JP2004217306A - Beverage supplying device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage supplying device, in which a beverage foamed and splashed such as beer or the like is positively prevented from intruding into a drive device which discharges and supplies the beverage by tilting an operation lever in the longitudinal direction. <P>SOLUTION: When the drive device 9 is positioned and fixed to an operation position via a latch 40, a retaining nut 27, which holds and fixes the operation lever 26 to the through hole 23 made by drilling the flat plate part 21 of a cover member 20, is inserted from a lower side, and the region from the lower face part of the drive device 9 to the base end part of the operation lever 26 of an injection cock 8 is covered with a cover member 20. A pair of substantially flat plate like extended parts 33 extending outward from the lateral side face parts of the cock body 25 of an injection cock 8 are extended to the lateral direction outer side, in a front view from the through hole 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage supply device, and more particularly to a beverage supply device that supplies a beverage from a beverage tank by gas pressure, and operates and releases an operation lever to supply the beverage to a container.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a beverage supply device that supplies a beverage such as beer from a beverage tank by gas pressure and operates and releases an operation lever to a container, when all beverages in the beverage tank are unloaded, further operation is performed. When the lever is operated, there is a problem that gas is blown out from the beverage supply port vigorously, and the beer or the like remaining in the beverage supply pipe is foamed and scattered and adheres to the surroundings. Various devices have been proposed.
For example, in a beer dispenser in which a cock is opened and closed by a lever to inject beer carried out from a beer storage container by gas pressure into the container, a bowl-shaped body having a concave surface facing the beer extraction port is attached to the base of the lever. The structure is made. And even if a gas ejection accident occurs, since the bowl is attached to the base of the lever, bubbles that are going to scatter upward from inside the container such as a mug are prevented from being scattered by the bowl. . Therefore, even if a gas ejection accident occurs, the bubbles can be scattered around and stain the clothes, or the surroundings can be stained, and the device can be used with confidence (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-278392 A (paragraphs (0009) to (0014), FIGS. 1 to 4)

  However, in such a beer dispenser, when a drive device for supplying the beverage by tilting the lever in the front-rear direction and discharging the beverage is provided, and a container such as a mug is tilted in the front-rear direction, when discharging the beverage, There is a problem that the bowl-shaped body mounted on the base of the lever may come into contact with the container. In addition, even if a bowl is attached to the base of the lever, it is necessary to lengthen the entire length of the lever so that the lever can be easily grasped, and it is difficult to reduce the height of the beverage supply device. There is a problem that is. Also, if the bowl-shaped body is removed, a beverage such as beer that has been foamed and scattered is pierced on the lower surface of the drive device, and a through hole that is vertically elongated in the front-rear direction where the lever is inserted from below is provided. There is a problem that the intrusion into the driving device passes through a gap between the lever and the inside of the driving device, and the inside of the driving device becomes dirty, and the beverage adhering to the inside of the driving device is solidified to cause malfunction. Further, the driving device is disposed so as to be vertically movable with respect to the apparatus main body, and an operation position for operating the operation lever, and a non-operating position for separating the operation lever upward and manually enabling the operation lever. When positioned at the operation position, it is necessary to set the non-operation position to be considerably higher than the bowl-shaped body so that the operation lever can be securely held, and there is a problem that the beverage supply device becomes large. .

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is possible to remove the bowl-shaped body and to tilt and operate the operation lever in the front-rear direction to discharge and supply the beverage. It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage supply device capable of reliably preventing a beverage such as beer which has been foamed and scattered from entering into the driving device when provided. Further, even if a drive device for supplying and discharging a beverage by tilting the operation lever in the front-rear direction is arranged so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the device main body, the beverage supply device can reduce the size of the device main body. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the object, the beverage supply device according to claim 1, a pouring cock disposed on the device main body, and a driving device that operates an operation lever of the pouring cock to supply and discharge the beverage, In the beverage supply device provided with, the pouring cock, the cock body to which the operation lever is tiltably attached to the upper surface portion, and an extending portion extending a predetermined length outwardly from the left and right side surfaces of the cock body And the driving device has a cover member that covers an operation lever of the cock main body from a lower surface portion of the driving device, and each of the extending portions is formed between the cover member and the cock main body. And extending to a position facing the gap to be formed.

  In the beverage supply device according to the first aspect having such a feature, the cover member covers the operation lever of the spout cock to the operation lever of the cock body from the lower surface portion of the drive device that supplies and discharges the beverage. At the same time, the extension portion extends from both left and right side surfaces of the cock body of the pouring cock to a position facing a gap formed between the lower end portion of the cover member and the cock body.

  In addition, a beverage supply device according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a pouring cock provided in the main body of the device, and a driving device that operates an operation lever of the pouring cock to discharge and supply the beverage. Wherein the pouring cock has a cock main body to which the operation lever is tiltably attached to an upper surface portion, and a substantially cylindrical discharge portion extending downward from a lower surface portion of the cock main body; The device includes a cover member having a long groove formed in a bottom surface portion cut out in a front-rear direction from a rear edge, and the cover member is, when set at a predetermined position, a base end of the operation lever. Any part above the tip of the discharge part from the part is configured to be inserted into the long groove.

  In the beverage supply device according to the second aspect having the above-described features, a cover member is provided in the drive device that supplies the beverage by operating the operation lever of the spout cock, and the cover member is set at a predetermined position. In this case, any part of the cover member above the distal end of the substantially cylindrical discharge portion extending downward from the base end of the operation lever of the spout cock is formed on the cover member. And the lower surface of the driving device is covered.

  A beverage supply device according to a third aspect of the present invention includes a pouring cock provided in the main body of the device, and a driving device that operates an operation lever of the pouring cock to discharge and supply the beverage. Wherein the pouring cock has a cock main body to which the operation lever is tiltably attached to an upper surface portion, and a substantially cylindrical discharge portion extending downward from a lower surface portion of the cock main body; The device includes a cover member having a long groove formed in a bottom surface portion cut out in a front-rear direction from a rear edge, and a vertically long penetrating direction in which the operation lever is inserted from below into a lower end surface of the driving device. A hole, and the cover member is configured such that when set at a predetermined position, a base end portion of the operation lever is inserted into the long groove portion, and a left-right direction of the long groove portion is provided. The width dimension is the width dimension of the through hole in the left-right direction. Characterized in that it is formed so as also small.

  In the beverage supply device according to the third aspect having such a feature, a cover member is provided in the drive device that supplies the beverage by operating the operation lever of the pouring cock, and the cover member is set at a predetermined position. In this case, the base portion of the operation lever of the spout cock is inserted into the long groove formed in the cover member to cover the lower surface of the driving device. Further, the width dimension in the left-right direction of the long groove portion formed in the cover member and into which the base end portion of the operation lever is inserted is in the front-rear direction in which the operation lever is formed on the lower end surface of the drive device and inserted from below. It is formed so as to be smaller than the width dimension of the vertically long through hole in the left-right direction.

  A beverage supply device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes a pouring cock provided in the main body of the device, and a driving device that operates an operation lever of the pouring cock to supply and discharge the beverage. Wherein the pouring cock has a cock main body to which the operation lever is tiltably attached to an upper surface portion, and a substantially cylindrical discharge portion extending downward from a lower surface portion of the cock main body; The device includes a cover member that is provided rotatably in the front-rear direction of the driving device and that has a long groove portion formed in the bottom surface portion that is notched in the front-rear direction from a rear end edge. When rotated in the lateral direction, any part above the distal end of the discharge section from the base end of the operation lever is inserted into the long groove, and the drive The device is vertically oriented with respect to the device body. An operation position for operating the operation lever in a state in which the cover member is pivotally moved in the front direction, and a non-operation position for moving the operation lever upward by being separated upward from the operation lever; It is characterized in that it is configured to be positionable with the position.

  In the beverage supply device according to the fourth aspect having such a feature, a cover member is turned in the front-rear direction of the drive device by operating an operation lever of the pouring cock to discharge and supply the beverage. It is movably provided. When the cover member is rotated in the rearward direction, the distal end portion of a substantially cylindrical discharge portion that extends downward from the base end portion of the operation lever of the spout cock below the spout cock. Any part above the lower part is inserted into a long groove formed in the cover member to cover the lower surface of the drive device. The driving device is disposed movably in the up-down direction with respect to the device main body, and operates the operation lever in a state in which the cover member is rotated in the forward direction, and the driving device moves upward from the operation lever. The operation lever is positioned at a non-operation position where the operation lever is manually separated.

  A beverage supply device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention includes a pouring cock disposed on the main body of the device, and a driving device that operates an operation lever of the pouring cock to discharge and supply the beverage. , The pouring cock has a cock main body to which the operation lever is tiltably attached, and a flange member provided on the cock main body, wherein the flange member faces a predetermined portion of the driving device. It is characterized by having been extended to.

  In the beverage supply device according to claim 5 having such a feature, the cock body to which the operation lever of the spout cock is tiltably attached has a flange member extending to a position facing a predetermined portion of the drive device. Is provided.

  Furthermore, the beverage supply device according to claim 6 is the beverage supply device according to claim 5, wherein the driving device has an opening through which the operation lever is tiltably inserted on a bottom surface, and the flange member is And that it is detachably attached to the upper surface of the cock body and extends outwardly from the upper surface of the cock body to a position facing at least a gap formed between the opening and the operation lever. Features.

  In the beverage supply device according to the sixth aspect having such a feature, the operation lever is formed between the opening formed on the bottom surface of the driving device and through which the operation lever of the spout cock is tiltably inserted. Below the gap, a flange member extending outwardly so as to face the gap is detachably attached to the upper surface of the cock body of the spout cock.

  In the beverage supply device according to the first aspect, when the operation lever is tilted in the front-rear direction by the driving device to discharge and supply the beverage, the lower surface portion of the driving device is covered with the cover member, so that the foaming is performed. It is possible to prevent the beverage such as beer that has scattered from entering the driving device. In addition, since the lower end of the gap formed between the lower end of the cover member and the cock main body is covered by the extending portion extending outward from the left and right side surfaces of the cock main body, the foam is scattered. Beverage such as beer can be prevented from intruding into the cover member from a gap formed between the lower end portion of the cover member and the cock main body, and beverage such as beer that has been foamed and scattered can be disposed inside the drive device. Can be reliably prevented from invading.

  In the beverage supply device according to the second aspect, when the cover member is set at a predetermined position and the drive device tilts the operation lever in the front-rear direction to discharge and supply the beverage, the beverage is supplied to the long groove of the cover member. Since the cover member covers from the base end of the inserted operation lever to any portion above the tip end of the discharge portion to the lower surface of the driving device, beverage such as beer that has foamed and scattered is driven. Intrusion into the device can be prevented. Further, by moving the cover member from a predetermined position, it is possible to easily clean the lower surface portion of the driving device, the operation lever, and the like.

  In the beverage supply device according to the third aspect, when the cover member is set to a predetermined position and the operation lever is tilted in the front-rear direction by the driving device to discharge and supply the beverage, the beverage member is inserted into the long groove portion of the cover member. Since the cover member covers from the base end portion of the operating lever to the lower surface of the drive device, it is possible to prevent beverages such as beer that has been foamed and scattered from entering the drive device. Further, since the width in the left-right direction of the long groove portion formed in the cover member is formed to be smaller than the width in the left-right direction of the vertically long through hole formed in the lower end surface of the driving device, the foam is formed. It is possible to reliably prevent the splashed beverage such as beer from entering the driving device through the through hole. Further, by moving the cover member from a predetermined position, it is possible to easily clean the lower surface portion of the driving device, the operation lever, and the like.

