CN205087906U - Beverage dispenser - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model provides a beverage dispenser (100), includes: a box, the inside of box is used for installing at least one beverage container (20), an electric power temperature regulation apparatus is used for adjusting temperature in the box, the installation extremely at least one modular beverage distribution subassembly (60) of box, including acceptance division and beverage valve module, the acceptance division is used for receiving at least one beverage container (20), the beverage valve module can be by user action in order to follow beverage container (20) distribution beverage.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of beverage dispenser.
Background technology
Up to now, not yet realize with efficient, portable, easily repeat the mode implemented by beverage supply to the method for individual consumer.
The method of existing serving beverage usually relies on complicated electromechanics beverage dispenser and realizes.An example of this equipment is soda fountain, is common in restaurant and uses.Usually, soda fountain allocates concentrate, water and CO at the scene
2deng, then make beverage supplying customer.But due to its complexity, volume is large, the CO of water, concentrate and food stage that supply is clean
2have difficulties, high in cost of production reason, this kind equipment is unpractical at some developing regions.
Water in large bottle guides in a chamber by existing water dispenser usually, can directly heat beverage or freeze in the chamber, and then carries out distributing to supply customer via dispense switch and drink.But this type of distribution method makes the freshness being difficult to keep beverage, and the beverage for carbonic acid class is especially disadvantageous.In addition, this equipment uses usually together with the bottle of non-commercially available large volume, and therefore cost is relatively high.
In addition, at some developing regions, can provide callable to customer, filling container can be repeated.Such as, customer can arrive shop and buy the beverage that a bottle can be repeated container filling, but belong to this shop or beverage supply business because this can repeat filling container, customer needs to finish off whole bottle beverage in shop and then return this drinking container, or customer needs this beverage to be poured in its oneself independent container to be taken away by this beverage.In other situations, customer may not think or can not buy whole bottle beverage.Therefore, use above-mentioned callable, filling container can be repeated may make troubles to customer.
Summary of the invention
In view of the above, the object of this invention is to provide a kind of portable, simply constructed beverage dispenser, this beverage dispenser carries out temperature adjustment by electric power to beverage.
The invention provides a kind of beverage dispenser, this beverage dispenser comprises: a casing, and the inside of described casing is for installing at least one drinking container; An electric power temperature control equipment, for regulating the temperature in described casing; Be mounted at least one modular beverage allocation component of described casing, comprise acceptance division and beverage valve assembly, described acceptance division is for receiving at least one drinking container described, and described beverage valve assembly can be user-operably to distribute beverage from described drinking container.
Beverage dispenser structure of the present invention is simple, it is portable to use.Electric power temperature control equipment makes to realize efficient temperature and regulates, and can keep the taste that beverage is fresh.In addition, the modular design of distribution end cap assemblies makes it easily can remove to change from this beverage dispenser.
Accompanying drawing and detailed description have hereafter highlighted other aspects of the present invention, embodiment and feature.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 diagrammatically illustrate from viewed from front, according to the graphics of the beverage dispenser of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 diagrammatically illustrate from the side, the graphics of the beverage dispenser of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 diagrammatically illustrates another graphics of the beverage dispenser of Fig. 1, and wherein the door of this beverage dispenser is in open mode;
Fig. 4 diagrammatically illustrates and provides the method for power according to one embodiment of the invention for beverage dispenser;
Fig. 5 diagrammatically illustrates the section drawing of some parts of the beverage allocation component of the beverage dispenser according to one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 diagrammatically illustrates the section drawing of some parts of the beverage allocation component of the beverage dispenser according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 diagrammatically illustrates the beverage valve of the beverage allocation component for Fig. 5 or Fig. 6, and wherein beverage valve is in the closed position;
Fig. 8 diagrammatically illustrates another figure of the beverage valve of Fig. 7, and wherein beverage valve is in open position;
Fig. 9 shows the schematic side elevation that the beverage allocation component of another embodiment of the present invention and inverted beverage bottle are used in combination;
Figure 10 diagrammatically illustrates the section drawing of some parts of the beverage allocation component of Fig. 9;
Figure 11 diagrammatically illustrates the partial cross section figure of a variant of the beverage allocation component of Figure 10;
Figure 12 diagrammatically illustrates the section drawing of a variant of the beverage allocation component of Fig. 9;
Figure 13 diagrammatically illustrates the section drawing of another variant of the beverage allocation component of Fig. 9;
Figure 14 a-14c is the schematic diagram of the principle of work of the beverage allocation component that Figure 14 is shown.
Detailed description of the invention
In detailed description hereafter, with reference to accompanying drawing, described accompanying drawing forms the part of this specification sheets.In the various figures, the same or analogous parts of same or analogous mark ordinary representation, unless be otherwise noted in the text.The embodiment described in detailed description and accompanying drawing are all and nonrestrictive.When not deviating from essence of the present invention and/or scope, other embodiments can be used or carry out other changes.Should be understood that describe, in general terms in this specification sheets and each aspect of the present invention shown in accompanying drawing can various different configuration carry out arranging, replace, combine, be separated and design, all these this be all clearly, expected.
