EP2231505B1 - Ensemble d'adaptateur à utiliser en combinaison avec un récipient de boisson démontable - Google Patents

Ensemble d'adaptateur à utiliser en combinaison avec un récipient de boisson démontable Download PDF

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EP2231505B1
EP2231505B1 EP08857010.6A EP08857010A EP2231505B1 EP 2231505 B1 EP2231505 B1 EP 2231505B1 EP 08857010 A EP08857010 A EP 08857010A EP 2231505 B1 EP2231505 B1 EP 2231505B1
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Steen Vesborg
Jan Norager Rasmussen
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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
    • 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
    • B67D1/0801—Details of beverage containers, e.g. casks, kegs
    • 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
    • B67D1/0801—Details of beverage containers, e.g. casks, kegs
    • B67D2001/0827—Bags in box
    • B67D2001/0828—Bags in box in pressurised housing

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  • the present invention relates to systems for dispensing beverages.
  • DraughtMasterTM system intended for professional or private use such as e.g. a DraughtMasterTM system produced by the applicant company are described in WO2007/019848 , WO2007/019849 , WO2007/019850 , WO2007/019851 and WO2007/019853 .
  • Such draught beer systems provide many advantages such as simple dispensing and correct storage of the beer.
  • Special features of the DraughtMasterTM system include a tapping system for dispensing the beer into a beer glass, a cooling system for keeping the beer at a constant low temperature, a pressurizing system to let the beer flow from the keg to the tapping system and the use of lightweight, collapsible and disposable beer kegs.
  • the DraughtMasterTM system or the like generally handle only the single beverage beer provided in custom-made beer kegs only.
  • a further draught beer system in which the collapsible keg is initially pierced by means of a piercing device included in an openable lid of the draught beer system.
  • DraughtMasterTM dispensing other beverages than beer such as wine, milk and soft drinks provided in containers of completely different shapes and materials such as e.g. paper boxes, plastic containers, collapsible bottles, bags, pouches or metal cans.
  • the basis for the present invention is a complete DraughtMasterTM system or a similar draught beer system including parts such as e.g. a pressurizing device for providing and keeping a high pressure in the high-pressurized compartments and a cooling device for assuring a suitable temperature for the beer.
  • any liquid can be dispensed by a DraughtMasterTM system.
  • This is performed by using a cannula to punch a hole in the beverage container, whereby the high pressure in the DraughtMasterTM system will fix the container onto the cannula, thereby effectively sealing the connection between the container and the cannula and allowing the liquid to flow from the container via the cannula into the tapping line of the DraughtMasterTM system.
  • the high pressure makes any additional sealing unnecessary. Since the pressure of the inner chamber when pressurized is higher than the pressure inside the beverage container the flexible material used in the beverage containers will tighten around the hole made by the cannula thereby providing sufficient sealing.
  • the expression "matching" is to be understood encompassing the conventional meaning of the words and further encompassing any technical solution fulfilling the requirement of allowing the insert to be received within the inner chamber.
  • the expression is to be understood encompassing that the outline of the insert is slightly smaller than the outline of the inner chamber or the outline of the insert is adaptable to, such as deformable to, the shape of the inner chamber.
  • the expression matching is not limited to the meaning that the insert to any substantial extent fills out the inner chamber.
  • the insert is preferably made of a soft and porous material such as cardboard or foam to let the pressure in the inner chamber act on the beverage container and for a low cost insert. At the same time the insert should be strong enough to be able to ensure a stable and upright position of the beverage container.
  • the cavity in the insert should be made in such a way that the beverage container keeps a stable position and that a new beverage container may easily be inserted and an empty beverage container may easily be removed.
  • the insert may also collapse around the beverage container as the beverage container is drained, thus ensuring the stable and upright position of the beverage container and making disposal of both insert and beverage container simple, or the insert may keep its shape thereby ensuring a stable position of the insert inside the inner chamber.
  • the insert may be made of a flexible material keeping its outer shape to ensure a stable and upright position of the insert in the insert and at the same time the cavity in the insert might collapse around the beverage container as previously described to ensure a stable position of the beverage container in the insert.
  • the piercing device is integrated into the insert in such a way that by inserting a beverage container into the cavity of the insert, the beverage container is also punched and allowed to penetrate into the beverage container at an optimal distance.
