CN1038996A - Carbonation apparatus - Google Patents

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CN1038996A
CN1038996A CN89103481.1A CN89103481A CN1038996A CN 1038996 A CN1038996 A CN 1038996A CN 89103481 A CN89103481 A CN 89103481A CN 1038996 A CN1038996 A CN 1038996A
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阿利斯泰尔·斯科特
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Abstract

The adaptor union that is used in enrichedmaterial bottle on the carbonation apparatus comprises a cylinder, and its upper end has the baffle plate of several circumferentially extendings and the structure of a central openings, by this perforate a suction pipe is inserted in the bottle.Being lower than the baffle arrangement place in the outside of cylinder has a lock bolt ring to be used for adaptor union is connected to carbonation apparatus.The lock bolt ring can be overlapped on the corresponding lug boss on the carbonation apparatus.After enrichedmaterial in bottle is used up, connect the band of lock bolt ring, just bottle can be taken off to adaptor union as long as tear off.This equipment comprises the shell that can throw off and the absorption that matches with adaptor union etc., is beneficial to the new enrichedmaterial bottle of attaching.

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Carbonation apparatus
The present invention relates to a kind of carbonation apparatus and adaptor union thereof, particularly about a kind of one bottle of concentrated spices is connected to an adaptor union on the device, this device is that the part of carbonation apparatus is used for distributing the enrichedmaterial of bottle so that mix with carbonated water.
No. the 4th, 726,4949, our US Patent and its patent families in other countries disclose a kind of carbonation apparatus, and this equipment has the enrichedmaterial distributing box that comprises a measurement chamber.When preparing to distribute enrichedmaterial, carbon dioxide inputs in the venturi by pressure, by the effect of venturi the enrichedmaterial in the feed bottle is supplied with measurement chamber again.Gas in the venturi feeds to the enrichedmaterial bottle.Even thereby be entrained in some enrichedmaterial in the gas, also get back in the enrichedmaterial bottle.Therefore, the adaptor union that bottle is connected on the enrichedmaterial distributing box includes a passage, be used to hold a dip-tube that enrichedmaterial is sent to masuring room, with the another side passage, can enter the bottle by this passage from the gas that venturi comes out, and the 3rd passage, can escape in the atmosphere by this passage in order to the pressure gas in the bottle.Are furnished with several elasticity lock bolts on the adaptor union in order to adaptor union is fixed on the distributing box.
Though above-mentioned US Patent device effect is fine, present invention is directed to provides one to its structure improved adaptor union in addition.
The major requirement condition of adaptor union is:
A. it must have the failure-free mechanical connection, makes its in use unlikely disengagement, between adaptor union and the distributing box good sealing must be arranged, so that enrichedmaterial can in use not spill.
B. it must be simple and easy to do with being connected of distributing box, to be suitable for domestic. applications, allows children also can oneself operate, and changes new after enrichedmaterial is used up in bottle.
C. same reason, adaptor union should be convenient to take apart.
D. because the family expenses carbonation apparatus compact conformation of should trying one's best, adaptor union is also answered compact conformation and few as far as possible position of taking up an area of.
E. adaptor union must provide firm connection, and just, it is motionless that the enrichedmaterial bottle must remain on original position.
F. manufacturing cost should lower, so adaptor union preferably can form by synthetic plastics is molded at an easy rate.
G. in case, had better not install it again again and use with after the dismounting on the enrichedmaterial bottle slave unit of sky.Thereby can avoid this bottle might be put into the running that unaccommodated enrichedmaterial damages this equipment like this, also healthy unfavorable to the people.
The adaptor union of above-mentioned US Patent comprises a cylinder, this cylinder (basically for good and all) is installed on the bottle that contains enrichedmaterial, and there is foregoing passage within it in the bilge construction and a damper gear directly escapes in the atmosphere via discharge orifice in order to the carbon dioxide that prevents to enter in the bottle, the danger that may cause the enrichedmaterial of drop also to be discharged from like this from discharge orifice.Several lock bolts and cylinder are linked to be an integral body.These lock bolts be installed in the outside of cylinder and project upwards in the top of cylinder so as with distributing box on the groove interlock mutually that matches.Also be equipped with a dip-tube and sealing member,, when not having bottle, be not connected, therefore exist the danger of losing these accessories with distributing box though do not prepare any use.
