JP2002019888A - Drink liquid dispensing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To deliver drink liquid to be distributed such as beer which can be delivered in proper quantities so as to be dispensed, without lowering the quality of the drink liquid. SOLUTION: A tube 51 connected to a dispensing apparatus body 23 is inserted into a beer can T to mount the apparatus body 23 to an opening T1 of the can T. Carbon dioxide is fed into the can T from a bomb 24 via a gas tube 25 to raise the internal pressure of the can. A valve shaft 62 is slidably inserted into an insertion hole 61 of a cock mechanism 42 forming the body 23. A valve part 14 having a valve rubber in contact with a valve recess 65 is provided at the lower end of a shaft body 71 of the shaft 62. A grip 73 is tilted to press down the shaft 62, thereby spacing the valve rubber apart from the recess 65 to deliver beer sent from the tube 51 to a delivery port 63 via a passage 103, thereby delivering it from a nozzle 33. The cross section of the tube 51 is formed into a flat shape by a helical portion 52 formed on the tube 51.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage liquid dispensing apparatus for dispensing beverage liquid such as beer and low-malt beer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a beverage liquid dispensing apparatus has been used for distributing beverage liquid such as draft beer to cups and mugs. Here, the beverage liquid dispensing apparatus will be described with reference to the example shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a tank for storing beer B as a beverage liquid, and an opening 1 formed in an upper part of the tank 1.
The distribution device main body 3 is attached to a by the attachment 2.

[0003] The main body 3 of the distributing apparatus includes an outer cylinder 5 in which an inner cylinder 4 is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction.
Tube 6 which is connected to the lower end of the tube and passes through the center of the fixture 2 and is inserted into the tank 1 from above.
And a discharge device 7 connected to the vicinity of the upper end of the outer cylinder 5 and a cock 9 provided in the discharge device 7 to open and close the discharge flow path 8. A cylinder 12 filled with carbon dioxide gas is connected to the attachment 2 via a gas tube 11. In addition, a flow path 13 communicating with the inside of the tank 1 is formed on the outer peripheral side of the tube 6 in the attachment 2,
The flow path 13 and the gas tube 11 are communicated.

In the above apparatus, when carbon dioxide gas is fed from the cylinder 12 into the tank 1 via the gas tube 11, the pressure in the tank 1 is increased. Then, in this state, when the cock 9 of the discharger 7 was twisted and the discharge flow path 8 was opened, the beer B stored in the tank 1 was fed from the lower end of the tube 6 and moved upward by pressure. A cup C that passes between the inner cylinder 4 and the outer cylinder 5 and is discharged through the discharge channel 8 of the discharger 7 and is disposed at the tip of the discharge channel 8
Beer B is poured and distributed.

[0005]

By the way, in this beverage liquid dispensing apparatus, when the cock 9 is twisted and the discharge passage 8 is opened, the pressure of the carbon dioxide gas from the cylinder 12 causes the tank 1 to disperse.
The beer B inside is discharged vigorously from the tip of the discharge flow path 8, causing so-called overflow / turbulence. In particular, when distributing the beer B as a beverage liquid, quality such as excessive foaming is generated. It causes a decline.

For this reason, the length of the tube 6 is increased to give an appropriate flow path resistance so that the discharge amount of the beer B from the discharge flow path 8 is suppressed to an appropriate amount. Spiraling has been performed to fit.

[0007] In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for a beverage liquid dispensing apparatus which can be easily used at home by installing a commercially available beer can in which beer is stored. In the case of (1), even if the tube 6 is formed into a spiral shape as described above, it is difficult to put the tube 6 in the tank 1, and further compactness is required. Here, by reducing the inner diameter of the tube 6 and increasing the flow path resistance, it is conceivable that the tube 6 can be shortened and made compact and can be applied to home use. When the inner diameter is reduced, even if the discharge amount of the beer B is set to an appropriate amount, the discharged beer B becomes full of bubbles, which again causes a problem of lowering the quality.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can discharge and distribute an appropriate amount without deteriorating the quality of a beverage liquid to be distributed, and can be miniaturized and used for home use. It is an object to provide a simple beverage liquid dispensing device.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a beverage liquid dispensing apparatus according to claim 1 is provided with a dispensing apparatus main body that can be attached to a container having a beverage liquid stored therein, and a dispenser inside the container. A pressure applying means for feeding gas to increase the internal pressure, a tube connected to the dispensing device main body and inserted into the container, a discharge port formed in the distributing device main body and communicated with the tube, An opening / closing means provided in the apparatus main body to open and close a flow path between the tube and the discharge port, and by opening the flow path by the opening / closing means, the pressure is applied by the pressure applying means. A beverage liquid dispensing device that causes a beverage liquid to be fed into a tube to be discharged from the discharge port through the flow path, wherein the tube has a flat shape at least in part in cross-section. Is characterized in that anti is enhanced.

