CN1735556A - Beer dispensing apparatus - Google Patents

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CN1735556A
CN1735556A CN 200380108246 CN200380108246A CN1735556A CN 1735556 A CN1735556 A CN 1735556A CN 200380108246 CN200380108246 CN 200380108246 CN 200380108246 A CN200380108246 A CN 200380108246A CN 1735556 A CN1735556 A CN 1735556A
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A·沃特斯
H·顿克
I·安德森
C·A·弗雷泽
S·J·格瑞姆威德
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A tap adapter suitable for use in dispensing an alcohol beverage from a keg which tap adapter has a hollow arm adapted for mounting to a valve assembly in fluid flow communication with a beverage dispensing valve in the valve assembly. The arm may contain a dispensing tube. A first end portion of the arm is adapted to releasably connect to the beverage dispensing valve to open the valve and has a tap permitting beverage to flow through the hollow arm and out the tap. An air line passageway is adapted to be connected to a second valve in sealed fluid flow communication therewith passing through the valve assembly or keg. A source of air is connected to the air line passageway for supplying pressurized air to the second valve and into the keg. A relief valve is provided which can be opened to allow air to pass into the discharge tube upstream of the discharge end portion whereby the beverage in the discharge tube downstream of the relief valve freely flows out of the discharge end portion.

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Beer dispensing apparatus
Technical field
The present invention relates to the distributing equipment of alcoholic drink, relate in particular to and be used for the cock adaptor union that is installed together with container or keg.
Background of invention
Contain for example beverage that contains alcohol of wine in the known sack that is housed in the cardboard type container, wherein carry wine by the cutoff cock that is installed in external container by gravity.In addition, known to the sack in the beer perfusion keg.Under the situation of beer keg, sack is exerted pressure, be used for from sack and outside keg dispense beer.And, before beer being injected bag, sack is inserted in the keg container by valve module.
But, need the user can control cock by being connected in valve module from the keg dispense beer.For example, especially therein directly from the particular case of keg dispense beer.These particular cases occur in outdoor activity when using keg or the customer does not wish to buy the domestic beer distribution system and still wishes to drink the occasion that leaves the interior beer of keg in.
Perhaps, be suitable for use in the domestic beverage distribution system of dispense beer, keg is that interchangeable article and cock are the members that forms the part of beer dispensing apparatus.This has produced between keg pours into again the cleaning problems about cock.Also need and to be connected in beer keg easily for cock.
Usually, distributing equipment comprises the cock of control by the beverage flow of distribution pipe.When cutoff cock, the obstructed undue pipe arrangement of beverage flows.But the part of distribution pipe is in the downstream of tap closure usually.In case cock is closed, the beer in cock downstream is not easy to flow out distribution pipe, but drips lentamente from this pipe, has slowed down assigning process and may make beer produce foam.Therefore, the problem that beverage may drip and be associated from distribution pipe after needs solved and close in cock.
Summary of the invention
An object of the present invention is to provide the cock adaptor union that is used for the alcoholic drinks distributing equipment, it provides the alcoholic drinks deposited in keg and the simple and failure-free between the cock that is used for outside the housing of beverage dispensing device to interconnect.
Another object of the present invention has provided the cock adaptor union with interchangeable lining, and this pours into the cock adaptor union of having prepared new cleaning again for each keg.
A further object of the present invention provides a cock adaptor union, and it has guaranteed the alcoholic drinks of depositing in keg and the simple and failure-free that forms between the cock of a part of this adaptor union interconnects.
A further object of the present invention provides a cock adaptor union, and it provides and has been used for the pressurized air supply is entered air supplies in the keg, to help distributing alcoholic drinks from keg.
Another purpose of the present invention provides the cock adaptor union that is used in the alcoholic drinks distributing equipment, and it can not be created in after the cutoff cock from the distributing equipment alcoholic drinks that drips.
The present invention relates to be suitable for distributing from keg and the valve module that is installed on this barrel the cock adaptor union of alcoholic drinks, this bucket can be stood separately or be contained in the distributing equipment.The cock adaptor union has hollow arm, and this arm is suitable for to be installed on valve module communicatively with beverage dispensing valve fluid in valve module.Hollow arm have a first end and with its away from a second end.First end is suitable for being connected in releasedly beverage dispensing valve, to open this valve.Adaptor union has the cock that is connected in the hollow arm far-end, cock can close and open position between work, cut off beverage by the flowing of hollow arm at off position, allow to be permitted beverage at open position and flow by hollow arm.Adaptor union can have be suitable for being connected to one second valve that is installed in valve module or with its leak free fluid connection be directly connected in the air line passageway of keg.
