EP0305631B1 - Arrangement for coupling a pressurized container to a gas-dispensing device - Google Patents

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EP0305631B1
EP0305631B1 EP19880100752 EP88100752A EP0305631B1 EP 0305631 B1 EP0305631 B1 EP 0305631B1 EP 19880100752 EP19880100752 EP 19880100752 EP 88100752 A EP88100752 A EP 88100752A EP 0305631 B1 EP0305631 B1 EP 0305631B1
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Matthias Dipl.-Ing. Aschberger
Karlheinz Dipl.-Ing. Färber
Anton Dipl.-Ing. Deininger
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C13/00—Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels
    • F17C13/08—Mounting arrangements for vessels
    • F17C13/084—Mounting arrangements for vessels for small-sized storage vessels, e.g. compressed gas cylinders or bottles, disposable gas vessels, vessels adapted for automotive use
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
    • B01F23/20—Mixing gases with liquids
    • B01F23/23—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids
    • B01F23/236—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids specially adapted for aerating or carbonating beverages
    • B01F23/2361—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids specially adapted for aerating or carbonating beverages within small containers, e.g. within bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F33/00—Other mixers; Mixing plants; Combinations of mixers
    • B01F33/50—Movable or transportable mixing devices or plants
    • B01F33/501—Movable mixing devices, i.e. readily shifted or displaced from one place to another, e.g. portable during use
    • B01F33/5014—Movable mixing devices, i.e. readily shifted or displaced from one place to another, e.g. portable during use movable by human force, e.g. kitchen or table devices
    • 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
    • B67D1/0078—Ingredient cartridges
    • B67D1/008—Gas cartridges or bottles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C13/00—Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels
    • F17C13/04—Arrangement or mounting of valves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2205/00—Vessel construction, in particular mounting arrangements, attachments or identifications means
    • F17C2205/03—Fluid connections, filters, valves, closure means or other attachments
    • F17C2205/0302—Fittings, valves, filters, or components in connection with the gas storage device
    • F17C2205/0323—Valves
    • F17C2205/0329—Valves manually actuated
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2205/00—Vessel construction, in particular mounting arrangements, attachments or identifications means
    • F17C2205/03—Fluid connections, filters, valves, closure means or other attachments
    • F17C2205/0302—Fittings, valves, filters, or components in connection with the gas storage device
    • F17C2205/0382—Constructional details of valves, regulators

