JP2021031098A - Beverage automatic pouring device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a beverage automatic pouring device comprising two automatic pouring units, capable of automatically pouring beverage at an optimal condition according to properties of beverage in each of the two automatic pouring units.SOLUTION: A beverage automatic pouring device 10 comprises: first and second automatic pouring units 12R, 12L which respectively comprise a control unit 150, 250 having an automatic pouring program for controlling so as to automatically pour beverage to a drinking container. In the beverage automatic pouring device, an inclination angle for inclining the drinking container to an inclined posture by a cradle inclination device 140 set by the automatic pouring program of the first automatic pouring unit 12R, and an inclination angle for inclining the drinking container to an inclined posture by a cradle inclination device 240 set by the automatic pouring program of the second automatic pouring unit 12L, can be set individually.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15

Description

The present invention relates to an automatic beverage dispensing device that automatically dispenses beverages.

Patent Document 1 discloses an automatic beverage dispensing device that automatically dispenses effervescent beverages such as beer without excessive foaming. This automatic beverage pouring device has a pouring cock provided at the front part of the device body, a cock operating device provided above the pouring cock at the front part of the device body, and a front part of the device body. A container pedestal device provided under the pouring cock, a pedestal tilting device that tilts the container pedestal device from an upright position to an inclined position at the front of the device body, and a cock operating device. It is equipped with two automatic pouring units on the left and right, which have a control device for controlling the operation with the cradle tilting device.

The pouring cock is provided with a valve mechanism for pouring the effervescent beverage in a liquid state or a foam state inside the tubular main body, and an operating lever for operating the valve mechanism at the upper part of the main body. When the valve mechanism is opened in the liquid open state by tilting the operating lever to the front side, the foaming beverage is poured out from the pouring nozzle in the liquid state, and the valve mechanism is tilted to the rear by tilting the operating lever to the rear side. Is opened in the foam open state, the effervescent beverage is poured out from the pouring nozzle in the foam state. The cock operating device opens the valve mechanism in the liquid state or the foam open state by tilting the operation lever of the pouring cock to the front side or the rear side, and the effervescent beverage is discharged from the pouring cock in the liquid state or foam state. Dispense in the state.

The container cradle device includes a tilting board that is rotatably supported around the horizontal axis at the front of the device body, and glasses, mugs, etc. that are attached to the front side of the tilting board and receive beverages that are poured 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, and the container placed on the pedestal stands up. Tilt from posture to tilted posture.

When a drinking 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 drinking container placed on the pedestal by the cradle tilting device. After that, the valve mechanism is opened in the liquid open state by the cock operating device. After being cooled in the cooling water tank inside the main body of the apparatus, the effervescent beverage is automatically dispensed in a liquid state from the pouring cock into the drinking container tilted by the pedestal. The sparkling beverage poured out in the liquid state flows down along the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the inclined drinking container, and the sparkling beverage is poured out in the drinking container in a state where foaming is suppressed. After that, the tilting substrate is returned from the tilted posture to the standing posture by the cradle tilting device to erect the drinking container, and then the valve mechanism portion is opened in the foam open state by the cock operating device, so that the effervescent beverage stands up. It is automatically dispensed in a fine foam state on the upper side of the liquid effervescent beverage at the upper part of the drinking container.

The automatic beverage dispensing device also has an automatic dispensing program for automatically dispensing non-effervescent beverages such as chuhai. When the automatic pouring program for automatically pouring non-effervescent beverages is executed, the valve mechanism shall be opened by the cock operating device while the tilting board is in the upright position without operating the cradle tilting device. Therefore, the beverage is controlled to be automatically poured into the container in an upright position on the cradle.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-222326

In the above-mentioned automatic beverage dispensing device, when the automatic dispensing program is executed, the drinking container is tilted so that the effervescent beverage dispensed in the liquid state flows down along the inner surface of the peripheral wall, and the drinking container is tilted. The angle is set to the angle at which the effervescent beverage falls along the inner surface of the peripheral wall and is least likely to foam. General consumers have come to prefer not only effervescent beverages such as beer and chuhai, but also other beverages.As an example, they prefer carbonated beverages such as highball, which has a large amount of dissolved carbon dioxide gas, called strong carbonated beverages. It has become. The automatic beverage dispensing device is equipped with two automatic dispensing units on the left and right, one automatic dispensing unit automatically dispenses effervescent beverages as in the past, and the other automatic dispensing unit dissolves carbon dioxide gas. By automatically pouring out a large amount of carbonated beverages, one automatic beverage dispensing device can meet the diverse needs of general consumers.

When a carbonated beverage with a large amount of carbon dioxide dissolved is automatically dispensed by the other automatic dispensing unit, the undiluted beverage solution and carbonated water with a large amount of dissolved carbon dioxide are dispensed from one injection nozzle in the drinking container. It is poured out so as to be mixed and produced as a carbonated beverage with a large amount of carbon dioxide dissolved. Similar to one automatic dispensing unit, the other automatic dispensing unit tilted the drinking container at an angle suitable for automatic dispensing of effervescent beverages when the beverage stock solution and carbonated water were automatically dispensed. There was a risk that it would not be possible to both pour carbon dioxide into the drinking container so that it would not escape and pour the beverage stock solution so that it would not spill. According to the present invention, in a beverage automatic dispensing device provided with two automatic dispensing units, each of the two automatic dispensing units can automatically dispense a beverage under optimum conditions according to the properties of the beverage. The purpose.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is provided at the front portion of the main body of the apparatus, and is provided at the front portion of the main body of the apparatus and an injection cock which is provided at the front portion of the main body of the apparatus and has a built-in valve mechanism portion which is opened to eject a beverage from a dispensing nozzle. A container cradle device and a device having a cock operating device for opening and closing the valve mechanism, and a cradle on which a drinking container for receiving a beverage poured from the brewing cock is placed under the brewing cock. A pedestal tilting device that is provided at the front of the main body and tilts the drinking container placed on the pedestal from an upright standing posture to an inclined tilted posture, and a drinking container placed on the pedestal by the pedestal tilting device. Each has a control device having an automatic pouring program that controls the automatic pouring of the beverage into the drinking container by inclining from the standing posture to the slanted posture and opening the valve mechanism portion by the cock operating device. A beverage automatic dispensing device including 1 and 2 automatic dispensing units, the 1st automatic dispensing unit automatically dispenses the 1st beverage, and the 2nd automatic dispensing unit has the properties and properties of the 1st beverage. The second beverage is automatically dispensed, and the tilt angle at which the drinking container is tilted to the tilted posture by the pedestal tilting device set in the automatic dispensing program of the first automatic dispensing unit, and the second Provided is an automatic beverage dispensing device characterized in that the tilting angle at which the drinking container is tilted to a tilted posture can be individually set by the pedestal tilting device set in the automatic dispensing program of the automatic dispensing unit. It is a thing.

