JPH0737157A - Automatic vending machine for cup-type beverage - Google Patents

Automatic vending machine for cup-type beverage

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Publication number
JPH0737157A
JPH0737157A JP31740393A JP31740393A JPH0737157A JP H0737157 A JPH0737157 A JP H0737157A JP 31740393 A JP31740393 A JP 31740393A JP 31740393 A JP31740393 A JP 31740393A JP H0737157 A JPH0737157 A JP H0737157A
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cup
propeller
beverage
stirring
stops
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Koji Koga
恒治 古賀
Hitoshi Okabe
仁志 岡部
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Fuji Electric Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the drop of beverage which sticks to a propeller in the middle waiting for sale by rotating the propeller which terminates stirring raw materials, for a prescribed time in a cover outside a cup and shaking off beverage stuck to the propeller by centrifugal force. CONSTITUTION:When the whole necessary raw materials are charged, the cup 1 finally reaches a vending stage 2 and stops. An elevating motor 8 is started, and a rack 3 descends. The propeller 5 is inserted to the cup 1. When it is shifted to a presribed depth, the elevating motor 8 stops and a stirring motor 4 is started. Then, the propeller 5 starts rotating. The propeller 5 stops after stirring terminates. The elevating motor 8 is started and the propeller 5 is raised. When the propeller 5 returns to a waiting position in the cover 6, the elevating motor 8 stops and the stirring motor 4 is started again. The propeller 5 rotates for a prescribed time, and stuck beverage is shaked off by centrifugal force. The beverage is received by a beverage receiver 6a and it is thrown away into a waste bucket.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】この発明は、カップ式飲料自動販
売機に関し、特に原料の攪拌をカップの中で行う自動販
売機に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup type vending machine for beverages, and more particularly to a vending machine for stirring raw materials in a cup.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】カップに飲料の原液や粉末、湯、水、氷
などの原料を直接投入し、これらの原料をカップの中に
挿入したプロペラの回転で攪拌して飲料を調製するいわ
ゆるカップミキシング方式の飲料自動販売機が知られて
いる。
2. Description of the Related Art So-called cup mixing, in which raw materials such as beverage concentrate, powder, hot water, water and ice are directly charged into a cup, and these ingredients are stirred by rotation of a propeller inserted into the cup. Beverage vending machines of the type are known.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】その場合、原料の攪拌
が終了して回転を停止させ、カップから出したプロペラ
は、従来はそのままの状態で次の販売まで待機させてい
た。そのため、従来のこの種の自動販売機は、プロペラ
に付着した飲料が垂れて機内を汚したり、前回の飲料が
次回の異種の飲料に混ざって味を損なうというような問
題があった。そこで、この発明は、原料攪拌後のプロペ
ラの付着飲料を簡単に処理して、上記問題の解決を図っ
たカップミキシング方式の飲料自動販売機を提供するこ
とを目的とするものである。
In this case, the rotation of the raw material is stopped after the stirring of the raw materials is completed, and the propellers taken out from the cups have been kept in the same state until the next sale. Therefore, the conventional vending machine of this type has a problem that the beverage attached to the propeller drips and stains the inside of the machine, or the previous beverage is mixed with the next different beverage and the taste is impaired. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cup mixing type beverage vending machine that solves the above-mentioned problems by simply treating a beverage with propeller after stirring the raw materials.

【0004】[0004]

【課題を解決するための手段】この発明は、原料の攪拌
を終了したプロペラをカップの外のカバーの中で一定時
間回転させる制御手段を設けることにより、上記目的を
達成するものとする。また、この発明は、洗浄水を入れ
た洗浄カップと、原料の攪拌を終了したプロペラをこの
洗浄カップの中で一定時間回転させる制御手段とを設け
ることにより、上記目的を達成するものとする。
The present invention achieves the above object by providing control means for rotating the propeller, which has finished stirring the raw materials, in a cover outside the cup for a certain period of time. Further, the present invention achieves the above object by providing a washing cup containing washing water and a control means for rotating the propeller, which has finished stirring the raw materials, in the washing cup for a certain period of time.

