JP2949693B2 - Fully automatic pack extraction machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cup-type vending machine in which a raw material of a granular material is taken out of a conventional raw material canister into a cup and cooked. In addition, the raw material pack type vending machine which obtains a drink with good quality and aroma by using raw material packs is not a fully automatic one but a semi-automatic one. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is provided a cup unloading mechanism using a sealed ingredient pack containing one cup of beverage ingredient, a beverage ingredient container unloading mechanism, a hot water supply or water supply pipe, and a control unit.
The beverage material container unloading mechanism includes a container storage for enclosing the beverage material and having a supply port for hot water or water at one end, a beverage outlet port crushed by internal pressure at the other end, and storing the beverage material container, and a beverage material container from the container storage. And a container take-out mechanism for connecting the hot water or water supply port of the container to the hot water supply or water supply pipe, and supplying the hot water or water to the beverage raw material container connected to the hot water supply or the water supply pipe by a signal from the control unit. In this way, the beverage prepared in the container is crushed by an increase in the pressure in the container, and the beverage is poured into a cup taken out from the outlet.
No. 686).

[0003]

However, since the conventional cup-type beverage vending machine requires one pack of one product and one raw material, the variety of products is limited by the pack storage capacity. Automating the process from unloading the pack to setting the pack will inevitably increase the bend time compared to conventional canister-type vending machines. It becomes an expensive vending machine.
In addition, with the conventional raw material pack manually set cup-type beverage vending machine, it is difficult to understand what the customer should do next.

[0004] In view of these circumstances, the present invention provides a vending machine in which a raw material pack is stored in a vending machine at one time per sale.
A pack dispenser that discharges two raw material packs, and a raw material pack inserted from the pack dispenser into the rotary table, and set by rotating the rotary table, move to the position where the raw material pack extraction device is installed, and inject hot water etc. To extract. Then, rotate to the raw material pack disposal position,
Discard the extracted ingredient packs. An object of the present invention is to provide a fully automatic pack extractor that is fully automated by repeating this series of movements while controlling it under set conditions.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention employs the following technical means. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the raw material
Storage that rotates integrally with the rotary table that holds the
A holding part is provided, and the raw material pack is
Raw material packs are sequentially taken out one by one while suspended vertically
A plurality of material packs dispenser having a pack lanes, received from the pack lane material pack dispenser
One raw material pack extraction device for injecting hot water into the raw material pack held and extracted and cooking, and a discharge device for discharging one extracted raw material pack are radially installed, and a plurality of raw material pack packs are provided. The technical means of rotating the turntable so as to control the unloading of the raw material packs, holding of the raw material packs, extraction of the raw material packs, and discharging of the extracted raw material packs simultaneously or at a different time from the dispenser according to the set conditions Adopted.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
In addition to the invention described above, a technical means has been adopted in which a plurality of types of cups can be carried out according to sold products as a cup dispenser.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in place of the rotary table of the first or second aspect of the present invention, a technical means is adopted in which an endless belt formed in a loop shape is rotatably provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in place of the rotary table according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a technical means in which a ferro-wheel-shaped rotating body having a raw material pack dispenser is rotatably provided. It was adopted.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a raw material pack for a desired beverage stored in a pack dispenser provided in a pack extractor in a vending machine when a purchaser inserts coins and selects a desired beverage. Is transported out by a pack transport mechanism, and the raw material pack is held by a raw material pack holding device provided on a rotary table. When it is confirmed that the raw material is held, the rotary table is rotated to the cooking unit for injecting hot water or the like in the next process, and the raw material pack is set in the extraction device. In this state, when hot water is injected, the internal pressure of the raw material pack is increased, so that the beverage discharge section provided at the lower portion of the raw material pack is opened, and the beverage is extracted into the cup disposed directly below.

