JP2003026296A - Quantitative filling and/or pulling-out apparatus for barrel, filling nozzle, pulling-out nozzle and pulling-out system for remaining liquor in line - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a quantitative filling apparatus for a barrel by which filling work of a liquor into the barrel is simplified and accurate quantitative filling which is not dominated by changing in environment such as temperature is possible. SOLUTION: The quantitative filling apparatus for the barrel is provided in a filling line for filling the liquor into the barrel and is provided with a mass flowmeter 11 for measuring mass flow rate of the liquor flowing in the filling line, a control valve 13 provided in the filling line and for controlling flow rate of the liquor flowing in the filling line by using air pressure as a driving source and a control device 12 for operating the control valve 13 based on a signal output from the mass flowmeter 11. The mass flowmeter 11 measures with good accuracy the mass flow rate of the liquor regardless of influences of temperature and viscosity. In addition, as the control valve 13 uses the air pressure as the driving source, delay from receiving the signal to actuation of the valve is small and time of the delay is constant. Therefore, it is possible to accurately fill a definite quantity of the liquor into the barrel.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a barrel fixed amount filling and / or extracting device capable of filling a certain amount of liquor such as shochu, whiskey and brandy into a barrel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Sake such as shochu, whiskey and brandy have a rich taste and a beautiful color when aged. For this reason, although these liquors vary depending on the brand,
Can be laid in a barrel for about 10 years. The barrel is pre-burnt blackened and the charred ingredients add flavor and amber to the sake. The barrel life is about 12 to 15 years when this effect is maintained. The barrel is filled with fresh sake made from the factory, and after aged for 3 to 10 years, aged sake is extracted from the barrel.

Alcoholic beverages are subject to national taxes, and business owners are required to report the amount of brewed liquor to the tax office. Therefore, the amount of sake to be filled in the barrel is accurately measured.

[0004] The conventional work of filling a barrel with sake is performed as follows. A filling line is drawn from the fresh liquor tank to fill the barrel with liquor. A pump and a flow meter are provided in the middle of the filling line, and a filling nozzle to be inserted into the barrel is provided at the tip of the sake line. The operator actuates the pump, stops the pump manually while the amount filled in the barrel is a predetermined amount while observing the flow meter, and then measures the height from the bottom of the barrel with a measuring scale. I was refilling the barrel with.

[0005]

In the conventional flowmeter, a positive displacement flowmeter having a structure in which a rotor incorporated therein is rotated by a pressure difference between an inlet side and an outlet side has been used. In this volumetric flow meter, when the temperature is high and the viscosity of sake is low, the amount of sake that flows is greater than the measured value,
When the temperature is low and the viscosity of liquor is high, the amount of liquor flowing becomes smaller than the measured value. This allows
High measurement accuracy was not obtained.

For this reason, the worker closes the cock when the scale of the flow meter is close to the predetermined amount, and then adjusts the cock while measuring the liquid level of the barrel with a metal scale, and refills with sake.
It was raining and dewing, and adding sake in a lot. Then, the sake was filled in a barrel so that a predetermined amount of the sake was perfect. Since the size of the barrel has been verified in advance, it is possible to accurately fill the barrel with a predetermined amount by measuring the liquid level of the barrel.

However, such filling work is labor-intensive and time-consuming.

[0008] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a barrel fixed quantity filling and / or extracting device which simplifies the filling work of sake into a barrel and enables an accurate fixed quantity filling which is not affected by environmental changes such as temperature. And

Another object of the present invention is to provide a filling nozzle and a withdrawing nozzle which can simplify the work of filling a barrel with sake.

Still another object of the present invention is to easily remove the residual liquor in the line in order to prevent the generation of bacteria in the line at the end of the filling work or the withdrawal work of one day. The purpose is to provide an in-line residual liquor extraction system.

[0011]

The present invention will be described below. In addition, in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are added in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated forms.

