JP2020147372A - Beverage supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a beverage supply device that allows a user to easily grasp which nozzle under which a beverage container should be placed, even when there is a plurality of nozzles from which a beverage is discharged.SOLUTION: The beverage supply device for supplying several types of beverages comprises: an instruction operating unit (a touch panel 3 or a physical button 4) that is operated to execute a discharge instruction for one beverage from among a plurality of beverages; and a control unit that discharges the beverage discharged by a first instruction operation again from beverage supply ports 5a and 5b, when the instruction operation to the instruction operating unit is stopped, and the instruction operation to the instruction operating unit is executed again within a certain amount of time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a beverage supply device for supplying a beverage.

Conventionally, a beverage supply device capable of supplying a plurality of types of high-temperature beverages using hot water such as coffee, black tea, and green tea has been known.

Further, in recent years, as in the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example, a plurality of beverage options are displayed on the touch panel, and the beverage selected on the touch panel by the user is manufactured to produce a beverage supply port such as a nozzle. Beverage supply devices that discharge from the water have been proposed.

Special Table 2012-510886 International Publication No. 2014/034826

In the beverage supply device disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, there is only one beverage supply port for discharging the manufactured beverage, and the user can easily recognize the beverage supply port from which the beverage is discharged. Then, when the user places the beverage container in accordance with the beverage supply port, the beverage is appropriately supplied into the beverage container. However, when there are a plurality of beverage supply ports and the beverage supply ports for discharging beverages differ depending on the type of beverage, it is difficult for the user to grasp from which beverage supply port the beverage selected on the touch panel is discharged. There's a problem.

In particular, in a beverage supply device that uses hot water to supply high-temperature beverages, if the user places the beverage container in line with the beverage supply port where the beverage is not accidentally discharged, the manufactured beverage does not enter the beverage container and surrounds it. There is a risk that the user will be injured by being scattered.

For this reason, even if there are multiple beverage supply ports from which beverages are discharged, the development of a technology that allows the user to easily grasp which beverage supply port the beverage container should be placed in has been developed. It is strongly desired.

An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage supply device capable of allowing a user to easily grasp which beverage supply port the beverage container should be placed in, even if there are a plurality of beverage supply ports from which beverages are discharged. Is to provide.

The beverage supply device of the present invention is a beverage supply device that supplies a plurality of types of beverages, and includes an instruction operation unit operated for instructing discharge of any one of the plurality of types of beverages, and the above-mentioned instruction operation unit. If the instruction operation to the instruction operation unit is stopped and then the instruction operation to the instruction operation unit is performed again within a certain period of time, the beverage discharged by the first instruction operation is discharged again from the beverage supply port. It is provided with a control unit for making the drink.

According to the present invention, even if there are a plurality of beverage supply ports from which beverages are discharged, the user can easily grasp which beverage supply port the beverage container should be placed in.

Front view showing the external structure of the beverage supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. A perspective view showing an external structure of the beverage supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the beverage supply mechanism of the beverage supply apparatus of embodiment of this invention. Functional block diagram of the beverage supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention The figure which shows the table used for the control of the beverage supply apparatus of embodiment of this invention. A flowchart showing a control example 1 of a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the display example of the home screen of the beverage supply device of embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the display example of the pressing instruction screen which concerns on control example 1 of the beverage supply device of embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the display example of the discharge | discharge screen which concerns on control example 1 of the beverage supply apparatus of embodiment of this invention. A flowchart showing a control example 2 of a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the display example of the drink selection screen which concerns on control example 2 of the beverage supply device of embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the display example of the pressing instruction screen which concerns on control example 2 of the beverage supply device of embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the display example of the manufacturing / discharging screen which concerns on control example 2 of the beverage supply apparatus of embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, the beverage supply device according to each embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, an example of the configuration of the beverage supply device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a front view of the beverage supply device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a beverage supply mechanism of the beverage supply device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[External structure of beverage supply device 100]
The external structure of the beverage supply device 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the beverage supply device 100 has a housing 1, a front door 2, a touch panel 3, a physical button 4, a beverage supply port 5a and 5b, and container storage areas 6a and 6b (beverage container storage areas).

