JP2020132197A - Beverage feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

To make it possible to easily obtain information required for control of maintenance of a beverage feeder.SOLUTION: A beverage automatic dispensing device 10 feeds beverage from a beverage feeding part 20 provided on a device body 11, and comprises a speaker 81 provided on the device body 11, and a voice control part 82 which outputs voice information from the speaker 81. The voice control part 82 performs control so as to output information concerning beverage supply number, supply amount, maintenance, etc., as information required for control of maintenance of a beverage feeder 10, by voice information from the speaker 81.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a beverage supply device that supplies a beverage such as water, tea, soup, juice or beer.

Patent Document 1 discloses an automatic beverage dispensing device, which is an embodiment of a beverage supplying device, and the automatic beverage dispensing device supplies beverages such as beer by dispensing. This automatic beverage pouring device automatically pours beer into a container such as a glass or mug in a finely foamed state while pouring beer into a container such as a glass or mug so as to prevent excessive foaming of beer. It is intended for. The automatic beverage pouring device is provided by a pouring cock provided at the front of the device body, a cock operating device provided above the pouring cock at the front of the device body, and a pouring device at the front of the device body. A container pedestal device provided under the output cock, a pedestal tilting device that tilts the container pedestal device from an upright position to an inclined position at the front of the main body of the device, and a cock operating device and a receiver. It is equipped with a control device that controls the operation with the table tilting device.

The pouring cock is equipped with a valve mechanism inside the main body and an operating lever that operates the valve mechanism at the top of the main body, and the valve mechanism is opened for liquid by tilting the operating lever forward. When opened in the state, beer is poured out from the pouring nozzle in the liquid state, and when the valve mechanism is opened in the foaming open state by tilting the operation lever to the rear side, the beer is poured out in the foaming state. Is poured out from. In addition, the cock operating device tilts the operating lever of the pouring cock to the front side or the rear side to open the valve mechanism in the liquid state or the foam open state, and the beer is liquid or foam from the pouring cock. It is to be poured out in a state. The container cradle device includes a tilting substrate that is rotatably supported around the horizontal axis at the front of the device body, and a glass, mug, etc. that is attached to the front side of the tilting substrate and receives the beverage to be dispensed from the pouring cock. It is equipped with a cradle on which the container is placed. A pedestal tilting device is provided on the rear side of the container pedestal device, and the pedestal tilting device tilts the tilting substrate of the container pedestal device from an upright posture to an inclined posture to erect the container placed on the pedestal. It is tilted from the state where it was made.

The automatic beverage pouring device is equipped with a control device that controls the operation of the cock operating device and the cradle tilting device, and the control device automatically pours beer into a container such as a jug placed on the cradle of the container cradle device. It has an automatic dispensing program to issue. When a container such as a mug is placed on the cradle and the automatic pouring switch is pushed to execute the automatic pouring program, the control device tilts the container placed on the cradle by the cradle tilting device. By opening the valve mechanism in the open state for liquid by the cock operating device, the beer in the beer barrel is automatically poured out in the liquid state to the container tilted by the pedestal after being cooled in the main body of the device. Beer that is poured out in a liquid state is poured out so as not to foam in the container. After that, the tilting substrate is returned from the tilted posture to the standing posture by the cradle tilting device to erect the container, and then the valve mechanism portion is opened in the open state for foam by the cock operating device, so that the beer in the beer barrel is released. The beer that is automatically poured into the upright container in a foam state and the beer that is poured in a fine foam state is automatically poured to the upper side of the liquid beer at the upper part of the container.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-22236

In the above-mentioned automatic beverage dispensing device, when a container such as a mug is placed on a cradle and then the automatic dispensing switch is pressed, the beverage such as beer is automatically dispensed into the container such as a mug. However, beverages are dispensed due to various factors such as the cock operation device of the automatic beverage dispensing device, the equipment of the cradle tilting device, the beverage in the via barrel is emptied, and the carbon dioxide gas in the gas cylinder is emptied. It may not be automatically dispensed from the cock. The operation panel is provided with a display unit, and error information (abnormal information) or the like indicating that automatic pouring cannot be performed is displayed on the display unit. However, a 7-segment display and a display lamp are used for the display unit, and information on error information is displayed by an error code on the display unit or displayed by lighting the display lamp, so it is intuitive what kind of abnormality has occurred. It was difficult to understand, and I had to look at the instruction manual that contained the error code. In addition, unless you are a clerk who is familiar with maintenance, you cannot replace the beer barrel or gas cylinder or clean the beverage supply route that supplies beverage from the beer barrel to the pouring cock without looking at the instruction manual, so maintenance work is required. I couldn't do it easily. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily obtain information required for maintenance of a beverage supply device.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a beverage supply device that supplies beverages from a beverage supply unit provided in the device main body, and includes a speaker provided in the device main body and a voice control unit that outputs voice information from the speaker. The voice control unit provides a beverage supply device characterized in that information required for maintenance of the beverage supply device is controlled to be output from a speaker by voice information.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, the voice control unit controls the information required for the maintenance of the beverage supply device to be output from the speaker by voice information, so that the information required for the maintenance of the beverage supply device is output to the speaker. It can be passively acquired by the voice information output from the beverage supply device, and the information required for the maintenance of the beverage supply device can be easily obtained. The beverage supply device configured as described above includes an operation unit that automatically supplies beverages from the beverage supply unit, and the voice control unit determines the number of times of supply or the amount of beverage supplied based on the number of operations of the operation unit in a set period. When controlled to output from the speaker by voice information, it is possible to know the number of times of supply or the amount of beverage supplied in a set period, so that inventory management of beverage supply sources and sales management of beverages can be facilitated. become. Similarly, a beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by a beverage supply path, a flow sensor for measuring the flow rate of the beverage is interposed in the beverage supply path, and the voice control unit measures the flow sensor for a set period. Even when the beverage supply amount based on the flow rate of the beverage is controlled to be output from the speaker by voice information, the beverage supply amount in the set period can be known, and the inventory management of the beverage source and the beverage can be obtained. It will be possible to facilitate sales management of drinks.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, the voice control unit causes the speaker to output information on the abnormal state that has occurred in the beverage supply device or information on the coping method for resolving the abnormal state by voice information. When controlled, it becomes possible to immediately know what kind of abnormal condition has occurred in the beverage supply device or how to deal with the abnormal state, and improve the work efficiency of the maintenance work of the beverage supply device. be able to.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, the beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by the beverage supply path, the gas supply source is connected to the beverage supply source by the gas supply path, and the beverage of the beverage supply source is gas. The pressure of the gas sent from the supply source through the gas supply path causes the gas to be sent out to the beverage supply path. The gas supply path is provided with a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure of the gas, and the gas detected by the pressure sensor is provided. When the pressure fell below the lower limit indicating out of gas, the voice control unit was out of gas in the gas supply source when it was controlled to output from the speaker by voice information. Can be known immediately.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, the beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by the beverage supply path, the gas supply source is connected to the beverage supply source by the gas supply path, and the beverage of the beverage supply source is gas. It is sent from the source to the beverage supply path by the pressure of the gas sent by the gas supply path, and the gas supply path has a manual pressure regulating valve that manually adjusts the gas pressure and detects the gas pressure. When a pressure sensor is provided and the gas pressure detected by the pressure sensor is out of the proper pressure range suitable for delivering the beverage, the voice control unit needs to adjust the gas pressure of the manual pressure regulating valve. When it is controlled to output the gas from the speaker by voice information, it becomes possible to prompt the gas of the gas supply source to be sent to the beverage supply source within a range of an appropriate pressure.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, the beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by the beverage supply path, the gas supply source is connected to the beverage supply source by the gas supply path, and the beverage of the beverage supply source is gas. The pressure of the gas sent from the supply source through the gas supply path causes the beverage to be sent to the beverage supply path. The gas supply source is equipped with a pressure sensor that detects the pressure of the gas, and when the beverage supply source is replaced. In addition, after the gas pressure detected by the pressure sensor falls below the lower limit indicating gas shortage by closing the plug of the gas supply source, it is suitable for delivering beverages by opening the plug of the gas supply source. When the pressure exceeds the appropriate level, the voice control unit introduces the beverage from the beverage supply source to the beverage supply path and outputs information from the speaker so that the beverage can be immediately supplied from the beverage supply unit. When controlled in this way, it is possible to remember to perform the beverage introduction work of introducing the beverage of the newly replaced beverage source into the beverage supply channel in advance.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, the operation of the automatic supply switch that automatically supplies the beverage from the beverage supply unit, the automatic supply mode that enables the operation of the automatic supply switch, and the operation of the automatic supply switch are disabled. It is equipped with an operation unit that has a changeover switch that switches between the automatic supply stop mode, and when the automatic supply stop switch is operated after switching to the automatic supply stop mode with the changeover switch, the voice control unit is in the automatic supply stop mode, so it is automatic. When it is controlled to output from the speaker by voice information that the supply cannot be supplied even if the supply switch is operated, it is possible to know that the automatic supply switch cannot be operated and the automatic supply switch cannot be operated. It is possible to prevent the misunderstanding that it is a failure.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, a beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by a beverage supply route, an automatic supply switch for automatically supplying the beverage from the beverage supply unit, and a cleaning of the beverage supply route. An operation unit having a changeover switch for switching to the cleaning mode is provided, and when the changeover switch is used to switch to the cleaning mode for cleaning the beverage supply path, the voice control unit outputs information on the cleaning operation procedure from the speaker by voice information. When controlled to, the cleaning operation can be performed according to the procedure without referring to materials such as an instruction manual.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, the beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by the beverage supply route, and an automatic supply switch for automatically supplying the beverage from the beverage supply unit and for cleaning the beverage supply route. It is equipped with an operation unit that has a changeover switch to switch to the cleaning mode, and the changeover switch measures the elapsed time after switching to the cleaning mode, and the voice control unit uses voice information to provide information on the elapsed time after switching to the cleaning mode from the speaker. When controlled to output, it becomes possible to encourage regular cleaning of the beverage supply channel.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, when a beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by a beverage supply path and an automatic supply switch for automatically supplying the beverage from the beverage supply unit and an automatic supply switch are operated. It is equipped with an operation unit that has a changeover switch that switches to the setting mode for setting the beverage supply amount, and when switching to the setting mode with the setting switch, the voice control unit uses voice information to provide information on the beverage supply amount setting procedure. When the output is controlled to be output from, the beverage supply amount can be set according to the procedure without referring to materials such as an instruction manual.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, it is preferable that the voice control unit can select the voice information output from the speaker from two or more languages. Similarly, it is preferable that the voice control unit can select the voice information output from the speaker from two or more voice qualities.

