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- EP1238941B1 EP1238941B1 EP02425106A EP02425106A EP1238941B1 EP 1238941 B1 EP1238941 B1 EP 1238941B1 EP 02425106 A EP02425106 A EP 02425106A EP 02425106 A EP02425106 A EP 02425106A EP 1238941 B1 EP1238941 B1 EP 1238941B1
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- compensating device
- drink
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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
- B67D1/14—Reducing valves or control taps
- B67D1/1405—Control taps
- B67D1/145—Control taps comprising a valve shutter movable in a direction perpendicular to the valve seat
- B67D1/1466—Control taps comprising a valve shutter movable in a direction perpendicular to the valve seat the valve shutter being opened in a direction opposite to the liquid flow
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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
- B67D3/00—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
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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
- B67D1/14—Reducing valves or control taps
- B67D2001/1494—Taps with means for adjusting the position of a compensator from outside
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- the present invention relates to an enhanced compensating device for regulating the flow of drinks (especially carbonated drinks, such as beer), in dispensing taps.
- drinks especially carbonated drinks, such as beer
- Known compensating devices are provided with a substantially conical shaped front head, oriented towards the flow of the drink, and with a rear cylindrical body, oriented towards the shutter for opening or closing the tap.
- the conical head is positioned along a cone frustum shaped segment of the conduit for the outflow of the drink and it is axially movable through the action of a command organ operating on the compensating device, in such a way as to regulate correspondingly the flow of the drink, suitably changing the size of its outflow port.
- the rear cylindrical body instead, serves to maintain the axial position of the compensating device, when it is axially displaced for the regulating manoeuvre.
- Such a device is shown in US 2 899 170.
- These types of known compensating devices are further provided with small longitudinal grooves ending at the free end of the cylindrical body of the compensating device, obtained in an equidistant manner along the exterior surface of the compensating device, to try to render the flow of the drink as free from turbulence as possible, both to limit foaming (in the case of carbonated drinks), and to render said flow as laminar as possible.
- the compensating device has lateral holes, which are in communication with a central axial hole, but even in this case the fluxes of drink are not perfectly equilibrated, and the drink exiting the tap has still the tendency to swirl.
- the aim of the present invention is to overcome the aforesaid drawbacks, making available an enhanced compensating device, to regulate the flow of drinks in dispensing taps, which allows an optimal control over the outflow of the drink (also if carbonated, such as beer) essentially by means of a particular conformation of the compensating device.
- the enhanced compensating device 1 of the present invention is of the type provided with a rear head 11 having a substantially frustro-conical shape and oriented towards the flow of the drink, as well as with a front cylindrical body 12, oriented towards the shutter 21 for the opening or closing of the tap 2.
- the conical head 11, positioned along a frustro-conically shaped segment 22 of the conduit for the outflow of the drink, can be axially displaced by the action of a control lever 24 operating on an appendix 25 which intervenes in a seat 26 obtained on the compensating device (see Figure 3), in such a way as to regulate the flow of the drink correspondingly, suitably varying its outflow port.
- the cylindrical body 12 instead serves to maintain the axial position of the compensating device 1, when it is axially displaced.
- the compensating device 1 of the present invention comprises at least two small ducts 13, 14 converging towards each other starting from corresponding inlets 131, 141, obtained along the outer surface of the compensating device 1 and joining each other in correspondence with an outlet area 16, identifiable on the free end 17 of the cylindrical body 12 of the compensating device 1.
- the section of the outlet area 16 is greater than that of the small ducts 13, 14, to create at least two converging flow currents that collide in correspondence with said outlet area 16, to allow at least a partial mixing and control of the two said currents, in order to reduce the possibility of vortices and turbulence of the out-flowing drink.
- the compensating device 1 further comprises, in correspondence with the outlet area 16, an indentation 18 able to allow a partial introduction of the head 211 of a shutter 21 (preferably of the type with chamfered head 211, to reduce head losses) in the open position for the outflow of the drink, in order further to reduce turbulence and vortices.
