WO2014171235A1

WO2014171235A1 - Conversion device for converting manual liquid supply device into automatic liquid supply device

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Publication number: WO2014171235A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/056682
Authority: WO
Inventors: 伸輔光畑; 智宏高橋; 純一北野; 和田　貴志; 田中　徹; 崇志西尾
Original assignee: アサヒビール株式会社
Priority date: 2013-04-16
Filing date: 2014-03-13
Publication date: 2014-10-23
Also published as: KR20150142676A; KR102012064B1; CN105143095A; TW201502056A; CN105143095B; JP2014223942A; JP6180916B2; HK1212961A1; TWI583615B

Abstract

Provided is a conversion device which converts a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device. In an automatic beer dispenser conversion device (100), a variety of gears are used to move a grooved cam (131) and a cam follower (141), moving a vertical motion unit (151) and a horizontal motion unit (153) in a linked manner. An operation lever (T100) for operating the supply and stopping of beer and foam is operated through movement of the horizontal motion unit (153), and a mug placement plate (169) where a beer mug is placed is operated through movement of the vertical motion unit (151). A pressing rod (139) which is linked to movement of the vertical motion unit (151) links movement of the vertical motion unit (151) and the mug placement plate (169). By this means, manufacturing costs can be reduced by providing a simple-structure automatic beer dispenser conversion device (100).

Description

Conversion device for converting manual liquid supply device to automatic liquid supply device

The present invention relates to a conversion device that is attached to a manual liquid supply device and converts the manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device, and more particularly, to a conversion device that can be attached to the manual liquid supply device without any special processing.

A conversion device for converting a conventional manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device will be described with reference to an operation lever automation unit shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 30, the operation lever automation unit A is a separate product independent of the beer server main body B, can be easily attached to the front surface of the manual beer server main body B, and can be easily removed.

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, a plurality of control programs input to the control unit 13 are selected. A control program corresponding to the pressed button 13B is selected and activated to drive 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 before the motor M1. The second drive mechanism that has started driving presses the pressing rod 16 against the swing plate 15 (see FIG. 33) to incline the swing plate 15 forward so that the container placed on the swing plate 15 reaches a predetermined angle. Tilt.

When the swing plate 15 is tilted to a predetermined angle, the control unit 13 temporarily stops driving the second drive mechanism.

Next, the controller 13 drives the motor M1, rotates the pinion 12, horizontally moves the rack 11, and horizontally moves the grip 10 integrated with the rack 11 forward (see FIGS. 31 and 33). As a result, the operation lever 1 </ b> A tilts and beer is discharged from the beer cock 1.

At this time, since the beer is supplied to the container in a tilted state, the beer hits the inner wall of the container obliquely, and the force when colliding with the container is weakened (partial force works), and bubbles are generated in the container Hard to do.

When the water level of the beer reaches the vicinity of the mouth of the container, the control unit 13 drives the second drive mechanism in the opposite direction to that when it is first driven.

That is, the second drive mechanism slightly pulls back the pressing rod 16 toward the inside of the frame body 14 to loosen and reduce the inclination of the swing plate 15. This prevents the beer from overflowing from the container.

Next, the control unit 13 drives the motor M1 in the opposite direction to when beer is discharged, horizontally moves the gripping unit 10 backward, and tilts the operation lever 1A in the reverse direction to perform switching.

When the operation lever 1A is switched, the beer discharge is stopped, the pressing rod 16 is further pulled back, and the swing plate 15 returns to the original vertical state.

After the swinging plate 15 returns to the original state, the control unit 13 further rotates the motor M1 in the opposite direction, tilts the operation lever 1A, and discharges the foam from the beer cock 1.

After the predetermined amount of foam is discharged, the gripping part 10 is moved to return the operation lever 1A to a vertical state, and the foam discharge is stopped.

The above series of operations is easily performed by the control unit 13 controlling the movement of the motor M1 and the second drive mechanism. (See Patent Document 1 above).

JP 2009-12833 A

The aforementioned control lever automation unit A has the following points to be improved. In the operation lever automation unit A, the operation lever 1A realizes a tilting operation using the motor M1, and the tilting operation of the swing plate 15 is realized using the second drive mechanism. The operations of the motor M1 and the second drive mechanism are controlled by the control unit. Since the second drive mechanism is provided with a motor that is a power source for operating the swing plate 15, the motor M1 and the motor of the second drive mechanism are provided with two power sources. There is a point that should be improved. Further, there is a point to be improved that adjustment for controlling the operations of the motor M1 and the second drive mechanism becomes complicated.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a conversion device that converts a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device with a simple configuration.

Means for solving the problems in the present invention and effects of the invention will be described below.

An automatic liquid supply conversion device for a manual liquid supply device according to claim 1 is attached to a manual liquid supply device having a liquid discharge unit that discharges liquid or stops discharge by operating a manual operation unit. A conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device, wherein the conversion device tilts an automatic operation portion that automatically operates the manual operation portion and a receiving container that receives the discharged liquid. A container tilting section, and the automatic operation section includes a manual operation section opening in which the manual operation section is located, and moves in a direction in which the manual operation section operates to operate the manual operation section. A first moving unit, a second moving unit that moves in a direction different from an operation direction of the first moving unit, a first moving unit that moves the first moving unit, and a first moving unit that moves the second moving unit. An interlocking mechanism, The container tilting part is a container placing part for placing the receiving container, and supports the container placing part that moves in a pendulum shape in a predetermined direction, and the operation of the container placing part. The movement of the container moving section, the movement of the second moving section in the different direction, and the movement of the container mounting section in the moving direction are moved with the movement of the second moving section. And a second interlocking mechanism portion that is interlocked using the container mounting portion operating rod.

This makes it possible to operate the manual placement section and operate the container placement section simply by using the container placement section operation rod. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be kept low. Further, since adjustment for interlocking the operations is not necessary, it can be easily manufactured and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device according to claim 2 into an automatic liquid supply device, wherein the first interlocking mechanism unit interlocks the movement of the first moving unit and the movement of the second moving unit. It has a groove cam and a cam follower.

This makes it possible to easily link the first moving unit and the second moving unit.

In the conversion device that converts the manual liquid supply device according to claim 3 into an automatic liquid supply device, the first interlocking mechanism section includes a gear mechanism that operates the groove cam and the cam follower, and a power source that operates the gear mechanism. It is characterized by having.

Thereby, the first interlocking mechanism part and the second interlocking mechanism part can be operated with one power source, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

In the conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device according to claim 4 to the automatic liquid supply device, the groove cam is formed with a groove so that the first moving portion stops and the second moving portion moves. It has the part currently made.

Thereby, it is possible to easily adjust the movement amount of the manual operation unit and the operation amount of the container placement unit.

In the conversion device that converts the manual liquid supply device according to claim 5 into an automatic liquid supply device, the container support operation unit includes a reception unit that receives movement of the container mounting unit operation rod, and the reception unit includes the reception unit. When the movement of the container mounting portion operation rod is received, the container mounting portion is operated by rotating around a predetermined rotation axis.

Thereby, the movement of the second moving unit in the predetermined direction can be easily converted into the rotating operation of the container support operating unit.

In the conversion device that converts the manual liquid supply device according to claim 6 into an automatic liquid supply device, the first moving unit includes a moving base unit that moves in a direction in which the manual operation unit operates, and the manual operation unit opening. An operating portion opening forming portion that moves integrally with the moving base portion, and is removable from the moving base portion and replaceable.

