JP2002019886A - Drink mixing apparatus and drink dispensing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drink mixing apparatus which has a simple construction and can be easily maintained. SOLUTION: A raw material supplied from a raw material feed means 12 and a diluting liquid supplied from a diluting liquid feed means 13 are poured out of a hose 52. The hose 52 is vibrated by a vibration generating means 53 to mix the raw material with the diluting liquid, while the raw material passes together with the diluting liquid through the hose 52. For cleaning the apparatus, it is required to clean only the hose 52 and hence the apparatus can be easily maintained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage mixing apparatus for mixing a raw material and a diluent to provide a beverage, and a beverage providing apparatus using the beverage mixing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, using raw materials for powder containing ingredients such as miso soup and soup, and hot water as a diluent,
2. Description of the Related Art As a beverage providing apparatus that provides a certain amount of beverage such as miso soup and soup, a configuration described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-55656 or Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-40463 is known.

[0003] Such a beverage dispensing apparatus is provided with a stirring and mixing section in which stirring blades driven and rotated by a motor are arranged, and supplies one cup of raw material and hot water to the stirring and mixing section. Is rotated by a motor to stir and mix the raw material and hot water, and the stirred and mixed beverage, that is, miso soup or soup, is poured into a bowl or cup through a hose.

[0004]

However, conventionally, a stirring blade in a stirring / mixing section is rotated by a motor to stir and mix the raw material and the hot water. It is also necessary to provide a seal structure for the rotating shaft connecting the two, and the structure is complicated.

[0005] Further, at the time of cleaning, parts in the path through which raw materials, beverages, etc. pass are removed for cleaning. However, disassembling and cleaning of the stirring blades in the stirring and mixing section is troublesome and has a problem in care.

Furthermore, the seal structure of the rotating shaft connecting the agitating blade and the motor is deteriorated due to aging, resulting in malfunction of the motor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and does not require a stirring blade or a seal structure for a rotating shaft of the stirring blade. The beverage mixing device can be simplified in structure and can be easily maintained. It is another object of the present invention to provide a beverage providing device using the beverage mixing device.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a beverage mixing apparatus, comprising: a hose through which a raw material and a diluting liquid pass; and a vibration generating means for vibrating the hose to mix the raw material and the diluting liquid passing through the hose. Means.

Then, by vibrating the hose with the vibration generating means, the raw material and the diluent are mixed in the process of passing the raw material and the diluent together in the hose. At the time of cleaning, it is only necessary to clean the hose, and care can be easily performed.

[0010] The beverage mixing apparatus according to the second aspect is the first aspect.
In the beverage mixing device described above, the hose has a bellows shape, and the hose easily vibrates, and gives an appropriate flow resistance to the flow of the raw material and the diluent in the hose to facilitate mixing of the raw material and the diluent. I do.

[0011] The beverage mixing apparatus according to claim 3 is claim 1.
Or in the beverage mixing apparatus according to item 2, wherein the vibration generating means is provided with a slider engaged with the hose and reciprocally movable in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the hose, a motor for generating a rotational driving force, and a rotation of the motor. It has a drive transmission means for converting the driving force into a reciprocating movement force of the slider, and vibrates the hose in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction, so that the raw material flowing in the hose and the diluent can be effectively mixed. I do.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a beverage mixing apparatus.
4. In the beverage mixing apparatus according to any one of the above items 3, the vibration generating means applies vibrations to a plurality of portions in the longitudinal direction of the hose in directions different from each other, and ensures that the raw material and the diluent flowing in the hose are mixed. Can be mixed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a beverage supply apparatus which supplies raw material, supplies diluent, supplies diluent, and supplies raw material and diluent supplied from the raw material supply. 5. A beverage mixing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a receiving part for receiving the diluting liquid, a raw material and a diluting liquid flowing out of the receiving part pass through a hose, and a front end of the hose of the beverage mixing apparatus faces. A beverage outlet for discharging the mixed beverage.

