JPH0994164A - Drink pouring out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the scattering of a drink around to have been poured out through a drink pouring-out nozzle. SOLUTION: A drink pouring-out nozzle 20 opening downward is provided at the front size upper part of a drive main body 18. A pouring-out lever 57 and a cover body 58 are attachably/detachably fitted to the shaft end part of a turning shaft 56 supported pivotally at the device main body 18. The pouring-out lever 57 and the cover body 58 are fixed by means of a bracket 62 and turned integrally. The cover body 58 is turned between an opening position and a closing position and at the same time at the closing position, surrounds the drink pouring-out nozzle 20 and a drink container 52 fronting on a drink pouring-out position. A pouring-out switch 22 is provided at a position facing the turning locus of an operation lever 65 provided at the turning shaft 56. The pouring-out switch 22 is set so that the ON operation of it may be carried out by means of the operation lever 65 when the cover body 58 has been turned to the closing position and a drink may be poured out into the drink container 52 through the drink pouring-out nozzle 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a case where a beverage container such as a cup is faced below a beverage dispensing nozzle, and a cover body provided on the main body of the apparatus is operated to remove the beverage dispensing nozzle from the beverage dispensing nozzle. The present invention relates to a beverage pouring device that pours a beverage toward a beverage container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A beverage pouring device for pouring hot water heated to a required temperature by a beverage supply device or cold water cooled to a required temperature into a beverage container such as a cup is provided on the front surface of the device body. The dispensing nozzle is arranged so as to open downward, and the beverage is dispensed from the beverage dispensing nozzle toward the container with the beverage container facing below the beverage dispensing nozzle. In the beverage pouring device, as means for pouring and stopping the pouring of the beverage from the beverage pouring nozzle, for example, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
Is oscillated so that the beverage can be poured out by pushing the lever 12 rearward with the beverage container, and the beverage container can be separated from the lever 12 to stop the beverage dispensing. Are known. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, a cock 14 is provided on the upper portion of the beverage pouring nozzle 10, and the user pours the beverage by manually tilting the cock 14 to the front side. Some return the position to stop the beverage from being dispensed.

[0003]

In the structure in which the beverage is poured and stopped by the lever 12, the user needs to operate the lever 12 while holding the beverage container by hand. When pouring out, there is a problem that the hand holding the beverage container heated by hot water becomes hot.
Moreover, the hot water poured out from the beverage pouring nozzle may be scattered outside the beverage container, and this splash may be applied to the fingers.

Further, in the structure in which the beverage is dispensed and the dispensing is stopped by the cock 14, the user can operate the cock 14 with the beverage container placed below the beverage dispensing nozzle 10. The hands of the beverage container heated by the hot water do not become hot while pouring out the hot water. But,
Depending on the user, the cock 14 may be operated by the other hand while the beverage container held by one hand is faced below the beverage dispensing nozzle 10. In this case, the beverage container heated by hot water is used. It makes my hands hot. Further, in this case, as described above, there is a possibility that the warm water splashed during the pouring may hit the fingers. Further, the lever 12 and the cock 14
No matter which method is used, it is not possible to prevent the beverage from splashing around while the beverage is being poured out, and it is pointed out that there is a problem of wetting or polluting the surroundings.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks inherent in the prior art described above, and has been proposed in order to suitably solve the above-mentioned drawbacks. An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage pouring device that can prevent scattering.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems and achieve an intended object, the present invention provides a beverage pouring nozzle disposed on the front surface of an apparatus main body, the beverage pouring nozzle and the beverage supply. A dispenser valve provided in a pipe connecting the device and a beverage supplied from the beverage supply device to the beverage dispenser nozzle by opening the dispenser valve, below the beverage dispenser nozzle. In a beverage pouring device for pouring into a beverage container such as a cup facing the, in the device main body, an open position that allows the beverage container to enter below the beverage pouring nozzle, and A cover body that moves between the closed positions that regulate the entry of the beverage container and that surrounds the beverage pouring nozzle and the beverage container at the closed position, and an elastic means that always urges the cover body to the open position. And operates with the movement of the cover body, When the cover body reaches the closed position, the pouring switch that controls the opening and closing of the pouring valve is operated to open the pouring valve, and when the cover body moves from the closed position to the open position, the pouring is performed. The cover body is moved to a closed position in a state in which the beverage container is exposed to the lower side of the beverage pouring nozzle, and the cover body is constituted by an actuating lever that operates the dispensing switch to close the dispensing valve. When the beverage pouring nozzle and the beverage container are surrounded by, the pouring switch is operated by the actuating lever to open the pouring valve, thereby pouring the beverage from the beverage pouring nozzle into the beverage container. It is characterized by having done.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a beverage dispenser according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. As shown in FIG. 1, at the upper front side of the device main body 18 of the beverage dispenser installed upright on the base 16, a beverage dispenser that extends forward by a required length and then curves downward and opens downward. A nozzle 20 is provided. One end of the pipe body 26 is connected to an end of the beverage pouring nozzle 20 facing the inside of the main body via an electromagnetic opening / closing pouring valve 24 that opens and closes by ON-OFF operation of a pouring switch 22 described later, The other end of the pipe body 26 is connected to a water supply joint 28 arranged at the bottom of the apparatus body 10.
A beverage supply device 30 that supplies hot water is connected to the other end of the water supply joint 28, and the hot water supplied from the supply device 30 can be supplied to the beverage pouring nozzle 20 via the pipe body 26. Has been done.

