JP2550012Y2 - Dispenser drainage structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for filling a plurality of measuring sections provided in a measuring instrument with ice pieces stored in an ice storage, and filling the measuring section with the ice pieces filled in a container such as a cup. The present invention relates to a drainage structure capable of preventing a melt of ice pieces melted in an ice storage or a measuring section from dropping and contaminating a peripheral portion in a dispenser supplied to a dispenser.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In coffee shops, restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments, "cold" in which ice chips and water are put in cups is provided as a customer service. As this type of device, a cold dispenser for supplying ice chips and water is preferably used. If the basic structure of this cold dispenser is described as an example, an ice maker that continuously manufactures ice pieces of a predetermined size, an ice storage that stores the ice pieces manufactured by the ice maker, and an ice chip release command. It consists of a measuring device for measuring ice chips released from the ice storage and water supply means for supplying water to the cup. The cup positioned below the supply port is filled with ice chips and water measured by the measuring device. It is configured to supply.

The cold dispenser is configured to supply ice chips and water by weighing one cup at a time. In this case, at the coffee shop or restaurant, etc., the number of visitors greatly differs depending on the time of day, and when the number of visitors is small, there is no problem if the cold dispenser prepares and provides “cold” each time, but lunch When there is a large number of visitors at once, such as during dinner or dinner, it takes a long time to make "cold" for the visitors with a cold dispenser, which is a problem that cannot be ignored.

[0004] For this reason, a countermeasure has been made by making "cold" in a large number of cups in advance before a time slot in which a large number of visitors are expected. However, if ice chips and water were previously put in a glass, the ice chips would melt and be wasted, or the water would become warm.

[0005] Therefore, one proposal for addressing the above-mentioned problem has been filed by the present applicant as an invention "ice dispenser". The dispenser according to the earlier application,
A weighing device having a plurality of weighing units is movably disposed between an ice storage in which a required amount of ice pieces are stored and a fixed plate disposed under the ice storage at a predetermined interval. I have. Also,
At the bottom of the ice storage, there is formed an ice chip discharge port for filling the measuring instrument with ice chips, and on the fixing plate, at a position spaced a predetermined distance forward from directly below the ice chip discharge port, a measuring section and A plurality of openings are formed in the same arrangement. And the measuring instrument
The drive mechanism reciprocates between a measuring position where the measuring section communicates with the ice piece discharge port and a discharging position where the measuring section communicates with the opening. Accordingly, after positioning the cup below each opening of the fixing plate, the measuring device is moved from the measuring position to the discharging position, whereby a predetermined amount of ice chips measured by the measuring section is supplied to each cup. Also, the dispenser is provided with a number of watering nozzles corresponding to the measuring section so as to face above each cup positioned below the discharge position, and the predetermined amount of water is supplied to each cup by the watering nozzle. By doing, "cold" to multiple cups at once
Can be made. Therefore, when there is a large number of customers, it is possible to respond quickly.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned ice dispenser, it is inevitable that the ice pieces stored in the ice storage and the ice pieces filled in the measuring section of the measuring instrument are melted. From the fixed plate. In such a situation, the dispenser forms a total of 18 weighing units of 3 rows in the vertical direction (the moving direction of the weighing apparatus) and 6 rows in the horizontal direction, and “18 cups at a time” It is being made to be able to make cold. Further, the fixing plate is set so as to be inclined in the moving direction of the measuring instrument, and the openings are formed in three rows in the inclined direction in the same arrangement as the measuring section. For this reason, the molten water dropped from the measuring portion located on the upper side of the fixed plate flows down along the slope of the fixed plate, and the molten water drops from the opening located on the lower side of the fixed plate to contaminate the peripheral portion. However, there is a drawback that various bacteria are propagated and unsanitary.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems inherent in the prior art, the present invention has been proposed to solve the problem suitably, and it is intended to collect molten water generated in an ice storage or a measuring section. It is an object of the present invention to provide a drainage structure that can discharge water outside the machine and always supply ice pieces in a sanitary state.

