EP3390269B1 - Container for receiving beverages and device for filling the container - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a container for holding beverages, in particular a drinking vessel or drinking cup, at least having a base and a peripheral wall projecting approximately vertically from the base, the wall having a perforation through which the container can be filled with a beverage, the perforation can be closed with a sealant after filling is complete.

In addition, the invention relates to a device for particularly quick and easy filling of such a container with beer or a soft drink.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for particularly quick and easy filling with a corresponding container.

In the case of major events with a large number of visitors in particular, there is often a need to make a very large number of freshly prepared drinks available to the visitors of the event within a very short time. For example, during a major sporting event, several thousand drinks often have to be made available during a break, since as many visitors to the sporting event as possible who want a drink can get it during the break. Since the breaks in such events are frequent are very limited in time, it is often not possible in practice to provide many people with appropriate drinks in a timely manner, since the filling of conventional containers, in particular drinking cups, for example with a freshly tapped beer or a freshly tapped soft drink, often takes a long time. It is therefore not possible to provide a large number of drinks in a timely manner with just a manageable number of taps.

As a result of this, many visitors to such major events often refrain from inquiring about or buying a corresponding drink at all. Visitors to such major events often have to stand in long queues, and it is not uncommon for the drink to be handed out to the consumer only at the end or after the end of the break, for example at a sporting event. This in turn means that many consumers do not consume such a beverage the next time they visit such a sporting event.

In order to circumvent this problem, i.e. to provide a container for holding beverages such as beer or soft drinks within a very short time using a corresponding device, a container is known in the prior art in which an opening is provided in the bottom which is surrounded by a metal ring integrated into the base, through which the container can be filled through the base, and after filling is closed by a magnetic body, in particular a circular magnetic plate, placed on the metal ring embedded in the base. Such a container can be filled within a relatively short time and thus a large number of People can be supplied with appropriate drinks within a relatively short time.

From the WO 2011/106259 A1 a generic container is known.

However, it is disadvantageous here that such containers are extremely expensive both to manufacture and to dispose of later, since the metal part interacting with the magnetic plate has to be laboriously incorporated into the correspondingly shaped base of the container and has to be separated from the base again during disposal must.

Due to the state of the art mentioned at the outset, the object of the present invention is to create a container of the type mentioned at the outset which can be produced particularly inexpensively, which can be filled within a very short time and then sealed securely after filling The object is to create a device that can fill such a container with a corresponding drink such as beer or a soft drink within a very short time, which is easy to use and is inexpensive and easy to produce and has a long service life.

In order to achieve the first sub-task of the invention, the invention proposes that the protruding wall be a peripheral wall which has a plurality of perforations, such that the perforations in the wall are arranged or formed in an area of the wall close to the floor and that the sealing means consists of an elastic ring which is pushed onto the wall of the container and can be displaced along the wall into a filling position and into a closed position.

Because the wall of such a container has perforations through which the drink can be introduced into the container, it is possible to simply provide commercially available and widespread standard containers such as drinking cups with additional perforations in the side wall and to fill them accordingly. By filling through the perforations in the wall, such a container can be filled with beer, for example, within about two seconds. It is thereby possible to fill the container through the perforations arranged laterally on the wall of the container with a beverage inflow rate of approximately 30 liters per minute.

After the container has been filled, the perforations are sealed with a suitable sealant.

In particular, it can particularly preferably be provided that all perforations are at the same distance from the bottom of the container and are distributed evenly over the circumference of the wall.

The perforations are thus arranged around the wall of the container, with the perforations all being at the same distance from one another. This allows the beverage flowing through the perforations into the container to flow in particularly evenly. This also avoids excessive foaming.

Because the perforations in the wall are arranged or formed in an area of the wall close to the base, the container can be filled from an area close to the base in the direction of the mouth of the container. This has proven to be particularly advantageous because, particularly when filling with a foam-producing drink such as beer, the container can not only be filled particularly quickly, but also excessive and possibly time-delayed foam formation due to filling into the container is avoided.

It is provided that the sealing means is pre-positioned on the outside of the wall of the container or can be pre-positioned on the outside of the wall of the container.

In addition, it is provided that the elastic ring has at least one flat side that can be slid or pushed onto the wall of the container and can be slid along the wall, the width of the ring being greater than the diameter of the perforations.

Such an elastic ring can be pushed onto the wall of such a container in a particularly simple manner with its flat side and placed on the wall at the level of the perforations, completely covering the perforations become. This provides an inexpensive and simple means for closing the perforations and thus preventing the beverage from flowing out through the perforations. The ring can also serve as an advertising medium and, on the outside facing the user, which can be round or flat, can display advertising for the beverage that has been filled in, or it can also be provided with any other type of advertising.

