JP5691506B2 - Beverage production equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage manufacturing apparatus including a bean shooter that guides coffee beans supplied from a coffee bean canister to a coffee mill.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, beverage manufacturing apparatuses provided in cup-type vending machines, coffee dispensers, and the like are known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a coffee bean canister for supplying roasted coffee beans, coffee beans supplied from a coffee bean canister are pulverized with a pulverizing blade, and coffee beans powder having a predetermined particle size (hereinafter, ground beans). A coffee mill, a bean shooter (bean supply unit) that guides the coffee beans supplied from the coffee bean canister to the coffee mill, and a mixed liquid containing coffee components that is mixed with hot water supplied from the hot water tank to the ground beans A beverage production apparatus comprising a coffee extractor that extracts a coffee beverage by filtering with a paper filter is disclosed.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a coffee bean canister (coffee bean container) that stores roasted coffee beans and sends out the stored coffee beans by rotating a canister auger (coffee bean auger), coffee beans A coffee mill that pulverizes coffee beans supplied from a canister via bean shooter (bean chute) into ground beans of a predetermined particle size, coffee extraction that extracts ground beans crushed by a coffee mill with hot water to produce a coffee beverage A beverage production apparatus comprising a machine is disclosed.

  In this way, between the coffee bean canister that sends out the coffee beans by rotating the canister auger and the coffee mill that crushes the coffee beans into ground beans, the coffee beans are received from the coffee bean canister through the bean receiving port, and the bean discharge port A bean shooter that discharges the coffee beans to the coffee mill is detachably provided.

JP 2001-046331 A JP 2002-191507 A

  As shown in FIG. 5, the conventional bean shooter described in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2 described above is a hollow container in which a resin material (for example, polypropylene) is formed by blow molding. When a beverage production instruction is output from a control unit (not shown), an auger motor 32 that rotates the canister auger 31 of the coffee bean canister 30 and a mill motor 52 that rotates the grinding blade 51 of the coffee mill 50 are driven to rotate. The When the canister auger 31 is rotated by the rotation of the auger motor 32, the coffee beans stored in the coffee bean canister 30 are sent out.

  The delivered coffee beans are received by the bean shooter 60 from the bean receiving port 61, guided by the bean guide unit 62, and supplied from the bean discharge port 63 to the coffee mill 50. The coffee beans supplied to the coffee mill 50 are taken in from the bean intake 53, sent to the grinding blade 51 by the mill screw 54 rotated by the rotational drive of the mill motor 52, and the ground beans crushed by the grinding blade 51. Is supplied from a supply port 55 to a coffee extractor (not shown) to extract a coffee beverage.

  By the way, since coffee beans contain a lot of oil, the oil gradually adheres to the inside of the bean shooter 60 according to the extraction frequency of the coffee beverage. If this oil content is left unattended, the quality of the extracted coffee beverage will be reduced and the flavor will be impaired. Moreover, since the oil component adhering to the inside of the bean shooter 60 is viscous, coffee beans may adhere to the inside of the bean shooter 60, leading to a problem.

  However, the opening area of the bean receiving port 61 and the bean discharging port 63 of the bean shooter 60 has only an opening of a size necessary for receiving coffee beans from the coffee bean canister 30 and discharging them to the coffee mill 50. It was difficult to clean the oil adhering to the inside. On the other hand, it is conceivable to increase the opening area of the bean receptacle 61 to such an extent that the inside of the bean shooter 60 can be cleaned. However, if the opening area is increased, the coffee beans bounced back against the mill screw 54 of the coffee mill 50. Jumps out of the bean receptacle 61 and may contaminate the inside of a housing such as a cup-type vending machine or a coffee dispenser.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a beverage manufacturing apparatus that facilitates cleaning of the inside of a bean shooter.

