KR0181656B1 - Cooled beverage supplying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooling beverage supply device which is easy to clean and hygienic and can reduce the amount of power consumed by opening and closing the door. The present invention provides a dedicated stopper member (18) instead of a stopper sealing an inlet of a commercially available PET bottle beverage. The bottle 4 is installed in the bottle holding part 13 provided on the inner surface side of the refrigerating compartment 2 door 3, and the beverage inside the bottle is opened in accordance with the operation of the liquid supply lever 40. ) Into the liquid supply path portion 26 penetrating in and out and supplied to the beverage discharge portion 46 provided on the outer surface side of the door (3), thereby supplying the beverage in the PET bottle (4) of the refrigerating chamber (2) It is characterized by the supply to the outside.

Description

Cooling Drink Supply

1 (a) is a front view of the refrigerator 1 provided with the cooling beverage supply apparatus 10 which concerns on an example of embodiment of this invention.

1 (b) is a view showing the inner surface of the refrigerating chamber door (3).

2 is a main edema cross-sectional view of the refrigerator (1).

3 is a sectional view of the main edema of the cooling beverage supply device 10 in the beverage supply standby state.

4 is a sectional view of the main edema of the refrigerator 1 in a state where no beverage is supplied.

5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the closure member 18 in a beverage supply standby state.

6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the closure member 18 in a beverage supply state.

7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the closure member 18a which is another example of the configuration of the closure member 18. FIG.

8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the closure member 18b which is another example of the configuration of the closure member 18. FIG.

9 is a longitudinal sectional view of the closure member 18c which is another example of the configuration of the closure member 18. FIG.

10 is a longitudinal sectional view of a closure member 18d which is another configuration example of the closure member 18. FIG.

11 is a main sectional view of the refrigerator provided with a cooling beverage supply device 60 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a main edema cross-sectional view of the cooling beverage supply device 60 in the beverage supply standby state.

13 is a sectional view of the main edema of the cooling beverage supply device 60 in the beverage supply state.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

2: cold room 3: door

4: PET bottle 10,60: cooling beverage supply device

13: bottle holding part 14: movable bottom plate

18: plug member 20a: valve seat

22: connection part 22b, 22c: attachment part

24: valve 26: liquid supply path portion

34,92: pusher 40: liquid supply lever

46: beverage discharge unit 50: partition wall

82: push button 86: machine room

94: lever 96: transfer member

The present invention relates to a cooling beverage supply apparatus applicable to various kinds of box bodies having a cooling function such as a refrigerator, a freezer and the like.

Background Art [0002] Conventionally, as a device for supplying cold drink water, a cold water machine is installed in a box body having a cooling function, and a cold water machine for extracting the cold water from the outside of the box body is generally spread. In addition, there was a cold water machine that previously installed a dedicated tank for cold water inside the door of the refrigerator to extract cold water from the outside of the door.

In such a conventional cold water machine, since a dedicated tank is used, substances and scales such as mineral components contained in the water adhere to the inside of the tank after long-term use. For this reason, it is necessary to clean the inner surface of the tank frequently, and there is a problem that care is troublesome. In addition, in the water cooler having such a dedicated tank, if it is not used for a long time, mold or the like occurs, and there is a problem in terms of hygiene.

Nowadays, PET bottle beverages, such as mineral water or tea, are put in PET bottles. Such PET bottle beverages are usually placed in the refrigerator and cooled to open the refrigerator. Therefore, for example, in the case of PET bottles containing 2 liters (hereinafter referred to as liters), the number of opening and closing of the door by the discharge and storage is 22 times when the cup is about 180cc per cup, and the heat loss by opening and closing the door There is a problem that the amount of power consumption increases. This is especially a problem when the external air temperature is high, such as in summer. In addition, it is cumbersome because it requires the effort of opening and closing the door one by one.

When such a bottled beverage is supplied into a dedicated tank of the conventional cold water machine described above and supplied with cold water, since the "water" of the commercially available bottled beverage is usually almost mineral water, there is more mineral content than tap water, and thus the above-described care and hygiene The problem is worsened. This problem is more pronounced by the sediment in the case of other beverages.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cooling beverage supply device which is easy to clean and hygienic and can reduce the power consumption.

The cooling beverage supply apparatus of claim 1 of the present invention is a cooling beverage supply apparatus for cooling a commercial beverage container such as water, juice, or black tea and supplying a beverage in the beverage container. The beverage is installed in a box body having a cooling function. A container holding part for holding the container in a state capable of supplying a beverage therein, a beverage discharge part installed at an outer side of the box body and extracting the beverage, and installed inside the box body and holding the container A supply member for supplying a beverage to the beverage dispensing portion held in the beverage container, and a cap member which is connected to the inlet portion of the beverage container held at the container holding portion and connects the supply portion to the beverage dispensing portion; will be.

