JP2008237423A - Tea server, beverage server, and cleaning method for tea server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tea server capable of supplying water containing tea powders which are not lumpy and allowing the tea powders adhered in an inner wall of recessed grooves to be easily cleaned after use. <P>SOLUTION: The tea server T includes: a main body 1 having a recessed tank 1a for receiving water; a water supply tube 2 for supplying water into the tank 1a; a cooler 3 installed on an outer wall of the tank 1a; a container 4 which is provided inside the tank 1a, has an upper opening part opening an upper part, receiving the tea powders, and has its surrounding formed by a filter; a stirring member 5 which is provided inside the tank 1a, placed outside the container 4, and stirs water containing the tea powders in the tank 1a; a leading pipe 6 which is joined to the recessed tank 1a and leads the water containing the tea powder stirred by the stirring member 5 outside the tank 1a; and a water level adjusting means for adjusting the water level so that the water level in the tank 1a is located lower than the upper opening part of the container 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

    The present invention relates to a tea machine, a beverage feeder, and a method for washing a tea machine, and in particular, includes tea powder that is unbearable (or beverage powder that is boring in a beverage feeder). Tea supply machine that can supply tea water and can easily clean tea powder adhering to the inner wall of the concave tank after use (in the case of a drink supply machine, it is a boring drink powder) The present invention relates to a beverage feeder and a tea machine washing method.

Conventionally, for example, a pipe is arranged in a spiral in a container body, water containing ice pieces or the like is put in the container body, and ice coffee or ice tea is guided into the pipe, thereby making ice coffee or ice cream. There are ice coffee that cools black tea and a cooling device for ice tea (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-27528

When this iced coffee or iced tea cooling device is applied to, for example, a tea beverage made from tea powder, it is difficult to dissolve the tea powder into water, and the tea powder that has been trickled into the pipe If left, it becomes a factor for the propagation of various germs, so that cleaning for removing the remaining tea powder is necessary and the cleaning is very troublesome.
Contrary to the above, if "tea drink made from tea powder" is poured into the container body, and "cooling water, hot water, refrigerant gas, etc." Then, the problem that “cooling water, hot water, refrigerant gas, etc.” in the pipe contaminates “tea beverages made from tea powder”.

    An object of this invention is to provide the washing | cleaning method of the tea machine, the drink supply machine, and the tea machine which were made to remove said problem.

    The tea dispenser of the present invention is provided with a main body having a concave tank for receiving water, a water supply pipe for supplying water into the tank, a cooler attached to the outer wall of the tank, and the tank. An upper opening having an upper opening for receiving tea powder, a container having a periphery formed of a filter member, and a container provided in the tank and positioned outside the container, A stirring member that stirs the water containing the tea powder, and a lead-out pipe that communicates with the concave tank and guides the water containing the tea powder stirred by the stirring member to the outside of the tank. And a water level adjusting means for adjusting the water level so that the water level in the tank is located below the upper opening of the container.

    The tea supply machine according to claim 2 is the tea supply machine according to claim 1, wherein the outlet of the water supply pipe is arranged at a position facing the tea powder in the container, and the outlet of the water supply pipe More water hits the tea powder and is supplied into the tank.

    Further, the tea supply machine according to claim 3 is the tea supply machine according to claim 1, wherein the container is a cylindrical container having an opening at the top and a closed bottom, and the bottom and side surfaces of the cylindrical container are There are a plurality of outlets of the water supply pipe formed by the filter member, and at least one of the plurality is located at the position facing the tea powder placed at the bottom of the container, and one of the plurality is It is arrange | positioned in the position which faces the side part of the said container, respectively.

    According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the tea machine according to the second or third aspect, wherein the first lid for closing the upper opening of the concave tank and the second lid for covering the upper opening of the container are provided. And.

    Further, the tea supply machine according to claim 5 is the tea supply machine according to claim 1, wherein the water is tap water, and the tank is connected to the cylindrical wall and the lower edge of the cylindrical wall. A cooler is attached to the outer wall, which is outside the cylindrical wall, and a heater is attached to the outer bottom wall, which is outside the funnel-shaped bottom wall, It comprises temperature adjusting means for adjusting the temperature of the tap water containing the tea powder in the tank by controlling the cooler or the heater to be activated or deactivated.

