JPH05290265A - Washing device for cup vender - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a device in which the attachment and detachment of a tank can be reduced to the minimum, the device can be easily conveyed, and the measurement of chemicals dilute water quantity is unnecessary by constituting the device of a sealed tank with which a pressure water supplying pipe, chemicals supplying pipe, and chemicals discharging pipe are connected, and a by-pass pipe. CONSTITUTION:A prescribed amount of washing raw chemicals is charged into a sealed tank 2, the valve 12 of a chemicals supplying pipe 4 is closed, the valve 16 of a pressure water pipe 8 is opened, an air in the closed tank 2 is compressed, the pressure water is supplied to the sealed tank 2 until the supply amount reaches the prescribed amount, and the valve 16 is closed. At that time, the chemicals is diluted. Next, a by-pass valve 26 is opened, syrup in a cup vender 30 is discharged by the pressure water, and water is simultaneously poured. Then, the by-pass valve 26 is closed, the valve 18 of a chemicals discharging pipe 6 is opened, and the chemicals is supplied to the cup vender 30. When a disinfectant is included in the chemicals, this state is held in a prescribed time, and the disinfection is operated. Then, the by-pass valve 26 is opened, the chemicals in the cup vender 30 is discharged, and the water is simultaneously poured.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning device for injecting and selling a drink called a cup vendor in a drink vending machine into a cup, and more particularly to a cleaning device using a chemical solution.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Cup vendors are
It is washed after a certain period of use. As this method, conventionally, a chemical solution tank and a water tank were prepared respectively, and after removing the syrup tank, a water tank, a chemical solution tank, and a water tank were sequentially installed, and the chemical solution or washing water was supplied by the pressure of carbon dioxide gas used as a raw material. It was supplied to the cup vendor and the cup vendor was washed.

[0003]

However, in this cleaning, washing with water is performed twice when discharging the syrup and when discharging the chemical solution, and therefore the number of times the tank must be mounted is four, including the syrup tank. It had the problem of becoming long. Moreover, since the pressure of carbon dioxide gas, which is the raw material of the beverage, is used to supply the cleaning liquid and water, the cleaning cost becomes high, and moreover, the chemical liquid and the dilution water must be accurately measured and supplied by the graduated cylinder. It was Further, since each of the water tank and the chemical liquid tank is provided, the entire apparatus becomes large, and much labor is required to carry the cleaning apparatus to the vicinity of each cup bender.

[0004]

The present invention was devised in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to remove and attach a tank as much as possible, to facilitate transportation, and to reduce the amount of diluting water for chemicals. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cupbender cleaning device that eliminates measurement and does not use carbon dioxide as a raw material.

[0005]

[Function] A predetermined amount of undiluted solution for washing is put in the closed tank and the chemical solution supply valve is closed. Open the pressure water stop valve, compress the air in the closed tank, supply pressure water into the closed tank until the supply amount reaches a predetermined amount, and close the pressure water stop valve. Here, the chemical solution is diluted. Open the bypass valve and use pressure water to drain the syrup in the cup bender and pour water. The bypass valve is closed, the chemical discharge valve is opened, and the chemical is supplied into the cup bender. When the chemical solution contains a bactericide, this state is maintained for a certain period of time for sterilization. Open the bypass valve to drain the chemical in the cup bender and pour water.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a cup bender cleaning device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of one embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a side view thereof. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 is a closed tank, and a chemical liquid supply pipe 4, a chemical liquid discharge pipe 6, and a pressure water supply pipe 8 are connected to the closed tank. And
Further, a pressure switch 10 is attached to the upper part of the closed tank 2, and the supply amount of the pressure water is measured by the rise of the pressure of the closed tank 2 accompanying the supply of the pressure water. Is to close.

Further, a blow pipe 11 for discarding the chemical liquid in the tank is attached to the closed tank 2, and a blow cock 13 keeps the closed tank closed.
The chemical liquid supply pipe 4 is provided with a funnel 14 for supplying the chemical liquid on the upper part thereof via a chemical liquid supply cock 12 for ensuring the airtightness of the sealed tank 2 after the chemical liquid is supplied.

The pressure water supply pipe 8 is connected to a pressure water source such as tap water through a timer (not shown) and an electromagnetic valve 16 operated by the pressure switch 10. Further, the pressure water discharge pipe 6 is connected to a header 20 via an electromagnetic valve 18 that opens and closes by the operation of a timer (not shown). The header 20 has six outlets 22a, 22b ... 22f, and stop valves 24a, 24b ... 24f are connected to the ends thereof. The plurality of valves are for cleaning and sterilizing a plurality of lines at the same time when the cup vendor handles a plurality of products.

