KR20210025843A - Beverage dispenser using multiple distribution - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a beverage supply device using multiple distribution which is hygienic, dispenses water in a fixed amount, has no risk of malfunction, and efficiently distributes a plurality of beverages. The beverage supply device comprises: a holder moving along a rotational shaft; a moving unit connected to the holder and moving together with the holder; and a plurality of discharge units located on the lower side of the moving unit to distribute and discharge beverages inserted from an insertion hole of the moving unit.

Description

Beverage dispenser using multiple distribution}

The present invention relates to a beverage supply device, and more particularly, to a supply device for supplying a plurality of beverages such as hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea by using a multiple distribution method.

Beverage supply devices that provide a plurality of beverages such as hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea are being used. Japanese Patent No. 5,383,128 proposes a beverage supply device for providing a plurality of beverages. In the above patent, the opening and closing device is installed in a double up and down manner, and a pipe connecting the opening and closing device is formed in a long way. When the pipe is lengthened, a part of the beverage remains inside the pipe. Residual beverages are spoiled by bacteria or left as impurities. In addition, since the length of the pipe to each discharge pipe is different, there is a large difference in the amount of water discharged to each discharge pipe, and thus it is difficult to discharge water in a quantitative manner. Furthermore, a plurality of solenoid valves are composed of expensive products, and the probability of failure is increased.

In addition to the above patents, although the conventional beverage supplying device adopts various methods, problems such as unsanitary or difficult quantitative water discharge and high probability of failure have not yet been solved. In addition, there is a need for a method of efficiently distributing and discharging a plurality of beverages such as hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a beverage supply device using multiple dispensing that is hygienic, discharges water in a quantity, does not have a concern of failure, and efficiently distributes a plurality of beverages.

One example of a beverage supply device using multi-dispensing for solving the problem of the present invention is a holder moving along a rotation axis, a moving part connected to the holder and moving together with the holder, and a moving part located below the moving part. It includes a plurality of discharging parts for dispensing and discharging beverages input from the input hole of the moving part.

In one example of the present invention, guides are disposed on both sides of the rotation shaft, so that the movement of the holder can be stabilized. A screw may be formed on the rotating shaft. Mixers in which the beverages located therein may flow or are mixed may be installed in the moving part. The mixer is connected to an electromagnetic valve for hot water and an electromagnetic valve for cold water, respectively. It is preferable that the bottom surface of the moving part is inclined downward toward the input hole. Each of the plurality of discharge units may include a discharge hole and an inclined surface. The beverage injected from the input hole may be dispersed by the dispersing unit through a distribution passage before the discharging unit.

Another example of a beverage supply device using multiple distribution to solve the problem of the present invention is a moving part equipped with a moving box that moves along a rotation axis, a flexible pipe that is coupled to one side of the moving box and moves together with the moving box, and It includes a plurality of discharging parts disposed below the moving part and dispensing and discharging the beverage input from the input hole located opposite the flexible pipe in the moving box.

In another example of the present invention, the moving part is equipped with a stopper that stops the movement of the moving box. The flexible pipe is connected to the solenoid valve for hot water and the solenoid valve for cold water. Each of the plurality of discharge units may be provided with a mixing tank for mixing the beverage.

According to the beverage supply device using the multiple distribution of the present invention, by distributing the beverage multiplely using the moving part, it is hygienic, water is discharged in a quantity, and there is no fear of failure. In addition, multiple beverages such as hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea are efficiently distributed and discharged by multiple distribution by the moving unit.

1 is a perspective view showing a beverage first supply device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1.
3 is a diagram for explaining a process of supplying a beverage by the beverage first supply device according to the present invention.
4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a beverage second supply device according to the present invention.
5 is a schematic view for explaining the stopper of FIG. 4.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below may be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. Embodiments of the present invention are provided to more completely describe the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. Meanwhile, terms indicating a location such as upper, lower, and front are only related to those shown in the drawings. In practice, the feeder can be used in any optional orientation, and in actual use the spatial orientation changes according to the orientation and rotation of the feeder.

An embodiment of the present invention proposes a beverage supply device that is hygienic by multi-distributing beverages using a moving part, water discharge in a fixed amount, there is no fear of failure, and efficiently distributes a plurality of beverages. To this end, a beverage supply device including a moving unit will be described in detail, and a method of multi-distributing beverages using the moving unit will be described in detail. A beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a plurality of beverages such as hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea. In order to supply a plurality of beverages, a method of dispensing in multiples is applied.