- an indentation 18 able to allow a partial introduction of the head 211 of a shutter 21 (preferably of the type with chamfered head 211, to reduce head losses) in the open position for the outflow of the drink, in order further to reduce turbulence and vortices.
- the section of the outlet area 16 is greater than that of said small ducts 13, 14.
- outlets 132, 142 may intersect each other at least partially, as shown in figure 2, where the small ducts 13 and 14 are shown in dashed line.
- the presence of the aforesaid shutter 21, as figure 1 clearly shows, causes, downstream of the outlet area 16, according to the direction of outflow of the drink, the presence of a substantially toroidal chamber 5, externally defined by the walls 23 of the conduit of the tap 2 and internally by the size of the shutter 21.
- the accompanying figure show how the small ducts 13 and 14 end in correspondence with the extremity 17 of the compensating device 1, where the flows of drink collide, in an outlet area 16 with increasing section corresponding to that of the indentation 16, delimited frontally by the head 211 of the shutter 21, and then flow along the toroidal chamber 5 and exit from the spout 27 of the tap 2, in the expected optimal conditions.
- the invention thus achieves the important advantage of allowing an optimal outflow of the drink (in particular carbonated drinks, such as beer, which is very delicate to handle), without any kind of turbulence and vortices.
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Description
- The present invention relates to an enhanced compensating device for regulating the flow of drinks (especially carbonated drinks, such as beer), in dispensing taps.
- Known compensating devices are provided with a substantially conical shaped front head, oriented towards the flow of the drink, and with a rear cylindrical body, oriented towards the shutter for opening or closing the tap. The conical head is positioned along a cone frustum shaped segment of the conduit for the outflow of the drink and it is axially movable through the action of a command organ operating on the compensating device, in such a way as to regulate correspondingly the flow of the drink, suitably changing the size of its outflow port. The rear cylindrical body, instead, serves to maintain the axial position of the compensating device, when it is axially displaced for the regulating manoeuvre. Such a device is shown in US 2 899 170.
- These types of known compensating devices are further provided with small longitudinal grooves ending at the free end of the cylindrical body of the compensating device, obtained in an equidistant manner along the exterior surface of the compensating device, to try to render the flow of the drink as free from turbulence as possible, both to limit foaming (in the case of carbonated drinks), and to render said flow as laminar as possible.
- However, it has been noted that, at least under some conditions, i.e. when the velocity of the flows of the drink along the grooves are not perfectly balanced, the drink tends to swirl as it exits the tap.
- In a different type of solution, the compensating device has lateral holes, which are in communication with a central axial hole, but even in this case the fluxes of drink are not perfectly equilibrated, and the drink exiting the tap has still the tendency to swirl.
- The aim of the present invention is to overcome the aforesaid drawbacks, making available an enhanced compensating device, to regulate the flow of drinks in dispensing taps, which allows an optimal control over the outflow of the drink (also if carbonated, such as beer) essentially by means of a particular conformation of the compensating device.
- These aims and others besides, which shall become more readily apparent from the description that follows, are achieved, in accordance with the present invention, by the compensating device advantageously structured as in the accompanying claims and description that follows.
- The invention is described in greater detail hereafter with the aid of the drawings, which represent an embodiment provided by way of non limiting example.
- Figure 1 shows a lateral view of a longitudinal vertical section of a dispensing tap, in the illustrated example usable for beer, comprising the compensating device of the present invention, in the active position, for the outflow of the drink;
- Figure 2 shows a lateral view of a longitudinal vertical section of the aforesaid beer dispensing tap, in the resting position, both of the tap and of the compensating device;
- Figure 3 shows a plan view of a longitudinal horizontal section of the beer dispensing tap of Figure 2;
- Figure 4 shows a perspective view of the compensating device of the present invention.
- With reference to Figures 1, 2, 3 and in particular 4, the enhanced
compensating device 1 of the present invention is of the type provided with arear head 11 having a substantially frustro-conical shape and oriented towards the flow of the drink, as well as with a frontcylindrical body 12, oriented towards theshutter 21 for the opening or closing of thetap 2. Theconical head 11, positioned along a frustro-conicallyshaped segment 22 of the conduit for the outflow of the drink, can be axially displaced by the action of acontrol lever 24 operating on an appendix 25 which intervenes in aseat 26 obtained on the compensating device (see Figure 3), in such a way as to regulate the flow of the drink correspondingly, suitably varying its outflow port. Thecylindrical body 12 instead serves to maintain the axial position of the compensatingdevice 1, when it is axially displaced. - Characteristically, the
compensating device 1 of the present invention comprises at least twosmall ducts corresponding inlets 131, 141, obtained along the outer surface of thecompensating device 1 and joining each other in correspondence with anoutlet area 16, identifiable on thefree end 17 of thecylindrical body 12 of thecompensating device 1. - In this way the section of the
outlet area 16 is greater than that of thesmall ducts outlet area 16, to allow at least a partial mixing and control of the two said currents, in order to reduce the possibility of vortices and turbulence of the out-flowing drink. - The compensating
device 1 further comprises, in correspondence with theoutlet area 16, anindentation 18 able to allow a partial introduction of thehead 211 of a shutter 21 (preferably of the type with chamferedhead 211, to reduce head losses) in the open position for the outflow of the drink, in order further to reduce turbulence and vortices. - As stated above, the section of the
outlet area 16 is greater than that of saidsmall ducts - This can be obtained simply by causing the
small ducts corresponding outlets free end 17 of thecylindrical body 12 of thecompensating device 1. - Nonetheless, said
outlets small ducts - The presence of the
aforesaid shutter 21, as figure 1 clearly shows, causes, downstream of theoutlet area 16, according to the direction of outflow of the drink, the presence of a substantiallytoroidal chamber 5, externally defined by the walls 23 of the conduit of thetap 2 and internally by the size of theshutter 21. - The study and countless tests conducted by the Applicant have demonstrated that this is the preferred solution to obtain the best results.
- The accompanying figure show how the
small ducts extremity 17 of thecompensating device 1, where the flows of drink collide, in anoutlet area 16 with increasing section corresponding to that of theindentation 16, delimited frontally by thehead 211 of theshutter 21, and then flow along thetoroidal chamber 5 and exit from thespout 27 of thetap 2, in the expected optimal conditions. - The invention thus achieves the important advantage of allowing an optimal outflow of the drink (in particular carbonated drinks, such as beer, which is very delicate to handle), without any kind of turbulence and vortices.
- The invention thus conceived can be subject to numerous modifications and variations, without thereby departing from the scope of the inventive concept. Moreover, all components can be replaced by technically equivalent elements.
- In practice all materials employed, as well as dimensions, may be any, depending on requirements.
Claims (7)
- An enhanced compensating device for regulating the flow of drinks in dispensing taps, provided with a substantially conically shaped rear head (11) oriented towards the flow of the drink, and with a front cylindrical body (12), oriented towards the shutter (21), for opening or closing the tap (2), said compensating device (1) being positioned along a frustro-conically shaped segment (22) of the conduit for the outflow of the drink and being axially displaccable by the action of a control lever (24), in order to regulate correspondingly the flow of the drink by varying its outflow port, characterised in that it comprises at least two small ducts (13, 14) mutually converging starting from corresponding inlets (131, 141), obtained along the outer surface (15) of the compensating device (1) and joining each other exclusively in correspondence with an outlet area (16), identifiable on the free end (17) of the cylindrical body (12) of the compensating device (1), to create at least two converging flow currents of drink, for a partial mixing of the two said currents exclusively in correspondence with the free end (17) of the cylindrical body (12) reducing the possibility of vortices and turbulence of the out-flowing drink.
- An enhanced compensating device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that it comprises, in correspondence with said outflow area (16), an indentation (18) able to allow a partial introduction of the head (211) of the shutter (21) in the open position for the outflow of the drink, in such a way as further to reduce turbulence and vortices.
- An enhanced compensating device as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that it is combined with a shutter (21) of the type with chamfered head (211), in order to reduce head losses.
- An enhanced compensating device as claimed in any of the previous claims, characterised in that the outlet area (16) has a greater section than that of said small ducts (13, 14).
- An enhanced compensating device as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the output area (16) has a greater section than that of the small ducts (13, 14) and in that, downstream thereof in the direction of outflow of the drink, there is a substantially toroidal chamber (5), defined externally by the walls (23) of the conduit of the tap (2) and internally by the contour of the shutter (21).
- An enhanced compensating device as claimed in claim 4 or 5, characterised in that said small ducts (13, 14) end in corresponding outlets (132, 142) obtained directly on the free end (17) of the cylindrical body (12) of the compensating device (1).
- An enhanced compensating device as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that said outlets (132, 142) mutually intersect at least partially.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ITRN20010019 | 2001-03-05 | ||
IT2001RN000019A ITRN20010019A1 (en) | 2001-03-05 | 2001-03-05 | PERFECTED COMPENSATOR TO REGULATE THE FLOW OF DRINKS IN DISPENSING TAPS. |
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EP1238941A1 EP1238941A1 (en) | 2002-09-11 |
EP1238941B1 true EP1238941B1 (en) | 2003-11-12 |
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EP02425106A Expired - Lifetime EP1238941B1 (en) | 2001-03-05 | 2002-02-27 | Tap |
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EP (1) | EP1238941B1 (en) |
KR (1) | KR20020071455A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE254088T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE60200085T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2210220T3 (en) |
IT (1) | ITRN20010019A1 (en) |
PT (1) | PT1238941E (en) |
RU (1) | RU2002106201A (en) |
TR (1) | TR200400174T4 (en) |
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BE1015850A3 (en) * | 2004-01-08 | 2005-10-04 | Vervenne & Van Belle S A | Flow controller for beer circuit has male and female components with conical surfaces that are adjusted relative to one another |
GB2415763B (en) * | 2004-07-02 | 2008-07-09 | Diageo Ireland | A dispenser tap |
GB2416755B (en) | 2004-07-30 | 2007-01-03 | Scottish & Newcastle Plc | Beverage dispensing tap |
ITMI20060086U1 (en) * | 2006-03-10 | 2007-09-11 | Tof S R L | TAP FOR THE TAPPING OF GAS DRINKS, EQUIPPED WITH A PERFECT COMPENSATOR |
GB2436558A (en) * | 2006-03-30 | 2007-10-03 | Simon Robert Miller | Beverage dispense valve |
AU2007201231A1 (en) | 2006-03-30 | 2007-10-18 | Scotsman Beverage Systems Limited | Beverage Dispense Valve |
US8656952B2 (en) * | 2010-09-29 | 2014-02-25 | Perlick Corporation | Beverage faucet and flow reducer |
ITTO20120247A1 (en) * | 2012-03-19 | 2013-09-20 | Indesit Co Spa | VALVE FOR THE DELIVERY OF A BEVERAGE, IN PARTICULAR OF A HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATION APPARATUS |
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ITTO20120245A1 (en) * | 2012-03-19 | 2013-09-20 | Indesit Co Spa | VALVE FOR THE DELIVERY OF A BEVERAGE, IN PARTICULAR OF A HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATION APPARATUS |
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TR200400174T4 (en) | 2004-02-23 |
PT1238941E (en) | 2004-04-30 |
DE60200085D1 (en) | 2003-12-18 |
ATE254088T1 (en) | 2003-11-15 |
DE60200085T2 (en) | 2004-07-22 |
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