JP2009023664A - Beverage feeding apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage feeding apparatus capable of easily interchanging a beverage container and keeping the quality of a beverage by appropriately sterilizing a connecting part between an apparatus main body and the beverage container. <P>SOLUTION: The beverage feeding apparatus includes a container side connector 24 provided on the beverage container 3, a flexible tube 15 extending from the apparatus body 2, and a main body side connector 16 provided at a tip part of this tube 15 and removably connected with the container side connector 24 to make a beverage having flowed out of the beverage container 3 through the container side connector 24 flow into the apparatus body 2 through the tube 15. The body side connector 16 has a cylindrical storing part 41 composed of a metal to keep the container side connector 24 is inserted, a heat generating part 42 provided on the outer face of this storing part 41 and generating heat to heat and sterilize the storing part 41, and a case 44 composed of a synthetic resin, and molded integrally with the storing part 41 on the outside of the storing part 41 under a condition covering the heat generating part 42. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage supply apparatus that supplies a soft drink or the like, and more particularly, to a structure of a connector connected to a beverage container such as a bag-in-box in which a beverage is enclosed.

  Conventionally, what was disclosed by patent document 1 as this kind of drink supply apparatus is known. This beverage supply device supplies drinking water, and includes a box-shaped device body and a beverage container that is detachably set on the device body. The beverage container is composed of a plastic bottle or the like in which drinking water is enclosed, and a sealing body is attached to the outlet of the beverage container instead of a cap that is usually attached. The sealing body includes a valve body that opens and closes the outlet, and a spring that biases the valve body in a direction to close the outlet. On the other hand, a connector for connecting a beverage container is embedded in the upper part of the apparatus main body. This connector is configured by a concave portion that opens upward and into which a sealing body is inserted, and a heater that is disposed on a side surface of the concave portion. Further, a switch for detecting whether or not the beverage container is set in the apparatus main body is provided in the vicinity of the connector.

  In the beverage supply apparatus configured as described above, the beverage container is set in the apparatus main body with the sealing body turned down by inserting the beverage container upside down and inserted into the concave portion of the connector. . In this way, when the beverage container is set in the apparatus main body, the outlet of the sealing body is opened, and the drinking water in the beverage container can be sent out to the apparatus main body via the connector. And a user operates the supply valve provided in the drink supply apparatus, and a drinking water is provided to a user.

  Further, when such drinking water is repeatedly provided and the beverage container is emptied, the beverage container is replaced. That is, after an empty beverage container is removed from the apparatus main body, a new beverage container filled with drinking water is set in the apparatus main body. However, when such a beverage container is replaced, there is a risk that various germs may adhere to the sealed body of the new beverage container or the like due to the operation at the time of replacement. In this case, when the sealing body of the beverage container is connected to the connector of the apparatus main body, miscellaneous bacteria enter the beverage container, piping in the apparatus main body, and the like, leading to a decrease in the quality of the drinking water. Therefore, in the above beverage supply device, when the switch is detected by the switch that the beverage container is set in the device body, the heater is heated to heat the sealing body and sterilize. ing.

  However, in this beverage supply device, when the beverage container is replaced, the new beverage container is supported upside down while being lifted up above the device body, and the beverage container sealing body is attached to the connector on the device body side from above. Must be connected. Moreover, since the new beverage container is filled with drinking water, it is very heavy. Therefore, in the beverage supply apparatus described above, the operation of replacing the beverage container is very complicated. In addition, if the existing beverage container is removed from the apparatus main body when replacing the beverage container, the inner surface of the concave portion of the connector on the apparatus main body side is exposed to the outside. When drinking water remains, germs are more likely to adhere. As described above, in the beverage supply apparatus described above, since the beverage container is connected to the apparatus main body and then sterilized by the heater, a new beverage container is connected to the apparatus main body with the bacteria attached to the connector. Then, during the period from the connection to the completion of sterilization by the heater, miscellaneous germs enter the beverage container and the apparatus main body, thereby deteriorating the quality of the drinking water.

  The present invention was made in order to solve the above-described problems, and can easily replace the beverage container, and can appropriately sterilize the connecting portion of the apparatus main body and the beverage container. It aims at providing the drink supply apparatus which can maintain the quality of a drink.