[0008]

[Means for solving the problems] To overcome the above-mentioned problems,
In order to appropriately achieve the intended purpose, the present invention provides an ice storage in which a required amount of ice pieces are stored, and a plurality of rows of ice piece discharge ports are formed at predetermined intervals at the bottom, and an ice piece below the ice storage. A fixed plate which is disposed inclining in the arrangement direction of the discharge ports and has a plurality of openings formed at positions deviated from directly below the respective ice piece discharge ports, and slides between the ice storage and the fixed plate. Freely arranged,
A weighing device having a plurality of weighing portions formed in an arrangement corresponding to the arrangement pattern of the openings in the fixing plate, wherein the weighing portion of the weighing device communicates with the weighing position communicating with the ice piece discharge port and the opening. In a dispenser configured to reciprocate between the discharging position and the ice pieces filled in the measuring section to discharge to each container positioned below the opening at the discharging position, each opening is formed on the lower surface of the fixed plate. And a plurality of chutes provided with openings that communicate with the outside on a surface facing the inclined upper side of the fixed plate, and disposed at the opening of the chute, through an opening of the fixed plate. A guide plate for guiding water droplets flowing into the chute from the mouth to the outside, and a plurality of drain gutters extending along the plurality of chutes aligned with the ice piece discharge ports and collecting water drops falling from the guide plate. Consisting of Characterized by being configured so as to discharge the collected water droplets into the gutter outside the apparatus.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drainage structure of a dispenser according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, the case where the drainage structure is employed in the cold dispenser will be described. However, the drainage structure may be appropriately adopted in an ice dispenser that supplies only ice pieces to the container.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a cold dispenser 10 employing the drainage structure according to the embodiment. The dispenser 10 is a general-purpose rack 12 used for washing dishes in a kitchen. It is configured to supply a predetermined number of cups (not shown) housed in a line to the measured ice chips and water. The rack 12 has six rows in the rack transport direction (vertical direction) and six rows in a direction intersecting with the rack (horizontal direction).
It is configured to accommodate a total of 36 cups in a row. Then, after the rack 12 is transported to a predetermined position by the transport conveyor 14 disposed in the cold dispenser 10,
By moving a weighing device 20 to be described later from the weighing position to the discharging position (one operation of the dispenser), the rack 1
Ice pieces and water are supplied to the 18 cups stored in the tray 2, respectively.

An ice storage 18 capable of storing a large amount of ice chips up to a predetermined level is provided in a machine frame 16 forming the main body of the cold dispenser 10, and a bottom of the ice storage 18 is provided as shown in FIG. The three ice piece discharge ports 18a are formed at predetermined intervals in the rack transport direction (the moving direction of the measuring device 20). Each of the ice piece discharge ports 18a is opened along six horizontally aligned measuring sections 21 formed in the measuring instrument 20, and is set so that all the measuring sections 21 in the row can be filled with ice chips. (See FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 2, an auger-type ice maker 22 is disposed on the rear side of the ice storage 18 (downstream in the rack transport direction), and ice pieces produced by the ice maker 22 are discharged and stored in the ice storage 18. It is configured to do.

As shown in FIG. 1, the machine frame 16 is provided with a fixed plate 24 at a predetermined distance below the bottom of the ice storage 18, and the fixed plate 24 is directed downstream in the rack transport direction. It is set so as to incline downward. The fixing plate 24 has six openings 24a that are laterally aligned at positions deviated by a predetermined distance forward (upstream in the rack transport direction) from directly below each ice piece discharge port 18a of the ice storage 18. Have been. That is, a total of 18 openings 24a are formed in the fixing plate 24 in three rows in the vertical direction and six rows in the horizontal direction.

Between the ice storage 18 and the fixing plate 24,
A weighing device 20 configured as a rectangular plate is slidably disposed, and the weighing device 20 includes a plurality of weighing units 21 that perform weighing by being filled with ice chips. It is formed in a 3 × 6 pattern corresponding to the openings 24a. The weighing device 20 is moved along the rack transport direction via a driving mechanism 32 described later, and the weighing position where each of the weighing portions 21 faces directly below the corresponding ice piece discharge port 18a in the ice storage 18 is determined. 21 reciprocates between a discharge position facing just above a corresponding opening 24a in the fixing plate 24.

