JP2016222326A - Beverage automatic spouting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage automatic spouting device which permits not only automatic spouting suitable for sparkling beverage but also automatic spouting suitable for non-sparkling beverage.SOLUTION: A beverage automatic spouting device 10 has: a first automatic spouting program suitable for spouting of sparkling beverage such as beer which performs controlling so as to incline a container placed on a cradle by obliquely moving an obliquely-moved substrate 41 from a standing posture to an inclination posture with a cradle obliquely-moving device 50 and automatically spout the beverage to the container in the state inclined by the cradle by turning a valve mechanism part into an open state with a cock operation device 30; and a second automatic spouting program suitable for non-sparkling beverage such as Shochu high-ball which performs controlling so as to automatically spout the beverage to a container in the standing state on a cradle by turning the valve mechanism part into an open state with the cock operation device 30 in the state of standing posture of the obliquely-moved substrate 41 without actuating the cradle obliquely-moving device 50, and makes selection of the first and second automatic spouting programs possible.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic beverage dispensing device for automatically dispensing beverages such as beer.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an automatic beverage dispensing device for dispensing beverages such as beer. This beverage automatic dispensing device is mainly intended to automatically dispense sparkling beverages such as beer, and suppresses excessive foaming of liquid sparkling beverages in containers such as glasses and mugs. It is intended to pour the sparkling beverage in a fine foam state on the top of the container such as a glass or a mug after pouring the sparkling beverage in a liquid state. This beverage automatic dispensing device is provided at the front portion of the device main body, and has an operation lever supported so as to be tiltable back and forth from a position standing on the upper side of the cylindrical main body portion incorporating the valve mechanism portion, By tilting the operation lever back and forth, the valve mechanism is opened and closed in the liquid open state or foam open state to pour out the beverage, and above the pouring cock to the front of the main unit The operation mechanism part that tilts the operation lever of the pouring cock back and forth is provided in the provided housing, and the valve mechanism part is opened in the liquid open state or the foam open state by tilting the operation lever back and forth by the operation mechanism part. A cock operating device that opens and closes and a beverage that is attached to the front side of the tilting board that can be tilted around the horizontal axis at the front of the main body of the device below the dispensing cock and is dispensed from the dispensing cock A container having a receiving table for placing the receiving container Base device and, provided on the front of the apparatus main body, and a cradle tilting device for tilting the inclined position inclined from the upright posture standing tilting the substrate.

  When an automatic pouring program for automatically pouring sparkling beverages such as beer is executed with this automatic beverage pouring device, the tilting device is tilted from the standing posture to the inclined posture by the cradle tilting device, and placed on the cradle. By tilting the container and operating the operation mechanism part of the cock operating device, the valve mechanism part is opened for liquid, so that a sparkling beverage such as beer is placed in a liquid state in the container inclined by the cradle. After the tilting substrate is returned from the tilted position to the standing position by the cradle tilting device, the operation mechanism of the cock operating device is activated to open the valve mechanism to the container. It is controlled to automatically pour sparkling beverages such as beer in a foamed state.

JP 2003-261199 A

  Since the automatic dispensing program of the beverage automatic dispensing device described in Patent Document 1 as described above is a program that mainly dispenses sparkling beverages such as beer, such as glasses and mugs placed on the cradle After automatically pouring effervescent beverages such as beer in a liquid state with the container tilted, suppressing the impact when effervescent beverages such as beer are poured into the container to prevent excessive foaming Then, an effervescent beverage such as beer was automatically poured out in a foamed state into the container returned to the standing state. Depending on the restaurant where such a beverage automatic dispensing device is installed, in addition to sparkling beverages such as beer, non-foaming beverages such as coffee high and soft drinks are automatically dispensed by the above automatic dispensing program There is. In this case, the non-foamable beverage does not foam in the container, but the container is tilted by the cradle and the non-foamable beverage is poured out in the foam state without remaining in the foam state. There was a problem that the time for dispensing was unnecessarily long. In addition, when the above automatic dispensing program is executed, the container is inclined so that the upper part of the inner peripheral surface of the container is close to the dispensing nozzle of the dispensing cock in order to prevent excessive foaming of beer or other sparkling beverages. ing. When non-foaming beverages such as coffee highs and soft drinks are poured into containers at restaurants, etc., ice cubes may be placed in the container in advance. When discharged, ice cubes in the container sometimes hit the pouring nozzle of the pouring cock. An object of the present invention is to enable not only automatic dispensing suitable for sparkling beverages but also automatic dispensing suitable for non-sparkling beverages in an automatic beverage dispensing apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention is provided at the front part of the apparatus main body, and is provided at the front part of the apparatus main body, and a dispensing cock for dispensing the beverage with the built-in valve mechanism part opened. A cock operating device that opens and closes the valve mechanism, a tilting board that is tilted around the horizontal axis at the front of the main body of the apparatus below the pouring cock, and attached to the front side of the tilting board A container cradle device having a cradle for placing a container for receiving a beverage to be dispensed from the pouring cock, and tilted from a standing posture in which the tilting substrate is erected and tilted to a tilted posture. A tilting device for tilting the tilting substrate by tilting the tilting substrate from the standing posture to the tilting posture by the tilting device, and opening the valve mechanism by the cock operating device. , Tilted at the cradle The beverage automatic dispensing device includes a control device having a first automatic dispensing program for controlling the beverage to be automatically dispensed, and the control device moves the tilting substrate without operating the cradle tilting device. A second automatic dispensing program for controlling the beverage to be automatically dispensed into a container standing in the cradle by further opening the valve mechanism with the cock operating device in the standing posture state. The beverage automatic dispensing device is characterized in that the first and second automatic dispensing programs can be selected.

