JPH02127294A - Drink distributing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a sanitary drink distributing apparatus by housing a portable, outlet tube carrying a container filled with drink in a cold chamber, cutting off the end of an outlet tube to make the drink supply possible and closing and opening the outlet tube by squeezing and releasing. CONSTITUTION:Prior to use, an outer box 14 containing a drink-filled container 9 is placed in a cold chamber 3 with a cooler 4 in operation. An outlet tube 11 of a container 9 at the front is drawn out from the cold chamber through a tube exit opening 15 and bent downward between a fixed part 17 and a movable part 19 of an opening and closing cock 16. An operating lever 20 is then raised to squeeze the outlet tube 11 to keep an outlet passage closed. In this condition, the end 13 of the outlet tube 11 is cut off in readiness for supply to the user. The user puts his cup 22 under the tube end and pulls the operating lever 20 toward himself to pour the drink into the cup and puts it back in place to shut off the drink after the cup is filled. The container 9 and its outer box 14 are removed from the cold chamber after the drink has been used up and the next container 9 is moved in the front position and similarly brought in readiness for supply.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a beverage dispensing device such as a beverage dispenser or a beverage vending machine.

(Prior Art) A conventional beverage dispenser or automatic beverage dispensing device is equipped with a beverage tank, and the beverage is dispensed into paper cups by opening and closing a cock provided at its spout. The drink tank was designed to be refilled whenever it ran out of drink.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned beverage dispensing device, when refilling the beverage tank with beverage, the beverage before refilling adheres to the beverage tank, faucet, etc., so it is not always satisfactory from a sanitary standpoint. It wasn't something. Therefore, this type of beverage dispensing device is not suitable for implementation, especially for beverages such as milk where bacteria are likely to multiply.

An object of the present invention is to store a portable container with a pouring tube filled with a beverage in a beverage dispensing device, and to make it possible to pour out the beverage by cutting the tip of the pouring tube for each container. An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage dispensing device.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a soft spouting pipe at the bottom of the container body, the tip of the spouting pipe is sealed, and a beverage is sealed. A portable container is stored, the dispensing pipe of the container to be used is received, the middle part of the dispensing pipe is clamped, and the dispensing pipe is squeezed based on the operation, or the pinching pressure is released and dispensing is performed. The beverage dispensing device is provided with an opening/closing cock that opens and closes the path, and the beverage can be poured out by cutting off the tip of the pouring pipe.

(Function) According to the present invention, prior to use for dispensing, a portable container filled with a beverage is stored in the beverage dispensing device, and the opening/closing cock receives the dispensing pipe of the container to be used and dispenses the beverage. If the outlet path is closed and the tip of the pouring tube is cut in this state, then the beverage can be poured from the tip by operating the opening/closing cock.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a beverage dispensing device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of the apparatus, which includes a refrigerating chamber 3 surrounded by a heat insulating material 2. 4 is a cooler for cooling the inside of the refrigerator compartment 3, 5.6 is a compressor and a condenser for cooling together with the cooler 4, and 7 is a drain tank. Device body 1
A door 8 is provided on the front side of the refrigerator 3, and by opening the original sin 8, a beverage container 9, which will be described later, can be put into or taken out from the refrigerator compartment 3.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the state of the container 9 before use. The container 9 is a soft bag made of polyethylene or vinyl chloride, and a soft spouting pipe 11 is attached to the bottom of the container body 10 by welding. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of how the spout pipe 11 is attached. The flange portion 12 of the spouting tube 11 is high-frequency welded to the container body 1.0, and the tip 13 is sealed to seal the beverage. Reference numeral 14 denotes a regular-shaped outer box made of paper, and the container 9 is transported and used while being accommodated in the outer box 14. The pouring pipe 11 is bent near the connection with the container body 10 and is pushed into the outer box 14 as shown in FIG. The space occupied by the cargo and the inside of the refrigerating room 3 during storage is reduced.

