JP4015287B2 - Coffee discharge nozzle of cupped coffee vending machine with whipped cream - Google Patents
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【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、ホイップクリームを浮かべたカップ入りコーヒーの自動販売機のコーヒー吐出ノズルに関するものである。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
ホイップクリームを浮かべたカップ入りコーヒーの自動販売機においては、カップにホイップクリームと湯とを入れ、両者を攪拌してクリームを更にきめ細かく泡立て、次いでコーヒー吐出ノズルからカップへコーヒー液を吐出して、ホイップクリームを浮かべたカップ入りコーヒーを調製している。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
自動販売機が内蔵するコーヒー抽出装置を用いてコーヒー豆粉末から抽出したコーヒー液をコーヒー吐出ノズルからカップへ吐出する際に、抽出過程でコーヒー液に混入した大粒の泡がはじけ、白色のホイップクリームに褐色のコーヒー液の染みができて、ホイップクリームを浮かべたカップ入りコーヒーの商品価値が低下するという問題がある。また、コーヒー吐出ノズルから吐出したコーヒー液がホイップクリームに衝突してホイップクリームの泡が消え、ホイップクリームで覆われる液面の面積が減少して、ホイップクリームを浮かべたカップ入りコーヒーの商品価値が低下するという問題がある。本発明は上記問題に鑑みてなされたものであり、液面が白色のホイップクリームで広く覆われた、ホイップクリームを浮かべたカップ入りコーヒーを調製できる、カップ入りコーヒー自動販売機のコーヒー吐出ノズルを提供することを目的とする。
【０００４】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題を解決するために、本発明においては、先端部が絞られて細径化されており、調製されたカップ入りコーヒーのホイップクリームよりも上方のカップ側壁内面にコーヒー液を衝突させることを特徴とするホイップクリームを浮かべたカップ入りコーヒーの自動販売機のコーヒー吐出ノズルを提供する。
本発明に係るカップ入りコーヒー自動販売機のコーヒー吐出ノズルにおいては、抽出過程でコーヒー液に混入した大粒の泡は、絞られて細径化されたノズル先端部においてコーヒー液から分離され、大粒の泡を含まないコーヒー液がコーヒー吐出ノズルの先端から吐出する。従って、大粒の泡がはじけて白色のホイップクリームに褐色のコーヒー液の染みができるおそれは無い。この結果、液面が白色のホイップクリームで広く覆われた、ホイップクリームを浮かべたカップ入りコーヒーが調製される。
【０００５】
本発明の好ましい態様においては、コーヒー吐出ノズルは、先端部が絞られて径が漸減している。
【０００６】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の実施例に係るカップ入りコーヒー自動販売機のコーヒー吐出ノズルを説明する。図１に示すように、コーヒーの自動販売機内にコーヒー液抽出器１が配設されている。コーヒー液抽出器１から延びるチューブ２がエア抜きタンク３に接続している。エア抜きタンク３から延びるチューブ４がコーヒー吐出ノズル５に接続している。コーヒー吐出ノズル５の先端部５ａは絞られて４ｍｍ程度の内直径に細径化されている。コーヒー吐出ノズル５は、先端部５ａを斜め下方へ差し向けて、自動販売機の図示しない構造部材に固定されている。
【０００７】
水平移動可能なカップ保持器６に、図示しないカップ供給装置から図示しないカップ供給位置においてカップ７が供給載置される。カップ保持器６がＡ位置ヘ移動し、カップ保持器６に載置されたカップ７に図示しない供給装置から湯８とホイップクリーム９とが供給され、両者が攪拌されてホイップクリーム９がきめ細かく泡立てられる。
【０００８】
カップ保持器６がコーヒー吐出ノズル５直下のＢ位置へ移動する。コーヒー液抽出器１においてコーヒー豆粉末と湯との混合液に加圧エアが吹き込まれコーヒー液が抽出される。抽出されたコーヒー液は、コーヒー液抽出器１から吐出し、チューブ２を通ってエア抜きタンク３へ流入する。抽出過程でコーヒー液に混入した加圧エアの泡が、エア抜きタンク３内でコーヒー液から略除去される。加圧エアの泡が略除去されたコーヒー液は、チューブ４を通り、コーヒー吐出ノズル５の先端部５ａから、図１で矢印で示すように、カップ７の側壁内面へ向けて、斜め下方ヘ吐出する。
【０００９】
コーヒー液中に残存する加圧エアの大粒の泡が、絞られて細径化されたノズル先端部５ａにおいてコーヒー液から分離され、大粒の泡を含まないコーヒー液がコーヒー吐出ノズル５の先端部５ａから吐出する。従って、大粒の泡がはじけて白色のホイップクリーム９に褐色のコーヒー液の染みができるおそれは無い。この結果、液面が白色のホイップクリームで広く覆われた、ホイップクリームを浮かべたカップ入りコーヒーが調製される。
【００１０】
図２で矢印で示すように、コーヒー吐出ノズル５は、上方から見下ろして、カップ７の側壁内面に対して略直角にコーヒー液を吐出する。上方から見下ろして、カップ７の側壁内面に対して略直角に吐出したコーヒー液は、カップ７の側壁内面に衝突した後、カップ７の側壁に沿う渦巻き状の流れとなることなく、図１で２重矢印で示すように、カップ７の側壁に沿って直ちに下方へ流れ下る。この結果、コーヒー液がホイップクリームと混ざり合ってホイップクリームの泡が消えるのが抑制され、液面が白色のホイップクリームで広く覆われた、ホイップクリームを浮かべたカップ入りコーヒーが調製される。
【００１１】
図１、２に示すように、コーヒー吐出ノズル５は、上方から見下ろして、カップ７内に位置決めされた先端部５ａからコーヒー液を吐出する。コーヒー吐出ノズル５の先端部５ａが、上方から見下ろして、カップ７内に位置決めされていれば、吐出したコーヒー液の飛行距離が短いのでコーヒー液は拡散することなく、カップ７の側壁内面に衝突する。この結果、コーヒー液がホイップクリーム９と混ざり合ってホイップクリーム９の泡が消えるのが抑制され、液面が白色のホイップクリーム９で広く覆われた、ホイップクリーム９を浮かべたカップ入りコーヒーが調製される。
【００１２】
カップ保持器６が商品取り出し位置である位置Ｃへ移動する。液面が白色のホイップクリーム９で広く覆われた、ホイップクリーム９を浮かべたカップ入りコーヒー１０が、図示しない商品取り出し口を介して、ユーザーへ提供される。
【００１３】