[0010] As described above, since the cross-sectional shape of the tube for guiding the beverage liquid in the container to the discharge port of the dispensing device main body is made flat and the flow path resistance is increased, the beverage liquid to be sent out can be sufficiently supplied by the tube. The pressure can be reduced. As a result, the length of the tube can be significantly reduced, and the tube can be favorably used for home use using a commercially available beer can that is smaller than that for commercial use. In addition, compared to the case where the inner diameter of the tube is reduced to increase the flow path resistance to reduce the pressure, the flow path resistance can be increased while securing a sufficient cross-sectional area, so that the foamed beverage liquid such as beer is distributed. Even in such a case, there is no problem that beer full of foam is discharged to cause a deterioration in quality. In other words, the overflow and turbulence of the beverage liquid discharged from the discharge port and poured into the cup are reliably prevented, and the liquid beverage such as beer is adapted to be used at home without causing quality deterioration such as excessive foaming of the beverage liquid. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size, and to discharge and distribute an appropriate amount without causing deterioration in quality during the discharge of the beverage liquid to be distributed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the beverage liquid dispensing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the opening / closing means is provided on the dispensing apparatus main body and communicates with the tube and the discharge port. A shaft, which is slidably provided in the insertion hole and forms the flow path between the insertion hole, and a shaft provided at an end of the shaft and the shaft is slid. A valve section that opens and closes the flow path by contacting and separating from a valve seat formed at an end of the insertion hole, and the flow path has a pressure reducing section that reduces the pressure by giving flow path resistance to the beverage liquid sent from the tube. It is characterized by being.

That is, an insertion hole constituting a switchgear,
The beverage liquid fed from the tube is further reliably reduced in pressure by the pressure reducing portion formed of a flow path between the valve portion and the shaft that opens and closes the valve portion and is slidably provided in the insertion hole, and is discharged from the discharge port. Thus, it is possible to reliably prevent the beverage liquid from being discharged from the discharge port and poured into the cup, from flowing or turbulent, and to prevent quality deterioration such as excessive foaming of beer.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the beverage liquid dispensing apparatus according to the second aspect, the insertion hole and a shaft provided in the insertion hole are installed vertically.
The valve portion is pushed up together with the shaft under the pressure of the beverage liquid fed from the tube, and is brought into contact with the valve seat to close the flow passage.

That is, since the insertion hole and the shaft provided in the insertion hole are installed vertically and the shaft is moved upward by the internal pressure of the container so that the valve portion comes into contact with the valve seat, the pressure is reduced. When the internal pressure is not applied to the container by the application means, the shaft moves downward due to its own weight and is in a state where play is generated up and down, so the user confirms whether there is play in the shaft,
It is very easy to check whether the internal pressure is applied to the container by the pressure applying means. In other words, as compared with the related art in which the cock is opened and closed by rotating the cock in a horizontal plane, it is possible to easily determine whether the beverage liquid can be distributed or not, Checking of the pressure applying means can be performed quickly.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a beverage liquid dispensing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, a case where beer B is distributed as a beverage liquid will be described. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 21 denotes a beverage liquid distribution device. The beverage liquid dispensing device 21 includes a base 22,
A dispensing device main body 23 attached to the beer can T installed on the base 22, a cylinder 24 filled with carbon dioxide gas installed on the base 22, and a dispensing device attached to the cylinder 24 via a gas tube 25. The carbon dioxide gas in the cylinder 24 is connected to the
Regulator 26 which feeds gas through gas tube 25
And

The base 22 has a beer can installation hole 31 and a cylinder installation hole 32 formed on the upper surface thereof. The beer can T is fitted and installed in the beer can installation hole 31, and the cylinder 24 is fitted and installed in the cylinder installation hole 32. Here, the beer can T is a commercially available beer B containing beer B, and has various capacities such as 2 liters or 3 liters. In addition, a saucer 34 is detachably provided on the base 22 below the front end of a nozzle 33 attached to the dispensing device main body 23 in front of the base 22, and the beer B dripping from the front end of the nozzle 33 is provided. Is to be accepted.

