WO2012093517A1

WO2012093517A1 - Bubble producing device for effervescent beverage in container

Info

Publication number: WO2012093517A1
Application number: PCT/JP2011/075143
Authority: WO
Inventors: 小林　隆秀
Original assignee: 株式会社テックスイージー
Priority date: 2011-01-06
Filing date: 2011-11-01
Publication date: 2012-07-12
Also published as: JP2012144258A

Abstract

Provided is a bubble producing device for an effervescent beverage in a container that allows anyone to easily produce fine and creamy bubbles. A canned-beer foam producing device (100) accommodates an ultrasonic wave generator (140) in an internal space formed by a case (110) and an inner lid (120). When a bubble producing button (102) is pressed the ultrasonic wave generator (140) generates ultrasonic waves, and at a point along the beer flow channel formed by the inner lid (120), the ultrasonic waves are applied to the beer flowing in the beer flow channel. When a canned-beer (101) to which the bubble producing device (100) has been attached is tipped and the beer within the canned beer (101) is poured into a mug etc. through an outlet (103), if the bubble producing button (102) is pressed the ultrasonic wave generator (140) begins to operate, and at the area where an ultrasonic speaker (142) and the inner lid (120) come into contact, ultrasonic waves are applied to beer flowing in the beer flow channel and as a result fine and creamy bubbles are produced and flow out from the outlet (103).

Description

Foaming device for sparkling beverages in containers

The present invention relates to a whipping device for sparkling beverages in containers (for example, canned beer).

When a beverage such as beer or sparkling liquor (hereinafter simply referred to as beer) is poured into a mug or glass, a fine creamy foam is formed on the top of the beer poured into the mug and the foam. If the beer is capped with the beer, the carbon dioxide gas and scent in the beer can be confined, and the beer can be kept for a long time.

Therefore, in a beer server used in a restaurant or the like, for example, a foam formation path is branched from a beer supply path, a foam formation filter is provided in the foam formation path, and the beer is placed in a container such as a mug. When pouring, first, beer is poured into a mug, etc. via the beer supply path, and then foam is formed by supplying the beer to the foam-forming filter via the foam formation path. I tried to put a foam lid on the beer.

On the other hand, in general households, when beer is poured from a canned beer into a mug or glass, the beer is usually poured directly from the canned beer into a mug. Therefore, in order to form fine creamy foam on the top of beer poured into a mug, etc., and to cover the beer with the foam, for example, how to pour into a mug, etc. must be devised It wasn't easy.

In JP-A-8-119388, a part of beer sent from a beer tank is supplied to a foaming filter via a foaming beer supply pipe branched from the middle of the beer supply pipe, and pressurized. A beer pouring device is disclosed in which fine beer bubbles are produced by passing the beer through a foam filter.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-58 discloses a case, an ultrasonic vibrator held in the case, one end connected to the ultrasonic vibrator and the other end from the case to the outside. A portable foaming device comprising an ultrasonic horn protruding and forming a container contact surface, wherein a grip portion is formed on the case and configured to be grasped and operated with one hand, and the portable foaming device There is disclosed a foaming method in which the container contact surface of the apparatus is brought into contact with the outer surface of a container containing beer, and ultrasonic vibration is applied to the beer.

JP-A-8-119388 JP 2005-58 JP

An object of the present invention is to provide a frothing device for a sparkling beverage in a container that anyone can easily form fine creamy foam.

The frothing device for a sparkling beverage with a container according to the present invention is provided with a sparkling beverage flow path which is attached to the side on which the drinking mouth of the sparkling beverage with a container is formed and forms a sparkling beverage flow path from the drinking mouth to the spout And an ultrasonic wave generation unit for applying ultrasonic waves to the sparkling beverage flowing in the sparkling beverage flow path.

In this case, the ultrasonic wave generation part may be in contact with a part of the sparkling beverage flow path forming part.

In the above case, the ultrasonic wave generator may include an ultrasonic speaker for generating ultrasonic waves. Moreover, you may make it further comprise the case which is connected with the said sparkling beverage flow path formation part and forms the space which accommodates the said ultrasonic wave generation part. In this case, the case may be detachably connected to the sparkling beverage flow path forming portion.

In the above case, the sparkling beverage in a container may be a sparkling beverage in a can (for example, canned beer). In this case, the sparkling beverage flow path forming part may include a can mounting part, an intermediate part, and a spout forming part. Furthermore, you may make it the said can mounting | wear part equip an inner peripheral surface with the groove | channel by which the protrusion part of the upper end outer peripheral surface of the said can-containing sparkling beverage fits.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a frothing device for a sparkling beverage in a container that anyone can easily form fine creamy foam.

