KR101957212B1 - management system for apparatus for drinks distribution - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system to manage beverage dispensing devices, wherein a plurality of beverage dispensing devices, in stores, collect sensing information from a plurality of sensors, management terminals transmit the collected information to a server, and the server generates management information by the area, the store, and the beverage dispensing device based on the information received from a plurality of management terminals, and feeds back the management information to the management terminals, such that the plurality of beverage dispensing devices are managed at a time. According to the present invention, the system to manage the beverage dispensing device comprises: a beverage supply device (1); a management terminal (1000) to manage the beverage supply device; and a server (2000) to form a network with at least one of beverage supply devices and management terminals. The beverage supply device (1) comprises at least one sensor (30) to detect operation of the beverage supply device (1) and a communication unit to transmit first information detected by the at least one sensor (30) to the management terminal (1000). The management terminal (1000) transmits the first information received through the communication unit to the server (2000). The server (2000) generates second information executed by the beverage supply device (1) based on the first information received from the management terminal (1000), and transmits the generated second information to at least one of the management terminal (1000) and the communication unit.

Description

The present invention relates to a management system for a beverage dispensing apparatus,

More particularly, the present invention relates to a management system for a beverage dispensing apparatus, and more particularly, a plurality of beverage dispensing apparatuses in a store collect sensing information from a plurality of sensors, and when the management terminal transmits the collected information to a server, The present invention relates to a system capable of managing a plurality of beverage dispensing devices at once by generating management information in units of a local unit, a store unit, and a beverage dispensing device based on information received from a plurality of management terminals and feeding back the management information to the management terminal.

Liquid supply pipes, which are widely used in industrial facilities such as ship pipelines, piping of sewage sludge treatment facilities, internal piping of construction plant facilities, beverage supply facilities for beer and other food and beverage equipment, and the like, Foreign substances such as scale and bacteria and the like are deposited on the inner wall surface.

Specifically, when various liquids such as food and beverage flow along the conduit for a long time, corrosion occurs on the inner surface of the conduit. Corrosion is the reaction of a metal chemically or electrochemically by contact with surrounding liquids or gases. Another definition of corrosion can be described as follows.

A) the conduit carrying the water has a change due to external physical effects

B) a substance is chemically unstable in some substance, causing an electrical change to cause a chemical change in that region

(C) All materials have their own electric potential, and when such electric potentials approach a substance of a different potential, they generate a magnetic reaction to generate a foreign substance

D) Oxygen acts on a substance to change it (oxidation)

On the other hand, if expressed in a comprehensive sense, corrosion can be defined as a phenomenon in which material deteriorates due to the environment.

Also, a slime called so-called watering is deposited on the inner surface of the conduit. As described above, the slime deposited on the inner surface of the conduit not only deteriorates the flavor of the drinking liquid but also becomes a growth site of bacteria and the like, causing the liquid to be contaminated.

Specifically, in a general water pipe or the like, a slime is formed in the form of a scale deposited by corrosion in a conduit, and a scale is formed in another form of slime in a conduit for food and beverage extraction.

Meanwhile, as in Korean Patent No. 10-0588047, there has been an attempt to remove a slime such as a scale by injecting a slime removing agent into the conduit or injecting high pressure washing water into the conduit.

However, the slime removal method according to the prior art has a problem that not only the removal efficiency of the slime is low, but also when the slime removal agent is used, it is harmful to the human body due to the chemical composition of the agent and can cause environmental pollution.

On the other hand, the draft beer is generally supplied to the consumer by connecting the conduit of the draft beer extraction device to the completely closed draft beer barrel, manipulating the cockle valve of the draft beer extraction device, and storing it in the beer glass.

The technique for connecting the draft beer drafting machine and the draft beer drafting machine itself are disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0557418 and Korean Patent No. 10-0557424.

In the course of discharging the draft beer through the conduit in the draft beer barrel, a so-called "beer stone" is deposited on the inner surface of the conduit or draft beer extraction device. Such beer stones deteriorate the beer, Lt; / RTI >

Conventionally, there has been an effort to inject medicines, but there has been a problem that the beer stone removing efficiency is lowered and it is difficult to use the beer stone removing agent for edible purposes.

In addition, although the draft beer supply line including the conduit connecting the draft beer outlets in the draft beer barrel and the internal structure of the draft beer outlets are required to be periodically sterilized and cleaned for sanitation management, conventionally, There was no way to regularly manage the internal structure of the filter.

In particular, there are a plurality of beer dispensing apparatuses in the store, and there is no method that can not easily judge the hygiene state of each beer dispensing apparatus, and furthermore, there is no hygiene state related to the cleaning in units of local units, There was no way that I could not judge.

In addition, the user must directly confirm and replace the beer residual quantity status, pipe cleaning status, storage unit replacement time, gas pressure condition, gas pressure condition according to temperature, suitability of storage position, cleaning time information, There is a problem in that there is no system for monitoring and reporting the information to the user

Therefore, a solution for solving such problems is required.

(1) Korea Patent Office Registration No. 10-0557418 (2) Korea Patent Office Registration No. 10-0557424

An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage dispensing apparatus for a beverage dispensing apparatus that collects sensing information from a plurality of sensors in a store and transmits the collected information to a server, The present invention provides a system that enables management of a plurality of beverage dispensing devices at once by generating management information on a unit basis, a store unit, and a beverage dispensing device unit and feeding back the management information to the management terminal.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are not intended to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. It can be understood.

To achieve the above object, a beverage supply apparatus (1) according to the present invention; A management terminal (1000) for managing the drink supply device; And a server (2000) forming a network with at least one of the beverage supply device and the management terminal, wherein the beverage supply device (1) At least one sensor (30); And a communication unit for transmitting first information sensed by the at least one sensor to the management terminal 1000. The management terminal 1000 may transmit first information received through the communication unit to the server 1000, The server 2000 generates second information to be performed by the beverage supply device 1 based on the first information received from the management terminal 1000, 2 information to at least one of the management terminal 1000 and the communication unit.

A plurality of the drink dispensing apparatuses 1 are disposed in a store and a plurality of the management terminals 1000 are disposed inside or outside the store, and the first information is stored in the at least one sensor 30, A first identifier information for identifying the sensor 30 that generated the first information and a second identifier information for identifying the management terminal 1000 transmitting the first information among the plurality of management terminals 1000 As shown in FIG.

The server may generate the second information for at least one of the store unit, the management terminal unit 1000, and the beverage supply unit (1) unit, and at least one of the management terminal 1000 and the communication unit And third information indicating a state performed in response to the second information from one of the first information and the second information.

The first information may be sensing information related to the sanitary condition of the beverage supply device 1, and the second information may be action information for resolving the event determined in the sanitary condition.

