JP3426125B2 - Cleaning equipment such as beer servers - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beer server installed at a restaurant such as a beer hall for pouring a certain amount of beer into a container such as a mug or a cup, and a beer server for cleaning at the end of business ( Beer dispenser) cleaning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Beer servers installed in restaurants such as beer halls, if left unattended until the next day at the end of business, will propagate mold and bacteria on the beer attached to the pipes inside them. Not only will it get spoiled due to decay, but it will also progress during use, so when you're finished working, pull out the beer inside,
Cleaning is performed by passing cleaning water such as tap water.

As a means for cleaning the beer server for this purpose, a means for directly connecting water to the beer server, in which a pipe for supplying beer of the beer server is directly connected to the tap,
Remove the beer server connected to the beer server, replace it, connect a small beer barrel containing cleaning water (mini beer barrel), and attach it to the dispense head. With the operation of the dispensing head, the gas pressure in the carbon dioxide gas cylinder causes the mini beer barrel to operate. There is a means for cleaning the inside of the beer server by passing it through a pipeline in the beer server instead of the beer, and it is also disclosed in JP-A-8-53196.
As described in Japanese Patent Publication No. JP-A-2003-13869, a washing and sterilizing water container, a liquid feed pump connected to the downstream side thereof, and a mounting seat detachably formed on the dispense head and connected to the downstream side of the liquid feed pump. The mounting seat is attached to the dispensing head removed from the beer barrel, and by operating the dispensing head, the gas is supplied from the gas cylinder connected to the dispensing head to operate the liquid delivery pump with pressure to wash and disinfect water. Means have been proposed for cleaning and sterilizing water in a container by passing it through the pipeline of a beer server.

[0004]

The above-mentioned cleaning means for the beer server is the first direct water connection cleaning means for connecting the hose led from the tap to the beer supply port of the pipeline of the beer server and the water supply. There is a problem that the operation of supplying and stopping the water is troublesome, and the mini-beer barrel containing the wash water is
The means for changing to the beer barrel has a small amount of washing water in the mini-beer barrel, and therefore, in order to perform sufficient washing, attachment and detachment of the mini-beer barrel and water supply thereto have to be repeated.

Further, the cleaning means proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-53196 requires a means for supporting the cleaning / sterilizing water container and a liquid feed pump connected to the downstream side thereof, and this operation is troublesome. In addition, by using a cleaning and sterilizing container with a limited capacity of the container and a sterilizing liquid to be contained in it, there is a problem that the sterilization can not be performed sufficiently, and it is assembled to the liquid feed pump and the dispense head. By connecting a long gas hose that guides gas and a long cleaning water hose that guides cleaning and sterilizing water between the mounting seat,
There is a problem in that the gas hose and the cleaning water hose are inconvenient to handle and the workability is deteriorated.

The present invention has been made in order to solve these problems in the conventional means, in which the wash water is supplied to the beer server by a gas pump operated by the pressure of the gas in the carbon dioxide gas cylinder for supplying beer. The gas hose connected to the gas pump and the cleaning water hose should not be an obstacle during the cleaning work while supplying the gas to the pipeline so that the handling can be facilitated, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new means by which a gas pump can continuously pump up wash water and continuously supply it to the pipeline of a beer server.

[0007]

In the present invention, as means for achieving this object, a supply port 12 provided on the outer surface of the machine body 1 is provided in the machine body 1 formed in a box shape.
A snake-like pipe line 11 for cooling beer or the like guided from is provided, the outlet side of which is connected to a draft cock 3 mounted on the front of the machine body 1, and the supply port 12 is connected to the mouth of a beer barrel b or the like. In a beer server that is connected to a beer hose 40 that guides beer or the like pushed out by the gas pressure in the gas cylinder c supplied from the gas connection port 41 of the dispense head 4 that is freely assembled, in the box-shaped machine body 1 , A gas pump p driven by gas pressure is installed, and the dispense head 4 is detachably mounted on the front surface of the machine body 1 in a position in parallel with the draft cock 3 so as to be detachably attached to the mouth of the beer barrel b or the like. Provide a socket 6 to attach,
A connection port w that connects to the pumping port 4a of the dispense head 4 and a connection port y that connects to the gas discharge port 4b of the dispense head 4 are installed therein, and the connection port w is connected via the cleaning water connection pipe 50. Gas pump p that can be installed in the body 1
Of the gas connecting pipe 51.
Is connected to the gas inlet p1 of the gas pump p to be disposed in the machine body 1 via the water absorption port 52, and a water absorption connection port 52 is provided on a portion of the outer surface of the machine body 1 close to the supply port 12 and the water absorption connection port 5
2 is connected to the water suction port p3 of the gas pump p arranged in the machine body 1 through the suction connection port 53, and the dispense head 4 removed from the beer barrel b is attached to the receiving port 6 to absorb water on the outer surface of the machine body 1. The water suction hose 7 is connected to the connection port 52, the upstream side thereof is inserted into the washing water container 8, and the draft cock 3 provided on the front surface of the machine body 1 is operated to clean the beer pipeline 11 in the machine body 1. The present invention provides a cleaning device for a beer server or the like, which is characterized in that

