EP3589173A1 - Container with magnetic closing member-type bottom fill system - Google Patents

Container with magnetic closing member-type bottom fill system

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EP3589173A1
EP3589173A1 EP18713308.7A EP18713308A EP3589173A1 EP 3589173 A1 EP3589173 A1 EP 3589173A1 EP 18713308 A EP18713308 A EP 18713308A EP 3589173 A1 EP3589173 A1 EP 3589173A1
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container
cup
nozzle
opening
shutter
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Mickaël DOUTRELIGNE
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Demarsy Laurence
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
    • B67D1/0081—Dispensing valves
    • B67D1/0085—Dispensing valves electro-mechanical
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/12—Flow or pressure control devices or systems, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers
    • B67D1/1202—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed
    • B67D1/1234—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed to determine the total amount
    • B67D1/124—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed to determine the total amount the flow being started or stopped by means actuated by the vessel to be filled, e.g. by switches, weighing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/12—Flow or pressure control devices or systems, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers
    • B67D1/127—Froth control
    • B67D1/1272—Froth control preventing froth
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A47G
    • A47G2200/10—Magnetism
    • A47G2200/106—Permanent
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0889—Supports
    • B67D1/0891—Supports for the beverage container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/12—Flow or pressure control devices or systems, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers
    • B67D1/1202—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed
    • B67D1/1234—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed to determine the total amount
    • B67D1/1238—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed to determine the total amount comprising means for detecting the liquid level in vessels to be filled, e.g. using ultrasonic waves, optical reflexion, probes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/12—Flow or pressure control devices or systems, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers
    • B67D1/1202—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed
    • B67D1/1234—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed to determine the total amount
    • B67D1/1243—Flow control, e.g. for controlling total amount or mixture ratio of liquids to be dispensed to determine the total amount comprising flow or pressure sensors, e.g. for controlling pumps

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to the field of containers provided in their bottom with an opening / closing system for dispensing a liquid or pasty component, which is effected by means of a dispenser acting on said opening system / closure to enter the container from the bottom and fill it, the closing of said bottom being at the disengagement of the dispenser vis-à-vis the container or vice versa.
  • One particular application relates to the distribution of beverages in cup-type containers, frequently used at events and festivals.
  • drinks are served in a disposable glass-type container or not by pouring the drink from above.
  • beverages such as draft beers, for example, are generally served by pull-type dispensers which have a spout through which the drink is extracted, the latter being poured into the the container (glass, cup or other) by its top opening which also serves to drink said drink.
  • the carbon dioxide it contains generates foam that may be excessive depending on the shape of the glass or the movement of the glass during its filling. Manual intervention is then necessary to remove excess foam.
  • the solution to reduce the service time of the drink and avoid excess foam is to serve the soft drink through the bottom of the container.
  • the filling of the container by its bottom reduces the turbulence in the drink during its distribution. This allows to distribute the drink more quickly than with a conventional device. Bottom filling also allows the person in charge of the service to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and does not require any particular skill for serving the drink.
  • Titres CN203059203U, CN103950879A, KR101243382B1 and KR101523356B1 are also known in which the cup-type container has characteristics comparable to those of the container described in EP2797833B1, the ring of magnetic material being attached under the bottom of the container or in the bottom thickness of the container.
  • the container according to the invention comprises a bottom provided with an opening and a shutter, magnetic coupling means being configured to hold the shutter in the closed position of the opening by magnetic attraction.
  • the bottom is made of a material incorporating ferromagnetic particles and the shutter comprises at least one magnetized lower face, coming into contact with the bottom in the closed position.
  • the container according to the invention eliminates the use of a magnetic ring which is attached to the bottom at the time of manufacture of said container, as provided in the prior art.
  • the non-magnetic material used for the manufacture of the bottom - and the container - directly integrates ferromagnetic particles into at least the portion of said bottom receiving the shutter, said material being injected directly into the mold during manufacture container. Only the part of the bottom receiving the shutter can be in a non-magnetic material integrating the ferromagnetic particles, but it is also conceivable to design the entire bottom or all the container with this non-magnetic material integrating the ferromagnetic particles to further simplify the design of the container.
  • the integration of the ferromagnetic particles directly in the non-magnetic material of the container facilitates the manufacture of this container and, in addition, ensures compliance with food hygiene standards, especially when the container is a cup for receiving the drink .
  • the non-magnetic material is plastic or glass, suitable for manufacturing by molding. However, other non-magnetic materials, such as cardboard materials, could be considered.
  • At least the portion of the bottom of the container is made of a polypropylene type material, polymer blend, polylactic acid or glass, loaded with metal particles.
  • a polypropylene type material polymer blend, polylactic acid or glass
  • metal particles loaded with metal particles.
  • plastics for non-food uses are also conceivable.
  • Other ferromagnetic particles in the non-magnetic material are also conceivable as a replacement for the metal.
  • the container it is a cup for drinking.
  • other types of containers such as, for example, pots, cans or other, for receiving liquids or pasty solutions, food or otherwise.
  • the container When the container is of the cup type as mentioned above, it preferably comprises a capacity of twenty-five, thirty-three or fifty centilitres. Other contents could be considered, for example a capacity of one liter.
  • the container comprises means for recognizing its capacity or its volume.
  • These recognition means have the function of allowing a dispensing machine configured for this purpose to detect the amount of liquid to be dispensed into said container according to its volume.
  • the recognition means are implemented by the presence or absence of a circular bead on a lower face of the container bottom.
  • a second object of the invention is to facilitate the dispensing of the beverage by means of the container comprising recognition means as mentioned above and a dispensing machine adapted for this purpose.
  • a beverage dispensing machine in a container comprising a bottom provided with an opening, a shutter and coupling means configured to hold the shutter in the closed position of the container. opening by magnetic attraction.
  • the machine comprises at least one dispensing system provided with a nozzle configured to pass through the opening and come to be housed in the container in order to fill it.
  • the dispensing system comprises a base on which abuts a lower edge of the container during the insertion of the nozzle into said container.
  • the dispensing system also includes means for triggering the dispensing.
  • the dispensing system comprises means for recognizing the type of container based on the base and the dispensing machine comprises means for managing the quantity of beverage dispensed by the nozzle according to said recognition. These recognition means on the machine cooperate with those present on the container.
  • the person performing the service is content to position the container on the base, the machine then managing the filling of said container without requiring other manual actions on the part of the server, which allows to serve drinks more quickly.
  • the recognition means comprises a sensor configured to be engaged only when a defined type of container rests on the base.
  • the container in question in this case has recognition means as mentioned above, which act on the position sensor.
  • the means for managing the quantity of dispensed beverage comprise a flow meter measuring the volume of beverage dispensed and a management electronic card activating the dispensing of beverage according to the measurement of the flow meter and the type of dispensing. container detected.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a beverage dispensing machine with a cup-type container
  • Figures 2 to 4 illustrate the constituent elements of a cup-type container according to the invention
  • Figures 5 to 7 illustrate a first variant of a dispensing system of the dispensing machine in two positions during the introduction of a container
  • Figures 8 and 9 illustrate a second variant of a dispensing system of the dispensing machine in two positions during the introduction of a container.
  • the beverage dispensing machine will be referred to as a machine.
  • the container is also a cup and will be so named.
  • FIG. 1 there is illustrated a machine 1 and a cup 2.
  • the filling of the cup 2 is carried out by means of the machine 1.
  • the machine 1 comprises two distribution systems 3, 4, but it would be possible to provide a machine 1 with a single distribution system or even with more than two distribution systems.
  • the two dispensing systems 3, 4 can deliver the same drink or, conversely, two different drinks.
  • These distribution systems 3, 4 are of identical design, only one being described in the following description.
  • the cup 2 comprises an outline 5, a bottom 6 provided with an opening 7 and a shutter 8 having the shape of a disc.
  • the outline 5 has a conical shape in FIGS. 1 to 3, but it is possible to envisage other shapes, for example a cylindrical shape.
  • the contour 5 and the base 6 are made in one piece by injection of a plastic material of the polypropylene type, polymer mixture or polylactic acid, except in a zone 9 of the bottom around the opening 7 where said injected material comprises complement the metal particles. Glass can be used instead of plastic.
  • This zone 9 preferably has the shape of a washer of diameter corresponding to that of the disc-shaped shutter 8, the opening 7 being in the center of this washer.
  • This shutter 8 is made of a magnetic or magnetic material, comprising for example a layer of synthetic rubber and a layer composed of magnetic ferrite powder and an elastomeric binder, allowing it to remain pressed against the bottom 6 because of the presence of ferromagnetic particles in the material of said bottom 6.
  • the bottom face 6a of the bottom 6 comprises a circular bead 10 which will preferably be present on a cup 2 with a capacity of fifty centilitres and absent on a cup 2 having a capacity of twenty- five centiliters, or even thirty-three centiliters.