It is a perspective view of the beverage automatic dispensing apparatus which is one Embodiment of the beverage supply apparatus according to this invention. It is a vertical sectional view of FIG. It is the schematic which shows the connection between the control device of the beverage automatic pouring device and each device. It is a front view of FIG. 1, and is the front view in a state where the cover of the right operation panel is opened.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the beverage automatic dispensing device, which is an embodiment of the beverage supply device according to the present invention, will be described with reference to the drawings. The beverage automatic dispensing device 10 of the present invention supplies beverages by dispensing from a dispensing cock 20 provided as a beverage supply unit in the device main body 11, and in this embodiment, a glass, a mug, or the like is supplied from the dispensing cock 20. Beverages such as beer are automatically poured into the container. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the beverage automatic pouring device 10 of this embodiment has a pouring cock 20, a cock operating device 30, a container cradle device 40, and a cradle tilting device at the front portion of the device main body 11. Two automatic dispensing units 12L and 12R including 50 are provided on the left and right, and since the automatic dispensing units 12L and 12R are the same on the left and right, only one of them will be described in the following description.

As shown in FIG. 2, the beverage automatic pouring device 10 has a cooling water tank 13 in the upper part of the device main body 11 and a refrigerating device 14 for cooling the cooling water in the cooling water tank 13 in the machine room below the device main body 11. And built-in. A beverage cooling pipe 15 is provided in the cooling water tank 13, and two beverage cooling pipes 15 are provided corresponding to the respective injection cocks 20 of the above-mentioned automatic injection units 12L and 12R. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the outlet end of the beverage supply pipe T1 is connected to the introduction end of the beverage cooling pipe 15, and the outlet of the beverage cooling pipe 15 is provided on the upper part of the apparatus main body 11. The dispensing cock 20 is connected. The introduction end of the beverage supply pipe T1 is connected to the dispense head H above the via barrel (beverage supply source) T provided outside the apparatus main body 11. The dispensing cock 20 is connected to the beer barrel T by the beverage cooling pipe 15 and the beverage supply pipe T1, and the beverage cooling pipe 15 and the beverage supply pipe T1 correspond to the beverage supply path. A temperature sensor 16 is interposed in the device main body 11 of the beverage supply pipe T1, and the temperature sensor 16 detects the temperature of the beverage passing through the beverage supply pipe T1, that is, the temperature of the beverage in the via barrel T. Is. A flow rate sensor 17 is interposed in the device main body 11 of the beverage supply pipe T1, and the flow rate sensor 17 detects the flow rate of the beverage sent from the via barrel T to the beverage supply pipe T1 in the via barrel. It detects the out-of-drink of the beverage in T.

As shown in FIG. 3, the outlet end of the gas supply pipe G1 is connected to the dispense head H at the upper part of the via barrel T, and the introduction end of the gas supply pipe G1 is connected to the gas cylinder (gas supply source) G. ing. The beverage in the beer barrel T is sent to the beverage cooling pipe 15 by the pressure of carbon dioxide gas in the gas cylinder G. A pressure reducing valve G2 is interposed in the gas delivery portion of the gas cylinder G, and the pressure of carbon dioxide gas sent to the gas supply pipe G1 is reduced to a predetermined pressure. A pressure adjusting valve 18 and a pressure sensor 19 are interposed in the gas supply pipe G1 in the apparatus main body 11. The pressure adjusting valve 18 adjusts the pressure of carbon dioxide gas supplied from the gas cylinder G to the via barrel T by opening and closing. The pressure sensor 19 detects the pressure of carbon dioxide gas in the gas supply pipe G1, that is, the pressure of carbon dioxide gas supplied to the via barrel T.

As shown in FIG. 2, a pouring cock 20 for supplying a beverage is provided in the upper part of the front surface of the apparatus main body 11, and the pouring cock 20 supplies the beverage to a container such as a glass or a mug by pouring. It is something to do. The dispensing cock 20 is provided with an operating lever 22 at the upper portion of the tubular main body portion 21 containing the valve mechanism portion 21a, and a dispensing nozzle 23 (23a, 23b) at the lower portion. By opening the valve mechanism portion 21a of the main body portion 21, the beverage in the via barrel T is passed through the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 and guided to the pouring nozzle 23. Further, in order to enable the pouring cock 20 to pour out a beverage such as beer in a liquid state or a foam state, the valve mechanism portion 21a is opened in the liquid state to open the liquid pouring nozzle. The beverage is guided to 23b in a liquid state, and the valve mechanism portion 21a is opened in the foam open state to guide the beverage to the foam injection nozzle 23a in a foam state.

