JP2013230853A - Operating lever automating unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operating lever automating unit which can be easily attached to an existing manual beer server body without being affected by the specification thereof and enables the existing manual beer server body to be automated.SOLUTION: An operating lever automating unit A can automatically operate the operating lever of a beer cock B attached to a beer server body B by using a shank, a cap nut, and a pressing sleeve and can be attached to the beer server body B. The operating lever automating unit A includes a unit substrate. A passage enlarged hole H for attaching to the beer server body B is formed in the unit substrate. The passage enlarged hole H has a diameter (sufficient size) allowing the shank, the cap nut, and the pressing sleeve to pass through. The unit substrate is allowed to be directly attached to a beer server body wall part 5.

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation lever automation unit capable of adding a function capable of automatically discharging beer to a beer server body for manually discharging beer.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a beer server having a structure in which beer and foam are distinguished and discharged by grasping and operating an operation lever has been widely used.
A beer cock provided with an operation lever is attached to the beer server body of such a beer server, and beer is discharged from the beer cock by manually tilting the operation lever in one direction.
Further, by tilting the operation lever in the direction opposite to that when beer is discharged, foam is discharged from the beer cock.

These beer and foam are continuously discharged while the operation lever is tilted, and when the operation lever returns to the vertical state, the discharge of beer and foam stops.
As described above, since the switching operation of the operation lever is performed manually, it is difficult to adjust the discharge of beer, and it is difficult for a non-expert to always supply a predetermined amount of beer to the container.

For this reason, a beer server body that can mechanically control the tilting state of the operation lever has been developed in order to supply a predetermined amount of beer that is always determined regardless of the human skill of operating the operation lever. (See Patent Document 1).
The drive device provided in the beer server main body includes a grip portion that grips the operation lever, and moves the grip portion to tilt the operation lever, thereby discharging beer from the beer cock.
At this time, since the movement of the gripping portion is controlled by a computer mounted on the driving device, the beer server body can always supply the same amount of beer to the container regardless of the skill of the human being operated.

JP 2006-16086 A JP 2009-12783 A

By the way, at present, many beer server bodies manufactured for manual use are used in restaurants.
However, since the operation of the beer cock can be used only manually, it is impossible to automate the operation of the beer cock in the existing beer server.
Therefore, it has been desired to use an existing beer server body that can be relatively easily automated.
For this reason, an operation lever automation unit that can easily automate a manual beer server body has been developed (see Patent Document 2).
This is extremely useful because it can be automated by attaching an operation lever automation unit to an existing beer server body.

However, although the operation lever automation unit can be attached to the main body of the beer server having the mainstream specifications, there are some that cannot.
This is because the specifications of the existing beer server body, such as the shank and the presser sleeve, are various in addition to the mainstream, and the shank and presser sleeve are always attached to the mounting hole formed in the operation lever automation unit. This is because it cannot be accurately fitted.

The present invention has been developed to solve the above problems.
That is, an object of the present invention is to provide an operation lever automation unit that can be easily installed and automated without being influenced by the specifications of an existing manual beer server body.

  As a result of intensive research based on the background of the problems as described above, the present inventor unexpectedly found that the mounting hole of the operation lever automation unit is a so-called stupid hole, thereby ensuring versatility. The present invention has been completed based on knowledge.

  That is, according to the present invention, (1) the operation lever of the beer cock attached to the beer server body using the shank, the cap nut, and the presser sleeve can be automatically operated and can be attached to the beer server body. The operation lever automation unit has a unit substrate, and the unit substrate is formed with a passage expansion hole for attaching to the beer server main body, the passage expansion hole includes the shank, the cap nut, and The control lever automation unit has a diameter (a sufficiently large size) through which the pressing sleeve can pass and the unit substrate can be directly attached to the wall of the beer server main body.

  That is, according to the present invention, (2) a plurality of through holes are provided at intervals around the passage enlargement hole, and the unit substrate can be fixed to the beer server main body wall through the through holes by a fixing tool. It exists in the operation lever automation unit of the said (1) description.

