JPH035596Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Technical field to which the idea belongs]

This invention relates to the structure of a soft drink dispenser that dispenses a soft drink cooled by a drink cooling coil disposed in a cooling water tank into a drink cup through a drink dispensing valve.

[Prior art and its problems]

As a soft drink dispenser for carbonated drinks, etc., a beverage dispensing valve is installed at the top of the cooling water tank, and each beverage pipe for syrup and carbonated water is connected via a beverage cooling coil that is immersed in the cooling water tank. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A soft drink dispenser is known which is connected to a beverage dispensing valve and dispenses a cold beverage into a beverage cup through the beverage dispensing valve. However, in the conventional configuration of this type of beverage dispenser, the main body of the beverage dispensing valve and a part of the beverage piping connected to the beverage dispensing valve are exposed to the atmosphere, and there is a waiting time for beverage supply. If the temperature is too long, the beverage remaining in the main body of the beverage dispensing valve and the beverage piping that follows it absorbs atmospheric heat and rises in temperature, causing the problem that the coldness of the soft drink worsens, and a solution to this problem is desired. ing.

[Purpose of invention]

This invention was developed in consideration of the above points, and it solved the problem of the conventional configuration described above, in which the beverage did not get cold while waiting for supply, by adding a simple means to ensure that the beverage was always sufficiently cold. To provide a soft drink dispenser capable of dispensing and supplying a soft drink from a drink dispensing valve in a state in which the drink is in a state of dispensing.

[Key points of the idea]

In order to achieve the above object, this invention surrounds a part of the beverage dispensing valve with an air guide cover, communicates the space inside the cover with the upper space of the cooling water tank, and the cooling water installed above the cooling water tank. Install a fan on the motor shaft of the stirring agitator,
The fan is driven by the operation of the agitator to force and blow cold air from the upper space of the cooling water tank toward the inside of the air guide cover, and this cold air causes the beverage dispensing valve and the beverage exposed above the water surface of the cooling water to be blown. The piping is cooled so that a sufficiently chilled soft drink can be discharged and supplied to a beverage cup through a beverage dispensing valve even during a long standby period.

[Example of idea]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a soft drink dispenser according to an embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of FIG. a cooling water tank to be cooled; 2 is a beverage dispensing valve installed and protruding forward from the top of the cooling water tank;
3 is syrup tank, 4 is carbonator, 5, 6
7 is a beverage cooling coil that is immersed in the cooling water tank 1 with piping connected to the syrup tank 3 and carbonator 4; 7 is a cooling water tank that connects the beverage cooling coils 5, 6 and the beverage dispensing valve 1; This is the beverage piping installed inside 1. Further, the upper part of the cooling water tank 1 is semi-hermetically covered with a top lid 8 which also serves as a unit base, and an agitator 10 is installed in the top lid 8 to stir the water in the water tank with a stirring blade 9. . The beverage dispensing valve 2 described above is a main body block 2 equipped with various parts such as a beverage discharge port, a beverage flow rate regulator, a solenoid valve, a control switch, and a switch operation lever.
a and the main body block 2a in a removable manner, a main valve mechanism for the beverage passage, etc., and is fixedly attached to the valve mount 11 installed on the base. It is constructed as an assembly of a rear block 2b connected to a pipe 7. Reference numeral 12 designates a beverage cup, and when the beverage cup 12 is pressed against the operating lever 2c of the beverage dispensing valve 2, a switch is actuated to open the solenoid valve, and the syrup and carbonated water are mixed. The liquid is then discharged and supplied to the beverage cup 12. In contrast to the above-mentioned structure, this invention provides an air vent 13 which surrounds a part of the beverage dispensing valve 2, particularly around the rear block 2b and communicates with the upper space 1a in the cooling water tank 1. A trunk cover is attached to the front surface of the cooling water tank 1 via decorative screws 14. Further, on the motor shaft of the agitator 10 described above, there is an upper space 1a in the cooling water tank.
It is located inside and is equipped with a fan 15. Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. i.e. when the agitator 1 is in operation while the beverage dispenser is in operation.
0 is operated, the motor drives the water in the cooling water tank 1, and at the same time, the fan 15 is also driven to rotate, and the air in the upper space of the tank is directed into the wind barrel cover 13 described above as indicated by the arrow P in FIG. Force the air toward the target. Moreover, the upper space 1 inside the cooling water tank 1
The air in a is always in contact with the water surface and is cooled to a low temperature.
By forcefully blowing air inward, the beverage piping 7 exposed above the water surface in the tank during this cold air blowing process.
And the rear block 2b of the beverage dispensing valve 2 is flushed with cold air and cooled. Note that the cold air flow cools the dispensing valve and is then exhausted to the outside of the tank through the gap between the air guide cover 13 and the mounting base 11. In this way, the beverage piping 7 exposed above the water surface of the cooling water tank and the beverage dispensing valve 2 are cooled by the guided cold air. It is possible to prevent the temperature of the beverage stagnant in the beverage pipe from rising and maintain the low temperature, and it becomes possible to supply the soft drink in a sufficiently cold state even after a long standby.

[Effect of the idea]

As described above, according to this invention, a part of the beverage dispensing valve is surrounded by an air guide cover, and the space inside the cover is communicated with the upper space of the cooling water tank, and the cooling water installed above the cooling water tank is A fan is installed on the motor shaft of the stirring agitator, and the fan is driven by the operation of the agitator to push and blow cold air from the upper space of the cooling water tank toward the inside of the air guide cover, and this cold air is used to close the beverage dispensing valve. And by cooling the beverage piping exposed above the water surface of the cooling water, the cooling performance of beverages is improved, and even when dispensing beverages after a long standby, sufficiently chilled soft drinks are discharged and supplied. A soft drink dispenser with a high cooling effect can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a beverage dispenser according to an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of FIG. 1. In the figure, 1... Cooling water tank, 1a... Upper space inside the tank, 2...
... Beverage dispensing valve, 5, 6 ... Beverage cooling coil, 7 ... Beverage piping, 10 ... Agitator, 12 ... Beverage cup, 13 ... Air guide cover,
15... Juan, P... cold air flow.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Connect the beverage pipe installed in the cooling water tank via the beverage cooling coil installed in the cooling water tank to the beverage dispensing valve installed at the top of the cooling water tank, and then cool the soft drink from the beverage dispensing valve. In a soft drink dispenser configured to discharge and supply to a cup, a part of the beverage dispensing valve is surrounded by an air guiding cover, the space inside the cover is communicated with the upper space of the cooling water tank, and the beverage dispensing valve is installed above the cooling water tank. A fan is mounted on the motor shaft of the agitator for stirring the cooled water, and the fan is driven by the operation of the agitator to push and blow cold air from the upper space of the cooling water tank toward the inside of the air guide cover. A soft drink dispenser characterized by cooling a spacing valve and a beverage pipe exposed above the surface of the cooling water.