JP5115097B2 - Beverage extraction apparatus and beverage supply apparatus provided with the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage extraction apparatus that is applied to cup-type vending machines, beverage dispensers, and the like and extracts coffee or tea-based beverages using raw materials such as coffee beans and tea leaves, and in particular, rinses that wash extraction containers and the like The present invention relates to a beverage extraction device having a function and a beverage supply device having the same.

  Conventionally, what was disclosed by patent document 1, for example as this kind of drink extraction apparatus is known. This beverage extraction device is applied to a cup-type vending machine, and has a mixing chamber and an extraction chamber communicating with each other up and down, and a vertically movable cylinder, an extraction chamber, a mixing chamber and an extraction chamber A valve that can be raised and lowered to open and close the communication port, an air pump that supplies air to the extraction chamber, a control unit that controls these, and the like are provided.

  In this beverage extraction device, the beverage sales operation is performed as follows. First, the cylinder is lowered and a paper filter is sandwiched between the beverage receiver below. At the same time, the valve is lowered so that the valve has a relatively wide gap (for example, 10 to 15 mm) between the communication port and the raw material from the mixing chamber to the extraction chamber. Let Next, raw materials and hot water are supplied to the mixing chamber. In accordance with this supply, air is supplied to the extraction chamber from the bottom thereof, and the raw material and hot water in the extraction chamber are agitated. Also, in this case, the valve is washed with hot water by raising the valve during the flow of hot water from the mixing chamber to the extraction chamber and positioning it so as to have a slight gap (for example, about 5 mm) with the communication port. To do. Thereafter, the extraction chamber is sealed by further raising the valve and closing the communication port. And by supplying air from the upper part to the extraction chamber and raising the internal pressure of the extraction chamber, it is carried out of the extraction chamber while filtering the extracted beverage with a paper filter.

  On the other hand, the rinsing operation for cleaning the cylinder is performed as follows. First, the cylinder is lowered and a paper filter is sandwiched between the beverage receiver. In this case, the valve once descends together with the cylinder and then rises to close the communication port in a watertight manner. Next, hot water for cleaning (hereinafter referred to as “cleaning hot water”) is supplied to the mixing chamber. By leaving this state for a certain period of time, the mixing chamber is stored and washed with hot water. Thereafter, the valve is lowered and the communication port is opened to supply cleaning water in the mixing chamber to the extraction chamber. In accordance with this supply, air is supplied from the bottom to the extraction chamber, and the washing water in the extraction chamber is stirred. Thereby, the extraction soot and dirt adhering to the inner surface of the extraction chamber are removed. In this case, the washing water is further supplied to the mixing chamber while the washing water is continuously stirred. The additionally supplied cleaning hot water flows into the extraction chamber through the inner surfaces of the valve and the extraction chamber, thereby removing the extraction soot and dirt adhering to the upper portions of the inner surface of the valve and the extraction chamber. Thereafter, the extraction chamber is sealed by raising the valve and closing the communication port. Then, the hot water is discharged from the extraction chamber by supplying air to the extraction chamber from above and increasing the internal pressure of the extraction chamber.

  As described above, in this beverage extraction device, different controls are performed when the beverage is sold and rinsed. Specifically, the drive control of the valve that opens and closes the communication port between the mixing chamber and the extraction chamber, the supply control of hot water to the mixing chamber, and the like are different. Therefore, it is necessary to create different control programs to execute the beverage sales operation and the rinse operation. As a result, the manufacturing cost of the device including the control program increases.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and can share the control at the time of providing a beverage and rinsing, thereby easily and inexpensively adding a rinsing function. It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage extraction device that can be used, and a beverage supply device including the same.

JP-A-11-283117

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a beverage extraction device that extracts a beverage using raw materials and water and has a rinse function, and has a supply port that opens upward at the top. An extraction container, a raw material supply means for supplying the raw material to the extraction container via the supply port, a water supply means for supplying water to the extraction container via the supply port, and a supply port configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction An opening / closing means for opening and closing the supply port with the sealing member, and when the beverage is provided, the seal member is located directly above the supply port, By supplying air from below to the extraction container, the raw material and water in the extraction container are agitated to extract the beverage, and after the supply of air by the first air supply means, the sealing member the supply port shea In Le state via a sealing member, by supply supplying air to the extraction vessel, a second air supply means for unloading the beverage extracted from the extraction vessel, the raw material supply means, the water supply means, switching means, And control means for controlling the first and second air supply means. The control means stops the supply of the raw material by the raw material supply means, and supplies the water supply means, the opening / closing means, and the first and second air supplies. The rinsing operation for rinsing the extraction container is performed by controlling the means in the same manner as when the beverage is provided, and the control means performs the pressure of the air supplied by the first air supply means during the rinsing operation. Is set to a value larger than that at the time of providing the beverage .

According to this configuration, the beverage supply operation is as follows when the beverage is provided by controlling the raw material supply means, the water supply means, the opening / closing means, and the first and second air supply means by the control means. To be done. First, the raw material supply means and the water supply means respectively supply the raw material and water to the extraction container through a supply port that opens upward . Next, with the sealing member of the opening / closing means positioned right above the supply port, air is supplied from below to the extraction container by the first air supply means, thereby stirring the raw material and water in the extraction container. Let the beverage be extracted. After the supply of the air, by opening and closing means, sealing the feed opening in the sealing member, in this state, the second air supply means, via the seal member, the air is subjected feed to the extraction vessel. Thereby, the internal pressure of an extraction container rises and, thereby, the drink extracted from the extraction container is carried out.

On the other hand, at the time of rinsing the extraction container, the rinsing operation is performed by controlling the water supply means, the opening / closing means, and the first and second air supply means in the same manner as at the time of providing the beverage described above. Executed. Specifically, first, supply of the raw material by the raw material supply means is stopped, and water is supplied to the extraction container by the water supply means through the supply port. Next, in a state where the sealing member of the opening / closing means is positioned directly above the supply port, air is supplied from below to the extraction container by the first air supply means, thereby stirring the water in the extraction container. Thereby, the extraction soot and dirt adhering to the inner surface of the extraction container and the lower surface of the seal member are removed. Then, after the supply of the air, by opening and closing means, sealing the feed opening in the sealing member, in this state, the second air supply means, via the seal member, the air is subjected feed to the extraction vessel. Thereby, water (hereinafter referred to as “rinse waste liquid”) is discharged from the extraction container. As described above, the beverage supply operation and the rinsing operation differ only in whether or not the raw material is supplied by the raw material supply means, and the other water supply means, the opening and closing means, and the control of the first and second air supply means are common. To do. Therefore, unlike the conventional case, it is not necessary to separately create a control program for beverage supply operation and rinse operation, and a rinse function can be easily and inexpensively added.

Further , according to the above configuration, when the rinsing operation is performed, the first air supply unit supplies air having a higher pressure than that when the beverage is provided to the extraction container, so that the water in the extraction container is vigorously stirred. Can thereby increase the rinsing effect. In particular, during execution of the re Nsu operation, in addition to rinsing the extraction vessel, dirt adhering to the lower surface for sealing the supply opening of the sealing member may be removed, the sealing member can also be rinsed. Moreover, at the time of provision of a drink, the raw material and water in an extraction container can be stirred comparatively gently, and a drink can be extracted moderately, Thereby, a quality drink can be provided.

Big invention according to claim 2, in the beverage extraction device according to claim 1, the control unit, during the execution of the rinsing operation, the pressure of air supplied by the second air supply means, than when providing a beverage It is characterized by being set to a value.

  According to this configuration, when the rinsing operation is performed, the second air means supplies the extraction container with air having a higher pressure than when the beverage is provided, so that the water can be strongly discharged from the extraction container. It is possible to eliminate clogging and the like in the portion of the extraction container from which the beverage is carried out, for example, a filter for filtering the beverage, thereby further enhancing the rinsing effect.

The invention according to claim 3 is a beverage supply device that includes the beverage extraction device according to claim 1 or 2 and supplies the beverage extracted by the beverage extraction device to a cup, wherein the cup setting unit is set with the cup And a discharge unit that is disposed outside the cup set unit and is connected to the beverage extraction device via a tube and discharges the liquid conveyed from the beverage extraction device via the tube, and a receiving port and a nozzle unit. A beverage supply position having a beverage passage, having a beverage passage, receiving a liquid discharged from a discharge portion, transporting the beverage through the beverage passage, and supplying the liquid to a cup set in the cup setting portion from the nozzle portion; and a discharge portion A beverage guide member movable to a liquid discharge position for discharging the liquid discharged from the outlet without receiving it at the receiving port, a drive mechanism for driving the beverage guide member, and the drive By controlling the mechanisms, the beverage guide member, together with is positioned in the beverage supply position when providing the beverage, characterized in that it further comprises a control device for positioning the liquid discharge position during the execution of the rinsing operation, the.

  According to this configuration, the discharge unit is disposed outside the cup setting unit, and is connected to the beverage extraction device via the tube, and discharges the liquid transported from the beverage extraction device via the tube. . When the beverage is extracted by the beverage extraction device when the beverage is provided, the liquid is a beverage by the extraction. On the other hand, when the beverage extraction device is rinsed by the rinse operation, the liquid is a rinse waste liquid by the rinse. Further, the beverage passage has a receiving port and a nozzle portion, and the beverage guide member having the beverage passage is driven so as to be positioned at the beverage supply position or the liquid discharge position by a drive mechanism controlled by a control device. Is done. Specifically, when the beverage is provided, the beverage guide member is located at the beverage supply position, so that the beverage discharged from the discharge portion is received by the receiving port, conveyed through the beverage passage, and the nozzle portion. To the cup set in the cup setting section. On the other hand, when the rinse operation is executed, the beverage guide member is positioned at the liquid discharge position, so that the rinse waste liquid discharged from the discharge unit is discharged outside the cup set unit without being received by the receiving port.

  In general, a cup setting unit in which a cup is set can be accessed from the outside by a person who receives a beverage in order to take out the cup supplied with the beverage. Therefore, even if the hand is accidentally put into the cup set unit during the rinsing operation, the rinse waste liquid is not discharged to the cup set unit, so that the hand is not soiled by the rinse waste liquid. Further, the inside of the cup set portion is not contaminated with the rinse waste liquid, and thereby the cup set portion can be kept hygienic.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the beverage supply device according to the third aspect , the discharge portion is configured to discharge the liquid downward, and the beverage guide member is located at the beverage supply position. Is located vertically below the discharge unit and is located at the liquid discharge position, the beverage guide member as a whole is configured to deviate from the vertical lower side of the discharge unit.

