WO2016182240A1

WO2016182240A1 - Beverage injection device and injection method for beverage injection device

Info

Publication number: WO2016182240A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/004587
Authority: WO
Inventors: 송인환
Original assignee: 엔피씨㈜
Priority date: 2015-05-12
Filing date: 2016-05-02
Publication date: 2016-11-17
Also published as: KR101646715B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a beverage injection device and an injection method for the beverage injection device, the beverage injection device: enabling a first recognition part for emitting a first light source by sensing whether one side of a beverage container is mounted and a second recognition part for emitting a second light source by sensing whether another side, which is the side opposite to the one side, of the beverage container is mounted to be controlled in a mutually independent manner; and enabling the independent display of whether the respective parts of the beverage container for a housing are mounted.

Description

Injection method of beverage injection device and beverage injection device

The present invention relates to a beverage injection device and a method for injecting a beverage injection device is a beverage container is detachable and injecting a beverage to the lower portion of the beverage container.

Beverages supplied through the beverage supply device, in particular, drinks such as draft beer is poured through the open portion of the upper portion of the beverage container compared to other drinks, a large amount of foam is generated by the injection pressure bar, such as beer mugs There was a hassle, such as removing the foam after injecting a drink into.

Therefore, when draft beer is supplied to a beverage container with a conventional draft beer supplying device, it is mainly supplied from the upper side, so when the temperature is not appropriate, a large amount of bubbles are generated and flows down, so that the clothes are not wet or hygienic. There is a problem of deterioration.

In addition, the beer mugs until now have a problem that the beer is oxidized due to the contact with the air when the beer is poured, the taste is deteriorated, this phenomenon is more severe when drinking draft beer.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, when the hole is formed in the bottom of the beverage container and the draft beer is supplied, the draft beer foam can be properly maintained.

As a beverage injection device for injecting a beverage into the bottom of a conventional beverage container, there is one described in WO2011-091047.

Conventional beverage injection devices are fluid dispensing assemblies that include valves, housings, user interfaces, and the like. The valve has a plunger shaft coupled to the plunger and a first sensor that detects proper placement of the fluid container, and selectively opens the valve in fluid communication with the fluid container.

On the other hand, the housing includes LED lighting for emitting various types of light according to the type of beverage.

However, in the conventional beverage injection device, since the sensor senses the light inside the beverage container and emits light, there is a problem in which one side of the beverage container is properly mounted on the housing and cannot be detected by the LED light.

[Preceding technical literature]

[Patent Documents]

(Patent Document 1) International Publication WO 2011-091047

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problem, the first recognition unit for emitting light by detecting whether one side of the beverage container is mounted, and the second recognition unit for detecting light emission whether the other side of the beverage container is mounted independently of each other It is controlled by the, to provide a beverage injection device and a method of injecting the beverage injection device that can independently indicate whether or not the mounting portion of the beverage container to the housing.

The beverage injection device of the present invention for achieving the above object, the beverage container is detachable and the main body of the beverage injection device for injecting a beverage to the lower portion of the beverage container; The main body has a first switch for detecting whether at least one side of the beverage container is mounted; And a first recognition unit which is turned on in association with the first switch and includes a first light source adjacent to the first switch to emit light toward the beverage container; And a second switch sensing whether the other side of the beverage container is mounted; and a second light source that is turned on in association with the second switch and emits toward the beverage container adjacent to the second switch. Recognizing unit; including, wherein the first and second recognition unit is controlled independently of each other.

In addition, the first light source and the second light source is characterized in that the emission from the lower portion of the beverage container toward the upper portion of the beverage container.

The main body may further include a first housing and a second housing to which the beverage container is attached and detached, the first switch and the first light source are installed in the first housing, and the second switch and the second light source. Is installed in the second housing.

In addition, the first switch and the second switch is a limit switch, each of which is disposed inside the first housing and the second housing, the first elastic protruding outward of the first housing and the second housing on one side An arm and a second elastic arm are formed, respectively, wherein the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm operate in contact with the beverage container to turn the first switch and the second switch on and off.