JP 2004-263916 A

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a device main body and a beverage container in which a beverage is enclosed and detachably connected to the device main body. Is a beverage supply device that supplies a beverage by a device main body, a container-side connector provided in the beverage container, a tube extending from the device main body and having flexibility, and provided at a distal end portion of the tube. A body-side connector that is detachably connected to the container-side connector for allowing the beverage that has flowed out through the side connector to flow into the apparatus body via the tube, and the body-side connector is made of metal. A cylindrical housing portion into which the container-side connector is inserted, a heat generating portion that is provided on the outer surface of the housing portion and generates heat to heat sterilize the housing portion, and is composed of a synthetic resin and covers the heat generating portion , And integrally molded with the housing portion on the outside of the housing unit case, characterized in that it has a.

  According to this configuration, the beverage container in which the beverage is enclosed is provided with the container-side connector, while the apparatus main body is provided with the main body-side connector at the distal end portion of the tube extending from the apparatus main body. In a state where the main body side connector is connected to the container side connector, the beverage in the beverage container flows into the apparatus main body through the container side connector, the main body side connector and the tube in this order, and is supplied by the apparatus main body at the time of providing the beverage. Is done.

  Moreover, since the main body side connector is provided in the front-end | tip part of the tube which has flexibility, when connecting to a container side connector, it can be turned to arbitrary directions. Therefore, according to the direction of the container side connector of the beverage container, it is possible to easily correspond the direction of the main body side connector, thereby easily connecting the main body side connector to the container side connector when replacing the beverage container, Exchange work can be performed easily.

  Furthermore, the main body side connector has a cylindrical housing part into which the container side connector is inserted, and a heat generating part is provided on the outer surface thereof. Since the housing part is made of metal with relatively high thermal conductivity, the heat generating part generates heat, and by heat sterilizing the housing part, even if various bacteria are attached to the housing part, it is compared. Can be killed in a short time. Moreover, the heat generating part is covered with a case formed integrally with the housing part outside the housing part. Since this case is made of a synthetic resin having a relatively low thermal conductivity, even if the heat generating portion generates heat, the heat is hardly transmitted to the surface of the case. Therefore, when connecting the main body side connector to the container side connector, even if the worker holds the case and performs the connection work, the connection work can be easily performed without feeling the heat due to the heat generated by the heat generating portion. it can. As described above, when the heat generating part of the main body side connector generates heat, the main body side connector and the container side connector, which are the connection part of the apparatus main body and the beverage container, can be appropriately sterilized, thereby maintaining the quality of the beverage Can do.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the beverage supply device according to the first aspect, an intermediate for performing at least one of heat insulation and prevention of beverage leakage in a state of covering the heat generating portion between the housing portion and the case. A layer is provided.

  According to this configuration, the intermediate layer is provided between the housing portion and the case so as to cover the heat generating portion, and heat insulation is performed by the intermediate layer, so that even if the heat generating portion generates heat, Heat can be reliably prevented from being transmitted to the surface of the case. In addition, since the beverage is prevented from leaking by the intermediate layer, it is possible to reliably prevent the beverage from leaking between the housing portion and the case.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the beverage supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the intermediate layer is silicone rubber.

  Silicone rubber has high heat resistance, water resistance, weather resistance, electrical insulation, and the like, and has very excellent characteristics. Therefore, by adopting silicone rubber as the above intermediate layer, The heat can be reliably prevented from being transmitted to the case, and the beverage can be reliably prevented from leaking from between the housing portion and the case, so that the function and effect of claim 2 described above can be obtained satisfactorily.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the beverage supply device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the heat generating portion is constituted by an electric circuit that generates heat when energized.

  According to this configuration, since the above-described electric circuit is employed as the heat generating portion, the timing at which heat is generated and the temperature thereof can be easily controlled by controlling the energization timing and voltage.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the beverage supply apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the heat generating portion is made of a heat generating material that generates heat when energized.

  According to this configuration, the same operation and effect as those of the above-described fourth aspect can be obtained by adopting the heat generating material as the heat generating portion. Further, the heat generating material can be easily formed according to the shape and size of the housing portion.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the beverage supply apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the connector connection detecting means for detecting whether or not the main body side connector is connected to the container side connector, and the main body side connector is the container side. And an energization means for energizing the heat generating portion when it is detected that the connector is not connected to the connector.

