EP2641864B1 - Beverage dispensing valve, in particular for a household refrigeration appliance - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a beverage dispensing valve, in particular for a household refrigeration appliance, according to the preamble of claim 1.
- the present invention also relates to a respective household refrigerating appliance comprising said beverage dispensing valve.
- a refrigeration appliance in particular for household use, of the type comprising a structure with at least one compartment formed therein for food preservation.
- Refrigeration appliances known in the art typically comprise two compartments which are kept at different temperatures, thus providing at least two different food preservation states, in particular a refrigerator compartment suitable for preserving fresh food at a temperature between 0°C and 10°C and a freezer compartment suitable for preserving frozen food at a temperature between -15°C and -30°C; such refrigeration appliances are commonly referred to by those skilled in the art of household refrigeration as “double-door” or “combined” refrigerators, depending on the relative position of the two compartments. In a “double-door” refrigeration appliance, the freezer compartment is above the refrigerator compartment, whereas in a “combined” refrigeration appliance the freezer compartment is located at the bottom.
- a refrigeration appliance in particular for household use, may include a device for dispensing a beverage outside said refrigeration appliance, said device comprising a beverage dispensing valve.
- said valve is associated, whether directly or indirectly, with a reservoir located inside a compartment of the refrigeration appliance, in particular said reservoir being typically positioned in a refrigerator compartment; said valve is operated by an actuator element associated therewith and positioned externally to the refrigeration appliance, said actuator element being operated by a user wanting the beverage to exit the valve.
- Refrigeration appliances with such features have been very common for decades in the USA; actually, the refrigeration appliances widespread on the American market are equipped with dispensers capable of dispensing not only refrigerated water, but also ice and, in some cases, refrigerated soft drinks.
- These refrigeration appliances are usually fitted with two doors arranged side by side, and are therefore very bulky; the dispenser and the valve are associated with one door, the valve typically extending through the door, so that it protrudes both inside and outside the refrigeration appliance; furthermore, a recess is normally present on said door, outside the refrigeration appliance, where the valve or the associated ducts come out for dispensing the beverage; in said recess, the user can lay, for example, a glass or another container suitable for receiving the dispensed beverage.
- a beverage dispensing valve according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from AT-B-373 564 .
- valves known in the art are so realized as to cause beverage dripping even when the user has already removed the container suitable for receiving the dispensed beverage.
- valves known in the art are usually so realized as to not ensure a homogeneous exit of the beverage; it is clear that also this drawback is particularly annoying, in that it may cause the beverage to be improperly dispensed, thus increasing the risk of spilling beverage on the refrigeration appliance and on the surrounding area.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic sectional view of a refrigeration appliance, in particular for household use, in accordance with the present invention, designated as a whole by reference numeral 1.
- Said refrigeration appliance 1 comprises a structure 2 within which at least one compartment 3, 4 is obtained for preserving foodstuffs, which is adapted to be closed by at least one door 3P, 4P.
- said at least one compartment 3, 4 comprises:
- the refrigeration appliance 1 shown in Fig. 1 is a "combined" one, in that the freezer compartment 4 is located under the refrigerator compartment 3; it is however clear that the refrigeration appliance 1 according to the present invention may be of a different type as well.
- Fig. 1 shows rather thick walls of the structure 2, to indicate the presence of a layer of thermally insulating material; normally, the thickness of the insulating material depends on the type of cell (i.e. on the cell's operating temperatures) and, of course, on the type of insulating material in use; this is common and well known to those skilled in the art.
- the refrigeration appliance 1 comprises a beverage dispensing device, designated as a whole by reference numeral 5, said dispensing device 5 being associated with the structure 2 of the refrigeration appliance 1, in particular with said at least one door 3P, 4P.
- Said dispensing device 5 comprises a valve 10 for dispensing said beverage.
- the valve 10 is associated with the first door 3P; in this embodiment, the valve 10 of the present invention preferably also acts as a duct for dispensing the beverage outside the refrigeration appliance 1, in particular by conducting the beverage to a recess 3N formed on said first door 3P.