  In the beverage automatic dispensing apparatus configured as described above, the control device tilts the container placed on the cradle by tilting the tilting substrate from the standing posture to the tilted posture by the cradle tilting device, and the cock operating device. The first automatic dispensing program for controlling the beverage to be automatically dispensed into the container tilted by the cradle and the tilting device without operating the cradle tilting device. A second automatic dispensing program for controlling to automatically pour a beverage into a container standing on a cradle by opening the valve mechanism with a cock operating device while the substrate is in a standing posture. The first and second automatic dispensing programs can be selected. Thus, when the sparkling beverage is automatically dispensed, the first automatic dispensing program is selected, and the beverage is automatically poured into a container inclined at the cradle to prevent excessive foaming of the beverage. When the non-foamable beverage is automatically dispensed, the second automatic dispensing program is selected, and the container placed on the cradle is as quickly as possible by maintaining the standing posture without tilting the tilting substrate. Beverages can be dispensed, and an automatic dispensing program suitable for the nature of the beverage can be selected.

  As one embodiment of the beverage automatic dispensing apparatus configured as described above, the dispensing cock selectively dispenses the beverage in the liquid state and the foamed state by setting the valve mechanism part to the liquid open state or the foam open state. In the first automatic dispensing program, the control device tilts the container placed on the cradle by tilting the tilting substrate from the standing posture to the tilted posture by the cradle tilting device, and operates the cock. When the valve mechanism is opened for liquid by the device, the beverage is automatically poured into the container tilted by the cradle in the liquid state, and the tilting substrate is in the tilted posture. The container is opened by opening the valve mechanism with the cock operating device at least at one timing after the tilting substrate is returned from the tilting posture to the standing posture by the step and the tilting substrate is returned to the standing posture. The beverage is controlled to be automatically dispensed in a foam state. In the second automatic dispensing program, the valve mechanism portion is liquidated by the cock operating device while the tilting substrate is in the standing posture without operating the cradle tilting device. It is preferable to control so that the beverage is poured out only in the liquid state into the container standing up on the cradle by being in the open state.

  In the beverage automatic dispensing apparatus configured as described above, a beverage supply path for supplying beverage to the dispensing cock is provided with a beverage expiration sensor for detecting a beverage expiration based on a detection voltage between a pair of electrodes, and is controlled. When the apparatus is in the sparkling beverage dispensing mode suitable for sparkling beverages, the apparatus controls to execute the first automatic dispensing program, and sets the threshold voltage of the beverage breakage sensor to the nature of the sparkling beverage. When the non-foaming beverage pouring mode suitable for the non-foaming beverage is set, the control is performed to execute the second automatic pouring program, and the beverage run-out sensor The threshold voltage is preferably set to the second threshold voltage according to the properties of the non-sparkling beverage. When doing so, simply set the effervescent beverage dispensing mode or the non-effervescent beverage dispensing mode, and detect the automatic dispensing program and the out-of-liquid sensor according to the effervescent beverage or non-effervescent beverage. The threshold voltage to be set is set all at once, and various settings when changing the sparkling beverage and the non-foaming beverage are simplified.

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an automatic beverage dispensing device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 1. It is the schematic which shows the connection with the drink container of a drink automatic dispensing apparatus. FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1 in which a left operation panel cover is closed and a right operation panel cover is opened.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an automatic beverage dispensing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The beverage automatic dispensing apparatus 10 of the present invention automatically dispenses an effervescent beverage such as beer or a non-effervescent beverage such as strawberry high from a dispensing cock 20 into a glass or mug container. The purpose of this is to pour out sparkling beverages such as beer and so on, and to pour non-foaming beverages such as coffee high as quickly as possible into containers such as glasses and mugs. is there. The beverage automatic dispensing device 10 of this embodiment includes two automatic dispensing units 12L and 12R including a dispensing cock 20, a cock operating device 30, a container receiving device 40 and a receiving table tilting device 50 on the left and right. Since the automatic dispensing units 12L and 12R are the same on the left and right, only one of them will be described in the following description.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the automatic beverage dispensing device 10 of the present invention is provided at the front portion of the device main body 11, and opens the valve mechanism 21 a built-in to open beer, strawberry high, etc. A pouring cock 20 for pouring beverage, a cock operating device 30 provided at the front of the apparatus main body 11 to open and close the valve mechanism 21a, and the front of the apparatus main body 11 below the pouring cock 20 And a receptacle for placing a container such as a glass or a mug that is attached to the front side of the tilting substrate 41 and receives a beverage dispensed from the dispensing cock 20. A container receiving device 40 having bases 42a and 42b, and a receiving table tilting device 50 that is provided at the front portion of the apparatus main body 11 and tilts the tilting substrate 41 from an upright standing posture to an inclined posture. Yes.