1 is a perspective view showing a beverage first supply device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1. However, the drawings are not expressed in a strict sense, and there may be components not shown in the drawings for convenience of description.

1 and 2, the first supply device 100 includes a solenoid valve 10, a holder 20, a moving part 30, and a discharge area 40. The solenoid valve 10 is preferably a solenoid valve, and is divided into a hot water solenoid valve 10a for injecting hot water and a cold water solenoid valve 10b for injecting cold water. When the hot water solenoid valve 10a is opened, hot water is supplied, and when the cold water solenoid valve 10b is opened, cold water is supplied. The holder 20 is connected to the driving unit 21 by a rotation shaft 22, and the rotation shaft 22 is preferably a screw-like shape. In order to stably move the holder 20, guides 23 in the form of bars may be mounted on both sides of the rotation shaft 22.

The drive unit 21 is composed of, for example, a drive motor 21a and a gearbox 21b. When the drive motor 21a is operated, the rotational force of the drive motor 21a is transmitted to the rotation shaft 22 by adjusting the number of rotations by the gearbox 21b. When the rotation shaft 22 rotates, the holder 20 moves along the rotation shaft 22. In the drawing, it is expressed that the holder 20 moves left and right (↔). The moving speed of the holder 20 varies depending on the pitch and rotation speed of the screw of the rotation shaft 22. The movement of the holder 20 is confirmed by, for example, a position sensor 25 such as a hall sensor. Here, a case in which the holder 20 moves along the screw-shaped rotation shaft 22 has been presented, but may be variously modified within the scope of the present invention. In this case, the guide 23 may not be required.

Meanwhile, the holder 20 is connected to the moving part 30 by a connection part 24. The holder 20 is connected to the moving part 30, so that the holder 20 moves together with the moving part 30. The moving part 30 includes a first mixer 32, a second mixer 33, and a first injection hole 34 located inside the case 31, and the second injection hole 35 is a case ( 31) It protrudes to the outside. In the first and second mixers 32 and 33, hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea are flowed or mixed. For example, when a coffee stock solution or powder is put in the first mixer 32 and hot water is supplied through the solenoid valve 10a for hot water, hot coffee is manufactured. If hot water is supplied through the solenoid valve 10a for hot water without coffee stock solution or powder, only hot water is stored in the first mixer 32. In the same way, cold water or cold tea can be manufactured in the second mixer 33. Hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea are collectively referred to as beverages, and the first and second mixers 32 and 33 are for making the beverage.

When the beverage is made, the beverage is introduced into the first injection hole 34. The beverage that has passed through the first injection hole 34 is directed to the second injection hole 35. The beverage injected into the second inlet hole 35 is re-injected into the discharging area 40. In order for the beverage to flow out easily into the second injection hole 35, the bottom surface 36 of the case 31 is preferably inclined toward the second injection hole 35. That is, the depth of the second input hole 35 is the deepest in the bottom surface 36 of the case 31. When the bottom surface 36 is inclined, the beverage is directed to the second injection hole 35. Since the moving part 30 moves together with the holder 20, it moves left and right (↔). When the moving part 30 moves left and right (↔), the second input hole 35 also moves left and right (↔).

The discharging area 40 includes a distribution passage 42 and a dispersing part 43 existing inside the case 41, and a first discharging part 44 and a second discharging part 45 for discharging the beverage to the outside. ), the third discharge part 46 and the fourth discharge part 47 protrude to the outside. Here, four outlets are presented as in the first to fourth outlets 44, 45, 46, 47, but the number of outlets varies depending on the size, use, shape, etc. of the first supply device 100 of the present invention. I can. Each of the first to fourth discharge units 44, 45, 46, and 47 may be assigned a role to discharge hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea. For example, a cold car is discharged to the first discharge unit 44, hot water is discharged to the second discharge unit 45, cold water is discharged to the third discharge unit 46, and the fourth discharge unit 47 In the hot tea is discharged. This will be described in detail later in FIG. 3.