Next, the structure of the distributor main body 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. Dispenser body 23
A joint 41 attached to an opening T1 formed in the upper part of the beer can T, a cock mechanism 42 attached to the joint 41, and a cock cap 43 attached to the cock mechanism 42 from above. have. At the lower side of the joint 41, a mounting hole 44 having an internal thread (not shown) is formed on the inner peripheral side, and the mounting hole 44 is formed in the opening T1 of the beer can T.
And screwed into a male screw (not shown) formed on the outer peripheral side of the opening T1 of the beer can T, whereby the joint 41 is attached to the opening T1 of the beer can T. It has become.

The mounting hole 44 of the joint 41
A packing 45 is provided at the bottom of the beer can T, and when the joint 41 is attached to the opening T1 of the beer can T, the upper end of the opening T1 of the beer can T and the bottom of the mounting hole 44 are securely sealed. It is supposed to be. At the center of the joint 41, a tube mounting portion 46 protruding downward is formed. At the lower end of the tube mounting portion 46, a tube 51 is fitted and mounted.

The tube 51 is made of a synthetic resin such as urethane. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the tube 51 is wound in a spiral shape with 10 turns near its upper end. A spiral portion 52 is formed. The tube 51 is formed in a flat shape at the spiral portion 52 as shown in FIG. Here, as the flattening rate of the spiral portion 52 of the tube 51, when the short side dimension is α and the long side dimension is β, the ratio of the short side α to the long side β is 50% or less. Is formed.

In the joint 41, an enlarged flow path 53 is formed above the tube mounting portion 46, and the diameter is gradually increased toward the upper side. Further, a plurality of gas channels 54 formed at intervals in the circumferential direction are formed on the outer peripheral side of the enlarged diameter channel 53. At the top of the joint 41, a mounting recess 55 is formed.
, The lower end of the cock mechanism 42 is screwed and mounted. In addition, various types of joints 41 are prepared according to the shape and size of the opening T1 of the beer can T used, and an appropriate one is used according to the beer can T used.

An insertion hole 61 is formed at the center of the cock mechanism 42, and a valve shaft 62 is inserted into the insertion hole 61. Also, this cock mechanism 4
2, a discharge port 63 is formed on the front side thereof.
The discharge port 63 communicates with the insertion hole 61.
An annular fitting sleeve 64 is provided at the end of the opening of the discharge port 63, and the nozzle 33 is fitted and mounted on the fitting sleeve 64. ing.

The cock mechanism 42 has a valve recess 65 at the lower end at the center thereof, and the valve recess 65 and the enlarged diameter flow path 53 of the joint 41 communicate with each other. At the lower end of the cock mechanism 42, an annular gas passage 66 is formed on the outer periphery of the valve recess 65. The annular gas passage 66 and the plurality of gas passages 54 of the joint 41 are mutually connected. It is designed to communicate.

Further, the cock mechanism 42 has a gas tube connection port 67 communicating with the annular gas flow path 66 at the rear side thereof, and the gas tube 25 is connected to the gas tube connection port 67. It is supposed to be. Reference numerals 68 and 69 are joint 4
1 is an O-ring that seals the cock mechanism 42 with the cock mechanism 42.

Next, the valve shaft 62 inserted into the insertion hole 61 of the cock mechanism 42 will be described. The valve shaft 62 includes a shaft body 71, a cock member 72 locked on an upper portion of the shaft body 71, a grip 73 attached to the cock member 72, and a valve provided at a lower end of the shaft body 71. And a section 74.

As shown in FIG. 8, a lower end of the shaft main body 71 has a cylindrical mounting tube 7 formed at the lower end thereof.
5 are formed. A mounting hole 76 is formed at the center of the mounting cylinder 75, and a flow path 77 communicating with the mounting hole 76 and the outer peripheral side is formed on the shaft body 71 side of the mounting cylinder 75. Have been. And
The valve part 74 is mounted on the mounting cylinder part 75.

