JP2018135115A - Liquid dispensing device - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid pouring device in which maintenance of a cooling fan can be easily performed. A supply pipe (L1) connected at one end to a container (C) for supplying drinking water, a refrigeration device (F) for cooling the supply pipe (L1), and a housing part (H) for housing the refrigeration device (F). , a discharge portion P attached to the front wall H1 of the housing portion H so as to project forward of the housing portion H and connected to the other end of the supply pipe L1; and a filter attached to a window provided on the front wall H1 below the stage portion S, and a refrigerating apparatus comprising: F has a cooling pipe, a compressor for compressing and supplying a cooling catalyst to the cooling pipe, a radiator for dissipating heat from the cooling catalyst, and a cooling fan section for blowing outside air to the radiator as cooling air, The liquid pouring device X has a cooling fan portion disposed on the front wall H1 side of the radiator. [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid dispensing apparatus, and more particularly to a liquid dispensing apparatus that facilitates maintenance of a cooling fan.

There is known a liquid dispensing apparatus for supplying a predetermined amount of drinking water such as beer with high accuracy.
Such a liquid pouring device is generally provided with a refrigeration device, and the drinking water cooled by the refrigeration device is poured out.

As such a liquid pouring device, for example, it has a beer barrel storage and a cooling unit for cooling the beer by passing the beer through a beer coil piped in a cooling tank, and inside the beer barrel storage There is known a beer dispenser in which a heat exchanger is provided, cooling water in a cooling tank is circulated through the heat exchanger, and the inside of the beer barrel storage section can be cooled (for example, see Patent Document 1).
In such a beer dispenser, a fan motor (cooling fan) 22 is disposed between a compressor 21 and a condenser (heat radiator) 23.

A cooling water tank having an antifreeze, a cooling pipe for cooling the antifreezing liquid of the water tank, a cooling serpentine disposed inside the cooling pipe, and a stirrer disposed in the center of the inner side. There is known a beer pouring device in which a partition sleeve is arranged between them, and a heater is arranged inside the partition sleeve (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
In such a beer pouring device, a cooling fan is disposed between the compressor 9 and the radiator.

JP 2007-303790 A JP 2011-79559 A

However, in the conventional liquid pouring device including the beer dispenser described in Patent Document 1 and the beer pouring device described in Patent Document 2, cooling is performed between the compressor 12a and the radiator 13a as shown in FIG. Since the fan 11a is provided, maintenance such as cleaning of the cooling fan 11a is extremely difficult. That is, in the maintenance, the compressor 12a and the radiator 13a become an obstacle, so that there is a disadvantage that workability is inferior.
Incidentally, a cooling fan is generally easier to age than a compressor or a heatsink, and dirt is likely to adhere to it, so it is necessary to perform maintenance at a relatively high frequency.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, and it aims at providing the liquid extraction apparatus which can perform the maintenance of a cooling fan easily.

  As a result of intensive studies to solve the above problems, the present inventors have found that the above problems can be solved by disposing the cooling fan portion on the front wall side of the radiator, and the present invention has been completed. It was.

  The present invention is (1) in a liquid pouring device for pouring drinking water stored in a container, one end of which is connected to the container, and for cooling the supply pipe for supplying drinking water. A refrigeration apparatus, a housing part for housing the refrigeration apparatus, and a pouring unit attached to the front wall of the housing part so as to protrude forward from the housing part and connected to the other end of the supply pipe A stage part attached to the front wall below the pouring part so as to protrude forward from the housing part, and a filter attached to a window part provided on the front wall below the stage part, A refrigeration apparatus, a cooling pipe, a compressor that compresses and supplies the cooling catalyst to the cooling pipe, a radiator for dissipating the cooling catalyst, and a cooling fan unit for blowing outside air to the radiator as cooling air, Have a cooling fan Down portion lies in a liquid dispensing device is disposed on the front wall side of the radiator.

