KR20040006587A - Vending machine with hot and cool water - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A vending machine capable of supplying a cool and a hot water is provided to select the cool and the hot water together with a beverage by additionally installing a cool and hot water button on a conventional vending machine. CONSTITUTION: A vending machine capable of supplying a cool and a hot water includes a beverage container(41), an outlet tube(19), a cool and hot water outlets(101,102) and a beverage outlet unit(53). The cool and hot water is discharged through the same beverage outlet unit(53) by installing the cool and hot water outlets(101,102) on the place adjacent to the outlet tube(19) through the beverage container(41). The beverage outlet unit(53) is provided with a shelf capable of controlling the height thereof in response to the size of the received cup.

Description

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The present invention relates to a vending machine capable of supplying cold and hot water, and in detail, an outlet for separately supplying cold and hot water to a beverage discharge part discharging a general beverage is provided to a vending machine capable of supplying cold and hot water for the user to select and discharge cold and hot water together with a general beverage. It's about.

As an example of a vending machine made to supply cold and hot water in general, a configuration known as Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0178308 can be exemplified, and a plurality of shelves (not shown) are arranged at predetermined intervals along a vertical direction. And the cup holder 11 is installed in a vertical direction on one side and the front portion is connected to the water supply pipe 14 to the lower side of the shelf and the support body 13 of the rectangular box form connected to the door 12 is hinged The water supply unit 34, the cold water supply pipe 15 connected in series with the water purification unit 34, the cold water tank 16 and the hot water tank 17 installed in a state in which the water supply pipe 14 is mounted on the shelf, these cold water tank ( 16) and the mixing means 50 connected to the hot water tank 17 via a predetermined supply pipe (not shown), the cold and hot water tanks 16 and 17 and the sales outlet 50 connected to the beverage delivery pipe 19 to the mixing means. Manual and cold / hot water supply means directly connected to the cold and hot water tanks (16, 17), plate The drain container 20 provided in the lower part of the base 50 is provided.

The water purifying means is composed of a water purifier, which is a water purifying means 34 formed by a pretreatment filter 30, an activated carbon filter 31, an ion / silver filter 32, and a hollow fiber membrane filter 33. Water flowing into the filter (30, 31, 32, 33) sequentially passes through the rust and debris, odors contained in the water, and bacteria and Escherichia coli to filter out the water remaining only mineral components finally Through 15 it is to be supplied to the cold water tank 16 and the hot water tank 17 at the same time.

In addition, the mixing means is a plurality of raw material container 41 is placed on a set shelf (not shown) and the mixing tray 42 which is installed under the raw material container 41 to mix a predetermined amount of raw materials stored therein On the other hand, the mixing tray 42 is connected to the sales table 50 through the beverage delivery pipe (19).

The cold / hot water manual supply means includes a cold water supply pipe 45 and a hot water supply pipe 46 connected to the lower surfaces of the cold water container 16 and the hot water container 17, respectively, and the cold water supply pipe 45 and the hot water supply pipe ( The cold water coke 47 and the hot water coke 48 connected to each other are provided to operate the cold water coke 47 and the hot water coke 48. The water is configured to be discharged directly into the cold water coke 47 and the hot water coke 48 through the cold water supply pipe 45 and the hot water supply pipe 46.

In addition, the sales stand 50 has a sales main body 52 having a front opening portion 51 on the front surface, a beverage discharge unit 53 connected to the beverage delivery pipe 19, and the cold water coke 47 and hot water coke. A drain guide 54 is provided at the lower portion of the 48 and the beverage discharging portion 53 to drain the water or the beverage overflowing from the cup.

This method has a problem in that the outlet of the hot and cold water and the beverage (for example) coffee is located at different positions, and if necessary, the outlet of the hot water and the beverage is selected. In addition, the cold hot water supply is to push the coke to a cup or the like when necessary, so if the user carelessly touches the hot water, there is a case to be burned.

The present invention is to solve this problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a hot and cold water supply machine that can be withdrawn from the vending machine with the cold and hot water with the general beverage so that a separate cold and hot water supply is not required.

To this end, the present invention supplies clean bottled water to raw water through a general bottle of water, and supplies it to a hot water bottle and a cold water bottle, and installs an outlet through a bottled water supply valve on the beverage outlet side of the general vending machine, and the bottled water and vending machine drinks. Select to discharge.

1 is a perspective view of a general vending machine,

2 is a main configuration diagram of FIG. 1;

3 is a perspective view of the present invention,

4 is a main configuration diagram of the present invention;

5 is an enlarged view illustrating main parts of the present invention;

6 is a block diagram of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

53; beverage outlet 53-1; shelf groove

53-2; shelf 100; bottled water bottle

101; exit 102; exit

In other words, the present invention checks the amount and the designated beverage when the coin is inserted, receives the hot and cold water through the hot water tank and the cold water container to selectively discharge the beverage ingredients contained in the raw material container, and supply the cold and hot water at the same time in the vending machine ,

Place the hot and cold water outlet near the outlet of the discharge pipe through the beverage container so that it can be discharged through the same beverage discharge unit.

The beverage discharge unit is to provide a vending machine capable of supplying cold and hot water configured to form a cup holder with a height adjustable shelf according to the size of the receiving cup.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

3 is a perspective view of the present invention, the front of the support body 13 is provided with a door 12 that can be opened. One side of the support body 13 is provided with a cup holder (11).

The front of the door 12 has a coin slit 12-2, a coin return button 12-3, a coin return hole 12-4, a locking key 12-5 and an exit door 12-6. Etc. are installed. The front panel is also provided with a key button portion 210, the key button 210 is configured to include a cold water button 211 and a hot water button (212). 100 is a bottle of mineral water. Of course, when you choose a regular drink, you need to put a coin, but when you just select cold and hot water, it is better to make it work without the old one (you can put the same coin to work).

