JP2016113173A - Beverage server - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage server which enables improvement of safety in use while securing flexibility in design and structure with a simple structure.SOLUTION: A beverage server 10 includes: a server housing 20; a warm water cock 30 installed on a housing front surface 21 of the server housing 20; and a cover member 50 having a front surface cover part. The cover member 50 is attached to the server housing 20 so as to horizontally move between a warm water cover position HP where at least part of the warm water cock 30 is covered by the front surface cover part from the front surface side and a retreat position CP which is offset in a horizontal direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage server that dispenses drinking water.

  In recent years, beverage servers that pour out drinking water such as mineral water have been used in many places such as hospitals and general households in response to an increase in water safety and health-consciousness.

  When this beverage server is installed in a place where a small child can touch, such as a general home or a kindergarten, in order to prevent the child from inadvertently touching the hot water lever and dispensing hot water, for example, Patent Document 1 As shown, it is common to provide a lock mechanism on the hot water side.

  In the configuration shown in Patent Document 1, hot water is poured out by a two-stage operation of pulling out the hot water lever and then lowering the hot water lever. By simply lowering the hot water lever, The side open / close valve does not open. In this way, the operation is multi-staged to complicate the hot water pouring operation, thereby preventing the child from inadvertently pouring hot water.

  However, as described above, even when the hot water pouring operation is performed in multiple stages, when the child touches the hot water lever by mischief etc., the correct hot water pouring operation may be accidentally performed. It is difficult to eliminate the possibility of burn accidents caused by inadvertent hot water extraction by children.

  Therefore, for the purpose of further improving safety, a cover member that can be moved in the vertical direction is provided on the front surface of the housing, and the hot water cock or the cold water cock is physically covered by this cover member, so that a hot water cock by a child or the like can be obtained. A beverage server that prevents the operation itself has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  In the beverage server 110 described in Patent Document 2, as shown in FIG. 8, when using the hot water cock 130 or the cold water cock 140, the cover member 150 is moved to the upper retracted position, When not in use, the cover member 150 is moved to a lower cover position, and the cover member 150 covers the front side of the hot water cock 130 and the like.

JP 2010-247838 A International Publication No. 2014/014190

  However, in the beverage server 110 described in Patent Document 2, since the cover member 150 is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction, the hot water cock 130 and the like are moved in a state where the cover member 150 is moved to the lower cover position. The lower surface cover portion that covers the lower surface side cannot be provided, and the lower surface side of the hot water cock 130 or the like is exposed to the outside. Therefore, when a child with a short height looks up at the beverage server 110, the lower surface side of the hot water cock 130 or the like may enter the eyes of the child, and as a result, the hand enters from the lower side of the cover member 150. There is a risk of inducing an operation of the hot water cock 130 or the like.

  Further, in order to prevent the lower surface of the hot water cock 130 or the like from being exposed to the outside, the entire casing recess 122 in which the hot water cock 130 or the like is installed is covered in the vertical direction with the cover member 150 being moved to the lower cover position. Although it is conceivable to design the vertical dimension of the cover member 150 with such a size, in this case, since the cover member 150 becomes large in the vertical direction, there is a problem that the degree of freedom of the design of the beverage server 110 is impaired, Further, there is a problem that the degree of freedom of design around the cover member 150 is narrowed.

  Further, in such a beverage server 110, a usage note or the like may be attached to the front surface 121 of the server housing 120. However, in the beverage server 110 described in Patent Document 2, the cover member 150 is moved up and down. Since it is provided so as to be movable in the direction, there arises a problem that the upper position of the hot water cock 130 or the like on the front surface 121 of the housing cannot be used as a place for giving a warning or the like.

  Furthermore, in the beverage server 110 described in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to take measures to prevent the cover member 150 set in the upper retracted position from being displaced downward due to its own weight. There is a problem that becomes complicated.

  Therefore, the present invention solves these problems, and provides a beverage server that improves safety in use while ensuring a design freedom and a design freedom in structure with a simple structure. It is intended.

