DK171915B1 - Container device for distributing a potable liquid under pressure of a gas - Google Patents

Container device for distributing a potable liquid under pressure of a gas Download PDF

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DK171915B1
DK171915B1 DK344188A DK344188A DK171915B1 DK 171915 B1 DK171915 B1 DK 171915B1 DK 344188 A DK344188 A DK 344188A DK 344188 A DK344188 A DK 344188A DK 171915 B1 DK171915 B1 DK 171915B1
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Andre Thix
Bernt Ipsen
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/04Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/04Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
    • B67D1/0412Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers the whole dispensing unit being fixed to the container
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/0042Details of specific parts of the dispensers
    • B67D1/0081Dispensing valves
    • B67D2001/0087Dispensing valves being mounted on the dispenser housing
    • B67D2001/0089Dispensing valves being mounted on the dispenser housing operated by lever means

Abstract

A container device serves to distribute a preferably drinkable liquid, such as beer, wine, mineral water or juice, under pressure from a gas, e.g. CO2. The container device comprises a liquid container (1) with a combined gas and liquid valve (6) and a coupling head (3) which may detachably be coupled with the gas and liquid valve (6) with a view to dispensing liquid from the liquid container (1) and adding gas via a reduction valve (8) from a reservoir of liquefied gas in a pressure container. The pressure container comprises at least one such high pressure container which forms a component firmly integrated with the liquid container. Hereby, without noticeable increase in its overall volume, the container itself can hold and carry a sufficient amount of propellant gas for emptying the liquid container (1) of liquid.

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Opfindelsen angår en beholderindretning til under tryk af en gas, f.eks. CO2» at distribuere en fortrinsvisdrikkelig væske, såsom øl, vin, sodavand eller saft, og 5 som omfatter en væskebeholder med en kombineret gas- og væskeventil, samt et koblingshoved, som løsbart kan sammenkobles med gas- og væskeventilen med henblik på at udlede væske fra væskebeholderen og tilføre gas via en reduktionsventil fra et reservoir af fordråbet gas i en 10 højtryksbeholder.The invention relates to a container device for pressurizing a gas, e.g. CO2 "to distribute a preferred liquor such as beer, wine, soda or juice, and 5 comprising a liquid container with a combined gas and liquid valve, and a coupling head which can be releasably coupled to the gas and liquid valve to discharge liquid from the liquid container and supplying gas via a reduction valve from a reservoir of evaporated gas in a high pressure vessel.

Sådanne beholdere, der almindeligvis kaldes fade eller fustager, anvendes allerede i dag i stor udstrækning til distribution af f.eks. øl, som opbevares i beholderen 15 under et CC>2~tryk på ca. 3 bar, med henblik på at holde øllet friskt og give det dets særlige brusende og skummende karakter. Beholderen åbnes ved at påmontere dens ventil et særligt koblingshoved, som igen via en ledning er forbundet roed en tappehane. Under aftapningen virker 20 gassen nu også som drivgas, der imidlertid i et vist omfang ledsager drikkevaren ud af beholderen. For at afbøde de uheldige følger heraf er det, efterhånden som drikkevaren aftappes, nødvendigt successivt at suppl-ere beholderens gasindhold med ny gas, og på teknikkens nu-25 værende stade finder dette i dag sted ved via en reduktionsventil at forbinde koblingshovedets gastilgang med en særskilt flaske eller med engangspatroner, hvori gassen befinder sig i fordråbet tilstand. Dette er under alle omstændigheder besværligt og tidskrævende, og især 30 når der anvendes flasker, som kræver relativt komplicerede forbindelser, mens omkostningerne på den anden side forøges i væsentlig grad, når der istedet anvendes patroner, da der til tømning af blot én beholder medgår adskillige patroner, som bagefter må kastes bort.Such containers, commonly called barrels or kegs, are already widely used today for distribution of e.g. beer stored in container 15 under a CC> 2 ~ pressure of approx. 3 bar, in order to keep the beer fresh and give it its special effervescent and foamy character. The container is opened by attaching a special coupling head to its valve, which in turn is connected via a line to a tap. During the bottling, the gas now also acts as a propellant, but to a certain extent accompanies the beverage out of the container. In order to mitigate the unfortunate consequences of this, as the beverage is drained, it is necessary to supplement the gas content of the container successively with new gas, and at the present state of the art this is done today by connecting the gas supply of the coupling head via a reduction valve. separate bottle or with disposable cartridges in which the gas is in the evaporated state. In any case, this is cumbersome and time-consuming, and especially 30 when using bottles that require relatively complicated connections, while the cost, on the other hand, is substantially increased when cartridges are used instead, as several empty containers are used for emptying several containers. cartridges, which afterwards must be discarded.

