CA2055001A1 - Apparatus for receiving and dispensing liquids - Google Patents
Apparatus for receiving and dispensing liquidsInfo
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- CA2055001A1 CA2055001A1 CA002055001A CA2055001A CA2055001A1 CA 2055001 A1 CA2055001 A1 CA 2055001A1 CA 002055001 A CA002055001 A CA 002055001A CA 2055001 A CA2055001 A CA 2055001A CA 2055001 A1 CA2055001 A1 CA 2055001A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D3/00—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J41/00—Thermally-insulated vessels, e.g. flasks, jugs, jars
- A47J41/0055—Constructional details of the elements forming the thermal insulation
- A47J41/0061—Constructional details of the elements forming the thermal insulation the elements being detachable or the food holding vessel being replaceable
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J41/00—Thermally-insulated vessels, e.g. flasks, jugs, jars
- A47J41/02—Vacuum-jacket vessels, e.g. vacuum bottles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
- B65D77/04—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another
- B65D77/06—Liquids or semi-liquids or other materials or articles enclosed in flexible containers disposed within rigid containers
Abstract
A b s t r a c t :
An insulating container (10) is used for storing and dis-pensing (hot) liquids, especially freshly brewed coffee beverages. Within this insulating container (10), there is arranged a bag-like inner container (11) made of a flexible material which is thus flatly collapsible. The liquid is filled into the inner container (11), so that the latter completely fills out the inner space of the insulating con-tainer (10). A tube piece (22) is attached to the inner container (11) and is passed through a channel (24) in the insulating container (10) to the outside. A filler pipe (26) for filling the inner container (11) or alternatively a tap (28) for dispensing the beverage can be connected to the end of the tube piece (22) which is located on the outside.
An insulating container (10) is used for storing and dis-pensing (hot) liquids, especially freshly brewed coffee beverages. Within this insulating container (10), there is arranged a bag-like inner container (11) made of a flexible material which is thus flatly collapsible. The liquid is filled into the inner container (11), so that the latter completely fills out the inner space of the insulating con-tainer (10). A tube piece (22) is attached to the inner container (11) and is passed through a channel (24) in the insulating container (10) to the outside. A filler pipe (26) for filling the inner container (11) or alternatively a tap (28) for dispensing the beverage can be connected to the end of the tube piece (22) which is located on the outside.
Description
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Apparatus for receiving ~nd dispensing liqu~ds ..... _ . .. _ _ . _ . . _ _ _ D Q s c r ~ p t ~_o n 1 The invention relates to an apparatus for receiving and dispensing hot or cold liquids, espec;ally beverages, with a thermally insulating container (insulating container) which has at least one opening closable by a lid.
Insulating containers for a thermal insulation of be-verages, especially coffee beverages, are already known.
These insulating containers consist of an outer wall made of metal and an inner wall, usually made of glass. An upper 0 ~iller opening is closed by a lid which is also thermally insulating. There may be a dispenser valve in the lower portion for dispensing the liquid.
Such insulating containers are quite suitable for storing : hot beverages over a relatively long period, but it proved that aroma-sensitive beverages, especially coffee be-, 2()~5~1 verages, suffer a loss of aroma after a short period.
CofFee beverayes lack the typical aroma of freshly brewed coffee.
5 The invention is based on the object to improve the storage of aroma-sens;t;ve beverages, especially oF freshly brewed coffee beverages, such that these beverages do not sufFer any noticeable loss of aroma even after a relatively long period.
To attain this object, the apparatus according to the in-vention is characteri~ed in that within the insulating con-tainer there is arranged a bag-l;ke gas-tight inner con-tainer, made of a flexible and flatly collapsible material, 15 which serves for receiving the liquid and has at least one tube line or a tube connection for dispensing the liquid.
Although the insulating container is naturally suitable and meant for d;rectly receiving hot beverages, the findings of 20 the invention show that it is surprisingly expedient for the preservation of the aroma of the hot beverage to store it within the insulating container in an inner container made of a gas~tight and liquid-tight collapsible film. The hot beverage is filled into the inner container located 25 within the insulating container, preferably in such a way that the inner space of the insulating container is com-pletely filled out by the filled inner container. The inner container should also be completely filled without any air being trapped.
