JP6521936B2 - Beverage dispenser system and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser system and an information processing method including a beverage dispenser for dispensing a beverage.

  In a beverage dispenser such as a beer dispenser disposed in a restaurant or the like, the beer is dispensed by externally supplying carbon dioxide gas to a beer barrel filled with beer. For this reason, a cylinder of carbon dioxide gas is connected to the beer keg.

  By the way, when the beverage dispenser is used for a certain period of time, the piping system of the beverage dispenser becomes dirty, and it is necessary to periodically clean the beverage dispenser. For this reason, the person in charge of the beverage sales company visits each restaurant where the beverage dispenser is disposed regularly to check the cleaning condition of the beverage dispenser.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a beverage dispenser provided with an internal computer that transmits the state of the beverage in the beverage dispenser to a communication line. Since the internal computer is connected to the external computer through the communication line, if the person in charge of the beverage sales company refers to the external computer, the person in charge must know the condition of the beverage without visiting the restaurant. Can.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2014-01954

  The state of the beverage disclosed in Patent Document 1 is, for example, the transparency of the beverage, the temperature and pressure of the beverage flowing in the beverage dispenser, and the integrated volume of the flow rate of the beverage flowing in the beverage dispenser. It is relatively easy to judge the quality of these beverages, and the quality can often be easily improved simply by replacing the beverage container and / or the carbon dioxide cylinder with a new beverage container or the like.

  However, in the case of the beverage dispenser, there may occur a failure or malfunction of elements other than the above-mentioned beverage quality, such as mechanical parts of the beverage dispenser. In the event of mechanical component failure or malfunction, the restaurant employee needs to inquire by phone or email the person in charge of the beverage sales company.