In this article, term " premix beverage " comprises instant beverage and does not need the beverage that carries out with any other composition mixing before consumption.Bottled Coca-Cola of such as 2L is premix beverage.Relatively, in box, bag (bag-in-box) Coca-Cola underflow is not premix beverage, because before consumption, this underflow needs to mix with diluent (such as soda water).Similarly, one bottle of orange juice is premix beverage.Relatively, orange juice concentrate is not premix beverage, because before consumption, this concentrate needs to mix with diluent (such as water).
In this article, term " instant beverage " comprises the beverage of the drinkable state being in drink manufacturing business expection.Such as, although Coca-Cola underflow can be in drinkable state, Coca-Cola is contemplated that it mixes with soda water before being drunk.Similarly, Other Drinks underflow concentrate can be in drinkable state, but it is not expected is drunk separately; But, they be expected at mixing diluents after drunk again.In addition, " instant beverage " comprises is not the beverage formed by dilution concentrate.Such as, " instant beverage " can be the orange juice of fresh squeezing, the tea-drinking of brew, water or other be not the beverage formed by dilution concentrate.
Herein, term " beverage " comprises non-containing vapour (or non-carbonic acid) beverage, carbonated drink or soda.
Herein, term " temperature adjustment " comprises heating and/or refrigeration.
The term in representation space orientation, such as " on ", D score, "left", "right", in this article for describing the relation between the element of shown in figure or feature and another element or feature.Should be understood that the term in representation space orientation comprises other orientations of this device except orientation shown in specific pattern.Such as, if the device in this figure is reversed, then another element being described as be in an element or feature " below " is then positioned at a described element or feature " top ".
Fig. 1 diagrammatically illustrate from viewed from front, according to the graphics of the beverage dispenser 100 of one embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 2 diagrammatically illustrate from the side, the graphics of the beverage dispenser 100 of Fig. 1.This beverage dispenser 100 comprises a casing, and this casing has outer end face 110, front surface 150, two lateral surfaces 120 and 130 and rear surface 140.In a preferred embodiment, described casing is covered by heat insulating material in inner and/or outside, to form thermal insulation casing.Described heat insulating material can be insulating foams, non-conductive fibre or other similar materials.In one embodiment, described outer end face 110 is had the profile of inclination when observing (namely observing from the front Fig. 1) along frontal, and by laterally (namely observing from the side Fig. 2) is observed in direction time also be there is the profile of inclination.Outer end face geometric construction like this can make businessman or customer be difficult to stack foreign material on this outer end face, thus prevents from making the mark (such as trade mark) be printed on front surface 150 and/or lateral surface 120 and 130 become not too remarkable due to the foreign material stacked.
This beverage dispenser 100 has at least one beverage valve 80 (being two beverage valves 80 in the embodiment at Fig. 1 and 2) in front, this beverage valve 80 can be user-operably to distribute beverage.Although the beverage valve shown in figure 80 have employed the form of push type joystick, it is readily appreciated by a person skilled in the art that this beverage valve 80 also can adopt other suitable forms arbitrarily.In a preferred embodiment, be provided with pallet 152 in the below of beverage valve 80, for the drop that access is overflowed or spilt.
In a preferred embodiment, the lateral surface 130 and 120 of described beverage dispenser is provided with handle portion 132 and 122, and handle portion 132 and 122 makes more easily to carry described beverage dispenser 100.In a preferred embodiment, the rear surface 140 of described beverage dispenser 100 is provided with metallic grid 142.Described metallic grid 142 is not only for safety precaution but also the thermostatic heat radiation of electric power for this beverage dispenser.
Fig. 3 diagrammatically illustrates another graphics of the beverage dispenser 100 of Fig. 1, and wherein the door 152 of this beverage dispenser 100 is in open mode.According to general plotting of the present invention, described beverage dispenser 100 comprises: a casing with door 152 (being preferably thermal insulation casing), and the inside of casing is for installing at least one inverted drinking container 20; An electric power temperature control equipment (not shown), for regulating the temperature in described thermal insulation casing; Be mounted at least one modular beverage allocation component 60 of described casing, comprise acceptance division and beverage valve assembly, described acceptance division is for receiving at least one inverted drinking container 20 described, and described beverage valve assembly can be user-operably to distribute beverage from described drinking container.Premix beverage or instant beverage is stored in described drinking container.Preferably, described drinking container 20 be beverage bottle (such as, commercially available 1.5 liters or the bottle of 2 liters, but be not limited thereto).In another preferred embodiment of the present, described drinking container 20 is beverage bag (not shown).Such as, described beverage bag is mounted to this beverage dispenser by retainer or keeping box, and described acceptance division can be provided with tip make its receive described beverage bag time pierce through described beverage bag in order to distribute beverage.Due to the packaging of packed beverage and traffic cost low, this embodiment especially cost advantages.
