JP3915732B2 - Cup-type beverage vending machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cup-type beverage vending machine, and in particular, a cup-type beverage automatic that cooks a sherbet-like frozen beverage by stirring main ingredients such as a premic coffee beverage or syrup supplied to a container such as a cup and ice. It relates to vending machines.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a cup-type beverage vending machine, there is one that supplies ice produced by an ice making machine to a beverage-containing cup to produce a cold beverage containing ice (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
In recent years, with the diversification of tastes for beverages, for example, sherbet-like frozen beverages have come to be preferred as cold beverages with a good taste and a refreshing feeling. In order to manufacture this frozen beverage, it is required to mix fine ice (for example, ice having a size of approximately rice grains) and the beverage.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-6253
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional cup type beverage vending machine described above, the ice produced by the ice making machine is put into the cup as it is and stirred by the stirring blade. Since this ice is intended to cool the cold beverage as long as possible, it has a size of approximately 10 mm square, for example. That is, in the configuration of the conventional cup-type beverage vending machine, there is no fine ice for producing the frozen beverage, and the frozen beverage cannot be produced.
[0006]
In addition, in order to obtain fine ice for producing frozen beverages (for example, ice having a size of approximately rice grains), for example, when ice processing means for processing ice produced by an ice making machine into fine ice is provided, a large number of crushed There was a problem that it was difficult to condense into a container because the fine ice was scattered.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cup-type beverage vending machine capable of collecting fine ice processed by an ice processing means into a container.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the cup-type beverage vending machine according to the invention of claim 1 cuts the ice by moving the ice and the blade relative to each other and processes it into fine ice. The cup-type beverage vending machine is equipped with ice processing means for sequentially discharging the processed fine ice from the discharge port, and supplying the fine ice discharged from the discharge port to the main ingredient of the beverage prepared in the cup In the machine, the ice processing means includes a guide member for guiding a discharge direction of the fine ice discharged from the discharge port , rotates the ice around a predetermined axis, and arranges the blade in the radial direction. The guide member is provided with a forcing portion for forcibly moving the fine ice to the radially outward portion by contacting the fine ice discharged from the radially inner portion at the discharge port. It is characterized by.
[0009]
According to the present invention, the fine ice discharged from the discharge port of the ice processing means is guided by the guide member, so that the cut fine ice is concentrated in the container.
[0011]
According to this invention, the fine ice discharged from the radially inner portion at the discharge port is forcibly moved to the radially outer portion, together with the thin ice having a high discharge speed discharged from the discharge port of the radially outer portion. It is trying to discharge.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of a cup-type beverage vending machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a cup-type beverage vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 1, a cup-type beverage vending machine 1 includes a cup transport device 10, a water reservoir 20, a hot water tank 40, a coffee beverage cooking device 50, an ice maker 60, an ice sorting device 70, an ice processing and supply device 80, A syrup tank 90, a canister 100, a stirring device 110 and a drainage container 120 are provided.
[0014]
The cup transport device 10 transports the cup C supplied by a cup supply device (not shown). As a position which conveys the cup C, there are a cooking position for cooking a beverage (a position of the cup C illustrated in FIG. 1) and a sales position leading to a sales outlet (not shown). In addition, the position where the cup conveying device 10 conveys the cup C includes a receiving position for receiving various raw materials. In addition, the drain port 11 for drainage is provided in the cooking position.
[0015]
The water reservoir 20 stores water supplied from the water supply via the water supply valve 21. A water supply pipe 22 and an ice making water pipe 23 are connected to the water reservoir 20.
[0016]
The water supply pipe 22 is provided with a three-way valve 24 at the tip extending from the water reservoir 20. The three-way valve 24 has a water pipe 25 connected to one side and a hot water tank water pipe 26 connected to the other side. In this way, the water supply pipe 22 is branched and connected to the water pipe 25 and the hot water tank water pipe 26.
[0017]
The three-way valve 24 can be individually opened and closed with respect to the water pipe 25 or the hot water tank water pipe 26, and is normally kept closed with respect to each. The three-way valve 24 switches and connects the water supply pipe 22 to the water pipe 25 or the hot water tank water pipe 26. The water pipe 25 is disposed so that the tip thereof faces the cup C at the cooking position. When the water pipe 25 is connected to the water supply pipe 22 by the three-way valve 24, the water in the water reservoir 20 is supplied to the cup C at the cooking position. The The hot water tank water pipe 26 is connected to the hot water tank 40, and when the three-way valve 24 is connected to the water supply pipe 22, the water in the water reservoir 20 is supplied to the hot water tank 40.
[0018]
The ice making water pipe 23 is connected to the ice making machine 60 and supplies the water in the water reservoir 20 to the ice making machine 60.
[0019]
The hot water tank 40 incorporates a heater 40a and heats and stores the water supplied by the hot water tank water pipe 26. The hot water tank 40 maintains the temperature of hot water (heated water or hot water) at, for example, 93 to 97 ° C. by the heater 40a. The hot water tank 40 is connected with a hot water pipe 41, a hot water pipe 42 for coffee cooking, and a sliding hot water pipe 43.
[0020]
The hot water pipe 41 is arranged so that the tip thereof faces the cup C at the cooking position. The hot water pipe 41 is provided with a hot water valve 41a on the way. When the hot water valve 41a is in the open state, the hot water in the hot water tank 40 is supplied to the cup C in the cooking position, and when the hot water valve 41a is in the closed state, the hot water supply 41 stops the supply of hot water. The The hot water piping 42 for coffee cooking is connected to the coffee beverage cooking device 50. The hot water piping 42 for coffee cooking is provided with a hot water valve 42a. When the hot water valve 42a is open, hot water in the hot water tank 40 is supplied to the coffee beverage cooking device 50, and the hot water valve 42a is closed. And the hot water supply by the hot water piping 42 for coffee cooking is stopped. The sliding water piping 43 supplies hot water to a shooter 82 described later of the ice processing supply device 80, and a hot water valve 43 is provided in the middle.
[0021]
The coffee beverage cooking device 50 extracts the coffee beverage using the ground coffee beans and the hot water supplied by the hot water piping 42 for coffee cooking. A coffee pipe 51 is connected to the coffee beverage cooking device 50. The coffee pipe 51 is arranged so that the tip thereof faces the cup C at the cooking position, and supplies the coffee beverage extracted by the coffee beverage cooking device 50 to the cup C at the cooking position.
[0022]
The ice making machine 60 manufactures and stores ice using the water supplied from the water reservoir 20 through the ice making water pipe 23. The ice is manufactured in a preset size, for example, approximately 10 mm square, and hereinafter, the ice manufactured by the ice making machine 60 is called ice cube. The ice making machine 60 has an ice discharge port 61 configured to be openable and closable. The ice discharge port 61 is connected to the ice sorting device 70, and when it is in the open state, the ice cubes are supplied to the ice sorting device 70, and when it is in the closed state, the ice cube supply is stopped.
[0023]
The ice sorting device 70 has a built-in ice sorting mechanism 71 that is movable in two positions: an ice piping position (illustrated by a broken line in FIG. 1) and an ice processing supply device position (illustrated by a solid line in FIG. 1). is doing. The ice sorting device 70 forms one or the other passage according to each position of the ice sorting mechanism 71. One passage is connected to the ice pipe 72, and the other passage is connected to the ice processing supply device 80. The ice pipe 72 is arranged so that the tip faces the cup C at the cooking position. In the ice sorting device 70, one passage is opened when the ice sorting mechanism 71 is in the ice piping position, and ice cubes from the ice making machine 60 are supplied to the cup C in the cooking position via the ice piping 72. The Further, the ice sorting device 70 has the other passage opened when the ice sorting mechanism 71 is in the position for the ice processing supply device, and the ice cubes from the ice making machine 60 are supplied to the ice processing supply device 80. As described above, the ice sorting device 70 selectively sorts and supplies the ice produced by the ice making machine 60 to the ice pipe 72 (cup C at the cooking position) or the ice processing and feeding device 80.
[0024]
The ice processing supply device 80 cuts the ice supplied by the ice sorting device 70 to produce, for example, small ice (hereinafter referred to as “fine ice”) having a size of about a grain of rice, and further, this ice is cooked. To cup C. As shown in FIG. 2, the ice processing supply device 80 includes an ice processing means 81 and a shooter 82 as a guide path.
[0025]
The ice processing means 81 has an ice inlet 81b on the upper surface of a substantially mortar-shaped container 81a. The container 81a is provided with a rotating blade 81c inside. A plurality of rotating blades 81c are provided substantially radially (three in the present embodiment) with respect to the rotating shaft provided at the bottom of the mortar shape of the container 81a, and the mortar-shaped inner periphery of the container 81a is centered on the rotating shaft. It can be rotated along the surface. The rotary blade 81c is rotated around the rotation axis by a motor 81d provided outside the container 81a. Further, a thin ice discharge port 81e is provided in a part of the mortar-shaped peripheral surface of the container 81a. A cutting blade 81f is provided at the opening edge of the fine ice discharge port 81e, and a drainage port 81g is provided at the bottom of the mortar shape of the container 81a. In the ice processing means 81, ice cubes produced by the ice making machine 60 are put into the container 81a from the ice slot 81b via the ice sorting mechanism 71. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the ice cubes are supplied to the ice insertion port 81b through the introduction member 85 disposed immediately above the ice processing means 81. Thereafter, when the rotating blade 81c rotates by driving the motor 81d, the ice cubes are pressed against the mortar-shaped inner peripheral surface of the container 81a by the rotating blade 81c. As a result, the ice cubes are cut by the sharpening blade 81f at the position of the fine ice discharge port 81e to become fine ice, and are discharged from the thin ice discharge port 81e to the outside of the container 81a.
[0026]
The shooter 82 is provided in communication with the fine ice discharge port 81e outside the container 81a. The shuter 82 has a cylindrical body with a substantially rectangular cross section, and has a carry-in port 82a facing the fine ice discharge port 81e and a carry-out port 82b facing the outside of the container 81a. A tongue piece 82c extending further to the outside is provided at the lower edge of the carry-out port 82b. The tip of the tongue piece 82c faces the opening of the cup C at the cooking position. The shooter 82 is formed such that the carry-out port 82b is larger than the carry-in port 82a, and is provided with the carry-out port 82b facing downward (cup C). Further, the shooter 82 is provided with a water inlet 82d in the vicinity of the carry-in port 82a. The tip of the sliding hot water pipe 43 is connected to the water inlet 82d, and hot water in the hot water tank 40 is supplied to the shooter 82 when the hot water valve 43a is open, and to the shooter 82 when the hot water valve 43a is closed. The hot water supply is stopped.
[0027]
Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the ice processing means 81 is provided with a guide plate 83 that discharges the fine ice along the shooter 82 in the vicinity of the fine ice discharge port 81e. The guide plate 83 has an attachment portion 83a, a guide portion 83b, and a forcing portion 83c, and the attachment portion 83a is attached to the container 81a by two screws 83d. The guide part 83b is bent substantially perpendicular to the attachment part 83a. The forcing portion 83c is a portion that forcibly moves the fine ice to the radially outward portion by coming into contact with the fine ice discharged from the radially inward portion at the fine ice discharge port 81e, and rises outward. And it is formed in the inclined surface provided in a row by the lower part of the guide part 83b so that it may become parallel with the outer surface of the mortar-shaped container 81a. Also, the shooter 82 is attached to the ice processing means 81 using two protrusions 81h formed on the outer periphery of the container 81a in FIG.
[0028]
At this time, since the container 81a is formed in a mortar shape and the rotating blade 81c is rotating, most of the supplied ice cubes move to the upper side of the mortar-shaped container 81a by centrifugal force. . The fine ice cut by the cutting blade 81f is transferred from the fine ice discharge port 81e to the container at a higher speed on the upper side where the peripheral speed of rotation is higher, and on the lower side where the peripheral speed of rotation is lower than the upper side. It is discharged outside 81a.
[0029]
For this reason, the fine ice discharged from the upper portion of the fine ice discharge port 81e whose rotational speed is high is guided from the thin ice discharge port 81e to the guide portion 83b of the guide plate 83 and discharged along the shooter 82 at a high speed. As a result, the amount of fine ice conveyed to the cup C is stable. On the other hand, the fine ice discharged from the lower portion of the fine ice discharge port 81e whose rotation speed is slow is slightly in quantity, but is guided by the guide portion 83b and discharged at a slower speed than the upper portion. . However, the fine ice discharged at a slow speed is forcibly moved upward along the forcing portion 83c by successively coming into contact with the forcing portion 83c forming the inclined surface.
[0030]
For this reason, in the ice processing means 81 provided with the guide plate 83, even the fine ice discharged at a low speed from the thin ice discharge port 81e is forcibly moved to above the forcing portion 83c. As a result, the fine ice moved above the forcing portion 83c is discharged along the shooter 82 together with the fine ice discharged at a high speed when the fine ice discharged at a high speed collides. Therefore, the amount of fine ice conveyed to the cup C is further stabilized as compared with the case of only the guide portion 83b.
[0031]
The syrup tank 90 stores syrup. A syrup pipe 91 is connected to the syrup tank 90. The syrup pipe 91 is arranged so that the tip thereof faces the cup C at the cooking position. The syrup pipe 91 is provided with a syrup valve 91a in the middle. When the syrup valve 91a is open, the syrup in the syrup tank 90 is supplied to the cup C at the cooking position, and when the syrup valve 91a is closed, the syrup is provided. The supply of syrup by the pipe 91 is stopped. Note that three syrup tanks 90 in the present embodiment are shown in FIG. 1, and the syrup stored in each is supplied to the cup C by each syrup pipe 91.
