JPH057200Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field to which the invention pertains] The present invention relates to an instant cooling type dispensing device for beverages, and in particular, it is capable of dispensing a fixed amount of beverage supplied from a beverage supply source, and is capable of always keeping the beverage cooling pipe clean. This invention relates to a device that allows for

The beverage in the present invention can be of any type, such as youth, wine, carbonated beverages, draft beer, etc., but for the sake of simplicity, the prior art and the embodiments of the invention will be described using draft beer as an example.

[Prior art]

When pouring draft beer from a draft beer barrel into a brewer, it is generally cooled to an appropriate temperature by passing the draft beer through a beer cooling pipe installed in a cooling water tank. However, the amount of draft beer dispensed depends on the person operating the device, and it has not been possible to always dispense a constant amount of draft beer. In addition, draft beer is susceptible to deterioration and spoilage, and if cleaning is neglected, the beverage cooling pipe etc. will become dirty and the taste of the draft beer will deteriorate significantly, so it is necessary to clean the beverage cooling pipe etc. from time to time. In conventional cleaning of beverage cooling pipes, etc., a sponge ball slightly larger than the inner diameter of the beverage cooling pipe is inserted into the beverage cooling pipe, and the sponge balls are inserted into the beverage cooling pipe using tap water supplied from a hose connected to a water faucet, for example. This was done by passing it twice. However, the cleaning hose must be attached to and detached from the beverage cooling pipe each time the sponge bead is passed through, which is complicated and inefficient.

[Purpose of invention]

This idea was developed from this perspective.
The purpose is to provide an instant cooling type dispensing device which can always dispense a fixed amount of beverage and which can always keep a beverage cooling pipe clean and dispense a delicious beverage.

[Key points of the idea]

The instant beverage cooling type dispensing device of the present invention includes a cooling water tank storing cooling water, a sealing member, a spout switching valve having two flow paths having a valve seat for receiving the sealing member, and a cooling water tank. a beverage cooling pipe that is provided inside and has both ends in contact with the two flow paths of the spout switching valve; a beverage supply pipe that has one end in contact with the spout switching valve and the other end connected to a beverage supply source; It consists of two spouts that are in contact with each other, and the sealing member can be freely switched between the spout side and the beverage supply pipe at the valve seat of the spout switching valve.It cleans the flow path of the beverage when pouring out the beverage, and also keeps a constant amount of the beverage. It is characterized by being able to pour out beverages.

[Example of idea]

1 to 6 showing a first embodiment of the present invention will be explained below.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, cooling water 12 is stored inside a cooling water tank 11, which is cooled by an evaporation tube connected to a refrigerator (not shown). Both ends of the beverage cooling pipe 13 installed in the cooling water tank 11 are in contact with one end side of a spout switching valve 14 whose details will be described later, and the other end is connected to a spout 15 and draft beer is supplied from a draft beer barrel (not shown). A beverage supply pipe 16 is connected thereto.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the spout switching valve 14 has two holes 22 in a rotatable valve body 21.
A, 22B are provided, valve seats 23A, 23B with a partially reduced inner diameter are inserted into one end of these holes, and a sealing member 24 is housed in either of the holes 22A, 22B. .

In such a configuration, if the sealing member 24 is housed in the valve seat 23B, as shown in FIG. and the beverage cooling pipe 13 and open the spout 15,
Draft beer is poured into the brewery 25. At this time, the sealing member 24 moves inside the beverage cooling pipe 13 while sliding on its inner wall due to the pressing force of the draft beer supplied from the beverage supply pipe 16, and is stopped at the small diameter portion of the valve seat 23A. It is shown in Figure 6. The amount dispensed is regulated by the content of the beverage cooling pipe 13, and the inner surface of the beverage cooling pipe 13 is kept clean by the movement of the seal member 24. When one batch of draft beer has been poured, the spout 15 is closed and the spout switching valve 14 is switched, and the sealing member 24 returns to the position on the draft beer supply side as shown in FIG. If you open 15, you can pour out draft beer. Also, if the beverage supply pipe 16 is removed from the draft beer barrel (not shown) and connected to a washing water source, the washing water will flow from the beverage supply pipe 16 via the spout switching valve 14 to the beverage cooling pipe 13 → spout switching valve 14 → spout 15 The beer flows and is received by a container (not shown) placed below the spout 15, making the beer flow path even cleaner.

