WO2018037332A2 - Behaelter zum aufbewahren einer fluessigkeit, druckventil dafuer und verwendung des behaelters als bierfass; verfahren zum regeln des drucks in einem solchen behaelter; behaelterhohlboden, modulares system zum herstellen eines behaelterhohlbodens und verfahren zum befuellen eines behaelters - Google Patents
Behaelter zum aufbewahren einer fluessigkeit, druckventil dafuer und verwendung des behaelters als bierfass; verfahren zum regeln des drucks in einem solchen behaelter; behaelterhohlboden, modulares system zum herstellen eines behaelterhohlbodens und verfahren zum befuellen eines behaelters Download PDFInfo
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- Container for storing a liquid, pressure valve for this
- the inventions relate to the technical field of packaging technology. Specifically, an invention relates to a container whose contents are easily removable by a consumer, in particular under an increased internal pressure in comparison to the external pressure. Specifically, another invention relates to a
- yet another invention relates to a control method for the pressure in a container.
- another invention relates to a container cavity bottom and a modular system for producing a container hollow bottom.
- another invention relates to a method for filling a container.
- the container is comparatively bulky, significantly larger than a common one
- Beverage can and the contents is a drink to be tapped under pressure.
- Portable beer kegs those with a volume of less than 50 liters, especially less than 20 liters and more than 2.5 liters, whose content can be tapped by consumers independently are in two common variants of particular importance.
- a variant of such, provided with metallic mantle, portable beer kegs can be emptied by the action of gravitational force.
- a tap is arranged in the lower region of the outside of the container. By opening the tap, the beer can flow out. So that no negative pressure arises in the container, such containers comprise a device which allows air from the environment to reach the interior of the container.
- Such containers are not very user-friendly, since to fill a glass with beer, the keg must be placed, for example, on the edge of a table or the keg must be supported in order to be able to fill the glass below the tap.
- the durability of the drum contents after the start of the barrel is significantly reduced by flowing in the outflow of the beer atmospheric oxygen.
- containers comprising an internal pressure system. Through these systems, the pressure inside is kept above the ambient pressure. This allows the arrangement of the tap in the upper region of the container. A consumer typically has sufficient space between the lower outlet end of the tap and the level of the container to a glass to be filled under the To keep tap without having to position the barrel specifically.
- the shelf life of the beer can be up to more than 30 days after the start of the barrel, as no atmospheric oxygen flows into the drum during the beer extraction process.
- a beer keg system of the second variant is known to those skilled in the art from WO 1999/47451
- a beer keg system which comprises a print cartridge, which is arranged in the interior of the beer-filled container space and generates an overpressure in this space.
- the print cartridge comprises activated carbon, whereby a larger amount of pressurized or propellant gas can be introduced into the cartridge with respect to a not provided with activated carbon cartridge without raising the pressure in the cartridge too much.
- these cartridges are called "carbonator”.
- Propellant gas however, has a limited flexibility, since such cartridges are purchased from the bottler already filled with propellant gas and installed in the beer kegs (as metallic containers) to be later filled by the bottler with the beer.
- US 2,345,081 (Ward) from 1944 relates to a siphon (a mineral water dispenser).
- This has a bottom construction with a pressure space for temporarily storing a gas under pressure well above atmospheric pressure, which can be controlled via a valve construction VB controlled in a liquid (mineral water, but not beer) filled chamber (a filling space LC).
- the pressure chamber has on both axial ends in each case an inwardly curved (into the pressure chamber) wall.
- a high-pressure cartridge GB is plugged into the siphon (as a container) (screwed with a sleeve), whereby the siphon is no longer able to stand on a flat floor (or flat table).
- the invention have the object to provide a system that is inexpensive to produce with high ease of use by a consumer, a high flexibility in terms of the choice of fuel gas (pressure and type of gas) provides and achieves a long shelf life, even after Opening of the container.
- a container having a pressure chamber and a pressure valve (claim 1), which is filled in its filling with a liquid (claim 17) or can be used as a portable drum (claim 18) having an upper and a lower limit has as filling volume.
- the modular system (claim 26 or 38) achieves the production of a
- a claimed container for storing a liquid comprises a
- Filling space also: filling space
- the filling space is formed by a container bottom, a container wall and a container top and in the Be Stirllraum there is a first pressure.
- the pressure chamber is formed by the container bottom and a pressure chamber bottom and in the pressure chamber there is a second pressure.
- the pressure valve is connected to the container bottom and the pressure chamber floor. In the open state of the pressure valve, the pressure valve connects the filling chamber and the pressure chamber fluidkommunifactd. In the closed state of the pressure valve, the pressure valve separates the filling chamber and the pressure chamber fluid-tight against each other (claim 1).
- Pressure chamber floor which are each directed from the interior of the pressure chamber floor to the outside. Depending on the pressure difference and the thickness of the material
- Pressure chamber floor and the container bottom may cause deformation or
- Fluid communicating means that a fluid exchange between two spaces (for example, filling space and pressure space) is possible, in particular fast and not tough.
- Fluid-tight means that practically no fluid exchange can take place between two rooms; The skilled person understands that perfect sealing of two spaces without any fluid exchange or fluid flow takes place practically impossible. Parasitic flow or exchange is always given, so it is not a practically substantial exchange. A marginal fluid flow or fluid exchange will also take place between two fluid-tight spaces separated from each other, wherein the pressure difference between the two spaces has an influence on the amount of the parasitically exchanged fluid per unit time. In any case, the fluid exchange in the closed state of the pressure valve, so fluid-tight, much lower than the fluid exchange in the open state of the pressure valve, so fluidkommuniplasticd.
- the container bottom and the pressure chamber bottom can each have a recess.
- the pressure valve can intervene, whereby a force resulting from a pressure difference between the pressure chamber and the Be Schollraum and the
- the pressure valve may have a pressure valve body. At the upper and at the lower end of the pressure valve in each case a projection may be arranged, wherein the upper and the lower projection in each case at least partially extend in the r-direction over at least a radial part of the pressure valve body (claim 3).
- Pressure valve may be formed or formed teilumfhacklich. Also one
- each of the projections may be formed partially circumferentially.
