JPS6327259Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] This invention relates to a raw material extraction device for a beverage vending machine.

[Conventional technology]

As a beverage vending machine or extraction machine, it dispenses extraction materials such as powdered coffee, black tea, green tea, etc. sealed in packages for each use, and adds boiling water to extract the ingredients. 39−16524
As per the publication, coffee powder is filled in two sheets of flexible packing paper at regular intervals, and a hot water injector is designed on top of this that moves up and down along a guide, and a cup is placed at the bottom of the coffee machine. A vending device is proposed.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

This conventional method has major problems in that the raw material for drinking coffee gets damp inside the beverage vending machine through the loose packing paper, and the coffee powder has an unpleasant odor due to the penetration of foreign odors from inside the beverage vending machine.

Furthermore, the device described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 43-28895 is well known as an instant powder raw material supply device.

This product consists of a device that stores in the machine a continuous packaging bag in which two non-breathable film strips are pasted together into a bag shape, in which a fixed amount of powdered raw material is sealed, and a position where the packaging bags are opened one by one. Equipped with a delivery mechanism consisting of a pair of take-up rolls that unseal wrapping bags one after another by applying tension in opposite directions to two films pasted together. This is a powder raw material supply device for a beverage vending machine that drops the contents into a vending container.

However, this device is simply an instant powder raw material supply device and does not extract the raw material with hot water and sell it. Therefore, it is not possible to sell delicious and fragrant regular drinks like the invention of the present invention. There is a first problem.

In addition, since this product drops the powdered raw material into the cup, it is easy to scatter to other places.
Moreover, there is a second problem in that it attracts dust, dust, and odors from inside the vending machine.

Furthermore, as shown in Utility Model Publication No. 39-957,
a vessel having a filling opening in the brewer; a porous separator in circumferential contact with the inside of said vessel to form first and second compartments; and a breakable device for sealing the filling opening. the vessel is frangible and has a bottom wall and a side wall extending from the periphery of the bottom wall, and a rim extending in a plane from the top of the side wall; the first section is adapted to store dehydrated dairy products, said second compartment adapted to store ground coffee, characterized in that said closure extends beyond said filling opening and is connected to said rim. A brewer structure for the production of coffee beverages is proposed.

However, in this case, the brewer itself is a single and independent item, and each brewer has a rosin attached to its bottom.

Therefore, this device requires a means for transporting the brewer to the extraction section one by one, and a means for inserting a pouring nozzle and a drain nozzle into both the lid plate and the bottom plate of the brewer, respectively. In particular, the first major problem is that the means for transporting each individual item of the brewer to the extraction section is extremely complicated, requiring a large space, and expensive manufacturing costs since the brewer itself is a single item.

In addition, since the pouring nozzle is pierced into the lid plate and the molten metal is poured under pressure to extract the molten metal, it is difficult to extract raw materials other than directly below the molten pouring piercing means 40, and the second problem is that the extraction efficiency is extremely poor. There is.

The purpose of this invention is to eliminate all of the above-mentioned problems and provide a convenient extraction mechanism for extracting the ingredients of coffee, black tea, and green tea by dripping hot water onto materials such as regular coffee, black tea, and green tea. .

[Means for solving problems]

The above purpose is to seal a certain amount of raw material in a continuous airtight holding container with a sealing material, and to use a first sprocket wheel to convey a raw material airtight storage storage band with perforation formed on the side edge. , a second sprocket wheel for peeling off the sealing material from the air-tight container, a winding drum for winding up the peeled-off sealing material, and a large number of fine perforations in the opening-side air-tight sealing material. A drip mechanism is configured by a drilling machine equipped with a large number of needle pins, a lid attached to the end of the hot water pipe, and a funnel member having a discharge port and housing the airtight container. achieved.

[Effect]

The extraction mechanism of this invention uses the first and second sprocket wheels to transport a fixed amount of raw material airtight storage strips, and the second sprocket wheel and winding drum to seal one airtight storage container. After tearing off the material and making a number of fine holes in the bottom of the airtight container with a needle pin, the container is placed in a drip mechanism and the raw material is extracted with hot water sent through the hot water pipe. When the extraction is finished, the container is taken out from the dripping mechanism and prepared for dripping into the next container.

〔Example〕

Figure 1 shows an airtight container 2 consisting of cup-shaped depressions with a flat bottom placed at regular intervals in a belt-shaped resin film containing raw materials 1 such as roasted and medium-finely ground coffee beans or black tea. Continuously formed raw material container connection band 3
A certain amount of sealing material 4 made of the same material is placed in each of the containers 2 and heat-sealed so as to close the opening of each airtight container 2, and perforation 5 and lead portions 6 are placed on both side edges. This is the raw material airtight storage storage zone 7 provided.

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 band 7 is stored in a beverage vending machine in a meandering manner.

