JPH074696Y2 - In-machine cleaning device for cup-type vending machines - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an in-machine cleaning device for a cup-type vending machine, which sells beverages prepared by cooking raw materials inside a container such as a cup.

[Prior Art] A conventional cup-type vending machine that sells beverages prepared and manufactured from ingredients inside a container such as a cup has the ingredients stored in the machine, and the process of cooking and manufacturing beverages from the ingredients is performed. Also, when pouring into a container such as a cup, water vapor generated in the machine, splash of powder raw material, splash of beverage, dust entering from outside the machine, and the like make the built-in equipment dirty and unsanitary. Therefore, an in-machine cleaning device for periodically cleaning the inside of the machine is provided, and the in-machine cleaning device of this main conventional cup type vending machine is shown in FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the internal structure of a conventional cup-type vending machine, FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of the main parts showing the configuration of the in-machine cleaning device of the cup-type vending machine of FIG. 3, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of a main part of the valve and the nozzle of FIG. 4.

In FIGS. 3 to 5, reference numeral 1 is a case, and a room temperature water supply device 3 connected to a water pipe via a room temperature water valve 2 is provided at the upper right of the case 1. The other end of the water supply hose 4, one end of which is connected to the room temperature water supply device 3, is connected to the upper end of the hot water supply device 6 in the upper left of the case 1 through the water supply pump 5 under the room temperature water supply device 3. Has been. In front of the hot water supply device 6, a cup supply device 8 for supplying the containers 7 one by one at each sale is arranged, and a flexible pipe 9 having one end connected to the lower end of the hot water supply device 6, An in-machine cleaning device 12 is constituted by a nozzle 11 connected to the other end of the flexible pipe 9 via a valve 10. The in-machine cleaning device 12 is provided with a handle 13 whose one end is rotatably held by the valve 10. When the handle 13 is rotated, the valve body 14 is opened and closed to release hot water from the tip of the nozzle 11. Then, the inside of the machine is regularly cleaned. On the other hand, a hot water valve is provided on the right side of the hot water supply device 6.
One end of the hot water hose 16 connecting 15 in the middle is connected,
Raw material stirring device for stirring raw materials under the lower end of this hot water hose 16
17 is provided, and one end of the beverage hose 18 having one end connected to the lower end of the raw material stirring device 17 is connected to the beverage nozzle 19 at the other end. Further, on the raw material stirring device 17, a raw material box 20 for storing the powder raw material and a raw material shooter 21 for guiding the powder raw material supplied from the raw material box 20 to the raw material stirring device 17 are provided. In addition, a cup shooter 22 and a cup receiving base 23 are arranged under the cup supply device 8 in the case 1, and the container 7 supplied from the cup supply device 8 is guided by the cup shooter 22 and the cup receiving base 23. Placed on top.

The operation of the cup-type vending machine thus configured will be described below. When money is inserted and a product selection button (not shown) is pressed, one container 7 taken out from the cup supply device 8 is conveyed by the cup shooter 22 onto the cup holder 23. On the other hand, the raw material supplied from the raw material box 20 through the raw material shooter 21 and the hot water supplied from the hot water supply device 6 through the hot water hose 16 and the hot water hose 16 are agitated and cooked in the raw material agitation device 17 to produce a beverage. Manufactured. This beverage passes through the raw material stirring device 17, the beverage hose 18, and is poured into the container 7 on the cup holder 23 from the beverage nozzle 19 to perform a series of operations.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the in-machine cleaning device 12 of such a cup type vending machine, since the cleaning water discharged from the tip of the nozzle 11 is the hot water supplied from the hot water supply device 6 through the flexible pipe 9, There is no problem with stains that can be easily removed by simply directing the tip of the nozzle 11 to the dirty place and blowing it. However, stains that cannot be removed without using hands can cause burns, and it is not possible to clean the inside of the machine while pouring hot water, so that the inside of the machine cannot be cleaned quickly and easily.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an in-machine cleaning device for a cup type vending machine that can quickly and easily clean the inside of the machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a cup type that includes a room temperature water supply device and a hot water supply device, and sells a beverage prepared by cooking raw materials inside a container such as a cup The vending machine comprises a pair of flexible pipes, one end of which is connected to each of the hot water supply device and the room temperature water supply device, and a nozzle in which the other end of the flexible pipe is connected through a valve. Cleaning water for cleaning the inside of the machine is discharged from this nozzle.

