JP2020072973A - Beverage manufacturing device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a beverage manufacturing device capable of indicating tasting by a dedicated operation.SOLUTION: Beverage is prepared by using a material of beverage in accordance with a received operation from a user. Preparation for real drinking is performed when a first operation is received from a user, and preparation for tasting is performed when a second operation is received from a user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 21

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage manufacturing device and method for preparing a beverage.

  In Patent Document 1, by providing the vending machine 1 with the topping device 10, the purchaser uses the topping material (sugar powder, cream powder) after manufacturing the coffee beverage, that is, after tasting the cooked coffee beverage. It is stated that it can be added.

  Patent Document 2 describes that at the time of extraction from the infusion container to the extraction container, a small amount can be extracted for tasting. Patent Document 3 describes that an operator appropriately operates the setting input unit 15 of the vending machine 10 to change the recipe data of the beverage in which the beverage recipe is set and adjust the taste (tasting). There is. According to Patent Document 4, the varistor tastes the shot delivered, and if it is not satisfied, adjust the grinding to raise or lower the delivery speed to obtain a preferable extraction ratio, and calibrate to a perfect shot. Is listed. Patent Document 5 describes that the set value of the reference value can be appropriately changed based on the user's rule of thumb, tasting, and the like.

JP, 2004-145602, A JP 61-125313 A Patent No. 6024518 Patent No. 5778857 JP 2002-355177 A

  However, none of the patent documents mentions that a general user ordering a coffee beverage gives a tasting instruction by a dedicated operation.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage manufacturing apparatus and method capable of tasting by a dedicated operation.

  The beverage manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a manufacturing means for manufacturing the beverage using a beverage material, and the manufacturing means extracts a beverage from an extraction container into which the beverage material and hot water are put, When the production of the beverage for tasting and the production of the beverage for main drinking are performed by the production means, the extraction container is washed during the production of the beverage for tasting and the production of the beverage for main drinking. Is characterized by.

  According to the present invention, tasting can be instructed by a dedicated operation.

The external view of a beverage manufacturing apparatus. The partial front view of the beverage manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the function of the beverage manufacturing apparatus. The partially broken perspective view of a separation apparatus. The perspective view of a drive unit and an extraction container. The figure which shows the closed state and open state of the extraction container of FIG. The front view which shows a part structure of an upper unit and a lower unit. FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of FIG. 7. The schematic diagram of a central part unit. The block diagram of the control apparatus of the beverage manufacturing apparatus of FIG. (A) And (B) is a flow chart which shows the example of control which a control device performs. The figure which shows the whole structure of the system containing a beverage manufacturing apparatus. The figure which shows the structure of a server. The figure which shows the structure of a portable terminal. The figure which shows the structure of an information display apparatus. The figure for demonstrating the flow until coffee extraction. The figure for demonstrating the flow until coffee extraction. The figure which shows the TOP screen of the application displayed on a portable terminal. The figure which shows a service screen. The figure which shows a service screen. The flowchart which shows the process which receives the adjustment from a user before ordering. The figure which shows the user interface screen displayed on an information display device. The figure which shows the user interface screen displayed on an information display device. The figure which shows the user interface screen displayed on an information display device. The figure which shows the user interface screen displayed on an information display device. The figure which shows the user interface screen displayed on an information display device. The figure which shows the user interface screen displayed on an information display device. The flowchart which shows the extraction and discharge process for tasting. The flowchart which shows the extraction and discharge process for tasting. The figure which shows the user interface screen displayed on an information display device. The figure which shows the user interface screen displayed on an information display device. The figure which shows the user interface screen displayed on an information display device. It is a flow chart which shows processing which enables tasting again. The figure which shows the user interface screen displayed on an information display device. The flowchart which shows the process for permitting tasting a predetermined number of times. The figure which shows the user interface screen displayed on an information display device.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and the description thereof will be omitted.

<1. Outline of beverage manufacturing equipment>
FIG. 1 is an external view of the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1. The beverage production apparatus 1 of this embodiment is an apparatus for automatically producing a coffee beverage from roasted coffee beans and a liquid (here, water), and can produce one cup of coffee beverage per production operation. .. The roasted coffee beans that are the raw material can be stored in the canister 40. A cup placing portion 110 is provided at a lower portion of the beverage production apparatus 1, and the produced coffee beverage is poured into the cup from the pouring portion 10c.

  The beverage manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a housing 100 that forms an exterior thereof and surrounds an internal mechanism. The housing 100 is roughly divided into a main body 101 and a cover 102 that covers a part of the front surface and a part of the side surface of the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1. An information display device 12 is provided on the cover portion 102. In the case of the present embodiment, the information display device 12 is a touch panel type display, and is capable of accepting inputs of an administrator of the device and a drink consumer in addition to displaying various types of information. The information display device 12 is attached to the cover unit 102 via the moving mechanism 12a, and can be moved in the vertical direction within a certain range by the moving mechanism 12a.

  The cover part 102 is also provided with a bean input port 103 and a door 103a for opening and closing the bean input port 103. By opening the opening / closing door 103, it is possible to put roasted coffee beans different from the roasted coffee beans stored in the canister 40 into the bean charging port 103. This makes it possible to provide consumers with special drinks with special drinks.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the cover portion 102 is formed of a translucent material such as acrylic or glass, and the entire cover portion 102 constitutes a transparent cover which is a transmissive portion. Therefore, the mechanism inside the cover 102 is visible from the outside. In the case of the present embodiment, a part of the manufacturing unit that manufactures the coffee beverage is visible through the cover unit 102. In the case of the present embodiment, the entire main body 101 is a non-transparent portion, and it is difficult to visually recognize the inside from the outside.

  FIG. 2 is a partial front view of the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1, and is a diagram showing a part of the manufacturing unit which is visible to the user when the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1 is viewed from the front. The cover portion 102 and the information display device 12 are shown in phantom lines.

  The housing 100 in the front part of the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1 has a double structure including a main body 101 and an outer (front side) cover 102 thereof. A part of the manufacturing unit is arranged in the front-rear direction between the main body unit 101 and the cover unit 12, and is visible to the user through the cover unit 102.

  In the case of the present embodiment, some of the mechanisms of the manufacturing unit that can be visually recognized by the user through the cover unit 102 are a collective conveying unit 42, grinders 5A and 5B, a separating device 6, an extraction container 9 and the like, which will be described later. A rectangular recessed portion 101a that is recessed inward is formed on the front surface of the main body 101, and the extraction container 9 and the like are located inwardly of the recessed portion 101a.

  The visibility of these mechanisms from the outside through the cover 102 may facilitate the inspection and operation confirmation for the administrator. In addition, beverage consumers may be able to enjoy the manufacturing process of coffee beverages.

  The cover 102 is laterally openably supported by the main body 101 via a hinge 102a at its right end. An engagement portion 102b that keeps the main body portion 101 and the cover portion 102 closed is provided at the left end portion of the cover portion 102. The engaging portion 102b is, for example, a combination of a magnet and iron. By opening the cover 102, the administrator can inspect a part of the above-mentioned manufacturing unit inside the cover 102.

  In addition, in the case of the present embodiment, the cover portion 102 is of a horizontal opening type, but may be of a vertical opening type (vertical opening type) or a sliding type. Further, the cover 102 may not be opened and closed.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the functions of the beverage manufacturing device 1. The beverage manufacturing device 1 includes a bean processing device 2 and a brewing device 3 as a coffee beverage manufacturing unit.

  The bean processing device 2 generates ground beans from roasted coffee beans. The extraction device 3 extracts the coffee liquid from the ground beans supplied from the bean processing device 2. The extraction device 3 includes a fluid supply unit 7, a drive unit 8, which will be described later, an extraction container 9, and a switching unit 10. The ground beans supplied from the bean processing device 2 are put into the extraction container 9. The fluid supply unit 7 puts hot water into the extraction container 9. Coffee liquid is extracted from the ground beans in the extraction container 9. Hot water containing the extracted coffee liquid is delivered to the cup C as a coffee beverage via the switching unit 10.

<2. Fluid supply unit and switching unit>
The configurations of the fluid supply unit 7 and the switching unit 10 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the fluid supply unit 7 will be described. The fluid supply unit 7 supplies hot water to the extraction container 9 and controls the atmospheric pressure in the extraction container 9. In this specification, when the atmospheric pressure is illustrated by a numeral, it means an absolute pressure unless otherwise specified, and the gauge pressure is an atmospheric pressure at which the atmospheric pressure is 0 atmospheric pressure. The atmospheric pressure refers to the atmospheric pressure around the extraction container 9 or the atmospheric pressure of the beverage manufacturing apparatus. For example, when the beverage manufacturing apparatus is installed at a position at an altitude of 0 m above sea level, the international civil aviation organization (= “International Civil Aviation Organization”). Aviation Organization ”[[omitted] ICAO]) is the standard atmospheric pressure (1013.25 hPa) at 0 m above sea level of the International Standard Atmosphere ([omitted] ISA]) established in 1976.

  The fluid supply unit 7 includes pipes L1 to L3. The pipe L1 is a pipe through which air flows, and the pipe L2 is a pipe through which water flows. The pipe L3 is a pipe through which both air and water can flow.

  The fluid supply unit 7 includes a compressor 70 as a pressure source. The compressor 70 compresses the atmosphere and sends it out. The compressor 70 is driven using, for example, a motor (not shown) as a drive source. The compressed air sent from the compressor 70 is supplied to the reserve tank (accumulator) 71 via the check valve 71a. The air pressure in the reserve tank 71 is monitored by the pressure sensor 71b, and the compressor 70 is driven so as to be maintained at a predetermined air pressure (7 atm (6 atm in gauge pressure) in this embodiment). The reserve tank 71 is provided with a drain 71c for drainage, and water generated by compression of air can be drained.

  Hot water (water) that constitutes a coffee drink is accumulated in the water tank 72. The water tank 72 is provided with a heater 72a for heating the water in the water tank 72 and a temperature sensor 72b for measuring the temperature of the water. The heater 72a maintains the temperature of the accumulated hot water at a predetermined temperature (120 degrees Celsius in this embodiment) based on the detection result of the temperature sensor 72b. The heater 72a is turned on when the temperature of the hot water is 118 degrees Celsius, and turned off when the temperature of the hot water is 120 degrees Celsius, for example.

