WO1996027317A1 - Installation pour la preparation de boissons chaudes - Google Patents
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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
- A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
- A47J31/40—Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients, e.g. coffee, water, sugar, cocoa, milk, tea
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- Hot drinks Installations for preparing hot drinks are known per se in numer ⁇ ous variants. It is, of course, known that a hot drink can be prepared from a cold drink by placing the drink in a container suitable for this purpose (such as, for example, a pan or something similar) and heating said container.
- a container suitable for this purpose such as, for example, a pan or something similar
- a number of products, such as chocolate milk, coffee and the like are found to undergo a change during a heating process carried out in such a way, as a result of which the taste is adversely affected and clearly impaired as far as the consumer is concerned.
- attempts have already been made to solve this problem in various ways.
- a liquid concentrate for example, use is made of a liquid concentrate, a metered quantity of which is fed, together with a metered quantity of hot water, to a mixing unit, in which a mixture of the desired composition and at the desired temperature, suitable for immediate consumption, is prepared, which mixture is then dispensed into a cup, beaker or something similar.
- the use of concentrate has a number of disadvantages, in particular lying in the fact that the concentrates have to be prepared via a separate process, the desired drink generally being first prepared and a liquid or pulverulent concentrate then being prepared from said desired drink.
- the aim of the invention is, now, to eliminate these additional steps for the preparation of a concentrate by providing an installation with which a hot drink can be prepared in a simple manner starting from the prepared cold drink, without this resulting in the abovementioned taste disadvantages.
- the invention provides an installation for preparing a drink, comprising: a reservoir in which the drink is present at a temperature which is lower than the desired temperature, a metering unit, coupled to the reservoir, for measuring a pre- determined quantity of drink, heating means, connected to the metering unit, through which the measured quantity of drink flows and, during this operation, is brought to the desired temperature, and a control unit which controls the metering unit and the heating means in such a way that the measured quantity of drink is dis ⁇ claimedd at the desired temperature at the outlet of the heating unit.
- the heating unit is provided with - a steam generator, steam metering means and a mixing chamber which is connected both to the drink metering means and to the steam metering means, the quantities of drink and steam fed by said metering means to the mixing chamber being mixed in the mixing chamber.
- the reservoir is formed by a container of flexible material which contains drink at least virtually exclusively, which container is supported by a casing of non-flexible material.
- a reservoir of this type which is also known under the English term of bag-in-box, is already known per se for the storage of drinks or drink concentrates, for example from Japanese Patent Publication J 6211 299 and from European Patent Application EP 02 2420.
- the combination of a reservoir of this type with a metering unit and heating means is, however, not indicated in said publications.
- the reservoir is provided with coupling means by means of which the reservoir can be detachably con ⁇ nected to the metering unit.
- the reservoir is formed by a container of flexible material which contains drink exclusively, which container is supported by a casing of non-flexible material.
- the measuring and feeding of a desired quantity of cold drink is effected in that the reservoir is connected to a first connection opening of a three-way tap, the second connection opening of which is connected to the meter ⁇ ing unit and the third connection opening of which is connected to the spray unit in the mixing chamber, wherein in one position of the tap the first connection opening communicates with the second connection opening and in the other position of the tap the second connection opening communicates with the third connection opening.
- the installation comprises more then one reservoir.
- One of said embodiments is characterised in that the installation comprises a second reservoir in which a drink is present at a tempera- ture which is lower than the desired temperature, and that the in ⁇ stallation further comprises selection means for selectively connect ⁇ ing either the outflow opening of the first reservoir or the outflow opening of the second reservoir to the metering unit.
- the in- stallation furthermore comprises an additional reservoir in which a cleaning solution is present, the outflow opening of said further reservoir being connected to said selection means which are embodied such that either drink from a reservoir or cleaning solution from said additional reservoir is passed to the metering unit.
- the installation comprises a second reservoir in which a drink is present at a tempe ⁇ rature which is lower than the desired temperature, second metering means coupled to the second reservoir for measuring a predetermined quantity of drink, and selection means for selectively connecting either the outflow opening of the first metering unit or the outflow opening of the second metering unit to the heating means.