  According to this configuration, when the beverage guide member is located at the beverage supply position, since the receiving port is positioned vertically below the discharge unit, the liquid discharged downward from the discharge unit is reliably received by the receiving port, and the cup It can supply appropriately to the cup of a set part. On the other hand, when the beverage guide member is located at the liquid discharge position, since the beverage guide member as a whole is disengaged from the vertically lower portion of the discharge portion, the rinse waste liquid discharged from the discharge portion is not applied to the beverage guide member. It is possible to prevent the beverage guide member from being soiled with the rinse waste liquid.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the internal structure of a beverage extraction device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is applied to a cup-type vending machine equipped with a coffee extraction device. As shown in the figure, this cup type vending machine 1 uses a coffee extraction device 2 to extract coffee using coffee beans and hot water, and provides regular coffee in a cup to the purchaser. In the following description, first, the internal structure of the cup-type vending machine 1 will be described, and then the coffee extraction device 2 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a cup-type vending machine 1 includes a coffee extraction device 2, a raw material supply device 3 (raw material supply means) and a hot water supply for supplying a predetermined amount of coffee powder and hot water to the coffee extraction device 2, respectively. A device 4 (water supply means), a mixing bowl 5 for mixing the coffee extracted by the coffee extraction device 2 together with cream and sugar, and a cream / sugar supply device 6 for supplying cream and sugar to the mixing bowl 5 are provided. ing. Moreover, these are controlled by the control apparatus 7 (control means) which has a microcomputer as shown in FIG.

  The raw material supply device 3 includes a plurality of canisters 11 (only two are shown in FIG. 1) for storing coffee beans, and a mill 12 for grinding coffee beans. At the time of sale, the coffee beans supplied from the canister 11 to the mill 12 via the chute 11a are ground into a powder by the mill 12, and the coffee powder (hereinafter referred to as “raw material”) is extracted via the chute 12a to the coffee extraction device. 2 is supplied. The hot water supply device 4 includes a hot water tank 13 for storing hot water, and at the time of sale, a predetermined amount of hot water is supplied from the hot water tank 13 to the coffee extraction device 2 via the hot water supply tube 13a. The mixing bowl 5 stirs the coffee extracted by the coffee extraction device 2 together with a predetermined amount of cream and sugar supplied from the cream / sugar supply device 6 via the chute 6a. Thereafter, the coffee in the mixing bowl 5 is supplied to the cup C via the beverage tube 5 a connected to the mixing bowl 5.

  Next, the coffee extraction device 2 will be described in detail. 3 and 4 show the coffee brewing device 2. As shown in both figures, the coffee brewing apparatus 2 includes a drip unit 21 for extracting coffee and a drive unit 22 for driving the drip unit 21. The drive unit 22 is fixed in the vending machine 1 by screwing or the like, and the drip unit 21 is detachably attached to the drive unit 22.

  The drip unit 21 is constituted by a cylinder 23 (extraction container) for supplying raw materials and hot water and for extracting coffee therein, and a cylinder holder 24 for detachably storing the cylinder 23. FIG. 5 shows a state where the cylinder 23 is removed from the cylinder holder 24. The cylinder 23 is made of plastic and is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the vertical direction and having an upper surface and a lower surface opened as shown in FIG. In addition, a handle 25 and a guide portion 26 that are used when the cylinder 23 is attached to and detached from the cylinder holder 24 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 23. The guide part 26 is provided with two upper and lower guide parts 26, 26 that are provided vertically apart from each other at a predetermined interval and are formed vertically symmetrical.

  Each guide portion 26 is configured in two upper and lower stages by an inner guide portion 27 near the center of the cylinder 23 and an outer guide portion 28 near the open end of the cylinder 23. The inner guide portion 27 extends horizontally from a position slightly closer to the handle 25 than the center of the cylinder 23 to the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface on the opposite side of the handle 25 of the cylinder 23, and the planar shape is formed in a concave shape. . On the other hand, the outer guide portion 28 is formed slightly smaller than the inner guide portion 27. Further, a base end portion (end portion on the handle 25 side) 27 a of the inner guide portion 27 is formed so as to extend beyond the outer guide portion 28 to the open end side of the cylinder 23. As described above, since the cylinder 23 is formed symmetrically in the vertical direction, it can be attached to the cylinder holder 24 regardless of the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the cylinder holder 24 is provided in a box-like frame 31 having a cylinder accommodating portion 24 a on the inner side and a lower portion in the frame 31 so as to be movable up and down. A filter block 32 for transporting to the bottom of the frame 31 slidably provided in the lower part of the frame 31, and provided in the frame 31, a scraper 33 for removing the extraction residue remaining on the filter block 32, A cylinder catcher 34 that holds the cylinder 23 accommodated in the cylinder accommodating portion 24a from the left and right sides, a front cover 35 that opens and closes the front surface of the frame 31, and the like are provided.

  The frame 31 includes left and right side walls 41, 41 facing each other at a predetermined interval, and a back wall 42 and a bottom wall 43 provided so as to extend between the rear end portions and the lower end portions of the side walls 41, 41, respectively. It has a box shape with the front and top surfaces open. Further, a front upper cover 36 that connects the side walls 41 and 41 is provided at the upper end of the front side of the left and right side walls 41 and 41. Although not shown, the bottom wall 43 is formed in a lattice shape by a plurality of rod-shaped support members.

  Each side wall 41 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape on the side surface, a case-shaped side wall main body 44 whose outer side surface is open, and an outer cover screwed to the side wall main body 44 so as to cover the open side surface. 45. As shown in FIG. 8, a cylinder opening / closing mechanism 51 that opens and closes the lower surface and the upper surface of the cylinder 23 by driving the filter block 32 and a cylinder head 111 described later is provided in each side wall 41. . Since the left and right cylinder opening / closing mechanisms 51 and 51 are substantially symmetrical in the left and right side walls 41 and 41, the following description will focus on what is built in the right side wall 41.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cylinder opening / closing mechanism 51 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 44 a protruding at a predetermined position near the center in the side wall main body 44, and has first and second cams having a predetermined shape. A cam disk 55 having grooves 53, 54 and a lower part in the side wall body 44 are slidable in the vertical direction, engage with the first cam groove 53 of the cam disk 55 and are connected to the cylinder block 32. A slider 56 and a support shaft 44b protruding at a predetermined position in the upper portion of the side wall main body 44 are rotatably supported, engage with a second cam groove 54 of the cam disc 55, and a cylinder head 111 described later. A cylinder head lock member 57 for locking the cylinder 23 in a pressed state is provided.

  The cam disc 55 is formed in a disc shape having a predetermined diameter and thickness, and a gear portion 55a is formed on the entire peripheral surface. Further, a convex portion 55b that protrudes slightly in the radial direction by approximately 1/2 arc is provided at the peripheral portion of the cam disk 55 on the outer cover 45 side. Further, the first and second cam grooves 53 and 54 are provided on the side surface of the cam disk 55 on the side wall main body 44 side.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the first cam groove 53 is provided at the peripheral edge portion of the side surface of the cam disk 55, and is substantially circular in the arc shape centering on the support shaft 44 a of the cam disk 55 and counterclockwise. The outer cam portion 61 extending in this manner, the driving cam portion 62 connected to the outer cam portion 61 and extending in an arc shape toward the support shaft 44a, and the arc shape centering on the support shaft 44a connected to the drive cam portion 62 And an inner cam portion 63 extending so as to make one round in the vicinity of the support shaft 44a. A recess 61a is formed at the tip of the outer cam portion 61 of the first cam groove 53 so as to be recessed toward the support shaft 44a. On the other hand, the second cam groove 54 is provided on the inner side of the outer cam portion 61 of the first cam groove 53, has an arc shape centering on the support shaft 44a, and counterclockwise from the vicinity of the distal end portion of the outer cam portion 61. An outer cam portion 64 that extends in a substantially ¾ arc shape, a drive cam portion 65 that extends to the outer cam portion 64 and extends toward the support shaft 44a, and that continues to the drive cam portion 65, with the support shaft 44a as the center. It is comprised with the inner side cam part 66 extended in circular arc shape.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, the slider 56 extends in the vertical direction and has a lower portion that widens downward, and has a substantially convex shape. An engagement convex portion 56 a that protrudes toward the cam disk 55 is provided at the upper end portion of the slider 56, and the engagement convex portion 56 a is slidable in the first cam groove 53 of the cam disk 55. Is engaged. Two connecting shafts 71, 71 that connect the slider 56 and the filter block 32 are fixed to the lower end of the slider 56. Both the connecting shafts 71, 71 extend in parallel to each other in the left-right direction (the front-back direction in the drawing in FIG. 9) with a space in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 9). Each connecting shaft 71 passes through a long hole 44 c extending in the vertical direction of the side wall main body 44, and one end is fixed to the slider 56, while the other end is fixed to the slider 56 of the left cylinder opening / closing mechanism 51. Yes. Therefore, the filter block 32 is supported by the left and right sliders 56 and 56 via both connecting shafts 71 and 71. In addition, a long hole 56b extending in the vertical direction is formed in the center of the slider 56, and a support shaft 44d protruding at a predetermined position in the lower portion of the side wall body 44 is slidable in the long hole 56b. Has penetrated.

  The slider 56 configured as described above slides in the vertical direction while being guided between the pair of guide rails 44e and 44e extending in the vertical direction in the side wall main body 44 as the cam disk 55 rotates. Along with this, the filter block 32 moves up and down to open and close the lower surface of the cylinder 23. Specifically, the cam disk 55 shown in FIG. 8A and FIG. 9 rotates in the clockwise direction in both drawings, and the engaging convex portion 56 a of the slider 56 becomes the outer cam portion 61 of the first cam groove 53. When the drive cam 62 is slid from the inner cam 63 toward the inner cam 63, the slider 56 is raised. Then, when the engaging projection 56a of the slider 56 reaches the inner cam portion 63, the filter block 32 is closed in close contact with the lower surface of the cylinder 23 (see FIG. 26B). On the other hand, from this state, the cam disk 55 rotates counterclockwise and the slider 56 descends, so that the filter block 32 also descends, thereby opening the lower surface of the cylinder 23 (FIG. 28 (a)). )reference).

  As shown in FIGS. 7, 8 and 11, the filter block 32 includes a circular filter 72 having a large number of pores 72 a for filtering coffee and formed slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the cylinder 23, and the filter block 32. 72, and a wide ring-shaped packing 73 having a larger outer diameter than the lower surface of the cylinder 23, and supporting these on the upper surface, and communicating with the upper and lower sides. A block-like support member 74 having a passage is used. As described above, the filter block 32 moves up and down as the slider 56 slides in the vertical direction, and when the lower surface of the cylinder 23 is closed, the upper surface of the packing 73 is in contact with the peripheral surface of the lower surface of the cylinder 23. Seal this. Further, a filter block tube 32 a is connected between the support member 74 of the filter block 32 and the joint hose 40 (see FIG. 8) provided at the lower rear end portion of the right side wall 41. The joint hose 40 is connected to a joint hose 120 described later on the drive unit 22 side in a state where the drip unit 21 is attached to the drive unit 22.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 9, a waste liquid tube 50 connected to the joint hose 40 is provided at the lower end portion of the right side wall 41, and a waste liquid tube that opens and closes the waste liquid tube 50. A pinch member 58 is provided. The waste liquid tube 50 is made of an elastic material such as rubber, and has a horizontal portion 50a that extends horizontally forward from the joint hose 40, and extends downward from the horizontal portion 50a. In addition, the waste tube pinch member 58 is formed in a plate shape extending in the vertical direction, and an engaging convex portion 58a that is slidably engaged with the long hole 56b of the slider 56 is provided on the upper end portion, At the lower end portion, a pressing portion 58b is provided below the horizontal portion 50a of the waste liquid tube 50 so as to protrude across the lower portion and have a trapezoidal cross section. Further, on the upper side of the horizontal portion 50a of the waste liquid tube 50, a pressing spring 59 is provided for pinching the waste liquid tube 50 in cooperation with the waste liquid tube pinch member 58 and closing it. The presser spring 59 is constituted by an elongated leaf spring, and is disposed so as to extend along the horizontal portion 50a of the waste liquid tube 50 and to be in contact therewith. Further, both end portions of the holding spring 59 are bent upward and are supported by two support portions 44f and 44f provided on the front and rear (left and right in FIG. 9) of the waste liquid tube pinch member 58 in the side wall main body 44.

