200901923 九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明是有關於一種飲料機裝置與其飲料供應的方 法。 【先前技術】 習知的飲料機的流道設計，為每一種口味的飲料設計 一個獨立的流道，使得不同口味的飲料不會混合其他口味 的飲料的飲料。 上述的飲料機流道設計適用於只提供數種口味飲料時 使用，但當飲料的口味眾多時，飲料機因為眾多的流道而 需要的魔大的體積。對於狹小店面而言，大體積的飲料機 可能就無法安裝於其内，因而能夠提供的飲料口味數量也 會受到限制。 有#於上述的問題，一種創新的飲料機設計是市場上 所殷切期盼的。 【發明内容】 應的方法。 因此本發明的目的就是在提供一種飲料機與其飲料供 ’提出一種飲料機，其包含以200901923 IX. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a beverage machine apparatus and a method of supplying the same. [Prior Art] The flow channel design of the conventional beverage machine designs a separate flow path for each flavor of beverage, so that beverages of different tastes do not mix beverages of other flavors of beverages. The beverage machine runner design described above is suitable for use when only a few flavors of beverage are provided, but when the flavor of the beverage is large, the beverage machine requires a large volume due to numerous flow paths. For small storefronts, large-volume beverage machines may not be installed in them, and the number of beverages that can be served is also limited. In the above question, an innovative beverage machine design is eagerly awaited on the market. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The method should be applied. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage machine and a beverage thereof that provide a beverage machine comprising
根據本發明之上述目的， 下的元件。複數流入道連接至 200901923 。一飲料稀釋液管路連接至第三開口 接至該第二開口 磁閥連接至管路接頭的一第四開口，用以控制第一開口與 :開口之間液體流通與否。飲料濃縮液管路所提供的飲 料/辰縮液與飲料稀釋液管路所提供的飲料稀釋液，經過該 些管路接頭與該些流人道於混合㈣混合成-最終飲料。According to the above object of the present invention, the following elements. The multiple inflows are connected to 200901923. A beverage diluent line is connected to the third opening to the second opening. The magnetic valve is connected to a fourth opening of the pipe joint for controlling the flow of liquid between the first opening and the opening. The beverage diluent provided by the beverage concentrate line and the beverage diluent line is mixed with the flow lines through the pipe joints to form a final beverage.
根據本發明之上述目的，提出一種飲料供應的方法， 其包含以下步驟。提供一混合腔。提供複數流入道連接至 此合腔。提供複數個管路接頭，該些管路接頭均具有一第 一開口連接至該些流入道、一第二開口以及一第三開口， 其中第-開口與第三開σ之間係保持液體流通。從該些管 路接頭其中之-或更多的第二開口，導入一飲料濃縮液。 從所有該些管路接頭的第三開口，導入一飲料稀釋液。控 制第-開口與S二開口之間液體流通，使得飲料濃縮液導 入該些流入道其中之一或更多的動作較飲料稀釋液導入所 有該些流入道的動作提早結束。飲料濃縮液經過該些流入 道其中之一或更多與飲料稀釋液經過所有流入道，而於混 合腔内混合成一最終飲料。 【實施方式】 如上所述，本發明提供一種飲料機，利用一種創新的 流道設計，使得多種不同口味的飲料能藉同一開口流出， 且不會混有則一 ·人抓出飲料的殘留口味。以下將藉實施例 來說明本發明的細節。 請參照第1圖，其繪示依照本發明一較佳實施例的一 種飲料機流道設計的示意圖。此飲料機100主要包含一圓 200901923 盤體110與一圓柱體120。圓柱體120藉其具有螺紋的接頭 129鎖附於圓盤體110的連接孔114内，因而兩者就能固 定。飲料機的流道設計於圓盤體11()與圓枉體12〇内。第3 圖係繪示圓盤體110的上視圖。第4圖係繪示第3圖之圓 盤體110沿A-A’的剖面圖。 請同時參照第3圖與第4圖，圓盤體110具有複數個 流入口 112(在本實施例為4個）供飲料導入各別的流入道 115並匯集於圓盤體11〇中心的混合腔116，接著藉流出道 Π8導出至流出口 U9 ’再導出至飲料杯15〇。複數個流入 道115以混合腔116為中心排列成放射狀。 請參照第1圖，複數個管路接頭13〇分別連接至圓盤 體110的複數個流入口 112，用以控制飲料的導入方式。第 2圖繪示管路接頭130的内部結構。管路接頭13〇的開口 134連接至飲料稀釋液管路（例如連接管144)。管路接頭130 的開口 134連通至開口 136。當開口 136連接至流入口 112 時’連接管144所供應的飲料稀釋液經過管路接頭13〇直 接導入流入口 112。管路接頭130的開口 132連接至飲料濃 縮液管路（例如連接管146)。每一連接管146連接至不同種 類的飲料濃縮液供應源，例如某種濃縮咖啡高壓瓶或某種 濃縮果汁高壓瓶。管路接頭130的開口 138連接至磁閥 140。因此，磁閥140的阻絕塞140a可用以控制開口 132 與開口 136之間的流道連通與否。當阻絕塞14〇a壓緊開口 138時’開口 132與開口 138之間的流道無法連通。反之， 當阻絕塞140a未阻斷開口 138時，開口 132與開口 138之 間的流道可以連通。磁閥140能控制飲料濃縮液的供應與 200901923 否。 當飲料機100提供一杯飲料時，係藉飲料稀釋液與飲 料濃縮液混合而成，且通常只需要一種口味的飲料濃縮液 (除非綜合口味的飲料）與飲料濃縮液混合。