CN1107627C

CN1107627C - Container for separately storing flowable meterials but allowing mixing of materials when required

Info

Publication number: CN1107627C
Application number: CN98807268A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 唐·B·霍索恩
Original assignee: Carlton and United Breweries Ltd
Current assignee: CUB Pty Ltd
Priority date: 1997-06-11
Filing date: 1998-06-09
Publication date: 2003-05-07
Anticipated expiration: 2018-06-09
Also published as: CN1264346A; NZ501712A; ATE287367T1; WO1998056678A1; EP1042188A1; TW512116B; EP1042188A4; DE69828706D1; AR012969A1; WO1998056679A1; JP2002503188A; NZ525978A; DE69828706T2; JP4064469B2; AR012968A1; EP1042188B1; NZ515671A

Abstract

The invention provides a container for separately containing a first flowable material (15) and a second flowable material (17) until mixing of the first and second flowable materials is desired comprising: (i) a first chamber (13) containing the first flowable material and having a first head space (14) comprising gas at a pressure greater than or equal to atmospheric pressure; (ii) a second chamber (16) containing the second flowable material, the second flowable material containing gas, and optionally, the second chamber comprising a second head space (18) containing gas at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure; (iii) means for reducing the pressure in the first chamber; (iv) means (20) for transferring gas between the first and second chambers; and (v) means for transferring the second flowable material into the first flowable material when the pressure in the first chamber is reduced.

Description

The splendid attire fluid also allows the container of fluid mixing when needed separately

The present invention relates to contain the container of fluid, specifically, the container of liquid is housed promptly, its pressure is higher than barometric pressure.Usually the beverage such as the applejack that contain carbon-dioxide beverage such as soft drink and brew are being higher than splendid attire under the barometric pressure, the present invention also with or can be in that to be higher than splendid attire fluid under the barometric pressure (comprising other liquid) relevant.With the beverage of no carbonate gas bubble be contained in contain in the container that is higher than atmospheric nitrogen also much.So the article of splendid attire have: fruit juice and juice drinks, milk and milk drink, spirits, fruit wine, iced tea, tea-drinking, even comprise liquid medicine and medicine goods.

Some alcoholic drinks, particularly stout beer, people think always preferably can produce abundant one deck emulsus foam.When stout beer was poured out from traditional beer device, this froth bed was easy to produce.If but stout beer is contained in (many other inebriants are often like this) in the jar, this foam but seldom produces when opening jar.So just hindered the sale of this type of tinned drink.Australian Patent 577486 provides a kind of ways of addressing this issue.The jar of describing in this patent comprises that a plug-in unit, this plug-in unit are gassiness chambeies, and it links to each other with beverage in the jar by cutoff port.Because this chamber is immersed in jar interior beverage, one little beverage can enter the chamber by cutoff port, makes a chamber upper space pressure and a jar upper space equalization of pressure.When opening jar, jar upper space pressure can be reduced to barometric pressure immediately, and compensated cavity upper space pressure can keep or the instantaneous at least barometric pressure that is higher than.Like this, gas in the chamber and/or beverage can eject by cutoff port, thereby cause the gas evolution in the solution and form the emulsus froth bed on beverage top.But, when this patent is expected out jar second liquid is not injected beverage.Because the liquid in beverage and the compensated cavity can freely mix when jar still seals, above-mentioned structure is impossible realize this purpose.

After No. 577486 patents of Australia, occurred many patents and patent application all with make container in beer to produce froth bed relevant, but they all do not find a kind of container that is suitable for second liquid is introduced beverage.But people need a kind of container, but in the chamber that can separate in the main chamber with pressure container second kind of fluid (as powder, suspending fluid or liquid) are housed, and fluid can be introduced beverage.Although be appreciated that this container but this second kind of fluid flowed in the canned beverage, the pressurized beverage inflow container that also can make gas or independently hold bubbles this beverage.

Described this container among the international application No.PCT/GB95/01185, wherein had two compartment by a film separately, this film can almost completely ftracture when opening container pressure and reduce.In this example, dress whiskey in the compartment, another is equipped with soda water, and when film breaks, a kind of whiskey-fashion drink has just produced.Similarly, No. 4524078 patents of the U.S. have also been described a kind of container, and this container includes a kind of chamber that has separable plug and frangible wall, and perhaps, wherein a wall is exactly a wall of container, and when opening container, wall of container will be left in this chamber.No matter be to break at wall, and the situation that the part in chamber can be separated, the still whole chamber situation that can burst into fragments from pedestal all might cause the potential resistance danger of choking because of the fractionlet that beverage in the jar contains the chamber.Also have, when osed top liquid injects the jar beverage at leisure by bigger breach, can be diffused in the beverage no good visual effect very slowly.

International Patent Application PCT/EP94/02491 has described in pressurized beverage jar bottom and has laid the chamber that there is an aperture bottom surface, second liquid that can mix with first liquid phase in the jar is equipped with in the chamber, for fear of the mixing of opening jar preceding two kinds of liquid, live aperture at the bottom of the chamber with a valve stem seal.The bottom surface in chamber is deformable, and when opening jar formation pressure difference, the bottom surface in chamber is bent downwardly, the valve rod displacement.Second liquid is entered in the jar by aperture to be mixed with first liquid.It is difficult inserting the chamber, because must pressurize before insertion, but the jar of holding that inserts the chamber can not pressurize before sealing.Therefore, be difficult in practice guarantee that second liquid that can not is by the aperture seepage when assigning the chamber.In addition, this structure be easy to be subjected to fluctuation of pressure action in the internal upper part space, chamber go back fibrous root according to middle and upper part, chamber pressure because the influence of the fluctuation that temperature traverse causes.Because have no idea a counter balance pocket middle and upper part space pressure and a jar internal upper part space pressure, when the temperature traverse of jar, this little fluctuation of pressure can produce pressure difference.This pressure difference can cause the position of airtight diapire to produce little variation, but because it is crucial keeping the butt of aperture and valve rod always, slight fluctuations, and seepage may take place.

The present invention is intended to propose a kind of structure, but but in a pressurizing vessel, fill first kind of fluid and the second kind of fluid that is separated, when opening pressurizing vessel, second fluid can flow in the first-class animal.In addition, by this structure is set, can recognize that the pressurized stream animal of injecting gas or second kind of separation also is feasible in first-class animal.

The present invention provides a kind of container generally, independent first and second fluid of splendid attire before needs mix first and second fluid, and this container comprises:

(i) first-class animal is equipped with in first chamber, and its upper space contains pressure and is greater than or equal to atmospheric gas;

(ii) second fluid is equipped with in second chamber, and second fluid contains gas, and perhaps, the second chamber upper space contains pressure and is higher than atmospheric gas;

(iii) reduce the device of first cavity pressure;

(iv) air-transmitting device between first, second chamber;

(make second fluid flow into the device of first-class animal when v) the pressure of gas reduces in first chamber.

Preferably, the pressure purger in first chamber can adopt the device of opening first chamber and making itself and exterior, and external pressure is lower than the pressure in first chamber before opening.A preferred method that realizes this requirement is, a kind of container that has the device that first chamber can be opened towards atmosphere is provided.For example, this device can adopt the bottle cap that is contained in turning on the bottle/can not turn on, bottle or jar the breakdown joint, perhaps be provided with one and can be pushed into the structure that forms an opening and first chamber is linked to each other with the outside at wall of container.This device is easy to be grasped by this field those of ordinary skill.Therefore, relating to Anywhere in specification sheets in the present invention and the appended claims " pressure purger in first chamber " no matter, these relevant contents include all types of devices of discussing in this section.