  In the beverage supply device according to the fourth aspect, when the cover member is rotated in the rearward direction and the driving device is operated to tilt the operation lever in the front-rear direction to discharge and supply the beverage, the length of the cover member is increased. Since the cover member covers from the base end portion of the operation lever inserted into the groove portion to any portion above the distal end portion of the discharge portion to the lower surface portion of the drive device, beer etc. foamed and scattered Of the beverage can be prevented from entering the driving device. The driving device is disposed movably in the up-down direction with respect to the device main body, and further includes an operation position for operating the operation lever, and a non-operating device for separating the operation lever upward and manually enabling the operation lever. Since the positioning is performed at the position, the beverage can be manually dispensed even during maintenance of the driving device. Further, by rotating the cover member in the front direction, the lower surface of the driving device, the operation lever, and the like can be easily cleaned. In addition, since the front side of the driving device is covered by rotating the cover member in the front direction, it is ensured that the operation button is operated by mistake when cleaning the lower surface of the driving device or when moving the driving device up and down. Can be prevented. Furthermore, since the driving device can be moved to the operation position and the non-operation position after rotating the cover member in the front direction, the moving distance of the driving device in the vertical direction can be reduced, and the size of the device main body can be reduced. Can be easily achieved.

  In the beverage supply device according to the fifth aspect, when the drive device tilts the operation lever to discharge and supply the beverage, the beverage such as beer that has been foamed and scattered is provided in the cock main body and the drive device is provided. Since the splashing is prevented by hitting the flange member extended to a position facing the predetermined portion of the drive device, the beverage such as beer foamed and scattered enters the drive device from the predetermined portion facing the flange member of the drive device. Can be reliably prevented.

  Further, in the beverage supply device according to the sixth aspect, when the driving device tilts the operation lever in the front-rear direction to discharge and supply the beverage, the beverage such as beer that has been foamed and scattered is discharged from the cock of the pouring cock. Since it hits the lower surface of the flange member detachably attached to the upper surface of the main body and prevents scattering above the flange member, the beverage such as beer that has been foamed and scattered, has an opening at the bottom portion of the drive device. It is possible to reliably prevent entry into the drive device from a gap formed between the drive lever and the operation lever. In addition, since the flange member is detachably attached to the upper surface of the cock main body, the flange member can be easily removed and washed, and the beverage supply device can be kept hygienic.

  Hereinafter, first to seventh embodiments of the beverage supply device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, a schematic configuration of the beverage supply device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration of the beverage supply device according to the first embodiment.
A beverage tank (not shown) for storing beer and the like is connected to the beverage supply device via a beverage supply pipe, and the beverage tank is constantly pressurized by a carbon dioxide gas cylinder (not shown). Therefore, the beer or the like in the beverage tank is pressure-fed to the beverage supply device via the beverage supply pipe.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the beverage supply device 1 has an upper portion of the device main body 3 covered by a cover member 4. Further, a pair of supply ports 5, 5 to which a not-shown beverage supply pipe for supplying a beverage such as beer is connected are provided on a right side surface portion of the apparatus main body 3. Leg members 6 are fixed at four places (three places are shown in FIG. 1) on the lower surface of the apparatus main body 3, and the beverage supply device 1 is connected to the table or the like via these leg members 6. Is placed on top. In addition, a pair of left and right pouring cocks 8 are attached to the upper front part of the apparatus main body 3. In addition, a DC motor or the like is provided in the upper part of each of the pouring cocks 8 and 8, and an operation button 9 </ b> A arranged on the front part of the pouring cocks 8 and 8 is pressed. A pair of substantially box-shaped drive devices 9 for operating the operation lever are provided. A container to which a beverage such as beer is discharged and placed is placed below each of the pouring cocks 8, 8, and when pouring the beverage such as beer, the lower end thereof is directed upward in the front side as described later. A pair of container receivers 10, 10 that are tilted so as to be tilted at a predetermined angle are attached. Further, on the lower side of the container receiving bases 10, 10, a receiving tray 12 on which a snowboard 11 is placed is mounted. The receiving tray 12 is mounted on a pair of supporting members (not shown) attached by screws so as to extend outward in a width direction at a lower portion of the lower surface of the front surface of the apparatus main body 3 and is detachably mounted. Installed.

Next, a schematic configuration of each drive device 9 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 2 is a main part enlarged front view showing a state in which the left driving device 9 of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment is positioned and fixed at the operation position, and the right driving device 9 is positioned and fixed at the non-operation position. is there. 3A and 3B are views showing a state in which the driving device 9 of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment is positioned at an operation position, wherein FIG. 3A is a side view and FIG. 3B is a bottom view. FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing a state where the cover member of the driving device 9 of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment is removed. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an arrangement state of the driving device 9 of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment, (A) is a side cross-sectional view showing a state of being positioned at an operation position, and (B) is a non-operation position. It is a sectional side view showing the state where it was positioned.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each of the guide members 15 having a substantially U-shaped horizontal cross section is attached to the front surface of each of the device main bodies 3 facing each of the driving devices 9 in parallel with each other at a distance in the width direction. ing. Then, each sliding body 16 having a substantially L-shaped horizontal cross section, which is disposed in parallel in the vertical direction at the left and right end edges of the rear surface of each driving device 9, is guided by each guide member 15 and slides in the vertical direction. It is configured to be movable.
The lower end face 17 (see FIG. 4) of the driving device 9 is covered with a cover member 20 formed of a stainless steel plate or the like which also serves as an exterior of the driving device 9. On the bottom surface of the cover member 20, a substantially rectangular flat plate portion 21 that is vertically long in the front-rear direction is formed, and a front end of the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9 is formed from a front edge and a left and right edge of the flat plate 21. An outer wall portion 22 extending upward from the front edge portion and the left and right side edge portions of the flat plate portion 21 is provided so as to cover the edge portion and the outer peripheral portion up to the left and right side edge portions. On the front surface of the cover member 20, operation buttons 9A are provided.

On the upper surface of the cock main body 25 of the spout cock 8, an operation lever 26 is fastened and held by a holding nut 27 so as to be swingable in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 3). The cock main body 25 is fixed to a pouring side end of the beverage cooling pipe 29 extending horizontally from the apparatus main body 3 by a cock mounting nut 30.
When the driving device 9 is fixed to the operation position, the holding nut 27 is inserted from below into a position facing the holding nut 27 of the pouring cock 8 of the flat plate portion 21 of the cover member 20. A through-hole 23 functioning as a circular opening is formed. A notch 31 into which a cock mounting nut 30 for fixing the cock main body 25 to the apparatus main body 3 is inserted from the lower side when the driving device 9 is fixed at the operation position. Is formed.

In addition, a pair of flat plate-like extending portions 33 extending horizontally outward over substantially the entire length of the cock body 25 are formed on the left and right side surfaces of the cock body 25 of the pouring cock 8. Each of the extending portions 33 extends outward so as to face the vicinity of the left and right outer edges (upper and lower outer edges in FIG. 3B) of the flat plate portion 21 of the cover member 20. It is formed so as to face the outer portion of the through hole 23 formed in the portion 21 and the gap between the cock body 25 and the cutout portion 31.
Also, on the lower surface of the cock main body 25 of the spout cock 8, a beverage ejection nozzle 35 extending obliquely downward, and a foam ejection nozzle extending obliquely downward parallel to the front side of the beverage ejection nozzle 35. 36 are provided. When the operation lever 26 of the pouring cock 8 is tilted forward, the beverage is discharged from the beverage discharging nozzle 35 via the valve mechanism 37 (see FIG. 5), and the operation lever 26 is moved backward. When tilted, the foam is ejected from the foam ejection nozzle 36 via the valve mechanism 37. Here, the beverage discharge nozzle 35 and the foam discharge nozzle 36 constitute a discharge unit.

Next, the configuration of the driving device 9 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lower surface of the lower end face 17 of the driving device 9 is provided with a stainless steel wire that is bent in the front-rear direction into a vertically long substantially rectangular shape and the front end is bent in the lower right-angle direction. A latch operation arm 38 formed by the above-described method is attached by a holding member 39 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The front end of the latch operation arm 38 is configured to be able to be pulled out from the front side of the cover member 20 in the front-rear direction. A latch 40 is provided at the rear end of the upper surface of the lower end face 17 so as to be able to advance and retreat in the front-rear direction, and the front end is always protruded toward the apparatus main body 3 by a spring (not shown). A lower end of the latch 40 is extended downward from a substantially rectangular through hole 41 which is longitudinally elongated in the front-rear direction and formed in the lower end surface 17 and is connected to a rear end of the latch operation arm 38. A protruding portion 40A is provided.
Thereby, when the latch operation arm 38 is pulled out to the front side, the driving device 9 is arranged at the operation position or the non-operation position, and when the latch operation arm 38 is released, the distal end of the latch 40 The driving device 9 is inserted into and engaged with a hole (not shown) formed on the front surface of the device main body 3 by the urging force of the device 3, and the driving device 9 is in the operating position (the position of the driving device 9 on the left side in FIG. 2) or the non-operating position (FIG. 2, the position of the right driving device 9).

In addition, a portion of the lower end face 17 of the driving device 9 opposed to between the latch operation arms 38 is a substantially rectangular long hole 43 that is long in the front-rear direction and into which the operation lever 26 of the pouring cock 8 is inserted from below. Are drilled.
As shown in FIG. 5, a flat plate-shaped slider 45 is provided inside the driving device 9 so as to be horizontally movable in the forward direction. The slider 45 is provided with an engagement hole 46 as an engagement portion for allowing the operation lever 26 to pass therethrough. When the driving device 9 is positioned at the operation position, as shown in FIG. The operation lever 26 is inserted into the engagement hole 46 through the through hole 23 of the member 20 and the elongated hole 43 of the lower end surface 17. The slider 45 is provided with a rack 48 on the upper surface at the rear end, and a pinion gear 49 meshing with the rack 48 is configured to be rotated in the forward and reverse directions by a DC motor 50 via a gear train (not shown). I have. Therefore, by rotating the pinion gear 49 in the forward and reverse directions via the DC motor 50 and the like, the slider 45 provided with the rack 48 meshed with the pinion gear 49 is horizontally moved in the front-rear direction. The engagement hole 46 is engaged with the operation lever 26 by the forward / backward movement, and the operation lever 26 is tilted in the front-rear direction from the neutral position, so that the beverage can be poured or the foam can be poured.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the latch operation arm 38 is pulled out again and the driving device 9 is positioned at the non-operation position, the engagement hole 45 is detached upward from the operation lever 26 and The through hole 23 of the cover member 20 is detached upward from the operation lever 26, and the operation lever 26 can be manually tilted in the front-rear direction.

Next, a tilting device that tilts the lower end of the container holder 10 so as to tilt upward at a predetermined angle (in the case of the first embodiment, an angle of about 0 to 46 degrees with respect to the vertical direction) in FIGS. A description will be given based on FIG.
FIG. 6 is a right side view showing a schematic configuration of the tilting device for tilting the container holder 10 of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment, with a part thereof being cut away. FIG. 7 is a left side view showing a schematic configuration of the tilting device for tilting the container holder 10 of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment, with a part thereof being cut away. FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing an arm member constituting a tilting device for tilting the container cradle 10 of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment, wherein FIG. 8A is a front view and FIG. 8B is a side view. FIGS. 9A and 9B are views showing a rotating member that constitutes a tilting device that tilts the container cradle 10 of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment, wherein FIG. 9A is a plan view and FIG. 9B is a front view. FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which the tilting device of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment tilts the container cradle 10, where (A) is an initial state of the container cradle 10, and (B) to (B). (D) is a diagram showing a state in which the container cradle 10 is tilting, and (E) is a diagram showing a state in which the container cradle 10 is maximally tilted. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the angular velocity of the container cradle 10 with respect to the inclination angle of the container cradle 10 by the tilting device of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the inclination angle of the container holder 10 with respect to the elapsed time from the start of the tilting of the container holder 10 by the tilting device of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, a tilting device 55 for tilting the lower end of the container receiving base 10 so as to tilt at a predetermined angle in the front upper direction is provided on the front surface of the apparatus main body 3 on the rear side of the container receiving base 10. It is provided in a cover body 56 provided. The cover body 56 is a substantially rectangular box-shaped body, the upper surface of which is inclined downward toward the front. It is configured such that it can be quickly discharged to the tray 12 disposed below. A mounting member 57 is provided on an upper portion of the rear surface of the container holder 10, and is pivotally supported via a shaft member 59 by a support member 58 protruding from the inclined upper surface of the cover body 56. A storage portion 61 that opens forward and downward is formed at a substantially central position in the width direction (left-right direction) of the cover body 56, and an arm member 62 and the like constituting the tilting device 55 are stored in the storage portion 61. I have.

