JP2018154397A - Beverage dispensing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage dispensing device suitable for miniaturization and simplification, which can be easily acquired and used in a home.SOLUTION: A beverage dispensing device for dispensing a beverage by tilting a beverage container from an upright position comprises: a cap detachably attached to a neck part of the beverage container; a nozzle mounted on the cap whose interior is communicated with the interior of the beverage container while the cap is attached to the neck part; a foaming means having an agitation blade provided inside the nozzle for foaming the beverage by operating the agitation blade; and a tube communicated with outside air for taking in the air into the interior of the beverage container. A tip of the nozzle is formed in a cylindrical and linear shape, and is inclined relative to a shaft center of the beverage container in a direction such that the tip of the nozzle separates from the beverage container and a base end approaches the beverage container.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a foamed beverage dispensing apparatus.

  In recent years, so-called draft coffee in which a coffee beverage is foamed has gained popularity. In the beverage dispensing apparatus described in Non-Patent Document 1, the beverage is foamed using carbon dioxide gas or nitrogen gas (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-059372

URL; http: // studyhacker. net / vocabulary / draft-coffee

However, when a beverage is made to foam using carbon dioxide or nitrogen gas, the beverage dispensing device becomes large, and the device becomes large and complicated, and cannot be easily obtained or used at home. There is a problem.
The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a beverage dispensing device that is suitable for downsizing and simplification and that can be easily obtained and used at home.

The first means is
A beverage dispensing device for dispensing a beverage by tilting a beverage container from an upright state,
A cap detachably attached to the neck of the beverage container;
A nozzle that is attached to the cap and in which the cap is attached to the neck, and the inside communicates with the inside of the beverage container;
Foam forming means that has a stirring blade provided in the nozzle and foams the beverage by operating the stirring blade;
A tube for communicating with the outside air and taking air into the beverage container;
With
The tip portion of the nozzle is formed in a cylindrical and linear shape, the tip of the nozzle is spaced from the beverage container and the base end is inclined with respect to the axis of the beverage container in a direction close to the beverage container. It is characterized by.

  The second means is characterized in that, in the first means, the tube is provided with a check valve for preventing a beverage from leaking from the tube.

  The third means is the first means or the second means, wherein one end of the nozzle is opened to the outside on the tip side of the nozzle and the other end is directed to the inside of the nozzle. An air supply passage that opens at a position closer to the base end than the stirring blade and supplies air into the nozzle is formed.

 An attachment according to any one of the first to third means, wherein the fourth means is configured to be detachable from the beverage container, and has a handle for supporting the beverage container during dispensing. It is provided with.

  A fifth means is the fourth means, wherein the attachment comprises a first fixing tool attached to a neck portion of the beverage container and a second fixing tool attached to a body of the beverage container. It is characterized by that.

  In a sixth means, in the fifth means, the first fixture is a hook that is hung between a neck ring of the beverage container and a base of a neck portion of the beverage container.

  A seventh means is the sixth means, wherein the first fixture is configured to be rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a plane including the axis of the beverage container. .

  According to an eighth means, in any one of the fourth means to the seventh means, the second fixing tool is a belt for fastening the body of the beverage container.

  Ninth means, in any one of the fourth means to the seventh means, the handle is formed in a straight bar shape, and when the beverage container is viewed in an upright state, It is configured to be rotatable about a predetermined axis so as to be able to take a lying position.

  According to a tenth means, in the ninth means, the handle is formed with a nozzle accommodating recess for closing the mouth of the tip of the nozzle in the upright position.

  According to the first means, the beverage is poured out by tilting the beverage container, and the beverage can be foamed by operating the stirring blade. In addition, since at least the tip of the nozzle is inclined in a straight line, it is possible to easily pour a beverage or beverage foam even if the beverage container is tilted.

  According to the second means, since the check valve is provided in the tube, the beverage can be prevented from leaking from the tube even when the beverage container is tilted.

  According to the 3rd means, sufficient air can be taken in in a nozzle effectively in the case of foam formation.

  According to the fourth means, since the handle for supporting the beverage container at the time of dispensing is provided, the beverage can be poured without directly holding the beverage container.