One aspect of the present invention is special in a compact conformation and a firm device more are provided, and the present invention who reaches this point is characterised in that the latch structure of a novelty.According to this feature, lock bolt preferably is placed in the outside of garden cylindrical shell, but is lower than its top.Organization plan shown in No. the 4th, 726,494, this and the US Patent is compared, not only reduced the height of adaptor union, (in US Patent, lock bolt is protrude in adaptor union top), and, be in mode preferably at least, make that lock bolt is unlikely to be damaged in transporting.
Another aspect, locking device provided by the invention are with the form round a connector body ring partly, and preparing against that this ring preferably can be dismantled removed empty bottle from carbonation apparatus.Such ring can provide a firm especially connection.
Another aspect of the present invention is that this is so that adaptor union is easier to molded by the damper gear that a kind of simplification is provided about the manufacturing cost of reduction adaptor union.
Another aspect according to the present invention, aforesaid dip-tube for good and all is connected on this equipment basically.
Another aspect of the present invention is about being convenient to the enrichedmaterial feedway on container, for example the device of an enrichedmaterial bottle.In practical operation particularly as the dip-tube just mentioned forever be connected basically under the situation on the enrichedmaterial distributing box, tend to take place difficulty.Even a kind of possibility in the following manner to distributing box and dip-tube install enough positions are arranged below the dip-tube bottom in case with condensate container be positioned over dip-tube below, then it is promoted to the desired height that can be connected with the enrichedmaterial distributing box.Yet a kind of like this arrangement can make carbonation apparatus seem huge especially.For addressing this problem, the present invention provides a kind of in yet another aspect and can move with respect to carbonation apparatus, and preferably can be from its enrichedmaterial distributing box of taking apart, so that a new enrichedmaterial bottle is connected on the body skin.A particularly advantageous embodiment is included in and disposes an air feed pipe box on this equipment, outside this pipe box along continuous straight runs guide device and the horizontal gas that matches that is used to hold an enrichedmaterial feeding mechanism accept joint, also dispose an enrichedmaterial up that is positioned at below the air feed pipe box and accept pipe box, to cooperate corresponding enrichedmaterial supply joint down on the enrichedmaterial feeding mechanism.Gas supply joint can move up and down so that when feed tube cover and gas are accepted joint and kept engaging, allow that enrichedmaterial is supplied joint and enrichedmaterial is accepted engaging and taking apart of pipe box.Such arrangement can make the enrichedmaterial feeding mechanism be easy to be connected on the carbonation apparatus and from it when changing the end-of-use condensate container and take apart.
To the present invention be further described by embodiment with reference to accompanying drawing below:
Fig. 1 is the generalized schematic that embodies a carbonation apparatus of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the section drawing by equipment component among Fig. 1, demonstrates the adaptor union of the better specific embodiment according to the present invention, and the adaptor union among the figure is in the enrichedmaterial bottle is fixed to position on the enrichedmaterial distributing box;
Fig. 3 is the section drawing after the parts among Fig. 2 are understood mutually;
Fig. 4 is the transparent view of some parts among Fig. 3 (being to decompose mutually equally);
Fig. 5 is an enrichedmaterial bottle in the partial section that uses up after its enrichedmaterial supply when distributing box separates;
Fig. 6 represents that the part of adaptor union is in order to show the relation between adaptor union and the sealing member;
Fig. 7 is presented at the adaptor union used before the bottle and the fabricate block of a seal cover cap and a calotte;
Fig. 8 is the transparent view of the part carbonation apparatus of a most preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is the section drawing by equipment component among Fig. 8; With
Figure 10 is the section drawing that is similar to Fig. 9, but shows that these parts are in different positions.
According to Fig. 1, a family expenses carbonation apparatus comprises a carbonating chamber 100, and its capacity preferably supplies once to drink at every turn, for example, and about 6 to 16 ounce fluid ounces.Carbon-dioxide feeding mechanism is contained in the storage tank 102 that links to each other with a valve arrangement 104, and by valve arrangement 104, carbon dioxide is transfused to chamber 100 with carbonating water wherein.No. the 4th, 719,056, this carbonator and our US Patent and identical described in the patent families of other countries.The bottle 103 that concentrates spices is housed to be connected on the enrichedmaterial distributing box 108 by an adaptor union 106.Carbon dioxide is transported to distributing box 108 so that it starts by valve arrangement 104 and pipeline 110 under pressure.Discharge-service valve 114 in 100 bottoms, charcoal acidifying chamber is manual, is used for the charcoal sour water is put into drinking container, for example is placed on a glass 116 on the bearing 118.Pipeline 120 is transported to discharge-service valve 114 to mix with carbonated water with enrichedmaterial from distributing box 108.Equipment package is contained in the suitable body skin, and very roughly with 122 expressions, body skin should be arranged compactness as best one can among the figure.