Further, the beverage supply device (1) comprises: a storage part for storing a beverage; A gas supply unit for supplying gas to the storage unit; A regulator for regulating the pressure of the supplied gas; A pipe for transferring the beverage outputted from the storage unit using the pressure of the gas supplied to the storage unit; A beverage dispensing head for determining whether to supply the beverage to the piping or to supply a liquid supplied from outside; And a tower for outputting the beverage conveyed through the pipe to the outside, and the sensor can be disposed at at least a part of the storage section, the gas supply section, the regulating section, the pipe, and the tower.

When the sensor senses that the beverage stored in the storage unit is exhausted, the operation of outputting the beverage to the outside through the tower is interrupted, and the beverage dispensing head supplies the liquid to the pipe, And the communication unit may transmit information related to the cleaning to the management terminal.

In addition, the display unit of the management terminal 1000 may include status information of the beverage stored in the storage unit, information indicating that the beverage is output to the outside via the tower, And can display at least one of the completed information.

Also, the appropriate pressure of the gas supplied to the storage part changes according to the temperature, and the control part includes: a plurality of light emitters which are arranged in a predetermined shape and emit light at different temperatures, And a lever which is positioned adjacent to any one of the plurality of luminous bodies so as to control a pressure of the supplying gas, wherein a first luminous body among the plurality of luminous bodies emits light, The gas may be supplied to the storage unit in accordance with an appropriate pre-assigned pressure relating to the temperature at which the first light emitting unit emits light.

Also, the communication unit transmits information related to the changed gas pressure to the user management terminal, and the display unit of the management terminal 1000 displays the first illuminant information, the temperature information at which the first illuminant emits light, Information of at least one of the information.

The beverage dispensing head may further include: a pulse generating unit; A gas distributor for supplying the introduced gas to the pulse generator through a hose; Further comprising a first lever connected to the reservoir and being directly fed with the liquid and being inserted into the beverage dispensing head and rotatable, Wherein the gas distribution unit comprises: a first gas discharge unit for discharging at least a part of the introduced gas to the hose; A second gas outlet for discharging at least a part of the introduced gas to the first container; And a structure rotatable by being inserted into the gas distribution portion; And in response to the rotation of the structure, it can be determined whether at least a part of the introduced gas is discharged to the pulse generating portion through the first gas discharging portion.

More particularly, the present invention relates to a management system for a beverage dispensing apparatus, and more particularly, a plurality of beverage dispensing apparatuses in a store collect sensing information from a plurality of sensors, and when the management terminal transmits the collected information to a server, A system capable of managing a plurality of beverage dispensing devices at once can be provided to a user by generating management information in units of a local unit, a store unit, and a beverage dispensing device on the basis of information received from a plurality of management terminals, can do.

In particular, the present invention has a plurality of beer dispensing apparatuses in a store, and it is possible to easily determine the sanitary condition of each beer dispensing apparatus, and furthermore, it is possible to determine sanitary conditions related to the cleaning in units of local units, It can be judged.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to support the user to monitor the beer remaining amount state, the pipe cleaning state, the storage portion replacement timing, the gas pressure state, the gas pressure state according to temperature, .

It should be understood, however, that the effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs It will be possible.

1 is a block diagram illustrating components of a beer supply system according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating components of an overall system according to the present invention.
3 is a view for explaining concrete components of a user management terminal in the entire system according to the present invention.
4 shows an example in which a management terminal and a server establish a network for a plurality of beer supply systems existing in one store, in the context of the present invention.
Fig. 5 shows an example in which each beer supply system having a plurality of sensors and a terminal establish a network, in the context of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating management information in units of a local unit, a store unit, and a beverage dispensing device based on information received from a plurality of management terminals by a server according to the present invention, and feeding back the management information to the management terminal.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a beverage dispensing and washing function according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which is connected to a container containing beverages, Fig. 3 shows an example of a beverage dispensing head integrated with a cleaning module provided at the same time.
FIG. 8 shows a specific structure in which a 3-way valve used in the cleaning module-integrated beverage dispensing head of FIG. 7 is inserted.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating concrete steps in which a beverage dispensing function and a cleaning function are simultaneously provided using the cleaning module integrated beverage dispensing head described in FIG.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of preventing a beer bubble from being generated and informing a user of the beer by performing a cleaning operation when the beer is exhausted, according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
11A and 11B show a specific example of a mechanism for controlling the gas pressure, which is determined according to the ambient temperature, and a method for controlling the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a cleaning and management quality evaluation method according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which the server receives information received from a beer supply system, And a method of feeding back to the user management terminal.

In the present specification, the inventors have found out that when a plurality of beverage dispensing apparatuses in a store collects sensing information from a plurality of sensors and transmits the collected information to the server, The management information is generated in units of a unit, a store unit, and a beverage dispensing device, and fed back to the management terminal, thereby providing a system for a user to manage a plurality of beverage dispensing devices at once.

Prior to a specific description of the present invention, a beer supply system will be described in detail.

For convenience of explanation, the system will be described based on beer in the present invention, but it is apparent that the description herein can be applied to beverages other than beer.

1 is a block diagram illustrating components of a beer supply system according to the present invention.

1, a beer supply system 1 according to the present invention includes a CO 2 gas cylinder 11, a primary pressure regulator 12, a CO 2 gas pipe 13, a pressure gauge 14, a secondary pressure regulator 15 A draft beer dispenser valve 21 and a base 22 are connected to the piping connector 10, the beer reservoir 16, the draft beer pipe 17, the circulating coolant 18, the cooler 19, ), And the like.

Also, although not shown, the beer supply system 1 according to the present invention may include a wireless or wired communication unit, and the wireless communication unit may communicate with the user management terminal 1000 and the server 2000 using short-range communication or long- can do.

First, the CO2 gas cylinder 11 stores and supplies the CO2 gas to the outside.

Further, the primary pressure regulator 12 regulates the pressure of the CO 2 gas supplied from the CO 2 gas cylinder 11.

The gas discharged from the CO 2 gas cylinder 11 flows into the beer reservoir 16 through the CO 2 gas pipe 13 and pressurizes the beer in the beer reservoir 16 to discharge it to the outside.

At this time, the pressure gauge 14 senses the pressure of the gas passing through the CO 2 gas pipe 13, and the secondary pressure regulator 15 secondarily adjusts the amount of gas flowing into the beer reservoir 16.

At this time, the pressure of the CO 2 gas flowing into the beer reservoir 16 is very important because, if the pressure is small, the beer can not be smoothly supplied to the outside, and if the pressure is large, And carbonic acid, that is, bubbles may be generated.

In addition, the taste of the beer can be changed according to the amount of the introduced CO 2 gas, so that the secondary pressure regulator 15 secondarily regulates the amount of gas flowing into the beer reservoir 16.

2 to 4, the beer output from the beer storage unit 16 is moved through the draft beer pipe 17, Can be cooled to a proper temperature through the circulating refrigerant (18) and the cooler (19).

Thereafter, the beer is delivered to the draft beer tower 20, finally discharged to the outside according to the adjustment of the draft beer distribution valve 21, and the support rack 22 can be additionally disposed at the lower end.

