EP0202053B1 - Récipient à bière - Google Patents

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EP0202053B1
EP0202053B1 EP86303292A EP86303292A EP0202053B1 EP 0202053 B1 EP0202053 B1 EP 0202053B1 EP 86303292 A EP86303292 A EP 86303292A EP 86303292 A EP86303292 A EP 86303292A EP 0202053 B1 EP0202053 B1 EP 0202053B1
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container
beverage
dispenser
dispensing
head space
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Charles A. Lane
Anthony James Lucking
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Waddington and Duval Ltd
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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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/18—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B65D81/20—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65D81/2046—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under superatmospheric pressure
    • B65D81/2053—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under superatmospheric pressure in an least partially rigid container
    • 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
    • B67D1/0456—Siphons, i.e. beverage containers under gas pressure without supply of further pressurised gas during dispensing

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  • This invention relates to the dispensing of carbonated beverages and in particular, beer. It is desirable to provide a carbonated beverage dispensing apparatus which may for example be kept in the home and used to dispense only a part of the volume of the container at any one time whilst retaining the remainder in good condition and under sufficient pressure to facilitate further dispensing.
  • German patent Application No. 1432460 describes a method of storing and dispensing a perishable liquid in which a cask is partially filled with liquid and nitrogen gas is introduced into the head space above the liquid to expel air from the cask. This prevents the liquid from oxygenation and allows heating of the liquid, in the cask, to pasteurise it without impairing the taste.
  • a cask is partially filled with liquid and nitrogen gas is introduced into the head space above the liquid to expel air from the cask. This prevents the liquid from oxygenation and allows heating of the liquid, in the cask, to pasteurise it without impairing the taste.
  • 40 litres of beer can be held in a 60 litre cask with nitrogen at a pressure of 2.5 atmospheres in the head space.
  • US Patent No. 3063481 describes a method of dispensing a beverage, which beverage is to be provided with dissolved carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
  • the method includes employing either nitrogen gas alone or a mixture of nitrogen and carbon dioxide gas to expel the beverage from a dispenser.
  • the gas is introduced into the dispenser during dispensing from a supply thereof.
  • a separate gas supply has to be provided as well as suitable valving to control the flow of the gas into the portion of the dispenser containing the beverage.
  • a beverage dispenser for use in the invention comprises a container which may, for example, be of plastic material which is a good gas barrier such as polyethylene terephthlate (PET) made, for example, by injection blow moulding in one piece or by injection moulding in two pieces which are subsequently attached together.
  • PET polyethylene terephthlate
  • the container which is provided with a dispensing valve or tap, is known per se.
  • Such a dispenser in accordance with the invention is prepared for dispensing carbonated beverages by filling the container with a carbonated beverage and dispensing the beverage from the container by operating a tap which controls flow of the beverage through an aperture in the container, characterised in that the container is filled to between 5/8 to 3/4 of its volume, in that the preparation of the dispenser for dispensing includes filling the head space above the beverage with gas under pressure comprising nitrogen at a pressure of 14 psi (95 x 103 N/m2) above atmospheric and in that the dispensing of the beverage from the container is carried out without filling any further gas into the head space.
  • N2 helps to maintain the pressure in the head space when beer or other carbonated beverage is dispensed as relatively little is dissolved in the beverage being dispensed.
  • the Nitrogen "softens" the beer, but this can be compensated by increasing the amount of CO2. ("Softening" is a reduction in the CO tingle on the tongue).
  • the container may have a screw neck at one end and a matching cap with two apertures, each carrying an appropriate fitment.
  • One aperture may be for the purpose of filling the container and is advantageously on the central axis of the container so that no orientation of the container is needed for filling. This could be sealed by a non-removable plug or cap, or by a screw cap or screw bung.
  • the second aperture may carry a dispensing tap capable of dealing with the pressures involved. It is anticipated that a cradle would be provided so that the container would be used in the conventional barrel position with its major axis horizontal.
  • the tap would preferably be positioned adjacent the perimeter of the end face so that when the container is supported as described above the tap can be positioned as low as possible relative to the major axis of the container to allow the maximum amount of beverage to be dispensed before tipping becomes necessary.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
  • Table Devices Or Equipment (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Distillation Of Fermentation Liquor, Processing Of Alcohols, Vinegar And Beer (AREA)
  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Thermally Insulated Containers For Foods (AREA)

Claims (5)

  1. Procédé de distribution de boisson gazeuse à l'aide d'un distributeur, le distributeur comprenant un récipient, le procédé comprenant la préparation du distributeur pour la distribution de boisson gazeuse par remplissage du récipient d'une boisson gazeuse et distribution de la boisson gazeuse du récipient par manoeuvre d'un robinet qui règle la circulation de la boisson par une ouverture formée dans le récipient, caractérisé en ce que le récipient est rempli entre les cinq huitièmes et les trois quarts de son volume, en ce que la préparation du distributeur pour la distribution comprend le remplissage du volume libre au-dessus de la boisson par un gaz sous pression contenant de l'azote à une pression supérieure de 95.10³ N/m² (14 psi) à la pression atmosphérique, et en ce que la distribution de la boisson du récipient est réalisée sans introduction d'une quantité supplémentaire de gaz dans le volume libre.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le récipient est rempli de la boisson gazeuse aux cinq septièmes de son volume.
  3. Distributeur de boisson gazeuse préparé pour la distribution par mise en oeuvre d'un procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2.
  4. Distributeur selon la revendication 3, dans lequel le récipient est formé de téréphtalate de polyéthylène.
  5. Distributeur selon l'une des revendications 3 et 4, dans lequel le récipient a deux ouvertures, une première ouverture destinée au remplissage du récipient et placée sur l'axe central de celui-ci et pour laquelle un dispositif de fermeture étanche est réalisé, la seconde ouverture portant un dispositif de distribution et étant placée près de la périphérie de la face d'extrémité, le récipient, pendant l'utilisation, ayant une position dans laquelle le dispositif de distribution est aussi bas que possible par rapport à l'axe central du récipient.
EP86303292A 1985-05-13 1986-04-30 Récipient à bière Expired - Lifetime EP0202053B1 (fr)

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AT86303292T ATE74877T1 (de) 1985-05-13 1986-04-30 Bierbehaelter.

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GB8512070 1985-05-13
GB858512070A GB8512070D0 (en) 1985-05-13 1985-05-13 Beer container

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EP0202053A2 EP0202053A2 (fr) 1986-11-20
EP0202053A3 EP0202053A3 (en) 1988-02-03
EP0202053B1 true EP0202053B1 (fr) 1992-04-15

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JP (1) JPS61259999A (fr)
AT (1) ATE74877T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU591123B2 (fr)
DE (1) DE3684811D1 (fr)
GB (1) GB8512070D0 (fr)
ZA (1) ZA863489B (fr)

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JPH0487989A (ja) * 1990-07-26 1992-03-19 Iwatani Internatl Corp 生ビール用ディスペンサー
NL1000541C2 (nl) * 1995-06-09 1996-12-10 Ver Coop Melkind Vloeibare en pastavormige voedingsmiddelen in spuitbus.

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US3063841A (en) * 1958-01-23 1962-11-13 Guinness Son & Co Ltd A Method of dispensing liquids
DE1432460A1 (de) * 1961-09-12 1968-12-19 Christian Rousseaux Verfahren und Anlage fuer die teilweise Entnahme einer verderblichen Fluessigkeit aus einem Behaelter ohne Beeintraechtigung des guten Zustandes der in dem Behaelter verbleibenden Fluessigkeit
DE1806078A1 (de) * 1968-10-30 1970-05-06 Gerhard Steinseifer Heim- und/oder Partyfaesschen fuer Bier oder aehnliche Getraenke
DE2301740A1 (de) * 1973-01-13 1974-07-18 Becker Norbert J Dr Verfahren zum ausschenken von wein

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ZA863489B (en) 1987-03-25
AU5734886A (en) 1986-11-20
ATE74877T1 (de) 1992-05-15
EP0202053A2 (fr) 1986-11-20
EP0202053A3 (en) 1988-02-03
AU591123B2 (en) 1989-11-30
JPS61259999A (ja) 1986-11-18
GB8512070D0 (en) 1985-06-19

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