EP2470445A1 - Fût a usage unique pour le stockage et le soutirage d'une boisson sous pression telle que biere ou limonade - Google Patents
Fût a usage unique pour le stockage et le soutirage d'une boisson sous pression telle que biere ou limonadeInfo
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- EP2470445A1 EP2470445A1 EP10762985A EP10762985A EP2470445A1 EP 2470445 A1 EP2470445 A1 EP 2470445A1 EP 10762985 A EP10762985 A EP 10762985A EP 10762985 A EP10762985 A EP 10762985A EP 2470445 A1 EP2470445 A1 EP 2470445A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
- B65D77/04—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another
- B65D77/06—Liquids or semi-liquids or other materials or articles enclosed in flexible containers disposed within rigid containers
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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
- B67D1/0801—Details of beverage containers, e.g. casks, kegs
Definitions
- Single-use drum for storing and withdrawing a pressure drink such as beer or lemonade
- the invention relates to a single-use drum for storing and withdrawing a pressurized beverage such as beer or lemonade.
- the invention more specifically relates to the barrel in question, in its various possible states, in particular on the one hand assembled and empty of liquid, on the other hand assembled and filled with liquid and ready for use. It also relates to all the means to be associated rigidly to form such a shaft thus assembled. Finally, it relates to the method of packaging a liquid such as a drink under pressure in such a drum.
- WO 2008/132328 discloses a drum comprising firstly a waterproof plastic bag and flexible, able to contain the liquid, to withstand the internal or external pressure exerted on it, and provided with an opening by which one can respectively ensure its filling with the liquid or the withdrawal of the liquid it contains.
- the drum according to document WO 2008/132328 then comprises a receptacle adapted to receive the bag, of a shape capable of constituting an interior volume of the order of 5, 10 or 15 liters adapted to the capacity of the bag and to allow interlocking the container with other similar containers before assembly to form drums, the container having a rigidity able to withstand the pressure in the barrel once assembled, and finally having an opening for loading the bag.
- the drum according to the document WO 2008/132328 then comprises a lid in the general shape of a cap, able to close the container on the side of its opening, having a rigidity that is able to withstand the pressure prevailing in the barrel once assembled, including on one side an opening and on the opposite an orifice provided, of manufacture, of a neck forming an integral part of the cover, which neck, of cylindrical shape, extending towards the outside of the lid and the barrel.
- the container and the lid provided with complementary rigid association means, with sealing, are suitable for being rigidly joined by crimping, with sealing, their two openings then coming into reciprocal coincidence.
- the bag is adapted to be rigidly and sealingly associated with the lid, its opening being then arranged facing the neck and in communication with it.
- the shaft according to document WO 2008/132328 finally comprises a cap comprising a hollow cylindrical lateral body supporting means for closing the barrel and means for withdrawing the liquid.
- the internal lateral face of the neck of the lid and the conjugate external lateral face of the body of the cap, provided with complementary rigid association means, with sealing, are able to be rigidly associated, with sealing.
- US 5,267,669 discloses a beverage dispenser having a flexible bag whose peripheral opening edge is trapped in a slot of the dispenser body or, preferably, is positioned to be gripped by two parts of the dispenser body, complementary to each other.
- the distributor comprises in the upper part a threaded orifice in communication with the inside of the bag, on which can be attached, outside, withdrawal means.
- the peripheral edge of the bag is it away from the threaded orifice and the withdrawal means.
- Such an embodiment can not provide the guarantee of a maintenance both waterproof and resistant to pressure, besides that the introduction of the bag is complex.
- a bag in box consists of a plastic bag filled with liquid, housed in a corrugated cardboard packaging, with a tap. But, such a bag in box is unsuitable for packaging drinks under pressure. Indeed, the bag can inflate to deform the on packaging.
- the invention aims to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a single-use drum, particularly domestic, for the storage and withdrawal of a drink under pressure (beer, lemonade), of the general type described in WO 2008 / 132328, but which, by its structure, makes it possible to envisage an achievement which is at the same time easy, economic, efficient and industrially feasible, suitable for a single-use domestic drum giving any guarantee in terms of safety, in particular re-use or opening of the drum.