  • the piercing device may constitute a separate component for piercing the beverage container at any preferred location within the insert.
  • the cannula should be made of optimal length; sufficient long to be able to penetrate through the beverage container but short enough to avoid the cannula from penetrating the beverage container too deep causing the cannula to possibly penetrate the opposite wall of the beverage container as the beverage container collapses, thereby possibly causing a leakage of the remaining beverage inside the beverage container.
  • the cannula should be made of sufficient thickness to prevent it from being clogged by occasional solids or sediments occurring in the beverage.
  • the cannula should also be made of sufficient strength to be able to punch through the beverage container, the beverage container being possibly made of metal or thick plastic.
  • the adapter set is preferably disposable and preferably made of polyethylene or cardboard or similar materials which are both combustible and environment-friendly.
  • the adapter kit may thus be intended for one time use only, possibly the adapter kit is provided with the beverage container and when used disposable together with the beverage container.
  • the tapping line is for one time use only disposable together with the adapter kit and the beverage container for ensuring a clean and hygienic path for the beverage from the beverage container to the spout and avoiding any undesired substances remaining in the tapping line to enter the beverage container.
  • the adapter set is reusable and intended for multiple use preferably made of fairly or substantially solid material such as metal, plastic, cardboard or a combination thereof for use several times with the same type of beverage container. Thereby when the beverage container is empty the beverage container may be removed and disposed, the adapter set may be removed, cleaned and inserted with a new beverage container of the same type.
  • the insert may be an assembly comprising a number of parts, in particular a small number of parts preferably 2-6, such as 2, 3 or 4 parts, preferably two parts comprising a top and bottom insert part, in such a way that the insert is providing the beverage container with sufficient support and at the same time assuring the insert being simple to assemble and disassemble around the beverage container inside the inner chamber.
  • the insert may be made liquid proof to avoid any residual beverage escaping from the beverage container to leak into the inner chamber and cause a malfunction of the beverage dispensing system, in particular to the pressurizing device and the cooling device.
  • the piercing device may be inserted into the base of the beverage container. Punching a hole into the beverage container from the base is preferred in most cases since most beverage containers have a relatively flat base without any conventional opening mechanism, the opening mechanism being usually present on the top of conventional beverage containers.
  • the piercing device may be inserted into the side of the beverage container or even into the top of the beverage container when the base is unsuitable for piercing, such as e.g. when the base is made of thick or solid material which is difficult to penetrate or when the conventional opening mechanism is located on the base.
  • the piercing device is preferably included in a base plate thereby assuring sufficient support for the piercing device and avoiding the piercing device from unintentionally falling out of the beverage container during operation of the beverage dispensing system.
  • the piercing device falling out of the beverage container may cause the beverage to unintentionally leak into the insert and further into the inner chamber and may lead to beverage entering the pressurizing device and the cooling device possible causing a failure to the whole beverage dispensing system.
  • the base plate may further include additional sealing mechanism to avoid leakage.
  • the piercing device may comprise a number of cannulas, in particular a small number preferably 2-10, such as 2, 3 or 4 preferably 2 or 4, thereby allowing a corresponding number of beverage containers to be used simultaneously in the beverage dispensing system.
  • the insert may be divided into several cavities to accommodate a plurality of beverage containers corresponding to the number of cannulas.
  • An adapter pipe may extend between the piercing device and the tapping line, thereby allowing the piercing device to communicate with the tapping line in a substantially pressure tight manner.
  • the adapter pipe may include the functionality to connect a single tapping line to a plurality of cannulas as describes above.
  • the adapter pipe may further comprise a valve to stop the beverage flow in case the tapping line is disconnected from the adapter pipe.
  • the insert may comprise a frame structure filling only a fraction of the inner chamber instead of a foam or cardboard structure filling up a considerable part of the inner chamber.
  • the frame structure must have at least three inner beams supporting the beverage container and at least three outer beams supporting the inner beams onto the inner chamber providing a stable and upright position of the insert and the beverage container.
  • the frame structure is preferably but not exclusively made as a grid made of metal or plastic.
  • the present invention according to a second aspect relates to a method of dispensing a beverage from a collapsible beverage container by means of a beverage dispensing system, the collapsible beverage container containing the beverage and having a specific shape and being collapsible by exposure to overpressure, the beverage dispensing system including
  • the pressure in the inner chamber acts to seal the connection between the cannula and the piercing device and to provide the force to drive the beverage from the beverage container to the tapping device.
