JP3532370B2 - Beverage dispenser - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a Bi containing concentrated beverage.
B (Bag in Box: Box storage bag) is stored and set in the refrigerator of the dispenser to keep it cool, and the concentrated beverage poured from BiB through the tube pump is mixed with the diluted cold water supplied from the cold water circuit and supplied to the cup. More specifically, it relates to a piping structure of a cold water circuit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a beverage dispenser installed in a restaurant, a fast food shop or the like and used for selling cold beverages such as syrup, a beverage dispenser having the above-mentioned BiB is widely used. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of such a beverage dispenser. In the figure,
1 is a main body cabinet of a dispenser, 2 is a refrigerator for BiB incorporated in the cabinet 1, 3 is a cooling water tank using a refrigerator 4 as a cold heat source, and 5 is a bend stage. Here, the above-mentioned BiB6 is accommodated and set in the refrigerator 2, and the tube pump 7 (the configuration and operation of the tube pump is provided in the pipeline of the discharge tube 6a drawn out from the BiB6 and exposed above the bend stage 5. Is well known and is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-42271).

Further, the cooling water tank 3 is provided with a water cooling coil 8, an electric agitator 9 for stirring water, and a cold water circulation pump 10 coaxially driven by the agitator 9. The water cooling coil 8 has an inlet side. A cold water valve 14 which is connected to the water supply through the water pump 11 and the water supply valve 12 and whose outlet side is incorporated in the case of the cold water flow rate controller 13 and the tube pump 7 (the cold water valve 14 is a solenoid valve and is a main body cabinet). Beverage push button 15 on the front of
Is operated by a switch signal when is pressed) is connected to the cold water nozzle 16 juxtaposed to the opening end of the BiB discharge tube 6a. On the other hand, a cooling unit 2a is provided in the refrigerator 2 so that the cold water stored in the cooling water tank 3 is circulated from the cold water circulation pump 10 to the cooling unit 2a to keep the BiB 6 stored in the refrigerator cool. ing.

With such a configuration, the concentrated beverage stored in the BiB 6 set in the refrigerator 2 is kept cold at a low temperature while the beverage dispenser is in operation. Here, bend stage 5
When the cup 17 is set and the push button 15 is pressed, the tube pump 7 is started in response to a command from the control unit, and a fixed amount of concentrated beverage is discharged from the BiB 6. At the same time, the water pump 11 is started, the cold water valve 14 is opened, and the water cooling coil 8
The diluted chilled water cooled to a low temperature is discharged through the flow rate controller 13, the chilled water valve 14, and the chilled water nozzle 16, and is mixed with the concentrated beverage from the BiB discharge tube 6a and poured into the cup 17.

In the case of the tube pump 7, B
The concentrated beverage discharged from the iB discharge tube 6a is equipped with a mixing bowl for forcibly mixing the diluted cold water supplied from the cold water circuit, and the carbonated water produced by the carbonator through another carbonated water circuit simultaneously with the supply of the diluted cold water. Some of them are supplied to make carbonated soft drinks.

[0006]

By the way, the conventional cold water circuit incorporated in the beverage dispenser has the following problems. That is, in the configuration of FIG. 3, after the cold water valve 14 connected to the cold water nozzle 16 is installed in the case of the tube pump 7, the cold water hose 18 connecting between the cold water valve 14 and the water cooling coil 8 is inside the dispenser. Is routed and piped. For this reason, the water remaining inside the cold water valve 14 and in the hose of the cold water hose 18 is exposed to the ambient temperature when the beverage is on standby, and if the waiting time from the previous sale to the next sale is long, The temperature of the cold water cooled by the cooling coil 8 rises to near the ambient temperature, and when the next beverage is sold, the dilution water having a temperature close to the normal temperature is cooled by the cold water nozzle 16.
Is further supplied, and as a result, the finish of the beverage supplied to the cup 17 becomes warm.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is intended for a beverage dispenser using BiB to prevent the diluted cold water of the beverage from becoming hot during the stand-by for sale, and the finished beverage always cooled to an appropriate temperature. It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage dispenser capable of supplying a drink to a cup.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a cold water valve for supplying diluted cold water connected to a cold water circuit is arranged in a refrigerator equipped with a dispenser, and A cold water hose shall be connected between the cold water valve outlet and the cold water nozzle arranged at the beverage supply end outside the refrigerator via the inside of the refrigerator.

Further, according to the present invention, a cold water hose, which is provided between the cold water valve and the cold water nozzle, penetrates through the wall of the refrigerator and is laid out outside the refrigerator, and the circumference of the cold water hose laid outside the refrigerator is installed. Cover with insulation, where
The heat insulating material is composed of a heat insulating tube having a diameter larger than that of the cold water hose, and the root end of the heat insulating tube is inserted into the refrigerator to open it, and the tube tip is closed to cool the cold air in the refrigerator. There is a configuration in which it is introduced into the gap between the heat insulating tube and the cold water hose.

