EP0000845B1 - Distributeur de boisson et méthode - Google Patents

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EP0000845B1
EP0000845B1 EP78300271A EP78300271A EP0000845B1 EP 0000845 B1 EP0000845 B1 EP 0000845B1 EP 78300271 A EP78300271 A EP 78300271A EP 78300271 A EP78300271 A EP 78300271A EP 0000845 B1 EP0000845 B1 EP 0000845B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/40—Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients, e.g. coffee, water, sugar, cocoa, milk, tea
    • A47J31/407—Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients, e.g. coffee, water, sugar, cocoa, milk, tea with ingredient-containing cartridges; Cartridge-perforating means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
    • B67D1/0043—Mixing devices for liquids
    • B67D1/0044—Mixing devices for liquids for mixing inside the dispensing nozzle
    • B67D1/0046—Mixing chambers
    • B67D1/005—Mixing chambers with means for converging streams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
    • B67D1/0081—Dispensing valves
    • B67D1/0082—Dispensing valves entirely mechanical
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
    • G01F11/28—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
    • B67D1/0081—Dispensing valves
    • B67D2001/0087—Dispensing valves being mounted on the dispenser housing
    • B67D2001/0089—Dispensing valves being mounted on the dispenser housing operated by lever means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
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  • the present invention is directed to a beverage dispenser for, and a method of, mixing and dispensing a beverage consisting of measured quantities of a base liquid and a flavoring constituent and is particularly related to beverage dispensers wherein the flavoring constituent is provided in disposable, individual serving packets, and to snap-action fluid activated beverage dispensers wherein the flow of base liquid and flavoring constituent is controlled by a pilot flow of fluid under pressure.
  • a snap-action device has also been found to provide a desirable dispensing method because of the resulting accuracy of control of the flow of beverage components into a mixing and dispensing nozzle.
  • known devices are electrically operated as shown, by way of example, in U.S. Patents Nos. 3,163,177; 3,625,402 and 3,667,724.
  • an electrically operated solenoid is employed to trigger the flow of beverage components into an outlet or nozzle from which the mixed beverage is dispensed into a suitable container. It is common to actuate these devices by providing a trip lever adjacent the nozzle which is engaged and tripped when the container is placed under the nozzle.
  • the use of electrically operated solenoids requires a power source whenever the snap-action beverage dispensers are employed.
  • a beverage dispenser for mixing and dispensing a beverage consisting of measured quantities of a base liquid and a flavoring constituent wherein the base liquid and the flavoring constituent are simultaneously released info mixing nOl1/i and dispensed, as disclosed in the foregoing patents.
  • the flavoring constituent is supplied by an independent tube or flow path from one of a plurality of reservoirs to the mixing nozzle.
  • the present invention is directed to a beverage dispensing apparatus and method which combines the advantages of known snap-action dispensers with the advantages of fluid operated dispensers while overcoming the disadvantages inherent in both types of systems.
  • a beverage dispenser of the kind for mixing and dispensing a beverage comprising measured quantities of a base liquid and a flavouring constituent, and comprising a mixing nozzle, a source of pressurized base liquid, a source of flavouring constituent and a mixing valve assembly including firstly a flow control means associated with each source and movable between respective flow generating positions and flow inhibiting positions and secondly an actuating device including a mechanical actuator for controlling the flow control means, characterised in that the said flow control means comprise two fluid operated control mechanisms, in that the actuating device comprises a snap action pilot valve assembly including two enclosures, one enclosure connecting a source of fluid under pressure and the control mechanisms, and the other enclosure connecting the control mechanisms and an exhaust, each enclosure receiving a piston movable in respective enclosures to make or break said connection, and in that trip means are connected to the pistons for moving the pistons between two positions, in one of which the connection provided by one enclosure is open and by the other enclosure is closed and in the other of which the positions of
  • the present invention permits use of the base liquid as the pilot fluid, and when the pilot flow is inhibited the pilot fluid may be exhausted into the mixing nozzle without fear of contaminating the mixed beverage.
  • the means and method disclosed herein also permits use of other pilot fluids which may be returned to the pilot source between cycles.