  The control device 60 of the automatic beverage dispensing device 10 tilts the containers placed on the cradles 42a and 42b by tilting the tilting substrate 41 from the standing posture to the tilted posture by the cradle tilting device 50, and the cock operating device. 30. By opening the valve mechanism 21a by 30, the second suitable for dispensing effervescent beverages such as beer that is controlled to automatically dispense beverages into containers inclined by the cradles 42a and 42b. 1. The pedestal 42a, 42b can be obtained by opening the valve mechanism 21a by the cock operating device 30 with the tilting substrate 41 in the standing posture without operating the cradle tilting device 50 and the automatic pouring program 50. And a second automatic dispensing program suitable for dispensing non-foaming beverages such as candy high, which is controlled to automatically dispense beverages into containers standing up at Extraction The program was set to be selected. Below, this drink automatic dispensing apparatus 10 is explained in full detail.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic beverage dispensing apparatus 10 includes a cooling water tank 13 in the upper part of the apparatus main body 11, and a refrigeration apparatus 14 that cools the cooling water in the cooling water tank 13 in the machine room below the apparatus main body 11. And built-in. A beverage cooling pipe 15 is provided in the cooling water tank 13. As shown in FIG. 3, a beverage container T such as a beer barrel provided outside the apparatus main body 11 is provided at the introduction end of the beverage cooling pipe 15. It is connected by a beverage hose (beverage supply path) T1, and a dispensing cock 20 provided at the upper part of the apparatus main body 11 is connected to the outlet end portion 15a of the beverage cooling pipe 15. A gas cylinder (gas supply source) G is connected to the beverage container T by a gas tube G1, and the beverage in the beverage container T is sent to the beverage cooling pipe 15 by the pressure of carbon dioxide in the gas cylinder G. Yes. A pressure regulating valve V is interposed in the gas delivery part of the gas cylinder G, and the pressure of the carbon dioxide gas sent to the gas tube G1 is adjusted to be a predetermined pressure. A pressure sensor G2 is interposed in the gas tube G1, and the pressure sensor G2 detects the pressure of the carbon dioxide gas in the gas tube G1. Moreover, the beverage hose T1 is provided with a beverage runout sensor T2, and the beverage runout sensor T2 detects the absence of the beverage in the beverage container T by detecting the non-passage of the beverage. The beverage break sensor T2 has a pair of electrodes, and detects the beverage breakage by detecting the passage and non-passage of the beverage based on the detection voltage between the pair of electrodes.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pouring cock 20 is for pouring a beverage into a container such as a glass or a mug, and an operation lever 22 and an upper portion of a cylindrical main body 21 containing a valve mechanism 21 a. In the lower part, a dispensing nozzle 23 (23a, 23b) is provided. The valve mechanism 21 a of the main body 21 is opened to allow the beverage in the beverage container T to pass through the beverage hose T 1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 and lead to the dispensing nozzle 23. In addition, the pouring cock 20 allows pouring of effervescent beverages such as beer in a liquid state or in a foamed state, by pouring the valve mechanism portion 21a into the liquid open state. The liquid beverage is guided to the nozzle 23b, and the bubble mechanism beverage is guided to the foam dispensing nozzle 23a by opening the valve mechanism 21a for foam. The operating lever 22 is used to open and close the valve mechanism 21a between a closed state and an open state. When the operation lever 22 is in a vertically upright standing position, the valve mechanism 21a is closed, and when tilted forward (tilt forward), the valve mechanism 21a is opened for liquid and tilted backward (back tilt). If it does, the valve mechanism part 21a will be made into the open state for foams. The dispensing nozzle 23 dispenses the beverage that has passed through the valve mechanism 21a into a glass. This pouring cock 20 pours effervescent beverages in a foamed state into the lower part of the main body 21 in order to pour effervescent beverages such as beer separately in a liquid state or in a foamed state. A discharge nozzle 23a and a liquid discharge nozzle 23b for discharging the sparkling beverage in a liquid state are provided at the rear part of the lower portion of the main body 21.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cock operating device 30 is for opening and closing the valve mechanism 21 a of the pouring cock 20. An operation mechanism portion 32 that tilts the operation lever 22 of the pouring cock 20 back and forth is provided in the casing 31 of the cock operation device 30, and the valve mechanism is formed by tilting the operation lever 22 back and forth by the operation mechanism portion 32. The part 21a is opened and closed. The operation mechanism section 32 includes a servo motor 33 and a slider 34 supported so as to be movable back and forth. The operation lever 22 is tilted back and forth by the slider 34 that moves back and forth by the drive of the servo motor 33, so that the valve mechanism section. 21a is operated to open and close.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the container receiving device 40 is intended to pour out beer poured out from the pouring cock 20 so as not to foam as much as possible in a container such as a glass or a mug. Yes, it is possible to incline containers such as glasses and mugs in the front-rear direction. The container cradle device 40 includes a tilting substrate 41 whose upper end is pivoted around the front of the device main body 11 so as to be tiltable about a horizontal axis, and a cradle 42 (42a, 42b) attached to the tilting substrate 41. I have. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, when the rear surface of the tilting substrate 41 is pushed, the lower end portion is pushed up obliquely and tilted. The cradle 42 includes cradles 42 a and 42 b that are attached to the upper and lower intermediate portions and the lower portion of the tilting substrate 41 in two stages. The upper pedestal 42a is mainly for mounting a small container such as a glass, and the lower pedestal 42b is mainly for mounting a large container such as a mug having a larger capacity than the glass.