Further, when it is confirmed that the extraction cooking is completed, the rotary table is rotated to rotate to a position of the raw material pack discharging device for discharging the extracted raw material packs, and the extracted raw material packs are discarded. A series of operations are fully automated by rotation.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a standby state of a fully automatic pack extractor of the present invention that holds a plurality of raw material packs, and FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where a raw material pack of a selected beverage is moved to a cooking section. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the raw material pack is being cooked, and FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the raw material pack is also cooked.
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a state when the first cooked ingredient pack is moved to the discharge position, and FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where the cooked first ingredient pack is discarded. FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view showing the disposal mechanism.

The first embodiment shown in FIGS.
A large number of cups are stacked and stored inside a cup dispenser (not shown), and the cups 3 can be discharged one by one to the cooking unit 1. At about the same time, the holding unit 7 is rotated and moved to the pack lane of the pack dispenser 6 containing the ingredient pack 5 of the designated beverage, and the ingredient packs 5 are discharged from the pack dispenser 6 one by one by the pack transport device 2 and rotated. It is held in the holding unit 7 of the table 4.

Further, it is moved on the rotary table 4 and is moved directly below the extraction device 8. Here, hot water is poured into the raw material pack 5 via a hot water tank (not shown) and extracted into the cup 3.

It is to be used in a cup-type beverage vending machine equipped with an operation panel, a control device, a coin mech, an ice machine, a hot water tank, a cup mechanism, a pump, etc. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.

The first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. A pack dispenser 6 for raw material packs is provided radially on the outer periphery of the turntable 4 so that the raw material packs 5 can be sequentially carried out one by one in a state where the raw material packs 5 are suspended vertically. In the first embodiment, three pack dispensers 6 are provided, but the number of pack dispensers 6 may be any number as long as it is two or more.

In order to discharge the extracted raw material pack 5, as shown in FIG. 7, by rotating the cam 10 (as shown by an arrow), the pressing body 13 is slid against the spring 12 and extracted. The used material pack 5 is discharged.

The rotary table 4 is provided with a plurality of holders 7 for raw material packs 5 (five are shown in the drawing). This is because three pack dispensers 6 for raw material packs of the same beverage or different beverages are provided, and the raw material packs 5 are unloaded one by one from each pack lane of the pack dispenser 6 in advance from the three pack dispensers 6. Then, in the case of various beverages, the three raw material packs 5 are simultaneously held in the holding section 7 of the rotary table 4 in advance and are on standby (see FIG. 1).

In the case of the same beverage, two holding portions 7 on the diagonal lines are extracted one at a time, and the other operates almost simultaneously to hold the raw material pack 5. Further, in the case of the holding portion 7 provided at a position slightly off the diagonal line, the holding portion 7 is independently held at a timing different from these.

When it is detected that the raw material pack 5 is held by the holding unit 7, the rotation table 4 is controlled under the set conditions.
Is rotated, and when the ingredient pack 5 of the designated beverage, which is preceding in the rotation direction, moves to the position of the cooking unit 1, the extraction device 8 descends and is set on the ingredient pack 5 (see FIG. 2). . At this time, as can be understood from FIG. 2, the rotary table 4 is arranged so as to correspond to the pack dispenser 6 on the rearmost side.
The other holding portion 7 is located so that the raw material pack 5 can be held.

Since the raw material pack 5 is already held in the holding portion 7 of the turntable 4 corresponding to the pack dispenser 6 located at the middle, the raw material pack 5 is discharged from the pack dispenser 6 located at the middle. Not done.

Subsequently, the extracting device 8 is operated to the raw material pack 5 which has been moved to the position of the extracting device 8, and hot water is injected from a hot water tank (not shown). In 5, the beverage discharge portion provided at the lower part of the raw material pack 5 is opened by the increase of the internal pressure, and the beverage is extracted into the cup 3 arranged directly below (see FIG. 3).

At substantially the same time, the pack dispenser 6 on the rearmost side operates to discharge the raw material pack 5 and hold the raw material pack 5 on the holding section 7 of the turntable 4.

Next, when the extraction is completed, the extraction device 8 retreats (see FIG. 4). When the evacuation of the extraction device 8 is completed, the rotary table 4 is further rotated, and the extracted material pack 5 is discharged by operating the second discharge device 17 including the motor 15 and the lead screw 16 etc. Drive as much as possible (see FIGS. 5 and 15).