According to Fig. 2 to 4, enrichedmaterial distributing box 108 comprises a body skin 122, comprises a measurement chamber 124 in the body, and measurement chamber is divided into a main portion 124a and a slave part 124b again, two mutual raceway grooves of part.Partition wall 126 defines a compartment 128, and compartment is positioned within the chamber 124 and by a dip-tube 130 that passes adaptor union 106 and is connected with the bottom of enrichedmaterial bottle 104.
The gas that passage 132 links to each other with pipeline 110 and comes therefrom to accept; When distributing box 108 was handled, this gas was via aperture 134, and 136, one in space has amplifies entering in the bottle 104 towards downtake 138 and by adaptor union 106 of upper end 140.The gas at high speed is by aperture 134, because effect reduces space 136 and coupled logical chamber 124 interior pressure in the venturi.The pressure that reduces sucks enrichedmaterial in the metering gastral cavity 124 by dip-tube 130 and compartment 128.After stopping air feed, the top margin of partition wall 126 defines the highest level face of enrichedmaterial in chamber 124, flows back in the bottle 104 with regard to returning via dip-tube 130 because exceed the enrichedmaterial of this horizontal surface.Moreover the gas supply is still being carried out if chamber 124 has overflowed, and the enrichedmaterial that then overflows will be crossed pipe and 138 flow back in the enrichedmaterial bottle along with air communication.Therefore, may can find when the gas supply is carried out continuously, between bottle and chamber 124, circulating of some enrichedmaterials arranged at any time, get back in the bottle again then; Yet after supply gas stops, accurately the enrichedmaterial of metered amounts will be stayed in the chamber 124.
Concentrate supply line 120 links to each other with the pipe 142 of a part that forms hollow cylindrical element 144, and cylindrical element 144 is removably to be connected on the joint 146 that is connected as a single entity with housing 122." O " type circle 148 of joint 146 outsides forms frictional fit with the inwall of cylindrical element 144.The position that demonstration is opened among the valve 150(figure of a vertical shifting) comprises a sealing member 152; When not connecting cylindrical element 144, the effect that valve 150 is subjected to spring 154 is pushed down into the position of a closure, and in this position, sealing member 152 is meshed with valve seat 156.When cylindrical element 144 was connected on the joint 146, the prong up 158 that is contained in the cylindrical element 144 withstood the lower part 160 of valve 150, so that valve is lifted and opens.An enrichedmaterial discharge orifice 162 is equipped with in bottom at the part 124b of measurement chamber 124, and 124 when being drained in the chamber, and discharge orifice 162 is just closed by a ball 164.When in the chamber 124 enrichedmaterial being housed, ball 164 just upwards floats on enrichedmaterial, thereby measurement chamber 124 communicates with joint 146 by discharge orifice 162, and this moment, valve 156 was just opened.The configuration of valve 156 can prevent in the chamber 124 remaining enrichedmaterial when cylindrical element 144 is thrown off distributing boxs 108, for example, from distributing box 108, ooze in order to install a new bottle at 104 o'clock.In the operation of preparation beverage, when one measurement chamber 124 is drained, ball cock 164 is just closed immediately, has guaranteed still to be full of in the pipeline 120 enrichedmaterial usefulness when next time preparing beverage like this, also guaranteed in charcoal sour water beverage each time, all to divide simultaneously be equipped with an amount of concentrated.
