RU2202511C2 - Liquid dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: liquid handling facilities. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to mixing, metering and dispensing of liquids. Proposed device has central insert fitted in central hole of funnel. Control of liquid flow in funnel is provided by feedback and control unit. Liquid flow in funnel can be mixed by turbulence. Provision of float, tubes, links and shutters and corresponding lifting, turning and dispensing mechanisms makes it possible to get multicomponent mixes of liquids at outlet, i.e. in intake container. Proposed device can be used for mixing cocktail, both at home and in specialized cafes serving drinks. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 2 dwg _

Description

 The invention relates to the food industry, and in particular to devices for dispensing liquids, and can be used as a bar in commercial and household equipment.

 A device for dispensing liquids (SU, 1440565, class B 67 D 1/06, 11/03/86) containing a can of drink, a removable lid, a seal, a bracket, a sponge and a latch is known.

 The disadvantage of this device is its limited operational capabilities, namely, the distribution of liquid is carried out without mixing and only one container (can) is used, while the spill process is carried out manually.

 A device for dispensing liquids is also known (SU, 1784576, class B 67 D 1/06, 03/19/91), containing a can, a lid, a clamp, levers with jaws, a clutch, an emphasis.

 A disadvantage of the known device, selected as a prototype, is limited operational capabilities, distribution is carried out from one separate container without the possibility of mixing and the bottling process is not mechanized, the process is controlled manually.

 To solve the problem of increasing the operational capabilities of the device, several containers are used that are arranged concentrically with respect to the central container, and the distribution mechanism containing a funnel, insert, valves, body, measuring chamber, tip and feedback can be programmed and automatically mix liquids and has, in addition to addition, a float, control levers, backstage control dampers, base, lid of the tank. In this case, the dosing and mixing process is ensured by the device assembly due to the indicated insert located in the opening of the funnel, and the oncoming air flow from the container during the spill is controlled by valves, tip, springs and ball and passes through the insert.

 The device is illustrated by drawings, where in Fig.1 shows a device, General view; figure 2 is the same, a top view.

 The device contains a funnel 1, insert 2, plug valves 3 and 4, body 5, measuring chamber 6, tip 7, spring 8, ball 9 mounted above the tank 10, float 11 with control elements 12, lifting mechanism 13 of the link 14, respectively cracker base 15-16, pins 17, base 18, lid 19 of the container 10, feedback 20 for controlling the fluid flow in the central insert 2. The arrows indicate the location of the valve seats A, B and C, arrow D indicates the interaction of the lift mechanism 13 s devices in the assembly when the float is in the upper position and the process mixing and dosing ended. BU - control unit with card reader-menu 23. The rotation drive is not shown. The supply of liquids from a set of containers is shown conditionally at the outlet of the tube 21, 22, which are connected through the collector to the device of FIG. 1, and the dispensing mechanism contains a common bracket and holds containers above the device (not shown).

 The device operates as follows. On the basis of the carousel type 18, a container 10 is installed, while the lifting mechanism 13 lowers the funnel 1 into this container (valves B and B are open, valve A is closed, insert 2 and the float are in the lower position), the drawstring opens only the necessary ones according to the recipe , flaps, as by a command from the program (card reader 23), which the control unit and the rotation drive work out, the device is first installed by turning and positioning in the necessary position with respect to the distribution mechanism, i.e. now only necessary additives and liquids will enter the tubes 21 and 22 through the funnel 2, and at the same time they are mixed due to the turbulence of the flow, which is controlled by a controlled action (BC) on the feedback element 20, which ensures the flow of fluid through insert 2 and opening closing valve A. Through valve A, the main fluid is regulated, which according to the program mixes turbulently with the additives entering the funnel. Liquids should be easily miscible, i.e. those that are used, for example, in the preparation of wine cocktails. When the container 10 is full, the float 11, as well as the insert 2, thanks to the plug valves 3 and 4, occupies the upper position (valves B and B are closed, valve A, which doses and controls the distribution of liquid at the end of the filling process of the container 10, is open) , the wings 14 close, after the appropriate dosage, the shutters for the supply of liquid additives, and the stops act on the walls of the funnel, tracking the level of the liquid in the tank 10 with the float 11. The lifting mechanism 13 removes the funnel 1, the lid 19 and other elements included in the device , from odeystviya with the container 10, while in the funnel 1 is, due to the closed valve in the excess fluid, which causes the possibility of assembly of permutations in general, its flow upwards. At the same time, the tank 10 is additionally filled in the process of upward movement of the funnel 1 due to the control of the control unit by the effect on the feedback 20, i.e. as a result, the container 10 will be filled, in addition, the control element is the supply of fluid to the channels E, which acts on the inner surface of the valve plug 4, opening valves B and B, i.e. insert 2 will again be installed in the lower position above the next capacity 10, the control unit selects, according to the program, the position of the wings 14 with respect to the rotation angle with respect to the distribution containers, i.e. fluids for mixing and dosing will flow through the tubes 21, 22, and the lifting mechanism re-installs the assembly in the subsequent tank 10. A new cycle begins.

 Since the fluid flow in the funnel is initially turbulent (until the formation of a stable air exhaust channel, the central channel of insert 2 is formed), normalized mixing of the liquids in the funnel 1 takes place, then the process is controlled by feedback 20, via valve A, i.e. the cycle repeats.

 The device for dispensing liquids, thanks to the existing mechanisms for implementing the principles, can be automated, in addition, it can be used as a household appliance, as an independent unit of equipment for the storage and dispensing of wine cocktails, i.e. as a bar.

Claims (1)

 A device for dispensing a liquid containing a receiving container, a drive, a float, pushers and stops, characterized in that a cover and a funnel are installed above the receiving container for supplying and mixing the main liquid and additives from the set of containers, and a distribution mechanism including funnels a central insert, which has a valve for dispensing and supplying the main fluid and plug valves, and a float is installed in the receiving tank to monitor the liquid level in this tank, associated with control elements tami and backstage to control the valves for the addition of additives to the funnel and with stops that interact with the walls of the funnel.

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