The invention is based on the finding that the admission of oxygen to the hot beverage, especially to a coffee be-verage, causes the undesired loss of aroma. By providing the collapsible inner container made of thin gas-tight 35 film, the invention achieves that even while portions of the coffee beverage are dispensed, the coffee left in the container always remains sealed against any admission of air or oxygen, because the inner container reduces the free 2~ 0~
volume by collapsing or press;ng together the container walls in response to the dispensation of hot beverages. Air only enters the insulating container in accordance with the reduction of the liquid level in the insulating container.
5 Consequently, the aroma and the temperature of the hot beverage are preserved over a long period.
When the apparatus as taught by the invention is used, the (empty and deaired, i.e. flatly collapsed) inner container 0 is inserted into the ;nsulating container while the lid is removed. A tube l;ne attached to the inner conta;ner is passed to the outside through an oriFice or channel. Alter-natively, a tube connection attached to the inner container can be directly connected via a coupling -to the inside of a 15 passage located in the lid or in a difFerent portion of the insulating container.
The apparatus is preferably designed such that the in-sulating container or parts thereof do not come into con-20 tact with the beverage. For this purpose, a tube line isattached to the inner container. This tube line is passed to the outside through an orifice or channel in the in-sulating container. The necessary fittings for, on the one hand, filling the inner container and, on the other hand, 25 dispensing the beverage, can be releasably attached to the portion or end of the tube line which is located on the out-side. After the inner container has been emptied, it is removed, together with the tube line, from the insulating container and is replaced by a new inner container.
Exemplary embodiments of the invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings, ;n which:
Fig. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of the apparatus Wi th a vertical section of an insulating con-tainer, :. - . . . . ~ . :
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205~0~1 Fig. 2 shows another exemplary embo~imen-t of the apparakus when it is empty, Fig. 3 shows the apparatus in a filled state after the process of filling has finished, Fig. 4 shows the apparatus of Fig. 2 and F;g. 3 wh;le it is emptied by means of a d;spensation of a liquid, Fig. 5 ;s a vertical section oF a further exelnplary em-bod;ment of the apparatus.
The exemplary embodinlents illustrated ;n the drawings 15 relate to containers for storing and dispensing especially freshly brewed hot coffee beverayes. Each container unit cons;sts of an outer container, specifically an insulating container 10 and an ;nner conta;ner 11 arranged therein.
20 In pr;nciple, the insulating container 10 is designed in a customary manner. ~ith;n an outer wall 12 made of a solid and durable material, especially steel or plasticj there is arranged an insulating insert 13 which is preferably made of glass and has double walls. A bottom of the insulating 25 insert 13 has a curved or spherical cross-section and is resting in a bottom p;ece 14 of the insulating container 13 having a plane lower base. At the top side, the insulating container 10, includ;ng the insulating insert 13, is open and forms a container opening 1~ which extcnds over the 30 whole inner cross-sect;on. A lid 16 is sitt;ng ;n th;s opening. This lid 16 is also designed to be thermally in-sulating and is f;xed by closing means, for example with a thread or other convent;onal sealing closing means.
35 The liqu;d or the (hot) beverage is f;lled into the inner container 11 wh;ch consists of an a;r-t;ght and gas-t;ght - and of course liquid-t;ght - film, especially a lam;nate with a metal layer. The ;nner container 11 is flexible and , .. , . ,. -., ~ , ....
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2 ~ 3 1 flatly collapsible when emp-ty, such that the walls of the inner container 11 contact one another without trapping air (Fig. 2). When filled (Fig. 1, Fig. 3 and Fig. 5), the inner container 11 ; s completely filled by the liquid, i.e.
s without any air being trapped. Ihere is no air present even if the container is only partially filled, as for example illustrated in F i g. ~.
