JP3768062B2 - Beverage dispenser - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser such as a tea dispenser.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The following are known as one type of tea machine. This product is equipped with a hot water storage tank that heats and stores hot water and a cold water tank that generates cold water, and a canister that stores tea leaves. The tea can be produced and poured out, and white hot water can be poured out from the hot water storage tank and cold water can be poured out directly from the cold water tank.
Here, for example, in a cold water tank, cold water is generated by using a refrigeration apparatus, and as is well known in the refrigeration apparatus, the condenser rises in temperature, so that it is cooled by pulling outside air with a fan and applying it. I have to. Conventionally, a structure has been adopted in which the outside air for cooling is drawn from the front or the like and discharged to the back side.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
On the other hand, this type of tea dispenser is generally installed with the back of the main body facing the wall, but if an exhaust port is provided on the back as described above, a heat exhaust space is secured. For this reason, there was a problem that it was not possible to install it in close contact with the wall, and an extra installation space was required, and the appearance was not good.
In addition, the tea dispenser as described above is equipped with a water supply port for supplying water to a hot water storage tank or a cold water tank, and a water discharge port for discharging drainage from these tanks or tea left over from drinking, Conventionally, these water supply / drain ports have been provided on the back of the main body. The reason that the water supply / drainage port is provided on the back side is that it is easy to perform piping work during installation and it is difficult to notice after installation, but if there is piping on the back side, it can be installed on the wall in the same way as above. In addition, there is a problem that an extra installation space is required and the appearance is not good.
The present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to make it unnecessary to provide an installation space on the back side.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the main body, a cold water tank that supplies cold water, a refrigeration device that generates the cold water, a hot water storage tank that supplies hot water, and the cold water or hot water and a beverage ingredient are generated. In the beverage dispenser provided with the beverage generation mechanism , a condenser fan that blows air to the condenser of the refrigeration apparatus is provided in the main body, and the air supply port for the wind is provided on the bottom surface of the main body. an exhaust port is provided in at least one of the upper position of the upper surface or the left and right sides of the body, and the bottom surface of said body, said the water outlet from the water supply port and both tanks to both tanks are provided And a cabinet having a box shape with a front door on which the main body can be placed, and an auxiliary air supply port is provided at a lower portion of the front door of the cabinet. The cabinet has an opening on the top surface of the cabinet that communicates with the air supply port of the main body and allows the water supply port and the drainage port to face, and is connected to the water supply port and the drainage port on the bottom surface. It is characterized in that it has a configuration in which insertion ports are formed through which the lower ends of the pipes passing through the inside are formed .
[0007]
[Action and effect of the invention]
<Invention of Claim 1>
When the condenser fan is driven, air is supplied from the auxiliary air supply port on the front door of the cabinet and circulates in the cabinet, and then is supplied into the main body through the air supply port on the bottom surface of the main body from the opening on the upper surface. After being blown onto the condenser, the air is exhausted from an exhaust port provided at at least one of the upper surface of the main body and the upper part of the left and right side surfaces. Water supply and drainage to both tanks are performed by piping that is connected to a water supply port and a drain port provided on the bottom surface of the main body and hangs down in the cabinet and then protrudes from an insertion port on the bottom surface of the cabinet.
When the main unit is mounted on a cabinet, neither the air supply / exhaust port nor the water supply / drain port is provided on the back side of either the main unit or the cabinet. can do. For this reason, the protrusion to the front side is eliminated, the installation space can be reduced, and the appearance can be improved, for example, the apparatus can be installed with the adjacent device and the front side aligned.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a tea machine will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
<First Embodiment>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the tea ceremony machine 10 is placed on a cabinet stand 60 and installed.
First, the tea dispenser 10 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the tea machine 10 includes a tea machine body 11 that is vertically long and has a box shape with a front opening, and legs 12 that are slightly taller are attached to the four corners of the bottom surface. In addition, a door 13 is mounted on the front opening so as to be swingable. A front panel 15 (see FIG. 5) is stretched at a position within a predetermined dimension from the front opening in the tea machine main body 11, and a cold water tank 24, a hot water storage tank 47, etc. are accommodated in the back side. A housing space 16 is configured. On the front surface on the bottom side of the front panel 15, there is provided a pouring recess 17 that passes through the door 13 and opens to the front surface, a pouring port 18 is provided on the ceiling surface, and at the bottom, A slatted cup cradle 19 is provided.
A drain pan (not shown) is provided on the lower surface side of the cup cradle 19, and the drain port provided in the drain pan is connected to the first drain port 43 provided in the bottom plate 11A as shown in FIG. Yes.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 5, the bottom corner 11A of the tea machine main body 11 is supported by the legs 22 at the four corners of the frame 21 that is assembled in a substantially rectangular shape on the horizontal plane. A skeleton structure 20 is installed, and a cold water tank 24 is installed on the left side when viewed from the front of the tank gantry 20, and a hot water storage tank 47 is installed on the right side. .
The cooling water is stored in the cold water tank 24, and although not shown, an evaporation pipe is spirally formed along the inner wall of the cold water tank 24, and the compressor 25 is disposed in the accommodation space 16. A well-known refrigeration cycle is constituted by circulation connection with a refrigeration apparatus including a condenser 26 and the like through refrigerant piping. Among these, the condenser 26 is arrange | positioned over substantially full height inside the back surface of the tea machine main body 11, as shown also in FIG.
[0012]
When the refrigeration system is driven, an ice layer is formed by the endothermic action of the refrigerant flowing through the evaporation pipe, and the cooling water is cooled by the latent heat, and the cooling coil immersed inside the evaporation pipe is distributed as will be described later. The tap water is cooled and supplied as cold water. Here, when the refrigeration apparatus is driven, in particular, the condenser 26 needs to be cooled in order to raise the temperature. This cooling is applied by drawing outside air by the condenser fan 27. The condenser fan 27 is attached to the right frame 21A of the above-described tank mount 20 via a bracket 28. In particular, as shown in FIGS. Adopts an oriented attitude.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the air supply port 30 for taking in outside air is formed in a region on the back side of the bottom plate 11A. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the exhaust port 31 for discharging hot air after being subjected to cooling has a back side (particularly a wide area on the left side) of the top plate 11 </ b> B of the tea machine body 11, as shown in FIG. 10. Are provided at the upper end portions on the back side of the left and right side plates 11C.
[0013]
The water supply / drainage path of the cold water tank 24 is as follows. As for the water supply path, as shown in FIG. 5, a water supply port 33 is provided at a substantially middle position of the depth at the right edge of the bottom plate 11A described above, and the first branch pipe 35 branched from the upper end of the water supply port 33 is the bottom plate 11A. And is connected to the inlet 37A of the cooling coil from the center of the cover plate 24A of the cold water tank 24. On the other hand, the cooling coil outlet 37 </ b> B is connected to an auxiliary water supply pipe 39 facing the above-described spout 18 through an electromagnetic valve 38.
[0014]
For one drainage path, first, another drain pan 40 is disposed on the front surface of the frame 21 of the tank mount 20 as shown in FIG. A drain port 41 is opened at a position on the right side of the drain pan 40 as viewed from the front, and a second drain port 52 is provided at a position corresponding to the lower side of the drain port 41 in the bottom plate 11A. Connected with.
A drain hose 44 is provided on the bottom surface of the cold water tank 24 and is always supported by rising along the right edge of the front panel 15. When draining the cooling water in the cold water tank 24, the drain hose 44 is removed. The tip of the lever faces the cup cradle 19. An overflow hose 45 is also piped facing the cup cradle 19.
[0015]
The hot water storage tank 47 side is as follows. The bottom of the hot water storage tank 47 is equipped with an aluminum cast heater, and when the water supply valve 48 is opened, the water supply is made from above through the second branch pipe 36 branched above the water supply port 33. Water is supplied to store a predetermined amount, and is kept at a predetermined temperature by being heated by a heater. When the water level drops to the predetermined water level, the water supply valve 48 is opened and the water level is automatically replenished to the predetermined water level.
A hot water supply port 49 provided on the bottom side of the hot water storage tank 47 is branched into two through an electromagnetic valve 50, one of which is connected to a shower type hot water supply port 49A for producing tea, and the other is described above. The auxiliary water supply port 39 is connected.
A drain hose 51 is connected to the center of the bottom surface of the hot water storage tank 47, and the drain hose 51 is connected to the connection port 52 </ b> A branched from the upper end portion of the second drain port 52.
As shown in FIG. 1, a power cord 55 and a ground wire 56 are drawn from the bottom surface of the tea machine main body 11.