In the beverage automatic dispensing device configured as described above, the tilt angle at which the drinking container is tilted to the tilted posture by the pedestal tilting device set in the automatic dispensing program of the first automatic dispensing unit, and the second automatic The tilt angle at which the drinking container is tilted to the tilted posture can be individually set by the cradle tilting device set in the automatic pouring program of the pouring unit. In each of the first and second automatic dispensing units, the tilt angle of the drinking container is set according to the type of beverage to be dispensed in each of the first and second automatic dispensing units. Beverages can be automatically dispensed as the optimum tilt angle of the drinking container according to the properties of the beverage.

In the beverage automatic pouring device configured as described above, the pouring cock of the first automatic pouring unit is provided with a pouring nozzle having a pouring outlet that opens downward, and the pouring of the second automatic pouring unit is provided. The cook may be provided with a pouring nozzle having two pouring outlets open on the lower side and the front side for pouring out the raw material of the beverage. When this is done, each automatic dispensing program of the first and second automatic dispensing units sets the tilt angle of the drinking container according to the type of beverage to be dispensed, so that the beverage is dispensed from each injection port. Beverages and beverage ingredients can be poured into drinking containers under optimal conditions.

In the beverage automatic dispensing device configured as described above, the container cradle device of the second automatic dispensing unit includes a back plate portion having an upper edge support portion that supports the upper edge portion of the drinking container. Above the upper edge support portion of the back plate portion, it is preferable to provide an upper limit mark portion indicating an upper limit position that does not hit the ejection nozzle of the ejection cock when the drinking container is tilted in an inclined posture. When this is done, it is possible to encourage the use of a drinking container having a height that does not come into contact with the dispensing nozzle. Also, when pouring a beverage from a pouring nozzle into a drinking container containing square ice, the square ice may be poured beyond the top opening of the drinking container, but the amount of square ice to be put in the drinking container is poured. It is possible to promote the amount that does not hit the outlet nozzle.

In the automatic beverage pouring device configured as described above, a drain pan for receiving beverages is provided under the container cradle device at the front of the device body, and the cradle is provided with a vertical direction of the pouring nozzle of the pouring cock. It is preferable to provide a notch for allowing the dropped beverage to flow to the lower drain pan on the lower side. In this case, the beverage dripping from the pouring nozzle can be poured into the drain pan from the notch, and the cradle can be prevented from being contaminated by the beverage dripping from the rear spill.

It is a perspective view of the beverage automatic pouring apparatus by this invention. It is a vertical sectional view along the front-rear direction of the central portion in the left-right direction. It is the schematic of the beverage route of the 1st automatic pouring unit. It is the schematic of the beverage route of the 2nd automatic pouring unit. It is a vertical sectional view along the front-rear direction of the 1st automatic pouring unit. It is a vertical sectional view along the front-rear direction of the 2nd automatic pouring unit. It is a perspective view (a) of the dispensing cock of the second automatic dispensing unit, and is a perspective view (b) with the cover removed. It is a top view (a), AA cross-sectional view (b), and BB cross-sectional view (c) of the pouring cock of the second automatic pouring unit. In the perspective view of FIG. 7B, a perspective view (a) in which the sleeve and the first and second opening / closing levers are partially broken so that the sleeve and the first and second opening / closing levers can be seen, a perspective view (b) in which the operation lever is moved to the left side, and an operation lever are shown. It is a perspective view (c) moved to the right side. It is a CC sectional view. It is a DD cross-sectional view. Front view (a), right side view (b), perspective view (c) seen from diagonally upper left, EE cross section (d), FF cross section (e), GG cross-sectional view (f) and HH cross-sectional view (g). It is an exploded perspective view seen from diagonally below with the diffuser and the pouring nozzle for carbonated drinks removed from the pouring cock of the 2nd automatic pouring unit. It is a block diagram (a) which shows the connection between the control device of a 1st automatic pouring unit and each device, and is a block diagram (b) which shows the connection between the control device of a 2nd automatic pouring unit and each device. Vertical cross-sectional view (a) in which the drinking container placed on the pedestal in the first automatic dispensing unit is tilted from the standing posture, and the drinking container placed on the pedestal in the second automatic dispensing unit is tilted from the standing posture. It is a vertical sectional view (b) which was made.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the automatic beverage dispensing device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The beverage automatic dispensing device 10 of this embodiment automatically dispenses effervescent beverages such as beer and carbonated beverages such as highballs from a dispensing cock into a drinking container such as a glass or a mug. As shown in FIG. 1, the beverage automatic dispensing device 10 of this embodiment includes a first automatic dispensing unit 12R on the right side of the front portion of the device main body 11 and a second automatic dispensing unit 12L on the left side. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the first automatic pouring unit 12R arranged on the right side automatically pours effervescent beverages such as beer into drinking containers such as glasses and mugs, and is a pouring cock. It includes 110, a cock operating device 120, a container pedestal device 130, and a pedestal tilting device 140. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the second automatic pouring unit 12L arranged on the left side automatically puts a carbonated drink such as a highball containing carbon dioxide gas into a drinking container such as a mug, although it does not foam like beer. It is to be dispensed, and includes a pouring cock 210, a cock operating device 220, a container pedestal device 230, and a pedestal tilting device 240. In particular, the second automatic dispensing unit 12L dispenses the separately supplied beverage stock solution and carbonated water into the beverage container as a carbonated beverage, and foams carbonated water having a large amount of dissolved carbon dioxide gas. It suppresses and automatically dispenses carbonated drinks with a large amount of dissolved carbon dioxide into drinking containers.

As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic beverage pouring device 10 stores the cooling water tank 13 in which the cooling water is stored in the upper part of the device main body 11 and the cooling water in the cooling water tank 13 in the machine room in the lower part of the device main body 11. It is provided with a refrigerating device 14 for cooling. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a beverage cooling pipe 15 is provided in the cooling water tank 13, and the beverage cooling pipe 15 is effervescent such as beer to be dispensed by the above-mentioned first automatic pouring unit 12R. The beverage (hereinafter, mainly referred to as effervescent beverage) is cooled. The beverage cooling pipe 15 is immersed in the cooling water in the cooling water tank 13, and the effervescent beverage is cooled by the cooling water as it passes through the beverage cooling pipe 15. The introduction end of the beverage cooling pipe 15 is connected to the effervescent beverage container T such as a beer barrel via the beverage supply pipe T1, and the outlet end of the beverage cooling pipe 15 is provided on the upper right side of the apparatus main body 11. 1 It is connected to the dispensing cock 110 of the automatic dispensing unit 12R. A gas cylinder (gas supply source) G is connected to the effervescent beverage container T via a gas supply pipe G1, and the effervescent beverage in the effervescent beverage container T is beverageed by the pressure of carbon dioxide gas supplied from the gas cylinder G. It is sent to the pouring cock 110 through the cooling pipe 15.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a carbonated water generation tank 21 constituting the carbonated water generation device 20 is provided in the cooling water tank 13, and the carbonated water generation tank 21 is connected to the second automatic pouring unit 12L. It produces carbonated water, which is a raw material for carbonated drinks such as highballs to be poured out. The carbonated water generation tank 21 is immersed in the cooling water in the cooling water tank 13, and the carbonated water generated in the carbonated water generation tank 21 is cooled by the cooling water in the cooling water tank 13. A gas cylinder G is connected to the carbonated water generation tank 21 via a gas supply pipe G2, and the inside of the carbonated water generation tank 21 is pressurized by supplying carbon dioxide gas sent from the gas cylinder G. A water level sensor 22 is provided in the carbonated water generation tank 21, and the water level sensor 22 detects the upper limit water level and the lower limit water level in the carbonated water generation tank 21.

