JP2008242961A - Beverage dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage dispenser facilitating recognition of information about beverage components supplied to a cup. <P>SOLUTION: The beverage dispenser 1 for supplying a beverage to a cup 50 is provided with a control part 11 for controlling beverage supply and a liquid crystal display 5 as a displaying means, wherein the control part 11 stores data about beverage components and displays information about components of the supplied beverage, such as energy and protein, lipid, carbohydrates and sodium, on the liquid crystal display 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser for supplying a beverage to a cup, and in particular, to a component display of the beverage to be supplied.

  Conventionally, this type of beverage dispenser is installed in a restaurant kitchen such as a restaurant, as shown in Patent Document 1, or installed in a corner of the floor and freely available to customers. By operating a beverage selection button provided on the front panel of the apparatus, a target beverage is arbitrarily supplied into the cup.

  The beverage selection button is provided with operation buttons for selecting a beverage supply amount or a beverage supply method for each beverage, for example, a button S, a button M, a button L, a button C / P, and the like. The buttons S, M, and L are buttons for operating the supply of a predetermined amount of beverage, and the button C / P is a button for supplying a beverage only while operating the button. Thereby, the user can supply the target beverage to the cup by the target amount.

On the other hand, in recent years, beverages such as plastic bottles and cans are displayed on the outer surface of the packaging container as nutrition information such as energy, protein, lipid, carbohydrates, sodium, etc. Has been.
JP 2001-213499 A

  Beverages supplied by the beverage dispenser as described above include other types of beverages, for example, sugar-free carbonated beverages such as orange juice, sugar-free carbonated beverages such as oolong tea, and sugar-carbonated beverages such as cider. In addition, there are dairy drinks and alcohol-containing drinks.

  However, the beverage dispenser has no means for displaying information on the components of the beverage to be supplied, unlike beverages in plastic bottles and cans, and even when the supply amount is selected by a button, I don't know how many ml it is. In particular, when a beverage is supplied in a state where ice or the like is put in a cup, it becomes more difficult to determine the supply amount by the amount of the item, and when the button C / P is used, the operation is performed. Since the beverage is supplied only while the beverage is being used, the supply amount is difficult to estimate.

  For this reason, even if information on the components of the beverage supplied by the beverage dispenser is separately displayed as a component display in the menu table or the like, the component display per 100 ml is often displayed, and the specific component amount is recognized. It was difficult.

  Moreover, even if the beverage dispenser supplies coffee, tea, etc. without adding milk, sugar, etc., there is a high possibility that the installed milk, sugar, etc. will be added thereafter. In that case, even if it is a case where the component in the state without an additive is known, it was difficult to recognize the information regarding the component after addition.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve the conventional technical problem, and provides a beverage dispenser that can easily recognize information on ingredients of a beverage supplied to a cup.

  The beverage dispenser of the present invention supplies a beverage to a cup, and includes a control means for controlling the supply of the beverage and a display means, and the control means holds and supplies data relating to the ingredients of the beverage. The information regarding the component of the said drink is displayed on a display means, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In the beverage dispenser of the invention of claim 2, in the above invention, the control means holds data relating to the ingredients of the additive that can be added to the beverage, and displays information relating to the ingredients taking into account the addition status of the additive It is displayed by.

  In the beverage dispenser of the invention of claim 3, in each of the above-mentioned inventions, the control means holds data relating to the beverage or ingredients per unit amount of the beverage and the additive, and the supply amount of the beverage or the beverage The information regarding the component according to the supply amount of this and the addition amount of an additive is displayed on a display means.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the beverage dispenser includes an input unit for selecting a beverage in each of the above inventions, and the control unit relates to a component of the beverage selected by the input unit based on an operation of the input unit. Information is displayed by a display means.