In order to achieve the above object, a beverage production apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a bean canister for storing beans as a beverage raw material, a mill for grinding the beans into ground beans, and the bean canisters. When detachably disposed between the bean canister and the mill, the bean is received from the bean canister through a bean receiving port, and the bean is discharged through a bean discharge port. In a beverage production apparatus comprising a bean shooter discharged to a mill, and producing a beverage from the ground beans ground by the mill and the supplied hot water,
The beans chute, the chute body substantially U-shape, consists of a chute lid fitted detachably on the inside of the chute body, said beans receptacle is provided in a plurality on the chute cover, the bean discharge opening Is constructed by fitting the shooter lid to the shooter body.
Moreover, the drink manufacturing apparatus which concerns on Claim 2 of this invention is the above-mentioned Claim 1. WHEREIN : The said shooter main body is comprised from the resin material, The said bean sent out from the said bean canister is guided to the said mill direction. It is formed from a bean guide part and a wall part that rises on both side ends of the bean guide part and has a substantially U-shape as the shooter body,
The shooter lid is attached and fitted inside the wall portion .
The beverage production apparatus according to claim 3 of the present invention is the above-described claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the shooter body is provided with a claw receiving hole and a protrusion receiving portion.
The shooter lid is provided with a claw inserted into the claw receiving hole and a protrusion inserted into the protrusion receiving portion,
By inserting the claw into the claw receiving hole and inserting the projection into the projection receiving portion, the shooter body and the shooter lid are detachably fitted .

According to the invention of claim 1, a bean canister that stores beans as a beverage ingredient, a mill that grinds the beans into ground beans, and is detachably disposed between the bean canister and the mill, When mounted between the bean canister and the mill, the bean shooter that receives the beans from the bean canister through a bean receiving port and discharges the beans to the mill through a bean discharging port, In a beverage production apparatus for producing a beverage from ground ground beans and supplied hot water, the bean shooter includes a substantially U-shaped shooter body and a shooter that is detachably fitted inside the shooter body. consists of a lid, the beans receptacle is the shooter lid plurality provided, the bean discharge ports by being configured fitted the chute cover to said chute body constitutes a bean chute Shi By not providing a partition plate in the chromatography data body and the chute cover, when cleaning the interior of the bean chute, it becomes possible to easily easily cleaned respective internal remove the chute lid from the chute body Thus, it is possible to provide a beverage production apparatus that facilitates cleaning of the inside of the bean shooter.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the shooter body is made of a resin material, guides the beans fed from the bean canister in the mill direction, and both sides of the bean guides. It is formed from a wall portion that rises at the end and has a substantially U-shaped shooter body, and is easily deformed during molding by mounting and fitting the shooter lid inside the wall portion. Even if the wall of the shooter body is deformed inward using an inexpensive resin material, the deformation of the shooter body can be corrected and fitted by attaching the shooter lid to the inside of the wall. It is possible to provide a beverage production apparatus that facilitates cleaning of the inside of the bean shooter at a low cost.
According to the invention of claim 3, the shooter body is provided with a claw receiving hole and a protrusion receiving part, and the shooter lid is provided with a claw inserted into the claw receiving hole and the protrusion receiving part. The shooter body and the shooter lid are detachably fitted to each other by providing a protrusion to be inserted into the nail, inserting the nail into the nail receiving hole, and inserting the protrusion into the protrusion receiving portion. Therefore, even if the wall of the shooter body is deformed inward using an inexpensive resin material that is easily deformed during molding processing, the shooter body can be deformed by attaching a shooter lid to the inside of the wall. Therefore, it is possible to provide a beverage manufacturing apparatus that facilitates cleaning of the inside of the bean shooter at a low cost.

Front schematic diagram of a cup-type vending machine provided with a beverage production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention Front view of the cup vending machine shown in Fig. 1 with the front door open It is a figure which shows the bean shooter which comprises the drink manufacturing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view, (d) is a bottom view. It is a figure which shows the bean shooter which comprises the drink manufacturing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a bean shooter perspective view, (b) is a shooter main body perspective view, (c) is a shooter lid perspective view. It is a figure which shows the conventional bean shooter, Comprising: (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a beverage production apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. In addition, the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration as the conventional one.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a cup type vending machine provided with a beverage manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the cup type vending machine shown in FIG. FIG.
The cup-type vending machine 1 is a beverage manufacturing apparatus that manufactures a beverage selected by a user by operating a beverage selection button and provides it for sale. On the outer surface upper part of the front door 3 attached to the apparatus housing 2 (see FIG. 2) so as to be openable and closable, a plurality of beverage sample display parts 4 and a hot beverage selection button 5 provided for each beverage sample display part 4; An iced beverage selection button 6 and a poster panel 7 are provided. In addition, sugar / milk / coffee raw material increase / decrease button 8, coin insertion slot 9, coin return lever 10, bill insertion slot 11, deposit amount, hot water temperature, cooling water temperature, etc. are provided at the center of the outer surface of front door 3. A display portion 12 to be displayed, a door lock 13, a sales opening 14 that is opened and closed by a door plate 15, and a change return opening 16 are arranged at the lower right.

