JP2002128197A - Beverage dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the piping structure so that a sufficiently cooled carbonated beverage can be fed even in a vending after a long stand-by period of time for the vending. SOLUTION: In the machine body of this beverage dispenser, a cooling water tank 3, and a refrigerator 4 are loaded. In this case, a cooling coil and a carbonator for the carbonated beverage are dipped in the cooling water tank 3. The refrigerator 4 keeps the BIB of a non-carbonated beverage cool. Then, a syrup duct for the carbonated beverage and a diluting water duct 21 are introduced out from the cooling water tank, and arranged in a space between the cooling water tank and a beverage discharging nozzle 14 installed on a vending stage 2 for the beverage dispenser. In such a beverage dispenser, a cool air conductor 25 which is covered with a heat insulating material is arranged between the refrigerator and the beverage discharging nozzle, and one section of the cool air in the refrigerator is introduced to the nozzle. At the same time, the hoses of the syrup duct and the diluting water duct are passed in the refrigerator and cool air duct from the cooling water tank, and connected with the beverage-discharging valve. The final end of the cool air duct is opened on the cover of the beverage-discharging nozzle. Thus, even during a standing-by for the vending, the beverage duct on the outlet side and the beverage-discharging nozzle are cooled by the cool air of the refrigerator.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser which is equipped with a cooling water tank and a refrigerator in the machine and sells carbonated drinks such as cola and non-carbonated drinks such as tea and juice in parallel. Related to the piping structure of the circuit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a business beverage dispenser for selling various beverages by installing a restaurant, a fast food store, etc., a cooling water tank and a refrigerator are provided in the machine as described above, and carbonated beverages and non-carbonated beverages ( It is known to sell cold beverages), and the conventional configuration is shown in FIGS.

In the figure, 1 is a dispenser body, 2 is a bend stage, 3 is a cooling water tank, 4 is a refrigerator with a front door 4a, 5 is a refrigerator, and the refrigerator 5 cools water filled in the cooling water tank 3. I do. On the other hand, the refrigerator 4 circulates and sends the cooling water in the cooling water tank 3 to a cooler (heat exchanger) 6 disposed in the refrigerator by a pump 8 driven by an agitator motor 7 and circulates air by a fan 4b in the refrigerator. And keep the refrigerator cool.

[0004] The refrigerator 4 stores a BIB (Bag In Box) 9 containing non-carbonated beverages such as oolong tea and juice, and cools the beverage.
To be supplied to the cup placed on the bend stage 2. On the other hand, a sales circuit for carbonated beverages such as cola and sour is provided with a beverage discharging nozzle 14 disposed above the bend stage 2 via a syrup cooling coil 12 immersed in a cooling water tank from the syrup container 11 and a syrup valve 13. Syrup line 15 piped between
And a dilution pipe connected to a beverage discharge nozzle 14 from a water supply pump 16 connected to a water supply via a water cooling coil 17, a carbonator 18, a carbonated water blend regulator 19, and a dilution water valve 20 immersed in the cooling water tank 3. And a water pipe 21. The cooling water tank 3 has an L-shape extending laterally from the rear of the refrigerator 4 as shown in FIG. 4, and the syrup valve 13 and the dilution water valve 2 installed on the upper surface side of the water tank.
The hoses of the syrup line 15 and the dilution water line 21 drawn out from 0 are routed around the space inside the machine on the front side of the cooling water tank 3 and connected to the beverage discharge nozzle 14. Although only one circuit of the carbonated beverage is illustrated in the illustrated circuit, a plurality of beverage circuits are actually provided, and a beverage discharge valve 14 is provided for each system.

[0005] The beverage dispensing nozzle 14 in the illustrated example is provided with a selling lever 14a for continuous sale and an opening / closing valve responsive to the lever.
, The valve opens, and the syrup and the dilution water fed through the syrup line 15 and the dilution water line 21 are mixed in the nozzle and supplied to the cup 22. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 23 denotes a carbon dioxide gas cylinder for pressurizing and supplying carbon dioxide to the syrup container 11 and the carbonator 18, and reference numeral 24 denotes a selling button arranged on the front door 4a of the refrigerator.

[0006]

The syrup line 15 and the dilution water line 21 for the carbonated beverage in the above-mentioned conventional beverage dispenser are provided with a syrup valve 13 and a dilution water valve 20 arranged on the upper surface side of the cooling water tank 3. If the waiting time between the previous and next sales is long, the outlet-side hose of the above-described beverage pipeline will be used during this time because the pipeline between the beverage delivery nozzle 14 and the pipeline is drawn around in the atmosphere. , And the beverage dispensing nozzle are exposed to the ambient temperature and the temperature rises to near normal temperature. As a result, at the next sales, there occurs a problem that the fresh beverage is supplied to the cup 22 through the beverage dispensing nozzle 14.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to supply a cup of a sufficiently cooled, high-quality carbonated drink to a cup which is sufficiently cooled even after a long wait for sale. It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage dispenser whose piping structure is improved so that it can be provided.

[0008]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a cooling water tank in which a cooling coil for a carbonated beverage and a carbonator are immersed in the machine, and a non-carbonated beverage stored in a BIB are kept cool. Equipped with a refrigerator, and a syrup line and a dilution water line of the carbonated beverage are connected between a cooling coil immersed in the cooling water tank, a carbonator, and a beverage discharge nozzle installed on a bend stage via a syrup valve and a dilution water valve. In a beverage dispenser piped to
Between the refrigerator and the beverage discharge nozzle, a cold air conduit leading to the inside of the refrigerator was connected, and the hoses of the syrup pipe and the dilution water pipe that came out of the cooling water tank were once drawn into the refrigerator from the cooling water tank. The cold air conduit is connected to a beverage discharge valve through the cold air conduit (Claim 1). Further, the cold air conduit has an end opening in the cover of the beverage discharge nozzle and a middle route of the cold air conduit. Is covered with a heat insulating material (claim 2).