  The waste liquid tube pinch member 58 configured as described above moves up and down in conjunction with the up and down movement of the slider 55 accompanying the rotation of the cam disk 55. Specifically, when the slider 56 is lifted from the state shown in FIG. 9, the lower end portion of the long hole 56 b comes into contact with the engaging convex portion 58 a of the waste liquid tube pinch member 58. When the slider 56 is further raised, the waste liquid tube pinch member 58 is raised by being lifted through the engaging convex portion 58a. Thereby, the pressing part 58b of the waste liquid tube pinch member 58 crushes the horizontal part 50a of the waste liquid tube 50 from below, and thereby the waste liquid tube 50 is closed (see FIG. 26B). From this state, when the slider 56 descends, the waste tube pinch member 58 also descends and returns to its original position.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the cylinder head lock member 57 is formed in a predetermined shape extending in the vertical direction, and its central portion is rotatably supported by the support shaft 44b in the side wall body 44. Yes. At the lower end portion of the cylinder head lock member 57, an engaging convex portion 57a protruding toward the cam disc 55 is provided, and this engaging convex portion 57a is formed in the second cam groove 54 of the cam disc 55. It is slidably engaged. In addition, a hook-shaped lock portion 57 b extending so as to protrude rearward is provided at the upper end portion of the cylinder head lock member 57.

  The cylinder head locking member 57 configured in this manner rotates with the rotation of the cam disk 55, and presses and locks a cylinder head 111 (to be described later) against the upper surface of the cylinder 23 by the lock portion 57b at the upper end. As a result, the upper surface of the cylinder 23 is closed. Specifically, the cam disk 55 shown in FIG. 9B and FIG. 10 rotates in the clockwise direction in both figures, and the engagement convex portion 57a of the cylinder head lock member 57 is located outside the second cam groove 54. By sliding the drive cam portion 65 from the cam portion 64 toward the inner cam portion 66, the cylinder head lock member 57 rotates about the support shaft 44b in the clockwise direction in FIG. 9B. Then, the lock portion 57b of the cylinder head lock member 57 engages with the head guide shaft 114 at the top of the cylinder head 111 and locks it so as to push it down. Thereby, the cylinder head 111 is closed in a state of being in close contact with the upper surface of the cylinder 23 (see FIG. 27B).

  The cylinder opening / closing mechanism 51 configured as described above is built in the left and right side walls 41, 41 as described above, and the gear portions 55a, 55a of the cam disks 55 of both the cylinder opening / closing mechanisms 51, 51 are provided. , Meshed with gears 76, 76 that are rotatably provided at predetermined positions in the corresponding side wall main body 44. As shown in FIG. 8, both gears 76 are fixed to both ends of a power transmission shaft 75 extending horizontally in the left-right direction, and the vertical direction of the rear end in the side wall body 44 to which each gear 76 corresponds. It is arranged at the center of the. A gear 76 (hereinafter referred to as “driven joint gear 76 </ b> A”) provided on the left side wall main body 44 is slightly exposed to the rear, and in a state where the drip unit 21 is attached to the drive unit 22, It meshes with a drive joint gear 134 described later. Therefore, when the driven joint gear 76a rotates, the left cam disk 55 meshing with it rotates, and the right cam disk 55 rotates in synchronization with the left side via the power transmission shaft 75 and the right gear 76. To do.

  Next, the scraper 33 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 11, the scraper 33 is composed of a support 77 formed in a rectangular frame shape whose planar shape is larger than that of the filter block 32, rubber, and the like. And a scraper main body 78 attached so as to hang down and extend in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 11, a groove 77 a that extends in the left-right direction and opens upward is provided at the rear end portion (upper end portion in the figure) of the support 77. In addition, an open portion 77b opened rearward is provided at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the groove portion 77a.

  The scraper 33 configured in this manner is slidable in the front-rear direction while being guided between the left and right side walls 41. The scraper 33 is driven rearward by a scraper / cylinder head driving mechanism 123 described later, so that the scraper body 78 at the front end slides rearward on the filter block 32. Thereby, the extracted soot remaining on the filter block 32 after the coffee extraction is scraped off by the scraper body 78 and discharged to the outside via the soot chute 161 described later of the drive unit 22.

  The left and right side walls 41, 41 are provided with drip unit attaching / detaching mechanisms 81, 81 for attaching / detaching the drip unit 21 to / from the drive unit 22. Since these drip unit attaching / detaching mechanisms 81 and 81 are also provided symmetrically in the same manner as the cylinder opening / closing mechanism 51 described above, the following description will focus on what is built in the right side wall 41.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the drip unit attaching / detaching mechanism 81 includes a unit lock member 82 that is slidable in the vertical direction at the rear end of the side wall main body 44, and attaches the unit lock member 82 downward. An urging spring 83 and a detaching lever 84 that is operated when the drip unit 21 is detached from the drive unit 22 are provided.

  The unit lock member 82 extends in the vertical direction, and is provided with hook-shaped lock portions 82a and 82a that protrude rearward (rightward in FIG. 9) at the upper and lower ends, respectively. Further, upper and lower end portions of the unit lock member 82 are provided with guide holes 82b and 82b extending in the vertical direction, respectively, and guide convex portions projecting at predetermined positions in the side wall body 44 in the respective guide holes 82b. 44g is slidably engaged. Further, an engagement convex portion 82 c that protrudes toward the cam disk 55 is provided at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the unit lock member 82, and this engagement convex portion 82 c is a first portion of the cam disk 55. The cam groove 53 is slidably engaged. Further, at the lower part of the unit lock member 82, there are an upper convex portion 82d and a lower convex portion that protrude to the outer cover 45 side, just above the rear end portion 84b of the removal lever 84 and slightly below the rear end portion 84b, respectively. 82e is provided.

  The detaching lever 84 extends in the front-rear direction, and is supported at the central portion thereof so as to be rotatable on the support shaft 44d. The front end portion 84a of the removal lever 84 faces the outside of the side wall 41, and is located inside a recess 41a provided at the front portion of the side wall 41 and opened forward. Further, the rear end portion 84b of the removal lever 84 is formed in an L shape on the side surface, and is in contact with the upper convex portion 82d of the unit lock member 82 from below.

  When the drip unit 21 is attached to the drive unit 22 by the drip unit attaching / detaching mechanism 81 configured as described above, the upper and lower lock portions 82a and 82a of the unit lock member 82 correspond to the drive units 22 respectively corresponding thereto. It is locked in an engagement hole 108d (see FIGS. 4 and 16A), which will be described later. Thereby, the drip unit 21 is securely attached in a state where it is locked to the drive unit 22. When removing the drip unit 21 from the drive unit 22, the front end portions 84a, 84a of the left and right removal levers 84, 84 are simultaneously pushed down from the state shown in FIG. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, the unit lock member 82 is pushed up against the urging force of the spring 83 by the removal lever 84 via the upper convex portion 82d. The locking portion 82a is released from the engagement hole 108d. In this state, the drip unit 21 is removed from the drive unit 22 by pulling the drip unit 21 forward.

  9B, when the cam disk 55 is positioned at the standby position, the engagement convex portion 82c of the unit lock member 82 is located at the distal end portion of the outer cam portion 61 of the first cam groove 53. positioned. Therefore, as described above, when the removal lever 84 is operated, the engagement convex portion 82c is allowed to move upward by the concave portion 61a at the distal end portion of the outer cam portion 61, thereby the removal lever 84. Can be operated. On the other hand, when the cam disk 55 is not positioned at the standby position, for example, when the cam disk 55 is rotating, the engaging convex portion 82c of the unit lock member 82 has the first cam groove 53. Therefore, the upward movement is restricted (see, for example, FIG. 26B). As a result, the unit lock member 82 cannot be moved upward, and the removal lever 84 cannot be operated. Accordingly, the drip unit 21 can be detached from the drive unit 22 only when the cam disk 55 is located at the standby position. When the cam disk 55 is rotating, the drip unit 21 is erroneously removed. It can be prevented from being removed.

  Although not shown, a cam lock mechanism is provided on the back side of the drip unit 21 so that the cam disk 55 cannot rotate when the drip unit 21 is removed from the drive unit 22. Specifically, it is configured by a lock member that can freely advance and retreat with respect to the driven joint gear 76A meshing with the left cam disk 55, and a spring that urges the lock member toward the driven joint gear 76A. When the drip unit 21 is removed from the drive unit 22, the lock member moves to the driven joint gear 76A side and engages with this to make the gear 76A non-rotatable. As a result, the cam disk 55 meshing with the driven joint gear 76A also cannot be rotated. On the other hand, when the drip unit 21 is attached to the drive unit 22, the unlocking member provided on the drive unit 22 side engages with the lock member on the drip unit 21 side, and this is opposite to the driven joint gear 76A. By moving, the lock of the driven joint gear 76A by the lock member is released. As a result, the driven joint gear 76A can rotate, and the cam disk 55 can also rotate.

  As described above, in the state where the drip unit 21 is detached from the drive unit 22, the cam disk 55 is locked so as not to rotate for the following reason. That is, the control of the rotation angle of the cam disk 55 is performed using a mode switch 136 provided on the drive unit 22 side and having a switch gear 136a that rotates in synchronization with the cam disk 55, as will be described later. . Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the consistency of the rotation angle between the switch gear 136a and the cam disk 55.

  Note that upper and lower guide protrusions 44h and 44h projecting rearward are provided on the rear surfaces of the left and right side wall main bodies 44 and 44, respectively. When the drip unit 21 is attached to the drive unit 22, these guide convex portions 44h are inserted into guide holes 108e described later on the drive unit 22 side, and the lock portion 82a of the unit lock member 82 is engaged with the engagement hole 108d. The drip unit 21 can be easily attached to the drive unit 22 by being inserted into the drive unit 22.

  In addition, the coffee brewing device 2 determines whether or not the person who performed the drip unit 21 when the drip unit 21 is attached to the drive unit 22 is attached in a proper state. According to the state of 35, it is configured to be easily understood. The state in which the drip unit 21 is properly attached to the drive unit 22 means that the upper and lower lock portions 82a and 82a of the left and right unit lock members 82 and 82 of the drip unit 21 correspond to the drive unit 22 side. The trip unit 21 is completely attached to the drive unit 22 by being completely inserted and locked into the engagement holes 108d and 108d (see FIG. 14A).

