JP2006036229A - Beverage dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage dispenser capable of holding a beverage container in a stable inclined posture and preventing the beverage poured into the beverage container from being dripped on a back side of the beverage container, and easy in maintenance such as cleaning. <P>SOLUTION: A mug J is positioned in the back and forth direction and held in a stable inclined posture by pressing an upper portion of a back side of the mug J placed on an upper bottom receiving part 6B against a back receiving member 6D. When beer is poured from a beer cock 5A into the mug J in the inclined posture, beer scattered from the beer cock 5A or spilled over the mug J trickles a cover member 6E from the back receiving member 6D, and flows down, preventing beer from being dripped and flown on the back side of the mug J. Since the back receiving member 6D is attachably/detachably engaged with and mounted on a base member 6A, the back receiving member can be easily attached/detached without using any tool, and the maintenance such as cleaning is facilitated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser for pouring a predetermined beverage from a dispensing cock.

The beverage dispenser for pouring a predetermined beverage from the dispensing cock is usually provided with a container mounting table that supports the beverage container into which the beverage is poured. As a beverage dispenser of this type, a beer dispenser that pours cooled beer into a beverage container such as a mug is equipped with a container mounting table that can hold the beverage container in a backward tilted position, and beer is poured obliquely so as not to foam. (For example, refer patent documents 1 and 2).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-6083 JP 2002-234593 A

  Here, the container mounting table capable of holding the beverage container in a backward tilted posture is supported by the back plate extending in the vertical direction along the back surface of the beverage container, and the bottom of the beverage container supported by the lower portion of the back plate. A structure having a bottom receiving plate is provided. And this container mounting base is comprised so that a beverage container may be made into a back leaning attitude | position by tilting a bottom receiving plate with a back plate, and a back plate will support the back surface of this beverage container inclined backward.

  By the way, although the back plate of the container mounting table described above can support the back surface of the beverage container inclined backward, there is a difficulty in holding the beverage container in a stable inclined posture. In addition, it is not possible to prevent a beverage such as beer that is scattered from the pouring cock or overflows from the beverage container from flowing along the back surface of the beverage container.

  Therefore, the present invention can hold the beverage container in a stable inclined posture, can prevent the beverage poured into the beverage container from dripping into the back surface of the beverage container, and can perform maintenance work such as cleaning. It is an object to provide an easy beverage dispenser.

  The beverage dispenser which concerns on 1st invention is a drink dispenser provided with the container mounting base which can hold | maintain the drink container in which a drink is poured from the pouring cock in the inclination attitude | position, Comprising: A container mounting base follows the back surface of a beverage container. The base member is extended vertically so as to support the bottom receiving plate of the beverage container, and the base member is detachably engaged with the back support member against which the upper back of the beverage container is pressed. It is characterized by being.

  In the beverage dispenser according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the beverage container is placed on the container placing table, the beverage container is positioned in the front-rear direction by pressing the back upper part of the beverage container against the back support member. When holding in the inclined posture, the beverage container is held in a stable inclined posture. And when pouring a beverage from the pouring cock into the beverage container in an inclined posture, the beverage splashed from the pouring cock or overflowed from the beverage container flows down from the back member through the base member, so that the back surface of the beverage container The beverage is prevented from dripping down. Here, since the back support member is structured to be detachably engaged with the base member, it can be easily detached without using a tool, and maintenance work such as cleaning is easy. .

  The beverage dispenser according to the second invention is a beverage dispenser comprising a container mounting table capable of holding a beverage container into which a beverage is poured from a dispensing cock in an inclined posture, and the container mounting table is a back surface of the beverage container. And a base member that supports the bottom receiving plate of the beverage container, and a back support member that is pressed against the upper back of the beverage container is attached to the base member. A cover member that covers the front surface of the base member is disposed between the member and the base member, and a rib extending in the vertical direction protrudes on the back side of the back support member also as an insertion guide for the cover member. It is provided.

  In the beverage dispenser according to the second invention, when the beverage container is placed on the container placing table, the beverage container is positioned in the front-rear direction by pressing the back upper part of the beverage container against the back support member. When holding in the inclined posture, the beverage container is held in a stable inclined posture. And when pouring a beverage from the pouring cock into the beverage container in an inclined posture, the beverage splashed from the pouring cock or overflowed from the beverage container flows down from the back member through the cover member, so that the beverage is beverage container It is prevented that it spills on the back surface. Here, since the cover member has a structure in which a rib that protrudes on the back surface of the back support member and extends in the vertical direction is mounted as an insertion guide, the mounting operation is reliable.

