WO2024057777A1

WO2024057777A1 - Dispensing determination method and dispensing device with determination function

Info

Publication number: WO2024057777A1
Application number: PCT/JP2023/028836
Authority: WO
Inventors: 久明五味
Original assignee: 株式会社ニットク
Priority date: 2022-09-16
Filing date: 2023-08-08
Publication date: 2024-03-21
Also published as: JP2024043441A

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a method and a device capable of evaluating the quality of dispensation of a sparkling beverage according to the ratio of the sparkling beverage, which is a liquid, to foam generated from the sparkling beverage. [Solution] A dispensing determination method D uses a dispensing device A with a determination function, which comprises a dispenser B and a control unit 5, the dispenser B having a tilt board 2, a nozzle opening 3, and a sensor 4. The dispensing determination method D includes: a sparkling beverage dispensing step S1 for dispensing a sparkling beverage into a container 1 from the nozzle opening 3 when the tilt board 2 is tilted in a first tilt state with the container 1 mounted on a mounting surface thereof; a first detection step S2 for detecting a liquid surface of the sparkling beverage dispensed into the container 1 with the sensor 4 when the tilt board 2 is tilted in a second tilt state; a dispensing stop step S3 for stopping the dispensing of the sparkling beverage; a foam dispensing step S4 for dispensing foam formed by the sparkling beverage into the container 1 from the nozzle opening 3 when the tilt board 2 is in a horizontal state; a second detection step S5 for detecting an upper surface of the dispensed foam with the sensor 4; and a determination step S6 for determining the quality of the state of dispensation on the basis of detection results in the first detection step S2 and the second detection step S5 and a previously-recorded threshold. An angle formed by the mounting surface and a horizontal surface in the first tilt is larger than an angle formed by the mounting surface and the horizontal surface in the second tilt.

Description

Dispensing judgment method and dispensing device with judgment function

The present invention relates to a method for determining the pouring of sparkling beverages and a pouring device with a determination function, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a method for determining the pouring of sparkling beverages and a pouring device with a determination function. The present invention relates to a dispensing determination method and a dispensing device with a determination function.

2. Description of the Related Art Beer and other sparkling drinks are widely enjoyed, and restaurants such as izakayas use dispensers that automatically dispense beer.
This dispenser automatically dispenses beer into a container by placing the container on a container stand provided on the dispenser and performing a predetermined operation such as pressing a button.

A beer dispenser is usually connected to a barrel storing beer and a cylinder storing carbon dioxide gas.
Naturally, the content of the barrel and cylinder decreases each time beer is poured out.
If the content of the barrel or cylinder falls below a certain amount, a dispensing failure will occur, such as when the dispenser dispenses beer, almost only foam is dispensed, or beer is dispensed with extremely little foam.

The pouring state of beer is evaluated mainly by the ratio of liquid beer to foam generated from the beer.
In response to this, systems have been developed to evaluate the quality of the beer dispensed by a beer dispenser or the quality of the beer itself.

For example, the beverage scoring system and program disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a receiving section that receives an image of a beverage, an image processing section that sharpens the image received by the receiving section, and a system that processes the beverage based on the image that has been sharpened by the image processing section. , and a scoring section that assigns a score.

Further, the automatic sparkling beverage dispensing device of Patent Document 2 is a sparkling beverage outage sensor connected between a beverage cooling pipe and a connecting pipe, and when the sparkling beverage flowing from the sparkling beverage source to the beverage cooling pipe runs out, the sparkling beverage is stopped. It is equipped with a foamed beverage exhaustion sensor that detects when the beverage is exhausted.

Further, the foam retention time measuring device of Patent Document 3 includes a photographing means for photographing the formed foam layer from above and obtaining image information, a measuring means for measuring the brightness and darkness of the image from the image information, and a measuring means for photographing the formed foam layer from above to obtain image information. means for selecting and counting parts having the same brightness as the liquid surface based on brightness information, and time measurement for measuring the time required from the start of measurement until the point when a predetermined number of counts is made by the selection/counting means. means.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2021-113786 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2004-210324 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2000-283976

The beverage scoring system disclosed in Patent Document 1 mainly performs judgment based on images of the foam layer. Due to its nature, the foam layer does not change much when it is turned into an image, so it is essential to perform image processing by an image processing section. Therefore, the data processing load is large.
In addition, the images used for scoring are assumed to be taken with smartphones, etc., and it is difficult to determine whether the scoring results are due to a defect in pouring or a decline in quality due to the passage of time since pouring. Unable to make a judgment.

