CN103108829A

CN103108829A - Drinkable-water dispenser

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Publication number: CN103108829A
Application number: CN2011800285547A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 古格利莫·马特利
Original assignee: CAMPATENTS BV
Current assignee: CAMPATENTS BV
Priority date: 2010-05-03
Filing date: 2011-05-03
Publication date: 2013-05-15
Also published as: EP2566805B1; WO2011138656A1; WO2011138656A8; EP2566805A1

Abstract

A drinking-water dispenser (1) comprising: a containment chamber (2) for the water; a delivery device (3), which is designed to enable or prevent outlet of the water from the containment chamber so as to enable a user to draw off water from the dispenser; a connection device (4) for enabling installation of a replaceable refill reservoir (5) on the dispenser and for setting the dispenser and the refill reservoir in fluid communication; and a collector (15), which in turn comprises a substantially limp sac (16) set within the containment chamber and connected in a releasable way to the connection device and to the delivery device.

Description

Drinking water dispenser

Technical field

The present invention relates to the application of application, external member (kit) and described external member of distributing box (dispenser), the catcher (collector) of liquid (at least a beverage particularly, and more especially potable water).

Background technology

In office, dining room and ordinary residence, the distributing box of increasing liquid (particularly potable water) has appearred, use in distributing box be pre-charged with recharge receiver (refill reservoir refills reservoir).

Exhaust when recharging the preceding receiver, when the water that namely ought wherein hold all runs out, can insert in these distributing boxs one fill recharge receiver.Obviously, before the receiver of new filled with fluid again inserts, emptyly the preceding recharge receiver and will move out from distributing box.

Usually, such distributing box comprises container cavity (containment chamber), and the water in container cavity is to supply by Action of Gravity Field the water that recharges in receiver.

In some cases, container cavity can be cooled and/or heat, thereby can allow the user take as required hot water and/or cold water.

The drinking water dispenser of known type has many shortcomings, comprising only very continually the maintenance and clean operation under container cavity just can keep clean and health.These operations are very loaded down with trivial details, difficult, very long, cause that distributing box can't practical application in very long operating process.

It should be noted, the health of container cavity and cleaning situation are directly connected in distributing box the quality of the water that flows out and drunk by the user.Therefore, do not have often to safeguard and/or the distributing box of cleaning can cause the spoiled and/or a large amount of bacteria breeds of water, and then health is caused obvious harm.

Summary of the invention

The present invention aims to provide a kind of liquid (at least a beverage particularly, the application of distributing box potable water more especially), application, external member and the described external member of catcher, it can avoid above-described shortcoming, will facilitate simultaneously and productive costs economy favourable.

According to the present invention, the application of the distributing box of liquid (particularly at least a beverage, more especially potable water), application, external member and the described external member of catcher is based in independent claims or other directly or indirectly are subordinated to and set forth in arbitrary claim of independent claims.

Description of drawings

Set forth the present invention referring to accompanying drawing, described some nonrestrictive examples of embodiment of the present invention in accompanying drawing, and in the accompanying drawings:

-Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of catcher, and catcher is used according to the present invention;

-Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of distributing box, when it is combined with the catcher of Fig. 1, limits dispensers according to the invention;

-Fig. 3 has described a fabric (web, net), and the capsule that can obtain the catcher of Fig. 1 from this fabric forms part; And

-Fig. 4 is the viewgraph of cross-section of fabric shown in Figure 3.

The specific embodiment

In Fig. 2 by 1 distributing box of indicating liquid (particularly at least a beverage, more especially potable water) on the whole.This distributing box 1 comprises: the container cavity 2 that is used for beverage; Feedway 3; And connecting device 4, this connecting device be used for to allow to install on distributing box 1 and removablely recharges receiver 5 and be used for arranging distributing box 1 and recharge receiver 5 fluids and be communicated with.

Can take beverage from distributing box 1 thereby feedway 3 is configured to allow or stop beverage to flow out the user from container cavity 2.This feedway 3 generally includes water cock.

According to shown in embodiment, distributing box 1 comprises another container cavity 6 that is connected to another feedway 7.Container cavity 2 and 6 is different, and device 9 is cooling because the beverage in container cavity 2 is cooled, and the beverage in container cavity 6 is by heating arrangement (not shown, normally resistor) heating.

Cooling mechanism 9 comprises and is arranged in container cavity 2 and 2 self the cooling elements 10 of inside face outstanding (jutout) from the chamber.

Opening 11 arranges container cavity 2 and is connected with 6.

Connecting device 4 comprises seat 12, is provided with point cylinder (pointed sleeve) 13 in this seat, and the neck 14(that recharges receiver 5 when using is inverted) be arranged on point cylinder 13.Particularly, when recharging receiver 5 and be arranged on distributing box 1, this 13(its be hollow and both ends open) thereby extend to realize in receiver 5 beverage from receiver 5 to container cavity 2 path.

