EP2303760B1 - Bec de soutirage pour un contenant - Google Patents

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EP2303760B1
EP2303760B1 EP09749551.9A EP09749551A EP2303760B1 EP 2303760 B1 EP2303760 B1 EP 2303760B1 EP 09749551 A EP09749551 A EP 09749551A EP 2303760 B1 EP2303760 B1 EP 2303760B1
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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
    • B67D1/0829—Keg connection means
    • B67D1/0831—Keg connection means combined with valves
    • B67D1/0832—Keg connection means combined with valves with two valves disposed concentrically
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/30—Filling of barrels or casks
    • B67C3/34—Devices for engaging filling-heads with filling-apertures

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  • the invention relates to a filling head with a container, in particular with a large-volume container for receiving prestressed liquid celts such as drinks, preferably a so-called keg keg or a keg container, wherein the filling head has a first channel, for. B. product channel and a second channel, z. B. gas channel, and with a displaceable inside the filling head plunger, which pretends separate flow paths of on the one hand a product medium and on the other hand a gas medium into the container interior and optionally to the container exterior.
  • a first channel for. B. product channel and a second channel, z. B. gas channel
  • Keg barrels or containers according to the invention are used predominantly in gastronomy and usually have a content in the size of 30 I or 50 I, for filling is the filling head, via which the content of liquid is supplied to the container and also a propellant gas as a gas medium.
  • the propellant gas is generally carbon dioxide, but it is also possible to use nitrogen or basically other gases.
  • connection head is provided to fill the keg from the outside with the front-side valve fitting generally turned downwards.
  • the said connection head or filling head a hollow cylindrical ram on.
  • both a flow path in the Keginnere for the product medium respectively the liquid or the beverage are released as well as a flow path in a riser of the valve fitting.
  • These two flow paths can be used not only for example for filling the large-volume container or keg, but also when it is to be cleaned with a cleaning liquid.
  • the keg is filled by a so-called annular channel on the outer peripheral side of said plunger and vented during the filling process on the described second flow path and a so-called siding.
  • the invention is based on the technical problem of further developing such a filling head with a container, in particular a large-volume container, so that the paths from on the one hand to the product medium and on the other hand the gas medium can be exchanged easily and with little effort.
  • the plunger is arranged so that the flow paths of one hand the product medium and on the other hand, the gas medium can be interchanged with each other and to the relevant ram as a change ram with integrated Strömungswegcicelement is formed. It is possible that the plunger has a replacement element. Then, the replacement element is equipped with the integrated flow path changeover element. With the help of the flow path changeover element, the flow path for the gas medium in the filling head is guided further into the flow path for the product medium and vice versa.
  • the plunger has regularly on a two-part structure. This is composed of a plunger base and a so that can be coupled plunger top.
  • the replacement element is advantageously configured as a plunger upper part which can be coupled to the plunger lower part.
  • the plunger can be moved axially in total in the filling head and is mounted correspondingly axially displaceable in the filling head. This allows the filling head at a total open container or appropriately opened valve fitting - similar to in the DE 31 05 706 A1 described - abut a valve seal and lift them from their sealing seat. On this catfish, the two flow paths are released on the one hand along the so-called annular channel outer peripheral side of the plunger and on the other hand by the interior of the plunger and the siding.
  • the product medium for example beer
  • the product medium for example beer
  • the product medium for example beer
  • the outer annular channel provides for the guidance of the gas medium. That can - as already described - can be achieved with the ram designed as a change ram according to the invention or by resorting to the exchange element.
  • the valve fitting generally has a rotationally symmetrical and substantially cylindrical structure.
  • the plunger has the already described outer annular channel, which is realized on the outer peripheral side.
  • this annular channel is designed in detail so that the plunger over a certain range has an outer cylinder jacket, which opens into openings, via which the outer annular channel usually communicates with the barrel interior.
  • the openings are predominantly in a sealing collar, so that they are closed when the plunger assumes its rest position and the container or the keg is closed. In this position, the valve seat of the valve assembly is not lifted.
  • product medium and gas medium in the context of the invention means virtually all flowable media, so in the example of the product medium not necessarily only drinks or cleaning liquid.
  • gas medium which is generally a propellant or gas span, but in principle can also be a liquid. Therefore, one could also speak of a first medium and a second medium.
  • product medium and the gas medium the speech.
  • the design of the flow path change element is done in detail as follows. Thereafter, the outer annular channel is equipped in the Strömungsweg conferenceelement with a shut-off, which divides the outer annular channel into a closed inlet channel and an outlet channel with the at least one opening.