As a result, multiple manual operation liquid supply devices can be automatically installed on multiple different types of manual liquid supply devices by simply preparing and replacing multiple manual operation portion opening formation parts with the shape and position of manual operation part openings adjusted. A conversion device that converts the liquid supply device can be used. In addition, with a simple operation of removing and replacing the opening forming part for the operation unit from the moving base unit, a plurality of different types of manual liquid supply devices are associated with a conversion device that converts the manual liquid supply device into an automatic liquid supply device. be able to.

In the conversion device that converts the manual liquid supply device according to claim 7 into an automatic liquid supply device, the first moving unit has a shape that conforms to an outer shape of the manual operation unit, and the manual operation unit is inserted therein. A flooding prevention means having a manual operation part opening and moving in accordance with the movement of the manual operation part, the flood prevention means being located closer to the manual operation part than the operation part opening forming part.

Thereby, it is possible to prevent the inside from being flooded from the opening forming portion for the operation portion.

Here, the correspondence between the constituent elements of the claims in the claims and the embodiments (examples) is shown. The conversion device that converts the manual liquid supply device to the automatic liquid supply device corresponds to the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

The manual liquid supply device is in the manual beer dispenser M100, the manual operation part is in the operation lever T100 arranged in the beer cock K100, the liquid discharge part is in the beer cock K100 and the beer cock mounting part C101, and the receiving container is in the beer mug. Correspond.

The automatic operation unit corresponds to the conversion apparatus main body 101.

The container tilting portion is the mug tilting portion 101b, the manual operation portion opening is the lever operation opening A147 of the horizontal operation plate 147, the first moving portion is the horizontal operation plate 147, and the second moving portion is the vertical operation plate 135. , Respectively.

The first interlocking mechanism portion corresponds to the power gear 121, the intermediate gear 123, the horizontal operation gear 125, the vertical operation gear 127, the groove cam 131, the vertical operation rack 133, the cam follower 141, the horizontal operation rack 143, and the cam follower fixing plate 145. To do.

The container placement portion corresponds to the jug placement plate 169, the container support operation portion corresponds to the jug placement plate tilting portion 163, and the container placement portion operation rod corresponds to the pressing rod 139 and the tilt operation rod 167a.

The second interlocking mechanism portion corresponds to the mug placement plate rotation support portion 161, the tilt rotation support portion 165, the tilt operation portion 167, the pressing rod 139, and the tilt operation rod 167a.

The groove cam is the groove cam 131, the cam follower is the cam follower 141, the gear mechanism is the power gear 121, the intermediate gear 123, the horizontal operation gear 125, the vertical operation gear 127, the power source is the motor 113, and the receiving part is the jug mounting plate It corresponds to the pressure receiving part 163b which the horizontal part 163a of the tilting part 163 has, respectively.

The moving base portion corresponds to the adapter fixing plate 247F, the opening forming portion for the operation portion corresponds to the adapter plate 247A for lever operation, and the flood prevention means corresponds to the flood prevention plate 311a.

It is a figure which shows the state which attached to the manual beer dispenser M100 the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus 100 which is one Embodiment of the conversion apparatus which converts the manual liquid supply apparatus which concerns on this invention into an automatic liquid supply apparatus. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the state which removed the upper cover 111a and the lower cover 111b from the converter main body 101. FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which removed the motor 113 and the gear holding plate 114 from the lever operation part 101a. It is a figure which shows the lever operation part 101a of the state which removed each gear. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the vertical motion plate 135. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the mug tilting part 101b. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the tilting operation part 167. FIG. It is a figure which shows the arrangement position of the vertical motion plate 135, the press rod 139, the mug mounting plate tilting part 163, and the tilting operation part 167. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of a lever operation mechanism and a mug mounting plate tilting mechanism. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of a lever operation mechanism and a mug mounting plate tilting mechanism. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of a lever operation mechanism and a mug mounting plate tilting mechanism. It is a figure which shows the state which tilted the mug mounting plate 169. FIG. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of a lever operation mechanism and a mug mounting plate tilting mechanism. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of a lever operation mechanism and a mug mounting plate tilting mechanism. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of a lever operation mechanism and a mug mounting plate tilting mechanism. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of a lever operation mechanism and a mug mounting plate tilting mechanism. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of a lever operation mechanism and a mug mounting plate tilting mechanism. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of a lever operation mechanism and a mug mounting plate tilting mechanism. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of a lever operation mechanism and a mug mounting plate tilting mechanism. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus. It is a figure which shows the conventional automatic beer server. It is a figure which shows the conventional automatic beer server. It is a figure which shows the conventional automatic beer server. It is a figure which shows the conventional automatic beer server. It is a figure explaining the shape of beer cock K100 periphery of manual beer dispenser M100. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus 200 which is one Embodiment of the conversion apparatus which converts the manual liquid supply apparatus which concerns on this invention into an automatic liquid supply apparatus. It is the figure which showed the state which looked at the removed lever operation part 201a from the operation lever T100 direction. It is a figure which shows the structure of the horizontal operation | movement plate 247. FIG. It is a figure which shows the kind of adapter plate for lever operation 247A. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus 300 which is one Embodiment of the conversion apparatus which converts the manual liquid supply apparatus which concerns on this invention into an automatic liquid supply apparatus. It is the figure which showed the state which looked at the removed lever operation part 301a from the operation lever T100 direction. It is the figure which showed the state which removed the back cover 211a1 from the lever operation part 301a. It is a figure which shows the kind of infiltration prevention plate 311a. It is the figure which showed the state which removed the back cover 211a1 and the infiltration prevention plate 311a from the lever operation part 301a. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus 400 which is one Embodiment of the conversion apparatus which converts the manual liquid supply apparatus which concerns on this invention into an automatic liquid supply apparatus. It is a figure explaining composition and operation of spring type stopper 405c1. It is a figure explaining a structure and operation | movement of the rotary stopper 405c3. It is a figure explaining a structure and operation | movement of the rotary stopper 405c3.

Hereinafter, some embodiments (examples) of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Embodiment 1]
A conversion device for converting a manual beer dispenser that is a manual liquid supply device that is an example of a conversion device that converts a manual liquid supply device according to the present invention into an automatic liquid supply device into an automatic beer dispenser (hereinafter referred to as an automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100) Will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, the state which attached the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus 100 to the manual beer dispenser M100 is shown. The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 is retrofitted to the manual beer dispenser M100 and automatically converts to a beer dispenser that automatically supplies beer when a beer mug is placed at a predetermined position.

Overall Configuration of 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. The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 includes a conversion device main body 101, a fixing ring 103, and a mounting base 105. The conversion apparatus main body 101 is for operating automatically the operation lever T100 arrange | positioned at beer cock K100 (refer FIG. 1) of manual beer dispenser M100. The fixing ring 103 and the attachment base 105 are for fixing the converter main body 101 to the manual beer dispenser M100.

The operation lever T100 is manually operated by the user in order to operate discharging and stopping of beer and foam.

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

1. Configuration of Conversion Device Main Body 101 The configuration of the conversion device main body 101 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, the conversion device main body 101 has a lever operation unit 101a at the upper part and a mug tilting part 101b at the lower part. The lever operation unit 101a has an upper cover 111a. The lever operation unit 101a mainly has a lever operation mechanism inside. The lever operation unit 101a is configured to be movable up and down along a predetermined rail (not shown) as in the prior art.

The mug tilting part 101b has a lower cover 111b. The mug tilting part 101b mainly has a mug tilting mechanism inside. Here, the lever operation mechanism is a mechanism for operating the operation lever T100 of the manual beer dispenser M100. The mug tilting mechanism is a mechanism for tilting the mug mounting plate of the mug tilting part 101b.

