JPH0522254Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] (Industrial field of application) This invention relates to a beverage warming device.
This invention relates to a device in which soup or the like is stored in a beverage container and stored at an appropriate temperature, and the beverage is taken out into a cup or the like when necessary.

(Prior Art) In an apparatus that keeps a beverage at an appropriate temperature and takes out and supplies the beverage when necessary, it is necessary to stir the beverage in a beverage container to equalize the temperature. Conventionally, the motor that is the driving force for this stirring mechanism is attached to the top of the heat retention device, or is built in the same machine frame as the heat retention device. An example of the latter, as seen in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-14907, is to remove the transmission mechanism that transmits power from the motor built into the machine frame to the stirring blade shaft of the beverage container from the machine frame and the top surface of the beverage container lid. When refilling the beverage container or washing the beverage container, the transmission mechanism is completely disengaged from the motor shaft and the agitating blade shaft, and the lid is removed together with the rotary blade. The container is removed to open the top surface of the beverage container. In this case, the removed transmission mechanism must be placed in another location, and the
After cleaning the beverage container and placing the lid on the beverage container, remove the lid as described above and engage the transmission mechanism, which is placed elsewhere, with the motor main shaft and stirring blade shaft, respectively, to restore the original state. The problem is that it has to be done.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks and provides a mechanism that allows the lid to be opened and closed without removing the transmission mechanism from the device either when replenishing beverages or when cleaning beverage containers. This is what we provide.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention aims to solve the problems mentioned in the previous section. The shaft 10 of the stirring blade shaft 9 rotating in the container 6 is engaged with V pulleys 33 and 35 installed in a case 29 provided on the top surface of the lid 7 of the container 6, and both pulleys are interlocked via a belt 39. In a rotating device, a pair of engagement protrusions 34 and 36 are formed at the bottom of each of the V pulleys 33 and 35, respectively, and a connecting pin 41 provided on an upper coupling ring 40 provided at the upper end of the drive shaft 18 is connected to the protrusion 34. The pin 12 provided on the interlocking rotor 11 provided at the upper end of the shaft 10 of the stirring blade 9 is connected and engaged with the projection 36, and the interlocking rotor 11 is connected to the lid 7 supported on the shaft 10. The upper coupling 40 is placed on the fixed shaft support cylinder 8 and the upper coupling 40 is mounted on the drive shaft 18.
The rotary seat 23 is placed on the rotary seat 23 that is loosely inserted into the case 29, and the rotary seat 23 is vertically slidably and rotatably fitted into the fixed seat 21 that is fixed to the top plate 3a of the machine frame 3 fixed to the bottom surface of the case 29. This device lifts the case 29, detaches it from the shaft 10, and further rotates the case 29 around the drive shaft 18 to separate it from the lid 7.

The means for engaging the fixed seat and the rotating seat is as follows: a circular leg portion 25 is vertically disposed at the bottom of the rotating seat 23, and a diametrical groove 26 with an open lower end is vertically cut into the leg portion; A short leg 27 and a long leg 28 each having a 1/4 circumference of the leg are formed on both sides of the groove, and the fixed seat 21
In this embodiment, a pin 22 is provided which fits into the groove 26 of the rotating seat 23 and comes into contact with the lower surface of the short leg 27 when the case 29 is lifted and rotated, or the lower surface of the rotating seat 23 is provided with an uneven or uneven surface. A first engaging part 51 made of a claw is formed, a second engaging part 52 made of unevenness or a claw is formed on the upper surface of the fixed seat 21, and the first engaging part 51 and the second engaging part 52 are engaged with each other. This is an embodiment in which the fixed seat 21 and the rotating seat 23 are engaged with each other.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is described in the following section.

(Embodiment) Figures 1 to 9 show a first embodiment of the present invention, and 1 in the figure is a machine base having a hole 2 for receiving a plate on the front side for placing a receptacle such as a pot, and the rear side thereof. A machine frame 3 is installed upright in the machine frame, and a partition plate 4 inside the machine frame (Fig. 2) is installed.
A heat insulating container 5 filled with liquid heated by a heating device (not shown) is provided above, and a beverage container 6 is removably housed in the heat insulating container 5. Reference numeral 7 denotes a lid attached to the beverage container 6. A shaft support tube 8 is attached to this, and the shaft 10 of the stirring blade 9 rotating inside the beverage container 6 is passed through the shaft support tube 8. An interlocking rotor 11 is provided at the upper end to be in contact with the upper surface of the shaft support cylinder 8, and an engagement pin 12 is protruded (FIG. 6). The beverage container 6 has a tray receiving hole 2 on which a container is placed from the machine frame 3.
An upwardly protruding outlet 13 is provided, a driving motor (not shown) is installed on the lower surface of the partition plate 4, and a rotating shaft 14 that is linked to the motor is installed on the upper side of the partition plate 4 behind the beverage container 6. A fixed cylinder (see FIG. 3) 15 forming a lower coupling ring is fixed to the projecting end thereof, a vertical sliding groove 16 is provided in the upper part of the fixed cylinder 15, and a ring 17 is fitted to the outer periphery of the upper end. A drive shaft 18 corresponding to the rotation shaft 14 is fitted into the shaft hole from above so as to be able to slide vertically, and a drive pin 19 inserted and fixed in the radial direction of the lower end of the drive shaft 18 is inserted into the ring 17.
It passes through the sliding groove 16 in the lower part. ring 1
Reference numeral 7 is a retainer that limits the limit of the upward movement of the drive shaft 18.