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  • the present invention relates to an arrangement according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • Such arrangements can be used, for example, in vending machines, by means of which beverage concentrates are mixed with soda water to form a soft drink.
  • the soda water is brought about by enriching fresh water with CO2 gas in a preferably cooled storage vessel.
  • CO2 storage containers are screwed to the gas sampling device. But it is also known to connect the CO2 pressure vessel through a plug-in connection with the gas sampling device and to maintain this connection in that a corresponding contact pressure is passed through this reservoir.
  • the present invention is based on the object of providing an arrangement for the pluggable flange-mounting of a bottle-shaped pressure vessel with a gas extraction device, in which simple operability and a functionally reliable connection is ensured in spite of the simple construction.
  • valve device can be grasped via the actuating flanges and pressed against the connection opening of the removal device by means of the manually actuable pivot lever articulated on the gas removal device.
  • the force curve to achieve the contact pressure therefore only takes place in the immediate vicinity of the flange parts to be joined. This largely prevents damage to the flange parts.
  • elastic pressing means for tolerance compensation can largely be dispensed with, so that damage in the flange area has a high probability that this will affect the Flange operation can be recognized by difficult or not feasible operating conditions. This draws the operator's attention to faulty conditions in the flange areas, which can also present themselves as dirt.
  • the flange area between the removal device and the valve device is arranged between the bearing point of the pivot lever on the removal device and the actuating surfaces of the valve arrangement for the pivot lever.
  • this arrangement according to the invention is characterized in that actuating lugs for the pivoting lever of the removal device are arranged laterally opposite one another on the valve device. In this way, points of attack are created in a simple manner for the pressing mechanism realized by the manually actuable pivoting lever.
  • a further improvement in the functionality of the arrangement according to the invention can be achieved in that two engagement areas are arranged between the valve device and the pivoting lever. The valve seats are moved against each other into the working position in a first swiveling phase of the swivel lever over the one attack area over which a longer-stroke approach between the valve device and removal direction can be achieved, while the working position with the required contact pressure can be finally and reliably achieved with short strokes over the second attack area.
  • An additional improvement of the arrangement according to the invention is given when the short-stroke resilient intermediate member between the valve device and the pivot lever is arranged in the latter.
  • a further centering pipe socket of the valve device for connection to the removal device can be arranged within an outer pipe socket in the area of the connection opening of the valve device.
  • the arrangement shown serves for the removal of CO2 gas from a pressure vessel 1 via a guest removal device 2 for a carbonator of a beverage machine.
  • a guest removal device 2 for a carbonator of a beverage machine.
  • fresh water is enriched with the CO2 gas.
  • the gas extraction device 2 contains control elements which, in conjunction with a valve tappet of a valve device 3 arranged on the gas pressure vessel 1, reduce the gas pressure prevailing within the gas pressure vessel 1 to the operating pressure required in the carbonator in a controlled manner.
  • the gas sampling device 2 is fastened in the device housing 4 and is therefore part of the device.
  • the gas pressure vessel 1 and the valve device 3 form a functional unit which is flanged to the gas extraction device 2 for supplying the carbonator with CO2 gas.
  • valve device 3 is cranked for this purpose, ie its connecting flange for the gas extraction device 2 is angled at right angles to the axis of the gas pressure container 1. This results in a connection sequence in two stages for the connection of the gas pressure container 1 via the valve arrangement 3 to the gas extraction device 2.
  • a gas pressure container 1 which is to be introduced and connected to the device is inserted through the housing opening 5 with its lower end 6 in the front Receiving chamber 7 for the pressure vessel 1 is introduced essentially in the axial direction of the gas pressure vessel 1. Passed through the wall sections 8, 9, the gas pressure container 1 is inevitably pivoted and brought about the round edge 10 within the device housing 4 into a position in which the valve arrangement 3 reaches the area of the gas extraction device 2.
  • this gas sampling device 2 Upstream of this gas sampling device 2 is a centering device 11, via which the angled section of the valve device 3 is detected, so that the connecting flange of the valve device 3 is centered with the complementary connecting flange of the gas sampling device 2.
  • the upstream of the gas sampling device 2 centering device 11 - as shown in Fig. 3 - is open at the top U-shaped, so that when the gas pressure container 1 is inserted, the cranked wedge, indicated by dash-dotted lines in Fig. 3 12 of the valve device until it comes to rest on the bottom of this centering device 11.
  • the installation position of the gas pressure vessel 1 is selected so that its center of gravity lies essentially below this support point between the centering device 11 and the bent part 12 of the valve device. This pre-centered work situation is essentially stable.
  • a manually operable pivot lever 13 is used, which is pivotably mounted on axle attachments 14 of the gas sampling device 2.
  • the working position of the pivot lever 13 is shown. The latter engages actuating lugs 16 of the valve device 3 via beveled actuating surfaces 15.
  • the corresponding flange parts of the valve device 3 and the gas sampling device 2 are axially joined by the pivoting movement of the manually operated pivot lever 13 carried out from above.

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An easy to use system for connecting a bottle-type, gas containing pressurized vessel to a gas-withdrawal unit includes a valve assembly mounted on the pressurized vessel. A longitudinal axis of this valve assembly is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the pressurized vessel resulting in an offset outlet design. The system also includes a housing with slotted links for guiding and holding the pressurized vessel as well as a centering device located in front of the gas-withdrawal unit for aiding alignment of an outlet of the valve assembly with an inlet port of the gas-withdrawal unit. A pivot lever is also provided to press and hold the outlet of the valve assembly gastight against the inlet port of the control unit.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Anordnung gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1.The present invention relates to an arrangement according to the preamble of patent claim 1.

