EP1669322A1 - Zapfhahn für mehrere Getränke - Google Patents

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EP1669322A1
EP1669322A1 EP05257591A EP05257591A EP1669322A1 EP 1669322 A1 EP1669322 A1 EP 1669322A1 EP 05257591 A EP05257591 A EP 05257591A EP 05257591 A EP05257591 A EP 05257591A EP 1669322 A1 EP1669322 A1 EP 1669322A1
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Christopher Michael Cook
David Peter Carter
Rodney Adams
Joseph Eugene Holland
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Marmon Foodservice Technologies UK Ltd
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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
    • B67D1/0081—Dispensing valves
    • B67D1/0082—Dispensing valves entirely mechanical
    • B67D1/0083—Dispensing valves entirely mechanical with means for separately dispensing a single or a mixture of drinks
    • 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
    • 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
    • B67D1/0051—Mixing devices for liquids for mixing outside the nozzle
    • 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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  • This invention relates to apparatus for dispensing beverages and in particular, but not exclusively, to manually operable taps for dispensing carbonated beverages, especially carbonated alcoholic beverages such as beer, lager, cider and the like.
  • the invention also relates to methods of dispensing beverages using such apparatus.
  • Manually operable taps for dispensing beer, lager, cider and the like are known and generally comprise an inlet for connection to a source of the beverage and an outlet for dispensing beverage into a receptacle such as a glass. Between the inlet and outlet there is a valve for controlling flow of beverage from the inlet to the outlet.
  • the valve is operable by a handle mounted on the tap body for pivotal movement to open and close the valve to control dispense of the beverage.
  • taps are only capable of dispensing beverage from a single source and this can be a disadvantage when the source, e.g. a keg or barrel, runs out and has to be changed. Also, each source requires a separate tap and this can be a disadvantage where the available counter top space to install the taps is limited.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a dispense tap capable of dispensing beverage from more than one source and methods of dispensing beverages from such a tap.
  • the present invention also seeks to provide a dispense tap capable of dispensing a beverage or a beverage mixture and methods of dispensing beverages from such a tap.
  • a dispense tap for dispensing beverages, the tap having first and second inlets for connection to respective fluid supply lines, a first valve for controlling flow of fluid from the first inlet to an outlet, a second valve for controlling flow of fluid from the second inlet to an outlet, and a manually operable handle for operating the first and second valves.
  • the fluid supply lines are connected to sources of the same or different beverages.
  • carbonated beverages that can be alcoholic such as beer, lager, cider or non-alcoholic such as lemonade, cola, soda water and non-carbonated beverages such as fruit juices and still water.
  • the handle operates both valves simultaneously to dispense beverage from the beverage supply lines connected to the first and second inlets at the same time.
  • the beverage supply lines may be connected to sources of the same beverage. In this way, the time to dispense a given volume of beverage, for example a pint or half-pint, may be reduced.
  • the beverage supply lines may be connected to sources of different beverages. In this way, a mixture of beverages can be dispensed, for example beer and lemonade.
  • the handle operates each valve independently of the other to dispense beverage from the beverage supply line connected to the first and second inlets at different times.
  • the beverage supply lines may be connected to sources of different beverages. In this way, one or other of the beverages or a mixture of the beverages can be dispensed via a single tap.
  • the beverage supply lines may be connected to sources of the same beverage. In this way, if one of the sources runs out, the tap may still be operated to dispense beverage from the other source while the source that has run out is being changed.
  • one fluid supply line is connected to a beverage source and the other fluid supply line is connected to a source of a fluid that can be added to the beverage to modify a property of the beverage such as taste, flavour, strength or carbonation level.
  • the beverage may be a carbonated or non-carbonated alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage and the fluid may be a liquid concentrate such as a syrup to alter the flavour or taste of the beverage.
  • the handle operates both valves simultaneously to dispense beverage from the beverage supply line and liquid concentrate at the same time.
  • a flavoured beverage can be dispensed such as blackcurrant and soda or blackcurrant and beer or cider.
  • the valves may be of different size to provide a mixture of the beverage and concentrate in the desired ratio.
  • the handle operates each valve independently of the other to dispense beverage and liquid concentrate at different times.
  • the beverage can be dispensed with or without the addition of liquid concentrate.
  • the ratio of beverage and concentrate can be controlled manually by adjusting the volume of beverage and concentrate that is dispensed.
  • each valve includes a valve member that is resiliently biased to a closed position and is moveable against the resilient biasing to an open position in response to actuation of the handle.
  • each valve member is operatively connected to the handle via a cam member for moving the valve member to the open position in response to pivotal movement of the handle.
  • the cam members may be arranged so that both valves open simultaneously on pivotal movement of the handle in one direction from a rest position in which both valves are closed.