- the installation may comprise a unit for dispensing a predetermined quantity of powdered material, such as sugar, and may comprise furthermore an intermediate flow through chamber at the outflow side of the heating means, said intermediate chamber recieving both the heated drink from the the heating means as well as the powdered material from the dispensing unit to mix the drink with the powdered material while they pass the intermediate chamber.
- a unit for dispensing a predetermined quantity of powdered material such as sugar
- the installation may comprise furthermore an intermediate flow through chamber at the outflow side of the heating means, said intermediate chamber recieving both the heated drink from the the heating means as well as the powdered material from the dispensing unit to mix the drink with the powdered material while they pass the intermediate chamber.
- Both embodiments of said bag in box are distiguishable from prior art bag in boxes because in stead of a hose most prior art bag in box configurations comprise an outlet valve.
- Cooling means for cooling the cold drink can optionally be present in or on the reservoir.
- the dimensions of the reservoir are so chosen that the reservoir as a whole fits inside the installation which will be described in more detail below.
- the dimensions are furthermore so chosen that the capacity of the reservoir is sufficient to be able to serve a predetermined number of portions of hot drink over a predetermined period.
- Figure 4 shows a possible embodiment of the mixing chamber in more detail, with the spray head accommodated therein.
- Figure 5 shows a diagrammatic cross-section through another embo ⁇ diment of the installation according to the invention.
- Figure 6 shows an embodiment of the installation comprising two reservoirs for drink and an additional reservoir for a cleaning agent.
- Figure 7 shows another embodiment with two drink reservoirs.
- Figure 8 illustrates schematicaly the addition of a dispenser for sugar or another powdered material.
- FIG. 1 a preferred embodiment of the installation according to the invention is indicated in its entirety by numeral 10.
- the in- stallation comprises a lower housing section 12 and an upper housing section 14.
- a container 16 in which the cold ' drinkis present, is located in said upper housing section 14.
- the container 16 is manu ⁇ factured from a flexible material and on one side is provided with a connection element 18, to which a line 20 can be connected for re ⁇ moving liquid from the bag 16.
- Liquid reservoirs of this type provided with a flexible bag which is enclosed in a container of rigid material are known per se to those skilled in the art, for example under the English term "bag-in-box".
- the line 20 runs between the connection 18 and a three-way tap 22.
- the boiler 30 is connected via a valve 38 to the cold water mains 40, via which cold water can be fed from the water mains into the boiler 30.
- the valve 38 is actuated by the water level sensors 35 and 36 which detect, respectively, a maximum and a minimum permissible water level in the boiler 30.
- the various movable and controllable elements such as the three- way valve 22, the drive unit 26 for the combined suction and force pump 24 and the regulating valve 34, are controlled by an electronic control unit which is indicated in its entirety by 46.
- the boiler 30 is provided with an electric heating unit 50, which is connected via two switches 5 and 5 to the mains connections 56.
- the switch 5 is coupled to a pressure sensor 56, by means of which the pressure P in the boiler 30 is measured.
- the switch 2 is coupled to a temperature sensor 58, by means of which the temperature T inside the boiler 30 is measured. As long as the pressure P in the boiler 30 is below a preset limiting value, the switch will be closed. As long as the temperature T in the boiler is below a preset limiting value, the switch 2 will be closed. If one of the two limiting values is exceeded, the relevant switch will open, as a result of which the heating unit 50 will be switched off.
- the switches 52 and 4 in combination with the sensors 6 and 58, ensure automatic control of the heating unit 50 in a manner such that steam under a predetermined pressure is present in the boiler.
- the three-way valve 22 can assume two positions. In the first position, designated I below, a connection between the line 20, which is coupled to the re ⁇ servoir 14, and the input of the combined suction and force pump 24 is provided via the valve. In the other position, designated II below, there is a connection between the input/output of the combined suction and force pump 24 and the input of the mixing chamber 28. In the rest position the three-way valve is in position II, in which, therefore, the line 20 is shut off. The piston of the combined suction and force pump is in the cylinder close to the suction/pressure opening. As is indicated diagrammatically in Figure 3.
- the drive unit 26 is switched over, as a result of which the direction of movement of the piston in the combined suction and force pump 24 is reversed.
- the three-way valve 22 is switched from position I to position II, producing a connection between the input/output of the combined suction and force pump 24 and the input of the mixing chamber 28.