The inner container 11 is provided with at least one tube-like or pipe-like connection for filling ;n and dispensing the liquid. In the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1, a re-latively short tube connection 17 oF the inner container 11 is direc-tly connected with a liquid passage 18 in a wall of the insula-ting container 10, and in the present case in the 5 lid 16 of the insulating container 10. For this purpose, the tube connection 17 is provided with a coupling 19 which is connected to the inner side or the inside port of the liquid passage 18.
20 On the outer side, the liquid passage 18 is provided with a valve 20 which is designed such that, on the one hand, it can be connec~ed to an appropriate counter valve of an apparatus for preparing liquids, especially of a coFfee brewing machine and, on the other hand, the valve 20 is 25 also su;table for dispensing l;quids in portions from the inner container 11. For this purpose, an actuating handle 21 is attached to the valve 20. When l;quids are dispensed, the whole insulating container 10 is turned by 180, so that the valve 20 is directed downwards. Air can enter or 3~ escape from the insulating insert 13 via a channel (not shown in detail) in the region of the liquid passage 18. As a result, the free inner space of the insulating insert 13 which ;s not filled by the inner container 11 is not under pressure or negative pressure.
The exemplary embodiments of Fig. 2 to Fig. 5 are ~ore advantageous.
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In the embodiment oF Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, a suf~;ciently dimensioned tube piece 22 or pipe piece is connected with the inner container 11. The tube piece 22 can be either tigh~ly or releasably attached to the inner container 11.
s Fig. 5 shows details of a coupling for connecting the tube piece 22 with a connecting piece 23 of the inner container 11. Th;s connection is a sealing plug or slide connection capable of bearing mechanical loads.
o In the embod;ment of F;g. 2 to Fig. ~, the tube piece 22 passes through a channel 24 located in a part or a wall of the ;nsulating conta;ner 10. In th;s embod;ment, a rect;~
linear channel 24 is centrally arranged in the lid 16. The dimensions of this channel 24 are defined such that the 15 tube piece 22 can be pushed through the channel 24. At the same time, the insulating effect of the lid 16 must not be impeded.
The length of the tube piece 22 is defined such that a 20 sufficient end piece projects from the lid 16 on the out-side. A valve coupling 25 is attached to the free end of the tube piece 22. Th;s valve coupling 25 is provided with an automatic clos;ng means (not stlown) on the ;ns;de. The closing means, espec;ally a nonreturn valve or flap, en-2s sures a t;ght closure of the ;nner conta;ner 11.
To put the ;nner conta;ner 11 ;nto use, a filler p;pe 26(or tube) ;s connected to the end of the tube p;ece 22 ;n a filling station, for example in a brew;ng mach;ne. At the 30 end wh;ch is to be connected, the f;ller pipe 26 is pro-vided with a shutt;ng means 27 or a valve. A plug coupling on the filler pipe 26 or on the shutting means 27 ensures that when the valve coupling 25 of the tube piece 22 is connected, the closing means (nonreturn valve) is opened 35 and the passage in the tube piece 22 is left free. When the shutting means 27 is opened, the liquid can be led or pumped via the filler pipe 26 into the inner container 11 until this inner container 11 is completely filled and thus completely fllls out the inner space of the ;nsulating ;nsert 13.
After the inner container 1I has been filled, the Filler 5 pipe 26 is pulled off the tube piece 22. The closing means in the region of -the valve coup1in~ 25 again takes eFfect and closes the inner container 11 which can now be trans-ported and put in an appropriate place, specifically with the lid 16 pointing downwards (Fig. 4~. In the shown exemplary embodiment, however, it is provided that the lid 16 also points downwards while it is filled (F;g. 3).
To d;spense portions of the beverage ;n the ;nner conta;ner 11, an emptying means, specifically a tap 28, is connected 15 to the tube piece 22 or the valve coupling 25. In th;s process, the closing means ;n the valve coupling 25 is opened in the previously descr;bed manner, so that a connection is made with the tap 28. ~Ihen the tap 28 ;s operated, the l;qu;d can be discharged from the ;nner 20 container 11.
