JP3232148U - Beverage dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage dispenser which is easy to carry and does not require an additional element. SOLUTION: A spout EX for pouring a beverage, an infrared sensor SEN for detecting a downward movement of the spout EX, and a liquid passing tube TB forming a flow path from the bottom of a beverage container DRN to the spout EX. It has a rotating body RT that rotates while pressing the liquid passing tube TB and a DC motor MO that rotates the rotating body RT, and the motor MO rotates by a specified angle to obtain a predetermined amount of beverage from the spout EX. Is poured out. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2

Description

The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser attached to a beverage container for pouring a predetermined amount of beverage at a tasting party introducing a new product or the like.

A tasting party may be held to promote the sale of sake and wine. At this tasting party, various people sometimes drank several cups of new products and compared them, and it was common for the organizer to provide each person with a beverage in a container.

However, in recent years when hygiene is of the utmost importance in the world of corona, various inventions that can be used for tasting have been proposed, including applicants, where unmanned services are desired (Patent Documents 1 to 1). Patent Document 4)

Utility Model Registration No. 3222487 Utility Model Registration No. 3217000 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-189067 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2020-059532

However, all of the above-mentioned inventions described in the patent documents have a gas cylinder as an indispensable component, and are difficult to carry.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a beverage dispenser which is small and lightweight, easy to carry, and does not require other additional elements.

In order to achieve the above object, the beverage dispenser according to the present invention includes a spout for pouring the beverage downward, a sensor capable of detecting the downward movement of the spout, and a beverage container for storing the beverage. It has a liquid passage tube forming a flow path from the bottom of the liquid passage tube to the spout, a rotating body that rotates while pressing the liquid passing tube, and a motor that rotates the rotating body, and is used for detecting the sensor. Correspondingly, the motor is rotated by a specified angle so that a predetermined amount of beverage is dispensed.

According to the present invention described above, since a gas cylinder is not used, a compact, lightweight and easy-to-carry beverage dispenser can be realized.

It is a figure which shows the use state of the beverage dispenser of an Example. It is a drawing explaining the internal structure of a beverage dispenser, and the operation of a tube pump. It is a drawing explaining the wearing state of the beverage dispenser.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described based on Examples. Here, as an example of the beverage container DRN, a bottle for tasting sake is shown. FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a state in which the beverage dispenser AD is attached to the beverage container DRN, and FIG. 1B is a schematic view showing a hollow adapter container CASE in which most of the components are removed. is there. Further, FIG. 2 is a drawing showing components of the beverage dispenser AD.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the beverage dispenser AD is divided into a main body portion 1 and a lid portion 2, and both are tightly fitted to be integrated. The main body 1 is composed of a substantially cylindrical storage portion 1A for accommodating a tube pump or the like, and a box-shaped protrusion 1B on which a liquid passage tube TB of the tube pump is extended. An arrangement hole H1 for an infrared sensor SEN capable of detecting body temperature and an arrangement hole H2 for a beverage spout EX are formed on the lower surface of the protrusion 1B.

The lid portion 2 is composed of a cylindrical cap portion 2A and a plate-shaped projecting piece 2B. A power button 21 that bounces off and an LED lamp 22 that indicates an operating state are arranged on the cap portion 2A. Here, the LED lamp 22 is a three-color light emitting diode built in the power button 21, and rebounds integrally with the power button 21.

The operation content of the LED lamp 22 is not particularly limited, but when the power button 21 is pressed while the power is off, the LED lamp 22 lights up in green and is in an operable state (power ON state). Then, when the power button 21 is pressed in this power-on state, the LED lamp 22 turns off after changing from green to red, and the power is turned off.

Next, the internal structure of the beverage dispenser AD will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the storage portion 1A of the main body portion 1 has a first cylindrical portion 11 that opens upward and a lower portion with an intermediate bottom BT provided with a round hole HO as a boundary wall. It is divided into a second cylindrical portion 12 having an opening (see FIG. 2B). The first cylindrical portion 11 includes a liquid passing tube TB that transfers the beverage upward, a DC motor MO that is a component of the tube pump, a pressing roller RT that presses the liquid passing tube TB, and a DC motor MO. It has a built-in alkaline battery BT, which is a power source.

The liquid passing tube TB has appropriate strength and elasticity, and as shown in FIG. 2B, after being bent at the bottom of the first cylindrical portion 11, it is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the first cylindrical portion 11. It extends straight along and reaches the upper part of the first cylindrical portion 11. After that, as shown in FIG. 2A, the liquid passing tube TB is annularly formed at the upper part of the first cylindrical portion 11 so as to be along the inner peripheral surface of the first cylindrical portion 11 and the outer peripheral surface of the pressing roller RT. After being bent to, it reaches the spout EX.