The distribution passage 42 is a passage through which the beverage introduced from the second input hole 35 is discharged to the first to fourth discharge units 44, 45, 46, 47. Specifically, the distribution passage 42 has four distribution passages 42 corresponding to the first to fourth discharge portions 44, 45, 46, and 47, respectively. A distribution unit 43 is disposed below the distribution passage 42. The dispersing unit 43 disperses and spreads the falling beverage. Specifically, if there is no dispersing unit 43, the beverage supplied to the distribution passage 42 goes directly to the first to fourth discharging units 44, 45, 46, 47. In this case, the beverage is not properly mixed and is discharged to the first to fourth discharge units 44, 45, 46, and 47.

The first discharge part 44 is composed of a first discharge hole 44a and a first inclined surface 44b, the second discharge part 45 forms a discharge hole by itself, and the third discharge part 46 is 3 consists of a discharge hole (46a) and a second inclined surface (46b), and the fourth discharge part (47) is composed of a fourth discharge hole (47a) and a third inclined surface (47b). The first to third inclined surfaces 44b, 46b, and 47b are inclined toward the first discharge hole 44a, the third discharge hole 46a, and the fourth discharge hole 47a, respectively. In this case, the beverage introduced into the first discharge part 44, the third discharge part 46 and the fourth discharge part 47, respectively, is the first discharge hole 44a, the third discharge hole 46a, and the third discharge hole 46a. 4 It is directed to the discharge hole (47a). Although the drawings illustrate the existence of the first to third inclined surfaces 44b, 46b, and 47b, the number, inclination, and length of the inclined surfaces may vary depending on the size, use, and shape of the first supply device 100. For example, there may be two or more second discharge units 45 without an inclined surface.

3 is a diagram for explaining a process of supplying a beverage by the beverage first supply device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the first supply device 100 will be referred to FIGS. 1 and 2.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the (a) process of supplying the beverage to the first supply device 100, after the second input hole 35 moves to the first discharge part 44, the electronic valve 10a for hot water Alternatively, either the cold water solenoid valve 10b or a combination thereof is opened. Thereafter, a first flow A is formed that flows to the first outlet 44 via either the first or second mixers 32, 33 or a combination thereof. For example, by opening the solenoid valve 10a for hot water to supply hot water, and passing through the first mixer 32 and the second input hole 35 containing coffee, hot coffee is supplied to the first discharge unit 44. Is discharged. In this way, hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea may be discharged to the first discharge unit 44.

The (b) process of supplying the beverage to the first supply device 100 is the second flow (B) for discharging hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea to the second discharge unit 45 in the same manner as in the process (a). ) Can be formed. The (c) process of supplying the beverage to the first supply device 100 is a third flow (C) for discharging hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea to the fourth discharge unit 47 in the same manner as in the process (a). ) Can be formed. Although not shown, the third discharge unit 46 may also discharge hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea in the same manner.

Meanwhile, for convenience of operation and operation, the first supply device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention provides hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea in each of the first to fourth discharge units 44, 45, 46, and 47. The discharge of can be specified in advance. For example, the first discharge unit 44 may be designated to discharge cold tea, the second discharge unit 45 to be hot water, the third discharge unit 46 to discharge cold water, and the fourth discharge unit 47 to discharge hot tea. . If the discharge of hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea is designated in advance, since it can be controlled in a preset manner, the operation and operation of the first supply device 100 can be simplified. As shown, the reason for the plurality of discharge units 44 to 47 is designated in advance for the purpose of facilitating operation.

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a beverage second supply device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the second supply device 200 includes a solenoid valve 10 comprising the solenoid valve 10a for hot water and the solenoid valve 10b for cold water described in the first supply device 100. The second supply device 200 includes a flexible pipe 50, a moving part 60, and a discharge area 70. The moving part 60 includes a driving part 64, a rotating shaft 61 connected to the driving part 64, and a moving box 62. The moving box 62 is connected to the flexible pipe 50, and a third input hole 63 is formed on the other side of the flexible pipe 50. The flexible pipe 50 connected to the moving box 62 moves together with the moving box 62. The rotation shaft 61 is substantially the same as the rotation shaft 22 described in the first supply device 100. In other words, the moving box 62 moves left and right (↔) along the rotation axis 61. Although not shown, guides may be provided on both sides of the rotation shaft 61.

