ITMI20091314A1 - DEVICE FOR SANITIZING WATER, PARTICULARLY FOR BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS, SUCH AS COFFEE AND SIMILAR MACHINES. - Google Patents
DEVICE FOR SANITIZING WATER, PARTICULARLY FOR BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS, SUCH AS COFFEE AND SIMILAR MACHINES. Download PDFInfo
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- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-PWCQTSIFSA-N Tritiated water Chemical compound [3H]O[3H] XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-PWCQTSIFSA-N 0.000 title 1
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- BQCADISMDOOEFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silver Chemical compound [Ag] BQCADISMDOOEFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 18
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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Description
"DISPOSITIVO PER LA SANIFICAZIONE DELL'ACQUA, PARTI-COLARMENTE PER DISTRIBUTORI DI BEVANDE, QUALI MACCHINE PER IL CAFFÈ E SIMILI" "DEVICE FOR WATER SANITIZATION, PARTIALLY FOR BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS, SUCH AS COFFEE MACHINES AND THE LIKE"
D E S C R I Z I O N E DESCRIPTION
Il presente trovato ha come oggetto un dispositivo per la sanificazione dell'acqua, particolarmente per distributori di bevande, quali macchine per il caffà ̈ e simili. The present invention relates to a device for sanitizing water, particularly for beverage dispensers, such as coffee machines and the like.
Come à ̈ noto, alcuni tipi di apparecchiature per la distribuzione e la somministrazione di bevande comprendono un serbatoio dell'acqua che viene erogata al momento della somministrazione della bevanda. As is known, some types of beverage dispensing and dispensing equipment comprise a water tank that is dispensed at the time the beverage is dispensed.
Ad esempio, le macchine per fare il caffà ̈ espresso, per uso domestico, comprendono una riserva d'acqua costituita da un piccolo serbatoio dal quale una piccola quantità d'acqua viene prelevata per preparare una tazza di caffà ̈. For example, espresso machines for domestic use include a water reservoir consisting of a small tank from which a small amount of water is drawn to prepare a cup of coffee.
Poiché l'uso della macchina da caffà ̈ à ̈ saltuario, l'acqua ristagna nel serbatoio per molto tempo, anche più di una giornata. Since the use of the coffee machine is occasional, the water stagnates in the tank for a long time, even more than a day.
Come à ̈ noto, l'acqua stagnante à ̈ facilmente e rapidamente contaminata dall'ambiente. As is known, stagnant water is easily and quickly contaminated by the environment.
L'acqua stagnante potrebbe inoltre essere contaminata anche a tal punto da non garantire una sufficiente igienicità . Stagnant water could also be contaminated to such an extent that it does not guarantee sufficient hygiene.
Compito del presente trovato à ̈ quello di realizzare un dispositivo in grado di ovviare agli inconvenienti in precedenza descritti. The aim of the present invention is to provide a device capable of overcoming the drawbacks described above.
Nell’ambito di questo compito, uno scopo del trovato à ̈ quello di realizzare un dispositivo in grado di mantenere l'acqua, perfettamente sanificata, all'interno di un serbatoio. Within the scope of this aim, an object of the invention is to provide a device capable of maintaining perfectly sanitized water inside a tank.
Un ulteriore scopo à ̈ quello di realizzare un dispositivo estremamente facile ed agevole da utilizzare, anche in ambiente domestico e che si presenta esteticamente gradevole. A further object is to provide a device which is extremely easy and easy to use, even in a domestic environment and which is aesthetically pleasing.
Un altro scopo del presente trovato à ̈ quello di realizzare un i dispositivo che, per le sue peculiari caratteristiche realizzative, sia in grado di assicurare le più ampie garanzie di affidabilità e di sicurezza nell'uso. Another object of the present invention is to provide a device which, due to its particular constructive characteristics, is capable of ensuring the greatest guarantees of reliability and safety in use.
Questo ed altri scopi, che meglio appariranno evidenziati in seguito, sono raggiunti da un dispositivo per la sanificazione dell'acqua, particolarmente per distributori di bevande, quali macchine per il caffà ̈ e simili, caratterizzato dal fatto di comprendere una pluralità di corpi rivestiti di uno strato di argento metallico, da introdurre nella riserva d'acqua del distributore di bevande. This and other purposes, which will appear more clearly in the following, are achieved by a device for sanitizing water, particularly for beverage dispensers, such as coffee machines and the like, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of bodies coated with a layer of metallic silver, to be introduced into the water reserve of the beverage dispenser.
I corpi sono preferibilmente costituiti da granuli o sfere di vetro, o altro materiale inerte, di qualunque forma, sferoidale e non, regolare o irregolare. The bodies are preferably constituted by granules or spheres of glass, or other inert material, of any shape, spheroidal or not, regular or irregular.
II rivestimento di argento metallico à ̈ ottenuto mediante un processo di sublimazione o deposizione di argento sotto vuoto, in modo da ottenere un prodotto di elevata purezza. The metallic silver coating is obtained through a process of sublimation or deposition of silver under vacuum, in order to obtain a product of high purity.
