JP2001270597A - Beverage-feeding device - Google Patents
Beverage-feeding deviceInfo
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、ビールディスペン
サ，シロップ飲料供給装置，生ビール自動販売機，カッ
プ式自動販売機などを実施対象とする飲料供給装置に関
する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage supply apparatus for a beer dispenser, a syrup beverage supply apparatus, a draft beer vending machine, a cup type vending machine, and the like.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】まず、頭記したビールディスペンサを例
に、飲料供給装置の従来例構成を図２に示す。図におい
て、１はディスペンサ本体、２は飲料容器（ビール
樽）、３は炭酸ガスボンベである。ここで、ディスペン
サ本体１には冷凍機４と組合せた冷却水槽５、該冷却水
槽５の水中に浸漬した飲料冷却コイル６を搭載し、さら
に本体前面に張出したベンドステージ１ａの上方には冷
却コイル６に接続して本体前面に引出した飲料バルブ７
を装備している。2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 shows a conventional configuration of a beverage supply apparatus, taking the beer dispenser mentioned above as an example. In the figure, 1 is a dispenser main body, 2 is a beverage container (beer barrel), and 3 is a carbon dioxide gas cylinder. Here, a cooling water tank 5 combined with a refrigerator 4 and a beverage cooling coil 6 immersed in the water of the cooling water tank 5 are mounted on the dispenser main body 1, and a cooling coil is provided above a bend stage 1a protruding to the front of the main body. Beverage valve 7 connected to 6 and pulled out to the front of the main body
Equipped.
【０００３】また、飲料容器２にはディスペンスヘッド
８を接続し、該ディスペンスヘッド８を介して炭酸ガス
ボンベ３から加圧導入した炭酸ガス圧により飲料容器２
から抽出した飲料（ビール）を飲料冷却コイル６に圧送
するようにしている。このディスペンスヘッド８は周知
であり、その構造，動作は例えば特開平１０─１６７１
８８号公報に開示されているように、飲料導出プロー
ブ，炭酸ガス導入ポート，飲料容器内に通じる飲料／ガ
ス通路を開閉する弁機構，および飲料導出プローブに結
合した弁機構開閉操作用のエアシリンダ８ａなどを具備
し、炭酸ガスボンベ３からのガス圧でエアシリンダ８ａ
を操作して前記弁機構を開閉する構造になり、かつエア
シリンダ８ａの導圧管路には電磁バルブ９を接続して該
電磁バルブのＯＮ，ＯＦＦによりディスペンスヘッド８
を動作（弁機構“開”），不動作（弁機構“閉”）に切
り換えるようにしている。A dispense head 8 is connected to the beverage container 2, and the beverage container 2 is pressurized and introduced from the carbon dioxide gas cylinder 3 through the dispense head 8.
The beverage (beer) extracted from the beverage is sent to the beverage cooling coil 6 by pressure. The dispensing head 8 is well known, and its structure and operation are described in, for example,
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 88, a beverage delivery probe, a carbon dioxide gas introduction port, a valve mechanism for opening and closing a beverage / gas passage communicating with a beverage container, and an air cylinder for opening and closing a valve mechanism connected to the beverage delivery probe. 8a, etc., and the air cylinder 8a is operated by gas pressure from the carbon dioxide gas cylinder 3.
The solenoid valve 9 is connected to the pressure guiding line of the air cylinder 8a by turning the solenoid valve ON and OFF.
Is switched between operation (valve mechanism “open”) and non-operation (valve mechanism “closed”).