Distributing box 1 also comprises catcher 15, and this catcher 15 comprises container 16.This catcher 15 is arranged in container cavity 2.This catcher 15 is designed such that: in the situation that beverage self does not contact container cavity 2 inside faces, realize beverage from connecting device 4 to feedway 7 path.Like this, the interior generation accretion of container cavity 2 (for example, lime) and/or breed bacteria and/or possibility that other hygienic issues occur are restricted in the mode of actual overall.In this, should be emphasized that, carry high-quality beverage in order to guarantee distributing box 1, when no matter when expect, this catcher 15 can remove simply and change.Advantageously, this catcher 15 can arbitrarily be processed type, in case do not need after using to clean, but can directly throw away (changing subsequently another " new " catcher 15).

Advantageously, this container 16 comprises (more specifically, being) (substantially) soft capsule (limpsac), and namely it is at the capsule that can present different shapes with full (being full of liquid) time sky.Particularly, (substantially) soft capsule volume of (when namely being full of fluid) in full is many times (at least 3 times) of the volume when it is basic sky.It should be noted, compare with the container of firm (rigid, rigidity), should have many good qualities by (substantially) soft capsule.For example, (substantially) soft capsule is relatively simple and productive costs is low, light and be easy to management.

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of container (particularly capsule) 16 catcher 15 when being full of.According to the embodiment shown in described accompanying drawing, this container (capsule 16 that perhaps is full of) has position and the matched shape of shape with cooling element 10.Particularly, the shape of container 16 is such as extending around cooling element 10.Container 16 is shaped in the mode with penetrating via 17.

This container 16 and this connecting device 4 and with (the substantially fluid-tight) of the basic Fluid Sealing of this feedway 3() fluid is communicated with.This catcher 15 (releasably) releasedly joins connecting device 4 to and joins feedway 3 to.

This catcher 15 comprises and couples element 18, and it is connected to particularly point cylinder 13 of connecting device 4(with container 16 in the mode of Fluid Sealing (and can discharge)).Particularly, this couples element 18 pipeline 19 is connected to connecting device 4 with fluid sealing mode.This pipeline 19 extends at container 16 with between installing 4, is communicated with connecting device 4 fluids thereby container 16 is set.More especially, this couples element 18 and is designed to couple (for example, being threaded connection mode) and forms complementary element to the shape of shape and device 4.Advantageously, this pipeline 19 forms the part of this catcher 15.

This catcher 15 comprises and couples element 20, and it is connected to feedway 3 with container 16 in the mode of Fluid Sealing (and can discharge).Particularly, this couples element 20 pipeline 21 is connected to feedway 3 with fluid sealing mode.This pipeline 21 extends between container 16 and feedway 3, is communicated with feedway 3 fluids thereby container 16 is set.More especially, this couples element 20 and is designed to couple (for example, being threaded connection mode) and forms complementary element to the shape of shape and feedway 3.Advantageously, this pipeline 21 forms the part of this catcher 15.

This container 16 has for

pipeline

19 and 21 openings that insert.

According to some embodiment (when coupling element 20 dispensable the time), this pipeline 21 is deformable.In this case, this feedway 3 comprises: pressure apparatus (not shown, the pressure element that is for example promoted by spring), be used for making pipeline 21 distortion (extruding) thus substantially prevent from flowing along the liquid of pipeline 21 self; And release gear (not shown, as for example to be used for the bar from these pipeline 21 taking pressure off elements), be used for the operation of dominant pressure device.

This distributing box 1(is catcher 15 particularly) comprise the pipeline 22 that extends to chamber 6 from pipeline 19, particularly by opening 11.Thereby this pipeline 22 is designed to that the part beverage is delivered to container cavity 6 can be heated this part beverage.

According to some embodiment, all

pipelines

19,21,22 are made by deformable plastic material.

Should be emphasized that, this catcher 15 is fully to remove and to substitute with simple and fast speed mode in any expectation.In this way, can make the beverage that holds in this chamber 2 substantially always be in aseptic and clean environment, reduce simultaneously maintenance time and the cost that is used for distributing box 1.

According to a further aspect in the invention, also having proposed the catcher 15(that limits as mentioned is namely to separate to propose with distributing box 1).

The application of catcher 15 has also been proposed according to a further aspect in the invention.

According to a further aspect in the invention, also proposed to be the external member of the pre-prepd catcher 15 of distributing box 1.Particularly, this external member is inserted (installation) to a kind of distributing box for (being used) with catcher 15.

Advantageously, this external member is aseptic substantially.This external member comprises the various elements of above-mentioned catcher 15.Described parts may be to have fitted together maybe to fit together.According to some embodiment, this external member comprise limit as mentioned and not with the catcher 15 of distributing box l combination.