Commercially available beverage containers are those that contain beverages such as water, tea, juice, etc. in synthetic resins or glass containers (for example, PET bottles or glass bottles). In particular, it is advantageous from the viewpoint of handleability to put a beverage in a bottle formed of a polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate called PET bottle.

The cooling beverage supply device of claim 2, wherein the stopper member is detachably disposed at one end of the body portion and the body portion for restricting the outflow of the beverage in the beverage container, and is connected to the body portion and the beverage container inlet portion. Wherein the connecting portion has two attachment portions having different diameters, and the attaching portion having a large diameter is formed on one side of the connecting portion, the attaching portion having a small diameter is formed on the other side of the connecting portion, and the attaching portion of the large diameter portion is When attaching to the body portion, the inlet portion of the beverage container is attached to the attaching portion of the small diameter. When attaching the attaching portion of the small diameter portion to the body portion, the inlet portion of the beverage container is attached to the attaching portion of the large diameter. By changing the mounting direction with respect to the said trunk | drum of a connection part, the said stopper member is two kinds from which inlet diameter differs. It will be attached to the beverage container.

The cooling beverage supply apparatus of claim 3, wherein the box body is a refrigerator, the container holding unit is installed inside the door of the refrigerator, the beverage discharge unit is installed outside the door of the refrigerator, and the supply unit is closed. A liquid supply path portion connected to the member and penetrating the door in and out, and a control unit for controlling the supply of the beverage in the beverage container to the liquid supply path portion, and the closure member is detachably attached to the supply portion.

In the cooling beverage supply device of claim 4, wherein the supply path portion is detachably arranged on the inner side of the door.

The cooling beverage supply apparatus of claim 5, wherein the control unit has an operation unit fixed to the door, and operates the stopper member by operation of the operation unit to supply the beverage in the beverage container to the liquid supply path. will be.

The cooling beverage supply apparatus of claim 6, wherein the liquid supply path portion is disposed below the container holding portion, the beverage container is disposed on the container holding portion so as to face downward between the inlet portions, and the stopper member is disposed. It connects to the said liquid supply path part.

In the cooling beverage supply apparatus of claim 7, according to claim 6, the beverage container is arranged inclined with respect to the vertical line.

The cooling beverage supply apparatus of Claim 8 WHEREIN: The valve | bulb seat part of Claim 6 which controls the outflow of the drink in the said beverage container is provided in the said stopper member, and the said valve seat part is inclined in the horizontal plane.

The cooling beverage supply apparatus of claim 9, wherein the inner space of the closure member is divided into a partition wall in the longitudinal direction, and the partition wall passes through the apex and the bottom point of the inclined valve seat, It is perpendicular to the plane parallel to the central axis, and is arranged parallel to the central axis of the closure member.

The cooling beverage supply apparatus of claim 10, wherein the movable plate is vertically set when the movable plate is provided between the vessel holding portion and the liquid supply path portion and provided for cooling beverage supply. When the beverage container is maintained in a state in which the beverage can be supplied therein and is not provided for cooling beverage supply, the movable plate is tilted horizontally, and the storage container and the like can be accommodated on the movable plate. .

The cooling beverage supply apparatus of claim 11 is to allow the plug member to be accommodated in the liquid supply path portion when not provided for cooling beverage supply.

In the cooling beverage supply device of claim 1, a stopper member is attached instead of a stopper for encapsulating the inlet part of a commercially available beverage container, and the container is attached to the container holding part in such a state that the inner beverage can be supplied into a box body having a cooling function. Let's do it. And the beverage in this container is supplied to a beverage discharge part by a supply part, and is taken out of a box main body. That is, commercially available beverage containers are used as beverage supply tanks, and each bottle is changed to a new one, so as in the conventional dedicated tank, no scale or minerals are attached to the inside. In addition, the beverage in the box body can be taken out without opening or closing the door of the box body, thereby reducing the power consumption associated with opening and closing the door.

In the cooling beverage supply device of claim 2, when using a beverage container with a large inlet diameter, one side with a large diameter attachment part is directed outwards, and the connection part is attached to the body of the cap member, and when a food container with a small inlet diameter is used. The connection part is attached to the said body part with the other surface in which the small diameter attachment part was formed facing outward. In this way, the closure member can be attached to the opening diameter of the beverage container only by changing the mounting direction of the connection portion to the body portion, so there is no need to install two different closure members, thus eliminating the use of the closure member. It is not difficult to place, or the cap member is lost.

