JPS60263297A - Automatic stock supply system for beverage vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Application of the Invention] This invention relates to an automatic raw material supply system in a beverage vending machine.

[Prior art vM] As a beverage vending machine, for example, the Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-3779
As described in Publication No. 8, the customer is required to heat or cool the selected concentrated stock solution and mix the diluted solution with sugar and cream in a tube or in a mixing bowl. The majority of products are mixed in a container and taken out in a pot for sale because of their low operating costs, but they require the storage of several cups of the undiluted solution and the addition of preservatives to preserve food hygiene. Especially in the case of coffee as a beverage, instant coffee made from granulated or powdered raw materials has a slightly different taste (flavor and richness) compared to regular coffee. ), beverage vending machines that sell regular coffee are now in practical use.

However, in the case of conventional beverage vending machines that handle regular coffee, it is troublesome to automatically supply a fixed amount of raw materials and to dispose of the dripping slag after the drip has finished, and the process of handling regular coffee beans is difficult. Since it is difficult to prevent air pollution, the raw materials have to be fed frequently in small quantities, which increases operational costs and increases the cost per cup.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION This invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks, protects raw materials from moisture, and improves the continuity of raw materials! The purpose is to facilitate automatic supply and disposal of slag.

[Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the automatic raw material supply system in the beverage vending machine of the present invention seals a certain amount of raw materials in a continuous airtight container, and the container is placed in a drip mechanism. When sequentially supplying, a large number of small holes are made in the lower part of the container to prevent the raw materials from being discharged, and the sealing material that airtightly seals the opening side of the container is peeled off for each unit container. The dripping slag is discharged together with the container from within the drip mechanism, and the small hole is provided with cleaning means.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of this invention shown in the drawings will be described in detail.

[Embodiment of the invention] Figure 1 shows raw materials F1 of roasted and medium-finely ground coffee beans, black tea, etc.
．． A fixed amount of 1 is placed in each container of a raw material container connection band 3 in which airtight containers 2 each consisting of cup-shaped recesses with a flat bottom are continuously formed in a belt-shaped resin film at regular intervals. After filling, a sealing material 4 made of the same material is heat-sealed so as to close the opening of each airtight container 2, and perforations 5 and lead portions 6 are provided on both sides of the raw material airtight storage storage zone. It is 7.

The rigidity of the raw material container connecting band 3 in this raw material airtight storage storage band 7 is set to be stronger than the adhesive force between the sealing material 4 and the raw material container connecting band 3, so that when the sealing material 4 is pulled, the heat-sealed portion peels off. However, the sealing material 4 does not break, and the raw material container connection band 3 has a rigidity that will not bend under the above-mentioned force, and the heat-sealed portion is normally constructed to maintain complete airtightness. has been done.

This raw material airtight storage storage band 7 has been hit in a meandering manner in advance and is stored in the beverage vending machine.

Next, the mechanism and drip operation for supplying the raw material 1 in the airtight container 2 from the raw material airtight storage band 7 to the drip mechanism will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 2 (ω), a dummy container 3a and a lead portion 6 are provided in advance at the tip of the raw material airtight storage band 7, and a pair of lead portions 6 are provided in front of the drip mechanism 8. The par 74 rays 5 of this lead portion 6 are locked to the sprocket of the sprocket wheel 9, and the tip of the sealing material 4 is inserted into the hole provided in the spool of the winding drum 10 to connect the raw material container. The dummy container 3a of the band 3 is set in the drip mechanism 8 via the lower surface of the guide pin 10a.

When the customer inserts the fee and presses a selection button (not shown), the filter hole 14, which has a heater 11 inside and countless fine needle bottles 13 attached to the outside of the rectangular cylinder 12, opens vertically. Then, a hole 2a small enough to prevent the raw material 1 from leaking out is made in the flat bottom of the airtight container 2.

