JP2007108937A - Beverage vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage vending machine capable of shortening time required for movement of a cup and stirring in the cup. <P>SOLUTION: The beverage vending machine comprises a plurality of material containers 4 storing a plurality of kinds of material respectively, and a cup moving mechanism 10 moving a cup A carried out of a cup carry-out machine 7, to a merchandise take-out port 1g via a material carry-out port 4a of the material container 4. Hot water, water or a drink is supplied into the cup A supplied with material from the material container 4, and the cup A is moved to the merchandise take-out port 1g. The cup moving mechanism 10 is integrally provided with a stirrer 15 for stirring the inside of the cup A. The stirrer 15 can thereby be moved together with the cup A. There is therefore no need to move the cup A up to the stirrer 15. Consequently, time required for movement of the cup and stirring in the cup can be shortened, and the beverage can be sold in a short time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage vending machine that extracts beverages from raw materials such as coffee beans and injects them into a cup for sale.

  Conventionally, as this type of beverage vending machine, a plurality of raw material containers each containing a plurality of types of raw materials and a cup unloaded from the cup unloader are moved to the product outlet via the raw material container unloading part. And a cup moving mechanism for supplying hot water, water or a beverage to a cup supplied with the raw material from the raw material container and moving the cup to the product outlet (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

In this beverage vending machine, after supplying any raw material to the cup, the cup is moved to a stirrer through a position for supplying hot water, water or a predetermined beverage, and the cup is stirred before the product is removed from the product outlet. To move up.
JP 2004-110556 A

  However, in the conventional example, the cup is moved to the position of the stirrer and then the inside of the cup is stirred by the stirrer. Therefore, the movement of the cup to the position of the stirrer and the stirring in the cup are performed independently. Therefore, there is a problem that the waiting time until the beverage is sold becomes long.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said problem, The place made into the objective is to provide the drink vending machine which can shorten the time concerning movement of a cup and stirring in a cup. .

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention moves a plurality of raw material containers each containing a plurality of types of raw materials and a cup unloaded from the cup unloader to the product outlet via the raw material unloading part of the raw material container A beverage vending machine that supplies hot water, water or beverage to a cup supplied with raw materials from a raw material container, and moves the cup to a product outlet. A stirrer for stirring the inside is provided integrally.

  Thereby, since a stirrer can be moved with a cup, it is not necessary to move a cup to a stirrer.

  According to the present invention, since it is not necessary to move the cup to the stirrer, the time required for movement of the cup and stirring in the cup can be shortened, and the beverage can be sold in a short time.

  1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a beverage vending machine, FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the configuration thereof, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cup moving mechanism, and FIG. Is a perspective view showing the operation of the cup moving mechanism, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the stirrer, and FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the beverage vending machine.

  The beverage vending machine includes a vending machine body 1, a boiler 2 for heating drinking water, a water supply tank 3 for storing drinking water, a plurality of raw material containers 4 for storing raw materials, and coffee beans as raw materials. Coffee raw material container 5, extractor 6 for extracting coffee beverage, cup unloader 7 for unloading cup A, drainage container 8 for storing unnecessary drainage, and extractor for drinking water via boiler 2 6, an extraction pump 9 to be supplied to the cup 6, a cup moving mechanism 10 that moves the cup A unloaded from the cup unloader 7 to the product outlet 1 g via each raw material container, and a controller 20 that controls various devices. I have.

  On the front surface of the vending machine main body 1, there are a plurality of product selection switches 1a, a sales lamp 1b attached to each product selection switch 1a, and an auxiliary selection switch 1c for selecting a seasoning such as sugar, cream or black. Is provided. Further, a coin insertion slot 1d, a coin return slot 1e, a money amount display portion 1f, and a product outlet 1g are provided on the front surface of the vending machine body 1, and the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 1d are received by a coin processing device 1h. To be processed.

  The boiler 2 is a known instantaneous small boiler that generates hot water by an internal heater (not shown), and has a tank 2a having a capacity of about 400 cc. The tank 2a is provided with a water supply port 2b and a drain port 2c, and a plurality of discharge ports 2d for discharging hot water, and the drain port 2c is opened and closed by an electromagnetic valve 2e.

  The water supply tank 3 is connected to the extraction pump 9 side via a water supply pump 3a, a cistern 3b, a filter 3c and a flow meter 3d, and supplies drinking water stored therein to the cistern 3b by the water supply pump 3a. . This water supply tank 3 is installed in the lower part in the vending machine main body 1, for example, is directly replenished with drinking water from the outside, or is replaced with a new water supply tank 3 that stores drinking water in advance. It may be a thing. Moreover, the flow volume of the drinking water detected with the flowmeter 3d is transmitted to the control part 20, and the control part 20 controls the water supply pump 3a based on the received flow volume.

