JP2002260086A - Heater for drink in container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To heat a drink in a container to a suitable temperature even if the temperature of a liquid serving as a heating source is lowered. SOLUTION: In this heater, a container having drink in it is moved in a hot water having a temperature higher than a target heating temperature of the drink in a container for a predetermined heating time to heat the drink in the container. A thermistor 15 is provided with a heating time setting means 20 for setting the heating time according to the measured temperature of hot water so that the lower the measured temperature of hot water is, the longer the heating time is, and a heating temperature select means 24 for selecting a target heating temperature of the packed drink. The heating time setting means 20 is adapted to set the heating time longer than that in the case of the ordinary target heating temperature when the target heating temperature selected by the heating temperature select means 24 is higher than the ordinary target heating temperature, and set the heating time shorter than that in the case of the ordinary target heating temperature when the target heating temperature selected by the heating temperature select means 24 is lower than the ordinary target heating temperature, whereby even if the temperature of hot water is lowered, heating can be accomplished to reach the selected target temperature.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for heating a beverage in a container for heating a beverage in a container such as a canned beverage or a PET bottled beverage in a short time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a method of heating a canned beverage in a container in a short time by using an AC100V power supply, there is a method of using a hot water bath. The target technology has been disclosed.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-342471 discloses a hot water tub for heating canned beverages and means for vibrating the canned beverages in the hot tub, so that the canned beverage is automatically heated. After a predetermined time, the can beverage is discharged to the outside, so that the product stored in a range that does not deteriorate the quality can be heated in a short time regardless of the material and manufacturing method of the metal can. It does not use the high heat that reduces it and uses a power supply similar to a home power supply.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional heating method, when the beverage is continuously heated and the temperature of the hot water drops, there is a problem that the beverage is carried out without sufficient heating. .

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a heating apparatus for a beverage in a container which can be heated to an appropriate temperature even when the temperature of a liquid serving as a heating source is lowered.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, the invention of an apparatus for heating a beverage in a container according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a method for heating a container containing a beverage from a target heating temperature of the beverage in the container. A heating device that heats the container-filled beverage by moving a predetermined heating time in a high-temperature liquid, wherein the heating time decreases as the measured temperature of the liquid decreases in accordance with the temperature of the liquid measured by the liquid temperature measuring unit. Is provided with a heating time setting means for setting the heating time so that the heating time is set to be longer, and the heating time is set so that the heating time becomes longer as the measured temperature of the liquid becomes lower in accordance with the temperature of the liquid. Even if the temperature decreases, the heating time is adjusted to be long so as to compensate for the decrease in the temperature of the liquid, so that the liquid can be heated to an appropriate temperature.

[0007] The invention of a heating apparatus for a beverage in a container according to a second aspect of the present invention further comprises a heating temperature selecting means for selecting a target heating temperature of the beverage in the container, in addition to the first aspect of the invention.
Heating time setting means, when the target heating temperature selected by the heating temperature selecting means is higher than a normal target heating temperature, sets a heating time longer than in the case of the normal target heating temperature; When the target heating temperature selected by the means is lower than a normal target heating temperature, the heating time is set to be shorter than in the case of the normal target heating temperature. This has the effect of heating to the selected target heating temperature.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of a device for heating a beverage in a container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an apparatus for heating a beverage in a container according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of the heating device, which is a liquid (for example, water).
, An upper lid 3, a container upper holding means 4 directly connected to the upper lid 3, and a motor 5 which is a container rotating means directly connected to the upper lid 3. The upper lid 3 can move up and down along the slider 6.

The lower surface of the container upper holding means 4 is tapered, and has a concave portion 7 at the center to form an inverted concave shape. Reference numeral 8 denotes a liquid heating unit that heats hot water and constantly controls the temperature to a high temperature (for example, 95 ° C.), and includes a heater and a thermistor described later.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a beverage container, and in this embodiment, a canned beverage is used.

Numeral 10 is a container lower holding means for holding the lower part of the beverage container 9 in the tank 2 and has a structure which rotates in synchronization with the rotation of the motor 5.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a push-up means arranged below the container lower holding means 10, and in this embodiment, a spring is used. The push-up means 11 stably rotates the beverage container 9 by pressing the beverage container 9 against the container upper holding means 4.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a bottom support shaft provided on the central axis of the bottom of the container lower holding means 10, which is rotatably supported by a bearing 13 provided on the top surface of the lifting means 11.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a lock mechanism for locking and unlocking the upper lid 3, which is constituted by an L-shaped hook and a spring. In the present embodiment, the lock mechanism 14 is manually operated to
Is opened and closed, but may be opened and closed automatically.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a state in which the upper lid 3 of the heating device for a beverage in a container according to the present embodiment is opened.

When the upper lid 3 is opened, the beverage container 9 is lifted above the level of the warm water by the push-up means 11 so that it can be easily taken out.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the apparatus for heating a beverage in a container according to the present embodiment.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a liquid temperature measuring means provided in the tank 2 for measuring the temperature of hot water. In this embodiment, a thermistor is used. 16 is a hot water temperature control means,
The energization of the heater 17 is controlled so that the temperature of the hot water detected by the thermistor 15 is always high (for example, 95 ° C.).

