JP6480108B2 - Beverage supply equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage providing apparatus that provides a beverage.

  Currently, as a general beer server that provides beer, an electric cooling instantaneous cooling server as described in Patent Document 1 is used (for example, see Patent Document 1). This beer server includes a water tank in which cooling water is stored, a beer tube that is introduced into the water tank and through which beer circulates, and a currant that pours beer from the beer tube. Moreover, this beer server is provided with a cooling device for electrically cooling the cooling water stored in the water tank. The cooling device includes a refrigerant pipe introduced into the water tank, and a refrigerant cooling device that cools the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant pipe. The refrigerant cooling device includes, for example, a compressor, a condenser, a dehydrator, and an expansion valve. It has. And in order to arrange | position the compressor which occupies a large area | region in a beer server, the compressor or the whole refrigerant | coolant cooling device is arranged in parallel with the water tank so that it may be located in the rear side of a water tank.

Japanese Patent No. 4630889

  In such a conventional beer server, when the refrigerant pipe is cooled by the refrigerant, the cooling water freezes in the refrigerant pipe, and an ice block surrounding the refrigerant pipe is formed. And the beer of normal temperature is instantaneously cooled to the temperature suitable for drinking by heat exchange with the cooling water cooled by the ice block surrounding the refrigerant pipe and the beer circulating in the beer tube.

  However, since the capacity of the cooling water stored in the water tank is limited, the amount of beer that can be cooled in a short time is limited. For example, in a restaurant, when an order for 10 mugs of beer is received, it is necessary to pour 10 mugs of beer in a short time. However, if a large amount of beer is poured in a short time, the ability of the ice block surrounding the refrigerant pipe to cool the cooling water cannot catch up with the ability of the cooling water to cool the normal temperature beer passing through the beverage pipe. Thereby, even if ice blocks surrounding the refrigerant pipe remain, the temperature of the cooling water rises, so the tenth cup of beer cannot be cooled to the planned temperature. Thus, if a large amount of beer is provided in a short time, there is a problem that the beer cannot be cooled to a temperature suitable for drinking.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the drink provision apparatus which can improve the amount of beer which can be cooled in a short time.

  When the present inventors conducted earnest research about the structure of a drink provision apparatus, it came to the following knowledge. That is, conventionally, it has been common technical knowledge that the cooling liquid tank of the beverage providing device has a shape extending linearly in the vertical direction, such as a rectangular tube shape or a cylindrical shape, from the viewpoint of ease of manufacture and maintainability. On the other hand, since the compressor arranged in parallel with the cooling liquid tank is lower in height than the cooling liquid tank, a space where nothing is arranged is formed above or below the compressor. Therefore, the present inventors have increased the capacity of the cooling liquid tank by extending the cooling liquid tank further in the horizontal direction against the conventional technical common sense, thereby reducing the capacity of the cooling liquid stored in the cooling liquid tank. From the fact that it can be increased, the inventors have found that the above-mentioned purpose can be achieved.

  A beverage providing device according to the present invention includes a housing, a cooling liquid tank that is housed in the housing and stores a cooling liquid, a beverage pipe that is introduced into the cooling liquid tank and through which a beverage circulates, and a housing. A pouring device attached to the body and for pouring out the beverage from the beverage pipe, and a cooling device that is housed inside the housing and cools the cooling liquid, the cooling device being introduced into the cooling liquid tank And a refrigerant pipe through which the cooled refrigerant flows, and a compressor that compresses the refrigerant that has passed through the refrigerant pipe, and the cooling liquid tank is provided in parallel with the compressor in a horizontal direction. And a second cooling liquid tank section extending from the first cooling liquid tank section and juxtaposed in the vertical direction with the compressor.

  In this beverage providing apparatus, since the coolant stored in the coolant tank is cooled by the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant pipe, the beverage is cooled by heat exchange between the cooling liquid and the beverage flowing through the beverage pipe. The cooled beverage is dispensed from the dispensing device. And the coolant tank in which the coolant is stored extends not only from the first coolant tank part arranged in parallel with the compressor but also from the first coolant tank part in the direction perpendicular to the compressor. It also has the 2nd cooling fluid tank part arranged in parallel. For this reason, compared with the drink provision apparatus with which only a 1st cooling liquid tank part has a cooling liquid tank, the capacity | capacitance of the cooling liquid stored in a cooling liquid tank increases, and the cooling liquid which heat-exchanges with the drink which distribute | circulates a drink pipe | tube Since the overall heat capacity is improved, the amount of beer that can be cooled in a short time can be improved.

  Another beverage providing apparatus according to the present invention includes a housing, a cooling liquid tank accommodated in the housing and storing a cooling liquid, a beverage pipe introduced into the cooling liquid tank and through which the beverage circulates. A pouring device that is attached to the housing and dispenses the beverage from the beverage pipe; and a cooling device that is housed in the housing and cools the cooling liquid. A coolant pipe through which the cooled refrigerant flows and a compressor that compresses the refrigerant that has passed through the refrigerant pipe, and the cooling liquid tank is arranged in parallel with the compressor in the horizontal direction. It has a liquid tank part and a second cooling liquid tank part that communicates with the first cooling liquid tank part and is juxtaposed in the horizontal direction with the first cooling liquid tank part.

  In this beverage providing apparatus, since the coolant stored in the coolant tank is cooled by the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant pipe, the beverage is cooled by heat exchange between the cooling liquid and the beverage flowing through the beverage pipe. The cooled beverage is dispensed from the dispensing device. The coolant tank in which the coolant is stored is connected to the first coolant tank section as well as the first coolant tank section arranged in parallel with the compressor, and the first coolant tank And a second coolant tank section arranged in parallel with the section. For this reason, compared with the drink provision apparatus with which only a 1st cooling liquid tank part has a cooling liquid tank, the capacity | capacitance of the cooling liquid stored in a cooling liquid tank increases, and the cooling liquid which heat-exchanges with the drink which distribute | circulates a drink pipe | tube Since the overall heat capacity is improved, the amount of beer that can be cooled in a short time can be improved.

