EP1129986A1 - Getränkespender mit durchstechbaren Konzentratbehältern - Google Patents

Getränkespender mit durchstechbaren Konzentratbehältern Download PDF

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EP1129986A1
EP1129986A1 EP01103610A EP01103610A EP1129986A1 EP 1129986 A1 EP1129986 A1 EP 1129986A1 EP 01103610 A EP01103610 A EP 01103610A EP 01103610 A EP01103610 A EP 01103610A EP 1129986 A1 EP1129986 A1 EP 1129986A1
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Massimo Grampassi
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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
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/12—Flow or pressure control devices or systems, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers
    • B67D1/1202—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed
    • B67D1/1204—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed for ratio control purposes
    • B67D1/1231—Metering pumps
    • 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
    • B67D1/0015—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being prepared by mixing at least two liquid components
    • B67D1/0021—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being prepared by mixing at least two liquid components the components being mixed at the time of dispensing, i.e. post-mix dispensers
    • 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
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
    • B67D1/0078—Ingredient cartridges

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  • the present invention relates to a machine for instantly producing and dispensing beverages having premixable concentrated components which can be diluted with water and the like, pre-packaged in pierceable box-like refills.
  • Machines for instantly producing and dispensing beverages composed of a part of concentrate of flavor-providing substance, and a part of dilution liquid, generally constituted by water, have long been used.
  • the concentrated substances are packaged during production in conventional box-like packages, usually made of cardboard, which are used on the machines by an operator who, before starting operation of said machines, opens the packages and transfers their content into appropriately provided containment tanks.
  • Each tank can be paired with a second tank which contains dilution water or is connected, by means of an appropriate duct, to a dispenser tap, upstream of which there is also provided a second water feed pipe being directly connected to the normal user supply line.
  • said handling requires availability of time on the part of the operator, who has to perform a number of required actions in order to feed each time the machines when the concentrate packages are used up.
  • the aim of the present invention is to solve the above-noted drawbacks of the conventional art, by providing a machine for instantly producing and dispensing beverages having premixable concentrated components which can be diluted with water and the like, pre-packaged in pierceable box-like refills, which requires minimal handling on the part of the operators, without such handling being in any case able to cause bacterial contamination, such handling being completed in an extremely short time.
  • a machine for instantly producing and dispensing beverages having premixable concentrated components which can be diluted with water and the like, pre-packaged in pierceable box-like refills said machine being constituted by a box-like frame which is divided into at least two regions, a first region for containing cooling elements and a second one for accommodating said refills of concentrated components, characterized in that it has, in said second region, at least one modular support for inserting said box-like refills which is provided with means for retaining said refills by contact and with piercing means which cooperate with said retention means and are connected to a suction element which is interconnected to a mixing tank arranged upstream of a conventional dispensing tap, at least one second duct for feeding dilution water or the like leading into said tank.
  • 1 designates a machine for instantly producing and dispensing beverages having premixable concentrated components which can be diluted with water and the like, pre-packaged in pierceable box-like refills 2.
  • the machine 1 is constituted by a box-like frame which is divided into at least two regions 1a and 1b: a first region for containing conventional cooling elements and a second one for accommodating the refills 2 of concentrated components.
  • the machine 1 has at least one modular support 3 for inserting the box-like refills 2; said support is provided with means 4 for retaining the refills by contact, and with piercing means 5 which functionally cooperate with the retention means 4 and are connected to a suction element 6 being connected, by means of a first duct 7, to a mixing tank 8 being provided with a dispensing port 8a in a downward region; a second duct 9 for feeding dilution water or a similar liquid also leads into the tank 8.
  • the base 3a of the modular support 3 is slightly inclined in order to insert and rest the refills 2 in a slightly reclined position in order to make their content flow towards a lower edge, and is substantially constituted by a box-like receptacle which is composed of said base 3a and two side walls 3b; its shape substantially duplicates the shape of the box-like refills 2, and it is provided with a front wall which is open to allow the insertion or extraction of said refills.
  • the means 4 for retaining the box-like refills 2 are constituted by a lid 3c which is provided with means 10 for adjustable coupling to the walls 3b of the receptacle 3 and has, on its lower face for contact with said refills 2, at least one sucker element 11 for hermetic resting on the opposite upper faces of said refills 2; the sucker element 11 is provided with a short neck 11a which protrudes upwards, passes through the lid 3c and is axially traversed by a through channel 11b.
  • the piercing means 5 are constituted by a rigid tube 12 which is slightly longer than the height of the refills 2; an end 12a of said tube adapted to pierce said refills has a sharp tapering portion, and the opposite end is fitted onto a duct 13 for connection to said suction element 6.
  • the tube 12 can be inserted hermetically in the through channel 11b of the neck 11a and can be inserted through said neck into the box-like refill 2 after piercing the wall of the refill.
  • the suction element 6 is constituted, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, by a pump 6a of the peristaltic type.
  • the mixing tank 8 can be removably fitted on the frame of the machine 1, by interposing quick-coupling means 14 which are substantially constituted by a coupling of the so-called bayonet type between the inlet of said tank and the frame.
  • An element 15 for stirring and shredding the lumps and pulp of the concentrated components is also fitted inside the mixing tank 8; said element 15 is constituted by a shaft 16 which protrudes from a motor drive assembly 17 of its own which is arranged in an upward region, and a plurality of cutters 18 with radial blades 18a and a rotor 19 with vanes are mounted at the free end and coaxially in succession on said shaft; the rotor is mounted at the tip.
  • a tank 20 for accumulating water for dilution or a similar liquid is fitted in the second region 1b of the frame, in a rearward position with respect to the receptacle 3; the tank 20 is provided with means 21 for constantly maintaining the static head of the dilution water or the like.
  • Said means 21 are constituted by a second open-top tank 22 which is rigidly fitted in the internal upper region of said tank 20 and is provided, in a downward region, with a discharge port 23 which leads into the mixing tank 8 through the second duct 9; the end of a duct 24 for feeding dilution water or the like also leads into the second tank 22.
  • the tank 20 is also provided with coil-shaped cooling means 25 which can be immersed in the dilution water or the like.
  • the adjustable coupling means 10 are constituted by corresponding knobs 26 which can be tightened in vertical slotted seats 27 formed in the side walls 3b of the receptacle 3.
  • the operation of the invention is as follows: an operator places a box-like refill 2 in the receptacle 3, inserting it snugly between the walls 3b of said receptacle.
  • the inclination of the base 3a allows to keep the concentrate collected towards the edge of the refill 2 that is directed towards the inside of the machine 1 even when said concentrate decreases to a small amount.
  • the lid 3c is coupled by acting on the knobs 26.
  • the operator inserts the rigid tube 12 in the through channel 11b, whose diameter is advantageously calibrated so that said tube 12 forms a seal in sliding; through the channel 11b, the tube reaches and pierces the box-like refill 2 with its own sharp end 12a.
  • the machine 1 is ready to dispense the beverage with the maximum assurance of hygiene.
  • the operator activates the peristaltic pump 6a, which produces suction in the duct 13 connected to the tube 12 and draws through it a preset dose of concentrate which is sent towards the mixing tank 8.
  • the equally preset amount of dilution water is drawn from the normal user mains or from the tank 20 by way of a conventional electric valve 29 which reaches the mixing tank 8 by means of the second duct 9.
  • the beverage is then dispensed through the appropriately provided port 8a.
  • the dilution water can arrive directly, as mentioned, from the normal user line or can also be contained in the tank 20 after being transferred into it.
  • a cooling coil 25 in order to keep the dilution water, and ultimately the dispensed beverage, pleasantly cool.

