JP4250313B2 - Beverage dispenser tilting device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tilting device for a beverage dispenser, and more specifically, a container pedestal when a container placed on a container pedestal disposed so as to be tiltable below a pouring cock is dispensed from the cock. It is related with the tilting apparatus of the drink dispenser comprised so that it might incline with.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a device that dispenses sparkling beverages by lever operation, for example, a beer server, the dispensing cock provided in the main body is provided with an operation lever, and the lever is tilted in one direction by a driving device to dispense a predetermined amount of beer into a mug. There is one having a function of pouring the lever in the opposite direction and then pouring fine bubbles of the beer into the beer in the mug. The beer server having such a configuration includes a container cradle below the pouring cock, and is configured to pour beer and foam into the mug while the mug is placed on the cradle.
[0003]
When beer is poured from a beer pouring cock into a mug placed in an upright position on the container cradle, the beer collides with the inner bottom surface of the mug, and there is a problem that bubbles are generated more than necessary. Therefore, the container cradle is disposed to be tiltable with respect to the server body, and a tilting device for tilting the cradle is disposed on the server body, and the container cradle on which the mug is placed is tilted by the tilting device. Thus, a configuration is adopted in which the mug is inclined when beer is poured out. Thereby, beer does not collide with the inner surface of a mug vigorously, and generation | occurrence | production of a lot of foam is prevented.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The tilting device includes a link mechanism in which a plurality of linkages are rotatably connected to each other, and the linkage mechanism is actuated by a motor so that the linkage linkage is tilted and the container holder is moved backward. Tilt by pushing from the side. In this case, when the container pedestal is tilted, the side surfaces of the operating linkage and other linkages are exposed, so that the operator's fingers may enter the recesses defined between the linkages. is there.
[0005]
In view of this, a structure has been proposed in which a cover member that prevents the side surface of the mechanism in the tilting device from being exposed is pivotally supported forward and backward with respect to the server body, and the cover body is tilted together with the container cradle. . However, in this structure, the dew generated on the surface of the pouring cock adheres to the side surface of the cover member or the like, and beer or foam that hangs down from the cock adheres to the cover member. Further, since it is necessary to store the cover member inside the main body, it is necessary to provide an opening in the main body and to secure a storage space, and it is pointed out that the structure becomes complicated and the size is increased.
[0006]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been proposed to suitably solve the above-mentioned drawbacks inherent in a tilting device for a beverage dispenser according to the prior art, and the tilting device for a beverage dispenser can ensure safety with a simple configuration. The purpose is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the present invention provides:
A drive plate rotatably disposed in the main body and swinging in the forward and reverse directions by the drive means; an operation plate pivotally supported at the upper end portion within the main body; the drive plate; An operation plate that is pivotally connected to the operation plate, and that is tilted so as to protrude forward of the main body through the connection plate by swinging the drive plate in a predetermined direction by the drive means. In the tilting device of the beverage dispenser arranged to tilt on the front side of the main body and tilting the mounting means on which the container is mounted,
The actuating plate and the connecting plate do not define a recess between the two plates as viewed from a direction intersecting the tilting direction of the actuating plate at a portion protruding from the main body with the placing means tilted by the actuating plate. It is characterized in that a protective part is provided.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, a preferred embodiment of the tilting device for a beverage dispenser according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a beer server will be described as an example of a beverage dispenser. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is a matter of course that a dispenser that dispenses juice or other beverages may be used.
[0009]
FIG. 1 shows a tilting device according to a preferred embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows an overall configuration of a beer server in which the tilting device is adopted. The beer server 10 is a server main body (dispenser main body). A pouring cock 14 for pouring out beer and foam is disposed on the front surface of 12. The pouring cock 14 includes a cock body 16 having various valve mechanisms (not shown) for opening and closing the flow path of beer and foam, and a beer that extends upward from the cock body 16 and tilts in the front-rear direction. And an operation lever 18 for switching the foam dispensing. Further, the cock body 16 includes a beer pouring nozzle 20 and a foam pouring nozzle 22 that extend in parallel obliquely downward. In FIG. 2, a rear (main body side) nozzle that extends obliquely downward from the cock body 16. Is the beer pouring nozzle 20, and the front nozzle is the foam pouring nozzle 22.