  The upper pedestal 42a is supported so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis with respect to the tilting substrate 41, and when the container is placed on the lower pedestal 42b, the upper pedestal 42a protrudes forward. To the retracted position along the tilting substrate 41. A detector 43 that detects that the upper or lower pedestals 42a and 42b are in use is provided at the front of the apparatus main body 11. In this embodiment, the detector 43 is a proximity switch such as a reed switch. Used. A magnet 44 is provided on the side of the upper pedestal 42a as a member to be detected by the detector 43, and the magnet 44 approaches the detector 43 when the upper pedestal 42a is retracted to the retracted position. It is supposed to be. Specifically, when the upper pedestal 42a is in a use position protruding forward from the tilting substrate 41, such as when placing a glass, the magnet 44 is separated from the detector 43, and the detector 43 Outputs an off signal when the magnets 44 are separated, and detects that the upper pedestal 42a is in use. On the other hand, when the upper pedestal 42a is in the retracted position along the tilting substrate 41, such as when a mug is placed on the lower pedestal 42b, the magnet 44 is close to the detector 43, The container 43 outputs an ON signal when the magnet 44 is close, and detects that the lower pedestal 42b is in use.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cradle tilting device 50 tilts the tilting substrate 41 from the standing posture to the tilting posture, and returns the tilting posture to the standing posture. The cradle tilting device 50 includes a servo motor 51 and an arm 52 that rotates back and forth by driving the servo motor 51. The cradle tilting device 50 rotates the arm 52 so as to extend forward by the servo motor 51 and pushes the tilting substrate 41 of the container cradle device 40 forward to tilt from the standing posture to the tilted posture. The cradle tilting device 50 is rotated by the servo motor 51 so as to retract the arm 52 backward to return the tilting substrate 41 of the container cradle device 40 to the rear, so that the tilting substrate 41 of the container cradle device 40 is tilted. Return from standing posture to standing posture.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the automatic beverage dispensing device 10 includes a control device 60 that controls the dispensing of an effervescent beverage such as beer or a non-effervescent beverage such as strawberry high into a container such as a glass or a mug. The control device 60 is connected to the beverage runout sensor T2, the cock operating device 30 (particularly the servo motor 33), the detector 43, and the cradle tilting device 50 (particularly the servo motor 51). An operation panel 70 for operating the automatic beverage dispensing device 10 is provided on the front surface of the casing 31 of the cock operation device 30, and the operation panel 70 is connected to the control device 60. As shown in FIG. 4, on the operation panel 70, as various operation buttons, an automatic dispensing operation button 71, a dispensing stop button 72, a switching button 73, a setting button 74, a bubble dispensing button 75, A liquid dispensing button 76 is provided, and an ON signal indicating that the various operation buttons 71 to 76 are turned on is input to the control device 60. The operation panel 70 is provided with display units 77 and 78. The display unit 77 can display the extraction conditions of the extraction program set by the various operation buttons 71 to 76. The display unit 78 is a beverage. It is possible to display that the beverage in the container T has run out. The operation panel 70 is provided with a cover 79 that can be opened and closed. The cover 79 covers the operation buttons 73 to 76 and the display unit 77 so as to be opened and closed.

  The control device 60 has a beverage automatic dispensing program in its memory, and the automatic dispensing program is a first automatic dispensing program suitable for automatic dispensing of sparkling beverages such as beer and non-foaming properties such as strawberry high. And a second automatic dispensing program suitable for automatic dispensing of beverages. The first automatic dispensing program is intended for pouring sparkling beverages such as beer without excessive foaming in containers such as glasses and mugs. The purpose is to pour an effervescent beverage such as beer into the upper part of the container in a fine foam state. The second automatic dispensing program is intended to dispense a non-foamable beverage such as strawberry high into a container such as a glass or a mug as quickly as possible.