因此，當飲料機 100提供一種飲料時（例如柳澄汁），只會有其中一磁閥 140(控制柳澄汁濃縮液的磁閥）控制其中一管路接頭130供 應柳澄汁濃縮液，但所有的管路接頭130都供應水（稀釋液） 以稀釋柳澄汁濃縮液（於混合腔116内混合稀釋）。 在另一實施例中，可藉 PLC(Programmable Logic Controller)控制器使兩個以上的磁閥140控制管路接頭130 以供應兩種以上口味之濃縮液，最終與稀釋液混合成综合 果汁。 為了讓圓盤體110内的流道不殘留柳澄汁濃縮液，柳 澄汁濃縮液進入圓盤體110内流道的結束時間應早於飲料 稀釋液進入圓盤體110内流道的結束時間，飲料稀釋液就 能清洗流道内殘留的柳澄汁濃縮液。舉例，磁閥140的阻 絕塞140a可用以控制開口 132與開口 136之間的流道連通 4秒鐘以供應柳澄汁濃縮液，而從開口 134供應飲料稀釋液 8秒鐘。因此，柳澄汁濃縮液停止供應時，飲料稀釋液還會 多供應4秒鐘以清洗流道内殘留的柳澄汁濃縮液。 管路接頭130的開口 134藉連接管144連接至流出道 124，以接受來自圓柱體120之流出道124的飲料稀釋液。 流出道124的數量與圓盤體110之流入口 112的數量相同。 圓柱體120的中心流道126的上端連接至流入道122，中心 流道126的下端連接至每一流出道124。流入道122連接至 200901923 供應連接管M2,再藉連接管142連接至飲料稀釋液的供應 源。每—條連接管142連接至不同的飲料稀釋液供應源， 例如高壓蘇打水瓶、冰水或熱水^圓柱體12〇的頂開口 可連接至一磁閥（類似磁閥140之磁閥）作為打破飲料機之In accordance with the above objects of the present invention, a method of beverage supply is provided which comprises the following steps. A mixing chamber is provided. A plurality of inflow channels are provided to connect to the cavity. Providing a plurality of pipe joints each having a first opening connected to the inflow passages, a second opening, and a third opening, wherein the first opening and the third opening σ are kept in a liquid circulation . A beverage concentrate is introduced from one or more of the second openings of the pipe joints. A beverage diluent is introduced from the third opening of all of the pipe joints. The flow of liquid between the first opening and the second opening is controlled such that the action of introducing the beverage concentrate into one or more of the inflow passages is earlier than the introduction of the beverage diluent into all of the inflow passages. The beverage concentrate passes through one or more of the inflow channels and the beverage diluent through all of the inflow channels and is mixed into a final beverage in the mixing chamber. [Embodiment] As described above, the present invention provides a beverage machine which utilizes an innovative flow path design to allow beverages of various flavors to flow out through the same opening without being mixed, and the residual taste of the beverage is taken by a person. . The details of the present invention will be described below by way of examples. Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a schematic diagram of a flow design of a beverage machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The beverage machine 100 mainly comprises a circle 200901923 disk body 110 and a cylinder 120. The cylinder 120 is locked in the connecting hole 114 of the disk body 110 by its threaded joint 129, so that both can be fixed. The flow path of the beverage machine is designed in the disk body 11 () and the round body 12 。. Figure 3 is a top view of the disk body 110. Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the disk body 110 of Figure 3 taken along line A-A'. Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 simultaneously, the disk body 110 has a plurality of inflow ports 112 (four in the present embodiment) for the beverage to be introduced into the respective inflow channels 115 and collected in the center of the disk body 11〇. The chamber 116 is then led out to the outflow port U9' by the outflow port 8 and then exported to the beverage cup 15A. A plurality of inflow passages 115 are arranged radially around the mixing chamber 116. Referring to Fig. 1, a plurality of pipe joints 13A are respectively connected to a plurality of inlets 112 of the disk body 110 for controlling the manner of introduction of the beverage. Figure 2 illustrates the internal structure of the pipe joint 130. The opening 134 of the line connector 13 is connected to a beverage diluent line (e.g., connecting tube 144). The opening 134 of the pipe joint 130 is connected to the opening 136. When the opening 136 is connected to the inflow port 112, the beverage diluent supplied from the connecting pipe 144 is directly introduced into the inflow port 112 through the pipe joint 13〇. The opening 132 of the line connector 130 is connected to a beverage concentrate line (e.g., connecting tube 146). Each connecting tube 146 is connected to a different type of beverage concentrate supply, such as an espresso high pressure bottle or a concentrated juice high pressure bottle. The opening 138 of the pipe joint 130 is connected to the magnetic valve 140. Therefore, the blocking plug 140a of the magnetic valve 140 can be used to control whether or not the flow path between the opening 132 and the opening 136 is communicated. When the stopper 14〇a is pressed against the opening 138, the flow path between the opening 132 and the opening 138 cannot be communicated. Conversely, when the blocking plug 140a does not block the opening 138, the flow path between the opening 132 and the opening 138 can communicate. The magnetic valve 140 can control the supply of the beverage concentrate and 200901923. When the beverage machine 100 provides a beverage, it is a mixture of the beverage diluent and the beverage concentrate, and usually only one flavor of the beverage concentrate (unless the beverage of a comprehensive taste) is mixed with the beverage concentrate. Therefore, when the beverage machine 100 provides a beverage (for example, Liucheng juice), only one of the magnetic valves 140 (the magnetic valve for controlling the juice of the Liucheng juice) controls one of the pipe joints 130 to supply the juice of the Liucheng juice. However, all of the line joints 130 are supplied with water (diluent) to dilute the Liujing juice concentrate (mixed and diluted in the mixing chamber 116). In another embodiment, two or more magnetic valves 140 may be controlled by a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) controller to control the line joint 130 to supply a concentrate of two or more flavors, and finally mixed with the diluent to form a combined juice. In order to prevent the Liuyun juice concentrate from remaining in the flow path in the disk body 110, the end time of the Liucheng juice concentrate into the flow path of the disk body 110 should be earlier than the end of the flow path of the beverage diluent into the disk body 110. At the time, the beverage diluent can clean the Liucheng juice concentrate remaining in the flow channel. For example, the blocking plug 140a of the magnetic valve 140 can be used to control the flow path between the opening 132 and the opening 136 for 4 seconds to supply the juice concentrate, while the beverage diluent is supplied from the opening 134 for 8 seconds. Therefore, when the Liujing juice concentrate is stopped, the beverage diluent will be supplied for an additional 