JP6097440B1 - Beverage server - Google Patents

Abstract

A beverage server capable of saving labor is provided. A beverage server 10 that supplies glass 2 to a vicinity of a pouring cock 19 and pours beer, raises a tray 1 on which the glass 2 is placed, and places the glass 2 in the vicinity of the pouring cock 19. A screw conveyor device was provided. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage server that dispenses a beverage by supplying a container in the vicinity of a beverage dispensing unit.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a beverage server for pouring beverages such as beer and highballs into containers such as mugs and glasses has been installed in stores such as restaurants and taverns.

  As an example of the beverage server, the beer server includes a main body having a beer cock, a beer barrel connected to the beer cock, a gas cylinder connected to the beer barrel, and the like. In order to pour beer into a glass with such a beer server, the store clerk had to hold the glass with one hand and operate the beer cock with the other hand. In other words, when a beer was ordered, the store clerk had to squeeze out the beer server.

  In order to eliminate such a beer dispensing operation by the store clerk, Patent Literature 1 proposes an automatic sparkling beverage dispensing device. The automatic sparkling beverage dispensing device includes a dispensing cock provided in the device main body, a tilting substrate pivotally supported by the device main body, and a receiving base attached to the tilting substrate. Apparatus and a cradle tilting device that tilts the tilting board between the standing posture and the tilting posture, and the tilting substrate is tilted from the standing posture to the tilting posture by the cradle tilting device, and placed on the cradle. The container is made to be inclined, and the sparkling beverage is automatically poured out from the dispensing nozzle.

JP 2015-1117070 A

  The automatic sparkling beverage dispensing device according to the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 does not require the beverage dispensing operation by the store clerk, but the glass itself is placed on the cradle with the required number of glasses according to the order. Since it was necessary to take out the glass when the dispensing was completed, it was necessary for the store clerk to work on the sparkling beverage automatic dispensing device.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, Comprising: It aims at providing the drink server which can save labor.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the characteristic configuration of the beverage server according to the present invention is a beverage server that dispenses a beverage by supplying a container in the vicinity of the beverage dispensing unit, and has a tray on which the container is placed. raised, e Bei the screw conveyor device for supplying the container to the vicinity of the beverage extraction portion, the screw conveyor device is provided with a screw body spiral groove is formed, the periphery of the tray into the groove The tray can be mounted by loosely fitting .

According to the above-described configuration, since the tray on which the container is placed is supplied to the vicinity of the beverage pouring unit, the work of placing the glass on the cradle of the beverage server can be saved. That is, according to the present invention, since the beverage server supplies the container in the vicinity of the beverage dispensing unit and dispenses the beverage, the timing for placing the container on the beverage server and the timing for dispensing the beverage to the container can be separated. The store clerk can carry the tray on which the container is placed into the beverage server in the gap time, and as a result, it is possible to save labor. Further, since the screw conveyor device is used for raising the tray, the tray does not fall due to the weight of the container. Therefore, even if the container is glass, it can be safely raised. In addition, since a plurality of containers can be transported side by side in the vertical direction, space can be saved compared to a configuration in which a plurality of containers are transported in the horizontal direction. And since it is possible to take out the container after the beverage has been poured out for each uppermost tray, the supply of the container placed on the tray, the dispensing of the beverage, and the taking out of the container in which the beverage is poured are repeated. Can do . The tray placed between the plurality of screw bodies rises along the rotation axis by the rotation of the screw bodies. Since the screw body and the tray are in sliding contact, there is little vibration generated when the tray is transferred, and there is no possibility that the container placed on the tray will fall on the tray during the transfer.

  In the present invention, it is preferable if a first cooling device for cooling the container is provided.

  According to the above-mentioned composition, a drink can be poured out into a cold container. It is advantageous when the beverage is a beverage that is not preferred to introduce ice into the container, for example beer.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the first cooling device includes a first casing that covers a conveyance path of a container placed on the tray.

  According to the above-described configuration, since the transport path of the container is covered by the first casing, the container waiting for the beverage to be poured can be cooled. It is advantageous when the beverage is a beverage that is not preferred to introduce ice into the container, for example beer.

  In this invention, it is suitable if the said drink extraction part is provided in said 1st housing | casing.

