CN205424415U - Pressurization gas container and coupling element - Google Patents

Pressurization gas container and coupling element Download PDF

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CN205424415U
CN205424415U CN201520569267.2U CN201520569267U CN205424415U CN 205424415 U CN205424415 U CN 205424415U CN 201520569267 U CN201520569267 U CN 201520569267U CN 205424415 U CN205424415 U CN 205424415U
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海姆·怀尔德
埃亚勒·克里斯托
拉米·罗恩
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    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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Abstract

The utility model relates to a pressurization gas container and coupling element, the gas container that should pressurize includes: injecing the container main part of the gaseous shell of pressurization and becoming integrative neck with the container main part, the gas outlet is injectd to this neck, this neck have by the structure for with the coupling element coupling and install the tip of plug -in components, this coupling element is for becoming integrative or form partly coupling element of gaseous port with gaseous port, perhaps for constructed with the coupling device of gaseous port coupling or the coupling element of adapter, these plug -in components have the protective screen component, and this protective screen component can is punctureed for the axle of the gaseous guide component by coupling element by the structure irreversiblely to these plug -in components have the one or more sealing member that is becoming with this axiform airtight relevance by the structure, this pressurization gas container includes current limiting element, and this current limiting element is constructed as the permission, and (i) as long as the neck is coupled to coupling element, pressurization gas will free flow to and (ii) when coupling element separated from the neck, gas flowed gradually.

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Pressure gas containers and coupling element
Technical field
Present disclosure relates to a kind of pressure gas containers, such as, comprise the pressure gas containers being used in the carbon dioxide prepared in the device of soda pop or system.Present disclosure also provides one and functionally with this container all-in-one-piece plug-in unit, and also a kind of encapsulation with multiple such container can be provided.
Background technology
Below, the list of references being considered relevant to the theme of present disclosure is listed as background technology:
-GB2,176,586
-US3,587,926
-US3,684,132
-TWM370038
Here recognize to be inferred to be the intention that these lists of references are relevant to the patentability of the theme of present disclosure by any way to above with reference to document.
Background
Pressure gas containers is generally used in the system or equipment needing to supply gas-pressurized.It is exactly such example for preparing the equipment of Carbonated drinks.Most of pressure gas containers are designed to be used for multiple times, i.e. volume of a container and/or air pressure are sufficiently used for the dosage supplied for several times.This typically requires container and the associated therewith that can make air-flow between container with equipment/or system and connect or disconnect.Generally, container itself, equipped with airflow control mechanism (such as, valve or the film of repeatable seal), to allow user to be disconnected with equipment or system by container, prevents from revealing in gas from vessel simultaneously.
Additionally, container is usually designed to multiple use cycle, i.e. once container is drained, it would generally be transported back to provider to be cleaned and to refill.Such container is usually designed to meet strict demand for security (such as, relatively thick wall thickness and the opening of firm repeatable seal), to minimize the occasional breakage of sealing member or container.But, which results in the logistics of high production cost and complexity.Additionally, many such containers are not returned to supplier after a procedure to refill, of a relatively high sunk cost can be caused.
Accordingly, it would be desirable to one is used individually in the disposable pressure gas containers in equipment or system (such as, for preparing the equipment of soda pop).
Utility model content
The one side of present disclosure provides new pressurized gas container, is particularly but not limited to the carbon dioxide pressurized container used in the equipment for preparing soda pop or system.This novel container is intended to be intended for single use, it means that it can use, and the content of its gas-pressurized is depleted to be abandoned again, such as single use.Such as, the carbon dioxide tank of present disclosure is coupled to system or equipment, and can be used for preparing multiple soda pop composition, and then separates with equipment or system and be dropped.Therefore, this container has plug-in unit at its opening end of cervical region of container (opening be generally formed in) place, this plug-in unit be configured to (i) seal opening until use container time till, (ii) when by opening with coupling element (in this article, be also referred to as " adapter " once in a while) coupling time, irreversibly open, pierce through or puncture, this coupling element can be equipment or system all-in-one-piece element or can be on the one hand the opening of container is coupled to equipment or system and on the other hand thus between this container and described equipment or system, set up the coupling device (adapter) of gas communication, and after (iii), allow gas-pressurized to be discharged into the gas ports of described equipment or system from container.The main body of this container may be formed to have wall, and the average wall thickness of this wall is less than the average wall thickness being intended to reusable container, and wherein, this wall needs to meet higher safety criterion to bear multiple repetition periods container being full of gas-pressurized and in succession emptying.
The use pattern of the pressure gas containers relating to the prior art in multiple filling and emptying cycle (" multiplex container ") Qiang Zhiyaoqius high safety criterion, wherein, in these safety criterions, in addition to some wall thickness requires, including firm structure standard performance.In the case of the container of the type provided at present disclosure, container body can have average thickness can be the 60% of average thickness of wall of container body of multiplex container, 55%, 50%, 45%, the wall of 40% or the most less.This may result in and alleviates weight cost-effective on significantly.
The other side of present disclosure includes:
-insert arrangement, it can be integrally formed the pressure gas containers of present disclosure with con-tainer blanks;
-con-tainer blanks, it can be integrally formed the pressure gas containers of present disclosure with described insert arrangement;
-for the method preparing this container, including filling gas-pressurized to base and then sealing the opening of container with insert arrangement;
-for the equipment of this manufacture, it is used for performing described method;
-adapter, it for being coupled to equipment or system by pressure gas containers;
The multi-pack of-pressure gas containers, this multi-pack can also include such adapter;And
-for the equipment of pressure gas containers of the present utility model or system (such as, for preparing equipment or the system of soda pop).
Therefore, the one side of present disclosure provides pressure gas containers or tank (collectively referred to herein as " container "), specifically (but not exclusively), comprise carbon dioxide pressurized container.The pressure gas containers of present disclosure may be structured to be used in equipment or the system being suitable to prepare or selectively distribute soda pop.This container is usually intended to be used in combination with soda pop distributing equipment or system, in this soda pop distributing equipment or system, carbon dioxide pressurized for preparing soda pop.Therefore, pressure gas containers is intended to be associated with the pressurized gas ports of equipment or system and supply gas to pressurized gas outlet.Another example of container of the principle of present disclosure can be used by being filled with fireman, gas-pressurized that High aititude mountaineer is used, oxygen or other breathe the container (such as, for the relief breather tank etc. of diver of band water lung) of mixture.This container include container body and with container body all-in-one-piece cervical region, this container body defines gas-pressurized shell, and this cervical region limits gas outlet and be configured to and couple.Coupling element can be integral with described gas ports or form the coupling element of a part of described gas ports, or it is configured to the coupling element of coupling device or the adapter being associated with described gas ports, to allow gas to be discharged into the pressurized gas outlet of described equipment or system.Term " coupling element " refers to the coupling element formed as one with a part for equipment or system or equipment or system or the independent coupling device coupled between container and equipment or system for system.Cervical region is filled with plug-in unit.This plug-in unit has air impermeability barrier element, this barrier element seals described shell and is configured to the axle of the gas guiding elements by described coupling element and pierces through, puncture, deform or mobile (will be referred to collectively as " irreversibly opening ") carries out irreversibly opening, this axle extends to end from pedestal, can be taper or nail shape.Plug-in unit also has one or more sealing member, and these one or more sealing members are different from described barrier element and are configured to form airtight association with described axle, thus stop the gas after coupling to leak.