According to the above construction, the chilled water valve connected to the dilution chilled water circuit and the diluted chilled water remaining in the hose connected to the inlet side of the chilled water valve at the time of sale standby are cooled to a low temperature in the refrigerator, and The cold water hose connected to the cold water valve outlet and drawn out to the outside of the refrigerator is covered with a heat insulating material so as to be insulated from the surroundings. Therefore, even if the sales standby time until the next drink supply is long, there is no risk that the water temperature of the diluted cold water will rise and become warm, and the diluted cold water that had been cooled in the refrigerator at the time of the next sale will open the cold water valve. At the same time, it is discharged and supplied through a cold water hose and a cold water nozzle. In this case, especially by inserting the root end of the heat insulating tube into the refrigerator to open it, closing the tube end and introducing the cold air in the refrigerator into the gap between the heat insulating tube and the cold water hose, waiting for sale Above all, the cold water hose itself is maintained at a low temperature by the cold air of the refrigerator.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the drawings of the embodiments, the same members corresponding to FIG. 3 are designated by the same reference numerals. That is,
In the illustrated embodiment, the flow rate controller 13 and the cold water valve 14 connected to the cold water circuit including the water cooling coil 8 are arranged inside the BiB refrigerator 2 for cold storage, and the cold water valve 14 and the beverage are passed through this refrigerator. A cold water hose 18 is routed between the cold water nozzle 16 arranged at the supply end and a pipe. Further, with respect to the cold water hose 18 that is laid out between the cold water nozzle 16 and the bottom wall of the refrigerator 2 after being drawn out, the hose periphery is covered with a heat insulating material 19 along the pipe line, As shown in FIG. 2, a heat insulating tube 19a having a diameter larger than that of the cold water hose 18 is used as the heat insulating material 19 so that cold air does not leak from a hose drawing hole formed in the wall of the refrigerator 2 at its root end. Insert the tube to open its end face to the inside of the refrigerator, and further close the tip of the tube with the hand tightening nut 16a of the cold water nozzle 16.

With such a structure, while the beverage dispenser is in operation, the cold water valve 14 and the flow rate adjusting valve 13 are cooled to a low temperature together with the BiB 6 set in the refrigerator, and the flow rate is adjusted in a standby state for sale. Valve 13, cold water valve 14
The dilution cold water remaining in the inside of the pipe and in the pipe on the inlet side of the cold water valve 14 is maintained at a low temperature. Also, a part of the cold air in the refrigerator is inserted into the bottom side of the heat insulating tube 19a.
Cold water hose 18 and heat insulating tube 19a through the open end of
The cold water hose 18 is cooled to a low temperature by entering the gap between the cold water hose 18 and the cold water hose 18.

Therefore, when the next sales command is given from this state, the tube pump 7 starts and the BiB6
The concentrated cold drink is poured from the cold water nozzle 16 through the cold water hose 18 which has been kept at a low temperature through the cold water valve 14, and the diluted cold water kept at a low temperature through the cold water valve 14 is mixed with the concentrated drink. Combined and poured into cup 17. As a result, the cold beverage supplied to the cup 17 is always kept at an appropriate finished temperature.

[0014]

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the dilution cold water temperature from rising to a raw temperature during the stand-by time for sales, and to keep the diluting cold water at an appropriate temperature regardless of the length of the stand-by time. The beverage can be supplied to the cup in a finished state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a beverage dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention and a cold water piping system thereof.

FIG. 2 is a detailed piping structure diagram of the cold water hose in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a conventional beverage dispenser and its cold water piping system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Main body cabinet of beverage dispenser 2 refrigerator 3 cooling water tank 5 Bend stage 6 BiB 6a Discharge tube 7 tube pump 8 water cooling coil 14 Cold water valve 16 Cold water nozzle 17 cups 18 Cold water hose 19 thermal insulation 19a insulated tube

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── --- Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-294394 (JP, A) JP-A-7-137792 (JP, A) JP-A-8-133394 (JP, A) JP-A-8- 119348 (JP, A) JP-A-6-211299 (JP, A) JP-A-8-113295 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B67D 1/08

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. BiB containing concentrated beverage (Bag in Bo)
x: a box storage bag) is stored and set in a refrigerator of a dispenser to keep cool, and a BiB discharge tube, a concentrated drink poured from BiB via a tube pump installed in a pipe line of the discharge tube, and cold water from a cold water circuit. valve, in a beverage dispenser for supplying a cup by mixing a diluted cold water discharged through the cold water nozzle, the cold water valve is disposed in the cold storage of the cold <br/> built box, via the refrigerator of the refrigerator beverage dispenser, characterized in that the pipe cold water hose between the cold water nozzles arranged in the cold water valve outlet the refrigerator outside the beverage dispensing tip. 2. A beverage dispenser according to claim 1, together with a cold water hose and pipe between the cold water valve and the cold water nozzle through the refrigerator wall drawer laid outside the refrigerator, out of the refrigerator A beverage dispenser characterized in that the laid cold water hose is covered with a heat insulating material. 3. The beverage dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the heat insulating material is composed of a heat insulating tube having a diameter larger than that of a cold water hose, and the base end of the heat insulating tube is
Beverage dispenser being characterized in that as open plugged into compartment inside the refrigerator, and is introduced into the gap between the thermal insulation tube and the cold water hose cold air of the refrigerator by blocking the tube distal end.