In addition, the first light source and the second light source is characterized in that located below the first elastic rock and the second elastic rock, respectively.

The method may further include: detecting whether one side of the beverage container is mounted on a main body of a beverage injection device for injecting a beverage into a lower portion of the beverage container, and emitting a first light source; And sensing whether the first light source and the second light source emit light by detecting whether the other side of the beverage container is mounted.

In addition, after the injection of the beverage to the beverage container is completed, the first light source and the second light source flickering; It further includes.

In addition, before injecting the beverage into the beverage container, the color of the first light source and the second light source is changed; It further includes.

According to the present invention, the following effects are obtained.

Opposite sides of the first container and the beverage container including a first switch for detecting whether one side of the beverage container is mounted, and a first light source that is turned on in conjunction with the first switch and is emitted toward the beverage container adjacent to the first switch. The second switch and the second switch for detecting the mounting of the other side is turned on in conjunction with the second switch, and includes a second recognition unit including a second light source to be emitted toward the beverage container adjacent to the second switch, the first and second recognition Since the parts are controlled independently from each other, whether the beverage container is mounted on the housing for each part can be displayed independently using the first light source and the second light source, so that the user can visually easily determine whether the parts are mounted.

In addition, since the first light source and the second light source are emitted from the lower portion of the beverage container toward the upper portion of the beverage container, the aesthetic effect is good in light of the rising of the beverage inside the beverage container.

In addition, the first switch and the first light source is installed in the first housing, the second switch and the second light source is installed in the second housing adjacent to the detachable portion of the beverage container to easily indicate whether or not to mount by each portion of the beverage container. can do.

In addition, the first and second elastic arms operate in contact with the beverage container to turn the first and second switches on and off, thereby protecting the switch and easily determining whether the beverage container is mounted.

In addition, the first light source and the second light source may be positioned below the first elastic rock and the second elastic rock to emit light from the lower portion of the beverage container, and may easily display the mounting state of the beverage container.

1 is a perspective view of a beverage injection device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the main body cover is open in FIG.

3 is an enlarged plan view showing the container fixing part.

4 is a cross-sectional view A-A before the beverage container is inserted.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view A-A after the beverage container is inserted.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

For reference, among the configurations of the present invention to be described below, the same configuration as the prior art will be referred to the above-described prior art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

This description will be described with the X direction as the left side, the Y direction as the front side, and the Z direction as the upper side in the coordinates of FIG. 2.

The beverage injection device 1 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figures 1 to 5, the main body 100; and the first switch for detecting whether the beverage container 500 is mounted on one side ( A first recognition part including a first light source 230 that is turned on in association with the

first switch

210 and 210 and is adjacent to the first switch 210 to emit a light toward the beverage container 500; And a second switch 310 and a second switch 310 that sense whether or not the other side of the beverage container 500 is mounted, and is turned on, and is adjacent to the second switch 310 toward the beverage container 500. It includes; a second recognition unit including a second light source 330 is emitted. The first recognition unit and the second recognition unit are controlled independently of each other.

As shown in FIG. 1, a flat body cover 110 is covered on the top of the main body 100. The body cover 110 is formed with a plurality of holes (not shown). Thus, when the beverage overflows from the beverage container 500, the beverage flows back into the main body 100 through the hole.

In addition, the instrument panel is formed on the front surface of the main body 100 can be operated by the user.

The main body 100 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape and has a larger outer circumference from the top to the bottom.

The beverage container 500 is detachably attached to the main body 100, and the beverage is injected into the lower portion of the beverage container 500 through the nozzle 131.

As shown in FIG. 2, the convex groove 120 is formed on the upper portion of the main body 100.

Thus, a container fixing part 130 in which the container is detachably fixed inside the groove 120 is formed.

The nozzle 131 for supplying a beverage is disposed at the inner center of the container fixing part 130.