In order to solve the above problems, the present inventor has
The flow rate is measured with a mass flow meter that directly measures the mass flow rate of sake that is not affected by temperature changes, and the valve can be closed instantly based on the signal from this mass flow meter. Opened and closed. That is, claim 1
The invention of (1) is provided in a filling line for filling a barrel with liquor, and a mass flow meter (11) for measuring the mass flow rate of liquor flowing in the filling line; and the filling line, which uses air pressure as a driving source. A control valve (13) for adjusting the flow rate of liquor flowing through the filling line and a control device (12) for operating the control valve (13) based on a signal output from the mass flow meter (11). The above-described problems are solved by the barrel quantitative filling and / or extracting device provided.

According to the present invention, the mass flow meter accurately measures the mass flow rate regardless of the influence of temperature and viscosity.
Therefore, the flow rate can be measured with high accuracy regardless of the temperature change. Here, the mass flowmeter can also output a volumetric flow rate by combining a density meter.

Further, since the control valve uses air pressure as a driving source, there is little time delay from the reception of the signal to the closing of the valve, and the delay time is constant. For this reason,
A certain amount of sake can be accurately filled in the barrel.

When an electric control valve is used as the control valve, for example, the delay from the reception of the signal to the closing of the valve varies due to the alternating wave, and it is impossible to stop it with a fixed amount. There's a problem. This is because when the current is large, the exciting force is strong, but when the current is small, the exciting force is small, so the force that operates the valve when the signal is received depends on the magnitude of the current when the signal is received. It is believed that this is due to the fact that sometimes it is different.

On the other hand, when air pressure is used as the drive source, the force for operating the valve when receiving a signal can be kept constant and can be made strong, so that there is a delay from the signal being received until the valve is closed. It is unlikely that fluctuations will occur.

Further, the invention of claim 2 is the barrel constant quantity filling device according to claim 1, wherein the control valve (13) is configured to be capable of multi-position operation in addition to opening / closing two-position operation. It is characterized by being

A pump having a large capacity is selected in order to shorten the time for filling sake. For example, when trying to fill sake in 3 minutes, a pump having a large capacity of about 150 L / Min is selected. If this flow is closed or opened all at once with a valve, a shock will be generated by the nozzle. Since the filling nozzle provided at the tip of the filling line is not sufficiently fixed to the barrel, it is necessary to reduce the impact.

According to the present invention, when the control valve is opened, the opening can be adjusted in a plurality of steps, and when the control valve is closed, the opening can be adjusted in a plurality of steps. Impact when opening and closing can be mitigated. As a result, damage to the barrel and the filling nozzle can be eliminated, or the burden of manually filling the barrel by the worker can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the barrel quantitative filling and / or extracting device according to the first or second aspect, a filling nozzle (1) inserted into a barrel hole is provided at an end of the filling line.
0) is provided, and the filling nozzle (10) has a slip-out preventing portion (25) in which a screw is partially formed in the circumferential direction of the outer circumference.
Is provided.

According to the present invention, when the drop-out preventing portion of the filling nozzle is hooked in the hole of the barrel and rotated about a half turn, the engagement of the drop-out preventing portion whose diameter increases toward the root and the barrel is ensured. Therefore, it is possible to perform the filling without removing the hand from the filling nozzle. Further, since the screw is provided partially in the circumferential direction and not provided in the whole, even if the engagement of the slip-out preventing portion and the barrel is ensured, a passageway for air from the barrel can be secured.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the barrel quantitative filling and / or extracting apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, a filling nozzle (10) to be inserted into the barrel is provided at an end of the filling line. The filling nozzle (10) is provided with a valve (24) that opens and closes by operating a lever (23) and that changes from an open state to a closed state when it comes into contact with the liquid surface of the liquor filled in the barrel. It is characterized by

