JP4028414B2 - Frozen dessert supply equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a frozen confection supply device, and more particularly to a support structure for a cylinder for dispensing frozen confectionery.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As shown in FIG. 8, for example, in the frozen confection supply device disclosed in Patent Document 1, a cylinder 2 for pouring frozen confection is almost vertical on the back surface of the door 1 in which an unillustrated cold confection spout is installed on the front side. Arranged in the direction. The lower portion of the cylinder 2 is fixedly supported by a holder 3 attached to the back surface of the door 1 using an annular fitting 4. A bottom plate 5 that receives the bottom surface of the cylinder 2 is connected to the holder 3 via a vertical frame 6.
As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the holder 3 is attached to the door 1 via a hinge 7 so as to be rotatable downward. By operating the operation arm 9 of the link mechanism unit 8 shown in FIG. 8, the cylinder 2 is configured to tilt in the direction away from the door 1 around the hinge 7 while being supported by the holder 3.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-253836
A piston slidable in the vertical direction is installed inside the cylinder 2, and the packed frozen dessert loaded in the upper part of the cylinder 2 is supplied through the spout. When the packaged frozen dessert is used up, the operating arm 9 is operated to tilt the cylinder 2 in the direction opposite to the door 1 from the standing position shown in FIG. Remove the lid 10 and replace it with a new packed frozen dessert.
By tilting the cylinder 2 in this way, it is possible to efficiently carry out the replacement work for the packed frozen dessert.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since many parts such as the holder 3, the annular bracket 4, the bottom plate 5, the vertical frame 6 and the hinge 7 are used as the support part for supporting the lower part of the cylinder 2, the number of processing steps when manufacturing the frozen dessert supply device And there was a problem that there were many work processes.
Moreover, since it has the fixing | fixed location by many screws, such as the screw 11 for fixing the annular metal fitting 4 to the holder 3, and the screws 12 and 13 for fixing the hinge 7 to the holder 3 and the back surface of the door 1, It took a lot of time and effort to assemble.
[0006]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a frozen dessert supply apparatus including a cylinder support portion that can be easily assembled with a simple structure.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, ice confection supplying apparatus according to the present invention, the ice confection supplying apparatus frozen dessert dispensing cylinder is mounted substantially in the vertical direction on the rear surface of the door, Rutotomoni downward is formed at the bottom of the cylinder An engagement portion made of a member having a U-shaped cross section having an opening that opens toward the surface, and an engaged portion made of a rod -like member that is fixed to the back surface of the open / close door and on which the engagement portion of the cylinder is hung. A bracket and a cylinder stay fixed to the bracket and disposed between the bracket and the cylinder to position the cylinder are provided.
In addition, Linda may be mounted for tilting about the engaged portion.
More preferably, the cylinder stay includes a vertical portion that restricts movement of the cylinder in the vertical direction and a horizontal portion that restricts movement of the cylinder in the horizontal direction.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
The whole structure of the frozen dessert supply apparatus according to Embodiment 1 is shown in FIG. A cooler 15 and an internal fan 16 are disposed on the ceiling portion of the freezer compartment 14, and a refrigerator 17 connected to the cooler 15 is disposed in the machine chamber 18. The internal air sucked through the duct 19 provided in the inner surface of the freezer compartment 14 is cooled by the cooler 15 and is circulated and supplied into the freezer compartment 14 by the internal fan 16, thereby the inside of the freezer compartment 14. Is maintained at such a temperature that iced confectionery such as ice cream can be dispensed.
[0009]
An openable / closable door 20 is provided on the front surface of the freezer compartment 14, and a frozen dessert dispensing cylinder 21 is installed on the back surface of the open / close door 20 in the vertical direction. A lower portion of the cylinder 21 is supported by the opening / closing door 20 via a support portion 22 which will be described later. A piston 23 is disposed in the cylinder 21 so as to be movable up and down, and a pressure chamber 24 is formed below the piston 23. The pressure chamber 24 is connected to a brine tank 26 via a pump 25. When the pump 25 is driven in the forward direction, the brine 27 in the brine tank 26 is supplied to the pressure chamber 24 to raise the piston 23, while the pump 25 Is driven in the reverse direction, the brine 27 is discharged from the pressure chamber 24 and the piston 23 is lowered.
[0010]
A packed frozen dessert 28 is loaded on the upper side of the piston 23, and the opening 29 of the packed frozen dessert 28 is connected to a spout 30 disposed on the surface side of the opening / closing door 20 via a communication passage 31. In addition, a cock 32 is connected to the communication path 31, and the communication path 31 is opened and closed by the operation of the cock 32 and the pump 25 is driven and controlled.