The container fixing part 130 is formed in a circular shape around the nozzle 131, and a container insertion space 133 is formed therein. The beverage container 500 is inserted into the container insertion space 133.

The beverage container 500 is detachably fixed to the container fixing part 130, the first housing 200 in which the first recognition part is installed, and the first housing 200 in the container fixing part 130 are formed symmetrically to face the first housing 200, and the second recognition part is installed. It comprises a second housing 300, the first gripper 400 and the second gripper 401 coupled to the left and right of the first housing 200 and the second housing 300.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first housing 200 and the second housing 300 are formed to face each other and are symmetrically formed, and have the same structure, and the beverage container 500 is detachable.

The first switch 210 and the first light source 230 as the first recognition unit are installed in the first housing 200, and the second switch 310 and the second light source 330 as the second recognition unit are second to each other. It is installed in the housing 300. That is, the first recognition unit and the second recognition unit may be disposed adjacent to the detachable portion of the beverage container 500, respectively, to easily display whether or not each portion of the beverage container 500 is mounted.

The first housing 200 includes a first lower plate 201 and a first switch housing 203 protruding upward from the rear of the first lower plate 201.

In addition, the second housing 300 includes a second lower plate 301 and a second switch housing 303 formed to protrude upward from the front of the second lower plate 301.

The first lower plate 201 and the second lower plate 301 are formed in a flat rectangular plate shape, and a first light source 230 is formed inside the front center of the first lower plate 201. The second light source 330 is formed inside the rear center of the second lower plate 301. The first light source 230 and the second light source 330 may be preferably an LED.

The first cover b 232 and the second cover b 332 having a rectangular plate shape are disposed above the first light source 230 and the second light source 330, respectively. Thus, the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 are protected. The first cover b 232 and the second cover b 332 have a waterproof function to protect the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 from the beverage.

Accordingly, since the beverage container 500 is inserted into the container insertion space 133 as shown in FIG. 5, the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 are located at the lower portion of the beverage container 500. It will emit light toward the top. So, the aesthetic effect is good in light of the appearance of the beverage inside the beverage container 500 rises.

In addition, a first switch housing 203 is formed at the rear of the first light source 230, that is, at the rear of the first lower plate 201, and is located in front of the second light source 330, that is, of the second lower plate 301. The second switch housing 303 is formed at the front upper portion.

The first switch housing 203 and the second switch housing 303 are formed in a rectangular shape as a whole, and triangular protrusions are formed on left and right sides. The first gripper 400 and the second gripper 401 are detachably coupled to the protrusion. The first gripper 400 and the second gripper 401 make the coupling of the beverage container more firm.

The first switch 210 and the second switch 310 are installed in the first switch housing 203 and the second switch housing 303, respectively.

3 and 4, the first elastic arm 220 is disposed on the upper surface of the first switch 210, and the first cover a 212 is disposed on the upper side of the first elastic arm 220. Is placed. Similarly, the second elastic arm 320 is disposed on the upper surface of the second switch 310, and the second cover a 312 is disposed on the upper side of the second elastic arm 320.

The first cover a 212 and the second cover a 312 are formed in a rectangular plate shape, and are disposed on the upper surfaces of the first housing 200 and the second housing 300, respectively. Therefore, the first switch 210 and the second switch 310 performs a function that can not be disassembled arbitrarily.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first switch 210 and the second switch 310 are rectangular limit switches. Each of the first and

second housings

200 and 300 is disposed inside the first housing 200 and the second housing 300, that is, inside the first switch housing 203 and the second switch housing 303.

Before the beverage container 500 is coupled as shown in FIG. 4, the contacts of the first switch 210 and the second switch 310 are in an OFF state, and after the beverage container 500 is coupled as shown in FIG. The switch 210 and the contact of the second switch 310 is in an ON state contacted.

Hereinafter, the first elastic arm 220 and the second elastic arm 320 disposed on the upper surfaces of the first switch 210 and the second switch 310 will be described.