  The water tank 72 is also provided with a water level sensor 72c. The water level sensor 72c detects the water level of the hot water in the water tank 72. When the water level sensor 72c detects that the water level has dropped below a predetermined water level, water is supplied to the water tank 72. In the case of this embodiment, tap water is supplied via a water purifier (not shown). An electromagnetic valve 72d is provided in the middle of the pipe L2 from the water purifier, and when the water level sensor 72c detects a decrease in the water level, the electromagnetic valve 72d is opened and water is supplied. The valve 72d is closed to cut off the water supply. In this way, the hot water in the water tank 72 is maintained at a constant water level. Water may be supplied to the water tank 72 each time hot water used for manufacturing a coffee beverage is discharged.

  The water tank 72 is also provided with a pressure sensor 72g. The pressure sensor 72g detects the atmospheric pressure in the water tank 72. The water tank 72 is supplied with the atmospheric pressure in the reserve tank 71 via a pressure regulating valve 72e and a solenoid valve 72f. The pressure regulating valve 72e reduces the atmospheric pressure supplied from the reserve tank 71 to a predetermined atmospheric pressure. In the case of this embodiment, the pressure is reduced to 3 atm (2 atm in gauge pressure). The electromagnetic valve 72f switches between supply and cutoff of the atmospheric pressure adjusted by the pressure adjusting valve 72e to the water tank 72. The electromagnetic valve 72f is controlled to open and close so that the atmospheric pressure in the water tank 72 is maintained at 3 atm except when tap water is supplied to the water tank 72. When tap water is supplied to the water tank 72, the pressure in the water tank 72 is set lower than the tap water pressure by the solenoid valve 72h so that the tap water is smoothly replenished to the water tank 72. The pressure is reduced to (for example, less than 2.5 atm). The solenoid valve 72h switches whether to open the inside of the water tank 72 to the atmosphere, and opens the inside of the water tank 72 to the atmosphere when the pressure is reduced. Further, the solenoid valve 72h releases the inside of the water tank 72 to the atmosphere when the atmospheric pressure in the water tank 72 exceeds 3 atm except when the tap water is supplied to the water tank 72, and the inside of the water tank 72 becomes 3 atm. maintain.

  The hot water in the water tank 72 is supplied to the extraction container 9 via the check valve 72j, the electromagnetic valve 72i and the pipe L3. The hot water is supplied to the extraction container 9 by opening the electromagnetic valve 72i, and the hot water supply is shut off by closing the electromagnetic container 72i. The amount of hot water supplied to the extraction container 9 can be controlled by the opening time of the solenoid valve 72i. However, the opening / closing of the solenoid valve 72i may be controlled by measuring the supply amount. The pipe L3 is provided with a temperature sensor 73e for measuring the temperature of the hot water, and the temperature of the hot water supplied to the extraction container 9 is monitored.

  The atmospheric pressure of the reserve tank 71 is also supplied to the extraction container 9 via the pressure regulating valve 73a and the electromagnetic valve 73b. The pressure regulating valve 73a reduces the atmospheric pressure supplied from the reserve tank 71 to a predetermined atmospheric pressure. In the case of the present embodiment, the pressure is reduced to 5 atm (4 atm in gauge pressure). The electromagnetic valve 73b switches between supply and cutoff of the atmospheric pressure adjusted by the pressure adjusting valve 73a to the extraction container 9. The pressure inside the extraction container 9 is detected by the pressure sensor 73d. At the time of pressurizing the inside of the extraction container 9, the electromagnetic valve 73b is opened based on the detection result of the pressure sensor 73d, so that the inside of the extraction container 9 has a predetermined atmospheric pressure (in the present embodiment, a maximum of 5 atmospheric pressure (a gauge pressure of 4 atmospheric pressure). )) Pressurize. The air pressure in the extraction container 9 can be reduced by the solenoid valve 73c. The electromagnetic valve 73c switches whether to open the inside of the extraction container 9 to the atmosphere, and opens the inside of the extraction container 9 to the atmosphere when the pressure is abnormal (for example, when the inside of the extraction container 9 exceeds 5 atmospheric pressure).

  After the production of one coffee beverage is completed, in the present embodiment, the inside of the extraction container 9 is washed with tap water. The solenoid valve 73f is opened during cleaning and supplies tap water to the extraction container 9.

  Next, the switching unit 10 will be described. The switching unit 10 is a unit that switches the delivery destination of the liquid delivered from the extraction container 9 to either the pouring portion 10c or the waste tank T. The switching unit 10 includes a switching valve 10a and a motor 10b that drives the switching valve 10a. The switching valve 10a switches the flow path to the pouring portion 10c when the coffee beverage in the extraction container 9 is delivered. The coffee beverage is poured from the pouring portion 10c into the cup C. When discharging the waste liquid (tap water) and the residue (ground beans) at the time of cleaning, the flow path is switched to the waste tank T. The switching valve 10a is a 3-port ball valve in this embodiment. Since the residue passes through the switching valve 10a during cleaning, a ball valve is suitable for the switching valve 10a, and the motor 10b switches its flow path by rotating its rotation shaft.

<3. Bean processing equipment>
The bean processing apparatus 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The bean processing device 2 includes a storage device 4 and a crushing device 5.

<3-1. Storage device>
The storage device 4 includes a plurality of canisters 40 in which roasted coffee beans are stored. In the case of this embodiment, three canisters 40 are provided. The canister 40 includes a tubular main body 40a that houses roasted coffee beans, and a handle 40b provided on the main body 40a, and is configured to be detachable from the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1.

  Each canister 40 may store different types of roasted coffee beans, and the type of roasted coffee beans used for producing a coffee beverage may be selected by an operation input to the information display device 12. Roasted coffee beans of different types are, for example, roasted coffee beans of different types of coffee beans. The roasted coffee beans of different types are coffee beans of the same type, but may be roasted coffee beans of different roasting degrees. The roasted coffee beans of different types may be roasted coffee beans of different types or roasting degrees. Further, at least one of the three canisters 40 may contain roasted coffee beans in which roasted coffee beans of a plurality of types are mixed. In this case, the roasted coffee beans of each variety may have the same degree of roasting.

  Although the plurality of canisters 40 are provided in the present embodiment, the configuration may be such that only one canister 40 is provided. When a plurality of canisters 40 are provided, the same type of roasted coffee beans may be stored in all or a plurality of canisters 40.

  Each canister 40 is detachably attached to the weighing and conveying device 41. The weighing / conveying device 41 is, for example, an electric screw conveyor, and automatically weighs a predetermined amount of roasted coffee beans contained in the canister 40 and sends it to the downstream side.

  Each weighing and conveying device 41 discharges roasted coffee beans to the collecting and conveying section 42 on the downstream side. The collective conveying unit 42 is formed of a hollow member and forms a conveying passage for roasted coffee beans from each conveyor 41 to the crushing device 5 (in particular, the grinder 5A). The roasted coffee beans discharged from each of the metering / conveying devices 41 move inside the collecting / conveying part 42 by their own weight and flow down to the crushing device 5.

  A guide portion 42a is formed in the collective conveying portion 42 at a position corresponding to the bean insertion port 103. The guide portion 42a forms a passage for guiding the roasted coffee beans input from the bean input port 103 to the crushing device 5 (in particular, the grinder 5A). As a result, in addition to the roasted coffee beans stored in the canister 40, it is possible to manufacture a coffee beverage made from roasted coffee beans that is fed through the bean feeding port 103.

<3-2. Crusher>
The crushing device 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4. FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of the separation device 6. The crushing device 5 includes grinders 5 </ b> A and 5 </ b> B and a separating device 6. The grinders 5A and 5B are a mechanism for grinding roasted coffee beans supplied from the storage device 4. The roasted coffee beans supplied from the storage device 4 are ground by the grinder 5A, then further ground by the grinder 5B to be powdered, and are introduced into the extraction container 9 from the discharge pipe 5C.

  The grinders 5A and 5B have different grain sizes for grinding beans. The grinder 5A is a grinder for coarse grinding, and the grinder 5B is a grinder for fine grinding. Each of the grinders 5A and 5B is an electric grinder, and includes a motor that is a drive source and a rotary blade that is driven by the motor. The size (grain size) of the roasted coffee beans to be ground can be changed by changing the number of rotations of the rotary blade.

The separating device 6 is a mechanism for separating unnecessary substances from ground beans. The separating device 6 includes a passage portion 63a arranged between the grinder 5A and the grinder 5B. The passage portion 63a is a hollow body that forms a separation chamber through which ground beans that freely fall from the grinder 5A pass. The passage portion 63a is connected to a passage portion 63b extending in a direction (in the present embodiment, the left-right direction) intersecting with the passage direction of the ground beans (in the present embodiment, the vertical direction). The suction unit 60 is connected to the portion 63b. By the suction unit 60 sucking the air in the passage portion 63a,
Light objects such as chaff and fines are sucked. As a result, unnecessary substances can be separated from the ground beans.

  The suction unit 60 is a centrifugal separation mechanism. The suction unit 60 includes a blower unit 60A and a collection container 60B. In the case of this embodiment, the blower unit 60A is a fan motor, and exhausts the air in the collection container 60B upward.

  The collection container 60B includes an upper portion 61 and a lower portion 62 that are separably engaged. The lower portion 62 has a bottomed cylindrical shape with an open upper portion, and forms a space for accumulating unnecessary substances. The upper portion 61 constitutes a lid portion that is attached to the opening of the lower portion 62. The upper portion 61 includes a cylindrical outer peripheral wall 61a and an exhaust pipe 61b formed coaxially with the outer peripheral wall 61a. The blower unit 60A is fixed to the upper portion 61 above the exhaust pipe 61b so as to suck the air in the exhaust pipe 61b. A passage portion 63b is connected to the upper portion 61. The passage portion 63b opens to the side of the exhaust pipe 61b.

  By driving the blower unit 60A, airflows indicated by arrows d1 to d3 in FIG. 4 are generated. Due to this air flow, air containing unnecessary substances is sucked from the passage portion 63a into the collection container 60B through the passage portion 63b. Since the passage portion 63b is opened to the side of the exhaust pipe 61b, the air containing the unwanted matter swirls around the exhaust pipe 61b. The unwanted matter D in the air falls due to its weight and is collected in a part of the collection container 60B (deposited on the bottom surface of the lower portion 62). The air is exhausted upward through the inside of the exhaust pipe 61b.