(1) Configuration of Lever Operation Unit 101a FIG. 3 shows a state where the upper cover 111a (see FIG. 2) and the lower cover 111b (see FIG. 2) are removed from the converter main body 101 in FIG. The lever operation unit 101a has one motor 113 as a power source. Moreover, it has the gear holding plate 114 which fixes the fixed shaft of the various gears mentioned later.

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

Here, the vertical operation portion 151 is formed by the groove cam 131, the vertical operation rack 133, and the vertical operation plate 135. In addition, the cam follower 141, the horizontal operation rack 143, the cam follower fixing plate 145, and the horizontal operation plate 147 form a horizontal operation portion 153.

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 below the power gear 121 so as to mesh with the power gear 121. The horizontal operation gear 125 is disposed obliquely below the intermediate gear 123 so as to mesh with the intermediate gear 123. The vertical operation gear 127 is disposed substantially beside the intermediate gear 123 so as to mesh with the intermediate gear 123. The power gear 121, the intermediate gear 123, the horizontal operation gear 125, and the vertical operation gear 127 are arranged vertically as viewed from the front.

FIG. 5A shows the lever operation unit 101a with each gear removed. The groove cam 131 has a groove 131 a that restricts the movement of the cam follower 141. The groove 131a includes a lower horizontal groove 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 groove cam 131 and the vertical operation rack 133 are fixed to the vertical operation plate 135. The vertical operation plate 135 has an L-shape and has a rack fixing surface 135a that looks planar from the front, and a cam fixing surface 135b that is perpendicular to the rack fixing surface 135a. A vertical operation rack 133 is arranged on the rack fixing surface 135a so as to mesh with the vertical operation gear 127. The vertical motion rack 133 has a series of teeth that mesh with the vertical motion gear 127. A groove cam 131 is disposed on the cam fixing surface 135b.

The vertical motion plate 135 is configured to be movable up and down along rails (not shown) formed on the left and right. The appearance of the vertical motion plate 135 is shown in FIG. 5B. As shown in FIG. 5B, a pressing rod 139 is fixed to the vertical operation plate 135. The pressing rod 139 is fixed to the left and right ends of the rack fixing surface 135a of the vertical operation plate 135, respectively. That is, the pressing rod 139 moves up and down in accordance with the operation of the vertical operation plate 135.

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 operation plate 135. The cam follower fixing plate 145 and the horizontal operation rack 143 are fixed to the horizontal operation plate 147. The horizontal operation rack 143 has a first tooth portion 143a and a second tooth portion 143b in which teeth meshing with the horizontal operation gear 125 are formed, and an intermediate tooth portion 143c in which teeth are not formed. The intermediate part 143c is formed between the first tooth part 143a and the second tooth part 143b. The horizontal operation plate 147 has a lever operation opening A147 in which the operation lever T100 of the beer cock K100 in the manual beer dispenser M100 is disposed.

(2) Configuration of the mug tilting portion 101b Next, the configuration of the mug tilting portion 101b will be described with reference to FIG. 6A. The mug tilting part 101b includes a mug placing plate rotation support part 161, a mug placing plate tilting part 163, a tilting rotation support part 165, a tilt operation part 167, and a jug placing plate 169 (not shown). . FIG. 6A shows a state where the mug mounting plate 169 is removed from the mug tilting portion 101b shown in FIG.

The jug placement plate rotation support part 161 is arranged one by one on the left and right when the jug tilting part 101b is viewed from the front. The jug placement plate rotation support 161 has a rotation bearing opening 161a that receives the rotation shaft 169a of the mug placement plate 169 (see FIG. 9B). The rotation bearing opening 161a has a U-shape that is open on the upper side. By placing the rotating shaft of the jug placing plate 169 on the rotating bearing part 161a, the jug placing plate 169 is held in a state of being rotatable with respect to the jug tilting part 101b. The mug placing plate 169 can be detached from the mug placing plate rotation support portion 161 and, by extension, can be removed from the jug tilting portion 101b.

The jug placing plate tilting part 163 has a U-shape with the lower end opened. The jug placing plate tilting part 163 is formed by a horizontal part 163a and a jug placing plate support part 163c.

The horizontal portion 163a has pressure receiving portions 163b that receive a downward pressing force from a tilt operation rod 167a (described later) at both ends. The pressure receiving unit 163b is provided at a position facing a tilt operation roller 167b (described later).

The jug mounting plate support part 163c is located continuously from both ends of the horizontal part 163a. Moreover, the mug mounting plate support part 163c has a J-shape. The jug placement plate support portion 163c has a jug placement plate support roller 163d at the end far from the horizontal portion 163a. On the other hand, the jug mounting plate support 163c has a rotation shaft 163e at the end close to the horizontal portion 163a.

The tilt rotation support part 165 is arranged below the jug mounting plate rotation support part 161 one by one on the left and right when the jug tilt part 101b is viewed from the front. In FIG. 6A, the left and right tilt rotation support portions 165 are integrally formed. The tilt rotation support portion 165 has a rotation bearing opening 165a that receives the rotation shaft 163e of the jug mounting plate tilting portion 163. The rotation bearing opening 165a has a circular hole shape. By arranging the rotation shaft 163e of the jug placing plate tilting part 163 in the rotating bearing opening 165a, the mug placing plate tilting part 163 is held in a rotatable state with respect to the mug tilting part 101b.

The tilt operation unit 167 is disposed on the upper side of the mug mounting plate tilt unit 163. The tilt operation unit 167 moves up and down in accordance with the movement of a tilt operation rod 167a (described later).

The external appearance of the tilt operation unit 167 is shown in FIG. 6B. The tilt operation unit 167 includes a tilt operation rod 167a and a tilt operation roller 167b. The tilt operation rods 167a are arranged one by one at the left and right ends when the tilt operation unit 167 is viewed from the front. In the present embodiment, the tilting operation rod 167a is configured to operate as a single unit from left to right. The tilt operation rod 167a is configured to be movable up and down.

The tilt operation rod 167a has an elongated prismatic shape. A tilt operation roller 167b is disposed at the lower end of the tilt operation rod 167a. The tilt operation roller 167b moves up and down in accordance with the movement of the tilt operation rod 167a.

Here, the arrangement positions of the vertical operation plate 135, the pressing rod 139, the jug mounting plate tilting part 163, and the tilting operation part 167 will be described with reference to FIG. 6C. FIG. 6C is a diagram showing only the vertical motion plate 135, the pressing rod 139, the tilt rotation support portion 165, and the tilt operation portion 167 with the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 attached to the manual beer dispenser M100.

The tilt operation unit 167 is disposed below the vertical operation plate 135. At this time, the tilting operation rod 167a is disposed in the lower part of the pressing rod 139 and close to the pressing rod 139 so that the pressing force from the pressing rod 139 can be received.

A jug mounting plate tilting portion 163 is disposed below the tilting operation portion 167. At this time, the jug placing plate tilting portion 163 is disposed so as to receive a downward pressing force from the tilting operation roller 167b located at the end of the tilting operation rod 167a.

2. Configuration of Fixing Ring 103 The configuration of the fixing ring 103 will be described with reference to FIG. The fixing ring 103 has two divided fixing rings 103a and 103b, a divided fixing ring coupling bolt 103c, and a fixing ring mounting opening 103d. The split fixing ring 103a and the split fixing ring 103b are integrated to form a fixing ring attachment opening 103d.

The beer cock mounting portion C101 of the manual beer dispenser M100 is sandwiched from the left and right by the two

split fixing rings

103a and 103b, and the beer cock mounting portion C101 is arranged in the fixing ring mounting opening 103d, and then split by the split fixing ring coupling bolt 103c. The fixing rings 103a and 103b are combined together and fixed to the beer cock attachment portion C101.