The drive shaft 18 is supported by a bearing 20 fixed to the lower surface of the top plate 3a of the machine frame 3, extends upward, and is connected to a connecting pin 41 at the same height as the interlocking rotor 11 on the rotor shaft side.
An upper coupling ring 40 protruding from the upper part is inserted and fixed to the upper end thereof. The upper coupling 40 at the upper end of the drive shaft 18 and the interlocking rotor 11 at the upper end of the stirring blade shaft 10 are used as a connecting means, and a connecting pin 41 is provided at the lower part.
V-pulley 3 formed with a pair of protrusions 34 that engage with
3 and a V pulley 35, which also has a pair of protrusions 36 formed at the lower part thereof with which the engagement pin 11 engages, are rotatably suspended from both ends of the support plate 32, and these V pulleys 33, 35 and The engaging upper coupling ring 40 and the interlocking rotor 11 are housed in an elongated case 29 with a bottom, and a support plate 32 is fixed to the bottom wall of the case 29. On the drive shaft side of the bottom wall end of this case 29, there is a hole 37 into which a seat 23a formed on the upper part of a rotating seat 23 (to be described later) through which the drive shaft is inserted is fitted, and on the other end side there is a hole 37 into which a seat 23a is fitted. Hole 38 through which the
The upper surface is covered with a case lid 30.
Further, a V belt 39 is wrapped around the V pulleys 33 and 35 to transmit rotation.

The transmission mechanism of stirring blade rotation is as described above,
The structure for moving the transmission mechanism so as not to get in the way when the lid 7 is opened and closed, which is the object of the present invention, is as follows.

A cylindrical fixed seat 21 is provided on the top surface of the top plate 3a and is coaxial with the bearing 20, and the fixed seat 21 and the bearing 2
0 to the top plate 3a by tightening together, and fix the fixed seat 2.
1, a pair of engagement pins 22 that do not touch the outer periphery of the drive shaft 18 protrude to the inner surface (fifth
figure).

A catch seat 23 having a rotating seat 23 formed on its upper surface with a shaft hole 24 through which the drive shaft 18 freely rotates.
a through the hole 37 and fixed to the lower surface of the case 29. The rotary seat 23 has a circular leg portion 25 that fits into the fixed seat 21 at its lower part, and is provided with a vertical groove 26 with an open lower end. Short leg 27 and long leg 2 with 1/4 circumference of 25
8 are formed in a pair separated by 180°. The engagement pin 22 of the fixed seat 21 is fitted into the groove 26, and when the leg portion 25 lifts up the case 29 and turns it to the right, the position of the pin 22 moves from the groove 26 to the lower surface of the short leg 27. It is designed to touch the long leg 28.

When removing the lid 7, lift the case 29 from the state shown in FIG. 2 as shown in FIG. 7. At this time, the interlocking rotor 11 and pin 12 of the stirring blade shaft 10 come out downward from the free hole 38 of the case 29, and the V pulley 35
The drive pin 19 is separated from the connection with the ring 1 and remains on the shaft support cylinder 8 of the lid 7, while the drive pin 19 is connected to the ring 1 in the fixed cylinder 15 on the drive shaft 18 side as shown in FIGS. 3 and 8.
The drive shaft 18 rises together with the case 29 along the sliding groove 16 until it hits the sliding groove 16, and the rotating seat 23 that rises together with the rotating seat 23 has the engaging pin 22 of the fixed seat 21 in the groove 26.
It comes off and becomes rotatable. Here case 2
9 to the right around the drive shaft 18 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, the engagement pin 22 slides on the lower surface of the short leg 27 as shown in FIG. Abutting against the side of the leg 28, the case 29 rests on the pin 22 and is outside the lid 7.

At this point, the lid 7 together with the stirring blade 9 is lifted off the beverage container 6 .

After applying the lid 7 to the beverage container 6, the case 29
is reversely rotated by 90° to return to its original position, the case is lowered, and as shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 shows a second embodiment of an engagement device provided on the corresponding surfaces of the fixed seat 21 and the rotating seat 23. The first engagement portion 51, which is made of a concave-convex shape or a claw, is provided on the lower surface of the rotating seat 23, and the second engagement portion 52, which is made of a concave-convex shape or a claw that engages with the first engagement portion 51, is provided on the upper surface of the fixed seat 21.
4, and when the case 29 is lifted and rotated in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the first engaging portion 51 is disengaged from the second engaging portion 52.