In one embodiment, adaptor union has the air line passageway of being connected in, is used for supplying compressed-air actuated pump to second valve.Therefore, cock adaptor union of the present invention have with allow from any propulsion source away from the keg advantage of distributing the equipment of standing separately of beverage to be associated.Therefore keg and cock adaptor union become portable set and have fully satisfied the demand of alcoholic drinks being distributed utensil.
Air line passageway has a first end that is connected in and opens second valve and has one second end that is connected in pump.Air line passageway can have close the second end, be used for and pump bonded assembly choker relief valve.Preferably, adorn in the valve module of first valve in second valve is comprised in also.Preferably pump be manual pump and can comprise can be mechanical, be used to supply a compressed-air actuated lever or pleat formula hand bellow.
Preferably cock is that distal portions with hollow wall forms as one.Perhaps, cock can be installed on the distal portions of adaptor union.And air line passageway is an integral part of adaptor union.
Adaptor union can also comprise the base portion that is used to support hollow arm.Base portion has the annular flange portion that is appropriate to connect the neck of valve module with releasing and is suitable for abutting against keg.
Preferably, cock has rotatable cam member with the flow of liquid of closing the hollow arm by adaptor union.
Hollow arm can be discerptible, is used to admit the tubular cartridge about with cock and beverage dispensing valve interconnection.Near first end, connect hollow arm pivotly, divide and the underarm part to allow that hollow arm is separately become upper arm parts.Underarm partly is suitable for to admit this lining with its snap-button matching relationship.
In another embodiment, the invention provides the cock with distribution pipe, beverage flows by distribution pipe, passes through discharge end portion again.Distribution pipe also has the Dump valve that is positioned at the discharge end portion upstream.The cock adaptor union comprises the cock that is positioned at the Dump valve upstream, and cock is movable between open position and off position.In open position, cock allows beverage to flow by distribution pipe.In off position, cock stops beverage to flow by distribution pipe and opens Dump valve simultaneously.When Dump valve was opened, air can flow into and enter in the distribution pipe of discharge end portion upstream by Dump valve, so that the beverage in the gargle pipe in Dump valve downstream freely flows out from discharge end portion.
By be provided at the discharge end portion upstream and directly at the Dump valve in cock downstream, usually the beverage that is maintained at the cock downstream can freely flow out from discharge end portion now, this be since when beverage Dump valve when the discharge end of this pipe flows out be open with the cause that allows air replacement beverage.
Distribution pipe can comprise the flexible tube with elastic wall and can comprise for example suitable material of silicone rubber.Preferably, Dump valve comprises that cutting enters the otch of elastic wall, and cock is positioned near this otch, to close this otch when cock is shown in an open position.
Cock has the actuator of topped this otch when cock is shown in an open position.Pivot at cock down periods actuator, with the elastic wall of the distribution pipe that compresses the otch upstream.Along with during compressing, distributing caving in of tube wall, force this otch to be opened, distribute in the distribution pipe in the upstream, end and compacted elastic wall downstream to allow air admission.Preferably directly between the opening and closing position of cock at it of a pivoted position of Dump valve located upstream, pivot.
Therefore, according to an aspect of of the present present invention, provide the cock adaptor union that is used for distributing alcoholic drinks from keg with sack of dress in own that alcoholic drinks injects.Keg has neck and is installed on the valve module of the neck of keg, and wherein valve module has by its one first valve and valve module from keg distribution beverage and has one second valve that with respect to the lateral wall of bag compressed air delivery is entered keg by it.The cock adaptor union comprises hollow arm, cock, air line passageway and pump.Hollow arm be appropriate to the first valve fluid communicatively, be installed together with valve module releasedly with sealing relationship.Hollow arm have a first end and one and its away from a second end.First end is suitable for being connected to first valve, to open this valve.Cock is connected in the far-end of hollow arm.Cock can and allow at the off position that cuts off the beverage flow by hollow arm to work between open position beverage flow and that flow out from cock by hollow arm.Air line passageway is suitable for to be connected to second valve communicatively with its sealed fluid flow.Pump is connected in air line passageway, is used for second valve supply pressurized air.