Adaptor union 106 comprises a cylinder 170, a baffle arrangement 172 that is positioned at cylinder 170 1 ends, a skirt 174 and a lock bolt ring 176 that is positioned at cylinder 170 other ends is so each several part all is made of the whole synthetic plastics molding article of a mono-.Adaptor union 106 is to utilize rib 178 and the rib 180 on skirt 174 inwalls on cylinder 170 inwalls to be fixed on the bottle 104.The projection 182 that bottleneck upper end is furnished with an annular with rib 178 interlocks, and flange 184 with rib 180 seamings.Rib 178 and 180 shape must make it unlikelyly in that connector device can be fastened adaptor union on bottleneck to bottle the time throw off easily.Spoke 186 is connected in skirt 174 on the cylinder 170.In baffle arrangement 172 comprises and outer shroud 188,190 and is configured on the sagittal plane and with the ring 188 and 190 some baffle plates 192 that interlink.Cylinder 170 upper ends have the flange 194 of an introversion supporting outer shroud 190, and outer shroud is being supported baffle plate 192 again, and baffle plate encircles 188 in supporting.The axial length of baffle plate 192 equals the axial length of outer shroud 190.The bottom of ring 188 and 190 is in the same sagittal plane, encircles 190 in the axial direction for short but encircle 188, therefore forms a circular recess 196 by the top of interior ring 188 and the inner of baffle plate 192.
Lock bolt ring 176 is connected on the cylinder 170 by the endless belt that can tear 198 and spoke 186.Endless belt 198 has a pulling-on piece 200 so that can it be taken the photograph with finger and thumb when preparing to tear endless belt.Some outstanding inwardly protrusions 202 are arranged on the inwall of lock bolt ring 176, and protrusion has down plane 204 and lower plane radially 206 on the bevelled.
Have cylindrical shape lug boss 208 down on the distributing box 108, lug boss has an axial groove 210 and the export-oriented protrusion 212 near the lower end.Protrusion 212 forms a complete endless belt except having the interruption at groove 210 places.The lower plane 214 of protrusion 212 be bevelled and on it plane 216 be radially.
When a new enrichedmaterial bottle was installed to distributing box 108, the cylinder 170 of adaptor union at first inserted the lug boss 208 of hollow, and lug boss enters in the space between cylinder 170 and lock bolt ring 176 immediately.Foregoing protrusion 202 and 212 shape have guaranteed that protrusion 202 can slip over protrusion 212, lug boss 208 and ring 176 have enough elastics energy to adapt to this slip, are locked on the lug boss 208 by the engaged of plane 206 and 216 up to adaptor union 106.Bottle can only be torn endless belt 198 by (unless through being the devil) subsequently, just make the lock bolt ring 176 and the remainder of adaptor union 106 throw off and can remove.After adaptor union was removed from lug boss 208, the lock bolt ring 176 of separation just can make its distortion at an easy rate and make it not remove from lug boss 208 with having difficulty.
The compartment 128 of distributing box 108 is connected with dip-tube 130 by an opening 220.Four prongs 222 down that fuse with body skin 122 distribute along opening 220 with spaced positions, and the lower end of prong has hook 224.A cylindrical shape neck ring 206 is loosely round prong 222, and have four protrusions 228 inwardly, protrusion adaptor union 106 not situation under, limited neck ring 226 with respect to the moving down of prong 222, as shown in Figure 5.Neck ring 226 has been fixed the inside of dip-tube 130 upper ends with rib 230, and has outwards outstanding flange 232 in the top, and the oncus 234 of an annular is arranged on the upper surface of flange.
Be furnished with an elastomeric seal ring 240 of entity below the housing 122 of distributing box 108, the sealing circle has a central openings 242, to hold prong 222, with an eccentric joint 244 that is provided with, in a through hole 246 is arranged, with the lower end of containing pipe 138 closely, and with its formation sealing.The edge 248 of seal ring 240 thickens.