Generally, in order to ensure that barrier element will not be punctured undesirably, deforms or mobile, this barrier element should be designed as bearing and be intended to the higher pressure of air pressure than described enclosure.Additionally, due to security reason, barrier element should be designed as having the restriction burst threshold pressure thrown open so that barrier element.This can be avoided the pressure in container to cause danger in the case of such as rising because being exposed to Gao Re.
According to the embodiment of present disclosure, the plug-in unit in pressure gas containers is formed porose, and this hole is provided with the airtight barrier element for forming airtight barrier in gas-pressurized shell and described hole.This barrier element irreversibly can be opened by the axle of gas guiding elements, and this axle extends to axle head from axle base, and this axle head pierces through chamber with coupling element during cervical region associates, and pierces through period at this, and this axle head makes barrier element irreversibly open.The most irreversibly opening, gas can flow through the barrier element opened now.This axle head can be taper, nail shape or pointed, in order to pierces through barrier or makes barrier rupture.But, hole is also configured with at least one sealing member, the outer end being usually close hole or the one or more O arranged between barrier element and described outer end, be suitable to form airtight association with described nail shape component, thus stop and leaked by the less desirable gas in described hole.The axle of gas guiding elements has one or more opening near the position of its end, along with described axle completely penetrate through and so that irreversibly the opening of barrier element, the one or more opening connects with described shell gases;That is, opening is at the free end of axle or between described free end and the point contacted with at least one sealing member described.Opening leads to the gas pipeline tube chamber being formed in axle, makes gas scurry in the gas-pressurized subsystem of equipment or system.Therefore, once barrier element is opened, and gas can flow through opening and gas pipeline tube chamber enters in the gas-pressurized subsystem of utilized equipment or system.
According to the embodiment of present disclosure, barrier element is pierceable solid-state components, such as, can make such as by metal or plastic material, and sheet, thin plate, film etc. (will be referred to collectively as " pierceable element ") herein.Pierceable element should be able to bear and be intended to pressure at least equal to the gas in (or being slightly larger than) container.
According to another embodiment, barrier element is made up of the removable or deformable insert being generally made up of elastomeric material or thin slice, and barrier element is pressed against insert holder and maintains sealing state and guided nail shape component irreversibly move or deform by gas.
According to the embodiment of present disclosure, plug-in unit is installed to this cervical region in the way of the hole of plug-in unit and the cervical region of container the most coaxial (manufacturing tolerance except little).Shall also be noted that present disclosure is certainly not limited to such coaxial construction, and the principal character of present disclosure can also emerge from other configuration;Such as, in the generally L-shaped plug-in unit with cavity, wherein this cavity is intended to couple with the nail shape parts being perpendicular to the axis that cervical region is limited.
By the embodiment of existing disclosure, plug-in unit is formed as the device will installed in the cervical region of con-tainer blanks.Such device is also the independent aspect of present disclosure.Hereinafter, based on context, the term " plug-in unit " plug-in unit in referring to the cervical region of container or be installed in cervical region or be intended to the insert arrangement being installed in cervical region.
According to the embodiment of present disclosure, plug-in unit defines and extends (cylindrical shape such as, with entirety) in outer end and inner end and be formed with the general axial hole extended between the two ends.Such plug-in unit end the most therein or its inner end close are formed with barrier and in outer end or are being formed with one or more sealing member in outer end or the cavity between inner end and outer end.Already indicated above, sealing member is usually O, and this O may be installed in the circumferential grooves that the inwall of cavity is formed.
Plug-in unit could be formed with rough surface (that is, uneven profile), and this rough surface may be used for tighter the coordinating of peripheral part of the cervical region being installed to insert arrangement.
According to an embodiment, plug-in unit is fitted in cervical region.Crimp above the sidewall of plug-in unit it means that obtain cervical region around plug-in unit being inserted into cervical region and then making, or force that insert arrangement is inserted into cervical region so that the upper end of cervical region occurs slight deformation to ensure compression fit.By another embodiment, plug-in unit is threadedly arranged in the opening of container.Further through another embodiment, plug-in unit is fixed by welding in opening.Further through another embodiment, plug-in unit is installed by screw thread and welds, screw thread is installed and the combination that press-fits or press-fit or weld is fixed in the opening.
According to the embodiment of present disclosure, insert arrangement includes outer wall and forms hole in the outer wall, and includes at least one sealing member of barrier element and above-mentioned specified type.
By present disclosure embodiment, container includes current limiting element, described current limiting element is configured to: just flow freely as long as allowing (i) to make cervical region couple gas-pressurized with coupling element, and (ii) once makes coupling element separate from cervical region, just limit gas and flow out.Therefore, at container in the case of the coupling element of system or equipment departs from, gas reserved in container will not flow out rapidly and suddenly but gradually be discharged.Current limiting element can include that (it can be round to flotation members, such as spheroidal), this flotation members can move between seated position and non-seated position, at seated position, flotation members against base thus partly seals the opening of container in the outlet of container, and at non-seated position, flotation members is away from described base and allows gas to pass through described outlet freely to flow out, described flotation members be biased to described seated position and being configured to moved to by the axle of described gas guiding elements described in non-seated position.Described current limiting element is usually located at the position within described barrier element and can include nested component, described nested component is arranged on the cervical region of described container and has upper and bottom section, described upper part limits described base, and described lower part includes the arm that is configured to limit the displacement of described flotation members.Flowing out to limit gas, gas passage is generally defined in current limiting element so that at the seated position of flotation members, gas can slowly flow out.By a structure, such passage limits in the base.The part in addition to limiting the part of this passage that flotation members may be used for base seals.Being constructed by another, the association between flotation members and base is flowed in allowing some gases small-gap suture between described component and described base.Such as, base or component can have rough surface to limit small-gap suture between the two, thus allow gas slowly to flow out.Constructed by another, between nested component and the inner surface of described cervical region, limit passage to contribute to gas when flotation members is positioned on described base and flowing out.Current disclosure additionally provides a kind of multi-pack, this multi-pack includes (i) retainer, (ii) carrying element, it generally forms as one with this, and (iii) multiple pressure gas containers, it is particularly but not limited to multiple containing carbon dioxide pressurized tank, each it is configured to couple (or equipment or the integral part of system or coupling device) with adapter containing carbon dioxide pressurized tank, and once couple, release the gas in the pressurized gas ports of equipment or system.Retainer is constructed with for keeping the box of multiple grooves of tank, chest etc., and can be made up of hardboard, plastics or other suitable material.The overall structure of the multi-pack of present disclosure is similar to the overall structure closing packaging for bottle or jar.This can also be configured to keep container in a hanging manner.Container in such multi-pack is generally intended to the container for being intended for single use, that type the most disclosed herein.The multi-pack of present disclosure can also include coupling device.
Another aspect of present disclosure is the method for manufacturing the container keeping gas-pressurized.With the step of certain order, the method is described, but it is to be understood that although can be to perform the order of step as describing, it is also possible to perform specific step in a different order or some step can be performed the most abreast.Such as, described below is the front end that insert arrangement is installed to plunger, this step can before con-tainer blanks associates with base, when or carry out afterwards.
