JP2021159589A - Beverage supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

To prevent a raw material powder from being solidified in a powder container.SOLUTION: A beverage supply device 10 includes: a powder container 32 for storing a raw material powder of beverage; a powder carrying part 33 for carrying out the raw material powder from the powder container 32; a raw material water supply part 40 for supplying raw material water for dissolving the raw material powder; a mixing container 35 for mixing the raw material powder with the raw material water; a stirring device 36 for mixing the raw material powder with the raw material water in the mixing container 35; a control device 50 having a beverage supply program of supplying beverage which is made by stirring and mixing in the mixing container 35 by the stirring device 36, the raw material powder carried from the powder container 32 by the powder carrying part 33, and the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply part 40; and solidification preventing means 34 for preventing solidification of the raw material powder by being operated by a control different from the beverage supply program, and stirring the raw material powder in the powder container 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

The present invention relates to a beverage supply device that supplies a beverage produced by mixing raw material powder and raw material water.

Patent Document 1 discloses the invention of a beverage dispenser. This beverage dispenser has a canister (powder container) for accommodating a beverage powder raw material (raw material powder) and a carry-out unit for carrying out the powder raw material in the canister in a beverage generation and dispensing chamber provided at the front of the housing. And three beverage generation units consisting of a mixing unit that receives the powdered raw material carried out by the carry-out unit and mixes it with raw water consisting of water or hot water to produce a beverage, and three types other than water or hot water. Beverages can be supplied. In this beverage dispenser, the powder raw material in the canister of each beverage generation unit is carried out by the carry-out unit into the mixing case constituting the mixing unit, and the powder raw material is stirred and mixed with the raw material water consisting of water or hot water in the mixing case. Beverages are produced and the produced beverages are received in cups placed on a cradle.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-148585

The beverage dispenser of Patent Document 1 includes three beverage generating units, and each of the three beverage generating units can generate a beverage and supply the three types of beverages to the cup of the mounting table. However, the user does not drink all three types of beverages evenly, and one of the three beverage generators may be rarely used. When a beverage is not produced in the beverage generation unit for many days, the powder raw material in the canister absorbs moisture in the atmosphere and solidifies, and even if the beverage generation unit tries to produce a beverage, the powder raw material may not be able to be carried out from the canister. was there. An object of the present invention is to prevent the raw material powder from solidifying in the powder container in the beverage supply device.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a powder container for storing raw material powder for beverages, a powder unloading unit for carrying out raw material powder from the powder container, and a raw material for supplying raw material water for dissolving the raw material powder. A water supply unit, a mixing container for mixing the raw material powder carried out from the powder container by the powder carry-out part and the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply part, and the raw material powder and the raw material in the mixing container. A stirrer that mixes water by stirring, and a raw material powder carried out from a powder container by a powder carry-out unit and a raw material water supplied from a raw material water supply part are mixed in a mixing container by stirring with a stirrer. A beverage supply device including a control device having a beverage supply program for supplying the produced beverage, which is operated by a control different from the beverage supply program to agitate the raw material powder in the powder container. The present invention provides a beverage supply device characterized in that it is provided with solidification preventing means for preventing solidification of raw material powder.

The beverage supply device configured as described above is provided with solidification prevention means for preventing solidification of the raw material powder by agitating the raw material powder in the powder container by operating under a control different from that of the beverage supply program. ing. Even if the beverage supply program is not executed continuously, the raw material powder in the powder container is agitated by the anti-solidification means operated by a control different from that of the beverage supply program to prevent solidification. When executed, it is possible to prevent the raw material powder from becoming difficult to be carried out.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, the control device has a cleaning program for operating the raw water supply unit and the stirring device to clean the inside of the mixing container, and before or during the execution of the cleaning program. It is preferable to control the solidification preventing means to operate. When the solidification prevention means is activated, the raw material powder in the powder container may fall into the mixing container, but the solidification prevention means is controlled to be activated before or during the execution of the cleaning program. Therefore, the raw material powder that has fallen into the mixing container is washed away while being stirred by the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply unit by executing the cleaning program, and the raw material powder is less likely to remain in the mixing container. can.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, the control device preferably controls the operation of the anticaking means based on the execution information regarding the execution of the beverage supply program. As information regarding the execution of the beverage supply program, for example, when the number of executions of the beverage supply program is less than a predetermined number, the solidification prevention means is controlled to operate to prevent the raw material powder in the powder container from solidifying. When the number of times the beverage supply program is executed is more than a predetermined number of times, the solidification preventing means can be controlled so as not to be activated, thereby preventing unnecessary operation of the solidification preventing means.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, the solidification prevention means may include a powder stirrer that operates together with the powder carry-out unit to stir the raw material powder. Similarly, the solidification preventing means may include a powder stirrer for stirring the raw material powder and an operating portion for operating the powder stirrer.

