JPS5864591A - Beverage feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a beverage dispensing device, and particularly to a device that stirs and mixes powdered raw materials and boiling water or water during beverage dispensing. This prevents a decrease in the delivery amount or unsanitary conditions due to adhesion due to solidification of the raw material on the sheet portion that guides it from the discharge port into the cup, and mixes the powdered raw material with liquid such as boiling water within the cup. The present invention provides a rational beverage dispensing device.

BACKGROUND ART This type of beverage dispensing device is widely known in vending machines or service machines for coffee and the like, and the powdered raw material used therein is considered to be easily dissolved in hot water or water. This type of powdered material is particularly important in hot and humid summers or similar conditions of use, when the canister's outlet, the seat that guides the powdered material into the cup, and the receiver that holds the powdered material in place can be used to drain liquids such as boiling water. It has the disadvantage that it adheres to the parts of the mixing gutter or mixer where mixing and dissolving are carried out, solidifies as a result of moisture absorption, and deposits on the above-mentioned parts. That is, the above-mentioned deposits become a hindrance, making it impossible to dissolve the powder raw material in the liquid as necessary, and furthermore, it becomes unsanitary.

Furthermore, conventional beverage dispensing equipment uses a mixing gutter or mixer to mix the powder raw materials and liquid, and a stirrer with a powered stirring blade to forcibly mix the two, but the structure is The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks and is hygienic and has a simple structure by supplying the powder raw material directly into the cup from the canister, supplying the liquid into the cup, and mixing and dissolving the two in the cup. A beverage dispensing device is provided.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway sectional view showing the main parts of the beverage dispensing device according to the present invention, in which 1 is the main body of the beverage dispensing device, 2 is a door that opens and closes the front opening of the main body 1, and 6 is provided on the door. A take-out port 5 has a container 4, a cup holder 5 is a member that opens the front and top surfaces provided inward of the take-out port B, and a cup holder 6 is placed on the bottom surface, and 7 stores a large number of cups 8. A cup storing/discharging device 9 is attached to the inner surface of the door 2 so as to discharge each cup one by one. A cup holding member 10 is made up of a holding part 9a in the shape of a lattice opening and a guide part 9b having a slightly narrow opening at the bottom, and reference numeral 10 fixes the cup holding member 9 to one end and also serves as a lower part of the cup discharging position of the cup storing and discharging device 7. and an arm 12 that reciprocates between the lower part of the discharge port 11a of the canister 11 which stores the powder raw material and discharges a predetermined amount of paddy provided in the device main body 1.
is a pivot member that rotatably supports the other end of the arm 10.

- The arm 10 is provided with a long hole 10a, and a pin 14 protruding from a disc 16 forming a crank mechanism is inserted into the long hole 10a.
is inserted so as to be reciprocated by the rotation of the disc 16. The above disc 1 rotor is a motor 15 and a reducer 16
The connecting member 1 is connected to the output shaft 16 il via the connecting member 1 rotor a, thereby connecting the cup holding member 9 to the lower part of the cup discharging position of the cup storing and discharging device 7 and the canister 11.
It is designed to reciprocate between the lower part of the discharge port i1a.

FIG. 2 shows a partially cutaway cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. is a stop piece, one end of which is fixed to a reinforcing plate 18 that also serves as a mounting plate provided on the inner surface of the device main body 1, and the other end is bent to provide a stop portion 172. The stop piece 1
7 comes into contact with the opening piece 9C of the cup holding part 9 fixed to the reciprocating arm 10, and as a result, the cup holding member 9 is pushed by the opening piece 9C and expands the holding part 9a, so that the cup holding member 9 is held. Release cup 8 downward.

In the cup holding member 9, a cylindrical guide portion 9b formed continuously with the round-shaped holding portion 9a is cut, and a bent mounting portion 9d that protrudes downward from one end of the cut portion is fixed to the arm 10. The free end is bent to form an open piece 9C that comes into contact with the stop portion 17a of the stop piece 17.

