EP1201601B1 - Device for actuating dispensing valves - Google Patents
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- EP1201601B1 EP1201601B1 EP01124338A EP01124338A EP1201601B1 EP 1201601 B1 EP1201601 B1 EP 1201601B1 EP 01124338 A EP01124338 A EP 01124338A EP 01124338 A EP01124338 A EP 01124338A EP 1201601 B1 EP1201601 B1 EP 1201601B1
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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
- B67D3/043—Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of casks, e.g. for beer with a closing element having a linear movement, in a direction perpendicular to the seat
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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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- the present invention relates to a device for actuating valves for dispensing liquids from containers, such as bag-in-box containers for beverages, placed on a seating and supporting base.
- Apparatuses for dispensing liquids from containers provided with a tap have already been proposed in the state of the art, such apparatuses comprising a seating and supporting base for one or each container and a lever system that is articulated to the base in order to detachably engage the pouring valve of each container and is provided with a manual actuation lever for applying pressure to the top of the pouring valve in order to open it and therefore dispense the liquid.
- lever systems proposed so far allow to pour liquids only from containers provided with press-open valves or taps, i.e., valves or taps which open by applying pressure to the top of said valve so as to lower their internal valve element elastically-loaded for the automatic closure of the valve once the valve element is no longer pressed by the lever system.
- taps or valves for containers of the lift-open type are also commercially available, i.e., taps or valves that have a substantially rigid top and can be opened by lifting one or more abutments that protrude from the valve body and are rigidly coupled to the internal valve element of the valve, which is elastically loaded for automatic closure once the lifting action has ceased.
- lift-open valves are opened manually with one's fingers by lifting two mutually opposite objects with the index and middle fingers and by resting the thumb on the top of the valve.
- the aim of the present invention is to provide an actuation device that allows to pour liquids from containers provided with a lift-open valve.
- An object of the present invention is to allow the use of the device for dispensing liquids from containers provided with either press-open or lift-open valves.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an actuation device for liquid pouring valves that is easy to use, highly reliable and inexpensive to manufacture.
- a device 27 according to the invention for actuating a valve 12 for pouring and dispensing liquids from a container or bag-in-box B is constituted by two levers, respectively designated by the reference numerals 3 and 7.
- the actuation device 27 can be anchored to a seating and supporting base, designated by the letter C in Figure 1, for the container B, which is provided with a pouring or dispensing valve 12 that protrudes in a cantilever fashion from the container or bag-in-box B and from the support C.
- a locking element 1 allows to detachably engage the dispensing valve 12, and accordingly said container B, with the seating and supporting base C.
- the locking element 1 is pivoted at one of its ends about a pivot and has, at its other end, a handle 1a for its snap closure over the cylindrical body of a plug 100 and a supply duct for the dispensing valve 12.
- the device 27 is constituted by the levers 3 and 7, which are articulated one another. More particularly, the lever 3 has, at its ends, a respective recess 4 and 5 for snap articulation engagement on one side to a pivot 2 that is monolithic with, or fixed to, the locking element 1 and, on the other side, to a pivot 10 that is monolithic with, or fixed to, an intermediate portion of the lever 7.
- the lever 3 preferably has a protrusion or pawl 6 in an intermediate portion.
- the lever 3 is produced by molding a suitable plastic material, such as PVC, and as shown more clearly in Figure 6, its lateral surfaces are lightened in its central part, so as to obtain a structure that is lightweight yet ensuring sufficient rigidity and stability.
- the lever 7 has a curved handling end 9, which is preferably ergonomically shaped so that the user can comfortably apply a finger to it.
- the lever is shaped like a fork with two prongs 8, while in an intermediate position said lever has a U-shaped transverse cross-section with lateral wings that are connected and stiffened by the transverse pivot 10 for articulation to the lever 3.
- the protrusion 6 is arranged so as to rest on the top 22 of the dispensing valve 12 and acts as a compression fulcrum for opening the press-open valve 12, while in the case of a lift-open valve the protrusion 6 acts as an abutment fulcrum in order to move the prongs 8 so that they engage against the abutments 13, which are monolithic with, or fixed to, the valve element 26 of the valve 12.
- Figures 10 to 13 are views of another embodiment according to which the actuation device can be adopted both with lift-open valves 12, like the device of Figure 1, and with press-open valves.
- the lever 3 in fact has two lateral shoulders 14, which are arranged at the rotational path of the two prongs 8.
- the shoulders 14 are designed to abut and act as stroke limiters for the rotation of the prongs 8 of the lever 7 about the pivot 10. Therefore, by acting on the end 9 of the lever 7, one obtains first of all the rotation of the lever 7 about the pivot 10 and, once the prongs 8 have abutted against the shoulders 14, the lever 3 is turned about the pivot 2, discharging the force applied to the protrusion 6, which compresses the top 22 of the valve 12, consequently opening said valve.