Derartige Anordnungen können beispielsweise Anwendung finden in Getränkeautomaten, durch welche Getränkekonzentrate mit Sodawasser zu einem Erfrischungsgetränk gemischt werden. Bei derartigen Geräten wird das Sodawasser durch Anreichern von Frischwasser mit CO₂-Gas in einem bevorzugterweise gekühlten Vorratsgefäß bewirkt. Für den individuellen Einsatz derartiger Geräte ist es zweckmäßig und wünschenswert, die Auswechselbarkeit auch der CO₂-Vorratsbehälter möglichst einfach und damit für jedermann durchführbar zu ermöglichen. Üblicherweise werden die CO₂-Vorratsbehälter mit der Gasentnahme-Einrichtung verschraubt. Es ist aber auch bekannt, den CO₂-Druckbehälter durch eine Steckverbindung mit der Gasentnahme-Einrichtung zu verbinden und diese Verbindung dadurch aufrecht zu erhalten, daß über diesen Vorratsbehälter ein entsprechender Anpreßdruck geleitet wird.Such arrangements can be used, for example, in vending machines, by means of which beverage concentrates are mixed with soda water to form a soft drink. In such devices, the soda water is brought about by enriching fresh water with CO₂ gas in a preferably cooled storage vessel. For the individual use of such devices, it is expedient and desirable to make the interchangeability of the CO₂ storage containers as simple as possible and thus feasible for everyone. Usually, the CO₂ storage containers are screwed to the gas sampling device. But it is also known to connect the CO₂ pressure vessel through a plug-in connection with the gas sampling device and to maintain this connection in that a corresponding contact pressure is passed through this reservoir.

Zum Anflanschen einer Ventileinrichtung eines unter Druck stehenden, Gas enthaltenden Druckbehälters an eine Gasentnahme-Einrichtung ist es bekanntgeworden (WO-A-82/01542), einen Schwenkmechanismus zu verwenden, welcher an der Gasentnahme-Einrichtung gelagert ist und welcher über die Ventileinrichtung geschwenkt die Möglichkeit bietet, über eine Gewindespindel die Ventileinrichtung an die Gasentnahme-Einrichtung heranzuführen und anzupressen.For flanging a valve device of a pressurized, gas-containing pressure vessel to a gas sampling device, it has become known (WO-A-82/01542) to use a pivoting mechanism which is mounted on the gas sampling device and which is pivoted over the valve device It is possible to bring the valve device to the gas sampling device and to press it on via a threaded spindle.

Bei den bekannten Anordnungen treten zwei Hauptprobleme auf. Das eine Problem besteht darin, daß beim Zusammenführen der Flansche einerseits des Vorratsbehälters und andererseits der Gasentnahme-Einrichtung hohe Sorgfalt geübt werden muß, da dabei leicht in diesem Bereich Beschädigungen auftreten können. Solche Beschädigungen führen aber dann meist zu Gasundichtigkeiten. Das zweite Problem ist darin zu sehen, daß bei den bekannten Steckverbindungen der Anpreßdruck über die gesamte Gasflasche geleitet wird, was ein entsprechend stabiles Gehäuse voraussetzt, welches diese Kräfte aufnehmen kann und zum anderen hohe Ansprüche an die Fertigungsgenauigkeit stellt. Dieses Problem ist über elastische Andruckmittel, beispielsweise über Federdruck, nur bedingt lösbar, da bei zu großzügiger Anwendung dieser Maßnahmen nicht eine ausreichende Sicherheit für eine zuverlässige Verbindung zwischen den beiden Flanschteilen gegeben ist.There are two main problems with the known arrangements. One problem is that great care must be taken when merging the flanges on the one hand of the storage container and on the other hand of the gas extraction device, since damage can easily occur in this area. Such damage usually leads to gas leaks. The second problem is to be seen in the fact that the contact pressure is passed over the entire gas bottle in the known plug connections, which requires a correspondingly stable housing which can absorb these forces and, on the other hand, places high demands on the manufacturing accuracy. This problem can only be solved to a limited extent by means of elastic pressure means, for example by spring pressure, since if these measures are used too generously, there is insufficient security for a reliable connection between the two flange parts.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt nunmehr die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Anordnung zum steckbaren Anflanschen eines flaschenartig ausgebildeten Druckbehälters mit einer Gasentnahme-Einrichtung bereitzustellen, bei welcher trotz einfachen Aufbaus eine einfache Bedienbarkeit und eine funktionssichere Verbindung gewährleistet ist.The present invention is based on the object of providing an arrangement for the pluggable flange-mounting of a bottle-shaped pressure vessel with a gas extraction device, in which simple operability and a functionally reliable connection is ensured in spite of the simple construction.