  The said drink provision apparatus WHEREIN: A 2nd cooling fluid tank part may be located in the perpendicular direction downward direction of a compressor. In the vertical direction, since the temperature of the cooling liquid is lower in the lower part of the cooling liquid tank than in the upper part of the cooling liquid tank, the second cooling liquid tank part is positioned below the compressor in the vertical direction. The capacity of the coolant can be increased. Thereby, the cooling efficiency of a drink can be improved.

  The said drink provision apparatus WHEREIN: A 2nd cooling fluid tank part may be located in the orthogonal | vertical direction upper direction of a compressor. Thereby, the installation stability of a compressor improves. Moreover, when a drink provision apparatus can insert / extract a drink pipe from the top wall of a housing | casing, insertion / extraction of the drink pipe introduce | transduced into a 2nd coolant tank part can also be performed easily.

  The said drink provision apparatus WHEREIN: A compressor and a 2nd cooling fluid tank part may be located in the vicinity of the extraction | pouring apparatus. Thereby, since a compressor is located in the vicinity of the extraction | pouring apparatus, the maintainability of a compressor improves. Moreover, even if the first cooling liquid tank part is separated from the pouring device, the second cooling liquid tank part is located in the vicinity of the pouring device. By passing through the cooling liquid tank section and connecting to the dispensing apparatus, it is possible to prevent the beverage cooled in the first cooling liquid tank section from being heated before being dispensed from the dispensing apparatus.

  In the beverage providing device, the mounting surface portion to which the housing pouring device is attached may be formed in a non-planar shape. Thereby, since the area of an attachment surface part increases, even if it does not widen the width | variety of a drink provision apparatus, the number of the extraction devices attached to an attachment surface part can be increased. Moreover, since the capacity of the coolant stored in the tank is increased by having the second coolant tank section, the amount of beer that can be cooled in a short time is suppressed even if the number of pouring devices is increased. be able to.

  In the beverage providing apparatus, three or more pouring devices are provided, and the mounting surface portion is composed of a plurality of flat surface portions, and one or more pouring devices are respectively attached to at least two flat surface portions. It may be. Thereby, the number of pouring devices can be increased efficiently.

  According to the present invention, the amount of beer that can be cooled in a short time can be improved.

It is a perspective view which shows the drink provision apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the drink provision apparatus shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed typically the cooling device of the drink provision apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the drink provision apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the drink provision apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the drink provision apparatus of 4th Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the drink provision apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the modification of a drink provision apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the drink provision apparatus of 5th Embodiment. It is a top view of the drink provision apparatus shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing in the XI-XI line shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing in the XII-XII line | wire shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, with reference to drawings, a suitable embodiment of a beverage providing device concerning the present invention is described in detail. In this embodiment, beer is mentioned as an example of a drink, and a beer server is mentioned as an example of a drink provision apparatus. In the following description, directions such as front and rear and up and down refer to directions such as front and rear and up and down of the beverage providing device unless otherwise specified. Moreover, the same code | symbol shall be attached | subjected to the same or equivalent part in all the figures.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a beverage providing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the beverage providing apparatus shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the drink provision apparatus 1 of 1st Embodiment is an apparatus which provides drinks, such as beer, according to a customer's order etc., for example provided in a restaurant. Examples of the beverage include sparkling alcoholic beverages (cereal sparkling beverages) made from grains such as beer and sparkling liquor, non-foaming alcoholic beverages such as whiskey and wine, and juice. Grains include, for example, one or more selected from the group consisting of barley, wheat, rice, corn, beans and potatoes. In the following description, the beverage is beer and the beverage providing device is a beer server.

  The beverage providing apparatus 1 mainly extracts a beverage from the housing 2, a cooling liquid tank 3 in which a cooling liquid such as water or antifreeze is stored, a beverage pipe 4 through which the beverage circulates, and a beverage pipe 4. A dispensing device 5 and a cooling device 6 that cools the coolant stored in the coolant tank 3 are provided.

  The housing | casing 2 makes the external shape of the drink provision apparatus 1, and is generally formed in the rectangular parallelepiped shape. A connection port 7 to which a beer hose (not shown) connected to a beer barrel (not shown) is connected is attached to the housing 2.

  The cooling liquid tank 3 is a tank for cooling the beverage that is accommodated in the housing 2 and circulates through the beverage pipe 4 with the cooling liquid. The cooling liquid may be stored in the cooling liquid tank 3 so as to fill the cooling liquid tank 3, or may be stored in the cooling liquid tank 3 up to a predetermined height of the cooling liquid tank 3. A heat insulating material 8 for maintaining the temperature of the coolant is attached to the side surface and the bottom surface of the coolant tank 3. As the heat insulating material 8, for example, foamed plastic can be used. The cooling liquid tank 3 is formed in an L shape, and a first cooling liquid tank part 31 extending in the vertical direction (vertical direction) and a second cooling liquid extending in the horizontal direction from the first cooling liquid tank part 31. The tank part 32 is provided.

  The first coolant tank section 31 is formed in a vertically extending shape such as a rectangular tube shape or a cylindrical shape, and the front wall 2a, the side wall 2b, the bottom wall 2c, and the top wall 2e of the housing 2 via the heat insulating material 8. Are arranged next to each other.