- Figures 14 to 17 illustrate a press-open valve 12 provided with two cantilevered transverse pivots that are rigidly coupled to the shell of the valve and are designated by the reference numeral 17.
- the pivots 17, by being fixed with respect to the valve element, act as an abutment for the prongs 8 of the lever 7 and allow, during use, to discharge through the pivot 10 and the lever 3 the force applied to the curved actuation end 9 onto the elastically flexible top 22 of the valve.
- the embodiment shown in Figures 18 to 20 allows to use the actuation device both with a press-open valve 12 and, once arranged upside down, with a lift-open valve.
- the lever 7 therefore continues its descent practically rigidly with the lever 3, with which it rotates about the pivot 2 in order to press the top 22 of the valve.
- the lever 3 has, in a position that lies opposite its protrusion 6, a lug 16 for a more effective lowering of the top 22.
- Figures 21 to 23 illustrate a further embodiment with three levers of the actuation device, which allows use on lift-open valves.
- the device has a third lever 24, which is articulated, at its ends, to two pivots 18 and 19 which are monolithic or inserted in an intermediate portion of the levers 3 and 7 respectively.
- the lever 24 can further have a protrusion 20 that can engage, during use, the top 22 of the valve 12.
- the lever 3 has a through recess 21, through which the end 9 of the lever 7 protrudes with an engagement that allows free sliding, said end being in this case straight.
- the user applies pressure to the free end 25 of the lever 3, thus lifting the abutments 13 due to the action of the prongs 8 by way of the rotary motion of the lever 7 about the pivot 19 for articulation with the lever 24 and by way of the simultaneous sliding of the end 26 the lever 7 within the recess 21.
- Figures 24 to 26 illustrate still another embodiment with two levers, which allows to use the device on lift-open valves 12.
- the lever 3 does not have a protrusion 6 and rests, during use, on the top of the valve.
- the device according to the invention can be provided with a lever system that is articulated at a first end 1a to the seating base, so that it can be moved angularly between an open position and a closed position (shown in Figures 28, 30 and 32).
- Said lever system has, at the second end 1b, engagement means 101 which are designed, in the closed position, to engage at least one locator or abutment 102 arranged at the seating base.
- the engagement means are constituted by an engagement tooth 101a that is pivoted to the lever system and by means 101b for the rotation of the engagement tooth.
- the engagement tooth 101a is elastically flexible about an axis that is substantially parallel to the angular movement axis of said lever system, so as to allow, even if the lever system is not fully closed, to engage the abutment 102 so as to ensure a perfect seal of the entire device.
- the materials and the dimensions may be various according to requirements.
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Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a device for actuating valves for dispensing liquids from containers, such as bag-in-box containers for beverages, placed on a seating and supporting base.
- Apparatuses for dispensing liquids from containers provided with a tap have already been proposed in the state of the art, such apparatuses comprising a seating and supporting base for one or each container and a lever system that is articulated to the base in order to detachably engage the pouring valve of each container and is provided with a manual actuation lever for applying pressure to the top of the pouring valve in order to open it and therefore dispense the liquid.
- Reference should be made, in this regard, to EPA-0884269-A1, also by the same Applicant, which discloses a device conform to the preamble of
claim 1. - However, the lever systems proposed so far allow to pour liquids only from containers provided with press-open valves or taps, i.e., valves or taps which open by applying pressure to the top of said valve so as to lower their internal valve element elastically-loaded for the automatic closure of the valve once the valve element is no longer pressed by the lever system.
- In addition to the above mentioned press-open valves, taps or valves for containers of the lift-open type are also commercially available, i.e., taps or valves that have a substantially rigid top and can be opened by lifting one or more abutments that protrude from the valve body and are rigidly coupled to the internal valve element of the valve, which is elastically loaded for automatic closure once the lifting action has ceased.
- Currently, lift-open valves are opened manually with one's fingers by lifting two mutually opposite objects with the index and middle fingers and by resting the thumb on the top of the valve.
- The aim of the present invention is to provide an actuation device that allows to pour liquids from containers provided with a lift-open valve.
- An object of the present invention is to allow the use of the device for dispensing liquids from containers provided with either press-open or lift-open valves.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an actuation device for liquid pouring valves that is easy to use, highly reliable and inexpensive to manufacture.