The method includes providing con-tainer blanks, introduces gas-pressurized by the opening of cervical region, insert arrangement is incorporated into cervical region and makes plug-in unit be close to cervical region.Con-tainer blanks is to be configured to keep pressurizing vessel and have and the type of cervical region all-in-one-piece container body, and this cervical region has open end portion and at least one the described end that can be formed on other occasions.After introducing pressurized gas in container, while maintaining gas pressure, the insert arrangement of the above-mentioned type specified is incorporated into opening.Once insert arrangement is inserted into open neck, makes it be close in cervical region by applying described condition, so that the outside of upper end and insert arrangement closely cooperates.Described condition can be the pressure compression that described device is applied to the upper end of cervical region.When gas is carbon dioxide, it is derived from the tank being intended for single use for preparing soda pop.
According to an embodiment, the method includes con-tainer blanks being associated with block in a gas tight manner, the open end making the cervical region of (i) container extend in the work space connected with pressurized-gas source through the opening in block, and (ii) hinders gas to leak into outside opening;The method turn allows for gas and is flowed into container from gas source via work space;While maintaining air pressure, insert arrangement inserts and is fastened to the opening of cervical region.The fastening to insert arrangement can be realized by the end sections of curling cervical region, thus between cervical region and the side surface of insert arrangement, form tight fit.
The insertion of plug-in unit generally includes the front end that plug-in unit is installed to plunger, and described plunger can be at the first plunger position with closer to the axis axially reciprocating limited along cervical region between the second plunger position of described opening.After so installing, plunger is moved axially to the second plunger position, thus plunger assembly is incorporated into the opening of cervical region.
According to another embodiment of the method, axially reciprocating in plunger axial hole in being formed at piston.This piston also be able to first piston position and closer between the second piston position of the opening of cervical region along identical axis axially reciprocating.According to the present embodiment, perform insert arrangement and be close to step in cervical region, plunger is maintained the second plunger position simultaneously and piston is moved axially to its second piston position, at the second piston position, piston applies curling-bias force to the upper end of cervical region, so that insert arrangement curling cervical region.Piston can include forming the recess in the surface being positioned at described piston, described recess at the mid portion of described piston towards described cervical region and around described hole (plunger moves back and forth in hole).At the second piston position, recess applies pressure in the upper end of cervical region, and the whole concave shape of then this recess makes cervical region upper end about insert arrangement inward curl.The border of this recess is generally circular and its size is corresponding to the size of the upper end of cervical region.
Will be understood that, the potential mode in opening according to the cervical region that plug-in unit is fixed on container, can be the mode that such fixing interpolation is extra or substitutes, such as, in the case of welding step in the case of threaded engagement or in the one of known various solder technology, it is rotatably inserted into plug-in unit.
This utility model additionally provides the equipment of the container for producing type specified herein.This equipment includes block, pressurizing gas conduit and has the piston of plunger.This block limits the work space with axially extended sidewall and pedestal.Pressurizing gas conduit leads to described work space and connects with pressurized-gas source.This piston is contained in described work space and sidewall forms airtight association and can be in first piston position with closer to axially reciprocating in the work space between the second piston position of described pedestal.Axial hole is formed in described piston and accommodates plunger.This plunger forms airtight association with the wall in hole, and this association allows plunger axially reciprocating in described first plunger position and the hole between described second plunger position of described pedestal.This pedestal has the opening of the end being formed at base, and this opening is configured to accommodate the upper part of con-tainer blanks and for forming airtight association with con-tainer blanks;Wherein the upper open end of cervical region extend in described work space through opening.This plunger has front end and is configured to keep the insert arrangement of type specified herein and for insert arrangement is incorporated into when the second plunger position the upper end of cervical region.This piston is suitable to the upper end to cervical region and applies curling-bias force, thus the outside about described insert arrangement crimps described upper end.This piston can have and realizes this purpose, the recess of type specified above.
This equipment may be structured to operate in an operation mode, and this operator scheme includes: is associated with base the upper end of container;Introduce pressurized gas in container via work space;The plunger being provided with described insert arrangement is made to move axially to the second plunger position, so that device enters into described opening;Further, while plunger maintains described second plunger position, making piston move axially to the second piston position, in this position, this piston applies curling-bias force to the upper end of cervical region, thus crimps the upper end of cervical region.
Being referred to said process, equipment of revising in the way of similar to aforesaid way is to accommodate for the adjunctively or alternatively device being fixed by the cervical region of plug-in unit Yu container.
Present disclosure also provides con-tainer blanks, this con-tainer blanks have main body and with main body all-in-one-piece cervical region, this cervical region has opening;This main body is configured to keep gas-pressurized;This cervical region is suitable to accommodate the insert arrangement of specified type.This con-tainer blanks is the most all made up of identical material, and this material can be metal, such as, aluminum.
The coupling element that another aspect provides for the gas container of type the most disclosed herein for gas container being coupled in the way of allowing gas from vessel to be supplied to the gas conduit of equipment or system equipment or system of present disclosure;Such as, for preparing carbon dioxide plants or the system of soda pop.Described element includes that gas guiding elements, described gas guiding elements have the slender axles axially extending to axle head from pedestal.Described axle is configured to be installed in the hole of the plug-in unit in the described opening of described container, and the most described axle couples with described tank, then the barrier element irreversibly opening brought out in making to be formed at described hole.Described axle at described axle head or has, near described axial end, the opening being passed in described gas conduit.By an embodiment, the coupling element of this aspect can be the element of the part being formed as described equipment or system.By another embodiment, such element could be for being coupled to container the separate coupling devices of the gas ports of equipment or system.
By the latter aspect of embodiment, coupling element is further defined by one or more gas release channel, and the one or more gas release channel is configured to form gas release catheter during described coupling element separates between the inside of described container and described outside at described container.The purpose of this gas release catheter was before this separation in container in the case of remaining air pressure, it is possible to makes gas slowly ground or controllably discharges from the inside of container.This can be that the most controlled release characteristic or be combined with the mechanism of the ingredient for container works, as mentioned above.As it has been described above, this is intended to when separating be avoided the violent of pressure or abrupt release.
By an embodiment, gas release catheter can be made up of one or more axial grooves or recess, and one or more axial grooves or recess are formed at the surface of the inwall towards hole of axle.In later embodiment, conduit is limited between axle and the inwall in hole.
The coupling device that another aspect provides pressurized gas ports for pressure gas containers being coupled to equipment or system of present disclosure.This device is configured to be coupled to the opening of container at its first end, and is coupled to the counterpart of the gas ports of device or system at its second end.The term being associated with device used herein " couples " and is intended to mean that two coupling elements functionally connect.
Defining gas conduit in described coupling device, once device so couples, and gas conduit establishes the gas distribution channel from the opening of container to described equipment or the gas ports of system.Described first end includes the gas guiding elements with slender axles, and described axle is from base extension to axle head.This axle is configured to (such as, in terms of positions and dimensions) and penetrates the hole of the plug-in unit in the opening being arranged on container during container is coupled to described one end, thus results in the irreversible opening of the barrier element at the inner in described hole.Axle in axial end or has opening near axial end, and opening leads to described gas drive access, such as, lead to the tube chamber being formed in the axle being associated with described path.
According to an embodiment, coupling device includes the cup-shaped connector part being positioned at its first end, and this cup-shaped connector has end wall and the sidewall extended from end wall, and is configured to the cervical region with pressure gas containers and couples.According to the present embodiment, the pedestal gas guiding elements end wall in cup-shaped connector extends.The medial wall of adapter is usually screw-type and is then coupled with the external screw thread on described cervical region by screw-type cooperation.Described cup-shaped connector has ring in its end, and this ring is installed to connector part and for device is fastened to after coupling described cervical region in the way of threaded engagement.
