Beverage dispensing device

Abstract

To provide a beverage dispensing device for which maintenance can be easily carried out.SOLUTION: The beverage dispensing device comprises: a beverage dispensing pipe having a flexible part; a base that supports the beverage dispensing pipe; a lid member that covers at least a portion of the beverage dispensing pipe from above; a pressing member that blocks a flow passage of the beverage dispensing pipe by pressing the flexible part of the beverage dispensing pipe from the outside; a first operation member that changes a state of the pressing member between an advanced state for stopping dispensing of the beverage and a retracted state for dispensing the beverage; and a maintenance assisting device. The maintenance assisting device includes a first member connected to the base, a support body that supports the pressing member, and a second operation member. The second operation member displaces the support body relative to the first member, such that the pressing member in the advanced state moves from a working position for blocking the flow passage to a maintenance position for releasing the flow passage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Claims

1. A beverage dispensing pipe having a flexible portion, A base that supports the beverage dispensing pipe, A lid member that covers at least a portion of the beverage dispensing pipe from above, A pressing member that closes the flow path of the beverage dispensing pipe by pressing the flexible portion of the beverage dispensing pipe from the outside, A first operating member that changes the state of the pressing member between an extended state for stopping beverage dispensing and a retracted state for dispensing beverage, Maintenance support device and It is equipped with, The aforementioned maintenance assistance device is A first member connected to the base, A support that supports the pressing member, A second operating member moves the support relative to the first member such that the pressing member in the extended state moves from an operating position that closes the flow path to a maintenance position that opens the flow path. It has, The pressing member is configured to move linearly from the maintenance position to the operating position in response to the second operating member being operated in the first operating direction. Beverage dispensing equipment.

2. The first member includes a first arm supported by the base so as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation, The second operating member converts the rotation of the first arm in the first rotational direction around the first rotation axis into a linear movement of the pressing member from the maintenance position to the operating position. The beverage dispensing device according to claim 1.

3. The second operating member is, An operating unit that can be operated along a curved track, A link arm that converts the operation of the operating unit along the curved trajectory into linear movement of the support, It has, The link arm is connected to the first arm so as to be rotatable around a second rotation axis, and is connected to the support so as to be rotatable around a third rotation axis. The base has a guide member that guides the linear movement of the support. The beverage dispensing device according to claim 2.

4. The second operating member has an operating section that is operated by the user, The operating part is raised upward, thereby configuring the pressing member to move linearly from the operating position toward the maintenance position. The beverage dispensing device according to claim 1.

5. The base has a first curved support portion that supports the curved portion of the beverage dispensing pipe, The pressing member and the first curved support portion are configured to cooperate in crushing the curved portion of the beverage dispensing pipe as the second operating member is operated in the first operating direction. The beverage dispensing device according to claim 1.

6. When the longitudinal direction of the base is defined as the first direction, the pressing member is configured to move relative to the base in a direction parallel to the first direction when the second operating member is operated. The beverage dispensing device according to claim 1.

7. A beverage dispensing tube having a flexible portion, A base that supports the beverage dispensing pipe, A lid member that covers at least a portion of the beverage dispensing pipe from above, A pressing member that closes the flow path of the beverage dispensing pipe by pressing the flexible portion of the beverage dispensing pipe from the outside, A first operating member that changes the state of the pressing member between an extended state for stopping beverage dispensing and a retracted state for dispensing beverage, Maintenance support device and It is equipped with, The aforementioned maintenance assistance device is A first member connected to the base, A support that supports the pressing member, A second operating member moves the support relative to the first member such that the pressing member in the extended state moves from an operating position that closes the flow path to a maintenance position that opens the flow path. It has, When the operating part of the second operating member is operated in the first operating direction so that the pressing member moves from the maintenance position to the operating position, the ratio of the moving speed of the pressing member to the moving speed of the operating part is configured to gradually decrease. Beverage dispensing equipment.

8. The entire maintenance support device is covered by the cover member. The beverage dispensing device according to claim 1.

9. It further comprises a container body that houses a beverage storage container for storing beverages, or a container body for directly storing beverages, The base, the beverage dispensing tube, the pressing member, and the maintenance assistance device are all detachable from the container body as a single unit. A beverage dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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