Eine Anordnung der eingangs genannten Art, welche diesen gestellten Aufgaben im besonderen Maße gerecht wird, ist erfindungsgemäß gekennzeichnet, durch die Merkmale des kennzeichnenden Teils von Patentanspruch 1.An arrangement of the type mentioned at the outset, which particularly fulfills these tasks, is characterized according to the invention by the features of the characterizing part of patent claim 1.

Eine nach diesen erfindungsgemäßen Merkmalen ausgestaltete Anordnung entspricht den an sie gestellten Anforderungen insoweit, daß über den handbetätigbaren, an der Gasentnahme-Einrichtung angelenkten Schwenkhebel die Ventileinrichtung über die Betätigungsflansche erfaßbar und gegen die Anschlußöffnung der Entnahmeeinrichtung anpreßbar ist. Damit findet der Kraftverlauf zur Erzielung des Anpreßdruckes lediglich im unmittelbaren Nahbereich der zusammenzufügenden Flanschteile statt. Beschädigungen der Flanschteile werden dadurch weitestgehend vermieden. Infolge der relativ kurzen, zu überbrückenden Abstände kann auf elastische Anpreßmittel zum Toleranzausgleich weitestgehend verzichtet werden, so daß Beschädigungen im Flanschbereich sich mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit dahin auswirken, daß dies beim Anflanschvorgang durch erschwerte, bzw. nicht durchführbare Betätigungsbedingungen erkennbar ist. Damit wird die Bedienungsperson auf fehlerhafte Bedingungen in den Flanschbereichen, welche sich auch als Verschmutzungen darstellen können, aufmerksam gemacht.An arrangement designed according to these features according to the invention meets the requirements placed on them to the extent that the valve device can be grasped via the actuating flanges and pressed against the connection opening of the removal device by means of the manually actuable pivot lever articulated on the gas removal device. The force curve to achieve the contact pressure therefore only takes place in the immediate vicinity of the flange parts to be joined. This largely prevents damage to the flange parts. As a result of the relatively short distances to be bridged, elastic pressing means for tolerance compensation can largely be dispensed with, so that damage in the flange area has a high probability that this will affect the Flange operation can be recognized by difficult or not feasible operating conditions. This draws the operator's attention to faulty conditions in the flange areas, which can also present themselves as dirt.

Aus kraftübertragungs-technischen Gründen ist es zweckmäßig, daß der Anflanschbereich zwischen der Entnahmeeinrichtung und der Ventileinrichtung zwischen der Lagerstelle des Schwenkhebels an der Entnahmeeinrichtung und der Betätigungsflächen der Ventilanordnung für den Schwenkhebel angeordnet ist.For reasons of power transmission, it is expedient that the flange area between the removal device and the valve device is arranged between the bearing point of the pivot lever on the removal device and the actuating surfaces of the valve arrangement for the pivot lever.

