JP2577218Y2 - Beverage supply device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser.
In particular, the present invention relates to a beverage supply apparatus having a nozzle for guiding a beverage to the outside of the outlet and supplying the beverage to a pot or the like that does not enter the outlet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a tea dispenser disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-24193 has been known as this kind of beverage supply apparatus. The tea dispenser disclosed in the publication has an outlet formed in a box-shaped concave portion on the front surface thereof, and usually a teacup is placed in the outlet, and the tea machine flows down from a tea strainer provided above. Tea is poured into the cup.

[0003] On the other hand, in order to feed a container such as a pot which does not enter the above-mentioned outlet, two guide rails are arranged in the upper part of the outlet in parallel in the horizontal direction, and the guide rails are provided with the two guide rails. A slidable funnel is provided, and a faucet is rotatably connected to a spout of the funnel. In normal times,
The funnel is slid along the guide rail to be positioned laterally in the outlet, and the faucet is housed in the outlet parallel to the guide rail.

[0004] When supplying tea to the pot, the funnel is slid along the guide rail so as to be positioned directly below the tea filter, and the faucet is rotated to protrude outside the outlet. By supplying the tea in such a state, the tea flowing down from the tea strainer is poured into the funnel and supplied into the pot from the outside of the outlet through the faucet.

[0005]

In the above-described conventional beverage supply apparatus, when the faucet is taken out, the funnel must be moved in parallel in the horizontal direction and the faucet must be rotated. There was a problem that it was bothersome and difficult to understand.

Further, there is a problem that the number of parts must be naturally increased, and the time and effort for cleaning also increases.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a beverage supply device which is easy to handle with a simpler configuration.

[0007]

As a means for achieving the above object, the beverage supply device of the present invention comprises a beverage supply port for supplying a beverage provided at a ceiling portion of an outlet provided on the ceiling surface. A nozzle having a long box shape elongated in the depth direction and provided with a spout on the lower surface of the near side end portion, an advanced position where the spout projects outside from the outlet, and the spout is located in the outlet. Along with being provided so as to be able to advance and retreat between the retracted positions that are located, the upper surface of the nozzle has a beverage introduction port that opens directly below the beverage supply port when the nozzle is at the advance position and the retracted position, respectively. It has a feature in that it is formed.

[0008]

The operation of the present invention is as follows. When the nozzle is moved to the retracted position, the spout is located in the outlet, and when the beverage is supplied from the beverage supply port, the beverage is introduced into the nozzle from the beverage introduction port opened immediately below the beverage supply port. ,
It is poured from a spout into a cup placed inside the outlet.
On the other hand, when the nozzle is moved to the forward position, the spout projects outside from the outlet, and when the beverage is supplied from the beverage supply port, the beverage is introduced into the nozzle from the beverage introduction port that is also opened immediately below the beverage supply port. After that, it is poured into a pot that does not enter the outlet from the outlet.

[0009]

[Effects of the Invention] That is, according to the present invention, the beverage can be easily guided to the outside of the outlet by simply moving the long box-shaped nozzle disposed on the ceiling of the outlet back and forth, and the operation can be understood. It is possible to provide a beverage supply device that is easy and can reduce the number of parts and reduce the labor and time required for cleaning.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view in a side view when a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a tea machine.

In FIG. 1, a cold water unit 1 also serving as a stand
Above 0, the tea supply unit 20 is placed. Tea supply section 20
Has a delivery stage (outlet) 21 having an opening at the center of the front surface. The delivery stage 21 is formed as a box-like body having one open side, and is attached to an opening portion opened in the front plate. A scalloped drainer 22 is detachably attached to the bottom of the delivery stage 21, and a nozzle guide 23 projecting downward from the other portion at the center in the width direction as shown in FIG. Is formed. The nozzle guide 23 is formed continuously to the upper part of the rear wall as shown in FIG. 3, and the guide grooves 23a, 23 are horizontally formed on both outer surfaces from the front end to the rear end.
b is formed, and a communication hole 24 in the shape of a long hole is formed on the lower surface thereof. A slightly larger nozzle escape hole 21b is formed in the rear wall 21a of the delivery stage 21 on the rear end side of the nozzle guide 23 along the outer shape of the nozzle guide 23.

A long box-shaped nozzle 25 shown in FIG. 4 is connected to the nozzle guide 23. In the nozzle 25, the side walls 25a, 25b and the rear wall 25c of the hollow main body extend upward to form the convex walls 25a1, 25b1, 25c, and the width between the convex walls 25a1, 25b1 of the side wall portion is reduced. The width of the nozzle guide 23 is matched with the width of the convex wall 25a.
The guide grooves 23a, 23
The guide projections 25a1a and 25b1a corresponding to b are formed. Further, the length of the nozzle 25 is determined by setting the nozzle 25 to the nozzle guide 23 through the nozzle escape hole 21b.
Is inserted forward so as to cover the lower surface and the side surfaces of the nozzle guide 23.
When the nozzle 25 is moved until it comes into contact with the rear end,
Is projected to the front side of the delivery stage 21.