  The first automatic dispensing program causes the cradle tilting device 50 to tilt the tilt board 41 from the standing posture (shown by the solid line in FIG. 3) to the tilted posture (shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3). , 42b is tilted at the cradle 42a, 42b by inclining the container such as glass or mug and opening the valve mechanism 21a by operating the operation mechanism 32 of the cock operating device 30. Control is performed so that a sparkling beverage such as beer is automatically poured into a container such as a glass or a mug. More specifically, the first automatic dispensing program is configured to cause containers such as glasses or mugs placed on the pedestals 42a and 42b by tilting the tilting substrate 41 from the standing posture to the inclined posture by the cradle tilting device 50. By tilting and operating the operation mechanism part 32 of the cock operating device 30 to bring the valve mechanism part 21a into an open state for liquid, beer is placed in a container such as a glass or a mug tilted by the receiving bases 42a and 42b. And the like. At least one of the process of returning the tilting substrate 41 from the tilted position to the standing position by the receiving tilting device 50 and at least one after the return, the operation mechanism 32 of the cock operating device 30 is provided. By operating the valve mechanism 21a in an open state for foaming, an effervescent beverage such as beer is automatically poured into a container such as a glass or a mug in a foamed state. It is intended to control to so that.

  The second automatic dispensing program uses the valve mechanism 21a for the liquid by operating the operating mechanism 32 of the cock operating device 30 with the tilting substrate 41 in the standing posture without operating the receiving tilting device 50. It is controlled so as to pour non-foaming beverages such as strawberry high into a container such as a glass or a mug standing in the cradle 42a, 42b by being in an open state (open state).

  The control device 60 has a liquid shortage detection program for detecting that the beverage in the beverage container T has run out based on the detection voltage of the liquid shortage sensor T2. The liquid shortage detection program detects liquid shortage in the beverage container T by determining whether or not the detection voltage of the liquid shortage sensor T2 is higher than the threshold voltage corresponding to the beverage. The threshold voltage according to the liquid breakage detection program varies depending on the nature of the beverage. The threshold voltage is set to the first threshold voltage for sparkling beverages such as beer, and to the second threshold voltage for non-foaming beverages such as strawberry high. Is set. Note that the first threshold voltage can be changed according to the properties of each type of sparkling beverage, and similarly, the second threshold voltage can also be changed according to the properties of each type of non-sparkling beverage.

  The control device 60 includes a sparkling beverage pouring mode suitable for pouring sparkling beverages and a non-foaming beverage pouring mode suitable for dispensing non-foamable beverages. When the effervescent beverage dispensing mode is set, control is performed to execute the first automatic dispensing program suitable for dispensing the effervescent beverage, and the threshold voltage for the liquid breakage of the beverage breakage sensor T2 is the property of the sparkling beverage. Are collectively set to the first threshold voltage according to. When the non-foaming beverage pouring mode is set, control is performed to execute the second automatic pouring program suitable for pouring non-foaming beverages, and the threshold voltage for running out of the beverage shortage sensor T2 is non-foaming. The second threshold voltage corresponding to the nature of the beverage is set at a time.

  The operation of the automatic dispensing program of the beverage automatic dispensing apparatus 10 configured as described above will be described. First, the operation of the first automatic dispensing program for automatically dispensing sparkling beverages such as beer will be described. When the effervescent beverage dispensing mode is set using the various operation buttons 71 to 76 on the operation panel 70, the automatic dispensing operation button 71 is set to execute the first automatic dispensing program by turning on the automatic dispensing operation button 71. The threshold voltage at which T2 runs out is set to the first threshold voltage corresponding to the nature of the sparkling beverage.

  When pouring sparkling beverages such as beer into a glass, when placing the upper cradle 42a in the use position, placing the glass on the upper cradle 42a, and pouring sparkling beverages such as beer into a mug The mug is placed on the lower pedestal 42b with the upper pedestal 42a in the retracted position. When the upper pedestal 42a protrudes forward from the tilting substrate 41, the magnet 44 on the side of the upper pedestal 42a is separated from the detector 43, and the detector 43 is in a state where the upper pedestal 42a is in use. An off signal, which is a detection of being, is output to the control device 60. On the other hand, when the upper pedestal 42a is retracted along the tilting substrate 41, the magnet 44 on the side of the upper pedestal 42a is close to the detector 43, and the detector 43 receives the lower pedestal 42a. An ON signal that is a detection that the base 42 b is in use is output to the control device 60.

