CH711560A1

CH711560A1 - Beverage dispenser.

Info

Publication number: CH711560A1
Application number: CH01380/15A
Authority: CH
Inventors: Maiolo Davide
Original assignee: Maiolo Davide
Priority date: 2015-09-23
Filing date: 2015-09-23
Publication date: 2017-03-31

Abstract

The beverage dispenser (1) comprises a base (3) with an attachment device (5) for fixing reservoir containers (7). The base (3) comprises a random generator with an operating element (21) and a display device which is intended to randomly supply one of the supply containers (7) from which the next beverage cover is to be made.

Description

Description: The invention relates to a beverage dispenser, a base for a storage container and a method for removing a liquid from the beverage dispenser according to the features of patent claims 1, 3 and 9.

It is known to design beverage dispensers comprising a supply container and a dispensing device for dispensing drinks from this storage container and to provide them at suitable locations such that one or more persons can actuate the dispensing device in self-service in order to achieve a desired quantity of the beverage Into a drinking vessel, for example into a drinking glass. Drink dispensers of this type are, for example, column columns in which a cylindrical storage container is arranged standing on a base. The dispensing device generally comprises a dispensing tap which can be arranged directly on the storage container. In alternative embodiments, the tapping tap can also be formed on the base, the supply container of its lower side comprising an outlet opening, Which is connected to the dispensing device on the base. In addition, beverage dispensers are also known which comprise a larger storage container with several liters and in which the dispensing device comprises a plurality of dispensing taps. Such drink dispensers are often used for social occasions in restoration companies or also in private settings. The withdrawal of a certain quantity of the beverage from the storage container can be carried out according to predefinable rules which, for example, determine which person or under what conditions the quantity of the beverage from the storage container may or must relate to. Such drink dispensers are often used for social occasions in restoration companies or also in private settings. The withdrawal of a certain quantity of the beverage from the storage container can be carried out according to predefinable rules which, for example, determine which person or under what conditions the quantity of the beverage from the storage container may or must relate to. Such drink dispensers are often used for social occasions in restoration companies or also in private settings. The withdrawal of a certain quantity of the beverage from the storage container can be carried out according to predefinable rules which, for example, determine which person or under what conditions the quantity of the beverage from the storage container may or must relate to.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage dispenser with a storage container as well as a base for this storage container, which support the beverage removal from the storage container in accordance with a plurality of predefinable rules.

A further object of the invention is to provide a method for beverage removal in such a beverage dispenser.

These objects are achieved by a beverage dispenser according to the features of patent claim 1, by a base according to the features of patent claim 3 and by a method according to the features of patent claim 9.

[0005] The beverage dispenser according to the invention comprises a base with a fastening device for releasably fastening one or more storage containers. The storage containers serve for receiving the drinks to be dispensed. Each of the reservoirs can be individually separated from the base. This facilitates the cleaning and / or filling of the storage containers. The number of storage containers that are attached to the base can be adapted to the requirements at a specific location. In particular, for example, an individual storage container can be provided for each individual person. The content or beverage can also be provided individually for each of the storage containers.

[0006] A separate dispensing device is assigned to each storage container. This dispensing device can be designed directly on the storage container. Alternatively, dispensers may also be partially or completely formed on the mounting device of the base. In such beverage dispensers, the dispensing devices can be connected with receptacles of the fastening device which are designed for receiving and holding storage containers. According to the respective requirements, storage containers can be fastened in one, several or all receptacles of the fastening device.

The fastening device can, for example, comprise a clamping device with which one or more storage containers can be fixed in a non-positive and / or form-fitting manner at fixed positions, for example in recesses of the fastening device. Alternatively, the fastening device may also comprise one or more zones in which the positions for fastening one or more storage containers are freely selectable. In this case too, the storage containers can be secured with a clamping and / or securing device at the desired locations. Preferably, each storage container comprises a self-locking valve in the lower region. This valve is only opened when the storage container is fastened in the corresponding receptacle on the fastening device and thus connects the storage container to the associated dispensing device. If the storage container is removed again from the recess, the valve closes automatically. Accidentally spilling the beverage can thus be reliably prevented. The fastening device with the dispensing devices is preferably designed as a removable element of the base. This part with the dispensing devices can, for example, simply be removed for cleaning purposes. The fastening device with the dispensing devices is preferably designed as a removable element of the base. This part with the dispensing devices can, for example, simply be removed for cleaning purposes. The fastening device with the dispensing devices is preferably designed as a removable element of the base. This part with the dispensing devices can, for example, simply be removed for cleaning purposes.

