JP2009277210A - Vending machine of treated water - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine of treated water for allowing a consumer to fill treated water into a brought vessel without any trouble for acquisition. <P>SOLUTION: In the vending machine A of treated water, water vessels B, B' are placed in a water inlet chamber 1. Then, the water vessels B, B' are inverted, and sterilized water is sprayed and injected from a lower portion for cleaning and sterilizing the inside of the water vessels B, B'. After that, the water vessels B, B' are rotated in a forward direction, treated water is injected from an upper portion, and the water vessels B, B' are taken out of an apparatus case C. In the vending machine A of treated water, the water vessel B to which treated water is injected from an upper portion is lowered once in the water inlet chamber 1 and then pushed forward for discharging to the outside of the water inlet chamber 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a treated water vending apparatus in which the inside of a water container is cleaned and sterilized before the tap water is treated and injected into the water container.

  Water purifiers have been frequently used in ordinary households due to the improvement of living standards and the recent increase in consumer interest in health and safety. In addition, consumers' attention to water due to health consciousness, etc., tends to improve further. As a result, in addition to water purification cartridges installed in water faucets at home, the world Products and services are provided.

  Among them, water purifiers installed in ordinary households are usually installed in small sizes and with some degree of water purification capacity because the space around the water, so-called kitchens, is limited. That is, in a general household, a large-sized water purifier with high water purification capacity that can provide high-purity water is rarely installed.

  In order to solve these problems, vending machines that provide treated water such as purified water and mineral water according to consumers' demands have many sales offices, offices, supermarkets, gas stations, canteens, and people. It is installed in the apartment complex as it is gathered.

  As described above, the mineral water vending device used by an unspecified large number of consumers (hereinafter also referred to as “customers”) uses mineral water as public tap water to generate mineral water from this public tap water. Sold.

  Furthermore, since the mineral water automatic vending machine fills and sells mineral water in the water container brought by the customer who purchases mineral water, the inside of the water container brought by the consumer is insufficient, When contaminated with various germs, the mineral water itself may be contaminated even if the hygiene management and quality control of the mineral water vending machine side are sufficiently performed.

Therefore, in the treated water vending apparatus, a means for cleaning and sterilizing the water container brought by the consumer is provided, and the water container is cleaned and sterilized to provide mineral water with excellent safety. Has been developed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent No. 2935347

  However, in the conventional treated water vending apparatus, there are many steps of sterilizing the water container and injecting mineral water. That is, the water container is placed upright and the sterilizing liquid is injected from above, then the water container is inverted and the sterilizing liquid in the container is discharged downward, and then the inverted water container is inverted again to be in the in-place state, A complicated process of injecting mineral water obtained by treating tap water anew from above is necessary.

  Furthermore, the water container is manually inserted into the water injection chamber and closed, and when the above treatment process is completed, the door is opened and the time required to manually remove the water container filled with mineral water from the water injection chamber again. In particular, in a system of a mineral water vending machine in which a customer who brings a water container automatically injects mineral water into the brought water container, the consumer manually takes out the water container of mineral water. The work is complicated and hinders the spread of such a system.

  Therefore, the present invention, after placing the water container in the water injection chamber, inverts the water container and injects and injects sterilized water from below to wash and sterilize the inside of the water container. In the treated water vending apparatus configured to inject treated water from above and take out the water container from the apparatus case, the water container into which treated water is injected from above is once lowered in the water injection chamber and then moved forward. The present invention provides a treated water vending apparatus configured to be extruded and discharged out of a water injection chamber.

  Furthermore, the water injection chamber is disposed below the water injection chamber for holding and holding the water containers of different sizes, the reversing means for reversing the holding means, and cleaning and sterilizing the inside of the water container. The present invention is also characterized by comprising sterilizing water injection means and treated water injection means disposed above the water injection chamber for injecting treated water into the water container after washing and sterilization.

  Further, the treated water is characterized in that it is configured to be generated by sequentially passing through a plurality of parallel treatment cylinders using a reverse osmosis membrane.