[0010]
A drive mechanism (not shown) is provided on the front surface of the server main body 12 inside a housing 24 that is disposed so as to be vertically movable with respect to the main body 12 at a position facing the top of the pouring cock 14. Is installed, and the operation lever 18 is tilted back and forth by the drive mechanism of the drive device 26, whereby a mug (container not shown) placed on the container receiving device 30 described later is disposed. ) To beer and foam. The drive device 26 is configured to be able to move and position the drive mechanism to an upper retracted position away from the operation lever 18, and the operation lever 18 can be manually operated. An operation panel 28 having a dispensing button, a dispensing amount setting switch, and the like is disposed on the front surface of the housing 24. By operating the operation panel 28, the driving device 26 and the container receiving device 30 are operated. Is controlled to operate.
[0011]
On the front surface of the server main body 12, a container receiving device 30 on which a mug is placed is disposed below the pouring cock 14. The container receiving device 30 is provided with a mounting member 36 that can be tilted via a tilting member 34 on the front side of a cover body 32 as a main body disposed in the server main body 12. The member 34 is configured to be tilted by a tilting device 38 built in the cover body 32 until the lower end of the member 34 tilts at a predetermined angle toward the front upper side when the beer and foam are poured out. In the embodiment, the tilting member 34 and the mounting member 36 constitute mounting means.
[0012]
The cover body 32 is a substantially rectangular box-shaped body as shown in FIG. 1, and the upper surface of the cover body 32 is inclined downward toward the front, and dew or beer dripped from the pouring cock 14 or the like, It is comprised so that it can discharge | emit quickly to the drain pan 40 arrange | positioned under the container cradle apparatus 30. FIG. The cover body 32 is formed with a storage portion 32a that opens forward and downward at a substantially central position in the width direction (left-right direction), and a link mechanism 42 that constitutes the tilting device 38 is stored in the storage portion 32a. ing.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 1, a motor 44 as a driving unit constituting the tilting device 38 is disposed inside the cover body 32, and is connected to the motor 44 via an appropriate gear train and the like. One end of a drive plate 48 is coupled to the drive shaft 46 that is rotated in a reverse direction so as to be integrally rotatable. Further, an operating plate 52 whose upper end is pivotally supported via a first pin 50 hangs down at a front position in the storage portion 32a, and a second pin 54 is provided at a substantially central position in the longitudinal direction of the operating plate 52. The other end of the drive plate 48 is rotatably connected via a third pin 58 at a position away from the pivotal support portion of the connecting plate 56 connected rotatably via the operating plate 52. The link mechanism 42 is configured. Then, the link mechanism 42 is operated by forward and reverse rotation of the motor 44, and the operation plate 52 tilts and protrudes forward from the storage portion 32a and the standby position (FIG. 3) facing the storage portion 32a. It is comprised so that it may tilt between the operation positions (FIG. 1) which tilt the mounting member 36. FIG. The roller 60 is pivotally supported at the lower end portion of the operating plate 52 (the free end portion separated from the pivotal support portion by the first pin 50) so that the roller 60 is engaged with the tilting member 34 at the time of tilting. The contact resistance is reduced by the contact. Further, in the state where the operation plate 52 faces the standby position, as shown in FIG. 3, the entire link mechanism 42 including the operation plate 52 faces the storage portion 32a, and dew or beer dripped from the pouring cock 14 or the like. Etc. are configured not to adhere.
[0014]
The operating plate 52 has a position that protrudes forward of the cover body 32 when tilted to the operating position (FIG. 1) between the free end and the pivotal support portion of the connecting plate 56. A protective portion 52a extending in a substantially arc shape with a predetermined length toward the lower side is formed. Further, the connecting plate 56 is provided at a portion protruding forward of the cover body 32 when the operating plate 52 is tilted to the operating position between the pivot portions of the operating plate 52 and the driving plate 48. A lower protective part 56a extending in a substantially lid shape with a predetermined length toward the lower side is formed in a state where the 52 faces the operating position, and a part of the lower protective part 56a is a protective part of the operating plate 52. 52a and the width direction (direction intersecting the tilting direction of the working plate 52). As shown in FIG. 1, the two protection portions 52 a and 56 a intersect with the tilting direction of the operating plate 52 in a state where the operating plate 52 protrudes forward of the cover body 32 by tilting to the operating position. When viewed from above, it functions so as not to define a recess between the plates 52 and 56. That is, it prevents the fingers from entering between the operation plate 52 and the connecting plate 56 from the side of the cover body 32 in a state where the placing means (34, 36) is tilted by the operation plate 52. Yes. Further, when the operating plate 52 is tilted and returned from the operating position to the standby position, the protecting portion 52a and the lower protecting portion 56a are tilted while overlapping as shown in FIG. The concave portion is set so as not to be defined.