  This invention exists in the liquid extraction apparatus of the said (1) description arrange | positioned in order of the cooling fan part, the heat radiator, and the compressor from (2) front wall side.

  In the present invention, (3) the cooling fan part is detachable, and the cooling fan part can be taken out from the window part with the filter removed from the window part (1) or (2) It exists in the liquid extraction apparatus as described in above.

  In the present invention, (4) the refrigeration apparatus further includes a cooling water tank in which a cooling medium is stored, and the supply pipe and the cooling pipe are immersed in the cooling medium, and any one of the above (1) to (3) It exists in the liquid extraction apparatus as described in above.

  In the present invention, (5) the drinking water is beer, and the pouring part has a cock for opening and closing the flow path of the drinking water provided in the pouring part, and the rear end of the pouring part In the liquid dispensing device according to any one of (1) to (4) above, which is fixed to the front wall.

In the liquid pouring device of the present invention, since the cooling fan part is disposed on the front wall side of the radiator, the cooling fan can be maintained from the front of the liquid pouring device.
In addition, from the front wall side, with the cooling fan section, radiator, and compressor arranged in this order, maintenance is performed from the front of the liquid pouring device so that the compressor and radiator will not become an obstacle. The properties are also greatly improved.
Even when maintenance is performed from the side, since the cooling fan part is not sandwiched between the compressor and the radiator, these do not become obstacles and workability is improved.

In the liquid pouring device of the present invention, since the cooling fan part is disposed on the front wall side of the radiator, the outside air can be directly drawn into the housing part. That is, the external air pulling force by the cooling fan part can be sufficiently exhibited.
On the other hand, in the conventional liquid pouring device, the cooling fan part draws the outside air into the housing part via the radiator, so that the drawing force is reduced by the amount via the radiator.

  In the liquid pouring device of the present invention, since the cooling fan part, the radiator and the compressor are arranged in this order from the front wall side, the radiator and the compressor can be brought as close as possible. Thereby, the cooling pipe | tube through which a cooling catalyst distribute | circulates can be shortened.

In the liquid dispensing apparatus of the present invention, the cooling fan part can be easily replaced by making the cooling fan part detachable.
Further, once the cooling fan unit is taken out, it is possible to perform maintenance on the cooling fan unit in detail.
Further, by making it possible to take out the cooling fan part from the window part with the filter removed from the window part, it is not necessary to disassemble the housing part in order to take out the cooling fan part as in the prior art. Thereby, the effort at the time of taking out a cooling fan part can be saved.

  In the liquid dispensing apparatus of the present invention, since the supply pipe and the cooling pipe are immersed in the cooling medium of the cooling water tank, the entire cooling medium is cooled by the cooling pipe, and the immersion part of the supply pipe is cooled by the cooled cooling medium. The whole will be cooled. Thereby, the drinking water which distribute | circulates a supply pipe | tube can be cooled instantly.

  In the liquid pouring device of the present invention, the drinking water is beer, and the pouring part has a cock for opening and closing the flow path of the drinking water provided inside the pouring part, and the pouring part When the rear end is fixed to the front wall, for example, it can be suitably used as a beer server.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a beer supply path in the liquid dispensing apparatus according to the present embodiment. Fig.2 (a) is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the stage part of the liquid extraction apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. FIG.2 (b) is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the filter of the liquid extraction apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a transparent side view schematically showing the liquid dispensing apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a transparent front view schematically showing the liquid dispensing apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a transparent side view schematically showing a conventional liquid dispensing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as necessary. In the following description, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. Further, the positional relationship such as up, down, left and right is based on the positional relationship shown in the drawings unless otherwise specified. Further, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are not limited to the illustrated ratios.