Although the automatic sparkling beverage dispensing device of Patent Document 2 can detect when the barrel is empty, it is impossible to evaluate the quality of the dispensed beer.

The foam retention time measuring device of Patent Document 3 focuses only on the foam layer, and it is similarly impossible to evaluate the quality of beer based on the ratio of liquid to foam.

The present invention was developed in response to the above-mentioned problems.
That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device that can evaluate the quality of pouring a sparkling beverage based on the ratio of the liquid of the sparkling beverage to the foam produced by the sparkling beverage.

As a result of extensive studies, the inventor of the present invention has found that it is possible to determine whether the pouring condition of a sparkling beverage that has been poured out is good or bad by detecting the liquid level and the top surface of the foam in the sparkling beverage that has been poured into a container. I found out that it is possible. The present invention is based on this knowledge.

The present invention provides a dispensing determination method D using a dispensing device A with a determination function, which includes a dispenser B having an inclined table 2, a nozzle opening 3, and a sensor 4, and a control section 5. is tilted to the first tilt state with the container 1 placed on the mounting surface, and a sparkling beverage dispensing step S1 is performed in which the sparkling beverage is poured out from the nozzle opening 3 into the container 1; a first detection step S2 in which the sensor 4 detects the liquid level of the sparkling beverage poured into the container 1; a pouring stop step S3 in which the pouring of the sparkling beverage is stopped; and a tilting table. 2 is in a horizontal state, and a foam dispensing step S4 in which foam formed by the sparkling beverage is poured out from the nozzle opening 3 into the container 1; and a second detection step S5 in which the sensor 4 detects the upper surface of the poured foam. , the control unit 5 has a determination step S6 for determining whether the pouring state is good or bad based on the detection results in the first detection step S2 and the second detection step S5, and a threshold value recorded in advance, Pour determination method D exists in which the angle between the mounting surface and the horizontal surface on the inclination is larger than the angle between the mounting surface and the horizontal surface on the second inclination.

In the present invention, the control unit 5 transmits a pouring start command, and by transmitting the pouring start command, a sparkling beverage pouring step S1, a first detection step S2, a pouring stop step S3, This method resides in the above-described pouring determination method D in which the foam pouring step S4, the second detection step S5, and the determining step S6 are sequentially executed.

The present invention resides in the pouring determination method D described above, in which the sensor 4 is a photoelectric sensor 4 and the detection result is the distance from the photoelectric sensor 4 to the sparkling beverage in the container 1.

The present invention resides in the dispensing determination method D described above, in which the dispenser B further includes an output unit 6 for outputting whether the dispensing state of the sparkling beverage is good or bad.

In the present invention, the control unit 5 is provided in a computer C connected to the dispenser B via a network N, and the computer C is provided with an output unit 6 for outputting the quality of the pouring state of the sparkling beverage. This exists in the dispensing determination method D described above.

The present invention resides in a dispensing device A with a determination function for executing the dispensing determination method D described above.

Furthermore, the present invention may be an appropriate combination of the above configurations.

Pour-out determination method D includes a first detection step S2 in which the sensor 4 detects the liquid level of the sparkling beverage poured into the container 1, and a second detection step S5 in which the sensor 4 detects the upper surface of the poured foam. and a determination step S6 in which the control unit 5 determines the quality of the pouring based on the detection results in the first detection step S2 and the second detection step S5 and a pre-recorded threshold value. 4 can detect the liquid level of the beer poured into the container 1 from the nozzle port 3 and the upper surface of the foam poured into the container 1.
As a result, it becomes possible to judge whether the pouring is good or not based on the ratio of the liquid sparkling beverage to the foam produced by the sparkling beverage.

In the dispensing determination method D, the control unit 5 issues a dispensing start command, and by issuing the dispensing start command, the sparkling beverage dispensing step S1, the first detection step S2, and the dispensing Since the stop step S3, the foam pouring step S4, the second detection step S5, and the determination step S6 are executed in sequence, consumers etc. can properly pour sparkling beverages without requiring pouring techniques. can be released.
Moreover, if pouring fails, the result can be easily known.

In pouring determination method D, the sensor 4 is a photoelectric sensor 4, and the detection result is the distance from the photoelectric sensor 4 to the sparkling beverage in the container 1. It becomes possible to detect the surface.
Thereby, it becomes possible to pour out the sparkling beverage and to judge whether the pouring condition is good or bad while maintaining the sanitary condition of the sparkling beverage.