And a raw material supplied from a raw material supply means,
And the diluting liquid supplied from the diluting liquid supply means flows out into the hose of the beverage mixing device through the receiving portion, and vibrates the hose in the beverage mixing device, so that the raw material and the diluting liquid pass through the hose together. And the diluent are mixed, and the mixture is discharged from the end of the hose to the beverage discharge section. At the time of cleaning the beverage mixing device, it is only necessary to clean the hose, and care can be easily performed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a beverage providing apparatus.
In the beverage supply device according to the aspect, the raw material supply unit is configured to supply a predetermined amount of the raw material in a dispersed manner during a period from immediately after the supply of the diluent is started by the diluent supply unit to immediately before the end of the supply, and a hose is provided. Mixing of the raw material and the diluent by the vibration of the hose in the process of flowing through the inside is surely enabled.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a beverage providing apparatus. The beverage providing apparatus 11 is a soup dispenser for providing a beverage such as miso soup or soup, for example. Hot water supply means 13 as a diluent supply means for supplying water, a raw material supplied from the raw material supply means 12 and a receiving section 14 for receiving the hot water supplied from the hot water supply means 13, and a raw material flowing out of the receiving section 14 together Mixing device 15 for mixing water and hot and cold water, and a beverage discharging section for discharging the beverage mixed by the beverage mixing device 15
Has 16

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the raw material supply means 12 includes, for example, a canister 21 for storing powdery raw materials containing miso soup and soup, and a canister disposed below the canister 21. There is provided a raw material delivery device 22 for delivering the raw material in 21 by a fixed amount corresponding to one cup. The canister 21 is formed in a box shape that is long in the front-rear direction parallel to the raw material delivery direction and has an open upper surface.
23, an elliptical material outlet 24 is formed in a substantially horizontal direction inside the material outlet frame 23.

The raw material delivery device 22 has a plurality of, ie, two, raw material delivery bodies 25, one end of which is arranged in the raw material delivery port 24 and arranged in parallel at the bottom of the canister 21. The other ends are connected to respective shafts 26 rotatably supported at the lower part of the rear surface of the canister 21. On the outside of the canister 21, gears 27 meshing with each other are fixed to each shaft 26, and a connecting portion 28 is fixed to one shaft 26, and the connecting portion 28 receives a rotational driving force from a raw material supply motor 29. Connected to a transmission shaft 30. The drive of the material supply motor 29 causes the gear
27, each raw material sending body 25 passes through the upper part of the raw material sending body
25 are rotated so as to be wound inside facing each other, that is, each of the raw material delivery bodies 25 having the opposite helical direction is rotated in the direction of sending out the raw material from the raw material delivery port 24, and by a certain amount of rotation of these raw material delivery bodies 25 A fixed amount of raw material corresponding to one serving is delivered from the raw material delivery port 24.

As shown in FIG. 1, the hot water supply means 13 has a hot water tank 31, and a water supply pipe 32 for supplying water into the hot water tank 31 is connected to a lower portion of the hot water tank 31.
A heater 33 for boiling water in the hot water tank 31 to a predetermined temperature is provided. On the upper side of the hot water tank 31, a hot water supply electromagnetic valve 34 for discharging hot water and a hot water supply electromagnetic valve
A hot water supply pipe 35 that guides hot water from the hot water 34 to the receiving unit 14 is connected.

The receiving portion 14 is disposed below the raw material supply means 12 and has a cup-shaped receiving device 41 which opens upward.
On the upper side of the receiver 41, a chute 42 attached to the raw material outlet frame 23 of the raw material supply means 12 and guiding the raw material delivered from the raw material outlet 24 downward, and covering the upper surface of the receiver 41. A guide body 43 for receiving the raw material guided by the chute 42 into the receiver 41 is arranged. The guide body 43 is connected to a duct 44 for sucking and discharging the vapor in the receiver 41.

A hot water supply pipe is provided on the side surface of the receiver 41 from a substantially tangential direction.
The hot water supplied from the hot water supply pipe 35 is connected to the receiver 41.
It is configured to flow while swirling along the inner surface of. An outlet frame 45 is protruded from a lower portion of the receiver 41, and the raw material and the hot and cold water are supplied inside the outlet mixing frame 45 to the beverage mixing device 15.
An outlet 46 is formed to flow out to the outlet.

The beverage mixing device 15 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, a base 51 attached to the body side of the beverage providing apparatus 11, a hose 52 for mixing and guiding the beverage from the receiving section 14 to the beverage discharging section 16 and a vibration generating means 53 for vibrating the hose 52 are provided. are doing.