The housing 1 is a case member that holds a beverage supply mechanism inside and has a front door 2, a touch panel 3, a physical button 4, a beverage supply port 5a and 5b, and a container storage space 6a and 6b on the front surface. The details of the beverage supply mechanism will be described later.

The front door 2 is attached to the front surface of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable, and is normally closed and locked so that the user cannot open and close it. For example, the front door 2 is opened during maintenance so that the administrator of the beverage supply device 100 can access the beverage supply mechanism from the front portion of the housing 1.

The touch panel 3 is an operation reception unit that displays beverage options, messages, and the like to the user of the beverage supply device 100, and accepts a beverage selection operation by the user.

Specifically, the touch panel 3 is a display for providing the user with information about the types of beverages that can be supplied by the beverage supply device 100, and a display for allowing the user to select which type of beverage to be supplied. Display to clearly indicate the location of the beverage container. Details of the display example of the touch panel 3 will be described later.

The physical button 4 is provided below the touch panel 3 and is a button for starting the supply of the beverage selected on the touch panel 3 by pressing the physical button 4. The physical button 4 may have an LED embedded in the periphery thereof, for example, and may be configured so that a control unit 20 described later can illuminate the LED to urge the user to press the LED.

Beverage supply ports 5a and 5b are discharge ports for discharging hot water and beverages. In the beverage supply device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the beverage supply port 5a is connected to the hot water supply pipe 13B of the hot water tank 13 described later to supply only hot water, and the beverage supply port 5b includes a nozzle 14A described later. Beverages are supplied via the nozzle 14A. As shown in FIG. 1, the beverage supply ports 5a and 5b are provided below the touch panel 3 on the front surface of the housing 1.

The container storage areas 6a and 6b are bases for placing beverage containers that receive hot water and beverages discharged from the beverage supply ports 5a and 5b, and as shown in FIG. 2, directly below the beverage supply ports 5a and 5b. It is provided in each department. The container storage area 6a is a base for placing a beverage container that receives hot water discharged from the beverage supply port 5a, and the container storage area 6b places a beverage container that receives the beverage discharged from the beverage supply port 5b. It is the foundation for the drink.

[Beverage supply mechanism]
Next, the details of the beverage supply mechanism will be described.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the beverage supply mechanism, in which the left side of the drawing shows the front side of the beverage supply device 100 and the right side shows the back side. As shown in FIG. 3, the beverage supply mechanism includes a canister 11, a chute 12, a hot water tank 13, and a stirring container 14. The beverage supply mechanism is assumed to be housed inside the housing 1, but for example, the hot water tank 13 has a large volume and becomes hot, so that it may be exposed to the outside of the housing 1. In this case, it is desirable to arrange the hot water tank 13 immediately after the housing 1 so that the hot water tank 13 is not easily touched by the user's eyes.

The canister 11 is for filling and storing raw material powder as a raw material for beverages, and has a discharge portion 11A formed in the lower part of the front surface and a lid 11B for opening and closing the powder filling port that opens upward. Have. A powder discharge mechanism (not shown) for discharging the raw material powder in the canister 11 to the stirring container 14 described later extends near the bottom surface of the canister 11.

The powder discharge mechanism has, for example, a structure in which rotary blades are spirally provided around the rotary shaft, and the front end of the rotary shaft is arranged so as to face the discharge portion 11A. Then, when the canister motor 11M drives the rotary blades, the raw material powder filled between the rotary blades is sequentially sent to the discharge unit 11A. The canister motor 11M is driven and controlled by a control unit 20 described later.

Further, a chute 12 for appropriately guiding the raw material powder discharged from the canister 11 to the stirring container 14 is connected to the discharge unit 11A of the canister 11.

Although only one canister 11 is shown in FIG. 3, the beverage supply device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may have a plurality of canisters. In this case, the plurality of canisters are filled with different types of raw material powders, such as milk powder, coffee powder, and cocoa powder. By mixing and stirring these different types of raw material powder and hot water in a stirring container 14 described later, the beverage supply device 100 can provide a large number of types of beverages.

