WO2016121267A1

WO2016121267A1 - Beverage preparation device

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Publication number: WO2016121267A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/085696
Authority: WO
Inventors: 高橋　大輔; 俊範岡田; 基也寿芳井; 正明児玉; 木路　仁; 慎二長井; 惇後藤
Original assignee: シャープ株式会社
Priority date: 2015-01-27
Filing date: 2015-12-21
Publication date: 2016-08-04
Also published as: JP6006347B2; JP2016137072A

Abstract

Provided is a beverage preparation device wherein a beverage preparation part can be highly efficiently air-cooled. A powder milk preparation device (1A) comprises a heater (12) for heating a supplied liquid (L), and a milk preparation pot (4) in which the liquid (L) heated by the heater (12) is added to powdery milk (PM) to prepare a beverage. The milk preparation device (1A) is provided with a cooling part (30) for cooling the milk preparation pot (4) by blowing air so as to discharge steam from the milk preparation pot (4). The cooling part (30) blows air almost horizontally or upward toward an upper opening (4b) of the milk preparation pot (4).

Description

Beverage production equipment

The present invention relates to a beverage production apparatus including a liquid heating unit that heats a supplied liquid and a beverage preparation unit that is prepared by adding a liquid heated by the liquid heating unit to a beverage raw material. In detail, it is related with the efficient cooling of a drink preparation part.

In recent years, WHO (World Health Organization: World Health Organization) and FAO (United States Food and Agriculture Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) "Guidelines for Safe Formulation, Storage and Handling of Dry Infant Milk" Was co-created.

According to this guideline, there is a report on the relationship between dry powdered milk for infants, that is, infant formula, and severe illness and death of infants due to infection with Enterobacter Sakazaki, etc.

As a preventive measure against the above infection, it has been reported that dry powdered milk given to infants must be prepared using boiling water at a temperature of 70 ° C. or higher. As specific milk preparation methods, the guidelines describe the following methods.
(1) Clean and disinfect the surface where dry powdered milk (milk powder) is prepared.
(2) Wash fingers with soap and clean water and wipe off moisture with a clean cloth or disposable napkin.
(3) Boil a sufficient amount of safe water.
(4) Be careful of burns and pour an appropriate amount of boiled water cooled to above 70 ° C into a clean and sterilized cup or baby bottle.
(5) Accurately add the indicated amount of dry powdered milk.
(6) Cool in a short time to a temperature suitable for breastfeeding by placing it under running tap water or leaving it in a container containing cold or ice water.
(7) Wipe the outside of the feeding cup or bottle with a clean cloth or disposable cloth, the type of dry powdered milk, the name or identification number of the infant, the date and time of milk preparation, the name of the staff who prepared the milk, etc. Display the necessary information.
(8) Since very hot water is used for formulating, it is essential to check the feeding temperature before breast feeding so as not to burn the infant's mouth.
(9) Discard any dry powdered milk that has not been consumed within 2 hours of preparation.

Here, the temperature of milk given to the infant is considered to be about 40 ° C., which is the human skin temperature, taking into consideration the temperature and body temperature of breast milk. For this reason, in order to prepare dry powdered milk and give it to infants, it is necessary to cool the milk to about 40 ° C. after preparing using a liquid once boiled at 70 ° C. or higher. .

As a conventional apparatus and method for preparing milk for infants, for example, milk preparation apparatuses disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are known.

A milk preparation pot heating device 100 disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a device for making hot water for milk preparation. As shown in FIGS. And a hot plate 102 on which the milk preparation pot 120 is placed. The hot plate 102 is supported by a cooling fan 103 provided in the case 101. When the milk preparation pot 120 is placed on the hot plate 102 and the milk adjustment pot 120 is heated by the hot plate 102, boiling water is generated from the water in the milk preparation pot 120. Further, the cooling fan 103 is rotated, and the milk preparation pot 120 is cooled by the air flowing from the air intake port 104.

Next, in the milk preparation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2, a concentrate is prepared by mixing a necessary amount of formula with a certain amount of hot water. And it is comprised so that the milk of suitable temperature may be prepared by adding the liquid of low temperature so that the final volume of a mixture may be reached with respect to the concentrate.

Japanese Patent Publication “JP 2005-110937 (published April 28, 2005)” Japanese Patent Gazette “Special Table 2010-524550 (July 22, 2010)”

However, the conventional beverage production apparatus has the following problems.

First, in the milk preparation pot heating device 100 disclosed in Patent Document 1, the hot plate 102 in the case 101 provided on the lower side of the milk preparation pot 120 is cooled by the cooling fan 103. For this reason, the heat dissipation path of the internal hot water in the milk preparation pot 120 is only the heat transfer to the hot plate 102, and it takes time for cooling. In addition, the milk preparation pot heating device 100 disclosed in Patent Document 1 aims to cool the boiled hot water to 55 ° C, and cools the milk prepared at 70 ° C or higher to 40 ° C at the time of drinking. Not suitable for that.

Next, the milk preparation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 can automatically perform a series of operations from the production of milk to cooling, but it is necessary to dilute the concentrate. For this reason, the stirring and mixing process for mixing warm water and cooling water is required. However, in order to prevent the dry powder milk from remaining undissolved, it is necessary to prepare a concentrate using a large amount of high-temperature water. Therefore, in order to prepare the milk after milk preparation at a constant temperature and a constant amount, it is necessary to use cooling water at room temperature or lower, and it is necessary to provide a cooling device in the milk preparation device. In order to lower the temperature of the cooling water and keep it constant by the cooling device, it takes a long time before it becomes possible to start milk preparation from power ON. In addition, there is a problem from the viewpoint of cost, such as the need to provide a cooling device. Furthermore, the milk preparation method is different from the safe milk preparation method according to “Guidelines for Safe Formulation, Storage and Handling of Infant Dry Powdered Milk” in that cooling water is additionally mixed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a beverage production device that can efficiently air-cool a beverage preparation unit.

In order to solve the above problems, a beverage production apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention prepares a beverage by adding a liquid heating unit that heats a supplied liquid and a liquid heated by the liquid heating unit to a beverage ingredient. In the beverage production apparatus comprising the beverage preparation unit, a cooling unit is provided for cooling the beverage preparation unit by blowing air so as to discharge the steam of the beverage preparation unit, and the cooling unit is a beverage preparation unit It is characterized by blowing air from the substantially horizontal direction or from below to the upper opening.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is an effect of providing a beverage production device capable of efficiently air-cooling a beverage preparation unit.

It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the powdered milk preparation apparatus as a drink production | generation apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the structure of the float type check valve connected to the supply piping of the said powdered milk preparation apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the cooling part of the said powdered milk preparation apparatus. (A) is sectional drawing which shows the liquid level state inside this milk preparation pod in the state which the stirring element of the milk preparation pod in the said powdered milk preparation apparatus has stopped, (b) It is sectional drawing which shows the liquid level state inside the milking pod in the state which is rotating. (A) is a figure which shows each cooling condition in the said powdered milk formulating apparatus, (b) is when cooling the formula pod of a powdered milk formulating apparatus for 5 minutes based on each cooling condition of (a) It is a graph which shows the temperature change of. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the powdered milk preparation apparatus as a drink production | generation apparatus in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the liquid extraction apparatus as a drink production | generation apparatus in Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the powdered milk preparation apparatus as a drink production | generation apparatus in Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the structure of the ventilation nozzle of the said powdered milk preparation apparatus. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the structure of the air blowing nozzle of the powdered milk preparation device, taken along the line AA in FIG. 9. (A) (b) is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the conventional drink production | generation apparatus.

[Embodiment 1]
One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the present embodiment, as a beverage production device, for example, a milk dispenser that automatically mixes infant milk powder as a mixed extraction material and a heated liquid to produce milk as a beverage will be described. In addition, although this embodiment demonstrates the powdered milk preparation apparatus as a drink production | generation apparatus, in the drink production | generation apparatus of this invention, it does not necessarily restrict to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to a coffee maker as a beverage generating device that automatically generates coffee as a beverage by pouring a heated liquid into ground coffee beans as a raw material for mixed extraction. In addition, it can be applied to a tea maker as a beverage production apparatus that automatically produces Japanese tea or black tea as a beverage by pouring a heated liquid into tea leaves as a raw material for mixed extraction.

The configuration of a powdered milk preparation device 1A as a beverage production device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a powdered milk preparation device 1A according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a configuration of the float type check valve 11 connected to the supply pipe 10 of the powdered milk preparation device 1A. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the cooling unit 30 of the powdered milk preparation device 1A.

As shown in FIG. 1, the powdered milk preparation device 1 </ b> A of the present embodiment is composed of a device main body 2 as a housing and a container 3 for storing a liquid L.

The container 3 is arranged on the upper part of the apparatus main body 2 as a casing and is detachable from the apparatus main body 2. The container 3 is poured with water suitable for drinking by babies, such as drinking water for babies, pure water or natural water, in addition to tap water as a liquid for use in milk preparation.

The milk preparation pod 4 can be installed near the approximate center of the apparatus main body 2, and a production operation such as preparation mixing of hot water and powdered milk PM as a beverage raw material is performed in the milk preparation pod 4.

Below the milk preparation pod 4 in the apparatus main body 2, a control panel (not shown) is provided for the user to operate the powdered milk preparation apparatus 1A.

Inside the apparatus main body 2, a supply pipe 10 for supplying the liquid L stored in the container 3 and a heater 12 as a liquid heating unit, which will be described later, are provided on the outlet side of the supply pipe 10. The funnel 20 as a funnel container, which is a temperature adjusting unit for adjusting the boiling liquid L to a temperature between 70 ° C. and the temperature, and the temperature adjusted liquid L and powdered milk PM are mixed to prepare milk. A milk preparation pod 4 serving as a beverage preparation section, a cooling section 30 for cooling the milk preparation pod 4, a motor 5 for rotating the stirring bar 4a in the milk preparation pod 4, and a milk preparation pod 4 A thermistor TM for measuring the temperature of the milk inside is provided.

The supply pipe 10 is a flow path through which the liquid L stored in the container 3 passes. The supply pipe 10 is heated with a float type check valve 11 for preventing the liquid L from flowing back into the container 3, a heater 12 as a heating supply unit for heating and sterilizing the supplied liquid L by boiling, A watering nozzle 13 that disperses the liquid L in the funnel 20 and ejects the liquid L is provided. For this reason, the liquid L stored in the container 3 flows from the container 3 into the inlet of the heater 12 via the float check valve 11 inside the supply pipe 10, and from the outlet of the heater 12, a water spray nozzle 13 is discharged.

As the material of the supply pipe 10, for example, a metal pipe such as SUS or a pipe such as silicon or Teflon (registered trademark) resin pipe can be used. Preferably, it is desirable to select, for example, a silicon-based member suitable for supply for food use. In the present embodiment, as the supply pipe 10, for example, a silicon tube having an inner diameter of φ10 mm is used. The size of the material and inner diameter of the tube can be arbitrarily set. Moreover, the connection with each part can select the arbitrary fixing methods suitable for the size etc. of the tube.

The float check valve 11 has a function of preventing the backflow of the liquid L from the heater 12 to the container 3 and a function of stopping the supply of the liquid L at the water level of the float check valve 11. As a specific configuration, as shown in FIG. 2, a large-diameter pipe portion 11b having a large inner diameter is provided under a small-diameter pipe portion 11a having a small inner diameter, and the small-diameter pipe portion 11a is included in the large-diameter pipe portion 11b. A float 11c having an outer shape larger than the inner diameter is provided.

In the float type check valve 11, when the liquid L is injected from the container 3, the float 11c is lowered by the flow. When the liquid L is filled up to the water level of the float check valve 11, the float 11c floats and closes the small-diameter pipe portion 11a, so that the backflow from the supply pipe 10 to the container 3 is prevented.

In the present embodiment, the heater 12 has, for example, a U-shaped pipe shape as shown in FIG. 1 and is formed so as to cover a part of the supply pipe 10 from the periphery. For example, a nichrome wire is incorporated in the heater 12, and has a function of heating and boiling the liquid L for milk production, sterilizing it, and supplying it to the watering nozzle 13. Specifically, it is as follows. (1) The liquid L flows from the container 3 through the float check valve 11 into the portion of the supply pipe 10 covered with the U-shaped heater 12.
(2) The liquid L that has flowed into the portion of the supply pipe 10 covered with the U-shaped heater 12 is filled with the liquid L up to a height at which the float check valve 11 is attached.
(3) When heating by the heater 12 is started, the liquid L boils and is pushed up from the heater 12 by its vapor pressure.
(4) Since the float type check valve 11 is provided on the inlet side of the heater 12, the liquid L is pushed out only from the outlet of the heater 12 on the reverse side, and the liquid L is supplied to the watering nozzle 13 via the supply pipe 10. Is done.
(5) As the liquid L in the supply pipe 10 in the portion covered by the heater 12 decreases, the pressure in the supply pipe 10 in the portion covered by the heater 12 decreases, and the float check valve 11 opens. . As a result, returning to (1), the liquid L before heating flows in.