As shown in FIG. 1, the measuring units 21 are formed as rectangular through holes communicating vertically, and six measuring units 21 aligned in the horizontal direction are provided with ice piece discharge ports 18 a of the ice storage 18. Are set so that they can communicate in common with each other (FIG. 3
reference). Accordingly, when the measuring device 20 is positioned at the measuring position, the measuring section 21 is filled with the ice pieces stored in the ice storage 18 through the ice piece discharging port 18a, thereby measuring the ice pieces (capacity of the ice pieces). Weighing). The lower surface of the weighing unit 21 facing the weighing position is closed at a portion of the fixed plate 24 where the opening 24a is not formed, so that ice pieces do not fall. When the measuring instrument 20 filled with the ice pieces is moved to the discharge position, the ice pieces in the measuring section 21 fall through the openings 24a by their own weights, and are discharged and supplied to the cups on standby. Has become. When the measuring device 20 moves to the discharging position, each ice piece discharging port 18a of the ice storage 18 is closed at a portion of the measuring device 20 where the measuring portion 21 is not formed, and the ice in the ice storage 18 is The piece is configured not to be released to the outside.

On the upper side of the measuring section 21, a measuring instrument 20 is provided.
In a state where it faces the weighing position, the ice piece discharge port 18a
A notch 21a extending rearward from is formed. The notch 21a functions to prevent ice chips facing the boundary between the ice chip discharge port 18a and the measuring unit 21 from being bitten when the measuring unit 21 is moved from the measuring position to the discharging position. Thereby, the measuring device 20 can always move smoothly, and can achieve a constant supply.

A pair of sprockets 34, 34 are provided rotatably on the machine frames 16 on both sides intersecting the rack transport direction with the measuring device 20 interposed therebetween at predetermined intervals in the transport direction. , Endless chain 3 between 34
6 is wound. And both endless chains 36,36
Are fixed to both sides of the weighing machine 20 intersecting with the rack conveyance direction via fixing members 38, 38, respectively. Therefore, the endless chain 3 is driven by a motor (not shown).
By causing the chains 36 to travel in the forward and reverse directions, the measuring device 20 reciprocates on the fixed plate 24 along the rack transport direction as the chains 36 travel.

On the lower surface corresponding to each opening 24a of the fixing plate 24, a chute 26 for guiding ice chips discharged through the opening 24a when discharging the ice chips to the corresponding supply port 28a (described later) is provided. Is established. In this shoot 26,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a port 26 a communicating with the outside is formed on a side of the fixed plate 24 facing the inclined upper side, and the port 26 a is provided with a melt of ice chips flowing from the opening 24 a. A guide plate 40 for guiding the outside is provided. That is, the guide plate 40 faces the inside of the mouth 26a and the opening 24a
A vertical guide surface 40a depending from the edge of the vertical guide surface 40a
and a bent guide surface 40b bent outward from the chute at the lower end of "a". Therefore, the fixing plate 24
The molten water flowing down the upper surface of the guide plate 40 and flowing into the chute 26 from the inclined upper edge of the opening 24a is guided to the outside of the chute along the vertical guide surface 40a and the bent guide surface 40b of the guide plate 40.

For convenience of explanation, the rows of the chutes 26 corresponding to the openings 24a aligned in the horizontal direction are arranged in the first row, the second row, and the third row from the upper side (left side in FIG. 1) in the inclination direction of the fixed plate 24. It is referred to as a column. In addition, the corresponding rows of the openings of the fixing plate 24 and the rows of the measuring units of the measuring device 20 will be referred to in the same manner. The first row of chutes 26 provided on the fixed plate 24 is not provided with the mouth 26 a and the guide plate 40. This is because, as shown in FIG. 1, in a state where the measuring unit 21 of the measuring device 20 faces the measuring position, the measuring unit 21 in the first row (the left end in the figure) faces lower than the corresponding opening 24a. This is because there is no risk that the melt of ice pieces will flow into the first row of chutes 26 through the openings 24a.