The operation lever 22 is for opening and closing the valve mechanism portion 21a between the closed state and the open state for liquid or foam. When the operating lever 22 is in the vertically standing upright position, the valve mechanism portion 21a is closed, and when it is tilted forward (forward tilted), the valve mechanism portion 21a is opened in the liquid open state and tilted backward (rear). When tilted), the valve mechanism portion 21a is opened in the open state for bubbles. The dispensing nozzle 23 dispenses the beverage that has passed through the valve mechanism portion 21a into a container such as a glass or a mug. The pouring cock 20 dispenses a beverage such as beer in a liquid state or a foam state separately. Therefore, on the lower surface of the main body 21, the foam pouring nozzle 23a for pouring the beverage in the foam state to the front portion. And a liquid pouring nozzle 23b for pouring the beverage in a liquid state is provided at the rear portion. The pouring cock 20 is provided with a temperature sensor 24 for detecting the temperature of the beverage, and the temperature sensor 24 detects the temperature of the beverage poured from the pouring cock 20.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cock operating device 30 is for opening and closing the valve mechanism portion 21a of the pouring cock 20. The cock operating device 30 has an operating mechanism unit 32 that tilts the operating lever 22 of the pouring cock 20 back and forth in the housing 31, and the valve mechanism is caused by tilting the operating lever 22 back and forth by the operating mechanism unit 32. The part 21a is opened and closed. The operation mechanism unit 32 includes a servomotor 33 and a slider 34 that is supported so as to be movable back and forth. The operation mechanism unit 32 opens and closes the valve mechanism unit 21a by moving the slider 34 back and forth by driving the servomotor 33 and tilting the operation lever 22 back and forth by the slider 34 that moves back and forth.

As shown in FIG. 2, the container cradle device 40 is intended to receive a beverage such as beer poured out from the pouring cock 20 in a container such as a glass or a mug so as not to foam as much as possible. This makes it possible to incline a container such as a glass or a mug in the front-rear direction. The container pedestal device 40 includes a tilting substrate 41 whose upper end is vertically tilted around the horizontal axis on the front side of the apparatus main body 11, and pedestals 42 (42a, 42b) attached to the tilting substrate 41. ing. As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, when the rear surface of the tilting substrate 41 is pushed, the lower end portion is pushed diagonally forward and tilts. The pedestal 42 is composed of pedestals 42a and 42b mounted in two upper and lower stages at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction and a lower portion of the tilting substrate 41. The upper pedestal 42a mainly mounts a small container such as a glass, and the lower pedestal 42b mainly mounts a large container such as a mug having a capacity larger than that of the glass.

The upper pedestal 42a is rotatably supported with respect to the tilting substrate 41 around the horizontal axis, and when the container is placed on the lower pedestal 42b, the upper pedestal 42a is projected forward. To the retracted position along the tilting substrate 41. A detector 43 for detecting that the upper or lower pedestals 42a and 42b are in use is provided at the front portion of the apparatus main body 11, and the detector 43 is provided with a proximity switch such as a reed switch in this embodiment. It is used. As shown in FIG. 1, a magnet 44 is provided on the side of the upper pedestal 42a as a member to be detected detected by the detector 43, and the magnet 44 is retracted to the retracted position by the upper pedestal 42a. When this happens, it comes close to the detector 43. Specifically, when the upper pedestal 42a is in the used position protruding forward from the tilting substrate 41 as in the case of placing the glass, the magnet 44 is separated from the detector 43, and the detector 43 Outputs an off signal when the magnets 44 are separated from each other, and detects that the upper pedestal 42a is in use. On the other hand, when the upper pedestal 42a is in the retracted position along the tilting substrate 41 as in the case of mounting the mug on the lower pedestal 42b, the magnet 44 is close to the detector 43 and detects it. The vessel 43 outputs an on signal when the magnets 44 are close to each other, and detects that the lower pedestal 42b is in use.

As shown in FIG. 1, the container cradle device 40 is provided with a container detection sensor 45 that detects that a container such as a glass or a mug placed on the pedestals 42a and 42b is placed. The container detection sensor 45 employs a motion sensor in this embodiment, and detects that a container such as a glass or a mug is placed on the pedestals 42a and 42b. Although the container detection sensor 45 employs a motion sensor, it may use another sensor such as an infrared sensor.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pedestal tilting device 50 tilts the tilting substrate 41 between the standing posture and the tilting posture. The pedestal tilting device 50 includes a servomotor 51 and an arm 52 that rotates back and forth by driving the servomotor 51. The pedestal tilting device 50 rotates the arm 52 so as to extend forward by the servomotor 51, pushes the tilting substrate 41 of the container pedestal device 40 forward, and tilts the tilting substrate 41 from the standing posture to the tilting posture. The pedestal tilting device 50 rotates the arm 52 so as to retract rearward by the servomotor 51, returns the tilting substrate 41 of the container pedestal device 40 to the rear, and tilts the tilting substrate 41 of the container pedestal device 40. Return from the posture to the standing posture. The pedestal tilting device 50 includes a micro switch 53, and the micro switch 53 detects that the tilting substrate 41 is in a tilted posture or an upright posture. Further, a motion sensor 54 is provided on the front surface of the device body 11, and the motion sensor 54 detects the presence of a person on the front side of the device body 11.

As shown in FIG. 3, the automatic beverage pouring device 10 includes a control device 60 for controlling the pouring of a beverage such as beer into a container such as a glass or a jug, and the control device 60 is a beverage supply pipe. Temperature sensor 16 provided in T1, flow rate sensor 17, pressure regulating valve 18, pressure sensor 19, temperature sensor 24 provided in the pouring cock 20, servo motor 33 of the cock operating device 30, detector 43, container detection sensor 45, It is connected to the servo motor 51, the micro switch 53, and the human sensor 54 of the cradle tilting device 50.

As shown in FIG. 4, an operation panel 70 for operating the automatic beverage pouring device 10 is provided on the front surface of the housing 31 of the cock operation device 30, and the operation panel 70 is connected to the control device 60. Has been done. As shown in FIG. 4, the operation panel 70 has an automatic pouring switch 71, a pouring stop switch 72, a cleaning switch 73, a setting switch 74, a ▽ / foam switch 75, and a Δ / liquid switch 76. Is provided, and an ON signal obtained by turning on various switches 71 to 76 is input to the control device 60.

Further, the operation panel 70 is provided with display units 77, 78a to 78c. The display unit 77 uses a 7-segment display, and error information, alarm information, etc. can be displayed on the display unit 77 by an error code, and the dispensing conditions of the automatic dispensing program set by various switches 71 to 76, etc. Can be displayed. The display unit 78a indicates that the beverage in the via barrel T or the carbon dioxide gas in the gas cylinder G has disappeared. When the foamed beverage in the via barrel T is exhausted, the display unit 78a lights up and the carbon dioxide in the gas cylinder G is exhausted. When the gas runs out, the display unit 78a blinks. The display unit 78b indicates that the cleaning mode is set, and the display unit 78b lights up when the cleaning switch 73 is pushed to enter the cleaning mode. The display unit 78c displays that the pouring setting mode is set, and the display unit 78c lights up when the pouring setting mode is set by pressing the setting switch 74. A cover 79 is provided on the operation panel 70 so as to be openable and closable, and the cover 79 covers the switches 73 to 76 and the display units 77, 78b, 78c so as to be openable and closable.

The control device 60 has a pouring setting mode for setting the pouring amount in the automatic pouring mode, an automatic pouring mode for executing the automatic pouring program, a beverage supply pipe T1 which is a beverage supply route, and a beverage cooling pipe. A cleaning mode for cleaning 15 is set. The automatic beverage dispensing program is stored in the memory of the control device 60, and the dispensing conditions of the automatic dispensing program can be set according to the type of beverage such as a container such as a glass or a mug or beer. .. The automatic pouring program aims to pour beverages such as beer in a container such as a glass or mug without excessive foaming, and after pouring the beverage such as beer in a liquid state, the container The purpose is to pour beverages such as beer into the upper part in a fine foam state.

