JP2001091119A - Canned beverage cooler and its kit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a canned beverage cooler which can quickly and evenly cool can bodies for canned beverages through simple operation and does not allow the can bodies to vibrate and, accordingly, can reduce the occurrence of noise and its kit. SOLUTION: An ice housing section is formed in the lower part in a container and a can body housing section which houses the can bodies of canned beverages is formed in the upper part of the container. In addition, a driving roller which comes into contact with the side faces of the can bodies housed in the container is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a cooler for canned beverages such as beer and a kit therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in general households, when cooling canned beverages and the like, it is common practice to use a refrigerator, a freezer, a cooler box, or the like.
JP-A-80405, JP-A-10-267487 and the like disclose devices for rapidly cooling canned beverages using heat of melting of ice. In these devices, a rotating shaft of a driving device is used. The attached suction cup is adsorbed to the bottom of the can body of the canned beverage so that the rotation axis of the drive unit and the rotation axis of the can unit are on the same line, and the drive unit is placed on the ice stored in the container. A rotating force is applied to the can body to rotate the can body, thereby rapidly cooling the canned beverage.

[0003]

However, in this device, since the suction cup attached to the rotating shaft of the driving device must be accurately adsorbed to the bottom surface of the can body, suction operation of the suction cup for that purpose is required. there were. Furthermore, even if the suction cup is accurately sucked so that the rotation axis of the drive unit and the rotation axis of the can body are on the same line, the contact state between the ice and the can body changes due to the shape change due to melting of ice. As a result, the rotation axis of the driving device and the rotation axis of the can are shifted, and it is difficult to uniformly cool the entire can. As a result, it takes time to cool the can. In addition, since the can body is rotated in a so-called single support state in which only the bottom surface of the can body is supported by the suction cup, the bottom and the top of the can (top)
In this case, the rotating state is different, the can body vibrates, and noise easily occurs. In order to make the rotation axis of the driving device and the rotation axis of the can body co-linear, it is conceivable to make the connecting portion of the can body and the driving device, that is, the suction cup into a strong structure. If the connecting portion is forcibly strengthened, the shape of the ice changes due to the melting of the ice as described above, so that the contact surface between the can and the ice may not be sufficiently secured. Further, in the above device,
If the size of the can body, especially the diameter of the can body, changes, the position of the rotation axis of the can body changes, so that the size of the applicable can body is limited.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and can quickly and uniformly cool a canned beverage, without vibrating a can body containing the canned beverage. An object of the present invention is to provide a canned beverage cooler and a kit therefor, which can reduce the generation of noise and can be cooled by a simple operation.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The present inventors have made intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, and as a result, have found that the above-mentioned problems can be solved by rotating the can body of the canned beverage by surface friction. Heading, the present invention has been reached. The present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is as follows. First, an ice storage portion is formed below a container, and a can body storage portion for storing a can of a canned beverage is formed above the ice storage portion. A canned beverage cooler provided with a drive roller contacting the side surface of the
For storing ice and a can body of canned beverage, a drive roller for bringing the can body into contact with a side surface, a drive motor for driving the drive roller, and a drive roller and a drive motor SUMMARY A kit for a canned beverage cooler includes a bracket for attaching the can to a container.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A canned beverage cooler according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The canned beverage cooler is composed of a container 1 and a driving device 2, and an inner bottom plate 15 is fitted into an inner bottom of the container 1, and ice 3, molten water and the like are placed on the inner bottom plate 15. An ice raising portion 4 made of a projecting object for separating the ice is provided, and an ice storage portion 5 is formed above the ice raising portion 4. A can housing portion 6 is formed in the space above, and can holders 7, 7 are erected on the inner bottom surface slightly inside from both side walls in the container 1. Above these can holders 7, notches 7 a, 7 a having a substantially semicircular arc shape are formed in the upper part, and can hold the can 14. The inner bottom plate 15, the ice raised portion 4, and the can body holder 7 are formed by integrally molding a plastic material. These are preferably formed from a plastic material in terms of moldability, heat insulation effect, and cost, and the cost can be reduced by integral molding. The notch 7a of the can holder 7 is
In order to keep the contact surface between the ice and the ice 3 constant, it is preferable to adopt a structure having a low frictional resistance. The ice raising section 4 has an ice shape mainly used in ordinary households, for example, each side has a shape of 3 pieces.
6 to 12 cm cubes can be arranged.

The drive unit 2 is provided with a drive motor 9 to which a power source 8 such as a dry battery is connected. A connection gear 10 provided on the shaft of the drive motor 9 and a drive shaft of a drive roller 11 are provided. The drive motor 9 and the pair of drive rollers 11 are connected to each other by meshing with a connection gear 13 provided at 12. The driving roller 11 is driven by the weight of the driving device 2 to rotate the can 14.
The driving roller 11 applies frictional power to the side surface of the can body 14. The drive motor 9 has a rotational torque sufficient to rotate the can 14, and the rotational speed of the can 14 is 30 to 300 RPM.
The degree is preferred.

