JP2004290057A - Separation supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact and user-friendly separation supply device applicable to various storage containers. <P>SOLUTION: The separation supply device is used for transferring food such as ice cream charged and sealed in a plastic storage container at one feed, to a receiving container set at a place where the food is offered to a customer. The separation supply device has the following structure: a rod 15 at the back face of which a sawedged rack 15a is formed, and at the lower end of which a pressing member 16 is attached, is slidably set; a push lever 2 provided with a holding claw 8 held on the sawedged rack 15a is provided at a support body 1; an arm 20 is fixedly provided at the lower part of the support body 1; and a container supporting member 22 supporting the storage container is attached to the lower end of the support body 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is, for example, ice cream, whipped cream, bavarois, mousse, bean jam, water cans, gelatin, butter, extruding viscous or semi-solid products filled in containers such as prepared foods, crushing fruit to juice Related to a dispensing device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for dispensing viscous or semi-solid products one by one, there has been widely known a soft cream dispensing device for extruding a soft cream stored in a large tank from an extraction port to a receiver such as a cone.
[0003]
This device is not only expensive but also requires a large installation area, and since the dispensing is a human operation, it is difficult to evenly dispense, and sufficient attention must be paid to contamination in large tanks. There was a disadvantage.
Therefore, the contents are filled into a synthetic resin storage container for one meal and sealed, and supplied to the dispensing place, where the contents are transferred from the storage container to the receiver according to the customer's request at the dispensing place. 2. Description of the Related Art A dispensing device that is provided after being transferred is used (for example, Patent Document 1).
[0004]
There are various types of storage containers. The storage container has a cylindrical or conical shape with a lid on the top, an extraction port closed with a seal at the bottom in advance, and only the lid is pressed, or described in Patent Document 1. In general, the cylindrical portion is formed in a serpentine manner so as to press the entire storage container.
[0005]
Patent Literature 1 describes an electric type, a manual type, and a handy type dispensing device.
As shown in FIG. 7, the electric type is provided with a pressurizing cylinder 33 that houses a storage container 34 on a table 35, and a pressing member (piston) 32 that moves up and down with an electric cylinder 31 above the pressurizing cylinder 33. In addition, 36 is a receiver (cone) and 37 is a housing.
[0006]
As shown in FIG. 8, the manual type is a rod (piston) in which a table 47 on which a storage container is placed is fixedly mounted on an upright column 41, and a pressing member (pressing plate) 45 is attached to a lower end of the table 47 above. 42 is provided so as to be able to move up and down.
A rack is formed on the rod 42, a shaft on which a gear 43 that meshes with the rack is fixedly mounted on the support column 41 is rotatably provided, and a handle 44 for rotating the gear 43 is fixed on the shaft end. ing. Reference numeral 46 denotes a coil spring for urging the pressing member 45 in the ascending direction.
[0007]
As shown in FIG. 9, in the handy type, a handle 53 is attached to one end of a container 51 for accommodating a storage container, and a lever (handle) 55 is attached to the other end by a hinge 54 so as to be folded toward the handle 53. ing. A pressing member (pressing plate) 56 is attached to the lever 55 via a spring 57 so as to swing.
[0008]
[Patent Document 1] JP-A-7-227214.
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above-mentioned conventional electric type is expensive and requires an installation space, so it is effective when handling a large number of the same storage containers, but is not suitable when the shapes of the storage containers and receivers are various. In addition, since it cannot be moved, there is a drawback that, for example, it cannot be arranged on a plate.
[0010]
Also, in the manual type described above, the gear meshing with the rack is rotated by the handle, so that it is difficult to apply force when the handle is pulled up, and when the hand is released from the handle, the handle is reversed. Operability is poor and difficult to handle.
Further, the handy type described above has a small stroke of pushing down the pressing member, and is applicable only to a low-height storage container. Further, since the pressure plate is not held horizontally, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to discharge the contents of the storage container without leaving the contents of the storage container easily. If the position of the hinge is farther away from the center of the pressure plate, the stroke of the pressing member can be increased, but it is large and heavy, making it difficult to handle.