  The present invention is a beverage server for pouring drinking water, comprising a server housing, a hot water cock installed on the front surface of the server housing, and a cover member having a front cover portion, The cover member moves between a hot water cover position where at least a part of the hot water cock is covered from the front side by the front cover portion and a retreat position shifted in a horizontal direction from the hot water cover position. The said subject is solved by being attached to a body so that horizontal movement is possible.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the cover member is provided between the warm water cover position where at least a part of the warm water cock is covered from the front side by the front cover portion and the retreat position shifted in the horizontal direction from the warm water cover position. By being mounted so that it can move horizontally with respect to the server housing, the front cover can physically block the operation of the hot water cock itself and improve safety in use. In addition, the following effects can be achieved.
That is, by providing the cover member so as to be horizontally movable, it is possible to provide a lower surface cover portion that covers the lower surface side of the hot water cock or the like with the cover member moved to the hot water cover position. The operation of the hot water cock from the lower surface side can be prevented without designing a large size.
Moreover, in order to prevent the operation of the hot water cock from the lower surface side, it is not necessary to design a large vertical dimension of the cover member, so that it is possible to avoid a loss in design and structural design freedom.
Further, by providing the cover member so as to be horizontally movable, the upper position and the lower position of the hot water cock on the front surface of the housing can be used as a place to attach a warning, etc. Since it is not necessary to take measures to prevent the cover member from falling downward due to its own weight, the structure of the apparatus can be simplified.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the retracted position is a cold water cover position that covers the cold water cock from the front side by the front cover portion, and as a result, the frequency of setting the cover member at the hot water cover position increases. Safety in use can be further improved. That is, since the cold water cock is generally used frequently, the cover member tends to be set at a place other than the cold water cover position in order to make the cold water cock always usable. In the invention which concerns, using such a tendency, the frequency which is set to a cover member in the warm water cover position which is positions other than a cold water cover position can be raised naturally.
According to the third aspect of the invention, the operation unit operated when the front cover unit is moved horizontally is disposed at a position separated from the front cover unit, so that the user directly touches the front cover unit. It is possible to prevent the front cover from being contaminated by the user's fingers.
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the part operated when operating the unlocking of the lock mechanism that locks the horizontal movement of the front cover part as the operation part operated when moving the front cover part horizontally. Can be easily and easily unlocked and moved horizontally using a common operation unit, further enhancing safety and being used when moving the front cover horizontally. It is possible to further suppress the person directly touching the front cover part.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the cover member has the lower surface cover portion that covers the lower surface side of the hot water cock at the hot water cover position, so that a child with a short height can operate the hot water cock from the lower surface side of the hot water cock. Can be surely prevented, and contamination of the hot water cock can also be prevented.

The perspective view which shows the drink server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows a drink server. The enlarged view which shows the state which set the cover member to the warm water cover position. The enlarged view which shows the state which unlocked the locking mechanism. The enlarged view which shows the state which moved the cover member to the cold water cover position. The disassembled perspective view which shows the main components of one Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing shown centering on a cover member and a locking mechanism. The perspective view which shows the conventional drink server.

  Below, beverage server 10 concerning one embodiment of the present invention is explained based on a drawing.

  First, the beverage server 10 pours drinking water such as mineral water. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the server housing 20 and a hot water cock 30 installed on the front surface 21 of the server housing 20. And a cold water cock 40, a cover member 50 that is slidably attached to the server housing 20 in a horizontal direction, and a lock mechanism 60 (see FIG. 3) that locks the horizontal movement of the cover member 50 at a predetermined position.

  Below, each component of the drink server 10 is demonstrated in detail based on drawing.

  First, the server housing 20 accommodates and supports each component of the beverage server 10. In the present embodiment, the height of the server housing 20 is designed to be about 100 cm.

  Moreover, the hot water cock 30 and the cold water cock 40 pour out hot water or cold water, and as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, it installs in the horizontal direction in the housing | casing recessed part 22 formed in the housing front surface 21. As shown in FIG. Has been. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the hot water cock 30 and the cold water cock 40 are manually operated cocks that pour hot water and cold water from the nozzles 32 and 42 when the user presses the levers 31 and 41. However, the specific mode of the hot water cock 30 or the cold water cock 40 may be any one such as one that dispenses hot water or cold water by electric control.