Further, a DC geared motor 63 as a driving means constituting the tilting device 55 is provided in the cover body 56, and is connected to the DC geared motor 63 via a gear train (not shown) to be rotated forward and reverse. One end of a substantially rectangular drive plate 65 formed of a stainless steel plate or the like in the longitudinal direction is fixed to the drive shaft 64 so as to be integrally rotatable. A rotating member 66 is rotatably supported at the other end of the driving plate 65 via a pin 67.
As shown in FIG. 9, the rotating member 66 is formed in a substantially disk shape, and has a through hole 68 on the center axis through which a pin 67 is rotatably inserted. A groove 69 having a predetermined depth into which a side edge of the arm member 62 (see FIG. 8) is inserted is formed on the entire outer periphery of the rotating member 66 as described later.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a substantially annular position detection cam 70 is fixed to the left end of the drive shaft 64 in the width direction so as to be integrally rotatable. The position detecting cam 70A is provided with a position detecting portion 70A formed so as to protrude outward in the radial direction at an outer peripheral portion at a predetermined circumferential angle. A microswitch S1 for detecting the upper limit angle of rotation of the arm member 62 (about 45 to 46 degrees in the first embodiment) is provided above the position detecting cam 70. A micro switch S2 for detecting the lower limit angle (about 0 degree in the first embodiment) of rotation of the arm member 62 is provided below the position detecting cam 70. Accordingly, the position detecting cam 70 rotates with the rotation of the drive shaft 64, and the position detecting unit 70A of the position detecting cam 70 presses each of the microswitches S1 and S2, so that the upper limit of the rotation of the arm member 62. The angle or lower limit angle can be detected.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a substantially rectangular support plate 71, which is made of a stainless steel plate or the like and is vertically elongated in the front-rear direction, is provided on the rear surface of the storage unit 61 slightly above the drive shaft 64 in parallel with the vertical plane. It is hanging. Further, one end in the longitudinal direction of a flat arm member 62 made of a stainless steel plate or the like is rotatably supported via a pin 72 at the front edge of the support plate 71. The plate cam portion 62A (see FIG. 8) formed on the rear side surface of the rotary member 66 is inserted into the groove 69 of the rotating member 66 and abuts against the bottom surface of the groove 69. A disc-shaped roller member 74 is rotatably supported at the other end in the longitudinal direction of the arm member 62 via a pin 75, and is located substantially at the center of the rear surface of the container pedestal 10 in the left-right width direction. Is in contact with

  As shown in FIG. 8, the plate-like arm member 62 is formed of a vertically long thin plate member, and a through hole 76 is formed at an upper end portion, through which a pin 72 is inserted, and a pin 75 is formed at a lower end portion. Is formed with a through-hole 77 in which one end is fixed by caulking. Further, the side surface portion on the front side (the left side in FIG. 8A) of the arm member 62 is formed linearly along the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, a plate cam portion 62A that projects rearward (to the left in FIG. 8A) and forms a predetermined plane curve is provided substantially at the center of the rear side (the right side in FIG. 8B). Is provided. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, in the initial state, the lower end portion of the plate cam portion 62A (hereinafter, referred to as “the origin of the cam”) is in contact with the bottom surface of the groove 69 of the rotating member 66.

The tilting operation of the container holder 10 by the tilting device 55 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 10, when a container such as a mug is placed on the container receiving base 10 and the operation button 9A of the driving device 9 is pressed, the DC geared motor 63 controlled by the driving device 9 and constituting the tilting device 55 is activated. It rotates in a predetermined direction at a predetermined constant rotation speed. As a result, the drive shaft 64 rotates in a predetermined direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 10), and the position detecting cam 70 fixed to the other end of the drive shaft 64 moves upward (counterclockwise in FIG. 7). Direction). Further, since a driving plate 65 having one end fixed to the driving shaft 64 is integrally rotated in the upward direction, a rotating member 66 pivotally supported on the distal end side of the driving plate 65 is provided on the rear side of the arm member 62. The arm member 62 is rotated upward about the rotation axis of the drive shaft 64 while being in contact with the plate cam portion 62A formed on the side surface of the arm member 62, thereby rotating the arm member 62 upward. Further, a roller 74 pivotally supported by the distal end of the arm member 62 rotates upward about the pin 72 while being in contact with the back surface of the container holder 10, and the container holder 10 is tilted (FIG. 10 (A) to (D)).

  Then, when the position detection unit 70A of the position detection cam 70 presses the micro switch S1, the driving device 9 stops rotating the DC geared motor 63. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 10 (E), the arm member 62 is rotated upward (in the first embodiment, rotated upward by about 80 degrees from the initial position) until it becomes substantially horizontal in the front-rear direction. The container support 10 is tilted and stopped so as to form an angle of about 45 to 46 degrees with the vertical direction.

  Further, the rotating member 66 pivotally supported by the distal end of the driving plate 65 rotates the arm member 62 upward while abutting against a plate cam portion 62A formed on the rear side surface of the arm member 62. The drive plate 65 rotates at a constant rotation speed, but the rotation angular speed of the arm member 62 about the pin 72 is changed by the shape of the plate cam portion 62A. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, the change in the rotational angular velocity of the container holder 10 that is tilted by the upward rotation of the arm member 62 changes as shown by an angular velocity curve 79. Medium, immediately after (A)) and immediately before stopping (immediately before (E) in FIG. 10), the inclination angle of the container holder 10 during that time ((B) to (D) in FIG. 10) is about When the angle is 10 degrees to about 35 degrees, the shape of the plate cam portion 62 is formed so as to increase the speed. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the inclination angle of the container holder 10 in this case changes as indicated by an inclination angle curve 80, so that the inclination angle becomes about 45 to 46 degrees from the start of the inclination and stops. The required time is about 2 seconds, which is about 1 second shorter than the conventional beverage supply device.

  As a result, the container such as the mug placed on the container receiving stand 10 is in the inclined posture. Next, the operation of the DC motor 50 of the driving device 9 is controlled, the operation lever 26 of the pouring cock 8 is moved back and forth, and beverages such as beer and foams are poured from the pouring cock 8 into the container. At this time, since the container is in the inclined posture, the beverage such as beer does not vigorously collide with the inner surface of the container, and no unnecessary foam is generated. Further, since the rotational angular velocity immediately before the inclination stop of the container receiving base 10 is reduced so as to be slow, it is possible to prevent rattling of the container when the inclination of the container receiving base 10 is stopped.

When a predetermined amount of beverage such as beer or foam is poured into the container, the driving device 9 causes the DC geared motor 63 of the tilting device 55 to rotate in the reverse direction, and the position detecting unit 70 of the position detecting cam 70 switches the microswitch S2. Is pressed, the driving device 9 stops the reverse rotation drive of the DC geared motor 63. As a result, the drive plate 65, one end of which is fixed to the drive shaft 64, returns to the rotation start position at a constant rotation speed, so that the rotating member 66 contacts the plate cam portion 62A of the arm member 62 while the plate cam portion 62A Return to the position where it comes into contact with the cam origin. Then, since the arm member 62 returns to the rotation start position, the container receiving stand 10 also stands by from the stop position (the position in the state of FIG. 10E) at an inclination angle of about 45 to 46 degrees by the rotation angular velocity shown in FIG. Return to the position (the position in the state of FIG. 10A).
Thereby, the container receiving stand 10 can shorten the time required to return from the stop position to the standby position to about 2 seconds, and rotate the container receiving stand 10 when starting to tilt from the stop position and when stopping at the standby position. Since the angular velocity is reduced by the shape of the plate cam portion 62A, it is possible to prevent the beverage from spilling out of the container due to the influence of the inertial force and to prevent the container and the like from rattling. Further, since the drive of the DC geared motor 63 can be controlled at a constant rotation speed, the cost of the DC geared motor 63 can be reduced, that is, the manufacturing cost of the beverage supply device 1 can be reduced.

  As described above, in the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment, when the drive device 9 is positioned and fixed to the operation position via the latch 40, the drive device 9 is pierced in the flat plate portion 21 of the cover member 20. A holding nut 27 for holding and fixing the operation lever 26 is inserted into the through hole 23 from below, and the cover member 20 covers from the lower surface of the driving device 9 to the base end of the operation lever 26 of the pouring cock 8. In addition, a pair of substantially flat plate-like extending portions 33 extending outward from the left and right side surfaces of the cock body 25 of the pouring cock 8 extend to a position outside the through hole 23 in the left-right direction in front view. I have.

Accordingly, when the operation lever 26 is tilted in the front-rear direction by the driving device 9 to discharge and supply the beverage, the lower surface of the driving device 9 is covered with the cover member 20, so that the beer or the like foamed and scattered. Can be prevented from entering the drive device 9. The lower end of the gap between the through hole 23 formed in the flat plate portion 21 of the cover member 20 and the presser nut 27 for tightening and fixing the operation lever 26 extends to a position outside the through hole 23 in the left and right direction in front view. A gap formed between the through-hole 23 formed in the flat plate portion 21 of the cover member 20 and the holding nut 27 because the beverage such as beer that has been foamed and scattered is covered by the pair of extended portions 33 that have been discharged. Can be reliably prevented from entering the cover member 20 from above, and a beverage such as beer that has been foamed and scattered from the long hole 43 formed in the lower end face 17 of the drive device 9 can be prevented from being driven into the drive device 9. Can be more reliably prevented from invading the computer.
The driving device 9 is disposed movably in the up-down direction with respect to the device main body 3, and operates the operation position of the operation lever 26 by pulling out the latch operation arm 38 in the front-rear direction. Since it is positioned via the latch 40 to a non-operation position where the operation lever 26 is manually enabled by being separated from the upper side of the operation device 26, the beverage can be manually poured out even while the driving device 9 is being maintained. It can be carried out.
Further, the space between the driving device 9 and the pouring cock 8 is covered with the cover member 20 formed of a stainless steel plate or the like, so that the exterior can be easily cleaned and the driving device 9 and the pouring cock 8 can be discharged. A sense of unity with the cock 8 can be obtained, and the appearance can be improved.

Next, a beverage supply device according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the same reference numerals as those in the configuration of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment denote the same or corresponding parts as those in the configuration of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment.
The beverage supply device according to the second embodiment has substantially the same configuration and drive control as the configuration and drive control of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment. However, the cover member that covers the lower end surface 17 of the drive device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the second embodiment is different from the configuration of the cover member 20 that covers the lower end surface 17 of the drive device 9 according to the first embodiment. Here, a schematic configuration of a cover member that covers the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 13 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a state where the left driving device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the second embodiment is positioned and fixed at the operation position, and the right driving device 9 is positioned and fixed at the non-operation position. . FIG. 14 is a main part enlarged front view showing a state where the left driving device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the second embodiment is positioned and fixed at the operation position and the right driving device 9 is positioned and fixed at the non-operation position. . FIGS. 15A and 15B are views showing a state where the driving device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the second embodiment is positioned at the operation position, wherein FIG. 15A is a side view and FIG. 15B is a bottom view. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an operation procedure for positioning the driving device 9 of the beverage supply device from the operation position to the non-operation position according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 16A is a side view showing a state where the driving device 9 is positioned at the operation position. 6B to 6D are side views showing a state in which the cover member 20 is rotated in the front direction, and FIG. 7E is a side view showing a state in which the cover member 20 is positioned at a non-operation position.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, each drive device 9 of the beverage supply device 91 according to the second embodiment has an outer case formed of a substantially box-shaped stainless steel plate or the like that covers the lower end face 17 from the outer peripheral portion to the upper side. Each operation button 9 </ b> A is disposed on the front of each exterior case 92. Each drive device 9 having a substantially box shape is guided by each guide member 15 attached to the front surface of the device main body 3 in the width direction and parallel to the vertical direction, and slides in the vertical direction. It is configured to be movable.

