KR20180065835A - The sensitive cocktail machine - which can have a variety of receips from customer choices. - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic cocktail vending machine, and more specifically, to a cocktail vending machine capable of preparing cocktail according to a taste of a user for users who want various tastes of cocktails by enabling the user to select and mix various liquors and drinks prepared step by step in a cup moving along a conveyor belt through an LCD touch screen. A vending machine for selling drinks or beverages, which enables a consumer to select a desired cocktail and prepare the same, comprises: a vending machine frame; a cup transfer unit for moving a cocktail cup selected by a consumer; a drink discharge unit for discharging a drink selected by the consumer into the moving cup and providing a straw; an LCD for supporting operations to allow the consumer to select the type of drinks according to a taste of the consumer; and a control device for controlling the vending machine.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a cocktail vending machine which can be manufactured in accordance with a user's preference (the sensitive cocktail machine - }

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic cocktail vending machine, and more specifically, a user can select various drinks and beverages prepared in stages in a cup moving along a container belt, The present invention relates to a cocktail vending machine that can be manufactured in accordance with a user's preference for a cocktail.

Vending machines are widely used in everyday life.

With the launch of vending machines for a variety of fields, such as beverages, food, and coffee, vending machines, which have become more convenient by incorporating IoT technology such as automation and communication technology, are increasing.

However, these vending machines still lack the ability to meet the diversity of individuals compared to the speed of the developing vending machine.

Regular vending machines follow the recipes set by the person who operates the vending machine.

In recent years, coffee vending machines have been introduced that can control the amount of sugar, but this is also limited and consumers are still limited in their choice.

On the other hand, people are changing their perception of alcohol as the present of bag cocktails is released, and thus various cocktail recipe methods are increasing. This product relates to an automatic cocktail vending machine invented to satisfy such a consumer's desire.

This cocktail vending machine can be combined with the taste of consumers as well as selecting cups, basic recipe, ice or the like for capacity selection through LCD.

In addition, the statistical analysis of the data selectively combined as described above may provide information on the manufacturing method that the user frequently uses.

Consumers can also see the process of being manufactured along the conveyor belt through plastic windows. In principle, it is a principle to supply products to cafes or clubs as a main source of the law that can not sell alcohol to minors.

Patent Publication No. 2003-0061545

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems and it is an object of the present invention to provide a cocktail manufacturing method and apparatus for manufacturing a cocktail according to a desired specification freely by a consumer.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine for selling alcoholic beverages or beverages, comprising: a vending machine frame; A cup conveying part for moving the cocktail cup selected by the consumer; A beverage dispensing part for dispensing a beverage selected by a consumer into the moving cup and providing a straw; An LCD supporting operation to select a mainstream type to consumers according to taste; And a control device for controlling the vending machine, wherein the customer can select and manufacture a desired cocktail. The present invention provides a cocktail vending machine that can be manufactured in accordance with a user's taste.

Preferably, the cocktail cup is moved to the right when the vending machine is viewed from the front, and includes a cup conveying unit provided with a progress indicator lamp to easily recognize the degree of manufacture of the cocktail.

Preferably, the beverage jetting port includes at least two or more main jetting ports to provide various kinds and kinds of liquor to be mixed with the consumers, and to discharge a cup and a straw according to the capacity.

Meanwhile, it is advantageous for the LCD to allow the user to select the type and mixing method of the cocktail desired by the consumer, to collect recipe information selected and manufactured by the consumer, and to provide a new general menu.

Also, the frame of the vending machine may include a bill insertion slot for payment; A manufacturing process window to help consumers look at the cocktail manufacturing process; And a cocktail supply unit which is located at one end of the transfer rail and is capable of taking out the manufactured cocktail.

The cocktail manufacturing method and the cocktail manufacturing apparatus provided in the present invention can fully utilize the advantage of satisfying the desires of the consumers as much as possible, and are also excellent in customer satisfaction.

In addition, since statistical analysis of the selected combination data can be performed, information on the manufacturing methods used by the user can be obtained, and it is easy to create additional business such as advertisement promotion and new recipe generation.

