WO2021043377A1 - Zapfhahn und behälter oder bierfass mit einem zapfhahn - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D3/00—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
- B67D3/04—Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of casks, e.g. for beer
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D3/00—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
- B67D3/04—Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of casks, e.g. for beer
- B67D3/047—Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of casks, e.g. for beer with a closing element having a rotational movement
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- the tap comprises a sleeve, a piston that can at least partially be withdrawn from the sleeve, an outlet head adjoining the piston, preferably pivotable to the longitudinal axis of the piston, with an outlet and an actuating element preferably connected to or downstream of the outlet, the actuating element for pulling out the piston from the sleeve and thereby to activate the tap and to pivot the outlet head and thereby to open a flow path extending at least partially through the sleeve and the piston up to the outlet and thereby to the spigot.
- the invention also relates to a container, in particular a 5L party beer keg, which is equipped with a tap according to the invention.
- the present invention is therefore based on the object of designing and developing a tap of the generic type in such a way that the design of the actuating member almost inevitably dictates the functionality.
- the tap should be able to be brought into its working position easily and easily recognizable from the start. Subsequent operation, in particular tapping, should be possible without extensive explanations and with an unmistakable function.
- the tap should be similar to conventional taps on large beer kegs.
- the tap should differ from competitive products, in particular also according to WO 2010/069340 A1, in terms of structure and functionality.
- the actuating element has a handle by means of which the tap can be brought into its working position.
- the handle is used to pull the piston out of the sleeve until the working position of the piston is reached.
- An operating lever is connected to the handle. This operating lever is used to pivot the outlet head as soon as it is completely pulled out of the sleeve. Pivoting or tilting the outlet head is used to dispense, as is already known per se from WO 2010/069340 A1.
- the functionality of the actuator is extremely simple, namely to the effect that the piston is pulled out of the sleeve into the working position of the tap with the handle and that the actuating lever is tapped.
- the simplest construction results in simple operability.
- the handle comprises a preferably ring-like or partially ring-like tab for bending out of the plane of the handle, so that the actuating member for pulling out the piston can be easily grasped.
- the tab can have fine webs in the sense of predetermined breaking points opposite the main body of the handle, so that the webs are broken when the tab is bent out. This creates a kind of freshness seal, it can be recognized in any case whether the tap or its piston has already been operated or activated.
- the handle can preferably have shoulders with depressions that protrude from the main body on both sides and are used to grip behind the actuating mechanism. This creates a particularly stable configuration of the actuating member or the handle, so that the piston can be easily pulled out of the sleeve into the working position with two fingers that grip behind the handle. For better positioning of the fingers, the shoulders can be equipped with depressions, which again encourages the operator to reach behind.
- the actuating lever a further component of the actuating member, advantageously has a very special positioning or orientation, namely directed upwards in the zero position.
- the operating lever shows in the rotational position of the discharge head closing the flow path, that is, in the closed position of the discharge head, upwards, which is indicated by the aforementioned zero position.
- the actuating lever can be pivoted forwards or downwards, namely towards the pin. The dispensing process can thus be carried out by pivoting the actuating lever, similar to that in conventional taps.
- the pin is ended again in that the actuating lever is brought into the upward position.
- the actuating lever can have an approximately round or flattened cross section. With a flattened cross-section, the operating lever can be easily operated with two fingers, similar to a joystick.
- the outlet head is made in one piece, preferably as a one-piece injection-molded part. It is also conceivable that individual parts of the outlet head are locked into one another or with one another.
- the piston is equipped with a marking that is just visible in the pulled-out working position of the piston opposite the free end of the sleeve, i.e. when the outlet head is pulled out, and thereby or thereby indicates the complete activation of the tap.
- the marking can be a groove or notch in the surface of the piston.
- the marking can also be carried out in color. In any case, it is essential that the user recognizes a marking indicating the working position of the piston, so that he does not try to pull the piston out further and thereby pull the entire tap out of the container, which does not appear to be excluded due to the internal pressure in the container .
- the sleeve is equipped at its free end in an advantageous manner with a flange, a shoulder or the like, which is used as a stop in the sealing A plug the sleeve through an opening formed in the container.
- the sleeve is pushed through the opening completely into the container, for example into the party beer keg, or inserted until the flange comes to rest on the outer wall, preferably within a recessed insertion area.
- sealing means act between the sleeve or the shoulder of the sleeve and the opening or wall of the container.
- the sleeve or the flange of the sleeve is designed asymmetrically.
- the asymmetrical flange fits into a complementarily designed receptacle in the insertion area of the container, whereby a rotation lock is created when the sleeve is inserted into the container. Unintentional twisting of the sleeve, which could possibly result in leaks, is thus effectively avoided.
- a freshness seal can be assigned to the free end of the sleeve, preferably the flange, which comprises a mechanical connection between the sleeve and the actuating member in the inserted state.
- the operative connection is equipped with at least one predetermined breaking point, so that when the piston is pulled out into its working position, the operative connection is noticeably destroyed. Since this operative connection cannot be restored if the piston is pushed into the sleeve, an effective freshness seal is created here with simple means.
- FIGS. 1a and 1b show schematic views of the beer keg from FIGS. 1a and 1b, the sleeve of the tap being inserted into the beer keg in the area where the keg is inserted, forming an anti-twist device,
- Fig. 3 in a schematic view of a 5L party beer keg with a fully plugged-in tap including piston and Be actuating organ,
- Fig. 4 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a tap according to the invention he with sleeve, piston and outlet head, Fig. 5a to 5c in various schematic views of the swivel ble outlet head including actuator and outlet according to the embodiment of Fig. 4,
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic view of a further exemplary embodiment of a tap according to the invention with a sleeve, piston and outlet head,
- 9a and 9b are schematic views of an embodiment of a piston with a groove-like marking for detecting the working position of the piston relative to the sleeve.