  As shown in FIG. 13, the front cover 35 has a substantially rectangular front shape. Further, the front upper end portion of the front cover 35 is provided with engagement concave portions 35a and 35a having C-shaped side surfaces at the left and right end portions, respectively, and these engagement concave portions 35a and 35a are provided on the left and right side walls. 41 and 41 are rotatably engaged with support convex portions 41b and 41b (see FIG. 7) that protrude inward from the inner side surfaces of the inner surfaces. Furthermore, lever cover portions 35b and 35b that are bent at a right angle and protrude rearward are provided at predetermined positions on the left and right side portions of the front cover 35, respectively. These lever cover portions 35b and 35b cover the concave portions 41a and 41a of the left and right side walls 41 and 41, respectively, and also cover the front end portions of the removal levers 84 and 84 when the front cover 35 is closed. Further, on the back surface of the front cover 35, convex portions 35c and 35c protruding rearward are provided in the vicinity of both lever cover portions 35b and 35b.

  These projections 35c and 35c correspond to the two removal levers 84 and 84, respectively, and when the drip unit 21 is attached to the drive unit 22 in an appropriate state as shown in FIG. The portion 35 c is located immediately below the front end portion 84 a of the removal lever 84. In this case, the front surface of the drip unit 21 is closed by the front cover 35 that hangs down. In this case, the front cover 35 is closed relatively firmly by engaging the locking portion 35d protruding from the lower end of the back surface of the front cover 35 with the bottom wall 43 of the frame 31. Retained.

  On the other hand, when the drip unit 21 is not properly attached to the drive unit 22, the front cover 35 is inclined and slightly opened as shown in FIG. 14 (b). Such a state of the front cover 35 occurs as follows. That is, in at least one of the left and right unit lock members 82 of the drip unit 21, as shown in FIG. 14 (b), the upper and lower lock portions 82a and 82a are halfway in the engagement holes 108d and 108d on the drive unit 22 side. In a state where the unit lock member 82 is inserted and not completely locked, the unit lock member 82 slightly moves upward against the urging force of the spring 83. Accordingly, the lower convex portion 82e of the unit lock member 82 pushes up the rear end portion 84b of the removal lever 84. As a result, the removal lever 84 rotates about the support shaft 44d, and the front end portion 84a moves slightly below the upper surface of the convex portion 35c of the front cover 35. Therefore, the convex portion 35c of the front cover 35 abuts on the front end of the removal lever 84, and the front cover 35 is prevented from being completely closed. Thereby, as described above, the front cover 35 is slightly opened.

  As described above, when the drip unit 21 is not properly attached to the drive unit 22, the front cover 35 is slightly opened. Whether it is attached or not can be easily known. Therefore, the malfunction of the drip unit 21 due to improper attachment of the drip unit 21, for example, the operation of the drip unit 21 due to insufficient engagement between the driven joint gear 76A on the drip unit 21 side and the driving joint gear 134 on the driving unit 22 side. It is possible to prevent water leakage or the like due to defects or poor connection between the joint hose 40 on the drip unit 21 side and the joint hose 120 on the drive unit 22 side.

  Next, the cylinder catcher 34 that holds the cylinder 23 accommodated in the cylinder holder 24 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7A and FIG. 15A cut along the line BB in FIG. 7B, the cylinder catcher 34 includes a U-shaped support member 91 having a planar shape opened forward, and the support member. It is composed of two gripping members 92 and 92 fixed to the left and right front end portions of 91, respectively. The support member 91 is made of a leaf spring, and has a base portion 91a extending a predetermined length in the left-right direction and two left and right arm portions 91b, 91b extending at a right angle at the left and right ends of the base portion 91a and extending a predetermined length forward. It consists of The base 91a is screwed to the inner side surface of the back wall 42. And the said holding members 92 and 92 are being fixed to the front-end part of both arm parts 91b and 91b. Both the gripping members 92 and 92 are opposed to each other, and their facing surfaces are formed in a convex shape.

  With the cylinder catcher 34 configured in this manner, the cylinder 23 accommodated in the cylinder accommodating portion 24a of the cylinder holder 24 is firmly clamped from the left and right by the left and right gripping members 92, 92 by the spring force of the support member 91. .

  Next, the drive unit 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. The drive unit 22 includes a case 101 that constitutes an outer shell thereof, and a cylinder head cover 100 that is provided on the front upper portion of the case 101 so as to protrude forward. The case 101 is formed in a box shape by assembling a plurality of metal plates having a predetermined shape and screwing them together.

  As shown in FIG. 16 (a), the front wall 108 constituting the front surface of the case 101 is formed with a large open opening 108a in the lower half thereof, and the scraper 33 described above is driven rearward. When this is done, the drive unit 22 is accommodated through the opening 108a. In addition, two engaging holes 108d and two guiding holes 108e are provided symmetrically at predetermined positions on the left and right ends of the front wall 108. As described above, the lock portion 82a on the drip unit 21 side is engaged with the engagement hole 108d, and the guide protrusion 44h on the drip unit 21 side is inserted into the guide hole 108e.

  The cylinder head cover 100 is provided with a pair of left and right cylinder head supports 103 and 103 provided at the left and right ends of the upper front portion of the case 101 so as to protrude forward, and spaced apart from each other in the left and right direction. The cover body 102 is freely attached and the like. As shown in FIG. 21, each cylinder head support 103 is formed in an inverted U shape on the front surface, and is engaged with an engaging claw 102 b (described later) of the cover main body 102 at a predetermined position on the upper surface and the outer surface. Joint holes 103a and 103b are respectively formed. In addition, a guide hole 103c that extends in the front-rear direction and allows a head guide shaft 114 of a cylinder head 111 described later to move in the front-rear direction is formed on the inner side surface of each cylinder head support 103. Further, an opening 103d is formed on the upper surface of each cylinder head support 103 from the front end of the guide hole 103c. The opening 103 d has a width in the front-rear direction that is larger than the diameter of the guide shaft 114.

  The cover main body 102 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and a raw material chute 104 and a steam venting duct 106 that penetrate vertically and project upward are integrally formed with the cover main body 102 at predetermined positions on the upper surface. Is provided. In addition, a hot water supply nozzle 105 is detachably attached to the cover main body 102 in an attachment hole 102a penetrating in the vertical direction. A chute 12a (see FIG. 1) of the mill 12 is connected to the raw material chute 104, a hose (not shown) for steam removal is connected to the steam vent duct 106, and a hot water supply nozzle 105 is connected to the steam chute 105. The hot water supply tube 13a (see FIG. 1) is connected.

  The left and right end portions of the cover body 102 are provided with two left and right engaging claws 102b and 102b that protrude slightly downward and are formed in a hook shape. In the cover body 102 configured in this manner, each locking claw 102b is inserted into the engagement hole 103a on the upper surface of the corresponding cylinder head support 103, and is snap-fitted into the engagement hole 103b on the outer surface from the inside. By being engaged, the cylinder head supports 103 and 103 are firmly attached.

  On the other hand, when removing the cover main body 102 from the cylinder head supports 103, 103, the left and right engaging claws 102b, 102b are pushed by pushing the operation portion 102c slightly extending upward from the left engaging claws 102b to the left. Are sequentially removed from the locking holes 103b of the cylinder head support 103, whereby the cover body 102 can be easily removed. As described above, the cover main body 102 can be easily removed without using a tool or the like, so that the cover main body 102 itself can be washed, and the inside of the cylinder head cover 100 can be easily accessed from above. The maintainability and cleanability can be improved.

Inside the cylinder head cover 100 configured as described above, a cylinder head 111 (opening / closing means , seal member ) that opens and closes the upper surface of the cylinder 23 is slidable in the front-rear direction.

  FIG. 22 shows the cylinder head 111 and its surroundings. As shown in FIG. 5A, the cylinder head 111 is formed in a circular shape whose planar shape is larger than the upper surface of the cylinder 23. A circular packing 112 having a flat bottom surface is provided on the entire bottom surface of the cylinder head 111, and an air supply port 112a (see FIG. 23B) is provided in the packing 112. The upper part of the cylinder head 111 is formed in a truncated cone shape, and air is supplied to the upper end of the cylinder head 111 from outside through the air supply port 112a of the packing 112 from outside. A rubber air supply pipe 113 is connected for this purpose. Further, a head guide shaft 114 that is longer than the outer diameter of the cylinder head 111 and extends in the left-right direction (vertical direction in FIG. 22A) is provided at the upper end of the cylinder head 111.

  Further, a slider 116 slidable in the front-rear direction is connected to the cylinder head 111 via a connecting member 115. The connecting member 115 is formed in a substantially U-shape with a planar shape opened to the front, and the left and right front end portions are rotatably connected to the cylinder head 111 via the connecting shaft 115a directly below the head guide shaft 114, respectively. Has been. The slider 116 extends in the front-rear direction, and a front end portion thereof is rotatably connected to a rear end portion of the connecting member 115 via a connecting shaft 116a. A long hole 116b extending in the left-right direction is formed at the rear end of the slider 116, and a scraper / cylinder head driving mechanism 123, which will be described later, is engaged with the long hole 116b. The cylinder head 111 and the slider 116 slide in the front-rear direction while being guided by the head guide member 117 having a predetermined shape.

  The head guide member 117 is fixed between the left and right cylinder head supports 103, 103 described above. As shown in FIG. 22, the head guide member 117 includes a slider support portion 117a that slidably supports the slider 116, and extends forward from the slider support portion 117a through the left and right sides of the cylinder head 111. It has two left and right shaft support portions 117b and 117b that support the head guide shaft 114 in a state where it is placed.

  An auxiliary material chute 118 is detachably attached to the front portion of the cylinder head 111. The auxiliary material chute 118 is located between the material chute 104 of the cover main body 102 and the cylinder 23 when the cylinder head 111 is located at the standby position, and the material guided by the material chute 104 is further transferred to the cylinder 23. It is a guide. The auxiliary raw material chute 118 penetrates in the vertical direction and is formed in a cylindrical shape whose upper surface is slightly larger than the bottom surface of the raw material chute 104 of the cover body 102. A mounting arm 119 extending rearward is integrally provided on the back surface of the auxiliary material chute 118. The mounting arm 119 has a pair of left and right locking claws 119a and 119a extending in the vertical direction and having a lower end formed in a bowl shape, and the both locking claws 119a and 119a are connected to each other in the vertical center. Has been. The auxiliary raw material chute 118 configured as described above is configured such that the lower end portions of the two locking claws 119a and 119a sandwich the chute mounting portion 111a at the front upper surface of the cylinder head 111 from the left and right by snap fitting, thereby It can be securely attached to.

  On the other hand, when the auxiliary material chute 118 is removed from the cylinder head 111, it can be easily removed by picking the upper ends of the locking claws 119a and 119a and widening the lower ends. Thus, the auxiliary material chute 118 can be easily removed without using a tool or the like, so that the auxiliary material chute 118 itself can be washed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 22C, the cylinder head 111 rotates forward (for example, 45 degrees) about the connecting shaft 116a, and the lower surface of the cylinder head 111, that is, the packing 112 may be directed forward. Is possible. In this case, the head guide shaft 114 is drawn upward from the guide holes 103c of the left and right cylinder head supports 103, 103 via the opening 103d at the front upper portion thereof, whereby the lower surface of the cylinder head 111 is moved forward. Directed. Thus, since the cylinder head 111 is configured such that its lower surface is directed forward, the maintenance performance and cleaning performance of the cylinder head 111 can be improved.

