JP2018193077A - Beverage dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a beverage dispenser capable of easily carrying a beverage container such as a beer keg into and out of a storage cabinet and, when the beverage container is replaced, reducing as much amount as possible of beverage remained in a beverage supply pipe connecting the beverage container and a pour-out device.SOLUTION: A beverage dispenser 10 includes: a storage cabinet 11 capable of storing a beverage container T and a discharging device 12 that is provided in a front face part of the storage cabinet 11 and discharges beverage in the beverage container T, the beverage being supplied through a beverage supply pipe T2 led from the beverage container T. At a front face of the storage cabinet 11 a front face opening part 11a through which the beverage container T is carried in and out is provided; the storage cabinet 11 includes a front wall part 31 that closes up the front face opening part 11a in an openable manner and a bottom wall part 32 that extends reward from a lower part of the front wall part 31 in the storage cabinet 11 and enables the beverage container T to be mounted; a drawer 30 is provided being movable forward/backward from the storage cabinet 11; and the discharging device 12 is attached in the front wall part 31.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser for dispensing a beverage in a beverage container such as a beer barrel from a dispenser.

  Patent Documents 1 to 3 listed below disclose beverage dispenser inventions. The beverage dispenser of Patent Document 1 is capable of storing beer barrels (beverage containers), and has a refrigerator (storage) having a front opening for inserting and removing via barrels on the front surface, a door for opening and closing the front opening of the refrigerator, A pouring cock for pouring out the beverage in the beer barrel that is provided on the door and supplied by a beverage supply pipe led out from the via barrel. The beverage in the beer barrel in the refrigerator is poured into a container such as a glass from the dispensing cock through the beverage supply pipe by the pressure of carbon dioxide gas provided outside the refrigerator.

  The beverage dispenser of Patent Literature 2 is capable of storing beer barrels, has a front opening for inserting and removing the via barrels on the front surface, a door for opening and closing the front opening of the refrigerator, and a via barrel mounted on the refrigerator. A wagon to be taken in and out, and a pouring cock that is provided on the upper side of the refrigerator and that dispenses the beverage in the beer barrel supplied by the beverage supply pipe led out from the via barrel. The beverage in the beer barrel in the refrigerator is poured into a container such as a glass from the dispensing cock through the beverage supply pipe by the pressure of carbon dioxide gas provided outside the refrigerator.

  The beverage dispenser of Patent Document 3 is configured to be capable of storing beer barrels, and includes a refrigerator having a front opening for inserting and removing via barrels on the front surface, a front wall and a bottom wall of the refrigerator, and a via barrel mounted thereon. A wagon for taking in and out of the refrigerator, and a pouring cock for pouring out the beverage in the beer barrel supplied by a beverage supply pipe provided on the upper side of the refrigerator and led out from the beer barrel. The beverage in the beer barrel in the refrigerator is poured into a container such as a glass from the dispensing cock through the beverage supply pipe by the pressure of carbon dioxide gas provided outside the refrigerator.

JP-A-11-321993 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-097300 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-097295

  In the beverage dispenser of Patent Document 1, when replacing the beer barrel in the refrigerator, put the hand in the refrigerator with the door open, take out the beer barrel in the refrigerator to the front side, and after removing the new beer barrel in the refrigerator Push it in. The beer barrel is generally a container having a capacity of about 5 L, about 10 L, about 20 L, etc., and is a heavy item including the weight of the beer barrel itself and the beverage of the contents. For this reason, it was troublesome to require a large force to take out the heavy beer barrel from the refrigerator or push it into the refrigerator. Moreover, the clearance gap between a refrigerator and a beer barrel was narrow, and it became difficult to put a hand on the beer barrel in a refrigerator, and workability | operativity of the replacement | exchange operation | work of a beer barrel was not good.