Disse mangler er søgt afhjulpet ved med en skillevæg at 35 2 DK 171915 B1 indrette et ekstra kammer foroven i en iøvrigt konventionel drikkevarebeholder. Dette kaminer fyldes da allerede på forhånd af producenten med tilstrækkelig gas-til at tømme beholderen for drikkevaren. Dette løser i alt 5 væsenligt ovennævnte problemer, da brugeren nu ikke længere behøver at betjene sig af særskilte gasflasker eller -patroner, men på grund af det uforholdsmæssigt store volumen, som gassen optager, kommer denne nye type beholder til at fylde langt mere end tidligere med heraf 10 større transport- og håndteringsomkostninger til følge.These deficiencies have been sought to be remedied by installing an extra chamber at the top of an otherwise conventional beverage container with a partition. This stove is already pre-filled by the manufacturer with sufficient gas to empty the container for the beverage. This solves a total of 5 substantially the above-mentioned problems, since the user no longer has to operate by separate gas cylinders or cartridges, but due to the excessive volume of gas absorbed, this new type of container will fill much more than before resulting in 10 major transport and handling costs.

Det er derfor formålet med opfindelsen at anvise en beholderindretning af den indledningsvis nævnte art, som uden væsentlig forøgelse af beholderens totale volumen 15 selv kan indeholde den til tømning af drikkevaren nødvendige gasmængde, og som samtidig er lettere og hurtigere at montere, når den skal bruges, end hidtil kendt.It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a container device of the kind mentioned above, which can contain, without substantial increase in the total volume of the container 15, the gas quantity needed for emptying the beverage and which is at the same time easier and faster to install when it is to be used. , than previously known.

Dette opnås, idet beholderindretningen ifølge opfindel-20 sen er ejendommelig ved, at mindst en højtryksbeholder til fordråbet gas udgør en med væskebeholderen fast integreret bestanddel, hvorved den transportable beholder kan rumme tilstrækkeligt med gas til tømningen, uden-at dens totalvolumen herved øges i nævneværdig grad, da 25 gassen i fordråbet form kun optager et meget lille volumen.This is achieved, since the container device according to the invention is characterized in that at least one high-pressure gas container is an integral component permanently integrated with the liquid container, whereby the transportable container can accommodate sufficient gas for the discharge without significantly increasing its total volume. degree, since the gas in the compressed form only occupies a very small volume.

Ifølge opfindelsen kan højtryksbeholderen være en cylinder- eller ringformet trykbeholder, som er fastgjort 30 til væskebeholderen ved hjælp af sammenføjningsmetoder, såsom svejsning, lodning, falsning eller sammenskruning.According to the invention, the high pressure vessel may be a cylindrical or annular pressure vessel which is secured to the liquid vessel by means of joining methods such as welding, soldering, folding or screwing together.

Herved opdeles transportbeholderen i to kamre, hvoraf det ene er et lavtrykskammer til væsken og det andet et højtrykskammer til den fordråbede gas.Thereby the transport container is divided into two chambers, one being a low pressure chamber for the liquid and the other a high pressure chamber for the liquefied gas.

Ved en foretrukken udførelsesform kan højtryksbeholderen 35 3 DK 171915 Bl endvidere ifølge opfindelsen være en cylinder- eller ringformet trykbeholder, som er indlejret i en kappe af eksempelvis skumplast, der omslutter væskebeholderen~og er fast forbundet med denne, hvorved højtrykskammeret og 5 dettes afgrænsninger kommer til at ligge helt uden for lavtrykskammeret, der således er lettere at rengøre.In a preferred embodiment, the high pressure container 35 3 can furthermore according to the invention be a cylindrical or annular pressure container which is embedded in a sheath of, for example, foam plastic which encloses the liquid container ~ and is fixedly connected thereto, whereby the high pressure chamber and its boundaries to be completely outside the low pressure chamber, which is thus easier to clean.

