JP2021045523A - Thickened beverage supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

To inhibit thickening powder from being dissolved incompletely when thickening powder and beverage are separately provided to a container by a thickened beverage supply device.SOLUTION: A thickened beverage supply device 10 includes: a placing table 20 for placing a container C; a beverage supply part 30 for supplying beverage to the container C; and a thickening powder supply part 40 for supplying thickening powder to the container C for giving thickness to the beverage supplied to the container C. Supply of the thickening powder from the thickening powder supply part 40 to the container C is started simultaneously with supply of the beverage from the beverage supply part 30 to the container C placed on the placing table 20 or at a timing after the supply is started.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

The present invention relates to a thickened beverage supply device for supplying a thickened beverage having a certain viscosity.

Patent Document 1 discloses the invention of a beverage dispenser. This beverage dispenser has a canister for accommodating a beverage powder raw material, a carry-out unit for carrying out the powder raw material in the canister, and a powder raw material carried out by the carry-out unit in a beverage generation and dispensing chamber provided at the front of the housing. It is provided with a mixing unit that receives the beverage and mixes it with water or hot water to produce a beverage, and a mounting table on which a cup that receives the beverage produced by the mixing unit is placed. In this beverage dispenser, the powder raw material in the canister is poured into the mixing case constituting the mixing unit by the dispensing unit, and the powder raw material is stirred and mixed with hot water or water in the mixing case to become a beverage, and the beverage is placed on a mounting table. You can receive it in the cup placed on.

Japanese Patent No. 5219776

In recent years, thickened beverages for the purpose of preventing aspiration have been provided to people with impaired swallowing function. When thickening the beverage supplied by the above beverage dispenser, it is necessary to add the thickening powder to the beverage supplied to the cup and mix them. In this case, the thickened powder is weighed and placed in the beverage supplied to the cup for mixing. Therefore, when supplying a large number of thickened beverages, the thickened powder is weighed many times and placed in the cup. It had to be mixed with the beverage, which was cumbersome to serve many cups of thick beverage at one time.

With the above-mentioned beverage dispenser that automatically supplies beverages, it was also considered to pour the thickened powder together with the beverage powder into the mixing case of the mixing unit to add thickening to the beverage. However, when the thickened powder is mixed with the beverage in the mixing case, the thickened beverage may be clogged at the outlet of the beverage in the mixing case, and the thickened beverage may not be supplied to the cup of the mounting table. On the other hand, if the thickened powder is directly supplied to the container placed on the mounting table, it is possible to prevent the thickened beverage from being clogged at the beverage spout of the mixing case as described above. However, when the thickened powder and the beverage are separately supplied to the container, the thickened powder becomes a mass called a so-called lump in the container and remains undissolved, or the thickened powder does not dissolve at the bottom of the container. There was a risk of remaining. An object of the present invention is to provide a thickened beverage supply device in which thickened powder and a beverage are hard to remain undissolved when they are separately supplied to a container.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a mounting table on which a container is placed, a beverage supply unit for supplying a beverage into the container, and a thickening in the container in order to impart thickness to the beverage supplied in the container. It is equipped with a thickened powder supply unit that supplies powder, and the thickened powder supply unit is provided in the container at the same time as or after the start of supply of the beverage from the beverage supply unit to the container placed on the mounting table. The present invention provides a thickened beverage supply device, characterized in that the supply of the thickened powder is controlled to start.

When a beverage is supplied with thick powder contained in the container, the thick powder remains in the container as a so-called lump, which is not melted. On the other hand, in the thickened beverage supply device configured as described above, the thickened powder is added to the container at the same time as the beverage supply unit starts supplying the beverage to the container placed on the mounting table, or at the timing after the supply is started. Since the body supply unit is controlled to start supplying the thickened powder, the thickened powder is not supplied to the container before the beverage, and the thickened powder does not dissolve in the container as a lump called a lump. It can be made difficult to remain in.

In the thickened beverage supply device configured as described above, the thickened powder supply unit enters the container at the timing after the beverage that has started supplying the beverage from the beverage supply unit flows into the bottom of the container placed on the mounting table. It is preferable to control the supply of the thickened powder. In this case, the thickened powder can be supplied into the container in a state where the water flow of the beverage is generated at the bottom of the container, so that the thickened powder is easily dissolved in the beverage in the container.

In the thickened beverage supply device configured as described above, the beverage supply unit includes a raw material water supply path for supplying raw material water as a raw material for beverages and a raw material water supply valve interposed in the raw material water supply path. The thick powder supply unit rotates the thick powder container for storing the thick powder, the thick powder unloading screw provided in the thick powder container to carry out the thick powder, and the thick powder unloading screw. A motor for carrying out thick powder is provided, and by changing at least one of the opening start timing of the raw material water supply valve and the operation start timing of the thick powder carry-out motor, the beverage is placed in the container placed on the mounting table. The thick powder may be controlled to be supplied to the container from the thick powder supply unit at the same time as the supply of the beverage is started from the supply unit or at the timing after the supply is started.

In this case, the beverage supply unit further includes a beverage raw material container for storing the raw material powder of the beverage, a screw for carrying out the raw material of the beverage provided in the raw material container of the beverage, and a screw for carrying out the raw material of the beverage, and carrying out the raw material of the beverage. A motor for carrying out the beverage raw material that rotates the screw, a stirring container that agitates the raw material powder of the beverage carried out from the beverage raw material container, and the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply path, and a stirring container provided in the stirring container. A stirring blade for stirring the raw material powder and the raw material water of the beverage and a stirring motor for rotating the stirring blade are provided, and the opening start timing of the raw material water supply valve and the operation start timing of the thick powder carry-out motor are provided. In addition, by changing at least one of the operation start timing of the beverage raw material carry-out motor, the operation start timing of the stirring motor, and the operating time of the stirring motor, the beverage is placed in the container placed on the mounting table. The thick powder may be controlled to be supplied from the thick powder supply unit to the container at the same time as the supply of the beverage is started from the supply unit or at the timing after the supply is started.

In the thickened beverage supply device configured as described above, after the thickened powder is completely supplied from the thickened powder supply unit to the container placed on the mounting table, the beverage is completely supplied to the container from the beverage supply unit. It is preferable to control to. In this case, the supply of the thickened powder is completed while the water flow of the beverage supplied to the container is continued, so that the thickened powder is less likely to float on the upper part of the beverage in the container and remain undissolved. it can.

In this case, the beverage supply unit includes a raw material water supply path for supplying raw material water as a raw material for the beverage and a raw material water supply valve interposed in the raw material water supply path, and intermittently provides the raw material water supply valve. By reducing the flow rate by opening or reducing the opening, the thickened powder is completely supplied from the thickened powder supply unit to the container placed on the mounting table, and then the beverage is completely supplied to the container from the beverage supply unit. It is preferable to control so as to cause. In this way, even when the thick powder was supplied for a long time, it became longer by reducing the supply time or flow rate of the raw material water, which was lengthened by temporarily closing the raw material water supply valve. Depending on the supply time of the raw material water, the beverage is supplied until after the thick powder has been supplied, and it is possible to reduce the amount of the thick powder floating on the upper part of the beverage in the container and remaining undissolved. Further, when the amount of the thickened powder supplied from the thickened powder supply unit is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, the raw material water supply valve is intermittently opened or the opening is reduced to reduce the flow rate. By doing so, the supply time of the raw material water can be lengthened only when the supply time of the thick powder is long, such as when the supply amount of the thick powder is a predetermined amount or more. It is possible to prevent the time required for the thickened beverage from being supplied to be unnecessarily long when the amount of the thickened powder supplied is small.

In the thick beverage supply device configured as described above, a flow sensor for detecting the flow rate of the raw material water or a water pressure sensor for detecting the water pressure of the raw material water is interposed in the raw material water supply path, and the flow rate or water pressure sensor of the flow rate sensor is provided. By controlling so as to change the closing time or opening degree when the raw material water supply valve is intermittently opened according to the water pressure of the above, it is preferable to control so that the beverage is completely supplied to the container from the beverage supply unit. When the flow rate of the raw material water in the raw material water supply path is low or the water pressure is low, if the raw material water supply valve is closed at the same closing time as when the flow rate of the raw material water is high or the water pressure is high, the raw material supplied during the opening time Due to the low supply of water, the thickened powder supplied during the closing time may float on the upper side of the beverage in the container. On the other hand, when the flow rate of the raw material water in the raw material water supply path is low or the water pressure is low, the closing time when the raw material water supply valve is intermittently opened is shorter than when the flow rate of the raw material water is high or high, or By increasing the opening degree, it is possible to prevent the thickened powder from floating on the upper side of the beverage in the container even when the raw material water supply valve is closed.

In the thickened beverage supply device configured as described above, the beverage supply unit is used for carrying out the beverage raw material container for storing the raw material powder of the beverage and the beverage raw material container provided in the beverage raw material container for carrying out the raw material powder of the beverage. A screw, a motor for carrying out the raw material for beverage that rotates the screw for carrying out the raw material for beverage, a stirring container for stirring the raw material powder of the beverage carried out from the raw material container for beverage, and the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply path. A mounting table is provided in the stirring container and includes a stirring blade for stirring the raw material powder and the raw material water of the beverage and a stirring motor for rotating the stirring blade, and the stirring motor is operated intermittently. It is preferable to control so that the thick powder is completely supplied from the thick powder supply unit to the container placed in the container and then the beverage is completely supplied from the beverage supply unit to the container. In this way, even when the thick powder is supplied for a long time, the beverage is supplied until after the thick powder has been supplied due to the longer supply time of the beverage due to the intermittent operation of the stirring motor. As a result, it is possible to reduce the amount of thickened powder floating on the upper part of the beverage in the container and remaining undissolved.

