WO2004101425A2 - Distributeur de boissons muni d'un compartiment refrigerant cylindrique - Google Patents

Distributeur de boissons muni d'un compartiment refrigerant cylindrique Download PDF

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WO2004101425A2
WO2004101425A2 PCT/NL2004/000331 NL2004000331W WO2004101425A2 WO 2004101425 A2 WO2004101425 A2 WO 2004101425A2 NL 2004000331 W NL2004000331 W NL 2004000331W WO 2004101425 A2 WO2004101425 A2 WO 2004101425A2
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chill chamber
opening
tap head
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Engbert Hermannes Pakkert
Quintijn Innikel
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Heineken Technical Services B.V.
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/06—Mountings or arrangements of dispensing apparatus in or on shop or bar counters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0857—Cooling arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
    • B67D2210/00128—Constructional details relating to outdoor use; movable; portable
    • B67D2210/00133—Constructional details relating to outdoor use; movable; portable wheeled

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  • the invention relates to a combination of a drink dispenser and a container containing carbonated drink, the container being provided with an outflow channel at the top thereof and the dispenser having a chill chamber with an opening at a (sic) top for taking the container, as well as with (sic) a tap head with an outflow opening and a handle for opening and closing the outflow opening, there being a drink dispensing channel between the handle and the outflow channel during use.
  • the invention also relates to a drink dispenser and to a tap head for use in such a combination.
  • Such a dispenser for carbonated drink, in particular beer, is disclosed in WO 00/03944 and in NL 1019054 in the name of the Applicant.
  • the known dispenser comprises a chill chamber with a lid and with a tap handle.
  • An air feed which is connected to a compressor, is accommodated in the lid.
  • the container is formed by a plastic container with a flexible bag containing carbonated drink therein.
  • the container is provided at the top with a fill and outflow channel that is closed off by a spring-loaded valve, and with an air inlet and with an air connection.
  • a dispensing line is made up of by a plastic elbow that is connected to a flexible dispensing line.
  • a plastic shut-off valve is attached at the end of the dispensing line. The elbow is positioned in the outflow channel and can be moved downwards therein.
  • WO 01/92144 discloses a chill chamber in which several beer kegs can be placed, one of which is connected to the tap head.
  • the known device is placed under a bar and is in communicatiprp Tsth. pump permanently fixed to the bar.
  • One aim of the invention is to provide a drink dispenser with which the chill chamber is suitable for storage of several containers.
  • a further aim is to provide a drink dispenser with a chill chamber that takes up relatively little space and that can be produced in a simple and relatively inexpensive manner.
  • a further aim of the invention is to provide a drink dispenser with a dispensing head in which slight warming - or even cooling - of the drink takes place and that can easily be cleaned.
  • the combination of drink dispenser and container according to the invention is characterised in that the chill chamber has an upper part and a lower part, wherein a container is placed in the upper part during use, which container is connected to the tap head, and wherein at least one container, essentially in line with the upper container, is placed in the lower part, which lower container is not connected to the tap head.
  • the diameter of the tap installation is preferably no larger than, for example, twice the diameter of the containers placed in the column.
  • the tap installation is of a sufficient height to enable it to be operated easily by a user, preferably without having to be placed on an elevation. After use, the tap installation can easily be moved to a position where it does not take up any space, such as a corner in a kitchen.
  • the containers can be stacked on top of one another in the chill chamber.
  • each container is provided at the top with a mounting member, the chill chamber being provided close to the top with a complementary mounting member for positioning the upper container in the chill chamber.
  • the containers can be provided with two cheeks extending sideways at the top thereof, h one embodiment the mounting member of the chill chamber has a first pair of accommodating slots that extend from a top face in a longitudinal direction of the chill chamber and terminate in a stop surface for interaction with the mounting member of the containers, as well as a second pair of similarly shaped accommodating slots that extend from a top face in a longitudinal direction of container (sic) and that allow the container to • pass into the lower part of the chill chamber.
  • the tap head is detachably connected to the outflow channel of the upper container. Because the tap head is not permanently comiected to the chill chamber but is detachably fitted to the upper container, the connection of the container to the tap head can be achieved relatively easily, for example via a bayonet fitting. Because the tap head is detachable, this can be cleaned easily, which improves the taste and prolongs the shelf life if the carbonated drink is beer.
  • the tap head comprises a cylindrical body in which a push rod running along the axis thereof is accommodated, which push rod emerges from the body at the top, which body is provided with the outflow opening at the top, as well as with a shut-off member connected to the push rod and sliding along the wall of the body, for opening and freeing the outflow opening.
  • the push rod engages directly on the spring-loaded shut-off valve of the container for opening and closing thereof.
  • both the push rod and the shut-off member can be removed from the cylindrical body for cleaning.
  • the top of the chill chamber can be closed off by a cooling plate made in at least two parts, with a central opening for accommodating the tap head.
  • the cylindrical tap head is cooled by the cooling plates, which preferably have a thickness that corresponds to a substantial portion of the height of the cylindrical tap head.
