EP2489628B1 - Device for actuating a tap of a bag filled with a liquid which can be held by a container and dispensing device with same - Google Patents
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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
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- B67D3/0025—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes provided with dispensing valves actuated by the receptacle to be filled
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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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
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- B67D3/04—Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of casks, e.g. for beer
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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
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- the invention relates to a device for actuating a tap of a filled with a liquid, can be received by a container bag. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device equipped with the device for a liquid in a bag.
- z. B. made of films used vessels, which are hereinafter referred to as representative of all conceivable forms as a bag.
- Such bags have the advantage that they are easy and inexpensive. They serve in particular for the storage of fruit or vegetable juices, water or wine.
- the filling of the bags with the liquids is preferably carried out in the absence of air in the manner of vacuum packaging and with prior heating of the liquids, which brings with it the additional advantage of sterilizing or pasteurizing the liquids. Therefore, the liquids can be stored without preservatives for long periods of time without losing quality.
- the bags are provided with outlet openings, at the edges of which bag flanges are welded with projecting from the bags pipe socket.
- Taps which are provided with rear, in the pipe socket insertable, further pipe socket.
- the filling of the bags with corresponding liquids can i.a. at the producer or bottling plant. Accordingly, already filled and provided with integrated taps bags are offered.
- the bags are often offered together with cardboard boxes (so-called bag-in-box systems), which have openings through which the pipe sockets and taps can be pulled outwards (eg. DE 34 44 429 A1 . DE 20 2004 008 672 U1 . EP 1520 836 A1 ).
- a device for actuating a provided on a beverage container tap is known.
- the device is adapted to the tap for actuating the elastic ball-head-like membrane body.
- an actuating lever By means of an actuating lever, the membrane is acted upon to open a valve.
- the disadvantage is the two-hand operation.
- An Indian US 4,905,875 disclosed actuation adapter is placed on a tap of a bag-in-box system.
- a V-shaped lever element can be acted on an outlet lever of the tap to release an outlet opening.
- the lever element is controlled by a actuatable also by drinking vessel actuators.
- a refrigerator for a bag-in-box packaging has been made known in which the cardboard boxes are not visible to the outside and in which a cleaning wall over known such as also called dispenser devices is significantly reduced.
- a beverage outlet in the appliance door for which a mechanism can actuate a provided on the bag-in-box packaging tap to the outlet of a drink.
- the mechanism can be controlled via a tap on the outside of the refrigerator.
- An opening The door allows separation of the tap from the beverage outlet, which facilitates the cleaning of the beverage outlet.
- a disadvantage of the refrigerator is the adaptation of the appliance door to the outlet of the bag-in-box packaging, in particular the positioning of the tap.
- bag-in-box packaging ensure no axial tight fit of the pipe socket in the openings.
- the taps are therefore neither wobble nor immovably stored on the cardboard boxes, which is why such bag-in-box systems meet neither private nor in the commercial sector all the requirements that are usually placed on a beverage container with dispensing device.
- a container for receiving a filled with a liquid and provided with a discharge nozzle bag which has a wall which is provided with an opening intended for insertion of the outlet nozzle, and arranged in the region of the opening holding mechanism for axially fixing the outlet nozzle contains.
- the container is characterized in that the holding mechanism comprises at least two, connected to the wall or connectable, arranged in a mounted state on diametrically opposite sides of the opening holding elements and by moving at least one of the holding elements optionally in an opening substantially freeing the open position and can be brought into a holding position in which the holding elements have a distance from each other which is smaller than the diameter of the opening.
- the technical problem underlying the invention is to enable operation of a bag-in-box system directly with a vessel to be filled without sacrificing ease of use and operator safety in continuous operation.
- the invention provides an apparatus for actuating a tap of a container receivable and filled with a liquid containing a body surrounding a cavity for at least partially receiving the tap in an operating position of the device, and a lever-type attached to the body Has actuating element.
- the actuating element is rotatably mounted on the body and contains at least one actuating lever accessible from outside the body and at least one bearing lever which acts on the handle of the latter for actuation of the tap.
- the at least one contact lever has a first leg and an angled second leg, wherein the at least one actuating lever is associated with the first leg and wherein the second leg hingedly connected to the body is.
- the device is characterized in that the at least one bearing lever is formed as an angle piece, the apex forms a contact portion for engagement with a handle of the tap.
- the device according to the invention can advantageously be actuated directly with a glass or other container to be filled, wherein this can be performed with only one hand of a user.
- a tap which is provided on a filled with a drinking liquid, provided by a container bag, easily be acted upon.
- the invention provides an output device for a liquid in a bag.
- the dispenser comprises a housing, a door closing the housing, and at least one receptacle for a bag.
- the dispenser is characterized by a device according to the invention for actuating a dispensing tap of a bag which can be received by a bag and filled with a liquid.
- the invention has the advantage that the use of contamination and ultimately nucleation subject parts such as hoses or externally inaccessible, can be placed on taps actuation adapters are avoided when using bag-in-box systems in larger dispensing containers such as dispensers can.
- Another advantage of the invention is that a malfunction of a tap can be excluded because a user no longer has to act directly on the tap.
- the lever-like actuating element has two bearing levers spaced apart from one another and surrounding the cavity on a first and second, diametrically opposite side.
- the abutment levers can be connected to each other via a connecting element, wherein the connecting element surrounds the cavity at a third, with the first and second sides enclosing a right angle side.
- the connecting element can connect the bearing levers to one another on a side facing their bearing region on the body.
- the actuating element with the connecting element can be fixed to the body.
- the connecting element may be fixable to a locking receptacle of the body.
- the connecting element can be fixed to a latching receptacle of a spring plate inserted in the body.
- the spring plate can also be so far out into the interior of the body that it forms a stop for the tap.
- the bearing levers are connected to their storage areas opposite to a supporting device surrounding the cavity.
- the bearing levers may be hinged to the supporting means opposite ends each with a bearing pin on the body.
- the at least one operating lever may be provided on a side facing away from the storage area of the at least one contact lever.
- the at least one actuating lever may also be provided on the support means.
- the cavity of the device may be at a bottom of the device open into an opening, which is penetrated by the at least one actuating lever.
- the dispensing device is characterized in that the at least one receiving device has a base element and an end section angled away from the base element to the door, on which a recess for positioning the dispensing tap of the bag is provided.
- the at least one receiving device may be arranged such that a tap taken from a bag of a bag in a closed state of the housing at least partially passes through an opening of the door opposite the recess.
- the device for actuating a tap may be provided releasably surrounding the opening on the door.
- the at least one receiving device is designed like a drawer. Furthermore, the at least one receiving device can also be displaceably mounted in the housing.
- the at least one receiving device in one embodiment of the dispensing device according to the invention on its bottom element on a residual emptying of the bag serving spring plate.
- the spring plate is fixed in a region adjacent to the angled end portion of the bottom element and has at least one parallel to this fold line so that two predetermined by the at least one fold line portions of the spring plate each surrounded an obtuse angle.
- two receiving devices arranged one above the other are even more preferably provided with a spring plate, the bottom element of the upper receiving device having, in a region opposite the angled end section, a recess which is adapted to a size of the bag and / or the container such that a at least partially emptied, located on the lower receiving device bag and / or this receiving container, the recess can at least partially enforce.
- the dispensing device can be designed as a cooling device with a thermally insulating housing and a thermally insulating door.
