CN101970334A

CN101970334A - Device for dosed dispensing of a liquid from a composite container and method for filling such a container with liquid

Info

Publication number: CN101970334A
Application number: CN2008801268316A
Authority: CN
Inventors: W·J·J·马斯; D·J·范维克; P·L·W·赫克曼斯
Original assignee: Dispensing Technologies BV
Current assignee: Dispensing Technologies BV
Priority date: 2007-12-10
Filing date: 2008-12-09
Publication date: 2011-02-09
Also published as: JP2011506209A; AR069622A1; TW200934719A; PE20091602A1; CL2008003668A1; WO2009074285A3; WO2009074285A2; US20110036451A1; EP2234915A2; BRPI0822055A2; CA2708423A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for dosed dispensing of a liquid, comprising a composite container which consists of a flexible inner container, in which the liquid is received, and a form-retaining outer container in which the inner container is fixed. The device further comprises a tap unit which is connected to the composite container and which comprises an outflow channel and a valve accommodated therein. The inner container has a dispensing opening and the outer container is provided with a neck enclosing the dispensing opening. The inner container is connected to the outer container at the position of the dispensing opening and at a location remote from the dispensing opening. The outer container further has an opening for admitting a displacing medium at a location remote from the neck. The tap unit is accommodated sealingly in the dispensing opening of the inner container. The invention further relates to a method for filling a composite container to be used in such a dispensing device with a liquid.

Description

Be used for equipment and the method that is used for this vessel filling liquid from the rationed liquid of clad vessel

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of being used for from the equipment of the rationed liquid of clad vessel.Here this liquid can be envisioned for beverage, carbonated beverage particularly, for example, beer for example.

Background technology

Known can to carbonated beverage for example beer carry out quantitative various device.As the replacement scheme of visiting the diet company that wherein uses professional facility drainage (tap) beer, the use of family expenses drainage facility significantly increases in recent years.Most of known family expenses drainage facility more complicated are also therefore expensive, particularly because they are provided with they self cooling.

In addition, knownly can be connected to the simple drainage of on the family expenses keg some mechanism.Yet these kegs (keg) must be kept in the refrigerator, are in the position (lying position) of falling usually.Conventional drainage mechanism when each the use, must take out keg then, because can not empty the keg that fell from refrigerator.

At last, there is the problem about " drip " in most prior art family expenses drainage system.After the drainage bock, some liquid will remain in out in the circulation road and these resistatess will be released gradually, cause drip.Since the kitchen bench (working top) that the family expenses drainage system is stored in usually goes up or refrigerator in, so this type of drip produces and pollutes and give rise to trouble.In addition, the liquid that remains in out in the circulation road finally may rot, and causes mouldy or bacterium.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of rationed improvement of liquid, particularly carbonated beverage and equipment of simplification of being used for.This purpose realizes by equipment as claimed in claim 1.The preferred embodiment of this equipment forms the theme of dependent claims 2-16.

In addition, the present invention relates to a kind of method that is used for the clad vessel filling liquid that can use at the equipment of the above-mentioned type.To the keg filling liquid of routine, particularly fill carbonated liquid and be accompanied by problem usually.Therefore, further aim of the present invention provides a kind of improvement and is used for method to vessel filling liquid.According to the present invention, realize this purpose by method as claimed in claim 17.The modification of the advantageous applications of the method according to this invention is described in

dependent claims

18 and 19.

Description of drawings

The present invention is based on some embodiment and set forth, wherein with reference to accompanying drawing, cooresponding part is discerned by the reference marker of " 100 " in addition in the accompanying drawing, and wherein:

Fig. 1 has shown the transparent view of equipment in the situation that assembles according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

Fig. 2 has shown schematically how the container with drainage unit is installed on the pressure unit,

Fig. 3 has shown the perspective cutaway view, of the pressure unit of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 has shown the cross-sectional perspective view of the top and the drainage unit mounted thereto of container,

Fig. 5 has shown the top of container and the longitdinal cross-section diagram that drainage unit mounted thereto is in stop position,

Fig. 6 be during drainage with the cooresponding view of Fig. 5,

Fig. 7 is the section drawing of the alternative of drainage unit along the line VII-VII among Fig. 6,

Fig. 8-10 has shown the preformed different step of the clad vessel that is used for this equipment,