Coupling device can include being positioned at the outlet valve at the second end, outlet valve is configured to seal and is positioned at the gas outlet of the described gas conduit at described second end and is configured to the most described second end and is coupled to equipment or system turns on, to allow gas to be discharged in the gas pipeline system of described equipment or system.This device can also include the relief valve being suitable to discharge gas when the pressure during gas transmits stream is beyond predeterminated level.
Once coupling device is coupled to pressure gas containers at its first end, and barrier is opened or is punctured, then, and the free flow container of gas;Above-mentioned seal arrangement ensure that will not have gas to leak into surrounding.But, if device and container accidental separation, then there is gas-pressurized and be discharged to the outside suddenly the risk of environment from container, this is dangerous in some cases.Therefore, in order to avoid such gas discharges suddenly, by the embodiment of present disclosure, there is provided security feature: as long as the pressure in container is beyond predeterminated level (i.e., the level that safety criterion is limited is safe), just prevent coupling device from separating with the unexpected of pressure gas containers.According to the embodiment of present disclosure, this can be realized by breaker bolt, as long as the pressure that this breaker bolt is configured in container is beyond described predetermined stress level, just locking is in the coupling device of couple state.By way of example, by the pin that coordinates with breaker bolt, such bolt can be maintained lock-out state and be maintained at mated condition by air pressure;Further, once air pressure is decreased below the level of described predeterminated level, and pin just can depart from bolt, thus discharge bolt, to allow device to separate with container.
" term " bolt is understood to include any function element that can result in described locking.
The coupling device of the embodiment according to present disclosure, this coupling device has security configuration, and this security configuration includes safety locking element, such as, breaker bolt, this breaker bolt is configured in the recess that is arranged in the cervical region being formed at container or groove stop the accidental separation of device and container.This breaker bolt may be constructed such that and moves (such as between the first locking bolt position and the second release bolt position, translation), bolt position is locked first, bolt is installed in described recess (and thus stoping separation), discharging bolt position second, bolt removes from described recess.This configuration generally makes breaker bolt bias downwards into the second bolt position in the effect driving element of association and lock onto primary importance under the lock arrangement of association, avoid coupling device separate with container (i.e. as long as described lock arrangement is applicable to (i), as long as the air pressure in container exceeds predeterminated level), just bolt lock is scheduled on the first bolt position, and (ii) once the pressure in container is reduced to relief pressure level (i.e., less than described predeterminated level), just discharge bolt.Breaker bolt is locked in described latched position and once the pressure in container be reduced to level of security bolt release can be realized by various devices.
According to an embodiment, this lock arrangement include can between lock-out state and release conditions reciprocating stop pin, at lock-out state, stop pin coordinates with breaker bolt and breaker bolt is locked in the first bolt position, in release conditions, pin departs from from bolt, and therefore bolt can move to the second bolt position.The most associated driving element (such as, spring) of stop pin is biased to release conditions, as long as and air pressure exceed described predetermined pressure level and just overcome the bias force driving element to be forced into lock-out state by the air pressure in container.Stop pin such as can move back and forth in pin-and-hole, pin-and-hole and gas conduit gas communication, and therefore sell and promoted by gas pressure under the effect of its bias force driving element associated.Therefore, stop pin can have the shoulder of the wall formation gas-tight seal with pin-and-hole so that acts on the air pressure on described shoulder and forces pin to enter into lock-out state.When air pressure level is decreased below described predetermined pressure level, pin associated elements applies driving force to stop pin so that power exceedes the power applied by air pressure, so that pin moves to release conditions.
Breaker bolt can be made to be forced into a first bolt state part as coupled motions.Such as, this device may be configured to the locking ring of reciprocating rotary between lock-out state and released state, and at lock-out state, locking ring forces breaker bolt to move to the first bolt position, and at released state, locking ring allows breaker bolt to move to the second bolt position.This configuration generally makes rotating of locking ring occur using the part as coupled motions.Such as, ring can couple with the biasing element forcing this ring to enter into lock-out state, and once couples, and this ring turns to lock-out state, thus forces bolt to enter in the recess in the cervical region of container or groove.Piercing through barrier element allows gas-pressurized to enter the gas conduit in coupling device, thus bolt lock is scheduled on the first breaker bolt position.
Present disclosure also provides and be applicable to preparation or the equipment of distribution soda pop.Such equipment or system are only intended to prepare soda pop or be intended to prepare Carbonated drinks and other beverage.This equipment or system include coupling device, for couple with CO 2 vessels tank and for carbon dioxide pressurized from CO 2 vessels tank of receiving.This coupling element includes the coupling element for coupling with the end of cervical region and includes the gas guiding elements with nail shape end.Tank be type specified above and once cervical region couple with coupling device, then this gas guiding elements can puncture barrier member to allow from container, carbon dioxide is directed to equipment, keeps potted component and the airtight association of described component to avoid gas to leak simultaneously.
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In order to be more fully understood that the theme of disclosure herein disclosed, and to illustrate how be practically carrying out this theme, now with reference to accompanying drawing, embodiment is described by the way of non-limiting example, wherein:
Fig. 1 shows that the schematic cross sectional views of tank of the present utility model (generally, comprising carbon dioxide pressurized tank) represents.
Fig. 2 is that the amplification schematic cross sectional views on the top of the cervical region including tank represents.
Fig. 3 A-3F is to represent to the schematic cross sectional views manufacturing the certain operations parts of the equipment of the tank shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 with some manufacturing sequences in succession.
Fig. 4 A-4C is that a such as part i.e. top of tank of equipment or system and the schematic cross sectional views of coupling element for preparing soda pop represents, it is shown that tank carries out the some sequential order coupled with coupling element.
Fig. 5 A-9B is schematically showing of some embodiments of the plug-in unit that can be installed in the chamber in the cervical region of tank base the tank to form present disclosure.Fig. 5 A, Fig. 5 C, Fig. 6 A, Fig. 7 A and Fig. 8 A show the top of tank base and the exploded view of plug-in unit;And Fig. 5 B, Fig. 6 B, Fig. 7 B and Fig. 8 B are the corresponding longitudinal sectional views on top of tank when in the chamber in plug-in unit is arranged on cervical region.Fig. 9 A is the exploded view of independent plug-in unit, and Fig. 9 B is the sectional view of this plug-in unit.
Figure 10 A be (i) according to the cervical region of the tank including current limiting element of the embodiment of present disclosure and the vertical section of the gas guiding elements of (ii) equipment or system (equipment or system are not shown), tank and described component before coupling separated from one another.
Figure 10 B shows tank and the gas guiding elements of Figure 10 A coupled to each other.
Figure 10 C is the side view of the nested component of current limiting element.
Figure 10 D is the cross-sectional view of the line C-C along Figure 10 C.
Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B is namely for the schematic, exploded of coupling device and the sectional view that pressurized gas tanks is coupled to equipment or system.
Figure 12 A and Figure 12 B is coupled to schematic perspective view and the longitudinal sectional view of the coupling device of Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B of tank respectively.
Figure 13 is according to another embodiment, the exploded view of the coupling device of the security configuration including avoiding device and pressurized gas tanks premature disengagement.