  According to the above-described configuration, since the beverage is poured out inside the first casing and the cooled container is not exposed to the outside air, the container can be prevented from warming.

  In the present invention, it is preferable to include a receiving unit that receives the ordering information transmitted from the ordering terminal and a dispensing command unit that dispenses the beverage based on the ordering information received by the receiving unit. .

  With the effervescent beverage automatic dispensing device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the store clerk went to the kitchen after receiving an order, and the work of taking out the cooled container from the refrigerator and placing it on the beverage server was necessary . According to the above-described configuration, it is possible to immediately start dispensing the beverage into the container in accordance with the order input to the ordering terminal.

  In this invention, when the presence of the said container is not detected by the detection part which detects the presence of the container near the said drink extraction part, and the said detection part, the said container is supplied to the vicinity of the said drink extraction part. And a supply command unit.

  If the beverage is poured out when the distance from the beverage dispensing part to the container is too far away, the poured beverage may strike the inner surface of the container or the liquid level of the beverage and the quality may deteriorate, There is a risk that the beverage will fail to be poured into the container.

  According to the above-described configuration, the detection unit detects whether or not the container is in an appropriate position for dispensing the beverage. If the presence of the container cannot be detected, the tray is raised and the container is placed in an appropriate position. can do. Thereby, deterioration of the above drinks and the stain | pollution | contamination by a drink are prevented.

  In this invention, it will be suitable if the attitude | position control apparatus which changes the pouring angle of the drink with respect to the said container of the said drink pouring part is provided.

  When the beverage is poured from the beverage dispensing section into the container, if the poured beverage strikes the inner surface of the container or the liquid level of the beverage, the beverage may be stirred and the quality may deteriorate. Beverage quality can be dispensed along the inner wall of the container by adjusting the dispensing angle of the beverage dispensed from the beverage dispensing section by the angle changing mechanism when the beverage is dispensed. Can be prevented. When the beverage is a carbonate-containing beverage, the escape of carbon dioxide gas can be prevented.

  In this invention, it is suitable if the movement command part which moves the said drink extraction part to the position corresponding to the container detected by the said detection part is provided.

  When a plurality of containers can be placed on a tray, if the beverage server is provided with the same number of beverage dispensing units as the number of containers placed on one tray, the number of parts increases. When the number of parts increases, there arises a problem that the cleaning work after the closing of a store such as a restaurant or a tavern becomes complicated.

  According to the above-described configuration, the beverage dispensing unit of the beverage server is smaller than the number of containers placed on the tray, but the above problem is caused by moving the beverage dispensing unit to a position corresponding to the predetermined container. Is resolved.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the first casing includes a first opening / closing section for carrying the tray on which the container is placed into the first casing.

  According to the above-described configuration, the tray on which the container is placed can be carried into the first housing via the first opening / closing part, and thus the tray is prevented from deteriorating the cooling efficiency of the first cooling device. Can be carried in.

  In the present invention, the first casing has the second opening / closing section for carrying out the tray on which the container into which the beverage has been poured is placed from the first casing. It is suitable if it is provided on the upper side.

  According to the above configuration, since the tray on which the container is placed can be carried out from the pouring position via the second opening / closing part, the tray is carried out while preventing deterioration of the cooling efficiency of the first cooling device. it can. Further, since the second opening / closing part is on the upper side of the first opening / closing part, the first-in first-out of the container and the tray can be performed.

  In the present invention, it is preferable to provide a printing device that outputs a slip corresponding to the order information.

  According to the above-described configuration, the serving location can be easily confirmed based on the ordering information printed on the slip.

  In the present invention, it is preferable to provide an ice introduction part for introducing ice into the container.

  According to the above configuration, the container can be further cooled. It is advantageous in that it is not necessary to manually introduce ice when the beverage is a beverage that is preferred to introduce ice into the container, such as a highball or a bowl high.

  In this invention, it is suitable if the drink cooling device which cools the drink before being poured out from the said drink extraction part is provided.

  According to the above-described configuration, the beverage can be cooled before the beverage is poured out from the beverage dispensing unit. It is advantageous when the beverage is a beverage that is preferred to be cooled, for example beer.