  According to this configuration, when the connector connection detecting unit detects that the main body side connector is not connected to the container side connector, the energizing unit energizes the heat generating portion. For example, when the beverage container is replaced, the main body side connector is removed from the container side connector of the existing beverage container until it is connected to the container side connector of a new beverage container. Even when various germs adhere to the heat generating portion, the heat generating portion is energized and generates heat, so that the various germs can be killed and the main body connector can be kept hygienic.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the beverage supply device according to the sixth aspect, the energizing means generates heat when a predetermined time elapses after it is detected that the main body side connector is connected to the container side connector. The power supply to the part is stopped.

  According to this configuration, when the predetermined time has elapsed after the main body side connector is connected to the container side connector, energization to the heat generating portion is stopped. In other words, the heat generating portion that generates heat by removing the main body side connector from the container side connector continues to generate heat for a predetermined time after the main body side connector is connected to the container side connector. Therefore, even when germs adhere to the container-side connector of a new beverage container when the beverage container is replaced, the main body-side connector that generates heat from the heat-generating portion is connected to the container-side connector, and the heat generation is performed for a predetermined time. By continuing, the germs of the container side connector can be killed. In addition, by setting the minimum time necessary for sterilizing the container-side connector as the predetermined time, the container-side connector can be sterilized reliably and power consumption can be suppressed. As described above, according to the present invention, in combination with the invention according to claim 6, both the main body side connector and the container side connector can be kept hygienic.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a beverage dispenser to which a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The beverage dispenser 1 supplies various soft drinks to the cup C, and drinks taken out from a bag-in-box (hereinafter referred to as “BIB”) in which beverages (including syrup which is a concentrated beverage) are enclosed. Supply it as it is, or supply it after mixing the extracted syrup with dilution water or carbonated water.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the beverage dispenser 1 includes an apparatus main body 2 and a plurality (only two are shown in FIG. 1) of BIBs 3 detachably connected thereto. The apparatus main body 2 is placed on a horizontal counter 4, takes a beverage from a supply unit 5 that supplies a beverage according to a user's operation, and a BIB 3 arranged below the counter 4, and transports the beverage to the supply unit 5. And a control device (conduction means, not shown) having a microcomputer for controlling them. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, below the counter 4, the water tank which stores the tap water taken from the outside as dilution water, the carbonated water manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing carbonated water, dilution water, and carbonated water are further provided. The cooling device etc. which cool are arrange | positioned, and dilution water and carbonated water are conveyed to the supply part 5 according to the drink which should be supplied.

  The supply unit 5 includes a base 11 placed on the counter 4, a column 12 extending upward from the base 11, and a mixing head 13 provided at the upper end of the column 12. 12 is provided with a pipe 14 for transporting the beverage from the transport section 6 to the mixing head 13. The mixing head 13 incorporates a mixer 13a that mixes the transported beverage with diluted water or carbonated water, and has a plurality of selection buttons (not shown). When the user presses a desired beverage selection button, the beverage is directly or mixed with diluted water or carbonated water, and is supplied from the discharge portion 13 b of the mixing head 13 to the cup C set on the base 11.

  On the other hand, the transport unit 6 includes a tube 15 connected to the pipe 14 of the supply unit 5, a main body side connector 16 provided at a distal end portion of the tube 15 and connected to a BIB side connector 24 described later of the BIB 3, A pump 17 is provided on the way to feed the beverage in the BIB 3 to the supply unit 5. The tube 15 is a so-called flexible tube made of silicone rubber and having flexibility. Therefore, the main body side connector 16 provided at the tip of the tube 15 can be easily oriented in accordance with the orientation of the BIB side connector 24. It is possible to correspond to. Details of the main body side connector 16 will be described later.

  Each BIB 3 is housed in a cold storage 18 disposed below the counter 4. As shown in FIG. 2, the BIB 3 contains a plastic bag 22 made of a plastic film having water resistance and gas barrier properties in an outer box 21 made of cardboard, and a beverage is enclosed in the plastic bag 22. It has been done. Moreover, the tube 23 for making a drink flow out outside is connected with BIB3. The tube 23 is a flexible tube made of silicone rubber or the like, and a BIB-side connector 24 (container-side connector) is provided at the tip thereof. The main body side connector 16 is connected to the BIB side connector 24.

  FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of the BIB connector 24 and the main body connector 16. As shown in FIG. 2A, the BIB-side connector 24 includes a case 31 having a beverage passage 31a penetrating in the length direction thereof, an on-off valve 32 disposed in the beverage passage 31a, and a rear end of the case 31. And a valve support member 33 that is fixed to the portion (left end portion in FIG. 3), supports the on-off valve 32, and is connected to the tube 23. The case 31 has a substantially cylindrical outer shape, and a ring-shaped gasket 34 is attached to the front end portion (the right end portion in FIG. 3) of the outer peripheral surface. Further, the rear portion of the case 31 has an outer diameter larger than that of the tip portion, and two locking pins 35 and 35 protruding in opposite directions in the radial direction are fixed to the outer peripheral surface.

  The on-off valve 32 includes a truncated cone-shaped valve body 32a and a valve rod 32b extending rearward from the valve body 32a. A ring-shaped gasket 32c is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the valve body 32a. The valve stem 32b is supported by the valve support member 33 so as to be slidable in the length direction of the beverage passage 31a. The valve support member 33 is formed in a cylindrical shape whose rear end is open, and is fixed to the case 31 with the front half inserted into the beverage passage 31a. The front wall 33a of the valve support member 33 is formed with a support hole for supporting the valve rod 32b at the center, and a plurality of holes through which the beverage in the BIB 3 passes are formed around the support hole. Yes. Further, a coil spring 36 is provided between the front wall 33a of the valve support member 33 and the valve body 32a. The coil spring 36 causes the valve body 32a to close the beverage passage 31a (see FIG. 3). It is energized to the right).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the main body side connector 16 includes a sleeve 41 (accommodating portion) into which the BIB side connector 24 is inserted when connected to the BIB side connector 24, and the sleeve 41. A heater 42 (heat generating portion) provided on the outer peripheral surface, a heat insulating / waterproof layer 43 (intermediate layer) provided outside the sleeve 41 in a state of covering the heater 42, and a sleeve in a state of covering these A case 44 formed integrally with 41 is provided.

  The sleeve 41 is formed by drawing a metal plate such as stainless steel and is formed in a cylindrical shape having a relatively thin thickness (for example, 0.1 to 0.8 mm) and a bottom wall 41a. Has been. The bottom wall 41a is formed with a circular bottom hole 41b having a predetermined size.

  The heater 42 includes a heat generating circuit 42a (electric circuit) in which a meandering circuit pattern is formed by etching a very thin stainless steel plate (for example, 25 to 50 μm), polyimide, and the like. It is composed of a strip-like insulating film 42b that sandwiches the heat generating circuit 42a from the front and back. In addition, electrode terminals 42c and 42c are connected to both ends of the heat generating circuit 42a, and the heat generating circuit 42a generates heat when energized through these terminals. The heater 42 is bonded with a silicone resin adhesive when the main body connector 16 is manufactured.

  The heat insulation / waterproof layer 43 is made of silicone rubber. Like the sleeve 41, the heat insulating / waterproof layer 43 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a bottom wall 43a, and a bottom hole 43b is formed in the bottom wall 43a. As described above, silicone rubber has very excellent characteristics and has high heat resistance, water resistance, weather resistance, electrical insulation, and the like. Therefore, by using silicone rubber as the heat insulating / waterproof layer 43, heat from the heater 42 can be reliably prevented from being transmitted to the case 44, and beverage can be surely prevented from leaking between the sleeve 41 and the case 44. can do.

  The case 44 is made of a synthetic resin (for example, polysulfone containing 20% glass fiber), and is molded integrally with the sleeve 41 while covering the sleeve 41, the heater 42, and the heat insulating / waterproof layer 43 as described above. , Is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the length direction. As shown in FIG. 3A, the case 44 is formed such that the sleeve 41 and the bottom walls 41 a and 43 a of the heat insulating / waterproof layer 43 enter the inside of the case 44.

  The case 44 has a beverage passage 44a penetrating in the length direction, and an opening / closing valve 45 for opening and closing the beverage passage 44a is provided in the beverage passage 44a. The on-off valve 45 includes a valve body 45a, a valve rod 45b, and a gasket 45c, similar to the on-off valve 32 of the BIB connector 24. The valve body 45a is provided with a rod portion 45d protruding inward of the sleeve 41.