  In addition, the door on the front of the refrigerator is attached to the front edge of the refrigerator so that it can be pivoted in the vertical direction about the axis, so the pouring cock attached to the door leaves the beer barrel in the refrigerator when the door is opened. As a result, the beverage supply pipe connecting the pouring cock and the beer barrel had to be lengthened. When the beverage supply pipe is long, when the beer barrel is replaced, a lot of beverage remains in the beverage supply pipe, and there is a problem that the loss of the beverage in the beer barrel increases when the beer barrel is replaced. .

  In the beverage dispensers of Patent Documents 2 and 3, since the beer barrel is taken in and out of the refrigerator by the wagon, when replacing the beer barrel, it is not troublesome to put in and out the beer barrel from the refrigerator. However, since the pouring cock is provided on the upper side of the refrigerator, when the wagon is taken out of the refrigerator, the beer barrel placed on the wagon comes away from the pouring cock and connects the pouring cock and the beer barrel. The beverage supply pipe had to be lengthened. Also in this case, when the beer barrel is replaced, a large amount of beverage remains in the beverage supply pipe, and there is a problem that the loss of the beverage in the beer barrel increases when the beer barrel is replaced. The present invention facilitates taking in and out of a beverage container such as a beer barrel, and can reduce the amount of beverage remaining in a beverage supply pipe connecting the beverage container and the dispenser when the beverage container is exchanged. The purpose is to reduce.

  In order to solve the above problems, a storage container that can store a beverage container such as a beer barrel, and a beverage container that is provided on the front surface of the storage container and that is supplied by a beverage supply pipe led out from the beverage container A dispenser comprising a dispenser for dispensing a beverage, wherein the front of the storage is provided with a front opening for taking in and out the beverage container, and before the front opening is closed in the storage A drawer having a wall portion and a bottom wall portion that extends rearward from the lower portion of the front wall portion and allows a beverage container to be mounted thereon, and is provided so as to be movable back and forth in the storage case. The beverage dispenser is provided with a dispenser attached to the front wall portion.

  In the beverage dispenser configured as described above, the front surface of the storage is provided with a front opening for taking in and out the beverage container, and the storage is provided with a front wall portion for opening and closing the front opening, and a front wall portion. It has a bottom wall part that extends rearward from the lower part in the storage room to allow a beverage container to be mounted, and is provided with a drawer provided in the storage room so as to be movable back and forth, and poured into the front wall part. Since the container is attached, when the beverage container is put in and out of the storage, the drawer can be moved to the front side by moving the drawer to the front side. Workability was improved. Also, even when the drawer is moved to the front side, the dispenser attached to the front wall portion moves together with the beverage container mounted on the bottom wall portion, so there is no need to make the beverage supply pipe longer than necessary. The amount of beverage remaining in the beverage supply pipe when the beverage container was replaced could be reduced.

  In the beverage dispenser configured as described above, the beverage in the beverage container is poured out from the dispenser through the beverage supply pipe due to the pressure of the gas, and the bottom wall portion is put into the beverage container by the gas supply pipe. It is preferable that the connected gas cylinder can be mounted. In such a case, even when the drawer is moved to the front side, the gas cylinder mounted on the bottom wall portion moves together with the beverage container, so that it is not necessary to lengthen the gas supply pipe more than necessary. When the gas cylinder was replaced, the amount of gas remaining in the gas supply pipe could be reduced.

  In the beverage dispenser configured as described above, it is preferable that the drawer can be moved forward until the beverage container mounted on the bottom wall portion is positioned in front of the front edge of the storage. In this case, since all parts of the beverage container come out of the storage, it becomes easier to lift the beverage container upward or sideward, and the workability when replacing the beverage container is further improved. I was able to.

  In the beverage dispenser configured as described above, it is preferable that the storage is provided with a rail that supports the drawer so as to be movable back and forth. In this beverage dispenser, it is preferable that the drawer is detachable from the storage.