Figure 14 A and Figure 14 B is respective planes A-A and the longitudinal sectional view of B-B of institute's labelling along Figure 13 respectively.
Figure 15 A and Figure 15 B is side view and the longitudinal sectional view of the pressurized gas tanks that the coupling device with Figure 13-14B couples respectively.
Figure 16 A-16C be under couple state (Figure 16 A), separate (Figure 16 B) and be kept completely separate (Figure 16 C) period, the cervical region of tank and the vertical section of coupling element, wherein coupling element includes the axle with the gas release catheter of restriction.
Figure 17 A and Figure 17 B shows two examples of the multi-pack (6 in this example) of such tank described herein.
Detailed description of the invention
Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings and illustrate and present disclosure by describing some specific embodiments.Exemplary embodiment relates to tank, such as, include being used in the tank of the carbon dioxide prepared in the equipment of soda pop or system.Should be understood that accompanying drawing is intended to simplify the general principles of present disclosure and should not be construed as being limiting.
Below to the explanation of tank with occasional references to top or bottom.This is merely for convenience and purposes of illustration.Should be understood that in use, orientation does not have functional sense, and according to various engineerings or other consideration, it can be coupled to equipment or system along any desired orientation.
First, with reference to Fig. 1, show tank 100, this tank has main body 102 and integral type cervical region 104, wherein, main body defines that gas-pressurized shell 103, integral type cervical region have the external screw thread 106 of the coupling element for being coupled to equipment or system (in this concrete example, for being suitable to prepare the equipment of soda pop or system).It should be noted that, be only an example by screw thread couple, and other type of coupling (such as, buckle installs (snap-fitting)) is also possible.This tank can be made up of various different materials, and typical example is metal (such as, aluminum).The bottom of tank is provided with base element 108, and it is typically made of a plastic to serve as the pedestal that tank can be upright.Neck interior includes plug-in unit 110.
Fig. 2 shows the top of the tank including cervical region 104.Specifically, it is possible to find out in detail, plug-in unit 110 is arranged on the top of cervical region and by being such as fastened to appropriate position to crimp (crimp) top 112 particularly upper lip 114 by the way of will be described below.It can be seen that insert arrangement 110 has external concave nonreentrant surface 116, its peripheral parts being set to cervical region closely cooperates.It can also be seen that the hole in the upper end of cervical region has bigger diameter, this just defines the shoulder 118 of the bottom 120 accommodating this device.
Device 110 includes hole 122, and it is coaxial with the hole 124 in cervical region 104.The bottom of plug-in unit 110 is formed with barrier element 126, and it is made up of the sheet metal sealing shell 103.This plug-in unit also includes sealing member, and this sealing member is made up of O 128, and this O is contained in the circumferential grooves 130 that the inwall in hole 122 is formed.
Referring now to Fig. 3 A-3F, it is shown that the filling of the tank of type described in Fig. 1 and 2 and manufacturing sequence.The structural detail ultimately forming tank is tank base 132 and insert arrangement 110, and the latter depicted herein is arranged on the front end of plunger 170, and the function of plunger is also explained below.
It also illustrate the functional assembly (functional assembly specifically, annotated in Fig. 3 A) of the equipment for performing described filling and manufacture method in the drawings.This equipment includes main body block 140, and this main body block defines work space 142, and this work space has sidewall 144 and the end wall 146 of axial orientation.End wall 146 have be positioned at base 150 end open 148, this opening has the shape that the top with tank base 132 is mated.
This base has the circumferential grooves accommodating O 152,154, and as shown in Figure 3 B, once makes tank associate with block, then these O form airtight association with the outer wall of tank base, thus hinder gas-pressurized to flow out from opening 148.It can further be shown that once tank base and block tight association from Fig. 3 B, then in the top of cervical region extend into work space 142.This work space accommodate can between first piston position (shown in Fig. 3 B) and the second piston position (shown in Fig. 3 E) piston 160 of axially reciprocating, wherein the second piston position is very close to end wall 146.Accommodating O 162,164 in circumferential grooves in sidewall 144, it provides airtight association between piston 160 and sidewall 144.
Piston 160 also has the axial hole 166 accommodating plunger 170, and plunger also is able to axially repeatedly move between the first plunger position (shown in Fig. 3 A or Fig. 3 B) and the second plunger position (shown in Fig. 3 C).In latter position, plunger 170 makes insert arrangement 110 completely in the top 112 of cervical region 104.Endoporus 166 also includes that two circumferential grooves, to accommodate O 172,174, thus provide airtight association between the wall in plunger 170 and hole 166.Before piston 160, the center of 176 is formed with recess 178, and this recess has the outer perimeter that size is corresponding with the size of the outer perimeter on the top 112 of cervical region 104.Work space 142 connects with gas conduit 136, connects with the pressurized-gas source being schematically depicted as rectangle 138 successively, in order to control to be flowed into the gas-pressurized in work space 142.
Now with reference to the concrete steps shown in Fig. 3 A-3F, operation order is described.It should be noted that, some steps or details described in these concrete steps can perform with different order, or these concrete steps the term of execution, a part performs can be the most parallel each other.
Before the step shown in Fig. 3 A, insert arrangement 110 is installed in the front end of plunger 170, and plunger has mounted to the circular convex shaped member of the intracavity of insert arrangement 110.As shown in Figure 3 B, tank base 132 and base 150 tight association are made.Then, as represented by arrow 190, it is discharged in work space 142 and make it to enter from there in shell 103 gas-pressurized (usually carbon dioxide) by conduit 136.When reaching desired pressure, the flowing of gas can be stopped, and because gas-tight seal is maintained by the air-tight fit of different elements, therefore this pressure will be maintained.Furthermore, it is possible to maintain the path of gas-pressurized, to compensate the small pressure loss.
In the next step that Fig. 3 C schematically shows, plunger 170 is moved to the second plunger position from the first plunger position, thus insert arrangement 110 is inserted in stomidium 134, until its bottom 120 is resisted against on shoulder 118.
In the following steps shown in Fig. 3 D, piston 160 is made to move axially and when arriving the position shown in Fig. 3 D, piston starts to apply pressure on lip 114 and owing to piston moves further downward the second piston position (shown in Fig. 3 E), top just deforms to abut against the external ambient of plug-in unit 110, and this deformation includes curving inwardly of lip 114.Then, piston 160 and plunger 170 return to the primary importance (as illustrated in Figure 3 F) of each of which, and then make tank be full of gas-pressurized and by the disposable plug seal that can puncture;And can again repeat this circulation.
Referring now to Fig. 4 A and 4B, it is shown that the top of tank and the schematic cross sectional views of coupling element 200, coupling element 200 is the parts of equipment or the system schematically shown by square frame 221.The tank 102 making cervical region 104 be provided with insert arrangement 110 associates with coupling element 200, in fig. 4 it is shown that tank and coupling element are separated from one another.Coupling element includes coupling main body 202, coupling main body include the chamber 204 with female thread 206 and wherein pericardium include nail shape gas guiding elements 208.Gas guiding elements 208 has slender axles 210, tapered end 212 and the opening 214 near tapered end, this opening leads in tube chamber 216, connect with gas conduit 220, and then connect with the pressurizing gas conduit subsystem (not shown) of equipment or system 221.