The door 8 has a spouting pipe outlet hole 15 at a position corresponding to the spouting pipe 11 of the container 9 at the frontmost position in the refrigerator compartment 3, and when using the container 9, the spouting pipe 11 is pulled out from the spouting tube outlet hole 15.

Reference numeral 16 denotes an opening/closing cock, which consists of a semicylindrical fixed part 17 fixed to the door 8 and a movable part 19 rotatable around a shaft 18 attached to the door 8.
The spout tube 11 is received between the spout 9 and the spout 9, and the spout tube 11 is used in a state where the middle portion is held between the spout tube 11 and the spout tube 11.

The movable part 19 has an operating lever 20, and the operating lever 20
When is in the position shown in the figure, the cylindrical tip 21 and the fixed part 17 pinch the spout tube 11 to crush the spout tube 11 and close the spout path. When it is tilted forward, the pinching pressure is released and the dispensing path is opened.

Next, the procedure for using the beverage dispensing device shown in FIG. 1 will be explained.

Prior to use for dispensing, the cooler 4 is operated and the container 9 containing the beverage is stored in the refrigerator compartment 3 in the outer box 14. Then, the spouting pipe 11 of the container 9 in the foremost position is pulled out from the spouting pipe takeout hole 15, bent downward, and passed between the fixed part 17 and the movable part 19 of the opening/closing cock 16. Then, the operating lever 20 is raised and the spouting pipe 11 is compressed to close the spouting path.

If the tip 13 of the spouting tube 11 is cut in this state, then
Beverages can be dispensed.

The user prepares the cup 22, tilts the operating lever 20 toward the user to dispense the beverage, and then returns the operating lever 20 to the top to stop dispensing. Used container 9 and outer box 14
is removed and a suitable next container 9 is prepared in the same manner ready for dispensing.

In this embodiment, the opening/closing cock] 6 is operated manually, but it may be operated automatically using a solenoid or the like.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of how to attach the spout pipe.

The spouting pipe 23 has a flange part 24 welded to the container body 10 by high frequency welding as in FIG. 3, and is attached by wrapping a spring 25 made of metal or synthetic resin around the part.
When the spout tube 23 is bent downward and in use, the spout tube 23 is protected from being crushed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating another example of how to attach the spout pipe. A spout 26 is high-frequency welded to the container body 10 to attach the spout pipe.
A spouting pipe 27 made of soft synthetic resin or rubber is attached to this. A protector 28 is similarly high-frequency welded to the outside of the spout 26 to protect the spout pipe 27 from being crushed when it is bent. The protector 28 has a notch 29 at the top, into which the spouting tube 27 is received as shown by the broken line when the protector 28 is housed in the outer box 14.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, a portable container with a pouring tube filled with a beverage is stored, and when used, the tip of the pouring tube is cut and the beverage is poured. Since the dispensing pipe is opened and closed by a squeezing action, there is no risk that the beverage in each container will be mixed with the beverage in the used container, thus providing a sanitary beverage dispensing device. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the essential parts of a beverage dispensing device showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a view showing the state of the container before use, and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are views of the dispensing pipe. The attachment is a diagram showing an example. 3... Refrigerator room 9... Container 10... Container body 11, 23, 27... Pour pipe 16... Opening/closing cock Patent Applicant Sanden Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Yoshi Yoshi 1) Sei Figure 4, 1 (Monthly profit IT example of 1 container, 4 bottles, 5 main outlets) Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A portable container having a soft pouring pipe at the bottom of the container body, the tip of the pouring tube being sealed, and containing a beverage is stored; An opening/closing cock is provided which receives the outlet pipe and clamps the middle part of the outlet pipe, and opens and closes the outlet route by pinching the outlet pipe or releasing the pinch pressure based on the operation, and at the tip of the outlet pipe. 1. A beverage dispensing device characterized in that the beverage can be dispensed by cutting the beverage dispensing device.