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a filling nozzle having good operability similar to a gasoline filling nozzle used in a gas station or the like. Further, it is possible to easily perform fine adjustment manually, and it is possible to prevent the liquor from overflowing from the barrel even if the control valve or the like is broken. Since it is a food nozzle, its material, packing, etc. are different from those of the gasoline filling nozzle.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the barrel quantitative filling and / or withdrawing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the barrel quantitative filling and / or withdrawing apparatus further removes sake from the barrel. It is equipped with a cylindrical withdrawing nozzle (32) that is provided at the end of the barrel and is inserted into the barrel hole. The tip of the withdrawing nozzle (32) will not drink alcohol even if the tip comes into contact with the inner surface of the barrel. The slit (3
6) is formed.

According to the present invention, the alcohol can be sucked in even if the tip of the extraction nozzle comes into contact with the inner surface of the barrel.
You can drain sake from the barrel until the end.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the barrel quantitative filling and / or extracting apparatus according to the third or fourth aspect, a balancer (41) for lifting the filling nozzle is provided, and the filling nozzle (10) has its own weight. It is characterized by being lightened and inserted into the hole of the barrel.

According to the present invention, the burden on the worker when the filling nozzle is taken in and out of the barrel is reduced.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the barrel quantitative filling and / or extracting device according to the fifth aspect, a balancer (41) for lifting the extraction nozzle (32) is provided, and the extraction nozzle (32) is provided with the balancer (41). It is characterized by being lightened by its own weight and inserted into the barrel hole.

According to the present invention, the burden on the operator when the extraction nozzle is taken in and out of the barrel is reduced.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the barrel quantitative filling and / or extracting device according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the liquor filling status in the filling line is downstream of the mass flow meter (11). It is characterized in that a window (55) for confirming is provided.

After the work of the day is completed, the filling line is drained. The next day, there is no liquor in the filling line, so even if the control valve is opened, the air will make the mass flow meter unstable and it will not be possible to measure the exact flow rate. Therefore, it is necessary to use the mass flow meter after filling the filling line with sake. According to the present invention, since the filling status of liquor in the filling line can be confirmed from the window, malfunction of the mass flowmeter can be prevented.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a filling nozzle (10) which is provided at an end of a filling line for filling sake into a barrel and is inserted into a hole of the barrel. The filling nozzle (10) is characterized in that it is provided with a slip-off prevention portion (25) in which a screw is partially formed in the circumferential direction of the outer periphery, and the above-mentioned problems are solved.

According to the present invention, when the drop-out preventing portion of the filling nozzle is hooked in the hole of the barrel and rotated about half a turn, the engagement of the drop-out preventing portion whose diameter increases toward the root and the barrel is ensured. Therefore, it is possible to perform the filling without removing the hand from the filling nozzle. Further, since the screw is provided partially in the circumferential direction and not provided on the whole, even if the engagement of the escape prevention portion and the barrel is ensured, a passage passage for air from the barrel can be secured.

A tenth aspect of the present invention is a withdrawal nozzle (32) which is provided at an end of a withdrawal line for withdrawing sake from a barrel and is inserted into a hole of the barrel. The above-mentioned problems are solved by the extraction nozzle (32), which is characterized in that the slit (36) is formed so that the sake can be sucked even when the tip portion comes into contact with the inner surface of the barrel.

According to the present invention, the sake can be sucked in even if the tip of the extraction nozzle comes into contact with the inner surface of the barrel.
You can drain sake from the barrel until the end.

According to the invention of claim 11, one end is connected to a sake tank (3) and the other end is connected to a filling nozzle which can be inserted into a barrel hole, and a filling line for filling the barrel with sake.
A pump (9) provided in the middle of the filling line, a return line branched from the filling line on the downstream side of the pump (9) and connected to the sake tank (3), and the pump (9). An air blow line branched from the filling line on the upstream side and blown with air, and the residual liquor in the filling line is put into the sake tank (3) via the return line by air pressure. The above-mentioned problem was solved by the in-line residual liquor extraction system.