  • top and bottom are to be understood with reference to the orientation shown in the figures, i.e. the orientation of a beverage dispensing system when fully assembled and in operational state.
  • Fig. 1a illustrates a vertical sectional view of a first embodiment of a beverage dispensing system comprising a wine dispensing system 10.
  • the wine dispensing system 10 contains a bottom housing part 12 and a top housing part 14. Inside the top housing part is an inner chamber 16 which is accessed by separating the top housing part 14 from the bottom housing part 12 either by lifting the top housing part 14 straight upwards or by tilting the top housing part 14 backwards.
  • the inner chamber 16 comprises a large upper high-pressurized compartment 36 and a small lower high-pressurized compartment 38.
  • the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 and the lower high-pressurized compartment 38 are separated by a removable pressure lid 30.
  • the pressure lid 30 is fixed onto the upper housing part 14. To access the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 the pressure lid 30 must be removed.
  • An upper sealing ring 32 ensures an airtight and pressure resistant connection between the pressure lid 30 and the upper housing part 14.
  • a lower sealing ring 34 ensures an airtight and pressure resistant connection between the pressure lid 30 and the lower housing part 12.
  • the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 contains a disposable wine reservoir 40 made of flexible material such as e.g. plastic or cardboard.
  • a top insert 42 and a bottom insert 44 enclose the wine reservoir 40 and thereby stabilize the wine reservoir in an upright position.
  • the top insert 42 has a flange 45 overlapping a corresponding flange 46 of the bottom insert 44, thereby connecting the top insert 42 and the bottom insert 44.
  • the inner shape of the top insert 42 and the bottom insert 44 when attached will match the outer surface of the wine reservoir 40 and the outer shape of the top insert 42 and the bottom insert 44 when assembled will match the inner surface of the upper high-pressurized compartment 36. In this context it is to be understood that for two surfaces to match, the inner surface should be slightly smaller than the outer surface.
  • the inner surface and the outer surface have a matching surface large enough and oriented such as to give the wine reservoir 40 sufficient hold to maintain a stable and upright position.
  • the top insert 42 and the bottom insert 44 are made of soft and porous material such as e.g. cardboard or plastic foam, alternatively the top insert 42 and the bottom insert 44 may be implemented as a frame structure made of fairly or substantially solid material such as metal, plastic, cardboard or a combination thereof.
  • the top insert 42 and the bottom insert 44 should not be made pressure resistant allowing the pressure to act on the wine reservoir 40.
  • the bottom insert 44 is attached to a solid base plate 49.
  • the base plate 49 is juxtaposed the pressure lid 30 and sealed by a base plate sealing ring 47.
  • An interconnection 48 through the pressure lid 30 and the base plate 49 links the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 with the lower high-pressurized compartment 38.
  • the interconnection 48 is used for feeding a tapping line 18 between the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 and the lower high-pressurized compartment 38.
  • a cannula 50 for punching a hole in the wine reservoir is connected via an adapter pipe 19 to the tapping line 18 end facing the upper high-pressurized compartment, thereby allowing the wine to flow from the wine reservoir 40 into the tapping line 18.
  • the adapter pipe 19 provides the necessary sealing between the tapping line 18, the cannula 50 and the base plate 49.
  • the cannula 50 is held in place by the base plate 49.
  • the cannula 50 and the adapter pipe 19 may be completely integrated into the base plate 49 or provided as a separate accessory.
  • the high pressure inside the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 is acting on the wine reservoir 40 whereby a force is acting on the wine pushing the wine through the tapping line 18. Additionally, the high pressure act to clamp the wine reservoir onto the cannula 50 to provide a pressure tight connection between the cannula 50 and the wine reservoir 40.
  • the tapping line 18 may either be completely integrated into the upper housing part 14 and the lower housing part 12 or be provided as a disposable and replaceable accessory.
  • the tapping line 18 is led through the inside of the bottom housing part 12 and the top housing part 14 towards a valve 20 placed on the top housing part 14.
  • the valve 20 may either be mounted onto the top housing part 14 or onto the tapping line 18. Further, it may be either completely integrated with the previous mentioned part or be a disposable and replaceable accessory.