The automatic beverage dispensing device 10 is normally in the automatic dispensing mode, and the automatic dispensing switch 71 is lit in the automatic dispensing mode. When the setting switch 74 is pressed, the automatic pouring mode is switched to the pouring setting mode, and the control device 60 turns off the automatic pouring switch 71 and turns on the display unit 78c to enter the pouring setting mode. Is displayed. For example, when a container such as a glass is placed on the pedestal 42a and the automatic pouring switch 71 is kept pressed, the control device 60 changes the tilting substrate 41 from the standing posture to the tilting posture by the pedestal tilting device 50. Tilt the container placed on the pedestal 42a to tilt it. When the Δ / liquid switch 76 is pressed while the automatic pouring switch 71 is held down, the control device 60 controls the operation of the cock operating device 30 to open the valve mechanism portion 21a of the pouring cock 20 for liquid. When the beverage is opened in the state, the desired amount of the beverage in the liquid state is poured into the container, and then the Δ / liquid switch 76 is released, the control device 60 controls the operation of the cock operating device 30 to control the operation of the cock operating device 30. The valve mechanism portion 21a of the above is closed. When the pouring stop switch 72 is pushed while the automatic pouring switch 71 is held down, the control device 50 returns the tilting board 41 from the tilted posture to the standing posture by the pedestal tilting device 50 and places it on the pedestal 42a. Stand up the container. Further, when the automatic pouring switch 71 is kept pressed and the ▽ / foam switch 75 is pressed, the control device 60 controls the operation of the cock operating device 30 to foam the valve mechanism portion 21a of the pouring cock 20. When the valve is opened in the open state, a desired amount of foamed beverage is poured into the container, and then the ▽ / foam switch 75 is released, the control device 60 controls the operation of the cock operating device 30 and dispenses. The valve mechanism portion 21a of the cock 20 is closed. When the automatic pouring switch 71 in the pressed state is released, the pouring setting mode ends and the mode is switched to the automatic pouring mode, and the control device 60 turns off the display unit 78c and turns on the automatic pouring switch 71.

With the automatic pouring program set as described above, for example, when a container such as a glass is placed on the cradle 42a and the automatic pouring switch 71 is pushed to execute the automatic pouring program, The control device 60 tilts the tilting substrate 41 from the standing posture to the tilted posture by the pedestal tilting device 50 to tilt the container placed on the pedestal 42a. Further, the control device 60 controls the operation of the cock operating device 30 to open the valve mechanism portion 21a of the pouring cock 20 in the liquid open state. The beverage in the via barrel T is cooled as it passes through the beverage cooling pipe 15, and is dispensed in a liquid state along the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the container inclined from the liquid injection nozzle 23b. After that, the control device 60 returns the tilting substrate 41 from the tilted posture to the standing posture by the pedestal tilting device 50 to erect the container placed on the pedestal 42a, and 70 to 80% of the liquid state of the beverage is placed in the standing container. Is dispensed, the operation of the cock operating device 30 is controlled so that the valve mechanism portion 21a of the pouring cock 20 is opened in the liquid open state after being stopped and then opened in the foam open state. When 10 to 20% of the foamed beverage is poured out to the upper part of the upright container, the control device 60 controls the operation of the cock operating device 30, and the valve mechanism portion 21a of the pouring cock 20 is opened for foaming. Return to the stopped state and end the automatic pouring program.

Further, when the beverage in the via barrel T runs out and the flow sensor 17 does not detect the passage of the beverage, the control device 60 detects that the beverage in the via barrel T has run out and turns on the display unit 78a. When replacing the via barrel T, the dispense head H to which the beverage supply pipe T1 and the gas supply pipe G1 are connected is removed from the empty via barrel T, and the dispense head H is attached to the new via barrel T. After the beer barrel T is replaced, the beverage is not introduced into the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 from the via barrel T. Therefore, if the beverage is to be dispensed from the pouring cock 20 in this state, the beverage will be discharged. There is a risk of blowing out from the pouring cock 20 in a foamy state. Therefore, as a procedure for introducing the beverage into the beverage supply path, when the ▽ / foam switch 75 is continuously pressed after the via barrel T is replaced, the control device 60 controls the operation of the cock operating device 30. The valve mechanism portion 21a of the outlet cock 20 is opened in an open state for foaming, and the air remaining in the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 is pushed out by the beverage sent from the via barrel T and discharged from the outlet cock 20. When the beverage passes through the beverage supply pipe T1, the flow rate sensor 17 detects that the beverage has passed, and the control device 60 detects that the beverage shortage has been resolved by the flow rate sensor 17 and turns off the display unit 78a. When the beverage in the beer barrel T is undisturbed and poured out from the pouring cock 20 through the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15, air is discharged from the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 to discharge the beverage. It will be in a state where it can be guided. ▽ / When the foam switch 75 is released, the control device 60 controls the operation of the cock operating device 30, switches the valve mechanism portion 21a of the pouring cock 20 to the closed state, and automatically pours the beverage by the automatic pouring program. It can be in a possible state.

Further, when the cleaning switch 73 is pushed, the automatic dispensing mode is switched to the cleaning mode, and the control device 60 turns off the automatic dispensing switch 71 and lights the display unit 78b to indicate that the cleaning mode has been entered. .. When the stopper of the via barrel T is closed and the stopper of the gas cylinder G is closed and then the Δ / liquid switch 76 is pushed, the control device 60 controls the operation of the cock operating device 30 to control the operation of the pouring cock 20. The valve mechanism portion 21a is switched to the liquid open state, and the beverage remaining in the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 is discharged from the pouring cock 20. The dispense head H to which the beverage supply pipe T1 and the gas supply pipe G1 are connected is removed from the via barrel T, and the dispense head H is connected to the washing tank storing the washing water. When the stopper of the gas cylinder G is opened and the Δ / liquid switch 76 is pushed, the control device 60 controls the operation of the cock operating device 30 and switches the valve mechanism portion 21a of the pouring cock 20 to the liquid open state. When the washing water in the washing tank is discharged from the liquid pouring nozzle 23b of the pouring cock 20 through the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 and the ▽ / foam switch 75 is pushed, the control device 60 cocks. By controlling the operation of the operating device 30, the valve mechanism portion 21a of the pouring cock 20 is switched to the open state for foaming, and the washing water in the washing tank is passed through the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 of the pouring cock 20. It is discharged from the foam injection nozzle 23a, and the washing water is passed through the beverage supply pipe T1, the beverage cooling pipe 15, and the injection cock 20. After the cleaning water in the cleaning tank is exhausted and carbon dioxide gas is blown out from the pouring cock 20, the dispense head H is removed from the cleaning tank, connected to the via barrel T, and the cleaning switch 73 is pushed to perform cleaning. The mode is switched to the automatic pouring mode, and the control device 60 turns off the display unit 78b and turns on the automatic pouring switch 71. At this time, since the passage of the beverage is not detected in the beverage supply pipe T1, the display unit 78a lights up to indicate that the beverage is out of stock. Even in this state, by executing the procedure for introducing the beverage into the beverage supply path after replacing the via barrel T, the air remaining in the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 is discharged from the pouring cock 20 and the via By guiding the beverage in the barrel T to the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15, the control device 60 detects that the beverage shortage has been resolved by the flow sensor 17 and turns off the display unit 78a.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the beverage automatic dispensing device 10 includes a voice box 80 at the upper part of the device main body 11, and the voice box 80 is connected to the control device 60. In the beverage automatic dispensing device 10 of this embodiment, the automatic dispensing units 12L and 12R are arranged side by side, and the voice box 80 is also arranged side by side corresponding to the automatic dispensing unit. The voice box 80 outputs information necessary for supplying a drink from the drink automatic dispensing device 10 as voice information. The voice box 80 includes a speaker 81 that outputs voice information, and a voice control unit 82 that outputs voice information from the speaker 81. The voice control unit 82 includes information on the beverage and information on the supply operation when supplying the beverage as information required by the customer of the restaurant, and information on the supply status of the beverage as information required by the clerk of the restaurant. Information required for maintenance of the beverage automatic dispensing device 10 is controlled to be output from the speaker 81 by voice information. The voice control unit 82 can select the voice information output from the speaker 81 from a plurality of languages such as English and Chinese in addition to Japanese. Further, the voice control unit 82 can select the voice information output from the speaker 81 from two or more voice qualities. The voice quality of the voice information output from one of the left and right speakers 81 of the voice box 80 is, for example, a male voice quality, and the voice quality of the voice information output from the other left and right speakers 81 is, for example, a female voice quality. By controlling the voice qualities of the voice control units 82 of the 80 so as to be different from each other, it is possible to easily identify the output side of the left and right voice boxes 80.