Schematic diagram of beverage server Explanatory drawing of the main part of the beverage server Illustration of beverage server and tray Illustration of beverage server operation Explanatory drawing of the principal part of the drink server by another embodiment Schematic diagram of a beverage server according to another embodiment Explanatory drawing of the principal part of the drink server by another embodiment Explanatory drawing of the principal part of the drink server by another embodiment

  Embodiments of the beverage server of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The beverage server is a device installed in a store such as a restaurant or a tavern. In this embodiment, a case where the beverage is beer and the container is a glass will be described as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the beverage server 10 includes an upper housing 14 having a pouring cock 19 serving as a beverage pouring portion for pouring beer into the glass 2 placed on the tray 1, and the beverage pipe 5. The lower housing | casing 16 which has the mounting part 15 which mounts the beverage barrel 3 connected with the pouring cock 19 via is integrally provided. The upper housing 14 and the lower housing 16 are formed by processing a stainless steel plate, and appropriately include a heat insulating material. The upper housing 14 is the first housing of the present invention, and the lower housing 16 is the second housing of the present invention.

  Three screw bodies 17 having vertical rotation axes that are perpendicular to the bottom surface of the upper housing 14, in this embodiment, vertical and parallel to each other, are erected in the upper housing 14. In the present embodiment, of the three screw bodies 17, two are arranged on the left and right of the tray 1 in front view of the beverage server 10, and the remaining one is on the back side of the tray 1 in front view of the beverage server 10. Is arranged. At least one screw body 17 may be disposed on the left and right sides of the tray 1 when viewed from the front of the beverage server 10, but for the stable transport of the tray 1, three or more as described above. It is preferable to arrange the above.

  Each screw body 17 is provided with a right-hand screw around the rotation axis. The tray 1 is mounted between the three screw bodies 17 in such a manner that the peripheral edges of the left and right sides and the back side in the front view of the beverage server 10 are loosely fitted between the screw threads of the screw body 17. . The valley of the right screw is the spiral groove of this embodiment. In the present embodiment, the beverage server 10 can have the tray 1 mounted in two stages up and down, but the number of trays 1 to be mounted can be designed as appropriate, and the length of the screw body 17 can be set accordingly. Designed. From the viewpoint of carrying a large number of glasses 2 into the beverage server 10, the number of loading stages of the tray 1 is preferably four to six.

  The lead angle of the right screw is set to about 30 degrees, but is not limited thereto. The lead angle is appropriately set in consideration of the performance of the actuator 18 described later, but the lead angle is preferably large enough to cause self-locking by the mounted tray 1. By utilizing the self-locking of the screw body 17, it is possible to easily prevent the screw body 17 from unintentionally rotating due to the weight of the tray 1 without separately providing a reverse rotation prevention mechanism such as a ratchet mechanism. . That is, the stop state of the tray 1 can be easily held.

  The rotational axis of each screw body 17 penetrates the bottom surface of the upper housing 14 and an actuator 18 is connected to the end. The penetrating portion and the upper end portion of the screw body 17 are supported by an oil-free bearing.

  Each actuator 18 is controlled to simultaneously rotate the screw body 17 in the same direction by a conveyance control unit (not shown). The screw body 17 and the actuator 18 constitute the screw conveyor device of the present invention.

  The range in which the glass 2 placed on the tray 1 placed between the three screw bodies 17 moves up and down is the conveyance path of the glass 2. In the present embodiment, the upper housing 14 covers all of the three screw bodies 17, but the upper housing 14 only needs to cover at least the conveyance path, and the rotation axis of each screw body 17 is Alternatively, it may be located outside the upper housing 14. In this case, only the screw thread for loosely fitting the tray 1 needs to exist inside the upper housing 14. Thus, by covering the conveyance path | route of the glass 2 with the upper housing | casing 14, since the glass 2 mounted in the tray 1 is not exposed to external air, it is kept clean and can prevent dirt and breakage. Since beer is poured out in the upper housing 14, it is advantageous from the viewpoint of hygiene.