The first elastic rock 220 and the second elastic rock 320 are formed in the same structure.

The first elastic arm 220 and the second elastic arm 320 are vertical to the horizontal plate 221 placed on the upper surface of the first switch 210 and the second switch 310, respectively, one end of the horizontal plate 221 It includes a vertical plate 222 bent downward, and a hook 223 formed on one lower surface of the vertical plate 222.

One side of the first elastic arm 220 and the second elastic arm 320 protrudes to the outside of the first housing 200 and / or the second housing 300, respectively.

The horizontal plate 221 is formed in a rectangular plate shape and lies in the left and right directions on the upper surfaces of the first switch 210 and the second switch 310. The left and right sides of the horizontal plate 221 protrude to the left and right sides of the first switch 210 and the second switch 310 and have a shape bent vertically downward. Thus, the shape surrounds the upper portions of the first switch 210 and the second switch 310.

The vertical plate 222 is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and is vertically bent at one end of the horizontal plate 221.

The triangular hook 223 is formed on one surface of the vertical plate 222, that is, the outer surface.

The hook 223 is formed at the bottom of the vertical plate 222.

3 to 5, the hook 223 protrudes out of the first housing 200 and the second housing 300, that is, the first switch housing 203 and the second switch housing 303. It is.

The first elastic arm 220 and the second elastic arm 320 protect the first switch 210 and the second switch 310 and simultaneously turn off the first switch 210 and the second switch 310. Let's do it. Thus, the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 linked thereto are turned on so that the beverage container 500 can be easily determined.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 5, when the beverage container 500 is coupled, the lower portion 510 of the beverage container 500 contacts the first elastic arm 220 and the second elastic arm 320, that is, the hook 223. And it operates to turn on and off the first switch 210 and the second switch 310.

In addition, a first light source 230 and a second light source 330 are positioned below the first elastic arm 220 and the second elastic arm 320, that is, the hook 223. Therefore, the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 are emitted from the lower portion of the beverage container 500 toward the upper portion, and the mounting state of the beverage container 500 can be easily displayed.

5, the lower portion 510 of the beverage container 500 contacts the hook 223 and pushes the hook 223 backward, while the lower portion of the vertical plate 222 pushes backward. It becomes. As a result, the vertical plate 222 contacts the contacts of the first switch 210 (or the second switch 310), thereby turning on the first switch 210 and the second switch 310.

When both the first switch 210 and the second switch 310 are in an ON state, the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 are turned on in association with the first switch 210 and the second switch 310. That is, the first light source 230 is turned on in conjunction with whether the first switch 210 is on or off (ON / OFF), the second light source 330 is turned on (ON / OFF) of the second switch 310. ) Lights in conjunction with.

At the same time, it is recognized that the beverage container 500 is properly coupled to the container insertion space 133, and the beverage is injected into the beverage container 500 through the nozzle 131.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the injection method of the beverage injection device (1).

The injection method of the beverage injection device 1 is the first to detect whether one side of the beverage container 500 is mounted on the main body 100 of the beverage injection device 1 for injecting a beverage to the lower portion of the beverage container 500 And a step (S2) in which the light source 230 emits light (S1), and the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 emit light by detecting whether the other side of the beverage container 500 is mounted. .

One side of the beverage container 500 is mounted to the first housing 200, and the other side of the beverage container 500 is mounted to the second housing 300. That is, whether one side of the beverage container 500 is mounted is detected by the first recognition unit including the first switch 210, and whether the other side of the beverage container 500 is mounted on the other side of the beverage container 500 is connected to the second switch 310. It is detected by the second recognition unit including.

In addition, in step S1 of emitting the first light source 230, since only one side of the beverage container 500 is correctly mounted in the first housing 200, only the first light source 230 emits light.

In addition, in the step (S2) in which the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 emit light, one side of the beverage container 500 is correctly mounted to the first housing 200 and the opposite side of the beverage container 500. The other side is correctly mounted to the second housing 300. That is, since both sides of the lower portion of the beverage container 500 are properly mounted in the first housing 200 and the second housing 300, the beverage is ready to be injected through the nozzle 131.