The cup holder 19 is provided in the member 5 and is a gutter-shaped sheet that guides the cup 8 released from the cup holding member 9 to a predetermined position. The shaft 2 is connected between the support plate 21 and the back wall 5a, which are
2 is provided, and a gutter-shaped 7 is provided on the shaft 22 so as to be able to freely rotate while biased in the direction of the sheet 19. 23 is a liquid supply pipe whose discharge port is located above the falling camp. . Further 24. ．． Numerals 24 are provided with locking grooves 24a, 24a protruding inwardly from the door 2 on both sides of the outlet B, and in the locking grooves 24a, 24a, cup holders are provided with pins protruding from both sides of the member 5, respectively. 5 b and 5 l), and the cup holder is a support plate 25 on which the member 5 is removably provided.
26 is a mounting plate fixed to the reinforcing plate 18 to which the arm 10 is rotatably mounted; 26 is a mounting plate to which the motor 15 and reducer 16 are similarly mounted; 27 is a canister 11 fixed to the inside of the beverage supply device main body 1 28 is a mounting plate equipped with a switch 29 that is operated by the bin 14 provided on the disc 15 to stop the arm 10 at a predetermined position; 60 is a spiral provided inside the canister 11 for discharging the powder raw material; (
(not shown).

With the above configuration, the device of the present invention, when supplying beverages, first drops the cup 8 from the cup storage/discharge device 7, holds the cup 8 in the holding portion 9a of the cup holding member 9, and then operates the motor 15. , when the disc 16 is rotated in the direction of arrow B shown in FIG.
The holding member 9, which holds the cup 8 by rotating around the center 2, is stopped at a position facing below the discharge port 11a of the canister 11. Thereafter, the canister 11 is operated to supply a predetermined amount of powdered raw material into the cup 8 from the discharge port 11a, and the motor 1
5 is operated again, the arm 10 is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 6, and the holding member 9 is moved to the solid line position shown in FIG. 17 and is opened in the circumferential direction as shown by symbol E, its diameter R1 increases to R2, and the cup 8 held in the holding part 9a is released and dropped downward. . The dropped cup 8 slides down on the sheet 19 and is placed on the cup mounting table 6 while being held between the movable notebook 20 and then the liquid supply pipe 26
The powdered raw material in the cup 8 is stirred and dissolved by a liquid such as hot water or cold water supplied from the cup 8, and the beverage is provided through the outlet filter.

An example of the electric circuit in the above device is the electric circuit diagram shown in FIG. 4. The electrical circuit diagram shows an example used in a vending machine, where PS is an AC power supply and SO is a float switch that opens when the lowest liquid level in the hot water tank (not shown) or cold water tank (not shown) is detected. fn and a cup detection switch e that opens when the remaining amount of cups 8 in the cup storing and discharging device Z reaches a predetermined amount or runs out.
The sold-out detection relay is connected to the power supply PS through a series circuit with c, and the CM is a coin mechanism with terminals ■ and ■ connected to the power supply PS.

The above coin mechanism CM is operated by inserting a specified coin, ■
Sales signal terminal ■ that instantaneously sends out the power supply PS on the terminal side, sends a signal when the change is out and changes out indicator light L1
-9-=ff from the change out signal sending terminal ■ which lights up and the Clem terminal ■ which accepts input coins when the power supply PS on the terminal side is input and does not accept input coins when there is no input. ,.

It has become. Since the coin mechanism has a single price setting, when a coin is inserted, the difference between the set price and the set price is automatically paid out as change.

A is a sales signal holding relay, one end of which is connected to the sales signal terminal ■ of the coin mechanism CM and the power supply PS via the self-holding contact a3, and the other end connected to a series circuit of the timer switch ts1 and the self-holding contact a2 and the timer. Connected to the power supply PS through a parallel circuit with the switch ts2, the sales signal holding relay A performs a self-holding operation by sending out the sales signal, and thereby the timer motor TM is operated by its contact a1, and the timer switches ts+ to tsB are operated.
are sequentially switched as shown in the time chart shown in FIG.

