JPH09286494A - Beverage dispenser in paper container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] (Correction) [PROBLEMS] To provide a dispenser for a beverage containing a paper container, which can dispense without holding the beverage-containing paper container by hand. A dispenser main body (2) having a paper container storage chamber (4) capable of accommodating a plurality of paper containers (1) containing beverage therein is arranged, and a straw for connecting the paper containers (1) containing beverage stored in the paper container storage chamber (4). 14 is connected in series, and the dispenser main body 2 has a pressurized air supply source 36 connected to the paper container 1 located at the start end, a liquid backflow prevention valve 36 provided in the connection flow path, and a terminal end. It has a liquid discharge valve 11 for discharging the liquid by pressing and releasing the straw of the positioned paper container, and a cooling means 7 for cooling the liquid in the paper container 1 accommodated in the paper container accommodating chamber 4. .

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dispenser for a beverage in a paper container for pouring a beverage in a paper container into a cup or the like in a beverage store or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a beverage store or the like, when a beverage is poured from a paper container (gable top, brick pack) containing various beverages into a cup for sale, the paper container is opened and the paper container is held in a hand. It is designed to be poured from the opened part into a cup for sale.

[0003]

By the way, since the paper container as described above has a low rigidity with respect to the weight of the beverage inside, when it is grasped and lifted with one hand at the initial stage of opening, and the beverage is tilted and poured into the cup, It is extremely unstable, it is difficult to control the appropriate amount of pouring, and it is necessary to refrigerate depending on the type of beverage inside, so the products are taken in and out from the refrigerator each time, so mass retailers etc. Also had an impact.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to dispense an appropriate amount of beverage in a paper container without having a paper container containing the beverage. As provided, a dispenser main body having a paper container storage chamber capable of accommodating a plurality of beverage-containing paper containers arranged side by side, the beverage-containing paper containers stored in the paper container storage chamber are connected in series by a connecting straw, In the dispenser body, a pressurized air supply source connected to the paper container located at the start end, a liquid check valve provided in the connection flow path,
It is equipped with a liquid discharge valve for discharging the liquid by pressing and releasing the straw of the paper container located at the end, and a cooling means for cooling the liquid in the paper container housed in the paper container storage chamber. is there.

Preferably, the straw is made of a resin having elasticity such as polypropylene, and a straw mounting cap which has a pair of straw insertion holes in the top plate portion and which can be fitted into the spout of a paper container is provided. After opening the spout of the paper container, the paper container is connected to the straw attaching cap by inserting the straw into the straw insertion hole of the cap.

Further, the liquid discharge valve has a flat straw abutting portion in the valve casing in which the straw is placed, and an upper end thereof is pivotally supported on the valve casing side and faces the straw abutting portion. Liquid discharge lever having a straw pressing bar for crushing the straw when the straw is crushed, a biasing means for urging the liquid discharging lever in a direction in which the straw pressing bar crushes the straw, and a base portion of the valve casing. And a fitting groove that can be fitted to the outer circumference of the straw at the tip, and the fitting groove is interlocked with this when the liquid discharge lever is pushed and the fitting groove is on both sides of the crushed portion of the straw. And a recovery clamp that swings so as to restore the shape of the cylinder.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a general outline of a dispenser according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 schematically shows a form in which a paper container 1 is stored.

Dispenser body 2 of the above dispenser
Has a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped shape that can be installed on a table or on an appropriate table, and has a shelf 3 inside which is partitioned into upper and lower parts, and the upper part of the shelf 3 has a plurality of paper containers 1, 1 ... Paper container storage chamber 4 that can store paper side by side in a standing position
It has been. In the illustrated example, eight paper containers 1, 1 ... Are accommodated in two rows, but one row or three or more rows depending on the size of the beverage store. However, it can be implemented.

A coil tube 5 for cooling is arranged around the four sides of the paper container storage chamber 4, and the tube 5 is connected to a refrigerator 7 installed in a machine chamber 6 below the shelf 3 of the dispenser body 2. Has been done. Reference numeral 8 is a refrigerant heat radiation fan.