Preferably, there is second upper space in second chamber, and charge delivery mechanism comprises the device that is used for build-up pressure balance between first and second upper space between first, second chamber.For a person skilled in the art, " balance " on the equilibrium of pressure meaning between first and second upper space and the pressure that do not mean that first and second upper space must equate or about equally.In fact, as described below, may between first and second upper space, produce gradient difference, however, the pressure between two chambeies still can keep balance.In an exemplary embodiments of the present invention, this structure is that the pressure that makes first chamber (open with exterior before) is higher than barometric pressure.Preferably, before first and second fluid mixed, the pressure of first and second upper space was about equally.But, as mentioned above, in other form of the present invention, there is pressure difference between first and second upper space.In having the pressure differential embodiment of the invention, the pressure difference between first and second upper space is preferably in 0.1～10 atmospheric scope.

Preferably, the gauge pressure of the pressure in first and second upper space when using container to mix first, second fluid is at least 0.1 barometric pressure, and preferred, pressure is at least 0.5 barometric pressure, and is preferred, is at least 1 barometric pressure.Therefore, before two kinds of fluids mixed, the pressure in first and second upper space all can surpass at least one barometric pressure of air pressure.

Unless Otherwise Requested, following understanding should be done in " fluid " speech that occurs Anywhere in this specification sheets, and it comprises that liquid, solution, suspended matter, emulsion, gas etc. are commonly called as the material of work " liquid " or " fluid ", as other fluids such as powder.First and second fluid can have identical physical property, also can be different.In a preferred form of the present invention, two kinds of fluids all are true liquids.Yet in other form of the present invention, first-class animal can be a true liquid, and second fluid (for example) can be powder.Those of ordinary skills are understood that to also have many other compounds also to be fine, and also belong to scope of the present invention; The fluid of also understanding easily in arbitrary chamber can be the compound (for example, being dissolved with the liquid of gas) of two or more fluids with before the fluid in another chamber mixes.

Preferably, the device that transmits second fluid comprises pipe installation, and the liquid storage chamber that fills second fluid from second chamber is linked into the upper space in first chamber.Perhaps, conduit ends in the first-class animal.In this case, preferably include siphon blocking parts such as aperture on the first upper space inner catheter device.

Preferably, pipe installation comprises the structure of transport stream animal.The preferred structure that can reach this purpose comprises pipe or groove (groove of sealing or opening).In addition, this structure can be pass the dividing plate in wall or two chambeies of isolation equipment and form one to several holes.A kind of especially preferred conduit comprises capillary pipe structure, for example, and capillary tub.About this aspect, the term " capillary " that uses Anywhere is construed as and not only comprises very thin or trichoid structure or device in this manual, also comprises other structures and the device that can produce capillary phenomenon.

In a concrete preferred embodiment of the present invention, pressure equaliser is included in the supravasal aperture of the second chamber upper space.Aperture can be circle, oblate or side, perhaps slit or the like.When aperture existed, the second chamber gas pressurizes gradually or reduces pressure was understandable, and the aperture of siphon blocking part (perhaps as) directly links to each other with the first chamber upper flow because the aperture of this aperture by pipe installation and one end.But, when explosive decompression takes place in first chamber,, thereby between first and second chamber, form pressure difference when transient equilibrium first chamber communicates with atmosphere because aperture is very little so that the very big pressure reduction that can't produce.Like this, second fluid forms stream just by conduit, and just stream has blocked aperture rapidly.Therefore, the pressure difference that forms when atmosphere is opened first chamber can not get balance, and second fluid can continue flow by conduit, drives it and flows up to no longer including enough pressure differences.

Preferably, transmitting device also comprises the device that makes second fluid pass through the second chamber upper space before entering first chamber.This structure can stop second fluid to enter first chamber by the gravity seepage, as described above, unless and up to it since first, second chamber between equilibrium of pressure and flow out from second chamber.Like this, can give birth to " liquid lock " by effective real estate in the container, stop second fluid to flow into first-class animal prematurely, the transmission that requires up to the present invention begins.Advantageously, this aperture can remain on the top of the second fluid liquid level, even as the same when falling container.Wherein, second fluid is plug small holes at any time, unless second fluid is extracted by conduit when opening first chamber.The position of tubular container is not how, because the slight pressure missionary society that the variation of temperature etc. produces obtains balance rapidly, so when container was fallen, the possibility of seepage reduced to minimum.

Sometimes, can be better with the whole aperture of an adjustable size.For example, aperture is unlimited fully when pressurizeed fully in first chamber, to guarantee there is not difference of pressure between first and second chamber effectively; But aperture is subjected to throttling or is closed before first chamber will communicate with atmosphere.Last situation has guaranteed that aperture closed effectively by second fluid in the first chamber decompression process, in one situation of back, be completely blocked with a period of time internal pressure balance before atmosphere communicates in first chamber.Any situation no matter, its structure has promoted the transmission of second fluid, and the seepage possibility when container is not opened is reduced to minimumly, because under this condition, the gas exchange between first, second chamber is strengthened.Because if hole diameter is restricted before toppling over beverage, people can use than the bigger hole of abundant release that guarantees second fluid, so, more can guarantee this effect.

Aperture can be that on the capillary tub stitches or valve.When difference of pressure was less than predetermined value between first, second chamber, this seam or valve were closed.This predetermined value is preferably 0.1 to 2 barometric pressure (gauge pressure).When the pressure in first chamber and first cavity pressure differed above this predetermined value, seam or valve can be opened and make two cavity pressures reach balance.It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that representative type contains CO made in accordance with the present invention ₂The container of beverage produces difference of pressure and is about 0.5 atmospheric magnitude when toppling over beverage, this pressure reduction can make aperture open certainly, but has wanted this Kong Taixiao, can not make so big difference of pressure reach balance.Close when being sewn on no difference of pressure or when having slight pressure difference less than predetermined value, its advantage is the seepage of second fluid can be reduced to minimum.

Can take other any can first and second upper space of balance between the pressure differential device.For example, second chamber can be with some ventilative plastics, make as the polystyrene of low-density polyethylene, high impact, polycarbonate, copolymer or the like, perhaps comprise the part that these materials are made.In an embodiment of the present invention, gas spreads by breathable plastic, enters in second fluid in second chamber.Whole chamber can all be made with breathable plastic.But, in some application scenario of the present invention, preferably use sir-tight plastics meeting, use breathable plastic to make pipe installation (comprising the part that it links to each other with top, first chamber).At this moment, need not form aperture on conduit, gas is the conduit diffusion by being formed by breathable plastic.In addition, the available breathable plastic manufacturing of the part of pipe installation.A kind of specially suitable breathable plastic is low-density polyethylene, and also known certainly also is suitable by some other breathable plastic.In addition, the also available breathable plastic manufacturing of the part in chamber (except that pipe installation).

Better like this, allow second chamber float over first-class animal above, be fixed on be higher than in the container or the position of first-class animal liquid level on.As container is a bottle, and second chamber can be fixed on the downside of bottle cap.In the last-mentioned in front inventive embodiments, second chamber preferably is positioned at vicinity or is lower than the position of bottle cap, but will be attached on the bottleneck.

Any structure no matter, second upper space and first upper space are just separated by the wall in second chamber.At this moment, pipe installation preferably has other structures of capillary tub or formation groove.Suitable structure such as gooseneck capillary tub or concentric pipe structure.Usually, capillary tub or groove structure comprise: first vertical component, stretch into the upper space in second chamber from the liquid storage chamber of second fluid in second chamber; Horizontal component enters first upper space from the second chamber wall; Second vertical component in first upper space, is introduced in the first-class animal when second fluid gushes out from second chamber.The aperture of realizing first, second upper pressure balance can be any capillary tub or groove structure, as long as it is above the second fluid liquid level.

Perhaps, this capillary tub or groove structure comprise: first vertical component enters second upper space from the liquid storage chamber of second fluid in second chamber; Horizontal component is in second upper space; Second vertical component stretches out from second upper space, by second liquid (without any the device that is communicated with it), enters first upper space by the second chamber diapire again.The aperture of first and second cavity pressure of balance or valve can be positioned at the horizontal component of capillary tub or groove structure, as long as on the top of the second fluid liquid level, also can be positioned at first or second vertical component.

