EP1213258B2 - Beverage dispensing apparatus - Google Patents

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EP1213258B2
EP1213258B2 EP01205037A EP01205037A EP1213258B2 EP 1213258 B2 EP1213258 B2 EP 1213258B2 EP 01205037 A EP01205037 A EP 01205037A EP 01205037 A EP01205037 A EP 01205037A EP 1213258 B2 EP1213258 B2 EP 1213258B2
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Sijtze Van Der Meer
Sjoerd Timmermans
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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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
    • B67B7/24—Hole-piercing devices
    • B67B7/26—Hole-piercing devices combined with spouts
    • B67B7/28—Hole-piercing devices combined with spouts and associated with receptacle hodlers
    • 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
    • B67D1/0462—Squeezing collapsible or flexible beverage containers, e.g. bag-in-box containers
    • 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
    • B67D1/0829—Keg connection means
    • B67D1/0831—Keg connection means combined with valves
    • B67D1/0835—Keg connection means combined with valves with one valve
    • 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
    • B67D1/0857—Cooling arrangements
    • B67D1/0869—Cooling arrangements using solid state elements, e.g. Peltier cells
    • 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
    • B67D1/0878—Safety, warning or controlling 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
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/12—Flow or pressure control devices or systems, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers
    • B67D1/14—Reducing valves or control taps
    • B67D1/1405—Control taps
    • 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
    • B67D1/0081—Dispensing valves
    • B67D2001/0087—Dispensing valves being mounted on the dispenser housing
    • B67D2001/0089—Dispensing valves being mounted on the dispenser housing operated by lever means

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  • the invention relates to a beverage dispensing apparatus comprising:
  • Such an apparatus is known from WO-A-95/20540 and is intended for dispensing aerated or non-aerated beverages, particularly beer.
  • a flexible bag containing a beverage is accommodated in a chamber of a vessel, after which the chamber is hermetically sealed by means of a cover. The space between the chamber and the bag is pressurized.
  • a flexible hose connects an outlet of the bag to a beverage delivery tap. To this end, the hose is passed through an opening in the cover.
  • a drawback of this construction is that the hose in this opening should be sealed very effectively because the hose is situated, at least partly, in the pressure space.
  • the beverage dispensing apparatus is characterized in that the locking and sealing means are arranged between the beverage container and the chamber so as to form the pressure space between an inner wall of the chamber and at least the deformable wall portion of the container, the outlet of the container being situated outside the pressure space.
  • the pressure space is no longer bounded by the cover.
  • the line or hose coupled to the outlet is now situated wholly outside the pressure space.
  • An additional advantage is that owing to the position of the locking and sealing means it is now possible in a simple manner to automatically create a pressure space when the beverage container is introduced into the chamber of the housing. Operation becomes easier for the user.
  • a preferred embodiment of the apparatus is characterized in that the locking means comprise spring-loaded locking slides which co-operate with a flange of the container to lock the container in the chamber.
  • the locking means comprise spring-loaded locking slides which co-operate with a flange of the container to lock the container in the chamber.
  • An embodiment including a variant of the afore-mentioned locking means is characterized in that an edge of the opening of the chamber has been provided with an annular part on which the locking slides are mounted so as to be resiliently movable in radial directions.
  • a preferred embodiment is characterized in that the apparatus includes an annular collar mounted onto a neck with the outlet opening of the container, the collar having a flange for co-operation with the locking slides to lock the container in the chamber.
  • a collar can be fixedly connected to the container or can be constructed as a separate removable part.
  • the sealing means are constituted by sealing rings between the inner wall of the chamber and an outer flange of the collar and, in the case of a separate removable collar, an additional sealing ring between the neck of the container and an inner flange of the collar.
  • the apparatus further comprises an unlocking mechanism for unlocking the container. Further details of this are given in the description of an embodiment with reference to the Figures.
  • a further embodiment of the apparatus is characterized in that the pressurizing means include a pump which can be turned on and turned off by means of a switch which can be actuated by means of the cover.
  • the apparatus further has a pressure relief valve for the pressure space, which valve can be actuated by means of the cover.
  • the cover When the cover is closed the pressure-relief valve is closed and the pump is started.
  • the pump stops and the pressure-relief valve for the pressure space is opened, after which the beverage container can be removed from the chamber after this container has been unlocked.