Although liquor contains alcohol, it is sterilized, but there is a possibility that bacteria may propagate. For this reason, it is desirable to drain the residual liquor in the filling line after the work of the day is completed. According to the present invention, by blowing air from the air blow line, the residual liquor in the filling line can be collected in the fresh liquor tank.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the in-line residual liquor extraction system according to the eleventh aspect, the liquor accumulated in the filling line and the return line is placed at the lowest portion of the filling line and the return line. A collection port (53) for collecting is provided, and the filling line or the return line is a collection pot capable of returning the liquor collected from the collection port (53) to the filling line or the return line. (54) is provided.

Even if the sake is purged with air, the sake remains in the filling line and the return line once the air is exhausted.
According to the present invention, the remaining liquor is collected from the lowest collecting port, the collected liquor is put into the collecting pot, and the air is purged again to return from the collecting pot to the filling line or the return line. , You can return the remaining liquor to the new liquor tank.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, one end is connected to the aged sake tank (5) and the other end is connected to a withdrawing nozzle (32) which can be inserted into the hole of the barrel, for removing the aged sake from the barrel. An extraction line, a pump (31) provided on the way of the extraction line, and an air blow line branched from the extraction line on the upstream side of the pump (31) and blown with air are provided. The above-mentioned problem was solved by the in-line residual liquor extraction system, which is characterized in that the residual liquor inside is stored in the aged liquor tank (5).

According to the present invention, by blowing air from the air blow line, the residual liquor in the extraction line can be collected in the aged liquor tank.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the in-line residual liquor extracting system according to the thirteenth aspect, a collecting port (61) for collecting liquor accumulated in the extracting line is provided at a lowest portion of the extracting line. ) Is provided, and the collecting line (6) capable of returning the liquor collected from the collecting port (61) to the sampling line is provided in the sampling line.
2) is provided.

According to the present invention, the residual liquor remaining after the first air purge for the above reason can be collected in the aged liquor tank.

[0044]

1 to 3 show a barrel quantitative filling and extracting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1
2 is a circuit diagram of the device, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the device, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the device. This barrel constant filling and extracting device is used in breweries such as shochu, whiskey, and brandy.

The barrel constant quantity filling device and the extracting device are composed of the barrel constant quantity filling device and the extracting device. The barrel quantitative filling device draws fresh sake from the fresh sake tank 3 and fills the empty barrel 4. The sampling device extracts the aged sake from the barrel,
Store in aged sake tank 5.

Aged barrels are three-dimensionally stored in the factory. The barrels stored three-dimensionally are transferred to the workbench 7 by a transfer device using a three-dimensional automatic warehouse system. On this work table 7, the barrel 4 is filled with fresh sake, and the aged sake is extracted from the barrel 4. There are 3 stations A on the workbench,
B and C are provided, and filling and withdrawing operations are performed at the stations A, B and C, respectively.

First, the barrel quantitative filling device will be described.
A filling line for filling the barrel with fresh sake is drawn from the fresh sake tank 3. This filling line passes through the filling pump 9 and then is branched into three and extends to the stations A, B, and C, respectively. At the tip of the filling line is connected a filling nozzle 10 which is inserted into a barrel hole that has been unplugged.

In the middle of the filling line, a filling pump 9 for raising the pressure of the liquor in the fresh liquor tank and sending it to the barrel is provided.

A mass flow meter 11 for measuring the mass flow rate of liquor flowing through the filling line is provided downstream of the filling pump 9. The mass flow rate or the volume flow rate measured by the mass flow meter 11 is converted into a pulse signal and output to the control device 12. Although the specific gravity of liquor changes depending on the temperature change, by measuring the mass flow rate, the flow rate can be measured accurately regardless of the influence of temperature.

