JP2021186209A - Beverage supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a beverage supply device that prevents spreaded pouring of beverage from a pouring hole of a beverage guide.SOLUTION: A beverage supply device 10 comprises: a beverage preparation unit 30 for preparing a beverage; a placement table 20 on which a container C for receives the beverage prepared by the beverage preparation unit 30 is placed; and a beverage guide 40 for guiding the beverage prepared by the beverage preparation unit 30 to an upper side of the mount table 20. The beverage guide 40 comprises: a beverage passage 41 extending to an upper side of the mount table 20 from a lower side of a beverage delivery hole 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30; and a cylindrical pouring part 42 which extends downward from the upper side of the mount table 20 and has a pouring passage 43 formed inside. The cylindrical pouring part 42 has a first guide rib 44 extending vertically on the beverage passage 41 side. The beverage guide 40 comprises, at a position where the beverage passage 41 is formed, a second guide rib 45 extending to an inlet of an upper end of the cylindrical pouring part 42 and guiding the beverage to the first guide rib 44 of the cylindrical pouring part 42.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to a beverage supply device that supplies a beverage prepared by the beverage preparation unit to a container such as a cup placed on a mounting table.

Patent Document 1 discloses an invention of a beverage dispenser. This beverage dispenser has a canister that houses the powdered beverage material in the upper part of the mixing mechanism chamber provided at the front of the housing, and receives the powdered material from the canister under the canister and mixes the powdered material and water. It is provided with three beverage preparation units having a mixing unit for serving as a beverage, and these beverage preparation units are arranged side by side. Further, in the lower part of the mixing mechanism room, a mounting table for placing a container such as a cup for receiving a beverage produced by mixing with the mixing unit of the beverage preparing unit is provided in the central portion in the left-right direction. A drink guide (beverage guide) is provided between the mixing unit and the mounting table of the beverage preparation unit to guide the beverage generated by the mixing unit to the upper side of the mounting table and dispense it into a container such as a cup placed on the mounting table. Has been done. The drink guide guides the beverage produced by the mixing unit of the beverage preparation unit on the left side to the center part in the left-right direction, and guides the beverage produced by the mixing unit of the beverage preparation unit on the right side to the center part in the left-right direction. The beverage produced by the mixing unit of the central beverage preparation unit in the left-right direction is guided downward as it is, and the beverage produced by each mixing unit is guided to the upper side of the mounting table in the central portion in the left-right direction. It is poured into a container.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-148592

In the beverage dispenser of Patent Document 1, the beverage produced by each of the mixing units of the three beverage preparation units arranged in the left-right direction is guided to the upper side of the mounting table in the central portion in the left-right direction by the drink guide (beverage guide). The guided beverage is poured into the container on the platform. The drink guides are the left and right beverage aisles that guide beverages from the lower side of the beverage outlet of the mixing unit on the left and right sides to the center of the left and right, which is the upper side of the platform, and the beverage aisles on the left and right sides. It is provided with a left-sided and right-sided tubular pouring portion having a pouring passage formed inwardly extending downward from the upper side of the above.

If a rectifying rib extending up and down on each beverage passage side is provided on the inner peripheral surface of each tubular dispensing portion, the beverage sent from the beverage passage into the tubular dispensing portion flows down along the rectifying rib. It will be poured into a container such as a cup. When the flow rate of the beverage delivered from the outlet of the mixing unit is high, the beverage flows substantially linearly through the beverage passage toward the tubular dispensing section, and the beverage sent into the tubular dispensing section is a rectifying rib. It flows down along and is poured into a container such as a cup. On the other hand, when the flow rate of the beverage delivered from the outlet of the mixing unit is low, such as immediately before the end of delivery of the beverage delivered from the mixing unit, the drink guide is made of a resin material and the surface of the beverage passage is used. Because of the smooth surface, the beverage flows while meandering through the beverage passage toward the tubular pouring portion due to surface tension. Beverages that meander through the beverage aisle flow in while bending to the part where the rectifying rib is not provided, not on the beverage aisle side of the tubular dispenser, and the beverage that flows down the tubular dispenser rotates and flows down. As a result, the beverage was poured from the spout at the lower end of the tubular spouting portion to the surrounding area, and the beverage sometimes squeezed out of the container such as a cup. It is an object of the present invention to prevent the beverage from spreading and being poured out from the outlet of the beverage guide in the beverage supply device.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention comprises a beverage preparation unit that prepares a beverage and a container that is arranged at a position horizontally separated under the beverage preparation unit and receives a beverage prepared by the beverage preparation unit. A beverage guide provided between the beverage preparation unit and the beverage preparation unit to guide the beverage prepared by the beverage preparation unit to the upper side of the installation table is provided, and the beverage guide is a beverage of the beverage preparation unit. It is equipped with a beverage passage that extends from the lower side of the delivery port to the upper side of the mounting table, and a tubular pouring portion that extends downward from the upper side of the mounting table of the beverage passage and has a pouring passage formed inside, and is mounted on the mounting table. It is a beverage supply device that supplies beverages to the placed container from the spout at the lower end of the tubular dispenser. A rib is provided, and the beverage guide extends to the entrance of the upper end of the tubular dispensing portion at a position where a beverage passage is formed, and a second guide rib for guiding the beverage to the first guide rib of the tubular dispensing portion. It supplies a beverage supply device characterized by the provision of.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, the tubular dispensing portion is provided with a first guide rib extending up and down on the beverage passage side to guide the beverage downward, and the beverage guide is formed with the beverage passage. A second guide rib for guiding the beverage is provided on the first guide rib of the tubular dispenser so as to extend to the inlet portion at the upper end of the tubular dispenser. Beverages prepared by the beverage preparation unit are sent from the beverage outlet to the beverage passage of the beverage guide, and the beverage sent to the beverage passage is the first of the tubular dispensing unit by the second guide rib regardless of the flow rate of the beverage. 1 Flow toward the guide rib. Beverages that flow down the tubular dispenser flow down along the first guide rib, so the beverage flows straight down from the spout at the lower end of the tubular dispenser without spreading to the surroundings, and the beverage flows out of the container on the mounting table. It sticks out and becomes difficult to pour out.