- the projection on the upper end of the pressure valve contacts the upper side of the container bottom and the projection on the lower end of the pressure valve contacts the lower one Side of the pressure chamber floor (claim 4).
- the force acting on the container bottom and the pressure chamber bottom resulting from the described pressure difference, at least partially absorbed by the pressure valve.
- the projections of the pressure valve may comprise a sealing element.
- a plurality of sealing elements per side of the pressure valve may be arranged or only one
- Sealing element or sealing elements may be arranged on a projection or on projections of one side of the pressure valve. By attaching a sealing element is an improved tightness at the contact point between the pressure valve and
- the container may include an outlet conduit with one end and another end.
- the one end of the outlet conduit may be in the filling space
- a consumer can take a content from the filling space via the outlet line (tap).
- the container bottom may be arched in its interior or be configured quite dome-shaped, towards the Beglallraum.
- At least a portion of the container bottom is thus designed arched.
- the distance is preferably the shortest distance of a point on the pressure chamber floor and the end lying in the filling space.
- the shortest distance can be determined by choosing a point on the pressure chamber floor which is the shortest distance to that in the
- the distance between the described end of the inner portion of the outlet duct and the pressure space bottom may be smaller than a distance between the
- the container bottom is at least partially curved or completely dome-shaped and has a central opening, at a point of the container bottom, where the vertex would lie on the container bottom, if the container bottom would not have the opening or the opening at another Place would lie, the container bottom has a vertex.
- the vertex in this case is to be determined by extrapolation and is at one Location located at the vertex would lie on the container bottom, if no opening in the container bottom is present or the opening is present at another location.
- Liquid is, e.g. Beer, and the level in the filling space is low.
- the lowest point (or deepest gutter) of the fill space is below the highest point of the bin bottom.
- the former is located radially outward, the second is in the center. Into the gutter protrudes the end of the outlet pipe.
- the liquid When gas flows from the pressure chamber via the pressure valve in the filling space, the liquid can be foamed in the filling space to a considerable extent. Because of the low density, the foam spreads above the outlet and laterally therefrom and accumulates primarily near the interface in the filling space.
- Pressure room floor improves the removal of the contents. Less foam is taken.
- a z-axis can also be formed through the container.
- the z-axis extends therein from or through the pressure chamber bottom toward the container top. Accordingly, there is a lower numerical value on the z-axis for the pressure chamber floor than for the container top.
- the end of the outlet line can not be arranged above (ie at the same height or below) of the pressure valve with respect to the z-axis (claim 6). This arrangement provides the advantage described above of removing a lesser amount of unwanted foam.
- the container bottom may be curved or dome-shaped. In this case, at least a portion of the container bottom is curved or dome-shaped.
- An end of the outlet duct, especially one end located in the filling space, can not be above (equal to or below) the apex or edge of an opening of the tank bottom (claim 7).
- the above-described for the determination of Vertex point is also applicable to this container.
- the embodiment again has the advantage of reduced removal of foam from the filling space.
- the pressure in the pressure chamber can be at least 1 bar higher than in the filling chamber.
- the pressure in the pressure chamber is at least 2 bar, more preferably at least 3 bar, greater than the pressure in the filling chamber (claim 8).
- the pressure in the pressure chamber is greater than in the filling space, a relatively large amount of propellant gas (high pressure) can be stored in the pressure space and, at the same time, the pressure in the filling space be (relatively) lower, resulting in a better and different fill levels of the filling space away, more stable
- Any pressure valve disclosed herein may be a control valve.
- the pressure chamber can be filled with a propellant gas.
- the propellant gas is preferably carbon dioxide (C0 2 ), nitrogen (N 2 ), nitrous oxide (N 2 0) or mixtures of the gases (claim 9).
- the pressure in the pressure space is preferably between 5 bar (0.5 MPa) and 35 bar
- the pressure in the pressure chamber is also determined by the volume of the pressure chamber, so that at a larger volume of the pressure chamber in the presence of a constant amount of substance may be lower or at a larger volume of the pressure chamber, the pressure may be higher.
- the pressure in the filling chamber may be smaller than the pressure in the pressure chamber.
- the pressure in the filling space can be between 1.2 bar (0.12 MPa) and 7 bar (0.7 MPa), more specifically between 1.5 bar and 6 bar, more particularly between 1.7 and 5 bar
- the volume of the pressure space may be between 0.1 L and 5 L, especially between 0.1 L and 3 L, more particularly between 0.5 L and 2.5 L, more particularly between 0.5 L and 1.5 L ( Claim 11).
- the volume of the filling space may be between 1 L and 25 L, especially between 2 L and 20 L (claim 11).
- the filling space preferably has a volume which allows 2 L, 3 L, 5 L or 20 L of a liquid to be accommodated so that a gas-filled area of at least 0.05 L preferably exists in addition to the liquid in the filling space.
- the pressure chamber can not include filing.
- a sizing agent is a component that is typically in solid state at ambient conditions and allows for the uptake of a substance amount of a substance. In this case, the pressure increase, in the space in which the filament is introduced, falls lower by the introduction of the substance, compared with the introduction of the same amount of substance in the same space without filament.
- the vapor pressure of the propellant gas or the propellant gas mixture may be above the pressure of the pressure chamber, especially down to a temperature of -5 ° C down (claim 12).
- the propellant gas or the propellant gas mixture in the pressure space is for the most part in gaseous form, the skilled person being aware that even in this state, a (very) small proportion of the propellant gas or the propellant gas mixture is in liquid form (cf., surface energy or surface tension effects on strong curved surfaces).
- the container bottom is arched upwardly, at least in the radial inner region, or is designed as a dome-shaped overall, perhaps excluding the outer edge region.
- the container bottom in the z-direction to the container interior (towards the filling space) is curved.
- the vertex or the edge of a recess of the container bottom protrudes in the direction of the filling volume for the liquid (claim 13).
- a curvature of the container bottom can be a space of only a total of two components (here tank bottom and pressure chamber floor) form.
- a container bottom arched inwards (to the filling space) permits a further emptying of a filled container, because with a constant residual filling quantity in the edge region of the filling space of the container, a container bottom curved in relation to a flat or in another z-direction results in an increased filling height (with a smaller cross-sectional area ), see. to US 2,345,081 (Ward), initially mentioned and set forth.