- a single-use drum particularly domestic, for the storage and withdrawal of a drink under pressure (beer, lemonade)
- a drink under pressure beer, lemonade
- the invention relates to a barrel in the assembled state and empty of liquid, specially adapted for storing and withdrawing a liquid such as a drink under pressure, comprising:
- a sealed and flexible bag adapted to contain the liquid, to withstand the internal or external pressure exerted on it, provided with an opening by which it can respectively ensure its filling with the liquid or the withdrawal of the liquid it contains;
- a receptacle receiving the bag, having a rigidity capable of withstanding the pressure existing inside the barrel, and having an opening suitable for loading the bag; and a lid in the general shape of a cap, closing the container on the side of its opening, having a rigidity capable of withstanding the pressure existing inside the barrel, having on one side an opening and having, in an end wall of the opposite side, an orifice opposite the opening of the bag and in communication with it; the container and the lid provided with complementary rigid coupling means with sealing being rigidly associated with sealing, their two openings being in mutual coincidence; a neck of generally cylindrical shape extending outwardly of the lid and the barrel and located opposite the orifice of the lid and in communication with it;
- a cap comprising a hollow cylindrical lateral body supporting means for closing the barrel and means for withdrawing the liquid, the internal lateral face of the neck and the conjugate external side face of the body of the cap provided with complementary rigid coupling means with sealing being rigidly associated with sealing;
- the neck is a structurally distinct part of the lid;
- the external lateral face of the neck-forming part and the conjugate internal lateral face of the lid opening are provided with complementary rigid coupling means with sealing, the neck-forming part and the lid being rigidly associated with sealing, the neck-forming piece being through the lid and its inner end being located inside the lid;
- the bag is rigidly and sealingly associated with the neck piece towards its inner end;
- At least one hole, formed on the container and / or the lid, is adapted to allow to inject inside the barrel and outside the bag a gas under pressure to compress the bag;
- sealing means adapted to be maneuvers from the outside of the barrel are selectively adapted to close with sealing or to open the hole and, when closing the hole to be maintained inside the barrel, overpressure prevailing therein, the closure means and the container and / or the lid where the hole is formed being provided with complementary rigid association means.
- the complementary rigid association means of the collar part and the cover provide an irreversible rigid association, the collar part and the cover being rigidly and irreversibly associated.
- the complementary rigid association means of the neck member and the cover comprise mating surfaces held rigidly associated by contact and interlocking force.
- the orifice of the lid is limited laterally by a flange (16) of generally cylindrical shape, projecting from the end wall of the lid towards the outside thereof, and whose side face internal of which collar is provided with means of rigid association with the neck piece.
- the end wall of the cover has a groove extending inwardly of the cover.
- the collar part structurally distinct from the cover, comprises on the one hand a generally cylindrical lateral wall whose outer lateral face is provided with means of rigid association with the cover and whose internal lateral face is provided with means of rigid association with the cap and, secondly, a disc-shaped inner end wall abutting against the inner face of the end wall of the lid and which is associated rigidly and sealed the bag by the edge of its opening.
- the collar part structurally distinct from the cover, has a generally cylindrical lateral wall and a disk-shaped inner end wall to which the edge of the opening of the bag is rigidly and sealingly associated. by welding or gluing.
- the complementary rigid association means of the collar part and the cap comprise conjugate surfaces held rigidly associated by contact and interlocking force.
- the body of the cap is terminated by an outer end portion projecting laterally and in the form of a disc, abutting against an outer end portion projecting laterally and disc-shaped from the lateral wall of the cap. the neck piece.
- the at least one hole is formed on the lid, and, more specifically, on the end wall of the lid in the vicinity of its orifice.
- the at least one hole is limited by a tip extending outwardly, suitable for mounting an injection pipe of a gas under pressure.
- the sealing means of the hole are a deformable plastic part, able to be deformed when subjected to a force corresponding to a known pressure exerted on it, manceuvrée deformation of the outside of the barrel in response to the injection, inside the barrel, of the gas under pressure by the at least one hole, said part of the shutter means firstly opening the hole when injected inside the the gas pressure booster, on the other hand, closing the hole when it stops injecting the inside of the barrel gas overpressure or that the inside of the barrel is overpressure.