A water supply pipe 23 is connected to the upper part of the carbonated water generation tank 21, and a carbonated water delivery pipe 27 is connected to the bottom of the carbonated water generation tank 21. The water supply pipe 23 sends the water of the water supply source such as tap water to the carbonated water generation tank 21, and the water sent out into the carbonated water generation tank 21 is carbonated by dissolving the carbon dioxide gas sent from the gas cylinder G. It becomes water. A water supply valve 24, a water supply pump 25, and a check valve 26 are interposed in the water supply pipe 23 from the upstream side, which is the water supply source side. The downstream side of the check valve 26 of the water supply pipe 23 is immersed in the cooling water of the cooling water tank 13 together with the carbonated water generation tank 21, and the water of the water supply source is the cooling water in the cooling water tank 13 when passing through the water supply pipe 23. It is cooled by and sent to the carbonated water generation tank 21. The water supply valve 24 opens and closes the water supply pipe 23, and the water of the water supply source can pass through the water supply pipe 23 by opening the water supply valve 24. The water supply pump 25 pumps water supplied from the water supply pipe 23 to the carbonated water generation tank 21 in a pressurized state by carbon dioxide gas. When the water level sensor 22 detects the lower limit water level, the water supply valve 24 is opened and the water supply pump 25 is controlled to operate. When the water level sensor 22 detects the upper limit water level, the water supply valve 24 is closed and the water supply pump 25 is operated. Is controlled to be stopped. The check valve 26 prevents carbon dioxide gas from flowing into the water supply pipe 23 from the carbonated water generation tank 21 in the pressurized state.

Further, the carbonated water delivery pipe 27 delivers the carbonated water generated in the carbonated water generation tank 21 to the pouring cock 210 of the second automatic pouring unit 12L, and the outlet end of the carbonated water delivery pipe 27 is It is connected to the dispensing cock 210 of the second automatic dispensing unit 12L. The carbonated water delivery pipe 27 is immersed in the cooling water of the cooling water tank 13 together with the carbonated water generation tank 21, and the carbonated water generated in the carbonated water generation tank 21 also passes through the carbonated water delivery pipe 27. It is cooled by the cooling water in 13 and sent to the pouring cock 210.

A beverage stock solution cooling pipe 16 is provided in the cooling water tank 13, and the beverage stock solution cooling pipe 16 is a beverage stock solution such as whiskey which is a raw material for carbonated beverages such as highballs to be dispensed by the second automatic pouring unit 12L. (Hereinafter, it is mainly referred to as a beverage stock solution.) Is cooled. The beverage stock solution cooling pipe 16 is immersed in the cooling water in the cooling water tank 13, and the beverage stock solution is cooled by the cooling water as it passes through the beverage stock solution cooling pipe 16. The introduction end of the beverage stock solution cooling pipe 16 is connected to the beverage stock solution container B such as a whiskey bottle via the beverage stock solution supply pipe B1, and the outlet end of the beverage stock solution cooling pipe 16 is provided on the upper left side of the apparatus main body 11. It is connected to the dispensing cock 210 of the second automatic dispensing unit 12L.

A gas pump P is interposed in the beverage stock solution supply pipe B1, and a gas cylinder G is connected to the gas pump P via the gas supply pipe G3. The gas pump P sends the beverage stock solution in the beverage stock solution container B to the beverage stock solution supply pipe B1, and the piston is driven by the pressure of the carbon dioxide gas supplied from the gas cylinder G. When the first supply path on-off valve 212a of the injection cock 210, which will be described later, is closed, the piston in the gas pump P is in a state where the pressure of the beverage stock solution rises to a value corresponding to the pressure of carbon dioxide gas and the drive is stopped. .. When the first supply passage on-off valve 212a of the pouring cock 210 is opened, the pressure of the beverage stock solution in the gas pump P decreases, and the pressure of the beverage stock solution in the gas pump P rises to a value corresponding to the pressure of the carbon dioxide gas. The piston is driven until this happens, and the beverage stock solution in the beverage stock solution container B is sent to the beverage stock solution cooling pipe 16 through the beverage stock solution supply pipe B1. The beverage stock solution sent to the beverage stock solution cooling pipe 16 is cooled by the cooling water in the cooling water tank 13 and sent to the pouring cock 210.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5, a first automatic dispensing unit 12R is provided on the right side of the apparatus main body 11, and the first automatic dispensing unit 12R is located on the upper right front surface of the apparatus main body 11. It is equipped with a pouring cock 110. The pouring cock 110 of the first automatic pouring unit 12R mainly pours effervescent beverages into drinking containers such as glasses and mugs (hereinafter, mainly referred to as drinking containers). The dispensing cock 110 includes an operating lever 112 at the upper portion of the tubular main body portion 111 incorporating the valve mechanism portion 111a, and a dispensing nozzle 113 (113a, 113b) at the lower portion. By opening the valve mechanism portion 111a of the main body portion 111, the effervescent beverage in the effervescent beverage container T is passed through the beverage supply pipe T1 and the beverage cooling pipe 15 and guided to the pouring nozzle 113. Further, in order to enable the pouring cock 110 to dispense the effervescent beverage in a liquid state or a foam state, the valve mechanism portion 111a is opened in the liquid state to open the effervescent beverage in the liquid state. By guiding to the liquid pouring nozzle 113b and opening the valve mechanism portion 111a in the foaming open state, the effervescent beverage is guided to the foaming pouring nozzle 113a in the foamy state.