- the steam valve 34 is also opened.
- the quantity of cold drink present in the pump is now forced via the three-way valve 22 into the mixing chamber 28.
- steam is fed into the mixing chamber via the steam valve 34, which steam is mixed with the cold drink and, as a result, the cold drink rapidly heats up to con ⁇ sumption temperature.
- the drink brought to temperature flows out of the mixing chamber at the bottom into a suitable container, such as the cup 42.
- a suitable container such as the cup 42.
- the piston in the combined suction and force pump has reached its outermost position and the drive unit 26 is deactivated.
- the three-way valve 22 remains in its position and thus ensures closure of the drink feed line 20.
- the steam valve 34 is closed and the steam feed is thus terminated. The installation is thus ready for preparation of a subsequent portion of drink.
- the steam valve 34 is not opened at time Tl, at which the combined suction and force pump 24 starts to deliver the measured quantity of drink, but is opened at a time just before this, for example time Tl', indicated in Figure 3a.
- FIG. 4 shows more details of the construction of the mixing chamber 28.
- the mixing chamber consists of a cylindrical outer jacket 60, which is sealed at the top by a top plate 62.
- a top plate 62 In said top plate 62 there is a central inlet to which a connecting stub 64 with a coupling nut 66 is connected so as to be able to connect the mixing chamber to the drink feed line 20.
- the seal between the top plate 62 and the outer jacket 60 is achieved by means of a sealing ring 68 and the two elements 62 and 60 are clamped to one another by means of the clamping ring 70.
- the spray plate 72 is located on the underside of the outer jacket 60, the drink spray opening 7 being arranged in the middle of said spray plate.
- a number of steam guide channels 76 are present around said drink spray opening 74.
- the actual drink collecting funnel 80 is located on the underside of the mixing chamber.
- a clamping ring 82 is used to clamp the pro ⁇ truding top edge of the funnel 80 together with the spray plate 72 tightly against the underside of the outer jacket 60. To this end the clamping ring 82 is screwed onto a screw thread which is provided on the underside of the outer jacket 60 for this purpose.
- an inner sleeve 84 by means of which the interior space within the outer jacket 60 is divided into a central channel, which runs from the con ⁇ necting stub 64 to the spray opening 7 , and a steam guide channel, which is located concentrically around said central channel and by means of which the steam, which is fed via the connection 90 into said central chamber, is distributed over the entire chamber in such a way that all steam channels 76 exhibit, at least approximately, an identical steam delivery.
- an adjusting element 86 by means of which the spray pattern of the drink can be adjusted is located in the central drink passage.
- said element 86 is adjusted such that the drink, which issues from the opening 74 and passes into the collection chamber 80, is distributed as a conical cloud of very fine droplets.
- the steam is fed via the various openings 76 into the chamber 80, specifically prefer ⁇ ably in such a way that the feed direction of the steam makes an angle of approximately 90° with at least a major proportion of the drink droplets sprayed into the chamber.
- intensive contact is achieved between the steam and the drink and rapid condensation of the steam and, at the same time, rapid heating of the drink are achieved.
- the heated drink can issue from the bottom of the funnel-shaped col ⁇ lection chamber 80 into a suitable container, such as a beaker, cup, or the like.
- the spray head 86 is so adjusted that the drink is atomised or sprayed via a conical pattern into the mixing chamber.
- the steam feed openings are directed obliquely inwards in such a way that the steam makes an angle with the wall of the said conical pattern.
- a ring 92 is present beneath the spray plate 72, which ring has at least a bottom edge where there is a changeover from a vertical edge section of the ring to a horizontal edge section.
- the ring 92 is, further ⁇ more, of such construction that the wall 93 thereof has a smooth transition between a virtually horizontal wall section at the top and the virtually vertical section, which has already been mentioned, at the bottom.
- FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of an installation according to the invention. Those components of the installation which are identical to the corresponding components in the embodiment in Figure 2 are indicated by the same reference symbols. In this embodiment as well, use is made of a relatively rigid container 14 which has inside it a flexible container 16, in which the drink in the cold state is present.
- the outlet 18 of the flexible container 16 is connected to a flexible hose 100 which runs through a hose pump 102, which is known per se.