Nach einer bevorzugten Ausgestaltung ist diese erfindungsgemäße Anordnung dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß seitlich gegenüberliegend an der Ventileinrichtung Betätigungsansätze für den Schwenkhebel der Entnahmeeinrichtung angeordnet sind. Hiermit sind in einfacher Weise Angriffspunkte für den durch den handbetätigbaren Schwenkhebel realisierten Anpreßmechanismus geschaffen. Eine weitere Verbesserung der Funktionstüchtigkeit der erfindungsgemäßen Anordnung ist dadurch erzielbar, daß zwischen der Ventileinrichtung und dem Schwenkhebel zwei Angriffsbereiche angeordnet sind. Über den einen Angriffsbereich, über welchen eine längerhubige Annäherung zwischen Ventileinrichtung und Entnahmeenirichtung erzielbar ist, werden die Ventilsitze in einer ersten Schwenkphase des Schwenkhebels gegeneinander in die Arbeitslage bewegt, während über den zweiten Angriffsbereich endgültig und zuverlässig kurzhubig die Arbeitslage mit dem erforderlichen Anpreßdruck erzielbar ist. Eine zusätzliche Verbesserung der erfindungsgemäßen Anordnung ist dann gegeben, wenn das kurzhubig wirkende federnde Zwischenglied zwischen Ventileinrichtung und Schwenkhebel in diesem angeordnet ist.According to a preferred embodiment, this arrangement according to the invention is characterized in that actuating lugs for the pivoting lever of the removal device are arranged laterally opposite one another on the valve device. In this way, points of attack are created in a simple manner for the pressing mechanism realized by the manually actuable pivoting lever. A further improvement in the functionality of the arrangement according to the invention can be achieved in that two engagement areas are arranged between the valve device and the pivoting lever. The valve seats are moved against each other into the working position in a first swiveling phase of the swivel lever over the one attack area over which a longer-stroke approach between the valve device and removal direction can be achieved, while the working position with the required contact pressure can be finally and reliably achieved with short strokes over the second attack area. An additional improvement of the arrangement according to the invention is given when the short-stroke resilient intermediate member between the valve device and the pivot lever is arranged in the latter.

Als zusätzliche Maßnahme zum Schutz der Flanschteile kann innerhalb eines Außenrohrstutzens im Bereich der Anschlußöffnung der Ventileinrichtung ein weiterer Zentrierrohrstutzen der Ventileinrichtung zum Anschluß an die Entnahmeeinrichtung angeordnet sein.As an additional measure for protecting the flange parts, a further centering pipe socket of the valve device for connection to the removal device can be arranged within an outer pipe socket in the area of the connection opening of the valve device.

Ein nach den Merkmalen der Erfindung ausgestaltetes Ausführungsbeispiel ist anhand der Zeichnung im folgenden näher beschrieben. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine Seitenansicht einer Gasentnahme-Einrichtung in Verbindung mit einem an diese angeflanschten Gas-Druckbehälter in einem Gerätegehäuse, teilweise geschnitten,
Fig. 2
eine Draufsicht auf diese Anordnung in teilweiser Schnittdarstellung und
Fig. 3
eine Anischt in Richtung auf den Aufnahmeflansch der Gastentnahme-Einrichtung.
An embodiment designed according to the features of the invention is described in more detail below with reference to the drawing. Show it:
Fig. 1
2 shows a side view of a gas extraction device in connection with a gas pressure container flanged to it in a device housing, partially in section,
Fig. 2
a plan view of this arrangement in partial sectional view and
Fig. 3
an approach towards the receiving flange of the guest withdrawal device.

Die dargestellte Anordnung dient zur Entnahme von CO₂-Gas aus einem Druckbehälter 1 über eine Gastentnahme-Einrichtung 2 für einen Karbonisator eines Getränkeautomanten. In diesem Karbonisator wird Frischwasser mit dem CO₂-Gas angereichert.The arrangement shown serves for the removal of CO₂ gas from a pressure vessel 1 via a guest removal device 2 for a carbonator of a beverage machine. In this carbonator, fresh water is enriched with the CO₂ gas.

Die Gasentnahme-Einrichtung 2 enthält Regelglieder, welche in Verbindung mit einem Ventilstößel einer an dem Gas-Druckbehälter 1 angeordneten Ventileinrichtung  3 den innerhalb des Gas-Druckbehälters 1 herrschenden Gasdruck auf den im Karbonisator benötigten Betriebsdruck geregelt reduzieren. Die Gasentnahme-Einrichtung  2 ist im Gerätegehäuse 4 befestigt und damit Bestandteil des Geräts. Der Gas-Druckbehälter 1 und die Ventileinrichtung 3 bilden eine Funktionseinheit, welche für die Versorgung des Karbonisators mit CO₂-Gas an die Gasentnahme-Einrichtung 2 anzuflanschen ist.The gas extraction device 2 contains control elements which, in conjunction with a valve tappet of a valve device 3 arranged on the gas pressure vessel 1, reduce the gas pressure prevailing within the gas pressure vessel 1 to the operating pressure required in the carbonator in a controlled manner. The gas sampling device 2 is fastened in the device housing 4 and is therefore part of the device. The gas pressure vessel 1 and the valve device 3 form a functional unit which is flanged to the gas extraction device 2 for supplying the carbonator with CO₂ gas.

Zur Bedienungserleichterung und -vereinfachung ist zu diesem Zweck die Ventileinrichtung 3 gekröpft ausgebildet, d.h. ihr Anschlußflansch für die Gasentnahme-Einrichtung  2 ist gegenüber der Achse des Gas-Druckbehälters 1 rechtwinklig abgewinkelt. Daraus ergibt sich für den Anschluß des Gas-Druckbehälters 1 über die Ventilanordnung 3 an die Gasentnahme-Einrichtung 2 eine Anschlußbewegungsfolge in zwei Stufen. Ein neu in das Gerät einzubringender und anzuschließender Gas-Druckbehälter 1 wird durch die Gehäuseöffnung 5 mit seinem unteren Ende 6 voran in die Aufnahmekammer 7 für den Druckbehälter 1 im wesentlichen in Achsrichtung des Gas-Druckbehälters 1 eingeführt. Geführt durch die Wandabschnitte 8, 9 wird dabei der Gas-Druckbehälter 1 um die Rundkante 10 innerhalb des Gerätegehäuses 4 zwangsläufig in eine Lage verschwenkt und gebracht, bei der die Ventilanordnung 3 in den Bereich der Gasentnahme-Einrichtung 2 gelangt.To facilitate and simplify operation, the valve device 3 is cranked for this purpose, ie its connecting flange for the gas extraction device 2 is angled at right angles to the axis of the gas pressure container 1. This results in a connection sequence in two stages for the connection of the gas pressure container 1 via the valve arrangement 3 to the gas extraction device 2. A gas pressure container 1 which is to be introduced and connected to the device is inserted through the housing opening 5 with its lower end 6 in the front Receiving chamber 7 for the pressure vessel 1 is introduced essentially in the axial direction of the gas pressure vessel 1. Passed through the wall sections 8, 9, the gas pressure container 1 is inevitably pivoted and brought about the round edge 10 within the device housing 4 into a position in which the valve arrangement 3 reaches the area of the gas extraction device 2.

Dieser Gasentnahme-Einrichtung 2 vorgelagert ist eine Zentriervorrichtung 11, über welche das abgewinkelte Teilstück der Ventilvorrichtung 3 erfaßt wird, so daß der Anschlußflansch der Ventileinrichtung 3 mit dem komplementären Anschlußflansch der Gasentnahme-Einrichtung 2 zentriert wird. Zu diesem Zweck ist die der Gasentnahme-Vorrichtung 2 vorgelagerte Zentriervorrichtung 11 - wie in Fig. 3 dargestellt - nach oben hin offen U-förmig ausgestaltet, so daß sie beim Einschieben des Gas-Druckbehälters 1 den abgekröpften, in Fig. 3 strichpunktiert angedeuteten Keil 12 der Ventileinrichtung erfaßt, bis dieser am Boden dieser Zentriereinrichtung 11 zur Anlage kommt. Die Einbaulage des Gas-Druckbehälters 1 ist so gewählt, daß dessen Schwerpunkt dabei im wesentlichen unterhalb dieses Auflagepunkts zwischen Zentriervorrichtung 11 und abgekröpften Teil 12 der Ventileinrichtung liegt. Diese vorzentrierte Arbeitslage ist also im wesentlichen stabil.Upstream of this gas sampling device 2 is a centering device 11, via which the angled section of the valve device 3 is detected, so that the connecting flange of the valve device 3 is centered with the complementary connecting flange of the gas sampling device 2. For this purpose, the upstream of the gas sampling device 2 centering device 11 - as shown in Fig. 3 - is open at the top U-shaped, so that when the gas pressure container 1 is inserted, the cranked wedge, indicated by dash-dotted lines in Fig. 3 12 of the valve device until it comes to rest on the bottom of this centering device 11. The installation position of the gas pressure vessel 1 is selected so that its center of gravity lies essentially below this support point between the centering device 11 and the bent part 12 of the valve device. This pre-centered work situation is essentially stable.

Aus dieser Arbeitslage ist die gasdichte Verbindung zwischen den Flanschteilen der Ventileinrichtung 3 und der Gasentnahme-Einrichtung 2 herbeizuführen. Dazu dient ein handbetätigbarer Schwenkhebel 13, welcher auf Achsansätzen 14 der Gasentnahme-Einrichtung 2 schwenkbar gelagert ist. In den Figuren 1 und 3 ist die Arbeitslage des Schwenkhebels 13 dargestellt. Dieser greift über angeschrägte Betätigungsflächen 15 an Betätigungsansätzen 16 der Ventileinrichtung 3 an. Durch die von oben herab durchgeführte Schwenkbewegung des handbetätigten Schwenkhebels 13 werden dabei die korrespondierenden Flanschteile der Ventileinrichtung 3 und der Gasentnahme-Einrichtung 2 axial zusammengefügt. Der endgültige Anpreßdruck für diese Funktionsteile wird durch ein im Schwenkhebel 13 angeordnetes Federelement 17 ausgeübt, welches über einen Druckbolzen auf die dem Anschlußflansch der Ventileinrichtung 3 gegenüberliegende Ventilpartie auf die Ventileinrichtung 3 wirkt. In dieser Stellung wird über diesen Bolzen 18 der Schwenkhebel 13 hinter einer Erhöhung der Ventileinrichtung 3 auch kraftschlüssig verrastet.The gas-tight connection between the flange parts of the valve device 3 and the gas extraction device 2 can be brought about from this working position. For this purpose, a manually operable pivot lever 13 is used, which is pivotably mounted on axle attachments 14 of the gas sampling device 2. In Figures 1 and 3, the working position of the pivot lever 13 is shown. The latter engages actuating lugs 16 of the valve device 3 via beveled actuating surfaces 15. The corresponding flange parts of the valve device 3 and the gas sampling device 2 are axially joined by the pivoting movement of the manually operated pivot lever 13 carried out from above. The final contact pressure for these functional parts is exerted by a spring element 17 arranged in the swivel lever 13, which acts on the valve device 3 via a pressure bolt on the valve section opposite the connecting flange of the valve device 3. In this position, the pivot lever 13 is also non-positively locked by means of this pin 18 behind an increase in the valve device 3.

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  1. Arrangement for the pluggable flanging of a gas-containing pressure container (1), which is constructed bottle-shaped, stands under pressure and comprises a controllable valve equipment (3), with use of a pressing-on equipment to a gas withdrawal equipment (2) with a control equipment for the regulating of the pressure of the withdrawn gas, wherein the control equipment of the gas withdrawal equipment (2) co-operates with the valve equipment (3) of the pressure container and wherein a manually actuable pivot lever (13) is mounted at the gas withdrawal equipment (2), by which lever the valve equipment is bringable to bear and pressable against the connection opening of the withdrawal device by means of co-operating actuating surfaces, characterised thereby that the bringing to bear and pressing on takes place through inclined shaping of the actuating surfaces on the pivot movement of the pivot lever (13) and that an intermediate element (17), which acts with short stroke between valve equipment (3) and withdrawal equipment (2) in closure setting of the pivot lever, is provided.
  2. Arrangement according to claim 1, characterised thereby that the flanging-on region between withdrawal equipment (2) and valve equipment (3) is arranged between the mounting place (14) of the pivot lever (13) at the withdrawal equipment (2) and the actuating surfaces (15, 16; 18) of the valve equipment (3) for the pivot lever (13).
  3. Arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, characterised thereby that actuating projections (16) for the pivot lever (13) of the withdrawal equipment (2) are arranged to be lying laterally opposite at the valve equipment (3).
  4. Arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised thereby that the resilient intermediate element (17) in the pivot lever (13) is arranged in the engagement region of the engagement surface of the valve arrangement (3).
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