[0032]
The canister 100 stores, for example, sugar, cream, instant coffee and cocoa as powder raw materials. The canister 100 feeds the stored powder raw material to the cup C at the receiving position. Note that three canisters 100 in the present embodiment are shown in FIG. 1, and each stored powder raw material is quantitatively supplied to the cup C.
[0033]
The stirring device 110 includes a stirring blade 111 configured to be movable back and forth with respect to the cup C in the cooking position and to be rotatable around an axis. The stirrer 110 lowers the stirring blade 111 and arranges it in the cup C when cooking the beverage, while at other times it raises the stirring blade 111 and waits at the position where it has come out of the cup C.
[0034]
The drainage container 120 is connected to an ice processing drainage pipe 121 and a cooking drainage pipe 122 to store drainage. The ice processing drainage pipe 121 is connected to the drainage port 81g of the ice processing means 81, and sends the water in the container 81a to the drainage container 120. The cooking drain pipe 122 is connected to the drain port 11 provided in the above-described transport path (for example, cooking position) of the cup C, and sends water on the transport path to the drainage container 120.
[0035]
In the cup-type beverage vending machine 1 configured as described above, an operation for producing, for example, a sherbet-like frozen beverage as a cold beverage having a good mouthfeel and a refreshing feeling will be described in detail below.
[0036]
For example, when a sales button (not shown) is operated by a purchaser and a sales instruction for a frozen beverage, for example, a frozen coffee beverage, is sent, the cup transport device 10 is supplied by a cup supply means (not shown). The cup C is transported to the cooking position.
[0037]
When the cup transport device 10 transports the cup C to the cooking position, the stirring blade 111 of the stirring device 110 descends and is disposed below the cup C. Then, hot water is supplied from the hot water tank 40 to the coffee beverage cooking device 50 through the hot water piping 42 for coffee cooking. Thereby, the extracted espresso coffee beverage is supplied from the coffee pipe 51 to the cup C, and in parallel with this, a predetermined amount of powder raw material such as sugar or cream is fed into the cup C from the canister 100. At this time, the stirring blade 111 is immersed in a coffee beverage containing a powder raw material to stir the coffee beverage, and a premix coffee beverage (hereinafter referred to as “main raw material”) in which powder raw materials such as sugar and cream are melted. ).
[0038]
Then, while cooking the main raw material, the ice discharge port 61 of the ice making machine 60 is temporarily opened, and a predetermined amount of ice cubes is supplied to the ice sorting device 70 through the ice discharge port 61. At this time, the ice sorting device 70 keeps the ice sorting mechanism 71 in the ice working supply device posture, and supplies ice cubes from the ice making machine 60 to the ice working means 81.
[0039]
When the ice ice from the ice making machine 60 is supplied to the ice processing means 81 by the ice sorting device 70, the ice processing supply device 80 drives the motor 81d of the ice processing means 81 to actuate the rotary blade 81c. Is cut into fine ice and supplied to the cup C where the main ingredients are cooked through the shooter 82.
[0040]
At this time, the stirring device 110 reduces the number of revolutions of the stirring blade 111 and raises the stirring blade 111 so as to be always located near the boundary with the fine ice in the main raw material as the fine ice is supplied. As a result, the main raw material and the fine ice are mixed and stirred in the cup C, and a frozen coffee beverage having a good mouthfeel and a refreshing feeling can be produced.
[0041]
When the production of the frozen beverage in which the main ingredients and the fine ice are uniformly dispersed is completed in this way, the stirring device 110 raises the stirring blade 111 and holds it at the position where it comes out of the cup C. Thereafter, the cup C is transported to the sales position by the cup transport device 10. And the cup C by which the frozen coffee drink was cooked is delivered to a purchaser from a sales outlet (not shown).
[0042]
Thus, according to the cup-type beverage vending machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the ice processing means 81 has the guide plate 83 for discharging the fine ice along the shooter 82 in the vicinity of the fine ice discharge port 81e. Since it provided, the quantity of the fine ice conveyed to the cup C is stabilized, and the frozen coffee drink which is pleasant and has a refreshing feeling can be manufactured reliably and with good reproducibility.
[0043]
In addition, the frozen drink which can be manufactured in the cup-type drink vending machine 1 mentioned above is not limited to the thing using the premix coffee drink. For example, a frozen beverage can be produced from one using syrup or one using a mixed liquid of powder raw material of canister 100 and hot water of hot water tank 40.