According to this configuration, during operation of the beverage dispenser, a part of the cold air in the refrigerator is guided to the beverage discharge nozzle through the cold air conduit, and the syrup pipe and the dilution water pipe that are piped into the cold air pipe. Cool hose and beverage dispense valve. In addition, by covering the cold air conduit with a heat insulating material, the influence of the ambient temperature is reduced. This allows
Even if the sales standby time is long and left for a long time, the beverage staying in the outlet pipe line of the carbonated beverage and the beverage discharge nozzle are maintained in a state cooled by the cool air of the refrigerator during this time, At the next sale, a sufficiently cold beverage can be supplied to the cup for sale.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. In the drawings of the embodiment, the same members corresponding to FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In the illustrated embodiment,
A cool air conduit 25 is connected between the refrigerator 4 and the beverage discharge nozzle 14 arranged above the bend stage 2 and is connected to the refrigerator interior space. The hoses of the syrup line 15 and the dilution water line 21 for the carbonated beverage are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the distal end of the cool air conduit 25 is opened to the nozzle cover 14b of the beverage discharge nozzle 14, and the middle of the pipe is covered with a heat insulating material 26. The hoses of the syrup line 15 and the dilution water line 21 are connected to the syrup valve 1 installed on the upper surface side of the cooling water tank 3.
3. The pipe is drawn from the dilution water valve 20 into the refrigerator from the back of the refrigerator 3 and then connected to the beverage discharge valve 14 through the cool air conduit 25.

With this configuration, during the operation of the beverage dispenser, a part of the cool air in the refrigerator 4 flows through the cool air conduit 25 and blows out into the cover 14b of the beverage discharge valve 14, and then the nozzle body and the cover are opened. Flows out through the gap between the syrup pipe 15 and the hose of the dilution water pipe 21, which are piped into the cool air conduit 25 in the course of the airflow, the syrup staying in the hose, and the dilution water. , And the nozzle body of the beverage discharge nozzle 14 is cooled.

Accordingly, even if the waiting time between the previous and next sales of the carbonated beverage is long and left for a long time, the outlet hose of the syrup line 15, the dilution water line 21, and the beverage discharging nozzle are maintained during this period. 14 is cooled by the cool air of the refrigerator 4 and kept at a low temperature. Therefore, at the time of sale after being left for a long time, the carbonated beverage can be supplied to the cup through the beverage discharging nozzle 14 in a sufficiently cooled state without being affected by the ambient temperature.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, a cooling water tank in which a cooling coil and a carbonator for a carbonated beverage are immersed in the machine, and a refrigerator for keeping the non-carbonated beverage contained in the BIB cool, are provided. In a beverage dispenser piped between a syrup pipe and a dilution water pipe of a carbonated beverage, a cooling coil immersed in the cooling water tank, a carbonator, and a beverage dispensing nozzle installed on a bend stage via a syrup valve and a dilution water valve. , Between the refrigerator and the beverage discharge nozzle, pipe a cold air conduit leading to the refrigerator interior,
Once the hose of the syrup pipe and dilution water pipe that came out of the cooling water tank was drawn into the refrigerator from the cooling water tank,
The pipe was connected to the beverage discharge valve through the cool air conduit, and the cold air conduit was configured to open its end into the cover of the beverage discharge nozzle, and to cover the middle path of the cool air conduit with heat insulating material. Therefore, even if the carbonated beverages are on standby for a long period of time for sale, the beverage pipe line on the outlet side and the beverage discharge nozzle are kept at a low temperature by using the cool air of the refrigerator during this period. Therefore, the next time the beverage is sold, it is possible to supply a sufficiently cooled, high-quality beverage to the cup for sale.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration perspective view of a beverage dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a beverage discharging nozzle portion in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a conventional beverage system diagram of a beverage dispenser to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a configuration perspective view showing the internal structure of the beverage dispenser corresponding to FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dispenser main body 2 Bend stage 3 Cooling water tank 4 Refrigerator 9 BIB of non-carbonated beverage 11 Syrup container 12 Syrup cooling coil 13 Syrup valve 14 Beverage discharge nozzle 14b Nozzle cover 15 Syrup line 17 Dilution water cooling coil 18 Carbonator 20 Dilution water Valve 21 Dilution water pipe 22 Cup 25 Cold air conduit 26 Insulation

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A beverage dispenser for selling carbonated beverages and non-carbonated beverages together, wherein the carbonated beverage cooling coil and carbonator are immersed in the machine, and a non-carbonated beverage stored in a BIB is kept cool. Equipped with a refrigerator, a syrup line and a dilution water line of the carbonated beverage were placed between the cooling coil immersed in the cooling water tank, the carbonator, and the beverage discharge nozzle installed on the bend stage via the syrup valve and the dilution water valve. In the pipe, between the refrigerator and the beverage discharge nozzle, a cool air conduit leading to the inside of the refrigerator was piped, and the hoses of the syrup pipe and the dilution water pipe that came out of the cooling water tank were temporarily cooled from the cooling water tank. A beverage dispenser, wherein the beverage is dispensed into the cold air conduit and connected to a beverage discharge valve by piping. 2. The beverage dispenser according to claim 1, wherein an end of the cold air conduit is opened in a cover of the beverage discharging nozzle, and a middle path of the cold air conduit is covered with a heat insulating material.