In the beverage supply device configured as described above, the beverage guide extends from the lower side of the beverage outlet of the beverage preparation unit toward the second guide rib side at the position where the beverage passage is formed, and the beverage of the beverage preparation unit. It is preferable to provide a third guide rib that guides the beverage delivered from the delivery port to the second guide rib. In this case, the beverage delivered from the beverage outlet of the beverage preparation unit to the beverage passage is guided to the second guide rib by the third guide rib, so that the beverage delivered from the outlet of the beverage preparation unit is the first. Since the beverage passage is guided to the tubular dispensing portion by the 3 and 2 guide ribs, it is possible to prevent the beverage from remaining in the beverage passage, and the beverage is dispensed with a delay from the outlet at the lower end of the tubular dispensing portion. It is possible to make it difficult for the so-called back drink to occur.

It is a perspective view of the thickened beverage supply apparatus of one Embodiment of the beverage supply apparatus of this invention. It is a perspective view with the front panel of FIG. 1 removed. It is a vertical sectional view along the front-rear direction at the position (A-A line) where the beverage preparation part on the left side is arranged. It is a schematic diagram which shows the water supply part which supplies hot water and / or water to a mixing container. It is a perspective view of a beverage guide. It is a top view of the beverage guide. It is a perspective view seen from the diagonally upper right side at the position where the inside of the beverage guide can be seen. It is a perspective view (a) in the state which the lid part is attached to the upper surface opening of the beverage guide, and is the perspective view (b) in the state which the lid part is removed upward. It is a perspective view (a) and the rear view (b) when the beverage guide unit is stacked up and down in two stages. It is a perspective view which looked at the beverage guide from diagonally below. It is a vertical sectional view along the front-rear direction at the position (line BB) where the thickened viscous material supply part is arranged. It is a perspective view (a) of a chute, and is the perspective view (b) which disassembled a 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 which shows the operation of each component when the thick drink supply program is executed.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the beverage supply device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings by the thickened beverage supply device for supplying the thickened beverage and the beverage. In the thickened beverage supply device 10 of the present invention, a beverage and a thickened powder are poured into a container such as a cup to make a thickened beverage, or a beverage is poured into a container such as a cup to make a beverage containing no thickened powder. It is what we supply. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the thickened beverage supply device (beverage supply device) 10 has a thickened beverage generating chamber 12 in the front portion of a substantially rectangular housing 11, and a machine chamber 13 in the rear portion of the housing 11. The inside of the housing 11 is divided into a thick beverage generation chamber 12 and a machine chamber 13 by a partition plate 14. The machine room 13 has a cooling water tank for cooling the water supplied to the mixing container 32 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 32 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 preparing unit 30 for preparing a beverage to be supplied into the container C, and a container C. It is provided with a thickened powder supply unit 50 for supplying thickened powder inside. In this embodiment, the thick beverage generation chamber 12 is provided with two beverage preparation units 30 for supplying two types of beverages, and the two beverage preparation units 30 are centered in the left-right direction of the thick beverage generation chamber 12. It is arranged on both the left and right sides of the thickened powder supply unit 50. Further, the beverage preparation unit 30 is arranged at a position horizontally separated from the mounting table 20 on the upper side of the mounting table 20, and the beverage prepared by the beverage preparing unit 30 is placed on the mounting table 20 by the beverage guide 40. It is guided to the upper side of. Since the left and right beverage preparation units 30 have the same configuration only being arranged symmetrically on the left and right sides, only the left side beverage preparation unit 30 will be mainly described in the following description.