  According to the beverage dispenser which concerns on 1st invention, a drink container can be hold | maintained in the stable inclination attitude | position by pressing the back upper part of a drink container against a back support member. Moreover, since the beverage splashed from the pouring cock or overflowed from the beverage container can be caused to flow down from the back member through the base member, it is possible to prevent the beverage from flowing down the back surface of the beverage container. And since a back support member can be easily attached or detached without using a tool, maintenance, such as cleaning, becomes easy.

  On the other hand, according to the beverage dispenser which concerns on 2nd invention, a drink container can be hold | maintained in the stable inclination attitude | position by pressing the back upper part of a drink container against a back support member. In addition, since the beverage splashed from the dispensing cock or overflowed from the beverage container can be caused to flow down from the back member through the cover member, the beverage can be prevented from flowing down the back surface of the beverage container. And a cover member can be reliably mounted | worn with the rib extended in the up-down direction protrudingly provided in the back surface of the back support member as an insertion guide.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a beverage dispenser according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings to be referred to, FIG. 1 is a side view showing the overall configuration of a beverage dispenser according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the beverage dispenser shown in FIG.

  The beverage dispenser according to an embodiment is configured as a so-called beer dispenser, and although not shown in the drawing, beer in a beverage tank pressurized by a carbon dioxide gas cylinder is configured to be pumped through a beverage supply pipe. Yes. And this drink dispenser is comprised so that the pumped beer may be cooled and poured out from a pouring cock.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the beverage dispenser of one embodiment has two systems of beverage dispensing units 2, 2 on the front surface of a main body box 1 containing a cooling device having a cooling water tank (not shown). Are arranged side by side, and a drain pan 3 is provided below the drain pan 3 for collecting the beverage dripped from the beverage dispensing sections 2 and 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each beverage dispensing unit 2 includes an operation unit 4 disposed at the uppermost part, a dispensing cock 5 disposed immediately below the operation unit 4, and a container mounting table disposed below the operation unit 4. 6 and a mounting table tilting portion 7 disposed on the rear side thereof.

  The pouring cock 5 has a beer cock 5A for pouring cooled beer and a foam cock 5B for pouring beer foam into a mug J placed on the container mounting table 6. The beer cock 5A was arranged so that beer could be poured obliquely along the inner surface on the back side of the mug J (see FIG. 4) supported in an inclined position, and the foam cock 5B was supported in a normal vertical position. It is arrange | positioned in front of beer cock 5A so that beer foam may be poured into the center part of mug J (refer FIG. 3).

  The mounting table tilting portion 7 has a pair of left and right support arms (only the right side is shown, the left side is not shown) 7A that supports the container mounting table 6 so as to be tiltable in the front-rear direction. It has the link mechanism 7B for pushing out the mounting base 6 (refer FIG. 4). The mounting table tilting unit 7 incorporates a drive device (not shown) including a servo motor or an electromagnetic plunger for pushing the container mounting table 6 through the link mechanism 7B.

  The operation unit 4 incorporates a drive device (not shown) including a servo motor or an electromagnetic plunger for opening and closing the beer cock 5A and the foam cock 5B. An operation panel 4A having a plurality of operation buttons is arranged on the front surface of the operation unit 4, and the opening and closing of the beer cock 5A and the foam cock 5B is controlled according to the operation of the operation buttons. The tilting of the mounting table 6 is controlled.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the container mounting table 6 includes a vertically long base member 6 </ b> A formed by bending a stainless steel plate, and an upper bottom mounted in two upper and lower stages below the base member 6 </ b> A. A receiving portion 6B, a lower bottom receiving portion 6C, a back receiving member 6D that is detachably attached to the upper portion of the base member 6A, and a cover member 6E made of stainless steel plate that covers the front surface of the base member 6A. Yes.

  A pair of left and right support pieces 6A1 and 6A1 which are bent in an L shape are formed on the upper portion of the base member 6A. Each support piece 6A1 is provided above the support arm 7A of the mounting table tilting portion 7 shown in FIG. A pivot pin 6A2 that is engaged and pivotally supported from each other is mounted. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a notch 6A3 is formed at the center of the upper end of the base member 6A to position and lock the engaging hook 6E1 projecting from the upper back of the cover member 6E in the left-right direction. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the upper bottom receiving portion 6B locks, for example, a bottom receiving plate 6B1 that receives the bottom of the medium-sized mug J, and left and right side surface lower portions of the mug J placed on the bottom receiving plate 6B1. Left and right side stoppers 6B2 and 6B2, a back stopper 6B3 for locking the lower back of the jug J, and a support bracket 6B4 for supporting the bottom receiving plate 6B1 together with the side stoppers 6B2, 6B2 and the back stopper 6B3. The support bracket 6B4 supports the bottom receiving plate 6B1 together with the side stoppers 6B2 and 6B2 and the back stopper 6B3 so that the bottom receiving plate 6B1 can be tilted upward from a position where the bottom receiving plate 6B1 projects horizontally, and is vertically supported with respect to the base member 6A. Screwed for position adjustment.

