WO2018172581A1 - Improved infuser for alcoholic beverages - Google Patents
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- the purpose of the present invention application is to register an improved infuser for alcoholic beverages, which incorporates notable innovations and advantages over the techniques used so far.
- the invention proposes the development of an improved infuser for alcoholic beverages, which by its particular arrangement allows, in addition to graduating according to the user's preferences the adequate mixture of alcohol and water in the resulting beverage, the adequate cooling of the ingredients of said mixture and / or the resulting mixture, as well as an adequate dosage of the liquid in its insertion into a capsule.
- the present invention contributes to solve and solve the present problem, since it allows, in addition to graduating according to the user's preferences the adequate mixture of alcohol and water in the resulting beverage, the adequate cooling of the ingredients of said mixture and / or of the mixture resulting, as well as an adequate dosage of the liquid in its insertion in a capsule.
- the present invention has been developed in order to provide an improved infuser for alcoholic beverages, comprising an ethyl alcohol reservoir and a water source that are hydraulically connected with a volumetric mixing chamber, a capsule holder downstream of the volumetric chamber for placement of single-dose capsules of essences, and means for driving alcohol and water from the alcohol tank and the water source respectively, and which is linked to a cooling system enabled for the cooling of the alcohol from the alcohol tank , and / or of the water coming from the water source, and / or the mixture both coming from the volumetric chamber, which is essentially characterized by the fact that it incorporates a flow measuring means in the alcohol, water pipes, and of the mixture of both, said flow meter comprising a first electrode and a second electrode arranged each other continuation of the other in the direction of the movement of the intervening liquid medium, the first electrode being connected to an alternating current generator and the second electrode connected to a voltage comparator, and at the same time the alternating current generator and the voltage comparator linked to a microprocessor.
- the refrigeration system is a refrigerator.
- the perfect infuser for alcoholic beverages is totally or partially inserted inside the refrigerator.
- the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages also incorporates a third tank with the same hydraulic connections as the ethyl alcohol tank and the water source, the cooling system being enabled for cooling the liquid medium from the third tank, and / or of the alcohol coming from the alcohol tank, and / or the water coming from the water source, and / or the mixture of them coming from the volumetric chamber.
- the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages also incorporates the flow measuring medium in the conduit from the third tank.
- the adequate mixture of alcohol and water in the resulting beverage is achieved, the adequate cooling of the ingredients of said mixture and / or the resulting mixture, as well as a dosage adequate liquid in its insertion in a capsule.
- Figure 1 It is a schematic view of a representation of the current state of the art.
- Figures 2, 3 and 4.- They are schematic views of preferred embodiments of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention.
- Figure 5. It is a schematic and perspective view of a possibility of installation and operation of a preferred embodiment of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention.
- Figure 6. It is a schematic and perspective view of another possibility of installation and operation of a preferred embodiment of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention in a refrigerator.
- Figure 7. It is a schematic view of a possibility of installation and operation of a preferred embodiment of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention with a flow measuring means.
- Figure 8. It is a schematic view of the flow meter means in a preferred embodiment of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention.
- Figure 9. It is a schematic view of another preferred embodiment of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
- the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages comprises a tank of ethyl alcohol 1 and a water source 2 that are hydraulically connected to a volumetric mixing chamber 3, driving means 4 of the alcohol and water from the alcohol reservoir 1 and the water source 2 respectively, and a capsule holder 5 downstream of the volumetric chamber 3 for placing single dose capsules of essences .
- the water source 2 comprises a water tank. In your case, several water tanks may be available if you wish to apply different types of water. In other preferred embodiments not shown in the drawings, the water source 2 may be an outlet for the supply of water from the public drinking water network.
- the volumetric chamber 3 is enabled to make an adequate mixture of the alcohol from the alcohol tank 1 with the water from the water source 2, and is adjustable according to the user's preferences.
- the cooling system 6 is arranged and enabled for cooling either of the alcohol from the alcohol reservoir 1, or of the water from the water source 2, or of the mixture both coming from the volumetric mixing chamber 3, as shown schematically and respectively in figures 2, 3 and 4, and is manipulable by the user.
- the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention incorporates an independent module 6 'containing the cooling system 6.
- An example of a functional installation of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention is shown in Figure 5, in which the module 6 'containing the cooling system 6 is arranged and enabled for cooling the water from the source of water 2.
- the alcohol and the water respectively are transferred to the volumetric chamber 3, which will effect a mixture of both in the proportions established by the user.
- the mixture is extracted from the volumetric chamber 3 to the capsule holder 5, where it is infused in a single dose capsule that can contain a food essence, from which the content is extracted to the final container 7.