[0015]
Note that the edge portions of the protective portion 52a of the operating plate 52 and the lower protective portion 56a of the connecting plate 56 are both set in an arcuate curved shape, and the protective portion 52a of the operating plate 52 and the connecting plate 56 are temporarily connected. Even if there is a finger on the lower side of the lower protective part 56a, when the operating plate 52 is tilted and returned to the standby position, the two protective parts 52a and 56a are tilted while being overlapped (see FIG. 4). It is configured to be pushed downward (in a direction away from the operation plate 52 and the connection plate 56). That is, when the operating plate 52 is tilted and returned from the operating position to the standby position, the protecting portion 52a and the lower protecting portion 56a move the fingers facing the lower sides of the protecting portions 52a and 56a from the operating plate 52 and the connecting plate 56. It is formed in a shape that extrudes in the direction of separation.
[0016]
An upper protective part 56b extending upward by a predetermined length toward the upper side with the operating plate 52 facing the operating position is provided between the connecting plate 56 and the pivotal support part of the operating plate 52 and the driving plate 48. The upper protection portion 56b is formed so that a part of the upper protection portion 56b overlaps the operation plate 52. And in the state which actuated plate 52 tilted the above-mentioned mounting means (34, 36), between the actuating plate 52 projecting forward from the cover body 32 and the connecting plate 56 and the front end of the cover body 32, the side In this way (see FIG. 1), the gap is not defined in such a way that the operator's fingers can enter from the direction (direction intersecting the tilting direction of the operating plate 52).
[0017]
A mounting member 62 is provided on the upper rear surface of the tilting member 34, and the mounting member 62 is pivotally supported by a support member 64 disposed on the tilted upper surface of the cover body 32 via a shaft member 66. . The tilting member 34 is in a state where the roller 60 of the link mechanism 42 is not in contact with the back surface (when the tilting device 38 is not in operation), and the back surface is in contact with the front surface of the cover body 32 and the front surface of the storage portion 32a. And dew, beer and the like are prevented from entering the storage portion 32a. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an upper pedestal 36a and a lower pedestal 36b are disposed at the lower part of the mounting member 36 that is detachably hooked to the tilting member 34. 36a and 36b are configured to be able to select and place mugs of different sizes.
[0018]
[Effect of the embodiment]
Next, the operation of the beer server according to the embodiment will be described below. When the operation panel 28 is operated after placing a mug of the corresponding size on the cradle 36a, 36b above or below the mounting member 36, the motor 44 of the tilting device 38 rotates in a predetermined direction. As a result, the link mechanism 42 is operated, and the operation plate 52 facing the standby position tilts forward from the front opening in the storage portion 32a of the cover body 32 in the order of FIG. 3 → FIG. 4 → FIG. At this time, the tilting member 34 and the mounting member 36 are tilted as the operating plate 52 tilts upward while the roller 60 engages and contacts the rear surface of the tilting member 34. As a result, the mug placed on the placement member 36 assumes an inclined posture. Subsequently, the operation of the drive device 26 is controlled, the operation lever 18 is moved back and forth, and beer and foam are poured out from the dispensing cock 14 into a mug. At this time, since the mug is tilted, beer does not collide with the inner surface of the mug vigorously, and no more bubbles than necessary are generated.
[0019]
When a predetermined amount of beer and foam is poured into the mug, the motor 44 of the tilting device 38 reverses and the operation plate 52 of the link mechanism 42 returns to the standby position in the order of FIG. 1 → FIG. 4 → FIG. Thus, the mounting member 36 and the tilting member 34 also return to their original postures. In the state where the operation plate 52 has returned to the standby position, as shown in FIG. 3, the entire link mechanism 42 faces the storage portion 32a as described above. Moreover, when the tilting device 38 is not in operation, the front opening of the storage portion 32a is closed by the tilting member 34, so that dew, beer or the like dripped from the pouring cock 14 or the like is linked to the link mechanism 42 (tilting. Adhering to the device 38) is suppressed. That is, the link mechanism 42 is difficult to get dirty, and the rotation of the roller 60 and the smooth operation of the link mechanism itself are prevented from being reduced due to adhesion of beer or foam.
