RU2482054C2 - Device for manual pouring, carbonation and sealing under pressure of foaming or carbonated beverages - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: packaging.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to food industry, in particular to shop equipment, and can be used for pouring, carbonation and sealing under pressure of beverages in containers of different sizes. The device comprises a housing in which a closure cap is located, a supply channel, a handle with a movable rod and a nozzle for the closure cap. The housing is provided with a coupling nut with a handle and a sleeve which fix the O-ring. The supply channel is connected to the switch which is equipped with channels for supply of gas and a beverage. The housing is connected to the drain pipe through the throttle.

EFFECT: ensuring the ability to perform operations of pouring, carbonation and sealing at one location of the container to the device, as well as intensification of the process with the simultaneous removal of foam-forming, loss of beverage, and pressure in the bottle.

2 cl, 1 dwg

Description

The invention relates to the food industry, in particular to commercial equipment, and can be used for bottling, carbonating and corking under pressure drinks in containers of various capacities (PET bottles).

Known devices for manual filling of foaming or carbonated drinks, as a rule, do not contain components for closing the filled containers. For example, it is known a device for manual filling of such drinks, including a housing, supply channels for gas and drinks, a drain channel, a fastener for attaching the neck of a plastic bottle to the open end of the drain channel, and a three-way valve for regulating the order of gas and drinks (see US Pat. For invention RF №2266862, В67С 3/06, declared 12.11.2003, publ. 04/27/2005, "Device for manual filling of foaming or carbonated drinks"). A disadvantage of such a device is the already stated impossibility of capping a filled container (plastic bottle) at the place of filling, which leads to the formation of foam and loss of gas from the drink at the time of transition from filling to capping.

The closest technical solution (prototype) is a device in which the capping operation after carbonation of the drink is performed without removing the container (plastic bottle) from the device, including a housing in which the closure cap, the feed channel and the handle with the movable rod and the nozzle for the closure cap are located, the housing is equipped with a union nut with a handle and a sleeve that fix the sealing ring (see patent for the invention of the Russian Federation No. 2167560, A23L 2/00, application. January 18, 2000, published May 27, 2001, “Device for carbonating and capping liquids and, located in the vessel "). The disadvantage of this device is the need for pre-filling containers (plastic bottles) with a drink before placing it in the device.

The problem solved by the claimed technical solution is to create for the first time a device designed for isobaric manual filling, aeration and corking under pressure of foaming or carbonated drinks. The entire cycle of operations should be carried out without removing containers from such a device and without pre-filling containers with a drink.

The technical result obtained by using the proposed device is the implementation of its purpose. In addition, an unexpected technical result is achieved, due to the relationship between the supplemented part and the known means, which consists in preventing foaming, gas losses from the drink and pressure in the bottle at the time of transition from bottling to capping, since the transition from isobaric filling to capping also becomes isobaric.

To solve the problem in the known device, comprising a housing in which there is a closure cap, a feed channel, a handle with a movable rod and a nozzle for a closure cap, a union nut with a handle and a sleeve that fix the sealing ring, according to the claimed technical solution, the feed channel is equipped with a channel selector connected to the channels for supplying gas and drinks. In this case, the housing is connected via a throttle to a drainage pipe.

Unlike the prototype, where gas was supplied through the supply channel for carbonating the beverage, in the inventive device channels for supplying gas and drinks were connected to the supply channel, the switching sequence of which is controlled by the channel selector.

The connection of the internal cavity of the housing through the throttle to the drainage pipe allows for isobaric filling and to improve sanitary conditions for working with the device by relieving excess pressure and fluid inside the housing.

Studies on patent and scientific and technical sources of information showed that the proposed device is unknown and does not follow explicitly from the prior art, that is, meets the criterion of "novelty", and since it is not confirmed the popularity of the distinctive features on the technical result, meets the criterion of "inventive level".

The drawing shows a General view of the proposed device in section. A device for manual filling, aeration and capping under pressure of foaming or carbonated drinks contains a housing 1, in which there is a closure cap 2, a feed channel 3, a handle with a movable rod 4 and a nozzle 5 for a closure cap 2. The housing is equipped with a union nut 6 with a handle and cuff 7, which fix the sealing ring 8. The feed channel 3 is connected to a channel selector 9, which is equipped with channels 10 and 11 for supplying gas and drink. The housing 1 through the throttle 12 is connected to a pipe 13 for drainage, which communicates with a drainage tank (not shown).

The feed channel 3 is led to the housing 1 through the pipe 14, on which the sleeve 15 is mounted with the possibility of rotation around the pipe 14 and fixing in the channel switch 9.

The channel selector 9 is three-position: pos. I - closed, pos. II - gas supply from channel 10 to channel 3, pos. III - beverage supply from channel 11 to channel 3.

As containers 16, a standard plastic PET bottle of polyethylene terephthalate with a thread 17 and a rim 18 on the neck 19 is presented.

Sources of gas and beverage and supply hoses are not shown.

The device operates as follows. The closure cap 2 is manually inserted into the nozzle 5. The neck 19 of the bottle 16 is inserted into the housing 1 so that the rim 18 abuts the sleeve 7. Using the handle, the sealing ring 8 is tightened with the union nut 6 and compresses the rim 18. Between the end of the neck 19 and the closure cap 2 a gap of 3 ... 5 mm remains. The three-position switch of channels 9 is transferred to position II, gas enters the bottle and fills it under pressure. Then, the channel switch 9 is moved to position III, the beverage is opened, but it has not yet filled the bottle 16. The throttle 12 smoothly relieves the pressure inside the body 1 and the bottle 16. The drink begins to fill the internal volume of the body 1 and the bottle 16 with minimal foaming. After filling the bottle, the throttle 12 and the beverage supply are shut off by moving the three-position switch of channels 9 to position I. Using the rod handle 4 and nozzle 5, the closure cap 2 is brought to the neck 19 of the bottle 16 and screwed to the stop 17 until it stops. The throttle 12 is opened, the remaining foam and drink from the housing 1 are removed through a drainage tube 13 into a drain tank (not shown). The union nut 6 is turned half a turn to release the rim 18, and the bottle 16 is removed from the device.

Since the bottle is sealed, boiling of the liquid, loss of the drink in the form of foam and pressure inside the bottle after the end of the process does not occur. This is the main advantage of the proposed device.

Claims (2)

1. A device for manual filling, aeration and corking under pressure of foaming or carbonated drinks, including a housing in which there is a closure cap, a feed channel, a handle with a movable rod and a nozzle for a closure cap, union nut, o-ring and cuff, characterized in that the feed channel is equipped with a channel selector connected to the gas and beverage supply channels. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing through the throttle is connected to a pipe for drainage.

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