At this time, the beer dispensing system 1 according to the present invention includes a plurality of sensors 30 for sensing a remaining amount of beer, a pipe cleaning state, a storage portion replacement timing, a gas pressure, a gas pressure depending on temperature, .

A plurality of sensors 30 according to the present invention includes a CO2 gas cylinder 11, a primary pressure regulator 12, a CO 2 gas pipe 13, a pressure gauge 14, a secondary pressure regulator 15, a pipe connector 10 At least between the beer reservoir 16, the draft beer pipe 17, the circulating coolant 18, the cooler 19, the draft beer tower 20, the draft beer dispensing valve 21, One can be arranged.

Typically, the sensor 30 according to the present invention includes a CO 2 gas pipe 13, a pipe connector 10, a beer reservoir 16, a draft beer pipe 17, a circulating coolant 18, a draft beer tower 20, At least one of them may be disposed in the draft beer dispensing valve 21 to sense the operation of each component.

Typically, the sensor 30 can determine the cleaning state of the draft beer pipe 17 by the pipe.

As an example, light can be irradiated to the supply conduit 17, and light passing through the conduit can be detected to determine the internal state.

It is also possible to judge whether or not the state of the liquid not flowing in the supply line 17 exceeds the preset time or not.

Further, when the information value detected in a state in which beer (liquid) does not flow or in a flowing state decreases, it is also possible to determine that the beer is not cleaned.

On the other hand, the sensor 30 may determine the replacement time of the storage unit 16.

For example, if the state in which beer (liquid) does not flow beyond the predetermined time in the operation time of the beer dispensing system 1 continues, it can be determined that replacement of the liquid storage member 16 is necessary.

The sensor 30 may also determine whether the gas pressure of the co2 gas cylinder 11 is appropriate.

For example, if the bubble state continues for a predetermined period of time, the beer (liquid) supply pressure may be determined to be inadequate.

The sensor 30 may also determine whether the storage location of the beer (liquid) in the storage unit 16 is appropriate.

For example, if the temperature in the precooled and cooled states of the beer (liquid) is obtained, and the change in the liquid temperature in the reservoir 16 for a certain period of time suddenly changes based on the information, It can be judged.

Further, the sensor 30 according to the present invention can be used for eliminating the state of no beer (liquid) supply via the draft beer tower 20.

That is, when the beer (liquid) non-supply state continues for a certain period of time, a separate channel 17 may be opened to supply the liquid.

Meanwhile, the information obtained through the sensor 30 in the beer distribution system 1 according to the present invention can be transmitted to the terminal 1000 and the server 2000, which will be described later.

An overall system proposed by the present invention will be described based on the configuration of the beer distribution system 1 described above.

2 is a block diagram illustrating components of an overall system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the overall system according to the present invention may include the beer supply system 1, the user management terminal 1000, and the server 2000 described with reference to FIG.

Here, the user management terminal 1000 provides the function of receiving information from the beer supply system 1 and displaying it to the user or controlling the operation of the beer supply system 1 based on the information input from the user.

Herein, the information provided by the beer supply system 1 to the user management terminal 1000 is information on beer remaining amount sensing information in the beer supply system. The gas pressure sensing information, the gas pressure control information according to temperature, the placement position determination information of the storage portion, and the cleaning time information.

In addition, the server 2000 can detect the beer remaining amount sensing information in the beer supply system. Cleaning and managing according to pre-designated categories for each location, including piping cleaning status sensing information, storage unit replacement timing information, gas pressure sensing information, gas pressure regulation information according to temperature, It is possible to provide a function of evaluating quality.

In addition, the server 2000 can provide feedback by sending the evaluated cleaning and management quality to the user management terminal 1000 at each point.

The beer supply system 1, the user management terminal 1000 and the server 2000 can exchange mutual information using short-distance communication or long-distance communication.

The local area communication may include Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra-Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) technologies.

Further, the long-distance communication may be performed by using a code division multiple access (CDMA), a frequency division multiple access (FDMA), a time division multiple access (TDMA), an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), a single carrier frequency division multiple access . ≪ / RTI >

The use and management terminal 1000 applied to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining specific components of the user management terminal 1000 among the overall system according to the present invention.

3, the user management terminal 1000 includes a wireless communication unit 1110, an audio / video input unit 1120, a user input unit 1130, an output unit 1150, a memory 1160, A power supply unit 1180, a power supply unit 1190, and the like.

However, the components shown in FIG. 3 are not essential, and a user management terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 1110 is a wireless communication unit that enables wireless communication between the user management terminal 1000, the server 2000 and the beer distribution system 1 or between the user management terminal 1000 and the network where the user management terminal 1000 is located And may include one or more modules. For example, the wireless communication unit 1110 may include a mobile communication module 1112, a short range communication module 1114, a location information module 1115, and the like.

The mobile communication module 1112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external user management terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless Internet module 1113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or enclosed in the user management terminal 1000.

WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as the technology of the wireless Internet.

The short-range communication module 1114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short range communication technology.

The location information module 1115 is a module for obtaining the location of the user management terminal 1000, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module.

According to the current technology, the GPS module 1115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies a trigonometric method to the calculated information to generate a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location information can be accurately calculated.

At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 1115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

3, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 1120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 1121 and a microphone 1122. The camera 1121 processes an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display portion 1151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 1121 can be stored in the memory 1160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 1110. [

At this time, two or more cameras 1121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

Typically, the camera 1121 is capable of photographing objects that can be photographed, that is, images of a pedestrian and a vehicle in an area where the camera 1121 is installed.

The microphone 1122 receives an external sound signal by a microphone and processes it as electrical voice data.

The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to a predetermined organization through the mobile communication module 112 and output.

The microphone 1122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

When a user wishes to transmit a command via voice to the beer distribution system 1, voice may be input via the microphone 1122. [

The user input unit 1130 generates input data for controlling the operation of the user management terminal.

The user input unit 1130 can receive from the user a signal designating two or more contents among the contents displayed according to the present invention.

A signal for designating two or more contents may be received via a touch input, or may be received via a hard key and a soft key input.

The user input unit 1130 may receive an input from the user for selecting the one or more contents. In addition, an input for generating an icon related to a function that the user management terminal 1000 can perform can be received from the user.

The user input unit 1130 may include a direction key, a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The output unit 1150 is for generating output related to the visual, auditory or tactile sense. The output unit 1150 may include a display unit 1151, an audio output module 1152, an alarm unit 1153, and the like.

The display unit 1151 displays (outputs) information processed by the user management terminal 100. [

For example, when the user management terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to the call is displayed.

In addition, the display unit 1151 according to the present invention supports 2D and 3D display modes.

The display unit 1151 drives the switch liquid crystal 1151b and the optical parallax barrier 50 and the display device 1151a under the control of the control unit 1180 in the 3D display mode, 1151a to perform a 3D display operation.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) A flexible display, and a three-dimensional display (3D display).

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display portion 1151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can view objects located behind the user management terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 1151 of the user management terminal body.