【0005】[0005]

【作用】原料の攪拌を終了したプロペラをカップの外で
再度起動し、一定時間回転させることにより、付着して
いた飲料を遠心力で振り落とす。振り落とされた飲料は
カバーで受け止められるので飛散しない。また、洗浄水
を入れた洗浄カップを用意しておき、原料の攪拌を終了
したプロペラを洗浄カップの中で一定時間回転させて付
着していた原料を洗浄水で洗い落とす。
[Function] The propeller after stirring the raw materials is restarted outside the cup and rotated for a certain period of time to shake off the adhering beverage by centrifugal force. Beverage that has been shaken off is caught by the cover and does not scatter. In addition, a cleaning cup containing cleaning water is prepared, and the propeller after stirring the raw material is rotated in the cleaning cup for a certain period of time to wash off the adhered raw material with the cleaning water.

【0006】[0006]

【実施例】図1はプロペラに付着した原料を遠心力で振
り落とすこの発明の実施例を示す要部斜視図である。図
において、カップ1が載るベンドステージ2の直上に上
下動自在なラック3があり、その先端に支持された攪拌
モータ4の回転軸にプロペラ5が直結されている。プロ
ペラ5は図示待機位置で円筒状のカバー6に囲まれ、カ
バー6の底部に断面L字状に形成された飲料受け6aの
一部に排水ホース7が接続されている。ラック3には昇
降モータ8に直結されたピニオン9が噛み合い、モータ
4及び8はドライバ10を介してCPU11により回転
制御される。CPU11が実行するプログラムはROM
12に格納され、制御データはRAM13に記憶されて
いる。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part showing an embodiment of the present invention in which a raw material attached to a propeller is shaken off by centrifugal force. In the figure, a vertically movable rack 3 is provided directly above a bend stage 2 on which a cup 1 is mounted, and a propeller 5 is directly connected to a rotation shaft of a stirring motor 4 supported at the tip thereof. The propeller 5 is surrounded by a cylindrical cover 6 at a standby position in the drawing, and a drain hose 7 is connected to a part of a beverage receiver 6a formed in an L-shaped cross section at the bottom of the cover 6. A pinion 9 directly connected to a lift motor 8 meshes with the rack 3, and rotation of the motors 4 and 8 is controlled by a CPU 11 via a driver 10. The program executed by the CPU 11 is a ROM
12, and the control data is stored in the RAM 13.

【0007】このような自動販売機において、販売動作
の開始されると、まずカップ1がカップ機構から図示し
ない移動台上に搬出される。このカップ1は移動台に載
せられて飲料の種類に応じた原料投入口を巡り、必要な
原料が全部投入されると最終的にベンドステージ2に達
して図示の通り停止する。そこで、昇降モータ8が起動
してラック3が下降し、プロペラ5がカップ1に挿入さ
れる。プロペラ5が鎖線で示す所定深さまで移されると
昇降モータ8が停止し、同時に攪拌モータ4が起動して
プロペラ5が回転を開始する。攪拌が終了するとプロペ
ラ5が停止し、同時に昇降モータ8が起動してプロペラ
5が引き上げられる。
In such an automatic vending machine, when the vending operation is started, first, the cup 1 is carried out from the cup mechanism onto a moving stand (not shown). This cup 1 is placed on a moving table and goes around the raw material input port according to the type of beverage, and when all the necessary raw materials are input, it finally reaches the bend stage 2 and stops as shown. Then, the lifting motor 8 is activated, the rack 3 is lowered, and the propeller 5 is inserted into the cup 1. When the propeller 5 is moved to a predetermined depth indicated by the chain line, the lifting motor 8 stops, and at the same time, the stirring motor 4 starts and the propeller 5 starts rotating. When the stirring is completed, the propeller 5 is stopped, and at the same time, the lifting motor 8 is activated and the propeller 5 is pulled up.