Beholderindretningen kan desuden ifølge opfindelsen omfatte en eller flere højtryksbeholdere, som hver er be-10 - regnet til et tryk på mindst 60 bar, og produktet af dette tryk og beholdervolumenet i liter kan være mindre end 250, fortrinsvis mindre end 200. Gassen kan herved opbevares i fordråbet tilstand, uden at den eller de højtryksbeholdere underkastes krav om officiel og gen-15 tagen prøvning og godkendelse, idet den tilstrækkelige gasmængde til tømning af beholderen for væske om nødvendigt fordeles mellem flere højtryksbeholdere af denne art.In addition, the container device according to the invention may comprise one or more high-pressure vessels, each of which is 10 to a pressure of at least 60 bar, and the product of this pressure and the container volume in liters can be less than 250, preferably less than 200. The gas can thereby is stored in the condensed state without subjecting the high pressure vessel (s) to official and repeated testing and approval, the necessary gas quantity for emptying the container of liquid being distributed among several high pressure vessels of this kind if necessary.

20 Reduktionsventilen kan yderligere ifølge opfindelsen udgøre en med væskebeholderen fast integreret bestanddel, hvorved monteringen lettes i væsentlig grad, når beholderen skal tages i brug.The reduction valve can further according to the invention constitute a component integrally fixed with the liquid container, whereby the mounting is greatly facilitated when the container is to be used.

25 Endeligt kan reduktionsventilens udgangsåbning og gas- og væskeventilen være anbragt med indbyrdes akseafstand, og koblingshovedet kan være udstyret med en tappehane til væsken og desuden være indrettet således, at det i påmonteret tilstand dels forbinder reduktionsventilen 30 med gas- og væskeventilens gastilgang, dels forbinder tappehanen med gas- og væskeventilens væskeafgang. Dette medfører, at koblingshovedet kan påmonteres transportbeholderen i én enkelt arbejdsgang, der på en gang etablerer samtlige de til drift af beholder indretningen og af-35 tapning af væsken nødvendige gas- og væskeforbindelser.Finally, the outlet opening of the reducer valve and the gas and liquid valve may be spaced apart, and the coupling head may be provided with a tapping valve for the liquid and furthermore be arranged so that, when fitted, it interconnects the reduction valve 30 with the gas and liquid valve gas supply and partly the taps with the gas and liquid valve fluid discharge. This means that the coupling head can be mounted on the transport container in a single operation, which at one time establishes all the gas and liquid connections necessary for the operation of the container device and the bottling of the liquid.

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Opfindelsen forklares nedenfor, idet der beskrives foretrukne udførelsesformer, som imidlertid kun er eksempelvise og ikke udgør nogen begrænsning·for opfindelsens beskyttelsesomfang, og idet der henvises til teg-5 ningen, hvor fig. 1 viser set fra siden, delvis i snit en første udførelsesform for beholderindretningen ifølge opfindelsen, 10 fig. 2 samme set fra oven, fig. 3 set fra siden, delvis i snit en anden udførelsesform for beholderindretningen ifølge opfindelsen, 15 fig. 4 set fra siden delvis i snit en tredie udførelsesform for beholderindretningen ifølge opfindelsen, fig. 5 samme set fra oven, og 20 fig. 6 samme set fra siden i større målestok, delvis i snit et brudstykke af beholderindretningen ifølge opfindelsen, hvor forbindelserne mellem koblingshovedet og henholdsvis reduktionsventilen og den kombinerede gas-25 og væskeventil ses i detaljer.The invention is explained below, describing preferred embodiments which, however, are exemplary only and do not limit the scope of the invention, and reference is made to the drawing, in which: FIG. 1 is a side view, partly in section, of a first embodiment of the container device according to the invention; FIG. 2 shows the same from above; FIG. 3 is a side view, partly in section, of another embodiment of the container device according to the invention; FIG. 4 is a side sectional view, partly in section, of a third embodiment of the container device according to the invention; FIG. 5 is a top view, and FIG. 6 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of a fragment of the container device according to the invention, in which the connections between the coupling head and the reduction valve, respectively, and the combined gas and liquid valve are seen in detail.