The second discharging device 17 is for pressing and discharging the raw material pack 5 held in the holding portion 7 as shown in FIG. 15, and must be discharged at an appropriate timing. In place of the cam of the first embodiment, a motor 15, a lead screw 16 and the like are employed so as to intermittently reciprocate. The extracted raw material pack 5 is pushed out by the pressing body 13 of the second discharge device 17 and collected in the collection box 11, and the extraction by the raw material pack 5 is completed (see FIG. 6).

As described above, in this embodiment, a plurality of holders 7 for the raw material packs 5 are provided on the rotary table 4 in order to further increase the speed.

Next, an embodiment in which the structure of the turntable 4 and the pack dispenser 6 is replaced by another means will be described. 8 employs a rotating endless belt 14 instead of the rotary table 4.
Is provided with a holding section 7 for the raw material pack 5.

The rotary table 4 shown in FIG.
Is shown from vertical to horizontal. In the apparatus shown in FIG. 10, the pack dispenser 6 is suspended as shown in the drawing like a ferris wheel, and the raw material pack 5 is received by the holding section 7 of the raw material pack 5 attached to the arm corresponding to the pack dispenser 6. It moves and extracts in accordance with the position of the extraction device 8 of the cooking unit 1.

In FIGS. 11 and 12, the pack dispenser 6 is provided vertically on the outer periphery of the horizontal turntable 4, and as a result, the raw material packs 5 stand by as if they were stacked in a horizontal state. Things. In particular, what is shown in FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the relationship between the holding section 7 of the turntable 4 and the pack dispenser 6.

Next, the operation of the fully automatic pack extractor having the above configuration will be described. When the purchaser inserts a coin into the coin mech, the control device is energized and connected to the operation panel.

Here, when a desired beverage is selected on the operation panel, the raw material pack 5 stocked in the fully automatic pack extracting machine is selected, and through the pack dispenser 6,
The raw material pack 5 is held by the raw material pack holding unit 7 of the turntable 4. At this time, the cup 3 is almost simultaneously discharged from a cup dispenser (not shown) in the fully automatic pack extractor. Note that the cup 3 is in a standby state immediately below the beverage extraction device 8.

The turntable 4 holding the raw material pack 5 is rotated substantially half a turn, and the raw material pack 5 held by the holding unit 7 is transferred to the extraction device 8. Next, raw material pack 5
Is set in the extraction device 8, and hot water is poured from a hot water tank (not shown). The raw material pack 5 into which the hot water is poured,
Due to the increase in the internal pressure, the beverage discharge section provided at the lower part of the raw material pack 5 opens, and the beverage is extracted into the cup 3 disposed immediately below.

Next, FIG. 13 is a flowchart in the embodiment of the multiple pack holding system by the fully automatic pack extracting machine of the present invention. FIG. 1 also shows this operation.
Although the explanation shown in Fig. 3 can be fully understood, the brief explanation is as follows: (1) Sales start. (2) Driving the rotary motor of the rotary table (disk rotary motor drive). (3) Move the corresponding raw material pack to the extraction position (moving the relevant pack extraction position). (4) The extraction device is lowered to start extraction (the nozzle motor is operated to insert the nozzle into the raw material pack). (5) Simultaneously drive the unloading motor for the raw material pack (drive the unloading motor). (4 ′) Beverage is extracted from the raw material pack (pack raw material extraction). (5 ') The raw material pack is held in the holding part of the rotary table (disk pack insertion part pack set). (6) The motor for raising the extraction device is driven to draw out the extraction device from the raw material pack (nozzle motor drive, nozzle withdrawal). (7) Drive the rotary motor of the rotary table (drive the disk rotary motor) (8) Move the extracted raw material pack to the disposal position (move the extracted pack to the disposal position). (9) Discard the extracted pack (10) Standby position and repeat this.