  That is, according to the present invention, (3) the unit substrate is provided with a driving unit that can move up and down, a mounting table on which the container is mounted, and a second driving mechanism that tilts the mounting table. The operating lever automation unit according to the above (1) is provided with a gripping part that moves the lever, a first drive mechanism that horizontally moves the gripping part, and a control unit that controls at least the first drive mechanism.

  That is, the present invention resides in (4) the operation lever automation unit according to (3), wherein the fixing tool is a bolt.

  That is, the present invention resides in (5) the operation lever automation unit according to (1), wherein the control unit includes a display screen having a touch panel function that is easily visible.

  That is, the present invention resides in (6) the operation lever automation unit according to (3), wherein the display screen displays a graphic corresponding to the discharged amount of beer.

  That is, the present invention is (7), wherein the display screen displays an animation diagram in which beer is poured into a container and an animation diagram in which bubbles are poured into the container, which are displayed separately. The control lever automation unit.

  In addition, as long as the objective of this invention is met, the structure which combined said invention suitably is also employable.

  The operation lever automation unit of the present invention can automatically operate an operation lever of a beer cock provided in a beer server body.

  Further, a passage enlargement hole for attaching to the beer server body is formed in the unit substrate of the operation lever automation unit, and the passage enlargement hole is large enough to pass through the shank, the cap nut, and the holding sleeve. Because the unit board can be directly mounted on the wall of the beer server body, the operation lever automation unit can be easily and versatile from manual to automatic regardless of the specifications of the existing beer server body. Can be changed.

A plurality of through holes are provided at intervals around the enlarged passage hole of the unit substrate, and the unit substrate can be fixed to the beer server main body wall with a fixing tool through the through hole. Even if the operation is repeated, there is no problem that the operation lever automation unit rotates or rattles.
There is no need to provide a key groove for preventing rotation in the passage expansion hole as in the prior art, and there is an advantage that only the hole processing is required. Further, since only a fool hole is provided, processing accuracy is not so required.

Furthermore, since the operation lever automation unit of the present invention includes a display screen that displays the beer discharge amount discharged from the beer cock in a visible manner, the beer discharge amount can be confirmed at a glance. The user of the main body can always check whether or not the amount of beer that should be discharged is discharged reliably.
The user can quickly notice a failure or abnormality of the beer server body by constantly checking the amount of beer dispensed.

  And if what is displayed so that the discharge amount of beer is visible is a figure corresponding to the discharge amount of beer, the user can grasp the discharge amount of beer intuitively.

  If the figure displayed on the display screen displays beer and foam separately, the user can visually recognize the amount of beer discharged including the amount of foam.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a state in which the operation lever automation unit of the present embodiment is attached to the beer server body B. FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-section of the attachment portion of the operation lever automation unit attached to the beer server body. FIG. 3 is an external view showing an existing beer server body. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the attachment portion in a state where the beer cock is removed from the existing beer server body. FIG. 5 is an external view showing a state in which the beer cock is removed from the existing beer server body. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the unit substrate of the operation lever automation unit is in contact with the surface of the beer server body wall. FIG. 7 is an external view showing a state in which the unit substrate of the operation lever automation unit is brought into contact with the surface of the wall portion of the beer server main body. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the unit substrate of the operation lever automation unit is fixed to the wall portion of the beer server main body with a fixing tool. FIG. 9 is a front view of the operation lever automation unit of the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a side view of the operation lever automation unit of the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view of the upper surface of the operation lever automation unit of this embodiment. FIG. 12 is an explanatory view schematically showing an animation diagram displayed on the display screen when beer is supplied. FIG. 13 is a front view and a side view of a frame constituting the mounting table. FIG. 14 is a front view and a side view of the swing plate constituting the mounting table. FIG. 15 is a front view and a side view of the second drive mechanism constituting the mounting table. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of another screen mode displayed on the display screen.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The control lever automation unit A of the present invention is a separate product independent of the beer server main body B, but once it is attached to the manual beer server main body B, it can be automated.
The operation lever automation unit itself is easily attached to the front surface of the manual beer server body B.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a state where the operation lever automation unit A of the present embodiment is attached to the beer server body B, and FIG. 2 is a state where the operation lever automation unit A is attached to the beer server body B. The cross section of an attachment part is shown.
More specifically, the operation lever automation unit A, more specifically, a passage enlargement hole H is provided in the unit board B1, which is a component of the operation lever automation unit A, and the operation is performed via the passage enlargement hole H. The lever automation unit A is attached and fixed to the beer server body B.
Further, a plurality (four in this case) of through holes H1 are formed around the enlarged passage hole H at intervals.