  A plurality of fins 61d are integrally formed on the peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe 61b. The plurality of fins 61d are arranged in the circumferential direction of the exhaust pipe 61b. Each fin 61d is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the exhaust pipe 61b. By providing such fins 61, the swirling of air containing the unwanted matter D around the exhaust pipe 61b is promoted.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the lower portion 62 is formed of a translucent material such as acrylic or glass, and the entire lower portion 62 constitutes a transparent container having a transmissive portion. The lower portion 62 is a portion covered by the cover portion 102 (FIG. 2). A manager or a consumer of the beverage can see the unwanted matter D accumulated in the lower portion 62 through the cover 102 and the peripheral wall of the lower portion 62. It may be easy for the manager to confirm the cleaning timing of the lower portion 62, and it is possible for the consumer of the beverage to visually recognize that the unwanted matter D has been removed, which increases the sense of expectation for the quality of the coffee beverage being manufactured. There are cases.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the roasted coffee beans supplied from the storage device 4 are first coarsely ground by the grinder 5A, and when the coarse ground beans pass through the passage portion 63a, the separation device 6 removes unnecessary substances. Are separated. The coarsely ground beans from which unnecessary substances are separated are finely ground by the grinder 5B. The unnecessary substances separated by the separation device 6 are typically chaff and fine powder. These may deteriorate the taste of the coffee drink, and the quality of the coffee drink can be improved by removing chaff or the like from the ground beans.

  The crushing of roasted coffee beans may be performed with one grinder (single-step crushing). However, as in the present embodiment, by performing the two-stage pulverization by the two grinders 5A and 5B, the grain size of the ground beans can be easily made uniform, and the extraction degree of the coffee liquid can be made constant. When crushing beans, heat may be generated due to friction between the cutter and the beans. By the two-step crushing, heat generation due to friction during crushing can be suppressed and deterioration of ground beans (for example, deterioration of flavor) can be prevented.

  In addition, by passing through the steps of coarse grinding → separation of unnecessary substances → fine grinding, the mass difference between the unnecessary substances and the ground beans (required part) can be increased when separating unnecessary substances such as chaff. This can improve the separation efficiency of the unwanted matter and prevent ground beans (necessary portion) from being separated as unwanted matter. In addition, the heat treatment of the ground beans can be suppressed by air cooling by interposing the separation process of the unwanted matter using the suction of air between the coarse grinding and the fine grinding.

<4. Drive unit and extraction container>
<4-1. Overview>
The drive unit 8 and the extraction container 9 of the extraction device 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the drive unit 8 and the extraction container 9. Most of the drive unit 8 is surrounded by the main body 101.

  The drive unit 8 is supported by the frame F. The frame F includes upper and lower beam portions F1 and F2 and a column portion F3 that supports the beam portions F1 and F2. The drive unit 8 is roughly divided into three units, an upper unit 8A, a middle unit 8B, and a lower unit 8C. The upper unit 8A is supported by the beam portion F1. The middle unit 8B is supported by the beam portion F1 and the column portion F3 between the beam portion F1 and the beam portion F2. The lower unit 8C is supported by the beam portion F2.

  The extraction container 9 is a chamber including a container body 90 and a lid unit 91. The extraction container 9 may be called a chamber. The middle unit 8B includes an arm member 820 that detachably holds the container body 90. The arm member 820 includes a holding member 820a and a pair of left and right shaft members 820b. The holding member 820a is an elastic member such as a resin formed in a C-shaped clip shape, and holds the container body 90 by its elastic force. The holding member 82a holds the left and right side portions of the container body 90, and the front side of the container body 90 is exposed. This makes it easier to visually recognize the inside of the container body 90 in a front view.

  The container body 90 is attached to and detached from the holding member 820a by a manual operation, and the container body 90 is attached to the holding member 820a by pressing the container body 90 to the holding member 820a rearward and rearward. Further, the container body 90 can be separated from the holding member 820a by pulling out the container body 90 from the holding member 820a to the front side in the front-rear direction.

  The pair of shaft members 820b are rods extending in the front-rear direction, and are members that support the holding member 820a. Although the number of the shaft members 820b is two in the present embodiment, it may be one, or three or more. The holding member 820a is fixed to the front ends of the pair of shaft members 820b. By a mechanism described later, the pair of shaft members 82b are moved forward and backward, the holding member 820a is moved forward and backward, and the container main body 90 can be moved in parallel in the forward and backward directions. The middle unit 8B can also perform a turning operation to turn the extraction container 9 upside down, as described later.

<4-2. Extraction container>
The extraction container 9 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a view showing the closed state and the open state of the extraction container 9. As described above, the extraction container 9 is turned upside down by the middle unit 8B. The extraction container 9 in FIG. 6 shows a basic posture in which the lid unit 91 is located on the upper side. In the following description, the vertical positional relationship means the vertical positional relationship in the basic posture unless otherwise specified.

  The container body 90 is a bottomed container, and has a bottle shape having a neck portion 90b, a shoulder portion 90d, a body portion 90e, and a bottom portion 90f. A flange portion 90c that defines an opening 90a that communicates with the internal space of the container body 90 is formed at the end of the neck portion 90b (upper end portion of the container body 90).

  Both the neck portion 90b and the body portion 90e have a cylindrical shape. The shoulder portion 90d is a portion between the neck portion 90b and the body portion 90e, and has a tapered shape such that the cross-sectional area of the internal space thereof gradually decreases from the body portion 90e side toward the neck portion 90b side. ing.

  The lid unit 91 is a unit that opens and closes the opening 90a. The opening / closing operation (elevating operation) of the lid unit 91 is performed by the upper unit 8A.

  The container body 90 includes a body member 900 and a bottom member 901. The main body member 900 is a tubular member that forms the neck portion 90b, the shoulder portion 90d, and the body portion 90e and is open at the top and bottom. The bottom member 901 is a member that forms the bottom portion 90f, and is inserted and fixed to the lower portion of the main body member 900. A seal member 902 is interposed between the main body member 900 and the bottom member 901 to improve airtightness inside the container main body 90.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the main body member 900 is formed of a translucent material such as acrylic or glass, and the entire body constitutes a transparent container having a transmissive portion. An administrator or a consumer of beverage can see the extraction status of coffee beverage in the container body 90 through the cover 102 and the body member 900 of the container body 90. It may be easy for the manager to confirm the extraction operation, and for the beverage consumer, the extraction situation may be enjoyed.

  A convex portion 901c is provided at the center of the bottom member 901. The convex portion 901c is provided with a communication hole for communicating the inside of the container body 90 with the outside and a valve (valve 903 in FIG. 8) for opening and closing the communication hole. It is provided. The communication hole is used for discharging a waste liquid and a residue when cleaning the inside of the container body 90. A seal member 908 is provided on the convex portion 901c, and the seal member 908 is a member for maintaining an airtight space between the upper unit 8A or the lower unit 8C and the bottom member 901.

  The lid unit 91 includes a hat-shaped base member 911. The base member 911 has a protrusion 911d and a flange 911c that overlaps the flange 90c when closed. The convex portion 911d has the same structure as the convex portion 901c of the container body 90, and is provided with a communication hole for communicating the inside of the container body 90 with the outside and a valve (valve 913 in FIG. 8) for opening and closing the communication hole. Has been. The communication hole of the convex portion 911d is mainly used for injecting hot water into the container body 90 and delivering a coffee beverage. A seal member 918a is provided on the protrusion 911d. The seal member 918a is a member for keeping the space between the upper unit 8A or the lower unit 8C and the base member 911 airtight. The lid unit 91 is also provided with a seal member 919. The sealing member 919 improves the airtightness between the lid unit 91 and the container body 90 when the lid unit 91 is closed. The lid unit 91 holds a filter for filtration.

<4-3. Upper unit and lower unit>
The upper unit 8A and the lower unit 8C will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 is a front view showing a part of the configuration of the upper unit 8A and the lower unit 8C, and FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of FIG.

  The upper unit 8A includes an operation unit 81A. The operation unit 81A performs an opening / closing operation (elevation) of the lid unit 91 with respect to the container body 90 and an opening / closing operation of the valves of the convex portions 901c and 911d. The operation unit 81A includes a support member 800, a holding member 801, a lifting shaft 802, and a probe 803.

  The supporting member 800 is fixedly provided so that the relative position with respect to the frame F does not change, and accommodates the holding member 801. The support member 800 also includes a communication portion 800a that connects the pipe L3 and the inside of the support member 800. Hot water, tap water, and atmospheric pressure supplied from the pipe L3 are introduced into the support member 800 via the communication portion 800a.

  The holding member 801 is a member that can detachably hold the lid unit 91. The holding member 801 has a cylindrical space into which the convex portion 911d of the lid unit 91 or the convex portion 901c of the bottom member 901 is inserted, and is provided with a mechanism for detachably holding these. This mechanism is, for example, a snap ring mechanism, which is engaged by a constant pressing force and released by a constant separation force. Hot water, tap water, and atmospheric pressure supplied from the pipe L3 can be supplied into the extraction container 9 through the communication portion 800a and the communication hole 801a of the holding member 801.

  The holding member 801 is also a movable member that is provided so as to be vertically slidable in the support member 800. The lifting shaft 802 is provided so that its axial direction is the vertical direction. The elevating shaft 802 penetrates the ceiling of the support member 800 in the vertical direction in an airtight manner, and is vertically movable with respect to the support member 800.

  The top of the holding member 801 is fixed to the lower end of the elevating shaft 802. The holding member 801 slides in the vertical direction as the lifting shaft 802 moves up and down, so that the holding member 801 can be attached to and detached from the protrusions 911d and 901c. Further, the lid unit 91 can be opened and closed with respect to the container body 90.

  A screw 802 a forming a lead screw mechanism is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the elevating shaft 802. A nut 804b is screwed onto the screw 802a. The upper unit 8A includes a motor 804a, and the nut 804b is rotated in place (without moving up and down) by the driving force of the motor 804a. The lifting shaft 802 moves up and down by the rotation of the nut 804b.