The chute 12 is composed of a substantially cylindrical member that opens vertically, and a discharge portion 11A of the canister 11 is connected to the upper end portion. The lower portion of the chute 12 has a funnel shape that becomes thinner toward the bottom, and the lower end portion is connected to the stirring container 14. Further, a hot water introduction portion 12A which is connected to the hot water tank 13 and introduces the hot water supplied from the hot water tank 13 into the chute 12 is formed on the side surface portion of the chute 12.

The hot water tank 13 is a water storage unit that can store several liters of drinking water. The hot water tank 13 has a heater 13A that heats and retains the stored water at, for example, 94 ° C. to 97 ° C. Further, the hot water tank 13 is also equipped with a water level sensor (not shown), a bimetal thermostat for preventing empty heating, a hot water temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of hot water in the hot water tank 13, and the like. When the hot water temperature sensor detects that the hot water temperature is lower than 94 ° C. based on the control of the control unit 20 described later, for example, the heater 13A heats the water in the hot water tank 13 to constantly raise the hot water temperature. Try to keep it in the temperature range.

A hot water supply pipe 13B for leading the hot water in the tank to the beverage supply port 5a or the chute 12 is connected to the hot water tank 13. A hot water solenoid valve 13C is provided near the end of the hot water supply pipe 13B on the hot water tank 13 side. The hot water solenoid valve 13C opens and closes under the control of the control unit 20 described later to adjust the amount of water supplied from the hot water tank 13.

The stirring container 14 contains the raw material powder supplied from the canister 11 and the hot water supplied from the hot water tank 13 inside, and stirs them to produce a beverage. The stirring container 14 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and is provided with a stirring motor 14M at one end and a nozzle 14A at the other end.

A stirring blade (not shown) that rotates in the stirring container 14 is attached to the rotating shaft of the stirring motor 14M. The stirring motor 14M rotates under the control of the control unit 20 described later, and the raw material powder and hot water are suitably stirred by the stirring blades to produce a beverage.

The nozzle 14A is included in the beverage supply port 5b shown in FIG. 1 and supplies the beverage produced in the stirring container 14 to the beverage container.

Next, the control block of the beverage supply device 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

[Control unit 20]
The control unit 20 is a control device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 20 controls each functional unit provided in the beverage supply device 100. The storage unit 21 is a memory device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory). The storage unit 21 stores a table 22 and the like, which will be described later.

The control unit 20 controls the touch panel 3 and controls the supply of beverages based on the data read from the storage unit 21. In the following, first, the flow of processing at the time of beverage supply by the control unit 20 will be briefly described.

[Flow of processing when the beverage is supplied by the control unit 20]
When the user performs an operation of selecting a beverage on the touch panel 3, the control unit 20 reads data on the selected beverage from the storage unit 21 and manufactures the beverage based on the read data. This data includes, for example, data on the mixing ratio of the raw material powder filled in the canister 11 and hot water, and setting data for driving the canister motor 11M and opening and closing the hot water solenoid valve 13C according to the mixing ratio. , Setting data for driving the stirring motor 14M so as to preferably produce a beverage by stirring the raw material powder and hot water in the stirring container 14.

Further, the control unit 20 reads the table 22 from the storage unit 21 when the user performs an operation of selecting a beverage on the touch panel 3. The table 22 stores, for example, which of the beverage supply ports 5a and 5b the hot water or the beverage selected by the user is supplied.

An example of the table 22 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, information on the beverage supply port to be discharged in association with the type of hot water or beverage is registered in the table 22. The plurality of types of drinks that can be supplied by the beverage supply device 100 are classified so that the user can find a desired drink, and categories 1 to 4 indicate the classification.

Specifically, for example, category 1 = "coffee (hot)", category 2 = "cocoa (hot)", category 3 = "coffee (ice)", category 4 = "cocoa (ice)" and the like. In category 1, for example, drink 1 = "espresso", drink 2 = "mild espresso", drink 3 = "Americano", drink 4 = "cafe latte", drink 5 = "cafe con panna", etc. Includes various drinks. Similar to Category 1, multiple types of drinks are included in other categories.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the table 22, the hot water and the beverage supply port 5a are associated with each other. The hot water is simply hot water used for extracting green tea, black tea, herbal tea, etc. in a tea bag or the like separately supplied by the user. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the table 22, categories 1 to 4 are associated with the beverage supply port 5b.