- said valve 10 and said recess 3N may be associated with other parts of the structure 2, and that the valve 10 may be associated with a suitable duct (not shown in the drawings) for conducting the beverage outside the refrigeration appliance 1 and into said recess 3N.
- valve 10 is preferably associated with a reservoir 6 arranged inside the refrigeration appliance 1, in particular within the refrigerator compartment 3; it is however clear that the valve 10 may also be associated, whether directly or indirectly, with a drinking water distribution main.
- valve 10 is associated with an actuator element 7 positioned outside the refrigeration appliance 1, said actuator element 7 being preferably of the type that can be operated via a thrust exerted by a user wanting the beverage to exit the valve 10 (e.g. said thrust being exerted by means of a container, designated by reference C in Fig. 1 ).
- FIG. 2 shows an exploded perspective view
- Figs. 3a and 3b show sectional views of the valve 10 in a first and a second operating conditions, respectively.
- Said valve 10 comprises a main body 20 comprising:
- valve 10 comprises a lower body 30, which is associated with the main body 20 in such a way as to encircle (i.e. in encircling relation) said second portion 22 and said at least one opening 20A of the intermediate portion 20I, said lower body 30 being adapted to slide axially (i.e. substantially parallel to said axis A of the valve 10) over said intermediate portion 20I and second portion 22, so as to move:
- said valve 10 comprises a sleeve 40 having:
- intermediate part 43 of the sleeve 40 contracts, it reduces the inner volume of the sleeve 40; when, on the contrary, the intermediate part 43 of the sleeve 40 stretches, it increases the inner volume of the sleeve 40, thereby reducing the pressure within said sleeve 40 and creating a depression suitable for preventing dripping downstream of the sealing member 23.
- said intermediate part 43 of the sleeve 40 is so positioned as to surround or encircle the intermediate portion 20I of the main body.
- valve 10 according to an embodiment comprises:
- the intermediate portion 20I of the main body 20 has slightly smaller dimensions than the inner surface 31 of the lower body 30, said dimensions being such as to allow obtaining said passage P; as a consequence, the dimensions of the passage P are such that said first chamber 11 and said second chamber 12 are put in communication with each other, without however the beverage being allowed to flow from the second chamber 12 to the first chamber 11.
- the special provision of the sleeve 40 thus allows a depression to be created in the first chamber 11, in the passage P and in the second chamber 12 that contains the beverage to be dispensed, said depression being adapted to prevent dripping downstream of the sealing member 23, in particular when the user wants to stop dispensing the beverage and causes the lower body 30 to move from the second operating condition (shown in Fig. 3b , i.e. a condition in which at least one gap L is formed between the inner surface 31 of the lower body 30 and said sealing member 23, and in which the intermediate part 43 of the sleeve 40 is in the contracted state) to the first operating condition (shown in Fig. 3a , i.e. a condition in which the inner surface 31 of the lower body 30 cooperates with the sealing member 23 to prevent the beverage from coming out of the valve 10, and in which the intermediate part 43 of the sleeve 40 is in the stretched state).
- said elastic material that the intermediate part 43 of the sleeve 40 is made of is a silicone-based material; furthermore, said first end 41 and second end 42 are made of substantially the same material used for the intermediate part 43 of the sleeve 40.
- said intermediate part 43 is shaped substantially like a bellows (as shown in Figures 2 , 3a and 3b , 5a and 5b ), wherein the folds of said bellows are more extended or elongated when the lower body 30 is in said first operating condition than when it is in the second operating condition.
- said intermediate part 43 may have the shape of a substantially ellipsoidal or spherical balloon, in said second operating condition said balloon being more flattened and having a smaller inner volume than in said first operating condition.
- valve 10 allows to avoid wasting beverage and soiling the refrigeration appliance 1 and/or the surrounding area.
- valve 10 As a result, the valve 10 according to the teachings of the present invention turns out to be particularly efficient and economical.
- the inner surface 31 of the lower body 30 comprises a narrowing 32, which is adapted to cooperate, in particular in said first operating condition, with the sealing member 23 to prevent the beverage from coming out of the valve 10.
- the second portion 22 of said main body 20 substantially has the shape of a rod and comprises at least one slit 22F extending longitudinally along said second portion 22, in particular said at least one slit 22F being formed in such a manner as to be associated with said at least one opening 20A of the intermediate portion 20I and to terminate at the sealing member 23.
- said at least one slit 22F allows the beverage coming out of said at least one opening 20A of the intermediate portion 20I to be collected and brought towards the sealing member 23.
- the second portion 22 of the main body 20 comprises a plurality of slits 22F and said at least one opening 20A comprises a plurality of openings 20A, in particular the number of slits 22F corresponding to the number of openings 20A; preferably, the number of slits 22F and openings 20A is four.
- the particular shape of the second portion 22 of the main body 20 allows to provide a valve 10 which is so realized as to ensure a homogeneous exit of the beverage and a proper dispensation thereof.
- the presence of the slits 22F provides beverage flows that rejoin downstream of the sealing member 23 and of the terminal part 22A of the second portion 22; it is therefore apparent that such rejoining of the beverage flows running through the slits 22F ensures that the beverage will flow out and be dispensed homogeneously.
- the second portion 22 of the main body 20 comprises a groove 22S adapted to receive the sealing member 23, in particular said groove 22S extending substantially perpendicular to said at least one slit 22F; the provision of the groove 22S allows for a proper and safe positioning of the sealing member 23.
- the sealing member 23 is associated with the second portion 22 of the main body 20 at a first distance d1 from an outlet section 33 of the lower body 30, said first distance d1 being comprised between 10 mm and 30 mm. Furthermore, when the lower body is in said first operating condition (shown in Fig. 3a ), the sealing member 23 is associated with the second portion 22 of the main body 20 at a second distance d2 from said at least one opening 20A of the intermediate portion 20I, said second distance d2 being comprised between 20 mm and 40 mm.
- the inner surface 31 of the lower body 30 has a diameter d comprised between 16 mm and 20 mm, in particular of about 18 mm, in the section comprised between the terminal part 22A of the second portion 22 and said outlet section 33.
- said diameter d is substantially constant over the section of inner surface 31 downstream of the terminal part 22A of the second portion 22.
- Such particular dimensions of the components of the valve 10 according to the present invention cooperate to prevent, or anyway to minimize, a possible dripping of beverage, particularly when the user has already removed the container C suitable for receiving the dispensed beverage, so as to avoid wasting beverage and soiling the refrigeration appliance 1 and/or the surrounding area.
- the optimal provision of the first distance d1 allows to reduce the beverage volume downstream of the sealing member 23, thus reducing the time interval between when the valve 10 closes and when dripping stops.
- valve 10 As a result, the valve 10 according to the teachings of the present invention turns out to be particularly efficient and economical.
- the particular dimensions of the components of the valve 10 allow to provide a valve 10 which is so realized as to ensure a homogeneous exit of the beverage and a proper dispensation thereof, in that they allow to prevent the flow of beverage that must be dispensed from becoming turbulent in the section of the valve 10 downstream of the terminal part 22A of the second portion 22 and of the sealing member 23.
- the valve 10 further comprises a spacer member 50, which is adapted to be associated with the first portion 21 of the main body 20 to impart a universal character to the valve 10, i.e. to make it suitable for being associated with elements of different sizes and/or doors 3P, 4P of different thickness.
- Said spacer member 50 has substantially the shape of a ring having a hole 50F (shown in Fig. 4b ) for the passage of the beverage to be dispensed.
- said spacer member 50 comprises fastener means 51 for firmly coupling it within said first portion 21 of the main body 20; in particular, said fastener means 51 comprise a thread adapted to be coupled to a mating thread formed within said first portion 21.