  • a method of dispensing a mixed beverage of the kind comprising supplying to a mixing nozzle measured quantities of a base liquid and a flavouring constituent from a source of pressurized base liquid and a source of flavouring constituent and controlling said supply by a mixing valve assembly including firstly a flow control means associated with each source and movable between respective flow generating positions and flow inhibiting positions and secondly an actuating device including a mechanical actuator for controlling the flow control means, characterised by the steps of operating manually trip means of the valve assembly to move two pistons of the assembly to a position in which an enclosure containing one of the pistons connects a source of fluid under pressure to two fluid operated control mechanisms, one associated with each source, to move the control mechanisms to respective flow generating positions so that base liquid and flavouring constituent pass to the mixing nozzle, the second piston closing a second enclosure containing said piston, and then halting manual operation of the trip means to reverse the positions of the pistons so that said second enclosure connects the control mechanism to an exhaust
  • this invention When used for carbonated beverages, it is contemplated that this invention may be used in combination with a carbonator to provide a completely portable system for making carbonated beverages from any available source of tap water.
  • the beverage dispenser 10 includes a housing 12 having a mixing nozzle 14 through which a beverage consisting of measured, thoroughly mixed quantities of a liquid base and a flavouring constituent is dispensed into an open- topped container such as the glass 18.
  • An actuating lever 16 depends from housing 12 and is engaged by container 18 as it is advanced in the direction of arrow A into position under the mixing nozzle 14. The lever 16 is shown in the fully advanced position in Fig. 3, at which time the beverage dispenser is actuated and the mixed beverage flows from nozzle 14 into the container 18.
  • the liquid base is introduced into the beverage dispenser at inlet 20.
  • the flow of the base from inlet 20 to the mixing nozzle 14 via the fluid passageway or tube 22 is controlled by control valve 24.
  • the flavoring constituent such as a liquid syrup or the like is introduced into the beverage dispenser from a remote source at inlet 26 and flows through a tube 28 from the inlet 26 to a flavoring control valve 30 adjacent the mixing nozzle.
  • the control valves 24 and 30 are opened, as shown in Fig. 3, the proper amount of base liquid and flavoring constituent flow into chambers 23 and 29 and through tubes 22 and 28, respectively, into the mixing nozzle where they are mixed and then expelled into container 18.
  • the base liquid is a carbonated water and the flavoring constituent is a soft drink syrup or the like wherein a 5:1 ratio of water to syrup is required to produce the proper mixture.
  • the rate of flow of the base liquid and a constituent into the mixing nozzle 14 may be controlled by controlling the rate of the flow from the respective sources connected at inlets 20 and 26 through chambers 23 and 29 and tubes 22 and 28, respectively.
  • valves 24 and 30 are in a normally closed position for inhibiting the flow of liquid base and flavoring constituent to the mixing nozzle.
  • the valves each comprise a sealed, displaceable piston enclosure having a plunger 32 with a cylindrical member 34 which is movable between an advanced position (not shown) closing the flow from chambers 23 and 29 into tubes 22 and 28, respectively, and a retracted position (Fig. 3) opening chambers 23 and 29 to tubes 22 and 28.
  • Each valve includes a compression spring 36 which serves as bias means for normally urging the plunger 32 and member 34 into the advanced, closed position.
  • the upper end of each plunger 32 includes an enlarged flange 38 in abutting relationship with a sealing diaphragm 40 for maintaining a fluid-tight seal between the plunger and the bias spring 36.
  • the plunger is housed within a chamber 42 which is in direct communication with control line 44. It will be seen that when fluid under pressure is present in control line 44, the biasing force of each spring 36 is overcome and each plunger 32 and member 34 are moved upwardly into the retracted position (Fig. 3) for introducing a flow of base liquid and flavoring constituent into lines 22 and 28, respectively, and into the mixing nozzle 14. Conversely, when the pressure in control line 44 is relieved, the bias spring 36 urges each plunger 32 and member 34 downwardly into the advanced position for stopping flow through line 22 or 28.
  • a snap-action pilot valve assembly 50 defines the control device for controlling the pressure of fluid in the control line 44.
  • the device includes a pair of displaceable piston enclosures 52 and 54.
  • the chamber of enclosure 52 includes an inlet in direct communication with the source of base liquid via line 56 and an outlet 58 in communication with the control line 44.
  • Plunger 60 includes member 62 which is movable between the retracted position of Fig. 3 and an advanced position (not shown) for alternately introducing or inhibiting the flow of base liquid from the source at 20 to the control line 44.
  • the chamber of piston enclosure 54 has an outlet in direct communication with nozzle 14 via flow line 66 and an inlet 67 in communication with control line 44.
  • the plunger 70 includes member 72 which is movable between the advanced position of Fig.
  • plungers 60 and 70 are controlled by the snap-action member 74 and the actuating lever 16.
  • the actuating lever is pivotable about pin 76 and has an upper end 78 in communication with the contoured saddle 80 on member 74.
  • Spring 82 operates as an overcenter spring and maintains the member in either of two positions, depending on the position of lever 16.
  • the plungers 60 and 70 are coupled to the member 74, wherein alternate plungers are advanced and retracted depending upon the position of the member.
  • lever 16 When lever 16 is in the retracted position shown in Fig. 1, the member is disposed such that plunger 60 is advanced into the chamber of piston enclosure 52 for inhibiting the flow of base liquid into control line 44. Conversely, plunger 70 is retracted and the control line 44 is open to drain 66 through line 68 and enclosure 54. This relieves the pressure in the control line, whereby springs 36 operate to close valves 24 and 30.
  • control fluid in the present embodiment is base liquid, it is convenient to communicate drain line 66 with nozzle 14, whereby any liquid drained from control line 44 is discharged into the container 18 as the container is retracted from the dispenser.
  • FIG. 6 and 7 A second embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7.
  • the source of flavoring constituent comprises a sealed, collapsible packet 90 having a weakened, sealed outlet at nipple 92.
  • Flow of the flavoring constituent into nozzle 14 is controlled by an elongated plunger 94 having an enlarged lower flange 96 which may be advanced onto the packet 90 by introducing fluid under pressure into control line 44. This compresses the packet, breaks the seal in the nipple 92 and expels the contents of the packet into mixing nozzle 14.
  • the dispenser of Figs. 6 and 7 includes the snap-action pilot valve assembly of Figs. 1-5.
  • the beverage dispenser 10 has been modified to include a chamber 98 which accommodates the flavoring packet 90.
  • An access door 100 is provided in the housing of the dispenser and is in communication with chamber 98, whereby individual serving packets are placed in the dispenser for mixing a selected beverage.
  • the access door is slidable along a pair of vertical ways 102 and is normally urged into the closed position by biasing means such as the compression spring 104.
  • the lower flange 96 of plunger 94 is in communication with the packet chamber 98.
  • Plunger 94 also includes an enlarged upper flange 106 which is in communication with a control mechanism 107.
  • the plunger 94 and flange 106 are housed in an elongated cylinder 108.
  • a constant compression spring 110 is disposed within cylinder 108 and is in communication with the lower side of flange 106 for normally urging the plunger into the position shown in Fig. 6, whereby the flange 96 is retracted from the packet chamber 98.
  • a collapsible, fluid-tight bellows 112 engages the upper edge of flange 106 and is in fluid communication with the control line 44. When the control line 44 is under pressure, bellows 112 is expanded and advances plunger 94 and flange 96 into packet chamber 98, thereby compressing the packet 90 and expelling the contents thereof through nipple outlet 92 into mixing nozzle 14. When the control line 44 is open to drain, spring 110 acts against flange 106, thereby collapsing the bellows 112 and expelling the control fluid therefrom into line 44.
  • bellows 112 is utilized to maintain complete fluid isolation between cylinder 108 and control line 44, thereby keeping the piston enclosure including the cylinder 108 free of contamination.
  • the individual serving packet 90 permits a wide variety of flavoring constituents to be utilized without increasing the need of additional apparatus to accommodate a plurality of flavoring constituent sources.
  • the packet permits the change from one flavoring constituent to another in successive operations of the beverage dispenser without any danger of contaminating any portion of the dispenser in advance of the mixing nozzle 14 with residual flavoring constituent which may have a detrimental effect on subsequent mixed beverages.
  • An additional feature of the embodiment of Figs. 6 and 7 is provided by incorporating the micro-switch valve 170 which is in communication with the tab 172 on the lower flange 96 of plunger 94.
  • the micro-switch valve 170 is actuated by tab 172 when flange 96 is advanced to its fully extended position, indicating that all the contents of the packet 90 have been expelled into nozzle 14.
  • the micro-switch valve is coupled in the known manner to the source of base liquid and stops the flow of base liquid into nozzle 14 and ensures that the proper ratio of base liquid to flavoring constituent is introduced into the mixing nozzle 14 for each individual serving, even though the container is not immediately retracted from actuating lever 16.
  • the embodiment of Figs. 6 and 7 also includes the pilot valve assembly 50 which may be connected to either the base liquid source as in Figs. 1-5 or in the alternative to be a separate and independent pilot source 118, without fear of contaminating the mixed beverage with fluid draining from the pilot control line 44.
  • the drain side of the piston enclosure 54 is connected to an exhaust line 114 which is independent of the mixing nozzle 14.
  • the source of base liquid which is controlled by valve 24 may be independent of the source 118 which is in communication with the input line 56 to the pilot valve assembly 50. This is particularly advantageous when the base liquid is a carbonated water for mixing soft drinks and the like.
  • a standard water supply may be utilized to control the operation of pilot valve assembly 50, and the standard water supply may be also input to an instantaneous carbonator. It should, of course, be understood that the particular pilot valve arrangement of Figs. 1-5 is utilized with the packet dispenser apparatus of Figs. 6 and 7.

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1. Distributeur de boisson du type permettant le mélange et la distribution d'une boisson constituée par des quantités dosées d'une liquide de base et d'un constituant aromatique, et comprenant une buse de mélange (14), une source de liquide de base sous pression, une source de constituant aromatique et un assemblage de soupape de mélange comprenant, en premier lieu, un dispositif de commande de débit associé à chaque source et mobile entre des positions de passage de débit et des positions d'arrêt de débit, et, en second lieu, un dispositif de commande comprenant un élément d'actionnement mécanique (16) assurant le fonctionnement du dispositif de commande de débit, caractérisé en ce que ce dispositif de commande de débit comprend deux mécanismes de commande actionnés par fluide (24, 30, Figure 3, ou 107, Figure 6), le dispositif d'actionnement (16, 80) comprend un assemblage de soupape pilote à action brusque (50) comportant deux logements (52, 54), un logement (52) connectant une source (20, Figure 2; 118, Figure 6) de fluide sous pression et les mécanismes de commande, tandis que l'autre logement (54) connecte les mécanismes de commande et un conduit de débit (66), chaque logement contenant un piston (62, 72) mobile dans les logements respectifs pour assurer ou interrompre la connexion susdite, et un dispositif basculant (74, 78, 80, 82, 84) est relié aux pistons pour provoquer le déplacement de ceux-ci entre deux positions, dans l'une desquelles la connexion assurée par un logement est ouverte et la connexion assurée par l'autre logement est fermée, et dans l'autre desquelles les positions des connexions sont inversées, de manière à déplacer ainsi les mécanismes de commande entre des positions de passage de débit et des positions d'arrêt de débit, l'élément d'actionnement mécanique (16) étant mobile pour assurer le déplacement du dispositif basculant entre ces deux positions, de sorte que le liquide de base et le constituant aromatique peuvent passer vers la buse de mélange (14) ou ne peuvent pas parvenir à cette buse de mélange (14).
2. Distributeur suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'un mécanisme de commande actionné par fluide comprend une soupape actionnée par fluide (24) comportant un plongeur (34) mobile entre une position fermée dans laquelle la circulation depuis la source de liquide de base (20) vers la buse de mélange (14) est empêchée, et une position ouverte permettant une telle circulation, le plongeur se déplaçant vers la position ouverte susdite lors de l'alimentation de fluide à la soupape.
3. Distributeur suivant la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'autre mécanisme de commande actionné par fluide comprend une seconde soupape actionnée par fluide (30) comportant un plongeur (34) mobile entre une position fermée dans laquelle il n'y a pas de circulation de constituant aromatique, et une position ouverte dans laqelle une telle circulation existe, le plongeur se déplaçant vers cette position ouverte lors de l'alimentation de fluide à la soupape.
4. Distributeur suivant la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que l'autre mécanisme de commande actionné par fluide comprend un mécanisme de commande (107) relié à un dispositif d'actionnement (96) permettant d'assurer l'ouverture d'un sachet fermé indépendant (90) contenant un constituant aromatique et mis en place dans une chambre (98) du distributeur, le mécanisme de commande faisant fonctionner le dispositif d'actionnement pour assurer l'ouverture du sachet à la réception d'une alimentation de fluide sous pression.
5. Distributeur suivant la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme de commande comprend un soufflet (112) pouvant être connecté à l'alimentation de fluide et attaché à un premier rebord (106), et en ce que le dispositif d'actionnement consiste en un second rebord (96) relié au premier rebord par un plongeur (94), l'alimentation de fluide au soufflet provoquant le déplacement du second rebord (96) à l'encontre de l'action d'un ressort de rappel (110) pour comprimer le sachet et expulser son contenu dans la buse de mélange.
6. Distributeur suivant la revendication 4 ou 5, caractérisé en ce qu'un palpeur (170, 172) est prévu pour déceler la compression totale du sachet par le dispositif d'actionnement (96) et pour arrêter l'alimentation de liquide de base lorsque la compression est totale.
7. Distributeur suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que les mécanismes de commande actionnés par fluide (24, 30, Figure 3; 107, Figure 6) sont actionnés par le liquide de base, le distributeur comprenant une admission de liquide de base (20) menant à la fois à la buse de mélange (14) et au dispositif d'actionnement pour assurer une alimentation contrôlée aux mécanismes de commande actionnés par fluide.
8. Distributeur suivant la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le conduit d'évacuation (66) mène à la buse de mélange (14).
9. Distributeur suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que les mécanismes de commande actionnés par fluide (24, 30, Figure 3; 107, Figure 6) sont commandés par un liquide autre que le liquide de base susdit, et en ce qu'on prévoit une admission (118) pour cet autre liquide, l'évacuation étant connectée à une sortie de liquide (114).
10. Procédé de distribution d'une boisson mélangée, du type comprenant l'alimentation à une buse de mélange (14), de quantités dosées d'un liquide de base et d'un constituant aromatique provenant d'une source de liquide de base sous pression et d'une source de constituant aromatique, et le contrôle de cette alimentation par un assemblage de soupape de mélange comprenant, en premier lieu, un dispositif de commande de débit associé à chaque source et mobile entre des positions assurant le débit et des positions d'arrêt de celui-ci, et, en second lieu, un dispositif de commande comprenant un élément d'actionnement mécanique (16) pour assurer le fonctionnement du dispositif de commande de débit, caractérisé par les phases de commande manuelle du dispositif basculant de l'assemblage de soupape pour provoquer le déplacement de deux pistons de cet assemblage vers une position dans laquelle un logement (52) contenant l'un (62) des pistons relie une source de fluide sous pression à deux mécanismes de commande actionnés par fluide (24, 30, Figure 3; 107, Figure 6), un mécanisme de ce genre étant associé à chaque source, pour provoquer le déplacement de ces mécanismes de commande vers des positions permettant un débit, de sorte que le liquide de base et le constituant aromatique passent vers la buse de mélange, le second piston (72) fermant un second logement (54) contenant ce piston, et ensuite d'arrêt de la commande manuelle du dispositif basculant pour inverser les positions des pistons de manière que le second logement susdit connecte des mécanismes de commande à un conduit d'évacuation, pour provoquer ainsi le déplacement de ces mécanismes de commande vers les positions d'arrêt de débit, de manière à empêcher le passage du liquide de base et du constituant aromatique vers la buse de mélange.
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