EP1688390A1 - Beleuchteter Getränkedosierer - Google Patents

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EP1688390A1
EP1688390A1 EP06100710A EP06100710A EP1688390A1 EP 1688390 A1 EP1688390 A1 EP 1688390A1 EP 06100710 A EP06100710 A EP 06100710A EP 06100710 A EP06100710 A EP 06100710A EP 1688390 A1 EP1688390 A1 EP 1688390A1
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Achim Philippe Zapp
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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
    • B67D1/0872—Aesthetics, advertising
    • B67D1/0875—Means for illuminating the beverage to be dispensed
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F11/00—Arrangements in shop windows, shop floors or show cases
    • A47F11/06—Means for bringing about special optical effects
    • A47F11/10—Arrangements of light sources
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F7/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials
    • A47F7/28—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for containers, e.g. flasks, bottles, tins, milk packs
    • A47F7/283—Show stands or the like having a compartment for each container
    • 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
    • B67D3/02—Liquid-dispensing valves having operating members arranged to be pressed upwards, e.g. by the rims of receptacles held below the delivery orifice
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F23/00—Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes

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  • a beverage dispenser particularly for alcoholic beverages, comprising a metering member to be threaded into the neck of a bottle and a retainer to prevent the bottle from pivoting to the side when placed in the container. dispenser the neck directed downwards, and further comprising means for illuminating the bottle.
  • Such dosers are commonly used in drinking establishments. Their function is to maintain upside down a bottle usually containing an alcoholic beverage to allow to take a precise dose by operating the metering element. They therefore comprise a generally removable metering element, fixed on a support itself fixed for example by a clamp on a rail for this purpose or on a shelf.
  • the retaining element is fixed on a rod that can slide relative to the support. The free end of the sliding rod is bent forwards and carries a washer intended to bear against the base of the bottle. A spring tends to return the rod, and therefore the washer, to the metering element.
  • the dispenser is enhanced, for example by decorations typical of the drink contained in the bottle placed in the doser.
  • This advertisement can be carried by the metering element itself or by a collar intended specifically for this purpose.
  • document WO 98/18116 discloses a display screen placed in front of the bottle.
  • This light panel can be started when taking a dose of the drink contained in the bottle, but it can also shine longer and if necessary show various images. This panel largely hides the bottle so that one can not see its contents.
  • the object of the invention is to develop a beverage doser of the type presented in the preamble that can attract the eye of customers. Another object of the invention is to simplify the introduction of the bottle into the device.
  • the light rays of the means for illuminating the bottle are directed towards the circumference of the bottle.
  • the lighting does not come from the bottom of the bottle, but from its circumference.
  • the light rays after passing through the glass directly meet the liquid.
  • the rays are diffused in the body and the neck of the bottle also highlighting it.
  • the means for illuminating the bottle are integrated with the retaining means of the bottle.
  • the lighting means are thus discretely integrated into the structure of the dispenser.
  • the lighting means are constituted by a light ramp.
  • the means for illuminating the bottle may comprise one or more light sources, preferably one or more light-emitting diodes. This last This solution has the advantage of releasing virtually no heat and requiring little energy.
  • the support In order to prevent power cables from hanging freely at the risk of being torn off, it is preferable to provide the support with electrical supply rails on which contact elements integral with the lighting means can be connected. contact elements that can be contacted on rails on the lighting or retaining means.
  • the retaining means in the form of a ring having a central hole in which can pass the neck of the bottle and at least a portion of the neck and / or body of the bottle.
  • the bottle in the ring it is preferable that it is split, preferably on the front.
  • the invention also relates to a ring provided with lighting means.
  • the ring may also be provided with a slot for threading it onto the support of a beverage dispenser and fastening means for locking it in a particular position on said support, and / or split, preferably on the before, and / or be provided with either electrical contact elements that can come into contact with corresponding rails on said support, or rails on which can come into contact the electrical contact elements disposed on said support.
  • the subject of the invention is also a support for a beverage doser according to the invention, which support is provided with rails for allowing contact with electrical contacts situated on lighting means of the invention, or with electrical contacts. which can come into contact with corresponding rails located on the lighting means.
  • the dispenser (1) comprises four main parts: a removable measuring element (10), a retaining element (20), lighting means of the bottle (30) and a support (40) connecting the different elements (10, 20, 30) to each other and for fixing the assembly on a rail or a shelf.
  • the metering element (10) comprises a tip (11) to penetrate into the neck of the bottle (2).
  • This hollow end (11) opens into a measurement chamber of a determined volume which itself opens into a pouring tip (12).
  • a valve closes the outlet of the measuring chamber. It can be opened by operating a lever (13) with a glass or a finger. It is thus possible to take a precise dose of the liquid contained in the bottle (2).
  • the metering device does not include a metering chamber and that it is possible to open manually or mechanically a valve putting in direct contact the inside and the outside of the bottle.
  • the metering element (10) is removably attached to a detent (41) attached to the bottom of the carrier (40).
  • the latter (40) comprises on the opposite side to the latching device (41) fastening means (42) for fixing the dispenser (1) on a rail or a shelf (3), for example by a device type clamp.
  • the metering device (1) further comprises a retaining device (20) whose function is to hold the bottle (2) placed upside down in the device (1) to prevent it from tipping to the side.
  • the measuring device (1) also comprises lighting means for enhancing the bottle (2).
  • These lighting means consist of a light ramp (31) disposed around at least part of the circumference of the bottle (2). By thus illuminating its circumference, a very homogeneous illumination of the bottle (2) is obtained.
  • the light beam (31) is constituted by a string of nine light-emitting diodes (32) disposed on a ring-shaped support (21). This solution has the advantage of not releasing a lot of heat and to require only a weak current and little tension. The risk of electrocution in case of failure of the power supply is therefore virtually zero.
  • the ring (21) is provided with a slot (22) which allows it to slide along the support (40).
  • Fixing means are provided for fixing the ring (21) to the desired height. These fixing means may consist for example of a screw (23). It is therefore possible to adapt the position of the light bar (31) relative to the metering element (10) depending on the size of the bottle (2) or the level of the liquid remaining therein.
  • the screw (23) can bear on the rear face of the support (40) as in the examples of Figures 2 and 3. To facilitate its handling, it is also possible to place it so that it bears on the face before the support (40) as in the example of Figure 1. It may for example be placed in the space between the slot (22) and the bottle (2).
  • the power supply of the lighting means can be done simply by directly connecting an electric cable thereon. This simple solution, however, has the disadvantage of letting hang an electric cable that may be easily ripped off.
  • the retaining device can be constituted, as in the state of the art, by a rod that can slide along the support (40) and whose free end is bent forwards, that is to say on the side of the support (40) carrying the dosing element (10). This free end carries a washer intended to bear on the base of the bottle.
  • the drink dispenser will therefore be provided with a conventional retainer and mounted on the support of a lighting ring.
  • additional lighting means may be placed on the washer to illuminate the base of the bottle.
  • the lighting means are designed in the form of a ring (21) sufficiently rigid, as in Figures 1 to 3, it is possible to give up the sliding rod with its washer as retaining means.
  • the ring (21) then plays with a the role of support for the lighting means (30) and secondly retaining means (20).
  • the dimensions of the central hole (24) of the ring (21) are chosen so that the body of the bottle (2) can not pass through it. In other words, if the central hole (24) is substantially circular, its diameter will be smaller than the diameter of the body of the bottle (2). The position of the ring (21) on the support (40) will then depend on the length of the neck of the bottle and the dimensions of the central hole (24).
  • the ring (21) does not necessarily have the function of carrying the bottle, this function being able to be fulfilled by the measuring element (10), as is the case in the state of the art.
  • the dimensions of the central hole (24) are chosen larger than the diameter of the body of the bottle.
  • the ring (21) then has essentially the role of preventing the bottle from tipping to the side. Its position on the support (40) will depend only on the desired lighting effect.
  • the neck of the bottle can pass into the passage (25) without having to pass the entire metering element (10) through the central hole (24).
  • Other solutions are possible, such as for example the embodiment of the ring (21) in two parts including a swivel for example forward to let the neck.
  • the retaining means may for example be in the form of the lighting ring described above, in particular with the help of FIGS. 1 to 3, with all its options, except lighting diodes which are then placed on the separate lighting means. This same ring can be used even without lighting means.