3. Configuration of Mounting Base 105 The configuration of the mounting base 105 will be described with reference to FIG. The mounting base 105 has a base plate 105a and a base plate fixing bolt 105c.

The base plate 105a is formed of a metal plate. The base plate 105a has a base plate mounting opening 105b and a main body mounting opening 105d. The base plate mounting opening 105b is formed substantially at the center of the base plate 105a. The base plate attachment opening 105b is for attaching the base plate 105a to the beer cock attachment portion C101 of the manual beer dispenser M100. The base plate mounting opening 105b has a diameter similar to or larger than the outer diameter of the beer cock mounting portion C101 of the manual beer dispenser M100.

A plurality of body attachment openings 105d are formed in the base plate 105a so as to surround the base plate attachment opening 105b. The main body attachment opening 105d is for attaching the conversion device main body 101.

A plurality of base plate fixing bolts 105c are arranged on the base plate 105a so as to surround the base plate mounting opening 105b. The amount of protrusion of the base plate fixing bolt 105c from the base plate 105a can be adjusted by screwing with the base plate 105a. By arranging the plurality of base plate fixing bolts 105c, the base plate 105a can be reliably fixed to the housing C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100.

Second Operation Operations of the lever operating mechanism and the jug mounting plate tilting mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, and 10 to 16 are views of the lever operation unit 101a as viewed from the side. Further, in FIGS. 7, 8, and 10 to 16, each gear is indicated by a dotted line in order to clearly show the positional relationship among the groove cam 131, the cam follower 141, the horizontal operation rack 143, and the vertical operation rack 133. Further, the relationship between the operation lever T100 of the manual beer dispenser M100 and the lever operation opening A147 is shown, and in order to clarify the operation of the operation lever T100, a cross section of the horizontal operation plate 147 is shown.

FIG. 7 shows an initial state of the lever operation unit 101a before pouring beer into the beer mug. In the initial state, the horizontal operation gear 125 meshes with the vicinity of the right end portion of the first tooth portion 143a of the horizontal operation rack 143. On the other hand, the vertical operation gear 127 and the vertical operation rack 133 are not engaged with each other. The cam follower 141 is located near the left end of the lower horizontal groove 131b of the groove cam 131. Further, the operation lever T100 is located at the left end of the lever operation opening A147.

In the initial state, when a signal to start pouring beer is given, the motor 113 operates. At this time, the motor 113 rotates the power gear 121 clockwise. Thereby, the intermediate gear 123 rotates counterclockwise, and the horizontal operation gear 125 and the vertical operation gear 127 rotate clockwise. As the horizontal operation gear 125 rotates clockwise, the horizontal operation gear 125 pushes the horizontal operation rack 143 to the left, so that the horizontal operation unit 153 moves to the left.

The cam follower 141 moves in the horizontal direction until the cam follower 141 moves to the left and reaches the left side of the lower horizontal groove 131b of the groove cam 131. Therefore, the vertical operation unit 151 does not move in the vertical direction. . For this reason, the vertical operation part 151 maintains the position as it is.

When the clockwise rotation by the motor 113 is continued, the cam follower 141 reaches the left end of the lower horizontal groove 131b of the groove cam 131 and further starts moving in the lower intermediate connection groove 131c. The state of the lever operation unit 101a at this time is shown in FIG. When the cam follower 141 starts to move in the lower intermediate connecting groove 131c, the vertical operation plate 135 starts to move downward. Then, the vertical operation gear 127 and the vertical operation rack 133 start to mesh with each other. Accordingly, the vertical operation unit 151 moves so as to be pushed downward. Eventually, the vertical operation gear 127 and the vertical operation rack 133 begin to engage with each other. As a result, the vertical operation plate 135 is pushed downward, and the pressing rod 139 is pushed downward.

Here, the operation of the mug tilting mechanism accompanying the downward movement of the pressing rod 139 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6C and 9A. As shown in FIG. 6C, when the pressing rod 139 moves downward, the tilt operation rod 167a moves downward, and the tilt operation roller 167b also moves downward. Then, as shown in FIG. 9A, the tilt operation roller 167b comes into contact with the pressure receiving portion 163b formed on the horizontal portion 163a of the jug mounting plate tilting portion 163 as it moves downward. Then, the mug placing plate tilting portion 163 is rotated around the rotation shaft 163e. As the jug placing plate tilting part 163 rotates, the jug placing plate 169 (see FIG. 9B) rotates around the rotation shaft 169a (see FIG. 9B). Thereby, the beer mug placed on the mug placing plate 169 can be tilted. FIG. 9B shows a state where the jug placement plate 169 is disposed on the jug placement plate rotation support portion 161 and the jug placement plate 169 is tilted.

Note that the above-described operation of the mug tilting mechanism is performed in accordance with the downward movement of the vertical operation unit 151 shown in FIGS.

When the cam follower 141 moves through the lower intermediate connecting groove 131c to some extent, the right end of the first tooth portion 143a of the horizontal operation rack 143 reaches the position of the horizontal operation gear 125. FIG. 10 shows the state of the lever operation unit 101a at this time. After this state, even if the motor 113 continues to rotate clockwise, the horizontal operation gear 125 and the horizontal operation rack 143 do not mesh with each other, so that the horizontal operation rack 143 does not receive a force pushing out from the horizontal operation gear 125. Since the lower intermediate connecting groove 131c is formed obliquely to the upper left, the horizontal operation portion 153 moves to the left side although it does not receive the pushing force from the horizontal operation gear 125 as the cam follower 141 moves. On the other hand, since the vertical operation rack 133 receives a pushing force from the vertical operation gear 127, the vertical operation plate 135 and the pressing rod 139 continue to be pushed downward.

When the motor 113 continues to rotate clockwise, the cam follower 141 reaches the left end of the lower intermediate connection groove 131c of the groove cam 131, and thereafter, the horizontal operation unit 153 does not move. On the other hand, since the vertical operation gear 127 and the vertical operation rack 133 continue to mesh with each other, the vertical operation unit 151 continues to move downward. For this reason, the cam follower 141 relatively moves in the intermediate vertical groove 131d. The state of the lever operation unit 101a at this time is shown in FIG.

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. Until this state, the horizontal operation unit 153 is stopped.

Further, when the motor 113 continues to rotate clockwise, the vertical operation gear 151 continues to move downward because the vertical operation gear 127 and the vertical operation rack 133 are engaged with each other. Thereby, the cam follower 141 moves in the upper intermediate connection groove 131e. The state of the lever operation unit 101a at this time is shown in FIG. Since the upper intermediate connecting groove 131e is formed obliquely toward the upper left, the horizontal operation portion 153 moves to the left again as the cam follower 141 moves.

When the motor 113 continues to rotate clockwise, the vertical operation unit 151 further moves downward and the horizontal operation unit 153 moves to the left side. As a result, the cam follower 141 relatively reaches the left end of the upper intermediate connection groove 131e of the groove cam 131. The state of the lever operation unit 101a at this time is shown in FIG. In this state, the vertical operation gear 127 and the vertical operation rack 133 are not engaged with each other. Therefore, thereafter, the vertical operation unit 151 stops moving. That is, the operation of tilting the mug mounting plate in the mug tilting portion 101b is completed (see FIG. 9B).

Further, when the cam follower 141 reaches the left end of the upper intermediate connection groove 131e of the groove cam 131, the operation lever T100 of the manual beer dispenser M100 comes into contact with the right end portion of the lever operation opening A147.

