the normal temperature water supply pipe 26 so as to bypass the solenoid valve 27; and a ball valve 81 provided in the bypass piping 80.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage supply apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a beverage supply device that supplies a beverage (for example, water) taken from a beverage bottle is known. The beverage supply device includes a housing in which a beverage bottle can be placed or built in, and a storage tank that is accommodated in the housing and stores the beverage taken from the beverage bottle at a predetermined temperature. ing. The beverage stored in the storage tank flows through the supply pipe and is supplied from a water outlet that discharges the beverage for use by the user.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a beverage supply device in which a supply pipe is provided with an on-off valve that adjusts a water discharge state of a beverage from a water discharge portion. In this beverage supply apparatus, the opening / closing valve is constituted by an electromagnetic valve, and the electromagnetic valve is controlled to open / close by a control board.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a drainage structure for an on-off valve.

JP 2013-95497 A JP-A-2015-129541

  However, in the method of adjusting the water discharge state of the beverage from the water discharge portion by the electric open / close valve that is electrically opened / closed, it is used when the power supplied to the beverage supply device is interrupted, for example, during a power outage There is a problem that a person cannot get a drink.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this situation, The objective provides the drink supply apparatus which can supply a drink to a user, even when electric power is interrupted | blocked.

  In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a beverage intake unit that is arranged below a bottle placement unit and takes in a beverage from a beverage bottle placed on the bottle placement unit, and a beverage for use by a user. A water supply part that discharges water, an electric on-off valve that is electrically driven to open and close, a supply pipe that leads the beverage taken from the beverage intake part to the water supply part, and a bypass that is connected to the supply pipe so as to bypass the electric on-off valve Provided is a beverage supply device having a pipe and a manual on-off valve provided in a bypass pipe and opened and closed by a manual opening and closing operation.

  Here, in the present invention, the supply pipe discharges water from a normal temperature water supply pipe that guides the beverage taken from the beverage intake section to the water discharge section at room temperature, and a cooling tank that stores the beverage taken from the beverage intake section in a cooled state. A cold water supply pipe that guides the beverage to the water supply section, and a hot water supply pipe that guides the beverage from the heating tank that stores the beverage taken in from the beverage intake section to the water discharge section. It is preferable to be disposed in the water supply pipe.

  Further, in the present invention, a water supply space is provided on the front side of the housing forming the apparatus main body and has a depth in the back direction of the housing, and the water supply space has a depth above the water supply space. It is partitioned by an inclined wall portion that inclines toward the direction, and an opening for operation that penetrates the inside and outside of the housing is provided on the back end side of the inclined wall portion. It is preferable that it is arrange | positioned inside the inside facing the opening part for operation.

  According to the present invention, by opening the manual on-off valve, it is possible to supply a beverage from the water outlet even if the electric on-off valve is not switched to the open state. Thereby, even if it is the situation where electric power is interrupted | blocked by generation | occurrence | production of a power failure etc. and an electrically operated on-off valve does not drive open / close, a user can utilize a drink.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on this embodiment The figure which shows typically the internal structure of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows roughly the piping structure of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows typically the principal part of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows typically the principal part of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, the beverage supply apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the beverage supply device 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating the internal configuration of the beverage supply device 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a piping configuration of the beverage supply device 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a main part of the beverage supply device 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a main part of the beverage supply device 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The beverage supply device 1 according to the present embodiment is a device that heats or cools a beverage to a predetermined temperature or supplies the beverage as it is at room temperature. In the present embodiment, water is exemplified as a beverage, but other beverages may be used.

  This beverage supply apparatus 1 is mainly composed of a casing 2 which is an apparatus main body, a cooling tank 3 and a heating tank 4 accommodated therein, and an operation panel 5.