Figure 11 has shown the clad vessel after it has been inflated to its final form,

The source that Figure 12 has shown replacement media (displacing medium) is connected with the feed openings of container,

Figure 13-19 has shown the different step of vessel filling,

Figure 20 has shown the container that is in the situation of filling back, and this container is available at any time,

Figure 21 A be pass be in its at any time available position according to the top of the container of alternative of the present invention and the longitdinal cross-section diagram of drainage unit,

Figure 21 B is the cross section detailed view that the part of circulation road and be in the magnification ratio that goes out to flow valve in the position of Figure 21 A,

Figure 22 A and Figure 22 B be container and drainage unit when drainage begins just go out to flow valve before opening with Figure 21 A and the cooresponding figure of Figure 21 B,

Figure 23 A and Figure 23 B be when go out to flow valve is opened and connection for bbreather pipe when closing container and drainage unit during drainage with Figure 21 A and the cooresponding figure of Figure 21 B, and

Figure 24 A and Figure 24 B are that valve cuts out and connection for bbreather pipe container and drainage unit is going out circulation road and blows during (blow out) and Figure 21 A and the cooresponding figure of Figure 21 B when opening after drainage when going out to flow.

The specific embodiment

The rationed equipment 1 that is used for liquid comprises clad vessel 2 and the drainage unit 3 that is connected thereto.Being arranged on the upside of container 2 is ring 4, and this ring 4 limits two handles 5 and drainage unit 3 is received within wherein.Equally, be arranged on container 2 downsides be the ring 6, its effect be the storage of container 2 and between the delivery period as base portion.Container 2 further is provided with such device on its downside: by this device, but container 2 can be connected on the pressure unit 7 with delivery mode, for example with the form of excrescence 8, it forms bayonet sockets with recess 9 in pressure unit 7 upsides and is connected.

Pressure unit 7 comprises the pump 10 that drives by motor 11.This motor 11 is four joint AA batteries by multiple batteries 12 power supplies in the example shown, and every joint respectively is 1.5V.Pressure unit 7 further is provided with control setup, and it is connected on the motor 11 of pump 10 and it is connected on the device of the pressure that is used for detection receptacle 2 and receives to carry out signal.In the example shown, control setup and pressure-detecting device are formed together by so-called voltage stabilizer 13.This voltage stabilizer is set as a value makes the pressure in the container 2 always be higher than for example carbon-dioxide saturated pressure of the gas that is dissolved in the liquid.Gas therefore remains in the solution and liquid keeps its taste and quality.Pump 10 is connected to air intlet 14 via pipeline (not shown) here, and this air intlet 14 is connected in the pressure unit 7 connection opening 15 in the heart again.This connection opening 15 is sealed by liner 16, can be connected to the feed openings 17 of container 2 described below.

Drainage unit 3 comprises backstop 18, and this backstop 18 can utilize ring liner 27 and is placed on hermetically in the dispense aperture 28 of container 2.What limit in this backstop 18 is the central opening 19 that vertically extends, and valve 20 can be upper and lower mobile in this opening 19.Central opening 19 has by two cylindrical part 19A of taper taper portion 19C bonded assembly and 19B.Valve 20 has similar forms and is provided with three liner ring 21A-21C.Being formed in the valve 20 is vertical hole 22, and rigidity is directly soaked pipe (dip tube) 23 and is connected to this hole 22.What be provided with transverse to this vertical hole is second hole 24, and what this second hole 24 limited valve 20 goes out to flow part.

Being formed on equally in the backstop 18 is horizontal opening 25, goes out circulation road 26 and is received within this horizontal opening 25.This horizontal opening 25 is placed with when valve 20 moves to its position of opening (Fig. 6) and is connected with second hole 24 of valve 20.Formed second vertical opening 29 further in backstop 18, this second vertical opening 29 extends to its upside and it forms vent openings.The ventilation that goes out circulation road 26 prevent liquid when drainage finishes after the shutoff valve 20 owing to insufficient pressure remains in wherein, and that this residual liquid may cause is rotten.Valve 30 is received within this vent openings 29, and this valve 30 must be in company with the order operation of valve 20 to determine., two valves 20,30 are interconnected to form one unit, this unit is pivotally connected on the shared operating unit 32 via axle 31 for this reason, and this operating unit 32 is pivotally connected on the ring 4 via axle 33 again.At last, still formed

recess

34,35 at operating unit 32 and backstop 18 in the two, the retracing spring (not shown) can be stretched between these recesses.

