CN113261852B - Beverage supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a beverage supply device. Ensure heat extraction from the electrical component and prevent occurrence of failure due to water dripping onto the electrical component. Comprising the following steps: a device body having a front surface opening; and a front surface door provided in the device main body so as to open and close the front surface opening, the front surface door being provided with a touch-operable display unit, the front surface door comprising: a heat discharge path that guides heat generated by an electrical component that performs display control of the display unit to the heat discharge opening; a 1 st water discharge path which circulates at least one of the left and right sides while restricting water entering from the heat discharge port from entering the heat discharge path; a 2 nd water discharge path for allowing water passing through the 1 st water discharge path to flow downward; and a 3 rd drain path provided on both left and right side portions of the supply table in the apparatus main body so as to communicate with the 2 nd drain path when the front surface door closes the front surface opening, and discharging water passing through the 2 nd drain path to the outside from a drain port formed in the 3 rd drain path itself.

Description

Beverage supply device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a beverage supply apparatus, and more particularly, to a beverage supply apparatus for supplying a beverage to a cup mounted on a supply table.

Background

Conventionally, for example, patent document 1 proposes a beverage supply device for supplying a beverage, which is formed by mixing a slurry (beverage stock solution) and dilution water, to a cup mounted on a supply table.

In the beverage supply apparatus of patent document 1, a heat-insulating structure is provided in a device body having an opening (hereinafter, also referred to as a front surface opening) on a front surface thereof so as to face the front surface opening. A bag-in-box (hereinafter also referred to as BIB) in which slurry is enclosed is disposed in the cold store. The apparatus main body is provided with a front door for opening and closing the front opening, and an operation panel is provided on the front surface of the front door.

In this beverage supply apparatus, by operating the operation panel, a beverage is supplied in which a mixed slurry and dilution water cooled in the apparatus main body are supplied to a cup placed on a supply table provided in the apparatus main body.

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open No. 2015-117041

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In the beverage supply apparatus, as an operation panel provided on the front surface door, for example, a liquid crystal touch panel may be provided with a touch-operable display unit. Since the front surface door also closes the refrigerator when the front surface opening of the apparatus main body is closed, it has a heat insulating structure provided with a heat insulating material.

In such a beverage supply apparatus, it is necessary to discharge heat generated by the electric component that performs display control of the display unit to the outside, and since the front door has a heat insulating structure, it is considered that a heat discharge opening is provided in an upper portion of the front door on a front side of the heat insulating material, and the heat generated by the electric component is discharged from the heat discharge opening.

However, a cup into which the beverage is poured is placed on the upper surface of the device main body, and if the cup is tilted for some reason, a part of the beverage overflowed from the cup may enter the inside through the heat discharge port. If a part of the beverage enters from the heat discharge opening in this way, the beverage drips down to the electrical component, and may cause a malfunction.

In view of the above-described circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a beverage supply device capable of ensuring heat removal from an electrical component and preventing occurrence of a failure due to water dripping onto the electrical component.

Solution for solving the problem

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a beverage supply apparatus including: a device body having an opening at a front surface; and a front surface door provided to the apparatus main body so as to open and close the opening, the front surface door being provided with a touch-operable display unit, the display unit being touched to supply a beverage to a cup placed on a supply table provided to the apparatus main body, the beverage supply apparatus comprising: a heat discharge path that guides heat generated by an electrical component that performs display control of the display unit to a heat discharge opening formed in an upper portion of the front surface door; a 1 st water discharge path provided in an upper portion of the front surface door so as to extend in a left-right direction, the 1 st water discharge path flowing at least one of left and right sides while restricting entry of water entering from the heat discharge port into the heat discharge path; a 2 nd drain path provided so that an upper end portion thereof communicates with the 1 st drain path at both left and right side portions of the front door and extends in a vertical direction, and configured to circulate water passing through the 1 st drain path downward; and a 3 rd drain path provided on both left and right side portions of the supply table in the apparatus main body so as to communicate with the 2 nd drain path when the front door closes the opening, and configured to drain water passing through the 2 nd drain path from a drain port formed in the 3 rd drain path itself to an outside of the apparatus main body.

In addition, according to the present invention, in the beverage supply device, the 1 st water discharge path includes: a launder portion for guiding water entering from the heat discharge opening to at least one of the left and right sides; and a rising portion rising upward at a rear end portion of the launder portion, thereby restricting entry of water guided by the launder portion into the heat discharge path.