It is a perspective view of the 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 along the AA line. 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 block diagram of a control device. It is a time chart when the first beverage supply program is executed. It is a time chart when the cleaning program is executed. It is a time chart when the cleaning program is executed after the anticaking agent is activated.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the beverage supply device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The beverage supply device 10 of the present invention supplies hot beverages such as hot water (hot water) or hot tea, or cold beverages such as cold water or tea into a container C such as a cup. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the beverage supply device 10 has a raw material powder and hot water (hot water) and / or powder composed of a powder for producing a beverage such as tea in the front portion of a substantially rectangular housing 11. A beverage generation chamber 12 for mixing cold water (water) and a machine chamber 13 at the rear of the housing 11 are provided, and the inside of the housing 11 is divided into a beverage generation chamber 12 and a machine chamber 13 by a partition plate 14. In the machine room 13, a hot water generator 41 for generating hot water (hot water) to be supplied to the mixing container 35 or the container C, a cooling water tank 42 for cooling the water to be supplied to the mixing container 35 or the container C, and a cooling water tank 42 are provided. A raw material water supply unit 40 provided with a refrigerating device (not shown) or the like for cooling the raw material water is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the beverage generation chamber 12 is provided with a mounting table 20 on which a container C such as a cup is placed, and a beverage supply unit 30 for supplying a beverage into the container C. In this embodiment, the beverage generation chamber 12 is provided with three beverage supply units 30 for supplying three types of beverages, and the three beverage supply units 30 have substantially the same configuration. In the following description, only one beverage supply unit 30 will be mainly described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mounting table 20 is arranged in the central portion in the left-right direction at the lower part of the beverage generation chamber 12. 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.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the beverage supply unit 30 supplies the beverage to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, and is a raw material water composed of hot water (hot water) and / or cold water (water). It includes a beverage generation unit 31 that produces a beverage from the beverage raw material powder, and a beverage guide 37 that guides the beverage produced by the beverage generation unit 31 to the container C of the mounting table 20. The beverage generation unit 31 includes a powder container 32 for storing the raw material powder (powder raw material) of the beverage, a mixing container 35 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 35. It is provided with a stirring device 36 for stirring and mixing with.

The powder container 32 stores raw material powder for beverages made of powders such as tea and black tea, and is detachably attached to a base 15 provided in a beverage generation chamber 12. A carry-out port 32a for the raw material powder is provided at the bottom of the powder container 32, and the raw material powder is carried out from the carry-out port 32a to the mixing container 35. The powder container 32 is provided with a powder unloading unit 33 for carrying out the raw material powder. The powder unloading unit 33 of this embodiment drives the screw 33a provided at the lower part of the powder container 32, the powder unloading motor 33b for rotating the screw 33a, and the powder unloading motor 33b to the screw 33a. It is provided with a coupling member 33c for transmission. When the screw 33a is rotated by the drive of the powder carry-out motor 33b, the raw material powder in the powder container 32 is carried out into the mixing container 35 from the carry-out port 32a.

The powder container 32 is provided with a solidification preventing means 34 for preventing the raw material powder from solidifying. The solidification preventing means 34 of this embodiment includes a powder stirrer 34a provided in the powder container 32. The powder agitator 34a uses an elongated thin plate that can be elastically deformed. The upper end of the powder agitator 34a is supported by the upper part of the rear wall of the powder container 32, and the lower part of the powder agitator 34a is powder. It is arranged in the container 32 at a position corresponding to the spiral portion 33a1 of the screw 33a. The lower part of the powder stirrer 34a swings back and forth by the spiral portion 33a1 when the screw 33a is rotated, and the raw material powder in the powder container 32 is stirred by the powder stirrer 34a that swings back and forth. ..

As shown in FIG. 3, the mixing container 35 stirs and mixes the raw material powder and the raw material water composed of hot water (hot water) and / or cold water (water), and is a base provided in the beverage generation chamber 12. It is detachably supported by 15. The mixing container 35 is open on the lower side of the powder container 32, and the raw material powder carried out from the carry-out port 32a of the powder container 32 flows into the mixing container 35. A discharge port 35a is formed at the bottom of the mixing container 35, and the beverage mixed by being stirred in the mixing container 35 is discharged from the discharge port 35a to the beverage guide 37 provided on the lower side.