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 thickened 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 pedestal portion 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 front portion of the pedestal portion 21 will be described later on the upper side of the central portion in the left-right direction. A tubular dispensing section 42 and a thickened powder dispensing section 52c are arranged (shown in FIG. 11). The cover portion 22 covers the left and right sides, the rear and the upper side except the front on the upper side of the pedestal portion 21.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the beverage preparation unit 30 prepares a beverage that is a raw material for thickened beverages or a beverage that does not contain thickened powder in the container C placed on the mounting table 20. , Beverage raw material powder and hot water and / or water are mixed to prepare a beverage. The beverage preparation unit 30 includes a beverage raw material container 31 for storing the beverage raw material powder (powder raw material), a mixing container 32 for mixing the beverage raw material powder with hot water and / or water, and the raw material powder in the mixing container 32. It is provided with a stirring device 34 for stirring and mixing hot water and / or water. The beverage raw material container 31 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 thick beverage generation chamber 12. A carry-out port 31a for the raw material powder is provided at the bottom of the beverage raw material container 31, and the raw material powder is carried out from the carry-out port 31a to the mixing container 32. A screw 31b is provided in the lower portion of the beverage raw material container 31, and the drive of the motor 31d is transmitted to the screw 31b via the coupling member 31c. When the screw 31b is rotated by the rotation of the motor 31d, the raw material powder in the beverage raw material container 31 is carried out from the carry-out port 31a into the mixing container 32.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mixing container 32 is for stirring and mixing the raw material powder with hot water and / or water, and is detachably supported by the base 15 provided in the thickened beverage generation chamber 12. .. The mixing container 32 is open on the lower side of the beverage raw material container 31, and the raw material powder carried out from the carry-out port 31a of the beverage raw material container 31 flows into the mixing container 32. A beverage delivery port 32a is formed at the bottom of the mixing container 32, and the beverage that has been stirred and mixed in the mixing container 32 is delivered from the beverage delivery port 32a.

As shown in FIG. 4, the base 15 is provided with a water supply port 15a for supplying hot water and / or water in the mixing container 32. A water supply unit 33 is connected to the water supply port 15a. The water supply unit 33 includes a hot water supply pipe 33a and a water supply pipe 33b connected to the hot water supply pipe 33a. The hot water supply pipe 33a is connected to a hot water supply source such as a water heater in the machine room 13, and a hot water supply valve 33c is interposed in the hot water supply pipe 33a. The hot water of the hot water supply source is supplied into the mixing container 32 from the water supply port 15a through the hot water supply pipe 33a by opening the hot water supply valve 33c. The water supply pipe 33b is connected to a water supply source cooled by a cooling water tank in the machine room 13, and a water supply valve 33d is interposed in the water supply pipe 33b. The water of the water supply source is supplied into the mixing container 32 from the water supply port 15a through the water supply pipe 33b and the hot water supply pipe 33a by opening the water supply valve 33d.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mixing container 32 is provided with a stirring device 34, and the stirring device 34 includes a motor 34a provided on the base 15 on the rear side of the mixing container 32 and a rotating shaft 34d rotated by the motor 34a. 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 motor 34a, and a coupling magnet 34c is provided at the base end of the rotating shaft 34d on the motor 34a side. The rotating shaft 34d is detachably connected to the motor 34a by the coupling magnets 34b and 34c, and the motor 34a rotates the rotating shaft 34d via the coupling magnets 34b and 34c. The rotary shaft 34d extends to the upper side of the beverage delivery port 32a at the bottom of the mixing container 32, and a disk portion 34e is provided at the tip of the rotary shaft 34d on the upper side of the beverage delivery port 32a. A stirring blade 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 hot water and / or water in the mixing container 32 are stirred and mixed by the rotation of the disk portion 34e to make a beverage. It becomes.