[0011]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing device that is compatible with various storage containers and that is compact and easy to operate.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, the dispensing apparatus of the present invention employs the following means. That is, a soft storage container filled with a viscous substance or a semi-solid substance or a pressurized container having a large number of small holes at the bottom for storing a pressurized substance such as fruit is supported, and the storage container or the pressurized substance is pressed from above. In a dispensing device that includes a pressing means for pressing a storage container or a pressurized material and discharges the pressing container downward, a rod having a saw blade-shaped rack formed on a back surface and a pressing member attached to a lower end is slid on the support. A push lever provided movably and provided with a locking claw for locking the saw blade-shaped rack on the support, and a container support member for supporting the storage container or the pressurized container is attached to a lower portion of the support. The arm is provided.
[0013]
The dispensing device of the present invention can be applied to extraction of fruit juice in addition to a storage container in which a viscous substance or a semi-solid substance is subdivided and filled. In addition, the viscous substance and the semi-solid substance are not limited to foods, and can be used for industrial articles such as adhesives and solvents.
The shape and material of the storage container are not particularly limited as long as the storage container can be filled with the content and has a discharge port from which the content is discharged when pressurized by the pressing means. For example, a container in which the container itself can be crushed, such as a serpentine cylindrical container, a container in which the lid is pushed down to the bottom of the container, or a soft bag-like container may be used.
[0014]
The pressurized container is, for example, a container for storing fruits when fruit is extracted by directly pressing fruits, and is made of metal and has a number of small holes formed on the bottom surface.
The dispensing device includes a rod having a pressing member attached to a lower end, a support having a pressing unit that supports the rod and presses the rod, and a container supporting member that supports a storage container or a pressurized container.
[0015]
The pressing means includes a saw blade rack formed on the back surface of the rod and a pressing lever provided with a locking claw for locking the rack. Note that the back of the rod refers to the side on which the locking claw is provided, and when the pressing member has a disk shape, the rod itself has the same direction in any direction, so when viewed from the rod, any surface is there. That is, a rod having a saw-tooth rack provided on the entire circumference of a rod is excluded, but, for example, a rod having a saw-tooth rack formed on two front and rear surfaces is included in the present invention.
[0016]
Since the locking claw cannot lift the rod, the rod is rotated to remove the locking claw from the saw-toothed rack, and then manually lifted. A handle may be provided at the upper end of the rod to facilitate this operation.
The push lever may be of any type, but a grip portion is provided on the support side, a push lever provided with a locking claw at the tip is connected to the support with a pin, and the grip portion and the push lever are squeezed with one hand like a pinch. A device that can be operated in this way is desirable because of its good operability.
[0017]
In this case, it is preferable to provide a return spring so that the push lever is automatically returned when the hand is released.
The container supporting member for supporting the storage container or the pressurized container is attached to an arm fixed below the support.
[0018]
The container support member may directly support the storage container or the pressurized container. However, if the container support member holds the container support member via an adapter as described in claim 2, it is easy to use various storage containers. Can respond to.
Further, if the pressing member and the container supporting member are detachably attached to the rod and the arm, respectively, even if the shape of the storage container is different, the pressing member and the container supporting member are suitable. Can be replaced with a member.
[0019]
This dispensing device can be conveniently used as a handy type in a required place, but it can also be operated by fixing an arm to a column erected on a table. In the case where the pressing member is exclusively fixed to the table, the holding member is not provided as described above, the fulcrum of the pressing lever is provided in front of the rod, and the pressing member is pressed when the pressing lever is pressed down. It is desirable to do so.
[0020]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the dispensing device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In this dispensing device, a rod 15 having a pressing member 16 attached to the lower end, a support 1 having a pressing means for supporting the rod 15 and pushing the rod 15 downward, and a container supporting member 22 are detachably attached. And an arm 20.
[0021]
The rod 15 has a saw blade-shaped rack 15a formed on the back surface thereof, and a handle 15b provided at the upper end.