On the enrichedmaterial bottle 104, have a lid, this lid is closed the upper end of adaptor union 106, until till bottle is attached to distributing box 108 grades when using.This lid can, for example, form by the upper surface that sticks to flange 194 and/or one deck aluminium foil of encircling on 190 the upper surface.When bottle was prepared to install on the distributing box, this lid at first was removed, and then dip-tube 130 was inserted in the bottle by ring 188.During beginning, dip-tube 130 and neck ring 226 are in as the position among Fig. 5, but, when cylinder 170 inserts lug boss 208 fully, the flange 232 of sleeve 230 will be positioned at by the last plane of ring 188 and the depression that inner edge limited of baffle plate 192, and by the last planar support of ring 188.When adaptor union 106 is pushed to fully when in place, lock bolt ring 176 and protrusion 214 interlock mutually, the oncus 234 on the flange 232 are pushed in the elastomer element 240 to form the gas tight seal between dip-tube 130 and the housing 122.In addition, the upper surface portion of the thickening edge part 248 of seal ring 240 and the flange 194 that is meshed with it also forms gas tight seal.Also have, as shown in FIG., the upper end with lower surface (promptly around joint 244) contacted those baffle plates 192 on its limit, right side of seal ring 240 also forms sealing with seal ring 240.Like this, shown in arrow A among Fig. 2, enter bottle 104 via joint 244 and the one or more spaces (as shown in Figure 2) between the baffle plate 192 on this structure the right from managing 138 gas.Can also see in Fig. 2 (and can with reference to the seal ring 240 that shows among the figure 6 and the relation between the baffle arrangement) that the space between most of baffle plate 192 is led to outside atmosphere to bottles 104 inside by the inside of lug boss 208 and groove wherein 210.Also have, Fig. 6 also shows from managing 246 gas can be admitted to space between one or more baffle plates, and irrelevant with respect to the position of rotation of pipe 138 with adaptor union.Because cooperating between seal ring 240 and the baffle plate 192, baffle plate 192 has radially guaranteed can be along peripheral circulation from managing 138 gases that enter adaptor union 106, but just be forced to the upper part that enters bottle 104 before it can escape into atmosphere along the route of arrow B indication among Fig. 2.Can guarantee like this to be entrained in from managing 138 and enter enrichedmaterial the gas of adaptor union 106 and come back in the enrichedmaterial main body in the bottle and be not discharged from outside this equipment.
In order to guarantee when adaptor union 106 is connected to distributing box 108, can to obtain desired sealing, the plane 206 of protrusion 202 and encircle 190 and the upper surface of flange 194 between size a should match with the size of distributing box.Like this, as shown in Figure 3, size a can be that 11 ± 1mm size a is then smaller than size a.Size b promptly encircles the distance (degree of depth of just holding the recess of flange 232) between 188 and 190 the upper surface, preferably about 1.8mm.Size c promptly encircles the distance 0.5mm preferably between the upper surface of 190 upper surface and flange 194, and this needs to match with the size of the thickening 248 of seal ring 240.
When the enrichedmaterial of full bottle is sent here, above must dispose a lid and spill to prevent liquid.Fig. 7 has shown that a lid 290 is bonded on the end face of adaptor union, preferably is meshed with surface 190.In addition, also need be equipped with a cup-shaped cover cap 292 made from the elasticity synthetic plastics, cover have on the cap overlap joint protrusion 294 with adaptor union on protrusion 296 interlocks that match.Cover cap 292 over caps 290 are unlikely to be to be damaged in transporting, because the latter is made by soft material such as aluminium foil.Can easily dispose a kind of like this advantage that cap also is this most preferred embodiment of the present invention of covering.
This most preferred embodiment of adaptor union 106 as describing in detail as shown in the drawings and in the literary composition, meets all given requirements of front.Particularly lock bolt 176 is placed in the outside of cylinder 170 with being spaced apart, but is lower than its upper end, makes this compact conformation and is easy to assembling and dismounting, and is as described herein.This structure not only reliably but also save money because total can be from synthetic plastics with Unitarily molded comes out.Configuration lock bolt 204 has guaranteed to be connected to very big steadiness on the carbonation apparatus when the enrichedmaterial bottle on a ring, and this ring is can not disconnect by accident, cause before use bottle is fallen.The connection of an easy snap-on is used on this equipment.Must tear band 198 could take out the end-of-use bottle and guarantee that this bottle can not use again again to unload open loop 176, thereby removed this danger basically from, promptly may use a kind of inappropriate enrichedmaterial, the enrichedmaterial of viscosity too for example, so that cause this carbonation apparatus to operate.
According to Fig. 8, only making scheme drawing among body skin 122(Fig. 1 of this equipment shows) comprise a main portion 300, wherein comprise charcoal acidifying chamber (not shown) and form a cavity 302, be used to hold a glass or other drinking vessels, a discharge-service valve 114 be housed at the upper part of cavity 302.There are a compartment 304(such as Fig. 8 in the left side of body skin 122), be used to lay three enrichedmaterial bottles, the enrichedmaterial of each contain diverse fragrant flavour is marked with 104a respectively, 104b and 104c.Compartment 304 is by 306, one rear walls 308 of a base, and 312 and low antethecas 314 of 310, one detouchable lids of sidewall constitute.For the purpose of clear, wall 310, lid 312 and antetheca 314 are all only represented with long and short dash line.