In the cooling beverage supply apparatus of claim 3, after attaching the cap member to the beverage container, the container is placed in a container holding part provided on the inner side of the door of the refrigerator, and the cap member is connected to the liquid supply path part. And the beverage in the container is supplied to the liquid supply path part by a control part, passes through the liquid supply path part, and is supplied to the beverage discharge part of the outer side from the inside of a door. In this way, since the plug member is detachably provided from the liquid supply path portion, the cleaning and the like are easy to clean.

In the cooling beverage supply device of claim 4, since the liquid supply path portion is disposed at the door as a detachable material, it can be easily removed and cleaned when it is dirty or when changing the type of beverage.

In the cooling beverage supply device of claim 5, the stopper member is operated by operating an operation unit fixed to the door, and the beverage in the beverage container is supplied to the liquid supply path. Here, since the operation part is fixed to the door, the liquid supply path part is separated from the liquid supply path part when the liquid supply path part is removed from the door, so that the liquid supply path part can be easily cleaned.

In the cooling beverage supply device of claim 6, since the beverage container is arranged upside down, the beverage in the container is supplied to the liquid supply path portion by gravity, and thus it is not necessary to supply the beverage by using a pump or the like.

In the cooling supply apparatus of claim 7, the beverage container is inclined so that the inflow of air into the container is facilitated, the replacement of the beverage and the external air in the container is facilitated, and the outflow of the beverage to the supply path part is stable and the outflow amount thereof. You can do a lot.

In the cooling beverage supply device of claim 8, since the valve seat portion, which is the outlet hole of the supply path portion of the beverage in the container, is inclined from the horizontal plane, the amount of air flow from the valve seat portion to the container is promoted, and thus the liquid supply path portion of the beverage is supplied. The outflow is stable and the outflow can be increased.

In the cooling beverage supply device of claim 9, the inner space of the cap member is divided into the apex and the bottom point of the inclined valve seat by the vertical partition wall, so that the replacement of the beverage and the air in the beverage container is more facilitated.

In the cooling beverage supply device of claim 10, when not provided for cooling beverage supply, for example, in winter, the movable plate is tilted horizontally, and various containers such as beverage containers can be accommodated on the movable plate to accommodate the container holding unit as a storage space. Take advantage. Therefore, the portion of the refrigerator can be effectively utilized without the dead space as in the conventional dedicated tank.

In the cooling beverage supply device of claim 11, the closure member can be accommodated in the liquid supply path when not provided for cooling beverage supply, so that there is no fear of losing the closure member.

Hereinafter, the cooling beverage supply apparatus 10 which concerns on an example of embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIGS.

This cooling beverage supply apparatus 10 is arrange | positioned in the door 3 of the refrigerating chamber 2 of the refrigerator 1, as shown to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and the PET bottle arranged inside the refrigerating chamber 2 ( 4) It is to supply the beverage in the outside through the door (3).

Reference numeral 12 is a shelf-type bottle storage unit installed on the inner side of the door 3 and has a space for storing 2L bottles of PET bottles 4 lined up. The bottle storage portion 12 is a movable bottom plate 14 in which the bottom plate portion on the left side in FIG. 1 (b) is rotatably attached to the horizontal shaft 16 arranged at the rear end of the bottle storage portion 12. have. This left part becomes the bottle holding part 13 (refer FIG. 2) which holds the PET bottle 4 up and down when the movable bottom plate 14 is upright, and when it moves to the horizontal and tilted the movable bottom plate 14, Like the side part, it becomes a storage space of objects such as PET bottles (see Fig. 4).

Reference numeral 46 is a beverage discharge portion installed in the front of the door (3), is formed to protrude in the refrigerator compartment (2). On the bottom surface of this beverage discharge part 46, the support plate 48 which prevents a drink from falling to the floor is arrange | positioned freely.

Reference numeral 18 is a stopper member attached to the inlet portion of the PET bottle 4 in place of a commercially available stopper, and is attached to be positioned below the movable bottom plate 14 after being attached to the PET bottle 4. The closure member 18 is a cylindrical body 20 as shown in FIG. 5, and a liquid in the body 22 and the connecting portion 22 freely screwed to the upper end of the body 20. It consists of a valve 24 for regulating the outflow of the.

The inner circumferential surface of the trunk portion 20 is formed by extending an annular valve seat 20a in which the valve 24 is located, extending perpendicular to the axial direction. The inner circumferential surface side of the valve seat 20a serves as a liquid flow path 20c.

The valve 24 is attached to the upper part of the shaft 24a which is substantially dish-shaped and consists of soft materials, such as silicone rubber, and is supported freely in the axial direction by the valve support 20b. When the valve 24 and the valve seat 20a come into contact with each other, the flow path 20c is blocked, and the spaces above and below the valve seat 20a are blocked to close the flow of liquid.