The through hole H1 is a hole for inserting a fixing tool such as a screw N for fixing the operation lever automation unit A.
The passage expansion hole H is large enough to allow the shank 2 and the pressing sleeve 4 incorporated in the beer server main body B to pass therethrough.
In other words, the diameter of the passage expansion hole H is formed larger than the outer diameter of the shank 2 or the pressing sleeve 4.

Usually, since the pressing sleeve 4 has the largest outer diameter among these components, the passage expansion hole H has a diameter larger than that of the pressing sleeve 4 having the largest diameter.
As for the mounting structure, as shown in FIG. 2, the beer cock 1 is attached to the beer server body wall 5 using a shank 2, a cap nut 3, a presser sleeve 4, a washer 6, a nut 7, and the like. The beer server body wall 5 is fastened between the presser sleeve 4 and the nut 7.
The shank 2 is inserted into a receiving sleeve 51 that is fitted and fixed to the beer server main body wall 5 and fixed with a nut 7.

  Once the operation lever automation unit A is attached to the existing manual beer server body B, the tilting operation of the operation lever 1A provided in the beer cock 1 of the beer server body B is automatically performed by the operation lever automation unit A. To be done.

Accordingly, when the operation lever automation unit A of the present embodiment is attached to the beer server main body B in this way, the tilt of the operation lever 1A is automatically performed by the operation lever automation unit A. Therefore, the beer server main body Regardless of the skill of the user of B, a fixed amount of beer and a fixed amount of foam can always be supplied to the container (mug).
Moreover, the operation lever automation unit A has a feature that can be set regardless of the specifications of the existing manual beer server body B, and is versatile and highly useful.

Next, the installation (procedure) of the operation lever automation unit A to the beer server main body B will be described.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the attachment part in a state where the beer cock 1 is removed from the existing beer server body B (FIG. 3).

FIG. 5 is an external view showing a state in which the beer cock 1 is removed from the existing beer server body.
First, when the screw nut 3 is unscrewed and only the beer cock 1 is removed from the shank 2, the tip of the shank 2 protrudes from the beer server body wall 5 together with the bag nut 3.
Next, the operation lever automation unit A is attached to the beer server main body 1.
In the present invention, as described above, the passage enlargement hole H formed in the unit substrate B1 of the operation lever automation unit A has the shank 2, the cap nut 3, the presser sleeve 4 provided in the existing beer server body B. It is large enough to pass through.
Therefore, from the state of FIG. 4, the unit substrate B <b> 1 can pass through the shank 2, the cap nut 3, and the pressing sleeve 4 at a stroke and can be brought into contact with the surface of the beer server body wall 5.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the unit substrate B1 of the operation lever automation unit A is brought into contact with the surface of the beer server body wall 5, and FIG. 7 is an external view thereof.
After the contact, the unit substrate B1 is fixed to the beer server main body wall 5 using a fixing tool such as a screw N through a plurality (four in the figure) through holes H1.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the unit substrate B1 of the operation lever automation unit A is fixed to the beer server body wall 5 with a fixing tool.
When the fixing tool is a screw N, it is fixed by screwing into the beer server body wall 5.
Next, the bead cock 1 is attached by tightening the cap nut 3 to the shank 2 protruding from the beer server body wall 5 (see FIG. 2).