- the pressure chamber floor can be designed substantially planar, especially the pressure chamber floor is formed substantially parallel to the container top (claim 14).
- the "essentially” allows a deviation from the flatness and parallelism by 10%. This is sufficient for mounting a metallic ground socket which extends between both recesses of the floors and is sealingly connected thereto.
- the deviation from the flatness can be used to apply a tension on the bottom sleeve, the container bottom is slightly deflected upward, and the bottom sleeve is taken up by clamping.
- the bottom sleeve relieves the actual functional valve of axial forces, which functional valve can be inserted into the already mounted ground socket, and is mounted therein axially non-displaceable.
- the pressure chamber floor can be designed so that the pressure chamber floor does not contact the planar surface when the container is standing upright on a level surface.
- the container bottom, the pressure chamber bottom, the container wall and / or the container top are preferably made of metal sheet with a respective wall thickness of less than 1.0 mm.
- the wall thickness is less than 0.8 mm, more preferably less than 0.55 mm (claim 15).
- a small material thickness (wall thickness) of the components of the container results in a particularly economical use as a disposable container.
- a disposable container is typically disposed of by a consumer after use and is not reused.
- a pressure valve for a container may include a pressure valve body, a first
- Compression valve space, a second pressure valve chamber and a third pressure valve chamber include.
- the first pressure valve space is formed by the pressure valve body and a first movable piston.
- the second pressure valve space is through the
- the second pressure valve chamber is connected in a fluid-communicating manner via a filling space channel to a first space located outside the pressure valve.
- the third pressure valve chamber is delimited by the pressure valve body and the second piston and is fluid-communicatively connected via a first pressure chamber passage to a second space located outside the pressure valve.
- the first and second movable piston is preferably guided in their respective movement and, in particular, a movement substantially only in the axial direction (z-direction) is possible.
- the "essentially” refers to the fact that, in the case of use according to the invention, the axial mobility is the main mobility.
- the first space outside the pressure valve may be any space outside the pressure valve, specifically it is a fill space.
- the second space outside the pressure valve may be any space outside the pressure valve. This space is preferably the pressure chamber.
- the pressure valve body may comprise a second pressure chamber passage which is closed in a fluid-tight manner at one end of the second pressure chamber passage by the first piston in the closed state of the pressure valve and at another end opposite to the second, out of the pressure valve chamber
- Pressure chamber channel fluidkommunilastd connected. Specifically, in the open state of the pressure valve, the first space located outside the pressure valve and the second space outside the pressure valve are connected in a fluid-communicating manner.
- the pressure valve may include a seat valve. In the sealing state of the seat valve, the pressure valve is closed and in the non-sealing state of the seat valve, the pressure valve is opened.
- the seat valve comprises a sealing element, wherein the sealing element formed by a portion of the second piston and the sealing element can bear fluid-tightly against a portion of the pressure valve body.
- the sealing element is conical, spherical or plate-shaped, so that a conical seat valve, ball seat valve or plate seat valve results.
- the first movable piston may be mechanically coupled to the second movable piston as soon as the pressure in the first pressure-valve space is so great that the first piston moves toward and contacts the second piston based on the pressure in the z-direction. Due to the pressure in the first pressure valve chamber, a force acts on the first piston as a function of the area of the first piston to which the pressure acts. By overcoming at least one frictional force and possibly a weight force, the first piston can move.
- the first piston comprises a receiving element, whereby the first piston and the second piston can be coupled.
- the first piston may comprise a seal.
- the seal is a molded seal or O-ring.
- the molded seal can be made by a 2-component production (multi-component injection molding).
- a clamping element can be clamped between the pressure valve body and the second piston.
- the clamping element is a spring made of metal or plastic.
- the tensioning member is provided to hold the second piston in a fixed position relative to the pressure valve body, even when no additional forces act on the elements of the pressure valve.
- the clamping element is arranged in the third pressure valve chamber.
- the first piston and / or the second piston may not have a channel.
- At least one of the first and second pistons is configured in full.
- the first and / or the second piston may be formed in one piece.
- the pressure valve body may have a fluid-tight closable pressure valve inlet, through which a substance in the first pressure valve chamber can be introduced.
- the substance is preferably a gas and especially a propellant gas.
- Equally possible is the introduction of a substance in liquid or solid form, wherein the phase transformation into the gaseous form takes place later in the first pressure valve chamber.
- carbon dioxide can be introduced in the form of dry ice or introduced liquid, wherein in the first pressure valve chamber sublimation or evaporation of not
- a described container may comprise a described pressure valve
- the pressure valve can be used on the bottom side in the container.
- the filling space of a container can be filled with a liquid.
- the liquid is beer (claim 16), which means any kind of beer, alcohol-free and alcoholic beer.
- the container described can be used as a portable drum, the drum having a filling volume of not more than 20 L, preferably not more than 10 L or 5 L. Specifically, the volume is greater than 1 L and in particular greater than 2 L.
- the pressure in the filling space of a described container can be regulated (automatically) in one method.
- the filling space is at least partially with a
- Liquid filled and the pressure chamber is at least partially filled with a propellant gas.
- the container includes an outlet conduit with a valve. When the valve is open, the outlet line connects the filling chamber and a container
- the valve is actuated, whereby a portion of the liquid in the filling space in the - surrounding the container - space is drained and according to the volume of the drained liquid, the pressure in the filling chamber decreases.
- the pressure valve opens at
- Exceeding a second threshold value of the pressure in the filling chamber closes the pressure valve and does not allow any further flow of propellant gas from the pressure chamber into the filling chamber (claim 18).
- the first and the second threshold result from the characteristics of the container and the pressure valve and are explained in more detail later using an exemplary embodiment.
- the method may include a previously described pressure valve.
- a metallic container may store a pressurized liquid, preferably beer.
- the container comprises a filling space for the liquid and a pressure space for a propellant gas.
- the filling space is formed between an upwardly curved container bottom and a container top. The filling space absorbs the liquid and a first overpressure relative to the exterior.