  When the automatic dispensing operation button 71 on the operation panel 70 is turned on, the control device 60 executes a first automatic dispensing program suitable for sparkling beverages such as beer. When the control device 60 pushes the rear surface of the tilting substrate 41 of the container receiving device 40 by the receiving device tilting device 50, the tilting substrate 41 is pushed forward from the standing posture (shown by the solid line in FIG. 3) and tilted. The glass or mug placed on the pedestals 42a and 42b is tilted together with the tilting substrate 41 to be in a tilted posture (shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3). The upper part of the inner peripheral surface of the container such as a glass or a mug in an inclined posture is positioned close to the spout of the liquid spout nozzle 23b. When the control device 60 tilts the operation lever 22 forward in a time corresponding to the glass or the mug by the cock operating device 30 based on the detection by the detector 43, the valve mechanism 21a of the dispensing cock 20 is moved to the glass or the mug. Opened for liquid at the corresponding time. The effervescent beverage such as liquid beer poured out from the liquid dispensing nozzle 23b flows down from the upper part to the bottom along the inner peripheral surface of a container such as an inclined glass or mug, and foams such as beer in the liquid state Sexual drinks are poured out in a glass or mug so as not to be excessively foamed.

  When a predetermined amount of sparkling beverage such as liquid beer has been dispensed, the control device 60 returns the operation lever 22 to the upright position by the cock operation device 30 and closes the valve mechanism portion 21a, whereby the dispensing cock 20 to stop the effervescent beverage such as beer from being poured out. Moreover, the control apparatus 60 returns the glass or mug mounted on the receiving bases 42a and 42b to an upright attitude | position by returning the tilting board 41 by the receiving base tilting apparatus 50 from an inclination attitude | position to an upright attitude | position. Next, the control device 60 tilts the operation lever 22 backward by the cock operating device 30 based on the detection by the detector 43 for a time corresponding to the glass or the mug. The valve mechanism 21a of the dispensing cock 20 is opened for foaming in a time corresponding to the glass or mug, and foaming beverage such as foamed beer is poured from the foaming nozzle 23a into the glass or mug. When the dispensing of the sparkling beverage such as the beer in the foam state in the time corresponding to the glass or the mug is completed, the control device 60 returns the operation lever 22 to the standing position by the cock operating device 30, and The valve mechanism 21a is again closed. The first automatic dispensing program is merely an example, and the tilting substrate 41 may be returned from the tilted posture to the standing posture by the cradle tilting device 50 while pouring a sparkling beverage such as liquid beer. When the tilting substrate 41 is in a tilted posture, the cock operating device 30 tilts the operation lever 22 backward to bring the valve mechanism portion 21a into the open state for foaming and pour out sparkling beverages such as foamed beer. From the process of returning the tilting substrate 41 from the tilted posture to the standing posture by the cradle tilting device 50, the valve operating portion 22 is tilted backward by the cock operating device 30 to cause the valve mechanism 21a to foam. As the open state, a sparkling beverage such as beer may be poured out in a foamed state while returning from the inclined posture to the standing posture.

  In addition, when there is no effervescent beverage such as beer in the beverage container T, effervescent beverage such as beer does not pass through the beverage hose T1, and the detection voltage of the beverage out sensor T2 becomes higher than the first threshold voltage. The control device 60 detects that the effervescent beverage such as beer in the beverage container T is gone based on the detection voltage of the beverage runout sensor T2, and lights the liquid runout display section 78 of the operation panel 70.

  Next, the operation of the second automatic dispensing program for automatically dispensing non-effervescent beverages such as strawberry high will be described. When the non-effervescent beverage dispensing mode is set using the various operation buttons 71 to 76 on the operation panel 70, the second automatic dispensing program is set to be executed by turning on the automatic dispensing operation button 71, and the beverage runs out. The threshold voltage for running out of the sensor T2 is set to the second threshold voltage corresponding to the nature of the non-sparkling beverage. The detection of each use state of the upper cradle 42a on which the glass is placed or the lower cradle 42b on which the mug is placed is a first automatic dispensing program suitable for automatic dispensing of sparkling beverages such as beer as described above. It is the same as described.

  When the automatic dispensing operation button 71 on the operation panel 70 is turned on, the control device 60 executes a second automatic dispensing program suitable for non-effervescent beverages such as strawberry high. Unlike the first automatic dispensing program, the control device 60 operates the cock operating device 30 with a glass or a glass based on the detection by the detector 43 in a state where the tilting substrate 41 is in a standing posture without operating the cradle tilting device 50. The operation lever 22 is tilted forward in a time corresponding to the mug. The valve mechanism 21a of the dispensing cock 20 is opened for liquid in a time corresponding to the glass or the mug, and the non-foaming beverage such as candy high in the liquid state in the glass or mug inclined from the liquid dispensing nozzle 23b. Is poured out. When a non-foaming beverage such as strawberry high is poured out, the tilting substrate 41 is not tilted to the tilted posture by operating the cradle tilting device 50 as described above, so that the tilted substrate 41 is returned to the standing posture. The cradle tilting device 50 is not operated, and the non-foaming beverage such as strawberry high does not need to be poured out in a foamed state unlike the sparkling beverage such as beer. It is controlled not to tilt.