The liquid pouring device according to the present invention is a device for pouring a predetermined amount after cooling drinking water stored in a container.
In addition, in the liquid extraction apparatus which concerns on this invention, the example which used beer for drinking water is demonstrated as one Embodiment. In this case, the liquid dispensing device is used as a so-called beer server.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view for explaining a supply path of beer in the liquid dispensing apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2A is a diagram in which the stage portion of the liquid dispensing apparatus according to the present embodiment is removed. FIG. 2B is a perspective view showing a state in which the filter of the liquid dispensing apparatus according to the present embodiment is removed.
As shown in FIG. 1, the liquid dispensing apparatus X according to the present embodiment has a supply pipe L1 that is connected at one end to a container C in which beer is stored, and supplies the beer after cooling, and in the middle of the supply pipe L1. A refrigeration apparatus F for cooling the part, a box-shaped housing part H for housing the refrigeration apparatus F, and a front wall H1 of the housing part H so as to protrude forward from the housing part H, And the pouring part P connected with the other end of the supply pipe L1, the stage part S attached to the front wall H1 below the pouring part P so as to protrude forward from the housing part H, and the stage part And a filter (not shown) attached to a window provided on the front wall H1 below the S. Details of the freezing device F and the front wall H1 of the housing portion H will be described later.

The container C is connected to a gas pipe L2 in addition to the supply pipe L1 described above, and is connected to the carbon dioxide gas cylinder G through the gas pipe L2.
Then, the carbon dioxide gas cylinder G supplies carbon dioxide into the container C through the gas pipe L2, so that the container C pumps the stored beer to the supply pipe L1.
In addition, it does not specifically limit as the container C, Commercially available things, such as a tank and a barrel, can be used suitably.

  One end of the supply pipe L1 is connected to the container C, the other end is connected to the pouring portion P, and a midway portion between the two is arranged in a coil shape in the refrigeration apparatus F. For this reason, in the liquid pouring device X, the beer in the container C flows from one end of the supply pipe L1, and the beer circulating in the middle is sufficiently cooled by the refrigeration apparatus F. It flows into the extraction part P from the end and is extracted from the extraction part P to the outside.

The pouring portion P is disposed so that the body portion is fixed to the front wall H1 and protrudes forward from the front wall H1. In addition, the front wall H1 means the wall located in front of the housing part H.
Moreover, the extraction | pouring part P is provided with the flow path (not shown) in the inside, and the rear end of the said flow path is connected with the supply pipe | tube L1 mentioned above.
Here, the extraction | pouring part P has the cock P1 for opening and closing or switching the said flow path. That is, in the pouring part P, by switching the cock P1, the beer flowing into the flow path of the pouring part P from the supply pipe L1 is discharged, the beer foam is discharged, and the beer and beer It is possible to select a state in which bubbles do not flow out. However, such a switching state can be different depending on the type of the extraction unit.

The stage portion S is disposed so that the rear end is attached to the front wall H1 below the extraction portion P and protrudes forward from the front wall H1. The stage part S is detachable from the housing part H (see FIG. 2A).
In the stage part S, the cup (not shown) for pouring the beer poured out from the extraction part P is mounted in the upper surface. That is, by operating the cock P1 of the pouring part P and opening the flow path of the pouring part P, beer is poured into the cup on the stage part S.

FIG. 3 is a transparent side view schematically showing the liquid dispensing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, the stage part S, a part of the supply pipe L1 and a part of the cooling pipe 11 are omitted for convenience.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the liquid dispensing apparatus X, the refrigeration apparatus F includes a cooling water tank 10 in which a cooling medium is stored, a cooling pipe 11 for cooling the cooling water tank 10, and a cooling catalyst in the cooling pipe 11. A compressor 12 for compressing and supplying, a radiator 13 for radiating the cooling catalyst, and a cooling fan unit 14 for blowing outside air to the radiator 13 as cooling air are provided.
Here, the cooling water tank 10 is disposed in the upper stage of the refrigeration apparatus F, and the compressor 12, the radiator 13, and the cooling fan unit 14 are disposed in the lower stage of the refrigeration apparatus F.
In the lower stage of the refrigeration apparatus F, the cooling fan part 14, the radiator 13, and the compressor 12 are arranged in this order from the front wall H1 side of the housing part H.
The cooling fan is a blower used for the purpose of cooling, and may be of the BOX type or the like regardless of the external shape. Further, as the cooling medium, antifreeze, water (cooling water), or the like is preferably used.

