JP2002251668A - Hot-water supply device for cup type automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple unit type hot-water supply switch capable easily corresponding even to a beverage system of a cup type automatic vending machine selling many types of beverages. SOLUTION: Hot water discharged from a hot well tank 3 inside the machine through a hot-water supply valve 3a is supplied to a cup mixing bowl 9 with a hot-water supply request through the hot-water supply switch 16. The hot-water supply switch is composed of an assembly of a rotating type movable catch pan 17, a fixed catch pan 18 and a servomotor 19, and a discharge nozzle 17a is opened in one place of a bottom face in the movable catch pan and hot water receiving openings 18 are dispersedly opened along a movement locus of the discharge nozzle in the fixed catch pan. Hot-water supply hoses 10 are individually arranged between the hot water receiving openings and mixing bowls, the discharge nozzle of the movable catch pan moves to a hot water receiving opening communicated with a specific mixing bowl in a sale of beverage, and the hot water poured out from the hot well tank is supplied to the specific mixing bowl at this position through the discharge nozzle of the movable catch pan and the hot water receiving opening of the fixed catch pan.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hot water supply apparatus for a mixing ball type cup-type vending machine in which a beverage produced in the machine is put into a cup for sale.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 shows a beverage system of a cup-type vending machine to which the present invention is applied. In the drawing, in the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a water reservoir for storing tap water supplied through a water supply pipe 2, and a hot water tank 3, a carbonator for producing carbonated water 4, an ice maker 5, and a syrup from the water reservoir 1. Drinking water is distributed to a dilution water nozzle of the beverage. Here, the syrup-based soft drink is a concentrated syrup extracted from the syrup container 6,
The carbonated water from the carbonator 4, the diluted cold water, and the ice pieces discharged from the ice maker 5 are poured into the cup 7 carried out to the bend stage, where a cold syrup beverage is prepared and sold.

On the other hand, a powdered hot beverage is equipped with a plurality of raw material canisters 8 each containing powdered raw materials in the machine and a mixing ball 9 attached to each raw material canister 8. The mixing ball 9
May be attached to each of the plurality of raw material canisters 8 (for example, two raw material canisters). The hot water tank 3 is provided with a plurality of hot water supply valves 3a, and hot water supply hoses 10 are individually piped between the hot water supply valves 3a and the mixing balls 9. When a desired hot beverage is selected at the time of selling the beverage, a fixed amount of powdered raw material is supplied from a designated raw material canister 8 into a mixing ball 9, and hot water discharged from a hot water supply valve 3 a of a hot water tank 3 is mixed through a hot water supply hose 10. 9, where the beverage prepared by stirring the powdered raw material and the hot water is waited at the bend stage through the beverage hose 11.
To supply it. In the figure, reference numeral 12 denotes a water pump, 13 denotes a carbonator, 4 a syrup container, 6 and a cooling water tank for cooling water distribution from the water reservoir 1;
Is a carbon dioxide gas cylinder for supplying carbon dioxide to the carbonator 4, and 15 is a chute for charging powdered raw material.

[0004]

In the hot water supply system for hot beverages described above, a plurality of mixing balls 9 corresponding to the number of the mixing balls 9 are provided in the hot water tank 3 with respect to the mixing balls 9 attached to each raw material canister 8. Hot water supply valve 3a
, The structure of the hot water tank becomes complicated, and when the type of beverage sold differs depending on the vending machine, it is necessary to change the number of hot water supply valves 3a accordingly. This hinders standardization of the tank 3 and causes an increase in cost.

[0005] Therefore, for the purpose of standardizing the hot water tank, a single hot water supply valve is provided in the hot water tank, and the hot water discharge valve and the hot water supply valve are selectively distributed to a plurality of mixing balls. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-233945 has previously proposed a swing type or slide type switching pipe provided as a hot water supply switching means between a hot water supply hose leading to a mixing ball.