It is a perspective view of the thick beverage supply device of this invention. It is a perspective view of the state which the front panel of FIG. 1 is removed. It is a vertical sectional view along the front-rear direction at the position (line AA) where the beverage supply part is arranged. It is a schematic diagram which shows the state which the raw material water supply part is connected to the raw material water supply port formed in the base. It is a schematic diagram of a raw material water supply part. It is a perspective view of a beverage guide and a chute, and is a perspective view (a) in a state where the lower part of the chute is locked to a locking portion of the beverage guide, and a perspective view (b) in a state where the chute is removed from the beverage guide. .. It is a vertical sectional view along the front-rear direction at the position (line BB) where the thickened powder supply part is arranged. It is a perspective view which looked at the beverage pouring part and the thickened powder pouring part diagonally from the lower side. It is a perspective view (a) of a chute and the perspective view (b) which disassembled the chute into a front side part and a rear side part. It is a block diagram which shows the control device. It is a time chart (a) showing the operation of each component when the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying a warm thickened beverage containing the raw material powder of a beverage such as tea is executed. It is a time chart (b) which shows the timing which the thickened powder is poured out from the thickened powder pouring part. It is a time chart (a) showing the operation of each component when the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying a cold thickened beverage containing the raw material powder of a beverage such as tea is executed. It is a time chart (b) which shows the timing which the thickened powder is poured out from the thickened powder pouring part. It is a time chart (a) showing the operation of each component when the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened hot water is executed, and water and / or hot water and thickened powder are poured out from the third raw material water supply pipe. It is a time chart (b) which shows the timing which the thickening powder is poured out from a part. It is a time chart (a) showing the operation of each component when the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened water is executed, and water and / or hot water and thickened powder are poured out from the third raw material water supply pipe. It is a time chart (b) which shows the timing which the thickening powder is poured out from a part. It is a vertical sectional perspective view along the front-rear direction in the central portion in the left-right direction of the thickened beverage supply device of the first modification. It is a vertical sectional view (a) along the front-rear direction when the flap closes the passage of the chute, and is a vertical sectional view (b) along the front-rear direction when the flap opens the passage of the chute. ). It is a time chart (a) showing the operation of each component when the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying a warm thickened beverage containing the raw material powder of a beverage such as tea in the first modification is executed, and is a beverage note. It is a time chart (b) which shows the timing which the beverage and the thickened powder are poured out from the outlet part, and the thickened powder is poured out from the part. It is a vertical sectional perspective view along the front-rear direction in the central portion in the left-right direction of the thickened beverage supply device of the second modification. It is a time chart (a) showing the operation of each component when the warm first thickened beverage supply program containing the raw material powder of the beverage such as tea in the second modification is executed. It is a time chart (b) which shows the timing which the thickened powder is poured out from the thickened powder pouring part. 3 is a time chart showing the operation of each component when the warm first thickened beverage supply program containing the raw material powder of a beverage such as tea in the third modification is executed. It is a time chart (a) showing the operation of each component when the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying a warm thickened beverage containing the raw material powder of a beverage such as tea in the fourth modified example is executed, and is a beverage note. It is a time chart (b) which shows the timing which the beverage and the thickened powder are poured out from the outlet part, and the thickened powder from the thickened powder pouring part. 6 is a time chart (a) showing the operation of each component when the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying a warm thickened beverage containing the raw material powder of a beverage such as tea in the sixth modification is executed. It is a time chart (b) which shows the timing which the beverage and the thickened powder are poured out from the outlet part, and the thickened powder is poured out from the thickened powder pouring part.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the thickened beverage supply device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The thickened beverage supply device 10 of the present invention supplies a thickened beverage by mixing the thickened powder in the container C with the beverage supplied in the container C such as a cup. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the thickened beverage supply device 10 includes a thickened beverage generating chamber 12 at the front portion of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 11, and a machine chamber 13 at the rear portion of the housing 11 to generate a thickened beverage. The chamber 12 is separated from the machine room 13 by a partition plate 14. The machine room 13 has a cooling water tank for cooling the water supplied to the mixing container 33 or the container C, which will be described later, a refrigerating device for cooling the cooling water tank, and a water heater for supplying hot water to be supplied to the mixing container 33 or the container C. Etc. are arranged.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the thickened beverage generation chamber 12 has a mounting table 20 on which a container C such as a cup is placed, a beverage supply unit 30 for supplying a beverage into the container C, and a beverage supply unit 30 in the container C. It is provided with a thickening powder supply unit 40 for supplying thickening powder. In this embodiment, the thickened beverage producing chamber 12 is provided with two beverage supply units 30 for supplying two types of beverages, and the two beverage supply units 30 are centered in the left-right direction of the thickened beverage producing chamber 12. It is arranged on both the left and right sides of the thickened powder supply unit 40. Since the left and right beverage supply units 30 have the same configuration only being arranged symmetrically on the left and right, only one beverage supply unit 30 will be mainly described in the following description.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mounting table 20 is located at the lower part of the thickened beverage generation chamber 12 at the center in the left-right direction. The mounting table 20 includes a pedestal portion 21 on which a container C such as a cup is placed, and a cover portion 22 that covers the upper side of the pedestal portion 21. The cradle 21 is formed in the shape of a drainboard so that the beverage overflowing from the container C such as a cup can flow downward. In order to receive the beverage and the thickened powder in the container C at the central portion in the left-right direction at the front portion of the pedestal portion 21, the upper portion of the central portion in the left-right direction at the front portion of the pedestal portion 21 will be described later. A beverage pouring portion 36b (beverage pouring outlet 36c) and a thickened powder pouring portion 42c (thickening powder pouring outlet 42d) are arranged (shown in FIGS. 7 and 8). The cover portion 22 covers the left and right sides except the front, the rear and the upper side on the upper side of the pedestal portion 21.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the beverage supply unit 30 supplies the beverage that is the raw material of the thickened beverage to the container C placed on the mounting table 20. The beverage supply unit 30 includes a beverage generation unit 31 that produces a beverage, and a beverage supply path 35 that supplies the beverage produced by the beverage generation unit 31 to the container C of the mounting table 20.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the beverage generation unit 31 produces a beverage by mixing the raw material powder of the beverage with the raw water composed of water and / or hot water. The beverage generation unit 31 includes a beverage raw material container 32 for storing the raw material powder (powder raw material) of the beverage, a mixing container 33 for mixing the raw material powder of the beverage and the raw material water, and the raw material powder and the raw material water in the mixing container 33. It is provided with a stirring device 34 for stirring and mixing with. The beverage raw material container 32 stores the raw material powder of a beverage made of powders such as tea and black tea, and is detachably attached to a base 15 provided in the thickened beverage generation chamber 12. A raw material powder carry-out port 32a is provided at the bottom of the beverage raw material container 32, and the raw material powder is carried out from the carry-out port 32a to the mixing container 33. A beverage raw material unloading screw 32b is provided at the lower part of the beverage raw material container 32, and the driving of the beverage raw material unloading motor 32d is transmitted to the beverage raw material unloading screw 32b via the coupling member 32c. There is. When the beverage raw material carry-out screw 32b is rotated by the rotation of the beverage raw material carry-out motor 32d, the raw material powder in the beverage raw material container 32 is carried out from the carry-out port 32a into the mixing container 33.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mixing container 33 stirs and mixes the raw material powder and the raw material water, and is detachably supported by the base 15 provided in the thickened beverage generation chamber 12. The mixing container 33 is open on the lower side of the beverage raw material container 32, and the raw material powder carried out from the carry-out port 32a of the beverage raw material container 32 flows into the mixing container 33. A discharge port 33a is formed at the bottom of the mixing container 33, and the beverage that has been stirred and mixed in the mixing container 33 is discharged from the discharge port 33a.

As shown in FIG. 4, the base 15 is provided with a raw material water supply port 15a for supplying raw material water composed of water (cold water) and / or hot water (hot water) in the mixing container 33, and the raw material water is provided. A raw material water supply unit 16 for supplying raw material water is connected to the supply port 15a. As shown in FIG. 5, the raw material water supply unit 16 includes a hot water supply tank 16a for supplying hot water (hot water) and a cold water tank 16b for supplying water (cold water). A first water supply pipe 16c constituting a raw material water supply path is connected to the hot water supply tank 16a, and water from a water supply source such as water supply is supplied to the hot water supply tank 16a through the first water supply pipe 16c. The first and second water supply valves 16d and 16e constituting the raw material water supply valve are interposed in the first water supply pipe 16c, and the water of the water supply source opens the first and second water supply valves 16d and 16e. Is supplied to the hot water supply tank 16a. A water level sensor 16a1 is provided in the hot water supply tank 16a, and the first and second water supply valves 16d and 16e have the water level in the hot water supply tank 16a within a predetermined water level range based on the detected water level of the water level sensor 16a1. The opening and closing is controlled. A heater 16a2 is provided in the hot water supply tank 16a, and the water of the water supply source is heated by the heater 16a2 in the hot water supply tank 16a to become raw material water composed of hot water (hot water).

Further, a hot water supply pipe 16f forming a raw material water supply path is connected to the lower part of the hot water supply tank 16a, and a hot water supply pump 16g is interposed in the hot water supply pipe 16f. The hot water in the hot water supply tank 16a is sent to the hot water supply pipe 16f by the hot water supply pump 16g. Further, the hot water supply pipe 16f is interposed with the first to third raw material water supply valves 16h (16h1 to 16h3) for hot water, which are composed of three-way valves, and the first to third raw material water supply valves 16h for hot water. The first to third raw material water supply pipes 16i (16i1 to 16i3) for hot water are connected to (16h1 to 16h3). The outlet end of the first raw material water supply pipe 16i1 is connected to the raw material water supply port 15a of the beverage supply unit 30 on the left side, and the outlet end of the second raw material water supply pipe 16i2 is the raw material of the beverage supply unit 30 on the right side. It is connected to the water supply port 15a, and the outlet end of the third raw material water supply pipe 16i3 is arranged on the cover portion 22 of the mounting table 20.

The hot water in the hot water supply tank 16a has the hot water supply pipe 16f and the first raw material water by opening the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 or the second raw material water supply valve 16h2 for hot water with the operation of the hot water supply pump 16g. It is supplied into the mixing container 33 through the supply pipe 16i1 or the second raw material water supply pipe 16i2. Further, the hot water in the hot water supply tank 16a passes through the hot water supply pipe 16f and the third raw material water supply pipe 16i3 by opening the third raw material water supply valve 16h3 for hot water at the same time as the operation of the hot water supply pump 16g. It is supplied to a container C such as a cup placed on the mounting table 20.

A second water supply pipe 16j constituting a raw material water supply path is connected to the first water supply pipe 16c immediately downstream of the first water supply valve 16d (between the first water supply valve 16d and the second water supply valve 16e). Water from a water supply source such as tap water is supplied to the cold water tank 16b through a part of the first water supply pipe 16c and the second water supply pipe 16j. Inside the chilled water tank 16b, an evaporation pipe 16b1 of a refrigerating device for cooling the internal cooling water and a raw material water cooling pipe 16b2 for cooling the raw material water are provided. The cooling water in the cold water tank 16b is cooled by the refrigerant circulating in the evaporation pipe 16b1 of the refrigerating apparatus, and the water of the water supply source is cooled as it passes through the raw material water cooling pipe 16b2 to become the raw material water composed of cold water.

A water supply pipe 16k is connected to the raw material water cooling pipe 16b2 of the cold water tank 16b, and the raw material water composed of cold water cooled by the raw material water cooling pipe 16b2 is sent to the water supply pipe 16k. The water pipe 16k is provided with first and second branch portions 16k1, 16k2 for delivering cold water, and the first and second branch portions 16k1, 16k2 and the tip portion 16k3 of the water pipe 16k are the fourth to 16k3 for cold water. A sixth raw material water supply valve 16 m (16 m 1 to 16 m 3) is provided. The introduction ends of the 4th to 6th raw material water supply pipes 16n (16n1 to 16n3) for cold water are connected to the 4th to 6th raw material water supply valves 16m1 to 16m3 for cold water, and the fourth to 16n3 for cold water is connected. The lead-out end of the sixth raw material water supply pipe 16n (16n1 to 16n3) is connected to the intermediate portion of the first to third raw material water supply pipes 16i (16i1 to 16i3) for hot water.

The water of the water supply source is a part of the first water supply pipe 16c and the second water supply pipe by opening the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 or the fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2 for cold water. It is sent to the raw material water cooling pipe 16b2 of the cold water tank 16b through 16j and cooled to become the raw material water composed of cold water, and the raw material water composed of cold water is the water supply pipe 16k and the fourth raw material water supply pipe 16n1 or the fifth raw material water. Inside the mixing vessel 33 through the supply pipe 16n2 and the first raw material water supply pipe 16i1 connected to the fourth raw material water supply pipe 16n1 or the second raw material water supply pipe 16i2 connected to the fifth raw material water supply pipe 16n2. Is supplied to. Further, the water of the water supply source is a cold water tank through a part of the first water supply pipe 16c and the second water supply pipe 16j by opening the first water supply valve 16d and the sixth raw material water supply valve 16m3 for cold water. It is sent to the raw material water cooling pipe 16b2 of 16b and cooled to become the raw material water made of cold water, and the raw material water made of cold water is connected to the water supply pipe 16k, the sixth raw material water supply pipe 16n3, and the sixth raw material water supply pipe 16n3. It is supplied to a container C such as a cup placed on the mounting table 20 through the third raw material water supply pipe 16i3.