I figurerne, der viser de nedenfor nærmere beskrevne forskellige udførelsesformer for beholderindretningen ifølge opfindelsen, er ens dele angivet med samme hen-30 visningstal, mens alternativt udformede dele med samme funktion er angivet med samme henvisningstal, men med et yderligere foranstillet tal, som svarer til den respektive udførelsesform.In the figures showing the various embodiments of the container device according to the invention described below, similar parts are indicated by the same reference numerals, while alternatively designed parts having the same function are indicated by the same reference numerals, but with a further preceded number corresponding to the respective embodiment.

35 Fig. 1 viser en første udførelsesform for en beholderindretning ifølge opfindelsen, som omfatter en væske- 5 DK 171915 B1 beholder 1 til en drikkevare, f.eks. øl, vin, sodavand eller saft, en i denne væskebeholder indsvejst højtryks-beholder 102 til en fordråbet gas, f.eks. CO2» samt et påmonteret koblingshoved 3, som tjener til at forbinde 5 væske- og højtryksbeholderen indbyrdes. Væskebeholderen 1 kan være fremstillet af plast, men er sædvanligvis fremstillet af et metal, såsom aluminium eller rustfrit stål, og højtryksbeholderen 102 kan være fremstillet af et tilsvarende materiale. Væskebeholderen 1 står på en 10 fodring 4 og har foroven en halsring 5, hvori en kombineret gas- og væskeventil 6, som ikke ses i figur 1,-men derimod i figur 6, er monteret. Højtryksbeholderen 102 er i dette tilfælde cylinderformet og strækker sig vertikalt tværs gennem væskebeholderen 1, som den foroven 15 og forneden er sammensvejset således med, at de to beholdere 1, 102 tilsammen, kommer til at udgøre en fast integreret enhed.FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a container device according to the invention, comprising a liquid container 1 for a beverage, e.g. beer, wine, soda or juice, a high-pressure container 102 welded in this liquid container to a liquefied gas, e.g. CO2 »as well as a mounted coupling head 3, which serves to connect the 5 fluid and high pressure vessels to each other. The liquid container 1 may be made of plastic, but is usually made of a metal such as aluminum or stainless steel, and the high pressure container 102 may be made of a similar material. The liquid container 1 stands on a 10 liner 4 and has at the top a throat ring 5 in which a combined gas and liquid valve 6, which is not seen in Figure 1, but in Figure 6, is mounted. In this case, the high pressure container 102 is cylindrical and extends vertically across the liquid container 1, as it is welded to the top 15 and below so that the two containers 1, 102 together form a fixed integral unit.

Væskebeholderen 1 er en lavtryksbeholder med et relativt 20 lavt arbejdstryk, f.eks. 3 bar, når beholderen anvendes til øl, mens gasbeholderen er en egentlig højtryksbeholder, som fyldes med gas gennem en skematisk vist fylde-ventil 7, og som, når drivgassen er CO2, skal kunne bolde til et prøvetryk på 190 bar. Når trykket i væskebe-25 holderen 1 under aftapningen af den drikkelige væske falder ned under det tryk, som en reduktionsventil 8, der er påsvejset højtryksbeholderen 102, er indstillet til, vil den fordråbede gas i denne begynde at fordampe og via reduktionsventilen 8, koblingshovedet 3 og den 30 kombinerede gas- og væskeventil 6 trænge ind i væskebeholderen 1 til erstatning for den gas, der under aftapningen følger med væsken. Gassen tjener foruden at være drivgas til at holde drikkevaren frisk i beholderen og give f.eks. øl dettes karakteristiske brusende og skum-35 mende særkende.The liquid container 1 is a low pressure vessel having a relatively low working pressure, e.g. 3 bar when the container is used for beer, while the gas container is an actual high pressure container which is filled with gas through a schematically shown filling valve 7 and which, when the propellant gas is CO2, must be able to ball to a test pressure of 190 bar. As the pressure in the liquid container 1, during the draining of the potable liquid, drops below the pressure to which a reduction valve 8, which is welded to the high pressure vessel 102, is set, the droplet gas therein begins to evaporate and, via the reduction valve 8, the switch head 3 and the combined gas and liquid valve 6 enter the liquid container 1 to replace the gas supplied with the liquid during the bottling. In addition to being propellant, the gas serves to keep the beverage fresh in the container and provides e.g. beer its characteristic effervescent and foamy distinctive.

