JPH0754159Y2 - Beverage dispenser cup receiving structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser, and more particularly to a structure of a cup receiving portion on which a cup is placed when pouring out a beverage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a beverage dispenser, a cup receiving portion for mounting a cup for receiving a beverage is provided inside the main body, and an opening for opening and closing the cup is provided in a front opening / closing lid. This is because the main body has a beverage supply device and a drain tank for receiving drainage. However, if the cup receiving part is inside the main body, cleaning is messy and unhygienic when polluted by the splash of beverage, and it is difficult for customers to place the cup in the correct position. The receiving portion tends to be provided on the front opening / closing lid side.

The cup is placed in the cup receiving portion and the beverage is discharged therein. However, if the cup is not placed in the correct position but is placed in a slightly biased position, the discharged beverage may be spilled. Also, if the cup falls down and the beverage inside spills, or if you accidentally forget to put the cup and pour out the beverage, you will receive the beverage that was not released correctly into the cup, A drainage receiver, a so-called drain receiver, is provided below the cup holder.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] When the cup receiver is provided on the front opening / closing lid side, the drain receiver tends to be thin due to design restrictions, but the spilled beverage or water cannot be sufficiently discharged and the cup receiver There is a risk that it will leak from between the drain receiver and stain the surrounding area. In particular, if the drink left over in the cup or the cup is washed in the cup receiver and the residual water is vigorously flushed, it overflows from the drain receiver, spills and pollutes the surroundings, causing unsanitary conditions.

In order to prevent this, if a deep drain receiver is used, there is no choice but to provide a cup receiving portion on the main body side due to design restrictions. Old problems such as difficulty in putting in and taking out and cleaning of the contaminated cup receiving part remain.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cup receiving structure for a beverage dispenser which has a thin drainage receiver which is easy to install on the front opening / closing lid and which is hard to spill.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the beverage dispenser of the present invention, the cup holder is composed of a child-like member of the cage, and a drainage receiving member provided below the child-like member of the cage. Has a bottom surface inclined toward the drainage port, and a discontinuous ridge-shaped projection is formed along the outer wall front portion of the bottom surface facing the lower surface of the child-shaped member of the cage.

[0008]

[Function] Beverage dropped through a cup-shaped cup holder
Drainage such as water is received by the inclined bottom surface of the drainage receiving member and flows toward the drainage port. When the amount of drainage is large compared to the amount discharged from the drainage outlet, or when the drainage is directed to the front part of the outer wall of the drainage receiving member, it will try to overflow, but its momentum is blocked by the ridge-shaped projections, so The drainage flowing toward the front part of the outer wall also returns from the gap between the ridge-shaped projections to the inside or the rear part of the drainage receiving member and finally flows out from the drainage port.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Referring to FIG. 1, a beverage dispenser 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises an upper body 1a and a lower chilled water supply 1b, and an opening / closing lid 2 is shown on the front of the body 1a. It is pivotally attached by a hinge or the like. Normally, the type of beverage is displayed on the front surface of the opening / closing lid 2, and a selection button corresponding to the displayed type is provided. Further, a cup receiving portion, that is, a front grill 4 is fitted in a lower portion of the opening / closing lid 2 made of integrally molded plastic. The front grill 4 is formed by a child-shaped member 4a having a substantially horizontal portion, and a cup support 4 at the center thereof.
The space above the b where a cup (not shown) is placed is slightly recessed from the surroundings inside the opening / closing lid to protect the cup from wind and the like, and when pouring a beverage into the cup. The droplets are also in a shape that does not spread around them.

A drainage receiving member, that is, a drain receiver 6 is attached to the lower portion of the cage-shaped member 4a of the front grill 4, but it is hidden from the front by the opening / closing lid 2 and cannot be seen.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the opening / closing lid 2. The rear portion of the front grill 4 projects from the rear surface of the opening / closing lid 2 and enters the inside of the main body 1a. Similarly, the rear part of the drain receiver 6 also projects, and the upper surface thereof is covered with the cover 8.

As is apparent from FIG. 3 showing the plane of the drain receiver 6 and FIG. 4 showing the side face thereof, the periphery of the drain receiver is formed by a vertical outer wall 6a. As is apparent from FIG. 4, the height of the front portion of the outer wall 6a is significantly lower than that of the rear portion protruding into the main body portion 1a, and the inclined bottom surface 6 is formed.
b and 6c extend toward the corner drainage port 6e. The small inclined bottom surface 6d is also connected to the bottom surface 6c. The drainage port 6e communicates with a drain tank (not shown) in the main body 1a via a connector (not shown).

Near the upper ends of the inclined bottom surfaces 6b and 6c, that is, near the front of the drain receiver 6, along the front of the outer wall 6a,
Discontinuous ridge-shaped projections, that is, inner walls 6f, 6g, and 6h are formed so as to project with a gap therebetween.

In the above-mentioned structure, the drainage of the beverage spilled from the cup or the residual water after cleaning the cup passes through the eyes of the child-shaped member 4a of the cage of the front grill 4, and the inclined bottom surfaces 6b, 6c, 6d of the drain receiver 6 are provided. It falls to the top, flows toward the drainage port 6e, and is collected from here into a drain tank (not shown). When the amount of drainage is large or the drainage flows sideways, a flow toward the front part of the outer wall 6a also occurs, but the flow is blocked by the inner walls 6f, 6g, 6h, loses its momentum, and returns to the drain outlet 6e. It flows in the opposite direction and then out.

[0016]

As described above, even if the drain receiving member, that is, the drain receiving member is formed thin (the depth is shallow), the flow of drainage toward the front part of the outer wall is blocked by the ridge-like projections, and its force is increased. As a result, the overflow and spillage from the outer wall can be effectively prevented. Therefore, since the drainage receiving member can be made thin, the cup receiving portion can be provided on the front opening / closing lid, which in turn has the effect of facilitating the taking in and out of the cup and the cleaning of the cup receiving portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a beverage dispenser incorporating a cup receiving structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial side view showing a front opening / closing lid of the beverage dispenser shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a drainage receiving member which is a main part of a cup receiving portion attached to the front opening / closing lid of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the drainage receiving member of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage dispenser 2 Opening / closing lid 4 Front grill (cup receiving part) 4a Caddy member 4b Cup receiving stand 6 Drain receiving (drainage receiving member) 6a Outer wall 6b Sloping bottom 6c Sloping bottom 6d Sloping bottom 6e Drain 6f Inner wall ( Ridge projection) 6g Inner wall (Ridge projection) 6h Inner wall (Ridge projection)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A beverage dispenser in which a cup receiving portion is provided on a front opening / closing lid, wherein the cup receiving stand of the cup receiving portion is composed of a child-like member of a cage, and a drainage receiving member provided below the child-like member of the cage is provided. A ridge-shaped projection that is discontinuous is formed on the bottom surface along the outer wall front portion of the bottom surface that faces the bottom surface of the child-shaped member of the cage. Beverage dispenser cup receiving structure.