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 hot water (hot water) and / or cold water (water) in the mixing container 35. A raw material water supply unit 40, which will be described later, is connected to the raw material water supply port 15a, and the raw material water sent from the raw material water supply unit 40 is supplied to the mixing container 35 through the raw material water supply port 15a.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mixing container 35 is provided with a stirring device 36, and the stirring device 36 is provided by a stirring motor 36a provided on the base 15 on the rear side of the mixing container 35 and a stirring motor 36a. It includes a rotating rotating shaft 36d and a disk portion 36e provided at the tip of the rotating shaft 36d. A coupling magnet 36b is provided on the output shaft of the stirring motor 36a, and a coupling magnet 36c is provided at the base end of the rotating shaft 36d on the stirring motor 36a side. The rotating shaft 36d is detachably connected to the stirring motor 36a by the coupling magnets 36b and 36c, and the stirring motor 36a rotates the rotating shaft 36d via the coupling magnets 36b and 36c. The rotary shaft 36d extends above the discharge port 35a at the bottom of the mixing container 35, and a disk portion 36e is provided above the discharge port 35a at the tip of the rotary shaft 36d. A stirring blade 36f is provided on the lower surface of the disk portion 36e at the tip of the rotating shaft 36d, and the raw material powder and the raw material water in the mixing container 35 are stirred and mixed by the rotation of the disk portion 36e to form a beverage. ..

As shown in FIG. 2, the beverage guide 37 guides the beverage produced by the beverage generation unit 31 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20. The beverage guide 37 has a shallow box shape and is supported on the upper side of the cover portion 22 of the mounting table 20. The beverage guide 37 is provided with a cylindrical beverage dispensing portion 37a extending downward on the upper side of the central portion in the left-right direction at the front portion of the mounting table 20, and the beverage discharged from the mixing container 35 to the beverage guide 37. Is dispensed from the beverage dispensing portion 37a into the container C of the mounting table 20.

As shown in FIG. 5, the raw material water supply unit 40 includes a hot water generator 41 that supplies hot water (hot water) and a cooling water tank 42 that supplies cold water (water). The hot water generator 41 includes a hot water tank 41a for heating water to generate hot water, and a heater 41b for heating water (hot water) in the hot water tank 41a. Further, a water level sensor 41c and a temperature sensor 41d are provided in the hot water tank 41a, the water level sensor 41c detects the water level in a predetermined range at the upper part in the hot water tank 41a, and the temperature sensor 41d is in the hot water tank 41a. The temperature of hot water is detected. The energization of the heater 41b is controlled based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 41d, and the hot water in the hot water tank 41a is controlled to be, for example, 94 ° C. ± 1 by the energization control of the heater 41b.

As shown in FIG. 5, a first water supply pipe 43 derived from a water supply source such as water is connected to the upper part of the hot water tank 41a, and a hot water supply pipe 44 for sending hot water is connected to the lower part of the hot water tank 41a. A drain pipe 45 for discharging water is connected to a drain port at the bottom of the hot water tank 41a. The first and second water supply valves 43a and 43b are interposed in the first water supply pipe 43, and the water of the water supply source is supplied to the hot water tank 41a by opening the first and second water supply valves 43a and 43b. NS. The first and second water supply valves 43a and 43b are controlled to open and close based on the water level detected by the water level sensor 41c, and the hot water (water) in the hot water tank 41a is controlled to open and close within the predetermined range by controlling the opening and closing of the first and second water supply valves 43a and 43b. The water level is controlled to be.

A hot water pump 44a is interposed in the hot water supply pipe 44, and the hot water in the hot water tank 41a is sent to the hot water supply pipe 44 by the hot water supply pump 44a. Further, the hot water supply pipe 44 is interposed with the first to fourth raw material water supply valves 44b (44b1 to 44b4) for hot water, which are composed of three-way valves, and the first to fourth raw material water supply valves 44b for hot water are interposed. The first to fourth raw material water supply pipes 44c (44c1 to 44c4) for hot water are connected to (44b1 to 44b4). The outlet end of the first raw material water supply pipe 44c1 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 44c2 is the central beverage supply unit in the left-right direction. It is connected to the raw material water supply port 15a of 30, and the outlet end of the third raw material water supply pipe 44c3 is connected to the raw material water supply port 15a of the beverage supply unit 30 on the right side, and is connected to the raw material water supply port 15a of the beverage supply unit 30 on the right side. The lead-out end portion of the above is arranged on the cover portion 22 of the mounting table 20.