As shown in FIG. 1, a first drain gutter 42 extends along the second and third chute rows on the side where the guide plate 40 is provided, along the rows. Reference numeral 42 faces directly below the bent guide surface 40b of the guide plate 40. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a second drain gutter 44 is provided outside the chute group on the side intersecting the rack transport direction so as to extend in the vertical direction. One end of the drain gutter 42 is connected for communication. That is, the molten water flowing into each of the chutes 26 in the second and third rows drops into the first drain gutter 42 via the guide plate 40 and is collected in the second drain gutter 44. . The second drain gutter 44 is inclined in the same direction as the fixed plate 24, and a third drain gutter 46 extending in the same direction as the first drain gutter 42 is provided directly below the inclined lower end. It is arranged. The molten water collected from the second drain gutter 44 to the third drain gutter 46 is discharged to the outside of the machine through the third drain gutter 46. Further, the third drain gutter 46 faces directly below the lower end of the fixed plate 24 and has a function of discharging molten water dripping from the lower end of the fixed plate 24. In order to smoothly discharge the molten water, it is recommended that the first drain gutter 42 be inclined downward toward the second drain gutter 44.

Below the fixing plate 24, a supply member 28 is disposed on the machine frame 16 as shown in FIG.
8, a plurality of supply ports 28a expanding upward are provided.
It is formed in a 3 × 6 pattern corresponding to each opening 24 a of the fixing plate 24. The lower end of the chute 26 faces the upper side of each supply port 28a, and the ice pieces discharged through the opening 24a and the chute 26 pass through the supply port 28a to the cup conveyed below the supply member 28. It is designed to be filled. A watering nozzle 30 communicating with a water supply source corresponds to each supply port 28a of the supply member 28.
And water sprinkled from each sprinkling nozzle 30 is supplied to the cup through the corresponding supply port 28a.

[0021]

Next, the operation of the drainage structure of the dispenser according to the embodiment will be described below. When the rack 12 containing the cups is sent upward to the cold dispenser 10, the rack 12 is pulled below the supply member 28 by the transport conveyor 14, and the 18 cups face directly below the corresponding supply port 28a. Is positioned. At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the weighing device 20 is positioned at a weighing position where the weighing units 21 of each row face directly below the corresponding ice piece discharge ports 18 a in the ice storage 18, Each piece of ice is filled.

Next, the measuring mechanism 20 is driven by the driving mechanism 32.
Is moved forward (moves toward the upstream side in the rack transport direction) along the fixing plate 24, so that each weighing unit 21 reaches the discharge position facing directly above the corresponding opening 24 a in the fixing plate 24. As a result, the ice pieces filled in each measuring section 21 fall by their own weight, and the opening 24a and the chute 26
And, it is released and supplied to the waiting cup via the supply port 28a. Also, a predetermined amount of water is supplied to the cup from each of the watering nozzles 30, whereby the measured ice pieces and water are supplied to the 18 cups stored in the rack 12.

Here, the ice pieces stored in the ice storage 18 and the ice pieces filled in the measuring section 21 melt over time, and the molten water drops from the measuring section 21 to the fixing plate 24. This molten water flows down the upper surface of the fixing plate 24 to the inclined lower end side.
As shown in FIG. 1, the molten water flowing into the openings 24 a in the row forms a vertical guide surface 40 of a guide plate 40 disposed on the chute 26.
It flows down along a and then is guided to the outside of the chute along the bending guide surface 40b. Then, the molten water dropped from the bent guide surface 40b is collected by the first drain gutter 42 and then flows into the second drain gutter 44. The molten water flowing into the second drain gutter 44 flows down along the slope of the gutter 44, drops from the lower end of the slope into the third drain gutter 46, and is discharged outside the machine. Also, the molten water flowing into the third row of chutes 26 is similarly discharged outside the machine via the first drain gutter 42, the second drain gutter 44, and the third drain gutter 46. Further, the molten water dropped from the inclined lower end of the fixed plate 24 is also discharged out of the machine through the third drain gutter 46. That is, the molten water of the ice pieces can be discharged out of the machine through the first to third drainage gutters 42, 44, 46, so that the lower peripheral portion of the chute 26 is contaminated by the molten water and the germs can be propagated. It can be prevented beforehand.