  The second coolant tank section 32 extends from the lower part of the first coolant tank section 31 toward the rear wall 2 d of the casing 2 along the bottom wall 2 c of the casing 2. Further, the second cooling liquid tank section 32 is formed in a vertically extending shape such as a rectangular tube shape or a cylindrical shape similarly to the first cooling liquid tank section 31, and the rear wall of the housing 2 through the heat insulating material 8. 2d, side wall 2b and bottom wall 2c are arranged adjacent to each other. And the part which the 1st coolant tank part 31 and the 2nd coolant tank part 32 contact is notched. For this reason, the internal region of the cooling liquid tank 3 is L-shaped by the first cooling liquid tank part 31 and the second cooling liquid tank part 32.

  Both ends of the beverage pipe 4 are connected to the pouring device 5 and the connection port 7, and are introduced into the cooling liquid tank 3 between the pouring device 5 and the connection port 7. For this reason, the beer supplied to the beverage pipe 4 from the connection port 7 is poured out from the pouring device 5 after being cooled in the cooling liquid tank 3.

  The beverage pipe 4 is composed of two systems of a first beverage pipe 41 and a second beverage pipe 42 through which the same or different kinds of beverages circulate. The first beverage pipe 41 forms a first coil portion 41a that is spirally wound (coiled) in the first cooling liquid tank portion 31 and extends in the vertical direction. Moreover, the 2nd drink pipe | tube 42 forms the 2nd coil part 42a extended in the up-down direction by being wound helically (coil shape) in the 2nd cooling fluid tank part 32. As shown in FIG.

  The dispensing device 5 is attached to the front wall 2 a of the housing 2, and the first dispensing device 51 connected to the first beverage tube 41 and the second dispensing device connected to the second beverage tube 42. 52. A portion of the front wall 2 a of the housing 2 to which the dispensing device 5 is attached is referred to as an attachment surface portion 21. The dispensing device 5 is also called a currant, and can dispense not only beer liquid of beer that is a beverage but also beer bubbles of beer that is a beverage. A flow path (not shown) that communicates with the beverage pipe 4 and a slide valve (not shown) that opens and closes the flow path are formed in the dispensing device 5 and protrudes from the dispensing device 5. By operating the lever 5a, the slide valve can be moved to open and close the flow path. In addition, the dispensing device 5 is provided with a liquid nozzle 5b for dispensing a beverage and a foam nozzle 5c for dispensing a beverage foam, and by changing the operating direction of the lever 5a, It is possible to switch between beer liquid pouring from the nozzle 5b and beer foam pouring from the foam nozzle 5c. Note that a tray 23 that receives the beverage poured out from the dispensing device 5 is attached to the front wall 2a of the housing 2.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a cooling device of the beverage providing device. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cooling device 6 cools the refrigerant pipe 61 that is circulated through the decompressed liquid refrigerant and is cooled when the liquid refrigerant is vaporized, and the refrigerant that circulates through the refrigerant pipe 61. A refrigerant cooling device 62. The refrigerant cooling device 62 passes through the compressor 63 that compresses the gas refrigerant that has passed through the refrigerant pipe 61, the condenser 64 that cools and condenses the high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant that has passed through the compressor 63, and the condenser 64. A dehydrator 65 that removes moisture from the liquid refrigerant, and an expansion valve 66 that depressurizes the liquid refrigerant that has passed through the dehydrator 65. The cooling device 6 is connected in this order so that the refrigerant circulates through the refrigerant pipe 61, the compressor 63, the condenser 64, the dehydrator 65, and the expansion valve 66. A fan 67 that blows air toward the condenser 64 is attached in the vicinity of the condenser 64, and outside air is introduced into the fan 67 and air heated by the condenser 64 is discharged to the housing 2. A vent hole 22 is formed for this purpose.

  The refrigerant pipe 61 is introduced into the cooling liquid tank 3, is spirally wound along the inner peripheral surface of the first cooling liquid tank section 31, and extends in the vertical direction. The first refrigerant pipe 611 extends in the vertical direction. 611 and a second refrigerant pipe 612 that is spirally wound along the inner peripheral surface of the second coolant tank section 32 and extends in the vertical direction. The first refrigerant tube 611 is disposed on the radially outer side of the first coil portion 41a wound in a spiral shape, and the second refrigerant tube 612 is disposed on the radially outer side of the second coil portion 42a wound in a spiral shape. Is arranged.

  The refrigerant cooling device 62 is disposed outside the coolant tank 3, and the compressor 63 occupies the largest area in the refrigerant cooling device 62.

  The refrigerant cooling device 62 is positioned above the second cooling liquid tank section 32 extending from the lower part of the first cooling liquid tank section 31 so that it is juxtaposed with the first cooling liquid tank section 31 in the horizontal direction. The second cooling liquid tank part 32 extending from the first cooling liquid tank part 31 is arranged in parallel in the vertical direction. That is, the first coolant tank section 31 is arranged in parallel with the refrigerant cooling device 62 (the compressor 63, the condenser 64, the dehydrator 65, and the expansion valve 66) in the horizontal direction. The second coolant tank section 32 is positioned below the refrigerant cooling device 62 in the vertical direction, and is arranged in parallel with the refrigerant cooling device 62 (the compressor 63, the condenser 64, the dehydrator 65, and the expansion valve 66) in the vertical direction. And provided in parallel with the first coolant tank section 31 in the horizontal direction.

  Further, the first cooling liquid tank section 31 is provided with a first stirring device 91 for stirring the cooling liquid stored in the first cooling liquid tank section 31, and the second cooling liquid tank section 32 includes a first cooling device 91. A second agitator 92 for agitating the coolant stored in the second coolant tank section 32 is provided. The first stirring device 91 includes a propeller 91a and a drive device 91b that rotationally drives the propeller 91a. The drive device 91b of the first stirring device 91 is fixed to the top wall 2e of the housing 2, and the propeller 91a of the first stirring device 91 is located radially inside the first coil portion 41a wound in a spiral shape. The first coolant tank 31 is disposed at the center in the vertical direction. The second stirring device 92 includes a propeller 92a and a drive device 92b that drives the propeller 92a to rotate. The driving device 92b of the second stirring device 92 is fixed to the top wall 32a of the second cooling liquid tank portion 32, and the propeller 92a of the second stirring device 92 has a spiral coiled second coil portion 42a. Arranged in the center in the vertical direction of the second coolant tank section 32 on the radially inner side.