When the temperature of the hot water drops (for example, 80 ° C. or less), the heating time of the beverage becomes longer. Is output to the beverage heating control means 18.

A lock switch 19 outputs a lock signal in conjunction with the lock mechanism 14 when the upper cover 3 is closed. At the same time, the heating time is set by the heating time setting means 20 based on the temperature of the hot water detected by the thermistor 15 and based on the experimental data (Table 1).

[0023]

[Table 1]

When the start switch 21 is turned on when the lock signal is output, the beverage heating control means 18 drives the motor 5 to heat the beverage.

When the time set by the heating time setting means 20 is reached, the beverage heating control means 18 stops the motor 5 and sounds the buzzer 22 to notify the end of the heating. Also,
If it is desired to stop the rotation for the convenience of the user, the drive of the motor 5 can be stopped by turning on the stop switch 23. In order to prevent danger, even if the start switch 21 is turned on while the locked state is released, the motor 5 is not driven.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a heating temperature selection means, which allows a user to arbitrarily select a target heating temperature of the beverage. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that any one of the gathering (for example, 58 ° C.), the normal (for example, 55 ° C.), and the lulling (for example, 52 ° C.) can be selected. In this case, the above (Table 1) is replaced with (Table 2) ).

[0027]

[Table 2]

In the present embodiment (Table 1),
(Table 2) shows a typical example. The heating time in the table is as follows.
Needless to say, it depends on the amount and type of the liquid in the tank 2, the initial temperature of the beverage, the amount of the beverage, the number of rotations, and the like, and it is natural to change according to the application.

The power supply of the present heating apparatus is sufficient for a household outlet (AC 100 V).

The operation of the above-structured heating apparatus for beverages in containers will be briefly described.

First, the lock is released, the upper lid 3 is moved upward, the beverage container 9 is placed on the lower container holding means 10, and the upper lid 3 is lowered to push the upper container holding means 4 against the beverage container 9. Insert into the tank 2 while applying
4 locks the upper lid 3. Thereafter, the target heating temperature is selected by the heating temperature selection means 24.

At this time, the heating time is determined from (Table 2) based on the target heating temperature selected by the heating temperature selecting means 24 and the temperature of the hot water detected by the thermistor 15, and set by the heating time setting means 20. Is done.

Thereafter, by turning on the start switch 21, the motor 5 is driven to start rotating heating of the beverage.

During rotation, since the beverage container 9 is pressed against the container upper holding means 4 by the lifting means 11, it rotates in synchronization with the rotation of the motor 5.

Further, since the beverage container 9 rotates in the warm water, the heat transfer from the warm water to the contents drink is promoted, and in addition, the contents drink has a stirring effect, and the drink is heated quickly and uniformly.

When the time set by the heating time setting means 20 has come, the driving of the motor 5 is stopped, and the buzzer 22 is sounded to notify the end of the heating.

When the heating is completed, the lock is released and the upper lid 3 is released.
Is moved upward, and the beverage container 9 pushed up by the pushing means 11 is taken out.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the heating device for the beverage in a container is provided with the tank 2 for storing the liquid (for example, hot water) and the liquid heating for heating the hot water in the tank 2 to a predetermined temperature (for example, 95 ° C.). Means 8, an upper lid 3, a container upper holding means 4 directly connected to the upper lid 3 and holding a beverage container 9, a motor 5 which is a container rotating means directly connected to the upper lid 3, and a beverage container 9
Is held in the tank 2 and is rotated in synchronization with the rotation of the motor 5, and the upper surface is stepped in accordance with the type of the outer diameter of the bottom of a general beverage container. The beverage container 9 is stably rotated by pressing the beverage container 9 against the container upper holding device 4 during rotation heating, and the beverage container 9 is removed when the beverage container 9 is taken out. Lifting means 11 for lifting the water above the water surface of the hot water, and a bottom support rotatably supported by a bearing 13 provided on the bottom central axis of the container lower holding means 10 and provided on the top surface of the lifting means 11. A shaft 12; a heating time setting means 20 for setting a heating time based on the temperature of the hot water detected by the thermistor 15 at the same time as detecting the lock signal; When the switch 21 is turned on, the motor 5 is driven, and when the time set by the heating time setting means 20 is reached, the motor 5 is stopped, the buzzer 22 is sounded, and the beverage heating control means 18 notifies the end of heating. By rotating the beverage container 9 in warm water heated to a predetermined temperature (95 ° C.) and heating it by heat exchange with warm water, even if it is an AC100V power supply,
Regardless of the material, manufacturing method, and shape of the beverage container 9, the beverage in the container can be rapidly heated, and at that time, by setting the heating time according to the temperature of the liquid in the tank, the finishing temperature of the object to be heated can be increased. Has the effect of being able to be constant.

