JP2002284294A - Beverage dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage dispenser capable of preventing water from being sprayed over an electric parts at a lower part even when water leaks from a cleaning mechanism provided on an upper part. SOLUTION: A fitting plate 10 is provided above a cooling tank 2 and a cooling device 4, and the cleaning mechanism W such as a cleaning water tank 6 and a cleaning water pump 7 is disposed on this fitting plate 10. The electric parts 5 is fitted to a part facing the inner side of a dispenser D on a supporting member 11 for supporting a lower side of the fitting plate 10. The fitting plate 10 is divided into a plurality of pieces, and the split pieces are turnably connected to each other by hinges 12. Even when the cleaning mechanism causes water leakage, the water can be stopped by the fitting plate, and the electric parts is prevented from being brought into contact with water to generate electric troubles. When the electric parts is fitted to the supporting member, the electric parts can be more reliably protected, and the parts number can be reduced. When a part of the fitting plate is upwardly turnable, maintenance and examination of the cooling mechanism, etc., on the lower part can be facilitated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dispenser for cooling and supplying a beverage such as draft beer, the dispenser having a cleaning mechanism for a beverage circuit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a beverage dispenser for beer and the like,
Conventionally, there is one as shown in FIG. The illustrated dispenser d cools a cooling tank 2 that stores a beverage circuit (not shown) inside a casing C having a beverage discharge unit 1 on the outside, and water and the like stored in the cooling tank 2. And a cooling device 4 for circulating the refrigerant.
By cooling or freezing the water stored in the cooling tank 2, the beverage flowing in the beverage circuit of the cooling tank 2 is cooled and discharged.

The illustrated dispenser d is provided with a washing mechanism for washing a beverage circuit. The washing mechanism comprises a washing water tank 6 for storing washing water and a washing water pump 7 for sending washing water to the beverage circuit, and these are arranged above the cooling mechanism comprising the cooling tank 2 and the cooling device 4 described above. Has been established. In addition, various electric components 5 such as a timer and a relay for controlling the operation of the cooling mechanism and the washing mechanism, or the operation of the stirring motor 3 of the cooling tank 2, for example, include a fixing member 20 for installing the washing water pump 7. It is located in an appropriate space below.

[0004]

In the conventional beverage dispenser d, when water is leaked from the washing water tank 6 or the washing water pump 7 arranged in the upper part of the casing C, the electric power arranged in the lower part is reduced. The parts were exposed to water and could cause some damage.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a beverage dispenser capable of preventing water from being easily applied to the lower electric parts even if a water leakage accident occurs in the washing mechanism at the upper part of the casing. The feature is that the cleaning mechanism is disposed on a mounting plate capable of receiving water. With such a configuration, the beverage dispenser according to the present invention can receive the water on the mounting plate when water is leaked in the washing mechanism, so that it is possible to prevent the electric component from being sprayed with water.

As described above, when the mounting plate on which the cleaning mechanism is provided is provided, it is desirable that the electric component is mounted on the inner surface of the dispenser in the support member that supports the lower surface of the mounting plate. This makes it more difficult for the electric component to come into contact with water.

Further, if a part of the mounting plate is configured to be rotatable upward, inspection and maintenance work of, for example, a cooling tank located below the mounting plate can be easily performed.

[0008]

1 to 3 show one embodiment of a beverage dispenser D according to the present invention. The basic structure of the illustrated beverage dispenser D is common to the conventional beverage dispenser d illustrated in FIG. That is, a cooling tank 2 for accommodating a beverage circuit (not shown) inside a casing C having a beverage discharge section 1 on the outside, and a cooling tank 2
A cooling device 4 for circulating a refrigerant is provided between the cooling device R and a washing water tank 6 for storing washing water, and a washing water pump 7 for sending the washing water to the beverage circuit, above the cooling mechanism R composed of these components. A cleaning mechanism W is provided. A cover 20 having an opening 21 is attached to the washing water tank 6, and if the cap 23 fitted to the top plate 22 of the casing C is removed, the washing water can be easily supplied into the washing water tank 6.