7 to 11 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a three-way switching valve 31 has one end as a wash water supply port 32, and in FIGS.
Except that one end was connected to a washing water supply source such as a water faucet (not shown) to a spout switching valve 14, and the other end was connected to a beverage supply pipe 16 (not shown) connected to a draft beer barrel (not shown). It has the same structure as the first embodiment.
Figure 9 shows the three-way switching valve 31 when pouring out draft beer.
switching position (beverage supply pipe 16 side and beverage cooling pipe 13 side)
This is the position where the side and side are distributed. When cleaning the beer flow path, switch the three-way switching valve 31 as shown in Fig. 10 to flow from the cleaning water supply port 32 to the flow path of the spout switching valve 14 → the beverage cooling pipe 13 → the flow path of the spout switching valve 14 →
The inner wall of the pipe can be cleaned by flushing the spout 15 and the cleaning water, switching the sealing member 24 and the spout switching valve 14 as described above, and sliding the inside of the beverage cooling pipe 13 several times.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11, the three-way switching valve 31 is switched to supply washing water from the washing water supply port 32 into the beverage supply pipe 16, and the beverage supply pipe 16 connected to a draft beer barrel (not shown) is removed in advance. Beverage supply pipe 1
It can be cleaned by, for example, washing with water while running cleaning water through the tube. By providing the three-way switching valve 31 in this way, a dispensing device that is easy to clean can be provided, and if tap water is used as the washing water supply source, it can also be used for drinking, dispensing draft beer during the draft beer season, and water etc. during the off-season. It can be used effectively, such as dispensing or dispensing by switching between the two.

As another embodiment, although not shown, a plurality of beverage cooling pipes 13 having the same or different contents are provided in the cooling water tank 11 to dispense various capacities, for example, for large drinks, medium drinks, and small drinks. You can also. Switching of the spout switching valve 14 can be carried out by an existing method such as manual operation using a handle or the like or electric operation using a motor or the like, so a description thereof will be omitted.

The spout 15 is connected to the valve seat 2 of the flow path of the spout switching valve 14.
When the seal members 24 sit on the valve seats 3A and 23B, the liquid is sealed at the valve seats, and the pouring of draft beer can be stopped, so it is not necessary to provide a stop valve type spout.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, in the beverage instant cooling type dispensing device of the present invention, the beverage channel is kept clean because the sealing member slides each time a beverage is dispensed, and the device is stopped for cleaning as in the conventional case. There is no need to do this, and the effort is greatly reduced.

In addition, since the amount of beverage dispensed is determined by the content of the beverage cooling pipe, it has remarkable effects such as eliminating wasted beverages and operational effort.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a partially sectional side view, FIG. 2 is a front view, and FIGS. 3 and 4 show a spout switch. The valve body of the valve is shown, with FIG. 3 being a front view and FIG. 4 being a side sectional view. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are operation explanatory diagrams. 7 to 11 show a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a side view partially cut away, and FIG.
The figure is a front view, and FIGS. 9 to 11 are operation explanatory diagrams showing the positions of the three-way valve at different times. 13... Beverage cooling pipe, 14... Outlet switching valve,
15... Outlet, 22A, 22B... Hole (channel),
23A, 23B... Valve seat, 24... Seal member,
31...3-way switching valve.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A cooling water tank storing cooling water, a sealing member, and a spout switching valve provided with two flow paths having a valve seat for receiving the sealing member; and two of the spout switching valves provided in the cooling water tank. a beverage cooling pipe having both ends in contact with one flow path; and a beverage supply pipe having one end in contact with the spout switching valve and the other end connected to a beverage supply source;
The beverage comprises a spout in contact with the spout switching valve, and the sealing member can be freely switched between the spout side and the beverage supply pipe side at a valve seat of the spout switching valve. instant cooling type dispensing device.