  A bottle placement unit 20 is provided at the upper end of the housing 2, and a beverage bottle 6 filled with a beverage can be placed on the bottle placement unit 20 (FIGS. 4 and 5). The beverage bottle 6 is omitted in FIG. The water in the beverage bottle 6 placed on the bottle placement unit 20 has a normal temperature corresponding to the ambient temperature.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the beverage bottle 6 is placed on the bottle placement portion 20 with the beverage outlet 60 protruding from the upper end of the beverage bottle 6 facing downward. In this placement state, the beverage outlet 60 is inserted into the insertion recess 21 provided in the center of the bottle placement part 20.

  On the lower surface (back surface) side of the bottle mounting unit 20, a beverage intake unit 22 that takes in water from the beverage bottle 6 mounted on the bottle mounting unit 20 is provided. The beverage intake portion 22 includes an intake portion main body 22a made of a cylindrical member whose bottom side is closed, and a cylindrical portion 22b that is provided at the center of the bottom surface of the intake portion main body 22a and extends vertically through the bottom surface. It consists of

  The inner peripheral surface on the upper end side of the intake portion main body 22 a forms a fitting portion that fits to the outer peripheral surface on the lower end side of the insertion recess 21, and the intake portion main body 22 a is on the lower surface side of the bottle mounting portion 20. From the above, it is fitted and fixed to the insertion recess 21.

  The cylindrical portion 22 b is set to a height that protrudes from the upper end of the intake portion main body 22 a, and the tip portion reaches the inside of the insertion recess 21. The tip of the cylindrical portion 22b is formed in a hemispherical shape that bulges upward, and a water supply opening 22c is formed at a position slightly lower than the tip.

  When the beverage bottle 6 is placed on the bottle placement portion 20 and the beverage outlet 60 is inserted into the insertion recess 21, the cylindrical portion 22 b is inserted into the beverage bottle 6 from the beverage outlet 60. At this time, the water supply opening 22 c of the cylindrical portion 22 b is also located inside the beverage bottle 6. For this reason, the water stored in the beverage bottle 6 flows into the cylindrical portion 22b from the water supply opening 22c, and the water in the beverage bottle 6 is taken into the beverage supply device 1. A connecting pipe 25 described later is connected to the lower end of the cylindrical portion 22b, and the water flowing into the cylindrical portion 22b is supplied to the cooling tank 3 via the connecting pipe 25.

  The cooling tank 3 is a metal storage tank that stores cooled (temperature-controlled) water, and is disposed in a space located above the housing 2. The cooling tank 3 is disposed below the beverage intake unit 22.

  The cooling tank 3 includes a bottomed cylindrical tank body 30 whose bottom side is closed. A heat exchanging unit 70 for cooling the water in the tank body 30 is installed in the lower region of the peripheral side wall of the tank body 30.

  A cooling device 71 is provided at the bottom of the housing 2, and the cooling device 71 includes a refrigerant pipe (not shown) that circulates a refrigerant with the heat exchange unit 70. The refrigerant circulates through the refrigerant pipe, and the cooled refrigerant is supplied to the heat exchanging unit 70, whereby the water accumulated in the cooling tank 3 (especially the water stored below) is cooled.

  In addition, the tank body 30 is covered with a heat insulating material 32 in order to secure cold insulation. The heat insulating material 32 is made of, for example, polystyrene foam.

  The cooling tank 3 includes a tank lid 35 that closes the upper surface of the tank body 30. The tank lid 35 is made of, for example, a resin material, and a heat insulating material (not shown) is disposed on the upper surface of the tank lid 35 except for a pipe connection portion 36 described later.

  At a required position of the tank lid 35, a pipe connection portion 36 having a through hole communicating with the inside and outside of the cooling tank 3 is provided. A connection pipe 25 is connected to the pipe connection portion 36 from the upper surface side of the tank lid 35, and water flowing through the connection pipe 25 passes through the tank lid 35 and is supplied to the tank body 30.