[0016]
Next, the cabinet stand 60 will be described. The cabinet stand 60 is formed in substantially the same external shape as the tea machine 10 described above, and includes a cabinet body 61 that is vertically long and has a box shape with a front opening as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9 to 11. It is supported by tall legs 62 provided at the four corners of the bottom surface, and a door 63 is mounted on the front opening so as to be swingable.
As shown in FIG. 6, a substantially pentagonal vent 65 is formed on the upper surface of the cabinet body 61 with the pointed side facing forward. In addition, attachment holes 66 into which the legs 12 of the tea machine main body 11 can be inserted are formed at both ends on the front edge side of the upper surface of the cabinet body 61 and both ends on the rear edge side of the vent 65 described above. The tea machine main body 11 can be placed on the cabinet stand 60 with its legs 12 inserted into the mounting holes 66.
[0017]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, a partition plate 67 is provided at a position in the cabinet body 61 that is approximately 2/3 of the entire depth, with the front space being a storage space 68 and the rear space being a piping space 69. It has become. A plurality of shelf boards 70 are provided in the storage space 68. Further, an air supply port 71 is formed at the lower end portion of the door 63 as shown in FIG.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, an insertion port 72 elongated in the lateral width direction is opened on the bottom surface of the piping space 69. A breakable knock hole 73 is formed at the lower end of the left and right side surfaces of the pipe space 69 and can be used as a through hole for the pipe.
[0018]
Then, the installation structure of this embodiment is demonstrated.
As described above, the tea dispenser 10 is placed on the cabinet stand 60 by inserting the legs 12 on the bottom surface thereof into the mounting holes 66. A water supply hose 75 is connected to the lower end of the water supply port 33 provided on the bottom surface of the tea machine main body 11, and as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. It projects from the mouth 72 downward.
Further, a main drain hose 76 is connected to the lower end of the second drain port 52 connected to the drain port 41 of the drain pan 40, and is also dropped after being led to the piping space 69 side, from the insertion port 72 on the bottom surface. A sub drain hose 77 is connected to the lower end of the first drain port 43 that protrudes downward and is connected to the drain pan on the cup cradle 19 side. Have been joined.
[0019]
Thus, in this embodiment, since the water supply / exhaust port and the water supply / drain port are not provided on the back side of the tea machine 10 or the cabinet stand 60, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. The cabinet stand 60 on which is placed is installed with its back surface closely attached to the wall X. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 7, the adjacent device Y and the front surface can be aligned.
A connection hose (not shown) is further connected to each of the water supply hose 75 and the main drain hose 76 protruding from the bottom surface of the cabinet stand 60 and led to the water supply source side or the drainage place. The legs 62 of the cabinet stand 60 are relatively high, and the bottom surface of the cabinet body 61 floats considerably from the installation floor surface.
The power cord 55 and the ground wire 56 may also be drawn out from the insertion opening 72 through the piping space 69 of the cabinet stand 60.
[0020]
The operation of the tea dispenser 10 during operation is as follows. When the refrigeration apparatus is driven to cool the cooling water in the cold water tank 24, the condenser fan 27 is rotationally driven accordingly. Then, outside air is sucked from the air supply port 71 of the door 63 of the cabinet stand 60 and the insertion port 72 on the bottom surface, rises in the cabinet stand 60, passes through the air vent 65, and is supplied as shown by the arrow in FIG. After being sucked in from the air supply port 30 on the bottom surface of the tea machine 10, it is blown toward the condenser 26 and rises along the condenser 26 to cool the condenser 26. The hot air after being cooled is discharged from the top plate 11B of the tea machine 10 and the exhaust port 31 of the left side plate 11C.
[0021]
When the tea or white water pouring switch is operated, the corresponding solenoid valve 50 on the hot water side is opened for a predetermined time, and the stored hot water is discharged from the hot water supply port 49 by the water head pressure, and then the shower type hot water supply port 49A. Tea is produced by being directed to the tea leaves in the tea strainer and poured out from the spout 18 or directly from the spout 18 as white hot water. When the water level in the hot water storage tank 47 is lowered to a predetermined water level, the water supply valve 48 is opened to automatically supply water to the predetermined water level through the water supply port 33 and the second branch pipe 36.
When the cold water pouring switch is operated, the cold water side electromagnetic valve 38 is opened for a predetermined time, and tap water is introduced into the cooling coil through the water supply port 33 and the first branch pipe 35 and flows therethrough. It cools in the middle and is poured out from the spout 18 directly as cold water.