Also comprise three distributing box 108a in the compartment 304,108b and 108c, again respectively by adaptor union 106a, 106b and 106c link to each other with separately concentrated bottle, and adaptor union all is fixed on each bottle.Bottle 104a, b, c connects 106a, b, c and distributing box 108a, b, c be as described at Fig. 1 to 7, and be marked with identical same label, but added a, b, with c with parts different in the presentation graphs 8.Another compartment (not shown) is used to settle the carbon dioxide charging-tank can be contained in the another side of housing 122.
Once mentioned in initial description when loading onto and unloading the enrichedmaterial bottle, dip-tube 130 still is contained on the distributing box 108a.In order to make compartment 304 compact as far as possible, distributing box 108a, b and c can both be by taking apart on the carbonation apparatus, thereby the connection between adaptor union 106 and the distributing box 108 can be easy to reach.And after distributing box was taken apart, dip-tube 130 still was inserted in the bottle, so just need not have enough spaces in order to above-mentioned action takes place when distributing box 108 is still stayed original position in compartment 304.Fig. 8 shifts out from compartment 304 again after showing the disengagement of distributing box 108a slave unit, thereby can refill one bottle of new enrichedmaterial bottle 104a.After a new bottle 104a installs, dispenser again just, at first with the cylindrical shape gas adaptor union overcoat 316a of the joint 133a insertion hollow of distributing box, as shown in Figure 9, thereby " O " type circle 135 forms gas tight seal basically.Like this, passage 132 just joins with gas passage 110.Gas adaptor union overcoat 316a is supported on the sliding part 318a, and saddle is installed among the groove 320a of wall 322 of housing 122 and can slides up and down.After joint 133a inserts the cover 316a of gas adaptor union place, at this moment sliding part 318a is in the top position, sliding part 318a promptly moves down, shown in arrow 324, up to reaching as the position among Figure 10, its center tap 146a inserts in the cylinder 144 fully, thereby by being meshed with element 158, makes valve member 150 shift to open position.When the position of Figure 10, this equipment just can foregoing mode be operated, therein, once drink the enrichedmaterial of requirement, just, be inhaled in the measurement chamber 124, then by effect in the venturi of the gas of discharging by aperture 134, by the effect of valve 144, flow in the drinking container by pipeline 120 from chamber 124.
When the enrichedmaterial one of in the bottle is used up, corresponding distributing box 108a just can the position from Figure 10 brings up to the position of Fig. 9, thereby make joint 146 separately from cylinder 144, afterwards, distributing box just can laterally be removed left, as Fig. 8, shown in 9 and 10, joint 133 is thrown off from gas adaptor union overcoat 316.The bottle that uses up 104 just can take out from adaptor union 106 by tearing band 198, will encircle 176 then and remove from lug boss 208, and a new enrichedmaterial bottle just can be connected on the distributing box 108.
Within the scope of the invention, various changes all are possible. For example, although distributor 108 in the present embodiment usefulness be pump in the venturi, other device that can make concentrate flow to distributor chamber from bottle also can both use. Yet, still used a kind of pump of gas-powered, preferably literary composition Pump in Du.

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1, be used for the adaptor union that a condensate container is connected on the enrichedmaterial distributing box of carbonation apparatus be is characterized in that:
A main body that is connected or is suitable for being connected the upper end of a bottle;
With related on this main body and below the end disposed thereon and leave with gap locking device in this main body outside.
2, the adaptor union according to claim 1 is characterized in that disposing on this locking device outstanding protrusion inwardly.
3, the adaptor union according to claim 2 is characterized in that this locking device comprises a lock bolt ring, and described protrusion just forms on this lock bolt ring.
4,, it is characterized in that this locking device is to be connected on this main body by the band that can tear according to the adaptor union of claim 3.
5, according to each adaptor union in the claim 1 to 4 comprise related on this main body near its upper end this structure of structure a central openings is arranged, a suction pipe can be inserted in the described container by this perforate.