  • This circular bead 10 is a means of recognizing the capacity of the cup 2, as will appear in the following description.
  • the dispensing system 3, 4 comprises a base 11 of circular shape with a diameter greater than that of the circular lower edge 12 of the cup 2, which allows the cup 2
  • the dispensing system 3, 4 comprises a nozzle 13 which comprises on its contour orifices 14 communicating with a conduit 15 provided with a tip 16 for connection to a hose (not shown) for connection to a beverage barrel (not illustrated ).
  • a nozzle 13 which comprises on its contour orifices 14 communicating with a conduit 15 provided with a tip 16 for connection to a hose (not shown) for connection to a beverage barrel (not illustrated ).
  • four orifices 14 are uniformly distributed around the nozzle 13.
  • the distribution system 3, 4 comprises a sleeve 17 which receives the nozzle 13.
  • This sleeve 17 is secured to a plate 18 arranged below the base 11 and mounted in slide connection with respect to two rods 19a, 19b, so as to allow the sleeve 17 to slide with respect to the nozzle 13 from a retracted position of the nozzle 13, illustrated in FIG. an unobstructed position of the nozzle 13, illustrated in Figures 6 and 7.
  • the sleeve 17 and the plate 18 are preferably made of a single piece, but two parts fixed together is also conceivable.
  • the orifices 14 In the retracted position of the nozzle 13 illustrated in FIG. 5, the orifices 14 are protected and closed by the sleeve 17, which prevents their exposure to the open air and their fouling.
  • the orifices 14 are released, which allows the dispensing of the beverage.
  • the distribution system 3, 4 comprises a first sensor 20 arranged under the plate 18 and detecting the presence of this plate 18, in the unobstructed position of the nozzle 13.
  • the distribution system 3, 4 comprises an electromagnet 21 arranged under the plate 18. In the retracted position of the nozzle 13, the plate 18 is disengaged from the electromagnet 21; in the unobstructed position of the nozzle 13, this plate 18 is glued to the electromagnet 21.
  • the plate 18 is made of metal or other ferromagnetic material, so as to remain stuck on the electromagnet 21 when it is activated.
  • a spring 22 is arranged under the plate 18, which compresses said spring 22 in the open position of the nozzle 13.
  • This spring 22 forces the return of the plate 18 in the retracted position of the nozzle 13 when the electromagnet 21 is deactivated and when cup 2 filled with drink is removed.
  • the spring 22 is sized to exert a force lower than that exerted by the weight of the sleeve 17, the plate 18 and the cup 2 filled with drink. But it is conceivable to size the spring 22 so that it exerts a force greater than said weight in a variant where the bottom 6 of the cup 2 bear only on the sleeve 17 for its holding in position and no longer on the base 11, as this will appear below.
  • the nozzle 13 comprises a diameter slightly smaller than that of the opening 7 on the cup 2.
  • the sleeve 17 comprises a diameter slightly greater than that of the opening 7 so that the upper end 23 of the sleeve 17 supports against the bottom 6 at the periphery 24 of the opening 7.
  • the upper end 23 of the sleeve 17 is conical so as to be housed very slightly in the opening 7 on the bottom 6 of the cup 2, which facilitate the centering of this opening 7 with respect to the nozzle 13 and the positioning of the cup 2 on the base 11 of the distribution system 3, 4. This also ensures the seal between the periphery 24 and the upper end 23 during the filling of the cup 2.
  • the cup 2 rests on the base 11 according to a first variant, which offers a suitable and guaranteed stability of the cup 2 during filling;
  • a second variant according to which the cup 2 is held in position above the base 11 only thanks to the upper end 23 of the sleeve 17 receiving in bearing the periphery 24 of the opening 7 on the bottom 6 of the cup 2.
  • This second variant offers more tolerance in the manufacture of the cup 2, because it does not require precisely dimensioning the distance between the lower circular edge 12 and the bottom 6 on the cup 2 to ensure the sealing between said upper end 23 and said periphery 24 when the circular lower edge 12 rests on the base 11, as is the case for the first variant.
  • a server positions a cup 2 on the base 11, the upper end 23 of the sleeve 17 first abuts against the periphery 24 on the bottom 6 of the cup 2, the nozzle 13 being in the retracted position in the sleeve 17 ; the server then presses on the cup 2, which slides the sleeve 17 downwards in the base 11 until reaching the unobstructed position of the nozzle 13, in which position the plate 18 bears against the first sensor 20 which detects its presence and against the electromagnet 21.
  • the movement of the cup 2 downwards allows the nozzle 13 to enter the opening 7 and to bear against the lower face 8a of the shutter 8.
  • the nozzle is made of metal or any other ferromagnetic material, which keeps the magnetic shutter 8 pressed against the nozzle 13.
  • This nozzle 13 continues to penetrate into the cup 2 until the circular lower edge 12 of the cup 2 bears on the base 11. In this position, the orifices 14 on the nozzle 13 are positioned above the bottom 6 in the cup 2, as shown with reference to FIG. 6 in which only the bottom 6 and the obturator 8 of the cup 2 are shown, to lighten this figure.
  • the dispensing system 3, 4 comprises a second sensor 25 disposed above the base 11, as illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 7.
  • This second sensor 25 is arranged to be engaged by the circular bead 10 on the bottom 6 in the presence of the latter on the cup 2, when the circular lower edge 12 of the cup 2 rests on the base 11, as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the lower face 6a of the bottom 6 remains clear of the second sensor 25 when the lower circular edge 12 of the cup 2 rests on the base 11.
  • the lower circular edge 12 of the cup 2 is protruding vis-à-vis the lower face 6a of the 6 and is of a length greater than that of the circular bead 10, the lengths being chosen to ensure that the circular bead 10 comes into contact with the second sensor 25 when the circular lower edge 12 comes into contact with the base 11, while that the face i nférieure 6a remains clear of said sensor 25.
  • the presence of the second sensor 25 allows to recognize the capacity of the cup 2 positioned on the base 11, according to whether it is engaged or not and whether or not said cup 2 has a such circular bead 10.
  • the machine 1 comprises an electronic management card (not shown) which manages the information received from the various sensors, including the first sensor 20 and the second sensor 25, and which consequently controls the various actuators, including the electromagnet 21.
  • the electronic card activates the electromagnet 21, which ensures the maintenance of the sleeve 17 in the open position of the nozzle 13, the spring 22 is then compressed by the plate 18.
  • the card electronics processes the information from the second sensor 25, according to its engagement or not, which allows it to recognize the capacity of the cup 2 placed on the base 11 and to activate accordingly means for dispensing the beverage stored in the such as a pump and / or a valve, such dispensing means being well known.
  • the activation of the dispensing means makes it possible to eject the drink out of the orifices 14 of the nozzle 13, which are positioned inside the cup 2, which makes it possible to fill the cup.
  • the upper end 23 of the sleeve 17, of conical shape remains in contact with the periphery 24 of the opening 7 during filling, which guarantees the seal between said elements and prevents the drink from flowing through the bottom 6 of the cup 2 during filling.
  • the dispensing system 3, 4 also includes a flowmeter (not shown) or any other sensor for detecting a quantity of dispensed beverage.
  • This flow meter transmits the information to the management electronic card; according to the recognition of the type of cup 2 positioned on the base 11, thanks to the information of the second sensor 25, and the information of the flow meter on the quantity of dispensed beverage, said electronic card deactivates the dispensing means once the cup 2 filled.
  • the electronic board also deactivates the electromagnet 21, which allows the spring 22 to return the sleeve 17 to the retracted position of the nozzle 13.
  • this spring 22 is sized so that the weight of the cup 2 filled with beverage is greater than the restoring force exerted by this spring 22 on the plate 18, which ensures the maintenance of the nozzle 13 in the disengaged position of the sleeve 17 and the seal between the bottom 6 and the sleeve 17, as the cup 2 remains on the base 11. While the server removes the cup 2 filled with drink, the spring 22 ensures the return of the sleeve 17 in the retracted position of the nozzle 13 while maintaining the seal between said sleeve 17 and the bottom 6, while said nozzle 13 is gradually extracted from the cup 2 and allows the magnetic shutter 8 to be pressed against the ferromagnetic zone 9 of the bottom 6, thereby sealing the cup 2.
  • the machine 1 may include other options, including the presence of buttons 26, 27 for each dispensing system 3, 4, which will allow manual filling of the cup 2.
  • the activation of one or other of these buttons 26, 27 will act manually on the electronic management card to indicate the volume of drink to be dispensed in the cup 2. This can be useful in case of out of stock a type of cup 2, the server for example, can fill twenty-five or thirty-three centilitres of beverage in a cup 2 of a capacity of fifty centilitres.