- Pressure chamber is formed between the container bottom and a pressure chamber bottom located further down (in an upright container).
- the pressure chamber receives a second overpressure of a propellant gas.
- a first recess is provided in the container bottom and a second recess is provided in the pressure chamber bottom, the recesses being axially aligned to receive a sealing pressure valve closing and sealing both recesses (claim 19).
- a container hollow bottom can be used for a container.
- the container hollow bottom comprises a first bottom and a second bottom and a pressure valve. Both the first floor and the second floor has one
- the first floor is connected to the second floor.
- the pressure valve is connected to the first floor and the second floor. As a result, a fluid-tight pressure chamber is formed. In the open state of the pressure valve is the pressure chamber with a space surrounding the container hollow bottom,
- the pressure chamber In the closed state of the pressure valve, the pressure chamber is separated from a space surrounding the container hollow bottom, fluid-tight.
- the first floor and / or the second floor is made of steel, iron or aluminum.
- the pressure valve is preferably made of plastic, especially of a thermoplastic, more preferably the pressure valve consists of two or three different thermoplastics.
- both the container bottom, the container wall, the container top and the pressure chamber floor can be made of tinplate.
- the first bottom of the container hollow bottom may have a curved or dome-like shape (claim 21).
- the pressure valve of the container hollow bottom can each engage in the recess of the first bottom and the second bottom (claim 22).
- the pressure valve of the container hollow bottom at the upper and lower ends in each case at least one projection.
- the protrusion at the upper end contacts the outer surface of the first floor and the protrusion at the lower end contacts the outer surface of the second floor.
- This overpressure may be caused by a propellant gas, which in particular comprises carbon dioxide, nitrogen, nitrous oxide or mixtures of the gases.
- the first bottom of the container bottom can be the second bottom of the container bottom
- Container hollow bottom overlap, preferably, the second bottom is axially completely enclosed by the first bottom.
- edge region of the first floor may be configured such that the container hollow floor is provided with a first floor Container is connectable. This connection can be designed in particular by a crimping (claim 24).
- the pressure valve may be connected in the container hollow bottom to the first bottom and the second bottom so that forces acting on the first bottom and the second bottom at an overpressure in the pressure chamber can be at least partially absorbed by or by the pressure valve (claim 25 ). This results in an improved stability of the container hollow bottom at an overpressure in the pressure chamber.
- a modular system for producing a container bottom comprises a first bottom, a second bottom and a pressure valve.
- the first floor has one
- the second floor has a
- the pressure valve has a projection at its (axial) upper end and at its (axial) lower end.
- the first floor and the second floor are connectable via the bead of the first floor.
- the pressure valve may be connected to the first bottom and the second bottom such that the protrusion at the top (axial) end of the pressure valve contacts the top of the first bottom and the protrusion at the bottom (axial) end of the pressure valve contacts the bottom of the second bottom (Claim 26).
- the first bottom of the modular system may have a domed or dome-like shape (claim 27).
- the pressure valve of the modular system can engage in the respective one recess of the first floor and the second floor (claim 28).
- a fluid-tight pressure chamber can be formed when the pressure valve is closed
- a container with a filling chamber, a pressure chamber and a pressure valve can be filled in one method.
- the filling space is formed by a container bottom, a container wall and a container top.
- the pressure chamber is through the container bottom and a
- Pressure chamber floor formed.
- the pressure valve is connected to the container bottom and the pressure chamber floor.
- the pressure valve has a pressure valve inlet.
- Of the Container has a Beglallraum inlet.
- a liquid is filled into the filling space via the filling space inlet.
- a gas is filled into the pressure valve via a pressure valve inlet.
- the pressure valve inlet is closed (claim 30). This creates a
- Activation force in the pressure valve In one alternative, the same purpose is achieved by other means, namely by biasing a tension member, whereby a force is exerted on a diaphragm and the diaphragm moves in a positive z-direction. Again, it is activated (claim 30).
- the method steps are preferably carried out in the following sequence: filling the liquid into the filling space via the filling chamber inlet, filling a gas in the pressure valve via the pressure valve inlet and closing the
- a cover can be connected to the pressure valve via at least one web. To close the pressure valve inlet, the cover on the
- Pressure valve inlet are applied, whereby the pressure valve inlet is closed (claim 31).
- the cover is cohesively on the
- the cover can be connected by friction welding to the pressure valve or applied to the pressure valve inlet, in particular by ultrasonic welding (claim 32).
- a first piston of the pressure valve By filling a gas in the pressure valve via the pressure valve inlet, a first piston of the pressure valve can be moved until the first piston contacts or abuts a second piston of the pressure valve (claim 33).
- the gas filled in the pressure valve is carbon dioxide, nitrogen, nitrous oxide or a mixture of these gases.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a container 1 in FIG.
- Cylinder coordinates (coordinates z, r and cp) with a filling chamber 40, a pressure chamber 6 and a pressure valve 10th
- Figure 2 shows a sectional view through the bottom portion of a container 1 in the z-direction
- FIG. 3 shows a container bottom region 1a without bottom-side pressure valve 10
- FIG. 4 shows a pressure valve 10 to be inserted on the bottom side in a section in the z-direction, with a first piston 12 and a second piston 13
- FIG. 5 shows another bottom-side usable pressure valve 10a in section in
- FIG. 6 shows a container hollow bottom 200.
- FIG. 7 shows a container 301 to be filled.
- Figure 8 shows a section of a filled container 301 before filling a
- FIG. 9 shows a detail of a filled container 301 after filling
- Figure 10 shows a pressure valve 410 before a to be moved
- Locking element 480 is engaged.
- Figure 11 shows a pressure valve 410 after the axially displaced
- Figure 12a shows a process step during the connection of a
- FIG. 12b shows a further method step during the connection
- FIG. 12 c shows a method step during the connection of the sleeve 444 to the pressure chamber bottom 405.
- FIG. 1 An embodiment of a container 1 is shown schematically in FIG.
- a filling space 40 is arranged in the upper region of the container 1, a filling space 40 is arranged.
- the filling space 40 is partially filled with a liquid and the uppermost region of the filling space 40 is filled with a gas.
