JP3209330U - Beverage server - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a beverage server that can improve the stability of the beverage server and is suitable for downsizing. A beverage flow path is provided in a state in which a beverage can outlet is provided on a front side of a casing and a table is provided with a casing in which a beverage can accommodating portion for accommodating a beverage can is formed. In the beverage server 1 that pours the beverage in the beverage can A from the beverage spout by opening the valve body that opens and closes the beverage, the beverage spout is positioned outside the edge of the table C in the casing 2. Fixing means 40 for fixing the beverage server 1 to the edge of the table C is provided. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage server.

  As a simple beverage server that can be used at home, a beverage can containing a beverage such as beer is placed upside down in the server, and a beverage in the beverage can is poured out (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

  In this beverage server, the glass is placed on a table or the like, and the beer in the can is poured into the glass by manually operating the operation lever.

JP2015-137108A

By the way, the drink server used at home is light unlike the business use. Therefore, when dispensing the beverage, it is necessary to support the beverage server with one hand and operate the operation lever with the other hand in order to ensure stability. Therefore, the dispensing work was troublesome.
In this beverage server, the glass is placed on a table and the beverage is poured out. Therefore, it is necessary to make the height of the beverage server higher than the glass. Therefore, there has been a problem that the beverage server becomes large.
Further, since the glass is placed on the front side of the beverage server, it is necessary to secure a large space on the table when performing the pouring operation.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage server that can improve the stability of the beverage server and is suitable for downsizing.

  The first means has a casing in which a beverage can housing portion for housing a beverage can is formed, a beverage outlet is provided on the front side of the casing, and the beverage channel is opened and closed in a state of being installed on a table In the beverage server that dispenses the beverage in the beverage can from the beverage spout by opening the valve body, the casing has the casing such that the beverage spout is located outside the edge of the table. Fixing means for fixing the beverage server to the edge of the table is provided.

  The second means is the first means, wherein the fixing means opens toward the rear side of the casing and has a U-shaped table accommodating portion that accommodates an edge of the table, and a lower portion of the table accommodating portion. A pressing body provided on the wall and capable of moving back and forth toward the upper wall of the table housing portion; and a biasing member that biases the pressing body toward the upper wall of the table housing portion, The beverage server is fixed to the edge of the table by sandwiching the edge of the table from above and below between the upper wall and the pressing body.

  The third means is the first means and the second means, wherein the third means can be operated in the front-rear direction of the casing and is urged forward and moved backward by an external force below the beverage pouring port. A first operation element for opening the valve body is provided.

  The fourth means is the third means, the foam forming means for foaming the beverage flowing through the beverage flow path, and the front means is provided below the first operation element and operable in the front-rear direction and attached forward. A second operating element is provided for operating the bubble forming means when the force is applied and the actuator moves backward by an external force.

  The fifth means is characterized in that, in the fourth means, the second operation element is formed with a concave portion on an upper surface to constitute a tray for the beverage, and is detachable from the casing. To do.

  The sixth means is the fourth means or the fifth means, in the case where a glass capable of simultaneously pressing the first operating element and the second operating element is used, the upper end of the glass is placed on the casing side. By tilting to tilt, only the first operation element can be pushed backward at the upper end of the glass, and the first operation element and the second operation element are held in the glass upright state. It is characterized in that it can be pressed backward at the same time.

  According to the first means, the beverage server can be fixed to the edge of the table so that the beverage spout is located outside the edge of the table. No need to support. In addition, since the space in front of the casing (outside space of the table) can be effectively used, the height from the table surface of the beverage server can be reduced. Furthermore, since the beverage can be poured out by positioning the glass outside the table, it is not necessary to secure a space for placing the glass on the table.

  According to the second means, since the pressing plate attached to the upper wall side is provided on the lower wall of the U-shaped table accommodating portion, the beverage server can be used as a table even if the thickness of the table is different. It can be fixed reliably and simply. In this case, when the edge of the table is accommodated, the pressing plate may be lowered by hand or may be lowered by sliding contact with the table.

  According to the third means, the first operating element is provided below the beverage pouring outlet, which is operable in the front-rear direction of the casing and biased forward and moved backward by an external force to open the valve body. Therefore, the beverage can be poured out simply by pressing the glass against the first operation element.

  According to the 4th means, after pouring a predetermined amount of drinks into a glass, a foam formation apparatus can be operated by pushing the 2nd operation element into a casing with the glass. Therefore, beverage foam can be piled up on the beverage to be poured out. Moreover, since the beverage is poured out by the operation of the first operation element and the beverage foam is poured out by the operation of the second operation element, the beverage bubbles can be easily and reliably put on the beverage.