  In addition, a flow path case is detachably attached to the upper and lower ends of the plurality of treatment cylinders, and a flow path for sequentially conveying treated water to the plurality of parallel treatment cylinders is provided inside the flow path case. It is also characterized by being drilled.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, after placing the water container in the water injection chamber, the water container is inverted, and sterilized water is injected and injected from below to wash and sterilize the water container. In the treated water vending machine configured to rotate the container forward and inject treated water from above and take out the water container from the device case, the water container filled with treated water from above is temporarily lowered in the water injection chamber. Since it is configured to be pushed forward and discharged out of the water injection chamber, there is no need for unnecessary steps in the process of cleaning and sterilizing the water container, and there is an effect that the water container can be quickly and reliably sterilized. In addition, since water containers can be washed and sterilized quickly, even if there are many consumers, treated water can be sold one after another, so that it is not necessary to line up the consumers in the treated water vending apparatus because of the economic effect. Therefore, there is also an effect of increasing customer satisfaction.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the water injection chamber has a holding means for holding water containers of different sizes, a reversing means for reversing the holding means, and for cleaning and sterilizing the inside of the water container. Since the sterilizing water injection means disposed below the water injection chamber and the treated water injection means disposed above the water injection chamber for injecting the treated water into the water container after washing and sterilization are provided, the sizes are different. Even if it is a water container, it can be reliably held, and the water container held in the water injection chamber can be inverted, washed and sterilized, and further forward rotated to inject the treated water, which is a complicated and wasteful process. There is an effect that the water container can be cleaned and sterilized quickly and reliably.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the treated water is configured to be generated by sequentially passing through a plurality of parallel treatment cylinders using reverse osmosis membranes, the feed water is more reliably filtered. Therefore, there is an effect that high-quality treated water can be obtained.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the flow path case is detachably attached to the upper and lower ends of the plurality of treatment tubes, and the treatment water is sequentially supplied to the plurality of parallel treatment tubes in the flow passage case. Since the flow path for transporting water is perforated, there is no need to install complicated pipes through which water flows, and there is an effect of facilitating maintenance and repair. Moreover, since complicated piping is eliminated, there is an effect of improving design. Further, the upper and lower ends of the plurality of treatment cylinders are fixed by the flow path case, and there is an effect of preventing vibration and noise when producing the treated water.

  In the present invention, after the water container is placed in the water injection chamber, the water container is inverted and sterilized water is injected and injected from below to wash and sterilize the inside of the water container. In the treated water vending apparatus configured to inject the treated water and take out the water container from the apparatus case, the water container into which the treated water is injected from above is once lowered in the water injection chamber and then pushed forward to the water injection chamber. It is configured to be discharged outside.

  Further, the water injection chamber includes holding means for holding water containers of different sizes, reversing means for reversing the holding means, and sterilizing water disposed below the water injection chamber for cleaning and sterilizing the inside of the water container. Injecting means and treated water injection means disposed above the water injection chamber for injecting treated water into the water container after cleaning and sterilization are provided.

  Further, the treated water is configured to be generated by sequentially passing through a plurality of parallel treatment cylinders using a reverse osmosis membrane.

  In addition, a flow path case is detachably attached to the upper and lower ends of the plurality of treatment cylinders, and a flow path is formed in the flow path case for sequentially transporting treated water to the plurality of parallel treatment cylinders. is doing.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the treated water vending apparatus according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view of the treated water vending apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the treated water vending apparatus cut away. Is an explanatory view of the holding means for the water container, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the neck holder provided in the holding means, FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a large capacity water container is held by the holding means, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic explanatory view showing a piping diagram of the treated water vending apparatus, and FIG. 9 is a specific piping state of the treated water vending apparatus. FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the flow path case, FIGS. 11 to 14 are explanatory views of the operation of the push arm, the cam mechanism, and the link mechanism, and FIG. 15 is an explanatory view of the vertical movement of the small container holding plate. FIG. 16 is a front view of the inside of the water injection chamber and the vicinity thereof. , And the FIG. 17 is an explanatory view according to a plan view of the water injection chamber inner and the vicinity thereof.

  1 to 3, A represents a treated water vending apparatus, and the treated water vending apparatus A is composed of an apparatus case C, a water injection chamber 1 and a piping chamber 2 constituting the outer shape (see FIG. 1). 3) On the front side, an opening / closing door 23 (described later) that opens and closes the front surface of the water injection chamber 1 and an operation panel 40 capable of inserting coins are provided. Reference numeral 41 denotes a counter projecting forward below the opening / closing door 23.

  The water injection chamber 1 is a room of a size that can accommodate containers brought by the customer, and usually has a large capacity water container B ′ (about 3 gallon containers) and a small capacity water container B (about 1 gallon container). Two types can be selectively stored. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the holding plates 3 and 3 ′, which are two holding means having a substantially U-shaped cross section for holding the water containers B and B ′, are combined in a cross shape. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 11, a rotating shaft 4 as a reversing means is inserted through the central portion, and this rotating shaft 4 protrudes outward from the rear side wall 5 of the water injection chamber 1 and interlocked with the motor 6. The gear 7 can be rotated. The motor 6 is driven and controlled by a control circuit (not shown) including a microprocessor.

  As described above, the distal end portion of the rotating shaft 4 is inserted and protruded from the central portion of the holding plates 3 and 3 ′, and a disk 11 is fixed to the protruding distal end portion of the rotating shaft 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the two holding plates 3 and 3 ′ are configured as holding means so as to hold water containers B and B ′ having different capacities. That is, in the case of the water container B ′ having a large capacity, the height of the holding plate 3 ′ is configured to be higher than that of the holding plate 3 of the water container B having a small capacity.

  The neck holder 13 has left and right holding pieces 14 and 14 having a shape for fitting the constricted portions 12 of the water containers B and B ′ at the center and the constricted portions 12 of the water containers B and B ′. It comprises an urging body 15 for urging the sandwiching pieces 14, 14.

  In the substantially U-shaped holding plate 3 for a small container (that is, for the water container B), FIG. 15B, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 15A or FIG. As shown, guide rods 10 are installed vertically between the upper plate 8 and the lower plate 9, and the left and right guide rods 10 are inserted into left and right insertion pipes 10 ′ fixed on the back surface of the disk 11. Thus, it is configured to be slidable up and down in the insertion pipe 10 '.

  Accordingly, the holding plate 3 together with the left and right guide rods 10 can be moved up and down via the insertion pipe 10 ′ on the back surface of the disk 11, and at the same time, if the disk 11 is rotated by the rotating shaft 4, the guide rod is inserted via the insertion pipe 10 ′. The holding plate 3 rotates together with 10.

  In short, the holding plate 3 for the small container is configured to be able to move up and down as well as to rotate with the above configuration.

  A neck holder 13 for holding the constricted portion 12 of the water containers B and B ′ is continuously provided at the tip of the upper plate 8.

  Note that the other holder plate 3 ′ for the substantially U-shaped large container (that is, for the water container B ′) is also provided with the neck holder 13 at the tip of the upper plate 8, but the guide rod 10 described above. Does not exist.

  Therefore, the holding plate 3 'for the large container rotates integrally with the holding plate 3 for the small container via the disk 11, but does not move up and down like the holding plate 3 for the small container.

  A coil spring 16 attached to the guide rod 10 is interposed between the upper plate 8 of the holding plate 3 for the small container and the opening end of the insertion pipe 10 ′. The holding plate 3 is fixed upward by the coil spring 16. The neck holder 13 integrated with the holding plate 3 is urged by the upper limit position.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 17, a cam mechanism 17 is disposed above the upper plate 8, and the holding plate 3 is moved downward against the bias of the coil spring 16 by the operation of the cam mechanism 17. Force descent. In the figure, 17 a is a receiving piece for receiving the cam main body 42 of the cam mechanism 17, and projects from the upper surface of the upper plate 8.

  The link mechanism n for operating the push-out arm 18 is configured as follows.

  That is, two shafts are horizontally mounted above the holding plate 3 in the water injection chamber 1, one is a link shaft 43 for pivoting the extrusion arm 18, and the other is a cam mechanism 17. This is a cam shaft 44 for pivoting.