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Under fordampningen mangedobles den fordråbede gas' volumen i en sådan grad, at selv en meget lille mængde^ fordråbet gas vil kunne række til at tømme en hel væske-beholder for væske, og den indsvejste højtryksbeholder 1 5 kan derfor udformes med relativt små dimensioner, således at dens godstykkelse bliver tilsvarende lille, og den ikke i væsentligt omfang begrænser væskebeholderens nyttige rumfang. Den transportable beholder ifølge opfindelsen fylder derfor stort set ikke mere end tilsva-10 rende konventionelle beholdere, uanset at den selv rummer og medbringer sin egen drivgas.During the evaporation, the volume of the liquefied gas is multiplied to such an extent that even a very small amount of liquefied gas will be sufficient to empty an entire liquid container for liquid, and the welded high pressure vessel 15 can therefore be designed with relatively small dimensions. so that its thickness is correspondingly small and does not substantially limit the useful volume of the liquid container. The transportable container according to the invention therefore fills virtually no more than the corresponding conventional containers, regardless of the fact that it itself contains and carries its own propellant gas.

Højstryksbeholdere er underkastet myndighedernes foreskrifter, der bl.a. kræver, at beholderen skal trykprø-15 ves, f.eks. hvert 5 år. Dette gælder dog ikke i tilfælde af, at produktet af volumen i liter og tryk i bar ligger under en fastlagt grænseværdi, f.eks. 250 eller 200, en størrelse, der kan variere lidt land for land. Da gasbeholderen, som nævnt ovenfor, har et relativt lille vo-20 lumen og dog alligevel er i stand til at rumme den nødvendige gasmængde, kan der normalt anvendes så små gasbeholdere, at den gentagne trykprøvning, som ville være besværlig og vanskelig at gennemføre med et sådant integreret arrangement, ikke er nødvendig. Skulle volumenet 25 ved særligt store væskebeholdere imidlertid blive så stort, at ovennævnte grænseværdi ikke kan overholdes med én beholder, anvendes ifølge opfindelsen istedet flere gasbeholdere, hvorimellem gassen da fordeles, således at grænseværdien ikke bliver overskredet af nogen af disse 30 beholdere.High pressure vessels are subject to the regulations of the authorities, which include: requires the container to be pressure tested, e.g. every 5 years. However, this does not apply in case the product of volume in liters and pressure in bar is below a set limit value, e.g. 250 or 200, a size that may vary slightly by country. As the gas tank, as mentioned above, has a relatively small volume and yet is capable of accommodating the required gas volume, so small gas tanks can usually be used that the repeated pressure test which would be cumbersome and difficult to carry out with such an integrated arrangement is not necessary. However, should the volume 25, in particularly large liquid containers, become so large that the above-mentioned limit value cannot be complied with with one container, according to the invention several gas containers are used, between which the gas is then distributed so that the limit value is not exceeded by any of these 30 containers.

Ved den i fig. 1 viste udførelsesform er reduktionsventilen 8 som nævnt svejset fast foroven på højtryksbeholderen 102. Koblingshovedet 3 kan som vist monteres i én 35 enkelt arbejdsgang, der på én gang etablerer samtlige forbindelser, således som det senere nærmere vil blive 7 DK 171915 B1 forklaret under henvisning til fig. 6. Monteringen finder i dette tilfælde sted ved at lade en hage 9 på kob-lingshovedet 3 gribe nedenunder en bagudvendende kant 10 på halsringen 5 og dernæst vippe koblingshovedet ned, 5 indtil en spærrehage 11 ved hjælp af en fjeder 12 bringes til at springe i indgreb med en på hver side af reduktionsventilen anbragt tap 13. Koblingshovedet har endvidere en tappehane 14, der kan aktiveres med en vippearm 15.In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, as mentioned, the reduction valve 8 is welded to the top of the high pressure vessel 102. As shown, the coupling head 3 can be mounted in a single single workflow which at one time establishes all connections, as will be explained in more detail below with reference to FIG. FIG. 6. The mounting in this case takes place by letting a hook 9 on the coupling head 3 underneath a rearward edge 10 on the neck ring 5 and then tilting the coupling head 5 until a locking hook 11 is caused to spring in by means of a spring 12 engagement with a pin 13. On each side of the reduction valve, the coupling head further has a pin tap 14 which can be actuated by a rocker arm 15.