The valve section 74 is provided with a mounting cylinder section 75.
The cup 81 slidably provided on the
And a lower end portion of the shaft main body 71, a valve rubber 82, a flow passage screw 83 formed in the mounting hole 76 of the mounting cylinder portion 75 and screwed into the screw, and mounted. It has a spring 85 provided between the head 84 and the cup 81. The cup 81 has a sliding hole 91 formed at the center thereof.
When the mounting cylinder 75 is inserted through the mounting cylinder 75, the mounting cylinder 75 is slidably mounted on the mounting cylinder 75. An annular mounting recess 92 is formed on the upper side of the cup 81.
The valve rubber 82 formed in a ring shape is fitted and attached thereto.

The valve rubber 82 is made of a synthetic resin such as silicon rubber, and the outer peripheral side on the upper surface side is a sealing surface 93 formed in a circular shape in a cross section extending in the circumferential direction. The cup 81 is formed with a step 94 extending in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral side on the lower side, and the spring 85 is disposed between the step 94 and the head 84 of the flow path screw 83. Have been. A flow path 95 is formed at the center of the flow path screw 83.

The shaft main body 71 has an intermediate portion,
An annular concave portion 10 formed in an arc shape in cross section over the circumferential direction.
1 is formed, and the lower side of the annular concave portion 101 is
The small diameter portion 102 is formed to have a smaller diameter than the inside diameter of the insertion hole 61 of the cock mechanism 42. The small-diameter portion 10 formed on the lower side of the shaft main body 71 formed in this small diameter.
A gap is formed between the insertion hole 2 and the insertion hole 61, and the gap serves as a flow path 103 serving as a decompression unit.

The upper part of the shaft body 71 is
4, the connecting portion 104 has a slit 10
5 are formed. Further, a hole 106 orthogonal to the slit 105 is formed in the connecting portion 104,
A pin 107 is fitted in the hole 106. The cock member 72 connected to the shaft main body 71 has a rotating piece 110 formed on one side at the lower end, and a rotating hole 111 is formed in the rotating piece 110. I have. An engagement slit 112 is formed on the other side of the lower end of the cock member 72.

That is, the lower end of the cock member 72 is inserted into the slit 1 of the connecting portion 104 of the shaft body 71 while the pin 107 is inserted into the engaging slit 112.
The cock member 72 is engaged with the connecting portion 104 of the shaft main body 71 by inserting the cock member 72 into the connecting member 104. Further, the cock mechanism 42 has a pivot hole 11 of the cock member 72 engaged with the connecting portion 104 of the shaft body 71.
A hole 113 communicating with the hole 1 is formed.
In 13, a hinge pin 114 is inserted from one side, and a screw 116 is screwed from the other side into a screw portion 115 formed at the center of the hinge pin 114.

The mounting member 121 formed in a tubular shape is fitted into the cock member 72 at the upper part thereof. The mounting cylinder 121 has a thread formed on an outer peripheral side thereof. A fixing hole formed in an upper end portion of the cock member 72 in a state where the mounting cylinder 121 is put on the cock member 72. By fitting the fixing pin 123 to 122,
The mounting cylinder 121 is mounted on the cock member 72 by the fixing pins 123. A screw hole 124 is formed at the center of the lower end of the grip 73, and the mounting cylinder 121 mounted on the cock member 72 is screwed into the screw hole 124 of the grip 73 so that the grip 73 is formed. Are fixed to the cock member 72 via the mounting cylinder 121.

As described above, in the cock mechanism 42 having the above-described structure, the cock cap 43 is attached to the grip window 125 formed on the upper portion thereof.
3 is inserted from above while being inserted through the nozzle cap 126 into the nozzle window 126 and the gas tube window 127 formed in the cock cap 43, and to the fitting sleeve 64 and the gas tube connection port 67 of the cock mechanism 42, respectively. The connected nozzle 33 and gas tube 25 are arranged. The nozzle 33 is bent at an intermediate portion. Therefore, when connecting the nozzle 33 to the cock mechanism 42, the nozzle 33 is connected such that the tip of the nozzle 33 faces downward.

Next, the beverage liquid dispensing apparatus 21 having the above structure
A case where beer B is distributed to cup C will be described. (Assembly) In order to assemble and use the beverage liquid dispensing device 21, first, the opening T of the beer can T to be used is used.
1 is prepared, and the joint 41 is attached to the cock mechanism 42 to assemble the distributor main body 23. Next, the tube 51 is inserted and attached to the tube attaching portion 46 of the joint 41 of the dispensing device main body 23.