  The base end of the pushing arm 18 is fixed in the middle of the link shaft 43, and the cam main body 42 of the cam mechanism 17 is fixed at the center of the cam shaft 44. One end of the link shaft 43 and the cam shaft 44 protrudes from the side plate of the water injection chamber 1, and the link mechanism n is linked to the shaft end of the link shaft 43. The mechanism 17 is linked and connected.

  A drive motor 25 is mounted on the top of the water injection chamber 1, and an output shaft of the drive motor 25 is interlocked and connected to a cam shaft 44 protruding from a side plate of the water injection chamber 1.

  45 is a large pulley provided at the shaft end of the cam shaft 44, 46 is a small pulley provided on the output shaft of the drive motor 25, and 47 is an interlocking belt suspended between the pulleys.

  A passive link arm 48 is fixed to the shaft end of the link shaft 43, and a drive link arm 49 base end is fixed to the shaft end of the cam shaft 44 linked to the drive motor 25. An interlocking arm 50 is pivotally supported between the arm 49 and the passive link arm 48.

  As described above, the constructed cam mechanism 17 and link mechanism n operate as follows. The operation will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state before the operation.

  When output from the drive motor 25 to the cam shaft 44, the cam shaft 44 resists the bias of the coil spring 16 via the receiving piece 17 a that rotates and contacts the cam body 42 as shown in FIG. 12. And lowered along the insertion pipe 10 '.

  That is, when the drive motor 25 rotates, the small pulley 46 also rotates, and the rotational power is transmitted to the large pulley 45 via the interlock belt 47, whereby the cam shaft 44 rotates. When the cam body 42 fixed at the center of the cam shaft 44 is rotated about 60 degrees from the state before the operation by the transmitted rotational power, the receiving plate 17a is pushed, whereby the holding plate 3 is attached to the coil spring 16. It descends along the insertion pipe 10 'against the force.

  At the same time, rotational force is transmitted from the drive link arm 49 to the passive link arm 48 via the interlocking arm 50 by the rotation of the cam shaft 44, and the push-out arm 18 is rotated via the link shaft 43 integral with the passive link arm 48. Then, the lower end of the pushing arm 18 pushes the water container B forward. At this time, the pushing arm 18 rotates about 30 degrees from the state before the operation, and the side peripheral surface of the water container B and the tip end portion of the pushing arm 18 start to contact each other.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when the cam body 42 continues to rotate further by the output from the drive motor 25 and rotates about 90 degrees from the state before the operation, the receiving piece 17a reaches the lowermost part. Reach the bottom. At this time, the pushing arm 18 rotates about 50 degrees from the state before the operation, the side peripheral surface of the water container B and the tip of the pushing arm 18 come into contact with each other, and the water container B is pushed out of the water injection chamber 1. The operation to take out. However, the water container B is still in the water injection chamber 1.

  The timing of the rotation operation of the cam body 42 and the rotation operation of the push-out arm 18 is determined by the position of the central portion 51 of the cam body 42 and each arm of the link mechanism n (the drive link arm 49, the passive link arm 48 and the interlocking arm). 50).

  In this embodiment, the drive link arm 49 of the link mechanism n coincides with the timing at which the passive link arm 48 is fully retracted at the timing when the flat portion 51 of the cam body 42 starts the cam.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 14, as the cam main body 42 starts cam operation, when the drive link arm 49 of the link mechanism n rotates about 180 degrees, the passive link arm 48 is angled at about 90 degrees via the interlocking arm 50. The push-out arm 18 is pivoted forward by an angle of about 90 degrees through the link shaft 43 and the water container B is pushed out.

  That is, when the cam body 42 continues to rotate further by the output from the drive motor 25 and rotates about 180 degrees from the state before the operation, the receiving piece 17a is maintained at the lowest position, and the holding plate 3 is also at the lowest position. It is maintained in the state located in. At this time, the extrusion arm 18 rotates about 90 degrees from the state before the operation, and the water container B is placed on the upper surface of the extrusion counter 41 outside the water injection chamber 1.