  The staff at the restaurant and the person in charge of the beverage sales company want to prevent the problem that "the beverage can not be provided during business hours" due to breakdown or malfunction. In general, restaurant employees often notice failure or malfunction during preparation for opening a restaurant and contact them. And, because the employees of the restaurant wish that the breakdown or malfunction will be resolved by the time the store is opened, the person in charge of the beverage sales company will rush to the store in most cases, which is a heavy burden. In addition, one person in charge of a beverage sales company may be contacted from a plurality of restaurants in the same time zone, and in such a case, the response to some of the restaurants may be delayed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a beverage sales person in charge does not visit a restaurant, and the situation of cleaning or inspection of the beverage dispenser and the failure or malfunction of the beverage dispenser can be quickly determined. Or it aims at providing a beverage dispenser system and an information processing method that can be specified and communicated in advance. Furthermore, it aims at preventing a failure and malfunction beforehand by performing regular maintenance based on the number of times of use (use degree) of a beverage dispenser. In addition, although the person in charge of the beverage sales company visits the restaurant on a regular cycle, it becomes possible to create a visit plan with the condition of the beverage dispenser down.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a beverage dispenser system comprising: a beverage container; and a beverage dispenser that operates a lever to eject the beverage in the beverage container from a faucet. A motion detection unit for detecting information on the motion of the dispenser, a transmission unit for transmitting information on the motion of the beverage dispenser detected by the motion detection unit to a communication line, and the motion of the beverage dispenser via the communication line An external computer for receiving information, the beverage dispenser being connected to the beverage container by a dispense head, the information on the motion of the beverage dispenser comprising removal operations of the faucet and the dispense head and their number of times My little Beverage dispenser system including one Kutomo is provided.
According to the second invention , in the first invention, the transparency of the beverage, the temperature and conductivity of water or ice in the cooling tank cooled by the cooling coil, the amount of electric power of the refrigerator, the content of the beverage dispenser, An additional detection unit for detecting at least one of the temperature and / or pressure of the flowing beverage, the transparency of the beverage detected by the additional detection unit, water or ice around the cooling coil in the cooling tank of the beverage dispenser And an additional transmitter for transmitting at least one of temperature and conductivity, electric power of a refrigerator, temperature and / or pressure of a beverage flowing in the beverage dispenser to the external computer via the communication line.
According to a third aspect, in the first or second aspect , the transmission unit is provided in the motion detection unit.
According to a fourth aspect , in any one of the first to third aspects, the communication system further includes an integrated communication unit disposed inside the beverage dispenser, and the integrated communication unit is transmitted by the transmission unit. Receiving information on the motion of the beverage dispenser, and transmitting information on the motion of the beverage dispenser to the external computer through the communication line.
According to a fifth aspect, in the fourth invention, the transmission unit has to communicate to the Ri受 signal portion by the radio.
According to a sixth invention, in any of the first to fifth inventions, the external computer transmits the message determined according to the received information on the motion of the beverage dispenser through the communication line to the beverage dispenser. Or the transmission part transmitted to at least one of the said beverage dispenser and a portable terminal is included.
According to a seventh invention, in any of the first to sixth inventions, the external computer includes an analysis unit which analyzes information on the received motion of the beverage dispenser.
According to the eighth invention, the lever is operated to detect information on the motion of the beverage dispenser which ejects the beverage in the beverage container from the faucet, and the information on the detected motion of the beverage dispenser is transmitted to the communication line Information about motion of the beverage dispenser is received by an external computer via the communication line , the beverage dispenser is connected to the beverage container by a dispense head, and information on motion of the beverage dispenser is An information processing method is provided, including at least one of a cock and a dismounting operation of the dispense head and the number of times thereof .
According to a ninth aspect, in the eighth aspect , the transparency of the beverage, the temperature and conductivity of water or ice in the cooling tank cooled by the cooling coil, the amount of electric power of the refrigerator, the inside of the beverage dispenser, Detecting at least one of the temperature and / or pressure of the flowing beverage, the detected clarity of the beverage, the temperature and conductivity of water or ice around the coil in the cooling tank of the beverage dispenser, and the amount of power of the refrigerator At least one of the temperature and / or pressure of the beverage flowing in the beverage dispenser is received by the external computer via the communication line.
According to a tenth aspect, in the eighth or ninth aspect , the information on the motion of the beverage dispenser transmitted by the transmitting unit is received by the integrated communication unit, and the information on the motion of the beverage dispenser is the integrated communication. And transmit the data to the external computer through the communication line.
According to an eleventh aspect , in any one of the eighth to tenth aspects, a message determined according to the information on the motion of the beverage dispenser received by the external computer is further transmitted through the communication line. It transmits to at least one of the dispenser or the beverage dispenser and the portable terminal.
According to a twelfth invention, in any of the eighth to eleventh inventions, information on motion of the beverage dispenser received by the external computer is analyzed.

In the first and eighth inventions, since the information on the motion of the beverage dispenser is transmitted to the external computer, the person in charge of the beverage sales company cleans or checks the status of the beverage dispenser by referring to the information in the external computer. In addition, it is possible to identify quickly or in advance elements that cause breakdown or malfunction of the beverage dispenser. For this reason, without having a person in charge of a beverage sales company visit a restaurant, it is possible to send cleaning or inspection status to the restaurant employee, and advice for solving problems or malfunctions of the beverage dispenser. It is also possible to perform prior detection and prevention of failure or malfunction. Furthermore, from the dismounting operation of the cock and the number of times, it is possible to know whether or not the cock itself was cleaned and the cleaning frequency and frequency of the cock, and from the dispensing head dismounting operation, the dispensing head was connected to the cleaning barrel used for cleaning It is possible to know whether or not the number and frequency of cleaning of the dispense head, and also when and when the beverage container was connected to the beverage dispenser. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the replacement time of the slide valve, whether or not the cleaning is sufficiently performed, and the freshness of the contents of the beverage container .
In the second and ninth inventions, it can be grasped from the transparency of the beverage whether the content of the beverage container is sufficient or not, and the beverage can be sufficiently cooled from the temperature of the water around the cooling coil of the beverage dispenser Whether the water is frozen or not can be known from the conductivity of the water around the cooling coil, and the amount of carbon dioxide gas in the carbon dioxide cylinder is sufficiently large from the temperature and / or pressure of the beverage flowing in the beverage dispenser I can know whether or not. Therefore, it is possible to determine when the beverage container and the carbon dioxide gas cylinder are to be replaced, and whether or not the beverage can be poured out in a sufficiently cooled state.
In the third aspect , the motion detection unit can be miniaturized.
In the fourth and tenth inventions, since the integrated communication unit is used, a plurality of pieces of information can be collectively transmitted to the external computer. Therefore, the transmission capability of the transmission unit corresponding to the motion detection unit may be low.
In the fifth invention, since wireless communication is used, the beverage dispenser can be made lightweight. The wireless communication is, for example, a wireless LAN, Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like.
In the sixth, seventh, eleventh and twelfth inventions, the external computer selects the message according to the information. The message is, for example, an item for eliminating the cause of failure or malfunction which is determined according to the information. For this reason, the employee of the restaurant can detect the occurrence of a failure or malfunction in advance without knowing the person in charge of the beverage sales company while grasping the cause and preventing the failure or malfunction. Or it can be solved independently.