It is a front view of one embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention. It is the side schematic diagram which made the inside of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 the cross section. FIG. 3 is a schematic side view corresponding to FIG. 2 in which a drawer is pulled forward. FIG. 3 is a schematic side view corresponding to FIG. 2 when a via barrel and a gas cylinder are taken out from a drawer. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view corresponding to FIG. 1 when only a via barrel can be stored in the refrigerator.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a beverage dispenser of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the beverage dispenser 10 of the present embodiment includes a refrigerator (storage) 11 that can store a beer barrel (beverage container) T storing beer (beverage), and a refrigerator 11. A pouring cock (pouring device) 12 provided on the front surface portion is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the refrigerator 11 stores the via barrel T in a cooled state, and the periphery is covered with a heat insulating material. A refrigeration device 20 is provided at the rear of the refrigerator 11, and the inside of the refrigerator 11 is cooled by the refrigeration device 20. The refrigeration apparatus 20 cools and liquefies the refrigerant gas compressed by the compressor 21 by the condenser 22, guides the liquefied refrigerant to the cooler 23 through the capillary tube, and vaporizes the refrigerant by the cooler 23. The passing air is cooled, and the cooled air is circulated through the refrigerator 11 by the cooling fan 25 to cool the inside of the refrigerator 11.

  A front opening 11a is formed on the front surface of the refrigerator 11, and the via barrel T is taken in and out of the front opening 11a. As shown in FIG.3 and FIG.4, the rail 13 extended in the front-back direction is provided in the side part lower part inside the refrigerator 11, and the rail 13 supports the drawer 30 mentioned later so that a movement is possible back and forth.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a drawer 30 is provided in the refrigerator 11 so as to be movable back and forth. The drawer 30 closes the front opening 11 a of the refrigerator 11 so as to be openable and closable. It has a function of moving to the front side. The drawer 30 has a front wall portion 31 that covers the front opening 11a of the refrigerator 11 so as to be openable and closable, and a bottom wall portion 32 that extends rearward from the lower portion of the front wall portion 31 in the refrigerator 11. The shape seen from is substantially L-shaped. A stopper 33 is provided at the side of the drawer 30 to prevent the via barrel T from tilting left and right.

  The front wall portion 31 of the drawer 30 is covered with a heat insulating material similarly to the refrigerator 11, and constitutes the front wall of the refrigerator 11. A packing 34 is provided on the rear surface of the front wall portion 31. When the drawer 30 is closed, the packing 34 is in close contact with the outer peripheral edge of the front opening 11 a of the refrigerator 11 to seal the inside of the refrigerator 11. Yes. The pouring cock 12 is attached to the upper part of the outer surface of the front wall portion 31, and the beer in the beer barrel T stored in the refrigerator 11 is poured out from the pouring cock 12. The bottom wall portion 32 of the drawer 30 mounts a via barrel T. In this embodiment, a gas cylinder G that pushes beer in the via barrel T by the pressure of carbon dioxide gas can also be mounted. The left and right sides of the bottom wall portion 32 are supported by the rail 13 at the bottom of the refrigerator 11 so as to be movable back and forth, and the drawer 30 is movable back and forth along the rail 13 of the refrigerator 11 as shown in FIG. It has become. When the drawer 30 is pulled out from the refrigerator 11 to the foremost side, the via barrel T and the gas cylinder G are positioned in front of the front edge of the refrigerator 11, and the upper or side without pulling the via barrel T and the gas cylinder G forward. It is possible to lift it up.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the via barrel T mounted on the drawer 30 is detachably connected to the dispensing cock 12 by the beverage supply pipe T2 via the dispensing tap T1 provided on the upper portion. The beer barrel T is generally a container having a capacity of about 5 L, about 10 L, about 20 L, etc., and is a heavy item including the weight of the beer barrel T itself and the contents of beer. Further, the via barrel T is connected to a gas cylinder G mounted on the drawer 30 by a gas supply pipe T3 through a pouring tap T1 provided at the top. The gas cylinder G is filled with carbon dioxide gas for pumping the beer in the beer barrel T.