The upper portion of the paper container storage chamber 4 can be opened and closed by a lid 9, and the paper container storage chamber 4 is formed on the inner surface of the lid 9.
Sealing portion 1 at the upper end of paper containers 1, 1 ...
The upper surfaces 1b, 1b of the paper container 1 are fitted together along the line a.
Pressing part 1 for pressure resistance reinforcement for pressing the paper container to prevent deformation of the paper container
0 and 10 are provided.

On one end surface of the dispenser body 2, two liquid discharge valves 11 and 11 are provided so that the beverage can be poured out for each row of the paper containers 1, and the lower position thereof is provided. A drain tray 13 for placing the cup 12 and receiving the liquid is provided.

The insides of the paper containers 1, 1 ... Stored side by side in the paper container storage chamber 4 are connected in series by connecting straws 14, 14. In the illustrated example, four paper containers are set as one line, and each line is connected in series.
Beverages therein can be separately poured out through the liquid discharge valves 11, 11.

The straw 14 is made of a highly elastic resin material, preferably polypropylene, and has bellows portions 14a, 14a (see FIG. 3) in the middle so as to be easily bent.

The paper container 1 is provided with a spout 15 on its upper surface 1b and is usually sealed by a cap before being supplied to the market. However, in the present invention, the spout after the cap is removed. It has a straw-attaching cap 16 that is fitted to 15. This straw mounting cap 1
As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 4, 6 has two straw insertion holes 17 and 18 of large and small diameters into which straws are inserted as densely as possible, and the bottom surface is fitted to the rising portion 15a of the spout 15. A tight fitting groove 19 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, one of the liquid discharge valves 1 is a flat straw in which a straw 14 is vertically arranged in a box-shaped valve casing 20 fixed to a dispenser body 2. An abutting portion 21, a liquid discharge lever 22 whose upper end is pivotally supported by the valve casing 20 and which is swingable in the front-rear direction, and a spring 23 as a biasing means for biasing the liquid discharge lever 22 forward. The base portion is composed of a straw recovery clamp 24 pivotally supported by the valve casing 20.

The liquid discharging lever 22 has a lower end serving as a pressing portion 25 having a flat shape so that a cup can be easily applied to the liquid discharging lever 22. Portions 26, 26 are pivotally supported on the valve casing 20 side by a shaft 27 that is inserted through the support portions 26, 26, and extend toward the straw contact portion 21 on the front side below the shaft 27. There are arm portions 28, 28, and a straw holding bar 29 made of a pipe for crushing the straw 14 is provided between the ends of the arm portions 28, 28.

The straw recovery clamp 24 is substantially V-shaped when viewed from the side, and its base is pivotally supported on the valve casing 20 side by a shaft 30 to support the liquid discharge lever 22.
Between the clamp 24 and the upper piece 3 of the clamp 24.
A U-shaped fitting groove 32 that can be fitted so as to straddle the straw 14 is formed at the tip of No. 1, and a pin 34 fixed to the liquid discharge lever 22 is fitted at the tip of the lower piece 33. An elongated hole 35 is formed, and the straw recovery clamp 24 swings about the shaft 30 in the same direction as the liquid discharge lever 22 swings about the shaft 27 in FIG. The fitting groove 32 of the upper piece 31 is crushed by the straw pressing bar 29 to move the flattened crushed position of the straw 14 from top to bottom to restore the flat state to the cylindrical state.

A pump 36 as a pressurized air supply source is installed in the machine chamber 6 of the dispenser body 2 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and a hose 37 is provided at the discharge port of the pump 36.
A pressure regulator 38 and a check valve 39 for preventing liquid backflow
A branch valve 40 is connected to the end of the hose 37. A circuit configured by the connection is shown in FIG.

Tubes 41, 41 (may be straws) are connected to the discharge ends of the branch valve 40. The tubes 41, 41 are straws of the straw mounting cap 16 of the paper containers 1, 1 at the rear end position. The insertion hole 18 is inserted by a length that does not come into contact with the liquid inside.