In addition, the heater 12 of this embodiment is provided with a temperature sensor (not shown) so that the heating temperature of the heater 12 can always be measured.

The above (1) to (5) are repeated until the liquid L disappears from the container 3, and the liquid L heated by the heater 12 is sequentially pumped to the funnel 20. When the liquid L disappears inside the supply pipe 10, the heat from the heater 12 becomes difficult to be transmitted to the outside, and the temperature of the heater 12 itself is likely to rise above the boiling temperature of the liquid L. As a result, the heating of the heater 12 can be stopped by setting and detecting the upper limit temperature.

The watering nozzle 13 has a function of dispersing and ejecting the liquid L that has been heated and pumped. A plurality of small holes and thin slits are formed on the lower wall surface which is the tip of the watering nozzle 13. Then, by changing the size of the holes and slits, the liquid L can be dispersed and ejected from a shower shape to a finer mist shape. When the liquid L is finely dispersed, the surface area increases, and heat exchange with air existing in the space of the funnel 20 is promoted. As a result, the temperature of the liquid L falls.

The funnel 20 collects the liquid L, which has been dispersed by the watering nozzle 13 and has fallen in temperature, and drops the liquid L onto the milk preparation pod 4 provided below from the outlet provided in the lower part. Therefore, the watering nozzle 13 and the funnel 20 function as a first temperature adjusting unit that cools the liquid L heated and boiled by the heater 12.

The milk preparation pod 4 generates milk by preparing and mixing dry powdered milk, that is, powdered milk PM, which has been set in advance, and a boiled liquid L for milk production.

In the milk preparation pod 4 of the present embodiment, a stirring bar 4a for stirring and mixing the powdered milk PM and the liquid L is provided inside the milk preparation pod 4 and used.

The stirrer 4a has a magnet arranged inside, and the surface of the magnet is covered with resin. As the resin used for the surface, it is preferable to use a resin suitable for food. For example, it is desirable to use silicon, Teflon (registered trademark), polypropylene, or the like similar to the material of the supply pipe 10 described above.

As the shape of the stirring bar 4a, various shapes such as an elongated bowl-like shape, an octagonal rod-like shape, a disc-like shape, and a windmill blade-like shape can be used. In the present embodiment, an elongate bowl is used.

The magnet of the stirrer 4 a is paired with a magnet (not shown) arranged on the rotation shaft of the motor 5 arranged inside the apparatus main body 2 below the milk adjustment pod 4. Correspondingly, the stirring bar 4a rotates.

In the present embodiment, the motor 5 is continuously operated for at least a sufficient time to dissolve the powdered milk PM in the liquid L.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cooling unit 30 includes a fan 32 for air blowing, an air inlet 31, a duct 33 including an air duct 33 a and an air exhaust duct 33 b, and an air outlet 34. It functions as a second temperature control unit for cooling the milk afterwards.

The fan 32 has a blowing function for air-cooling the milk in the milk preparation pod 4 to a target temperature. As shown in FIG. 3, the fan 32 is disposed inside the apparatus main body 2, an intake port 31 for sucking air is provided on the upstream side, and an air duct 33 a for jetting into the milk conditioning pod 4 on the downstream side. Is provided. The intake port 31 is provided with a filter (not shown) so that dust, foreign matter and the like do not enter inside. Further, an exhaust duct 33 b having an exhaust port 34 for discharging air to the outside of the apparatus main body 2 is provided on the downstream side of the milk adjustment pod 4.

That is, the duct 33 has a space portion 33c in the middle of the air duct 33a and the exhaust duct 33b, and the milk adjustment pod 4 is arranged in the space portion 33c. Since the space 33c is an open space, the milk adjustment pod 4 can be inserted.

The air duct 33a is opened so that the wind hits the milk conditioning pod 4 from the side or from below, and the exhaust duct 33b on the downstream side of the milk conditioning pod 4 is located next to the milk conditioning pod 4 or It is arranged so as to escape from above and is connected to the exhaust port 34. With such a configuration, air can flow above the opening 4 b on the upper side of the milk adjustment pod 4, and hot air is drawn from the inside of the milk adjustment pod 4, so that it can be easily removed. As a result, heat dissipation from the milk M by convection is promoted. On the contrary, when the air blowing is stopped, the space in the milk adjustment pod 4 becomes a heat reservoir, so that it is difficult to release heat from the milk M.

Here, when the wind is directly applied to the milk M present in the milk preparation pod 4, it can be quickly cooled. However, if the wind is directly applied to the milk M, there is a high possibility that foreign matters such as dust will enter the milk M. When dust or the like touches the milk M, it is trapped and taken in the milk M by surface tension. For this reason, it is very inappropriate as a method of making a drink for a baby.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the above-described milk M is configured not to be directly exposed to wind. That is, the cooling of the milk is realized by the heat radiation by the two wind flows, the heat radiation from the side surface of the milk preparation pod 4 and the heat radiation by removing the heat reservoir at the top of the milk conditioning pod 4.

In addition, the cooling process by the fan 32 can be performed more easily by being performed simultaneously with the stirring process by the stirring bar 4a. This principle will be described with reference to FIGS. (A) of FIG. 4 is sectional drawing which shows the liquid level state inside the pod 4 for milk preparation in the state which the stirring element 4a has stopped. FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view showing the liquid level inside the milk preparation pod 4 in a state where the stirring bar 4a is rotating.

As shown in FIG. 4 (a), the liquid level inside the milk adjustment pod 4 in a state where the stirring bar 4a is stopped is horizontal, whereas, as shown in FIG. 4 (b). Thus, when the stirrer 4a is rotating, the outer liquid level rises due to centrifugal force, and the central portion descends. With such a state, both the contact area between the milk M and the inner surface of the milk preparation pod 4 and the surface area of the milk M increase. For this reason, the heat radiation area of the milk M increases and the milk M becomes easy to cool. Further, since there is such a change in the liquid level, the size of the milk preparation pod 4 needs to be sufficiently larger than the milk preparation amount of the milk M.