[0008] The base further comprises a random generator with an operating device, which has at least one operating element, and a display device. The actuation of the operating element causes the display device to randomly display one of a plurality of predetermined display elements. Preferably, the display device comprises cubes. The patterns on the side faces of these cubes are in this case the display elements. The method according to which beverages are removed from the storage containers is dependent on the display elements which are displayed after the operating element has been actuated by the display device. In particular, the storage containers may comprise different patterns corresponding to those of the display elements. The determination of the reservoir,

An advantageous embodiment of the beverage dispenser will be described in more detail below with reference to a few figures. Here

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage dispenser,

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the beverage dispenser of FIG. 1.

1 shows schematically a preferred embodiment of a beverage dispenser 1. The beverage dispenser 1 comprises a substantially cylindrical base 3 with a tube jacket section 3a which is made, for example, of transparent glass or plastic. As a result, the interior of the pipe jacket section 3a can be seen from the outside. Below, the tube jacket portion 3a is terminated by a base base 3b. An attachment device 5 for a plurality of storage containers 7 is designed as a removable cover which covers the upper opening of the tube jacket section 3a. By removing this cover, the underlying fibrous space can be made accessible from above. The storage containers 7 preferably comprise cylindrical columns made of transparent glass or plastic. Radial dispensers 11 protrude radially in the region of the lower ends of these columns. At regular heights or levels, horizontal lines of a measuring scale 8 are mounted on the outside of the storage containers 7. These enable the liquid volumes stored in the storage containers 7 to be determined. The fill level difference between adjacent main lines of the measuring scale 8 is preferably 1 dl or 0.5 dl. Of course, the subdivision can optionally be refined by means of auxiliary lines arranged therebetween (not shown). The level difference between adjacent main lines of the measuring scale 8 is preferably 1 dl or 0.5 dl. Of course, the subdivision can optionally be refined by means of auxiliary lines arranged therebetween (not shown). The level difference between adjacent main lines of the measuring scale 8 is preferably 1 dl or 0.5 dl. Of course, the subdivision can optionally be refined by means of auxiliary lines arranged therebetween (not shown).

In the embodiment of the beverage dispenser 1 shown in FIG. 1, the fastening device 5 comprises, on its upper side, five essentially cylindrical recesses 9, which are arranged evenly distributed along the edge of the upper side. The bottommost sections of the storage containers 7 comprise those parts (not visible) corresponding to these recesses 9, which fit form-fit into the recesses 9. In the representation in FIG. 1, storage containers 7 are inserted into four of the five recesses 9. Preferably, the recesses 9 and the foot part comprise mutually corresponding coding elements such as, for example, a vertically arranged groove (not visible) and a spring 10. Due to this asymmetry, each storage container 7 can be inserted into the recesses 9 only in a very specific orientation and held by the fastening device 5, the dispensing device 11 projecting radially at the edge of the fastening device 5. In order to prevent the storage container 7 held by the fastening device 5 from unintentionally detaching from the base 3, a securing device can additionally be provided. This can, for example, comprise, for each storage container 7, a resiliently resilient detent element which engages behind a shoulder formed on the lateral surface of the foot part when the storage container 7 is fastened in the recess 9 to the fastening device 5 (not shown). The resilient detent element can, for example, be coupled with an unlocking button 13, Which is arranged on the upper side of the fastening device 5 next to the recess 9. When the unlocking button 13 is pressed, the detent element is pivoted away from the step counter to its spring force so that the storage container 7 can be separated from the base 3.