  Next, operation | movement of each component when a drink is provided with the drink provision apparatus 1 is demonstrated.

  First, as a preparation for providing a beverage by the beverage providing device 1, the cooling device 6 is operated in a state where the cooling fluid is stored in the cooling fluid tank 3. Then, the refrigerant circulates through the refrigeration cycle of the refrigerant pipe 61, the compressor 63, the condenser 64, the dehydrator 65 and the expansion valve 66, so that the cooled refrigerant is supplied to the refrigerant pipe 61. Then, the cooling liquid freezes in the refrigerant pipe 61 to form an ice block surrounding the refrigerant pipe 61, and the cooling liquid stored in the cooling liquid tank 3 is cooled by the ice block.

  When the coolant stored in the coolant tank 3 is sufficiently cooled, a glass (not shown) is disposed below the liquid nozzle 5b of the pouring device 5 and the lever 5a is operated in one direction. Then, the beverage supplied from the beer barrel to the beer hose is supplied from the connection port 7 to the beverage tube 4, circulates through the beverage tube 4, and is poured out from the liquid nozzle 5 b of the dispensing device 5 into the glass. At this time, the beverage flowing through the beverage pipe 4 is instantaneously cooled to a temperature suitable for drinking by exchanging heat with the cooling liquid stored in the first cooling liquid tank section 31 and the second cooling liquid tank section 32. Then, the liquid is dispensed from the liquid nozzle 5 b of the dispensing device 5.

  Next, the lever 5a is operated in the other direction. Then, the beverage supplied from the beer barrel to the beer hose is supplied from the connection port 7 to the beverage pipe 4, circulates through the beverage pipe 4, and is poured into the glass from the foam nozzle 5 c of the dispensing device 5. It is. At this time, the beverage flowing through the beverage pipe 4 is instantaneously cooled to a temperature suitable for drinking by exchanging heat with the cooling liquid stored in the first cooling liquid tank section 31 and the second cooling liquid tank section 32. Then, it is poured out as a bubble from the liquid nozzle 5 b of the pouring device 5.

  Thus, in the beverage providing device 1 of the present embodiment, the cooling liquid tank 3 in which the cooling liquid is stored is not only the first cooling liquid tank part 31 arranged in parallel with the refrigerant cooling device 62, The second cooling liquid tank section 32 extends from the first cooling liquid tank section 31 and is juxtaposed in the vertical direction with the refrigerant cooling device 62 and in parallel with the first cooling liquid tank section 31 in the horizontal direction. For this reason, the capacity | capacitance of the cooling fluid stored in the cooling fluid tank 3 increases compared with the drink provision apparatus in which the cooling fluid tank 3 has only the 1st cooling fluid tank part 31, and the drink and heat which distribute | circulate the beverage pipe 4 Since the heat capacity of the whole coolant to be exchanged is improved, the amount of beverage that can be cooled in a short time can be improved.

  Further, in the vertical direction, the temperature of the cooling liquid is lower in the lower part of the cooling liquid tank 3 than in the upper part of the cooling liquid tank 3, so that the second cooling liquid tank part 32 is located below the refrigerant cooling device 62 in the vertical direction. By being located, the capacity of the coolant at a lower temperature can be increased. Thereby, the cooling efficiency of a drink can be improved.

  Further, since the second cooling liquid tank section 32 extends from the first cooling liquid tank section 31 to the rear wall 2d side, the first cooling liquid tank section 31 and the second cooling liquid tank section 32 are provided with different beverages. By introducing the tube 4, the number of the dispensing devices 5 can be increased while improving the amount of beverage that can be cooled in a short time.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. The second embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment, but differs from the first embodiment only in that the second coolant tank section is located above the refrigerant cooling device. For this reason, below, only the matter which is different from 1st Embodiment is demonstrated, and description of the matter which is common in 1st Embodiment is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the beverage providing device of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the beverage providing apparatus 1 </ b> A of the second embodiment mainly includes a housing 2, a cooling liquid tank 3 </ b> A in which a cooling liquid is stored, a beverage pipe 4 through which a beverage circulates, and a beverage pipe. 4 is provided with a pouring device 5 for pouring out beverages and a cooling device 6 for cooling the cooling liquid stored in the cooling liquid tank 3A.

  The cooling liquid tank 3A is formed in an inverted L shape, and includes a first cooling liquid tank part 31 extending in the vertical direction, a second cooling liquid tank part 32A extending in the horizontal direction from the first cooling liquid tank part 31, and It has.

  The first coolant tank section 31 is formed in a vertically extending shape such as a rectangular tube shape or a cylindrical shape, and the front wall 2a, the side wall 2b, the bottom wall 2c, and the top wall 2e of the housing 2 via the heat insulating material 8. Are arranged next to each other.

  The second cooling liquid tank part 32A extends from the upper part of the first cooling liquid tank part 31 toward the rear wall 2d of the case 2 along the top wall 2e of the case 2. Further, the second cooling liquid tank section 32 </ b> A is formed in a vertically extending shape such as a rectangular tube shape or a cylindrical shape similarly to the first cooling liquid tank section 31, and the rear wall of the housing 2 through the heat insulating material 8. 2d, the side wall 2b, and the top wall 2e are arranged adjacent to each other. And the part which the 1st coolant tank part 31 and the 2nd coolant tank part 32A contact is notched. For this reason, the internal region of the cooling liquid tank 3A has an inverted L shape due to the first cooling liquid tank part 31 and the second cooling liquid tank part 32A. The driving device 92b of the second stirring device 92 is fixed to the top wall 2e of the housing 2.