Because the width of the ring is greater than the diameter of the perforations, it is ensured that the perforations are completely covered and thus sealed off from the outside. A correspondingly placed elastic ring effectively prevents liquid from flowing out of the container through the perforations to the outside.

It is provided that the ring is pre-positioned in a position close to the bottom of the container on the container, encompassing the wall, and can be slid along the wall to close the perforations, the distance between the perforations and the bottom being greater than the width of the ring and the ring is pre-positioned near the perforations between the perforations and the bottom of the container.

As a result, it is only necessary after filling the container with a drink to move the ring from the position pre-positioned on the wall of the container into a position that completely covers or covers the perforations of the container and thus after sealed outside. Due to the fact that the ring is pre-positioned near the bottom and the perforations are formed close to it in an area of the wall, it is only necessary to move the ring slightly along the wall of the container, so that, for example, the ring can be turned around within a very short time after the container has been filled a distance only slightly larger than the diameter of the perforations must be displaced in order to completely seal the perforations.

This can be done in a very short time. The corresponding containers can thus be delivered pre-assembled with a ring already pre-positioned near the perforations in the wall as a sealant, so that they only have to be filled accordingly and then the ring has to be moved into the sealing position.

The ring, which also serves as an advertising medium, for example, can then be quickly and easily removed from the container by the consumer after the drink has been consumed and becomes the property of the consumer. The appropriately designed ring can also serve as a reminder for the consumer of the event or as a permanent advertising medium.

Furthermore, it can be particularly preferred that the ring consists of a food-safe plastic such as silicone or rubber.

By using a food-safe plastic such as silicone or rubber it is ensured that neither the taste nor other impairments of the drink are caused by the ring.

Finally, it can particularly preferably be provided that an edge or a shoulder is formed on the outside of the wall, which forms a travel-limiting stop for the ring.

Such an edge formed on the outside of the wall or a shoulder, which forms a travel-limiting stop for the ring, ensures that the ring cannot be displaced beyond the desired position when it is displaced into the sealing position. The path limiting stop is arranged in the direction of displacement following the perforations in an area next to the perforations of the container, so that the ring, which is pre-positioned near the bottom, for example, is displaced in the direction of the perforations after the container has been filled until it abuts this shoulder, which forms a path limiting stop and cannot be moved any further. When the travel limit stop is touched, the ring is already in the sealing position and liquid is reliably prevented from flowing out of the container.

Such a container can be produced in a simple manner and particularly inexpensively. It is possible, for example, to provide drinking cups that are available on the market with corresponding perforations in the wall in order to be able to fill them through the perforations in a particularly quick manner. By having such a mug are already very widespread on the market, only the machines for the production of such cups have to be modified in such a way that the corresponding perforations are introduced into these containers. Thus, the production costs of such containers, such as drinking cups in particular, are extremely low. The containers can be used both as reusable containers and as single-use containers, or can be produced accordingly.

The pre-positioning of the rings serving as a sealing means on an area of the wall of the container near the bottom can be done either manually or mechanically using a corresponding machine. Particularly in the case of reusable containers, following a cleaning process of the container, the corresponding ring, which serves as an advertising medium, can be mechanically placed on the area of the wall of the container near the bottom.

To solve the second sub-task, the invention proposes a device according to claim 7 .

By means of such a device, a container as described above, in particular a drinking cup, can be placed manually in a receiving space of the device in a quick and simple manner. After being placed in the receiving space in a first position, which represents a filling position, the beverage flows into the container through the perforations in the container. The The device is connected to at least one controllable supply line for at least one drink to be filled into the container. The supply line can, for example, be connected indirectly by means of a channel formed in the device, which opens out in the filling level at the level of the perforations in the container, with the beverage supplied via the supply line already being pressurized, in particular with carbonic acid, and controlled by a control device such as for example a valve or a flow meter that allows a predetermined amount of liquid to flow into the container, a predetermined amount can be determined in order to fill the container according to its size. After filling, the container can be adjusted within the receiving space into a second position, which represents a sealed position. This is done by simply exerting pressure on the cup in the vertical direction, ie in a position of the container that protrudes beyond the filling position into the device or the receiving space of the device. When the container is moved further with the ring arranged near the perforations between the perforations and the base of the container as a sealing means, the ring hits parts of the device when it is adjusted, so that the container is displaced in relation to the ring until the ring is in the sealing position, i.e in a position completely covering the perforations of the container, on the wall of the container.

