JP2644672B2 - Food supply equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a food / drink concentrate automatically filled in a food / drink case (container / package) after sterilization, is diluted with cold water or warm water in a sanitary manner, and is poured into a receiver. The present invention relates to a food and beverage supply device for providing a beverage or a hot beverage to a customer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a food and drink supply device for providing a prescribed amount of food and drink to each customer has been used. In such a food supply apparatus, usually, the food is sterilized, the food is automatically filled, and a prescribed amount of the food is poured into a receiver from a sealed container and package. However, the supply of food and drink is not always performed, and a stop time may occur depending on the number of customers, and a long downtime may occur depending on the business hours of the installation location of the food and drink supply device. On the other hand, many foods are rich in water and nutrients, especially in tubes and pumps that convey foods and drinks to receptors.
If it stays for a long time in a state where it is exposed to the outside air, it will cause propagation of various bacteria and the like, which is not preferable for hygiene.

[0003] Therefore, in order to prevent food and drink from staying, the tube is a continuous tube with no connection on the way, and a pump function for delivering food and drink is formed by compressing the tube from the outside to form a blockage, and sequentially moving the blockage. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-109895 discloses a technique in which the sheet is extruded and extruded (hereinafter, referred to as a roller pump). FIG. 9 shows a configuration diagram of the roller pump used here. In FIG. 9, a roller pump 83 is provided on the front surface of the food and drink supply device, and further a tube 85 is provided.
The tube guide 82 presses the tube 85 against the roller 81 to ensure the hermetically closed portion of the tube guide 82, and the tube guide stopper 84 prevents the tube guide 82 from approaching the roller pump 83 more than necessary.
2 is shown in an open state. Tube guide 8
2 and the roller pump 83, the pinch guide 86 and the pinch valve 87 cooperate to form the tube 85.
Is fixed.

In this type of food supply apparatus, the above-mentioned food case is filled with a concentrated liquid, which is an undiluted liquid of the food, and is supplied while diluting it with water (hereinafter, referred to as "concentrate").
(Called a dilution type). In such a food and beverage supply apparatus, generally, as shown in FIG.
A dilution water nozzle 88 is fixedly provided close to the outlet of the sample 5 and parallel to the tube 85.
After that, the dilution water is poured into the container E through the dilution water nozzle 88 after being poured into the container E through the nozzle. Further, there is also used a food and beverage supply apparatus in which a mixing tray is provided in the apparatus, and after mixing the undiluted solution and the dilution water on the mixing tray in advance, the mixture is poured into a food and drink container.

[0005]

[0007] However, the conventional dilution-type food and drink supply apparatus described above, the following problem points
was there.

[0006] That is, the beverage is cooled and drunk.
Some drinks may be warmed and supplied.
If the warm water splashes, it could catch on hands and cause an accident such as a burn, which was dangerous.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and safely discharges a hot beverage without scattering.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a food and drink supply device capable of supplying the food and drink.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a food and beverage supply apparatus having one end connected to a food case filled with food and having a discharge port formed at the other end. A flexible tube for transporting an object, a food and beverage container mounting table disposed below a discharge port of the tube,
A food delivery device for delivering the food conveyed into the tube from the food case through a discharge port, wherein the food supply device is disposed above the food container mounting table.
A hot water supply nozzle disposed so as to be wearable, and the hot water supply nozzle;
A hot water delivery device for delivering hot water from the squid;
Attached to the tip of the nozzle and internally rectified
And a tip attachment in which is fitted .

Furthermore, food supply apparatus of the present invention, the integer
The cross section of the flow mechanism has a star shape, and has the above-described configuration.

[0010]

According to the food and drink supply apparatus of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when a hot drink supply command is issued, the food and drink case is filled into the food and drink case.
The food or beverage that has been discharged from the tube discharge port by the food delivery device
A fixed amount is sent out, and at the same time a hot water supply nozzle is
Hot water is supplied from the And the discharge flow and temperature of food and drink
Mixes with the water discharge stream and eats and drinks as a warm beverage with uniform concentration
Is poured into a container.

