JP4477912B2 - Beer server head cleaning system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a beer server head cleaning system and a beer server head cleaning method for cleaning a beer server head.
In particular, a beer server head cleaning system and a beer server head cleaning method capable of cleaning the head connection surface side of the beer server head located in the container when the beer server head is attached to the cleaning container containing the cleaning liquid. About.

Conventionally, a beer server head cleaning system 100 as shown in FIG. 9 has been manufactured and sold as means for cleaning a beer server head.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a cleaning system for a beer server head according to a conventional example.
The cleaning system 100 includes an aluminum alloy container 101 with a narrowed neck and a small diameter, and a resin lid 102 that is screwed and fixed to the neck of the container 101.
The lid 102 has a cylindrical guide 109, and the beer server head 103 is inserted and attached to the cylindrical guide 109.

A transparent introduction hose 104 for sucking the cleaning liquid 108 from the vicinity of the bottom surface of the container 101 is fitted on the cylindrical guide 109.
A gasket 105 provided in the beer server head 103 ensures a seal with the lid 102.
The lower end of the introduction hose 104 is submerged in the cleaning liquid filled in the container 101.

The beer server head 103 is provided with a rod-shaped lever portion 106. When the lever portion 106 is pushed down from the position of the two-dot chain line in the drawing and parallel to the horizontal plane, carbon dioxide gas is introduced into the container via the gas supply pipe 107. Inflow.
The inflowing gas pushes down the liquid level of the cleaning liquid 108, and as a result, a part of the cleaning liquid 108 flows through the introduction hose 104 and escapes from above through the passage in the beer server head 103.
A device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known as a device that applies pressure to and discharges the cleaning liquid stored in such a container.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-193096

However, in the structure like the cleaning system 100 as described above, the cleaning of the beer server head 103 is incomplete.
In particular, the vicinity of the gasket on the side of the head connection surface of the beer server head 103 cannot be cleaned.
This is because in this cleaning method, since the cleaning liquid does not directly contact the gasket 105, the portion is not cleaned.
For this reason, in this part, fixed matters and various germs are likely to be generated, which is extremely unsanitary.
In order to solve such a problem, after the cleaning as described above, the beer server head 103 is removed from the cleaning container, and the cleaning liquid is sprayed or brushed again on the dirty head connection surface side. It was necessary to wash by.
For this reason, extra cleaning work is required, and the cleaning cost is increased.

The present invention has been made on the basis of such background technology, and has been made to overcome the above-described problems of the background technology.
That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a beer server head cleaning system capable of cleaning the head connection surface side of the beer server head at the same time when cleaning the beer flow path of the beer server head.
Moreover, it aims at providing the washing | cleaning method.

Thus, as a result of earnest research on the background of such problems, the present inventor has attached a cup-shaped member to the back side of the lid of the cleaning container containing the cleaning liquid. Solving the conventional problems by forming each unique flow path so that the cleaning liquid is jetted accurately to the head connection surface side of the server head , and collecting the jetted cleaning liquid inside the cup-shaped member The present invention has been found based on this finding.

That is, the present invention is ( 1 ) a cleaning system for cleaning the head connection surface side of a beer server head,
A press-fitting flow path for press-fitting the cleaning liquid in the cleaning container to which the head is attached, and a narrower than the press-fitting flow path, communicating with the press-fitting flow path, and spraying the cleaning liquid upward toward the head connection surface side. A plurality of ejection channels, a recovery channel guided downward to recover the cleaning liquid ejected through the ejection channel and ejected to the head connection surface side , and the recovery channel The beer server head cleaning system has a discharge flow path for allowing the cleaning liquid recovered by the above to flow upward and to discharge the cleaning liquid out of the cleaning container through the protruding opening of the head.

( 2 ) The beer server head cleaning system according to ( 1 ), wherein the discharge flow path is communicated with a flow path formed in the beer server main unit through the protruding opening of the head. Exist.