The support 1 has a vertical hole formed on the front side into which the rod 15 is inserted, and a grip 1a on the rear side. A pushing lever 2 is rotatably attached to the support 1 by a pin 3. A return spring 4 is incorporated in the pin 3, and the pushing lever 2 is urged downward. The support 1 is provided with a stopper 7 so that the pushing lever 2 is held at a predetermined position. The stopper 7 uses a pin here.
[0022]
A locking claw 8 that meshes with the saw blade-shaped rack 15 a of the rod 15 is rotatably attached to the tip end of the pushing lever 2 with a pin 5, and the locking claw 8 is urged to the pin 5 toward the rod 15. A holding spring 10 is incorporated.
A locking claw 9 that meshes with the saw blade rack 15 a is rotatably attached to the support 1 with a pin 6, and a pressing spring 11 that urges the locking claw 9 toward the rod 15 is incorporated into the pin 6. Have been.
[0023]
The locking claw 8 is locked to the saw-toothed rack 15a, and when the pushing lever 2 is operated, the locking claw 8 rotates about the pin 3 as a fulcrum and pushes the rod 15 downward. At this time, the locking claw 9 slides on the surface of the saw-like rack 15a.
Then, when the pushing lever 2 is released, the pushing lever 2 is rotated downward by the return spring 4 and comes into contact with the stopper 7 to stop. At this time, the locking claw 8 slides on the surface of the saw blade rack 15a and moves upward, but since the locking claw 9 is locked on the saw blade rack 15a, the rod 15 does not move upward.
[0024]
The arm 20 protrudes rearward like a bow, and a bearing portion 20 a that fits with the rod 15 is formed at an upper portion, and an upper end is fixed to the support 1 by a mounting member 21. A container support member 22 is detachably attached to the lower end of the arm 20 with a screw.
[0025]
In FIG. 1, the container supporting member 22 is directly held by the container supporting member 22. However, when the container has various external shapes, the container supporting member 22 may have a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the container. As shown in FIG. 3, an adapter 23 having an inner diameter as the outer diameter of the storage container and a rib 23 a provided on the outer side is fitted to the container support member 22.
[0026]
In order to discharge the fruit juice, as shown in FIG. 4, a pressurized container 24 having a plurality of small holes on the bottom surface 24a is fitted to the container support member 22.
The storage container can be almost applied as long as it can discharge the contents by pressing from above, but in this embodiment, the storage container 25 shown in FIG. 5 is used. This storage container 25 is provided with a discharge port at the bottom 25c of a cylindrical container 25b made of a soft synthetic resin, and a lid 25a at the top. When the lid 25a is pressed by the pressing member 16 until it comes into close contact with the bottom surface of the container 25b, the contents are completely discharged from the discharge port.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 6 (c), a generally triangular soft synthetic resin storage container 28 is also generally used. In this case, the container support member 22 at the lower end of the arm 20 is detached, and FIG. A container support member 27 having the same shape as the storage container 28 as shown in FIG. Then, the pressing member 16 at the lower end of the rod 15 is removed, and a pressing member 26 having the same shape as the storage container 28 as shown in FIG.
[0028]
Next, the operation of the thus configured dispensing device will be described.
First, the handle 15b at the upper end of the rod 15 is rotated to release the saw blade-shaped rack 15a from the locking claws 8 and 9, and lift it upward. In this case, even if the hand is released from the handle 15b, the locking claws 8, 9 urged by the pressing springs 10, 11 are in contact with the rod 15, so that the rod 15 does not descend.
[0029]
Next, the adapter 23 matching the storage container 25 is fitted to the container support member 22, for example, the seal at the bottom of the storage container 25 taken out from the refrigerator as required is peeled off to release the outlet, and the adapter 23 is connected to the adapter 23. Fit and place. Then, the grip 15b is rotated to lock the saw blade-shaped rack 15a with the locking claws 8 and 9.