FIG. 2C illustrates the relationship between the three pressing rollers RT, the rotating shaft AX of the DC motor MO, and the rotating arm AM, and shows the pressing roller RT as viewed from below. There is. The pressing roller RT is configured to be freely rotatable around an upright shaft SH that stands upright from the rotating arm AM.

Therefore, when the rotary arm AM rotates integrally with the rotary shaft AX in response to the rotation of the DC motor MO, the three pressing roller RTs revolve while rotating and press the liquid passing tube TB. .. As described above, since the liquid passing tube TB is arranged along the inner peripheral surface of the first cylindrical portion 11 and the outer peripheral surface of the pressing roller RT, the liquid passing tube TB corresponds to the rotation of the pressing roller RT. The beverage in the liquid tube TB will move.

Since FIG. 2C is a drawing of the pressing roller RT viewed from below, the pressing roller RT viewed from above rotates clockwise in response to the rotation in the counterclockwise direction shown in the drawing. .. Therefore, the beverage in the liquid passing tube TB moves clockwise when viewed from above and is transferred toward the spout EX.

Next, the mounting structure of the beverage dispenser AD will be described. The bellows body 16 is tightly fitted in the round hole HO of the second cylindrical portion 12. Then, inside the bellows body 16, the liquid passing tube TB that has passed through the round hole HO extends downward and reaches the bottom surface of the beverage container DRN.

The bellows body 16 has a cylindrical main body 30 extending in the vertical direction, a base end disk 31 having a diameter larger than the bottle mouth of the beverage container DRN, and a plurality of rows of protruding disks 32, 33 having a diameter smaller than the bottle mouth of the beverage container DRN. , 34 and so on. As shown in the figure, the protruding discs 32, 33, and 34 have a large diameter from the bottom to the top, and the top protruding disc 32 is substantially in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the beverage container DRN to make the beverage beverage. The mounting posture of the dispenser AD is stable.

As described above, in the beverage dispenser AD of the present embodiment, the installation work is completed only by inserting the bellows body 16 into the bottle mouth of the beverage container DRN, so that the installation work and the removal work are extremely easy. Further, since the large-diameter base end disk 31 is located only above the bottle mouth of the beverage container DRN and does not seal the beverage container DRN, the inside of the beverage container DRN maintains atmospheric pressure.

Finally, a method of using the beverage dispenser AD of this embodiment will be described. After mounting the beverage dispenser AD on the upper part of the beverage container DRN (see FIG. 1A), when the power button 21 is turned on, the operation becomes operational. Then, when the cup held by the tasting person is extended below the spout EX, the infrared sensor SEN detects the body temperature of the tasting person, so that the DC motor MO starts rotating and rotates by a preset angle. To do.

Then, the rotating arm AM rotates integrally in response to the rotation of the DC motor MO, so that the pressing roller RT revolves and rotates, and the beverage for tasting is poured out from the spout EX. Therefore, the tasting person who recognizes that the rotation of the DC motor MO has stopped will be tasting the beverage in the cup.

Although the examples have been described in detail above, the specific description contents are not particularly limited to the present invention. For example, sake has been exemplified as a beverage, but it goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to wine and other alcoholic beverages. Further, although an infrared sensor capable of detecting body temperature is used, it is also preferable to use a reflective or transmissive photosensor to detect a cup.

Further, when the size of the bottle mouth of the beverage container DRN is different, a cylindrical attachment that absorbs the difference in size is used. FIG. 3 is a drawing showing a state in which the beverage dispenser AD of the embodiment is attached to a medium-capacity bottle. By attaching an appropriate attachment (not shown) to the bottle mouth of the Gogo bottle, a bottle mouth of the same size as a single bottle is provided, and a beverage dispenser AD is mounted therein.

It is also preferable to provide a cosmetic case that covers the beverage dispenser AD. FIG. 3B shows an example of using a bamboo-patterned decorative case provided on the beverage dispenser AD so as to match the atmosphere of sake.

EX spout SEN Infrared sensor TB Liquid flow tube MO DC motor AD Beverage dispenser RT Pressing roller

Claims (4)

A spout for pouring the beverage downward, a sensor capable of detecting the downward movement of the spout, and a liquid passage tube forming a flow path from the bottom of the beverage container for storing the beverage to the spout. It has a rotating body that rotates while pressing the liquid passing tube, and a motor that rotates the rotating body.
A beverage dispenser configured to dispense a predetermined amount of beverage by rotating the motor by a specified angle in response to detection by the sensor. The beverage dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the liquid passing tube is inserted into the beverage container in a state of penetrating the inside of the bellows body. The beverage dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the bellows body is inserted into the inside through an opening of the beverage container so that the bellows body and the inner peripheral surface of the beverage container are engaged with each other. The beverage dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the beverage in the beverage container is sake, wine, or the like.

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