  • the circular bead 10 is present on a cup 2 of a capacity of fifty centilitres and absent on a cup 2 of a capacity of twenty-five or thirty-three centilitres.
  • the cups 2 may have an RFID chip and the distribution system 3, 4 may include means for reading the data on the RFID chip for the electronic management card to recognize the capacity of the cup 2 based on 11, or even to recognize any other information about cup 2 or other (for example to manage the stocks of cups 2 or to make statistics on the numbers and types of drinks consumed by festival-goers).
  • the cups 2 may have a bottom 6 whose underside has a color identifying the capacity of the cup 2 and the distribution system 3, 4 comprising an optical color sensor transmitting the data to the programmed management electronic card to deliver a beverage capacity according to the color code of the cups 2.
  • the nozzle passage 13 from the retracted position to the disengaged position with respect to the sleeve 17 may be implemented differently.
  • a variant of the distribution system 3, 4 is shown in Figures 8 and 9 and illustrates an example.
  • the sleeve 17 is secured to the plate 18, the design being similar to that described above for the variant of Figures 5 to 7.
  • the nozzle 13 is slidably mounted inside the sleeve 17 and is actuated in translation by means of a cylinder 28, preferably electric, ensuring the displacement of the nozzle 13 and the orifices 14 of the retracted position illustrated in Figure 9 to the open position illustrated in Figure 8, and vice versa.
  • the sleeve 17 and the plate 18 can slide as for the previous variant, but on a shorter stroke, the nozzle 13 in the retracted position remaining inside the sleeve 17 when the latter slides.
  • a cup 2 When a cup 2 is positioned on the upper end 23 of conical shape (as in the previous variant), it is partially housed in the opening 7 and bears on the periphery 24 of the bottom 6. The person handling the cup 2 presses on the latter, which slightly depresses the sleeve 17 and the plate 18 which comes into contact with a sensor 20 detecting its presence, the information then being transmitted to the management electronic card which activates first the jack 28 for position the nozzle 13 in the released position and then the drink dispensing pump. Once the cup 2 filled, the electronic card stops distribution and activates the cylinder 28 to lower the nozzle 13 in the retracted position.
  • a return spring 22 exerts a force on the plate 18 to release it from the sensor 20 when the person stops pressing the cup 2 at the beginning of the filling cycle.
  • this variant of the distribution system 3, 4 will include the other characteristics already described for the variant of Figures 5 to 7, in particular the sensor 25 for recognizing the type of cup 2 and the flow meter measuring the amount of drink dispensed.
  • the nozzle 13 is also in a ferromagnetic material.
  • cup 2 the entire bottom 6 of which consists of a material as mentioned above and incorporating ferromagnetic particles. It is also conceivable that the entire cup 2 is designed from such a material incorporating ferromagnetic particles.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a container (2) comprising a base (6) provided with an opening and a closing member (8), magnetic coupling means being arranged for keeping the closing member in the position for closing the opening by magnetic attraction. At least one portion of the base (6) consists of a non-magnetic material loaded with ferromagnetic particles and the closing member (8) comprises at least one magnetised lower face (8a) coming into contact with the base. In one embodiment, the non-magnetic material is a plastic material or glass.

Description

CONTENANT AVEC SYSTEME DE REMPLISSAGE PAR LE FOND DU TYPE  CONTAINER WITH TYPE FILLING SYSTEM
OBTURATEUR MAGNETIQUE  MAGNETIC SHUTTER
Domaine technique Technical area
La présente invention se rapporte au domaine des contenants munis dans leur fond d'un système d'ouverture/fermeture pour la distribution d'un composant liquide ou pâteux, laquelle s'effectue au moyen d'un distributeur agissant sur ledit système d'ouverture/fermeture pour pénétrer dans le contenant par le fond et effectuer son remplissage, la fermeture dudit fond se faisant lors du dégagement du distributeur vis-à-vis du contenant ou inversement. The present invention relates to the field of containers provided in their bottom with an opening / closing system for dispensing a liquid or pasty component, which is effected by means of a dispenser acting on said opening system / closure to enter the container from the bottom and fill it, the closing of said bottom being at the disengagement of the dispenser vis-à-vis the container or vice versa.
Une application particulière concerne la distribution de boisson dans des contenants de type gobelet, fréquemment utilisé lors de manifestations et de festivals. One particular application relates to the distribution of beverages in cup-type containers, frequently used at events and festivals.
Etat de la technique State of the art
Conventionnellement, les boissons sont servies dans un contenant de type verre jetable ou non en versant la boisson par le dessus. Conventionally, drinks are served in a disposable glass-type container or not by pouring the drink from above.
Dans les bars, manifestations, festivals, salons ou autres, les boissons telles que les bières pressions, par exemple, sont généralement servies grâce à des distributeurs de type tireuse qui comporte un bec par lequel est extraite la boisson, celle-ci étant versée dans le contenant (verre, gobelet ou autre) par son ouverture de dessus qui sert également à boire ladite boisson. In bars, events, festivals, lounges or others, beverages such as draft beers, for example, are generally served by pull-type dispensers which have a spout through which the drink is extracted, the latter being poured into the the container (glass, cup or other) by its top opening which also serves to drink said drink.
Cette manière traditionnelle de servir les boissons mobilise une personne pour ouvrir le distributeur (le robinet de la tireuse), tenir le verre lors de la phase de remplissage, puis fermer le distributeur. This traditional way of serving beverages mobilizes a person to open the dispenser (the tap of the printer), hold the glass during the filling phase, then close the dispenser.
Dans le cas de la bière ou d'autres boissons gazeuses, le dioxyde de carbone qu'elle contient génère de la mousse qui peut être excessive selon la forme du verre ou le mouvement du verre durant son remplissage. L'intervention manuelle s'avère alors nécessaire pour ôter l'excès de mousse. La solution pour réduire le temps de service de la boisson et éviter l'excès de mousse est de servir la boisson gazeuse par le fond du contenant. Le remplissage du contenant par son fond réduit les turbulences dans la boisson durant sa distribution. Cela permet de distribuer plus rapidement la boisson qu'avec un dispositif classique. Le remplissage par le fond permet également à la personne chargée du service de traiter de multiples tâches simultanément et ne nécessite aucune habileté particulière pour le service de la boisson. Parmi l'art antérieur décrivant déjà un contenant muni d'un système de remplissage par le fond et un distributeur de boisson dans des contenants munis d'un tel système de remplissage par le fond, les demandes brevets et brevets EP2285687B1, EP2526020B1, EP2797833B1, EP2957504A1 au nom de GPJNON INDUSTRIES divulguent un contenant de type gobelet qui comprend un fond muni d'une ouverture, un anneau en matériau magnétique qui est rapporté sur le fond du contenant et un obturateur en matériau aimanté. L'attraction magnétique permet de maintenir l'obturateur plaqué contre le fond du contenant, ce qui permet la fermeture de l'ouverture. La pénétration d'une buse d'un distributeur de boisson à l'intérieur du contenant s'effectue par l'ouverture dans le fond ; la buse soulève l'obturateur et vient se loger dans le contenant, ce qui permet d'injecter ensuite la boisson. Lors du dégagement de la buse, une fois le contenant rempli, l'obturateur revient en position de fermeture de l'ouverture dans le fond par attraction magnétique de l'anneau. In the case of beer or other soft drinks, the carbon dioxide it contains generates foam that may be excessive depending on the shape of the glass or the movement of the glass during its filling. Manual intervention is then necessary to remove excess foam. The solution to reduce the service time of the drink and avoid excess foam is to serve the soft drink through the bottom of the container. The filling of the container by its bottom reduces the turbulence in the drink during its distribution. This allows to distribute the drink more quickly than with a conventional device. Bottom filling also allows the person in charge of the service to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and does not require any particular skill for serving the drink. Among the prior art already describing a container provided with a bottom filling system and a beverage dispenser in containers provided with such a bottom filling system, the patent applications and patents EP2285687B1, EP2526020B1, EP2797833B1, EP2957504A1 in the name of GPJNON INDUSTRIES disclose a cup-type container which comprises a bottom provided with an opening, a ring of magnetic material which is attached to the bottom of the container and a shutter of magnetic material. The magnetic attraction keeps the shutter pressed against the bottom of the container, which allows the closure of the opening. The penetration of a nozzle of a beverage dispenser inside the container is effected by the opening in the bottom; the nozzle raises the shutter and is housed in the container, which then injects the drink. When unloading the nozzle, once the container is filled, the shutter returns to the closed position of the opening in the bottom by magnetic attraction of the ring.