The first water supply pipe 16c, the hot water supply pipe 16f, the first to third raw material water supply pipes 16i (16i1 to 16i3), the second water supply pipe 16j, the water supply pipe 16k and the fourth to sixth raw material water of the raw material water supply unit 16. The supply pipes 16n (16n1 to 16n3) correspond to the raw material water supply passages described in the scope of the present application, and are the first water supply valve 16d, the first to third raw material water supply valves 16h (16h1 to 16h3), and the fourth to fourth. 6 The raw material water supply valve 16m (16m1 to 16m3) corresponds to the raw material water supply valve described in the scope of the request of the present application.

As shown in FIG. 3, a stirring device 34 is provided in the mixing container 33, and the stirring device 34 is provided by a stirring motor 34a provided on the base 15 on the rear side of the mixing container 33 and a stirring motor 34a. It includes a rotating rotating shaft 34d and a disk portion 34e provided at the tip of the rotating shaft 34d. A coupling magnet 34b is provided on the output shaft of the stirring motor 34a, and a coupling magnet 34c is provided at the base end of the rotating shaft 34d on the stirring motor 34a side. The rotating shaft 34d is detachably connected to the stirring motor 34a by the coupling magnets 34b and 34c, and the stirring motor 34a rotates the rotating shaft 34d via the coupling magnets 34b and 34c. The rotary shaft 34d extends above the discharge port 33a at the bottom of the mixing container 33, and a disk portion 34e is provided above the discharge port 33a at the tip of the rotary shaft 34d. A stirring blade 34f is provided on the lower surface of the disk portion 34e at the tip of the rotating shaft 34d, and the raw material powder and the raw material water in the mixing container 33 are stirred and mixed by the rotation of the disk portion 34e to form a beverage. ..

As shown in FIG. 2, the beverage supply path 35 guides the beverage produced by the beverage generation unit 31 to the container C placed on the loading table 20. The beverage supply path 35 includes a beverage guide 36 having a shallow box shape, and the beverage guide 36 extends from the lower side of the beverage generation unit 31 to the central portion in the left-right direction at the front portion of the mounting table 20. In this embodiment, the beverage guides 36 arranged on the left and right sides are connected to each other by the connecting portions 36a arranged in the central portion in the left-right direction of the thickened beverage generation chamber 12, and the beverage guides 36 on the left and right sides are connected to each other in the left-right direction. It is integrally formed in a state of being connected by a connecting portion 36a in the central portion. The integrally formed beverage guides 36 on both the left and right sides are supported on the upper side of the cover portion 22 of the mounting table 20.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 6 and 7, the beverage guide 36 is provided with a cylindrical beverage dispensing portion 36b extending downward on the upper side of the central portion in the left-right direction at the front portion of the mounting table 20. A beverage inlet 36c for the beverage is formed at the lower end of the beverage injection portion 36b. Further, the beverage dispensing portions 36b of the beverage guides 36 on both the left and right sides are arranged at the front portion of the mounting table 20 at the central portion in the left-right direction and adjacent to each other in the left-right direction. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, these beverage injection portions 36b are inclined to the rear side, which will be the thick powder injection portion 42c side, which will be described later, and are inclined from the beverage injection outlet 36c of the beverage injection portion 36b. The beverage to be dispensed is inclined to the rear side and is poured out. As shown in FIG. 6, a positioning portion 36d is provided at the rear portion of the connecting portion 36a of the beverage guide 36, and the positioning portion 36d regulates the movement of the lower portion of the chute 42, which will be described later, in the left-right direction. The lower part of the 42 is positioned with respect to the beverage guide 36.

As shown in FIG. 2, the outlet end of the third raw material water supply pipe 16i3 is arranged on the upper side of the cover portion 22, and the third raw material water supply pipe is placed in the container C placed on the mounting table 20. Raw water consisting of water and / or hot water is supplied from 16i3 as a beverage. The raw material water composed of water and / or hot water supplied from the third raw material water supply pipe 16i3 is mainly used when supplying thickened water or thickened water obtained by adding thickening powder to the raw material water composed of water and / or hot water. Used.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the thickening powder supply unit 40 stores the thickening powder in the thickening powder container 41 and the thickening powder carried out from the thickening powder container 41 in the container C of the mounting table 20. It is equipped with a chute 42 that guides the user. As shown in FIG. 7, a thickening powder carry-out port 41a is provided at the bottom of the thickening powder container 41, and the thickening powder is carried out from the carry-out port 41a to the chute 42. A thick powder carry-out screw 41b is provided in the lower part of the thick powder container 41, and the thick powder carry-out screw 41b transmits the drive of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d via the coupling member 41c. It has become like. When the thick powder carry-out screw 41b is rotated by the rotation of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d, the thick powder in the thick powder container 41 is carried out into the chute 42 from the carry-out port 41a.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the chute 42 extends vertically downward from the lower side of the carry-out port 41a of the thickened powder container 41 to the upper side of the container C placed on the mounting table 20, and is a thickened powder container. It is provided with a passage 42a for guiding the thickened powder carried out from the carry-out port 41a of 41 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20. As shown in FIG. 9, the chute 42 can be divided into two in the front-rear direction as the horizontal direction, and includes a front side portion 43 and a rear side portion 44.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the upper end of the chute 42 is provided with a receiving port 42b for receiving the thickened powder carried out from the carry-out port 41a of the thickened powder container 41. Further, a tubular thickened powder pouring portion 42c having a thickened powder pouring outlet 42d for pouring out thickened powder is provided at the lower end portion of the chute 42. As shown in FIG. 7, the passage 42a formed inside the chute 42 extends linearly in the vertical direction from the receiving port 42b at the upper end to the thickened powder injection port 42d at the lower end. The width of the chute 42 in the left-right direction gradually narrows from the middle part in the vertical direction to the lower part, and the passage 42a of the chute 42 gradually narrows as it goes downward from the middle part in the vertical direction to the lower part. The thickened powder becomes turbulent when passing through the gradually narrowing portion of the passage 42a of the chute 42, and the thickened powder that has become turbulent flows from the thickened powder injection port 42d into the container C made into the mounting table 20. It will diffuse and be released.

As shown in FIG. 8, the thickened powder dispensing portion 42c is arranged at a position adjacent to the beverage dispensing portion 36b of the beverage guide 36 in the front-rear direction. The thick powder spout 42d of the thick powder pouring portion 42c has a length in the front-rear direction (adjacent to the beverage spout 36c in the horizontal direction) and a left-right direction (adjacent to the beverage spout 36c in the horizontal direction). It has an oval shape with a flat shape shorter than the length in the orthogonal direction). By making the thick powder spout 42d oval, the opening area of the thick powder spout 42d is formed larger than that of the beverage spout 36c. The length in the front-rear direction, which is the direction in which the beverage spout 36c of the thick powder spout 42d is arranged, is shorter than the length in the left-right direction in which the beverage spout 36c is not arranged. The 42d and the beverage spout 36c can be arranged on the upper side of the center of the container C without spreading, and the thick powder and the beverage dispensed from the beverage inlet 36c can be disposed of. It will not spill out of the container C.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 9, an insertion piece portion 42e extending to the rear side is provided on the rear surface of the rear side portion 44 of the chute 42, and both left and right side portions of the insertion piece portion 42e. Is slidably supported back and forth by a rail (not shown) provided on the base 15. When attaching the chute 42 and the beverage guide 36, the insertion piece portion 42e is inserted along the rail to attach the chute 42 to the base 15, and then the rear surface at the position of the connecting portion 36a of the beverage guide 36 is the lower portion of the chute 42. The beverage guide 36 is supported on the upper side of the cover portion 22 of the mounting table 20 in a state of being in contact with the front surface. In this state, the lower portion of the chute 42 abuts on the rear surface of the beverage guide 36 to regulate the movement in the front-rear direction, and the positioning portion 36d of the beverage guide 36 restricts the movement in the left-right direction. Since the chute 42 is positioned with respect to the beverage guide 36 in this way, the thickened powder injection portion 42c is positioned at a position adjacent to the beverage injection portion 36b of the beverage guide 36 in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 10, the thickened beverage supply device 10 includes a control device 50 that controls the supply of the thickened beverage to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, and the control devices 50 include the first and second thickened beverages. Water supply valves 16d, 16e, hot water pump 16g, first to third raw material water supply valves 16h (16h1 to 16h3), fourth to sixth raw material water supply valves 16m (16m1 to 16m3), operations provided on the front panel 17. It is connected to the switch 18, the beverage raw material unloading motor 32d, the stirring motor 34a, and the thickened powder unloading motor 41d. The control device 50 has a first and second thickened beverage supply program, and the first thickened beverage supply program is a program for supplying a hot or cold thickened beverage containing a raw material powder for a beverage such as tea, and a second thickened beverage. The thickened beverage supply program is a program that supplies thickened beverages consisting of thickened water or thickened hot water.

The first thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened beverages containing raw material powders for beverages such as tea is based on the operation of the operation switch 18, the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 for cold water (the first). 5 Open / close control with the raw material water supply valve 16m2) and / or operation control of the hot water supply pump 16g and opening / closing control of the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) for hot water. By controlling the operation of the beverage raw material unloading motor 32d, the stirring motor 34a, and the thickened powder unloading motor 41d, the raw material powder for beverages such as tea is placed in a container C such as a cup placed on the mounting table 20. It is controlled to supply thick beverages containing.

In the first thickened beverage supply program, the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw water supply valve 16m1 for cold water (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) are provided according to the amount and temperature of the thickened beverage supplied to the container C. And at least one opening time of the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) for hot water and the operating time of the hot water supply pump 16g can be set, and the concentration of the thickened beverage can be set. The operating time of the beverage raw material unloading motor 32d can be set accordingly, and the operating time of the thickened powder unloading motor 41d can be set according to the thickening viscosity of the thickened beverage.

The second thickened beverage supply program, which supplies thickened beverages consisting of thickened water or thickened hot water, controls the opening and closing of the first water supply valve 16d and the sixth raw material water supply valve 16m3 for cold water based on the operation of the operation switch 18. And / or, by controlling the operation of the hot water pump 16g, the opening / closing control of the third raw material water supply valve 16h3 for hot water, and the operation of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d, it is placed on the mounting table 20. It is controlled to supply a thickened beverage composed of thickened water or thickened water to a container C such as a cup.

In the second thickened beverage supply program, the first water supply valve 16d, the sixth raw material water supply valve 16m3 for cold water, and the sixth raw material water supply valve 16m3 for cold water are used according to the amount and temperature of the thickened beverage made of thickened water or thickened water supplied to the container C. At least one opening time with the third raw material water supply valve 16h3 for hot water and an operating time of 16 g of the hot water pump can be set, and the thickened powder is carried out according to the thickened viscosity of the thickened water or the thickened hot water. The operating time of the motor 41d can be set.

When supplying the thickened beverage, the thickened powder is supplied to the container C from the thickened powder supply unit 40 at the same time as or after the beverage supply is started from the beverage supply unit 30 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20. When the supply is started, the thickened powder can be formed into lumps called lumps in the container C and can be made difficult to remain without being melted. In particular, the thick powder is supplied from the thick powder supply unit 40 to the container C at the timing after the beverage that has been started to be supplied from the beverage supply unit 30 flows into the bottom of the container C placed on the mounting table 20. If it is controlled so as to be allowed, the effect that the thickened powder becomes a lump called a lump in the container C and does not dissolve and remains difficult to remain can be enhanced. Further, when the container C placed on the mounting table 20 is controlled to be supplied with the thickened powder from the thickened powder supply unit 40 and then the container C is controlled to be supplied with the beverage from the beverage supply unit 30, the inside of the container is controlled. It is possible to reduce the amount of thick powder floating on the top of the beverage and remaining undissolved.