  • valve 20 Normally the valve 20 remains in a closed position.
  • a lever 22 is used to control the valve 20.
  • a wine glass is placed below the spout to collect the wine before the lever 22 is operated.
  • Connected to the bottom housing part 12 is a drip tray 28 intended to receive any residual wine dripping from the spout 24 after the wine glass has been removed and the valve 20 has been put back to its closed position by operating the same lever 22 in the opposite direction.
  • Fig. 1b illustrates an exploded view of the wine reservoir 40, the top insert 42, the bottom insert 44, the base plate 49 and the cannula 50.
  • Fig. 2a illustrates a vertical sectional view of a second embodiment of a beverage dispensing system comprising a dispensing system for use with conventional beer cans, soft drink cans and the like.
  • the designated numerals shown in Fig. 2a refer to the same part as in Fig. 1a , thereby a prime (') symbol indicating a different embodiment of the same part. In the below description only the parts changed from the first embodiment will be described.
  • the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 now contains four beer cans 40' made of thin metal.
  • a top insert 42' and a bottom insert 44' enclose the beer cans 40' and thereby stabilize the beer cans 40' in an upright position.
  • the inner shape of the top insert 42' and the bottom insert 44' when attached will match the shape of the beer cans 40', and the outer shape of the top insert 42' and the bottom insert 44' will match the shape of the upper high-pressurized compartment 36.
  • the top insert 42' and the bottom insert 44' are made of soft and porous material and are thus not made pressure resistant.
  • the bottom insert rests on a solid base plate 49'.
  • An interconnection 48 through the pressure lid 30 and the base plate 49' links the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 with the lower high-pressurized compartment 38.
  • the interconnection is used for feeding a tapping line 18 between the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 and the lower high-pressurized compartment 38.
  • the tapping line 18 end facing the upper high-pressurized compartment is connected to four adapter pipes 19' inside the base plate.
  • Each adapter pipe 19' has a cannula 50' for punching a hole in each of the four beer cans 40', thereby allowing the beer to flow into the tapping line 18.
  • the cannulas 50' are held in place by the base plate 49'.
  • the high pressure inside the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 is acting on the beer cans whereby a force is acting on the beer pushing the beer through the tapping line 18.
  • Fig. 2b illustrates an exploded view of the beer can 40', the top insert 42', the bottom insert 44', the base plate 49' and the cannula 50'.
  • Fig. 3a illustrates a vertical sectional view of a third embodiment of a beverage dispensing system comprising a dispensing system for use with plastic soft drink bottles, plastic beer bottles and the like.
  • the designated numerals shown in Fig. 3a refer to the same part as in Fig. 1a , thereby a double prime (") symbol indicating a different embodiment of the same part. In the description below only the parts changed from embodiment 1 will be described.
  • the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 now contains two soft-drink bottles 40' made of plastic.
  • a top insert 42" and a bottom insert 44" enclose the soft-drink bottles 40" and thereby stabilize the soft-drink bottles 40" in an upright position.
  • the inner shape of the top insert 42" and the bottom insert 44" when attached will match the shape of the soft-drink bottle 40", and the outer shape of the top insert 42” and the bottom insert 44" will match the shape of the upper high-pressurized compartment 36.
  • the top insert 42" and the bottom insert 44" are made of soft and porous material and thus are not made pressure resistant.
  • the bottom insert 42" rests on a solid base plate 49".
  • An interconnection 48 through the pressure lid 30 and the base plate 49" links the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 with the lower high-pressurized compartment 38.
  • the interconnection is used for feeding a tapping line 18 between the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 and the lower high-pressurized compartment 38.
  • the tapping line 18 end facing the upper high-pressurized compartment is connected to two adapter pipes 19" inside the base plate.
  • Each adapter pipe 19" has a cannula 50" for punching a hole in each of the two soft-drink bottles 40", thereby allowing the soft-drink to flow into the tapping line 18".
  • the cannulas 50" are held in place by the base plate 49".
  • the high pressure inside the upper high-pressurized compartment 36 is acting on the soft-drink bottles whereby a force is acting on the soft-drink pushing the soft-drink through the tapping line 18.
  • Fig. 3b illustrates an exploded view of the soft-drink bottles 40", the top insert 42", the bottom insert 44", the base plate 49" and the cannula 50".