  These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic view of a beer dispenser system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the beer dispenser system of this invention. It is a first sectional view of a cock. It is a 2nd sectional view of a cock. It is an enlarged view of 2nd piping. 5 is a schematic view of a beer dispenser system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a schematic view of a beer dispenser system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Similar parts are given the same reference numerals in the following figures. The drawings are scaled appropriately to facilitate understanding. In the drawings, a beer dispenser system is shown as an example of a beverage dispenser system. However, the beverage dispenser system is a beverage other than beer, such as low-malt beer, a beer-flavored sparkling alcoholic beverage (third beer) prepared from raw materials other than malt and mixed with another alcoholic beverage (third beer), non-alcohol Beer, chew choy, highball, sodas, tea beverages or water may be dispensed.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a beer dispenser system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The beer dispenser system shown in FIG. 1 mainly includes a beer dispenser 10 and an external computer 1. The beer dispenser 10 is usually installed in a restaurant or the like, and the external computer 1 is installed in another building located far from the restaurant, for example, a building of a beer sales company. Alternatively, the external computer 1 may be a server on a cloud or a network.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the external computer 1 receives the information on the motion of the beer dispenser 10 described later and other information on the beer dispenser 10, the received information on the motion of the beer dispenser 10, etc. The analysis unit 3 to analyze and the transmission unit 4 to transmit a message determined according to the information on the motion of the beer dispenser 10 and the like to the beer dispenser and / or the portable terminal are included. For this purpose, the beer dispenser 10 may be provided with a display or output (not shown) for displaying a message.

  The beer dispenser 10 includes a body 11, a beer barrel 28 installed outside the body 11 and filled with beer, a carbon dioxide gas cylinder 29 connected to the beer barrel 28, and a cock 19 attached to the body 11 Mainly includes. By operating the lever 18 of the cock 19, beer and / or foam can be poured from the mouth of the cock 19.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a carbon dioxide gas cylinder 29 is connected to the dispensing head 15 by a first passage 27. Also, the second passage 26 connects the dispense head 15 and the cock 19 of the main body 11. Then, the dispense head 15 is attached to the mouth of the beer keg 28.

  The main body 11 includes a refrigerator 12 and a cooling tank 13 disposed adjacent to the refrigerator 12 and filled with water. In the cooling tank 13, a cooling coil 14 in which a refrigerant cooled by the refrigerator 12, for example, fluorocarbon flows is disposed. When the refrigerator 12 is driven, the refrigerant in the cooling coil 14 is cooled and the water around the cooling coil 14 is frozen. As shown, a portion of the second passage 26 is pivoted to form a spiral inside the cooling coil 14 and connected to the cock 19. Further, the refrigerator 12 is connected to a power measuring device 12 a that measures the amount of power of the refrigerator 12. The same transmission unit 12 b as described above is connected to the power measurement device 12 a.