  The lower end surface 17 of each drive device 9 is covered with a cover member 95 formed of a stainless steel plate or the like which is attached to the left and right side walls of the outer case 92 of the drive device 9 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. The bottom surface of the cover member 95 is disposed substantially horizontally so as to face the top surface of the pouring cock 8 and to face the front surface of the presser nut 27 when rotated in the rearward direction. A substantially rectangular flat plate portion 96 that covers the lower end surface 17 is formed. The cover member 95 covers the outer peripheral portion from the front edge and the left and right edge of the flat plate portion 96 to the front edge and the left and right edge of the lower end face 17 of the driving device 9. An outer wall portion 97 extending upward from the front edge portion and the left and right side edge portions of the portion 96, and extending upward along the left and right side wall portions of the driving device 9 from the upper edge portions of the left and right side wall portions of the outer wall portion 97. A pair of substantially inverted triangular-shaped projections 98 are provided so as to be protruded and rotatably supported in the front-rear direction. At the rear upper end of each of the right and left side walls of the outer wall 97, a hook 99 is formed which extends a predetermined length inward at a right angle.

When the cover member 95 is pivotally moved in the rearward direction, the hooking portion 99 has an upper end surface in contact with the rear end portion of the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9 to prevent the rotation in the rearward direction. When the cover member 95 is pivotally moved in the frontward direction (see FIG. 16A), the inner surface abuts against the front end of the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9 to prevent the rotation in the frontward direction. (See FIG. 16D).
In addition, a handle portion 100 is provided so as to protrude outward at a central portion in the width direction of the outer wall portion 97 on the front side of the cover member 95.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, when the cover member 95 is pivotally moved in the rearward direction (when it is set at a predetermined position), a position of the flat plate portion 96 facing the upper surface of the cock main body 25 is A first long groove portion 101 is formed which is notched in the front-rear direction from the rear end edge of the flat plate portion 96 to a position facing the front end surface of the presser nut 27 and forms a predetermined gap with the presser nut 27. A cutout portion 102 is formed in a portion of the first long groove portion 101 facing the cock mounting nut 30 so as to be cutout in the left and right outward direction from each extension portion 33. Further, each extension portion 33 extends to a position on the left and right outside in front view of the first long groove portion 101 formed in the flat plate portion 96. Here, the first long groove 101 and the notch 102 form a long groove.

  When the rear end of the lower end face 17 of each drive device 9 comes into contact with each step 93 provided on the front surface of the device main body 3, the operation position (the left drive device 9 in FIG. Position), the distal end of the latch 40, which is configured to always project the distal end toward the apparatus main body 3 by a spring (not shown), is inserted into a hole (not shown) formed in the front surface of the apparatus main body 3. Then, the driving device 9 is positioned and fixed at the operation position.

Next, an operation procedure for moving the driving device 9 configured as described above from the operation position to the non-operation position will be described with reference to FIG.
First, as shown in FIGS. 16A to 16D, the cover member 95 is rotated in the frontward direction by holding the handle portion 100, and the hook portion 99 formed at the rear end of the cover member 95 is driven. It is brought into contact with the lower end face 17 of the device 9. Thus, the front surface of the driving device 9 is covered with the cover member 95 (see FIGS. 13 and 14).
Then, as shown in FIG. 16 (E), by pulling out the rearward direction by holding the protrusion 40A protruding from the lower end surface of the latch 40, it becomes slidable upward, and this driving device 9 is moved. By lifting to the non-operation position (the position of the right driving device 9 in FIG. 14), the tip of the latch 40 urged in the rearward direction (rightward direction in FIG. 16) by a spring (not shown) is moved to the main body of the device. The driving device 9 is positioned and fixed at a non-operation position by being inserted into and engaged with a hole (not shown) formed on the front surface of the driving device 3.

  Therefore, in the beverage supply device 91 according to the second embodiment, when the operation lever 26 is tilted in the front-rear direction by the driving device 9 to discharge and supply the beverage, the operation lever 26 is moved from the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9. Since the pressing nut 27 to be fastened and fixed is covered by the cover member 95, it is possible to prevent beverages such as beer which has foamed and scattered from entering the driving device 9. When the operation lever 26 is tilted in the front-rear direction by the driving device 9 to discharge and supply the beverage, the operation lever 26 is fastened and fixed to the first long groove 101 formed in the flat plate portion 96 of the cover member 95. The lower end of the gap with the presser nut 27 is covered by a pair of extending portions 33 extending to a position outside the first long groove 101 to the left and right in the front view, so that beer or the like foamed and scattered. The beverage can be reliably prevented from entering the driving device 9 from the gap formed between the first long groove portion 101 and the presser nut 27, and is provided on the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9. Beverage such as beer that has been foamed and scattered from the long holes 43 and the like can be more reliably prevented from entering the driving device 9. Further, by rotating the cover member 95 in the frontward direction, the lower surface of the driving device 9, the operation lever 26, and the like can be easily cleaned. Further, since the front side of the driving device 9 is covered by rotating the cover member 95 in the front direction, the lower surface portion of the driving device 9 is cleaned, and the driving device 9 is moved up and down to the operation position or the non-operation position. In doing so, it is possible to reliably prevent the operation button 9A arranged on the front surface of the drive device 9 from being operated by mistake.

The driving device 9 is disposed movably in the up-down direction with respect to the device main body 3, and rotates the cover member 95 in the front direction to pull out the latch 40 in the front-rear direction, thereby operating the operating lever 26. Is operated via the latch 40 between an operating position for operating the operating lever 26 and a non-operating position for separating the operating lever 26 upward and manually enabling the operating lever 26, so that the driving device 9 is maintained. In the meantime, the beverage can be dispensed manually.
Further, since the space between the driving device 9 and the pouring cock 8 is covered with the cover member 95 formed of a stainless steel plate or the like, the exterior can be easily cleaned, and the driving device 9 and the pouring cock 8 can be discharged. A sense of unity with the cock 8 can be obtained, and the appearance can be improved.
Further, after the cover member 95 is rotated in the front direction, the driving device 9 is moved to the operating position and the non-operating position, so that the moving distance of the driving device 9 in the vertical direction can be shortened. Miniaturization can be easily achieved.

Next, a beverage supply device according to a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the same reference numerals as those of the configuration of the beverage supply device 91 according to the second embodiment indicate the same or corresponding parts as those of the configuration of the beverage supply device 91 according to the second embodiment.
The beverage supply device according to the third embodiment has substantially the same configuration and drive control as the configuration and drive control of the beverage supply device 91 according to the second embodiment. However, the cover member that covers the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the third embodiment is different from the configuration of the cover member 95 that covers the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9 according to the second embodiment. Here, a schematic configuration of a cover member that covers the lower end face 17 of the driving device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 17 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a state where the left driving device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the third embodiment is positioned and fixed at the operation position, and the right driving device 9 is positioned and fixed at the non-operation position. . FIG. 18 is a main part enlarged front view showing a state in which the left driving device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the third embodiment is positioned and fixed at the operation position, and the right driving device 9 is positioned and fixed at the non-operation position. . 19: is a figure which shows the state which the drive device 9 of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment was positioned in the operation position, (A) is a side view, (B) is a bottom view. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an operation procedure for positioning the driving device 9 of the beverage supply device from the operation position to the non-operation position according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 20A is a side view illustrating a state where the driving device 9 is positioned at the operation position. 6B to 6D are side views showing a state in which the cover member 20 is rotated in the front direction, and FIG. 7E is a side view showing a state in which the cover member 20 is positioned at a non-operation position.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 to 19, the lower end face 17 of each drive device 9 is formed of a cover made of a stainless steel plate or the like which is attached to the left and right side walls of the outer case 92 of the drive device 9 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. It is covered by the member 111. The bottom surface of the cover member 111 faces the lower surface of the front end of the pouring cock 8, the lower surface of the cock main body 25, and the lower surface of the cock mounting nut 30 when the cover member 111 is rotated in the rearward direction. A substantially rectangular flat plate portion 112 is formed so as to be inclined slightly downward toward the rear and to cover the lower end surface 17. The cover member 111 covers the outer peripheral portion from the front edge and the left and right edges of the flat plate portion 112 to the front edge and the left and right edges of the lower end face 17 of the driving device 9. An outer wall 113 extending upward from the front edge and the left and right side edges of the portion 112, and extending upward along the left and right side walls of the driving device 9 from the upper end edges of the left and right side walls of the outer wall 113. A pair of substantially inverted triangular projections 114 are formed to be protruded and rotatably supported in the front-rear direction. At the rear upper end of each of the left and right side walls of the outer wall 113, a hook 115 extending a predetermined length inward at a right angle is formed.

When the cover member 111 pivots in the rearward direction, the hook 115 engages the upper end surface with the rear end of the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9 to prevent the rotation in the rearward direction. When the cover member 111 rotates forward (see FIG. 20 (A)), the inner surface abuts against the front end of the lower end surface 17 of the drive device 9 to prevent rotation in the front direction. (See FIG. 20D).
At the lower end of the outer wall 113 on the front side of the cover member 111 at the center in the width direction, a handle 117 is provided to protrude outward.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 19, when the cover member 111 is pivotally moved in the rearward direction (when set at a predetermined position), the position of the flat plate portion 112 facing the lower surface of the cock main body 25 is: A long groove that is notched in the front-rear direction from the rear end edge of the flat plate portion 112 to a position facing the front end surface of the foam pouring nozzle 36 to form a predetermined gap with the foam pouring nozzle 36 and the beverage pouring nozzle 35. The second long groove 120 functioning as a second long groove 120 is formed. Further, each extension portion 33 extends to a position on the left and right outside in front view of the second long groove portion 120 formed in the flat plate portion 112.

  When the rear end of the lower end face 17 of each drive device 9 comes into contact with each step 93 provided on the front surface of the device main body 3, the operation position (the drive device 9 on the left side in FIG. Position), the distal end of the latch 40, which is configured to always project the distal end toward the apparatus main body 3 by a spring (not shown), is inserted into a hole (not shown) formed in the front surface of the apparatus main body 3. Then, the driving device 9 is positioned and fixed at the operation position.

Subsequently, an operation procedure for moving the driving device 9 configured as described above from the operation position to the non-operation position will be described with reference to FIG.
First, as shown in FIGS. 20A to 20D, the handle 117 of the cover member 111 is held and rotated in the front direction to drive the hook 115 formed at the rear end of the cover member 111. It is brought into contact with the lower end face 17 of the device 9. Thus, the front surface of the driving device 9 is covered by the cover member 111 (see FIGS. 17 and 18).
Then, as shown in FIG. 20 (E), by pulling out the rearward direction by holding the protrusion 40A protruding from the lower end surface of the latch 40, it becomes slidable upward, and this driving device 9 is moved. By lifting up to a non-operation position (the position of the right driving device 9 in FIG. 18), the tip of the latch 40 urged in a rearward direction (rightward direction in FIG. 20) by a spring (not shown) is moved to the main body. The driving device 9 is positioned and fixed at a non-operation position by being inserted into and engaged with a hole (not shown) formed on the front surface of the driving device 3.

  Therefore, in the beverage supply device 91 according to the third embodiment, since the lower surface portions of the drive device 9, the cock main body 25 and each of the extension portions 33 are covered by the cover member 111, the beverage such as beer that has foamed and scattered is scattered. Can be prevented from entering the driving device 9. In addition, a beverage such as beer that has been foamed and scattered is formed in the second long groove 120 formed in the flat plate portion 112 of the cover member 111, or the second long groove 120 and the foam discharging nozzle 36 and the beverage discharging nozzle 35 Even if the cover member 111 enters into the cover member 111 through a gap formed between the cover member 111 and the cover member 111, the cover member 111 adheres to the lower end surface of each extension portion 33 and the lower surface portion of the cock body 25, and Beverage, such as beer, which has been dropped and discharged to the receiving tray 12 disposed below and foamed and scattered, enters the driving device 9 through the long hole 43 formed in the lower end face 17 of the driving device 9. Can be reliably prevented. Further, by rotating the cover member 111 in the forward direction, the lower surface of the driving device 9, the operation lever 26, and the like can be easily cleaned. Further, since the front side of the driving device 9 is covered by rotating the cover member 111 in the front direction, the lower surface portion of the driving device 9 is cleaned, and the driving device 9 is moved up and down to the operation position or the non-operation position. In doing so, it is possible to reliably prevent the operation button 9A arranged on the front surface of the drive device 9 from being operated by mistake.