When this hole clearing is finished, as shown in Part 2, the filter 14 is lowered, the sprocket 1 and the wheel 9 rotate,
While moving the raw material container connecting band 3 to the right, the sealing material 4 heat-sealed thereon is strongly pulled and peeled off by the sprocket 1 which has entered the perforation 5, and the sealing material is drawn out as the strip is peeled off. 4 is wound around a winding drum 10, and this raw material container connecting band 3 is connected to a guide pin 1.
Since it slides on the lower surface of 0a and moves to the right, the above-mentioned peeling operation prevents the airtight container 2 from moving upward, and as this operation progresses, the raw material container connection band at the part where the sealant 4 is peeled off. 3, the raw material 1 in the airtight container 2 is smoothly fed between the upper and lower cylinders 15 and 16 without spilling.

After this, as shown in FIG. 2(C), the lower cylinder 16
rises and the upper and lower cylinders 15 and 16 are fluid-tightly connected via the O-ring, then hot water equivalent to a portion of a cup flows from the hot water storage tank (not shown) into the upper cylinder 15 through the hot water pipe 17. poured in.

When the hot water is poured, the piston 18 in the upper cylinder 5 descends as shown in FIG. By force-feeding, the dripped regular coffee is injected from the outlet 19 into a cup 21 taken out from an automatic cup feeder (not shown) together with a preselected amount of sugar, cream, etc.

During this time, the remaining pores and particles adhering to the fine needle pins 13 due to the opening of the filter holes are removed by the brush 20 which rotates and ascends the rectangular cylinder 12 by 174 rotations.

When a portion of the coffee is completely dripped, the piston 18 rises as shown in FIG. 2(e), the lower cylinder 16 and the brush 20 descend, and the next customer's cup enters the standby state, as shown in FIG. 2(a). ) to +d+ in Figure 2, regular coffee or black tea is poured.

In addition, as shown in the modified example of FIG.
If it is removed, there is no need to rotate the flat plate 12A, and the structure can be simplified.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention seals a certain amount of raw material in a continuous airtight container, and when sequentially feeding the containers into a drip mechanism, a small hole is formed in the lower part of the container. By making a large number of small holes that do not allow the raw material to be discharged,
A sealing material for airtightly sealing the opening side of the container is supplied by being peeled off for each unit container, and the slag after dripping is discharged from the drip mechanism together with the container, and the small hole is formed by a means. Since the cleaning means is equipped with a cleaning means, it is possible to completely prevent the moisture of the raw materials, so that the flavor will not be spoiled. Moreover, the raw materials are automatically transported into the drip mechanism so that they can be dripped, and then taken out from this mechanism. Since the slag is discarded together with the container, it is hygienic as it can be washed away with a new container at all times, and its mechanical simplicity reduces manufacturing costs. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each of the figures shows an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a raw material container connecting band, and FIG.
are explanatory diagrams of the feeding of raw materials into the drip mechanism, the drip, and the feeding operation from the drip mechanism,
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an operation showing a modified example of residue removal. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Raw material, 2... Airtight maintenance container, 3... Raw material container connection band, 4... Sealing material, 5... Perflation A, 6... Lead part, 7... Raw material airtight storage belt,
8... Drip mechanism, 9... Sprocket wheel, 10... Winding drum, 11... Heater, 12...
・Square cylinder, 13...Needle pin, 14...Komei is machine, 15...Upper cylinder, 16...Lower cylinder, 1
7... Lifting pipe, 18... Piston, 19... Discharge port, 20... Brush. Patent Applicant Japan Automatic Sales Co., Ltd. A R2 Fig. 2 (0-) Iwa Fig. 2 (formula) % formula % () Fig. 2 (d,) 17 Fig. 2 (e) 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] When a certain amount of raw material is sealed in a continuous airtight container and the containers are sequentially supplied into the drip mechanism, a large number of small holes are made in the lower part of the container by means to prevent the raw material from being discharged. , a sealing material for airtightly sealing the opening side of the container is supplied by peeling it off for each unit container, and the dripping slag is discharged from the drip mechanism together with the container, and the small hole is An automatic raw material supply system for a beverage vending machine characterized by being equipped with means for cleaning the means.