The operating lever 112 opens and closes the valve mechanism portion 111a between the closed state and the open state for liquid or foam. When the operating lever 112 is in the vertically standing upright position, the valve mechanism portion 111a is closed, and when it is tilted forward (forward tilted), the valve mechanism portion 111a is opened in the liquid open state and tilted backward (rear). When tilted), the valve mechanism portion 111a is opened in the open state for bubbles. The pouring nozzle 113 is for pouring the beverage that has passed through the valve mechanism portion 111a into the drinking container, and the foaming pouring nozzle 113a for pouring the beverage in the foam state on the lower front portion of the main body portion 111 and the main body. A liquid pouring nozzle 113b for pouring the beverage in a liquid state is provided at the rear portion of the lower surface of the unit 111.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cock operating device 120 opens and closes the valve mechanism portion 111a of the pouring cock 110. The cock operating device 120 has an operating mechanism unit 122 that tilts the operating lever 112 of the pouring cock 110 back and forth in the housing 121, and the valve mechanism is caused by tilting the operating lever 112 back and forth by the operating mechanism unit 122. The unit 111a is opened and closed. The operation mechanism unit 122 includes a servomotor 123 and a slider 124 that is supported so as to be movable back and forth. The operation mechanism unit 122 opens and closes the valve mechanism unit 111a by moving the slider 124 back and forth by driving the servomotor 123 and tilting the operation lever 112 back and forth by the slider 124 that moves back and forth.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the container cradle device 130 receives the effervescent beverage discharged from the pouring cock 110 in the drinking container so as not to foam as much as possible. It is possible to incline in the front-back direction. The container pedestal device 130 includes a tilting substrate 131 whose upper end is vertically tilted around a horizontal axis on a bracket 131a provided at the front of the apparatus main body 11, and a pedestal 132 (132a, 132a, which is attached to the tilting substrate 131. 132b) and. The pedestal 132 includes pedestals 132a and 132b mounted in two upper and lower stages at an intermediate portion and a lower portion in the vertical direction of the tilting substrate 131. The upper pedestal 132a mainly mounts a small drinking container such as a glass, and the lower pedestal 132b mainly mounts a large drinking container such as a mug having a larger capacity than the glass. The upper pedestal 132a is rotatably supported with respect to the tilting substrate 131 around the horizontal axis, and when the drinking container is placed on the lower pedestal 132b, the upper pedestal 132a is used so as to project forward. It is retracted from the position to the retracted position along the tilting substrate 131. As shown in FIG. 1, the pedestals 132a and 132b are formed with notches 132a and 132b1 for flowing the beverage dropped downward in the vertical direction of the pouring nozzles 113a and 113b into the drain pan 17 on the lower side. ..

As shown in FIG. 5, the pedestal tilting device 140 tilts the tilting substrate 131 between the standing posture and the tilted posture to change the drinking container placed on the pedestals 132a and 132b from the standing posture to the tilted posture. It is something that tilts. The pedestal tilting device 140 has a servomotor 141 and an arm 142 that is rotated back and forth by driving the servomotor 141. The pedestal tilting device 140 rotates the arm 142 so as to extend forward by the servomotor 141, pushes the drinking container forward together with the tilting substrate 131 of the container pedestal device 130, and tilts the drinking container from the standing posture to the tilting posture. The pedestal tilting device 140 rotates the arm 142 so as to retract rearward by the servomotor 141, returns the tilting substrate 131 of the container pedestal device 130 to the rear, and drinks together with the tilting substrate 131 of the container pedestal device 130. Return the container from the tilted position to the standing position.

The pedestal tilting device 140 includes a micro switch 143, and the micro switch 143 detects that the tilting substrate 131 is in the tilted posture and the standing posture so that the drinking container mounted on the pedestal 132 is in the tilted posture and the standing posture. Detect that there is. In this embodiment, the tilting posture of the tilting substrate 131 is set to an angle of tilting 40 ° from the vertical direction, and the microswitch 143 detects that the tilting substrate 131 is tilted at 40 °. The pedestal tilting device 140 can set the tilting posture angle of the tilting substrate 131 by the micro switch 143 to an angle other than 40 °. By controlling the rotation angle of the servomotor 141 without using the microswitch 143, the angle of the tilting posture of the tilting substrate 131 and the drinking container may be controlled. The tilting posture of the tilting substrate 131 and the drinking container is not limited to 40 °, and may be an angle other than 40 °.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 6, a second automatic dispensing unit 12L is provided on the left side of the apparatus main body 11, and the second automatic dispensing unit 12L is located on the upper left front surface of the apparatus main body 11. It is equipped with a pouring cock 210. The pouring cock 210 of the second automatic pouring unit 12L mainly pours carbonated drinks such as highballs into the drinking container, and in particular, pours carbonated drinks called strong carbonated drinks, which have a large amount of dissolved carbon dioxide gas. It is suitable for doing. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the pouring cock 210 includes a base plate 211 and a cover 211a, and a beverage stock solution supply path 212 and a carbonated water supply path 213 are provided on the upper surface of the rear portion of the base plate 211. As shown in FIGS. 8 (b) and 8 (c), the first and second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a are provided in the positions where the first and second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a are arranged side by side in each of the beverage stock solution supply path 212 and the carbonated water supply path 213. It is dressed up. The first and second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a are provided with the first and second on-off levers 212b and 213b, and the first and second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a are the first and second on-off levers. When 212b and 213b are pushed forward, they are released. The first and second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a constitute a valve mechanism portion of the dispensing cock 210 of the second automatic dispensing unit 12L.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the bracket 214 can be rotated about the horizontal axis at the rear part of the base plate 211 so that the bracket 214 can swing back and forth on the upper side of the first and second opening / closing levers 212b and 213b. The bracket 214 is provided and is urged to the rear side by the spring member 214a. The bracket 214 is provided with a shaft 214b extending to the left and right, and the shaft 214b is provided with a sleeve 214c so as to be movable to the left and right immediately behind the first and second opening / closing levers 212b and 213b. The shaft 214b is provided with spring members 214d on both the left and right sides of the sleeve 214c, and the sleeve 214c is located at the center of the left and right by the spring members 214d immediately behind both the first and second opening / closing levers 212b and 213b. Is being urged. The sleeve 214c is provided with an operation lever 214e, and the sleeve 214c is moved by the operation lever 214e in the front side and the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 9A, when the operating lever 214e is not operated, the sleeve 214c is located at the central first operating position in the left-right direction, and the first and second opening / closing levers 212b and 213b are located. It is located immediately behind. At this time, since the first and second opening / closing levers 212b and 213b are not pushed forward, the first and second supply path opening / closing valves 212a and 213a are maintained in the closed state. When the operating lever 214e is tilted forward, the sleeve 214c is moved forward by the operating lever 214e, both the first and second opening / closing levers 212b and 213b are pushed forward, and both the first and second supply paths are pushed. The on-off valves 212a and 213a are opened, and the beverage stock solution in the beverage stock solution supply path 212 and the carbonated water in the carbonated water supply path 213 pass through.

As shown in FIG. 9B, when the operating lever 214e is operated to move to the second operating position on the left side and the sleeve 214c is moved to the left side, the sleeve 214c is on the rear side of the second opening / closing lever 213b. It is not arranged in, but is arranged only on the rear side of the first opening / closing lever 212b. When the operating lever 214e is tilted forward, the sleeve 214c is moved forward by the operating lever 214e, the first opening / closing lever 212b is pushed forward, the first supply path opening / closing valve 212a is opened, and the beverage stock solution supply path 212 is opened. Beverage stock solution passes through.

