Abstract: A beverage supply apparatus includes: a grinder configured to grind an ingredient; a hot-water supply unit configured to supply hot water; an extractor, to which the ingredient ground by the grinder, the hot water supplied by the hot-water supply unit, and pressurized air to stir the ingredient and the hot water are supplied; and a control unit configured to perform control to supply the pressurized air to the extractor to stir the ingredient and the hot water and, after the stirring, further supply pressurized air for extraction to the extractor to extract and supply beverage to a container. Further, the control unit controls the hot-water supply unit to add the hot water to the extractor during extraction of the beverage when a supply amount of the beverage to the container is equal to or larger than a volume of the extractor.

Abstract: A beverage server configured to make a beverage and dispense the beverage into a container placed therein. The beverage server includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information of the container placed in the beverage server, and a container identification unit configured to identify a type of the container based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit.

Abstract: A milk beverage feeding device includes an undiluted-solution storage storing a milk-beverage undiluted solution; an undiluted-solution feeder feeding the milk-beverage undiluted solution; a vapor feeder feeding a pressurized vapor in a pressurized state; an air feeder feeding compressed air in a compressed state; and a mixer mixing the milk-beverage undiluted solution fed from the undiluted-solution storage through the undiluted-solution feeder, the pressurized vapor fed from the vapor feeder, and the compressed air fed from the air feeder to form a mixture and feed the mixture as a milk beverage to a beverage container.

Abstract: A beverage supply device applied to a beverage dispenser providing a beverage to a beverage container and has a beverage supply route for supplying a milk beverage to the beverage container, includes a washing unit to, in response to a washing instruction, mix an undiluted wash fluid with a wash hot water to generate a wash fluid, the undiluted wash fluid being supplied from an undiluted wash fluid accommodating unit configured to accommodate the undiluted wash fluid, the hot water being supplied from a hot water storage unit configured to stores the hot water which is for generating pressurized steam for forming the milk beverage, supply the wash fluid to the beverage supply route communicating with the washing unit, and supply the hot water supplied from the hot-water storage unit to the beverage supply route as a rinse hot water.

Abstract: A milk beverage feeding device includes an undiluted-solution storage storing a milk-beverage undiluted solution; an undiluted-solution feeder feeding the milk-beverage undiluted solution; a vapor feeder feeding a pressurized vapor in a pressurized state; an air feeder feeding compressed air in a compressed state; and a mixer mixing the milk-beverage undiluted solution fed from the undiluted-solution storage through the undiluted-solution feeder, the pressurized vapor fed from the vapor feeder, and the compressed air fed from the air feeder to form a mixture and feed the mixture as a milk beverage to a beverage container.

Abstract: A beverage supply device applied to a beverage dispenser providing a beverage to a beverage container and has a beverage supply route for supplying a milk beverage to the beverage container, includes a washing unit to, in response to a washing instruction, mix an undiluted wash fluid with a wash hot water to generate a wash fluid, the undiluted wash fluid being supplied from an undiluted wash fluid accommodating unit configured to accommodate the undiluted wash fluid, the hot water being supplied from a hot water storage unit configured to stores the hot water which is for generating pressurized steam for forming the milk beverage, supply the wash fluid to the beverage supply route communicating with the washing unit, and supply the hot water supplied from the hot-water storage unit to the beverage supply route as a rinse hot water.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cup-supplying apparatus for supplying tapered cylindrical cups stored in a stack, which comprises cup dispensers each supplying lowest cup from cups stored in a stack; a unit generating a force for cup-supplying; force-transmitting members each transmitting the cup-supplying force to a corresponding cup dispenser; and means for selecting one of the force-transmitting members to be supplied with the cup-supplying force; whereby the cup-supplying force generated by the force-generating unit is transmitted to the selected force-transmitting member so that the lowest cup is supplied for use by the corresponding cup dispenser, wherein the cup dispenser may be provided with a lever, the force-generating unit may comprise a motor and a cam, the force-transmitting member may be a slider provided between the lever and the cam, and the selecting means may be a mechanism for moving the cam up and down to a position where the slider can transmit the cup-supplying force from the cam to the lever of the corr

Abstract: A diffuser is provided on a beverage supply tube having a beverage supply valve. Air bubbles formed in the beverage in the final stage of filtration for extraction are removed from the beverage, and only the gas is passed through the beverage supply tube, whereby the tube is air-blown. Thereafter, the beverage remaining in the diffuser is drained through a drain tube. A pair of electrodes are provided on the beverage supply tube which leads the extracted beverage to the serving cup portion, in order to detect the presence and absence of the beverage based on the conduction caused by the beverage between the electrodes. An air pipe for supplying air to the extraction chamber from an air pump is provided with a branch, and a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure within the extraction chamber during the filtration is attached to the branch.

Abstract: A diffuser is provided on a beverage supply tube having a beverage supply valve. Air bubbles formed in the beverage in the final stage of filtration for extraction are removed from the beverage, and only the gas is passed through the beverage supply tube, whereby the tube is air-blown. Thereafter, the beverage remaining in the diffuser is drained through a drain tube. A pair of electrodes are provided on the beverage supply tube which leads the extracted beverage to the serving cup portion, in order to detect the presence and absence of the beverage based on the conduction caused by the beverage between the electrodes. An air pipe for supplying air to the extraction chamber from an air pump is provided with a branch, and a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure within the extraction chamber during the filtration is attached to the branch.

Abstract: A diffuser is provided on a beverage supply tube having a beverage supply valve. Air bubbles formed in the beverage in the final stage of filtration for extraction are removed from the beverage, and only the gas is passed through the beverage supply tube, whereby the tube is air-blown. Thereafter, the beverage remaining in the diffuser is drained through a drain tube. A pair of electrodes are provided on the beverage supply tube which leads the extracted beverage to the serving cup portion, in order to detect the presence and absence of the beverage based on the conduction caused by the beverage between the electrodes. An air pipe for supplying air to the extraction chamber from an air pump is provided with a branch, and a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure within the extraction chamber during the filtration is attached to the branch.