Nail shape element has the pedestal 223 being contained in base 224, and base also includes that O 222 is to ensure airtight association.Such as can be coordinated by screw-type and pedestal 223 is contained in base 224.
In this case, the screw-type that is coupled as between coupling element with tank cervical region coordinates;However, it will be understood that this is only the example of other coupled configuration various.Once couple, nail shape element pierces through the chamber 124 in plug-in unit 110 and is penetrated through hole 122 by screw thread as shown in Figure 4 C further and punctures barrier element 126, and therefore opening 214 contacts with the gas-pressurized in tank and allows the path of gas through these elements and to pass in the gas conduit subsystem that tube chamber 216 enters into equipment or system.O 128 provides airtight association between axle 210 and the inwall of plug-in unit.
Referring now to Fig. 5 A-8B: in the drawings, use and carry out, with identical reference in Fig. 2 and 3A, the element that labelling is identical, Fig. 5 A-5B changes 200, Fig. 6 A-6B changes 300, Fig. 7 A-7B changes in 400 and Fig. 8 A-8B change 500.
In the embodiment of Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B, plug-in unit 310 is formed with ring-shaped groove 321, to accommodate O 323.The barrier element existed with foil 326 form passes through to weld closely and be sealingly fixed to the inner 325 of plug-in unit.Plug-in unit can be arranged in chamber 334 by welding or curling (in the case of the latter, in mode similar in the way of described in Fig. 3 A-3F).In figure 5b it can also be seen that the cervical region of tank base is formed with transverse holes 329, so that chamber 334 connects with external environment condition.In the case of pressure in tank is such as increased to extra high level due to heating, pressure will affect O 323 by the space 331 between bottom and the sidewall in chamber 334 of plug-in unit and make O be deformed to allow gas to be discharged into the outside in hole 329 thus pressure is reduced to the degree of level of security.
The plug-in unit 310 of plug-in unit 310A and Fig. 5 A and 5B shown in the exploded view of Fig. 5 C is structurally similar and has the identical reference of the element use of identity function and " A " mark.Differring primarily in that barrier element 326A has disc-like shape, this disc-like shape is formed with upstanding wall 327, and this upstanding wall is installed around the substrate 336 of plug main body 310A.Barrier element 326A can be pressed into and be installed to substrate 336, can the mode similar with the connected mode that Fig. 7 A and 7B describes by welding or closely keep by being pressed on auxiliary element by plug main body 310A or being pressed on the shoulder of the intracavity being formed at tank cervical region.
In the embodiment of Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B, foil 426 as barrier element is secured in place by the tight threaded engagement between plug main body 441 and auxiliary element 443, and auxiliary element (by external screw thread and the female thread of plug main body of auxiliary element) is screwed in the opening at the inner of main body 441.In addition, the plug-in unit in this embodiment is functionally similar to the plug-in unit of Fig. 5 A and 5B.
In Fig. 7 A and Fig. 7 B, foil 526 is also maintained between plug main body 541 and auxiliary element 543;But, in the fabrication process, in addition to screw thread is installed, plug main body and auxiliary element close installation each other while being inserted in chamber 534, thus sheet 546 is kept between which.Additionally, auxiliary element 543 can also be soldered to plug main body 541.
Similar with the situation of Fig. 5 A and the embodiment of Fig. 5 B, the plug-in unit of the embodiment of Fig. 6 A-7B can be fixed on appropriate position by welding or pressure curling.
In the embodiment of Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B, auxiliary element 643 can be passed through threaded engagement, be installed together with plug main body 641 by welding etc., further, the screw thread tight fit between external screw thread and the female thread of intracavity of the outside that this assembly can then pass through plug main body is installed in chamber 634.
Fig. 9 A and 9B illustrates plug-in unit 650, and this plug-in unit includes plug main body 652, and this plug main body defines centre bore 654, and this centre bore has ring-shaped groove 656 to accommodate O 658.Barrier element 660 is such as by the bottom of welded and installed to main body 652.Plug-in unit 650 is that type used in tank that will hereinafter be described, Figure 15 A and Figure 15 B, and it is made up of main part 664 on the first main part 662 and second, the small diameter that on second, main part has, defines the shoulder 666 between main part on the first main part and second.During use, as shown in fig. 15b, more than the upper end of the cervical region that upper main part extend into tank make the wall tight association of main part 664 and the chamber of tank, the upper end of wall is folded using the lip above shoulder 666 simultaneously, thus ensure plug-in unit close installation in container neck chamber.
All embodiments of plug-in unit as implied above are that the various structures of barrier element and plug main body, barrier element and plug main body are separately manufactured and the most assembled with one another and closely install mutually, thus form plug-in unit.It is to be noted, however, that in the other embodiments of present disclosure, it is also possible to such as by processing, die casting or a combination of both metal derby manufacture of single one.
Referring now to Figure 10 A-10D, Figure 10 A-10D illustrates the top of the tank 102 of the type shown in Fig. 9 A-9B, wherein cervical region 104 accommodates plug-in unit 650, and also shows the current limiting element 674 being positioned at plug-in unit 650 internal (or for lower section in orientation of tank in the drawings).Plug-in unit 650 is maintained in the top of the cervical region 104 between lip 114 and dish 670, and plug-in unit is just kept firmly at its upper end by this, and dish defines center gap 672.It is positioned at the current limiting element 674 below dish 670 and includes nested component 676 (nestingmember) and spherical float member 678.Can be best seen from from Figure 10 C, nested element 676 has the upper part 680 of the surrounding's inwall tight association with cervical region, and has the inclined lower surface 682 of the base limiting component 678.The lower part 684 of nested component 676 has arm, defines the retainer accommodating component 678 between arm, and the displacement of the arm downward vertical displacement that is provided with limiting member 678 limits pillar (abutment) 686.Therefore, component 678 vertically can move between extreme higher position and extreme lower position, and in highest position, component sits on base 682, and in extreme lower position, and component is against on pillar 686, as shown in Figure 10 A.
In Figure 10 A, barrier element 660 is perfect, and therefore gas does not flow out.Once barrier element 660 is pierced, and gas flows out and therefore flotation members 678 moves upwardly together with gas, to be placed in base 682.In this position of component 678, limit gas and flow out, but, as long as component 678 removes at base 682, gas will flow out in a non-limiting manner.
When the cervical region of tank couples with gas guiding elements 208, axle 210 penetrates tube chamber 122 in a similar way as described above to stab out barrier 660, and when being in complete couple state, opening 214 is positioned at space 672.In this condition, tapered end 212 limiting member 678 of axle moves up, and as shown in Figure 10 B, and gas is flowed out by the stream shown in arrow 690.This gas flows out and makes component 678 be moved upwards up to the position shown in Figure 10 B.
In the case of premature disengagement, when the most remaining air pressure in tank, the pressure reduction between tank inside and tank outside can make flotation members 678 be moved upwards up to its extreme higher position to be placed in base 682.
As shown in Figure 10 D, base 682 is formed with the breach vertical 692 limiting open gas passage, even if when component 678 is positioned at base 682, this opening gas passage can also allow that gas flows out.Gas slowly is flowed out for this and therefore the pressure in tank is gradually lowered.Therefore, according to this embodiment, in the case of separating, air pressure will not be suddenly released but gradually and the most quiet.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 10 A-Figure 10 D, flotation members lighter in weight, such as, make for hollow member or by low density material (such as, low-density polymeric materials, foamed polymer, Thin-walled Aluminum hollow ball etc.).It should be understood that in other embodiments, component 678 can also pass through biasing element (such as, spring) and be biased to its seated position.Additionally, in other embodiments, component can be spherical outside other shape.