  • cam members may be arranged so that one valve opens and the other remains closed on pivotal movement of the handle in one direction from the rest position and the other valve opens and said one valve remains closed on pivotal movement of the handle in the other direction.
  • the cam members may be configured to control opening of the associated valve and thus the ratio of the fluids in the dispensed beverage.
  • the degree and/or timing of opening of each valve may be controlled by the profiles of the cam members to dispense the fluids in any desired ratio.
  • the cam profiles may be configured so that the valves open the same or different amounts at the same or different times to dispense the required amount of each fluid.
  • the associated valve may be opened/closed to add the fluid at the end of the dispense of the other fluid or at any other time during the dispense of the other fluid.
  • the cam profiles may be configured so that the valves open the same or different amounts to dispense the required amount of each fluid.
  • valves may be connected to separate outlets. This may be beneficial if the inlets to the valves are connected to sources of different fluids. In this way, any fluid remaining between the valve and the outlet on completion of a dispense of one fluid is not dispensed when the other fluid is dispensed. As a result, the fluids can be dispensed separately without risk of cross-contamination.
  • valves may be connected to a common, single outlet.
  • the tap may have a nozzle with a single dispense outlet in fluid communication with both valves.
  • a method of dispensing beverages comprising providing a dispense tap having at least two dispense valves, connecting each dispense valve to a fluid source, and operating the valves separately or in combination with a common handle.
  • one handle can be used to open the valves one at a time so that fluid is dispensed from a single valve or simultaneously so that fluid is dispensed from at least two valves.
  • the fluid sources may be beverages such as carbonated and non-carbonated beverages that can be alcoholic such as beer, lager, cider or non-alcoholic such as lemonade, cola, soda, fruit juices or still water.
  • one fluid source may be a beverage and the other fluid source may, when added to the beverage, modify a property of the beverage such as taste, flavour, strength or carbonation level.
  • the beverage may be a carbonated or non-carbonated alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage and the fluid may be a liquid concentrate such as a syrup to alter the flavour or taste of the beverage.
  • apparatus for dispensing beverages comprising providing a dispense head having a plurality of dispense valves manually operable by a common actuator.
  • the dispense valves may be connectable to sources of the same or different fluids and the actuator may be operable to open the valves separately or in combination for dispensing a single fluid or a mixture of fluids.
  • the fluid sources may be beverages such as carbonated and non-carbonated beverages that can be alcoholic such as beer, lager, cider or non-alcoholic such as lemonade, cola, soda, fruit juices or still water.
  • one fluid source may be a beverage and the other fluid source may, when added to the beverage, modify a property of the beverage such as taste, flavour, strength or carbonation level.
  • the beverage may be a carbonated or non-carbonated alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage and the fluid may be a liquid concentrate such as a syrup to alter the flavour or taste of the beverage.
  • a manually operable tap having a plurality of dispense valves each connected to a fluid source and operable by a common actuator for opening each valve to dispense fluid from the fluid source connected thereto.
  • the actuator may be configured to open the valves together to dispense a mixture of both fluids or to open the valves independently to dispense the fluids separately.
  • a method of dispensing a beverage comprising providing a source of a first fluid and a source of a second fluid, and controlling dispense of the first and second fluids to provide a beverage comprising either a mixture of the first and second fluids or one of the first and second fluids.
  • the first and second fluid sources may each comprise a beverage such as carbonated and non-carbonated beverages that can be alcoholic such as beer, lager, cider or non-alcoholic such as lemonade, cola, soda, fruit juices or still water.
  • the dispensed beverage may comprise either one of the beverages or a mixture of both beverages.
  • a mixture may comprise any desired ratio of both beverages. For example, we may mix beer and lemonade to produce shandy or we may mix beer with water to alter the strength of the beer.
  • one fluid source may be a beverage and the other fluid source may, when added to the beverage, modify a property of the beverage such as taste, flavour, strength or carbonation level.
  • the beverage may be a carbonated or non-carbonated alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage and the fluid may be a liquid concentrate such as a syrup to alter the flavour or taste of the beverage.
  • a fruit flavour such as blackcurrant.
  • Mixing may occur in the vessel into which the fluids are dispensed or during dispense.
  • a dispense head with separate outlets, one for each fluid.
  • mixing occurs outside the dispense head and the fluids can be dispensed in turn from each outlet and mixed in the vessel or the fluids can be dispensed together and the fluid streams kept separate on leaving the outlets to mix in the vessel or brought together on leaving the outlets to mix as the streams flow into the vessel.
  • we may provide a dispense head with a common outlet for both fluids. In this arrangement, mixing can occur within the dispense head if both fluids are dispensed at the same time or outside the dispense head if the fluids are dispensed in turn.
  • dispense head for dispensing a beverage according to this aspect of the invention is provided by the dispense tap according to the first aspect of the invention. It will be understood, however, that other types and forms of dispense head may be employed.