In the beverage dispenser D according to the present invention, a mounting plate 10 is provided above a cooling mechanism R including the cooling tank 2 and the cooling device 4 described above, and the washing water tank 6 and the cleaning water are provided on the mounting plate 10. Cleaning mechanism W composed of pump 7 etc.
Has a feature in the configuration in which. The mounting plate 10 is made of a water-resistant material such as stainless steel, and has a structure such as a flange 10a formed around the mounting plate 10 so that a certain amount of water can be stored. Although not shown, a drain port may be provided in the mounting plate 10 so that water accumulated in the mounting plate 10 due to water leakage can be discharged to the outside.

The lower surface of the mounting plate 10 is supported by a support member 11 such as a stay S or an angle material mounted on the casing C. In this example, various electric components 5A such as a timer and a relay
Is adopted. Alternatively, another electric component 5B is arranged in a space on the inner side of the dispenser D with respect to the support member 11. With this configuration, the electric component 5
Since A and 5B are protected inside the support member 11, there is an advantage that even if a water leakage accident occurs in the cleaning mechanism, the electric components 5A and 5B can be prevented from coming into contact with water. Further, since the support member 11 of the mounting plate 10 can be used also as a mounting member of the electric component 5A, an advantage that the number of members can be reduced can be obtained.

When a mounting plate 10 for supporting the cleaning mechanism W is provided above the cooling mechanism R as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the maintenance plate 10 is used for maintenance and inspection of the cooling mechanism R.
Must be removed. Therefore, in order to enable maintenance and inspection of the lower cooling mechanism R without removing the mounting plate 10, a part of the mounting plate 10 may be rotatable upward. In order to make a part of the mounting plate 10 rotatable, for example, as shown in FIGS. Can be considered.

With this configuration, the mounting plate 10 is normally used.
Is used in the deployed state of FIG. 4 to prepare for water leakage from the washing mechanism W installed thereon. Then, at the time of maintenance of the cooling mechanism R, as shown in FIG. 5, the mounting plate 10 may be turned upward at the hinge 12 and folded. In this example, the upper part of the cooling tank 2 is set to be opened by rotating the mounting plate 10. Cooling tank 2
Opening the side not only facilitates maintenance of the stirring motor 3 but also has the advantage that the supply of cooling water into the cooling tank 2 and the confirmation of the ice storage state in the cooling tank 2 can be easily performed. Can be

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a beverage dispenser having a washing mechanism, even if the washing mechanism leaks water, the water can be received by the mounting plate. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the electric component from coming into contact with water and causing an electric trouble. When the electric component is mounted on the support member that supports the lower surface of the mounting plate of the cleaning mechanism, the protection of the electric component becomes more reliable and the number of components can be reduced. Further, when a part of the mounting plate is configured to be rotatable upward, maintenance and inspection of the cooling mechanism and the like disposed at the lower portion are facilitated. Therefore, a configuration in which the cleaning mechanism is disposed on the mounting plate without sacrificing the maintainability can be adopted, so that a compact mechanical design can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 relates to an embodiment of a beverage dispenser according to the present invention, and is an exploded perspective view of a state in which an internal device is drawn upward as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 2 relates to one embodiment of the beverage dispenser according to the present invention, and is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which a back plate is removed and internal devices are taken out, as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 3 relates to an embodiment of the beverage dispenser according to the present invention, and is a schematic side sectional view showing an internal structure.

FIG. 4 relates to a different embodiment of the beverage dispenser according to the present invention, and is a perspective view of a main part showing a state where a mounting plate is expanded.

FIG. 5 relates to a different embodiment of the beverage dispenser according to the present invention, and is a perspective view of a main part showing a state where an attachment plate is folded.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view schematically showing an internal structure of a conventional beverage dispenser.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Discharge part 2 ... Cooling tank 3 ... Stirring motor 4
... Cooling device 5A, 5B ... Electrical component 6 ... Washing water tank 7 ... Washing water pump 10 ... Mounting plate 10a ... Flange part 11 ... Support member C ... Casing D ... Beverage dispenser R ... Cooling mechanism W ... Cleaning mechanism

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A beverage dispenser in which a beverage cooling mechanism including a beverage circuit is provided inside a casing, and a cleaning mechanism for the beverage circuit is provided above the cooling mechanism. A beverage dispenser, which is arranged in a beverage dispenser. 2. The beverage dispenser according to claim 1, wherein an electric component is mounted on a surface of the support member that supports a lower surface of the mounting plate on an inner side of the dispenser. 3. The beverage dispenser according to claim 1, wherein a part of the mounting plate is configured to be rotatable upward.