  When each screw body 17 is rotated clockwise in plan view by driving each actuator 18, the tray 1 rises in such a manner that the periphery of the tray 1 slides up the thread of the screw body 17. When each screw body 17 is rotated counterclockwise in plan view by driving each actuator 18, the tray 1 is lowered in such a manner that the periphery of the tray 1 slides down the screw thread. In this way, the tray 1 on which the glass 2 is placed is raised and lowered. When the tray 1 moves up and down, the screw body 17 and the tray 1 are in sliding contact with each other, so there is little vibration generated when the tray 1 is transported, and the glass 2 placed on the tray 1 falls on the tray 1 during transport. There is no fear of it.

  Depending on the lead angle of the screw body 17, a large reduction ratio can be obtained. By utilizing the self-locking of the screw body 17, there is a risk that the screw body 17 will rotate unintentionally due to the weight of the tray 1. This can be easily prevented without providing a separate anti-reverse mechanism. That is, the stop state of the tray 1 mounted on each screw body 17 can be easily held.

  The beverage server 10 includes a tray detection sensor (not shown) that detects the rising limit position and the falling limit position of the tray 1 in the upper housing 14. The tray detection sensor includes a contact sensor and a non-contact sensor. The conveyance control unit raises and lowers the tray 1 between the rising limit position and the lowering limit position.

  In the present embodiment, the upper housing 14 includes a container detection sensor as a container detection unit that detects the presence of the glass 2 placed on the tray 1 located at the upper limit position on the top surface. The container detection sensor is preferably a non-contact sensor from the viewpoint of hygiene. When the presence of the glass 2 is not detected by the container detection unit, the transport control unit drives the actuator 18 to rotate the screw body 17 and raises the tray 1 to the upper limit position.

  Since the loading position of the glass 2 with respect to the beverage server 10 is different from the pouring position of the beer with respect to the glass 2, the tray 1 on which the glass 2 is placed in advance is loaded, and the tray on which the glass 2 is placed at the pouring position. 1 can be transported and beer can be poured into the glass 2 as required.

  The upper housing 14 includes a first cooling device (not shown) that cools the inside of the upper housing 14. The first cooling device is configured to supply the air cooled by the heat exchanger to the inside of the upper housing 14 by a blower. The inside of the upper housing 14 is preferably maintained at about −15 ° C. to 5 ° C. by the first cooling device. The glass 2 can be cooled in advance by cooling the space covered by the upper housing 14. The first cooling device is configured to automatically turn on / off the power according to the set time.

  The upper casing 14 includes a first opening / closing part 11, a second opening / closing part 12, and a third opening / closing part 13 that are each formed of a single-open door on the front surface, and can be opened and closed individually.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the first opening / closing part 11 is opened, the tray 1 on which the glass 2 is placed can be placed between the three screw bodies 17. The position of the tray 1 at this time is the carry-in position, which is the lower limit position in this embodiment.

  In addition, when the second opening / closing part 12 is opened, the tray 1 placed between the three screw bodies 17 can be taken out with the glass 2 still placed. The position of the tray 1 at this time is the pouring position, and in this embodiment is the rising limit position. In FIG. 2, the tray 1 and the glass 2 in the ascending limit position are indicated by broken lines.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the tray 1 can place a maximum of 16 glasses 2 in four rows and four rows in the present embodiment, and the first casing of the upper housing 14 with the glasses 2 placed. It is possible to carry in through the opening / closing part 11 or to carry out from the upper housing 14. Even if the first opening / closing part 11 and the second opening / closing part 12 are opened, the tray 1 mounted on the inside can somewhat prevent the exchange of the outside air and the inside cold air. Compared with the case where the front surface of the first is opened, it is also advantageous from the viewpoint of the cooling efficiency by the first cooling device.

  Since the beverage server 10 opens the third opening / closing part 13 provided between the first opening / closing part 11 and the second opening / closing part 12, the front surface of the upper housing 14 opens widely, so that the restaurant The interior of the upper housing 14 can be easily cleaned after the business of a store such as a bar is completed.

  In the present embodiment, the screw body 17 is configured so that the tray 1 on which the plurality of glasses 2 are placed can be placed up and down in two stages. The beverage server 10 arrives via the lowermost tray 1 and the second opening / closing part 12 that can be reached via the first opening / closing part 11 when three or more trays 1 are mounted. When a problem occurs in the intermediate tray 1 with respect to the uppermost tray 1, the intermediate tray 1 can be carried out by opening the third opening / closing part 13. The third opening / closing part 13 may be a single door or a plurality of doors.