- the filling chamber 40 is formed by a container wall 7, a container top 8 and a container bottom 2.
- a pressure chamber 6, which is formed by the container bottom 2 and the pressure chamber bottom 5.
- a pressure valve 10 connects the container bottom 2 and the pressure chamber bottom 5 and extends through the pressure chamber 6.
- the pressure pp in the pressure chamber 6 is greater than the pressure pe in the filling space 40th
- the pressure pe in the filling chamber 40 is greater than the ambient pressure of the container 1, so that by opening a valve 32, the liquid in the filling chamber 40 flows from an outlet line 30. Due to the outflow of the liquid in the filling space 40, the pressure pe decreases in accordance with the volume of liquid removed.
- Pressure valve 10 and a propellant gas flows from the pressure chamber 6 into the filling chamber 40 until a certain pressure in the filling chamber 40 is reached. Then the pressure valve 10 closes and no further gas can flow from the pressure chamber 6 into the filling space 40. It is thereby achieved that the pressure pe in the filling chamber 40 is always high enough to allow a leakage of liquid content of the filling space 40 by opening the valve 32 via the outlet line 30. Due to the curvature of the container bottom 2 in the direction of the container interior results in the edge region of the lower region of the Beglallraums 40 an area with a small area (bottom area la), so that residual amounts of liquid in the filling space 40 through the outlet 30 are easily accessible and only one (very) small amount of liquid is not removable.
- This arrangement serves to dissociate possible foaming by a liquid in the filling space 40, during or after a gas flows from the pressure space 6 into the filling space 40, from this end 30a of the outlet line 30, so that a small amount of foam and a large proportion non-foamed liquid can be removed via the outlet conduit 30.
- the end of the outlet line 30 lying in the filling space 40 also lies below the apex of the curved container bottom 2 in the z-direction and according to FIG. 3 also below the edge of the recess 2a in the container bottom 2
- the first distance a between the end of the outlet conduit 30 in the filling space 40 and the pressure space bottom 5 is less than the second distance b between the end 30a of the outlet conduit 30 in the filling space 40 and the apex of the container bottom 2 (alternatively the edge of the opening of the Container bottom 2 through which the pressure valve 10 engages).
- the container bottom 2 is at least partially curved or completely dome-shaped and protrudes into the container interior in the positive z-direction. In this case, the vertex and the edge of the opening of the container bottom 2 projects in the direction of the interior 40 of the container first
- a Be Heilllraum inlet 45 is arranged, via which the filling chamber 40 can be filled with a liquid and, if appropriate, a first overpressure can be applied.
- Figure 2 shows a sectional view through the bottom portion la of a container 1 with a detailed illustration of a pressure valve 10.
- the container bottom portion la shows a lower portion of the filling space 40, the pressure chamber 6 and the pressure valve 10.
- the container bottom 2 is connected to the container wall 7 via a fold ,
- the pressure chamber floor 5 is connected to the container bottom 2. In recesses of the container bottom 2 and the pressure chamber floor 5 engages the pressure valve 10. It is the Pressure valve 10 designed so that from the pressure chamber 6 outwardly directed forces acting on the container bottom 2 and the pressure chamber bottom 6 are received by the pressure valve 10, at least partially.
- FIG. 3 shows a container bottom region la in section in the z direction, similar to the embodiment in FIG. 2, but without the pressure valve 10.
- the container bottom 2 has a recess 2a and the pressure chamber bottom 5 has a recess 5a.
- the recesses 2a, 5a are axial (z-direction) aligned along the axis A.
- the pressure valve 10 is e.g. two-part
- Such a two-part design of the pressure valve can be connected, for example via a screw to a one-piece pressure valve 10, wherein a part of the pressure valve 10 has an external thread and another part of the pressure valve 10 has an internal thread that fits to the external thread.
- the pressure valve 10 can be, for example, by inserting a part of the pressure valve in one of the two recesses 2a, 5a, insert the second part of the pressure valve 10 in the remaining of the two recesses 2a, 5a and screw the two
- FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a pressure valve 10 in section in the z-direction, which can be inserted on the bottom side in a container 1, as described above.
- the pressure valve 10 comprises a first pressure valve chamber 15 in which a pressure pv prevails.
- the first pressure valve chamber 15 is limited by a pressure valve body 11 and a first piston 12.
- a pressure valve inlet 24 is arranged, via which the first pressure valve chamber 15 can be filled with a gas.
- the pressure valve inlet 24 is fluid-tight by a cover 25 lockable.
- the pressure valve comprises a second pressure valve chamber 16, which is bounded by the pressure valve body 11, the first piston 12 and a second piston 13.
- the second pressure valve chamber 16 is connected via a Befeldllraum channel 22 in fluid communication with a space which is outside the pressure valve 10
- the pressure valve 10 also comprises a third pressure valve chamber 17, which is limited by the second piston 13 and the pressure valve body 11. Via a first pressure chamber passage, the third pressure valve chamber 17 is fluid communicating with a space outside the pressure valve 10 is connected.
- a clamping element 19 between the third pressure valve chamber 17
- the clamping element 19 is a spring.
- a conical portion of the second piston 13 is held in a counter-structure formed in the pressure valve body 11, so that the conical portion of the second piston 13 acts as a cone seat valve.
- the pressure valve 10 is closed. In the closed state of the
- Pressure valve 10 the space that is outside the Beglallraum channel 22, from the space that is outside of the first pressure chamber channel 20, fluid-tight manner separated.
- a projection 28a, 28b is arranged in each case.
- the projections 28 a, 28 b protrude radially (r-direction) beyond the radial extent of the pressure valve body 10.
- These projections 28a, 28b improve the fit of the pressure valve 10 when the pressure valve 10 is inserted into the recesses 2a, 5a of the container bottom 2 and the pressure chamber bottom 5 (see Figures 2 and 3).
- sealing elements 27a, 27b are arranged at the respective sides of the projections 28a, 28b pointing to the pressure valve center and at a respective axial section of the pressure valve body 11.
- the seals 14a, 14b designed as O-rings, as well as the seals 14a, 14b can be realized as molded seals.