【０００４】かかる構成の飲料供給装置で、カップ１１
をベンドステージ１ａの上方に突き出している飲料バル
ブ７の開閉レバー７ａに当てがってレバーを押し込むと
飲料バルブ７が開き、飲料容器２から圧送されて来た飲
料が飲料ノズル７ｂよりカップ１１に吐出し供給され
る。また、ベンドステージ１ａには、飲料供給後に飲料
ノズル７ｂから後垂れする飲料を回収するように上面が
簀の子になる排水トレイ１１を備えている。[0004] In the beverage supply device having such a configuration, the cup 11
When the lever is pressed against the opening / closing lever 7a of the beverage valve 7 protruding above the bend stage 1a and the lever is pushed in, the beverage valve 7 is opened, and the beverage pressure-fed from the beverage container 2 is supplied to the cup 11 from the beverage nozzle 7b. Dispensed and supplied. In addition, the bend stage 1a is provided with a drain tray 11 whose upper surface is made into a cage so as to collect the beverage dripping from the beverage nozzle 7b after the beverage is supplied.
【０００５】[0005]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】ところで、前記した従
来構成の飲料供給装置では、次に記すようなトラブルが
不測に発生することがある。すなわち、飲料供給装置の
稼働中に飲料バルブ７が万一故障して飲料の漏れが生じ
ると、この状態ではディスペンスヘッド８が動作状態で
内部の弁機構が開いているために、飲料バルブ７の開閉
レバー７ｂが閉位置にあるにも係わらず炭酸ガスボンベ
３からの加圧により飲料容器２から飲料が圧送されて流
れっ放しになる。この場合に、飲料供給装置の管理者が
この異常に直ぐ気がつけば、飲料供給装置を緊急停止し
て先記した電磁バルブ９を閉じることにより、ディスペ
ンスヘッド８が不動作となって飲料容器２からの飲料流
出を停止する。In the above-described conventional beverage supply apparatus, the following troubles may occur unexpectedly. That is, if the beverage valve 7 breaks down and the beverage leaks during the operation of the beverage supply device, in this state, the dispense head 8 is in the operating state and the internal valve mechanism is open. Although the opening / closing lever 7b is in the closed position, the beverage is pressure-fed from the beverage container 2 by the pressurization from the carbon dioxide gas cylinder 3 and flows away. In this case, if the administrator of the beverage dispenser immediately notices this abnormality, the dispensing head 8 becomes inoperative by urgently stopping the beverage dispenser and closing the electromagnetic valve 9 described above, thereby disengaging the beverage container 2. Stop the beverage spill.
【０００６】しかし、この異常に気がつかなかったり，
飲料供給装置のそばに人が居ない場合、特に自動販売機
のように常時は管理者が居ない場合には、飲料容器２が
空になるまで飲料の異常流出が継続することになる。し
かも、飲料バルブ７の故障でノズル７ｂから垂れ落ちる
飲料は、ベンドステージ１ａの排水トレイ１１に流れ込
んで溜まるが、排水トレイ１１が満杯状態になると、ト
レイから溢れ出た飲料が床などに流れて周囲を汚すとい
ったトラブルに発展する。However, when this abnormality is not noticed,
When there is no person near the beverage supply device, particularly when there is no manager at all times such as in a vending machine, abnormal outflow of beverage continues until the beverage container 2 becomes empty. Moreover, the beverage dripping from the nozzle 7b due to the failure of the beverage valve 7 flows into the drain tray 11 of the bend stage 1a and accumulates. However, when the drain tray 11 is full, the beverage overflowing from the tray flows to the floor or the like. It develops into troubles that pollute the surroundings.
【０００７】本発明は上記の点に鑑みなされたものであ
り、その目的は前記課題を解決し、飲料供給装置の稼働
中に万一飲料バルブが故障して飲料の漏れが発生した場
合でも、飲料の流出を最小限に抑えて飲料容器から多量
の飲料が不要に流出したり、排水トレイから溢れ出た飲
料で周囲を汚すことがないよう安全対策を施した飲料供
給装置を提供することにある。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems. To provide a beverage supply device that has taken safety measures so as to minimize the outflow of the beverage and to prevent a large amount of beverage from unnecessarily flowing out of the beverage container and to prevent contamination of the surroundings with the beverage overflowing from the drain tray. is there.