【0008】プロペラ5がカバー6内の図示待機位置ま
で戻ると昇降モータ8が停止し、同時に攪拌モータ4が
再度起動してプロペラ5が一定時間、例えば5秒間回転
し、付着した飲料が遠心力で振り落とされる。振り落と
された飲料はカバー6の飲料受け6aに受け止められ、
排水ホース7を介して排水バケツに捨てられる。
When the propeller 5 returns to the illustrated standby position in the cover 6, the lift motor 8 stops, and at the same time, the stirring motor 4 is restarted and the propeller 5 rotates for a certain time, for example, 5 seconds, and the attached beverage is centrifuged. Is shaken off by. The beverage that has been shaken off is received by the beverage receiver 6a of the cover 6,
It is thrown into a drain bucket via the drain hose 7.

【0009】図2及び図3はプロペラに付着した原料を
洗浄水で洗い流すこの発明の実施例を示すもので、図2
はカップ移動機構の平面図、図3はその正面図、図4は
制御動作のフローチャートである。まず、図2におい
て、前後に延びる左右一対のY軸レール21上に左右に
延びるX軸レール22が矢印で示すように前後に走行自
在に支持され、またこのX軸レール22にはカップ搬送
台23が矢印で示すように左右に走行自在に支持されて
いる。X軸レール22はY軸モータ24に駆動される図
示しない送りねじにより前後に動かされ、またカップ搬
送台23はX軸モータ25に駆動される図示しない送り
ねじにより左右に動かされる。
2 and 3 show an embodiment of the present invention in which the raw material adhering to the propeller is washed away with washing water.
Is a plan view of the cup moving mechanism, FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of control operation. First, in FIG. 2, an X-axis rail 22 extending in the left-right direction is supported on a pair of left-right Y-axis rails 21 extending in the front-rear direction so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. 23 is supported so that it can run left and right as indicated by the arrow. The X-axis rail 22 is moved back and forth by a feed screw (not shown) driven by a Y-axis motor 24, and the cup carrier 23 is moved left and right by a feed screw (not shown) driven by an X-axis motor 25.

【0010】カップ搬送台23には、左右一対の腕から
なるカップハンド26と洗浄水を入れた洗浄カップ27
とが並べて搭載されている。カップハンド26はカップ
ハンドモータ28に駆動されて腕が左右に開くと把持し
たカップ29を開放し、また洗浄カップ27は排水ソレ
ノイド30に駆動されて底板7a(図3)が開くと貯留
した洗浄水を排出する。カップ搬送台23より高い位置
には、X軸レール5に沿って図の左からカップ搬出機構
31、原料吐出機構32、湯タンク33が配置され、ま
たこれらより手前の位置に攪拌機構34が配置されてい
る。
The cup carrier 23 comprises a cup hand 26 consisting of a pair of left and right arms and a cleaning cup 27 containing cleaning water.
And are mounted side by side. The cup hand 26 is driven by the cup hand motor 28 to open the grasped cup 29 when the arm is opened to the left and right, and the washing cup 27 is driven by the drain solenoid 30 to open the bottom plate 7a (FIG. 3) and wash accumulated. Drain water. A cup unloading mechanism 31, a raw material discharge mechanism 32, and a hot water tank 33 are arranged from the left side along the X-axis rail 5 at a position higher than the cup carrier 23, and a stirring mechanism 34 is arranged at a position before these. Has been done.

【0011】湯タンク33はヒータにより沸かされた湯
を常時貯蔵するもので、湯バルブ35の開放によりカッ
プ29に飲料調製用の湯を吐出し、また洗浄カップ27
に洗浄水としての湯を吐出する。また、攪拌機構34は
攪拌モータ37で回転駆動されるプロペラ37(図3)
を備え、このプロペラ37は昇降モータ38に駆動され
て支柱39に沿って昇降するようになっている。上記各
モータは自動販売機全体を制御する主制御部により制御
部40を介してオンオフ制御される。それでは、飲料販
売時の図示カップ移動機構の制御動作について、図4の
フローチャートに基づいて以下に説明する。
The hot water tank 33 always stores hot water boiled by the heater, and when the hot water valve 35 is opened, hot water for beverage preparation is discharged to the cup 29, and the washing cup 27 is used.
Discharge hot water as cleaning water. Further, the stirring mechanism 34 is a propeller 37 (FIG. 3) which is driven to rotate by a stirring motor 37.
The propeller 37 is driven by a lift motor 38 to move up and down along a column 39. Each of the above motors is on / off controlled via a controller 40 by a main controller that controls the entire vending machine. Now, the control operation of the illustrated cup moving mechanism at the time of selling beverage will be described below based on the flowchart of FIG.