6,, it is characterized in that this structure comprises that a formation holds the interior ring of the perforate of this suction pipe according to claim 5 adaptor union; An outer shroud that is connected on this main body and is handed over the damper gear that is connected with interior ring and outer shroud, and damper gear forms that gas enters or the passage of the container of overflowing.
7,, it is characterized in that damper gear is included in some baffle plates on the radial plane of axial stretching, extension according to the adaptor union of claim 6.
8, according to the adaptor union of claim 7, it is characterized in that this structure is such design-calculated, in this structure, can only comply with the axial flow of this structure by the gas of this structure, and can not depart from.
9, according to each a kind of enrichedmaterial feeding mechanism that is used to be connected on the adaptor union in the claim 1 to 8, in order to being supplied to carbonation apparatus from the enrichedmaterial of said vesse, this device comprises a body skin, one perforate is arranged at the body skin bottom, be attached on this housing and be positioned at this perforate outside and leave the receiving device outwardly that is spaced apart and arranged in below this housing to allow that enrichedmaterial comprises in this container enters this housing, thereby when this adaptor union is connected on it, this receiving device just is between the main body and locking device of this adaptor union, to cooperate this locking device, also to comprise enrichedmaterial is disposed to the device that this carbonating is provided with equipment from this housing.
10, the device according to claim 9 is characterized in that: it comprises that a measurement chamber is used to measure the quantity of the enrichedmaterial that distributes.
According to the device of claim 10, it is characterized in that 11, it comprises that mechanism that gas is handled is used for enrichedmaterial from this container transport to this measurement chamber.
12, according to the device of claim 11, it is characterized in that this gas operating control comprises a venturi, be suitable for accepting being drawn into this housing from this container from the gas with pressure of this carbonation apparatus and with enrichedmaterial.
13, the device according to claim 12 is characterized in that, it comprises that channel architecture is used for the gas from pipe in this article Du is sent to this adaptor union.
14, enrichedmaterial in the affiliated container is supplied to carbonation apparatus to make the device of the charcoal sour water beverage of being with fragrance, comprise that the gas receiving device is used to handle this device with the gas of accepting pressurization, discharge enrichedmaterial with the enrichedmaterial eduction gear in order to install from this, this gas receiving device comprises one first joint, the general horizontal expansion of this joint in use is to connect the general horizontal feed tube cover of this equipment of discharge, this enrichedmaterial eduction gear comprises one second joint, be arranged on this first joint below, generally extend vertically downward and accept pipe box with a enrichedmaterial that is connected in this equipment towards upper shed.
15,, it is characterized in that it comprises the amount of the enrichedmaterial that a measurement chamber distributes in order to metering according to the device of claim 14.
16, the device according to claim 14 or 15 is characterized in that it comprises that a venturi that is connected with this first joint makes enrichedmaterial hold this device from this container in order to cause decompression in this device.
17, the device according to claim 16 is characterized in that it comprises a gas escape route, is used for the gas from venturi is supplied to the condensate container that is connected on this connecting device.
18, according to the device of claim 17, the arrangement that it is characterized in that this venturi and this gas escape route make be supplied to this device unnecessary enrichedmaterial be used to gas from venturi and it is sent back in this container go.
19, it is characterized in that comprising a suction pipe according to each device in the claim 14 to 18, be used to insert in the condensate container so that enrichedmaterial is transported to this device from this container.
20, according to each device in the claim 14 to 19, it is characterized in that this joint is to be fixedly mounted on this device.
21, the carbonation apparatus of using together according to the device of claim 14 to 20, comprise a charcoal acidifying chamber, be used for seasoning and prepare the water of carbonating, comprise that the carbon dioxide feeding mechanism is used for being supplied to this chamber for use in this water of charcoal acidifying carbon dioxide, comprise that eduction gear is in order to discharge this carbonated water, comprise one basically towards horizontal direction and be contained in this equipment outside, the feed tube cover that can move as perpendicular and comprise that perpendicular enrichedmaterial up accepts pipe box, be placed in this feed tube cover below, this pipe box is used to hold the joint separately of this enrichedmaterial feeding mechanism, thereby the gas of pressurization can be fed to the enrichedmaterial feeding mechanism by this feed tube cover, and can accept from enrichedmaterial there that condom is accepted so that can mix with this carbonic acid water by this enrichedmaterial.
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