- Fig. 1 Contains a generally designated by the reference numeral 1 first embodiment of a device according to the invention consists of two half-shells 2, 3 shaped cylindrical body 4, which in a in the Fig. 1 shown use or operating state forms a right angle with an outer wall 5 of a dispensing device not shown in the form of a so-called dispenser.
- a butt joint 6 On an outer surface of the lower, with the upper half-shell 4 in an operating state a butt joint 6 forming half-shell 4, an opening 7 is provided, from the direction of the arrow u in Fig. 2 a in Fig. 3 shown closer actuator 8 protrudes with its generally designated by the reference numeral 9 operating lever.
- the actuating lever 9 By means of the actuating lever 9, a filling process of a container, not shown, can be started.
- the operating lever 9 can be manually operated or by conditioning the container and in the direction of the arrow x in Fig. 1 applied movement to a attached to the lower end of the actuating lever 9 concave stop bracket 11, a discharge of liquid to be initiated.
- the device 1 according to the invention is shown by sliding its half-shells 3 in the direction of the arrow u (FIG. Fig. 1 ) and a direction opposite thereto according to the arrow y placed on a pipe socket 12 projecting outwardly from the outer wall 5 of a bag flange 14 formed of an annular base plate of a bag (not shown) inserted into the dispenser.
- the half-shell 3 is preferably attached to the outer wall 5 of the dispensing device.
- a with his preferably also circular cylindrical pipe socket in the pipe socket 12 of the bag flange 14 inserted tap is the sake of clarity in Fig. 2 not shown.
- the semi-cylindrical half-shell 3 At an upper side 3b, the semi-cylindrical half-shell 3 at diametrically opposite points in each case a locking pin 15, which engages with attached half-shell 2 respectively in a correspondingly positioned hole and the two half-shells 2, 3 determines accordingly on the bag flange.
- bores 16 are introduced from the upper side 3b at diametrically opposite points from the inside and above a support bench 17 extending along the front side 3c.
- a support bench 17 extending along the front side 3c.
- actuator 8 introduced in a direction of the arrow u.
- the actuator 8 has spaced apart from each other in its upper region two contact levers 20 and 21.
- the contact levers 20, 21, which are preferably designed as angle pieces, are connected to each other by a support device 24, which is set at a lower end 22a of a first leg 22 of the angle pieces 20, 21 and substantially semicircular in shape.
- the support means 24 is attached to opposite sides of the legs 22 each with a pin portion 26.
- connecting portions 27 are attached, which in an assembled state after Fig. 2 from the top 3b of the half-shell 3 and the front 3c of the half-shell 3 are angled downwards or rearwardly attached.
- the semi-circle descriptive connecting portions 27 are connected at their the pin portions 26 opposite ends via a T-shaped base member 28 with each other.
- actuating element 8 is preferably constructed of a metal such as aluminum or a metal alloy such as stainless steel as integral or composed of the parts described with respect to their function and shape composed of multi-part element.
- a the stop bracket 11 opposite the top of the actuating element 8 is formed by each having an angle with the first legs 22 enclosing second legs 23.
- the first 22 and second leg 23 surround a right angle.
- the from the apex of the angle pieces 20, 21 in an assembled state according to Fig. 2 in the direction of the front side 3c of the half-shell 3 extending second leg 23 are formed as in the direction of the front side 3c tapered wedge. They have at their free ends at right angles outwardly projecting bearing pin 36.
- the actuating element 8 is as in Fig. 2 shown fixed in the lower half-shell 3.
- a positioning of the actuating element 8 is achieved in that the actuating element 8 is inserted from the top 3b in a surrounded by the lower half-shell 3 cavity 18 with the stop bracket 11 ahead.
- the solid, an operating condition forming support of the actuating element 8 is inventively achieved in that on the second leg 23 of the bearing lever 20, 21 from the outside to the inside a force is applied to the bearing pin 36 along the cavity 18 surrounding wall of the half-shell 3 in the holes 16 introduce.
- the actuating element 8 projects through its arm portion 33 and the abutment stopper provided thereon 11 attached to the shell bottom 3a of the half-shell 3 opening 7 and is thereby actuated from the outside.
- FIGS. 4 to 6b explained further embodiment 10 of the device according to the invention comprises a one-piece cylindrical body 40 which rests with a collar portion 41 on an outer wall 5 of a dispensing device ( Fig. 4 ).
- the body 40 is in the direction of the arrow x in FIGS. 4 and 5 so pushed onto a pipe nozzle 12 on the dispensing device projecting outwards tap 42 that he surrounds the tap flange 43 and a reinforcing rib 13 with its collar portion 41 and rests with its back on the outer wall 5.
- the body 40 penetrates an opening provided in the outer wall 5 towards the bag flange 14 with a ring section 40d.
- the outer wall 5 of the dispensing device is doing of one of the Rear side received in the collar portion 41 circumferentially mounted recess 46.
- the body 40 can be fixed to the nozzle flange 43, not shown, with a pipe connection flange 12c attached to the outlet pipe 12 on the outlet side, or the reinforcing rib 13.
- the actuator 80 has as in Fig. 5 shown the cavity 18 and thus the surrounding in an operating state in this tap 42 on two opposite sides surrounding bearing lever 20, 21 as the actuator 8 of FIGS. 1 to 3 on. Free ends 25 of the second legs 23 are connected to a connecting element 47.
- the connecting element 47 rests on a resting in a lower half of the body 40 inside the front wall 40c support block 48.
- the preferably rod-like connecting element 47 is fixed in a preferably substantially U-shaped locking receptacle 50 and stabilizes the two stop lever 20, 21 in an ideal manner with each other.
- the actuating element 80 bears against an abutment section 52 formed by an apex of the first and second legs 22, 23 forming an angle piece on an underside 54a of gripping pieces 54 of the tap 42.
- a use of the basis of FIGS. 1 to 6b the first and second embodiments 1, 10 of the device according to the invention for actuating a tap 42 are as follows.
- the half-shell 3 is attached to the outer wall 5 of the dispensing device, not shown, preferably screwed or fixed by means of a kind of bayonet interlocking parts.
- the actuating element 8 is inserted from the bottom 3a of the lower half-shell 3 through the opening 7 in such a way in the lower half-shell 3, that the bearing pin 36 engage stably in the bores 16.
- 21 moves towards each other until the bearing pin 36 snap into the holes 16.
- the upper half-shell 2 is placed.
- the device 1 to a provided with a tap 42 dispensing device be put on.
- the actuating element 80 may be previously in the body 40 via the attached to the bottom opening 7 with the connecting element 47 (FIGS. Fig. 5 ) advanced by a first opposite to the direction given by the arrow y direction and then the arrow x oppositely directed movement, preferably be pivoted.
- FIGS. 6a, b Since the actuation of the device 1 and 10 according to the invention to a filling of a vessel is the same, such actuation is based on the FIGS. 6a, b described. For the sake of clarity are in the FIGS. 6a, b a cross-sectional hatching hatching been omitted.
- Fig. 6a is the first leg 23 of the bearing lever 20, 21 on the support block 48 so that the second leg 23 at an angle, preferably a substantially right angle enclosing first leg 22 is parallel to the outer wall 5.
- the apex forming an abutment portion 52 of the elbow-forming legs 22, 23 abuts against the underside 54c of the gripping pieces 54 of the tap 42.
- the actuator 80 protrudes with its arm portion 33 and the attached thereto concave stop bracket 11 out of the opening 7, but without striking the straight portion 31 or the second elbow 32 on the body 40.
