JP3043754U - Wagon for beer server - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] By moving a wagon with a beer server to the customer seat where a beer was ordered and placing it there, it becomes a beer vending machine that allows customers to freely pour out beer by self-service. To do so. SOLUTION: A wagon body 1 formed in the shape of a hand-held trolley capable of freely moving a floor by wheels provided on the bottom side.
Inside, the barrel 2 filled with beer and the cylinder 3 filled with compressed gas such as carbon dioxide are stored in a freely removable manner, and a pipe line 4 for guiding beer pushed out by the compressed gas from the cylinder 3 is provided. , A draft 7 for pouring out beer is provided on the upper surface or the side surface of the wagon body 1,
It communicates with the barrel through the pipe line 4, a flow meter 5 is provided in the pipe line 4, and the flow rate measured by the flow meter 5 is displayed on the outer surface of the wagon body 1 in the vicinity of the draft 7. The display 8 is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to an improvement of a serving wagon for running a floor in a store or a party venue to serve beer or the like to a customer in a restaurant, a beer hall, a party venue or the like.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 BACKGROUND ART In restaurants and the like, carts or wagons conventionally formed in the shape of a trolley that pushes freely through the floor in the store for carrying food to the seats have been used. Also, inside the cart or wagon, a draft barrel of beer and a pressure cylinder filled with carbon dioxide for extruding the beer are stored, and a draft for extracting the beer pushed from the draft barrel is erected on the upper surface side. The ones that have been done are also known.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The wagon provided with the draft for beer pouring described above is placed at a predetermined position in the party venue so that the attendees of the party can freely take out the beer into the jug, or even to the seats at the restaurant etc. This is convenient when you want to move the beer into a jug and serve it to the guests, but when using it at a restaurant, you can buy it at the party venue where the whole barrel is already purchased. Unlike use, the waiter must be present, and there is a problem that it cannot be left alone in the seat so that the customer can take it out freely.

If the amount of beer can be freely poured into the jug at the audience seat and the amount is recorded, this wagon with a beer server becomes a dispenser that is installed at any time in the audience seat, so By moving this wagon to the seat where there was a lot of people and placing it there, the customer can freely pour out the beer by self-service, and the waiter can be eliminated.

An object of the present invention is to provide a new wagon for a beer server that enables this.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 Further, in the present invention, as means for achieving the above-mentioned object, beer is packed in the inside of the wagon body 1 formed in the shape of a trolley which can be freely moved by the wheels provided on the bottom side. The top of the wagon body 1 is equipped with a pipe 4 that guides the beer extruded by the compressed gas from the cylinder 3 while allowing the barrel and the cylinder 3 containing compressed gas such as carbon dioxide to be freely stored. Alternatively, a draft 7 for pouring out beer is provided on the side surface, and the draft 7 is communicated with the barrel 2 through the pipe 4, the flow meter 5 is provided in the pipe 4, and the draft 7 on the outer surface of the wagon body 1 is provided. A wagon for a beer server, which is provided with a display 8 for displaying the flow rate measured by the flow meter 5 in the vicinity thereof, is proposed.

[0007]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 In the device of the present invention, the wagon body for accommodating the barrel filled with beer and the cylinder filled with carbon dioxide gas may be formed in the shape of a normal trolley or a refrigerator equipped with a refrigerator. is there. When forming it in a refrigerator, either lengthen the power cord of the refrigerator or insert the plug into an outlet provided at a predetermined location on the floor for use. In this case, the beer barrel and compressed gas cylinder can be stored freely in the refrigerator, which is the main body of the wagon, but the beer outlet of the beer barrel is not connected to the pipeline through the coupler. A flow meter is connected and the end side is led through the refrigerator wall to the top or side, and a draft is connected to it to display the flow rate measured and integrated by the flow meter. Should be installed on the outer surface near the draft.

When the wagon body is formed in the shape of a hand cart, beer guided from a barrel stored in the wagon body to a draft provided on the outer surface through a pipeline is placed in front of the draft. A chiller for cooling is provided. Since this cooler is usually composed of an ice chamber for charging ice and a cooling plate that is formed in the shape of a board containing a flexible pipe connected to the pipeline and is placed at the bottom of the ice room, it melts from the ice. A drain tank is required to receive the discharged water, which is installed inside the wagon body in parallel with the barrel and cylinder.