The filled container can then be removed from the device and handed over to a consumer.

By means of such a device according to the invention, a container described at the outset can be filled with a desired drink, in particular with beer, in a particularly simple and particularly quick manner. This makes it possible to fill a large number of containers with the respective desired drink within a very short time, for example to provide a large number of people with appropriate drinks even during a break in a major event.

A device of this type can also be operated very easily by a layperson, since they only have to insert the corresponding drinking cup, which represents the container, into the device in a first position approximately vertically, and then, after the container has been filled, the container in must continue to move in the same direction in order to close the perforations of the container. The container can then be removed and handed over accordingly.

A particularly preferred embodiment is described in claim 8. The housing consists of a lower part and an upper part. In this case, the lower housing part has a cylindrical recess which opens out towards the upper housing part. The upper part of the housing is designed as a head cover that can be fastened to the lower part of the housing and has a circular perforation. The circular perforation covered in the assembled position, the mouth of the cylindrical recess at least partially. A slidable sleeve section is arranged within the cylindrical recess. In a non-use position, the sleeve section bears against the head cover. The circular perforation of the head cover and the space enclosed by the sleeve section together form a receiving space for the base and at least that part of the wall of the container that has the perforations. Inside the sleeve section there is a pressure piece that can be moved together with the sleeve section and also with respect to the sleeve section against the force of a spring. In a first position of the container placed in the receiving space, which forms a filling position, the sleeve section is shifted together with the pressure piece in a direction away from the head cover, and in a second position forming the sealing position, only the pressure piece is further displaced in the same direction. The sleeve section rests against a travel limit stop and the pressure piece is further displaced in relation to the sleeve section. In the filling layer, a gap is formed between the head cover and sleeve section, which opens out on the inside of the housing at the level of the perforations in the container placed and is indirectly connected on the outside via a feed channel formed in the lower part of the housing with at least one feed line for at least one drink.

Such a device according to the invention also makes it possible for an inexperienced user to do this in a particularly quick and simple manner and way of filling a corresponding container with a drink. To fill the container, the user only has to place the container in a first position in the device, which forms the filling layer. This is done by feeding the container vertically into the receiving space of the device and only requires a slight exertion of pressure in the vertical direction on the container. The filling takes place in that the base of the container moves the sleeve section away from the head cover, so that a feed channel is formed between the sleeve section and the head cover, through which the beverage can flow in the direction of the perforations of the container and then through them into the container. After the container has been successfully filled, the user only has to exert a further slight pressure in an approximately vertical direction on the container in order to move the container relative to the position-secured ring into a position in which the ring seals the perforations of the container. The displacement path is limited by the device itself, since for further displacement only the pressure piece is displaced in the direction of the bottom of the lower housing part against the force of a spring. The sleeve section remains in the filling position and only the pressure piece is moved further. This ensures that the ring forming the sealant remains in this position and only the container is moved further in relation to the ring in the vertical direction towards the lower housing part until the ring is in the sealing position completely covering the perforations. Then can the container can be removed from the device and handed over to the consumer, for example.

In order to enable the essential parts of the device to be dismantled particularly quickly, it can be particularly preferred for a thread to be formed on the lower housing part with a cylindrical recess and on the head cover, by means of which the parts can be screwed together.

This makes it possible in a particularly quick and simple manner to separate the lower part of the housing from the upper part of the housing; this may be necessary, for example, for cleaning.

To clean the device, the head cover can be unscrewed from the lower housing part, and then the corresponding parts, such as the sleeve section, can be removed from the device in order to be cleaned individually. Access for cleaning to the remaining parts that have not been detached from the lower part of the housing is thus made possible in a quick and simple manner.

This also makes it possible to exchange the upper housing part formed by a head cover and the sleeve section for the same parts with different dimensions. As a result, for example, containers can be filled with a device that have a different size and, if necessary, the capacity of the beverage.

The device can thus be used in a quick and simple manner by exchanging the head cover and the sleeve section for filling containers with different dimensions.

Furthermore, it can be particularly preferred that the spring is arranged between the lower housing part and the pressure piece.

The spring, which also brings about the return of both the pressure piece and the sleeve section to the non-use position, is arranged approximately centrally under the pressure piece, between the pressure piece and the lower part of the housing, so that the most even possible pressure on the parts to be moved by the spring is made possible.

In addition, it can particularly preferably be provided that each supply line is connected to a volume control unit and/or a time control unit, by means of which the flow rate of the respective beverage through the respective supply line can be adjusted or measured and adjusted.

