JPS6152080B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to beverages such as soups and juices, and particularly to a method for diluting and dispensing beverages by diluting and dispensing a concentrated stock solution thereof.

BACKGROUND TECHNIQUES AND THEIR PROBLEMS In order to sell soup, for example, in a first food store or the like, it is necessary to be able to immediately provide only the required amount upon receiving an order. Furthermore, since orders are made frequently, it is necessary to be able to provide products continuously within a short period of time, and even if this is done, it is necessary to ensure that changes in taste such as changes in concentration do not occur.

Furthermore, in the case of soups, in particular, they must always be kept at a constant warm temperature and must not be served with dissolved or mixed substances precipitated, so that they are always fresh, hot, and delicious. must be provided as.

Hitherto, no practical dilution/dispensing method that can meet such demands has been proposed.

An object of the present invention is to be able to easily and efficiently dilute and automatically pour out concentrated stock solutions such as soups in continuous quantitative amounts, and always to a constant concentration. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for diluting and dispensing a beverage suitable for sale.

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve this objective, the method of the present invention
Referring to the figure, the polygonal rotor 5 is rotated while always forming a plurality of spaces 6 ₁ to 6 ₃ between the inner peripheral surface of the casing 3 and the spaces 6 ₁ to 6 ₃ . For those that communicate with the stock solution inlet 4 of the casing 3, the stock solution S is filled from the outside of the casing 3 through the stock solution inlet 4, and for those that communicate with the dilution solution inlet 9 and pouring port 7 of the casing 3, The diluent inlet 9
The diluting solution is injected from the outside of the casing through the casing, mixed with the stock solution, and the mixed solution is poured out from the spout 7.

Therefore, in the case of FIG. 1, for example, when the rotor 5 rotates clockwise intermittently by 120 degrees, the three spaces 6 ₁ , 6 ₂ , and 6 ₃ are also displaced in the same direction by 120 degrees, and each space is filled with undiluted solution. The filling, diluting, and dispensing operations are repeated at regular intervals.

Example Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below.

In FIG. 1, the concentrated soup stock solution S is
The stock solution is stored in a tank A with a certain pushing force applied from above by a piston 2 biased by a spring 1, and is automatically pumped into the casing 3 through the stock solution inlet 4 provided at the top of the casing 3. is press-fitted into the

A triangular rotor 5 with three sides curved outward is fitted in a circular rotor chamber of the casing 3 so as to be rotatable and slidable. This rotor 5 is part 3
By slidingly contacting the corner portions 5 ₁ , 5 ₂ , 5 ₃ with the inner peripheral surface of the casing 3, three spaces 6 ₁ , 6 of the same volume are always created between the corner portions 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 and the inner peripheral surface of the casing 3 .
₂ , 6, _{and 3} are intermittently rotated by 120 degrees in the direction of the arrow. This rotation is automatically performed by a motor or the like (not shown).

The casing 3 further includes a spout 7 at the lowest side opposite to the stock solution inlet 4, and a rotor 5 from the spout 7.
A spout 8 is located a little apart in the direction of rotation (in the direction of the arrow), a diluent inlet 9 is located at a predetermined position between the spout 7 and the stock solution inlet 4, and a diluent inlet 9 is located at a predetermined position between the spout 8 and the stock solution inlet 4. An injection port 10 is provided. and,
These five ports 10, 4, 9, 7, 8 and three spaces 6 ₁ , 6 ₂ , 6 ₃ are connected to each other when the first space 6 ₁ communicates with the injection port 10 as shown in the figure. space 6
₂ communicates with the stock solution inlet 4, and the third space ₆₃ communicates with the dilute solution inlet 9, respectively. When the rotor 5 rotates by 120 degrees from this state, the first space ₆₁ becomes the stock solution inlet 4, the second space ₆₂ becomes the diluted solution inlet 9,
Further, the third spaces ₆₃ communicate with the injection ports 10, respectively. When the rotor 5 further rotates 120 degrees, the first
The space 6 ₁ is the diluent inlet 9, the second space 6 ₂ is the injection port 10, and the third space 6 ₃ is the stock solution inlet 4.
These relationships are repeated.

Further, the spout 7 communicates with the diluent inlet 9 through a space that communicates with the diluent inlet 9, and then the communication is cut off as the rotor 5 rotates, and the spout 8 After communicating with the injection port 10 through a space communicating with the inlet 10, the communication is interrupted as the rotor 5 rotates. moreover,
A casing 3 is provided in the space communicating with the diluent inlet 9.
A diluent 4 (for example, hot water) is injected from the outside through a dilution valve 11, and steam is injected from outside the casing 3 through a cleaning valve 12 into a space communicating with the injection port 10.

On the other hand, below the casing 3, a tank B is prepared to store the mixed liquid poured out from the spout 7, and the steam spouted from there is introduced into the spout 8 to form a tank B. A steam pipe 13 for injecting into the liquid in B is connected.