It is a front view for demonstrating the structure of the frothing apparatus for canned beer by this invention. It is a top view for demonstrating the structure of the frothing apparatus for canned beer by this invention. It is a bottom view for demonstrating the structure of the frothing apparatus for canned beer by this invention. It is a right view for demonstrating the structure of the frothing apparatus for canned beer by this invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the inner cover. It is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the spout 103 and the drinking mouth 1012 at the time of mounting | wearing the can beer beating apparatus 100 with the can beer 101. FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, a frothing device for canned sparkling beverages (more specifically, canned beer) (hereinafter referred to as a canned beer frothing device) as a sparkling beverage with a container will be described. This frothing device for canned beer is used by being mounted on the upper surface side of canned beer, and when pouring beer from canned beer into a mug, etc., it forms fine creamy foam, It is possible to cover the upper surface of beer poured into a mug or the like.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 are diagrams for explaining the configuration of a can beer frothing apparatus according to the present invention. 1 shows a front view, FIG. 2 shows a plan view, FIG. 3 shows a bottom view, FIG. 4 shows a right side view, and FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view along AA in FIG. In the cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 5, hatching is given only to the extent necessary for explanation.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the canned beer frothing device 100 according to the present invention has a generally short columnar shape, and a pull tab is previously formed to form a drinking mouth (outlet) (opening). ) Canned beer 101 is used by being mounted on the upper surface (can lid) side. The beer frothing device 100 is provided with a frothing button 102 for operating the frothing function of the can beer frothing device 100 on its upper surface, and the beer in the can beer 101 is poured into a mug on its side surface. For this purpose, a spout 103 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the canned beer frothing device 100 includes a case 110 and an inner lid 120 as main members constituting the outer shape. As shown in FIG. 5, the ultrasonic generator 140 is accommodated in an internal space formed by the case 110 and the inner lid 120.

The case 110 is detachably connected to the inner lid 120 to form the outer shape of the can-beer frothing device 100 and accommodates the ultrasonic generator 140 therein. The case 110 generally has a covered cylindrical shape, and is made of a material having an appropriate strength (for example, ABS resin).

A circular through hole communicating with the inside is formed on the upper surface of the case 110, and a ring-shaped concave portion is formed around the circular through hole. The ring-shaped recess is for fixing the peripheral edge of the foaming button 102 to the case 110.

The foaming button 102 attached to the upper surface of the case 110 has a shape that concentrically connects two discs having different diameters, and is made of a material having sufficient elasticity (for example, silicon rubber). The The foam button 102 is attached to the case 110 by fixing (for example, adhering) the peripheral bottom surface of the large-diameter disk portion to a ring-shaped recess formed on the upper surface of the case 110. When the central portion of the foaming button 102 is pressed in a state where it is attached to the case 110, the foaming button 102 is elastically deformed, and the ultrasonic wave accommodated inside the case 110 through the through hole formed in the case 110. The ultrasonic generator 140 is operated in contact with a switch (described later) included in the generator 140.

The inner lid 120 is mounted so as to cover the upper surface of the canned beer 101, and the beer flow for guiding the beer from the drinking mouth formed on the upper surface of the canned beer 101 to the spout 103 for pouring the beer into a mug or the like. It is what forms a path (foamed beverage flow path forming part). In the can beer frothing device 100, the ultrasonic wave is applied to the beer flowing in the beer flow path by the ultrasonic generator 140 in the middle of the beer flow path formed by the inner lid 120, so that the fineness is fine. Creamy foam is formed. The inner lid 120 is appropriately deformed to have elasticity necessary for mounting on the peripheral portion of the upper surface (can lid) of canned beer and a material capable of transmitting ultrasonic waves to the beer flowing in the beer flow path (for example, , Polyethylene).

In this embodiment, a part (end) of the inner lid 120 protrudes to the outside through a through hole provided in the side surface of the case 110 to form the spout 103. Details of the structure of the inner lid 120 will be described later.

The ultrasonic generator 140 generates ultrasonic waves when the foaming button 102 is pressed, and applies ultrasonic waves to the beer flowing in the beer flow path in the middle of the beer flow path formed by the inner lid 120. Is.

As shown in FIG. 5, the ultrasonic generator 140 includes a substrate 141, an ultrasonic speaker 142, a switch 143, a battery box 144, and the like.

The substrate 141 is a member on which the constituent elements 142 to 144 of the ultrasonic generator 140 are mounted, and a plurality of (four in the present embodiment, however, in FIG. 5) formed inside the upper surface of the case 110. It is fixed (for example, screwed) to the case 110 via the cylindrical portion 111 (only two are shown). In addition, an ultrasonic transmission circuit (not shown) for transmitting the ultrasonic speaker 142 is mounted on the substrate 141.