  • the tap 1 may be employed to dispense alcoholic beverages such as beer, lager, cider or the like and non-alcoholic beverages such as lemonade, colas or the like. It will be understood, however, that the tap 1 may also be employed to dispense non-carbonated alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
  • the beverages may be liquids or semi-frozen liquids (so called slush beverages).
  • the tap 1 has a handle 2 pivotally mounted on a body 3.
  • the body 3 has an integral support arm 4 that extends at right angles to the body 3.
  • a distal end of the support arm 4 is provided with through holes 5,6 for screws (not shown) to mount the body 3 on a font or similar counter top fitting (not shown) at the point of sale, for example in a bar.
  • the support arm 4 has two inlets 7,8 for connection to separate beverage supply lines (not shown).
  • the beverage supply lines may be connected to sources of beverage remote from the point of sale.
  • the beverage sources may be kegs located in a cellar or cold room to store the beverage at a required temperature, for example 6 to 12 degrees C, and the supply line may include additional cooling to reduce the temperature of the beverage to a desired dispense temperature, for example 0 to 4 degrees C.
  • additional cooling may be provided by any known means such as an ice bank cooler or thermoelectric cooler.
  • Inlet passageways 9,10 extend from the inlets 7,8 respectively through the support arm 4 to separate dispense valves 11,12 housed in the body 3.
  • Each valve 11,12 has a tapered valve seat 13,14 respectively provided with a port 15,16 that opens to an outlet passageway 17,18 respectively, and a valve member 19,20 respectively biased by a spring 21,22 to a closed position (see Figures 4 and 5).
  • Each valve member 19,20 has a frusto-conical head portion 19a,20a respectively provided with an O-ring 23,24 respectively that engages the associated tapered valve seat 13,14 to close the port 15,16 and prevent flow of fluid to the outlet passageway 17,18 in the closed position.
  • Each valve member 19,20 is mounted in a bore 25,26 respectively in the body 3 for axial sliding movement between the closed position and an open position in which the O-rings 23,24 are lifted clear off the valve seats 13,14 to allow fluid to flow to the outlet passageways 17,18 via the ports 15,16.
  • Each valve member 19,20 has a portion 19c,20c of reduced cross-section behind the head portion 19a,20a where the inlet passageways 9,10 open to the bores 25,26 and a fluid tight seal is provided between each valve member 19,20 and the associated bore 25,26 by pairs of O-rings 27,28 respectively to prevent leakage during movement between the open and closed positions.
  • Each spring 21,22 is retained by an end cap 29 secured to the body 3 by screws 30,31 and tail portions 19b,20b respectively of the valve members 19,20 project through holes 29a,29b respectively in the end cap 29 and are connected to cam members 32,33 by pivot pins 34, 35 respectively.
  • the cam members 32,33 have stems 32a,33a respectively received in a recess 36 in the handle 2 and are biased by springs 37,38 respectively acting between the handle 2 and the cam members 32,33.
  • Each cam member 32,33 has a cam lobe 32b,33b respectively that seats on the end cap 29.
  • the cam members 32,33 are mounted with the cam lobes 32b,33b facing in opposite directions (see Figure 5) for a purpose described in more detail later.
  • the handle 2 is mounted on the body 3 for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis by engagement of inwardly directed bosses 39,40 on a pair of connector members 41,42 in apertures 43,44 in a further pair of connector members 45,46.
  • the connector members 41,42 are located in grooves 47, 48 respectively in the sides of the handle 2 and are secured to the handle 2 by pairs of screws 49,50 respectively.
  • the connector members 45, 46 are located in grooves 51, 52 respectively in the sides of the body 3 and are secured to a nozzle 53 by pairs of screws 54,55 respectively.
  • the nozzle 53 is releasably secured to the body 3 by a screw 56.
  • the nozzle 53 has inlets 57,58 aligned with the outlet passageways 17,18 in the body 3 and sealed by O-rings 59,60 respectively.
  • the nozzle inlets 57,58 communicate with passageways 61,62 that merge into a single passageway 63 terminating in an outlet 64.
  • cam member 33 pivotal movement of the handle 2 in the direction of arrow B (see Figure 5) from the upright position in which both valves 11,12 are closed causes cam member 33 to rotate and move cam lobe 33b to engage the end cap 29.
  • cam member 33 is displaced into the handle 2 and simultaneously lifts valve member 20 to open port 16 and allow fluid to flow to nozzle outlet 64 via passageways 18,62,63.
  • cam member 32 rotates without bringing cam lobe 32b into engagement with the end cap 29.
  • cam member 32 is not displaced and valve member 19 remains in the closed position.
  • the inlets 7,8 in the support arm 4 are connected to beverage sources via supply lines, for example inlet 7 may be connected to a source of beer (not shown) and inlet 8 connected to a source of lager (not shown).
  • Pivotal movement of the handle 2 in the direction of arrow A opens valve 11 and valve 12 remains closed to dispense beer only.
  • Pivotal movement of the handle 2 in the direction of arrow B opens valve 12 and valve 11 remains closed to dispense lager only.
  • the handle 2 can be operated to dispense beer or lager separately by opening the appropriate valve.
  • beer or lager or a mixture of beer and lager can be dispensed as desired.
  • the tap may be used to dispense beverage from the other source while the source that has run out is being changed.
  • the inlets may be connected to sources of the same beverage.
  • the beverages may be of different strength, for example strong and weak beer that can be dispensed separately or in combination to dispense beer having a range of strengths.
  • the beverages may be of different temperature or different forms, for example liquid beer and semi-frozen (slush) beer that can be dispensed separately or in combination to dispense beer having a range of temperatures and/or consistency.
  • the cam members 32, 33 can be arranged so that the cam lobes 32b,33b extend in the same direction. In this way, pivotal movement of the handle 2 in one direction opens both valves 11,12 to dispense beverage from both supply lines connected to the inlets 7,8 simultaneously. Both valves 11,12 remain closed if the handle 2 is pivoted in the opposite direction.
  • both inlets 7,8 may be connected to sources of the same beverage, for example beer, lager or cider allowing faster dispense of a unit volume of the beverage.
  • the inlets 7,8 may be connected to beverages having different properties, for example beer of different strength or temperature or form such as liquid and semi-frozen (slush).
  • the inlets 7,8 may be connected to sources of different beverages to dispense a mixture of both beverages simultaneously, for example to dispense beer and lemonade to produce shandy or beer and water to adjust the strength of the beer.
  • sources of different beverages for example to dispense beer and lemonade to produce shandy or beer and water to adjust the strength of the beer.
  • Other combinations of beverages that may be dispensed simultaneously in this way will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
  • valve members 19,20 may be of the same size (diameter) to dispense equal volumes of beverage. Alternatively, the valve members 19,20 may be of different sizes (diameter) to dispense unequal volumes of beverage. In this way, we may dispense a mixture of beverages in any desired ratio as required.
  • the cam members 32,33 may be of the same shape (profile) to open both valves 11,12 simultaneously. Alternatively, the cam members 32,33 may be of different shape (profile) to stagger opening of the valves 11,12. In this way we can control the dispense to provide two speeds of dispense by opening one or both valves. For example, we may open one valve at the start and/or end of a dispense and open both valves for the remainder of the dispense. The slower speed may be used when filling glasses and the faster speed used when filling large containers, for example a jug.
  • the cam members 32,33 may be of a shape (profile) to control the speed of opening of the valves 11,12.
  • the cam members 11,12 may be arranged so that the valves 11,12 are fully opened by a small movement of the handle 2 from the upright position.
  • the angular movement of the handle 2 to open/close the valves 11,12 may be varied as desired.
  • valve members 19,20 and cam members 32,33 may be employed to provide any desired opening/closing of the valves 11,12 to dispense beverages separately or as a mixture in any desired ratio.
  • All the dispense valves may be connected to a single outlet as described or each dispense valve may have a separate outlet to reduce the risk of contamination where the valves control dispense of different beverages.
  • the nozzle may be provided with an air inlet to drain the nozzle on completion of a dispense.
  • the tap may be used to continue to dispense beverage from the other source while the source that has run out is being changed.
  • an on/off valve such as a solenoid valve in each supply line at or adjacent to each inlet that is arranged to close if the source runs out to prevent the supply line emptying if the tap is operated to open the dispense valve of the inlet connected to the empty source until the source has been changed.
  • beverage can be dispensed from the source connected to the other inlet and, when the empty source is changed, the solenoid valve opens to allow beverage to be dispensed from both sources again.
  • the empty source can be changed at a time convenient to the user.
  • a system for detecting when the source is empty and operating an on/off valve to prevent the supply line emptying is the subject of our published UK patent application No.2404651-A to which the reader is directed for further details.
  • the invention is described in the above embodiments for the dispense of two or more beverages separately or in combination, it will be understood that the invention has wider application to the dispense of a beverage separately or in combination with a fluid to modify a property of the beverage such as taste or flavour.
  • a fluid to modify a property of the beverage such as taste or flavour.
  • the volume of liquid concentrate added will be relatively small compared to the volume of beverage and the valve connected to the liquid concentrate may be of smaller size to provide greater control over the addition of the concentrate.
  • we may control the opening of the associated valve and thus the ratio of the fluids in the dispensed beverage.
  • the degree and/or timing of opening of each valve may be controlled by the profiles of the cam members to dispense the fluids in any desired ratio.
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