The driving device 9 is disposed so as to be movable in the up-down direction with respect to the device main body 3, and rotates the cover member 111 in the front direction to pull out the latch 40 in the front-rear direction. Is operated via the latch 40 between an operating position for operating the operating lever 26 and a non-operating position for separating the operating lever 26 upward and manually enabling the operating lever 26, so that the driving device 9 is maintained. In the meantime, the beverage can be dispensed manually.
Further, the space from the lower end face 17 of the driving device 9 to the lower end face of the cock body 25 of the pouring cock 8 is covered with the cover member 111 formed of a stainless steel plate or the like, so that the exterior can be easily cleaned. At the same time, it is possible to obtain a sense of unity between the drive device 9 and the pouring cock 8, and to improve the appearance.
Further, after the cover member 111 is rotated in the forward direction, the driving device 9 is moved to the operation position and the non-operation position, whereby the moving distance of the driving device 9 in the vertical direction can be shortened. Miniaturization can be easily achieved.

Next, a beverage supply device according to a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the same reference numerals as those of the configuration of the beverage supply device 91 according to the second embodiment indicate the same or corresponding parts as those of the configuration of the beverage supply device 91 according to the second embodiment.
The beverage supply device according to the fourth embodiment has substantially the same configuration and drive control as the configuration and drive control of the beverage supply device 91 according to the second embodiment. However, the cover member that covers the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the fourth embodiment is different from the configuration of the cover member 95 that covers the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9 according to the second embodiment. Here, a schematic configuration of a cover member that covers the lower end face 17 of the drive device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 21 is a main part enlarged front view showing a state where the left driving device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the fourth embodiment is positioned and fixed at the operation position and the right driving device 9 is positioned and fixed at the non-operation position. . Drawing 22 is a figure showing the state where drive 9 of the drink supply device concerning a 4th embodiment was positioned in an operation position, (A) is a side view, and (B) is a bottom view. FIG. 23 is a bottom view of the cover member when the driving device 9 of the beverage supply device according to the fourth embodiment is positioned at the operation position.

  As shown in FIGS. 21 to 23, the lower end surface 17 of each drive device 9 is formed of a cover made of a stainless steel plate or the like which is attached to the left and right side walls of the outer case 92 of the drive device 9 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. It is covered by the member 130. The cover member 130 is disposed substantially horizontally at a position corresponding to the base end portion of the operation lever 26 of the pouring cock 8 when the cover member 130 is rotated in the rearward direction. A substantially rectangular flat plate portion 131 covering the lower end surface 17 is formed. The cover member 130 covers the outer peripheral portion from the front edge and the left and right edge of the flat plate portion 131 to the front edge and the left and right edge of the lower end face 17 of the driving device 9. An outer wall portion 132 extending upward from a front edge portion and a left and right side edge portion of the portion 131, and extending upward along the left and right side wall portions of the driving device 9 from upper end edges of the left and right side wall portions of the outer wall portion 132; A pair of substantially inverted triangular protrusions 133 are formed to be protruded and rotatably supported in the front-rear direction. At the rear upper end of each of the right and left side walls of the outer wall 132, a hook 99 is formed which extends a predetermined length inward at a right angle.

As in the second embodiment, when the cover member 130 is rotated in the rearward direction as in the second embodiment, the upper end surface contacts the rear end portion of the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9 to move in the rearward direction. When the cover member 130 is rotated in the front direction, the inner surface abuts on the front end of the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9 to prevent the rotation in the front direction. It is formed to play.
At the lower end of the widthwise central portion of the outer wall portion 132 on the front side of the cover member 130, a grip portion 135 is provided so as to protrude outward.

When the cover member 130 is rotated rearward (set to a predetermined position), the rear end of the flat plate portion 131 is moved to a position corresponding to the base end of the operation lever 26 of the flat plate portion 131. A long groove 136 that forms a predetermined gap with the base end of the operation lever 26 is formed by notching in the front-rear direction from the edge to a position facing the front end surface of the base end of the operation lever 26. Further, since the base end of the operation lever 26 is formed to be thinner than the upper end (the part held during manual operation) of the operation lever 26, the width of the long groove 136 in the left-right direction is determined by the driving device 9. The operation handle 26 is formed on the lower end face 17 of the diaper 1 so as to be narrower than the width in the left-right direction of the elongated hole 43 inserted from below.
Further, each extension portion 33 extending outward from the left and right side surface portion of the pouring cock 8 extends to a position on the left and right outside in front view of the long groove portion 136 formed in the flat plate portion 131.

When the rear end of the lower end face 17 of each drive device 9 comes into contact with each step 93 provided on the front surface of the apparatus main body 3, the operation position (the left drive device 9 in FIG. Position), the distal end of the latch 40, which is configured to always project the distal end toward the apparatus main body 3 by a spring (not shown), is inserted into a hole (not shown) formed in the front surface of the apparatus main body 3. Then, the driving device 9 is positioned and fixed at the operation position.
On the other hand, the cover member 130 is rotated in the frontward direction while holding the handle 135, and the hook 99 formed at the rear end of the cover member 130 is brought into contact with the lower end face 17 of the driving device 9. Thus, the front surface of the driving device 9 is covered by the cover member 130. Then, by pulling out the rearward direction by holding the protrusion 40A protruding from the lower end surface of the latch 40, it becomes slidable upward, and the driving device 9 is moved to the non-operation position (the right side in FIG. 21). By lifting up to the position of the driving device 9, the distal end of the latch 40 urged rearward (to the right in FIG. 22) by a spring (not shown) is formed on the front surface of the apparatus main body 3. The drive device 9 is positioned and fixed at the non-operation position.

  Therefore, in the beverage supply device 91 according to the fourth embodiment, when the operation lever 26 is tilted in the front-rear direction by the driving device 9 to discharge and supply the beverage, the operation lever 26 is moved from the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9. Since the base end is covered with the cover member 130, it is possible to prevent beverages such as beer that has foamed and scattered from entering the driving device 9. Further, the width in the left-right direction of the long groove 136 formed in the flat plate portion 131 of the cover member 130 is formed to be smaller than the width in the left-right direction of the long groove 136 formed in the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9. Therefore, the beverage such as beer that has been foamed and scattered passes through the gap between the long groove portion 136 and the base end of the operation lever 26 and enters the long hole 43 formed in the lower end surface 17 of the drive device 9. It can be reliably prevented. When the operation lever 26 is tilted in the front-rear direction by the driving device 9 to discharge and supply the beverage, the long groove 136 formed in the flat plate portion 131 of the cover member 130 and the base end of the operation lever 26 are connected. Since the lower end of the gap is covered by a pair of extending portions 33 extending to a position outside the long groove portion 136 in the left-right direction when viewed from the front, beverage such as beer that has been foamed and scattered is operated with the long groove portion 136. It is possible to prevent the driving device 9 from entering the driving device 9 through a gap formed between the lever 26 and the proximal end portion thereof, and the bubbles are formed from the long holes 43 formed in the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 9. Thus, it is possible to more reliably prevent the scattered beverage such as beer from entering the driving device 9.

In addition, by rotating the cover member 130 in the front direction, the lower surface of the driving device 9, the operation lever 26, and the like can be easily cleaned. In addition, since the front side of the driving device 9 is covered by rotating the cover member 130 in the front direction, the lower surface of the driving device 9 is cleaned, and the driving device 9 is moved up and down to the operation position or the non-operation position. In doing so, it is possible to reliably prevent the operation button 9A arranged on the front surface of the drive device 9 from being operated by mistake.
The driving device 9 is disposed so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the device main body 3, and rotates the cover member 130 in the front direction to pull out the latch 40 in the front-rear direction. Is operated via the latch 40 between an operating position for operating the operating lever 26 and a non-operating position for separating the operating lever 26 upward and manually enabling the operating lever 26, so that the driving device 9 is maintained. In the meantime, the beverage can be dispensed manually.

In addition, since a portion from the lower end surface of the driving device 9 to the base end portion of the operation lever 26 of the pouring cock 8 is covered with the cover member 130 formed of a stainless steel plate or the like, the exterior can be easily cleaned and Thus, a sense of unity between the driving device 9 and the pouring cock 8 can be obtained, and the appearance can be improved.
Further, after the cover member 130 is rotated in the forward direction, the driving device 9 is moved to the operation position and the non-operation position, whereby the moving distance of the driving device 9 in the vertical direction can be shortened. Miniaturization can be easily achieved.

Next, a beverage supply device according to a fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the same reference numerals as those in the configuration of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment denote the same or corresponding parts as those in the configuration of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment.
The beverage supply device according to the fifth embodiment has substantially the same configuration and drive control as the configuration and drive control of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment. However, the configuration of the driving device and the pouring cock of the beverage supply device according to the fifth embodiment is different from the configuration of the driving device 9 and the pouring cock 8 according to the first embodiment.

Here, a schematic configuration of the beverage supply device according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 24 is an enlarged side view of a main part showing a state where the driving device 142 of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment is positioned and fixed at the operation position. FIG. 25 is a bottom view showing the driving device 142 of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a flange member 148 attached to the upper surface of the spout cock 146 of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment, where (A) is a front view, (B) is a bottom view, and (C) is It is a right side view. FIG. 27 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a method of attaching the flange member 148 to the upper surface of the pouring cock 146 of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, each drive device 142 of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment has substantially the same configuration as each drive device 9 of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment. The difference is that the cover member 20 is not provided. Therefore, each operation button 9A of the driving device 142 is disposed on the front surface of the housing of the driving device 142.
In addition, a portion of the lower end face 17 of the driving device 142 facing the space between the latch operation arms 38 has a substantially rectangular long hole 43 (see FIG. 4) that is vertically long in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 25). At the same time, a lever guide rib 143 is formed so as to be slightly tapered downward from the periphery of the long hole 43. The width in the left-right direction (width in the vertical direction in FIG. 25) of the substantially rectangular opening 144 vertically long in the front-rear direction formed at the lower end of the lever guide rib 143 is inserted into the operation lever 26. It is formed in a possible size. Therefore, the gap between the opening 144 and the operation lever 26 is formed to be narrow. The width of the opening 144 in the front-rear direction (the width in the left-right direction in FIG. 25) is such that when the driving device 142 is disposed at the operation position (see FIG. 29), the operation lever 26 is tilted in the front-rear direction. It is formed in a possible size.

Each spout cock 146 of the beverage supply device 141 has substantially the same configuration as each spout cock 8 of the beverage supply device 1 according to the first embodiment. The difference is that no 33 is provided. Thus, the cock main body 25 can be easily manufactured, and the manufacturing cost of the pouring cock 146 can be reduced.
On the upper surface of each spout cock 146, the operation lever 26 is clamped and held by a holding nut 27 so as to be tiltable in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 24), and a flange member 148 is injected by the holding nut 27. It is fixed to the upper surface of the delivery cock 146.

Here, the flange member 148 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 26 and 27, the flange member 148 is made of a stainless steel plate, a plastic resin, a hard rubber, or the like, and has a long horizontal in the front-rear direction (in FIGS. 26A and 26B, the left-right direction). A substantially flat plate portion 150 having a substantially rectangular shape is formed. A substantially circular through-hole 151 is formed in a substantially central portion of the flat plate portion 150 in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIGS. 26A and 26B), and a substantially circular through-hole 151 is formed. The front edge (the left edge in FIG. 28) is formed so as to be able to be inserted into a screw portion 149 (see FIG. 28) protruding with an outer diameter substantially equal to the right and left width of the cock body 25. ing. Therefore, the inner diameter of the through-hole 151 is formed so as to be substantially equal to the inner diameter of the female screw portion of the presser nut 27. The thickness of the flat plate 150 is formed to be slightly larger than the maximum height of the gap between the upper surface of the cock main body 25 and the lower end surface of the presser nut 27. The peripheral portion is sandwiched and fixed between the upper surface of the cock main body 25 and the lower end surface of the holding nut 27 (see FIGS. 28 and 29).
In addition, a portion of the through hole 151 in a frontward direction (leftward direction in FIGS. 26A and 26B) with respect to a front end portion has a predetermined radial dimension (in the fifth embodiment, the maximum outer diameter of the presser nut 27). (Having almost the same radius). Therefore, the left and right edges (upper and lower edges in FIG. 26 (B)) of the flat plate portion 150 extend from the center line in the front and rear direction of the through hole 151 to the left and right outer directions (up and down in FIG. 26 (B)). A predetermined dimension (in the fifth embodiment, the dimension is substantially equal to the maximum outer diameter of the presser nut 27) extends outward.