  The elevating shaft 802 is a tubular shaft having a through hole in its central axis, and a probe 803 is vertically slidably inserted into this through hole. The probe 803 vertically and airtightly penetrates the top of the holding member 801, and is provided to be vertically movable with respect to the support member 800 and the holding member 801.

  The probe 803 is an operator that opens and closes the valves 913 and 903 provided inside the convex portions 911d and 901c. The probe 803 lowers the valves 913 and 903 from the closed state to the open state, and the probe 803 raises the valve. The open state can be changed to the closed state (due to the action of a return spring (not shown)).

  A screw 803a forming a lead screw mechanism is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the probe 803. A nut 805b is screwed onto the screw 803a. The upper unit 8A includes a motor 805a, and the nut 805b is provided so as to rotate on the spot (without moving up and down) by the driving force of the motor 805a. The probe 803 moves up and down by the rotation of the nut 805b.

  The lower unit 8C includes an operation unit 81C. The operation unit 81C has a configuration in which the operation unit 81A is turned upside down, and opens and closes the valves 913 and 903 provided inside the convex portions 911d and 901c. The operation unit 81C is also configured to open and close the lid unit 91, but in the present embodiment, the operation unit 81C is not used to open and close the lid unit 91.

  Although the operation unit 81A is substantially the same as the description below, the operation unit 81C will be described. The operation unit 81C includes a support member 810, a holding member 811, a lifting shaft 812, and a probe 813.

  The supporting member 810 is fixedly provided so that the relative position with respect to the frame F does not change, and accommodates the holding member 811. The support member 810 also includes a communication portion 810a that allows the switching valve 10a of the switching unit 10 and the inside of the support member 810 to communicate with each other. Residues of coffee drink, tap water, and ground beans in the container body 90 are introduced into the switching valve 10a via the communication portion 810a.

  The holding member 811 has a cylindrical space into which the convex portion 911d of the lid unit 91 or the convex portion 901c of the bottom member 901 is inserted, and includes a mechanism for detachably holding these. This mechanism is, for example, a snap ring mechanism, which is engaged by a constant pressing force and released by a constant separation force. Residues of coffee drink, tap water, and ground beans in the container body 90 are introduced into the switching valve 10a through the communication portion 810a and the communication hole 811a of the holding member 811.

  The holding member 811 is also a movable member that is provided so as to be vertically slidable inside the support member 810. The lifting shaft 812 is provided so that its axial direction is the vertical direction. The elevating shaft 812 penetrates the bottom portion of the support member 800 in a vertical direction in an airtight manner, and is vertically movable with respect to the support member 810.

  The bottom of the holding member 811 is fixed to the lower end of the lifting shaft 812. The holding member 811 slides in the vertical direction as the lifting shaft 812 moves up and down, so that the holding member 811 can be attached to and separated from the protrusions 901c and 911d.

  A screw 812a forming a lead screw mechanism is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the elevating shaft 812. A nut 814b is screwed onto the screw 812a. The lower unit 8C includes a motor 814a, and the nut 814b is rotated in place (without moving up and down) by the driving force of the motor 814a. The lifting shaft 812 moves up and down by the rotation of the nut 814b.

  The elevating shaft 812 is a tubular shaft having a through hole in the center axis, and the probe 813 is vertically slidably inserted into the through hole. The probe 813 penetrates the bottom of the holding member 811 in an airtight manner in the vertical direction, and is provided so as to be vertically movable with respect to the support member 810 and the holding member 811.

  The probe 813 is an operator that opens and closes the valves 913 and 903 provided inside the convex portions 911d and 901c. The probe 813 moves the valves 913 and 903 from the closed state to the open state when the probe 813 moves upward, and the valve 813 moves when the probe 813 descends. The open state can be changed to the closed state (due to the action of a return spring (not shown)).

  A screw 813a forming a lead screw mechanism is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the probe 813. A nut 815b is screwed onto the screw 813a. The lower unit 8C includes a motor 815a, and the nut 815b is provided so as to be rotated in place (without moving up and down) by the driving force of the motor 815a. The rotation of the nut 815b moves the probe 813 up and down.

<4-4. Chubu Unit>
The middle unit 8B will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 9. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the middle unit 8B. The middle unit 8B includes a support unit 81B that supports the extraction container 9. The support unit 81B includes a unit body 81B ′ that supports the lock mechanism 821 in addition to the arm member 820 described above.

  The lock mechanism 821 is a mechanism that keeps the lid unit 91 closed with respect to the container body 90. The lock mechanism 821 includes a pair of gripping members 821a that vertically clamps the flange portion 911c of the lid unit 91 and the flange portion 90c of the container body 90. The pair of gripping members 821a have a C-shaped cross section in which the flange portion 911c and the flange portion 90c are sandwiched and fitted, and are opened and closed in the left-right direction by the driving force of the motor 822. When the pair of gripping members 821a is in the closed state, as shown by the solid line in the surrounding view of FIG. 9, each gripping member 821a fits the flange part 911c and the flange part 90c by vertically sandwiching them, The unit 91 is hermetically locked to the container body 90. In this locked state, the lid unit 91 does not move (the lock is not released) even if the holding unit 801 is lifted by the elevating shaft 802 to open the lid unit 91. That is, the locking force of the lock mechanism 821 is set to be stronger than the force of opening the lid unit 91 using the holding member 801. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the lid unit 91 from being opened with respect to the container body 90 at the time of abnormality.

  Further, when the pair of gripping members 821a is in the open state, as shown by the broken line in the surrounding view of FIG. 9, the gripping members 821a are separated from the flange portion 911c and the flange portion 90c, and the lid unit 91 and the container body 90 are separated. And are unlocked.

  When the holding member 801 holds the lid unit 91 and the holding member 801 is raised from the lowered position to the raised position, the lid unit 91 is removed from the container body 90 when the pair of gripping members 821a is in the open state. To be separated. Conversely, when the pair of gripping members 821a is in the closed state, the holding member 801 for the lid unit 91 is released, and only the holding member 801 moves up.

  The middle unit 8B also includes a mechanism that horizontally moves the arm member 820 in the front-rear direction using the motor 823 as a drive source. As a result, the container body 90 supported by the arm member 820 can be moved between the rear extraction position (state ST1) and the front bean insertion position (state ST2). The bean charging position is a position at which ground beans are charged in the container body 90, and ground beans ground by the grinder 5B are charged from the discharge pipe 5C into the opening 90a of the container body 90 from which the lid unit 91 is separated. In other words, the position of the discharge pipe 5C is above the container body 90 located at the bean charging position.

  The extraction position is a position where the container body 90 can be operated by the operation unit 81A and the operation unit 81C, is a position coaxial with the probes 803 and 813, and is a position for extracting the coffee liquid. The extraction position is a position on the back side of the bean charging position. 5, 7, and 8 all show the case where the container body 90 is in the extraction position. As described above, the position of the container body 90 is made different between the input of ground beans, the extraction of coffee liquid, and the supply of water, so that the steam generated during coffee liquid extraction is the discharge pipe that is the ground bean supply unit. It can be prevented from adhering to 5C.

The middle unit 8B also includes a mechanism that rotates the support unit 81B around a shaft 825 in the front-rear direction using a motor 824 as a drive source. As a result, the posture of the container body 90 (the extraction container 9) can be changed from the upright posture (state ST1) in which the neck portion 90b is upward to the inverted posture (state ST3) in which the neck portion 90b is downward. During the rotation of the extraction container 9, the lock mechanism 821 keeps the lid unit 91 locked to the container body 90. The extraction container 9 is turned upside down in the upright posture and the inverted posture. In the upright posture, the convex portion 911d is located at the position of the convex portion 901c in the upright posture. Further, the convex portion 901c is located in the inverted posture at the position of the convex portion 911d in the upright posture. Therefore, in the inverted posture, the operation unit 81A can perform the opening / closing operation on the valve 903, and the operation unit 81C can perform the opening / closing operation on the valve 913.

<5. Controller>
The control device 11 of the beverage manufacturing device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 10. FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the control device 11.

  The control device 11 controls the entire beverage manufacturing device 1. The control device 11 includes a processing unit 11a, a storage unit 11b, and an I / F (interface) unit 11c. The processing unit 11a is a processor such as a CPU. The storage unit 11b is, for example, a RAM or a ROM. The I / F unit 11c includes an input / output interface that inputs and outputs signals between the external device and the processing unit 11a. The I / F unit 11c also includes a communication interface capable of data communication with the server 16 via the communication network 15 such as the Internet. The server 16 can communicate with a mobile terminal 17 such as a smartphone via the communication network 15, and can receive information such as a beverage manufacturing reservation and impressions from the mobile terminal 17 of a beverage consumer, for example. .

  The processing unit 11a executes the program stored in the storage unit 11b, and controls the actuator group 14 based on an instruction from the information display device 12 or a detection result of the sensor group 13 or an instruction from the server 16. The sensor group 13 is various sensors (for example, hot water temperature sensor, mechanism operating position detection sensor, pressure sensor, etc.) provided in the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1. The actuator group 14 is various actuators (for example, a motor, a solenoid valve, a heater, etc.) provided in the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1.

<6. Operation control example>
An example of the control processing of the beverage manufacturing device 1 executed by the processing unit 11a will be described with reference to FIGS. 11A (A) and 11 (B). FIG. 11 (A) shows an example of control relating to one coffee beverage manufacturing operation. The state of the beverage production device 1 before the production instruction is called a standby state. The state of each mechanism in the standby state is as follows.

  The extraction device 3 is in the state shown in FIG. The extraction container 9 is in an upright posture and is located at the extraction position. The lock mechanism 821 is in the closed state, and the lid unit 91 closes the opening 90a of the container body 90. The holding member 801 is in the lowered position and is attached to the convex portion 911d. The holding member 811 is in the raised position and is attached to the convex portion 901c. Valves 903 and 913 are closed. The switching valve 10a connects the communication portion 810a of the operation unit 8C to the waste tank T.

  In the standby state, if there is a coffee beverage manufacturing instruction, the process of FIG. 11 (A) is executed. In S1, preheat treatment is performed. This process is a process of pouring hot water into the container body 90 to heat the container body 90 in advance. First, the valves 903 and 913 are opened. As a result, the pipe L3, the extraction container 9, and the waste tank T are in communication with each other.

