JP3201734B2 - Beverage supply device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage supply device capable of selectively supplying other beverages such as tea and hot water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG.
The following are known. This is because the pouring container b is installed on the ceiling surface of the outlet a, the tea strainer c is movably provided above the outlet b, and the tea leaves are moved when the tea strainer c moves below the tea leaf storage tank (not shown). Is supplied to the tea strainer c, and when it is moved below the hot water supply port d, hot water is supplied from the hot water supply port d. When the tea poured out from the tea strainer c is received in the pouring container b, Formed spout e
And poured into a teacup f or the like. On the other hand, another hot water supply pipe g is drawn out from the hot water storage tank storing hot water for producing the above-mentioned tea, and faces the upper side of the pouring container b. The hot water is supplied from g, and the hot water is also poured from the pouring port e of the pouring container b.

[0003]

By the way, in the prior art, when supplying hot water, the hot water supplied from the hot water supply pipe g is once poured into the pouring vessel b.
It flows in such a way as to wash the inside and flows out from the spout e. Therefore, if tea is poured out before the hot water is poured out, and at that time a part of the tea leaves x is protruding from the tea strainer c into the pouring container b, the tea leaves x are mixed into the hot water. There was a problem that would be poured out. The present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to prevent impurities such as tea leaves from being mixed when a beverage other than tea is poured.

[0004]

As means for achieving the above object, the invention of claim 1 comprises a hot water supply port for supplying hot water, a tea strainer arranged below the hot water supply port, and A spout container provided below the tea strainer and having a spout on the bottom surface, and a liquid supply pipe for supplying another beverage, wherein the liquid supply pipe has It is characterized in that it is arranged on the lower surface side of the outlet container.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a relief recess is formed on an outer bottom surface of the pouring container to allow insertion of the liquid supply tube. It is characterized in that, by being inserted, the spout at the tip of the liquid supply pipe can be arranged at substantially the same height position adjacent to the spout of the spout container.

[0006]

Function and Effect of the Invention

<Invention of Claim 1> When tea is poured, hot water from a hot water supply port is poured into a tea strainer to produce tea, which is received in a pouring container and then poured out from a pouring outlet. When dispensing another beverage, the beverage is directly dispensed through a liquid supply pipe arranged on the lower surface side of the dispensing container. Since beverages other than tea are directly poured out through the liquid supply pipe without passing through the pouring container, impurities such as tea leaves can be reliably prevented from being mixed into the beverage.

<Invention of Claim 2> A liquid supply pipe is disposed so as to be buried in the outer bottom surface of the dispensing container, and the liquid supply pipe and the liquid supply pipe are arranged at substantially the same height. Since it is provided, it is possible to prevent tea poured out from the spout of the pouring container from hanging on the liquid supply pipe and keep the tea clean.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
A description will be given with reference to FIG. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a tea dispenser, which is formed in a box shape with an open front surface and is supported by legs 2 provided at four corners. 3 is mounted so as to be openable and closable. A hot water storage tank 5 for storing hot water by incorporating a heater (not shown) is disposed at an upper portion in the main body 1, and a predetermined amount of tea leaves can be supplied to the front right side of the hot water storage tank 5. A tea storage tank 6 is provided, and on the left side thereof, a first hot water supply valve 7 connected to the hot water storage tank 5 is protruded, and a hot water supply port 8 is opened downward.

On the other hand, a tea filter 10 is provided below the tea leaf storage tank 6 and the hot water supply port 8. The tea strainer 10 has a well-known structure formed in a container shape with an upper surface opened by a tea strainer net, and a drive mechanism (not shown) moves a position directly below the hot water supply port 8 and a position directly below the supply port of the tea leaf storage tank 6. The tea leaves discharged from the supply port when the tea leaf storage tank 6 is located just below the tea leaf storage tank 6 return to a position directly below the hot water supply port 8 where the tea leaves are discharged from the hot water supply port 8. Tea is poured in hot water. A tea discarding container 12 is provided at the lower left portion in the main body 1, and when tea is poured out a predetermined number of times, the tea strainer 10 rotates counterclockwise from the state shown in FIG. By inverting the tea onto the tea container 12, the tea flakes in the tea strainer 10 are automatically turned over.
It is to be discharged into.

As shown in FIG. 3, a second hot water supply valve 14 is provided at the back of the bottom surface of the hot water storage tank 5, and a pipe 15 is provided so as to protrude forward therefrom. 16 is connected and protrudes to a position almost directly below the hot water supply port 8 described above. At the tip of the hot water supply pipe 16, a spout 17 bent downward is provided.

An operation section 19 for operating a beverage dispensing operation is provided at an upper portion of the front surface of the door 3 described above. On the other hand, in the lower part of the front of the door 3, a beverage take-out chamber 20 is provided so as to be depressed to the back, and a cup 21 can be placed on the bottom thereof (see FIG. 5), and is poured into the ceiling. The container 23 is detachably mounted. The pouring container 23 is formed in a saucer shape as shown in FIG. 4, and the inside thereof is partitioned left and right by a partition wall 24.
The tea receiving portion 25 for receiving the tea poured out of the container has a narrower portion as a tea leaf spill receiving portion 26. Tea receiving part 25
Is formed in a tapered shape in the vicinity of the center in the depth direction in FIG. 4 and at a position near the partition wall 24 so as to be lowest.
Are formed. The outlet 28 is tapered, and a straightening plate 29 having a cross-shaped cross section is provided therein.