Further, the exhaust duct 33b on the downstream side of the milk adjustment pod 4 of the duct 33 in the present embodiment is generated from the heated liquid L or the milk M adjusted to be poured into the milk adjustment pod 4. The environment is prone to steam condensation. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the fan 32 is disposed upstream of the milk adjustment pod 4, and water droplets condensed inside the exhaust duct 33 b drop into the milk adjustment pod 4. In order to prevent this, the duct return portion 33d as a dew condensation water fall prevention portion is provided. That is, the duct return portion 33d is formed by folding the inlet end portion of the cylindrical exhaust duct 33b inward, and water droplets condensed inside the exhaust duct 33b are stored in the duct return portion 33d. .

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the thermistor TM is for indirectly measuring the temperature of the liquid L or milk in the milk preparation pod 4. By measuring the correspondence between the milk temperature in the milk preparation pod 4 and the temperature measured by the thermistor TM in advance, the finished milk temperature can be set on the user side. Thereby, the completion of milk preparation is determined from the temperature detected by the thermistor TM, and the completion is notified to the user by sound or lamp display.

In the present embodiment, the temperature of the internal liquid L or milk is confirmed from the temperature of the outer surface of the milk preparation pod 4. Therefore, a leaf spring for bringing the thermistor TM into contact with the milk adjustment pod 4 to ensure heat transfer between the thermistor TM and the milk adjustment pod 4, and the position of the milk adjustment pod 4 and the apparatus main body 2. It is desirable to provide positioning pins and guides for making the relationship constant.

Also, the finished milk will be transferred to a baby bottle and given to the baby. For this reason, when notifying the user of the completion by sound or lamp display, it is desirable to set the temperature to be detected at a temperature higher than 40 ° C., which is an indication of breast feeding, and as a guide, around 45 ° C.

The temperature change when the liquid L at 70 ° C. is cooled using the powdered milk preparation device 1A having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. (A) of FIG. 5 is a figure which shows each cooling condition in 1 A of powdered milk formulating apparatuses, FIG.5 (b) is 1A of powdered milk formulating apparatuses based on each cooling condition of (a) of FIG. It is a graph which shows a temperature change when cooling pod 4 of this is cooled for 5 minutes. In this confirmation experiment, tap water was used as the liquid L. Moreover, although the rotation speed of the stirring element 4a was performed at about 15 rotation / second, mixing of the powdered milk PM is not performed. Further, the fan 32 was blown at about 5 L / min.

When liquid cooling is performed in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the temperature cooling after 5 minutes is performed with the stirring operation “no” and the fan 32 operation “no” under the cooling condition A. While the width was 6.0 ° C., the temperature cooling width after 5 minutes was 24.7 ° C. in the stirring operation “Yes” under the cooling condition D and the fan 32 operation “Yes”. Therefore, by performing the fan operation, the temperature change width increases three times or more, and when the stirring operation is performed together, it becomes four times or more, and it can be seen that the cooling capacity is remarkably improved.

By using the powdered milk preparation device 1A of the present embodiment as described above, milk M is produced in compliance with “Guidelines on Safe Formulation, Storage and Handling of Infant Dry Powdered Milk”. In addition, it was confirmed that the cooling from the preparation to the arbitrary temperature was performed automatically.

Thus, in the powdered milk preparation device 1A of the present embodiment, the heater 12 as a liquid heating unit that heats the supplied liquid L, and the powdered milk PM using the liquid L heated by the heater 12 as a beverage ingredient And a pod 4 for milk preparation as a beverage preparation section for preparing a beverage. And the cooling part 30 which ventilates so that the vapor | steam of the milk preparation pod 4 may be discharged | emitted and cools the milk preparation pod 4 is provided, and the cooling part 30 goes to the opening part 4b of milking pod 4 upper part. Air is blown from substantially the horizontal direction or from below.

According to the above configuration, the powder milk preparation device 1A includes the heater 12 that heats the supplied liquid L, and the milk adjustment pod 4 that is prepared by adding the liquid L heated by the heater 12 to the powdered milk PM. It has.

In this type of powdered milk preparation device 1A, since the beverage prepared in the milk preparation pod 4 is hot, it must be cooled to an appropriate temperature. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the beverage inside the milk preparation pod 4 is air-cooled by air cooling. However, conventionally, there has not been a beverage production apparatus that efficiently air-cools when air-cooling.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, a cooling unit 30 is provided for cooling the milk preparation pod 4 by blowing air so as to discharge the steam of the milk preparation pod 4. That is, in the conventional air cooling, only the air was blown and cooled to the lower part of the milk preparation pod 4, so that the upper steam pool in the milk preparation pod 4 could not be eliminated, and cooling took time. The efficiency was not good.

In this respect, in the present embodiment, the cooling unit 30 cools the beverage pod 6 by blowing air so that the steam of the milk preparation pod 4 is discharged. As a result, by discharging the steam from the beverage pod 6, the hot air inside the beverage pod 6 is attracted and easily removed, so that the heat radiation of the beverage inside the beverage pod 6 is promoted.

Moreover, in the powdered milk preparation device 1A of the present embodiment, the cooling unit 30 blows air from the substantially horizontal direction or from below to the opening 4b at the top of the milk preparation pod 4. Thereby, since the cooling unit 30 blows air toward the upper opening 4 b of the milk adjustment pod 4, it is possible to discharge the steam pool remaining in the upper opening 4 b of the milk adjustment pod 4. Therefore, the steam of the milk preparation pod 4 can be discharged efficiently. Furthermore, since it blows from the substantially horizontal direction or the downward direction to the opening part 4b of the upper part of the milk adjustment pod 4 as a ventilation direction, it can prevent that foreign materials, such as dust, enter directly into a drink.

Therefore, it is possible to provide the powdered milk preparation device 1A that can efficiently air-cool the beverage pod 6.

In the powdered milk preparation device 1A according to the present embodiment, the cooling unit 30 includes an air inlet 31 for taking in air, a fan 32 as a blower fan, and the milk from the fan 32 for adjusting milk 4. And an exhaust duct 33b for guiding the wind passing through the milk adjustment pod 4 to an exhaust port 34 provided above the milk adjustment pod 4. The exhaust duct 33b is provided with a duct return portion 33d as a dew condensation water fall prevention portion for preventing a water drop from dropping due to condensation generated inside the exhaust duct 33b.