The hose 52 is made of, for example, resin and is a flexible bellows-shaped tube. One end, that is, the upper end, is connected to the outlet frame 45 of the receiver 41, and the other end, that is, the lower end, is a beverage discharge section. 16
Is led to. The lower end of the hose 52 is supported by a plurality of hose supports 55 attached to the base 51.

The vibration generating means 53 is provided with a slider 56 which is engaged with an intermediate portion of the hose 52 and is reciprocally movable in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the hose 52, and a vibration as a motor for generating a rotational driving force. Motor 57, this vibration motor
A drive transmitting means 58 is provided for converting the rotational driving force of the slider 57 into a reciprocating movement force of the slider 56.

The slider 56 is supported by a plurality of slider supports 59 attached to the base 51 so as to be able to reciprocate in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the hose 52. The slider 56 has a hose engagement hole 60 in which the hose 52 is engaged with an intermediate portion of the hose 52 in a penetrating state, and an oval shape in a direction intersecting with the reciprocating movement direction along the hose engagement hole 60. A cam hole 61 is formed.

The vibration motor 57 is supported by a base 51 via a motor support 62, and a drive shaft 63 is projected from a lower surface.

A joint roller 64 is connected to a drive shaft 63 of the vibration motor 57, and a roller shaft 65 projects from the joint roller 64 at a position eccentric from the center of the drive shaft 63.
A roller 66 that engages with the cam hole 61 is rotatably attached to the tip of the roller shaft 65.

The cam hole 61 of the slider 56, the joint roller 64, the roller shaft 65 and the roller 66 constitute a drive transmission means 58 for converting the rotational driving force of the vibration motor 57 into a reciprocating movement force of the slider 56. ing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the beverage discharging section 16 has a placing section 72 on which a container 71 such as a bowl or a cup is placed. Dispensed beverage is dispensed.

FIG. 8 shows a control unit 81 for controlling the beverage dispensing operation of the beverage dispensing apparatus 11. The control unit 81 includes an operation unit 82 such as a push button arranged on the front of the machine.
Raw material supply motor 29, hot water supply solenoid valve 34, and vibration motor
57 is connected.

The control unit 81 supplies a fixed amount of the raw material supplied from the raw material supply means 12 in a small amount during the period from immediately after the supply of hot water by the hot water supply means 13 to immediately before the end of the supply. Control function.

Next, a beverage dispensing operation under the control of the control unit 81 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 9, the user operates the operation unit 82.
Is operated, and an operation signal is input to the control unit 81, so that the hot water supply electromagnetic valve 34 of the hot water supply means 13 is immediately opened to immediately start the supply of hot water from the hot water tank 31 and the vibration generation means 53 The vibration motor 57 is operated to immediately vibrate the hose 52, and then, after a short delay, the material supply motor 29 of the material supply means 12 is operated to allow the canister 21 to operate.
Start supplying raw materials in the container.

When the supply of hot water is started, the hot water flows so as to swirl along the inner surface of the receiving device 41, and the hot water flows into the receiving device 41.
The supply of the raw material is started in a state of flowing in a swirl along the inner surface of the substrate. The raw materials are supplied little by little and fall into the receiving device 41, and the hot water flows out into the hose 52 together with the hot water while being engulfed in the hot water vortex and mixed.

The hose 52 is vibrated by the operation of the vibration generating means 53. That is, the roller 66 engaged in the cam hole 61 of the slider 56 is eccentrically rotated by the operation of the vibration motor 57, so that the slider 56 reciprocates in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the hose 52, and 52 is vibrated. Due to the vibration of the hose 52, the raw material and the hot water are mixed while the raw material and the hot water pass through the hose 52 together.

At this time, since the hose 52 has a bellows shape,
The hose 52 can be easily vibrated, and the flow of the raw material and the hot water in the hose 52 can be given an appropriate flow resistance to mix the raw material and the hot water reliably.

The beverage mixed in the hose 52 is
Flows out from the lower end to the beverage outlet 16 and is poured into the container 71 placed on the receiver 72 of the beverage outlet 16.