  The solenoid valve 72i is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 1500 ms) and then closed. As a result, hot water is poured into the extraction container 9 from the water tank 72. Subsequently, the electromagnetic valve 73 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 500 ms) and then closed. As a result, the air in the extraction container 9 is pressurized, and the discharge of hot water to the waste tank T is promoted. By the above processing, the inside of the extraction container 9 and the pipe L2 are preheated, and it is possible to reduce the cooling of the hot water in the subsequent production of the coffee beverage.

  In step S2, grind processing is performed. Here, the roasted coffee beans are crushed and the ground beans are put into the container body 90. First, the lock mechanism 821 is opened and the holding member 801 is raised to the raised position. The lid unit 91 is held by the holding member 801, and rises together with the holding member 801. As a result, the lid unit 91 is separated from the container body 90. The holding member 811 descends to the descending position. The container body 90 is moved to the bean charging position. Then, the storage device 4 and the crushing device 5 are operated. As a result, one cup of roasted coffee beans is supplied from the storage device 4 to the grinder 5A. The roasted coffee beans are ground in two stages by the grinders 5A and 5B, and unnecessary substances are separated by the separating device 6. Ground beans are put into the container body 90.

  The container body 90 is returned to the extraction position. The holding member 801 is lowered to the lowered position, and the lid unit 91 is attached to the container body 90. The lock mechanism 821 is closed and the lid unit 91 is airtightly locked to the container body 90. The holding member 811 rises to the raised position. Of the valves 903 and 913, the valve 903 is opened and the valve 913 is closed.

  In S3, extraction processing is performed. Here, the coffee liquid is extracted from the ground beans in the container body 90. FIG. 11B is a flowchart of the extraction process of S3.

  In S11, since the ground beans in the extraction container 9 are steamed, a smaller amount of hot water than one cup of hot water is poured into the extraction container 9. Here, the electromagnetic valve 72i is opened and closed for a predetermined time (for example, 500 ms). As a result, hot water is poured into the extraction container 9 from the water tank 72. Then, after waiting for a predetermined time (for example, 5000 ms), the process of S11 ends. By this process, ground beans can be steamed. By steaming the ground beans, carbon dioxide gas contained in the ground beans can be released and the subsequent extraction effect can be enhanced.

  In S12, the remaining amount of hot water is poured into the extraction container 9 so that one cup of hot water is stored in the extraction container 9. Here, the electromagnetic valve 72i is opened and closed for a predetermined time (for example, 7000 ms). As a result, hot water is poured into the extraction container 9 from the water tank 72.

  By the process of S12, the inside of the extraction container 9 can be brought to a state where the temperature exceeds 100 degrees Celsius at 1 atmosphere (for example, about 110 degrees Celsius). Then, the inside of the extraction container 9 is pressurized by S13. Here, the electromagnetic valve 73b is opened and closed for a predetermined time (for example, 1000 ms), and the inside of the extraction container 9 is pressurized to an atmospheric pressure (for example, about 4 atm (about 3 atm in gauge pressure)) where the hot water does not boil. Then, the valve 903 is closed.

  Subsequently, this state is maintained for a predetermined time (for example, 7,000 ms) to perform the immersion type coffee liquid extraction (S14). Thereby, the extraction of the coffee liquid is performed by the immersion method under high temperature and high pressure. The following effects can be expected in the immersion type extraction under high temperature and high pressure. First, by applying a high pressure, hot water can easily penetrate into the ground beans and the extraction of coffee liquid can be promoted. Second, high temperature accelerates extraction of coffee liquor. Third, the high temperature lowers the viscosity of the oil contained in ground beans and accelerates oil extraction. This makes it possible to produce a coffee drink with a high aroma.

  The temperature of hot water (high-temperature water) may be higher than 100 degrees Celsius, but higher temperature is more advantageous in extracting coffee liquid. On the other hand, increasing the temperature of the hot water generally increases the cost. Therefore, the temperature of the hot water may be, for example, 105 degrees Celsius or higher, 110 degrees Celsius or higher, or 115 degrees Celsius or higher, and may be 130 degrees Celsius or lower, or 120 degrees Celsius or lower, for example. The pressure may be any pressure that does not boil the hot water.

  In S15, the pressure inside the extraction container 9 is reduced. Here, the atmospheric pressure in the extraction container 9 is switched to the atmospheric pressure at which the hot water boils. Specifically, the valve 913 is opened, and the electromagnetic valve 73c is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 1000 ms) and closed. The inside of the extraction container 9 is opened to the atmosphere. Then, the valve 913 is closed again.

  The inside of the extraction container 9 is rapidly depressurized to a pressure lower than the boiling point pressure, and the hot water in the extraction container 9 boils at a dash. Hot water and ground beans in the extraction container 9 explosively scatter in the extraction container 9. Thereby, the hot water can be boiled uniformly. Further, it is possible to promote the destruction of the cell wall of ground beans and further accelerate the subsequent extraction of coffee liquor. Moreover, since the ground beans and hot water can be stirred by this boiling, extraction of the coffee liquid can be promoted. Thus, in this embodiment, the extraction efficiency of coffee liquid can be improved.

  In S16, the extraction container 9 is inverted from the upright posture to the inverted posture. Here, the holding member 801 is moved to the raised position and the holding member 811 is moved to the lowered position. Then, the support unit 81B is rotated. Then, the holding member 801 is returned to the lowered position, and the holding member 811 is returned to the raised position. The neck portion 90b and the lid unit 91 of the extraction container 9 in the inverted posture are located on the lower side.

  In S17, transparent coffee liquid extraction is performed, and the coffee beverage is delivered to the cup C. Here, the switching valve 10a is switched so that the pouring portion 10c communicates with the passage portion 810a of the operation unit 81C. Further, the valves 903 and 913 are both opened. Further, the electromagnetic valve 73b is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 10,000 ms) to bring the inside of the extraction container 9 to a predetermined atmospheric pressure (for example, 1.7 atmospheric pressure (gauge pressure: 0.7 atmospheric pressure)). In the extraction container 9, the coffee beverage in which the coffee liquid is dissolved in the hot water passes through the filter provided in the lid unit 91 and is delivered to the cup C. The filter controls the leakage of ground bean residues. The extraction process is completed as described above.

  In this embodiment, the extraction efficiency of coffee liquid can be improved by using the immersion extraction in S14 and the permeation extraction in S17 together. When the extraction container 9 is in the upright posture, ground beans are accumulated from the body portion 90e to the bottom portion 90f. On the other hand, when the extraction container 9 is in the inverted posture, ground beans are accumulated from the shoulder portion 90d to the neck portion 90b. The cross-sectional area of the body portion 90e is larger than the cross-sectional area of the neck portion 90b, and the ground bean pile thickness in the inverted posture is thicker than that in the upright posture. That is, the ground beans are relatively thin and widely deposited when the extraction container 9 is in the upright posture, and relatively thick and narrowly deposited when the extraction container 9 is in the upright posture.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the immersion extraction in S14 is performed with the extraction container 9 in the upright posture, so that hot water and ground beans can be brought into contact with each other over a wide range, and the extraction efficiency of coffee liquid can be improved. However, in this case, the hot water tends to partially contact the ground beans. On the other hand, since the transparent extraction of S17 is performed with the extraction container 9 in the inverted posture, the hot water passes through the accumulated ground beans while contacting more ground beans. The hot water comes into contact with the ground beans evenly, and the extraction efficiency of the coffee liquid can be further improved.

  Returning to FIG. 11A, after the extraction process of S3, the discharge process of S4 is performed. Here, a process related to cleaning the inside of the extraction container 9 is performed. Cleaning of the extraction container 9 is performed by returning the extraction container 9 from the inverted posture to the upright posture and supplying tap water (purified water) to the extraction container 9. Then, the inside of the extraction container 9 is pressurized, and the water in the extraction container 9 is discharged to the waste tank T together with the residue of ground beans.

  As described above, one coffee beverage manufacturing process is completed. After that, the same processing is repeated for each manufacturing instruction. The time required to manufacture one coffee beverage is, for example, about 60 to 90 seconds.

  Next, an application system (hereinafter, simply referred to as a system) including the beverage manufacturing device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a system 1200 including the beverage manufacturing device 1. The system 1200 includes a server 1201, a mobile terminal 1202, an information display device 1203, and a beverage manufacturing device 1204. Here, the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204 corresponds to the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1, and the interface manufacturing apparatus 1204 corresponds to the information display device 12. The mobile terminal 1202 is, for example, a smartphone carried by the user. The server 1201, the mobile terminal 1202, and the information display device 1203 are communicably connected to each other via a network 1205 such as the Internet. The information display device 1203 and the beverage manufacturing device 1204 are present in, for example, a store that provides coffee beans and beverages, and short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth is performed between the mobile terminal 1202 owned by the user and the information display device 1203. It is feasible.

  In the system 1200, the server 1201 can provide various services (functions) related to coffee by the application downloaded to the mobile terminal 1202. Functions provided by the server 1201 include, for example, a service related to points that can be used at stores (cafes, etc.), a coffee bean mail order site service, a review service related to purchase of comments and ratings, and a custom recipe service described later. Further, the services provided by the server 1201 are not limited to those, and for example, in order to update the cafe search service or the coffee ordered by the user to the SNS, the photographing data photographed by the mobile terminal 1202 is processed. It may include services for The user can enjoy the various coffee-related services as described above by activating the application downloaded from the server 1201 by clicking or the like.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of the server 1201. The processing unit 1301 includes a CPU, for example, and integrally controls the server 1201. The operation of the server 1201 in this embodiment is realized, for example, by the processing unit 1301 loading the program stored in the storage unit 1303 into the memory 1302 and executing the program. The memory 1302 is also used as a working memory of the CPU of the processing unit 1301. The storage unit 1303 stores a basic control program for operating the server 1201, data and parameters. In addition, a database 1309 of various types is constructed in the storage unit 1303, and for example, a database is constructed based on review information, comment information, and custom information of recipes transmitted from the mobile terminal 1202 of each user. Further, the storage unit 1303 stores various kinds of applications 1310, for example, an application capable of providing the above service. The user can download the application to the mobile terminal 1202 by accessing the server 1201 via the mobile terminal 1202.

