JPH11264644A - Beverage feeder - Google Patents
Beverage feederInfo
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- JPH11264644A JPH11264644A JP7091998A JP7091998A JPH11264644A JP H11264644 A JPH11264644 A JP H11264644A JP 7091998 A JP7091998 A JP 7091998A JP 7091998 A JP7091998 A JP 7091998A JP H11264644 A JPH11264644 A JP H11264644A
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Description
【0001】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は炭酸飲料及び無炭酸
飲料を供給する飲料供給装置に関し、特に、飲料の販売
が連続する状況においても飲料の冷却性に優れる飲料供
給装置に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage supply apparatus for supplying carbonated beverages and non-carbonated beverages, and more particularly, to a beverage supply apparatus which is excellent in cooling the beverage even in a situation where the sale of beverages is continuous.
【0002】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来、冷却機によって冷却されている冷
却水槽中に炭酸水、シロップ、及び希釈水を循環させて
冷却する冷却部を有し、冷却されたシロップと希釈水又
は炭酸水を混合した飲料をカップに入れて供給する飲料
供給装置があり、夏の行楽地等で使用されている。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is provided a cooling unit for circulating and cooling carbonated water, syrup and dilution water in a cooling water tank cooled by a cooler, and mixing the cooled syrup with dilution water or carbonated water. There is a beverage supply device that supplies a prepared beverage in a cup, and is used in summer resorts and the like.
【0003】図5は、従来の飲料供給装置を示し、冷却
水Wを水槽内に有する冷却水槽1と、冷却水槽1内にコ
の字状に折り返して配置されるエバポレータ2と、エバ
ポレータ2に冷却機(図示せず)から供給される液冷媒
を注入するための冷媒入口2Aと、エバポレータ2から
気化したガス冷媒を排出するための冷媒出口2Bと、エ
バポレータ2の外周に付着して水槽内の冷却水Wを冷却
する氷3と、冷却水槽1内の冷却水Wを攪拌する回転力
を発生させるアジテータモータ4と、炭酸水を貯蔵する
カーボネータタンクを収容するカーボネータタンク収容
部5と、冷却水槽1内の中央部に螺旋状に形成されて炭
酸水及び希釈水を冷却する2系統の冷却管からなる冷却
コイル6と、冷却コイル6の1系統に希釈水を注入する
希釈水入口6Aと、冷却コイル6で冷却された希釈水を
排出する希釈水出口6Bと、冷却コイル6の他の1系統
に炭酸水を注入する炭酸水入口6Cと、冷却コイル6で
冷却された炭酸水を排出する炭酸水出口6Dと、シロッ
プを冷却するシロップコイル7と、シロップコイル7に
シロップを注入するシロップ入口7Aと、シロップコイ
ル7で冷却されたシロップを排出するシロップ出口7B
を有する。冷却水槽1の最上部には蓋が設けられている
が図示省略している。[0005] FIG. 5 shows a conventional beverage supply device, which includes a cooling water tank 1 having cooling water W in a water tank, an evaporator 2 which is disposed in the cooling water tank 1 in a U-shape, and an evaporator 2. A refrigerant inlet 2A for injecting a liquid refrigerant supplied from a cooler (not shown), a refrigerant outlet 2B for discharging a vaporized gas refrigerant from the evaporator 2, and a water tank that adheres to the outer periphery of the evaporator 2 and Ice 3 for cooling the cooling water W, an agitator motor 4 for generating a rotational force for stirring the cooling water W in the cooling water tank 1, and a carbonator tank housing 5 for housing a carbonator tank for storing carbonated water. A cooling coil 6 which is formed in a spiral shape in the center of the cooling water tank 1 and has two cooling pipes for cooling carbonated water and dilution water, and a dilution water inlet for injecting dilution water into one of the cooling coils 6 6A and A dilution water outlet 6B for discharging the dilution water cooled by the cooling coil 6, a carbonated water inlet 6C for injecting carbonated water into another system of the cooling coil 6, and a carbonated water cooled by the cooling coil 6 are discharged. Carbonated water outlet 6D, syrup coil 7 for cooling syrup, syrup inlet 7A for injecting syrup into syrup coil 7, and syrup outlet 7B for discharging syrup cooled by syrup coil 7
Having. A lid is provided at the uppermost part of the cooling water tank 1, but is not shown.
【0004】図6は、図5におけるA−A断面を示し、
エバポレータ2は、内部を循環する冷媒の熱交換によっ
て表面に氷3が形成される。冷却水槽1内の冷却水W
は、氷3の溶解に伴う熱交換によって冷却される。この
ようにして冷却された冷却水Wとの熱交換によって炭酸
水、希釈水、及びシロップの冷却が行われる。FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
Ice 3 is formed on the surface of the evaporator 2 by heat exchange of the refrigerant circulating inside. Cooling water W in cooling water tank 1
Is cooled by heat exchange accompanying melting of the ice 3. The heat exchange with the cooling water W cooled in this way cools the carbonated water, the dilution water, and the syrup.
