EP1998296B1 - Distributeur automatique de boissons chaudes - Google Patents

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EP1998296B1
EP1998296B1 EP07020463.1A EP07020463A EP1998296B1 EP 1998296 B1 EP1998296 B1 EP 1998296B1 EP 07020463 A EP07020463 A EP 07020463A EP 1998296 B1 EP1998296 B1 EP 1998296B1
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  • the present invention refers to a vending machine for hot beverages according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • One such machine is disclosed in GB2155907 .
  • Vending machines for hot beverages are capable of vending beverages based on coffee, milk, chocolate (or mixtures thereof) or tea; for this reason they are particularly widely used in travel premises and offices.
  • vending machines like any mechanical apparatus, may require maintenance cycles, in which it is necessary to open the vending machine and, if necessary, replace the elements which are faulty or not functioning perfectly.
  • test dispensing may be carried out with the vending machine open, so that the skilled maintenance staff can act promptly to solve any problem which may arise.
  • this aim is achieved by a vending machine according to claim 1.
  • the vending machine 1 for hot beverages shown in the drawings comprises an outer frame 2, which defines an inner cavity 3, provided with a front opening 4, which can be closed by a suitable front panel (not shown).
  • the front panel prevents unwanted access to the inner cavity, allows the normal working operations of the vending machine 1, and may be removed or displaced into an open position to allow an operator to gain access to the inner cavity 3, for example for ordinary and/or extraordinary maintenance operations.
  • the vending machine 1 further comprises a withdrawal unit 5, arranged at least partially in the inner cavity 3 and defining a withdrawal volume 6 in which a user can withdraw the beverages distributed by the vending machine 1.
  • the withdrawal unit 5 may be movable between a first, working position (shown in Figures 2a-2d ) and a second, service position (shown in Figures 1a-1d ).
  • the withdrawal unit 5 When it is in the working position, the withdrawal unit 5 defines a volume within which, after selection by the user, a cup (or some other container) is arranged into which the selected beverage is dispensed.
  • a front portion of the withdrawal unit 5 is open or openable in such a way that the user may easily withdraw the product dispensed.
  • the withdrawal unit 5 further has an opening facing towards the inner cavity 3, to allow the dispensing of the beverage by a suitable dispensing unit 7.
  • the dispensing unit 7 is therefore suitable for dispensing within the withdrawal unit 5 the beverages of the vending machine 1.
  • the withdrawal unit 5 When the withdrawal unit 5 is in the service position, it is far enough from the working position to allow to carry out the maintenance operations, but also too far from the working position to receive the beverages dispensed by the dispensing unit.
  • the vending machine 1 comprises a drip collector 8, advantageously movable between a first, closed configuration, assumed when the dispensing unit 7 can dispense the beverages within the withdrawal unit 5, and a second, open configuration, in which the drip collector 8 can receive the liquid emerging from the dispensing unit 7.
  • the vending machine 1 comprises a withdrawal unit 5 and a drip collector 8 which are alternately capable of collecting the liquid emerging from the dispensing unit 7.
  • the desired technical effect is obtained of always being able (or both during normal operation and during the maintenance operations) to convey, in a preselected volume, the liquid coming out of the dispensing unit 7, whether it be beverages, or liquid of another type.
  • the drip collector 8 comprises thrust means, for example a spring, which tend to maintain it in the open configuration.
  • thrust means for example a spring
  • the drip collector 8 shown in the drawings comprises a first conveyor 9 and a second conveyor 10; the two conveyors 9, 10 are movable with respect to each other and, with their reciprocal movement, define the open and closed configurations of the drip collector 8.
  • the first conveyor 9 may be mounted or hinged on the same frame on which the dispensing unit 7 is fixedly mounted.
  • the first conveyor 9 may be substantially comma-shaped, as shown in the drawings, with a first portion 11 widened so as to be able to collect the liquid emerging from the dispensing unit 7, and/or a tapered portion 12, of substantially U-shaped section, suitable for conveying the liquid to the second conveyor 10 via an end opening 13 which permits the discharge of the liquid from the first to the second conveyor 9, 10.
  • the tapered portion 12 may advantageously be curved, so as to reduce the risk that the liquid in transit may, owing to turbulence, escape from the first conveyor 9 itself.
  • the first and the second conveyor 9, 10 are open at the top.
  • the drip collector 8 is integrally arranged on a frame, which may be an inner frame 14 separate from the outer frame 2, or may be fixed to and integral with the outer frame 2 itself.
  • the drip collector 8 is integral with an inner frame 14 separate from the outer frame 2.
  • the inner frame 14 is movable in rotation and/or in translation with respect to the outer frame 2.
  • the first conveyor 9 is partially superposed on the second conveyor 10
  • the dispensing unit 7 is partially superposed on the first conveyor 9, such that the first conveyor 9 can receive liquid from the dispensing unit 7 and convey it into the second conveyor 10.