According to the fifth means, since the attachment is fixed to the beverage container by the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion at two locations separated in the axial direction of the beverage container, the attachment is reliably attached to the beverage container. Can be installed.

  According to the sixth means, since the first fixing means is a hook, and the hook is hung between the neck ring of the beverage container and the base of the neck, the attachment can be fixed to the beverage container reliably and easily. .

  According to the seventh means, since the hook is rotatable, it is possible to more easily fix the attachment to the beverage container.

  According to the eighth means, since the second fixing means is a belt and only the body of the beverage container is tightened with the belt, the attachment can be reliably and easily fixed to the beverage container.

  According to the ninth means, since the plane area can be reduced by setting the handle to the first position, it can be easily stored in a refrigerator or the like with the attachment attached. Moreover, if a handle is made into the 2nd position, a drink and drink foam can be poured out easily.

  According to the tenth means, it is possible to prevent adhesion of dirt at the tip of the nozzle and oxidation of the contents.

It is the perspective view which showed one Embodiment of the extraction | pouring apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing which showed the inside of the nozzle. It is sectional drawing which showed the flow volume adjustment means. It is the figure which showed the connection state to the nozzle of a motor. It is the figure which showed the state which removes a motor from a nozzle. It is the figure which showed the 1st fixing tool for attaching a handle to a plastic bottle. It is the figure which showed the 2nd fixing tool for attaching a handle to a plastic bottle. It is the figure which showed the poured-out drink and drink foam.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a dispensing device of the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

The pouring device 10 shown in FIG. 1 is used by being attached to a beverage container such as a plastic bottle 1.
That is, the pouring device 10 attaches the pouring device main body 10a to the neck 1a of the plastic bottle 1, attaches the attachment 10b to the plastic bottle 1, and holds the handle 31 of the attachment 10b with one hand to hold the plastic bottle 1. It is configured to incline and pour a predetermined amount of beverage from the nozzle 11 into the cup, and then pour the beverage foam (beverage foam) onto the non-foamed beverage.
When pouring beverage and beverage foam, the handle 31 is in the state indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, and after pouring, the handle 31 is in the state indicated by the solid line in FIG. Thus, the handle 31 closes the mouth of the nozzle 11 and can be accommodated in the door pocket of the refrigerator in that state.
Here, as for the type of beverage contained in the plastic bottle 1, it is a beverage that does not have effervescence and produces foam by stirring, such as coffee or tea, but it can also be used for beer that is an effervescent beverage.

(Pouring device body 10a)
The dispensing apparatus main body 10a includes a nozzle 11 constituting a beverage flow path. The nozzle 11 is formed in a cylindrical shape. The mouth of the tip of the nozzle 11 is inclined with respect to the axis of the nozzle 11. Further, the nozzle 11 is preferably 40 degrees to 50 degrees with respect to the axis of the plastic bottle 1 so that the tip is higher than the rear end when the dispensing device main body 10a is attached to the upright plastic bottle 1. It is inclined at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. As a result, when the plastic bottle 11 is erected after the beverage or beverage foam has been poured out, the beverage or beverage foam remaining in the nozzle 11 may return to the PET bottle 11 side and spill out from the mouth at the tip of the nozzle 11. Is prevented.