  And the refrigerant cooling device 62 of the cooling device 6 is located under the 2nd cooling liquid tank part 32B extended from the upper part of the 1st cooling liquid tank part 31B. For this reason, the refrigerant cooling device 62 is juxtaposed in the horizontal direction with the first cooling liquid tank part 31, and is juxtaposed in the vertical direction with the second cooling liquid tank part 32A extending from the first cooling liquid tank part 31. Yes. That is, the first coolant tank unit 31 is arranged in parallel with the refrigerant cooling device 62 in the horizontal direction. The second cooling liquid tank section 32A is positioned vertically above the refrigerant cooling apparatus 62 and is juxtaposed in the vertical direction with the refrigerant cooling apparatus 62, and in the horizontal direction with the first cooling liquid tank section 31. It is installed side by side.

  As described above, in the beverage providing device 1A of the second embodiment, the refrigerant cooling device 62 including the compressor 63 is positioned below the second cooling liquid tank portion 32A in the vertical direction. Therefore, the installation stability of the compressor 63 is improved. improves. Moreover, when the beverage providing apparatus 1A can insert and remove the beverage pipe 4 from the top wall 2e of the housing 2, the second beverage pipe 42 introduced into the second cooling liquid tank portion 32A can be easily inserted and removed. it can.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment will be described. The third embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment except that the second cooling liquid tank section is located above the refrigerant cooling device and the first cooling liquid tank section and the second cooling liquid tank. Only the point from which a part and a refrigerant cooling device are reverse is different from 1st Embodiment. For this reason, below, only the matter which is different from 1st Embodiment is demonstrated, and description of the matter which is common in 1st Embodiment is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a beverage providing device according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the beverage providing apparatus 1 </ b> B of the third embodiment mainly includes a housing 2, a cooling liquid tank 3 </ b> B in which a cooling liquid is stored, a beverage pipe 4 through which a beverage circulates, and a beverage pipe. 4 is provided with a pouring device 5 for pouring the beverage from 4 and a cooling device 6 for cooling the cooling liquid stored in the cooling liquid tank 3B.

  The cooling liquid tank 3B is formed in an inverted L shape, and includes a first cooling liquid tank part 31B extending in the vertical direction, a second cooling liquid tank part 32B extending in the horizontal direction from the first cooling liquid tank part 31B, It has.

  The first coolant tank part 31B is formed in a vertically extending shape such as a rectangular tube shape or a cylindrical shape, and the rear wall 2d, the side wall 2b, the bottom wall 2c, and the top wall 2e of the housing 2 through the heat insulating material 8. Are arranged next to each other.

  The second coolant tank section 32B extends along the top wall 2e of the casing 2 from the upper part of the first coolant tank section 31B to the front wall 2a side of the casing 2. Further, the second cooling liquid tank section 32B is formed in a vertically extending shape such as a rectangular tube or a cylinder like the first cooling liquid tank section 31B, and the front wall of the housing 2 via the heat insulating material 8 2a, the side wall 2b, and the top wall 2e are arranged adjacent to each other. And the part which the 1st cooling fluid tank part 31B and the 2nd cooling fluid tank part 32B contact is notched. For this reason, the internal area | region of the cooling fluid tank 3B becomes reverse L shape by the 1st cooling fluid tank part 31B and the 2nd cooling fluid tank part 32B. The driving device 92b of the second stirring device 92 is fixed to the top wall 2e of the housing 2.

  The refrigerant cooling device 62 and the second cooling liquid tank portion 32B are located in the vicinity of the pouring device 5 (the pouring device 5 side of the first cooling liquid tank portion 31B), and the refrigerant cooling of the cooling device 6 is performed. The device 62 is located below the second coolant tank part 32B extending from the upper part of the first coolant tank part 31B. For this reason, while being juxtaposed in the horizontal direction with the first cooling liquid tank part 31B, it is juxtaposed in the vertical direction with the second cooling liquid tank part 32B extending from the first cooling liquid tank part 31B. That is, the first coolant tank part 31B is arranged in parallel with the refrigerant cooling device 62 in the horizontal direction. The second cooling liquid tank section 32B is located above the refrigerant cooling apparatus 62 in the vertical direction and is juxtaposed in the vertical direction with the refrigerant cooling apparatus 62, and in the horizontal direction with the first cooling liquid tank section 31B. It is installed side by side.

  As described above, in the beverage providing device 1C of the third embodiment, the refrigerant cooling device 62 including the compressor 63 is located below the second coolant tank section 32B, so that the installation stability of the compressor 63 is improved. . Moreover, when the beverage providing device 1B can insert and remove the beverage tube 4 from the top wall 2e of the housing 2, the second beverage tube 42 introduced into the second cooling liquid tank portion 32B can be easily inserted and removed. it can.