Further, after the start of the beverage dispensing operation, the supply of the raw material for one cup is completed first, and the raw material supply motor is started.
29 is stopped, and then a little is sent, the supply of one cup of hot and cold water is completed, the hot water supply solenoid valve 34 is closed, and finally, after a short delay, the vibration motor 57 is stopped to dispense the beverage. Complete the operation. By stopping the vibration motor 57 last, the beverage remaining in the hose 52 can be quickly drained, and the dripping from the hose 52 can be eliminated at an early stage.

A comparison test was conducted between the case where the raw material and the hot water were mixed by vibrating the hose 52 with the vibration generating means 53 and the case where the mixing was performed using a conventional stirring blade. Mixing was confirmed.

At the time of cleaning, a path such as the inside of the hose 52 can be cleaned by flowing only hot water from the hot water supply means 13. Further, if necessary, the receiver 41, the chute 42, the guide body 43, the hose 52, and the like can be removed and cleaned. hose
For example, the hose support 55 and the slider 56 can be moved upward by pulling up with the receiver 41 removed.
Can be easily removed from the apparatus, and can be cleaned by dipping in a cleaning liquid.

As described above, the raw material and the hot and cold water can be mixed in the hose 52 by vibrating the hose 52 by the vibration generating means 53 while the raw material and the hot and cold water pass through the inside of the hose 52 together. In addition, a stirring blade and a seal structure for a rotating shaft of the stirring blade are not required, so that the structure can be simplified and the maintenance can be easily performed.

Further, the vibration generating means 53 reciprocates the slider 56 engaged with the hose 52 in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the hose 52 by driving the vibration motor 57.
With a simple structure, the raw material flowing in the hose 52 and the hot water can be effectively mixed.

Further, a fixed amount of raw material is supplied from the raw material supply means 12 in a small amount during the period from immediately after the supply of hot water by the hot water supply means 13 to immediately before the end of the supply. The mixing of the raw material and the hot and cold water due to the vibration of the hose 52 during the flow of the water can be ensured.

Furthermore, by using the bellows-shaped hose 52, the hose 52 can be easily vibrated, and the flow rate of the raw material and the hot and cold water in the hose 52 can be appropriately controlled by the unevenness of the inner wall of the hose 52. The raw material and the hot water can be reliably mixed. In addition, from such an advantage, it is preferable that the hose 52 has a bellows shape,
It may be a straight tube as long as it has flexibility and can vibrate,
Raw materials and hot water can be mixed even in a straight tube.

The raw material supply means 12 has a plurality of raw material delivery bodies 25 arranged side by side in a horizontally elongated raw material delivery port 24 and simultaneously rotates the raw material delivery bodies 25 to deliver raw materials. Even in the case of entering, a certain amount of the raw material can be reliably sent out without stagnation or clogging of the raw material in the raw material outlet 24.

In particular, by rotating each raw material delivery body 25 so as to be rolled into the opposing inside of the raw material delivery body 25 from above, the raw material in the canister 21 can be sent to the center while collapsing, It is possible to prevent the raw material from offsetting and decreasing in the canister 21, thereby ensuring the quantitativeness of the raw material delivery.

Further, as for the material feed port 24, even if the material feed port 24 is a circular shape in which one material feed body is arranged as in the prior art, it is possible to satisfactorily feed the raw material containing the ingredients by simply increasing the diameter. As the size increases, the opening width in the height direction is large, and the raw material easily collapses due to vibration, etc.
There is a possibility that the quantitativeness may be impaired.Therefore, by arranging a plurality of raw material sending bodies 25 in a horizontal direction and in parallel in the horizontal direction,
The opening width in the height direction of the raw material delivery port 24 can be reduced, so that the raw material can be prevented from collapsing due to vibration or the like, and the quantitativeness of the delivery of the raw material can be secured.

Also, as shown in FIG.
The 53 may apply vibration to a plurality of locations in the longitudinal direction of the hose 52 in directions different from each other. That is, a plurality of sliders 56 are engaged with a plurality of places separated from each other in the longitudinal direction of the hose 52, and the driving force is transmitted from one vibration motor 57 via the drive transmitting means 58 so as to move the sliders 56 in different directions. To communicate. And
By applying vibration in different directions to a plurality of portions in the longitudinal direction of the hose 52, the raw material flowing in the hose 52 and the hot water can be surely mixed.