[0011] Here, since the rectifier system inside the hot water supply nozzle is provided, protruding from the pouring and food containers while scattering of the hot water is prevented.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention as a beverage supply device will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 shows the front door 2
1 is an overall view of the beverage supply device 1 shown in an opened state, in which a food server 3 and a food server 4 are installed.
The beverage box 5 described later is inserted into the space of the arrow A and the space of the arrow B, respectively, and the front door 2 is closed. These beverage boxes 5 are filled with a beverage concentrate such as juice or coffee.

Then, when a drink 7 is pressed by placing a cup 7 to be described later on a cup mounting table indicated by an arrow C or an arrow D, the food or drink is taken from the drink box 5 at the position of the arrow A according to the pressed switch. The concentrate is placed on the cup 7 placed on the cup placing table C via the server 3 or on the cup 7 placed on the cup placing table D via the food / drink server 4 from the beverage box 5 at the location of the arrow B. Is poured out. At the same time, dilution water is discharged from a cold water nozzle 21 or a warm water nozzle 31 described later. At this time, the concentrated liquid and the dilution water are mixed and self-mixed, and supplied as a beverage having a uniform concentration. The beverage supply device 1 shown in FIG. 1 has two sets of the beverage box 5 and the food and beverage servers 3, 4, but of course, it has only one set or three or more sets. Is also good.

The configuration of the food and drink server 3 in the beverage supply device 1 will be described in detail. FIG. 2 shows a front view of the food and beverage server 3. On the front side of the food and drink server 3, a roller pump 8 having three rollers 9 provided at equal intervals on the outer periphery and a tube guide 10 are installed. A pinch guide 14 is arranged below the roller pump 8. I have. The cold water nozzle 2 is located on the left side of the pinch guide 14.
1, and a warm water nozzle 31 is provided on the right side. The warm water nozzle 31 is mounted on a warm water panel 32, and the warm water panel 32 is detachably mounted by screws 33. A water supply switch 27 is provided at the upper left of the roller pump 8. The tube 6 is sandwiched between the roller pump 8 and the tube guide 10. The upper end of the tube 6 is connected to the beverage box 5 disposed above the food and beverage server 3, and the lower portion is fixed by the pinch guide 14 and the lower end. Are the discharge ports 6A.

First, the roller pump 8 and the tube guide 10 will be described. Three rollers 9 are provided at equal intervals on the outer periphery of the roller pump 8, and can be rotated around the roller pump shaft 13 together with the rollers 9 by driving a drive motor (not shown). Each roller 9 is supported by a roller pump 8 via a spring 40, and the spring 40 urges each roller 9 radially outward of the roller pump 8. The tube guide 10 is installed so as to be rotatable around a tube guide shaft 11, and the tube guide stopper 15 prevents the roller pump 8 from approaching further from the position shown in the figure. Further, it is fixed at a position shown in the figure by a tube guide lock 12.

The operation of the tube guide lock 12 will be described with reference to the right side view of the food and drink server 3 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 shows a state where the tube guide 10 is in the closed position and the tube guide lock 12 is locked. The tip 16 of the tube guide lock 12 is connected to the food server 3
The tube guide 10 is inserted into a hole 18 provided on the front surface of the tube guide 10. The tube guide lock 12 is provided through the tube guide 10, and is urged rightward by a spring. When the tube guide lock 12 is pulled leftward from this state, the tip 16 of the tube guide lock 12 comes out of the hole 18 and the tube guide 10
Is in a non-fixed state.

Then, as shown in FIG.
When the tube 6 is disposed on the right side of the tube and the tube guide 10 is fixed by the tube guide lock 12, the roller 9
The tube 6 is sandwiched by the tube guide 10 (excluding one on the left side in FIG. 2) and a closed portion is formed. In FIG. 2, two closed portions are formed, and the concentrated liquid supplied from the beverage box 5 is filled between the closed portions. Here, the tube guide stopper 15 is used for the tube guide 1.
The clearance between the roller 0 and the roller 9 becomes smaller than necessary, preventing the tube 6 from being over-compressed.