【０００８】[0008]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
に、本発明によれば、飲料容器にディスペンスヘッドを
接続し、該ディスペンスヘッドを介して外部から加圧し
た炭酸ガス圧により容器から抽出した飲料を飲料バル
ブ，飲料ノズルを通じて装置本体のベンドステージに待
機するカップに供給する飲料供給装置であり、前記ベン
ドステージに飲料ノズルから滴下する後垂れ液等を回収
する排水トレイを備えたものにおいて、前記排水トレイ
の満杯水位検知手段と、該手段の検知信号を基にディス
ペンスヘッドの弁機構を閉じて飲料容器からの飲料抽出
を停止させる制御手段を備えるものとする（請求項
１）。According to the present invention, a dispensing head is connected to a beverage container, and the beverage is extracted from the container by a carbon dioxide gas pressure externally applied through the dispensing head. Is a beverage supply device that supplies a beverage that has been drawn to a cup that stands by at a bend stage of the apparatus main body through a beverage valve and a beverage nozzle, and includes a drain tray that collects dripping liquid dripped from the beverage nozzle at the bend stage. And means for detecting the full water level of the drain tray and control means for closing the valve mechanism of the dispense head and stopping the extraction of the beverage from the beverage container based on the detection signal of the means (Claim 1).
【０００９】かかる構成により、飲料供給装置の稼働中
に万一飲料バルブの故障で飲料が漏れ出たとしても、飲
料ノズルから流れ落ちる飲料を回収する排水トレイが満
杯状態になると満杯検知手段（例えばフロート式水位検
出器）がこの異常状態を検知し、その検知信号を基に制
御手段がディスペンスヘッドを不動作状態に切換えて飲
料容器からの飲料抽出を緊急停止する。これにより、多
量な飲料が不要に漏出したり、ベンドステージから溢れ
た飲料で周囲を汚すといった不具合の発生を防止でき
る。With this configuration, even if the beverage leaks due to the failure of the beverage valve during the operation of the beverage supply device, when the drain tray for collecting the beverage flowing down from the beverage nozzle becomes full, full detection means (for example, float) The water level detector detects the abnormal state, and the control means switches the dispense head to the inoperative state based on the detection signal to stop the beverage extraction from the beverage container. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a large amount of beverage from leaking unnecessarily, or to prevent the beverage from overflowing from the bend stage to stain the surroundings.
【００１０】また、前記した排水トレイは日常のメンテ
ナンスとしてトレイを装置本体から随時取り外して清掃
することから、この作業中に水位検出器に手が触れた場
合の誤動作を避けるために、本発明によれば前記制御手
段に満杯水位検知手段からの出力信号が所定時間継続し
た条件でディスペンスヘッドに閉止指令を出力する遅延
機能を付与するものとする（請求項２）。In addition, since the above-mentioned drain tray is removed from the main body of the apparatus as needed for daily maintenance and is cleaned, the present invention is intended to avoid malfunction when the water level detector is touched during this work. According to the present invention, the control means is provided with a delay function of outputting a close command to the dispense head under the condition that the output signal from the full water level detection means continues for a predetermined time (claim 2).
【００１１】[0011]
【発明の実施の形態】以下、ビールディスペンサを例に
本発明の実施の形態を図１に示す実施例に基づいて説明
する。なお、実施例の図中で図２と対応する部分には同
じ符号を付してその詳細な説明は省略する。すなわち、
この実施例においては、ディスペンサ本体１のベンドス
テージ１ａに配した排水トレイ１１に満杯検知手段とし
てフロート式の水位検知器１２を設け、該水位検知器１
２が排水トレイの満杯状態（満杯水位Ｈ）を検知する
と、この検知信号を基に制御部１３からの出力指令で電
磁バルブ９をＯＦＦにし、ディスペンスヘッド８の弁機
構開閉用エアシリンダ８ａに通じる導圧管路を断路して
ディスペンスヘッド８を不動作状態に切換えるるととも
に、必要によりアラームランプなどを点灯して外部に漏
水発生を知らせるようにする。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in FIG. 1 using a beer dispenser as an example. In the drawings of the embodiment, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. That is,
In this embodiment, a water level detector 12 of a float type is provided on a drain tray 11 arranged on a bend stage 1a of a dispenser main body 1 as a fullness detecting means.