As shown in FIG. 9C, when the operating lever 214e is operated to move to the third operating position on the right side and the sleeve 214c is moved to the right side, the sleeve 214c is on the rear side of the first opening / closing lever 212b. It is not arranged in, but is arranged only on the rear side of the second opening / closing lever 213b. When the operating lever 214e is tilted forward, the sleeve 214c is moved forward by the operating lever 214e, the second opening / closing lever 213b is pushed forward, the second supply path opening / closing valve 213a is opened, and the carbonated water supply path 213. Carbonated water passes through. In this way, the pouring cock 210 can not only pour out the beverage stock solution and the carbonated water at the same time, but also pour out only the beverage stock solution or only the carbonated water.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a circular hole 211b is formed in the front portion of the base plate 211, and a beverage stock solution supply path 212 and a carbonated water supply path are formed in the front portion of the base plate 211 above the circular hole 211b. A connecting portion 215 for connecting the 213 to the carbonated beverage pouring nozzle 218 is provided. The connecting portion 215 includes a cylindrical portion 215a that opens downward and a beverage stock solution supply pipe portion 215b that extends downward at the central portion in the radial direction of the cylindrical portion 215a. As shown in FIG. 11, a communication port 215b1 communicating with the beverage stock solution supply path 212 is opened in the beverage stock solution supply pipe portion 215b. A cylindrical space 215c is formed between the cylindrical portion 215a and the beverage stock solution supply pipe portion 215b, and a communication port 215c1 communicating with the carbonated water supply path 213 is opened in the cylindrical space 215c.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a cylindrical cone 216 constituting a decompression mechanism is built in the cylindrical space 215c, and the cylindrical cone 216 has a gap space inside the outer cone 216a and the outer cone 216a. It comprises an inner cone 216b arranged via. The outer cone 216a is fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 215a via a sealing material made of an O-ring. The inner cone 216b is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the beverage stock solution supply pipe portion 215b via a sealing material made of an O-ring. The carbonated water that has flowed into the upper part of the cylindrical space 215c is depressurized as it passes through the gap space between the outer cone 216a and the inner cone 216b.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a carbonated beverage pouring nozzle (pouring nozzle) 218 is attached to the lower side of the connecting portion 215 at the front portion of the base plate 211. The carbonated beverage injection nozzle 218 prevents the carbonated water constituting the carbonated beverage from being decarbonated due to foaming, and dispenses the undiluted beverage solution and the carbonated water into the drinking container as a carbonated beverage. In particular, the carbonated drink pouring nozzle 218 is suitable for pouring a carbonated drink having a large amount of dissolved carbon dioxide gas, and the drinking container can be tilted back and forth under the carbonated drink pouring nozzle 218. Beverage provided with a pedestal 232 to be placed on the pedestal 232 and a pedestal tilting device 240 for pushing the lower part of the drinking container placed on the pedestal 232 forward and tilting the upper surface opening of the drinking container so as to be inclined backward and upward. When used in the pouring cock 210 of the automatic pouring device 10, the carbonated water can be pouring out so as not to be decarbonated due to foaming.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the carbonated drink pouring nozzle 218 includes a tubular nozzle body 218a, and the nozzle body 218a has a carbonated water pouring outlet 218c at the lower end in a straight line in the vertical direction. It is provided with an extending carbonated water passage 218b. A cylindrical diffuser 217 is arranged under the cylindrical cone 216 in the carbonated water passage 218b, and when the carbonated water that has passed through the cylindrical cone 216 and is decompressed passes through the carbonated water passage 218b, it passes through the carbonated water passage 218b. It is rectified by the diffuser 217 and flows down. As shown in FIGS. 12 (d) to 12 (f), the lower part of the carbonated water passage 218b is formed so as to have a smaller diameter, but the lower part of the carbonated water passage 218b has the left and right diameters of the carbonated water inlet 218c. The diameter is gradually narrowed so that the front and rear diameters (shown in FIG. 12 (e)) are narrower than those (shown in FIG. 12 (d)). The carbonated water poured from the carbonated water injection port 218c is poured into the drinking container without spreading back and forth.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, a sealing portion 218d made of an elastomer is integrally provided at the upper end portion of the nozzle body 218a, and two annular protrusions protruding upward are provided on the upper surface of the sealing portion 218d. Is formed. The nozzle body 218a is attached to the connecting portion 215 in a liquid-tightly sealed state by elastically deforming and adhering to the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical portion 215a of the connecting portion 215 by the two annular protrusions of the sealing portion 218d. ..

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, three engaging portions 218e projecting to the outside of the seal portion 218d are formed at the upper end portion of the nozzle body 218a at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and are circular holes of the base plate 211. Recesses 211c through which the engaging portion 218e passes are formed around the 211b at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. After passing the engaging portion 218e through the recess 211c, the carbonated soft drink dispensing nozzle 218 is rotated clockwise by about 20 °, so that the carbonated soft drink dispensing nozzle 218 is detachably attached to the base plate 211. A positioning engaging portion 218f smaller than the engaging portion 218e is formed at the upper end of the nozzle body 218a so as to project outward, and a positioning recess 211d through which the positioning engaging portion 218f passes is formed around the circular hole 211b of the base plate 211. Is formed. The positioning engagement portion 218f is for attaching the carbonated beverage pouring nozzle 218 to the base plate 211 so that the beverage stock solution pouring outlet 218i, which will be described later, opens forward.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 12 (d) and 12 (e), a tubular beverage stock solution passage 218 g is provided inside the carbonated water passage 218b at the lower part of the nozzle body 218a, and the upper end of the beverage stock solution passage 218 g. Is connected to the beverage stock solution supply pipe portion 215b. A sealing portion 218h made of an elastomer is provided at the upper end of the beverage stock solution passage 218g, and two annular protrusions protruding upward are formed on the upper surface of the sealing portion 218h. The two annular protrusions of the seal portion 218h are elastically deformed and adhered to the lower end of the beverage stock solution supply pipe portion 215b, so that the beverage stock solution passage 218g is connected to the beverage stock solution supply pipe portion 215b in a liquid-tightly sealed state. ing. The tubular beverage stock solution passage 218g is connected to the beverage stock solution supply pipe portion 215b in a substantially smooth state, and the carbonated water passing through the carbonated water passage 218b is connected to the beverage stock solution supply pipe portion 215b and the beverage stock solution passage 218g. It is less likely to foam when passing through the part.

The beverage stock solution passage 218g includes a vertical portion 218g1 extending into the carbonated water passage 218b and an inclined portion 218g2 extending diagonally forward and downward from the lower end of the vertical portion 218g1. The vertical portion 218g1 extends from slightly below to the bottom of the middle portion in the vertical direction in the carbonated water passage 218b of the nozzle body 218a. The tip of the inclined portion 218g2 of the beverage stock solution passage 218g is a beverage stock solution injection port 218i that opens on the outer peripheral surface of the nozzle body 218a, and the beverage stock solution injection port 218i is formed so as to open diagonally downward in the front. As shown in FIG. 12 (g), the inclined portion 218g2 of the beverage stock solution passage 218g is formed so as to expand in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) toward the beverage stock solution injection port 218i, and the beverage stock solution injection port 218i. The momentum of the beverage stock solution poured out from is kept low.

As shown in FIGS. 12 (a), 12 (b), (d), (e) and 13, a guide protrusion extending downward from the lower end of the vertical portion 218 g1 of the beverage stock solution passage 218 g is below the nozzle body 218a. 218j is provided, and the guide protrusion 218j extends downward from the carbonated water injection port 218c. The guide protrusion 218j guides the carbonated water discharged from the carbonated water injection port 218c to the lower drinking container. As shown in FIG. 13, four ridges 218k extending vertically are formed in the guide protrusion 218j at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and the carbonated water is provided to the carbonated water injection port 218c and the guide protrusion by the ridges 218k. It is difficult to remain between the portion 218j and the portion 218j due to surface tension.

