JPS59155225A - Temperature display apparatus for sake bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a temperature indicator for sake tokkuri, which is used when warming sake in a tokkuri.

Up until now, when heating sake in a tokkuri and checking your drinking bag, you would touch the outer surface of the tokkuri with your fingertips or the palm of your hand to check if you had finished drinking. It is said that kansake should be drunk at a temperature of 50 degrees.

However, it is difficult to confirm that temperature. In particular, when a request was made to heat the sake to lukewarm or hot, it was difficult to ascertain the appropriate temperature, and the result was often too lukewarm or too hot, spoiling the flavor and aroma of the sake.

Therefore, in bars and restaurants that use large quantities of toktori, the temperature variation in sake is one of the causes of complaints from customers, and it also negatively affects the restaurant's impression and sense of service, and can even cause the taste of the food to deteriorate. It becomes a defect that makes people feel bad.

Therefore, not only food and beverage businesses such as bars and restaurants, but also
There was a desire for an easier way for ordinary households to know whether they were drinking or not.

The present invention was invented to meet the strong demands of these users.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 6 are front views showing a partially cutaway operation of the same first embodiment.

A transparent cylindrical display section (2) is fixed vertically to the upper end of the cylindrical body (1).

The upper end of the display section (2) and the lower end of the cylindrical body (1) are
) and a disk-shaped sealing member ('l) (3) for sealing the inside of the display section (2). Therefore, moisture is prevented from entering the cylinder (1) and the display section (2).

A linear elastic member (4) made of a shape memory alloy is housed inside the cylinder (1). It is fixed near the center of the sealing member (3) below the entire lower end of the telescopic member (4). At the upper end of the telescopic member (4), a rod-shaped rod 5) is vertically attached.

Inside the cylindrical body (rito display part (2)), a diagonal ring 5 attached to the upper end can move up and down by expanding and contracting an expandable member (4).

A vertical hole (7) is made in the disc-shaped support member (6), and the cylinder body (1) and display part (2) are passed through the hole (7), and the support member (6) is inserted into the cylinder. It is fixed near the fixed parts of the body (1) and the display part (2).

When using this device, pinch the display (2) and
Insert the cylinder (1) into the container (8) containing sake.

The support member (6) is shaped to close the opening of the tokkuri (8) and supports the display section (2) so that it does not enter the tokkuri (8). The telescoping member (4) housed in the cylinder (1) is made of a shape memory alloy, and before it is filled with sake, it contracts like a coil spring, and the temperature of the sake increases as the temperature of the telescoping member (4) increases. 4) When the temperature rises to a predetermined temperature for stretching, the shape is memorized so that it stretches like a bellows. What about 5)? - By stretching the elastic member (4), it is pushed up to the transparent display part (2), indicating that the sake has been heated to the appropriate temperature.

When the expanded telescoping member (4) is inserted into a cup (8) containing unwarmed sake, the cylinder (1) is cooled and contracted back to its original coiled spring shape.

Further, the support member (6) closes the mouth of the tokkuri (8), so it functions as a lid. Therefore, it has an excellent effect of preventing the heat, aroma, and flavor of warmed sake from changing.

Note that FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the expandable member (4) in an extended state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the second embodiment, the support member (6) is not fixed near the fixed part of the cylinder (1) and the display part (2), and the cylinder (1) is inserted into the hole (7) of the support member (6). It is possible to move up and down inside.

An elastic ring-shaped rubber is fixed around the hole (7) of the support member (6) to provide elasticity to form an elastic body (9). Since the rubber elastic body (9) tightens the cylindrical body (1), the support member (6) does not fall away from the cylindrical body (1). Furthermore, since the support member (6) is not fixed, its position can be easily moved by hand.

In this second embodiment, the cylindrical body (1) is connected to the supporting member (6).
Since it can move up and down inside the hole (7), the hole (8) of the cylinder (1)
It is convenient because you can arbitrarily decide the length of the part that is inserted inside.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

In the sixth embodiment, the cylindrical body (1) and the display section (2) are not separate members, but are a single transparent cylindrical body (1). A support member (6) is fixed near the top of the cylinder (1). The upper part from the support member (6) is a display part (2). A perpendicular hole (10) is bored near the middle between the top and bottom of the cylinder (1).