  Further, a valve support member 46 that supports the on-off valve 45 is screwed to the rear end portion (right end portion in FIG. 3) of the case 44, and the tube 15 is connected to the valve support member 46. The front wall 46a of the valve support member 46 is formed with a support hole for supporting the valve stem 45b at the center, and a plurality of holes through which the beverage passes are formed around the support hole. Further, a coil spring 47 is provided between the front wall 46a of the valve support member 46 and the valve body 45a. The coil spring 47 causes the valve body 45a to close the beverage passage 44a (see FIG. 3). It is energized to the left). The coil spring 47 has substantially the same spring force as the coil spring 36 in the BIB side connector 24.

  Further, a connecting member 48 for connecting the connectors 16 and 24 to each other when the main body connector 16 is connected to the BIB connector 24 is fixed to the front end portion of the outer peripheral surface of the case 44. The connecting member 48 is formed in a ring shape that protrudes forward from the case 44, and notches 48 a and 48 a that engage with the engaging pins 35 and 35 of the BIB connector 24 are formed at positions corresponding to the locking pins 35 and 35. Have.

  When the main body side connector 16 configured as described above is connected to the BIB side connector 24, the BIB side connector 24 is inserted into the sleeve 41 of the main body side connector 16 as shown in FIG. The locking pins 35 and 35 of the side connector 24 are locked to the notches 48 a and 48 a of the connecting member 48 of the main body side connector 16. In this case, the rod part 45d of the on-off valve 45 of the main body side connector 16 presses the valve body 32a of the on-off valve 32 of the BIB-side connector 24, whereby both the on-off valves 45, 32 are opened. Thereby, the drink channel | paths 44a and 31a of both the connectors 16 and 24 are connected.

  Further, in the main body side connector 16, as shown in FIG. 3, the electrode terminals 42c and 42c of the heater 42 face the outside from the case 44, and these electrode terminals 42c and 42c are electrically connected to the control device. Has been. The control device generates heat when the heater 42 is energized at a predetermined timing and voltage. Specifically, when the main body side connector 16 is removed from the BIB side connector 24 of the existing BIB 3 when replacing the BIB 3, the heater 42 is applied with a predetermined voltage (for example, DC 8V) for a predetermined time (for example, 1 to 2 minutes). Energized. Thereby, the sleeve 41 of the main body side connector 16 is heated to a predetermined temperature (for example, 80 to 120 ° C.), and even if germs adhere to the inner surface of the sleeve 41 when the BIB 3 is replaced, it can be killed. Further, by connecting the main body side connector 16 to the BIB side connector 24 of the new BIB 3, even if various bacteria are attached to the BIB side connector 24, it can be killed. As described above, both the main body side connector 16 and the BIB side connector 24 can be kept hygienic.

  Although not shown, the main body side connector 16 is provided with a switch and a sensor (connector connection detecting means) for detecting whether or not the main body side connector 16 is connected to the BIB side connector 24, and according to the detection result, the heater 42 is provided. It is preferable to control energization. In this case, when it is detected that the main body side connector 16 is detached from the BIB side connector 24, the heater 42 is energized. In addition, after the main body side connector 16 is connected to the BIB side connector 24 of the new BIB 3, the energization to the heater 42 is stopped when a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds to 1 minute) elapses. Thereby, as above-mentioned, in addition to being able to keep the main body side connector 16 and the BIB side connector 24 hygienic, it can aim at suppression of power consumption.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the main body side connector 16 is provided at the distal end portion of the flexible tube 15, so that when connecting to the BIB side connector 24, an arbitrary It can be directed. Therefore, according to the direction of the BIB side connector 24, the direction of the main body side connector 16 can be made to correspond easily. Thereby, when exchanging the BIB 3, the main body side connector 16 can be easily connected to the BIB side connector 24. Exchange work can be performed easily.

  Further, when the BIB 3 is replaced, the heater 42 of the main body side connector 16 is energized to generate heat, so that as described above, the main body side connector 16 and the BIB side connector 24 which are the connection portions of the apparatus main body 2 and the BIB 3 are connected. Can be properly sterilized, thereby maintaining the quality of the beverage. Further, the body-side connector 16 has an outer case 44 made of a synthetic resin having a relatively low thermal conductivity, and in addition, a heat insulating / waterproof layer 43 is provided between the case 44 and the heater 42. Even if the heater 42 generates heat, the heat is not transmitted to the surface of the case 44. Therefore, when the main body side connector 16 is connected to the BIB side connector 24, even if the worker performs the connection work while holding the case 44, the connection work can be easily performed without feeling the heat generated by the heater 42. It can be carried out.