- the deformable part of the sealing means of the hole comprises a deformable portion forming a valve located against the inner face of the wall where the at least one hole is located, facing this at least one hole.
- the complementary rigid association means of the deformable part of the closure means and the wall where the at least one hole is located comprise at least one projection-hollow assembly held rigidly associated by contact and interlocking force.
- the complementary rigid association means of the container and the lid provide an irreversible rigid association, the lid and the container being rigidly and irreversibly associated.
- the container, on the one hand, and the lid, on the other hand comprises, on the one hand, an axially extending, axially-extending, axially-extending side wall of generally cylindrical or prismatic shape slightly flared towards the opening, on the other hand, an end wall extending in a transverse plane.
- the container and / or the lid comprises stiffening reliefs.
- the container and the lid have an axial dimension similar or of the same order of magnitude.
- the lid has a given axial dimension, while the container may have one of a few given axial dimensions, depending on the capacity of the bag.
- the container, the lid, the bag and the neck piece are made of plastic.
- the bag has a capacity of between about 5 liters to 15 liters. As indicated, it can be expected that while the bag has a capacity in the range and therefore dimensions accordingly, all the constituent parts of the barrel have constant dimensions, with the exception of the reservoir which may have an axial dimension more or less depending on whether the bag has a greater or lesser capacity.
- the barrel in the assembled state and empty of liquid is such that the bag-neck forming part being formed, the bag having been fixed to the collar part but not yet filled with liquid, this assembly is closed by means of a removable closure system such as a removable cap, to maintain the sterility of the bag until it is filled with liquid.
- a removable closure system such as a removable cap
- the subject of the invention is a drum in the assembled state and filled with liquid, ready for use, comprising a drum such as has just been described, the bag being filled with a liquid such as a pressurized beverage, a pressurized gas located inside the drum and outside the bag to compress the bag filled with liquid.
- this removable closure system of the bag-piece assembly forming a neck is removed before the bag is filled with liquid.
- the invention relates to a set of means to be associated in a rigid manner to form a drum as just described, comprising:
- a waterproof and flexible bag adapted to contain the liquid, to withstand the internal or external pressure that can be exerted on it, provided with an opening by which it can respectively ensure its filling with the liquid or the withdrawal of the liquid that it contains;
- a collar part structurally distinct from the cover, of generally cylindrical shape, the external lateral face of the collar part and the conjugate internal lateral face of the orifice of the cover being provided with complementary rigid coupling means with sealing, the piece forming neck and the lid being able to be rigidly associated with sealing, the neck-forming part being able to pass through the lid, its inner end being adapted to be situated inside the lid, the neck-forming part being able to extend outwardly of the lid and the barrel and be located opposite the opening of the lid and in communication with it, the bag being adapted to be rigidly and sealingly associated with the collar member towards its inner end;
- a cap comprising a hollow cylindrical lateral body supporting means for closing the barrel and means for withdrawing the liquid, the internal lateral face of the neck portion and the conjugated external lateral face of the body of the cap provided with rigid association means complementary with sealing being able to be associated rigidly with sealing;
- At least one hole formed on the container and / or the lid, adapted to allow to inject inside the barrel and outside the bag a gas under pressure to compress the bag;
- sealing means selectively able to close with sealing or opening the hole and, when closing the hole to be maintained inside the barrel, the overpressure which prevails therein, the sealing means and the container and / or the lid where the hole is formed being provided with complementary rigid association means.
- the assembly also comprises a removable closure system such as a removable cap for sealing the bag-neck piece assembly after the bag has been attached to the neck piece but before the bag is filled.
- a removable closure system such as a removable cap for sealing the bag-neck piece assembly after the bag has been attached to the neck piece but before the bag is filled.