The beverage providing apparatus 11 can be applied to supply various kinds of beverages other than miso soup and soup, for example, tea, coffee, and juice.

The raw material supplied from the raw material supply means 12 is not limited to powder, but may be a concentrated liquid. Further, the diluent supplied from the diluent supply means may be cold water.
In any case, the raw material and the diluent can be mixed by the beverage mixing device 15.

[0052]

According to the beverage mixing apparatus of the first aspect,
As the raw material and diluent pass through the hose together,
By vibrating the hose, the raw material and the diluent can be mixed in the hose, eliminating the need for a stirring blade or a seal structure for the rotating shaft of the stirring blade, simplifying the structure and facilitating maintenance. it can.

According to the beverage mixing device of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the beverage mixing device of the first aspect, since the hose has a bellows shape, the hose can be easily vibrated and the inside of the hose can be easily adjusted. The flow of the raw material and the diluent in the step (1) is given an appropriate flow resistance, so that the raw material and the diluent can be surely mixed.

According to the beverage mixing device of the third aspect, in addition to the effects of the beverage mixing device of the first or second aspect, in the vibration generating means, the slider, which is engaged with the hose by driving the motor, extends the length of the hose. The reciprocating movement in the direction crossing the direction allows the raw material flowing in the hose and the diluent to be effectively mixed with a simple structure.

According to the beverage mixing device of the fourth aspect, in addition to the effect of the beverage mixing device of any one of the first to third aspects, the vibration generating means differs from each other at a plurality of locations in the longitudinal direction of the hose. Since the vibration is applied in the direction, the raw material flowing in the hose and the diluent can be reliably mixed.

According to the beverage dispensing apparatus of the fifth aspect, the beverage mixing apparatus of any one of the first to fourth aspects is used,
Since a beverage in which a raw material and a diluent are mixed is provided, the structure is simple and care can be easily performed.

According to the beverage dispensing device of the sixth aspect, in addition to the effect of the beverage dispensing device of the fifth aspect, the raw material supply means supplies a fixed amount of the raw material with the diluent by the diluent supply means. Since the supply is dispersed during the period from immediately after the start of the supply to immediately before the end of the supply, the mixture of the raw material and the diluent due to the vibration of the hose during the flow in the hose can be ensured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a beverage providing device using a beverage mixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the beverage mixing device.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the beverage mixing device.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the beverage mixing device.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a raw material supply means of the beverage supply device.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a raw material supply unit of the beverage supply device.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a raw material supply unit of the beverage supply device.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the beverage providing device.

FIG. 9 is a timing chart at the time of dispensing the beverage in the beverage providing apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a beverage providing device showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Beverage supply device 12 Raw material supply means 13 Hot water supply means as diluting liquid supply means 14 Receiving part 15 Beverage mixing device 16 Beverage discharge part 52 Hose 53 Vibration generating means 56 Slider 57 Motor for vibration as motor 58 Drive transmission means

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A beverage mixing apparatus comprising: a hose through which a raw material and a diluent pass; and a vibration generating means for vibrating the hose to mix the diluent with the raw material passing through the hose. apparatus. 2. The beverage mixing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hose has a bellows shape. 3. A vibration generating means includes a slider which is engaged with a hose and is reciprocally movable in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the hose, a motor for generating a rotational driving force, and a slider for generating a rotational driving force. 2. A drive transmission means for converting the reciprocating force into a reciprocating movement force.
Or the beverage mixing device according to 2. 4. The beverage mixing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vibration generating means applies vibrations to a plurality of portions in a longitudinal direction of the hose in directions different from each other. 5. A raw material supplying means for supplying a raw material, a diluting liquid supplying means for supplying a diluting liquid, a receiving unit for receiving a raw material supplied from the raw material supplying means and a diluting liquid supplied from the diluting liquid supplying means. The beverage mixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the raw material and the diluent flowing out from the receiving portion pass through the hose, and the mixed beverage is poured out by facing the end of the hose of the beverage mixing device. A beverage providing device, comprising: a beverage discharging section. 6. The raw material supply means supplies a predetermined amount of raw material in a dispersed manner during a period from immediately after the supply of the diluent by the diluent supply means to immediately before the end of the supply. 6. The beverage providing device according to 5.