The connection part 22 consists of the annular handle part 22a which is substantially larger than the trunk part 20, and the upper and lower cylindrical attachment parts 22b and 22c provided in the up-and-down direction, respectively, in the upper and lower sides. The two attachment portions 22b and 22c have the same outer diameter, and the outer circumferential surface thereof has a male thread fitted with the female screw on the top of the trunk portion 20 so that the inner circumferential surface is fitted with the male screw of the inlet portion of the PET bottle 4. A female screw is formed.

The upper and lower attachment portions 22b and 22c are formed with different inner diameters so as to correspond to the inlets of two kinds of PET bottles 4 having different inlet diameters of 2L and 1.5L, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 5, the small diameter attachment portion 22c is inserted into the female screw of the trunk portion 20 so that the large diameter attachment portion 22b faces upward, and the connection portion 22 is attached to the trunk portion 20. As shown in FIG. In the case of attachment, the stopper member 18 can be attached to the inlet portion of the large-diameter 2L PET bottle 4 by inserting the female screw of the large-diameter attachment portion 22b into the male screw of the PET bottle 4. When the connecting portion 22 is attached to the trunk portion 20 with the upper and lower sides reversed, as shown in FIG. 6, the connecting portion 22 can be attached to the inlet portion of the small diameter 1.5L PET bottle by the small diameter attaching portion 22c. In addition, the outer circumferential surface of the handle portion 22a is provided with a concave-convex loret (Knur l), and the connecting portion 22 can be easily twisted and detached from the trunk portion 20. Moreover, the ring-shaped seal rubber 220 which the front-end | tip of the inlet part of the PET bottle 4 abuts is arrange | positioned at the upper and lower surfaces of the handle part 22a, respectively.

Reference numeral 26 is a liquid supply path portion for sending the beverage outflow from the stopper member 18 out of the door 3 and is detachably disposed below the bottle holding portion 13. This liquid supply path portion 26 is connected to the passage portion main body 28 of the protruding container in which the cap member 18 is inserted from above and downward from the lower portion of the passage portion main body 28, as shown in FIG. It consists of a tube-shaped beverage outlet part 30 provided. The passage portion main body 28 is disposed on the horizontal portion 3a of the door 3 that is the upper wall of the beverage discharging portion 46. The beverage outlet 30 inserts a through hole 32 penetrating the horizontal portion 3a of the door 3 up and down, that is, through the door 3 in and out, and is perpendicular to the beverage discharge portion 46 from above. It is extending.

The bottom plate 29 of the passage main body 28 is inclined downward toward the beverage outlet 30. The bottom plate 29 is attached with a pusher 34 for pressing the bottom surface of the shaft 24a of the valve 24 upward. The pusher 34 is slidably arranged in an annular seal rubber 35 provided around a hole passing through the bottom plate 29, and the downward movement is restricted at the position shown in FIG. The bottom plate 29 is provided with a plurality of guide ribs 36 which support the lower end of the cap member 18 and guide the shaft 24a of the valve 24 onto the pusher 34.

Reference numeral 38 denotes a lid body disposed in the opening of the passage body main body 28 of the liquid supply passage portion 26 and has an opening into which the inlet portion of the PET bottle 4 is inserted. The cap member 18 is housed in the lid body 38 and the path body 28.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a liquid supply lever for controlling the outflow of the beverage in the PET bottle 4, and is rotatably attached to the horizontal shaft 42 disposed in the through hole 32 of the door 3, and the beverage discharge portion 46. Extends vertically from above it. The liquid supply lever 40 is composed of an operation portion 40a vertically extended downward from the attachment portion to the horizontal axis 42 and an action portion 40b for suppressing the lower surface of the pusher 34 installed in succession. The action portion 40b pushes the pusher 34 upward by pressing 40a) forward. The liquid supply lever 40 is urged in a clockwise direction in FIG. 3 so that the operation portion 40a is vertical by a spring (not shown).

Moreover, the rubber member 44 which absorbs the shock at the time of suppression by the cup C etc. is attached to the lower end part of the operation part 40a. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the center axis of the operation portion 40a of the liquid supply lever 40 and the center axis of the PET bottle 4 are shifted left and right when viewed from the front side of the door 3.

Next, the operation of the cooling beverage supply device 10 will be described.

(1) Preparation

When using this apparatus 10, the stopper member 18 is first attached to the inlet part of the PET bottle 4 by screwing. At this time, the attachment direction of the connection part 22 with respect to the trunk | drum 20 of the stopper member 18 is changed according to the diameter of the inlet part of the PET bottle 4. That is, in the case of PET bottles 4 having 2L large inlet diameters, the attachment portion 22b having a large inner diameter faces outward as shown in FIG. 5, and 1.5L plastic bottles 4 having small inlet diameters face outwards. In the case of Fig. 6, the connecting portion 22 is attached to the trunk portion 20 so that the attaching portion 22c having a small inner diameter faces outward.