In addition, in the beverage supply apparatus according to the present invention, the front surface door includes a cover member that is provided so that a front end portion of a curved portion that gradually curves downward as going forward forms an edge portion of the heat discharging opening and that covers an upper region of the heat discharging path and an upper region of the rising portion, and the upper portion is configured such that the front end portion of the curved portion of the cover member is disposed below an upper end portion of the rising portion.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the beverage supply device includes a drain guide portion that guides water discharged from the drain port to a drip tray provided in the supply table.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to the present invention, the heat generated by the electric component performing display control of the display unit is guided to the heat discharge opening formed in the upper portion of the front surface door by the heat discharge path, and the water having passed through the 2 nd drain path is discharged from the water discharge opening formed in the 3 rd drain path itself to the outside of the apparatus main body by the 3 rd drain path provided in a manner in which the upper end portion communicates with the 1 st drain path in the left and right sides of the front surface door and extends in the up and down direction while restricting the water having passed through the heat discharge opening from entering the heat discharge path by the 1 st drain path provided in the upper portion of the front surface door in a manner extending in the left and right direction, so that the water having passed through the 2 nd drain path can be discharged from the water discharge opening formed in the 3 rd drain path itself to the outside of the apparatus main body, whereby the effect that the water droplets of the electric component can be ensured and the occurrence of failures due to the water droplets to the electric component can be prevented.

Drawings

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

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a beverage dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view schematically showing a characteristic control system of the beverage supply apparatus shown in fig. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the internal configuration of the apparatus main body shown in fig. 1 and 2 as seen from the front.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a mounting plate of the supply table shown in fig. 1 and 2.

Fig. 6 is a plan view showing a mounting plate of the supply table shown in fig. 1 and 2.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the BIB stored in the refrigerator shown in FIG. 4.

Fig. 8 is an explanatory view showing the front surface door shown in fig. 1 and 2 in a longitudinal section.

Fig. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an upper portion of the front surface door in an enlarged manner.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing a longitudinal section of an upper portion of the front surface door.

Fig. 11 is an explanatory view showing an internal structure of the front surface door in section.

Fig. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an internal structure of the appearance structure portion.

Fig. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an internal structure of the appearance structure portion.

Fig. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a supply operation of the beverage supply apparatus.

Fig. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a supply operation of the beverage supply apparatus.

Fig. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a modification of the beverage supply apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 17 is a schematic diagram showing a modification of the beverage supply apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 18 is a schematic diagram showing a modification of the beverage supply apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals

1. A cup; 10. a device body; 10a, front surface opening; 12. a cold storage house; 15. an appearance structure portion; 16. a water outlet; 20. a supply table; 30. a tube pump; 40. a dilution water ejection unit; 50. a front surface door; 50a, side wall portions; 51. a heat insulating material; 53. a display unit; 54a, a display control unit; 54b, a substrate; 55. an electrical component; 56. a storage space; 57. a shaped member; 571. a launder section; 572. a rising part; 58. a cover member; 581. a curved portion; 581a, front end portion; 59. a heat discharge opening; 60. a guide wall portion; 61. a gap; 70. and a control unit.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the beverage supply apparatus according to the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 and 2 are perspective views showing an external configuration of a beverage dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 3 is a schematic view schematically showing a characteristic control system of the beverage dispenser shown in fig. 1 and 2. The beverage supply apparatus illustrated here is a beverage machine installed in facilities such as restaurants and food squares, and includes an apparatus main body 10 and a control unit 70.

As shown in fig. 4, the apparatus main body 10 is a box having an opening (hereinafter also referred to as a front surface opening) 10a on the front surface, and a plurality of adjustment legs 11 for height adjustment are provided at the bottom of the apparatus main body 10. The apparatus main body 10 includes a supply table 20, a tube pump 30, and a dilution water discharge unit 40.

The supply table 20 is configured by providing a recess in a lower portion of the front surface of the apparatus main body 10, that is, in a region below the front surface opening 10 a. The supply table 20 is configured to have: a mounting plate 21 having a mounting surface 211 on which the cup 1 is mounted; a rear wall 22 covering the rear surface of the mounting plate 21; and a top wall 23 covering the mounting surface 211 of the mounting plate 21.