The telescopic member (4) is conspicuously attached to the upper end and has a lower end bent in a right angle direction. The vicinity of the bent tip is fixed to a part of the lower end of the cylinder (1).

In this sixth embodiment, the upper end of the display section (2) and the cylindrical body (
No sealing member (3) (3) is provided at the lower end of 1), allowing moisture to enter the inside of the cylindrical body (1).

In this way, the cylindrical body (1) and the display part (2) are not separate members, but are made into one cylindrical body member, and the sealing member (3)
By configuring this device except for (3), the manufacturing process can be extremely simple. Note that the hole (10) is formed in a cylinder (
In order to keep the temperature of the sake constant inside and outside the tube (1), it is installed near the middle of the cylinder (1), making it easy for the sake to flow in and out. Although six embodiments of this invention have been introduced above, the embodiments of this invention are not limited to the above. For example, the expandable member (4) is not limited to a linear shape, and may have any shape or structure. Furthermore, the expandable and contractible shape is not limited to one that stretches like a bellows and contracts like a coil spring, but may be any shape. The support member (6) for supporting the cylindrical body (1) is not limited to a disk shape, but may have any shape. The temperature at which the expandable member (4) is stretched into a predetermined shape and the temperature at which it is contracted are arbitrary.

In addition, as in the sixth embodiment, when the expandable member (4) comes into direct contact with alcoholic beverages, it should be coated with a flexible synthetic resin to prevent metal odor and rust. You may.

Note that two telescopic members (4) (4), each extending at different temperatures, may be connected and housed inside the cylinder <1). The lower end of the upper elastic member (4) is fixed to the upper end of the lower elastic member (4), and 5) is conspicuously attached to the upper end of the upper elastic member (4). In this case, the display (
Inside 2), 5) can be made to rise to two levels. This is convenient because it allows you to know two different temperatures.

In addition, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the telescopic member (4) of the second embodiment in an extended state. FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway view of the telescopic member (4) of the sixth embodiment in an extended state. FIG.

As is clear from the above description of the structure, the present invention has the following excellent effects. Hereinafter, the advantages of the present invention will be described in comparison with the conventional disadvantages.

Traditionally, when heating sake in a tokkuri pot to check its temperature, you sometimes have to take it out of the boiling water and check the temperature, which is inconvenient. Also, since the outer surface of the tokkuri is touched with the fingertips or palm, the fingertips may get wet, which is uncomfortable.

The biggest drawback was that because the temperature of the sake was checked by feeling, the temperature of the sake varied each time, resulting in the sake being either too lukewarm or too hot, which often spoiled the flavor and aroma of the sake.

Particularly in bars and restaurants that use large quantities of tokkuri, variations in the humidity of sake can cause customer complaints, negatively impacting customers' impressions of the establishment and service.
As a result, it becomes a defect that makes the taste of the food taste bad.

According to the display device for sake tokkuri according to the present invention, the cylinder (1) is inserted into the sake-filled container (8), and the sake is warmed and the elastic member (4) is expanded. When the temperature rises to a predetermined temperature, the extensible member (4) stretches and dramatically pushes 5) up to the transparent display section (2).

As 5) rose noticeably on the display (2),
You can tell when the sake has warmed to the right temperature.

By using this device, the temperature of sake can be kept constant even if a large amount of tokkuri is used. Also, since you only need to take the tokkuri out of the boiling water once, you can save time and effort. Furthermore, a support member (6
) acts as a lid and closes the mouth of the tokkuri (8), which prevents the heated temperature from escaping and allows it to warm up faster.

In addition, since the supporting member (6) closes the mouth of the tokkuri (8), it has an excellent effect of preventing the flavor and aroma of the sake from escaping.

As described above, the present invention is a perspective view showing the above-described conventional defect, and FIGS. 2 and 6 are front views illustrating a partially cut operation of the same first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

(1) is the cylindrical body (2) is the display section (the phrase is the sealing member (4)
is an elastic member (5) is an eye mark (6) is a support member (7)
) is a hole (8) is a hole (9) is an elastic body (1o
) is the hole patent applicant Kensaku Kuriki 17:2 Figure 3 Figure M4 Trouble Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] A cylindrical body (1) of an arbitrary shape is provided by conspicuously providing a cylindrical body (1) at the upper end of a telescopic member (4) that expands and contracts into a predetermined shape at different temperatures.
A temperature indicator for sake tokkuri that is housed inside.