- a filling of a vessel is now this from a front side 40c of the body 40 in the direction ( x ) to stop with the concave, corresponding to a round wall of a conventional drinking vessel, which may be, for example, a glass or a cup shaped stop bracket 11 is brought.
- a movement of the preferably with a hand-held vessel in the x direction (x), which exceeds a certain pressure or force point is rotated, the actuating member 80 to the arrow d in accordance with regard to the latching receptacle 50, until the second elbow 32 at a in a Recess 56 the collar portion 41 attached stop sleeve 57 abuts.
- a maximum stroke of the stop portion 52 is set in y- direction and thus ensures that the grips 54 of the nozzle 42 are moved only up to a predetermined stop for discharging liquid ,
- liquid can be run out of the bag into the vessel.
- the actuating member 80 is rotated against the predetermined direction by the arrow d direction with respect to the body 40, a corresponding movement of the abutment portion 52 allows a return of the gripping pieces 54 in the in the Fig. 6a shown position and thus a closure of the tap.
- Fig. 7a shows an embodiment designated overall by the reference numeral 60 of the dispensing device according to the invention for a liquid in a bag.
- a housing 62 of the dispenser 60 has a rectangular cross-section and is mounted on a base 61 such that a door 68 is flush with an end face 61 a of the base 61.
- a collecting tray 64 covered with a perforated plate 63 for catching liquid which has been released when filling a drinking vessel with the dispensing device 60 according to the invention emerges in its lower area.
- the height of the base 61 is such that in Fig.
- a drinking vessel 65 approximately in the form of a glass on the perforated plate 63 standing over the concave stop bracket 11 of the actuating element 80 projects upwards for actuating the dispensing device 60.
- On a front side of the output device 60 is provided with a lock 66 lockable by a key 67 door 68, at the center of two centrally spaced devices 10 according to the invention for actuating a nozzle of a liquid-filled bag - hereinafter also referred to as tap actuator 10 - attached are.
- the dispensing device 60 according to the invention shown in an open state is preferably designed as a cooling device which operates on the principle of an absorber or compressor refrigerator.
- the housing 62 and the door 68 are provided from the outside powder-coated steel sheets with intermediate rigid foam plates for thermal insulation in the invention.
- a device, not shown, for adjusting the temperature inside the refrigerator is preferably located on top of an inner side 68d of the door 68.
- Housing walls 62c, 62d are superimposed two receiving means 70, 90 for a container 71 surrounding a bag 69 in the form of a cardboard box (Bag in-box system).
- the preferably substantially drawer-like receiving means 70, 90 are mounted with attached to their side walls 72 wing-like portions 73 on the inner wall 62c and 62d, preferably screwed.
- the containers 71 are placed with a bottom on a plate-like bottom element 74 of the receiving device 70, 90 and are partially surrounded in front by an angled from the plate-like bottom member 74 end portion 75 and thus secured against slipping forward.
- a preferably substantially oval recess 77 is provided centrally from an upper side 75e.
- the recess 77 is as in Fig. 7b shown the bag flange 14 preferably using a in Fig. 10 shown ring 76 so determined that the nozzle 42 of the bag 69, the end face 61 a of the base 61 and the Angled forehead portion 75 protrudes forward protruding.
- the ring 76 is positioned between the end portion 75 and the bag flange 14 of the bag 69 and thereby prevents a force acting on the tap 42, the tap 42 can push into the interior of the housing 62. As a result, a functional use of the tap actuator 10 could be disturbed.
- a tap 42 projects beyond as in FIG Fig. 8
- a front side 68a of the door 68 is shown in a closed state of the dispensing device 60, in that it passes through an opening 78 of the door 68 which is opposite the recess 77 in each case.
- the openings 78 on the outside 68c of the door 68 continue towards the inside 68d of the door 68 in conical bores 79. Due to the conical bores, according to the invention, an entry of the dispensing taps 42 is achieved when the door 68 is closed or incorrect positioning of the dispensing taps 42 can be corrected in a simple manner.
- the tap 42 is shown according to the invention as shown by the Fig. 1 to Fig.
- the spigot 42 When closing the door 68, the spigot 42 enters the conical bore 79 and the opening 78 penetrating into the opening 40 of the body 40 provided on the rear side 40d, which is preferably detachably connected to the door 68 from the outside 68a of the door 68.
- a container 71 equipped with a bag 69 according to the invention is provided with a rear side 71b of the container 71 with the door 68 open in the direction of the arrow 1 in FIG Fig. 8 introduced into the output device 60, wherein the container 71 is placed with a formed between the back 71b and bottom 71f edge 81 on the plate-like bottom member 74 of the receiving device 70 and pushed so far in the direction of arrow h , that the tap 42, the tap flange 43 and the bag flange 14, the recess 77 are positioned by putting functionally.
- the invention achieves the advantage of simple loading of the dispensing device 60 with a bag 69 or with a container 71 receiving such a bag 69. Further Advantageously, a functionally correct positioning of the container 71 or bag 69 is ensured.
- a residual emptying of the bag 69 and the container 71 serving spring plate 84 is provided on the plate-like bottom member 74 of the lower receiving device 90 .
- the spring plate 84 is attached to the plate-like bottom element 74 in the region of the angled end portion 75, preferably welded or screwed. It has approximately one third of its length on a folding or bending line 85, along which the spring plate 84 is bent or bent so that two by the folding line 85 separate sections 86, 87 surrounded an obtuse angle.
- the parallel to the plate-like bottom member 74 extending portion 86 assumes a front edge 82 of the largely emptied container 71 as based on the lower container 71 of Fig. 8 shown on.
- the edge 81 rests on the portion 87 of the spring plate 84 which is angled away from the section 86, thereby causing an inclination of the container 71, through which the liquid contained in the bag 69, such as apple juice, grape juice or wine, is actuated by a corresponding actuation of the tap 42 the bag 69 can escape almost without residue.
- the spring plate 84 is according to the invention in terms of its material selection and its bending of a mass of the filled container 71 or bag 69 adapted such that a mass of a completely filled bag 69, the spring plate 84 as in the upper position of the Fig. 8 shown by depressing the portion 87 in a plane parallel to the plate-like bottom member 74 and can hold.
- a particularly preferred embodiment of the receiving device 100 according to the invention is provided with a three-piece spring plate 88.
- the preferably on the plate-like bottom member 74 in the region of the angled end portion 75 screwed spring plate 88 has two fold lines 89, 91. Two by one Folding line 89 and 91 separate sections 92, 93 and 93, 94 of the spring plate 86 form an obtuse angle in its unloaded state.
- the receiving device 100 according to the invention has a preferably rectangular recess 95 in a region of the plate-like bottom element 74 facing away from the angled end section 75. In the recess 95 occurs as in the Fig.
- FIG. 9 schematically illustrated an at least partially emptied bag 69 with its container 71 by a comparison with the bottom in Fig. 8 shown positioning even more skew.
- this can only take place when the upper receiving device 100 is as in FIG Fig. 9 shown is not occupied by a container 71 and therefore occupies the corresponding, caused by the spring force of the spring plate 88 high arched position, or on the upper receptacle 100 is a deflated or at least largely emptied bag 69 with its container 71.
- the tap actuator 10 is attached to the door 68 of the dispenser 60 of the present invention by means of a bayonet catch.
- front side of the collar portion 41 of the body 40 of the invention-tap actuator 10 provided with heads 96 hook-like portions 97 are mounted, which engage in the opening 78 of the door 68 mounted corresponding recesses 98.