Even preferably being set, the container that fell also can make aperture be positioned at the device of second fluid liquid level top.Usually, can realize this purpose like this, make second fluid only be filled into predetermined altitude, and aperture is positioned at the position of liquid level top, the direction of tubular container is not how.Certainly, when container was squeezed or some occurs and place improperly, aperture can be submerged.Be not placed in some certain location so be necessary to guarantee container.

Can design a more than aperture.Preferably, first aperture is positioned on first vertical component not far from the second fluid liquid level top; Second aperture can be positioned on first vertical component from second fluid place far away slightly, or is positioned at second vertical component or horizontal component.Like this, just in case the surface tension of second fluid very ambassador its when having stopped up first aperture along capillary ascension is too high, gas exchange still can be undertaken by second aperture.Can in second fluid, add or coat the non-infiltration agent, control second fluid and advance into motion capillaceous in release in capillary tub inside.

Can one mechanical obstacles thing be set in the first vertical component end, stop second fluid to enter first vertical component of capillary tub/groove structure.Suitable obstacle comprises the lid that is installed on the second chamber diapire and can accepts the end of capillary tub first vertical component.Be formed with aperture on the side of lid.First vertical component of capillary tub/structure is put into the aperture on the closing cap side when covering; But, leave from bottom, second chamber when it, for example container (referring to " bottle " here) lid is turned on, and aperture just has been opened.Like this, when closing, bottle can prevent that second liquid from entering capillary tub/structure; But, open this bottle, will make an end of first vertical component capillaceous be in the place of aperture on the closing cap no longer, and can discharge.

In a concrete preferred embodiment of the present invention, horizontal component capillaceous lean against bottle cap below, and capillary tub can bend near aperture.Usually, this warpage is to the reaction of the artificial pressurization of bottle cap, can cause the capillary tub bending, makes aperture blocked or close.Like this, before opening, available finger pushes bottle cap or stops up or close aperture as the part rice that uncork is moved.

Anti-backflow device preferably is set in capillary tub,, guarantees that first-class animal can not enter second chamber by capillary tub as when container was fallen.This anti-backflow device comprises the catch of being made by suitable material that is contained in the capillary tub, prevents that fluid from flowing into second chamber from first chamber, but allows second fluid to flow into first chamber from second chamber.Usually, this catch is positioned at second vertical component capillaceous, very near the opening part towards first chamber.If desired, available a kind of check valve replaces this catch.

Transmit second fluid and can adopt other devices.For example, when second chamber by be fixed on the container or be fixed on lid below when placing first-class animal liquid level top, second liquid just can be by the transmission of the aperture on the second chamber diapire (as injection).When between first, second chamber during no difference of pressure, little bore closure.When pressure reduced suddenly but first chamber communicates with atmosphere, aperture was opened.For example, but the explosion sealing band that can break during by override open container on aperture perhaps utilizes diversified valve mechanism to realize above-mentioned purpose.The suitable valves door gear comprises the poppet valve of aperture, diapire etc. for this purpose.Aperture is opened by the relevant motion (promptly separating) that constitutes or form the relative wall of second a chamber diapire part.

A proper structure comprises a valve rod, is installed in before being screwed in bottle cap in the aperture, can be fixed by bottle cap when screwing bottle cap.In case twist-off closure, valve rod are just removed from aperture.In addition, also can be fixed on the bottle cap by valve rod in closing closed procedure, valve rod has a tip, can pierce through the second chamber diapire and form aperture, but aperture is sealed immediately.With top identical,, valve rod extracted out from aperture, and discharged second fluid when opening when covering.In another structure, the device that transmits second fluid comprises and the pipe installation of the standpipe form of the concentric placement in second chamber, can fix by bottle cap when bottle cap is contained on the bottle.Relevant valve gear also is equipped with in top or bottom at standpipe, and second fluid will flow in the first-class animal when opening bottle cap like this.This bottle cap can be turned on by other devices that opener or those skilled in the art are easy to accomplish.

In the mechanism that another kind can use, the roof of container or diapire are deformable, when between first, second chamber during equilibrium of pressure, by leaning against the hermetically closing aperture that the valve rod installed on the second chamber roof relative with aperture forms.But, when first cavity pressure reached balance and leaves valve rod, diapire (being roof sometimes) deformed, and aperture promptly is opened like this.

In addition, adopt the conduit of foregoing capillary tub or groove structure and so on, this structure is especially suitable, the roof of container, diapire are deformable, when first, second cavity pressure balance, pipe installation is sealed towards the opening of second fluid, but when reduce pressure in first chamber, roof, diapire can displacements.

Also have a kind of possible structure, the special easy deformation of diapire and roof, but can fully be out of shape and form sealing when the opening that be leaned against pipe installation.In this structure, pipe installation and diapire or roof are arranged to sealing contact when lid is contained on the container of bottle shape hermetically, but in opening procedure along with bottle cap the moving up of base, separate from sealing contact.More particularly, in the screw capping structure, sealing contact forms when the bottling bonnet is screwed on, and is kept when bottle cap is closed, and is destroyed when bottle cap is opened.

The present invention also provides a kind of container that contains first, second fluid separately, just mixes these materials when needing, and this container comprises:

(a) first-class animal is equipped with in first chamber, and has first upper space, and upper space contains pressure and is equal to or higher than atmospheric gas;

(b) second fluid is equipped with in second chamber, and comprises that pressure is higher than atmospheric gas, and there is a base portion in second chamber, roughly is positioned at or towards the bottom in first chamber, second chamber also comprises pipe installation, stretches to the surface of first-class animal from base portion; With

(c) first chamber is communicated with air and make second fluid enter the device of first-class animal.

Container can also be included in communicate with the atmosphere device of first, second cavity pressure of forward horizontal stand of first chamber.As, for realizing this purpose, can adopt the pipe, groove or other pipe installations that stretch into first upper space from second upper space.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that when not having this pressure equaliser that the pressure in first, second chamber is to equate basically.Like this, second chamber is must be in (i) second chamber pressurized and put into container when (ii) do not pressurize as yet in first chamber.

Last aspect according to the present invention, this aspect also provides the method for filing of containers, and step has:

(1) second fluid is packed into second chamber;

(2) give the pressurization of second chamber;

(3) freezing at least a portion second fluid utilizes the second freezing frozen material closes ducts;

(4) first chamber is inserted in second chamber, make first-class animal enter first chamber;

(5) sealing first chamber; With

(6) heating container;

Be understood that when heating, for example in pasteurization processes, the stopper of blocking conduit in second fluid is melted.But, in conduit, can form " air lock " and isolate first, second fluid, mixing can not be taken place.

In addition, also available a kind of thermoplastic material forms stopper, can melt when container is heated, but perhaps come occlusion catheter with the sealing band of an explosion, as long as first chamber communicates with atmosphere, the sealing bar can explosion during the formation difference of pressure between first, second chamber.

To those skilled in the art, all comprise a plurality of chambeies (rather than mono-second chamber) among arbitrary embodiment of the invention described above, can transmit the multiple different flows thing.Be readily appreciated that different fluids can transmit from the different cavity of same plug-in unit, also can in different plug-in units, transmit.

Generally, second chamber can be less than first chamber on volume.Generally speaking, only need transport a spot of second fluid in first-class animal.Concerning drinking container, second fluid only occupies 1～90% of second upper space.

Generally, first-class animal is a beverage.

In one embodiment of the present of invention (wherein container is equipped with beverage), second fluid contains certain pigment, as solution, setting sun Huang, the light red or light blue of tartrate 1%.Preferably, when the container of the solution that contains beverage and tartrate is opened, first liquid (being beverage) will variable color, produces stem-winding visual effect, and this phenomenon can be of short duration, open only continue to have behind the bottle several seconds or long a little a bit; Also can continue the long time.Back one situation is the pattern that produces one color or band color in liquid.In addition, can import a large amount of colored liquids, make and form double-deck effect in the container.Obviously, double-deck effect is second density of liquid and the identical result of first density of liquid size.Usually, second liquid float on first liquid above; If inject from container bottom, second liquid may be at the bottom of liquid.