M2 is a motor that drives a cup ejection mechanism provided in the cup storage and ejection device Z, and one end is equipped with a timer switch t.
It is connected to the power supply PS through a parallel circuit of s5 and 1 cycle cam switch cs2, and the timer switch ts5
The operation is started by the cam switch C82, and after one shell 8 is discharged, the operation is stopped by the cam switch C82.

Ms indicates the motor 15 shown in FIG.
Zycle Cams Inochi C55 and timer switch TS5
A series circuit of ts4 and a parallel circuit of a timer switch is4 are connected to a power supply PS, and after the cup 8 discharged from the cup storage and discharge device 7 is held by the cup holding member 9, the timer switch ts4 is closed and the motor Mx ( 15) to move the arm 10 in the direction of arrow C shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, and when the cup holding member 9 holding the cup 8 is placed in a position facing the outlet 11a of the canister 11, the timer switch tS4 is turned on. When the cup holding member 9 of the arm 10 is moved to face the discharge port 11a of the canister 11, the timer switch ts4 is opened and the motor M3 is opened.
(15) is stopped.

Next, the timer switch tS6 is closed and the motor M4 connected to the power connection part 60 of the canister 11 is operated to discharge a predetermined amount of powdered raw material in the canister 11 from the discharge port 11a into the cup 8, and then the timer switch tS6 is closed. Switch ts6 is opened. At this time, the timer switch ts7 simultaneously opens and closes to control the electromagnetic solenoid SOL that drives the moisture absorption prevention gloss (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) that opens and closes the discharge port 11a of the canister 11. There is.

Thereafter, the timer switch ts5 closes, and the temotor M is connected via the cam switch cs3 (switch 29 shown in FIG. 1).
3 (15) to move the arm 10 in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. Stop.

The cup 8 is guided by the pins 119 and 20, and the cup holder is placed on the cup mounting table 6 of the member 5. At that time, the cam switch tsB closes and the liquid supply solenoid 5O
Since power is supplied to L2, hot water or cold water is supplied from the liquid supply pipe 2 into the cup 8, and the powder raw material and liquid in the cup 8 are mixed and dissolved. P is a relay, and by connecting it in parallel with the electromagnetic solenoid 5OL2, the liquid supply pump M is connected via the contact P when the solenoid 5OL2 is operated.
5, the liquid in the hot water tank (not shown) or the cold water tank (not shown) is fed into the cup 8 through the liquid supply pipe 23 at a pressure suitable for mixing and dissolving the powder raw materials. It seems like it's gushing out.

Note that SOl and SO2 are the contacts of the sold-out detection relay SO, and are activated when the liquid in the water leakage tank and the cold water tank (both not shown) falls below a predetermined amount, or when the cup 8 in the cup storage and discharge device 7 When the remaining amount is below a predetermined level, the relay SO is deenergized to switch the contact SO1, and the contact SO1 is set to a sales discontinued state in which no input coins are accepted by deenergizing the Clem terminal ■ of the coin mechanism CM. , contact SO2 lights the sold-out indicator L2 to indicate sold-out, and t L3+L4 lights up when the sales signal holding relay A is energized by sending out a sales signal based on coin insertion, respectively. The indicator light indicating that the product is on sale and the cup holder are indicator lights that illuminate the inside of the member 5, and M2 stores multiple rows of stacked cups 8 in the cup storage/discharge device Z, and releases the cups from the bottom of one of the rows. 8 are discharged one by one by a discharge mechanism (not shown),
When the detection switch C3l (which operates with a larger remaining amount than the switch es) is operated to detect that the remaining amount of the cups 8 in that row has reached a predetermined amount, the cup 8 in the next row is moved to the ejection position. The drive motor (I), SQL 5, is energized by a float switch F1 installed in the hot water tank or cold water tank (both not shown) to replenish water into the tank when the liquid level drops to a predetermined level. This is an electromagnetic solenoid that is deenergized to stop water replenishment when a predetermined liquid level is reached.