As shown in FIG. 2, the beverage guide 40 guides the beverage prepared by the beverage preparation unit 30 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, and is supported on the upper side of the cover portion 22 of the mounting table 20. ing. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, in this embodiment, the beverage guides 40 are arranged on the left and right corresponding to the left and right beverage preparation units 30, and the left and right beverage guides 40 are connected to the central portion in the left-right direction. It is a beverage guide unit 40U connected by a portion 40a. As shown in FIG. 6, the beverage guide 40 has a shallow box shape in which a beverage passage 41 extending from the lower side of the beverage outlet 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30 to the upper side of the central portion in the left-right direction of the mounting table 20 is formed. is doing. The cross-sectional shape in the direction in which the beverage guide 40 intersects (orthogonally) the direction in which the beverage passage 41 extends is a substantially U-shape that opens upward. The beverage guide 40 is provided with a tubular dispensing portion 42 extending downward on the upper side of the mounting table 20 of the beverage passage 41 and having a dispensing passage 43 formed inside, and at the lower end of the tubular dispensing portion 42. A spout 42a for pouring a beverage is formed in a container such as a cup placed on the mounting table 20.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the beverage passage 41 of the beverage guide 40 is gently inclined downward from the beverage outlet 32a side of the beverage preparation unit 30 toward the tubular dispensing unit 42 side, and the beverage is beverage. The beverage delivered from the beverage outlet 32a of the preparation unit 30 to the beverage passage 41 flows toward the tubular dispensing unit 42. The beverage passage 41 of the beverage guide 40 is narrowed from the beverage outlet 32a side of the beverage preparation unit 30 to the tubular dispensing unit 42 side, and the beverage delivered from the beverage outlet 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30 is the beverage guide 40. The beverage is received without protruding from the beverage passage 41, and the beverage flows toward the tubular pouring portion 42 by the gradually narrowing beverage passage 41. The beverage guide 40 has a smooth surface so that the beverage flowing through the beverage passage 41 does not easily remain.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the tubular pouring portion 42 extends downward on the upper side of the mounting table 20, and a pouring passage 43 is formed inside the tubular pouring portion 42. At the lower end of the tubular pouring portion 42, a pouring outlet 42a for pouring a beverage into a container such as a cup placed on the mounting table 20 is formed. The tubular pouring portion 42 is inclined to the rear side diagonally so that the pouring port 42a faces the pouring place of the thickened powder described later, and the beverage poured from the pouring port 42a is poured diagonally to the rear side. Is done. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a first guide rib 44 extending up and down on the beverage passage 41 side is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the tubular pouring portion 42, and the first guide rib 44 is vertically extended. It extends along the axial direction of the tubular pouring portion 42. The first guide rib 44 guides the beverage passing through the pouring passage 43 so as to flow down along the axial direction of the tubular pouring portion 42.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the beverage guide 40 is provided with the second to fourth guide ribs 45 to 47 at positions where the beverage passage 41 is partitioned. The second guide rib 45 guides the beverage flowing through the beverage passage 41 to the position where the first guide rib 44 of the tubular pouring portion 42 is formed. Further, the second guide rib 45 extends from the substantially middle flow position of the beverage passage 41 starting from the lower side of the beverage outlet 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30 to the inlet of the tubular dispensing portion 42 located downstream, and extends from the beverage outlet 32a. It is curved in a substantially arc shape that swells to the front side so that the beverage sent from the beverage does not wrap around to the rear side.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the third guide rib 46 guides the beverage delivered from the beverage outlet 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30 to the beverage passage 41 to the second guide rib 45. The third guide rib 46 extends from the upstream position of the beverage passage 41 below the beverage outlet 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30 to the substantially middle flow position of the beverage passage 41 in which the second guide rib 45 is arranged. Further, the second guide rib 45 is arranged closer to the rear side, which is one side of the beverage aisle 41, in the crossing direction intersecting the extension direction of the beverage aisle 41, and the third guide rib 46 is arranged in the extension direction of the beverage aisle 41. The third guide rib 46 is arranged closer to the front side which is the other side of the beverage aisle 41 in the crossing direction of the beverage passage 41, and is arranged apart from the second guide rib 45 on the front side which is the intersection direction of the extending direction of the beverage aisle 41. ing.

The beverage delivered from the beverage outlet 32a to the beverage passage 41 is guided to the front side of the second guide rib 45 along the third guide rib 46. When the beverage flows into the rear side of the second guide rib 45, the beverage is not guided to the beverage passage 41 side of the tubular dispensing portion 42, and the beverage is axially oriented by the first guide rib 44 in the tubular dispensing portion 42. There is a possibility that the beverage may spread out from the spout 42a at the lower end of the tubular pouring portion 42 without flowing down along the above. The circle of the one-point chain line in FIG. 6 indicates the position where the beverage is delivered from the beverage outlet 32a, and the arrow of the one-point chain line indicates the flow of the beverage in the beverage passage 41, and the beverage passage 41 from the beverage outlet 32a. Since the beverage delivered to the beverage is surely guided to the front side of the second guide rib 45 along the third guide rib 46, the first guide rib 44 of the tubular dispensing portion 42 is arranged for the beverage flowing through the beverage passage 41. The beverage will flow to the portion where the beverage is formed, and the beverage will be poured out from the spout 42a at the lower end of the tubular pouring portion 42 without spreading.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in the fourth guide rib 47, the beverage delivered from the beverage outlet 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30 to the beverage aisle 41 stays in the front corner of the third guide rib 46. It prevents it from flowing later. The front side of the third guide rib 46 of the beverage guide 40 tends to retain the beverage when the flow rate of the beverage delivered from the beverage delivery port 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30 decreases, and the front side of the third guide rib 46 The beverage flowing in the corner of the beverage flows to the downstream side of the beverage passage 41 along the fourth guide rib 47.