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The means of the present invention, however, relates to the beer server a itself, as shown in FIG. 2, inside the machine body 1 formed in the machine casing thereof, a condenser for the refrigerant. A water tank 1 in which a refrigerator 2 composed of 20 and an evaporator 21 is incorporated and cooled by the evaporator 21 of the refrigerator 2.
0 is provided, and a serpentine pipe line 11 for flowing and cooling beer is provided in the water tank 10, and the inlet side of the pipe line 11 is installed on the lower portion of the outer surface side of the machine body 1 for beer. Supply port 1
Draft cock 3 which is connected to 2 and whose outlet side of the pipeline 11 is installed on the upper part of the front side of the machine body 1 for distributing and discharging beer.
, And install this machine 1 on an appropriate machine base,
The beer supply port 12 provided in the lower portion on the outer surface side of the machine body 1
On the other hand, the beer hose 40 that is connected to the dispensing head 4 by the connection fitting 120 that is equipped there
And the dispensing head 4 is set in a beer barrel b filled with beer, and a gas cylinder c filled with carbon dioxide gas is connected to a gas connection port 41 of the beer barrel b via a gas hose 42. For tilting the operation lever 43 of the dispensing head 4 to the pouring side so that a predetermined amount of beer can be taken out into a container such as a jug by operating the draft cock 3,
Configured like the old beer server.

However, in the box-shaped machine body 1, driven by the pressure of the gas supplied from the gas inlet p1 and discharged from the gas outlet p2, water is absorbed from the water inlet p3 and the water outlet p4 is discharged. A gas pump p that discharges water from is installed in advance.

A receiving port 6 is provided on the outer surface of the machine body 1 so that the dispensing head 4 can be detachably fitted and assembled, and the receiving port 6 is connected to the beer pumping port 4a of the dispensing head 4. Connection port w and gas discharge port 4b
And a connection port y for connecting to
Of the gas of the gas pump p is connected via the gas connection pipe 51 to the inner end side of the other connection port y via the cleaning water connection pipe 50. By connecting to the inlet p1 and assembling the dispensing head 4 removed from the beer barrel b to the receiving port 6, the gas discharge port 4b and the beer pumping port 4a equipped on the head 4 are The connection port y is connected to the gas inlet p1 of the gas pump p via the gas connection pipe 51 and the connection port w is connected to the water discharge port p4 of the gas pump p via the cleaning water connection pipe 50. Leave.

On the outer surface of the machine body 1, one end is connected to the water intake port p3 of the gas pump p described above at a position as close as possible to the beer supply port 12 provided at the lower portion of the machine body 1 outer surface. A water-absorption connection pipe 53 having a connection port 52 on the other end side is installed.

[0012] As a result, when the beer server a, which has stopped its use for one day, is washed and the auxiliary equipment such as the draft cock 3 is washed, the beer server a is set at the mouth of the beer barrel b. The dispensing head 4 is removed from the beer barrel b, and the beer hose 40 is connected to the beer supply port 12 provided on the machine body 1 by using the connecting fitting 40.
0, and with the gas inlet p1 connected to the gas cylinder c via the gas hose 42, the dispensing head 4 is provided on the outer surface of the machine body 1
The beer pumping port 4a and the gas discharge port 4b of the dispensing head 4 are connected to the discharge port p4 and the gas inlet p1 of the gas pump p incorporated in the machine body 1, and the outer surface of the machine body 1 Water absorption connection pipe 5 provided on the side
The water-absorbing hose 7 is connected to the connection port of No. 3 via a connecting metal fitting, and the upstream side of the water-absorbing hose 7 is inserted into an appropriate container 8 into which wash water such as tap water is poured. In this state, the operation bar 43 of the dispensing head 4 is lowered to the pouring position and the draft cock 3 is operated, so that the pipeline of the beer server a and all the insides of the accessory devices such as the draft cock 3 flow through. Make sure to wash with wash water.

[0013]

Embodiments Next, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a front view of a beer server a for carrying out the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a vertical side view of the same. In FIG. 3, 1 is a machine body, 10 is a water tank installed in the machine body 11, and 11 is the water tank 10. A pipe line for cooling beer arranged in 2 is a refrigerator for cooling the cooling water in the water tank 10, and 12 is a lower part on the front side of the machine body 1 for supplying beer to the pipe line 11. The beer supply port 3 provided is a draft cock installed at the upper part of the front side of the machine body 1 so as to take out a predetermined amount of beer cooled by flowing through the pipe line 11, b is a barrel, c is a gas cylinder, 4 Is a dispensing head, 6 is a receptacle installed on the outer surface of the machine body 1 so as to connect the dispense head 4, and p is a gas pump which is operated by the gas pressure incorporated in the machine body 1.