It is readily appreciated by a person skilled in the art that described electric power temperature control equipment can be any electric power heating conventional in this area and/or fridge equipment.It is integrated in beverage dispenser of the present invention, to heat the bottled drink in thermal insulation casing and/or to freeze.In one embodiment, described electric power temperature control equipment is fridge equipment, and this is especially favourable when soda; In another embodiment, described electric power temperature control equipment is heating arrangement, and this is especially favourable for fruit drink, milk drink and tea-based beverages etc.
The example of fridge equipment includes but not limited to:
-compression-type refrigeration device, wherein electrical motor provides mechanical energy, and by compressor to refrigeration system work done, refrigeration system absorbs the principle of heat of vaporization when evaporating based on lower boiling refrigerant;
-absorption refrigerating installation, wherein reaches the object of refrigeration by the continuous absorption-diffusion process of the mixed solution of ammonia, water and hydrogen;
-semiconductor refrigerator, wherein utilizes when passing to direct current (DC) to PN type quartz conductor and realizes refrigeration in the principle tying generation Peltier effect.
The example of heating arrangement includes but not limited to:
-compression heating arrangement, wherein utilizes the principle similar to the principle of compression-type refrigeration device, and reversed operation system is to realize heating object (such as, domestic air conditioner);
-resistive heating device, wherein utilizes electric current to realize heating (such as, electric heater, electric cooker) by the principle producing heat during resistor;
-microwave heating equipment, uses the electromagnetic wave of specific wavelength usually, and electromagnetic energy is heat energy by the loss relying on dielectric material self; Polar molecule in dielectric material is be orientated according to the polar alignment of electric field from the random scattering state-transition of theory, make the change along with alternating electromagnetic field, the strenuous exercise of medium molecule occurs, and wherein intermolecular friction generates heat, and medium temperature is raised steadily.
Although it is readily appreciated by a person skilled in the art that some examples giving electric power temperature control equipment (heating and/or fridge equipment), the electric power temperature control equipment of other suitable type also can be used to carry out heating and/or freezing.Specific works principle and the effect of these electric power temperature control equipments (heating and/or fridge equipment) are all known in the art, therefore will not be described in detail it herein.
In the embodiment depicted in fig. 3, the top of the inner space 160 of described thermal insulation casing is provided with breather port 162, for this inner space 160 is connected to described electric power temperature control equipment.In a preferred embodiment, the inside of described thermal insulation casing has the space for holding at least one extra drinking container 40.Thus, at least one extra drinking container 40 described can freeze in advance in this thermal insulation casing, and can be mounted to modular beverage allocation component 60 at any time to distribute to customer.Preferably, the inner space 160 of described thermal insulation casing has smooth surface, thus sterilization easy to clean.In one embodiment, described door 152 and described casing can have latch mechanism (not shown), for locking this door when door 152 is closed.In a preferred embodiment, described door 152 or described casing can be provided with depressed part (not shown), so that open described door 152.
In the embodiment of Fig. 3, described beverage dispenser 100 is connected to main supply by plug 90, thinks that described electric power temperature control equipment is powered.In some other embodiments, the electric power temperature control equipment of this beverage dispenser also can be electrically connected to the cigarette lighter socket in storage battery, solar cell or automobile.Thus, this beverage dispenser uses portable, high flexible.
Fig. 4 diagrammatically illustrates and uses together with solar cell according to this beverage dispenser 100 of one embodiment of the invention.In this embodiment, solar cell has the plate 200 of umbrella cover shape, and it to be placed near this beverage dispenser 100 and to be electrically connected to described electric power temperature control equipment.
Described beverage allocation component has modular project organization, can engage with the beverage port of drinking container 20 easily, and easily can be mounted to described beverage dispenser 100 (as shown in Figure 3).
Fig. 5 diagrammatically illustrates the section drawing of some parts of the described beverage allocation component 60 according to one embodiment of the invention.Described beverage allocation component 60 comprises end cap 62, distribution pipe 68 and breather pipe 66.The junction surface 64 of described beverage allocation component 60 is for engaging the bottleneck of beverage bottle.When described beverage allocation component 60 engages with inverted beverage bottle, described breather pipe 66 extends to the bottom of described inverted beverage bottle.When being mounted to described beverage dispenser 100, beverage valve 80 can be user-operably, to open or to close described distribution pipe 68 and described breather pipe 66 (see such as Fig. 7 and 8).Because described breather pipe 66 extends to the bottom of described inverted beverage bottle, when distributing beverage, air enters beverage bottle with the pressure inside and outside equilibration flask by breather pipe 66, thus with high and stable Speed allotment beverage.This beverage allocation component 60 is especially favourable for the beverage containing fruit grain.