The display unit 1151 may display the cleaning preparation step, the cleaning step, the completion step, and the like of the beer dispensing system 1, and may additionally provide information to warn the user when the conditions for developing beer bubbles are satisfied It can also be displayed.

The display unit 1151 of the user management terminal 1000 measures and displays the temperature of the cooling water for cooling the beer (liquid) or measures and displays the temperature of the beer (liquid) provided to the outside, And to determine the state associated with the beer.

The audio output module 1152 can output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 1110 or stored in the memory 1160 in a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast receiving mode, and the like.

The sound output module 1152 also outputs an acoustic signal related to a function performed by the user management terminal 1000. The sound output module 1152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 1153 outputs a signal for notifying the user management terminal 1000 of the occurrence of an event.

The alarm unit 1153 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, a vibration. In this case, the display unit 1151 and the audio output module 152 may be a type of the alarm unit 1153. The display unit 1151 and the audio output module 152 may be connected to the display unit 1151 or the audio output module 1152, .

In addition, the memory 1160 may store a program for processing and controlling the controller 1180, and may perform a function for temporarily storing input / output data. The frequency of use of each of the data may also be stored in the memory 1160. In addition, the memory unit 1160 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns that are output upon touch input on the touch screen.

The memory 1160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory, etc.) ), A random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read- A magnetic disk, an optical disk, a memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. The user management terminal 1000 may operate in connection with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 1160 on the Internet.

A controller 1180 typically controls the overall operation of the user management terminal.

The control unit 1180 may include a multimedia module 1181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 1181 may be implemented in the control unit 1180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 1180.

The power supply unit 1190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 1180 and supplies power required for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the controller 1180 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented in separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 1160 and can be executed by the control unit 1180. [

The beer supply system 1, the user management terminal 1000 and the server 2000 constituting the overall system of the present invention have been described above in detail.

In general, a plurality of beer supply systems 1 may be provided in one store.

Further, each beer supply system 1 may include a plurality of sensors 30 in each configuration, as described above.

The server 2000 may be provided with a plurality of stores and the server 2000 may be arranged in a plurality of stores, a plurality of beer supply systems 1 and a plurality of beer supply systems 1 existing in the store, And collects the information and provides feedback related to management, in particular, sanitary condition management, to each beer supply system 1 or user management terminal 1000 based on the collected information. .

4 shows an example in which a management terminal and a server establish a network for a plurality of beer supply systems existing in one store, in the context of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 4, a plurality of beer supply systems 1a, 1b, ... 1n are arranged in one store.

At this time, the user management terminal 1000 used by the user may also be used as a plurality of the terminals 1000a and 1000b.

For example, the first user management terminal 1000a is disposed inside the store, and provides information to the user, receives information from the user, and stores information received from the user in each of the beer supply systems 1a, 1b, Information can be conveyed.

The second user management terminal 1000b is located outside the store and remotely communicates with the user to provide information to the user and receive information from the user, Or the like.

At this time, the first user management terminal 1000a or the second user management terminal 1000b can collect information from the plurality of beer supply systems 1a, 1b, ... 1n and transmit the collected information to the server 2000 have.

At this time, since the server 2000 needs to identify the entity that sends the received information, the server 2000 can receive the information including the identifier that identifies the first user management terminal 1000a or the second user management terminal 1000b have.

In addition to the way in which the information is transmitted by relaying the first user management terminal 1000a or the second user management terminal 1000b, the information collected by the plurality of beer supply systems 1a, 1b, ..., 2000).

Even in this case, since the server 2000 needs to identify the entity that sends the received information, it can receive the information including the identifiers identifying the plurality of beer supply systems 1a, 1b, ... 1n.

5 shows an example in which each beer supply system having a plurality of sensors and a terminal establish a network in connection with the present invention.

5, at least one user management terminal 1000 is disposed in one store, a plurality of beer supply systems 1a, ..., 1n are arranged, and each of the beer supply systems 1a, ..., 1n May include a plurality of sensors 30.

The first beer supply system 1a may include the sensor 1 30a to the sensor 30a '' 'and the nth beer supply system 1n may include the sensor 1 30n to the sensor 30n' . ≪ / RTI >

Here, the sensor 1 (30a) to the sensor n (30a '' ') can transmit the collected information to the first beer supply system 1a and directly to the user management terminal 1000.

At this time, since the user management terminal 1000 must distinguish the subject from which information is received, the sensor 1 (30a) to the sensor 30a '' ' 1a or the user management terminal 1000, respectively.

Similarly, the sensor 1 (30n) to the sensor n (30n '' ') may also transmit the collected information to the n-th beer supply system 1n and directly to the user management terminal 1000.

At this time, since the user management terminal 1000 must distinguish the subject from which the information is received, the sensor 1 (30n) to the sensor 30n '' ' 1n or the user management terminal 1000. [

Hereinafter, the structure of the beer supply system 1, the user management terminal 1000, and the server 2000 described with reference to Figs. 1 to 3 and the network described with reference to Figs. 4 and 5 will be described. Describe the management service in detail.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating management information in units of a local unit, a store unit, and a beverage dispensing device based on information received from a plurality of management terminals by a server according to the present invention, and feeding back the management information to the management terminal.

Referring to Fig. 6, first, step S10 is performed in which each of the plurality of beer supply systems 1 collects sensing information from a plurality of sensors 30.

As described above, the beer distribution system 1 according to the present invention includes a plurality of sensors 30 for sensing a remaining amount of beer, a pipe cleaning state, a storage portion replacement timing, a gas pressure, a gas pressure depending on temperature, . ≪ / RTI >

A plurality of sensors 30 according to the present invention includes a CO2 gas cylinder 11, a primary pressure regulator 12, a CO 2 gas pipe 13, a pressure gauge 14, a secondary pressure regulator 15, a pipe connector 10 At least between the beer reservoir 16, the draft beer pipe 17, the circulating coolant 18, the cooler 19, the draft beer tower 20, the draft beer dispensing valve 21, One can be arranged.

Typically, the sensor 30 according to the present invention includes a CO 2 gas pipe 13, a pipe connector 10, a beer reservoir 16, a draft beer pipe 17, a circulating coolant 18, a draft beer tower 20, At least one of them may be disposed in the draft beer dispensing valve 21 to sense the operation of each component.

After step S10, each of the plurality of beer supply systems 1 transmits the collected information to the user management terminal 1000 (S11).

As described above, a plurality of user management terminals 1000 may be provided. For example, the first user management terminal 1000a may be disposed inside the store to provide information to the user, receive information from the user, , And can transmit the information received from the user to each of the beer supply systems 1a, 1b, ... 1n.

The second user management terminal 1000b is located outside the store and remotely communicates with the user to provide information to the user and receive information from the user, Or the like.

After step S11, the user management terminal 1000 can transmit information related to a plurality of beer supply systems 1 existing in the store to the server 2000 (S12).