Next, the pinch guide 14 will be described.
The pinch guide 14 connects the tube 6 to the tube guide 10.
The roller is fixed at a position downstream of a position sandwiched by the roller pump 8 and the roller pump 8. On the back side of the pinch guide 14, a pinch valve (not shown) and a driving mechanism thereof are provided. In order to maintain the cleanliness of the tube 6, when there is no beverage supply command, the pinch valve presses the tube 6 against the back surface of the pinch guide 14 to seal the tube 6, thereby preventing the beverage in the tube 6 from contacting the outside air. .

Next, the cold water nozzle 21 will be described.
The cold water nozzle 21 is for supplying cold water for diluting the concentrated liquid supplied from the beverage box 5 to form a cold beverage having a predetermined concentration. As shown in FIG. 6A, the cold water nozzle 21 is rotatably inserted into a nozzle receiver 21A attached to the front plate 25, and the rotation of the cold water nozzle 21 can change the discharge direction of the cold water. . And FIG.
FIG. 6B shows a cross-sectional view taken along line XX ′ of FIG. FIG.
In (b), a cold water nozzle 21 is rotatably fitted to a water distribution pipe 22 for supplying cold water via an O-ring 23. The water pipe 22 is provided with a cold water valve VC,
The chilled water valve VC is opened to dispense chilled water only when supplying a chilled beverage. Here, the supply source of the cold water may be any of water supply, mineral water stored in the apparatus, and the like.

The chilled water nozzle 21 has a rotation lock end 24 formed integrally therewith.
Are disposed inside the front plate 25. A projection 26 is provided on the rear surface of the main body front plate 25. The projection 26 fixes the direction of the cold water nozzle 21 by fixing the rotation lock end 24. Here, since the rotation lock end 24 has elasticity, if the operator rotates the cold water nozzle 21, the protrusion 26 can be overcome. Therefore, the cold water nozzle 21 viewed from the front side of the device is
It is fixed in one of the directions shown in FIGS. Normally, the state shown in FIG.

Next, the warm water nozzle 31 will be described.
The warm water nozzle 31 supplies warm water for diluting the concentrated liquid supplied from the beverage box 5 to obtain a warm beverage having a predetermined concentration. The hot water nozzle 31 has the same configuration as the cold water nozzle 21 shown in FIG. 7 except that the hot water nozzle 31 is detachably attached via a warm water panel 32. Therefore, the warm water nozzle 31 viewed from the front side of the apparatus is fixed in one of the directions shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B. Normally, the state shown in FIG.

The warm water nozzle 31 can be used by attaching a tip attachment 36 as shown in FIG. The tip attachment 36 is the warm water nozzle 31
A rectifying mechanism 37 is fitted and inserted therein, and a notch 38 is formed at the tip to form an acute angle. Tip attachment 36
Is for rectifying the flow of the hot water to be poured out by the rectification mechanism 37 and preventing the dripping of the hot water after the end of the pouring by the notch 38. The rectifying mechanism 37 is a member having a star-shaped cross section as shown in, for example, (a) a plan view and (b) a side view in FIG. 5, but is not limited to this shape and may be a mesh filter. There may be. Rectifying mechanism 3
Numeral 7 is detachable so that maintenance such as replacement can be performed. Such a tip attachment 36 may be a mounting part detachable from the warm water nozzle 31 or may be formed integrally with the warm water nozzle 31.

On the other hand, when used for beverages such as juice that is supplied only as a cold beverage, the hot water nozzle 31 may be removed and used as in the food and beverage server 4 in FIG. In the case of the present embodiment, a hot water pot 34 is installed at the rear of the food and drink server 3 as shown in FIG. 3 so that hot water is supplied to the warm water nozzle 31 via the warm water valve VH and the warm water pipe 35. It has become.