  The first opening / closing part 11, the second opening / closing part 12, and the third opening / closing part 13 are, for example, when the screw body 17 is rotating or when beer is being dispensed from the dispensing cock 19. There may be provided a lock mechanism for preventing the opening of the. Further, when the first opening / closing part 11, the second opening / closing part 12, and the third opening / closing part 13 are provided with a light-transmitting window, the inside of the upper housing 14 can be looked through the light-transmitting window. It is preferable in that it can be performed. The first opening / closing part 11, the second opening / closing part 12, and the third opening / closing part 13 may be doors that open and close by sliding to at least one of the left and right like a double door or a sliding door. .

  The dispensing cock 19 includes a dispensing nozzle 19a and a valve mechanism 19b that opens and closes a flow path from the beverage pipe 5 (not shown in FIG. 3) to the dispensing nozzle 19a. The valve mechanism 19b is configured to be able to selectively switch between the liquid channel and the bubble channel.

  When the valve mechanism 19b is switched to the liquid flow path according to the operation of the switching cock (not shown), liquid beer is poured out from the pouring nozzle 19a, and when the valve mechanism 19b is switched to the foam flow path, the pouring nozzle Foamy beer is poured out from 19a.

  If beer is poured out when the distance from the pouring cock 19 to the glass 2 is too far away, the beer poured out shows the inner surface of the glass 2 and the liquid level of the beer poured into the glass 2. There is a risk of excessive foaming by striking hard. Moreover, there is a possibility that the inside of the upper housing 14 may be contaminated by beer poured out of the glass 2. Therefore, as described above, the container detection unit detects whether or not the glass 2 is in an appropriate position for pouring beer, and the glass 2 exists in an appropriate position below the pouring cock 19. Is not detected, the tray 1 is raised and the glass 2 is placed at an appropriate position. Thereby, deterioration of the beer poured out as described above can be prevented, and there is no possibility that the inside of the upper housing 14 is stained.

  As described above, the tray 1 can place 16 glasses 2. On the other hand, the beverage server 10 includes four pouring cocks 19. In order to pour out beer to all the glasses 2, the pouring cock 19 is suspended from rails 20 arranged along the front-rear direction of the upper housing 14, and is driven along the rails 20 by driving a servo motor 21. It is configured to be movable back and forth. Furthermore, the drink server 10 is provided with the movement control part which controls the servomotor 21 according to the order information mentioned later.

  The servo motor 21 is controlled by the movement control unit, and when pouring out beer, the pouring cock 19 moves to a position corresponding to a predetermined glass 2 among the plural glasses 2 placed on the tray 1. . The rail 20 and the servo motor 21 constitute a moving mechanism.

  In addition, a drink is poured out in order from the glass 2 near the 2nd opening-and-closing part 12 to the glass 2 far. Thereby, it can take out from the near glass 2 where pouring of the drink was completed.

  The beverage server 10 is provided with an angle changing mechanism (not shown) that can change the dispensing angle of the beverage with respect to the glass 2 of at least the dispensing nozzle 19 a of the dispensing cock 19.

  By adjusting the angle of the pouring nozzle 19a by the angle changing mechanism and beer can be poured out along the inner wall surface of the glass 2, the beer can be poured out without excessive foaming.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the beverage server 10 receives the order information transmitted from the order terminal 22 that can input the order received by the store clerk H at the customer seat of the store where the beverage server 10 is installed. And a dispensing command unit that controls the dispensing cock 19 based on the ordering information received by the receiving unit 23, and a printing device 24 that outputs a slip 25 corresponding to the ordering information.

  Based on the ordering information received by the receiving unit 23, the dispensing command unit dispenses beer into the required number of glasses 2. At this time, a slip 25 on which information corresponding to the order information is printed is output from the printer 24.

  When pouring of beer into the glass 2 is completed, the clerk S takes out the tray 1 from the beverage server 10 based on the contents of the slip 25, takes out a predetermined number of glasses 2 from the tray 1, and distributes it to a predetermined seat. .

