JPH07218312A - Rice wine amount weighing and supplying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an apparatus enabling a person to select favorite sake (rice wine) from several kinds of sake to drink the same in a favorite amt. at a favorite time in an individual pace and capable of easily obtaining a drink prepared by mixing two or more kinds of sakes in a favorite ratio and adding a proper amt. of ice, carbonated water, water and the others to the prepared sake mixture and adjusted to individual taste. CONSTITUTION:A plurality of support main bodies 5A, 5B... are attached to the turntable 2 supported on a support 1 in a freely rotatable manner and the parts 7 to be attached of weighing a definite amt. of sake and discharging the same at every valve opening operation are fitted to the attaching parts 6 of the respective support main bodies 5A, 5B... in a freely detachable manner and the pins 8 attached to the attaching parts 6 in a freely going in and out state are fitted in the connection holes 10 of the parts 7 to be attached by springs 9 and the presers 13 bringing the bottle mouths of a different kind of inverted sake bottles 3A, 3B... into contact with the inflow ports 11 of the weighing devices 4A, 4B... by springs 12 are guided by the support main bodies 5A, 5B....

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is attached to or installed on a counter such as a snack bar or a home bar, a table, or the like, for measuring and supplying liquor such as whiskey, brandy or wine in a fixed amount. The present invention relates to a liquor measuring and supplying device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a snack bar or the like, a bartender supplies a desired liquor to a customer according to a menu while measuring the amount of liquor using a measuring cup.

[0003]

In the past, since the bartenders provided each customer with the desired liquor, the labor costs of the bartenders were high, and even the drinks made by professionals were subtly preferred. If not, the mass bar won't let you personalize it. Especially when it is crowded or when multiple people go to drink, it takes time for the bartender to make and supply drinks for each person, not only it can not be supplied inexpensively, but also when you want to drink sake you want to drink. There is a problem that you cannot drink as much as you like at your own pace.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the device of the present invention is provided with a plurality of supporting bodies 5A, 5B on a rotating plate 2 which is rotatably supported by a column 1 as shown in FIG.
.. are attached, and the attached portions of the measuring instruments 4A, 4B ... Inject a fixed amount of liquor into the mounting portion 6 of each of the supporting bodies 5A, 5B. 7 is detachably fitted, and the pin 8 is detachably attached to the attaching portion 6.
Is fitted into the coupling hole 10 of the mounted portion 7 by the spring 9, and
Guide the presser 13 that presses the bottle mouths of the different types of liquor bottles 3A, 3B, which are upside down, with the springs 12 to the support bodies 5A, 5B. It becomes.

[0005]

[Operation] Since the device of the present invention is configured as described above,
Sake bottle containing the sake you want to drink by rotating the rotating plate 2, eg 3
When A is moved to the front of himself and the glass is placed below the measuring instrument 4A which is pressed against the bottle mouth of the liquor bottle 3A, the valve is opened.
A certain amount of liquor flowing into the measuring device 4A can be poured out and poured into a glass. Weigh out a certain amount of sake and weigh scale 4A
When the valve is closed, a fixed amount of liquor flows into the measuring device 4A from the liquor bottle 3A, so that a fixed amount of liquor can be poured each time the valve is opened. Therefore, you can drink whatever you want at any time and in any amount you want. In addition, two or more kinds of sake can be mixed from two or more kinds of sake bottles at a desired ratio, and ice, carbonated water, water and the like can be added in appropriate amounts to prepare a personalized drink.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a front view showing the construction of one embodiment of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the meter of the present invention in a valve closed state, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the same valve opened state. 1 and 2
1, a column of a stand 20 installed on a counter such as a snack bar or a home bar, or a table, 2 is a rotary plate rotatably supported by the column 1, and 3 to 5 are provided on the rotary plate 2. For example, three support bodies 5A to 5C are attached with attachment screws 21. Each support body 5A ~
The attached portion 7 of the measuring instruments 4A to 4C, into which a fixed amount of alcohol flows in and a fixed amount of alcohol flows out each time the valve is opened, is detachably fitted to the mounting portion 6 of the 5C and can be moved in and out of the mounting portion 6. The pin 8 attached to the is attached to the coupling hole 10 of the attached portion 7 by the spring 9. When removing the scales 4A to 4C, set the pin 8 to the spring 9
It is possible to remove the measuring instruments 4A to 4C by pulling out from the coupling hole 10 against the above and removing the attached portion 7 from the attaching portion 6 while keeping this state.

