CN111166181A

CN111166181A - Beverage supply device

Info

Publication number: CN111166181A
Application number: CN201811340628.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 小椋朝香
Original assignee: Fuji Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Fuji Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-11-12
Filing date: 2018-11-12
Publication date: 2020-05-19
Anticipated expiration: 2038-11-12
Also published as: CN111166181B

Abstract

The invention provides a beverage supply device. The beverage supply device can discharge beverage to the container well. The beverage supply device includes a nozzle structure for discharging a beverage generated by a beverage generation unit inside a device body to a container placed on a beverage supply unit formed in a front portion of the device body, and the nozzle structure includes: a nozzle base attached to the apparatus main body; a 1 st nozzle, which is configured to insert the top end part into a 1 st through hole of a nozzle bracket supported by a nozzle base from the top, and discharge the beverage from the beverage generating part to a container from a discharge port of the top end part; and a lever which is provided on the nozzle base in a freely swinging manner, and which restricts the separation of the tip portion of the 1 st nozzle from the nozzle holder when the lever is locked with the 1 st nozzle, and which allows the separation of the tip portion of the 1 st nozzle from the nozzle holder when the locking state with the 1 st nozzle is released.

Description

Beverage supply device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a beverage supply device, and more particularly, to a beverage supply device that discharges and supplies a beverage such as tea or coffee into a container such as a cup.

Background

Conventionally, as a beverage supply device for supplying a beverage to a container such as a cup, a beverage supply device including a beverage generating portion and a nozzle has been known. The beverage producing section is provided inside the apparatus main body and produces a beverage from a beverage material and, for example, hot water. The nozzle is detachably provided in the apparatus main body so as to face a beverage supply unit formed in a front portion of the apparatus main body.

In such a beverage supply device, the beverage generated in the beverage generation unit is supplied to the nozzle through a predetermined beverage supply line, and the beverage can be discharged from the nozzle and supplied to a container placed on the beverage supply unit (for example, see patent document 1).

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2013-9966

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

Although not explicitly shown in patent document 1, the beverage supply device usually performs cleaning work of each part periodically. In this cleaning operation, the nozzle is also detached from the attachment portion and cleaned.

However, if the nozzle after cleaning is insufficiently attached to the attachment portion, the beverage may not be discharged well from the container.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a beverage supply device capable of discharging a beverage from a container in a satisfactory manner.

Means for solving the problems

In order to achieve the above object, a beverage supply device according to the present invention includes a nozzle structure for discharging a beverage generated by a beverage generation unit in a device body to a container placed on a beverage supply unit formed in a front portion of the device body, the beverage supply device supplying the beverage to the container, the nozzle structure including: a nozzle base attached to the apparatus main body; a nozzle which is disposed such that a tip end portion thereof is inserted from above into a through hole of a nozzle holder supported by the nozzle base, and a flange formed on the nozzle itself abuts an upper surface of an opening edge portion of the through hole, and which discharges the beverage supplied from the beverage producing portion from a discharge port of the tip end portion toward the container; and a lever provided to the nozzle base so as to be swingable, and configured to restrict a tip portion of the nozzle from being detached from the nozzle holder when the lever is locked to the nozzle, and to allow the tip portion of the nozzle to be detached from the nozzle holder when the lever is released from the locked state to the nozzle.

In the beverage supply device, the nozzle holder may be formed with another through hole in the vicinity of the through hole, the nozzle structure portion may include another nozzle which is arranged such that a tip portion thereof is inserted into the another through hole from above and a flange formed at the other nozzle itself abuts on an upper surface of an opening edge portion of the another through hole, the another nozzle may discharge the beverage supplied from another beverage producing portion other than the beverage producing portion to the container from a discharge port of the tip portion of the another nozzle, the nozzle may be arranged such that the tip portion thereof is inserted into the through hole from above and the flange of the nozzle abuts on an upper surface of a part of the flange of the another nozzle, and the lever may restrict the tip portion of the nozzle and the tip portion of the another nozzle from being separated from the nozzle holder when the lever is locked to the nozzle, on the other hand, when the locked state with the nozzle is released, the tip portion of the nozzle and the tip portions of the other nozzles are allowed to be detached from the nozzle holder.