The inner container 11 iS aga;n flatly collapsed in the liquid-free region ;n response to the discharge of liquid (Fig. 4). As a result, a free space is formed above the 25 inner container 11 in the insulating insert 13. This space is filled with air. For this purpose, an air pipe 29 leads through the l;d 16 to the outs;de. The air pipe 29 extends within the ;nsulating container 10 or ;nsulating ;nsert 13 up to its top region (bottom of the insulat;ng ;nsert 13).
The apparatus of Fig. 2 to Fig. 4 ;s handled such that, w;th the lid 1~ being directed upwards, the l;d 16 is re-moved from the ;nsulat;ng container 10 and the inner con-ta;ner 11 iS placed ins;de the ;nsulat;ng container 10. In 35 th;s process, the tube p;ece 22 of the ;nner container is passed through the channel 24 and ;s fixed. Thereafter, the l;d 15 ;s sealably placed onto the ;nsulating conta;ner 10. Now, the container ;s turned by 180 and is filled with ,. , .. . , .. ,. . . ~ ....
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l;quid From below. AFter being filled, -the conta;ner unit can be used in any place in the above described way for d;spensing beverage portions. When the container has been emptied and the tap 28 has been pulled oFf, F;rst the lid 5 16 is removed and then the empty inner container 11 is dis~
posed. This inner con-tainer 11 is designed fo a single use only but ;t would also be possible to reuse the inner con-tainer 11 after an appropriate cleanirlg.
IO In the exemplary embodiment of Flg. 5, a channel 30 For the passage of the tube piece 22 attached to the inner con-tainer 11 is arranged in the lower region oF the insulating container 10, and in this case in th0 bottom piece 14. The channel 30 extends under curved deflection from the middle 15 of the insulating container or the insulating insert 13 to a side of the container. The flexible tube piece 22 is thereby deflected. A tap 28 is attached to the tube piece 22 on the outs;de in the previously described manner.
20 In this exemplary embod;nlent, an air pipe 31 for airing and deairing the inner space is arranged in the lid 16 in the form of a channel having a thin cross-section. When the insulating container 10 is filled and empt;ed, it is held in the normal position, i.e. with the lid pointing upwards.
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Apparatus for receiving ~nd dispensing liqu~ds ..... _ . .. _ _ . _ . . _ _ _ D Q s c r ~ p t ~_o n 1 The invention relates to an apparatus for receiving and dispensing hot or cold liquids, espec;ally beverages, with a thermally insulating container (insulating container) which has at least one opening closable by a lid.
Insulating containers for a thermal insulation of be-verages, especially coffee beverages, are already known.
These insulating containers consist of an outer wall made of metal and an inner wall, usually made of glass. An upper 0 ~iller opening is closed by a lid which is also thermally insulating. There may be a dispenser valve in the lower portion for dispensing the liquid.
Such insulating containers are quite suitable for storing : hot beverages over a relatively long period, but it proved that aroma-sensitive beverages, especially coffee be-, 2()~5~1 verages, suffer a loss of aroma after a short period.
CofFee beverayes lack the typical aroma of freshly brewed coffee.
5 The invention is based on the object to improve the storage of aroma-sens;t;ve beverages, especially oF freshly brewed coffee beverages, such that these beverages do not sufFer any noticeable loss of aroma even after a relatively long period.
To attain this object, the apparatus according to the in-vention is characteri~ed in that within the insulating con-tainer there is arranged a bag-l;ke gas-tight inner con-tainer, made of a flexible and flatly collapsible material, 15 which serves for receiving the liquid and has at least one tube line or a tube connection for dispensing the liquid.
Although the insulating container is naturally suitable and meant for d;rectly receiving hot beverages, the findings of 20 the invention show that it is surprisingly expedient for the preservation of the aroma of the hot beverage to store it within the insulating container in an inner container made of a gas~tight and liquid-tight collapsible film. The hot beverage is filled into the inner container located 25 within the insulating container, preferably in such a way that the inner space of the insulating container is com-pletely filled out by the filled inner container. The inner container should also be completely filled without any air being trapped.