1 is a perspective view for explaining a cocktail vending machine which can be manufactured in accordance with the user's taste of the present invention
2 is a front view of a cocktail vending machine that can be manufactured to suit the user's taste of the present invention
3 is an enlarged view for explaining a manufacturing process part of a cocktail vending machine that can be manufactured in accordance with the user taste of the present invention
4 is a use state diagram illustrating a mechanism by which a cocktail moves along a container belt in a cocktail vending machine which can be manufactured in accordance with the user taste of the present invention

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a front view of a cocktail vending machine that can be manufactured in accordance with the user's preference of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a front view of the cocktail vending machine manufactured according to the user taste of the present invention. Fig. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view for explaining a manufacturing process part of a cocktail vending machine as much as possible.

On the other hand, Fig. 4 is a use state diagram illustrating a mechanism in which a cocktail moves along a container belt in a cocktail vending machine that can be manufactured in accordance with the user taste of the present invention.

Although not necessary to understand the technical idea of the invention as a part that is not different from the prior art, it is excluded from the description, but the technical idea and the scope of protection of the present invention are not limited thereto.

First, a cocktail vending machine that can be manufactured in accordance with the user's taste of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The cocktail vending machine of the present invention is characterized by including a drink spouting part 300 for discharging the cocktail according to the kind of the mainstream selected by the user.

As shown in FIG. 1, the drink spouting unit 300 is located in the middle of the vending machine frame so that the user can easily take out the drink.

4, the beverage ejection unit 300 includes a cup discharge port 310 and an ice discharge port 320, a mainstream first discharge port 330, a second discharge port 340, a third discharge port 350, 4 outlet (360) and a straw outlet (370).

The first outlet 330 to the fourth outlet 360 may be added to the beverage or the mainstream according to the needs of the manufacturer of the vending machine using the cocktail vending machine of the present invention.

At this time, the cup discharging port 310 of the beverage discharging unit 300 is located at the leftmost side as one side of the beverage discharging unit 300, and is composed of two discharging ports for discharging two kinds of cups .

This allows the user to select the shape of the cup and the resulting capacity of the cocktail.

On the right side of the cup outlet 310 of the drink dispensing part 300 is an ice outlet 320 which provides ice to the user's choice cup.

A first outlet 330, a second outlet 340, a third outlet 350, and a fourth outlet 360 are sequentially positioned on the right side of the ice outlet 320 of the beverage dispensing part 300.

One outlet discharges one main stream.

These outlets also provide an adequate amount of liquor according to the recipes selected by the user.

A straw discharge port 370 is provided on the right side of the fourth discharge port 360 of the beverage discharge unit 300 to provide a straw for the user to mix the cocktail and can also be selected according to the needs of the user.

The beverage dispensing portion 300 uses a plastic material and has a rectangular shape longer in width than the height.

The cup outlet 310 located in the beverage dispensing part 300 has a cylindrical shape using a plastic material to facilitate the discharge of the cup.

The ice discharge port 320 located inside the beverage discharge part 300 has a cylindrical shape using a stainless steel material to prevent corrosion of the discharge port and discharge the ice hygienically.

The mainstream first outlet 330, the second outlet 340, the third outlet 350 and the fourth outlet 360 located in the beverage ejector 300 are made of a stainless steel material, The shape of the barrel is inverted so that the liquor is discharged accurately and smoothly, and the corrosion of the discharge port is prevented to discharge the mainstream hygienically.

The straw discharging port 370 located in the beverage discharging unit 300 uses a plastic material and inverts the commercial source syringe so that the straw is discharged accurately and smoothly.

A cup transfer part (400) is located on the bottom surface of the drink spout part (300).

The cup conveying unit 400 includes a conveying rail 410, a conveying belt 420, and a progress indicator lamp 430.

 The cup conveying unit 400 allows the user to directly view the manufacturing process by allowing the user to view the manufacturing process along the conveying rail 410.

The conveyance belt 420 of the cup conveyance unit 400 surrounds the conveyance rail 410 and the cup is fixed to the conveyance belt 420 to prevent shaking during the manufacturing process. So that the beverages of the recipes desired by the user can be safely transferred through the conveying rail 410.

Below the conveyance belt 420 of the cup conveyance unit 400, a conveyance rail 410 is provided to move the conveyance belt 420.

A progress indicator lamp 430 is positioned at a lower end of the conveyance belt 420 of the cup conveyance unit 400. The color of the LED lamp of the wave, Thereby allowing the user to know the mainstream manufacturing process. In addition, it induces the user's interest during the manufacturing process, thereby reducing the boredom in the manufacturing process.