The machine body 1 has a normal form formed in a machine casing, and the water tank 10 mounted inside the machine body is arranged on the upper half side and the refrigerator 2 on the lower half side. An evaporator 2 for arranging a condenser 20 for evaporating the condensed refrigerant
1 is arranged in the periphery of the water tank 10.

On the front side of the machine body 1, below the draft cock 3, there is provided a table 13 for placing a container such as a jug into which beer to be taken out is placed, and one table below the table 13 is provided. A beer supply port 12 connected to the upstream side of the pipe 11 is provided at the side portion.

The receiving port 6 for assembling the dispensing head 4 removed from the mouth of the beer barrel b is arranged on the upper part of the front surface of the machine body 1 so as to be arranged side by side with the draft cock 3 described above. .

As shown in FIG. 5, this receiving port 6 is connected to the beer pumping port 4a of the dispensing head 4 by fitting and assembling the dispensing head 4. w and a connection port y to be connected to the gas discharge port 4b are provided, one end of the gas connection pipe 51 is connected to the inner end side of the connection port y, and the other end thereof. Is connected to the gas inlet p1 of the above-mentioned gas pump p incorporated in the machine body 1, one end of the wash water connecting pipe 50 is connected to the inner end side of the connecting port w, and the other end thereof is connected to the above-mentioned gas pump. It is connected to the water discharge port p4 of p.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the gas pump p has a pair of cylinder chambers 90.
Reciprocating pistons 91 and 91 in 90
And a pair of pistons 91, 91 are integrally connected by a rod 92 so that the pair of pistons 91, 91 move together.
The cylinder chamber 9 defined by the pistons 91, 91 communicating with the inner chambers 90a, 90a of the
Communication pipe 9 controlled by check valves 93 ... Incorporating the outer chambers 90b, 90b of 0, 90 at both ends.
A gas chamber that communicates with the water discharge port p4 and the water suction port p3 via the pressure chambers 4 and 95, respectively, and that the inside chambers 90a and 90a described above are provided between the cylinder chambers 90 and 90 via the communication passages 96. The gas chamber 97 is connected to
Further, a switching valve 98 that operates as shown in FIG. 8 is provided, and by operating this switching valve 98, the gas inlet p1 to the gas chamber 97 are supplied.
The gas delivered inside is the left and right inner chambers 90a, 90a
To the piston 91.
91 is reciprocated left and right, and left and right outer chambers 90b and 90
This is a normal gas pump in which one of the b b sucks water while the other b sucks water, and by repeating this alternately, water is spouted from the spout port p4 in a substantially continuous state.

The water discharge port p4 of this gas pump p
However, with respect to the beer supply port 12 provided on one side of the lower portion of the front side of the machine body 1 described above, the washing water connection pipe 51 and the connection port w
And the beer pumping port 4a of the dispensing head 4 and the beer hose 40, and the water intake port p3 of the pump p is arranged above the beer supply port 12 and the machine body 1
It is connected to a water absorption connecting pipe 53 provided on one side of the front surface.

A drain pipe d for draining the water in the water tank 10 is disposed between the beer supply port 12 and the water absorption connection pipe 53 on one front surface of the machine body 1.

[0021]

As described above, the beer server cleaning apparatus according to the present invention draws beer from the pipe line 11 in the beer server after one day of business and finishes the pipe line 1.
1 and the draft cock 3 and the like connected to it, the beer hose 40 connected to the dispense head 4 is connected to the beer supply port 12 and the gas hose 42 is connected to the gas cylinder c, and the beer barrel is connected. Dispense head 4 in that state by removing it from the mouth of b
Is attached to the receiving port 6 provided on the outer surface of the machine body 1, and the water absorption hose 7 is connected to the wash water connecting pipe 50 provided on the outer surface of the machine body 1, and the wash water is poured into the upstream side thereof. If it is inserted into an appropriate container 8, the operating lever 43 of the dispensing head 4 is moved to the pouring side, and the draft cock 3 is operated, so that the gas pump provided in the machine body 1 is operated by the pressure of the gas in the gas cylinder c. When p operates, the washing water pumped up from the container 8 by the water suction hose 7 is transferred to the conduit 1 in the machine body 1.
1 to flow out from the draft cock 3, and the draft cock 3 is driven by the pressure of the gas in the gas cylinder c.
Also, the pipeline 11 in the machine body 1 can be cleaned.