When the user performs an operation of selecting hot water or a beverage on the touch panel 3, the control unit 20 opens the beverage supply port 5a when hot water is selected based on the table 22, and the other categories 1 to 4 When a beverage is selected, the beverage supply port 5b is notified respectively. For this notification, for example, the control unit 20 puts an arrow clearly indicating one of the beverage supply ports on the touch panel 3 or a sentence such as "Please put the cup on the left side" or "Please put the cup in the center". It is done by displaying.

With this notification, the user does not have to wonder whether to place the beverage container in the container storage area 6a or 6b at the time of use. In addition, when the user places the beverage container in the wrong container storage place, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the high-temperature beverage is scattered and the user is injured.

Further, the control unit 20 displays a display prompting the player to press the physical button 4 in order to receive an instruction to start discharging the beverage. The details of this display will be described later, but for example, it is a display such as a sentence such as "Please press a button" or an arrow indicating the position of the physical button 4, and is displayed at a predetermined position in the touch panel 3. Alternatively, the control unit 20 may further illuminate the LED provided on the physical button 4 to urge the user to press the physical button 4.

When the user presses the physical button 4, hot water or a selected type of beverage is discharged from the corresponding beverage supply port. As a result, the beverage selected by the user is supplied to the beverage container.

[Details of control by control unit 20]
Hereinafter, the control at the time of supplying the beverage, particularly the display control of the touch panel 3, will be described in detail by the control unit 20.

(Control example 1)
First, a control example in the case where the supply of only hot water is selected will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of control of the control unit 20 in the control example 1. 7 to 9 are diagrams showing a screen display example of the touch panel 3.

First, the control unit 20 reads out the image data of the home screen stored in the storage unit 21 and displays the home screen on the touch panel 3 (step S1).

A display example of the home screen is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the category selection buttons 30a to 30d, the help button 31, and the hot water button 32 are displayed on the home screen.

The category selection buttons 30a to 30d are buttons that accept a touch operation (hereinafter referred to as pressing) by the user when the user selects the type of beverage.

The help button 31 is a button pressed when the user wants to know the operation method of the beverage supply device 100 (for example, the operation method on the currently displayed screen). When the help button 31 is pressed, the control unit 20 reads out the operation method data stored in the storage unit 21 and displays the data on the touch panel 3.

The hot water button 32 is a button that the user presses when selecting hot water as a beverage. In this control example 1, the case where the hot water button 32 is pressed will be described.

When the hot water button 32 is pressed by the user, the control unit 20 accepts an operation for selecting hot water (step S2).

In this case, the control unit 20 specifies the beverage supply port 5a (in other words, the container storage area 6a) for discharging hot water based on the table 22 read from the storage unit 21. Then, the control unit 20 causes the touch panel 3 to display a pressing instruction display instructing the pressing of the physical button 4 in order to receive an instruction to start discharging the beverage from the user (step S3).

For example, the control unit 20 reads out the image data of the pressing instruction instructing the physical button 4 to be pressed from the storage unit 21, and displays the image on the touch panel 3. FIG. 8 shows an example of the screen displayed on the touch panel 3 of this image. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a pressing instruction screen when hot water is selected.

As shown in FIG. 8, on the pressing instruction screen when hot water is selected, the hot water button 32 is moved to the center and enlarged and displayed, and messages 34, 36 and arrows 35 are displayed below the hot water button 32. The message 34 is a message that clearly informs the user of the location of the beverage container and instructs the user to press the physical button 4. Further, the arrow 35 is an arrow indicating the position of the beverage supply port 5a from which the hot water is discharged and the container storage area 6a. In addition, the message 36 is a message calling for attention to burns due to hot water.

By displaying the messages 34 and 36 and the arrow 35 as described above, the user can easily and clearly recognize that the hot water is suitably supplied by placing the beverage container in the container storage area 6a.

In the pressing instruction screen shown in FIG. 8, return buttons 37 and 38 are displayed on the upper left side of the screen of the touch panel 3. The return button 37 is a button pressed when the user wants to return to the home screen. The return button 38 is a button that the user presses when he / she wants to return to the previous screen.

When the return buttons 37 and 38 are pressed, the control unit 20 shifts the display screen to the home screen or the previous screen.