- the cooling system 6 is a refrigerator 6 ", and it is the refined infuser for alcoholic beverages of the invention itself which is introduced and installed in the refrigerator itself 6 ", and is manipulable from it by the user, whereby the cooling is carried out simultaneously on the alcohol and water of the alcohol tank 1 and the water source 2 respectively.
- the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the invention incorporates a flow measuring medium 8, arranged and installed in the alcohol, water, and mixture of both pipes, respectively from the alcohol reservoir 1, of the water source 2, and of the volumetric mixing chamber 3, as schematically shown in Figure 7.
- said flow meter 8 comprises a first electrode 9 and a second electrode 10, arranged one after the other in the direction of the movement of the intervening liquid medium.
- the first electrode 9 is connected to an alternating current generator 1 1 (to prevent electrolysis) and low amplitude
- the second electrode 10 is connected to a voltage comparator 12, with fixed and known input threshold voltage, and being at the same time the alternating current generator 1 1 and the voltage comparator 12 linked to a microprocessor 13.
- the signal will be valid and the pulse count in the microprocessor 13 begins.
- the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the invention can also incorporate a third tank 14 with the same hydraulic connections as the ethyl alcohol tank 1 and the water source 2, that is, hydraulically connected to the volumetric mixing chamber 3, to drive means 4, and to a capsule holder 5 downstream of the volumetric chamber 3 for placing single-dose capsules of essences.
- the cooling system 6 is enabled for cooling the liquid medium from the third tank 14, and / or the alcohol from the alcohol tank 1, and / or the water from the water source 2, and / or of the mixture thereof coming from the volumetric chamber 3, as for example schematically represented in Figure 9.
- Said third tank 14 is designed to, together with the alcohol tank 1 and the water source 2, provide the third-party liquid infuser, which preferably will be a flavored beverage, such as juices, soda, tonic water, sparkling water, soft drinks, carbonated soft drinks, or drinks based on lemon tea, among others.
- a flavored beverage such as juices, soda, tonic water, sparkling water, soft drinks, carbonated soft drinks, or drinks based on lemon tea, among others.
- the mission of this optional third tank 14, is to enable the perfected infuser of the invention of a third beverage to select its incorporation into the essential mixture (water + alcohol), in order to prepare a combined beverage, that is, alcoholic beverage + flavored beverage .
- the flow meter means 8 is arranged and installed in the conduit from the third tank 14.
- the technical solution described in the present invention it is possible to provide the resulting mixture of already cold beverage, and consequently, to be able to serve it with an optimum temperature according to the preferences of the user.
- the infusor perfected for alcoholic beverages of the present invention even allows its arrangement and installation in a refrigerator, preferably in an area of the same communicated with the exterior facade of the aforementioned appliance, as occurs with the current water and ice dispensers that incorporate conventionally already some models of refrigerators, more specifically those that have a horizontal distribution of refrigerator and freezer (two doors). Furthermore, in its different preferred embodiments, it allows even much more accurate values of alcohol, water, and resulting mixture flow rates to be obtained, in order to establish exact values in the compositions of the different beverages to be obtained.
Abstract
The invention relates to an improved infuser for alcoholic beverages, which comprises an ethyl alcohol reservoir and a water source that are hydraulically connected with a volumetric mixing chamber, a capsule holder downstream from the volumetric chamber for placing single-dose capsules of essences, and means for pumping the alcohol and the water from the alcohol reservoir and the water source, respectively, and which is linked with a refrigeration system suitable for cooling the alcohol coming from the alcohol reservoir and/or the water coming from the water source and/or the mixture of the two coming from the volumetric chamber, which includes a means for measuring the flow of alcohol, water and the mixture of the two in the pipes.
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DESCRIPCIÓN DESCRIPTION
INFUSOR PERFECCIONADO PARA BEBIDAS ALCOHÓLICAS OBJETO DE LA INVENCIÓN PERFECTED INFUSOR FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
La presente solicitud de invención tiene por objeto el registro de un infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, que incorpora notables innovaciones y ventajas frente a las técnicas utilizadas hasta el momento. The purpose of the present invention application is to register an improved infuser for alcoholic beverages, which incorporates notable innovations and advantages over the techniques used so far.
Más concretamente, la invención propone el desarrollo de un infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, que por su particular disposición permite, además de graduar según las preferencias del usuario la adecuada mezcla de alcohol y agua en la bebida resultante, el enfriamiento adecuado de los ingredientes de dicha mezcla y/o de la mezcla resultante, así como una dosificación adecuada del líquido en su inserción en una cápsula. More specifically, the invention proposes the development of an improved infuser for alcoholic beverages, which by its particular arrangement allows, in addition to graduating according to the user's preferences the adequate mixture of alcohol and water in the resulting beverage, the adequate cooling of the ingredients of said mixture and / or the resulting mixture, as well as an adequate dosage of the liquid in its insertion into a capsule.
ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓN BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Son conocidas en el actual estado de la técnica diferentes mecanismos y máquinas de inserción de bebidas alcohólicas, así como de su adecuada mezcla y dosificación, en por ejemplo unas cápsulas habilitadas para su posterior ingestión. Different mechanisms and machines for inserting alcoholic beverages, as well as their proper mixing and dosing, are known in the present state of the art, for example, capsules enabled for subsequent ingestion.
En tal sentido, los documentos P201530209, DE102012101 157 y US2001048958A1 , divulgan diferentes disposiciones técnicas en tal sentido. In this regard, documents P201530209, DE102012101 157 and US2001048958A1 disclose different technical provisions in that regard.
A pesar de sus buenas prestaciones, las soluciones técnicas divulgadas en dichos documentos y conocidas en el estado de la técnica no contemplan aportar unas adecuadas propiedades térmicas en las bebidas resultantes dosificadas, así como son susceptibles de mejoras en la dosificación de la precisa cantidad de bebida necesaria. Despite their good performance, the technical solutions disclosed in said documents and known in the state of the art do not contemplate providing adequate thermal properties in the resulting dosed beverages, as well as being susceptible to improvements in the dosage of the precise amount of beverage necessary.
La presente invención contribuye a solucionar y solventar la presente problemática, pues permite, además de graduar según las preferencias del usuario la adecuada mezcla de alcohol y agua en la bebida resultante, el enfriamiento adecuado de los ingredientes de dicha mezcla y/o de la mezcla resultante, así como una dosificación adecuada del líquido en su inserción en una cápsula.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓN The present invention contributes to solve and solve the present problem, since it allows, in addition to graduating according to the user's preferences the adequate mixture of alcohol and water in the resulting beverage, the adequate cooling of the ingredients of said mixture and / or of the mixture resulting, as well as an adequate dosage of the liquid in its insertion in a capsule. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
La presente invención se ha desarrollado con el fin de proporcionar un infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, que comprende un depósito de alcohol etílico y una fuente de agua que están conectados hidráulicamente con una cámara volumétrica de mezcla, un portacápsulas aguas abajo de la cámara volumétrica para colocación de cápsulas monodosis de esencias, y unos medios de impulsión del alcohol y del agua procedentes del depósito de alcohol y de la fuente de agua respectivamente, y que está vinculado a un sistema de refrigeración habilitado para el enfriamiento del alcohol procedente del depósito de alcohol, y/o del agua procedente de la fuente de agua, y/o de la mezcla ambos procedente de la cámara volumétrica, que se caracteriza esencialmente por el hecho de que incorpora un medio medidor de flujo en las conducciones de alcohol, de agua, y de la mezcla de ambos, comprendiendo dicho medidor de flujo un primer electrodo y un segundo electrodo dispuestos uno a continuación del otro en el sentido del movimiento del medio líquido interviniente, estando el primer electrodo conectado a un generador de corriente alterna y el segundo electrodo conectado a un comparador de tensión, y estando al mismo tiempo el generador de corriente alterna y el comparador de tensión vinculados a un microprocesador. Alternativamente, el infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, incorpora un módulo que contiene el sistema de refrigeración. The present invention has been developed in order to provide an improved infuser for alcoholic beverages, comprising an ethyl alcohol reservoir and a water source that are hydraulically connected with a volumetric mixing chamber, a capsule holder downstream of the volumetric chamber for placement of single-dose capsules of essences, and means for driving alcohol and water from the alcohol tank and the water source respectively, and which is linked to a cooling system enabled for the cooling of the alcohol from the alcohol tank , and / or of the water coming from the water source, and / or the mixture both coming from the volumetric chamber, which is essentially characterized by the fact that it incorporates a flow measuring means in the alcohol, water pipes, and of the mixture of both, said flow meter comprising a first electrode and a second electrode arranged each other continuation of the other in the direction of the movement of the intervening liquid medium, the first electrode being connected to an alternating current generator and the second electrode connected to a voltage comparator, and at the same time the alternating current generator and the voltage comparator linked to a microprocessor. Alternatively, the perfect infuser for alcoholic beverages incorporates a module that contains the cooling system.
Alternativamente, en el infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, el sistema de refrigeración es un frigorífico. Alternatively, in the infuser perfected for alcoholic beverages, the refrigeration system is a refrigerator.