The invention is based on the finding that the admission of oxygen to the hot beverage, especially to a coffee be-verage, causes the undesired loss of aroma. By providing the collapsible inner container made of thin gas-tight 35 film, the invention achieves that even while portions of the coffee beverage are dispensed, the coffee left in the container always remains sealed against any admission of air or oxygen, because the inner container reduces the free 2~ 0~
volume by collapsing or press;ng together the container walls in response to the dispensation of hot beverages. Air only enters the insulating container in accordance with the reduction of the liquid level in the insulating container.
5 Consequently, the aroma and the temperature of the hot beverage are preserved over a long period.
When the apparatus as taught by the invention is used, the (empty and deaired, i.e. flatly collapsed) inner container 0 is inserted into the ;nsulating container while the lid is removed. A tube l;ne attached to the inner conta;ner is passed to the outside through an oriFice or channel. Alter-natively, a tube connection attached to the inner container can be directly connected via a coupling -to the inside of a 15 passage located in the lid or in a difFerent portion of the insulating container.
The apparatus is preferably designed such that the in-sulating container or parts thereof do not come into con-20 tact with the beverage. For this purpose, a tube line isattached to the inner container. This tube line is passed to the outside through an orifice or channel in the in-sulating container. The necessary fittings for, on the one hand, filling the inner container and, on the other hand, 25 dispensing the beverage, can be releasably attached to the portion or end of the tube line which is located on the out-side. After the inner container has been emptied, it is removed, together with the tube line, from the insulating container and is replaced by a new inner container.
Exemplary embodiments of the invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings, ;n which:
Fig. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of the apparatus Wi th a vertical section of an insulating con-tainer, :. - . . . . ~ . :
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205~0~1 Fig. 2 shows another exemplary embo~imen-t of the apparakus when it is empty, Fig. 3 shows the apparatus in a filled state after the process of filling has finished, Fig. 4 shows the apparatus of Fig. 2 and F;g. 3 wh;le it is emptied by means of a d;spensation of a liquid, Fig. 5 ;s a vertical section oF a further exelnplary em-bod;ment of the apparatus.
The exemplary embodinlents illustrated ;n the drawings 15 relate to containers for storing and dispensing especially freshly brewed hot coffee beverayes. Each container unit cons;sts of an outer container, specifically an insulating container 10 and an ;nner conta;ner 11 arranged therein.
20 In pr;nciple, the insulating container 10 is designed in a customary manner. ~ith;n an outer wall 12 made of a solid and durable material, especially steel or plasticj there is arranged an insulating insert 13 which is preferably made of glass and has double walls. A bottom of the insulating 25 insert 13 has a curved or spherical cross-section and is resting in a bottom p;ece 14 of the insulating container 13 having a plane lower base. At the top side, the insulating container 10, includ;ng the insulating insert 13, is open and forms a container opening 1~ which extcnds over the 30 whole inner cross-sect;on. A lid 16 is sitt;ng ;n th;s opening. This lid 16 is also designed to be thermally in-sulating and is f;xed by closing means, for example with a thread or other convent;onal sealing closing means.
35 The liqu;d or the (hot) beverage is f;lled into the inner container 11 wh;ch consists of an a;r-t;ght and gas-t;ght - and of course liquid-t;ght - film, especially a lam;nate with a metal layer. The ;nner container 11 is flexible and , .. , . ,. -., ~ , ....
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2 ~ 3 1 flatly collapsible when emp-ty, such that the walls of the inner container 11 contact one another without trapping air (Fig. 2). When filled (Fig. 1, Fig. 3 and Fig. 5), the inner container 11 ; s completely filled by the liquid, i.e.
s without any air being trapped. Ihere is no air present even if the container is only partially filled, as for example illustrated in F i g. ~.
The inner container 11 is provided with at least one tube-like or pipe-like connection for filling ;n and dispensing the liquid. In the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 1, a re-latively short tube connection 17 oF the inner container 11 is direc-tly connected with a liquid passage 18 in a wall of the insula-ting container 10, and in the present case in the 5 lid 16 of the insulating container 10. For this purpose, the tube connection 17 is provided with a coupling 19 which is connected to the inner side or the inside port of the liquid passage 18.