Second liquid can be or contain colourless or coloured flavoring additives.There is the essence of essence, taking alcohol and hydrate flavor chemistry thing and propyleneglycoles in the alcohol cpd flavor chemistry thing in suitable flavoring additives system, by the essence of the size infiltration of the aqueous system of belt surface activating agent.General flavoring additives is at 0.01-0.2%v/v.For example, essence can be citrus oil, extracts (distillation and freezing pressurization) from lemon, bitter orange and orange etc.; Also can be Chinese cassia tree, portion Chu, peppermint wet goods essential oil and isolates oil.Suitable flavor chemistry material refers generally to ester, acetaldehyde, aliphatic acid, lactonic acid, terpenes alcohol.Vanillic aldehyde (4 hydroxyls-3 methyl benzaldehyde) is one of them, but also has other suitable spices to those skilled in the art.

In two or more liquid adding beverage, two kinds of liquid can all have color, promptly can produce a kind of tangible visual effect.If these two kinds of liquid are injected into positions different in the beverage, then more can produce this effect.In addition, when these two kinds of liquid are flavoring additives, can produce the flavoring additives gradient, particularly when thixotropic compound or thickening agent with one or more flavoring additivess or when injecting beverage individually.In addition, liquid can have nothing in common with each other, and for example a kind of flavoring additives and a kind of colorant can inject simultaneously also and can not inject simultaneously as required.

Aforesaid colored strand also can have flavor.At this moment, flavoring additives can not infiltrate whole beverage immediately, and produces the flavoring additives gradient.Be typically one fruit juice or concentrated fruit juice.

Also available additive method comes variable color.For example, some food coloring agents such as alkermes and anthocyanidin, its color form and depend on the pH value, and sour environment or alkaline environment according to its place form different colors.Utilize this specific character, the pH value of the beverage of being adorned is lower than 7, and with the coloring agent of weakly alkaline solution as second liquid.When opening container, the coloring agent solution of alkalescence injects the acid solution of container, and the pH value of coloring agent is reduced to below 7, causes variable color.Use the chelaization agent can produce similar effect, have non-metallic ion can cause its variable color in the coloring agent.

Flavoring agent also can be injected into second liquid, for example second liquid comprise sugar, by the flavoring additives or the artificial sweeteners of formulated, as the aqueous system of phenylalanine etc.Stable cmpd is not fine in the aqueous system because use, so, will in the aqueous system, unsettled perfume additive, flavoring agent add in the beverage.Ought originally not use additive like this, the additive that perhaps adds capacity adds so that the cmpd of high range when water-soluble, can use additive at all.

Second fluid can be other liquid or other fluid that needs to add beverage.For example strong tea is added in the fruit drink, vice versa.Also has the mixing of spirits and soft drink.Second liquid also can be thixotropic compound or thickening agent, (more favourable situation is the medicine goods, for example, medicine is unstable in the aqueous system, but can leave in ethanol or other liquid as enrichedmaterial, and, perhaps need to cover up taste bad in the medicine with oral in the dilute aqueous form), mix the quinine of producing nourishing liquid or similar mixtures with carbonated drink.

When mixing two kinds of liquid, some people likes one of them more, and is another kind of a little less, perhaps even this liquid is not added in the compound.

Correspondingly, the present invention also provides a kind of container, and wherein, the concentration of second liquid is variable in first liquid.Have in embodiments of the present invention under the situation of pressure equaliser of first and second upper space of balance, a kind of such device is, on the bottle cap of equilibrium of pressure between first, second chamber of needs, a relief port or valve mechanism are set, allow a part of gas of first or second upper space slowly emit.Which chamber of tube drainage not, the slight pressure missionary society of generation is by balance rapidly, so second liquid that can not is discharged, but the pressure of two upper spaces has all reduced.Therefore, when first chamber communicates with atmosphere, the difference of pressure of the difference of pressure between first and second upper space when not having emission gases.So, impel the propulsive effort that second liquid flows out from second chamber to reduce.If the pressure in second container reduces a lot, second liquid can not all flow out from second chamber, so the concentration amounts of second liquid has reduced in first liquid.

In addition, if the aperture of the pressure of first, second upper space of balance is bigger, then second liquid that can not is discharged fully.At this moment, when first chamber communicates with atmosphere, have pressure, and understand aperture is hindered before that this thing happens to a certain extent, so just weakened the pressure in second upper space by the rapid trend of balance.

Second chamber is positioned at the bottle cap below and the time is appreciated that if open or remove bottle cap, then can further not discharge second liquid.But if container by making lid and resetting and sealed or second chamber is fixed in the container, is placed on bottle top and vibration with finger, second chamber will be pressurized to a certain size so.When container communicated with atmosphere once more, second liquid can flow out once more.Like this, if require further to strengthen mixing, then in the manner described above container is operated.

In addition, can utilize a kind of component of a kind of structure, for example concentrate iced tea and get rid of outside fruit drink, for example, before beating bottle cap, remove the obstruction that joint just can be removed machinery from capillary tub from bottle cap with compound.

When second liquid is injected into first chamber such as need produce foam in first chamber, then second liquid can comprise foam booster.Perhaps, if when second liquid injects first liquid, can produce too much foam, just can in second liquid, add anti-foaming additive.The suitable foam inhibitor has fatty alcohols such as aliphatic acid such as lipid, oleic acid, octane.The suitable foam accelerator comprises cuts apart very carefully salt and powder, the protein that can extract or squeeze from soapwood and hop from barley.

Preferably, all there is the active surface that promotes crystallization in first chamber and/or second chamber.In general, these active surfaces are the polyolefin structures that insert in the chamber, but the inside in whole chamber all scribbles polyolefin.For first chamber, active surface can promote that beverage bubbles in the container, and for second chamber, active-surface can make the decarburization to greatest extent of second liquid, is that the outflow of second liquid has increased power.

In being easy to generate foamy beverage, to shield and sustain over cap and also can overcome foamy problem that produced, it covers hold-off pressure by partly opening, and removes lid then fully.

Can be contained in first, second fluid in the pressurizing vessel separately effectively and when opening pressure container, second fluid is imported into the structure of first-class animal by a kind of, can find that this structure also can be used to the aliquot (aliquot) of gas or the first-class animal that contains is separately added the first-class animal of main portion.

Correspondingly, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a kind of container is provided, the first-class animal and a fraction of second fluid (liquid or gas) of independent splendid attire main portion, this container comprises: first chamber, the first-class animal of splendid attire main portion, and have first upper space, gaseous tension wherein is greater than bar pressure; Second chamber, a fraction of second fluid of splendid attire (liquid or gas), the gaseous tension in second chamber is greater than bar pressure; Air-transmitting device between first, second chamber; The device that first chamber is communicated with air; And the device that a fraction of second fluid is injected when being opened with air communication the first-class animal of main portion in first chamber.

The invention described above is equally applicable to this embodiment of the present invention with other features that second fluid (being generally liquid) injects first-class animal (generally also being liquid), the exception part is, the pipe installation of pilot gas should be inserted under the first-class animal liquid level when gas being injected first-class animal (liquid).Best, pipe installation is inserted into the bottom of container (being generally bottle).Other application is referring to accompanying drawing 15A-C, 16A-C and 17A-C.

In addition, some above-mentioned structures are suitable for not having between first, second chamber in the structure of pressure equaliser second liquid being imported first liquid, introduce first liquid with first liquid of a fraction of first liquid input main portion or with gas.That is to say that bottle or other forms of container that the present invention was suitable for can be put in second chamber of having pressurizeed, and utilize the said structure to transmit the material of its splendid attire, these structures have also constituted a part of the present invention.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention are only described with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of example.