Preferentemente, el infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, está introducido total o parcialmente en el interior del frigorífico. Preferably, the perfect infuser for alcoholic beverages is totally or partially inserted inside the refrigerator.
Alternativamente, el infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, incorpora además un tercer depósito con las mismas conexiones hidráulicas que el depósito de alcohol etílico y la fuente de agua, estando el sistema de refrigeración habilitado para el enfriamiento del medio líquido procedente del tercer depósito, y/o del alcohol procedente del depósito de alcohol, y/o del agua procedente de la fuente de agua, y/o de la mezcla de ellos procedente de la cámara volumétrica.
Adicionalmente, el infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, incorpora también el medio medidor de flujo en la conducción procedente del tercer depósito. Alternatively, the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages also incorporates a third tank with the same hydraulic connections as the ethyl alcohol tank and the water source, the cooling system being enabled for cooling the liquid medium from the third tank, and / or of the alcohol coming from the alcohol tank, and / or the water coming from the water source, and / or the mixture of them coming from the volumetric chamber. Additionally, the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages also incorporates the flow measuring medium in the conduit from the third tank.
Gracias a la presente invención, se consigue, además de graduar según las preferencias del usuario la adecuada mezcla de alcohol y agua en la bebida resultante, el enfriamiento adecuado de los ingredientes de dicha mezcla y/o de la mezcla resultante, así como una dosificación adecuada del líquido en su inserción en una cápsula. Thanks to the present invention, in addition to graduating according to the preferences of the user, the adequate mixture of alcohol and water in the resulting beverage is achieved, the adequate cooling of the ingredients of said mixture and / or the resulting mixture, as well as a dosage adequate liquid in its insertion in a capsule.
Otras características y ventajas del infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas resultarán evidentes a partir de la descripción de una realización preferida, pero no exclusiva, que se ilustra a modo de ejemplo no limitativo en los dibujos que se acompañan, en los cuales: Other features and advantages of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages will be apparent from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment, which is illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Figura 1 .- Es una vista esquemática de una representación del actual estado de la técnica. Figuras 2, 3 y 4.- Son unas vistas esquemáticas de unas modalidades de realización preferidas del infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la presente invención. Figure 1 .- It is a schematic view of a representation of the current state of the art. Figures 2, 3 and 4.- They are schematic views of preferred embodiments of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention.
Figura 5.- Es una vista esquemática y en perspectiva de una posibilidad de instalación y funcionamiento de una modalidad de realización preferida del infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la presente invención. Figure 5.- It is a schematic and perspective view of a possibility of installation and operation of a preferred embodiment of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention.
Figura 6.- Es una vista esquemática y en perspectiva de otra posibilidad de instalación y funcionamiento de una modalidad de realización preferida del infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la presente invención en un frigorífico. Figure 6.- It is a schematic and perspective view of another possibility of installation and operation of a preferred embodiment of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention in a refrigerator.
Figura 7.- Es una vista esquemática de una posibilidad de instalación y funcionamiento de una modalidad de realización preferida del infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la presente invención con un medio de medición de flujo. Figure 7.- It is a schematic view of a possibility of installation and operation of a preferred embodiment of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention with a flow measuring means.
Figura 8.- Es una vista esquemática del medio medidor de flujo en una modalidad de realización preferida del infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la presente invención. Figure 8.- It is a schematic view of the flow meter means in a preferred embodiment of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention.
Figura 9.- Es una vista esquemática de otra modalidad de realización preferida del infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la presente invención.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE UNA REALIZACIÓN PREFERENTE Figure 9.- It is a schematic view of another preferred embodiment of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Tal y como se muestra esquemáticamente en la figura 1 , y tal y como ya es conocido en el estado de la técnica, el infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, comprende un depósito de alcohol 1 etílico y una fuente de agua 2 que están conectados hidráulicamente con una cámara volumétrica 3 de mezcla, unos medios de impulsión 4 del alcohol y del agua procedentes del depósito de alcohol 1 y de la fuente de agua 2 respectivamente, y un portacápsulas 5 aguas abajo de la cámara volumétrica 3 para colocación de cápsulas monodosis de esencias. As shown schematically in Figure 1, and as is already known in the state of the art, the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages comprises a tank of ethyl alcohol 1 and a water source 2 that are hydraulically connected to a volumetric mixing chamber 3, driving means 4 of the alcohol and water from the alcohol reservoir 1 and the water source 2 respectively, and a capsule holder 5 downstream of the volumetric chamber 3 for placing single dose capsules of essences .