The voice control unit 82 outputs the information of the beverage in the beer barrel T dispensed from the pouring cock 20 as voice information as the information of the beverage. By operating various switches on the operation panel 70 and an external input device, it is possible to input information on the beverage in the via barrel T to the voice control unit 82 in advance.

Examples of the beverage information required by the customer of the restaurant include information on the type of beverage, information on the manufacturing date of the beverage, information on the temperature of the beverage, and the like. Information on the type of beverage includes the beverage manufacturer, region of manufacture, brand, etc., and the voice control unit 82 uses voice information on the type of beverage, for example, "○○ company's △△ beer.", "□□". It is ◇◇ of local beer. ”Is output from the speaker 81. Further, the information regarding the manufacturing date of the beverage is the date information when the beverage is packed in the beer barrel T, and the voice control unit 82 uses the voice information regarding the manufacturing date of the beverage, for example, "○○ month △△ day". It's the date of manufacture, "is output from the speaker 81. The information regarding the temperature of the beverage is the temperature information based on the detection temperature of the temperature sensor 24 provided in the pouring cock 20, and the voice control unit 82 uses the voice information regarding the type of the drink, for example, "The temperature of beer is XX. "It's ℃. You can enjoy it.", "The temperature of beer is △△ ℃. Please call the shop staff because the temperature is high.", "It's the temperature at the time of drinking." Is output from the sensor 81. As described above, the information regarding the temperature of the beverage may be a specific temperature of the beverage, a temperature range of the beverage, or information related to the temperature of the beverage.

Information on the supply operation when supplying the beverage is information that urges the person standing in front of the apparatus main body 11 to operate the operation panel 70 to start the automatic supply of the beverage, and the containers are placed on the cradle 42a and 42b. Information that the beverage is not placed, information that the beverage is being supplied from the pouring cock 20, or that the beverage supply has ended, that the beverage is dripping from the pouring outlet of the pouring cock 20 Information and the like can be given as an example.

When the motion sensor 54 detects that a person is present in front of the device main body 11 for a customer who does not know how to operate the beverage even if he / she stands in front of the automatic beverage dispensing device 10, the voice control unit 82 As voice information prompting the person on the front side of the apparatus main body 11 to operate the operation panel 70 to start the automatic supply of beverages, for example, "Place a glass on the cradle and press the automatic pouring switch. Please output from the speaker 81.

If the automatic pouring switch 71 is pushed without placing a container such as a glass or a mug on the cradle 42a or 42b, the beverage poured from the pouring cock 20 cannot be poured into the container. Therefore, when the automatic pouring switch 71 is pushed and operated without placing a container such as a glass or a mug on the cradle 42a or 42b, the container such as a glass or a mug is placed by the container detection sensor 45. Based on the fact that this cannot be detected, the voice control unit 82 notes that the container is not placed on the pedestals 42a and 42b, for example, "The mug is not placed on the pedestal. Please put the mug in the container. "

When the automatic pouring program is started and the beverage is poured into a container such as a glass or a mug placed on the pedestals 42a and 42b, the glass is poured from the pedestals 42a and 42b without knowing that the pouring is completed. There is a risk of taking out containers such as mugs and mugs. Therefore, the automatic pouring switch 71 is pushed to execute the automatic pouring program, and the voice control unit 82 is supplying the beverage from the pouring cock 20 until the automatic pouring program is completed. For example, "Beer is being poured. Please do not take out the glass." Is output from the speaker 81. Further, the automatic pouring switch 71 is pushed to execute the automatic pouring program, and after the automatic pouring program is completed, the voice control unit 82 receives the voice information that the supply of the beverage from the pouring cock 20 is finished. For example, "The beer has been poured. Please take the glass." Is output from the speaker 81. Further, after the automatic pouring program is completed, the beverage may drip from the pouring outlets of the pouring nozzles 23a and 23b of the pouring cock 20. Therefore, after the automatic pouring program is completed and the information that the supply of the beverage is finished is output from the pouring cock 20, the voice control unit 82 is dripping the beverage from the pouring outlet of the pouring cock 20. Is output as voice information from the speaker 81, for example, "Drops drip from the nozzle. Please take care when removing the glass."

Information on the supply status of beverages required by restaurant clerk is that the beverage in the beer barrel T has run out, the beverage cannot be sent from the beer barrel T due to the gas cylinder G running out, and the beer barrel T has been replaced. Information on the time since then can be given as an example. The information that the beverage in the via barrel T is out of beverage is obtained because the flow sensor 17 interposed in the beverage supply pipe T1 cannot detect that the beverage from the via barrel T has passed, and the flow sensor 17 detects the beverage in the via barrel T. When the outage is detected, the voice control unit 82 outputs, for example, "The beer barrel is empty. Please replace it with a new beer barrel." From the speaker 81 as voice information indicating that the beer barrel T is out of beverage. .. The information that the beverage cannot be sent from the via barrel T due to the gas cylinder G running out is that the pressure sensor 19 interposed in the gas supply pipe G1 detects the gas pressure below the lower limit indicating the gas running out. When the pressure sensor 19 detects that the beverage in the via barrel T cannot be delivered due to the exhaustion of carbon dioxide in the gas cylinder G, the voice control unit 82 detects that the via barrel is out of gas in the gas cylinder G. As audio information that the beverage cannot be sent from T, for example, "The gas in the gas cylinder G is empty. Please replace it with a new gas cylinder." Is output from the speaker 81.

When the via barrel T is emptied and replaced, the gas cylinder G is closed to cut off the gas supply to the via barrel T by the gas supply pipe G1, and the beverage supply pipe T1 and gas are replaced from the empty via barrel T. The dispense head H to which the supply pipe G1 is connected is removed, and the dispense head H is attached to the new via barrel T. When the gas supply from the gas cylinder G to the via barrel T by the gas supply pipe G1 is cut off, the pressure sensor 19 detects the pressure of the gas below the lower limit indicating out of gas, and the dispense head H is attached to the new via barrel T. When the stopper of the gas bomb G is reopened after the installation, the carbon dioxide gas of the gas bomb G is sent to the new via barrel T through the gas supply pipe G1, and the pressure sensor 19 exceeds the appropriate pressure suitable for delivering the beverage. Detects the pressure of the gas. Therefore, the information regarding the time after the via barrel T is replaced is the appropriate pressure after the pressure of the gas detected by the pressure sensor 19 interposed in the gas supply pipe G1 is detected to be equal to or less than the lower limit value indicating out of gas. When the above is detected, it is detected that the via barrel T has been replaced, and the voice control unit 82 measures the period after the via barrel T is replaced. When the period after the beer barrel T is exchanged approaches the expiration date or exceeds the expiration date, as information on the period after the beer barrel T is exchanged, for example, "The expiration date of the beer barrel is soon. The speaker 81 outputs "It will expire. Please prepare a new beer barrel." And "The expiration date of the via barrel has expired. Please replace it with a new beer barrel."