Fig. 1 is through the section drawing according to container of the present invention (bottle) top;

Fig. 2 A-C has illustrated the discharging of plug-in unit among Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 be through in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention the bottle top section drawing;

Fig. 4 is the section drawing through the bottle top of another embodiment according to the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the section drawing through the bottle top of another embodiment according to the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the section drawing through the bottle top of going back an embodiment according to the present invention;

Fig. 7 A-C has illustrated the discharging modes of plug-in unit among Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 A-C has illustrated the discharging of the plug-in unit of another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 A-C has illustrated the discharging of the plug-in unit of another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 A-C has illustrated the discharging of the plug-in unit of another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 11 is the section drawing through the bottom of bottle in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 12 is the section drawing through the bottle bottom of another embodiment according to the present invention;

Figure 13 A-C has illustrated the discharging modes of Figure 10 and plug-in unit shown in Figure 11;

Figure 14 A-D has illustrated the pressurization and the discharging modes of the modification of plug-in unit shown in Figure 4;

Figure 15 A-C is similar to Fig. 8 A-C, and the situation when gas injects bottle liquid in the one embodiment of the invention has been described;

Figure 16 A-C is another embodiment of the present invention, and wherein gas injects bottle liquid;

Figure 17 A-C is the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 9 A-C, gas can be injected bottle liquid;

Figure 18 A-C has illustrated the operation mode of another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1 shows bottle 10, and it has constituted first chamber, is formed with the threaded end of dress threaded cap (not shown) with sealing bottle opening 12 on flange 13.The first-class animal (liquid 15) of filling in the bottle is near flange 13 bottoms, but leaves first upper space 14 above first liquid 15, contains pressure greater than atmospheric gas in the space, bottle seal upper back 14.Usually, first liquid 15 is sodas, so make upper space 14 gas boosting owing to overflowing in the gas from liquid 15 after the bottle closure; But if liquid 15 is " no vapour " beverage, so Chang Yong way is to give the bottle pressurising with nitrogen etc.

In this embodiment of the present invention, plug-in unit 16 floats on first liquid 15, forms second chamber.Say that generally plug-in unit 16 comprises thermoplastic material wall 19, it has surrounded a space, and second fluid (liquid 17) and second upper space 18 are wherein arranged.One pipe installation is arranged in the plug-in unit 16, in this example, be gooseneck capillary tub 20, pass wall 19 from first upper space 14 and enter plug-in unit inside.The gooseneck capillary tub comprises first vertical component 23, penetrates the horizontal component 22 and second vertical component 21 of the wall 19 of plug-in unit 16.Second vertical component 21 has an opening 25 that is opened on first upper space 14.On the gooseneck capillary tub 20 aperture 24 is arranged in addition; The gooseneck capillary tub is about 15: 1 with the diameter ratio of aperture.Among the present invention, aperture 24 is positioned at first vertical component 23 of gooseneck capillary tub 20, and this part of gooseneck capillary tub 20 also comprises the aperture 26 that is opened on second liquid 17.

The mode of Fig. 1 plug-in unit 16 dischargings is described in Fig. 2 A-C.Bottle shown in Fig. 2 A has and covers 27, and therefore, bottle 10 is pressurized.When general the use, pressure can arrive up to 5 barometric pressures in the bottle 10, decides on the situation of institute's dixie cup.Shown in Fig. 2 A, when bottle 10 was in sealing state, the pressure of bottle 10 upper spaces 14 was that fluid is communicated with by the aperture 24 on inlet 25, gooseneck capillary tub 20 and the gooseneck capillary tub 20 of gooseneck capillary tub 20 with plug-in unit 16 second upper spaces 18.Aperture is enough little, so that the balance immediately not of the difference of pressure between first, second upper space, and can only be through balance at leisure after a while.But, to open or close when causing that temperature produces slightly fluctuation when cold chamber or refrigerator, the pressure of first upper space 14 has slight fluctuation, promptly is balanced but this variation need not to discharge second liquid 17.

Fig. 2 B shows, remove bottle cap 27 after, first upper space 14 is reduced to barometric pressure rapidly, by aperture 24 balance big difference of pressure like this immediately.Like this, communicate with the atmosphere difference of pressure that causes of bottle 10 can cause second liquid 17 to flow into gooseneck capillary tubs 20, the second liquid 17 arriving apertures 24 rapidly, and prevention is proceeded gas exchange by this hole.At this moment, can only discharge second liquid 17, and the difference of pressure between can't first, second upper space of balance.Therefore, can continue to discharge second liquid 17, till difference of pressure no longer exists.

Shown in Fig. 2 C was clear, second liquid 17 flow through opening part 25 rapidly from gooseneck capillary tub 20, and the big propelling thrust that causes owing to big difference of pressure makes liquid be spurting.Second liquid 17 forms surge in first liquid 15, if at this moment first liquid and second liquid be easy to molten and, then both meetings mix rapidly.On the other hand, if second liquid is molten not too easily and (perhaps it second liquid have minimum solubility or than the first liquid thickness many), when second liquid is coloured, will produce good visual effect so; When second liquid is flavoring additives, will form the taste gradient.Usually, can produce one colored flavoring additives, as fruit juice or sweet drink.In addition, if added the toner of solubility, then previous transparent beverage can have color; Perhaps, if inject the variable color additive, then can change the color of beverage.

Figure 3 shows that a modification of the embodiment of the invention among Fig. 1.Consider the similarity of two embodiment, identical label is represented similar feature.In fact, the difference of two embodiment only is that gooseneck second vertical component 21 capillaceous reaches under first liquid surface, and the second aperture 24b is arranged on second vertical component 21, aperture 24b communicates with first upper space, makes first, second upper space pressure be able to balance.The discharging modes of plug-in unit 16 as the front with reference to Fig. 2 A-C described, only second liquid 17 flows directly into first liquid 15, but not flows into first upper space 14.

Embodiment shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 A-C is similar to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 A-C and Fig. 3, just plug-in unit be installed in bottle cap below.Therefore, identical label can be used for similar feature among these figure.

Comprise the thread connection portion 29 of wearing sealing 28 down at the lid shown in Fig. 4 27.Plug-in unit 16 with any mode easily be fixed to sealing 28 below, for example, use adhesive agent or with the plug-in unit thermal below sealing, perhaps plug-in unit is installed on the structure of screw thread in the bottle cap or molding.In this case, gooseneck capillary tub 20 first vertical component 23 that has an aperture 24 enters second upper space 18, same Fig. 1 from the liquid storage chamber (comprising opening 26) of second liquid 17.But the horizontal component 22 of gooseneck capillary tub 20 does not pass the wall 19 of plug-in unit 16, but since second upper space, does not pass second liquid 17 with the second liquid phase earthing, then passes wall 19, enters first upper space 14.End towards second vertical component effect 21 is provided with the catch 30 that makes with suitable material, flows into the gooseneck capillary tub to stop first liquid 15, but allows second liquid 17 to be flowed out by outlet 25, and like this, catch 30 is as the device that prevents to flow backwards.Be understood that the liquid level of second fluid should be that second fluid can not flood aperture 24 when bottle is fallen.The liquid level position of second liquid 17 when on behalf of bottle, dotted line A fallen on the left of Fig. 4; Dotted line B represents bottle by the liquid level position of when Fig. 4 right side second liquid of falling.The hachure that fork is made in these line belows partly refers to can covered place in the plug-in unit 16.Clearly, aperture 24 can not be submerged when bottle is fallen at either side.This is because of 16 liquid that 40% capacity is housed of plug-in unit in this example, and gooseneck first vertical component 23 capillaceous is positioned at the line of centers C position on a left side slightly, and aperture 24 (in fact is positioned at line of centers) on its right side, so aperture 24 can not be submerged.Its favourable part be no matter the position of bottle how, the slight pressure missionary society between first, second upper space 14,18 is balanced.