  • the Strömungsweg conferenceelement advantageously has a divided riser inside, which is composed of inlet pipe and outlet pipe.
  • the design of the flow path change element is now made so that the closed inlet channel with the outlet line and the inlet line to the outlet channel and consequently the at least one opening are connected.
  • Fig. 4 the ram upper part as a replacement element with exchanged flow path on the one hand the product medium and on the other hand, the gas medium.
  • Fig. 1 is a container, in particular a large-volume container in the form of a keg barrel 1 shown.
  • the keg barrel 1 is generally used to hold liquids, in the present case for receiving drinks, especially beer.
  • the keg-barrel 1 in an in Fig. 1 shown overhead position and a local valve fitting 2 is connected to a filling head 3.
  • a filling head 3 In the filling head 3 there is an axially displaceable plunger 4, which in an overall view in Fig. 2 is shown.
  • a valve 5 can be lifted within the filling head 3 of an associated valve seat 6, as in the right part of the Fig. 1 is shown.
  • a product medium in the present case, the liquid or the beverage or beer
  • flow through an outer annular channel 7 in the barrel interior as indicated by corresponding arrows.
  • the arrows for the flow path through the outer annular channel 7 are logically in the Fig. 1 directed upwards. This also applies to arrows that mark the flow path of the gas medium.
  • the gas medium or biasing gas is supplied via a gas channel 8, which extends through the interior of the hollow cylindrical ram 4.
  • the gas channel 8 is continued in a riser pipe or siding S, which or which projects into the interior of the keg barrel 1.
  • a riser pipe or siding S which or which projects into the interior of the keg barrel 1.
  • a replacement element 4a which is designed as a plunger top and can be interchangeable coupled to a plunger base 4b.
  • the replacement element or ram upper part 4a is corresponding to the Fig. 3 designed in a conventional sense, so has in the interior of the continuous gas channel, wherein the outer annular channel 7 is also designed to be continuous and provides for the guidance of the product medium.
  • an inventively modified plunger top 4a and exchange element 4a is used.
  • This is equipped with an integrated flow path change element 9.
  • the outer annular channel 7 is provided with the flow path change element 9 with a shut-off unit 10.
  • the shut-off unit 10 divides the outer annular channel 7 into a closed inlet channel 7a and an outlet channel 7b.
  • the outlet channel 7b opens on the output side into a plurality of openings 11, which are arranged in the manner of a ring and on the circumference of the exchange element 4, in a sealing collar 12.
  • the plunger 4 is in the in Fig. 1 shown retracted position or in its rest position, the openings 11 of said sealing collar 12 are closed.
  • the plunger 4 takes the plunger 4 its corresponding to the open position of the keg barrel position according to the right representation in Fig. 1 on, the openings 11 in the sealing collar 12 are free from an associated valve seat 13.
  • the Strömungsweg conferenceelement 9 also has a subdivided riser 14, which is equipped with an inlet line 14a and a discharge line 14b.
  • the inlet pipe 14a and the outlet pipe 14b communicate with each other as well as the inlet channel 7a and the outlet channel 7b with its openings 11. In this way, the exchange of the flow paths on the one hand the product medium and on the other hand the gas medium can be easily realized. Because the flow path change element 9 connects the closed inlet channel 7a with the outlet line 14b.
  • the product medium guided, for example, via the outer annular channel 7 with the help of the Strömungsweg scaffoldiatas 9 in the interior of the exchange element 4 according to the invention is not further circumferentially of the exchange element 4 out (as in the exchange element 4 according to the prior art according to Fig. 3 ), but passes through the discharge line or the outlet channel 14b in the way, which has been previously reserved for the gas channel 8.
  • the inlet line 14a is connected to the outlet channel 7b and consequently the openings 11.
  • the gas medium which is generally supplied via the outlet channel 7b ultimately reaches the outside via the openings 11, thus occupying the flow path previously taken up by the product medium.
  • the replacement element after the Fig. 4 by an exchange element 4a according to the Fig. 3 replace, so that then the original flow paths (again) are made.
  • the exchange element 4a after the Fig. 3 characterized in that the gas medium through the gas channel 8 is continuously guided in the interior of the hollow cylindrical ram 4, whereas the product medium over the entire length of the plunger 4 on the outer circumference side through the annular channel 7 into the interior of the keg barrel 1 (or out of this) flows.