The information required for the maintenance of the automatic beverage dispensing device 10 required by the clerk of the restaurant is the information required for the maintenance of the automatic beverage dispensing device 10 required by the clerk of the restaurant automatically for the set period. Information on the number of injections (number of times of supply) or the amount of beverage supplied based on the number of operations of the injection switch 71, information on the amount of beverage (supply amount) based on the flow sensor 17 in the set period, automatic beverage injection Information on abnormal conditions that have occurred in the device 10, information on how to deal with the abnormal conditions that have occurred in the automatic beverage dispensing device 10, and automatic dispensing in the dispensing setting mode or cleaning mode (automatic supply stop mode). Information that the beverage cannot be dispensed from the pouring cock 20 due to the gas cylinder G running out of gas, and that the beverage is introduced into the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 after the beer barrel T is replaced. Information on the state in which beverages can be supplied immediately from the pouring cock 20, information on the procedure of cleaning work when switching to the cleaning mode, and the elapsed time after switching to the cleaning mode, that is, the elapsed time after executing the cleaning mode. Information on, information on the procedure for setting the supply amount of beverage when switching to the pouring setting mode, etc. can be given as an example.

Further, in the automatic beverage dispensing device 10, a pressure adjusting valve 18 and a pressure sensor 19 are interposed in the gas supply pipe G1 that sends carbon dioxide gas from the gas cylinder G to the via barrel T, and the pressure sensor 19 is dispensed from the via barrel T. A temperature sensor 16 for detecting the temperature of the beverage delivered from the via barrel T is interposed in the beverage supply pipe T1 for delivering the beverage to the cock 20, and the carbon dioxide gas in the gas cylinder G is the beverage detected by the temperature sensor 16. The opening degree of the pressure adjusting valve 18 is controlled to be adjusted based on the pressure detected by the pressure sensor 19 so that the set pressure is set according to the temperature. On the other hand, there is also an automatic beverage pouring device in which a manual pressure adjusting valve for manually adjusting the gas pressure is interposed in the gas supply pipe G1. In the beverage automatic pouring device in which the gas pressure is manually adjusted, information such as the need to adjust the gas pressure of the manual pressure adjusting valve is also listed as information required for the maintenance of the beverage supply device.

In order to manage the inventory of the beer barrel T so as not to run out, it is necessary to grasp the number of times of pouring or the amount of pouring for each day (or one week) as a set period. Therefore, the control device 60 counts the number of times the automatic pouring switch 71 is pushed and operated, and the voice control unit 82 sets the number of pouring times per day (or one week) as a preset period. For example, after the end of business hours, for example, "△△ cups were poured out in XX hours.", "△△ times were poured out in XX hours.", "Today's number of injections is △△ times. It is output from the speaker 81. Further, the injection amount is calculated from the number of automatic injections, and the voice control unit 82 sets the injection amount for each day (or one week) as a preset period, for example, after the end of business hours, for example, ". The speaker 81 outputs "△△ L was poured out in XX hours." And "Today's pouring amount is △△ L." It should be noted that the automatic dispensing switch 71 is not limited to being pushed to count the number of automatic dispensings to calculate the dispensing amount, but is measured by the flow rate sensor 17 provided in the beverage supply pipe T1. The injection amount may be calculated based on the flow rate of the beverage.

A cock operating device 30, a cradle tilting device 50, a temperature sensor 16 interposed in a beverage supply path T1, a flow rate sensor 17, a pressure regulating valve 18 interposed in a gas supply pipe G1, a pressure sensor 19, a refrigerating device 14, and the like. Even if only the error code is displayed on the display unit 77 when an abnormality occurs in the constituent devices constituting the automatic beverage dispensing device 10, the clerk may not be able to grasp the abnormal part unless he / she confirms it in the instruction manual. .. When the abnormal state of each component of the beverage automatic dispensing device 10 is detected, the voice control unit 82 detects, for example, "Abnormality of XX has been detected" as voice information regarding the coping method for resolving the abnormal state. "Maintenance of △" and "Abnormality of XX has been detected. Please contact the service staff." Is output from the speaker 81.

Even if the automatic dispensing switch 71 is pushed after switching to the above-described dispensing setting mode or cleaning mode (automatic supply stop mode), the automatic dispensing program cannot be executed. Therefore, when the automatic pouring switch 71 is pushed after switching to the pouring setting mode or the cleaning mode (automatic supply stop mode), the voice control unit 82 pushes the automatic pouring switch 71. As audio information that cannot be supplied, for example, "It is in the pouring setting mode. Automatic pouring is not possible in the pouring setting mode.", "It is in the cleaning mode. Automatic pouring in the cleaning mode. Is not possible. ”Is output from the speaker 81.

When the gas cylinder G runs out of gas, the beverage in the via barrel T cannot be sent to the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 which are the beverage supply paths, and when the pressure sensor 19 detects a pressure below the lower limit indicating gas exhaustion, The voice control unit 82 outputs, for example, "The gas cylinder has run out of gas. Please replace it with a new gas cylinder." From the speaker 81 as voice information indicating that the gas cylinder G has run out of gas.

After the beer barrel T runs out of beverage and the empty beer barrel T is replaced with a new beer barrel T, the beverage is introduced from the beer barrel T into the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 which are the beverage supply channels. It is necessary to introduce the beverages to be used. When the via barrel T is replaced, the pressure of the gas detected by the pressure sensor 19 becomes equal to or less than the lower limit indicating out of gas by closing the plug of the gas cylinder G, and then the pressure of the gas detected by the pressure sensor 19 When it is detected that the pressure exceeds the appropriate pressure suitable for delivering the beverage by opening the stopper of the gas cylinder G again after replacing the via barrel T, the voice control unit 82 is the beverage supply path from the via barrel T. As audio information regarding the introduction work of the beverage that allows the beverage to be introduced into the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 so that the beverage can be immediately injected from the injection cock 20, for example, "the beverage is poured from the injection cock". Keep pressing the ▽ / bubble switch until it is output. ”Is output from the speaker 81.

In the beverage automatic dispensing device 10, it is necessary to periodically clean the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 which are the beverage supply routes. When the cleaning switch 73 is pushed to switch from the automatic pouring mode to the cleaning mode, it may not be known in what procedure the cleaning operation is performed. The voice control unit 82 provides voice information regarding the cleaning operation procedure when switching to the cleaning mode, for example, "Please press the △ / liquid switch after closing the main valve of the via barrel and the gas cylinder until no beverage is discharged. Dispens. Remove the head from the via barrel ... "and output from the speaker. In addition, although it is necessary to regularly clean the beverage supply route, there is a risk of forgetting to regularly clean the beverage supply route. Therefore, the elapsed time from switching to the cleaning mode by pressing the cleaning switch 73 is measured, and when the elapsed time exceeds the cleaning cycle, the voice control unit 82 relates to the elapsed time after switching to the cleaning mode. As voice information, for example, "○○ days have passed since cleaning. Please clean." Is output from the speaker 81. The elapsed time from switching from the cleaning mode to the automatic pouring mode is measured, and when the elapsed time from the end of the cleaning mode exceeds the cleaning cycle, voice information prompting the cleaning mode is output from the speaker 81. You may.