The contact force between the ice 3 and the can 14 is not particularly limited, but the stable rotation of the can 14 and the ice 3 and the can 1
From the viewpoint of the heat exchange property of No. 4, approximately 10 g to 2 g
About 0 g is preferable. The operation of the above configuration will be described below. The ice 3 is placed on the ice raising portion 4 of the cooler so that the upper surface of the ice 3 is slightly higher than the cutout portion 7a of the can holder 7, and the ice 3 is stored in the container 1. . Next, the notch portions 7a of the can body holders 7, 7 of the can body storage section 6,
The can body 14 is stored in 7a, and the side surface of the can body 14 is brought into contact with the surface of the ice 3. Next, the driving device 2 is placed on the container 1 so that the driving rollers 11 contact the side surface of the can body 14. Thereby, the can 14 is pressed against the same surface as the surface of the ice 3 in the longitudinal direction by the own weight of the driving device 2 including the driving roller 11, and the can 14
And the ice 3 adhere. After that, the driving roller 9 is rotated by driving the driving motor 9, and the surface friction between the driving roller 11 and the can 14 causes the can 14 to rotate.
Is rotated. In this way, the cooling of the can 14 is started, and the can 14 rotates while its rotation range is regulated by the notch 7a of the can holder 7, and the ice 3 and the can 14 Ice 3 is melted by heat exchange and can 1
4 is cooled. As the can 14 cools, the ice 3 melts and the shape of the ice 3 changes.
And the ice 3 are brought into close contact with each other by the weight of the driving device 2, and the driving roller 11 is in contact with the side surface of the can 14, so that even if the shape of the ice 3 changes, the ice 3 follows. The state of the close contact between the drive roller 3 and the drive unit 2 and the state of contact of the drive roller 11 with the can 14 are kept constant, and the cooling of the can 14 proceeds. Thus, the can 14 cools uniformly and quickly from bottom to top.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The cooler of FIG. 3 replaces the drive device 2 of FIG. 1 with a plastic model car 16 having a built-in drive motor driven by a dry battery, and its front wheels 16a, 16a are used as drive rollers of the can 14 and rear wheels 16b. , 16b are supported by the distal end of a bracket 17 attached to the side surface of the container 1, and the other configuration is the same as that of the cooler of FIG.

On the ice raising section 4 of the cooler shown in FIG.
Six ice cubes 3 of m-square are placed and the ice cubes 3 are stored in the container 1. An aluminum can of beer containing 350 ml is placed in the container 1 as the can body 14 at the cutout portions 7 a of the can body holding pieces 7. While holding the body 14, the side surface of the can 14 is covered with ice 3
Surface. Next, the front wheels 16a, 16a of the model car 16 were placed on the side surface of the can body 14 from above, and the front wheels 16a, 16a were brought into contact with the side surface of the can body 14. Next, when the driving motor incorporated in the model car 16 was driven to cool the can 14, the can 1 was cooled.
4 is constantly cooled while in contact with the ice 3, and the cooling time is reduced to 7 to 8 ° C. for 60 seconds, and to 6 to 7 ° C. for 90 seconds.
In 20 seconds, it was cooled to 5-6 ° C. Compared with the conventional cooler, the cooling time can be reduced by 40 to 60% in the cooling time, and the amount of used ice is almost the same. Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The cooler shown in FIG. 4 does not include the ice raising part 4 of the cooler shown in FIG.
It is the same as a cooler. In the first embodiment, the driving device 2 is mounted on the container and the driving device 2 itself is fixed on the container by its own weight. However, the driving device 2 is mounted on the container 1 as in the second embodiment. Provide a bracket,
The drive device 2 may be fixed to this bracket. In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the example in which the ice raised portion 4 is formed from a projection is shown. However, the ice raised portion 4 may be formed from a glass plate, a net-like plate, or the like.
Further, the ice raising portion 4 may not be provided as in the third embodiment. Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, an example in which the can body holder 7 is provided is shown, but the can body holder 7 may not be provided. Further, in each of the above embodiments, an example is shown in which the can body 14 and the ice 3 are pressed from above by the own weight of the driving device 2, but a spring material or the like is provided on the inner bottom surface of the container 1 to provide a spring material. The structure may be such that the ice 3 is pressed against the can 14 from below by the elasticity of the can. Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, an example was shown in which a pair of drive rollers 11 were brought into contact with the can 14. However, a plurality of pairs of drive rollers may be provided. May be brought into contact with one another.

Next, a kit for cooling a canned beverage according to the present invention comprises a container for storing ice and a canned canned beverage, and a driving roller for contacting a side surface of the canned body. A drive motor for driving the drive roller, and a bracket for attaching the drive roller and the drive motor to the container. Select and add parts.
When the drive roller and the drive motor are integrally combined as a drive device as in the first to third embodiments, both are attached to the container by one bracket.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the driving roller is brought into contact with the side surface of the can body, the canned beverage can be cooled quickly and uniformly, and the canned beverage can be stored. The can body does not vibrate, the generation of noise can be reduced, and it can be cooled by a simple operation. In addition, the size of the can body, especially the size of the can body, is limited. It can be applied without having to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a first embodiment of a canned beverage cooler according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cooler.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a second embodiment of the cooler.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the cooler.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Drive device 3 Ice 4 Ice raising part 5 Ice storage part 6 Can body storage part 7 Can body holding body 9 Driving motor 11 Drive roller 14 Can body 16 Model car 16a Front wheel 16b Rear wheel 17 Bracket

Claims (4)

[Claims] An ice storage section is formed below the container, and a can body storage section for storing a can of a canned beverage is formed above the ice storage section,
A canned beverage cooler, characterized in that a drive roller for contacting the side surface of the can body is provided on the container. 2. The canned beverage cooler according to claim 1, wherein a can body holding body for holding the can body near both side ends thereof is provided in the can body storing section. 3. The cooler for canned beverages according to claim 1, wherein an ice raising portion is formed in the ice storage portion. 4. A container for storing ice and a can of canned beverage, a driving roller for bringing the can into contact with a side surface of the can,
A kit for a canned beverage cooler, comprising: a driving motor for driving a driving roller; and a bracket for attaching the driving roller and the driving motor to a container.