As shown in FIG. 8, the beverage guide 40 is provided with a lid 48 that detachably closes the upper surface opening, and the lid 48 is the upper surface opening of the beverage guide unit 40U composed of both the left and right beverage guides 40. Can be opened and closed freely. The lid 48 is formed with recesses 48a recessed downward on both the left and right sides, and the upper edge of the beverage guide 40 can be attached and detached between the edge extending downward of the outer peripheral portion of the lid 48 and the recess 48a. It is fitted. Further, the connecting portion 40a of the beverage guide unit 40U is provided with a protrusion 40b protruding upward, and a fixing hole 48b is provided at the center portion of the lid portion 48 in the left-right direction in the left-right direction. The protrusion 40b is inserted into the fixing hole 48b of the lid 48.

FIG. 9A is a perspective view when the beverage guide unit 40U is stacked vertically in two stages, and when the beverage guide unit 40U is stored or transported as a part, the beverage guide unit 40U is stacked vertically in multiple stages. By arranging them, a large number of beverage guide units 40U can be arranged, stored and transported. As shown in FIG. 10, in the connecting portion 40a of the beverage guide unit 40U, recesses 40c are formed between the tubular pouring portions 42 of the beverage guides 40 on both the left and right sides, and the beverage guide unit 40U is vertically arranged in multiple stages. When arranged in an overlapping manner, the protrusion 40b of the lower beverage guide unit 40U can be fitted into the recess 40c of the upper beverage guide unit 40U. As shown in FIG. 9A, when the beverage guide units 40U are arranged one above the other in a multi-stage manner, the legs 49 provided on the lower surface of each upper beverage guide 40 are placed on the lower beverage guide 40. The tubular dispensing portion 42 of each beverage guide 40 on the upper side is fitted into the vicinity of the entrance portion of the tubular dispensing portion 42 of each beverage guide 40 on the lower side so as to be in contact with the edge, as shown in FIG. 9B. In addition, by fitting the protrusion 40b of the lower beverage guide unit 40U into the recess 40c of the upper beverage guide unit 40U, it is possible to stack the plurality of beverage guide units 40U in a stable state in multiple stages. can.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 11, the thick powder supply unit 50 stores the thick powder container 51 for storing the thick powder and the thick powder container C for the thick powder carried out from the thick powder container 51. It is equipped with a chute 52 that guides the user. As shown in FIG. 11, a thickening powder carry-out port 51a is provided at the bottom of the thickening powder container 51, and the thickening powder is carried out from the carrying-out port 51a to the chute 52. A screw 51b is provided in the lower portion of the thickened powder container 51, and the screw 51b is adapted to transmit the drive of the motor 51d via the coupling member 51c. When the screw 51b is rotated by the rotation of the motor 51d, the thickened powder in the thickened powder container 51 is carried out into the chute 52 from the carry-out port 51a.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 11, the chute 52 extends vertically downward from the lower side of the carry-out port 51a of the thickened powder container 51 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 52a for guiding the thickened powder carried out from the carry-out port 51a of 51 to the container C placed on the mounting table 20. Further, an inlet 52b for receiving the thickened powder carried out from the carry-out port 51a of the thickened powder container 51 is provided at the upper end of the chute 52. Further, a thickened powder pouring portion 52c is provided at the lower end portion of the chute 52 to pour out the thickened powder. The passage 52a formed inside the chute 52 extends linearly in the vertical direction from the inlet 52b at the upper end to the spout 52d at the thick powder pouring portion 52c at the lower end. The width of the chute 52 in the left-right direction gradually narrows from the middle portion in the vertical direction to the lower portion, and the passage 52a of the chute 52 gradually narrows as it goes downward from the middle portion in the vertical direction to the lower portion. The thickened powder becomes turbulent when passing through the gradually narrowing portion of the passage 52a of the chute 52, and the thickened powder that has become turbulent flows from the pouring port 52d at the lower end of the thickened powder dispensing portion 52c to the mounting table 20. It will be diffused and poured into the container C that has been made.