En esta modalidad de realización preferida, la fuente de agua 2 comprende un depósito de agua. En su caso se podrá disponer varios depósitos de agua si se desea poder aplicar diferentes tipos de aguas. En otras modalidades de realización preferidas no representadas en los dibujos, la fuente de agua 2 puede ser una toma para el suministro de agua desde la red pública de agua potable. In this preferred embodiment, the water source 2 comprises a water tank. In your case, several water tanks may be available if you wish to apply different types of water. In other preferred embodiments not shown in the drawings, the water source 2 may be an outlet for the supply of water from the public drinking water network.
La cámara volumétrica 3 está habilitada para efectuar una adecuada mezcla del alcohol procedente del depósito de alcohol 1 con el agua procedente de la fuente de agua 2, y es regulable según las preferencias del usuario. The volumetric chamber 3 is enabled to make an adequate mixture of the alcohol from the alcohol tank 1 with the water from the water source 2, and is adjustable according to the user's preferences.
Ya de acuerdo con la propia invención, y como se representa esquemáticamente en las figuras 2, 3 y 4, el infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la presente invención está vinculado a un sistema de refrigeración 6. Already in accordance with the invention itself, and as schematically represented in Figures 2, 3 and 4, the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention is linked to a refrigeration system 6.
El sistema de refrigeración 6 está dispuesto y habilitado para el enfriamiento o bien del alcohol procedente del depósito de alcohol 1 , o bien del agua procedente de la fuente de agua 2, o bien de la mezcla ambos procedente de la cámara volumétrica 3 de mezcla, tal y como se representa esquemática y respectivamente en las figuras 2, 3 y 4, y es manipulable por el usuario. The cooling system 6 is arranged and enabled for cooling either of the alcohol from the alcohol reservoir 1, or of the water from the water source 2, or of the mixture both coming from the volumetric mixing chamber 3, as shown schematically and respectively in figures 2, 3 and 4, and is manipulable by the user.
En diferentes modalidades de realización preferidas, el infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la presente invención incorpora un módulo 6' independiente que contiene el sistema de refrigeración 6.
En la figura 5 se representa un ejemplo de una instalación funcional del infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la presente invención, en que el módulo 6' que contiene al sistema de refrigeración 6 está dispuesto y habilitado para el enfriamiento del agua procedente de la fuente de agua 2. In different preferred embodiments, the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention incorporates an independent module 6 'containing the cooling system 6. An example of a functional installation of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the present invention is shown in Figure 5, in which the module 6 'containing the cooling system 6 is arranged and enabled for cooling the water from the source of water 2.
Desde el depósito de alcohol 1 y la fuente de agua 2, mediante los medios de impulsión 4, por ejemplo unas bombas, el alcohol y el agua respectivamente se transvasan a la cámara volumétrica 3, que efectuará una mezcla de ambos en las proporciones establecidas por el usuario. From the alcohol reservoir 1 and the water source 2, by means of the driving means 4, for example pumps, the alcohol and the water respectively are transferred to the volumetric chamber 3, which will effect a mixture of both in the proportions established by the user.
Obtenida la mezcla en la cámara volumétrica 3, se extrae la mezcla desde la cámara volumétrica 3 hasta el portacapsulas 5, donde se infunde en una cápsula monodosis que puede contener una esencia alimentaria, desde la cual se extrae el contenido al recipiente final 7. Once the mixture is obtained in the volumetric chamber 3, the mixture is extracted from the volumetric chamber 3 to the capsule holder 5, where it is infused in a single dose capsule that can contain a food essence, from which the content is extracted to the final container 7.
En otra modalidad de realización preferida representada esquemáticamente en la figura 6 del infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la invención, el sistema de refrigeración 6 es un frigorífico 6", y es el propio el infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la invención el que está introducido e instalado en el propio frigorífico 6", y es manipulable desde éste por parte del usuario, por lo cual el enfriamiento se realiza simultáneamente sobre el alcohol y el agua del depósito de alcohol 1 y la fuente de agua 2 respectivamente. En otras diferentes modalidades de realización preferidas, el infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la invención incorpora un medio medidor 8 de flujo, dispuesto e instalado en las conducciones de alcohol, de agua, y de la mezcla de ambos, procedentes respectivamente del depósito de alcohol 1 , de la fuente de agua 2, y de la cámara volumétrica 3 de mezcla, tal y como se representa esquemáticamente en la figura 7. In another preferred embodiment schematically represented in Figure 6 of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the invention, the cooling system 6 is a refrigerator 6 ", and it is the refined infuser for alcoholic beverages of the invention itself which is introduced and installed in the refrigerator itself 6 ", and is manipulable from it by the user, whereby the cooling is carried out simultaneously on the alcohol and water of the alcohol tank 1 and the water source 2 respectively. In other different preferred embodiments, the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the invention incorporates a flow measuring medium 8, arranged and installed in the alcohol, water, and mixture of both pipes, respectively from the alcohol reservoir 1, of the water source 2, and of the volumetric mixing chamber 3, as schematically shown in Figure 7.