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IT2000MO000034A IT1316896B1 (it) 2000-03-01 2000-03-01 Macchina produttrice istantanea ed erogatrice di bevande a componenticoncentrati premiscelabili e diluibili con acqua e simili,
ITMO000034 2000-03-01

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US7318893B2 (en) 2001-12-12 2008-01-15 Sara Lee/De N.V. Apparatus for offering and dispensing mineral water suitable for consumption

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US4314768A (en) 1978-05-05 1982-02-09 Luigi Goglio Syrup feed system for drink distribution apparatus of the after-mixing type
EP0141433A1 (de) * 1983-08-11 1985-05-15 Douwe Egberts Koninklijke Tabaksfabriek- Koffiebranderijen-Theehandel N.V. Gehäuse für Konzentratbehälter von Ausgabevorrichtungen für verdünnte Fruchtsäfte
WO1999037577A2 (en) * 1998-01-23 1999-07-29 The Coca-Cola Company Post-mix dispensing module for concentrates

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US4314768A (en) 1978-05-05 1982-02-09 Luigi Goglio Syrup feed system for drink distribution apparatus of the after-mixing type
EP0141433A1 (de) * 1983-08-11 1985-05-15 Douwe Egberts Koninklijke Tabaksfabriek- Koffiebranderijen-Theehandel N.V. Gehäuse für Konzentratbehälter von Ausgabevorrichtungen für verdünnte Fruchtsäfte
WO1999037577A2 (en) * 1998-01-23 1999-07-29 The Coca-Cola Company Post-mix dispensing module for concentrates
US5992685A (en) 1998-01-23 1999-11-30 The Coca-Cola Company Fountain dispensing module

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US7318893B2 (en) 2001-12-12 2008-01-15 Sara Lee/De N.V. Apparatus for offering and dispensing mineral water suitable for consumption

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