In another aspect of this invention, dress was suitable for being connected to a second end of the choker relief valve of compressed air source in air line passageway had.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide the cock adaptor union that is suitable for distributing alcoholic beverage from the keg that interior dress contains the beverage of alcohol.Keg has neck and is installed on the valve module of keg neck.Valve module has one first valve that distributes beverage by it from keg.The cock adaptor union comprises the hollow arm that is installed together with valve module releasedly with sealing relationship.The cock adaptor union have in the hollow arm of being supported on, beverage is by its flexible distribution pipe that flows.Distribution pipe has a first end that is connected, is used to accept beverage with one first valve.Distribution pipe has a second end that distributes beverage by it.Distribution pipe has the Dump valve between first and second ends.The cock adaptor union has the hollow arm of being connected in and movable cock between open position and off position.Close Dump valve and allow beverage to flow in the open position cock by distribution pipe.Distribution pipe in off position cock engagement Dump valve upstream to compress distribution pipe, cuts out it, thereby stops beverage flowing by distribution pipe.Cock is also opened Dump valve at off position, allow in the distribution pipe of air admission the second end upstream, thereby the beverage in the gargle pipe in Dump valve downstream freely flows out from the second end continuously.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide the alcoholic drinks distributing equipment.This equipment comprises keg, valve module, housing, dispensing connector and cock.Adorn the sack of alcoholic drinks in the keg and have neck.Valve module is mounted to the neck of keg.Valve module has one first valve that distributes beverage by it from keg.Beverage between allotment period keg and valve module be positioned at housing.Dispensing connector with the first valve fluid communicatively, be installed together with valve module releasedly with sealing relationship.Dispensing connector comprise have a first end and with its away from the hollow arm of a second end.First end is connected in first valve, to open this valve.Hollow arm extends beyond housing from valve module, is placed on outside with the distal portion with hollow arm.Cock is connected in the far-end of hollow arm.Cock can be worked between off position and open position, cuts off beverage by the flowing of hollow arm at off position, allows beverage to flow by hollow arm and flows out from cock at open position.
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Fig. 1 is the front elevation according to domestic beer of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the lateral plan of this domestic beer;
Fig. 3 is the block diagram that is disconnected that the keg that is installed in interior valve of keg and spear assembly is shown;
Fig. 4 be as shown in Figure 3 valve and the sectional view of spear assembly;
Fig. 5 is the plan view of the valve body of valve module;
Fig. 6 is the sectional view that is installed on the cock adaptor union of the keg in the distributing equipment;
Fig. 7 is the sectional view of cock adaptor union that Fig. 6 of the cock that pivotally opens is shown;
Fig. 8 and 9 be respectively close with open position in the block diagram of cock adaptor union of hollow arm;
Figure 10 is the lateral plan about another embodiment of cock adaptor union; And
Figure 11 and 12 illustrates the cock of the cock that is in the opening and closing position respectively and the block diagram of flexible distribution pipe.
The specific embodiment
Consult Fig. 1 and 2, show domestic beer, utensil or unit 10.Distributing equipment 10 is mainly used in family kitchen, but also can be used for miscellaneous store, garage, family bar, paulin vehicle etc. is arranged.Though preferred embodiment relates to dispense beer, equipment 10 also can distribute carbonate solution or other alcoholic drink.
The distributing cock 14 that domestic beer 10 has antetheca and gives prominence to forward from antetheca.Catch pan 16 is also given prominence to the glass container 18 that support to open wide in the place ahead of antetheca 12 with under distributing cock 14.Domestic beer 10 also has the substrate 21 that is suitable for being placed on the counter top.Antetheca 12 is extendible portions of the sidewall 20 of all right one way or the other pivot, this two side can close and open position between move, put into the housing of domestic beer 10 to allow keg (seeing the dotted line of Fig. 2).
The housing 17 of domestic beer 10 also comprises roof 24 and rear wall 26.Rear wall 26 has the grid 30 of permission wind circulation in family expenses beer dispensing apparatus 10.Electric wire 32 extends through the rear wall 26 of equipment 10, provides connection in the main power source of electric power to provide to enter to the electric components in the equipment of being contained in 10.Perhaps, can use 12 volts of direct supply inputs.
Distributing equipment 10 have be positioned at after the keg 22 and under cooling system 34, the beer when this system is suitable for keg and is placed in the distributing equipment 10 in the cooling keg 22.
Consult Fig. 3 to 5, show preferable valve module 40 and spear 102.
Valve module 40 is fit to be assembled to the protruding circle hole 42 of the projection of keg 22.Valve module 40 has the ring body 46 that is fixed in the hole 42.Valve body 46 has annular groove 47 and flange 49, and this flange is suitable for extending on the keg 22, is used for cooperating with the cock dispensing connector 38 (Fig. 6) that is connected to cock 14.
