Asahi Breweries, Ltd.

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

Kyokko Electric Co. Ltd.

Kenji Kusunoki

Takashi Wada

Junichi Kitano

Naoyuki Yamashita

Shinsuke Mitsuhata

Takuya Komura

Toru Tanaka

Tomohiro Takahashi

Yasuhiro Kurabe

Hidetoshi Fukunari

Tomohisa Miyatani

Provided is a beer dispensing device not requiring cleaning by using a disposable flexible tube to form a beer passage, and also provided is a device capable of dispensing foam as well as beer, using a single flexible tube. A beverage dispensing deviceusing a combination of tubeshaving an elastically portion that is elastically deformable as a passage of a beveragecomprises a mechanismconfigured to set the bore of the flexible portion to a first state having a first cross-sectional area or a second state having a second cross-sectional area smaller than the first cross-sectional area, selectively, and when the bore of the flexible portion is set to the second state, foam is generated from the beverage flowing through the tube.

Beverage dispensing device, beverage dispensing method, and beverage dispensing system

A liquid sales management device is to be added to a liquid supply system supplying a liquid within a storage container to a dispensing device through a supply pipe with the liquid pressurized in order to cool the liquid in the dispensing device, and dispensing the cooled liquid to a drinking container. The liquid sales management device includes an actual flow rate determining unit that determines an actual measured flow rate of the liquid dispensed into the drinking container from the dispensing device, a cleaning mode detection unit that detects a cleaning mode in the liquid supply system, and a consumption flow rate acquisition unit that determines an actual consumption of the liquid based on the number of cycles of the cleaning mode, a known liquid amount consumed in one cycle of the cleaning mode in the liquid supply system, and the actual measured flow rate.

Liquid sale management device

A liquid quality management device capable of being added to a liquid supply system supplying a liquid in a storage container to a dispensing device in order to cool the liquid and dispensing the liquid into a drinking container includes: a dispensing sensor; and a control device electrically connected to the dispensing sensor and configured to perform control operation of at least one of a refrigeration machine and a stirring device provided in the dispensing device at the same time when dispensing of the liquid is started.

Liquid quality managing device and method

A liquid quality management device capable of being added to a liquid supply system which can supply a liquid within a storage container to a dispensing device in order to cool the liquid, and can dispense the liquid to a drinking container. The liquid quality management device includes an actual flow rate preparation unit including a flow rate sensor for determining an actual measured flow rate of the liquid; a dispensing liquid temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the liquid dispensed into the drinking container; and a determination unit electrically connected to the actual flow rate preparation unit and the dispensing liquid temperature sensor, for determining an integrated flow rate of the liquid when the liquid temperature is equal to or higher than a set temperature, and for determining whether or not coolability of the dispensing device is suitable by comparing the integrated flow rate with a determination value.

Liquid quality control device

There is provided a conversion device () configured to convert a manual liquid supply device () into an automated liquid supply device, the conversion device comprising an automated operation portion () and a mounting plate () made of a resin, the mounting plate including a back surface (), a front surface (), and a liquid discharging portion opening () passed through the front and back surfaces, and the conversion device further comprising spacers () configured to be interspersed between the front surface of the mounting plate and the automated operation portion, and configured to create a gap between the front surface and the automated operation portion.

Conversion device for converting manual liquid supply device into automatic liquid supply device, and attaching plate provided to conversion device

Easily serviced and hygienically maintained liquid supply system. A liquid storage vessel switching device switches between vessels to supply liquid uninterruptedly. Provided in a first connection tube is a liquid cutoff device, including a loop section, for switching the system between allowing/cutting-off supplying of liquid to a dispenser through the first connection tube. Utilizing the liquid cutoff device eliminates, along the first connection tube, intervening conventional valves having structural components that come in direct contact with the supplied liquid, and on which sponges or other cleaning elements might get caught. The inner wall of the first connection tube may thus be cleaned readily with a sponge or the like. Beverages such as beer thus can easily be kept hygienically and served.

Liquid delivery system and liquid-flowpath regulating device

A device for stopping a flow of fluid in a fixed length of tube with an actuator simple in construction is provided. The stopping device is free of direct touch with the fluid inside the tube, expected not to obstruct the flow in the tube as permitted as possible at normal condition, expected to perform both detection and control with a single device, and further invulnerable to kinds of fluids. The device for stopping a flow of fluid includes a tube holder to keep a tube in looped configuration, a movable part pressing the looped configuration of the tube. Pressing of the looped configuration of the tube make a snapped bent to stop the flow of fluid passed through the tube. Putting the movable part back into place results in the tube's returning from the configuration having the bent, allowing the fluid flowing again through the tube.

Device for stopping flow of fluid

A liquid supply system capable of being serviced and hygienically maintained easily. A beer storage barrel switching device () uninterruptedly supplies beer by switching between beer storage barrels (--). A first connection tube (-) is provided with a fluid stopper device (-) including a loop section. The fluid stopper device (-) switches between a suppliable state in which it is possible to supply the beer to a dispenser () through the first connection tube (-) and a non-suppliable state in which it is not possible to supply the beer. Using the fluid stopper device (-) eliminates the need to provide a conventional valve in the middle of the first connection tube (-), the conventional valve having a structural element which comes in direct contact with the beer. Accordingly, the case that a cleaning member, such as a sponge, is caught by the valve does not occur, and this enables the inner wall of the first connection tube (-) to be cleaned using the cleaning member. As a result, a beverage, such as beer, can be easily maintained hygienically and served.

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Kobe, Japan

Kenji Kusunoki