  In the state where the cam main body 42 continues to rotate and is rotated from about 90 degrees to about 270 degrees from the state before the operation, the receiving piece 17a is maintained in a state where it is positioned at the lowest position, and the holding plate 3 is also It is maintained in the state located in the lowest part.

  Further, the cam main body 42 continues to rotate further by the output from the drive motor 25, and when it rotates about 360 degrees from the state before the operation, that is, once, as shown in FIG. 11, it returns to the state position before the operation.

  As described above, in the push-out arm 18, rotational power is transmitted from the drive link arm 49 to the passive link arm 48 through the interlocking arm 50 by the rotation of the cam shaft 44, and the link shaft 43 integral with the passive link arm 48 is formed. By rotating, it is stored in the position before the operation.

  In other words, the pusher arm 18 that has been pushed forward by about 90 degrees to perform the push-out operation of the water container B is rotated about 180 degrees to about 360 degrees from the state before the cam body 42 continues to rotate. In addition, the rotary power transmitted through the link mechanism n is rotated about 90 degrees rearward and stored in the state position before the operation.

  The holding plate 3 that is maintained in the lowermost position by the flat portion 51 of the cam main body 42 causes the flat portion 51 of the cam main body 42 to contact the receiving piece 17a as the cam main body 42 continues to rotate. Since the coil spring 16 disappears, the coil spring 16 is gradually lifted along the insertion pipe 10 ′ by the urging force of the coil spring 16, and returns to the state before the operation.

  Here, the reason why the holding plate 3 of the small capacity water container B is once lowered and then pushed forward will be described.

  That is, if water is poured in a state where a small-capacity water container B is previously placed on the inner bottom plate of the water-filling chamber 1, the water-pouring port is at a lower position than in the case of a large-capacity water container B ′, so There is a possibility that the treatment water from 21 may not be injected accurately, and the holding plate 3 is inverted at the position of the rotating shaft 4 aligned with the large capacity water container B ′ in order to clean the small capacity water container B. Then, since the opening of the small volume water container B is in the low position and is inverted, a space is formed between the injection nozzle 22 and the sterilizing water from the nozzle is injected into the opening of the small volume water container B. There is a risk that it cannot be done accurately.

  In order to eliminate such a drawback, when the water container B having a small capacity is stored in the water injection chamber 1 in advance, it is stored at the same opening position as that of the water container B ′ having a large capacity. Therefore, a space corresponding to the small water container B is formed between the inner bottom plate of the water injection chamber 1.

  By doing so, water can be injected from above the treated water in the same manner as the large-capacity water container B ′, and when reversing for sterilization, the opening is located at the same reversal position as the large-capacity water container B ′. Can be positioned.

  However, since the small-capacity water container B is floated and held above the inner bottom plate of the water injection chamber 1, a small-capacity water container B is pushed out in order to discharge it to the front of the water injection chamber 1. In this case, the water container B must be pushed down once and placed on the inner bottom plate of the water injection chamber 1.

  For this purpose, the holding plate 3 is once lowered via the cam mechanism 17 so that a small capacity water container B is placed on the inner bottom plate of the water injection chamber 1. It extrudes and discharges to the front.

  Next, the flow path of water in the treated water vending apparatus A will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing a piping diagram of the treated water vending apparatus A, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific piping state of the treated water vending apparatus A.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and FIGS. 8 to 9, a treated water nozzle 21 as treated water injection means for injecting treated water into a water container after cleaning and sterilization is provided above the water injection chamber 1. Is arranged. Further, below the water injection chamber 1, an injection nozzle 22 as a sterilizing water injection means is disposed for cleaning and sterilizing the inside of the water containers B and B '.

  An open / close door 23 is provided in front of the water injection chamber 1 so as to be movable up and down. By operating a start button, the door is automatically opened to inject a small capacity water container B or a large capacity water container B ′. When it is stored in the chamber 1, the door is automatically closed, and when a series of operations such as cleaning, sterilization, and treatment water injection are completed, the door is automatically opened.