- the valve 10 preferably comprises a first gasket G1 (shown in Fig. 2 ), which must be positioned within said first portion 21 prior to associating the spacer member 50 with the latter.
- valve 10 may comprise a second gasket G2 (also shown in Fig. 2 ) to be positioned between the first portion 21 of the main body 20 and a further element to be associated with the valve 10.
- the provision of the spacer member 50 allows to provide a valve 10 which is so realized as to have particular versatility, in that said spacer member 50 allows the valve 10 to be associated also with elements having different dimensions than the predetermined ones; in fact, in order to associate the valve 10 with doors 3P, 4P of different thicknesses, it will be sufficient to use a spacer member 50 having a size suitable for a specific door 3P, 4P, without necessarily having to use a specific valve 10 for that specific door 3P, 4P.
- FIGS 5a and 5b show the valve 10 of the present invention associated with a reservoir 6 arranged inside a refrigeration appliance 1; in particular, said valve 10 is shown in:
- Fig. 4b shows a perspective view of the spacer member 50 according to the present invention.
- the spacer member 50 comprises operating means 52 to ensure a stable coupling of said spacer member 50 within said first portion 21 of the main body 20; in particular, said operating means comprise at least one straight portion 52 of said spacer member 50, in particular said straight portion 52 being located near the hole 50F of said spacer member 50; it is clear that said straight portion 52 allows using a tool (not shown in the drawings) for tightening the spacer member 50 within said first portion 21, said tightening being in particular obtained through the action of the fastener means 51.
- the valve 10 comprises at least one elastic member 60 associated with the lower body 30 and/or with the main body 20, said elastic member 60 exerting a thrust upon the lower body 30, such as to allow the latter to move from the second operating condition ( Fig. 3b ) to the first operating condition ( Fig. 3a ) and/or such as to hold it in said first operating condition, thus preventing the beverage, by closing said at least one gap L, from coming out of the valve 10.
- said elastic member 60 is associated with the lower body 30 through a connection element 61, in particular said connection element 61 comprising a housing 62 adapted to receive the elastic member 60.
- connection element 61 is preferably secured to the outer surface of the lower body 30 through second fastener means 63 known in the art; for example, as shown in Figures 3a and 3b , said second fastener means 63 comprise threads on the lower body 30 and on the connection element 61, which cooperate together to fasten the connection element 61 to the lower body 30; it is however clear that the connection element 61 may be formed as one piece with the lower body 30.
- the elastic member 60 is positioned in such a way as to abut against a wall 20P of the main body 20.
- the valve 10 further comprises an external body 70 adapted to be associated with the main body 20 and to house the elastic member 60 and, at least partially, said connection element 61, in particular said external body 70 comprising retaining means (not shown in the drawings) adapted to limit the movement of the assembly constituted by the elastic member 60, the connection element 61 and the lower body 30.
- valve 10 preferably also comprises a covering element 80 adapted to be fitted onto said external body 70, said covering element 80 comprising at least one centering element 81 made of elastic material and extending substantially radially with respect to the body of the covering element 80.
- said at least one centering element 81 is shaped substantially like a ring or a fin that extends radially from the covering element 80; as can be seen in Figs. 2 to 3b , said at least one centering element 81 comprises a plurality of centering elements 81 allowing the valve 10 to be optimally positioned into an opening (not shown in the drawings) of the refrigeration appliance 1.
- valve 10 according to the present invention comprises a coupling element 90 positioned between an actuator element 7 and said valve 10.
- said coupling element 90 is made of a soft and/or elastic material, such as open-cell or self-modelling foam.
- Said coupling element 90 is preferably positioned (as can be seen in Figs. 3a and 3b ) in such a way as to encircle at least partially the lower body 30 of the valve 10; moreover, said coupling element 90 is preferably in contact with the connection element 61.
- said coupling element 90 allows to constitute a support surface for the actuator element 7, so as to take up any tolerances and prevent said actuator element 7 from being loose or vibrating (which would be the case if the coupling element 90 were absent), since the actuator element 7 will meet the soft and/or elastic material of the coupling element 90.