The indicator for displaying the flow rate measured by the flow meter is not limited to the normal digital display, and the indicator for returning the count to zero by the reset button and the indicator for displaying the integrated value without returning. You may arrange with and.

[0010]

First Embodiment Next, an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of a wagon for a beer server embodying the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a wagon body, 10 is wheels provided on the bottom of the wagon body, and 2 is a wagon body 1 taken out. A beer barrel that can be freely stored, 3 is a cylinder filled with high-pressure carbon dioxide, 4 is a pipe line connected to the outlet 20 of the beer barrel 2 via a coupler, and 5 is provided in the middle of the pipe line 4. A flow meter, 6 is a cooler provided on the top of the wagon body 1, 7 is a draft mounted on the top of the wagon body 1, and 8 is an indicator for displaying the flow rate measured by the flow meter 5.

The wagon body 1 is formed into a pedestal box shape by attaching an outer plate to the outer periphery of a machine frame a framed in the form of an underframe, and is freely moved on the floor by the wheels 10 of free wheels provided on the bottom surface. Although it is a normal hand-held trolley-like one, a storage box 11 or storage bag made of heat insulating material such as Styrofoam is provided in the area where the barrel 2 of beer can be freely stored and taken out. The barrel 2 is charged by opening the opening / closing port of the barrel, and by packing the sealed bag 12 containing a cooling agent that cools it into the surroundings and closing the opening, the inside of the barrel 2 is closed. The beer can be kept at a predetermined temperature. The storage case 11 made of the heat insulating material of Styrofoam may be omitted.

The cylinder 3 is a normal one in which carbon dioxide gas compressed to a high pressure is filled, and is stored in the wagon body 1 in parallel with the barrel 2 so that it can be taken out freely. It is connected to a connecting pipe 31 connected to the barrel 2.

A flowmeter 5 is connected to a pipeline 4 which is connected to an outlet 20 of the barrel 2 via a coupler 21 and guides beer to a draft 7 assembled on the outer surface of the wagon body 1. This flow meter 5 is a normal one that measures the flow rate of beer flowing through the pipeline 4, but is designed to output an electric signal each time a certain unit amount of beer flows through. Its electrical operation is controlled by a controller 91 operated by a battery 90 installed in a control box 9 mounted at a desired location on the outer surface of the wagon body 1.

The cooler 6 is for cooling the beer taken out of the draft 7 from the barrel 2 through the pipe 4 to a proper temperature before the draft 7, and in this example, is a heat insulating material for opening and closing the mouth. In a box 60 formed in a box-like shape, a cooling board 62 accommodating a flexible pipe 61 connected to the conduit 4 is installed, and the cooling board 62 is opened and closed in the box 60 via an opening / closing port. Alternatively, the bag 12 containing the cold insulating agent is packed to cool the beer flowing in the draft 7 to a temperature suitable for drinking.

The cooler 6 may be an electric type equipped with a refrigerator. Further, when the ice is loaded in the box 60, a drain for discharging the melted water from the ice is provided at the bottom of the box 60, and the drain is collected in the drain tank 63 mounted inside the wagon body 1. To do so.

The indicator 8 for displaying the flow rate of beer measured by the flow meter 5 is operated by the drive motor to sequentially switch the numbers in accordance with the electric signal output from the flow meter. It is a normal counter displayed in a segment type, and is reset to zero when the reset button 80 is pressed. Further, the display 81 adjacent thereto displays the accumulated numerical value without returning to zero even by the reset button 80.

[0017]

Second Embodiment Next, FIGS. 3 and 4 show another embodiment. This is a wagon for a beer server in which the wagon body 1 is constituted by a refrigerator 1a.

A refrigerator 1a that constitutes the wagon body 1 is usually equipped with a motor M that operates by connecting a power cord to a connection port of a commercial power source, a refrigerator unit U, and a front-side openable door 1b. The bottom surface of which is a wheel 10, which is a free wheel, is rotatably supported. The beer barrel 2 and the cylinder 3 filled with carbon dioxide gas are opened by opening the openable door 1b. It is designed to be placed in the refrigerator compartment 1c.