  As is known, carbon dioxide gas is supplied from the carbon dioxide gas cylinder 29 through the first passage 27 to the beer keg 28. This raises the temperature and / or pressure inside the beer keg 28 so that the beer can travel from the beer keg 28 through the second passage 26 to the cock 19. Then, as described later, when the operator operates the lever 18, the beer is poured out from the mouth of the cock 19 and is supplied to a beer glass or the like disposed in advance below the cock 19.

  FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the beer dispenser system of the present invention. The contents shown in FIG. 2 are repeatedly implemented at predetermined control cycles. As shown in FIG. 2, first, in step S11, information is detected, for example information regarding the motion of the beer dispenser.

  The information regarding the motion of the beer dispenser may include, for example, the movement of the lever 18 and its number and time. Referring to FIG. 1, the lever 18 of the cock 19 is connected to a motion detection unit 21 a that detects the movement of the lever 18 and the number thereof with time.

  Furthermore, the information on the motion of the beer dispenser may include the removal operation of the faucet 19 from the main body 11 and the number of times and the time. As shown in FIG. 1, a motion detection unit 21 b is connected to the proximal end of the cock 19 to detect the removal operation of the cock 19 from the main body 11 and the number thereof with time. The dismounting motion of the cock 19 is detected through the distance between the cock 19 and the body 11 and / or the rotation of the cock 19 in a predetermined direction.

  In addition, the information regarding the motion of the beer dispenser may include the removal operation of the dispense head 15 from the beer keg 28 and the number of times and the time. As shown in FIG. 1, a motion detection unit 21 c is connected to the proximal end of the dispense head 15 for detecting the dismounting operation of the dispense head 15 from the beer barrel 28 and the number thereof with time. The dismounting operation of the dispense head 15 is detected through the distance between the dispense head 15 and the beer keg 28 and / or the rotation of the dispense head 15 in a predetermined direction.

  Then, in step S12 of FIG. 2, the information detected in step S11, for example, information on the motion of the beer dispenser is transmitted to the external computer 1. Steps S11 and S12 in FIG. 2 are performed in the beer dispenser 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the motion detection unit 21a is connected to a transmission unit 31a. The transmission unit 31a transmits the information detected by the motion detection unit 21a to the reception unit 2 of the external computer 1 through a communication line as information on the motion of the beer dispenser 10. The communication line is preferably wireless communication, for example, wireless LAN, Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like.

  The transmission unit 31a may be included in the motion detection unit 21a. In this case, the motion detection unit 21a can be miniaturized. Furthermore, the transmission unit 31a may be assembled in the lever 18 integrally with the motion detection unit 21a. In that case, the dimensions of each part of the beer dispenser 10 can be generally maintained, and the beer dispenser 10 can be prevented from being enlarged as a whole. The same applies to other motion detection units, detection units and corresponding transmission units described later.

  Similarly, the motion detection unit 21 b is connected to the same transmission unit 31 b as described above. The removal operation of the cock 19 from the main body 11 and the number of times are transmitted to the external computer 1 through the communication line as information on the motion of the beer dispenser 10 with time.

  Furthermore, the motion detection unit 21c is connected to the same transmission unit 31c as described above. The dismounting operation of the dispensing head 15 from the beer keg 28 and the number of times are sent to the external computer 1 through the communication line as information on the motion of the beer dispenser 10 with time. Similarly, the transmitter 31c may be assembled in the dispense head 15 integrally with the motion detector 21c.

  Referring back to FIG. 2, steps S13 to S15 shown in FIG. 2 are implemented in the external computer 1. In step S13, the receiver 2 of the external computer 1 receives the information on the motion of the beer dispenser detected by the motion detectors 21a to 21c.