At the inlet 11 of each of the weighing devices 4A to 4C, a presser 13 for pressing the bottle mouths of the different kinds of inverted wine bottles 3A to 3C with a tension spring 12 is guided by the supporting bodies 5A to 5C. The sake bottles 3A to 3C are, for example, whiskey, brandy, and wine. Installation of sake bottles 3A-3C
The presser foot 13 is moved against the tension spring 12, and the weighing instrument 4A to
With the bottle mouths of the sake bottles 3A to 3C in contact with the inflow port 11 of 4C, the presser foot 13 is pulled by the tension spring 12 and the sake bottle 3A.
The sake bottles 3A to 3C can be attached by pressing them to the bottoms of the to 3C. After that, the supporting bodies 5A to 5C are attached to the rotary plate 2. When the contents are empty and the sake bottles 3A to 3C are to be removed, the presser 13 is moved against the tension spring 12 to move the empty bottles to the inlets 11 of the measuring instruments 4A to 4C.
It should be separated more. When exchanging an alcohol bottle of the same type as the empty bottle or when exchanging an alcohol bottle of another type with the contents still remaining, after attaching the supporting bodies 5A to 5C from the rotating plate 2, the same as the above. It can be installed and removed.

The scales 4A to 4C have the structure shown in FIG. That is, the transparent fixed amount cup 15 communicating with the inflow port 11 is fixed to the fixing plate 14 having the inflow port 11 into which the sake bottles 3 </ b> A to 3 </ b> C are brought into pressure contact with each other to inject the sake. Reference numeral 22 is a truncated cone-shaped seal fitted in the inflow port 11 and brought into contact with the inner surfaces of the bottle mouths of the sake bottles 3A to 3C. The measurement of the fixed quantity cup 15 is, for example, an amount corresponding to a single. Numeral 25 is a piece of liquor introduction that is milked and attached to the inlet 11.
It serves to facilitate the inflow of sake into the fixed quantity cup 15 from the sake bottles 3A to 3C. A spring cover 27 having a spring receiver 27A is fitted on the outer periphery of the valve cylinder 15A of the metering cup 15, and a columnar valve lower portion 17A having a valve closing spring 16 mounted therein is inserted into the valve cylinder 15 and the spring cover 27 from below. ,
The bottom portion of the tubular valve upper portion 17B is fixed to the upper portion of the columnar valve lower portion 17A via the rubber packing 29 by the fixing screw 26, and the valve barrel 15A of the metering cup 15 is normally closed by the valve closing spring 16. Columnar valve lower part 17A and cylindrical valve upper part 17
A valve element 17 made of B is fitted so as to be able to move upward.

When the valve body 17 is operated upward by the operating rod 28 against the valve closing spring 16, an outlet 18 for opening a fixed amount of sake in the fixed quantity cup 15 to the columnar valve lower portion 17A is opened. A plurality of leg portions of the valve portion 19 which is provided and is pressed into contact with the bottom of the cylindrical valve upper portion 17B at the inflow port 11 by the elastic force of the elastic spring 23 has a cylindrical valve upper portion 17B. Upper plate 17b of the valve upper part 17B, which is slidably fitted to plural guide parts of
The valve body 1 that is attached to the fixed plate 14 and moves upward.
An opening / closing valve 24 is provided which is opened by the upper plate 17b of the No. 7 to allow air to flow into the metering cup 15. On-off valve 24
Is the air inlet 3 in the valve case formed in the fixed plate 14.
0 and an air outlet 31 are provided, and the upper plate 1 of the valve body 17 which is closed by a valve closing spring 32 and moves upward in the valve case.
The valve element 34 with the rubber packing 33 opened by 7b is loosely fitted.

In the above structure, the rotary plate 2 is rotated to move the liquor bottle containing the liquor to be drunk, for example, 3A, to the front of the liquor bottle, and the glass is placed below the measuring instrument 4A with the bottle mouth of the liquor bottle 3A being pressed. When the operating rod 28 of the valve element 17 is operated upwards against the valve closing spring 16 by placing the valve element 19, the valve portion 19 abuts the inflow port 11 as shown in FIG. The inlet 11 is closed by pressure contact, and the on-off valve 24 is opened by the upward movement of the upper plate 17b of the valve body 17 so that air is introduced from the air inlet 30 into the metering cup 15 via the outlet 31. Along with this, the valve body 17 is opened by the upward movement to open the fixed quantity cup 15
A quantity of liquor therein can be poured into the glass through the outlet 18.