    The tea machine cleaning method according to claim 6 includes a main body having a concave tank for receiving water, a water supply pipe for supplying water into the tank, and a cooler attached to an outer wall of the tank. And an upper opening that is provided in the tank and has an upper opening, accepts tea powder, and is formed with a filter member around the outer periphery, and is provided in the tank and outside the container. And a stirring member that stirs the water containing the tea powder in the tank, and the water containing the tea powder stirred by the stirring member and communicated with the concave tank. And a water level adjusting means for adjusting the water level so that the water level in the storage tank is located below the upper opening of the container. After use, the concave tank is washed with water, and then the water is poured into the concave tank. The water in the tank is adjusted to about 10 ° C. or less by the cooler by the temperature adjusting means and the water is stirred by the stirring member during the next use of the tea machine. .

    The beverage feeder according to claim 7 is a main body having a concave tank for receiving water, a water supply pipe for supplying water into the tank, a cooler attached to an outer wall of the tank, The container is provided in the tank and has an upper opening that is open at the top, accepts powder for beverages, and is provided with a container formed by a filter member at the periphery, and provided outside the container. And a stirring member for stirring the water containing the beverage powder in the tank, and the water containing the beverage powder stirred by the stirring member and communicating with the concave tank. A lead-out pipe that leads to the outside of the tank, and a water level adjusting means that adjusts the water level so that the water level in the tank is located below the upper opening of the container.

    According to the tea dispenser according to claim 1, the tea powder in the container is introduced into the tank through the container formed by the filter member, and is dissolved in the water in the tank. And the tea balls in the container are sequentially dissolved in the water in the tank, and the water containing the unfilled tea powder can be guided out of the tank by the outlet pipe. Since the water level is adjusted so that the water level in the tank is located below the upper opening of the container by the adjusting means, the tea sesame from the upper opening not through the filter member is prevented from flowing out of the container. Furthermore, since the water containing tea powder in the tank is cooled by a cooler, it is possible to prevent the propagation of various germs, and after use, the inner wall of the relatively large concave tank Wash the tea powder adhering to the surface with a brush. It can be easily cleaned Te.

    Moreover, according to the tea supply machine according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, when supplying water into the tank, the outlet of the water supply pipe is the tea powder in the container. Since the water from the outlet of the water supply pipe hits the tea powder and is supplied into the tank, the tea powder is agitated by the momentum of water when the water is supplied into the tank. can do.

    Moreover, according to the tea machine of Claim 3, in addition to the effect of invention of Claim 1 mentioned above, a container is a cylindrical container which opened the upper part and obstruct | occluded the bottom part. The bottom portion and the side surface portion are formed of a filter member, and there are a plurality of outlets of the water supply pipe, and at least one of the plurality of positions facing the tea powder placed at the bottom of the container, and the plurality of the plurality of outlets One of them is arranged at a position facing the side surface of the container, so that when supplying water into the tank, the powder of tea in the momentum of water by the outlet of the water supply pipe facing the bottom In addition, the water supply pipe outlet facing the side surface of the container removes the tea powder adhering to the side surface of the container and prevents the tea from being left on the side surface of the container. Thus, the tea powder can be uniformly dissolved in water.

    Moreover, according to the tea supply machine of Claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention of Claim 2 or 3 mentioned above, the powder of tea soars with the momentum of water by the supply of water from the outlet of the water supply pipe. However, the tea powder that soars is prevented by the second lid, preventing the powder of tea from splashing into the tank, and pulling the tea powder into the tank is less likely to clean the tank. Furthermore, tea powder that has flowed out from between the upper opening of the container and the second lid is prevented from flowing out of the main body by one lid that closes the upper opening of the concave tank. Can do.

  Moreover, according to the tea supply machine according to claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, the tap water containing tea powder in the tank is adjusted by the temperature adjusting means in summer, For example, the temperature of tap water containing tea powder in the tank can be adjusted to a temperature at which general bacteria of about 8 ° C. to 10 ° C. do not propagate, and the cooler is an outer wall that is outside the cylindrical wall. Since the heater is attached to the outer bottom wall, which is the outside of the funnel-shaped bottom wall, tap water containing tea powder in the tank can be efficiently used in the summertime for cooling or in the wintertime. In addition, the tank has a cylindrical wall and a funnel-shaped bottom wall connected to the lower edge of the cylindrical wall, and the upper end of the tank is open. Therefore, it is easy to clean with water after use.

    Moreover, according to the washing method of the tea machine according to claim 6, after using the tea machine, after washing the concave tank with water, the water is put into the concave tank, During use, the water in the tank is adjusted to about 10 ° C. or less by the cooler by the temperature adjusting means, and the water is stirred by the stirring member. The tea powder adhering to the inner wall can be removed to clean the concave tank.