- Figures 1 and 2 show a special container 1, namely a 5L party beer keg.
- the beer keg 1 is equipped with a special receptacle or a plug-in area 2 for inserting and fixing a tap 3. Due to the asymmetrical design of the receiving area 2, the receiving area 2 and a correspondingly equipped flange of the tap 3 act as a security against rotation.
- FIGs 2a to 2c show the beer keg 1 with the receiving area 2, wherein a sleeve 4 of the tap 3 is inserted.
- Figure 3 shows the beer keg 1 with a total of inserted tap 3, the loading components are shown in the following figures and discussed in the relevant description of the figures.
- FIG. 4 also shows a joint 7, via which an outlet head 8 is pivotably articulated on the piston 9.
- the piston 9 is provided with a marking 10 which indicates to the user that or whether the piston 9 and above all the outlet head 8 has been properly pulled out of the sleeve 4 so that the tap 3 is ready for operation.
- the outlet head 8 is equipped with an actuating member 11 which comprises a handle 12 for pulling the piston 9 with the outlet head 8 out of the sleeve 4.
- the actuating member 11 further comprises an actuating lever 13 which is used to pivot the outlet head 8 forwards or downwards.
- FIGS. 5a to 5c show and enlarge the outlet head 8 with the actuating member 11, which comprises the handle 12 which can be bent out to the front and the actuating lever 13.
- the outlet head 8 has a joint 15 with which the The outlet head 8 is mechanically and also fluidically connected to the piston, not shown in FIGS. 5a to 5c.
- Figures 5a to 5c also show the outlet 16, which can be pivoted by means of actuating lever 13 relative to the longitudinal axis of the piston, not shown, whereby the pin is initiated, depending on the degree of pivoting.
- Figure 6 shows another embodiment of a tap 3 according to the invention, in which the actuator 11 has a special handle 12, namely in the form of shoulders 17 on both sides of the main body of the actuator 11, which can be reached behind with two fingers to pull out the piston 9.
- An actuating lever 13 is arranged above the shoulders 17, similar to the exemplary embodiment from FIGS. 4 and 5.
- FIGS. 7a to 7c show the outlet head 8 together with the actuating element 11 corresponding to the design of the tap 3 from FIG. 6. Special remarks on this are unnecessary with reference to the exemplary embodiment from FIGS. 4 and 5.
- FIGS. 8a to 8c show an exemplary embodiment of a sleeve 4 as is used in the exemplary embodiments of the taps from FIGS. 4 and 5 as well as 6 and 7.
- a flange 20 which is designed as an asymmetrical circular ring. It comes to rest on the outer surface of the beer keg 1, in its likewise asymmetrically formed receiving area 2, and acts together with the receiving area 2 as a rotation lock.
- mechanical elements 14 designed as part of a freshness seal are provided, which interact with a corresponding receptacle 21 on the outlet head 8.
- FIGS. 9a and 9b show swivel axes 22 formed on the head end of the piston 9 in the sense of swivel bodies which serve to receive or to plug on corresponding recesses or passages in the outlet head 8. As a result, a pivotable mechanical and flow connection between the piston 9 and the outlet head 8 can be created.
- the piston 9 is equipped with mechanical swivel limiters 23 which effectively limit the swivel movement of the outlet head 8.
- the piston 9 has a latching mechanism which interacts with complementary elements on the inside of the sleeve 4 and limits the movement of the piston 9 relative to the sleeve 4 when it is pulled out.
- An internal rotation lock prevents the rotation of the piston 9 within the sleeve 4.
- a sealing surface of the piston 9 is identified by reference numeral 24, whereby the piston 9 is sealed against the sleeve 4.
- FIG. 9a also shows a longitudinal groove at reference number 9. In the assembled state, a pin, which is formed on the sleeve 4, protrudes into this groove. When the piston 9 is pulled, it travels along the pin. If one were to try to rotate the piston 9, the pin blocks the rotation of the piston 9 within the sleeve 4.
- the piston 9 is also equipped with reinforcing structures 25 on the surface.
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BR112022003920A BR112022003920A2 (pt) | 2019-09-04 | 2020-08-06 | Torneira e recipiente ou barril de cerveja com uma torneira |
CA3150079A CA3150079A1 (en) | 2019-09-04 | 2020-08-06 | TAP AND BEER CONTAINER OR KEG EQUIPPED WITH A TAP |
AU2020342149A AU2020342149A1 (en) | 2019-09-04 | 2020-08-06 | Tap and container or beer keg having a tap |
US17/640,285 US20220324693A1 (en) | 2019-09-04 | 2020-08-06 | Tap and container or beer keg having a tap |
EP20764574.8A EP3853170A1 (de) | 2019-09-04 | 2020-08-06 | Zapfhahn und behälter oder bierfass mit einem zapfhahn |
MX2022002556A MX2022002556A (es) | 2019-09-04 | 2020-08-06 | Grifo y recipiente o barril de cerveza con grifo. |
JP2022513937A JP2022547840A (ja) | 2019-09-04 | 2020-08-06 | 蛇口、および、この蛇口を有する容器またはビール樽 |
ZA2022/03773A ZA202203773B (en) | 2019-09-04 | 2022-04-01 | Tap and container or beer keg having a tap |
US18/400,843 US20240343549A1 (en) | 2019-09-04 | 2023-12-29 | Tap and container or beer keg having a tap |
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WO2010069340A1 (de) | 2008-12-16 | 2010-06-24 | Erwin Promoli | Zapfvorrichtung |
WO2018234077A1 (de) | 2017-06-22 | 2018-12-27 | Oam Gmbh | Verschluss und zapfhahn für einen getränkebehälter |
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