In addition, as long as the objective of this invention is followed, the structure which combined the said (1) to ( 2 ) suitably is also employable.

According to the cleaning system (or method) of the present invention, both the external head connection surface side of the beer server head and the internal flow path can be cleaned at once.
Further, the cleaning liquid that has passed through the press-fit flow path is jetted upward toward the head connection surface side of the beer server head by the jet flow path, and intensive and reliable cleaning is possible.
In addition, since there is a recovery flow path for dropping the cleaning liquid mixed with the sticking matter ejected from the injection flow path, the cleaning liquid in the injection flow path and the recovered cleaning liquid can be quickly recovered without mixing as much as possible.
The cleaning liquid that has passed through the recovery flow path can also be cleaned in the flow path through the flow path in the set beer server head.

By spraying the cleaning liquid by spraying in this way, not only the germs on the head connection surface side of the beer server head are simply killed by contact with the cleaning liquid, but also the fixed force caused by beer on the head connection surface side by this sprayed momentum. Kimono can be blown off.
In particular, the head passage surface side of the beer server head can be reliably washed over the entire area by configuring the injection passage with a large number of nozzle rods.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a cleaning system A for a beer server head B according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state in which the beer server head is set in the cleaning system.

[Beer server head]
First, the beer server head B will be briefly described.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a beer server head.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the beer server head B mainly includes a server main body 4 in which a gas supply channel 3 for passing a gas such as carbon dioxide gas is formed, and a through hole 6 in the server main body 4. It has a stainless steel cylinder part 2 inserted with a beer passage 1 and a lever part 5 for controlling the extraction and stoppage of beer when attached to a via barrel.

A lever portion 5 is rotatably attached to the server main body portion 4. By rotating the lever portion 5 in the vertical direction, the cylinder portion 2 moves up and down in the server main body portion and is shown in the figure. The beer in the beer barrel can be discharged outside or stopped through a valve that does not.
That is, by turning the lever portion 5 located obliquely upward to be substantially horizontal, the gas supply flow path is opened, and beer is discharged together with the gas from the lower portion of the cylinder portion 2 (that is, the protruding port portion 2A).
Moreover, by returning the lever part 5 to the original state, the gas supply flow path is closed and the discharge of beer is stopped.
An engaging portion 7 is formed on the outer side of the lower portion of the server main body portion 4, and the beer server head B is connected to the beer barrel or the like (for example, bayonet coupling) through the engaging portion.

A first packing G1 is provided around the protruding opening 2A at the lower part of the cylindrical part 2, and a second packing G2 is provided at the lower part of the server body part 4, and the beer server head B is attached to the via barrel. In this case, reliable sealing is performed by each packing.
The beer server head B described above is set (ie, attached) to the cleaning system A and cleaned as shown in FIG.

[Washing system]
Now, the cleaning system A will be described with a detailed description for each component.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the cleaning system A with the beer server head B removed.
As shown in the figure, the cleaning system A includes a cylindrical aluminum alloy cleaning container 10 with a narrowed neck, a resin lid 11 that is screwed and fixed to a threaded portion of the neck, A stainless steel cup 12 attached to the lid 11 and a cleaning assembly A1 disposed in the cup 12 are provided.
The cup 12 is for isolating the cleaning assembly A1 in the cup from the atmosphere in the cleaning container.

The cup 12 and the cleaning assembly A1 disposed therein define a press-in flow path P1, an injection flow path P2, a recovery flow path P3, and a discharge flow path P4, which will be described later.
The lid 11, the cup 12, and the cleaning assembly A1 are integrally attached to the cleaning container 10, but can also be removed by loosening the screwing.
As described above, the beer server head B (specifically, the lower outside of the server main body 4) is formed with an engaging portion 7 for connecting to a via barrel or the like, so as to correspond to the engaging portion 7. Further, the lid 11 has an engaging portion.
Therefore, the beer server head B and the cleaning system A can be removed from each other through these engaging portions.
When the beer server head B is set in the cleaning container 10, the beer server head B is inserted into the lid body 11, and the lower part of the cylinder part 2 (that is, the protruding opening part 2 </ b> A) and the lower part of the server body part 4 are exposed in the cleaning container. Become.