As shown in FIG. 5, the beverage supply device 30 is provided with a hot water storage tank 32 for storing a required amount of hot water. The hot water storage tank 32 has a heater 34 at the inner bottom and an external water supply source at the upper part thereof. A water supply pipe 36 connected to the water supply pipe 36 communicates with the water supply pipe 36, and a water supply valve 38 provided on the water supply pipe 36 is opened to supply a required amount of water into the tank 32. Inside the hot water storage tank 32, water level switches 40 and 42 are arranged vertically apart from each other.
The water supply valve 38 is controlled to open and close so as to maintain the water level during 42. A temperature sensor 44 is provided inside the hot water storage tank 32, and ON / OFF control of the heater 34 is performed according to the temperature detected by the sensor 44 to maintain the temperature of the hot water at a set temperature.

A pump 46 is provided at the bottom of the hot water storage tank 32.
Of the suction pipe 46a of the pump 46
The discharge pipe 46b is connected to the water supply joint 28. A return pipe 48 communicating with the hot water storage tank 32 is connected to the water supply joint 28. When the beverage dispenser is powered on, the pump 46
ON of the pouring switch 22 for controlling the opening and closing of the pouring valve 24
-It is set to always drive regardless of the OFF state. That is, when the pouring valve 24 is closed, the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 32 is sucked into the suction pipe 46.
a → discharge pipe 46b → water supply joint 28 → return pipe 48 →
It is configured to circulate between the hot water storage tanks 32. As a result, the pipe system can be always warmed, and it is possible to prevent the pouring temperature of the hot water from becoming non-uniform due to the cooling of the pipe system.

A recess 50 is formed in the base 16 facing below the beverage pouring nozzle 20, and a mounting table 51 having a plurality of through holes 51a (see FIG. 4) is detachably fitted into the recess 50. The beverage container 52 such as a cup is placed on the placing table 51 by being inserted. A drain joint 53 is arranged at the bottom of the recess 50, and a drain pipe 54 is connected to the joint 53 so that hot water dropped from the beverage pouring nozzle 20 into the recess 50 can be discharged through the drain pipe 54. It is configured to be discharged outside. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, an overflow pipe 55, which is provided inside the hot water storage tank 32, is communicatively connected to the drain pipe 54.
The hot water stored above the opening of the above can be discharged to the outside of the machine through the drain pipe 54.

As shown in FIG. 2, between the side plates 18a, 18a spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the apparatus main body 18, a rotating shaft 56 is rotated to a position below the position where the beverage dispensing nozzle 20 is arranged. It is freely pivoted. At the ends of the rotary shaft 56 that project outward from the side plates 18a, 18a,
The dispensing lever 57 and the cover body 58 are detachably attached. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, a support portion 59 having a through hole 59a perpendicular to the axial direction is provided at each shaft end of the rotating shaft 56, and the through hole 59a of each support portion 59 is provided with
The free end of the corresponding side rod 57a of the dispensing lever 57 bent in a U-shape in plan view is inserted. A peripheral groove 60 is formed on the peripheral surface of the side rod 57a near the free end thereof, and the side rod 57a is formed in the through hole 59a of each supporting portion 59.
With the screw 61 inserted, the screw 61 screwed into the support portion 59 is made to face the inside of the circumferential groove 60.
Is fixed to the rotating shaft 56 so as to rotate integrally therewith. By allowing the screw 61 to face the circumferential groove 60, the side rod 57a of the pouring lever 57 is prevented from falling off the support portion 59.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cover body 58 includes a top plate 58a, a front plate 58b, and a pair of side plates 58c ,.
58c and a notch 58d (see FIG. 7) formed at the rear end of each side plate 58c, which is formed in a shape that opens rearward and downward, between each support portion 59 and the side plate 18a of the rotary shaft 56. It is fitted to the shaft portion 56a facing the above in a detachable and rotatable manner. Front plate 58b of this cover body 58
A bracket 62 arranged on the front rod 57b of the spout lever 57 is detachably fixed to the front end of the lever via a screw 63. That is, the cover body 58 is pivotally supported by the pivot shaft 56 and is fixed to the spout lever 57,
The lever 57 is configured to rotate integrally with the rotation of the lever 57. The cover body 58 is provided at the beverage pouring position below the beverage pouring nozzle 20 at the beverage container 5
The open position (see FIG. 8) that allows 2 to enter from the front side, and the closed position that restricts the entrance of the beverage container 52 to the beverage pouring position.
(Refer to FIG. 9), and is set so as to surround the beverage dispensing nozzle 20 and the beverage container 52 facing the beverage dispensing position in the closed position. The cover body 58 is made of a transparent material so that the inside can be visually recognized at the closed position.