【0005】アジテータモータ4の回転軸4Aには冷却
水槽1内の冷却水Wを攪拌するプロペラ(図示せず)が
装着されており、アジテータモータ4の所定の方向の回
転に基づいて冷却水Wを攪拌する。この攪拌によってエ
バポレータ2の外周に付着した氷3と冷却水Wとの熱交
換が促進されることにより、冷却水Wの温度を降下させ
て冷却コイル6及びシロップコイル7を冷却する。冷却
コイル6は、希釈水を冷却する管を下側に配置し、炭酸
水を冷却する管を上側に配置して構成されている。ま
た、冷却水槽1は最上部に設けられる蓋1Aによって水
槽部と外部とを遮断している。[0005] A propeller (not shown) for stirring the cooling water W in the cooling water tank 1 is mounted on the rotating shaft 4A of the agitator motor 4, and the cooling water W is rotated based on the rotation of the agitator motor 4 in a predetermined direction. Is stirred. This stirring promotes heat exchange between the ice 3 attached to the outer periphery of the evaporator 2 and the cooling water W, thereby lowering the temperature of the cooling water W to cool the cooling coil 6 and the syrup coil 7. The cooling coil 6 is configured such that a pipe for cooling dilution water is disposed on a lower side, and a pipe for cooling carbonated water is disposed on an upper side. In addition, the cooling water tank 1 shuts off the water tank from the outside by a lid 1A provided at the top.
【0006】上記した飲料供給装置では、冷却水Wとの
熱交換によって冷却されたシロップ、炭酸水、あるいは
希釈水を所定の割合で混合し、カップ飲料として購買者
に提供する。In the above-described beverage supply device, syrup, carbonated water, or dilution water cooled by heat exchange with the cooling water W is mixed at a predetermined ratio and provided to the purchaser as a cup beverage.
【0007】[0007]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかし、従来の飲料供
給装置によると、飲料の販売が連続すると、プロペラに
よる冷却水の上下の攪拌に限界があるために冷却水の水
面付近と底部で温度差が生じるため、冷却水の熱交換性
が低下して冷却能力が低下するという問題がある。従っ
て、本発明の目的は飲料の販売が連続しても冷却水Wの
熱交換性に優れる飲料供給装置を提供することにある。However, according to the conventional beverage supply device, when the beverage is continuously sold, there is a limit to the stirring of the cooling water up and down by the propeller, so that the temperature difference between the vicinity of the water surface and the bottom of the cooling water is limited. Therefore, there is a problem that the heat exchangeability of the cooling water is reduced and the cooling capacity is reduced. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage supply device which is excellent in heat exchangeability of the cooling water W even when the beverage is continuously sold.
【0008】[0008]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は上記目的を達成
するため、水槽内に形成された氷によって前記水槽内に
貯留される冷却水を冷却し、冷却された冷却水によって
飲料の原料等を冷却して供給する飲料供給装置におい
て、前記水槽内の底部略中央部に向かう垂直状の冷却水
の流れを発生させる攪拌手段と、前記水槽内の底部に形
成され、前記垂直状の冷却水の流れを前記水槽の側壁方
向に導く水流規制手段を有する飲料供給装置を提供す
る。According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, cooling water stored in the water tank is cooled by ice formed in the water tank, and the raw material of beverages and the like are cooled by the cooled water. In the beverage supply apparatus for cooling and supplying the cooling water, a stirring means for generating a flow of vertical cooling water toward a substantially central portion of the bottom in the water tank, and the vertical cooling water formed at the bottom in the water tank A beverage supply device having water flow regulating means for guiding the flow of water toward the side wall of the water tank.
【0009】上記する飲料供給装置において、水流規制
手段は、底部略中央部を頂点として側壁方向に傾斜する
斜面を有し、垂直状の冷却水の流れを斜面に沿って水槽
の側壁方向に導く突起部材であっても良く、突起部材
は、四角錐状,あるいは円錐状の凸形状を有することが
好ましい。In the above beverage supply device, the water flow regulating means has a slope inclined in the side wall direction with the bottom substantially in the center as a vertex, and guides the flow of the vertical cooling water toward the side wall of the water tank along the slope. It may be a projection member, and the projection member preferably has a quadrangular pyramid shape or a conical convex shape.