  3 to 7, the cover member 50 is a member made of synthetic resin having a U-shaped cross section, and includes a base 51 and a front cover 52 formed integrally with the front end of the base 51. The lower surface cover portion 53 is formed integrally with the lower end of the front cover portion 52. The base 51 is disposed on the upper surface side of the hot water cock 30 or the cold water cock 40, the front cover portion 52 is disposed on the front surface side of the hot water cock 30 or the cold water cock 40, and the lower surface cover portion 53 is disposed on the hot water cock 30 or the cold water cock 40. 40 on the lower surface side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cover member 50 is slidable in the horizontal direction so as to move between the hot water cover position HP and the cold water cover position CP shifted in the horizontal direction from the hot water cover position HP. Supported by the server housing 20. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a protrusion 51 a and a rotation base 51 b formed on the upper surface of the base 51 side by side in the front-rear direction are formed on the upper plate portion 23 of the housing recess 22 and horizontally Are inserted into the first slit 23a and the second slit 23b, respectively, and the fixture 24 is attached to the protrusion 51a and the rotation base 51b on the upper side of the upper plate 23, so that the cover member 50 is attached by the server housing 20. It is supported. Moreover, the engaging part 53a formed in the rear end of the lower surface cover part 53 is engaged with the server housing 20, whereby the horizontal movement of the cover member 50 can be stabilized.

  The lock mechanism 60 locks the cover member 50 so that the horizontal movement of the cover member 50 can be released at the hot water cover position HP and the cold water cover position CP, and can rotate to the rotation base 51b as shown in FIGS. A rotation member 61 attached to the server member, an operation unit 62 attached to the front end of the rotation member 61, a lock member 63 fixed to the server housing 20, and a biasing member that urges the rotation member 61 downward. And a spring 64.

  In a state where the cover member 50 is disposed at the hot water cover position HP or the cold water cover position CP (see FIGS. 3 and 5), when the rotating member 61 (and the operation unit 62) is lowered, the front end side of the rotating member 61 The lock engagement portion 61a formed on the lock member 63 engages with the lock member 63 to lock the horizontal movement of the cover member 50, and when the rotation member 61 (and the operation portion 62) is raised, the lock engagement portion 61a is locked. The engagement between the portion 61a and the lock member 63 is released (see FIG. 4), and the cover member 50 can be moved horizontally.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the operation unit 62 protrudes to the outside of the housing front surface 21 through a slide slit 21 a formed in the housing front surface 21 above the front cover portion 52 spaced from the front cover portion 52 of the cover member 50. Are arranged.

  Next, the usage method of the drink server 10 of this embodiment is demonstrated below.

First, at the time of hot water pouring, hot water is poured from the hot water nozzle 32 by pushing the hot water lever 31 to the back side while pressing the hot water pouring release button 33 (see FIG. 6) that opens the valve of the hot water cock 30. Is issued.
When the hot water is poured out, if the cover member 50 is set at the hot water cover position HP, the operation unit 62 is pushed upward to unlock the lock mechanism 60 (see FIG. 4), and then the operation is performed. The cover member 50 is moved to the cold water cover position CP by moving the part 62 horizontally.
As described above, the operation unit 62 functions as a part that is operated when the lock mechanism 60 is unlocked, and also functions as a part that is operated when the cover member 50 is moved horizontally.