In the pouring determination method D, by further providing an output unit 6 for outputting whether the pouring state of the sparkling beverage is good or bad, it becomes possible to output the pouring determination result to the outside.
Thereby, the user can easily know whether the dispensing state is good or bad as a dispensing result.
Further, it becomes possible to accumulate the pouring results as data.

In pouring determination method D, a control unit 5 is provided in a computer C connected to a dispenser B via a network N, and the computer C has an output for outputting the quality of the pouring state of the sparkling beverage. By providing the section 6, it becomes possible for the computer C to easily operate the control section 5 and to accumulate and analyze the determination results.

The pouring device A with a determination function has the above-mentioned effects.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a pouring device according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing the inclined table of the pouring device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the control unit according to this embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of beer pouring using the pouring device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the steps of the dispensing determination system according to this embodiment.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as necessary.
In addition, in the drawings, the same elements are given the same reference numerals, and overlapping explanations will be omitted.
In addition, the positional relationships such as top, bottom, left, and right are based on the positional relationships shown in the drawings unless otherwise specified.
Furthermore, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are not limited to the illustrated ratios.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a pouring device A of the present invention.
The dispensing device A with a determination function of the present invention is for executing a dispensing determination method D for determining the quality of dispensing of a sparkling beverage by a dispenser B, which will be described later. .
Here, known beverages such as beer and soft drinks can be suitably used as the sparkling beverage.
In this embodiment, the sparkling beverage is beer, and the dispenser B will be described as a beer dispenser B for dispensing beer.

Beer dispenser B is a device for automatically pouring beer into a container 1, and includes a tiltable tilting table 2 for placing the container 1, a nozzle port 3 for dispensing beer, and a device for cooling the beer. It has a cooling mechanism (not shown) for displaying a dispensing determination result, which will be described later.
The beer dispenser B is used by connecting an exchangeable beer barrel and a carbon dioxide gas cylinder.
Moreover, the beer dispenser B is equipped with an output section 6 for displaying the determination result of pouring, and in this embodiment, the display section 6 mentioned above functions as the output section 6.

The tilt table 2 has a mechanism that changes the tilt angle of the container 1 according to the beer pouring stage.
Specifically, beer pouring is performed in two stages: beer liquid pouring and subsequent foam pouring.
Prior to dispensing the beer liquid, the tilt table 2 tilts the container 1 with the container placed on its mounting surface (first tilt), and the beer liquid poured out from the nozzle port 3 is tilted. Pour begins to flow along the slanted inner wall surface of the container 1.
As pouring progresses, the tilting table 2 tilts the container 1 shallower than the first tilt (ie, so that the container 1 becomes more vertical) (second tilt).
When dispensing on the second inclination, the beer liquid is also dispensed along the inner wall surface of the container 1 in the same manner as in dispensing on the first inclination.
At this time, the angle between the mounting surface and the horizontal surface at the first inclination is larger than the angle between the mounting surface and the horizontal surface at the second inclination.
That is, the container 1 will be in a state of being more tilted at the first inclination. As a result, in the initial stage of pouring, it is possible to pour without creating unnecessary bubbles, and the pouring condition can be made good.

When the dispensing progresses further and the dispensing of the beer liquid is completed, the inclined table 2 becomes horizontal, and the container 1 placed on the mounting surface becomes vertical.
In this state, the dispenser B dispenses only foam into the container 1 from the nozzle port 3.
This completes pouring out the beer.

Dispenser B has a sensor 4 directed toward the level of the sparkling beverage dispensed into a container 1 placed on an inclined table 2 .
As the sensor 4, a photoelectric sensor 4 can be suitably used.
The photoelectric sensor 4 has a light emitting part that emits light and a light receiving part that receives reflected light of the light emitted by the light emitting part, and converts the reflected amount L of the light received by the light receiving part into an electrical signal and outputs it. By doing so, the distance from the sensor 4 to the object is measured. Elements such as LEDs are suitably used for the light emitting section.
The sensor 4 obtains the distance from the sensor to the object as a detection result by detecting the reflected light.
That is, in the pouring device A, by setting the liquid level of the beer poured into the container 1 as a detection target, the pouring amounts of beer liquid and foam poured into the container 1 are detected.
Note that the photoelectric sensor can detect the distance from the sensor 4 regardless of the color of the object to be detected.

When the sensor 4 is a photoelectric sensor 4, it becomes possible to detect the dispensing state of both beer liquid and foam with one sensor 4.
Moreover, it becomes possible to detect the liquid level without coming into contact with the beer or the container 1.
Thereby, it becomes possible to pour beer and judge whether the pouring condition is good or bad while maintaining the sanitary condition of the beer.