As shown in FIG. 6, the cock operating device 220 opens and closes the first and second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a of the pouring cock 210. The cock operating device 220 has an operating mechanism unit 222 that tilts the operating lever 214e of the pouring cock 210 forward in the housing 221. The operating mechanism unit 222 tilts the operating lever 214e back and forth to cause the first operation lever 214e. And the second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a are opened and closed. The operation mechanism unit 222 includes a servomotor 223 and a slider 224 that is supported so as to be movable back and forth. The operation mechanism unit 222 moves the slider 224 back and forth by driving the servomotor 223, and tilts the operation lever 214e forward by the slider 224 that moves back and forth to move the beverage stock solution supply path 212 and the carbonated water supply path 213. The first and second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a that open and close are opened and closed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the container cradle device 230 is for drinking, for the purpose of preventing carbon dioxide gas from escaping from carbonated water that is a raw material for carbonated drinks such as highballs that are poured out from the pouring cock 210. The container can be tilted in the front-back direction. The container pedestal device 230 includes a tilting substrate 231 whose upper end is vertically tilted around a horizontal axis on a bracket 231a provided at the front of the apparatus main body 11, and a pedestal 232 attached to the tilting substrate 231. ing.

As shown in FIG. 1, a back plate portion 233 arranged on the rear side of the drinking container is provided on the upper portion of the tilting substrate 231, and a back plate portion 233 is provided on the lower portion of the back plate portion 233 when the drinking container is tilted. An upper edge support portion 233a for supporting the upper edge is provided. The upper edge support portion 233a projects forward in a block shape on both the left and right sides of the central portion in the left-right direction of the drinking container placed on the pedestal 232. The upper edge support portion 233a supports both the left and right sides from the left and right center of the upper edge portion of the drinking container placed on the pedestal 232, and left and right when the drinking container placed on the pedestal 232 is in an inclined posture. It prevents it from rolling. On the upper side of the upper edge support portion 233a of the back plate portion 233, an upper limit mark portion 233b indicating an upper limit position that does not hit the ejection nozzle 218 of the ejection cock 210 when the drinking container is tilted in an inclined posture is provided. .. The upper limit mark portion 233b is formed as a ridge extending in the horizontal direction, and encourages the use of a drinking container having a height that does not hit the ejection nozzle 218. In addition, square ice (block-shaped ice) may be put into the drinking container and the carbonated drink may be poured out from the pouring nozzle 218, and depending on the user, the square ice may be put beyond the upper opening of the drinking container. The upper limit mark 233b also indicates the height at which the square ice to be put into the drinking container does not hit the pouring nozzle 218, and also prompts the amount of the square ice to be put into the drinking container to the amount not to hit the pouring nozzle 218.

As shown in FIG. 1, a notch portion 232a extending from the front and rear intermediate portions to the rear end is formed in the central portion of the pedestal 232 in the left-right direction, and the notch portion 232a is a carbonated drink of the pouring cock 210. It extends rearward from the position directly below the dispensing nozzle 218. The notch portion 232a is formed so that a beverage stock solution such as carbonated water dripping from a carbonated beverage pouring nozzle 218 can flow into a drain pan 17 on the lower side, which will be described later. The upper surface of the cradle 232 is provided with a lower end support portion 234 that supports the lower end of the drinking container, and the lower end support portion 234 is provided with slide engaging portions that can be moved back and forth on both the left and right sides of the notch 232a. Has been done. Arms 235 are provided on both the left and right sides of the cradle 232, and the rear end of the arm 235 is rotatably supported around the horizontal axis so that the front side rotates upward. The left and right sides of the lower end support portion 234 are detachably engaged with the arm 235, and when the arm 235 is rotated upward, the slide engaging portion slides along the notch 232a to move the lower end. The front-rear position of the support portion 234 can be adjusted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pedestal tilting device 240 tilts the drinking container placed on the pedestal 232 to the tilted posture by tilting the tilting substrate 231 from the standing posture to the tilted posture. .. The pedestal tilting device 240 has a servomotor 241 and an arm 242 that rotates back and forth by driving the servomotor 241. The pedestal tilting device 240 rotates the arm 242 so as to extend forward by the servomotor 241 and pushes the drinking container forward together with the tilting substrate 231 of the container pedestal device 230 to tilt the drinking container from the standing posture to the tilting posture. The pedestal tilting device 240 rotates the arm 242 so as to retract rearward by the servomotor 241 to return the drinking container to the rear together with the tilting substrate 231 of the container pedestal device 230, and the tilting substrate of the container pedestal device 230. Together with 231 the drinking container is returned from the inclined posture to the standing posture.

The pedestal tilting device 240 includes a micro switch 243, and the micro switch 243 detects that the tilting substrate 231 is in the tilted posture and the standing posture, so that the drinking container mounted on the pedestal 232 is in the tilted posture and the standing posture. Detect that there is. In this embodiment, the tilting posture of the tilting substrate 231 is set to an angle of tilting 20 ° from the vertical direction, and the microswitch 243 detects that the tilting substrate 231 is tilted at 20 °. The pedestal tilting device 240 can set the tilting posture angle of the tilting substrate 231 by the micro switch 243 to an angle other than 20 °. By controlling the rotation angle of the servomotor 241 without using the micro switch 243, the angle of the tilting posture of the tilting substrate 231 and the drinking container may be controlled. The tilting posture of the tilting substrate 231 and the drinking container is not limited to 20 °, and may be an angle other than 20 °.

Drain pans 17 are provided on the left and right under the pedestals 132 and 232 at the bottom of the apparatus main body 11, and the left and right drain pans 17 are for beverages overflowing from the drinking containers placed on the pedestals 132 and 232, and Note. It receives the beverage dripping from the outlet cocks 110 and 210.

As shown in FIG. 14, the first and second automatic dispensing units 12R and 12L are provided with control devices 150 and 250 for controlling the pouring of the effervescent beverage and the carbonated beverage into the drinking container. The control device 150 of the first automatic pouring unit 12R is connected to the servomotor 123 of the cock operating device 120, the servomotor 141 of the pedestal tilting device 140, and the microswitch 143. The control device 250 of the second automatic pouring unit 12L includes a water level sensor 22 of the carbonated water generator 20, a water supply valve 24, a water supply pump 25, a servomotor 223 of the cock operating device 220, and a servomotor of the pedestal tilting device 240. It is connected to 241 and the micro switch 243. Operation panels 151 and 251 are provided on the front surfaces of the cock operating devices 120 and 220 of the first and second automatic pouring units 12R and 12L, and the operating panels 151 and 251 are attached to the respective control devices 150 and 250. It is connected.