When the first thickened beverage supply program was executed, the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 for cold water (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) were opened and / or the hot water supply pump 16g. Even if the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) for operation and hot water is opened and the beverage raw material carry-out motor 32d is operated, the beverage is not immediately supplied into the container C. Similarly, even if the thick powder carry-out motor 41d is operated, the thick powder is not immediately supplied to the container C. That is, the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 for cold water (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) are opened and / or the operation of the hot water supply pump 16g and the first raw material water supply for hot water are performed. Even if the valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) is opened, it takes time for the raw material water composed of water and / or hot water to pass through the mixing container 33 and the beverage guide 36, and a time lag occurs. When the raw material water is mixed with the raw material powder of the beverage by the stirring blade 34f in the mixing container 33, it is not immediately discharged from the discharge port 33a due to the centrifugal force but is discharged with a delay. Further, in order to adjust the temperature of the beverage supplied to the container C to an appropriate temperature, after operating the hot water pump 16 g and opening the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) for hot water, the first water supply is performed. When the valve 16d and the fourth source water supply valve 16m1 for cold water (fifth source water supply valve 16m2) are opened, the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth source water supply valve 16m1 for cold water (fifth source water supply) are opened. Compared with the case where the valve 16m2) is continuously opened to supply only the raw water composed of cold water, the supply time of the thickened beverage becomes longer. Further, even if the thick powder carry-out motor 41d is operated, it takes time for the chute 42 to fall, causing a time lag.

Therefore, the opening of the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 for cold water (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) is started, and / or the operation of the hot water pump 16g and the first for hot water are started. Even if the opening of the raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2), the operation of the beverage raw material carry-out motor 32d, and the thick powder carry-out motor 41d are started at the same timing, the operation is started. As described above, when the container C placed on the mounting table 20 is started to be supplied with the beverage from the beverage supply unit 30 at the same time or after the supply is started, the thick powder is supplied to the container C from the thick powder supply unit 40. Thickened powder is supplied from the thickened powder supply unit 40 to the container C at the timing after the beverage that has been made to be fed or the beverage is started to be supplied from the beverage supply unit 30 flows into the bottom of the container C placed on the mounting table 20. After starting or completing the supply of the thickened powder from the thickened powder supply unit 40 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, it is not possible to complete the supply of the beverage from the beverage supply unit 30 to the container C.

In the first thickened beverage supply program, the thickened powder is supplied to the container C from the thickened powder supply unit 40 at the same time as the beverage supply unit 30 starts supplying the beverage to the container C or at the timing after the supply is started. In order to control the start, etc., the opening start timing of the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) for cold water is set by operating a setting operation unit (not shown). , And / or, the operation start timing of the hot water supply pump 16 g, the opening start timing of the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) for hot water, and the operation start timing of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d. The operation start timing of the beverage raw material carry-out motor 32d and the operation start timing and operation time of the stirring motor 34a can be changed.

Similarly, when the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened water or thickened hot water is executed, the first water supply valve 16d and the sixth raw material water supply valve 16m3 for cold water are opened and / or fed. When the hot water pump 16g is operated and the third raw water supply valve 16h3 for hot water is opened, the first water supply valve 16d and the third raw water supply valve 16h3 for cold water are used, as in the case of supplying a thickened beverage containing a raw material powder for a beverage such as tea. Since the beverage supply path is shorter than when the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 is opened and / or when the hot water supply pump 16g is operated and the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 for hot water is opened, the container C is faster. However, even if the thick powder carry-out motor 41d is operated, the thick powder is not immediately supplied to the container C. Therefore, in the second thickened beverage supply program, the first water supply valve 16d and the sixth raw material water supply valve 16m3 for cold water are opened and / or the hot water supply pump 16g is operated and the third raw material water supply for hot water is supplied. Even when the valve 16h3 was opened and the thick powder carry-out motor 41d was operated, as described above, the container C placed on the mounting table 20 was simultaneously or started to be supplied with the beverage from the beverage supply unit 30. Later, after the thick powder is started to be supplied from the thick powder supply unit 40 to the container C, or the beverage that has been started to be supplied from the beverage supply unit 30 flows into the bottom of the container C placed on the mounting table 20. After starting the supply of the thickened powder from the thickened powder supply unit 40 to the container C or completing the supply of the thickened powder from the thickened powder supply unit 40 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20 at the timing of , The container C cannot be completely supplied with the beverage from the beverage supply unit 30.

In the second thickened beverage supply program, the thickened powder is supplied to the container C from the thickened powder supply unit 40 at the same time as the beverage supply unit 30 starts supplying the beverage to the container C or at the timing after the supply is started. In order to control the start, etc., the opening start timing of the first water supply valve 16d and the sixth raw material water supply valve 16m3 for cold water and / or the operation of the hot water supply pump 16g is performed by operating a setting operation unit (not shown). The start timing, the opening start timing of the third raw material water supply valve 16h3 for hot water, and the operation start timing of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d can be changed.

The above-mentioned first and second thickened beverage programs will be specifically described below. First, the first thickened beverage program for supplying hot thickened beverages will be described. The first thickened beverage program described below describes the configuration when the beverage is supplied from the beverage supply unit 30 on the left side, and the configuration when the beverage is supplied from the beverage supply unit 30 on the right side in parentheses. When the thickened beverage supply device 10 supplies a warm thickened beverage in which the raw material powder of a beverage such as tea is dissolved, a container C such as a cup is placed in the center of the left and right at the front of the cradle 21 of the mounting table 20. When the beverage is placed and the operation switch 18 turns on the supply switch for the thick beverage such as hot tea, the control device 50 executes the first thick beverage supply program for the hot beverage. FIG. 11A is a time chart showing the operation of each component when the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying warm thickened beverage is executed, and FIG. 11B is a beverage dispensing unit 36b in the container C. It is a time chart which shows the timing which the beverage and the thickened powder are poured out from the thickened powder pouring part 42c (thickened powder pouring out 42d) from (beverage pouring out port 36c).

As shown in the timing of a in FIG. 11, when the supply switch for the thick beverage such as hot tea of the operation switch 18 is operated, the control device 50 rotates the beverage raw material carry-out motor 32d in a time corresponding to the concentration of the beverage. (Time from b to c in FIG. 11). The raw material powder in the beverage raw material container 32 is carried out into the mixing container 33 from the carry-out port 32a.

When the raw material powder is carried out into the mixing container 33, the control device 50 starts the operation of the hot water pump 16 g at the timing c of FIG. The first raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) is started to open, and the stirring motor 34a is operated. The raw material powder carried out into the mixing container 33 is agitated by the raw material water consisting of hot water supplied from the raw material water supply port 15a through the first raw material water supply pipe 16i1 (second raw material water supply pipe 16i2). It is mixed with to make a beverage.

In order to make the beverage thickened at a temperature that is easy to drink, the control device 50 stops the operation of the hot water pump 16 g at the timing of d in FIG. 11 and has a delay time slightly longer than the timing of d in FIG. At the timing of e, the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 for hot water (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) is closed. In order to supply the raw material water consisting of cold water (water) instead of the raw material water consisting of hot water, the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) is started to be opened at the timing of d in FIG. Then, the first water supply valve 16d is started to be opened at the timing of e in FIG. 11 with a delay time slightly longer than the timing of d in FIG. In the mixing container 33, instead of the raw material water composed of hot water, the fourth raw material water supply pipe 16n1 (fifth raw material water supply pipe 16n2) and the first raw material water supply pipe 16i1 (second raw material water supply pipe 16i2) pass through. The raw material water composed of cold water is supplied from the raw material water supply port 15a.

The raw material powder carried out into the mixing container 33 is mixed by being agitated by the raw material water consisting of hot water and cold water supplied from the raw material water supply port 15a to become a beverage, and the beverage in the mixing container 33 is a beverage at the discharge port 33a. Is released into the beverage guide 36. The beverage discharged from the discharge port 33a passes through the beverage guide 36 and is discharged from the beverage inlet 36c to the container C at the timing of f in FIG. At this time, the beverage discharged from the mixing container 33 to the beverage guide 36 gradually becomes thinner from the high concentration state and is discharged to the beverage guide 36, but the beverage in the container C has a set concentration. It should be noted that the disk portion 34e of the stirring device 34 is arranged above the discharge port 33a of the mixing container 33 to make it difficult for the beverage to flow, and it takes time for the beverage to pass through the beverage guide 36. The beverage in the mixing container 33 is poured from the beverage inlet 36c at the timing of f in FIG. 11 after a time lag occurs after the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) for hot water is opened. It will be issued.

The control device 50 operates the hot water pump 16 g and opens the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) for hot water, and opens the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw material water supply valve for cold water. When 16 m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16 m2) is opened and a little time has passed since the stirring motor 34a was operated and the timing of g in FIG. 11 is reached, the thickened powder carry-out motor 41d is thickened. Rotate for a time according to the viscosity of the beverage. The thickened powder in the thickened powder container 41 is carried out from the carry-out port 41a through the receiving port 42b into the chute 42. The thickened powder carried out into the chute 42 falls down the passage 42a and is poured out into the container C from the thickened powder injection port 42d at the timing of h in FIG. Since the thickened powder in the thickened powder container 41 passes through the chute 42, it is poured out from the thickened powder injection port 42d after a slight time lag occurs after the operation of the thickened powder carry-out motor 41d is started. Is done.

The operation of the thick powder unloading motor 41d is started so that the thick powder poured out from the thick powder injection port 42d is poured into the container C at a timing slightly later than that of the beverage discharged from the beverage injection port 36c. Time is controlled. Since the thickened powder is poured into the container C after the beverage is poured into the container C, it is possible to prevent the thickened powder from remaining as a lump without melting at the bottom of the container C, which is a so-called lump. .. Further, since the beverage is poured out from the beverage dispensing portion 36b in the direction in which the thickened powder in the container C falls, the thickened powder poured into the container C depends on the beverage poured out to the thickened powder side. By being diffused, it becomes difficult to remain in a lump state at the bottom of the container C, and the water flow generated by the beverage obliquely poured into the container C makes it easy to mix with the beverage in the container C.

The control device 50 stops the stirring motor 34a at the timing of i in FIG. 11, closes the first water supply valve 16d at the timing of j in FIG. 11, and goes through a delay time slightly longer than the timing of j in FIG. When the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) for cold water is closed at the timing of k in FIG. 11, and the operation of the thickened powder carry-out motor 41d is stopped at the timing of l in FIG. The pouring of the thickened powder from the thickened powder pouring portion 42c (thickening powder pouring outlet 42d) is completed at the timing of m in FIG. 11, and the beverage pouring portion 36b (beverage pouring) is completed at the timing of n in FIG. Beverage pouring from outlet 36c) is complete. The time lag between carrying out the thickened powder from the carry-out port 41a of the thickened powder container 41 and reaching the thickened powder injection port 42d of the chute 42 is such that the raw material water is supplied to the mixing container 33 from the raw material water supply port 15a. It is shorter than the time lag from reaching the beverage spout 36c of the beverage guide 36. In consideration of this, the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 for cold water (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) are closed, and then the operation of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d is stopped. Then, after the pouring of the thickened powder is completed from the thickened powder pouring portion 42c (thickening powder pouring outlet 42d), the pouring of the beverage is completed from the beverage pouring portion 36b (beverage pouring outlet 36c). become. In this way, the timing of closing the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 for cold water (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) and the timing of stopping the operation of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d are controlled. Therefore, it is possible to control so that the pouring of the beverage is completed after the pouring of the thickened powder into the container C is completed, and the thickened powder can be floated on the upper part of the beverage in the container C to prevent it from remaining undissolved.