    Moreover, according to the tea supply machine of Claim 7, the powder for drinks in a container is guide | induced into the tank through the container formed with the filter member, melt | dissolves in the water in a tank, and the powder for drinks Is not allowed to flow out of the container by the filter member, and the beverage powder in the container is sequentially dissolved in the water in the tank, and the water containing the unpleasant beverage powder is guided out of the tank by the outlet pipe. In addition, since the water level is adjusted by the water level adjusting means so that the water level in the tank is located below the upper opening of the container, the powder powder for drinking from the upper opening not through the filter member It can be prevented from flowing out of the container, and the water containing the powder for beverage in the tank is cooled by the cooler, so that the propagation of various germs can also be prevented. Is a powder for beverages adhering to the inner wall of a relatively large concave tank The was washed with a brush or the like can be easily cleaned.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a tea machine and a tea machine cleaning method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, T is a tea machine, and this tea machine T is water (for example, tap water) and tea powder G (see FIG. 5). 15 micron) is dissolved and water containing tea powder G is supplied.

The tea machine T includes a main body 1 having a concave tank 1a for receiving water, a water supply pipe 2 for supplying water into the tank 1a, a cooler 3 attached to the outer wall of the tank 1a, and an inside of the tank 1a. A container 4 having an upper opening 1b (see FIG. 2) having an upper opening, receiving tea powder G, and having a periphery formed of a filter member (such as a wire mesh or a resin mesh); While being provided in the tank 1a and located outside the container 4, the stirring member 5 for stirring the water containing the tea powder G in the tank 1a and the concave tank 1a are communicated with and stirred by the stirring member 5. And a lead-out pipe 6 for guiding the water containing the tea powder G to the outside of the tank 1a.
In addition, the stirring member 5 is comprised from the blade | wing 53 provided in the front-end | tip of the rotating shaft 52 rotated by the motor 51 (refer FIG. 1), and is equipped with several opening-and-closing means in the exit side of the derivation | leading-out pipe 6. A plurality of outlet portions 6a, 6a, 6a are provided (see FIG. 3).

The tank 1a is used as a heat exchange unit. For example, the tank 1a has a size for receiving 200 liters or more of water, and is made of stainless steel. The cylindrical wall 1a1 and the cylindrical wall 1a1 It has a funnel-shaped bottom wall 1a2 connected to the edge. A cooler 3 is attached to an outer wall 1a1 ′ that is the outer side of the cylindrical wall 1a1.
This cooler 3 is, for example, an evaporator (evaporator) of a refrigeration cycle, and a compressor C, a condenser 7 and the like that constitute a refrigeration cycle other than the cooler 3 are provided below the main body 1. The condenser 7, the decompression device (not shown), and the cooler 3 are connected by a known copper pipe 20.
A heater 8 is attached to the outer bottom wall 1a2 ′, which is the outside of the funnel-shaped bottom wall 1a2. The cooler 3 and the heater 8 are covered with a heat insulating material 9 (for example, glass wool) and aluminum 10.
3 shown in FIG. 3 is a temperature adjusting means, and the temperature adjusting means 11 detects the temperature of tap water containing tea powder G in the tank 1a with a temperature sensor S and operates the cooler 7 or the heater 8. The temperature is adjusted by controlling (ON) or inactive (OFF). The operation of the cooler 7 turns on the compressor C, the inactivation of the cooler 7 turns off the compressor C, the operation of the heater 8 turns on the switch SW, the inaction of the heater 8 turns off the switch SW, It is controlled to become.

    In this way, the temperature of tap water having a temperature change in summer and winter is adjusted to a temperature at which general bacteria do not propagate, for example, about 8 ° C to 10 ° C. Further, the cooler 3 is attached to the outer wall 1a1 ′ that is the outer side of the cylindrical wall 1a1, and the heater 8 is attached to the outer bottom wall 1a2 ′ that is the outer side of the funnel-shaped bottom wall 1a2. The water containing tea powder G in the tank 1a can be efficiently cooled in the summer or heated in the winter, and the tank 1a has a cylindrical wall 1a1 and this cylindrical shape. It has a funnel-shaped bottom wall 1a2 connected to the lower edge of the wall 1a1 and the upper end of the tank 1a is open, so that it can be easily cleaned by washing after use.