- Pressure relief valve 16 improves fluid-tightly separated from each other and cause a large part of the friction force in a movement of the first piston 12th
- Pressure valve chamber 15 prevails to the frictional force between the first piston 12 and the seals 14 a, 15 b and the pressure valve body 11 and the
- Threshold values Si and S 2 result from the geometric configuration of the pressure valve 10, especially from the surfaces on which the pressures shown act, and from the magnitude of the pressures and the clamping force of the tension element 19.
- the pressure valve 10 opens by a movement of the first and second pistons 12, 13 in the positive z-direction.
- the pressure valve 10 closes by a movement of the first and second pistons 12, 13 in the negative z direction. If the pressure valve 10 is arranged in a container 1, the pressure outside the Be crystalllraum channel 22 correspond to the pressure PB in the filling space 40 and the pressure outside the first pressure chamber channel 20 may correspond to the pressure PD in the pressure chamber 6.
- FIG. 4 also shows an insert 23 which can be inserted into the pressure valve body 11.
- the clamping element 23 and the second piston 13 can be introduced into the interior of the pressure valve 10 during the production of a pressure valve 10.
- the pressure valve body 11 may be divided into two (not shown in Figure 4), especially so that one of the two projections 28a, 28b on a part of the two-part
- Pressure valve body 11 is arranged and the other of the two projections 28 a, 28 b is arranged on the other part of the two-part pressure valve body 11.
- the two parts of the pressure valve body 11 may be connectable for example by a screw. In the connected state of the two parts results in a two-part pressure valve body 11th
- FIG. 5 shows a pressure valve 10a, which can be inserted in a container 1 on the bottom side.
- the difference to the pressure valve 10 of Figure 4 is that no gas was introduced through the pressure valve inlet 24 in the pressure valve 10 a, so that the first piston 12 is not coupled to the second piston 13.
- FIG. 6 shows a container hollow bottom 200.
- a pressure chamber 206 is formed in the container hollow bottom 200.
- a pressure PD 3 In the pressure chamber 206 there is a pressure PD 3 .
- the pressure space 206 is fluid tight to the environment closed by a first bottom 202, a second bottom 205 and a pressure valve 210 when the pressure valve 210 is closed.
- the pressure valve 210 When the pressure valve 210 is opened, the pressure valve 210 connects the pressure chamber 206 with the container hollow bottom 200
- the pressure chamber 206 may be an overpressure, which means that the pressure PD 3 in the pressure chamber 206 is greater than the pressure of the container hollow bottom 200 surrounding space or greater than the space that the upper portion (in the positive z-direction) of the pressure valve surrounds.
- a gas flows from the pressure chamber 206 in the vicinity of the container hollow bottom 200 when the pressure valve 210 is opened.
- the pressure valve 210 is disposed in a respective recess of the first bottom 202 and the second bottom 205. By such an arrangement of the pressure valve 210, the pressure valve 210 closes the recesses of the first bottom 202 and the second bottom 205. In this embodiment, the recesses of the first bottom 202 and the second bottom 205 are aligned in the z-direction.
- the pressure valve 210 has a (fully) circumferential projection 228a at the upper portion.
- the projection 228a is arranged so that the outer
- a further projection 228 b is arranged, in such a way that the outer surface of the second bottom 205 rests against the lower projection 228 b.
- the material thickness of the first bottom 202 and / or the second bottom 205 can be made smaller than the material thickness of the bottoms 202, 205 without the same pressure difference between the pressure chamber 206 and the space or the spaces outside of the floors 202, 205 and the same stability Force absorption of the pressure valve 210.
- the protrusions 228a, 228b may each be configured with circumferential breaks.
- the pressure valve 210 may be on the inner surfaces of the floors 202, 205 (lying in the pressure chamber 206),
- the second (bottom) bottom 205 is substantially planar (less than 10% deviation from the flatness) and is disposed in a fluid-tight manner in a peripheral bead 204 of the first bottom 202.
- the second floor 205 may also be connected to the first floor 202 by crimping, welding or gluing. In other embodiments, the bottom floor 205 may not be planar.
- the first (upper) bottom 202 is (in sections) arched. In the negative direction r, from the peripheral bead 204, the first bottom 202 is formed in the form of a spherical shell segment or hollow spherical segment with a central recess. At the edge region 203 of the first bottom 202, a connection point or connection point for a cylindrical or tubular container, which is not shown in FIG. 6, is arranged. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the edge region 203 of the first bottom 202 is configured in such a way that the container hollow bottom 200 can be connected to the rim via a border region 203 of the first bottom 202.
- FIG. 6 also shows an embodiment of a container hollow bottom, which can be designed by a modular system.
- a modular system includes a first bottom 202, a second bottom 205 and a pressure valve 210 as individual components. Through the individual components of the modular system, a container hollow bottom can be produced.
- Figures 7, 8 and 9 show various stages during the filling of a container.
- the container 301 according to FIG. 7 is identical to the container 1 in FIG. 1, with the difference that the filling space 340 (filling space 40 in FIG. 1) is not filled with a liquid.
- the container 301 comprises a filling space 340 which is formed between a container bottom 302, a container wall 307 and a container top side 308.
- the container top side 308 comprises a filling space inlet 345 and the passage of an outlet line 330.
- the outlet line 330 comprises a valve 332 and runs in the Interior of the filling space 340 into the container bottom portion 301 a (at the end 30 a of the inner portion of the outlet). In the filling space 340 there is a pressure pe 4 .
- the container 301 further comprises a pressure chamber 306, which is formed between the container bottom 302 and a pressure chamber bottom 305.
- the container bottom 302 and the pressure chamber bottom 305 each have a recess, to which a pressure valve 310 is arranged.
- Such a container 301 (FIG. 7) can be connected to a filler of a liquid,
- FIG. 8 shows a detailed illustration of a container 301 filled with a liquid (in the filling space 340) in order to activate the pressure valve 310.
- the pressure valve 310 comprises a second pressure valve space 316, which is connected in a fluid-communicating manner via a filling space channel 322 to the filling space 340.
- the pressure valve 310 comprises a third pressure valve chamber 317, in which a clamping element 319 is arranged, which exerts a force on a second piston 313 in the negative z-direction.