  • the cooling body can be covered by a lid with a drink collection reservoir therein for collecting spilt drink.
  • the drink dispenser can easily be made ready for dispensing drink by placing the lower containers therein for cooling.
  • the cylindrical tap head is connected to the uppermost container, after which this is suspended in the chill chamber.
  • the cooling plates are then placed around the cylindrical tap column and the lid with collection reservoir is placed on the cooling plates.
  • FIG. 1 shows a container with a tap head according to the invention attached thereto
  • Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a combination of a tap column and three containers according to the invention
  • Fig. (sic) 3 - 5 show a diagrammatic plan view and two longitudinal sectional views of the upper part of a tap column according to the invention
  • Fig. 6 shows a longitudinal section through a tap head and the upper part of a container according to the invention
  • Fig. 7 shows a detail of a top end of the tap head according to Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 1 shows a container 1 containing carbonated drink, such as beer.
  • the container 1 comprises a plastic outer jacket 2 and a flexible bag 3 containing the carbonated drink. Via a spring-loaded dispensing valve 11, the drink can be dispensed from the container 1 via a riser 22 and outflow channel 10.
  • a pressure medium such as air
  • the container 1 is provided with laterally protruding cheeks 5, 7 for positioning and suspending the container 1 in a chill chamber.
  • a tap head 47 is detachably connected to the container 1.
  • the tap head 47 comprises a cylindrical body 60 and an outflow part 52. By pressing down the handle 48, a push rod
  • the dispenser comprises a columnar chill chamber 40 in which a number, for example three, containers 49, 50 and 51 are stored.
  • the chill chamber can be provided with conventional expansion cooling, which is not shown in more detail, or can have a Peltier cooling, which is not indicated in more detail.
  • the containers can be placed in the columnar chill chamber 40 through an opening 41 in the top face 41' thereof, the containers 50, 51 arriving in a lower part 40' of the chill chamber 40 and the cheeks 53 of the upper container 49 coming into engagement with an upper part 40" of the chill chamber.
  • the laterally protruding cheeks 53 of the upper container 49 have been turned a quarter turn with respect to the cheeks 54 of the lower containers 50, 51 and bear on a mounting 57, 58 at the top of the column, such that the upper container 49 is freely suspended with respect to the containers 50, 51, with its top in a defined position.
  • Fig. 3 shows a plan view of the opening 41 in the chill chamber 40, with the recesses 55-58.
  • the recesses 57 and 58 are relatively short compared with the length of the chill chamber 40 and these are provided with a bottom stop 81 , 82 on which the cheeks 53, 54 of the containers can be supported.
  • the recesses 55, 56 run over the entire length of the chill chamber 40 and the cheeks of the containers are merely guided in respect of position by these recesses but are not supported in the vertical direction.
  • the lower containers 50, 51 are lowered into the column 40 by orienting them with respect to the column 40 such that their cheeks 54 pass freely through recesses 55, 56.
  • the tap head 47 Before placing the upper container 49 in the column 40, the tap head 47 is connected to the outflow channel 10 of the container 49 via a bayonet connection and cooling blocks 42 and 43 are arranged around the tap head 47 to close off the top of the column and to cool the tap head 47.
  • the cooling blocks can be made thermally conducting and supply the heat from the cylinder 60 to the chill chamber via conduction. It is also possible actively to cool the cooling blocks 42, 43, via, for example, a channel system through which a cooling medium is fed around (sic) by means of Peltier elements.
  • the cooling blocks 42, 43 are covered by a lid 44, which has a drip tray 45 that is closed off by a grating 46.
  • the tap head 47 has a cylinder 60 that is connected to the container 49 via a bayonet connection formed by a slot 59' in the cylinder and a pin 59 on the outer periphery of a top 10' of the outflow channel 10.
  • the push rod 61 is connected to a shut-off valve 63 at the top of the cylinder 60, for closing off and freeing the outflow end 52, and engages on the dispensing valve 11 of the container 49 at the bottom of the cylinder 60.
  • the shut-off valve 63 is provided with a vent channel 64, which, in the closed position as shown in Fig. 6, connects the channel of the outflow end 52 to a vent opening 70. In the open position, as shown in Fig.
  • vent opening 70 is closed off by a ridge 72 that can be moved with the shut-off valve 63.
  • a handle 48 is connected to the push rod 61.
  • the stroke of the dispensing valve 11 and the force required to open the dispensing valve can be set by movement of a boss 65, which can be moved along the push rod 61 by means of screw thread, with respect to fixed stop 73.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un distributeur et un récipient combinés (1, 49, 50, 51) contenant une boisson gazeuse. Le récipient présente à son sommet une conduite de débit sortant (10). Le distributeur présente un compartiment réfrigérant (40) muni à son sommet (41') d'une ouverture (41) pour retirer le récipient, et d'une tête de robinet (47) comportant un orifice de débit sortant (52) et une poignée (48) pour ouvrir ou fermer l'orifice de débit sortant. Une conduite de distribution des boissons (66) est ménagée entre la poignée et la conduite de débit sortant pendant l'utilisation. L'invention se caractérise en ce que le compartiment réfrigérant présente une partie supérieure (40'') et une partie inférieure (40'). Pendant l'utilisation, un récipient (49) raccordé à la tête de robinet (47) est placé dans la partie supérieure. Au moins un récipient inférieur (50, 51), essentiellement aligné avec le récipient supérieur, est placé dans la partie inférieure (40'). Ce récipient inférieur (50, 51) n'est pas raccordé à la tête de robinet (47).
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NL1023430A NL1023430C2 (nl) 2003-05-14 2003-05-14 Drankafgifte-inrichting met een kolomvormige koelkamer.
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