  According to the present invention, in a beverage dispenser that supplies a beverage to a cup, the beverage dispenser includes a control unit that controls the supply of the beverage and a display unit, and the control unit holds the data relating to the components of the beverage and is supplied By displaying information about the ingredients of the beverage on the display means, it is possible to clearly indicate to the customer the data about the ingredients of the supplied beverage, and it is possible to recognize the exact ingredients without relying on the customer's own knowledge It becomes. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability and give a sense of security to the beverage.

  Moreover, according to invention of Claim 2, in addition to the said invention, a control means holds the data regarding the component of the additive made possible to add to a drink, and the information regarding the component which considered the addition condition of the said additive Can be clearly displayed to the customer by the display means.

  This also makes it possible to present more accurate ingredients to the customer, and it is possible to improve the reliability and provide a sense of security for the beverage.

  According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to each of the above-mentioned inventions, the control means holds data relating to the beverage or a component per unit amount of the beverage and the additive, Or, by displaying the information on the component according to the supply amount of the beverage and the addition amount of the additive on the display means, the information regarding the accurate component according to the amount of the beverage in the provided state may be clearly indicated. It becomes possible.

  Therefore, the customer can receive the information regarding the component displayed on the display means as the information regarding the component of the beverage supplied as it is regardless of the amount supplied. Therefore, when the component per unit amount is displayed, it is necessary to convert the amount per supply amount, but it is not necessary to perform such a complicated operation, and the convenience can be improved.

  According to the invention of claim 4, in addition to each of the above-mentioned inventions, an input means for selecting a beverage is provided, and the control means is a component of the beverage selected by the input means based on the operation of the input means. By displaying the information on the display means, it is possible to display information about the ingredients of the beverage selected by the input means before supplying the beverage, and each beverage can be used as an index for selecting the beverage to be supplied. Information about ingredients can be used.

  As a result, it is possible to select the beverage to be supplied and the amount to be supplied after confirming information on the components of each beverage before supplying the beverage, thereby further improving convenience. it can.

  Next, an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 by taking a beverage dispenser 1 as an example. FIG. 1 is a front view of a beverage dispenser 1 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the beverage dispenser 1, and FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the beverage dispenser 1. In the figure, 1 is a beverage dispenser installed at restaurants such as restaurants and fast foods, which is capable of supplying neutral beverages such as oolong tea, orange juice, coffee and tea, and strong and weak carbonated beverages. It is a post-mix type dispenser.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a main body of the beverage dispenser 1. In the main body 2, a so-called BIB unit for supplying a beverage is disposed, and a tank unit 4 positioned outside the main body is connected. The front opening of the main body 2 is closed by a door 28 that can be freely opened and closed.

  An operation unit 27 for operating the beverage supply from the tank unit 4 or the BIB unit is provided on the front surface of the door 28, and a beverage supply amount or a beverage supply method is selected for each beverage supplied from each unit. Beverage selection means, for example, button S, button M, button L, button C / P, etc. are provided. The buttons S, M, and L are buttons for operating the supply of a predetermined amount of beverage, and the button C / P is a button for supplying a beverage only while operating the button. In addition, the drinks which can be supplied with the drink dispenser 1 in a present Example are the drinks AH, and each said drink selection means is provided with respect to each drink.

  A liquid crystal display 5 is attached to the front surface of the door 28 as output means (display means). The liquid crystal display 5 displays information on the components of the beverage extracted into the cup 50 based on the operation of the beverage selection means as described above, for example, components such as energy, protein, and lipid. FIG. 4 shows a display example on the liquid crystal display 5.

  A nozzle 12 (only FIG. 2 is shown) for extracting each beverage from the tank unit 4 is provided behind the lower portion of the door 28, and a table 14 is provided below the nozzle 12. The cup 50 can be placed on the table 14.