  As described above, in the present invention, “only the beer cock 1 is removed from the existing beer server body 13” → “the unit substrate B1 is brought into contact with the surface of the beer server body wall 5” → “the unit substrate B1 is The operation lever automation unit can be easily and quickly attached to the existing beer server body by the operation of “fixing to the beer server body wall 5” → “attaching the beer cock 1”.

  Incidentally, conventionally, all the parts including beer cock 1, shank 2, cap nut 3, presser sleeve 4 and washer 6 and nut 7 on the back side of beer server body wall 5 were removed. Thereafter, the unit substrate B1 had to be fixed by pressing the unit substrate B1 against the beer server body wall 5 with the presser sleeve 4.

In the present invention, it is only necessary to remove the beer cock 1, and it is not necessary to remove the shank 2, the cap nut 3, the pressing sleeve 4, the washer 6 on the back side of the beer server body wall 5, the nut 7, and the like.
Incidentally, a drive unit B2 for tilting the operation lever 1A is attached to the entire upper surface of the operation lever automation unit A.
For this reason, the control lever automation unit A has a poor weight balance as a whole device and is easy to rotate.
For this reason, conventionally, a key groove for preventing rotation of the unit substrate B1 has been formed in the mounting hole.

Since the keyway is fixed at one point, it may become sweet and loose when the turning force is repeatedly applied to the unit substrate during use.
However, since the present invention is fixed at several points away from the passage expansion hole as described above, such a problem does not occur at all.
Further, unlike the prior art, in the present invention, it is not necessary to further form a key groove in the passage expansion hole H, and the processing is extremely simple because only a so-called fool hole is provided in the unit substrate.

Next, each part which comprises the operation lever automation unit A is demonstrated.
FIG. 9 is a front view of the operation lever automation unit of the present embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a side view of the operation lever automation unit of the present embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view of the upper surface of the operation lever automation unit of this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 9, the control lever automation unit A of the present embodiment includes a unit board B1 as a base, and a drive unit B2 is attached to the entire upper surface of the unit board B1 so as to be vertically movable. .
The drive unit B2 controls the gripping unit 10 that restrains and tilts the operation lever 1A of the beer cock 1, the first drive mechanism that moves the gripping unit 10, and at least controls the first drive mechanism. Control unit 13 (the control unit 13 can also control a second drive mechanism described later).

  On the other hand, a mounting table B3 for mounting a container for storing beer is provided at the lower part of the entire surface of the unit substrate B1 (below the driving unit B2).

The control unit 13 includes a control board (not shown) and controls the first drive mechanism as will be described later.
The control unit 13 is provided with a display screen 13A that can be easily visually recognized from the outside. The display screen 13A has a touch panel function and can display a plurality of screens in a driven manner.

  For example, in the screen of the mode as shown in FIG. 9, six buttons 13B are displayed, and when a small automatic button (specifically, a picture of the button) is touched, the operation lever automation unit A corresponds to the small container. When a large amount of beer is discharged and a large automatic button (specifically, a picture of the button) is touched, the amount of beer corresponding to the large container is discharged.

  As described above, the drive unit B2 can move up and down on the unit substrate B1, and for this purpose, the pair of left and right guide units 17 that slide on the rail unit B12 formed on the unit substrate B1 and the drive unit B2 A latch bolt 18 is provided for fixing the position.

The guide part 17 is formed in a U-shape, and is provided inside the left and right side wall surfaces of the drive part B2 with the openings facing each other.
The latch bolt 18 is disposed inside the drive unit B2 so as to be elastically protrudeable from a hole formed in the rear wall surface of the drive unit B2. The latch bolt 18 is provided with a knob. The latch bolt 18 can be fitted into the main body by grasping and moving the knob.

On the other hand, the plate-like unit substrate B1 is bent rearward, and a step portion is formed on the unit substrate B1. Therefore, the drive part B2 is grounded to the step part and prevented from moving downward.
In a state where the drive unit B2 is grounded to the stepped portion, the operation lever 1A is in a position inserted through a gripping hole 10A of the gripping unit 10 described later.