Then, the PET bottle 4 is placed upside down with the movable bottom plate 14 in an upright position, and the stopper member 18 at its tip is provided in the liquid supply path 26.

As a result, the beverage supply standby state shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. In addition, even if the PET bottle 4 is reversed, in the beverage inside, as shown in FIG. 5, the valve 24 in the closure member 18 is closed, and the beverage does not flow out.

(2) Waiting state for beverage supply

In this state, in the beverage in the PET bottle 4, the valve 24 of the stopper member 18 is closed as shown in FIG. The upper end of the pusher 34 is in contact with the lower surface of the shaft 24a of the valve 24, and the action portion 40b of the liquid supply lever 40 is in contact with the lower surface of the pusher 34.

(3) Beverage Supply Status

When the cup C is pressed against the rubber member 44 of the liquid supply lever 40 and the operation portion 40a of the liquid supply lever 40 is rotated backward as shown by the two-point loop in FIG. 3, The acting portion 40b rotates upward and pushes the pusher 34 upward. As a result, the valve 24 of the closure member 18 is pushed upwards to open, and the beverage in the PET bottle 4 is replaced with the outside air, and the oil supply path passes through the closure member 18 as indicated by the arrow in FIG. It flows out into the path part main body 28 of the part 26. The spilled beverage is guided to the beverage outlet portion 30 by the inclination of the bottom plate 29 of the path body 28, and the beverage outlet portion 46 of the cup (C) of the beverage discharge portion 46. Pour into)

When the pressurization of the liquid supply lever 40 of the cup C is stopped, the liquid supply lever 40 is returned to its original state by the force of a spring (not shown). Therefore, the liquid supply lever 40 is suppressed by the beverage in the PET bottle 4. The valve 24 and the pusher 34 are returned downward by this. This returns to the beverage supply standby state.

(4) Beverage supply status

For example, in winter, when the device 10 is not provided for a beverage supply, the movable bottom plate 14 is inclined to be horizontal as shown in FIG. As a result, the liquid supply path portion 26 can close the lid and store the PET bottle or other objects on the movable bottom plate 14. The plug member 18 is housed in the liquid supply path 26.

In the above-mentioned cooling beverage supply device 10, since a commercially available PET bottle drink is used as a food supply tank, the tank is changed to a new one each time, and no water or minerals are attached to the inner surface as in the conventional dedicated tank. . Therefore, care is easy and hygienic. In addition, since the beverage in the refrigerating compartment 2 can be taken out without opening and closing the door 3, the power consumption associated with opening and closing the door can be reduced.

In addition, since no dedicated tank is used, there is no dead space by the dedicated tank even when the apparatus 10 is not used for beverage supply, and the inside of the refrigerator compartment 2 can be effectively utilized.

In addition, a beverage flows only in the liquid supply path portion 26 when the liquid is supplied, and the inflowed beverage is inclined to the beverage outlet portion 30 of the bottom plate 29 of the path portion main body 28 by the liquid supply path portion 26. It does not remain in). For this reason, the liquid supply path part 26 is always in a dry state in the beverage supply standby state, and thus it is difficult to attach a scale or a mineral component.

In addition, even if it is attached, since the liquid supply path part 26 is arrange | positioned in the inner side surface of the door 3 by passing the beverage outlet part 30 through the through-hole 32, the door 3 is easily carried out. Peel off and clean from inside.

Moreover, since the closure member 18 has the connection part 22 provided with the two apparatus parts 22b and 22c corresponding to the inlet part of two types of PET bottles with a different screw diameter, it provided with two different stopper members. As in the case, the place where the unused plug member is placed does not cause any difficulty or the plug member is lost. In addition, since the outer diameters of both the device portions 22h and 22c are the same, the inlet portion of each PET bottle can be corresponded only by changing the mounting direction to the torso portion 20 of the connecting portion 22.

In addition, the beverage bottle always wets the valve 24 and the valve seat 20a by turning the stopper member 18 downward by reversing the PET bottle 4, and the valve 24 seats the valve seat 20a. Since the pressing force acts on the seal, the sealing property between the valve 24 and the valve seat 20a is increased to prevent the beverage in the bottle from leaking or deterioration of the beverage due to air.

In addition, the stopper member 18 allows the flow of the beverage from the PET bottle 4 to be stable and at least a predetermined amount (20 cc / sec or more), so that the interval between the valve 24 and the inner peripheral surface of the trunk portion 20 and the valve ( It is preferable that the distance between 24) and the valve seat 20a is 2.5 mm or more.

Moreover, it is preferable to make the minimum space | interval area between this valve 24 and the inner peripheral surface of the trunk | drum 20, and between the valve 24 and the valve seat 20a 200 mm <^2> .