Such a quantity control unit and/or a time control unit can be arranged outside the device, for example in or on each supply line, to adapt the quantity of beverage to be dispensed by the device to the container. As a result, the filling of any volume having a quick and easy way Container allows with exactly the amount that is set by the volume of the container. For example, a user of the device can set the volume to be dispensed once, and this is then automatically dispensed into each container that has been set.

In addition, it can particularly preferably be provided that each supply line can be controlled and regulated by means of a switchable valve, which can be switched or switched by an initiator arranged in the device.

Such an initiator can be arranged, for example, in the displacement path of the sleeve section, i.e. it is switched to the filling position when the sleeve section is displaced, and the supply of the beverage through the supply line and the supply channel formed on the device is activated accordingly. After the specified amount has been delivered, the feed is automatically interrupted to prevent the container from overflowing. In addition, the initiator can be connected to further acoustic or optical signaling means which, for example, signal to the user that the container is no longer being filled and can now be moved further from the filling position into the sealing position.

This can be communicated to the user both by optical and by acoustic signaling.

In particular, it can particularly preferably be provided that the initiator is formed by a switching contact which actuates an electrical switch which is switched to the filling position by adjusting the sleeve section.

Provision can also particularly preferably be made for an optical signaling means, in particular an LED, to be arranged in the lower part of the housing or in the pressure piece, which shines through the pressure piece and the bottom of a container that has been set.

Such an optical signaling means, which preferably consists of an LED, can signal to the user of the device in a quick and simple manner that the container is full and can be moved further into the sealed position. A light source that shines through the bottom of a container that has been placed allows the user to quickly and easily recognize, even in an environment with loud noises, that the container is full and must now be moved further into the sealed position.

In the exemplary embodiment, the LED is surrounded by the spring, which is arranged between the pressure piece and the lower housing part, and shines through the bottom of the container.

In addition, it can particularly preferably be provided that the circular perforation of the head cover opens out in a funnel shape towards the free end, with the receiving space being located on an inner lateral surface of the Surrounded area near the end of the head cover facing the sleeve section, a circumferential seal is arranged, which seals the set container against the inner lateral surface of the head cover.

The funnel-shaped orifice enables the container to be filled to be fed into the receiving space of the device particularly quickly and easily and in a positionally secure manner.

In addition, the all-round seal ensures a seal between the parts, which prevents liquids from escaping undesirably.

Provision can also be made in particular for at least one channel, preferably several channels, to be arranged between the pressure piece and the inner lateral surface of the sleeve section and/or between the sleeve section and the cylindrical recess, which are connected to a main drain channel which opens on the outside of the housing and is connected there to a drain line or a Collection is connected or connectable.

By arranging such channels, liquid that collects inside the receiving space of the device can be discharged out of the device in a particularly simple manner. The channels also facilitate cleaning of the device after use, in which the device is flushed with water and/or cleaning agent, with the water and/or cleaning agent passing through the channels can run. Thus, on the one hand, liquids that collect can be drained off and, on the other hand, cleaning of the device is made easier.

Furthermore, it can particularly preferably be provided that a travel limiting stop, which consists of a projection, is arranged on the inner lateral surface of the sleeve section.

The projection is arranged in such a way that the ring surrounding the area of the wall of the container near the bottom bears against the projection in the filling layer. This means that the ring cannot be moved any further even if the container is pushed further into the receiving space of the device, since it is in contact with this projection, which forms a travel-limiting stop. When the container is moved further into the sealing position, the ring remains in an unchanged position relative to the device and only the container is moved relative to the ring into a position in which the ring completely covers the perforations in the wall of the container and thus seals them.

In addition, it can particularly preferably be provided that the supply channel for supplying beverages is or can be connected to two or more, in particular four, beverage supply lines.

This makes it possible with just one device, different drinks that after Address the consumer's desire to fill in a container.

Furthermore, it can be particularly preferred that sealing means are arranged between the head cover and the lower housing part and between the sleeve section and the lower housing part, which seal the parts against one another in a fluid-tight manner.

It can be particularly preferred that the sealing means each consist of an O-ring made of rubber.

By arranging such O-rings as a sealant, an undesired flow of liquids between the parts is largely prevented. It is thus ensured that, for example, beverage residues from the previous filling of a vessel do not remain between these parts and get back into the container when it is filled later.

In particular, it can particularly preferably be provided that the device is integrated or can be integrated into a counter worktop.

Such a device according to the invention can be designed as an integral part of a counter worktop. In this case, for example, the head cover can be flush with the perforated plate of a counter worktop and, for example, the lower housing part can be connected flush with the tray plate of a counter worktop that forms a drip tray.

