GB2508580A - Tap for delivering a metered dose of fluid material - Google Patents

Tap for delivering a metered dose of fluid material Download PDF

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GB2508580A
GB2508580A GB201218185A GB201218185A GB2508580A GB 2508580 A GB2508580 A GB 2508580A GB 201218185 A GB201218185 A GB 201218185A GB 201218185 A GB201218185 A GB 201218185A GB 2508580 A GB2508580 A GB 2508580A
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Christopher Barsby
Michael James
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BIO PRODUCTIONS Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
    • G01F11/10—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation
    • G01F11/12—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements
    • G01F11/20—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements wherein the measuring chamber rotates or oscillates
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
    • G01F11/10—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation
    • G01F11/12—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements
    • G01F11/20—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements wherein the measuring chamber rotates or oscillates
    • G01F11/22—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements wherein the measuring chamber rotates or oscillates for liquid or semiliquid
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
    • G01F11/10—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation
    • G01F11/12—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements
    • G01F11/20—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements wherein the measuring chamber rotates or oscillates
    • G01F11/24—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements wherein the measuring chamber rotates or oscillates for fluent solid material

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Abstract

The invention relates to taps for delivering a metered dose of fluid material. A tap 10 is disclosed comprising an inlet 12 and an outlet 13. The tap further comprises a valve housing 15 in communication with the inlet and outlet and a rotatable valve body 14 mounted within the valve housing. The valve body 14 has a cylindrical body 20 with an opening 23 in a surface thereof. There is no corresponding opening in an opposite surface such that a cavity 24 is formed with cylindrical body 20 and such that, in a first configuration, cylindrical body 20 is closed to admission of fluid from a container to which the tap is mounted and in a second configuration, cylindrical body 20 is open to admission of fluid, but closed to outlet spout 13.

Description

The present invention relates to taps, in particular taps for delivering a metered dose of fluid material. The fluid material may be liquid or a flowable solid.
In its broadest sense, the present invention provides a tap comprising an inlet adapted for attachment to a source of a flowable material and an outlet through which a flowable material is, in use dispensed. The tap further comprises valve housing in communication with the inlet and outlet and rotatable valve body mounted within the valve housing. The tap is charaeterised in that the valve body comprises a rotatable body having a cavity having a predetermined volume, wherein the valve body is rotatable between a first configuration in which the cavity is in fluid communication with the inlet and is closed with respect to the outlet and a second configuration in which the cavity is in fluid communication with the outlet and is closed with respect to the inlet.
Preferably, the cavity is generally cylindrical, having an axis coaxial with an axis of rotation of the valve body.
Preferably, the valve body further comprises rotation means to enable rotation of the valve body. Suitably, the rotation means comprises a valve handle. Alternatively, the rotation means comprises a motor or mechanically driven shaft.
The above and other aspect of the invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a tap in accordance with the present invention; Figure 2 is a perspective view of the tap body of the tap of Figure 1; and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the valve body of the tap of Figure 1 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tap 10 having a tap body 11 having an inlet 12 (obscured) and an outlet formed by a spout 13. The tap 10 has a valve body 14 rotatable in a valve housing 15 (Figure 2) formed in tap body 11.
Tap 10 is mountable to a container containing a material to be dispensed by conventional means such as by means of a threaded connector.
Valve body 14 is shown more clearly in Figure 3. It has a generally cylindrical body closed at a first end wall 22 to which a lever 21 is mounted to allow rotation by a user. In the embodiment shown, a second end of cylindrical body 20 is open. This allows for easy cleaning of the valve body 14.
Cylindrical body 20 is formed with an opening 23 in a surface thereof There is no corresponding opening in an opposite surface such that a cavity 24 is formed with cylindrical body 20 and such that, in a first configuration, cylindrical body 20 is closed to admission of fluid from a container to which the tap is mounted and in a second configuration (as shown in Figure 1), cylindrical body 20 is open to admission of fluid, but closed to outlet spout 13.
Accordingly, in use, valve body 14 is rotated into the second configuration, allowing fluid (liquid or a flowable solid material) to flow from a container to which the tap is mounted into cavity 24 of cylindrical body 20. Rotation of valve body 14 into the first configuration, as shown in Figure 1, rotates cylindrical body 20 such that opening 23 is in fluid communication with spout 13 such that fluid material in cavity 24 is able to flow through spout 13.
Cavity 24, having a certain volume, provides the tap with a dosing ifinction.
Accordingly, the volume of cavity 24 of valve body 14 can be varied to provide dosing a predetermined volume of fluid.
Conventionally, the materials from which the components of the tap are manufactured are resilient plastics material, food-grade as required, such as polypropylene.