本発明に係るコーヒー吐出ノズルは、ホイップクリームを浮かべたカップ入りインスタントコーヒーの自動販売機にも適用可能である。
【００１４】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したごとく、本発明に係るカップ入りコーヒー自動販売機のコーヒー吐出ノズルにおいては、抽出過程でコーヒー液に混入した大粒の泡は、絞られて細径化されたノズル先端部においてコーヒー液から分離され、大粒の泡を含まないコーヒー液がコーヒー吐出ノズルの先端から吐出する。従って、泡がはじけて白色のホイップクリームに褐色のコーヒー液の染みができるおそれは無い。この結果、液面が白色のホイップクリームで広く覆われた、ホイップクリームを浮かべたカップ入りコーヒーが調製される。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の実施例に係るカップ入りコーヒー自動販売機のコーヒー吐出ノズルとその周辺機器の側面図である。
【図２】図１のＩＩ−ＩＩ矢視図である。
【符号の説明】
１ コーヒー液抽出器
２、４ チューブ
３ エア抜きタンク
５ コーヒー吐出ノズル
５ａ 先端部
６ カップ保持器
７ カップ
８ 湯
９ ホイップクリーム
１０ カップ入りコーヒー[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a coffee discharge nozzle of a cupped coffee vending machine with whipped cream.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a cupped coffee vending machine with whipped cream, put whipped cream and hot water in the cup, stir both, whisk the cream more finely, then discharge the coffee liquid from the coffee discharge nozzle to the cup, A cup of coffee with whipped cream is prepared.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When the coffee liquid extracted from the coffee bean powder is discharged from the coffee discharge nozzle to the cup using the coffee extraction device built in the vending machine, large bubbles mixed in the coffee liquid in the extraction process are repelled, and white whipped cream There is a problem that the brown coffee liquid stains and the commercial value of cupped coffee with whipped cream is lowered. In addition, the coffee liquid discharged from the coffee discharge nozzle collides with the whipped cream, the foam of the whipped cream disappears, the area of the liquid surface covered with the whipped cream decreases, and the commercial value of the cupped coffee with the whipped cream floating is reduced. There is a problem of lowering. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a coffee discharge nozzle of a cupped coffee vending machine capable of preparing cupped coffee with a whipped cream that is widely covered with white whipped cream. The purpose is to provide.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, the tip is narrowed and the diameter is reduced, and the coffee liquid collides with the inner surface of the cup sidewall above the whipped cream of the prepared cup of coffee. A coffee discharge nozzle for a cupped coffee vending machine with a whipped cream is provided.
In the coffee discharge nozzle of the cupped coffee vending machine according to the present invention, the large bubbles mixed in the coffee liquid in the extraction process are separated from the coffee liquid at the nozzle tip that has been squeezed and reduced in diameter. Coffee liquid not containing foam is discharged from the tip of the coffee discharge nozzle. Therefore, there is no possibility that large bubbles will burst and a white whipped cream will stain brown coffee liquid. As a result, a cup of coffee with a whipped cream is prepared, the liquid level of which is widely covered with white whipped cream.