As an alternative to circular recesses 9, the fastening device 5 could also comprise other fastening means which do not firmly fix the positions for fastening storage containers 7 along the edge of the fastening device 5. Such fastening means can be, for example, an annular groove which is recessed parallel to the edge on the upper side of the fastening device 5, or a corresponding annular holding bar (not shown) which protrudes on the upper side. For the non-positive and / or positive-locking fastening or securing of the storage containers 7 on the base 3, the fastening device 5 could alternatively, for example, also comprise a band or a tensioning ring which is guided around all the storage containers 7 and can be tensioned or shortened with a tensioning element (not shown ).

[0011] The base 3 serves not only as a support or support for one or more storage containers 7. It additionally also comprises a random generator with which the method for dispensing beverages from the storage containers 7 can be co-determined.

The random generator preferably comprises as a display device one or more cubes 17 which rest on an inner bottom 19 of the base base 3b. The patterns on the side faces of these cubes are the display elements. They can, in particular, include color marks and / or characters such as alphanumeric characters or other symbols. They form a basic totality of possible display elements to which individually defined process steps for the removal of beverages from the storage containers 7 are assigned to one another and / or in combination with one another.

The inner floor 19 can be jerkily moved and / or deformed by exerting a pressing force on a control element 21 which is radially outstanding at the base of the base 3b in the form of a feeler lever. This causes the cubes 17 to jump up and fall randomly onto one of their side faces.

Alternatively, the operating element 21 could also comprise a rod which is guided upwardly from the inner bottom 19 through an opening of the fastening device 5 (not shown). The lower end of such a rod could, for example, be passed through a bore on the inner bottom 19 and comprise an active element such as a flange, ball or other body whose radial dimensions are greater than those of the bore on the inner bottom 19. With this active element, (Not shown) are mechanically applied to the inner bottom 19 on the underside. Alternatively, an active element could also act on the inner bottom 19 from above. The actuating element 21 is actuated by means of a handle at the upper end of the rod, ie, from the upper side of the base 3.

The pattern or display element located above each of the cubes 17 determines the next method step to be selected and applied when removing the drinks from the beverage dispenser 1. Process steps that can be used during the removal process are defined in specifiable process rules. For example, a color mark or a letter in one of the cubes 17 can be designed to select the storage container 7 with the same color mark or the same letter. A number or number of eyes in the second cube 17 may be intended to specify another parameter, such as the amount of liquid to be removed from the storage container 7 selected.

The inner bottom 19 of the base base 3 b can be made, for example, according to the principle of a cracking frog made of resilient sheet metal and, in the rest position, have a slight curvature downwards. The operating element 21 is coupled to the inner floor 19 in such a way that it can exert a pressing force on this inner floor 19 from below, preferably approximately in the middle in the region of the lowest point of the inner floor 19. As a result, the downwardly curved region of the inner floor 19 is pushed upwards or deformed counter to the effective spring force of the inner floor 19. As soon as a limit position has been overcome, the spring force acts upwards in the opposite direction. The curvature of the inner floor 19 is jerkily moved by the spring force into a second stable position in which it is curved upwards. Due to the sudden jerky movement, the cubes 17 are thrown upwards and randomly fall onto one of their side faces. The patterns of the overlying side faces of the cubes 17 are randomly selected display elements which specify the process steps to be taken for removing liquids from the storage containers 7 in. In order to bring the inner floor 19 back into its original position, a force can be exerted in the opposite direction on the inner floor 19, for example, with the operating element 21 in an analogous manner. Which specify the process steps to be used for removing liquids from the storage containers 7 in FIG. In order to bring the inner floor 19 back into its original position, a force can be exerted in the opposite direction on the inner floor 19, for example, with the operating element 21 in an analogous manner. Which specify the process steps to be used for removing liquids from the storage containers 7 in FIG. In order to bring the inner floor 19 back into its original position, a force can be exerted in the opposite direction on the inner floor 19, for example, with the operating element 21 in an analogous manner.

In the case of alternative embodiments of the random generator, a plurality of sensing levers or control elements 21 could also be provided along the circumference on the base base 3b so that the random generator can be operated simply from different directions.