Thereby, in the cooling unit 30, air is taken in from the air inlet 31 by the fan 32, and discharged from the air blowing duct 33 a to the milk preparation pod 4. Thereby, the vapor | steam of the upper part of the pod 4 for milk control is discharged | emitted by the exhaust duct 33b, and is exhausted outside from the exhaust port 34 after that. Therefore, since the steam is immediately discharged to the outside through the exhaust duct 33b, it is possible to cool efficiently.

Here, in the present embodiment, in particular, the exhaust duct 33b is provided with a duct return portion 33d for preventing a water droplet from dropping due to condensation generated inside the exhaust duct 33b. That is, since the exhaust duct 33b extends to the exhaust port 34 provided on the upper side of the milk adjustment pod 4, water droplets due to dew condensation generated inside the exhaust duct 33b travel along the wall of the exhaust duct 33b and There is a risk of falling. On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the duct return portion 33d is provided, it is possible to prevent water droplets due to condensation generated inside the exhaust duct 33b from falling on the milk adjustment pod 4.

Further, in the powdered milk preparation device 1A in the present embodiment, a stirrer 4a and a motor 5 are provided as a rotating mechanism for rotating and mixing the powdered milk PM and the liquid L in the milking pod 4.

Thus, for example, the powdered milk PM and the liquid L in the milk preparation pod 4 are rotated and mixed by a rotating mechanism such as a stirrer including the stirrer 4a and the motor 5 that rotates the stirrer 4a. L can be mixed efficiently.

In the present embodiment, since the powdered milk PM and the liquid L are rotated by the rotation mechanism, the liquid becomes a vortex during rotation, and the contact area of the liquid with the inner wall surface of the milk adjustment pod 4 increases. On the other hand, since the ventilation from the cooling unit 30 comes from the side surface or the lower side of the milk preparation pod 4, cooling of the milk preparation pod 4 is promoted. Therefore, a powdered milk preparation device 1 </ b> A capable of air-cooling the milk preparation pod 4 more efficiently can be provided by the synergistic effect of the rotation mechanism of the milk preparation pod 4 and the ventilation from the cooling unit 30.

[Embodiment 2]
The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. The configurations other than those described in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the drawings of the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and explanation thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, a powdered milk preparation device 1B as a beverage production device of the present embodiment has a room temperature meter 41 as a thermometer in addition to the configuration of the powdered milk preparation device 1A of the first embodiment. The control board 42 is added, and the exhaust duct 43 b in the duct 33 is also arranged in the watering nozzle 13 and the funnel 20.

The configuration of a powdered milk preparation device 1B as a beverage production device of the present embodiment will be described based on FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the powdered milk preparation device 1B of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, a room temperature meter 41 and a control board 42 are added to the powdered milk preparation device 1B of the present embodiment.

The room temperature meter 41 is for measuring the room temperature at the time of milk preparation, and the control board 42 is for controlling the operation of the fan 32 according to the measured room temperature. For simplification of the configuration, the room temperature meter 41 may be substituted by using the measured value of the thermistor TM before the milking operation. However, in that case, accurate measurement may not be possible due to the use history immediately before continuous use.

Further, in the present embodiment, the exhaust duct 43 b in the duct 33 is also arranged in the watering nozzle 13 and the funnel 20. More specifically, the duct 33 is disposed in the exhaust duct 43b downstream of the milk adjustment pod 4 so as to cover the upper portion of the funnel 20 and to be connected to the exhaust port 34. The steam generated is extracted. Further, as the duct 33, a funnel direct feed duct 43d is additionally formed so that a part of the air blown by the fan 32 is sent directly to the funnel 20 side.

In other words, in modern living spaces of ordinary households, air conditioners such as air conditioners and heating equipment are provided, so it is almost always comfortable to live at 20-28 ° C regardless of the season. is there. Depending on the room or time zone where temperature control equipment is not used, such as a kitchen or bedroom at night in winter, the room temperature has dropped to less than 20 ° C, or the air conditioner is not effective in summer. In a moving room, the room temperature may rise to 30 ° C or higher.

When the powdered milk preparation device 1A described in the first embodiment is used in such a room, the liquid L is cooled by heat exchange with air at room temperature, so that the liquid L is cooled more than necessary. It may be supplied or supplied with little cooling, and it may take a long time to cool the milk M.

However, for safety, “safe preparation of infant dry powdered milk, jointly created by WHO (World Health Organization: World） Health Organization) and FAO (United States Food and Agriculture Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), The “Guidelines for Storage and Handling” stipulates that the temperature of the liquid supplied to the milk preparation is 70 ° C. or higher, and that the milk is cooled immediately after milk preparation for feeding.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, in order to prevent the above-described situation, first, the control board 42 speeds up the operation of the fan 32 based on the temperature measured by the room temperature meter 41, or performs the operation. Control is delayed. Secondly, the exhaust duct 43b is arranged in the funnel 20 which is the first temperature adjusting unit to improve the cooling capacity. Accordingly, for example, the temperature of the liquid L dripped from the funnel 20 is 70 ° C. or higher even in a room below 20 ° C., or the liquid L can be cooled even in a room having a high temperature.

Here, in the present embodiment, the measurement by the room temperature meter 41 is performed in advance before performing the milk adjustment operation, and it is determined what operation is to be performed on the control board 42. For example, the milking operation can be performed by performing the following five-stage classification determination on the measured room temperature.

When the room temperature is too low: Error display outside the operating temperature range When the room temperature is low: Fan operation is performed from the stirring process When the room temperature is appropriate: Fan operation is performed from the middle of the water heating process When the room temperature is high: Fan operation is performed Performed before the hot water process If the room temperature is too high: Display of error outside the operating temperature range In addition to the operation timing of the fan 32, the rotation speed of the fan 32 is changed for each measured room temperature category. Alternatively, the operation timing of the fan 32 and the rotation speed adjustment may be combined. Further, the measured room temperature classification determination may be further divided.

Further, by providing the exhaust duct 43b as a part of the duct 33 so as to cover the funnel 20 and the watering nozzle 13, the cooling ability in the funnel 20 which is the first temperature adjusting unit is improved. The reason for this is that steam or hot air accumulated in the funnel 20 by hot water supply from the watering nozzle 13 can be released to the outside by blowing air from the fan 32.

As a result, the above-described operation control of the fan 32 makes it possible to adjust the temperature widely, and when it is extremely hot or cold, it is possible to prevent a milk preparation operation that deviates from the guidelines, regardless of the season. Can be used with confidence.