  A float 38 including a valve body 37 is provided on the lower surface side of the tank lid 35 (that is, inside the cooling tank 3). The float 38 is rotatably attached to the tank lid 35 and rotates according to the vertical movement of the liquid level in the cooling tank 3. The valve body 37 opens and closes the lower surface side of the pipe connection portion 36 (the outlet end portion of the connection pipe 25) by moving in the vertical direction according to the rotation operation of the float 38. The water in the cooling tank 3 is maintained at a predetermined water level by the operation of the float 38 and the valve body 37.

  Specifically, when the water level in the cooling tank 3 decreases according to the consumption of water, the float 38 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. The valve body 37 is separated from the lower surface side of the pipe connection portion 36 according to the rotation of the float 38, and thereby the lower surface side of the pipe connection portion 36 is opened. As a result, water is supplied from the beverage bottle 6 to the cooling tank 3 via the connection pipe 25, and the water level in the cooling tank 3 rises. On the other hand, the float 38 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4 according to the rise in the water level. The valve body 37 closes the lower surface side of the pipe connecting portion 36 in accordance with the rotation of the float 38, thereby stopping the inflow of water from the connecting pipe 25. Thus, water corresponding to consumption is supplied from the beverage bottle 6 to the cooling tank 3.

  The cooling tank 3 is provided with a partition plate 39 at an intermediate position in the vertical direction. The water in the cooling tank 3 is partitioned into water above the partition plate 39 and water below the partition plate 39 corresponding to the heat exchanging unit 70 with the partition plate 39 as a boundary. With this configuration, mixing of the lower water cooled by the heat exchanging unit 70 and the uncooled upper water is suppressed, and a situation where the cooled water is warmed can be suppressed.

  A chilled water supply pipe 33 is connected to the bottom surface side of the cooling tank 3, and the chilled water supply pipe 33 is provided with a chilled water electromagnetic valve 34 that is an electric on-off valve that is electrically opened and closed. A downstream side of the cold water supply valve 33 of the cold water supply pipe 33 is connected to the supply nozzle 11. The supply nozzle 11 is connected to a cold water supply pipe 33, a hot water supply pipe 42 and a room temperature water supply pipe 26, which will be described later, and forms a part (downstream side) of these supply pipes 33, 42, and 26. .

  The distal end side of the supply nozzle 11 extends to the outside of the housing 2, and the distal end portion 11 a of the supply nozzle 11 functions as a water discharge portion for discharging a beverage to be used by the user. The front end portion 11 a (water discharge portion) of the supply nozzle 11 is set at a position below the level of water accumulated in the cooling tank 3. In response to an operation of the operation panel 5 or the like, when an instruction to supply cold water is given from a controller (not shown), the electromagnetic valve 34 for cold water is opened, and cold water in the cooling tank 3 is supplied via the cold water supply pipe 33. Supplied from the tip portion 11a (water discharge portion) of the nozzle 11. As described above, the cold water discharge state is adjusted by the cold water electromagnetic valve 34.

  The heating tank 4 is a storage tank that stores heated (temperature-controlled) water, and is disposed in a space portion located in the middle of the housing 2. The heating tank 4 is disposed below the cooling tank 3 and above the cooling device 71. The heating tank 4 is provided with a heater (not shown), and water in the heating tank 4 is heated by the heater.

  A relay pipe 40 is connected to the upper surface side of the heating tank 4, and the other end of the relay pipe 40 is connected to the cooling tank 3. Specifically, a through hole is formed in the central portion of the partition plate 39 in the cooling tank 3. In addition, a hollow pipe portion 41 extending along the vertical direction is disposed inside the cooling tank 3. The upper end of the pipe portion 41 is connected to the partition plate 39, and the hollow portion of the pipe portion 41 is communicated with the through hole of the partition plate 39. The other end side of the relay pipe 40 is disposed in the hollow portion of the pipe portion 41 in a state of penetrating the bottom surface of the cooling tank 3, and the tip thereof reaches the partition plate 39.