  The communication interface (I / F) 1304 is configured according to the medium of the network 1205, such as wired or wireless. The display unit 1305 is, for example, a display, and displays a user interface screen for an administrator who constructs the database 1309, for example. The operation unit 1306 is, for example, a keyboard or a mouse, and can accept an operation from an administrator.

  The data processing unit 1307 includes, for example, a GPU, and analyzes the feature amount based on the big data transmitted from the mobile terminal 1202 of each user. The big data transmitted from the mobile terminal 1202 of each user may be constructed as the database 1309, or the result analyzed by the data processing unit 1307 may be constructed as the database 1309. 13 can be connected to each other via a bus 1308.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 1202. As described above, the mobile terminal 1202 is, for example, a smartphone carried by the user. The processing unit 1401 includes, for example, a CPU and totally controls the mobile terminal 1202. The operation of the mobile terminal 1202 in the present embodiment is realized by, for example, the processing unit 1401 loading the program stored in the storage unit 1403 into the memory 1402 and executing the program. The memory 1402 is also used as a working memory of the CPU of the processing unit 1401. The storage unit 1403 stores a basic control program for operating the mobile terminal 1202, data, and parameters. Further, the storage unit 1403 stores the application 1310 downloaded from the server 1201.

  The microphone 1404 inputs a user's voice, the speaker 1405 outputs another user's voice, and reproduces a message based on predetermined voice data. The image capturing unit 1406 is a camera and generates captured image data of a still image or a moving image. The display unit 1407 is a touch panel and displays, for example, an icon for starting the application 1310 and various kinds of user interface screens related to the application 1310. The display unit 1407 can also accept an operation from the user via the touch panel. The operation unit 1408 can accept an operation from the user, and is, for example, a power button or a volume control button.

  The communication I / F 1409 is configured according to the medium of the network 1205, such as wired or wireless. The short-range wireless communication I / F 1410 performs communication by a communication method different from the communication by the communication I / F 1409, and is, for example, Bluetooth. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 1202 can transmit the custom information of the recipe and the like to the information display device 1203 via the short-range wireless communication I / F 1410. 14 can be connected to each other via a bus 1411.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the configuration of the information display device 1203. As described above, the information display device 1203 corresponds to the information display device 12. The processing unit 1501 includes a CPU, for example, and controls the information display device 1203 as a whole. The operation of the information display device 1203 in this embodiment is realized, for example, by the processing unit 1501 loading a program stored in the storage unit 1503 into the memory 1502 and executing the program. The memory 1502 is used as a working memory of the CPU of the processing unit 1501. The storage unit 1503 stores a basic control program for operating the information display device 1203, data, and parameters.

  The communication I / F 1504 is configured according to the medium of the network 1205, such as wired or wireless. The short-range wireless communication I / F 1505 performs communication by a communication method different from the communication by the communication I / F 1504, and is, for example, Bluetooth. In the present embodiment, the information display device 1203 can receive custom information of a recipe and the like from the mobile terminal 1202 via the short-range wireless communication I / F 1505.

  The display unit 1507 is a touch panel, and displays a user interface screen for the user to use the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204. Further, the operation unit 1508 can accept an operation from the user and includes a hardware key such as a decision. When the display unit 1507 is a touch panel, the operation unit 1508 may be realized as a software key on the touch panel.

  The image capturing unit 1509 is a camera and generates captured image data of a still image. The image capturing unit 1509 can capture, for example, coffee beans brought into a store by a user, or a two-dimensional code displayed on the display unit 1407 of the mobile terminal 1202. By imaging the two-dimensional code displayed on the display unit 1407 of the mobile terminal 1202, the information display device 1203 communicates with the mobile terminal 1202 other than the communication I / F 1504 and the short-range wireless communication I / F 1505. A communication method becomes possible. The main body I / F 1506 is an interface unit with the control device 11, and transmits, for example, coffee bean selection information and extraction profile information set by the user via the display unit 1507 and the operation unit 1508 to the control device 11. .. The units shown in FIG. 15 can be connected to each other via a bus 1510.

  Each of the devices shown in FIGS. 13 to 15 can be a computer constituting the invention.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a flow in the system 1200, in which the user customizes the recipe using the mobile terminal 1202 and the coffee is extracted by the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204.

  First, the user activates the application 1310 previously downloaded from the server 1201 by clicking the icon displayed on the display unit 1407 of the mobile terminal 1202 (step 1601). When the application 1310 is activated on the mobile terminal 1202, a login screen for logging in to the server 1201 is displayed on the display unit 1407 of the mobile terminal 1202. The user inputs the previously acquired ID and password on the login screen (step 1602). When the authentication at the server 1201 is successful, the server 1201 returns the TOP screen of the application 1310 to the mobile terminal 1202.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the TOP screen of the application 1310 displayed on the display unit 1407 of the mobile terminal 1202. In the display area 1801, the name “ABC app” of the application 1310 is displayed. Further, in the display area 1802, the current possession points possessed by the user are displayed. The user can use the points to purchase coffee beans at an online shop, for example. In the display area 1803, services that can be provided by the application 1310 are listed. The user can click each display area 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, and when any one is clicked, the screen of the service is displayed.

  The display area 1804 is a store search service, and for example, the user can search for a cafe of a point service member store. The display area 1805 is a review service, and, for example, the user can post and rate comments about the cafe visited. The display area 1806 is a coffee bean mail order service, and the user can browse an online shop of coffee beans and purchase coffee beans. The display area 1807 is a custom recipe service, and the user can adjust the extraction profile on the mobile terminal 1202.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a service screen displayed when the user clicks the display area 1805. In the display area 1901, the name “ABC app” of the application 1310 is displayed. Moreover, rating information is displayed in the display area 1902, and the user can evaluate the coffee purchased at the cafe visited. Further, a comment field is displayed in the display area 1903, and the user can input a comment about the visited cafe. When the post button 1904 is pressed, the content input by the user in this review service is confirmed. In the present embodiment, when the content is confirmed by pressing the post button 1904, the confirmed content is transmitted to the server 1201. With such a configuration, the server 1201 can collect review information from each user and analyze it by the data processing unit 1307.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a service screen displayed when the user clicks the display area 1807. The user can adjust the amount of hot water to be extracted and the like on the mobile terminal 1202 on the screen of FIG. The screen of FIG. 20 is basically the same as the setting items displayed on the information display device 1203, and the user adjusts the amount of hot water to be extracted on the mobile terminal 1202 to a desired value before visiting the cafe. Can be kept.

  The display area 2001 allows the user to arbitrarily adjust and set the amount of coffee beans. In addition, the display area 2002 allows the user to arbitrarily adjust and set the grinding grain size. Further, the display area 2003 allows the user to arbitrarily adjust and set the amount of boiling water. In addition, the display area 2004 allows the user to arbitrarily adjust and set the steaming time. Further, the display area 2005 allows the user to arbitrarily adjust and set the amount of hot water to be extracted. Further, the display area 2006 allows the user to arbitrarily adjust and set the extraction pressure. Further, the display area 2007 allows the user to arbitrarily adjust and set the extraction time.

  The button 2008 is a button for confirming the contents of the display areas 2001 to 2007. In the case of FIG. 20, when the button 2008 is pressed, the contents of the display areas 2001 to 2007 are saved and the two-dimensional code is displayed. The user can visit the cafe and pass the two-dimensional code displayed on the mobile terminal 1202 over the image capturing unit 1509 of the information display device 1203 to convey the contents of the display areas 2001 to 2007 to the information display device 1203. The button 2008 does not have to be the button for displaying the two-dimensional code. For example, a button for confirming and saving the contents of the display areas 2001 to 2007 may be used, and the contents of the display areas 2001 to 2007 may be transmitted to the information display device 1203 via the short-range wireless communication I / F 1410. You can

  By allowing the mobile terminal 1202 to adjust the parameters for extracting the coffee beverage as shown in FIG. 20, the user may be able to easily experience the sensation of the coffee extracting operation like a barista. In the present embodiment, the parameters for extracting a coffee beverage as shown in FIG. 20 are referred to as an extraction profile or recipe.

  Referring back to FIG. When the mobile terminal 1202 receives the TOP screen from the server 1201 in step 1603, the user clicks the display area 1807 to adjust and set the extraction profile on FIG. 20 (step 1604). Then, as described above, the user visits the cafe and transmits the setting information from the mobile terminal 1202 to the information display device 1203 (step 1605). Here, the setting information is, for example, the contents of the display areas 2001 to 2007 in FIG. The setting information may be transmitted by a two-dimensional code or a short-range wireless communication.

  When the information display device 1203 acquires the setting information, the information display device 1203 transmits the setting information to the control device 11 of the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204 via the main body I / F 1506 (step 1606). In the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204, the coffee beverage is extracted based on the setting information (step 1607).

  FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining a flow in the system 1200, in which the user customizes the recipe on the information display device 1203 and the coffee is extracted by the beverage manufacturing device 1204.

  In FIG. 16, the user adjusts the extraction profile on the mobile terminal 1202, but in FIG. 17, the user adjusts the extraction profile on the information display device 1203 in the cafe.

  The user adjusts and sets the extraction profile on the user interface screen displayed on the display unit 1507 of the information display device 1203 (step 1701). Here, basically, the same items as the items displayed in FIG. 20 are displayed on the user interface screen. When the information display device 1203 acquires the setting information, the information display device 1203 transmits the setting information to the control device 11 of the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204 via the main body I / F 1506 (step 1702). The beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204 extracts a coffee beverage based on the setting information (step 1703).

[First embodiment]
Next, with reference to FIG. 21, a process that enables the user to adjust the extraction profile and the taste chart after the extraction for tasting (tasting) of the coffee beverage in the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204 and before the order is placed. explain.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a process of receiving adjustment from the user before ordering in the present embodiment. The processing of FIG. 21 is realized, for example, by the processing unit 1501 of the information display device 1203 loading the program stored in the storage unit 1503 into the memory 1502 and executing the program. In step S2101, the processing unit 1501 receives a tasting instruction from the user. Hereinafter, the order means the extraction of the main drink (main extraction).