Next, the cap (not shown) attached to the opening T1 of the beer can T is removed, a tube 51 is inserted from the opening T1 of the beer can T, and the joint 41 of the dispenser main body 23 is opened. Attach it by screwing it into the part T1. Here, since the diameter of the joint 41 at the lower end side is larger than the female thread portion of the mounting hole 44,
An escape is formed between the outer periphery of the opening T1 of the beer can T and, thereby, when the dispenser main body 23 is attached,
A cap is fixed to the opening T1 of the beer can T so as not to interfere with a ring-shaped member left when the cap is removed. At this time, the tube 51
The tip moves to the corner while its tip contacts the bottom surface of the beer can T, and is disposed at the corner at the bottom of the beer can T. At this time, a bending force is applied to the tube 51, and the bending force is reliably absorbed by the bending of the spiral portion 52 of the tube 51. Thereby, the tube 51 is stored in the beer can T without a problem that the straight portion of the tube 51 is bent.

After the dispenser main body 23 is attached to the opening T1, the beer can T is fitted into the beer can installation hole 31 formed in the base 22 and the nozzle 33
With the cock cap 43 so that the tip thereof faces downward.
Through the nozzle window 126, and fitted to and connected to the fitting sleeve 64 of the cock mechanism 42.

Next, the cylinder 24 is mounted by screwing its tip into the regulator 26. When the tip of the cylinder 24 is screwed into the regulator 26 in this manner, the tip of the cylinder 24 is
The opening is provided by an opening needle (not shown) provided in the opening. The regulator 26 is provided with an opening / closing device (not shown). When the cylinder 24 is mounted, the opening / closing device is turned off and the flow path to the connection portion to which the gas tube 25 is connected is closed. State. afterwards,
At the connection of the regulator 26 with the cylinder 24 attached,
One end of the gas tube 25 is inserted and connected.

Next, the cylinder 24 is fitted and installed in the cylinder installation hole 32 of the base 22, and the regulator 26 is mounted.
Is inserted through the gas tube window 127 of the cock cap 43, and is inserted into the gas tube connection port 67 of the cock mechanism 42 for reliable connection.

(Distribution of Beer) Next, a case where beer B in beer can T is distributed will be described. First, the switching device of the regulator 26 is turned on. In this way, the carbon dioxide in the cylinder 24 is
To the beer can T through the gas tube 25, through the gas tube 25, through the annular gas flow path 66 of the cock mechanism 42 of the distributor main body 23 and the gas flow path 54 of the joint 41. .

As a result, pressure is applied to the beer B in the beer can T by the fed carbon dioxide gas, and as a result, the space surrounded by the enlarged diameter flow path 53 of the joint 41 and the valve recess 65 of the cock mechanism 42. The pressure in the valve shaft 6 is also increased by this pressure.
2 is pushed upward, and the valve rubber 8 of the valve portion 74 is
2 is in close contact with a valve recess 65 serving as a valve seat. In this state, the user places the cup C at the tip of the nozzle 33, grips the grip 73, and lowers the grip 73 forward.

In this manner, the cock member 72 rotates about the hinge pin 114, whereby the shaft body 71 is pushed down. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the valve rubber 82 of the valve portion 74 provided at the lower end of the shaft
A gap is formed apart from the inner surface of the fifth member.

When a gap is thus formed between the valve rubber 82 and the valve recess 65, the beer B in the beer can T enters from the tip of the tube 51,
After passing through the helical portion 52, it is fed into the enlarged diameter flow path 53 of the joint 41, passes between the valve rubber 82 and the valve concave portion 65, passes through the small diameter portion 102 of the shaft body 71 and the cock mechanism 42.
Through the flow path 103 between the insertion hole 61 and the annular recess 1
It flows out to the discharge port 63 through the nozzle 03 and is sent out to the nozzle 33. Thereby, the beer B is discharged from the tip of the nozzle 33 and poured into the cup C.

Here, in the beverage liquid dispensing apparatus 21, the cross-sectional shape of the tube 51 for guiding the beer B in the beer can T to the discharge port 63 of the dispensing apparatus main body 23 is made flat so that the flow path resistance is increased. Therefore, the beer B to be sent out is sufficiently depressurized by the tube 51. That is,
The cup C discharged from the discharge port 63 through the nozzle 33
The overflow and turbulence of the beer B poured into the beer B are reliably prevented, so that the quality of the beer B does not deteriorate, such as excessive bubbling, and the quality of the beer B to be distributed does not deteriorate during the discharging. An appropriate amount is discharged and distributed.