As mentioned above, there is a cup storage/discharge device that stores a large number of cups inside and discharges each cup one by one when supplying beverages, a canister that stores powder raw materials and discharges a predetermined amount of paddy when supplying beverages, and a canister that stores a large number of cups and discharges them one by one when supplying beverages. A liquid supply pipe for supplying liquid for mixing and dissolving powdered raw materials, and a cup holder for placing a cup provided inside the outlet, are provided, and the powdered raw materials are mixed and dissolved from the outlet. A beverage dispensing device for dispensing beverages includes a cup holding member for holding a cup discharged from a cup storage and discharging device, and an arm to which the cup holding portion is fixed to one end and a pivot member is provided at the other end. , the cup holding member holding the cup is moved to the lower part of the discharge port of the canister to discharge a predetermined amount of the powder raw material in the canister into the cup, and then the holding member is moved and the cup containing the powder raw material is moved to the cup holder. A drive mechanism is connected to the arm that sends liquid toward a chute that guides it into the member and moves it to the cup holding position, and the cup holder is equipped with a liquid supply pipe that injects liquid into the cup placed in the member. Therefore, when dispensing the beverage, the powdered raw material is discharged into the cup, and then the liquid is injected into the cup to mix and dissolve the two. This significantly reduces the number of parts that come into contact with the powdered raw material and the liquid, which is good for hygiene. There must be no adhesion to each component due to solidification due to moisture absorption.
This has the effect of making it possible to always keep the mixing ratio of the powder raw material and liquid constant, and to obtain a hygienic beverage dispensing device with a simple structure.

By positioning the cup holding member between the cup storage/discharge device and the outlet when on standby, the cup holding member can be inserted into the cup storage/discharge device by inserting a finger from the outlet and connected to the cup storage/discharge device. It can prevent mischief caused by management.

Regarding the drive mechanism of the arm 10 in the above embodiment, a switch 29 may be provided for each stop position of the arm 10 to regulate the stop position, and the timer switch ts4
ts5 may also be configured to control the opening and closing of one switch, or the position of the stop portion 17a of the stop piece 17 may be adjustable, or the holding portion 9a of the cup holding member 9 may be controlled as shown in FIG. Of course, it may be formed by a protrusion.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway sectional view of a main part showing an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a partially cutaway sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 1;
The figure is a partially cutaway plan view showing the main parts, Figure 4 is an electric circuit diagram,
FIG. 5 is a time chart. 3 Output port 5 Cup holder is member 7...Cup storage/discharge device 9 Cup holding member 9a
Holding part 9c/Release piece 10 Arm 11 Canister 11a...Discharge port 17 Stop piece 17a/
Stop part 16- Patent applicant

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A cup storage/discharge device that stores a large number of cups inside and discharges them one by one when dispensing beverages, a canister that stores powder raw materials and discharges them in predetermined amounts when dispensing beverages; A liquid supply pipe for supplying a liquid for mixing and dissolving the powder raw materials, and a cup holder member for placing a cup provided inside the outlet are provided, and the beverage containing the mixed and dissolved powder raw materials is provided from the outlet. In the beverage supply device we provide,
A cup that holds the cup ejected from the cup storage and ejection device. A holding member and an arm having the cup holding member fixed to one end and a pivot member provided at the other end are provided, and the cup holding member holding the cup is moved to the lower part of the outlet of the canister and the powder in the canister is removed. A drive mechanism that discharges a predetermined amount of raw material into the cup, then moves the holding member to send the cup containing the powdered raw material toward a chute that guides the cup receiver into the member, and moves the cup to the holding position 1-. A beverage dispensing device, characterized in that the cup holder is connected to an arm, and the cup holder is provided with a liquid supply pipe for injecting liquid into a cup placed within the member. (2. In the cup holder according to claim 1, the member has a cut portion and an open piece at its free end, and the cup holder has a stop piece on the movement path of the open piece based on the movement of the member. A beverage dispensing device characterized in that a stop portion is provided, and when the opening piece and the stop portion come into contact with each other, the held cup is released and dropped.