Subsequently, the beverage supply apparatus 1 having the above configuration
The operation of the food and drink server 3 in the above will be described. First, the case of supplying a cold beverage will be described. When the cup 7 is placed on the cup mounting table D of the beverage supply device 1 and there is a cold beverage supply command, the roller pump 8 is rotated by a predetermined angle (120 °) in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2 by the drive motor. When the roller pump 8 rotates 120 ° in the direction of the arrow, the concentrated liquid between the two closed portions is sent downward, and at the same time, a new concentrated liquid is supplied from the beverage box 5 to the next closed portion. By repeating this a predetermined number of times, a desired amount of the concentrated liquid is sent out from the discharge port 6A of the tube 6. At the same time, the chilled water valve VC is opened and chilled water is discharged from the chilled water nozzle 21.

At this time, since the cold water nozzle 21 is oriented in the direction shown in FIG. 7A, the discharge direction 28 of the concentrated liquid and the discharge direction 29 of the cold water intersect at a point P at an acute angle to each other. For this reason, the concentrated liquid and cold water are
The mixture is sufficiently uniformly mixed without any additional stirring means, and is supplied to the glass 7 as a cold beverage having a uniform concentration.

Next, when a hot beverage is supplied, a predetermined amount of the concentrated liquid is sent out from the discharge port 6A of the tube 6 by the action of the roller pump 8 in the same manner as when a hot beverage supply command is issued. At the same time, the warm water valve VH is opened and warm water is discharged from the warm water nozzle 31. At this time, since the warm water nozzle 31 is oriented in the direction shown in FIG. 8A, the discharge direction 28 of the concentrated liquid and the discharge direction 30 of the warm water cross each other at a point Q at an acute angle to each other. For this reason, the concentrated liquid and warm water are
The mixture is sufficiently uniformly mixed without any additional stirring means, and is supplied to the glass 7 as a warm beverage having a uniform concentration.

Here, when the tip attachment 36 having the rectifying mechanism 37 is attached to the warm water nozzle 31, the flow of the warm water is adjusted by the rectifying mechanism 37.
The warm water discharged from the warm water nozzle 31 does not scatter and does not protrude from the glass 7. In addition, if the notch 38 having an acute angle is formed at the tip of the tip attachment 36, the warm water is cut off immediately after the hot beverage is supplied, and the tip does not sag. As a result, it is possible to prevent the hot water from splashing or dripping on the hand to cause a burn or the like, which is safe.

Thus, it is possible to realize a beverage supply device for supplying a beverage by uniformly mixing the concentrated liquid and the dilution water. Here, since a stirring means such as a stirring rod and a driving means therefor are not required, the apparatus can be miniaturized, the structure is simple, and the degree of freedom in design is large. Particularly, in the case of this embodiment, the effect of miniaturization is great in that the beverage supply device supplies both the cold beverage and the hot beverage.

Next, the significance of the fact that the cold water nozzle 21 and the warm water nozzle 31 in the food and drink server 3 are rotatable will be described. It is meaningful to rotate the cold water nozzle 21 and the warm water nozzle 31 at the time of replacing the tube 6 regularly required from a sanitary point of view in this type of food and drink supply apparatus. When replacing the tube 6, the tube guide lock 12 is pulled to release the tube guide 10 so that the tube guide 10 is not fixed, the pinch guide 14 is opened, the old tube 6 is removed, and the new tube 6 is removed. Is arranged. Here, if the cold water nozzle 21 and the warm water nozzle 31 are oriented in the directions shown in FIGS. 7A and 8A, the cold water nozzle 21 and the warm water nozzle 31 Since the interval is small, it is difficult to replace the tube 6.

Therefore, the cold water nozzle 21 and the warm water nozzle 3
7B and 8B, the interval can be widened, so that the tube 6 can be easily replaced. Further, in this direction, the discharge direction 29 of the cold water does not intersect with the discharge direction 28 of the concentrated liquid, so that the discharge flow rate can be set while visually checking the discharge amount of the cold water. The same applies to the discharge direction 30 of warm water and the flow rate setting thereof. As described above, since the cold water nozzle 21 and the warm water nozzle 31 are rotatable, the maintenance of the apparatus and the setting of the flow rate are facilitated. In addition, the tip attachment 36 described above is attached to the warm water nozzle 31.
It is preferable that the warm water nozzle 31 be set in this direction when performing desorption. It is preferable that the cold water nozzle 21 and the warm water nozzle 31 be set in this direction even when the dilution water is unnecessary depending on the type of food and drink.