In this example, first vertical component effect 23 of gooseneck capillary tub 20 all has broken line (mark) in aperture 24 both sides, in addition, its horizontal component 22 abut against cover 27 below.Like this, be applied to the power of position directly over gooseneck capillary tub 20 horizontal components 22, can pass to first vertical component 23, and act on the broken line of either side of aperture 24, aperture 24 is suffered restraints or be closed along the direction of arrow C.If before uncork, aperture is thoroughly closed, and before second liquid 17 was rushed in first liquid 15 by gooseneck capillary tub 20, the pressure of first, second upper space can't balance so.On the other hand,, be appreciated that when second liquid 17 pours first vertical component effect 23 of gooseneck capillary tub 20 that it is just littler to carry out obvious pressure balanced chance, and easier preventing carried out gas exchange by aperture 24 if aperture just suffers restraints.

Fig. 5, Fig. 6 show the plug-in unit 16 that is similar to shown in the earlier drawings, and still, first vertical component 23 of gooseneck capillary tub 20 is adjacent to the wall 19 of plug-in unit 16, but not placed in the middle.As a result, the contraction in length of the horizontal part 22 of gooseneck capillary tub 20.Among Fig. 5, second vertical component 21 of gooseneck capillary tub 20 ends at first upper space 14, and its end finally under the surface of first liquid 15 among Fig. 6.Therefore, gooseneck capillary tub 20 has the second aperture 24b among Fig. 6, and first aperture is called 24a, the same Fig. 3 of the effect of the second aperture 24b.

Being emitted among Fig. 7 A-C of the plug-in unit 16 of Fig. 6 is described, and its a situation arises with plug-in unit shown in Figure 3 basic identical with reference to the explanation of Fig. 2 A-C.The difference of discharging modes maximum is to cover 27, be leak free among Fig. 7 A, and unclamp among Fig. 7 B, but this stage is not removed fully.Generally speaking, remove to shield and sustain to identify and be stamped two stages, destroy sealing, discharge pressure in the bottle at F/s; In subordinate phase bottle cap is turned on.The pressure release of F/s enough makes second liquid 17 be injected in first liquid 15, sees Fig. 7 C.Dispose procedure is very rapid, just can finish before bottle cap is turned on fully.The delivery mode of plug-in unit is similar among Fig. 5, but second liquid 17 is injected into first upper space 14.

The embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 8 A-C is also similar to Fig. 2 A-C.In this example, plug-in unit 16 comprises a gooseneck capillary tub 20, but no aperture 24 on it makes but the part of plug-in unit 16 upper surfaces 31 is breathable plastic such as nylon, polyethylene or pentaerythrite PET, and second liquid is reached capacity gradually with from the gas of first upper space 14 by upper surface 31.At this moment, along with gas spreads by breathable plastic, be dissolved in second liquid, up to second hold-up.A dozen uncork lid 27, the second liquid 17 will come out the gas release that is dissolved in wherein, but can promptly not pass through ventilated membrane, and consequent power is pressed into gooseneck capillary tub 20 with second liquid.The breathable plastic piece also can be used for comprising the other forms of plug-in unit of Fig. 4, part shown in Figure 5 under plug-in unit is installed on situation on the bottle cap.

The embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 9 A-C comprises bottle 40, and its inside has formed first chamber, and is covered by the lid 41 of threaded connection part 42 and sealing 43.Sealing 43 is made by elastic material such as thermoplastic material, the screw thread interlock mutually in the lid thread connection portion and 42 and bottles 40.Bottle 40 has a flange 44, is positioned at this flange 44 tops when lid is in complete leak free position.

Below the sealing 43 of lid 41 plug-in unit 45 that has constituted container second chamber is housed.In addition, the part of the sealing 43 of lid 41 has constituted the roof 46 of plug-in unit 45.The sidewall 47 of plug-in unit 45 has an aperture 48 (although can second liquid 53 can not flowed out with a valve or ventail) from plug-in unit 45 when bottle 40 is fallen, diapire 49 is generally taper.Roof 46 has a barrier part 50 and valve rod 51, and valve rod 51 is fixed on and is positioned at the position that barrier part 50 separates in the barrier part bottom it.Valve rod 51 is anchored in the aperture 52 of plug-in unit 45 diapires 49, and seals aperture with this.

When being screwed to lid 41 on the bottle 40, sealing 43 distortion of lid, therefore, the roof 46 of plug-in unit 45 also is out of shape.The downward valve push rod 51 of the distortion meeting of roof 46, but owing to valve rod 51 is anchored in the aperture 52, so the end motion that the motion that is taken place makes valve rod 51 be connected with barrier part 50 is arrived against the position of living barrier part 50 bottoms.Valve rod 51 is fixed on this position, shown in Fig. 9 C, and keeps this position before bottle cap is turned on once more.But roof 46 is out of shape once more, and at this moment because valve rod 51 is fixed on the bottom of barrier part 50 tightly, so current valve rod moves with roof 46.As a result, aperture 52 is opened, and second liquid 53 injects first liquid 54.In this embodiment of the present invention, identical with aforementioned embodiments of the invention, the equilibrium of pressure of first, second upper space is by finishing through the gas exchange of aperture 48.Although in embodiments of the present invention, aperture 48 never gets clogged, and aperture is enough little, perhaps adopts more sensitive opening of pressure ratio or valve, just can promptly not balance big difference of pressure.

Figure 10 A-C has illustrated the plug-in unit that is similar among Fig. 9 A-C, and therefore, identical label is represented similar feature.But in this example, valve rod 51 has a tip, and when covering 41 when being screwed on the bottle 40, valve rod 51 contacts (shown in Figure 10 B) with position 52, and diapire 49 is pierced through at 52 places in the position, formation aperture 52.Valve rod 51 is fixed among Figure 10 A in the barrier part 50 firmly against the bottom, and keeps this position in whole seal process.As shown in the figure, along with valve rod 51 is released from the aperture 52 of firm formation, this open operation has caused the release of second liquid 53.See Figure 10 C, second liquid is from aperture 52 ejections.

In the embodiment of the invention of Figure 11 explanation, first chamber, promptly the bottom of bottle 60 has a plug-in unit 61 to constitute second chamber in this example.The wall 62 of plug-in unit 61 can be in basal part 64 splendid attire second liquid 63.Plug-in unit 61 also has a pipe installation, and this example is a capillary tub 65, and it extends upwardly from the bottom.Capillary tub 65 is straight, and communicates with second liquid 63 by aperture 66.Its upper end has a hole 67 to communicate with first liquid, but an also anti-backflow device of this end is a catch 68 in this example, prevents that first liquid is at this end inflow capillary tub.Second upper space 69 equates substantially with the pressure of first upper space (not mark), but can't make equilibrium of pressure.

For plug-in unit 61 being put into bottle 60, this plug-in unit is inhaled second liquid 63 by capillarity, and this situation is to carry out in pressure is the atmosphere of required size in the leak free bottle substantially.Pressurized and put into bottle at 60 o'clock at plug-in unit 61, second liquid is frozen.Bottle then 60 and the sealing.In pasteurizing process, bottle 60 is heated, and the second freezing liquid plug is melted.Because pressure roughly equates in the pressure of plug-in unit 61 and the bottle 60, so, even do not have enough propulsive efforts that second liquid is entered in first liquid 64 after plug melts yet.On the contrary, can produce one " air lock " in the capillary tub 65, prevent that first, second liquid phase from mixing.Increase when big when temperature traverse causes in first upper space pressure, the catch of being made by certain material 68 provides a kind of choke system, prevents that first-class animal 64 from flowing into plug-in units.

The embodiment of the invention of Figure 12 explanation is similar to embodiment shown in Figure 11, the catch 68 that does not just have suitable material to make.

Shown in Figure 13 A-C, when removing bottle cap (not mark), liquid promptly can flow out in the bottle 60, the pressure of bottle upper space is reduced to barometric pressure rapidly, and make the air lock in the capillary tub 65 no longer stop second liquid 63, like this, second liquid 63 will flow into first liquid 64 from the base portion of bottle.

The embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 14 A-D is fixed on the diapire of plug-in unit 16 except a lid 80 is arranged, and is same as shown in Figure 4.On the side of lid 80 aperture 81 is arranged, roughly be positioned among the lid.The tops opening, its cross section is roughly cylindrical.Correspondingly, it can receive end (shown in Figure 14 D, wherein showing first vertical component effect 23 with respect to the diapire of the container middle cover 80 shown in Figure 14 A, plug-in unit 16 and the enlarged diagram of aperture 81) under gooseneck capillary tub 20 first vertical component effects 23.