Therefore, by using the powdered milk preparation device 1B of the present embodiment, the milk M is produced in compliance with the “Guidelines for Safe Formulation, Storage and Handling of Dry Powdered Milk for Infants”, and Cooling from milk preparation to any temperature can be performed automatically.

Thus, in the powdered milk preparation device 1B according to the present embodiment, the beverage preparation unit is a funnel-shaped container that receives the liquid L that has been heated to the boiling state and sprayed by the water spray nozzle 13 serving as a spray nozzle. And a milk conditioning pod 4 as a mixing container for mixing the powdered milk PM, which is a raw material for a mixture as a beverage raw material, and the liquid L. The funnel 20 is provided inside the exhaust duct 33b.

Thereby, a drink preparation part receives the funnel 20 which receives the liquid L heated to the boiled state and was sprayed with the water spray nozzle 13, and the powdered milk PM and the liquid L which are provided under the funnel 20 as a drink raw material. And a pod 4 for milk preparation for mixing. For this reason, it is suitable for using as powdered milk preparation apparatus 1B which mixes milk powder and a heating liquid, for example, and produces milk as a drink production | generation apparatus.

Further, in the present embodiment, the funnel 20 is provided inside the exhaust duct 33b. For this reason, the vapor | steam generated inside the funnel 20 is discharged | emitted from the exhaust port 34 outside through the exhaust duct 33b. For this reason, it becomes possible to extract the liquid L at an appropriate temperature by efficiently cooling the liquid L heated to the boiling state sprinkled by the water nozzle 13 in the funnel 20.

Moreover, in the powdered milk preparation apparatus 1B according to the present embodiment, a room temperature meter 41 as a thermometer for measuring the external ambient environment temperature, and the fan 32 blows air based on the external ambient environment temperature measured by the room temperature meter 41. And a control board 42 as a control unit for controlling the control.

That is, since the cooling conditions of the milk preparation pod 4 are different depending on the external ambient temperature such as summer or winter, it is desirable to change the cooling operation of the cooling unit 30 depending on the ambient temperature outside the powder milk preparation device 1B. .

In this regard, in the present embodiment, a room temperature meter 41 for measuring the external ambient temperature is provided, and the control board 42 controls the ventilation of the fan 32 based on the external ambient temperature measured by the room temperature meter 41. It has become.

Therefore, it is possible to provide a powdered milk preparation device 1B that can appropriately cool the beverage preparation unit by changing the operating conditions in the cooling unit 30 depending on the season in which the beverage is produced.

[Embodiment 3]
The following will describe still another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. The configurations other than those described in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment and the second embodiment. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the drawings of Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 are given the same reference numerals, and explanation thereof is omitted.

In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the powdered milk preparation devices 1A and 1B that generate milk M have been described as the beverage production device. However, the present embodiment is different in that the beverage production device is a liquid extraction device 1C that extracts coffee or tea.

The configuration of the liquid extraction device 1C as the beverage production device of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a liquid extraction device 1C as a beverage production device of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7, the liquid extraction apparatus 1C of the present embodiment is replaced with the milk preparation pod 4 present in the powdered milk preparation apparatuses 1A and 1B that generate the milk M of the first and second embodiments. A beverage pod 6 without a stirring bar 4a is provided. In addition, for example, a drip filter 21 is disposed inside the funnel 20, and the extraction powder C such as ground coffee beans or tea leaves is put in the drip filter 21 by the user. .

In the present embodiment, when the liquid L is supplied from the watering nozzle 13 and liquid extraction is performed, the operation of the fan 32 is basically not performed so that the aroma of coffee or tea does not fly. However, there is no problem even if the fan 32 is operated and the scent is blown off if the purpose is different, for example, when the scent is to be taken out of the apparatus body 2. In this case, the operation of the fan 32 is manually performed by the user.

In this embodiment, since the beverage pod 6 only stores the extract, it is not necessary to use the stirrer 4a because stirring with the stirrer 4a is unnecessary.

However, when it is desired to quickly cool the extracted beverage, the motor 5 may be rotated by inserting the stirring bar 4a in order to increase the cooling rate using the milk preparation pod 4. Further, a milk tea or a cafe au lait may be made by providing a stirring bar 4 a and putting milk powder or skim milk powder in the milk preparation pod 4.

In this embodiment, since it can be used in this way, a liquid extraction device that can be used to brew coffee, tea, etc. even after child-raising after using powdered milk preparation devices 1A and 1B as a beverage production device during child-raising By using as 1C, this drink production | generation apparatus can be utilized as a multi-drink maker.

[Embodiment 4]
The following will describe still another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. The configurations other than those described in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first to third embodiments. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the drawings of Embodiments 1 to 3 are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

A powdered milk preparation device 1D as a beverage production device of the present embodiment is replaced with a watering nozzle 13 and a funnel as shown in FIG. 8 instead of the configuration of the powdered milk preparation devices 1A and 1B of the first embodiment. The difference is that there is no 20 and the blower nozzle 35 is disposed in the path of the duct 33.

The configuration of a powdered milk preparation device 1D as a beverage production device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a powdered milk preparation device 1D as a beverage production device of the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the configuration of the air blowing nozzle 35 of the powdered milk preparation device 1D. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the air blowing nozzle 35 of the powdered milk preparation device 1D, and is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, the powdered milk preparation device 1D of the present embodiment has no watering nozzle 13 and funnel 20 instead of the configuration of the powdered milk preparation device 1A, 1B of the first embodiment, and With respect to the cooling unit 30, a blower nozzle 35 is disposed in the path of the duct 33.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the blower nozzle 35 has a substantially cylindrical hollow casing as a whole, and is connected to the fan 32 via a duct 33 outside the cylindrical casing. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 8, the slit 35a which blows the air sent from the fan 32 toward the upper direction from the lower side is formed inside the cylindrical housing | casing in the ventilation nozzle 35, The sent air is It is configured to be discharged from the exhaust port 34.

The flow of the air flow formed by the air blowing nozzle 35 creates a negative pressure space below the air flow nozzle 35, so that the steam and hot air in the milk conditioning pod 4 further below are drawn upward. As a result, the temperature of the milk M made in the milk preparation pod 4 can be lowered.