  • the connection of the exchange element or ram upper part 4a with the plunger base 4b can be done by a screw, plug connection, bayonet connection or similar measures.
  • connection allows a change of the respective exchange element 4a either according to the embodiment Fig. 3 or the embodiment according to Fig. 4 to.
  • the entire plunger 4 can be changed, and against such, in the flow path change element 9, for example, the corresponding Fig. 4 is integrated.
  • a conventional filling head 3 by the replacement of the plunger 4 or ram upper part 4a for the filling or generally the treatment of the keg keg 1 be converted.
  • Treatment here means the emptying of the keg barrel 1 of residues, its cleaning, a pressure test, etc. In this way, can be used on conventional filling heads 3 and there are no new purchases required.
  • the product medium and on the other hand the gas medium can be treated not only reusable containers or keg barrels 1 for the Mehrwegenburg with conventional systems, but also and in particular disposable kegs on conventional Keganlagen, and without major conversion.

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  1. Tête de remplissage (3) comprenant un contenant, en particulier un contenant à grand volume servant à recevoir des boissons mises au préalable sous pression, de préférence un tonnelet (1), dans laquelle la tête de remplissage (3) présente un premier canal (7), par exemple un canal de produit (7), et un deuxième canal (8), par exemple un canal de gaz (8), et comprenant un coulisseau (4) pouvant être coulissé à l'intérieur de la tête de remplissage (3), lequel prédéfinit des voies d'écoulement séparées d'une part d'un milieu de produit et d'autre part d'un milieu de gaz, menant à l'intérieur du contenant ainsi qu'éventuellement en direction de l'extérieur du contenant, caractérisée en ce que
    le coulisseau (4) est mis au point de telle sorte que les voies d'écoulement sont interchangeables l'une l'autre et est réalisé à cet effet sous la forme d'un coulisseau de changement comprenant un élément de changement de voie d'écoulement (9) intégré.
  2. Tête de remplissage (3) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le coulisseau (4) présente un élément de remplacement (4a) comprenant l'élément de changement de voie d'écoulement (9) intégré.
  3. Tête de remplissage (3) comprenant un contenant, en particulier un contenant à grand volume servant à recevoir des boissons mises au préalable sous pression, de préférence un tonnelet (1), dans laquelle la tête de remplissage (3) présente un premier canal (7), par exemple un canal de produit (7), et un deuxième canal (8), par exemple un canal de gaz (8), et comprenant un coulisseau (4) pouvant être coulissé à l'intérieur de la tête de remplissage (3), lequel prédéfinit des voies d'écoulement séparées d'une part d'un milieu de produit et d'autre part d'un milieu de gaz menant à l'intérieur du contenant ainsi qu'éventuellement en direction de l'extérieur du contenant, caractérisée en ce que
    le coulisseau (4) est mis au point de telle sorte que les voies d'écoulement sont interchangeables les unes les autres et
    présente à cet effet un élément de remplacement (4a) comprenant un élément de changement de voie d'écoulement (9) intégré.
  4. Tête de remplissage (3) selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de remplacement (4a) est configuré sous la forme d'une partie supérieure de coulisseau (4a) pouvant être couplée à une partie inférieure de coulisseau (4b).
  5. Tête de remplissage (3) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que le coulisseau (4) est monté de manière à pouvoir être coulissé de manière axiale dans la tête de remplissage (3).
  6. Tête de remplissage (3) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que le coulisseau (4) est réalisé de manière symétrique en rotation et sensiblement de manière cylindrique.
  7. Tête de remplissage (3) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que le coulisseau (4) présente un canal annulaire (7) extérieur et un conduit ascendant (14) intérieur.
  8. Tête de remplissage (3) selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que le canal annulaire (7) extérieur est équipé, dans le cas de l'élément de changement de voie d'écoulement (9), d'une unité de sectionnement (10), qui divise le canal annulaire (7) extérieur en un canal d'arrivée (7a) fermé et en un canal de sortie (7b) comprenant au moins une ouverture (11).
  9. Tête de remplissage (3) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de changement de voie d'écoulement (9) présente un conduit ascendant (14) divisé pourvu d'un conduit d'entrée (14a) et d'un conduit de sortie (14b).
  10. Tête de remplissage (3) selon la revendication 8 ou 9, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de changement de voie d'écoulement (9) relie le canal d'arrivée (7a) fermé au conduit de sortie (14b) et le conduit d'entrée (14a) au conduit de sortie (7b) et, par conséquent, à l'au moins une ouverture (11).
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