The stopper members 18a to 18d shown below may be used in place of the stopper member 18 in order to improve the displacement of the beverage in the PET bottle 4 with the outside air and increase the outflow rate of the drink.

The plug member 18a shown in FIG. 7 is provided with the flat partition wall 50 which divides the plug member 18a back and forth on the valve 24 above. The partition wall 50 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the handle portion 22a of the connecting portion 22. Thus, by dividing the inner space of the plug member 18a into the partition wall 50 in the vertical direction, as shown in Fig. 7, the beverage (solid line arrow in the drawing is shown on one side of the partition wall 50). , The same in Figs. 10 and 13, and air (indicated by dashed arrows in Fig. 9, Fig. 9, 10 and 13) flow on the other side. It can be carried out smoothly.

In the closure member 18b shown in FIG. 8, the partition wall 52 twisted above the valve 24 is arrange | positioned. The twisted partition wall 52 has a shape in which a flat partition wall, which is installed in the longitudinal direction, is twisted about the axis of the cap member 18b, and is fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the trunk portion 20 via a connecting portion (not shown). By providing such a twisted partition wall 52, the beverage and the air flow in a vortex, and the beverage can flow out more smoothly than shown in FIG.

In the closure member 18c shown in FIG. 9, the air introduction pipe 54 opened up and down in the inner peripheral surface of the trunk | drum 20 is attached. The air introduction pipe 54 is formed so that the lower part which is largely opened in an approximately trumpet shape is larger than the outer diameter of the valve 24, and covers the valve 24 at the time of valve opening, and the small opening upper part is a PET bottle ( 4) It is formed in the shape of a thin tube inserted into the inlet. In this plug member 18c, the beverage flows out through the outer periphery of the air introduction pipe 54, and the air is introduced through the air introduction pipe 54, so that the replacement of both is good.

As for the stopper member 18d shown in FIG. 10, the valve seat 20a of the trunk | drum 20 is arrange | positioned inclined from the right side to the lower left side in the figure. In addition, a flat partition wall 50 for dividing the plug member 186 from side to side is provided on the upper side of the valve 24. That is, the partition wall 50 is provided so that it may divide the upper space of the valve 24 into the vertex side and the bottom point side of the inclined valve seat 20a. By inclining the valve seat 20a in this way, the inflow of air into the PET bottle 4 is promoted, and the beverage can be stably and at a certain amount (35 cc / sec or more) flowed out. In addition, by providing the partition wall 50 as described above, the replacement of the beverage with the air is further promoted.

In addition, two types of rectangular PET bottles, usually 2L and 5L, which are commercially available, have almost the same height but different cross-sectional sizes. While the 1.5L width and the inner length are the same size, the 2L width is almost the same as the 1.5L, but the inner length size is larger than the 1.5L.

For this reason, in this apparatus 10, when this PET bottle is arrange | positioned to the bottle holding part 13, it arrange | positions so that a bottle center axis may become constant, and the width direction of the bottle of substantially the same size may hold the bottle holding part 13 To match the width direction. Thereby, even if the kind of PET bottle differs, the position of the liquid supply path part 26 and the width | variety of the bottle holding part 13 can be made constant, and the said PET bottles can be arrange | positioned in the same place. Here, the difference in the size of the inner length due to the difference in the bottle type may be absorbed in the inner length direction of the bottle holding portion 13 by providing a bottle support or the like which is deformable before and after the bottle holding portion 13.

In addition, PET bottles have various cylindrical 1.5L, 800cc, 500cc, etc., and their sizes are various. In that case, the bottle holder which can deform | transform in the width direction and the internal length direction may be appropriately provided in the bottle holding part 13 so that a bottle center axis may become constant.

In addition, since commercially available PET bottles have various inlet diameters due to their capacity and the like, in order to correspond the plug member 18 to three or more types of inlet diameters, the connecting portions 22 having device portions 22b and 22c corresponding to each inlet diameter are formed. It is good to prepare two or more).

In addition, a display unit may be provided on the front surface of the door 3 to indicate that the PET bottle 4 is empty, so that when the PET bottle 4 is empty, it can be configured to detect that the display unit is empty by detecting by an appropriate detecting means.

Next, a cooling beverage supply device 60 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same code | symbol as the above-mentioned cooling drink supply apparatus 10 has the same structure unless it notices specially.

In this cooling beverage supply apparatus 60, the PET bottle 4 of the up and down opposite direction arrange | positioned at the bottle holding part 13 is arrange | positioned inclined about 15 degrees with respect to a vertical line in the front-back direction. That is, the bottle entrance part is arrange | positioned so that it may be located ahead of a bottle lower end part.