The means of the present invention is disclosed in JP-A-8-5.
The gas pump, the gas hose, and the cleaning hose of the means disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3196 are incorporated in the box-shaped body of the beer server for easy handling, and moreover, by supplying the cleaning water into the container 8, continuous operation is possible. Since the cleaning water can be passed through, complete cleaning can be performed by a simple operation.

Further, the means of the present invention is directly applied when a tank filled with drinking water such as carbonated water is connected instead of the beer barrel and the drinking water is dispensed by the operation of the draft cock 3.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a beer server cleaning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a beer server cleaning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of a machine body that is the main body of the above beer server.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of a receiving portion assembled on the outer surface of the machine body of the above beer server.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of a gas pump incorporated in the body of the above beer server.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the above gas pump.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a gas flow when a switching valve of the same gas pump moves forward.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a gas flow when the switching valve of the gas pump is moved back.

[Explanation of symbols]

a ... beer server, b ... beer barrel, c ... gas cylinder, d
... Drain pipe, wy ... Connection port, p ... Gas pump, p1 ... Gas inlet, p2 ... Gas outlet, p3 ... Water inlet, p4 ...
Water spout, 1 ... Airframe, 10 ... Water tank, 11 ... Snake-shaped conduit,
12 ... beer supply port, 120 ... connection fitting, 13 ... stand,
2 ... Refrigerator, 20 ... Condenser, 21 ... Evaporator, 3 ... Draft cock, 4 ... Dispenser head, 4a ... Suction port, 4
b ... Discharge port, 40 ... Beer hose, 400 ... Connection fitting,
41 ... Gas connection port, 42 ... Gas hose, 43 ... Operating lever, 50 ... Wash water connection pipe, 51 ... Gas connection pipe, 52 ...
Water absorption connection port, 53 ... Water absorption connection pipe, 6 ... Receptacle port, 7 ... Water absorption hose, 8 ... Container, 90 ... Cylinder chamber, 90a ... Inner chamber, 90b ... Outer chamber, 91 ... Piston, 92 ... Rod, 93 … Check valve, 94/95… Communication pipe, 96
... communication passage, 97 ... gas chamber, 98 ... switching valve.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-8-53196 (JP, A) JP-A-7-89594 (JP, A) Actual opening Sho-59-196495 (JP, U) Actual opening Flat 6- 49398 (JP, U) Actual flat 1-63699 (JP, U) Actual flat 2-10293 (JP, U) Actual public 59-7280 (JP, Y2) Patent 2931430 (JP, B2) (58) Survey Areas (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B67D 1/07 B08B 9/08

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A machine body 1 formed in a box shape, and the machine body 1
The snake-like pipe line 11 for cooling beer or the like introduced from the supply port 12 provided on the outer surface of the machine is provided, and the outlet side thereof is connected to the draft cock 3 mounted on the front surface of the machine body 1.
In a beer server to which a beer hose 40 that guides beer or the like pushed out by the gas pressure in the gas cylinder c supplied from the gas connection port 41 of the dispense head 4 that is detachably attached to the mouth of the beer barrel b or the like is connected A box-shaped machine body 1 is equipped with a gas pump p driven by gas pressure, and can be freely attached to and detached from a mouth of a beer barrel b or the like at a position in parallel with the draft cock 3 on the front surface of the machine body 1. The receiving head 6 for detachably mounting the assembling dispense head 4 is provided, and the connecting head w and the dispensing head 4 for connecting to the pumping outlet 4a of the dispensing head 4 are provided therein.
And a connection port y which is connected to the gas discharge port 4b of the gas pump p, which is connected to the discharge port p4 of the gas pump p arranged in the machine body 1 through the cleaning water connection pipe 50, The connection port y is connected via a gas connection pipe 51 to the gas inlet p1 of the gas pump p to be arranged in the machine body 1, and a water absorption connection port 52 is provided on the outer surface of the machine body 1 close to the supply port 12. The water suction connection port 52 is connected to the water suction port p3 of the gas pump p arranged in the machine body 1 via the water suction connection pipe 53, and the dispense head 4 is removed from the viar barrel b at the receiving port 6.
The water absorption hose 7 is connected to the water absorption connection port 52 provided on the outer surface of the machine body 1, the upstream side thereof is inserted into the washing water container 8, and the draft cock 3 provided on the front surface of the machine body 1 is operated. A washing device for a beer server or the like, characterized in that the beer pipeline 11 in the machine body 1 is washed. 2. A machine body 1 of a beer server formed in a box shape.
The drainage pipe d for draining water from the water tank 10 in the machine body 1 is provided near the supply port 12 and the water absorption connection port 52 provided on the outer surface of the beer server according to claim 1. Cleaning equipment for etc.