JPH0532274A - Beverage container for beverage dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate projections from a beverage receiving assembly including an outer case, facilitate its transportation and reduce the occupied volume inside a refrigerating chamber by bending a pour-out pipe of a soft container containing beverage to enclose the container in a case lying along the side face thereof. CONSTITUTION:The body 1 of a beverage dispenser is provided with a cooler 4 for cooling a refrigerating chamber 3 enclosed with insulating material 2, a compressor 5 and a condenser 6 for constituting a refrigerating cycle with the cooler and a door 8 installed on the front face of the dispenser body 1 and adapted to be opened to place a beverage container 9 into the refrigerating chamber 3 and remove the same therefrom. This container 9 is a soft polyethlene made bag having a soft pour-out pipe 11 provided at the lower part thereof projecting from the side face of the bottom part of a container body 10. the container 9 is received in an outer case 14 with the pour-out pipe 11 bent near the base part on the side of the container body 10, thereby eliminating the projection from the outer case 14. The container 9 and the outer case 14 compose a beverage receiving assembly.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage container of a beverage dispenser such as a beverage dispenser or a beverage vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional beverage dispenser such as a dispenser for beverages or a vending machine for beverages is equipped with a beverage tank, and a cock provided at its pouring opening is opened and closed to dispense into a paper cup or the like. It was a type that replenishes as needed when the beverage in the beverage tank runs out.

[0003]

However, in the above beverage dispenser, when the beverage is replenished in the beverage tank, the beverage before replenishment is adhered to the beverage tank, the cock, etc., which is not always satisfactory in hygiene. It wasn't. Therefore, this type of beverage dispenser has not been practically preferable, particularly for beverages such as milk that have a high bacterial breeding property.

An object of the present invention is to provide a container with a discharge pipe in which a beverage is enclosed, which is suitable for carrying and storing in a beverage dispenser, by cutting the tip of the discharge pipe for each container. It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage container of a beverage dispensing device that enables pouring of beverage.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention stores a beverage-enclosed container with a dispensing pipe in a beverage dispenser and sets an opening / closing cock on the dispensing pipe. And, in the beverage container of the beverage dispensing device capable of pouring the beverage by cutting the tip of the pouring pipe, the container is made of a soft material, and the pouring pipe protrudes from the side surface bottom portion of the container main body and its tip. Are sealed and are stored individually in a fixed-sized box body along the side surface of the container body by bending the spout pipe near the base portion thereof, and together with the box body, form a portable form and connect to the apparatus body. A beverage container assembly configured for storage was constructed.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when the soft container in which the beverage is enclosed is stored in the regular box body with the pouring pipe bent and along the side face, it becomes portable. The beverage storage assembly is adapted to be stored in the main body of the device. Prior to use for dispensing, the beverage storage assembly is stored in the main body of the apparatus, the opening / closing cock is set on the dispensing pipe, and the tip of the dispensing pipe is cut, whereby the beverage can be dispensed thereafter. .

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the essential parts of a beverage dispenser showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a device body, which is a heat insulating material 2.
A refrigerating room 3 surrounded by is provided. 4 is refrigerating room 3
Coolers for cooling the inside, 5 and 6 together with the cooler 4 are a compressor and a condenser for performing the cooling, and 7 is a drain tank. A door 8 is provided on the front surface of the apparatus main body 1, and the door 8 is opened so that a beverage container 9 to be described later can be put into or taken out of the refrigerating chamber 3.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the container 9 before use. The container 9 is a soft bag made of polyethylene or vinyl chloride, and a soft spouting pipe 11 is attached so as to project from the bottom of the side surface of the container body 10. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a mounting example of the spout pipe 11. The flange portion 12 of the spout 11 is high-frequency welded to the container body 10, and the tip 1
3 is sealed to keep the beverage sealed. Reference numeral 14 denotes a regular paper outer box, and the containers 9 are individually transported and used while being housed in the outer box 14. Outlet pipe 11
Is bent near the base connected to the container body 10 and is pushed into the outer box 14 as shown in FIG.
The protrusions are removed from the outer box 14 so that the cargo and the volume occupied in the refrigerating chamber 3 during the transportation of the container 9 are reduced. The set of the container 9 and the outer box 14 forms a beverage storage assembly.

The door 8 has a container 9 at the frontmost position in the refrigerator compartment 3.
Through-hole 1 for taking out the spout pipe at a position facing the spout pipe 11
5 has the outlet pipe 11 drawn out from the through hole 15 when the container 9 is used.