Downstream of the mass flow meter 11, a control valve 13 for adjusting the flow rate of liquor flowing through the filling line by using air pressure as a driving source is provided. This control valve is configured to be capable of performing multi-position operation (3 or more position operations) as well as opening / closing 2-position operation. In this embodiment, the opening degree can be adjusted to a predetermined position between opening and closing in addition to the opening and closing two positions.

The control valve 13 is operated by the control device 12. The control device 12 operates the control valve 13 based on the signal output from the mass flow meter 11. FIG. 4 shows a time chart of the operation of the control valve 13. When opening the control valve 13, the control device 12 does not open the valve all at once, but for example, suppresses the opening degree for the first few seconds and then opens it fully. For this reason, the flow rate for the first few seconds is lowered to a low flow rate, and then becomes a full flow rate. Further, when the control device 12 closes the control valve 13, it does not fully close it at a time.
For example, the opening is narrowed for about the last few seconds, and then fully closed. This alleviates the impact of opening and closing.

When a signal is output from the control device 12 to the control valve 13 so that the control valve 13 is fully closed when the output from the mass flow meter 11 reaches a predetermined amount, the operation of the control valve 13 is performed. Since there is a problem of delay, it is filled more than a predetermined amount. Therefore, the setting by the control valve command setter is set slightly before the predetermined amount. As a result, when the predetermined amount is reached, it can be stopped exactly.

At the tip of the filling line, a filling nozzle 10 to be inserted into the barrel hole is provided. FIG. 5 shows the filling nozzle 1.
Indicates 0. The filling nozzle 10 is of a gun type used at a gas station, and the material and packing are changed for food. The filling nozzle 10 is
A body portion 21 in which a flow path is formed, a handle 22 attached to the body portion 21, a lever 23 that can be operated while holding the handle 22 and a valve 24 that is opened and closed by operating the lever 23 are provided. The lever 23 is locked in the pulled position (the state in which the valve 24 is open). When the tip of the filling nozzle 10 comes into contact with the liquid surface, a differential pressure signal using air pressure is transmitted to the differential pressure pipe 27, and the valve 24
Is configured to close.

A drop-out preventing portion 25 is provided at a portion of the filling nozzle 10 to be inserted into the barrel hole. This slip-out prevention section 2
At least a part of 5 is formed in a wedge shape whose diameter expands from the tip to the base. On the outer circumference of the wedge-shaped portion, a tapered screw 26 is formed partially (for example, half the circumference) in the circumferential direction. On the other hand, the barrel of the unplugged barrel is also tapered. When the slip-out prevention portion 25 is inserted into the barrel hole and rotated, the screw 26 is hooked on the wooden barrel, so that the filling nozzle 10 and the barrel are securely engaged with each other.

The worker inserts the filling nozzle 10 into the hole of the barrel and engages the slip-out preventing portion 25 of the filling nozzle 10 with the barrel. Then, the lever 23 of the filling nozzle 10 is pulled to open the filling nozzle 10. Next, the worker releases the filling nozzle 10 and operates the control device 12 to start the filling work of the sake into the barrel. The control device 12 operates the control valve 13 based on the signal from the mass flow meter 11 so that a predetermined amount of sake is filled in the barrel. When the filling is completed, the worker removes the filling nozzle 10 from the barrel and waits until the next barrel is loaded into the station.

Here, the filling pump 9 and the mass flowmeter 1 are
1, the control valve 13, the filling nozzle 10, the control device 12, and the like are constituent elements of the barrel fixed amount filling device of the present invention.

Next, the extraction device will be described. From the aged liquor tank 5, a sampling line for drawing the aged liquor from the barrel is drawn out. This sampling line is sampling pump 31
After passing through the station, it is branched into three, and each station A, B,
Extends to C. At the tip of the extraction line, an extraction nozzle 32 that is inserted into the hole of the barrel that has been unplugged is connected.

A sampling pump 31 for sending the brewed sake in the barrel to the aged sake tank is provided in the middle of the sampling line. The extraction pump 31 has a capacity capable of extracting a fixed amount of barrel within a predetermined time.