  According to the fifth means, since the beverage leaked from the valve body or the like when the beverage is poured out is received by the concave portion of the second operation element, the beverage can be prevented from spilling on the floor or the like. Further, since the second operation element can be attached to and detached from the casing, the second operation element can be handled or cleaned by detaching the second operation element from the casing.

  According to the sixth means, the beverage can be poured by operating only the first operation element while tilting the glass, and the first operation and the second operation element are operated by erecting the glass. The beverage foam can be poured. Therefore, in the case of beverages such as beer, an image of whether beer is actually poured from a beverage can or a beverage bottle is created.

It is the perspective view which showed one Embodiment of the drink server of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the drink server of this embodiment. It is the other exploded perspective view showing the drink can holding part of the drink server of this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which showed the upper part of the drink server of this embodiment. It is the perspective view which showed the beer extraction part of the drink server of this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which showed notionally the structure of the casing lower part of the drink server of this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram explaining the effect | action of the drink server of this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which showed the attachment structure of the air pipe of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a beverage server of the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

It is the beer server 1 which is an example of the drink server shown in FIG.
The beer server 1 includes a beer can holding unit 10 that holds a beer can (beverage can) A upside down on a casing 2, a beer pouring unit 20 that pours beer in the beer can A, and beer bubbles. And a server fixing means 40 that fixes the beer server 1 to a table.
The beer server 1 uses a battery (not shown) as a power source. The battery can be attached and detached by opening a lid (not shown) on the rear side of the casing 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the beer can holding unit 10 is provided with a cylindrical container 11 that accommodates a drinking mouth side end of the beer can A at the top of the casing 2. On the upper surface of the cylindrical container 11, an annular rib 12 having the same center as the peripheral wall 11 a of the cylindrical container 11 is erected. The annular rib 12 is covered with a silicon ring 12a to improve sealing performance (see FIG. 4). Further, a beer outlet 13 and a pipe mounting projection 14 are formed on the upper surface of the cylindrical container 11 inside the annular rib 12. As shown in FIG. 8, the pipe mounting projection 14 has a hole 14a formed therethrough. The lower end of the air pipe 15 is fitted into the pipe mounting protrusion 14. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, four projecting pieces 16 projecting from the bottom surface toward the center at an appropriate interval are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 11a of the cylindrical container 11 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. ing.

  The beer can holding unit 10 includes a cylindrical body 17 that is fitted to the end of the beer can A on the drinking mouth side. A slit 17a is formed in the cylindrical body 17 in the vertical direction. And the cylindrical body 17 has elasticity. At the lower end of the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 17, four projecting pieces 18 (only one is shown in FIG. 3) projecting outward are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction.

The cylindrical body 17 is fitted to the drinking-mouth side end of the beer can A in a slightly expanded state. And the lower end of the cylindrical body 17 fitted to the drinking-mouth-side end of the beer can A is inserted into the cylindrical container 11, and the cylindrical body 17 is rotated by rotating the cylindrical body 17 in a predetermined direction. The projecting piece 18 is inserted into the back side of the projecting piece 16 of the cylindrical container 11. As a result, the diameter of the cylindrical body 17 is reduced, and the end surface on the drinking mouth side of the beer can A comes into contact with the annular rib 12 to achieve sealing.
In addition, the attachment to the beer can A of the cylindrical body 17 and the attachment to the cylindrical body accommodating part 11 of the cylindrical body 17 are the states which raised the beer can A so that beer may not spill from the beer can A. Thus, the cylindrical body 17 and the cylindrical container 11 are turned upside down.

  At the lower end of the peripheral wall 11a of the cylindrical container 11, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a protruding portion 11b is integrally formed to project outwardly in the radial direction in plan view. A claw 11c is formed at the tip of the protruding portion 11b. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, a support frame 90 that supports various components is provided in the casing 2. The support frame 90 supports the cylindrical container 11 from below. A lock lever 19 is disposed on the rear surface of the support frame 90. The lock lever 19 has a middle portion rotatably supported by a support frame 90 and has a claw 19a at the upper end. The lower end of the lock lever 19 abuts against the outer wall surface of the support frame 90 and urges the claw 19a toward the protruding portion 11b by its own elasticity. And the cylindrical container 11 is hold | maintained at the support frame 90 by engaging the nail | claw 19a with the nail | claw 11c of the protrusion part 11b. Although not shown, the operation protrusion 19 b of the lock lever 19 penetrates the casing 2 and protrudes from the rear surface of the casing 2.

  In this beer server 1, when the operation protrusion 19 b of the lock lever 19 is pushed inward of the casing 2, the claw 19 a moves in a direction away from the protruding portion 11 b and moves away from the claw 11 c of the protruding portion 11. As a result, the holding of the cylindrical container 11 by the support frame 90 is released. Thereby, the cylindrical container 11 can be removed from the support frame 90. And the removed cylindrical container 11 can be handled independently, or it can wash | clean.

  The beer extraction unit 20 is assembled to the support frame 90. The beer extraction unit 20 includes a tube body 21, a nozzle 22, and a valve device 23. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pipe body 21 is provided with a beer inlet 21 a. The beer inlet 21 a is formed in a cylindrical shape, and is fitted into a cylindrical portion 11 d that protrudes downward from the bottom surface of the cylindrical container 11 and communicates with the beer outlet 13. The pipe body 21 is extended to the front surface of the casing 2, and a nozzle 22 is connected to the tip portion thereof. The discharge port of the nozzle 22 forms a beer outlet.

  In addition, a valve device 23 for opening and closing the beer flow path is disposed inside the tube body 21. The valve device 23 includes a valve body 23a, a valve rod 23b, and a spring 23c. The valve rod 23b and the valve body 23a are urged forward by the spring 23c, and normally close the beer flow path formed in the tube body 21.

The rear end portion of the valve rod 23b protrudes from the rear wall 21b of the tube body 21, and is connected to the intermediate portion of the lever 24 via the shaft 24a. The upper end of the lever 24 is pivotally connected to the rear wall 21b of the tube body 21 by a shaft 24b. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a liquid lever (first operating element) 25 is installed at the front portion of the support frame 90. The liquid lever 25 is bent in an L shape so as to have a horizontal portion 25a extending in the horizontal direction and a vertical portion 25b extending in the vertical direction. The horizontal portion 25 a of the liquid lever 25 is attached to a bifurcated connecting member 26. Further, the vertical portion 25b of the liquid lever 25 is located in front of the casing 2 (FIG. 1). As shown in FIG. 5, an arcuate recess 25 c that accommodates the glass B is formed at the lower end of the vertical portion 25 b of the liquid lever 25.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a rod 26 b is erected on the crotch portion of the connecting member 26, and the tip of the rod 26 b is in contact with the lower end of the lever 24.

  In the beer pouring unit 20 configured as described above, the beer in the beer can A held in the cylindrical container 11 of the beer can holding unit 10 enters the beer flow path of the tube body 21 from the beer outlet 13. However, the beer flow passage is stopped from flowing out downstream by the valve body 23a of the valve device 23. When the liquid lever 25 is operated to the right in FIG. 4, the connecting member 26 moves to the right, and the lever 24 is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 24b. Then, the valve body 23a moves to the right via the shaft 24a, and the valve is opened. Therefore, the beer in the beer can A is poured out from the nozzle 22 through the beer flow path of the tube body 21.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the foam forming device 30 includes a vibrator 32 such as an ultrasonic vibrator pressed against the tubular body 21 by a spring 31, a switch 33 shown in FIG. 2 operator) 34 and the like.

  The bubble lever 34 is installed so as to be able to appear and remove from the casing 2. On the rear side of the bubble lever 34, a slider 37b operable in the front-rear direction is disposed. As shown in FIG. 6, the slider 37 b is urged forward by the urging force of the spring 35.

Further, a tongue piece 34a for operating the operating piece 33a of the switch 33 is erected on the slider 37b. When the foam lever 34 is pushed inward of the casing 2 against the urging force of the spring 35, the slider 37b moves backward, the switch 33 is turned on by the tongue piece 34a, and the vibrator 32 is activated thereby. Is done. When the vibrator 32 is activated, beer in the tube body 21 is bubbled by the vibration.
The foam forming device 30 may be configured to form bubbles by rotation of blades provided in the tube body 21.

Further, the foam lever 34 has a recess 34b defined by the peripheral wall formed on the upper surface, and constitutes a saucer for receiving the beer leaked from the nozzle 22.
Since the foam lever 34 can be attached to and detached from the casing 2, the foam lever 34 can be handled or cleaned as a single unit by removing the foam lever 34 from the casing 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the server fixing means 40 includes a U-shaped table accommodating portion 41 that opens toward the rear side of the casing 2. A lower end portion of the plate-like pressing body 42 is rotatably supported by an opening end portion of the lower wall 41a that defines the table accommodating portion 41 via a shaft 42a. A torsion coil spring 43 is wound around the shaft 42a of the pressing body 42, and the pressing body 42 is urged clockwise in FIG. A roller 44 is disposed at the center in the upper end width direction of the pressing body 42.
Here, the pressing body 42 is configured to rotate with respect to the lower wall 41a. However, the pressing body 42 may reciprocate linearly up and down with respect to the lower wall 41a. Further, it may be a screw type tightening device used in a vise or the like.