Claims (5)

  1. CLAIMS1. A tap comprising an inlet adapted for attachment to a source of a flowable material and an outlet through which a flowable material is, in use dispensed, the tap further comprising a valve housing in communication with the inlet and outlet and a rotatable valve body mounted within the valve housing, wherein the valve body comprises a rotatable body haying a cavity having a predetermined volume, the valve body being rotatable between a first configuration in which the cavity is in fluid communication with the inlet and is closed with respect to the outlet and a second configuration in which the cavity is in fluid communication with the outlet and is closed with respect to the inlet.
  2. 2. A tap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cavity is generally cylindrical, having C) an axis coaxial with an axis of rotation of the valve body.
  3. 3. A tap as claimed in claim I or 2, wherein the valve body fuher comprises rotation means to enable rotation of thc valve body. (0
  4. 4. A tap as claimed in claim 3, wherein the rotation means comprises a valve handle.
  5. 5. A tap as claimed in claim 3, wherein rotation means comprises a motor or mechanically driven shaft.
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Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB190912622A (en) * 1909-05-28 1910-04-14 Louis Francis Hornby Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Measuring and Registering Delivered Quantities of Liquids.
GB205324A (en) * 1922-10-05 1923-10-18 Richard Seligman Apparatus for separating from bulk and delivering measured quantities by volume
GB467674A (en) * 1936-12-08 1937-06-22 Sidney Arthur Victor Butler Device for delivering measured quantities of liquids
GB487691A (en) * 1936-12-29 1938-06-24 Joseph Salim Peress Improvements in and relating to apparatus for delivering measured quantities of powders and the like
GB778814A (en) * 1954-12-14 1957-07-10 Gaskell & Chambers Ltd Improvements in or relating to apparatus for dispensing powdered materials in measured quantities
US6059147A (en) * 1999-02-16 2000-05-09 Ecolab, Inc. Measuring and dispensing device
EP1186308A2 (en) * 2000-09-08 2002-03-13 Ethicon Inc. Metering valve to deliver liquid
DE10219087A1 (en) * 2002-04-29 2003-11-06 Hubert Beck Disposable volumetric dosing dispenser loosely resembling plug valve, has transverse dosing chamber sealing against rotary plug which includes opening
US20120267401A1 (en) * 2011-04-21 2012-10-25 Blake Schroedter Powder Measuring and Dispensing Apparatus

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB190912622A (en) * 1909-05-28 1910-04-14 Louis Francis Hornby Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Measuring and Registering Delivered Quantities of Liquids.
GB205324A (en) * 1922-10-05 1923-10-18 Richard Seligman Apparatus for separating from bulk and delivering measured quantities by volume
GB467674A (en) * 1936-12-08 1937-06-22 Sidney Arthur Victor Butler Device for delivering measured quantities of liquids
GB487691A (en) * 1936-12-29 1938-06-24 Joseph Salim Peress Improvements in and relating to apparatus for delivering measured quantities of powders and the like
GB778814A (en) * 1954-12-14 1957-07-10 Gaskell & Chambers Ltd Improvements in or relating to apparatus for dispensing powdered materials in measured quantities
US6059147A (en) * 1999-02-16 2000-05-09 Ecolab, Inc. Measuring and dispensing device
EP1186308A2 (en) * 2000-09-08 2002-03-13 Ethicon Inc. Metering valve to deliver liquid
DE10219087A1 (en) * 2002-04-29 2003-11-06 Hubert Beck Disposable volumetric dosing dispenser loosely resembling plug valve, has transverse dosing chamber sealing against rotary plug which includes opening
US20120267401A1 (en) * 2011-04-21 2012-10-25 Blake Schroedter Powder Measuring and Dispensing Apparatus

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