At the tip of the extraction line, an extraction nozzle 32 to be inserted into the hole of the barrel is provided. FIG. 6 shows the extraction nozzle 32. The extraction nozzle 32 includes a rod-shaped nozzle body 33, a handle 34 provided on the upper end side of the nozzle body 33, and a pull-out prevention portion 35 provided near the handle.
With. The withdrawing nozzle 32 is formed in an elongated cylindrical shape, and a slit 36 is opened at its tip end so that alcohol can be sucked in even if the tip end comes into contact with the inner surface of the barrel. Further, like the slip-out prevention portion 25 of the filling nozzle 10, the slip-out prevention portion 35 is formed in at least a part in a wedge shape in which the diameter is expanded from the tip portion to the base portion. On the outer circumference of the wedge-shaped portion, a tapered screw is formed partially (for example, half the circumference) in the circumferential direction. Worker pulls 34
When the grip nozzle is grasped and the extraction nozzle 32 is inserted into the barrel hole and rotated, the screw of the slip-out preventing portion 35 is caught on the wooden barrel, so that the extraction nozzle 32 and the barrel are securely engaged with each other.

The worker inserts the extraction nozzle 32 into the barrel hole and engages the pull-out prevention portion 35 with the barrel. Then, the operator removes the hand from the extraction nozzle 32, operates the control device 12, and operates the extraction pump 31. As a result, the aged sake is extracted from the barrel. When the extraction is completed, the worker removes the extraction nozzle 32 from the barrel and waits until the next barrel is loaded into the station.

Here, the extraction pump 31, the extraction nozzle 32 and the like are components of the extraction device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows a balancer 41 for lifting the filling nozzle 10 or the extracting nozzle 32. Balancer 4
The upper hook 43 attached to the main body 42 of No. 1 is hooked on the frame provided on the workbench 7. Body part 4
A wire rope 44 is provided so that it can be pulled out from 2. The main body 42 is provided with a spring so that the tension increases as the wire rope 44 is pulled out. The balancer 41 enables the filling nozzle 10 or the withdrawing nozzle 32 to move while reducing its own weight.

The in-line residual alcohol withdrawal system will be described. Alcohol contains alcohol, so it is sterilized, but there is a risk that bacteria will grow. Therefore, it is desirable to drain the residual liquor in the filling line and the withdrawal line after the work of the day is completed.

The in-line drainage removal system on the filling side is
One end is connected to the sake bottle 3 and the other end is connected to a filling nozzle 10 that can be inserted into the barrel hole, and a filling line for filling the barrel with sake, and a filling pump 9 provided in the middle of this filling line. A return line branched from the filling line on the downstream side of the filling pump 9 and connected to the sake tank 3 and an air blow line branched from the filling line on the upstream side of the filling pump 9 and blown with air. A valve 51 is provided on the return line immediately after the branch from the filling line, and the valve 5 is provided immediately before the filling nozzle 10.
Two are provided.

When collecting the residual liquor, the closed valve 51 is opened during filling and the opened valve 52 is filled during filling.
Close. Then, without operating the filling pump 9,
Air is blown from the air blow piping. As a result, the residual liquor in the filling line is put into the new liquor tank 3 via the return line by the air pressure. Since the return line is open inside the sake tank 3, air escapes from here.

A collecting port 53 for collecting the liquor accumulated in the filling line is provided at the lowest portion of the filling line. The return line is provided with a collection pot 54 capable of returning the collected liquor to the return line. The recovery pot 54 is connected to the return line via a valve. The liquor recovered from the recovery port 53 is stored in a recovery container. The sake stored in the collection container is filled in the collection pot 54 by the worker.

Even if the sake is air-purged, the sake remains in the filling line once the air is exhausted. The remaining liquor is collected from the lowest collection port 53, the collected liquor is put into the collection pot 54, and the air is purged again to return the remaining liquor to the return line, whereby the remaining liquor is refreshed. It can be returned to the tank 3.