As described above, as the flatness of the spiral portion 52 of the tube 51, when the short side dimension is α and the long side dimension is β, the short side α with respect to the long side β
Is preferably set to be 50% or less. For example, when a circular tube having a diameter of 4 mm is set to α = 1.5 mm and β = 5.4 mm, it is approximately Almost the same flow path resistance can be obtained with a length of 1/10. That is,
By adopting a flat shape, compared to the case of a circular pipe,
The length of the tube 51 can be reduced to about 1/10, and the tube 51 can be easily used for a small beer can T.

After pouring an appropriate amount of beer B into cup C,
The user returns the tilted grip 73 to the original vertical state. By doing so, the valve rubber 8 is again actuated by the internal pressure.
2 is pressed against the valve recess 65 and adheres closely, and beer B
Is stopped. In addition, the grip 73 is returned to the vertically upright state.

Here, the beer B has a good appearance by placing a creamy foam on top of it.
Next, a case where the foam is placed on the upper part of the beer B poured into the glass C will be described. First, the user grips the grip 73 and tilts the grip 73 backward. By doing so, the cock member 72 is connected to the hinge pin 1
14 about the shaft body 7.
1 is pulled up. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, in the valve portion 74 provided at the lower end of the shaft main body 71, the mounting cylindrical portion 75 of the shaft main body 71 is pulled up, thereby
The channel screw 83 screwed into 5 is also pulled up.

Here, the valve rubber 82 of the valve portion 74
Is in contact with the valve recess 65, the flow passage screw 83 moves upward against the biasing force of the spring 85 provided between the flow passage screw 83 and the cup 81. As a result, the end face of the shaft main body 71 and the valve rubber 82 are separated from each other, and the flow path 77 of the mounting cylinder 75 is formed in the flow path 10
It is communicated with 3.

As described above, the flow path 7 of the mounting cylinder 75 is
7 and the flow path 103 communicate with each other, the beer B sent from the tube 51 to the enlarged diameter flow path 53 of the joint 41 passes through a small-diameter flow path 95 formed at the center of the flow path screw 83,
Further, the small diameter portion 102 of the shaft body 71 and the cock mechanism 4 pass through the small diameter flow path 77 formed in the mounting cylinder portion 75.
The fluid passes through the flow path 103 between the second insertion hole 61, flows out to the discharge port 63 through the annular recess 103, and is sent out to the nozzle 33. Here, beer B passing through this route is
When passing through the small-diameter flow path 95 and the flow path 77, it undergoes resistance and foams. Thereby, from the tip of the nozzle 33,
The creamy foam is discharged, and beer B in cup C
Put on top.

When the discharge of the foam is stopped, the tilted grip 73 is returned to the original vertical state as in the case of stopping the discharge of the beer B. By doing so, the valve rubber 82 is pressed against the valve recess 65 again by the internal pressure and adheres to the valve recess 65, so that the flow path 77 and the flow path 103 are closed, and the discharge of bubbles is stopped. By performing the above operation, the beer B having a good appearance and a good taste can be poured into the cup C very easily.

When all the beer B in the beer can T has been poured and becomes empty, the user turns off the opening / closing device of the regulator 26 and stops the supply of carbon dioxide from the cylinder 24. Next, the grip 73 is tilted forward to completely discharge the carbon dioxide remaining in the beer can T. When the carbon dioxide in the beer can T is completely discharged in this way, the valve shaft 62 that has been pushed upward by the pressure in the beer can T falls downward by its own weight.

Thus, the user can easily move the valve shaft 62 up and down by a small amount while holding the grip 73. That is, the user can easily determine the presence or absence of pressurization in the beer can T based on whether or not the grip 73 can be gripped to easily move the valve shaft 62 up and down.

When or after the beer B is poured into the cup C, the beer B remaining in the nozzle 33 may drop from the tip of the nozzle 33 in some cases. Since the receiving tray 34 is provided on the front side of the base 22, the beer B dripped from the tip of the nozzle 33 can be reliably received by the receiving tray 34, and there is no problem that the surroundings of the installation location are stained. Moreover,
Since the receiving tray 34 is detachable, the beer B accumulated in the receiving tray 34 can be taken to the sink with the receiving tray 34.