- the recesses 98 have as not shown in the manner of a bayonet closure on entering the heads 96 permitting opening areas, which then extend into groove-like extensions, which can accommodate only the shaft portions 99 of the hook members 97 and thereby a fixed positioning of the body 40 on the door 68 effect.
- the detachable connection of the tap actuator 1, 10 in particular by a bayonet closure allows easy removal of the tap actuator according to the invention of a dispensing device according to the invention.
- the cleaning of the dispensing device 60 according to the invention is facilitated, which helps to avoid nucleation as far as possible.
- the simple removal of the tap actuator 1, 10 from the dispenser 60 allows easy replacement of one by one Large variety of fluid extraction operations fatigue tap actuator 1,10.
- the correct positioning of the container 71 or bag 69 located in the dispenser 60 can be easily checked at any time.
- a device according to the invention unlike the one shown in the simplest embodiment, only have one stop lever and one actuating lever.
- the actuators 8, 80 may be integral but also be made of several parts form-fitting or non-positive with each other.
- the support block 48 may for example be designed or manufactured differently.
- the support block 48 is inserted into the body 40 via the opening 7 or the rear opening receiving the pipe socket and secured thereto by, for example, an adhesive or welding operation connected. If the body 40 is made as an injection molded part, then it is understood that the support block 48 is monolithically produced with the body 40.
- the support block 48 may also, unlike shown, be provided on a bent sheet metal, which is introduced into the body 40 and at the same time a determination of the actuating element 8, 80 in the body 4, 40 allows.
- the designated by the reference numerals 30 to 32 parts of the actuating lever 9 may also form a part.
- the body 40 of the device 10 according to the invention can also be made in two parts, in which case a part of the body is first attached to the outer wall 5 of a dispensing device for mounting.
- the tap actuator 1 or 10 may also be other than described or on the basis of Fig. 7a . 8th . 10 shown attached to the output device 60.
- a releasable attachment is preferably provided.
- screws can be screwed into corresponding holes on the front side of the collar portion 41 with the door 68 open from the inside 68b forth and thus the body 40 are fixed to the door 68. It is understood that the positioning of holes and screws with respect to the door 68 and the body 40 can be interchanged.
- the dispenser 60 may also comprise a hollow body-like base 61 in which a canister for receiving liquid discharged inside the dispenser 60 is provided.
- a bore is provided in a bottom plate of the housing 62, through which protrudes an outlet nozzle, which opens into the canister.
- the canister may preferably be sized to be sufficient to hold the entire amount of liquid of a full-filled bag. In such a case, therefore, a burst or tearing or other damage to the bag and the subsequent liquid leakage with respect to the contamination of the housing 62 can be compensated by a corresponding collection of the liquid in the canister.
- the dispensing device according to the invention can be configured in a simple design without cooling. This is the case, for example, when non-refrigerated liquids such as water, red or port should be served by using the dispenser 60.
- the size of the housing 62 of the dispenser 60 and / or the at least one receptacle 70, 90, 100 may be adapted to different bag sizes, such as 5, 10, or 30 liters.
- the output device 60 according to the invention can also only with one of the in the Fig. 8 lower receiving device 90 corresponding to be equipped to accommodate a larger container with a larger bag. In such a case, in the in Fig. 8 upper opening 78 of the door 68 a blind plug can be used.
- a residual emptying can also be carried out in other ways than by the described spring plates 84, 86. It is conceivable about a one-sided storage of the receiving device 70 in the housing. An adjustment mimic positioned opposite the bearing can then provide a total or even only its plate-like bottom element 74 for an inclined position of the receiving device 70. It is also possible to provide or store the at least one receiving device 70, 90, 100 displaceably in the housing 62.
- the base 61 may be both detachably connected to the housing 62 and integrated with the housing 62.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur Betätigung eines Zapfhahns eines mit einer Flüssigkeit gefüllten, von einem Behälter aufnehmbaren Beutels. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung eine mit der Vorrichtung ausgestattete Ausgabevorrichtung für eine in einem Beutel befindliche Flüssigkeit.The invention relates to a device for actuating a tap of a filled with a liquid, can be received by a container bag. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device equipped with the device for a liquid in a bag.
Zur Aufbewahrung von Flüssigkeiten werden neben starren Gefäßen wie Fässern oder Flaschen zunehmend auch flexible, z. B. aus Folien hergestellte Gefäße verwendet, die nachfolgend stellvertretend für alle denkbaren Formen als Beutel bezeichnet werden. Derartige Beutel haben den Vorteil, dass sie leicht und kostengünstig sind. Sie dienen insbesondere zur Aufbewahrung von Obst- oder Gemüsesäften, Wasser oder Wein. Das Füllen der Beutel mit den Flüssigkeiten erfolgt vorzugsweise unter Ausschluss von Luft nach Art von Vakuumverpackungen und mit vorherigem Erhitzen der Flüssigkeiten, was den zusätzlichen Vorteil der Sterilisierung bzw. Pasteurisierung der Flüssigkeiten mit sich bringt. Daher können die Flüssigkeiten auch ohne Konservierungsstoffe über längere Zeitspannen hinweg gelagert werden, ohne dass sie an Qualität verlieren.For the storage of liquids are increasingly rigid vessels such as barrels or bottles and flexible, z. B. made of films used vessels, which are hereinafter referred to as representative of all conceivable forms as a bag. Such bags have the advantage that they are easy and inexpensive. They serve in particular for the storage of fruit or vegetable juices, water or wine. The filling of the bags with the liquids is preferably carried out in the absence of air in the manner of vacuum packaging and with prior heating of the liquids, which brings with it the additional advantage of sterilizing or pasteurizing the liquids. Therefore, the liquids can be stored without preservatives for long periods of time without losing quality.
Um eine einfache Entnahme der Flüssigkeiten zu ermöglichen, sind die Beutel mit Auslauföffnungen versehen, an deren Ränder Beutelflansche mit von den Beuteln abstehenden Rohrstutzen angeschweißt sind. Besonders bekannt für diese Zwecke sind außerdem Zapfhähne, die mit rückwärtigen, in die Rohrstutzen einsteckbaren, weiteren Rohrstutzen versehen sind.To allow easy removal of the liquids, the bags are provided with outlet openings, at the edges of which bag flanges are welded with projecting from the bags pipe socket. Also well known for these purposes are Taps, which are provided with rear, in the pipe socket insertable, further pipe socket.
Die Befüllung der Beutel mit entsprechenden Flüssigkeiten kann u.a. beim Erzeuger- oder Abfüllbetrieb erfolgen. Dementsprechend werden bereits gefüllte und mit integrierten Zapfhähnen versehene Beutel angeboten.The filling of the bags with corresponding liquids can i.a. at the producer or bottling plant. Accordingly, already filled and provided with integrated taps bags are offered.
Zur dosierten Entnahme der Flüssigkeiten werden die Beutel häufig zusammen mit Pappkartons angeboten (sogenannte Bag-in-Box-Systeme), die Öffnungen haben, durch welche die Rohrstutzen und Zapfhähne nach außen gezogen werden können (z. B.