  • the top insert 42, the bottom insert 44, the base plate 49, the adapter pipe 19 and the cannula 50 may preferably be delivered as a disposable adapter kit intended for single use only, preferably to be delivered and disposed together with the beverage container 40 and is preferably of the same or similar material as the beverage container 40 such as e.g. polyethylene or cardboard which are both combustible and environment-friendly materials.
  • the adapter kit may be a separate reusable accessory intended for multiple use preferably made of fairly or substantially solid material such as metal, plastic, cardboard or a combination thereof.
  • the cannula 50 and the base plate 49 are preferably placed below the wine reservoir, whereby the cannula 50 penetrates into the wine container from below.
  • the cannula 50 and the base plate 49 may be placed beside or above the wine reservoir 40 for allowing the wine reservoir 40 to be penetrated from the side or from above.
  • the cannula 50 should be made long enough to be able to penetrate completely through the beverage container and short enough not to penetrate completely through the beverage container 40 when the beverage container 40 is completely collapsed.
  • top insert 42 and the bottom insert 44 may collapse around the beverage reservoir 40 thereby being disposable together with the beverage reservoir 40.
  • the top insert 42 and the bottom insert 44 may maintain its shape, thereby being either disposable or reusable.

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  1. Ensemble d'adaptateur à utiliser en combinaison avec un récipient de boisson démontable (40; 40'; 40") et un système de distribution de boisson (10; 10'; 10"), ledit récipient de boisson démontable (40; 40'; 40") contenant une boisson et ayant une forme spécifique et étant démontable par exposition à surpression, ledit système de distribution de boisson (10; 10'; 10") comportant
    - un boîtier (14) définissant une chambre intérieure (16),
    - un dispositif de mise sous pression communicant avec ladite chambre intérieure (16) pour pressuriser ladite chambre intérieure (16),
    - un dispositif de refroidissement communicant avec ladite chambre intérieure (16) pour refroidir ladite chambre intérieure (16), et
    - un dispositif de tirage (20, 22, 24) comportant une manette de tirage (22) pour faire fonctionner la vanne de tirage (20), ledit dispositif de tirage (20, 22, 24) communicant avec ladite chambre intérieure (16) pour recevoir un tuyau de tirage (18) s'étendant de ladite chambre intérieure (16) audit dispositif de tirage (20, 22, 24),
    ledit ensemble d'adaptateur comprenant
    - une insertion (42, 44, 49; 42', 44', 49', 42", 44", 49") définissant une forme extérieure correspondant à la forme intérieure de ladite chambre intérieure (16) et permettant à ladite insertion (42, 44, 49; 42', 44', 49', 42", 44", 49") d'être reçue et positionnée à l'intérieur de ladite chambre intérieure (16), ladite insertion (42, 44, 49; 42', 44', 49', 42", 44", 49") définissant une cavité pour recevoir ledit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") et pour positionner ledit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") dans une orientation spécifique à l'intérieur de ladite chambre intérieure (16), et
    - un dispositif de perçage (50; 50'; 50") à être positionné juxtaposé ledit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") et à être maintenu dans ladite position juxtaposée ledit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") par ladite insertion (42, 44, 49; 42', 44', 49', 42", 44", 49") et comportant une canule (50; 50'; 50") pour percer ledit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") dans ladite position juxtaposée, ladite canule (50; 50'; 50") étant connectée à un tuyau de tirage (18) constituant un élément dudit ensemble d'adaptateur, ou alternativement étant apte à être connectée à une ligne de tirage constituant un élément dudit système de distribution de boisson (10; 10'; 10"), ledit tuyau de tirage (18) servant à transférer ladite boisson dudit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") audit dispositif de tirage (20, 22, 24) en démontant ledit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") suite à une exposition à ladite surpression à l'intérieur de ladite chambre intérieure (16).
  2. Ensemble d'adaptateur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit ensemble adaptateur est jetable.
  3. Ensemble d'adaptateur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit ensemble adaptateur est réutilisable.
  4. Ensemble d'adaptateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite insertion (42, 44, 49; 42', 44', 49', 42", 44", 49") est un assemblage comprenant un nombre de pièces, particulièrement un petit nombre de pièces, préférablement de 2 à 6, tel que 2, 3 ou 4 pièces, préférablement deux pièces comprenant une pièce d'insertion supérieure (42; 42'; 42") et une pièce d'insertion inférieure (44; 44'; 44").