  Next, in step S14, the analysis unit 3 of the external computer 1 analyzes the received information. The analysis unit 3 may analyze only at least one of the plurality of types of information. Then, the transmission unit 4 transmits a message determined according to the analysis content of the analysis unit 3 and / or the information on the motion of the beer dispenser together through the communication line to the beer dispenser 10 and / or the portable terminal 39 (step S15) . The portable terminal 39 may be, for example, a portable terminal of a person in charge of a beverage sales company and / or a portable terminal of an employee of a restaurant.

  Here, the analysis unit 3 analyzes the movement of the lever 18 and the number and time of the movement. 3A and 3B are cross-sectional views of the cock. As shown in these drawings, the cock 19 includes a first passage 41 directly connected to the second passage 26 via the slide valve 33 and a second passage 42 adjacent to the first passage 41.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, when the operator tilts the lever 18 in a direction away from the main body 11, the convex portion 34 provided at the base end of the lever 18 pushes the slide valve 33 toward the main body 11 side. Thereby, a gap is generated around the slide valve 33, and the beer can be poured from the second passage 26 through the first passage 41.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the operator tilts the lever 18 in the direction approaching the main body 11, the convex portion 34 separates from the slide valve 33. As a result, the gap around the slide valve 33 is closed, and only the bubble is poured out through the second passage 42.

  The number of movements of the slide valve 33 and the frequency thereof can be known from the movement of the lever 18 and the number and time of the movement. Therefore, when the number of times of movement or the like is larger than a predetermined threshold value, the analysis unit 3 can determine that the slide valve 33 is worn. In such a case, in step S15, the transmission unit 4 transmits a message prompting replacement of the slide valve 33 through the communication line to the beer dispenser 10 and / or the portable terminal 39, for example, a portable terminal of a person in charge of a beverage sales company. Send to

  The analysis unit 3 analyzes the removal operation of the cock 19 from the main body 11 and the number and time thereof, and the analysis of the removal operation of the dispensing head 15 from the main body 11 and the number and time thereof.

  At the time of cleaning of the second passage 26 of the beer dispenser 10, the dispense head 15 is removed from the beer keg 28 and connected to a water-filled cleaning keg (not shown). Furthermore, after disassembling the cock 19 from the main body 11 and disassembling it and arranging the slide valve 33 in the reverse direction, the cock 19 is attached to the main body 11 again. Then, the second passage 26 is removed from the dispensing head 15, the cleaning sponge 38 is inserted into the second passage 26, and assembled to the dispensing head 15 again.

  When carbon dioxide gas is supplied through the first passage 27 to the washing barrel at a predetermined temperature and pressure, the water in the washing barrel is supplied to the second passage 26. Here, FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the second passage. As can be seen from FIG. 4, the cleaning sponge 38 moves towards the faucet 19 while cleaning the inner wall of the second passage 26 with water. Finally, when the cleaning sponge 38 is discharged from the cock 19, the cleaning of the beer dispenser 10 is finished. Thereafter, the slide valve 33, the beer keg 28 and so on are returned to their original states so that the beer can be poured out again.

  Thus, when the second passage 26 of the beer dispenser 10 is cleaned, it is necessary to remove the cock 19 and the dispense head 15 once. The analysis unit 3 can grasp the number of times of cleaning of the second passage 26 and the frequency thereof by the removal operation of the cock 19 and the dispense head 15 and the number and time of the removal operation. Therefore, when the number of times of cleaning of the second passage 26 or the like is larger than a predetermined threshold value, the analysis unit 3 can determine that the cleaning of the second passage 26 is sufficiently performed.

  Similarly, based on only the removal operation of the cock 19 and the number of times, the analysis unit 3 can grasp whether the cock 19 itself is sufficiently cleaned or not, and the number and frequency of cleaning the cock 19 itself. . Furthermore, based on only the removal operation of the dispense head 15 and the number of times, the analysis unit 3 can grasp whether or not the dispense head 15 itself has been sufficiently cleaned, and the number and frequency of cleaning of the dispense head 15 it can.

  Therefore, in step S15, the transmitter 4 transmits a message prompting the cleaning of the second passage 26, the cock 19 and the dispense head 15 through the communication line to the beer dispenser 10 and / or the portable terminal 39, for example, a person in charge of a beverage sales company. Send to your mobile device.