  Next, the structure in the case 101 of the drive unit 22 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 16 to 20, the case 101 includes a cam drive mechanism 121 that drives the cam disk 55 of the drip unit 21, a pinch drive mechanism 122 that drives a plurality of pinches 8 to be described later, and a scraper 33. A scraper / cylinder head driving mechanism 123 (opening / closing means) for driving the cylinder head 111 and an air pump 124 (first air supplying means, second air supplying means) for supplying air to the cylinder 23 are incorporated.

  The cam drive mechanism 121 includes a first motor 131 formed of a DC motor, a gear box 132 that is connected to the first motor 131, has an output shaft 132a that extends in the left-right direction, and has both ends projecting to the outside. An output gear 133 fixed to the left end of the shaft 132a and a drive joint gear 134 that meshes with the output gear 133 and meshes with the driven joint gear 76 on the drip unit 21 side are provided. The gear box 132 and the drive joint gear 134 are appropriately attached to a support plate (not shown) having a predetermined shape.

  A mode switch 136 for controlling the rotation angle of the cam disk 55 is provided near the output gear 133. The mode switch 136 has a switch gear 136 a that meshes with the output gear 133 via the intermediate gear 137 and rotates at an equal angle in synchronization with the cam disk 55. The mode switch 136 has a plurality of modes in which the switch gear 136a is turned on at a plurality of predetermined rotation angles, and the control device 7 identifies the rotation angle of the cam disk 55 according to those modes. To do.

  The pinch drive mechanism 122 drives the pinch 8 for opening and closing a plurality of predetermined portions of the transport tube 9 for transporting coffee and air during coffee extraction. Here, first, with reference to FIG. 1, the arrangement | positioning relationship and structure of the conveyance tube 9 and the pinch 8 are demonstrated easily. As shown in the figure, the transfer tube 9 includes a first air transfer tube 9A connected between the air pump 124 and the cylinder head 111, and a first hose 120 connected between the air pump 124 and the joint hose 120 on the drive unit 22 side. It is comprised by 2 air conveyance tube 9B and the drink conveyance tube 9C connected to the joint hose 120. FIG. These transfer tubes 9A to 9C are all made of an elastic material such as rubber. The joint hose 120 is provided at the lower right end on the front side of the drive unit 22, and is connected to the joint hose 40 on the drip unit 21 side when the drip unit 21 is attached to the drive unit 22.

  Moreover, the pinch 8 is comprised by the three pinches 8 each attached in the middle of the said conveyance tubes 9A-9C, specifically, the 1st air pinch 8A, the 2nd air pinch 8B, and the drink pinch 8C. These pinches 8A to 8C are the same. As shown in FIGS. 16 (b) and 17 (b), each pinch 8 is rotatably attached to the tube holder 141 that holds the portion of the transport tube 9 to which the pinch 8 is attached, and the tube holder 141. In cooperation with this, a pinch main body 142 for crushing and closing the transport tube 9 and a pinch main body 142 that is rotatably provided on the opposite side of the transport tube 9 and pressing the pinch main body 142 toward the transport tube 9 side are provided. And a cam 143 having a predetermined shape.

  In the pinches 8A to 8C configured as described above, the first and second air pinches 8A and 8B are arranged adjacent to each other as shown in FIG. 16B, and the beverage pinch 8C is formed as shown in FIG. ), The second air pinch 8B is disposed behind the second air pinch 8B so as to oppose it. In these pinches 8A to 8C, the cam 143 is shared.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 19, the pinch drive mechanism 122 includes a first motor 131 and a gear box 132 that are common to the cam drive mechanism 121 described above, and an output gear 145 fixed to the right end of the output shaft 132a. , A drive gear 147 fixed to the rotating shaft 146 of the cam 143 of the pinch 8, and an intermediate gear 148 having two gear portions respectively engaged with the output gear 145 and the drive gear 147.

  As described above, the cam drive mechanism 121 and the pinch drive mechanism 122 use the first motor 131 as a common drive source, and the cam disk 55, the filter block 32, the cylinder head lock member 57, and the waste tube pinch member 58 by the former 121. And the three pinches 8A to 8C by the latter 122 are driven so as to be linked to each other. Thereby, when coffee is extracted, the upper and lower surfaces of the cylinder 23 are opened and closed, the waste tube 50 is opened and closed by the waste tube pinch member 58, and the transport tubes 9A to 9C are opened and closed by the pinches 8A to 8C. It can be carried out.

  FIG. 23 shows the scraper / cylinder head driving mechanism 123 and its surroundings. As shown in the figure, the scraper / cylinder head drive mechanism 123 is connected to a second motor 151 composed of a DC motor, and to the second motor 151. The output extends in the vertical direction and projects at both ends. A gear box 152 having a shaft 152a, and a cylinder head driving unit 153 and a scraper driving unit 154 provided at the upper and lower ends of the output shaft 152a, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the cylinder head drive unit 153 is formed of a one-way clutch that is formed in a circular shape in plan view and can rotate only in a predetermined direction as the output shaft 152a rotates. . An engagement protrusion 153 a protruding upward is provided at the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the cylinder head drive unit 153, and the engagement protrusion 153 a is slid into a long hole 116 b of the slider 116 connected to the cylinder head 111. It engages freely. Therefore, when the cylinder head drive unit 153 rotates 180 degrees from the standby position shown in FIG. 24A, the slider 116 slides forward (downward in the figure) as shown in FIG. Thereby, the cylinder head 111 moves to the front cylinder closed position.

  Two micro switches 155 and 155 for detecting the position of the cylinder head 111 by detecting the rotational position of the cylinder head drive unit 153 are arranged on the left and right sides of the cylinder head drive unit 153. In each micro switch 155, the tip of the switch lever 155a is always in contact with the side surface of the cylinder head drive unit 153, and the tip of the switch lever 155a engages with a recess 153b provided at a predetermined position on the side surface. As a result, the ON / OFF state of the microswitch 155 is switched.

  On the other hand, the scraper drive unit 154 is configured by a one-way clutch that can rotate only in the direction opposite to the cylinder head drive unit 153. An arm portion 154a extending horizontally for a predetermined length is provided at the lower portion of the scraper driving portion 154, and an engaging convex portion 154b extending downward is provided at a tip portion thereof. The engaging convex portion 154b is slidably engaged with the groove portion 77a of the support 77 of the scraper 33. When the drip unit 21 is attached to the drive unit 22, the engaging convex portion 154 b is inserted into the groove portion 77 a through the opening portion 77 b of the scraper 33, and conversely, the drip unit 21 is removed from the drive unit 22. When removing, the engaging convex part 154b engaged with the groove part 77a is detached from the groove part 77a via the opening part 77b.

  A micro switch 156 for detecting the position of the scraper 33 by detecting the rotational position of the scraper drive unit 154 is disposed on the right side of the scraper drive unit 154. As shown in FIG. 25, in the micro switch 156, the tip end portion of the switch lever 156a is always in contact with the side surface of the scraper driving portion 154, and the tip end of the switch lever 156a is in a recess 154c provided at a predetermined position on the side surface. When the parts are engaged, the ON / OFF state of the micro switch 156 is switched.

  When the scraper driving unit 154 rotates 180 degrees from the standby position shown in FIG. 25A, the scraper 33 is located behind (upward in FIG. 25) as shown in FIG. 25B. Slide to. As a result, the extracted soot on the filter block 32 is scraped back by the scraper body 78 and discharged into the lower soot bucket B (see FIG. 1) via the soot chute 161 provided at the lower part of the drive unit 22. Is done.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 16 (a), the scissors chute 161 slightly protrudes forward from the inside of the case 101 through the opening 108a of the front wall 108, and has a U-shaped frame portion whose planar shape is open to the rear. 162 and a cover 163 that is provided in the case 101 and inside the frame portion 162 and covers the front and upper sides of devices such as the air pump 124 disposed at the lower part of the drive unit 22. Guide rails 162a for guiding the scraper 33 when the scraper 33 is slid in the front-rear direction are provided on the left and right upper ends of the case portion 101 of the frame portion 162, respectively. Further, the cover 163 includes a front cover portion 163a and an upper cover portion 163b that is connected to the upper end portion of the front cover portion 163a, inclines backward and extends rearward. The frame portion 162 and the cover 163 configured as described above constitute a straw chute 161 at a substantially central portion of the coffee extraction device 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 to 19, the air pump 124 includes a motor 124a, a pump body 124b driven by the motor 124a, an intake filter 124c for removing dust and dirt from the outside air, and the like. . The pump body 124b is connected to the intake filter 124c via the intake tube 125A, and is connected to the first and second air transfer tubes 9A and 9B via the exhaust tube 125B. Therefore, when the pump body 124b is driven by the motor 124a, external air is sucked into the pump body 124b from the intake filter 124c via the intake tube 125A, and the sucked air is discharged via the exhaust tube 125B. The first and second air transfer tubes 9A and 9B are pumped.

  Next, the operation of the coffee brewing apparatus 2 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 26 to 28 showing a series of operations in order. In these figures, the rotation of the cam disk 55 is mainly shown in the upper stage, and the operations of the filter block 32, the cylinder head 111, and the scraper 33 are mainly shown in the lower stage.

  FIG. 26A shows a standby state. In this standby state, the cam disk 55, the filter block 32, the scraper 33, and the cylinder head 111 are located at their standby positions, and the upper surface and the lower surface of the cylinder 23 are all open. In this standby position, the auxiliary material chute 118 is positioned directly below the material chute 104 of the cover main body 102. Further, in the standby state, as shown in (1) of FIG. 29, the first air pinch 8A, the second air pinch 8B, and the beverage pinch 8C are all in an open state, and accordingly, the transport tubes corresponding to the pinches 8A to 8C, respectively. 9A to 9C are all open.

  From this standby state, the first motor 131 of the cam drive mechanism 121 rotates in a predetermined direction, whereby the cam disk 55 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the slider 56 engaged with the first cam groove 53 of the cam disk 55 is raised, and the filter block 32 supported by the slider 56 is raised through the inside of the scraper 33. Further, in this case, the lower edge portion of the long hole 56b of the slider 56 abuts on the engaging convex portion 58a of the waste liquid tube pinch member 58 during the upward movement of the slider 56, and then the waste liquid tube is moved along with the upward movement of the slider 56. The pinch member 58 is also raised. Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, the cam disk 55 rotates about 120 degrees from the standby position, thereby sealing the filter block 32 in contact with the lower surface of the cylinder 23. In this case, the waste liquid tube pinch member 58 closes the waste liquid tube 50 by crushing the waste liquid tube 50 between the pressing portion 58 b and the pressing spring 59.

  Next, in this state, a predetermined amount of raw material and hot water are supplied into the cylinder 23 from the raw material supply device 3 and the hot water supply device 4, respectively. Specifically, the raw material is supplied to the cylinder 23 via the raw material chute 104 of the cover main body 102 and the auxiliary raw material chute 118 of the cylinder head 111. On the other hand, hot water is supplied to the cylinder 23 via the hot water supply nozzle 105 of the cover body 102. At the time of supplying the raw material and hot water, as shown in (2) of FIG. 29, the pinches 8A to 8C are all in an open state as in the standby state.

  After the supply of the raw material and hot water, the cam disk 55 stops with the stop of the first motor 131 when it rotates about 180 degrees from the standby position, as shown in FIG. In this state, as shown in (3) of FIG. 29, only the second air pinch 8B is in an open state, and the other pinches 8A and 8C are all in a closed state. Thereafter, the second motor 151 of the scraper / cylinder head driving mechanism 123 rotates in a predetermined direction, and the cylinder head driving unit 153 rotates 180 degrees from the standby position (see FIG. 24A) (FIG. 24 ( b)), the second motor 151 stops. As a result, the cylinder head 111 moves forward from the standby position and reaches directly above the cylinder 23. In this case, the cylinder head 111 is slightly lowered as shown in FIG. 27A by moving the head guide shaft 114 at the upper part thereof to the front side of the front end of the shaft support portion 117b of the head guide member 117. , Placed on the cylinder 23. In this state, when the air pump 124 operates for a predetermined time (for example, several seconds), air is sent to the filter block 32 via the second air transfer tube 9B and the filter block tube 32a. This air passes through the filter 72 of the filter block 32 and stirs the raw material and hot water in the cylinder 23. The steam generated in the cylinder 23 is appropriately discharged to the outside through the steam vent duct 106.

  After the completion of the agitation, the first motor 131 of the cam drive mechanism 121 rotates again, whereby the cam disk 55 further rotates. As shown in FIG. 27B, when the cam disk 55 rotates about 240 degrees from the standby position, the cylinder head lock member 57 that engages with the second cam groove 54 of the cam disk 55 becomes the same. In the drawing, the head guide shaft 114 is slightly rotated clockwise, and the head guide shaft 114 is pushed downward by the lock portion 57b. Accordingly, the cylinder head 111 seals the cylinder head 111 while being in contact with the upper surface of the cylinder 23. In this state, as shown in FIG. 29 (4), the first air pinch 8A and the beverage pinch 8C are in an open state, while the second air pinch 8B is in a closed state.

  Next, the air pump 124 operates for a predetermined time (for example, several seconds), and the air is pumped to the cylinder head 111 via the first air transfer tube 9 </ b> A and further supplied to the cylinder 23. Thereby, the inside of the cylinder 23 is pressurized, and the extracted coffee is supplied to the cup C through the filter block tube 32a, the beverage transport tube 9C, the mixing bowl 5 and the beverage tube 5a.

  As described above, after the coffee is supplied to the cup C, the first motor 131 of the cam drive mechanism 121 rotates in the opposite direction, so that the cam disk 55 also rotates in the opposite direction, and the original standby Return to position. In this case, as shown in FIG. 27 (c), the head guide shaft 114 is unlocked by the cylinder head locking member 57 in the middle, and the head guide shaft 114 is moved by the convex portion 55 b of the cam disc 55. Pushed up. Then, the second motor 151 of the scraper / cylinder head driving mechanism 123 rotates in the same direction as described above, and the cylinder head driving unit 153 further rotates 180 degrees. Thus, as shown in FIG. 28A, the cylinder head 111 and the block filter 32 return to the standby position.

  In this case, the waste liquid tube pinch member 58 also returns to the original standby position, and the waste liquid tube 50 is opened. Thereby, even when a small amount of coffee remains in the filter block tube 32a or the beverage transport tube 9C, the coffee is discharged into the coffee bucket B through the waste liquid tube 50. In particular, since the beverage transport tube 9C connected to the joint hose 120 on the drive unit 22 side is piped so as to extend upward from the joint hose 120, the coffee remaining in the portion easily flows to the joint hose 120 side. Further, it flows to the waste liquid tube 50 side and is discharged. As a result, after the coffee is transported from the cylinder 23, the coffee does not remain in the transport path, so that the coffee extracted at the previous time is not mixed in the next coffee extraction, and high-quality coffee is provided. can do.

  Next, when the second motor 151 of the scraper / cylinder head driving mechanism 123 rotates in the opposite direction, the scraper driving unit 154 rotates twice. Specifically, when the scraper driving unit 154 rotates 180 degrees (see FIG. 25B) from the standby position (see FIG. 25A) in one rotation, the scraper 33 moves to the standby position. Move backward from. As a result, as shown in FIG. 28 (b), the extracted soot G remaining on the filter 72 of the filter block 32 is scraped to the rear of the filter block 32 by the scraper main body 78, and through the soot chute 161, It is discharged outside. Thereafter, the scraper driving unit 154 further rotates 180 degrees, so that the scraper 33 moves forward and returns to the original standby position as shown in FIG. The discharging process of the extracted soot G by the scraper 33 is executed twice by the scraper driving unit 154 rotating twice.

  Thus, a series of operations for coffee extraction by the coffee extraction device 2 is completed.

  Further, the vending machine 1 provided with the coffee extraction device 2 has an auto rinse function for automatically washing the coffee extraction device 2. The rinsing operation of the auto-rinsing function is executed as described later according to the control program common to the above-described operation of the coffee brewing apparatus 2, that is, the coffee selling operation. The rinse operation is appropriately executed at times other than the coffee selling operation. For example, it can be set to be executed immediately after selling coffee, every predetermined time, or at a predetermined time such as midnight, or when a maintenance operator operates a predetermined button.

  FIG. 30 shows an execution process of the coffee selling operation and the rinsing operation. This process is executed at a predetermined cycle. First, in step 1 of this process (shown as “S1”, the same applies hereinafter), it is determined whether or not a coffee selling operation should be executed. When the determination result is YES, the raw material supply time T is set to a predetermined time T1 (step 2), and the pressure of stirring air (hereinafter referred to as “stirring air pressure”) Pa and the pressure of unloading air (hereinafter referred to as “unloading”). Pb (referred to as “air pressure”) is set to predetermined pressures Pa1 and Pb1, respectively (steps 3 and 4). A predetermined air supply level set in advance can be used as these predetermined pressures Pa1 and Pb1.

  FIG. 31A shows air supply levels set in five stages. These air supply levels are set according to the duty ratio depending on the energization time (ON) of the air pump 124 to the motor 124a and the non-energization time (OFF), as shown in FIG. The air supply level is set so that the larger the value of the level, the longer the energization time, and thus the higher the pressure of the supplied air. In particular, at the maximum level 5, since the motor 124a is continuously energized, very high pressure air is supplied to the cylinder 23 by the air pump 124. As the predetermined pressures Pa1 and Pb1, air supply levels are set to, for example, level 1 and level 4, respectively.

  Next, in Step 5 following Step 4, the material supply device 3 is driven according to the material supply time T set in Step 2. As a result, a predetermined amount of raw material corresponding to the raw material supply time T is supplied into the cylinder 23. Next, the hot water supply device 4 is driven for a predetermined time (step 6), whereby a predetermined amount of hot water is supplied into the cylinder 23. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 27A described above, the cylinder head 111 at the standby position is driven forward and positioned directly above the cylinder 23 to close it (step 7).

  Next, the air pump 124 is driven in accordance with the stirring air pressure Pa set in step 3, and the resulting air is transferred to the cylinder 23 via the second air transfer tube 9B, the filter block tube 32a and the filter block 32. Supply for a predetermined time (step 8). Thereby, the raw material and hot water in the cylinder 23 are stirred. In this case, the level 1 is set as the stirring air pressure Pa, so that coffee can be appropriately extracted by stirring relatively gently with very low pressure air. Can provide good quality coffee. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 27B, the cylinder head 111 is pushed down to seal the upper surface of the cylinder 23 (step 9).

  Next, the air pump 124 is driven in accordance with the carry-out air pressure Pb set in the step 4, and the resulting air is supplied to the cylinder 23 through the first air transfer tube 9A and the cylinder head 111 for a predetermined time. (Step 10), the process is terminated. Thereby, the inside of the cylinder 23 is pressurized, and the extracted coffee is carried out from the cylinder 23.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step 1 is NO, that is, if the coffee sales operation should not be executed, the process proceeds to step 11 to determine whether or not the rinse operation should be executed. When this determination result is NO, the present process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when the determination result in step 11 is YES, the raw material supply time T, the stirring air pressure Pa, and the carry-out air pressure Pb are set in the same manner as in steps 2 to 4 at the time of executing the coffee selling operation described above. Specifically, the raw material supply time T is set to 0 (step 12), and the stirring air pressure Pa and the carry-out air pressure Pb are set to predetermined pressures Pa2 and Pb2, respectively (steps 13 and 14). These predetermined pressures Pa2 and Pb2 are both higher than the predetermined pressures Pa1 and Pb1 when the coffee sales operation is executed, and the air supply level is set to the maximum level 5, for example.

  Thereafter, as in the case of the coffee sales operation, steps 5 to 10 are executed, and this process is terminated. Specifically, in step 5, as described above, the raw material supply device 3 is driven in accordance with the raw material supply time T, but in step 12, the raw material supply time T is set to the value 0. Therefore, the raw material supply device 3 is not driven, and therefore the supply of the raw material is stopped unlike during the coffee sales operation. As a result, the raw material is not supplied to the cylinder 23, and the process immediately proceeds to step 6. And after supplying a predetermined amount of hot water to the cylinder 23 by the hot water supply device 4, the cylinder 23 is closed by the cylinder head 111 (step 7).

  Next, the air pump 124 is driven in accordance with the stirring air pressure Pa set in step 13, and the resulting air is supplied to the cylinder 23 via the second air transfer tube 9B, the filter block tube 32a, and the filter block 32. Supply for a time (step 8). Thereby, the hot water in the cylinder 23 is stirred. In this case, since the level 5 is set as the stirring air pressure Pa, in addition to the inner surface of the cylinder 23, the packing 112 of the cylinder head 111 is also cleaned by vigorously stirring with very high pressure air. . Thereby, the dirt adhering to the cylinder 23 and the packing 112 is removed. In this case, the auxiliary raw material chute 118 attached to the cylinder head 111 is detached forward from the upper surface of the cylinder 23, so that steam generated by stirring hardly adheres to the inner surface of the auxiliary raw material chute 118. Therefore, even when the selling operation is executed immediately after rinsing, the raw material is difficult to adhere to the inner surface of the auxiliary raw material chute 118, and the raw material clogging in the auxiliary raw material chute 118 can be prevented. After completion of the stirring, the upper surface of the cylinder 23 is sealed with the cylinder head 111 (step 9).

  Next, the air pump 124 is driven in accordance with the carry-out air pressure Pb set in step 14, and the resulting air is supplied to the cylinder 23 for a predetermined time via the first air transfer tube 9A and the cylinder head 111 ( Step 10), the process ends. Thereby, the hot water in the cylinder 23 is discharged. In this case, since the level 5 is set as the carry-out air pressure Pb, the dirt removed from the cylinder 23 and the packing 112 by the agitation described above is discharged together with the hot water by discharging the hot water with very high pressure air. Can be discharged. In addition, the filter block 32, the filter block tube 32a, and the beverage transport tube 9C can be washed, and the clogging of the filter 72 of the filter block 32 can be eliminated.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the cylinder 23 whose inner surface is easily soiled by repeated extraction of coffee can be easily attached to and detached from the cylinder holder 24. Maintenance such as cleaning can be easily performed. In addition, since the drip unit 21 having the filter block 32 and the scraper 33 that have no electrical components and is relatively easily soiled can be easily attached to and detached from the drive unit 22 having electrical components such as a motor, the drip unit 21 including the attaching and detaching operations is included. Maintenance such as cleaning can be easily performed.