Further, a portion of the flat plate portion 150 in a direction rearward of the rear end portion of the through hole 151 (rightward direction in FIGS. 26A and 26B) is a cock mounting nut for mounting the cock body 25 to the apparatus body 3. It is extended slightly before 30 (see FIG. 29). A predetermined gap is formed between the upper surface of the cock main body 25 and a portion outside the rear end of the outer peripheral edge of the through hole 151 of the flat plate portion 150 and facing the upper surface of the cock main body 25. A swelling portion 152 swelling upward is formed at the bottom. Thereby, the edge of each of the cock air holes 153 and 154 (see FIG. 5) communicating with the upper surface of the cock body 25 is covered by the bulging portion 152, and the lower surface of the bulging portion 152 and each of the cocks A predetermined gap is formed between the air holes 153 and 154 and the edge.
A pair of ribs is provided on the lower surface of the front side of the bulging portion 152 (the left side in FIGS. 26A and 26B), which is in contact with the upper surface of the cock body 25. The part 155 is set up substantially in parallel along the longitudinal direction. The inner surface of the rib portion 155 has an inner side surface (lower end surface in FIG. 26C) perpendicular to the axis so that the entire inner surface substantially abuts the outer peripheral surface of the cock body 25. It is formed in a substantially arc shape along the outer peripheral surface.

The attachment and detachment of the thus formed flange member 148 to and from the pouring cock 146 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 28, the flange member 148 is configured such that the bulging portion 152 is on the rear side (the right side in FIG. 28), and the through-hole 151 is inserted into a screw portion 149 protruding from the front end of the cock body 25. The cock is placed on the upper surface of the cock body 25, and the inner surface of each rib 155 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the cock body 25. The operation lever 26 is clamped and held by a holding nut 27 so as to be tiltable in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 28), and the holding member 27 clamps and fixes the flange member 148 to the upper surface of the cock body 25. Thereby, the flange member 148 can be attached to the spout cock 146.
Thus, the upper part of the spout cock 146 in the front direction from the front end edge of the cock main body 25 is covered by the substantially semicircular front part having a predetermined radius dimension of the flat plate part 150 of the flange member 148, and Upper portions of the left and right side surfaces of the cock 25 are covered by a flat plate portion 150 of a flange member 148 extending outward from the left and right side surfaces of the cock body 25 by a predetermined dimension. The cock air holes 153 and 154 formed on the upper surface of the cock main body 25 are covered by a bulging portion 152 formed on a rear portion of the flange member 148.
On the other hand, by loosening the holding nut 27 and removing the operation lever 26, the flange member 148 can be removed from the pouring cock 146 by pulling the flange member 148 upward from the screw portion 149.

Next, a configuration for releasing and supplying a beverage by each drive unit 142 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 29 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state where the driving device 142 of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment is positioned at the operation position. FIG. 30 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state where the driving device 142 of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment is positioned at the non-operation position.
As shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, similarly to the driving device 9 according to the first embodiment, the latch operation arm 38 is pulled out to the front side, and the driving device 142 is disposed in the operation position or the non-operation position. When the latch operation arm 38 is released, the distal end of the latch 40 is inserted into and engaged with a hole (not shown) formed in the front surface of the apparatus main body 3 by the urging force of a spring (not shown), and the driving device 142 is actuated. It is configured to be positioned and fixed at an operation position (the position of the driving device 142 in FIG. 29) or a non-operation position (the position of the driving device 142 in FIG. 30).

  As shown in FIG. 29, when the driving device 142 is disposed at the operation position, the lever guide rib portion 143 erected on the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 142 so as to taper downward. An operation lever 26 is inserted from below into a substantially central portion of the opening 144 in the front-rear direction. Further, the operation lever 26 is inserted from below into the engagement hole 46 of the slider 45 disposed inside the drive device 142. The slider 45 is provided with a rack 48 on the upper surface at the rear end, and a pinion gear 49 meshing with the rack 48 is configured to be rotated in the forward and reverse directions by a DC motor 50 via a gear train (not shown). I have. Therefore, by rotating the pinion gear 49 in the forward and reverse directions via the DC motor 50 and the like, the slider 45 provided with the rack 48 meshed with the pinion gear 49 is horizontally moved in the front-rear direction. The operation lever 26 engaged with the engagement hole 46 by the front-rear movement is tilted in the front-rear direction from the neutral position, and the operation lever 26 is tilted in the front-rear direction from the substantially center position of the opening 144 of the lever guide rib 143, It is configured to be able to dispense a beverage or dispense foam.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 30, when the latch operation arm 38 is pulled out again and the driving device 142 is positioned at the non-operation position, the engagement hole 46 and the opening 144 of the lever guide rib portion 143 are closed. The operation lever 26 is detached upward, and the operation lever 26 is manually tilted in the front-rear direction to be able to dispense a beverage or dispense foam.

As described above, in the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment, the flange member 148 is placed on the upper surface of the cock body 25 of the spout cock 146, and the operation lever 26 is fastened and held by the holding nut 27. Thereby, the flange member 148 is attached to the upper surface of the cock main body 25 of the pouring cock 146. On the other hand, by removing the holding nut 27, the operation lever 26 can be removed from the pouring cock 146, and the flange member 148 can be removed from the pouring cock 146.
When the flange member 148 is attached to the upper surface of the cock main body 25 and the driving device 142 is positioned and fixed to the operating position via the latch 40, the lever guide provided on the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 142 stands up. The upper part of the pouring cock 146 facing the gap formed between the opening 144 of the rib 143 and the operation lever 26 is covered by the flat plate 150 of the flange member 148. Further, the flat plate portion 150 of the flange member 148 extends to a position outside the horizontal view from the opening 144 of the lever guide rib 143 erected on the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 142.

Therefore, when the operation lever 26 is tilted in the front-rear direction by the driving device 142 to discharge and supply the beverage, the beverage such as the beer foamed and scattered is supplied to the flange member attached to the upper surface of the pouring cock 146. The beverage such as beer that has hit the lower surface of the flat plate portion 150 of the 148 and is prevented from being scattered above the flange member 148 and foamed from the cock air holes 153 and 154 and scattered is bulged out of the flange member 148. Of the lever member 143 which is erected on the lower end surface 17 of the drive device 142 because the foam such as beer which is scattered by foaming is prevented from splashing over the flange member 148. It is possible to reliably prevent the intrusion into the drive device 142 from the gap formed between the operation lever 144 and the operation lever 26. Further, the flange member 148 can be easily removed from the pouring cock 146 by loosening the holding nut 27 and removing the operation lever 26 and pulling it upward from the screw portion 149. In addition, the collar member 148 can be removed from the spout cock 146 and easily cleaned, and the beverage supply device 141 can be kept hygienic.
The driving device 142 is disposed movably in the up-down direction with respect to the device main body 3, and operates the operation lever 26 by pulling out the latch operation arm 38 in the front-rear direction. Since it is positioned via the latch 40 to a non-operation position where the operation lever 26 is manually enabled by being separated from the upper side of the operation lever 26, it is possible to manually dispense the beverage during maintenance of the driving device 142. It can be carried out.

Next, a beverage supply device according to a sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the same reference numerals as those in the configuration of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment denote the same or corresponding parts as those in the configuration of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment.
The beverage supply device according to the sixth embodiment has substantially the same configuration and drive control as the configuration and drive control of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment. However, the configuration of the spout cock of the beverage supply device according to the sixth embodiment is different from the configuration of the spout cock 146 according to the fifth embodiment.

Here, a schematic configuration of a beverage supply device according to the sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 31 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state where the driving device 142 of the beverage supply device 161 according to the sixth embodiment is positioned at the operation position. FIG. 32 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state where the driving device 142 of the beverage supply device 161 according to the sixth embodiment is positioned at the non-operation position. FIG. 33 is a diagram showing a presser nut 163 for tightening and holding the operation lever 26 of the spout cock 162 of the beverage supply device 161 according to the sixth embodiment, (A) is a plan view, (B) is a front view, and (C). () Is a sectional view taken along the line Y-Y of (A). FIG. 34 is a diagram illustrating a method of attaching the holding nut 163 to the upper surface of the pouring cock 162 of the beverage supply device 161 according to the sixth embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 31 and FIG. 32, the beverage supply device 161 according to the sixth embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment. Instead, it differs in that each pouring cock 162 is provided.
In the pouring cock 162, similarly to the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment, the extending portions 33 are not provided on both left and right side surfaces of the cock main body 25. Accordingly, the cock main body 25 can be easily manufactured, and the manufacturing cost of the pouring cock 162 can be reduced.
The operation lever 26 is fastened and held by a holding nut 163 in a forward and backward direction (left and right directions in FIGS. 31 and 32) to a screw portion 149 protruding from an upper surface portion of the front end portion of the cock body 25. ing.

Here, the configuration and attachment of the presser nut 163 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 33, the press nut 163 has substantially the same configuration as the press nut 27 of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment, but has an uneven portion 164 along the axial direction on the outer peripheral portion. In addition, a substantially disk-shaped flange portion 165 extending substantially vertically outward from a lower edge of the outer peripheral portion is formed. The outer diameter of the flange portion 165 is formed about three times the maximum outer diameter of the presser nut 163, and functions as a flange member as described later. Further, a female screw portion 166 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the holding nut 163, and a through hole 167 through which the base end of the operation lever 26 is inserted is formed in the upper end surface in the axial direction.
Then, as shown in FIG. 34, the operation lever 26 is tightened and held by the holding nut 163 so as to be tiltable in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 34).
Accordingly, an upper portion around the screw portion 149 protruding from the front end portion of the cock main body 25, that is, a lower portion around the base end portion of the operation lever 26 is formed at the outer peripheral lower end edge portion of the holding nut 163. Is covered by the flange portion 165. A predetermined gap is formed between the lower surface of the flange 165 and the upper surface of the cock body 25 (see FIGS. 31 and 32).
On the other hand, by loosening the holding nut 163, the holding nut 163 and the operation lever 26 can be removed from the pouring cock 162.

Next, a configuration for discharging and supplying a beverage by each driving unit 142 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, when the latch operation arm 38 is pulled out to the front side, the driving device 142 is arranged at the operation position or the non-operation position, and the latch operation arm 38 is released, the latch 40 The distal end is inserted into and engaged with a hole (not shown) formed in the front surface of the apparatus main body 3 by the urging force of a spring (not shown), and the driving device 142 is moved to an operation position (the position of the driving device 142 in FIG. 31) or It is positioned and fixed at the non-operation position (the position of the driving device 142 in FIG. 32).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 31, when the driving device 142 is disposed at the operation position, the lever guide rib portion 143 erected on the lower end face 17 of the driving device 142 so as to taper downward. An operation lever 26 is inserted from below into a substantially central portion of the opening 144 in the front-rear direction. Further, the operation lever 26 is inserted from below into the engagement hole 46 of the slider 45 disposed inside the drive device 142. The slider 45 is provided with a rack 48 on the upper surface at the rear end, and a pinion gear 49 meshing with the rack 48 is configured to be rotated in the forward and reverse directions by a DC motor 50 via a gear train (not shown). I have. Therefore, by rotating the pinion gear 49 in the forward and reverse directions via the DC motor 50 and the like, the slider 45 provided with the rack 48 meshed with the pinion gear 49 is horizontally moved in the front-rear direction. The operation lever 26 engaged with the engagement hole 46 by the front-rear movement is tilted in the front-rear direction from the neutral position, and the operation lever 26 is tilted in the front-rear direction from the substantially center position of the opening 144 of the lever guide rib 143, It is configured to be able to dispense a beverage or dispense foam.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 32, when the latch operation arm 38 is pulled out again and the driving device 142 is positioned at the non-operation position, the engagement hole 46 and the opening 144 of the lever guide rib portion 143 are closed. The operation lever 26 is detached upward, and the operation lever 26 is manually tilted in the front-rear direction to be able to dispense a beverage or dispense foam.