Further, on the downstream side of the mass flow meter 11, a sight glass 55 is provided as a window for confirming the liquor filling status in the filling line. When the work of the day is over, the filling line is drained. The next day, if there is no liquor in the filling line, the mass flow meter 11 becomes unstable even if the control valve 13 is opened, and the accurate flow rate cannot be measured. For this reason,
It is necessary to use the mass flow meter 11 after filling the filling line with liquor. Since the liquor filling status in the filling line can be confirmed from the sight glass 55, malfunction of the mass flow meter 11 can be prevented and accurate weighing can be performed.

Alcohol remains in the vicinity of the filling nozzle 10, but this amount is very small and may remain. In order to eliminate the residual liquor during this period, as shown in FIG. 1, a coupler 56 that can connect the filling nozzle 10 to the return line.
Is connected, and a valve 57 is provided in the return line, and air is blown again. As a result, the sake in the filling line can be completely drained.

The in-line residual liquor removal system on the bleeding side is connected at one end to the aged liquor tank 5 and at the other end to a bleeding nozzle 32 that can be inserted into the barrel hole, for removing the aged liquor from the barrel. An extraction line, an extraction pump 31 provided in the extraction line, and an air blow line branched from the extraction line upstream of the extraction pump 31 and blown with air.

When collecting the residual liquor, the opened valve 58 is closed during filling. Then, air is pumped from the air blow pipe without operating the extraction pump 31. As a result, the residual liquor in the extraction line is put into the aged liquor tank 5 by the air pressure. Since the extraction line is open in the aged sake tank 5, air escapes from here.

In addition, at the lowest part of the sampling line,
Collection port 61 for collecting the liquor collected in the sampling line
Is provided. The extraction line is provided with a recovery pot 62 capable of returning the liquor recovered from the recovery port 61 to the extraction line. The recovery pot 62 is connected to the extraction line via a valve.

Even if air is purged with liquor, liquor remains in the extraction line once the air is removed. The remaining liquor is recovered from the lowest recovery port 61, the recovered liquor is put into the recovery pot 62, and the air is purged again to return from the recovery pot 62 to the extraction line, thereby aging the remaining liquor. It can be returned to the liquor tank 5.

[0074]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The mass flow meter accurately measures the mass flow rate regardless of the effects of temperature and viscosity. Further, since the control valve uses air pressure as a driving source, there is little delay from the reception of the signal to the actuation of the valve, and the delay time is constant. Therefore, a certain amount of sake can be accurately filled in the barrel.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a barrel fixed amount filling and extracting device and an in-line residual liquor extracting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a barrel fixed amount filling and extracting device (workbench).

FIG. 3 is a side view of a barrel constant amount filling and extracting device (workbench).

FIG. 4 is a time chart showing the operating state of the control valve.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a filling nozzle.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the extraction nozzle.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the balancer.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 ... Sake tank 4 ... barrel 5 ... Aged sake tank 9 ... Filling pump (pump) 10 ... Filling nozzle 11 ... Mass flowmeter 12 ... Control device 13 ... Control valve 31 ... Sampling pump (pump) 32 ... sampling nozzle 36 ... Slit 41 ... Balancer 53, 61 ... Collection port 54, 62 ... Recovery pot 55 ・ ・ ・ Sight glass (window)

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Minoru Fujiki             7-3 Benten-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa             Nukekei Plant Construction Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Nobuhiro Fujiwara             7-3 Benten-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa             Nukekei Plant Construction Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3E082 AA01 AA02 BB05 CC01 DD05                       FF05                 4B028 AC10 AC15 AG04 AT08

