JP2004003850A

JP2004003850A - Drink cooling/spouting device

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Publication number: JP2004003850A
Application number: JP2003188339A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Sukehide Ito; 伊東　祐英; Akira Morishita; 森下　明
Original assignee: Hoshizaki Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hoshizaki Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2003-06-30
Filing date: 2003-06-30
Publication date: 2004-01-08
Anticipated expiration: 2020-10-12
Also published as: JP3706374B2

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drink cooling/spouting device capable of easily handling a drink spouting circuit requiring cleaning sterilization of a drink cooling pipe, a spout cock, or the like mounted on a drink supply source, easily keeping the drink spouting circuit clean, and spouting tasty drink by preventing degradation of the taste of the drink. <P>SOLUTION: A unit of the drink cooling pipe or the spout cock contacting with the drink can be attached to or detached from a device body, the unit contaminated by breeding of various germs by ingression of the various germs or adhesion of tartar can be removed from the device body, and a previously cleaned and sterilized unit for replacement can be attached. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

【０００１】
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、例えば生ビ−ル等の飲料を冷却して注出する飲料冷却注出装置に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】従来、この種の飲料冷却注出装置として、図５に示すような装置が知られている。
【０００３】すなわち、冷却水槽１内に冷却水２を蓄え、冷却水２中に配設された飲料冷却管３の一端は水槽壁の断熱材４を貫通して飲料注出口である注出コック５に接続され、他端も水槽壁の断熱材４内を通って機外の飲料ホ―ス６に接続され、その上流端には飲料容器７より飲料取出しするディスペンスヘッド８が接続されている。
【０００４】前記冷却水槽１内には、冷凍装置９に接続した蒸発器１０が内設され、冷凍装置９の運転により冷却水２は冷却され、一部が氷１１となって一定量蓄氷される。冷却水槽１の上部には、冷却水撹拌用のアジテ―タ１２が設けられており、冷却水２を撹拌して飲料冷却管３内を流れる飲料を効率よく冷却できるようになっている。この様な装置において飲料を注出するには、まず、飲料ホ―ス６の上流端に接続されているディスペンスヘッド８を飲料容器７の取出口に装着する。
【０００５】ディスペンスヘッド８には、ガス導入用の継手１９が備えられており、該継手１９には炭酸ガスボンベ１３に一端を接続したガスホ―ス１４が接続され、前記ディスペンスヘッド８のガス導入部に炭酸ガスが導びかれるようになっている。
【０００６】そして、ディスペンスヘッド８のハンドル１５を開方向に操作して取出口内に内設されているガス用バルブ（図示しない）を開き、飲料容器７内に炭酸ガスを導入するとともに、同操作により取出口内に内設されている飲料用バルブ（図示しない）が開き飲料は飲料容器７内に内設されているサイフォンパイプ（図示しない）からディスペンスヘッド８を経て飲料ホ―ス６、飲料冷却管３を順次通って飲料注出用の注出コック５へと導かれる飲料注出回路が形成される。
【０００７】注出コック５を開くことにより、前記飲料容器７内の飲料は飲料容器７内へ導入された炭酸ガス圧の押圧により飲料注出回路を経て注出される。この際、飲料は前記飲料冷却管３内を通過し、この管内で冷却水２と熱交換を行ない急冷され冷たい飲料が提供される。