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Monteringen af denne konstruktion kræver ingen særlige færdigheder eller værktøjer og kan som nævnt udføres med blot et enkelt håndgreb, hvorefter beholderen straks er klar til brug. Når beholderen er tom, afmonteres den ved 15 blot at udløse spærrehagen 11 med et træk i et fingergreb 16, som sidder på spærrehagen 11.The mounting of this construction requires no special skills or tools and can, as mentioned, be done with just a single handle, after which the container is ready for use immediately. When the container is empty, it is removed by simply releasing the latch 11 with a pull in a finger grip 16 which sits on the latch 11.

Den ovenfor beskrevne mekanisme kan iøvrigt indrettes på mange andre måder indenfor opfindelsens ramme. Væsent-20 ligt er det i denne forbindelse, at gas- og væskeforbindelserne etableres samtidigt med, at koblingshovedet påmonteres.Moreover, the above-described mechanism can be arranged in many other ways within the scope of the invention. In this connection, it is essential that the gas and liquid connections be established at the same time as the coupling head is mounted.

Den i fig. 3 viste udførelsesform for beholderindretnin-25 gen ifølge opfindelsen svarer ganske til den i fig. 1 viste beholderindretning, bortset fra at gasbeholderen 202 i dette tilfælde er udformet som en ring, der er svejset ind i væskebeholderen l's top. Denne konstruktion har den særlige fordel, at gasbeholderen 202 kan 30 opnå et tilstrækkeligt stort volumen med selv en meget lille beholderdiameter, da selve ringen til gengæld kan indrettes med en til væskebeholderen svarende stor diameter .The FIG. 3, the embodiment of the container device according to the invention is quite similar to that of FIG. 1, except that in this case the gas container 202 is formed as a ring welded into the top of the liquid container 1. This construction has the particular advantage that the gas container 202 can achieve a sufficiently large volume with even a very small container diameter, since the ring itself can, in turn, be arranged with a large diameter corresponding to the liquid container.

35 I begge de ovenfor beskrevne tilfælde var gasbeholderen eller højtryksbeholderen sammensvejset med væskebehol- DK 171915 B1 s deren. De to beholdere kan dog ifølge opfindelsen også samles til én integreret enhed på enhver anden passende måde, der kan etablere en fast forbindelse mellem de~to bestanddele, f.eks. lodning, falsning eller sammenskru-5 ning.In both of the cases described above, the gas container or high pressure vessel was welded to the liquid container. However, according to the invention, the two containers can also be assembled into one integrated unit in any other suitable manner capable of establishing a fixed connection between the two components, e.g. soldering, folding or screwing.