When the user presses the physical button 4 after the pressing instruction screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the touch panel 3, the control unit 20 feeds the selected hot water to the beverage supply port 5a while the physical button 4 is pressed. The touch panel 3 is displayed to indicate that the hot water is being discharged (step S4). As a result, the user can adjust the amount of hot water according to the time when the physical button 4 is pressed. For example, when extracting green tea, black tea, herbal tea, etc. with a separately supplied tea bag or the like, the beverage concentration You can freely adjust the amount. Here, the control unit 20 discharges hot water while the physical button 4 is pressed. For example, the control unit 20 discharges hot water for one cup of a beverage container in response to the physical button 4 being pressed once. You may do so.

For example, the control unit 20 reads out the image data of the image stored in the storage unit 21 indicating that the image is being ejected, and displays the image on the touch panel 3.

FIG. 9 shows a display example of the discharging screen including the above image. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a discharge screen when hot water is selected.

As shown in FIG. 9, on this discharging screen, the hot water button 32 is moved to the center and enlarged, and messages 36, 39 and arrows 35 are displayed below the hot water button 32. Message 36 is a message that calls attention to burns to the user. The message 39 is a message notifying the user that the beverage is being discharged. Further, the arrow 35 indicates the positions of the beverage supply port 5a from which hot water is discharged and the container storage area 6a, as in the case of the above-mentioned pressing instruction screen.

Then, when the user stops pressing the physical button 4, the control unit 20 stops the discharge of the beverage from the beverage supply port 5a, and further ends the display indicating that the beverage is being discharged (step S5).

Next, the control unit 20 controls the touch panel 3 so as to transition from the display of the discharging screen shown in FIG. 9 to the display of the pressing instruction screen shown in FIG. Here, the control unit 20 controls the touch panel 3 so as to hold the information that the hot water has been supplied for a certain period of time (for example, several seconds) from the end of the discharge of the hot water and maintain the display of the pressing instruction screen. Then, the user may wait for the physical button 4 to be pressed again.

Then, when the user presses the physical button 4 again, the control unit 20 discharges hot water from the beverage supply port 5a based on the retained information.

As a result, the user can easily add hot water without having to perform the above-mentioned beverage selection operation again.

Then, after a certain period of time has elapsed from the end of the discharge of the beverage, the control unit 20 controls the touch panel 3 so as to return from the display of the pressing instruction screen shown in FIG. 8 to the display of the home screen shown in FIG.

(Control example 2)
Next, a control example in which the category 1 shown in FIG. 7 is selected will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of control of the control unit 20 in the second control example 2. 11 to 13 are diagrams showing a screen display example of the touch panel 3.

First, the control unit 20 reads out the image data of the home screen stored in the storage unit 21 and displays the home screen on the touch panel 3 (step S1). As a result, the home screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the touch panel 3.

Here, when the category selection button 30a is pressed by the user, the control unit 20 accepts an operation for selecting category 1 (step S12). In this case, the control unit 20 displays a drink selection button on the touch panel 3 for selecting a beverage included in category 1 (step S13).

For example, the control unit 20 reads the image data of the drink selection screen including the drink selection button included in the category 1 from the storage unit 21 and displays the screen on the touch panel 3.

A display example of this drink selection screen is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, drink selection buttons 40a to 40e are displayed on the drink selection screen. The drink selection buttons 40a to 40e are buttons that are pressed when the user selects a desired drink. The drink selection button 40a corresponds to drink 1, the drink selection button 40b corresponds to drink 2, the drink selection button 40c corresponds to drink 3, the drink selection button 40d corresponds to drink 4, and the drink selection button 40e corresponds to drink 5. ..

Further, on the drink selection screen shown in FIG. 11, a message 41 and an arrow 35 are displayed below. The message 41 identifies the beverage supply port 5b corresponding to the category 1 selected in step S12 based on the table 22, and indicates the container storage area 6b where the user should place the beverage container. For example, "* Cup is Put it in the center. " Similarly, the arrow 35 indicates a container storage area 6b where the user should place the beverage container.

By displaying the message 41 and the arrow 35 as described above, the user can easily recognize that the beverage is discharged from the beverage supply port 5b, and the container storage area 6b corresponding to the beverage supply port 5b can be used. It is easy to recognize that a beverage container should be placed.