On connaît également les titres CN203059203U, CN103950879A, KR101243382B1 et KR101523356B1 dans lesquels le contenant de type gobelet présente des caractéristiques comparables à celles du contenant décrit dans le titre EP2797833B1, l'anneau en matériau magnétique étant rapporté sous le fond du contenant ou dans l'épaisseur du fond du contenant. Titres CN203059203U, CN103950879A, KR101243382B1 and KR101523356B1 are also known in which the cup-type container has characteristics comparable to those of the container described in EP2797833B1, the ring of magnetic material being attached under the bottom of the container or in the bottom thickness of the container.
Résumé de l 'invention Summary of the invention
La présente invention a pour premier objectif de simplifier la conception du contenant. A cet effet, le contenant selon l'invention comprend un fond muni d'une ouverture et un obturateur, des moyens d'accouplement magnétique étant configurés pour maintenir l'obturateur en position de fermeture de l'ouverture par attraction magnétique. En outre, au moins une partie du fond est constituée dans une matière intégrant des particules ferromagnétiques et l'obturateur comprend au moins une face inférieure aimantée, venant en contact du fond en position de fermeture. En d'autres termes, il s'agit d'une matière non- magnétique chargée de particules ferromagnétiques. Ainsi, le contenant selon l'invention supprime l'utilisation d'un anneau magnétique qui est rapporté sur le fond au moment de la fabrication dudit contenant, comme le prévoit l'art antérieur. Selon l'invention, la matière non- magnétique servant à la fabrication du fond - et du contenant - intègre directement des particules ferromagnétiques dans au moins la partie dudit fond recevant l'obturateur, ladite matière étant injectée directement dans le moule lors de la fabrication du contenant. Seule la partie du fond recevant l'obturateur peut être dans une matière non-magnétique intégrant les particules ferromagnétiques, mais on peut également envisager de concevoir tout le fond voire tout le contenant avec cette matière non-magnétique intégrant les particules ferromagnétiques pour simplifier encore plus la conception du contenant. L'intégration des particules ferromagnétiques directement dans la matière non-magnétique du contenant facilite la fabrication de ce contenant et, en outre, garantit le respect des normes d'hygiène alimentaire, tout particulièrement lorsque ce contenant est un gobelet destiné à recevoir de la boisson. Dans une réalisation selon l'invention, la matière non-magnétique est du plastique ou du verre, propice à une fabrication par moulage. On pourrait toutefois envisager d'autres matières non-magnétiques, par exemple des matières cartonnées. The present invention has the primary objective of simplifying the design of the container. For this purpose, the container according to the invention comprises a bottom provided with an opening and a shutter, magnetic coupling means being configured to hold the shutter in the closed position of the opening by magnetic attraction. In addition, at least a portion of the bottom is made of a material incorporating ferromagnetic particles and the shutter comprises at least one magnetized lower face, coming into contact with the bottom in the closed position. In other words, it is a non-magnetic material loaded with ferromagnetic particles. Thus, the container according to the invention eliminates the use of a magnetic ring which is attached to the bottom at the time of manufacture of said container, as provided in the prior art. According to the invention, the non-magnetic material used for the manufacture of the bottom - and the container - directly integrates ferromagnetic particles into at least the portion of said bottom receiving the shutter, said material being injected directly into the mold during manufacture container. Only the part of the bottom receiving the shutter can be in a non-magnetic material integrating the ferromagnetic particles, but it is also conceivable to design the entire bottom or all the container with this non-magnetic material integrating the ferromagnetic particles to further simplify the design of the container. The integration of the ferromagnetic particles directly in the non-magnetic material of the container facilitates the manufacture of this container and, in addition, ensures compliance with food hygiene standards, especially when the container is a cup for receiving the drink . In an embodiment according to the invention, the non-magnetic material is plastic or glass, suitable for manufacturing by molding. However, other non-magnetic materials, such as cardboard materials, could be considered.
Dans une réalisation selon l'invention, au moins la partie du fond du contenant est constituée d'une matière de type polypropylène, mélange de polymères, acide polylactique ou verre, chargée en particules de métal. On pourrait envisager d'autres matières plastiques répondant aux normes d'hygiène alimentaire, chargées en particules de métal, sans sortir du cadre de l'invention. D'autres matières plastiques destinées à des usages non-alimentaires sont également envisageables. D'autres particules ferromagnétiques dans la matière non-magnétique sont également envisageables en remplacement du métal. Dans une réalisation du contenant, celui-ci est un gobelet destiné à la consommation de boissons. On pourrait cependant envisager d'autres types de contenants tels que, par exemple, des pots, des bidons ou autres, destinés à recevoir des liquides ou des solutions pâteuses, alimentaires ou non. In an embodiment according to the invention, at least the portion of the bottom of the container is made of a polypropylene type material, polymer blend, polylactic acid or glass, loaded with metal particles. One could consider other plastics meeting the food hygiene standards, loaded with metal particles, without departing from the scope of the invention. Other plastics for non-food uses are also conceivable. Other ferromagnetic particles in the non-magnetic material are also conceivable as a replacement for the metal. In one embodiment of the container, it is a cup for drinking. However, we could consider other types of containers such as, for example, pots, cans or other, for receiving liquids or pasty solutions, food or otherwise.
Lorsque le contenant est du type gobelet tel que précité, celui-ci comprend préférentiellement une contenance de vingt-cinq, trente-trois ou cinquante centilitres. D'autres contenances pourraient être envisagées, par exemple une contenance d'un litre. When the container is of the cup type as mentioned above, it preferably comprises a capacity of twenty-five, thirty-three or fifty centilitres. Other contents could be considered, for example a capacity of one liter.
Selon l'invention, le contenant comprend des moyens de reconnaissance de sa contenance ou de son volume. Ces moyens de reconnaissance ont pour fonction de permettre à une machine de distribution configurée à cet effet de détecter la quantité de liquide à distribuer dans ledit contenant selon son volume. Dans une réalisation préférentielle, les moyens de reconnaissance sont mis en œuvre par la présence ou l'absence d'un bourrelet circulaire sur une face inférieure du fond du contenant. According to the invention, the container comprises means for recognizing its capacity or its volume. These recognition means have the function of allowing a dispensing machine configured for this purpose to detect the amount of liquid to be dispensed into said container according to its volume. In a preferred embodiment, the recognition means are implemented by the presence or absence of a circular bead on a lower face of the container bottom.
Un second objectif de l'invention est de faciliter la distribution de la boisson au moyen du contenant comprenant des moyens de reconnaissance tels que précités et d'une machine de distribution adaptée à cet effet. A ce titre, un autre aspect de l'invention concerne une machine de distribution de boisson dans un contenant comprenant un fond muni d'une ouverture, un obturateur et des moyens d'accouplement configurés pour maintenir l'obturateur en position de fermeture de l'ouverture par attraction magnétique. La machine comprend au moins un système de distribution muni d'une buse configurée pour passer au travers l'ouverture et venir se loger dans le contenant afin d'effectuer son emplissage. Le système de distribution comprend une base sur laquelle vient en appui un bord inférieur du contenant lors de l'insertion de la buse dans ledit contenant. Le système de distribution comprend également des moyens de déclenchement de la distribution. En outre, le système de distribution comprend des moyens de reconnaissance du type de contenant reposant sur la base et la machine de distribution comprend des moyens de gestion de la quantité de boisson distribuée par la buse en fonction de ladite reconnaissance. Ces moyens de reconnaissance sur la machine coopèrent avec ceux présents sur le contenant. A second object of the invention is to facilitate the dispensing of the beverage by means of the container comprising recognition means as mentioned above and a dispensing machine adapted for this purpose. As such, another aspect of the invention relates to a beverage dispensing machine in a container comprising a bottom provided with an opening, a shutter and coupling means configured to hold the shutter in the closed position of the container. opening by magnetic attraction. The machine comprises at least one dispensing system provided with a nozzle configured to pass through the opening and come to be housed in the container in order to fill it. The dispensing system comprises a base on which abuts a lower edge of the container during the insertion of the nozzle into said container. The dispensing system also includes means for triggering the dispensing. In addition, the dispensing system comprises means for recognizing the type of container based on the base and the dispensing machine comprises means for managing the quantity of beverage dispensed by the nozzle according to said recognition. These recognition means on the machine cooperate with those present on the container.
Ainsi, la personne effectuant le service se contente de positionner le contenant sur la base, la machine gérant ensuite le remplissage dudit contenant sans nécessiter d'autres actions manuelles de la part du serveur, ce qui permet de servir plus rapidement les boissons. Thus, the person performing the service is content to position the container on the base, the machine then managing the filling of said container without requiring other manual actions on the part of the server, which allows to serve drinks more quickly.