Reference numeral 16 denotes an opening / closing cock, which is composed of a semi-cylindrical fixed part 17 fixed to the door 8 and a movable part 19 rotatable about a shaft 18 attached to the door 8.
It is used in a state in which the spout pipe 11 is received between the movable portion 7 and the movable portion 19 and the intermediate portion thereof is held. The movable portion 19 has an operating lever 20, and when the operating lever 20 is at the position shown in the drawing, the tip end 21 having a cylindrical surface shape and the fixed portion 17 serve as the dispensing pipe 11.
Is squeezed to squeeze the spout tube 11 and close the spout path. Then, when it is tilted to the front, the pressure is released and the pouring path is opened.

Next, a procedure for using the beverage dispenser shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

The container 9 made of a soft material is bent in the vicinity of the base portion where the spout pipe 11 is connected to the container body 10 in a state of being transported and stored in the apparatus body 1, so that the container 9 is placed in a fixed outer casing 14. Is stored. Therefore, the beverage storage assembly including the outer box 14 has a fixed shape and has no protrusions, and the volume occupied in the cargo and the refrigerating chamber 3 during transportation is small.

Prior to use for pouring, the cooler 4 is operated and the container 9 containing the beverage is stored in the refrigerating chamber 3 in the outer box 14. Then, the outlet pipe 11 of the container 9 at the foremost position is pulled out from the through hole 15 provided in the door 8, bent downward, and passed between the fixed portion 17 and the movable portion 19 of the opening / closing cock 16. Then, the operating lever 20 is raised, and the discharge pipe 11 is pinched to close the discharge path. If the tip 13 of the dispensing pipe 11 is cut in this state, then the beverage can be dispensed.

The user prepares the cup 22 and tilts the operation lever 20 to the front to dispense the beverage. Then, when the operation lever 20 is returned to the upper position, the pouring is stopped. The used container 9 and the outer box 14 are taken out from the refrigerating chamber 3, and an appropriate next container 9 is similarly prepared in a pourable state.

FIG. 4 is a view showing another example of attachment of the spout pipe. The spout 23 has a flange 24 as in FIG.
Is welded to the container body 10 by high-frequency welding, and a spring 25 made of metal or synthetic resin is wound around the mounting portion, and when the spout pipe 23 is bent downward and is in use, the spout pipe 23 is protected from being crushed.

FIG. 5 is a view showing still another example of attachment of the spout pipe. A spout pipe attachment port 26 is welded to the container body 10 by high frequency welding, and a spout pipe 27 made of soft synthetic resin or rubber is attached thereto. A protector 28 is similarly welded to the outside of the spout pipe attachment port 26 by high frequency welding to protect the spout pipe 27 from being crushed when it is bent.
The protector 28 has a notch 29 at the upper side, and
In the case of accommodation in the container, the spout pipe 27 is received therein as indicated by a broken line.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the pour-out pipe of the soft container in which the beverage is enclosed is bent and stored along with the side face in the regular box body, The beverage storage assembly including the outer box is of a fixed shape and has no protrusions, and the volume occupied in the cargo and the refrigerating compartment during transportation is small.
And since the tip of the pouring pipe of the use is cut and the beverage can be poured out using the opening and closing cock, the beverage in each container is hygienic without the possibility that the beverage in the used container is mixed. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of essential parts of a beverage dispenser showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state before using the container.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting example of a spout pipe.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting example of the spout pipe.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting example of the spout pipe.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Device body, 3 ... Refrigerator, 8 ... Door, 9 ... Container, 10 ...
Container body 11,23,27 ... Pour-out pipe, 14 ... Outer box, 1
5 ... through hole, 16 ... opening / closing cock.

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A container with a beverage dispenser and a beverage dispenser is stored in a beverage dispenser, an opening / closing cock is set on the dispenser pipe, and the tip of the dispenser pipe is cut. In a beverage container of a beverage dispenser capable of pouring out the beverage, the container is made of a soft material, and a pouring pipe protrudes from a side surface bottom portion of the container body and its tip is sealed, and the pouring pipe is Beverage storage that is individually folded and stored alongside the side of the container body in the vicinity of the base in a fixed-sized box, and is portable with the box and configured to be stored in the apparatus body A beverage container of a beverage dispensing device, characterized by comprising an assembly.