On the other hand, before the cam follower 141 reaches the left end of the upper intermediate connection groove 131e of the groove cam 131, the horizontal operation gear 125 and the horizontal operation rack 143 start to mesh again. As a result, the horizontal operation unit 153 moves to the left side, and the horizontal operation plate 147 moves to the left side, and the operation lever T100 is moved to the left side. Thereby, beer begins to be poured from beer cock K100 (refer to Drawing 1) into the beer mug which inclines diagonally and is mounted in the mug mounting plate.

Further, when the motor 113 continues to rotate clockwise, the horizontal operation gear 125 and the horizontal operation rack 143 are engaged with each other, so that the horizontal operation unit 151 continues to move to the left side, and the cam follower 141 moves in the upper horizontal groove 131f. Reach the left end. The state of the lever operation unit 101a at this time is shown in FIG. Since the horizontal operation unit 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 where the beer is poured into the beer mug continues.

When the cam follower 141 reaches the left end of the upper horizontal groove 131f, the motor 113 is reversed in the counterclockwise direction opposite to the above. As a result, the lever operation unit 101a returns to the initial state by following the opposite path. Since the operation lever T100 moves to the right side, the pouring of beer is finished and the tilted mug placing plate returns to the vertical position (see FIG. 6A).

When the motor 113 continues to rotate counterclockwise from the initial state shown in FIG. 10, the horizontal operation gear 151 and the horizontal operation rack 143 are engaged with each other, so that the horizontal operation unit 151 moves to the right side. In the initial state, the operation lever T100 is located at the left end of the lever operation opening A147. Therefore, when the horizontal operation unit 153 moves to the right, the operation lever T100 moves to the right. Thereby, with respect to the beer mug located vertically, foam starts to be poured from the operation lever T100.

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 portion 131b, the motor 113 is again rotated in the reverse direction, that is, clockwise. As a result, the horizontal operation unit 153 moves to the left side. When the cam follower 141 returns to the initial position, the rotation of the motor 113 is stopped. Thereby, pouring of foam into a beer mug is completed.

As described above, in the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 according to the present embodiment, the beer mug is automatically tilted in the manual beer dispenser M100 simply by operating one power gear 121 by the motor 113 that is a power source, and the beer Can be poured, and further foam can be poured.

Third Method for Attaching Automatic Beer Dispenser Conversion Device 100 Next, a method for attaching the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 to the manual beer dispenser M100 will be described with reference to FIGS.

(1) As shown in FIG. 17, the user who intends to attach the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 removes the beer cock K100 (see FIG. 1) from the casing C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100. In FIG. 18, the state which looked at manual beer dispenser M100 which removed beer cock K100 from the side is shown.

Then, as shown in FIG. 19, the user attaches the attachment base 105 to the beer cock attachment portion C101 provided in the casing C100 and protruding from the casing C100. When mounting, as shown in FIG. 20, the beer cock mounting portion C101 is positioned in the base plate mounting opening 105b formed at the center of the base plate 105a, and the base plate 105a is placed on the mounting surface P100 of the housing C100. Arrange along. Here, the mounting surface P100 refers to the surface of the housing C100 where the beer cock mounting portion C101 is installed. When the base plate attachment opening 105b is formed to be larger than the outer shape of the beer cock attachment portion C101, the base plate 105a is suspended from the beer cock attachment portion C101.

(2) As shown in FIG. 21, the user attaches one split fixing ring 103a that forms the fixing ring 103 (not shown) to the beer cock attaching portion C101. At this time, as shown in FIG. 22, the base plate 105a is arranged along the mounting surface P100. Further, the split fixing ring 103a is disposed as close to the base plate 105a as possible.

The user attaches another split fixing ring 103b to the beer cock attachment C101 as shown in FIG. Thereby, beer cock attaching part C101 is arranged in fixing ring attachment opening 103d formed by

division fixing rings

103a and 103b.

Further, as shown in FIG. 24, the user integrally couples the split fixing ring 103a and the split fixing ring 103b using the split fixing ring connecting bolt 103c, and fixes the split fixing ring 103a and the split fixing ring 103b to the beer cock mounting portion C101. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 25, the base plate 105 is attached to the manual beer server M100 while being sandwiched between the attachment surface P100 of the housing C100 and the fixing ring 103.

(3) Further, as shown in FIG. 26, the user rotates the base plate fixing bolt 105c of the mounting base 105 so as to advance from the base plate 105a toward the housing C100. By rotating the base plate fixing bolt 105c, the base plate fixing bolt 105c comes into contact with the casing C100. When the base plate fixing bolt 105c is further rotated, the base plate fixing bolt 105c is fixed at a position in contact with the casing C100. 105a attempts to move from the housing C100 toward the fixing ring 103. On the other hand, the movement of the base plate 105 a is restricted by the fixing ring 103 at the position where the fixing ring 103 is disposed. For this reason, the base plate fixing bolt 105c functions like a tension rod, and as a result, the base plate 105a is crimped to the fixing ring in the vicinity of the fixing ring 103 and is stretched against the mounting surface P100 in the vicinity of the base plate fixing bolt 105c. Therefore, the base plate 105a is firmly fixed to the manual beer dispenser M100.

(4) Next, as shown in FIG. 27, the user attaches a mounting protrusion (not shown) of the converter main body 101 to the main body mounting opening 105d (see FIG. 19) of the base plate 105a fixed to the manual beer server M100. ). Thereby, the converter main body 101 can be attached to the base plate 105a and eventually to the manual beer server M100. When the conversion device main body 101 is attached, the lever operation unit 101a of the conversion device main body 101 is positioned on the upper side so as not to interfere with the operation lever T100.

(5) Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 28, the user attaches the removed beer cock K100 to the manual beer server M100.

(6) Then, as shown in FIG. 29, after attaching the converter main body 101 to the base plate 105a, the user moves the lever operating portion 101a downward (in the direction of arrow a16), and the operating lever T100 is moved to the lever. It is made to fit in the predetermined position of the operation part 101a (refer FIG. 4).

[Embodiment 2]
In the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 described above, a horizontal operation plate 147 that moves horizontally and operates the operation lever T100 of the beer cock K100 is disposed. Further, the horizontal operation plate 147 has a lever operation opening A147 in which the operation lever T100 of the beer cock K100 in the manual beer dispenser M100 is disposed.

Here, in the manual beer dispenser M100 to which the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 is attached, as shown in FIG. 34, the beer cock K100 in a state where no force is applied from the attachment surface P100 (see FIG. 19) of the housing C100. There are a plurality of shapes in which the distance L1 to the operation lever T100, the moving distance L3 in the tilting direction of the beer cock K100 at a predetermined height, and the moving distance L5 in the pulling direction are different. For this reason, since it is necessary to prepare the horizontal operation | movement plate 147 of a different shape according to it for every shape of manual beer dispenser M100, manufacturing cost starts. In addition, time costs and labor for installation are required.

The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200 in this embodiment includes a horizontal operation plate 247 having a lever operation adapter plate 247A and an adapter fixing plate 247F. Thereby, automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200 can respond to manual beer dispenser M100 of a plurality of shapes at low cost and easily.

The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, about the structure similar to Embodiment 1, while attaching the same number, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

Overall Configuration of 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 main body 201, a fixing ring 103, and a mounting base 105. The conversion device main body 201 is for automatically operating an operation lever T100 disposed in the beer cock K100 (see FIG. 1) of the manual beer dispenser M100, and the conversion device main body 101 in the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 It has the same function.