In alternative (Fig. 7), orientation is carried out along the direction relative with going out circulation road 26 in addition in second hole 24, and hole 24 is connected to this passage 26 by the circulating line 36 around valve 20.Like this, liquid is guided better from the stream that goes out of container 2, and has prevented that when the liquid pressurized in the container 2 excessive foam from forming, and this foam comprises carbon dioxide or the another kind of gas that is dissolved in wherein.

The clad vessel that container 2 keeps outer container 38 to form by flexible inner 37 and shape.Term " shape maintenance " is used for representing that outer container 38 is stable and any tangible distortion can occur under the effect of the load that suffers between normal used life.Endogenous pyrogen 37 for example can by softer plastics for example PP make, and be that outer container 38 is selected harder plastics, for example, PET for example.When material itself when identical or relevant at least, also can utilize different material thicknesses to realize nonhomogeneous hardness between endogenous pyrogen 37 and the outer container 38.Endogenous pyrogen 37 and outer container 38 can be by means of injection moulding preforming, and are inflated to their net shape then.Endogenous pyrogen 37 and outer container 38 can be connected to each other in a different manner.

In the example shown, endogenous pyrogen 37 is connected to the neck 39 of outer container in the position of its dispense aperture 28, and at least one another position that is connected away from dispense aperture 28 is formed between two

containers

37,38 in addition simultaneously.In the example shown, this is a kind of mechanical connection.Endogenous pyrogen 37 and outer container 38 are injection molded separately at this, and a container is inserted into (Fig. 8) in another container then.The feed openings 17 that the most advanced and sophisticated shape link 41 of endogenous pyrogen 37 passes outer container 38 here is outstanding, stays free narrow annular gap 46 simultaneously.

Cover cap 40 is placed on this most advanced and sophisticated shape link 41 (Fig. 9) then, and is attached thereon (Figure 10) by means of rotating welding.Cover cap 40 is formed for the part of the valve 42 of replacement media, and it does not shift to an earlier date in the disclosed Netherlands patent applications 1034419 the applicant describes in more detail, and the content of this application should be contemplated as falling with herein.When therefore endogenous pyrogen 37 and outer container 38 be connected to each other, they can be inflated the net shape into them, and the remainder and the ring 6 of valve 42 wherein also has been installed.

By means of being connected enough firmly of the cover cap 40 of most advanced and sophisticated shape link 41 and rotating welding to bear the load that endogenous pyrogen 37 and outer container 38 replacement media by direct pressurized stands.

In the alternative of drainage unit 103 (Figure 21), go out circulation road 126 and have distribution portion 147, it is connected on the horizontal component 149 by ball and cocket joint 148 in the embodiment shown, and this horizontal component 149 is clamped in again in the widened section 150 of elbow (bend) 151.This elbow 151 forms a part that is fastened on the knob 152 on the stepped cylindrical connection for bbreather pipe 130.

The vertical part of elbow 151 stretches in the inwall 153 of connection for bbreather pipe 130, goes out to flow valve 120 and also is fixed in this inwall 153.Go out to flow valve 120 and also form stepped cylinder, and have T shape passage 154, an one branch extends through the crevice of valve 20 vertically, and another branch laterally extends through the wider portion of valve 120 and flow out at its periphery in both sides.

Going out to flow valve 120 and connection for bbreather pipe 130 can jointly slide in two housing sections 155, and the interior bottom 156 of housing is suspended in the container neck 139, and outer top 157 is fixed on the neck 139 by connecting device 158.Connection for bbreather pipe 130 has respectively two

liner ring

159A, 159B that cooperate with the outer wall 161 of the inwall 160 of upper casing body 157 and lower casing body 156.Go out to flow valve 120 and have three liner ring 121A-121C that cooperate with the each several part of the step-like inwall 162 of inner casing body 156.

Inner casing body 156 is arranged in the pallet 163 that also is suspended in the container neck 139.This pallet 163 has opening 164 in its bottom, it is connected to the inside of container 102.Soak pipe 123 and be fixed on the bottom of pallet 126 so that liquid is transferred to drainage unit 103 from the bottom of container 102.