Although the embodiment has been described with respect to the case where the guide plate is commonly arranged for the six chutes arranged in the lateral direction, the present invention is not limited to this, and the guide plate is individually provided for each chute. May be provided.

[0025]

As described above, according to the drainage structure of the dispenser according to the present invention, the water is generated from the ice pieces stored in the ice storage and the ice pieces filled in the measuring section of the measuring instrument.
The molten water dropped on the fixed plate and flowing into each chute can be discharged out of the machine through the drain gutter. This allows
The lower peripheral portion of the chute can be prevented from being contaminated by the molten water, which is sanitary. Therefore, the supply of ice pieces can be performed under a sanitary condition. Further, in a structure in which the molten water is collected by a second drain gutter to which each drain gutter is connected in common and discharged to the outside by a third drain gutter, the second drain gutter is inclined. By that
There is an advantage that the molten water can be collected efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a main part of a cold dispenser employing a drainage structure according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing an entire configuration of a cold dispenser to which the drainage structure according to the embodiment is adopted.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a drainage structure according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a drainage structure according to an example.

[Explanation of symbols]

18 ice storage, 18a ice chip outlet, 20 measuring device, 2
1 Measuring unit 24 fixing plate, 24a opening, 26 chute, 26a
Mouth 40 guide plate, 42 first drain gutter, 44 second drain gutter 46 third drain gutter

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An ice storage (18) in which a required amount of ice pieces is stored and a plurality of rows of ice piece discharge ports (18a) are formed at predetermined intervals at the bottom.
Below the ice storage (18), it is disposed inclining in the arrangement direction of the ice piece discharge ports (18a), and each of the ice piece discharge ports (18a)
A fixed plate (24) having a plurality of openings (24a) drilled at a position deviated from directly below, and slidably disposed between the ice storage (18) and the fixed plate (24), and fixed. A weighing device (20) in which a plurality of weighing portions (21) are formed in an arrangement corresponding to the arrangement pattern of the openings (24a) in the plate (24), and a weighing portion (21) of the weighing device (20)
By reciprocating between a measuring position communicating with the ice piece discharging port (18a) and a discharging position communicating with the opening (24a), the ice pieces filled in the measuring section (21) can be removed. In the dispenser configured to discharge to each container positioned below the opening (24a) at the discharging position, the dispenser is vertically provided on the lower surface of the fixing plate (24) so as to communicate with each opening (24a), and the fixing plate (24 A plurality of chutes (26) provided with openings (26a) communicating with the outside on a surface facing the inclined upper side of ()), and disposed at the openings (26a) of the chutes (26), and the fixing plate
A guide plate (40) for guiding water droplets flowing into the chute (26) through the opening (24a) of the (24) from the mouth (26a) to the outside, and a plurality of ice plates aligned with the ice piece discharge ports (18a). Shoot (26)
And a plurality of drain gutters (42) for collecting water drops falling from the guide plate (40), and configured to discharge the water drops collected in the drain gutters (42) to the outside of the machine. A drainage structure for a dispenser, characterized in that: 2. A second drain gutter (44) to which the plurality of drain gutters (42) communicate is provided along the direction in which the ice piece discharge ports (18a) are arranged, and the fixed plate (24) A third drain gutter (46) is disposed immediately below the lower end of the slope, and water drops flowing down the second drain gutter (44) are collected by the third drain gutter (46) and discharged outside the machine. The drainage structure for a dispenser according to claim 1, wherein 3. The drainage structure for a dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the second drain gutter (44) is inclined in the same direction as the fixing plate (24).