  Thus, in the present invention, information on the motion of the beer dispenser 10 is transmitted to the external computer 1. For this reason, the beer dispenser 10 does not need to be equipped with an internal computer, and the structure of the beer dispenser 10 can be simplified.

  Furthermore, the above-mentioned message is transmitted to the portable terminal of the person in charge of the beverage sales company. For this reason, without having a person in charge of a beverage sales company visit the restaurant, it is possible to send advice to the restaurant employee to solve the trouble or malfunction, for example, the slide valve 33 should be replaced etc. it can. For this reason, it is possible to quickly eliminate the failure or malfunction that has occurred in the beer dispenser 10, and it is also possible to reduce the burden on the person in charge of the beverage sales company.

  It will be understood that substantially the same effect can be obtained when the person in charge of the beverage sales company directly refers to the information in the external computer 1. Furthermore, when a message is sent to the portable terminal of the employee of the restaurant or the output unit of the beer dispenser 10, the employee of the restaurant fails the beer dispenser 10 without the advice of the person in charge of the beverage sales company. It is also possible to eliminate problems and problems independently. That is, the restaurant employee can eliminate the abnormality without contacting the person in charge of the beverage sales company. For this reason, it is not necessary for the restaurant employee to inquire the person in charge of the beverage sales company, and the burden on the person in charge of the beverage sales company can be further reduced.

  Furthermore, since the failure of the beer dispenser 10 can be detected in advance by changing the threshold and the message, it is also possible to prevent the occurrence of an abnormality.

  By the way, FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a beer dispenser system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, the external computer 1 is connected to each of the plurality of beer dispensers 101 to 10 n. Each beer dispenser 101-10n shall be the structure similar to the beer dispenser 10 shown by FIG. Moreover, these beer dispensers 101 to 10 n may be installed in different restaurants or may be installed in the same restaurant.

  In such a case, the analysis unit 3 of the external computer 1 can transmit a message to each of the beer dispensers 101 to 10 n as described above. Therefore, even in a situation where abnormalities occur from the beer dispensers 101 to 10 n of a plurality of restaurants in the same time zone, the abnormalities can be easily resolved based on individual messages for the beer dispensers 101 to 10 n. Therefore, it can be seen that the burden on the person in charge of the beverage sales company can be greatly reduced.

  In the above description, the information regarding the motion of the beer dispenser 10, for example, the movement of the lever 18 and the number of times thereof, and the removal operation of the cock 19 and the dispense head 15 and the abnormality of the beer dispenser 10 based on at least one of them To make sense in advance. In the present invention, based on the information other than the information on the motion of the beer dispenser 10, the abnormality of the beer dispenser 10 may be detected in advance.

  Such information is, for example, the transparency of the beer flowing through the second passage 26. Referring to FIG. 1, a detection unit 22 a that detects the degree of transparency of the beer flowing through the second passage 26 is connected to the second passage 26. The detection unit 22 a is, for example, an optical sensor, and is disposed on the outer surface of the translucent second passage 26. A transmission unit 32a capable of transmitting the detection result to the reception unit 2 of the external computer 1 is connected to the detection unit 22a. As described above, the transmitter 32a may be configured integrally with the detector 22a.

  As described with reference to FIG. 2, the transparency is detected in step S11 of FIG. 2 and transmitted to the external computer 1 in step S12. Then, the transparency detected in step S14 is compared with a predetermined threshold, and if the transparency is larger than the threshold, it is determined that the foam is mainly flowing in the second passage 26 and the beer is hardly flowing. it can. In such a case, a message is sent in step S15 that the beer keg should be replaced.

  Furthermore, the aforementioned information may be, for example, the temperature and conductivity of water around the cooling coil 14. As shown in FIG. 1, a detection unit 22 b is disposed in the cooling tank 13 also as a thermometer that detects the temperature of water or ice around the cooling coil 14. The same transmission unit 32 b as described above is connected to the detection unit 22 b.