  On the other hand, the beverage ingredients supplied by the tank unit 4 are those contained in a container in which syrup as a beverage ingredient is sealed, for example, syrup contained in the tank 3 and dilution water. At this time, when cooling water is used as dilution water, a non-carbonated beverage is supplied, and when carbonated water is used, a strong and weak carbonated beverage is supplied. As shown in FIG. 2, the tank unit 4 includes a syrup supply line 6 for supplying syrup from the tank 3, a syrup cooling pipe (beverage cooling pipe) 7, a flow rate regulator 8 driven by a drive motor 10, and a syrup. An electromagnetic valve 9 is provided.

  Further, the nozzle 12 is connected to the end of the syrup supply line 6 together with other supply lines, that is, the cooling water supply line 24 and the carbonated water supply line 46. This nozzle 12 mixes syrup, dilution water, or carbonated water, and extracts it to the cup 50 as a target drink.

  The tank 3 is connected to a carbon dioxide gas cylinder 20 via a gas supply line 16 in which a gas regulator 15 is interposed. Thereby, since the gas regulator 15 as a pressure reducing valve is always opened, the carbon dioxide gas cylinder 20 at a predetermined pressure is opened by opening the syrup solenoid valve 9 located on the downstream side of the syrup supply line 6. Gas is supplied and the syrup is delivered to the syrup supply line 6.

  The syrup cooling pipe 7 cools the syrup flowing in the pipe 7 by being immersed in a water tank 29 that stores the cooling water cooled by the cooling device.

  The flow rate regulator 8 continuously feeds a fixed volume of syrup to the syrup supply line 6 by a pair of rotors 32 and 32 housed therein. The drive motor 10 is connected to the shaft of one rotor 32, and a magnet encoder 33 that generates a pulse having a frequency corresponding to the rotational speed of the motor is attached to the motor 10.

  Thereby, the energization to the rotor drive motor 10 of the syrup solenoid valve 9 and the flow regulator 8 is controlled by the control unit 11 described later, whereby the nozzle 12 connected from the tank 3 to the end of the syrup supply line 6. And supply of syrup is controlled.

  The syrup supply lines 6 are provided in a number corresponding to the type of beverage that can be supplied by the beverage dispenser 1, and the syrup solenoid valve 9 and the flow rate regulator 8 corresponding to each beverage are independent. Then, it is controlled by the control unit 11.

  On the other hand, a dilution water supply pipe 17 for supplying tap water such as city water as dilution water is disposed in the main body 2. A water inlet solenoid valve 18, a water pump 19, a dilution water cooling pipe (beverage cooling pipe) 21, a dilution water flow meter 22, and a dilution water supply line 24 are sequentially connected to the dilution water supply pipe 17. Has been. The dilution water cooling pipe 21 cools the dilution water flowing through the dilution water cooling pipe 21 with the cooling water cooled in the water tank 29 in the same manner as the syrup cooling pipe 7.

  The dilution water flow meter 22 outputs a flow rate signal corresponding to the flow rate of the inflowing dilution water to the control unit 11. Further, the dilution water supply line 24 is provided with a dilution water electromagnetic valve 25, whereby opening / closing control of the dilution water supply line 24 is performed. The dilution water supply line 24 is also connected to the nozzle 12 in the same manner as the syrup supply line 6. As a result, the dilution water electromagnetic valve 25 is controlled by the control unit 11, whereby the supply of dilution water sent to the nozzle 12 is controlled.

  The dilution water supply line 24 is connected to a water branch line 38 interposed between the dilution water flow meter 22 and the dilution water electromagnetic valve 25 and having an electromagnetic valve 39 interposed therebetween. The water branch line 38 is connected to a carbonator 40 for producing carbonated water, and a gas supply line 42 having one end connected to the carbon dioxide gas cylinder 20 is connected to the carbonator 40. A gas regulator 41 is interposed in the gas supply line 42. Thus, the dilution water is supplied to the carbonator 40 via the water branch line 38 and the carbon dioxide gas is supplied via the gas supply line 42. By mixing these dilution water and carbon dioxide, the carbonate water Is generated.