However, the hot water supply switching device proposed above is a two-position switching system, and it is necessary to cascade and combine a plurality of sets of hot water supply switching devices in order to apply it to a beverage system with many types of beverages to be sold. For example, since it takes time to assemble a vending machine and perform maintenance, improvement measures are required. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object a simple and inexpensive unit structure in which a cup-type automatic machine improved so as to easily cope with hot water supply switching to a beverage system with a large variety of beverages sold. A hot water supply device for a vending machine is provided.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided, in accordance with the present invention, a hot water tank, a plurality of raw material canisters accommodating powdered raw materials for beverages in a machine, and a plurality of mixing balls. Equipped with a cup that supplies powdered material dispensed from a designated ingredient canister at the time of beverage sales and hot water poured out of a hot water tank through a hot water supply valve to a mixing bowl, where the ingredients are agitated and the prepared beverage is on standby in a bend stage. A hot water supply device for a cup-type vending machine, which is provided with one hot water supply valve in the hot water tank, and supplies hot water discharged from the hot water supply valve via a hot water supply changer with a hot water supply request. Wherein the hot water supply selector is provided with a rotary movable receiving tray for receiving hot water discharged from the hot water supply valve; The fixed pan disposed below the plate is combined, and the movable pan is provided with a downwardly opening discharge nozzle at one location on the bottom thereof, and the fixed pan is provided with a plurality of hot water on a circumference along the movement locus of the discharge nozzle. A hot water supply hose is separately piped between the hot water receiving port and the mixing ball, and a discharge nozzle of the movable receiving tray is connected to a designated mixing ball at the time of selling beverages. The hot water discharged from the hot water tank through the hot water supply valve through the hot water supply valve to the movable receiving tray is discharged from the discharge nozzle toward the hot water receiving opening that is opened immediately below the hot water tank, and supplied to the designated mixing ball ( In claim 1), the movable pan and the movable pan are configured in the following manner.

(1) The rotatable movable pan is formed as an open-top container having a discharge nozzle opened on the bottom surface thereof, and the container is connected to a servomotor to open the discharge nozzle on the bottom surface of the fixed pan. The movement is controlled toward the mouth (claim 2). (2) The hot water spout opening on the bottom surface of the fixed pan has a flared tube shape whose opening end face is enlarged to a larger diameter than the discharge nozzle of the movable pan so that the hot water spouted from the discharge nozzle is surely guided to the mixing ball. (Claim 3).

[0009] According to the above arrangement, the hot water spouts which are dispersedly opened on the bottom surface of the fixed pan and the discharge nozzles of the movable pan are moved corresponding to the individual hot water spouts according to the kind of the beverage to be sold. By setting the step control position, a cup-type vending machine that sells various kinds of powdered beverages can be easily handled. In addition, the hot water supply changer is unitized by combining a fixed pan, a movable pan, and a servomotor, making it compact and compact.
It can be made compact and can be easily installed on vending machines and maintenance such as cleaning can be easily performed.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
Description will be made based on the examples shown in (a) to (d). In the drawings of the embodiment, components corresponding to those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. That is, in the illustrated embodiment, a hot water supply switch between a single hot water supply valve 3a provided in the hot water tank 3 and a mixing ball 9 attached to a plurality of powdered material canisters 8 has the following configuration. 16
Is interposed. The hot water supply changer 16 includes the movable pan 1
7, a fixed pan 18 and a servomotor 19 for rotating the movable pan 17 are combined to form a unit structure. Here, the movable pan 17 has an open top circular shape with a downward discharge nozzle 17a opened at one location on the bottom surface. A servo motor 19 is connected to the center of the container, and is disposed below and opposed to the hot water supply valve 3a of the hot water tank 3 described above. Note that the bottom surface of the movable pan 17 is preferably inclined toward the discharge nozzle 17a as shown in the figure.

The fixed receiving tray 18 is a circular bottomed container that is slightly larger than the movable receiving tray 17, and a plurality of hot water receiving ports 18a are provided on the bottom surface thereof along the rotational movement locus of the discharge nozzle 17a. Dispersion openings are provided, and hot water supply hoses 10 are individually piped between the hot water receiving port 18a and the mixing ball 9. As shown in FIG. 1 (d), the hot water receiving port 18a has a trumpet shape with an enlarged opening end face, and the opening end face diameter d1 is larger than the diameter d2 of the discharge nozzle 17a. The number of hot water receiving ports 18a is set in consideration of the number of mixing balls 8 installed in the vending machine.

On the other hand, a stepping motor is employed as the servomotor 19, and the discharge nozzle 17a of the movable pan is rotated toward a designated position via a motor driver 21 based on a control command output from the control unit 20 at the time of beverage sales. The movement is controlled. Next, the hot water supply operation of the above configuration will be described. That is, when the type of the powdered beverage is selected at the time of selling the beverage, a fixed amount of the powdered material is dispensed from the designated raw material canister 8 to the mixing ball 9, while the servo motor 19 is controlled by the movable receiving tray based on a command from the control unit 20. 17 is rotated from the origin position, and the fixed receiving tray 18 through which the discharge nozzle 17a communicates with the mixing ball 9 requiring hot water supply.
It moves right above the hot water receiving port 18a. Next, the hot water supply valve 3a of the hot water tank 3 is opened by the hot water supply command from the control unit 20, and the hot water supply is started.

