EP0195692A2 - Ausschank von Getränken - Google Patents

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EP0195692A2
EP0195692A2 EP86302134A EP86302134A EP0195692A2 EP 0195692 A2 EP0195692 A2 EP 0195692A2 EP 86302134 A EP86302134 A EP 86302134A EP 86302134 A EP86302134 A EP 86302134A EP 0195692 A2 EP0195692 A2 EP 0195692A2
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Thomas Porter
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Porter Lancastrian Ltd
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    • 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
    • B67D1/04—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
    • B67D1/0412—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers the whole dispensing unit being fixed to the container

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  • the invention concerns the dispensing of beverages, and has particular, though not exclusive, reference to the dispensing of carbonated beverages in the home.
  • a more recent development has involved the provision of a slider above a plastics bag supported in a cylindrical container, the wall of the container being of cardboard and the slider being movable axially of the container and serving to place the contents of the bag under pressure.
  • a structure is used for beer.
  • a further recent development is the use of larger bottles, say of three or five litre capacity, in the retail sale of such gaseous beverages as lemonade, but difficulty is experienced in relation to such bottles in that the degree of carbonation of the contents of the bottle progressively reduces once the same is opened and the contents are utilised. In the event, unless the contents are used within a matter of days of the bottle first being opened, there is every likelihood that any remaining contents will go "flat".
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a means which makes more practical the use of large capacity containers, without the limitations of and difficulties inherent in conventional such containers.
  • the present invention proposes a method of dispensing beverage existing under pressure in a closed container through a dispense tap in fluid flow convection with the lower region of the said container via a small-bore tube, characterised by the progressive introduction of a pressurising/carbonating medium into the container to occupy the space above the free surface of the beverage as dispensing proceeds, the medium being supplied in an amount sufficient to maintain satisfactory dispensing.
  • a beverage dispense system for use in practising the method aforesaid, said system comprising a container for the beverage, inlet means for the supply of a pressurising/carbonating medium to the interior of the container and connectable with a supply of such medium, a dispense tap and a small bore tube connecting such tap with the lower region of the container.
  • the container comprises a plastics bottle fabricated from polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • means are provided for delivering pressurising/carbonating medium to a position intermediate the upper and lower ends of the interior of the container.
  • a dispense system for carbonated beverages comprises a bottle fitting 11 applied to the neck of a large capacity polyethylene terephthalate bottle 12 containing the beverage, the fitting having an inlet 13 in fluid flow connection with a supply of carbonating medium provided by a Co 2 capsule 14 through feed line 15 and supporting a dispense tap 16 connected therewith by a delivery pipe 17.
  • Delivery pipe 17 exists as an extension to a smallbore tube 18 which reaches to the bottom of the bottle, tube 18 being of such bore and length, typically 2 mms and 30 cms respectively, as to provide a pressure drop between the interior of the bottle and atmosphere as will enable satisfactory dispensing, notwithstanding high pressures, for example 2.5 bar, internally of the bottle.
  • a tube of greater bore say 5 mm
  • the auxiliary tube being provided in coiled form and in fluid flow connection with the larger tube at any convenient location between the inlet orifice of the latter tube and the tap outlet.
  • Bottle fitting 11 is shown in greater detail in Fig.2, and will be seen to comprise a generally cylindrical body part 19 having a stepped through-bore 20 extending longitudinally thereof, the upper end of bore 20 being screw-threaded to receive connection means, not shown, for delivery pipe 17 and the lower, reduced diameter, end receiving the small bore tube 18.
  • Inlet 13 is provided in the form of a transverse blind bore which connects with a small diameter, longitudinal blind bore 22 extending from the bottom face 23 of the body part 19, the outer end of the inlet being enlarged and screw-threaded to receive connection means 24 for inlet pipe 15.
  • Fitting 11 further includes a collar 25 for engagement with the threaded neck 26 of the bottle 12 and cooperable with an external flange 27 to the body part 19, a sealing ring 28 being interposed between the underside of such flange 27 and the annular end face of the bottle neck.
  • T ap 16 consists of a tubular body part 29 having a conical internal restriction 30 adjacent its lower end which defines a seating 31 for a valve member 32 supported by a valve stem 33, the valve stem 33 being movable axially of the body part 29 by cam means, not shown, on actuation of handle 34 in an appropriate sense.
  • the lower part of the valve stem 33 is clearance in the body part 29 to define an annular space 35 therebetween, the annular space being sealed at its upper end by an O-ring 36 seated in a peripheral groove in a larger diameter upper region of the valve stem and the lower end of such space 35 being in fluid flow connection with the open end of the body part through the valve seating 31.
  • the tubular body part 29 is provided with an inlet port 37 in register with the annular space 35 to receive a fitting 38 (Fig.l) for delivery pipe 17.
  • valve member 32 On actuation of handle 34 in a requisite sense, the valve member 32 is lifted out of engagement with seating 31 to allow flow of beverage from the bottle under the influence of the pressure existing within such bottle.
  • the invention makes realistic the sale of such highly carbonated beverages as lager beers in containers of the capacity herein mentioned.
  • the invention is concerned primarily with the dispensing of carbonated beverages, the 'make-up' medium being C0 2' the invention is thought to be of application in the dispensing of non- carbonated beverages, in which case the pressuring medium will be, for example, nitrogen.

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EP86302134A 1985-03-21 1986-03-21 Ausschank von Getränken Withdrawn EP0195692A3 (de)

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GB858507352A GB8507352D0 (en) 1985-03-21 1985-03-21 Dispensing of beverages
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EP0195692A2 true EP0195692A2 (de) 1986-09-24
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GB2308350A (en) * 1995-12-20 1997-06-25 Steven Andrew Gill Beverage dispensing system
NL1008601C2 (nl) * 1998-03-16 1999-09-17 Heineken Tech Services Inrichting voor het afgeven van een fluïdum.
EA014030B1 (ru) * 2005-01-11 2010-08-30 Хейнекен Сеплай Чейн Б.В. Устройство регулирования давления для контейнера
US8066156B2 (en) 2008-05-21 2011-11-29 Millercoors Llc Beverage dispensing device
ITFI20130001A1 (it) * 2013-01-02 2014-07-03 Enomatic S R L Dispositivo erogatore di bevande gassate.

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FR1232980A (fr) * 1959-04-03 1960-10-12 Procédé et dispositif de soutirage des liquides à la pression
US3434632A (en) * 1967-08-24 1969-03-25 John A Batrow Liquid dispensing apparatus
GB1335914A (en) * 1972-06-12 1973-10-31 Disitllers Co Carbon Dioxide L Beverage dispensing
US3976221A (en) * 1974-06-28 1976-08-24 Gmf Inc. Carbonator and dispenser for carbonated liquid or the like
US4380306A (en) * 1980-06-04 1983-04-19 Karl Horst Knopf Small beer container

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GB996532A (en) * 1963-02-28 1965-06-30 Wood & Perkins Ltd Improvements relating to fluid dispensing apparatus
NL7807053A (nl) * 1977-07-01 1979-01-03 Belge Brasseries Artois Brouwe Inrichting voor het aftappen van bier uit een vat.

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FR1232980A (fr) * 1959-04-03 1960-10-12 Procédé et dispositif de soutirage des liquides à la pression
US3434632A (en) * 1967-08-24 1969-03-25 John A Batrow Liquid dispensing apparatus
GB1335914A (en) * 1972-06-12 1973-10-31 Disitllers Co Carbon Dioxide L Beverage dispensing
US3976221A (en) * 1974-06-28 1976-08-24 Gmf Inc. Carbonator and dispenser for carbonated liquid or the like
US4380306A (en) * 1980-06-04 1983-04-19 Karl Horst Knopf Small beer container

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2308350A (en) * 1995-12-20 1997-06-25 Steven Andrew Gill Beverage dispensing system
NL1008601C2 (nl) * 1998-03-16 1999-09-17 Heineken Tech Services Inrichting voor het afgeven van een fluïdum.
WO1999047451A1 (en) * 1998-03-16 1999-09-23 Heineken Technical Services B.V. Device for dispensing a liquid under pressure
EP1170247A1 (de) * 1998-03-16 2002-01-09 Heineken Technical Services B.V. Abgabevorrichtung für eine unter Druck stehende Flüssigkeit
US6360923B1 (en) 1998-03-16 2002-03-26 Heineken Technical Services B.V. Device for dispensing a liquid under pressure
EA002334B1 (ru) * 1998-03-16 2002-04-25 Хейнекен Техникал Сервисес Б.В. Устройство для раздачи жидкости под давлением
HRP20000607B1 (en) * 1998-03-16 2009-07-31 Heineken Technical Services B.V. Device for dispensing a liquid under pressure
CZ302977B6 (cs) * 1998-03-16 2012-02-01 Heineken Technical Services B. V. Zarízení pro vydávání kapaliny, zpusob udržování kapaliny pod tlakem, a tlaková bombicka pro uvedené zarízení a její použití
EA014030B1 (ru) * 2005-01-11 2010-08-30 Хейнекен Сеплай Чейн Б.В. Устройство регулирования давления для контейнера
US8066156B2 (en) 2008-05-21 2011-11-29 Millercoors Llc Beverage dispensing device
ITFI20130001A1 (it) * 2013-01-02 2014-07-03 Enomatic S R L Dispositivo erogatore di bevande gassate.
WO2014106791A1 (en) * 2013-01-02 2014-07-10 Enomatic S.R.L. Dispenser device of carbonated beverages

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GB8607019D0 (en) 1986-04-30
GB8507352D0 (en) 1985-05-01
GB2172578B (en) 1988-07-27
EP0195692A3 (de) 1987-08-19
GB2172578A (en) 1986-09-24

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