Finally, it can particularly preferably be provided that the device has a power storage device such as an accumulator or a battery for feeding the signaling means and/or the initiator, which enables autonomous operation of the device.

Such an autonomously acting device with a power storage device for supplying the signaling means and/or the initiator can enable the use of such a device at almost any location.

The subject matter of the invention is also a device for filling a container of the type described with a container described in the introduction.

It is only necessary to connect a supply line with a drink that is already pressurized to the device, and then the device can be operated without further assistance or without further power sources or the like.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the drawings and described in more detail below.

Figur 1

eine erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung in Seitenansicht geschnitten und einen erfindungsgemäßen Trinkbecher in Seitenansicht geschnitten in einer vorpositionierten Lage;

Figur 2

desgleichen mit in den Aufnahmeraum der Vorrichtung eingestelltem Trinkbecher in einer Nichtgebrauchslage;

Figur 3

desselben in der Füllposition;

Figur 4

desselben in der Dichtlage;

Figur 5

desselben mit schematischer Darstellung der Entnahmerichtung;

Figur 6 und

desselben mit befülltem, abgedichteten entnommenem Trinkbecher;

Figur 7

eine erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung in Seitenansicht geschnitten.

It shows:

figure 1

a device according to the invention in section in side view and a drinking cup according to the invention in Side view cut in a pre-positioned position;

figure 2

likewise with in the recording room of Device set drinking cup in a non-use position;

figure 3

the same in the filling position;

figure 4

of the same in the sealing position;

figure 5

the same with a schematic representation of the removal direction;

Figure 6 and

same with filled, sealed drinking cup removed;

figure 7

cut a device according to the invention in side view.

In the figures, on the one hand, a container 1 for receiving drinks is shown. In the exemplary embodiment, the container 1 consists of a drinking cup. The drinking cup has at least one bottom 2 and one peripheral wall 3 projecting approximately vertically from the bottom 2 .

According to the invention, the wall 3 of the container 1 has perforations 4 . The container 1 can be filled with a drink through the perforations 4 . The perforations 4 can be closed by a sealant that can be applied from the outside to the lateral surface of the wall 3 after the filling has been completed. Such a container 1 can be filled in a particularly quick and simple manner by supplying pressurized beverage through the perforations 4 arranged on the wall 3 . In the Embodiment, all holes 4 the same distance from the bottom 2 of the container 1 and are distributed evenly over the circumference of the wall 3 arranged. The perforations 4 of the wall 3 are arranged in a region of the wall 3 close to the base 2 .

In the exemplary embodiment, the sealing means consists of an elastic ring 5, which has two flat sides in the exemplary embodiment. The ring 5 is pushed onto the wall 3 of the container 1 with its flat side. The width of the ring 5 is greater than the diameter of the perforations 4 so that the ring 5 completely covers the perforations 4 in a position pushed onto the perforations 4 . This prevents liquid from flowing out of the container 1 after the ring 5 has been slid into the sealing position.

In the exemplary embodiment, the ring 5 is pre-positioned in a position close to the bottom 2 of the container 1 on the container 1, encompassing the wall 3 in the process. The ring 5 can be displaced along the wall 3 in order to close the perforations 4 . In order to prevent a partial covering of the perforations 4 in this prepositioned position, the distance between the perforations 4 and the bottom 2 is greater than the width of the ring 5. The ring 5 is prepositioned near the perforations 4 between the perforations 4 and the bottom 2 of the container 1 and can be shifted in a quick and easy way from this pre-positioned position in the direction of the perforations 4, the perforations 4 being completely covered and completely sealed in the sealing layer.

The ring 5 consists of a food-safe plastic, in the exemplary embodiment made of silicone.

Alternatively, the ring 5 could also consist of one of the food-safe plastics, such as rubber.

In order to prevent the ring 5 from being displaced beyond the sealing layer, ie beyond the perforations 4 , a shoulder 6 is formed on the outside of the wall 3 in the exemplary embodiment. The paragraph 6 thus forms a travel limit stop for the ring 5.

The ring 5 that forms the sealant only has to be flat on its side facing the wall 3 of the container 1 so that it covers the perforations 4 and lies flush against the wall 3 . The outwardly protruding surface can deviate from a flat surface and serve as an advertising medium. This can be done either by a contoured surface that deviates from the flat or by printing.