20 On the outer side, the liquid passage 18 is provided with a valve 20 which is designed such that, on the one hand, it can be connec~ed to an appropriate counter valve of an apparatus for preparing liquids, especially of a coFfee brewing machine and, on the other hand, the valve 20 is 25 also su;table for dispensing l;quids in portions from the inner container 11. For this purpose, an actuating handle 21 is attached to the valve 20. When l;quids are dispensed, the whole insulating container 10 is turned by 180, so that the valve 20 is directed downwards. Air can enter or 3~ escape from the insulating insert 13 via a channel (not shown in detail) in the region of the liquid passage 18. As a result, the free inner space of the insulating insert 13 which ;s not filled by the inner container 11 is not under pressure or negative pressure.
The exemplary embodiments of Fig. 2 to Fig. 5 are ~ore advantageous.
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In the embodiment oF Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, a suf~;ciently dimensioned tube piece 22 or pipe piece is connected with the inner container 11. The tube piece 22 can be either tigh~ly or releasably attached to the inner container 11.
s Fig. 5 shows details of a coupling for connecting the tube piece 22 with a connecting piece 23 of the inner container 11. Th;s connection is a sealing plug or slide connection capable of bearing mechanical loads.
o In the embod;ment of F;g. 2 to Fig. ~, the tube piece 22 passes through a channel 24 located in a part or a wall of the ;nsulating conta;ner 10. In th;s embod;ment, a rect;~
linear channel 24 is centrally arranged in the lid 16. The dimensions of this channel 24 are defined such that the 15 tube piece 22 can be pushed through the channel 24. At the same time, the insulating effect of the lid 16 must not be impeded.
The length of the tube piece 22 is defined such that a 20 sufficient end piece projects from the lid 16 on the out-side. A valve coupling 25 is attached to the free end of the tube piece 22. Th;s valve coupling 25 is provided with an automatic clos;ng means (not stlown) on the ;ns;de. The closing means, espec;ally a nonreturn valve or flap, en-2s sures a t;ght closure of the ;nner conta;ner 11.
To put the ;nner conta;ner 11 ;nto use, a filler p;pe 26(or tube) ;s connected to the end of the tube p;ece 22 ;n a filling station, for example in a brew;ng mach;ne. At the 30 end wh;ch is to be connected, the f;ller pipe 26 is pro-vided with a shutt;ng means 27 or a valve. A plug coupling on the filler pipe 26 or on the shutting means 27 ensures that when the valve coupling 25 of the tube piece 22 is connected, the closing means (nonreturn valve) is opened 35 and the passage in the tube piece 22 is left free. When the shutting means 27 is opened, the liquid can be led or pumped via the filler pipe 26 into the inner container 11 until this inner container 11 is completely filled and thus completely fllls out the inner space of the ;nsulating ;nsert 13.
After the inner container 1I has been filled, the Filler 5 pipe 26 is pulled off the tube piece 22. The closing means in the region of -the valve coup1in~ 25 again takes eFfect and closes the inner container 11 which can now be trans-ported and put in an appropriate place, specifically with the lid 16 pointing downwards (Fig. 4~. In the shown exemplary embodiment, however, it is provided that the lid 16 also points downwards while it is filled (F;g. 3).
To d;spense portions of the beverage ;n the ;nner conta;ner 11, an emptying means, specifically a tap 28, is connected 15 to the tube piece 22 or the valve coupling 25. In th;s process, the closing means ;n the valve coupling 25 is opened in the previously descr;bed manner, so that a connection is made with the tap 28. ~Ihen the tap 28 ;s operated, the l;qu;d can be discharged from the ;nner 20 container 11.
The inner container 11 iS aga;n flatly collapsed in the liquid-free region ;n response to the discharge of liquid (Fig. 4). As a result, a free space is formed above the 25 inner container 11 in the insulating insert 13. This space is filled with air. For this purpose, an air pipe 29 leads through the l;d 16 to the outs;de. The air pipe 29 extends within the ;nsulating container 10 or ;nsulating ;nsert 13 up to its top region (bottom of the insulat;ng ;nsert 13).