[0011]
Next, the structure of the support portion 22 that supports the lower portion of the cylinder 21 to the open / close door 20 is shown in FIG. A bracket 33 is attached to the back surface of the open / close door 20. The bracket 33 includes a vertical plate 34 attached in contact with the back surface of the open / close door 20, a horizontal plate 35 extending from the lower end of the vertical plate 34 toward the cylinder 21, and triangular side plates disposed on both side ends. Yes. As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of mounting holes 36 are formed in the horizontal plate 35 of the bracket 33, and the lower surface of the horizontal plate 35 is bent in a U shape and constitutes an engaged portion of the present invention. A bar member 37 is attached.
[0012]
On the other hand, the lower end portion of the cylinder 21 is provided with a flange portion 38 projecting outward from the peripheral edge portion of the cylinder 21, and an angle member 39 constituting the engaging portion of the present invention is provided on the bottom surface of the flange portion 38. It is attached. The angle member 39 is a U-shaped member having an opening that opens downward.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the angle member 39 is hung on the rod member 37, the cylinder 21 is supported tiltably around the rod member 37.
[0013]
Further, a cylinder stay 40 for positioning the cylinder 21 is disposed on the lower surface of the horizontal plate 35 of the bracket 33, and is fixed to the horizontal plate 35 with screws 41 through mounting holes 36. As shown in FIG. 4, the cylinder stay 40 is formed by bending a plate-like member, and regulates the horizontal portion 42 that restricts the movement of the cylinder 21 in the horizontal direction and the movement of the cylinder 21 in the vertical direction. A vertical portion 43 and a fixing portion 44 fixed to the horizontal plate 35 of the bracket 33 are provided. An arc-shaped cutout 45 is formed at the center of the horizontal portion 42 along the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 21, and the lower surface of the horizontal portion 42 is in contact with the upper surface of the flange portion 38. The vertical portion 43 is connected to the horizontal portion 42 and is provided perpendicular to the horizontal portion 42, and the fixing portion 44 is connected to the upper end portion of the vertical portion 43 and formed horizontally and corresponds to the mounting hole 36 of the bracket 33. A screw hole 46 is formed at a position to be used.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 5, at the time of assembly, the angle member 39 of the cylinder 21 is hooked on the rod member 37 of the bracket 33, and in this state, the cylinder stay 40 is fitted between the bracket 33 and the flange portion 38. The cylinder stay 40 is inserted after the notch 45 of the cylinder stay 40 is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 21 from the side, and then the cylinder stay 40 is fixed until the fixing portion 44 is positioned directly below the horizontal plate 35 of the bracket 33. This is performed by moving the opening / closing door 20 along the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 21. Thereafter, the screw 41 is screwed into the screw hole 46 of the fixing portion 44 through the mounting hole 36 of the horizontal plate 35 to fix the cylinder stay 40 to the bracket 33.
[0015]
Next, the operation of the support portion 22 will be described. During normal operation, the cylinder 21 is supported in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 1. At this time, since the angle member 38 is supported by the rod member 37, the downward movement of the cylinder 21 is restricted. At the same time, the vertical portion 43 of the cylinder stay 40 restricts the upward movement of the cylinder 21, and further, the horizontal portion 42 of the cylinder stay 40 moves the cylinder 21 in the horizontal direction, for example, in the length direction of the rod member 37. And the cylinder 21 is positioned.
[0016]
Here, when the piston 23 rises due to the operation of the cock 32, the packed frozen dessert 28 is compressed, and the frozen dessert is poured out from the spout 30 via the opening 29 and the communication passage 31. When the piston 23 reaches the top dead center position in the cylinder 21 and cannot dispense the frozen dessert, the pump 25 is driven in the reverse direction to lower the piston 23. In this state, the opening / closing door 20 is opened, and the operation lever 47 of the link mechanism provided at the upper part of the cylinder 21 is operated to tilt the upper part of the cylinder 21. At this time, the cylinder 21 tilts in the direction of the arrow 48 in FIG. 2 with the rod member 37 as a fulcrum, and the upper surface of the flange portion 38 is moved away from the lower end portions of the horizontal portion 42 and the vertical portion 43 of the cylinder stay 40. To do. Then, the cylinder cap 49 attached to the upper part of the cylinder 21 is opened, and replacement with a new packed frozen dessert 28 is performed.
When the cylinder 21 is erected in the vertical direction again after the replacement of the packed frozen dessert 28 and the upper part thereof is supported by the link mechanism, movement of the lower part of the cylinder 21 in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is restricted by the cylinder stay 40.