  5. Ensemble d'adaptateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit dispositif de perçage (50; 50'; 50") est inséré dans la base dudit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40").
  6. Ensemble d'adaptateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit dispositif de perçage (50; 50'; 50") est incorporé dans une plaque de base (48; 49', 49").
  7. Ensemble d'adaptateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit dispositif de perçage (50; 50'; 50") comprend un nombre de canules, en particulier un petit nombre, préférablement de 2 à 10, tel que 2, 3 ou 4, préférablement 2 ou 4.
  8. Ensemble d'adaptateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel un tube adaptateur (48) s'étend entre le dispositif de perçage (50; 50'; 50") et ledit tuyau de tirage (18).
  9. Ensemble d'adaptateur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite insertion (42, 44, 49; 42', 44', 49', 42", 44", 49") comprend une structure d'encadrement.
  10. Procédé pour la distribution d'une boisson d'un récipient de boisson démontable (40; 40'; 40") par moyen d'un système de distribution de boisson (10; 10'; 10"), ledit récipient de boisson démontable (40; 40'; 40") contenant ladite boisson et ayant une forme spécifique et étant démontable par exposition à surpression, ledit système de distribution de boisson (10; 10'; 10") comportant
    - un boîtier (14) définisant une chambre intérieure (16),
    - un dispositif de mise sous pression communicant avec ladite chambre intérieure (16) pour pressuriser ladite chambre intérieure (16),
    - un dispositif de refroidissement communicant avec ladite chambre intérieure (16) pour refroidir ladite chambre intérieure (16), et
    un dispositif de tirage (20, 22, 24) comportant une manette de tirage (22) pour faire fonctionner la vanne de tirage (20), ledit dispositif de tirage (20, 22, 24) communicant avec ladite chambre intérieure (16) pour recevoir un tuyau de tirage (18) s'étendant de ladite chambre intérieure (16) audit dispositif de tirage (20, 22, 24),
    le procédé comprenant les étapes suivantes
    - la fourniture d'un ensemble adapatateur comprenant
    - une insertion (42, 44, 49; 42', 44', 49', 42", 44", 49") définissant une forme extérieure correspondant à la forme intérieure de ladite chambre intérieure (16) et permettant à ladite insertion (42, 44, 49; 42', 44', 49', 42", 44", 49") d'être reçue et positionnée à l'intérieur de ladite chambre intérieure (16), ladite insertion (42, 44, 49; 42', 44', 49', 42", 44", 49") définissant une cavité pour recevoir ledit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") et pour positionner ledit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") dans une orientation spécifique à l'intérieur de ladite chambre intérieure (16), et
    - un dispositif de perçage (50; 50'; 50") à être positionné juxtaposé ledit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") et à être maintenu dans ladite position juxtaposée ledit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") par ladite insertion (42, 44, 49; 42', 44', 49', 42", 44", 49") et comportant une canule (50; 50'; 50") pour percer ledit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") dans ladite position juxtaposée, ladite canule (50; 50'; 50") étant connectée à un tuyau de tirage (18) constituant un élément dudit ensemble d'adaptateur, ou alternativement étant apte à être connectée à une ligne de tirage constituant un élément dudit système de distribution de boisson (10; 10'; 10"), ledit tuyau de tirage (18) servant à transférer ladite boisson dudit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") audit dispositif de tirage (20, 22, 24) en démontant ledit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") suite à une exposition à ladite surpression à l'intérieur de ladite chambre intérieure (16), et
    - la disposition dudit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") dans ladite cavité de ladite insertion (42, 44, 49; 42', 44', 49', 42", 44", 49"), le perçage dudit récipient de boisson (40; 40'; 40") avec ledit dispositif de perçage (50; 50'; 50"), le raccordement dudit dispositif de perçage (50; 50'; 50") audit dispositif de tirage (18), la pressurisation de ladite chambre intérieure (16) avec ledit dispositif de pressurisation et le tirage de ladite boisson avec ledit dispositif de tirage (20, 22, 24).
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, ledit ensemble d'adaptateur comprenant en outre l'une quelconque des caractéristiques définies dans l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 9.
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