Further, in the food and drink server 3, in addition to the above-mentioned functions, a water supply switch 27 for supplying only dilution water is provided.
(See FIG. 2). Water switch 27
Is arranged in parallel with the normal beverage supply command means on the circuit, and opens only the cold water valve VC or only the warm water valve VH, and does not drive the roller pump 8 that sends out the concentrated liquid. Thereby, in addition to when it is desired to supply only water or hot water for drinking, when setting the discharge flow rate of cold water or warm water, when cleaning the glass cupboard D, or the like, when the concentrated liquid is unnecessary, the water discharging switch 27 is pressed. This is convenient because only cold water or only warm water can be supplied.

As described above in detail, in this embodiment,
In a food and beverage supply apparatus that provides a mixture of a concentrated liquid and a dilution water, the concentrated liquid and the cold water or the warm water are sufficiently mixed, so that a cold beverage or a hot beverage having a uniform concentration can be supplied. Moreover, since a stirring means and a driving means for the stirring means are not required, the structure is compact and simple, and the cold water nozzle and the warm water nozzle do not disturb the work such as tube replacement, and only the cold water or the warm water is used. It is possible to realize a multifunctional beverage supply device that can only pour water. In particular, such an effect is large in a food and beverage supply apparatus configured to be able to supply both a cold beverage and a hot beverage by one unit. Further, occurrence of an accident due to splashing of warm water or the like is also prevented.

The above embodiment is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the present embodiment, a beverage supply device such as juice or coffee is used, but the food to be supplied is not limited to a beverage, but may be a soup or a seasoning. Further, a function of heating and maintaining warm water, a function of actively cooling cold water, a function of supplying ice simultaneously with cold water, and the like may be added.

[0034]

As apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the food concentrate and the warm water discharged from the warm water nozzle are mixed and supplied through the flexible tube.
Food and beverage supply equipment to prevent splashing of warm water, etc.
A safe food and drink supply device that can supply the food and drink is realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a beverage server with a front door opened.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the food supply device.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the food and drink supply device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which a tip attachment is attached to the food and drink supply device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a shape of a rectification mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a structure of a cold water nozzle (almost the same applies to a warm water nozzle).

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a discharge direction of cold water and a discharge direction of a beverage concentrate.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a discharge direction of warm water and a discharge direction of a beverage concentrate.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a roller pump, a tube guide, and a pinch valve according to the related art.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a tube discharge port and a dilution water supply nozzle according to a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Drinking Box 6 Tube 6A Tube Discharge Port 7 Cup 8 Roller Pump 14 Pinch Guide 21 Cold Water Nozzle 26 Projection 27 Water Discharge Switch 28 Concentrated Liquid Discharge Direction 29 Cold Water Discharge Direction 30 Warm Water Discharge Direction 31 Warm Water Nozzle 36 Tip Attachment 37 Rectification Mechanism 38 Notch C, D Cup mounting table P, Q Discharge intersection point VC Cold water valve VH Warm water valve

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A flexible tube for conveying food and drink, wherein one end is communicated with a food case filled with food and a discharge port is formed at the other end, and disposed below the discharge port of the tube. A food container mounting table, and a food supply device having a food delivery device configured to discharge food conveyed into the tube from the food case through a discharge port, wherein the food container mounting table is provided above the food container mounting table. Temperature detachably mounted on
A water supply nozzle and a hot water delivery device for delivering hot water from the hot water supply nozzle
And attached to the tip of the hot water supply nozzle.
With a tip attachment in which a rectifying mechanism is inserted
Food supply and wherein the that. 2. A cross-sectional shape of the rectifying mechanism has a star shape.
The food and beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: