EP0112035B1 - A liquid dispenser having sound generating mechanism - Google Patents

A liquid dispenser having sound generating mechanism Download PDF

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EP0112035B1
EP0112035B1 EP83306862A EP83306862A EP0112035B1 EP 0112035 B1 EP0112035 B1 EP 0112035B1 EP 83306862 A EP83306862 A EP 83306862A EP 83306862 A EP83306862 A EP 83306862A EP 0112035 B1 EP0112035 B1 EP 0112035B1
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liquid
dispenser
air introduction
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container
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Mituru Fujii
Hisashi Sasaki
Masamichi Imanishi
Toshihiro Ueda
Tomoyuki Dobashi
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Suntory Ltd
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NICHIEI CHEMICALS Inc
Suntory Ltd
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP1500083U external-priority patent/JPS59121377U/ja
Priority claimed from JP6288983U external-priority patent/JPS59168353U/ja
Priority claimed from JP6288883U external-priority patent/JPS59168352U/ja
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/38—Devices for discharging contents
    • B65D25/40—Nozzles or spouts
    • B65D25/48—Separable nozzles or spouts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/32—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with means for venting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/248—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes the closure being provided with transient audible or visual signaling means, e.g. for indicating dispensing, or other illuminating or acoustic devices, e.g. whistles

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  • the present invention relates to a liquid dispenser, and more particularly to a dispenser adapted to attach to an opening of a container, e.g. a can, a barrel, or a bottle, to dispense easily the liquid in the container.
  • a container e.g. a can, a barrel, or a bottle
  • a dispenser may be attached to such a container after the closure has been removed in order to dispense the beer easily to a mug or a glass.
  • Many kinds of such dispensers have been proposed.
  • the objective of such dispensers has been to solve problems and disadvantages associated with the dispenser itself, such as easy attachment to the container or easy control of pouring quantity.
  • such improvements relate only to essential pouring functions.
  • GB-A-2 063 205 One such type of dispenser for pouring beer is disclosed in GB-A-2 063 205 and has a main pouring conduit, a subsidiary pouring conduit and an air introduction tube which normally extends into the liquid in the liquid container when the liquid is poured.
  • This specification is, however, only concerned with improving the quality of the head of foam of beer poured out of the dispenser.
  • the present invention aims to provide a liquid dispenser which is adapted to attach to a beverage container and which has effective pouring properties as well as the property of producing an agreeable sound when the beverage is poured from the container.
  • DE-C-3005 discloses a pouring vessel which has an air introduction tube leading into the vessel from the spout and a device located in the end of the air introduction tube inside the vessel which produces a noise so long as liquid is flowing out of the vessel.
  • the air introduction tube extends in the upper part of the vessel to the opposite side of the vessel from the spout and does not extend into the liquid within the vessel even when liquid is poured out of the spout.
  • the noise producing device therefore produces a continuous sound when liquid is poured from the vessel.
  • the liquid dispenser in accordance with the present invention has a body adapted to be mounted in an opening of a liquid container, at least one liquid pouring conduit and an air introduction tube which normally extends into the liquid in the liquid container when the liquid is poured, and is characterised in that a sound generating means comprising a resonance chamber is formed within a portion of the air introduction tube which is arranged to be disposed on the exterior of the liquid container when the body of the dispenser is mounted in the opening of the container, the dimensions of the resonance chamber and the air introduction tube being such that, in normal liquid dispensing operation of the liquid dispenser, a pulsating air flow is produced in the air introduction tube which is sufficient to cause the resonance chamber to generate an intermittent "cheep" sound.
  • the intermittent or pulsating air flow produced in the tube when liquid such as beer is poured from the container through the liquid pouring conduit to a mug or a glass causes the resonance chamber to produce a "cheep” sound or the intermittent sound of a chick.
  • the intermittent "cheep" sound is quite different from a long-lasting whistle sound and is agreeable to hear for users of a wide range.
  • the sound generating means may include a small side hole exposed to the atmosphere and formed in the outer peripheral wall of the exterior portion of the air introduction tube which forms the resonance chamber.
  • a small hole or holes may throttle the air flow through the resonance chamber.
  • At least one partition wall having such a small hole may be provided in said exterior portion to define an end of the resonance chamber.
  • a dispenser 1 is formed by a body 2 and a pouring nozzle 3.
  • the body 2 bends at a certain angle at the outlet which is the right end portion shown in Fig. 1.
  • the body 2 forms an integrally secured flange 5.
  • an attached cylindrical body 6 is formed integral with the body 2.
  • a semi-circular partition wall 8 is projected from the top portion of the inside periphery of the body 2 into a passage 10 of a pouring barrel 9.
  • the partition wall 8 air stagnation spaces 11 and 12 are formed adjacent to the bent portion of the main pouring passage 10 when liquid is poured through the passage 10.
  • viscosity resistance given from passage wall to flowing fluid is decreased as the liquid, e.g. beer and foam, remaining in the passage are returned into the container. Therefore, the accidental injection of the fluid caused of the internal pressure in the container is prevented.
  • the free end of the pouring barrel 9 is adapted to engage smoothly with the pouring nozzle, as will be explained in detail later.
  • a projection 14 is integrally formed with the body 2, opposite to the tube 13. Inside the projection 14, a backing element 15 is formed and an insertable recess 16 of generally semicircular cross section is formed between the backing element 15 and the projection 14.
  • the inner end 13b, or left end in Fig. 1, of the air introduction tube 13 is projected beyond the attachment flange 5 for a predetermined distance s.
  • a "cheep" tube 17 is mounted on the outer end 13a, or right end in Fig. 1, of the air introduction tube 13.
  • the "cheep" tube 17 is open at one end and is closed at the other side by a partition wall 18 which has a small hole 21. Projected further from the partition wall 18, the tube 17 forms a cover tube 19 which forms a taper surface 20 at open end.
  • inner diameter d, of the outer end 13a of the air introduction tube is about 4-6 mm, while the inner diameter d of the small hole 21 of the "cheep" tube 17 is about 2.7-3.3 mm, and the inner diameter D of a chamber 30 formed in the tube 17 adjacent to the hole 21 is about 7-10 mm.
  • the pouring nozzle 3 forms a plurality of axially extending semi-circular sectioned projections 22a, 22b, and 22c.
  • the projections add rigidity to the nozzle 3 and prevent the nozzle 3 from deformation when the nozzle 3 is mounted on the barrel 9.
  • the pouring nozzle 3 forms a thin-walled fitting portion 23 which fits in a thin-walled opening 24 formed at the open end of the pouring barrel 9.
  • a subsidiary flow chamber 25 is formed integrally under pouring passage 10 with the nozzle 3. At the right end in Fig. 1, the subsidiary flow chamber opens to a subsidiary pouring outlet 26.
  • the upper surface of the subsidiary flow chamber 25 is open with the main pouring passage 10.
  • a cutout 27 is formed in the thin wall portion 23.
  • a semi-circular sectioned insert wall 28 is formed adjacent the cutout 27.
  • the insert wall 28 is inserted in the above-described insertable recess 16 of the body 2.
  • the main pouring passage 10 of the pouring nozzle 3 forms a tapered outlet surface 29.
  • the cylindrical body 6 is pressed into the opening of the liquid container so that the dispenser 1 is fixed with the container.
  • the container is held and tilted to pour the liquid, e.g. beer into the mug.
  • the liquid e.g. beer into the mug.
  • air is introduced into the tube 13 through the small hole 21 of the "cheep" tube 17 and the chamber 30.
  • the small hole 21 functions as an orifice, which makes turbulance on the air flow passing therethrough, and the chamber 30 acts as a resonator to produce sound.
  • the air flow through the tube 13 is intermittent, the sound is not a long-lasting whistle sound, but is an intermittent sound of "cheep” such as that a little bird would make.
  • the "cheep" sound is agreeable and beloved to hear.
  • the sound of the "cheep” mechanism is determined by diameter d of the small hole 21, diameter D and the axial length of the chamber 30, and the material from which the "cheep” tube 17 is constructed.
  • the dispenser 1 may be removed from the container.
  • the removed dispenser 1 can be utilized as a whistle.
  • the inner end 13b of the air introduction tube 13 is held in the mouth and air is blown or sucked through the tube. By blowing or sucking air a resonance phenomenon is produced in the tube 17 so that whistling sound is produced.
  • Fig. 5 shows a variation of the dispenser shown in Fig. 1. Note that in Fig. 5 the subsidiary passage and the outlet thereof are eliminated from the dispenser 1, the other construction of the dispenser shown in Fig. 5 is similar to that of the dispenser shown in Fig. 1.
  • Figs. 6-8 show a dispenser according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the dispenser shown in Figs. 6-8 is formed from suitable plastic material, e.g. polyethylene or polypropylene, as is the dispenser 1 shown in Figs. 1-4, and consists of a dispenser body 2' and a pouring nozzle 3' which are fit together.
  • the air introduction tube 13 is formed integral with the body 2' while the outer end 13a is received in the "cheep" tube 17 which is integrally formed with the pouring nozzle 3'.
  • the "cheep" tube 17 has the partition wall 18 having the small hole 21.
  • the pouring nozzle 3' includes a nozzle body portion having the "cheep" tube 17 and the main pouring outlet 10 includes a subsidiary outlet portion having two subsidiary outlets 261 and 262.
  • a fitting end portion 31 of the main passage 10 is generally semi-circular with a flat top portion, and a fitting end portion 31 which communicates with the subsidiary outlets 261 and 262 and which is generally oval in the illustrated embodiment.
  • the shape of the fitting portion may be selected as desired.
  • the subsidiary flow chambers 25 do not directly communicate with the main flow passage 10, but communicate through an opening 32 adjacent to flange 5' of the main body 2'.
  • the operation of the dispenser shown in Figs. 6-8 is similar to that of the dispenser shown in Figs. 1-4.
  • Figs. 9 and 10 show a dispenser according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • the dispenser body 2 or 2' fits with the pouring nozzle 3 or 3' along an outer fit line A-A, while the main passage portion of pouring nozzle 3" is fit in main body 2", and the right end portion 13'a of the air introduction tube 13 is secured into the "cheep" tube 17' which is integral with the pouring nozzle 3".
  • the end surface of dispenser body 2" is substantially flat and outer fit line A-A is linear.
  • Each portion of the dispenser nozzle 3" is mounted onto each portion of the body 2".
  • "cheep" tube 17' is integral with the pouring nozzle 3" and on the free end of the tube 17', an end wall 18' with a small hole 21' is integrally formed. Opposed to end spaced from the small hole 21', a small hole 33 is formed in a partition wall 34 which is molded into the air introduction tube 13. Between the walls 34 and 18', a chamber 30 having a predetermined axial length and a predetermined inside diameter is defined in the air introduction tube. When the air column defined by the chamber 30 is resonated, sound is produced.
  • the thickness of the walls 18' and 34 is 1.0 mm
  • the inside diameter of the small holes 21' and 33 is 2.8 mm
  • the length of the chamber i.e. distance between the partition walls 18' and 34, is 10 mm
  • the inside diameter of the air introduction tube 13 and the "cheep" tube 17 is 4 mm.
  • FIG. 9 and 10 has no subsidiary pouring outlet, and connection between the body 2" and the pouring nozzle 3" is rather weakly defined compared with the first and second embodiments.
  • construction is very simple and compact.
  • Fig. 11 shows a dispenser, according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • the only difference between this fourth embodiment and the third embodiment shown in Figs. 9 and 10 is the sound producing mechanism.
  • a small hole 25 is opened to the outer wall of the dispenser body 2" to communicate with the air introduction tube 2".
  • the "cheep" tube 17" without the former wall 18' is secured in the outer end 13'a of the air introduction tube 13.
  • a space defined between the inner end of the "cheep" tube 17" and the small hole 25 acts as the above-mentioned chamber 30.
  • the subsidiary flow chamber 25 which communicates with the main pouring passage 10, and a subsidiary outlet 26 is provided as in the first embodiment.
  • the subsidiary pouring outlet shown in the embodiments of Figs. 1, 7, and 11 is effective to produce fine foam bubbles when beer is used with the dispenser.
  • the subsidiary outlet may be eliminated from the dispenser as shown in the embodiments represented in Figs 7 and 10.
  • the dispenser of the present invention pours beverages, e.g. beer, ideally and has a very simple sound producing mechanism i.e. a "cheep" mechanism combined with the air introduction tube.
  • a "cheep” mechanism combined with the air introduction tube.
  • an agreeable sound is produced by the intermittent air flow in the air introduction tube.
  • the user of the dispenser pours the beverage and hears the agreeable sound, the user may approve more of the beverage itself.
  • dispenser can after the container is empty, be utilized as a whistle, the dispenser itself is likely to gain approval by younger boys. Consequently, the dispenser, of the present invention produces a "cheep" sound when the beverage is poured and also produces a whistle sound after the dispenser is removed from the container so that two kinds of sound are produced.

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JP204540/82 1982-11-24
JP57204540A JPS59103854A (ja) 1982-11-24 1982-11-24 音発生機構を有する注出具
JP1500083U JPS59121377U (ja) 1983-02-05 1983-02-05 飲料の注出具
JP15000/83 1983-02-05
JP62888/83 1983-04-28
JP6288983U JPS59168353U (ja) 1983-04-28 1983-04-28 飲料注出具
JP6288883U JPS59168352U (ja) 1983-04-28 1983-04-28 飲料注出具
JP62889/83 1983-04-28

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