JPH07327819A - Sake warmer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent Sake from overflowing from a connection chamber by attaching a check valve to the outlet of a Sake vessel and by attaching a pushing member which pushes the valve plug to open and a float which opens the valve plug according to the liquid level to the connection chamber. CONSTITUTION:A cylindrical outlet 11 is fixed to a Sake vessel 10, a check valve 20 which is to be connected to a Sake warmer is screwed into a male screw 11a which is formed at the cylindrical outlet to prevent Sake from overflowing when the Sake vessel 10 is turned upside down. The check valve 20 is composed of a valve body 21 and a valve plug 22. At the bottom surface of a lid plate 32 which is placed on the top of a connection chamber body 30 comprising the outer wall of a connection chamber 3, a guide cylinder 33 which vertically extends into the connection chamber 3 is fixed, and a pushing pin 34 is linked to a pair of levers 36 supported by the support at the bottom of the guide cylinder 33 via a shaft 35. A float 39 is provided so that it is able to move freely up and down between the inner circumference of the connection chamber body 30 and the outer circumference of the guide cylinder 33.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sake liquor container for continuously receiving and drinking liquor from a liquor container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as in Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 54-17814, a liquor container such as a shovel is turned upside down, and liquor is poured into a heating container provided at the bottom of the liquor container to continuously burn liquor. A sake liquor that does is proposed. In this case, a heating container is provided below the connection chamber for receiving the outlet of the liquor container through the liquor inflow hole, and a float for opening and closing the liquor inflow hole by floating is provided below the liquor inflow hole.

[0003]

When the liquor container is a container that does not deform like a shovel bottle, if the liquor flows from the shovel bottle into the connection chamber and the surface of the liquor closes the bottle mouth, further liquor stops flowing out. . Then, when the liquor in the connection chamber flows down into the heating container through the inflow hole and the liquid level in the connection chamber drops, the liquor in the one bottle replaces the outside air to gradually supply the liquor into the connection chamber. Therefore, there is almost no risk of the sake in the connection room overflowing to the outside. However, when a paper container is used as a liquor container, the paper container bends inward due to negative pressure, so even if a certain amount or more of liquor remains in the connection chamber, liquor will flow out from the liquor container one after another, There was a risk that the sake would overflow.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a sake drinker capable of preventing liquor from overflowing from the connection room.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a heating container for heating liquor, and a connection chamber which is provided at the upper portion of the heating container and which can be connected with the spout of the liquor container facing downward. In a liquor container that continuously drinks liquor from a liquor container into a heating container, a check valve is detachably attached to the spout of the liquor container, and the check valve has an opening. A body and a valve body that opens and closes the opening of the valve body are provided, and the connection chamber has a push-up member that pushes up the valve body to open the valve, and moves up and down following the change in the liquid level in the connection chamber. A float for closing the valve body as the liquid level rises is provided.

[0005]

[Operation] First, a check valve is attached to the spout of the liquor container. Since the check valve has a valve body that closes the opening of the valve body, liquor will not spill out even if the spout of the liquor container faces downward. Next, when the check valve attached to the spout of the liquor container is inserted into the connection chamber, the push-up member provided in the connection chamber pushes up the valve element and opens the opening, so the sake in the liquor container passes through the check valve. Is supplied to the connection room. When the liquid level in the connection chamber rises, the float also rises, eventually closing the valve body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the liquor from flowing out of the liquor container and prevent the liquor from overflowing from the connection room.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a schematic structure of an example of a liquor container 1 according to the present invention. The sake liquor device 1 of this embodiment is for setting the liquor container 10 made of business paper packs upside down, automatically brewing the liquor from the liquor container 10, and continuously brewing the brewed liquor. . At the top of the main body 2 of the sake bottle 1,
A connection chamber 3 that can be connected with the outlet port 0 of 0 facing downward is provided, and the connection chamber 3 is provided with an opening / closing mechanism A described later. The lower part of the connection chamber 3 is connected to the upper end of a liquor conduit (heating container) 4 formed of a spiral pipe for storing a predetermined amount of liquor and heating the liquor. The main body 2 also serves as a storage tank for the water W, and a heater 5 such as a sheath heater for heating the water W is arranged in the main body 2. Therefore, the sake conduit 4
The liquor entering the inside is heated by the heater 5 via the water W. A cock 7 for opening and closing the sake outlet 6 is provided at the lower end of the sake conduit 4.
Is provided. When the cock 7 is opened, the liquor warmed in the liquor conduit 4 is poured from the liquor outlet 6 into a liquor container 8 such as a sake bottle, and the liquor in the connection chamber 3 is supplied to the liquor conduit 4 accordingly. Therefore, the sake can be smoked continuously.

