EP0736483A1 - Dispositif de dosage de concentré pour distributeur de jus de fruit - Google Patents

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EP0736483A1
EP0736483A1 EP95500165A EP95500165A EP0736483A1 EP 0736483 A1 EP0736483 A1 EP 0736483A1 EP 95500165 A EP95500165 A EP 95500165A EP 95500165 A EP95500165 A EP 95500165A EP 0736483 A1 EP0736483 A1 EP 0736483A1
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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
    • B67D1/0042—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
    • B67D1/0045—Venturi arrangements; Aspirators; Eductors
    • 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
    • B67D1/0047—Mixing chambers with movable parts, e.g. for stirring
    • 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
    • B67D3/00—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D3/0012—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes provided with mixing devices

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  • the object of the invention is a concentrate doser for fruit juice dispensers that has been specially designed for its use with cold drink dispensing machines already used in the hotel business, restaurants and other places, in order to offer the consumer a drink made up of water plus a concentrate or syrup that restores the water required for its final consumption.
  • Venturi type assembly located between a sealed syrup container and a water supply source that supplies water either from the water supply network or from a tank, so that the water may act as the syrup feeding means by way of a prior adjustment of the Venturi device with constant flow of one liquid or the other, taking the fruit juice to the inverted dome that incorporates adjustable level detectors and which establish a maximum and minimum level, in cooperation with a depression valve located at the Venturi feeding inlet and sending a signal to a processor that inhibits the commanding action of the water and acts upon syrup shortage warning means.
  • a variant of the (concentrate) level detector is the measurement of the flow through the usage of a flow meter previously set to a volume close to the capacity of the (concentrate) tank that acts by also cutting water supply off.
  • Dosing means are equally arranged, alternative to each other, on the basis of the exclusive regulation of the concentrate and water mixture through the usage of the pressure regulator or the Venturi device itself, changing the passages or gauges, as well as through a combination of both means.
  • the recipient consists of a transparent inverted dome that houses inside it a turning agitator that maintains the homogeneous suspension, the cover is removable and the mixture which constitution varies as a function of the final product is decanted through the resulting opening of the recipient.
  • the capacity of the recipient varies, according to its manufacturer, between five and fifty litres which makes it advisable, for weight reasons, for the recipient to be continuously refilled by its attendant, dosing the mixtures of syrup with water, through the use of double pumps, piston driven or volumetric, of different flow rates, as well as solenoid valves used to control the flow rates of the different fluids and other mixture regulation means.
  • the advantage of the latter is that, besides feeding the supplying mechanism, it simultaneously mixes and doses.
  • the purpose of the invention is to solve the above problems by fitting, to any of the fruit juice dispensers now existing in the market and of whatever make of brand, with means duly guaranteeing the accuracy of the mixture that will produce the fruit juice to be consumed, so as to produce the same aroma, flavour and, above all, degree of viscosity.
  • a further aim of the invention is to prevent manual refill of the recipient, avoiding the need to have a person supplying liquid and keeping product level within limits capable of being automatically regulated, so that the recipient remains full at all times, clearly suggesting to the potential consumer the presence of newly prepared product.
  • the invention starts off a conventional dispenser made of an inverted dome recipient resting upon a base which, besides the cold generating elements, does also incorporate a cooling expander that penetrates within the inverted dome and, as is already common, a rotational agitating device.
  • the invention is therefore applied to any dispenser available in the market, the invention basically consisting on the placement of a "Venturi" type assembly between a sealed tank containing fruit syrup and a water supply source supplying water from the supply network or from a tank, so that the water may act as the syrup feeding means by way of a prior adjustment of the Venturi device with constant flow of one liquid or the other, taking the already mixed product or the fruit juice to the dome acting as the dispenser tank and which incorporates two adjustable level detectors.
  • a "Venturi" type assembly between a sealed tank containing fruit syrup and a water supply source supplying water from the supply network or from a tank, so that the water may act as the syrup feeding means by way of a prior adjustment of the Venturi device with constant flow of one liquid or the other, taking the already mixed product or the fruit juice to the dome acting as the dispenser tank and which incorporates two adjustable level detectors.
  • the device used to detect the lack of fruit syrup or concentrate in its tank, due to its having run out, is incorporated into the Venturi supply conduit and works in cooperation with a depression valve located at the entrance of concentrate to this Venturi device, so as to inhibit water supply feed.
  • depression valve The purpose of the depression valve is to incorporate air into the circuit, so that it may drag off the last few drops of the product through the short conduit section existing between the concentrate tank and the Venturi, quickly cleaning the pipe and aiding the action of the syrup presence detector, precisely fitted in this section, causing a breach or unbalance of internal pressure which, under other conditions, prevents or at least slows down the action of the detector, in respect of ordering the inhibition of the water feed command.
  • level detector plus depression valve Remaining in the fruit juice supply tank option, the alternative to this combination of level detector plus depression valve is that of a syrup or fruit juice outlet contactor, previously set to a volume close to tank capacity so that whenever said volume is reached and, therefore, the tank is just about to be totally empty, water flow is then cut off by mechanical or electrical means until the tank has refilled, when the meter is then preset once again either manually or automatically, using conventional means.
  • the water may come from a treated liquid container tank, in which case the required flow rate is obtained either by gravity or using a pump.
  • Direct water network supply is also appropriate, with the inter-placement of a continuous water treatment unit using osmotic, active coal or other type of filters, together with the inclusion of ion interchanging resins in order to finally obtain deflavoured, odourless and soft water with the required pH level.
  • the processing circuit is a conventional one which may be selected from among those available in the market, as well as the remaining components which, organized in accordance with the invention, produce a new and advantageous effect fully covered by the spirit of the Law whenever it expresses, besides the novelty requirement, inventive activity and merit.
  • the level detectors incorporated to it are also eliminated, including jointly with the new supplied the conventional mechanisms that would substitute the signal detected therein, both in the variant that incorporates the level detector plus the depression valve as in the other flow rate meter variant, mechanisms that are variable as per the previously mentioned water supply interruption method, which may furthermore be related to different approaches such as having an attending waiter available or being a self service machine.
  • the dosing means are equally alternatively arranged, based on the exclusive regulation of the concentrate and water mixture.
  • the pressure regulator may be actuated, without touching the Venturi or the Venturi itself may be actuated, without operating the pressure regulator, alternatively both of them may also be simultaneously actuated.
  • the exclusive aim thereof is to achieve the dosing of the syrup or concentrate simultaneously with the mixture in the Venturi itself of both components, as well as fully independently of the type of doser used, the tank type, dispensing tap or other.
  • Venturi device with one or several solenoid operated valves, of the conventional product feeding type, for example, further drink components or, simply, carbonic gas coming from an additional tank, in the same way that it may also include whichever conventional cooling or warming means that the product to be dispensed may require.
  • Example 1 Upon examining the previously mentioned figure 1, it may be observed how the invention herein advanced consists of a concentrate doser for fruit juice dispensing machines, of the type that include an inverted dome (1) resting upon a base (2) which, besides the means used to generate chill (3) within the dome (1), does also incorporate a rotating agitator (4), as well as liquid dispensing means such as an outlet pipe under which is placed the glass that actuates the opening means, a frame (5) wheeled or not, characterized by its having a "Venturi" type assembly between a sealed syrup container, not shown and marked by the arrow (14) and a water supply source (7), either from the water supply network or from a tank, in such a way that the water acts as the syrup dragging mean through a prior adjustment of the Venturi device (6) with a constant flow rate of one liquid or the other, taking the mixed product or fruit juice to the dome (1) that acts as the dispensing tank and which incorporates two level detectors (8-9) capable of being regulated and which establish the maximum and
  • the regulation of the concentrate and water mixture is effected either graduating the regulator (15) without touching the Venturi device (6) or else adjusting the own Venturi device (6), without operating the regulator (15) or, alternatively, both devices may also be simultaneously adjusted, in order to achieve syrup dosing and simultaneously mixing it with water in the Venturi device.
  • the water pursuant to the example, is supplied from the water supply network, through the inter-placement of a continuous water treatment unit (13) using osmotic, active carbon or other type of filters, together with the inclusion of ion interchanging resins to finally obtain unflavoured and odourless liquid, softening its calcium content with the appropriate pH level, arriving to the Venturi device through a flow rate regulator (15) that ensure dosing accuracy.
  • the syrup comes from a conventional container, of the type fitted with non rigid walls, that receives the product under vacuum and which is fitted with a membrane ready to receive a nozzle that interconnects the container, not shown, to the tank inlet (14) to the previously described circuit in order to dispense the already dosed mixture through the conduit and into the dome (1) fitted with a cover (16) that insulates the liquid (17) from outside.
  • the processor circuit incorporates a transformer-rectifier (18) to convert the alternating current supplied to continuous current and which is plug into the power supply network represented in the drawing by the arrow (19).
  • Example 2 The concentrate level detector (29) and the depression valve (21) are substituted by a concentrate outlet meter (conventional, not included in the figures), previously set as per the capacity of the concentrate recipient (14) which, through mechanical or electrical means, interrupt water flow until the consumable concentrate has been renewed, whereas the meter is then manually or automatically preset once again whenever the tank is newly toped up or refilled.
  • a concentrate outlet meter conventional, not included in the figures
  • Example 3 Another execution variant, using a pouring tap (23) ( Figure 2) or further conventional variations such as a decanting pump or others, incorporate conventional mechanisms that substitute the maximum (9) and minimum (8) liquid level detectors, by a lever (24) or manually operated push button (25) activated by a coin collection mechanism (26) ( Figure 3) which operate, in either case, as power supply circuit breakers, also conventional.
  • Example 4 A further variant combines the Venturi device (6) with one or several solenoid valves (of the conventional type, not shown in the figures), to supply further drink or carbonic gas components.

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ES9500658 1995-04-03
ES9500658A ES2122864B1 (es) 1995-04-03 1995-04-03 Dosificador de concentrados para suministradores de zumos.
ES9502058 1995-10-24
ES009502058A ES2127083B1 (es) 1995-04-03 1995-10-24 Mejoras introducidas en el objeto de la patente n-9500658, de dosificador de concentrados para suministradores de zumos.

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