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Neben dem optisch wenig ansprechenden Aussehen gewährleisten die Pappkartons (Bag-in-Box-Verpackungen) keinen axial festen Sitz der Rohrstutzen in den Öffnungen. Die Zapfhähne sind daher weder wackelfrei noch unverschiebbar an den Pappkartons gelagert, weshalb derartige Bag-in-Box-Systeme weder im privaten noch im gewerblichen Bereich allen Anforderungen genügen, die üblicherweise an einen Getränkebehälter mit Zapfeinrichtung gestellt werden.In addition to the visually unappealing appearance of the cardboard boxes (bag-in-box packaging) ensure no axial tight fit of the pipe socket in the openings. The taps are therefore neither wobble nor immovably stored on the cardboard boxes, which is why such bag-in-box systems meet neither private nor in the commercial sector all the requirements that are usually placed on a beverage container with dispensing device.
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Ausgehend davon liegt der Erfindung das technische Problem zugrunde, eine Bedienung eines Bag-In-Box-Systems direkt mit einem zu befüllenden Gefäß ohne Einbußen im Bedienungskomfort und der Bedienungssicherheit im Dauerbetrieb zu ermögüchen.Based on this, the technical problem underlying the invention is to enable operation of a bag-in-box system directly with a vessel to be filled without sacrificing ease of use and operator safety in continuous operation.
Dieses Problem wird mit einer Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 1 und einer Ausgabevorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 9 gelöstThis problem is solved with a device according to claim 1 and an output device according to
Demgemäß sieht die Erfindung eine Vorrichtung zur Betätigung eines Zapfhahns eines von einem Behälter aufnehmbaren und mit einer Flüssigkeit gefüllten Beutels vor, die einen Körper, der einen Hohlraum zur zumindest teilweisen Aufnahme des Zapfhahns in einer Betriebsposition der Vorrichtung umgibt, und ein an dem Körper befestigtes hebelartiges Betätigungselement aufweist. Das Betätigungselement ist am Körper drehbar festgelegt und enthält wenigstens einen außerhalb des Körpers zugängigen Betätigungshebel und wenigstens einen Anlagehebel, der zur Betätigung des Zapfhahns auf dessen Griffstück einwirkt. Der wenigstens eine Anlagehebel weist einen ersten Schenkel und einen dazu abgewinkelten zweiten Schenkel auf, wobei der wenigstens eine Betätigungshebel dem ersten Schenkel zugeordnet ist und wobei der zweite Schenkel gelenkig mit dem Körper verbunden ist. Die Vorrichtung zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass der wenigstens eine Anlagehebel als Winkelstück ausgebildet ist, dessen Scheitel einen Anlageabschnitt zur Anlage an einem Griffstück des Zapfhahns bildet.Accordingly, the invention provides an apparatus for actuating a tap of a container receivable and filled with a liquid containing a body surrounding a cavity for at least partially receiving the tap in an operating position of the device, and a lever-type attached to the body Has actuating element. The actuating element is rotatably mounted on the body and contains at least one actuating lever accessible from outside the body and at least one bearing lever which acts on the handle of the latter for actuation of the tap. The at least one contact lever has a first leg and an angled second leg, wherein the at least one actuating lever is associated with the first leg and wherein the second leg hingedly connected to the body is. The device is characterized in that the at least one bearing lever is formed as an angle piece, the apex forms a contact portion for engagement with a handle of the tap.
Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung kann vorteilhaft direkt mit einem Glas oder sonstigen zu befüllenden Behältnis betätigt werden, wobei dieses mit nur einer Hand eines Benutzers geführt werden kann. So kann auf einen Zapfhahn, der an einem mit einer Trinkflüssigkeit gefüllten, von einem Behälter festgelegten Beutel vorgesehen ist, problemlos eingewirkt werden.The device according to the invention can advantageously be actuated directly with a glass or other container to be filled, wherein this can be performed with only one hand of a user. Thus, a tap, which is provided on a filled with a drinking liquid, provided by a container bag, easily be acted upon.
Ebenso sieht die Erfindung eine Ausgabevorrichtung für eine in einem Beutel befindliche Flüssigkeit vor. Die Ausgabevorrichtung weist ein Gehäuse, eine das Gehäuse verschließende Tür und wenigstens eine Aufnahmeeinrichtung für einen Beutel auf. Die Ausgabevorrichtung zeichnet sich durch eine erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung zur Betätigung eines Zapfhahns eines von einem Beutel aufnehmbaren und mit einer Flüssigkeit gefüllten Beutels aus.Likewise, the invention provides an output device for a liquid in a bag. The dispenser comprises a housing, a door closing the housing, and at least one receptacle for a bag. The dispenser is characterized by a device according to the invention for actuating a dispensing tap of a bag which can be received by a bag and filled with a liquid.
Die Erfindung bringt den Vorteil mit sich, dass ein Einsatz von einer Verschmutzung und letztendlich einer Keimbildung unterliegenden Teilen wie Schläuchen oder von außen nicht zugänglichen, auf Zapfhähne aufsetzbaren Betätigungsadaptern bei einem Gebrauch von Bag-In-Box-Systemen in größeren Ausschankbehältern wie Dispensern vermieden werden kann. Ein weiterer Vorteil der Erfindung liegt darin, dass eine Fehlbedienung eines Zapfhahns ausgeschlossen werden kann, da ein Benutzer nicht mehr direkt auf den Zapfhahn einwirken muss.The invention has the advantage that the use of contamination and ultimately nucleation subject parts such as hoses or externally inaccessible, can be placed on taps actuation adapters are avoided when using bag-in-box systems in larger dispensing containers such as dispensers can. Another advantage of the invention is that a malfunction of a tap can be excluded because a user no longer has to act directly on the tap.
Weitere vorteilhafte Merkmale der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen.Further advantageous features of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims.
In einer Ausführungsform weist das hebelartige Betätigungselement zwei beabstandet zueinander angeordnete, den Hohlraum an einer ersten und zweiten, diametral gegenüberliegenden Seite umgebende Anlagehebel auf. Die Anlagehebel können über ein Verbindungselement miteinander verbunden sein, wobei das Verbindungselement den Hohlraum an einer dritten, mit der ersten und zweiten Seite einen rechten Winkel einschließenden Seite umgibt. Das Verbindungselement kann die Anlagehebel auf einer ihrem Lagerungsbereich an dem Körper zugewandten Seite miteinander verbinden.In one embodiment, the lever-like actuating element has two bearing levers spaced apart from one another and surrounding the cavity on a first and second, diametrically opposite side. The abutment levers can be connected to each other via a connecting element, wherein the connecting element surrounds the cavity at a third, with the first and second sides enclosing a right angle side. The connecting element can connect the bearing levers to one another on a side facing their bearing region on the body.
In einer weiteren Ausführungsform ist das Betätigungselement mit dem Verbindungselement an dem Körper festlegbar. Das Verbindungselement kann an einer Rastaufnahme des Körpers festlegbar sein. Bevorzugt ist das Verbindungselement an einer Rastaufnahme eines in den Körper eingelegten Federblechs festlegbar. Das Federblech kann auch soweit ins Innere des Körpers geführt sein, dass es einen Anschlag für den Zapfhahn bildet.In a further embodiment, the actuating element with the connecting element can be fixed to the body. The connecting element may be fixable to a locking receptacle of the body. Preferably, the connecting element can be fixed to a latching receptacle of a spring plate inserted in the body. The spring plate can also be so far out into the interior of the body that it forms a stop for the tap.
Bei einer anderen Ausführung der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung sind die Anlagehebel ihren Lagerungsbereichen gegenüberliegend mit einer den Hohlraum umgebenden Stützeinrichtung verbunden. Die Anlagehebel können an der Stützeinrichtung gegenüberliegenden Enden jeweils mit einem Lagerzapfen am Körper angelenkt sein.In another embodiment of the device according to the invention, the bearing levers are connected to their storage areas opposite to a supporting device surrounding the cavity. The bearing levers may be hinged to the supporting means opposite ends each with a bearing pin on the body.