As shown in FIG. 2, the nozzle 11 is provided on a cap 12 that is screwed onto the neck 1 a of the plastic bottle 1.
That is, the cap 12 includes a cylindrical portion 12a having an internal thread formed on the inner surface, and a cover portion 12b that covers the entire outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 12a. The cylindrical portion 12a and the cover portion 12b rotate integrally.
An inward flange 120b is formed at the upper end of the cover portion 12b so as to project in an annular shape toward the radially inner side of the cap 12. On the other hand, the upper end of a cylindrical body 13 standing upright with respect to the cap 12 is coupled to the nozzle 11. The cylindrical body 13 serves to communicate the inside of the PET bottle 1 and the inside of the nozzle 11. An outward flange 14 is formed at the lower end of the cylindrical body 13 so as to project outward in the radial direction of the cylindrical body 13. The outward flange 14 is sandwiched between the upper edge of the cylindrical portion 12a and the inward flange 120b of the cover 12c. As a result, the nozzle 11 is provided on the cap 12, and the nozzle 11 can rotate together with the cylindrical body 13 independently of the cap 12 around the axis of the cap 12.
The cap 12 is attached to the neck portion 1a of the plastic bottle 1 by screwing the female screw of the cylindrical portion 12a with the male screw of the neck portion 1a of the plastic bottle 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the cylindrical body 13 is provided with a flow rate adjusting means 15 for adjusting the flow rate of the coffee 2 flowing out from the plastic bottle 1. The flow rate adjusting means 15 includes a spherical valve body 16. The valve body 16 is attached to the cylindrical body 13 so as to be rotatable about a shaft 16a. The shaft 16a protrudes outward from the cylindrical body 13, and a dial knob 18 is attached to the protruding portion. The valve body 16 is formed with a through hole 17. And the flow volume of the drink which flows through the inside of the cylindrical body 13 is adjusted by operating the dial knob 18 from the outside. FIG. 3A shows a fully open state of the flow path, and FIG. 3B shows a fully closed state of the flow path. The valve body 16 can be in an intermediate state depending on the rotational position. The valve body 18 is seated on the valve seat 16b and adjusts the degree of opening of the valve seat 16b.

In addition, an electric stirring blade 19 is disposed in the nozzle 11 as shown in FIG. The stirring blade 19 is formed in a plate shape. The edges on both sides of the stirring blade 19 are formed in a wave shape in which an arc is connected in the axial direction of the stirring blade 19, and a circular hole is formed inside the arc portion.
The shaft 19a of the stirring blade 19 is supported by a first shaft support portion 19b and a second shaft support portion 19c positioned so as to sandwich the stirring blade 19 in the axial direction. The first shaft support portion 19 b is located on the downstream side of the stirring blade 19, and the second shaft support portion 19 c is located on the upstream side of the stirring blade 19. The first shaft support portion 19b protrudes inward from the inner surface of the nozzle 11 to the extent that it does not interfere with the flow of beverage, and the second shaft support portion 19c closes the nozzle 11 at a portion other than the shaft 19a passing therethrough. Is defined.

  FIG. 4A shows a connection structure between the base end portion of the nozzle 11 and the motor 21. A shaft 19 a of the stirring blade 19 extends in the proximal direction of the nozzle 11. As shown in FIG. 5A, a motor housing 21 that houses a motor 21 a and a battery (not shown) is connected to the base end portion of the nozzle 11 by a connecting means 20. The connecting means 20 includes a locking lever 22 installed on the outer peripheral surface of the motor housing 21. On the other hand, a projection 23 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the proximal end of the nozzle 11. 5A, the claw 22a at the tip of the lever 22 is engaged with the protrusion 23 on the outer periphery of the nozzle 11 by the urging force of the spring 24 interposed between the lever 22 and the motor housing 21. As a result, the nozzle 11 and the motor housing 21 are connected. On the other hand, according to this connecting means 20, as shown in FIG. 5, the lever 22 is rotated against the urging force of the spring 24, and the motor housing 21 is pulled out with the claw 22a separated from the projection 23. In this case, the motor housing 21 can be removed from the nozzle 11. For example, if a beverage container such as a plastic bottle 1 is put into a refrigerator or removed from the refrigerator with the dispensing device 10 attached, condensation may occur and the batteries and contacts in the motor housing 21 may be corroded. In this respect, in the detachable embodiment, the problem of corrosion of the battery and the contacts can be prevented. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 b indicates a switch for operating the motor 21.