- the third pressure valve chamber 317 is connected via a first pressure chamber channel 320 to the pressure chamber 306 fluidkommuniticiand.
- the second piston Due to the overpressure in the pressure chamber 306 and by the clamping force of the clamping element 319, the second piston is in the pressure valve 310, that the pressure valve 310 is present in the closed state. Accordingly, the second pressure valve chamber 316 is not connected in a fluid-communicating manner via the second pressure chamber channel 321 to the pressure chamber 306. Only the pressure PB 4 in the filling space 340 (the sum of the overpressure and the pressure resulting from the liquid column) exerts a force on the second piston 313 in the positive z-direction, the forces acting in the negative z-direction on the second piston 312 being greater.
- the first piston 312 is located at the bottom of the pressure valve 310. In the negative z-direction act on the first piston 312, the weight of the first piston and a force resulting from the pressure in the second pressure valve chamber 316 in connection with its engagement surface on the first piston.
- a positive pressure pressure above atmospheric pressure
- a pressure valve inlet 324 a pressure valve inlet 324.
- a cover 325 is arranged on the pressure valve 310 in the region of the pressure valve inlet 324 via webs 326. The cover 325 serves to close the
- Pressure valve inlet 324 after the introduction of an overpressure by the
- a force (corresponding to the magnitude of the overpressure and the engagement surface) is exerted on the first piston 312, which is so great that the first piston 312 moves guided in the positive z-direction.
- the weight of the first piston 312, the force resulting from the pressure in the second pressure valve chamber, and frictional forces must be overcome.
- the first piston 312 moves in the positive z-direction until it rests against the second piston 313 or possibly further in the positive z-direction when passing through the
- Pressure valve inlet 324 introduced pressure is sufficiently high.
- Figure 9 is a filled container 301 after the introduction of the pressure by the pressure valve inlet 324 in the pressure valve 310 and closing the
- a first pressure valve chamber 315 has been formed by the pressure introduction and this is below the first piston 312.
- the first piston 312 separates the second pressure valve chamber 316 from the first pressure valve chamber 315.
- the cover 325 closes the pressure valve inlet 324.
- the closing of the pressure valve inlet 324 may be accomplished by friction welding
- an ultrasonic lance is applied to the cover 325.
- the cover 325 is materially connected to the pressure valve 310, and the webs 326 can thereby be connected to the pressure valve 310 or the connection region between the cover 326 and the pressure valve 310 (cohesively) and need not be removed separately.
- the force of the first piston 312 acting on the second piston 313 in the positive z-direction (as a result of forces acting in the negative and positive z directions) also acts accordingly.
- the force action in the negative z-direction is reduced the first piston 312 by reducing the pressure PB 4 in the filling 340, the first piston 312 and the second piston 313 can move in the positive z-direction, so that the filling chamber 340 is connected via the second pressure chamber channel 321 to the pressure chamber 306 fluidkommunizifugd.
- the pressure valve 310 is in the open state and a propellant gas can flow from the pressure chamber 306 into the filling space 340. This happens until the force influences on the first piston 312 and the second piston 313 change in such a way that the first piston 312 and the second piston 313 move in the negative z-direction until the connection between the filling chamber 340 and the pressure chamber 306 is interrupted is. Then the pressure valve 310 is closed.
- the gas introduced into the pressure valve 310 first pressure valve chamber 315) via the pressure valve inlet 324 to correspond to the composition of the gas introduced in the pressure chamber 306 or with regard to the composition of the component or
- Figure 10 illustrates a pressure valve 410 (as a control valve for the pressure in
- the valve 410 includes a valve sleeve 444, a first valve core 450, a second valve core 460, and a third valve core 470.
- the valve sleeve 444 is made of metal and is connected to a container bottom 402 and a pressure chamber bottom 405.
- the metallic sleeve can also be assigned to the container bottom, then it would be a ground sleeve, the jacket does not have to be completely solid, but rather as a supporting frame or circumferentially distributed arranged Stäbeform or grid shape of the outline of a sleeve can follow.
- the sleeve (valve sleeve or bottom sleeve, depending on the viewing direction) is provided and adapted to receive a valve member by an axial insertion and mechanically hold the two floors at a given (fixed) distance.
- connection of the sleeve to the bottom is made by the sleeve 444 engages through an opening in the container bottom 402 and a radial projection 442 a of the sleeve 444 rests against the top of the container bottom 402.
- the connection of the sleeve 444 with the pressure chamber bottom 405 is shown in FIG.
- Container bottom 402 and the pressure chamber bottom 405 sealing elements 443a, 443b are arranged.
- FIG. 10 An alternative solution for the connection between pressure chamber bottom 405 and pressure valve sleeve 444 is shown in Figures 12a, 12b and 12c and explained in the accompanying description.
- the pressure valve 410 of FIG. 10 is largely located in the pressure chamber 406 (corresponding to the space 6 of FIG. 1) formed by the pressure chamber bottom 405 and the container bottom 402 (corresponding to the bottom 5 and bottom 6 of FIG. 1) ).
- the pressure space 406 may have the properties disclosed above.
- the pressure PDS in the pressure chamber 406 is above the ambient pressure, especially at pressure values, as already described above for pressure chambers.
- control valve In the sleeve 444, a control valve is inserted, which functionally fulfills the task of Druckregeins, detached from the task of mechanical stabilization.
- the control valve can be made of plastic in nature, even if one or the other spring or metallic membrane are installed in it.
- the sleeve 444 becomes a first in an example oriented to the figure
- the first pressure valve insert 450 is
- the frictional connection is given by an excess of the first pressure valve insert 450 against the dimension of the pressure valve sleeve 444.
- the outer diameter of the sleeve 444 may be less than 30 mm.
- the inner diameter of the sleeve 444 is reduced by its double wall thickness.
- the outer diameter of the first pressure valve insert 450 may be greater than that by up to 0.5 mm, preferably between 0.1 mm and 0.3 mm
- a plurality of sealing elements 451a, 451b, 451c effect the frictional connection with the
- Pressure valve sleeve 444 The sealing elements can be designed in an O-ring shape.
