JP6457229B2 - Beverage server - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage server that is attached to a bottle containing a beverage such as wine and dispenses the beverage in the bottle.

  Beverage servers such as wine servers are installed in bottles in advance, and when the beverage in the bottle is poured out, the beverage is poured by supplying inert gas such as nitrogen into the bottle, and the beverage touches the air. I am trying not to. This prevents the beverage from being oxidized and maintains the quality of the beverage. The beverage server requires an inert gas supply means, and if the beverage server and the inert gas supply means remain integrated, a large space is required to store a large number of bottles. was there. For this reason, Patent Document 1 below has proposed a gas supply assembler for supplying an inert gas that can be separated from the bottle.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-187075

  However, the configuration of Patent Document 1 is advantageous in terms of securing a storage space, but when the gas supply assembler once separated is used again, residual air in the gas supply assembler is mixed into the bottle. Resulting in. Even if this residual air is small, if the gas supply assembler is repeatedly desorbed and used, the residual air enters the bottle each time, which is disadvantageous in preventing beverage oxidation.

  The present invention solves the conventional problems as described above, and the inert gas supply means is detachable, which is advantageous for securing a storage space, but the residual air in the inert gas supply means is contained in the bottle. It aims at providing the drink server which can prevent mixing.

  In order to achieve the above object, the beverage server of the present invention is a beverage server that is attached to a bottle and dispenses the beverage in the bottle, and the beverage server is detachable from an inert gas supply means. And switching means, wherein the switching means enables exhausting of the inert gas supplied from the inert gas supply means when the inert gas supply means is connected to the beverage server, It is configured to be switchable between a first setting for exhausting residual air in the gas supply flow path of the inert gas supply means and a second setting for supplying the inert gas into the bottle. And

  According to this configuration, the inert gas supply means can be attached to and detached from the beverage server, which is advantageous for securing a storage space and prevents the residual air in the inert gas supply means from being mixed into the bottle. Therefore, even if the inert gas supply means is repeatedly desorbed, the beverage can be prevented from being oxidized and the quality of the beverage can be maintained. That is, since the residual air in the gas supply flow path of the inert gas supply means is exhausted at the first setting, the residual air is injected into the bottle at the second setting for supplying the inert gas to the bottle. Is prevented. As a result, even a small amount of residual air is prevented from entering the bottle, so that the beverage is reliably prevented from being oxidized and the quality of the beverage can be maintained for a long time.

  In the beverage server of the present invention, the switching means includes an exhaust port for exhausting the inert gas supplied from the inert gas supply means, and the beverage server is supplied from the inert gas supply means. And an inlet for injecting the inert gas, and the movement of the switching means shifts the position of the exhaust port and the inlet at the time of the first setting to exhaust the inert gas, It is preferable that the inert gas can be supplied into the bottle by matching the positions of the exhaust port and the injection port during the second setting. According to this configuration, the switching means can be realized with a simple structure, and the operation of the switching means becomes easy and reliable.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said drink server is formed with the convex part which protruded toward the liquid level side of the bottle at the time of mounting | wearing with a bottle. According to this configuration, the volume of the air pushed out from the bottle when the beverage server is mounted on the bottle is increased, and the air in the bottle can be easily exhausted.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said switching means is arrange | positioned in the recessed part formed in the said drink server. According to this configuration, an increase in the size of the switching means is suppressed, which is advantageous for securing a storage space for a bottle equipped with a beverage server.

  According to the present invention, since the inert gas supply means can be attached to and detached from the beverage server, it is advantageous for securing a storage space, and residual air in the inert gas supply means is prevented from being mixed into the bottle. Therefore, even if the inert gas supply means is repeatedly desorbed, the beverage can be prevented from being oxidized and the quality of the beverage can be maintained.

The perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore the bottle with the drink server which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the state which connected the inert gas supply means to the drink server which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The disassembled perspective view of the drink server which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The principal part perspective view of the drink server which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of the drink server single-piece | unit which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main-body part of the drink server which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and is a figure which shows the 1st setting state which exhausts inert gas. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main-body part of the drink server which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and is a figure which shows the 2nd setting state which supplies an inert gas in a bottle. The principal part perspective view of the drink server which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main-body part of the drink server which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and is a figure which shows the 1st setting state which exhausts inert gas. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main-body part of the drink server which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and is a figure which shows the 2nd setting state which supplies an inert gas in a bottle.

  Hereinafter, a beverage server according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The beverage server according to the present embodiment is, for example, a wine server. However, the beverage server according to the present embodiment can prevent the beverage from being oxidized due to the beverage touching the air, so that it can be used as a beverage server for other beverages. it can. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a beverage server 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a bottle 3, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which an inert gas supply means 2 is connected to the beverage server 1. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the beverage server 1 is attached to the bottle 3. The structure for mounting the beverage server 1 on the bottle 3 will be described later with reference to FIG. In the state of FIG. 2, the beverage in the bottle 3 can be poured out, and the operation procedure and operation thereof will be specifically described later with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. Schematically, the inert gas from the inert gas supply cylinder 4 is supplied to the bottle 3 through the supply tube 6 and the hollow connector 7. The inert gas is, for example, nitrogen. In this embodiment, the flow path formed by the supply tube 6 and the connector 7, that is, the flow path through which the inert gas from the gas supply cylinder 4 flows toward the bottle 3 is referred to as a gas supply flow path 8.

  The supply pressure of the inert gas can be confirmed with the pressure gauge 9 (the A arrow plane is the pressure display plane). By pushing the push button 13 in a state where the pressure in the bottle 3 is increased by the inert gas supplied into the bottle 3, the dispensing tube 19 and the dispensing tube 12 can be circulated. The beverage is poured out from the bottle 3 through the dispensing tube 19 and the dispensing tube 12. Although FIG. 2 shows an example in which the inert gas supply means 2 is provided with the pressure gauge 9, the pressure gauge 9 may be omitted.

  When the beverage in the bottle 3 is poured out, the connector 7 of the inert gas supply means 2 is connected to the connection pipe 24 shown in FIG. The gas supply means 2 is connected. That is, the inert gas supply means 2 can be attached to and detached from the beverage server 1 by the connector 7, and when the bottle 3 is stored, the inert gas supply means 2 is stored in the state shown in FIG. can do. In the state of FIG. 1 with the inert gas supply means 2 removed, the beverage server 1 does not protrude greatly from the bottle 3. This makes it possible to store the bottle 3 equipped with the beverage server 1 even in a narrow space, which is advantageous particularly when a large number of bottles 3 are stored.

FIG. 3 shows an exploded perspective view of the beverage server 1. The beverage server 1 can be disassembled into a main body 10 and a tightening body 11, and a collar 16 is interposed between the main body 10 and the tightening body 11. When the beverage server 1 is attached to the bottle 3, the fastening body 11 is inserted into the neck portion 44 of the bottle 3, the slit 17 of the collar 16 is widened, and the collar 16 is attached to the neck portion 44 . The bottle opening 43 of the bottle 3 is put on the inner peripheral side of the external thread portion 14. In this state, the beverage server 1 is attached to the bottle opening 43 of the bottle 3 by tightening the female thread portion 15 of the tightening body 11 to the male thread portion 14 of the main body 10. This mounting structure is an example, and other structures may be used.

  FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the main part of the beverage server 1. The beverage server 1 according to this embodiment includes switching means 20. As will be described in detail later, the first setting for exhausting residual air in the gas supply flow path 8 of the inert gas supply means 2 and the first supply of inert gas into the bottle 3 by the movement of the switching means 20. It is possible to switch between 2 settings. The main body 10 is formed with a recess 18 that is recessed inward, and a switching means 20 is disposed in the recess 18. According to this configuration, since most of the switching means 20 can be stored in the main body 10, an increase in size of the beverage server 1 can be suppressed, which is advantageous for securing a storage space for the bottle 3 on which the beverage server 1 is mounted.

The switching means 20 includes a cylindrical switching valve 21, and the switching valve 21 is fixed to the recess 18 with a screw 22 so as to be rotatable about the axis (in the direction of arrow a). According to this arrangement, if the lift in the vicinity of the connector 7 from the state of FIG. 4, the switching e valve 21 in unison with the rotation around the axis (direction of the arrow a), first from the first setting of the Switching to the setting of 2 becomes possible.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the beverage server 1 alone. In this figure, the flow path formed inside the beverage server 1 is indicated by a broken line. The connecting pipe 24 is integrated with the switching means 20, and the connector 7 of the inert gas supply means 2 is connected as described above (see FIG. 4). The main body 10 is a solid body made of, for example, resin, and the gas discharge passage 25, the first extraction passage 26, and the second extraction passage 27 are processed. An extraction tube 19 is connected to the first extraction channel 26, and an extraction tube 12 is connected to the second extraction channel 27. A valve 28 is interposed between the first extraction path 26 and the second extraction path 27, and when the push button 13 is pressed, the first extraction path 26 and the second extraction path 27 circulate. 5 to 7, the valve 28 is illustrated in a simplified manner.

  Hereinafter, the operation procedure and operation of the beverage server 1 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. 6 and 7 show a longitudinal sectional view of the main body 10 portion of the beverage server 1. 6 and 7 differ in the setting of the switching means 20, FIG. 6 shows a first setting state in which the inert gas from the inert gas supply cylinder 4 (FIG. 2) is exhausted, and FIG. The 2nd setting state which supplies active gas in the bottle 3 is shown. 6 and 7, illustrations are omitted and simplified as appropriate.

6 and 7, an in-valve channel 30 is formed inside the switching valve 21, one end of the in-valve channel 30 is in communication with the gas supply channel 8, and an exhaust port 32 is formed at the other end. Yes. Gas discharge passage 25 is inlet 31 which faces the switching valve 21 at one end is formed.

When the beverage is extracted from the bottle 3, the connector 7 of the beverage server 1 shown in FIG. 2 is connected to the connecting pipe 24 from the state where the inert gas supply means 2 is not connected to the beverage server 1 (the state shown in FIG. 1). And the inert gas supply means 2 is connected to the beverage server 1. In the state of FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 6, the switching means 20 is configured so that the exhaust port 32 of the switching valve 21 faces upward, i.e., the first and the positions of the exhaust port 32 and the injection port 31 are shifted. It is in the setting state. In this first setting, the inert gas supplied from the inert gas supply cylinder 4 toward the switching means 20 is not supplied into the main body 10 but is exhausted from the exhaust port 32 of the switching valve 21 to the atmosphere. The Thereby, the residual air in the gas supply flow path 8 is also exhausted together with the inert gas.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the main body 10 is formed with a convex portion 29 that protrudes toward the liquid surface of the bottle 3. The protruding amount of the protruding portion 29 can be designed according to the bottle 3 to be mounted, and the protruding amount of the protruding portion 29 can be increased to the extent that the protruding portion 29 does not touch the liquid surface during mounting. If the protruding amount of the convex portion 29 is increased, the volume of air pushed out from the bottle 3 when the main body 10 is mounted increases, and the air in the bottle 3 can be easily exhausted.

Next, the setting of the switching means 20 is switched to the second setting in FIG. In the second setting, the positions of the exhaust port 32 of the switching means 20 and the injection port 31 of the main body 10 are matched. As a result, the gas supply flow path 8 and the gas discharge flow path 25 of the main body 10 can flow through the switching valve 21. Then, the inert gas supplied from the inert gas supply cylinder 4 toward the switching means 20 is supplied into the main body 10 and then supplied into the bottle 3.

  On the other hand, since the valve 28 interposed between the first and second dispensing passages 26 and 27 is always closed, when an inert gas is supplied into the bottle 3, the inside of the bottle 3 becomes high pressure. When the operator pushes the push button 13 in this state, the valve 28 is opened, and the first and second extraction passages 26 and 27 are circulated. As a result, the beverage in the bottle 3 flows from the dispensing tube 19 (FIGS. 2 and 5) into the first dispensing path 26, and then the valve 28, the second dispensing path 27 and the dispensing pipe 12 (FIGS. 2 and 5). ) Through the bottle 3.

Further, (see FIG. 3) even when mounting the beverage server 1 to the bottle 3, the switching means 20 as a second setting, it is desirable to a state of discharging the inert gas from the gas discharge passage 25. As a result, since the inert gas is discharged into the bottle 3 even when the beverage server 1 is mounted, new air is prevented from flowing into the bottle 3, and the gas in the bottle 3 is quickly turned into the inert gas. Is replaced by

  Here, in a beverage server having no switching means 20, air enters the gas supply flow path of the inert gas supply means each time the inert gas supply means is removed from the beverage server. Even if the valve is built in the connection part between the beverage server and the inert gas supply means to prevent air from entering the supply tube part (corresponding to the supply tube 6 in FIG. 2), the tip part is connected. Therefore, since an open space is formed, it is inevitable that air enters this portion.

  For this reason, every time the inert gas supply means is connected again and the inert gas is supplied into the bottle, residual air in the gas supply flow path of the inert gas supply means enters the bottle. Even if the amount of residual air in the gas supply flow path is small, if the inert gas supply means is repeatedly desorbed and the inert gas is repeatedly supplied, the residual air enters the bottle each time, so the beverage oxidizes. It will be.

  In contrast, in the beverage server 1 according to the present embodiment, since the residual air in the gas supply channel 8 is exhausted in the first setting, the second setting for supplying the inert gas into the main body 10 is performed. Occasionally, residual air is prevented from being injected into the bottle 3 and the beverage in the bottle 3 can be prevented from being oxidized. That is, even a small amount of residual air is prevented from entering the bottle 3, so that the beverage is reliably prevented from being oxidized and the quality of the beverage can be maintained for a long time.

  Further, the switching means 20 of the present embodiment can be realized with a simple structure, and the switching from the first setting to the second setting can be performed by a simple operation by simply rotating the switching means 20, No special operation is required, and the operation is easy and reliable. The switching means 20 may be any configuration that can switch between the first setting and the second setting, and is not limited to the configuration of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described as an example of another configuration.

  FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of relevant parts of the beverage server 1 according to the second embodiment. 9 and 10 show longitudinal sectional views of the main body 10 portion of the beverage server according to the second embodiment. 9 and 10 are different in the setting of the switching means 33. FIG. 9 shows a first setting state in which the inert gas from the inert gas supply cylinder 4 (FIG. 2) is exhausted, and FIG. The 2nd setting state which supplies active gas in the bottle 3 is shown. 9 and FIG. 10, illustration is omitted and simplified as appropriate.

  The second embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 differs from the first embodiment in the configuration of the switching means 33. The switching means 20 in the first embodiment switches between the first setting and the second setting by rotational movement, whereas the switching means 33 in the second embodiment has a first movement by linear movement. And the second setting are switched.

  In FIG. 8, the switching means 33 is disposed in the recess 18. When the beverage in the bottle 3 is poured out, the connector 7 of the inert gas supply means 2 shown in FIG. 2 is connected to the connection pipe 42 as in the first embodiment. The switching means 33 includes a switching valve 34. When the projection 40 is pushed, the switching valve 34 moves linearly in the vertical direction.

  Hereinafter, the parts different from the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. 9 and 10, an in-valve channel 35 is formed inside the switching valve 34, one end of the in-valve channel 35 is in communication with the gas supply channel 8, and an exhaust port 36 is formed at the other end. Yes. An exhaust passage 38 is formed in the main body 10, one end being an inlet 37 and the other end being an outlet 39.

  In the state of FIG. 9, the switching means 33 is in a first setting state in which the positions of the exhaust port 36 and the inlet 37 are aligned and the positions of the exhaust port 36 and the inlet 31 are shifted. In this first setting, the inert gas supplied from the inert gas supply cylinder 4 toward the switching means 33 is exhausted to the atmosphere via the exhaust passage 38. Thereby, the residual air in the gas supply flow path 8 is also exhausted together with the inert gas.

In FIG. 9, when the projection 40 is pushed downward, the switching valve 34 linearly moves in the vertical direction while the spring 41 is contracted to switch to the second setting in FIG. 9 and 10, the slide mechanism of the switching valve 34 is not shown. In the state of FIG. 10, the gas supply flow path 8 and the gas discharge flow path 25 of the main body 10 circulate through the switching valve 34, and the inert gas is supplied into the bottle 3.

  The subsequent operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, but in the second embodiment, the push button 13 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is omitted, and the valve 28 is a one-way valve. Thereby, if the inside of the bottle 3 becomes a predetermined pressure, a drink will be poured out from the inside of the bottle 3 through the extraction pipe | tube 12 (FIG. 8). In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the switching means 33 can be realized with a simple structure, and residual air in the supply flow path 8 can be prevented from entering the bottle 3 and can be easily operated. Thus, switching from the first setting to the second setting can be performed, and the operation becomes easy and reliable.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage server 2 Inert gas supply means 3 Bottle 4 Inert gas supply cylinder 6 Supply tube 7 Connector 8 Gas supply flow path 10 Main body 11 Tightening body 12 Outlet pipe 18 Concave part 19 Outlet tube 20, 33 Switching means 21, 34 Switching valve 24, 42 Connecting pipe 29 Projection 30, 35 Valve flow path 31 Inlet 32, 36 Exhaust port

Claims (3)

A beverage server for attaching to a bottle and dispensing the beverage in the bottle,
The beverage server has an inert gas supply means detachable and includes a switching valve ,
The switching valve is
When the inert gas supply means is connected to the beverage server,
A first setting for allowing the inert gas supplied from the inert gas supply means to be exhausted and exhausting residual air in the gas supply flow path of the inert gas supply means; and It is configured to be switchable to the second setting to be supplied in ,
The switching valve includes an exhaust port for exhausting the inert gas supplied from the inert gas supply means,
The beverage server comprises an inlet for injecting an inert gas supplied from the inert gas supply means,
Due to the movement of the switching valve, the inert gas is exhausted by shifting the position of the exhaust port and the injection port at the time of the first setting, and the position of the exhaust port and the injection port at the time of the second setting. A beverage server characterized in that an inert gas can be supplied into the bottle . The beverage server according to claim 1, wherein the beverage server is formed with a convex portion protruding toward the liquid surface side of the bottle when mounted on the bottle. The switching valve, the beverage server according to claim 1 or 2 is arranged in a recess formed in the beverage server.

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