Towards the opening 26 of first vertical component effect 23 as shown in Figure 14B, roughly lean against and cover 80 bottoms, compare with Fig. 4, opening 26 shown in Figure 4 does not abut against the diapire of plug-in unit 16 and seals.Correspondingly, among the embodiment shown in Figure 4, a spot of second liquid 17 can enter gooseneck capillary tub 20.When temperature traverse, liquid can move in gooseneck capillary tub 20, part can take place leak.

See Figure 14 A, when bottle cap 27 was screwed on, the sealing 28 of its underpart acted on the horizontal component 22 of gooseneck capillary tub 20, pushes away this horizontal component 22 downwards.The end 26 of first vertical component is inserted and is covered 80, but at this moment end 26 not with aperture 81 side by side.Therefore aperture 81 stays open, and the inside of inner in second chamber like this and first vertical component 23 just is communicated with by aperture 81 with towards fluid of 23 formation of the first vertical component opening.

Among Figure 14 B, bottle cap 27 tightly is screwed on the bottle, and first vertical component effect 23 is pushed into and covers in 80 enough deeply, and at this moment, the sidewall of first vertical component effect abuts against on the aperture 81.Thereby aperture 81 is closed, and in all cases, covers 80 bottoms towards opening 26 compacted the leaning against of first vertical component effect 23.

Shown in Figure 14 C, in case open bottle, the downward pressure (seeing Figure 14 D) that acts on first vertical component effect 23 disappears, make its upward movement again, aperture 81 is opened, and second liquid flows to by aperture 81 and covers in 80, flows to gooseneck capillary tub 20 first vertical component effects 23 by opening 26 again.Because reduce pressure simultaneously in second chamber 14, so second liquid 17 flows out.

The embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 15 A-C almost reaches bottle 10 bottoms except second vertical component effect 21 of gooseneck capillary tub 20, and is identical with the embodiment shown in Fig. 8 A-C.Discharging modes shown in Figure 15 A-C do not have the liquid in plug-in unit 16, are the same with Fig. 8 A-C institute describing mode yet.Correspondingly, when beginning to discharge, gas in the plug-in unit 16 flows to the part of its termination and close bottle 10 bottoms through gooseneck capillary tub 20, and at gooseneck exit formation capillaceous bubble 83, minute bubble becomes the crystallization point of further foaming, so in several seconds kinds of uncork, will in bottle, form a large amount of foams.

It is to be noted that the summit portion of being made by gas permeable material 31 can replace with an aperture, shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 A-C.

The embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 16 A-C is similar to Figure 14 A-C and Fig. 9 A-C conceptive, and has used identical label in the present embodiment.Here, lid 84 has replaced barrier part 50, and capillary tub 86 has replaced valve rod 51.Capillary tub 86 is not fixed in and covers in 84, and not in Fig. 9 A-C valve rod 51 be placed in the little tube 85.On the contrary, lid has an aperture 85 in 84, and when the bottle cap of screwing on, lid 84 is pushed away downwards by the sealing 46 of bottle cap 41, and aperture 85 is by capillary tub 86 1 side closures.See Figure 16 B.When bottle cap is opened once more, capillary tub 86 also skids off from covering 84 once more, and aperture 85 is opened like this, and the inside of plug-in unit 45 is communicated with bottle 40 internal liquids.So the gas in the plug-in unit 45 is just discharged by capillary tub 86.Gas is thrown near bottle 40 bottoms again, and produces bubble 83 in the beverage that bottle 40 is contained.

Embodiment shown in Figure 17 A-C is similar to Fig. 9 A-C, has therefore used identical label.In this example, an end 52 of valve rod 51 is installed in the capillary tub 87, and the other end can be fixed in barrier part 50.Capillary tub 87 almost reaches bottle 40 bottom from plug-in unit 45, starts from the tip of plug-in unit 45 bottoms 49.Therefore, shown in Figure 17 A, before valve rod 51 was fixed in barrier part 50, an end 52 of valve rod 51 was positioned at capillary tub 87.When screwing on bottle cap 41, valve rod 51 promptly is fixed in barrier part 50, and the end 52 of valve rod remains in the capillary tub 87.But when bottle cap was turned on, the end 52 of the valve rod 51 that is fixed skidded off from capillary tub 87, and the gas that is enclosed in the plug-in unit 45 is rushed in the beverage downwards along capillary tub 87, and formed bubble 83 once more and produced froth bed in beverage.

Therefore embodiment shown in Figure 18 A-C and Fig. 4 and Figure 14 A-D are similar, and below when describing this further embodiment, the identical label that has used when having used description front embodiment is identical.As Figure 18 A to Figure 18 C, in further embodiment of the present invention, the vertical tube 91 that the gooseneck capillary pipe structure of conduit is provided with one heart between two chambeies of formation in Fig. 4 and Figure 14 A-D and the capillary tub of 95 forms replace.Can take any needed shape in its cross-sectional plane of structure that is provided with one heart, but the general circle that adopts.

The capillary device that adopts among the embodiment shown in Figure 18 A-C has a upper end to connect plug-in unit 16 (in the illustrated embodiment, the top of plug-in unit 16 is arranged in the below of bottle cap 27) and the lower end forms the vertical tube 91 of the outlet 93 that is dipped in second fluid 17.Be provided with another vertical tube 95 among vertical tube 91 with one heart, the upper space 18 that makes second chamber links to each other with the upper space 14 in first chamber by the diapire of plug-in unit 16.Shown in Figure 18 A-C, there is an opening 96 that is positioned at the first chamber upper space 14 lower end of second vertical tube, and the other end has one to be positioned at the opening 97 of the second chamber upper space 18 near vertical tube 91 tops.On one of vertical tube 95 is faced the wall and meditated, be positioned at the plug-in unit 16 of liquid 17 tops, and outlet being an effect and aperture 24 similar apertures shown in Figure 4 or stitching 24 under 97.Particularly shown in Figure 18 A, the lower surface of plug-in unit 16 has a protrusion 92.Among Figure 18 A and Figure 18 B, in using graphic device, protrusion 92 is arranged to and can be engaged and seal vertical tube with vertical tube 95 upper ends.When using this device, plug-in unit 16 bottoms are placed a collar 94 with one heart and are linked to each other with the plug-in unit diapire, and its shape is the opening 93 of vertical tube 91 fixedly, and mode as described later.

Screw on and cover at 27 o'clock by Fig. 9 B (with previously described described mode), protrusion 92 engages with the inlet 97 of vertical tube 95, has blocked this inlet effectively.Simultaneously, the vertical tube 91 of outside moves down, and in its inlet 93 protrusions 94 that are fixed on plug-in unit 16 diapires, has blocked second fluid 17 effectively by the flowing of conduit, but still allows between two chambeies gas by the gas communication of aperture/seam 24.

Cover 27 when opening bottle when turning on, opening 93 leaves from the collar 94, makes second fluid 17 under capillarity, in space 100 between the outer wall of the inwall of vertical tube 91 and vertical tube 95 upward movement.Along with the lid sufficient movement, protrusion 92 upward movements have discharged the sealing that before is applied on vertical tube 95 inlets 97, thereby have made second fluid upwards move to the elevation-over of the inlet 97 of vertical tube 95 in space 100, flow downward through the chamber of vertical tube 95 then.Like this, second fluid can advance the upper space 14 of bottle from opening 96 rows of vertical tube.In a suitable application of the present invention, second fluid can be transmitted subsequently and enter first-class animal 15.In another application of the invention, second fluid just is conveyed into first upper space of container, with or do not contact with first-class animal.

Conspicuous for the art technology personage about variation of the present invention and modification, also belong to scope of the present invention.