  This exposed part is said to be the head connection surface side of the beer server head B, and is a region where the first packing G1 and the second packing G2 described above are located.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the lid 11, the cup 12, and the cleaning assembly A1 are removed from the cleaning container.
The lid 11 is provided with an inflow portion 13 for press-fitting gas, and the gas is introduced into the cleaning container from an external pressure cylinder or the like connected to the inflow portion 13.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the lid 11 is provided with a safety valve V and functions to operate when the pressure in the cleaning container increases.
The cup 12 is fixed to the lid body 11 with bolts or the like, and for this purpose, the atmosphere in the cleaning container is separated from the inside of the cup.

The cleaning assembly A1 receives and supports the support 14 having the hollow body 14A and the flange 14B, the nozzle rod 15 provided so as to protrude upward from the support, and the beer server head B. A hollow holding piece 16 is provided.
The hollow holding piece 16 can be inserted and held in the protruding opening 2A of the cylindrical portion 2 of the beer server head B.
The hollow holding piece 16 is disposed so as to be urged upward by the elastic body 18 with respect to the support body 14, and the lower end thereof always has a constant gap from the flange portion 14 </ b> B of the support body 14.

Further, since the retaining ring (snap ring) 15A provided around the nozzle rod 15 is partially inserted into the recess 16A on the outer periphery of the hollow retaining piece 16, the hollow retaining piece 16 is restricted by this retaining ring. And has a degree of freedom to move up and down a certain distance.
The degree of protrusion when the beer server head B is attached can be absorbed by this degree of freedom of movement.
In other words, the protruding length of the protruding opening 2A of the cylindrical portion 2 may be slightly different depending on the type of the beer server head B, but it is possible to sufficiently cope with such a case.

The support 14 is attached by inserting the hollow body 14A into the bottom hole 12A of the cup 12 and fixing it with a nut or the like.
Further, a suction pipe 17 for sucking up the cleaning liquid is externally inserted into the hollow body portion.
A through hole 14C is formed in the vicinity of the collar portion of the hollow body 14A, and the cleaning liquid rising from the suction pipe 17 flows into the nozzle rod 15 through the through hole 14C.

The above-described cleaning assembly A1 and the cup 12 define the press-in flow path P1, the injection flow path P2, the recovery flow path P3, and the discharge flow path P4.
That is, the suction pipe 17 and the hollow body portion 14A of the support 14 form a press-fit flow path P1 for sucking the cleaning liquid accumulated in the cleaning container.

Moreover, the injection flow path P2 for injecting the washing | cleaning liquid sucked in from the press injection flow path P1 by the nozzle rod body 15 upwards is formed.
The cleaning liquid is increased in pressure by moving from the press-fit flow path P1 which is a wide space (diameter) to the injection flow path P2 which is a narrow space (diameter), and is jetted vigorously on the head connection surface side of the beer server head B. .
This jet is separated from the beer passage 1 in the beer server head, that is, around the protruding opening 2A of the cylindrical portion 2 of the beer server head B and the lower end portion of the server body portion 4, specifically, It is strongly sprayed toward the region where the first packing G1 and the second packing G2 are located on the head connection surface side of the beer server head.
Therefore, the sticking matter stuck around each of the packings is easily peeled off and detached.
Incidentally, the hollow holding piece 16 is pulled upward via the elastic body 18, and the lower end is in a state of being lifted from the support body 14, so that the gap is always secured.

