TWI583615B - And a conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device - Google Patents

Description

Conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device

The present invention relates to a conversion device that is installed in a manual liquid supply device to convert a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device, and more particularly to an installer that does not perform special processing on the manual liquid supply device.

The conversion device that previously switched the manual liquid supply device to the automatic liquid supply device will be described using the joystick automation unit shown in FIGS. 30 to 33. As shown in Fig. 30, the operating lever automation unit A and the beer supply body B are separate components, which can be easily attached to the front surface of the manual beer supply body B, and can be easily removed as well.

When one of the buttons 13B (not shown) displayed on the display screen 13A (not shown) of the control unit 13 shown in FIG. 31 is touched, the plurality of control programs input to the control unit 13 are selected and pressed. The button 13B is actuated by a control program corresponding to the control, and drives the motor M1 (see FIG. 31) and the second drive mechanism (see FIG. 32).

At this time, the control unit 13 drives the second drive mechanism earlier than the motor M1. The second drive mechanism that starts driving causes the pressing lever 16 to press the rocking plate 15 (see FIG. 33) to incline the rocking plate 15 forward, thereby tilting the container placed on the rocking plate 15 at a specific angle.

When the rocking plate 15 is inclined to a specific angle, the control unit 13 temporarily stops the driving of the second drive mechanism.

The control unit 13 then drives the motor M1 to rotate the pinion gear 12 to horizontally move the rack 11 to horizontally move the holding portion 10 integrated with the rack 11 (see FIG. 31 and FIG. 33). Thereby, the operation lever 1A is tilted to eject the beer from the beer stopper 1.

At this time, since the beer is supplied to the container in an inclined state, the beer is obliquely contacted with the inner wall of the container, so that the force at the time of colliding with the container is weakened (the force-separating action), and foam is less likely to be generated in the container.

Then, when the water surface of the beer reaches the vicinity of the mouth of the container, the control unit 13 drives the second drive mechanism in the reverse direction at the time of initial driving.

In other words, the second drive mechanism slightly pulls back the pressing lever 16 to the inside of the casing 14, so that the inclination of the rocking plate 15 is made gentle and small. This prevents the beer from overflowing from the container.

Next, the control unit 13 reversely drives the motor M1 when the beer is ejected, horizontally moves the holding unit 10 rearward, and tilts the operation lever 1A in the reverse direction to switch.

When the operation lever 1A is switched, the ejection of the beer is stopped, and the pressing lever 16 is pulled back, so that the rocking plate 15 is in the original vertical state.

After the rocking plate 15 is restored to its original state, the control unit 13 further rotates the motor M1 in the reverse direction to tilt the operating lever 1A, thereby ejecting the foam from the beer stopper 1.

After a certain amount of foam is ejected, the holding portion 10 is moved to return the operating lever 1A to a vertical state, thereby stopping the ejection of the foam.

One of the above series operations can be easily performed by causing the control unit 13 to control the operations of the motor M1 and the second drive mechanism. (Refer to Patent Document 1 above).

[Previous Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2009-12783

There are aspects to be improved as shown below in the above-described operating lever automation unit A. The operation lever automation unit A uses the motor M1 to cause the operation lever 1A to perform the tilting operation, and uses the second drive mechanism to realize the tilting operation of the swinging plate 15. Also, the motor is controlled by the control unit The operation of M1 and the second drive mechanism. In the second drive mechanism, since the motor as the power source for operating the rocking plate 15 is disposed, the motor M1 and the motor of the second drive mechanism are included in the power source. Therefore, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost is high. . Further, there is an improvement in the adjustment of the operation of the motor M1 and the second drive mechanism.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a conversion device which is simple in construction and which converts a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device.

The means for solving the problems of the present invention and the effects of the invention are as follows.

The automatic liquid supply conversion device for a manual liquid supply device according to claim 1 is attached to a manual liquid supply device including a liquid discharge portion that ejects a liquid or stops the discharge by operating a manual operation portion, and The automatic conversion unit includes: an automatic operation unit that automatically operates the manual operation unit; and a container tilting unit that tilts a receiving container that receives the discharged liquid; and the automatic operation unit includes a first moving unit that has the above-described The manual operation unit is located in the manual operation unit, and moves in the direction in which the manual operation unit operates to operate the manual operation unit, and the second movement unit is in a direction different from the operation direction of the first movement unit. And a first interlocking mechanism unit that interlocks movement of the first moving unit and movement of the second moving unit; and the container tilting unit includes a container placing unit that mounts the receiving container in a specific direction Operating in a pendulum shape; the container supporting operation portion supporting the container mounting portion and facing the container mounting portion The second interlocking mechanism unit moves the second moving unit in the different direction and the container by using the container placing unit operating lever that moves in accordance with the movement of the second moving unit. The movement of the part in the direction of movement is linked.

Thereby, the manual operation unit can be operated only by using the container placement unit operation lever, and the container placement unit can be operated. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be suppressed low. Moreover, there is no need to adjust the interlocking operation, so that it can be easily manufactured and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Conversion of the manual liquid supply device to the automatic liquid supply device according to the second aspect In the conversion device, the first interlocking mechanism unit includes a grooved cam and a cam follower, and the movement of the first moving unit and the movement of the second moving unit are interlocked.

Thereby, the first moving unit and the second moving unit can be easily interlocked.

A conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device according to claim 3, wherein the first interlocking mechanism portion includes a gear mechanism that operates the grooved cam and the cam follower And a power source that operates the gear mechanism described above.

Thereby, since the first interlocking mechanism unit and the second interlocking mechanism unit can be operated by one power source, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

A conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device according to claim 4, wherein the grooved cam has a portion for stopping the first moving portion and causing the second portion A groove is formed in such a manner that the moving portion moves.

Thereby, the amount of movement of the manual operation unit and the adjustment of the amount of operation of the container placement unit can be easily performed.

In the conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device into the automatic liquid supply device according to the fifth aspect of the invention, the container supporting operation portion includes a receiving portion that receives the movement of the operation rod of the container mounting portion, as described above. When the receiving portion receives the movement of the container mounting portion operating lever, the container mounting portion is operated by rotating around a specific rotating shaft.

Thereby, the movement of the second moving portion in the specific direction can be easily converted into the operation of the rotation of the container supporting operation portion.

In the conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device into the automatic liquid supply device according to the sixth aspect of the invention, the first moving portion includes: a moving base portion that moves in a direction in which the manual operation portion operates; and an operation portion opening forming portion And having the opening for the manual operation portion and moving integrally with the moving base portion, and being detachable from the moving base portion and replaceable.

By this, it is possible to change the shape of the opening for the manual operation portion, the opening portion forming portion for the operation portion, and the like, and to replace the conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device into the automatic liquid supply device. A plurality of different types of manual liquid supply devices. Further, by the simple operation of removing and replacing the opening forming portion for the operation portion from the moving base portion, the switching device for converting the manual liquid supply device into the automatic liquid supply device can be used for a plurality of different types of manual liquid supply devices.

In the conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device into the automatic liquid supply device according to claim 7, the first moving portion includes: a water-proof device having a shape shaped outside the manual operation portion, including for inserting the above The manual operation portion of the manual operation unit is opened, and moves in accordance with the movement of the manual operation unit, and is located closer to the manual operation unit than the operation portion opening formation portion.

Thereby, it is possible to prevent the internal self-operating portion from seeping water through the opening forming portion.

Here, the correspondence between the constituent elements of the technical solutions in the scope of the patent application and the embodiments (embodiments) is shown. The conversion device that converts the manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device corresponds to the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

The manual liquid supply device corresponds to the manual beer dispenser M100, the manual operation portion corresponds to the operation lever T100 disposed on the beer stopper K100, and the liquid ejection portion corresponds to the beer stopper K100 and the beer stopper mounting portion C101, and the container and the beer are accepted. The cup corresponds.

The automatic operation unit corresponds to the conversion device body 101.

The container tilting portion corresponds to the cup tilting portion 101b, the manual operating portion opening corresponds to the lever operating opening A147 of the horizontal operating plate 147, the first moving portion corresponds to the horizontal operating plate 147, and the second moving portion and the vertical operating plate 135 are provided. Corresponding.

First interlocking mechanism portion, power gear 121, intermediate gear 123, horizontal operating gear 125, vertical operating gear 127, grooved cam 131, vertical operating rack 133, cam follower 141, horizontal operating rack 143, and cam follower The movable member fixing plate 145 corresponds to each other.

The container mounting portion corresponds to the cup mounting plate 169, and the container supporting action portion and the cup mounting plate The tilting portion 163 corresponds to each other, and the container placing portion operating lever corresponds to the pressing lever 139 and the tilting lever 167a.

The second interlocking mechanism portion corresponds to the cup mounting plate rotation support portion 161, the tilting rotation support portion 165, the tilting operation portion 167, the pressing lever 139, and the tilting operation lever 167a.

The grooved cam corresponds to the grooved cam 131, and the cam follower corresponds to the cam follower 141. The gear mechanism corresponds to the power gear 121, the intermediate gear 123, the horizontal motion gear 125, and the vertical motion gear 127, and the power source and the power source are The motor 113 corresponds to each other, and the receiving portion corresponds to the pressure receiving portion 163b included in the horizontal portion 163a of the cup placing portion 163.

The moving base portion corresponds to the adapter fixing plate 247F, and the operation portion opening forming portion corresponds to the lever operation adapter plate 247A, and the water leakage preventing device corresponds to the water infiltration prevention plate 311a.

1‧‧‧Beer stopper

1A‧‧‧Operator

10‧‧‧ Holding Department

11‧‧‧ rack

12‧‧‧ pinion

13‧‧‧Control Department

13A‧‧‧Display screen

13B‧‧‧ button

15‧‧‧ shaking plate

16‧‧‧ Pressing rod

100‧‧‧Automatic beer dispenser conversion device

101‧‧‧Conversion device body

101a‧‧‧ Rod Operation Department

101b‧‧‧ Cup tilting department

103‧‧‧Fixed ring

103a‧‧‧Segmentation ring

103b‧‧‧Segmentation ring

103c‧‧‧Segmented retaining ring coupling bolt

103d‧‧‧Fixed ring mounting opening

105‧‧‧Installation base

105a‧‧‧Base plate

105b‧‧‧Base plate mounting opening

105c‧‧‧Base plate fixing bolt

105d‧‧‧ body mounting opening

111a‧‧‧Upper cover

111b‧‧‧Lower cover

113‧‧‧Motor

114‧‧‧Gear retaining plate

121‧‧‧Power gear

123‧‧‧Intermediate gear

125‧‧‧ horizontal action gear

127‧‧‧Vertical motion gear

131‧‧‧ slotted cam

133‧‧‧Vertical motion rack

131a‧‧‧ slot

131b‧‧‧lower horizontal trough

131c‧‧‧ Lower intermediate connection slot

131d‧‧‧Intermediate vertical trough

131e‧‧‧Upper intermediate connection slot

131f‧‧‧Upper horizontal trough

135‧‧‧ vertical action board

135a‧‧‧rack fixed surface

135b‧‧‧ cam fixed surface

139‧‧‧ Pressing rod

141‧‧‧Cam followers

143‧‧‧ horizontal action rack

143a‧‧‧1st tooth

143b‧‧‧2nd tooth

143c‧‧‧Intermediate tooth

145‧‧‧Cam follower fixing plate

147‧‧‧ horizontal action board

151‧‧‧Vertical Action Department

153‧‧‧ horizontal action department

161‧‧‧ Cup Mounting Plate Rotation Support

161a‧‧‧Spinning bearing opening

163‧‧‧ Cup loading plate tilting section

163a‧‧‧ horizontal department

163b‧‧‧ Pressure Bearing Department

163c‧‧‧ Cup Mounting Board Support

163d‧‧‧ cup mounting plate support roller

163e‧‧‧Rotary axis

165‧‧‧ tilting rotation support

165a‧‧‧Rotary bearing opening

167‧‧‧ tilting operation department

167a‧‧‧ tilting lever

167b‧‧‧ tilting operation roller

169‧‧‧ Cup loading board

169a‧‧‧Rotary axis

200‧‧‧Automatic beer dispenser conversion device

201‧‧‧Conversion device body

201a‧‧‧ Rod Operation Department

201a3‧‧‧ rod movement opening

211a‧‧‧Upper cover

211a1‧‧‧Back cover

211a3‧‧‧ rod movement opening

247‧‧‧ horizontal action board

247A‧‧‧Rotary operation adapter plate

247A1‧‧‧ Opening for lever operation

247F‧‧‧Transfer fixing plate

300‧‧‧Automatic beer dispenser conversion device

301‧‧‧Conversion device body

301a‧‧‧ Rod Operation Department

311a‧‧‧Waterproof board

311a1‧‧‧ rod insertion

311a3‧‧‧ plate movement limit opening

313a‧‧‧ inner cover

313a1‧‧‧Restricted protrusion

313a3‧‧‧Operation lever movement opening

400‧‧‧Automatic beer dispenser conversion device

405‧‧‧Installation base

405a‧‧‧Base plate

405c1‧‧‧Spring-type stopper

405c3‧‧‧Rotary stop

A‧‧‧Operation lever automation unit

A147‧‧‧ rod operation opening

A16, a43, a44, a46, a48‧‧‧ arrows

B‧‧‧ beer supply machine body

C1-1‧‧‧Operation Department

C1-3‧‧‧Internal rod

C1-5‧‧‧ spring

C1-7‧‧‧ fixed block

C3-1‧‧‧Rotary shaft

C3-3‧‧‧Operation Department

C3-5‧‧‧Support Department

C3-7‧‧‧Axis fixed block

C100‧‧‧shell

C101‧‧‧Beer plug installation department

D11, d13, d15‧‧‧ diameter

K100‧‧‧ beer stopper

L1, L3, L5, L11, L31, L51, L13, L33, L53, L15, L35, L55‧‧‧ distance

M1‧‧‧ drive motor

M100‧‧‧Manual Beer Dispenser

P100‧‧‧ mounting surface

T100‧‧‧Operation lever

Fig. 1 is a view showing a state in which an automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 is attached to a manual beer dispenser M100 in an embodiment of a conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device to an automatic liquid supply device according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the overall configuration of the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

3 is a view showing a state in which the upper outer cover 111a and the lower outer cover 111b are removed from the conversion device main body 101.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the motor 113 and the gear holding plate 114 are removed from the lever operation unit 101a.

Fig. 5A is a view showing the lever operating portion 101a in which the state of each gear is removed.

FIG. 5B is a view showing the appearance of the vertical motion plate 135.

Fig. 6A is a view showing the configuration of the cup tilting portion 101b.

FIG. 6B is a view showing the appearance of the tilting operation portion 167.

6C is a view showing the arrangement positions of the vertical operation plate 135, the pressing lever 139, the cup mounting plate tilting portion 163, and the tilting operation portion 167.

Fig. 7 is a view showing the operation of the lever operating mechanism and the cup mounting mechanism tilting mechanism.

Fig. 8 is a view showing the operation of the lever operating mechanism and the cup mounting mechanism tilting mechanism.

Fig. 9A is a view showing the operation of the lever operating mechanism and the cup mounting mechanism tilting mechanism.

Fig. 9B is a view showing a state in which the cup placing plate 169 is inclined.

Fig. 10 is a view showing the operation of the lever operating mechanism and the cup mounting mechanism tilting mechanism.

Fig. 11 is a view showing the operation of the lever operating mechanism and the cup mounting mechanism tilting mechanism.

Fig. 12 is a view showing the operation of the lever operating mechanism and the cup mounting mechanism tilting mechanism.

Fig. 13 is a view showing the operation of the lever operating mechanism and the cup mounting mechanism tilting mechanism.

Fig. 14 is a view showing the operation of the lever operating mechanism and the cup mounting mechanism tilting mechanism.

Fig. 15 is a view showing the operation of the lever operating mechanism and the cup mounting mechanism tilting mechanism.

Fig. 16 is a view showing the operation of the lever operating mechanism and the cup mounting mechanism tilting mechanism.

Fig. 17 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Fig. 18 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Fig. 19 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Fig. 20 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Fig. 21 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Fig. 22 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Fig. 23 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Fig. 24 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Fig. 25 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Fig. 26 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Fig. 27 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Fig. 28 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Fig. 29 is a view showing a method of mounting the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

Figure 30 is a diagram showing a prior automatic beer supply.

Figure 31 is a diagram showing a prior automatic beer supply machine.

Figure 32 is a diagram showing a prior automatic beer supply.

Figure 33 is a diagram showing a prior automatic beer supply machine.

Fig. 34 is a view for explaining the shape of the periphery of the beer stopper K100 of the manual beer dispenser M100.

Fig. 35 is a view showing the overall configuration of an automatic beer dispenser switching device 200 which is one embodiment of a conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 36 is a view showing a state in which the lever operation portion 201a is removed from the direction of the operation lever T100.

Fig. 37 is a view showing the configuration of the horizontal operation plate 247.

38A-C are views showing the types of the lever operation adapter plate 247A.

Fig. 39 is a view showing the overall configuration of an automatic beer dispenser conversion device 300, which is an embodiment of a conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device according to the present invention.

Fig. 40 is a view showing a state in which the lever operating portion 301a is removed from the direction of the operation lever T100.

Fig. 41 is a view showing a state in which the back cover 211a1 is removed from the lever operating portion 301a.

42A-C are views showing the types of the water-proof plate 311a.

Fig. 43 is a view showing a state in which the back cover 211a1 and the water-proof plate 311a are removed from the lever operation unit 301a.

Fig. 44 is a view showing the overall configuration of an automatic beer dispenser conversion device 400, which is an embodiment of a conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device according to the present invention.

45A and 45B are views for explaining the configuration and operation of the spring type stopper 405c1.

46A-D are views for explaining the configuration and operation of the rotary stopper 405c3.

47A and 47B are views for explaining the configuration and operation of the rotary stopper 405c3.

Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments (embodiments) of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Embodiment 1]

An example of a conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device according to the present invention is to convert a manual beer dispenser as a manual liquid supply device into a conversion device for an automatic beer dispenser using the following FIG. 1 to FIG. Description will be made for the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100). In Fig. 1, the state in which the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 is attached to the manual beer dispenser M100 is shown. The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 is attached to the manual beer dispenser M100 and converts it into an automatic beer dispenser that automatically supplies beer when the beer mug is configured at a particular location.

The overall composition of the first automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100

The overall configuration of the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 2 . The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 includes a conversion device body 101, a fixing ring 103, and a mounting base 105. The conversion device body 101 is for automatically operating the operation lever T100 of the beer stopper K100 (refer to FIG. 1) disposed in the manual beer dispenser M100. The fixing ring 103 and the mounting base 105 are used to fix the conversion device body 101 to the manual beer dispenser M100.

Further, the operation lever T100 is manually operated by the user in order to operate the discharge and stop of the beer and the foam.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the converter main body 101, the fixed ring 103, and the mounting base 105 will be described.

1. The composition of the conversion device body 101

The configuration of the converter main body 101 will be described with reference to Figs. 2 to 7 . As shown in Fig. 2, the converter main body 101 includes a lever operating portion 101a at an upper portion and a cup tilting portion 101b at a lower portion thereof. The lever operating portion 101a includes an upper housing 111a. The lever operating portion 101a mainly includes a lever operating mechanism inside. The lever operating portion 101a is configured to be movable up and down along a specific rail (not shown) as in the prior art.

The cup tilting portion 101b includes a lower outer cover 111b. The cup tilting portion 101b mainly includes a cup tilting mechanism inside. Here, the lever operating mechanism is a mechanism for operating the operating lever T100 of the manual beer dispenser M100. The cup tilting mechanism is a mechanism for tilting the cup loading plate of the cup tilting portion 101b.

(1) Composition of the lever operating portion 101a

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the upper casing 111a (see FIG. 2) and the lower casing 111b (see FIG. 2) are removed from the converter main body 101 of FIG. The lever operating portion 101a includes a motor 113 as a power source. Further, a gear holding plate 114 that fixes a fixed shaft of various gears described below is included.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the motor 113 and the gear holding plate 114 are removed from the lever operating portion 101a. The lever operation unit 101a includes a power gear 121, an intermediate gear 123, a horizontal motion gear 125, a vertical motion gear 127, a grooved cam 131, a vertical motion rack 133, a vertical motion plate 135, and a cam follower 141 (see FIG. 5A). The horizontal motion rack 143, the cam follower fixing plate 145, and the horizontal motion plate 147.

Here, the vertical operation portion 151 is formed by the grooved cam 131, the vertical operation rack 133, and the vertical operation plate 135. Further, the horizontal operating portion 153 is formed by the cam follower 141, the horizontal operating rack 143, the cam follower fixing plate 145, and the horizontal operating plate 147.

The power gear 121 is connected to the motor 113. The power gear 121 operates in accordance with the rotation of the motor 113. The intermediate gear 123 is disposed obliquely downward with respect to the power gear 121 so as to mesh with the power gear 121. The horizontal motion gear 125 is disposed obliquely downward with respect to the intermediate gear 123 so as to mesh with the intermediate gear 123. The vertical motion gear 127 is disposed on the substantially right side surface with respect to the intermediate gear 123 so as to mesh with the intermediate gear 123. The power gear 121, the intermediate gear 123, the horizontal motion gear 125, and the vertical motion gear 127 are arranged vertically when viewed from the front.

A lever operating portion 101a that removes the state of each gear is shown in Fig. 5A. The grooved cam 131 includes a groove 131a that restricts the movement of the cam follower 141. The slot 131a includes a lower horizontal slot 131b, a lower intermediate connection groove 131c, an intermediate vertical groove 131d, an upper intermediate connection groove 131e, and an upper horizontal groove 131f. The lower horizontal groove 131b, the lower intermediate connection groove 131c, the intermediate vertical groove 131d, the upper intermediate connection groove 131e, and the upper horizontal groove 131f are arranged in an S shape.

The grooved cam 131 and the vertical motion rack 133 are fixed to the vertical motion plate 135. The vertical motion plate 135 has an L shape and includes a rack fixing surface 135a that is planar from the front and a cam fixing surface 135b that is perpendicular to the rack fixing surface 135a. A vertical motion rack 133 is disposed on the rack fixing surface 135a so as to mesh with the vertical motion gear 127. The vertical motion rack 133 includes a series of teeth that mesh with the vertical motion gear 127. A grooved cam 131 is disposed on the cam fixing surface 135b.

The vertical motion plate 135 is configured to be movable up and down along a rail (not shown) formed on the right and left. The appearance of the vertical motion plate 135 is shown in Fig. 5B. As shown in FIG. 5B, a pressing lever 139 is fixed to the vertical operating plate 135. The pressing levers 139 are respectively fixed to the left and right end portions of the rack fixing surface 135a of the vertical operating plate 135. In other words, the pressing lever 139 moves up and down in accordance with the operation of the vertical operating plate 135.

Returning to FIG. 5A, the cam follower 141 is fixed to the cam follower fixing plate 145. The cam follower fixing plate 145 is disposed in parallel with the cam fixing surface 135b of the vertical motion plate 135. The cam follower fixing plate 145 and the horizontal operating rack 143 are fixed to the horizontal operating plate 147. The horizontal operating rack 143 includes a first tooth portion 143a and a second tooth portion 143b formed with teeth that mesh with the horizontal motion gear 125, and further includes an intermediate tooth portion 143c in which teeth are not formed. The intermediate tooth portion 143c is formed between the first tooth portion 143a and the second tooth portion 143b. The horizontal action plate 147 has a lever operation opening A147 for arranging the operation lever T100 of the beer stopper K100 in the manual beer dispenser M100.

(2) Composition of the cup tilting portion 101b

Next, the configuration of the cup tilting portion 101b will be described using FIG. 6A. The cup tilting portion 101b includes a cup mounting plate rotation support portion 161, a cup mounting plate tilting portion 163, a tilting rotation support portion 165, a tilting operation portion 167, and a cup mounting plate 169 (not shown). Furthermore, in Figure 6A, the table The state in which the cup placing portion 101b is removed from the cup placing portion 169 shown in Fig. 3 is shown.

When the cup tilting portion 101b is viewed from the front, the cup mounting plate rotation support portion 161 is disposed one above the left and right. The cup mounting plate rotation support portion 161 has a rotary bearing opening 161a that supports the rotation shaft 169a of the cup mounting plate 169 (see Fig. 9B). The rotary bearing opening 161a has a U shape in which the upper side is open. The cup mounting plate 169 is held in a state of being rotatable relative to the cup tilting portion 101b by placing the rotating shaft of the cup mounting plate 169 on the rotary bearing opening 161a. Further, the cup mounting plate 169 is detachable from the cup mounting plate rotation support portion 161, and is detachable from the cup tilting portion 101b.

The cup loading plate tilting portion 163 has a lower end open Word shape. The cup mounting plate tilting portion 163 is formed by the horizontal portion 163a and the cup mounting plate supporting portion 163c.

The horizontal portion 163a includes pressure receiving portions 163b that receive downward pressing force from the tilt operating lever 167a (described below) at both end portions. The pressure receiving portion 163b is provided at a position opposed to the tilting operation roller 167b (described later).

The cup mounting plate support portion 163c is located at a position continuous from both end portions of each of the horizontal portions 163a. Further, the cup mounting plate support portion 163c has a J shape. The cup mounting plate support portion 163c includes a cup mounting plate support roller 163d at an end portion farther from the horizontal portion 163a. On the other hand, the cup mounting plate support portion 163c includes a rotation shaft 163e at an end portion closer to the horizontal portion 163a.

When the cup tilting portion 101b is viewed from the front, the tilting rotation support portion 165 is disposed one above the left and right below the cup mounting plate rotation support portion 161. Further, in FIG. 6A, the left and right tilting rotation support portions 165 are integrally formed. The tilting rotation support portion 165 has a rotary bearing opening 165a that supports the rotating shaft 163e of the cup mounting plate tilting portion 163. The rotary bearing opening 165a has a circular hole shape. By arranging the rotation shaft 163e of the cup placing plate tilting portion 163 in the rotation bearing opening 165a, the cup placing plate tilting portion 163 is held in a state of being rotatable relative to the cup tilting portion 101b.

The tilting operation portion 167 is disposed on the upper side of the cup mounting portion tilting portion 163. The tilting operation unit 167 moves up and down in accordance with the operation of the tilting operation lever 167a (described below).

The appearance of the tilting operation portion 167 is shown in Fig. 6B. The tilting operation unit 167 includes a tilting operation lever 167a and a tilting operation roller 167b. When the tilting operation portion 167 is viewed from the front, one tilting operation lever 167a is disposed at each of the left and right end portions. Further, in the present embodiment, the tilting operation lever 167a is configured to operate integrally with the right and left. The tilting lever 167a is configured to be movable up and down.

The tilting lever 167a has an elongated corner post shape. A tilting operation roller 167b is disposed at an end portion of the lower side of the tilting operation lever 167a. The tilting operation roller 167b moves up and down in accordance with the operation of the tilting operation lever 167a.

Here, the arrangement position of the vertical operation plate 135, the pressing lever 139, the cup mounting plate tilting portion 163, and the tilting operation portion 167 will be described with reference to FIG. 6C. 6C is a view showing only the vertical operation plate 135, the pressing lever 139, the tilting rotation support portion 165, and the tilting operation portion 167 in a state where the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 is attached to the manual beer dispenser M100.

A tilting operation portion 167 is disposed below the vertical motion plate 135. At this time, the tilting operation lever 167a and the pressing lever 139 are disposed close to the lower portion of the pressing lever 139 so as to withstand the pressing force from the pressing lever 139.

A cup placement plate tilting portion 163 is disposed below the tilting operation portion 167. At this time, the cup placing plate tilting portion 163 is disposed so as to be able to withstand the downward pressing force from the tilting operation roller 167b located at the end portion of the tilting operation lever 167a.

2. The composition of the fixed ring 103

The configuration of the fixing ring 103 will be described with reference to Fig. 2 . The fixing ring 103 includes two divided fixing rings 103a and 103b, a divided fixing ring coupling bolt 103c, and a fixing ring mounting opening 103d. Further, the fixed ring mounting opening 103d is formed by integrating the split fixing ring 103a and the split fixing ring 103b.

The beer stopper mounting portion C101 of the manual beer dispenser M100 is inserted from the right and left by the two divided fixing rings 103a and 103b, and the beer stopper mounting portion C101 is placed in the fixing ring mounting opening 103d, and the fixing ring is coupled by the bolt. 103c will divide the fixing rings 103a, 103b The combination is integrated and the two are fixed to the beer stopper mounting portion C101.

3. The structure of the mounting base 105

The configuration of the mounting base 105 will be described with reference to Fig. 2 . The mounting base 105 includes a base plate 105a and a base plate fixing bolt 105c.

The base plate 105a is formed by a plate made of metal. Further, the base plate 105a has a base plate mounting opening 105b and a body mounting opening 105d. The base plate mounting opening 105b is formed substantially at the center of the base plate 105a. The base plate mounting opening 105b is for attaching the base plate 105a to the beer stopper mounting portion C101 of the manual beer dispenser M100. The base plate mounting opening 105b has a diameter equal to or larger than the outer diameter of the beer pin mounting portion C101 of the manual beer dispenser M100.

The main body mounting opening 105d is formed in plural numbers on the base plate 105a so as to surround the base plate mounting opening 105b. The body mounting opening 105d is for mounting the conversion device body 101.

The base plate fixing bolts 105c are disposed in plural numbers on the base plate 105a so as to surround the base plate mounting opening 105b. The base plate fixing bolt 105c can be adjusted to protrude from the base plate 105a by being screwed to the base plate 105a. The base plate 105a can be surely fixed to the casing C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100 by arranging a plurality of base plate fixing bolts 105c.

2nd action

The operation of the lever operating mechanism and the cup mounting mechanism tilting mechanism will be described with reference to Figs. 7 to 16 . 7 , 8 , and 10 to 16 are views of the lever operating portion 101 a viewed from the front side. In addition, in FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 to FIG. 16, in order to clearly show the positional relationship between the grooved cam 131, the cam follower 141, the horizontal motion rack 143, and the vertical motion rack 133, each line is indicated by a broken line. gear. Moreover, in order to show the relationship between the operation lever T100 of the manual beer dispenser M100 and the lever operation opening A147, and the operation of the operation lever T100 is made clear, the cross section of the horizontal operation plate 147 is shown.

Fig. 7 shows an initial state of the rod operating portion 101a before the beer is injected into the beer mug. In the initial state, the horizontal motion gear 125 meshes with the vicinity of the right end portion of the first tooth portion 143a of the horizontal motion rack 143. On the other hand, the vertical motion gear 127 is not meshed with the vertical motion rack 133. Further, the cam follower 141 is located near the left end of the horizontal groove 131b below the grooved cam 131. Further, the operating lever T100 is located at the left end of the lever operating opening A147.

In the initial state, the motor 113 operates when a signal to start injecting beer is applied. At this time, the motor 113 rotates the power gear 121 clockwise. Thereby, the intermediate gear 123 is rotated counterclockwise, and the horizontal motion gear 125 and the vertical motion gear 127 are rotated clockwise. With the clockwise rotation of the horizontal motion gear 125, the horizontal motion gear 125 pushes the horizontal motion rack 143 to the left side, so that the horizontal motion portion 153 moves to the left side.

The cam follower 141 moves to the left and before the left side of the horizontal groove 131b of the groove cam 131 reaches the left side, the cam follower 141 is horizontal, and thus the vertical operating portion 151 does not move in the vertical direction. Therefore, the vertical operation portion 151 maintains the original position.

When the clockwise rotation by the motor 113 is continued, the cam follower 141 reaches the left end of the horizontal groove 131b at the lower portion of the grooved cam 131, and further, moves in the lower intermediate connection groove 131c. The state of the lever operating portion 101a at this time is shown in Fig. 8. When the cam follower 141 starts moving in the lower intermediate connecting groove 131c, the vertical motion plate 135 starts to move downward. Moreover, the vertical motion gear 127 and the vertical motion rack 133 start to mesh. Thereby, the vertical operation portion 151 moves so as to be pushed downward. Then, the vertical motion gear 127 is finally engaged with the vertical motion rack 133. Thereby, the vertical motion plate 135 is pushed downward, and the pressing lever 139 is pushed downward.

Here, the operation of the cup tilting mechanism accompanying the movement of the pressing lever 139 to the lower side will be described with reference to FIGS. 6C and 9A. As shown in Fig. 6C, when the pressing lever 139 is moved to the lower side, the tilting operation lever 167a is moved to the lower side, and the tilting operation roller 167b is also moved to the lower side in unison. Then, as shown in FIG. 9A, the tilting operation roller 167b abuts against the pressure receiving portion 163b formed in the horizontal portion 163a of the cup placing portion tilting portion 163 with the downward movement. Then, put the cup on The plate tilting portion 163 rotates around the rotation shaft 163e. The cup mounting plate 169 (see FIG. 9B) rotates around the rotating shaft 169a (see FIG. 9B) in accordance with the rotation of the cup placing plate tilting portion 163. Thereby, the beer mug placed on the cup loading plate 169 can be tilted. In the state shown in FIG. 9B, the cup mounting plate 169 is placed on the cup mounting plate rotation support portion 161, and the cup mounting plate 169 is tilted.

Further, the operation of the above-described cup tilting mechanism is performed in accordance with the movement of the vertical movement portion 151 shown in Figs. 10 to 16 below to the lower side.

When the cam follower 141 moves to some extent in the lower intermediate connecting groove 131c, the right end of the first tooth portion 143a of the horizontal operating rack 143 reaches the position of the horizontal operating gear 125. The state of the lever operating portion 101a at this time is shown in FIG. After this state, even if the clockwise rotation of the motor 113 continues, since the horizontal motion gear 125 does not mesh with the horizontal motion rack 143, the horizontal motion rack 143 is no longer subjected to the pushing force from the horizontal motion gear 125. Further, since the lower intermediate connecting groove 131c is formed obliquely to the upper left, the horizontal operating portion 153 moves toward the left side without being pushed out from the horizontal operating gear 125 as the cam follower 141 moves. On the other hand, since the vertical motion rack 133 is pushed out from the vertical motion gear 127, the vertical motion plate 135 and the pressure lever 139 are continuously pushed downward.

When the motor 113 continues to rotate clockwise, the cam follower 141 reaches the left end of the intermediate connecting groove 131c below the grooved cam 131, after which the horizontal action portion 153 no longer moves. On the other hand, since the vertical motion gear 127 continues to mesh with the vertical motion rack 133, the vertical motion portion 151 continues to move downward. Therefore, the cam follower 141 relatively moves in the intermediate vertical groove 131d. The state of the lever operating portion 101a at this time is shown in Fig. 11 .

Further, when the motor 113 continues to rotate clockwise, the cam follower 141 reaches the upper end of the intermediate vertical groove 131d. The state at this time is shown in Fig. 12. Before this state, the horizontal operation unit 153 is stopped.

Further, when the motor 113 continues to rotate clockwise, since the vertical motion gear 127 meshes with the vertical motion rack 133, the vertical motion portion 151 continues to move downward. Thereby, the cam follower 141 moves in the upper intermediate connecting groove 131e. The lever operating portion 101a at this time The state is shown in Fig. 13. Since the upper intermediate connecting groove 131e is formed obliquely to the upper left, the horizontal operating portion 153 moves to the left side again with the movement of the cam follower 141.

When the motor 113 continues to rotate clockwise, the vertical operation portion 151 further moves downward, and the horizontal operation portion 153 further moves to the left side. As a result, the cam follower 141 relatively reaches the left end of the intermediate connecting groove 131e above the grooved cam 131. The state of the lever operating portion 101a at this time is shown in Fig. 14 . In this state, the vertical motion gear 127 and the vertical motion rack 133 are no longer engaged. Therefore, thereafter, the vertical movement portion 151 stops moving. That is, the tilting operation of the cup placing plate in the cup tilting portion 101b is completed (see FIG. 9B).

Further, in a stage where the cam follower 141 reaches the left end of the upper intermediate groove 131e of the grooved cam 131, the operation lever T100 of the manual beer dispenser M100 contacts the right end of the lever operation opening A147.

On the other hand, before the cam follower 141 reaches the left end of the upper intermediate groove 131e of the grooved cam 131, the horizontal motion gear 125 and the horizontal motion rack 143 start to mesh again. Thereby, the horizontal operation portion 153 is moved to the left side, and the horizontal operation plate 147 is moved to the left side to move the operation lever T100 to the left side. Thereby, beer is injected from the beer stopper K100 (refer to FIG. 1) to the beer mug which is placed obliquely on the cup mounting plate.

Further, when the motor 113 continues to rotate clockwise, since the horizontal motion gear 125 meshes with the horizontal motion rack 143, the horizontal operation portion 153 continues to move to the left side, and the cam follower 141 reaches the left end of the upper horizontal groove 131f. The state of the lever operating portion 101a at this time is shown in Fig. 15 . Since the horizontal operation portion 153 moves to the left side, the horizontal operation plate 147 also moves to the left side. As a result, the horizontal operation plate 147 moves the operation lever T100 further to the left side, so that the state in which the beer is injected into the beer cup is continued.

When the cam follower 141 reaches the left end of the upper horizontal groove 131f, the motor 113 is reversed to a counterclockwise direction opposite thereto. Thereby, the lever operating unit 101a returns to the initial state via the path opposite to the above. Since the operation lever T100 moves to the right side, the injection of the beer ends, and the inclined cup placement plate returns to the vertical position (refer to FIG. 6A).

When the motor 113 continues to rotate counterclockwise from the initial state shown in FIG. 10, the horizontal motion gear 125 meshes with the horizontal motion rack 143, so that the horizontal operation portion 153 moves to the right side. In the initial state, since the operation lever T100 is located at the left end of the lever operation opening A147, when the horizontal operation portion 153 moves in the right direction, the operation lever T100 moves to the right direction. Thereby, the foaming of the beer mug in the vertical position from the operating lever T100 is started.

As shown in Fig. 16, when the motor 113 continues to rotate counterclockwise, and the cam follower 141 reaches the right end of the lower horizontal groove 131b, the motor 113 is again rotated counterclockwise, that is, clockwise. Thereby, the horizontal operation portion 153 is moved to the left side. Then, when the cam follower 141 is returned to the position of the initial state, the rotation of the motor 113 is stopped. Thereby, the injection of the foam into the beer mug ends.

As described above, in the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 of the present embodiment, only one power gear 121 is operated by the motor 113 as a power source, and the beer mug can be automatically made in the manual beer dispenser M100. The beer is poured and poured into the foam.

Installation method of third automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100

Next, a method of attaching the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 to the manual beer dispenser M100 will be described with reference to Figs. 17 to 29 .

(1) As shown in Fig. 17, the user who wants to install the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 removes the beer stopper K100 from the casing C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100 (refer to Fig. 1). Fig. 18 shows the state of the manual beer dispenser M100 after the beer stopper K100 is removed from the side.

Then, as shown in FIG. 19, the user mounts the mounting base 105 on the beer stopper mounting portion C101 provided in the casing C100 and protruding from the casing C100. At the time of mounting, as shown in FIG. 20, the beer plug mounting portion C101 is placed in the center plate mounting opening 105b formed at the center portion of the base plate 105a so as to be disposed along the mounting surface P100 of the casing C100. Seat plate 105a. Here, the mounting surface P100 refers to the surface of the casing C100 on which the beer stopper mounting portion C101 is provided. In addition, when the base plate mounting opening 105b is formed larger than the outer shape of the beer stopper mounting portion C101, the base plate 105a is suspended from the beer stopper mounting portion C101. state.

(2) As shown in Fig. 21, the user attaches one of the split fixing rings 103a on which the fixing ring 103 (not shown) is formed to the beer stopper mounting portion C101. At this time, as shown in FIG. 22, the base plate 105a is arrange|positioned along the mounting surface P100. Further, the split fixing ring 103a is placed in the vicinity of the base plate 105a as much as possible.

As shown in FIG. 23, the user attaches the other divided fixing ring 103b to the beer stopper mounting portion C101. Thereby, the beer stopper mounting portion C101 is disposed in the fixed ring attachment opening 103d formed by dividing the fixing rings 103a and 103b.

Further, as shown in FIG. 24, the user uses the split fixing ring coupling bolt 103c to integrally join the split fixing ring 103a and the split fixing ring 103b, and is fixed to the beer stopper mounting portion C101. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 25, the base plate 105a is attached to the manual beer supply machine M100 in a state of being sandwiched by the mounting surface P100 of the casing C100 and the fixing ring 103.

(3) Further, as shown in Fig. 26, the user rotates the base plate fixing bolt 105c of the attachment base 105 so as to advance from the base plate 105a toward the casing C100. The base plate fixing bolt 105c is brought into contact with the casing C100 by rotating the base plate fixing bolt 105c, and further, when the base plate fixing bolt 105c is rotated, the base plate fixing bolt 105c is fixed to the casing C100. The position of the contact is such that the base plate 105a is intended to move from the casing C100 toward the fixed ring 103. On the other hand, the base plate 105a is restricted from moving by the fixing ring 103 at the position where the fixing ring 103 is disposed. Therefore, the base plate fixing bolt 105c functions as an ejector rod, and as a result, the base plate 105a is pressed against the fixing ring in the vicinity of the fixing ring 103, and is ejected with respect to the mounting surface P100 in the vicinity of the base plate fixing bolt 105c. In this state, the base plate 105a is firmly fixed to the manual beer dispenser M100.

(4) Next, as shown in Fig. 27, the user inserts the mounting protrusion of the conversion device body 101 in the main body mounting opening 105d (see Fig. 19) fixed to the base plate 105a of the manual beer supply device M100 (not shown). ). Thereby, the conversion device main body 101 can be attached to the base plate 105a, and can be attached to the manual beer supply machine M100. Furthermore, installing the conversion device body At 101 o'clock, the lever operating portion 101a of the converting device body 101 is placed on the upper side so that it does not interfere with the operating lever T100.

(5) Thereafter, as shown in Fig. 28, the user attaches the removed beer stopper K100 to the manual beer supply machine M100.

(6) Then, as shown in FIG. 29, after the user attaches the conversion device main body 101 to the base plate 105a, the user moves the lever operation portion 101a to the lower side (the direction of the arrow a16), thereby accommodating the operation lever T100 in the lever operation portion. The specific position of 101a (refer to Figure 4).

[Embodiment 2]

In the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 described above, a horizontal operation plate 147 that moves horizontally to operate the operation lever T100 of the beer stopper K100 is disposed. Further, the horizontal operation plate 147 has a lever operation opening A147 for arranging the operation lever T100 of the beer stopper K100 in the manual beer dispenser M100.

Here, in the manual beer dispenser M100 in which the automatic beer dispenser switching device 100 is mounted, as shown in FIG. 34, there is a beer from the mounting surface P100 of the casing C100 (refer to FIG. 19) to the state where no force is applied. The distance L1 of the operating lever T100 of the plug K100, the moving distance L3 of the beer plug K100 at a specific height in the falling direction, and the moving distance L5 of the pulling direction are different. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare a horizontally acting plate 147 of a different shape that matches the shape of each manual beer dispenser M100, and thus it is costly to manufacture. In addition, the time cost for installation and the working hours of the operation are generated.

The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200 in the present embodiment is provided with a horizontal operation plate 247 including a lever operation adapter plate 247A and an adapter fixing plate 247F. Thereby, the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200 can correspond to a plurality of shapes of the manual beer dispenser M100 at low cost and simple.

The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 35 to 38. In addition, the same configurations as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the reference numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The overall composition of the first automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200

The overall configuration of the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200 will be described with reference to FIG. The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200 includes a conversion device body 201, a fixing ring 103, and a mounting base 105. The conversion device body 201 is for automatically operating the operation lever T100 of the beer stopper K100 (refer to FIG. 1) disposed in the manual beer dispenser M100, and has the same function as the conversion device body 101 in the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100. The function.

1. The composition of the conversion device body 201

The configuration of the converter main body 201 will be described with reference to Fig. 35. As shown in Fig. 35, the converter main body 201 includes a lever operating portion 201a at the upper portion and a cup tilting portion 101b at the lower portion. The lever operating portion 201a includes a front cover, a left and right plate, an upper cover, and a lower cover outer cover 211a. The lever operating portion 201a mainly includes a lever operating mechanism inside. Further, the lever operating portion 201a has the same function as the lever operating portion 101a of the automatic beer dispenser switching device 100.

However, the lever operating portion 201a is configured to be detachable as shown in FIG. FIG. 36 shows a state in which the removed lever operating portion 201a is viewed from the direction of the operating lever T100. Further, in Fig. 36, the operation lever T100 is imaginarily shown. The lever operating portion 201a includes a back cover 211a1 as a part of the exterior cover 211a. The back cover 211a1 includes a rod moving opening 211a3 for moving the operating lever T100

(1) Configuration of the lever operating portion 201a

The configuration of the lever operating portion 201a is the same as that of the lever operating portion 101a of the automatic beer dispenser switching device 100 except for the horizontal operating plate 247.

The horizontal operation plate 247 will be described using FIG. The horizontal operation plate 247 includes a lever operation adapter plate 247A and an adapter fixing plate 247F. The lever operation adapter plate 247A is fixed to the adapter fixing plate 247F by a mounting device (not shown) such as a specific mounting screw. That is, the lever operation adapter plate 247A is detachable from the adapter fixing plate 247F and is replaceable. Thereby, the lever operation adapter plate is prepared only by the type of the manual beer dispenser M100 installed. At 247A, the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200 can be installed in a plurality of manual beer dispensers M100.

The rod operation adapter plate 247A is a thin plate-shaped member made of resin. The lever operation adapter plate 247A has a lever operation opening 247A1. The automatic beer dispenser switching device 200 can be made to correspond to a plurality of manual beer dispensers M100 by adjusting the formation position and shape of the lever operation opening 247A1 in the lever operation adapter plate 247A. Further, by forming the rod operation adapter plate 247A with a resin, it is possible to easily process, form, and form a rod having a different shape than the rod forming operation opening 247A1 more easily than in the case of forming a metal. Operation adapter plate 247A. Similarly, the lever operation adapter plate 247A can be formed at a low price.

For example, when the operating lever T100 is located at a distance L11 from the mounting surface C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100 and has a moving distance L31 in the falling direction and a moving distance L51 in the pulling direction, the manual beer dispenser M100 is used. As shown in FIG. 38A, the lever operation opening 247A1 having the length L31+L51 is used in the initial state of the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200, and the end of the lever operation opening 247A1 becomes the position of L11+L51. It is sufficient to form the rod operation adapter plate 247A. Further, the operating lever T100 is located at a distance L13 (<L11) from the mounting surface C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100, and has a moving distance L33 (<L31) in the falling direction and a moving distance L53 in the pulling direction (> In the case of the manual beer dispenser M100 of L51), as shown in Fig. 38B, the lever operation opening 247A1 having the length of L33 + L53 is used for the lever operation in the initial state of the automatic beer dispenser switching device 200. The one end of the opening 247A1 may be formed in the rod operation adapter plate 247A so as to be at the position of L13+L53. Further, the operating lever T100 is located at a distance L15 (<L11) from the mounting surface C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100, and has a moving distance L35 (<L31) in the falling direction and a moving distance L55 in the pulling direction (> In the case of the manual beer dispenser M100 of L51), as shown in Fig. 38C, the lever operation opening 247A1 having the length of L35 + L55 is used for the lever operation in the initial state of the automatic beer dispenser switching device 200. One of the openings 247A1 The end of the L15+L55 may be formed in the rod operation adapter plate 247A. Further, in Figs. 38A-C, in order to indicate the position of the operating lever T100 from the mounting surface P100, the outer shape of the operating lever T100 is indicated by a broken line.

Transfer fixing plate 247F is made of metal Word shape component. The adapter plate 247A moves integrally with the horizontal operating rack 143 fixed to the upper portion and the lever operating adapter plate 247A fixed to the lower portion.

When the lever operation adapter plate 247A is replaced, after the lever operation portion 201a is removed, the back cover 211a1 of the outer cover 211a is removed, and the lever operation adapter plate 247A is replaced.

As described above, in the automatic beer dispenser switching device 200, the horizontal operation plate 247 is formed by the adapter fixing plate 247F and the lever operation adapter plate 247A, and only by changing the lever in the lever operation adapter plate 247A. The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200 can be applied to a plurality of manual beer dispensers M100 of different shapes by the shape and formation position of the operation opening 247A1. Moreover, the replacement of the lever operation adapter plate 247A can be applied to the manual beer dispenser M100 of different shapes, so that the replacement work can be completed in a short time.

[Embodiment 3]

In the above-described automatic beer dispenser switching device 200, as shown in FIG. 36, the rod operation portion 201a is exposed to the rod movement opening 211a3 formed in the back cover 211a1 via the exterior cover 211a. External status. In this case, when the beer is discharged to the beer mug, there is a possibility that the internal structure of the rod operation portion 201a seeps due to splashing from the liquid surface or the like.

In the automatic beer dispenser switching device 300 of the present embodiment, the internal structure is exposed to the outside without being formed in the rod moving opening 211a3 of the back cover 211a1 in the lever housing portion 211a. . Thereby, it is possible to prevent the inside of the lever operating portion 301a from seeping water.

1. The composition of the conversion device body 301

The configuration of the converter main body 301 will be described with reference to Fig. 39. As shown in Figure 39, turn The changing device body 301 includes a lever operating portion 301a at an upper portion and a cup tilting portion 101b at a lower portion thereof. The lever operating portion 301a includes an exterior cover 211a. Further, the lever operating portion 301a is configured to be detachable. Further, the lever operating portion 301a has the same function as the lever operating portion 201a of the automatic beer dispenser switching device 200.

FIG. 40 shows a state in which the lever operating portion 301a is removed from the direction of the operating lever T100. Further, in Fig. 40, the operation lever T100 is imaginarily shown. The lever operating portion 301a includes a back cover 211a1 as a part of the exterior cover 211a. The back cover 211a1 has a rod movement opening 211a3. As shown in FIG. 40, the rod operation portion 301a is not exposed to the outside through the rod movement opening 211a3.

Fig. 41 shows a state in which the back cover 211a1 is removed from the lever operating portion 301a. The lever operating portion 301a includes a water-proof plate 311a on the inner side of the back cover 211a1. The water seepage prevention plate 311a has a rod insertion opening 311a1 and a plate movement restricting opening 311a3. The water seepage prevention plate 311a has a size that always covers the rod movement opening 211a3 even if the operation lever T100 moves. The water-proof plate 311a is formed by a sheet made of a thin plastic. By forming the water-proof plate 311a from a sheet made of a thin plastic, it is possible to easily process and form the formation position of the rod insertion opening 311a1 and form the water-proof plate 311a having a different shape. Further, the water-proof plate 311a can be formed at a low price.

The rod insertion opening 311a1 has an opening of the same shape as that of the operation lever T100 of the manual beer dispenser M100. The rod insertion opening 311a1 is formed corresponding to a position at which the operation preventing rod T100 is placed in a state in which the water-proof plate 311a is disposed at a specific initial position, that is, in a state where no force is applied.

For example, in the case of the manual beer dispenser M100 having the diameter d11 of the circular operating lever T100 located at a distance L11 from the mounting surface C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100, as shown in Fig. 42A, the diameter d11 is circular. In the initial state of the automatic beer dispenser switching device 200, the rod insertion opening 311a1 may be formed in the water-proof plate 311a so that the center of the rod insertion opening 311a1 becomes the position of L11. Further, the circular operating lever T100 having a diameter d13 (=d11) is located at a distance L13 (<L11) from the mounting surface C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100. In the case of the beer dispenser M100, as shown in Fig. 42B, the circular rod of the diameter d13 is inserted into the opening 311a1. In the initial state of the automatic beer dispenser switching device 200, the center of the rod insertion opening 311a1 becomes the position of L13. The method is formed on the water-proof plate 311a. Further, in the case of the manual beer dispenser M100 having a diameter d15 (>d11) located at a distance L15 from the mounting surface C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100, as shown in Fig. 42C, the diameter is as shown in Fig. 42C. The circular rod insertion opening 311a1 of d15 may be formed in the water-proof plate 311a so that the center of the rod insertion opening 311a1 is at the position L15 in the initial state of the automatic beer dispenser switching device 200.

Referring back to Fig. 41, the plate movement restricting opening 311a3 is formed with one of the two sides on the both sides of the rod insertion opening 311a1. The plate movement restricting opening 311a3 is provided with a restricting protrusion 313a1 formed on a side of the back cover 211a1 side of the inner lid 313a formed on the inner side of the back cover 211a1. Thereby, the water-proof plate 311a can be moved only in the direction in which the regulating protrusion 313a1 is movable in the direction in which the plate movement restricting opening 311a3 can move, that is, in the forming direction of the plate movement restricting opening 311a3. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the arrangement position of the water-proof plate 311a from being shifted and the inside being exposed to the outside.

The state in which the water-proof plate 311a is removed is shown in Fig. 43. The inner cover 313a includes a plurality of restriction protrusions 313a1 at specific positions. Moreover, the inner lid 313a has the operation lever movement opening 313a3 so that the operation lever T100 can be moved.

[Embodiment 4]

In the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 described above, the attachment base 105 is screwed to the base plate 105a by the base plate fixing bolt 105c so as to protrude from the base plate 105a and to be opposed to the base plate 105a. The base plate fixing bolt 105c is in an ejector state, and the base plate 105a is attached to the manual beer dispenser M100.

On the other hand, the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 400 of the present embodiment uses a spring type stopper 405c1 including a spring c1-5 (described below) as an energizing means, and a support portion including a protrusion by rotation. C3-5 (described below) rotary stopper 405c3, relative to the base plate 405a causes the spring type stopper 405c1 and the rotary stopper 405c3 to be in an ejected state, thereby attaching the base plate 405a to the manual beer dispenser M100.

The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 400 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 44 to 47. In addition, the same configurations as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the reference numerals, and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The overall composition of the first automatic beer dispenser conversion device 400

The overall configuration of the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 400 will be described with reference to FIG. The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 400 includes a conversion device body 101, a fixing ring 103, and a mounting base 405. The conversion device body 101 is for automatically operating the operation lever T100 of the beer stopper K100 (refer to FIG. 1) disposed in the manual beer dispenser M100.

1. The structure of the mounting base 405

The configuration of the attachment base 405 will be described with reference to Fig. 44. The mounting base 405 includes a base plate 405a, a spring type stopper 405c1, and a rotary stopper 405c3.

The base plate 405a is formed by a plate made of metal. Further, the base plate 405a includes a base plate mounting opening 105b and a body mounting opening 105d.

(1) The composition of the spring type stopper 405c1

The spring type stopper 405c1 is disposed in a plurality of portions below the base plate 405a. The spring type stopper 405c1 will be described using FIG. 45A and B respectively show the outer shape of the spring type stopper 405c1 and the inner structure of the spring type stopper 405c1 as viewed from the lower portion of the base plate 405a. Further, FIGS. 45A and 45B collectively show a state in which the spring type stopper 405c1 on the opposite side of the opposite side is fixed to the base plate 405a, and a state in which the base type plate 405a is fixed to the right side spring type stopper 405c1.

As shown in Fig. 45B, the spring type stopper 405c1 includes an operation portion c1-1, an inner rod c1-3, a spring c1-5, and a fixed block c1-7. When the operation unit c1-1 rotates the operation unit c1-1 to the right side (direction of arrow a43: see FIG. 45A) by a specific angle, the compressed spring is elongated, and the fixed block c1-7 is directed in the direction toward the mounting surface C100 (arrow a44 direction) )roll out. Furthermore, it is connected to the fixed block c1-7 In the state in which the mounting surface P100 is touched, the spring c1-5 is also maintained in a state of being compressed to some extent. When the self-fixing state is in an unfixed state, the operation portion c1-1 is rotated to a certain angle to the left side (the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow a43: see FIG. 45A).

As shown on the left side of FIG. 45A, in a state where the spring type stopper 405c1 is not fixed to the base plate 405a, the fixing block c1-7 is housed in the base plate 405a.

When the operation unit c1-1 is operated, as shown on the right side of each of FIGS. 45A and 45B, the fixed block c1-7 is in a state of protruding from the base plate 405a. Thus, by fixing the fixing block c1-7 from the base plate 405a with respect to the base plate 405a fixed by the fixing ring 103, the spring type stopper 405c1 can be applied to the base plate 405a and the manual beer dispenser. The mounting surface P100 of the M100 is in an ejected state. Moreover, in addition to the frictional force generated by the fixed block c1-7, the reaction force generated by the compression of the spring c1-5 acts, so that the base plate 405a can be surely fixed to the casing C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100. .

(2) The composition of the rotary stopper 405c3

The rotary stopper 405c3 is disposed on the upper portion of the base plate 405a. The rotary stopper 405c3 will be described using FIG. 46A and 46C show the outer shape of the rotary stopper 405c3 viewed from the upper portion of the base plate 405a, and Figs. 46B and D show the rotary stopper 405c3 shown in Figs. 46A and C on the rotary shaft (described later). section. 46A and 46B show a state before the rotary stopper 405c3 is fixed to the base plate 405a, and Figs. 46C and D show a state in which the rotary stopper 405c3 is fixed to the base plate 405a.

As shown in Fig. 46B, the rotary stopper 405c3 includes a rotation shaft c3-1, an operation portion c3-3, a support portion c3-5, and a shaft fixing block c3-7. The rotating shaft c3-1 is fixed to the surface of the mounting surface P100 (see FIG.) of the base plate 405a via the shaft fixing block c3-7. Further, the shaft fixing block c3-7 is attached to the base plate 405a by a specific fixing means such as a screw. The operation unit c3-3 and the support unit c3-5 are plate-shaped portions and are integrally formed. Further, the operation unit c3-3 and the support unit c3-5 are located at positions perpendicular to each other. Further, the operation unit c3-3 and the support unit c3-5 are rotatable about the rotation axis c3-1.

As shown in Fig. 46A, in a state where the rotary stopper 405c3 is not fixed to the base plate 405a, the operation portion c3-3 protrudes from the base plate 405a, and on the other hand, as shown in Fig. 46B, the support portion c3-5 It is housed in the base plate 405a.

A cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis c3-1 at this time is shown in Fig. 47A. When the operation portion c3-3 is rotated in the direction of the arrow a46 from the state of Fig. 47A, the support portion c3-5 is rotated in the direction of the arrow a48 in the same direction as the direction of the arrow a46.

When the operation portion c3-3 is rotated to come into contact with the surface of the base plate 405a, as shown in FIG. 47B, the support portion c3-5 is located at a position perpendicular to the mounting surface P100. Thereby, the support portion c3-5 can be brought into an ejected state between the base plate 405a and the mounting surface P100 of the manual beer dispenser M100, so that the base plate 405a can be surely fixed to the manual beer dispenser M100. Housing C100. Further, at this time, as shown in FIGS. 46C and D, the support portion c3-5 is in a state of protruding from the base plate 405a.

When the fixing of the base plate 405a is released, the operation portion c3-3 in the state of FIG. 47B is rotated in a direction opposite to the direction of the arrow a46.

[Other Embodiments]

(1) Liquid: In the above-described first embodiment, the beer is exemplified as the liquid to be ejected, but the liquid is not limited to the example. For example, it may be a carbonated drink, a refreshing drink water, water, or the like.

(2) Grooved Cam: In the first embodiment, the groove 131a is formed in the convex portion in the grooved cam 131. However, the groove 131a may be formed so as to open the hole in the flat plate.

(3) Various gears: In the first embodiment, the vertical operation unit 151, the horizontal operation unit 153, and the cup placement plate tilting unit 163 are operated using four types of gears. However, as long as the actor can be realized, It is not limited to the example. For example, three or more gears can be used.

Further, the power gear 121 is disposed at the uppermost portion, but it is not limited to the example as long as the gears can be mobilized.

(4) Pressing lever 139 and tilting operating lever 167a: In the first embodiment, the pressing lever 139 and the tilting lever 167a are disposed above and below, and the cup placing plate tilting portion 163 is operated. However, one lever may be used. The cup placing plate tilting portion 163 is operated.

(5) Installation of the beer stopper K100: In the above-described first embodiment, in the manual beer dispenser M100, the beer stopper K100 is installed via the beer stopper mounting portion C101 formed in the casing C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100. In the case of the casing C100, the beer plug K100 is not limited to the example as long as it can be attached to the casing C100. For example, it may be directly attached to the casing C100 without passing through the beer stopper mounting portion C101. In this case, the base plate 105a is disposed so as to be hooked on the beer peg K100 protruding from the casing C100.

Moreover, the manual beer dispenser M100 beer stopper K100 can be separated from the manual C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100, but it can also be separated. In this case, whether or not the portion corresponding to the beer stopper mounting portion C101 is formed, the base plate 105a may be attached to the beer stopper K100.

(6) Spring-type stopper 405c1: In the above-described fourth embodiment, the spring-type stopper 405c1 is disposed in a plurality of lower portions of the base plate 405a, but may be disposed on the upper portion. Further, the spring type stopper 405c1 may be disposed only at a specific position without providing the rotary stopper 405c3.

(7) Rotary stopper 405c3: In the above-described fourth embodiment, the rotary stopper 405c3 is disposed on the upper portion of the base plate 405a, but may be disposed in the lower portion. Further, the spring type stopper 405c1 may be disposed without being disposed at a specific position.

(8) Fixing ring 103: In the first embodiment, the fixing ring 103 includes the divided fixing rings 103a and 103b which are completely separated from each other. However, if the beer stopper mounting portion C101 of the manual beer dispenser M100 can be inserted from the right and left, The split fixing rings 103a and 103b are integrally coupled and fixed to the beer stopper mounting portion C101, and are not limited to the examples. For example, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which one of the divided fixed rings 103a and 103b is combined in advance so that the two are not completely separated.

Moreover, as long as the split fixing rings 103a and 103b can be integrally joined, the split fixing ring coupling bolt 103c is not limited. For example, the divided fixing rings 103a and 103b may be provided with engaging portions that are engaged with each other, and the two may be coupled to each other by being engaged.

[Industrial availability]

The conversion device of the present invention for converting a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device can be utilized, for example, for a manual beverage dispenser that manually supplies a beverage.

The present application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-86162, filed on Apr. 16, 2013, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-258761, filed on Dec. The contents are referred to this specification by reference.

101a‧‧‧ Rod Operation Department

121‧‧‧Power gear

123‧‧‧Intermediate gear

125‧‧‧ horizontal action gear

127‧‧‧Vertical motion gear

131‧‧‧ slotted cam

133‧‧‧Vertical motion rack

135‧‧‧ vertical action board

143‧‧‧ horizontal action rack

145‧‧‧Cam follower fixing plate

147‧‧‧ horizontal action board

151‧‧‧Vertical Action Department

153‧‧‧ horizontal action department

T100‧‧‧Operation lever

Claims (7)

A conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device, which is attached to a manual liquid supply device that includes a liquid that ejects a liquid or stops a discharge by operating a manual operation portion And the conversion device includes: an automatic operation unit that automatically operates the manual operation unit; and a container tilting unit that tilts the receiving container that receives the discharged liquid; and the automatic operation unit includes: a first moving unit, The manual operation unit opening is provided in the manual operation unit, and the manual operation unit is operated in a direction in which the manual operation unit operates, and the second movement unit is moved in the direction of the first movement unit. Moving in different directions; and the first interlocking mechanism portion interlocking the movement of the first moving portion and the movement of the second moving portion; the container tilting portion includes a container placing portion on which the receiving container is placed, and Acting in a pendulum shape in a specific direction; the container supporting the operation portion supporting the container mounting portion and facing the above The operation direction of the placing unit is operated; and the second interlocking mechanism unit moves the second moving unit in the different direction by using the container placing unit operating lever that moves in accordance with the movement of the second moving unit. The container mounting portion is interlocked with the operation in the operating direction. Converting the manual liquid supply device to the automatic liquid supply device as claimed in claim 1 In the changing device, the first interlocking mechanism portion includes a grooved cam and a cam follower, and the movement of the first moving portion and the movement of the second moving portion are interlocked. The conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device into the automatic liquid supply device according to claim 2, wherein the first linkage mechanism portion includes: a gear mechanism that operates the grooved cam and the cam follower; and a power source It causes the gear mechanism to operate. A conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device according to claim 3, wherein the grooved cam has a portion in which the first moving portion is stopped and the second moving portion is moved. The conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device into the automatic liquid supply device according to claim 4, wherein the container supporting operation portion includes a receiving portion that receives the movement of the action rod of the container mounting portion, and receives the above-mentioned receiving portion When the container mounting portion is moved, the container mounting portion is operated by rotating around a specific rotation axis. The conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first moving portion includes: a moving base portion that moves in a direction in which the manual operation portion operates; The operation portion opening forming portion has the opening for the manual operation portion and is integrally moved with the moving base portion, and is detachable from the moving base portion and replaceable. The conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device into the automatic liquid supply device according to claim 6, wherein the first moving portion comprises: a water-proof device having a shape shaped outside the manual operation portion, including for inserting the manual The manual operation portion of the operation unit is opened and moves in accordance with the movement of the manual operation unit, and is located closer to the manual operation unit than the operation portion opening formation portion.