In addition, a device 7 for filling a container 1 of this type particularly quickly is shown in the figures. The device 7 has a housing with a lower housing part 8 and an upper housing part. The lower housing part 8 has a cylindrical recess 9 which opens out toward the upper housing part. The upper part of the housing is in the form of a head cover 10 which can be fastened to the lower part 8 of the housing and has a circular perforation 11 . There are am Lower housing part 8 with a cylindrical recess 9 and the head cover 10 each have a thread 18, 19, by means of which the parts (8 and 10) can be screwed together.

In the assembled position, the circular perforation 11 at least partially covers the mouth of the cylindrical recess 9 and within the cylindrical recess 9 a sleeve section 12 is slidably arranged. The head cover 10 facing end of the sleeve portion 12 is in a non-use position ( Figure 1, 2 , 5, 6 ) positioned adjacent to the head cover 10. The circular perforation 11 of the head cover 10 and the space enclosed by the sleeve section 12 together form a receiving space 13. The base 2 and at least that part of the wall 3 of the container 1 which has the perforations 4 can be inserted into the receiving space 13. Within the sleeve section 12 there is a pressure piece 15 which can be displaced together with the sleeve section 12 and also with respect to the sleeve section 12 . When shifting into a first position, which forms the filling layer, the sleeve section 12 and the pressure piece 15 are shifted together against the force of a spring 14 . Then, when moving further into the sealing position, there is only a further movement of the pressure piece 15 against the force of the spring 14. When moving from the filling position into the sealing position, the sleeve section 12 thus remains in an unchanged position relative to the filling position. In order to ensure that the sleeve section 12 remains in the filling position, a path limiting stop is formed on the device, on which the Sleeve section 12 rests in the filling position, which prevents further movement of the sleeve section 12. When the filling level is reached, a gap 16 is formed between the head cover 10 and the sleeve section 12 . The gap 16 opens out on the inside of the housing at the level of the perforations 4 of the container 1 placed and thus enables a beverage to flow through the perforations 4 of the container 1 placed.

A pressurized drink can thus be filled in a particularly quick and simple manner after the container 1 has been placed in the device 7 and pressure has subsequently been exerted on the container 1 in a direction approximately perpendicular to the device 7 .

The spring 14 is arranged between the lower housing part 8 and the pressure piece 15 , as a result of which the spring 14 returns to the non-use position after the container 1 has been removed from the device 7 .

As is not evident from the figures, the supply line for beverages can be connected to a volume control unit or a time control unit or a combination of volume control and time control. By means of such units, the flow rate of the respective drink or the flow time and thus the amount through the respective supply line can be set and, if necessary, measured then adjustable. This makes it possible to fill containers 1 of different sizes with a corresponding target quantity.

For this purpose, the adjustment to the size of the respective container 1 to be filled takes place only once, and then this amount is stored by the quantity control unit or via a time control unit and no further adjustment is required for further fillings. It only has to be readjusted if a container 1 with a different volume is used.

In the exemplary embodiment, an initiator, which is formed by a switching contact 18, is also arranged on the device 7. The switching contact 18 actuates an electrical switch, which is switched to the filling position by adjusting the sleeve section 12 and transmits this to corresponding signaling means.

In the exemplary embodiment, the signaling means is formed by an LED 19 shining through the pressure piece 15 in the direction of the bottom 2 of the container 1 that has been placed. This LED 19 can signal to the user of the device 7 that the container 1 is being filled. In the exemplary embodiment, the switching contact 18 of the initiation sends a control signal to the LED 19. The LED 19 thus lights up during the filling process and indicates this to the user. After the container 1 has been filled, the LED 19 goes out, signaling the user that that no further filling takes place. The user can now move the container 1 further into the receiving space 13 in an approximately vertical direction relative to the device 7, so that the seal arranged near the bottom 2 of the container 1, which is formed by a ring 5, completely covers the perforations 4 Sealing layer relative to the container 1 is shifted. When the filling position is reached, the ring 5 bears against a projection 23 which is formed on the inside of the sleeve section 12 . When the container 1 is moved further into the sealing position, the ring 5 remains in this position and the container 1 is moved relative to the ring 5 into a position in which the ring 5 completely covers and seals the perforations 4 in the wall 3 of the container 1.

The filled and sealed container 1 can then be removed from the device 7 by the user and handed over to the consumer.

In the exemplary embodiment, a supply channel 17 is designed for supplying beverages. This can be connected to one or more beverage supply lines outside of the device 7 so that a choice can be made between different beverages.

Alternatively and not shown in the figures, a device 7 can also have a plurality of supply channels 17 which are each connected or can be connected to a supply line of a beverage.

This is done in a quick and easy way, namely by selecting the respective Supply line, allows to provide the consumer with a desired beverage.