As shown in FIG. 12, an insertion piece portion 52e is provided at the rear portion of the chute 52, and the chute 52 is inserted into the base 15 by inserting the insertion piece portion 52e into the insertion port provided in the base 15. It is detachably attached. The chute 52 is capable of being divided into two in the front-rear direction, and includes a front side portion 53 and a rear side portion 54. Since the chute 52 can be divided into a front side portion 53 and a rear side portion 54, maintenance workability such as cleaning of the chute 52 can be improved.

The front side portion 53 constitutes the front wall of the chute 52 and the left and right side walls, and has a substantially U-shape having a horizontal cross-sectional shape that opens to the rear side. The rear side portion 54 constitutes the rear wall of the chute 52 and has a plate shape. Ribs 54a projecting forward are projected from the peripheral edges on both the left and right sides of the rear side portion 54, and the ribs 54a have a gap between the left and right side walls of the front side portion 53 and the rear wall of the rear side portion 54. I try not to. A hook 54b is provided at the lower end of the rear side portion 54, and the hook 54b is detachably engaged with the lower end portion of the front side portion 53.

A handle portion 54c protruding forward from both the left and right sides is provided in the vertical intermediate portion of the rear side portion 54, and the handle portion 54c is used as a gripping portion when attaching and detaching the chute 52 to and from the base 15. There is. A protrusion 53a is formed on the left and right side walls of the front side portion 53 so as to project outward at a position facing the handle portion 54c, and a gap is formed between the front side portion 53 and the handle portion 54c of the protrusion 53a. It has a function to prevent it from being done. That is, when the left and right handle portions 54c are grasped from both sides by the fingers of the hand, the handle portion 54c is surely brought into close contact with the side wall of the front side portion 53 by the protrusion 53a, and the front side portion 53 is attached to the rear side portion. It can be removed integrally with 54.

As shown in FIG. 13, the thickened beverage supply device 10 includes a control device 60 for controlling the supply of the thickened beverage or the thickened powder-free beverage to the container C placed on the mounting table 20, and is a control device. The 60 is connected to an operation switch 17 provided on the front panel 16, a motor 31d of the beverage raw material container 31, a hot water supply valve 33c, a water supply valve 33d, a motor 34a of the stirring device 34, and a motor 51d of the thickened powder container 51. The control device 60 has a thickened beverage supply program and a thickened powder-free beverage supply program.

The thick beverage supply program controls the opening and closing of the hot water supply valve 33c and / or the water supply valve 33d based on the operation of the operation switch 17, and also controls the opening and closing of the hot water supply valve 33c and / or the water supply valve 33d, and also controls the motor 31d of the beverage raw material container 31, the motor 34a of the stirring device 34, and the thickened powder container. By controlling the motor 51d of 51, it is controlled to supply the thickened beverage to the container C such as a cup placed on the mounting table 20. The beverage supply program containing no thickened powder controls the opening and closing of the hot water supply valve 33c and / or the water supply valve 33d based on the operation of the operation switch 17, and also controls the opening and closing of the beverage raw material container 31 motor 31d and the stirring device 34 motor 34a. By controlling the above, it is controlled to supply the beverage containing no thickened powder to the container C such as a cup placed on the mounting table 20.

In the thick beverage supply program, by operating a setting operation unit (not shown), the operating time of the motor 31d of the beverage raw material container 31 according to the concentration of the thick beverage, the capacity of the container C, and the temperature of the thick beverage are set. It is possible to set the opening time of the hot water supply valve 33c and / or the water supply valve 33d according to the hot water supply valve 33c and the operating time of the motor 51d of the thickening powder container 51 according to the thickening viscosity of the thickened beverage. The beverage supply program that does not contain thickened powder depends on the operating time of the motor 31d of the beverage raw material container 31 according to the concentration of the beverage, the capacity of the container C, and the temperature of the beverage by operating the setting operation unit (not shown). The opening time of the hot water supply valve 33c and / or the water supply valve 33d can be set.

When the thickened beverage is supplied by the thickened beverage supply device 10, a container C such as a cup is placed on the left and right central portions at the front portion of the pedestal portion 21 of the mounting table 20, and the operation switch 17 is poured out. The control device 60 executes a thickened beverage supply program. FIG. 14 (a) is a time chart showing the operation of each component when the thickened beverage supply program is executed, and FIG. 14 (b) shows the beverage from the tubular pouring portion 42 (pouring port 42a) in the container C. It is a time chart showing the timing at which the thickened powder is poured out from the thickened powder pouring unit 52c (pouring port 52d). As shown in the timing of a in FIG. 14, when the operation switch 17 is dispensed, the control device 60 rotates the motor 31d of the beverage raw material container 31 in a time corresponding to the concentration of the beverage (from b in FIG. 14). Time to c). The raw material powder in the beverage raw material container 31 is carried out into the mixing container 32 from the carry-out port 31a.