Dans une réalisation de la machine de distribution, les moyens de reconnaissance comprennent un capteur configuré pour être enclenché uniquement lorsqu'un type de contenant défini repose sur la base. Le contenant en question dispose dans ce cas des moyens de reconnaissance tels que précités, lesquels agissent sur le capteur de position. Dans une réalisation de la machine de distribution, les moyens de gestion de la quantité de boisson distribuée comprennent un débitmètre mesurant le volume de boisson distribué et une carte électronique de gestion activant la distribution de boisson en fonction de la mesure du débitmètre et du type de contenant détecté. In one embodiment of the dispensing machine, the recognition means comprises a sensor configured to be engaged only when a defined type of container rests on the base. The container in question in this case has recognition means as mentioned above, which act on the position sensor. In one embodiment of the dispensing machine, the means for managing the quantity of dispensed beverage comprise a flow meter measuring the volume of beverage dispensed and a management electronic card activating the dispensing of beverage according to the measurement of the flow meter and the type of dispensing. container detected.
Brève description des figures Les caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description suivante s'appuyant sur des figures, parmi lesquelles : Brief description of the figures The features and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the following description based on figures, among which:
La figure 1 illustre une machine de distribution de boisson avec un contenant de type gobelet ; Figure 1 illustrates a beverage dispensing machine with a cup-type container;
Les figures 2 à 4 illustrent les éléments constitutifs d'un contenant de type gobelet, selon l'invention ; Les figures 5 à 7 illustrent une première variante d'un système de distribution de la machine de distribution selon deux positions lors de la mise en place d'un contenant ; Les figures 8 et 9 illustrent une seconde variante d'un système de distribution de la machine de distribution selon deux positions lors de la mise en place d'un contenant. Description détaillée Figures 2 to 4 illustrate the constituent elements of a cup-type container according to the invention; Figures 5 to 7 illustrate a first variant of a dispensing system of the dispensing machine in two positions during the introduction of a container; Figures 8 and 9 illustrate a second variant of a dispensing system of the dispensing machine in two positions during the introduction of a container. detailed description
Dans la suite de la description, la machine de distribution de boisson sera dénommée machine. Le contenant est en outre un gobelet et sera dénommé ainsi. In the rest of the description, the beverage dispensing machine will be referred to as a machine. The container is also a cup and will be so named.
Sur la figure 1 sont illustrés une machine 1 et un gobelet 2. Le remplissage du gobelet 2 s'effectue au moyen de la machine 1. Sur la figure 1, la machine 1 comprend deux systèmes de distribution 3, 4, mais on pourrait prévoir une machine 1 avec un seul système de distribution voire avec plus de deux systèmes de distribution. Les deux systèmes de distribution 3, 4 pourront délivrer une même boisson ou, au contraire, deux boissons différentes. Ces systèmes de distribution 3, 4 sont de conception identique, un seul étant décrit dans la suite de la description. Tel qu'illustré en figures 2 à 4, le gobelet 2 comprend un contour 5, un fond 6 muni d'une ouverture 7 et un obturateur 8 ayant la forme d'un disque. Le contour 5 a une forme conique sur les figures 1 à 3, mais on peut envisager d'autres formes, par exemple une forme cylindrique. Le contour 5 et le fond 6 sont réalisés en une seule pièce par injection d'une matière plastique du type polypropylène, mélange de polymères ou acide polylactique, excepté dans une zone 9 du fond autour de l'ouverture 7 où ladite matière injectées comporte en complément des particules de métal. Du verre peut être utilisé en remplacement du plastique. Cette zone 9 a de préférence la forme d'une rondelle de diamètre correspondant à celui de l'obturateur 8 en forme de disque, l'ouverture 7 se trouvant au centre de cette rondelle. Cet obturateur 8 est réalisé dans une matière magnétique ou aimantée, comportant par exemple une couche de caoutchouc synthétique et une couche composée de poudre ferrite magnétique et d'un liant élastomère, lui permettant de rester plaqué contre le fond 6 du fait de la présence des particules ferromagnétiques dans la matière dudit fond 6. Le plaquage de l'obturateur 8 sur le fond 6 assure une fermeture étanche de l'ouverture 7. On pourrait prévoir un obturateur 8 avec uniquement une face inférieure 8 a aimantée venant en contact du fond 6 dans la zone 9 ferromagnétique. La souplesse de l'obturateur 8 procurée par la matière utilisée assure l'étanchéité du gobelet 2 dans la position de fermeture de l'ouverture 7. Tel qu'illustré sur la figure 3, la face inférieure 6a du fond 6 comprend un bourrelet circulaire 10 qui sera de préférence présent sur un gobelet 2 d'une contenance de cinquante centilitres et absent sur un gobelet 2 d'une contenance de vingt-cinq centilitres, voire de trente- trois centilitres. Ce bourrelet circulaire 10 constitue un moyen de reconnaissance de la contenance du gobelet 2, comme cela apparaîtra dans la suite de la description. In FIG. 1 there is illustrated a machine 1 and a cup 2. The filling of the cup 2 is carried out by means of the machine 1. In FIG. 1, the machine 1 comprises two distribution systems 3, 4, but it would be possible to provide a machine 1 with a single distribution system or even with more than two distribution systems. The two dispensing systems 3, 4 can deliver the same drink or, conversely, two different drinks. These distribution systems 3, 4 are of identical design, only one being described in the following description. As illustrated in Figures 2 to 4, the cup 2 comprises an outline 5, a bottom 6 provided with an opening 7 and a shutter 8 having the shape of a disc. The outline 5 has a conical shape in FIGS. 1 to 3, but it is possible to envisage other shapes, for example a cylindrical shape. The contour 5 and the base 6 are made in one piece by injection of a plastic material of the polypropylene type, polymer mixture or polylactic acid, except in a zone 9 of the bottom around the opening 7 where said injected material comprises complement the metal particles. Glass can be used instead of plastic. This zone 9 preferably has the shape of a washer of diameter corresponding to that of the disc-shaped shutter 8, the opening 7 being in the center of this washer. This shutter 8 is made of a magnetic or magnetic material, comprising for example a layer of synthetic rubber and a layer composed of magnetic ferrite powder and an elastomeric binder, allowing it to remain pressed against the bottom 6 because of the presence of ferromagnetic particles in the material of said bottom 6. The plating of the shutter 8 on the bottom 6 ensures a tight closure of the opening 7. A shutter 8 could be provided with only a lower face 8a magnetized coming into contact with the bottom 6 in the ferromagnetic zone 9. The flexibility of the shutter 8 provided by the material used ensures the sealing of the cup 2 in the closed position of the opening 7. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the bottom face 6a of the bottom 6 comprises a circular bead 10 which will preferably be present on a cup 2 with a capacity of fifty centilitres and absent on a cup 2 having a capacity of twenty- five centiliters, or even thirty-three centiliters. This circular bead 10 is a means of recognizing the capacity of the cup 2, as will appear in the following description.
Tel qu'illustré en figures 5 à 7, selon une première variante, le système de distribution 3, 4 comprend une base 11 de forme circulaire d'un diamètre supérieur à celui du bord inférieur circulaire 12 du gobelet 2, ce qui permet au gobelet 2 de reposer convenablement sur cette base 11. On peut toutefois envisager une seconde variante consistant à maintenir différemment le gobelet 2 au-dessus de la base 11 sans prendre appui sur celle-ci, comme cela apparaîtra ensuite. Le système de distribution 3, 4 comprend une buse 13 qui comprend sur son contour des orifices 14 communiquant avec un conduit 15 muni d'un embout 16 de connexion à un flexible (non illustré) pour le raccordement à un fût de boisson (non illustré). De préférence, quatre orifices 14 sont répartis uniformément autour de la buse 13. Le système de distribution 3, 4 comprend un manchon 17 qui reçoit la buse 13. Ce manchon 17 est assujetti à une platine 18 agencée en- dessous de la base 11 et montée en liaison glissière vis-à-vis de deux tiges 19a, 19b, de sorte à permettre le coulissement du manchon 17 vis-à-vis de la buse 13 d'une position escamotée de la buse 13, illustrée en figure 5, vers une position dégagée de la buse 13, illustrée en figures 6 et 7. Le manchon 17 et la platine 18 sont de préférence constitués d'une seule et même pièce, mais deux pièces fixées entre elles est également concevable. Dans la position escamotée de la buse 13 illustrée en figure 5, les orifices 14 sont protégés et obturés par le manchon 17, ce qui évite leur exposition à l'air libre et leur encrassement. Dans la position dégagée de la buse 13 illustrée en figures 6 et 7, les orifices 14 sont libérés, ce qui permet la distribution de la boisson. As shown in Figures 5 to 7, according to a first variant, the dispensing system 3, 4 comprises a base 11 of circular shape with a diameter greater than that of the circular lower edge 12 of the cup 2, which allows the cup 2 However, it is possible to envisage a second variant consisting in keeping the cup 2 differently above the base 11 without leaning on it, as will subsequently appear. The dispensing system 3, 4 comprises a nozzle 13 which comprises on its contour orifices 14 communicating with a conduit 15 provided with a tip 16 for connection to a hose (not shown) for connection to a beverage barrel (not illustrated ). Preferably, four orifices 14 are uniformly distributed around the nozzle 13. The distribution system 3, 4 comprises a sleeve 17 which receives the nozzle 13. This sleeve 17 is secured to a plate 18 arranged below the base 11 and mounted in slide connection with respect to two rods 19a, 19b, so as to allow the sleeve 17 to slide with respect to the nozzle 13 from a retracted position of the nozzle 13, illustrated in FIG. an unobstructed position of the nozzle 13, illustrated in Figures 6 and 7. The sleeve 17 and the plate 18 are preferably made of a single piece, but two parts fixed together is also conceivable. In the retracted position of the nozzle 13 illustrated in FIG. 5, the orifices 14 are protected and closed by the sleeve 17, which prevents their exposure to the open air and their fouling. In the unobstructed position of the nozzle 13 illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the orifices 14 are released, which allows the dispensing of the beverage.