In the beverage supply device, the nozzle and the other nozzle may include a rectifying portion provided on an inner wall surface of the tip portion so as to protrude inward in a direction in which the beverage passes.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to the present invention, the nozzle structure portion includes: a nozzle base attached to the apparatus main body; a nozzle which is configured in such a manner that the tip end part is inserted into a through hole of a nozzle bracket supported by a nozzle base from the upper part, a flange formed on the nozzle is abutted with the upper surface of the opening edge part of the through hole, and the nozzle discharges the beverage supplied from the beverage generating part to a container from a discharge port at the tip end part; and a lever provided to the nozzle base so as to be swingable, the lever restricting a tip portion of the nozzle from being detached from the nozzle holder when the lever is locked to the nozzle, and allowing the tip portion of the nozzle to be detached from the nozzle holder when the lever is released from the locked state with the nozzle. This provides an effect of sufficiently attaching the nozzle after cleaning and satisfactorily discharging the beverage from the container.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, with a part of components removed.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the beverage supply unit shown in fig. 2, and a part of the components are omitted.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the nozzle structure shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the nozzle structure shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the nozzle structure shown in fig. 4 and 5.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the nozzle shown in fig. 6 is inserted into the through hole of the nozzle holder.

Fig. 8 is a side view of the nozzle structure shown in fig. 4.

Description of the reference numerals

1. A device main body; 10. a main body cabinet; 20. a front surface door; 21. a display unit; 22. a beverage supply section; 23. opening and closing the door; 30. a nozzle structure part; 31. a nozzle; 311. a 1 st nozzle; 3111. 1 st vertical extension; 3112. 1 st inclined extension part; 311a, 1 st flange; 311b, the 1 st rectifying unit; 311c, a locking recess; 311d, the tip section; 312. a 2 nd nozzle; 3121. a 2 nd vertical extension; 3122. a 2 nd inclined extension part; 312a, 2 nd flange; 312b, the 2 nd rectifying part; 312d, a tip portion; 313. a 3 rd nozzle; 3131. a 3 rd vertical extension; 3132. a 3 rd inclined extension part; 313a, 3 rd flange; 313b, a 3 rd rectifying part; 313d, a tip portion; 314. an outlet port; 32. a nozzle base; 33. a rod; 34. a nozzle holder; 341. 1 st through hole; 342. a 2 nd through hole; 343. a 3 rd through hole; 344. a 4 th through hole; 345. a 5 th through hole; 40. a beverage generating part; 50. a beverage supply line; C. a container.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the beverage supply device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 and 2 are views showing a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively, fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration, and fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an external configuration with a part of components removed.

The beverage supply device exemplified here is installed in a store such as a convenience store, for example, and supplies a beverage such as coffee or tea to a container C such as a cup. Such a beverage supply device includes a device body 1.

The apparatus main body 1 includes a main body cabinet 10 and a front surface door 20. The main body cabinet 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having an opening (not shown) in a front surface thereof.

The front surface door 20 is a door body having a size sufficient to close the opening of the front surface of the main body cabinet 10. The front door 20 is provided at a left side edge portion on the front side of the main body cabinet 10 so as to be swingable around a central axis of a shaft portion, not shown, extending in the vertical direction, and is capable of opening and closing an opening on the front surface of the main body cabinet 10. The front surface of the front surface door 20 constitutes a passenger receiving surface, and is provided with a display unit 21, a beverage supply unit 22, and an opening/closing door 23.

The display unit 21 is formed of, for example, a liquid crystal touch panel, and can display various information and perform input operations such as touch operations. When an input operation such as a touch operation is performed, the display unit 21 transmits a predetermined sales signal to a control unit, not shown.

The beverage supply unit 22 is provided below the display unit 21 and includes a mounting table 22 a. The mounting table 22a is used to mount the container C, and is provided with an arc-shaped stopper 22 b.

The opening/closing door 23 is made of a translucent material such as a transparent resin, and has a size sufficient to cover the inlet 22c of the beverage supply portion 22. The left end of the opening/closing door 23 is pivotally supported by the front door 20 and can swing in the front-rear direction. That is, the opening/closing door 23 can swing in the front-rear direction so as to approach and separate from the drink supply unit 22, and can close the inlet 22c of the drink supply unit 22 when swinging in the rear direction so as to approach the drink supply unit 22, and can open the inlet 22c of the drink supply unit 22 when swinging in the front direction so as to separate from the drink supply unit 22.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the beverage supply unit 22 shown in fig. 2, and some components are omitted. As shown in fig. 3, the front door 20 is provided with a nozzle structure 30 facing the beverage supply unit 22. As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the nozzle structure 30 includes a nozzle 31, a nozzle base 32, and a rod 33.

The nozzle 31 is connected to a beverage producing unit 40 provided inside the main body cabinet 10 via a beverage supply line 50. The beverage producing unit 40 produces a beverage from a beverage material and hot water. Thus, when the beverage produced in the beverage producing unit 40 is supplied through the beverage supply line 50, the nozzle 31 discharges the beverage to the container C placed on the placing table 22 a.