- the coupling element 90 allows to avoid any undesired activation of the valve 10, since the soft and/or elastic material it is made of makes it necessary to exert an adequate thrust upon the actuator element 7 in order to activate said valve 10.
- valve 10 having a main body 20 comprising:
- Said method comprises the following steps:
- said step h) may be carried out prior to a step i) of coupling the valve 10 to a reservoir 6 of a dispensing device 5, in particular of a household refrigeration appliance 1, for dispensing a beverage, in that said step h) allows to impart a universal character to the valve 10 and allow it to be associated with doors 3P, 4P of different thicknesses; as an alternative, said step h) may preferably be carried out prior to step a) of inserting said second portion 22 and said at least one opening 20A of the intermediate portion 20I into a lower body 30.
- step h) may be carried out at any moment while assembling the valve 10 according to the present invention.
- Said step h) may be carried out through a step h1) of obtaining a stable coupling of the spacer member 50 within said first portion 21 through fastener means 51, in particular comprising a thread adapted to be coupled to a mating thread formed within said first portion 21.
- step h1) of obtaining a stable coupling of the spacer member 50 within said first portion 21 may be carried out by acting upon operating means 52 of the spacer member 50, in particular said operating means comprising at least one straight portion 52 of said spacer member 50.
- the special provision of the sleeve 40 according to the present invention allows to provide a beverage dispensing valve 10, in particular for a household refrigeration appliance 1, which is so realized as to prevent, or at least to minimize, a possible dripping of beverage, in particular when the user has already removed the container C suitable for receiving the dispensed beverage.
- the valve 10 thus allows to avoid wasting beverage and soiling the refrigeration appliance 1 and/or the surrounding area; as a result, the valve 10 according to the teachings of the present invention turns out to be particularly efficient and economical.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that the particular shape of the second portion 22 of the main body 20 allows to provide a valve 10 which is so realized as to ensure a homogeneous exit of the beverage and a proper dispensation thereof.
- the presence of said at least one slit 22F provides beverage flows that rejoin downstream of the sealing member 23 and of the terminal part 22A of the second portion 22; it is therefore apparent that such rejoining of the beverage flows running through the slits 22F ensures that the beverage will flow out and be dispensed homogeneously.
- a further advantage of the present invention is that the optimal provision of the first distance d1 allows to reduce the volume of beverage downstream of the sealing member 23, thereby speeding up the closing of the valve 10 and reducing the time interval between when the valve 10 closes and when dripping stops.
- the particular dimensions of the components of the valve 10 allow to provide a valve 10 which is so realized as to ensure a homogeneous exit of the beverage and a proper dispensation thereof, in that they allow to prevent the flow of beverage that must be dispensed from becoming turbulent in the section of the valve 10 downstream of the terminal part 22A of the second portion 22 and of the sealing member 23.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that the special provision of the spacer member 50 allows to provide a valve 10 which is so realized as to have particular versatility, in that said spacer member 50 allows the valve 10 to be associated also with elements having different dimensions than the predetermined ones; in fact, in order to associate the valve 10 with doors 3P, 4P of different thicknesses, it will be sufficient to use a spacer member 50 having a size suitable for a specific door 3P, 4P, without necessarily having to use a specific valve 10 for that specific door 3P, 4P.
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PL13159761T PL2641864T3 (pl) | 2012-03-19 | 2013-03-18 | Zawór dozujący napój, w szczególności do urządzenia do użytku domowego |
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IT000244A ITTO20120244A1 (it) | 2012-03-19 | 2012-03-19 | Valvola per l'erogazione di una bevanda, in particolare di un apparecchio di refrigerazione di uso domestico |
IT000245A ITTO20120245A1 (it) | 2012-03-19 | 2012-03-19 | Valvola per l'erogazione di una bevanda, in particolare di un apparecchio di refrigerazione di uso domestico |
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