Tel qu'illustré sur les figures 5 à 7, le système de distribution 3, 4 comprend un premier capteur 20 agencé sous la platine 18 et détectant la présence de cette platine 18, dans la position dégagée de la buse 13. Le système de distribution 3, 4 comprend un électroaimant 21 agencé sous la platine 18. Dans la position escamotée de la buse 13, la platine 18 est dégagée de Γ électroaimant 21 ; dans la position dégagée de la buse 13, cette platine 18 est collée à Γ électroaimant 21. La platine 18 est en métal ou tout autre matière ferromagnétique, de sorte à rester collée sur F électroaimant 21 lorsque celui-ci est activé. Un ressort 22 est agencé sous la platine 18, laquelle comprime ledit ressort 22 dans la position dégagée de la buse 13. Ce ressort 22 force le rappel de la platine 18 dans la position escamotée de la buse 13 lorsque Γ électroaimant 21 est désactivé et que le gobelet 2 rempli de boisson est retiré. Dans ce cas, le ressort 22 est dimensionné pour exercer une force inférieure à celle exercée par le poids du manchon 17, de la platine 18 et du gobelet 2 rempli de boisson. Mais on peut envisager de dimensionner le ressort 22 pour qu'il exerce une force supérieure audit poids dans une variante où le fond 6 du gobelet 2 prends appui uniquement sur le manchon 17 pour son maintien en position et non plus sur la base 11, comme cela apparaître ci-après. As illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 7, the distribution system 3, 4 comprises a first sensor 20 arranged under the plate 18 and detecting the presence of this plate 18, in the unobstructed position of the nozzle 13. The distribution system 3, 4 comprises an electromagnet 21 arranged under the plate 18. In the retracted position of the nozzle 13, the plate 18 is disengaged from the electromagnet 21; in the unobstructed position of the nozzle 13, this plate 18 is glued to the electromagnet 21. The plate 18 is made of metal or other ferromagnetic material, so as to remain stuck on the electromagnet 21 when it is activated. A spring 22 is arranged under the plate 18, which compresses said spring 22 in the open position of the nozzle 13. This spring 22 forces the return of the plate 18 in the retracted position of the nozzle 13 when the electromagnet 21 is deactivated and when cup 2 filled with drink is removed. In this case, the spring 22 is sized to exert a force lower than that exerted by the weight of the sleeve 17, the plate 18 and the cup 2 filled with drink. But it is conceivable to size the spring 22 so that it exerts a force greater than said weight in a variant where the bottom 6 of the cup 2 bear only on the sleeve 17 for its holding in position and no longer on the base 11, as this will appear below.
La buse 13 comprend un diamètre légèrement inférieur à celui de l'ouverture 7 sur le gobelet 2. Au contraire, le manchon 17 comprend un diamètre légèrement supérieur à celui de l'ouverture 7 de sorte que l'extrémité supérieure 23 du manchon 17 appuie contre le fond 6 au niveau du pourtour 24 de l'ouverture 7. L'extrémité supérieure 23 du manchon 17 est conique de sorte à venir se loger très légèrement dans l'ouverture 7 sur le fond 6 du gobelet 2, ce qui faciliter le centrage de cette ouverture 7 par rapport à la buse 13 et le positionnement du gobelet 2 sur la base 11 du système de distribution 3, 4. Cela assure également l'étanchéité entre le pourtour 24 et l'extrémité supérieure 23 durant le remplissage du gobelet 2. The nozzle 13 comprises a diameter slightly smaller than that of the opening 7 on the cup 2. On the contrary, the sleeve 17 comprises a diameter slightly greater than that of the opening 7 so that the upper end 23 of the sleeve 17 supports against the bottom 6 at the periphery 24 of the opening 7. The upper end 23 of the sleeve 17 is conical so as to be housed very slightly in the opening 7 on the bottom 6 of the cup 2, which facilitate the centering of this opening 7 with respect to the nozzle 13 and the positioning of the cup 2 on the base 11 of the distribution system 3, 4. This also ensures the seal between the periphery 24 and the upper end 23 during the filling of the cup 2.
Tel que précisé précédemment, le gobelet 2 repose sur la base 11 selon une première variante, ce qui offre une stabilité convenable et garantie du gobelet 2 durant le remplissage ; on peut cependant envisager une seconde variante selon laquelle le gobelet 2 est maintenu en position au-dessus de la base 11 uniquement grâce à l'extrémité supérieure 23 du manchon 17 recevant en appui le pourtour 24 de l'ouverture 7 sur le fond 6 du gobelet 2. Cette seconde variante offre plus de tolérance lors de la fabrication du gobelet 2, car elle n'exige pas de dimensionner précisément la distance entre le bord inférieur circulaire 12 et le fond 6 sur le gobelet 2 afin de s'assurer de l'étanchéité entre ladite extrémité supérieure 23 et ledit pourtour 24 lorsque le bord inférieur circulaire 12 repose sur la base 11, comme cela est le cas pour la première variante. As previously stated, the cup 2 rests on the base 11 according to a first variant, which offers a suitable and guaranteed stability of the cup 2 during filling; However, it is possible to envisage a second variant according to which the cup 2 is held in position above the base 11 only thanks to the upper end 23 of the sleeve 17 receiving in bearing the periphery 24 of the opening 7 on the bottom 6 of the cup 2. This second variant offers more tolerance in the manufacture of the cup 2, because it does not require precisely dimensioning the distance between the lower circular edge 12 and the bottom 6 on the cup 2 to ensure the sealing between said upper end 23 and said periphery 24 when the circular lower edge 12 rests on the base 11, as is the case for the first variant.
Lorsqu'un serveur positionne un gobelet 2 sur la base 11, l'extrémité supérieure 23 du manchon 17 vient d'abord en butée contre le pourtour 24 sur le fond 6 du gobelet 2, la buse 13 étant en position escamotée dans le manchon 17 ; le serveur appuie ensuite sur le gobelet 2, ce qui fait coulisser le manchon 17 vers le bas dans la base 11 jusqu'à atteindre la position dégagée de la buse 13, position dans laquelle la platine 18 vient en appui contre le premier capteur 20 qui détecte sa présence et contre Γ électroaimant 21. Le déplacement du gobelet 2 vers le bas permet à la buse 13 de pénétrer dans l'ouverture 7 et de venir en appui contre la face inférieure 8a de l'obturateur 8. La buse est en métal ou tout autre matière ferromagnétique, ce qui maintient l'obturateur 8 aimanté plaqué contre la buse 13. Cette buse 13 continue à pénétrer dans le gobelet 2 jusqu'à ce que le bord inférieur circulaire 12 du gobelet 2 vienne en appui sur la base 11. Dans cette position, les orifices 14 sur la buse 13 sont positionnés au-dessus du fond 6 dans le gobelet 2, comme cela apparaît en regard de la figure 6 sur laquelle seuls le fond 6 et l'obturateur 8 du gobelet 2 sont représentés, pour alléger cette figure. When a server positions a cup 2 on the base 11, the upper end 23 of the sleeve 17 first abuts against the periphery 24 on the bottom 6 of the cup 2, the nozzle 13 being in the retracted position in the sleeve 17 ; the server then presses on the cup 2, which slides the sleeve 17 downwards in the base 11 until reaching the unobstructed position of the nozzle 13, in which position the plate 18 bears against the first sensor 20 which detects its presence and against the electromagnet 21. The movement of the cup 2 downwards allows the nozzle 13 to enter the opening 7 and to bear against the lower face 8a of the shutter 8. The nozzle is made of metal or any other ferromagnetic material, which keeps the magnetic shutter 8 pressed against the nozzle 13. This nozzle 13 continues to penetrate into the cup 2 until the circular lower edge 12 of the cup 2 bears on the base 11. In this position, the orifices 14 on the nozzle 13 are positioned above the bottom 6 in the cup 2, as shown with reference to FIG. 6 in which only the bottom 6 and the obturator 8 of the cup 2 are shown, to lighten this figure.