Erfindungsgemäß kann der wenigstens eine Betätigungshebel an einer dem Lagerungsbereich des wenigstens einen Anlagehebels abgewandten Seite vorgesehen sein. Der wenigstens eine Betätigungshebel kann auch an der Stützeinrichtung vorgesehen sein. Der Hohlraum der Vorrichtung kann an einer Unterseite der Vorrichtung in eine Öffnung münden, die von dem wenigstens einen Betätigungshebel durchsetzt wird.According to the invention, the at least one operating lever may be provided on a side facing away from the storage area of the at least one contact lever. The at least one actuating lever may also be provided on the support means. The cavity of the device may be at a bottom of the device open into an opening, which is penetrated by the at least one actuating lever.
In einer Ausführungsform zeichnet sich die Ausgabevorrichtung dadurch aus, dass die wenigstens eine Aufnahmeeinrichtung ein Bodenelement und einen von dem Bodenelement zur Tür abgewinkelten Stirnabschnitt aufweist, an dem eine Ausnehmung zur Positionierung des Zapfhahns des Beutels vorgesehen ist. Die wenigstens eine Aufnahmeeinrichtung kann derart angeordnet sein, dass ein von ihr aufgenommener Zapfhahn eines Beutels in einem geschlossenen Zustand des Gehäuses eine der Ausnehmung gegenüberliegende Öffnung der Tür zumindest teilweise durchsetzt. Bei der Ausgabevorrichtung kann die Vorrichtung zur Betätigung eines Zapfhahns die Öffnung umgebend lösbar an der Tür vorgesehen sein.In one embodiment, the dispensing device is characterized in that the at least one receiving device has a base element and an end section angled away from the base element to the door, on which a recess for positioning the dispensing tap of the bag is provided. The at least one receiving device may be arranged such that a tap taken from a bag of a bag in a closed state of the housing at least partially passes through an opening of the door opposite the recess. In the dispensing apparatus, the device for actuating a tap may be provided releasably surrounding the opening on the door.
Vorzugsweise ist die wenigstens eine Aufnahmeeinrichtung schubladenartig ausgeführt. Ferner kann die wenigstens eine Aufnahmeeinrichtung auch verschiebbar in dem Gehäuse gelagert sein. Mit Vorteil weist die wenigstens eine Aufnahmeeinrichtung bei einer Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Ausgabevorrichtung an ihrem Bodenelement ein einer Restentleerung des Beutels dienendes Federblech auf. Bevorzugt ist das Federblech in einem an den abgewinkelten Stirnabschnitt angrenzenden Bereich des Bodenelementes festgelegt und weist wenigstens eine zu diesem parallel verlaufende Falzlinie auf, sodass zwei durch die wenigstens eine Falzlinie vorgegebene Abschnitte des Federbleches jeweils einen stumpfen Winkel umgeben.Preferably, the at least one receiving device is designed like a drawer. Furthermore, the at least one receiving device can also be displaceably mounted in the housing. Advantageously, the at least one receiving device in one embodiment of the dispensing device according to the invention on its bottom element on a residual emptying of the bag serving spring plate. Preferably, the spring plate is fixed in a region adjacent to the angled end portion of the bottom element and has at least one parallel to this fold line so that two predetermined by the at least one fold line portions of the spring plate each surrounded an obtuse angle.
Noch weiter bevorzugt sind bei einer erfindungsgemäßen Ausgabevorrichtung zwei übereinander angeordnete Aufnahmeeinrichtungen mit einem Federblech vorgesehen, wobei das Bodenelement der oberen Aufnahmeeinrichtung in einem dem abgewinkelten Stirnabschnitt gegenüberliegenden Bereich eine Ausnehmung aufweist, die einer Größe des Beutels und/oder des Behälters derart angepasst ist, dass ein zumindest teilweise entleerter, auf der unteren Aufnahmeeinrichtung befindlicher Beutel und/oder diesen aufnehmender Behälter die Ausnehmung zumindest teilweise durchsetzen kann.In a dispensing device according to the invention, two receiving devices arranged one above the other are even more preferably provided with a spring plate, the bottom element of the upper receiving device having, in a region opposite the angled end section, a recess which is adapted to a size of the bag and / or the container such that a at least partially emptied, located on the lower receiving device bag and / or this receiving container, the recess can at least partially enforce.
Eine elegante Festlegung der Vorrichtung zur Betätigung eines Zapfhahns kann erfindungsgemäß mit einem Bajonettverschluss an der Tür der Ausgabevorrichtung erreicht werden. Schließlich kann die Ausgabevorrichtung als Kühlvorrichtung mit einem thermisch isolierenden Gehäuse und einer thermisch isolierenden Tür ausgebildet sein.An elegant definition of the device for actuating a tap can be achieved according to the invention with a bayonet lock on the door of the dispenser. Finally, the dispensing device can be designed as a cooling device with a thermally insulating housing and a thermally insulating door.
Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend in Verbindung mit den beiliegenden, in unterschiedlichen Maßstäben gehaltenen Zeichnungen an Ausführungsbeispielen näher erläutert. In den Figuren sind gleiche Teile mit gleichen Bezugzeichen versehen. In den folgenden
- Fig. 1
- eine perspektivische Ansicht einer ersten Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung in einem Benutzungszustand,
- Fig. 2
- eine an einer Außenwand eines Ausschankgeräts befestigte untere Halbschale der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung nach
Fig. 1 in einer perspektivischen Draufsicht unter Weglassung eines Zapfhahns, - Fig. 3
- eine perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Betätigungselements,
- Fig. 4
- eine der
Fig. 1 entsprechende perspektivische Ansicht einer zweiten Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung, - Fig. 5
- eine perspektivische Ansicht der Vorrichtung nach
Fig. 4 mit teilweise aufgeschnittenem Körper, - Fig. 6a,b
- jeweils einen Schnitt durch die zweite Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung in unterschiedlichen Zuständen,
- Fig. 7a
- eine perspektivische Darstellung einer erfindungsgemäßen Ausgabevorrichtung,
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- eine perspektivische Darstellung der erfindungsgemäßen Ausgabevorrichtung nach
Fig. 7a in einem geöffneten Zustand, - Fig. 8
- einen Schnitt entlang der Linie VIII-VIII in
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- eine perspektivische Darstellung einer erfindungsgemäßen Aufnahmeeinrichtung für einen Beutel oder einen diesen aufnehmenden Behälter und
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- einen der Linie X-X in
Fig. 7 entsprechenden Teilschnitt durch eine Tür der erfindungsgemäßen Ausgabevorrichtung.
- Fig. 1
- a perspective view of a first embodiment of a device according to the invention in a state of use,
- Fig. 2
- a attached to an outer wall of a dispensing device lower half-shell of the device according to the invention after
Fig. 1 in a perspective top view with omission of a tap, - Fig. 3
- a perspective view of an actuating element according to the invention,
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- one of the
Fig. 1 corresponding perspective view of a second embodiment of the device according to the invention, - Fig. 5
- a perspective view of the device according to
Fig. 4 with partially cut body, - Fig. 6a, b
- in each case a section through the second embodiment of the device according to the invention in different states,
- Fig. 7a
- a perspective view of an output device according to the invention,
- Fig. 7b
- a perspective view of the dispenser according to the invention according to
Fig. 7a in an open state, - Fig. 8
- a section along the line VIII-VIII in
Fig. 7a . - Fig. 9
- a perspective view of a receiving device according to the invention for a bag or this receiving container and
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- one of the line XX in
Fig. 7 corresponding partial section through a door of the dispensing device according to the invention.
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Zur abgeflachten Vorderseite 3c der unteren Halbschale 3 sind von der Oberseite 3b an diametral gegenüberliegenden Punkten Bohrungen 16 von innen her und oberhalb einer entlang der Vorderseite 3c verlaufenden Auflagebank 17 eingebracht. In einen von der Halbschale 3 umgebenen Hohlraum 18 ist das isoliert in
Die vorzugsweise als Winkelstücke ausgeführten Anlagehebel 20, 21 sind jeweils durch eine an einem unteren Ende 22a eines ersten Schenkels 22 der Winkelstücke 20, 21 angesetzte, im Wesentlichen halbkreisförmig ausgebogene Stützeinrichtung 24 miteinander verbunden. Die Stützeinrichtung 24 ist an gegenüberliegenden Seiten der Schenkel 22 jeweils mit einem Zapfenabschnitt 26 angesetzt. An die Zapfenabschnitte 26 sind Verbindungsabschnitte 27 angesetzt, die in einem Montagezustand nach
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Eine Positionierung des Betätigungselementes 8 wird dadurch erreicht, dass das Betätigungselement 8 von der Oberseite 3b in einen von der unteren Halbschale 3 umgebenen Hohlraum 18 mit dem Anschlagbügel 11 voran eingesetzt wird. Die feste, einen Betriebszustand bildende Lagerung des Betätigungselementes 8 wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch erreicht, dass auf die zweiten Schenkel 23 der Anlagehebel 20, 21 von außen her zur Innenseite hin eine Kraft ausgeübt wird, um die Lagerzapfen 36 entlang der den Hohlraum 18 umgebenden Wandung der Halbschale 3 in die Bohrungen 16 einzubringen. In der dann erzeugten gegenüber der Halbschale 3 bzw. dem zylindrischen Körper 4 drehbaren Positionierung durchragt das Betätigungselement 8 mit seinem Armabschnitt 33 und dem daran vorgesehenen Anschlagbügel 11 die an der Mantelunterseite 3a der Halbschale 3 angebrachte Öffnung 7 und ist dadurch von außen betätigbar.A positioning of the actuating element 8 is achieved in that the actuating element 8 is inserted from the top 3b in a surrounded by the lower half-
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Wird die Vorrichtung 10 in einer Richtung x auf ein mit einem Zapfhahn 42 versehenes Ausschankgerät aufgesetzt beziehungsweise an der Außenwand 5 des Ausschankgerätes befestigt, so kann das Betätigungselement 80 zuvor in den Körper 40 über die an dessen Unterseite angebrachte Öffnung 7 mit dem Verbindungselement 47 (
Da die Betätigung der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung 1 und 10 zu einer Befüllung eines Gefäßes gleich ist, wird eine solche Betätigung anhand der
Zu einer Befüllung eines Gefäßes wird nun dieses von einer Vorderseite 40c des Körpers 40 her in Richtung (x) zum Anschlag mit dem konkaven, entsprechend einer runden Wandung eines üblichen Trinkgefäßes, das beispielsweise ein Glas oder ein Becher sein kann, geformten Anschlagbügel 11 gebracht. Bei einer Bewegung des vorzugsweise mit einer Hand geführten Gefäßes in x-Richtung (x), die einen gewissen Druck- oder Kraftpunkt überschreitet, wird das Betätigungselement 80 dem Pfeil d entsprechend bezüglich der Rastaufnahme 50 gedreht, bis das zweite Kniestück 32 an einer in einer Ausnehmung 56 des Kragenabschnitts 41 angebrachten Anschlaghülse 57 anschlägt. Über die mittels einer Stellschraube in ihrer Position in der x-Richtung verstellbare Anschlaghülse 57 wird ein Maximalhub des Anschlagabschnittes 52 in y-Richtung festgelegt und somit sichergestellt, dass die Griffstücke 54 des Zapfhahns 42 nur bis zu einem vorgegebenen Anschlag zum Auslassen von Flüssigkeit bewegt werden.To a filling of a vessel is now this from a front side 40c of the
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Mit den gerade beschriebenen Betätigungen des Betätigungselements 80 kann man Flüssigkeit aus dem Beutel in das Gefäß laufen lassen. Sofern durch eine Bewegung des Trinkgefäßes entgegengesetzt der x-Richtung das Betätigungselement 80 entgegen der durch den Pfeil d vorgegebenen Richtung bezüglich des Körpers 40 gedreht wird, ermöglicht eine entsprechende Bewegung des Anlageabschnitts 52 eine Rückkehr der Griffstücke 54 in die in der
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Die Behälter 71 sind mit einer Unterseite auf ein plattenartiges Bodenelement 74 der Aufnahmeeinrichtung 70, 90 aufgelegt und werden nach vorn teilweise von einem von dem plattenartigen Bodenelement 74 abgewinkelten Stirnabschnitt 75 umgeben und damit gegen ein Verrutschen nach vorn gesichert. An dem Stirnabschnitt 75, der vorzugsweise durch Abbiegen des aus einem bevorzugt aus einem Stahlblech gefertigten Bodenelements 74 hergestellt ist, ist von einer Oberseite 75e her mittig eine bevorzugt im Wesentlichen ovale Ausnehmung 77 vorgesehen. In die Ausnehmung 77 ist wie in
Erfindungsgemäß überragt ein Zapfhahn 42 wie in
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Die Erfindung ist nicht auf die beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispiele beschränkt, die auf vielfache Weise abgewandelt werden können. Zunächst kann eine erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung anders als gezeigt in einfachster Ausführung nur einen Anschlaghebel und einen Betätigungshebel aufweisen.The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, which can be modified in many ways. First, a device according to the invention, unlike the one shown in the simplest embodiment, only have one stop lever and one actuating lever.