Fig. 6 diagrammatically illustrates the section drawing of the beverage allocation component 60 ' according to another embodiment of the present invention.Described beverage allocation component 60 ' comprises end cap 62 ', distribution pipe 68 ' and breather pipe 66 ', and described breather pipe 66 ' has check valve 69 '.The junction surface 64 ' of described beverage allocation component 60 ' is for engaging the bottleneck of beverage bottle.When described beverage allocation component 60 ' engages with beverage bottle, described check valve 69 ' allows ambient air to enter beverage bottle, and the beverage not allowing to be contained in beverage bottle and/or gas are flowed out by this check valve 69 '.When being mounted to described beverage dispenser 100, described beverage valve 80 can be user-operably, to open or to close described distribution pipe 68 ' and described breather pipe 66 ' (see such as Fig. 7 and 8).Described check valve can be the combination of more than a kind of check valve in a kind of or following check valve in following check valve: duck-beak type check valve, diaphragm type check valve, spring loaded check valve, gravity-held check valve or swing type check valve.Because described breather pipe 66 ' is provided with described check valve 69 ', when distributing beverage, air enters beverage bottle with the pressure inside and outside equilibration flask by breather pipe 66 ', thus keeps beverage fresh and clean with high and stable Speed allotment beverage.This beverage allocation component 60 ' is especially favourable for soda.
Fig. 7 diagrammatically illustrates the beverage valve 80 of the beverage allocation component for Fig. 5 or Fig. 6, and wherein beverage valve 80 is in the closed position; Fig. 8 diagrammatically illustrates the beverage valve 80 of Fig. 7, and wherein beverage valve 80 is in open position.As shown in Figure 7, beverage valve 80 comprises handle 81, and handle 81 is attached to spring application valve 82.At off position place, the first side 85 of handle 81 is against spring application valve 82, and the inaccessible distribution pipe of spring application valve 82 and breather pipe flow out to stop beverage.When drinking container being mounted to this beverage dispenser, a stopper 83 can be attached to the bottom of distribution pipe, and when being inverted to prevent drinking container, less desirable beverage distributes.Handle 81 also comprises the second side 84, and the profile of this second side is set to as described belowly controllably to distribute beverage.When pressing handle 81, handle 81 is along the contour surface of the second side 84, and the attachment point around spring application valve 82 rotates.When depressing handle 81, spring application valve 82 is partly opened or is opened distribution pipe and breather pipe completely, and beverage is flowed out.
It is readily appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the beverage valve 80 for beverage allocation component can have any other suitable structure.
Fig. 9 shows the schematic side elevation (for purposes of clarity, in figure, beverage allocation component and bottle do not illustrate by actual ratio) be used in combination with inverted beverage bottle 20 according to the beverage allocation component 600 of another embodiment of the present invention.The bottleneck 601 of beverage bottle can be attached to the capping 601 of beverage allocation component 600, and bottle 20 is supported on inverted position for point the premix beverage be fitted in bottle or an instant beverage 23 by beverage allocation component 600.This beverage allocation component can use together with the bottle of most commercial beverage.
Bottle 20 has a bottleneck 21 at its top section.When removing the end cover (not shown) of bottle, usually bottleneck 21 is moved down to be fitted in by bottleneck 21 points the beverage 23 in bottle 20 by inclination bottle.Bottleneck 21 can be provided with externally threaded standard bottleneck, and the outside thread of bottleneck can engage with the containment member (not shown) be located in capping 601.According in one embodiment of the invention, described containment member is located at the negative thread on the sidewall 612 of capping 601.Additionally or alternatively, extra sealing member (such as, deformable hermetically-sealed construction) can be located in capping 601 to guarantee that it is fluid tight.In some cases, the diameter of the bottleneck 21 of bottle is less than the diameter of capping 601, or the bottleneck of bottle does not have outside thread, or bottleneck has the shape of cross section of particular design.In such cases, an insert (not shown) can be located in capping 601, thus engages with the bottleneck 21 of bottle and the sidewall 612 of capping 601 and form the joint of leakproof in the gap between the bottleneck 21 and the sidewall 612 of capping 601 of bottle.In a preferred embodiment, a support (not shown) is provided for and bottle is firmly supported on inverted position.
The beverage allocation component 600 with pressure balancing system comprises: a capping 601, and it has the junction surface of the bottleneck for engaging bottle; A distribution pipe 603, it is communicated with described capping 601 (that is, be connected to described capping directly or indirectly and by fluid connection in described capping and bottle), for dispense liquid beverages; A breather pipe 602, it is communicated with described capping 601; A beverage valve assembly 604, it has the beverage valve housing 644 of tubulose, and described beverage valve housing can be user-operably to distribute described liquid beverage from described bottle.In a preferred embodiment, described beverage allocation component 600 also comprises an outlet pipe 606, and described outlet pipe is connected to the beverage valve housing 644 of described tubulose, flows out to guide beverage better.When described beverage valve assembly 604 moves to primary importance (as shown in fig. 1), described distribution pipe 603 and described breather pipe 602 are in closed condition; When described beverage valve assembly 604 moves to second place (not shown in figure 1), described distribution pipe 603 and described breather pipe 602 are in opening, the liquid beverage 23 be now contained in bottle 20 will be flowed out from bottle 100 by distribution pipe 3, ambient air will automatically enter bottle 20 by breather pipe 2, to balance outside and internal pressure (will hereafter describe in detail for each embodiment).