In the case of a further alternative embodiment of the random generator, the inner bottom 19 can, for example, also be designed as a pulse transmission element, in particular as a plane bearing surface. A pin or hammer (not visible) is arranged below this inner floor 19 Against the inner bottom 19 and thus transmits an impulse to the cubes 17. As a result, the cubes 17 are thrown up and remain in an unpredictable manner on one of their lateral surfaces on the inner bottom 19.

In a further alternative embodiment, the pin or hammer could be movably guided underneath the inner floor 19 in a guided manner and, for example, pressed against the inner floor 19 from below by the force of a tensioning spring (not shown). The operating element 21 is operatively coupled to the pin or hammer such that when pressed down, it exerts a tensioning force acting counter to the spring force on the tensioning spring. When the operating element 21 is suddenly released, the pin or hammer bounces upwards, hits the inner bottom 19 from below and thus transmits an impulse to the cubes 17.

Alternatively or additionally, the random generator can comprise a display ring 23, which is rotatably mounted on the base base 3b coaxially to the cylinder jacket section 3a, with a pointer 25. On the adjoining section of the base base 3b, markings or display elements are preferably formed between separating strips arranged uniformly distributed along the periphery.

The indicator ring can be manually moved into a rotary motion. When it comes to rest again due to frictional losses, the pointer 25 points in an unpredictable manner to one of the display elements. Alternatively, the pointer 25 could also be arranged on the jacket surface of the base base 3b and the markings on the indicator ring 23.

In a further embodiment of the random generator, the random generator could, for example, comprise a display which is controlled by an electronic controller in the base base 3b. A power supply in the form of batteries (not shown) could also be integrated into the base base 3b. Instead of touch levers, electronic switches or buttons could be provided as operating elements 21 for influencing the electronic control. When the operating element 21 is actuated, the electronic control selects one or more according to a random principle from a predetermined and stored number of possible display elements and displays this on the display.

Legend of the Reference Symbols [0021] 1 drink dispenser 3 socket 3a tube jacket section of the pedestal

Claims

3b base base 5 fastening device 7 supply container 9 recess 10 spring 11 dispensing device 13 unlocking button 15 jacket surface 17 cube 19 inner bottom 21 sensing lever 23 indicator ring 25 pointer

(EN) The invention relates to a beverage dispenser (1) comprising a base (3) and at least one storage container (7), as well as a dispensing device (11) assigned to this storage container (7), characterized in that the storage container (7) is detachably connected to the base (3) , And that the base (3) comprises a random generator with at least one operating element (21) and with a display device for displaying one or more display elements.
2. The beverage dispenser according to claim 1, wherein each storage container comprises at least one marking, and wherein this marking corresponds to one of the display elements of the random generator, and b) a measuring scale for determining the values shown in FIGS (7), and in that one or more display elements are in a predeterminable relationship with this measuring scale (8).
3. The base (3) for a beverage dispenser (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the base (3) comprises a transparent tube jacket section (3a).
4. The base according to claim 3, characterized in that a fastening device (5) for a plurality of storage containers (7) is designed as a removable cover which covers the upper opening of the tube jacket section (3a).
5. The base (3) according to claim 3, characterized in that recesses (9) are arranged on the upper side of the fastening device (5) for fastening reservoir containers (7).
6. The base (3) according to claim 5, characterized in that dispensing devices (11) protrude on a lateral surface (15) of the fastening device (5), and that each of these dispensing devices (11) is connected to an associated recess (9).
7. The base (3) according to claim 3, characterized in that the tube jacket section (3a) is terminated at the bottom by a base base (3b), said base base (3b) comprising an inner bottom (19) (19) is in operative connection with the operating element (21).
8. The base as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the operating element (21) comprises a lever, which is mechanically connected to the inner bottom (19), and that this lever is used to exert a force and / or to transmit a pulse Is formed on the inner bottom (19).
9. Method for removing liquid from a beverage dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that the operating element (21) of the random generator is actuated, thereby causing the display device to display one or more display elements according to the random principle, and the storage container (7), from which the liquid is to be supplied, is predetermined by at least one of the display elements.