Valve body 46 has separated and extends through a first passage 48, a second channel 50 and a third channel 52 of valve body 46.As Fig. 5 clearly shown in, first passage 48 is positioned at central authorities and is positioned at valve body 46, the second and third channel 50 and 52 radially departs from first centre gangway 48.
Valve module comprises one first valve 54, one second valve 56 and one the 3rd valve 58.First valve 54 is positioned at first passage 48, is used to control beverage or beer flowing by first passage 48 inflows and outflow keg 44.
Second valve 56 is positioned at second channel 50, is used for control example such as carbon-dioxide gas flowing by second channel 50 inflows and outflow sack 44.
The 3rd valve 58 is positioned at third channel 52, is used in the space of control gaseous by the exterior keg 52 of third channel 52 inflows and outflow sack.
Each valve 54,56 and 58 has valve actuated piece or the valve rod 60 that opens and closes this valve effectively.For each valve 54,56 and 58, valve rod 60 extends and leaves the different preset distance of valve body 46.Each valve 54,56 and 58 also comprises the valve head 70 that is connected in valve rod 60.Valve head 70 is equipped with the O shape circle 72 that is suitable for this valve head of sealing in passage separately.Spring 74 promotes valve heads 70 and enters and its sealed engagement of respective channel.Can be from the outside of keg 22 near valve rod 60, be used for moving each valve head 70 and enter and open and close the position, flow through passage 48,50 and 52 and stop it to flow through can make fluid respectively.
Valve body 46 has the annular groove 62 in the inwall 64 that is recessed in valve body 46.Inwall 64 is positioned at keg 22.Groove 62 is suitable for the neck 66 with therebetween press-fit relationship receiving bag 44.Annular groove 62 has around a diameter of first and second passages 48 and 50.Third channel 52 is positioned at outside this diameter of groove 62, and therefore, third channel 52 is positioned at the outside of sack 44.
Keg 22 has the circle flange 82 that forms outstanding protruding circle hole 42, and valve body 46 has periphery wall 63, and this periphery wall 63 has the groove 61 that extends around periphery wall 63.Adapter ring or stopper 80 are suitable for making valve body 46 to be seated in the outstanding protruding circle hole 42.Adapter ring 80 has interior and outer wall 84,86.Inwall 84 has the flange 88 in the groove 61 of its inside outer wall 63 that extend, that be adapted to fit into valve body 46.The outer wall 86 rubber-like barbs 90 of adapter ring 80 and the lock flange 92 of separating with barb 90, so that form outside fix groove 94, the circle flange 82 of keg 22 remains in this detent.The locking mesh that barb 90 is adapted to pass through hole 42 and rebounds and enter and enclose flange 82 is so that be locked in valve module 40 in the appropriate location.Keg 22 turns back to brewery, when being used for pouring into, needs circle flange 82 dismounting valve module 40 and the adapter rings 80 of special tool from keg 22 again.
For the inclusion that guarantees keg 22 is not tampered with, keg 22 has an anti-rotating ring 96 of engaging in improper of the part top of the part that overlaps adapter ring 80, keg 22 and valve body 46.Adapter ring 80 has hole 98, and adapter ring 80 is run through in this hole, so that the exhaust passage to be provided.Prevent engaging in improper the flange portion 100 that rotating ring 96 has the deflation hole 98 that inserts adapter ring 80.If take out the anti-decyclization 96 of engaging in improper from keg 22, deflation hole opens wide and has discharged and includes gas or any pressure in the keg 22.And as pressure relief feature, the anti-rotating ring 96 of engaging in improper is designed to when keg 22 internal pressures surpass predetermined value, and 98 discharge from the hole, so that pressurized air is discharged into atmosphere by hole 98.
Consult Fig. 6 to 9, at length show cock adaptor union 38 of the present invention.Cock adaptor union 38 is mounted to valve module 40, to be communicated with first valve, 54 fluids.This connection is that the snap action on the interior and outer wall of valve flange 49 is tightly connected.
Dispensing connector 38 has hollow arm 120, this arm have close valve module 40 a first end section 122 and with its away from a second end section 124.First end section 122 is connected in first valve 54, so that open valve 54.When being engaged on the valve neck flange 49, the downward snap-button of this adaptor union produced this connection.Hollow arm 120 extends beyond housing 17 from valve module 40 and arrives a position, is in the outside of housing 17 in this position hollow arm 120 away from end 124.
As Fig. 7 and 9 clearly shown in, be discerptible by hinge-point 130 hollow arm 120.Arm 120 can be separated into upper arm part 132 and underarm part 134.As shown in Figure 9, underarm part 132 is equipped with it and is the cock 14 of one.Underarm part 134 comprises half hollowed out passageway, 137 (see figure 9)s.What insert this underarm part 134 is tubular cartridge 126, and this lining has pipe 128, and this pipe is cock 14 and the interconnection of first valve 54, so that beverage can flow through pipe 128 and flows out from cock portion 136.