Further, at the time of cold water pouring, the cold water nozzle 42 is pushed by pushing the cold water lever 41 of the cold water cock 40 to the back side while pushing the cold water pouring release button 43 (see FIG. 6) that opens the valve of the cold water cock 40. Cold water is poured out from.
When performing the cold water pouring, if the cover member 50 is set at the cold water cover position CP at the time of the cold water pouring, the cover member 50 is covered with the hot water cover by operating the operation unit 62 as described above. Move to position HP.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various design change can be performed without deviating from this invention described in the claim. Is possible.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the retreat position where the cover member is retracted from the hot water cover position is described as the cold water cover position, but the cover member may be retracted to a position other than the cold water cock position. The evacuation position does not have to be a position on the front surface of the server chassis.
In the above-described embodiment, the lock mechanism is described as locking the horizontal movement of the cover member at the hot water cover position and the cold water cover position. However, the specific mode of the lock mechanism is not limited to this, for example, hot water The cover member may be configured so that the horizontal movement of the cover member is locked only at the cover position. In addition to the hot water cover position and the cold water cover position, the cover member can be horizontally moved at the retracted position other than the hot water cover position and the cold water cover position. You may comprise so that a movement may be locked. Further, it does not matter if the lock mechanism itself is not provided.
Furthermore, by configuring a biasing member such as a spring so that the cover member automatically returns to the hot water cover position when the cover member is located at a position other than the hot water cover position. It does n’t matter.
In the above-described embodiment, the cover member is described as being provided so as to be linearly movable in the horizontal direction. However, the cover member can be moved horizontally (moved in a horizontal plane). What is necessary is just to provide, for example, you may provide a cover member so that turning is possible within a horizontal surface (inside of a housing front etc.).
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the cover member has been described as having the front cover portion that covers the front side of the hot water cock and the lower surface cover portion that covers the lower surface side of the hot water cock, but the lower surface cover portion may not be provided. It does n’t matter.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the front cover portion is configured to cover the entire front side of the hot water cock, but the front cover portion is configured to cover at least a part of the front side of the hot water cock. For example, you may comprise so that a warm water nozzle, a warm water lever, a warm water extraction release button, etc. may be partially covered by a front cover part. Similarly, the lower surface cover portion may be configured to cover at least part of the lower surface side of the hot water cock.
Further, the cover member may be provided with a side cover portion that covers at least a part of the side surface side of the hot water cock. In this case, the side cover portion may be rotatably attached to the base portion or the front cover portion of the cover member. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Beverage server 20 ... Server housing | casing 21 ... Housing front surface 21a ... Slide slit 22 ... Housing recessed part 23 ... Upper plate part 23a ... 1st slit 23b-・ ・ Second slit 24 ・ ・ ・ Mounting tool 30 ・ ・ ・ Hot water cock 31 ・ ・ ・ Hot water lever 32 ・ ・ ・ Hot water nozzle 33 ・ ・ ・ Hot water pouring release button 40 ・ ・ ・ Cold water cock 41 ・ ・ ・ Cold water lever 42 ... Cold water nozzle 43 ... Cold water dispensing release button 50 ... Cover member 51 ... Base 51a ... Projection 51b ... Turning base 52 ... Front cover 53 ... Lower surface cover part 53a ... engaging part 60 ... lock mechanism 61 ... rotating member 61a ... lock engaging part 62 ... operating part 63 ... lock tool 64 ... Biasing spring HP ... Hot water cover position CP ... Cold water cover position (retracted position)

Claims (5)

A beverage server for dispensing drinking water,
A server case, a hot water cock installed on the front side of the server case, and a cover member having a front cover part,
The cover member moves between a hot water cover position where at least a part of the hot water cock is covered from the front side by the front cover portion and a retreat position shifted in a horizontal direction from the hot water cover position. A beverage server, wherein the beverage server is attached to a housing so as to be horizontally movable. A cold water cock installed on the front of the server housing;
The beverage server according to claim 1, wherein the retreat position is a cold water cover position where at least a part of the cold water cock is covered from the front side by the front cover part. An operation unit that is operated when horizontally moving the cover member;
The beverage server according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit is disposed at a position separated from the front cover unit. A lock mechanism for locking horizontal movement of the front cover at the hot water cover position and the retracted position;
The beverage server according to claim 3, wherein the operation unit also functions as a portion that is operated when operating the lock release of the lock mechanism.   The beverage server according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cover member has a lower surface cover portion that covers at least a part of the lower surface side of the hot water cock at the hot water cover position.

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