The cleaning liquid sprayed upward falls downward due to the rebounding force, but this drop space (the space above the flange 14B of the support 14 in the cup and below the upper end of the nozzle rod body) is the recovery channel. P3.
Here, the cleaning liquid can easily fall along the inner wall of the cup 12, the nozzle rod 15 or the like.
The dropped cleaning liquid passes through the gap between the lower end of the hollow holding piece 16 and the flange 14B of the support member 14 and enters the hollow holding piece that is the discharge flow path P4, and then flows upward to communicate with the discharge flow path P4. It reaches the protruding opening 2A of the beer server head B, and is discharged to the outside through the beer passage 1.
A pipe (not shown) is connected to the upper end side of the beer server head B, and the cleaning liquid is discharged to a predetermined place through this tube.

Hereinafter, a cleaning method based on the operation of the cleaning system of the present invention will be described.
First, a certain amount of cleaning liquid is filled in the cleaning container.
Carbon dioxide gas is supplied from a high-pressure cylinder (not shown) through a pipe or the like, and a pressure of, for example, 0.3 MPa is applied in the cleaning container 10.
In response to this pressure, a part of the cleaning liquid is sucked up through the press-fit flow path P1 (formed by the suction pipe 17, the hollow body 14A, etc.) [suction process].

The cleaning liquid that has flowed into the press-fit flow path P1 once passes through the through hole 14C of the support portion 14 and flows into the injection flow path P2 (formed from the nozzle rod 15).
The cleaning liquid sprayed from the spray flow path P2 collides with the head connection surface side of the beer server head B, and efficiently cleans the region where the first packing and the second packing are located [spraying process].
The cleaning liquid that has collided with the head connection surface side of the beer server head B receives a rebounding force and rapidly falls downward.
At that time, it can be guided and dropped along the inner wall of the cup 12 and the nozzle rod 15 in particular.
And the washing | cleaning liquid which fell reaches the clearance gap between the collar part 14B of the support body 14, and the hollow holding piece 16 [collection process].

The cleaning liquid that has passed through the gap at the lower end of the hollow holding piece flows upward, passes through the hollow holding piece that is the discharge channel P4, and reaches the projecting opening 2A.
Then, the beer passage 1 in the beer server head is cleaned and discharged out of the cleaning system [discharge process].
Thus, the suction, injection, recovery, and discharge of the cleaning liquid are performed through each of the suction process P1, the injection process P2, the recovery process P3, and the discharge process P4.
Finally, the cleaning liquid in the cleaning container runs out, and the one-cycle cleaning process ends.
As cleaning of the beer server head B, the above-described cleaning cycle is performed a plurality of times, and finally cleaning with water is performed.

[Embodiment 2]
Although the cleaning system for the beer server head using the cleaning container has been described above, the cleaning system can be configured using the beer server main unit C.
In that case, the connection base 21 for cleaning the beer server head is used.
FIG. 8 shows a beer server machine provided with a connection base 21 for cleaning for reference.

FIG. 6 shows a cleaning system using the connection cap 21 for cleaning the beer server head.
(A) shows the connection base 21, and (B) shows a state where the beer server head is attached to the connection base 21.

The beer server head B is attached to the connection base 21 and the cleaning liquid to which pressure is applied is supplied from the direction of the arrow in the figure.
An inscribed cylindrical body 22 is disposed in the connection base 21, and a mortar-shaped partition wall 22 </ b> A protrudes downward from the middle of the inscribed cylindrical body 22.
A through hole 23 is formed in the partition wall 22A.
A hollow receiving piece 24 is inserted and attached to the center of the partition wall 22A so as to be movable in the vertical direction.
Further, a valve rod 24A protrudes below the hollow receiving piece 24, and the valve of the valve rod 24A comes into contact with the reduced diameter portion 26 of the connection base 21 to close the passage.
The hollow receiving piece 24 is biased upward by a spring body 25, and the passage is normally closed by a valve rod 24A as shown in FIG.

Now, when the cleaning liquid is press-fitted from the lower inflow hole H, the valve rod 24A is lowered and the passage is open, so that the cleaning liquid is pushed up and passes through and is injected upward through the through hole 23 of the partition wall 22A.
Here, the cleaning liquid is tapered around the partition wall 22A to form a press-fit flow path P1 with the inscribed cylindrical body 22, and this injection flow path is a flow path that gradually decreases upward. And communicates with the injection flow path P2, which is the through hole 23.
In this way, the pressure of the cleaning liquid increases by moving from the press-fit flow path P1 which is a wide space (diameter) to the injection flow path P2 which is a narrow space (diameter), and the cleaning liquid is urged toward the beer head connection side of the beer server head B. Well jetted.
Therefore, the sticking matter stuck around each packing on the beer head connection side is easily peeled off and detached.
The cleaning liquid that has collided with the beer head connection side of the beer server head B receives a rebounding force and rapidly falls downward.
In that case, it falls through the collection | recovery flow path P3 along the taper-shaped wall surface of 22 A of partition walls.
Then, the dropped cleaning liquid enters the hole of the hollow receiving piece 24 and then flows upward, and passes through the hollow holding piece which is the discharge flow path P4 to reach the projecting opening 2A.
Then, the beer passage 1 in the beer server head is cleaned and discharged out of the cleaning system [discharge process].
As shown in FIG. 8, the beer server is discharged through a passage inside the machine C.

[Embodiment 3]
The present embodiment is a cleaning system that uses the connection cap 31 for cleaning the beer server head as in the second embodiment.
FIG. 7 shows a cleaning system using a connection base 31 for cleaning the beer server head.
(A) shows the connection base 31, and (B) shows a state where the beer server head is attached to the connection base 31.

A beer head B is attached to the connection base 31 and a cleaning liquid to which pressure is applied is supplied from the direction of the arrow in the figure.
A partition wall 32 is disposed in the connection base 31, and the partition wall 32 is formed so as to drop downward.
A through hole 33 is formed in the horizontal portion 32A of the partition wall 32, and the through hole 33 can be opened and closed by an opening and closing plate 34 that opens and closes.
The opening / closing plate 34 is biased upward by a spring body 35, and normally, the through hole 33 is closed by the opening / closing plate 34 as shown in FIG.
A thrust bar 36 is inserted through the horizontal portion 32 </ b> A into the opening / closing plate 34, and the opening / closing plate 34 is opened when the thrust rod 36 is pushed down by the lower surface of the beer head B.
Now, when the beer head B is attached to the connection base 31 , the through hole 33 is opened by the opening / closing plate 34.
Therefore, when the cleaning liquid is press-fitted from the lower inflow hole H as shown in the figure, the cleaning liquid is pushed up, passes through the through hole 33, and is jetted upward.

Here, the cleaning liquid forms a press-fit flow path P1 between the outer wall of the partition wall 32 and the cylindrical inner wall of the connection cap 31, and this press-fit flow path P1 is an injection flow path P2 that is a narrowed through hole 23. Leads to.
The washing liquid is increased in pressure by moving from the press-fit flow path P1 that is a wide space (diameter) to the injection flow path P2 that is a narrow space (diameter), and is jetted vigorously to the beer head connection side of the beer server head B. .
Therefore, the sticking matter stuck around each packing on the beer head connection side is easily peeled off and detached.
The cleaning liquid that has collided with the beer head connection side of the beer server head B receives a rebounding force and rapidly falls downward.
At that time, it is guided to the recovery flow path P3 along the wall surface of the partition wall 32 and falls.
Then, the dropped cleaning liquid flows upward and reaches the protruding opening 2A through the discharge channel P4 (in this case, the discharge channel P4 is extremely short unlike the above-described embodiment). ).
Then, the beer passage 1 in the beer server head is cleaned and discharged out of the cleaning system [discharge process].
As shown in FIG. 8, the beer server is discharged through a passage inside the machine C.