3 is a water level adjusting means, and the water level adjusting means 12 adjusts the water level so that the water level in the tank 1a is located below the upper opening 4a of the container 4. Specifically, Electrode rods D1, D2, and D3 having different lower end heights are provided, an ON signal is output by contact between the lower ends of the electrode rods D1, D2, and D3 and the liquid level, and water is supplied to the water supply pipe 2 Stop (the supply of water is stopped, for example, by controlling the on-off valve K that opens and closes the passage of the water supply pipe 2).
Further, as described above, the water level adjusting means 12 does not directly detect the water level, but controls the water supply time by a timer (not shown), so that the water level in the tank 1 a is higher than the upper opening 4 a of the container 4. You may make it perform water level adjustment so that it may be located below.

    As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the container 4 is a cylindrical container having an opening at the top (upper opening 4a) and a closed bottom, and the bottom and side portions of the cylindrical container are formed by a filter member. The size of the filter member formed is such that the size of the eyes of the filter member does not flow out of the tea balls. For example, if the size of the tea powder G is 10 to 15 microns, for example, the size of the container 4 The size of the mesh of the filter member is, for example, about 40 to 60 mesh. Note that the cylindrical container has a cross section that crosses the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical container shown in FIG. 5 not limited to a circle. For example, although not shown, the cross section that intersects the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical container is an ellipse, a triangle, or a square. Polygons such as hexagons and octagons may be used.

Moreover, 14 shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2 is the 1st lid | cover which closes the upper opening 1b of the concave tank 1a, and the 1st lid | cover 14 has the hinge 14a so that it can open and close partially, for example. Yes. Reference numeral 15 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 denotes a second lid that covers the upper opening 4 a of the container 4.
The container 4 is supported by a support member 16 shown in FIG. The support member 16 is supported by an annular portion 2a provided on the outlet side of the water supply pipe 2, and the outlet 2b of the water supply pipe 2 is disposed at a position facing the tea powder G in the container 4 in the tank 1a. Has been. A plurality of, for example, four outlets 2b are provided so as to face each other (see FIGS. 6 and 7). Of the four, two outlets 2b are provided at the bottom of the container 4 and others. The two outflow ports 2b are set at positions facing the side surfaces of the container 4 (angles facing each).
The protrusion 2c on the upper surface of the annular portion 2a is engaged with an opening 16b provided in the upper edge portion 16a of the support member 16.

    Therefore, according to the tea dispenser T described above, the tea powder G in the container 4 (the tea powder G in the container 4 is about 150 g, for example) is introduced into the tank 1a through the filter member. It is dissolved in the water in the tank 1a, and the tea cake is not drained out of the container 4 by the filter member. The water containing the powder G can be led out of the tank 1a by the outlet pipe 6, and the water level is adjusted by the water level adjusting means 12 so that the water level in the tank 1a is located below the upper opening 4a of the container 4. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the tea balls from the upper opening 4a not passing through the filter member from flowing out of the container 4, and the water containing the tea powder G in the tank 1a is Because it is cooled by the cooler 3, it prevents the propagation of germs It can be, also, after use, it can be easily cleaned of powder G tea adhered to the inner wall of a relatively large concave vessel 1a and washed with a brush or the like.

    Moreover, since the outflow port 2b which flows out from the water supply pipe 2 is disposed at a position facing the tea powder G in the container 4 in the tank 1a, when supplying water into the tank 1a, While the tea powder G is agitated, the second lid 15 prevents the tea powder G that rises with stirring from flowing out of the upper opening 4a of the container 4, and the tea powder G into the tank 1a. The amount of tea powder G in the tank 1a is less scattered, so that the cleaning in the tank 1a can be facilitated, and the upper opening 4a of the container 4 and the second The tea powder G flowing out from between the two lids 15 can be prevented from flowing out of the main body 1 by the first lid 14 closing the upper opening 1b of the concave tank 1a. If the inside of the tank 1a is not cleaned, straw will be generated using the tea powder G as a nutrient source.

Moreover, after using the tea machine T, after washing the concave tank 1a with water, the water is stored in the concave tank 1a (for example, tap water), and until the next use of the tea machine T, The temperature adjusting means 11 adjusts the water in the tank 1 a to about 10 ° C. or less by the cooler 7, and the water is agitated from the agitating member 5 to wash the tea machine T.
Since the water temperature is about 10 ° C. or less, it is possible to remove tea powder G adhering to the inner wall of the concave tank 1a while preventing the propagation of various germs, and to clean the concave tank 1a. it can .
In addition, although the method of drying the inside of the concave tank 1a was tried after washing the inside of the concave tank 1a after using the tea machine T, the dry state is maintained even if the inside of the concave tank 1a is dried. It is difficult to remove the tea powder G adhering to the inner wall of the concave tank 1a after washing with water, and the above-described tea machine cleaning method is simple and effective. .

