JP2918454B2 - Beverage dispensing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for dispensing beverages, especially gas-containing beverages such as beer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional beverage dispensing apparatus 30 installed in a restaurant, there is a known apparatus disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-10298, which is shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to FIG. It is an outer cylinder
31 and a spout cock 32 coupled to the
A connection member 34 having a liquid passage 36 communicating the dispense head 33 and the inside of the outer cylinder 31 is attached near the tip of the 31. Inside the outer cylinder 31, there is formed a flow hole 37 having a large diameter in the middle and a leading end communicating with the liquid passage hole 36, and a drum-shaped rear end of the liquid hole 37. A hollow rectifier 35 is mounted. Inside the flow hole 37 and the flow regulating body 35, a flow control member 38 having a shape similar to them and having a smaller diameter is mounted so as to be movable in the axial direction. Extends to 32.

The pouring cock 32 has an inflow hole 40 and an outflow hole 41 branched from the inflow hole 40.
A rear end portion of the flow control member 38 is disposed therein, and a valve seat 43 opened and closed by a valve member 42 provided therein is provided in the inflow hole 40. A sliding portion 44 that slides in the inflow hole 40 is formed at the rear end of the flow control member 38, and a handle 47 having an engaging portion 46 that engages with the sliding portion 44 swings on the pouring cock 32. It is movably installed.

When the beverage is dispensed by the beverage dispensing device 30, the handle 47 is swung clockwise to close the valve seat 43 by the valve member 42 and then to the dispense head 33 by the connecting member 34. The beverage dispensing device 30 is connected, and then the handle 47 is swung counterclockwise to move the flow control member 38 together with the valve member 42 to the position shown in the right direction to open the valve seat 43 and dispense the beverage. The liquid is discharged from the outlet 41 via the head 33, the liquid passage 36, the liquid hole 37, and the inlet 40.

[0005] By the way, such a beverage dispensing apparatus 30 cleans the inside through water after use. However, since the internal structure is complicated, satisfactory cleaning cannot be performed with this, so it is necessary to disassemble and clean. is there. However, such a work is often omitted because the structure is complicated and the disassembling operation is difficult, so that the washing is insufficiently performed, and the beverage dispensing device 30 is contaminated with microorganisms, and the beverage is contaminated. There's a problem.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional beverage dispensing apparatus and to clean the inside of the apparatus by simply passing water after use. As a result, the washing operation is easy and the washing is not frequently performed, so that the washing is not sufficiently performed, and the beverage dispensing apparatus is not contaminated with microorganisms, and the beverage is not stained. It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage dispensing device capable of obtaining a beverage having a good foam state.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 has a hollow body and a spout cock formed adjacent to the hollow body. A connecting member detachably connected to the dispense head is attached to the distal end of the hollow body, and the connecting member is provided with a liquid passage hole communicating with a liquid supply hole of the dispense head,
A valve seat member having a valve seat formed at the rear end is provided between the hollow body and the ejection cock portion, and the ejection cock portion has an inflow hole and an outflow hole branched therefrom. Is formed with a communication hole for communicating the liquid passage hole of the hollow body and the inflow hole of the discharge cock portion, and connects the liquid supply hole of the mounting member and the communication hole of the valve seat member by a detachable flexible tube. A valve member for sliding the inside of the inflow hole of the discharge cock portion to open and close the communication hole of the valve seat member is disposed, and a handle for operating the valve member is provided in the discharge cock portion. It is characterized by the following.

[0008]

In the present invention as described above, when the beverage is dispensed, the valve seat is closed by operating the handle of the dispensing cock to move the valve member, and the connecting member is used to close the hollow in the dispense head. Connect the body, then operate the handle in the opposite direction, move the valve member in the opposite direction to open the valve seat, dispense the beverage,
The liquid is discharged from the outlet through the liquid hole, the flexible tube, and the inlet of the connecting member.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.
And a pouring cock portion 2 formed adjacent to the
At the front end of the hollow body 1, a connecting member 4 detachably connected to the dispense head 3 is attached. The connecting member 4 is provided with a liquid passage hole 6 communicating with a liquid supply hole of the dispense head 3, and the hollow body 1 A valve seat member 8 having a conical valve seat 7 formed at the rear end between
The outlet cock 2 has an inflow hole 9 and an outflow hole 11 branched from the inflow hole 9.
The valve seat member 8 is formed with a communication hole 13 that communicates the liquid passage hole 6 of the hollow main body 1 and the inflow hole 9 of the pouring cock portion 2. The communication hole 13 of the seat member 8 is connected by a detachable flexible tube 14, and the inside of the inflow hole 9 of the pouring cock 2 is slid to open and close the communication hole 13 of the valve seat member 8. A valve member 16 is disposed, and the spout cock portion 2 has an engagement portion 19 that engages with an engagement recess 18 provided in the valve member 16.
A handle 17 having a pivot is provided. The flexible tube 14 has one or more turns, and the flexible tube 14 is preferably made of polyethylene.

