DE1801185A1 - Method and device for dispensing drinking vessels from cup or beverage machines - Google Patents

Description

Method and device for dispensing drinking vessels from cup or beverage vending machines

The invention relates to an automatic cup dispenser in a cup or beverage machine with cup dispenser, in which one or more cup columns are arranged as depot dispensers.

It is known to have several columns of cups in one *

to arrange automatic output device, these being built like a carousel or in series one behind the other. After the release contact has been released, a cup is removed from the depot column, which is located in the output shaft. After consumption of such a column, if there are several columns, the same transported benefits through the free dispensing opening, so that the cup can be dispensed continuously until the last or penultimate cup from the depot column is used up. The beaker column is transported by an electromagnetic or electric motor drive. The bottom cup is held by an electromechanical or electromagnetic lock and is only released from this holder after the trigger pulse. To ensure that the cup located above it is released with certainty, wedge-shaped rotating elements engage between the last two lowest cup edges in such a way that wedges caused by compression are definitely loosened and the cup falls into a dispensing shaft. The fall takes place after loosening the cup by its own weight. This procedure is generally associated with a considerable loss of time. In addition to the loss of time for unscrewing the cup, there is also the loss

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for further transport of the cup depending on the height of fall and the inclined arrangement of the output chute. the additional time delay is different and depends on whether the cup after unscrewing directly into the filling station falls or whether it has to be conveyed to the filling station, for example via an inclined channel.

The disadvantages of such a device are manifold, kind. If the beverage is dispensed directly above the filling station, the notification dispensing of the drink must be artificially delayed due to the previous loss of time in the cup dispenser, or else one must controls the individual processes one after the other by using the electromotive drive force for the transport of the cup columns used to let a program work out, which controls the individual processes one after the other so that no overlays can enter. For this reason, the output time for normal automatic machines is z. B. for the output of Fruit juice drinks, lemonades, coffee or chocolate always last for approx. 7 seconds. In many cases one could see the output of the Speed up the finished beverage, but that is impossible because the cups are transported too late to the dispensing position and thus part of the product is lost. In addition, this would contaminate the drinking vessel. E.g. would a beverage depot containing, for example, liquid concentrates, syrups, chocolate, coffee cream or similar ingredients and where the outlet is located directly above the dispensing point, one or more G et ranke components are removed, e.g. through static pressure, the delivery of a cup of coffee would take about 1.5-2 seconds. Of the Dispensing process after throwing a coin and selecting the drink but would start after about 1/2 second. With the usual With conventional cup dispensers it is impossible to bring the cup into the dispensing position in such a unit of time.

The invention described below makes it possible to use the conventional cup dispenser to achieve a dispensing speed that is less than 0.5 seconds , ie even at

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The cup is located in time for the fastest beverage dispensing enough at the place of issue so that neither a pollution drinks are still lost.

This advantage is achieved through the following process steps. and special apparatus for performing these steps.

A cup dispensing device. is filled with cups in the usual way and then ο in the first cup in a known manner Electromechanically or electromagnetically twisted and turned into a Deposits promoted. This depot position is in the immediate vicinity of the beverage dispenser. The device of the Depot of the cup is designed as a pipe or channel, the whole or partial diameter of which is slightly larger than the diameter of the cup used in each case. Through a two- ™

For example, electromagnetically actuated device, the cup is locked. The issuing process is now through throw-in a coin or the push of a button, the lock opens and by a concentrated air flow, for example triggered by a. Fan or daily fan, shoots the cup in the delivery position and reaches this independently from the slope, for example, to a tubular post-type System. A special process is used to bring the cup into the depot position, ΰaC dor the open part of the cup is caught by the air flow, while the bottom of the vessel in the direction of the output device. This also creates a '

Relatively low airflow through the cup like a parachute detected and in view of its low weight with very high Geschwin.dig.keit, for example in 0.3 seconds, in the output position promoted. By aloment where the lock is released and the cup enters the output tunnel like a tube quickly, the release lock goes back into yours at the same time Starting position back. During the output process that now follows at the same time the next beaker is unscrewed from the column, with the same air flow as the Cup promoted to the new depot position, initially against press the bottom of the cup like this.; t. that this falls over and the for the onward transport from d (-i ·,) «.

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screen position assumes. That means the time of the issuing process 1.5 seconds is enough to move cup 1 into the active position with 0.3 seconds and cup to bring into the new depot position in approx. 1 1/2 seconds total time. A If the filled cup is now removed / so is with Security even when you immediately throw in a new coin or actuation of a release button of the cup 2 in his locked depot position. So any conventional Cup dispensing device can be used to post the Invention according to the principle of accelerating the automatic cup dispensing so that the normal time for the dispensing of the Cup can be practically neglected.