When the raw material powder is carried out into the mixing container 32, the control device 60 opens the hot water supply valve 33c and / or the water supply valve 33d in a time corresponding to the capacity of the container C and the set temperature of the beverage (from c in FIG. 14). (Time to h), the motor 34a of the stirring device 34 is operated (time from c to g in FIG. 14). The raw material powder carried out into the mixing container 32 is mixed with hot water and / or water supplied from the water supply port 15a to become a beverage, and the beverage in the mixing container 32 is a beverage guide from the beverage outlet 32a. It is delivered to the beverage passage 41 of 40. When the flow rate of the beverage is large, such as when the beverage is started to be delivered from the beverage outlet 32a to the beverage passage 41 of the beverage guide 40, the beverage flows through the beverage passage 41 toward the tubular dispensing section 42 and is ejected into the tubular shape. The beverage that has flowed into the portion 42 flows down the pouring passage 43 along the first guide rib 44, and is poured into the container C from the pouring outlet 42a at the lower end at the timing of e in FIG. At this time, the beverage delivered from the mixing container 32 to the beverage guide 40 gradually becomes thinner from the high concentration state and is delivered to the beverage guide 40, but the beverage in the container C has a set concentration. When the flow rate of the beverage decreases as in the case immediately before the end of delivery of the beverage from the beverage outlet 32a to the beverage passage 41 of the beverage guide 40, the beverage delivered from the beverage outlet 32a to the beverage passage 41 becomes the third guide rib 46. The beverage flows along the front side of the second guide rib 45 and is guided to the front side of the second guide rib 45, flows along the front side of the second guide rib 45, flows into the tubular dispenser 42, and reaches the tubular dispenser 42. The inflowing beverage flows down the pouring passage 43 along the first guide rib 44. The beverage in the mixing container 32 is agitated to apply centrifugal force and is delivered with a delay from the beverage outlet 32a, and it takes time for the beverage to pass through the beverage guide 40. Therefore, the mixing container is used. The beverage in 32 is poured out from the spout 42a after a time lag occurs after the hot water supply valve 33c and / or the water supply valve 33d is opened.

The control device 60 opens the hot water supply valve 33c and / or the water supply valve 33d and operates the motor 34a of the stirring device 34, and when a short time has passed and the timing of d in FIG. 14 is reached, the thickened powder container 51 The motor 51d is rotated in a time corresponding to the viscosity of the thickened beverage. The thickened powder in the thickened powder container 51 is carried out from the carry-out port 51a through the receiving port 42b into the chute 52. The thickened powder carried out into the chute 52 falls down the passage 52a and is poured out into the container C from the spout 52d at the timing of f in FIG. Since the thickened powder in the thickened powder container 51 passes through the chute 52, it is poured out from the spout 52d after a slight time lag occurs after the motor 51d of the thickened powder container 51 is started to operate.

The operation start time of the motor 51d of the thick powder container 51 is controlled so that the thickened powder poured out from the spout 52d is poured into the container C at a timing slightly later than that of the beverage poured out from the spout 42a. Has been done. 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 in the bottom of the container C as a so-called lump without melting. .. Further, since the beverage is poured from the injection port 42a of the tubular pouring portion 42 in the direction in which the thickened powder in the container C falls, the thickened powder is poured into the container C and the thickened powder is on the thickened powder side. By being diffused by the dispensed beverage, 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 60 stops the motor 34a of the stirring device 34 at the timing of g in FIG. 14, closes the hot water supply valve 33c and / or the water supply valve 33d at the timing of h in FIG. 14, and thickens at the timing of i in FIG. When the operation of the motor 51d of the powder container 51 is stopped, the pouring of the thickened powder from the thickened powder pouring portion 52c (pouring port 52d) is completed at the timing of j in FIG. The pouring of the beverage from the tubular pouring portion 42 (pouring port 42a) is completed at the timing.

In the thickened beverage supply device (beverage supply device) 10 configured as described above, the beverage preparation unit 30 for preparing the beverage and the beverage preparation unit 30 are arranged at positions horizontally separated from each other under the beverage preparation unit 30. A mounting table 20 on which a container C for receiving a beverage prepared by the preparation unit 30 is placed, and a beverage prepared by the beverage preparation unit 30 are placed on the upper side of the mounting table 20 provided between the beverage preparation unit 30 and the mounting table 20. It is equipped with a beverage guide 40 to guide. In this thickened beverage supply device 10, the beverage guide 40 has a beverage aisle 41 extending from the lower side of the beverage outlet 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30 to the upper side of the mounting table 20, and a beverage passage 41 extending from the upper side to the lower side of the mounting table 20 of the beverage passage 41. It is provided with a tubular pouring portion 42 extending to the inside and having a pouring passage 43 formed inside, and a beverage is supplied to a container C placed on a mounting table 20 from a pouring outlet 42a at the lower end of the tubular pouring portion 42. I am doing it.