  When the water above the partition plate 39 in the cooling tank 3 flows into the relay pipe 40, the water is supplied to the heating tank 4 through the relay pipe 40. Thus, the water supply to the heating tank 4 is not performed directly from the beverage bottle 6 but from the cooling tank 3.

  A hot water supply pipe 42 is connected to the upper part of the heating tank 4, and the hot water supply pipe 42 is provided with a hot water electromagnetic valve 43 that is an electric on-off valve that is electrically opened and closed. The downstream side of the hot water solenoid valve 43 of the hot water supply pipe 42 is connected to the supply nozzle 11, similarly to the cold water supply pipe 33. In response to an operation on the operation panel 5 or the like, when an instruction to supply hot water is given from a controller (not shown), the hot water electromagnetic valve 43 is opened, and the heated water in the heating tank 4 passes through the hot water supply pipe 42. It is supplied from the front end portion 11a (water discharge portion) of the supply nozzle 11. In this way, the hot water electromagnetic valve 43 adjusts the water discharge state of the hot water from the distal end portion 11 a of the supply nozzle 11.

  When water is supplied from the heating tank 4, the supplied water is supplied from the cooling tank 3 to the heating tank 4. Similarly, water for supply to the heating tank 4 is supplied from the beverage bottle 6 to the cooling tank 3.

  A circulation pipe 44 is connected to the upper part of the heating tank 4, and a circulation electromagnetic valve 45 that is an electric on-off valve that is electrically opened and closed is provided in the circulation pipe 44. The other end of the circulation pipe 44 is connected to the lower surface side of the cooling tank 3, and the heating tank 4 and the cooling tank 3 are connected to each other via the circulation pipe 44. In response to an operation on the operation panel 5, when a cleaning instruction is given from a controller (not shown), the normally circulating electromagnetic valve 45 is opened. Thereby, the heated water in the heating tank 4 is sent to the cooling tank 3 and the inside of the cooling tank 3 is filled with the heated water, so that the heat sterilization (cleaning) in the cooling tank 3 can be performed. . By adding a circulation pipe 44 between the cooling tank 3 and the heating tank 4, water is circulated between the cooling tank 3 and the heating tank 4 by the relay pipe 40 and the circulation pipe 44. Can be circulated quickly.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a housing opening 24 having a required size is provided at the center of the front surface (front surface) 2 a of the housing 2, and a decorative panel 50 is arranged in the housing opening 24. It is installed.

  On the upper part of the decorative panel 50, a bulging portion 51 protruding to the front side is provided. The bulging portion 51 has an inclined shape that inclines so as to protrude from the upper side to the lower side, and the operation panel 5 is disposed on the surface of the bulging portion 51. The operation panel 5 is provided with operation means for accepting an operation from the user. As the operation means, a touch panel, a dial, a switch or the like can be used, but other operation methods may be used. Through the operation on the operation panel 5, the user can give water supply instructions for hot water, cold water, or room temperature water, and execute instructions for various functions of the beverage supply device 1.

  Further, the decorative panel 50 below the bulging portion 51 is provided with an inclined wall portion 52 that is inclined in the depth direction of the housing 2 from the upper side to the lower side, and is provided continuously below the inclined wall portion 52. In addition, a vertical wall portion 53 that stands in the vertical direction is provided. A water supply space S for receiving water supplied from the supply nozzle 11 is formed by the inclined wall portion 52, the vertical wall portion 53, and the left and right side surfaces 2 b and 2 c forming the housing 2. The water supply space S is provided on the front surface 2 a side of the housing 2 and is a space having a depth in the back surface direction of the housing 2.

  The inclined wall portion 52 is provided with a nozzle opening 52a, and the supply nozzle 11 is disposed in the nozzle opening 52a so as to protrude the tip portion 11a downward. The tip end side of the supply nozzle 11 protruding from the nozzle opening 52 a is covered with a nozzle cover 54.