  Each raw material container 4 contains tea (or Japanese tea), cream, cocoa, and sugar as powder raw materials, respectively, and a predetermined amount of raw material is supplied via a raw material outlet 4a provided below each raw material container 4. Each one is to be carried out. Each raw material container 4 may contain not only powder raw materials but also liquid raw materials.

  The coffee raw material container 5 has a mill 5a for grinding coffee beans, and a predetermined amount of raw material (ground beans) measured by the measuring device 5b is carried out to the extractor 6.

  The extractor 6 has a known configuration in which the coffee beverage B is extracted from the raw material (ground beans) using hot water fed from the discharge port 2d of the boiler 2, and the extracted beverage is injected into the cup A and after extraction. The raw material koji is discharged into the koji container 6a.

  The cup unloader 7 has a well-known configuration for storing a cup A for beverage sales, and drops and unloads the cup A one by one.

  The drainage container 8 is installed in the lower part in the vending machine main body 1 and accommodates unnecessary liquid discharged from the drainage port 2c of the boiler 2 and the product outlet 1g.

  The extraction pump 9 is a well-known electromagnetic pump, and sucks drinking water in the cistern 3b and discharges it to the boiler 2 side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cup moving mechanism 10 includes a cup holding portion 11 that holds the cup A, a first moving mechanism 12 that moves the cup holding portion 11 in the vertical direction, and the first moving mechanism 12 in the front-rear direction. The second moving mechanism 13 for moving the cup A, the third moving mechanism 14 for moving the second moving mechanism 13 in the width direction, and the stirrer 15 for stirring the inside of the cup A.

  The cup holder 11 is provided with a cup holder 11a formed in an arc shape via a shaft 11b that can move in the front-rear direction. The cup holder 11a locks the upper side of the side surface of the cup A to the inner surface thereof. By doing so, the cup A is held. That is, when the cup A is received in the cup holder 11a, as shown in FIG. 4, the shaft 11b moves to the lower side of the cup unloader 7, and the cup A unloaded from the cup unloader 7 is moved to the cup holder 11a. To come to accept. Further, the cup holder 11 includes a hot water supply nozzle 11c that supplies hot water fed from the discharge port 2d of the boiler 2 to the cup A, and a beverage nozzle that supplies coffee beverage B extracted from the extractor 6 to the cup A. 11d is integrally provided, the hot water supply nozzle 11c is connected to the boiler 2 via a hot water supply pipe 11e, and the beverage nozzle 11d is connected to the extractor 6 via a beverage supply pipe 11f. In this case, the hot water supply pipe 11e and the beverage supply pipe 11f are each formed by a flexible hose.

  The first to third moving mechanisms 12, 13, and 14 are cup holders connected to the first moving mechanism 12 by known driving mechanisms (not shown) provided in the moving mechanism main bodies 12a, 13a, and 14a, respectively. The part 11 is freely moved in the front-rear direction, the width direction, and the up-down direction. Thereby, the 1st-3rd moving mechanism 12,13,14 makes the cup A hold | maintained at the cup holder 11a of the cup holding | maintenance part 11 in the downward direction of the raw material outlet 4a of each raw material container 4, and the goods outlet 1g. Can move.

  The stirrer 15 is integrally provided on the upper part of the cup holding part 11, and is rotated by a stirring member 15a for stirring the inside of the cup A, a rotating shaft 15b extending downward, a stirring motor (not shown) for rotating the stirring member 15a, The shaft 15b includes a well-known drive mechanism (not shown) that extends and contracts in the vertical direction. A rotating shaft 15b is connected to the stirring motor, and a stirring member 15a is attached to the lower end of the rotating shaft 15b.

  The control unit 20 is configured by a microcomputer, and controls operations described later based on electrical signals received from the product selection switch 1a, the auxiliary selection switch 1c, or the coin processing device 1h as shown in FIG.

  In the beverage vending machine configured as described above, when money is inserted by the user, the total amount of money inserted is displayed on the money amount display portion 1f. Next, when an arbitrary product is selected by the user pressing the product selection switch 1a, the cup holding unit 11 is unloaded by the first to third moving mechanisms 12, 13, and 14 of the cup moving mechanism 10. It moves to the back of the machine 7, and the shaft 11b moves to below the cup unloader 7. Then, after the cup A is unloaded from the cup unloader 7 and the cup holder 11a holds the cup A, the cup A is moved by the shaft 11b until it is disposed below the stirrer 15, the hot water supply nozzle 11c, and the beverage nozzle 11d.