  The carbonater 40 is connected to a carbonated water flow meter 43, a carbonated water cooling pipe (beverage cooling pipe) 44, and a carbonated water supply line 46 provided with a carbonated water electromagnetic valve 45. The end of the supply line 46 is connected to the nozzle 12.

  The carbonated water flow meter 43 outputs a flow rate signal corresponding to the flow rate of the infused carbonated water to the control unit 11. The carbonated water cooling pipe 44 cools carbonated water flowing through the carbonated water cooling pipe 44 with the cooling water cooled in the water tank 29 in the same manner as the syrup cooling pipe 7. Further, the carbonated water supply line 46 is controlled to open and close by a carbonated water electromagnetic valve 45 interposed in the carbonated water supply line 46. Since the carbonated water supply line 46 is also connected to the nozzle 12 in the same manner as the syrup supply line 6, the carbonated water electromagnetic valve 45 is controlled by the control unit 11, so The water supply is controlled.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the control part (control means) 11 provided in the drink dispenser 1 is demonstrated. The control unit 11 is a control unit that controls the beverage dispenser 1, and is configured by a general-purpose microcomputer. The control unit 11 has a built-in storage unit 49, and the storage unit 49 includes information on the components of the beverage, particularly nutritional components, for each type of beverage supplied by the beverage dispenser 1, for example, Energy, protein, lipids, carbohydrates, sodium, potassium, vitamins, caffeine, alcohol, etc. are held as quantities (data) per unit.

  In the present embodiment, the beverage selection means is provided with buttons S, M, and L for instructing the supply of a predetermined amount of beverage as described above for each beverage. Information on each component calculated according to the amount of beverage supplied by button operation (specifically, calculated from the beverage supply amount corresponding to the previously held button operation and the amount of each component per unit) Data) is held for each beverage selection means.

  In addition, the information regarding the components of each beverage held in the storage unit 49 is not limited to the above, and in addition, the presence or absence of allergic specific substances such as wheat, buckwheat, egg, milk and peanuts, , Abalone, squid, how much, shrimp, orange, crab, kiwi fruit, beef, walnut, salmon, mackerel, soy, chicken, pork, matsutake, peach, yam, apple, gelatin Also good.

  A plurality of input means 51 and a plurality of output means 61 are connected to the control unit 11. As the input means 51, there are a beverage selection means for selecting the type and supply amount of the beverage to be supplied to the cup 50, and the liquid raw material (syrup corresponding to each beverage) provided in the main body 2 of the beverage dispenser 1. Magnet encoders 33 (specifically, for each beverage) provided in each syrup supply line 6 provided in the syrup supply line 6 for supplying beverages from the tanks 3... Corresponding magnet encoders 33 </ b> A to 33 </ b> H of the flow rate regulator, dilution water flow meter 22, and carbonated water flow meter 43 are connected.

  In this embodiment, the beverage selection means includes buttons AS, AM, AL for supplying the beverage A by a predetermined supply amount, and buttons AC / P for supplying the beverage A only while operating the buttons. Buttons BS, BM, BL, BC / P for supplying beverage B, buttons CS, CM, CL, CC / P for supplying beverage C, buttons DS for supplying beverage D, DM, DL, DC / P, beverage Buttons ES, EM, EL, EC / P for supplying E, buttons FS, FM, FL, FC / P for supplying beverage F, buttons GS, GM, GL, GC / P, and beverage H for supplying beverage G Buttons HS, HM, HL, HC / P to be supplied.

  In addition, the kind of drink is not limited to this, It is set as several drinks, such as a 1st drink and a 2nd drink, You may provide the drink selection button corresponded to these. Further, the method for supplying each beverage is not limited to this, and only a beverage selection button for which a supply amount is determined in advance or only a button for supplying a beverage only during operation may be provided. In any case, the control unit 11 supplies the beverage to the cup 50 based on the operation of the beverage selection means.