The paper container 1 at the rear end and the next paper container 1 are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the straws for connection 14 are connected in series. In this case, the end of the straw 14 that is inserted into the straw mounting cap 16 of the paper container 1 on the upstream side is inserted to a depth that reaches the bottom of the paper container 1, and the straw mounting cap 16 of the downstream paper container 1 is inserted. The end of the straw 14 to be inserted is attached by a length that does not come into contact with the liquid. After that, they are sequentially connected in the same manner.

Straw 1 connected to the frontmost paper container 1
4 is longer than the others, is introduced into the valve casing 20 of the liquid discharge valve 11 and is aligned with the straw abutting portion 21, and the lower end 14b of the straw 14 protrudes from the lower portion of the valve casing 20 by the required length and It is hung down on the front part of the pressing part 25 of the delivery lever 22.

Next, the operation will be described.

The cap of the paper container 1 containing the beverage is removed and replaced with the straw mounting cap 16, and the paper container 1 is stored side by side in the paper container storage chamber 4 of the dispenser body 2. Next, the tube 41 is inserted into the straw insertion hole 18 of the straw mounting cap 16 of the rearmost paper container 1 to a depth not touching the liquid in the paper container 1 and connected to the other straw insertion hole 17 of the cap 16. The straw 14 is inserted into the paper container 1 to the vicinity of the bottom. The other end of the straw 14 is inserted into the straw insertion hole 18 of the straw mounting cap 16 of the next paper container 1 to a depth that does not come into contact with the liquid in the paper container 1 (see FIG. 3).

In this way, one row of paper containers 1, 1 ... Is connected in series by the connecting straws 14, 14 ... And then the straw insertion hole 1 of the straw mounting cap 16 of the frontmost paper container 1 is connected.
7. The other end of the straw 14 that is inserted deeply into
1 into the valve casing 20 and the straw abutment portion 21 inside thereof.
And the pressing lever 29 of the liquid discharge lever 22 so that the lower end 14b is projected to the outside of the valve casing 20 (see FIG. 2).

After that, if the lid 9 of the paper container 4 is closed,
The pressure-proof reinforcing pressing portions 10, 10 inside the paper containers 1, 1
The upper part of the paper container 1 is brought into contact with the upper part of ... to prevent damage or deformation of the sealing part 1a and the upper surface 1b of the upper part. Further, the inside of the paper container storage chamber 4 is cooled by the refrigerant from the refrigerator 7 via the coil tube 5, and the liquid temperature in the paper container 1 is maintained at about 5 ° C.

After the setting is completed as described above, when the pump 36 is driven to send the pressurized air under pressure, the pressure regulator 38
Thus, the inner pressure of the rearmost paper container 1 is increased by the pressure adjusted to 0.08 to 0.15 kg / cm ² , and the pressure sequentially reaches the frontmost paper container 1 through the connecting straws 14, 14. The pressure causes the liquid in the paper container 1 to be pushed out.

At this time, when the pressing portion 25 of the liquid discharge lever 22 is pressed, the straw presser bar 29 moves in the direction away from the straw 14 and the straw recovery clamp 24 is moved through the pin 34 and the elongated hole 35. , The fitting groove 32 of the upper piece 31 descends along the straw 14, so that the straw 14 is pushed by the straw holding bar 29 and flattened.
While pushing both sides of the flat portion of the straw 14 toward the center of the straw 14, the straw 14 is restored to a perfect circle.

With the above operation, the liquid in the paper container 1 pushed out by the pressure flows out from the lower end 14b through the straw 14 and is smoothly poured into the cup 12.

When the pressing portion 25 of the liquid discharging lever 22 is released, the liquid discharging lever 22 is swung in the direction opposite to the arrow A by the force of the spring 23, and the straw recovery clamp 24 is also centered on the shaft 30. 5, the fitting groove 32 retreats upward, and at the same time, the straw pressing bar 29 presses the straw 14 against the straw contact portion 21 and crushes the straw 14 to shut off the pouring of the liquid. .

The liquid is repeatedly dispensed as described above, but the dispensed liquid is sequentially pushed out from the lastmost paper container 1 to the front paper container 1, and is emptied. Is simply a passage for pressurized air.