As the photoelectric sensor 4, a linear fiber sensor 4 can be suitably used. By using the fiber sensor 4, the detection direction of the sensor 4 can be easily adjusted, and even if there is a change in the container 1 or the amount of beer to be poured, the pouring device A can be used. becomes.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the control section 5 according to this embodiment.
The control section 5 is a computer C, and has a recording means 51, a control means 52, and a calculation means 53.
The control unit 5 is a mechanism for determining the quality of dispensing in the dispensing device A. The control unit 5 is configured as a computer C connected to the dispenser B via a network N.
The recording means 51 stores a first threshold L1 as a threshold for the amount of reflection L (i.e., the amount of beer poured), which is the detected value of the sensor 4 in the second tilted state, and a detected value of the sensor 4 in the horizontal state. A second threshold value L2 is recorded as a threshold value for the amount of reflection L (that is, the amount of foam poured out).
The control unit 5 determines whether the dispensing is good or bad by having the calculating means 53 compare these threshold values with the distance to the liquid level detected by the sensor 4 (that is, the dispensing amount with respect to the container 1).

The control unit 5 further includes an output means 54 and outputs the pouring determination result. The outputted dispensing determination result is displayed on the display section 6 of the beer dispenser B.
By displaying the pouring determination result on the display unit 6, it becomes possible to easily confirm the result.
When the control unit 5 is a computer C connected to the beer dispenser B via the network N, the dispensing determination result outputted by the output means 54 is displayed on the output means (monitor etc.) of the computer C.
Further, the output means 54 issues a dispensing start command, and in response to the dispensing start command, the dispenser B starts dispensing beer liquid and foam. Specifically, by operating an operation panel provided on the dispenser B, the output means 54 issues a dispensing start command.

Further, an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse of the computer C can be used as an input means, and an output device such as a monitor of the computer C can be used as an output means.
That is, it is possible to issue a dispensing start command via the computer C, for example, and check whether the dispensing condition is good or not as a dispensing result.
In this case, the computer C can easily operate the control unit 5 and store and analyze the determination results.
Moreover, it is also possible to use one computer C connected via the network N as the control unit 5 for a plurality of dispensers B.
In this case, it becomes possible to collect and analyze the data of the pouring results on one computer C.
Further, at this time, by recording the number of times of dispensing and the dispensing time of each of the plurality of dispensers B as data in the recording means 51 of the computer C, a more detailed analysis becomes possible.

Here, the determination method by the controller 5 and the dispenser B will be explained.
Let L be the amount of light reflected by the sensor 4 described above.
As described above, the first threshold value L1 used when pouring beer liquid and the second threshold value L2 used when pouring foam are recorded in advance in the control unit 5.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of beer pouring using the pouring device A according to this embodiment.
The dispensing of beer liquid and foam in the beer dispenser B is controlled based on the dispensing time.
Specifically, the predetermined pouring time Ta of beer liquid and the prescribed pouring time Tb of foam are each set in advance as predetermined fixed values.
First, regarding the pouring of beer liquid, let ta be the actual elapsed time from the start of pouring, let T1 be the time when pouring of beer liquid starts in the first slope, and T2 be the time when pouring starts in the second slope. shall be.
The time from the start to the end of pouring beer liquid is the above-mentioned Ta.
Then, the time point between T2 and Ta, when Ta×70% is reached, is defined as T3.
If L=L1 from the start of beer liquid pouring on the second slope to T3 (that is, from T2 to T3), the control unit 5 determines that pouring is performed incorrectly. .

If L=L1 does not hold between T2 and T3 (that is, L<L1), the beer liquid is poured out up to Ta, and the beer liquid is poured out at the first slope and the second slope. Ends normally.

If the pouring of beer liquid is completed normally, then the pouring of foam is performed. As described above, the inclined table 2 is in a horizontal state (container 1 is vertical), and foam is poured out from the nozzle port 3 for a period of time Tb.

At this time, when either the reflection amount L detected by the sensor 4 and the second threshold value L2 becomes L=L2, or the foam dispensing time tb=Tb is satisfied, the beer dispenser B Finish dispensing foam.

As a result, beer with a layer of foam superimposed on the beer liquid is poured into the container 1, making it ready for drinking.