1. Configuration of Conversion Device Main Body 201 The configuration of the conversion device main body 201 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 35, the conversion device main body 201 has a lever operation portion 201a at the upper portion and a mug tilting portion 101b at the lower portion. The lever operation unit 201a includes an exterior cover 211a including a front panel, left and right panels, an upper lid, and a lower lid. The lever operation unit 201a mainly has a lever operation mechanism inside. The lever operation unit 201a has the same function as the lever operation unit 101a in the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100.

However, the lever operation part 201a is configured to be removable as shown in FIG. FIG. 36 shows a state where the removed lever operation portion 201a is viewed from the direction of the operation lever T100. In FIG. 36, the operation lever T100 is virtually displayed. The lever operation unit 201a has a back cover 211a1 that is a part of the exterior cover 211a. The back cover 211a1 has a lever moving opening 211a3 for allowing the operation lever T100 to move.

(1) Configuration of Lever Operation Unit 201a The configuration of the lever operation unit 201a is the same as that of the lever operation unit 101a in the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 except for the horizontal operation plate 247.

The horizontal operation plate 247 will be described with reference to FIG. The horizontal operation plate 247 includes a lever operation adapter plate 247A and an adapter fixing plate 247F. The lever operating adapter plate 247A is fixed to the adapter fixing plate 247F by mounting means (not shown) such as a predetermined mounting screw. That is, the lever operation adapter plate 247A can be detached from the adapter fixing plate 247F and can be replaced. Thus, the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200 can be attached to a plurality of types of manual beer dispensers M100 only by preparing the lever operation adapter plate 247A in accordance with the type of manual beer dispenser M100 to be attached.

The lever operation adapter plate 247A is a thin plate member made of resin. The lever operation adapter plate 247A has a lever operation opening 247A1. By adjusting the position and shape of the lever operation opening 247A1 in the lever operation adapter plate 247A, the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200 can correspond to a plurality of manual beer dispensers M100. By forming the lever operation adapter plate 247A from resin, the lever operation adapter plate 247A having a different formation position and shape of the lever operation opening 247A1 can be easily formed, especially in comparison with the case where it is formed of metal. It can be easily processed and formed. Similarly, the lever operation adapter plate 247A can be formed at low cost.

For example, in the case of the manual beer dispenser M100 in which the operation lever T100 is located at a distance L11 from the attachment surface C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100 and has the moving distance L31 in the retracting direction and the moving distance L51 in the retracting direction, as shown in FIG. In addition, a lever operation opening 247A1 having a length of L31 + L51 is formed in the lever operation adapter plate 247A so that one end of the lever operation opening 247A1 is positioned at L11 + L51 in the initial state of the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200. do it. The operation 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 retracting direction and a moving distance L53 (> L51) in the retracting direction. In the case of the manual beer dispenser M100, as shown in FIG. 38B, the lever operation opening 247A1 having a length of L33 + L53 is set so that one end of the lever operation opening 247A1 is at the position of L13 + L53 in the initial state of the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200. In this way, the lever operation adapter plate 247A may be formed. Further, the operation 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 retracting direction and a moving distance L55 (> L51) in the retracting direction. In the case of the manual beer dispenser M100, as shown in FIG. 38C, the lever operation opening 247A1 having a length of L35 + L55 is set so that one end of the lever operation opening 247A1 is at the position of L15 + L55 in the initial state of the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200. In this way, the lever operation adapter plate 247A may be formed. 38A to 38C, the outer shape of the operation lever T100 is indicated by a dotted line in order to show the position of the operation lever T100 from the mounting surface P100.

The adapter fixing plate 247F is a metal U-shaped member. The adapter plate 247A moves integrally with the horizontal operation rack 143 fixed to the upper part and the lever operation adapter plate 247A fixed to the lower part.

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

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

[Embodiment 3]
In the above-described automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200, as shown in FIG. 36, the lever operation unit 201a has an internal structure through a lever moving opening 211a3 formed in the back cover 211a1 of the exterior cover 211a. It is exposed to the outside. In this case, when beer is poured into the beer mug, the internal structure of the lever operation unit 201a may be flooded due to rebound from the liquid surface.

In the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 300 according to the present embodiment, the lever operation unit 301a prevents the internal structure from being exposed to the outside through the lever moving opening 211a3 formed in the back cover 211a1 of the exterior cover 211a. ing. Thereby, the internal flooding of the lever operation part 301a can be prevented.

1. Configuration of Conversion Device Main Body 301 The configuration of the conversion device main body 301 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 39, the converter main body 301 has a lever operation part 301a at the upper part and a mug tilting part 101b at the lower part. The lever operation unit 301a has an exterior cover 211a. Moreover, the lever operation part 301a is comprised so that removal is possible. The lever operation unit 301a has the same function as the lever operation unit 201a in the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200.

FIG. 40 shows a state where the removed lever operation portion 301a is viewed from the direction of the operation lever T100. In FIG. 40, the operation lever T100 is virtually displayed. The lever operation unit 301a has a back cover 211a1 which is a part of the exterior cover 211a. The back cover 211a1 has a lever moving opening 211a3. As shown in FIG. 40, in the lever operation unit 301a, the inside is not exposed to the outside through the lever moving opening 211a3.

FIG. 41 shows a state where the back cover 211a1 is removed from the lever operation unit 301a. The lever operation part 301a has a flood prevention plate 311a on the inner side of the back cover 211a1. The flooding prevention plate 311a has a lever insertion port 311a1 and a plate movement restriction opening 311a3. The flooding prevention plate 311a has a size that can always cover the lever moving opening 211a3 even when the operation lever T100 moves. The infiltration prevention plate 311a is formed of a thin plastic sheet. By forming the infiltration prevention plate 311a from a thin plastic sheet, it is possible to easily process and form the infiltration prevention plate 311a having different formation positions and formation shapes of the lever insertion port 311a1. In addition, the infiltration prevention plate 311a can be formed at low cost.

The lever insertion port 311a1 is an opening having a shape equal to the outer shape of the operation lever T100 of the manual beer dispenser M100. The lever insertion port 311a1 is formed in correspondence with the position where the operation lever T100 is in a state where no force is applied in a state where the infiltration prevention plate 311a is disposed at a predetermined initial position.

For example, in the case of the manual beer dispenser M100 in which the circular operation lever T100 having a diameter d11 is located at a distance L11 from the mounting surface C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100, as shown in FIG. 42A, a circular lever insertion port 311a1 having a diameter d11 is provided. In the initial state of the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200, the infiltration prevention plate 311a may be formed so that the center of the lever insertion port 311a1 is positioned at L11. In the case of the manual beer dispenser M100 in which the circular operation lever T100 having the diameter d13 (= d11) is located at a distance L13 (<L11) from the mounting surface C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100, as shown in FIG. 42B, the diameter d13 The circular lever insertion port 311a1 may be formed in the infiltration prevention plate 311a so that the center of the lever insertion port 311a1 is positioned at L13 in the initial state of the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 200. Furthermore, in the case of the manual beer dispenser M100 in which the circular operation lever T100 having the diameter d15 (> d11) is located at a distance L15 from the mounting surface C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100, as shown in FIG. 42C, the circular lever having the diameter d15 is provided. What is necessary is just to form the insertion port 311a1 in the infiltration prevention plate 311a so that the center of the lever insertion port 311a1 may become the position of L15 in the initial state of the automatic beer dispenser conversion apparatus 200.