On the bottom surface of the tea receiving portion 25, a dome portion 30 is formed so as to protrude along the partition wall 24. The dome portion 30 opens at an end edge of the pouring container 23 on the side facing the main body 1 and has a spout 2
The escape groove 31 is formed in the dome portion 30 so that the tip of the hot water supply pipe 16 can be inserted therein. In addition, the upper surface of the dome portion 30 is also formed with a downward slope toward the spout 28 side. Further, guide pins 33 are provided on both sides of the escape groove 31 on the outer bottom surface of the pouring container 23 so as to project therefrom.

On the other hand, on the ceiling of the above-mentioned extraction room 20,
An insertion groove 35 through which the spout 28 of the above-described spouting container 23 can be inserted is formed at an edge of the side corresponding to the main body 1 so as to open. Although not shown, guide grooves are formed on both sides of the insertion groove 35 so that the guide pins 33 of the pouring container 23 can be inserted. Therefore, the spout container 23 is pushed in while the guide pin 33 is aligned with the guide groove and the spout 28 is aligned with the insertion groove 35, and is mounted in a fixed position by abutting against the back surface of the door 3 as shown in FIG. You. At this time, the lower end of the spout 17 fits into the insertion groove 35 or projects slightly downward. Further, when the door 3 is closed after the spout container 23 is mounted, the distal end side of the hot water supply pipe 16 becomes the escape groove 31 of the spout container 23.
In the normally closed state, the spout 17 at the tip of the hot water supply pipe 16 is inserted into the spout container 23 as shown in FIG. Is set so as to advance to a position close to the spout 28 and to be at substantially the same height position.

The present embodiment has the above structure,
Subsequently, the operation will be described. When pouring tea,
The tea brewing button on the operation unit 19 is pressed. Then, the first hot water supply valve 7 is opened, hot water is discharged from the hot water supply port 8, and flows down into the tea strainer 10 to become tea while passing through the tea leaves in the tea strainer 10. The tea is dropped into the tea receiving part 25. The tea that has flowed down flows down along the taper of the bottom surface, and is poured out of the spout 28 into the cup 21 placed in the extraction chamber 20. On the other hand, when drinking the hot water, when the hot water discharge button of the operation unit 19 is pressed, the second hot water supply valve 14 is opened, and the hot water in the hot water storage tank 5 passes from the pipe 15 through the hot water supply pipe 16 to the hot water supply pipe. Tube 1
6 is directly poured into a teacup 21 placed in a take-out chamber 20.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the hot water is directly poured out of the hot water supply pipe 16 into the teacup 21 without passing through the pouring container 23. Even if it jumps out and remains on the inner wall of the tea receiving portion 25, it does not enter the hot water. Further, since the dome portion 30 is provided on the bottom surface of the pouring container 23 and the hot water supply pipe 16 is inserted into the escape groove 31 therein, the spout 17 bent downward at the tip of the hot water supply pipe 16 is provided.
Is provided, the spout 17 can be brought to almost the same height as the spout 28 of the spout container 23. Therefore, tea poured out of the spout 28 of the spouting container 23 can be prevented from hanging on the hot water supply pipe 16 including the spout 17 and can be kept clean. Also, both outlets 28,
17 are arranged at almost the same height and close to each other,
Both tea and white water will be poured out from almost the same location,
It can be used without feeling uncomfortable even when compared with a conventional spout.

The upper surface of the dome portion 30 provided to form the escape groove 31 of the hot water supply pipe 16 has a downward slope toward the spout 28, so that the tea dropped thereon can be poured smoothly. Tea flowing down to the outlet 28 and overflowing from the tea strainer 10 can be prevented from being caught. Further, since the insertion groove 35 for inserting the spout 17 of the hot water supply pipe 16 is also used for inserting the spout 28 of the spout container 23, no special design change is required.

<Other Embodiments> The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and illustrated in the drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. (1) The present invention can be widely applied to all beverage supply devices capable of selectively pouring tea and other beverages such as cold water and juice, in addition to plain hot water. (2) In the above-described embodiment, the case in which the number of liquid supply pipes for another beverage is one is illustrated. However, two liquid supply pipes such as hot water and cold water may be provided side by side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a tea machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the door is opened.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view of the tea dispenser.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a dispensing container.

FIG. 5 is a partially cut-away enlarged side view showing details of the structure of a pouring portion.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a structure of a pouring portion of a conventional tea dispenser.

[Explanation of symbols]

5 hot water storage tank 8 hot water supply port 10 tea strainer 16 hot water supply pipe 17 spout 20 outtake chamber 21 teacup 23 spout container 28
Spout port 30 ... Dome part 31 ... Relief groove 35 ... Insertion groove

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hot water supply port for supplying hot water, a tea strainer disposed below the hot water supply port, and a spout container disposed below the tea strainer and provided with a spout on a bottom surface. And a liquid supply pipe for supplying another beverage, wherein the liquid supply pipe is disposed on a lower surface side of the pouring container. 2. A relief recess which allows insertion of the liquid supply tube is formed on the outer bottom surface of the pouring container, and the liquid supply tube is inserted into the relief recess so that the leading end of the liquid supply tube is formed. The beverage supply device according to claim 1, wherein the spout can be disposed at substantially the same height position adjacent to the spout of the spout container.