【0012】カップ搬送台23はカップハンド26がカ
ップ搬出機構31の真下に位置して販売待機している。
そこで、販売動作の開始と同時にカップ搬出機構31か
らカップハンド26上にカップ29を搬出させ(ステッ
プS1)、次いでカップ29を原料吐出機構32まで移
動させて(ステップS2)、これに一定量の原料を吐出
させ(ステップS3)、更にカップ29を湯タンク33
まで移動させて(ステップS4)、これに一定量の湯を
吐出させる(ステップS5)。
The cup hand 26 of the cup carrier 23 is located immediately below the cup unloading mechanism 31 and is on standby for sale.
Therefore, at the same time when the selling operation is started, the cup 29 is unloaded from the cup unloading mechanism 31 onto the cup hand 26 (step S1), and then the cup 29 is moved to the raw material discharge mechanism 32 (step S2), and a fixed amount of this is applied. The raw material is discharged (step S3), and the cup 29 is placed in the hot water tank 33.
(Step S4), and a fixed amount of hot water is discharged (Step S5).

【0013】続いて、カップ29を攪拌機構34まで移
動させて図示の通りプロペラ37の真下に位置させたら
(ステップS6)、プロペラ37を下降させ(ステップ
S7)、カップ29の中でプロペラ37を一定時間回転
させて原料を攪拌する(ステップS8)。攪拌が終了し
たらプロペラ37を上昇させ(ステップS9)、カップ
29を商品取出口41(図2)へ移動させて(ステップ
S10)、カップハンド26を開くことによりカップ2
9を置く(ステップS11)。
Subsequently, when the cup 29 is moved to the stirring mechanism 34 and positioned right below the propeller 37 as shown (step S6), the propeller 37 is lowered (step S7), and the propeller 37 is placed in the cup 29. The raw material is agitated by rotating for a certain period of time (step S8). When the stirring is completed, the propeller 37 is raised (step S9), the cup 29 is moved to the product outlet 41 (FIG. 2) (step S10), and the cup hand 26 is opened to open the cup 2
Place 9 (step S11).

【0014】その後、カップ搬送台23を移動させて洗
浄カップ27をプロペラ37の真下に位置させ(ステッ
プS12)、プロペラ37を下降させて(ステップS1
3)、洗浄カップ27の中でプロペラ37を正逆方向に
一定時間回転させ、洗浄カップ27に貯留された湯でプ
ロペラ37に付着していた飲料を洗い落とす(ステップ
S14)。洗浄が終了したらプロペラ37を定位置まで
上昇させ(ステップS15)、洗浄回数が洗浄水(湯)
を入れ替えるべき回数、例えば10回に達したかをチェ
ックする(ステップS16)。
Thereafter, the cup carrier 23 is moved to position the cleaning cup 27 directly below the propeller 37 (step S12), and the propeller 37 is lowered (step S1).
3) In the washing cup 27, the propeller 37 is rotated in the forward and reverse directions for a certain period of time to wash away the beverage adhering to the propeller 37 with the hot water stored in the washing cup 27 (step S14). When the washing is completed, the propeller 37 is raised to a fixed position (step S15), and the washing frequency is washing water (hot water).
It is checked whether or not the number has been changed, for example, 10 times (step S16).