In the present embodiment, the beverage producing unit 40 and the nozzle 31 are provided in plural (for example, three), the 1 st nozzle 311 is connected to the 1 st beverage producing unit 41, the 2 nd nozzle 312 is connected to the 2 nd beverage producing unit 42, and the 3 rd nozzle 313 is connected to the 3 rd beverage producing unit 43.

Here, the 2 nd beverage producing unit 42 corresponds to another beverage producing unit that produces a beverage of a type different from that of the 1 st beverage producing unit 41, and the 3 rd beverage producing unit 43 corresponds to another beverage producing unit that produces a beverage of a type different from that of the 1 st beverage producing unit 41 and the 2 nd beverage producing unit 42. Thus, the 2 nd nozzle 312 and the 3 rd nozzle 313 correspond to the other nozzles.

As shown in fig. 6, the 1 st nozzle 311 is configured to have a 1 st vertical extension 3111 and a 1 st inclined extension 3112. The 1 st vertical extension 3111 is a portion extending in the vertical direction, and a discharge port 314 for discharging beverage is formed at a lower end portion. The 1 st inclined portion 3112 is a portion extending from the upper end of the 1 st vertically extending portion 3111 in a manner gradually inclined upward as it goes away from the 1 st vertically extending portion 3111. A beverage supply line 50 is connected to an extended end of the 1 st inclined extension portion 3112.

The 1 st nozzle 311 is provided with a 1 st flange 311a, a 1 st rectifying portion 311b, and a locking recess 311 c. The 1 st flange 311a is formed at a portion slightly below the central portion of the 1 st vertical extension 3111. The portion lower than the 1 st flange 311a constitutes a tip portion 311d of the 1 st nozzle 311. The 1 st rectifying portion 311b is provided in a portion of the inner wall surface of the 1 st vertical extending portion 3111 near the lower portion of the 1 st inclined extending portion 3112 so as to protrude inward in the vertical direction. That is, the 1 st rectifying portion 311b is provided at the tip portion 311d of the 1 st nozzle 311. The locking recess 311c is formed at an upper portion of a connection portion between the 1 st vertically extending portion 3111 and the 1 st obliquely extending portion 3112.

As shown in fig. 6, the 2 nd nozzle 312 is configured to have a 2 nd vertically extending portion 3121 and a 2 nd obliquely extending portion 3122. The 2 nd vertical extension 3121 is a portion extending in the vertical direction, and is formed at a lower end with a discharge port 314 for discharging the beverage. The 2 nd inclined extension portion 3122 is a portion extending from the upper end portion of the 2 nd vertically extending portion 3121 in a form gradually inclined upward as being distant from the 2 nd vertically extending portion 3121. A beverage supply line 50 is connected to an extended end portion of the 2 nd inclined extension portion 3122.

The 2 nd nozzle 312 is provided with a 2 nd flange 312a and a 2 nd rectifying portion 312 b. The 2 nd flange 312a is formed at a portion slightly below the central portion of the 2 nd vertical extension 3121. The portion at the lower end of the 2 nd flange 312a constitutes a tip portion 312d of the 2 nd nozzle 312. The 2 nd rectifying portion 312b is provided in a portion of the inner wall surface of the 2 nd vertically extending portion 3121 near the lower portion of the 2 nd obliquely extending portion 3122 so as to protrude inward in the vertical direction. That is, the 2 nd rectifying portion 312b is provided at the tip portion 312d of the 2 nd nozzle 312.

As shown in fig. 6, the 3 rd nozzle 313 is configured to have a 3 rd vertical extension 3131 and a 3 rd inclined extension 3132. The 3 rd vertical extension 3131 is a portion extending in the vertical direction, and a discharge port 314 for discharging the beverage is formed at a lower end portion. The 3 rd extending portion 3132 is a portion extending from the upper end of the 3 rd vertically extending portion 3131 in a manner of gradually inclining upward as it goes away from the 3 rd vertically extending portion 3131. A beverage supply line 50 is connected to an extending end of the 3 rd inclined extension 3132.

The 3 rd nozzle 313 includes a 3 rd flange 313a and a 3 rd rectifying portion 313 b. The 3 rd flange 313a is formed at a portion slightly below the central portion of the 3 rd vertical extension 3131. The portion closer to the lower end than the 3 rd flange 313a constitutes a tip portion 313d of the 3 rd nozzle 313. The 3 rd rectifying part 313b is provided in a vertical direction at a portion of an inner wall surface of the 3 rd vertical extending part 3131 near a lower portion of the 3 rd inclined extending part 3132 in such a manner as to protrude inward. That is, the 3 rd rectifying part 313b is provided at the tip part 313d of the 3 rd nozzle 313.