- This aim and these and other objects that will become better apparent hereinafter are achieved by a device for actuating a valve for dispensing liquids from a container, according to
claim claim 12. - Further characteristics and advantages of the present invention will better become apparent from the following detailed description of some preferred embodiments thereof, given only by way of non-limitative example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
- Figure 1 is a side view of the actuation device of a lift-open valve for dispensing liquid from a container arranged on a seating base;
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of a detail of Figure 1, illustrating a part of the seating and supporting base of the container to which the actuation device according to the invention can be anchored;
- Figure 3 is a sectional view, taken along the line III-III of Figure 2;
- Figure 4 is side view of the first lever of the actuation device;
- Figure 5 is a top view of the lever of Figure 4;
- Figure 6 is a sectional view, taken along the line VI-VI of Figure 4;
- Figure 7 is a side elevation view of the second lever of the actuation device;
- Figure 8 is a top view of the lever of Figure 7;
- Figure 9 is a side view of the lever of Figure 7;
- Figures 10, 11 and 13 are three side views of another embodiment of the actuation device according to the invention in three steps of operation for actuating a press-open valve;
- Figure 12 is a front view of the device shown in Figure 13;
- Figures 14, 15 and 17 are views of the steps of the operation of another embodiment of the actuation device according to the invention, applied to a press-open valve;
- Figure 16 is a front view of the device shown in Figure 17;
- Figures 18 and 20 are two side views of the device used on press-open valves;
- Figure 19 is a front view of the device in the configuration shown in Figure 20;
- Figures 21 and 23 illustrate another embodiment of actuation devices according to the invention, comprising three levers for application to a lift-open valve;
- Figure 22 is a side view of the actuation device of Figure 23;
- Figures 24 and 26 are side views of another embodiment of the actuation device applied to a lift-open valve in two successive steps of use;
- Figure 25 is a front view of the actuation device of Figure 26;
- Figure 27 is a partial perspective view of part of the seating base and of the articulated lever system in the open position;
- Figure 28 is a perspective view, similar to Figure 27, but with the articulated lever system in the closure step;
- Figure 29 is a front view of the perspective view shown in Figure 27;
- Figure 30 is a sectional view, taken along the line XXX of Figure 1, of the perspective view of Figure 27;
- Figure 31 is a front view of the perspective view of Figure 28; and
- Figure 32 is a sectional view, similar to the one shown in Figure 30, but with the lever system in the closure position.
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- Initially with reference to Figures 1 to 9, a
device 27 according to the invention for actuating avalve 12 for pouring and dispensing liquids from a container or bag-in-box B is constituted by two levers, respectively designated by thereference numerals - The
actuation device 27 can be anchored to a seating and supporting base, designated by the letter C in Figure 1, for the container B, which is provided with a pouring or dispensingvalve 12 that protrudes in a cantilever fashion from the container or bag-in-box B and from the support C. Alocking element 1 allows to detachably engage the dispensingvalve 12, and accordingly said container B, with the seating and supporting base C. For this purpose, thelocking element 1 is pivoted at one of its ends about a pivot and has, at its other end, a handle 1a for its snap closure over the cylindrical body of aplug 100 and a supply duct for thedispensing valve 12. - The
device 27 is constituted by thelevers lever 3 has, at its ends, arespective recess pivot 2 that is monolithic with, or fixed to, thelocking element 1 and, on the other side, to apivot 10 that is monolithic with, or fixed to, an intermediate portion of thelever 7. Thelever 3 preferably has a protrusion orpawl 6 in an intermediate portion. Advantageously, thelever 3 is produced by molding a suitable plastic material, such as PVC, and as shown more clearly in Figure 6, its lateral surfaces are lightened in its central part, so as to obtain a structure that is lightweight yet ensuring sufficient rigidity and stability. - The
lever 7 has acurved handling end 9, which is preferably ergonomically shaped so that the user can comfortably apply a finger to it. At its other end, the lever is shaped like a fork with twoprongs 8, while in an intermediate position said lever has a U-shaped transverse cross-section with lateral wings that are connected and stiffened by thetransverse pivot 10 for articulation to thelever 3. - During use, the
protrusion 6 is arranged so as to rest on thetop 22 of the dispensingvalve 12 and acts as a compression fulcrum for opening the press-open valve 12, while in the case of a lift-open valve theprotrusion 6 acts as an abutment fulcrum in order to move theprongs 8 so that they engage against theabutments 13, which are monolithic with, or fixed to, the valve element 26 of thevalve 12. - More particularly, starting from the condition shown in Figure 1, i.e., the condition in which the
protrusion 6 of thelever 3 rests on therigid top 22 of the lift-open valve and the twoprongs 8 of the fork of thelever 7 are engaged against the lower face of theabutments 13, the operator, by lowering theend 9 of thelever 7, as shown with thearrow 11, applies to the two prongs 8 an upward force that lifts thatabutments 13 and consequently opens thevalve 12. By releasing theend 9, since the valve element 26 is loaded elastically, theabutments 13 are automatically returned to the closure position of thevalve 12. - Figures 10 to 13 are views of another embodiment according to which the actuation device can be adopted both with lift-