Tal y como se aprecia esquemáticamente en la figura 8, dicho medidor 8 de flujo comprende un primer electrodo 9 y un segundo electrodo 10, dispuestos uno a continuación del otro en el sentido del movimiento del medio líquido interviniente.
El primer electrodo 9 está conectado a un generador de corriente 1 1 alterna (para prevenir la electrólisis) y baja amplitud, y el segundo electrodo 10 está conectado a un comparador de tensión 12, con tensión de umbral de entrada fija y conocida, y estando al mismo tiempo el generador de corriente 1 1 alterna y el comparador de tensión 12 vinculados a un microprocesador 13. As can be seen schematically in Figure 8, said flow meter 8 comprises a first electrode 9 and a second electrode 10, arranged one after the other in the direction of the movement of the intervening liquid medium. The first electrode 9 is connected to an alternating current generator 1 1 (to prevent electrolysis) and low amplitude, and the second electrode 10 is connected to a voltage comparator 12, with fixed and known input threshold voltage, and being at the same time the alternating current generator 1 1 and the voltage comparator 12 linked to a microprocessor 13.
En el estado inicial, es decir en ausencia de líquido y solo aire en su interior, la alta impedancia existente entre el primer electrodo 9 y el segundo electrodo 10 es infinita, por lo que el circuito eléctrico permanecerá abierto. In the initial state, that is, in the absence of liquid and only air inside, the high impedance between the first electrode 9 and the second electrode 10 is infinite, so that the electrical circuit will remain open.
Cuando el medio líquido (alcohol, agua o la mezcla de ambos) circula por su interior conforme se muestra con las flechas de la figura 8, se cerrará el circuito eléctrico entre el primer electrodo 9 y el segundo electrodo 10, apareciendo la señal de corriente alterna procedente del primer electrodo 9 en el segundo electrodo 10. When the liquid medium (alcohol, water or the mixture of both) circulates inside it as shown by the arrows in Figure 8, the electrical circuit between the first electrode 9 and the second electrode 10 will close, the current signal appearing alternates from the first electrode 9 in the second electrode 10.
Si la amplitud de la señal en el segundo electrodo 10 es mayor que la tensión de umbral del comparador de tensión 12, la señal será válida y se inicia el cuenteo de pulsos en el microprocesador 13. If the amplitude of the signal at the second electrode 10 is greater than the threshold voltage of the voltage comparator 12, the signal will be valid and the pulse count in the microprocessor 13 begins.
Cada vez que circule una burbuja de aire de tamaño suficientemente grande como ocupar el volumen entre el primer electrodo 9 y el segundo electrodo 10, el circuito eléctrico se interrumpirá, y de esta forma, se puede detectar el paso de líquido/aire con la finalidad de obtener y después de contar un número determinado de pulsos, una dosis de 25 mi, por ejemplo. Each time an air bubble of sufficiently large size circulates as occupying the volume between the first electrode 9 and the second electrode 10, the electrical circuit will be interrupted, and in this way, the passage of liquid / air can be detected for the purpose to obtain and after counting a certain number of pulses, a dose of 25 ml, for example.
Al final de este proceso es preciso vaciar el medidor 8 de flujo para que vuelva al estado inicial mediante una pequeña bomba de aire. Todas las funciones son controladas por el microprocesador 13. En otra modalidad de realización preferida representada en la figura 9, el infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la invención puede incorporar además un tercer depósito 14 con las mismas conexiones hidráulicas que el depósito de alcohol 1 etílico y la fuente de agua 2, es decir, conectado hidráulicamente a la cámara volumétrica 3 de mezcla, a unos medios de impulsión 4, y a un portacápsulas 5 aguas abajo de la cámara volumétrica 3 para colocación de cápsulas monodosis de esencias.