Fig. 4 og 5 viser en tredie udførselsform ifølge opfindelsen, hvor højtryksbeholderen 302, som i dette tilfælde er ringformet, er forbundet med væskebeholderen 1 ved 10 hjælp af en ydre kappe af f.eks. en skumplast, såsom op-skummet polyurethan, som sammenstøber de to beholdere 1, 302 til en samlet integreret enhed. Herved kommer gasbeholderen 302 til at ligge helt udenfor det rum i væskebeholderen 1, hvori drikkebeholderen opbevares. Denne 15 udførelsesform er særlig fordelagtig, da væskebeholde rens indvendige flader lettere og mere omhyggeligt kan rengøres end ved de tidligere omtalte udførelsesformer, hvor også højtryksbeholderen havde flader, der kom i berøring med drikkevaren. Yderkappen 17 kan desuden yde 20 hele beholderindretningen en passende beskyttelse under transport og håndtering og desuden virke som en isolering til at holde drikkevaren kold. Bortset fra ovennævnte ændringer svarer denne konstruktion i alle andre henseender til den i fig. 3 viste udførelsesform.FIG. 4 and 5 show a third embodiment according to the invention, in which the high pressure container 302, which in this case is annular, is connected to the liquid container 1 by means of an outer sheath of e.g. a foam plastic, such as foamed polyurethane, which molds the two containers 1, 302 into a single integrated unit. Hereby, the gas container 302 will be completely outside the space in the liquid container 1 in which the drink container is stored. This embodiment is particularly advantageous, since the inner surfaces of the liquid container can be cleaned more easily and more carefully than in the previously mentioned embodiments, where the high pressure container also had surfaces which came into contact with the beverage. In addition, the outer sheath 17 can provide 20 the entire container device with adequate protection during transport and handling and also acts as an insulation to keep the beverage cold. Apart from the above changes, this construction is in all other respects similar to that of FIG. 3.

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Fig. 6 viser mere detaljeret i større målestok det samlede arrangement af ventilen 6, koblingshovedet 3 og reduktionsventilen 8, som i dette tilfælde er påsvejset en ringformet højtryksbeholder 202. Ventilen 6 er en kombi-30 neret gas- og væskeventil, som almindeligvis kaldes en anstikker, og som har en gaspassage 18 og en væskepassage 19, men den kan iøvrigt være af en hvilken som helst passende konstruktion og vil derfor ikke blive nærmere beskrevet her. Væskepassagen er via en væskekanal 20 i 35 koblingshovedet 3 forbundet med tappehanen 14, som kan åbnes med et let tryk på vippearmen 15, således at en 9 DK 171915 B1 ventil 21 åbnes. Sidstnævnte arrangement kan dog også være indrettet på mange andre måder, f.eks. med en drejelig told. Gaspassagen kommunikerer med reduktionsventilen via en gaskanal 22 i koblingshovedet 3. Reduktions-5 ventilen 8's indretning er ligesom ventilen 6 af kendt art og vil derfor tilsvarende ikke blive nærmere omtalt her.FIG. 6 shows in greater detail the overall arrangement of the valve 6, the coupling head 3 and the reduction valve 8, which in this case is welded to an annular high pressure vessel 202. The valve 6 is a combined gas and liquid valve, commonly called a plug, and having a gas passage 18 and a liquid passage 19, but it may otherwise be of any suitable construction and will therefore not be further described herein. The liquid passage is connected via a liquid channel 20 in the coupling head 3 to the tapping valve 14, which can be opened with a slight pressure on the rocker arm 15, so that a valve 21 is opened. However, the latter arrangement may also be arranged in many other ways, e.g. with a pivotal duty. The gas passage communicates with the reduction valve via a gas channel 22 in the coupling head 3. The device of the reduction valve 8 is like the valve 6 of a known type and therefore will not be discussed further here.

Koblingshovedet 3 påmonteres, som tidligere beskrevet, 10 nemt og hurtigt med et enkelt håndgreb, hvorved der opnås tætning i forhold til gas- og væskeventilen 6 ved hjælp af en O-ringspakning 23 og i forhold til reduktionsventilen 8 ved hjælp af en anden O-ringspakning 24.As previously described, the coupling head 3 is mounted easily and quickly with a single handle, thereby providing sealing with respect to the gas and liquid valve 6 by means of an O-ring gasket 23 and with respect to the reduction valve 8 by means of another O-ring. ring gasket 24.

Som det fremgår etableres herved samtlige forbindelser 15 nu automatisk via koblingshovedet 3, således at væskebeholderen 1 succesivt efterfyldes med gas fra gasbeholderen 202 i takt med, at drikkevaren tappes ud af hanen 14.As can be seen, all the connections 15 are now automatically established via the coupling head 3, so that the liquid container 1 is successfully filled with gas from the gas container 202 as the beverage is drained from the tap 14.