As described above, in the beverage supply device 161 according to the sixth embodiment, the holding lever that functions as a flange member is formed by tightening and holding the operation lever 26 with the holding nut 163 on the upper surface of the cock body 25 of the pouring cock 162. The flange 165 of the nut 163 is attached to the upper surface of the cock main body 25 of the pouring cock 162. On the other hand, by removing the holding nut 163, the operation lever 26 can be removed from the ejection cock 162, and the flange portion 165 of the holding nut 163 functioning as the flange member can be removed from the ejection cock 162.
When the operation lever 26 is fastened and held to the upper surface of the cock main body 25 by the holding nut 163, and the driving device 142 is positioned and fixed to the operation position via the latch 40, the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 142 The upper part of the pouring cock 162 facing the gap formed between the opening 144 of the standing lever guide rib 143 and the operation lever 26 is covered by the flange 165 of the holding nut 163. The flange portion 165 of the presser nut 163 extends to a position outside the horizontal view from the opening 144 of the lever guide rib 143 erected on the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 142.

Therefore, when the drive lever 142 tilts the operation lever 26 in the front-rear direction to discharge and supply the beverage, the beverage such as beer that has been foamed and scattered is pressed by the holding nut attached to the upper surface of the pouring cock 162. The beverage, such as beer, which has hit the lower surface of the flange portion 165 of 163 and is prevented from being scattered above the flange portion 165 and foamed and scattered from the cock air holes 153 and 154, has hit the lower surface of the flange portion 165 and Since the upward scattering of the flange portion 165 is blocked, the beverage such as beer which has been foamed and scattered is supplied to the opening 144 of the lever guide rib portion 143 erected on the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 142 and the operating lever 26. Can be reliably prevented from entering the driving device 142 from a gap formed between the driving device 142 and the driving device 142. Further, by loosening the holding nut 163 and removing the holding nut 163 and the operation lever 26 from the ejection cock 162, the flange portion 165 simultaneously functioning as a flange member can be easily removed from the ejection cock 162. In addition, the presser nut 163 can be removed from the spout cock 162 and easily cleaned, and the beverage supply device 161 can be kept hygienic.
The driving device 142 is disposed movably in the up-down direction with respect to the device main body 3, and operates the operation lever 26 by pulling out the latch operation arm 38 in the front-rear direction. Since it is positioned via the latch 40 to a non-operation position where the operation lever 26 is manually enabled by being separated from the upper side of the operation lever 26, it is possible to manually dispense the beverage during maintenance of the driving device 142. It can be carried out.

Next, a beverage supply device according to a seventh embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the same reference numerals as those in the configuration of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment denote the same or corresponding parts as those in the configuration of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment.
The beverage supply device according to the seventh embodiment has substantially the same configuration and drive control as the configuration and drive control of the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment. However, the configuration of the collar member of the beverage supply device according to the seventh embodiment is different from the configuration of the collar member 148 according to the fifth embodiment.

Here, a schematic configuration of the beverage supply device according to the seventh embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 35 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state where the driving device 142 of the beverage supply device 171 according to the seventh embodiment is positioned at the operation position. FIG. 36 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state where the driving device 142 of the beverage supply device 171 according to the seventh embodiment is positioned at the non-operation position. FIG. 37 is a diagram showing a flange member 172 attached to the upper surface of the pouring cock 146 of the beverage supply device 171 according to the seventh embodiment, (A) is a front view, (B) is a bottom view, and (C) is (D) is a right side view. FIG. 38 is a cross-sectional view taken along the arrow ZZ in FIG. FIG. 39 is a diagram illustrating a method of attaching the flange member 172 to the upper surface of the pouring cock 146 of the beverage supply device 171 according to the seventh embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 35 and 36, a beverage supply device 171 according to the seventh embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the beverage supply device 141 according to the fifth embodiment, but instead of the flange member 148, a flange member 172 is provided. Is provided.
Here, the flange member 172 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, the flange member 172 is made of plastic resin, hard rubber, or the like, and has a substantially flat plate portion 175 that is long in the front-rear direction and has a substantially rectangular shape in a horizontal view. In addition, a substantially circular through hole 176 is formed at a substantially central portion of the flat plate portion 175 in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIGS. 37A and 37B). The inner diameter of the through hole 176 is formed so as to be substantially equal to the maximum outer diameter of the presser nut 27, and is formed so as to be inserted into the presser nut 27 as described later (FIGS. 39 and 35). reference). Further, the thickness of the flat plate portion 175 is formed so as to be equal to or larger than the height of the gap between the upper surface portion of the cock body 25 and the lower end surface of the presser nut 27, and the peripheral edge of the through hole 176 is formed as described later. It is configured to close a gap between the upper surface of the cock body 25 and the lower end surface of the presser nut 27 (see FIGS. 35 and 36).
Further, a portion of the through hole 176 in the frontward direction (the leftward direction in FIGS. 37A and 37B) with respect to the front end portion has a predetermined radius (in the seventh embodiment, the maximum outer diameter of the presser nut 27). (Having almost the same radius). Therefore, the left and right edges (upper and lower edges in FIG. 37 (B)) of the flat plate portion 175 are in the left and right outer directions from the longitudinal center line of the through hole 176 (up and down in FIG. 37 (B)). A predetermined dimension (in the seventh embodiment, the dimension is substantially equal to the maximum outer diameter of the presser nut 27) is extended.

A portion of the flat plate portion 175 in the rearward direction from the rear end portion of the through hole 176 (rightward direction in FIGS. 37A and 37B) is a cock mounting nut for mounting the cock body 25 to the apparatus body 3. It is extended slightly before 30 (see FIG. 35). A predetermined gap is formed between the upper surface of the cock main body 25 and a portion outside the rear end of the outer peripheral edge of the through hole 176 of the flat plate portion 175 and facing the upper surface of the cock main body 25. A bulging portion 177 bulging upward is formed at the bottom. Thereby, the edge of each of the cock air holes 153 and 154 (see FIG. 35) communicating with the upper surface of the cock main body 25 is covered by the bulging portion 177, and the lower surface of the bulging portion 177 and each of the cocks 177. A predetermined gap is formed between the air holes 153 and 154 and the edge.
Further, at the lower surface of the flat plate portion 175, the pair of substantially elongated plate-shaped holding portions 178 and 179 for holding the left and right side surfaces of the cock main body 25 are provided at positions facing the both side surfaces of the cock main body 25. The left and right side surfaces of the main body 25 are erected so as to abut on a portion below the center in the vertical direction. The inner surfaces of the holding portions 178 and 179 have inner surfaces perpendicular to the axis so that the entire inner surface substantially contacts the outer peripheral surface of the cock body 25 (lower end surface in FIGS. 37C and 37D). Are formed in a substantially arc shape that protrudes outward along the outer peripheral surface of the cock body 25.

The attachment and detachment of the flange member 172 thus formed to and from the pouring cock 146 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 39, the flange member 172 has the bulging portion 177 on the rear side (the right side in FIG. 39), inserts the through hole 176 into the operation lever 26, and then fits into the holding nut 27. Further, by fitting the flange member 172 downward until the inner surfaces of the holding portions 178 and 179 come into contact with the upper surface of the cock main body 25, the inner side surfaces of the holding portions 178 and 179 are The flange member 172 is attached to the upper surface of the cock main body 25 while sandwiching the left and right side surfaces of the main body 25.
As a result, the upper portion of the pouring cock 146 in the front direction from the front end edge of the cock body 25 is covered by the substantially semicircular front portion of the flat plate portion 175 of the flange member 172 having a predetermined radius, and the cock body 25 Upper portions of the left and right side surfaces of the cock 25 are covered by a flat plate portion 175 of a flange member 172 extending outward from the left and right side surfaces of the cock body 25 by a predetermined dimension. In addition, each of the cock air holes 153 and 154 formed on the upper surface of the cock body 25 is covered by a bulging portion 177 formed on a rear portion of the flange member 172.
On the other hand, by pulling out the holding portions 178 and 179 of the flange member 172 upward from the cock body 25 and pulling it upward from the holding nut 27 and the operation lever 26, the flange member 172 is removed from the pouring cock 146. Can be.

Next, a configuration for releasing and supplying the beverage by each drive unit 142 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 35 and 36, when the latch operation arm 38 is pulled out to the front side, the driving device 142 is arranged at the operation position or the non-operation position, and when the latch operation arm 38 is released, the latch 40 The distal end is inserted into and engaged with a hole (not shown) formed on the front surface of the apparatus main body 3 by the urging force of a spring (not shown), and the driving device 142 is operated at an operation position (the position of the driving device 142 in FIG. 35) or It is positioned and fixed at the non-operation position (the position of the driving device 142 in FIG. 36).

  As shown in FIG. 35, when the driving device 142 is located at the operation position, the lever guide rib portion 143 erected on the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 142 so as to taper downward. An operation lever 26 is inserted from below into a substantially central portion of the opening 144 in the front-rear direction. Further, the operation lever 26 is inserted from below into the engagement hole 46 of the slider 45 disposed inside the drive device 142. The slider 45 is provided with a rack 48 on the upper surface at the rear end, and a pinion gear 49 meshing with the rack 48 is configured to be rotated in the forward and reverse directions by a DC motor 50 via a gear train (not shown). I have. Therefore, by rotating the pinion gear 49 in the forward and reverse directions via the DC motor 50 and the like, the slider 45 provided with the rack 48 meshed with the pinion gear 49 is horizontally moved in the front-rear direction. The operation lever 26 engaged with the engagement hole 46 by the front-rear movement is tilted in the front-rear direction from the neutral position, and the operation lever 26 is tilted in the front-rear direction from the substantially center position of the opening 144 of the lever guide rib 143, It is configured to be able to dispense a beverage or dispense foam.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 36, when the latch operation arm 38 is pulled out again forward and the drive device 142 is positioned at the non-operation position, the engagement hole 46 and the opening 144 of the lever guide rib 143 are closed. The operation lever 26 is detached upward, and the operation lever 26 is manually tilted in the front-rear direction to be able to dispense a beverage or dispense foam.

As described above, in the beverage supply device 171 according to the seventh embodiment, after inserting the through hole 176 of the flange member 172 into the operation lever 26 of the pouring cock 146, the fitting hole is inserted into the holding nut 27, and the flange member 172 is further inserted. The flange members 172 are attached to the upper surface of the spout cock 146 by fitting the holding portions 178 and 179 into the left and right side surfaces of the cock body 25. On the other hand, by pulling each of the holding portions 178 and 179 of the flange member 172 upward from the cock body 25 and further upward from the holding nut 27 and the operation lever 26, the flange member 172 is removed from the pouring cock 146. Can be.
When the flange member 172 is attached to the upper surface of the cock main body 25 and the driving device 142 is positioned and fixed to the operation position via the latch 40, the lever guide erected on the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 142 The upper portion of the pouring cock 146 facing the gap formed between the opening 144 of the rib 143 and the operation lever 26 is covered by the flat plate portion 175 of the flange member 172. Further, the flat plate portion 175 of the flange member 172 extends to a position outside the horizontal view from the opening 144 of the lever guide rib portion 143 erected on the lower end surface 17 of the driving device 142.