The PET bottle 4 is supported in the front-rear direction by the bottle supports 62 and 64 arranged in front and rear at the center part thereof, and the bottle press part 66 which consists of a deformable leaf spring is supported by the rear bottle support 64. Is arranged. The bottle pressing portion 66 changes the amount of deformation in accordance with the thickness of the bottle so that the central axis of the PET bottle having a different thickness becomes a certain position. In addition, this support mechanism may be applied in the width direction of the bottle holding part 13, and the said support effect will become more certain if it applies to both the width direction and the front-back direction.

In this apparatus 60, the liquid supply path part 26 is installed on the support member 70 provided separately from the door 3. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, in the path part main body 28 of the liquid supply path part 26, the convex part 78 which protrudes upwards is formed in the bottom plate 29, and this convex part ( 78 is provided with a pusher 34 freely sliding upward and downward, and a membrane-shaped seal rubber 80 covering the upper surface of the pusher 34 is mounted. In addition, the upper surface of the pusher 34 is attached to the lower surface of the seal rubber 80.

The beverage outlet portion 30 of the liquid supply passage portion 26 is inclined downwardly downward from the front lower portion of the passage portion main body 28, and has a through hole through which the door 3 is inclined downwardly from the inner side to the outer side. It is inserted into the (32). At the front end of the beverage outlet portion 30, a spray preventing portion 72 is installed so that the discharge direction of the beverage is regulated downward to prevent the beverage from being discharged to the front almost vertically. The beverage can be poured well into a container such as a cup disposed at 46.

As shown in FIG. 11, the beverage discharge part 46 is formed in the part which the beverage outlet part 30 protrudes forward from the door 3, ie, the beverage discharge part 46 is the refrigerator compartment 2 It is formed on the front surface of the flat door 3 without protruding into the area. As a result, a storage space 68 is secured below the bottle holding part 13, that is, on the inner surface side of the rear door 3 of the beverage discharging part 46.

The protruded portion of the beverage outlet 30 is covered and protected by a covering 74 provided on the front surface of the door 3. The front surface of the door 3 also has a push button 82 for opening and closing the valve 24 of the closure member 18 and a support plate support for supporting the support plate 48 disposed below the beverage outlet 30. 84 is arrange | positioned. And the machine room 86 for opening and closing the valve 24 is arrange | positioned under the support member 70 at the inner surface side of the door 3.

As shown in FIG. 12, the push button 82 is a rubber member fitted into a hole penetrating through the plate 88 disposed in front of the door 3, and through the door 3 on the back thereof. A pusher 92 in which a sliding movement is freely arranged is attached to the through hole 90 leading to the machine room 86. The rear end of the pusher 92 is in contact with a lever 94 freely rotatable to a horizontal shaft 93 disposed in the machine room 86. The lever 94 is composed of a vertical extension portion 94a to which the pusher 92 abuts and a horizontal extension portion 94b extending backward, and a force is applied to rotate clockwise in the figure by a spring (not shown). .

Moreover, the pin 95 protrudes from the horizontal extension part 94b. And the transmission member 96 which has a long hole which engages with this pin 95, and transmits rotation of the lever 94 to the upper pusher 34 passes through the machine room 86 and the support member 70, and is pushed. It is arrange | positioned so that the lower surface of 34 may abut.

In addition, the plug member 18 is provided with a partition wall 50 for dividing the upper space of the valve 24 back and forth. When the plug member 18 is set in the liquid supply path portion 26 in this way, the partition wall 50 is always divided back and forth, i.e., to the apex side and the bottom point side of the valve seat portion 20a disposed to be inclined in the horizontal plane. In order to divide the upper space, a guide portion (not shown) for regulating the setting direction of the closure member 18 may guide the outer circumference of the body portion 20 of the closure member 18 and the liquid supply path portion 26. It is provided in the rib 36.

In addition, a sponge-like sealing material 97 is disposed around the through-hole 32 of the door 3, and a molded body heat insulating material 8 is disposed around the through-hole 32. Heat leakage is greatly reduced. Moreover, the molded object heat insulating material 99 is arrange | positioned around the lower through hole 90.

In the device 60, when the cup C is pressed against the push button 82, as shown in FIG. 13, the pusher 92 at the rear thereof rotates the lever 94 counterclockwise in the drawing. Push the transfer member 96 upwards. Then, the transmission member 96 pushes up the pusher 34 on the upper side thereof, and the valve 24 is pushed up by this, so that the beverage in the PET bottle 4 flows out into the liquid supply path portion 26. The spilled beverage is led to the beverage outlet portion 30 by the inclination of the bottom surface 29 of the passage portion main body 28 and poured into the cup C from the tip portion thereof.

In this apparatus 60, since the PET bottle 4 is inclined and attached, attachment and detachment is easy.