Ulteriori caratteristiche e vantaggi dell'oggetto del presente trovato risulteranno maggiormente evidenziati attraverso un esame della descrizione di una forma di realizzazione preferita, ma non esclusiva, del trovato, illustrata a titolo indicativo e non limitativo nei disegni allegati, in cui: Further characteristics and advantages of the object of the present invention will become more evident through an examination of the description of a preferred, but not exclusive, embodiment of the invention, illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the attached drawings, in which:
la figura 1 Ã ̈ una vista in sezione del dispositivo secondo il presente trovato; Figure 1 is a sectional view of the device according to the present invention;
la figura 2 à ̈ una vista in alzato laterale di una macchina per il caffà ̈ espresso, di tipo domestico; figure 2 is a side elevation view of a domestic type espresso coffee machine;
la figura 3 à ̈ una vista ingrandita del serbatoio della macchina per il caffà ̈ della figura precedente. Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the coffee machine tank of the previous figure.
Con particolare riferimento ai simboli numerici delle suddette figure, il dispositivo per la sanificazione dell'acqua, particolarmente per distributori di bevande, macchine per il caffà ̈ e simili, secondo il trovato, indicato globalmente con il numero di riferimento 1, comprende una pluralità di corpi 2 rivestiti di un sottile strato di argenio metallico 3. With particular reference to the numerical symbols of the aforesaid figures, the device for sanitizing the water, particularly for beverage dispensers, coffee machines and the like, according to the invention, generally indicated with the reference number 1, comprises a plurality of bodies 2 coated with a thin layer of metallic silver 3.
Vantaggiosamente, i corpi 2 sono costituiti da sfere o granuli di vetro o di altro materiale inerte. Advantageously, the bodies 2 consist of spheres or granules of glass or other inert material.
I corpi 2 possono anche essere non sferoidali ma di qualunque altra forma tridimensionale, regolare o irregolare. The bodies 2 can also be non-spheroidal but of any other three-dimensional, regular or irregular shape.
II rivestimento di argento metallico à ̈ ottenuto mediante un processo di sublimazione o deposizione di argento sotto vuoto. The metallic silver coating is obtained through a process of sublimation or deposition of silver under vacuum.
I granuli così ottenuti possono essere semplicemente introdotti in un serbatoio di un'apparecchiatura erogatrice di bevande, quale, ad esempio, una macchina da caffà ̈ 4, schematicamente illustrata nelle figure 2 e 3, la quale comprende un serbatoio per l'acqua 5. The granules thus obtained can be simply introduced into a tank of a beverage dispensing apparatus, such as, for example, a coffee machine 4, schematically illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, which includes a water tank 5 .
II serbatoio 5 Ã ̈ generalmente costituito da un corpo scatolare in plastica, staccabile dalla macchina 4, per essere riempito con acqua della rete idrica o acqua imbottigliata secondo i gusti. The tank 5 is generally made up of a plastic box-like body, detachable from the machine 4, to be filled with water from the mains or bottled water according to taste.
La presenza dei granuli argentati permette, grazie alle note caratteristiche antibatteriche dell'argento, di mantenere l'acqua nel serbatoio perfettamente pura e sanificata. The presence of silver granules allows, thanks to the well-known antibacterial characteristics of silver, to keep the water in the tank perfectly pure and sanitized.
Si à ̈ in pratica constatato che il trovato raggiunge il compito e gli scopi prefissati. In practice it has been found that the invention achieves the intended aim and objects.
Si à ̈ infatti realizzato un dispositivo che permette di mantenere l'acqua di un serbatoio di un'apparecchiatura erogatrice di bevande, quale una macchina per il caffà ̈ espresso, in condizioni perfettamente sanificate senza pericoli di contaminazioni. In fact, a device has been created that allows the water in a tank of a beverage dispensing device, such as an espresso coffee machine, to be kept in perfectly sanitized conditions without the risk of contamination.
L'acqua può pertanto rimanere nel serbatoio anche per molto tempo in condizioni perfette sia dal punto di vista igienico sia organolettico. The water can therefore remain in the tank for a long time in perfect conditions both from a hygienic and an organoleptic point of view.
Il presente trovato trova applicazione nell’impiego in apparecchi per il trattamento e per la distribuzione di bevande, in particolare di acqua, o in apparecchi di tipo similare, nel settore alimentare o medicale ed in tutte quelle applicazioni che necessitano di assicurare la disinfezione del fluido all’interno di un serbatoio o riserva. The present invention finds application in the use in apparatus for the treatment and distribution of beverages, in particular of water, or in apparatus of a similar type, in the food or medical sector and in all those applications which need to ensure the disinfection of the fluid inside a tank or reserve.
La funzione batteriostatica dell'argento à ̈ nota da anni e l'argento à ̈ utilizzato come biocida da moltissimo tempo. The bacteriostatic function of silver has been known for years and silver has been used as a biocide for a very long time.
L'uso dell’argento o dei suoi sali svolge una efficace azione disinfettante per l’acqua destinata al consumo umano. The use of silver or its salts performs an effective disinfectant action for water intended for human consumption.
L’argento risulta oligodinamico ed à ̈ in grado di provocare un effetto, anche in presenza di sue minime quantità , di disinfezione d’acqua destinata al consumo umano. Silver is oligodynamic and is capable of causing an effect, even in the presence of its smallest quantities, of disinfecting water intended for human consumption.
Inoltre, lo stesso non à ̈ tossico per l’organismo umano. Furthermore, it is not toxic to the human organism.
Il trattamento di acqua potabile con argento non produce odori, colori o sapori anomali nell’acqua e non si ha formazione di alcun sottoprodotto della disinfezione. The treatment of drinking water with silver does not produce anomalous odors, colors or tastes in the water and there is no formation of any disinfection by-product.
Naturalmente i materiali impiegati, nonché le dimensioni, potranno essere qualsiasi secondo le esigenze. Naturally, the materials used, as well as the dimensions, may be any according to requirements.
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