[0022]
In addition, when the hot water in the hot water storage tank 47 is discharged, the hot water is discharged through the main drain hose 76 by, for example, opening an on-off valve provided at the second drain port 52.
On the other hand, when the cooling water in the cold water tank 24 is discharged, the main drain hose 76 is removed from the first drain port 43 and the sub drain hose 77 by removing the drain hose 44 and causing the tip of the drain hose 44 to face the cup cradle 19. Discharged through. Note that the overflow water in the cold water tank 24 and the tea left over are also drained through the same route as described above.
[0023]
As described above, in this embodiment, the outside air to cool the condenser 26 is sucked from the front and bottom surfaces of the cabinet stand 60 and rises from the inside, and then from the air supply port 30 on the bottom surface of the tea machine 10. The hot air introduced into the interior and used for cooling is exhausted from the exhaust port 31 on the top plate 11B and the left side plate 11C. On the other hand, water supply / drainage to the hot water storage tank 47 and the cold water tank 24 is performed from the bottom surface of the tea stand 10 through the inside from the bottom surface of the cabinet stand 60.
[0024]
That is, since the water supply / exhaust port and the water supply / drainage port are not provided on the back side of the tea machine 10 or the cabinet stand 60, the back of the tea machine 10 and the cabinet stand 60 on which the tea machine 10 is mounted are attached to the wall X exactly. Can be installed. For this reason, there is no protrusion to the front side, the installation space can be reduced, dust is not collected between the back side and the wall X, and cleaning is unnecessary. Moreover, it can install with the apparatus Y adjacent and the front, and can improve appearance.
In addition, regarding the air supply / exhaust path, the condenser fan 27 is attached to the tank base 20 having a skeleton structure, so that the internal ventilation is good. Further, since the condenser fan 27 is directed to the condenser 26 from obliquely below, outside air can be blown over a wide range of the condenser 26, and cooling can be performed efficiently.
[0025]
Second Embodiment
12 and 13 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this 2nd Embodiment, the case where the tea ceremony machine 10 is mounted on the table 80 and used is shown. The structure of the tea dispenser 10 itself is the same as that shown in the first embodiment. On the other hand, in the table 80, a relief groove 82 is formed at the rear edge of the mounting table 81.
The table 80 is installed with the rear edge of the mounting table 81 attached to the wall X, and the tea machine 10 is mounted on the table 80 with the back surface attached to the wall X. The water supply hose 75 and the drainage hoses 76, 77 connected to the water supply port 33 and the drainage ports 43, 52 are directed to the wall X side on the mounting table 81, and then pass through the escape groove 82 to the wall X It is piped down just before.
[0026]
In this 2nd Embodiment, as shown to the arrow of FIG. 12, the external air which should cool the condenser 26 is introduce | transduced into the inside from the air supply port 30 of the bottom face of the tea ceremony machine 10, and after using for cooling Hot air is discharged from the exhaust port 31 on the top plate 11B and the side plate 11C. On the other hand, water supply / drainage to the hot water storage tank 47 and the cold water tank 24 is performed from the bottom surface of the tea supply machine 10. Similarly, the back of the tea machine 10 can be installed with the wall X exactly attached.
[0027]
<Third Embodiment>
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the third embodiment, a packing lower base 85 is illustrated below when the tea machine 10 is packed, and an improvement is made particularly convenient when a water supply / drainage inspection is performed.
This packing lower base 85 is formed by stacking and sticking a plurality of cardboards cut into a predetermined shape, and as a whole, as shown in FIG. 14, pillars 87 are erected at the four corners of the bottom plate 86, A frame 88 is stretched over the upper surfaces of the four pillars 87. In the four peripheral surfaces, openings 89 are formed at positions between the columns 87, respectively. 14A, the opening on the right back side is the water supply opening 89A, the opening on the right front side is the drainage opening 89B, and the opening on the left front side is the power supply opening 89C.
[0028]
A square cylindrical support 90 is formed outside the peripheral surface provided with the drainage opening 89B. The supporting portion 90 is formed by connecting a side plate 90B and a top plate 90C to the tip of an auxiliary bottom plate 90A formed continuously from the bottom plate 86, and bending the plug 90D at a right angle twice. It is like that. Both end surfaces in the length direction of the support portion 90 are closed by a cover plate 91 provided with an insertion piece 91A. Further, four insertion ports 92 into which the legs 12 of the tea ceremony machine 10 are inserted are opened in the upper surface of the pillar 87 and the side plate 90B of the support portion 90.