  Further, since the refrigerant cooling device 62 is located in the vicinity of the dispensing device 5, the maintainability of the refrigerant cooling device 62 is improved. Moreover, although the first cooling liquid tank part 31B is separated from the pouring device 5, the second cooling liquid tank part 32B is located in the vicinity of the pouring device 5, so that it was introduced into the first cooling liquid tank part 31B. The first beverage pipe 41 is passed through the second cooling liquid tank section 32B and connected to the dispensing apparatus 5 so that the beverage cooled in the first cooling liquid tank section 31B is warmed before being dispensed from the dispensing apparatus 5. Can be prevented.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. The fourth embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment, except that the shape of the mounting surface portion to which the housing pouring device is attached and the number of beverage flow path systems are different. This is different from the first embodiment. For this reason, below, only the matter which is different from 1st Embodiment is demonstrated, and description of the matter which is common in 1st Embodiment is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a beverage providing device according to a fourth embodiment. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the beverage providing apparatus shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.6 and FIG.7, in the drink provision apparatus 1C of 4th Embodiment, the attachment surface part 21C of the front wall 2a to which the extraction | pouring apparatus 5 of the housing | casing 2C is attached is formed in non-planar shape. The four pouring devices 5 are attached to the attachment surface portion 21C. If it demonstrates concretely, 21C of attachment surface parts will bulge convexly toward the front of the drink provision apparatus 1C, the planar front plane part 211C orient | assigned to the front of the drink provision apparatus 1, and the front wall 2a. Chamfered corners of the planar right inclined flat surface portion 212C inclined to the right with respect to the front flat surface portion 211C and the front wall 2a and the left side wall 2b as chamfered corners of the right side wall 2b. As described above, a flat left inclined flat surface portion 213C inclined leftward with respect to the front flat surface portion 211C is provided. And the 1st pouring device 51 and the 2nd pouring device 52 are attached to the front plane part 211C, the 3rd pouring device 53 is attached to the right slope plane part 212C, and the left slope plane A fourth extraction device 54 is attached to the portion 213C.

  Different systems of beverage pipes 4 (see FIG. 2) are connected to the first dispensing device 51, the second dispensing device 52, the third dispensing device 53, and the fourth dispensing device 54, respectively. Two beverage pipes 4 connected to any two of the first dispensing device 51, the second dispensing device 52, the third dispensing device 53, and the fourth dispensing device 54 are respectively The first coolant tank 31 (see FIG. 2) is wound spirally and extends in the vertical direction. Two beverage pipes 4 connected to the remaining two dispensing devices 5 among the first dispensing device 51, the second dispensing device 52, the third dispensing device 53, and the fourth dispensing device 54 are respectively In the second coolant tank section 32 (see FIG. 2), it is wound spirally and extends in the vertical direction.

  As described above, in the beverage providing device 1C of the fourth embodiment, since the attachment surface portion 21C is formed in a non-planar shape, the area of the attachment surface portion 21C is compared with the case where the attachment surface portion is formed in a planar shape. growing. For this reason, even if it does not expand the width | variety of the drink provision apparatus 1C, the number of the extraction | pouring apparatuses 5 which can be attached to the attachment surface part 21C can be increased. And since the capacity | capacitance of the coolant stored in the coolant tank 3 increases by having the 2nd coolant tank part 32, even if it increases the number of the pouring devices 5, the amount of beer which can be cooled in a short time falls. Can be suppressed.

  In addition, since the attachment surface portion 21C bulges, the adjacent pouring devices 5 can be directed away from the attachment surface portion 21C. Specifically, the first dispensing device 51, the third dispensing device 53, the second dispensing device 52, and the fourth dispensing device 54 can be directed away from the attachment surface portion 21C. For this reason, it is possible to increase the number of the dispensing devices 5 while suppressing deterioration in the operability of the adjacent dispensing devices 5.

[Fifth Embodiment]
Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. The fifth embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment except that the first cooling liquid tank part and the second cooling liquid tank part are separated and the position of the second cooling liquid tank part. Only the difference in shape from the first embodiment is different from the first embodiment. For this reason, below, only the matter which is different from 1st Embodiment is demonstrated, and description of the matter which is common in 1st Embodiment is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a beverage providing device according to a fifth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the beverage providing apparatus shown in FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XI-XI shown in FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XII-XII shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the beverage providing apparatus 1 </ b> D of the fifth embodiment mainly includes a housing 2 </ b> D, a cooling liquid tank 3 </ b> D in which a cooling liquid is stored, and a beverage pipe 4 through which a beverage circulates. , A dispensing device 5 for dispensing the beverage from the beverage tube 4 and a cooling device 6 for cooling the coolant stored in the coolant tank 3D.

  The housing 2D is formed in an L shape in plan view, and includes a first housing portion 24D extending in the front-rear direction and a second housing portion 25D extending in the horizontal direction from the first housing portion 24D. ing. The left and right arrangements in the horizontal direction of the first casing portion 24D and the second casing portion 25D are not particularly limited.

  The cooling liquid tank 3D is accommodated in the first cooling liquid tank part 31D accommodated in the first casing part 24D and the second casing part 25D and has a volume larger than that of the first cooling liquid tank part 31D. A small second coolant tank section 32D. That is, the second cooling liquid tank part 32D is arranged in parallel with the first cooling liquid tank part 31D in the horizontal direction, and the first cooling liquid tank part 31D and the second cooling liquid tank part 32D include the first casing. It is separated by the side wall 24b of the part 24D and the side wall 25b of the second housing part 25D.

  The first coolant tank part 31D and the second coolant tank part 32D include a lower connecting pipe 33 that connects the lower part of the first coolant tank part 31D and the lower part of the second coolant tank part 32D, An upper connection pipe 34 that connects the upper part of the cooling liquid tank part 31D and the upper part of the second cooling liquid tank part 32D is attached. That is, the first coolant tank part 31D and the second coolant tank part 32D are communicated with each other by the lower connection pipe 33 and the upper connection pipe 34. The upper connection pipe 34 is attached with a pump 35 that feeds the coolant stored in the second coolant tank section 32D from the upper connection pipe 34 to the first coolant tank section 31D.

  The first cooling liquid tank portion 31D is formed in a vertically extending shape such as a rectangular tube shape or a cylindrical shape, and the front wall 24a, the side wall 24b, the bottom wall 24c, and the first wall portion 24D of the first casing portion 24D are interposed via the heat insulating material 8. It arrange | positions so that the top wall 24e may be adjoined.

  The second cooling liquid tank portion 32D is formed in a vertically extending shape such as a rectangular tube shape or a cylindrical shape, and the front wall 25a, the side wall 25b, the bottom wall 25c of the second housing portion 25D via the heat insulating material 8, The rear wall 25d and the top wall 25e are arranged adjacent to each other.