    In particular, the container 4 is a cylindrical container having an open top and a closed bottom. The bottom and side parts of the cylindrical container are formed of filter members, and there are a plurality of outlets 2b of the water supply pipe 2. At least one of the plurality is disposed at a position facing the tea powder G placed on the bottom of the container 4 and one of the plurality is disposed at a position facing the side surface of the container 4. When the water is supplied into the tank 1a, the tea powder G can be stirred with the power of the water by the outlet 2b of the water supply pipe 2 facing the bottom, The tea powder G adhering to the side surface of the container 4 is removed by the outlet 2b of the water supply pipe 2 facing the tea to prevent the tea powder G from forming on the side surface of the container 4 It can be made to melt evenly.

    In the above-described embodiments, tea powder is targeted, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to powders for beverages such as instant coffee, cocoa, tea, and the like. Has a working effect. In such a case, the above-described tea dispenser T is a beverage supply machine.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a tea machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the tea machine of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the tea machine of FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of the tea machine of FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing FIG. 4 in an exploded manner. FIG. 6 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the flow of water flowing out from the outlet of the water supply pipe of FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

T Tea machine 1 Main body 1a Tank 2 Water supply pipe 3 Cooler 4 Container 5 Stirring member 6 Lead pipe

Claims (7)

A body with a concave tank for receiving water;
A water supply pipe for supplying water into the tank;
A cooler attached to the outer wall of the vessel;
A container that is provided in the tank and has an upper opening that is open at the top, receives tea powder, and is formed of a filter member around the container;
A stirring member that is provided in the tank and is located outside the container and stirs the water containing the tea powder in the tank;
A lead-out pipe that communicates with the concave tank and guides the water containing the tea powder stirred by the stirring member to the outside of the tank;
And a water level adjusting means for adjusting the water level so that the water level in the tank is located below the upper opening of the container. The outlet of the water supply pipe is disposed at a position facing the tea powder in the container, and water from the outlet of the water supply pipe hits the tea powder and is supplied into the tank. Item 1. A tea dispenser according to item 1. The container is a cylindrical container that opens at the top and closes the bottom, and the bottom and side portions of the cylindrical container are formed of a filter member,
There are a plurality of outlets of the water supply pipe, at least one of the plurality is located at the position facing the tea powder placed on the bottom of the container, and one of the plurality is on the side of the container. The tea dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the tea dispenser is disposed at each of the facing positions. A first lid for closing the upper opening of the concave tank;
A tea machine according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a second lid that covers the upper opening of the container. The water is tap water
The tank has a cylindrical wall and a funnel-shaped bottom wall connected to the lower edge of the cylindrical wall,
The cooler is attached to the outer wall, which is outside the cylindrical wall;
The heater is attached to an outer bottom wall that is outside the funnel-shaped bottom wall,
The water supply according to claim 1, further comprising temperature adjusting means for adjusting the temperature of the tap water containing the tea powder in the tank by controlling the cooler or the heater to be activated or deactivated. Tea machine. A body with a concave tank for receiving water;
A water supply pipe for supplying water into the tank;
A cooler attached to the outer wall of the vessel;
A container that is provided in the tank and has an upper opening that is open at the top, receives tea powder, and is formed of a filter member around the container;
A stirring member that is provided in the tank and is located outside the container and stirs the water containing the tea powder in the tank;
A lead-out pipe that communicates with the concave tank and guides the water containing the tea powder stirred by the stirring member to the outside of the tank;
A tea machine comprising water level adjusting means for adjusting the water level so that the water level in the tank is located below the upper opening of the container,
After using the tea machine, after washing the concave tank with water, the water is put into the concave tank, and the water in the tank is adjusted by the temperature adjusting means during the next use of the tea machine. The temperature of the tea is adjusted to about 10 ° C. or less by a cooler, and the water is stirred by the stirring member. A body with a concave tank for receiving water;
A water supply pipe for supplying water into the tank;
A cooler attached to the outer wall of the vessel;
A container that is provided in the tank and has an upper opening that is open at the top, accepts powder for beverages, and is formed of a filter member around the container;
A stirring member that is provided in the tank and is located outside the container and stirs the water containing the beverage powder in the tank.
A lead-out pipe that communicates with the concave tank and guides water containing the beverage powder stirred by the stirring member to the outside of the tank;
A beverage supply machine comprising: a water level adjusting means for adjusting a water level so that a water level in the tank is located below an upper opening of the container.

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