Figure 10 diagrammatically illustrates the side cross-sectional, view of some parts of the beverage allocation component 600 according to one embodiment of the invention.This beverage allocation component 600 comprises: capping 601, and it has the junction surface 612 of the bottleneck for engaging bottle; Distribution pipe 603, it is communicated with, for dispense liquid beverages with described capping 601; Breather pipe 602, it is communicated with described capping 601; Beverage valve assembly 604, it has the beverage valve housing 644 of tubulose, and described beverage valve housing can be user-operably to distribute described liquid beverage from described bottle.In a preferred embodiment, described beverage allocation component 610 also comprises an outlet pipe 606, and described outlet pipe is connected to the beverage valve housing 644 of described tubulose, flows out to guide beverage better.In a preferred embodiment, described capping 601 has larger external diameter, easily grasps for user.
In this embodiment, the diameter d 3 of described distribution pipe 603 is less than the diameter d 2 of described breather pipe 602, makes described distribution pipe 603 can be movably disposed within the inside of described breather pipe 602.As shown in Figure 2, the upper end of breather pipe 602 is fixed to described capping 601.In an alternative embodiment, breather pipe 602 and capping 601 are made into integration.This beverage valve assembly has the seal valve 645 for distribution pipe 603, as shown in Figure 10; Longitudinal cross-section for the sealing valve 645 of distribution pipe 603 is T-shaped, but can easily understand, and the sealing valve 645 for distribution pipe 603 can be other suitable types.Described seal valve 645 for distribution pipe 603 is fixed to described beverage valve housing 644 by support portion 642.Described support portion 642 to make when distribution pipe 603 is opened beverage by and flow out.In one embodiment, described support portion 642 is the plates (as shown in Figure 10) with multiple through hole 643; In another embodiment, described support portion 642 is connected to the multiple isolated spoke (as shown in Figure 12) between beverage valve housing 644 and the first seal valve 645.Can easily understand, described support portion 642 can have other suitable structures.The lower area of the inwall of described distribution pipe 603 has annular projection portion 631, and annular projection portion 631 forms the valve seat being used for distribution pipe 603.When distribution pipe 603 is in closed condition, the seal valve 645 for distribution pipe 603 is pressed against this annular projection portion 631 (valve seat for distribution pipe 603), to form the joint of leakproof.The outer wall of described distribution pipe 603 has annular projection portion 632, and annular projection portion 632 forms the seal valve being used for breather pipe 602, and the inwall of described breather pipe 602 has annular projection portion 622, and annular projection portion 622 forms the valve seat being used for breather pipe 2.When breather pipe 602 is in closed condition, the seal valve for breather pipe 602 is pressed against this annular projection portion 622 (valve seat for breather pipe 602), to form the joint of leakproof.Those skilled in the art's easy understand, in order to ensure favourable sealed engagement, suitable processing process can be carried out to the seal valve 645 for distribution pipe 603 and the seal valve for breather pipe 602 and/or the valve seat for distribution pipe 603 and the valve seat for breather pipe 602, and/or make it be made up of the material of suitable selection.Such as, in a preferred embodiment, for the seal valve 645 of distribution pipe 603 and for the seal valve of breather pipe 602 by encapsulate process.Certainly the processing process of other suitable forms can also be used, to improve sealing further.
In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 10, the outer wall of described breather pipe 602 is provided with screw thread 621, the inwall of described beverage valve housing 644 is provided with screw thread 641, screw thread 621 and 641 is engaged with each other, thus makes by rotating described beverage valve housing 644, described beverage valve assembly 604 to be moved between described primary importance and the described second place.In this embodiment, described screw thread 621 and 641 is air guide screw threads, thus air is threadedly engaged by this chamber 605 (as shown by arrow A) entered between beverage valve housing 644 and distribution pipe 603, and enter in bottle when breather pipe 2 is opened subsequently.
About the embodiment of Figure 10, during use, when described beverage valve assembly is in primary importance (as shown in Figure 10), described seal valve 645 for distribution pipe 603 is pressed against the described valve seat for distribution pipe 603, and the described seal valve for breather pipe 602 is pressed against the described valve seat for breather pipe 602, described distribution pipe 603 and described breather pipe 602 is made to be in closed condition.When rotating beverage valve housing 644 to make described beverage valve assembly 604 move up, seal valve 645 for distribution pipe 603 leaves the valve seat for distribution pipe 603, distribution pipe 603 is opened, now still be pressed against the valve seat for breather pipe 602 for the seal valve of breather pipe 602, breather pipe 602 is closed.When beverage valve assembly 604 moves up distance l, strut member 642 is against the lower surface 633 of distribution pipe 603, and after this distribution pipe 603 moves up together along with beverage valve assembly 604.When beverage valve assembly 604 moves to the second place, the seal valve for breather pipe 602 also leaves the valve seat for breather pipe 602, and therefore distribution pipe 603 and breather pipe 602 are all in opening.Now, beverage is flowed down from distribution pipe 603 and is flowed out (as shown by arrow B) by the through hole 643 support portion 642, and air enters chamber 605 by air guide screw thread and breather pipe 602 subsequently by opening enters (as shown by arrow A) in bottle, thus make a bottle internal and external pressure balance.One of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that when breather pipe 602 is opened, even if there are some beverages to be flowed out by breather pipe 602 downwards, these beverages also can fall the bottom in chamber 605 fast, thus can not hinder the flowing of air.