  In the piping chamber 2, the tap water supplied from the water supply pipe 24 is treated with a reverse osmosis membrane and injected into the water containers B and B 'as treated water, and the water containers B and B' are cleaned and sterilized. For this purpose, various pipes and members for injecting sterilizing water into the water containers B and B ′ inverted are accommodated.

  That is, water supplied from a water supply source (not shown), such as tap water, is pumped up by a submersible pump 26 operated by a drive motor 25 and reaches the microfilter 28 through a pipe. The microfilter 28 filters the feed water to remove turbidity and dust. In addition, the microfilter 28 is comprised by the hollow fiber membrane, for example.

  Of the water pumped up by the submersible pump 26, pump air and drainage are made.

  Next, the water supply reaches the pre-carbon filter 29 through the pipe. Water is filtered by the pre-carbon filter 29 to remove organic matter, odor, taste and residual chlorine. The precarbon filter 29 is made of activated carbon, for example.

  A chlorine check valve 30 for checking the presence or absence of chlorine in the feed water that has passed through the pre-carbon filter 29 is provided. Furthermore, the water supply that has passed through the solenoid valve 31 reaches a plurality of parallel processing cylinders 32 using reverse osmosis membranes.

  The feed water is filtered by the treatment cylinder 32 to remove particles containing ions, turbidity, bacteria, and the like. In addition, the process cylinder 32 is comprised by the reverse osmosis membrane as mentioned above.

  The highly filtered water supply is divided into two hands by the treatment cylinder 32 constituted by the reverse osmosis membrane. That is, the flow path through which the feed water that is further filtered and becomes the treated water filled in the water containers B and B ′ passes, and the flow path through which the feed water that becomes the sterilization water for cleaning and sterilizing the water containers B and B ′ passes. Divided into

  First, the flow path in which treated water is generated will be described. The highly filtered feed water that has passed through the solenoid valve 31 is further filtered by the post carbon filter 33, and a slight amount of organic matter, odor, taste, and residual chlorine that cannot be removed by the treatment cylinder 32 constituted by the reverse osmosis membrane. Removed. The post carbon filter 33 is made of activated carbon, for example.

  The filtered treated water passes through the flow meter 34 and reaches the UV tube 35. The UV tube 35 is an ultraviolet sterilizer and sterilizes bacteria and bacteria.

  Thus, the treated water which is the purified water filtered more highly is filled into the water containers B and B ′ by the treated water nozzle 21 which is a treated water injection means.

  Next, a flow path in which sterilizing water is generated will be described. The highly filtered feed water that has passed through the solenoid valve 31 generates ozone for injection into the sterilized water to be cleaned and sterilized inside the water containers B and B ′ by the ozone generator 36.

  The sterilized water into which ozone has been injected by the ozone generator 36 is sprayed by the spray nozzle 22 as a sterilizing water spraying means for cleaning and sterilizing the inside of the water containers B and B ′.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 10, a flow path case 37 is detachably attached to the upper and lower ends of the plurality of parallel processing cylinders 32, and a plurality of parallel processing cylinders 32 are provided inside the flow path case 37. A flow path 37a for sequentially transporting the treated water is provided. That is, the flow path case 37 is configured by connecting a plurality of manifold blocks 38 in which flow paths 37a are formed to each other in a row, and on one surface of each manifold block 38 formed in a dice shape, a processing cylinder is provided. The connection part 39 with 32 is formed. The processing cylinder 32 is connected and communicated between the upper and lower manifold blocks 38.

  Therefore, the flow path case 37 communicating with the processing cylinder 32 can be easily configured by using the manifold blocks 38 corresponding to the number of the processing cylinders 32 formed of reverse osmosis membranes. Therefore, it is not necessary to install a complicated piping through which water flows, and maintenance and repair are facilitated. In addition, since complicated piping is eliminated, the design is improved.

  Note that one of the plurality of processing cylinders 32 includes a submersible pump 26. In this way, by arranging the submersible pump 26 in the processing cylinder 32, generation of vibration noise is prevented.

  The treated water vending apparatus A in one embodiment of the present invention can be automatically performed from the cleaning of the water containers B and B ′ to the provision of fresh treated water with a simple operation.