As can be seen from the figures, channels 21 are formed between the pressure piece 15 and the inner lateral surface of the sleeve section 12 and between the sleeve section 12 and the cylindrical recess 9 , which channels are connected to a main drainage channel 22 . The main discharge channel 22 opens out on the outside of the housing and can be connected there to a discharge line or a catchment. This allows excess beverages to be drained off in a particularly simple and hygienic manner.

In addition, this simplifies cleaning after the device 7 has been used successfully.

Between the head cover 10 and the lower housing part 8 and between the sleeve section 12 and the lower housing part 8 there are sealing means in the form of O-rings 24 made of rubber, which seal the corresponding parts against one another in a fluid-tight manner.

The exemplary embodiment shown in the figures shows a device 7 that can be integrated into a counter worktop. The head cover 10 can be arranged, for example, approximately flush with a drip tray 25 (perforated plate) of a counter worktop and the lower housing part 8 can be attached to a recess in the trough plate 26 (drip tray).

Alternatively and not shown in the figures, such a device 7 can also have a power storage device such as an accumulator or a battery, which are used to power the signaling means and/or the initiator. This enables autonomous operation of such a device. To operate the device 7, only a supply line with a beverage that is already pressurized must be connected to the device 7.

In a further exemplary embodiment not shown in the figures, a number of devices can also be provided in an arrangement next to one another, so that, for example, it is possible to fill the device with one drink each in one hand of a user.

The arrangement of 4 or more than 4 devices 7 arranged next to one another is also possible.

Reference list:

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container

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bottom of 1

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wall of 1

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circle 5

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contraption

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housing base

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cylindrical recess at 8

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head cover

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perforation at 10

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sleeve section

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recording room

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Feather

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gap

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feed channel

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switching contact

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LEDs

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Circumferential seal at 10

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channel

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main drainage channel

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lead at 12

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O ring

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drip tray

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tray sheet

Claims (22)