2 detects the full state of the drain tray (full water level H), turns off the electromagnetic valve 9 by an output command from the control unit 13 based on this detection signal, and communicates with the air cylinder 8a for opening and closing the valve mechanism of the dispense head 8. Disconnecting the pressure guiding line switches the dispense head 8 to a non-operating state, and turns on an alarm lamp or the like, if necessary, to notify the outside of the occurrence of water leakage.
【００１２】また、制御部１３には、水位検知器１２か
らの満杯検知信号が所定時間継続して出力された条件で
のみ電磁バルブ９にＯＦＦ指令を出力するように限時動
作機能を付与しておき、排水トレイ１１の清掃時に水位
検知器１２に手が一時的に触れた場合に、漏水による異
常発生と誤認してディスペンスヘッドを不動作に切換え
て飲料抽出を停止するような不具合を防ぐようにしてい
る。The control unit 13 is provided with a timed operation function so as to output an OFF command to the electromagnetic valve 9 only under the condition that the full level detection signal from the water level detector 12 is continuously output for a predetermined time. When the hand temporarily touches the water level detector 12 during cleaning of the drain tray 11, it is erroneously recognized that an abnormality has occurred due to water leakage, and the dispensing head is switched to a non-operating state to prevent a malfunction such as stopping beverage extraction. I have to.
【００１３】かかる構成により、飲料供給装置の稼働中
に飲料バルブ７が万一故障するなどして飲料の漏れが発
生し、これが基でベンドステージ１ａの排水トレイ１１
に流れ込んだ飲料の量が異常に増加して満杯水位Ｈにな
ると、水位検知器１２の検知信号を基に制御部１３が電
磁バルブ９をＯＦＦにしてディスペンスヘッド８の弁機
構を閉塞し、飲料容器２からの飲料注出を緊急停止す
る。これにより、飲料容器２から飲料がいつまでも継続
流出して故障した飲料バルブ７から垂れ流し放しになる
のを防ぐことができる。[0013] With this configuration, during the operation of the beverage supply device, the beverage valve 7 should break down, for example, and the leakage of the beverage occurs, and based on this, the drain tray 11 of the bend stage 1a is formed.
When the amount of beverage flowing into the container abnormally increases and reaches the full water level H, the control unit 13 turns off the electromagnetic valve 9 based on the detection signal of the water level detector 12 to close the valve mechanism of the dispense head 8, and the beverage is discharged. Emergency stop of the beverage discharge from the container 2. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the beverage from flowing out of the beverage container 2 indefinitely and from being dripped off from the failed beverage valve 7.