  The beverage server 10 is provided with an LED indicator on the outer surface of the first opening / closing part 11, and is configured to notify the store clerk S of this by turning on the LED indicator when beer pouring is completed. Also good. Further, the beverage server 10 includes an operation panel on the outer surface of the upper housing 14, and beer can be poured into the glass 2 by operating the operation panel.

  The lower housing 16 includes a placement portion 15 for placing the beverage barrel 3 containing beer therein, and a second cooling device (not shown) for cooling the interior of the lower housing 16. Yes. A gas cylinder 4 disposed near the beverage server 10 is connected to the beverage barrel 3, and the beer in the beverage barrel 3 is sent to the beverage pipe 5 by the pressure of carbon dioxide in the gas cylinder 4, and the glass 2 Be poured out. By cooling the beverage barrel 3, the cooled beer is poured out from the pouring cock 19.

  In the embodiment described above, a maximum of 16 glasses 2 can be placed on the tray 1 in four rows and four rows, but the number of glasses 2 that can be placed is not limited to this. It may be one or more. The shape of the tray 1 may also be a rectangle, a circle, a sector, or other shapes.

  In the above-described embodiment, the rail 20 on which the pouring cock 19 is suspended is disposed along the front-rear direction of the upper housing 14, but is not limited thereto. The rail 20 may be disposed along the left-right direction of the upper housing 14. Further, the pouring cock 19 is not limited to the configuration that is moved along the rail 20. The dispensing cock 19 may be provided on an arm body that can freely move inside the upper housing 14.

  In the embodiment described above, the beverage server 10 includes the four pouring cocks 19 in the side view when viewed from the front of the beverage server 10, but is not limited thereto. The beverage server 10 may include a number of dispensing cocks 19 corresponding to the number of glasses 2 that can be placed on the tray 1. For example, the beverage server 10 may be provided with 16 pouring cocks 19 corresponding to the maximum number of the glasses 2 placed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the store clerk S takes out the tray 1 from the beverage server 10 and takes out a predetermined number of glasses 2 from the tray 1 and arranges them in the audience seat. However, the store clerk S takes the glass 2 from which the beverage is poured out. It may be taken out from the tray 1 and beer may be served on the audience seats, or the tray 1 together with the glasses 2 may be served on the audience seats. The clerk H who received the order may serve beer.

  In the embodiment described above, the actuator 18 is connected to each screw body 17, but the configuration of the screw conveyor device is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the rotational axis of the screw body 17 passes through the bottom surface of the upper housing 14, and a pulley 26 is provided at an end thereof, and one of the three pulleys 26 has an actuator 28. The pulleys 26 may be connected so that power is transmitted by a wound belt member 27.

  Moreover, in the embodiment mentioned above, each screw body 17 is provided with the right-hand thread, but it is not restricted to this. Each screw body 17 may include a left-hand thread. In this case, the rotation of the actuator 18 when raising and lowering the tray 1 is opposite to the above.

  In the above-described embodiment, the actuator 18 connected to each screw body 17 is controlled to rotate each screw body 17 in the same direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. In this case, a part of the screw bodies 17 may have a right-hand thread, and the other screw bodies 17 may have a left-hand thread.

  Furthermore, the beverage server 10 may include a conveyance guide that slides on the periphery of the tray 1 that moves up and down and guides the elevation of the tray 1 on the conveyance path of the glass 2 defined by each screw body 17. You may provide the U-shaped protection member by the planar view which surrounds each screw body 17 with which only the mounting side of the tray 1 was open | released. The protective member is less likely to come into contact with the screw body 17 when the clerk carries the tray 1 in or out.

  In the above-described embodiment, the beverage barrel 3 is placed inside the beverage server 10, specifically, inside the lower housing 16, but the beverage barrel 3 may be installed outside the beverage server 10. Good. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the beverage server 10 includes a cooling water tank 9 in the upper housing 14 and a cooling device 8 that cools the cooling water filled in the cooling water tank 9. It is preferable.

  The beverage pipe 5 connected to the beverage barrel 3 is connected to the plurality of pouring cocks 19 via the beverage cooling tube 7 from the header pipe 6 installed inside the cooling water tank 9. The beverage cooling tube 7 is a flexible and thermally conductive tube and is immersed in cooling water cooled by the cooling device 8. The beer discharged from the beverage barrel 3 is cooled while passing through the beverage cooling tube 7. Note that a configuration in which ice is simply introduced into the cooling water tank 9 without the cooling device 8 may be employed. In this case, the beer is cooled by the surrounding ice as it passes through the beverage cooling tube 7. A cold plate may be provided in the middle of the beverage cooling tube 7. While passing through the cold plate, the beer is heat-exchanged with the ice in contact with the surface of the cold plate and cooled.