FIG. 4B shows the shapes of the proximal end portion of the nozzle 11 and the proximal end portion of the shaft 19a. In the figure, the base end of the nozzle 11 is annular. In the annular portion of the figure, the broken line portion indicates a convex portion, and the white portion indicates a concave portion.
The convex portion and the concave portion constitute a fitting portion 25a on the nozzle 11 side. On the other hand, on the motor housing 21 side, a fitting portion 25b composed of a concave portion and a convex portion having a shape complementary to the fitting portion 25a on the nozzle 11 side is formed. Here, the “complementary shape” refers to a shape having a concave portion that fits with the convex portion on the motor housing 21 side and a convex portion that fits with the concave portion on the nozzle 11 side.
In this way, the fitting portion 25a on the nozzle 11 side and the fitting portion 25b on the motor housing 21 side are fitted to each other, thereby restricting relative rotation of each other.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, one joint (female) 27a having a cross-shaped hole 26a is formed on the shaft 19a of the stirring blade 19 housed in the nozzle 11. The other joint 27b having a cross-shaped portion 26b that fits into the cross-shaped hole 26a is formed at the tip of the shaft 210a of the motor 21a (see FIG. 4A). The power of the motor 21 is transmitted to the stirring blade 19 by the engagement of the one joint 27a and the other joint 27b.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the nozzle 11 includes an air supply passage 28 that guides air to the base end side from the stirring blade 19. The air supply passage 28 is formed around the nozzle 11 along the generatrix, with one end opening at the tip of the nozzle 11 and the other end opening closer to the base end than the stirring blade 19. The air supply passage 28 functions to effectively take in sufficient air into the nozzle 11 and discharge excess bubbles when bubbles are formed.

  The cap 12 includes an air intake tube 29 that communicates with the air intake port 29a. The tube 29 can be attached to and detached from the cap 12. The tube 12 attached to the cap 12 has a length that reaches the bottom of the plastic bottle 1, and when the coffee 2 is poured out from the plastic bottle 1, air is supplied so that the inside of the plastic bottle 1 does not become negative pressure. Capture. A check valve 30 is disposed at the lower end of the tube 29 so that the beverage in the plastic bottle 1 does not leak outside through the tube 29.

Moreover, the attachment 10b with which the extraction | pouring apparatus 10 is provided is provided with the handle | steering-wheel 31 which a user can grasp with one hand, as shown in FIG. The handle 31 is disposed on a support body 32 that comes into contact with the body and shoulders of the plastic bottle 1 in a state where the attachment 10 b is attached to the plastic bottle 1. The handle 31 is not particularly limited, but has a prismatic shape, and is attached to the support body 32 so as to be rotatable about the shaft 40. When the handle 31 is viewed in a state where the bed bottle 1 is in an upright state, the handle 31 can take an upright position (solid line in FIG. 1) and a sideways position (two-dot chain line in FIG. 1). In addition, it is preferable to provide a stopper so as not to further fall from the sideways position.
The handle 31 includes a nozzle housing recess 41 at a free end. As shown in FIG. 1, the handle 31 accommodates the tip of the nozzle 11 in the concave portion 41 in a posture (standing position) parallel to the axis of the plastic bottle 1, thereby attaching dirt on the tip of the nozzle 11. In addition to preventing oxidation of the contents and the contents, the handle 31 is maintained in that state.

Further, the attachment 10 b includes a first fixing tool 33 and a second fixing tool 34.
The first fixture 33 is an arc-shaped hook as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, and is attached to the support 32 so as to be rotatable about the shaft 40. The first fixing tool 33 is hung between the neck ring of the plastic bottle 1 and the root of the neck 1a of the plastic bottle 1. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the second fixture 34 is a belt. The second fixture 34 is not particularly limited, and is composed of two plastic U-shaped belt pieces 34a and 34b. The two belt pieces 34a and 34b may be made of rubber.
An intermediate portion of one belt piece 34 b is fixed to the support body 32. One end of the belt piece 34 a is connected to one end of the belt piece 34 b via a hinge 35. A tongue piece 38 is attached to the other end of the belt piece 34 b, and a claw 38 a is formed at the tip of the tongue piece 38. On the other hand, a hole 37 into which the claw 38a is fitted is formed at the other end of the belt piece 34a. Then, the second fixture 34 becomes rectangular as shown in FIG. 7A when the claw 38 a is fitted into the hole 37.