When cleaning the beverage liquid dispensing device 21 after use, the nozzle 33 and the gas tube 25 are pulled out from the dispensing device main body 23 and the dispensing device main body 23 is removed.
Is removed from the opening T1 of the beer can T, and the tube 51 is removed.
The end of can be connected to a water tap installed in a sink or the like using a dedicated adapter to feed water. And
By feeding water from the end of the tube 51 in this way, the flow path through which the beer B passes can be extremely easily cleaned.

It is to be noted that a large-diameter vinyl tube is connected in place of the tube 51, and water is fed into the distributor unit 23 through the vinyl tube, whereby the distributor unit 23 can be washed more quickly. it can.
As another washing method, a dedicated hose connectable to a water tap is connected to the fitting sleeve 64 of the dispensing device main body 23, and the hose is supplied from the water tap to the dispensing device main body 23 through this hose. Water may be sent in for washing.

As described above, according to the beverage liquid dispensing apparatus 21 having the above-described structure, the cross-sectional shape of the tube 51 for guiding the beer B in the beer can T to the discharge port 63 of the dispensing apparatus main body 23 is flat. Since the flow path resistance is increased, the delivered beer B can be sufficiently reduced in pressure by the tube 51. Thereby, the tube 51
Can be greatly shortened, and can be favorably used for home use using a commercially available beer can T smaller than that for commercial use. In addition, compared to a case where the inner diameter of the tube 51 is reduced to increase the flow path resistance to reduce the pressure, the flow path resistance can be increased while securing a sufficient cross-sectional area. Therefore, there is no problem that the quality is deteriorated.

That is, the overflow and turbulence of the beer B discharged from the discharge port 63 through the nozzle 33 and poured into the cup C are reliably prevented, and the quality of the beer B is reduced, such as excessive bubbling. Therefore, the beer B to be dispensed can be reduced in size in order to be adapted for home use and the like, and an appropriate amount can be discharged and distributed without incurring quality deterioration during discharging of the beer B to be distributed.

Further, the insertion hole 61 constituting the opening / closing device is provided.
And the valve portion 7 slidably provided in the insertion hole 61.
4 is fed from the tube 51 by a decompression unit including a flow path 103 between the valve rubber 82 and a shaft body 71 of a valve shaft 62 that opens and closes a valve seat including a valve recess 65 formed at an end of the insertion hole 61. Beer B
Can be further reliably reduced in pressure and can be discharged from the discharge port 63, and the overflow and turbulence of the beer B discharged from the discharge port 63 through the nozzle 33 and poured into the cup C can be reliably prevented, and It is possible to eliminate quality deterioration such as excessive bubbling of B.

Further, the insertion hole 61 and the valve shaft 62 provided in the insertion hole 61 are installed vertically, and the valve shaft 62 is moved upward by the internal pressure of the beer can T, so that the valve rubber 82 of the valve portion 74 is opened. Since the internal pressure of the beer can T is not applied by the carbon dioxide gas from the cylinder 24 as the pressure applying means, the valve shaft 6 is in contact with the valve recess 65 as the seat.
2 moves downward due to its own weight, causing a play in the vertical direction. The user can very easily check the presence or absence of play in the valve shaft 62 and can easily use the beer can with carbon dioxide gas in the cylinder 24. The presence or absence of the application of the internal pressure to T can be confirmed.

That is, it is easier to determine whether the beer B can be distributed or not, as compared with the conventional method in which the cock is rotated in a horizontal plane to open and close the flow path. This makes it possible to quickly check the cylinder 24 and the like.

In the above example, the case where beer B in beer can T is distributed has been described as an example. However, beverage liquid other than beer B can be distributed using this beverage liquid distribution device 21. Of course.

[0060]

As described above, according to the beverage liquid dispensing apparatus of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
According to the beverage liquid dispensing device of the first aspect, since the cross-sectional shape of the tube that guides the beverage liquid in the container to the discharge port of the dispensing device body is made flat and the flow path resistance is increased,
The tube can sufficiently reduce the pressure of the delivered beverage liquid. As a result, the length of the tube can be significantly reduced, and the tube can be favorably used for home use using a commercially available beer can that is smaller than that for commercial use. In addition, compared to the case where the inner diameter of the tube is reduced to increase the flow path resistance to reduce the pressure, the flow path resistance can be increased while securing a sufficient cross-sectional area, so that the foamed beverage liquid such as beer is distributed. Even in such a case, there is no problem that beer full of foam is discharged to cause a deterioration in quality. In other words, the overflow and turbulence of the beverage liquid discharged from the discharge port and poured into the cup are reliably prevented, and the liquid beverage such as beer is adapted to be used at home without causing quality deterioration such as excessive foaming of the beverage liquid. Can be downsized,
In addition, it is possible to discharge and distribute an appropriate amount without causing deterioration in the quality of the beverage liquid to be distributed during the discharge.