  Further, in this embodiment, each beverage selection means can execute an operation divided into two stages. For example, the beverage selection means is pressed by a preset amount or by pressing strongly. It is assumed that the corresponding beverage is supplied only for a short time, and the information regarding the component of the corresponding beverage is displayed on the liquid crystal display 5 as the display means by performing a light pressing operation.

  On the other hand, as the output means 61, a syrup solenoid valve 9 (specifically, syrup solenoid valves 9A to 9H corresponding to each beverage) provided in each syrup supply line 6 and a drive motor provided in the flow rate regulator 8 are provided. 10 (specifically, drive motors 10A to 10H corresponding to each beverage), dilution water electromagnetic valve 25, carbonated water electromagnetic valve 45, water inlet electromagnetic valve 18, water pump 19, and liquid crystal display 5 Is connected.

  When the beverage is supplied based on the operation of the beverage selecting means, the liquid crystal display 5 stores information on the component according to the beverage type and supply amount actually extracted from the nozzle 12, that is, the storage as described above. The data held in the part 49 is displayed. On the other hand, in the case where the beverage-related component display is performed based on the operation of the beverage selection means, information on the component corresponding to the beverage type and the supply amount of the operated beverage selection means, that is, the storage unit 49 as described above. The data held in is displayed. In this case, when the button C / P for supplying the beverage is operated only while the beverage selection means is operated, information on the component per unit related to the beverage may be displayed. You may display the information regarding the component according to each cup size.

  With the above configuration, the beverage supply operation of the beverage dispenser 1 in the present embodiment will be described. The carbonator 40 is supplied with the carbon dioxide gas in the carbon dioxide cylinder 20 from the gas supply line 42 in advance and the dilution water from the water branch line 38 via the dilution water supply line 24. It is assumed that carbonated water having a carbonic acid concentration is manufactured and stored, and is in a standby state for sale.

  When any beverage selection means of the operation unit 27 is operated in the sales standby state, the beverage is supplied according to the operation of the selection means. Here, when the beverage selection means (any one of the buttons AS, AM, AL, and AC / P) of a non-carbonated beverage, for example, beverage A is operated, the control unit 11 opens the water inlet solenoid valve 18. Then, the tap water supplied from the city water by the water pump 19 is caused to flow into the dilution water supply line 24 via the dilution water cooling pipe 21 and the dilution water flow meter 22. In addition, the control unit 11 controls the energization of the drive motor 10 that drives the syrup solenoid valve 9A and the flow rate regulator 8 so that the syrup supplied from the tank 3 passes through the syrup cooling pipe 7 and the flow rate regulator 8. To flow into the syrup supply line 6. Thus, the target beverage is generated by diluting the syrup with dilution water at a predetermined ratio, and is supplied to the cup 50 from the nozzle 12.

  Here, when the beverage selecting means operated corresponding to the beverage is the button AS, AM, AL for supplying a predetermined supply amount, the amount of beverage corresponding to the operated button is cup 50. In order to extract the amount stored in the storage unit 49 of the control unit 11 in advance, the syrup solenoid valve 9A is controlled to open and close according to the output of the magnet encoder 33A of the flow rate regulator 8, and the diluted water Opening / closing control of the dilution water electromagnetic valve 25 is performed according to the output of the flow meter 22. The control for supplying a certain amount is not limited to this. For example, the storage unit 49 holds in advance the valve opening time required to supply an amount of beverage corresponding to the operated button. Depending on the valve opening time, the opening / closing control of the syrup solenoid valve 9A and the dilution water solenoid valve 25 may be performed.

  Then, when the operated button is the button AS, AM, or AL that supplies a certain amount, the control unit 11 of the present invention stores in advance the storage unit 49 of the control unit 11 corresponding to the button as described above. The component display of the stored beverage A is displayed on the liquid crystal display 5 according to the supply amount (for example, display as shown in FIG. 4).

  As a result, it is possible to clearly indicate to the customer data regarding the ingredients of the beverage A supplied from the nozzle 12, and it is possible to recognize the exact ingredients without relying on the customer's own knowledge. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability and give a sense of security to the beverage.