Edges on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the unit substrate B1 are bent in a U shape, and a rail portion B12 for fitting into the guide portion 17 is formed.
By fitting the rail portion B12 and the guide portion 17, the drive portion B2 slides in the vertical direction via the guide portion 17 without rattling the rail portion B12 of the unit substrate B1.

The unit board B1 is formed with a plurality of fitting holes (not shown) for fitting the latch bolts 18 in the vertical direction. By selecting the fitting holes and fitting the latch bolts 18, the drive unit B2 Can be fixed at an arbitrary vertical position.
That is, since the operation lever automation unit A of the present embodiment can change the vertical position of the drive unit B2, it can flexibly cope with various operation levers 1A having different sizes.
Note that a fitting hole is provided so as to correspond at least to a position where the operation lever 1A is released from the restraint of the grip portion 10.

The grip portion 10 includes a grip hole 10A for receiving and restraining the operation lever 1A on the bottom surface, and is movable in the horizontal direction.
Since the inner diameter of the gripping hole 10A is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the operating lever 1A, when the operating lever 1A is inserted into the gripping hole 10A (that is, when the gripping hole 10A receives the operating lever 1A), the gripping portion 10 is restrained. It will be in the state.

Here, by moving the drive unit B2 upward to disengage the operation lever 1A from the gripping hole 10A, the operation lever 1A is released from the restraint of the gripping unit 10 and is used for manual operation.
When the gripping part 10 moves horizontally while restraining the operation lever 1A, the operation lever 1A tilts.

On the other hand, the first drive mechanism is for moving the grip portion 10 in the horizontal direction, and includes a motor M1, a pinion 12 rotated by the motor M1, and a rack 11 that meshes with the pinion 12 and moves horizontally. Of course, these are attached to the drive part B2.
Since the rack 11 is attached to the grip 10, the grip 10 moves in the horizontal direction together with the rack 11.

Since the first drive mechanism is configured as described above, the rack 11 moves horizontally when the pinion 12 is rotated by driving the motor M1.
Then, the grip portion 10 also moves horizontally together with the rack 11. When the gripping part 10 moves horizontally, the operation lever 1 </ b> A tilts because it is restrained by the gripping part 10.

The control unit 13 controls the movement of the motor M1 of the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism that moves the mounting table B3 described later.
A plurality of types of control programs for controlling specific driving methods of the motor M1 and the second driving mechanism are input to the control unit 13.
When a button 13B (touch panel) displayed on the display screen 13A of the control unit 13 is pressed, a control program corresponding to the button 13B is activated.

Incidentally, one of the items set by the control program is a time for holding the state in which the operation lever 1A is tilted. By changing this, the amount of beer discharged from the beer cock 1 changes.
The control unit 13 of the present embodiment is input with a control program for a large jug and a control program for a small jug, and the time for the gripping unit 10 to tilt the operation lever 1A is controlled by these control programs.
Note that the contents of the control program (for example, the time during which the gripper 10 tilts the operation lever 1A) can be changed by operating the display screen 13A.

The display screen 13A of the control unit 13 can also display the amount of beer discharged from the beer cock 1 so as to be visible by switching the mode.
What is displayed in order to make the amount of beer visible is not particularly limited, for example, a number indicating the discharge amount, a pie chart in which the area increases according to the discharge amount, and expands according to the discharge amount A bar graph or the like can be used.

The display screen 13A of the present embodiment has a display mode for displaying the amount of beer discharged by a single operation.
Specifically, when the button 13B is pressed, as shown in FIG. 12A, an empty container, that is, a picture of a beer mug is displayed on the display screen 13A.

When the supply of beer to the container is started, as shown in FIG. 12B, an animation diagram in which beer is supplied to an empty beer mug is displayed on the display screen 13A.
At this time, the transition of the water surface of the beer displayed on the display screen 13A can be completely synchronized with the transition of the actual water surface of the beer.
Therefore, even if the user does not look at the actual container, the amount of beer injected into the container can be confirmed as long as the image displayed on the display screen 13A is viewed.