4 seconds to clean the Liucheng juice concentrate remaining in the flow channel. The opening 134 of the pipe joint 130 is connected to the outflow passage 124 by a connecting pipe 144 to receive the beverage diluent from the outflow passage 124 of the cylinder 120. The number of outflow passages 124 is the same as the number of inlets 112 of the disk body 110. The upper end of the central flow passage 126 of the cylinder 120 is connected to the inflow passage 122, and the lower end of the central flow passage 126 is connected to each outflow passage 124. The inflow passage 122 is connected to the 200901923 supply connection pipe M2, and is connected to the supply source of the beverage diluent by the connection pipe 142. Each of the connecting tubes 142 is connected to a different beverage diluent supply source, such as a high pressure soda bottle, ice water or hot water. The top opening of the cylinder 12 can be connected to a magnetic valve (like a magnetic valve of the magnetic valve 140). Breaking the beverage machine
流道的虹吸原理之用，使得飲料機不供應飲料時能排出流 道内的所有液體。 L 由上述本發明較佳實施例可知，應用本發明之飲料 機，能夠安裝多種口味的飲料濃縮液與飲料稀釋液，使多 種不同口味的飲料能藉同一開口流出，且不會混有前一次 流出飲料的殘留口味。此外，飲料機的體積將因為開口數 量的減少縮減，且能夠安裝更多種口味的飲料濃縮液。 雖然本發明已以一較佳實施例揭露如上，然其並非用 以限定本發明，任何熟習此技藝者，在不脫離本發明之精 神和範圍内，當可作各種之更動與潤飾，因此本發明之保 護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。 【圖式簡單說明】 為讓本發明之上述和其他目的、特徵、優點與實施例 能更明顯易懂’所附圖式之詳細說明如下： 第1圖係緣示依照本發明一較佳實施例的_種飲料機 流道設計的示意圖； 第2圖係繪示第1圖之管路接頭的内部結構圖； 第3圖係繪示第1圖之圓盤體的上視圖；以及 第4圖係繪示第1圖之圓盤體的剖面圖。 200901923 【主要元件符號說明】 100 ： 飲料機 124 :流出道 110 : 圓盤體 126 :中心流道 112 ： 入口 128 :頂開口 114 ： 連接孔 129 :接頭 115 ： 流入道 130 :管路接頭 116 : 混合腔 140 :磁閥 118 : 流出道 140a :阻絕塞 119 ： 出口 142 :連接管 120 ： 圓柱體 144 :連接管 122 ： 流入道 146 :連接管 150 :飲料杯 10The siphon principle of the flow channel allows the beverage machine to drain all of the liquid in the flow channel when no beverage is supplied. L. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the beverage machine of the present invention can be used to install beverage concentrates and beverage diluents of various flavors, so that beverages of various flavors can flow out through the same opening without being mixed with the previous one. The residual taste of the beverage. In addition, the volume of the beverage machine will be reduced due to the reduction in the number of openings, and it is possible to install a wider variety of flavors of beverage concentrate. Although the present invention has been described above in terms of a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the invention, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention will become more <RTIgt; FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the pipe joint of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a top view showing the disk body of FIG. 1; The figure shows a cross-sectional view of the disk body of Fig. 1. 200901923 [Description of main component symbols] 100 : Beverage machine 124 : Outflow path 110 : Disk body 126 : Center flow path 112 : Entrance 128 : Top opening 114 : Connection hole 129 : Connector 115 : Inflow path 130 : Pipe connection 116 : Mixing chamber 140: magnetic valve 118: outflow passage 140a: blocking stopper 119: outlet 142: connecting pipe 120: cylindrical body 144: connecting pipe 122: inflow passage 146: connecting pipe 150: beverage cup 10