JP4679645B2 - Water server - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a water server using a bag-in-box, and in particular, in a cold-water water server, it is possible to prevent the invasion and propagation of germs and to load a bag-in-box and take out empty containers without reducing the cooling effect. It relates to a water server that can be easily implemented.

  In order to prevent the invasion and breeding of germs in drinking water, a bag-in-box is used in which natural water is sealed in a bag made of a flexible material with a water tap and placed in an outer case such as a cardboard box. ing.

  Conventionally, as a water server using this bag-in-box, a hot and cold water inlet and a hot water inlet are provided in the server machine so that hot water and cold water can be separately injected from a single bag in box. There are two types: a body type and a type in which the water server itself is separated into one dedicated to hot water and one dedicated to cooling water.

  In the case of the hot / cold water integrated type, if the hot water is high temperature, it is dangerous if a child or the like misoperates, and it is disadvantageous from the viewpoint of thermal efficiency to have the heat source and the cooling unit coexist. In addition, in the hot / cold water separation type, when the drinking water passage from the bag-in-box to the water inlet is seen, it can be expected that the hot water use will kill germs and the like by heating the drinking water. In the case of water for cooling water, passing drinking water through many water supply paths or storing it in a cooler-type tank has a risk of causing propagation of various germs.

  From such a viewpoint, a cooling plate that directly cools the bag is installed on the bottom side of the bag storage unit, and the bag is dropped into the bag by loading the bag in box with the bottom side open into the storage unit. Such a water server has been proposed.

JP 2003-206000 A

  The one described in Patent Document 1 is functionally superior in that it can prevent the invasion and propagation of various germs. However, the one described in Patent Document 1 has an outer case when the bag-in-box is loaded into the storage unit. It is necessary to load after opening the bottom of the bag, and the loading operation is troublesome and the outer case is taken out after the bag is dropped into the storage part. There is a risk of inconvenience in waste disposal.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a water server that can prevent the invasion and propagation of germs and can easily carry out loading of a bag-in-box and removal of an empty container without deteriorating the cooling effect.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the water server according to claim 1 is a bag formed by enclosing natural water or the like in a bag made of a flexible material having a water faucet and storing the water in an outer case. A refrigerator main body having a storage unit loaded with an inbox, and a cooling unit provided to protrude from the inner wall of the storage unit, the cooling unit is a cooling plate formed in a dome shape , When the bag-in-box is loaded into the storage unit, the bag-in-box is inserted into the outer case through an opening formed in a part of the outer case of the bag-in-box, and is brought into contact with the surface of the bag. In the water server in which natural water or the like in the bag cooled by the water is injected from the water inlet of the water tap, the cooling unit is disposed in the outer case through the opening. When inserted, by recessing in the insertion direction of the cooling unit so as to follow the surface to the surface shape of the cooling unit collision out tip in contact with the surface of the bag facing through the opening, the The cooling unit inserted in the outer case is arranged so that the surface of the bag is brought into contact with the cooling unit following the entire surface shape thereof.

  According to the water server of the first aspect, when the bag-in box is loaded into the storage portion with an opening formed in a part of the outer case of the bag-in-box, the storage portion is provided to protrude from the inner wall thereof. The cooling part is inserted into the outer case through the opening of the outer case and brought into contact with the surface of the bag, and natural water or the like in the bag cooled by the contact of the cooling part can be poured from the water inlet of the water faucet. it can. Therefore, the bag can be directly cooled by the cool head method without impairing the cooling function.

  The outer case is still loaded in the storage part, and the bag remains stored in the outer case even when it is empty. This is convenient in the subsequent disposal process.

  Further, when the cooling unit is inserted into the outer case through the opening, the protruding tip contacts the surface of the opposing bag through the opening of the outer case, and the back surface is cooled following the surface shape of the cooling unit. Since the bag surface is brought into contact with the cooling part inserted in the outer case by following the overall surface shape, the cooling part inserted in the outer case is cooled. In addition to being able to be used effectively, there is almost no relative movement between the protruding tip of the cooling part inserted into the outer case when the back-in box is loaded into the accommodating part and the back surface that the protruding tip contacts, Rubbing due to relative movement is negligible, and rubbing does not damage the bag.

It is the perspective view which represented the water server so that an internal mechanism could be seen transparently, and has shown the state which isolate | separated the water server only for warm water. It is a perspective view of a bag-in-box (BIB), (A) is a perspective view which expressed the inside transparently, (B) is a perspective view of a bag. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the water server for cold water. It is a perspective view shown in the middle of raising the fixing | fixed part of a water tap. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between the pinion in a water injection mechanism, and the lever of a water tap. It is a perspective view which shows a water injection mechanism in the state which opened the door. It is a perspective view which shows the meshing state of the pinion and rack in a water injection mechanism. It is a front view which shows the relationship between a pinion and the lever of a water tap in the state before a slide fall of a slide clamping frame. It is a top view which shows a pinion and a rack. It is a side view of a pinion. It is a side view of the hot water supply part in the water server only for warm water. It is a perspective view which shows the state which arranged the water server for cold water, and the water server only for warm water arranged in parallel.