【００１４】[0014]
【発明の効果】以上述べたように、本発明によれば、飲
料容器にディスペンスヘッドを接続し、該ディスペンス
ヘッドを介して外部から加圧した炭酸ガス圧により容器
から抽出した飲料を飲料バルブ，供給ノズルを通じてデ
ィスペンサ本体のベンドステージに待機するカップに供
給する飲料供給装置であり、前記ベンドステージに飲料
ノズルから滴下する後垂れ液等を回収する排水トレイを
備えたものにおいて、前記排水トレイの満杯水位検知手
段と、該手段の検知信号を基にディスペンスヘッドの弁
機構を閉じて飲料容器からの飲料抽出を停止させる制御
手段を備えたことにより、飲料供給装置の稼働中に万一
飲料バルブの故障で飲料が漏れ出たとしても、飲料ノズ
ルから流れ落ちる飲料を回収する排水トレイが満杯状態
になると、満杯検知手段（例えばフロート式水位検出
器）がこの異常状態を検知し、その検知信号を基に制御
手段がディスペンスヘッドを不動作状態に切換えて飲料
容器からの飲料抽出を緊急停止する。これにより、多量
な飲料が不用意に漏出したり、ベンドステージから溢れ
た飲料で周囲を汚すといった不具合を回避することがで
きる。As described above, according to the present invention, a dispense head is connected to a beverage container, and the beverage extracted from the container by the carbon dioxide gas pressure externally applied through the dispense head can be used as a beverage valve, A beverage supply device for supplying a cup waiting on a bend stage of a dispenser main body through a supply nozzle, wherein the bend stage includes a drainage tray for collecting dripping liquid dripped from the beverage nozzle, and the drainage tray is full. Water level detection means, and by providing a control means for closing the valve mechanism of the dispense head based on the detection signal of the means and stopping the extraction of the beverage from the beverage container, the operation of the beverage valve during the operation of the beverage supply device Even if the beverage leaks due to a failure, the drainage tray that collects the beverage flowing down from the beverage nozzle becomes full when the drain tray is full. Means (e.g., float-type water level detector) detects the abnormal state, the control means a detection signal based on the emergency stop beverage extraction from the beverage container by switching the dispensing head inoperative. Thereby, it is possible to avoid a problem that a large amount of beverage is inadvertently leaked or the surroundings are stained with the beverage overflowing from the bend stage.
【図１】本発明の実施例に係わる飲料供給装置の構成図FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】ビールディスペンサを例にした飲料供給装置の
従来構成図FIG. 2 is a conventional configuration diagram of a beverage supply device using a beer dispenser as an example.
１ ディスペンサ本体 １ａ ベンドステージ ２ 飲料容器 ３ 炭酸ガスボンベ ７ 飲料バルブ ７ｂ 飲料ノズル ８ ディスペンスヘッド ８ａ 弁機構開閉操作用のエアシリンダ ９ 電磁バルブ １０ カップ １１ 排水トレイ １２ 水位検知器 １３ 制御部 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dispenser main body 1a Bend stage 2 Drinking container 3 Carbon dioxide gas cylinder 7 Drinking valve 7b Drinking nozzle 8 Dispense head 8a Air cylinder for valve mechanism opening / closing operation 9 Electromagnetic valve 10 Cup 11 Drain tray 12 Water level detector 13 Control unit
Claims (2)
該ディスペンスヘッドを介して外部から加圧した炭酸ガ
ス圧により容器から抽出した飲料を飲料バルブ，飲料ノ
ズルを通じて装置本体のベンドステージに待機するカッ
プに供給する飲料供給装置であり、前記ベンドステージ
に飲料ノズルから滴下する後垂れ液等を回収する排水ト
レイを備えたものにおいて、前記排水トレイの満杯水位
検知手段と、該手段の検知信号を基にディスペンスヘッ
ドの弁機構を閉じて飲料容器からの飲料抽出を停止させ
る制御手段を備えたことを特徴とする飲料供給装置。A dispense head is connected to the beverage container,
A beverage supply device for supplying a beverage extracted from the container by a carbon dioxide gas pressure externally applied via the dispense head to a cup which is on standby at a bend stage of the apparatus main body through a beverage valve and a beverage nozzle; In a device provided with a drainage tray for collecting dripping liquid or the like dripped from a nozzle, a full water level detecting means for the drainage tray, and a valve mechanism of a dispense head is closed based on a detection signal of the drainage tray to close a drink from a beverage container. A beverage supply device comprising control means for stopping extraction.
御手段に、満杯水位検知手段からの出力信号が所定時間
継続した条件でディスペンスヘッドに閉止指令を出力す
る遅延機能を付与したことを特徴とする飲料供給装置。2. The beverage supply device according to claim 1, wherein the control means has a delay function of outputting a close command to the dispense head under the condition that the output signal from the full water level detection means continues for a predetermined time. Beverage supply device.
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