  At the lower end of the water supply space S, a drip tray 55 for placing a container such as a cup or receiving water overflowing from the container is disposed. When the beverage supply device 1 is used, a container is placed at a predetermined position on the drip tray 55 and water supplied from the supply nozzle 11 can be received by the container by performing a predetermined water supply operation on the operation panel 5. .

  As one of the features of this embodiment, the beverage supply device 1 has not only a function of supplying cold water and a function of supplying hot water, but also a function of supplying normal temperature water.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the beverage intake unit 22 that takes in water from the beverage bottle 6 and the cooling tank 3 are separated from each other by a certain distance along the vertical direction. And the connection piping 25 is arrange | positioned between the drink intake part 22 and the cooling tank 3 arrange | positioned spaced apart downward from the lower end of this drink intake part 22. As shown in FIG. One end of the connection pipe 25 is connected to the lower end of the cylindrical part 22 b in the beverage intake part 22, and the other end of the connection pipe 25 is connected to the pipe connection part 36 from the upper surface side of the tank lid 35. That is, the connection pipe 25 connects the lower end portion of the beverage intake portion 22 and the upper surface portion of the cooling tank 3.

  The connection pipe 25 includes a room temperature water supply pipe 26 branched from the connection pipe 25. The room temperature water supply pipe 26 is a pipe that guides water taken from the beverage intake unit 22 to the supply nozzle 11, and the room temperature water supply pipe 26 is provided with a solenoid valve 27 for room temperature water. The downstream side of the room temperature water supply pipe 26 with respect to the room temperature water solenoid valve 27 is connected to the supply nozzle 11 in the same manner as the cold water supply pipe 33 and the hot water supply pipe 42 described above. In response to an operation of the operation panel 5 or the like, when a controller (not shown) supplies a normal temperature water, the normal temperature water solenoid valve 27 is opened, and the water in the beverage bottle 6 (normal temperature water) is supplied to the beverage bottle 6. It is supplied from the tip end portion 11a (water discharge portion) of the supply nozzle 11 through a connection pipe 25 and a room temperature water supply pipe 26 connected immediately below. As described above, the normal temperature water electromagnetic valve 27 adjusts the state of normal temperature water flowing out from the tip 11 a of the supply nozzle 11.

  In the present embodiment, the room temperature water supply pipe 26 is formed of a separate component independent of the connection pipe 25 and is connected to the branch portion of the connection pipe 25 and the supply nozzle 11. The room temperature water supply pipe 26 is formed of a flexible pipe, for example, a silicone rubber tube. Since the positions of the connection pipe 25 and the supply nozzle 11 in the housing 2a are fixed in advance, the room temperature water supply pipe 26 can be easily assembled by realizing the room temperature water supply pipe 26 with such a configuration. . In addition, the beverage supply device 1 may be collected and reused by a company after a certain period of use, but by realizing the room temperature water supply pipe 26 with such a configuration, Cleaning work and parts replacement work become easy.

  In the present embodiment, a bypass pipe 80 is connected to the room temperature water supply pipe 26 so as to bypass the electromagnetic valve 27 for room temperature water. The bypass pipe 80 is provided in order to enable water supply even in a case where power is not supplied to the beverage supply device 1 due to a power failure or the like, and the room temperature water solenoid valve 27 does not operate. Yes. Specifically, one end of the bypass pipe 80 is connected to the upstream side of the room temperature water solenoid valve 27 in the room temperature water supply pipe 26. On the other hand, the other end of the bypass pipe 80 is connected to the supply nozzle 11 that forms a part of the room temperature water supply pipe 26, for example, downstream of the room temperature water solenoid valve 27 in the room temperature water supply pipe 26.

  In this embodiment, only the room temperature water solenoid valve 27 is provided in the room temperature water supply pipe 26. However, when the room temperature water supply pipe 26 and the supply nozzle 11 subsequent thereto are provided with a plurality of solenoid valves, one end of the bypass pipe 80 is connected to the upstream side of the solenoid valve located most upstream in the room temperature water supply pipe 26. The other end of the bypass pipe 80 is preferably connected to the downstream side of the solenoid valve located on the most downstream side of the room temperature water supply pipe 26 (including the supply nozzle 11).