【0010】[0010]
【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の飲料供給装置を図
面を参照して詳細に説明する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a beverage supply apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
【0011】図1は、本発明の実施の形態における飲料
供給装置を示し、冷却水槽1内の底部に四角錐状突起部
8を有する。その他の構成及び機能については図5で説
明した飲料供給装置と同一であるので重複する説明を省
略する。FIG. 1 shows a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which has a quadrangular pyramid-shaped projection 8 at the bottom in a cooling water tank 1. Other configurations and functions are the same as those of the beverage supply device described with reference to FIG. 5, and thus redundant description will be omitted.
【0012】図2は、図1におけるA−A断面を示し、
冷却水槽1の底部に設けられる四角錐状突起部8は、ア
ジテータモータ4の回転軸4Aの延長線上に突端が位置
するように設けられており、この突端から冷却水槽1の
内側壁に向かって傾斜面を有している。FIG. 2 shows a cross section taken along the line AA in FIG.
The quadrangular pyramid-shaped protrusion 8 provided on the bottom of the cooling water tank 1 is provided such that a protruding end is located on an extension of the rotating shaft 4A of the agitator motor 4, and from the protruding end toward the inner wall of the cooling water bath 1. It has an inclined surface.
【0013】図3は、図1におけるB−B断面を示し、
アジテータモータ4の回転軸4Aに取り付けられたプロ
ペラ4Bが所定の方向に回転することによって、冷却水
槽1内の冷却水Wに矢印で示す水流が生じる。プロペラ
4Bの近傍で攪拌された冷却水Wは底部の方向に移動
し、四角錐状突起部8の傾斜面に沿って冷却水槽1の内
側壁方向に移動し、内側壁に沿って水面近傍に移動す
る。水面近傍の冷却水Wは、プロペラ4Bの攪拌動作に
基づいてプロペラ4Bに吸い寄せられる。四角錐状突起
部8は、プロペラ4Bの攪拌動作に基づいて冷却水Wに
発生する水流の循環を促進することによって、冷却水W
の循環不良による温度むらの発生を防止する。同図にお
いては説明の都合上、エバポレータ2、氷3、冷却コイ
ル6を図示省略しており、また、アジテータモータ4,
回転軸4A,及びプロペラ4Bを断面図示せずに側面図
示としている。FIG. 3 shows a cross section taken along line BB in FIG.
When a propeller 4B attached to a rotating shaft 4A of the agitator motor 4 rotates in a predetermined direction, a water flow indicated by an arrow is generated in the cooling water W in the cooling water tank 1. The cooling water W stirred near the propeller 4B moves toward the bottom, moves along the inclined surface of the quadrangular pyramid-shaped projection 8 toward the inner wall of the cooling water tank 1, and moves along the inner wall to near the water surface. Moving. The cooling water W near the water surface is drawn to the propeller 4B based on the stirring operation of the propeller 4B. The quadrangular pyramid-shaped projection 8 promotes the circulation of the water flow generated in the cooling water W based on the stirring operation of the propeller 4B, and thereby the cooling water W
Of uneven temperature due to poor circulation of water. In the figure, the evaporator 2, the ice 3, and the cooling coil 6 are not shown for convenience of explanation, and the agitator motor 4,
The rotary shaft 4A and the propeller 4B are shown in a side view without a sectional view.
【0014】上記した飲料供給装置によると、冷却水槽
の水面近傍から底部にかけての冷却水Wの循環性が向上
するので、飲料の販売が連続する状況においても冷却水
Wの熱交換性が低下することなく、長時間にわたって安
定した冷却能力を付与することができる。According to the above-mentioned beverage supply device, the circulation of the cooling water W from the vicinity of the water surface to the bottom of the cooling water tank is improved, so that the heat exchangeability of the cooling water W is reduced even in a situation where the beverage is continuously sold. Thus, a stable cooling capacity can be provided for a long time.
【0015】図4は、本発明の他の実施の形態における
飲料供給装置を示し、冷却水槽1の底部に傾斜面が曲面
状に形成された突起部9を設けている。このような構成
とすることでプロペラ4Bの回転に基づいて発生する水
流と底部との摩擦損失が減少するので、冷却水Wをより
効率良く循環させることができる。同図においても図3
と同様に、エバポレータ2、氷3、冷却コイル6を図示
省略しており、また、アジテータモータ4,回転軸4
A,及びプロペラ4Bを断面図示せずに側面図示として
いる。FIG. 4 shows a beverage supply device according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which a cooling water tank 1 is provided at its bottom with a projection 9 having a curved inclined surface. With such a configuration, the friction loss between the water flow generated due to the rotation of the propeller 4B and the bottom portion is reduced, so that the cooling water W can be circulated more efficiently. Also in FIG.