  Inside the device housing 2, a plurality of cups having the same shape are stacked in the vertical direction, and the cup supply device 21 that sequentially dispenses and supplies the cups from the lowermost cup is supplied. A cup holding unit 23 for holding, a cup transfer device 22 for transferring the cup holding unit 23 holding a cup, an auger type ice making machine 24 for manufacturing and storing chip ice used when selling iced beverages, sugar, Powder raw material canister 25 containing powder raw materials such as cream, hot water tank 26 storing hot water used for manufacturing beverages, roasted coffee beans are stored, and canister auger 31 is stored by rotating. The coffee beans canister 30 for feeding out the coffee beans being fed, and the coffee beans supplied from the coffee bean canister 30 via the bean shooter 40 are crushed by the grinding blade 51 Coffee mill 50 pulverized into ground beans of a fixed particle size, coffee extractor 27 for extracting coffee beverages with hot water supplied from hot water tank 26 to ground beans crushed by coffee mill 50, sugar and cream supplied to cup In addition, a beverage agitating device 28 for agitating and mixing by inserting a stirring blade into a coffee beverage or the like is provided.

  A bean shooter 40 is detachably disposed between the coffee bean canister 30 and the coffee mill 50. 3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a front view, FIG. 4C is a side view, FIG. 4D is a bottom view, and FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a bean shooter. (C) As shown in the perspective view of the shooter lid, the shooter main body 41 and the shooter lid 42 are constituted.

  The shooter body 41 is made of a substantially U-shaped resin material (for example, polypropylene), and provides a bean guide part 41a and a bean guide part 41a for guiding coffee beans fed from the coffee bean canister 30 toward the coffee mill 50. Are formed by a wall portion 41b, a claw receiving hole 41c, and a protrusion receiving portion 41d which are formed in a substantially U-shape and rise in the opposite ends.

  The shatter lid 42 is made of a resin material (for example, polypropylene), and includes a lid portion 42 a that is detachably fitted inside the wall portion 41 b that forms the substantially U-shaped shooter body 41, and the coffee bean canister 30. It is formed by a bean receiving opening 42b which is an opening for receiving the fed coffee beans in the bean shooter 40, a claw 42c inserted into the claw receiving hole 41c, and a protrusion 42d inserted into the protrusion receiving portion 41d.

  Then, the claw 42c is inserted into the claw receiving hole 41c, and the shooter lid 42 (lid portion 42a) is attached to the inside of the shooter main body 41 (wall portion 41b forming the substantially U-shaped shooter main body 41), and the projection 42d Is inserted into the protrusion receiving portion 41d so that the shooter body 41 and the shooter lid 42 are fitted to form the bean shooter 40, and the lower end portion 42e communicating with the lid portion 42a, the bean guide portion 41a, and the lower end of the wall portion 41b. The bean discharge port 43 for discharging the coffee beans supplied from the coffee bean canister 30 to the coffee mill 50 is formed.

  A bean shooter 40 in which a shooter lid 42 is fitted inside the substantially U-shaped shooter body 41 is mounted between the coffee bean canister 30 and the coffee mill 50, so that the coffee bean canister is passed through the bean receiving opening 42b. The coffee beans are received from the coffee beans 30 and can be discharged to the coffee mill 50 through the bean outlet 43, and the coffee beans sent from the coffee bean canister 30 are supplied to the coffee mill 50 through the bean chute 40. Is done.

  The bean shooter 40 includes a shooter main body 41 and a shooter lid 42 that are detachably fitted, and deforms the projection receiving portion 41d outwardly to be detached from the projection 42d and lifts the lower end portion 42e upward. By removing the claw 42c from the claw receiving hole 41c, the shooter lid 42 can be removed from the shooter main body 41. Therefore, a beverage manufacturing apparatus that facilitates cleaning of the inside of the bean shooter 40 can be provided.

  Further, since the shooter lid 42 (lid portion 42a) is mounted and fitted inside the shooter main body 41 (wall portion 41b forming the substantially U-shaped shooter main body 41), the bean shooter 40 is formed. Even if the wall 41b of the shooter main body 41 is deformed inward using an inexpensive resin material (for example, polypropylene) that is easily deformed, the shooter main body is mounted by attaching the lid 42a to the inner side of the wall 41b. Since the deformation of 41 can be corrected and fitted, an inexpensive beverage production apparatus can be provided.