Next, a first thickened beverage program for supplying cold thickened beverages will be described. When the thickened beverage supply device 10 supplies a cold thickened beverage in which the raw material powder of a beverage such as tea is dissolved, a container C such as a cup is placed in the center of the left and right at the front of the pedestal portion 21 of the mounting table 20. When the container is placed and the operation switch 18 turns on the supply switch for the thickened beverage such as cold tea, the control device 50 executes the first thickened beverage supply program. FIG. 12A is a time chart showing the operation of each component when the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying a cold thickened beverage is executed, and FIG. 12B is a beverage dispensing unit 36b in the container C. 6 is a time chart showing the timing at which the beverage and the thickened powder are poured out from the thickened powder pouring portion 42c (thickened powder pouring outlet 42d) from the (beverage pouring outlet 36c).

In the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying hot thickened beverages, the hot water supply pump 16 g is started to operate at the timing of c in FIG. 11 and the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 for hot water (second raw material water supply valve 16h2). The opening of the hot water pump 16g was stopped at the timing of d in FIG. 11, and the first raw water for hot water was stopped at the timing of e in FIG. 11 with a delay time slightly longer than the timing of d in FIG. The supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) is closed to first supply the raw material water made of hot water into the mixing container 33, supply the raw material water made of hot water, and then supply the raw material water made of cold water. I try to do it. On the other hand, in the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying cold thickened beverage, the fourth raw material water supply valve 16 m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16 m2) is started to be opened at the timing of c in FIG. The first water supply valve 16d is started to be opened at the timing of d in FIG. 12 with a delay time slightly larger than the timing of the above, and the raw material water composed of cold water (water) is supplied into the mixing container 33 from the beginning. Other than this, it is the same as the operation of the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying the warm thickened beverage described with reference to FIG.

Next, the second thickening beverage program for supplying thickening hot water (warm thickening beverage) will be described. When supplying a thickened beverage composed of thickened hot water by the thickened beverage supply device 10, a container C such as a cup is placed in the center of the left and right at the front part of the pedestal portion 21 of the mounting table 20, and the thickened hot water is operated by the operation switch 18. When the thick beverage supply switch is turned on, the control device 50 executes the second thick beverage supply program. FIG. 13 (a) is a time chart showing the operation of each component when the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened hot water is executed, and FIG. 13 (b) is a beverage dispensing portion in the container C. A time chart showing the timing of pouring the beverage of raw water consisting of water and / or hot water from the third raw material water supply pipe 16i3 and the thickened powder from the thickened powder pouring portion 42c (thickening powder pouring outlet 42d). Is.

As shown in the timing of a in FIG. 13, when the hot water supply switch of the operation switch 18 is operated, the control device 50 starts the operation of the hot water pump 16g at the timing of c in FIG. 3 Start opening the raw material water supply valve 16h3. Since the outlet end of the third raw material water supply pipe 16i3 is arranged on the cover portion 22 of the mounting table 20, after the operation of the hot water pump 16 g and the opening of the third raw material water supply valve 16h3 for hot water are started. At the timing of e in FIG. 13, which is slightly delayed, the beverage of the raw water consisting of hot water is started to be poured from the third raw water supply pipe 16i3 into the container C.

After starting the operation of the hot water pump 16g at the timing of c in FIG. 13 and starting the opening of the third raw material water supply valve 16h3 for hot water, the thickening powder carry-out motor 41d is thickened at the timing of d in FIG. Rotate for a time according to the viscosity of the beverage. The thickened powder in the thickened powder container 41 is carried out from the carry-out port 41a through the receiving port 42b into the chute 42. The thickened powder carried out into the chute 42 falls down the passage 42a, and is slightly delayed from the timing of e in FIG. 13 when the raw material water is started to be poured out from the thickened powder injection port 42d at the timing of f in FIG. It is poured into container C. Since the thickened powder in the thickened powder container 41 passes through the chute 42, the thickened powder is a raw material made of hot water after a slight time lag occurs after the operation of the thickened powder carrying-out motor 41d is started. After the water is started to be poured out, it is poured out from the thick powder injection port 42d.

The thickened powder poured out from the thickened powder injection port 42d is poured into the container C at a timing slightly later than that of the beverage made of the raw material water poured out from the third raw material water supply pipe 16i3 which is the beverage dispensing part. As described above, the operation start time of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d is controlled. Since the thickened powder is poured into the container C after the beverage is poured into the container C, it is possible to prevent the thickened powder from remaining as a lump without melting at the bottom of the container C, which is a so-called lump. ..

In order to make the hot water at a temperature that is easy to drink, the control device 50 stops the operation of the hot water pump 16g at the timing of g in FIG. 13, and the delay time of FIG. 13 is slightly longer than the timing of g in FIG. The third raw material water supply valve 16h3 for hot water is closed at the timing of h. In order to supply the raw material water made of cold water instead of the raw water made of hot water, the sixth raw material water supply valve 16m3 is started to be opened at the timing of g in FIG. 13, and is slightly delayed from the timing of g in FIG. The first water supply valve 16d is started to open at the timing of h in FIG. 13 over time.

When the control device 50 stops the operation of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d at the timing of i in FIG. 13, the control device 50 is released from the thick powder injection unit 42c (thick powder injection port 42d) at the timing of j in FIG. After the pouring of the thickened powder is completed and the pouring of the thickened powder is completed, the first water supply valve 16d is closed at the timing of k in FIG. 13, with a delay time slightly longer than the timing of k in FIG. When the sixth raw material water supply valve 16m3 for cold water is closed at the timing of l in FIG. 13, the pouring of the beverage consisting of the raw material water from the third raw material water supply pipe 16i3 is completed at the timing of m in FIG. .. After the pouring of the thick powder is completed from the thick powder pouring section 42c (thick powder pouring port 42d), the pouring of the beverage consisting of the raw water is completed from the third raw material water supply pipe 16i3. Since the timing of stopping the operation of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d and the timing of closing the first water supply valve 16d and the sixth raw material water supply valve 16m3 for cold water are controlled, the thick powder can be contained in the container C. It is possible to control so that the pouring of the beverage made of the raw material water is completed after the pouring is completed, and the thickened powder can float on the upper part of the beverage in the container C to prevent it from remaining undissolved.

Next, a second thickened beverage program for supplying thickened water (cold thickened beverage) will be described. When the thickened beverage supply device 10 supplies thickened water (cold thickened beverage), a container C such as a cup is placed in the center of the left and right at the front of the pedestal portion 21 of the mounting table 20, and the operation switch 18 is used. When the thickened water supply switch is turned on, the control device 50 executes the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying the thickened water. FIG. 14A is a time chart showing the operation of each component when the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened water is executed, and FIG. 14B is a third raw material water supply pipe in the container C. 6 is a time chart showing the timing at which a beverage made of raw material water from 16i3 and thick powder are poured from a thick powder injection unit 42c (thick powder injection port 42d).

In the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened hot water (warm thickened beverage), the hot water supply pump 16 g is started to operate at the timing of c in FIG. 13, and the third raw material water supply valve 16h3 for hot water is started to be opened. The operation of the hot water supply pump 16g is stopped at the timing of d in FIG. 13, and the third raw material water supply valve 16h3 for hot water is closed at the timing of e in FIG. 13 with a delay time slightly longer than the timing of d in FIG. First, the drink of the raw water made of hot water is supplied from the third raw water supply pipe 16i3, and after the drink of the raw water made of hot water is supplied, the drink of the raw water made of cold water is supplied. .. On the other hand, in the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened water, the sixth raw material water supply valve 16m3 was started to be opened at the timing of c in FIG. 14, and a delay time slightly longer than the timing of c in FIG. 14 was passed. The first water supply valve 16d is started to open at the timing of d in FIG. 14, and the raw material water composed of cold water (water) is supplied into the mixing container 33 from the beginning. Other than this, it is the same as the operation of the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened hot water described with reference to FIG. In the above-mentioned first and second thickened beverage supply programs for supplying hot thickened beverages, the raw material water consisting of hot water is first supplied, and then the raw material water consisting of cold water is supplied, but this is limited to this. It is also possible that the raw material water composed of cold water is first supplied and then the raw material water composed of hot water is supplied.

In the thickened beverage supply device 10 configured as described above, at the timing after the beverage supply unit 30 starts supplying the beverage to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, the thickened powder supply unit 40 feeds the container C. It is controlled to start supplying thick powder. Specifically, the control device 50 starts the operation of the beverage raw material unloading motor 32d from the timing of FIG. 11b, and then starts the operation of the hot water supply pump 16g from the timing of FIG. 11c, and is used for hot water. The first raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) is started to open, the stirring motor 34a is started to operate, and the thickened powder carry-out motor 41d is started to operate from the timing of g in FIG. By controlling, after starting to pour the beverage from the beverage inlet 36c of the beverage supply unit 30 into the container C placed on the mounting table 20 from the timing of f in FIG. 11, the container is started from the timing of h in FIG. C is controlled so that the thickened powder is started to be poured from the thickened powder injection port 42d of the thickened powder supply unit 40.

By controlling in this way, the thickened powder is not supplied to the container C before the beverage, and the thickened powder becomes a lump called a lump in the container C and does not easily remain without being melted. In the present invention, at a timing after the beverage supply unit 30 starts supplying the beverage to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, the thick powder supply unit 40 controls to start supplying the thick powder to the container C. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the container C placed on the mounting table 20 is started, for example, within 1 second after starting the supply of the beverage. At the same time when the beverage is started to be poured from the beverage inlet 36c of the beverage supply unit 30, the thick powder is started to be injected into the container C from the thick powder injection port 42d of the thick powder supply unit 40. It may be a controlled one, and even when this is done, the same action and effect as described above can be obtained.

The thickened beverage supply device 10 of this embodiment is adapted to supply about 100 ml of thickened beverage to the container C placed on the mounting table 20 in about 6 seconds. Immediately after the beverage is started to be poured out from the beverage injection port 36c, a strong water flow is generated in the container C due to the beverage that has fallen to the bottom. As the temperature rises, the beverage discharged from the beverage injection port 36c approaches the water surface of the beverage in the container C, so that the water flow generated in the container C becomes weak. Temporarily, about 1/3 to 1/2 of the beverage is supplied into the container C about 2 to 3 seconds after the beverage is started to be poured from the beverage inlet 36c, and then the thick powder injection outlet 42d Even if the thickened powder is started to be poured into the container C from the above, the thickened powder becomes difficult to dissolve in the beverage due to the weak water flow.

In the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying hot thickened beverages, the opening start timing of the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) for hot water, which is opened when the operation of the hot water pump 16g starts, and At least one of the operation start timing of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d, the operation start timing of the beverage raw material carry-out motor 32d, the operation start timing of the stirring motor 34a, and the operation time of the stirring motor 34a can be changed. It is said. Further, in the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying cold thickened beverages, the opening start timing of the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) and the first water supply valve 16d constituting the raw material water supply valve The opening start timing, the operation start timing of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d, the operation start timing of the beverage raw material carry-out motor 32d, the operation start timing of the stirring motor 34a, and the operation time of the stirring motor 34a. At least one can be changed. The opening start timing of the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) for hot water, which is opened when the operation of the hot water pump 16g starts, is delayed, or the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth raw material) is opened. If the opening start timing of the water supply valve 16m2) or the opening start timing of the first water supply valve 16d constituting the raw material water supply valve is delayed, or the operation start timing of the beverage raw material carry-out motor 32d is delayed, the beverage is placed in the container C. The timing at which the beverage is supplied can be delayed, and if the operating time of the stirring motor 34a is lengthened, the timing at which the beverage is completely supplied to the container C can be delayed.