If the reflection amount L of the sensor 4 becomes L=L2 during tb<Tb, that is, while foam is being poured, the calculation unit 53 of the control unit 5 determines that the pouring has been performed successfully at that point. .
Based on this, the output means 54 of the control unit 5 outputs a command to stop dispensing to the beer dispenser B, and the beer dispenser B stops dispensing.

Further, when the foam dispensing is finished because the predetermined foam dispensing time Tb has elapsed with L<L2, the control unit 5 compares the reflection amount L with the first threshold L1 and the second threshold L2. By doing this, the quality of the pouring is judged.

Regarding the determination results at each stage of the beer pouring described above, when the pouring device A has the output means 54, the determination results can be outputted to the outside.
This makes it possible to accumulate and analyze the pouring results as data.
Moreover, by displaying the output result on the display unit 6, the user can easily check the state of beer pouring.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the steps of pouring determination method D according to this embodiment.
In the dispensing determination method D using the dispensing device A of the present embodiment, the dispensing device A with a determination function determines the quality of dispensing through the determinations in the beer liquid dispensing and foam dispensing described above.
Further, as described above, when the control unit 5 issues the pouring start command, the following sparkling beverage pouring step S1, first detection step S2, pouring stop step S3, intermediate detection step Si, foam pouring Step S4, second detection step S5, and determination step S6 are sequentially executed.

(Sparkling beverage pouring step S1)
In the sparkling beverage pouring step S1, the user places the container 1 on the inclined table 2 and operates the operation panel provided on the dispenser B, so that the output means 54 issues a pouring start command.
When the dispensing start command is issued, the dispenser B sets the inclined table 2 to the first inclined state, and beer liquid is dispensed from the nozzle opening 3 into the container 1.
When a predetermined period of time has passed since the start of pouring, the tilt table 2 is brought into the second tilt state.
Note that during this time, pouring out beer liquid continues.

(First detection step S2)
In the first detection step S2, as described above, when the time ta from the start of beer liquid dispensing becomes ta=T3 (0.7 Ta) with respect to the predetermined beer liquid dispensing start time Ta, The amount of reflection L detected by the sensor 4 is compared with a first threshold value L1.
Note that ta=T3 (0.7Ta) is set so that the beer liquid is being poured out on the second slope.
At this time, if L≧L1, it is determined that the beer liquid pouring is defective, and the beer pouring is ended. Further, the output means 54 outputs the result of poor pouring, and the display unit 6 displays the result (example 1 to be described later).

(Pour stop step S3)
If L<L1 in the first detection step, dispensing of beer liquid is continued. When ta=Ta, pouring out of beer liquid is stopped.

(Intermediate detection step Si)
Prior to foam dispensing step S4, which will be described later, the dispenser B, which has finished dispensing beer liquid, brings the inclined table 2 into a horizontal state.
At this time, the amount of reflection L detected by the sensor may be L≧L2.
In this case, the control unit 5 determines that the dispensing was performed incorrectly and interrupts the dispensing (Case 2).

(Foam pouring step S4)
In the foam pouring step S4, the inclined table is placed in a horizontal state, and foam is poured into the container 1 from the nozzle port 3.

(Second detection step S5)
In the second detection step S5, as described above, the amount of reflection L detected by the sensor 4 is compared with the second threshold value L2. If L≧L2 is reached before the predetermined foam dispensing time Tb elapses, the control unit 5 determines that an appropriate amount of foam has been dispensed, the dispensing is stopped at that point, and the control unit 5 and it is determined that the foam was poured out in good condition.
The second detection step S5 is performed continuously during the entire time that the foam is being dispensed.
That is, it is carried out from the start of foam pouring until the end of a predetermined pouring time.
When the predetermined foam dispensing time Tb elapses without L≧L2, the foam dispensing ends.

(Judgment step S6)
In the determination step S6, if L≧L2 does not hold and foam dispensing is completed after the predetermined foam dispensing time Tb has elapsed, the determination result in the first detection step S2 and the determination in the second detection step S5 are determined. Compare the results and judge whether the pouring condition is good or bad.
Specifically, when L<L1 in the first detection step S2 and L<L2 in the second detection step S5, the control unit 5 determines that the dispensing is defective (Case 3).

As described above, if the beer is determined to be defective at any stage, dispensing is stopped at that point, and the dispensing condition of the beer is determined to be defective.
On the other hand, if the dispensing is not determined to be defective at any stage, the dispensing is determined to be good.
In either case, the output means 54 outputs as a dispensing result that the dispensing condition is poor.