  Similarly, the lower bottom receiving portion 6C includes, for example, a bottom receiving plate 6C1 that receives the bottom of a large mug J, and left and right sides that lock the left and right side lower portions of the mug J placed on the bottom receiving plate 6C1. It has stoppers 6C2 and 6C2, a back stopper 6C3 for locking the lower back of the mug J, and a support bracket 6C4 for supporting the bottom receiving plate 6C1 together with the side stoppers 6C2 and 6C2 and the back stopper 6C3. The support bracket 6C4 supports the bottom receiving plate 6C1 together with the side stoppers 6C2 and 6C2 and the back stopper 6C3 so that the bottom receiving plate 6C1 can be tilted upward from the position where the bottom receiving plate 6C1 is horizontally extended, and is vertically supported with respect to the base member 6A. Screwed for position adjustment.

  In order to screw the support bracket 6B4 of the upper bottom receiving portion 6B and the support bracket 6C4 of the lower bottom receiving portion 6C in such a manner that the position thereof can be adjusted in the vertical direction, a plurality of screw insertion holes are formed in the left and right side portions of the base member 6A. 6A4 is formed at a predetermined pitch in the vertical direction (see FIG. 7).

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the back support member 6D mounted on the upper part of the base member 6A is pressed by the rear upper part of the mug J placed on the bottom support plate 6B1 of the upper bottom support part 6B. A member for positioning the mug J in the front-rear direction. In the back support member 6D, a back support plate portion 6D1 curved so as to follow the upper part of the rear surface of the mug J, and block-shaped mounting portions 6D2 located at both left and right end portions thereof are integrally formed of an elastic synthetic resin. (See FIG. 8).

  On the other hand, as a structure for detachably attaching the back support member 6D to the upper part of the base member 6A, a pair of left and right supports bent in an L-shape forward are provided on the upper part of the base member 6A as shown in FIG. Longitudinal cutout windows 6A5 and 6A5 are formed at the base ends of the pieces 6A1 and 6A1. The cutout windows 6A5 and 6A5 are formed across the corners of the base ends of the support pieces 6A1 and 6A1.

  Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 8, the left and right mounting portions 6D2 of the back support member 6D are inserted into the recess 6D3 for receiving the support piece 6A1 of the base member 6A and the notch window 6A5 of the base member 6A. The elastic tongue piece 6D4 is integrally formed. Further, on the outer surface of the tip end portion of this elastic tongue piece 6D4, a stepped portion 6D6 for retaining is formed integrally with the tapered surface 6D5 for insertion guide.

  Further, a protruding or groove-like guide line 6D7 extending in the left-right direction is formed on the upper front portion of the back plate 6D1 of the back member 6D. This guideline 6D7 is, for example, a standard for the height of the mug J that can be placed on the upper bottom receiving part 6B, and when the back support member 6D is mounted on the base member 6A, a standard for the vertical direction thereof. It will be.

  Here, the cover member 6E that covers the front surface of the base member 6A is a member that is inserted from above between the base member 6A and the back support member 6D (see FIGS. 5 and 10). The engaging hook 6E1 projecting from is fixed to the notch 6A3 formed at the center of the upper end of the base member 6A and is detachably mounted (see FIG. 7). A pair of left and right ribs 6D8 and 6D8 are provided on the back side of the back plate 6D1 of the back member 6D so as to guide the insertion of the base member 6A. Yes.

  In the beverage dispenser of one embodiment configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 3, the mug J is placed on the bottom receiving plate 6B1 between the left and right side stoppers 6B2 and 6B2 of the upper bottom receiving portion 6B. The jug J is positioned in the front-rear direction by pressing the upper back of J against the back support member 6D. At this time, the guideline 6D7 formed on the front surface of the back support member 6D serves as a guideline for the height of the mug J that can be placed on the bottom support plate 6B1, which is safe.

  Then, when the operation is started by the operation button on the operation panel 4A of the operation unit 4, the link mechanism 7B of the mounting table tilting unit 7 is pushed out and the container mounting table 6 is tilted to a predetermined angle as shown in FIG. At that time, the mug J is held in a stable inclined posture by supporting the back upper portion thereof by the back support member 6D.