41, the plate movement restriction opening 311a3 is formed on each side of the lever insertion opening 311a1. In the plate movement restriction opening 311a3, a restriction projection 313a1 formed on the surface of the inner cover 313a formed on the inner side of the rear cover 211a1 on the back cover 211a1 side is disposed. Thereby, the infiltration prevention plate 311a can move only in the direction in which the restriction protrusion 313a1 can move along the plate movement restriction opening 311a3, that is, in the direction in which the plate movement restriction opening 311a3 is formed. Therefore, the arrangement position of the infiltration prevention plate 311a is prevented from being shifted and the inside is exposed to the outside.

FIG. 43 shows a state in which the flood prevention plate 311a is removed. The inner lid 313a has a plurality of regulating protrusions 313a1 at predetermined positions. The inner lid 313a has an operation lever moving opening 313a3 so that the operation lever T100 can move.

[Embodiment 4]
In the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 100 described above, the mounting base 105 is configured such that the base plate fixing bolt 105c is stretched with respect to the base plate 105a by screwing the base plate fixing bolt 105c into the base plate 105a and projecting from the base plate 105a. The base plate 105a was attached to the manual beer dispenser M100.

On the other hand, the automatic beer dispenser conversion device 400 according to this embodiment is a rotation having a spring-type stopper 405c1 having a spring c1-5 (described later) as a biasing means and a support portion c3-5 (described later) protruding by rotation. The base plate 405a is attached to the manual beer dispenser M100 with the spring type stopper 405c1 and the rotary type stopper 405c3 being stretched against the base plate 405a using the type stopper 405c3.

The automatic beer dispenser conversion device 400 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, about the structure similar to Embodiment 1, while attaching the same number, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

Overall Configuration of 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 main body 101, a fixing ring 103, and a mounting base 405. The conversion apparatus main body 101 is for operating automatically the operation lever T100 arrange | positioned at beer cock K100 (refer FIG. 1) of manual beer dispenser M100.

1. Configuration of Mounting Base 405 The configuration of the mounting base 405 will be described with reference to FIG. The mounting base 405 includes a base plate 405a, a spring type stopper 405c1, and a rotary type stopper 405c3.

The base plate 405a is formed of a metal plate. The base plate 405a has a base plate mounting opening 105b and a main body mounting opening 105d.

(1) Configuration of Spring Type Stopper 405c1 A plurality of spring type stoppers 405c1 are disposed below the base plate 405a. The spring type stopper 405c1 will be described with reference to FIG. 45A and 45B respectively show the outer shape of the spring-type stopper 405c1 and the internal structure of the spring-type stopper 405c1 as viewed from the bottom of the base plate 405a. 45A and 45B show the state before the left spring-type stopper 405c1 fixes the base plate 405a, and shows the state after the right-side spring-type stopper 405c1 fixes the base plate 405a.

As shown in FIG. 45B, the spring-type stopper 405c1 has an operation portion c1-1, an internal rod c1-3, a spring c1-5, and a fixed block c1-7. When the operation unit c1-1 is rotated to the right (in the direction of arrow a43: see FIG. 45A) by a predetermined angle, the compressed spring is extended, and the fixed block c1-7 is attached to the mounting surface C100. Push out in the direction (arrow a44 direction). Even when the fixed block c1-7 is in contact with the mounting surface P100, the spring c1-5 maintains a state of being compressed to some extent. When changing from the fixed state to the non-fixed state, the operation unit c1-1 is rotated to the left (in the direction opposite to the arrow a43 direction: see FIG. 45A) by a predetermined angle.

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

When the operation unit c1-1 is operated, the fixed block c1-7 protrudes from the base plate 405a as shown on the right side of FIGS. 45A and 45B. Thus, the fixed block c1-7 protrudes from the base plate 405a with respect to the base plate 405a fixed by the fixing ring 103, whereby the spring-type stopper 405c1 is placed between the base plate 405a and the mounting surface P100 of the manual beer dispenser M100. Can be put in a stretched state. Further, in addition to the frictional force due to the fixing block c1-7, a reaction force due to the compression of the spring c1-5 also acts, so that the base plate 405a can be reliably fixed to the casing C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100.

(2) Configuration 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 with reference to FIG. 46A and 46C show the outer shape of the rotary stopper 405c3 as viewed from the top of the base plate 405a, and FIGS. 46B and 46D show the cross section of the rotary stopper 405c3 shown in FIGS. 46A and 46C on the rotating shaft (described later). Yes. 46A and 46B show a state before the rotary stopper 405c3 fixes the base plate 405a, and FIGS. 46C and 46D show a state after the rotary stopper 405c3 fixes the base plate 405a.

As shown in FIG. 46B, the rotary stopper 405c3 has a rotation shaft c3-1, an operation portion c3-3, a support portion c3-5, and a shaft fixing block c3-7. The rotation shaft c3-1 is fixed to the surface on the mounting surface P100 (see the drawing) side of the base plate 405a via the shaft fixing block c3-7. The shaft fixing block c3-7 is attached to the base plate 405a by a predetermined fixing means such as a screw. The operation part c3-3 and the support part c3-5 are plate-like parts and are configured integrally. Further, the operation part c3-3 and the support part c3-5 are positioned so as to be perpendicular to each other. Furthermore, the operation part c3-3 and the support part c3-5 can rotate around the rotation axis c3-1.

As shown in FIG. 46A, in a state in which the rotary stopper 405c3 does not fix the base plate 405a, the operation part c3-3 protrudes from the base plate 405a, while as shown in FIG. 46B, the support part c3-5 It is within the base plate 405a.

FIG. 47A shows a cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis c3-1 at this time. 47A, when the operation part c3-3 is rotated in the direction of the arrow a46, the support part c3-5 is rotated in the direction of the arrow a48 which is the same direction as the arrow a46 direction.

When the operation part c3-3 is rotated until it comes into contact with the surface of the base plate 405a, the support part c3-5 is positioned perpendicular to the mounting surface P100 as shown in FIG. 47B. As a result, since the support portion c3-5 can be stretched between the base plate 405a and the mounting surface P100 of the manual beer dispenser M100, the base plate 405a can be reliably fixed to the housing C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 46C and 46D, the support portion c3-5 protrudes from the base plate 405a.

Note that when releasing the fixation of the base plate 405a, the operation unit c3-3 in the state of FIG. 47B is rotated in the direction opposite to the arrow A46 direction.

[Other Embodiments]
(1) Liquid: In Embodiment 1 described above, beer is exemplified as the liquid to be discharged. However, the liquid is not limited to the illustrated example as long as it is a liquid. For example, a carbonated drink, a soft drink, water, etc. may be sufficient.

(2) Groove cam: In the first embodiment, in the groove cam 131, the groove 131a is formed in the convex portion, but the groove 131a may be formed so as to make a hole in the flat plate. .

(3) Various gears: In the first embodiment described above, the operation of the vertical operation unit 151, the horizontal operation unit 153, and the jug placing plate tilting unit 163 is realized using four types of gears. If it can implement | achieve, it will not be limited to the thing of an illustration. For example, three, five or more gears may be used.

Further, although the power gear 121 is arranged at the top, it is not limited to the example as long as each gear can be operated.

(4) Press rod 139 and tilt operation rod 167a: In the first embodiment, the press rod 139 and tilt operation rod 167a are arranged up and down to operate the jug placing plate tilting portion 163. The jug placing plate tilting part 163 may be operated using two rods.

(5) Attaching the beer cock K100: In the above-described embodiment 1, in the manual beer dispenser M100, the beer cock K100 is connected to the housing via the beer cock attaching portion C101 formed in the casing C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100. Although it was attached to body C100, if it can attach beer cock K100 to case C100, it will not be limited to an illustration. For example, you may attach directly to the housing | casing C100, without going through the beer cock attaching part C101. In this case, the base plate 105a is disposed so as to be hooked on the beer cock K100 protruding from the housing C100.