When switching to the pouring setting mode and setting the pouring amount of a beverage according to the size of a container such as a glass or a mug, it may not be clear what procedure is used to set the pouring amount. Therefore, when the setting switch 74 is pushed to switch from the automatic pouring mode to the pouring setting mode, the voice control unit 82 uses, for example, "table" as voice information regarding the procedure for setting the pouring amount of the beverage. Place the glass on top. With the automatic pouring switch held down ... ", the speaker 81 outputs.

The automatic beverage pouring device 10 configured as described above supplies the beverage from the pouring cock (beverage supply unit) 20 provided in the device main body 11, and the speaker 81 provided in the device main body 11 and the speaker 81. A voice control unit 82 for outputting voice information from the speaker is provided, and the voice control unit 82 controls the information required for maintenance of the beverage supply device 10 to be output from the speaker by the voice information. The information required for the maintenance of the beverage supply device 10 can be passively acquired by the voice information output from the speaker 81, and the information required for the maintenance of the beverage supply device 10 can be easily obtained.

The beverage automatic dispensing device 10 includes an operation panel (operation unit) 70 having an automatic dispensing switch (automatic supply switch) 71 for automatically supplying beverages from the dispensing cock (beverage supply unit) 20, and a voice control unit. The 82 controls so that the number of times of injection or the amount of beverage supplied based on the number of times the automatic injection switch 71 is operated in the set period is output from the speaker by voice information. As a result, it is possible to know the number of times of pouring or the amount of beverage supplied as a set period, for example, on a daily or weekly basis, and it is possible to facilitate inventory management of beer barrel T and sales management of beverages. Become. Similarly, the voice control unit 82 may control the supply amount of the beverage based on the flow rate of the beverage measured by the flow rate sensor 17 in the set period to be output from the speaker 82 by voice information. Even in this case, the supply amount of the beverage in the set period can be known, and the inventory management of the beer barrel T and the sales management of the beverage can be facilitated.

In the beverage automatic dispensing device 10, the voice control unit 82 outputs information on the abnormal state generated in the beverage automatic dispensing device 10 or information on the coping method for resolving the abnormal state from the speaker 81 by voice information. Control to let. As a result, it becomes possible to immediately know what kind of abnormal state has occurred in the automatic beverage dispensing device 10 or how to deal with the abnormal state, and the maintenance work of the automatic beverage dispensing device 10 Work efficiency can be improved.

In this automatic beverage pouring device 10, when the pressure of the gas detected by the pressure sensor 19 interposed in the gas supply pipe G1 becomes equal to or less than the lower limit value indicating out of gas, the voice control unit 82 runs out of gas in the gas cylinder G. It is controlled so that the fact is output from the speaker 81 by voice information. As a result, it is possible to immediately know that the gas cylinder G has run out of gas.

In this automatic beverage pouring device 10, a pressure adjusting valve 18 and a pressure sensor 19 are interposed in a gas supply pipe G1 that sends carbon dioxide gas from a gas cylinder G to a via barrel T, and a pressure sensor 19 is interposed from the via barrel T to a pouring cock 20. A temperature sensor 16 for detecting the temperature of the beverage delivered from the via barrel T is interposed in the beverage supply pipe T1 for delivering the beverage, and the carbon dioxide gas in the gas cylinder G corresponds to the temperature of the beverage detected by the temperature sensor 16. The opening degree of the pressure adjusting valve 18 is controlled to be adjusted based on the detected pressure of the pressure sensor 19 so as to obtain the set pressure. On the other hand, there is also an automatic beverage pouring device in which a manual pressure adjusting valve for manually adjusting the gas pressure is interposed in the gas supply pipe G1. In this case, when the gas pressure detected by the pressure sensor 19 is out of the range of the appropriate pressure suitable for delivering the beverage, the voice control unit 82 needs to adjust the gas pressure of the manual pressure adjusting valve. It is controlled so that a certain thing is output from the speaker 81 by voice information. As a result, it is urged that the gas pressure of the manual pressure adjusting valve needs to be adjusted, and carbon dioxide gas can be delivered from the gas cylinder G to the via barrel T at an appropriate pressure.

In this automatic beverage dispensing device 10, when the empty beer barrel T is replaced with a new beer barrel T, the beverage in the beer barrel T is introduced in advance into the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 which are the beverage supply channels. Otherwise, when the beverage is dispensed from the dispensing cock 20, the beverage may be blown out from the dispensing cock 20. Therefore, the pressure of the gas detected by the pressure sensor 19 becomes equal to or less than the lower limit value indicating out of gas by closing the plug of the gas cylinder G, and after connecting the beverage supply pipe T1 and the gas supply pipe G1 to the new via barrel T. When the pressure exceeds the appropriate pressure suitable for delivering the beverage by opening the stopper of the gas cylinder G, the voice control unit 82 connects the via barrel T to the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 which are the beverage supply paths. Introducing the Beverage The information about the introduction work of the beverage is controlled to be output from the speaker 81 by voice information. As a result, it is possible to remember to carry out the beverage introduction work of introducing the newly replaced beverage in the via barrel T into the beverage supply pipe T1 and the gas supply pipe G1 in advance, and from the pouring cock 20 after the replacement of the via barrel T. Beverages can be prevented from blowing out.

The beverage automatic dispensing device 10 includes an automatic dispensing switch 71 that automatically supplies beverages from the dispensing cock 20, and the control device 60 has an automatic dispensing mode (which enables the operation of the automatic dispensing switch 71 to be executed). Automatic supply mode) is set. Further, the beverage automatic pouring device 10 includes a washing switch (changeover switch) 73 and a setting switch (changeover switch) 74, and the washing switch 73 or the setting switch 74 enables the operation of the automatic pouring switch 71. The dispensing mode is switched to a cleaning mode or a dispensing setting mode, which is an automatic dispensing stop mode (automatic supply stop mode) that makes the operation of the automatic dispensing switch 71 inoperable. When the automatic pouring switch 71 is operated after switching to the automatic pouring stop mode by the washing switch 73 or the setting switch 74, the voice control unit 82 switches to the washing mode or the pouring setting mode which is the automatic pouring stop mode. Therefore, it is controlled to output from the speaker 81 by voice information that the automatic pouring switch 71 cannot be supplied even if the automatic pouring switch 71 is operated. As a result, it is possible to know that the automatic dispensing switch 71 cannot be operated, and it is possible to prevent a misunderstanding that the automatic dispensing switch 71 cannot be operated.

In the beverage automatic pouring device 10, when the beverage switch 73 switches to the cleaning mode for cleaning the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15, the voice control unit 82 provides information on the cleaning operation procedure. It is controlled so that it is output from the speaker 81 by voice information. As a result, the cleaning work can be performed according to the procedure without referring to materials such as instruction manuals. Further, the cleaning switch 73 measures the elapsed time after switching to the cleaning mode, and the voice control unit 82 controls the speaker 81 to output information regarding the elapsed time after switching to the cleaning mode by voice information. This makes it possible to encourage the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15, which are the beverage supply channels, to be regularly cleaned.

In the beverage automatic dispensing device 10, when the setting switch 74 switches to the dispensing setting mode, the voice control unit 82 controls the speaker 81 to output information regarding the setting procedure of the beverage supply amount by voice information. .. Thereby, the setting of the supply amount of the beverage can be executed according to the procedure output from the speaker 81 without referring to the material such as the instruction manual.