The nozzle base 32 is formed by bending a steel plate or the like, for example, and is not explicitly shown in the drawings, but the nozzle base 32 is attached to the front door 20 via an attachment piece 32 a. The nozzle base 32 has a base opening 321 formed in a bottom surface thereof and a nozzle holder 34 provided to close the base opening 321.

The nozzle holder 34 is formed with a 1 st through hole 341, a 2 nd through hole 342, a 3 rd through hole 343, a 4 th through hole 344, and a 5 th through hole 345. The 1 st through hole 341 has an inner diameter slightly larger than the top portion 311d of the 1 st nozzle 311 and smaller than the 1 st flange 311 a. The 2 nd through hole 342 to the 5 th through hole 345 are formed in the vicinity of the 1 st through hole 341, and have inner diameters larger than the tip portion 312d of the 2 nd nozzle 312 and the tip portion 313d of the 3 rd nozzle 313 and smaller than the 2 nd flange 312a and the 3 rd flange 313a, respectively. In the nozzle holder 34, the 2 nd through hole 342 to the 5 th through hole 345 correspond to the other through holes, respectively.

Then, the 1 st nozzle 311, the 2 nd nozzle 312, and the 3 rd nozzle 313 are arranged with respect to the nozzle holder 34 as follows. As shown in fig. 7, the 2 nd nozzle 312 is disposed by inserting the tip portion 312d of the 2 nd nozzle 312 into any one of the 2 nd through-holes 342 to 5 th through-holes 345 (here, the 2 nd through-hole 342) corresponding to the other through-holes from above, and abutting the 2 nd flange 312a against the upper surface of the opening edge portion of the 2 nd through-hole 342. The tip portion 313d of the 3 rd nozzle 313 is inserted into any one of the 2 nd through-hole 342 to the 5 th through-hole 345 (here, into the 3 rd through-hole 343) from above, and the 3 rd flange 313a abuts on the upper surface of the opening edge portion of the 3 rd through-hole 343, whereby the 3 rd nozzle 313 is disposed. Then, the tip portion 311d of the 1 st nozzle 311 is inserted into the 1 st through hole 341 from above, and the 1 st flange 311a abuts against the upper surface of a part of the 2 nd flange 312a and the upper surface of a part of the 3 rd flange 313a, whereby the 1 st nozzle 311 is disposed.

In addition, when the 2 nd nozzle 312 and the 3 rd nozzle 313 do not exist and the nozzle 31 is constituted only by the 1 st nozzle 311, the 1 st nozzle 311 is disposed by inserting the tip portion 311d of the 1 st nozzle 311 into the 1 st through-hole 341 from above and abutting the 1 st flange 311a against the upper surface of the opening edge portion of the 1 st through-hole 341.

Both end portions of the lever 33 are pivotally supported by the front end portion of the nozzle base 32, and are arranged to be swingable about the pivotally supported portions. As shown in fig. 8, when the lever 33 swings upward, the central portion 331 enters the locking recess 311c of the 1 st nozzle 311 and is locked to the 1 st nozzle 311. In this way, the lever 33 is locked with the 1 st nozzle 311, and thereby the tip portion 311d of the 1 st nozzle 311, the tip portion 312d of the 2 nd nozzle 312, and the tip portion 313d of the 3 rd nozzle 313 are restricted from being detached from the nozzle holder 34.

Further, the lever 33 is separated from the locking recess 311c and released from the locking state with the 1 st nozzle 311 by swinging downward in the state of being locked with the 1 st nozzle 311. In this way, the lever 33 releases the engagement with the 1 st nozzle 311, thereby allowing the tip portion 311d of the 1 st nozzle 311, the tip portion 312d of the 2 nd nozzle 312, and the tip portion 313d of the 3 rd nozzle 313 to be detached from the nozzle holder 34.

In addition, when the 2 nd nozzle 312 and the 3 rd nozzle 313 do not exist and the nozzle 31 is constituted only by the 1 st nozzle 311, the lever 33 is locked with the 1 st nozzle 311, thereby restricting the tip portion 311d of the 1 st nozzle 311 from being detached from the nozzle holder 34. Further, the lever 33 releases the engagement with the 1 st nozzle 311, thereby allowing the tip portion 311d of the 1 st nozzle 311 to be detached from the nozzle holder 34.