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2325134A1 (de) * 2009-11-24 2011-05-25 Charles Jacques Ancher Getränkespender
ITUB20159336A1 (it) * 2015-12-14 2017-06-14 Sipp S R L Soc A Socio Unico Procedimento e attrezzatura di spillatura

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WO1998018116A1 (en) * 1996-10-23 1998-04-30 Ad Optical Limited Display device
FR2770505A1 (fr) * 1997-11-03 1999-05-07 Sage Serec Ets Dispositif de controle de l'actionnement de doseurs distributeurs de boissons alcoolisees
WO2001002282A1 (en) * 1999-07-06 2001-01-11 Dennis Douglas Apparatus for holding a bottle and illuminating the beverage
FR2805724A1 (fr) * 2000-03-03 2001-09-07 Brc S A Procede d'animation d'un presentoir de bouteilles(s) ou de flacon(s) et dispositif de mise en oeuvre
US20030071068A1 (en) * 2001-10-03 2003-04-17 Burrows Bruce D. Illuminated water cooler
CA2425856A1 (en) * 2003-04-17 2004-10-17 Robert Alan Wright Dispensing a beverage

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1998018116A1 (en) * 1996-10-23 1998-04-30 Ad Optical Limited Display device
FR2770505A1 (fr) * 1997-11-03 1999-05-07 Sage Serec Ets Dispositif de controle de l'actionnement de doseurs distributeurs de boissons alcoolisees
WO2001002282A1 (en) * 1999-07-06 2001-01-11 Dennis Douglas Apparatus for holding a bottle and illuminating the beverage
FR2805724A1 (fr) * 2000-03-03 2001-09-07 Brc S A Procede d'animation d'un presentoir de bouteilles(s) ou de flacon(s) et dispositif de mise en oeuvre
US20030071068A1 (en) * 2001-10-03 2003-04-17 Burrows Bruce D. Illuminated water cooler
CA2425856A1 (en) * 2003-04-17 2004-10-17 Robert Alan Wright Dispensing a beverage

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2325134A1 (de) * 2009-11-24 2011-05-25 Charles Jacques Ancher Getränkespender
ITUB20159336A1 (it) * 2015-12-14 2017-06-14 Sipp S R L Soc A Socio Unico Procedimento e attrezzatura di spillatura

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