By discarding the straw 14, the beverage can be poured out. Further, when four paper containers 1, 1 ... Shown in FIG. 2 are connected to be arranged in two rows, the lateral width of the dispenser is about 30 cm, so that the dispenser can be easily installed in a narrow space.

7 and 8, the paper container is a brick container 1 '.
In the case of, the straw mounting method is shown. One straw hole 42 is preliminarily formed in the upper surface 1'a of the brick container 1'and sealed by the seal 43.
On the other hand, the straw 14 peels off the seal 43 and the hole 4
2 is tightly inserted, a lower hole is made in another portion of the upper surface 1'a by an appropriate tool, and a patch film 44 is attached to that portion, and then a piece-shaped straw attaching cap 45 is press-fitted to The inner peripheral edge of the hole is press-fitted into the groove 45a on the peripheral surface with the patch film 44 interposed, and the hole 45b of the cap 45 is formed.
It is possible to apply to a brick container by inserting the other straw 14 into.

In the description based on the illustrated embodiment, a beverage such as juice is assumed, but in addition to this, alcoholic beverages, wine,
Of course, the present invention can be applied to the pouring of soy sauce and other liquids.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically dispense a commercially available beverage contained in a paper container, so that it is not necessary to hold the paper container in the hand and pour it. Therefore, it is possible to improve work efficiency and reduce labor at the time of sale.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a beverage dispenser containing a paper container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a storage state of the paper container.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a connected state of the paper containers.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a straw mounting cap.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing details of a liquid discharge valve.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a circuit configuration by connecting paper containers.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a straw insertion state in the case of a brick container.

8 is an enlarged view of a straw mounting cap portion of FIG. 7. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Paper Container 1'Brick Container 2 Dispenser Main Body 4 Paper Container Storage Room 7 Refrigerator (Cooling Means) 9 Lid 10 Pressure Resistant Reinforcement Pressing Part 11 Liquid Outlet Valve 14 Connecting Straw 15 Spout 16 Straw Mounting Cap 17, 18 Straw Insertion hole 20 Valve casing 21 Straw abutment portion 22 Liquid discharge lever 23 Spring (biasing means) 24 Straw recovery clamp 29 Straw retainer bar 32 Fitting groove 36 Pump (pressurized air supply source) 38 Pressure regulator 39 Liquid reverse flow Check valve for prevention 40 Valve for branching 43 Seal 44 Patch film 45 Straw mounting cap

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A dispenser for dispensing a beverage containing a paper container, the dispenser main body having a paper container storage chamber capable of accommodating a plurality of paper containers containing the beverage therein, the dispenser body being stored in the paper container storage chamber. Connected beverage-containing paper containers in series with a connecting straw, the dispenser body,
A pressurized air supply connected to the paper container located at the beginning,
A liquid backflow prevention valve provided in the connection flow path, a liquid discharge valve for discharging the liquid by compressing and releasing the straw of the paper container located at the end, and a paper container housed in the paper container storage chamber A dispenser for beverages in a paper container, characterized in that it has a cooling means for cooling the liquid. 2. The straw is made of a resin having elasticity such as polypropylene, and a straw mounting cap which has a pair of straw insertion holes in a top plate portion and which can be fitted into a spout of a paper container is provided. 2. The inside of the paper container is connected by opening the spout of the paper container, fitting the straw mounting cap, and inserting the straw into the straw insertion hole of the cap. Beverage dispenser for paper containers. 3. The liquid discharge valve includes a flat straw abutting portion in the valve housing, in which the straw is placed, and an upper end pivotally supported by the valve housing side. A liquid discharge lever having a straw pressing bar for crushing the straw at a position opposite to each other, a biasing means for urging the liquid discharging lever in a direction in which the straw pressing bar crushes the straw, and a base portion of the valve. It has a fitting groove that is pivotally supported on the casing side and has a fitting groove that can be fitted to the outer circumference of the straw at the tip, and the fitting groove is linked to this when the liquid discharge lever is pushed and the fitting groove is on both sides of the crushed portion of the straw. 3. A beverage dispenser containing a paper container according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a straw recovery clamp that swings so as to return to a cylindrical shape after passing through the portion.