Le système de distribution 3, 4 comprend un second capteur 25 disposé au-dessus de la base 11, tel qu'illustré sur les figures 5 à 7. Ce second capteur 25 est agencé pour être enclenché par le bourrelet circulaire 10 sur le fond 6, en la présence de celui-ci sur le gobelet 2, lorsque le bord inférieur circulaire 12 du gobelet 2 repose sur la base 11, comme cela apparaît en figure 6. En l'absence d'un tel bourrelet circulaire 10 sur le gobelet 2, la face inférieure 6a du fond 6 reste dégagée du second capteur 25 lorsque le bord inférieur circulaire 12 du gobelet 2 repose sur la base 11. Le bord inférieur circulaire 12 du gobelet 2 est protubérant vis-à-vis de la face inférieure 6a du fond 6 et est d'une longueur supérieure à celle du bourrelet circulaire 10, les longueurs étant choisies pour assurer que le bourrelet circulaire 10 entre en contact avec le second capteur 25 lorsque le bord inférieur circulaire 12 entre en contact avec la base 11, tandis que la face inférieure 6a reste dégagée dudit capteur 25. Ainsi, la présence du second capteur 25 permet de reconnaître la contenance du gobelet 2 positionné sur la base 11, selon qu'il soit enclenché ou non et selon que ledit gobelet 2 dispose ou non d'un tel bourrelet circulaire 10. The dispensing system 3, 4 comprises a second sensor 25 disposed above the base 11, as illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 7. This second sensor 25 is arranged to be engaged by the circular bead 10 on the bottom 6 in the presence of the latter on the cup 2, when the circular lower edge 12 of the cup 2 rests on the base 11, as shown in FIG. 6. In the absence of such a circular bead 10 on the cup 2 , the lower face 6a of the bottom 6 remains clear of the second sensor 25 when the lower circular edge 12 of the cup 2 rests on the base 11. The lower circular edge 12 of the cup 2 is protruding vis-à-vis the lower face 6a of the 6 and is of a length greater than that of the circular bead 10, the lengths being chosen to ensure that the circular bead 10 comes into contact with the second sensor 25 when the circular lower edge 12 comes into contact with the base 11, while that the face i nférieure 6a remains clear of said sensor 25. Thus, the presence of the second sensor 25 allows to recognize the capacity of the cup 2 positioned on the base 11, according to whether it is engaged or not and whether or not said cup 2 has a such circular bead 10.
La machine 1 comprend une carte électronique de gestion (non illustrée) qui gère les informations reçues des différents capteurs, dont le premier capteur 20 et le second capteur 25, et qui commande en conséquence les différents actionneurs, dont l'électroaimant 21. Lorsque le premier capteur 20 détecte la présence de la platine 18, la carte électronique active l'électroaimant 21, ce qui assure le maintien du manchon 17 dans la position dégagée de la buse 13, le ressort 22 étant alors comprimé par la platine 18. La carte électronique traite l'information en provenance du second capteur 25, selon son enclenchement ou non, ce qui lui permet de reconnaître la contenance du gobelet 2 posé sur la base 11 et d'activer en conséquence des moyens de distribution de la boisson stockée dans le fût, tels qu'une pompe et/ou une vanne, de tels moyens de distribution étant bien connus. L'activation des moyens de distribution permet d'éjecter la boisson hors des orifices 14 de la buse 13, lesquels sont positionnés à l'intérieur du gobelet 2, ce qui permet le remplissage du gobelet. L'extrémité supérieure 23 du manchon 17, de forme conique, reste en contact avec le pourtour 24 de l'ouverture 7 durant le remplissage, ce qui garantit l'étanchéité entre lesdits éléments et empêche la boisson de couler par le fond 6 du gobelet 2 durant le remplissage. Le système de distribution 3, 4 comprend également un débitmètre (non illustré) ou tout autre capteur permettant de détecter une quantité de boisson distribuée. Ce débitmètre transmet l'information à la carte électronique de gestion ; selon la reconnaissance du type de gobelet 2 positionné sur la base 11, grâce à l'information du second capteur 25, et l'information du débitmètre sur la quantité de boisson distribuée, ladite carte électronique désactive les moyens de distribution une fois le gobelet 2 rempli. La carte électronique désactive également l'électroaimant 21, ce qui autorise le ressort 22 à ramener le manchon 17 dans la position escamotée de la buse 13. Toutefois ce ressort 22 est dimensionné pour que le poids du gobelet 2 rempli de boisson soit supérieur à la force de rappel exercée par ce ressort 22 sur la platine 18, ce qui garantit le maintien de la buse 13 en position dégagée du manchon 17 et l'étanchéité entre le fond 6 et le manchon 17, tant que le gobelet 2 reste sur la base 11. Pendant que le serveur retire le gobelet 2 rempli de boisson, le ressort 22 assure le rappel du manchon 17 en position d'escamotage de la buse 13 en conservant l'étanchéité entre ledit manchon 17 et le fond 6, tandis que ladite buse 13 s'extrait progressivement du gobelet 2 et permet à l'obturateur 8 aimanté de venir se plaquer contre la zone 9 ferromagnétique du fond 6, assurant ainsi l'étanchéité du gobelet 2. The machine 1 comprises an electronic management card (not shown) which manages the information received from the various sensors, including the first sensor 20 and the second sensor 25, and which consequently controls the various actuators, including the electromagnet 21. When the first sensor 20 detects the presence of the plate 18, the electronic card activates the electromagnet 21, which ensures the maintenance of the sleeve 17 in the open position of the nozzle 13, the spring 22 is then compressed by the plate 18. The card electronics processes the information from the second sensor 25, according to its engagement or not, which allows it to recognize the capacity of the cup 2 placed on the base 11 and to activate accordingly means for dispensing the beverage stored in the such as a pump and / or a valve, such dispensing means being well known. The activation of the dispensing means makes it possible to eject the drink out of the orifices 14 of the nozzle 13, which are positioned inside the cup 2, which makes it possible to fill the cup. The upper end 23 of the sleeve 17, of conical shape, remains in contact with the periphery 24 of the opening 7 during filling, which guarantees the seal between said elements and prevents the drink from flowing through the bottom 6 of the cup 2 during filling. The dispensing system 3, 4 also includes a flowmeter (not shown) or any other sensor for detecting a quantity of dispensed beverage. This flow meter transmits the information to the management electronic card; according to the recognition of the type of cup 2 positioned on the base 11, thanks to the information of the second sensor 25, and the information of the flow meter on the quantity of dispensed beverage, said electronic card deactivates the dispensing means once the cup 2 filled. The electronic board also deactivates the electromagnet 21, which allows the spring 22 to return the sleeve 17 to the retracted position of the nozzle 13. However, this spring 22 is sized so that the weight of the cup 2 filled with beverage is greater than the restoring force exerted by this spring 22 on the plate 18, which ensures the maintenance of the nozzle 13 in the disengaged position of the sleeve 17 and the seal between the bottom 6 and the sleeve 17, as the cup 2 remains on the base 11. While the server removes the cup 2 filled with drink, the spring 22 ensures the return of the sleeve 17 in the retracted position of the nozzle 13 while maintaining the seal between said sleeve 17 and the bottom 6, while said nozzle 13 is gradually extracted from the cup 2 and allows the magnetic shutter 8 to be pressed against the ferromagnetic zone 9 of the bottom 6, thereby sealing the cup 2.
La machine 1 peut comprendre d'autres options, notamment la présence de boutons 26, 27 pour chaque système de distribution 3, 4, qui permettront un remplissage manuel du gobelet 2. L'activation de l'un ou l'autre de ces boutons 26, 27 permettra d'agir manuellement sur la carte électronique de gestion pour lui indiquer le volume de boisson à distribuer dans le gobelet 2. Cela peut s'avérer utile en cas de rupture de stock d'un type de gobelet 2, le serveur pouvant par exemple remplir vingt-cinq ou trente-trois centilitres de boisson dans un gobelet 2 d'une contenance de cinquante centilitres. The machine 1 may include other options, including the presence of buttons 26, 27 for each dispensing system 3, 4, which will allow manual filling of the cup 2. The activation of one or other of these buttons 26, 27 will act manually on the electronic management card to indicate the volume of drink to be dispensed in the cup 2. This can be useful in case of out of stock a type of cup 2, the server for example, can fill twenty-five or thirty-three centilitres of beverage in a cup 2 of a capacity of fifty centilitres.