  That is, in the treated water vending apparatus A, for example, the consumer inserts the purchase price of treated water, and operates the operation panel 40 according to the voice guide, so that the water container B for small capacity brought by the consumer or A large-capacity water container B ′ is washed and sterilized, a small-capacity water container B or a large-capacity water container B ′ is filled with treated water, and a small-capacity water container B or large-capacity water automatically filled with treated water is filled. The capacity water container B ′ is carried out to the counter 41. Below, a series of procedures in which a consumer purchases treated water will be described.

  First, a consumer brings a small-capacity water container B or a large-capacity water container B ′ that can be used repeatedly, and pays the treated water purchase price to the treated water vending apparatus A by cash or a card. The door 23 is automatically opened by operating the touch panel type operation panel 40 in accordance with the voice guide. Therefore, when the small-capacity water container B or the large-capacity water container B ′ brought by the customer is stored in the water injection chamber 1, the treated water vending apparatus A is a series of the water in accordance with the program incorporated in the treated water vending apparatus A. Started sales of treated water.

  First, when it is sensed that a small-capacity water container B or a large-capacity water container B ′ is stored in the water injection chamber 1, the treated water vending apparatus A automatically closes the open / close door 23. If an abnormality is detected when the door 23 is closed, the door 23 is not closed to prevent danger.

  When the open / close door 23 is safely and automatically closed, the small-capacity water container B or the large-capacity water container B ′ fixed by the holding means constituted by the neck holder 13 or the like is operated by the motor 6 operated by the control program. By reversing the holding means, the mouth of the small-capacity water container B or the large-capacity water container B ′ is directed downward.

  Next, the inside of the small volume water container B or the large volume water container B ′ is cleaned and sterilized by spraying sterilizing water from the spray nozzle 22. Moreover, about the cap of water container B of small capacity | capacitance or water container B 'of large capacity | capacitance, when a consumer accommodates a cap in the cap UV disinfection space formed in the vicinity of the operation panel, it automatically becomes ultraviolet light. Disinfection and sterilization is performed.

  When it is sensed that the cleaning and sterilization of the small capacity water container B or the large capacity water container B ′ is completed, the small capacity water container B or the large capacity water container B ′ fixed by the holding means is controlled by the control program. When the holding means is rotated forward by the motor 6 that operates, the mouth of the small-capacity water container B or the large-capacity water container B ′ faces upward.

  When it is detected that the mouth of the small-capacity water container B or the large-capacity water container B ′ has turned upward, the treated water is automatically purified from the treated water nozzle 21 and purified by ultraviolet sterilization. Is discharged, and the small-capacity water container B or the large-capacity water container B ′ is filled with treated water. When it is sensed that the purchase amount of treated water selected by the consumer on the operation panel 40 is reached, the discharge of treated water is automatically terminated.

  When the discharge is completed, the open / close door 23 is automatically opened. In the treated water vending apparatus A, when the cam mechanism 17 is actuated by the driving means, the push-out arm 18 is lowered, and the narrow arm 12 of the small-capacity water container B or the large-capacity water container B ′ The tip portion comes into contact with the water container B, and the water container B ′ having a large capacity is pushed to the counter 41 by pushing the water container B ′ having a small capacity or the water container B ′ having a large capacity. When the push-out arm 18 is operated, the operation of the cam mechanism 17 causes the neck holder 13 to have a wider space between the sandwiching pieces 14, 14, so that the fixation is released. The water container B ′ is automatically carried out to the counter 41.

  As described above, the small-capacity water container B is temporarily held via the cam mechanism 17 when the small-capacity water container B filled with treated water is carried out to the counter 41 by the extrusion arm 18. The plate 3 is lowered, and a small-capacity water container B is placed on the inner bottom plate of the water injection chamber 1. In this state, the extrusion arm 18 pushes out to the counter 41 in front of the water injection chamber 1. is there.

  When the small-capacity water container B or the large-capacity water container B ′ is carried out, the open / close door 23 of the treated water vending apparatus A automatically closes and prepares for the next treated water sales operation.