  Here, the process up to receiving the tasting instruction from the user will be described. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen displayed on the display unit 1507 of the information display device 1203. As shown in FIG. 22, items 2201 to 2205 corresponding to types of coffee beans are displayed on the display unit 1507, and the user can select a desired type of coffee beans. Here, it is assumed that the item 2201 is selected by the user.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen displayed when the item 2201 is selected. As shown in FIG. 23, the item 2304 displays a phrase representing the characteristics of the type of coffee beans (for example, “blend A”) selected by the user. Further, in the items 2305 and 2306, the characteristics of the type of coffee beans selected by the user are displayed. In FIG. 23, as the item 2305, the country of origin, brand, refining method, roasting degree, and corresponding extraction profile are displayed as an example, but other characteristics may be displayed. In FIG. 23, a taste chart is displayed as an item 2306 as a characteristic of the type of coffee beans selected by the user. As shown in FIG. 23, the taste chart is a rough guide for aroma, sweetness, bitterness, sourness, and richness, and is set in advance according to the type of coffee beans. Although the five taste indexes described above are used in FIG. 23, other indexes may be used.

  The information regarding the characteristics of each type of coffee beans may be stored in the storage unit 1503 of the information display device 1203 or may be stored in the storage unit 1303 of the server 1201. When stored in the storage unit 1303 of the server 1201, the processing unit 1501 of the information display device 1203 acquires the information from the server 1201 via the network 1205. For example, attribute information such as origin and roasting degree and characteristic information such as bitterness / sweetness / sourness are associated with “type A of coffee beans”, and “type A of coffee beans” is associated with The identification information of the extraction profile is associated and stored. The extraction profile is stored by associating the identification information with parameters such as the amount of coffee beans, the ground grain size, the amount of steamed hot water, the steaming time, the amount of hot water extracted, the extraction pressure, and the extraction time.

  The button 2301 is a button for receiving a tasting instruction from the user. By pressing the button 2301, the user may be able to taste the selected coffee bean type before ordering. The button 2302 is a button for receiving an order instruction from the user. By pressing the button 2302, the user can order the selected type of coffee beans without tasting. When the button 2302 is pressed, the processing in FIGS. 11A and 11B is performed in the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204. A button 2303 is a button for returning to the previous screen, and when pressed on FIG. 23, the screen of FIG. 22 is displayed again.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen displayed when the button 2301 (tasting) is pressed. As shown in FIG. 24, when a tasting instruction is received, a tasting amount setting item 2401 is displayed instead of the item 2306 (taste chart). Items 2402 (large), item 2403 (medium), and item 2404 (small) are displayed as options of the setting item 2401 of the tasting amount. The user can confirm the setting content of the tasting amount by selecting any of the items 2402 to 2404 and pressing the button 2405. For example, item 2402 sets a tasting amount of 55 cc, item 2403 sets a tasting amount of 50 cc, and item 2404 sets a tasting amount of 45 cc. Here, it is assumed that the item 2403 and the button 2405 are pressed. The tasting amount item 2401 may be displayed as a sub-window on the screen of FIG. 23.

  Referring again to FIG. Upon receiving the tasting instruction in S2101, the processing unit 1501 requests the controller 11 of the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204 to perform the extraction process of the coffee beverage for tasting in S2102. In S2102, the processes of FIGS. 11A and 11B are performed. Then, in step S2103, the processing unit 1501 receives an adjustment instruction from the user. The adjustment by the user, which will be described later, is the adjustment of the extraction profile and the adjustment of the taste chart by the user performed after tasting. Then, in step S2104, the processing unit 1501 receives an order instruction from the user.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen displayed when the button 2405 (confirmation of tasting amount) is pressed and the extraction process of the coffee beverage for tasting is performed. As shown in FIG. 25, a screen 2501 indicating that the extraction of the coffee beverage for tasting is completed is displayed. In addition, items 2502 to 2505 are displayed on the screen 2501 in a selectable manner.

  The user can adjust the extraction profile by selecting item 2502. For example, it is possible to make an adjustment such that the extracted hot water amount is increased for the coffee beans of the coffee beverage tasted this time. The user can also adjust the taste chart by selecting the item 2503. For example, it is possible to select a type of coffee beans that has less bitterness than the coffee beans of the coffee beverage tasted this time. Also, the user can refer to another extraction profile by selecting the item 2504. For example, another extraction profile (for example, a large amount of extracted hot water) can be applied to the coffee beans of the coffee beverage tasted this time. In addition, the user can order the coffee beverage tasted this time by selecting the item 2505. When the item 2505 is selected, the processing unit 1501 requests the control device 11 of the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204 to perform the extraction processing of the coffee beverage of the currently selected coffee beans. Then, in the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204, the processes of FIGS. 11 (A) and 11 (B) are performed.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen displayed when the item 2502 (adjust profile) is pressed. As shown in FIG. 26, items 2603 to 2606 that the user can adjust for the extraction profile are displayed. The value of each item that is initially displayed as default when the screen of FIG. 26 is displayed is the value of the extraction profile associated with the type of coffee beans currently selected.

  The user can adjust and set the amount of boiling water to a desired value by the item 2603. Further, the user can adjust and set the steaming time to a desired value by the item 2604. Also, the user can adjust and set the amount of extracted hot water to a desired value by the item 2605. Also, the user can adjust and set the extraction time to a desired value by the item 2606. The items are not limited to those shown in FIG. 26, and the amount of coffee beans, the ground particle size, the extraction pressure, etc. may be displayed.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, each item includes two types of display areas, a numerical value display area 2607 and an analog display area 2608. A value like 80 ml is displayed in the numerical display area 2607, and a slide bar is displayed in the analog display area 2608. With such a display method, the user may be able to recognize, for example, the numerical value of 80 ml itself for the item 2603 and also to intuitively recognize that it is 80% of the maximum amount that the user can adjust. is there.

  The button 2601 is a button for receiving an order instruction from the user. When the button 2602 is pressed, the value of each item under adjustment is returned to the default display. After the adjustment of the extraction profile, when an order instruction is received with the button 2601, the prepared (corrected) extraction profile is newly registered in the storage unit 1503 in association with the currently selected type of coffee beans. It Further, when the data in which the type of coffee beans and the characteristic information are associated is stored in the storage unit 1303 of the server 1201, the processing unit 1501 transmits the information of the prepared extraction profile via the network 1205. It is transmitted to the server 1201 and registered.

  FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen displayed when the button 2601 (order) is pressed. When the button 2601 is pressed, as shown in FIG. 27, a message indicating that the order has been accepted is displayed as an item 2702. When the button 2701 is pressed, the screen returns to the main screen displayed on the display portion 1507 of the information display device 1203. For example, the screen shown in FIG. 22 may be returned to as the main screen.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the user may be able to adjust the extraction profile after tasting and before ordering.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the extraction and discharge processing for tasting. The process of FIG. 28 is a process performed in the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204. S2801 to S2803 are the same as the description in S1 to S3 of FIG. In S2804, the tasting amount of any of the items 2402 to 2404 set in FIG. 24, for example, 50 cc, is discharged from the amount extracted in S2803. Then, in S2805, the main drinking amount, for example, 250 cc is discharged from the rest after the tasting amount is discharged.

  FIG. 29 is another flowchart showing the extraction and discharge processing for tasting. The process of FIG. 29 is a process performed in the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1204. When the button 2405 (confirmation of tasting amount) in FIG. 24 is pressed, the processes of S2901 to S2904 are performed, and thus the extraction and discharge process for tasting is performed. S2901 to S2904 are the same as the description in S1 to S4 of FIG. 11A except that the amount of tasting and the amount of main drinking are different. The difference between the tasting amount and the main drinking amount includes the following things in addition to the drinking amount. For example, if the amount of the main drink is 250 cc and the amount of boiling water is 20 cc, if the amount of tasting is 50 cc, the amount of boiling water is 5 cc. In other words, even if the same type of coffee beans are used, if the amount of drinkable parts is different, the parameters required for each process up to the discharge process will be different. Note that the difference includes not only the parameter itself but also the element calculated from the parameter. For example, in the above example, the ratio of 5 cc to 50 cc (0.1) is larger than the ratio of 20 cc to 250 cc (0.08).

  After the extraction and discharge processing for tasting is performed, a rinse step is performed in S2905. In the rinse process, the extraction container 9 is cleaned. Thereafter, when an order instruction is received from the user, the processes of S2906 to S2909 are performed, so that the extraction and discharge process for the main drink is performed.

  FIG. 30 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen displayed when the item 2503 (taste adjustment) is pressed. As in item 3002, a message indicating that the characteristics can be adjusted on the taste chart of the currently selected coffee bean type is displayed. As the item 3003, a taste chart corresponding to the type of coffee beans currently selected is displayed so that each index can be adjusted. The button 3006 is a button for confirming the adjustment content on the taste chart shown in the item 3003. Further, the user can return to the screen of FIG. 25 by pressing the button 3004.

  FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen displayed when the button 3006 (confirmation of taste adjustment content) is pressed. In FIG. 30, in the taste chart shown in item 2306 of FIG. 23, each index is adjusted like the taste chart shown in item 3003. When the button 3006 is pressed in that state, a list of types of coffee beans corresponding to the adjusted taste chart and extraction profiles associated with the types is displayed. For example, in FIG. 31, “blend H” is displayed as the type of coffee beans corresponding to the adjusted taste chart, and items 3101 to 3105 indicating the extraction profile associated with the blend H are displayed. When any item is selected on the screen of FIG. 31, the corresponding screen of FIG. 26 is displayed, and the user can adjust the profile and place an order. Further, the user can return to the screen of FIG. 30 by pressing the button 3106.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the user may be able to adjust the taste chart according to his / her preference after tasting and before ordering.

  FIG. 32 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen displayed when the item 2504 (see another profile) is pressed. When the item 2504 is pressed, a list of extraction profiles associated with the currently selected type of coffee beans is displayed as in items 3201 to 205 of FIG. When any item is selected on the screen of FIG. 32, the corresponding screen of FIG. 26 is displayed, and the user can adjust the profile and place an order. Further, the user can return to the screen of FIG. 25 by pressing the button 3206.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user may be able to reselect the extraction profile associated with the currently selected type of coffee beans after tasting and before ordering. is there.

[Second embodiment]
In the first embodiment, the user can adjust the extraction profile, adjust the taste chart, and reselect the extraction profile associated with the currently selected coffee bean type after tasting and before ordering. Described what can be done. In the second embodiment, it may be possible to tasting again after the tasting and before ordering. Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described with respect to points different from the first embodiment.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing a process of accepting adjustment from the user before ordering and enabling tasting again in the present embodiment. The process of FIG. 33 is realized, for example, by the processing unit 1501 of the information display device 1203 loading the program stored in the storage unit 1503 into the memory 1502 and executing the program.