- the first pressure valve insert 450 comprises a first channel 422 (as Beglallraumkanal), which connects a lying in the pressure valve 420 (second) space 416 with a filling chamber 440 of the container. In the filling chamber 440, there is a pressure PBS, which is lower than the pressure PDS in the pressure chamber 406.
- the first pressure valve insert 450 includes a second channel 420 (as shown in FIG.
- the first pressure valve insert 450 has a radially projecting projection 452, which engages over the radial projection 442a of the sleeve 444 and rests in the end region on the upper side of the container bottom 402.
- the first pressure valve body may preferably be made of plastic.
- Liquid in the filling chamber 440 does not come into direct contact with the metallic sleeve 444 to avoid a corrosive effect. In addition, it improves the
- a second pressure valve insert 460 Connected to the first pressure valve insert 450 is a second pressure valve insert 460, which will be explained below.
- a third pressure valve insert 470 is disposed between the second space 416 and the second channel 420.
- the third pressure valve insert 470 is positively or positively connected to the first pressure valve insert 450.
- the third pressure valve insert 470 comprises an opening 477 which connects a (third) space 417 located in the third pressure valve insert 470 to the pressure space 406 via the second passage 416, so that the pressure in the third space 417 corresponds to (almost) the pressure pD5 in the pressure space 406.
- a clamping element 473 is fastened via a clamping element guide 474.
- the clamping element 473 is also connected to a sealing plate 475 of a poppet valve 475, 476 and presses the
- connection can be made non-positively or positively, wherein a screw or a welding, especially by friction welding, is preferred.
- the second pressure valve insert 460 comprises a membrane 461, which preferably consists of a flexible plastic. On the membrane 461, a contact element 462 is formed as a thickened portion of the membrane 461.
- Clamping element 463 especially a spring arranged.
- the tensioning element 463 is disposed in a (first) space 415 located in the second pressure valve insert 460 and exerts a force between the diaphragm 461 and a closure element 480.
- the closing element 480 is connected loosely or only weakly holding the second pressure valve insert 460 in FIG.
- the function of the closure element 480 can best be described by considering the different states of FIGS. 10 and 11.
- the closing element 480 is not firmly connected to the clamping element 462. It comprises a radial projection 481 and an axial channel 482.
- Closing element 480 is configured to fit into the second pressure valve insert
- the second pressure valve insert 460 comprises a groove 464 and a stop annular surface 465.
- the groove 464 is configured corresponding to the projection 481 of the closing element 480.
- the distance between the abutment surface 465 and the groove 464 is not smaller than the distance between the protrusion 481 and the top (in the positive z-direction) of the closure member 480.
- Pressure valve 410 open sleeve 444, the closing element 480,
- a punch-like closing device 490 are introduced into a (fourth) space 418 in the pressure valve sleeve 444 and further pushed in the positive z-direction in the second pressure valve insert 460 until the radial projection 481 of the Verschauselements 480 in the circumferential groove 464 of engages second pressure valve insert 460 and optionally the top (in the positive z-direction) of the closing element 480 on the contact surface 465 of the second pressure valve insert 460 abuts (strikes).
- the membrane 461 moves in the positive z-direction until it rests, for example by the contact element 462 at a portion of the sealing plate 475.
- the pressure valve 410 is activated and there is a balance of power between the pressure PBS in the filling 440, the pressure PDS in the pressure chamber 406 and the clamping elements 463, 473rd
- the pressure PDS in the pressure chamber acts on the contact surface of the sealing plate 475 in the negative z-direction. Likewise, one of the clamping element 473 acts on the
- the pressure PBS acts in the filling space on the engagement surface of the diaphragm 461 in the negative z-direction, wherein the diaphragm 461 is coupled to the sealing plate 475.
- a small, actually negligible force also results from the pressure PBS in the filling chamber 440 in the positive z-direction, acting on the sealing plate 475, and low due to the small or negligible attack surface pressure PBS on the sealing plate 475th
- the clamping element 463 exerts a force in the positive z-direction on the membrane 461, which is forwarded to the sealing plate 475 because of the coupling between the membrane 461 and the sealing plate 475.
- a volume is taken from the filling space 440, for example a pin of beer by a consumer, the pressure PBS in the filling space 440 drops, as a result of which the forces involved are changed and the balance of forces described is abandoned.
- the clamping force of the clamping element 463 can provide different control pressures.
- Figures 12a, 12b, 12c illustrate a way to connect a mechanically stable sleeve 444 with a container bottom 402 and a
- Container bottom 405 welded at 405s, which is represented by the two mutually facing arrows S and S '.
- the sleeve 444 can be guided or plugged through an opening in the container bottom 402 and through an opening in the pressure chamber bottom 405, so that a projection 442a of the pressure valve sleeve 444 rests against the top of the container bottom.
- the opposite end of the sleeve 444 protrudes from the opening in the pressure chamber bottom 406 and is located on an axial projection 405 b of
- Pressure chamber bottom 405 directed radially.
- the sealing connection of the sleeve 444 with the pressure chamber bottom 405 can be produced via a fold 444f, in particular as a double fold, which can be seen in the enlarged illustrations of the relevant section of FIGS. 12b and 12c.
- the force F and F 'to form the fold are shown.
- a sealing element 443b is arranged between the sleeve 444 and the pressure chamber bottom 405.
- a bias can improve the tightness of the connection.
- the fold 444f is done in one example as follows. A in the negative z-direction over the projection 405 b 'of the pressure chamber floor 405' protruding portion of
- Pressure valve sleeve 444 is bent in the positive r-direction over the projection 405b ', on the entire circumference, so that a projection 442b of the pressure valve sleeve 444 is formed. Subsequently, the bent-over projection 442b is further bent or folded around the projection 405b '(on the entire circumference) so that the end of the projection 443b is aligned in the positive z-direction. Subsequently, the portion of the sleeve 444 which is bent around the projection 405b 'of the pressure space bottom 405', is pressed by a force application in the positive and / or negative r-direction.
- Hollow tray can be used, even if they are covered by methods.
- the disclosed inflation chambers and pressure chambers may be used in any of the disclosed containers, container trays, or modular systems for producing a container bottom, even if encompassed by methods.
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