The memory of the control device 150 of the first automatic dispensing unit 12R stores the first automatic dispensing program that automatically dispenses effervescent beverages such as beer, and the dispensing condition of the first automatic dispensing program is drinking. It can be set according to the type of container and effervescent beverage. When the automatic pouring switch of the operation panel 151 is operated to execute the first automatic pouring program of the first automatic pouring unit 12R, the control device 150 raises the tilting board 131 from the standing posture by the pedestal tilting device 140. The drinking container placed on the pedestal 132 is tilted by tilting it in a tilted posture (shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 15A), and the operating lever 112 of the pouring cock 110 is tilted forward by the cock operating device 120. The valve mechanism portion 111a is opened in the liquid open state. The effervescent beverage in the effervescent beverage container T is cooled as it passes through the beverage cooling pipe 15, and is poured out from the liquid injection nozzle 113b along the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the drinking container inclined. At this time, the liquid effervescent beverage poured out from the liquid injection nozzle 113b flows down along the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the drinking container, so that it is poured out in the drinking container so as not to foam.

When about 60% of the effervescent beverage was poured into the tilted drinking container, the control device 150 returned the tilting substrate 131 from the tilted posture to the standing posture by the pedestal tilting device 140 and placed the drinking container on the pedestal 132. When 70 to 80% of the liquid effervescent beverage is poured into the standing drinking container, the cock operating device 120 tilts the operating lever 112 of the pouring cock 110 to the rear side, and the valve mechanism portion 111a Is opened in the open state for liquid, but is opened in the open state for foam through the closed state. When 10 to 20% of the foamed effervescent beverage in the foamed state is poured out to the upper part of the standing drinking container, the control device 150 closes the valve mechanism portion 111a of the pouring cock 110 from the open state for foaming by the cock operating device 120. Return to and end the first automatic pouring program.

The memory of the control device 250 of the second automatic dispensing unit 12L stores a second automatic dispensing program that automatically dispenses carbonated drinks such as highballs, and the dispensing condition of the second automatic dispensing program is drinking. It can be set according to the type of container and carbonated drink (drinking stock solution and carbonated water). In particular, this second automatic pouring program is a program suitable for automatically pouring out a carbonated drink having a large amount of dissolved carbon dioxide gas, which is called a strong carbonated drink, so as to prevent foaming in the drinking container.

When the automatic pouring switch of the operation panel 251 is operated to execute the second automatic pouring program of the second automatic pouring unit 12L, the control device 250 raises the tilting board 231 from the standing posture by the pedestal tilting device 240. The drinking container placed on the pedestal 232 is tilted by tilting it in a tilted posture (indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 15B), and the cock operating device 220 tilts the operating lever 214e of the pouring cock 210 forward. The first and second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a are opened. By opening the first supply path on-off valve 212a, the beverage stock solution in the beverage stock solution container B is cooled as it passes through the beverage stock solution cooling pipe 16, and is connected to the beverage container from the beverage stock solution injection port 218i of the carbonated beverage injection nozzle 218. Be poured out. Further, by opening the second supply passage on-off valve 213a, the carbonated water generated in the carbonated water generation tank 21 is further cooled when passing through the carbonated water delivery pipe 27, and the carbonated water of the carbonated drink injection nozzle 218 is further cooled. It is poured into a drinking container from the water injection port 218c.

Since the carbonated water discharged from the carbonated water injection port 218c flows down along the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the drinking container, it is poured out in the drinking container in a state where foaming is suppressed. Further, the beverage stock solution that is poured diagonally forward and downward from the beverage stock solution injection port 218i is poured into a drinking container that is inclined so that the upper surface opening is on the beverage stock solution injection port 218i side and faces diagonally backward and upward. It is poured without spilling. When a carbonated drink consisting of 60 to 70% of the undiluted beverage solution and carbonated water is poured into the tilted drinking container, the control device 250 returns the tilting substrate 231 from the tilted posture to the standing posture by the pedestal tilting device 240. When the drinking container placed on the cradle 232 is erected and a carbonated drink consisting of 80 to 90% of the beverage stock solution and carbonated water is poured into the erected drinking container, the cock operating device 220 operates the pouring cock 210. The lever 214e is returned to the original position, the first and second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a are closed, and the second automatic pouring program is completed.

The beverage automatic dispensing device 10 configured as described above includes the first and second automatic dispensing units 12R and 12L for automatically dispensing the beverage, and the first automatic dispensing unit 12R serves as the first beverage such as beer. The effervescent beverage is automatically dispensed, and the second automatic dispensing unit 12L automatically dispenses a carbonated beverage such as highball as a second beverage having different properties from the first beverage. In addition, the second automatic dispensing unit 12L dispenses a separately supplied beverage stock solution such as whiskey and carbonated water as a carbonated beverage in a drinking container.

The first automatic pouring unit 12R is provided at the front portion of the device main body 11, and has a pouring cock 110 that opens the built-in valve mechanism portion 111a to dispense the beverage from the pouring nozzle 113, and the device main body 11. A pedestal 132 on which a cock operating device 120 provided at the front portion for opening and closing the valve mechanism portion 111a and a drinking container for receiving a beverage dispensed from the dispensing cock 110 are placed below the dispensing cock 110. The container pedestal device 130 having (132a, 132b) and the drinking container provided on the front part of the device main body 11 and placed on the pedestal 132 (132a, 132b) are changed from an upright posture to an inclined posture. It is provided with a cradle tilting device 140 for tilting. The control device 150 of the first automatic dispensing unit 12R tilts the drinking container C placed on the pedestal 132 (132a, 132b) from the standing posture to the tilted posture by the pedestal tilting device 140 (FIG. 15 (a)). (Indicated by a two-dot chain line), the cock operating device 120 is provided with a first automatic pouring program for controlling the automatic pouring of the effervescent beverage into the drinking container C by opening the valve mechanism portion 111a. ..

The second automatic pouring unit 12L is provided at the front portion of the apparatus main body 11 and opens the first and second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a constituting the built-in valve mechanism portion to dispense the beverage nozzle 218. The pouring cock 210 to be dispensed from, and the cock operating device 220 provided at the front portion of the device main body 11 to open and close the first and second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a constituting the valve mechanism portion. A container pedestal device 230 having a pedestal 232 on which a drinking container for receiving a beverage discharged from the brewing cock 210 is placed under the unloading cock 210, and a pedestal provided at the front of the device main body 11. It is provided with a pedestal tilting device 240 that tilts the drinking container placed on the 232 from the standing posture to the tilted posture. The control device 250 of the second automatic dispensing unit 12L tilts the drinking container C placed on the pedestal 232 by the pedestal tilting device 240 from the standing posture to the tilted posture (shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 15B). By opening the first and second supply path on-off valves 212a and 213a constituting the valve mechanism portion by the cock operating device 220, a carbonated beverage composed of a beverage stock solution and carbonated water is automatically injected into the drinking container C. It has a second automatic pouring program that controls it to be dispensed.

In the beverage automatic dispensing device 10, the first automatic dispensing unit 12R automatically dispenses an effervescent beverage as the first beverage, and the second automatic dispensing unit 12L has the same properties as the effervescent beverage which is the first beverage. As a different second beverage, a carbonated beverage having a large amount of dissolved carbon dioxide gas is automatically dispensed. The first automatic pouring program of the first automatic pouring unit 12R is set to be an automatic pouring program suitable for the automatic pouring of sparkling beverages, and the second automatic pouring of the second automatic pouring unit 12L. The program is set as an automatic injection program suitable for automatic injection of carbonated beverages in which a large amount of carbon dioxide is dissolved.