The conveyance rail 410 and the conveyance belt 420 of the cup conveyance unit 400 are treated with a silent non-light silver color so that the color of the progress indicator lamp 430 is enhanced.

The conveyance belt of the cup conveyance unit 400 is made of a rubber material for increasing frictional force so that it can be attached to the conveyance rail 410 well.

The size of the progress indicator lamp 430 of the cup conveyance unit 400 is 3 cm in diameter and the user can sufficiently recognize the light and the conveyance rail 410 and the conveyance belt 420 are manufactured to have a length of 30 cm Ensure that there is sufficient spacing of the process.

The LCD 200 is positioned at an upper end of the drink dispensing part 300.

The LCD 200 includes a touch panel 210 and an LCD frame 220 for protecting and fixing the touch panel 210.

The touch panel 210 uses a product having a size of 24 inches and covers a tempered glass film on the liquid crystal to prevent the panel from being impacted.

The LCD frame 220 uses a reinforced plastic material and surrounds the periphery of the 24-inch monitor.

The size of the frame 100 including the LCD 200, the drink spouting part 300 and the cup feeding part 400 is preferably 980 x 1830 x 688 mm similar to a normal can vending machine.

The banknote input port 110 of the frame 100 is located on the right side of the LCD 200.

The beverage dispensing part 300 is located at the bottom of the LCD 200 and the bill insertion slot 110 of the frame 100.

The beverage dispensing part 300 is covered with a manufacturing process window 120 which is a transparent plastic window so that a user can see the inside of the beverage dispensing part 300 and a cocktail providing part 130 is located on the right side of the manufacturing process window 120 .

It is in principle located on the right side of the straw discharge port 370 located inside when viewed from the front.

This allows a sanitary straw discharge port 370 to be maintained when the user does not contact the straw discharge port 370 when the user takes out the cocktail because there is a space so that the user can locate the straw discharge port 370 without overlapping space.

The cocktail dispenser 130 positioned at the right side of the manufacturing process window 120 has a rectangular door shape having a height greater than the width.

The cocktail dispenser 130 uses a plastic material, and the handle is located at the right middle, so that the user can easily open and close the cocktail dispenser 130.

As shown in the figure, a frame 100 and an LCD 200 forming an outer appearance of the cocktail vending machine of the present invention are formed, and a drink dispensing part 300 and a cup conveying part 400 are formed therein.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It goes without saying that various modifications can be made.

100: frame
110: bill slot
120: Manufacturing process window
130: Cocktail Offering
200: LCD
210: Touch panel
220: LCD frame
300: drink spout
310: cup outlet
320: Ice outlet
330: First outlet
340: Second outlet
350: Third outlet
360: Fourth outlet
370: Straw outlet
400: cup conveying part
410: Feed rail
420: conveying belt
430: progress indicator lamp

Claims (5)

For vending machines selling liquors and beverages,
A vending machine frame; A cup conveying part for moving the cocktail cup selected by the consumer; A beverage dispensing part for dispensing a beverage selected by a consumer into the moving cup and providing a straw; An LCD supporting operation to select a mainstream type to consumers according to taste; And a control device for controlling the vending machine, wherein the customer can select and manufacture a desired cocktail.

[2] The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cocktail cup is moved to the right when the vending machine is viewed from the front, and includes a progress indicator lamp to easily detect the degree of manufacture of the cocktail. Manufacturable cocktail vending machines.

[2] The beverage dispenser of claim 1, wherein the beverage dispensing opening includes at least two or more main air blowing outlets to provide various kinds and kinds of liquor to be mixed to consumers, and to discharge a cup and a straw according to the capacity. Cocktail vending machines.

The LCD according to claim 1, wherein the LCD is a cocktail that can be manufactured according to a user's taste, which is capable of selecting a kind of cocktail desired by a consumer and a mixing method, collecting recipe information selected and manufactured by a consumer, vending machine.

[2] The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the frame of the vending machine comprises: a bill insertion slot for payment; A manufacturing process window to help consumers look at the cocktail manufacturing process; And a cocktail supply unit for taking out the cocktail manufactured by being positioned at one end of the transfer rail.

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