As a result, the container C placed on the mounting table 20 is simultaneously supplied with the beverage from the beverage dispensing unit 36b (beverage injection port 36c) constituting the beverage supply unit 30, or at the timing after the supply is started. At the timing after the thick powder is supplied to C from the thick powder supply unit 40 or the beverage started to be supplied from the beverage supply unit 30 flows into the bottom of the container C placed on the mounting table 20. After starting the supply of the thickened powder from the thickened powder supply unit 40 to the container C or completing the supply of the thickened powder from the thickened powder supply unit 40 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, the thickened powder is supplied to the container C. It is possible to control the beverage supply unit 30 to complete the supply of the beverage, and it is possible to prevent the thickened powder from remaining in the container C as a lump called a lump without being dissolved.

In the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened hot water, the operation of the hot water supply pump 16 g is started, the opening start timing of the third raw material water supply valve 16h3 for hot water, and the operation start timing of the thickened powder carry-out motor 41d. At least one of and can be changed. In the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened water, the opening start timing of the sixth raw material water supply valve 16m3, the opening start timing of the first water supply valve 16d constituting the raw material water supply valve, and the thickening powder carry-out motor. At least one of the operation start timing of 41d can be changed. As a result, the thick powder is added to the container C at the same time as the supply of the beverage from the third raw material water supply pipe 16i3 constituting the beverage supply unit 30 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20 or at the timing after the supply is started. Thickening powder is started to be supplied from the body supply unit 40, and the beverage that is started to be supplied from the beverage supply unit 30 is thickened to the container C at the timing after flowing into the bottom of the container C placed on the mounting table 20. After starting the supply of the thickened powder from the powder supply unit 40 or completing the supply of the thickened powder from the thickened powder supply unit 40 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, the beverage supply unit 30 is supplied to the container C. It is possible to control the supply of the beverage from the container C so that the thickened powder becomes a lump called a lump in the container C and does not dissolve and remains difficult to remain.

In the thickened beverage supply device 10, the thickened powder is supplied to the container C from the thickened powder supply unit 40 at the timing when the beverage supplied from the beverage supply unit 30 flows into the bottom of the container C placed on the mounting table 20. It is controlled to start the supply. Specifically, 0.2 seconds after starting the supply of the beverage from the beverage inlet 36c of the beverage supply unit 30 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, the beverage inlet 36c of the beverage supply unit 30 Beverages supplied from the above flow into the bottom of the container C placed on the mounting table 20, and at this timing, the thickened powder is supplied to the container C from the thickened powder injection port 42d of the thickened powder supply unit 40. I'm in control. By controlling in this way, it is possible to prevent the thickened powder from being supplied to the container C before the beverage, and to make it difficult for the thickened powder to remain in the container C as a lump called a lump without melting. Further, since the thickened powder can be poured into the container C in a state where a strong water flow of the beverage is generated at the bottom of the container C, the thickened powder becomes easily dissolved in the beverage in the container C.

In the thickened beverage supply device 10, after the thickened powder is completely supplied from the thickened powder supply unit 40 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, the beverage is completely supplied from the beverage supply unit 30 to the container C. It is controlled like this. Specifically, the time lag between the thick powder being carried out from the thick powder container 41's carry-out port 41a and reaching the thick powder injection port 42d of the chute 42 is supplied from the raw material water supply port 15a to the mixing container 33. And / or considering that it is shorter than the time lag from the hot water supply to the arrival at the beverage spout 36c of the beverage guide 36, the first water supply valve 16d is closed at the timing of j in FIGS. 11 and 12. Then, the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) for cold water is closed at the timing of k in FIGS. 11 and 12, and the thickened powder is closed at the timing of l in FIGS. 11 and 12. The unloading motor 41d is controlled to be stopped. As a result, after the thick powder is completely supplied from the thick powder injection port 42d of the thick powder supply unit 40 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20 at the timing of m in FIGS. 11 and 12, FIG. At the timings 11 and n in FIG. 12, the container C is controlled to complete the supply of the beverage from the beverage inlet 36c of the beverage supply unit 30. It is preferable to complete the pouring of the beverage 1 second or more after the pouring of the thickened powder is completed (supply is completed). By controlling in this way, the supply of the thickened powder is completed in a state where the water flow of the beverage supplied to the container C is continued, so that the thickened powder floats on the upper part of the beverage in the container C and is hard to remain undissolved. be able to.

Next, a modified example of the thickened beverage supply device 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 15, in the thickened beverage supply device 10 of the first modification, in the above-described embodiment, the chute 42 has a flap 45 for opening and closing the internal passage 42a and a flap driving unit for opening and closing the flap 45. 46 is provided, and a blower fan (blower means) 47 for sending air above the pedestal portion 21 of the mounting table 20 to the outside is provided. In the following description, points different from the above-described embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 15, in the thickened beverage supply device 10 of the first modification, a plate-shaped flap 45 that rotatably closes the passage 42a in the vertical direction of the passage 42a of the chute 42 is formed in the left-right direction. It is provided so as to be rotatable around the horizontal axis. Rotating shaft portions 45a are provided on both side portions of the flap 45 in the left-right direction, and the rotating shaft portions 45a are provided on the front side of the front and rear central portions of the flap 45. A plate-shaped magnet 45b is provided on the rear side of the flap 45, and a flap drive unit 46 made of an electromagnet for opening and closing the flap is provided on the rear surface of the chute 42.

As shown in FIG. 16A, since the rotation shaft portion 45a of the flap 45 is arranged on the front side of the front and rear central portions, the upper portion of the flap 45 falls to the rear side due to its own weight, and the lower end of the flap 45. Is locked to the stopper protrusion 42f provided on the rear surface of the front wall of the chute 42, and the passage 42a of the chute 42 is closed by the flap 45. As shown in FIG. 16B, when the flap drive unit 46 made of an electromagnet is operated, the magnet 45b on the rear surface of the flap 45 is pulled by the flap drive unit 46, and the upper part of the flap 45 is the left and right side surfaces of the chute 42. The passage 42a of the chute 42 is opened without being blocked by the flap 45 by rotating forward until it is locked to the stopper protrusion 42g provided on the chute 42.

As shown in FIG. 15, an air outlet 22b is formed on the upper wall 22a of the cover portion 22 of the mounting table 20, and a blower fan 47 is provided on the upper side of the cover portion 22. The blower fan 47 blows air to the upper side of the pedestal portion 21 of the mounting table 20, and the air on the upper side of the pedestal portion 21 is discharged to the outside by the blower of the blower fan 47.

As shown in the time chart of the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying the warm thickened beverage of FIG. 17, in the thickened beverage supply device 10 of this first modification, the control device 50 is the thickened powder carry-out motor 41d. The flap drive unit 46 is started to operate shortly before the start of operation (timing of f in FIG. 17), the flap 45 is set to the open position to open the passage 42a of the chute 42, and the thick powder spout 42d of the chute 42 is opened. When the pouring of the thickened powder from the container C is completed, the operation of the flap drive unit 46 is completed (timing of m in FIG. 17), the flap 45 is set to the closing position, and the passage 42a of the chute 42 is closed. Further, when the operation switch 18 is turned on, the control device 50 operates the blower fan 47 for 30 minutes with a predetermined time. By the operation of the blower fan 47, the pedestal portion 21 of the mounting table 20 releases air to the outside by the blower of the blower fan 47 when the thickened beverage is being supplied and after the thickened beverage is supplied.

In the thickened beverage supply device 10 of the embodiment described above, the carry-out port 41a of the thickened powder container 41 is arranged above the chute 42, and foreign matter rises in the chute 42 and enters the thickened powder container 41. There is a risk that the steam generated from the invading or warm (higher than normal temperature) beverage will rise in the chute 42, and the thickened powder near the carry-out port 41a of the thickened powder container 41 will solidify due to moisture. In the thickened beverage supply device 10 of the first modification configured as described above, the thickened powder supply unit 40 is a thickened powder dispensing unit for pouring out thickened powder on the upper side of the container C placed on the mounting table 20. A chute 42 having a 42c is provided, and the chute 42 is provided with a flap 45 for opening and closing the internal passage 42a and a flap driving unit 46 for opening and closing the flap 45. By doing so, by closing the flap 45 when the thickened powder is not poured out, the process of supplying the thickened beverage into the thickened powder container 41 arranged above the flap 45 in the chute 42. It is possible to prevent the steam and foreign matter generated in the above from entering. The flap drive unit 46 of this modification 1 is made of an electromagnet, and the flap 45 is opened and closed by energizing and de-energizing the flap drive unit 46. As an example, an electric motor may be used for the flap drive unit 46, and the flap 45 may be opened and closed by rotating the electric motor.

In the thickened beverage supply device 10 of the embodiment described above, when warm (higher than normal temperature) beverage is supplied from the beverage supply unit 30 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, the thickened powder of the chute 42 is supplied. Condensation may adhere to the pouring portion 42c, and the thickened powder may be clogged with water in the thickening powder pouring portion 42c. On the other hand, the thickened beverage supply device 10 of the first modification includes a blower fan 47 that sends out the air above the pedestal portion 21 of the mounting table 20 to the outside. As a result, the blower fan 47 releases the air above the pedestal portion 21 of the mounting table 20 to the outside, so that dew condensation is less likely to occur on the thickened powder dispensing portion 42c, and the thickened powder is dispensed. Part 42c can contain water to prevent clogging. In the first modification, when a warm (higher than normal temperature) beverage is supplied from the beverage supply unit 30 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, the blower fan 47 is operated to operate the beverage supply unit 30. It is preferable to control the blower fan 47 so as not to operate when a cold (low temperature below room temperature) beverage is supplied to the container C placed on the mounting table 20. That is, the blower fan 47 is controlled to operate when the first and second thickened beverage supply programs for supplying the hot thickened beverage containing the above-mentioned thickened water are executed, and the cold thickened beverage containing the thickened water is supplied. It is preferable to control the blower fan 47 so as not to operate when executing the first and second thickened beverage supply programs. In this first modification, the air outlet 22b is formed on the upper wall 22a of the cover portion 22 of the mounting table 20, and the blower fan 47 is provided on the upper side of the cover portion 22, but this is limited to this. However, the air outlet may be formed on the rear wall, the left side wall or the right side wall of the cover portion 22, and the blower fan 47 may be provided on the rear side, the left side or the right side of the cover portion 22.

Next, a second modification of the thickened beverage supply device 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 18, the thickened beverage supply device 10 of the second modification is provided with a blower fan (blower means) 48 for sending air into the chute 42 in the above-described embodiment, and the chute 42 is provided with a blower fan. The air guide 42h is formed by thickening the air blown by 48 and sending it out from the powder pouring portion 42c. In the following description, points different from the above-described embodiment will be described.

A blower fan 48 for sending air to the inside of the chute 42 is provided on the rear side of the chute 42, and the blower fan 48 is supported by the base 15 of the thickened beverage generation chamber 12. A baffle port 42h is formed in the middle portion in the vertical direction on the rear wall of the chute 42, and the baffle port 42h opens downward on the side of the thickened powder injection port 42d. Further, a wind direction plate 49 is provided on the upper side of the blower fan 48, and the wind direction plate 49 guides the air blown by the blower fan 48 toward the air guide port 42h.

As shown in the time chart of the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying the hot thickened beverage of FIG. 19, in the thickened beverage supply device 10 of this second modification, when the operation switch 18 is turned on, the control device 50 is operated. The blower fan 48 is operated for 30 minutes with a predetermined time. By the operation of the blower fan 48, the pedestal portion 21 of the mounting table 20 is supplying the thickened beverage and after the thickened beverage is supplied, the blower introduced into the chute 42 from the air guide 42h is the thickened powder together with the thickened powder. It is delivered from the body injection outlet 42d.