Next, the mechanism and dripping 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. 2a, a dummy container 3a and a lead portion 6 are provided in advance at the tip of the raw material airtight storage storage band 7, and a pair of lead portions 6 are provided in front of the drip mechanism 8. The perforation 5 of this lead part 6 is 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, and the raw material container is connected. 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 punching machine 14, which has a heater 11 inside and numerous fine needle pins 13 attached to the top, moves vertically by the operation of the cylinder 12. Then, a minute hole 2a is made in the flat bottom of the airtight container 2 to prevent the raw material 1 from leaking out.

When this hole drilling is completed, the filter hole puncher 14 descends as shown in FIG. 2b, and the sprocket wheel 9
rotates to move the raw material container connecting band 3 to the right, and at the same time, the sealing material 4 heat-sealed thereon is strongly pulled and peeled off by the sprocket inserted into the perforation 5. The sealing material 4 to be fed out is wound around a winding drum 10, and this raw material container connecting band 3 is connected to a guide pin 10a.
Since it slides on the lower surface and moves to the right, the above-mentioned peeling operation prevents the upward movement of the airtight container 2, and as this operation progresses, the raw material container connection band 3 of the part where the sealing material 4 is peeled off. The raw material 1 in the airtight container 2 is smoothly fed between the lid 15 and the funnel member 16 without spilling.

After this, as shown in FIG. 2c, the funnel member 1
6 is raised and the lid body 15 and the funnel member 16 are connected in a liquid-tight manner via the O-ring. As shown in FIG. Hot water passes through the hot water pipe 17 to the lid body 1.
5 is injected under pressure.

The hot water injected under pressure is pumped to the funnel member 16 so as to pass through the fine holes 2a in the airtight container 2, and the dripped regular coffee is poured from the outlet 19 into a cup 20 taken out by an automatic cup supply device (not shown).
The mixture is poured into the container along with preselected amounts of sugar, cream, etc.

When the dripping of one cup of coffee is completed, the funnel member 16 is lowered as shown in FIG.
Regular coffee or black tea is poured by the operation shown in FIG. 2d.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, this invention adopts the means to solve the above-mentioned problems, so a large number of fine holes 2a, 2a are made in the bottom of the airtight container 2 using a large number of needle pins 13. Since the beverage raw material 1 can be extracted with hot water and sold, the first effect is that additional components such as paper and filters are not required.

This invention also prevents the raw materials for drinking coffee from becoming damp inside the vending machine, and the coffee powder from becoming tainted by foreign odors from inside the vending machine, making it possible to sell regular drinks that are delicious and fragrant. The second effect is that the powder raw material does not scatter to other places.

Moreover, a certain amount of the raw material 1 is put into an airtight container 2 which is made up of continuous cup-shaped recesses, the opening of the container 2 is sealed with a sealing material 4, and the side edges of the container are perforated. The means for conveying the raw material airtight storage zone 7 formed with 5 is simple and requires only a small space, and the material is poured under pressure through the lid 15, so the raw material can be extracted evenly and the extraction efficiency is good. There is a third effect.

Furthermore, the raw materials are automatically transported into the drip mechanism so that they can be dripped, and are then transported out of this mechanism, and the brewed sludge is discarded along with the container, so coffee, etc., is always brewed in a new container. It has the fourth and fifth effects, such as being hygienic because it can be washed away and being mechanically simple, resulting in low manufacturing costs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show one embodiment of this invention; Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the raw material container connecting band, Fig. 2 is a
- Fig. 2e are explanatory diagrams of the feeding and dripping of raw materials into the drip mechanism and the feeding operation from the drip mechanism. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Raw material, 2... Airtight maintenance container, 2a... Fine perforation, 3... Raw material container connection band, 4... Sealing material, 5... Perflation, 6... Lead portion, 7... Raw material airtight storage band, 8... Drip mechanism, 9... Sprocket wheel, 10... Winding drum, 11... Heater, 12... Cylinder, 13... Needle pin, 14... Hole punching machine,
15... Lid body, 16... Funnel member, 17... Hot water pipe, 19... Outlet.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a beverage vending machine that extracts drinking raw materials with hot water and sells them, a certain amount of raw materials 1 is placed in an airtight container 2 composed of continuous cup-shaped recesses, and the opening of the container 2 is sealed. A first sprocket wheel 9 conveys the raw material airtight storage zone 7 sealed with a material 4 and has a perforation 5 formed on its side edge; Second sprocket wheel to be removed 9
, a winding drum 10 for winding up the peeled-off sealing material 4, a perforator 14 having a needle pin 13 for making a large number of fine holes 2a in the bottom of the airtight container 2, and a hot water pipe. A drip mechanism 8 is formed by a lid 15 attached to the end of the drip mechanism 17 and a funnel member 16 having a discharge port 19 and housing the airtight container 2.
A raw material extraction device for a beverage vending machine, characterized by comprising: