JP3906707B2 - Cup lid and lid mounting device for mounting the same - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cup lid to be attached to an opening of a cup containing beverage prepared in a cup-type vending machine, and a lid attachment device for attaching the lid.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The cup-type vending machine is a system that pours beverages cooked in the machine into a cup, sells syrup ingredients that concentrate powder ingredients and beverage ingredients in the cup, and dilute liquids such as hot water, water, and carbonated water. A cup-type vending machine that sells cup beverages cooked in-machine, such as an in-cup mixing method that directly supplies and cooks and sells beverages in a cup, is known. For example, in a cup-type vending machine with an in-cup mixing method, a movable cup holding device moves to the product outlet via the cup supply position, raw material input position, diluent injection position, and stirring and mixing position. The cup holding device receives the cup, puts the raw material into the cup, injects a diluent that dissolves the raw material, and stirs and mixes the raw material and the diluent to cook the beverage. However, when the customer takes out the cup containing beverage from the product outlet, or while moving to the eating place with the beverage cup taken out from the product outlet, there is a risk of spilling the content beverage. Therefore, in order to prevent the customer from spilling the beverage while taking the beverage cup from the product outlet or moving to the eating place with the beverage cup taken from the product outlet, There is also a cup-type vending machine that provides a cup beverage that can be carried without leaking by attaching a lid to the opening of the beverage-containing cup after stirring and mixing.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the lid attached to the opening of the cup is light, thin, and fragile, so it is attached to the opening of the cup containing beverage while holding the lid taken out from the lid housing that is stacked and housed in the same way as the cup It was difficult to transport to a position where Furthermore, when attaching such a lid to the opening of the cup, the attachment position of the lid is shifted and removed, the lid is broken, and there are concerns about the occurrence of problems such as defeating the cup containing the beverage, The improvement was desired.
[0004]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention relates to a cup lid to be attached to an opening of a cup containing beverage prepared in a cup-type vending machine, and a lid attachment device for attaching the lid to the cup. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lid for a cup that can be mounted on a lid and a lid mounting apparatus for mounting the lid.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a cup lid having flexibility that is attached to an opening of a cup, and a side wall portion integrally formed around the top surface portion and the top surface portion. And a lid mounting mechanism that is integrally formed at the center of the top surface portion and moves up and down on the opening portion of the cup and a fitting portion that is fitted, and the lid mounting mechanism is lowered to the opening portion of the cup and the fitting portion is When pressed, the side wall portion is fitted into the opening of the cup using flexibility, and then the fitting portion is separated from the lid mounting mechanism using flexibility when the lid mounting mechanism is raised. It is characterized by this.
[0006]
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the fitting portion protrudes from the top surface portion.
[0007]
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the side wall portion has a guide portion for guiding the opening end of the cup.
[0008]
The invention according to claim 4 comprises a cup lid having flexibility, comprising a top surface portion, a side wall portion integrally formed around the top surface portion, and a fitting portion integrally formed at the center of the top surface portion. In the lid mounting device that is mounted on the opening of the cup, the side wall is inserted into the opening of the cup using flexibility by lowering to the opening of the cup and pressing the fitting, and then rising The lid mounting mechanism that separates from the fitting portion using flexibility and the lifting mechanism that appropriately lifts and lowers the lid mounting mechanism on the opening of the cup are provided.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0010]
FIG. 1 shows an example according to an embodiment of the present invention. A cup beverage is prepared by attaching a lid to a cup opening of a cup beverage prepared by cooking a raw material and a diluent such as hot water or water in a cup. A schematic configuration of a cup-type vending machine provided to a purchaser is shown. This cup type vending machine includes a cup supply device 1 for supplying a cup 30, a powder raw material supply device 2 for supplying a powder raw material such as coffee, cream and sugar, and a liquid raw material supply for supplying a liquid raw material such as lemon syrup. The apparatus 3, a hot water tank 4 that supplies hot water, a dilution water supply device 5 that supplies dilution water such as water and carbonated water, an ice maker 6 that supplies ice made from drinking water, and a cup 30 are supported. A cup holding device 7 having a cup holding arm 7B for holding the cup tray 7A and the side surface of the cup 30, a horizontal moving device 8 that supports the cup holding device 7 so as to be horizontally movable, and raw materials and diluent supplied to the cup 30 A stirrer 9 that stirs and mixes with a stirrer blade 9A connected to a stirrer motor (not shown) by a rotating shaft, a lid supply device 10 that supplies a lid 20 that is attached to the opening of the cup 30, and a lid It has a lid mounting device 11 for mounting the lid 20 supplied from the feeding device 10 on the opening of the cup 30 and a sales outlet (not shown), and the liquid raw material, water and carbonated water are cooling devices not shown. Supplied cooled.
[0011]
The horizontal movement device 8 includes a motor as a drive source and an endless belt driven by the motor, and a cup holding device 7 is fixed to the endless belt. The motor rotates based on a signal output from the sales control unit 100 described later to drive the endless belt. The cup holding device 7 is conveyed to a predetermined position based on the driving of the endless belt.
[0012]
The lid supply device 10 includes a cylindrical lid housing portion 10A for laminating and housing the lid 20, a lid cutout portion 10B for cutting out the lids 20 stacked and housed in the lid housing portion 10A, and a lid cutout A lid transport unit 10 </ b> C that transports the lid 20 cut out by the unit 10 </ b> B directly below the lid mounting unit 11 </ b> A (lid mounting mechanism) of the lid mounting device 11 is provided. And 10 C of lid | cover conveyance parts have 10D of lid | cover mounting parts which mount the lid | cover 20 cut out by the lid | cover cutout part 10B.
[0013]
A drive unit (not shown) for reciprocally moving the lid placing part 10D between the part immediately below the lid cutout part 10B and the part directly below the lid mounting part 11A is incorporated in the lid supply device 10 and is on standby for sales of a cup-type vending machine. In some cases, the lid placing portion 10D stands by directly below the lid cutout portion 10B.
[0014]
The lid mounting device 11 includes a lid mounting unit 11A that holds the lid 20 transported by the lid transport unit 10C, and the lid mounting unit 11A is moved up and down by a driving unit (not shown) by an elevating mechanism 11B. The first lowering operation from the standby position for holding the lid 20 transported immediately below by the lid mounting portion 11A, and the lid 20 held by the lid mounting portion 11A are detached from the lid mounting portion 10D of the lid transporting portion 10C. A first ascending operation for causing the lid 20 to be attached, a second descending operation for attaching the lid 20 to the opening of the cup 30 that has been transported immediately below the lid 20 held by the lid attaching portion 11A, and the cup 30. A second output operation for separating the lid mounting portion 11A from the lid 20 mounted in the opening and returning the lid mounting portion 11A to the standby position is performed by a signal output by the sales control unit 100.
[0015]
When the sales control unit 100 outputs a signal, the lid cutout unit 10B cuts out the lid 20 from the lid housing unit 10A, and the lid 20 cut out by the lid cutout unit 10B of the lid transport unit 10C is placed on the lid placement unit 10D. Then, it is conveyed immediately below the lid mounting portion 11A (in the right direction in FIG. 1). Then, the lid mounting device 11 descends the lid mounting portion 11A to fit the lid 20, raises the lid mounting portion 11A to which the lid 20 is fitted, and covers the lid placement portion 10D of the lid transport portion 10C. Return to the position directly below the cutout portion 10B.
[0016]
In FIG. 1, a horizontal movement device 8 for moving the cup holding device 7 in the reciprocating direction is shown for ease of explanation. However, in an actual cup type vending machine, space saving is realized. A horizontal movement device is provided for freely moving the cup holding device 7 in the X direction (lateral direction) and the Y direction (depth direction).
[0017]
FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of a cup type vending machine as an example according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the types of cup beverages provided on the front panel (not shown) of the cup type vending machine The beverage selection button 80 for selecting the beverage, the sales control unit 100 that performs control for cooking the cup beverage selected by the beverage selection button 80, and the cup 30 that receives the signal from the sales control unit 100 is held. The cup holding device 7, the horizontal movement device 8 that supports the cup holding device 7 so as to be horizontally movable, the lid supply device 10 that supplies the lid 20 to be attached to the cup 30, and the lid 20 is attached to the opening of the cup 30. A lid mounting device 11, a memory 102 for storing control data for each part of the cup-type vending machine, and a timer for counting time by counting clocks generated by a reference clock generator (not shown) With a 03.
[0018]
FIG. 3 shows a cup used in a cup type vending machine as an example according to an embodiment of the present invention, a lid attached to the opening thereof, and a lid attaching device for attaching the lid to the opening of the cup. It is a sectional side view which shows a lid | cover mounting part. 3A is a side sectional view of the lid 20, the cup 30, and the lid mounting portion 11A. FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of the main parts of the lid 20 and the cup 30. FIG.
[0019]
The cup 30 includes a cylindrical body 33 having an upper end and a lower end and an outward curl 32 (opening end) provided on the edge of the upper end opening 31, and a bottom 34 closing the lower end opening. ing.
[0020]
The lid 20 is made of a flexible material such as a thin resin film, has a circular planar shape and a certain height, and has an open bottom surface. And it comprises a top surface portion 21 for closing the upper end opening 31 of the cup 30 and a circular side wall portion 22 formed integrally along the outer peripheral edge portion of the top surface portion 21.
[0021]
At the center of the top surface portion 21, a concave portion 25 (fitting portion) having a truncated cone shape including a wall surface 23 and a bottom portion 24 which are integrally formed and inclined at an angle θa (for example, 70 to 80 °) is provided. is doing. Further, at the lower part of the side wall part 22, an insertion part 26 inclined at an angle θb (for example, 70 to 80 °) and an angle θc (for example, 60 °) for guiding the outward curl 32 to the insertion part 26. An inclined guide part 27 is provided, and the diameter of the fitting part 26 is set to a fitting dimension that can be fitted to the outward curl 32 of the cup 30 by snap fitting.
[0022]
Further, the lid mounting portion 11A is provided with a fitting portion 11d inclined at substantially the same angle θd as the inclination of the wall surface 23, and for guiding the concave portion 25 when the lid mounting portion 11A is lowered and the lid 20 is fitted. It has a disk shape composed of the guide portion 11e inclined at an angle θe (for example, 60 °).
[0023]
As described above, as an example according to the embodiment of the present invention, the cup and the cup opening of the cup beverage prepared by supplying the raw material and a diluent such as hot water or water into the cup and stirring and mixing with the stirring device are covered. The configuration of the cup-type vending machine to be mounted and sold has been described. Next, a method of mounting the lid 20 on the cooked beverage cup 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.
[0024]
Each beverage selection button 80 displays a beverage to be sold. Then, when the beverage selection button 80 is pressed, the sales control unit 100 supplies, conveys, agitates and mixes and attaches the cup, the raw material, the diluent, and the lid that are set corresponding to the display of the beverage selection button 80. Output a signal. When the sales control unit 100 outputs a signal, the cup supply device 1 supplies the cup 30 having a size to be used for the beverage set in the beverage selection button 80, and the horizontal movement device 8 holds the cup 30. 7 is conveyed to a predetermined position, the powder raw material supply unit 2 or the liquid raw material supply device 3 supplies a predetermined amount of raw material to the cup 30, and the hot water tank 4 or the dilution water supply device 5 supplies a predetermined amount of diluent. Depending on the type of beverage, ice is supplied from the ice making machine 6, and the stirring device 9 stirs and mixes the raw material and the diluent.
[0025]
At the same time, the lid cutout portion 10B of the lid supply device 10 cuts out one lid 20 that is stacked and accommodated in the lid housing portion 10A, and the lid transport portion 10C places the lid 20 cut out by the lid cutout portion 10B. The lid mounting portion 10D placed on the portion 10D and carrying the lid 20 is transported directly below the lid mounting portion 11A of the lid mounting device 11.
[0026]
When the lid 20 is conveyed directly below the lid mounting portion 11A, the lid mounting device 11 lowers the lid mounting portion 11A (first lowering operation) and slides the guide portion 11e from the upper end 23a of the wall surface 23 ( 4 (A)), the lid mounting portion 11A is inserted and fitted into the recess 25 (FIG. 4 (B)). Since the diameter of the lower end 11f of the guide portion 11e is smaller than the diameter of the upper end 23a of the wall surface 23, the insertion position when the lid mounting portion 11A is lowered and inserted into the recess 25 to be fitted is corrected to cover the lid. 20 can be prevented from being damaged. Then, the lid mounting portion 11 </ b> A that holds the lid 20 fitted and held is raised (first raising operation) to be detached from the lid placing portion 10 </ b> D, and waits with the lid 20 held.
[0027]
Next, when the beverage-containing cup 30 held by the cup holding device 7 and stirred and mixed by the stirring device 9 is conveyed directly below the lid mounting portion 11A, the lid 20 held by the lid mounting portion 11A is lowered. (Second lowering operation), the guide portion 27 is slid along the outward curl 32, the insertion portion 26 is inserted, and the lid 20 is attached to the cup 30.
[0028]
When the lid mounting portion 11A is lowered and the lid 20 is pushed down in this way, the top surface portion 21 is deformed into a mortar shape around the concave portion 25 by the pushing-down force, and the side wall portion 22 is deformed as shown in FIG. Since the insertion part 26 and the guide part 27 provided in the lower part expand outward, the outward curl 32 is easily slid into the insertion part 26, and the lid 20 can be easily fitted into the outward curl 32 of the cup 30. it can.
[0029]
After the lid 20 is attached to the cup 30, the lid attachment portion 11 </ b> A can be separated from the lid 20 by raising the lid attachment portion 11 </ b> A (second ascending operation). When the lid mounting portion 11A is raised, the fitting portion 11d expands while pushing up the wall surface 23 as shown in FIG. 5 (b), and the top surface portion 21 is deformed into a mountain shape with the concave portion 25 as the center. 11A can be separated from the recess 25. Further, when the top surface portion 21 is deformed into a mountain shape with the concave portion 25 as the center, the fitting portion 26 and the guide portion 27 provided at the lower portion of the side wall portion 22 are deformed inward and narrowed, and the outward curling 32 is tightened. It is possible to prevent the fitting portion 26 from coming off the outward curl 32 when the 11A is separated from the lid 20. In this way, the lid 20 is formed of a flexible material, and the concave portion 25 formed integrally with the center of the top surface portion 21 is formed into a truncated cone shape, so that the lid mounting portion 11A is fitted into the concave portion 25. The lid 20 can be held by being attached, and the lid 20 that is held is not inadvertently detached from the lid mounting portion 11 </ b> A, so that the lid 20 is mounted on the cup 30, and the lid 20 that is mounted on the cup 30. Since the top surface portion 21 is deformed when the lid mounting portion 11A is removed from the housing, it can be easily performed without applying an excessive force.
[0030]
In this way, the beverage-containing cup 30 with the lid 20 attached is conveyed to the sales outlet and sold.
[0031]
As described above, the cup lid is a flexible cup attached to the opening of the cup, and includes the top surface portion 21, the side wall portion 22 integrally formed around the top surface portion 21, and the top surface portion 21. The lid mounting portion 11A is integrally formed in the center and moves up and down on the opening 31 of the cup 30 and the recessed portion 25 to be fitted. The lid mounting portion 11A descends to the opening 31 of the cup 30 and presses the recessed portion 25. Then, when the side wall portion 22 is fitted into the opening 31 of the cup 30 using flexibility and the lid mounting portion 11A is raised thereafter, the recess 25 is removed from the lid mounting portion 11A using flexibility. By being spaced apart, it is possible to provide a cup lid that can be reliably attached to the opening of the cup with such a simple structure.
[0032]
By projecting the concave portion 25 on the top surface portion 21, the lid mounting portion 11 </ b> A can be moved up and down and fitted into the concave portion 25 to hold the lid 20. Further, in order to remove the lid mounting portion 11A from the lid 20, the lid mounting portion 11A can be raised and the wall surface 23 can be expanded and separated.
[0033]
The side wall portion 22 includes a guide portion 27 that guides the outward curl 32 of the opening 31 of the cup 30, so that the outward curl 32 is slid along the guide portion 27 when the lid 20 is attached to the cup 30. Therefore, the insertion portion 26 is inserted from the outward curl 32 without being detached.
[0034]
An opening portion of the cup 30 includes a cup lid having flexibility, which includes a top surface portion 21, a side wall portion 22 integrally formed around the top surface portion 21, and a recess 25 integrally formed at the center of the top surface portion 21. In the lid mounting device to be mounted on 31, by lowering to the opening 31 of the cup 30 and pressing the recess 25, the side wall 22 is fitted into the opening 31 of the cup 30 using flexibility, and then By providing the lid mounting portion 11A that rises and separates from the recess 25 using flexibility, and the elevating mechanism 11B that appropriately lifts and lowers the lid mounting portion 11A on the opening 31 of the cup 30, it is simple. It is possible to provide a lid mounting device that can securely mount the lid to the opening of the cup with a simple structure.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when a light, thin, and fragile cup lid taken out from the lid accommodating portion is attached to the opening of the cup containing beverage, the attachment position of the lid is displaced and the lid is broken. It is possible to provide a lid for a cup that can be securely attached to the opening of the cup with a simple structure and a lid mounting device for mounting the cup without causing problems such as defeating the cup containing the cup. become.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a cup type vending machine as an example according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of a cup type vending machine as an example according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a lid to be attached to a cup as an example according to an embodiment of the present invention and a fitting portion thereof.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the fitting of a lid as an example according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining insertion and separation of a lid as an example according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cup supply apparatus 2 Powder raw material supply apparatus 3 Liquid raw material supply apparatus 4 Hot water tank 5 Dilution water supply apparatus 6 Ice making machine 7 Cup holding apparatus 8 Horizontal movement apparatus 9 Stirring apparatus 10 Lid supply apparatus 10A Lid accommodating part 10B Lid cutout part 10C Lid Conveying unit 10D Lid mounting unit 11 Lid mounting unit 11A Lid mounting unit 11B Lifting mechanism 11d Fitting unit 11e Guide unit 11f Lower end 20 Lid 21 Top surface unit 22 Side wall unit 23 Wall surface 23a Upper end 24 Bottom unit 25 Recessed portion 26 Insertion unit 27 Guide unit 30 Cup 31 Upper end opening 32 Outward curl 33 Body 34 Bottom 80 Beverage selection button 100 Sales control unit

Claims (4)

A flexible cup lid to be attached to the opening of the cup,
A top surface portion, a side wall portion integrally formed around the top surface portion, and a fitting portion that is integrally formed at the center of the top surface portion and is fitted to a lid mounting mechanism that moves up and down on the opening of the cup. Consisting of
When the lid mounting mechanism descends to the opening of the cup and presses the fitting portion, the side wall portion is fitted into the opening of the cup using the flexibility, and then the lid mounting mechanism The lid for cups is characterized in that when the lid is raised, the fitting portion is separated from the lid mounting mechanism using the flexibility. The cup lid according to claim 1, wherein the fitting portion projects from the top surface portion. The lid for a cup according to claim 1, wherein the side wall portion has a guide portion that guides the end of the opening of the cup. A flexible cup lid comprising a top surface portion, a side wall portion integrally formed around the top surface portion, and a fitting portion integrally formed at the center of the top surface portion is attached to the opening of the cup. In the lid mounting device
By lowering to the opening of the cup and pressing the fitting portion, the side wall portion is fitted into the opening of the cup using the flexibility, and then raised to the flexibility. A lid mounting mechanism that separates from the fitting portion using
An elevating mechanism for appropriately elevating the lid mounting mechanism on the opening of the cup;
A lid mounting device comprising:

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