- the subject of the invention is a method for packaging a liquid such as a pressurized beverage in a drum specially adapted for storing and withdrawing this liquid, as described, in which :
- the set of means as described above is available, the bag being empty of liquid and the liquid to be conditioned is available;
- the empty bag of liquid is rigidly and sealingly associated with the neck piece;
- the neck member - to which the bag is rigidly associated - is associated rigidly and tightly with the lid, the bag being placed inside the lid; and the bag is placed inside the container;
- the bag is filled with the liquid by the neck piece and the opening of the bag;
- the closure means of the hole closing it is injected inside the barrel and outside the bag a gas overpressure to compress the bag filled with liquid, the closure means of the hole closing it.
- the barrel in the assembled state and empty of liquid comprises a removable closure system
- the sac-piece forming collar assembly - the bag having been fixed to the neck piece but not yet filled with liquid - this assembly is closed by means of a removable closure system, in order to maintain the sterility of the bag and, before the bag is filled with liquid, the capping system is removed.
- FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a drum according to the invention, in the not completely assembled state, the bag being only partially and symbolically represented,
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view from above of the barrel shown in FIG. 1, the bag not being represented,
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view from above of the lid of the barrel, the shut-off means being removed,
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a part forming the means for sealing the overpressure gas injection hole inside the drum and outside the bag,
- FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the drum neck piece
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the inside of the drum neck piece
- FIG. 7 is an elevational view of the drum cap
- Figure 8 is a perspective view from the inside of the drum cap.
- the barrel 1 according to the invention for single use especially domestic, is specially intended for the storage and withdrawal of a drink under pressure such as beer or lemonade.
- the invention relates to the barrel 1 in its various possible states, including the assembled state and empty of liquid and the assembled state and filled with liquid and ready for use. It also relates to all the means to be associated rigidly to form such a barrel 1. Finally, it relates to the method of packaging a liquid such as a drink under pressure in such a barrel 1.
- a barrel 1 is based on information from WO 2008/132328, accessible to those skilled in the art, while having a structure that allows to consider an easy, economical, efficient and industrializable, suitable for a barrel 1 single use domestic and giving any guarantee in terms of safety, in particular of reuse or opening of the barrel 1.
- the barrel 1 is made from a set of means (or parts) associated with each other rigidly. Once rigidly associated with each other, these parts form the barrel 1 which has a general axis of symmetry 1a.
- axial must be understood in relation to the axis 1a.
- transverse should be understood as meaning perpendicular, orthogonal, substantially perpendicular or substantially orthogonal to the axis 1a.
- the barrel 1 In its position of use, the barrel 1 is placed with the axis 1a vertical or substantially vertical.
- the drum 1 comprises in the first place a bag 2, waterproof and flexible, adapted to contain the liquid, to withstand the internal or external pressure that can be exerted on it.
- the bag 2 is provided with an opening 3 having an edge 3a, opening 3 by which it can respectively ensure its filling with the liquid or the withdrawal of the liquid that it contains.
- the bag 2 consists, for example, of two analogous sheets of generally rectangular or pseudo-rectangular shape, disposed facing each other and welded together at or near their lateral edges, with the exception of the opening 3 or a section of sheath closed at one end and whose other open end forms the opening 3.
- the plastic material constituting the bag 2 is chosen so as to be compatible with the liquid to be stored. It is also chosen so that the bag 2 is sufficiently flexible, resistant to pressure and waterproof. For example, it is chosen to have a selective seal: sealed from the inside out to the carbon dioxide and permeable to oxygen to some extent from the outside to the inside. For the application of the barrel 1 envisaged, the bag 2 has a capacity that can be between about 5 liters to 15 liters.
- the barrel 1 comprises secondly a container 4 adapted to receive the bag 2.
- the container 4 has a rigidity capable of withstanding the pressure that may exist inside the barrel 1.
- the container 4 has a side wall 5 limiting on one side an opening 6.
- This side wall 5 extends axially and, in the embodiment shown, it is generally cylindrical slightly flared towards the opening 6.
- cylindrical is meant an effectively cylindrical shape or a pseudo-cylindrical or prismatic or pseudo-prismatic shape.
- the container 4 also comprises, on the opposite side to the opening 6, an end wall 7, extending at least substantially in a transverse plane.
- Such a container 4 defines a cavity 8, interior.