In particular, in the beverage automatic dispensing device 10, the tilt angle at which the drinking container is tilted to the tilted posture by the pedestal tilting device 140 set in the first automatic dispensing program of the first automatic dispensing unit 12R, and the first 2 The tilt angle at which the drinking container is tilted to the tilted posture can be individually set by the pedestal tilting device 240 set in the second automatic dispensing program of the automatic dispensing unit 12L.

As shown in FIG. 15A, in the first automatic dispensing unit 12R, the pedestal tilting device 140 set in the first automatic dispensing program was placed on the container pedestal device 130 and the pedestal 132. The tilt angle at which the drinking container C is tilted (the tilted state is indicated by a chain double-dashed line) is set to 40 ° as a tilt angle suitable for automatic pouring of effervescent beverages. As a result, the effervescent beverage poured out from the injection nozzle 113 in a liquid state gently flows down along the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the drinking container C, and the effervescent beverage is in a state where foaming is suppressed in the drinking container C. Be poured out.

On the other hand, in the second automatic dispensing unit 12L in which the tilt angle different from the tilt angle of the drinking container of the first automatic dispensing unit 12R is set, as shown in FIG. 15B, the second automatic dispensing program The tilt angle (the tilted state is indicated by a two-point chain line) for tilting the drinking container C placed on the container cradle device 230 and the pedestal 232 by the cradle tilting device 240 set in The inclination angle of the drinking container C suitable for automatic pouring of a carbonated beverage having a large amount of dissolved water is set to 20 °. As a result, the carbonated water discharged from the carbonated water injection port 218c at the lower end of the carbonated beverage injection nozzle 218 flows down along the peripheral wall of the drinking container C, so that the carbonated water foams in the drinking container C and the carbon dioxide gas escapes. The beverage stock solution poured out from the beverage stock solution injection port 218i at the front of the peripheral wall of the carbonated drink injection nozzle 218 can be reliably received by the upper opening of the drinking container C tilted at 20 °. In this way, the tilt angle of the drinking container can be set according to the type of beverage to be dispensed in each of the first and second automatic dispensing units 12R and 12L. Each of the second automatic dispensing units 12R and 12L can automatically dispense the beverage as the optimum tilt angle of the drinking container according to the properties of the beverage.

In addition, the second automatic dispensing unit 12L automatically dispenses carbonated drinks such as highballs, and drinking containers of various heights are used, and square ice (block ice) is put in the drinking container. In many cases, carbonated drinks are automatically dispensed in a fresh state. Depending on the user, square ice may be put in beyond the upper opening of a drinking container such as a mug, and the square ice put in beyond the upper opening in the drinking container hits the carbonated drink pouring nozzle 218 of the pouring cock 210. There was a risk. On the other hand, a back plate portion 233 having an upper edge support portion 233a for supporting the upper edge portion of the drinking container is provided above the tilting substrate 231 of the container cradle device 230 of the second automatic pouring unit 12L. On the upper side of the upper edge support portion 233a of the back plate portion 233, an upper limit mark portion 233b is provided to indicate a position where the drinking container does not hit the pouring nozzle 218 of the pouring cock 210 when the drinking container is tilted in an inclined posture. ing. As a result, it is possible to promote the use of a drinking container having a height that does not come into contact with the pouring nozzle 218, and it is possible to encourage the amount of square ice to be put into the drinking container to an amount that does not hit the pouring nozzle 218.

Further, a drain pan 17 for receiving a beverage is provided on the lower side of the container cradle device 230 at the front portion of the apparatus main body 11, and the pedestal 232 is vertically below the carbonated beverage pouring nozzle 218 of the pouring cock 210. A notch 232a is provided to allow the beverage dropped on the side to flow into the drain pan 17 on the lower side. As a result, the beverage dripping from the pouring nozzle 218 by the rear spill can be flowed from the notch 232a to the drain pan 17, and the pedestal 232 is contaminated by the beverage dripping from the carbonated beverage pouring nozzle 218. Can be prevented.

10 ... Beverage automatic dispensing device, 11 ... Device body, 12R ... 1st automatic dispensing unit, 12L ... 2nd automatic dispensing unit, 110 ... Dispensing cock, 113 ... Discharging nozzle, 120 ... Cock operating device, 130 ... Container cradle device, 132 ... pedestal, 140 ... cradle tilting device, 150 ... control device, 210 ... pouring cock, 218 ... pouring nozzle (pouring nozzle for carbonated beverages), 220 ... cock operating device, 230 ... Container pedestal device, 232 ... pedestal, 232a ... notch, 233 ... back plate, 233a ... upper edge support, 233b ... upper limit mark, 240 ... pedestal tilting device, 250 ... control device.

Claims (4)

A pouring cock, which is provided at the front of the main body of the device and opens the built-in valve mechanism to pour the beverage from the pouring nozzle.
A cock operating device provided on the front portion of the apparatus main body to open and close the valve mechanism portion, and a cock operating device.
A container cradle device having a cradle on which a drinking container for receiving a beverage poured from the brewing cock is placed under the brewing cock.
A pedestal tilting device provided at the front of the main body of the device and tilting the drinking container placed on the pedestal from an standing posture to an inclined posture.
The drinking container placed on the pedestal is tilted from the standing posture to the tilted posture by the pedestal tilting device, and the valve mechanism portion is opened by the cock operating device to automatically inject the beverage into the drinking container. A beverage automatic dispensing device including a first and second automatic dispensing unit having a control device having an automatic dispensing program for controlling the dispensing.
The first automatic dispensing unit automatically dispenses a first beverage, and the second automatic dispensing unit automatically dispenses a second beverage having properties different from those of the first beverage.
With the tilt angle that tilts the drinking container to the tilted posture by the cradle tilting device set in the automatic dispensing program of the first automatic dispensing unit, and the automatic dispensing program of the second automatic dispensing unit. An automatic beverage pouring device, characterized in that the tilting angle at which the drinking container is tilted to the tilted posture can be individually set by the set cradle tilting device. In the beverage automatic dispensing device according to claim 1,
The pouring cock of the first automatic pouring unit is provided with a pouring nozzle having a pouring outlet that opens downward.
The pouring cock of the second automatic pouring unit is provided with a pouring nozzle having two pouring outlets opened on the lower side and the front side for pouring the raw material of the drink. apparatus. In the beverage automatic dispensing device according to claim 1 or 2.
The container cradle device of the second automatic dispensing unit includes a back plate portion having an upper edge support portion that supports the upper edge portion of the drinking container.
On the upper side of the upper edge support portion of the back plate portion, an upper limit mark portion indicating an upper limit position that does not hit the ejection nozzle of the ejection cock when the drinking container is tilted in an inclined posture is provided. A featured automatic beverage pouring device. In the beverage automatic dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
A drain pan for receiving beverages is provided on the lower side of the container cradle device at the front portion of the device main body.
The automatic beverage dispensing device is characterized in that the cradle is provided with a notch for flowing the beverage dropped on the lower side of the dispensing nozzle of the dispensing cock in the vertical direction to the drain pan on the lower side.

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