Referring now to Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B, it is shown that be used for being coupled to the coupling device 702 of tank 700 (Figure 12 A and Figure 12 B illustrates).This device is configured at its one end 791 be coupled to threadably tank, and is coupled to the gas outlet of equipment or system at its other end 792 the most threadably.It should be noted that, screw-type coupling is exemplary and can use other coupled modes (coupling that such as, is clasped, coupling based on latch, bayonet type couple and other).
Device 712 includes the cup-shaped connector element 706 at apparatus main body 704, end 791 and the valve element 724 at gas guiding elements 708, safety insert 718 and end 792.Gas guiding elements 708 has the structure similar with the gas guiding elements shown in Fig. 4 B, and includes axle 709, and this axle has tapered end 712, and this tapered end has the opening 714 leading to tube chamber 716.Tube chamber 716 is the part (labelling 738) extended between two ends 791,792 of gas conduit, and also includes that spring accommodates chamber 734 and valve accommodates chamber 736.
Element 708 has pedestal 723, in this pedestal is arranged on base 724 and be configured to have lateral trench 725 to accommodate O 722, thus provides gas-tight seal to prevent from being leaked to the outside of described gas conduit.
The axle 709 of element 708 extend in the chamber 730 in cup-shaped connector element 706, and the sidewall of cup-shaped coupler component has female thread (screw thread is not shown).Connecting element 706 is made up of sidewall and securing member 732, and sidewall extends from main body 704, and securing member is coupled to described wall threadably.The rotation of dead ring 732 will make it far from from element, and due to the outside tapered profiles of cervical region, the external lip of ring 732 will be then against tapered portion, thus fixed coupling device and the coupling of tank.
The other end of device has outer thick rotation screw thread 740, couples with the matching connector (not shown) with equipment or system.
Valve 744 includes pedestal 746, plunger 748, spring 750 and O 752.Plunger 748 has the bar 754 in the hole 756 being contained in pedestal 746, and can move axially under the effect of the bias force of the spring 750 in being contained in spring receiving chamber 734.In the position shown in Figure 11 B, plunger is in complete bias state, and its shoulder 758 is pressed against pedestal 746 and the O 752 being contained in ring-shaped groove 760, thus seals and accommodate, from valve, the gas that chamber 756 is got rid of.Once coupling with described device or equipment, bar 754 is promoted under the effect of the bias force of spring 750, makes shoulder 758 away from pedestal 746, thus the gap allowing gas to pass through between bar 754 and hole 756 is discharged.Pedestal 746 is arranged in chamber 736 with screw-type cooperation, and associates the airtight association ensureing between pedestal and device with O 762.
Chamber 766 accommodates safety insert 764, and is connected with spring receiving chamber 734 by conduit 768.Conduit 768 is sealed by film 770, and when pressure is increased to predetermined threshold levels, film 770 is opened to allow gas to be discharged into outside.
Figure 12 A and Figure 12 B is shown coupled to the coupling device of the above-mentioned type of tank.Being better understood when now, the rotation of securing member 732 makes it to move down in the direction of arrow A, the wider portion that lip 772 will be made to be pressed against cervical region, thus device is actually locked in this coupling position.The most so coupling (as mentioned above), this device and equipment or system will pass the gas through described conduit be flowed into equipment or the gas outlet of system (not shown) coupling of its other end.
Referring now to Figure 13-15B, the coupling device (being generally designated as 1000) of another embodiment having been mentioned above is shown, this coupling device includes security configuration, with the too early or accidental separation between avoiding device and carbon dioxide pressurized tank, i.e., when still having the pressure carbon dioxide beyond preset air pressure in tank, this security configuration separates.
In Figure 12-14B, the reference identical with those references used in Figure 11 A-12B is used together with mark " A ", to represent the element with same or similar function.Accordingly, as example, the element 746 of Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B would be equivalent to the element 746A of the embodiment of Figure 13-15B.Reader, with reference to the foregoing description of the embodiment of Figure 11 A-12B, explains effect and/or the function of these elements.Hereinafter describe and will be primarily upon the element different from the above embodiments.
Coupling device 1000 has base part 1002 and accommodates cup-shaped cavity 730A, and this cup-shaped cavity has inward turning screw thread and is suitable to the cervical region with tank and realizes screw thread close-coupled.
Base part 1002 is arranged above ring-type element 1004, and this ring-type element has internal direction protrusion 1006, and this inside direction protrusion is arranged on the outside of base part 1002 in the groove 1008 limited, thus the circumferentially rotating of guided rings 1004.Groove 1008 also accommodates helical spring 1010, one end of helical spring against protuberance 1006 and in the end of groove 1008 against barrier (not shown).The active force of spring 1010 makes ring bias, with the lock-out state being rotated into ring along the direction (in fig. 13 for clockwise) shown in arrow 1012.This ring is fixed to appropriate position by means of dead ring 1020.
Coupling device 1000 also includes breaker bolt 1022, and this breaker bolt is installed in hole 1024 and has association spring 1026, and this association spring makes bolt element bias along from the radial direction of the first latched position of bolt to the second off-position.As shown in Figure 14 B and Figure 15 B, breaker bolt 1022 has projection 1028, once being coupled by the cervical region of coupling device 1000 with tank 700A, this projection can be installed to when bolt is positioned at its latched position in the groove 1030 that the cervical region of tank is formed and accommodate in the groove, as shown in fig. 15b.As long as bolt 1022 is in its latched position (in this position, projection 1028 is contained in groove 1030), coupling device 1000 is impossible to separate with tank.
In addition to breaker bolt 1022, the security configuration of this embodiment also includes the stop pin 1032 being contained in pin-and-hole 1034.Pin 1032 has the broader shoulder 1036 of the wall tight association with pin-and-hole 1034 in its back-end, and this pin-and-hole has lateral trench and forms the O 1038 of gas-tight seal to accommodate the wall with hole 1032 and thus limit headroom 1042.Headroom 1042 is connected with chamber 734A by transverse holes 1044, and this chamber is a part of the gas conduit 738A in coupling device.
When gas-pressurized enters headroom 1042 by transverse holes 1044, gas-pressurized applies downward pressure to pin 1032, then, pin moves axially to the position shown in Figure 15 B (in this position from the bolt 1022 that is positioned against shown in Figure 14 B, the end 1046 of pin is received in the coupling axial groove 1048 of bolt 1022), thus bolt 1022 is locked in the position (in this position, projection 1028 is contained in groove 1030) shown in Figure 14 B and Figure 15 B.In this condition, device can not separate with tank, as explained above.
Pin 1032 associates with spring 1050, and this spring provides bias force to pin on the direction away from bolt 1022.Once make the pressure in tank and be the most also that the pressure in headroom 1042 falls below certain pressure (i.e., the pressure that the attribute of spring is limited when gas pressure power on shoulder 1036 is equal to the reverse biasing force of spring), then pin 1032 can move to the position shown in Figure 14 B away from bolt the most under spring force, thus allows bolt 1022 to be radially moved into its unlocked position.