The drive unit 64 is preferably made of a drive motor and a gearbox, and a stopper 65 for restricting the movement of the moving box 62 is disposed near the drive unit 64. When the moving box 62 enters the stopper 65, the movement of the moving box 62 is stopped by the stopper 65. This will be described later with reference to FIG. 5. Although not shown in the drawings, separate means for manufacturing hot tea and cold tea may be provided, like the first and second mixers 32 and 33 described in the first supply device 100.

The discharge area 70 includes fifth to eighth discharge parts 71, 72, 73, and 74. Here, four outlets are presented as in the fifth to eighth outlets 71, 72, 73, 74, but the number of outlets may vary depending on the size, use, shape, etc. of the second supply device 200 of the present invention. have. Each of the fifth to eighth discharge units 71, 72, 73, and 74 may be assigned a role to discharge beverages such as hot water, cold water, hot tea, and cold tea. For example, hot tea is discharged to the fifth discharge unit 71, hot water is discharged to the sixth discharge unit 72, cold water is discharged to the seventh discharge unit 73, and the eighth discharge unit 74 In the cold car is discharged. This is the same as described in the first supply device 100.

The fifth discharge part 71 includes a fifth supply hole 71a, a first mixing tank 71b, and a first discharge pipe 71c. The sixth discharge part 72 includes a sixth supply hole 72a, a second mixing tank 72b, and a second discharge pipe 72c. The seventh discharge part 73 includes a seventh supply hole 73a and a third discharge pipe 73c. The eighth discharge part 74 includes an eighth supply hole 74a, a third mixing tank 74b, and a fourth discharge pipe 74c. The fifth to eighth supply holes 71a, 72a, 73a, and 74a receive the beverage from the third input hole 63. The first to third mixing tanks 71b, 72b, 74b are used to mix the beverage. The first to fourth discharge pipes 71c, 72c, 73c, and 74c may be bundled with a fixing strip 75.

5 is a schematic diagram for explaining the stopper 65 of FIG. 4. In this case, the second supply device 200 will be referred to FIG. 4.

5, the stopper 65 is inclined downward, and when the moving box 62 arrives, it is upright so that the moving box 62 does not move any more. The moving box 62 blocked by the stopper 65 is stopped outside the fifth discharge part 71. Of course, the stopper 65 can be stopped outside of the eighth discharge part 74, so that the stopper 65 stops outside of one of the fifth discharge part 71 or the eighth discharge part 74. When the moving box 62 stops moving by the stopper 65, the operation of the driving unit 64 also stops.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail with reference to a preferred embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are made by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. It is possible.

10; Solenoid valve 10a; Solenoid valve for hot water
10b; Cold water solenoid valve 20; holder
21; Drive
22, 61; Axis of rotation 23; guide
24; Connection 25; Position sensor
30, 60; Moving part
31, 41; case
32, 33; 1st and 2nd mixer
34, 35, 63; 1st to 3rd input hole
40, 70; Discharge area
42; Distribution passage
43; Dispersion
44, 45, 46, 47, 71, 72, 73, 74; 1st to 8th discharge part
50; Flexible pipe

Claims (10)

A holder moving along the axis of rotation;
A moving part connected to the holder and moving together with the holder; And
A beverage supply device using multiple dispensing comprising a plurality of discharging parts located below the moving part and dispensing and discharging the beverage input from the input hole of the moving part. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein guides are disposed on both sides of the rotation shaft to stabilize the movement of the holder. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein mixers for flowing or mixing the beverage located therein are installed in the moving part. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of the moving part is inclined downward toward the input hole. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of discharge units includes a discharge hole and an inclined surface. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the beverage input from the injection hole is dispersed by a dispersing unit through a distribution passage before the discharging unit. A moving unit mounted with a moving box moving along the rotation axis;
A flexible pipe coupled to one side of the moving box and moving together with the moving box; And
A beverage supply device using multiple dispensing including a plurality of discharging parts disposed below the moving part and distributing and discharging a beverage input from an input hole located opposite the flexible pipe in the moving box. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the moving part is equipped with a stopper for stopping the movement of the moving box. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the flexible pipe is connected to an solenoid valve for hot water and an solenoid valve for cold water. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a mixing tank for mixing the beverage is provided at each of the plurality of discharge units.

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