In one embodiment, in the step (S1) in which the first light source 230 emits light, the first light source 230 emits red light, and the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 emit light ( In S2), both the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 may be set to emit green light.

On the other hand, after the step (S2) in which the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 emits light (S2), after a delay of about 0.5 seconds, the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 All of these further include the step (S3) to be changed to a different color (for example, blue).

The step S3 in which the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 are changed to different colors is a step before injecting the beverage into the beverage container 500 and starts to inject the beverage into the beverage container 500. It can be used as a display means.

In addition, after the injection of the beverage in the beverage container 500 is completed, the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 further comprises the step (S4).

The step S4 of blinking the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 indicates that the beverage injection is completed. After the step S4 in which the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 are blinking, the user may separate the beverage container 500 from the main body 100. In operation S4, the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 may be changed to another color (for example, purple) and flicker.

As described above, the first light recognition unit of the present invention, the first light source 230 is disposed on the lower side adjacent to the first elastic arm 220 to turn on / off the first switch (210) The second recognition part has a second light source 330 disposed below the second elastic arm 320 that turns on / off the second switch 310, so that the first recognition part and Since the second recognition unit is controlled independently of each other, whether the beverage container 500 is mounted to the first housing 200 and the second housing 300 by each part is determined by the first light source 230 and the second light source 330. Can be displayed independently. Thus, the user can visually easily determine whether the drink container 500 is mounted for each part. And the first light source 230 and the second light source 330 is emitted from the lower portion to the upper portion of the beverage container 500, so that a refreshing cool feeling when the beverage (especially beer) is filled in the beverage container 500, etc. It has an aesthetic effect that adds up.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes are intended to be within the scope of the claims.

[Description of the code]

[Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawing]

100: main body 133: container insertion space

200: first housing 210: first switch

220: first elastic rock 230: first light source

300: second housing 310: second switch

320: second elastic rock 330: second light source

400: first gripper 401: second gripper

500: beverage container

Claims

A main body of the beverage injection device, wherein the beverage container is detachable and injects a beverage into the beverage container;

The main body has a first switch for detecting whether at least one side of the beverage container is mounted; And a first recognition unit which is turned on in association with the first switch and includes a first light source adjacent to the first switch to emit light toward the beverage container; And

A second switch configured to sense whether the other side of the beverage container is mounted; and a second light source that is turned on in association with the second switch and is emitted toward the beverage container adjacent to the second switch. Including;

The first and second recognition portion is a beverage injection device, characterized in that controlled independently of each other.
The method according to claim 1,

The first light source and the second light source is a beverage injection device, characterized in that the lower light emitting toward the upper portion of the beverage container.
The method according to claim 2,

The main body further includes a first housing and the second housing detachable to the beverage container,

The first switch and the first light source is installed in the first housing,

The second switch and the second light source is a beverage injection device, characterized in that installed in the second housing.
The method according to claim 3,

The first switch and the second switch is a limit switch, respectively disposed in the first housing and the second housing,

First and second elastic arms protruding outwardly of the first housing and the second housing are formed on one side, respectively.

And the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm are in contact with the beverage container to turn the first switch and the second switch on and off.
The method according to claim 4,

The first light source and the second light source is a beverage injection device, characterized in that located below the first and second elastic rock, respectively.
Detecting whether one side of the beverage container is mounted on a main body of a beverage injection device for injecting a beverage into a lower portion of the beverage container, the first light source emitting light; And

And detecting whether the first light source and the second light source emit light by detecting whether the other side of the beverage container is mounted on the other side of the beverage container.
The method according to claim 6,

Flashing the first light source and the second light source after the injection of the beverage into the beverage container is completed; Injection method of the beverage injection device further comprising.
The method according to claim 7,

Changing the color of the first light source and the second light source before injecting the beverage into the beverage container; Injection method of the beverage injection device further comprising.