In the beverage supply device having the above-described configuration, the user performs an input operation such as a touch operation on the display unit 21 to transmit a sales signal of the selected beverage to the control unit, thereby generating a beverage in the beverage generating unit 40 for generating the selected beverage. The produced beverage is sent to the nozzle 31 and discharged from the discharge port 314 of the nozzle 31 to the container C, whereby the beverage is supplied to the container C.

According to the beverage supply device of the present embodiment, when the lever 33 constituting the nozzle structure part 30 and provided to the nozzle base 32 so as to be swingable is locked with the 1 st nozzle 311, the separation of the tip portion 311d of the 1 st nozzle 311, the tip portion 312d of the 2 nd nozzle 312, and the tip portion 313d of the 3 rd nozzle 313 from the nozzle holder 34 is restricted, and on the other hand, when the locking state with the 1 st nozzle 311 is released, the tip portion 311d of the 1 st nozzle 311, the tip portion 312d of the 2 nd nozzle 312, and the tip portion 313d of the 3 rd nozzle 313 are allowed to be detached from the nozzle holder 34, therefore, the 1 st nozzle 311, the 2 nd nozzle 312 and the 3 rd nozzle 313 can be separated from the nozzle holder 34 and cleaned, the cleaned 1 st nozzle 311, 2 nd nozzle 312, and 3 rd nozzle 313 can be positioned on the nozzle holder 34 so as to be positioned with respect to the nozzle holder 34. This enables the nozzle 31 to be attached sufficiently after cleaning, and the beverage can be discharged to the container C satisfactorily.

Further, since the lever 33 is locked to the 1 st nozzle 311, the detachment of the 2 nd nozzle 312 and the 3 rd nozzle 313 from the nozzle holder 34 can be restricted by the 1 st nozzle 311, and therefore, it is not necessary to provide a separate restricting member for the 2 nd nozzle 312 and the 3 rd nozzle 313, and the number of parts is reduced, thereby enabling the reduction of the manufacturing cost.

According to the beverage supply device, the 1 st rectifying portion 311b is formed at the tip portion 311d of the nozzle 31, the 2 nd rectifying portion 312b is formed at the tip portion 312d of the nozzle 31, and the 3 rd rectifying portion 313b is formed at the tip portion 313d of the nozzle 31, so that the beverage supplied from the beverage producing portion 40 through the beverage supply line 50 is not turbulent and can be satisfactorily supplied to the container C.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made.

In the above-described embodiment, a plurality of nozzles 31 are provided, but in the present invention, the nozzles may be single.

Claims

1. A beverage supply device including a nozzle structure portion for discharging a beverage generated by a beverage generation portion inside a device body toward a container placed on a beverage supply portion formed at a front portion of the device body, the beverage supply device supplying the beverage to the container,

the nozzle structure portion includes:

a nozzle base attached to the apparatus main body;

a nozzle which is disposed such that a tip end portion thereof is inserted from above into a through hole of a nozzle holder supported by the nozzle base, and a flange formed on the nozzle itself abuts an upper surface of an opening edge portion of the through hole, and which discharges the beverage supplied from the beverage producing portion from a discharge port of the tip end portion toward the container; and

and a lever provided to the nozzle base so as to be swingable, and configured to restrict a tip portion of the nozzle from being detached from the nozzle holder when the lever is locked to the nozzle, and to allow the tip portion of the nozzle to be detached from the nozzle holder when the lever is released from the locked state to the nozzle.

2. The beverage supplying apparatus according to claim 1,

the nozzle holder is formed with another through hole in the vicinity of the through hole,

the nozzle structure portion includes another nozzle which is disposed such that a tip end portion thereof is inserted into the other through hole from above, a flange formed on the other nozzle itself abuts an upper surface of an opening edge portion of the other through hole, and the other nozzle discharges the beverage supplied from the other beverage producing portion other than the beverage producing portion from a discharge port of the tip end portion of the other nozzle toward the container,

the nozzle is arranged such that a tip portion thereof is inserted into the through hole from above, and a flange of the nozzle abuts against an upper surface of a part of the flange of the other nozzle,

the lever restricts the tip portion of the nozzle and the tip portions of the other nozzles from being detached from the nozzle holder when the lever is locked to the nozzle, and allows the tip portions of the nozzle and the other nozzles to be detached from the nozzle holder when the locked state to the nozzle is released.

3. The beverage supplying apparatus according to claim 2,

the nozzle and the other nozzles include a rectifying portion provided on an inner wall surface of the tip portion so as to protrude inward in a direction in which the beverage passes.