In the refrigeration apparatus F, the supply pipe L1 and the cooling pipe 11 are immersed in the cooling medium stored in the cooling water tank 10.
Specifically, the cooling pipe 11 is immersed in a coiled form in the cooling medium stored in the cooling water tank 10. For this reason, in the liquid pouring device X, the compressor 12 supplies the cooling catalyst to the cooling pipe 11 so that the entire cooling medium is cooled through the cooling pipe 11 of the portion immersed in the cooling medium. It has become.
Further, the supply pipe L1 is immersed in a coiled form inside the cooling pipe 11 in the cooling medium stored in the cooling water tank 10. For this reason, in the liquid pouring device X, the submerged supply pipe L1 is cooled by the cooling medium.
By these things, in the liquid extraction apparatus X, it becomes possible to cool the beer which distribute | circulates the supply pipe L1 efficiently.

As described above, in the refrigeration apparatus F, the cooling fan unit 14 is disposed on the front wall H1 side of the radiator 13. That is, the cooling fan part 14 is provided adjacent to the filter attached to the window part of the front wall H1. For this reason, the cooling fan unit 14 can draw external air (that is, outside air) into the housing unit H with a sufficient pulling force through the filter and blow the air to the radiator 13 side and the compressor 12 side.
Incidentally, conventionally, since the radiator 13 is disposed behind the filter and the cooling fan unit 14 is disposed behind the filter, when the air is sucked in by the force of the cooling fan unit 14, the outside air for cooling is filtered. And the radiator 13 will flow through the two objects. Therefore, the resistance is large and a large load is applied to the cooling fan unit 14.
On the other hand, in the present invention, there is only a filter in front of the cooling fan unit 14, and when the air is sucked in by the force of the cooling fan unit 14, the outside air for cooling passes only through the filter, which is more resistant than the conventional case. The load on the cooling fan unit 14 can be reduced and less.

Further, as described above, the cooling fan unit 14 is disposed on the front wall H1 side of the radiator 13 rather than the radiator 13 and the compressor 12, so that the cooling fan 14 is cleaned from the front wall H1 side. Can be easily maintained. That is, when the cooling fan unit 14 is maintained, maintenance such as cleaning of the cooling fan 14 can be performed by simply removing only the filter (usually a plate-like body).
At that time, since the compressor 12 and the radiator 13 do not become obstacles, the work can be performed very efficiently.

FIG. 4 is a transparent front view schematically showing the liquid dispensing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 4, for convenience, the description of a part of the supply pipe L1 and the cooling pipe 11 and the description of the filter are omitted.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the liquid extraction apparatus X, the housing part H is a box shape including the front wall H1 on the front surface, and accommodates the supply pipe L1 and the refrigeration apparatus F described above.
In addition, the extraction | pouring part P which protruded ahead is attached to the upper side of the front wall H1, and the window part W is provided in the lower side.

Here, the window part W consists of a rectangular notch provided in the front wall H1, and when operating the liquid extraction apparatus X, the filter A is attached from a viewpoint of safety. In addition, this filter A is detachable with respect to the window part W of the front wall H1 (refer FIG.2 (b)).
In the liquid pouring device X, by attaching the filter A to the window portion W, when the cooling fan portion 14 draws outside air into the housing portion H, foreign matters contained in the air can be removed.

In the liquid pouring device X, two cooling fan units 14 are arranged in parallel on the left and right.
Each cooling fan unit 14 is detachable from the liquid dispensing device X. For this reason, in the liquid pouring device X, the cooling fan part 14 is connected to the housing part through the window part W of the front wall H1 with the filter removed from the window part W without disassembling the housing part H. The cooling fan unit 14 can be directly taken out to the outside.