1. A container (1) for receiving beverages, in particular a drinking vessel or a drinking cup, at least comprising a bottom (2) and a circumferential wall (3) extending approximately perpendicularly from the bottom (2), the wall comprising a perforation, through which the container (1) can be filled with a beverage, the perforation, after completion of the filling process, being closable by a sealing means, characterized by that the circumferential wall (3) comprises multiple perforations (4), that the perforations (4) of the wall (3) are arranged or formed in a section of the wall (3) close to the bottom (2), and that the sealing means is comprised of an elastic ring (5) that is sleeved from outside on the wall (3) of the container (1) and is displaceable along the wall (3) into a filling position and into a closed position, the elastic ring (5) comprising at least one flat side that can be sleeved or is sleeved on the wall (3) of the container (1) and is displaceable along the wall (3), the width of the ring (5) being larger than the diameter of the perforations (4), so that the perforations (4) are completely overlaid and sealed from outside.
2. The container (1) of claim 1, characterized by that all perforations (4) have the same distance from the bottom (2) of the container (1) and are uniformly distributed over the circumference of the wall (3).
3. The container (1) of one of claims 1 or 2, characterized by that the sealing means is prepositioned outside on the wall (3) of the container (1) or can be prepositioned outside on the wall (3) of the container (1).
4. The container (1) of one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by that the ring (5) is prepositioned on the container (1) in a position close to the bottom (2) of the container (1), surrounding the wall (3), and is displaceable along the wall (3) for closing the perforations (4), the distance of the perforations (4) from the bottom (2) being larger than the width of the ring (5), and the ring (5) being prepositioned close to the perforations (4) between the perforations (4) and the bottom (2) of the container (1).
5. The container (1) of one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by that the ring (5) is comprised of a food-grade plastic material such as, for instance, silicone or rubber.
6. The container (1) of one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by that outside on the wall (3), an edge or a step (6) is provided, which forms a travel limitation stop for the ring (5).
7. A device (7) comprising the container (1) of one or several of claims 1 to 6 for filling the container (1), at least comprising a housing with a receiving space (12), into which the bottom (2) and at least the partial section of the wall (3) of the container (1) comprising the perforations (4) can be introduced in an approximately perpendicular direction, sealed from the outer environment, the device (7) having at least one controllable supply line for at least one beverage to be filled into the container (1), the supply line being connected, at one end, directly or indirectly to means that fill the beverage supplied via the supply line through the perforations (4) into the container (1), these means being arranged, in a first position (filling position) of the container (1) introduced into the receiving space (13), at the location of the perforations (4) of the container (1) and surrounding the perforations (4), the container (1) being adjustable within the receiving space (13) into a second position (sealed position), in which the container (1) is displaced relative to the sealing means into a position, in which the perforations (4) of the container (1) are closed by the sealing means.
8. The device (7) of claim 7, characterized by that the housing is comprised of a bottom housing (8) and a top housing, the bottom housing (8) comprising a cylindrical recess (9) that is open toward the top housing, and the top housing being formed as a head cover (10) with a circular perforation (11) attached or attachable at the bottom housing (8), the circular perforation (11), in the assembled position, partially overlaying the orifice of the cylindrical recess (9), and within the cylindrical recess (9), a sleeve section (12) being displaceably arranged, whose end showing toward the head cover (10), in a non-use position, resting against the head cover (10), the circular perforation (11) of the head cover (10) and the space enclosed by the sleeve section (12) jointly forming a receiving space (13) for the bottom (2) and at least that part of the wall (3) of the container (1) that comprises the perforations (4), within the sleeve section (12), a pressure piece (15) jointly displaceable with the sleeve section (12) as well as relative to the sleeve section (12) against the force of a spring (14) being arranged, in a first position of the container (1) adjusted in the receiving space (13) representing a filling position, the sleeve section (12) being displaced jointly with the pressure piece (15) in a direction showing away from the head cover (10), and in a second direction representing the sealed position, only the pressure piece (15) being displaced further in the same direction, the sleeve section (12) resting against a travel limitation stop, and the pressure piece (15) being displaced relative to the sleeve section (12), in the filling position, a gap (16) between head cover (10) and sleeve section (12) being formed that terminates on the inner side of the housing at the location of the perforations (4) of the adjusted container (1), and on the outer side, being connected or connectable indirectly via a supply channel (17) formed in the bottom housing (8) to at least one supply line for beverages.
9. The device (7) of claim 8, characterized by that at the bottom housing (8) comprising a cylindrical recess (9) and at the head cover (10), one thread (18, 19) each is formed, by means of which the parts (8 and 9) are screwable to each other.
10. The device (7) of one of claims 8 or 9, characterized by that the spring (14) is arranged between the bottom housing (8) and the pressure piece (15).
11. The device (7) of one of claims 8 to 10, characterized by that each supply line is connected to an amount controller or a time controller, by means of which the flowing amount of the respective beverage through the respective supply line is adjustable or measurable and adjustable.
12. The device (7) of one of claims 8 to 11, characterized by that each supply line is controllable and adjustable by means of a switchable valve, which is switchable or switched by a proximity switch arranged in the device (7) .
13. The device (7) of claim 12, characterized by that the proximity switch is formed by a switching contact (18) that operates an electric switch that is activated by moving the sleeve section (12) into the filling position.
14. The device (1) of one of claims 8 to 13, characterized by that in the bottom housing (9) or in the pressure piece (15), an optical signalization means shining through the pressure piece (15) and the bottom (2) of a installed container (1), in particular, an LED (19), is arranged.
15. The device (7) of one of claims 8 to 14, characterized by that the circular perforation (11) of the head cover (10) terminates in the manner of a funnel toward the free end, at an inner shell surface of the region surrounding the receiving space (13), close to the end of the head cover (10) showing toward the sleeve section (12), a circumferential seal (20) being arranged, which seals the installed container (1) against the inner shell surface of the head cover (10).
16. The device (7) of one of claims 8 to 15, characterized by that between the pressure piece (15) and the inner shell surface of the sleeve section (12) and/or between the sleeve section (12) and the cylindrical recess (9), at least one channel (21), preferably several channels are arranged, which are connected to a main discharge channel (22), which leads to the outside of the housing and is connectable there to a discharge line or a collection unit.
17. The device (7) of one of claims 8 to 16, characterized by that at the inner shell surface of the sleeve section (12), a travel limitation stop is arranged, which consists of a projection (23).
18. The device (7) of one of claims 8 to 17, characterized by that the supply channel (17) for supplying beverages is connected or connectable to two or more, in particular to four, beverage supply lines.
19. The device (7) of one of claims 8 to 18, characterized by that between the head cover (10) and the bottom housing (8) and between the sleeve section (12) and the bottom housing (8), respectively, sealing means are arranged, which seal the parts against each other in a fluid-tight manner.
20. The device (7) of claim 19, characterized by that the sealing means are comprised, respectively, of an O-ring (24) made of rubber.
21. The device (7) of one of claims 8 to 20, characterized by that the device (7) is integrated or can be integrated into a working plate of a counter.
22. The device (7) of one of claims 12 to 20, characterized by that the device (7) comprises a power storage such as an accumulator or a battery for supplying the signalization means and/or the proximity switch, which enable an independent operation.

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