Lining 126 is the framework shape part on function, and it is suitable for being engaged in the appropriate location with underarm part 134 snap-buttons.Lining 126 also carries pipe 128, be used to connect the first end 122 that enters hollow arm 120 by it, so that when lining is inserted into hollow arm 120, hollow arm is installed on the valve module 40 subsequently, one end 129 of pipe 128 meshes passage 48 hermetically and opens valve 54, so that can distribute beverage and enter in the pipe 128 by valve 54.Upper arm part 132 as shown in Figure 9 can be snapped back in the appropriate location with respect to underarm part 134 then.Perhaps, be closed and pass through column piece 170 (Fig. 8) the upper and lower part 132,134 of hollow arm 120 is meshed at the door 20 of this equipment, thereby hold them in a time-out, upper arm part 132 and underarm part 134 can be maintained in the appropriate location.
Adaptor union 38 is provided with the base portion 140 that is used to support hollow arm 120.Base portion 140 has neck or supporting ring 142, this ring be suitable for around and engagement valve neck flange 49 releasedly.Base portion 140 also comprises annular flange portion 144, and this flange portion provides the inverse shape of plate, is suitable for abutting against the top surface of keg 22 and supported thereon.
Base portion 140 has locking spring installation 146 (see figure 9)s, and this part engagement valve neck groove 47 and detachable is to discharge adaptor union 38 from valve module 40.
Cock 14 is connected in the far-end 124 of hollow arm 120, more specifically is connected in underarm part 134.Can between off position and open position, handle cock, in off position, cut off beverage flowing as shown in Figure 6 by hollow arm.In open position, allow beverage flow to cross hollow arm and flow out as shown in Figure 9 from cock 14.Cock 14 also forms the integral part of hollow arm 20, is in particular the integral part of underarm part 134.Cock 14 has the handle 140 that is connected in cam member 150 pivotly, so that rotating cam spare 150 enters the engagement that compresses facing to pipe 128, as indicating in compacted position 152 places.Handle usually will be biased in this position and can be drawn forward, and with from managing 128 release cam member 150, thereby open this pipe and permission beverage are assigned with along the pipe 128 that is contained in the hollow arm 120 from valve module 40 at 152 places, position.
Consult embodiment shown in Figure 12, when cock 14 during by (to the right side of Figure 12) bias voltage forward, cam member 150 is pressed together the elastic wall 180 of flexible tube 128, thus restriction beverage flowing by pipe 128.When in the closed position, this relates to whole specification sheets and claims as cock 14.Flexible tube 128 can comprise silicone rubber material.Pipe 128 also is provided with Dump valve 190.Dump valve 190 comprises a kerf 190 that cuts in the wall 180 that enters pipe 128.The compaction direction that is parallel in the cam 150 angle 151 is cut this otch 190.When cock 14 is in the closed position, cut off beverage by the flowing of distribution pipe 128, relief valve slit 190 is opened.
Cock 14 is between its opening and closing position, pivot around the direct position 154 at Dump valve 190 upstream ends.As shown in Figure 8, allow beverage flow by pipe 128 in open position cock 14.And, be suitable for topped on the surface of the cam member 150 of open position cock 14 and extend on the Dump valve 190, to guarantee to close Dump valve 190.When cock 14 is shown in an open position, the relative wall between the otch 190 in pipe 128 is in contact with one another, and prevents that beverage from leaking by the otch of closing.
When cock 14 is pivoted to its off position, as shown in Figure 9, at the bias voltage of the pipe 128 at 154 places, position or compress near elastic wall 180 deflections that make the otch 190.This causes otch 190 to open effectively, shown in this swan-neck, shows about v-depression part in the Dump valve 190 of pipe 128A.Therefore, the air of permission shown in arrow 192 enters and moves downward towards discharge end 136 by the otch of Dump valve 190.Therefore, when 128 compacted closing are opened and managed to Dump valve 190, be included in or any beverage of being positioned at the pipe in the downstream that compresses closed place 152 is easy to discharge end 136 outflows from distribution pipe 128.