In addition, the voice control unit 82 can select the voice information output from the speaker 81 from a plurality of languages such as English and Chinese in addition to Japanese, and can select from two or more voice qualities including men and women. It is said. As a result, the automatic beverage dispensing device 10 can be used by various people, and the voice quality of the customers at the restaurant can be set to their liking. In particular, in the beverage automatic dispensing device 10, the automatic dispensing units 12L and 12R are arranged side by side, and the voice box 80 is also arranged side by side corresponding to the automatic dispensing units 12L and 12R. .. If voice of the same voice quality is output from both the left and right voice boxes 80, it may not be known which of the left and right voice boxes 80 is outputting the voice. On the other hand, the voice quality of the voice information output from one of the left and right speakers 81 of the voice box 80 is, for example, a male voice quality, and the voice quality of the voice information output from the other left and right speakers 81 is, for example, a female voice quality. By controlling the voice qualities of the voice control units 82 of the left and right voice boxes 80 so as to be different from each other, it is possible to easily identify the output side of the left and right voice boxes 80.

The above-mentioned automatic beverage dispensing device 10 is an embodiment of a beverage supplying device, and the present invention is not limited to the automatic beverage dispensing device 10, and in other embodiments of the beverage supplying device, a manual beverage is used. The dispenser may be a dispensing device, and the beverage to be dispensed may be water, ice, hot water, tea, coffee, juice, soup, or the like.

In the above-mentioned automatic beverage dispensing device 10, the number of voice boxes 80 is two depending on the number of automatic dispensing units 12, but the present invention is not limited to this, and when the number of automatic dispensing units is one, the present invention is not limited to this. When the number of voice boxes 80 is one and the number of automatic dispensing units is three or more, the number of voice boxes 80 may be three or more.

10 ... Beverage supply device (automatic beverage dispensing device), 11 ... Device body, 15 ... Beverage supply path (beverage supply path), 16 ... Temperature sensor, 17 ... Flow sensor, 18 ... Pressure control valve, 19 ... Pressure sensor, 20 ... Beverage supply unit (pouring cock), 24 ... Temperature sensor, 30 ... Cock operating device, 40 ... Container pedestal device, 41 ... Tilt board, 42 (42a, 42b) ... Cradle, 45 ... Container detection sensor, 53 ... Micro switch, 54 ... Human sensor, 81 ... Speaker, 82 ... Voice control unit, G ... Gas supply source (gas bomb), G1 ... Gas supply path, G2T ... Beverage supply source (via barrel), T1 ... Beverage supply Route (beverage supply pipe).

Claims (13)

A beverage supply device that supplies beverages from a beverage supply unit provided in the main body of the device.
The speaker provided in the main body of the device and
It is provided with a voice control unit that outputs voice information from the speaker.
The beverage supply device is characterized in that the voice control unit is controlled so that information required for maintenance of the beverage supply device is output from the speaker by voice information. The beverage supply device according to claim 1.
An operation unit that automatically supplies beverages from the beverage supply unit is provided.
The beverage supply device is characterized in that the voice control unit controls the number of times of supply or the amount of beverage to be supplied based on the number of operations of the operation unit in a set period so as to be output from the speaker by voice information. The beverage supply device according to claim 1.
A beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by a beverage supply route.
A flow rate sensor for measuring the flow rate of the beverage is interposed in the beverage supply path.
The beverage supply device is characterized in that the voice control unit controls the supply amount of the beverage based on the flow rate of the beverage measured by the flow rate sensor in a set period so as to be output from the speaker by voice information. In the beverage supply device according to claim 1,
The voice control unit is characterized in that it controls the speaker to output information on an abnormal state generated in the beverage supply device or information on a coping method for resolving the abnormal state by voice information. Beverage supply device. The beverage supply device according to claim 1.
A beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by a beverage supply route.
A gas supply source is connected to the beverage supply source by a gas supply path.
The beverage of the beverage supply source is sent out to the beverage supply path by the pressure of the gas sent from the gas supply source through the gas supply path.
A pressure sensor for detecting the pressure of the gas is provided in the gas supply path.
When the pressure of the gas detected by the pressure sensor becomes equal to or lower than the lower limit value indicating out of gas, the voice control unit controls the speaker to output that the gas supply source has run out of gas by voice information. A beverage supply device characterized by that. The beverage supply device according to claim 1.
A beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by a beverage supply route.
A gas supply source is connected to the beverage supply source by a gas supply path.
The beverage of the beverage supply source is sent out to the beverage supply path by the pressure of the gas sent from the gas supply source through the gas supply path.
The gas supply path is provided with a manual pressure regulating valve for manually adjusting the gas pressure and a pressure sensor for detecting the gas pressure.
When the pressure of the gas detected by the pressure sensor is out of the proper pressure range suitable for delivering the beverage, the voice control unit voices that the pressure of the gas of the manual pressure adjusting valve needs to be adjusted. A beverage supply device characterized in that it is controlled to output from the speaker according to information. The beverage supply device according to claim 1.
A beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by a beverage supply route.
A gas supply source is connected to the beverage supply source by a gas supply path.
The beverage of the beverage supply source is sent out to the beverage supply path by the pressure of the gas sent from the gas supply source through the gas supply path.
The gas supply source is provided with a pressure sensor that detects the pressure of the gas.
When the beverage supply source is replaced, the pressure of the gas detected by the pressure sensor becomes equal to or less than the lower limit value indicating out of gas by closing the plug of the gas supply source, and then the gas supply source is replaced. When the pressure exceeds the appropriate pressure suitable for delivering the beverage by opening the stopper, the voice control unit causes the beverage to be introduced from the beverage supply source into the beverage supply path immediately from the beverage supply unit. A beverage supply device characterized in that information for enabling a beverage to be supplied is controlled to be output from the speaker by voice information. The beverage supply device according to claim 1.
Switching between an automatic supply switch that automatically supplies beverages from the beverage supply unit, an automatic supply mode that enables the operation of the automatic supply switch, and an automatic supply stop mode that disables the operation of the automatic supply switch. Equipped with an operation unit having a switch
When the automatic supply switch is operated after switching to the automatic supply stop mode by the changeover switch, the voice control unit is in the automatic supply stop mode, so that even if the automatic supply switch is operated, supply cannot be performed. A beverage supply device characterized in that a certain thing is controlled to be output from the speaker by voice information. The beverage supply device according to claim 1.
A beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by a beverage supply route.
An operation unit having an automatic supply switch for automatically supplying a beverage from the beverage supply unit and a changeover switch for switching to a washing mode for cleaning the beverage supply path is provided.
When the changeover switch switches to the washing mode for cleaning the beverage supply path, the voice control unit controls the beverage to output information about the cleaning operation procedure from the speaker by voice information. Feeding device. The beverage supply device according to claim 1.
A beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by a beverage supply route.
An operation unit having an automatic supply switch for automatically supplying a beverage from the beverage supply unit and a changeover switch for switching to a washing mode for cleaning the beverage supply path is provided.
The changeover switch measures the elapsed time after switching to the cleaning mode, and the voice control unit controls the speaker to output information on the elapsed time after switching to the cleaning mode by voice information. Beverage supply device. The beverage supply device according to claim 1.
A beverage supply source is connected to the beverage supply unit by a beverage supply route.
It is provided with an operation unit having an automatic supply switch for automatically supplying beverages from the beverage supply unit and a changeover switch for switching to a setting mode for setting a beverage supply amount when the automatic supply switch is operated.
A beverage supply device, characterized in that, when the setting switch is used to switch to the setting mode, the voice control unit controls the speaker to output information regarding a procedure for setting a beverage supply amount by voice information. In the beverage supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
The beverage supply device is characterized in that the voice control unit can select voice information output from the speaker from two or more languages. In the beverage supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
The beverage supply device is characterized in that the voice control unit can select voice information output from the speaker from two or more voice qualities.

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