JPH0487988A - Liquid feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To extremely facilitate setting and exchanging of beverage containers, by fitting an extraction mechanism to the beverage container and inserting the beverage container in a storage chamber in that condition to place it on a holding member and also place on a receiver then closing an opening. CONSTITUTION:A liquid feeder is composed of an extractor 27 equipped at the flowing out part 3A of a beverage container 3 and placed to hold on a receiver 23 to support an extractor lever 2 and an extracting opening 29 in the outside of a storage chamber 11 and further an open and close member 40 freely closing an opening 2 and locating on the extractor 27. The extractor 27 is equipped at the beverage container 3 and the beverage container 3 is inserted into the storage chamber 11 from the opening 2 in such a condition to place it on a support member 26 and further, the extractor 27 is placed on a receiver 23. And thereafter, when the opening 2 is closed by the open and close member 40, the extractor 27 is put between the receiver 23 and the open and close member 40 to prevent from flowing. Since the flowing out part 3A is at low level in the beverage container 3, the beverage flows down by its own weight and flows out from the extracting opening 29 by the manipulation of the extractor lever 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a liquid supply device configured to be able to appropriately extract beverages such as wine and juice from beverage containers such as bottles.

(B) Prior Art Conventionally, this type of liquid supply device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-127340 previously filed by the applicant. Attach the supply port 23 and operation lever 24 to the bottle 13 to supply inert gas.
By operating a lever 24, the beverage can be extracted from the supply port 23 as needed.

According to this configuration, the beverage in the bottle 13 flows out under its own weight, so that the pressure of the inert gas can be lowered.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, since the bottle 13 is stored in the refrigerator compartment 17 and the stopper 31 and supply port 23 are attached to the outside of the rotating door 19, when setting the bottle 13 With the door 19 open, the stopper 31 at the tip of the liquid supply pipe 29 extending rearward from the door 19 is attached to the bottle 13, and in this state, the bottle 12 is placed on the support shelf 25b and the door 19 is opened. Requires work to close. As a result, the replacement work becomes extremely complicated, and the length of the pipes connecting each member becomes unnecessarily long, making it difficult to smoothly transport liquids, especially in the refrigerator compartment 17.
When the interior was made transparent, there was a problem in that the interior was crowded with pipes, which had a negative impact on the exterior.

The present invention has been made to solve this problem.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention includes a storage chamber 11 for storing a beverage container 3 such as a bottle, and a storage chamber 11 that is provided within the storage chamber 11 so that the beverage container 3 can be opened with its outflow portion 3A facing downward. It is equipped with a holding member 26 for placing and holding, a receiving part 23 provided at the lower edge of the opening 2 of the storage chamber 11, an extraction lever 32 and an extraction port 29, and an outflow part 3A of the beverage container 3.
The extraction mechanism 2 is mounted on and held on the receiving part 23 with the extraction lever 32 and extraction port 29 outside the storage chamber 11.
7 and an opening/closing member 40 that freely opens and closes the opening 2 and is located on the extraction mechanism 27 to constitute a liquid supply device.

(E) Function According to the present invention, the extraction mechanism 27 is attached to the beverage container 3, and in that state, the beverage container 3 is inserted into the storage chamber 11 and placed on the holding member 26, and the extraction mechanism 27 is opened. 27
is placed on the receiving part 23, and then the opening 2 is closed with the opening/closing member 40.
It gets stuck in between and prevents movement.

Since the outflow portion 3A of the beverage container 3 is low, the beverage falls under its own weight and flows out from the extraction port 29 by operating the extraction lever 32.

(f) Example The invention will now be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the liquid supply device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the opening 2 of the liquid supply device 1, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the same, and FIGS. It is a figure explaining the exchange procedure of the bottle 3 as a container.

The liquid supply device 1 is for cooling and storing wine bottles 3, for example, and includes a machine room 4 in which a freezing device (not shown) is housed.
A storage room 11 is formed above the pillars 5 at the four corners, glasses 6 and 7 on the left and right fitted into the pillars, a front glass 8, an opening/closing door 9 at the rear, and a top plate 10. The interior of this storage chamber 11 is made suitable for storing wine by the freezing device.
It is cooled to a temperature of around 10°C. 12 is a rack installed above the storage chamber 11 to hold the bottles 3.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a frame member provided on the front surface of the storage chamber 11, which has an opening 2, a protrusion 16 on the lower side 15 engaged with a groove 18 on the bottom surface 17 of the storage chamber 11, and a frame member 13 that is continuous with the protrusion 16. Both sides 19 are inserted and engaged into grooves 20 formed in the support column 5 from above. The front glass 6 is inserted into this groove 20 from above on both sides, and the lower edge is inserted into the upper side 21 of the frame member 13.
It is inserted and held in a groove 22 formed on the top surface of the . As a result, an opening 2 is formed below the glass 6.

From the lower side 15 of the frame member 13, three receiving portions 23 are integrally formed to protrude forward. The receiving portion 23 has a generally arcuate cross section with a concave upper surface, a groove 24 is formed on the upper surface of the base, and a notch 25 continuous to the upper surface of the receiving portion 23 is formed on the lower side 15.