The upstream side of the solenoid valve 16 of the pressure water supply pipe 8 and the downstream side of the solenoid valve 18 of the chemical liquid discharge pipe 6 are provided with a solenoid valve 26.
It is connected by the bypass pipe 28 via. Next, the operation of the cup bender cleaning device described above will be described.

The syrup tank (not shown) attached to the cup bender 30 is removed, and the washing device is connected to the cup bender 30 by a connecting hose 32. Then, the tip of the pressure water pipe 8 is connected to a water pipe (not shown).

Next, the valve (not shown) at the end of the cup bender 30 is opened. Then, the bypass solenoid valve 26 is opened. The tap water is passed through the bypass pipe 28, the header 20, and the shutoff valve 24a to discharge the syrup in the cup bender while washing the syrup system of the cup bender.

Thereafter, the bypass solenoid valve 26 is closed.
60 ml of the stock solution for cleaning and sterilization is measured with a graduated cylinder, the cock 12 for supplying the chemical solution is opened, and it is supplied to the closed tank 2 from the funnel 14, and the cock 12 for supplying the chemical solution is closed.

Then, the pressure after the rise of the closed tank 2 when the pressure water amount of 3 l required for diluting the stock solution for cleaning and sterilization is supplied to the closed tank 2 is calculated, and the pressure switch 10 is set to that value.

Next, the solenoid valve 16 is opened by a signal from a timer (not shown). Tap water is supplied to the closed tank 2 through the pressure water supply pipe 8 and the solenoid valve 16. The pressure in the tank 2 gradually rises, and when it reaches a predetermined pressure, the pressure switch 10 sends a closing signal to the solenoid valve 16 to close the solenoid valve 16. In this state, the cleaning and sterilizing liquid in the closed tank 2 is 5
It is diluted 0 times.

Then, the solenoid valve 18 is opened by a signal from a timer (not shown). The cleaning and sterilizing liquid in the closed tank 2 fills the syrup system of the cup bender 30 while discharging the tap water in the cup bender 30 through the chemical discharge pipe 6, the header 20, and the stop valve 24a by the pressure in the closed tank 2. This state is maintained for a fixed time. During this period, cleaning and sterilization of the cup bender syrup system is performed.

After that, the solenoid valve 18 is closed by a signal from a timer (not shown). Next, the bypass solenoid valve 2
Open 6 The tap water passes through the bypass pipe 28, the header 20, and the shutoff valve 24a to sufficiently discharge the cleaning and sterilizing liquid in the cup bender. The cup receives the discharged liquid discharged from the valve at the extreme end of the cup bender (not shown), and it is confirmed by the test paper that the cleaning and sterilizing liquid is completely discharged, and then the bypass solenoid valve 26 is closed.

Thereafter, the connecting hose 32 is removed from the cup bender 30, a syrup tank (not shown) is attached to the cup bender 30, and the syrup is supplied from the syrup tank to the cup bender 30 to discharge tap water from the syrup system. The cleaning is completed.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to attach and detach to and from the cup bender only once, and since it is no longer necessary to measure the dilution water of the washing and sterilizing agent with the measuring cylinder, it is possible to perform the washing. The overall required time has been reduced. Since the cleaning and sterilizing liquid is indirectly supplied to the cup bender by the pressure of pressurized water such as tap water, the cleaning cost is reduced without wasting the carbon dioxide gas used as the raw material. Moreover, since the number of tanks is one, the weight of the entire apparatus is reduced, and it is easy to handle as a cleaning apparatus that requires constant transportation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of a cleaning device for a cup bender according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the cup bender cleaning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the cup bender cleaning device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Sealed tank 4 ... Chemical liquid supply pipe 6 ... Chemical liquid discharge pipe 8 ... Pressure water supply pipe 10 ... Pressure switch 12 ... Chemical liquid supply cock 16 ... Solenoid valve 18 ... Solenoid valve 26 ... Solenoid valve 28 ... Bypass pipe 30 ... Cup bender

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A closed tank to which a pressure water supply pipe having an automatic flow stop device, a chemical liquid supply pipe having a stop valve, and a chemical liquid discharge pipe having a stop valve are connected, respectively, and the pressure water supply pipe and the chemical liquid discharge pipe. Is composed of a bypass pipe connected via a shutoff valve, and after a certain amount of chemical liquid is charged into the closed tank, the air in the closed tank is compressed by supplying pressure water to seal a predetermined amount of pressure water. A cleaning device for a cup bender, characterized in that the chemical liquid is supplied to a tank to dilute the chemical liquid and the compressed air supplies the chemical liquid to the cup bender through the chemical liquid discharge pipe. 2. The cleaning device for a cup bender according to claim 1, wherein the pressure water supply amount is automatically stopped by a pressure signal in the closed tank.