Drainage unit 103 can be by means of handle 132 operations, and this handle 132 can pivot around horizontal shaft 133 at the top of upper casing body 157.This handle 132 has the junction surface 165 that promotes knob 152 when handle 132 centers on its 133 pivot.Handle 134 further comprises two arms 166 that engage the edge of knob 152 when handle 132 is in its stop position from the below.Like this, stoped the motion of knob 152.

Connection for bbreather pipe 130 is arranged to and will goes out circulation road 126 and be connected going out to flow the replacement media that valve 120 exists after being closed in the space R between endogenous pyrogen 137 and the outer container 138.For this reason, drainage unit 103 comprises by connection for bbreather pipe 130 and inner casing body 156 and is the intermediate cavity 167 on border.This intermediate cavity 167 when going out to flow valve 120 and open (Figure 23) is connected to space R, and (Figure 24) is connected to out circulation road 126 when going out to flow valve 120 and close.The replacement media of limiting the quantity of like this, be directed into out circulation road 126.

Being connected by the space between the neck 169 of the neck 139 of the passage 168 that limits in the neck 139 of outer container 138, outer container 138 and endogenous pyrogen 137, a plurality of openings 170, corresponding a plurality of openings 171 in the lower casing body 156 and the gap between lower casing body 156 and the upper casing body 157 in the endogenous pyrogen neck 169 between space R and the intermediate cavity 167 forms.This foot liner ring 159B that is connected connection for bbreather pipe 130 opens when discharging from the thickening 172 of the outer wall 161 of inner casing body 156, after this middle chamber 167 is filled replacement media.

Intermediate cavity 167 forms with going out being connected by a plurality of openings 173 in the inwall 162 of inner housing part 156 and T shape passage 154 between the circulation road 126, and these a plurality of openings 173 extend in the part that this wall is widened a little.This interface ring 121B that is connected out stream valve 120 opens when reaching this widened section of inwall 162, and after this replacement media can flow to the peripheral region through going out circulation road 126 from middle chamber 167.Therefore any liquid that remains in out in the circulation road 126 be blown.And then take place after the drainage owing to go out the ventilation of circulation road 126,, make the residual liquid that is blown be collected in the glass so glass will still be in circulation road 126 belows.

For filling containers 2, the source of the replacement media of pressurized, for example pressurized air at first is connected to valve 42 by means of joint (nipple) 43 (Figure 12).Air is pressed among the space R between endogenous pyrogen 37 and the outer container 38 by circular clearance 46 then, and endogenous pyrogen 37 almost completely is compressed (Figure 13) by this.Endogenous pyrogen 37 only keeps its shape in the bottom that thickens a little around pin 41.To put into dispense aperture 28 (Figure 14) and liquid with the fill pipe 44 of nozzle 45 then and be ejected into endogenous pyrogen 37 through pipeline 44 (Figure 15,16) thus.Here air is forced out space R and leaves container 2 via feed openings 17.Remain on the saturated pressure that is dissolved in the gas in the liquid by pressure, can prevent from during filling, to form foam the air among the R of space.

When endogenous pyrogen 37 during by complete filling (Figure 17), fill pipe 44 separates (Figure 18) and endogenous pyrogen 37 backstop 18 by fastening drainage unit 3 and is sealed in the dispense aperture 28 (Figure 19).All the other members and the ring 4 of drainage unit 3 can be installed on the container 2 then, after this it is available at any time.

The container 2 of band drainage unit 3 can not only be used for carbonated beverage in addition, and is used for other beverage, and wherein importantly contents are not exposed to environment, for example, and for example wine or fruit juice.Certainly, but working pressure unit 7 distributes here, and ambient air can easily enter space R between endogenous pyrogen 37 and the outer container 38 when liquid is gushed out.

Therefore the present invention is provided for simple equipment on the rationed structure of liquid, particularly carbonated liquid and/or pressure fluid, and its container is easy to change.In addition because the structure of this clad vessel can prevent liquid expired (ageing), simultaneously except that other reasons in order to prevent to be dissolved in gas evolution wherein, can also keep the liquid pressurized with plain mode.Except that they the connection of container neck, preventing that endogenous pyrogen is crushed in the dispense aperture of liquid with near holding back portion being connected of second position between endogenous pyrogen and the outer container.In conjunction with replacement media, this replacement media keep in endogenous pyrogen liquid around uniform-compression, this allows endogenous pyrogen to be emptied fully.By ambient air or utilize the part of replacement media, the ventilation that goes out circulation road can keep the circulation road cleaning and prevent drip.And last, container is easy to fill.