However, in addition to the method in which the user management terminal 1000 transmits collected information to the server 2000 in step S12, each of the plurality of beer supply systems 1 may transmit the collected information to the server 2000, It is also possible for the sensor 30 provided in each of the plurality of beer supply systems 1 to transmit information sensed directly by the server 2000. [

After step S12, the server 2000 may collect information from the user management terminal 1000 of each of the plurality of stores (S13).

At this time, as described above, since the server 2000 needs to identify the entity that sends the received information, the plurality of user management terminals 1000 can receive the information including the identifier that identifies the principal.

It is also possible to transmit the information collected by the plurality of beer supply systems 1 to the server 2000. In this case as well, since the server 2000 needs to identify the subject to which the information to be received is sent, The beer supply system 1 may transmit information to the server 2000 including an identifier identifying itself.

After step S13, the server 2000 can generate management information according to conditions preset in units of a local unit, a shop unit, and a beer supply system (1).

For example, the predetermined condition may be a condition indicating a hygienic state of a specific value or more.

That is, the sanitary condition of each beer supply system 1 can be determined based on information on how many times the beer pipe is cleaned for a predetermined period based on the information sensed by the sensor 30. [

It is also possible to judge the sanitary condition of each store by integrating sanitary conditions of a plurality of beer supply systems 1 arranged in each store as a unit of a store.

Furthermore, it is also possible to judge the sanitary condition in each area by synthesizing the sanitary conditions of a plurality of stores arranged in one area as a regional unit including a plurality of stores.

Thereafter, the server 2000 can transmit the management information generated by the plurality of user management terminals 1000 and the beer supply system 1 (S15).

That is, in step S15, the user of the user management terminal 1000 in each store transmits information on actions to be taken in the beer supply system 1 in the current sanitary condition determined on the basis of the collected information.

Accordingly, after the user has taken action on the beer supply system 1, the server 2000 determines whether or not the action performed in response to the management information transmitted from the user management terminal 1000 or the plurality of beer supply systems 1 Information, that is, feedback information, and take subsequent actions (S16).

Therefore, when the configuration and the method according to the present invention are applied, a plurality of beverage dispensing apparatuses in a store collects sensing information from a plurality of sensors, and when the management terminal transmits the collected information to the server, A system capable of managing a plurality of beverage dispensing devices at once can be provided to a user by generating management information in units of a local unit, a store unit, and a beverage dispensing device on the basis of information received from the management terminal and feeding back the management information to the management terminal have.

In particular, the present invention has a plurality of beer dispensing apparatuses in a store, and it is possible to easily determine the sanitary condition of each beer dispensing apparatus, and furthermore, it is possible to determine sanitary conditions related to the cleaning in units of local units, It can be judged.

First Embodiment

On the other hand, when the user dispenses or dispenses a beverage, there is a problem that the container at the lower end needs to be alternately replaced with a container containing beverage and a container containing cleansing water.

Therefore, in the first embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to easily perform the beverage supply and the cleaning by selectively using the three-way valve in a state in which all the containers are connected without replacing the container containing the drink and the container containing the cleansing water Can be applied.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which a beverage dispensing and washing function is simultaneously provided by connecting containers containing beverages and selectively using a 3-way valve in a state where the washing water is directly connected to the direct water type Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > beverage dispensing head. ≪ / RTI >

7, the cleaning module integrated beverage dispensing head 10 includes a pulse generating section 100, a gas distributing section 200, and a hose 300.

7, the pulse generating unit 100 of the beverage dispensing head 10 having the cleaning module integrated therein is connected to the end of the pipe 400. [

The gas distribution portion 200 of the beverage dispensing head 10 having the cleaning module integrated therein has a structure connected to the gas inlet portion 500 for supplying the gas to the container C, The gas flows into the container C and pressurizes the liquid inside the container C so that the liquid inside the container C is allowed to flow out to the outside along the pipe 400. [

Another example of the cleaning module integrated beverage dispensing head described in FIG. 7 additionally includes a rinse water inlet 600 and a 3-way valve 700.

For convenience of explanation, the 3-way valve 700 is referred to as a control valve 700 by being unified.

The washing water inflow part 600 may be a hole to be connected to water or the like so that the washing water can be directly introduced into the washing water.

The rinse water inflow part 600 may have a shape corresponding to one side of the control valve 700 and provide the function of directly introducing the rinse water without the container and supplying it to the pipe 400.

In addition, the control valve 700 has an internal structure rotating at a predetermined angle, and the washing water flows in through the washing water inflow part 600 corresponding to the position of the control valve 700, (400).

Reference is made to Fig. 8 to illustrate the structure of the control valve 700 and its coupling with the cleaning module integrated beverage dispensing head.

FIG. 8 shows a specific structure in which a 3-way valve used in the cleaning module-integrated beverage dispensing head of FIG. 7 is inserted.

Referring to FIG. 8, a space 800 through which the control valve 700 can be inserted is provided at the lower end of the pulse generator 100 of the beverage dispensing head 10 having the cleaning module integrated therein.

When the control valve 700 is coupled to the insertion space 800, the washing water inflow part 600, which can be injected into the inner pipe 400, is exposed in the vertical direction.

The control valve 700 includes a valve groove 730 for allowing the rotation of the control valve 700 only at a predetermined angle, a preventing portion 710 for preventing the flow of the fluid in a tightly coupled and coupled direction, And may include an inlet 720 to form a groove and allow fluid to flow in the combined direction.

First, the valve groove 730 of the control valve 700 is composed of a rotation support groove that is only engaged at a predetermined angle corresponding to the stopper of the insertion space 800.

For example, when the valve groove 730 has only an area of 90 degrees out of 360 degrees, the stopper of the insertion space 800, which is inserted into the valve groove 730 and can be moved, can rotate only in an area of 90 degrees, The control valve 700 can rotate only up to 90 degrees with respect to the insertion space 800.

The fluid that is positioned in the direction of the prevention part 710 can not be ejected to the pipe 400 due to the prevention part 710 because the prevention part 710 is tightly coupled to the insertion space 800 .

In addition, since the inlet 720 has at least one groove formed in a certain region and is coupled to the insertion space 800, fluid in the combined direction can be ejected into the pipe 400 through the at least one groove.

In the present embodiment, the control valve 700 is connected to the container containing the beverage and the washing water is directly connected to the container. In this state, the container is not replaced, way valve, the beverage supply and cleaning can be performed easily.

For example, the container C containing the beverage is connected to the lower end of the beverage dispensing head 10 having the cleaning module integrated therein, and the washing water is connected vertically through the washing water inflow portion 600, so that the washing water can be directly introduced.

The control valve 700 may be coupled to the insertion space 800 in a state where the control valve 700 is connected to the container C containing the beverage and the clean water is directly supplied for direct supply.

At this time, when only the 90 degree region of the valve groove 730 is broken, the stopper of the insertion space 800, which is inserted into the valve groove 730 and can be moved, can rotate only in an area of 90 degrees, The valve 700 has a structure capable of rotating only up to 90 degrees with respect to the insertion space 800.