  • the outlet of a new container filled with a beverage is closed by means of a pierceable sealing membrane.
  • the container comprises a piercing mechanism which is connected to a beverage delivery hose and which automatically pierces the sealing diaphragm as soon as the pressure space is pressurized for the first time.
  • the apparatus is characterized in that, when a beverage container is disposed in the chamber and locked, there is some distance between the flange of the container and the locking slides, which enables the container to be moved upward over said distance when the pressure space is pressurized and thus to pierce the membrane.
  • a construction by means of which a sealing membrane can be pierced is known per se from WO-A-95/20540 . However, in said construction piercing must be effected by hand.
  • the beverage dispensing assembly of the invention comprises the features of claim 1. This results in a mechanism, which is simple to operate by the user, for installing the beverage delivery hose to the location where the beverage is to be tapped. After the beverage delivery hose has been coupled to the lower part the upper part is secured to the lower part, the hose being clamped in place and at the same time being pinched off. When the actuating handle is opened the hose is no longer pinched and the beverage flows out through the hose under the influence of the pressure in the pressure space.
  • the apparatus further has a number of safety features to preclude the undesired turn-on of the pressure and the undesirable discharge of beverage.
  • the beverage dispensing apparatus shown in Fig. 1 comprises a housing 1 having an opening 2 which gives access to a chamber 3.
  • a cover 4 is hingeably connected to the housing 1 to open and close the chamber. Through the opening 2 a beverage container, for example a beer container, can be placed into the chamber 3.
  • the housing further carries a tapping device 6.
  • a beverage delivery line 7 has one end connected to an outlet 8 of the beverage container and the other end to the tapping device 6.
  • Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic representation of the beverage dispensing apparatus in which a beverage container 5 has been placed.
  • the locking means for locking the beverage container in the chamber 3 comprises a plurality of spring-loaded locking slides 10 which are movable in radial directions.
  • the beverage container has a collar 11, which is fixedly connected to a wall of the container and which has a flange 12 for cooperation with the locking slides 10.
  • a sealing ring 13 is attached to the annular part 9 for the purpose of sealing the container in the chamber.
  • the annular part 9 with the locking mechanism and the seal is mounted on the upper rim 20 of the housing 1.
  • This annular part 9 comprises a lower ring 9a and, spaced therefrom, an upper ring 9b, between which the locking slides 10 are disposed.
  • the lower ring 9a carries pins 21, which engage in openings 22 of the locking slides ( Fig. 4 ).
  • the locking slides are pulled inward by the force of a helical spring 14.
  • the inner ends of the locking slides are noseshaped in such a manner that both an upper surface 23 and a lower surface 24 thereof slope downward in radially inward directions.
  • the oblique upper surface 23 assists in urging away the slides 10 by means of the flange 12 of the collar 11 of the container 5.
  • the bevel 37 of the flange also contributes to this.
  • the sealing ring 13 is clamped between a part of the upper rim 20 of the housing and the lower ring 9a.
  • the sealing ring has an inwardly directed flexible lip 25, which also has a downward slope.
  • the flexible sealing lip is in sealing engagement with the flange 12 of the container disposed in the chamber.
  • the pressure space 17 can be pressurized by means of the pump 19. Preferably, air is used for this purpose.
  • the air pressure ensures that the sealing lip 25 is pressed even more firmly against the flange and the pressure space 17 is sealed even more effectively.
  • the pressure in the pressure space exerts a force on the container, which consequently tends to move upward.
  • the locking slides 10 prevent the container 5 from moving upward.
  • an unlocking mechanism formed by an unlocking ring 26 having oblique cam surfaces 27.
  • the ring 26 is rotatable about the axis 28.
  • the locking slides 10 have each been provided with an unlocking pin 29, which unlocking pins co-operate with the oblique surfaces 27 of the unlocking ring 26.
  • this ring has a small handle 30, which projects through an opening 31 in the upper ring 9b (the upper ring 9b is not shown in Fig. 4 ).
  • the upper ring also has another small handle 32.
  • the unlocking ring 26 is rotated counterclockwise.
  • the oblique cam surfaces 27 urge the unlocking pins 29 and, as a consequence, the locking slides 10 outward, so that the flange 12 is no longer locked and an empty container 5 can be removed. Removing a container from the chamber is not possible when the pressure space 17 is still under pressure. As long as the space 17 is under pressure the flange 12 is urged against the inclined lower surfaces 24 of the slides 10. Pushing back the slides 10 is made virtually impossible by the inclined lower surfaces 24.
  • a collar 11 which is fixedly connected to the wall of the container it is possible to use a "separate removable collar", as is shown in Fig. 5 .
  • a collar 11' is placed onto the neck 88 with the outlet opening 8 of the container.
  • An outer flange 12' has been provided with a sealing ring 13' for sealing with respect to the inner wall 15 of the chamber 3, while an inner flange 12" has been provided with a sealing ring 13" for sealing with respect to the neck 88 of the container.
  • the flange 12' co-operates with the locking slides 10 for locking the container in the chamber of the apparatus.
  • a sealing membrane 33 is arranged over the outlet opening 8 and is attached to the edge of the opening (see Fig. 6 ).
  • the beverage delivery line 7 is formed by a hose 34 having a right-angled inlet pipe 35 at its inlet end. This inlet pipe extends into a union 36 of the collar to a location just above the membrane 33.
  • the tapping device 6 is shown in detail in Figs. 7-10 .
  • the tapping device comprises a lower part 41, which is fixedly connected to the housing 1, and an upper part 42, which is hingeably connected to the lower part by means of a hinge 43 ( Figs. 8 and 10 ). Both parts have a groove 44 and 45, respectively ( Fig. 10 ), in which the beverage delivery hose 34 can be arranged.
  • the outlet end of the hose has a right-angled outlet pipe 46.
  • the lower part of the tapping device has a vertical channel 47 through which the outlet pipe can be passed. For reasons of hygiene the end portion 46a of the outlet pipe projects fully from the channel 47, so that the beverage cannot come into contact with the lower part 41 of the tapping device.
  • the outlet pipe 46 has a handle 48 which may bear an indication of the kind of beverage.
  • the tapping device further comprises a shut-off mechanism by means of which the flexible hose can be pinched off or opened.
  • This shut-off mechanism comprises a clamping block 48, which is vertically movable against the force of a spring 50.
  • the clamping block has two upright pressure pins 51 between which a hose clamp 52 formed by a V-shaped pressure member is interposed.
  • the hose 34 extends over this V-shaped pressure member.
  • the shut-off mechanism further comprises a lever 53, which is situated in the upper part 42 of the tapping device and which is pivotable about a pivot 54.
  • this lever has a forked arm 55 whose ends 56 co-operate with the pressure pins 51 of the clamping block 49.
  • the lever 53 has an arm 60.
  • the upper part 42 of the tapping device comprises an actuation handle or tap 57, which is pivotable about a tap spindle 58.
  • the tap spindle 58 carries an eccentric cam 59, which co-operates with the arm 60 of the lever.
  • Fig. 7 shows in solid lines the situation in which the ends 56 of the forked arms 55 are just clear of the pressure pins 51, so that the spring 50 urges the clamping block 49 upward as far as possible and the hose 34 is pinched off completely by the hose clamp 52.
  • the housing 1 of the apparatus is double-walled, a thermally insulating material 63 being interposed between the outer wall 62 and the inner wall 15, which forms the wall of the chamber 3 ( Fig. 2 ).
  • the housing 1 further accommodates the following parts:
  • both the pump switch 70 and the pressure-relief valve 71 is linked to the opening and closing of the cover 4 on the housing 1.
  • a line 73 connects the pressure controller 68 to the line 18 between the pump 19 and the pressure space 17.
  • a line 74 extends from the pressure controller 68 to the pressure-relief valve 71.
  • the upper part 42 of the tapping device 6 is hingeably connected to the lower part 41 and can be locked to this lower part by means of the locking mechanism 61.
  • the beverage dispensing apparatus When the beverage dispensing apparatus is in use, i.e. when beverage can be dispensed, it is not allowed to swing the upper part 42 away from the lower part 41 because otherwise the beverage delivery hose 34 is no longer pinched off and beverage could flow out. Swinging up the upper part is precluded in that an edge 75 of the cover 4 lies over the upper part in the closed condition.
  • the edge 75 has a recess 76, which engages over the upper part (see Fig. 1 ).