  In particular, in this embodiment, since it is possible to clearly indicate information on the accurate ingredients relating to the ingredients of the beverage according to the supply amount, the customer can use the liquid crystal display 5 as a display means regardless of the amount supplied. It is possible to accept the information on the displayed ingredient as the information on the ingredient of the supplied beverage as it is. Therefore, compared with the conventional case where components per unit amount (for example, energy display per 100 ml of beverage) is displayed in a separate pamphlet or menu table, it is not necessary to convert the amount per supply amount. Can be improved.

  Moreover, since the memory | storage part 49 of the control part 11 in a present Example has beforehand the information regarding the component of the drink with respect to the supply amount according to each button operation, it becomes unnecessary to perform a calculation process each time.

  On the other hand, in the case of the button AC / P that supplies the beverage only while the operated button is being operated, the beverage A stored in the storage unit 49 of the control unit 11 in advance corresponding to the button. Based on the information about the component per unit amount and the output of the magnet encoder 33A of the flow rate regulator 8 or the opening time of the syrup solenoid valve 9, the total component is calculated from the actual extraction amount / addition amount and the component of the beverage A The information regarding is displayed on the liquid crystal display 5.

  Thereby, even if it is a case where a customer supplies a drink in the cup 50 by the amount which he likes, the information regarding the component of the drink according to the quantity actually supplied in the cup 50 can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 5. As a result, it is possible to recognize an accurate component without relying on the customer's own knowledge. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability and give a sense of security to the beverage.

  In particular, even when the specific supply amount is not known, it is possible to clearly indicate information on the component according to the amount of the supplied beverage, so that convenience is further improved.

  As described above, in the case of extraction using the button C / P, a method of displaying each time when the button C / P is released, and an addition value until then when there is no button operation for a certain period of time. Can be selected in advance. In addition, in the case of a device having a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a cup, the addition is continued while the cup continues based on the output of the sensor, and the addition is performed when it is detected that there is no cup. The value may be displayed.

  When a beverage selection means (any of buttons BS, BM, BL, BC / P) of a carbonated beverage, for example, beverage B, is operated, the control unit 11 controls to open the carbonated water electromagnetic valve 45. A predetermined amount of carbonated water is extracted from the carbonator 40 to the nozzle 12. In this case as well, a predetermined amount of syrup is supplied to the syrup supply line 6 in the same manner as described above, so that the target beverage is generated by diluting the syrup with carbonated water at a predetermined ratio, and is supplied from the nozzle 12 to the cup 50. Supplied.

  Also in this case, according to the operated button, the component display of the beverage B stored in the storage unit 49 of the control unit 11 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 5 according to the supply amount in the same manner as described above. In addition, about the drink C thru | or the drink H, the component display according to each drink is performed similarly.

  In addition, when the operation of performing only display by each beverage selection means, not the beverage supply operation as described above, that is, the operation of lightly pressing in this embodiment, information on the component of the corresponding beverage is displayed on the liquid crystal display 5. indicate. In this case, when the beverage selection means (buttons S, M, and L) capable of supplying a certain amount of beverage is operated, the corresponding beverage is stored in the storage unit 49 of the control unit 11. The component display corresponding to the specified amount is executed. On the other hand, when the beverage selection means (button C / P) that enables the supply of the beverage only during the operation is operated, the storage unit 49 of the control unit 11 stores each of the corresponding beverages. The component display corresponding to the quantity per unit number (for example, the quantity per 100 ml) is performed.

  This makes it possible to display information about the components of the beverage selected by the beverage selection means before supplying the beverage, and to use information about the components of each beverage as an index for selecting the beverage to be supplied. it can.

  As a result, it is possible to select the beverage to be supplied and the amount to be supplied after confirming information on the components of each beverage before supplying the beverage, thereby further improving convenience. it can.