A drain valve 45a is interposed in the drain pipe 45, and the hot water in the hot water tank 41a is discharged to the outside through the drain pipe 45 by opening the drain valve 45a. Further, the drainage pipe 45 is connected to the outlet end of the hot water supply pipe 44 on the upstream side of the drainage valve 45a, and the hot water in the hot water tank 41a can be circulated through the hot water supply pipe 44. By periodically operating the hot water pump 44a for a certain period of time, hot water having a high temperature is always supplied from the hot water tank 41a into the hot water pipe 44, and the first to fourth raw material water supply pipes are supplied. The hot water supplied from 44c (44c1 to 44c4) is always hot water having a high temperature.

A second water supply pipe 46 constituting a raw material water supply path is connected to the first water supply pipe 43 immediately downstream of the first water supply valve 43a (between the first water supply valve 43a and the second water supply valve 43b). Water from a water supply source such as tap water is supplied to the cooling water tank 42 through a part of the first water supply pipe 43 and the second water supply pipe 46. Inside the cooling water tank 42, an evaporation pipe 42a of a refrigerating device for cooling the internal cooling water and a raw material water cooling pipe 42b for cooling the raw material water are provided. The cooling water in the cooling water tank 42 is cooled by the refrigerant circulating in the evaporation pipe 42a of the refrigerating apparatus, and the water of the water supply source is cooled by the cooling water when passing through the raw material water cooling pipe 42b to become the raw material water composed of cold water. ..

A water supply pipe 47 is connected to the raw material water cooling pipe 42b of the cooling water tank 42, and the raw material water composed of cold water cooled by the raw material water cooling pipe 42b is sent to the water supply pipe 47. The water pipe 47 is provided with first to third branch portions 47a to 47c for delivering cold water, and the first to third branch portions 47a to 47c and the tip portion 47d of the water pipe 47 are the fifth and fifth branches for cold water. The eighth raw material water supply valve 47e (47e1 to 47e4) is provided. The introduction ends of the 5th to 8th raw material water supply pipes 47f (47f1 to 47f4) for cold water are connected to the 5th to 8th raw material water supply valves 47e (47e1 to 47e4) for cold water, and are used for cold water. The lead-out end of the fifth to eighth source water supply pipes 47f (47f1 to 47f4) is connected to the intermediate portion of the first to fourth source water supply pipes 44c (44c1 to 44c4) for hot water.

The water of the water supply source is the first water supply pipe 43 by opening the first water supply valve 43a, the fifth raw material water supply valve 47e1 for cold water, the sixth raw material water supply valve 47e2, or the seventh raw material water supply valve 47e3. It is sent to the raw material water cooling pipe 42b of the cooling water tank 42 through a part of the water supply pipe 46 and the second water supply pipe 46 and cooled to become the raw material water composed of cold water. It is connected to the supply pipe 47f1, the sixth raw material water supply pipe 47f2 or the seventh raw material water supply pipe 47f3, and the first raw material water supply pipe 44c1 and the sixth raw material water supply pipe 47f2 connected to the fifth raw material water supply pipe 47f1. It is supplied into the mixing container 35 through the second raw material water supply pipe 44c2 or the third raw material water supply pipe 44c3 connected to the seventh raw material water supply pipe 47f3. Further, the water of the water supply source is a cooling water tank through a part of the first water supply pipe 43 and the second water supply pipe 46 by opening the first water supply valve 43a and the eighth raw material water supply valve 47e4 for cold water. It is sent to the raw material water cooling pipe 42b of 42 and cooled to become the raw material water composed of cold water, and the raw material water composed of cold water is connected to the water supply pipe 47, the eighth raw material water supply pipe 47f4, and the eighth raw material water supply pipe 47f4. It is supplied to a container C such as a cup placed on the mounting table 20 through the fourth raw material water supply pipe 44c4.