In the thickened beverage supply device 10, the tubular dispensing portion 42 is provided with a first guide rib 44 extending up and down on the beverage passage 41 side to guide the beverage downward, and the beverage guide 40 is provided with the beverage passage. At the position where the 41 is formed, a second guide rib 45 that extends to the entrance portion of the upper end of the tubular pouring portion 42 and guides the beverage to the first guide rib 44 of the pouring passage 43 is provided. The beverage prepared by the beverage preparation unit 30 is sent from the beverage outlet 32a to the beverage passage 41 of the beverage guide 40, and the beverage sent to the beverage passage 41 is cylinderd by the second guide rib 45 regardless of the flow rate of the beverage. It flows toward the first guide rib 44 of the shape dispensing portion 42. Since the beverage flowing down the tubular dispensing portion 42 flows down along the first guide rib 44, the beverage flows downward from the spout 42a at the lower end of the tubular dispensing portion 42 without spreading to the surroundings, and the beverage is placed on the table. It protrudes outward from the container C of 20 and becomes difficult to be poured out. Further, the tubular pouring portion 42 is inclined diagonally downward, the pouring outlet 42a is directed to the drop position of the thickened powder, and the beverage is discharged from the pouring outlet 42a at the lower end of the tubular pouring portion 42 to the periphery. Since it flows down directly toward the thickened powder in the container C without spreading, the thickened powder poured out into the container C can be reliably melted by the beverage poured out from the pouring outlet 42a of the tubular pouring portion 42. ..

Further, the beverage guide 40 extends from the lower side of the beverage outlet 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30 toward the second guide rib 45 side at the position where the beverage passage 41 is formed, and the beverage outlet 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30 extends. A third guide rib 46 is provided to guide the beverage delivered from the second guide rib 45 to the second guide rib 45. Since the beverage delivered from the beverage outlet 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30 to the beverage passage 41 is guided to the second guide rib 45 by the third guide rib 46, the beverage delivered from the beverage outlet 32a of the beverage preparation unit 30 is Since the beverage passage 41 is guided to the tubular dispensing portion 42 by the third rib 46 and the second guide rib 45, it is possible to prevent the beverage from remaining in the beverage passage 41, and the lower end of the tubular dispensing portion 42 can be noted. It is possible to prevent the so-called slump, in which the beverage is poured out from the outlet 42a with a delay.

The above embodiment has described a thickened beverage supply device having a predetermined viscosity as an embodiment of the beverage supply device, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the beverage prepared by the beverage preparation unit 30 is used as a beverage. It is a beverage supply device that supplies beverages that do not contain thickened powder by guiding them to the upper side of the mounting table 20 by the guide 40 and pouring the guided beverages into a container C such as a cup placed on the mounting table 20. You may.

10 ... Beverage supply device (thick beverage supply device), 20 ... Beverage stand, 30 ... Beverage preparation unit, 32a ... Beverage outlet, 40 ... Beverage guide, 41 ... Beverage passage, 42 ... Cylindrical dispensing section, 42a ... Note Exit, 43 ... Dispensing passage, 44 ... 1st guide rib, 45 ... 2nd guide rib, 46 ... 3rd guide rib.

Claims (2)

Beverage preparation department that prepares beverages and
A mounting table, which is arranged at a position horizontally separated under the beverage preparation unit and on which a container for receiving the beverage prepared by the beverage preparation unit is placed.
A beverage guide provided between the beverage preparation unit and the above-mentioned table and guiding the beverage prepared by the beverage preparation unit to the upper side of the above-mentioned table is provided.
The beverage guide has a beverage passage extending from the lower side of the beverage delivery port of the beverage preparation unit to the upper side of the previously described table and a pouring passage extending downward from the upper side of the previously described table of the beverage passage to the inside. A beverage supply device that is provided with a cylindrical dispensing section and supplies a beverage to a container placed on the above-mentioned stand from the spout at the lower end of the tubular dispensing section.
The tubular pouring portion is provided with a first guide rib extending up and down on the beverage passage side to guide the beverage downward.
The beverage guide extends to the inlet of the upper end of the tubular dispensing portion at the position where the beverage passage is formed, and guides the beverage to the first guide rib of the tubular dispensing portion. Beverage supply device characterized by the provision of. In the beverage supply device according to claim 1,
The beverage guide extends from the lower side of the beverage outlet of the beverage preparation unit toward the second guide rib side at the position where the beverage passage is formed, and the beverage is delivered from the beverage outlet of the beverage preparation unit. A beverage supply device characterized in that a third guide rib is provided to guide the second guide rib.

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