In addition, since the valve seat portion 20a of the closure member 18 is set to the inclined state due to the inclination of the PET bottle 4, the valve seat portion 20a is introduced into the PET bottle 4 when the valve 24 is opened. The air inflow is accelerated and the beverage can be spilled stably and over a certain amount (35cc / sec or more).

In addition, by forming the beverage outlet portion 30 of the liquid supply passage portion 26 inclined forward from the passage portion main body 28, it is not necessary to install the beverage discharge portion 46 below the bottle holding portion 13, The storage space 68 can be secured below the holding part 13.

In addition, the air introduction pipe 54 shown in FIG. 9 may be provided in place of the partition wall 50 of the plug member 18. In this case, the PET bottle 4 is set in the bottle holding part 13. At this time, the direction control of the plug member 18 is unnecessary.

In the case of the cooling beverage supply device of the present invention, the commercially available beverage container is used as it is and the container is used as a beverage supply tank, and each one is updated with new ones. There is no attachment of mineral components. Therefore, the cleaning is simple and hygienic because tank cleaning or the like is unnecessary.

In addition, since the beverage can be discharged into the box body without opening or closing the door of the box body or the like, power consumption due to the opening and closing of the door or the like can be reduced.

Claims (11)

Cooling the commercially available beverage containers such as water, juice, tea, etc. to supply the beverage inside the beverage container, is installed in the box body having a cooling function, to maintain the beverage container in a posture to supply the beverage therein Container holding unit; A beverage discharge part installed at an outer surface side of the box body to discharge the beverage; A cooling beverage supply device provided in the box body and having a supply portion for supplying a beverage from the beverage container held in the container holding portion to the discharge portion, and is attached to the inlet portion of the beverage container. Cooling drink supply device made of a diameter of the inlet portion, the stopper member for connecting the inlet portion and the supply portion of the beverage container. According to claim 1, The cap member is a body portion for regulating the outflow of the beverage in the beverage container; It is detachably arranged at one end of the body part and consists of a connection part which connects the said body part and the inlet part of the said beverage container, The said connection part has two apparatus parts from which a diameter differs, The apparatus part of large diameter is one side of the said connection part. On the other side of the said connecting part, when the said apparatus part of the small diameter was provided in the said trunk | drum, the inlet part of the said beverage container is provided in the said small diameter apparatus part, and the said small diameter When the apparatus part of the said container part is provided in the said trunk | drum, the inlet part of the said beverage container is attached to the said large diameter apparatus part, and the stopper member is made into two kinds of drinks in which the inlet diameter differs by changing the mounting direction with respect to the said trunk | drum part. Cooling beverage supply apparatus characterized in that the device is enabled in the container. According to claim 1, wherein the box body is a refrigerating chamber, the container holding portion is installed on the inner surface side of the door of the refrigerator, the beverage discharge portion is installed on the outer surface side of the door of the refrigerator, the supply portion is connected to the closure member And a control unit for controlling the supply of the liquid supply path portion penetrating the door into and out of the container and the liquid supply path portion of the beverage in the beverage container, wherein the cap member is detachably free from the supply portion. Device. 4. The cooling beverage supply apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the liquid supply path portion is freely disposed on the door from the inner surface side thereof. The cooling beverage supply according to claim 4, wherein the control unit has an operation unit fixed to the door, and operates the stopper member according to the operation of the operation unit to supply the beverage in the beverage container to the liquid supply path. Device. 4. The liquid supply path of claim 3, wherein the liquid supply path part is disposed below the container holding part, and the container holding part is disposed downward of the inlet part of the beverage container to connect the cap member to the liquid supply path part. Cooled beverage supply apparatus. The cooling beverage supply apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the beverage container is inclined with respect to a vertical line. The cooling beverage supply apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a valve and a valve seat are provided on the cap member to restrict the outflow of the beverage in the beverage container, and the valve seat is inclined from a horizontal plane. According to claim 8, wherein the inner space of the closure member is divided into a partition wall in the longitudinal direction, the partition wall is parallel to the central axis of the closure member through the top and bottom points of the inclined valve seat portion Cooling beverage supply device, characterized in that arranged vertically and parallel to the central axis of the closure member. 7. The movable container according to claim 6, wherein a movable plate is provided between the container holding portion and the liquid supply path portion, and when the movable plate is provided for cooling beverage supply, the movable plate is placed vertically to close the beverage container. When the internal beverage is maintained in a position capable of supplying the cooling beverage and not provided for cooling beverage supply, the movable plate is inclined horizontally so that various objects such as the beverage container can be stored on the movable plate. Beverage feeder. 11. The cooling beverage supply apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the stopper member is accommodated in the liquid supply path when not provided for cooling beverage supply.