The ultrasonic speaker 142 is an ultrasonic oscillator that is driven by an ultrasonic transmission circuit mounted on the substrate 141 and generates ultrasonic waves of a predetermined frequency (for example, 40 KHz), and is used for, for example, a distance meter. It is what has been.

The switch 143 is a switch for starting and stopping the operation of the ultrasonic wave generation unit 140. The switch 143 is turned on when pressed through the foaming button 102, and from a battery (not shown) accommodated in the battery box 144. Is supplied to an ultrasonic wave transmission circuit mounted on the substrate 141. The switch 143 is kept on while being pressed through the foaming button 102, and is turned off when the switch 143 is not pressed to supply power to the ultrasonic transmission circuit mounted on the substrate 141. Stop.

The battery box 144 accommodates a battery serving as a power supply source for the ultrasonic wave transmission circuit mounted on the substrate 141. In the present embodiment, the battery box 144 accommodates two AA batteries. . The battery box 144 includes a lid 1441 that can be opened and closed so that the contained battery can be replaced.

Next, the details of the structure of the inner lid 120 will be described.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the structure of the inner lid 120. The figure (a) shows a front view, the figure (b) shows a top view, and the figure (c) shows a sectional view.

As shown in the figure, the inner lid 120 includes a can mounting part 121, an intermediate part 122, and a spout forming part 123.

The can mounting part 121 is a part to be mounted on the upper part of the can beer 101 and has a generally ring shape. On the inner peripheral surface of the can mounting portion 121, two

protrusions

1211 and 1212 projecting inward are formed in a ring shape with a space in the vertical direction, and the two

protrusions

1211 and 1212 are formed. As shown in FIG. 5, the inner lid 120 is liquid-tightly attached to the canned beer 101 by fitting the protruding portion 1011 on the outer peripheral surface of the upper end of the canned beer 101 into the groove 1213 between them. Become. As shown in FIG. 6C and FIG. 3, a cut 1214 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the can mounting portion 121 on the opposite side of the spout 103, that is, the farthest position from the spout 103. Yes. The notch 1214 attaches the can beer frothing device 100 to the can beer 101 and pours the beer out from the spout 103, so that air is introduced into the space formed by the upper surface of the can beer 101 and the inner lid 120. It constitutes an air hole for feeding.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, a groove 1215 for detachably attaching the case 110 is formed in a ring shape on the upper surface of the can mounting portion 121. As shown in FIG. 3C, the groove 1215 has an L-shaped cross section, and the lower end of the case 110 is fitted into the L-shaped groove 1215. As shown in FIG. 5, the lower end portion of the case 110 is also formed to have an L-shaped cross section, and is pushed into a groove 1215 formed on the upper surface of the can mounting portion 121, thereby the groove 1215. It comes to contract with.

The intermediate part 122 is arrange | positioned between the can mounting part 121 and the spout formation part 123, and the beer flow path from the drinking mouth formed in the upper surface of the can beer 101 to the spout 103 with the spout formation part 123 Is formed. The intermediate portion 122 generally has a shape of a covered cylinder having a step on the upper surface, that is, a shape in which a central portion of the upper surface of the covered cylinder is raised in a cylindrical shape.

The spout forming part 123 forms a beer flow path from the drinking mouth formed on the upper surface of the can beer 101 to the spout 103 together with the intermediate part 122. The spout forming portion 123 has a columnar vertical portion 1231 extending in the vertical direction (up and down direction in FIG. 6A) from the end of the upper surface of the intermediate portion 122, and the horizontal direction (from the side of the vertical portion 1231). It is comprised by the column-shaped horizontal part 1232 extended in the left-right direction in (a). And the hole 1233 extended in the perpendicular direction is shown in the vertical part 1231 so that the inside of the intermediate part 122 and the spout 103 may be communicated to form a part of the beer flow path as shown in FIG. At the same time, the horizontal portion 1232 is formed with a hole 1234 that communicates the hole 1233 and the spout 103 in the horizontal direction.

In the present embodiment, the ultrasonic radiation surface of the ultrasonic speaker 142 comes into contact with the upper surface 1235 of the vertical portion 1231 constituting the spout forming portion 123. That is, in the vicinity of the portion where the hole 1233 formed in the vertical portion 1231 and the hole 1234 formed in the horizontal portion 1232 communicate with each other, ultrasonic waves are applied to the beer flowing in the beer flow path. As shown in FIG. 6C, the ultrasonic radiation surface of the ultrasonic speaker 142 abuts and the upper surface (ultrasonic wave application surface) 1235 of the vertical portion 1231 to which ultrasonic waves are applied is beer. It is formed thin so that ultrasonic waves are well transmitted to the beer flowing in the flow path.

Next, the operation of the beer whipping apparatus 100 having the above configuration will be described.

When a user drinks canned beer 101 that has been cooled in advance by a refrigerator or the like, the user first installs the canned beer frothing device 100 so as to cover the upper surface of the canned beer 101 after pulling up the tab and opening the drinking mouth. To do. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the position of the spout 103 of the canned beer frothing apparatus 100 and the position of the spout 1012 formed on the upper surface of the canned beer 101 are generally matched. When the can beer frothing device 100 is pressed against the can beer 101, the inner lid 120 (can mounting portion 121) of the can beer frothing device 100 is appropriately deformed. As shown in FIG. 5, it fits into the upper surface peripheral portion 1011 of the canned beer 101.

When the installation of the canned beer frothing device 100 to the canned beer 101 is completed, the user pours the beer inside the canned beer 101 into a mug or the like through the spout 103 by tilting the canned beer 101 in his / her hand. . When an appropriate amount of beer is poured into a mug or the like, the whistling button 102 provided on the upper surface of the can beer frothing device 100 is pressed while the beer is being poured, and the ultrasonic generator 140 is activated. In operation, ultrasonic waves are applied to the beer flowing through the beer flow path at the portion where the ultrasonic speaker 142 and the inner lid 120 abut, resulting in the formation of fine creamy foam. It will be poured out from the exit 103. By placing the foam poured out from the spout 103 on the upper surface of the beer poured into the mug etc., the beer poured into the mug etc. can be covered with a fine creamy foam. .

As described above, if the canned beer frothing device 100 according to the present invention is used, anyone can easily form fine creamy foam, and the foam is used to cover beer poured into a mug or the like. It becomes possible to do.

As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the present invention has been described, as a matter of course, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the inner lid 120 is integrally formed of one type of material, but, for example, a portion that abuts the ultrasonic speaker 142 and transmits ultrasonic waves to the beer. It is also conceivable that the material is made of a material that can transmit ultrasonic waves more easily than other parts.

In the above-described embodiment, the ultrasonic radiation surface of the ultrasonic speaker 142 is brought into contact with the inner lid 120, so that ultrasonic waves are indirectly applied to the beer flowing in the beer flow path via the inner lid 120. Although it was made to give, the through-hole was formed in the inner cover 120, the ultrasonic radiation surface of the ultrasonic speaker 142 was exposed toward the beer channel, and the ultrasonic wave was directly applied to the beer flowing in the beer channel. It is also conceivable to grant it.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Can beer frothing apparatus 101 Can beer 1011 Upper surface (can lid) peripheral part 1012 Drinking mouth 102 Foaming button 103 Outlet 110 Case 111 Column part 120 Inner lid 121 Can mounting

part

1211,1212

Projection

1213,1215 Groove 1214 Notch 122 Intermediate part 123 Outlet forming part 1231 Vertical part 1232

Horizontal part

1233, 1234 Hole 1235 Ultrasonic wave application surface 140 Ultrasonic wave generating part 141 Substrate 142 Ultrasonic speaker 143 Switch 144 Battery box 1441 Lid

Claims

An effervescent beverage flow path forming part that is attached to the side on which the drinking mouth of the sparkling beverage in a container is formed and forms an effervescent beverage flow path from the drinking mouth to the spout;
A frothing device for a sparkling beverage in a container, comprising: an ultrasonic wave generating unit for applying ultrasonic waves to the sparkling beverage flowing in the sparkling beverage flow path.
The said ultrasonic wave generation part contact | abuts a part of said sparkling beverage flow path formation part, The foaming apparatus for sparkling beverages in a container of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.
The said ultrasonic wave generation part is provided with the ultrasonic speaker for generating an ultrasonic wave, The foaming apparatus for sparkling beverages in a container of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.
The packaged sparkling beverage according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a case that is connected to the sparkling beverage flow path forming portion and forms a space for accommodating the ultrasonic wave generating portion. Foaming device.
The said case is connected with the said sparkling beverage flow path formation part so that attachment or detachment is possible, The foaming apparatus for sparkling beverages in a container of Claim 4 characterized by the above-mentioned.
The frothing device for a sparkling beverage in a container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the sparkling beverage in a container is a sparkling beverage in a can.
The said sparkling beverage flow path formation part is equipped with a can mounting part, an intermediate part, and a spout formation part, The foaming apparatus for sparkling beverages in a container of Claim 6 characterized by the above-mentioned.
The said can mounting part is equipped with the groove | channel in which the protrusion part of the upper end outer peripheral surface of the said canned sparkling beverage fits in an inner peripheral surface, The frothing apparatus for sparkling beverages in a container of Claim 7 characterized by the above-mentioned.