  The bypass pipe 80 is provided with a ball valve 81 as a manual on-off valve that is opened and closed by a manual opening / closing operation. The ball valve 81 includes a valve main body 81a and a rotation operation unit 81b. A valve body (not shown) built in the valve main body 81a is rotated by opening / closing the rotation operation portion 81b, for example, a rotation operation, and the valve main body 81a is opened according to the rotation of the valve body. Thereby, the bypass pipe 80 is opened.

  On the other hand, in the decorative panel 50 disposed on the front surface 2a side of the housing 2, an operation opening penetrating the inside and outside of the housing 2 is provided at the back end side of the inclined wall portion 52 that partitions the upper side of the water supply space S. 52b is formed. A detachable opening cover 56 is attached to the operation opening 52b, and the operation opening 52b is usually covered with the opening cover 56. The opening cover 56 is set in a shape that is integrated with the shaping of the decorative panel 50 in a state of being attached to the operation opening 52b.

  The ball valve 81 described above is disposed inside the housing 2 and is disposed facing the operation opening 52b. Therefore, by removing the opening cover 56 from the operation opening 52b, the user can operate the ball valve 81 from the operation opening 52b.

  When the valve main body 81a of the ball valve 81 is in the closed state, the bypass pipe 80 is blocked, so that water does not flow through the bypass pipe 80. On the other hand, when the rotation operation portion 81b is rotated to open, the valve body built in the valve main body 81a also rotates, and the valve main body 81a is opened. The bypass pipe 80 is opened according to the open state of the valve body 81a. As a result, the water (ordinary temperature water) in the beverage bottle 6 is supplied to the tip 11a (of the supply nozzle 11 via the connecting pipe 25, a part of the ordinary temperature water supply pipe 26, and the bypass pipe 80 connected directly below the beverage bottle 6. Supplied from the water outlet). That is, by opening the bypass pipe 80 with the ball valve 81, water can be supplied from the tip end portion 11a of the supply nozzle 11 without the room temperature water electromagnetic valve 27 being switched to the open state.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the drink supply apparatus 1 is arrange | positioned under the bottle mounting part 20, the drink intake part 22 which takes in a drink from the beverage bottle 6 mounted in the bottle mounting part 20, and a user. The supply nozzle 11 is provided with a distal end portion 11a of the supply nozzle 11 for discharging the beverage to be used and an electromagnetic valve 27 for room temperature water, which is an electric on-off valve that is electrically driven to open and close. A normal temperature water supply pipe 26 (including the supply nozzle 11) leading to the distal end portion 11a, a bypass pipe 80 connected to the normal temperature water supply pipe 26 so as to bypass the normal temperature water solenoid valve 27, and a bypass pipe 80 are provided. And a ball valve 81 as a manual on-off valve that opens and closes by a manual opening and closing operation.

  According to this configuration, by opening the ball valve 81, the normal temperature water can be supplied from the tip end portion 11 a of the supply nozzle 11 without switching the normal temperature water solenoid valve 27 to the open state. Thereby, even if it is the situation where electric power is interrupted by the occurrence of a power failure or the like, and the electromagnetic valve 27 for room temperature water is not driven to open and close, the user can use water.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when water is supplied using the bypass pipe 80, the tip of the supply nozzle 11 is opened in the same manner as in normal use in which the normal temperature water electromagnetic valve 27 is opened to supply water. Water is supplied from 11a. As a result, the apparatus can be used in a sanitary manner and not different from the normal usage mode. Thereby, a user's convenience can be aimed at. In addition, it is not necessary to prepare a spare power source in preparation for a situation where the power is cut off, so that an increase in product cost can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, the bypass pipe 80 is disposed in the room temperature water supply pipe 26 among the room temperature water supply pipe 26, the cold water supply pipe 33, and the hot water supply pipe 42.