  In addition, this invention can be implemented in various aspects, without being limited to the said embodiment described. For example, although the beverage dispenser provided with the BIB has been described in the embodiment, the present invention can of course be applied to a beverage supply apparatus that connects a beverage container other than the BIB to the apparatus main body.

  In the embodiment, an electric circuit is used as the heater 42 of the main body side connector 16. However, instead of this, a heat generating material that generates heat when energized may be used. FIG. 5 shows a main body side connector 51 that employs this heat generating material as a heater 52 (heat generating portion). This heat generating material is configured to obtain a certain resistance value by dispersing powdered carbon or the like in water glass as a binder. And this heater 52 is provided in the whole outer peripheral surface of the sleeve 41 through the insulating layer 53, as shown to the figure (a). In addition, electrode terminals 42c and 42c are attached to predetermined positions of the heater 52 at predetermined intervals. The insulating layer 53 is configured to have relatively high thermal conductivity and insulation by adding silica, aluminum nitride, boron nitride, or the like to the silicone resin as the base resin. It is a thing.

  The main body side connector 51 employing the heat generating material as described above as the heater 52 can also obtain the same operations and effects as the main body side connector 16 described above. In addition, when employ | adopting a heat-generating material as the heater 52, as shown in FIG.5 (b), according to the shape of the sleeve 41, it can shape | mold easily so that the heater 52 may wrap around the bottom wall 41a, Thereby, the heating efficiency of the sleeve 41 can be increased.

  Note that the detailed configurations of the beverage dispenser 1, the main body side connector 16, and the BIB side connector 24 shown in the embodiments are merely examples, and can be appropriately changed within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the drink dispenser to which the drink supply apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows BIB. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a BIB side connector and a main body side connector, (a) shows the state before the connection of both connectors, (b) shows the state after connection. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the connection part with the BIB side connector of the main body side connector. It is a figure which shows the modification of a main body side connector.

Explanation of symbols

1 Beverage dispenser (beverage supply device)
2 Device body 3 BIB (Beverage container)
5 Supply unit 6 Transport unit 15 Tube 16 Main body side connector 24 BIB side connector (container side connector)
41 Sleeve (container)
42 Heater (heat generating part)
42a Heat generation circuit (electric circuit)
43 Thermal insulation / waterproof layer (intermediate layer)
44 Case 51 Body side connector 52 Heater (heat generating part)
C cup

Claims (7)

A beverage supply device comprising a device main body and a beverage container in which a beverage is enclosed and detachably connected to the device main body, and supplying a beverage in the beverage container by the device main body when providing a beverage,
A container-side connector provided in the beverage container;
A tube extending from the apparatus body and having flexibility;
Provided at the distal end of the tube, and detachably connected to the container-side connector to allow the beverage that has flowed out of the beverage container through the container-side connector to flow into the apparatus body via the tube. A main body side connector,
The main body side connector is
A cylindrical housing portion made of metal and into which the container-side connector is inserted,
A heat generating part that is provided on the outer surface of the storage part and generates heat to heat sterilize the storage part;
A case made of synthetic resin and covering the heat generating portion, and a case integrally formed with the housing portion outside the housing portion;
A beverage supply device characterized by comprising:   The intermediate layer for performing at least one of heat insulation and the prevention of leakage of a drink is provided between the storage part and the case in a state of covering the heat generating part. Beverage supply equipment.   The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the intermediate layer is made of silicone rubber.   The beverage supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the heat generating unit is configured by an electric circuit that generates heat when energized.   The beverage supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the heat generating section is made of a heat generating material that generates heat when energized. Connector connection detecting means for detecting whether or not the main body side connector is connected to the container side connector;
Energization means for energizing the heat generating portion when it is detected that the main body side connector is not connected to the container side connector;
The beverage supply device according to claim 4, further comprising: 7. The energization unit stops energization of the heat generating portion when a predetermined time has elapsed after it is detected that the main body side connector is connected to the container side connector. The beverage supply device described in 1.

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