[0061] According to the beverage liquid dispensing device of the second aspect, the insertion hole that forms the opening and closing device and the shaft that is slidably provided in this insertion hole and opens and closes the valve portion and the valve seat. The beverage liquid fed from the tube can be more reliably depressurized and discharged from the discharge port by the pressure reducing section consisting of the flow path, and the overflow and turbulent flow of the beverage liquid discharged from the discharge port and poured into the cup can be ensured. To prevent beer foaming and other quality deterioration.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the insertion hole and the shaft provided in the insertion hole are installed vertically, and further, the shaft is moved upward by the internal pressure of the container, so that the valve portion is moved to the valve seat. When the internal pressure is no longer applied to the container by the pressure applying means, the shaft moves downward due to its own weight, causing rattling up and down. By confirming the presence or absence of the backlash, it is possible to extremely easily confirm whether or not the internal pressure is applied to the container by the pressure applying means. In other words, as compared with the related art in which the cock is opened and closed by rotating the cock in a horizontal plane, it is possible to easily determine whether the beverage liquid can be distributed or not, Checking of the pressure applying means can be performed quickly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage liquid dispensing device illustrating a configuration and a structure of a beverage liquid dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the dispensing device main body, illustrating the configuration and structure of the dispensing device main body constituting the beverage liquid dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the dispensing device main body, illustrating the configuration and structure of the dispensing device main body constituting the beverage liquid dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the dispensing device main body, illustrating the configuration and structure of the dispensing device main body constituting the beverage liquid dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the tube for explaining the shape of the tube connected to the dispensing device main body of the beverage liquid dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the tube explaining the shape of the tube connected to the dispensing device main body of the beverage liquid dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a tube for explaining a cross-sectional shape of a spiral portion of the tube connected to the dispensing device main body of the beverage liquid dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the valve section and its periphery for explaining the configuration and structure of the valve section constituting the dispensing apparatus main body of the beverage liquid dispensing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a valve portion and its periphery for explaining the movement of the dispensing device main body of the beverage liquid dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a valve unit and its surroundings for explaining the movement of the dispensing device main body of the beverage liquid dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of a beer server which is a conventional beverage liquid dispensing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 21 drink liquid dispensing device 23 dispensing device main body 24 cylinder (pressure applying means) 51 tube 61 insertion hole 62 valve shaft (shaft) 63 discharge port 65 valve recess (valve seat) 74 valve portion 103 flow path (decompression portion) B beer ( Beverage liquid) T Beer can (container) T1 Opening

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A dispensing device main body that can be attached to a container in which a beverage liquid is stored, pressure applying means for sending gas into the container to increase the internal pressure, and the dispensing device main body connected to the dispensing device main body. , A discharge port formed in the distribution device main body and connected to the tube, and an opening / closing means provided in the distribution device main body for opening and closing a flow path between the tube and the discharge port A beverage liquid dispensing device that opens the flow path by the opening / closing means, and discharges the beverage liquid fed into the tube by application of pressure by the pressure applying means from the discharge port through the flow path. The beverage liquid dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the tube has a flat cross-sectional shape to increase flow resistance. 2. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the opening / closing means includes an insertion hole provided in the dispensing device main body and communicating with the tube and the discharge port, and a slidable opening provided in the insertion hole. A shaft that forms the flow path therebetween; and a valve that is provided at an end of the shaft and that opens and closes the flow path by sliding the shaft to and away from a valve seat formed at the end of the insertion hole. 2. The beverage liquid dispensing device according to claim 1, further comprising: a pressure reducing unit configured to provide a flow path resistance to the beverage liquid fed from the tube and reduce the pressure. 3. The insertion hole and a shaft provided in the insertion hole are installed vertically, and the valve unit is pushed upward together with the shaft by receiving pressure of the beverage liquid sent from the tube. 3. The beverage liquid dispensing device according to claim 2, wherein the fluid channel is closed by being brought into contact with a valve seat.