KR20000016658A - Bag-in-box package that has adjustable discharging position - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A bag-in box package is provided to use the bag as a distributor even if the center of the box is nor aligned with the passage of a peristaltic pump. CONSTITUTION: A box installing method has the steps of:supplying a box(32) for a bag having discharging tubes(26,27) and having a wall placing a tear flap(14) that limits the position of plural other tube openings(16); selecting the position of one opening that is aligned with each pump(22,23) from the position of plural openings; tearing the tear flap for opening the selected opening; pushing a discharging tube(52) through the opening; inserting the box into a distributor; and placing the tube inside each pump.

Description

In-bag box package with adjustable release position

The present invention relates to a post-mix beverage dispenser of the type using a peristaltic pump located under the bag-in-box package.

Post-mixed beverage distributors are known which use a peristaltic pump located under the chamber for containing concentrated beverages in a bag-containing box container. The container uses a tear flap defined by a through line inside the corrugated box. This torn flap can be torn open and the operator can access and extend through the opening to catch and pull the elongated, flexible and elastic release tube. When the cover on the pump is opened, the tube is placed inside the peristaltic pump via a shut-off clamp. The cover is then closed and the clamp blocks the tube. The sealed end of the tube is cut with scissors and the beverage is ready to be dispensed. The opening in the box is aligned with the tube passage through the pump.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a box (and method of use) having a plurality of different opening positions for the tube.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a box (and method of use) for a thickened beverage bag in which the bag inside the box can be used as a distributor even when the center of the box is not aligned with the passage of the peristaltic pump. will be.

Summary of the Invention

A box for a thickened beverage bag built-in box in a post-mix dispenser of the type using a peristaltic pump, the wall of the box having a plurality of tube openings at different positions.

A method of installing a concentrated beverage bag built-in box in a post-mixing dispenser having a peristaltic pump, comprising: providing a box having a wall having a plurality of different tube openings, and a tube opening aligned with a tube passage in the pump Selecting the; opening the selected tube opening; pulling the tube out of the opening; inserting the package into the dispenser; and placing the tube inside the pump.

The invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, like reference numerals are used for like elements.

1 is a schematic front plan view of a conventional distributor and package.

2 is a schematic front plan view of a dispenser using the method and package according to the present invention.

3 is another schematic cross-sectional front view of a dispenser using the method and package according to the present invention.

4 is a bottom view of a conventional box.

5 is a bottom view of the box according to the present invention.

6 is a bottom view of a box according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the inner bag of the box having the discharge tube pulled out;

8 is a partial bottom view of the box shown in FIG. 7 of the present invention.

9 is a partial bottom, front and side perspective view of the box of FIG.

In FIG. 4, a conventional box 12 having a tearing flap 14 that can be torn open by hand to provide a tube opening 16 for a discharge tube of a thickened beverage bag located inside the box. Bottom wall 10 is shown.

1 shows a prior art with two peristaltic pumps 22, 23, two inner box sacks 24, 25, two discharge tubes 26, 27 and two tube clamps 28, 29. The dispenser 20 is shown.

5 shows the bottom wall 30 of the box 32 according to the present invention with a tearing flap 34 that can be torn open to provide any one of three different tube openings 36, 37, 38. ). This tear flap is made by a series of perforations 39, as is well known.

FIG. 6 is similar to FIG. 5 showing the deformed tear flap and tube opening shape.

2 and 3 show three peristaltic pumps 42, 43, 44 and three 1/2 gallon case boxes (47, 48, 49; see FIG. 3) or two one gallon case boxes 41, A dispenser 40 is shown having a package chamber 46 large enough to accommodate 45.

When using two one gallon boxes as shown in FIG. 2, the outer tube openings 36, 38 of the boxes 32 (FIG. 5) are used. If three 1/2 gallon boxes are used as in FIG. 3, the central tube opening 37 of the box 32 (FIG. 5) is used.

7 to 9 show the wall of the box 30, such as the bottom wall of the box, and the corrugated wall extending into the groove into the tube fitting 54, which is widely used to secure the fit in place. A bag 50 in a box 32 according to the present invention with a tube 52 extending through a tube opening 36 in it is shown.

The tube opening is suitably selected to align with the pump, ie the tube passage 56 within the pump. If this alignment is not made, due to the twisting of the tube which causes the tube to be angled to the pump, an adequate ratio of water to concentrated beverage may not be achieved and the tube may not be long enough to reach the clamp. .

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail as described above, various modifications and variations will be possible without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

Instead of using a single large tear tear flap, a plurality of separate small tear tear flaps can be used. Instead of a tear flap formed by a series of perforations, other means for creating a tube opening can be used, such as a score line, an X-shaped cut, or the like. The tube opening location is preferably at the bottom wall, but may be at another wall.

Claims (7)

A box of a bag-containing box package using a bag having a discharge tube used with a peristaltic pump, And having a plurality of separate tube openings each having a different position, Said wall including means for defining said opening position for manually converting a selected one of said opening positions into an opening. The method of claim 1, The converting and limiting means is a box for packaging bags, characterized in that it comprises a series of perforations. The method of claim 1, Said means is a box for sachet packaging, characterized in that consisting of a tear flap. The method of claim 1, The box includes a bag (bag) therein, the bag for a bag package, characterized in that the bag comprises a discharge tube. The method of claim 1, Three 1 / 2-gallon bagging box A box for bagging packages comprising two one-gallon boxes inserted into a beverage dispenser having space for a concentrated beverage package and three peristaltic pumps. The method of claim 5, Wherein the two boxes have a bag connected with two of the pumps, and the third pump is not connected to the bag. A method for installing a concentrated beverage bag built-in box in a multi-flavor after-mix dispenser having a plurality of peristaltic pumps, (a) providing a box for a bag having a discharge tube, the wall having a tear flap defining a plurality of different tube opening positions; (b) selecting one opening position from the plurality of opening positions to align with each pump; (c) tearing off the tearing flap to open the selected opening; (d) pulling the discharge tube through the opening; (e) inserting the box into the dispenser; And, (f) placing the tubes inside each pump; box installation method, characterized in that consisting of.