  • the inner frame 14 supports, movably with respect to the outer frame 2, substantially all the internal components necessary and/or functional for the preparation of the beverages.
  • the components for the preparation of the beverages may be regarded as being all the components for the distribution and heating of the water, the mixing with milk, tea or coffee, and the transfer of the beverage thus formed to the dispensing point, where it will be put into a cup, optionally provided with a stirrer, and sugar as desired.
  • the inner frame 14 shown may comprise a sliding base, mounted so as to slide with respect to the outer frame 2, for example by means of small wheels which run in horizontal guides fixed to the outer frame 2, and a rotating frame, rotatably mounted, for example about a vertical axis of rotation, with respect to the outer frame 2.
  • the sliding base may therefore pass from a withdrawn position, corresponding to the end limit of its movement path remote from the front panel of the dispenser 1, to a forward position.
  • the rotating frame is rotatably mounted on the sliding base, for example with its own axis of rotation passing through the centre of the sliding base.
  • the rotating frame may therefore be rotatable/translatable with respect to the outer frame 2.
  • the rotating frame may rotate more easily about its own axis when the sliding base is in the forward position.
  • the rotating frame may comprise two uprights fixed to a base.
  • two cross-members fixed respectively to the uprights and to the base are shown.
  • One of the cross-members may further comprise a C-shaped member, for the mounting of the reservoir for the coffee beans.
  • the uprights define a front side and a rear side of the rotating frame: they are arranged symmetrically in the rear half of the base itself.
  • Both the base and the sliding base have an opening, suitable for allowing the passage of the physical means of connection between the internal components and the rest of the vending machine.
  • the opening is large enough to allow the passage of some or all of the physical means of connection (not shown in the drawings) such as: pipes for filling and emptying the water, electrical supply cables, the tube for discharging the coffee grounds, the data transmission cables (if present), the means for discharging the second conveyor 10.
  • the physical means of connection such as: pipes for filling and emptying the water, electrical supply cables, the tube for discharging the coffee grounds, the data transmission cables (if present), the means for discharging the second conveyor 10.
  • the opening has a diameter of around 200-280 mm, but other dimensions are possible.
  • the inner frame 14 is secured to the outer frame 2 by suitable locking means so that it can be locked in the working position, for example by means of screws, bolts or spring systems, such that an operator can easily render them movable with respect to each other and, optionally, separate them; the two frames 2, 14, are not therefore irreversibly connected to each other, for example by means of welding, brazing, adhesive securing or the like.
  • connecting means which permit relative rotation, while preventing relative axial movement.
  • the connecting means comprise a bearing block, so as to permit the passage of the physical means of connection.
  • the connecting means comprise rolling means, such as, for example, wheels.
  • the outer frame 2 and/or the inner frame 14 may comprise stop means for preventing excessive rotation of the rotating frame with respect to the outer frame 2 from twisting excessively the pipes within the bearing block.
  • the angle through which the rotating frame is free to rotate with respect to the sliding base is such as to allow an operator access to the whole of the rear part of the rotating frame itself.
  • the angle is advantageously greater than 100°, for example greater than 180° in each direction, and is preferably less than 270°.
  • the rotating frame movable in only one direction; in that case, the angle of rotation may be at least 270°, advantageously around 360°.
  • indexing means are also conceivable for identifying preferred angular positions of relative stability in the rotation between sliding base and rotating frame.
  • On the inner frame 14 may be mounted some internal components accessible from the front side and some internal components accessible from the rear side, that is, after the inner frame 14 has been rotated with respect to its actual working position.
  • the components mounted on the inner frame 14 so as to be accessible at the front may be: the reservoirs for the products and the corresponding pipes for dispensing, with the exception of stirrers, sugar and cups, the system for distributing the ground coffee, including the grinder and the prportioner, the mixers for the products, the pipes for discharging the coffee grounds, and the pipes for transporting the prepared beverage from the mixer to the dispensing point.
  • the components mounted on board the inner frame 14 so as to be accessible at the rear may be: the motors of the mixers for the products, the hydraulic equipment comprising the boiler, the water pump, the solenoid valves for mixing and regulation, the motor of the system for distributing the ground coffee, the gearings of the dispensers for the products arranged at the front, the mains voltage transformer, the electrical panel with the fuses and/or the power control card, with the corresponding connections.
  • the components which may be fixed directly onto the outer frame 2 are the selection electronics, the money control and storage means and/or the systems for collecting and temporarily storing the solid and liquid wastes, while the dispensers for cups, sugar and stirrers may also be mounted directly on the front panel.
  • the inner frame 14 may be the inner frame described in Patent Application EP 07425356.8 , in the name of the same patent proprietor as the present application.
  • the first conveyor 9 rotates with respect to an axis, for example vertical, integral with the inner frame 14, while the second conveyor 10 is fixed with respect to the inner frame 14.