From this, in the liquid extraction apparatus X, the cooling fan part 14 can be easily replaced from the window part W.
Further, once the cooling fan unit 14 is taken out, it is possible to perform maintenance up to the details of the cooling fan unit.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

  In the liquid dispensing apparatus X according to the present embodiment, beer is used as drinking water, but is not limited thereto, and may be carbonated drinking water other than beer, soft drinking water, mineral water, or the like. . In addition, when drinking water does not contain carbonic acid, the gas pipe L2 and the carbon dioxide gas cylinder G are unnecessary.

In the liquid pouring device X according to the present embodiment, one pouring portion P is fixed to the front wall H1, but a plurality of pouring portions P may be attached.
Moreover, the extraction | pouring part P can select now in the state which makes beer flow out, the state which makes beer foam flow out, and the state which does not make beer and beer foam flow out by switching cock P1. However, it is not limited to this structure.

In the liquid pouring device X according to the present embodiment, the supply pipe L1 and the cooling pipe 11 are immersed in the cooling medium stored in the cooling water tank 10 to cool the supply pipe L1 through the cooling medium. However, the method of cooling the supply pipe L1 is not limited to this.
Moreover, although the cooling pipe 11 and the supply pipe L1 are both immersed in a cooling medium stored in the cooling water tank 10 in a coiled form, it is not necessarily required to be coiled.

  In the liquid dispensing device X according to the present embodiment, two cooling fan units 14 are arranged in parallel on the left and right, but may be one unit, or three or more units may be arranged side by side.

  In the liquid dispensing apparatus X according to the present embodiment, the attachment and detachment states of the stage unit S and the filter A are shown separately, but can be removed at the same time.

The liquid dispensing apparatus X of the present invention is used as an apparatus for supplying a predetermined amount of cooled drinking water with high accuracy.
According to the liquid pouring device X of the present invention, the cooling fan 14 can be easily maintained.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Cooling water tank 11 ... Cooling pipe 12 ... Compressor 13 ... Radiator 14 ... Cooling fan part A ... Filter C ... Container F ... Refrigeration apparatus G ... Carbon dioxide gas cylinder H ... Housing part H1 Front wall L1 ... Supply pipe L2 ... Gas pipe P ... Extraction part P1 ... Cock S ... Stage part W ... Window part X ... Liquid pouring device

Claims (5)

In a liquid dispensing device for dispensing drinking water stored in a container,
One end connected to the container, and a supply pipe for supplying the drinking water,
A refrigeration apparatus for cooling the supply pipe;
A housing portion for housing the refrigeration apparatus;
A pouring part attached to the front wall of the housing part so as to protrude forward from the housing part and connected to the other end of the supply pipe;
A stage portion attached to the front wall below the extraction portion so as to protrude forward from the housing portion;
A filter attached to a window portion provided on the front wall below the stage portion;
With
The refrigeration apparatus is a cooling pipe, a compressor that compresses and supplies a cooling catalyst to the cooling pipe, a radiator for radiating heat from the cooling catalyst, and a cooling fan section for blowing outside air as cooling air to the radiator. Have
The liquid pouring device in which the cooling fan part is arranged on the front wall side of the radiator.   The liquid dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cooling fan unit, the radiator, and the compressor are arranged in this order from the front wall side. The cooling fan part is detachable,
The liquid pouring device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cooling fan portion can be taken out from the window portion with the filter removed from the window portion. The refrigeration apparatus further includes a cooling water tank in which a cooling medium is stored,
The liquid dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the supply pipe and the cooling pipe are immersed in the cooling medium. The drinking water is beer;
The pouring part has a cock for opening and closing the flow path of the drinking water provided in the pouring part;
The liquid pouring device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a rear end of the pouring portion is fixed to the front wall.

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