Figure 11 diagrammatically illustrates the partial side sectioned view of the beverage allocation component according to another embodiment of the present invention.The difference of Figure 11 and Figure 10 is: breather pipe 602 is communicated with the vent openings 613 in capping 601, and distribution pipe 603 is communicated with the dispense aperture 614 in capping 601, and wherein vent openings 613 and dispense aperture 614 are separated.The diameter of described vent openings 613 can be 1-5mm, being preferably 1-3mm, is more preferably 1.4-1.6mm, makes advantageously to prevent air inlet from flowing out beverage and produces interference, and the diameter of air inlet bubble can be reduced, thus prevent air pocket disturbance beverage and the air content of soda is reduced.
Figure 12 diagrammatically illustrates the side cross-sectional, view of some parts of the beverage allocation component 600 ' according to another embodiment of the present invention.The difference of Figure 12 and Figure 10 is, in the beverage allocation component 600 ' of Figure 12, the outer wall of breather pipe 602 and the inwall of beverage valve housing 644 are not provided with the screw thread 621 and 641 matched.Alternatively, between capping 601 ' and beverage valve housing 644 ', be provided with precompressed spring installation 607 ' along the moving direction of described beverage valve housing, make beverage valve assembly 604 ' that spring force can be overcome and move between described primary importance and the described second place.Described spring installation 607 ' one end is against the end face of capping 601 ' or its acceptance division, and the other end is against the end face of beverage valve housing 644 ' or its acceptance division 645 '.In this embodiment, between described breather pipe 602 ' and described beverage valve housing 644 ', gas guide groove (not shown) is provided with.Easy understand, described gas guide groove can be located on the outer wall of breather pipe 602 ', and/or be located on the inwall of beverage valve housing 644 ', to make air flow into the chamber 605 ' (as shown by arrow A) between beverage valve housing 644 ' and distribution pipe 603 ' by gas guide groove.
Described above, Figure 10,11 and 12 shows the scheme distribution pipe of beverage allocation component being arranged in breather pipe inside.
Figure 13 diagrammatically illustrates the beverage allocation component 600 according to another embodiment of the present invention " the side cross-sectional, view of some parts, its Center Vent tube 602 " be arranged in distribution pipe 603 " inner.This beverage allocation component 600 " comprising: capping 601 ", it has the junction surface 612 for engaging with the bottleneck of bottle "; Distribution pipe 603 ", itself and described capping 601 " be communicated with, for dispense liquid beverages; Breather pipe 602 ", itself and described capping 601 " be communicated with; Beverage valve assembly 604 ", it has the beverage valve housing 644 of tubulose ", described beverage valve housing can be user-operably to distribute described liquid beverage from described bottle.Easy understand, beverage valve assembly 604 " bottom there is one or more opening for beverage by flowing out.Although not shown, in a preferred embodiment, described beverage allocation component 600 " also comprise an outlet pipe, described outlet pipe is connected to the beverage valve housing 644 of described tubulose ", flow out to guide beverage better.
In this embodiment, described breather pipe 602 " diameter d 2 be less than described distribution pipe 603 " diameter d 3, make described breather pipe 602 " described distribution pipe 603 can be movably disposed within " inside.As shown in Figure 3, distribution pipe 603 " and capping 601 " be made into integration.In an alternative embodiment, discrete distribution pipe 603 " upper end be fixed to described capping 601 ".When breather pipe is arranged in distribution pipe inside, if breather pipe only extends near bottleneck, then the beverage in bottle can hinder air to flow in bottle, thus hinders the gratifying equilibrium of pressure effect of acquisition.In one embodiment, breather pipe 602 " extend upwardly to the bottom of bottle; In an alternate embodiment, breather pipe 602 " there is junction surface 629 ", for being connected to the pipe that extends to the bottom of bottle.