Though embodiment of top reference has set forth the present invention, it is evident that: the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.Scope of the present invention limits by following claim.

Claims

1. rationed equipment that is used for liquid, comprise clad vessel and drainage unit, wherein, described clad vessel keeps outer container to form by flexible inner and the shape that is fixed on wherein of described endogenous pyrogen that described liquid is received within wherein, and the drainage unit is connected on the described clad vessel and it comprises that at least one goes out circulation road and is accommodated in wherein valve

Wherein said endogenous pyrogen has dispense aperture and described outer container is provided with the neck that seals described dispense aperture,

Wherein said endogenous pyrogen is connected on the described outer container in the position of described dispense aperture with away from least one position of described dispense aperture,

Wherein said outer container has at least one and is used to the opening that allows replacement media to enter at the position away from described neck, and

Wherein said drainage unit is contained in the described dispense aperture of described endogenous pyrogen hermetically.

2. equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described endogenous pyrogen is connected to described outer container at the position of described feed openings.

3. equipment as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described endogenous pyrogen is connected to described outer container by means of passing the outstanding Connection Element of described feed openings.

4. each described equipment in the claim as described above is characterized in that the unit that is connected to the described feed openings of described outer container is the purpose of pressurizeing for to described replacement media.

5. equipment as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that described pressure unit comprises the motor-driven pump.

6. equipment as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, the actuating device of described pump is battery-operated formula motor.

7. as claim 5 or 6 described equipment, it is characterized in that control setup is connected on the described actuating device of described pump and it is connected on the device of the pressure that is used for detecting described endogenous pyrogen and receives to carry out signal.

8. as each described equipment among the claim 4-7, it is characterized in that, but described pressure unit is connected on the described outer container with delivery mode.

9. each described equipment in the claim as described above, it is characterized in that, described drainage unit comprises that the backstop that is received within the described dispense aperture and its are provided with described valve and are received within wherein central opening, and describedly goes out circulation road and extend substantially transversely to described central opening and extend.

10. equipment as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that soaking firmly pipe, and the described pipe that soaks firmly is connected to described central opening and extends on the suitable segment length in described endogenous pyrogen.

11. each described equipment in the claim is characterized in that as described above, described drainage unit has and is connected to the described vent openings that goes out circulation road and can be closed by valve.

12. equipment as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described connection for bbreather pipe and described go out to flow valve can be with the operation in tandem of determining.

13. equipment as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, with described connection for bbreather pipe with describedly go out to flow the shared operating unit that valve concurs.

14., it is characterized in that described vent openings is communicated with ambient air as each described equipment among the claim 11-13.

15., it is characterized in that described vent openings is communicated with described replacement media as each described equipment among the claim 11-13.

16. equipment as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, intermediate cavity is connected with space between the described outer container with described endogenous pyrogen when going out to flow valve and opening described, and goes out circulation road and be connected with described when going out to flow valve and closing described.

17. one kind is used for may further comprise the steps to clad vessel, especially for the method for the clad vessel filling liquid that uses in each described equipment of claim as described above:

The described feed openings of described outer container is connected with the source of replacement media,

Use replacement media to be filled in the space that limits between described endogenous pyrogen and the described outer container,

The fill pipe that will be used for described liquid is connected the described dispense aperture of described endogenous pyrogen,

By described dispense aperture with the described liquid jet in described endogenous pyrogen, wherein impel described replacement media to come out from described outer container by described feed openings,

When fully being filled, described endogenous pyrogen discharges described fill pipe from described dispense aperture, and

By the drainage arrangements of cells is sealed described dispense aperture therein.

18. method as claimed in claim 17, it is characterized in that, be injected into by described fill pipe under the pressure that the pressure in the described endogenous pyrogen adapts with described liquid, described replacement media is being directed in the space between described endogenous pyrogen and the described outer container.

19. method as claimed in claim 18, it is characterized in that, described liquid comprises the gas that is dissolved in wherein, and described replacement media is made as the saturated pressure that is higher than the described gas in the described liquid at the pressure that it is directed in the space between described endogenous pyrogen and the described outer container.