  When a consumer purchases from the treated water vending apparatus A, a small-capacity water container B or a large-capacity water container B ′ filled with the treated water to become a heavy material is taken out from the water injection chamber 1 as before. There is no need. That is, the treated water vending apparatus A includes a means for carrying out a small capacity water container B or a large capacity water container B ′ filled with the treated water as described above to a counter 41. Therefore, it is used by a wide range of consumers regardless of age or gender.

  The consumer takes out the disinfected cap stored in the cap UV disinfection space, attaches the disinfected cap to the small-capacity water container B filled with the treated water or the large-capacity water container B ′, and purchases the processing. Take the water home.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Change is possible.

1 is a perspective view of a treated water vending apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the processed water vending apparatus. It is the side view which notched a part of the processed water vending apparatus. It is explanatory drawing of the holding means of a water container. It is explanatory drawing of the neck holder with which the holding means is provided. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which hold | maintained the large capacity | capacitance water container by the holding means. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which hold | maintained the small capacity | capacitance water container with the holding means. It is typical explanatory drawing which shows the piping figure of the treated water vending apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific piping state of the processed water vending apparatus. It is explanatory drawing of a flow path case. It is explanatory drawing of operation | movement of an extrusion arm, a cam mechanism, and a link mechanism. It is explanatory drawing of operation | movement of an extrusion arm, a cam mechanism, and a link mechanism. It is explanatory drawing of operation | movement of an extrusion arm, a cam mechanism, and a link mechanism. It is explanatory drawing of operation | movement of an extrusion arm, a cam mechanism, and a link mechanism. It is explanatory drawing of the up-and-down raising / lowering operation | movement of the holding plate for small containers. It is explanatory drawing by the front view of the inside of a water injection chamber and its vicinity. It is explanatory drawing by the planar view inside a water injection chamber and its vicinity.

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A Treated water vending equipment B Small water container B 'Large water container C Device case n Link mechanism 1 Injection chamber 2 Piping chamber 3, 3' Holding plate 4 Rotating shaft 5 Rear side wall 6 Motor 7 Interlocking gear 8 Above Side plate 9 Lower plate 10 Guide rod 11 Disk 12 Constriction 13 Neck holder 14 Nipping piece 15 Energizing body 16 Coil spring 17 Cam mechanism 17a Receiving piece 18 Extrusion arm 21 Treatment water nozzle 22 Injection nozzle 23 Opening / closing door 24 Water supply pipe 25 Drive motor 26 Submersible pump 28 Micro filter 29 Pre-carbon filter 30 Chlorine check valve 31 Solenoid valve 32 Processing cylinder 33 Post carbon filter 34 Flow meter 35 UV tube 36 Ozone generator 37 Channel case 37a Channel 38 Manifold block 39 connecting portion 40 operation panel 41 counter 42 cam body 43 link shaft 44 cam shaft 45 large pulley 46 small pulley 47 interlocking belt 48 passive link arm 49 drive link arm 50 interlocking arm 51 flat part

Claims (4)

After placing the water container in the water injection chamber, the water container is inverted and sterilized water is injected and injected from below to wash and sterilize the inside of the water container. In the treated water vending device configured to inject and remove the water container out of the device case,
A treated water vending apparatus characterized in that a water container into which treated water is injected from above is lowered in the water injection chamber and then pushed forward to be discharged out of the water injection chamber.   The water injection chamber includes a holding means for holding water containers of different sizes, a reversing means for reversing the holding means, and a sterilizing water jet disposed below the water injection chamber for cleaning and sterilizing the inside of the water container. The treated water vending apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means and treated water injection means disposed above the water injection chamber for injecting treated water into the water container after cleaning and sterilization.   The treated water vending apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the treated water is configured to be generated by sequentially passing through a plurality of parallel treatment cylinders using a reverse osmosis membrane.   A flow path case is detachably attached to the upper and lower ends of the plurality of treatment cylinders, and a flow path is formed inside the flow path case for sequentially transporting treated water to the plurality of parallel treatment cylinders. The treated water vending apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

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