The display screen 13A of the present embodiment also has a function of continuously displaying an animation diagram in which bubbles are poured after an animation diagram in which beer is supplied to an empty beer mug is displayed (FIG. 12 (c). )reference).
As a result, the picture displayed on the display screen 13A very well represents the state in which beer is actually supplied to the container.

FIG. 13 is a front view and a side view of a frame constituting the mounting table.
FIG. 14 is a front view and a side view of the swing plate constituting the mounting table.
FIG. 15 is a front view and a side view of the second drive mechanism constituting the mounting table.
As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the mounting table B3 for placing a container such as a beer mug is a frame 14 attached below the unit substrate B1, and a swinging pivotally attached to the frame 14. And a plate 15.

Two bottom plates 15A and 15B for placing a container are attached to the swing plate 15 in two upper and lower stages, and the upper bottom plate 15A is for placing a small container. , And can be temporarily fixed along the folding rocking plate 15 by turning upward.
Thus, the upper and lower two-stage bottom plates 15A and 15B can be conveniently used for large containers (large mugs) and small containers (small mugs).

A support shaft 14A is horizontally mounted on the frame body 14. By engaging the hook portion 15C of the swing plate 15 with the support shaft 14A, the swing plate 15 swings in the front-rear direction starting from the support shaft 14A. Installed as possible.
The rocking plate 15 is rocked by using a pressing rod 16 provided in the second drive mechanism attached to the unit substrate B1.

As described above, since the swing plate 15 is attached to the frame body 14 with a simple mechanism, it can be detached from the support shaft 14A simply by removing the hook portion 15C, and the operation is extremely simple.
Therefore, the rocking plate 15 that is spilled with beer and adheres easily can be easily washed, and cleanliness is maintained.

  Further, since the swing plate 15 swings back and forth, it becomes a hindrance when the operation lever automation unit A is attached to the existing beer server body. However, since the swing plate 15 can be easily removed in this way, it must be removed once. Then, after attaching the operation lever automation unit A to the beer server body B, the swing plate 15 may be attached again.

Since the notch 14B through which the pressing rod 16 passes is formed in the frame 14, the swinging plate 15 swings forward by projecting the pressing rod 16 from here and pressing the back surface of the swinging plate 15. That is, the swing plate 15 is inclined.
The second drive mechanism that drives the pressing rod 16 is controlled by the control unit 13.
In addition, since the bottom plates 15A and 15B are fixed by a fixing tool (such as a set bolt) through a slit T formed in the swing plate 15, the vertical position thereof can be adjusted.

Next, the operation of the beer server body B to which the operation lever automation unit is attached will be described.
When one of the buttons 13B displayed on the display screen 13A of the control unit 13 is touched, a control program corresponding to the pressed button 13B is selected from a plurality of control programs input to the control unit 13. Operates to drive the motor M1 and the second drive mechanism.

At this time, the control unit 13 drives the second drive mechanism before the motor M1. The second drive mechanism that has started driving presses the pressing rod 16 against the swing plate 15 to tilt the swing plate 15 forward, and tilts the container placed on the swing plate 15 to a predetermined angle.
When the swing plate 15 is tilted to a predetermined angle, the control unit 13 temporarily stops driving the second drive mechanism.

  Next, the control unit 13 drives the motor M1, rotates the pinion 12, horizontally moves the rack 11, and horizontally moves the gripping unit 10 integrated with the rack 11 forward. As a result, the operation lever 1 </ b> A tilts and beer is discharged from the beer cock 1.

  At this time, since the beer is supplied to the container in a tilted state, the beer hits the inner wall of the container obliquely, and the force when colliding with the container is weakened (partial force works), and bubbles are generated in the container Hard to do.