As shown in FIG. 6, the beverage supply device 10 includes a control device 50 that controls the supply of beverages to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, and the control device 50 is an operation provided on the front panel 16. Switch 17, powder unloading motor 33b, stirring motor 36a, heater 41b, water level sensor 41c, temperature sensor 41d, first and second water supply valves 43a, 43b, hot water supply pump 44a, first to fourth raw material water supply It is connected to the valves 44b (44b1 to 44b4) and the fifth to eighth raw material water supply valves 47e (47e1 to 47e4). The control device 50 has a beverage supply program that automatically supplies beverages, and the beverage supply program includes a first beverage supply program that automatically supplies hot beverages and a second beverage supply program that automatically supplies cold beverages. It is composed of and.

The first beverage supply program for supplying hot beverages containing raw material powders for beverages such as hot water and tea controls the operation of the hot water pump 44a and the first raw water supply valve for hot water based on the operation of the operation switch 17. Open / close control of 44b1 (second to fourth source water supply valves 44b2 to 44b4), first water supply valve 43a, and fifth source water supply valve 47e1 (sixth to eighth source water supply valves) for cold water used for temperature control. By controlling the opening and closing of 47e2 to 47e4) and controlling the operation of the powder unloading motor 33b and the stirring motor 36a, hot water, tea, etc. can be placed in a container C such as a cup placed on the mounting table 20. It is controlled to supply hot beverages containing raw material powders for beverages.

The second beverage supply program for supplying cold beverages containing raw material powders for beverages such as cold water and tea is based on the operation of the operation switch 17 and is based on the operation of the operation switch 17 and the first water supply valve 43a and the fifth raw material water supply valve 47e1 for cold water ( By controlling the opening and closing of the sixth to eighth raw material water supply valves 47e2 to 47e4) and controlling the operation of the powder carry-out motor 33b and the stirring motor 36a, the cup or the like placed on the mounting table 20 or the like. The container C is controlled to supply cold beverages containing raw material powders for beverages such as cold water or tea.

For example, when the operation signal of the operation switch 17 corresponding to the first beverage supply program for supplying a beverage such as hot tea corresponding to the beverage supply unit 30 on the left side is input to the control device 50 (timing of a in FIG. 7). First, as shown at the timings b to c in FIG. 7, the control device 50 operates the powder unloading motor 33b to unload the raw material powder of the powder container 32 into the mixing container 35. Next, the control device 50 operates the hot water pump 44a as shown at the timings c to d in FIG. 7, and is the first for hot water as shown at the timings c to e in FIG. By opening the raw material water supply valve 44b1, hot water is supplied from the first raw material water supply pipe 44c1 into the mixing container 35, and as shown at the timings c to f in FIG. 7, the stirring motor 36a is operated. As a result, the raw material powder and the raw material water composed of hot water are mixed by stirring in the mixing container 35 to produce a beverage.

Depending on the temperature of the beverage to be supplied, the control device 50 opens the fifth raw water supply valve 47e1 for cold water as shown at the timings d to h in FIG. As shown in the timing, when the first water supply valve 43a is controlled to be opened, cold water is supplied from the first raw material water supply pipe 44c1 into the mixing container 35 through the fifth raw material water supply pipe 47f1. When the stirring motor 36a is operating, the beverage (raw material powder and raw material water) in the mixing container 35 is discharged from the discharge port 35a by applying centrifugal force by the stirring blade 36f of the rotating disk portion 36e. Instead, when the operation of the stirring motor 36a is stopped at the timing of f in FIG. 7, the beverage in the mixing container 35 is discharged from the discharge port 35a to the beverage guide 37 without applying centrifugal force. The released beverage is poured out to the container C placed on the mounting table 20 through the beverage guide 37.

Further, after stopping the operation of the stirring motor 36a at the timing of f in FIG. 7, the first water supply valve 43a is closed and the timing of h in FIG. 7 is shown as shown in the timing of g in FIG. As shown in the above, the fifth raw material water supply valve 47e1 is controlled to be closed. The raw material powder of the beverage remaining on the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the mixing container 35 is washed away by the raw material water consisting of cold water supplied from the first raw material water supply pipe 44c1 through the fifth raw material water supply pipe 47f1. The raw material water that has been washed away is discharged from the discharge port 35a to the beverage guide 37. The released beverage is poured out to the container C placed on the mounting table 20 through the beverage guide 37. By including the raw material water for washing away, the beverage supplied to the container C has an appropriate concentration of the raw material powder.