Next, the opening / closing mechanism A will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, a cylindrical spout 11 made of resin is fixed to the liquor container 10.
Male screw 11 for screwing a cap (not shown) into
a is formed. The male screw 11a of the spout 11 is screwed with a check valve 20 for connecting to the liquor bottle 1 to prevent liquor from flowing out when the liquor container 10 is inverted. The check valve 20 has a tubular valve body 21, a valve body 22 made of nylon balls or the like that opens and closes an opening 21a at one end of the valve body 21, and a compression coil spring 23 that pushes the valve body 22 in a closing direction. A female screw 21b that is screwed into the male screw 11a of the spout 11 is formed on the inner periphery of the valve body 21, and a ring-shaped sealing member 24 that is crimped to the tip of the spout 11 of the liquor container 10 is formed inside the valve body 21. Is attached. The coil spring 23 is provided to prevent the liquor from spilling out of the spout 11 even when the liquor container 10 is inverted. Since 22 automatically closes the opening 21a, the coil spring 23 can be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 3, an outlet hole 31 communicating with the liquor conduit 4 is formed at the bottom of the boat-shaped connection chamber body 30 which constitutes the outer wall of the connection chamber 3. A lid plate 32 that supports the liquor container 10 is detachably mounted on the upper end of the connection chamber body 30, and a guide cylinder 33 that hangs down into the connection chamber 3 is fixed to the lower surface of the lid plate 32. There is. When the check valve 20 is inserted from above, the guide tube 33 has the check valve 2
For holding 0 at the center of the connection chamber 3,
A tapered guide surface 33a for smoothly guiding the check valve 20 is formed on the inner surface thereof. Guide tube 33
As shown in FIG. 4, a support portion 33b that spans the diametrical direction is integrally formed at the bottom portion of the support portion 33.
A pair of levers 36 are supported on b in a vertically swingable manner with a shaft 37 as a fulcrum. At the inner end of both levers 36,
A cylindrical push-up pin 34 is connected via a shaft 35, and the push-up pin 34 is vertically movably inserted in a cylindrical guide portion 33c formed at the center of the support portion 33b. In addition, at the upper end of the push-up pin 34, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, notches 34a are formed at a plurality of places (for example, four places), and when liquor flows out from the liquor container 10, outside air passes through the inside of the push-up pin 34 and the notches 34a to reach the liquor container 10. It is introduced and the outside air and sake are replaced, so that sake can be smoothly discharged. A liquor passage 33d for introducing liquor flowing out from the check valve 20 into the connection chamber 3 is formed at the bottom of the guide cylinder 33.

The outer end of the lever 36 is pivotally attached to the bottom of the float 39 via a shaft 38. Float 3
9 has an annular shape that is vertically movable between the inner circumference of the connection chamber body 30 and the outer circumference of the guide cylinder 33, and the inside is hollow. The weight of the float 39, the weight of the lever 36, and the lever ratio of the lever 36 mean that when the check valve 20 of the liquor container 10 that stores a large amount of liquor is inserted into the connection chamber 3, the push-up pin 34 causes the head pressure and the coil spring. It is set so that the valve body 22 can be pushed up (opened) by overcoming 23. The inside of the connection chamber 3 is open to the atmosphere. The check valve 20 and the guide cylinder 33 are not sealed, and the check valve 20 can be inserted into and removed from the guide cylinder 33.

Next, the operation of the opening / closing mechanism A having the above structure will be described. First, the cap is removed from the spout 11 of the liquor container 10, and the check valve 20 is screwed onto the spout 11.
When the spout 11 of the liquor container 10 is directed downward, the check valve 20 has the valve body 22 closing the opening 21a, so that liquor does not flow out. In this state, when the check valve 20 is inserted into the guide tube 33 of the connection chamber 3,
The check valve 20 is guided to the center position of the connection chamber 3 by the guide cylinder 33. Immediately before the liquor container 10 contacts the lid plate 32, the valve body 22 of the check valve 20 hits the push-up pin 34, and the valve body 22 is pushed up. Therefore, the opening 21a is opened as shown in FIG.
The liquor inside flows into the connection room 3. When the liquid level L in the connection chamber 3 is below a certain level, the float 39 is in the lower position, so the push-up pin 34 is pushed up and the opening 2
1a keeps opening. Eventually, when the liquid level L of the sake in the connection chamber 3 rises as shown in FIG. 6, the float 39 also floats as the liquid level rises, and the push-up pin 34 is pulled down via the lever 36. Therefore, the valve body 22 automatically closes the opening 21a by the spring force of the coil spring 23 and the flow of sake. As a result, the liquid level in the connection chamber 3 is suppressed to a certain level or less, and liquor does not overflow from the connection chamber 3.

FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. A check valve 20 ′ provided with a ball-shaped valve body 22 ′ is screwed to a spout 11 ′ of a liquor container 10 ′ made of a paper pack. The valve body 21 'of the check valve 20' has an outer opening 2 which is selectively opened and closed by a valve body 22 '.
1c and the inner opening 21d are formed. Connection room 3 '
At the bottom of the connection chamber body 30 ′ forming the outer wall of liquor, there is formed a liquor outlet 31 ′ that connects to a liquor conduit (not shown). A lid plate 32 'supporting the liquor container 10' is placed on the upper surface of the connection chamber body 30 ', and a guide tube 33' is integrally provided on the lid plate 32 '. The check valve 20 'attached to the liquor container 10' is inserted into the guide cylinder 33 'and held at the center position of the connection chamber 3'. Guide tube 3
A hollow annular float 39 'is vertically movably arranged between the 3'and the connection chamber body 30'. Float 3
A connecting plate 40 is integrally formed on the inner peripheral portion of 9 ', and a push-up bar 34' is integrally provided at the center of the connecting plate 40. A proper number of liquor passage holes 41 are formed in the connecting plate 40. The rest of the structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, so the explanation is omitted.

In the sake cup having the above structure, the float 3
9'is located on the bottom surface of the connection chamber body 30 'by its own weight. A check valve 20 'is screwed into the spout 11' of the liquor container 10 ', and the check valve 20' is inserted into the guide tube 3 '.
When it is inserted into the 3 ', the push-up bar 34' is first attached to the outer opening 2
The valve body 22 ′ closing 1c is pushed up to open the opening 21c (see the left side of FIG. 7). Therefore, liquor flows into the connection chamber 3 ′ from the liquor container 10 ′ and is supplied to the liquor conduit via the liquor passage hole 41 and the liquor outlet 31 ′. When the liquid level of liquor in the connection chamber 3 ′ rises, the float 39 ′ also floats up, and eventually the push-up rod 34 ′ presses the valve body 22 ′ against the inner opening 21d, and the opening 21d is almost closed (see the right side of FIG. 7). . Therefore, it is possible to prevent further outflow of sake from the sake container 10 'and prevent overflow of sake from the connection chamber 3'.

It should be understood that the above embodiments are merely examples of the present invention, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In the case of the first embodiment, the push-up pin and the float are connected via the lever, and the valve body is pushed up by the weight of the float and the lever ratio. However, the push-up bin is biased upward by the spring, The valve element may be pushed up by borrowing the force of the spring force. Further, in the case of the second embodiment, the float and the push-up rod are integrally provided, but the push-up shaft may be fixed to the bottom of the connection chamber body and the push-up cylinder that slides on the push-up shaft may be provided in the float. Good. In this case, when the check valve is inserted, the push-up shaft pushes up the valve element to open the outer opening, and when the float floats, the push-up cylinder may seat the valve element on the inner opening.
In the above embodiment, the boat-shaped connection chamber body was used, but this is also used as the connection chamber body of the existing liquor that is used by inverting a plurality of one bottles, and instead of this,
It is also possible to use the existing cylindrical connection chamber body of the sake liquor, which is used by inverting one bottle. Therefore,
By simply adding a cover plate (with a guide tube, float, push-up pin) and a check valve, the existing liquor bottle (one bottle method) can be used for the paper pack method. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the water is heated by the electric heater,
The water may be heated using other heating means such as a gas burner. Further, although a liquor conduit that heats liquor through water is used as the heating container, the liquor conduit is not limited to this, and the liquor conduit may directly heat the liquor in a container equipped with a heater.

[0014]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, since the check valve is attached to the spout of the liquor container, the liquor does not flow out when the spout of the liquor container is directed downward. , It becomes easy to set in the sake cup. In addition, in the connection chamber of the spirit drinker, a push-up member that pushes up the valve body of the check valve to open it, and moves up and down following the change in the liquid level in the connection chamber, and the valve body moves up as the liquid level rises. Since the float for closing the valve is provided, when the liquid level in the connection chamber rises,
The float rises and closes the valve body, stopping the outflow of sake from the sake container. Therefore, when the liquor container is a flexible container such as a paper container, it is possible to reliably prevent liquor from overflowing from the connection chamber.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a sake bottle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state where a check valve is attached to a liquor container.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the sake liquor device of FIG.

4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a float, a lever, and a push-up pin.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view when the liquid level in the connection chamber rises.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of an essential part of a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Liquor Syringe 3 Connection Room 4 Liquor Pipe (Heating Container) 5 Heater 10 Liquor Container (Paper Pack) 11 Spout 20 Check Valve 21 Valve Body 21a Opening 22 Valve Body 30 Connection Chamber Body 33 Guide Tube 34 Push-up Pin 36 Lever 39 float

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A heating container for heating liquor, and a connection chamber which is provided at an upper portion of the heating container and which can be connected with a spout of the liquor container facing downward, the liquor in the liquor container is caused to flow into the heating container,
In a continuous drinking liquor, a check valve is detachably attached to the spout of the liquor container, and the check valve is provided with a valve body having an opening and a valve body for opening and closing the opening of the valve body. In the connection chamber, a push-up member that pushes up the valve body to open the valve, and a float that moves up and down following a change in the liquid level in the connection chamber and closes the valve body as the liquid level rises. Sake cup characterized by having and.