4 is a main configuration diagram of the present invention, the bottled water bottle 100 is installed on the upper end of the support body 13 to supply the bottled water to the hot water tank 17 and the cold water tank 16, each of the cylinders (16, 17) The water is supplied through the beverage discharge pipe 19 for discharging the raw material through the raw material container 41, and discharged together with the desired amount by the operation of the valves V1 and V2. In addition, in the present invention, the outlets 101 and 102 directly connected to the hot water tank 17 and the cold water tank 16 are linked to the corresponding valves V3 and V4, but the outlets 101 and 102 are the same as the beverages in the beverage outlet 53. Allow it to be discharged through the location. Numeral 16-1 is a coolant tube, and numeral 16-2 is cooling means for circulating and supplying refrigerant to the refrigerant tube 16-1. 17-1 is a heater that heats water in the hot water tank 17. Reference numeral 54 denotes a drain guide, and 20 denotes a drain container. V5 and V6 are valves for controlling the supply of bottled water to the cold water tank 16 and the hot water tank 17.

5 is an enlarged view of the main part of the present invention, the shelf 53-2 guide shelf groove 53-1 is formed on the inner wall of the beverage discharge part 53, and the drink groove or the bottled water is provided in the shelf groove 53-1. Settle the cup to be fed and place the reticular shelf (53-2) to discharge the flowing water or drink. Of course, the upper end of the beverage discharge unit 53 forms an outlet groove 53-3, and the beverage outlet pipe 53-3 forms a beverage discharge pipe 19 and cold and hot water outlets 101 and 102.

6 is a control block diagram of the present invention, the key portion having a check amount 201, the beverage selection button and the hot and cold water selection buttons (211, 212) to check the coin injected through the slit 12-2 shown in FIG. 210, the display unit 220 to turn on or display the selection and operation, the sound unit 230 to inform the completion of the output, the tray drive unit 240 to mix and output the selected beverage of the beverage container, The valve driver 250 driving the valves V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6 for supplying cold and hot water, the hot water heating unit 260 for driving the heater 17-1 for heating with hot water, and cold water It consists of a cold water cooling unit 270 for driving the cooling means 16-2 to cool, and a control unit 280 of the microcomputer function for controlling them integrally. The driving units 240 and 250, the heating unit 260, and the cooling unit 270 may use a DC motor driven by a direct current, or a combination of a relay, etc. to be driven using a separate AC power source. have.

In the present invention configured as described above, the user takes out the cup or general cup stored in the cup holder 11, opens the discharge door 12-6, and places the cup on the shelf 53-2 as shown in FIG. When the corresponding button (for example, cold water button 211) of the button unit 210 is pressed, the controller 280 recognizes it through the terminal P1 and sets the fresh and cold water valve V3 of the valve driving unit 250 for a predetermined time. It is turned on and discharged through the outlet 101. When the cup is settled in the above, the desired cup size (not a paper cup, mugs, etc. may be used, in which case the shelf 53-2 is placed in the corresponding shelf groove 53-1 as shown in FIG. The shelf 53-2 can be used to adjust the size of the shelf 53-2. For example, when hot water is supplied to cup ramen, the height of the cup ramen varies depending on the type, so that the height can be adjusted according to the type.

Of course, when selecting a general beverage (for example, coffee), take out the cup from the cup holder 11, open the discharge door (12-6), place the cup in the beverage discharge unit 53, and the desired menu on the keyboard unit 210 If selected through the control unit 280 to recognize it outputs the tray driving unit 240 and the valve driving unit 250 and, for example, the hot water heating unit 260 through the terminals (P4, P5, P6) (set During the time), the sound of the sound unit 230 is output through the terminal P3 as soon as time passes (the illustration of the speaker is omitted). Then, the user knows that the discharge of the drink is completed, open the discharge door 12-6, take out the cup placed on the shelf 53-2, and drink the beverage discharged in the cup.

A unique advantage of the present invention is that the sound (V1, V2, V3, V4) set in the control unit 280 has passed (if the discharge of beverage or bottled water is completed), the light sound is temporarily output through the terminal (P3) Because you feel better and take out the cup when the sound comes out, you can prevent the burns on your hands by touching the hot water while taking out the cup during the output without knowing whether the output of the drink or bottled water is less.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and drawings, and various permutations, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those who have

As described above, the present invention adds a cold and hot water button for supplying cold and hot water at the same time to a general beverage vending machine, so that the hot and cold water can be selected together with the beverage when necessary, and can be conveniently discharged from the same outlet.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a convenience that can be used in a variety of control depending on the height of the cup or container containing the height of the beverage outlet to be adjustable in the form of a shelf.

When the discharging of the drink is completed, the sound for discharging completion is output so that the user feels good and the cup is taken out only when the sound is sounded. If you wear it to prevent.

Claims (2)

In the vending machine that checks the amount and the designated drink, the coin is supplied with hot and cold water through the hot water tank and the cold water container, selects and discharges the beverage ingredients contained in the raw material container, and supplies the hot and cold water at the same time. Cold and hot water outlets 101 and 102 are placed in the vicinity of the outlet of the discharge pipe 19 through the beverage container 41 to be discharged through the same beverage discharge unit 53, Beverage dispensing unit 53 is a vending machine capable of supplying cold and hot water, characterized in that the shelf (53-2) is adjustable to adjust the height according to the size of the receiving cup. According to claim 1, wherein both sides of the beverage discharge portion 53 to form a height adjusting shelf grooves 53-1 and the shelf grooves 53-1 is configured to fit the height adjustment shelf 53-2 is fitted. A vending machine capable of supplying hot and cold water.