  In the beverage dispenser 10, the inside of the refrigerator 11 is cooled by cooling air generated by the operation of the refrigeration apparatus 20, and the beer (beverage) in the beer barrel T in the refrigerator 11 is cooled by this cooling air. By operating the lever of the pouring cock 12, the beer in the via barrel T is pushed out to the beverage supply pipe T2 by the pressure of the carbon dioxide gas delivered from the gas cylinder G, and from the pouring cock 12 through the beverage supply pipe T2. It is poured into a container such as a glass.

  When the beer in the beer barrel T runs out by pouring out the beer, the beer barrel T is replaced by the following procedure. As shown in FIG. 3, the drawer 30 is pulled forward until the via barrel T and the gas cylinder G are in front of the front edge of the refrigerator 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the pouring tap T <b> 1 is removed from the empty via barrel T, and the via barrel T is lifted upward or sideways to be taken out from the drawer 30, and a new via barrel is placed on the bottom wall portion 32 of the drawer 30. T is mounted. A pouring tap T <b> 1 is attached to a new beer barrel T, and the drawer 30 is pushed backward and stored in the refrigerator 11. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, when replacing the gas cylinder G, the gas cylinder G is lifted upward or laterally and taken out from the drawer 30, and a new gas cylinder G is mounted on the bottom wall portion 32 of the drawer 30.

  The beverage dispenser 10 configured as described above includes a refrigerator (storage) 11 capable of storing a beer barrel (beverage container) T, and a beverage supply pipe provided on the front surface of the refrigerator 11 and led out from the via barrel T A pouring cock (pourer) 12 for pouring beer (beverage) in the beer barrel T supplied by T2 is provided. The front surface of the refrigerator 11 is provided with a front opening 11 a for taking in and out the via barrel T, and the refrigerator 11 is provided with a drawer 30 that allows the via barrel T to move in and out of the refrigerator 11. The drawer 30 has a front wall portion 31 that covers the front opening portion 11a of the refrigerator 11 so as to be openable and closable, and a bottom wall portion that extends rearward from the lower portion of the front wall portion 31 in the refrigerator 11 so that the via barrel T can be placed thereon. 32 and the pouring cock 12 is attached to the front wall portion 31.

  In this beverage dispenser 10, when the beer barrel T is taken in and out of the refrigerator 11, the drawer 30 is pulled forward, so that the beer barrel T can be moved to the outside of the refrigerator 11 to a position where the beer barrel T can be easily held. Workability when replacing was improved. In particular, since the drawer 30 can be pulled forward until the via barrel T is positioned in front of the front edge of the refrigerator 11, it is easy to touch any part of the via barrel T, and the via barrel T It became possible to take out from the drawer 30 only by lifting it sideways, and the workability when replacing the via barrel T could be improved.

  Moreover, since the extraction cock 12 is attached to the front wall portion 31 of the drawer 30, when the drawer 30 is pulled out from the refrigerator 11, the extraction cock 12 moves together with the via barrel T, and the drawer 30 is moved to the refrigerator 11. Also when pushed in, the pouring cock 12 moves with the via barrel T. For this reason, it is not necessary to lengthen the drink supply pipe T2 which connects the pouring cock 12 and the beer barrel T more than necessary (the minimum length is sufficient), and when replacing the via barrel T2, the drink supply pipe T2 The amount of beer remaining in the beer can be reduced, and beer loss when replacing the beer barrel T can be reduced.