The inventive mode of operation is shown in an exemplary embodiment; it is independent of whether the last depot position is locked by electromagnetic or electromotive or other mechanical devices. Is also it does not depend on the position. The cup could, for example, be blown vertically downwards after reaching the depot position, he could be transported horizontally, overcome any incline and he could ultimately can also be transported from bottom to top. That is only dependent on the strength of the air flow and on the Formation of the pipe;> east-like leadership. Because the extra effort, namely putting in a simple fan and a simple assembly device for the last depot is not very expensive, this effort bears no relation to the advantage of the shortening of time, which is particularly important for is of high value during breaks in operations or when queues are formed during rush hour transactions. The other advantage of this system lies in the fact that the cup dispenser can now be attached to any structurally favorable place, since one the otherwise necessary height of fall for the transport of the cup can be disregarded. Another major benefit is that it is now also possible through this arrangement, the normally relatively deep lying ge

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To relocate drink dispensing points to drinks machines higher, so that the customer without having to bend down, the filled Cup can be removed.

Fig. 1

shows the complete cup and beverage dispenser,

Fig 'S

shows a top view of the cup carousel with, for example 6 cup columns,

Fig. 3

Figure 3 shows part of the dispenser, namely a cup in depot position, which is locked electromagnetically with a beverage dispenser.

The cup dispenser Fig. 1 and 2 is put into operation, also the air dispenser 1. The first cup 2 is when falling onto the. Aufaufnahmeeinrichtung 3 on the ground detected by the air flow and tilted so that the opening of the cup lies in the air flow, with an electromagnetic Locking device 4 the locking mechanism - in this case on the edge of the cup - at the front. Now the commissioning of the whole Vending machines guaranteed. If the beverage dispensing is now triggered by pressing a button or inserting a coin, it is located If the beverage is dispensed directly above the dispensing device 5, unlocking takes place at the same time as the dispensing valves are opened of the cup from the depot position by the electromagnetic locking device 4. Shoots through the air pressure now the cup in the dispensing position 5 at such a speed, that with certainty the first dispensing drops fall from the dispensing funnel 6 into the cup standing ready. In the meantime, during the beverage dispensing process, the next cup runs out of the cup column 7 and becomes

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in the meanwhile re-used locking position conveyed and by the electromagnetic. Locking device 4 held there.

3 shows once again the air dispenser 1. the receiving device 3, the cup in the depot position with an electromagnetic locking device 4, a cup catching device 8 the edge of which is held by the rim of the cup. The inner distance of the safety gear B is chosen so that it is smaller is than the outer diameter of the rim of the respective dispensed vessel. If the cup is now hanging in its holder device filled, so take the weight of the rake to and in such a way that the elasticity of the cup gives way, for example, when it is half full, and this only goes out of the water Catcher 8 falls on a lower set. This collecting device has the advantage that the cup is in the most favorable position is brought to the beverage dispenser 6 and after it has loosened there, can be freely removed from the output cone without additional resistance or support can.

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Claims (3)

Claims 1.) Procedure for the accelerated dispensing of a drinking vessel for example a plastic cup from a cup dispenser, Approved through the following procedures : a) As a driving means for the J'ran sport of the cup the falling weight of the Cup combined with an airflow drive, b) F "s 2 cups are brought into the depot position, with a cup as the bottom cup of a cup column in a known set up cup dispenser is, while the second cup is immediately in the locked position in front of the Beverage dispenser is located. c) When the entry process is triggered by pressing a button, Switch or. Coin is inserted into cup 1 from the cup dispenser turned out. Cup 2 unlocked in the depot position d) Cup 2 in the depot position is immediately conveyed into the dispenser part by an air jet drive. Cup 1 is unscrewed from the beverage dispensing device and If ₁ IIt at the same time into the air flow which triggered the drive of the cup for conveying the cup 2 from the depot position into the beverage dispensing part. 009817/0319 e) Cup 1 is detected when falling into the air stream on the floor and thereby tilted so that this points with its bottom in the direction of the drink €! dispensing part and with the open Part of the air flow captured so that this in the time where the cup 2, meanwhile is located in the beverage dispensing unit and is held, the depot position is reached again and locked there will. Π The entire cup dispenser is ready for operation again. 2) Device for carrying out the process steps according to Claim 1), characterized in that a cup directly or indirectly in front of the beverage dispensing position automatically locked electromagnetically, for example is / and when the beverage dispensing process is triggered this The lock is released and at the same time the dispensing device of the cup dispensing device is put into operation is, whereby by means of an air flow from a valve "lator or tangential fan that is in the lock Liche cup is shot into the beverage dispenser, while at the same time from the cup dispenser twisted cup on its bottom a little later of the same Air flow is detected and tilted so that the open part of the cup is facing the airflow. while the ground turns to the beverage dispensing position and aiiechlieu send the air flow transports the cup into the depot position, which has now been locked again, so that the dispensing device ready for operation again iat. 009817/0318 3) Device according to claim 2), characterized in that that this is connected to a collecting device in the cup output part, which is designed so that . When empty, the cup with its drinking rim is in de] · Catcher holds and after wholly or partially filled state the elasticity of the outer radius of the drinking cup gives way so that this is out of the The catching device is released and placed on a surface, which makes it possible to remove the filled cup from the dispenser without resistance. 009817/031 Blank page