Now, when the rotor 5 is stopped in the illustrated state, the space ₆₂ is filled with the stock solution S. In this state, when the dispensing switch (not shown) is turned on and the motor is driven as shown in Fig. 2, the rotor 5
After the dilution valve 11 is rotated clockwise by 120 degrees, the dilution valve 11 is automatically opened for a predetermined period of time. At this time, since the space ₆₂ communicates with the diluent inlet 9 and the spout 7, hot water is supplied from the diluent inlet 9.
Therefore, a certain amount of the stock solution in the space ₆₂ is discharged from the spout 7 while being mixed with hot water and flows into the tank B. Immediately after the dilution valve 11 closes, the cleaning valve 12 automatically opens for a predetermined period of time, and steam is injected into the space ₆₃ communicating with the injection port 10 and the injection port 8, thereby cleaning and sterilizing the space. , the steam passes through the steam pipe 13 to tank B
The mixed liquid in tank B is stirred and heated by the steam. After this, the mixture is automatically dispensed from tank B as the final product. Rotor 5 is 120 as above
When rotated once, the space ₆₁ communicates with the stock solution inlet 4, so that it is newly filled with stock solution.

When the dispensing switch is turned on again, the rotor 5
is again rotated by 120 degrees in the same direction, and the space _6-1 filled with the stock solution is mixed by supplying hot water and the mixed liquid is discharged in the same manner as above, and then the space _6-3 is mixed by steam injection. Cleaning and sterilization are performed, and the space ₆₃ after cleaning is filled with an undiluted solution.

When the rotor 5 further rotates by 120 degrees, the state shown in the figure returns, the space ₆₂ is filled with the stock solution, the space ₆₃ is mixed and discharged, the space ₆₁ is cleaned, and the same operation is repeated.

In the above embodiment, steam is injected from the injection port 10 to clean and sterilize the space, and the steam is used to stir and heat the inside of the tank B. 10, an appropriate cleaning liquid may be injected to clean the inside of the space. In this case, the injected cleaning liquid is not sent into the tank B but is discharged from the spout port 8.

In addition, stirring by the steam of the mixed liquid in tank B,
The heating may be performed by directly injecting steam from a steam generation source into the tank B without passing through the inside of the casing 3, in synchronization with the rotation of the rotor 5.

Furthermore, the rotor 5 is made into a polygonal shape larger than a square, for example, a hexagonal shape that is twice the size of a triangle, to form six spaces, and the three operations of steam injection, stock solution filling, and dilution solution injection can be performed at two times each. It is also possible to do this for one space.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, a concentrated stock solution such as soup can be easily and efficiently diluted to a constant concentration and automatically dispensed in continuous quantitative amounts, and the device can also be easily and efficiently dispensed. It can be miniaturized and is suitable for selling soups and the like at first food stores and the like.

Furthermore, the invention as claimed in claim 3 has the effect that the three operations of quantitatively filling the stock solution, diluting and dispensing the stock solution, and cleaning the space can be carried out very efficiently.

Furthermore, the invention of claim 5 is based on the first
In addition to the effects of the inventions in Items 1 and 3, there is an additional effect that the steam used for cleaning, sterilizing, and heating the space can be reused to stir and heat the diluted liquid. be.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a timing chart of the operation. 5... Rotor, 3... Casing, 6 ₁ , 6 ₂ , 6
₃ ... Space, 4... Stock solution inlet, 9... Diluted solution inlet, 7...
Pour spout, 10... spout, 8... spout, B... tank.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A polygonal rotor that is rotated while constantly dividing a plurality of spaces between it and the inner circumferential surface of the rotor within the casing, and one of the spaces communicates with the raw solution inlet of the casing. , fill the undiluted solution from the outside of the casing through the undiluted solution inlet,
In addition, in the case where the diluent is in communication with the diluent inlet and spout of the casing, the diluent is injected from the outside of the casing through the diluent inlet, mixed with the stock solution, and the mixed solution is poured out from the spout. A method for diluting and dispensing beverages. 2. The method for diluting and dispensing a beverage according to claim 1, wherein the rotor has a triangular shape to define three spaces. 3. While rotating the polygonal rotor while constantly dividing the polygonal rotor into a plurality of spaces between it and the inner peripheral surface of the casing, if any of the spaces communicates with the undiluted solution inlet of the casing, the undiluted solution inlet Fill the undiluted solution from the outside of the casing through the
In addition, for those that communicate with the diluent inlet and spout of the casing, the diluent is injected from the outside of the casing through the diluent inlet, mixed with the stock solution, and the mixed solution is poured out from the spout. A method for diluting and dispensing a beverage, which is characterized by injecting steam or cleaning liquid through the inlet and the spout and spouting it from the spout when the inlet and the spout are connected. 4. The method for diluting and dispensing a beverage according to claim 3, characterized in that the rotor has a triangular shape to define three spaces. 5. While rotating the polygonal rotor while constantly dividing the polygonal rotor into a plurality of spaces within the casing with the inner circumferential surface of the rotor, if any of the spaces communicates with the undiluted solution inlet of the casing, the undiluted solution inlet Fill the undiluted solution from the outside of the casing through the
In addition, for those connected to the diluent inlet and spout of the casing, the diluent is injected through the diluent inlet and mixed with the stock solution, and the mixed solution is poured out from the spout and stored in a tank, and then the diluent is poured into the casing. A method for diluting and dispensing a beverage characterized by injecting steam through the spout and jetting the steam into the mixed liquid in the tank for those connected to the spout and spout. . 6. The method for diluting and dispensing a beverage according to claim 5, wherein the rotor has a triangular shape to define three spaces.