  In addition, when there is no non-foamable beverage such as strawberry high in the beverage container T, non-foamable beverage such as strawberry high does not pass through the beverage hose T1, and the detection voltage of the beverage break sensor T2 is higher than the second threshold voltage. Become. The control device 60 detects that there is no non-foamed beverage such as candy hail in the beverage container T based on the detection voltage of the beverage runout sensor T2, and turns on the display portion 78 for running out of the liquid on the operation panel 70. .

  In the beverage automatic dispensing apparatus 10 configured as described above, the control device 60 causes the cradle tilting device 50 to tilt the tilting substrate 41 from the standing posture to the tilted posture, thereby placing the glasses placed on the pedestals 42a and 42b. By tilting a container such as a mug and a mug and operating the cock operating device 30, the valve mechanism 21a is opened, so that a beverage can be placed in the container such as a glass or mug tilted by the receiving bases 42a and 42b. The valve mechanism 21a is operated by operating the cock operating device 30 with the tilting substrate 41 in the standing posture without operating the first tilting device 50 and the first tilting device 50 that is controlled to be automatically poured. The second automatic pouring program for controlling the beverage to be automatically poured into a container such as a glass or a mug standing in the cradle 42a, 42b And a beam, and a selectable first and second automatic dispensing program.

  The first and second automatic dispensing programs will be described in detail. In the first automatic dispensing program suitable for dispensing sparkling beverages such as beer, the control device 60 raises the tilting substrate 41 by the receiving table tilting device 50. By tilting from the posture to the tilted posture, a container such as a glass or a mug placed on the pedestals 42a and 42b is tilted, and the operation mechanism 32 of the cock operating device 30 is operated to release the valve mechanism 21a for liquid. By setting it in a state, an effervescent beverage such as beer was automatically poured out in a liquid state into a container such as a glass or a mug tilted by the cradle 42a, 42b. After pouring sparkling beverages such as beer in a liquid state, the operating mechanism 32 of the cock operating device 30 is operated after the tilting substrate 41 is returned from the tilted posture to the standing posture by the receiving tilting device 50. Thus, by controlling the valve mechanism portion 21a to be in an open state for foam, control was performed so that the sparkling beverage was automatically poured into a container such as a glass or a mug in the foam state. On the other hand, in the second automatic dispensing program suitable for dispensing non-foamable beverages such as strawberry high, the control device 60 puts the tilting substrate 41 in a standing posture state without operating the cradle tilting device 50. Then, by operating the operation mechanism portion 32 of the cock operating device 30, the valve mechanism portion 21a is opened for liquid, so that the containers such as glasses and mugs standing upright on the receiving bases 42a and 42b The non-effervescent beverages such as were controlled to be automatically dispensed only in the liquid state.

  Thereby, when pouring sparkling beverages such as beer, the first automatic pouring program is selected, so that sparkling beverages such as beer are placed in containers such as glasses and mugs tilted by the receiving bases 42a and 42b. By automatically pouring out, it is possible to prevent excessive foaming of sparkling beverages such as beer, and by selecting the second automatic pouring program when pouring non-foaming beverages such as coffee high, The tilted substrate 41 is maintained in a standing posture without being tilted, and is not poured out in a bubble state. Therefore, the container is placed in a container such as a glass or a mug placed on the receiving bases 42a and 42b as quickly as possible. The non-foamable beverage such as the above can be dispensed, and an automatic dispensing program corresponding to each property of the sparkling beverage or the non-foamable beverage can be selected and automatically dispensed. In addition, when a non-foaming beverage such as strawberry high is poured out into a container such as a glass or a mug, the non-foamable beverage such as strawberry high is often poured out into a container in which ice cubes are previously placed. When a non-foaming beverage such as a strawberry high is automatically poured out in a state where a container such as a glass or a mug is tilted together with the tilting substrate 41 as in the first automatic dispensing program, the liquid dispensing nozzle 23b causes the glass, mug, etc. There is a risk of hitting ice cubes in the container. However, the second automatic dispensing program suitable for dispensing non-foamable beverages such as strawberry high does not tilt the tilting substrate 41 and raises a container such as a glass or mug placed on the pedestals 42a and 42b. Since the liquid is controlled to be poured out in a state, there is no possibility that the liquid pouring nozzle 23b hits ice cubes in a container such as a glass or a mug.

  Moreover, in this drink automatic dispensing apparatus 10, when it is set as the sparkling beverage pouring mode suitable for sparkling beverages such as beer, the control device 60 performs control so as to execute the first automatic dispensing program, The threshold voltage for running out of the beverage out of the beverage sensor T2 is set to the first threshold voltage according to the properties of the sparkling beverage such as beer, and the non-foaming beverage pouring mode suitable for the non-foaming beverage such as strawberry high. In some cases, control is performed to execute the second automatic dispensing program, and the threshold voltage for running out of the beverage out-of-beverage sensor T2 is set to the second threshold voltage corresponding to the nature of the non-foaming beverage such as strawberry high. . Thereby, the threshold value which detects the automatic dispensing program according to an effervescent drink or a non-effervescent drink, and the liquid shortage sensor T2 detects the liquid shortage only by setting an effervescent drink pouring mode or a non-foamable drink pouring mode. Since the voltage is set in a lump, various settings when changing between automatic dispensing of sparkling beverages and automatic dispensing of non-sparkling beverages are simplified. In the case of sparkling beverages, the foaming state or the threshold voltage may differ depending on the type of beer, etc., so that a plurality of first automatic dispensing programs or first threshold voltages may be set according to the type of beer. Similarly, the threshold voltage may be different depending on the type of strawberry high and the type of soft drink even in a non-foamable beverage. Therefore, the second threshold voltage may be set according to the type of strawberry high and the type of soft drink.