[0030]
Next, the user pushes the push lever 2 by taking the container 25 just above the receiver so that the outlet of the container 25 is at a desired position. Thereby, the locking claw 8 pushes down the rod 15, the pressing member 16 pushes the storage container 25, and the contents are discharged from the outlet of the storage container 25. By repeatedly operating the pushing lever 2, the pushing member 16 pushes the lid 25a of the storage container 25 to the bottom 25c, and the contents are completely discharged.
[0031]
In addition, when the contents of the storage container 25 are arranged on a plurality of receivers, it is sufficient to move the receivers upward and operate the pushing lever 2 to discharge a desired amount. In addition, while the push lever 2 is operated, a desired arrangement can be made such that the push lever 2 is moved in a circular motion to discharge, or the receiver is moved to a plurality of desired positions and discharged little by little. Further, since the lower portion of the container support member 22 is inclined forward, the receiver is easy to see and the work of arrangement is easy.
[0032]
If the size of the storage container 25 is different, it may be replaced with a suitable adapter 23. When discharging the juice, the pressurized container 24 shown in FIG. When the storage container 28 is a triangular soft bag as shown in FIG. 6C, the pressing member 16 and the container supporting member 22 are replaced with the pressing member 26 and the container supporting member 27.
[0033]
When there are a large number of storage containers, a column may be attached to the table, and the arm 20 may be fixed to the column to perform work.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the dispensing apparatus of the present invention has a saw-toothed rack formed on the back surface, and a rod having a lower end and a pressing member attached thereto is slidably provided on the support, and is engaged with the saw-toothed rack on the support. Since a push lever provided with a locking claw is provided, and an arm provided with a container support member for supporting a storage container or a pressurized container is provided below the support, the operability can be made compact. In addition, it can correspond to various storage containers.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of a dispensing device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing details of a support 1 of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an adapter holding the storage container.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of another adapter.
FIG. 5 is a front sectional view showing an example of the storage container.
FIG. 6 shows an embodiment in which another storage container 28 is used, wherein (a) is a pressing member, (b) is a container support member, and (c) is a storage container.
FIG. 7 is a front view showing a conventional electric type dispensing device.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing the manual type dispensing device.
FIG. 9 is a side view showing the handy type dispensing device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Support body 1a ... Grasping part 2 ... Push lever 3 ... Pin 4 ... Return spring 5, 6 ... Pin 7 ... Stopper 8, 9} Locking claw 10, 11 ... Holding spring 15 ... Rod 15a ... Saw blade-shaped rack 15b … Handle 16… pressing member 17… bolt 20… arm 20 a… bearing part 21… mounting member 22… container support member 23… adapter 23 a… rib 24… pressure container 24 a… bottom 25… storage container 25 a… lid 25 b… container 25 c Bottom 26 Pressing member 27 Container support member 28 Storage container 28a Container 28b Discharge port 28c Packaging 31 Electric cylinder 32 Pressing member 33 Pressurizing cylinder 34 Storage container 35 Table 36 Receiver 37 ... Housing 41 ... Prop 42 ... Rod 43 ... Pinion 44 ... Handle 45 ... Pressing member 46 ... Spring 47 ... Container support 51 ... Support 52 ... Bottom 53 ... Handle 5 4 Hinge 55 Lever 56 Pressing member 57 Spring

Claims (3)

A press that supports a soft storage container filled with a viscous or semi-solid material or a pressurized container having a large number of small holes at the bottom for storing a pressurized material such as fruit, and presses the stored container or the pressurized material from above In a dispensing device that includes means on a support and presses and discharges a storage container or a pressurized material downward, a rod having a saw blade-shaped rack formed on the back surface and a pressing member attached to a lower end can slide on the support. An arm provided with a push lever provided with a locking claw for locking the saw blade-shaped rack on the support, and a container support member for supporting the storage container or the pressurized container mounted below the support. A dispensing device characterized by comprising: The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the container supporting member includes an adapter corresponding to a shape of the storage container. The dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the pressing member and the container supporting member are detachably attached to the rod and the arm, respectively.

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