Here, when any of the drink selection buttons 40a to 40e is pressed by the user, the control unit 20 accepts the operation of selecting a drink (step S14).

Upon receiving the drink selection operation by the user, the control unit 20 displays the pressing instruction of the physical button 4 on the touch panel 3 (step S15). For example, the control unit 20 reads out the image data of the pressing instruction instructing the physical button 4 to be pressed from the storage unit 21, and displays the image on the touch panel 3.

FIG. 12 shows a display example of an image of the pressing instruction including this image. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a pressing instruction screen when the drink selection button 40a is selected.

As shown in FIG. 12, on this pressing instruction screen, the drink selection button 40a is enlarged and displayed, and messages 34, 36 and arrows 35 are displayed below the drink selection button 40a. The messages 34, 36 and the arrow 35 are substantially the same as those described in the control example 1 above.

By displaying the message 34 and the arrow 35 as described above, the user can easily recognize that the beverage is discharged from the beverage supply port 5b, and the container storage area 6b corresponding to the beverage supply port 5b can be used. It is easy to recognize that a beverage container should be placed. In addition, the message 36 can be recognized in advance that the hot beverage is discharged.

After that, when the user presses the physical button 4, the control unit 20 manufactures the selected beverage (drink 1) and discharges it from the beverage supply port 5b, and indicates that the selected beverage is being manufactured or discharged. Is displayed on the touch panel 3 (step S16).

For example, the control unit 20 reads out the image data of the manufacturing / discharging image stored in the storage unit 21 and displays the image on the touch panel 3.

FIG. 13 shows an example of displaying an image during manufacturing / discharging. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a manufacturing / discharging screen when the drink 1 is selected.

As shown in FIG. 13, on this manufacturing / discharging screen, messages 36, 42 and arrows 35 are displayed below the enlarged drink selection button 40a. The message 36 and the arrow 35 are the same as those described in the control example 1 above. The message 42 calculates and displays the time until the production and discharge of the drink 1 are completed, and is, for example, "○○ seconds until completion" (○ is a number). Information on the time until the production and discharge are completed may be stored in the storage unit 21 in advance for each drink, for example.

Then, when the user stops pressing the physical button 4, the control unit 20 stops the discharge of the beverage from the beverage supply port 5b, and further ends the display indicating that the beverage is being manufactured / discharged (step S17). ).

Then, the control unit 20 controls the touch panel 3 so as to return from the display of the pressing instruction screen shown in FIG. 13 to the display of the home screen shown in FIG. 7.

The case where the category selection button 30a among the category selection buttons 30a to 30d is pressed on the home screen shown in FIG. 7 has been described above. When the category selection button 30b is selected, the control content of the control unit 20 is almost the same as that of the control example 2 described above.

In addition, when the category selection buttons 30c and 30d are selected on the home screen shown in FIG. 7, since the selected category is an iced beverage, for example, "Please put ice in the cup" from an external ice making device. The touch panel 3 may newly display a message instructing the user to put ice in the beverage container in advance. Except for this point, the control content of the control unit 20 is almost the same as that of the control example 2 described above.

Alternatively, the beverage supply device 100 has an ice making device (not shown), and when the category selection buttons 30c and 30d are selected, ice is previously applied to the beverage container before the beverage produced in the stirring container 14 is discharged. You may put it in.

In this way, even when the iced beverage category is selected, the beverage discharged from the beverage supply port 5b is a high-temperature beverage produced by stirring hot water and raw material powder, so that the control unit 20 uses the touch panel 3 Displays a message 36 that alerts the user to attention to burns.