  In this beverage dispenser 10, not only the via barrel T but also the gas cylinder G connected to the via barrel T by the gas supply pipe T3 can be mounted on the bottom wall portion 32 of the drawer 30. Thereby, when the drawer 30 is pulled out from the refrigerator 11, the gas cylinder G moves together with the via barrel T. When the drawer 30 is pushed into the refrigerator 11, the gas cylinder G moves together with the via barrel T. For this reason, it is not necessary to make the gas supply pipe T3 connecting the via barrel T and the gas cylinder G longer than necessary (the minimum length is sufficient), and the carbon dioxide remaining in the gas supply pipe T3 when the gas cylinder G is replaced. The amount of gas could be reduced, and the loss of carbon dioxide gas when the gas cylinder G was replaced could be reduced. Moreover, since the gas cylinder G is not installed outside the beverage dispenser 10, the appearance of the beverage dispenser 10 can be improved. In this embodiment, the gas cylinder G can be mounted on the drawer 30 together with the via barrel T. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the effect of making the gas supply pipe T3 longer than necessary can be obtained. However, as shown in FIG. 5, only the via barrel T may be mounted on the drawer 30, and the gas cylinder G may be installed outside the refrigerator 11.

  In this beverage dispenser 10, the refrigerator 11 is provided with a rail 13 that supports the drawer 30 so as to be movable back and forth. As a result, the drawer 30 could be easily put in and out of the refrigerator 11. The drawer 30 is not limited to being moved along the rail 13, and a caster may be attached to the lower part of the drawer 30 and the drawer 30 may be moved back and forth by the caster.

  In this beverage dispenser 10, the drawer 30 can be attached to and detached from the refrigerator 11. Thereby, even when dirt such as beer overflowing on the drawer 30 adheres, the drawer 30 can be removed from the refrigerator 11 and the removed drawer 30 can be washed.

  In embodiment mentioned above, although demonstrated using the beer barrel T which stored beer as an example of a drink container, the present invention is not restricted to this, and other drinks, such as juice and strawberry high, are added to a beer barrel. It may be stored. Furthermore, the beverage container is not limited to a beer barrel, and may be a sealed container such as a plastic bottle, a bottle, or a can.

  In embodiment mentioned above, although demonstrated using the refrigerator 11 as one Embodiment of a storage, this invention is not restricted to this, For example, it uses the warm storage warehouse which heats or keeps a drink. There may be.

  In the embodiment described above, the dispensing cock 12 is used as an embodiment of the dispensing device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a dispensing device such as a dispensing device incorporating a valve mechanism. May be used.

  In the embodiment described above, one pouring cock 12 is provided on the front wall portion 31 of the drawer 30, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of pouring cocks are provided on the front wall portion 31 of the drawer 30. 12 may be provided, and a plurality of via barrels T corresponding to the pouring cocks may be stored in the refrigerator 11.

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Beverage dispenser, 11 ... Storage (refrigerator), 11a ... Front opening part, 12 ... Dispenser (pour cock), 13 ... Rail, 30 ... Drawer, 31 ... Front wall part, 32 ... Rear wall part, T ... Beverage container (via barrel), T2 ... Beverage supply pipe, T3 ... Gas supply pipe, G ... Gas cylinder.

Claims (5)

A storage that can store beverage containers such as beer barrels,
A beverage dispenser comprising a dispenser that is provided in a front portion of the storage and that dispenses the beverage in the beverage container supplied by a beverage supply pipe led out from the beverage container;
While providing a front opening for taking in and out the beverage container on the front of the storage,
A front wall portion that covers the front opening in an openable and closable manner in the storage, and a bottom wall portion that extends rearward from the lower portion of the front wall portion in the storage to allow the beverage container to be mounted thereon. And a drawer provided in the storage so as to be movable back and forth, and the dispenser is attached to the front wall. The beverage dispenser of claim 1,
The beverage in the beverage container is poured out from the dispenser through the beverage supply pipe due to gas pressure, and a gas cylinder connected to the beverage container through the gas supply pipe is mounted on the bottom wall portion. A beverage dispenser characterized by being made possible. The beverage dispenser according to claim 1 or 2,
The beverage dispenser characterized in that the drawer can be moved forward until the beverage container mounted on the bottom wall portion is positioned in front of the front edge of the storage. The beverage dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A beverage dispenser, wherein the storage is provided with a rail that supports the drawer so as to be movable back and forth. The beverage dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A beverage dispenser characterized in that the drawer is removable from the storage.

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