(Function of the invention) The present invention supports the stirring blade shaft 10 by the lid 7 of the beverage container 6, lifts up the case 29 equipped with an interlocking mechanism on the top of the lid 7, and connects the stirring blade shaft 10 within the case 29. The V-pulleys 35 and 33, which are engaged with the drive shaft 18 through pins 12 and 41, respectively, are disengaged from the stirring blade shaft 10 and the V-pulley 35, and the other drive is raised by lifting the case 29. Due to the action of the shaft 18, the engagement between the fixed seat 21 and the rotating seat 23 by the pin 22 becomes rotatable, and the case 29 is rotated to the outside of the lid 7 around the drive shaft 18. The details are as described in the examples.

In addition, when cleaning, after rotating the case 29 to the outside of the lid 7 as described above, the lid 7 is
The stirring blades 9 and the shaft 10 supported by the lid 7 are taken out of the beverage container 6, and then the container 6 is removed from the heat-insulating container 5 by loosening the fixing means such as bolts and nuts, and is washed.

When replenishing the beverage container 6 with beverage, the lid 7 is removed from the beverage container 6 in the same manner as described above, and the upper portion thereof is opened.

(Effect of the invention) The present invention has the above-described structure and operation, and the case 29 can be removed from the drive shaft 23 without removing the case 29 from the drive shaft 23.
Since the case 29 can be rotated to the outside on the lid 7 around the drive shaft while maintaining connection with the V-pulley 33 in the device, the case 29 can be completely removed from the device and placed in another location, or After applying the lid 7 to the container 6, there is no need to fit the pulleys 33 and 35 of the case 29 placed in separate locations onto both the drive shaft 18 and the agitating blade shaft 10, respectively. This has the effect of facilitating replenishment and cleaning of the beverage container 6.

Furthermore, the first embodiment has the effect of limiting the angle of rotation when lifting the case 29 and retracting it from the lid 7 to 90°.

Further, in the second embodiment, there is safety in that even if some external force is applied to the case 29 while it is rotated, it will not move because both engaging portions are firmly engaged.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 9 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a perspective view of the whole, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the main part, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the fixed cylinder 15, and FIG. 4 is a fixed seat 21.
5 is a perspective view of the rotating seat 23, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the V pulley 33 and the upper coupling ring 40, and the V pulley 35 and the interlocking rotor 11 in a separated state.
7 is an operational diagram of FIG. 2, FIG. 8 is an operational diagram of FIG. 3, and FIG. 9 is an operational diagram of FIG. 5. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the second embodiment. 3...Machine frame, 6...Beverage container, 7...Lid, 10
... Stirring blade shaft, 12 ... Pin, 18 ... Drive shaft,
21...Fixed seat, 23...Rotating seat, 25...Legs, 27...Short legs, 28...Long legs, 33, 35...
...V pulley, 51...first engagement part, 52...second
Engagement part.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1) A drive shaft 18 driven by a motor built in the machine frame 3 and a shaft 10 of the stirring blade 9 rotating inside the beverage container 6 are connected to the lid 7 of the container 6. V-pulley 33 installed inside the case 29 provided on the top surface of the
35 to rotate both pulleys in conjunction with each other via a belt 39, a pair of engagement protrusions 34 and 36 are formed at the bottom of each of the V-pulleys 33 and 35, respectively, and a pair of engagement protrusions 34 and 36 are formed at the upper end of the drive shaft 18. A connecting pin 41 provided on the upper coupling ring 40 is connected and engaged with the projection 34, and a pin 12 provided on the interlocking rotor 11 provided at the upper end of the shaft 10 of the stirring blade 9 is connected and engaged with the projection 36. , the interlocking rotor 11 is connected to the shaft 10
It is placed on the shaft supporting cylinder 8 fixed to the lid 7 supported on the
The upper coupling ring 40 is placed on the rotating seat 23 that is loosely inserted into the drive shaft 18, and the rotating seat 23 is attached to the case 2.
The case 29 is vertically slidably and rotatably fitted into the fixed seat 21 fixed to the top plate 3a of the machine frame 3 fixed to the bottom surface of the case 9, and the case 29 is lifted and separated from the shaft 10, and further centered around the drive shaft 18. The beverage warming device is characterized in that the device rotates as if separating from the lid 7. 2) A circular leg portion 25 is provided vertically at the bottom of the rotating seat 23, and a diametrical groove 26 is provided in the leg portion with the lower end open.
are cut in the vertical direction, and short legs 27 each having a circumference of 1/4 of the leg are placed on both sides of the groove.
The fixed seat 21 has a pin 22 that fits into the groove 26 of the rotating seat 23 and comes into contact with the lower surface of the short leg 27 when the case 29 is lifted and rotated.
2. The beverage warming device according to claim 1, which is a registered utility model, characterized in that a means for engaging the fixed seat 21 and the rotating seat 23 is provided. 3) A first engaging portion 51 consisting of unevenness or a claw is formed on the lower surface of the rotating seat 23, a second engaging portion 52 consisting of an unevenness or a claw is formed on the upper surface of the fixed seat 21, and the first engaging portion 51 is formed on the upper surface of the fixed seat 21. 51 and the second engaging portion 52 can be engaged with each other to serve as an engaging means for the fixed seat 21 and the rotating seat 23. The beverage warming device according to claim 1, which is a registered utility model.