JPS6342891Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to the structure of the air introduction part and the air outlet part for adjusting the internal pressure of the sake tank, and more specifically, to a sake maker that heats the sake from the sake tank and supplies it to the rice tank. , the air intake pipe is installed with its lower end located within the sake tank and its upper end protruding from the top lid of the sake tank;
The upper end of this air intake pipe is covered with a cylindrical cap that has a ventilation hole on the side and a pressure piece that projects horizontally on the lower edge, and then the air intake pipe is attached to the top lid of the liquor tank. A check valve consisting of a ventilation hole and a ventilation check valve ball provided in the recessed part of the upper part of the ventilation hole so that the ventilation hole can be opened and closed is provided near the opening of the check valve. When the valve ball is urged upward by the internal pressure of the liquor tank, the pressure piece of the cap presses it from above so that the vent check valve ball is always positioned in the recess above the vent hole. It is related to water bottles.

The push-up type sake bottle, which is a metered-dose brewing method, uses a timer to open the solenoid valve in the sake supply section for a certain period of time to dispense sake. The sake is sent to the rice tank, where it is warmed and then poured.
Figure 1 shows the configuration of a conventional sake tank.
An air introduction part b is provided on the upper surface of the sake tank a, and an air outlet part d in the form of a check valve is provided on the upper lid c of the sake tank a. When the pressure decreases, air enters from the air introduction part b, and the pressure inside the can tank increases.This pressure is transmitted to the space e of the liquor tank a through the pipe f, and when the pressure in the space e rises, the air comes out from the air outlet part d. The tank is configured to release air from the space e and adjust the pressure in the space e to keep the pressure exerted by the liquor tank a in the direction of supply of liquor at a constant level. This allows for accurate pouring of a certain amount of alcohol. However, in conventional products, the upper surface of the sake tank and the top lid have separate air inlets and outlets, which takes time and effort to manufacture, and also increases the manufacturing cost due to the large number of parts. It was hot.

This idea improves the air inlet and outlet parts of the conventional product mentioned above, and eliminates the drawbacks of the conventional product by integrally providing the air inlet and outlet part in a part of the top lid of the liquor tank. .

This invention will be explained in detail below using example drawings.
This invention is not limited to the following examples.

Figures 2 and 3 show the overall structure of this invention, and the sake bottle 1 includes a container body 2 and a container body 2
It consists of a sake tank 3 provided on top, and a pot tank 4 is provided inside the container body 2. Reference numeral 5 denotes a liquor supply section consisting of a solenoid valve, and the liquor tank 3, the pot tank 4, and the liquor supply section 5 are sequentially connected by a liquor supply pipe 6, and as shown by the arrow, the liquor tank 3
The sake from the tank is heated in the rice tank 4 and sent to the sake supply section 5.
The structure is designed to supply more energy. A heater switch 7, a heater energizing lamp 8, a solenoid valve switch 9, and an oven lamp 10 are respectively provided on both sides of the front surface of the container body 2, and a condensation pan 11 is integrally provided at the bottom and protrudes forward. ing.
12 is a heating device for the kettle tank 4, and 13 is a drain valve.

Regarding the characteristic structure of this invention of Sake Tank 3,
This will be explained with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 14 denotes an air intake pipe, the lower end of which is positioned within the liquor tank 3, and the upper end thereof is fixed and protruded into the concave surface 16 of the upper lid 15 of the liquor tank 3. A threaded portion 17 is provided in a portion of the air intake pipe 14 that projects into the concave surface 16.
A cylindrical cap 18 is screwed into and attached to cover the upper end. The cap 18 has a ventilation hole 19 on its upper side, and integrally has a pressing piece 20 projecting in the shape of a disk in the horizontal direction on its lower edge.
The upper end of the air intake pipe 14 and the cap 18 constitute an air introduction section. Top lid 15
A ventilation hole 22 whose upper part is a funnel-shaped recess 21 is provided in the vicinity of the attachment portion of the air intake pipe 14 on the concave surface 16 , and a ventilation check valve ball 23 is positioned within the recess 21 . The ventilation hole 22
and a ventilation check valve ball 23 provided in the recessed part 21 above the ventilation hole 22, forming a check valve.
This check valve becomes an air outlet. The pressing piece 20 of the cap 18 is located just above the vent check valve ball 23 in the recess 21.

The functions of the air introduction section and air outlet section of the sake tank will be explained below.

The heated sake is fed from the rice tank 4 to the sake supply section 5
When the liquor is supplied through the liquor tank 3, the pressure in the interior space of the liquor tank 3 decreases. As this pressure decreases, air is introduced into the sake tank 3 from the outside through the air intake pipe 14 from the vent hole 19 of the cap 18, and the pressure inside the sake tank 3 is increased, so that sake is constantly supplied from the sake tank 3. The pressure applied to the kettle tank 4 via the water pipe 6 is kept constant. Conversely, when the sake in the can tank 4 warms up and the pressure in the can tank 4 increases due to the expansion of the sake, this pressure is connected to the sake supply pipe 6 and this sake supply pipe 6 and communicates with the sake tank 3. Air vent pipe 24
The pressure inside the sake tank 3 is increased through the pressure inside the sake tank 3. When the pressure rises above a certain level, the ventilation check valve ball 23 is forced upward and floats up, causing the upper end surface of the ventilation hole 22 to rise. It opens.

That is, this state is when the check valve is opened.
Then, press the press piece 20 of the cap 18 from above to press the air check valve ball 23 which has been biased upward and floated up.
is pressed so that it is always located within the recessed portion 21. The mounting height of the cap 18 is adjustable by screwing in the cap 18, and the pressure piece 2 is adjusted so that the ventilation check valve ball 23 can move up and down moderately within the recess 21.
Adjust the height so that 0 is located.

This device is constructed as described above, and the parts that serve as the air inlet and outlet for adjusting the pressure of the liquor tank are integrally provided in a part of the lid, so that it can be used like a conventional product. There is no need to modify the top surface of the liquor tank, and in particular, the cap used to cover the top end of the air intake pipe also serves as the pressing position of the ventilation check valve ball, so it is not necessary to modify the ventilation check valve separately as in the past. There is no need for a cap for positioning the valve ball, and the number of parts can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partial vertical sectional view of a conventional liquor tank, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the internal structure, and Fig. 4 is a partial vertical sectional view of the same liquor tank. be. 1...Sake bottle, 3...Sake tank, 14...Air intake pipe, 15...Top lid, 18...Cap, 19, 22...Vent hole, 20...Press piece,
21... recessed portion, 23... ventilation check valve ball.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a sake bottle that supplies sake from a sake tank by heating it in a rice tank, an air intake pipe is installed with its lower end located inside the sake tank and its upper end protruding from the top lid of the sake tank. The upper end of the pipe is covered with a cylindrical cap that has a ventilation hole on the side and a pressing piece that projects horizontally on the lower edge, and is further placed near the attachment point of the air intake pipe on the top lid of the liquor tank. A check valve consisting of a ventilation hole and a ventilation check valve ball provided in a recessed part of the upper part of the ventilation hole so as to open and close the ventilation hole freely is provided, and when the check valve is opened, the ventilation check valve ball is This sake bottle is constructed such that when the sake tank is urged upward by the internal pressure of the sake tank, the pressure piece of the cap presses from above so that the ventilation check valve ball is always located in the recess above the ventilation hole.