[0005]
In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the coffee discharge nozzle has its tip portion squeezed to gradually reduce its diameter .
[000 6 ]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A coffee discharge nozzle of a cupped coffee vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a coffee liquid extractor 1 is disposed in a coffee vending machine. A tube 2 extending from the coffee liquid extractor 1 is connected to an air vent tank 3. A tube 4 extending from the air vent tank 3 is connected to the coffee discharge nozzle 5. The front end 5a of the coffee discharge nozzle 5 is narrowed down to an inner diameter of about 4 mm. The coffee discharge nozzle 5 is fixed to a structural member (not shown) of the vending machine with the tip 5a directed obliquely downward.
[000 7 ]
A cup 7 is supplied and placed on a horizontally movable cup holder 6 from a cup supply device (not shown) at a cup supply position (not shown). Cup holder 6 moves to position A, hot water 8 and whipped cream 9 are supplied to a cup 7 placed on cup holder 6 from a supply device (not shown), and both are stirred to whip whipped cream 9 finely. It is done.
[000 8 ]
The cup holder 6 moves to the B position directly below the coffee discharge nozzle 5. In the coffee liquid extractor 1, pressurized air is blown into the mixed liquid of coffee bean powder and hot water to extract the coffee liquid. The extracted coffee liquid is discharged from the coffee liquid extractor 1 and flows into the air vent tank 3 through the tube 2. The bubbles of pressurized air mixed in the coffee liquid during the extraction process are substantially removed from the coffee liquid in the air vent tank 3. The coffee liquid from which the bubbles of pressurized air have been substantially removed passes through the tube 4 and obliquely downward toward the inner surface of the side wall of the cup 7 from the tip 5a of the coffee discharge nozzle 5 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. Discharge.
[00 09 ]
Large bubbles of pressurized air remaining in the coffee liquid are separated from the coffee liquid at the nozzle tip 5a that has been squeezed and reduced in diameter, and the coffee liquid that does not contain large bubbles is the tip of the coffee discharge nozzle 5. Discharge from 5a. Therefore, there is no possibility that large bubbles will burst and the white whipped cream 9 will stain brown coffee liquid. As a result, a cup of coffee with a whipped cream is prepared, the liquid level of which is widely covered with white whipped cream.
[00 10 ]
As shown by arrows in FIG. 2, the coffee discharge nozzle 5 discharges the coffee liquid at a substantially right angle with respect to the inner surface of the side wall of the cup 7 as viewed from above. After looking down from above, the coffee liquid discharged at a substantially right angle with respect to the inner surface of the side wall of the cup 7 collides with the inner surface of the side wall of the cup 7, and does not become a spiral flow along the side wall of the cup 7. As indicated by the double arrow, it immediately flows downward along the side wall of the cup 7. As a result, the coffee liquid is mixed with the whipped cream and the disappearance of the foam of the whipped cream is suppressed, and the cupped coffee with the whipped cream floating is prepared, the liquid level of which is widely covered with the white whipped cream.
[00 11 ]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the coffee discharge nozzle 5 discharges the coffee liquid from the tip portion 5 a positioned in the cup 7 as viewed from above. If the tip 5a of the coffee discharge nozzle 5 is looked down from above and is positioned in the cup 7, the flight distance of the discharged coffee liquid is short, so that the coffee liquid does not diffuse and collides with the inner surface of the side wall of the cup 7 To do. As a result, the coffee liquid is mixed with the whipped cream 9 and the disappearance of the foam of the whipped cream 9 is suppressed, and a cup of coffee floating on the whipped cream 9 is prepared in which the liquid level is widely covered with the white whipped cream 9. Is done.
[00 12 ]
The cup holder 6 moves to the position C, which is the commodity take-out position. The cup-filled coffee 10 with the whipped cream 9 floating widely covered with the white whipped cream 9 is provided to the user via a product outlet not shown.
[00 13 ]
The coffee discharge nozzle according to the present invention can also be applied to a cup of instant coffee vending machine with whipped cream.
[00 14 ]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the coffee discharge nozzle of the cupped coffee vending machine according to the present invention, large bubbles mixed in the coffee liquid during the extraction process are removed from the coffee liquid at the nozzle tip portion that has been squeezed and reduced in diameter. The separated coffee liquid that does not contain large bubbles is discharged from the tip of the coffee discharge nozzle. Therefore, there is no possibility that the foam will bleed and the white whipped cream will stain the brown coffee liquid. As a result, a cup of coffee with a whipped cream is prepared, the liquid level of which is widely covered with white whipped cream.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a coffee discharge nozzle and peripheral devices of a cupped coffee vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrows II-II in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coffee liquid extractor 2, 4 Tube 3 Air vent tank 5 Coffee discharge nozzle 5a Tip part 6 Cup holder 7 Cup 8 Hot water 9 Whipped cream 10 Cup of coffee
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