  And the 1st drink pipe 41 and the cooling device 6 are accommodated in the inside of the 1st case part 24D, and the 1st refrigerant | coolant of the 1st drink pipe 41 and the cooling device 6 is accommodated in the 1st cooling fluid tank part 31D. A tube 611 (61) is introduced. Moreover, the 2nd drink pipe 42 and the 2nd refrigerant | coolant pipe | tube 612 are accommodated in the inside of 2nd housing | casing part 25D, and the 2nd drink pipe 42 and the 2nd refrigerant | coolant pipe | tube 612 are accommodated in the 2nd cooling fluid tank part 32D. (61) has been introduced.

  The refrigerant cooling device 62 is disposed behind (on the rear wall 24d side) the first coolant tank part 31D, and is arranged in parallel with the first coolant tank part 31D.

  The dispensing device 5 is attached to the front wall 24a of the first housing part 24D and attached to the first dispensing device 51 connected to the first beverage pipe 41 and the front wall 25a of the second housing part 25D. And a second dispensing device 52 connected to the second beverage pipe 42.

  Next, operation | movement of each component when a drink is provided with the drink provision apparatus 1 is demonstrated.

  First, as in the first embodiment, the ice block that surrounds the refrigerant pipe 61 by operating the cooling device 6 with the cooling liquid stored in the first cooling liquid tank part 31D and the second cooling liquid tank part 32D. Is formed. Then, the pump 35 is operated. Then, the cooling liquid stored in the upper part of the second cooling liquid tank part 32D is sent from the upper connection pipe 34 to the first cooling liquid tank part 31D by the pump 35, and below the first cooling liquid tank part 31D. The stored coolant is sent from the lower connection pipe 33 to the second coolant tank 32D. Thereby, a cooling fluid circulates between the 1st cooling fluid tank part 31D and the 2nd cooling fluid tank part 32D.

  Here, let us consider a case where a beverage is poured out from one of the dispensing devices 5 of the dispensing device 5 attached to the first housing unit 24D and the second housing unit 25D. In this case, only the cooling liquid stored in the first cooling liquid tank part 31D or the second cooling liquid tank part 32D to which the dispensing device 5 that has poured out the beverage is attached is at a room temperature that circulates through the beverage pipe 4. The temperature is raised by heat exchange with the beverage. However, since the coolant circulates between the first coolant tank 31D and the second coolant tank 32D by the pump 35, the temperature of the coolant stored in the first coolant tank 31D and the second coolant The temperature of the coolant stored in the tank portion 32D is made uniform. Thereby, the amount of beer that can be cooled in a short time can be improved.

  In particular, when a beverage is poured out from the pouring device 5 attached to the second housing portion 25D, the temperature of the coolant stored in the second coolant tank portion 32D rises. Rises to the upper part of the second coolant tank part 32D and is fed from the upper connection pipe 34 to the first coolant tank part 31D by the pump 35. On the other hand, when the cooling liquid is fed from the second cooling liquid tank part 32D to the first cooling liquid tank part 31D, the cold cooling liquid stored in the lower part of the first cooling liquid tank part 31D becomes the lower connecting pipe. 33 is fed into the second coolant tank section 32D. Thereby, since the temperature rise of the cooling water stored in the second coolant tank part 32D can be effectively suppressed, even in the second coolant tank part 32D having a smaller volume than the first coolant tank part 31D, The amount of beer that can be cooled in a short time can be improved.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the second cooling liquid tank unit has been described as being arranged in parallel in the vertical direction of the entire refrigerant cooling device, but the second cooling liquid tank unit is at least of the components of the refrigerant cooling device. What is necessary is just to be arranged in parallel by the up-down direction of the compressor.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the 1st cooling liquid tank part, the 2nd cooling liquid tank part, and the cooling device were demonstrated as what is arranged in parallel in the front-back direction of a drink provision apparatus, A 2nd cooling fluid tank part and a cooling device are good also as what is juxtaposed in the left-right direction of a drink provision apparatus.

  In the above embodiment, the upper and lower relationship between the second cooling liquid tank part and the refrigerant cooling device has been specified and described, but any of the second cooling liquid tank part and the refrigerant cooling device may be positioned above, For example, in the third embodiment, the second coolant tank section may be located below the refrigerant cooling device.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although demonstrated as what a 2nd refrigerant pipe and a 2nd stirring apparatus are provided in a 2nd cooling liquid tank part, a 2nd refrigerant pipe and a 2nd stirring apparatus are provided in a 2nd cooling liquid tank part. It may not be provided.

  In the first to third embodiments, the number of dispensing devices and the number of beverage pipes are two. However, the number of dispensing devices and the number of beverage pipes are particularly limited. Instead, it may be four as in the fourth embodiment, or any other number.

  Further, in the fourth embodiment, the shape of the mounting surface portion formed in a non-planar shape has been specifically described, but the shape of the mounting surface portion formed in a non-planar shape is not particularly limited, for example, The shape shown to (a)-(c) of FIG. 8 may be sufficient. In the beverage providing device 1D shown in FIG. 8A, the mounting surface portion 21D formed in a non-planar shape bulges in a curved surface shape (arc shape). And the four extraction | pouring apparatus 5 is attached to the attachment surface part 21D formed in the concave curved surface shape at equal intervals. In the beverage providing device 1E shown in FIG. 8B, only the central portion in the width direction of the attachment surface portion 21E formed in a non-planar shape swells in a rectangular wave shape. The two pouring devices 5 are attached to the distal end surface 214E of the bulging mounting surface portion 21E, and one pouring device 5 is attached to each of both side surfaces 215E of the bulging mounting surface portion 21E. . In the beverage providing device 1F shown in FIG. 8C, the attachment surface portion 21D formed in a non-planar shape is recessed in a rectangular wave shape. The two pouring devices 5 are attached to the bottom surface 216F of the recessed mounting surface portion 21F, and one pouring device 5 is attached to each side surface 217F of the recessed mounting surface portion 21F.