A positioning member 64 shown in FIG. 4 is disposed on the front surface of the main body 18 of the apparatus which faces below the beverage pouring nozzle 20, and the front surface of the beverage container 52 is brought into contact with the positioning member 64, whereby the beverage is discharged. The container 52 can be accurately exposed to the beverage pouring position. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the beverage container 52 facing the beverage pouring position is the cover body 5 as described above.
When 8 is faced to the closed position, the upper part thereof is the cover body 58.
Even if the hot water poured out from the beverage pouring nozzle 20 is scattered around, the splash does not fly to the outside of the cover body 58.

As shown in FIG. 2, one end of an operating lever 65 which rotates integrally with the rotating shaft 56 is fixed to a substantially central position of the rotating shaft 56, and a free end of the lever 65 is fixed. Tension springs 67, 67 as elastic means are stretched between the portion and the projecting pieces 66, 66 arranged at the bottom of the apparatus body 18. The tension springs 67, 67 are used for the operating lever 6
The cover body 58 functions to constantly urge the cover body 58 to the open position via the rotary shaft 5 and the rotary shaft 56. Although two tension springs 67 are used in the embodiment, the number of tension springs 67 may be one.

A pouring switch 22 is disposed on the main body 18 of the apparatus through a bracket 68 at a position facing the turning locus of the operating lever 65, and the pouring switch 22 covers the cover body 58 to the closed position. When rotated, the operating lever 65
It is set to be turned on by. As described above, the pouring switch 22 is set to open the pouring valve 24 by its ON operation. Further, since the pump 46 is constantly driven, when the cover body 58 is rotated to the closed position via the dispensing lever 57, the hot water in the hot water storage tank 32 is discharged via the beverage dispensing nozzle 20. It is poured into the beverage container 52 facing the exit position. At this time,
Since the upper portions of the beverage dispensing nozzle 20 and the beverage container 52 are surrounded by the cover body 58, it is possible to prevent hot water from splashing. Further, by releasing the hand from the pouring lever 57, the pouring lever 57 and the cover body 58 are rotated to the open position by the elasticity of the tension springs 67, 67, and at this time, the operating lever 65 is moved to the pouring switch. When the switch 22 is separated from 22 and the switch 22 is turned off, the dispensing valve 24 is closed and the dispensing of the beverage is stopped.

A fan motor 6 is provided inside the apparatus main body 18.
9, the front plate 18b and the back plate 18c corresponding to the positions of the fan motors 69 are provided with a plurality of through holes 70, 71 as shown in FIG. Further, the through hole 70 formed in the front plate 18b faces the space surrounded when the cover body 58 faces the closed position, and the fan motor 69 causes the air sucked from the front side to the rear side. It is set to blow out. Therefore, by driving the fan motor 69 when pouring hot water from the beverage pouring nozzle 20, steam generated in the space surrounded by the cover body 58 can be discharged to the outside, and the inner surface of the cover body 58 can be discharged. It can prevent the formation of dew and cloudy weather. The fan motor 69 turns on / off the pouring switch 22.
It may be driven and stopped in synchronization with the operation,
Alternatively, it may be always driven.

[0017]

Next, the operation of the beverage dispenser according to the embodiment will be described below. As shown in FIG. 8, the extraction lever 57 and the cover body 58 have the tension spring 67,
By the elasticity of 67, it faces the open position, and allows the beverage container 52 to enter the beverage pouring position from the front side. The user moves the beverage container 52 forward while the beverage container 52 is placed on the placing table 51, contacts the front surface of the beverage container 52 with the positioning member 64 arranged on the front surface of the apparatus body 18, and drinks out. Face the position.