That is, the preventing portion 710 may be coupled to the insertion space 800 in the direction of the container C containing the beverage, or may be coupled in the direction of the container containing the washing water, corresponding to the rotation of the control valve 700.

If the prevention portion 710 is disposed in the insertion space 800 in the direction of the container containing the washing water by the user's operation, the washing water can not flow into the pipe 400 due to the preventing portion 710.

However, since the inlet 720 forms at least one groove in a certain region and is coupled to the insertion space 800, the beverage in the combined direction can be ejected out through the pipe 400 through the at least one groove .

When the user rotates the control valve 700 by 90 degrees so that the prevention portion 710 is disposed in the insertion space 800 in the direction of the container C containing the beverage, (400). ≪ / RTI >

However, since the inlet 720 at this time is coupled to the insertion space 800 in the direction in which the washing water flows, the washing water in the combined direction can flow into the pipe 400 through the at least one groove.

Therefore, the user can distinguish the case of dispensing the beverage and the case of performing the washing, and the user can selectively dispense the beverage dispenser only by rotating the control valve in a state where the container containing the beverage and the container containing the cleansing water are connected, Or to perform cleaning.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a concrete step in which a beverage dispensing function and a cleaning function are simultaneously provided using the cleaning module integrated beverage dispensing head described in FIG. 7. FIG.

9, the first step S210 of connecting the container C containing the beverage to the pipe 400 and connecting the washing water inflow part 600 and the washing water to the water to directly inflow the washing water It proceeds.

After step S210, the control valve 700 is rotated to open the pipe 400 side and close the cleaning water inflow part 600 side (step S211).

If the prevention part 710 is disposed in the insertion space 800 in the direction of the container containing the washing water by the user's operation in step S211, the washing water can not flow into the pipe 400 due to the prevention part 710 .

In addition, since the inlet 720 has at least one groove formed in a certain region and is coupled to the insertion space 800, the beverage in the combined direction can be ejected through the pipe 400 to the outside through the at least one groove Do.

Thereafter, a step S212 in which the gas is introduced into the gas distribution unit 200 through the first gas inlet 210 proceeds.

The gas discharge groove 270 and the gas discharge support groove 260 are located on the same line and the gas flows to the second gas discharge portion 230 through the gas discharge groove 270, A step S213 in which the gas is introduced into the unit 500 is performed.

As described above, the internal structure 200a has the gas discharge support groove 260 having a predetermined region corresponding to the gas discharge groove 270 of the external structure 200b.

For example, the gas discharging groove 270 of the outer structure 200b may have a circular hole shape, and the gas discharging supporting groove 260 may have the same diameter as the gas discharging groove 270, And the like.

At this time, when the gas discharge groove 270 and the gas discharge supporting groove 260 are located on the same line, the gas flows to the second gas discharge portion 230 through the gas discharge groove 270, (500).

Thereafter, step S214 is performed in which the gas is not discharged to the first gas discharging part 220 through the discharge port 280b by the blocking member 290. [

That is, the internal structure 200a includes the gas discharge preventing groove 280a, which exists in a recessed shape corresponding to the discharge port 280b of the external structure 200b connected to the first gas discharge portion 220, At this time, a blocking member 290 formed of rubber or the like may be inserted into the gas discharge preventing groove 280a.

As a result, the blocking member 290 is in close contact with the gas discharge preventing groove 280a and the discharge port 280b. In this case, the gas is discharged from the discharge port 280b by the compression or sealing according to the blocking member 290 The gas can not be discharged to the first gas discharging part 220 through the first gas discharging part 220.

Thereafter, the gas is introduced into the container C and the beverage is discharged through the pipe 400 (S215_ is performed.

The gas is introduced into the container C, and the step S114 in which the beverage exits through the pipe 400 proceeds.

Therefore, in this case, the gas is not supplied to the pulse generating unit 100 and functions as a most general beer dispensing head.

If the user wishes to perform a cleaning operation, the user rotates the control valve 700 to open the cleaning water inflow portion 600 side and close the pipe 400 side (S220) .

In the process of FIG. 9, it is not necessary for the user to connect the water to the water or the like so that the washing water can be directly introduced, and to perform the step of connecting the pipe 400.

In step S220, when the user rotates the control valve 700 by 90 degrees and the prevention part 710 is disposed in the insertion space 800 in the direction of the container C containing the beverage, So that it can not flow into the pipe 400.

Since the inlet 720 at this time is coupled to the insertion space 800 in the direction in which the washing water flows, the washing water in the combined direction can flow into the pipe 400 through the at least one groove.

The user rotates the control lever 240 to rotate the inner structure 200a and the outer structure 200b by the stopper 250b of the outer structure 200b and the rotation support groove 250a of the inner structure 200a, The step S221 of rotating at a predetermined angle is performed.

The control lever 240 is an operation part that can be operated by the user and the user rotates the control lever 240 to rotate the stopper 250b of the outer structure 200b and the rotation support groove 250a of the inner structure 200a It is possible to control the internal structure 200a and the external structure 200b to rotate at a predetermined angle.

The stopper 250b rotates the internal structure 200a through the rotation support groove 250a which is only a predetermined angle of the internal structure 200a and prevents the rotation of the internal structure 200a by more than a predetermined angle .

For example, when the rotation support groove 250a is cut only in an area of 90 degrees out of 360 degrees, the stopper 250b inserted into the rotation support groove 250a can rotate only in an area of 90 degrees. As a result, The internal structure 200a and the external structure 200b have a structure capable of rotating only up to 90 degrees based on a predetermined position.

Therefore, in this case, the user can rotate the control lever 240 only by 90 degrees.

In response to the rotation of the control lever 240, the gas discharge groove 270 and the gas discharge support groove 260 are not located on the same line, thereby reducing the amount of gas flowing into the gas inlet 500 (S222) proceeds.

That is, the amount of the gas flowing into the gas inlet 500 is significantly reduced compared with the case where the gas is located on the same line.

However, only the amount of gas flowing into the gas inlet 500 is reduced, and the flow of gas into the gas inlet 500 continues.

In addition, the amount of gas discharged to the first gas discharging part 220 may be greater than the amount of gas flowing into the gas inflow part 500.

As a result, the blocking member 290 can not block the discharge port 280b, so that the gas is discharged to the first gas discharge unit 220 through the discharge port 280b (S223), and the washing water and the gas And the step S224 of supplying the pulse to the pulse generating unit 100 proceeds.

In this case, the step of supplying the washing water and the gas to the pulse generating unit 100 (S120) is performed, resulting in the pulsation (S225).

As described above, the pulsation phenomenon is a phenomenon in which the pressure of the liquid and the discharge amount periodically fluctuate in the flow of liquid without free water surface in the pipe, which causes periodic vibration in the pipe.

That is, in a state where liquid such as water is supplied to the mixing port 130 through the first inlet 110, a gas such as carbon dioxide gas is forced through the second inlet 120 in a direction perpendicular to the flow path of the liquid The washing water discharged through the discharge port 140 of the pulse generating unit 100 accompanies a pulsating phenomenon and can be discharged to the interior of the pipe to be cleaned.