In the thickened beverage supply device 10 of the embodiment described above, the carry-out port 41a of the thickened powder container 41 is arranged above the chute 42, and the steam generated from the warm (higher than normal temperature) beverage is contained in the chute 42. There is a possibility that the thickened powder adheres to the dew condensation formed on the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the chute 42, or the thickened powder near the carry-out port 41a of the thickened powder container 41 solidifies due to moisture. In the thickened beverage supply device 10 of the second modification configured as described above, the thickened powder supply unit 40 is a thickened powder dispensing unit for pouring out thickened powder on the upper side of the container C placed on the mounting table 20. A chute 42 having a 42c is provided, and a blower fan 48 for sending air is provided in the chute 42, and the chute 42 is formed with a baffle port 42h for thickening the blown air by the blower fan 48 and sending it out from the powder ejection portion 42c. As a result, when warm (higher than normal temperature) beverage is supplied from the beverage supply unit 30 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, the thick powder is blown from the thick powder injection unit 42c together with the thick powder by the blower fan 48. Will be blown out, and the steam will not flow into the inside of the chute 42 due to the air blown from the thickened powder injection part 42c, and the thickened powder will be prevented from adhering to the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the chute 42 due to the moisture generated from the steam. be able to. In the second modification, when the beverage supply unit 30 supplies a warm (higher than normal temperature) beverage to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, the blower fan 48 is operated to operate the beverage supply unit 30. It is preferable to control the blower fan 48 so as not to operate when the cold (low temperature below room temperature) beverage is supplied to the container C placed on the mounting table 20. That is, the blower fan 48 is controlled to operate when the first and second thickened beverage supply programs for supplying the hot thickened beverage containing the above-mentioned thickened water are executed, and the cold thickened beverage containing the thickened water is supplied. It is preferable to control the blower fan 48 so as not to operate when executing the first and second thickened beverage supply programs.

Next, a third modification of the thickened beverage supply device 10 will be described. As shown in the time chart of the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying the warm thickened beverage of FIG. 20, the thickened beverage supply device 10 of the third modification is the timing at which the stirring motor 34a is stopped (FIG. 20). The operation of the thickened powder carry-out motor 41d (timing of g in FIG. 17) is controlled based on the timing of e'). When the stirring motor 34a is operating, the beverage in the mixing container 33 may not be discharged from the discharge port 33a due to centrifugal force. Based on the timing at which the stirring motor 34a is stopped, the thickening powder unloading motor 41d is started to operate, for example, 0.5 seconds after (or at the same time) a certain delay time from the stopping of the operation of the stirring motor 34a. To control. When controlled in this way, the opening start timing of the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 for cold water (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) and / or the operation start timing of the hot water supply pump 16g It is not affected by the opening start timing of the first raw material water supply valve 16h1 (second raw material water supply valve 16h2) for hot water and the operation start timing of the beverage raw material carry-out motor 32d, and the operating time of the stirring motor 34a is set. Even if it is changed, the operation start timing of the thick powder carry-out motor 41d can be made constant, and the beverage that has started supplying the beverage from the beverage supply unit 30 has flowed into the bottom of the container C placed on the mounting table 20. At a later timing, it is possible to control the container C to start supplying the thickened powder from the thickened powder supply unit 40, and the thickened powder becomes a lump called a lump in the container C and does not easily remain. The effect of water can be enhanced.

Next, a fourth modification of the thickened beverage supply device 10 will be described. As shown in the time chart of the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying the warm thickened beverage of FIG. 21, the thickened beverage supply device 10 of the fourth modification intermittently connects the first water supply valve 16d, which is the raw material water supply valve. After the thickened powder is completely supplied from the thickened powder supply unit 40 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, the container C is controlled to complete the supply of the beverage from the beverage supply unit 30. It was done.

In the thickened beverage supply device 10 of this embodiment, the supply rate of the thickened powder is slower than the supply rate of the raw water, and when the thickened beverage has a high thickening viscosity or when the amount of the thickened beverage poured out is large. The pouring time of thickened powder may be longer than the pouring time of beverages (including beverages consisting of raw water). Therefore, there is a possibility that it is not possible to control the container C to be completely supplied with the beverage from the beverage supply unit 30 after the thick powder is completely supplied from the thick powder supply unit 40 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20. there were.

On the other hand, as shown in the time chart of the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying the warm thickened beverage of FIG. 21, the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) at the timing of d in FIG. 21 ) Is started to open, the first water supply valve 16d is started to be opened at the timing of e in FIG. 21 with a delay time slightly longer than the timing of d in FIG. 21, and the first water supply valve 16d is opened at the timing of j in FIG. By temporarily closing the first water supply valve 16d a plurality of times before closing and ending the supply of the raw material water, the first water supply valve 16d is intermittently opened to reduce the supply time of the raw material water. It is controlled to be long. As a result, the pouring time of the thickened powder is longer than the pouring time of the beverage (including the beverage consisting of raw water), such as when the thickened beverage has a high thickening viscosity or when the amount of the thickened beverage is large. Even when it is long, the beverage is supplied until after the thickened powder is completely supplied due to the longer supply time of the raw material water due to the temporary closing of the first water supply valve 16d multiple times. Can be reduced from floating and remaining undissolved at the top of the beverage in the container C.

However, when the thickened beverage has a low thickening viscosity or when the thickened beverage supply program with a small amount of the thickened beverage is executed, the first water supply valve 16d is intermittently opened to supply the raw water. If controlled to be longer, the time required for the thickened beverage to be supplied becomes unnecessarily long. Therefore, in the fourth modification, when the supply amount of the thickened powder is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, for example, when the thickened beverage has a thicker viscosity than usual, or is more than 100 ml in the normal state, for example. When executing the thickened beverage supply program for supplying 150 ml of thickened beverage, the first water supply valve 16d is intermittently opened to control the supply time of the raw material water to be long, and the viscosity of the thickened beverage is high. The amount of thickened powder supplied is not large (small), such as when there is no (when the viscosity is normal as described above) or when the amount of thickened beverage is not large (when the amount of 100 ml of thickened beverage is supplied as described above). ) When the thick beverage supply program is executed, the first water supply valve 16d is continuously opened without being intermittently opened to control the supply time of the raw material water so as not to be long. Thereby, when the supply amount of the thickened powder is small, the time required for the thickened beverage to be supplied can be prevented from becoming unnecessarily long.

In this fourth modification, the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying the hot thickened beverage shown in FIG. 21 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying the cold thickened beverage is used. Even at the time of execution, as described above, the first water supply valve 16d may be intermittently opened to control the supply time of the raw material water to be lengthened. Similarly, when executing the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened hot water or thickened water, the first water supply valve 16d is intermittently opened to control the supply time of the raw material water to be lengthened. You may. Further, in this fourth modification, the first water supply valve 16d is controlled to be intermittently opened while the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) is open. The fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth or sixth raw material water supply valve 16m2, 16m3) is controlled to be intermittently opened while the first water supply valve 16d is open. It may be present, or both the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth or sixth raw material water supply valve 16m2, 16m3) are controlled to be intermittently opened. May be good.

The first water supply valve 16d of this embodiment is an on-off valve that passes and shuts off the raw material water by opening and closing, but the flow rate of the raw material water can be changed by adjusting the opening degree of the first water supply valve 16d. When the flow rate adjusting valve is used, the raw material water is supplied by reducing the opening degree of the first water supply valve 16d to reduce the flow rate before closing the first water supply valve 16d and ending the supply of the raw material water. It may be controlled to increase the time. Further, in the fourth modification, the supply time of the raw material water made of cold water is controlled to be long, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the supply time of the raw material water made of hot water is controlled to be long. You may. In this case, the hot water pump 16g is operated intermittently and / or the first to third raw material water supply valves 16h1 to h3 for hot water are controlled to be intermittently opened to form hot water. The supply time of the raw material water may be controlled to be long.

Next, a fifth modification of the thickened beverage supply device 10 will be described. In the fourth modification described above, the first water supply valve 16d is intermittently opened to control the supply time of the raw material water to be lengthened. In the fifth modification, the flow rate sensor 16p (FIG.) detects the flow rate of the raw material water interposed immediately downstream of the first water supply valve 16d of the first water supply pipe 16c (upstream from the connection portion of the second water supply pipe 16j). When the first water supply valve 16d is controlled to be opened intermittently by using) (shown in 5), the closing time of the first water supply valve 16d is controlled to be changed according to the flow rate detected by the flow rate sensor 16p. To do. Other than this, it is the same as the fourth modification described above.

When the water pressure of the water supply source is high and the first water supply valve 16d is controlled to be opened intermittently as in the fourth modification, even when the first water supply valve 16d is temporarily closed. Since a certain amount of the beverage is retained in the beverage guide 36, the beverage is poured out from the beverage inlet 36c into the container C substantially continuously. Therefore, when the thick powder is poured into the container C from the thick powder injection port 42d, the thick powder is agitated by the continuously poured beverage, and the thick powder floats on the upper side of the beverage in the container C and is hard to remain. .. On the other hand, when the water pressure of the water supply source is low and the first water supply valve 16d is controlled to be opened intermittently as in the fourth modification, when the first water supply valve 16d is opened. A sufficient amount of beverage is unlikely to accumulate in the beverage guide 36. When the first water supply valve 16d is temporarily closed, the beverage is not poured out from the beverage injection port 36c into the container C, and the thickened powder floats on the upper side of the beverage in the container C. When the first water supply valve 16d was opened again and the beverage was again poured into the container C from the beverage injection port 36c, the thickened powder could not be completely agitated by the beverage injected from the beverage injection port 36c in the container C. It may float and remain on the upper side of the beverage.

Therefore, the control device 50 sets the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) to be opened at the timing of d in FIG. When the water supply valve 16d is opened, it is determined whether or not the flow rate detected by the flow rate sensor 16p is higher than the predetermined value, and if the flow rate detected by the flow rate sensor 16p is higher than the predetermined value, the first water supply valve 16d The closing time is set to 1 second (longer), and if the flow rate detected by the flow rate sensor 16p is lower than a predetermined value, the closing time of the first water supply valve 16d is controlled to be 0.5 seconds (shorter). .. In this way, even when the flow rate of the raw material water supplied from the water supply source to the raw material supply path is small (water pressure is low), the closing time of the first water supply valve 16d should be shorter than when the flow rate of the raw material water is large. By controlling, even if it is difficult for the beverage to collect in the beverage guide 36, by shortening the closing time of the first water supply valve 16d, the beverage can be dispensed into the container C almost continuously from the beverage inlet 36c. When the thick powder is poured into the container C from the thick powder injection port 42d, the thick powder is stirred by the beverage to be poured almost continuously, and the thick powder can be floated on the upper side of the beverage in the container C to prevent it from remaining. ..

In the fifth modification described above, a flow rate sensor 16p for detecting the flow rate of the raw material water is interposed in the first water supply pipe 16c as the raw material water supply path, and the first water supply valve is provided according to the flow rate detected by the flow rate sensor 16p. (Raw material water supply valve) It is controlled to change the closing time when 16d is opened intermittently, but it is not limited to this, and a water pressure sensor that detects the water pressure of the water supply source instead of the flow rate sensor 16p. The closing time when the first water supply valve (raw material water supply valve) 16d is intermittently opened may be changed according to the water pressure detected by the water pressure sensor. Further, the first water supply pipe 16c is provided with a flow rate sensor 16p, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the second water supply pipe 16j or the water supply pipe 16k is provided with a flow rate sensor or a water pressure sensor as a raw material water supply path. May be good.

