JP-2026075352-A - beverage dispensing equipment

Abstract

[Challenge] To suppress the occurrence of contamination. [Solution] A beverage supply device 1 has a beverage production unit 10A which includes a plurality of raw material storage units 31 each containing different types of beverage raw materials, a crusher 33 for crushing beverage raw materials dispensed from any of the plurality of raw material storage units 31, and an extractor 37 for extracting a beverage from the beverage raw materials crushed by the crusher 33 and hot water supplied to it, and supplies the beverage produced by the beverage production unit 10A to a cup C placed in a beverage supply unit 22, and a control unit 10B which, when the type of selected beverage raw material, which is the beverage raw material of the beverage selected and input via the input unit 21a, is different from the beverage raw material of the beverage supplied immediately before, causes a predetermined amount of selected beverage raw material to be dispensed from the corresponding raw material storage unit 31 to the crusher 33 and performs a co-washing operation to guide the selected beverage raw material crushed by the crusher 33 to the extractor 37. [Selection Diagram] Figure 3

Inventors

• 池邊 雅登

Assignees

• 富士電機株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20241022

Claims (3)

1. Multiple ingredient storage compartments, each containing different types of beverage ingredients, A crusher for crushing beverage raw materials dispensed from any of the aforementioned multiple raw material storage sections, A beverage supply device having a beverage production unit equipped with a beverage extractor that extracts a beverage from beverage raw materials crushed by the aforementioned crusher and hot water supplied thereto, and supplying the beverage produced by the beverage production unit to cups placed in a beverage supply unit, A beverage supply device characterized by comprising a control unit that, when the type of selected beverage raw material selected via an input unit differs from the previously supplied beverage raw material for the beverage supplied immediately before, causes a predetermined amount of the selected beverage raw material to be dispensed from the corresponding raw material storage unit to the crusher, and performs a co-washing operation to guide the selected beverage raw material crushed by the crusher to the extractor.
2. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, when the control unit performs the co-washing operation, it discharges the selected beverage raw material guided to the extractor into a container bucket for containing the extracted residue.
3. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the control unit performs the co-washing operation when the selected beverage raw material is caffeine-free and the immediately supplied beverage raw material contains caffeine.

Description

This invention relates to a beverage dispensing device. Conventionally, stores such as convenience stores are equipped with beverage dispensing devices, such as coffee machines. These devices, when a user selects a beverage, produce the beverage in a beverage production unit, performing processes such as grinding coffee beans and brewing, and then dispense the beverage into cups placed in the beverage dispensing unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-45119 Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the characteristic control system of the beverage supply device shown in Figure 1.Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the various components of the beverage supply device shown in Figure 1.Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the front door shown in Figure 1.Figure 5 is a flowchart showing the processing details of the beverage supply control process performed by the control unit shown in Figure 2, etc.Figure 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the beverage extraction procedure in the beverage production and supply process shown in Figure 5.Figure 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the beverage extraction procedure in the beverage production and supply process shown in Figure 5.Figure 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the beverage extraction procedure in the beverage production and supply process shown in Figure 5.Figure 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation procedure of the beverage production unit after the beverage supply control process shown in Figure 5.Figure 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation procedure of the beverage production unit after the beverage supply control process shown in Figure 5.Figure 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the beverage production unit during the co-washing operation in Figure 5.Figure 12 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the beverage production unit during the co-washing operation in Figure 5. A preferred embodiment of the beverage supply device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings. Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram illustrating the characteristic control system of the beverage supply device shown in Figure 1; and Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating each component of the beverage supply device shown in Figure 1. The beverage dispensing device 1 illustrated here is, for example, a coffee machine installed in a store such as a convenience store. It performs processes such as grinding coffee beans and dripping, and dispenses a beverage such as coffee into a container, a cup C. Such a beverage dispensing device 1 comprises a main cabinet 10 and a front door 20. The main cabinet 10 has a roughly rectangular parallelepiped shape with an opening (not shown) formed on its front. Inside this main cabinet 10 are a beverage generating unit 10A and a control unit 10B for generating beverages (e.g., coffee). The front door 20 is a door body large enough to close the opening on the front of the main cabinet 10. This front door 20 is pivotably mounted on the left front edge of the main cabinet 10, around the central axis of a shaft (not shown) extending vertically, allowing the front opening of the main cabinet 10 to be opened and closed. The front door 20 has a front surface that serves as the customer service area, and as shown in Figure 4, it is equipped with a display unit 21, a beverage supply unit 22, and an opening/closing door 23. The display unit 21 is configured, for example, as a liquid crystal touch panel, and displays various information in response to commands from the control unit 10B. It also has an input unit 21a for input operations such as touch operations. The beverage supply unit 22 is located below the display unit 21 and has a nozzle 22a and a stage 22b. The nozzle 22a dispenses the beverage produced in the beverage generation unit 10A downwards. The stage 22b is located below the nozzle 22a. This stage 22b is for placing the cup C and is equipped with an arc-shaped stopper 22c. The opening/closing door 23 is made of a translucent material, such as transparent resin, and is large enough to cover the entrance 22d of the beverage supply unit 22. This opening/closing door 23 is pivotally supported at its left end on the front door 20 and is capable of swinging along the front-to-back direction. In other words, the opening/closing door 23 can swing along the front-rear direction in a manner that moves it closer to and further away from the beverage supply unit 22. When swinging backward in a manner that moves it closer to the beverage supply unit 22, it is possible to close the inlet 22d of the beverage supply unit 22. When s