  In the beverage automatic dispensing apparatus 10 configured as described above, beer high is mainly described as beer and non-foamable beverage as an effervescent beverage, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as an effervescent beverage In addition to beer, it may be a sparkling liquor, etc., as long as it is a beverage in which bubbles are generated and bubbles do not disappear for a while. If so, it can also be applied to other beverages such as strawberry high, carbonated beverages, soft drinks, and even if these beverages are poured out, the same effects as described above can be obtained.

  In the automatic beverage dispensing apparatus 10 configured as described above, the dispensing nozzle 23 includes the foam dispensing nozzle 23a and the liquid dispensing nozzle 23b, but the present invention is not limited to this. It may be one that pours a sparkling beverage in a liquid state and a foam state from one pouring nozzle 23, and when this is done, the same effect as described above can be obtained. it can.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Beverage automatic dispensing apparatus, 11 ... Apparatus main body, 20 ... Dispensing cock, 21a ... Valve mechanism part, 30 ... Cock operation apparatus, 40 ... Container receiving apparatus, 41 ... Tilt board, 42 (42a, 42b) ... A cradle, 50 ... cradle tilting device, 60 ... a control device, T2 ... a beverage-out sensor.

Claims (3)

A dispensing cock that is provided at the front of the apparatus main body and that dispenses the beverage with the built-in valve mechanism opened; and
A cock operating device provided at a front portion of the device main body for opening and closing the valve mechanism;
A tilting board that is pivotally mounted on the front side of the apparatus body below the pouring cock so as to be tiltable about a horizontal axis, and a beverage that is attached to the front side of the tilting board and is dispensed from the pouring cock. A container cradle device having a cradle on which the container to be received is placed;
A cradle tilting device that is provided at a front portion of the device main body and tilts the tilting substrate from a standing posture in which the tilting substrate is erected to a tilted posture.
By tilting the container placed on the cradle by tilting the tilting substrate from the standing posture to the tilted posture by the cradle tilting device, and opening the valve mechanism portion by the cock operating device. A beverage automatic dispensing device comprising a control device having a first automatic dispensing program for controlling the beverage to be automatically dispensed into a container in an inclined state at the cradle,
The control device stands up at the cradle by opening the valve mechanism by the cock operating device in a state where the tilting substrate is in the standing posture without operating the cradle tilting device. A second automatic dispensing program for controlling to automatically dispense the beverage into the container
An automatic beverage dispensing apparatus characterized in that the first and second automatic dispensing programs can be selected. In the automatic beverage dispensing device according to claim 1,
The dispensing cock enables the liquid mechanism and the foamed beverage to be selectively dispensed by setting the valve mechanism part to the liquid open state or the foam open state,
In the first automatic dispensing program, the controller tilts the container placed on the cradle by tilting the tilting substrate from the standing posture to the tilted posture by the cradle tilting device, and the cock By placing the valve mechanism portion in the liquid open state by the operating device, the beverage is automatically poured out in a liquid state into the container inclined at the cradle, and the tilting substrate is in an inclined posture; At least one timing after the tilting substrate is returned to the standing posture by the cradle tilting device and at least one timing after the tilting substrate is returned to the standing posture, the valve mechanism unit is moved by the cock operating device. Control to automatically pour the beverage in a foamed state into the container by making it open for foaming,
In the second automatic dispensing program, the valve mechanism unit is opened for liquid by the cock operating device in a state where the tilting substrate is in a standing posture without operating the cradle tilting device, An automatic beverage dispensing device characterized in that the beverage is controlled to be poured out only in a liquid state into a container standing in a cradle. In the automatic beverage dispensing device according to claim 1 or 2,
A beverage supply path for supplying beverage to the dispensing cock is provided with a beverage out sensor that detects a beverage out based on a detection voltage between a pair of electrodes,
The control device controls to execute the first automatic dispensing program when the effervescent beverage pouring mode suitable for the effervescent beverage is set, and sets the threshold voltage of the beverage running sensor to the foaming property. When the first threshold voltage corresponding to the nature of the beverage is set and the non-foaming beverage pouring mode suitable for the non-foaming beverage is set, the second automatic dispensing program is controlled to be executed, and the beverage An automatic beverage dispensing device characterized in that the threshold voltage for running out of a break sensor is set to a second threshold voltage corresponding to the nature of the non-foamable beverage.

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