Next, the pouring lever 5 facing the open position
By pushing down the front rod 57b of the hand 7 by hand, as shown in FIG. 9, the cover body 58 rotates integrally with the lever 57 to surround the beverage dispensing nozzle 20 and the upper portion of the beverage container 52. When the cover body 58 is rotated to the closed position, the operating lever 65 arranged on the rotating shaft 56 turns on the pouring switch 22. As a result, the pouring valve 24 is opened, and the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 32 is poured into the beverage container 52 from the beverage pouring nozzle 20 by the pressure of the pump 46 that is constantly driven. At this time, since the beverage dispensing nozzle 20 and the upper portion of the beverage container 52 are surrounded by the cover body 58, even if the hot water spouted from the nozzle 20 is scattered, it is not scattered to the outside of the cover body 58. Without, lever 57
It is prevented that hot water is applied to the fingers of the user holding the. In addition, since hot water does not splash around, it does not get wet or dirty.

When the pouring switch 22 is turned on, the fan motor 69 is driven to discharge the steam generated in the space surrounded by the cover body 58 to the outside.
As a result, the inside of the cover body 58 becomes cloudy and the beverage container 52
It is possible to prevent a situation in which the amount of hot water poured into the pipe becomes invisible from the outside. Further, since it is possible to prevent the dew inside the cover body 58, it is possible to prevent water droplets from dripping from the cover body 58 onto the base 16. When the user releases the pouring lever 57 after confirming that the required amount of hot water has been poured into the beverage container 52, the lever 57 and the cover body 58 are closed by the elasticity of the tension springs 67, 67. Rotate from the final position to the open position. Further, the operating lever 65 is separated from the pouring switch 22,
When the pouring valve 24 is closed by the OFF operation of 2, the pouring of the beverage is stopped. Therefore, the user can pull out the beverage container 52 containing hot water from the mounting table 51 and take it out. After the beverage container 52 is separated from the lower side of the beverage pouring nozzle 20, the rest of the hot water drops from the nozzle 20. The hot water is received by the recess 50 through the through hole 51a of the placing table 51. After that, it is discharged to the outside through the drain pipe 54.

The inner surface of the cover body 58 needs to be regularly cleaned because water stains and the like generated on the inner surface of the cover body 58 make it unsanitary due to attachment of water stains. In this case, the cover body 58 can be easily removed together with the pouring lever 57 from the rotary shaft 56 by simply removing the screws 61, 61 from the supporting portions 59, 59 of the rotary shaft 56. 58 can be easily cleaned. Further, when the cover body 58 is removed, the rotating shaft 56 cannot be easily rotated, so that the operator does not accidentally turn on the pouring switch 22 to spout hot water.

As described above, in the embodiment, the beverage dispensing nozzle 2
0 and the beverage container 52 are surrounded by the cover body 58, hot water is poured out, so that the hot water does not reach the user's finger. Further, since the cover body 58 can be easily removed from the apparatus body 10, the cover body 58 can be easily cleaned with the cover body 58 removed from the apparatus body 10. Moreover, with the cover body 58 removed, even if an operator accidentally touches the rotating shaft 56, the rotating shaft 5 is not removed.
6 does not rotate to turn ON the pouring switch 22, and it is possible to prevent hot water from being poured carelessly. Furthermore, since the cover body 58 is made transparent and steam generated when hot water is poured is forcibly discharged to the outside by the fan motor 69, the inner surface of the cover body 58 is clouded and poured into the beverage container 52. It is possible to prevent the situation where the amount of hot water cannot be confirmed from the outside. Further, since the operation of the fan motor 69 can prevent the inner surface of the cover body 58 from being exposed to dew, water drops will not drop on the base 16 when the cover body 58 is opened.

FIG. 10 shows a beverage dispenser according to another embodiment, which is different from the above-mentioned embodiments in that the dispense lever 57 is omitted. That is, in the another embodiment, each side plate 58c of the cover body 58 is
The notch 58d is formed in a square shape, and the rotary shaft 5
6 has an angular shaft portion formed at an end portion protruding outward from the side plate 18a, and by fitting the rectangular cutout 58d of the cover body 58 into the angular shaft portion, the cover body 58 and the rotary shaft 56 are separated from each other. It is configured to rotate integrally. A screw 72 is screwed into the shaft end of the rotating shaft 56, and the screw 72 and the boss 74 are
The side plate 58c of the cover body 58 is sandwiched between and, so that the cover body 58 is fixed to the rotating shaft 56. Then, in this other embodiment, the user rotates the cover body 58 from the open position to the closed position through a recess formed on the front plate 58b of the cover body 58 or a handle (neither is shown). You can