  Further, in the fourth embodiment, the number of extraction devices, the number of planar portions in the mounting surface portion, and the relationship between the extraction device and the planar portion have been specifically described. In the fourth embodiment, the extraction device Are provided with three or more, and the attachment surface portion may be composed of a plurality of planar planar portions, and one or more dispensing devices may be respectively attached to at least two planar portions. Thereby, the number of pouring devices can be increased efficiently.

  In the fifth embodiment, the pump is described as sending the coolant stored in the second coolant tank section from the upper connection pipe to the first coolant tank section. The direction is not particularly limited, and for example, the coolant stored in the first coolant tank section may be sent from the upper connection pipe to the second coolant tank section.

  Further, the above embodiments can be appropriately combined. For example, you may apply the structure of the attachment surface part and extraction device in 4th Embodiment to 2nd, 3rd and 5th embodiment.

1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F ... Beverage providing device, 2, 2C, 2D ... Housing, 2a ... Front wall, 2b ... Side wall, 2c ... Bottom wall, 2d ... Rear wall, 2e ... Top wall , 21 ... Mounting surface portion, 21C ... Mounting surface portion, 21D ... Mounting surface portion, 21E ... Mounting surface portion, 21F ... Mounting surface portion, 211C ... Front plane portion, 212C ... Right inclined plane portion, 213C ... Left inclined plane portion, 214E ... Front end surface, 215E ... Both side surfaces, 216F ... Bottom surface, 217F ... Both side surfaces, 22 ... Vent, 23 ... Receptacle, 24D ... First housing part, 24a ... Front wall, 24b ... Side wall, 24c ... Bottom wall, 24d ... Rear wall, 24e ... Top wall, 25D ... Second housing part, 25a ... Front wall, 25b ... Side wall, 25c ... Bottom wall, 25d ... Rear wall, 25e ... Top wall, 3, 3A, 3B, 3D ... Coolant Tank, 31, 31B, 31D ... first coolant tank section, 32, 32A, 32B, 2D ... second coolant tank section, 32a ... ceiling wall, 33 ... lower connection pipe, 34 ... upper connection pipe, 35 ... pump, 4 ... beverage pipe, 41 ... first beverage pipe, 41a ... first coil section, 42 ... 2nd drink pipe, 42a ... 2nd coil part, 5 ... pouring device, 51 ... 1st pouring device, 52 ... 2nd pouring device, 53 ... 3rd pouring device, 54 ... 4th pouring device 5a ... lever 5b ... liquid nozzle 5c ... foam nozzle 6 ... cooling device 61 ... refrigerant tube 611 ... first refrigerant tube 612 ... second refrigerant tube 62 ... refrigerant cooling device 63 ... compression Machine, 64 ... condenser, 65 ... dehydrator, 66 ... expansion valve, 67 ... fan, 7 ... connection port, 8 ... heat insulating material, 91 ... first stirring device, 91a ... propeller, 91b ... drive device, 92 ... first Two stirring devices, 92a ... propeller, 92b ... drive device.

Claims (10)

A housing,
A coolant tank that is housed in the housing and stores coolant;
A beverage pipe introduced into the cooling liquid tank and through which the beverage circulates;
A pouring device attached to the housing for pouring the beverage from the beverage tube;
A cooling device that is housed in the housing and cools the coolant;
With
The cooling device is
A refrigerant pipe introduced into the cooling liquid tank and through which the cooled refrigerant flows;
A compressor that compresses the refrigerant that has passed through the refrigerant pipe;
Have
The coolant tank is
A first coolant tank section arranged in parallel with the compressor, and
A second cooling liquid tank section extending from the first cooling liquid tank section and arranged in parallel with the compressor;
Have
The contact portion between the first coolant tank part and the second coolant tank part is cut out,
Beverage delivery device. The second coolant tank part is located below the compressor in the vertical direction.
The beverage providing apparatus according to claim 1. The second cooling liquid tank part is located vertically above the compressor,
The beverage providing apparatus according to claim 1. A housing,
A coolant tank that is housed in the housing and stores coolant;
A beverage pipe introduced into the cooling liquid tank and through which the beverage circulates;
A pouring device attached to the housing for pouring the beverage from the beverage tube;
A cooling device that is housed in the housing and cools the coolant;
With
The cooling device is
A refrigerant pipe introduced into the cooling liquid tank and through which the cooled refrigerant flows;
A compressor that compresses the refrigerant that has passed through the refrigerant pipe;
Have
The coolant tank is
A first coolant tank section arranged in parallel with the compressor, and
Communicated with the first cooling liquid tank section, a second cooling liquid tank section arranged in parallel with the first cooling liquid tank section; and
Have
The beverage pipe has a first beverage pipe introduced into the first cooling liquid tank section, and a second beverage pipe introduced into the second cooling liquid tank section .
Beverage delivery device. In the first cooling liquid tank part and the second cooling liquid tank part, the beverage pipes of different systems are respectively introduced.
The beverage providing apparatus according to claim 4 . The refrigerant pipe is introduced into the first coolant tank section and the second coolant tank section,
The drink provision apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-5 . The cooling liquid is movable between the first cooling liquid tank section and the second cooling liquid tank section.
The drink providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . The compressor and the second coolant tank part are located in the vicinity of the pouring device,
The drink providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . The attachment surface portion to which the dispensing device of the housing is attached is formed in a non-planar shape,
The beverage providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8 . The dispensing device has three or more,
The mounting surface portion to which the pouring device of the housing is attached is composed of a plurality of flat surface portions,
At least two of the extraction devices are attached to at least two of the flat portions,
The beverage providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8 .

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