- the drum 1 comprises thirdly a lid 9 adapted to close the container 4 on the side of its opening 6.
- the lid 9 has a rigidity capable of withstanding the pressure that may exist inside the barrel 1.
- the cover 9 has a side wall 10 limiting on one side an opening 1 1.
- This side wall 10 extends axially and, in the embodiment shown, it is generally cylindrical slightly flared towards the opening 1 January.
- the cover 9 also has, on the opposite side to the opening 1 1, an end wall 12, extending at least substantially in a transverse plane.
- the lid 9 has a generally cap-like shape more or less flattened or on the contrary more or less hollow, depending on the embodiments.
- Such a cover 9 defines a cavity 13, interior.
- the word "interior” must be understood as being in or to the cavity 8 or the cavity 13 or the cavity formed by the two cavities 8 and 13.
- the container 4 and the lid 9 are, in the embodiment considered made of plastic. Where appropriate, they comprise stiffening reliefs.
- the container 4 and the lid 9 have an axial dimension similar or of the same order of magnitude.
- the axial dimension of the container 4 is greater than that of the lid 9 and the latter may have a flattened crown shape.
- the cover 9 has a given axial dimension, while the container 4 can have one of a few given axial dimensions, depending on the capacity of the bag 2.
- the bag 2 may have a capacity in the range indicated above, as required, the lid 9 and the other constituent parts of the barrel 1 have constant given dimensions, with the exception of the tank 4 which has a greater or smaller axial dimension according to that the bag 2 has a greater or lesser capacity.
- the slightly flared shape of the container 4 and the lid 9, towards the openings 6 and 1 1, respectively, makes it possible to stack the containers 4 and the covers 9 before their assembly.
- the containers 4 or lids 9 and stacked can be easily transported, the place of manufacture can without prejudice, be removed from the assembly site.
- the openings 6 and 11 are of similar dimensions, so as to be placed in reciprocal coincidence, the container 4 and the lid 9 of a barrel 1 being head to tail.
- the dimensions of the container 4 and the lid 9 are determined so that once associated, they form an inner cavity 8 + 13 of shape and volume adapted to the shape and capacity of the bag 2.
- the container 4 and the lid 9 are provided with means 14 of complementary rigid association with sealing. These means are able to be rigidly associated with sealing, the openings 6 and 1 1 being in mutual coincidence. According to the embodiment envisaged, the means 14 of rigid association ensure a rigid irreversible association, so that the container 4 and lid 9 are, once the barrel 1 constituted, rigidly and irreversibly associated.
- the cover 9 has, in its end wall 12, an orifice 15.
- the orifice 15 is able to face the opening 3 of the bag 2 and in communication with it.
- the orifice 15 is limited laterally by a collar 16 of generally cylindrical shape, extending axially projecting from the end wall 12 of the cover 9, towards the outside thereof.
- the end wall 12 of the cover 9 has a peripheral groove 17 extending towards the inside of the cover 9 and thus open towards the outside thereof.
- This hole 18 is limited by an end piece 18a, extending outwards, suitable for mounting of an injection pipe of a gas under pressure.
- the hole 18 and its tip 18a form a kind of pacifier.
- the hole 18 is intended to inject inside the barrel 1, that is to say in the cavity 8 + 13, but outside the bag 2, a gas under pressure and this in order to compress the bag 2 and the liquid it contains.
- a hole 18 may be provided not on the end wall 12 of the cover 9, but on its side wall O. It may also be provided that a hole 18 is not on the lid 9, but on the container 4, or - in the case of several holes 18 - on the lid 9 and the container 4.
- the flange 16, the end piece 18a and the closure means 20 are all set back from a plane formed by the outer face of an annular peripheral edge 12a of the end wall 12, limiting a portion hollow 12b of this wall, towards the center of which is the groove 17.
- the barrel 1 comprises fourthly sealing means 19, able to be maneuvered from the outside of the barrel and able, selectively, to seal with sealing or on the contrary to open the hole 18.
- These means 19 are further able, when they close the hole 18, to maintain inside the barrel 1 the overpressure that prevails, in the manner of a non-return valve.
- the number and the arrangement of the means 19 are adapted to the number and the arrangement of the hole or holes 18.
- the means 19 are a piece 19a deformable plastic material, able to be deformed when subjected to a force corresponding to a known pressure exerted on it.
- the piece 19a can be manceuvrée so as to be deformed from the outside of the barrel 1, in response to the injection, inside the barrel 1, of the gas under pressure by the hole 18 provided for this purpose .
- the piece 19a opens the hole 18 when the inside of the barrel 1 is injected with gas under pressure via the hole 18. Conversely, the piece 19a closes the hole 18 when the injection is stopped inside the barrel. barrel 1 of the overpressured gas or when the inside of the barrel 1 is overpressure.
- the part 19a comprises a deformable portion forming a valve intended to be located against the inner face of the end wall 12 of the cover 9, where the hole 18 is located, facing this hole 18.
- Such rigid association means 20 may comprise, in the embodiment shown, two sets each comprising a projection 20a and a complementary recess 20b, one - for example the projection 20a - being provided on the part 19a and the other - the hollow 20b, formed by a hole - being formed on the end wall 12 of the cover 9.
- These two projections 20a - hollow 20b are located on both sides of the hole 18 and close to it. Of course, it can be provided three, four ... 20a-recessed assemblies 20b - hollow or a linearly extended set surrounding a hole 18.
- the means 19 are held rigidly associated with the cover 9 by contact and interlocking force.
- holes 18 or one or more holes 18 may be provided on the side wall of the lid 9 or on the container 4 or on the lid 9 and the container 4.
- the barrel 1 comprises fifthly a neck member 21, hollow from one side axially, constituting a passage of generally cylindrical shape.
- This piece 21 is made of plastic.
- the neck piece 21 is structurally distinct from the cover 9. It should be understood that this is a separate part of the cover 9.
- the part 21 forming a neck has a side wall 22 and an inner end wall 23 in the form of a disk which is rigidly and sealingly associated with the edge 3a of the opening 3 of the bag 2, by welding or gluing.
- the outer lateral face 22a of the side wall 22 of the part 21 forming the neck and the inner side face 16a of the conjugate flange 16 limiting the orifice 15 of the cover 9 are provided with means 24 of complementary rigid association with sealing.
- the part 21 forming neck and the cover 9 can be rigidly associated with sealing.
- the piece 21 forming a collar extends outwardly from the cover 9 and the barrel 1 and being located opposite the orifice 15 of the cover 9 and in communication with it by the axial recess constituting a passage which she forms.
- the part 21 forming a collar passes through the lid 9 through the orifice 15.
- its inner end - namely the inner end wall 23 - is located inside the lid 9, abutting against the face inside the end wall 12.
- the means 24 of rigid complementary association of the part 21 forming neck and cover 9 provide an irreversible rigid association, so that the part 21 forming neck and the cover 9 are rigidly and irreversibly associated.
- the means 24 comprise mating surfaces held rigidly associated by contact and interlocking.
- the barrel 1 comprises sixthly a cap 25.
- the cap 25 comprises a hollow cylindrical lateral body 26 supporting means 27a for closing the barrel and means 27b for withdrawing the liquid.
- Such means 27a, 27b may be the subject of various embodiments, in particular that described in WO 2008/132328.
- the internal lateral face 22b of the neck portion 21 and the outer mating side face 26a of the body 26 of the cap 25 are provided with complementary rigid coupling means 28 with sealing.
- neck portion 21 and the cap 25 can be rigidly associated with sealing.
- the means 28 of complementary rigid association of the part 21 forming neck and the cap 25 provide an irreversible rigid association, so that the part 21 forming the neck and the cap 25 are rigidly and irreversibly associated.
- the means 28 comprise mating surfaces held rigidly associated by contact and interlocking.
- a laterally protruding, disc-shaped outer end portion 29a of the body 26 of the cap 25 may abut against a laterally and disc-shaped outer end portion 29b of the sidewall 22 of the piece 21 forming neck.
- the outer end portion 29b has a limit stop function.
- Part 29b also tends to flare after interlocking so as to ensure an irreversible assembly.