Further, since the user can arbitrarily select the target heating temperature by the heating temperature selecting means 24, there is an effect that a beverage having a temperature desired by the user can be provided.

In this embodiment, a spring is used as the push-up means. However, a float having a specific gravity lower than that of water has the same effect.

Although the object to be heated was a canned beverage, PET was used.
The same effect is obtained in other containers such as bottles, and if the outer shape is an article having the same shape as these general canned beverages or PET bottled beverages, the contents are those other than beverages such as foods. Has the same effect.

Although hot water is used as the heating liquid, other liquids can be used as long as they do not corrode the container to be heated and are harmless to the human body.

In addition, the target heating temperature of the beverage is set at three levels, namely, a level of the temperature (for example, 58 ° C.), a normal level (for example, 55 ° C.), and a low temperature (for example, 52 ° C.). It is also possible to select a wider temperature range and more stages, and the user may be allowed to set the heating time arbitrarily.

In this embodiment, the heating device 1 heats the container-containing beverage by moving the container 9 containing the beverage in a liquid (hot water) having a temperature higher than the target heating temperature of the container-containing beverage for a predetermined heating time. The liquid (hot water) depends on the temperature of the liquid (hot water) measured by the thermistor 15 as the liquid temperature measuring means.
The heating time setting means 20 for setting the heating time so that the heating time becomes longer as the measured temperature becomes lower, and the heating time becomes longer as the measured temperature of the liquid (hot water) decreases according to the temperature of the liquid (hot water). The heating time is set as described above, so that even if the temperature of the liquid (hot water) drops, the heating time is adjusted to be long so as to compensate for the drop in the temperature of the liquid (hot water), so that it is possible to heat to an appropriate temperature. .

Further, a heating temperature selecting means 24 for selecting a target heating temperature of the beverage in a container is provided, and a heating time setting means 2 is provided.
If the target heating temperature selected by the heating temperature selecting means 24 is higher than the normal target heating temperature, the heating time is set longer than that of the normal target heating temperature, and 0 is selected by the heating temperature selecting means 24. When the target heating temperature is lower than the normal target heating temperature, the heating time is set shorter than in the case of the normal target heating temperature, so that even if the temperature of the liquid (hot water) decreases, the selected target heating is performed. There is an effect that it can be heated to a temperature.

[0046]

As described above, the invention of the apparatus for heating a beverage in a container according to the first aspect of the present invention is a method for heating a container containing a beverage in a liquid having a temperature higher than a target heating temperature of the beverage in a container. A heating device that heats the container-filled beverage by moving a predetermined heating time, wherein the heating time is increased such that the lower the measured temperature of the liquid is, the longer the heating time is in accordance with the temperature of the liquid measured by the liquid temperature measuring means. Is provided, there is an effect that even if the temperature of the liquid decreases, the heating time is adjusted to be long so as to compensate for the decrease in the temperature of the liquid, and the liquid can be heated to an appropriate temperature.

Further, the invention of a heating device for a beverage in a container according to a second aspect of the present invention further comprises a heating temperature selecting means for selecting a target heating temperature of the beverage in a container, in addition to the first aspect of the invention.
When the target heating temperature selected by the heating temperature selecting means is higher than a normal target heating temperature, the heating time setting means sets a heating time longer than in the case of the normal target heating temperature, and selects the heating temperature. When the target heating temperature selected by the means is lower than the normal target heating temperature, the heating time is set shorter than in the case of the normal target heating temperature, so that the liquid can be used even if the temperature of the liquid decreases. This has the effect that heating can be performed to the target heating temperature selected by the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of Embodiment 1 of a heating device for a beverage in a container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view when the upper lid of the heating device for a beverage in a container according to the embodiment is opened.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the heating device for the beverage in a container according to the embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Heater of beverage in a container 9 Beverage container 15 Liquid temperature measuring means 20 Heating time setting means 24 Heating temperature selecting means

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masataka Oda 4-5-2-5 Takaidahondori, Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka Matsushita Refrigerator Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3E044 AA01 CB03 CC08 FB02 FB11 3E046 BA06 BB03 HA10

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A heating device for heating a beverage in a container by moving a container containing the beverage in a liquid having a temperature higher than a target heating temperature of the beverage in the container for a predetermined heating time, wherein the liquid temperature measuring means is provided. A heating time setting means for setting the heating time so that the heating time is longer as the measured temperature of the liquid is lower in accordance with the temperature of the liquid measured by the apparatus. 2. A heating temperature selecting means for selecting a target heating temperature of the beverage in a container, wherein the heating time setting means is provided when the target heating temperature selected by the heating temperature selecting means is higher than a normal target heating temperature. Set the heating time longer than in the case of the ordinary target heating temperature, and when the target heating temperature selected by the heating temperature selecting means is lower than the ordinary target heating temperature, the heating time is longer than in the case of the ordinary target heating temperature. The heating apparatus for a beverage in a container according to claim 1, wherein the heating time is set shorter.