Further, the heated liquid L supplied through the supply pipe 10 is also dropped onto the lower milk adjustment pod 4 so as to face the upward air flow formed by the blower nozzle 35. As a result, countercurrent gas-liquid heat exchange occurs and cooling is performed efficiently.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the outlet position of the supply pipe 10 is arranged inside the blower nozzle 35. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the outlet position of the supply pipe 10 is not limited to the blower nozzle 35. It may be outside. Even when the liquid L is supplied from the outside of the blowing nozzle 35, a flow is formed so that the air in the milk adjustment pod 4 is drawn upward by the air flow of the blowing nozzle 35. Therefore, the liquid L supplied from the upper side of the milk adjustment pod 4 is heat-exchanged in the space in the milk adjustment pod 4.

Here, in the present embodiment, the heat exchange is promoted by providing the watering nozzle 13 at the outlet of the supply pipe 10, but there is a possibility that the liquid adheres to the wall surface of the blower nozzle 35. For this reason, it is desirable to drop directly from the supply pipe 10 or at a small angle so as to be applied from the supply pipe 10 to the wall surface of the milk adjustment pod 4.

In the present embodiment, even when dew condensation occurs above the blowing nozzle 35, the wall surface is interrupted at the air outlet of the blowing nozzle 35, so the condensed water flows down into the milk conditioning pod 4 below. That has been reduced. That is, the upper side of the slit 35a in the blower nozzle 35 of the present embodiment is formed by folding the wall surface of the blower nozzle 35 inward. For this reason, the dew condensation water inside the blower nozzle 35 travels along the wall surface, further travels through the folding portion of the slit 35a and falls into the blower nozzle 35, so that the dew condensation water does not fall on the milk adjustment pod 4. It has become.

By adopting the above-described configuration, the powdered milk preparation device 1D of the present embodiment can easily take care of the duct space on the upper side of the milk adjustment pod 4 and thus can be easily maintained. Also, in the space where steam passes, the generation of mold and scales is anxious, which makes it very convenient for maintaining hygiene, especially as an apparatus for producing milk for infants.

[Summary]
The beverage production device (powdered

milk preparation device

1A, 1B, 1D, liquid extraction device 1C) according to aspect 1 of the present invention includes a liquid heating unit (heater 12) for heating the supplied liquid L and a liquid heating unit (heater). 12) In the beverage production device comprising the beverage preparation unit (milk preparation pod 4) for preparing the beverage by adding the liquid L heated in 12) to the beverage raw material (milk powder PM), the beverage preparation unit (for milk preparation) A cooling unit 30 is provided to cool the beverage preparation unit (milk preparation pod 4) by blowing air so as to discharge steam from the pod 4), and the cooling unit 30 is provided with the beverage preparation unit (milk preparation pod). 4) It is characterized by blowing air from the substantially horizontal direction or from below to the upper opening 4b.

According to the above invention, the beverage production device includes the liquid heating unit that heats the supplied liquid, and the beverage preparation unit that adds the liquid heated by the liquid heating unit to the beverage raw material. In this type of beverage production device, the beverage prepared in the beverage preparation unit is hot, so it needs to be cooled to an appropriate temperature. In the present invention, it is assumed that the beverage inside the beverage preparation section is air-cooled by air cooling. However, conventionally, there has not been a beverage production apparatus that efficiently cools air during air cooling.

Therefore, in the present invention, there is provided a cooling unit that cools the beverage preparation unit by blowing air so as to discharge steam from the beverage preparation unit. In other words, the conventional air cooling is merely blowing and cooling the lower part of the beverage preparation unit, so it is not possible to eliminate the upper vapor pool in the beverage preparation unit, and it takes time for cooling and is not efficient. It was.

In this respect, in the present invention, the cooling unit cools the beverage preparation unit by blowing air so as to discharge the steam of the beverage preparation unit. As a result, by discharging the steam of the beverage preparation unit, the hot air inside the beverage preparation unit is attracted and easily removed, so that the heat release of the beverage inside the beverage preparation unit is promoted.

In the present invention, the cooling unit blows air from the substantially horizontal direction or from below to the upper opening of the beverage preparation unit. Thereby, since a cooling part blows toward the opening part of a drink preparation part upper part, the vapor | steam pool stagnated in the opening part of a drink preparation part upper part can be discharged | emitted. Therefore, the vapor | steam of a drink preparation part can be discharged | emitted efficiently. Furthermore, since it blows from the substantially horizontal direction or the downward direction to the opening part of a drink preparation part upper part as a ventilation direction, it can prevent that foreign materials, such as dust, enter directly into a drink.

Therefore, it is possible to provide a beverage production device that can efficiently air-cool the beverage preparation unit.

The beverage production device (powdered milk preparation device 1A, 1D) according to aspect 2 of the present invention is the beverage production device according to aspect 1, wherein the cooling unit 30 includes an air inlet 31 that takes in air and a fan for blowing air (fan) 32), an air duct 33a for guiding the wind from the fan for blowing (fan 32) to the beverage preparation unit (milk adjustment pod 4), and the wind via the beverage preparation unit (milk adjustment pod 4) An exhaust duct 33b that leads to an exhaust port 34 provided above (milk pumping pod 4), and the exhaust duct 33b has condensation to prevent water droplets from dropping due to condensation generated inside the exhaust duct 33b. It is preferable that a water fall prevention part (duct return part 33d) is provided.

Thereby, in the cooling unit, air is taken in from the intake port by the blower fan and discharged from the blower duct to the beverage preparation unit. Thereby, the vapor | steam of the upper part of a drink preparation part is discharged | emitted by an exhaust duct, and is exhausted outside from an exhaust port after that. Therefore, since the steam is immediately discharged to the outside through the exhaust duct, it is possible to cool efficiently.

Here, in the present invention, in particular, the exhaust duct is provided with a dew condensation water fall prevention unit for preventing the drop of water droplets due to the dew condensation generated inside the exhaust duct. That is, since the exhaust duct extends to an exhaust port provided on the upper side of the beverage preparation unit, there is a possibility that water droplets due to condensation generated inside the exhaust duct may fall to the beverage preparation unit along the wall of the exhaust duct. On the other hand, in this invention, since the dew condensation water fall prevention part is provided, it can prevent that the water droplet by the dew condensation which generate | occur | produced inside the exhaust duct falls to a drink preparation part.

The beverage production device (powdered milk preparation device 1A, 1B, liquid extraction device 1C) according to aspect 3 of the present invention is the beverage production device according to aspect 2, in which the beverage preparation unit is heated to a boiling state and sprayed nozzles ( A funnel-shaped container (funnel 20) that receives the liquid L sprayed by the watering nozzle 13), and a raw material for the mixture (powdered milk PM) as a beverage ingredient provided below the funnel-shaped container (funnel 20) It is preferable that the funnel-shaped container (funnel 20) is provided inside the exhaust duct 33b.