  S3301 to S3303 and S3305 are the same as the description in S2101 to S2103 and S2104 of FIG. As described in the first embodiment, in S3303, for example, the adjustment of the extraction profile is received from the user.

  FIG. 34 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface screen displayed when the item 2502 (adjust profile) is pressed in FIG. 25 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 34, items 2603 to 2606 that the user can adjust for the extraction profile are displayed.

  34 is different from FIG. 26 in that a button 3401 is displayed. The button 3401 is a button for receiving a tasting instruction from the user. By pressing the button 3401, the user can taste the adjusted extraction profile before ordering. When the button 3401 is pressed, the item 2401 in FIG. 24 is displayed as a subwindow, and the user can set the tasting amount. When the tasting amount is confirmed by pressing the button 2405 on the sub window, the tasting amount discharge process is performed. At that time, the tasting portion is discharged by the processing of FIG. 28 or FIG. When the tasting portion is discharged, a sub-window including a message such as "I can tasting!" Is displayed on FIG. In that case, acceptance of the operation is restricted by graying out so that the button 3401 is not pressed, that is, the tasting again is prohibited. The user can order the adjusted extraction profile by pressing the button 2601 after tasting.

  When the item 2503 (adjustment of taste) in FIG. 25 is pressed and any of the items 3101 to 3105 is selected in FIG. 31, FIG. 34 is displayed and the above-described operation is performed. Also, when the item 2504 (see other profiles) in FIG. 25 is pressed and any of the items 3201 to 3205 is selected in FIG. 32, FIG. 34 is displayed and the above-described operation is performed.

  The example in which the tasting is limited to once has been described above. Hereinafter, an example in which tasting is permitted up to a predetermined number of times will be described.

  FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing a process for permitting tasting up to a predetermined number of times. The processing of FIG. 35 is realized, for example, by the processing unit 1501 of the information display device 1203 loading the program stored in the storage unit 1503 into the memory 1502 and executing the program.

  S3501 to S3503 are the same as the description in S2101 to S2103 of FIG. In S3503, the screen of FIG. 34 is displayed. When the processing unit 1501 accepts the press of the button 3403 on the screen of FIG. 34 in S3504, the processing unit 1501 proceeds to S3505.

  In step S3505, the processing unit 1501 determines whether or not the number of times the button 3403 has been pressed is within the predetermined number of times. The predetermined number of times is, for example, twice. If it is determined that the number of times is within the predetermined number of times, the process returns to S3502, and the tasting portion is discharged. On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of times the predetermined number of times has been exceeded, for example, in the above example, if the number of times the button 3403 has been pressed is the third time, the process proceeds to step S3406, and the processing unit 1501 displays a warning message Is displayed.

  FIG. 36 is a diagram showing an example of the warning screen displayed in S3406. On the screen of FIG. 36, there is displayed a warning message 3601 displaying “Can't tasting”. Further, at this time, the button 3401 may be restricted from being accepted due to graying out or the like. After S3406, the process of FIG. 35 ends.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in some cases, the tasting can be performed again after the tasting and before the order is placed. In addition, it may be possible to limit the number of tastings to a predetermined number.

<Other Embodiments>
In the above-described embodiment, the coffee beverage is exclusively targeted, but teas such as Japanese tea and black tea, and various beverages such as soup can also be targeted. Also, as extraction targets, coffee beans, green coffee beans, ground coffee beans, roasted coffee beans, ground roasted coffee beans, unroasted coffee beans, unground roasted coffee beans Beans and the like, powdered coffee beans, instant coffee, coffee in a pod and the like have been exemplified, coffee beverages and the like have been exemplified as beverages, and coffee liquids have been exemplified as beverage liquids, but they are not limited thereto. Further, as extraction targets, tea leaves such as Japanese tea, black tea, and oolong tea, ground tea leaves, vegetables, crushed vegetables, fruits, crushed fruits, grains, crushed grains, mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms, mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms. Shredded mushrooms, dried mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms, dried mushrooms, dried mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms, shredded fish, such as bonito, crushed fish such as bonito, bonito Heated fish such as kelp, dried fish such as bonito, crushed fish, seaweed such as kelp, seaweed such as kelp, heated seaweed such as kelp A product dried afterwards, a product obtained by crushing a product dried after heating seaweeds such as kelp, a product dried after heating meat such as cow, pig, bird, etc., a product dried after heating the said meat etc. Crushed meat, beef bones, pork bones, bird bones, etc. It may be an extraction material such as a crushed product obtained by heating and drying bones and the like, and as the beverage, it may be a beverage such as Japanese tea, black tea, oolong tea, vegetable juice, fruit juice, soup, dashi, soup, etc. As the beverage, any extract such as Japanese tea extract, black tea extract, oolong tea extract, vegetable extract, fruit extract, mushroom extract, fish extract, meat extract, bone extract, etc. may be used. .. In the examples, water, tap water, purified water, hot water, and wash water are described. However, for example, water may be replaced with hot water, hot water may be replaced with water, etc. It may be replaced with the description, and all may be replaced with liquid, steam, high temperature water, cooling water, cold water, and the like. For example, if it is described that the extraction target (for example, roasted coffee beans ground beans) and hot water are put in the extraction container 9, the extraction target (for example, roasted coffee beans ground beans) and cold water (simply water may be used). It may be replaced with the description such as putting it in the extraction container 9, and in this case, it may be regarded as a method for extracting brewed coffee or the like or a beverage manufacturing apparatus.

<Summary of Embodiments>
The beverage manufacturing apparatus according to the above-described embodiment has a reception unit that receives an operation from a user (2301, 2302), and prepares the beverage using a beverage material according to the operation from the user that is received by the reception unit. And (FIG. 28, FIG. 29), wherein the preparation means prepares for drinking when the first operation (2302) is received by the reception means, and the second operation is performed by the reception means. When (2301) is received, preparation for tasting is performed. Moreover, the said preparation means does not perform the preparation for tasting, when the said 1st operation is received. With such a configuration, it may be possible to receive an instruction for tasting.

  Further, the beverage manufacturing apparatus includes a correction unit (FIGS. 26 and 30) that corrects a profile for preparation according to an instruction from the user, and the correction is performed after the preparation for tasting is performed. When the profile has been corrected by the means, the preparation means, when receiving the first operation by the reception means, performs the main drinking preparation using the corrected profile. .. With such a configuration, for example, after tasting, it may be possible to correct the profile before ordering.

  Further, the instruction from the user is at least one of changing the value of at least one parameter in the profile (2502), designating another profile (2504), and designating taste preferences of the user (2503). Is characterized in that With such a configuration, it may be possible to accept a plurality of types of correction.

  The correction means corrects the profile after the preparation for tasting is performed. With such a configuration, it may be possible to correct the profile after tasting.

  Further, regardless of whether or not the profile is corrected by the correction means, the first profile used for the preparation for main drinking and the second profile used for the preparation for tasting are different. To do. Further, the first profile and the second profile are different in at least one of a steaming amount and an extraction amount. Further, the amount of beverage adjusted by the first profile is a first amount, the amount of beverage adjusted by the second profile is a second amount less than the first amount, the first amount, The amount of steamed hot water in one profile is a third amount, the amount of steamed hot water in the second profile is a fourth amount smaller than the third amount, from the ratio of the third amount to the first amount. Also, the ratio of the fourth amount to the second amount is larger.

  Further, the beverage manufacturing apparatus is characterized by including storage means for storing information on the profile corrected by the correction means. With such a configuration, it may be possible to store the information of the corrected profile.

  Further, when the second operation is received after the correction by the correction unit, the preparation unit performs the tasting preparation. With such a configuration, it may be possible to perform further tasting after tasting.

  Further, a setting means for setting information for performing the preparation for tasting, wherein the preparing means performs the preparation for tasting based on the information set by the setting means. To do. With such a configuration, for example, the user may be able to set the tasting amount.

  Further, when the preparation means receives the second operation by the reception means, the preparation means prepares for the tasting using a part of the main drinking amount. Further, when the preparation means receives the first operation by the reception means after the preparation for tasting is performed, the preparation for main drinking is performed using the rest of the amount for main drinking. It is characterized by With such a configuration, it may be possible to shorten the time from the tasting until the ordered coffee drink is discharged.

  Further, the preparation means, when the first operation is received by the reception means after the preparation for tasting is performed, the preparation for main drinking is performed by introducing the ingredients of the beverage. And With such a configuration, for example, after the tasting, it may be possible to discharge the ordered coffee beverage by executing the rinse step.

  1, 1204 Beverage manufacturing device: 1200 system: 1201 server: 1202 mobile terminal: 1203 information display device: 1301, 1401, 1501 processing unit

Claims (5)

A manufacturing means for manufacturing the beverage using a beverage material,
The manufacturing means extracts a beverage from an extraction container into which the beverage ingredients and hot water are put,
When the production of the beverage for tasting and the production of the beverage for main drinking by the production means, during the production of the beverage for tasting and the production of the beverage for main drinking, the extraction container is washed.
A beverage manufacturing device characterized by the above. The extraction container is permeable,
The inside of the extraction container is visible to the user,
The beverage manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein Compensation means for compensating the profile for manufacturing according to an instruction from the user,
When the correction of the profile is performed by the correction unit after the production of the beverage for tasting, the production of the beverage for main drinking using the corrected profile by the production unit is performed.
The beverage manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.   Regardless of whether or not the profile is corrected by the correction means, the first profile used for manufacturing the main drinking beverage and the second profile used for manufacturing the tasting beverage are different. The beverage manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the beverage manufacturing apparatus is a beverage manufacturing apparatus. A method carried out in a beverage production machine, the method comprising:
A manufacturing process for manufacturing the beverage using a beverage material,
A washing step in which the extraction container is washed,
In the manufacturing process, the beverage is extracted from the extraction container into which the beverage material and hot water are put,
The cleaning step is performed between a manufacturing step in which a beverage for tasting is manufactured and a manufacturing step in which a beverage for main drinking is manufactured,
A method characterized by the following.

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