In addition, the manual beer dispenser M100 is one in which the beer cock K100 can be separated from the housing C100 of the manual beer dispenser M100, but may be one that cannot be separated. In this case, the base plate 105a may be attached to the beer cock K100 regardless of whether the portion corresponding to the beer cock attaching portion C101 is formed or not.

(6) Spring-type stopper 405c1: In Embodiment 4 described above, a plurality of spring-type stoppers 405c1 are arranged at the bottom of the base plate 405a, but they may be arranged at the top. Alternatively, only the spring-type stopper 405c1 may be arranged at a predetermined position without arranging the rotary-type stopper 405c3.

(7) Rotary stopper 405c3: In Embodiment 4 described above, the rotary stopper 405c3 is disposed on the upper portion of the base plate 405a, but may be disposed on the lower portion. Alternatively, only the rotary stopper 405c3 may be disposed at a predetermined position without disposing the spring stopper 405c1.

(8) Fixing ring 103: In the first embodiment, the fixing ring 103 is constituted by the divided fixing

rings

103a and 103b completely separated from each other. However, the beer cock mounting part C101 of the manual beer dispenser M100 is not provided. It is not limited to the illustrated example as long as it is sandwiched from the left and right, and the divided fixing

rings

103a and 103b are integrally coupled and both are fixed to the beer cock mounting portion C101. For example, a part of the

split fixing rings

103a and 103b may be coupled in advance so that they are not completely separated.

Also, the split fixing ring coupling bolt 103c is not limited as long as the

split fixing rings

103a and 103b can be coupled integrally. For example, an engaging portion that engages with each other may be provided in the

split fixing rings

103a and 103b, and the two may be integrally coupled by engaging them.

The conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device according to the present invention into an automatic liquid supply device can be used, for example, in a manual beverage dispenser for manually supplying a beverage.

This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-86162 filed on April 16, 2013 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-258761 filed on December 16, 2013, all of which are described herein. , Which is incorporated herein by reference.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Automatic beer dispenser conversion device 101 ... Conversion device main body 101a ... Lever operation part 101b ... Jug tilting part 113 ... Motor 121 ... Power gear 123 ...・・ Intermediate gear 125 ・・・・ Horizontal motion gear 127 ・・・・ Vertical motion gear 131 ・・・・ Groove cam 133 ・・・・ Vertical motion rack 135 ・・・・ Vertical motion plate 139 ・・・・ Pressing rod 141 ··· Cam follower 143 ··· Horizontal operation rack 143a · · · First tooth portion 143b · · Second tooth portion 143c · · Intermediate tooth portion 145 · · · Cam follower fixing plate 147 · · · Horizontal motion plate 151... Vertical operation part 153... Horizontal operation part 161... Jug placement plate rotation support part 161 a. Roller bearing opening 163... Mug placing plate tilting part 163a .. Horizontal part 163b .. Pressure receiving part 163c .. Mug placing plate support part 163d .. Jug placing plate support roller 163e .. Rotating shaft 165. ... Tilt rotation support 165a ... Rotation bearing opening 167 ... Tilt operation part 167a ... Tilt operation rod 167b ... Tilt operation roller 169 ... Jug placement plate 103 ... Fixing ring 103a ... Split fixing ring 103b ... Split fixing ring 103c ... Split fixing ring coupling bolt 103d ... Fixing ring mounting opening 105 ... Mounting base 105a ... Base plate 105b ... Base plate mounting Opening 105c ... Base plate fixing bolt 105d ... Main body installation opening 200 ... Automatic beer dispenser conversion device 201 ... Conversion device main body 201a ... Lever operation part 201a3 / Lever movement opening 211a ... Upper cover 211a1 / Back cover 211a3 / Lever Opening for movement 247 ··· Horizontal operation plate 247A · · Adapter plate for lever operation 247F · · Adapter fixing plate 247A1 · Opening for lever operation 300 · · · Automatic beer dispenser conversion device 301 · · · Conversion device body 301a ·· Lever operating portion 311a ·· Water-prevention plate 311a1 · Lever insertion slot 311a3 · Plate movement restricting opening 313a ·· Inner lid 313a1 · Restricting protrusion 313a3 · Operating lever moving opening 400 ··· Automatic beer dispensing Conversion device 405 ··· Mounting base 405a · · Base plate 405c1 · Spring type stopper c1-1 · Operation part c1-3 · Internal rod c1-5 · Spring c1-7 · Fixed block 405c3 · Rotary type stopper c3-1・ Rotary shaft c3-3 ・ Operation part c3-5 ・ Support part c3-7 ・ Shaft fixing block

Claims

A conversion device that converts a manual liquid supply device attached to a manual liquid supply device having a liquid discharge unit that discharges liquid or stops discharge by operating a manual operation unit into an automatic liquid supply device. ,
The converter is
An automatic operation unit for automatically operating the manual operation unit;
A container tilting section for tilting a receiving container for receiving the discharged liquid;
Have
The automatic operation unit is
A first moving unit that has an opening for a manual operation unit in which the manual operation unit is located, moves in a direction in which the manual operation unit operates, and operates the manual operation unit;
A second moving unit that moves in a direction different from the operating direction of the first moving unit;
A first interlocking mechanism that interlocks the movement of the first moving part and the movement of the second moving part;
Have
The container tilting part is
A container placement section for placing the receiving container, the container placement section operating in a pendulum shape in a predetermined direction;
A container support operating unit that supports the container mounting unit and operates in the operation direction of the container mounting unit;
Using the container mounting portion operation rod that moves in the different direction of the second moving portion and the movement direction of the container mounting portion in accordance with the movement of the second moving portion. A second interlocking mechanism portion to be interlocked,
A conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device having an automatic liquid supply device.
In the conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device according to claim 1 into an automatic liquid supply device,
The first interlocking mechanism part is
A groove cam and a cam follower for interlocking the movement of the first moving part and the movement of the second moving part,
Having
A conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device to an automatic liquid supply device.
In the conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device according to claim 2 into an automatic liquid supply device,
The first interlocking mechanism part is
A gear mechanism for operating the groove cam and the cam follower;
A power source for operating the gear mechanism;
Having
A conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device to an automatic liquid supply device.
In the conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device according to claim 3 into an automatic liquid supply device,
The groove cam is
Having a portion in which a groove is formed so that the first moving part stops and the second moving part moves;
A conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device to an automatic liquid supply device.
In the conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device according to claim 4 into an automatic liquid supply device,
The container support operating part is
A container that receives the movement of the container mounting portion operating rod; and when the container receiving portion receives the movement of the rod, the container mounting portion rotates around a predetermined rotation axis. Operating parts,
A conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device to an automatic liquid supply device.
A conversion device for converting any of the manual liquid supply devices according to claims 1 to 5 into an automatic liquid supply device,
The first moving unit includes:
A moving base that moves in the direction in which the manual operation unit operates;
An opening forming part for an operating part that has the opening for the manual operating part and moves integrally with the moving base part, and is removable from the moving base part and replaceable with the opening forming part for the operating part,
A conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device having an automatic liquid supply device.
In the conversion device for converting the manual liquid supply device according to claim 6 into an automatic liquid supply device,
The first moving unit includes:
An inundation preventing means having a shape along the outer shape of the manual operation unit, having an opening for manual operation unit into which the manual operation unit is inserted, and moving according to the movement of the manual operation unit, the operation unit Inundation prevention means located on the manual operation part side of the opening forming part for
A conversion device for converting a manual liquid supply device having an automatic liquid supply device.