Further, in the beverage supply device 10, the control device 50 has an operation mode in which the beverage can be supplied by the beverage supply program described above and an operation stop mode in which the beverage can not be supplied by the beverage supply program. Is controlled to be executed alternately. The operation mode is set at a time zone (for example, 7:00 to 21:00) when the user wants the beverage supply device 10 to supply the beverage, and the operation stop mode is the operation stop mode in which the user wants the beverage supply device 10 to supply the beverage. It is set in a non-existent time zone (for example, from 21:00 to 7:00 the next morning), and each time zone of the operation mode and the operation stop mode can be arbitrarily set according to the usage situation of the user.

When the control device 50 is in the operation mode, the control device 50 controls the opening and closing of the first and second water supply valves 43a and 43b so that the hot water in the hot water tank 41a of the hot water generator 41 has a water level within a predetermined range, and also controls the opening and closing of the hot water tank 41a. The operation of the heater 41b is controlled so that the hot water inside is at a water temperature suitable for hot water supply, and the operation switch 17 can receive the execution signal of the beverage supply program. Further, when the control device 50 is in the operation stop mode, the operation of the hot water generator 41 is stopped, that is, water is not newly supplied into the hot water tank 41a of the hot water generator 41, and the inside of the hot water tank 41a is prevented from being newly supplied. The hot water is not heated, and the operation switch 17 is in a state where the execution signal of the beverage supply program is not received.

The control device 50 controls to execute a cleaning program for cleaning the inside of the mixing container 35 when the operation stop mode is started. The cleaning program aims to wash away a small amount of raw material powder remaining on the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the mixing container 35 when the beverage supply program is executed in the operation mode. In the cleaning program, the hot water pump 44a is operated for a certain period of time as shown between b to c in FIG. 8, and the first raw water for hot water is operated as shown between b to d in FIG. By opening the supply valve 44b1 for a certain period of time, the raw material water composed of hot water is supplied into the mixing container 35, and as shown between b to e in FIG. 8, the stirring motor 36a is operated at the same time for a certain period of time. By stirring the raw material water in the mixing container 35 for a certain period of time, the raw material powder adhering to the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the mixing container 35 is washed away by the raw material water supplied for cleaning. The above is related to a cleaning program for cleaning the beverage supply unit 30 on the left side, but the same applies to the cleaning program for cleaning the beverage supply unit 30 on the center and the right side.

Further, in the beverage supply device 10, the control device 50 operably controls the solidification prevention means 34 in the operation stop mode in this embodiment. The solidification preventing means 34 is operated by a control different from that of the beverage supply program, and is controlled to prevent the raw material powder from solidifying by stirring the raw material powder in the powder container 32. In this embodiment, the control device 50 executes the beverage supply program in the operation mode a small number of times (for example, the number of executions is a predetermined number of times) for the purpose of preventing the raw material powder in the powder container 32 from solidifying. The solidification prevention means 34 is controlled to be activated before executing the cleaning program (for example, when it is less than twice).

More specifically, the beverage supply device 10 can supply three types of beverages in addition to cold water and hot water, but the user does not evenly supply all three types of beverages, and the three beverage supply units 30 Beverages may be scarcely supplied in some parts of the world. The control device 50 counts the number of times the beverage supply program is executed in each beverage supply unit 30 in the operation mode as execution information regarding the execution of the beverage supply program in the operation mode. The control device 50 controls the solidification prevention means 34 to be operated in the operation stop mode when the number of times the beverage supply program is executed in the operation mode, which has been executed until immediately before, is less than two times as a predetermined number of times.

Further, since the powder stirrer 34a of the solidification preventing means 34 operates in conjunction with the screw 33a that rotates by the operation of the powder unloading motor 33b, the powder unloading is performed between a to b in FIG. When the powder stirrer 34a of the solidification prevention means 34 is operated by the motor 33b, the raw material powder of the powder container 32 is discharged to the mixing container 35 by the screw 33a that rotates with the operation of the solidification prevention means 34. Therefore, when the solidification prevention means 34 is operated in the operation stop mode, the cleaning program described above is controlled to be executed after the solidification prevention means 34 is operated, as shown after the timing b in FIG. doing. The raw material powder that has fallen when the solidification preventing means 34 is operated is washed away with the raw material water according to the washing program. In this way, when the operation mode ends and the operation stop mode starts to be executed, the solidification preventing means 34 is controlled to operate, so that the raw material powder in the powder container 32 is prevented from solidifying. be able to.