The apparatus of Fig. 2 to Fig. 4 ;s handled such that, w;th the lid 1~ being directed upwards, the l;d 16 is re-moved from the ;nsulat;ng container 10 and the inner con-ta;ner 11 iS placed ins;de the ;nsulat;ng container 10. In 35 th;s process, the tube p;ece 22 of the ;nner container is passed through the channel 24 and ;s fixed. Thereafter, the l;d 15 ;s sealably placed onto the ;nsulating conta;ner 10. Now, the container ;s turned by 180 and is filled with ,. , .. . , .. ,. . . ~ ....
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l;quid From below. AFter being filled, -the conta;ner unit can be used in any place in the above described way for d;spensing beverage portions. When the container has been emptied and the tap 28 has been pulled oFf, F;rst the lid 5 16 is removed and then the empty inner container 11 is dis~
posed. This inner con-tainer 11 is designed fo a single use only but ;t would also be possible to reuse the inner con-tainer 11 after an appropriate cleanirlg.
IO In the exemplary embodiment of Flg. 5, a channel 30 For the passage of the tube piece 22 attached to the inner con-tainer 11 is arranged in the lower region oF the insulating container 10, and in this case in th0 bottom piece 14. The channel 30 extends under curved deflection from the middle 15 of the insulating container or the insulating insert 13 to a side of the container. The flexible tube piece 22 is thereby deflected. A tap 28 is attached to the tube piece 22 on the outs;de in the previously described manner.
20 In this exemplary embod;nlent, an air pipe 31 for airing and deairing the inner space is arranged in the lid 16 in the form of a channel having a thin cross-section. When the insulating container 10 is filled and empt;ed, it is held in the normal position, i.e. with the lid pointing upwards.
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Claims (10)
1. An apparatus for receiving and dispensing hot or cold liquids, especially beverages, with a thermally in-sulating container (insulating container 10) which has at least one opening (15) closable by a lid (16), character-ized in that within the insulating container (10) there is arranged a bag-like gas-tight inner container (11), made of a flexible and flatly collapsible material, which serves for receiving the liquid and which has at least one tube line (22) or a tube connection (17, 23) for dispensing the liquid.
2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner container (11) is loosely arranged within the insulating container (10) for a single use and a tube connection (17) of the inner container (11) is releasably connected to a filler and dispenser opening in the form of a liquid passage (18) of the insulating container (10) or of the lid (16) of the insulating container (10).
3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the lid (16) has connecting means in the region of the liquid passage (18), namely a coupling (19) on the inside and a valve (20) on the outside, said coupling (19) serving for connecting the tube connection (17) of the inner container (11).
4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner container (11) is provided with at least one tube piece (22) which is passed to the outside through an orifice in the insulating container (10), especially through a channel (24, 30).
5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the tube piece (22) is releasably connected to a connecting piece (23) on the inner container (11) via a tight coupling.
6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein a valve coupling (25) is arranged at the free end of the tube piece (22) outside the insulating container (10) and has an auto-matic closing means (nonreturn valve) located inside the valve coupling (25), and wherein connecting means, especially a filler pipe (26) or a tap (28) are connectable to said valve coupling (25) of the tube piece (22).
7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4 and one or more of the further claims, wherein the channel (24) for passing through the tube piece (22) is arranged in the lid (16) of the insulating container (10), said insulating container (10) being downwardly directed with the lid (16) at least for dispensing liquids.
8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4 and one or more-of the further claims, wherein the channel (30) for the passage of the tube piece (22) is arranged in the wall of the insulating container (10), especially in a bottom piece (14) of said insulating container (10), said channel (30) leading from the middle under a curved deflection to a side of the insulating container (10) and said tube piece (22) being deflected in the angular channel (30) in a flexible manner.
9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, wherein an air pipe (29, 31) leads into the insulating container (10), especially via the lid (16), for venting the inner space of the insulating con-tainer (10).
10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein, in the case of a downwardly directed lid (16) for dispensing liquids and/or filling the inner container (11), an air pipe (29) leads from the lid (16) to the upwardly directed bottom portion of the insulating container (10).
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