Then, when the water surface of beer reaches the vicinity of the mouth of the container, the control unit 13 drives the second drive mechanism in the opposite direction from when it was first driven.
That is, the second drive mechanism slightly pulls the pressing rod 16 inward of the frame body 14 to loosen and reduce the inclination of the swing plate 15. This prevents the beer from overflowing from the container.

Next, the control unit 13 drives the motor M1 in the opposite direction to when beer is discharged, horizontally moves the gripping unit 10 backward, and tilts the operation lever 1A in the reverse direction to perform switching.
When the operation lever 1A is switched, the beer discharge is stopped, the pressing bar 16 is further pulled back, and the swing plate 15 is returned to the original vertical state.
After the swinging plate 15 returns to the original state, the control unit 13 further rotates the motor M1 in the opposite direction to incline the operation lever 1A and discharge the foam from the beer cock 1.

After a predetermined amount of foam is discharged, the grip 10 is moved to return the operation lever 1A to a vertical state, and the foam discharge is stopped.
The series of operations described above are easily performed by the control unit 13 controlling the movements of the motor M1 and the second drive mechanism.

Although the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various modifications can be made.
For example, on the display screen 13A, as shown in FIG. 16 (a), a sales number confirmation screen for confirming the number of beers supplied on the day, or a small automatic button as shown in FIG. 16 (b). When a set amount change screen for changing the amount of beer discharged when the button is pressed and the amount of beer discharged when the large automatic button is pressed is displayed, sales management becomes convenient.

  The control lever automation unit of the present invention can be automated by simply attaching the unit substrate to an existing manual beer server body. It is not affected by the specifications of an existing manual beer server body, and can be attached to various beer server bodies, and is extremely useful.

Beer cock ... 1
Operation lever ... 1A
Shank ... 2
Cap nut 3
Presser sleeve 4
Beer server body wall ... 5
Receiving sleeve ... 51
Washer 6
Nut ... 7
Key ... 8
Grip part ... 10
Gripping hole ... 10A
Rack ... 11
Pinion 12
Control unit 13
Display screen: 13A
Button ... 13B
Frame ... 14
Support shaft 14A
Oscillating plate 15
Bottom plate ... 15A, 15B
Hook part ... 15C
Pressure bar ... 16
Guide ... 17
Latch bolt ... 18
Operation lever automation unit ... A
Beer server body B
Unit board ... B1
Rail part B12
Drive unit B2
Mounting table B3
Passing through hole ... H
Through hole H1
Motor ... M1
Screw (fixing tool) ... N
Non-rotating groove ... S
Slit ... T

Claims (7)

  An operation lever automation unit that can automatically operate the operation lever of a beer cock attached to the beer server body using a shank, a cap nut, and a presser sleeve, and can be attached to the beer server body. The unit board has a passage enlargement hole for attachment to the beer server body, and the passage enlargement hole can pass through the shank, the cap nut, and the pressing sleeve (sufficiently large). A control lever automation unit characterized in that it has a diameter and the unit substrate can be directly attached to the wall of the beer server main body.   A plurality of through holes are provided at intervals around the passage expansion hole, and the unit substrate can be fixed to the beer server main body wall portion by a fixing tool through the through holes. The operation lever automation unit according to Item 1.   The unit substrate is provided with a driving unit that can move up and down, a mounting table on which the container is mounted, and a second driving mechanism that tilts the mounting table. The driving unit includes a gripping unit that moves an operation lever, and the gripping unit. 2. The operation lever automation unit according to claim 1, further comprising a first drive mechanism that moves horizontally and a control unit that controls at least the first drive mechanism.   The operation lever automation unit according to claim 3, wherein the fixing tool is a bolt.   The operation lever automation unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a display screen having a touch panel function that is easily visible.   4. The operation lever automation unit according to claim 3, wherein a graphic corresponding to the amount of beer discharged is displayed on the display screen. 4. The operation lever automation unit according to claim 3, wherein an animation diagram in which beer is poured into a container and an animation diagram in which foam is poured into the container are displayed separately on the display screen.

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