In a bag-in-box loaded water server, the cooling body is provided with a storage portion having a front opening door for storing the bag-in box, and the cooling portion provided in the storage portion stores the cooling plate in a dome shape. Project from the inner wall of the lower part of the rear wall. A circular opening corresponding to the cooling part is formed in the lower part of the rear wall of the outer case of the bag-in-box, and in this state, the water server is loaded into the storage part from the front side. As a result, when the cooling unit is inserted into the outer case through the opening of the bag-in-box, the protruding tip comes into contact with the surface of the opposing bag through the opening, and the surface follows the surface shape of the cooling unit. By recessing in the insertion direction of the cooling part, the surface of the bag is brought into contact with the entire surface of the cooling part.

  1 to 12 show an embodiment of a water server according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the water server 20 for cold water and the water server 40 for hot water in a separated state. It is shown transparently so that it can be seen. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bag-in-box (BIB), and FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a water server 20 for cold water.

  The water server of the present invention is of a type in which a bag-in-box (BIB) 50 as shown in FIG. 2 (A) is loaded and used, and in particular, the cooling water server 20 is characterized. . As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator main body 1 is provided with a storage portion 2 with a front opening door 3 for storing the bag-in-box 50 from the front opening 2a side, and the cooling portion 4 provided in the storage portion 2 is as follows. The cooling plate is formed in a dome shape and protrudes from the inner wall below the rear wall 2b of the storage portion 2.

As is well known, the bag-in-box 50, as shown in FIG. 2 (B), encloses natural water or the like in a bag 51 made of a flexible material provided with a water tap 52 and stores it in an outer case 55 made of cardboard. In the embodiment, a vertically long book type is shown. The bag 51
The water faucet 52 provided on the side is provided with a downward water injection port 53 and a cock 54 which can be rotated in the horizontal direction. The cock 54 is rotated by a predetermined angle (generally 180 °) to open and close the plug body. It is supposed to be.

  The bag-in-box 50 used in the present invention is easily provided with an opening 56 for projecting the water tap 52 at the lower front part of the outer case 55 and the circular opening 57 at the lower part of the rear wall. A cut-out portion is formed by a perforation line or a broken cut line for enabling the formation. In the illustrated example, the opening 56 and the circular opening 57 are already formed.

  An opening 56 is formed in the front wall 55a of the outer case 55 of the bag-in-box 50 to pull out the water tap 52, and a circular opening 57 corresponding to the cooling unit 4 is formed in the lower part of the rear wall 55b. Thus, the bag-in-box 50 is loaded into the storage unit 2 from the front opening 2a side. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the cooling unit 4 is inserted into the outer case 55 through the opening 57. When the cooling unit 4 is inserted into the outer case 55, the surface of a bag (not shown) (51 in FIG. 2B) of the bag-in-box 50 that is in contact with the protruding tip of the cooling unit 4 is cooled. The internal water is cooled by bringing the cooling part 4 into contact with the surface of the opposite bag 51 through the opening 57 in a state of being recessed in the insertion direction of the cooling part following the surface shape of the part. It is. For this purpose, the cooling unit 4 is recessed in the insertion direction of the cooling unit 4 in accordance with the surface shape of the cooling unit 4 on the surface of the bag 51 which is inserted into the outer case 55 through the opening 57 and contacts the protruding tip. The dome-shaped cooling part 4 inserted into the outer case 55 is arranged so that the surface of the bag 51 is brought into contact with the entire surface shape.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a drain hole is formed in the bottom plate 5 of the storage unit 2, and support rails 6 that support the bag-in box 50 are provided at the lower portions of the left and right side walls. A water receiving tray 7 is detachably provided below the bottom. In the figure, reference numeral 8 denotes a cooling device including a compressor and the like arranged at the lower part of the refrigerator main body 1. The door 3 has a shape with a bulge on the front surface in terms of design, and a slide lever for a water injection mechanism, which will be described later, is disposed at the lower part.

  A fixing portion 9 for fixing the water tap 52 is provided on the lower opening edge 2 c of the storage portion 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the fixing portion 9 has a recessed portion 10a in which the lower end is pivotally supported by the lower opening edge 2c and can stand up, and a base portion of the water tap 52 is fitted. The holding frame 10 and the slide holding frame 11 that is slidably held by the standing holding frame 10 and has a concave portion 11a into which the other side of the base of the water tap 52 is fitted, By sliding and lowering the slide holding frame 11 in a state where the frame 10 is erected, the base portion of the water tap 52 is held in a guillotine format. Reference numeral 10b denotes a positioning groove formed in the concave portion 10, and the water faucet 52 is fixed at a predetermined position by positioning the water inlet 53 of the water faucet 52 in the positioning groove 10b. . Reference numeral 11b denotes a stopper claw provided at one upper end of the slide holding frame 11, and a stopper provided at the opening edge of the front opening 2a of the storage unit 2 when the slide holding frame 11 is slid down. 2d (FIG. 8) is engaged so that the upright holding frame 10 and the slide holding frame 11 do not fall down in the front-rear direction. Reference numeral 12 denotes a guide plate having a hole 12a formed at a position corresponding to the water injection port 53.