  In the above-described embodiment, beer is poured out as a beverage by the beverage server 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. The beverage may be happoshu, sake, wine, other alcoholic beverages, water, hot water, soft drinks, and the like. Depending on the beverage, cooling of the inside of the upper housing 14 is also unnecessary.

  In the above-mentioned embodiment, although the structure which cools a drink before pouring into the glass 2 was demonstrated, the drink before pouring into the glass 2 does not necessarily need to be cooled. The beverage may be cooled by ice introduced into the glass 2. The beverage server 10 may not include a second cooling device (not shown) that cools the inside of the lower housing 16.

  The glass 2 placed on the tray 1 may be carried into the upper housing 14 with ice introduced in advance, or ice may be introduced into the glass 2 after the tray 1 is carried out.

  The glass 2 may be made of glass or plastic. Further, the container is not limited to the glass 2 but may be a mug, a tumbler, a decanter, a bottle of sake, or the like, and a container having a shape and material suitable for a beverage to be poured out is used.

  Next, a beverage server 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described. The description of the same configuration as that of any of the above-described embodiments is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the beverage server 10 includes an ice introduction unit that introduces ice 29 into the glass 2 in the vicinity of the pouring cock 19. The ice introduction part rotates the ice replenishment space 30 provided in the upper part of the upper housing 14, the chute 31 disposed near the pouring cock 19 and guiding the ice to the glass 2, and the ice in the ice replenishment space 30. And a discharge mechanism 32 that discharges to the chute 31 by the blades. In addition, the introduction of ice by the ice introduction unit may be performed prior to the dispensing of the beverage, may be performed after the dispensing of the beverage, or may be performed simultaneously with the dispensing of the beverage.

  The beverage server 10 preferably dispenses beverages that are preferred to be introduced with ice, such as whiskey and shochu alcoholic beverages and soft drinks. In the beverage server 10, instead of the beverage barrel 3 and the gas cylinder 4, a so-called bag-in-box in which a bag body in which alcoholic beverages such as whiskey and shochu and soft drinks are enclosed is housed in a box body is provided in an upper housing. 14, the bag body and the extraction cock 19 may be connected by a tube.

  Next, a beverage server 10 according to still another embodiment of the present invention will be described. The description of the same configuration as that of any of the above-described embodiments is omitted.

  The beverage server 10 includes an ice introduction unit similar to that in FIG. 7, and, instead of the dispensing cock 19, as shown in FIG. 8, a raw liquid cock 33 and a dilution water cock 34 as a beverage dispensing part are provided. I have. A predetermined beverage is completed by diluting the stock solution poured out from the stock solution cock 33 with the dilution water poured out from the dilution water cock 34. In addition, the introduction of ice by the ice introduction unit may be performed prior to the dispensing of the beverage, may be performed after the dispensing of the beverage, or may be performed simultaneously with the dispensing of the beverage.

  Examples of the stock solution poured out from the stock solution cock 33 include alcoholic beverages such as whiskey and shochu and soft drinks, and examples of the diluted water poured out from the dilution water cock 34 include carbonated water and water. The beverage server 10 can pour highball, strawberry high, whiskey and shochu water, and soft drinks into the glass 2.

  In the beverage server 10, instead of the beverage barrel 3 and the gas cylinder 4, a so-called bag-in-box in which a bag body in which alcoholic beverages such as whiskey and shochu and soft drinks are enclosed is housed in a box body is provided in an upper housing. 14, the bag body and the extraction cock 19 may be connected by a tube.

  In addition, when a drink is a highball, strawberry high, whiskey or shochu water split, a soft drink, etc., the inside of the upper housing | casing 14 and the drink barrel 3 do not need to be cooled. Then, the glass 2 placed on the tray 1 may be carried into the upper housing 14 with ice previously introduced, or ice may be introduced into the glass 2 after the tray 1 is carried out. Further, when the dilution water is hot water, ice is not necessary.