  Subsequently, a predetermined amount of beer corresponding to the capacity of the mug J is poured obliquely from the beer cock 5A of the pouring cock 5 along the inner surface on the back side of the mug J held in an inclined posture. At that time, the beer scattered from the beer cock 5A or overflowing from the mug J flows down along the cover member 6E while being rectified from the back receiving member 6D to the pair of left and right ribs 6D8, 6D8 on the back side. The beer is prevented from dripping on the back of the machine.

  When a predetermined amount of beer is poured into the mug J, the link mechanism 7B of the mounting table tilting portion 7 is pulled in, the container mounting table 6 returns to the steady position shown in FIG. Beer foam is poured into mug J from 5B.

  In such a beverage dispenser according to one embodiment, the back receiving member 6D of the container mounting table 6 has a pair of left and right elastic tongue pieces 6D4 shown in FIG. 11 as cutout windows 6A5 and 6A5 (see FIG. 9) of the base member 6A. It can be attached to the base member 6A by insertion, and can be easily detached from the base member 6A by elastically deforming the pair of left and right elastic tongue pieces 6D4 protruding from the cutout windows 6A5 and 6A5. That is, since the back support member 6D can be easily detached from the base member 6A without using a tool, maintenance work such as cleaning is easy.

  And since such a back support member 6D is stiffened by a pair of left and right ribs 6D8, 6D8, even if the upper back of the mug J is strongly pressed against the back support plate 6D1, the back support plate 6D1 Is not carelessly bent and the back support member 6D does not come off the base member 6A. Moreover, even if the rear upper part of the mug J is repeatedly pressed against the back plate 6D1, the back plate 6D1 is not inadvertently damaged and functions reliably over a long period of time.

  In the beverage dispenser of one embodiment, the cover member 6E of the container mounting table 6 is inserted between the base member 6A and the back support member 6D, and the engagement hook 6E1 is locked to the notch 6A3 of the base member 6A. By doing so, the base member 6A can be easily attached and detached without using a tool, so that maintenance work such as cleaning is easy.

  When the cover member 6E is attached to the base member 6A, the pair of left and right ribs 6D8 and 6D8 projecting from the back surface of the back support member 6D is used as an insertion guide to ensure that the cover member 6E is interposed between the base member 6A and the back support member 6D. Since it can be inserted into the device, the mounting operation is easy. The cover member 6E thus attached to the base member 6A is prevented from being rattled by the ribs 6D8 and 6D8 of the back support member 6D, and chatter noise due to vibration is prevented.

  The beverage dispenser according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, it can also be configured as a dispenser for sparkling liquor similar to beer.

It is a side view showing the whole drink dispenser composition concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the drink dispenser shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the drink extraction part shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the container mounting base of the drink extraction part shown in FIG. 3 tilted. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the container mounting base shown in FIG. It is a front side perspective view which shows the assembly state of the container mounting base shown in FIG. It is a back side perspective view of the container mounting base shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the back side of the back receiving member shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of an upper portion of the base member shown in FIG. 5. It is a top view of the container mounting base shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of the back receiving member shown in FIG. 8.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body box 2 Beverage extraction part 3 Drain pan 4 Operation part 5 Extraction cock 5A Beer cock 5B Foam cock 6 Container mounting base 6A Base member 6B Upper bottom receiving part 6B1 Bottom receiving plate 6C Lower bottom receiving part 6C1 Bottom receiving plate 6D Back Receiving member 6D8 rib 6E cover member 7 mounting table tilting part 7A support arm 7B link mechanism J mug (beverage container)

Claims (2)

  A beverage dispenser comprising a container mounting table capable of holding a beverage container into which a beverage is poured from a dispensing cock in an inclined posture, wherein the container mounting table extends vertically along the back of the beverage container A beverage comprising a base member for supporting a bottom receiving plate of a beverage container, and a back receiving member to which a back upper portion of the beverage container is pressed is detachably engaged with the base member. Dispenser.   A beverage dispenser comprising a container mounting table capable of holding a beverage container into which a beverage is poured from a dispensing cock in an inclined posture, wherein the container mounting table extends vertically along the back of the beverage container A base member for supporting the bottom receiving plate of the beverage container is provided, and a back support member to which the upper part of the back surface of the beverage container is pressed is attached to the base member, and the base member is interposed between the back support member and the base member. The beverage dispenser is characterized in that a cover member is disposed to cover the front surface of the back support member, and a rib extending in the vertical direction protrudes on the back side of the back support member also as an insertion guide for the cover member. .

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