  Further, a cam disk 55 that is driven to open and close the upper and lower surfaces of the cylinder 23, pinches 8A to 8C that open and close the transport tubes 9A to 9C, and a waste liquid tube pinch member 58 that opens and closes the waste liquid tube 50 are provided in common. Since it drives by 1 motor 131, the raise of the manufacturing cost of the coffee extraction apparatus 2 can be suppressed compared with the case where they drive each with a separate motor. In addition, since the cylinder head 111 and the scraper 33 are driven by the common second motor 151, an increase in the manufacturing cost of the coffee brewing apparatus 2 can be suppressed as described above.

  Further, since the rinsing operation of the coffee brewing apparatus 2 is executed by a control program common to the coffee selling operation, there is no need to create a control program dedicated to the rinsing operation, and the raw material supply device 3 is used during the rinsing operation. In order to stop the raw material supply, the raw material supply time T only needs to be set to 0, and the rinse function can be easily and inexpensively added. In addition, since the stirring air pressure Pa and the carry-out air pressure Pb can be arbitrarily set, by setting these pressures Pa and Pb appropriately according to the coffee selling operation (extraction operation) and the rinsing operation, it is possible to obtain good quality coffee. While being able to provide, the rinse effect can be heightened.

  Next, referring to FIGS. 32 to 37, the coffee fed from the coffee extraction device 2 is supplied to the cup C, and the rinse waste liquid, which is hot water sent from the coffee extraction device 2 when the rinsing operation is executed, is discharged. The structure in the cup type vending machine 1 for performing the operation and the operation thereof will be described.

  FIG. 32 shows the appearance of the cup type vending machine 1. As shown in the figure, the vending machine 1 (beverage supply device) is in the form of a vertically long box and is more compact than a general vending machine. And a front door 202 attached freely. A plurality of product selection buttons 203, a cream / sugar selection button 204, a coin slot 205, and the like are provided on the upper portion of the front door 202. In addition, a product outlet 206 for the purchaser to take out the cup C containing the beverage is provided at the approximate center of the front door 202. The product outlet 206 has a rectangular front shape, and has an openable / closable outlet door 206a. The back of the front door 202 accommodates a large number of stacked cups, and at the time of sale, the lowermost cup is separated from the upper cup and dropped to drop, and the cup is supplied to the cup set unit 211 described later. A supply device (not shown) is provided.

  FIG. 33 partially shows the structure inside the vending machine main body 201, and FIG. 34 shows the cup set portion 211 and its surroundings. As shown in both figures, the cup set portion 211 is formed in a box shape that opens from the front surface to the upper surface by assembling a plurality of metal plates having a predetermined shape, etc., and corresponds to the product outlet 206. , Just behind it. The cup set unit 211 has a cup-shaped cup tray 212 for placing the cup C at the bottom, and has a cup holder 213 for supporting the cup C from both sides. Therefore, the cup C supplied from the cup supply device is set in the cup setting unit 211 while being placed on the cup tray 212 and supported by the cup holder 213.

  In addition, the cup set unit 211 is placed on the front half of the drain pan 214 having a substantially rectangular planar shape with the cup tray 212 slightly lifted. The drain pan 214 has a rear half formed deeper than the front half, and a waste liquid hose 215 is connected to the bottom thereof. As a result, the beverage spilled in the cup set unit 211 and the rinse waste liquid discharged to the drain pan 214 are discharged to the basket bucket B through the waste liquid hose 215 as will be described later.

  In addition, a beverage nozzle tray 216 (beverage guide member) is disposed above the cup set portion 211, and further, three mixing bowls 5 are juxtaposed in the left-right direction. The beverage nozzle tray 216 guides the beverage discharged from each mixing bowl 5 into the cup setting unit 211 and supplies it to the cup C set therein. The configuration of the beverage nozzle tray 216 will be described later.

  Of the three mixing bowls 5, the right mixing bowl 5A (discharge section) is for coffee, and is connected to the coffee extraction device 2 via a beverage transport tube 9C (tube). On the other hand, the mixing bowls 5B and 5C at the center and the left side are used when cooking beverages other than coffee, for example, beverages such as cocoa and milk tea. In the following description, the right mixing bowl 5A is referred to as “coffee mixing bowl 5A”.

  As shown in FIGS. 33 and 34, each mixing bowl 5 has an opening 221a that opens upward and two liquid supply ports 221b and 221b that protrude upward, and a stirring blade (not shown). It has a bowl main body 221 and a nozzle part 222 extending downward from the bowl main body 221. The lower end portion of the chute for guiding the ingredients for beverage cooking is inserted into the opening 221a of the bowl body 221. As a result, the coffee mixing bowl 5A is supplied with cream and sugar via the chute 6a, while the center and left mixing bowls 5B and 5C are supplied with cocoa powder and milk tea powder.

  A tube branched from a hot water supply tube 13a (see FIG. 1) connected to the hot water tank 13 is connected to one liquid supply port 221b of each bowl body 221, and each mixing bowl 5 is connected via this tube. Hot water is supplied. The beverage transport tube 9C is connected to the other liquid supply port 221b of the coffee mixing bowl 5A.

  The nozzle part 222 of each mixing bowl 5 discharges the beverage prepared by stirring in the bowl body 221 downward. A skirt-shaped cover portion 222a that covers a later-described receiving port 236 of the beverage nozzle tray 216 is provided below each nozzle portion 222, and dust or the like enters the receiving port 236 by the cover portion 222a. Is prevented.

  Next, the beverage nozzle tray 216 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 35 and 36, the beverage nozzle tray 216 includes a tray body 231 having a triangular plane shape and a tray cover 232 that is detachably attached to the upper portion of the tray body 231. Yes. The tray body 231 has three groove-shaped beverage passages 233 extending in the front-rear direction. These beverage passages 233A, 233B and 233C correspond to the above-mentioned three mixing bowls 5A, 5B and 5C, respectively, and are arranged so as to gather toward the front corner of the tray body 231.

  Moreover, the bottom part of each drink channel | path 233 inclines to the front downward, The drink nozzle part 234 (nozzle part) which protrudes below and penetrates to an up-down direction is provided in the bottom front end part. In addition, the drink nozzle part 234 has the drink guide part 234a formed so that a planar shape may be a cross shape and may be sharpened downward. Thereby, the drink discharged from the drink nozzle part 234 flows down linearly along the drink guide part 234a.

  Further, a positioning convex portion 235 having a predetermined diameter protrudes from a predetermined position on the upper surface of the tray body 231. The tray cover 232 is attached to the tray main body 231 in a state where the positioning convex portion 235 is inserted into a positioning hole 232 a provided at a predetermined position of the tray cover 232.

  The tray cover 232 has substantially the same planar shape as the tray main body 231, and the dimension in the front-rear direction is shorter than that of the tray main body 231. A front cover 236 that extends downward and covers the front surface of the tray main body 231 is provided at the front end of the tray cover 232. Further, at the rear end portion of the tray cover 232, concave portions 237 that are opened rearward are formed at positions corresponding to the three beverage passages 233A, 233B, and 233C described above. As shown in FIG. 36A, the tray cover 232 covers most of the three beverage passages 233A, 233B and 233C, and the rear end portion of each beverage passage 233 is A receiving port 238 is defined.

  Note that the rear half of the upper surface of the tray cover 232 is inclined forward and downward, and in this latter half, there is a linear protrusion 239 that extends linearly in a predetermined layout and slightly protrudes upward (for example, 2 mm). Is provided. By this linear convex part 239, the beverage that has come back from each mixing bowl 5 is guided to the side of the beverage nozzle tray 216 and falls downward. As a result, the beverage that has spilled from the mixing bowl 5 is discharged to the drain pan 214 without flowing to the cup set portion 211 side.

  A drive mechanism 241 for driving the beverage nozzle tray 216 in the front-rear direction is provided below the beverage nozzle tray 216 configured as described above. The drive mechanism 241 has a rack 242a extending in the front-rear direction, a slide member 242 that is detachably attached in a state where the beverage nozzle tray 216 is placed, and a drive gear 243a that meshes with the rack 242a. A driving unit 243 that slides 242 in the front-rear direction and a case unit 244 that houses the driving unit 243 and supports the slide member 242 from below are slidable in the front-rear direction.

  The drive unit 243 includes the drive gear 243a, a motor 245 and a gear box 246 that rotationally drive the drive gear 243a, and the motor 245 is electrically connected to the control device 7. Therefore, when the operation of the motor 24 is controlled by the control device 7, the beverage nozzle tray 216 is driven in the front-rear direction to guide the beverage discharged from each mixing bowl 5 into the cup set portion 211, and the cup C Beverage supply position (position shown in FIGS. 34 and 36) to be supplied to the bottle, and a rinse waste liquid discharge position (liquid discharge position, position shown in FIG. 37) for discharging the rinse waste liquid to the drain pan 214 behind the drink supply position ) And located.

  Next, the operation of the beverage nozzle tray 216 during beverage sales and rinsing will be described. In addition, when the vending machine 1 is in a standby state that is a state other than at the time of sale and rinsing, the beverage nozzle tray 216 is located at the beverage supply position.

  First, at the time of sale, the beverage nozzle tray 216 located at the beverage supply position moves to the rear rinse waste liquid discharge position. Next, the cup C is supplied from a cup supply device (not shown) located above the cup setting unit 211 and set in the cup setting unit 211. In this case, the front cover 236 of the beverage nozzle tray 216 located at the rinse waste liquid discharge position guides the cup C falling from the cup supply device to the inside of the cup holder 213 in cooperation with a cup guide member (not shown). To do.

  Next, the beverage nozzle tray 216 moves to the front beverage supply position. In this case, the three receiving ports 238 at the rear end portion of the beverage nozzle tray 216 are respectively positioned vertically below the nozzle portion 222 of the corresponding mixing bowl 5, and the three beverage nozzle portions 234 at the front end portion are all Located directly above the opening of the cup C.

  In this state, when coffee is extracted by the coffee extraction device 2, the coffee is supplied to the coffee mixing bowl 5A via the beverage transport tube 9C. When cream or sugar is selected by the purchaser, cream and sugar are also supplied to the coffee mixing bowl 5A simultaneously with the supply of coffee. Then, coffee, cream, and sugar are agitated in the mixing bowl 5A and discharged vertically downward from the nozzle portion 222 of the coffee mixing bowl 5A as shown in FIG. 36 (b). The discharged coffee is received by the receiving port 238 of the beverage passage 233A on the right side of the beverage nozzle tray 216, and is conveyed through the beverage passage 233A. The transported coffee is discharged from the beverage nozzle portion 234 at the front end of the beverage passage 233A and supplied to the cup C.

  In addition, when beverages other than coffee such as cocoa and milk tea are selected, raw materials such as cocoa powder and milk tea powder and hot water are supplied to the mixing bowls 5B and 5C on the center or left side, and the supply of coffee described above. As in the case of, beverages such as cocoa and milk tea are supplied to the cup C via the corresponding beverage passages 233B and 233C.