Thus, through the pulsation phenomenon, the step S226 of performing the cleaning operation proceeds.

In a case where another embodiment of the present invention as described above is applied, it is also possible to use a three-way valve in a state where all of the containers are connected without replacing the container in a state where the container is connected to a container containing beverages, By selecting and using alternatively, it is possible to easily perform the supply and cleaning of drinks.

On the other hand, the user can easily perform the cleaning operation by the above-described method, but the user can directly perform the cleaning operation by checking whether the user needs to start the cleaning operation by exhausting the beer, The inconvenience of having to check is still left.

That is, the user must directly confirm and replace the beer residual quantity state, the pipe cleaning state, the storage section replacement time, the gas pressure state, the gas pressure state according to the temperature, There is a problem in that there is no system for monitoring and notifying the user of the information.

Therefore, in the first embodiment of the present invention, a method and system for monitoring a beverage dispensing apparatus based on the above-described selective cleaning mechanism and method are proposed.

Specifically, in the present invention, the remaining amount of beverage is sensed to prevent the generation of foam, and when the beverage is consumed, the present invention provides a function of washing using a direct water type washing module in addition to a conventional beverage dispensing function, A method and a system for monitoring a beverage dispensing device that can be informed by a user.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of preventing a beer bubble from being generated according to the present invention and informing a user of the beer by performing a cleaning operation when the beer is exhausted.

Referring to FIG. 10, at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors 30 on the beer distribution system 1 may perform the step S311 of sensing a beer bubble generation condition.

Generally, the beer bubble generation condition may be a condition in which all the beer stored in the storage unit 16 is exhausted and some beer supplied through the draft beer pipe 17 remains.

For example, the first sensor 31 disposed in the storage unit 16 senses information that all of the stored beer has been exhausted, and the second sensor 32 disposed in the draft beer pipe 17 detects that some of the beer The condition of step S311 can be satisfied.

In this case, a step of preventing the occurrence of beer bubbles (S312) proceeds. The beer is discharged from the draft beer tower 20 and the draft beer distributing valve 21 through the draft beer pipe 17.

In the present invention, the first sensor 31 and the second sensor 32 detect the bubbles due to the sensing of the beer by the user who dispenses the beer manually by closing the draft beer dispensing valve 21. However, An operation of automatically closing the beer output from the draft beer container 20 and the draft beer distributing valve 21 through the draft beer pipe 17 can be performed automatically when the condition in step S311 is satisfied.

Accordingly, the user can automatically prevent the occurrence of a bursting phenomenon, that is, a bubbling phenomenon occurring due to the release of the beer on the beer reservoir 16, when the beer is exhausted.

Since the beer on the beer storage unit 16 has been exhausted, the user must replace the beer-filled storage unit 16, but the present invention performs the operation of cleaning the pipe at this replacement time.

That is, when the beer is exhausted through the step S313 of detecting the remaining amount of beer, the cleaning operation is performed manually or automatically through the cleaning module integrated beverage dispensing head 10 described above (S314).

That is, in the beverage dispensing head 10 having the cleaning module integrated therein, the cleansing water is directly connected to the container 16 so that the cleansing water can be directly supplied to the beverage dispensing head 10, By selectively using the three-way valve in the connected state, cleaning can be performed easily.

The specific operation for the cleaning has been described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9, so that repetitive description will be omitted for the sake of simplification of the description.

In step S314, the cleaning operation may be performed automatically when the sensor 30 senses that the beer is exhausted.

When the sensor 30 senses that the beer has been used up, the cleaning operation informs the user management terminal 1000 of the fact that the cleaning operation is performed in step S314. When the user touches the user input unit 130 of the user management terminal 1000 Or may be performed manually when instructing the cleaning operation.

Thereafter, when the sensor 30 senses that the cleaning operation has been completed, the user management terminal 1000 transmits information informing the user of the fact that the cleaning operation has been completed (S315).

Step S315 may be performed by being displayed on the display unit 1151 of the user management terminal 1000. [

In addition, on the display unit 1151 of the user management terminal 1000, a beer exhaustion state, a cleaning start state, a cleaning progress state, a clean completion state, and the like are separately displayed to provide a user with real time feedback on the current state.

Thereafter, when the user performs replacement (S316) of the beer storage unit 16, a new beer can be supplied to the user through the cleaned structure.

Second Embodiment

On the other hand, the pressure of the CO 2 gas flowing into the beer reservoir 16 is very important because if the pressure is small, the beer can not be smoothly supplied to the outside, and if the pressure is large, And carbonic acid, that is, bubbles may be generated.

In addition, the taste of the beer can be changed according to the amount of the introduced CO 2 gas, so that the secondary pressure regulator 15 secondarily regulates the amount of gas flowing into the beer reservoir 16.

In addition, the amount of CO2 gas to be introduced must be changed according to the temperature of the place where the beer dispensing system 1 is located. If the CO2 gas pressure is ignored, overcharging due to overpressure, The taste of the beverage is changed.

Accordingly, in the present invention, a luminous body emitting light at different temperatures is arranged, CO2 pressure to be pressurized at each temperature is displayed together with the luminous body, and the valve of the secondary pressure regulator 15 is automatically or manually The proposed structure is regulated to the indicated pressure.

11A and 11B show a specific example of a mechanism for controlling the gas pressure determined according to the ambient temperature and a method for controlling the gas pressure.

Referring to FIG. 11A, the structure of the secondary pressure regulator 15 proposed by the present invention is shown, and the secondary pressure regulator 15 or the regulator according to the present invention is attached or partially adjacent to a part of the piping connector 10 .

Referring to FIG. 11A, a plurality of light emitters 910 are disposed in the secondary pressure regulator 15 or the regulator, and each of the light emitters 910 emits light at different temperatures.

For example, the first light emitting body emits light at a temperature of 5 degrees, the second light emitting body emits light at a temperature of 10 degrees, and the third light emitter emits light at a temperature of 15 degrees.

At this time, in the present invention, the pressure 911 to be applied to the CO 2 gas at the temperature at which each luminous body emits is indicated together.

For example, since the first light emitting body emits light at a temperature of 5 degrees, an appropriate pressure at 5 degrees can be displayed as 1 atm.

Since the second luminous body emits light at a temperature of 10 degrees, an appropriate pressure of 2 atm at 10 degrees can be displayed, and the third luminous body emits at a temperature of 15 degrees, so that a proper pressure of 3 atm at 15 degrees can be displayed have.

At this time, the user manually moves the lever 912 to the light emitting body 910 which emits light, and can easily adjust the pressure without sensing the current temperature and pressure separately.

In the present invention, when the lever 912 is made of a shape memory alloy or the like whose position changes according to temperature, the lever 912 may be automatically moved to a corresponding position, not manually, so that the CO 2 gas pressure may be adjusted .