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1. Beholderindretning til under tryk af en gas, f.eks. C02, at 5 distribuere en fortrinsvis drikkelig væske, så som øl, vin, sodavand eller saft, og som omfatter en væskebeholder (1) med en kombineret gas- og væskeventil (6) , samt et koblingshoved (3), som løsbart kan sammenkobles med gas- og væskeventilen (6) med henblik på at udlede væske fra væskebeholderen (1) og 10 tilføre gas via en reduktionsventil (8) fra et reservoir af fordråbet gas i en højtryksbeholder (102,202,302) k e n d e t egnet ved, at mindst én højtryksbeholder til fordråbet gas udgør en med væskebeholderen fast integreret bestanddel.1. A container for pressurizing a gas, e.g. CO 2, distributing a preferably potable liquid such as beer, wine, soda or juice, and comprising a liquid container (1) with a combined gas and liquid valve (6), and a coupling head (3) which can be detachably coupled with the gas and liquid valve (6) for discharging liquid from the liquid container (1) and supplying gas via a reduction valve (8) from a reservoir of liquefied gas in a high pressure vessel (102,202,302), characterized in that at least one high pressure vessel for the liquefied gas constitutes an integral component with the liquid container. 2. Beholderindretning ifølge krav l, kendetegnet ved, at højtryksbeholderen (102,202,302) er en cylinder- eller ringformet trykbeholder, som er fastgjort til væskebeholderen (l) ved hjælp af sammenføjningsmetoder, såsom svejsning, lodning, falsning eller sammenskruning. 20Container device according to claim 1, characterized in that the high pressure container (102, 202,302) is a cylindrical or annular pressure container which is fixed to the liquid container (1) by means of joining methods such as welding, soldering, folding or screwing together. 20 3. Beholderindretning ifølge krav 1, kendetegnet ved, at højtryksbeholderen (102,202,302) er en cylinder- eller ringformet trykbeholder, som er indlej ret i en kappe (17) af eksempelvis skumlast, der omslutter væskebeholderen og er fast 25 forbundet med denne.Container device according to claim 1, characterized in that the high-pressure container (102,202,302) is a cylindrical or annular pressure container which is housed in a sheath (17) of, for example, foam cargo which encloses the liquid container and is firmly connected thereto. 4. Beholderindretning ifølge krav 1, 2 eller 3, kendetegnet ved, at den omfatter en eller flere højtryksbeholdere (102,202,302), som hver er beregnet til et 30 tryk på mindst 60 bar, og at produktet af dette tryk og beholdervolumet i liter er mindre end 250, fortrinsvis mindre end 200.Container device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that it comprises one or more high pressure containers (102,202,302), each intended for a pressure of at least 60 bar and that the product of this pressure and the container volume is less more than 250, preferably less than 200. 5. Beholderindretning ifølge krav l, kendetegnet 35 ved, at reduktionsventilen (8) udgør en med væskebeholderen og højtryksbeholderen fast integreret bestanddel. DK 171915 51 11Container device according to claim 1, characterized in that the reducing valve (8) is a component which is integrally fixed with the liquid container and the high pressure vessel. DK 171915 51 11 6. Beholderindretning ifølge krav 1, kendetegnet ved, at reduktionsventilens (8) udgangsåbning og gas- o<3 væskeventilen (6) er anbragt med indbyrdes akseafstand.Container device according to claim 1, characterized in that the outlet opening (8) of the reducing valve (8) and the gas o <3 liquid valve (6) are spaced apart. 7. Beholderindretning ifølge et eller flere af kravene 1-6, kendetegnet ved, at koblingshovedet (3) er udstyret med en tappehane (151) til væsken.Container device according to one or more of claims 1-6, characterized in that the coupling head (3) is provided with a tapping valve (151) for the liquid. 8. Beholderindretning ifølge et eller flere af kravene 1-7, 10 kendetegnet ved, at kobling s hovedet (3) er indrettet således, at det i påmonteret tilstand dels forbinder reduktionsventilen (8) med gas- og væskeventilens gastilgang, dels forbinder tappehanen (15) med gas- og væskeventilens væskeafgang. 15 20 25 30 35Container device according to one or more of claims 1-7, 10, characterized in that the coupling s head (3) is arranged so that it, when mounted, partly connects the reducing valve (8) with the gas and liquid valve gas supply and partly connects the tap ( 15) with the gas and liquid valve fluid discharge. 15 20 25 30 35
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