  • the upper part 42 cannot be swung up until the cover has been opened, after unlocking.
  • the cover 4 cannot be closed when the upper part 42 has not been swung down onto the lower part 41. This is precluded in that a side wall 77 of the upper part in the swung-up position abuts against the edge 75 of the cover.
  • a detection mechanism 78 for detecting the presence of a container is arranged on the inner side of the cover 4.
  • This mechanism comprises an L-shaped detection rod 79.
  • a spindle 80 is mounted transversely to this rod 79.
  • This spindle is rotatably mounted in the cover 4.
  • the detection rod 79 can perform a small pivotal movement about the spindle 80.
  • a bracket 81 extends over the detection rod 79 with ample clearance and is secured to the inner side of the cover 4. The clearance between the bracket and the detection rod limits the pivotal movement of the rod.
  • the end of the spindle 80 carries an actuating pin 82.
  • This actuating pin actuates the pump switch 70.
  • the short arm of the detection rod 79 abuts against the beverage delivery line 7, as a result of which rotation of the spindle is inhibited and the actuating pin 82 acts upon the pump switch 70 and the pump is turned on.
  • the spindle 80 with the detection rod 79 can swing down, as a result of which the actuating pin 81 does not act upon the pump switch 69 and this switch is not actuated.
  • the beverage dispensing apparatus is operated as follows. It is assumed that no container is present in the apparatus.
  • the cover 4 is opened and a container filled with beverage is placed into the chamber 3.
  • the locking slides 10 are then urged aside. When the container has been lowered completely into the chamber the slides 10 move inward again and lock the container.
  • the upper part 42 of the tapping device 6 is swung up and the hose 34 is placed onto the lower part 41 over the hose clamp 52, and the outlet pipe 46 is inserted into the channel 47 of the tapping device.
  • the upper part 42 is swung down onto the lower part and is locked thereto by means of the locking mechanism 61.
  • the hose 34 is now pinched off.
  • the cover can be closed and the pump switch 69 is automatically switched on.
  • the cooling device 64 and the cooling fan 66 are turned on.
  • the pressure space 17 is gradually pressurized, as a result of which the container 5 moves upward.
  • the sealing membrane is pierced and the beverage is forced into the beverage delivery line (hose).
  • the beverage can be tapped after the tap 57 has been opened.
  • the pump switch immediately turns off the pump and the pressure-relief valve 71 is opened, as a result of which the pressure in the pressure space 17 drops out.
  • the handles 30, 31 the locking slides 10 can be released and the empty container can be removed from the apparatus.
  • the embodiment described herein uses air as a pressure medium for pressurizing the container. It is alternatively possible to use, for example, a liquid pressure medium.
  • the described flange 12 of the container is mounted on a collar 11, which is fixedly connected to the container. Obviously, such a flange may directly form part of the wall of the container, i.e. may be integral therewith.
  • sealing by means of the sealing ring 13 is effected on the flange 12.
  • sealing is also possible directly on the wall of the container itself.
  • a beverage container in the form of a bottle having compressible walls it is also possible to use other types of beverage containers in the apparatus in accordance with the invention, provided that they have at least one flexible deformable wall. For this, a kind of membrane-like wall might be considered.

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DE29825138U DE29825138U1 (de) 1997-09-04 1998-08-21 Getränkezapfaufbau
DE29825148U DE29825148U1 (de) 1997-09-04 1998-08-21 Getränkezapfaufbau
DE29825155U DE29825155U1 (de) 1997-09-04 1998-08-21 Getränkezapfaufbau
EP05106022A EP1621514B1 (en) 1997-09-04 1998-08-21 Beverage dispensing apparatus
DE69832211T DE69832211T3 (de) 1997-09-04 1998-08-21 Getränkespender
DE29825136U DE29825136U1 (de) 1997-09-04 1998-08-21 Getränkezapfaufbau
DE29825139U DE29825139U1 (de) 1997-09-04 1998-08-21 Getränkezapfaufbau
DE29825159U DE29825159U1 (de) 1997-09-04 1998-08-21 Getränkezapfaufbau

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NL1006948 1997-09-04
NL1006948 1997-09-04
EP98937716A EP0935585B1 (en) 1997-09-04 1998-08-21 Beverage dispensing apparatus

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ES (4) ES2317870T5 (es)
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