A holding member 26 is placed on the bottom surface 17 of the storage chamber 11, and is made of steel wire or synthetic resin, and is attached to the frame member 13.
The three bottles 3 can be held at an angle with their outflow portions 3A facing downward in correspondence with the receiving portions 23 of the bottle.

Next, 27 is an extraction mechanism attached to the outflow portion 3A of the bottle 3. The extraction mechanism 27 includes a seven-osset 30 having a passage 28 extending rearward therein and an extraction port 29 communicating with the passage 28.
and a valve 3 that opens and closes the communication portion between the passage 28 and the extraction port 29.
1, an extraction lever 32 for operating this valve 31,
It consists of a joint 33 made of an elastic silicone material and connected to the rear end of the faucet 30. The joint 33 is fitted into the outflow portion 3A of the bottle 3, and has a passage 34 communicating between the passage 28 and the inside of the bottle 3, and a passage 34 that communicates with the inside of the bottle 3.
A passage 35 is formed that communicates the interior with the storage chamber 11, and an extraction pipe 36 is connected to this passage 34 and extends slightly upward from the rear end of the joint 33. A connecting pipe 37 is connected thereto, and an air pipe 38 extending further upward is connected to this connecting pipe 37.

Reference numeral 40 denotes an opening/closing member made of an acrylic plate, which has a molding 41 made of a steel plate at its upper end, and a stepped portion 4 at the upper end of the lower side 15 of the frame member 13.
2, and the left and right sides and the back of the upper edge are in contact with the frame member 13.
The magnet 4 attached to this receiver 43 comes into contact with the receiver 43 of
4 is attracted and held by the molding 41 and closes the opening 2 so as to be freely openable and closable.

Next, the setting and replacement work of the bottles 3 will be explained. The bottle 3 with the extraction mechanism 27 attached is inserted from the bottom into the storage chamber 11 through the opening 2 of the frame member 13 as shown by the arrow in FIG. 4, and the bottle 3 is placed on the holding member 26 tilting. The extraction mechanism 27 is placed on the receiving portion 23 of the frame member 13. At this time, the joint 33 engages with the groove 24 of the receiving part 23, thereby preventing movement in the front-back direction, and the part in front of the faucet 30 is located outside the storage chamber 11, and the upper end of the air pipe 38 is also in the frame. The length is set to be located at the rear of the upper side 21 of the member 13 to improve the appearance from the front.

Next, the lower edge of the opening/closing member 40 abuts on the stepped portion 42 of the frame member 13 and the narrow diameter portion 33A of the joint 33, and then the molding 41 is attached to the magnet 44 by adsorption. At this time,
Since the opening/closing member 40 is on the joint 33, the extraction mechanism 2
7 is sandwiched between the receiving part 23 and the opening/closing member 40,
Vertical movement is prevented.

When the extraction lever 32 is operated in this state, the valve 31 communicates the passage 28 with the extraction port 29, and the wine that has fallen from the bottle 3 under its own weight flows out through the extraction port 29. At this time, the drop in air pressure inside the bottle 3 is compensated for by introducing outside air from the air pipe 38. This eliminates the need for pressurizing means such as inert gas.

Further, when the extraction lever 32 is returned to its original position, the passage 28 is closed and the outflow of wine is stopped. At this time, air pipe 38
The wine inside the bottle 3 does not overflow to the outside because the pressure inside the bottle 3 is lower than the outside pressure.

When the bottle 3 is empty and you want to replace it, remove the opening/closing member 40 in the reverse order to the above, take out the bottle 3 and extraction mechanism 27, pull out the joint 33 from the bottle 3, and replace the bottle 3 with a new one.
exchange with.

In addition, in the above example, wine extraction was explained, but
The present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to other beverages such as juice.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, the extraction mechanism is attached to the beverage container, and in this state, the beverage container is inserted into the storage chamber through the opening and placed on the holding member, and the extraction mechanism is placed on the receiving part. Then, by closing the opening with the opening/closing member, the brewing mechanism is sandwiched between the receiving portion and the opening/closing member and is prevented from moving, so that setting and replacing the beverage container can be performed extremely easily.

In particular, since replacement work can be performed with the extraction mechanism attached to the beverage container in advance, there is no need to prepare a long pipe, and liquid transportation and extraction can be performed smoothly.

Further, since the liquid flows out under its own weight, pressurizing means such as inert gas is not required, and the entire liquid supply device is simplified.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the liquid supply device, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the opening of the liquid supply device, FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for replacing a bottle as a beverage container. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Liquid supply device, 2... Opening, 3... Bottle (beverage container), 11... Storage chamber, 13... Frame member, 15
... lower side, 23 ... receiving part, 26 ... holding member,
27... Extraction mechanism, 29... Extraction port, 32... Extraction lever 40... Opening/closing member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A storage chamber for storing a beverage container such as a bottle, a holding member provided within the storage chamber for placing and holding the beverage container with the outflow portion of the beverage container facing downward, and a container under the opening of the storage chamber. A brewing mechanism comprising a receiving part provided on an edge, a brewing lever and a brewing port, the brewing mechanism being attached to the outflow part of the beverage container, and being placed and held on the receiving part with the brewing lever and the brewing port outside the storage chamber. and an opening/closing member that opens and closes the opening and is located on the extraction mechanism.