In this way, the beverage preparation unit is provided with a funnel-like container that receives the liquid heated to the boiling state and sprinkled by the watering nozzle, and the mixture raw material and the liquid that are provided below the funnel-like container and serve as a beverage ingredient. It consists of a mixing container to be mixed. For this reason, it is suitable as a drink production | generation apparatus, for example to use as a powdered milk preparation apparatus which mixes powdered milk and a heating liquid, and produces milk. In addition, a funnel-shaped container is provided on the upper side of the mixing container to receive the liquid that has been heated to the boiling state and sprayed by the sprinkling nozzle. It can apply to the liquid extraction apparatus which pours the liquid heated in the boiling state to the ground coffee beans and tea leaves, and produces | generates drinks, such as coffee and tea.

In the present invention, the funnel-shaped container is provided inside the exhaust duct. For this reason, the steam generated inside the funnel is discharged to the outside through the exhaust duct from the exhaust port. For this reason, it is possible to extract the liquid at an appropriate temperature by efficiently cooling the liquid heated to the boiling state sprinkled by the water spray nozzle in the funnel-shaped container.

A beverage production device (powdered milk preparation device 1A) according to aspect 4 of the present invention is the beverage production device according to aspect 3, wherein the mixture raw material (powdered milk PM) and liquid L in the mixing container (milk preparation pod 4) are used. It is preferable that a rotating mechanism (stirring bar 4a / motor 5) for rotating and mixing is provided.

Thus, for example, the mixture raw material and liquid in the mixing container are rotated and mixed by a rotating mechanism such as a stirrer and a stirrer that rotates the stirrer, so that the mixture raw material and liquid are mixed efficiently. can do.

In the present invention, since the mixture raw material and the liquid are rotated by the rotation mechanism, the liquid becomes a vortex during the rotation, and the contact area of the liquid with the inner wall surface of the mixing container increases. On the other hand, since the air from the cooling unit comes from the side surface or the lower side of the mixing container which is the beverage preparation unit, cooling of the mixing container is promoted. Therefore, the drink production | generation apparatus which can air-cool a drink preparation part further efficiently can be provided by the synergistic effect by the rotation mechanism of a mixing container, and the ventilation from a cooling part.

A beverage production device (powdered milk preparation device 1B / 1C) according to aspect 5 of the present invention is the beverage production device according to

aspect

2, 3 or 4, a thermometer (room temperature meter 41) for measuring the external ambient temperature, It is preferable that a control unit (control board 42) for controlling the blowing of the blowing fan (fan 32) based on the external ambient temperature measured by the thermometer (room temperature meter 41) is provided.

That is, since the cooling condition of the beverage preparation unit differs depending on the ambient temperature outside the summer or winter season, it is desirable to change the cooling operation of the cooling unit depending on the ambient temperature outside the beverage production device.

In this regard, in the present invention, a thermometer that measures the external ambient environment temperature is provided, and the ventilation of the blower fan is controlled based on the external ambient environment temperature measured by the control unit using the thermometer.

Therefore, it is possible to provide a beverage production device capable of appropriately cooling the beverage preparation unit by changing the operating conditions in the cooling unit according to the season in which the beverage is produced.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and the technical means disclosed in different embodiments can be appropriately combined. Such embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a mixture generating apparatus that can comply with an appropriate milk preparation method and can automatically prepare milk in a short time without using cooling water or the like, or a beverage generating apparatus such as a liquid extraction apparatus such as coffee or tea. . Specifically, it can be used for heating and cooling of sanitary beverages, in particular, cooling of hot milk after preparation to an appropriate temperature.

1A Powdered milk preparation device (beverage production device)
1B Powdered milk preparation device (beverage production device)
1C Liquid extraction device (beverage production device)
1D powdered milk preparation device (beverage production device)
2 Device body 3 Container 4 Milking pod (beverage preparation unit, mixing container)
4a Stir bar (rotating mechanism)
4b Opening 5 Motor (rotating mechanism)
6 Beverage pod 10 Supply pipe 11 Float check valve 12 Heater (liquid heating part)
13 Watering nozzle (spraying nozzle)
20 Funnel (funnel container)
21 Drip Filter 30 Cooling Unit 31 Inlet 32 Fan (Blower Fan)
33 Duct

33a Blower duct

33b Exhaust duct

33c Space part 33d Duct return part (condensation water fall prevention part)
34 Exhaust port 35 Blower nozzle 35a Slit 41 Room temperature meter (thermometer)
42 Control board (control unit)
43b Exhaust duct 43d Funnel direct delivery duct L Liquid C Extraction powder PM Powdered milk (beverage ingredients, mixture ingredients)
TM thermistor

Claims

In a beverage production apparatus comprising a liquid heating unit for heating a liquid to be supplied, and a beverage preparation unit for preparing a beverage by adding the liquid heated in the liquid heating unit to a beverage raw material,
A cooling unit is provided to cool the beverage preparation unit by blowing air so as to discharge the steam of the beverage preparation unit,
The said cooling part blows from the substantially horizontal direction or the downward direction to the opening part of a drink preparation part upper part, The drink production | generation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.
The cooling unit includes an air inlet for taking in air, a fan for blowing air, a blower duct for guiding the wind from the fan for blowing to the beverage preparation unit, and the wind passing through the beverage preparation unit above the beverage preparation unit. An exhaust duct leading to the provided exhaust port,
2. The beverage production device according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust duct is provided with a dew condensation water fall prevention unit for preventing a water drop from dropping due to dew condensation generated inside the exhaust duct.
The beverage preparation unit
A funnel-shaped container that receives liquid that has been heated to a boiling state and sprayed by a spray nozzle;
It is provided on the lower side of the funnel-shaped container and is composed of a mixing container for mixing the mixture raw material and liquid as the beverage raw material,
The beverage production device according to claim 2, wherein the funnel is provided inside the exhaust duct.
The beverage production device according to claim 3, wherein a rotation mechanism for rotating and mixing the mixture raw material and the liquid in the mixing container is provided.
A thermometer that measures the external ambient temperature,
5. The beverage production device according to claim 2, further comprising a control unit configured to control ventilation of the blower fan based on an external ambient temperature measured by the thermometer.