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A mass flow meter provided on a filling line for filling a barrel with liquor and measuring a mass flow rate of liquor flowing through the filling line; and a mass flow meter provided on the filling line, using air pressure as a driving source, A barrel quantitative filling and / or extracting device comprising a control valve for adjusting the flow rate of liquor flowing through a filling line, and a control device for operating the control valve based on a signal output from the mass flow meter. 2. The control valve, in addition to opening / closing two-position operation,
The barrel fixed-quantity filling and / or extracting device according to claim 1, wherein the barrel constant-quantity filling and / or extracting device is configured to be capable of multi-position operation. 3. An end of the filling line is provided with a filling nozzle to be inserted into a barrel hole, and the filling nozzle is provided with a slip-off prevention part partially threaded in the circumferential direction of the outer circumference. The barrel fixed amount filling and / or extracting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. A filling nozzle to be inserted into a barrel is provided at an end of the filling line, and the filling nozzle is opened and closed by operating a lever, and at the same time as the liquid level of the sake filled in the barrel. The barrel fixed-quantity filling and / or extracting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a valve that changes from an open state to a closed state when brought into contact with each other. 5. The barrel constant quantity filling and / or extracting device further comprises a tubular extracting nozzle which is provided at an end of a extracting line for extracting sake from the barrel and which is inserted into a hole of the barrel. 5. The barrel fixed amount filling and / or filling according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the tip portion is formed with a slit so that alcohol can be sucked in even when the tip portion contacts the inner surface of the barrel. Or a sampling device. 6. The barrel quantitative filling and / or barrel filling according to claim 3, wherein a balancer for lifting the filling nozzle is provided, and the filling nozzle is inserted into the barrel hole with its own weight reduced. Or a sampling device. 7. The barrel fixed amount filling and / or withdrawing according to claim 5, wherein a balancer for lifting the extraction nozzle is provided, and the extraction nozzle is inserted into the barrel hole by reducing its own weight. apparatus. 8. The barrel fixed quantity filling and / or the barrel filling and / or filling according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a window for confirming a liquor filling status in the filling line is provided on a downstream side of the mass flow meter. Extraction device. 9. A filling nozzle which is provided at an end of a filling line for filling a barrel with liquor and is inserted into a hole of the barrel, wherein the filling nozzle is partially screwed in a circumferential direction of an outer circumference. A filling nozzle characterized in that a formed slip-off prevention portion is provided. 10. A sampling nozzle which is provided at an end of a sampling line for sampling sake from a barrel and is inserted into a hole of the barrel, wherein the distal end portion of the sampling nozzle has an inner surface of the barrel. A sampling nozzle characterized in that a slit is formed so that alcohol can be sucked in even if it comes into contact with. 11. A filling line for filling sake into a barrel, one end of which is connected to a sake tank and the other end of which is connected to a filling nozzle which can be inserted into a barrel hole, and a pump provided in the middle of the filling line. And a return line branched from the filling line on the downstream side of the pump and connected to the sake tank, and an air blow line branched from the filling line on the upstream side of the pump into which air is blown, An in-line residual liquor extraction system, wherein residual liquor in the filling line is put into the fresh liquor tank via the return line by air pressure. 12. A collection port for collecting liquor accumulated in the filling line and the return line is provided at the lowest part of the filling line and the return line, and the filling line or the return line is provided. The in-line residual liquor extraction system according to claim 11, further comprising a recovery pot capable of returning the liquor recovered from the recovery port to the filling line or the return line. 13. An extraction line for removing aged liquor from a barrel, one end of which is connected to an aged liquor tank and the other end of which is connected to an extraction nozzle which can be inserted into a barrel hole, and which is provided in the middle of the extraction line. And an air blow line branched from the extraction line on the upstream side of the pump and blown with air, and the residual liquor in the extraction line is put into the aged liquor tank by air pressure. In-line residual alcohol sampling system. 14. The lowest portion of the sampling line is provided with a collection port for collecting the liquor accumulated in the sampling line, and the sampling line is configured to collect the liquor collected from the collection port. The in-line residual liquor extraction system according to claim 13, wherein a recovery pot capable of returning to the line is provided.