Specifically, for example, case 1 in FIG. 5 is considered defective when foaming occurs during pouring of the beer liquid, resulting in excessive foam.
Further, in Case 3 in FIG. 5, which is determined to be defective, the beer liquid or foam is insufficiently poured out, and less than the specified amount is poured into the container 1.

On the other hand, in the case of case 2 in FIG. 5, although there is some foaming during pouring, there is often no problem with the taste of the beer.
Whether or not the determination result is determined to be defective can be set in advance in the pouring device A by a beer provider such as a retail store.
In this case, the output means 54 outputs a result of good or bad depending on the preset contents.

By having these steps, the pouring device A and the pouring determination method D can determine whether the pouring is good or bad based on the ratio of the liquid beer liquid and the foam in the beer.
Further, the user's only operations are to place the container 1 on the inclined table 2 and operate the operation panel or computer C to cause the control unit 5 to issue a command to start dispensing.
Therefore, consumers and the like can properly pour beer without requiring any pouring techniques.
Moreover, if pouring fails, the result can be easily known.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

In this embodiment, the control unit 5 is operated via the network N, but a board built into the beer dispenser B may be used as the control unit 5. In this case, the pouring result can be determined with a simple configuration, and the configuration of the network N etc. is not required.

In this embodiment, the sensor 4 is a photoelectric sensor 4, but it is also possible to use a sensor 4 that performs other types of non-contact detection, such as ultrasonic waves.

For the operation panel provided on the dispenser B, buttons, a touch panel, etc. can be suitably used.

In this embodiment, the first threshold value L1 is set as the threshold value at the time when ta=0.7Ta with respect to the specified pouring time Ta of beer liquid, but the threshold value is set at any point during pouring. Furthermore, the threshold value itself can be set arbitrarily.

The dispenser B may be equipped with a camera, and the recording unit 51 may record the video taken by the camera and the dispensing result in association with each other.
In this case, if a dispensing defect occurs, the image can be used to identify the cause.

The dispensing device A and dispensing judgment method D of the present invention can be widely used when dispensing sparkling beverages such as beer using a dispenser B, particularly when dispensing is performed by users such as consumers who do not have the dispensing skills.

A... Pour device B... Dispenser (beer dispenser)
1... Container 2... Inclined table 3... Nozzle opening 4... Sensor (photoelectric sensor)
C... Computer 5... Control section 51... Recording means 52... Control means 53... Calculating means 54... Output means 6... Display section (output section)
D... Dispensing judgment system S1... Sparkling beverage dispensing step S2... First detection step S3... Dispensing stop step Si... Intermediate detection step S4... Foam dispensing step S5. ...Second detection step S6...Judgment step L...Amount of reflection detected by the sensor L1...First threshold L2...Second threshold T...Time from start of pouring Ta... Predetermined beer liquid pouring time Tb...Predetermined foam pouring time N...Network

Claims

A dispensing judgment method using a dispensing device with a dispensing function including a dispenser having a tilt table, a nozzle opening, and a sensor, and a control section,
a sparkling beverage pouring step of tilting the tilting table to a first tilted state with the container placed on its mounting surface, and pouring out the sparkling beverage from the nozzle port into the container;
a first detection step in which the tilting table is tilted to a second tilted state, and the sensor detects the liquid level of the sparkling beverage poured into the container;
a dispensing stop step of stopping dispensing of the sparkling beverage;
a foam dispensing step of dispensing foam formed by the sparkling beverage from the nozzle port into the container with the inclined table in a horizontal state;
a second detection step in which the sensor detects the upper surface of the poured foam;
a determination step in which the control unit determines whether the pouring state is good or bad based on the detection results in the first detection step and the second detection step and a pre-recorded threshold;
has
The dispensing determination method, wherein the angle between the placement surface and the horizontal surface on the first inclination is larger than the angle between the placement surface and the horizontal surface on the second inclination.
The control unit issues a pouring start command,
By issuing the pouring start command, the sparkling beverage pouring step, the first detection step, the pouring stop step, the foam pouring step, the second detecting step, and the determining step are sequentially executed. The dispensing determination method according to claim 1.
The pouring determination method according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is a photoelectric sensor, and the detection result is a distance from the photoelectric sensor to the sparkling beverage in the container.
The dispensing determination method according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser further includes an output unit for outputting whether the dispensing state of the sparkling beverage is good or bad.
The control unit is provided in a computer connected to the dispenser via a network,
The pouring determination method according to claim 1, wherein the computer includes an output unit for outputting whether the pouring state of the sparkling beverage is good or bad.
A dispensing device with a determination function for carrying out the dispensing determination method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.