[0020]
In the state where the operating plate 52 faces the operating position, the protective plate 52a and the lower protective unit 56a provide a gap between the operating plate 52 and the connecting plate 56 as shown in FIG. The concave portion is not defined when viewed from the direction crossing the tilt direction, and even if a finger is inserted between the cover body 32 and the tilt member 34 from the side, the gap between the operation plate 52 and the connecting plate 56 is avoided. The insertion of the finger is prevented. Moreover, even when the operating plate 52 tilts and returns from the operating position to the standby position, the protective portion 52a and the lower protective portion 56a are set so that no recess is defined between the operating plate 52 and the connecting plate 56. When the operation plate 52 is tilted and returned from the operation position to the standby position, fingers do not enter between the operation plate 52 and the connecting plate 56. Furthermore, since both the protection portion 52a of the operation plate 52 and the end edge portions of the lower protection portion 56a of the connecting plate 56 are set in an arcuate curved shape protruding outward, the protection portion of the operation plate 52 is temporarily assumed. Even if there is a finger on the lower side of 52a and the lower protection part 56a of the connecting plate 56, when the operation plate 52 returns to the standby position, the finger is moved downward by the edge portions of the two protection parts 52a and 56a. Extruded.
[0021]
Since the connecting plate 56 is a plate body, the width dimension of the link mechanism 42 can be kept small, and the upper and lower protection portions 56a and 56b of the connecting plate 56 are required on the side with respect to the operation plate 52. Since the contact is made over the region, the rigidity of the operation plate 52 is improved. That is, when returning the placing member 36 on which the heavy mug supplied with beer is placed to the original upright posture, it is possible to suppress the play from being generated on the operation plate 52, and smooth operation is achieved. Achieved.
[0022]
In the above-described embodiment, the mounting means is configured by the tilting member and the mounting member, but the mounting means may be configured by one member. Moreover, although the tilting device of the embodiment is configured to operate the link mechanism by the motor, it is also possible to operate the link mechanism by adopting a fluid pressure cylinder as a driving means. Further, in the embodiment, the case where the tilting device is disposed inside the cover body disposed on the front surface of the server body has been described, but the tilting device is disposed inside the server body (main body) without using the cover body. In addition, the operation plate may be configured to be capable of tilting and protruding in front of the server body.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the tilting device of the beverage dispenser according to the present invention, safety can be improved with a simple configuration in which the protective plate is provided on the operating plate and the connecting plate. That is, since it is not necessary to provide a cover member or the like separately, there is no need to improve or secure a storage space for storing the member in the main body, and it can be easily dealt with without increasing manufacturing costs. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a main part showing a tilting device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention in an operating state of an operating plate.
FIG. 2 is a side view of a beer server according to an embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a main part showing the tilting device according to the embodiment in a standby state of an operation plate.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a main part showing the tilting device according to the embodiment in a state where the working plate is being tilted.
[Explanation of symbols]
32 cover body (main body), 34 tilting member (mounting means), 36 mounting member (mounting means) 44 motor (driving means), 48 driving plate, 52 actuating plate, 52a protection part 56 connecting plate, 56a bottom protection Part

Claims (1)

A drive plate (48) that is rotatably arranged inside the main body (32) and is swung in the forward and reverse directions by the drive means (44), and an upper end portion is rotatable inside the main body (32). It comprises a pivoted operation plate (52) and a connection plate (56) rotatably connected to the drive plate (48) and the operation plate (52), and the drive means (44) drives the drive plate ( 48) can be tilted to the front side of the main body (32) by the actuating plate (52) tilting so as to protrude forward of the main body (32) via the connecting plate (56) by swinging in a predetermined direction. In the tilting device of the beverage dispenser configured to tilt the mounting means (34, 36) on which the container is mounted,
The actuating plate (52) and the connecting plate (56) are provided on a portion projecting from the main body (32) in a state where the placing means (34, 36) is tilted by the actuating plate (52). The beverage dispenser is characterized in that a protective part (52a, 56a) is provided between the two plates (52, 56) so as not to define a recess when viewed from a direction crossing the tilting direction.

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