  In addition, the number and kind of the pouring cock 19, the stock solution cock 33, and the dilution water cock 34 are an illustration, and are not restricted to this. For example, it may be a common cock that pours out all of beer, whiskey, and carbonated water, or it may have all of the pour cock 19, the stock solution cock 33, and the dilution water cock 34 for one glass 2. Good.

  Further, one beverage server 10 may be provided with a combination of the pouring cock 19, the stock solution cock 33, the dilution water cock 34, and the ice introduction section. Moreover, the mounting part 15 of the beverage barrel 3 may be provided or may not be provided. The drink server 10 should just be equipped with the screw conveyor apparatus which raises the tray 1 which mounted the glass 2, and supplies a glass to the vicinity of a drink extraction part, The above drink barrels 3, as needed. The lower housing 16, the cooling water tank 9, the ice introduction part, and the like are appropriately combined within a consistent range. Furthermore, the pouring cock 19, the stock solution cock 33, the dilution water cock 34, the beverage barrel 3, the lower housing 16, the cooling water tank 9, the ice introduction section, etc. are all provided, and the setting is changed according to the type of beverage. By this, the structure suitable for selecting the cock suitable for the drink to pour out or cooling may be sufficient.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited by the description, and the specific configuration of each part can be appropriately changed and designed within the range where the effects of the present invention are exhibited.

1: Tray 2: Glass (container)
3: Beverage barrel 8: Cooling device 9: Cooling water tank 10: Beverage server 11: First opening / closing part 12: Second opening / closing part 13: Third opening / closing part 14: Upper casing (first casing)
15: Placement unit 16: Lower casing (second casing)
17: Screw body (screw conveyor device)
18: Actuator (screw conveyor device)
19: pouring cock (beverage pouring part)
20: Rail 21: Servo motor 22: Ordering terminal 23: Reception unit 24: Printing device 25: Voucher 30: Ice replenishment space (ice introduction unit)
31: Chute (ice introduction part)
32: Release mechanism (ice introduction part)
33: Stock cock (drink part)
34: Dilution water cock (beverage dispensing part)

Claims (13)

A beverage server for dispensing containers by supplying containers in the vicinity of a beverage dispensing unit,
Raises the trays were placed on the container, Bei give a screw conveyor device for supplying the container to the vicinity of the beverage dispense unit,
The said screw conveyor apparatus is provided with the screw body in which the spiral groove | channel was formed, The drink server characterized by loosely fitting the periphery of the said tray in the said groove | channel, and can mount the said tray .   The beverage server according to claim 1, further comprising a first cooling device that cools the container.   The beverage server according to claim 2, wherein the first cooling device includes a first housing that covers a transport path of a container placed on the tray.   The beverage server according to claim 3, wherein the beverage dispensing unit is provided in the first housing. A receiving unit for receiving the ordering information transmitted from the ordering terminal;
The beverage server according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , further comprising: a dispensing instruction unit that dispenses a beverage based on the ordering information received by the receiving unit. A detection unit for detecting the presence of a container in the vicinity of the beverage dispensing unit;
The beverage server according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , further comprising: a supply command unit that supplies the container to the vicinity of the beverage dispensing unit when the detection unit does not detect the presence of the container. . The drink server as described in any one of Claim 1 to 6 provided with the attitude | position control apparatus which changes the extraction angle | corner of the drink with respect to the said container of the said drink extraction part. The beverage server according to claim 6 , further comprising a movement command unit that moves the beverage dispensing unit to a position corresponding to the container detected by the detection unit.   4. The beverage server according to claim 3, wherein the first casing includes a first opening / closing portion for carrying the tray on which the container is placed into the first casing. The first casing is provided with a second opening / closing part on the upper side of the first opening / closing part for carrying out the tray on which the container into which the beverage has been poured is placed from the first casing. The beverage server according to claim 9 . The beverage server according to claim 5 , further comprising a printing device that outputs a slip corresponding to the order information. The beverage server according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , further comprising an ice introduction unit that introduces ice into the container. The drink server as described in any one of Claim 1 to 12 provided with the drink cooling device which cools the drink before being poured out from the said drink extraction part.

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