Die Betätigungselemente 8, 80 können einstückig sein aber auch aus mehreren Teilen form- oder kraftschlüssig miteinander hergestellt sein. Entsprechend dem Material der Vorrichtung 10 kann der Auflageblock 48 beispielsweise unterschiedlich ausgeführt beziehungsweise hergestellt sein. Bei einer aus einem Metall wie Aluminium oder Edelstahl über Vorgänge eines Drehens oder Fräsens gefertigten Vorrichtung 10 wird der Auflageblock 48 über die Öffnung 7 oder die rückwärtige, den Rohrstutzen aufnehmende Öffnung in den Körper 40 eingebracht und mit diesem etwa durch einen Kleb- oder Schweißvorgang fest verbunden. Ist der Körper 40 als Spritzgussteil hergestellt, so versteht es sich, dass der Auflageblock 48 monolithisch mit dem Körper 40 erzeugt wird. Der Auflageblock 48 kann aber auch, anders als gezeigt, an einem gebogenen Blech vorgesehen sein, das in den Körper 40 eingebracht ist und gleichzeitig eine Festlegung des Betätigungselementes 8, 80 in dem Körper 4, 40 ermöglicht. Die mit den Bezugszeichen 30 bis 32 bezeichneten Teile des Betätigungshebels 9 können auch ein Teil bilden.The
Der Körper 40 der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung 10 kann auch zweiteilig ausgeführt sein, wobei dann zur Montage ein Teil des Körpers zunächst an der Außenwand 5 eines Ausschankgerätes befestigt wird.The
Die Zapfhahn-Betätigungsvorrichtung 1 oder 10 kann auch auf andere Weise als beschrieben oder an Hand der
Die erfindungsgemäße Ausgabevorrichtung 60 kann auch einen hohlkörperartigen Sockel 61 aufweisen, in dem ein Kanister zur Aufnahme von innerhalb der Ausgabevorrichtung 60 ausgetretener Flüssigkeit vorgesehen ist. Dazu ist in einer Bodenplatte des Gehäuses 62 eine Bohrung vorgesehen, durch die ein Auslaufstutzen ragt, der in den Kanister mündet. In einem solchen Fall kann der Kanister bevorzugt so bemessen sein, dass er zur Aufnahme der gesamten Flüssigkeitsmenge eines voll gefüllten Beutels ausreicht. In einem solchen Fall kann also ein Platzen oder Reißen oder eine sonstige Beschädigung des Beutels und der nachfolgende Flüssigkeitsaustritt hinsichtlich der Verschmutzung des Gehäuses 62 durch eine entsprechende Sammlung der Flüssigkeit in dem Kanister kompensiert werden.The
Es versteht sich, dass die erfindungsgemäße Ausgabevorrichtung in einfacher Ausführung auch ohne eine Kühlung eingerichtet sein kann. Dies ist dann der Fall, wenn etwa nicht zu kühlende Flüssigkeiten wie Wasser, Rot- oder Portwein in mithilfe der Ausgabevorrichtung 60 ausgeschenkt werden sollen. Die Größe des Gehäuses 62 der Ausgabevorrichtung 60 und/oder der wenigstens einen Aufnahmeeinrichtung 70, 90, 100 kann unterschiedlichen Beutel- bzw. Behältergrößen wie etwa 5, 10 oder 30 Litern angepasst werden. Dabei kann die erfindungsgemäße Ausgabevorrichtung 60 auch nur mit einer der in der
Eine Restentleerung kann auch auf andere Art und Weise als durch die beschriebenen Federbleche 84, 86 ausgeführt sein. Denkbar ist etwa eine einseitige Lagerung der Aufnahmeeinrichtung 70 in dem Gehäuse. Eine der Lagerung gegenüberliegend positionierte Verstellmimik kann dann etwa für eine Schrägstellung der Aufnahmeeinrichtung 70 insgesamt oder auch nur ihres plattenartigen Bodenelementes 74 sorgen. Möglich ist es auch, die wenigstens eine Aufnahmeeinrichtung 70,90,100 verschiebbar in dem Gehäuse 62 zu vorzusehen bzw. zu lagern. Der Sockel 61 kann mit dem Gehäuse 62 sowohl lösbar verbunden als auch mit dem Gehäuse 62 integriert sein.A residual emptying can also be carried out in other ways than by the described
Schließlich versteht es sich, die Merkmale der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung in anderen als den erläuterten und gezeigten Kombinationen miteinander in Verbindung zu bringen.Finally, it is understood to bring the features of the device according to the invention in other than the explained and shown combinations with each other.
Claims (14)
- Apparatus for actuating a tap of a liquid-filled bag which can be accommodated in a container, having a body which encloses a cavity (18) for at least partially accommodating the tap (42) in an operating position of the apparatus, and having a lever-like actuating element (8; 80), which is fastened on the body (4; 40) and has at least one actuating lever (9; 100), which is accessible outside the body (4; 40), and at least one abutment lever (20, 21; 81, 82), which acts on a grip component (54) of the tap (42) in order to actuate the same, wherein the lever-like actuating element (8; 80) is secured on the body (4; 40) in a rotatable manner, wherein the at least one abutment lever (20, 21) has a first leg (22) and a second leg (23), which is angled in relation to the first, wherein the at least one actuating lever (9) is assigned to the first leg (22), and wherein the second leg (23) is connected in an articulated manner to the body (4; 40), characterized in that the at least one abutment lever (20, 21) is designed in the form of an angular component of which the vertex (52) forms an abutment portion for butting against a grip component (54) of the tap (42).
- Apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that the lever-like actuating element (8; 80) has two spaced-apart abutment levers (20, 21), which enclose the cavity (18) on first and second, diametrically opposite sides.
- Apparatus according to Claim 2, characterized in that the abutment levers (20, 21) are connected to one another via a connecting element (47), and in that the connecting element (47) connects the abutment levers (20, 21) to one another on a side which is directed towards a bearing region of said levers at the body (40).
- Apparatus according to Claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the actuating element (80) can be secured on the body (40) by way of the connecting element (47).
- Apparatus according to one of Claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the connecting element (47) can be secured on a latching mount of a spring plate inserted in the body (40).
- Apparatus according to one of Claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the abutment levers (20, 21), opposite their mounting regions (36), are connected to a supporting device (24), which encloses the cavity (18), and in that the at least one actuating lever (9) is provided on the supporting device (24).
- Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the at least one actuating lever (9) is provided on a side which is directed away from the bearing region (36) of the at least one abutment lever (9).
- Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the cavity (18) opens out, on an underside of the apparatus (1; 10), into an opening (7), through which the at least one actuating lever (9) passes.
- Dispensing apparatus for a liquid located in a bag, having a housing, having a door closing the housing, and having at least one accommodating device for a bag, characterized by an apparatus (1; 10) for actuating a tap (42) of a liquid-filled bag (69), which can be accommodated in a container (71), according to one of Claims 1 to 8.
- Dispensing apparatus according to Claim 9, characterized in that the at least one accommodating device (70, 90, 100) has a floor element (74) and an end portion (75), which is angled away from the floor element (74) in relation to the door (68) and on which is provided a recess (77) for positioning the tap (42) of the bag (69).
- Dispensing apparatus according to Claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the at least one accommodating device (70, 90, 100) is arranged such that a tap (42) of a bag (69) accommodated in it, in a closed state of the housing (42), at least partially passes through an opening (78) in the door (68), said opening being located opposite the recess (77), and in that the apparatus (1; 10) for actuating a tap is provided in a releasable manner on the door (68) such that it encloses the opening (78).
- Dispensing apparatus according to one of Claims 9 to 11, characterized in that the at least one accommodating device (90, 100), on its floor element (74), has a spring plate (84, 88) serving for residual emptying of the bag (69), and in that the spring plate (84; 88) is secured in a region of the floor element (74) which is adjacent to the angled end portion (75), and it has at least one folding line (85; 89, 91) running parallel to the said floor element, and therefore two portions (86, 87; 92, 93; 93, 94) of the spring plate (84; 88), said portions being predetermined by the at least one folding line (85; 89, 91), enclose an obtuse angle in each case.
- Dispensing apparatus according to Claim 12, characterized by two accommodating devices (90, 100) which have a spring plate (84, 88) and are arranged one above the other, wherein the floor element (74) of the upper accommodating device (100), in a region which is located opposite the angled end portion (75), has an aperture (95) which is adapted in size to the bag (69) and/or the container (71) such that an at least partially emptied bag (69) located on the lower accommodating device (90), and/or a container (71) accommodating said bag, can pass through the aperture (95) at least in part.
- Dispensing apparatus according to one of Claims 9 to 13, characterized in that the apparatus for actuating a tap (42) can be secured on the door (68) of the dispensing apparatus (60) by way of a bayonet closure.
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