After taking out a certain amount of alcohol, the valve body 17 is moved downward by the valve closing spring 16 to close the valve, and the on-off valve 24 is closed by the valve opening spring 32 and at the bottom of the valve portion 19. Due to the movement, the inflow port 11 is opened and a certain amount of sake flows into the fixed amount cup 15 from the sake bottle 3A, so that a certain amount of sake can be poured for each valve opening operation. Further, it is possible to move the sake bottle 3B or 3C to the front of the user and pour another kind of sake in a fixed amount in the same manner as above. Specifically, when the sake bottle 3A is selected, whiskey can be poured, and when the sake bottles 3B and 3C are selected, brandy and wine can be poured in fixed amounts. Therefore, you can drink whatever you want at any time and in any amount you want. In addition, two or more kinds of sake can be mixed from two or more kinds of sake bottles at a desired ratio, and ice, carbonated water, water and the like can be added in appropriate amounts to prepare a personalized drink.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, instead of the stand type in which the support 1 of the rotary plate 2 is installed on the counter or the table, a vise type (support body 5A which is fixed to the counter or the table with bolts) is used. Is the same as the structure when attached to the rotary plate 2). Also, sake bottle 3
Support body 5 with A to 3C and weighing instruments 4A to 4C set
Each of A to 5C may be attached and stored in the storage shelf, or at home, the stand 20 may be stored.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible not only to drink a desired amount of alcohol from among a plurality of kinds of alcohol at any time at a desired pace but also to prefer two or more kinds of alcohol. It is possible to easily obtain a drink adjusted to individual taste by mixing ice, carbonated water, water and the like in appropriate proportions. Further, in the bar where the device of the present invention is installed, each individual in the group will have to select and drink alcohol, so that it is possible to easily and inexpensively supply alcohol without bothering the bartender.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the configuration of an embodiment of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the valve of the present invention in a valve closed state.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the same valve open state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Support 2 Rotating Plate 3A, 3B Liquor Bottle 4A, 4B Metering Device 5A, 5B Supporting Body 6 Mounting Part 7 Attached Part 8 Pin 9 Spring 10 Coupling Hole 11 Inlet 12 Tension Spring 13 Presser 14 Fixing Plate 15 Quantitative Cup 15A Valve Cylinder 16 Valve closing spring 17 Valve body 17A Columnar valve lower part 17B Cylindrical valve upper part 17b Upper plate 18 Outlet port 19 Valve part 23 Resilient spring 24 Opening valve

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A different type of liquor bottle (3A, 3B ...) Inverted on a rotating plate (2) rotatably supported by a column (1).
,) And a plurality of support bodies (5A, 5B ...) With a measuring device (4A, 4B ...) Inflowing a fixed amount of liquor from the liquor bottle and flowing out a fixed amount of liquor each time the valve is opened. A liquor metering and supply device that is equipped with. 2. A mounting part (7) of a measuring instrument (4A, 4B ...) is detachably fitted to a mounting part (6) of a support body (5A, 5B ...) And the mounting is performed. The pin (8) attached to the portion (6) so as to be able to move in and out is fitted into the coupling hole (10) of the attached portion (7) by the spring (9), and the measuring instrument (4)
Sake bottles (3A, 3A) at the inlet (11) of A, 4B ...
The liquor metering and feeding device according to claim 1, wherein a presser (13) for pressing the bottle mouth (B ...) With a tension spring (12) is guided to the support body (5A, 5B ...). 3. The measuring device (4A, 4B ...) has a fixed plate (14) having an inflow port (11) into which the bottle mouth of the liquor bottle (3A, 3B ...) is pressure-contacted and inflows liquor. A fixed cup (15) communicating with the inflow port (11) is fixed to the valve cylinder (15A) of the fixed cup (15), and a columnar valve lower part that is closed by a valve closing spring (16) A valve body (17) consisting of (17A) and a cylindrical valve upper part (17B) whose bottom is fixed to the valve body (17) is movably fitted, and the valve body (17) is attached to a valve closing spring (16). Outflow port (18) that opens and opens a fixed amount of liquor in the fixed amount cup (15) when operated upward against
Is provided in the columnar valve lower part (17A), and the valve part (19) pressed against the inflow port (11) by the elastic force of the elastic spring (23) slides on the cylindrical valve upper part (17B). Quantitatively fit and fixed to the upper plate (17b) of the valve upper part (17B) and opened by the upper plate (17b) of the valve body (17) which moves upward to the fixed plate (14). The liquor metering and feeding device according to claim 1, further comprising an opening / closing valve (24) for allowing air to flow into the cup (15).