As shown in fig. 5, the mounting plate 21 is provided with a cup guide 212 as a positioning member for mounting the cup 1 on the mounting surface 211, and a drip tray 213 (see fig. 2) for collecting splashed beverage and the like.

The cup guide 212 has a 1 st cup guide 212a and a 2 nd cup guide 212b. The 1 st cup guide 212a is curved in a circular arc shape to be curved rearward, and has a curvature corresponding to the peripheral surface of the cup 1. The 2 nd cup guide 212b is formed continuously at both right and left end portions of the 1 st cup guide 212 a. The 2 nd cup guide 212b is curved with a curvature smaller than that of the 1 st cup guide 212 a. Further, an upper extension 212c extending upward from the mounting surface 211 is connected to each end of the 2 nd cup guide 212b.

As described above, since the cup guide 212 includes the 1 st cup guide portion 212a and the 2 nd cup guide portion 212b having two kinds of curvatures, as shown in fig. 6, the cup 1 can be placed in a desired area by the partial contact between the 1 st cup guide portion 212a and the peripheral surface of the cup 1, and the beverage container 2 can be placed in a desired area by the partial contact between the 2 nd cup guide portion 212b and the peripheral surface of the beverage container 2 such as a jug having an outer diameter larger than that of the cup 1.

The rear wall 22 is formed such that an upper portion 22b protrudes forward with respect to a lower portion 22a that is a rear side of the cup guide 212.

A beverage nozzle 24 is provided in such a supply stage 20. The beverage nozzle 24 is provided on the top wall 23 so as to be provided in a region directly above the cup 1 placed by being guided by the cup guide 212.

The beverage nozzle 24 is a conventionally known beverage nozzle, and is configured by attaching a slurry nozzle, a dilution carbonated water nozzle, or the like, not shown, to the nozzle body 24 a. The slurry nozzle is used to discharge slurry (for example, syrup-containing liquid) supplied from a slurry tank (not shown), and the dilution carbonated water nozzle is used to discharge cooled dilution carbonated water.

Such a beverage nozzle 24 is used to discharge slurry or the like discharged through a slurry nozzle or the like from a common discharge port downward in the vertical direction.

The tube pump 30 is provided on the supply table 20. The tube pump 30 is for drawing slurry enclosed in a bag-in-box (hereinafter also referred to as BIB) 33, and is provided for each BIB33.

The BIB33 is formed by further housing a bag-like container filled with slurry in a box-like container, and is configured by further housing a plastic bag container filled with slurry in a corrugated box container, for example. When the slurry enclosed in the BIB33 is discharged, the bag container is contracted inside the box container, and thus, the air is prevented from entering the bag container, and oxidation of the slurry is prevented. As shown in fig. 7, each of the BIBs 33 is accommodated in a heat insulating structure cooling storage 12 formed in a state of facing the front surface opening 10a in the apparatus main body 10 via a shelf 13. The cold storage 12 is provided with a slurry valve 34a for discharging slurry from the beverage nozzle 24, a valve block 34 such as a carbonated water valve for discharging dilution carbonated water, and the like. The cold store 12 is a chamber in which an internal atmosphere is cooled by a cooling unit 14 (see fig. 3) including, for example, an evaporator, a refrigerator, and the like.

The shelf 13 is formed of, for example, a steel plate or the like, and is provided for each BIB33. Each shelf 13 has a notch 13a formed at a front end portion into which a tube 32 connected to the BIB33 is fitted, and a mounting hole 13b formed at a front end portion for mounting to the refrigerator 12.

The tube pump 30 is attached to a tube 32 connected to a corresponding BIB33, and drives the built-in motor 31 to draw in slurry from the BIB33 so as to collapse the tube 32 by a plurality of rollers (not shown) or the like, and discharge the slurry from an open end 32a (see fig. 14 and the like) of the tube 32.

The tube pump 30 is disposed so that the open ends 32a of the tubes 32 gradually approach the beverage nozzle 24 downward, and are inclined in a manner reversed from one another in a right-left pair in the upper portion 22b of the rear wall 22. The tube pump 30 is provided with a tube 32 extending along the outer side and the lower side thereof. In the tube pump 30, the open end 32a of the tube 32 is disposed in a region directly above the upper surface opening of the cup 1 placed by being guided by the cup guide 212 together with the beverage nozzle 24. Further, the open end 32a of the tube 32 is fixedly supported by the support member 35.