In the refrigerating compartment 1c, a pipe line 4 is provided, which is connected to an outlet 20 of a beer barrel 2 charged therein via a coupler 21, and a flow meter 5 is connected thereto, and the outlet side is It projects through the ceiling wall of the refrigerating cabinet 1a and projects upward, to which the draft 7 arranged on the upper surface of the refrigerator 1a is connected.

On the upper surface of the refrigerator 1a, there is provided a stand 1d on which a mug / cup for receiving beer poured from the draft 7 is placed, and the control box 9 is mounted on the stand 1d. On the outer surface of the box 9, the display 8 for displaying the flow rate of beer measured by the flow meter 5 and the reset button 80 and the display 81 for displaying the accumulated flow are the same as in the above-mentioned embodiment. It is assembled.

The operation of the indicators 8 and 81 in this example is controlled by the controller 91, and a commercial power source is used as the power source thereof.

Further, the cylinder 3 is connected to the beer barrel 2 via the regulator 30 and the connecting pipe 31 as in the above-described embodiment.

In this example, the refrigerator 6 for cooling the beer taken out from the draft 7 is omitted.

[0024]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, the wagon for the beer server according to the present invention can be moved to the passenger seat and placed there, so that the customer can freely operate the draft 7 so that the beer can be muged by the self-service. Now that the beer can be taken out and the amount of beer poured out at that time is accumulated and displayed on the display 8, the wagon for the beer server is a movable vending machine for beer. It will be converted to and will be conveniently used by both customers and stores.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of a wagon for a beer server embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same, partially broken away.

FIG. 3 is a front view of another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Wagon body, a ... Machine frame, 1a ... Refrigerator, 1b ... Door,
1c ... Refrigerator, 1d ... stand, 10 ... wheels, 11 ... storage,
12 ... sealed bag, 2 ... barrel, 20 ... outlet, 21 ... coupler, 3 ... cylinder, 30 ... regulator, 31 ... connecting pipe,
4 ... Pipe line, 5 ... Flowmeter, 6 ... Cooler, 60 ... Box,
61 ... serpentine tube, 62 ... cooling plate, 63 ... drain tank, 7 ...
Draft, 8 ... Display, 80 ... Reset button, 81 ... Display, 9 ... Control box, 90 ... Battery, M
… Motor, U… Refrigerator unit.

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A wagon body 1 formed in the shape of a hand-held trolley capable of freely moving a floor by means of wheels provided on the bottom side.
Inside, the barrel 2 filled with beer and the cylinder 3 filled with compressed gas such as carbon dioxide are stored in a freely removable manner, and a pipe line 4 for guiding beer pushed out by the compressed gas from the cylinder 3 is provided. , A draft 7 for pouring out beer is provided on the upper surface or the side surface of the wagon body 1,
It communicates with the barrel through the pipe line 4, a flow meter 5 is provided in the pipe line 4, and the flow rate measured by the flow meter 5 is displayed on the outer surface of the wagon body 1 in the vicinity of the draft 7. A wagon for a beer server that is equipped with a display 8. 2. A cooler 6 comprising a box-shaped box 60 having an opening / closing port and a cooling plate 62 in which a flexible pipe 61 communicating with the pipe line 4 incorporated therein is embedded in the upper portion of the wagon body 1. The wagon for a beer server according to claim 1, wherein the wagon is mounted. 3. A wagon body 1 is formed on a bottom surface of a refrigerator 1a by rotatably supporting wheels 10, which are free wheels, and a barrel 2 filled with beer and carbon dioxide are formed in a refrigerating compartment 1c of the wagon body 1. And the cylinder 3 containing compressed gas such as compressed gas can be stored freely and the beer outlet 2 of the barrel 2
0 is provided with a pipe line 4 to be connected via a coupler 21, a flow meter 5 is provided in the pipe line 4, the outlet side of the pipe line 4 is guided to the upper surface side of the refrigerator 1a, and it is arranged on the upper surface of the refrigerator 1a. A wagon for a beer server, which is connected to a draft for taking out beer 7 and which is provided with an indicator 8 for displaying the flow rate measured by the flow meter 5 on the outer surface of the refrigerator 1a near the draft 7. 4. A control box 9 is formed in the form of a pedestal box and mounted on the upper part of the wagon body 1, a battery 90 and a controller are housed therein, a display 8 is provided on the outer surface, and a draft is provided on the upper surface. The wagon for a beer server according to claim 1, wherein 7 are provided upright.