Beverage valve assembly 604 " have for breather pipe 602 " seal valve 645 ", as shown in figure 13.For breather pipe 602 " sealing valve 645 " longitudinal cross-section be T-shaped, but easy understand, for breather pipe 602 " sealing valve 645 " can be other suitable types.For breather pipe 602 " described seal valve 645 " by support portion 642 " be fixed to described beverage valve housing 644 ".Described support portion 642 " make air can at breather pipe 602 " pass through and flow into when opening.In one embodiment, described support portion 642 " be the plate (as shown in Figure 10) with multiple through hole; In another embodiment, described support portion 42 " be connected to beverage valve housing and for breather pipe 2 " seal valve between multiple isolated spoke (as shown in Figure 12).Can easily understand, described support portion 642 " other suitable structures can be had.Described breather pipe 602 " the lower area of inwall there is annular projection portion 624 ", annular projection portion 624 " formed be used for breather pipe 602 " valve seat.When breather pipe 602 " when being in closed condition, for breather pipe 602 " seal valve 645 " be pressed against this annular projection portion 624 " (for breather pipe 602 " valve seat), to form the joint of leakproof.Described breather pipe 602 " outer wall there is annular projection portion 625 ", annular projection portion 625 " formed be used for distribution pipe 603 " seal valve, described distribution pipe 603 " inwall there is annular projection portion 635 ", annular projection portion 635 " formed be used for distribution pipe 603 " valve seat.When distribution pipe 603 " when being in closed condition, for distribution pipe 603 " seal valve be pressed against this annular projection portion 635 " (for distribution pipe 603 " valve seat), to form the joint of leakproof.Those skilled in the art's easy understand, in order to ensure favourable sealed engagement, can to for distribution pipe 603 " seal valve 645 " and for breather pipe 602 " seal valve and/or for distribution pipe 603 " valve seat and for breather pipe 602 " valve seat carry out suitable processing process, and/or make it be made up of the material of suitable selection.Such as, in one embodiment, for distribution pipe 603 " seal valve 645 " and for breather pipe 602 " seal valve by encapsulate process.Certainly the processing process of other suitable forms can also be used.
In this embodiment, as shown in figure 13, in described capping 601 " and described beverage valve housing 644 " between be provided with that do not load or precompressed spring installation 607 along the moving direction of described beverage valve housing ", make described beverage valve assembly 604 " spring force can be overcome move between described primary importance and the described second place.Described spring installation 607 " one end is against capping 1 " end face or its acceptance division, and the other end is against beverage valve housing 644 " end face or its acceptance division 645 ".Alternately (although not shown), described distribution pipe 603 " outer wall on and beverage valve housing 644 " inwall be provided with the screw thread matched, make by rotating described beverage valve housing 644 " make described beverage valve assembly 604 " move between described primary importance and the described second place.
Below for the beverage allocation component 600 of Figure 13 ", the opening process of this beverage allocation component is described with reference to Figure 14 a-14c.In Figure 14 a, beverage valve assembly 604 " be in primary importance, wherein distribution pipe 603 " and breather pipe 602 " be all in closed condition.In Figure 14 b, beverage valve assembly 604 " move to midway location, its Center Vent tube 602 " open, distribution pipe 603 " close.In Figure 14 c, beverage valve assembly 604 " move to the second place, wherein distribution pipe 603 " and breather pipe 602 " be all in opening.
As shown in figures 14a, described beverage valve assembly 604 " be in primary importance; wherein for breather pipe 602 " seal valve 645 " be pressed against for breather pipe 602 " and valve seat, and for distribution pipe 603 " seal valve be pressed against for distribution pipe 603 " valve seat, make described distribution pipe 603 " and described breather pipe 602 " be all in closed condition.As shown in fig. 14b, make described beverage valve assembly 604 when overcoming spring force " when moving up; for breather pipe 602 " seal valve 645 " leave for breather pipe 602 " and valve seat, make breather pipe 602 " open; now for distribution pipe 603 " seal valve be still pressed against for distribution pipe 603 " valve seat, distribution pipe 603 " close.Once beverage valve assembly 604 " move up distance l1, beverage valve assembly 604 " actuation part 647 " against breather pipe 602 " boss 628 on outer wall ", then breather pipe 602 " can along with beverage valve assembly 604 " move up together.Easy understand, not not only being provided with actuation part 647 " but also be not provided with boss 628 " time, a replacement scheme is, once beverage valve assembly 604 " move up distance l2; support portion 642 " against breather pipe 602 " lower surface 623 ", then breather pipe 602 " can along with beverage valve assembly 604 " move up together.As shown in figure 14 c, when beverage valve assembly 604 " when moving to the second place, for distribution pipe 603 " seal valve also leave for distribution pipe 603 " valve seat, thus distribution pipe 603 " and breather pipe 602 " be all in opening.Now, beverage is from distribution pipe 603 " flow down and by beverage valve assembly 604 " bottom opening flow out (as shown by arrow B), and the breather pipe 602 of air by opening " enter in bottle (as shown by arrow A), to make a bottle internal and external pressure balance.
Although it is readily appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the multiple embodiments schematically showing and describe described modular beverage allocation component according to Fig. 5-Figure 14 c, described modular beverage allocation component can have any other suitable structure.
Should be understood that the device that the invention is not restricted to describe above by example.When not deviating from essence and the scope of claims of the present invention, embodiment of the present invention can carry out combining, revise and changing in every way.