Del mismo modo, el sistema de refrigeración 6 está habilitado para el enfriamiento del medio líquido procedente del tercer depósito 14, y/o del alcohol procedente del depósito de alcohol 1 , y/o del agua procedente de la fuente de agua 2, y/o de la mezcla de ellos procedente de la cámara volumétrica 3, como por ejemplo se representa esquemáticamente en la figura 9. At the end of this process it is necessary to empty the flow meter 8 so that it returns to the initial state by means of a small air pump. All functions are controlled by the microprocessor 13. In another preferred embodiment shown in Figure 9, the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the invention can also incorporate a third tank 14 with the same hydraulic connections as the ethyl alcohol tank 1 and the water source 2, that is, hydraulically connected to the volumetric mixing chamber 3, to drive means 4, and to a capsule holder 5 downstream of the volumetric chamber 3 for placing single-dose capsules of essences. Similarly, the cooling system 6 is enabled for cooling the liquid medium from the third tank 14, and / or the alcohol from the alcohol tank 1, and / or the water from the water source 2, and / or of the mixture thereof coming from the volumetric chamber 3, as for example schematically represented in Figure 9.
Dicho tercer depósito 14 está concebido para, junto con el depósito de alcohol 1 y la fuente de agua 2, proporcionar al infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la invención un tercer líquido, que preferentemente será una bebida saborizada, como por ejemplo zumos, gaseosa, agua tónica, agua con gas, refrescos sin gas, refrescos con gas, o bebidas a base de té al limón, entre otras. Said third tank 14 is designed to, together with the alcohol tank 1 and the water source 2, provide the third-party liquid infuser, which preferably will be a flavored beverage, such as juices, soda, tonic water, sparkling water, soft drinks, carbonated soft drinks, or drinks based on lemon tea, among others.
La misión de este tercer depósito 14 opcional, es posibilitar al infusor perfeccionado de la invención de una tercera bebida a seleccionar su incorporación a la mezcla (agua+alcohol) esencial, para así preparar una bebida combinada, es decir, bebida alcohólica+bebida saborizada. The mission of this optional third tank 14, is to enable the perfected infuser of the invention of a third beverage to select its incorporation into the essential mixture (water + alcohol), in order to prepare a combined beverage, that is, alcoholic beverage + flavored beverage .
Con ello, las posibilidades de obtener combinados al instante se multiplican con esta incorporación. Por ello, podrían obtenerse combinados de por ejemplo whisky con soda, o ginebra con agua tónica, que son muy muy típicos a nivel internacional. With this, the chances of getting combined instantly multiply with this addition. Therefore, they could be obtained in combination with, for example, whiskey with soda, or gin and tonic water, which are very typical internationally.
También en esta modalidad de realización preferida representada en la figura 9, el medio medidor 8 de flujo está dispuesto e instalado en la conducción procedente del tercer depósito 14. Also in this preferred embodiment represented in Figure 9, the flow meter means 8 is arranged and installed in the conduit from the third tank 14.
Gracias a la solución técnica descrita en la presente invención, es posible proporcionar la mezcla resultante de bebida ya fría, y en consecuencia, poder servirla con una temperatura óptima según las preferencias del usuario. El infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la presente invención, permite incluso su disposición e instalación en un frigorífico, preferentemente en una zona del mismo comunicada con la fachada exterior del precitado electrodoméstico, tal y como ocurre con los actuales dispensadores de agua y hielo que incorporan convencionalmente ya algunos modelos de frigoríficos, más concretamente aquellos que poseen una distribución horizontal de nevera y congelador (dos puertas).
Además, en sus diferentes realizaciones preferidas, permite incluso obtener unos valores mucho más exactos de caudales de alcohol, de agua, y de mezcla resultante, con el fin de establecer unos valores exactos en las composiciones de las diferentes bebidas que se deberán obtener. Thanks to the technical solution described in the present invention, it is possible to provide the resulting mixture of already cold beverage, and consequently, to be able to serve it with an optimum temperature according to the preferences of the user. The infusor perfected for alcoholic beverages of the present invention, even allows its arrangement and installation in a refrigerator, preferably in an area of the same communicated with the exterior facade of the aforementioned appliance, as occurs with the current water and ice dispensers that incorporate conventionally already some models of refrigerators, more specifically those that have a horizontal distribution of refrigerator and freezer (two doors). Furthermore, in its different preferred embodiments, it allows even much more accurate values of alcohol, water, and resulting mixture flow rates to be obtained, in order to establish exact values in the compositions of the different beverages to be obtained.
Los detalles, las formas, las dimensiones y demás elementos accesorios, así como los materiales empleados en la fabricación del infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas de la invención, podrán ser convenientemente sustituidos por otros que sean técnicamente equivalentes y no se aparten de la esencialidad de la invención ni del ámbito definido por las reivindicaciones que se incluyen a continuación.