In the situation that

pipeline

19 and 21 is not when also being connected to container 16, this external member comprises the first punctured element and the second punctured element (not shown), they be hollow and be configured to container 16 perforation, be communicated with pipeline 19 and with pipeline 21 fluids respectively in order to container 16 is set.According to some embodiment, these punctured elements are the wedge shape part of hollow.

In some cases, the first punctured element and the second punctured element are arranged on respectively the end of pipeline 19 and pipeline 21.

The external member that above limits can be used in the distributing box 1 that above limits.Particularly, this external member can be used in distributing box 1 changes existing catcher 15, thereby with simply, fast, mode is recovered best health and clean environment cheaply.

Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 have described how to access this container 16(in the situation that current capsule).Tubing 23 is folded into corrugated tube shape (as shown in Figure 4) thereby side layer 24 is positioned on another side layer, thereby the fabric that obtains one section independent length is cut off and sewed up to this tubing along the line 26.This independent length is converted into ring-type, thereby makes its end 27 and 28 be placed in over each other and weld together then.

Repeat some times from the aforesaid operations of fabric 23 beginnings, just will obtain the capsule 16 of equal amount.

This tubing 23 can be heat-treated in zone 25, advantageously complete by carrying out the operation identical with the operation of welding end 27 and 28, thereby make in this way in described regional 25 side layer 24 be placed in over each other being bonded together and obtain such zone, can advantageously pierce through container 16 and they can hold wherein at this zone middle punch element.

Claims

1. the distributing box of an at least a beverage, described distributing box (1) comprising: at least one container cavity (2) that is used for described beverage; At least one feedway (3), described feedway be designed to allow or stop described beverage from described container cavity (3) thus flowing out the user can take described beverage from described distributing box (1); And at least one connecting device (4), described connecting device be used for to allow described distributing box (1) upper install removable recharge receiver (5) and be used for that described distributing box (1) is set be communicated with described receiver (5) fluid that recharges; It is characterized in that, described distributing box (1) comprises catcher (15), described catcher and then comprise container (16), described container be arranged in described container cavity (2) and with described connecting device (4) and with the basic fluid of described feedway (3) hermetically fluid be communicated with; Described catcher joins releasedly described connecting device (4) to and joins described feedway (3) to.

2. distributing box according to claim 1, wherein, described container comprises substantially non-firm bladder (16).

3. according to claim 1 or distributing box claimed in claim 2, and comprise that first couples element (18), described first couples element is connected to described connecting device (4) with described container (16) with fluid sealing mode.

4. according to the described distributing box of any one in aforementioned claim, and comprise that second couples element (20), described second couples element is connected to described feedway (3) with described container (16) with fluid sealing mode.

5. according to the described distributing box of any one in aforementioned claim, and comprise the first pipeline (19), described the first pipeline at described container (16) with described connecting device (4) thus between extend and described container (16) to be set to be communicated with described connecting device (4) fluid.

6. distributing box according to claim 5, wherein, described the first pipeline (19) extends to first from described container (16) and couples element (18); Described connecting device (4) comprises with described first to couple element (18) complementary and couple with described first the element that element (18) is connected with basic Fluid Sealing and releasable mode.

7. according to claim 5 or distributing box claimed in claim 6, and comprise second pipe (22), described second pipe extends to another container cavity (6) from described the first pipeline (19); Be provided with heating arrangement in the zone of described another container cavity (6).

8. according to the described distributing box of any one in aforementioned claim, and comprise the 3rd pipeline (21), described the 3rd pipeline at described container (16) with described feedway (3) thus between extend and described container (16) to be set to be communicated with described feedway (3) fluid.

9. distributing box according to claim 8, wherein, described the 3rd pipeline (21) is deformable; Described feedway (3) comprising: pressure apparatus, be used for making described the 3rd pipeline (21) thus distortion prevents the liquid stream along described the 3rd pipeline (21) self substantially; And release gear, be used for arranging the operation of described pressure apparatus.

10. distributing box according to claim 8, wherein, described the 3rd pipeline (21) extends to second from described container (16) and couples element (20); Described feedway (3) comprises with described second to couple element (20) complementary and couple with described second another element that element (20) is connected with basic Fluid Sealing and releasable mode.

11. according to the described distributing box of any one in aforementioned claim, and comprise having the cooling mechanism (9) that is at least partially disposed at least one cooling element (10) in described container cavity; Described container (16) has position and the matched shape of shape with described cooling element.

12. according to the described distributing box of any one in aforementioned claim, comprise having being arranged in described container cavity and from the cooling mechanism of at least one outstanding cooling element of the inside face of described container cavity (2); Described container has the shape of extending such as around described cooling element.