  As described above, the supply of the beverage to the cup C is completed, and the cup C containing the beverage is taken out by the purchaser via the product outlet 206.

  On the other hand, at the time of rinsing, the beverage nozzle tray 216 located at the beverage supply position moves to the rear rinse waste liquid discharge position. In this case, as shown in FIG. 37, the beverage nozzle tray 216 is detached from the vertically lower side of the nozzle portion 222 of the coffee mixing bowl 5A as a whole. In this state, when the rinsing operation is executed in the coffee brewing apparatus 2, the rinsing waste liquid thereby is conveyed to the coffee mixing bowl 5A via the beverage conveying tube 9C. Then, the rinse waste liquid is discharged vertically downward from the nozzle portion 222 of the mixing bowl 5A. As described above, since the beverage nozzle tray 216 is detached from the vertically lower side of the nozzle part 222, the rinse waste liquid discharged from the nozzle part 222 is directly discharged to the drain pan 214 and is passed through the waste liquid hose 215. And discharged into the bucket B. In addition, after completion | finish of rinse operation | movement, the drink nozzle tray 216 returns to the drink supply position ahead.

  As described above, when the rinsing operation of the coffee brewing apparatus 2 is executed, the beverage nozzle tray 216 moves to the rinse waste liquid discharge position, so that the rinse waste liquid is directly discharged to the drain pan 214. As described above, since the rinse liquid is not discharged into the cup set unit 211, the purchaser or the like accidentally put his hand into the cup set unit 211 via the product outlet 206 when performing the rinse operation. Even in this case, the hands will not get dirty with the rinse waste liquid. Moreover, the inside of the cup set part 211 is not contaminated with the rinse waste liquid, and thus the cup set part 211 can be kept hygienic. Further, when the beverage nozzle tray 216 is positioned at the rinse waste liquid discharge position, the beverage nozzle tray 216 as a whole is disengaged from the vertically lower side of the nozzle portion 222 of the coffee mixing bowl 5A. Therefore, the beverage nozzle tray 216 can be prevented from being contaminated with the rinse waste liquid.

  In addition, this invention can be implemented in various aspects, without being limited to the said embodiment described. For example, in the embodiment, the present invention is an example in which the present invention is applied to a vending machine provided with a coffee extraction device. However, a vending machine provided with a tea-based beverage extraction device that extracts tea-based beverages using tea leaves as a raw material. It can also be applied to a beverage dispenser equipped with a coffee extraction device and / or a tea-based beverage extraction device. Further, in the embodiment, at the time of extraction, air is supplied from the air pump 124 to the cylinder 23 and the inside of the cylinder 23 is pressurized to carry out the beverage. Instead, a gear pump or a tube pump is adopted. The beverage in the cylinder 23 may be taken out by suction.

  Moreover, although the drink nozzle tray 216 which moves on the upper side of the cup set unit 211 is configured to move in the front-rear direction between the drink supply position and the rinse waste liquid discharge position, this movement direction is not particularly limited. Alternatively, the beverage nozzle tray 216 can be configured to move in a direction other than the front-rear direction (for example, the left-right direction).

  The detailed configuration of the vending machine 1 and the coffee extraction device 2 shown in the embodiment is merely an example, and can be appropriately changed within the scope of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows typically the internal structure of the cup type vending machine to which the drink extracting device by one Embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows control of the various apparatuses in a vending machine. It is a perspective view which shows a coffee extraction apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the coffee extraction apparatus of the state from which the drip unit was removed from the drive unit. It is a perspective view showing a drip unit in the state where a cylinder was removed from a cylinder holder. It is a figure which shows a cylinder, (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view. It is a figure which shows a cylinder holder, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view. It is a perspective view which shows the drip unit which abbreviate | omitted the outer side cover of the cylinder holder, (a) shows the state when it sees from the front side, (b) shows the state when it sees from the back side. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the right side wall of a cylinder holder, (a) shows the state which abbreviate | omitted the outer cover, (b) shows the state which displayed the cam groove of the cam disc of (a). It is a figure which expands and shows the cam disc which displayed the cam groove. It is a figure which shows the state which cut | disconnected the cylinder holder shown in FIG. 7 by the AA line. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the right side wall of a cylinder holder, (a) shows the state before pushing down a removal lever, (b) shows the state after pushing down a removal lever. It is a perspective view which shows a front cover, (a) shows the state when it sees from the front side, (b) shows the state when it sees from the back side. It is a figure for demonstrating the mounting | wearing state of the drip unit with respect to a drive unit, (a) shows the state of complete mounting | wearing of a drip unit, (b) shows the state of incomplete mounting | wearing of a drip unit. It is a figure which shows the state which cut | disconnected the cylinder holder shown in FIG. 7 by the BB line, (a) shows the state which removed the cylinder from the cylinder holder, (b) shows the state which attached the cylinder to the cylinder holder. It is a front view which shows a drive unit, (a) is an external view, (b) is an internal structure figure. It is a right view which shows a drive unit, (a) is an external view, (b) is an internal structure figure. It is a left view which shows a drive unit, (a) is an external view, (b) is an internal structure figure. It is a rear view which shows a drive unit, (a) is an external view, (b) is an internal structure figure. It is a top view which shows a drive unit, (a) is an external view, (b) is an internal structure figure. It is a perspective view which shows a drive unit, and shows the state which removed the hot water supply nozzle from the cover main body while removing the cover main body of a cylinder head cover from a drive unit. It is a figure which shows a cylinder head and its periphery, (a) is a top view, (b) is a right side view, (c), while rotating the cylinder head so that the lower surface of the cylinder head faces forward, The state where the auxiliary material chute is removed is shown. It is a figure which shows a scraper cylinder head drive mechanism and its periphery, (a) shows the state when it sees from diagonally upward, (b) shows the state when it sees from diagonally below. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the cylinder head by a scraper cylinder head drive mechanism, (a) is the state where the cylinder head was located in the standby position, (b) is the state where the cylinder head was located in the cylinder closed position Indicates. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the scraper by a scraper cylinder head drive mechanism, (a) shows the state in which the scraper was located in the stand-by position, and (b) shows the state in which the scraper was located in the extraction rod discharge position. . It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of a coffee extraction apparatus in order, (a) is a standby state, (b) is the state which sealed the lower surface of the cylinder with the filter block, (c) is supply of the raw material and hot water to a cylinder Indicates the state. FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram following FIG. 26, (a) is a state in which the cylinder head is close to the cylinder, (b) is a state in which the cylinder head is sealing the upper surface of the cylinder, and (c) is a head guide shaft after completion of extraction. The state which lifted the cylinder head with the cam disk via is shown. FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram following FIG. 27, (a) is a state in which the filter block and the cylinder head are returned to the standby position after completion of extraction, (b) is a state in which the extraction basket is discharged by the scraper, and (c) is a state in which the scraper is in the standby position The state returned to. It is a table | surface which shows the relationship between the rotation angle of each pinch and cam disc in the operation state of a coffee extraction apparatus. 6 is a flowchart for executing a coffee selling operation and a rinsing operation. (A) is a table | surface which shows the air supply level by an air pump, (b) is a figure for demonstrating the duty ratio of an air pump. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a cup-type vending machine. It is a front view which shows partially the structure in the cup type vending machine containing a coffee extraction apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows a cup set part and its periphery. It is a perspective view which shows the drink nozzle tray of the state which removed the tray cover. It is a figure which shows the drink nozzle tray located in a drink supply position, (a) is a top view, (b) is the right view which fractured | ruptured one part. It is a figure which shows the drink nozzle tray located in the rinse waste liquid discharge position, (a) is a top view, (b) is the right view which fractured | ruptured a part.

Explanation of symbols

1 Cup vending machine (beverage supply equipment)
2 Coffee extraction device 3 Raw material supply device (raw material supply means)
4 Water heater (water supply means)
5 Mixing bowl 5A Mixing bowl for coffee (discharge section)
7 Control device (control means)
9C Beverage transport tube (tube)
23 Cylinder (extraction container)
111 Cylinder head (opening / closing means)
123 Scraper / Cylinder head drive mechanism (opening / closing means)
124 air pump (first air supply means, second air supply means)
T Raw material supply time Pa Stirring air pressure Pb Unloading air pressure 211 Cup set part 216 Beverage nozzle tray (beverage guide member)
233 Beverage passage 233A Beverage passage 234 for coffee Beverage nozzle part (nozzle part)
238 Receiving port 241 drive mechanism

Claims (4)

A beverage extractor that extracts a beverage using raw materials and water and has a rinse function,
An extraction container having a supply port opened upward at the top;
Raw material supply means for supplying the raw material to the extraction container via the supply port;
Water supply means for supplying water to the extraction container via the supply port;
An open / close means configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction and having a seal member for sealing in a state of covering the supply port from above; and opening and closing the supply port with the seal member ;
When supplying a beverage, with the seal member positioned right above the supply port, air is supplied to the extraction container from below , whereby the ingredients and water in the extraction container are agitated to extract the beverage. First air supply means;
After the supply of the air by the first air supply means, in a state where the sealing the supply opening in the sealing member, via the sealing member, by supply supplying air to the extraction vessel, the extraction from the extraction vessel A second air supply means for carrying out the beverage that has been discharged;
Control means for controlling the raw material supply means, the water supply means, the opening and closing means, and the first and second air supply means,
The control means stops the supply of the raw material by the raw material supply means, and controls the water supply means, the opening / closing means, and the first and second air supply means in the same manner as when the beverage is provided. To perform a rinsing operation for rinsing the extraction container ,
The said control means sets the pressure of the air supplied by the said 1st air supply means to a bigger value than the time of the said drink supply at the time of execution of the said rinse operation | movement, The drink extracting device characterized by the above-mentioned . The said control means sets the pressure of the air supplied by the said 2nd air supply means to a bigger value than the time of provision of the said drink at the time of execution of the said rinse operation | movement. Beverage extraction device. A beverage supply device comprising the beverage extraction device according to claim 1 or 2 and supplying a beverage extracted by the beverage extraction device to a cup,
A cup setting part in which a cup is set;
Disposed outside the cup set unit, connected to the beverage extraction device via a tube, and a discharge unit for discharging the liquid conveyed from the beverage extraction device via the tube;
A beverage passage having a receiving port and a nozzle portion is provided, and the liquid discharged from the discharge portion is received by the receiving port, conveyed through the beverage passage, and set from the nozzle portion to the cup set portion. A beverage guide member movable to a beverage supply position for supplying to the cup and a liquid discharge position for discharging the liquid discharged from the discharge portion to the outside without being received by the receiving port;
A drive mechanism for driving the beverage guide member;
By controlling this drive mechanism, the beverage guide member is positioned at the beverage supply position when the beverage is provided, and at the liquid discharge position when the rinse operation is performed,
A beverage supply device further comprising: The discharge unit is configured to discharge the liquid downward,
When the beverage guide member is located at the beverage supply position, when the receiving port is located vertically below the discharge portion and is located at the liquid discharge position, the beverage guide member as a whole of the discharge portion It is comprised so that it may remove | deviate from the vertically downward direction, The drink supply apparatus of Claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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