Although the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various other modifications can be made without departing from the essence thereof. .
For example, in the first embodiment described above, the number of ejection flow paths (that is, the number of nozzle rods) can be freely set.
In addition, by providing an ejection angle at the tip of the nozzle rod body, the local head connection surface side can be cleaned.

Further, the vertical movement of the hollow holding piece 16 is performed by the recess 16A of the hollow holding piece 16 and the retaining ring provided on the nozzle rod body. However, the design is such that the hollow holding piece 16 is elastically moved in the vertical direction. I just need it.
Further, as a material constituting the cleaning system, other suitable materials can naturally be used in addition to the specific materials described in the description of the embodiment.
Further, the shape of the partition wall 32 of the third embodiment of the partition wall 22A of the second embodiment described above can be changed unless the function is different.

  The present invention relates to a beer server head cleaning system and a beer server head cleaning method for cleaning a beer server head, but as long as the beer server head is cleaned, other fields such as water, liquor It is also applicable to the field of drinking water such as wine and milk.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a cleaning system for a beer server head according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state in which the beer server head is set in the cleaning system. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a beer server head. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the cleaning system with the beer server head removed. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the lid, the cup, and the cleaning assembly are removed from the cleaning container. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a top view of FIG. FIG. 6: is sectional drawing which shows the washing | cleaning system of the beer server head which concerns on other embodiment of this invention, (A) shows a connection nozzle | cap | die, (B) has attached the beer server head to the connection nozzle | cap | die. Indicates. FIG. 7: is sectional drawing which shows the washing | cleaning system of the beer server head which concerns on other embodiment of this invention, (A) shows a connection nozzle | cap | die, (B) has attached the beer server head to the connection nozzle | cap | die. Indicates. FIG. 8 shows a beer server machine provided with a connection base for cleaning. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a cleaning system for a beer server head according to a conventional example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beer channel | path 2 Cylinder part 2A Protrusion port part 3 Gas supply flow path 4 Server main-body part 5 Lever part 6 Through-hole 7 Engagement part 10 Washing | cleaning container 11 Lid body 12 Cup 13 Inflow part 14 Support body 14A Hollow trunk | drum 14B collar part 14C Through hole 15 Nozzle rod 15A Stop ring 16 Hollow holding piece 16A Recess 17 Suction pipe 18 Ejector 21 Connection base 22 Inscribed cylinder 22A Partition wall 23 Through hole 24 Hollow receiving piece 25 Spring body 25A Valve rod 26 Reduced diameter Part 31 Connection base 32 Partition wall 32A Horizontal part 33 Through hole 34 Opening and closing plate 35 Spring body 36 Stick 100 Cleaning system 101 Container 102 Lid 103 Beer server head 104 Introduction hose 105 Gasket 106 Lever part 107 Gas supply pipe 108 Cleaning liquid 109 Guide A Cleaning system A1 Cleaning assembly -B Beer server head C Beer server machine H Inflow hole P1 Press-in flow path P2 Injection flow path P3 Recovery flow path P4 Discharge flow path G1 1st packing G2 2nd packing V Safety valve

Claims (2)

A cleaning system for cleaning a head connection surface side of a beer server head,
A press-in flow path for press-fitting a cleaning liquid in a cleaning container to which the head is attached;
A plurality of injection passages that are communicated with the press-in passage and formed narrower than the press-in passage, and for injecting the cleaning liquid upward toward the head connection surface side;
A recovery flow path that is guided downward to recover the cleaning liquid that has been sprayed through the spray flow path and sprayed to the head connection surface side;
A discharge flow path for allowing the cleaning liquid recovered by the recovery flow path to flow upward, and for discharging the cleaning liquid out of the cleaning container through the protruding opening of the head;
A cleaning system for a beer server head, comprising:   The beer server head cleaning system according to claim 1, wherein the discharge flow path is communicated with a flow path formed in the beer server main unit through the protruding opening of the head.

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