Consult Fig. 6 to 9 again, dispensing connector 38 comprises air line passageway 160, and this passage is suitable for being connected to second choker relief valve 58, and is communicated with its fluid.This air line passageway 160 has one first end or cover 162, and when adaptor union 38 snap-buttons were engaged on the valve system 40, this end was connected in and opens second valve 58.Air line passageway 160 has a second end section 164 of band air check valve 166, and this valve cuts out usually, and it is opened when being connected in manually operated elasticity breathing air pump 10.Manual squeezing pump 10 supplies air to the inside of keg 22 with respect to bag 44 under the pressure effect.Perhaps, valve 166 is opened when being connected in the compressed air source (not shown).Air line passageway is the integral part of adaptor union 38.
Adaptor union 38 of the present invention has many advantages.Especially, adaptor union can be sold with an independent member of independent use or as the part of distributing equipment the customer, lining 126 can be used as and is used for the transposing lining that each keg 22 pours into again and sells, and is used to be inserted in the adaptor union 38, so that distribution media about the health of beverage is provided.Lining 126 inserted in the adaptor unions 38 and with adaptor union 38 move into it make position and snap-button on keg neck 47.Because adaptor union carries the cock 14 in the closed position, so adaptor union 38 has been opened valve 54 to cooperate with the snap-button of its sealing relationship on the valve module 40 of keg 22, guaranteed simply to be connected with failure-free, this connects any leakage that can not cause beverage.Simultaneously, air supply pipeline 160 is connected in the choker relief valve 58 of valve module 40.Keg 22 be easy to be used as can be portable the parts of freely standing.In another embodiment, then keg 22 is placed in the distributing equipment 10, the choker relief valve 66 of air line passageway 10 is connected in air supplies.Simultaneously, close the door of distributing equipment 10 and the sidewall that pivots, column piece 170 is entered among the support relation with respect to upper and lower arm portion 132,134.
This moment adaptor union 38 be ready to by spur handle 148 forward, release cam 150 from compressing pipe 128 state, allow beverage by valve 54, flow through this pipe and flow out, and distribution beverage.Should be appreciated that by the manual control of pump 10, by air line passageway 160 and the valve 58 by valve module 40 facing to bag 44 exert pressure (Fig. 3 and 4).

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1. alcoholic drinks distributing equipment, it comprises:
The keg of dress alcoholic drinks in being used for, keg has neck;
Be installed in the valve module on the neck of keg, valve module has one first valve that distributes beverage by it from keg;
Housing, beverage between allotment period keg and valve module be positioned at this housing;
Become fluid connecting relation to be installed in dispensing connector on the valve module with first valve, dispensing connector have with a first end and with this end away from the hollow arm of a second end, first end releasedly, be connected with first valve with sealing relationship, to open this valve, hollow arm extends beyond housing from valve module, is placed on the outside of housing with the distal portion with hollow arm; And
Be connected in the cock of the far-end of hollow arm, between off position and open position, can handle cock, cut off beverage flow, allow beverage to flow and flow out from cock by hollow arm at open position by hollow arm at off position.
2. distributing equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Valve system is supported in the sack with the beverage perfusion in the keg, and valve system comprises one second valve, and pressurized air is injected in the keg by the lateral wall of second valve with respect to sack; And
Dispensing connector comprises and being suitable for to be connected in the air line passageway of second valve communicatively with its sealed fluid flow, air line passageway has a first end section that is connected in and opens second valve, and air line passageway have in the dress choker relief valve a second end section, this second end section is suitable for being connected to compressed air supplies.
3. distributing equipment as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: air line passageway is an integral part of adaptor union.
4. distributing equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Valve module has the valve neck of the neck that extends beyond keg; And
Connection device is useful on the base portion of supporting hollow arm, base portion comprise be suitable for around and releasedly the engagement valve neck neck and be suitable for abutting against the annular flange portion of keg.
5. dispense arm as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that: base portion has engagement valve neck and detouchable, to discharge the spring locking piece of adaptor union from valve module.
6. distributing equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: cock forms an integral part of the hollow arm of adaptor union.
7. distributing equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: cock has rotation to close the mobile cam member of fluid by the hollow arm of adaptor union.
8. distributing equipment as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: hollow arm is discerptible, is used for tubular cartridge with the interconnection of cock and first valve with admittance, distributes beverage by tubular cartridge.
9. distributing equipment as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: connect hollow arm pivotly near first end, divide and the underarm part to allow hollow arm separately to become upper arm parts.
10. distributing equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: underarm partly is suitable for to admit lining with its snap-button matching relationship.
11. distributing equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: housing has the location column piece, and the upper and lower arm portion of this column piece engagement hollow arm is to hold them in together.
12. distributing equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the hollow arm support has the insertable tubular cartridge of a pipe, and beverage flows by this pipe.