Next, an example of the plastic bottle 1 to which the dispenser main body 10a and the attachment 10b are attached will be described.
The PET bottle 1 is formed in a quadrangular prism shape as a whole, has a constriction in an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the body, and has an upper end portion in a quadrangular pyramid shape. And the neck part 1a is formed in the upper end part. The support body 32 of the attachment 10b is disposed so as to contact the body and the shoulder. The first fixture 33 is hung between the neck ring 1c of the plastic bottle 1 and the root of the neck 1a of the plastic bottle 1. On the other hand, the second fixture 34 is hung on the constriction of the plastic bottle 1. In this manner, the attachment 10b is fixed to the PET bottle 1 in a stable manner by fixing the attachment 10b at two locations in the vertical direction of the PET bottle 1.

Next, the usage method of the extraction | pouring apparatus 10 is demonstrated.
First, the cap of the commercially available plastic bottle 1 containing the beverage is removed, the cap 12 of the dispensing apparatus main body 10a is attached, and the attachment 10b is attached to the plastic bottle 1. Then, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, the handle 31 is rotated.

  Then, the handle 31 is grasped with one hand, the plastic bottle 1 is tilted, and the tip of the nozzle 11 is positioned at the mouth of the cup. Then, the beverage 2 in the plastic bottle 1 is guided to the nozzle 11 through the cylindrical body 13 and poured out from the mouth 11a at the tip of the nozzle 11 into the cup. Then, as shown in FIG. 8 (A), when the motor 21a is operated by operating the switch 21b in a state where the beverage 2 has reached an appropriate amount, the beverage 2 in the nozzle 11 is taken in via the air supply passage 28. With the conditioned air, thereby producing a beverage foam. And this drink foam is inject | poured into the cup 3, and the layer of the drink foam 2a is formed on the drink 2 as shown in FIG.8 (B).

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be variously deformed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 PET bottle 1a Neck part 1c Neck ring 2 Beverage 2a Beverage foam 10 Pouring device 10a Pouring device main body 10b Attachment 11 Nozzle 12 Cap 19 Stirring blade 28 Outside air passage 29 Tube 30 Check valve 32 Support body 33 1st fixing tool 34 Second fixture 41 Nozzle housing recess

Claims (10)

A beverage dispensing device for dispensing a beverage by tilting a beverage container from an upright state,
A cap detachably attached to the neck of the beverage container;
A nozzle that is attached to the cap and in which the cap is attached to the neck, and the inside communicates with the inside of the beverage container;
Foam forming means that has a stirring blade provided in the nozzle and foams the beverage by operating the stirring blade;
A tube for communicating with the outside air and taking air into the beverage container;
With
The tip portion of the nozzle is formed in a cylindrical and linear shape, the tip of the nozzle is spaced from the beverage container and the base end is inclined with respect to the axis of the beverage container in a direction close to the beverage container. A beverage dispensing device characterized by comprising:   The beverage dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tube is provided with a check valve for preventing leakage of beverage from the tube.   Around the nozzle, one end opens toward the outside at the tip end side of the nozzle, and the other end opens toward the inside of the nozzle at a position closer to the base end than the agitating blade, and the air enters the nozzle. The beverage dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an air supply passage for supplying the beverage is formed.   The structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an attachment configured to be detachable from the beverage container and having a handle for supporting the beverage container at the time of dispensing. Beverage dispensing device.   5. The beverage according to claim 4, wherein the attachment includes a first fixture that is attached to a neck portion of the beverage container, and a second fixture that is attached to a body of the beverage container. Pouring device.   6. The beverage dispensing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first fixture is a hook that is hung between a neck ring of the beverage container and a base of a neck portion of the beverage container.   The beverage dispensing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first fixture is configured to be rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a plane including the axis of the beverage container.   The beverage container according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the second fixing tool is a belt for fastening the body of the beverage container.   The handle is formed in a straight bar shape, and is configured to be rotatable around a predetermined axis so that an upright position and a sideways position can be taken when the beverage container is viewed in an upright state. The beverage dispensing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein:   The beverage dispensing device according to claim 9, wherein the handle is formed with a nozzle housing recess that closes a mouth of the tip of the nozzle in the upright position.

Images