[0044]
In addition, the cup-type beverage vending machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes the ice sorting device 70 that can selectively supply ice from the ice making machine 60 to the ice processing supply device 80 and the ice pipe 72. A cold beverage containing ice cubes can be produced as in the conventional case. In this case, if the ice from the ice maker 60 is distributed and supplied to the ice pipe 72 by the ice distributing device 70, the ice from the ice maker 60 is supplied to the cup C as it is through the ice pipe 72.
[0045]
Further, the shooter 82 and the guide plate 83 are formed of a low-friction lubricating steel plate or the like, and are formed on the inner surface in contact with the fine ice and the surfaces of the guide portion 83b and the forcing portion 83c, for example, polytetrafluoro, which is one of fluororesins By attaching a low friction film such as ethylene to form a low friction surface, adhesion of fine ice may be suppressed.
[0046]
In the ice processing means 81, the container 81a has a substantially mortar shape, and the cutting blade 81f is disposed obliquely with respect to the rotation axis. However, the sharpening blade 81f is not necessarily arranged obliquely with respect to the rotation axis. For example, when the ice processing means 81 has a structure in which the container 81a is formed into a cylindrical shape and the fine ice is discharged from the fine ice discharge port 81e formed on the bottom surface of the container 81a, the cutting blade 81f is arranged along the radial direction. May be arranged horizontally.
[0047]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, the ice processing means includes the guide member that guides the discharge direction of the fine ice discharged from the discharge port. It can be made to collect in a container by a guide member. For this reason, according to invention of Claim 1, the quantity of the fine ice conveyed to a cup is stabilized, and the cup type | mold which can manufacture the frozen drink with a pleasant taste and a refreshing feeling reliably and with sufficient reproducibility. There is an effect that a beverage vending machine can be provided.
[0048]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the ice processing means rotates the ice around a predetermined axis, and the blade is disposed in a radial direction. Since the forcing part for forcibly moving the fine ice to the outer diameter part by contacting the fine ice ejected from the inner diameter part at the discharge port is provided, it is discharged from the inner diameter part at the discharge port. The fine ice is forcibly moved to the outer diameter part and discharged along with the fast ice discharged from the outlet of the outer diameter part, and the amount of fine ice conveyed to the cup is reduced. There is an effect that it can be further stabilized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a cup-type beverage vending machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an ice processing supply device.
3 is a perspective view showing ice processing means of the ice processing supply device shown in FIG. 2 and a guide member provided in the ice processing means. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cup-type drink vending machine 10 Cup conveyance apparatus 11 Drain outlet 20 Water reservoir 21 Water supply valve 22 Water supply pipe 23 Ice making water pipe 24 Three-way valve 25 Water pipe 26 Hot water tank water pipe 27 Sliding water pipe 27a Water valve 40 Hot water tank 40a Heater 41 Hot water piping 41a Hot water valve 42 Hot water piping for coffee cooking 42a Hot water valve 43 Sliding hot water piping 43a Hot water valve 45 Valve drive unit 50 Coffee beverage cooking device 51 Coffee piping 60 Ice making machine 61 Ice discharge port 62 Ice discharge driving unit 70 Ice sorting device 71 Ice distribution mechanism 72 Ice pipe 73 Ice distribution drive unit 80 Ice processing supply device 81 Ice processing means 81a Container 81b Ice inlet 81c Rotary blade 81d Motor 81e Fine ice discharge port 81f Shaving blade 81g Drain port 82 Shutter 82a Carriage port 82b Carrying Exit 82c Tongue piece 82d Water inlet 83 Guide plate 83a Mounting portion 83b Id portion 83c forcibly portion 83d screw 85 introducing member 90 syrup tank 91 Syrup pipe 91a syrup valve 100 canister 110 stirrer 111 stirring blade 112 agitating driver 120 drainage vessel 121 ice machining discharge pipe 122 Cooking discharge pipe

Claims (1)

The ice is cut and processed into fine ice by moving the ice and the blade relatively, and ice processing means for sequentially discharging the processed fine ice from the discharge port is provided. In a cup-type beverage vending machine that manufactures beverages by supplying the main ingredients of beverages prepared in the cup,
The ice processing means includes a guide member for guiding a discharge direction of the fine ice discharged from the discharge port , and rotates the ice around a predetermined axis and the blade is disposed in the radial direction. And
The guide member is provided with a forcing portion that forcibly moves the fine ice to the radially outward portion by contacting the fine ice discharged from the radially inner portion at the discharge port. A cup-type beverage vending machine.

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