Therefore, when the operation lever 26 is tilted in the front-rear direction by the driving device 142 to discharge and supply the beverage, the beverage such as the beer foamed and scattered is supplied to the flange member attached to the upper surface of the pouring cock 146. The beverage, such as beer, which hits on the lower surface of the flat plate portion 175 of the flange member 172 and is prevented from being scattered above the flange member 172 and is foamed and scattered from each of the cock air holes 153 and 154, is bulged at the bulging portion 177 of the flange member 172. Of the lever guide rib portion 143 erected on the lower end surface 17 of the drive device 142 because the foam such as beer scattered and scattered is prevented from splashing over the flange member 172. It is possible to reliably prevent the intrusion into the drive device 142 from the gap formed between the operation lever 144 and the operation lever 26. In addition, the flange member 172 can be easily removed from the pouring cock 146 by pulling out the holding portions 178 and 179 from the cock main body 25 upward and further pulling out the holding nut 27 and the operation lever 26 upward. . Further, the collar member 172 can be detached from the pouring cock 146 and easily cleaned, and the beverage supply device 171 can be kept hygienic.
The driving device 142 is disposed movably in the up-down direction with respect to the device main body 3, and operates the operation lever 26 by pulling out the latch operation arm 38 in the front-rear direction. Since it is positioned via the latch 40 to a non-operation position where the operation lever 26 is manually enabled by being separated from the upper side of the operation lever 26, it is possible to manually dispense the beverage during maintenance of the driving device 142. It can be carried out.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described first to seventh embodiments, and it goes without saying that various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the following may be performed.

  (A) In the first embodiment, when the driving device 9 is positioned and fixed at the operation position, the flat plate portion 21 of the cover member 20 is configured to face the outer peripheral surface of the holding nut 27 of the pouring cock 8. However, the flat plate portion 21 may be configured to cover up to the vicinity of the base end of each extension portion 33 of the cock body 25. Thereby, the gap between the flat plate portion 21 and the upper surface portion of the cock main body 25 can be narrowed, and it is possible to more reliably prevent the beverage such as beer that has foamed and scattered from entering the cover member 20. It becomes.

  (B) In the second to fourth embodiments, the cover members 95, 111, and 130 are provided on the left and right side portions of the driving device 9 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. After the positioning, the cover members 95, 111, and 130 are inserted from the front side and fixed to the left and right side portions of the driving device 9 with screws or magnets to move the driving device 9 to the non-operation position. After removing the cover members 95, 111, and 130, the driving device 9 may be moved to the non-operation position. Thus, each of the cover members 95, 111, and 130 can be easily attached to the already used beverage supply device.

It is an appearance perspective view showing the schematic structure of the drink supply device concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a principal part enlarged front view which shows the state which the left drive device of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment was positioned and fixed at the operation position, and the right drive device was positioned and fixed at the non-operation position. It is a figure showing the state where the drive of the drink supply device concerning a 1st embodiment was positioned in an operation position, (A) is a side view, and (B) is a bottom view. It is a bottom view showing the state where the cover member of the drive of the drink supply device concerning a 1st embodiment was removed. It is a figure which shows the arrangement | positioning state of the drive device of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment, (A) is a sectional side view which shows the state positioned in the operation position, (B) is the state which was positioned in the non-operation position. FIG. FIG. 2 is a right side view showing a schematic configuration of a tilting device for tilting a container holder of the beverage supply device according to the first embodiment, partially cut away. It is a left view which shows the schematic structure of the tilting device which tilts the container holder of the beverage supply device which concerns on 1st Embodiment with a part cut away. It is a figure which shows the arm member which comprises the tilting device which tilts the container holder of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment, (A) is a front view, (B) is a side view. FIG. 2A is a plan view illustrating a rotating member that constitutes a tilting device that tilts a container holder of the beverage supply device according to the first embodiment, and FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the state which the tilting device of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment tilts a container cradle, (A) is an initial state of a container cradle, (B)-(D) is a container cradle. (E) is a diagram showing a state in which the container cradle is tilted to the maximum. It is a figure which shows the angular velocity of this container receiving stand with respect to the inclination angle of the container receiving stand by the tilting device of the beverage supply apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the inclination angle of the said container receiving stand with respect to the elapsed time from the start of tilting of the container receiving stand by the tilting device of the beverage supply apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is an important section enlarged perspective view showing the state where the left drive of the drink supply device concerning a 2nd embodiment was positioned and fixed at the operation position, and the right drive was positioned and fixed at the non-operation position. It is an important section enlarged front view showing the state where the left-hand drive of the drink supply device concerning a 2nd embodiment was positioned and fixed at the operation position, and the right-hand drive was positioned and fixed at the non-operation position. It is a figure showing the state where the drive of the drink supply device concerning a 2nd embodiment was positioned in an operation position, (A) is a side view, and (B) is a bottom view. It is a figure which shows the operation procedure which positions the drive device of the beverage supply device which concerns on 2nd Embodiment from an operation position to a non-operation position, (A) is a side view which shows the state positioned in the operation position, (B)-( FIG. 4D is a side view showing a state where the cover member is rotated in the front direction, and FIG. 4E is a side view showing a state where the cover member is positioned at the non-operation position. It is an important section enlarged perspective view showing the state where the left drive of the drink supply device concerning a 3rd embodiment was positioned and fixed at the operation position, and the right drive was positioned and fixed at the non-operation position. It is an important section enlarged front view showing the state where the left-hand drive of a drink supply device concerning a 3rd embodiment was positioned and fixed at the operation position, and the right-hand drive was positioned and fixed at the non-operation position. It is a figure showing the state where the drive of the drink supply device concerning a 3rd embodiment was positioned in the operation position, (A) is a side view, and (B) is a bottom view. It is a figure which shows the operation procedure which positions the drive device of the beverage supply device which concerns on 3rd Embodiment from an operation position to a non-operation position, (A) is a side view which shows the state positioned in the operation position, (B)-( FIG. 4D is a side view showing a state where the cover member is rotated in the front direction, and FIG. 4E is a side view showing a state where the cover member is positioned at the non-operation position. It is a principal part enlarged front view which shows the state which left-hand drive of the beverage supply device which concerns on 4th Embodiment was positioned and fixed to the operation position, and right-hand drive was positioned and fixed to the non-operation position. It is a figure showing the state where the drive of the drink supply device concerning a 4th embodiment was positioned in an operation position, (A) is a side view and (B) is a bottom view. It is a bottom view of a cover member when a drive of a drink supply device concerning a 4th embodiment is positioned in an operation position. It is a principal part enlarged side view which shows the state in which the drive device of the beverage supply device which concerns on 5th Embodiment was positioned in the operation position. It is a bottom view showing a drive of a drink supply device concerning a 5th embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flange member attached to the upper surface part of the pouring cock of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on 5th Embodiment, (A) is a front view, (B) is a bottom view, (C) is a right side view. FIG. 27 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 26 (B). It is a figure showing the attachment method of the collar member to the upper surface part of the pouring cock of the beverage supply device concerning a 5th embodiment. It is a sectional side view showing the state where the drive of the drink supply device concerning a 5th embodiment was positioned in the operation position. It is a sectional side view showing the state where the drive of the drink supply device concerning a 5th embodiment was positioned in the non-operation position. It is a sectional side view showing the state where the drive of the drink supply device concerning a 6th embodiment was positioned in the operation position. It is a sectional side view showing the state where the drive of the drink supply device concerning a 6th embodiment was positioned in the non-operation position. It is a figure which shows the presser nut which tightens and holds the operation lever of the pouring cock of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on 6th Embodiment, (A) is a top view, (B) is a front view, (C) is Y of (A). FIG. It is a figure showing the attachment method of the presser nut to the upper surface part of the pouring cock of the drink supply device concerning a 6th embodiment. It is a sectional side view showing the state where the drive of the drink supply device concerning a 7th embodiment was positioned in the operation position. It is a sectional side view showing the state where the drive of the drink supply device concerning a 7th embodiment was positioned in the non-operation position. It is a figure which shows the collar member attached to the upper surface part of the pouring cock of the drink supply apparatus which concerns on 7th Embodiment, (A) is a front view, (B) is a bottom view, (C) is a left side view, (D) ) Is a right side view. FIG. 38 is a sectional view taken along the arrow ZZ in FIG. 37 (B). It is a figure showing the attachment method of the collar member to the upper surface part of the pouring cock of the drink supply device concerning a 7th embodiment.

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1, 91, 141, 161, 171 Beverage supply device 3 Device main body 8, 146, 162 Dispensing cock 9, 142 Drive device 9A Operation button 20, 95, 111, 130 Cover member 21, 96, 112, 131 Flat plate portion 22 , 97, 113, 132 Outer wall part 23, 151, 176 Through hole 25 Cock body 26 Operation lever 27, 163 Presser nut 33 Extension part 35 Beverage discharge nozzle 36 Foam discharge nozzle 40 Latch 43 Long hole 98, 114, 133 Protruding part 101 First long groove part 102 Notch part 120 Second long groove part 136 Long groove part 143 Lever guide rib part 144 Opening part 148, 172 Flange member 150, 175 Flat plate part 165 Flange part 178, 179 Holding part

Claims (6)

In a beverage supply device, comprising: a spout cock disposed in the device main body, and a drive device that operates an operation lever of the spout cock to supply and discharge the beverage,
The pouring cock, a cock body to which the operation lever is attached to be tiltable to the upper surface portion,
An extending portion extending a predetermined length outward from the left and right side surfaces of the cock body,
The driving device has a cover member that covers an operation lever of the cock main body from a lower surface portion of the driving device,
The beverage supply device, wherein each of the extending portions extends to a position facing a gap formed between the cover member and the cock body. In a beverage supply device, comprising: a spout cock disposed in the device main body, and a drive device that operates an operation lever of the spout cock to supply and discharge the beverage,
The pouring cock, a cock body to which the operation lever is attached to be tiltable to the upper surface portion,
A substantially cylindrical discharge portion extending downward from the lower surface of the cock body,
The drive device has a cover member formed with a long groove portion cut out in the front-rear direction from a rear edge portion on a bottom portion,
The cover member is configured such that, when set at a predetermined position, any part above the distal end of the discharge unit from the proximal end of the operation lever is inserted into the long groove. A beverage supply device. In a beverage supply device, comprising: a spout cock disposed in the device main body, and a drive device that operates an operation lever of the spout cock to supply and discharge the beverage,
The pouring cock, a cock body to which the operation lever is attached to be tiltable to the upper surface portion,
A substantially cylindrical discharge portion extending downward from the lower surface of the cock body,
The drive device, a cover member having a long groove formed in a bottom surface portion cut out in a front-rear direction from a rear edge portion,
A vertically elongated through-hole in the front-rear direction in which the operation lever is inserted from below, at a lower end surface of the driving device,
The cover member, when set at a predetermined position, is configured such that a base end portion of the operation lever is inserted into the long groove portion,
The beverage supply device according to claim 1, wherein the width of the long groove in the left-right direction is smaller than the width of the through-hole in the left-right direction. In a beverage supply device, comprising: a spout cock disposed in the device main body, and a drive device that operates an operation lever of the spout cock to supply and discharge the beverage,
The pouring cock, a cock body to which the operation lever is attached to be tiltable to the upper surface portion,
A substantially cylindrical discharge portion extending downward from the lower surface of the cock body,
The drive device is provided so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction of the drive device, and has a cover member in which a long groove portion cut out in a front-rear direction from a rear end edge portion on a bottom surface portion,
When the cover member is rotated in the rearward direction, any part above the distal end of the discharge unit from the base end of the operation lever is inserted into the long groove. Is composed of
The driving device is disposed movably in the up-down direction with respect to the device main body, and operates the operation lever in a state where the cover member is rotated in the front direction, and an operation position from the operation lever. A beverage dispensing apparatus characterized in that the beverage dispensing apparatus is configured to be able to be positioned at a non-operation position where the operation lever can be manually operated by being separated upward. In a beverage supply device, comprising: a spout cock disposed in the device main body, and a drive device that operates an operation lever of the spout cock to supply and discharge the beverage,
The pouring cock, a cock body to which the operation lever is attached to be tiltable,
A flange member provided on the cock body,
The beverage supply device, wherein the collar member is extended to a position facing a predetermined portion of the driving device. The driving device has an opening through which the operation lever is tiltably inserted in a bottom portion,
The flange member is detachably attached to the upper surface of the cock main body, and extends outwardly from the upper surface of the cock main body to a position facing at least a gap formed between the opening and the operation lever. The beverage supply device according to claim 5, wherein

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