Further, also in this fifth modification, when a flow rate adjusting valve capable of changing the flow rate of the raw material water by adjusting the opening degree of the first water supply valve 16d is used, when the flow rate detected by the flow rate sensor 16p is large ( When the water pressure detected by the water pressure sensor is high), the opening degree of the first water supply valve 16d is smaller than when the flow rate is low, and when the flow rate detected by the flow sensor 16p is small (water pressure detected by the water pressure sensor). When the flow rate is low), the opening degree of the first water supply valve 16d is made larger than when the flow rate is high so that the beverage is poured into the container C almost continuously from the beverage injection port 36c, and the thick powder is injected. When the thickened powder is poured into the container C from the outlet 42d, the thickened powder may be stirred by the beverage to be poured substantially continuously, and the thickened powder may float on the upper side of the beverage in the container C so as not to remain.

Further, in this fifth modification, the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying the hot thickened beverage shown in FIG. 21 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the first thickened beverage supply for supplying the cold thickened beverage is not limited to this. When executing the program, the first water supply valve 16d may be intermittently opened to lengthen the supply time of the raw material water, as described above. Similarly, when executing the second thickened beverage supply program for supplying thickened hot water or thickened water, the first water supply valve 16d is intermittently opened to control the supply time of the raw material water to be lengthened. You may. Further, in this fifth modification, the first water supply valve 16d is controlled to be intermittently opened while the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) is open. The fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth or sixth raw material water supply valve 16m2, 16m3) is controlled to be intermittently opened while the first water supply valve 16d is open. It may be present, or both the first water supply valve 16d and the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth or sixth raw material water supply valve 16m2, 16m3) are controlled to be intermittently opened. May be good.

The first water supply valve 16d of this embodiment is an on-off valve that passes and shuts off the raw material water by opening and closing, but the flow rate of the raw material water can be changed by adjusting the opening degree of the first water supply valve 16d. When the flow rate adjusting valve is used, the raw material water is supplied by reducing the opening degree of the first water supply valve 16d to reduce the flow rate before closing the first water supply valve 16d and ending the supply of the raw material water. It may be controlled to increase the time. Further, in the fifth modification, the supply time of the raw material water made of cold water is controlled to be long, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the supply time of the raw material water made of hot water is controlled to be long. You may. In this case, the hot water pump 16g is operated intermittently and / or the first to third raw material water supply valves 16h1 to h3 for hot water are controlled to be intermittently opened to form hot water. The supply time of the raw material water may be controlled to be long.

Next, a sixth modification of the thickened beverage supply device 10 will be described. In the fourth and fifth modifications described above, the first water supply valve 16d is intermittently opened to control the supply time of the raw material water to be lengthened, but in the sixth modification, the mixing container 33 is used. By intermittently operating the stirring motor 34a of the stirring device 34 in the above, the supply time of the beverage is lengthened, and the thickened powder is completely supplied from the thickened powder supply unit 40 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20. After that, the container C is controlled to complete the supply of the beverage from the beverage supply unit 30.

As described above, when the stirring motor 34a of the stirring device 34 is operated, the beverage in the mixing container 33 is less likely to be discharged from the discharge port 33a due to centrifugal force. Therefore, after opening the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) at the timing of d in FIG. 22 and opening the first water supply valve 16d at the timing of FIG. 22e, FIG. The first water supply valve 16d is closed at the timing of j in 22, and the fourth raw material water supply valve 16m1 (fifth raw material water supply valve 16m2) is closed at the timing of k in FIG. During the supply, the stirring motor 34a is controlled to operate intermittently so that the dispensing timing of the beverage is divided, so that the supply time of the beverage is lengthened.

As a result, the pouring time of the thickened powder is longer than the pouring time of the beverage (including the beverage consisting of raw water), such as when the thickened beverage has a high thickening viscosity or when the thickened beverage has a large amount of pouring. Even when it is long, the beverage is supplied until after the thickened powder is completely supplied due to the extended supply time of the raw material water by intermittently operating the stirring motor 34a, and the thickened powder is in the container C. It is possible to reduce the amount of floating and undissolved material at the top of the beverage. Further, since the stirring motor 34a has higher durability than the on-off valve such as the first water supply valve 16d, even if the stirring motor 34a is operated intermittently, a problem is unlikely to occur. In the sixth modification, the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying the hot thickened beverage shown in FIG. 22 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the first thickened beverage supply program for supplying the cold thickened beverage is not limited to this. The same effect can be obtained even when the above is executed.

The beverage supply unit 30 of the thickened beverage supply device 10 supplies the beverage into the container C, and the beverage supply unit 30 of this embodiment is made from the raw material powder of the beverage which is the beverage raw material and water and / or hot water. It is provided with a beverage generation unit 31 for producing a beverage by mixing the raw material water, and a beverage supply path 35 for supplying the beverage produced by the beverage generation unit 31 to the container C, but the present invention is not limited thereto. , The beverage generation unit 31 may generate a beverage by mixing a concentrated beverage with water and / or hot water which is raw beverage water instead of the raw material powder of the beverage, or in a beverage container such as a beverage tank. The stored beverage may be directly supplied to the container C as it is.

In this thickened beverage supply device 10, the thickened powder supply unit 40 is arranged in the central portion in the left-right direction of the thickened beverage generation chamber 12, and the beverage supply units 30 are arranged on the left and right sides of the thickened powder supply unit 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the thickened beverage generation chamber 12 is provided with two beverage supply units 30 on one of the left and right sides of the thickened powder supply unit 40 and one beverage supply unit 30 on the left and right sides. It may be a thing. At this time, it is preferable that the three beverage supply units 30 and the thick powder supply unit 40 are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the left-right direction, but the thick powder supply unit 40 is placed on the mounting table 20 in the container C. It will not be placed directly above. In this case, by inclining the chute 42 linearly from the thickening powder container 41 to the upper side of the container C placed on the mounting table 20, the thickened powder in the thickening powder container 41 is tilted on the inclined surface of the chute 42. Can be slid and poured into the container C placed on the mounting table 20 so as not to lose the momentum of falling.

10 ... Thick beverage supply device, 16c ... Raw material water supply path (first water supply pipe), 16d ... Raw material water supply valve (first water supply valve), 16f ... Raw material water supply path (hot water supply pipe), 16h (16h1 to 16h3) ) ... Raw material water supply valve (1st to 3rd raw material water supply valves), 16i (16i1 to 16i3) ... Raw material water supply path (1st to 3rd raw material water supply pipes), 16j ... Raw material water supply path (2nd) Water supply pipe), 16k ... Raw material water supply channel (water supply pipe), 16m (16m1 to 16m3) ... Raw material water supply valve (4th to 6th raw material water supply valve), 16n (16n1 to 16n3) ... Raw material water supply path (16n1 to 16n3) 4th to 6th raw material water supply pipes), 20 ... Stand, 30 ... Beverage supply unit, 32 ... Beverage raw material container, 32b ... Beverage raw material unloading screw, 32d ... Beverage raw material unloading motor, 34a ... Stirring motor, 40 ... Thick powder supply unit, 41 ... Thick powder container, 41b ... Thick powder carry-out screw, 41d ... Thick powder carry-out motor.

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A mounting table on which the container is placed and
A beverage supply unit that supplies beverages into the container,
In order to impart thickening to the beverage supplied into the container, a thickening powder supply unit for supplying thickening powder into the container is provided.
At the same time as the beverage supply unit starts supplying the beverage to the container placed on the above-mentioned stand, or at the timing after the supply is started, the thick powder is supplied to the container from the thick powder supply unit. A thick beverage supply device characterized by being controlled. In the thickened beverage supply device according to claim 1.
At the timing after the beverage from which the beverage has been supplied from the beverage supply unit has flowed into the bottom of the container placed on the above-mentioned stand, the thick powder is supplied to the container from the thick powder supply unit. A thick beverage supply device characterized by being controlled. In the thickened beverage supply device according to claim 1 or 2.
The beverage supply unit includes a raw material water supply path for supplying raw material water as a raw material for a beverage, and a raw material water supply valve interposed in the raw material water supply path.
The thickened powder supply unit includes a thickened powder container for storing thickened powder, a thickened powder carrying-out screw provided in the thickened powder container for carrying out thickened powder, and the thickened powder carrying-out screw. Equipped with a motor for carrying out thickened powder when rotating
By changing at least one of the opening start timing of the raw material water supply valve and the operation start timing of the thick powder carry-out motor, the beverage supply unit starts supplying the beverage to the container placed on the above-mentioned stand. The thickened beverage supply device is characterized in that the container is controlled so that the thickened powder is supplied from the thickened powder supply unit to the container at the same time or at a timing after the supply is started. In the thickened beverage supply device according to claim 3.
The beverage supply unit
Beverage raw material containers for storing beverage raw material powder,
A beverage raw material unloading screw provided in the beverage raw material container to carry out the beverage raw material powder,
The beverage raw material unloading motor that rotates the beverage raw material unloading screw,
A stirring container that agitates the raw material powder of the beverage carried out from the beverage raw material container and the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply channel.
A stirring blade provided in the stirring container for stirring the raw material powder and the raw material water of the beverage,
A stirring motor for rotating the stirring blade is provided.
The opening start timing of the raw material water supply valve and
In addition to the operation start timing of the thick powder carry-out motor,
The operation start timing of the beverage raw material carry-out motor and
The operation start timing of the stirring motor and
By changing at least one of the operating time of the stirring motor, the beverage is supplied from the beverage supply unit to the container placed on the above-mentioned stand at the same time or at the timing after the supply is started. A thickened beverage supply device, characterized in that the container is controlled so that the thickened powder is supplied from the thickened powder supply unit to the container. In the thickened beverage supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
After the thickened powder is completely supplied from the thickened powder supply unit to the container placed on the above-mentioned stand, the container is controlled so that the beverage is completely supplied from the beverage supply unit. Beverage supply device. In the thickened beverage supply device according to claim 5.
The beverage supply unit includes a raw material water supply path for supplying raw material water as a raw material for a beverage, and a raw material water supply valve interposed in the raw material water supply path.
After the thick powder is supplied from the thick powder supply unit to the container placed on the above-mentioned stand by intermittently opening the raw material water supply valve or reducing the opening degree to reduce the flow rate. A thick beverage supply device, characterized in that the container is controlled so that the beverage is completely supplied from the beverage supply unit. In the thickened beverage supply device according to claim 6.
When the amount of thick powder supplied from the thick powder supply unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, the raw material water supply valve is intermittently opened or the opening is reduced to reduce the flow rate. It is characterized by a thickened beverage supply device. In the thickened beverage supply device according to claim 6 or 7.
A flow rate sensor for detecting the flow rate of the raw material water or a water pressure sensor for detecting the water pressure of the raw material water is interposed in the raw material water supply path.
By controlling so as to change the closing time or opening degree when the raw material water supply valve is intermittently opened according to the flow rate of the flow rate sensor or the water pressure of the water pressure sensor, the beverage is supplied to the container from the beverage supply unit. The thickened beverage supply device is characterized by being controlled to complete the supply. In the thickened beverage supply device according to claim 5.
The beverage supply unit
Beverage raw material containers for storing beverage raw material powder,
A beverage raw material unloading screw provided in the beverage raw material container to carry out the beverage raw material powder,
The beverage raw material unloading motor that rotates the beverage raw material unloading screw,
A stirring container that agitates the raw material powder of the beverage carried out from the beverage raw material container and the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply channel.
A stirring blade provided in the stirring container for stirring the raw material powder and the raw material water of the beverage,
A stirring motor for rotating the stirring blade is provided.
By intermittently operating the stirring motor, the thick powder is supplied from the thick powder supply unit to the container placed on the above-mentioned stand, and then the beverage is supplied to the container from the beverage supply unit. A thick beverage supply device characterized by being controlled to complete the supply.

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