In the embodiment, the case where the cover body is rotatably arranged on the apparatus main body so as to rotate between the open position and the closed position has been described, but the present application is not limited to this. Alternatively, the cover body may be arranged in the apparatus main body so as to be able to move up and down, and moved up and down between the open position and the closed position. In this case, if the pouring switch is disposed on the ascending / descending movement locus of the operating lever that moves up and down integrally with the cover body, when the cover body is lowered to the closed position as described in the embodiment. Only can drinks be dispensed. Further, in the embodiment, the case of pouring hot water from the beverage pouring nozzle has been described, but the present application is not limited to this, and it can be used for pouring tea, cold water, or other beverage such as juice. In any case, it is possible to prevent the beverage from scattering around the beverage pouring device and prevent the surroundings from being wet or soiled.

[0024]

As described above, according to the beverage dispenser of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the beverage dispensed from the beverage dispense nozzle from splashing and hitting the user's fingers or the like. Therefore, for example, when pouring hot water, it is possible to prevent the hot water from splashing on the fingers of the user. Further, since the beverage does not scatter around, it is possible to prevent the surrounding from getting wet or dirty. Further, since the cover body can be easily removed from the apparatus body, cleaning can be easily performed with the cover body removed from the apparatus body. Furthermore,
By making the cover transparent and forcibly discharging the steam generated when the beverage is poured out to the outside with a fan motor, the inner surface of the cover becomes cloudy and the amount of beverage poured into the beverage container is reduced. It is possible to prevent a situation that cannot be confirmed from the outside.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a beverage pouring device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional rear view of the beverage pouring device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of the beverage pouring device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of a beverage pouring device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a beverage pouring device and a beverage supply device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a main part showing a mounting portion of a pouring lever and a cover body with respect to a rotating shaft of an embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the cover body of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the beverage pouring device shown with the cover body of the embodiment open.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the beverage pouring device shown with the cover body of the embodiment closed.

FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional rear view of a beverage pouring device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an external perspective view showing a beverage dispensing device according to a conventional technique.

FIG. 12 is an external perspective view showing another beverage dispenser according to the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

18 device main body, 20 beverage dispensing nozzle, 22 dispensing switch, 24 dispensing valve 26 pipe body, 30 beverage supply device, 52 beverage container, 56
Rotating shaft 57 Pour out lever, 58 Cover body, 65 Actuating lever 67 Tension spring (elastic means), 69 Fan motor

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A beverage dispensing nozzle (20) arranged on the front surface of a device body (18), the beverage dispensing nozzle (20) and a beverage supply device.
(30) is provided with a pipe valve (24) connected to the pipe body (26), and the beverage supply device (30) is provided with a beverage discharge nozzle by opening the discharge valve (24). A beverage supplied to (20), in a beverage pouring device for pouring into a beverage container (52) such as a cup facing the beverage pouring nozzle (20) below, the device main body (18 ), The beverage dispensing nozzle (2
(0) is moved between an open position that allows the beverage container (52) to enter below and a closed position that restricts the entry of the beverage container (52), and at the closed position, the beverage dispensing nozzle (20 ) And a beverage container (52) surrounding the cover body (58), and elastic means for constantly biasing the cover body (58) to the open position.
(67) and the cover body (58) are actuated together with the movement of the cover body (58).
8) when it reaches the closed position, the pouring switch (22) that controls the opening and closing of the pouring valve (24) is operated to open the pouring valve (24) and the cover body (58) is closed. When the pouring valve (22) is activated by moving the pouring switch (22) when moving from the open position to the open position.
And an operating lever (65) for closing the beverage container (52) below the beverage dispensing nozzle (20), with the cover body (58) moved to the closed position. Beverage dispensing nozzle (20) and beverage container (52) with the cover body (58)
By enclosing the pouring valve (24) by operating the pouring switch (22) with the operating lever (65),
A beverage dispenser characterized by being configured to dispense a beverage from the beverage dispense nozzle (20) into a beverage container (52). 2. A rotating shaft (56) is rotatably supported by the device body (18), and the cover body (58) is detachably attached to the rotating shaft (56). The beverage dispenser according to claim 1. 3. A pouring lever (57) is detachably attached to the rotating shaft (56), and the cover body (58) is arranged to rotate integrally with the pouring lever (57). Claim 2 provided
The beverage dispenser described. 4. The beverage dispenser according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the cover body (58) is made of a transparent material. 5. A fan motor (69) is arranged in the apparatus body (18), and in a space surrounded by the cover body (58) when the cover body (58) faces a closed position. The steam or the like generated when the beverage is poured is discharged to the outside.
Beverage pouring device in any one of -4.