  Next, the sales lamp 1b corresponding to each product selection switch 1a is turned on, and optional beverages and ingredients are supplied to the cup A. For example, when coffee is selected by the product selection switch 1a and cream is selected by the auxiliary selection switch 1c, hot water is supplied from the boiler 2 to the extractor 6, and the first to first cup movement mechanisms 10 are used. The third moving mechanisms 12, 13, 14 and the extractor 6 are driven. That is, while the cup holder 11 moves to the raw material outlet 4a of the raw material container 4 containing the cream C, the coffee beverage B extracted from the extractor 6 is supplied to the cup A through the beverage nozzle 11d. The And after moving the shaft 11b of the cup holding | maintenance part 11 until the cup A moves below the raw material carrying-out port 4a of the raw material container 4 in which the cream C was accommodated, the cream C is transferred to the cup A through the raw material carrying-out port 4a. It is carried out. Next, when the cream C is carried out to the cup A, the shaft 11b moves until the cup A is disposed below the stirrer 15, the hot water supply nozzle 11c, and the beverage nozzle 11d.

  Next, the inside of the cup A is stirred by the stirrer 15. Specifically, when the cream C is supplied to the cup A into which the coffee beverage B is injected via the beverage nozzle 11d as shown in FIG. 5A, the agitator 15 of the stirrer 15 as shown in FIG. The stirring member 15a moves down to the bottom surface side in the cup A together with the rotating shaft 15b. When the agitation motor is driven and the rotary shaft 15b rotates in a predetermined direction, the agitation member 15a rotates and the inside of the cup A is agitated. Next, the cup A that has received the stirred beverage D is moved to the product outlet 1g by the first to third moving mechanisms 12, 13, and 14 of the cup moving mechanism 10. In addition, while moving the cup A supplied with the cream C to the product outlet 1g, the coffee beverage B may be injected into the cup A through the beverage nozzle 11d and the stirrer 15 may be driven.

  When sugar is selected in addition to the cream C by the auxiliary selection switch 1c, after the cream C is carried out to the cup A, the cup A moves to the raw material outlet 4a of the raw material container 4 containing the sugar. To do. During this movement, the agitator 15 may be driven to stir the inside of the cup A, or the coffee beverage B may be supplied to the cup A through the beverage nozzle 11d.

  Thus, according to the beverage vending machine of this embodiment, since the agitator 15 that stirs the inside of the cup A is integrally provided in the cup moving mechanism 10, the agitator 15 can be moved together with the cup A, and the cup A Need not be moved to the stirrer 15. Therefore, the time required for the movement of the cup and the stirring in the cup can be shortened, so that the beverage can be sold in a short time.

  In addition, since the cup moving mechanism 10 is configured such that the shaft 11b moves from the cup moving mechanism 10 side to the cup unloader 7 to receive the cup A, the cup A can be reliably held by the cup holder 11a. become.

  Furthermore, since the hot water supply nozzle 11c for supplying hot water to the cup A and the beverage nozzle 11d for supplying coffee beverage B are integrally provided in the cup holding portion 11 of the cup moving mechanism 10, the raw material and hot water or coffee are supplied in the cup A. Can be mixed reliably.

  In addition, since hot water or coffee is supplied into the cup A from the hot water supply nozzle 11c or the beverage nozzle 11d while the cup A is moved by the cup moving mechanism 10, the processing related to the movement of the cup A and the cup A are performed. The process of supplying hot water or coffee can be performed at the same time, and the time until the beverage is provided can be further shortened.

  Furthermore, since the stirrer 15 is operated while the cup A is moved by the cup moving mechanism 10, the process related to the movement of the cup A and the process of stirring the inside of the cup A can be performed at the same time. The time until provision can be further shortened.

  In addition, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where hot water or the coffee drink B was supplied to the cup A, it is applicable also when supplying water to a cup in the case of selling a cold drink.

The front view of the drink vending machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention Schematic diagram showing the configuration of a beverage vending machine Perspective view of cup movement mechanism Perspective view showing operation of cup moving mechanism Operation diagram of the stirrer Functional block diagram of beverage vending machine

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1g ... Product outlet, 4 ... Raw material container, 4a ... Raw material carry-out port, 10 ... Cup moving mechanism, 11 ... Cup holding part, 11a ... Cup holder, 11b ... Shaft, 11c ... Hot water supply nozzle, 11d ... Beverage nozzle, 15 ... Stirrer, A ... cup, B ... coffee drink, C ... cream.

Claims (5)

A plurality of raw material containers each containing a plurality of types of raw materials, and a cup moving mechanism for moving the cup unloaded from the cup unloader to the product outlet via the raw material unloading part of the raw material container In a beverage vending machine that supplies hot water, water or beverages to a cup supplied with a cup, and moves the cup to the product outlet,
A beverage vending machine, wherein the cup moving mechanism is integrally provided with a stirrer for stirring the inside of the cup. The beverage vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a part of the cup moving mechanism is moved from the cup moving mechanism side to the cup unloader to receive the cup. The beverage vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a nozzle for supplying hot water, water, or a predetermined beverage to the cup is provided integrally with the cup moving mechanism. The beverage vending machine according to claim 3, wherein hot water, water, or a predetermined beverage is supplied from the nozzle into the cup while the cup is moved by the cup moving mechanism. The beverage vending machine according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the agitator is operated while the cup is moved by a cup moving mechanism.

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