A spout 25 d is provided on the lower surface on the front end side of the nozzle 25.
Is formed, and two drink inlets 25e are provided on the top and the back.
1, 25e2 are formed, and both are communicated via the cavity of the main body. In addition, a tea filter is provided above the communication hole 24 inside the tea supply unit 20, and a hot water supply valve for pouring hot water into the tea filter is provided above the tea filter. And the beverage inlets 25e1, 25e2
Regarding the position of 5e2, the nozzle 25 is connected to the nozzle guide 23.
When moved to the most front end side, the rear beverage introduction port 25e1 is located immediately below the tea filter, and when the front end positions of the nozzle 25 and the nozzle guide 23 are aligned, the front beverage introduction port 25e2 is It is located just below the tea filter.

On the front panel 11 of the cold water section 10 on which the tea supply section 20 is placed, a flat plate-like stage hook 12 having an upper end bent at 90 degrees as shown in FIG.
2a is fixed to the upper end of the front panel 11 in a locked state. Further, a pot stay having a mounting portion 13a protruding forward is provided below the front side of the stage hook 12.
The jig 13 is screwed and fixed.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described. In order to supply tea, the leading end side of the nozzle 25 is fitted into the rear end of the nozzle guide 23 from the back side of the delivery stage 21 through the nozzle escape hole 21b.
5 is moved forward as it is. Normally, the tip of the nozzle 25 and the tip of the nozzle guide 23 are aligned. When a tea supply button (not shown) is pressed in the tea supply unit 20 to supply tea to the cup, hot water is supplied into the tea filter via a hot water supply valve. At this time, since the tip of the nozzle 25 coincides with the tip of the nozzle guide 23, the beverage inlet 25e2 is located immediately below the tea filter. Therefore, the tea flowing down from the tea strainer is poured into the main body of the nozzle 25 through the beverage introduction port 25e2, and is placed on the drainage 22 in the delivery stage 21 through a spout 25d formed on the lower surface of the main body. It is poured into a teacup.

On the other hand, when tea is supplied to a pot or the like that does not enter the delivery stage 21, the stage hook 12 and the pot stage 13 are fixed to the front surface of the cold water section 10, and the pot stage is fixed. The pot 25 is placed on the nozzle 13 and the nozzle 25 engaged with the nozzle guide 23 is set in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
The convex wall 25c1 of the rear wall 25c in FIG.
Abut on the rear end. Then, the tip of the nozzle 25 projects forward of the delivery stage 21, and the spout 25 d is positioned directly above the pot placed on the pot stage 13. When the nozzle 25 moves forward with respect to the nozzle guide 23, the beverage inlet 25e1 is located immediately below the tea filter.

When the tea supply button of the tea supply section 20 is depressed after such preparation, hot water is supplied into the tea filter via the hot water supply valve, and the tea flowing down from the tea filter is supplied to the beverage inlet 25e1. Through the body of the nozzle 25. The tea poured into the main body is poured into a pot placed on the pot stage 13 from a spout 25d at the tip of a nozzle 25 protruding forward of the delivery stage 21 through the cavity of the main body. It is.

In the above-described embodiment, a part of the ceiling in the delivery stage 21 protrudes downward, and the nozzle 25 engages the lower stage so as to cover it from below. Other configurations may be used as long as the moved nozzle 25 can move in the front-back direction. For example, a rail is formed on the ceiling side so that the nozzle 25 can move back and forth while engaging with it, or a long hole extending in the front and rear direction is formed on the ceiling side while engaging with this long hole. The nozzle may be movable back and forth.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which the beverage supply device is applied to a tea machine, but the invention is also applicable to other devices such as a coffee brewing machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially transparent side view of a tea dispenser to which a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a delivery stage.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the delivery stage as viewed from the side.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a nozzle.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an attached state of the pot stage.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a nozzle and a nozzle guide.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference numeral 20: tea supply unit 21: delivery stage 23: nozzle guide 23a, 23b: guide groove 25: nozzle 25a1a, 25b1a: guide protrusion 25d: spout 25e1, 25e2: beverage inlet

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] An outlet provided on a ceiling surface of a beverage supply port for supplying a beverage has a long box shape extending in a depth direction, and a spout is provided on a lower surface of a front end. A nozzle is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat between a forward position in which the spout projects outside from the outlet and a retracted position in which the spout is located in the outlet. A beverage supply device, wherein a beverage introduction port is formed which is opened immediately below the beverage supply port when the nozzle is at the advance position and the retracted position, respectively.