The dilution water discharge unit 40 is configured to discharge the dilution water supplied in a cooled state, and includes a dilution water valve 41 and a dilution water nozzle 42.

The dilution water valve 41 is used to open and close a dilution water line for supplying dilution water, and the dilution water is allowed to flow through the dilution water line by opening the dilution water valve 41, and the dilution water is restricted from flowing through the dilution water line by closing the dilution water valve 41.

The dilution water nozzle 42 is provided below the left tube pump 30, and is provided on the left side of the open end 32a of the tube 32 for discharging the slurry by driving the left tube pump 30. The dilution water nozzle 42 is provided so as to gradually incline to the right as going downward, and the dilution water flowing through the dilution water pipe is discharged from the discharge port by opening the dilution water valve 41. Here, the ejection port constitutes an ejection end of the dilution water ejection portion 40.

The apparatus body 10 opens and closes the front surface opening 10a by the front surface door 50. The front door 50 is a door body having a sufficient size to cover not only the front opening 10a but also a part of a lower side region of the front opening 10a (part of the supply table 20), and the front door 50 is provided at a front side edge portion of the apparatus main body 10 so as to be swingable about a central axis of a shaft portion, not shown, extending in the up-down direction.

Since such front door 50 closes the opening of the refrigerator 12 when the front opening 10a is closed, it has a heat insulating structure in which a flat plate-like heat insulating material 51 such as a rigid polyurethane foam is incorporated, as shown in fig. 8. The front surface of the heat insulating material 51 is covered with a protection plate 52 for protecting the heat insulating material 51.

The front surface of the front surface door 50 constitutes a receiving surface, and is provided with a display portion 53. The display unit 53 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal touch panel, displays various information, and has an input unit 53a capable of performing input operations such as touch operations. The display control unit 54a for controlling the display of the display unit 53 is mounted on the substrate 54b to form an electric component 55, and the electric component 55 is disposed in the accommodation space 56 between the protection plate 52 and the display unit 53.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, the upper portion of the front door 50 is constituted by a shaped member 57 and a cover member 58, the shaped member 57 is connected to the display portion 53 via a cushioning material KS to ensure liquid tightness between the shaped member 57 and the display portion 53, and the cover member 58 is provided in a form to cover a part of the shaped member 57.

The irregular-shaped member 57 is a long member having a longitudinal direction in the left-right direction, and has a trough portion 571 and a rising portion 572. The launder portion 571 is a bottom portion formed continuously with a rear end portion of the inclined portion 573 that gradually slopes downward as going backward, and an upper surface of the launder portion 571 gradually slopes downward as going leftward from a central portion in the left-right direction and as going rightward from the central portion in the left-right direction. The rising portion 572 is formed by rising upward from the rear end portion of the spout portion 571.

The cover member 58 is a long member having a longitudinal direction in the lateral direction, and covers an upper region of the heat insulating material 51 with the cushioning material KS interposed therebetween. Thereby, the liquid tightness is ensured between the cover member 58 and the heat insulating material 51. The cover member 58 is formed with a curved portion 581 which gradually curves downward as going forward, a gap is secured between the curved portion 581 and the upper end portion of the standing portion 572, and the curved portion 581 covers the standing portion 572 and the upper region of the storage space 56. The front end of the curved portion 581 is disposed below the upper end of the rising portion 572 and above the launder portion 571, and a heat release opening 59 is formed between the front end of the curved portion 581 and the launder portion 571.

That is, the front end 581a of the curved portion 581 of the cover member 58 forms one edge of the heat drain opening 59. Further, since a gap is secured between the trough 571 and the rising part 572 constituting the shaped member 57 and the cover member 58, the storage space 56 communicates with the heat discharge opening 59, and a heat discharge path for guiding heat generated by the electric component 55 to the heat discharge opening 59 is formed.

Further, since the heat discharge opening 59 is provided at the upper portion of the door body, water such as beverage may enter through the heat discharge opening 59. The water entering from the heat discharge port 59 is guided to at least one of the left and right sides by the launder portion 571. Further, a rising portion 572 is formed at the rear end of the launder portion 571 to restrict the flow of water entering from the heat discharge port 59 to the storage space 56.