The beverage supply device 10 configured as described above includes a powder container 32 for storing the raw material powder of the beverage, a powder unloading unit 33 for carrying out the raw material powder from the powder container 32, and a raw material for dissolving the raw material powder. A raw material water supply unit 40 for supplying water, and a mixing container 35 for mixing the raw material powder in the powder container 32 carried out by the powder carry-out unit 33 and the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply unit 40. , A stirring device 36 that mixes the raw material powder and the raw material water in the mixing container 35 by stirring, and the raw material powder and the raw material water supply unit 40 that are carried out from the powder container 32 by the powder unloading unit 33. It is provided with a control device 50 having a beverage supply program for supplying a beverage produced by mixing the raw material water with the raw material water in the mixing container 35 by stirring with the stirring device 36.

The beverage supply device 10 of this embodiment can supply three types (plurality) of beverages in addition to cold water and hot water, and all three (plurality) beverage supply units 30 are evenly supplied with beverages. Not limited to this, some beverage supply units 30 may supply almost no beverage. The beverage supply device 10 includes a solidification preventing means 34 that operates under a control different from that of the beverage supply program and prevents the raw material powder from solidifying by stirring the raw material powder in the powder container 32. .. The solidification preventing means 34 of this embodiment includes a powder stirrer 34a which is arranged in the powder container 32 and operates together with the powder carrying out portion 33 to agitate the raw material powder. As a result, even if the beverage supply program is not executed continuously in some of the beverage supply units 30, the raw material powder in the powder container 32 is the powder of the solidification preventing means 34 that operates under a control different from that of the beverage supply program. By swinging (operating) the body stirrer 34a, it is agitated to prevent solidification, and it is possible to prevent the raw material powder from becoming difficult to be carried out when the beverage supply program is executed.

Further, since the powder stirrer 34a of the solidification preventing means 34 of this embodiment is configured to operate in conjunction with the screw 33a of the powder carrying out portion 33, powder is required to operate the solidification preventing means 34. The screw 33a of the body carry-out portion 33 must be rotated, and the raw material powder in the powder container 32 is carried out into the mixing container 35 by the rotation of the screw 33a for operating the solidification prevention means 34. become. On the other hand, in the beverage supply device 10 of this embodiment, the control device 50 prevents solidification before executing the cleaning program for cleaning the inside of the mixing container 35 by operating the raw material water supply unit 40 and the stirring device 36. The means 34 is controlled to operate.

When the solidification prevention means 34 is operated by rotating the screw 33a of the powder carry-out portion 33, the raw material powder in the powder container 32 falls into the mixing container 35, but the cleaning program is executed. Since the solidification preventing means 34 is controlled to operate before, the raw material powder that has fallen into the mixing container 35 is washed away while being stirred by the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply unit 40 by executing the washing program. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the raw material powder from remaining in the mixing container 35. In this embodiment, the solidification prevention means 34 is controlled to be operated before the execution of the cleaning program, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the solidification prevention means 34 is operated during the execution of the cleaning program. The same effect can be obtained even if it is controlled in this way.

In this embodiment, the control device 50 controls to execute a cleaning program for cleaning the inside of the mixing container 35 when the operation stop mode is started, and activates the solidification prevention means 34 before executing the cleaning program. It is controlled like this. The present invention is not limited to this, and the control device 50 controls to execute the cleaning program before the start of the operation stop mode, that is, before the end of the operation mode or during the execution of the operation stop mode. The solidification prevention means 34 may be controlled to operate before or during the execution of the cleaning program. Similarly, the control device 50 controls and cleans the cleaning program before the start of the operation mode, that is, before the end of the operation stop mode, or after the start of the operation mode, that is, after the end of the operation stop mode. The anticaking means 34 may be controlled to operate before or during the execution of the program. Similarly, the control device 50 executes the cleaning program when the number of times the beverage supply program is executed reaches a predetermined number of times, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the last execution of the beverage supply program, or when a predetermined time is reached. The solidification prevention means 34 may be operated before or during the execution of the cleaning program. Similarly, the control device 50 controls to execute the cleaning program by operating the operation switch for cleaning provided on the front panel 16, and activates the solidification prevention means 34 before or during the execution of the cleaning program. You may control it. Further, although the cleaning program is executed during or after the solidification prevention means 34 is operated, it may be controlled to additionally execute only the cleaning program immediately after that or after a predetermined time has elapsed. ..