Should be appreciated that also the speech that occurs Anywhere of this specification sheets " comprises " that with " having " be equivalent on implication, and should not be considered as getting rid of any element that proposes and feature.

Claims

1. container, first and second fluid of splendid attire separately before needs mix first and second fluid, this container comprises:

(i) first chamber of first-class animal is housed, comprises first upper space, wherein contain pressure and be greater than or equal to atmospheric gas;

Second chamber of second fluid (ii) is housed, and second fluid contains gas, and second chamber comprises second upper space, wherein contains pressure and is higher than atmospheric gas;

(iii) reduce the device of first cavity pressure, this device can make the exterior environment opening towards this chamber of first chamber;

(iv) air-transmitting device between first, second chamber;

(the device that makes second fluid flow into first chamber and mix when v) the pressure of gas reduces in first chamber with first-class animal, this device that transmits second fluid comprises pipe installation, this pipe installation puts in an end opening of described second chamber and second fluid below being arranged in described second upper space, the structure of this pipe installation is when the pressure in first chamber reduces, this pipe installation can upwards transmit described second fluid from described second chamber, then it is introduced in described first chamber downwards, mix with described first-class animal.

2. container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the pressure purger in first chamber comprises the device that first chamber can be opened towards atmosphere.

3. container as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that charge delivery mechanism comprises the device that is used for build-up pressure balance between first and second upper space between first, second chamber.

4. container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, before being transferred to second fluid in the first-class animal, the pressure difference between first and second upper space is in 0.1～10 atmospheric scope.

5. container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the pressure in first and second upper space all surpasses 0.1～10 barometric pressure of air pressure.

6. container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described pipe installation comprises pipe.

7. container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, second fluid contains one or more materials that possesses following function:

(i) variable color; Or

(ii) when second fluid is transferred to and mixes with first-class animal, make first-class animal painted.

8. container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, second fluid has following function:

(i) change taste, or

(ii) when second fluid is transferred to and mixes with first-class animal, make first-class lead for animal flavoursome.

9. container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,

(a) first-class animal or

(b) first-class animal is a beverage with mixing of second fluid.

10. container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described container comprises:

(a) bottle or

(b) jar.

11. container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described container is a bottle, and wherein, the device that reduces the pressure in first chamber comprises being installed in can be opened or remove on the bottle and first chamber is exposed to structure in the atmosphere.

12. container as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, the structure that can open or remove comprises lid.

13. container as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, turns on by covering from bottle, and opens or remove lid.

14. container as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, air-transmitting device comprises the passage that fluid is communicated with between first and second chamber between first, second chamber, and when the first chamber pressure purger operated, gas began to flow by this passage.

15. container as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, second chamber is the structure that forms the part of lid.

16. container as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described between first, second chamber air-transmitting device comprise elongated portion and an aperture that is used for making described pipe installation and the circulation of described second chamber of described pipe installation, like this, second fluid along described pipe installation transmission seals described pipe installation, prevents from gas is transferred to second chamber from described first chamber.

17. container as claimed in claim 16, it is characterized in that, described pipe installation is at the other end opening that is arranged in the described first-class animal below described first upper space, described between first, second chamber air-transmitting device comprise an other aperture that makes described pipe installation and the circulation of described first chamber.

18. container as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, described pipe installation comprises the gooseneck capillary tub.

19. container as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, described pipe installation comprises the gooseneck capillary tub.

20. container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described pipe installation comprises the gooseneck capillary tub.

21. container as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described transport gas device comprises the gas permeable wall part between described first, second upper space.

22. container as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise the valve gear of described second fluid of control along described pipe installation transmission, wherein, described second chamber is installed near the closure member that can remove in first chamber, described pressure purger is arranged on this closure member, and fastening described closure member can be closed described valve gear.

23. container as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, described pipe installation and described closure member engagement and be positioned to close described valve gear, and when removing described closure member, described pipe installation moves and opens described valve gear.

24. a container, independent first and second fluid of splendid attire before needs mix first and second fluid, this container comprises:

(iv) air-transmitting device between first, second chamber;

(the device that makes second fluid flow into first chamber and mix when v) the pressure of gas reduces in first chamber with first-class animal, this fluid transmitting device comprises that one is closed under normal conditions and prevents that valve gear and a connecting device of second fluid transmission, this connecting device are connected described pressure purger with described valve gear and open described valve gear in response to decompression operation.

25. container as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, described pressure purger comprises the closure member that removes in described first chamber, and described connecting device is opened described valve gear in response to removing of closure member.

26. container as claimed in claim 25 is characterized in that, the device of described transmission second fluid comprises a pipe installation, and described valve gear comprises a circulation passage between described pipe installation and described second chamber.

27. container as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, described connecting device comprises a valve member, and it can vertically move when removing described closure member.

28. container as claimed in claim 27, it is characterized in that, described valve gear comprises a circulation passage between described pipe installation and described second chamber, wherein, described valve member is a valve rod, and this valve rod can move longitudinally to a valve open position from a valve off position, at the valve off position, valve rod extends through described passage and therefore closes described passage, and at the valve open position, described valve rod is opened and left described passage.

29. container as claimed in claim 28 is characterized in that, described circulation passage is an aperture that separates on the wall in described first and second chamber.

30. container as claimed in claim 29 is characterized in that, described aperture is when fastening described closure member, and described closure member moves that wall that described valve rod pierces through described second chamber forms.

31. container as claimed in claim 29 is characterized in that, described circulation passage is a conduit.

32. container as claimed in claim 25 is characterized in that, described second chamber is close to the described closure member in described first chamber.

33. container as claimed in claim 28 is characterized in that, described second chamber is close to the described closure member in described first chamber.

34. container as claimed in claim 30 is characterized in that, described second chamber is close to the described closure member in described first chamber.

35. container as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, charge delivery mechanism comprises the device that is used for build-up pressure balance between first and second upper space between first, second chamber.

36. container as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, before being transferred to second fluid in the first-class animal, the pressure difference between first and second upper space is in 0.1～10 atmospheric scope.

37. container as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, the pressure in first and second upper space all surpasses 0.1～10 barometric pressure of air pressure.

38. container as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, described container comprises:

(a) bottle or

(b) jar.

39. container as claimed in claim 25 is characterized in that, described container is a bottle, and wherein, the described closure member that removes is the lid of bottle.

40. container as claimed in claim 39 is characterized in that, turns on by covering from bottle, and opens or remove lid.

41. container as claimed in claim 39 is characterized in that, second chamber is the structure that forms the part of lid.

42. container as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, second fluid contains one or more materials that possesses following function:

(i) variable color; Or

43. container as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, second fluid has following function:

(i) change taste, or

44 containers as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that,

(a) first-class animal or

(b) first-class animal is a beverage with mixing of second fluid.

45. a container, independent first and second fluid of splendid attire before needs mix first and second fluid, this container comprises:

The device that makes second fluid flow into first chamber and mix when (iv) the pressure of gas reduces in first chamber with first-class animal, this fluid transmitting device comprises pipe installation, this pipe installation is from putting in a lower openings that is arranged in second fluid below described second upper space, extend up to the upper opening in described first-class animal, this pipe installation comprises an air lock, the pressure of this air lock in first chamber can remove when reducing, and mixes with first-class animal and can transmit second fluid along pipe installation.

46 containers as claimed in claim 45 is characterized in that, also comprise a catch, and when temperature traverse caused the pressure of first upper space to increase, this catch prevented that first-class animal from flowing into second chamber.

47 containers as claimed in claim 45 is characterized in that, described pipe installation is pipe or capillary tub.

48. container as claimed in claim 45 is characterized in that, second fluid contains one or more materials that possesses following function:

(i) variable color; Or

49. container as claimed in claim 45 is characterized in that, second fluid has following function:

(i) change taste, or

50 containers as claimed in claim 45 is characterized in that,

(a) first-class animal or

(b) first-class animal is a beverage with mixing of second fluid.

51. container as claimed in claim 45 is characterized in that, described container comprises:

(a) bottle or

(b) jar.