FR2775680A1 - DOSING DEVICE FOR BEVERAGES - Google Patents

Abstract

Metering device comprising a metering device (1) for pouring a determined volume of drink into a glass (5). A light barrier (6) associated with a reflector ring (4) is activated when the doser is commanded to fill a glass and produces electrical signals which are transmitted to a processing device.

Description

Metering device for drinks State of the art The present

  The invention relates to a metering device for drinks, in particular for spirits, with a metering device connected to a connector for dispensing a determined volume of liquid, comprising a metering chamber, a fixing device for a bottle neck and a system for controlling the

filling a glass.

  Mechanical dosing devices for beverages are known in which a bottle is attached to the head.

  first. A valve with a control system is located

  below these dosing devices which will be opened by a glass which is pushed vertically upwards to deliver the volume of drinks which is in the room

dosing.

  The entire device is attached to a fitting. There is no control or counting of the number of flows with these mechanical, "conventional" dosers, as are also electronic dosers with which one can record each flow and with which one can choose a particular volume of liquid. These dosers are often connected directly

at checkout by computer.

  It is disadvantageous that for these electronic dosers the size is high as well as the costs compared to

  conventional devices and that there is a great reinforcement of ins

  tallation. Advantages of the invention The device of the invention with the features according to claim 1 has the advantage that it combines the advantages of an electric metering device with the advantage that any mechanical metering device is later equitable with the device of the invention at moderate costs. To the control system (valve) of a mechanical dosing device well

  known on the market a ring for example of plastic material

  that can be attached. A light barrier which is located at the connection of the device in front of the ring is activated when either the dosing device for drinks is ordered to fill a glass, or the bottle is

  removed to change it or to clean the device.

  According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention the ring has a luminous or shiny surface which allows the operation of the light barrier. The ring can be made of a different material, it can be a ring that partially or completely envelops the dispenser and it can have different fixing means depending on the model

of the existing metering device.

  According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the

  light barrier is an infrared barrier.

  According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, two different signals can be created with the light barrier. The first signal (for example, short interruption of the barrier) signifies the control of the dosing device to fill a glass with a drink. The second signal (for example, long interruption of the dam) means

  changing the bottle or cleaning the device.

  An essential advantage of the invention is that there are several functions of a single means which is fixed to the already existing device, without contact with the metering device or its control system. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention there is a device (computer for example) for processing and recording the electrical signals created by the light barrier. This allows direct connection to a cash register for calculating drink prices and for a

  billing at the end of a day for example.

  Other features and advantages of this

  invention will emerge from the following description of a mode

of particular achievement.

  Drawing A particular embodiment is presented by the drawing

composed of figure 1.

  Fig. 1 shows a simplified representation of a device

dosing tif.

  The mechanical metering device 1 is fixed to a connector 2 and it has a control system 3 at its bottom side which can be actuated in the vertical direction. On the arm 7 of the control system 3 there is a ring 4. To fill a glass by opening the valve of the metering device 1 a glass 5 is pushed from the bottom side against the arms 7 of the control system. The volume of drink in the metering chamber of the dispenser 1 is poured into the glass 5 and the metering chamber itself is filled with

  same time for the next drink. A photoelectric barrier

  that 6 which is fixed to a connector 2 is put into action when the metering device 1 is controlled or again when the

  bottle. The electrical signal created by the light barrier

  electrical 6 is sent to a device for processing and recording signals which is not shown in the drawing. The signals are different depending on the duration of the light barrier 6 interruption (one signal means change of cylinder, the other signal means

filling a glass).

  All the features presented in the description,

  the claims and the drawings may be alone or

  combined with each other essential for the invention

tion.

Claims (6)

Claims   1. Metering device for beverages, in particular for spirits with a metering device (1) linked to a connector (2) for delivering a determined volume of liquid, comprising a metering chamber, a fixing device for a bottle neck and a control system (3) for filling a glass (5), characterized in that the control system   has an arranged surface transverse to the direction of elevation   tion of the dispenser, which serves as a reflector and that the connection has a   light barrier (6) concurrent with the reflector.   2. Metering device according to claim 1, character-   laughed at in that the surface which serves as a reflector is arranged   to a ring (4) at least partially enveloping the dispenser.   3. Metering device according to claim 2, character-   laughed in that the ring is made of plastic, metal or similar material.   4. Metering device according to one of claims   previous characterized in that the light barrier is an infrared barrier.   5. Metering device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that two different electrical signals can be created with the light barrier, the first of which controls the mechanical metering device for filling a glass and the second in the prolonged interruption of the light barrier for   indicate the change of a bottle.   6. Metering device according to one of claims   previous characterized in that there is a device for processing and recording the electrical signals created by the light barrier.