Next, FIG. 14 is a flowchart in another embodiment of a multiple pack holding system by the fully automatic pack extracting machine of the present invention. This operation can be sufficiently understood from the description shown in FIG. 14, but will be briefly described. (1) Sales start. (2) Driving the rotary motor of the rotary table (disk rotary motor drive). (3) Move the corresponding raw material pack to the extraction position (moving the relevant pack extraction position). (4) The extraction device is lowered to start extraction (the nozzle motor is operated to insert the nozzle into the raw material pack). (5) Extracting the pack material. (6) The motor for raising the extraction device is driven to draw out the extraction device from the raw material pack (nozzle motor drive, nozzle withdrawal). (7) Drive the rotary motor of the rotary table (drive the disk rotary motor) (8) Move the extracted raw material pack to the disposal position (move the extracted pack to the disposal position). (9) Discard the extracted pack. (9 ') Drive the raw material pack unloading motor. (9 ") The raw material pack is held in the holding part of the rotary table (disc pack insertion part pack set). (10) Standby position and this are repeated.

[0034]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained based on the above configuration. (1) The purchaser himself can obtain the beverage without the trouble of manually setting it in the raw material pack extractor, so that even a user unfamiliar with the operation procedure can easily use the beverage.

(2) Since the pack can be set on the turntable in advance, the time until the pack is extracted can be shortened.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a standby state of a fully automatic pack extractor of a type holding a plurality of raw material packs in a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which a raw material pack of a selected beverage in the first embodiment has been moved to a cooking unit.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the raw material pack in the first embodiment is being cooked.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a state at the time of completion of cooking the raw material pack in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a state when the first cooked ingredient pack in the first embodiment is moved to a discharge position.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the first cooked raw material pack in the first embodiment is discarded.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view showing a disposal mechanism in the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view showing a first modified example of a mechanism related to a rotary table of the fully automatic pack extractor and a pack dispenser for a raw material pack in the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing a second modified example.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing a third modified example.

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view showing a fourth modified example.

12 is a schematic enlarged perspective view illustrating a holding state of the raw material pack in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a fully-automatic pack extractor of a multi-pack holding type according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of another fully automatic pack extracting machine of a multiple pack holding system according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged front view showing the disposal mechanism in the first embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Cooking unit 2 Pack transport device 3 Cup 4 Rotary table 5 Raw material pack 6 Pack dispenser 7 Holding unit 8 Extraction device 9 Discharge device 10 Cam 11 ‥‥ Recovery box 12 ‥‥ Spring 13 ‥‥ Pressing body 14 ‥‥ Belt 15 ‥‥ Motor 16 ‥‥ Lead screw 17 ‥‥ Second discharge device

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-4-165490 (JP, A) JP-A-4-102995 (JP, A) JP-A-1-204625 (JP, A) JP-A-63- 250795 (JP, A) JP-A-49-128800 (JP, A) JP-A-63-300719 (JP, A) JP-A-61-45038 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. ⁶ , DB name) G07F 11/00-11/72 G07F 13/00-13/10

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A raw material pack is held on the outer periphery of a rotary table.
Rotating table and multiple holding units
Part, and hang the raw material pack so as to face the holding part.
Take out raw material packs one by one in a state of hanging directly
And a plurality of raw materials pack dispenser with a pack lane that, received from the pack lane of raw materials pack dispenser
Inject hot water into the raw material pack that is held and extract and cook 1
A plurality of raw material pack extraction devices and a discharge device for discharging one extracted raw material pack are radially installed, and the raw material packs are unloaded from a plurality of raw material pack pack dispensers simultaneously or at staggered times. Fully automatic pack extracting machine, characterized in that the rotary table is rotated so as to control the holding, extraction of the raw material packs, and discharge of the extracted raw material packs according to the set conditions. 2. The fully automatic pack extractor according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of types of cups can be carried out as sold cups as cup dispensers. 3. The fully automatic pack extractor according to claim 1, wherein an endless belt formed in a loop shape is rotatably provided in place of the rotary table. 4. The fully automatic pack extraction as claimed in claim 1, wherein a rotating body in the shape of a ferris wheel having a raw material pack dispenser is rotatably provided in place of the rotary table. Machine.