In this beer server 1, as shown in FIG. 7A, by inserting the table accommodating portion 41 into the edge of the table C, the upper wall 41 b that defines the roller 44 of the pressing body 42 and the table accommodating portion 41. And the edge of the table C is clamped.

  Since the front side of the casing 2 is opened to the outside of the table C, the beer server 1 mounted on the table C in this way can use a glass B having a long height.

Then, the attachment structure of the air pipe 15 is demonstrated.
As shown in FIG. 8, a cylindrical portion 80 is formed on the lower surface of the beer can holding portion 10 at a portion below the pipe mounting protrusion 14. An air hole 82 is formed in the bottom 81 of the cylindrical portion 80. An annular packing 83 is disposed on the bottom 81. A valve body 85 having a valve rod 84 is disposed inside the cylindrical portion 80. The valve body 85 is provided at an intermediate portion of the valve rod 84, and a lower end portion of the valve rod 84 protrudes downward from the air hole 82. A container 86 which is detachable and has a recess formed on the upper surface is provided below the cylindrical portion 80. When the cylindrical container 11 is attached to the casing 2, the lower end of the valve rod 82 comes into contact with the bottom of the container 86, and the valve body 85 is lifted, and the beer can A communicates with the outside air via the air pipe 15.
The valve rod 84 may be biased by a spring in a direction in which the valve body 85 closes the air hole 82.

  In the beer server 1 fixed to the table C in this way, as shown in FIG. 7B, the glass B is inclined and the liquid lever 25 is pushed toward the casing 2 above the glass B. Then, beer is poured out from the nozzle 22. When a predetermined amount of beer is poured into the glass B, the foam lever 34 is pushed into the casing 2 at the bottom of the glass B so as to erect the glass B as shown in FIG. Then, the vibrator 32 shown in FIG. 4 is activated, whereby the beer in the tube body 21 is bubbled, and the beer foam is injected into the glass B from the nozzle 22. Therefore, when the foam lever 34 is being pressed, the amount of beer foam dispensed can be adjusted by adjusting the manner in which the liquid lever 25 is applied.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, it cannot be overemphasized that a various deformation | transformation is possible for this invention in the range which is not limited to this embodiment and does not change the summary of the invention.
For example, although the drink server which pours beer and beer foam was demonstrated in the said embodiment, it can apply to the drink server generally which pours a drink and drink foam.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage server 2 Casing 10 Beer can holding part 20 Beer pouring part 22 Nozzle 25 Liquid lever (1st operation element)
30 Foam formation part 32 Vibrator 34 Foam lever (2nd operation element)
41 Table compartment A beer can (beverage can)
B Glass C Table

Claims (6)

  A casing having a beverage can housing portion for housing a beverage can is formed, a beverage spout is provided on the front side of the casing, and a valve body that opens and closes the beverage flow path is installed in a table. In the beverage server for dispensing the beverage in the beverage can from the beverage spout, the casing is disposed in the casing so that the beverage spout is located outside the edge of the table. A beverage server characterized in that a fixing means for fixing to an edge portion is provided.   The fixing means opens toward the rear side of the casing and has a U-shaped table accommodating portion that accommodates the edge of the table, and is provided on the lower wall of the table accommodating portion. A pressing body capable of moving forward and backward, and a biasing member that biases the pressing body toward the upper wall of the table housing portion, and the table between the upper wall of the table housing portion and the pressing body. The beverage server according to claim 1, wherein the beverage server is fixed to the edge of the table by sandwiching the edge of the table from above and below.   A first operating element is provided below the beverage pouring port, and is operable in the front-rear direction of the casing and biased forward and moved rearward by an external force to open the valve body. The beverage server according to claim 1 or 2.   Foam forming means for foaming the beverage flowing in the beverage flow path, and the foam when operated in the front-rear direction, urged forward and operated backward by an external force, provided below the first operating element. The beverage server according to claim 3, further comprising a second operator for operating the forming means.   5. The beverage server according to claim 4, wherein the second operation element has a concave portion formed on an upper surface thereof to constitute a tray for the beverage, and is detachable from the casing.   When using a glass capable of simultaneously pressing the first operating element and the second operating element, the first operating element at the upper end of the glass is inclined by tilting the upper end of the glass toward the casing. The first operating element and the second operating element can be simultaneously pressed backward with the glass in a state in which the first operating element and the second operating element can be pressed rearward while the glass is upright. Item 6. The beverage server according to item 4 or 5.

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