Dans l'exemple décrit précédemment, le bourrelet circulaire 10 est présent sur un gobelet 2 d'une contenance de cinquante centilitres et absent sur un gobelet 2 d'une contenance de vingt- cinq ou trente-trois centilitres. On peut toutefois inverser la conception, il suffira alors de régler en conséquence la carte électronique de gestion sur la machine 1. On peut également envisager d'autres moyens de reconnaissance du gobelet 2, en remplacement du bourrelet circulaire 10 sur ledit gobelet 2 et du capteur 25 sur le système de distribution 3,4. A titre d'exemple, les gobelets 2 peuvent disposer d'une puce RFID et le système de distribution 3, 4 peut comprendre des moyens de lecture des données sur la puce RFID permettant à la carte électronique de gestion de reconnaître la contenance du gobelet 2 posé sur la base 11 , voire de reconnaître toute autre information concernant le gobelet 2 ou autre (par exemple pour gérer les stocks de gobelets 2 ou pour faire des statistiques sur les nombres et types de boissons consommés par des festivaliers). Selon un autre exemple, les gobelets 2 peuvent disposer d'un fond 6 dont la face inférieure dispose d'une couleur identifiant la contenance du gobelet 2 et le système de distribution 3, 4 comprenant un capteur optique de couleur transmettant les données à la carte électronique de gestion programmée pour délivrer une contenance de boisson en fonction du code de couleurs des gobelets 2. In the example described above, the circular bead 10 is present on a cup 2 of a capacity of fifty centilitres and absent on a cup 2 of a capacity of twenty-five or thirty-three centilitres. However, it is possible to reverse the design, it will suffice then to adjust accordingly the electronic management card on the machine 1. It is also possible to consider other means of recognition of the cup 2, replacing the circular bead 10 on said cup 2 and the sensor 25 on the distribution system 3,4. For example, the cups 2 may have an RFID chip and the distribution system 3, 4 may include means for reading the data on the RFID chip for the electronic management card to recognize the capacity of the cup 2 based on 11, or even to recognize any other information about cup 2 or other (for example to manage the stocks of cups 2 or to make statistics on the numbers and types of drinks consumed by festival-goers). In another example, the cups 2 may have a bottom 6 whose underside has a color identifying the capacity of the cup 2 and the distribution system 3, 4 comprising an optical color sensor transmitting the data to the programmed management electronic card to deliver a beverage capacity according to the color code of the cups 2.
Le passage de buse 13 de la position escamotée à la position dégagée vis-à-vis du manchon 17 peut être mis en œuvre différemment. Une variante du système de distribution 3, 4 est présentée sur les figures 8 et 9 et en illustre un exemple. The nozzle passage 13 from the retracted position to the disengaged position with respect to the sleeve 17 may be implemented differently. A variant of the distribution system 3, 4 is shown in Figures 8 and 9 and illustrates an example.
Sur ces figures 8 et 9, le manchon 17 est assujetti à la platine 18, la conception étant semblable à celle décrite précédemment pour la variante des figures 5 à 7. La buse 13 est montée coulissante à l'intérieur du manchon 17 et elle est actionné en translation au moyen d'un vérin 28, de préférence électrique, assurant le déplacement de la buse 13 et des orifices 14 de la position escamotée illustrée en figure 9 vers la position dégagée illustrée en figure 8, et inversement. Le manchon 17 et la platine 18 peuvent coulisser comme pour la variante précédente, mais sur une course plus courte, la buse 13 dans la position escamotée restant à l'intérieur du manchon 17 lorsque ce dernier coulisse. Lorsqu'un gobelet 2 est positionné sur l'extrémité supérieure 23 de forme conique (comme sur la variante précédente), celle-ci se loge partiellement dans l'ouverture 7 et appuie sur le pourtour 24 du fond 6. La personne manipulant le gobelet 2 appuie sur ce dernier, ce qui enfonce légèrement le manchon 17 et la platine 18 qui vient en contact sur un capteur 20 détectant sa présence, l'information étant alors transmise à la carte électronique de gestion qui active d'abord le vérin 28 pour positionner la buse 13 en position dégagée puis la pompe de distribution de boisson. Une fois le gobelet 2 rempli, la carte électronique stoppe la distribution puis active le vérin 28 pour redescendre la buse 13 en position escamotée. Un ressort 22 de rappel exerce une force sur la platine 18 pour la dégager du capteur 20 lorsque la personne cesse d'appuyer sur le gobelet 2 en début de cycle de remplissage. Bien entendu, cette variante du système de distribution 3, 4 comprendra les autres caractéristiques déjà décrites pour la variante des figures 5 à 7, notamment le capteur 25 permettant la reconnaissance du type de gobelet 2 et le débitmètre mesurant la quantité de boisson distribuée. La buse 13 est également dans un matériau ferromagnétique. In these Figures 8 and 9, the sleeve 17 is secured to the plate 18, the design being similar to that described above for the variant of Figures 5 to 7. The nozzle 13 is slidably mounted inside the sleeve 17 and is actuated in translation by means of a cylinder 28, preferably electric, ensuring the displacement of the nozzle 13 and the orifices 14 of the retracted position illustrated in Figure 9 to the open position illustrated in Figure 8, and vice versa. The sleeve 17 and the plate 18 can slide as for the previous variant, but on a shorter stroke, the nozzle 13 in the retracted position remaining inside the sleeve 17 when the latter slides. When a cup 2 is positioned on the upper end 23 of conical shape (as in the previous variant), it is partially housed in the opening 7 and bears on the periphery 24 of the bottom 6. The person handling the cup 2 presses on the latter, which slightly depresses the sleeve 17 and the plate 18 which comes into contact with a sensor 20 detecting its presence, the information then being transmitted to the management electronic card which activates first the jack 28 for position the nozzle 13 in the released position and then the drink dispensing pump. Once the cup 2 filled, the electronic card stops distribution and activates the cylinder 28 to lower the nozzle 13 in the retracted position. A return spring 22 exerts a force on the plate 18 to release it from the sensor 20 when the person stops pressing the cup 2 at the beginning of the filling cycle. Of course, this variant of the distribution system 3, 4 will include the other characteristics already described for the variant of Figures 5 to 7, in particular the sensor 25 for recognizing the type of cup 2 and the flow meter measuring the amount of drink dispensed. The nozzle 13 is also in a ferromagnetic material.
On peut également prévoir un gobelet 2 dont l'intégralité du fond 6 est constitué d'une matière telle que précitée et intégrant des particules ferromagnétiques. On peut également envisager que l'ensemble du gobelet 2 soit conçu à partir d'une telle matière intégrant des particules ferromagnétiques. It is also possible to provide a cup 2, the entire bottom 6 of which consists of a material as mentioned above and incorporating ferromagnetic particles. It is also conceivable that the entire cup 2 is designed from such a material incorporating ferromagnetic particles.

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1. Contenant (2) comprenant un fond (6) muni d'une ouverture (7) et un obturateur (8), des moyens d'accouplement magnétique étant configurés pour maintenir l'obturateur en position de fermeture de l'ouverture par attraction magnétique, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une partie (9) du fond (6) est constituée dans une matière non-magnétique chargée de particules ferromagnétiques et l'obturateur (8) comprend au moins une face inférieure (8a) aimantée venant en contact du fond. Container (2) comprising a bottom (6) provided with an opening (7) and a shutter (8), magnetic coupling means being configured to hold the shutter in the closed position of the opening by attraction magnetic device, characterized in that at least a portion (9) of the bottom (6) is made of a non-magnetic material loaded with ferromagnetic particles and the shutter (8) comprises at least one magnetic lower face (8a) coming into bottom contact.
2. Contenant (2) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la matière non-magnétique est du plastique ou du verre.  The container (2) according to claim 1, wherein the non-magnetic material is plastic or glass.
3. Contenant (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel au moins la partie (9) du fond (6) est constituée d'une matière de type polypropylène, mélange de polymères, acide polylactique ou verre, chargée en particules de métal.  3. Container (2) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein at least the portion (9) of the bottom (6) consists of a polypropylene type material, polymer mixture, polylactic acid or glass, charged with metal particles.
4. Contenant (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, lequel est un gobelet.  4. Container (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, which is a cup.
5. Contenant (1) selon la revendication 4, lequel comprend une contenance de vingt-cinq, trente-trois ou cinquante centilitres.  5. Container (1) according to claim 4, which comprises a capacity of twenty-five, thirty-three or fifty centilitres.
6. Contenant (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, lequel comprend des moyens de reconnaissance (10) de sa contenance.  6. Container (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, which comprises recognition means (10) of its capacity.
7. Contant (2) selon la revendication 6, dans lequel les moyens de reconnaissance (10) sont mis en œuvre par la présence ou l'absence d'un bourrelet circulaire sur une face inférieure du fond.  7. Contant (2) according to claim 6, wherein the recognition means (10) are implemented by the presence or absence of a circular bead on a bottom face of the bottom.
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