- the outer end portion 29b may have another function while the bag 2 has been attached to the neck piece 21, but it is not yet filled with liquid. Indeed, it is possible, once the set bag 2 - piece 21 formed neck, to seal this set by means, sixth, of a removable cap or other removable closure system, to maintain the sterility of the bag until it is filled with liquid.
- This constructive arrangement allows to prepare in a place of manufacture the bag 2 - piece 21 forming collar, then to transport it without risk of contamination on another site for the finalization of the assembly of the drum 1 and its filling.
- the barrel 1 in the assembled state and empty of liquid comprises:
- the container 4 and the lid 9 closing the container 4 and provided with the flange 16, associated rigidly, irreversibly and with sealing, and forming a cavity 8 + 13 in which the bag 2 is located;
- the part 21 forming neck structurally distinct from the cover 9, and associated with it rigidly, irreversibly and sealingly being housed in the orifice 15, and to which is associated rigidly and with sealing the bag 2;
- the cap 25 comprising the means 27a for closing the barrel 1 and the means 27b for withdrawing the liquid, associated with the piece 21 forming a neck rigidly, irreversibly and sealingly being housed in it;
- drums 1 can be stacked.
- a rigid, irreversible and sealed combination of two parts constituting the barrel 1 can be performed functionally similar to a force sink, the invention also including other ways of doing. For example, it is possible to first put the two parts in their appropriate relative position and then to combine them rigidly, irreversibly and sealingly by welding.
- the seal in question is obviously not absolute, but means a seal at least just sufficient for the domestic use of the barrel 1. According to the fluids concerned, this seal is a liquid tightness or gases.
- the barrel 1 is assembled and filled with liquid, ready for use.
- the bag 2 is filled with the liquid in question, such as a drink under pressure, while a gas under pressure is inside the barrel 1 and outside the bag 2 in order to compress the bag. 2 filled with liquid.
- the barrel 1 can be arranged for the withdrawal of liquid with the cap 25 in the lowest position, the end wall 7 being in the uppermost position.
- the opening of the cap 25 with the withdrawal means 27b is in the lower position and directed downwards.
- the means 19 for sealing it is possible to withdraw the liquid, avoiding any suction phenomenon. This withdrawal is possible, without the need to add gas under pressure, by gravity.
- this removable closure system of the bag 2 - piece 21 forming a neck assembly is removed before the bag 2 is filled with liquid.
- the method of packaging a liquid such as a drink under pressure in a drum 1 specially adapted for storing and withdrawing this liquid, as described, is as follows.
- the set of means constituting the barrel 1, previously described, is available, the bag 2 being empty of liquid.
- the bag 2 empty of liquid, is rigidly and sealingly associated with the piece 21 forming a neck.
- the piece 21 forming a neck - which is then rigidly associated with the empty bag 2 - is associated rigidly, irreversibly and tightly with the lid 9, the bag 2 being placed inside the lid 9.
- this operation by threading the piece 21 forming a neck in the orifice 15 of the lid, from the inner cavity 13 thereof and is proceeded to a snap fit.
- the bag 2 is placed inside the container 4.
- the container 4 and the cover 9 are rigidly, irreversibly and tightly coupled together, the bag 2 thus being housed in the cavity 8 + 13. This operation is carried out by force-fitting.
- the bag 2 is filled with the liquid by the neck piece 21 and the opening 3 of the bag 2.
- the constituent parts of the drums can be manufactured at certain sites, easily transported, and then assembled at other sites.
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PL10762985T PL2470445T3 (pl) | 2009-08-28 | 2010-08-17 | Beczka jednorazowego użytku do magazynowania i ściągania napoju pod ciśnieniem takiego jak piwo lub lemoniada |
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FR0955867A FR2949452B1 (fr) | 2009-08-28 | 2009-08-28 | Fut a usage unique pour le stockage et le soutirage d'une boisson sous pression telle que biere ou limonade. |
PCT/FR2010/051720 WO2011023885A1 (fr) | 2009-08-28 | 2010-08-17 | Fût a usage unique pour le stockage et le soutirage d'une boisson sous pression telle que biere ou limonade |
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