Similarly, the evaporator 2, the ice 3, and the cooling coil 6 are not shown in the drawing, and the agitator motor 4, the rotating shaft 4
A and the propeller 4B are shown in a side view without a sectional view.
【0016】上記した実施の形態では、四角錐状、曲面
状の突起部を冷却水槽の底部に設けた構成としている
が、円錐状等の形状であっても良い。また、既存の飲料
供給装置の底部に上記した突起部を後から装着しても良
く、冷却水槽の底部を予め上記した突起状に加工しても
良い。In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the quadrangular pyramid-shaped and curved-surface-shaped projections are provided on the bottom of the cooling water tank is used. In addition, the above-described protrusion may be attached to the bottom of the existing beverage supply device later, or the bottom of the cooling water tank may be processed into the above-described protrusion in advance.
【0017】[0017]
【発明の効果】以上説明した通り、本発明の飲料供給装
置によると、水槽内の底部略中央部に底部に向かう垂直
状の冷却水の流れを発生させる攪拌手段と、水槽内の底
部に形成され、垂直状の冷却水の流れを水槽の壁面方向
に導く水流規制手段を設けたため、飲料の販売が連続し
ても優れた冷却水Wの熱交換性を付与することができ
る。As described above, according to the beverage supply apparatus of the present invention, the stirring means for generating the vertical cooling water flow toward the bottom substantially at the center of the bottom of the water tank, and the stirring means formed at the bottom of the water tank. Since the water flow restricting means for guiding the flow of the vertical cooling water toward the wall surface of the water tank is provided, excellent heat exchange properties of the cooling water W can be imparted even when the beverage is continuously sold.
【図1】本発明の実施の形態における飲料供給装置を示
す上面図。FIG. 1 is a top view showing a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図2】本発明の実施の形態における飲料供給装置を示
す断面図。FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the beverage supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
【図3】本発明の実施の形態における飲料供給装置を示
す断面図。FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the beverage supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
【図4】本発明の実施の形態における他の飲料供給装置
を示す断面図。FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing another beverage supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
【図5】従来の飲料供給装置を示す上面図。FIG. 5 is a top view showing a conventional beverage supply device.
【図6】従来の飲料供給装置を示す断面図。FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a conventional beverage supply device.
1,冷却水槽 1A,蓋 2,エバポレータ 2A,冷媒入口 2B,冷媒出口 3,氷 4,アジテータモータ 4A,モータ軸 4B,プロペラ 5,カーボネータタンク収容部 6,冷却コイル 6A,希釈水入口 6B,希釈水出口 6C,炭酸水入口 6D,炭酸水出口 7,シロップコイル 7A,シロップ入口 7B,シロップ出口 8,四角錐状突起部 9,突起部 W,冷却水 1, cooling water tank 1A, lid 2, evaporator 2A, refrigerant inlet 2B, refrigerant outlet 3, ice 4, agitator motor 4A, motor shaft 4B, propeller 5, carbonator tank housing 6, cooling coil 6A, dilution water inlet 6B, Dilution water outlet 6C, carbonated water inlet 6D, carbonated water outlet 7, syrup coil 7A, syrup inlet 7B, syrup outlet 8, quadrangular pyramid projection 9, projection W, cooling water
Claims (3)
内に貯留される冷却水を冷却し、冷却された冷却水によ
って飲料の原料等を冷却して供給する飲料供給装置にお
いて、 前記水槽内の底部略中央部に向かう垂直状の冷却水の流
れを発生させる攪拌手段と、 前記水槽内の底部に形成され、前記垂直状の冷却水の流
れを前記水槽の側壁方向に導く水流規制手段を有するこ
とを特徴とする飲料供給装置。1. A beverage supply device that cools cooling water stored in the water tank with ice formed in the water tank, and cools and supplies beverage ingredients and the like with the cooled cooling water. A stirring means for generating a vertical cooling water flow toward a substantially central portion of a bottom of the water tank; and a water flow regulating means formed at a bottom portion in the water tank, for guiding the flow of the vertical cooling water toward a side wall of the water tank. A beverage supply device comprising:
を頂点として前記側壁方向に傾斜する斜面を有し、前記
垂直状の冷却水の流れを前記斜面に沿って前記水槽の前
記側壁方向に導く突起部材である構成の請求項第1項記
載の飲料供給装置。2. The water flow restricting means has a slope inclined in the side wall direction with the bottom substantially in the center as a vertex, and directs the flow of the vertical cooling water along the slope in the side wall direction of the water tank. The beverage supply device according to claim 1, wherein the beverage supply device is configured to be a projection member that guides the beverage.
錐状の凸形状を有する構成の請求項第2項記載の飲料供
給装置。3. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said projection member has a quadrangular pyramid shape or a conical convex shape.
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