  Furthermore, in the cooling tank 13, a detection unit 22c that detects the conductivity of water or ice around the cooling coil 14 is disposed. The detection unit 22c is connected to the same transmission unit 32c as described above.

Similarly, the temperature and conductivity of the water or ice are detected in step S11 of FIG. 2 and transmitted to the external computer 1 in step S12. And when the temperature of water is higher than a predetermined threshold in Step S14, it can be judged that the beer poured out from cock 19 is not low temperature enough. Furthermore, when the conductivity of water or ice is higher than a predetermined threshold value in step S14, it can be determined that ice is not sufficiently formed around the cooling coil 14. Therefore, in these cases, a message is sent in step S15 that the cooling bath 13 and / or the cooling coil 14 should be confirmed or a message that the predetermined time should be waited until ice is sufficiently formed around the cooling coil 14 .
The information described above may be, for example, the amount of power measured by the power measurement device 12 a that measures the amount of power of the refrigerator 12 connected to the refrigerator 12. Similarly, the amount of power of the refrigerator 12 is detected in step S11 of FIG. 2 and transmitted to the external computer 1 by the transmitter 12b in step S12. Then, the amount of power is compared with a predetermined threshold value in step S14, and if the amount of power is higher than the threshold value, it can be determined that ice is not sufficiently formed around the cooling coil 14. In such a case, a message is sent in step S15 to confirm the cooling bath 13 and / or the cooling coil 14, or to wait for a predetermined time until ice is sufficiently formed around the cooling coil 14.

  Furthermore, the aforementioned information may be, for example, the temperature and pressure of the beer flowing in the second passage 26. As shown in FIG. 1, the second passage 26 is connected to a detection unit 22 d that detects the temperature and pressure of the beer flowing in the second passage 26, for example, a temperature and pressure gauge. The detection unit 22d is connected to the same transmission unit 32d as described above.

  Similarly, the temperature and pressure of the beer are detected in step S11 of FIG. 2 and transmitted to the external computer 1 in step S12. Then, in step S14, the temperature and pressure of the beer are compared with predetermined threshold values, and if the temperature and pressure are smaller than the threshold values, it can be determined that the amount of carbon dioxide gas in the carbon dioxide gas cylinder 29 is decreasing. In such a case, a message is sent that the carbon dioxide gas cylinder 29 should be replaced in step S15.

  Thus, in the present invention, the transparency of beer, the temperature and conductivity of water or ice around the cooling coil 14 in the cooling tank 13 of the beer dispenser 10, the amount of power of the refrigerator, the temperature of beer flowing in the beer dispenser 10 The abnormality of the beer dispenser 10 may be determined based on at least one of the pressure and the pressure. In this case, it is also possible to observe the beer dispenser 10 in multiple directions to detect various types of abnormalities in advance and prevent the same.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a beer dispenser system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Since the configuration shown in FIG. 6 is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 1, the description of the overlapping portions will be omitted.

  The beer dispenser 10 shown in FIG. 6 includes an integrated communication unit 35. As can be seen from FIG. 6, the integrated communication unit 35 receives the information from the transmitting units 31 a to 31 c and the transmitting units 32 a to 32 d and collectively transmits the information to the receiving unit 2 of the external computer 1. In this case, it is sufficient for the transmission units 31a to 31c and the transmission units 32a to 32d to transmit information to the integrated communication unit 35 in the beer dispenser 10. Therefore, the transmission capabilities of the transmitters 31a to 31c and the transmitters 32a to 32d may be relatively low.

  Although the invention has been described using exemplary embodiments, those skilled in the art can make the above described changes and various other changes, omissions, additions without departing from the scope of the invention. You will understand.