The other three openings 89 are also closed by a cover plate 93 with an insertion piece 93 </ b> A coupled from the bottom plate 86. A finger insertion hole 94 is formed in a connecting portion of each cover plate 91, 93 with the insertion pieces 91A, 93A.
[0029]
In the inspection line 95, as shown in FIG. 15, a packing base 85 is placed on the substrate 96, and the tea machine 10 is placed thereon with the door 13 facing the support portion 90. In the inspection line, the top plate 11B and a part of the side plates 11C of the tea machine body 11 are removed and the door 13 is appropriately opened so that it is convenient to operate and visually check the inspection related parts.
When transported to the water supply inspection location, as shown in FIG. 16, the cover plate 93 of the water supply opening 89A is opened, and the water supply hose 97 drawn from the water supply source is connected to the water supply port 33 on the bottom surface through the opening 89A. The As shown in FIG. 17, the power cord 55 is pulled out through the finger insertion hole 94 of the cover plate 93 of the power supply opening 89C. Thereby, the water supply inspection to the hot water storage tank 47 or the cold water tank 24 is performed.
[0030]
Further, when transported to the drainage inspection location, as shown in FIG. 17, the support portion 90 is opened and the drainage opening 89 </ b> B is opened and connected to the drainage ports 43 and 52 on the bottom surface of the tea machine body 11. The drain pipe 98 protrudes to the outside through the opening 89B and faces the drain groove, and the drainage inspection is performed.
As described above, the water supply opening 89A, the drainage opening 89B, and the power supply opening 89C are provided on the packing base 85 used when packing the tea supply machine 10, so that the tea machine 10 is mounted on the packing base 85. Thus, it is possible to inspect the water supply / drainage while conveying the inspection line 95. Further, since the openings 89 are closed by the cover plate 91, the strength can be ensured and the entry of dust or the like can be prevented.
[0031]
<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and further, within the scope not departing from the gist of the invention other than the following. Various modifications can be made.
(1) The present invention can be similarly applied to a tea dispenser of a type in which powdered tea is dissolved in warm water or cold water to produce tea or cold water and poured out.
(2) The present invention is widely applicable to all beverage dispensers that pour out other beverages such as juice and coffee in addition to tea.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a tea machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view of the tea machine. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the tea machine. Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal structure of the tea machine. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the cabinet stand. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the tea machine installed on the cabinet stand. FIG. 9 is a front view thereof. FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway side view thereof. FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof. FIG. 12 is a part of a state in which a tea machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention is placed on a table. FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a packing base according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a state in which the tea machine is transported through an inspection line. 16] Perspective view showing the water supply inspection state [FIG. 17] Perspective view showing the drainage inspection state [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Tea machine 11 ... Tea machine main body 11A ... Bottom plate 11B ... Top plate 11C ... Side plate 24 ... Cold water tank 26 ... Condenser 27 ... Condenser fan 30 ... Air supply port 31 ... Exhaust port 33 ... Water supply port 43, 52 ... Drain port 47 ... Hot water storage tank 60 ... Cabinet stand 63 ... Door 65 ... Air vent 71 ... Air supply port 72 ... Inlet port 75 ... Water supply hose 76, 77 ... Drain hose X ... Wall Y ... Equipment

Claims (1)

The body is provided with a cold water tank for supplying cold water, a refrigeration apparatus for generating the cold water, a hot water storage tank for supplying hot water, and a beverage generation mechanism for generating a beverage by using the cold water or hot water and beverage ingredients. Beverage dispensers
In the main body, a condenser fan that blows air to the condenser of the refrigeration apparatus is provided, the air supply port of the wind is provided on the bottom surface of the main body, and the upper position of the upper surface or the left and right side surfaces of the main body at least an exhaust port in either provided with,
And the bottom surface of said body, and drain port is provided from the water supply port and both tanks to the both tanks,
Further, a cabinet having a box shape with a front door on which the main body can be placed is provided, and an auxiliary air supply port is provided at a lower portion of the front door of the cabinet, and the upper surface of the cabinet has the An opening communicating with the air supply port and allowing the water supply port and the drainage port to face is connected to the bottom surface of the pipe connected to the water supply port and the drainage port on the bottom surface. A beverage dispenser in which insertion openings are formed respectively .

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