【0015】ステップS16で洗浄回数が10回に達し
たことが判明したら、洗浄カップ27を排水口42(図
3)まで移動し(ステップS17)、底板27aを開い
て洗浄カップ27内の汚れた洗浄水を捨てる(ステップ
S18)。その後、洗浄カップ27を湯タンク33まで
移動させて(ステップS19)、これに一定量の湯を洗
浄水として吐出させた後(ステップS20)、カップ搬
送台23をカップ搬出機構31の下の販売待機位置まで
戻して待機させる(ステップS21)。また、ステップ
S16で洗浄回数が10回未満ならそのままステップS
21に進んで販売待機とする。
When it is determined in step S16 that the number of times of cleaning reaches 10, the cleaning cup 27 is moved to the drain port 42 (FIG. 3) (step S17), the bottom plate 27a is opened, and the cleaning cup 27 is soiled. The wash water is discarded (step S18). After that, the washing cup 27 is moved to the hot water tank 33 (step S19), and a certain amount of hot water is discharged as washing water (step S20), and then the cup carrier 23 is sold under the cup unloading mechanism 31. It returns to the standby position and stands by (step S21). If the number of times of cleaning is less than 10 in step S16, then step S16 is continued.
Proceed to 21 and wait for sale.

【0016】[0016]

【発明の効果】この発明によれば、原料の攪拌を終了し
たプロペラをカップの外のカバーの中で一定時間回転さ
せてプロペラに付着した飲料を遠心力で振り落とし、あ
るいは洗浄カップの中で一定時間回転させて付着してい
た原料を洗浄水で洗い落とすことにより、従来のように
プロペラに付着したままの飲料が販売待機中に垂れて機
内を汚したり、次回の販売飲料に混ざって味を損ねたり
することがなくなる。
According to the present invention, the propeller after stirring the raw materials is rotated in the cover outside the cup for a certain time to shake off the beverage adhering to the propeller by centrifugal force, or in the washing cup. By rotating for a certain period of time and washing away the adhering raw materials with washing water, the beverage still attached to the propeller drips while waiting for sale as in the past and stains the inside of the machine, or mixes with the next beverage for sale and tastes. It will not be damaged.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】この発明の実施例を示す要部斜視図である。FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】この発明の異なる実施例を示すカップ移動機構
の平面図である。
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a cup moving mechanism showing a different embodiment of the present invention.

【図3】図2の正面図である。FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG.

【図4】図2の実施例の制御動作を示すフローチャート
である。
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation of the embodiment of FIG.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 カップ 2 ベンドステージ 3 ラック 4 攪拌モータ 5 プロペラ 6 カバー 7 排水ホース 8 昇降モータ 9 ピニオン 23 カップ搬送台 26 カップハンド 27 洗浄カップ 29 カップ 34 攪拌機構 37 プロペラ 1 cup 2 bend stage 3 rack 4 stirring motor 5 propeller 6 cover 7 drainage hose 8 lifting motor 9 pinion 23 cup carrier 26 cup hand 27 washing cup 29 cup 34 stirring mechanism 37 propeller

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】カップに原料を投入後、このカップの中で
プロペラを回転させて前記原料の攪拌を行うカップ式飲
料自動販売機において、 原料の攪拌を終了したプロペラをカップの外のカバーの
中で一定時間回転させる制御手段を設けたことを特徴と
するカップ式飲料自動販売機。
1. A cup-type beverage vending machine in which a propeller is rotated in a cup after the raw material has been charged into a cup, and the propeller in which the raw material has been agitated is covered by a cover outside the cup. A cup-type beverage vending machine characterized by being provided with control means for rotating the cup for a certain period of time.
【請求項2】カップに原料を投入後、このカップの中で
プロペラを回転させて前記原料の攪拌を行うカップ式飲
料自動販売機において、 洗浄水を入れた洗浄カップと、原料の攪拌を終了したプ
ロペラをこの洗浄カップの中で一定時間回転させる制御
手段とを設けたことを特徴とするカップ式飲料自動販売
機。
2. A cup-type beverage vending machine in which a propeller is rotated in the cup after the raw material has been charged into the cup so that the raw material is agitated. A cup-type beverage vending machine, which is provided with control means for rotating the propeller in the washing cup for a certain period of time.
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