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1. beverage dispenser, comprising:
A casing, the inside of described casing is for installing at least one drinking container;
An electric power temperature control equipment, for regulating the temperature in described casing;
Be mounted at least one modular beverage allocation component of described casing, comprise acceptance division and beverage valve assembly, described acceptance division is for receiving at least one drinking container described, and described beverage valve assembly can be user-operably to distribute beverage from described drinking container.
2. beverage dispenser according to claim 1, is characterized in that, stores premix beverage or instant beverage in described drinking container, and/or
Described drinking container is beverage bottle or beverage bag.
3. beverage dispenser according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described casing is covered by heat insulating material in inner and/or outside; And/or
The inside of described casing has the space for holding at least one extra drinking container.
4. beverage dispenser according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described electric power temperature control equipment is fridge equipment.
5. the beverage dispenser according to any one of claim 1-4, is characterized in that, described electric power temperature control equipment is powered by being connected to main supply, storage battery, solar cell or automobile cigarette lighter socket.
6. the beverage dispenser according to any one of claim 1-4, it is characterized in that, described beverage allocation component also comprises distribution pipe and breather pipe, described beverage valve assembly can be user-operably that described distribution pipe and described breather pipe are opened or closed, when described beverage allocation component engages with inverted drinking container, described breather pipe extends to the bottom of described inverted beverage bottle.
7. the beverage dispenser according to any one of claim 1-4, it is characterized in that, described beverage allocation component also comprises distribution pipe and breather pipe, described beverage valve assembly can be user-operably that described distribution pipe and described breather pipe are opened or closed, described breather pipe has check valve, when described distribution end cap assemblies engages with beverage bottle, described check valve allows ambient air to enter described beverage bottle, and the beverage not allowing to be contained in described beverage bottle and/or gas are flowed out by this check valve.
8. the beverage dispenser according to any one of claim 1-4, is characterized in that, described beverage allocation component also comprises the capping with described acceptance division and the distribution pipe be communicated with described capping and breather pipe, wherein
Described beverage valve assembly has the beverage valve housing of tubulose, described beverage valve housing can be user-operably to distribute beverage from described drinking container, described beverage valve assembly can continuous moving between the first position and the second position, wherein when described beverage valve assembly moves to described primary importance, described distribution pipe and described breather pipe are in closed condition, when described beverage valve assembly moves to the described second place, described distribution pipe and described breather pipe are in opening.
9. beverage dispenser according to claim 8, the diameter of wherein said distribution pipe is less than the diameter of described breather pipe, makes described distribution pipe can be movably disposed within the inside of described breather pipe.
10. beverage dispenser according to claim 9, wherein said beverage valve assembly has the seal valve for described distribution pipe, described seal valve for described distribution pipe is fixed to described beverage valve housing by support portion, the lower area of the inwall of described distribution pipe has the annular projection portion formed for the valve seat of described distribution pipe, the inwall of described breather pipe has the annular projection portion formed for the valve seat of described breather pipe, the outer wall of described distribution pipe has the annular projection portion formed for the seal valve of described breather pipe
Wherein when described beverage valve assembly moves to described primary importance, seal valve for described distribution pipe is pressed against the valve seat for described distribution pipe, and the seal valve for described breather pipe is pressed against the valve seat for described breather pipe, described distribution pipe and described breather pipe is made to be in closed condition, when described beverage valve assembly moves to the described second place, seal valve for described distribution pipe leaves the valve seat for described distribution pipe, and the seal valve for described breather pipe leaves the valve seat for described breather pipe, described distribution pipe and described breather pipe is made to be in opening.
11. beverage dispensers according to claim 10, wherein
Seal valve for described distribution pipe and the seal valve for described breather pipe are by encapsulate process; And/or
The outer wall of described breather pipe is provided with the inwall of described beverage valve housing the screw thread matched, make by rotating described beverage valve housing, described beverage valve assembly to be moved between described primary importance and the described second place, wherein said screw thread is air guide screw thread.
12. beverage dispensers according to claim 10, wherein
That do not load or precompressed spring installation is provided with along the moving direction of described beverage valve housing between described capping and described beverage valve housing, make described beverage valve assembly can overcome spring force to move between described primary importance and the described second place, wherein between described breather pipe and described beverage valve housing, be provided with gas guide groove.
13. beverage dispensers according to claim 10, wherein
Described breather pipe is communicated with at least one vent openings in described capping, and described distribution pipe is communicated with the dispense aperture of in described capping, wherein said vent openings and described dispense aperture separated from one another, the diameter of described vent openings is 1-5mm.
14. beverage dispensers according to claim 8, wherein said beverage allocation component is suitable for Non-follow control and/or automaton controls, and by regulating the displacement of described beverage valve assembly, can control the flow rate of this beverage allocation component.
15. beverage dispensers according to claim 13, the diameter of wherein said vent openings is 1-3mm.
16. beverage dispensers according to claim 13, the diameter of wherein said vent openings is 1.4-1.6mm.
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