13. the application of catcher (15) in the distributing box (1) of at least a beverage, described distributing box (1) comprising: at least one container cavity (2) that is used for described beverage; At least one feedway (3), described feedway be designed to allow or stop described beverage from described container cavity (2) thus flowing out the user can take described beverage from described distributing box (1); And connecting device (4), described connecting device be used for to allow described distributing box (1) upper install removable recharge receiver (5) and be used for that described distributing box (1) is set be communicated with described receiver (5) fluid that recharges; Comprise the described catcher (15) of container (16), described container comprises the first opening and the second opening; Described container (16) is arranged in described container cavity (2) and is connected to described connecting device (4) and is connected to described feedway (3), self arrives described feedway (3) thereby make described beverage enter described container (16) and leave described container (16) by described the second opening by described the first opening from described connecting device (4).

14. application according to claim 13, wherein, described container comprises substantially non-firm bladder (16).

15. according to claim 13 or the described application of claim 14, wherein, described catcher comprises that first couples element (18), described first couple element be couple to described connecting device (4) thus described container (16) is connected to described connecting device (4) in a fluid tight manner.

16. application according to claim 15, described catcher (5) comprises the first pipeline (19), and described the first pipeline extends to described first from described container (16) and couples element (18).

17. application according to claim 16, described catcher (15) comprise the second pipe (22) that extends from described the first pipeline (19).

18. according to claim 13 to the described application of any one in 17, wherein, described catcher (15) comprises that second couples element (20), described second couple element be couple to described feedway (3) thus described container (16) is connected to described feedway (3) in a fluid tight manner.

19. according to claim 13 to the described application of any one in 18, wherein, described catcher (15) comprises the 3rd pipeline (21) that extends from described container (16).

20. application according to claim 18, wherein, described catcher (15) comprises from described container (16) and extends to the described second the 3rd pipeline (21) that couples element (20).

21. according to claim 19 or the described application of claim 20, wherein, described the 3rd pipeline (21) is deformable.

22. according to claim 13 to the described application of any one in 21, wherein, described container (16) is shaped in the mode with penetrating via (17).

23. according to claim 13 to the described application of any one in 22, wherein, described catcher (15) is sterilized before in being installed to described distributing box (1).

24. according to claim 13 to the described application of any one in 23, wherein, described catcher (15) and described distributing box (1) any one and being defined according to claim 1 to 12.

25. an external member that is used for catcher (15), described catcher is used for the distributing box (1) of at least a beverage, and described external member is aseptic substantially and comprises: container (16), and described container is designed to hold described beverage; The first pipeline and at least one second pipe (19,21); And at least one of connecting device (4) that is used for described the first pipeline (19) is connected to described distributing box (1) first couples element (18).

26. external member according to claim 25, wherein, described container comprises substantially non-firm bladder (16).

27. according to claim 25 or the described external member of claim 26, wherein, described the first pipeline (19) and/or described second pipe (21) are communicated with described container (16) fluid and are connected to described container in the mode of basic Fluid Sealing.

28. according to claim 25 or the described external member of claim 26, and comprise the first punctured element and the second punctured element, described the first punctured element and described the second punctured element be all hollow and be designed to described container (16) perforation, so that described container is communicated with described the first pipeline (19) and described second pipe (21) fluid respectively.

29. external member according to claim 28, wherein, described the first punctured element and the second punctured element are arranged on respectively on the end of described the first pipeline and second pipe (19,21) separately.

30. the described external member of any one according to claim 25 to 29, and comprise for second of the feedway (3) that described second pipe (21) is connected to described distributing box (1) and couple element (20).

31. external member according to claim 30, wherein, described second couples element (20) is arranged on the end of described second pipe (21).

32. the described external member of any one according to claim 25 to 31, wherein, described first couples on the end that element (18) is arranged on described the first pipeline (19).

33. the described external member of any one according to claim 25 to 32, wherein, described second pipe (21) is deformable, thus make its pass through the distortion and substantially by obturation.

34. the described external member of any one according to claim 25 to 33, and comprise the 3rd pipeline (22) that extends from described the first pipeline (19).

35. the described external member of any one according to claim 25 to 34, wherein, described container (16) is shaped in the mode with penetrating via (17).

36. the described external member of any one according to claim 25 to 34, wherein, described catcher (15) and described distributing box (1) any one and being defined according to claim 1 to 12.

37. the application of the described external member of any one in distributing box (1) according to claim 25 to 36, described distributing box comprises: at least one container cavity (2) that is used for described beverage; At least one feedway (3), described feedway be designed to allow or stop described beverage from described container cavity (3) thus flowing out the user can take described beverage from described distributing box (1); And connecting device (4), described connecting device be used for to allow described distributing box (1) upper install removable recharge receiver (5) and be used for that described distributing box (1) is set be communicated with described receiver (5) fluid that recharges; Described the first pipeline is installed into and described container is set is communicated with described connecting device fluid; Described second pipe is installed into and described container is set is communicated with described feedway fluid.