In the beverage supply device 10, the control device 50 counts the number of times the beverage supply program is executed in each beverage supply unit 30 as execution information regarding the execution of the beverage supply program in each beverage supply unit 30. .. The control device 50 controls the beverage supply unit 30, which has a small number of executions of the beverage supply program, to operate the solidification prevention means 34 when the operation stop mode is started. As a result, the control device 50 controls the solidification preventing means 34 to operate when the number of executions of the beverage supply program is small, thereby preventing the raw material powder in the powder container 32 from solidifying and supplying the beverage. By controlling the solidification preventing means 34 so as not to operate when the number of times the program is executed is large, it is possible to prevent the solidification preventing means 34 from being unnecessarily operated.

In the beverage supply device 10 of this embodiment, the operation is stopped when the number of times the beverage supply program is executed in the operation mode is less than two times as the execution information regarding the execution of the beverage supply program in the operation mode. It is controlled to operate the solidification prevention means 34 in the mode. The present invention is not limited to this, and the number of times the beverage supply program is executed in the operation mode is small even if it is two or more times, or the operating time of the powder unloading motor 33b in the operation mode. May be controlled to operate the solidification prevention means 34 in the operation stop mode when is shorter than a predetermined time. Further, although there is a possibility that the solidification prevention means 34 is activated at an unnecessary timing, the solidification prevention means 34 is controlled to be operated in the operation stop mode regardless of the number of times the beverage supply program is executed in the operation mode. May be good.

In the beverage supply device 10 of this embodiment, the control device 50 controls so as to alternately execute the operation mode and the operation stop mode, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation modes are continuously performed. It may be controlled to execute. In this case, the control device 50 executes the beverage supply program within a predetermined time less than the predetermined lower limit, or the operating time of the powder unloading motor 33b within the predetermined time is the predetermined lower limit time. When it is shorter, the solidification prevention means 34 is controlled to be activated. Further, when controlling to operate the anti-solidification means 34, it is preferable to control so that the cleaning program is executed during the operation of the anti-solidification means 34 or the cleaning program is executed after the operation of the anti-solidification means 34.

The solidification preventing means 34 of this embodiment includes a powder stirrer 34a which is arranged in the powder container 32 and operates together with the powder carrying out portion 33 to agitate the raw material powder. The powder stirrer 34a of the solidification preventing means 34 is not limited to this, and the stirring portion having various shapes such as a plate shape or a rod shape integrally or separately on the outer peripheral portion of the screw 33a of the powder carrying out portion 33 ( A powder stirrer) is provided, and the stirring part is rotated in the powder container 32 together with the screw 33a of the powder carrying part 33 to stir the raw material powder in the powder container 32 and prevent solidification. It may be. Further, the solidification preventing means 34 is arranged in the powder container 32 to stir the raw material powder in various shapes such as a plate or a rod, and the powder stirrer is interlocked with the screw 33a. It may be provided with an operating portion such as an electric motor that operates independently without using it. Even when the powder stirrer is operated by the operating unit, the raw material powder may fall from the powder container 32 into the mixing container 35. Therefore, the powder is powdered by the operating unit before or during the execution of the cleaning program. It is preferable to operate the stirrer.

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Claims (5)

A powder container for storing raw material powder for beverages and
A powder unloading unit that carries out the raw material powder from the powder container,
The raw material water supply unit that supplies the raw material water that dissolves the raw material powder,
A mixing container for mixing the raw material powder carried out from the powder container by the powder carry-out unit and the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply part,
A stirring device that mixes the raw material powder and the raw material water in the mixing container by stirring.
A beverage produced by mixing the raw material powder carried out from the powder container by the powder unloading unit and the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply unit by stirring with the stirring device in the mixing container is supplied. A beverage supply device including a control device having a beverage supply program to be used.
A beverage supply device comprising a solidification preventing means for preventing solidification of the raw material powder by agitating the raw material powder in the powder container, which is operated by a control different from that of the beverage supply program. In the beverage supply device according to claim 1,
The control device has a cleaning program for cleaning the inside of the mixing container by operating the raw material water supply unit and the stirring device, and operates the solidification prevention means before or during execution of the cleaning program. Beverage supply device characterized by being controlled in such a manner. In the beverage supply device according to claim 1 or 2.
The control device is a beverage supply device characterized in that the operation of the solidification prevention means is controlled based on execution information regarding the execution of the beverage supply program. In the beverage supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The beverage supply device is characterized in that the solidification prevention means includes a powder stirrer that operates together with the powder carry-out unit to stir the raw material powder. In the beverage supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The beverage supply device is characterized in that the solidification preventing means includes a powder stirrer for stirring the raw material powder and an operating portion for operating the powder stirrer.

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