13. distributing equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: cock has cam member, cam member rotates by compressing this pipe its closed fluid of closing by tubular arm is flowed.
14. be used for distributing the cock adaptor union of the beverage that contains alcohol from distributing equipment, keg, the keg of dress alcoholic drinks had neck in this equipment had, the valve module, the valve module that are installed on keg neck have to distribute from one first valve of the beverage of keg and at beverage by it and wherein place the housing of keg and valve module between allotment period, and the cock adaptor union comprises:
Hollow arm, this arm be suitable for valve module with sealing relationship, be mounted to the first valve fluid and be communicated with releasedly, hollow arm have a first end and with this end away from a second end, first end is suitable for being connected to first valve to open first valve; And
Be connected in the cock of the far-end of hollow arm, between off position and open position, can handle cock,, allow beverage flow to flow out by hollow arm with from cock at open position in the beverage flow of off position cut-out by hollow arm.
15. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that:
Valve system is supported in the sack with the beverage perfusion in the keg, and valve system comprises one second valve, and pressurized air is injected in the keg by the lateral wall of second valve with respect to sack; And
Dispensing connector comprises and being suitable for to be connected in the air line passageway of second valve communicatively with its sealed fluid flow, air line passageway has a first end section that is connected in and opens second valve, and air line passageway have in the dress choker relief valve a second end section, this second end section is suitable for being connected to compressed air supplies.
16. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that: air line passageway is an integral part of adaptor union.
17 cock adaptor unions as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that:
Valve module has the valve neck of the neck that extends beyond keg; And
Connection device is useful on the base portion of supporting hollow arm, and base portion comprises neck that is suitable for engagement valve neck releasedly and the annular flange portion that is suitable for abutting against keg.
18. dispense arm as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that: base portion has engagement valve neck and detouchable, to discharge the spring locking piece of adaptor union from valve module.
19. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that: cock forms an integral part of the hollow arm of adaptor union.
20. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that: cock has rotation to close the mobile cam member of fluid by the hollow arm of adaptor union.
21. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that: hollow arm is discerptible, is used for tubular cartridge with the interconnection of cock and first valve with admittance, distributes beverage by tubular cartridge.
22. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 21 is characterized in that: near first end, connect hollow arm pivotly, divide and the underarm part to allow hollow arm separately to become upper arm parts.
23. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that: underarm partly is suitable for to admit lining with its snap-button matching relationship.
24. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that: the hollow arm support has the insertable tubular cartridge of a pipe, and beverage flows by this pipe.
25. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 14, it is characterized in that: cock has cam member, and cam member rotates by compressing this pipe its closed fluid of closing by tubular arm is flowed.
26. cock adaptor union that is used for distributing alcoholic drink from keg, keg has the sack with the alcoholic drink perfusion that self contains, keg has neck and is installed on the valve module of keg neck, wherein valve module has to distribute to have by it from one first valve of the beverage of keg and valve module by it pressurized air is conveyed into second valve of 1 in the keg with respect to the lateral wall of bag: the cock adaptor union comprises:
Hollow arm, this arm are suitable for being sealing relationship, being mounted to the first valve fluid and being communicated with releasedly with valve module, hollow arm have a first end and with this end away from a second end, first end is suitable for being connected to first valve, is used to open first valve;
Be connected in the cock of the far-end of hollow arm, between off position and open position, can handle cock,, allow beverage flow to flow out by hollow arm with from cock at open position in the beverage flow of off position cut-out by hollow arm;
Be suitable for being connected in communicatively the air line passageway of second valve with its sealed fluid flow; And
Be connected in air line passageway, be used for pressurized air is supplied to a pump of second valve.
27. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that: air line passageway have be connected in a first end of opening second valve with have a second end that is connected pump.
28. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that: air line passageway has the choker relief valve that is suitable for being connected to pump.
29. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 26, it is characterized in that: valve module has the valve neck of the neck that extends beyond keg, connection device is useful on the base portion of supporting hollow arm, and base portion comprises neck that is suitable for engagement valve neck releasedly and the annular flange portion that is suitable for abutting against keg.
30. dispense arm as claimed in claim 29 is characterized in that: base portion has engagement valve neck and detouchable, to discharge the spring locking piece of adaptor union from valve module.
31. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that: cock has rotation to close the mobile cam member of fluid by the hollow arm of adaptor union.
32. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that: hollow arm is discerptible, is used for tubular cartridge with the interconnection of cock and first valve with admittance, distributes beverage by tubular cartridge.
33. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 32 is characterized in that: near first end, connect hollow arm pivotly, divide and the underarm part to allow hollow arm separately to become upper arm parts.
34. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 33 is characterized in that: underarm partly is suitable for to admit lining with its snap-button matching relationship.
35. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that: the hollow arm support has the insertable tubular cartridge of a pipe, and beverage flows by this pipe.
36. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 26, it is characterized in that: cock has cam member, and cam member rotates by compressing this pipe its closed fluid of closing by tubular arm is flowed.
37. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that: pump is mechanical.
38. according to claim 14 or 26 described cock adaptor unions, it is characterized in that: also comprise be positioned on the described hollow arm, the Dump valve of the discharge end portion upstream of described cock downstream and described arm, when cock prevention beverage flow in the closed position is crossed this arm, Dump valve is suitable for allowing in the arm of the described discharge end of air admission upstream, thereby the beverage in the arm in described Dump valve downstream freely flows out from discharge end portion.
39. according to the described cock adaptor union of claim 38, it is characterized in that: cock is positioned near the Dump valve and closes Dump valve when cock is shown in an open position.
40. a cock adaptor union that is used to distribute alcoholic drinks, the cock adaptor union comprises:
By distribution pipe its beverage flow, that have discharge end portion, distribution pipe has the Dump valve that is positioned at the discharge end portion upstream; And
Be positioned at the cock of Dump valve upstream, cock is movable between open position and off position, allow beverage flow to pass through distribution pipe in the open position cock, the off position cock stop beverage to flow by distribution pipe and open Dump valve, with the distribution pipe that allows air admission discharge end portion upstream in, thereby the beverage in the gargle pipe in Dump valve downstream freely flows out from discharge end portion.
41. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 40 is characterized in that: cock is positioned near the Dump valve and closes Dump valve when cock is shown in an open position.
42. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 40 is characterized in that: distribution pipe has elastic wall and Dump valve comprises a kerf that extends by elastic wall.
43. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 42, it is characterized in that: cock has actuator, this actuator is topped otch when cock is shown in an open position, and the actuator pivot compresses the elastic wall of the distribution pipe of otch upstream, so that close the distribution pipe of otch upstream and open the otch of the elastic wall of distribution pipe, allow in the air admission discharge end portion distribution pipe with downstream compressed elastic wall the upstream.
44. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 43 is characterized in that: cock directly at the pivot position of the position of Dump valve upstream, opening and closing between the position and pivoting.
45. a cock adaptor union that is used for distributing from the keg of interior dress alcoholic drinks alcoholic drinks, keg have neck and be installed on the valve module of the neck of keg, valve module has by its one first valve from keg distribution beverage, and the cock adaptor union comprises:
Be suitable for the hollow arm that is installed together releasedly with sealing relationship and valve module;
Be supported on the distribution pipe of the flexibility in the hollow arm, beverage flows by this pipe, distribution pipe has a first end that is connected in first valve, is used to admit beverage, and distribution pipe has a second end that distributes beverage from it, and distribution pipe has the Dump valve between first and second ends; And
The cock that be connected in hollow arm, can between open position and off position, move; Allow beverage flow to pass through distribution pipe in the open position cock; Distribution pipe in off position cock engagement Dump valve upstream, to compress distribution pipe it is closed, be used to stop the undue pipe arrangement of beverage flow, with open Dump valve, allow the distribution pipe of air admission the second end upstream, thereby the beverage in the distribution pipe in Dump valve downstream continues freely to flow out from the second end.
46. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 45 is characterized in that: distribution pipe has elastic wall and Dump valve comprises a kerf that extends by elastic wall.
47. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 46, it is characterized in that: cock has actuator, this actuator is topped otch when cock is shown in an open position, and the actuator pivot compresses the elastic wall of the distribution pipe of otch upstream, with the otch of the elastic wall of opening distribution pipe, allow in the air admission discharge end portion distribution pipe with downstream compressed elastic wall the upstream.
48. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 47 is characterized in that: cock directly at the pivot position of the position of Dump valve upstream, opening and closing between the position and pivoting.
49. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 45 is characterized in that: valve module is supported in the sack in the keg of beverage perfusion, and valve module comprises by it makes pressurized air with respect to one second valve in the lateral wall injection keg of bag.
50. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 49 is characterized in that:
Valve module has the valve neck of the neck that extends beyond keg; And
Connection device is useful on the base portion of supporting hollow arm, and base portion comprises neck that is suitable for engagement valve neck releasedly and the annular flange portion that is suitable for abutting against keg.
51. cock adaptor union as claimed in claim 45 is characterized in that: cock forms an integral part of the hollow arm of adaptor union.
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