Reference Signs List 1 external computer 2 reception unit 3 adjustment unit 4 transmission unit 10, 101 to 10 n beer dispenser 11 main body 12 refrigerator 13 cooling tank 14 cooling coil 15 dispense head 18 lever 19 cock 21a to 21c motion detection unit 22a to 22d detection unit (addition Detection unit)
26 second passage 27 first passage 28 beer keg (drink container)
29 carbon dioxide gas cylinders 31a to 31c transmitters 32a to 32c transmitters (additional transmitters)
33 Slide valve 38 Cleaning sponge 39 Portable terminal 41 First passage 42 Second passage

Claims (12)

A beverage dispenser system, comprising: a beverage container; and a beverage dispenser that operates a lever to dispense the beverage in the beverage container from a faucet.
A motion detection unit that detects information related to the motion of the beverage dispenser;
A transmitter configured to transmit information related to the motion of the beverage dispenser detected by the motion detector to a communication line;
And an external computer for receiving information on the motion of the beverage dispenser via the communication line,
The beverage dispenser is connected to the beverage container by a dispense head,
The beverage dispenser system, wherein the information regarding the motion of the beverage dispenser includes at least one of the removal operation of the cock and the dispense head and the number of times thereof. Furthermore, the transparency of the beverage, the temperature and conductivity of water or ice around the cooling coil in the cooling tank cooled by the cooling coil, the amount of electric power of the refrigerator, the temperature and / or pressure of the beverage flowing in the beverage dispenser An additional detection unit that detects at least one of
Transparency of the beverage detected by the additional detector, temperature and conductivity of water or ice around the cooling coil in the cooling tank of the beverage dispenser, electric power of the refrigerator, temperature and / or temperature of the beverage flowing in the beverage dispenser The beverage dispenser system according to claim 1, further comprising: an additional transmitter that transmits at least one of the pressures to the external computer via the communication line.   The beverage dispenser system according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit is included in the motion detection unit. Furthermore, it comprises an integrated communication unit disposed inside the beverage dispenser,
The integrated communication unit receives the information on the motion of the beverage dispenser transmitted by the transmitting unit, and transmits the information on the motion of the beverage dispenser to the external computer through the communication line. 3. Beverage dispenser system according to any one of the preceding claims. The beverage dispenser system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the transmitting unit communicates with the receiving unit of the external computer by wireless.   The external computer includes a transmitter configured to transmit a message determined according to the received information on the motion of the beverage dispenser through the communication line to at least one of the beverage dispenser or the beverage dispenser and a portable terminal. A beverage dispenser system according to any one of the preceding claims.   The beverage dispenser system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the external computer includes an analysis unit that analyzes the received information on the motion of the beverage dispenser. By operating the lever of the beverage of beverage in the container to detect information about the motion of a beverage dispenser to dispense from the cock,
Sending information on the detected motion of the beverage dispenser to a communication line;
Information related to the motion of the beverage dispenser is received by an external computer via the communication line,
The beverage dispenser is connected to the beverage container by a dispense head,
The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the information on the motion of the beverage dispenser includes at least one of the removal operation of the cock and the dispense head and the number of times thereof. Furthermore, among the transparency of the beverage, the temperature and conductivity of water or ice around the cooling coil in the cooling tank cooled by the cooling coil, the amount of electric power of the refrigerator, the temperature and / or pressure of the beverage flowing in the beverage dispenser Detect at least one of
At least one of the detected transparency, the temperature and conductivity of water or ice around the cooling coil in the cooling tank of the beverage dispenser, the amount of power of the refrigerator, the temperature and / or pressure of the beverage flowing in the beverage dispenser 9. The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein one is received by said external computer via said communication line. Information about the transmission motion signal by said beverage dispenser is received by the integrated communication unit,
The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein the information on the motion of the beverage dispenser is transmitted to the external computer through the communication line by the integrated communication unit.   Furthermore, a message determined according to the information on the motion of the beverage dispenser received by the external computer is transmitted through the communication line to at least one of the beverage dispenser or the beverage dispenser and the portable terminal. The information processing method as described in any one of to 10.   The information processing method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein information on motion of the beverage dispenser received by the external computer is analyzed.

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