- a hose pump 102 When the hose pump 102 is stationary the latter in fact acts as a closure for the hose 100.
- a certain quantity of drink is measured out and fed to the heating unit 28, said quantity depending on the period for which the hose pump 102 is activated.
- FIG. 2 A further difference between Figures 2 and 5 is the presence of a cooling element 104 at the top of the housing 12, positioned such that the reservoir containing the cold drink, in particular the bottom of the bag 16, is cooled.
- Hose pumps and cooling elements are known per se to those skilled in the art and a more detailed explanation is therefore considered superfluous.
- the heating unit operating with steam which is il ⁇ lustrated in Figures 1 to 5. it is also possible to use other heating devices which are constructed in such a way that the drink flows through them and is brought to the desired temperature as it passes through the heating device.
- the heating unit comprises, for example, a tube of material with good thermal con ⁇ ductivity which is located in a hot water reservoir.
- the water in the reservoir is kept at a desired temperature by a heating coil which is connected via a thermostatically controlled switch to the mains. De ⁇ pending on the setting of the thermostat, the water in the reservoir is kept at a desired temperature, preferably somewhat above the desired temperature of the prepared drink.
- FIG. 6 is based on the right halve of figure 3 whereby those parts in figure 6 which correspond to parts in figure 3 are indicated by the same reference number.
- the line 32 could be connected to a steam generator identical to the circuit shown in the left halve of figure 3.
- the second drink reservoir 114 is connected to one input of the multiway valve 118
- the output of the second drink reservoir 114 is connected to a second input of the multiway valve 118
- the output of the cleaning agent reservoir 116 is connected to a third input of the multiway valve 118.
- the output of the multiway valve 118 is connected to the threeway valve 22.
- the multiway valve 118 is embodied as a hand operated valve selecting between the two drink reservoirs 14 and 114 and the cleaning agent reservoir 116.
- Both drink reservoirs 14 and 114 may contain the same drink (a configuration usable in situations where there is a relatively large demand for the hot drink) , or may comprise different drinks (for instance chocolate milk in the one and coffee in the other) .
- the multiway valve 118 is embodied such that the average user has only the option to select either reservoir 14 or reservoir 114.
- the selection of reservoir 116 is reserved for instance to maintenance personnel. After the reservoir 14 or reservoir 114 is selected the functioning of the whole system is completely equal to the functioning of the system described in figure 3 «
- both reservoirs 14 and 214 may comprise the same drink but are preferably filled with a different drink, such chocolate milk in reservoir and coffee in reservoir 214.
- the threeway valve 218 is embodied as a valve which can be controlled by the control unit 46 it is conceivable to control the various components of the installation such that first a predetermined amount of liquid is retrieved from the reservoir 14, heated in the heating chamber 28 and delivered to the cup 42 whereafter a second quantity of liquid is derived from the second reservoir 214, heated in the heating chamber 28 and also delivered to the cup 42 to become mixed with the first quantity of liquid.
- Dispensing units such as the dispenser 230 are known in a wide variaty and do not need further discussion. Also the function of the intermediate chamber 232 will be clear and a further detailed dis ⁇ cussion of figure 8 is therefore considered superfluous.
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AU48501/96A AU4850196A (en) | 1995-03-06 | 1996-03-06 | Installation for preparing hot drinks |
EP96904381A EP0813381A1 (fr) | 1995-03-06 | 1996-03-06 | Installation pour la preparation de boissons chaudes |
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NL9500441A NL9500441A (nl) | 1995-03-06 | 1995-03-06 | Inrichting voor het bereiden van warme dranken. |
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EP1472963A1 (fr) * | 2003-05-02 | 2004-11-03 | M. Schaerer AG | Dispositif pour distribuer du lait et/ou de la mousse de lait |
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US7475628B2 (en) | 2003-05-02 | 2009-01-13 | M. Schaerer Ag | Device for dispensing milk and/or milk froth |
ES2424063R1 (es) * | 2012-03-21 | 2014-02-05 | Diseño Y Desarrollo De Matriceria, S.L. | Máquina expendedora de leche |
US11142444B2 (en) | 2020-03-05 | 2021-10-12 | Wandering Bear Inc. | Refrigerated dispenser conversion system |
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