As a result, the hot water discharged from the hot water supply valve 3a is received by the movable receiving tray 17 of the hot water supply switching device 16, and flows therefrom through the discharge nozzle 17a to the hot water receiving port 18a of the fixed receiving tray 18 which is opened directly below the hot water receiving port. The water is supplied to a designated mixing ball 8 via a hot water supply hose 10. When a different kind of beverage is selected at the time of sale, the movable tray 17 of the hot water supply switch 16 is moved to the position of the hot water receiving port 17a communicating with the mixing ball 9 for which the hot water supply is requested. The hot water supply valve 3a is opened to supply hot water to the designated mixing ball. In this hot water supply process, the hot water receiving port 18a is formed into a trumpet tube shape as shown in the figure, so that the hot water flowing down from the discharge nozzle 17a can be reliably received and guided to the hot water supply hose 10 without fear of scattering to the surroundings. it can.

The present invention is not limited to the structure of the illustrated embodiment. For example, the movable tray 17 is a gutter-shaped container and a hose connected to the hot water supply valve 3a is opened near the center of rotation. You can also. Further, in order to prevent dust and the like from entering the hot water from the movable pan 17, it is preferable to take a dustproof measure such as incorporating the hot water supply changer 16 into a dustproof case.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, a hot water supply changer for supplying hot water discharged from one hot water supply valve provided in a hot water tank to a cup mixing ball which requires hot water supply is provided with a rotary hot water supply switch. A movable pan and a fixed pan disposed below the movable pan are combined, and the movable pan has a discharge nozzle opening downward at one location on the bottom thereof, and the fixed pan has a circle along the movement trajectory of the discharge nozzle. A plurality of hot water receiving ports are dispersedly opened on the circumference, and a hot water supply hose is separately piped between the hot water receiving port and the mixing ball. Moves to the position of the hot water port that communicates with the mixing ball, and at this position the hot water discharged from the hot water tank through the hot water supply valve to the movable pan is discharged from the discharge nozzle toward the hot water port that opens directly below it, and the specified mixin By that it has to be hot water to the ball, it is also easily accommodated by the cup type automatic vending machine for Heibai many types of powder-based beverages. In addition, the hot water supply changer has a unit structure in which the fixed pan, the movable pan and the servomotor are combined, so that it can be configured to be small and compact, and can be easily assembled into a vending machine and maintenance such as cleaning can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention, wherein (a) is a configuration layout diagram of the entire hot water supply apparatus, and (b) to (d) are movable trays and fixed portions of the hot water supply changer in FIG. Plan view of the saucer and its partially enlarged sectional view

FIG. 2 is a beverage system diagram in an embodiment of a cup-type vending machine to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 3 Hot water tank 3a Hot water supply valve 8 Raw material canister 9 Mixing ball 10 Hot water supply hose 16 Hot water supply switch 17 Movable pan 17a Discharge nozzle 18 Fixed pan 18a Hot water port 19 Servo motor

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A hot water tank, a plurality of raw material canisters accommodating powdered raw materials for beverages by type, and a plurality of mixing balls in the machine, and a powder raw material and a hot water tank dispensed from a specified raw material canister at the time of selling the beverage. The hot water poured out from the hot water supply valve is supplied to the mixing ball,
A hot water supply device for a cup-type vending machine in which a beverage prepared by stirring the raw materials is poured into a cup waiting on a bend stage and provided for sale, and one hot water supply valve is provided in the hot water tank, and the hot water supply valve is In a configuration in which the discharged hot water is supplied to a cup mixing ball having a hot water supply request via a hot water supply switching device, the hot water supply switching device includes a rotary movable receiving tray that receives the hot water discharged from the hot water supply valve; A fixed pan disposed below the movable pan is combined, and a discharge pan is opened downward at one location on the bottom of the movable pan, and a plurality of fixed pans are provided on a circumference along the movement locus of the discharge nozzle. A hot water inlet is dispersed and opened, and a hot water supply hose is separately piped between the hot water inlet and the mixing ball. Moves to the position of the hot water port that communicates with the singing ball, and at this position, the hot water discharged from the hot water tank through the hot water supply valve to the movable pan is discharged from the discharge nozzle toward the hot water port that opens directly below it, and the specified mixing ball A hot water supply device for a cup-type vending machine, wherein hot water is supplied to the vending machine. 2. The hot water supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotatable movable pan is an open-top container having a discharge nozzle opened on the bottom surface thereof, and the container is connected to a servomotor to fix the discharge nozzle to a fixed pan. A hot water supply device for a cup-type vending machine, characterized in that movement is controlled toward each hot water receptacle opening at the bottom of the vending machine. 3. A hot water supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hot water outlet opening on the bottom surface of the fixed pan has a trumpet tube shape whose opening end face is enlarged to have a larger diameter than the discharge nozzle of the movable pan. Hot water supply device for cup-type vending machines.