[0017]
Since the support portion 22 in the first embodiment can support and position the cylinder 21 with a small number of components, the number of processing steps and work steps required for manufacturing can be reduced. In particular, since there are few screwing locations, assembly becomes easy. Further, since the shape of the component parts is simple, it is easy to wipe off dirt and the like, and the maintainability is improved.
[0018]
Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the frozen dessert supply device according to the second embodiment, the bracket 33 used in the frozen dessert supply device of the first embodiment is replaced with a bracket 50 having a structure shown in FIG. The bracket 50 includes a vertical plate 51 fixed in contact with the open / close door 20 and a horizontal plate 52 extending in the horizontal direction from the lower end of the vertical plate 51. On the other hand, a pair of elongated mounting holes 53 extending in the vertical direction are formed, and a notch 54 for relief is formed in a portion facing the cylinder 21. A bar member 37 bent in a U shape is attached to the lower surface of the horizontal plate 52 as in the first embodiment.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 7, after engaging the angle member 39 of the flange portion 38 formed on the cylinder 21 with the rod member 37 of the bracket 50 fixed to the open / close door 20, the upper surface of the flange portion 38 and the bracket The cylinder stay 40 is inserted between the lower surface of the 50 horizontal plates 52. In this state, the cylinder stay 40 is fixed to the bracket 50 by screwing the screw 41 into the screw hole 46 of the fixing portion 44 of the cylinder stay 40 through the mounting hole 53 of the horizontal plate 52.
[0020]
Here, for example, when both ends of the rod member 37 are welded and fixed to the horizontal plate 52 of the bracket 50, even if the attachment position of the rod member 37 is shifted or the rod member 37 is inclined and attached. Since the notch 54 for relief is formed in the horizontal plate 52 of the bracket 50, a sufficient gap can be secured between the cylinder 21 and the horizontal plate 52 of the bracket 50, and the cylinder 21 interferes with the bracket 50. It becomes possible to support without making it. Further, since the mounting hole 53 formed in the horizontal plate 52 of the bracket 50 has an elongated shape, the fixing position of the cylinder stay 40 can be adjusted in the vertical direction with respect to the open / close door 20, and the cylinder 21 The cylinder stay 40 can be fixed at a suitable position where the arc-shaped notch 45 abuts on the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 21 in accordance with the supported position.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the frozen dessert supply apparatus of the present invention engages the engaging portion formed at the bottom of the frozen dessert dispensing cylinder with the engaged portion of the bracket fixed to the back surface of the open / close door, and the bracket. Since the cylinder stay is positioned between the cylinder and the extraction cylinder to position the extraction cylinder, it is possible to realize a cylinder support that can be easily assembled with a simple structure.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an overall configuration of a frozen dessert supply apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partial side view showing a support portion of the frozen dessert dispensing cylinder in the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a bracket used in the first embodiment.
4 is a perspective view showing a cylinder stay used in Embodiment 1. FIG.
5 is a perspective view showing a method of assembling a support portion in Embodiment 1. FIG.
6 is a perspective view showing a bracket used in Embodiment 2. FIG.
7 is a partial side view showing a support portion of a frozen dessert dispensing cylinder according to Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a frozen dessert dispensing cylinder attached to a conventional frozen dessert supply apparatus.
FIGS. 9A and 9B show a supporting portion of a frozen dessert dispensing cylinder in a conventional frozen dessert supply apparatus, wherein FIG. 9A is a side view and FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Open / close door, 21 ... Chilled dessert cylinder, 22 ... Support part, 33, 50 ... Bracket, 34, 51 ... Vertical plate, 35, 52 ... Horizontal plate, 37 ... Bar member, 38 ... Flange part, 39 ... Angle members, 40 ... cylinder stays, 41 ... screws, 42 ... horizontal parts, 43 ... vertical parts, 44 ... fixing parts, 45, 54 ... notches.

Claims (3)

In the frozen confection supply device in which the frozen confection dispensing cylinder is attached to the back of the door in a substantially vertical direction,
An engaging portion consisting of a U-shaped member having an opening that opens toward the Rutotomoni downwardly formed on the bottom of the cylinder,
A bracket having an engaged portion made of a rod-like member that is fixed to the back surface of the open / close door and on which the engaging portion of the cylinder is hung .
A frozen dessert supply apparatus comprising: a cylinder stay fixed to the bracket and positioned between the bracket and the cylinder to position the cylinder. Ice confection supplying apparatus according to claim 1, shea Linda, wherein said is mounted tiltably around the engaged portion.   The frozen confection supply according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cylinder stay includes a vertical portion that restricts the movement of the cylinder in the vertical direction and a horizontal portion that restricts the movement of the cylinder in the horizontal direction. apparatus.

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