The details, shapes, dimensions and other accessory elements, as well as the materials used in the manufacture of the improved infuser for alcoholic beverages of the invention, may be conveniently substituted by others that are technically equivalent and do not depart from the essentiality of the invention or the scope defined by the claims included below.
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1 . Infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, que comprende un depósito de alcohol (1 ) etílico y una fuente de agua (2) que están conectados hidráulicamente con una cámara volumétrica (3) de mezcla, un portacápsulas (5) aguas abajo de la cámara volumétrica (3) para colocación de cápsulas monodosis de esencias, y unos medios de impulsión (4) del alcohol y del agua procedentes del depósito de alcohol (1 ) y de la fuente de agua (2) respectivamente, y que está vinculado a un sistema de refrigeración (6) habilitado para el enfriamiento del alcohol procedente del depósito de alcohol (1 ), y/o del agua procedente de la fuente de agua (2), y/o de la mezcla ambos procedente de la cámara volumétrica (3), caracterizado por el hecho de que incorpora un medio (8) medidor de flujo en las conducciones de alcohol, de agua, y de la mezcla de ambos, comprendiendo dicho medidor (8) de flujo un primer electrodo (9) y un segundo electrodo (10) dispuestos uno a continuación del otro en el sentido del movimiento del medio líquido interviniente, estando el primer electrodo (9) conectado a un generador de corriente (1 1 ) alterna y el segundo electrodo (10) conectado a un comparador de tensión (12), y estando al mismo tiempo el generador de corriente (1 1 ) alterna y el comparador de tensión (12) vinculados a un microprocesador (13). one . Improved infuser for alcoholic beverages, comprising a tank of ethyl alcohol (1) and a water source (2) that are hydraulically connected with a volumetric mixing chamber (3), a capsule holder (5) downstream of the volumetric chamber ( 3) for placing single-dose capsules of essences, and a means of impulse (4) of alcohol and water from the alcohol reservoir (1) and the water source (2) respectively, and which is linked to a system of refrigeration (6) enabled for the cooling of alcohol from the alcohol tank (1), and / or water from the water source (2), and / or the mixture both from the volumetric chamber (3), characterized in that it incorporates a means (8) of flow meter in the conduits of alcohol, of water, and of the mixture of both, said flow meter (8) comprising a first electrode (9) and a second electrode ( 10) arranged one after the other in the direction of the movement of the intervening liquid medium, the first electrode (9) being connected to an alternating current generator (1 1) and the second electrode (10) connected to a voltage comparator (12), and at the same time the alternating current generator (1 1) and the voltage comparator (12) linked to a microprocessor (13).
2. Infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, según la reivindicación 1 , caracterizado por el hecho de que incorpora un módulo (6') que contiene el sistema de refrigeración (6). 2. Improved infuser for alcoholic beverages, according to claim 1, characterized in that it incorporates a module (6 ') containing the cooling system (6).
3. Infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, según la reivindicación 1 , caracterizado por el hecho de que el sistema de refrigeración (6) es un frigorífico (6"). 3. Improved infuser for alcoholic beverages according to claim 1, characterized in that the refrigeration system (6) is a refrigerator (6 ").
4. Infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, según la reivindicación 3, caracterizado por el hecho de que está introducido total o parcialmente en el interior del frigorífico (6"). 4. Improved infuser for alcoholic beverages, according to claim 3, characterized in that it is fully or partially inserted inside the refrigerator (6 ").
5. Infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, según la reivindicación 1 , caracterizado por el hecho de que incorpora además un tercer depósito (14) con las mismas conexiones hidráulicas que el depósito de alcohol (1 ) etílico y la fuente de agua (2), estando el sistema de refrigeración (6) habilitado para el enfriamiento del medio líquido procedente del tercer depósito (14), y/o del alcohol procedente del depósito de alcohol
(1 ), y/o del agua procedente de la fuente de agua (2), y/o de la mezcla de ellos procedente de la cámara volumétrica (3). 5. Improved infuser for alcoholic beverages, according to claim 1, characterized in that it also incorporates a third tank (14) with the same hydraulic connections as the tank of ethyl alcohol (1) and the water source (2), the cooling system (6) being enabled for cooling the liquid medium from the third tank (14), and / or the alcohol from the alcohol tank (1), and / or of the water coming from the water source (2), and / or the mixture thereof coming from the volumetric chamber (3).
Infusor perfeccionado para bebidas alcohólicas, según la reivindicación 5, caracterizado por el hecho de que incorpora también el medio medidor (8) de flujo en la conducción procedente del tercer depósito (14).
Enhanced infuser for alcoholic beverages, according to claim 5, characterized in that it also incorporates the flow measuring means (8) in the conduit from the third tank (14).
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