Ring 1004 has adjacency section 1054, as shown in the profile of Figure 14 B, this adjacency section during the rotation of ring in-orbit road 1014 slide above.When adjacency section 1054 stops above bolt 1022, it by bolt pusher to its latched position.Once ring rotates under the bias of spring 1008, then bolt can move to allow to separate away from cervical region.
Once couple, then coupling device 1000 actually automatically becomes locked on the cervical region of tank.Once the cervical region of tank couples (as shown in fig. 15b) with device, then barrier element 660 is punctured by the end 712A of slender axles 709A, thus gas-pressurized can enter in gas pipeline system 738A and enter into the headroom 1042 in hole 1034 from there.Therefore, the air pressure in the headroom 1042 in tank and hole 1034 will be identical.Then, this air pressure makes pin 1032 be moved under the bias of spring 1050.Ring 1004 is biased into lock-out state by spring 1010, in this state, adjacency section 1054 makes bolt 1022 enter into its latched position (as shown in fig. 15b) under the bias force effect of spring 1026, and pin 1032 can make locking bolt 1022 move downward and lock it in its latched position.
The cervical region 804 of the tank with the current limiting element being similar to the type shown in Figure 10 A-10D is shown referring now to Figure 16 A-16C, Figure 16 A-16C;And therefore, identical reference changes 200 to limit identical element.Reader is referred to the description of Figure 10 A-10D and understands 26S Proteasome Structure and Function.
(although as Lei Si, functional coupling feature is further included in as in the coupling element of the self-contained unit) coupling element 808 of the functional element forming equipment or system in this embodiment includes axle 810, this axle has axle head 812, as shown in Figure 16 A, under couple state, axle head applies pressure and enters in tube chamber 816 and arrive gas conduit from tube chamber allowing gas to flow through hole 814 flotation members 878, the start-up portion 820 of visible gas conduit in figure.
Axle 810 is formed with the axle emargination mouth 822 upwardly extending and terminating at shoulder 824 from axle head 812.Under the couple state shown in Figure 16 A, O 858 prevents gas from flowing out along the periphery of axle.
During separating, as shown in fig 16b, axle relative depature cervical region in the axial direction, once shoulder 824 extends up to O 858, and recess 822 allows gas to flow out along the route shown in arrow 890.This allows to control air pressure release, it is to avoid air pressure is when acutely discharging when being kept completely separate shown in Figure 16 C.In the case, it is also possible to avoided this violent release further by current limiting element 874.
Two different examples of the multi-pack (being 6 bags in this example) 900,950 of the tank of the above-mentioned type are shown referring now to Figure 17 A and Figure 17 B, Figure 17 A and Figure 17 B.Each multi-pack includes the respective retainer 902,952 for tank 100 and integral type carrying handle 904,954.Frame and handle can be such as made up of plastics or hardboard.

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1. being used for being associated with the pressurized gas ports of equipment or system and supplying gas to a pressure gas containers for described gas ports, described container includes:
Container body and with described container body all-in-one-piece cervical region, described container body limit gas-pressurized shell, described cervical region limit gas outlet;
Described cervical region has end, described end is configured to couple with coupling element and be provided with plug-in unit, described coupling element can be integral with described gas ports or form the coupling element of a part of described gas ports, or can be the coupling element being configured to coupling device or the adapter coupled with described gas ports;
Described plug-in unit has barrier element, described barrier element seals described shell and is configured to irreversibly be punctured by the axle of the gas guiding elements of described coupling element, and described plug-in unit has one or more sealing member, the one or more sealing member is different from described barrier element and is configured to form airtight association with described axle;And
Described container includes current limiting element, described current limiting element is configured to allow for: as long as (i) described cervical region is coupled to described coupling element, described gas-pressurized will flow freely, and (ii) is when described coupling element separates with described cervical region, and gas gradually flows out.
Container the most according to claim 1, wherein, described current limiting element includes flotation members, described flotation members can move between seated position and non-seated position, at described seated position, described flotation members in the exit of described container against base, thus partly seal the outlet of described container, at described non-seated position, described flotation members away from described base and allow gas pass through described outlet freely flow out, described flotation members is biased to described seated position, and non-seated position described in being configured to be moved to by the described axle of described gas guiding elements.
Container the most according to claim 2, wherein, described flotation members is flowed by gas or is biased to described seated position by the biasing element of association.
Container the most according to claim 2, wherein, described flotation members is circle.
Container the most according to claim 4, wherein, described flotation members is spherical.
Container the most according to claim 2, wherein, described current limiting element is positioned in the position within described barrier element.
Container the most according to claim 6, wherein, described current limiting element includes nested component, the cervical region that described nested component is arranged on described container is interior and has upper and bottom section, described upper part limits described base, and described lower part includes the arm that is configured to limit the displacement of described flotation members.
Container the most according to claim 7, wherein, described base limits flow channel.
Container the most according to claim 8, wherein, described flow channel is limited between the inner surface of described base and described cervical region.
Container the most according to claim 1, wherein, the described gas-pressurized in described container is carbon dioxide pressurized, and described container is used for and utilizes the described carbon dioxide pressurized soda pop distributing equipment preparing soda pop or system relationship.
11. containers according to claim 10, wherein, described container be configured in time needing by be used for preparing described soda pop described carbon dioxide pressurized from described container in the way of discharge with described equipment or system relationship.
12. containers according to claim 1, wherein, described gas is carbon dioxide and described equipment or system is suitable to prepare soda pop.
13. containers according to claim 1, wherein, described barrier element is pierceable sheet metal.
14. containers according to claim 13, wherein, the described pressure being configured in described container is punctured in the case of exceeding restriction threshold value.
15. containers according to claim 1, wherein,
Described plug-in unit defines the axle extended between outer end and inner end, and described axle is formed with the general axial hole extended between the two ends.
16. containers according to claim 15, wherein, described plug-in unit has overall cylindrical shape.
17. containers according to claim 15, wherein, described barrier element is formed at the described inner end in described hole, and the one or more sealing member is formed in described hole at described outer end or between described inner end and described outer end.
18. containers according to claim 17, wherein, the one or more sealing member is one or more O.
19. containers according to claim 18, wherein, described O is installed in the circumferential grooves in the wall being formed at described hole.
20. containers according to claim 1, wherein, described main body has the average wall thickness less than the 60% of the average wall thickness of nonexpondable container, 55%, 50%, 45% or 40%.
21. 1 kinds for being coupled to equipment or system to allow the coupling element of the gas conduit system of the equipment that supplies gas to or system by pressure gas containers according to claim 1, described element includes gas guiding elements, described gas guiding elements has the slender axles axially extending to axle head from pedestal, described axle is configured to be installed in the hole of the plug-in unit in the opening of described container, and the most described axle couples with described container, then can make to be formed at the barrier element irreversibly opening at the inner in described hole;Described axle at described axle head or has, near described axial end, the opening being passed in described gas conduit.
22. elements according to claim 21, being further defined by one or more gas release channel, the one or more gas release channel is configured to during described container separates be formed gas release catheter with described coupling element between the external environment condition of the inside of described container and described container.
23. elements according to claim 22, wherein, described gas release catheter is made up of one or more axial grooves or recess, and the one or more groove or recess are positioned at the surface of the inwall towards described hole of described axle.
24. elements according to claim 22, described element is the element of described equipment or system.
25. elements according to claim 22, described element is the self-contained unit of the gas ports for described container is coupled to described equipment or system.
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