  According to this configuration, even in a situation where power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the user can use room temperature water.

  Note that the bypass pipe 80 may be disposed in the cold water supply pipe 33 among these three supply pipes 26, 33, and 42. With this configuration, the user can use cold water or water that has returned to room temperature even when power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like.

  However, the bypass pipe 80 may be disposed in the hot water supply pipe 42. However, there is a possibility that hot water is unexpectedly supplied to the user in an emergency such as a power failure. Therefore, it is more preferable that the bypass pipe 80 is disposed in the room temperature water supply pipe 26 or the cold water supply pipe 33.

  In the present embodiment, an operation opening 52 b that penetrates the inside and outside of the housing 2 is provided on the back end side of the inclined wall portion 52, and the ball valve 81 is provided inside the housing 2. It faces the opening 52b for use.

  According to this configuration, the ball valve 81 is disposed in a position that is recessed in the housing 2. As a result, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the ball valve 81 used in an emergency becomes conspicuous and the appearance of the apparatus deteriorates. In addition to this, since the ball valve 81 is disposed at a position that is difficult to see, it is possible to suppress a situation in which a child or the like unexpectedly operates the ball valve 81. Further, by covering the operation opening 52b with the opening cover 56, such merit can be more effectively exhibited.

  As described above, the present invention has been described based on the embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the cold water supply pipe, the hot water supply pipe, and the room temperature water supply pipe are joined by the supply nozzle and configured as a single water discharge part, but the water discharge part is provided for each supply pipe. May be.

  In the present embodiment, a ball valve is illustrated as a manual on-off valve, but a manual on-off valve having a structure other than this can also be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage supply apparatus 11 Supply nozzle 11a Tip part (water discharge part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Housing | casing 20 Bottle mounting part 21 Insertion recessed part 22 Beverage intake part 25 Connection piping 26 Room temperature water supply piping 27 Solenoid valve for normal temperature water 3 Cooling tank 33 Chilled water supply piping 34 Solenoid valve for cold water 35 Tank cover 39 Partition plate 4 Heating tank 42 Hot Water Supply Piping 43 Hot Water Solenoid Valve 44 Circulating Piping 45 Circulating Solenoid Valve 5 Operation Panel 50 Cosmetic Panel 52 Inclined Wall 52a Nozzle Opening 52b Operating Opening 56 Opening Cover 6 Beverage Bottle 60 Beverage Outlet 80 Bypass Piping 81 Ball Valve S Water supply space

Claims (3)

A beverage intake unit that is arranged below the bottle mounting unit and takes in a beverage from a beverage bottle mounted on the bottle mounting unit;
A water supply section for discharging beverages for use by users;
An electric on-off valve that is electrically driven to open and close, and a supply pipe that leads the beverage taken from the beverage intake portion to the water discharge portion
A bypass pipe connected to the supply pipe so as to bypass the electric on-off valve;
A manual on-off valve provided in the bypass pipe and opened and closed by a manual opening and closing operation;
A beverage supply device comprising: The supply pipe is
A room temperature water supply pipe for guiding the beverage taken from the beverage intake section to the water outlet section at room temperature;
Cold water supply piping for guiding the beverage from the cooling tank that stores the beverage taken from the beverage intake portion in a cooled state; and
A hot water supply pipe that guides the beverage from the heating tank that stores the beverage taken from the beverage intake portion in a heated state, and
The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bypass pipe is disposed in the cold water supply pipe or the normal temperature water supply pipe. Provided on the front side of the casing that forms the main body of the apparatus, and has a water supply space with a depth in the rear direction of the casing,
The water supply space is partitioned above the water supply space by an inclined wall portion inclined toward the depth direction of the housing,
On the back end side of the inclined wall portion, an operation opening that penetrates the inside and outside of the housing is provided,
3. The beverage supply device according to claim 1, wherein the manual on-off valve is disposed inside the casing so as to face the operation opening. 4.

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