【０００８】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】特に外気温度が高温となる夏場では、外気と直接触れる注出コック５は高温となり付着した雑菌は急激な繁殖を行ない、飲料の味の劣化が著しくなる問題がある。
【０００９】これらを解決するため飲料接液部分の洗浄を頻繁に行なう必要があるが、該装置が設置使用されている飲料店での頻繁の洗浄作業がなかなか行なわれない現状にある。また、ビ―ル等の飲料の場合、これらの飲料回路内壁に酒石が付着し、この酒石が飲料注出中に飲料中に離脱して異物となって混入する問題もあった。
【００１０】このため、飲料冷却注出装置を、飲料店から引上げ、洗浄工場で飲料注出回路を完全洗浄、殺菌して再設置する必要があり、その作業に多くの労を費やしていた。
【００１１】本発明は、上記事情に基づきなされたもので、その目的とするところは、飲料冷却管、注出コックの洗浄殺菌を必要とする飲料注出回路の取扱いが簡便に行えて、飲料注出回路を容易に清潔に保つことが可能で、飲料の味の劣化を防ぎ美味の飲料の注出を可能とした飲料冷却注出装置を提供することにある。
【００１２】
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は上記目的を達成するための手段として、冷却水を収容する冷却水槽を備えた装置本体と、この装置本体の上面部に前記冷却水槽の開口部を閉塞し得る状態に設けられた蓋体と、この蓋体により開口部が閉塞された前記冷却水槽内に蒸発器を配し前記冷却水を冷却する冷凍装置と、この冷凍装置により冷却される前記冷却水中に浸積された飲料冷却管と、前記飲料冷却管の飲料導出側端に取付けられた飲料注出用の注出コックと、前記冷却水を撹拌する攪拌手段とを具備し、飲料冷却管に導かれた飲料を冷却水により冷却させて注出コックから注出する飲料冷却注出装置において、前記飲料冷却管及び前記注出コックを飲料注出回路ユニットとして構成し、該飲料注出回路ユニットを前記装置本体に対して着脱自在としたものである。
【００１３】
【作用】本発明の飲料冷却注出装置によれば、飲料冷却管及び注出コックの飲料注出回路をユニット化し、該飲料注出回路ユニットを装置本体に対して着脱自在とした構造にしたことから、飲料の注出での飲料注出回路内への雑菌の進入による雑菌の繁殖や酒石の付着で汚染された飲料注出回路ユニットを装置本体より取外し、予め洗浄殺菌されている交換用の飲料注出回路ユニットを装置に取付けることができる。これにより、取扱いが簡便に行えて飲料注出回路を容易に清潔に保つことができ、飲料の味の劣化を防ぎ美味の飲料の注出が可能となる。
【００１４】
【実施例】以下、本発明の一実施例を図１ないし図４を参照して詳細に説明する。図１は本発明の飲料冷却注出装置１００の使用状態を示し、図２は飲料注出回路ユニットを取外した状態を示し、図３は飲料注出回路ユニットを示す。飲料冷却注出装置１００は、次にような構成となっている。
【００１５】図中５０は、冷却水２を収容する冷却水槽１を備えた装置本体であり、この装置本体５０の上面部には、前記冷却水槽１の開口部を閉塞し得る状態に蓋体５１を兼ねるモ−タ取付板２０が設けられている。
【００１６】また、前記冷却水槽１内には、装置本体５０の下部に設けられた冷凍装置９に接続した蒸発器１０が設けられている。冷凍装置９の運転により冷却水２は前記蒸発器１０での冷媒の蒸発潜熱により冷却され一部が氷１１となって一定量蓄氷される。冷却水槽１内には、前記冷却水２中に浸積された状態で飲料冷却管３が設けられている。また、冷却水槽１内の冷却水２を撹拌して、飲料冷却管３内を流れる飲料を効率よく冷却するための攪拌手段としてのアジテ―タ１２が設けられている。
【００１７】飲料冷却管３の飲料導出側端は、水槽壁の断熱材４の上端部に切欠された管路導出口１６を閉塞する状態で装架される取付板１７に具備された飲料注出口である注出コック５に接続され、飲料導入側端も同様に取付板１７に具備された継手１８に接続されている。継手１８には、飲料ホ―ス６が接続され、その上流端には飲料供給源である飲料容器７より飲料の取出しをするディスペンスヘッド８が接続されている。この様な装置において飲料を注出するには、まず、飲料ホ―ス６の上流端に接続されているディスペンスヘッド８を飲料容器７の取出口に装着する。
【００１８】ディスペンスヘッド８には、ガス導入用の継手１９が備えられており、該継手１９には炭酸ガスボンベ１３に一端を接続したガスホ―ス１４が接続され、前記ディスペンスヘッド８のガス導入部に炭酸ガスが導びかれるようになっている。そして、ディスペンスヘッド８のハンドル１５を開方向に操作して取出口内に内設されているガス用バルブ（図示しない）を開き、飲料容器７内に炭酸ガスを導入するとともに、同操作により取出口内に内設されている飲料用バルブ（図示しない）が開き飲料は飲料容器７内に内設されているサイフォンパイプ（図示しない）からディスペンスヘッド８を経て飲料ホ―ス６、取付板１７に具備された継手１８、飲料冷却管３を順次通って飲料注出用の注出コック５へと導かれる飲料注出回路２００が形成される。
【００１９】飲料注出用の注出コック５を開くことにより、前記飲料容器７の飲料は、飲料容器７内へ導入された炭酸ガス圧の押圧により飲料注出回路２００を経て注出される。前記飲料注出回路２００内の飲料冷却管３内を通過する飲料は前記冷却水２と熱交換を行ない、急冷されて冷たい飲料を注出することができる。
【００２０】また、飲料注出回路２００の構成部材であるディスペンスヘッド８及びその下流の飲料ホ―ス６，継手１８，飲料冷却管３及び注出コック５は、図３に示すように、取付板１７とともに一体化されてユニット化され、飲料注出回路ユニット２１０を構成している。
【００２１】また、取付板１７は、図４に示すように、金属等の剛性を有する板材をＬ字状に折り曲げ成形したもので、管路導出口１６の外面側部を閉塞するとともに注出コック５および継手１８が固定される前板部１７Ａと、管路導出口１６の上端面部を閉塞する上板部１７Ｂと、管路導出口１６の内面側部に掛止する掛止片部１７Ｃとを有する。
【００２２】そして、装置本体５０の水槽壁の断熱材４の上端部に掛止させることで、前記管路導出口１６を閉塞状態とすることができるとともに、飲料冷却管３および注出コック５、継手１８などを所定位置に保持できるようになっている。
【００２３】また、管路導出口１６の上端開口縁部には、上板部１７Ｂの厚みとほぼ同じ寸法の切欠段部５３が形成されており、取付板１７の上板部１７Ｂの上面と装置本体５０の水槽壁の断熱材４の上端面は、同じ高さとなるようになっており、蓋体５１を兼用するモ−タ取付板２０を閉じたとき、隙間が形成されないようになっている。
【００２４】また、切欠段部５３内に、上板部１７Ｂが嵌合することにより取付板１７の左右方向の動きが規制され、また、前板部１７Ａと掛止片部１７Ｃとで水槽壁の断熱材４を挟み込むことで前後方向の動きが規制されるようになっている。また、切欠段部５３と蓋体５１を兼用するモ−タ取付板２０とで、上板部１７Ｂを挟み込むことで上下方向の動きが規制されるようになっている。
【００２５】また、蓋体５１を兼用するモ−タ取付板２０を開いた状態で、上方に引抜くことで取付板１７を取外すことができ、また、この逆の操作により、取付板１７を取付けることができる。
【００２６】しかして、継手１８、飲料冷却管３、及び注出コック５を装着した取付板１７を装置本体５０より取付け、取外すことにより、前記の飲料注出回路ユニット２１０は一体になって取付け、取外しが可能となっている。また、ガス導入用の継手１９からガスホ―ス１４を外すことにより飲料注出回路ユニット２１０を完全に使用状態から分離することができる。
【００２７】従って、雑菌が繁殖し、また、酒石等の付着する飲料の接液部材である飲料注出回路２００は完全なる洗浄、殺菌が重要であるが、飲料店に置かれた現場での作業は実施し難く、また、完全に行なえないため、装置全体を飲料店より引き上げて洗浄，殺菌しなければならなかったが、その必要性が無くなり、飲料注出回路ユニット２１０を交換することにより、簡便にして清潔な飲料注出回路２００を内設することができ、良質の美味な飲料を提供できることとなる。
【００２８】また、冷却水槽１の開口部を閉塞するとともに冷却水撹拌用のアジテ―タ１２のモ−タ部１２Ａが取付けられた蓋体５１を兼用するモ−タ取付板２０は、ヒンジ機構５２を介して装置本体５０に対して開閉自在に取付けられている。そして、蓋体５１を開状態としたとき、図２に示すように、アジテ―タ１２が前記冷却水槽１内から脱する構成となっている。このため、飲料注出回路ユニット２１０の取付け、取外しに際しての作業性を上げることができる。なお、本発明は、上記の一実施例に限らず、本発明の要旨を変えない範囲で種々の変形実施可能なことは勿論である。
【００２９】
【発明の効果】以上、説明したように本発明の飲料冷却注出装置によれば、次のような効果を奏する。
【００３０】請求項１の飲料冷却注出装置によれば、飲料と接触する飲料注出回路をユニット化し、該飲料注出回路ユニットを装置本体に対して着脱自在とした構造にしたことから、飲料の注出での飲料注出回路内への雑菌の進入による雑菌の繁殖や酒石の付着で汚染された飲料注出回路ユニットを装置本体より取外し、予め洗浄殺菌されている交換用の飲料注出回路ユニットを装置に取付けることができる。これにより、飲料冷却注出装置全体を移動することなく、飲料注出回路を単体で洗浄，殺菌等の作業ができ、清掃，殺菌された飲料注出回路を簡易に内設できることで美味な飲料を注出でき実用上極めて有効であるといった効果を奏する。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の飲料冷却注出装置の一実施例の使用状態の説明図
【図２】図１に示す飲料冷却注出装置の飲料注出回路ユニットを取外した状態を示す断面図
【図３】図１に示す飲料冷却注出装置の飲料注出回路ユニットを示す図
【図４】飲料注出回路ユニットの取付板部の装置本体への装架状態を示す説明図
【図５】従来の飲料冷却注出装置の使用状態の説明図
【符号の説明】
１…冷却水槽、２…冷却水、３…飲料冷却管、４…水槽壁の断熱材、５…注出コック、６…飲料ホ―ス、７…飲料容器（飲料供給源）、８…ディスペンスヘッド、９…冷凍装置、１０…蒸発器、１１…氷、１２…アジテ―タ（撹拌手段）、１２Ａ…モ−タ部、１３…炭酸ガスボンベ、１４…ガスホ―ス、１５…ハンドル、１６…管路導出口、１７…取付板、１７Ａ…前板部、１７Ｂ…上板部、１７Ｃ…掛止片部、１８…継手、１９…ガス導入用の継手、２０…モ−タ取付板、５０…装置本体、５１…蓋体、５２…ヒンジ機構、５３…切欠段部、１００…飲料冷却注出装置、２００…飲料注出回路、２１０…飲料注出回路ユニット。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus for cooling and dispensing beverages such as fresh beer.
[0002]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an apparatus as shown in FIG. 5 has been known as this kind of beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus.
That is, a cooling water 2 is stored in a cooling water tank 1, and one end of a beverage cooling pipe 3 disposed in the cooling water 2 penetrates a heat insulating material 4 of a water tank wall, and is a pouring cock as a beverage outlet. 5 and the other end is connected to a drink hose 6 outside the machine through the heat insulating material 4 of the water tank wall, and a dispense head 8 for taking out a drink from the drink container 7 is connected to the upstream end thereof. .
In the cooling water tank 1, an evaporator 10 connected to a refrigerating device 9 is provided. The cooling water 2 is cooled by the operation of the refrigerating device 9, and a part of the cooling water becomes ice 11 to store a predetermined amount of ice. Is done. An agitator 12 for stirring the cooling water is provided at an upper portion of the cooling water tank 1 so that the cooling water 2 can be stirred to efficiently cool the beverage flowing in the beverage cooling pipe 3. In order to dispense a beverage in such an apparatus, first, a dispense head 8 connected to the upstream end of the beverage hose 6 is attached to an outlet of the beverage container 7.
[0005] The dispense head 8 is provided with a joint 19 for gas introduction. The joint 19 is connected to a gas hose 14 having one end connected to a carbon dioxide gas cylinder 13. The carbon dioxide gas is being guided to.
Then, by operating the handle 15 of the dispense head 8 in the opening direction, a gas valve (not shown) provided in the outlet is opened, and carbon dioxide gas is introduced into the beverage container 7. By operation, a beverage valve (not shown) provided in the outlet opens, and the beverage is supplied from a siphon pipe (not shown) provided in the beverage container 7 through a dispense head 8 to the beverage hose 6, A beverage dispensing circuit is formed, which is sequentially guided through the beverage cooling pipe 3 to the dispensing cock 5 for dispensing beverage.
When the dispensing cock 5 is opened, the beverage in the beverage container 7 is dispensed through the beverage dispensing circuit by the pressure of the carbon dioxide gas introduced into the beverage container 7. At this time, the beverage passes through the beverage cooling pipe 3, in which heat exchange with the cooling water 2 is performed to provide a rapidly cooled beverage.
[0008]
Particularly in summer, when the outside air temperature is high, the spout cock 5 which comes into direct contact with the outside air becomes high temperature, and the attached germs rapidly grow and the taste of the beverage deteriorates remarkably. is there.
In order to solve these problems, it is necessary to frequently wash the liquid-contacting portion of the beverage. However, frequent washing operations in a beverage store where the apparatus is installed and used are not readily performed. In the case of beverages such as beer, there is also a problem that tartar adheres to the inner wall of the beverage circuit, and the tartar is separated into the beverage during pouring of the beverage and becomes a foreign substance.
[0010] For this reason, it is necessary to pull up the beverage cooling and dispensing device from the beverage store, completely clean and sterilize the beverage dispensing circuit at the washing plant, and reinstall the beverage dispensing circuit.
The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily handle a beverage dispensing circuit which requires cleaning and sterilizing a beverage cooling pipe and a dispensing cock. An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus which can easily keep a dispensing circuit clean and prevent the deterioration of the taste of the beverage and can dispense a delicious beverage.
[0012]
According to the present invention, as a means for achieving the above object, there is provided an apparatus body provided with a cooling water tank for storing cooling water, and an opening of the cooling water tank on an upper surface of the apparatus body. A lid provided in a state that can be closed, a refrigerating device that cools the cooling water by disposing an evaporator in the cooling water tank whose opening is closed by the lid, and the cooling device that is cooled by the refrigerating device. A beverage cooling pipe immersed in the cooling water, a beverage pouring cock attached to a beverage outlet side end of the beverage cooling pipe, and stirring means for agitating the cooling water; In a beverage cooling and dispensing device that cools a beverage guided to a pipe by cooling water and pours the beverage from a dispensing cock, the beverage cooling pipe and the dispensing cock are configured as a beverage dispensing circuit unit, and the beverage dispensing is performed. The circuit unit is It is obtained by detachable.
[0013]
According to the beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus of the present invention, the beverage cooling pipe and the beverage dispensing circuit of the dispensing cock are unitized, and the beverage dispensing circuit unit is configured to be detachable from the apparatus main body. Therefore, the beverage pouring circuit unit, which is contaminated by the propagation of various germs and the adhesion of tartar from the beverage pouring circuit in the beverage pouring circuit during the pouring of the beverage, is removed from the main body of the apparatus, and is exchanged which has been previously cleaned and sterilized. A beverage dispensing circuit unit can be attached to the device. As a result, the beverage can be easily handled and the beverage dispensing circuit can be easily kept clean, so that deterioration of the taste of the beverage can be prevented and a delicious beverage can be dispensed.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 shows a use state of the beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus 100 of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a state in which a beverage dispensing circuit unit is removed, and FIG. 3 shows a beverage dispensing circuit unit. The beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus 100 has the following configuration.
In the figure, reference numeral 50 denotes an apparatus main body provided with a cooling water tank 1 for accommodating cooling water 2, and a lid is provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 50 so that the opening of the cooling water tank 1 can be closed. A motor mounting plate 20 also serving as 51 is provided.
In the cooling water tank 1, an evaporator 10 connected to a refrigerating device 9 provided at a lower portion of the device main body 50 is provided. By the operation of the refrigeration device 9, the cooling water 2 is cooled by the latent heat of evaporation of the refrigerant in the evaporator 10, and a part of the cooling water becomes ice 11, and a certain amount of ice is stored. In the cooling water tank 1, a beverage cooling pipe 3 is provided so as to be immersed in the cooling water 2. Further, an agitator 12 is provided as stirring means for stirring the cooling water 2 in the cooling water tank 1 to efficiently cool the beverage flowing in the beverage cooling pipe 3.
The beverage outlet side end of the beverage cooling pipe 3 is provided on a mounting plate 17 mounted on a mounting plate 17 which is mounted so as to close a pipe outlet 16 cut out at the upper end of the heat insulating material 4 on the water tank wall. The outlet is connected to the outlet cock 5, and the end on the beverage introduction side is also connected to the joint 18 provided on the mounting plate 17. A beverage hose 6 is connected to the joint 18, and a dispense head 8 for taking out a beverage from a beverage container 7 which is a beverage supply source is connected to an upstream end thereof. In order to dispense a beverage in such an apparatus, first, a dispense head 8 connected to the upstream end of the beverage hose 6 is attached to an outlet of the beverage container 7.
The dispense head 8 is provided with a joint 19 for gas introduction. The joint 19 is connected to a gas hose 14 having one end connected to a carbon dioxide gas cylinder 13. The carbon dioxide gas is being guided to. Then, by operating the handle 15 of the dispense head 8 in the opening direction, a gas valve (not shown) provided in the outlet is opened, and carbon dioxide gas is introduced into the beverage container 7 and the gas is removed by the same operation. A beverage valve (not shown) provided in the outlet is opened, and the beverage is supplied from a siphon pipe (not shown) provided in the beverage container 7 through a dispense head 8 to the beverage hose 6 and the mounting plate 17. A beverage dispensing circuit 200 is formed, which is sequentially guided through the joint 18 and the beverage cooling pipe 3 to the dispensing cock 5 for dispensing beverage.
By opening the dispensing cock 5 for dispensing the beverage, the beverage in the beverage container 7 is dispensed through the beverage dispensing circuit 200 by the pressure of the carbon dioxide gas introduced into the beverage container 7. The beverage passing through the beverage cooling pipe 3 in the beverage pouring circuit 200 exchanges heat with the cooling water 2 and can be rapidly cooled to discharge a cold beverage.
As shown in FIG. 3, the dispensing head 8, which is a component of the beverage dispensing circuit 200, and the beverage hose 6, the joint 18, the beverage cooling pipe 3 and the dispensing cock 5 downstream thereof are mounted as shown in FIG. It is integrated with the plate 17 to form a unit, and constitutes a beverage dispensing circuit unit 210.
As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting plate 17 is formed by bending a rigid plate material such as metal into an L-shape to close the outer surface side of the conduit outlet 16 and to pour out. A front plate portion 17A to which the cock 5 and the joint 18 are fixed, an upper plate portion 17B that closes an upper end surface portion of the conduit outlet 16, and a hook piece portion 17C that latches on an inner side of the conduit outlet 16. And
The pipe outlet 16 can be closed by hooking the upper end of the heat insulating material 4 on the water tank wall of the apparatus main body 50, and the beverage cooling pipe 3 and the pouring cock 5 can be closed. , Joint 18 and the like can be held at predetermined positions.
Further, a notch step 53 having substantially the same size as the thickness of the upper plate 17B is formed at the upper end opening edge of the conduit outlet 16 so as to be in contact with the upper surface of the upper plate 17B of the mounting plate 17. The upper end surface of the heat insulating material 4 of the water tank wall of the apparatus main body 50 has the same height, so that no gap is formed when the motor mounting plate 20 also serving as the lid 51 is closed. I have.
The upper plate 17B fits into the notch step 53 to restrict the horizontal movement of the mounting plate 17, and the front plate 17A and the hook piece 17C form a water tank wall. The movement in the front-back direction is restricted by sandwiching the heat insulating material 4. Further, the vertical movement is regulated by sandwiching the upper plate 17B between the notch step 53 and the motor mounting plate 20 serving also as the lid 51.
The mounting plate 17 can be removed by pulling it upward with the motor mounting plate 20 also serving as the lid 51 opened, and the mounting plate 17 can be removed by the reverse operation. Can be installed.
By attaching and detaching the fitting plate 17, on which the joint 18, the beverage cooling pipe 3, and the pouring cock 5 are mounted, from the apparatus main body 50, the beverage pouring circuit unit 210 is integrally mounted. , Can be removed. Further, by removing the gas hose 14 from the joint 19 for gas introduction, the beverage dispensing circuit unit 210 can be completely separated from the use state.
Therefore, it is important to completely clean and sterilize the beverage dispensing circuit 200, which is a member for contacting beverages to which tartar or the like adheres, in which germs are propagated. Is difficult to carry out, and cannot be performed completely. Therefore, the entire apparatus has to be lifted from the beverage store to be cleaned and sterilized. However, the necessity is eliminated, and the beverage discharging circuit unit 210 needs to be replaced. Accordingly, a simple and clean beverage pouring circuit 200 can be provided inside, and a high-quality and delicious beverage can be provided.
The motor mounting plate 20, which also closes the opening of the cooling water tank 1 and serves as a lid 51 to which the motor portion 12A of the agitator 12 for stirring the cooling water is mounted, has a hinge mechanism. It is attached to the apparatus main body 50 via the opening 52 so as to be freely opened and closed. When the lid 51 is opened, the agitator 12 is removed from the cooling water tank 1 as shown in FIG. For this reason, workability at the time of attaching and detaching the beverage dispensing circuit unit 210 can be improved. Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0029]
As described above, according to the beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
According to the beverage cooling and dispensing device of the first aspect, the beverage dispensing circuit that comes into contact with the beverage is unitized, and the beverage dispensing circuit unit is configured to be detachable from the device main body. A beverage replacement circuit unit that has been cleaned and sterilized in advance by removing the beverage dispensing circuit unit that has been contaminated by the propagation of various bacteria and the adhesion of tartar from the main unit of the beverage due to the invasion of various bacteria into the beverage dispensing circuit during beverage dispensing. The dispensing circuit unit can be attached to the device. As a result, the beverage dispensing circuit can be cleaned and sterilized by itself without moving the entire beverage cooling and dispensing device, and the clean and sterilized beverage dispensing circuit can be easily installed inside the delicious beverage. And it is very effective in practice.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a use state of an embodiment of a beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the beverage cooling and dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 with a beverage dispensing circuit unit removed; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a beverage dispensing circuit unit of the beverage cooling and dispensing device shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a mounting state of a mounting plate portion of the beverage dispensing circuit unit on an apparatus main body; Explanatory drawing of the use state of the conventional beverage cooling and pouring device [Description of reference numerals]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cooling water tank, 2 ... Cooling water, 3 ... Beverage cooling pipe, 4 ... Insulation material of water tank wall, 5 ... Pour cock, 6 ... Beverage hose, 7 ... Beverage container (drink supply source), 8 ... Dispense Head, 9 Refrigerator, 10 Evaporator, 11 Ice, 12 Agitator (stirring means), 12A Motor part, 13 Carbon dioxide cylinder, 14 Gas hose, 15 Handle, 16 Pipe outlet, 17: mounting plate, 17A: front plate portion, 17B: upper plate portion, 17C: locking piece portion, 18: coupling, 19: coupling for gas introduction, 20: motor mounting plate, 50 ... device main body, 51 ... lid body, 52 ... hinge mechanism, 53 ... notch step, 100 ... beverage cooling and dispensing device, 200 ... beverage dispensing circuit, 210 ... beverage dispensing circuit unit.

Claims

An apparatus main body including a cooling water tank for storing cooling water, a lid provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body so as to close the opening of the cooling water tank, and the opening is closed by the lid. A refrigeration unit that arranges an evaporator in the cooling water tank and cools the cooling water, a beverage cooling pipe immersed in the cooling water cooled by the refrigeration apparatus, and a beverage outlet side end of the beverage cooling pipe. Beverage cooling provided with an attached spout cock for spouting beverage and stirring means for stirring the cooling water, wherein the beverage guided to the beverage cooling pipe is cooled by the cooling water and poured out of the spout cock. In the dispensing device, the beverage cooling pipe and the dispensing cock are configured as a beverage dispensing circuit unit, and the beverage dispensing circuit unit is detachably attached to the device main body. apparatus.