That is, the gutter portion 571 and the rising portion 572 constituting the shaped member 57 are provided in the upper portion of the front door 50 so as to extend in the left-right direction, and constitute a 1 st water discharge path that allows water entering from the heat discharge opening 59 to flow to at least one of the left and right sides while restricting the water from entering into the storage space (heat discharge path) 56.

As shown in fig. 11, the front door 50 is provided with guide wall portions 60 on both left and right side portions of the front door 50. The guide wall 60 is a long member having a longitudinal direction in the up-down direction, a gap 61 is formed between the guide wall 60 and the side wall 50a of the front door 50, and the guide wall 60 partitions the gap 61 and the storage space 56. The upper end portions of the guide wall portions 60 are connected to the left and right end portions of the launder portion 571.

Thereby, the water guided to at least one of the left and right sides by the launder portion 571 flows downward in the gap 61 between the guide wall portion 60 and the side wall portion 50 a. That is, the guide wall portion 60 and the side wall portion 50a together form a 2 nd drain path, the upper end portion of which is provided in a manner of communicating with the 1 st drain path at the left and right side portions of the front surface door 50 and extending in the up-down direction, and the 2 nd drain path circulates water passing through the 1 st drain path downward.

In this way, the water flowing downward in the gap 61 between the guide wall 60 and the side wall 50a drops downward from holes (not shown) formed in the left and right side portions of the lower surface of the front surface door 50.

In the apparatus main body 10, the outer appearance structure 15 is provided on both left and right sides of the supply table 20. The outer structural portion 15 has a box shape in which a front surface 15a is an inclined surface that gradually slopes rearward as going downward. An unillustrated introduction hole is formed in the upper surface of the exterior structure portion 15, and this introduction hole communicates with the front surface portion when the front surface door 50 closes the front surface opening 10a, and a drain port 16 (see fig. 2) is formed in the lower surface of the exterior structure portion 15.

In such an appearance structure 15, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, when the front surface door 50 closes the front surface opening 10a, water dropped from the hole of the front surface door 50 is introduced from the introduction hole, guided downward by the inclination of the front surface 15a, and discharged from the drain port 16 to the outside.

That is, the appearance structure portion 15 forms a 3 rd drain path on both left and right sides of the supply table 20 of the apparatus main body 10, the 3 rd drain path being provided so as to communicate with a 2 nd drain path when the front surface door 50 closes the front surface opening 10a, and the 3 rd drain path discharging water having passed through the 2 nd drain path from the drain port 16 formed in the 3 rd drain path itself to the outside of the apparatus main body 10.

Further, as shown in fig. 13, when the wire harness HS is connected to the connector KP in the left appearance structure portion 15, the wire harness HS is extended in a U-shape in a region below the connector KP, so that water introduced from the introduction hole is prevented from entering the connector KP through the wire harness HS.

The control unit 70 is electrically connected to the display control unit 54a, the valve block 34, the tube pump 30, the dilution water valve 41, and the cooling unit 14, and controls the operations of the respective units in a unified manner in accordance with programs and data stored in the storage unit 71 that is electrically connected in the same manner.

The control unit 70 may be realized by executing a program, that is, by software, by a processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit ), may be realized by hardware such as an IC (Integrated Circuit ), or may be realized by a combination of software and hardware.

The beverage supply apparatus having the above-described configuration supplies the beverage to the cup 1 mounted on the supply table 20 as described below.

For example, during business hours of a facility in which the beverage supply apparatus is installed, the beverage supply apparatus causes the display control unit 54a to perform standby display of the input unit 53a for displaying the beverage that can be supplied on the display unit 53 by the control unit 70, and the beverage supply apparatus is put into a standby state. Further, the control unit 70 always drives the cooling unit 14 to cool the internal atmosphere of the cooling storage 12 regardless of whether the facility is in business hours or not.

In such a standby state, when the user touches the beverage input unit 53a using the slurry of the BIB33 enclosed on the left side, out of the beverage-capable input units 53a displayed on the operation display unit 53, the control unit 70 opens the dilution water valve 41 and drives the motor 31 of the left tube pump 30 corresponding to the BIB33. As a result, as shown in fig. 14, the slurry drawn from the BIB33 is discharged downward by a predetermined amount from the open end 32a of the left pipe 32, and the dilution water is discharged by a predetermined amount from the dilution water nozzle 42 toward the upper surface opening of the cup 1. That is, the dilution water discharge unit 40 can discharge the dilution water in an inclined manner with respect to the discharge direction of the slurry from the open end 32a of the pipe 32. As a result, the dilution water and the slurry are put into the cup 1 in a mixed state, and the beverage can be supplied to the cup 1.

On the other hand, in the standby state, when the user touches the beverage input unit 53a using the slurry of the BIB33 enclosed on the right side, out of the beverage-capable input units 53a displayed on the operation display unit 53, the control unit 70 opens the dilution water valve 41 and drives the motor 31 of the right tube pump 30 corresponding to the BIB33. As a result, as shown in fig. 15, the slurry drawn from the BIB33 is discharged downward by a predetermined amount from the open end 32a of the right pipe 32, and the dilution water is discharged by a predetermined amount from the dilution water nozzle 42 toward the upper surface opening of the cup 1. That is, the dilution water discharge unit 40 can discharge the dilution water in an inclined manner with respect to the discharge direction of the slurry from the open end 32a of the pipe 32. As a result, the dilution water and the slurry are put into the cup 1 in a mixed state, and the beverage can be supplied to the cup 1. In this way, the dilution water discharge unit 40 discharges the common dilution water for diluting the slurry discharged from the plurality of tube pumps 30.

In addition, the control unit 70 drives the cooling unit 14 and causes the display control unit 54a to cancel the display of the display unit 53, except for the business hours of the facility. Thereby, the beverage supply apparatus is in a rest state in which the supply of beverage to the cup 1 is restricted. In this rest state, the control unit 70 activates the touch operation on the display unit 53 with respect to the display control unit 54 a. That is, the control unit 70 turns on the substrate 54b (the electric component 55) on which the display control unit 54a for performing the display control of the display unit 53 is mounted, so as to enable the touch operation to the display unit 53 in a state in which the display of the display unit 53 is eliminated.

In this way, since the control unit 70 energizes the electric component 55 in the rest state, the housing space 56 facing the front surface of the heat insulating material 51 (the front surface of the protection plate 52) can be heated by heat generated from the electric component 55. Accordingly, even if the cooling unit 14 is driven at all times to cool the internal atmosphere of the refrigerator 12, dew condensation can be prevented from occurring on the front surface of the heat insulating material 51 of the front surface door 50, which is close to the electric component 55. Thus, occurrence of a failure due to dew drops on the electric component 55 can be prevented.

In the beverage supply device described above, since the housing space 56 in which the electric component 55 is disposed communicates with the heat discharge opening 59, heat generated by the electric component 55 is discharged from the heat discharge opening 59 to the outside. The water entering from the heat discharge opening 59 is restricted from entering the storage space 56 by the rising portion 572, and the water entering from the heat discharge opening 59 is guided to at least one of the left and right sides by the launder portion 571. The water guided to at least one of the left and right sides by the launder portion 571 is guided into the gap 61 between the guide wall portion 60 and the side wall portion 50a, flows downward through the gap 61, and drops from the hole portion. In this way, the water dropped from the hole is introduced into the exterior structure 15, passes through the interior of the exterior structure 15, and then is discharged from the drain port 16 to the outside.

As a result, according to the beverage supply apparatus of the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent occurrence of a failure due to water droplets on the electric component 55 while ensuring heat extraction of the electric component 55.

In addition, the beverage supply apparatus according to the present embodiment has the following operational effects.

That is, since the cup guide 212 includes the 1 st cup guide portion 212a and the 2 nd cup guide portion 212b having two kinds of curvatures, not only the cup 1 but also the beverage container 2 such as a water bottle having an outer diameter larger than that of the cup 1 can be placed in a desired region, for example, the beverage can be supplied to the water bottle held by the user, and convenience of the user can be improved.

Further, since the shelf 13 used when the BIB33 is stored in the refrigerator 12 is provided for each BIB33, when the replacement work of the BIB33 is performed, the shelf 13 is detached from the refrigerator 12 to remove the BIB33, and after the tube 32 of the new BIB33 is fitted into the notch 13a of the shelf 13, the shelf 13 is attached to the refrigerator 12, so that the replacement work can be easily performed. Further, since the shelf 13 is made of a metal plate or the like, the BIB33 can be cooled uniformly by the internal atmosphere of the cool box 12.

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

In the above-described embodiment, the water is discharged from the water discharge port 16 formed in the exterior structure portion 15 to the outside, but in the present invention, as shown in fig. 16, a water discharge guide portion 17 may be provided to guide the water discharged from the water discharge port 16 of the exterior structure portion 15 to the drip tray 213 of the supply stand 20. This prevents water entering from the heat discharge opening 59 from being discharged to a table or the like provided with the beverage supply device.

In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 70 sets the electric component 55 in the energized state to limit the occurrence of dew condensation in the rest state, but in the present invention, as shown in fig. 17, a sheet 62 which is made of, for example, a nonwoven fabric or the like and can absorb moisture may be attached to the front surface of the heat insulating material 51 near the electric component 55.

Accordingly, even if condensation occurs on the front surface of the heat insulating material 51 for some reason, the sheet 62 can absorb the condensation water, and the condensation water absorbed by the sheet 62 is evaporated by the heat of the electric component 55, so that occurrence of a failure due to the condensation water dropping on the electric component 55 can be prevented.

In the above-described embodiment, the heat insulating structure of the front surface door 50 is constituted by the heat insulating material 51 such as a rigid polyurethane foam, for example, but in the present invention, as shown in fig. 18, the heat insulating structure of the front surface door 50 may be constituted by a vacuum heat insulating material 511 provided on the side close to the refrigerator 12 and a heat insulating material 512 including a rigid polyurethane foam provided on the side closer to the electric component 55 than the vacuum heat insulating material 511.

According to this aspect, the heat insulating structure has the vacuum heat insulating material 511, so that the heat insulating effect can be improved. Further, since the vacuum heat insulating material 511 is provided on the side close to the refrigerator 12, deterioration with age due to high temperature can be reduced, and the service life can be prolonged. Thus, occurrence of a failure due to dew drops on the electric component 55 can be prevented.

In the above embodiment, the slurry enclosed in the BIB33 is mixed with the dilution water, but in the present invention, the slurry enclosed in the BIB33 may be mixed with the dilution carbonic acid water.

Claims (4)

1. A beverage supply apparatus, the beverage supply apparatus comprising:

a device body having an opening at a front surface; and

a front door having a heat insulating structure with a heat insulating material incorporated therein, provided to the device main body so as to open and close the opening, and having a touch-operable display portion provided on a front surface thereof,

the display unit is touched to supply a beverage to a cup placed on a supply table provided in the apparatus main body, the beverage supply apparatus is characterized in that,

the beverage supply device comprises:

a heat discharge path that guides heat generated by an electric component that performs display control of the display unit to a heat discharge opening formed in an upper portion of the front door and on a front side of the heat insulating material;

a 1 st water discharge path provided in an upper portion of the front door so as to extend in a left-right direction, the 1 st water discharge path being configured to flow at least one of left and right while restricting entry of water entering from the heat discharge port into the heat discharge path;

a 2 nd drain path provided so that an upper end portion thereof communicates with the 1 st drain path at both left and right side portions of the front door and extends in a vertical direction, and configured to circulate water passing through the 1 st drain path downward; and

and a 3 rd drain path provided on both left and right side portions of the supply table in the apparatus main body so as to communicate with the 2 nd drain path when the front door closes the opening, and configured to drain water passing through the 2 nd drain path from a drain port formed in the 3 rd drain path itself to an outside of the apparatus main body.

2. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein,

the 1 st drain path includes:

a launder portion for guiding water entering from the heat discharge opening to at least one of the left and right sides; and

and a rising portion rising upward at a rear end portion of the launder portion, thereby restricting entry of water guided by the launder portion into the heat discharge path.

3. A beverage supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein,

the front surface door includes a cover member which is provided so that a front end portion of a curved portion which is gradually curved downward as going forward forms an edge portion of the heat discharge opening and covers an upper region of the heat discharge path and an upper region of the rising portion, thereby constituting the upper portion,

the front end portion of the curved portion of the cover member is disposed below the upper end portion of the rising portion.

4. A beverage supply apparatus according to any one of claim 1 to 3,

the beverage supply device includes a drain guide portion that guides water discharged from the drain port to a drip tray provided on the supply table.

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