As described above, according to the beverage supply device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 20 has received the beverage selection operation of one of the plurality of types of beverage options displayed on the touch panel 3. At this time, the touch panel 3 is used to identify the beverage supply port to which the beverage selected by the selection operation is discharged from the plurality of beverage supply ports 5a or 5b, and to notify the container storage location corresponding to the beverage supply port to discharge the beverage. Control. Therefore, it is possible to easily make the user recognize the beverage supply port from which the beverage is discharged, and to easily recognize that the beverage container should be placed in the container storage area corresponding to the beverage supply port. it can. Therefore, when the user places the beverage container in the wrong container storage place, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the hot beverage is scattered around and the user is burned.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be modified in various ways.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the beverage supply device 100 has one physical button 4 as a configuration for receiving an instruction to start discharging the beverage, and supplies the beverage when the user presses the button 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the beverage supply device 100 according to the present invention may not have a physical button, or may have a plurality of physical buttons. When the beverage supply device 100 does not have a physical button, the control unit 20 displays a button-like display on the touch panel, and the user touches the button-shaped display to start discharging the beverage. It may be determined that the item has been accepted. When the beverage supply device 100 has a plurality of physical buttons, each physical button is associated with any of the plurality of beverage supply ports in advance, and when a beverage is selected by the user, the control unit 20 touches the touch panel. It may be possible to display which physical button should be pressed in 3.

Further, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the beverage supply device 100 associates the hot water with the beverage supply port 5a at the table 22, and also associates the beverage with any of the beverages of categories 1 to 4 and the beverage supply port 5b. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The beverage supply device 100 of the present invention may associate, for example, the beverage supply port 5a with a beverage of any category. In this case, the beverage supply port 5a may also include the nozzle 14A in the same manner as the beverage supply port 5b, and may be configured to discharge the beverage produced in the stirring container 14.

Further, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the beverage supply device 100 associates the beverage category selected by the user with the beverage supply port on the table 22, but the present invention is not limited thereto. .. In the beverage supply device 100 of the present invention, the storage unit 21 may store a table associated with the beverage supply port for each beverage included in each category.

Further, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 20 displays the drink selection screen shown in FIG. 11 when a category including a plurality of beverages is selected on the home screen shown in FIG. 7 when selecting a beverage. Although the display is displayed on the touch panel 3 and the user is allowed to select a beverage, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 20 displays a subcategory selection screen (not shown) when the category selected on the home screen includes a plurality of subcategories, and further displays the next subcategory selection screen when the subcategory is selected. The touch panel 3 may be displayed so as to reach from the home screen on the top layer to the drink selection screen on the bottom layer through a plurality of layers. As a result, even if the number of types of beverages that can be supplied by the beverage supply device 100 increases, the touch panel 3 can be appropriately displayed.

Further, the beverage supply device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above produces a beverage by mixing and stirring the raw material powder with hot water, but the present invention is not limited to this. The beverage supply device according to the present invention may produce a coffee beverage by, for example, extracting from ground coffee beans, or may produce a beverage by diluting a flavored syrup or a concentrated stock solution with hot water. Then, the beverage may be produced by extracting tea or the like by immersing the tea leaves in hot water. Further, the beverage supply device according to the present invention may produce a beverage by using a plurality of these plurality of types of production methods.

The present invention is suitable for use in a beverage supply device that supplies a plurality of types of beverages.

100 Beverage supply device 1 Housing 2 Front door 3 Touch panel 4 Physical buttons 5a, 5b Beverage supply port 6a, 6b Container storage 11 Canister 11A Discharge section 11B Lid 11M Canister motor 12 Chute 12A Hot water introduction section 13 Hot water tank 13A Heater 13B Hot water supply piping 13C Hot water solenoid valve 14 Stirring container 14A Nozzle 14M Stirring motor 20 Control unit 21 Storage unit 22 Table 30a to d Category selection button 31 Help button 32 Hot water button 34, 36, 39, 41, 42 Message 35 Arrow 37, 38 Return button 40a ~ E Drink selection button

Claims (4)

A beverage supply device that supplies multiple types of beverages.
An instruction operation unit operated for instructing the discharge of any one of the plurality of types of beverages,
If the instruction operation to the instruction operation unit is stopped and then the instruction operation to the instruction operation unit is performed again within a certain period of time, the beverage discharged by the first instruction operation is again discharged from the beverage supply port. The control unit to discharge and
Beverage supply device. An operation reception unit that accepts a selection operation of one of the plurality of types of beverages is further provided.
The beverage supply device according to claim 1. The control unit holds information about the beverage selected by the selection operation for the fixed period of time.
The beverage supply device according to claim 2. Further provided with an instruction request unit for performing an instruction request operation for prompting the instruction operation.
The instruction request unit continues the instruction request operation for a certain period of time after the instruction operation to the instruction operation unit is stopped.
The beverage supply device according to claim 3.