  In this embodiment, the operation for instructing the beverage supply operation by the same beverage selection means and the operation for instructing only the component display are possible. However, in addition to this, a separate display switching means is provided to provide a display mode. You may make changes.

  Further, in the case where the display as described above is performed on the liquid crystal display 5, the control unit for the beverage supplied by the beverage dispenser 1 is expected to be added with additives such as coffee and tea and thereafter milk and sugar. 11 storage unit 49 is information about the ingredients of the beverage when one individually packaged sugar or one milk provided near the beverage dispenser 1 is added, or when one sugar and one milk are added. The information regarding the component of the drink may be held, and the component regarding the beverage may be displayed along with the display.

  As a result, it is possible to display information on the ingredients in consideration of the addition status of the additives on the liquid crystal display 5, and it is possible to clearly indicate to the customer the exact ingredients of the beverage in the provided state, thereby improving convenience. Can be achieved.

  The beverage dispenser is configured to supply a beverage from the nozzle 12 in a state where an additive such as sugar or milk is added to the beverage to be supplied. The storage unit 49 stores the number of operations, the amount per gram actually added, and every extraction time. Information on ingredients may be held, and the total ingredients of beverages and additives may be displayed after correcting the ingredient display.

  In addition, when the liquid crystal display 5 is configured by, for example, a touch panel or the like, when the nutrition component name of each beverage is displayed on the initial screen (standby screen), by specifying a specific nutrition component name Only the nutritional component may be displayed when the beverage is supplied, or all the beverages may be displayed in a state where only the nutritional component is compared.

  For example, by specifying energy on the initial screen of the liquid crystal display 5, it is possible to display the amount of energy for all beverages and display it as an easy-to-understand indicator for customer beverage selection.

  In addition to this, for example, by designating allergens as described above on the initial screen of the liquid crystal display 5, only those that do not contain the allergens or only those that contain them may be displayed. . Thereby, it becomes possible to display easily the information regarding the allergic substance regarding a drink.

  Further, the display by the display means is not limited to a plurality of types of component display on the liquid crystal display 5, and only energy may be displayed as a component display by, for example, a 7-segment LED as shown in FIG.

  Furthermore, the display means is not limited to those provided in the beverage dispenser 1 in advance, and may be attached to an existing beverage dispenser as a retrofit. Thereby, versatility can be improved and convenience can be improved.

It is a front view of the drink dispenser of the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram of a drink dispenser. It is a control block diagram of a beverage dispenser. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in a liquid crystal display. It is a figure which shows the display means as another Example.

Explanation of symbols

AS, AM, AL, AC / P to HS, HM, HL, HC / P button (beverage selection means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage dispenser 2 Main body 5 Liquid crystal display (display means)
8 Flow regulator 9 Syrup solenoid valve 10 Drive motor 11 Control unit (control means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Nozzle 22 Dilution water flow meter 25 Dilution water electromagnetic valve 27 Operation part 43 Carbonated water flow meter 45 Carbonated water electromagnetic valve 49 Memory | storage part 50 Cup 51 Input means 61 Output means

Claims (4)

In a beverage dispenser for supplying beverage to a cup,
Control means for controlling the supply of the beverage, and display means,
The said control means holds the data regarding the component of the said beverage, and displays the information regarding the component of the supplied said beverage on the said display means, The drink dispenser characterized by the above-mentioned.   The said control means holds the data regarding the component of the additive which can be added to the said drink, and displays the information regarding the component which considered the addition condition of the said additive on the said display means, The said display means is characterized by the above-mentioned. The beverage dispenser according to 1.   The said control means has the data regarding the component per unit amount of the said beverage or the said drink and the said additive, The supply amount of the said beverage, or the supply amount of the said drink, and the additive amount of the said additive The beverage dispenser according to claim 1 or 2, wherein information on a component according to the condition is displayed on the display means.   Input means for selecting the beverage is provided, and the control means displays, on the display means, information on the component of the beverage selected by the input means based on an operation of the input means. The beverage dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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