When the beverage is dispensed by using the beverage dispensing apparatus as described above, the handle 17 is swung counterclockwise as shown by a chain line to close the valve seat 7 by the valve member 16. Then, the dispensing head 3 is
The handle 17 is pivoted clockwise, the valve 17 is pivoted to the position shown by the solid line to open the valve seat 7, and the beverage is dispensed through the dispense head 3. Through the liquid hole 6, the flexible tube 14, the communication hole 13, and the inflow hole 9,
It will be poured out of the outflow hole 11. When washing the same, the dispense head 3 is removed from the beverage container, tap water is discharged from the tap 21 as shown in FIG. 2, and the handle 17 is operated in the same manner as when the beverage is poured out. 7
And tap water is injected into the hollow body 1 through the dispense head 3, and the washing water whose inside has been washed in this way is discharged from the outflow hole 11.

An experiment was conducted on the above-mentioned beverages with the temperature of the beer to be poured out being limited to a normal drinking temperature of 10 ° C. or less. The results shown in Tables 1, 2, and 3 below were obtained. From this, the flexible tube 14 has a diameter of a few mm smaller than the inside diameter of the beverage hose in a normal beer dispenser.
It was found that the beverage having a length of 15 to 75 cm provided a beverage having a good foam state. Those having a long length are stored in the hollow main body 1 after increasing the number of windings.
Also, the embodiment of the drawing shows a single wound flexible tube 14.
Is provided, but may not be wound like a straight line, or may be plural depending on conditions.

[Table 1]

[Table 2]

[Table 3]

[0012]

As described above, the present invention has a hollow main body and a pouring cock formed adjacent to the hollow main body,
A coupling member detachably coupled to the dispense head is attached to the distal end of the hollow body, and the coupling member is provided with a liquid communication hole communicating with a liquid supply hole of the dispense head, and is provided between the hollow body and the spout cock. A valve seat member having a valve seat formed at a rear end is provided therebetween. The discharge cock portion has an inflow hole and an outflow hole branched therefrom. A communication hole communicating with the inflow hole of the outlet cock portion is formed, and the liquid supply hole of the coupling member and the communication hole of the valve seat member are connected by a detachable flexible tube, and are connected to the inflow hole of the ejection cock portion. Is provided with a valve member that slides inside to open and close the communication hole of the valve seat member, and a handle for operating the valve member is installed in the pouring cock. Cleaning work can be performed because the inside can be sufficiently cleaned. It can be carried out in. In addition, since the washing is frequently performed from this, the washing is not sufficiently performed, the inside of the device is not contaminated with microorganisms, and the beverage is not stained, and a beverage having a good foam state is not produced. There is an effect that can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a state at the time of cleaning according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view similar to FIG. 1 of a conventional typical beverage dispensing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hollow main body 2 Dispensing cock part 3 Dispense head 4 Connecting member 6 Liquid passage hole 7 Valve seat 8 Valve seat member 9 Inflow hole 11 Outflow hole 12 Inflow hole 13 Communication hole 14 Flexible tube 16 Valve member 17 Handle 18 Engagement Recess 19 engaging part

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hollow body and a spout cock formed adjacent to the hollow body. A connecting member detachably connected to a dispense head is attached to a tip of the hollow body, and the connecting member is dispensed. A liquid passage hole communicating with the liquid supply hole of the head is provided, and a valve seat member having a valve seat formed at a rear end between the hollow main body and the discharge cock portion is provided. And a discharge hole branched therefrom, and a communication hole for communicating the liquid passage hole of the hollow main body and the inflow hole of the discharge cock portion is formed in the valve seat member, and the liquid passage hole of the coupling member and the valve seat member are formed. And a valve member that slides inside the inflow hole of the ejection cock portion to open and close the communication hole of the valve seat member, and is connected to the inflow hole of the ejection cock portion. Characterized in that a handle for operating a valve member is provided in the section. Output device.