  • the first conveyor 9 advantageously comprises a portion 15 in contact with a portion 16 of the withdrawal unit 5. In this way, the displacement of the withdrawal unit 5 from the service position to the working position and vice versa automatically permits the displacement of the drip collector 8 from the open configuration to the closed configuration and vice versa.
  • the withdrawal unit 5 is hinged about a vertical axis integral with the outer frame 2; the axis may also coincide with the axis of rotation of the outer panel, such that it is not necessary to separate the withdrawal unit 5 and the outer panel during the maintenance operations.
  • the second conveyor 10 is substantially in the shape of a tray, having a width corresponding substantially to the width of the inner frame 14 and with the lateral edges rounded so as to allow rotation of inner frame 14.
  • the lateral edges 17 are raised, while the base 18 is inclined so as to convey the liquid contained therein towards a drain 19.
  • suitable means for example flexible pipes
  • suitable means for example flexible pipes
  • a flexible pipe is particularly advantageous in combination with an inner frame 14 movable with respect to the outer frame 2, while if the second conveyor were fixed with respect to the outer frame 2, it would be possible to omit it, and arrange the collecting container immediately below the drain 19.

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  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
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  1. Distributeur automatique (1) pour boissons chaudes, comprenant :
    - un cadre extérieur (2) définissant une cavité interne (3) pourvue d'une ouverture frontale (4) ;
    - un panneau avant disposé de manière amovible pour fermer ladite ouverture frontale (4) ;
    - une unité de retrait (5) disposée au moins partiellement dans ladite cavité interne (3) et définissant un volume de retrait d'où un utilisateur peut retirer les boissons distribuées par ledit distributeur automatique (1) ;
    - une unité de distribution (7) apte à verser les boissons chaudes distribuées par ledit distributeur automatique (1) dans ladite unité de retrait (5) ;
    - un collecteur de gouttes (8) qui peut recevoir du liquide sortant de ladite unité de distribution (7) ;
    caractérisé en ce que ledit collecteur de gouttes (8) est mobile entre une première configuration fermée dans laquelle ladite unité de distribution (7) est apte à verser lesdites boissons dans ladite unité de retrait (5) et une seconde configuration ouverte dans laquelle ledit collecteur de gouttes (8) peut recevoir du liquide sortant de ladite unité de distribution (7).
  2. Distributeur automatique (1) selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel ledit collecteur de gouttes (8) comprend un moyen qui le pousse dans ladite configuration ouverte.
  3. Distributeur automatique (1) selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel ledit moyen comprend un ressort.
  4. Distributeur automatique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit collecteur de gouttes (8) comprend un premier et un second convoyeurs (9, 10), ledit premier convoyeur (9) étant mobile par rapport audit second convoyeur (10) de manière à définir ladite première configuration ouverte et ladite seconde configuration fermée.
  5. Distributeur automatique (1) selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel ledit premier convoyeur (9) est sensiblement en forme de virgule, comprend une première partie élargie (11) et une seconde partie effilée (12) ayant une forme sensiblement en forme de U et pourvue d'une ouverture terminale (13).
  6. Distributeur automatique (1) selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel, lorsque ledit collecteur de gouttes (8) est dans ladite configuration ouverte, ledit premier convoyeur (9) est partiellement superposé audit second convoyeur (10) et ladite unité de distribution (7) est partiellement superposée audit premier convoyeur (9) de manière à ce que ledit premier convoyeur (9) puisse recevoir du liquide de ladite unité de distribution (7) et le transporter dans ledit second convoyeur (10).
  7. Distributeur automatique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 6, dans lequel ledit second convoyeur (10) comprend un drain (19).
  8. Distributeur automatique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 7, dans lequel ledit premier convoyeur (9) tourne autour d'un axe sensiblement vertical.
  9. Distributeur automatique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant un cadre interne (14) mobile en rotation et/ou en translation par rapport audit cadre externe (2), ledit collecteur de gouttes (8) étant monté sur ledit cadre interne (14).
  10. Distributeur automatique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite unité de retrait (5) est mobile entre une première position de fonctionnement dans laquelle ledit distributeur automatique (1) est apte à verser lesdites boissons dans ladite unité de retrait (5) et une seconde position de service dans laquelle ledit distributeur automatique (1) n'est pas apte à verser lesdites boissons dans ladite unité de retrait (5).
  11. Distributeur automatique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit collecteur de gouttes (8) comprend une partie en contact avec une partie de ladite unité de retrait (5) de manière à ce que, lorsque lesdites parties sont en contact, un mouvement dudit collecteur de gouttes (8) corresponde ou puisse correspondre à un mouvement de ladite unité de retrait (5).
  12. Distributeur automatique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite unité de retrait (5) est en contact avec une partie dudit premier convoyeur (9) de manière à ce que le passage par un opérateur de ladite unité de retrait (5) de la première à la seconde configuration ou vice versa entraîne le passage dudit premier convoyeur (9) de la configuration fermée à la configuration ouverte ou vice versa.
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