  The water server 20 for cold water is provided with a water injection mechanism 13 (FIG. 9) that can open and close the water tap 52 indirectly by operating from the surface side of the door 3. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 10, the water injection mechanism 13 includes a pinion 14 having an engaging claw 14 a that engages with a cock 54 of the water tap 52 by fixing the water tap 52 with a fixing portion 9, and a door. 3 and a rack 15 disposed on the back surface side of the slide lever 16 disposed so as to be exposed on the front surface side of the cover 3. By sliding the slide lever 16, the cock 15 is connected via the rack 15 and the pinion 14. 54 is rotated.

The pinion 14 is arranged on the front side of the slide holding frame 11, and as shown in FIG. 10, the lower side is provided with a bifurcated engagement claw 14a having a slightly longer one claw. When the frame 11 slides down and clamps the neck portion of the water tap 52, the cock 54 is sandwiched between the engaging claws 14a. A knob 16a of the slide lever 16 protrudes from an operation window 3a (FIG. 12) formed on the front surface side of the door 3, and the rack 15 is disposed on the back side of the slide lever 16. When the door 3 is closed, the rack 15 meshes with the pinion 14. In the illustrated example, the rack 15 is formed on the rear end surface of the slide lever 16 having a flat plate shape, but the relationship between the height position of the knob 16a disposed on the door 3 and the position where the pinion 14 is disposed. Therefore, the shape of the slide lever 16 and the position where the rack is formed can be arbitrarily designed. In FIG.1 and FIG.12, 17 is a cup mounting base.

  Although the water server 20 for cold water configured as described above can be installed alone, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 12, a water server 20 for cold water and a water server 40 dedicated for hot water are provided side by side. In this case, the cold water water server 20 and the hot water dedicated water server 40 are detachably connected by the connecting metal fitting 30.

  The water server 40 dedicated to hot water is the same as that of the conventional type. In the embodiment, the water server 40 is particularly vertically long, and the bag-in-box 50 is also of a vertically long type so as to correspond thereto. When placed in parallel with the water server 20, a drinking space such as a cup or other containers or coffee can be placed so that a placement space is formed on the upper surface of the water server 20 for cold water.

  As described above, the hot water dedicated water server 40 is connected to the pipe connection portion 41 of the water supply tap of the bag-in-box 50 and heated in the tank 42 to inject hot water from the hot water supply port 43, as in the conventional type. However, as shown in FIG. 12, in the embodiment, by pushing a push button type knob 46 provided on the door 45, the cock lever 44 of the hot water supply port 43 is pushed down to supply hot water. In the conventional device in which the lever 44 is directly operated by hand, there is a risk of burns caused by hot water, but this risk can be prevented. The knob 46 is normally locked so that it cannot be pushed in. When the knob 46 is shifted to the side to release the lock, the knob 46 can be pushed in.

20 Cooling water server 1 Cooling body 2 Storage part 3 Door 4 Cooling part 5 Bottom plate 6 Support rail 8 Cooling device 9 Fixing part 10 of the water faucet Tilting and holding frame 10a Recess 11 Slide holding frame 11a Recess 13 Water injection mechanism 14 Pinion 14a Engaging claw 15 Rack 16 Slide lever 30 Connecting bracket 40 Hot water dedicated water server 50 Bag in box 51 Bag 52 Water tap 53 Water inlet 54 Lever 55 Outer case 56 Opening 57 Opening

Claims (1)

A refrigerator main body having a storage portion loaded with a bag-in box in which natural water or the like is enclosed in a bag made of a flexible material provided with a water faucet and stored in an outer case, and the storage portion from its inner wall A cooling part provided so as to protrude, and the cooling part has a cooling plate formed in a dome shape, and the bag-in-box is loaded into the storage part, whereby an outer case of the bag-in-box The natural water in the bag cooled by the contact is inserted into the outer case through the opening formed in a part of the bag and injected from the water inlet of the water tap. In the water server
The cooling unit may, when inserted into the outer casing through the opening, follow the surface to the surface shape of the cooling unit collision out tip in contact with the surface of the bag facing through the opening The bag is arranged so that the surface of the bag is brought into contact with the cooling part inserted into the outer case in accordance with the entire surface shape by being recessed in the insertion direction of the cooling part. And water server.

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