Referring to FIG. 11B, first, the step S411 of sensing the temperature of the sensor 30 disposed around the peg 16 proceeds.

Thereafter, step S412 of guiding the determined gas pressure corresponding to the temperature sensed by the secondary pressure regulator 15 or the regulator is performed, and the user can manually or automatically adjust the gas pressure (S413).

The sensor 30 can sense the flow rate and the velocity of the beer flowing in the pipe 17 in step S414 and transmit this information to the user management terminal 1000 to be displayed on the display unit 1151. [ The step S415 of notifying the user is performed.

In step S415, information indicating that the pressure has been changed on the display unit 1151, information currently sensed, flow rate and velocity information of the beer flowing in the pipe 17, and the like can be specifically displayed.

Third Embodiment

Further, according to the present invention, the server 2000 evaluates the cleaning and management quality according to a predetermined category for each point received from the beer supply system 1, And may provide feedback to the management terminal.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method for evaluating the cleaning and management quality according to a predetermined category according to the present invention and for feeding back the evaluated cleaning and management quality to the user management terminal at each point according to the present invention Fig.

Referring to Fig. 12, first, the beer remaining amount sensing information sensed by the sensor 30 of the beer supply system 1. Fig. The gas pressure control information according to temperature, the placement position determination information of the storage part, the cleaning timing information, and the like are transmitted to the server 2000 through short-distance communication or long-distance communication The transmitting step proceeds (S511).

Thereafter, the server 2000 can evaluate the cleaning and management quality according to a predetermined category for each point of selling the beer (S512).

Through the step S512, the server 2000 can grasp the quality control and the pattern of the consumer and can make the big data.

For example, it is possible to classify a plurality of stores according to store IDs, and to store and store feeds for each store, gas supply, stored liquid state, and the like.

It is also possible to monitor the beverage dispensing facility 1, analyze it when a quality related event occurs, and display the quality indicator and provide feedback.

The quality generated here is the beer residual amount sensing information. The gas pressure sensing information, the gas pressure control information according to temperature, the placement position determination information of the storage portion, and the cleaning timing information, and further, the hygiene-related cleaning pattern .

At this time, as the quality index, it is possible to judge the cleaning pattern detected by comparing with the cleaning schedule, and it is also possible to display the quality of the cleaning pattern by ranking the plurality of points.

Thereafter, the cleaning and management quality evaluated by the server 2000 is transmitted to the user management terminal 1000 at each point (S513), whereby the event generated by the user or the quality of the beer distribution device 1 disposed in each store It is possible to provide feedback on the.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, as set forth above, is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. For example, those skilled in the art can utilize each of the configurations described in the above-described embodiments in a manner of mutually combining them. Accordingly, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. The present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein. In addition, claims that do not have an explicit citation in the claims may be combined to form an embodiment or be included in a new claim by amendment after the filing.

Claims (10)

A beverage supply device (1); A management terminal (1000) for managing the drink supply device; And a server (2000) forming a network with at least one of the drink supply apparatus and the management terminal, the management system comprising:
The beverage supply device (1)
At least one sensor (30) for sensing the operation of the beverage supply device (1); And
And a communication unit for transmitting the first information sensed by the at least one sensor to the management terminal,
The management terminal 1000 transmits the first information received through the communication unit to the server 2000,
The server 2000,
Generates the second information to be performed by the beverage supply device (1) based on the first information received from the management terminal (1000), and transmits the generated second information to the management terminal (1000) One,
The beverage supply device (1)
A storage for storing a beverage;
A gas supply unit for supplying gas to the storage unit;
A regulator for regulating the pressure of the supplied gas;
A pipe for transferring the beverage outputted from the storage unit using the pressure of the gas supplied to the storage unit;
A beverage dispensing head for determining whether to supply the beverage to the piping or to supply a liquid supplied from outside; And
And a tower for outputting the beverage conveyed through the pipe to the outside,
The sensor is disposed in at least a part of the reservoir, the gas supply, the regulator, the piping and the tower,
The appropriate pressure of the gas supplied to the storage portion is changed according to the temperature,
The control unit includes:
A plurality of light emitters which emit light at different temperatures, are preliminarily assigned an appropriate pressure at a temperature for emitting light, and are arranged in a predetermined form; And
And a lever which is positioned adjacent to any one of the plurality of luminous bodies so as to adjust a pressure of the supplying gas,
When the first light emitter of the plurality of light emitters emits light and the lever is positioned adjacent to the first light emitter,
Characterized in that the gas is supplied to the storage section in accordance with an appropriate pre-assigned pressure relating to the temperature at which the first luminous body emits light. The method according to claim 1,
The beverage supply device (1) is disposed in a plurality of stores,
The management terminal 1000 is disposed in the inside or outside of the store,
At least one sensor (30) included in the plurality of beverage supply devices (1) can communicate directly with the server (2000)
Wherein the first information comprises:
A management terminal (1000) for transmitting first identifier information for identifying the sensor (30) that generated the first information among the at least one sensor (30) and the first information among the plurality of management terminals (1000) Further comprising second identifier information for identifying the second identifier. 3. The method of claim 2,
The server comprises:
Generates the second information for at least one of the store unit, the management terminal unit (1000), and the beverage supply device (1)
And third information indicating a state performed in correspondence with the second information from at least one of the management terminal (1000) and the communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
The first information is sensing information related to the sanitary condition of the beverage supply device (1)
And the second information is action information for solving an event determined in the sanitary condition. delete The method according to claim 1,
When the sensor senses that the beverage stored in the storage unit is exhausted,
The operation of outputting the beverage to the outside through the tower is interrupted,
Wherein the beverage dispensing head supplies the liquid to the piping so that the piping is washed,
And the communication unit transmits information related to the cleaning to the management terminal. The method according to claim 6,
The display unit of the management terminal 1000,
The information indicating that the beverage is stored in the storage unit, the information indicating that the beverage is being output to the outside through the tower, the information on the cleaning operation being performed, and the information indicating the completion of the cleaning operation Management system. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the communication unit transmits information related to the changed gas pressure to the user management terminal,
The display unit of the management terminal 1000,
Wherein the display unit displays at least one of the first illuminant information, the temperature information at which the first illuminant illuminates, and the changed pressure information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the beverage dispensing head comprises:
A pulse generator;
A gas distributor for supplying the introduced gas to the pulse generator through a hose; Lt; / RTI >
The liquid is directly supplied to the storage unit,
Further comprising: a first lever inserted into the beverage dispensing head and rotatable;
The liquid for beverage or cleaning is introduced in correspondence with the rotation of the first lever,
Wherein the gas distributor comprises:
A first gas outlet for discharging at least a part of the introduced gas to the hose;
A second gas outlet for discharging at least a part of the introduced gas to the first container; And
A structure inserted into the gas distribution portion and rotatable; / RTI >
Corresponding to the rotation of the structure, it is determined whether at least a part of the introduced gas is discharged to the pulse generating section through the first gas discharging section.

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