  In the cup type vending machine 1 described above, when a user inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 9 and presses a hot beverage selection button 5, for example, a button for selecting a hot coffee beverage, a control unit (not shown) is provided. A signal for producing a hot coffee beverage is output. First, the cup transport device 22 sequentially transports the cup holder 23 holding the cup supplied from the cup supply device 21 to each position of the powder raw material canister 25 by the signal output by the control unit. A predetermined amount of each powder raw material (for example, sugar, cream) is sequentially added from the powder raw material canister 25 to the cup held by the cup holder 23. When the powder raw material necessary for producing a beverage from the powder raw material canister 25 is charged into the cup, the cup transport device 22 transports the cup held by the cup holding portion 23 to a position directly below the beverage stirring device 28. Stop.

  At the same time, the coffee beans are sent out from the coffee bean canister 30. The coffee beans sent out from the coffee bean canister 30 are supplied to the coffee mill 50 through the bean canister 40 to be crushed ground beans, and a mixture of hot water and ground beans supplied from the hot water tank 26 by the coffee extractor 27. A coffee drink is extracted from. The coffee beverage extracted by the coffee extractor 27 is supplied to a cup stopped at a position directly below the beverage agitating device 28. For example, the coffee beverage is agitated with sugar and cream to become a hot coffee beverage and delivered to the user.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the coffee bean canister 30 that stores coffee beans as a beverage raw material, the coffee mill 50 that grinds coffee beans into ground beans, the coffee bean canister 30 and the coffee mill 50 Between the coffee bean canister 30 and the coffee mill 50, the coffee beans are received from the coffee bean canister 30 through the bean receiving opening 42 b, and the coffee beans are discharged through the bean discharge opening 43. In the beverage production apparatus for producing a coffee beverage from the ground beans ground by the coffee mill 50 and the supplied hot water, the bean shooter 40 is substantially U-shaped. A shooter body 41 and a shooter lid 42 detachably fitted inside the shooter body 41. 42b is provided in the shooter lid 42, and the bean discharge port 43 is configured by fitting the shooter lid 42 to the shooter main body 41 so that when the inside of the bean shooter 40 is cleaned, Since the inside of each of the bean shooters 40 can be easily cleaned by removing the shooter lid 42, it is possible to provide a beverage production apparatus that facilitates cleaning of the inside of the bean shooter 40.

1 Cup vending machine (beverage production equipment)
2 Equipment Case 21 Cup Supply Device 22 Cup Conveying Device 23 Cup Holding Unit 24 Auger Type Ice Maker 25 Powder Raw Material Canister 26 Hot Water Tank 27 Coffee Extractor 28 Beverage Stirrer 30 Coffee Bean Canister 40 Bean Shooter 41 Shooter Body 41a Bean Guide Portion 41b Wall portion 41c Claw receiving hole 41d Projection receiving portion 42 Shutter lid 42a Lid portion 42b Bean receiving port 42c Claw 42d Projection 42e Lower end portion 43 Bean discharge port 50 Coffee mill

Claims (3)

A bean canister for storing beans as a beverage ingredient, a mill for grinding beans into ground beans, and a detachable arrangement between the bean canister and the mill, between the bean canister and the mill A bean shooter that receives the beans from the bean canister through a bean outlet and discharges the beans to the mill through a bean outlet, and is supplied with ground beans ground by the mill In a beverage production apparatus for producing beverages from hot water,
The beans chute, the chute body substantially U-shape, consists of a chute lid fitted detachably on the inside of the chute body, said beans receptacle is provided in a plurality on the chute cover, the bean discharge opening Is configured by fitting the shooter lid to the shooter body. The shooter body is made of a resin material, a bean guide portion that guides the bean fed from the bean canister in the mill direction, and the shooter body rises on both side ends of the bean guide portion to form the shooter body. Formed from a substantially U-shaped wall,
The beverage production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shooter lid is fitted and fitted inside the wall portion. The shooter body is provided with a claw receiving hole and a protrusion receiving portion,
The shooter lid is provided with a claw inserted into the claw receiving hole and a protrusion inserted into the protrusion receiving portion,
The shooter body and the shooter lid are detachably fitted to each other by inserting the claw into the claw receiving hole and inserting the protrusion into the protrusion receiving portion. Item 3. A beverage production apparatus according to Item 2.