[Action]

This invention is provided with a pair of flexible pipes, one end of which is connected to each of the hot water supply device and the room temperature water supply device, and a nozzle in which the other end of the flexible pipe is connected through a valve. Since the cleaning water for further cleaning the inside of the machine is discharged, the hot water supplied from the hot water supply device and the room temperature water supply device and the room temperature water are mixed in the nozzle, and the temperature of the cleaning water discharged from the nozzle is adjusted. Since it is possible to remove the dirt by pointing the tip of the nozzle to the dirty part and spraying hot water, wash the wash water to a high temperature to wash it away, and if the dirt cannot be removed by hand, lower the temperature of the wash water to remove it. It can be washed while emitting more and without being burned.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of this invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the structure of an in-machine cleaning device for a cup type vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a valve body of the in-machine cleaning device shown in FIG. Portions common to or the same as those in FIGS. 3 to 5 are designated by the same reference numerals.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, a room temperature water supply device 3 connected to a water pipe via a room temperature water valve 2 is provided in the case, and a water supply hose 4 having one end connected to the room temperature water supply device 3 is provided. The other end of is connected to the upper end of a hot water supply device 6 containing hot water via a water supply pump 5. The flexible pipe 24 having one end connected to the lower end of the hot water supply device 6 and the room temperature water supply device 3
The flexible tube 25 having one end connected to the lower end of the
The inside cleaning device 29 is constituted by the nozzle 11 in which the other ends of the valves 5, 24 are connected via the valve bodies 27, 28 of the valve 26, respectively.
The annular valve bodies 27, 28 can rotate integrally with the shaft portion 30 as an axis to adjust the discharge amount of hot water and room temperature water.

In the above-described configuration, when cleaning the inside of the machine, if the dirt is dirt that can be removed only by spraying hot water, the valve body 28
It is sufficient to open only the nozzle to release the hot water supplied from the hot water supply device 6 from the nozzle 11 as washing water to wash and remove the dirt, and the dirt that cannot be removed only by spraying hot water,
The valve main body 27 is also opened, and normal temperature water is mixed with hot water in the nozzle 11 to make warm water, and while cleaning water is discharged from the nozzle 11, the dirt can be easily removed by washing the dirty part with a detergent etc. it can.

[Effect of device]

According to this invention, a pair of flexible pipes having one end connected to each of the hot water supply device and the room temperature water supply device, and a nozzle having the other end of the flexible pipe connected via a valve, respectively, Since the cleaning water for cleaning the inside of the machine is discharged from this nozzle, the temperature of the cleaning water discharged from the nozzle can be adjusted, and the dirt that can be removed by spraying hot water is washed by raising the temperature of the cleaning water to a high level. As a result, stains that need to be cleaned can be removed while discharging the cleaning water at a low temperature from the nozzle, and as a result, periodic cleaning inside the cup-type vending machine can be done quickly and easily without any damage such as burns.
The effect that the inside of the machine can always be kept clean and hygienic is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the structure of an in-machine cleaning device for a cup type vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a valve body of the in-machine cleaning device in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the internal structure of a conventional cup vending machine, FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of the essential parts showing the configuration of the in-machine cleaning device of the cup type vending machine of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is the valve of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of a main part of a nozzle. 1 ... Case, 2 ... Room temperature water valve, 3 ... Room temperature water supply device, 4 ... Water supply hose, 5 ... Water supply pump, 6 ... Hot water supply device, 7 ... Container, 8 ... Cup supply device , 9,2
4,25 …… Flexible pipe, 10,26 …… Valve, 11 …… Nozzle, 12,29
…… In-machine cleaning device, 13 …… Handle, 14,27,28 …… Valve body, 15 …… Hot water valve, 16 …… Hot water hose, 17 …… Raw material stirring device, 18 …… Beverage hose, 19 …… Beverage Nozzle, 20 ... Raw material box, 21 ... Raw material shooter, 22 ... Cup shooter, 23
...... Cup pedestal, 30 ... Shaft.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A normal temperature water supply device and a hot water supply device are provided,
In a cup type vending machine that sells beverages produced by cooking raw materials inside in a container such as a cup, a pair of flexible tubes having one end connected to each of the hot water supply device and the room temperature water supply device An in-machine cleaning device for a cup-type vending machine, comprising: a nozzle in which the other end of the flexible pipe is connected via a valve, and the cleaning water for cleaning the inside of the machine is discharged from the nozzle.