open valves 12, like the device of Figure 1, and with press-open valves. - According to this embodiment, the
lever 3 in fact has twolateral shoulders 14, which are arranged at the rotational path of the twoprongs 8. Theshoulders 14 are designed to abut and act as stroke limiters for the rotation of theprongs 8 of thelever 7 about thepivot 10. Therefore, by acting on theend 9 of thelever 7, one obtains first of all the rotation of thelever 7 about thepivot 10 and, once theprongs 8 have abutted against theshoulders 14, thelever 3 is turned about thepivot 2, discharging the force applied to theprotrusion 6, which compresses thetop 22 of thevalve 12, consequently opening said valve. - Figures 14 to 17 illustrate a press-
open valve 12 provided with two cantilevered transverse pivots that are rigidly coupled to the shell of the valve and are designated by thereference numeral 17. In this case, thepivots 17, by being fixed with respect to the valve element, act as an abutment for theprongs 8 of thelever 7 and allow, during use, to discharge through thepivot 10 and thelever 3 the force applied to thecurved actuation end 9 onto the elasticallyflexible top 22 of the valve. - The embodiment shown in Figures 18 to 20 allows to use the actuation device both with a press-
open valve 12 and, once arranged upside down, with a lift-open valve. When used with a press-open valve, as shown in the drawings, thelever 9, which is L-shaped with theprongs 8 substantially at right angles to the handling end 9 (which can be straight), abuts in its rotation about thepivot 10 against tworetainers 23 that protrude from thelever 3. Thelever 7 therefore continues its descent practically rigidly with thelever 3, with which it rotates about thepivot 2 in order to press thetop 22 of the valve. Preferably, thelever 3 has, in a position that lies opposite itsprotrusion 6, alug 16 for a more effective lowering of thetop 22. - Figures 21 to 23 illustrate a further embodiment with three levers of the actuation device, which allows use on lift-open valves. The device has a
third lever 24, which is articulated, at its ends, to twopivots levers - The
lever 24 can further have aprotrusion 20 that can engage, during use, thetop 22 of thevalve 12. Thelever 3 has athrough recess 21, through which theend 9 of thelever 7 protrudes with an engagement that allows free sliding, said end being in this case straight. - The user applies pressure to the
free end 25 of thelever 3, thus lifting theabutments 13 due to the action of theprongs 8 by way of the rotary motion of thelever 7 about thepivot 19 for articulation with thelever 24 and by way of the simultaneous sliding of the end 26 thelever 7 within therecess 21. - Finally, Figures 24 to 26 illustrate still another embodiment with two levers, which allows to use the device on lift-
open valves 12. In this case, thelever 3 does not have aprotrusion 6 and rests, during use, on the top of the valve. - The actuation device described above is susceptible of modifications and variations within the scope of protection defined by the appended claims.
- For example, as shown in Figures 27 to 32, the device according to the invention can be provided with a lever system that is articulated at a first end 1a to the seating base, so that it can be moved angularly between an open position and a closed position (shown in Figures 28, 30 and 32).
- Said lever system has, at the
second end 1b, engagement means 101 which are designed, in the closed position, to engage at least one locator orabutment 102 arranged at the seating base. - The engagement means are constituted by an
engagement tooth 101a that is pivoted to the lever system and by means 101b for the rotation of the engagement tooth. - The
engagement tooth 101a is elastically flexible about an axis that is substantially parallel to the angular movement axis of said lever system, so as to allow, even if the lever system is not fully closed, to engage theabutment 102 so as to ensure a perfect seal of the entire device. - The materials and the dimensions may be various according to requirements.
- Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference signs, those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly, such reference signs do not have any limiting effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference signs.
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- A device for actuating a dispensing valve (12) of the press-open type that has a pressing-down top (22) and one or two abutments (13), or of the lift-open type that has a top (22) and one or two lifting-up abutments (13), to dispense liquids from a container (B) supported on a seating and supporting base (C), the valve actuation device (27) comprising a first lever (3) that can be pivoted at a first end (5) thereof about a pivot (2) of said seating and supporting base (C) and has an intermediate part (6) that can engage, during use, the top (22) of said dispensing valve (12), characterized in that it comprises a second lever (7), which is articulated at an intermediate part thereof to the second end (4) of said first lever (3), said second lever (7) having an end (9) that is adapted to act as a handling portion and another end (8) that is adapted to abut against said one or two abutments (13) for the opening actuation of said dispensing valve (12).
- The device according to claim 1, characterized in that said other end (8) of said second lever (7) is fork-shaped so as to engage the two abutments (13) for opening or closing said dispensing valve (12).
- The device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said first lever (3) has, on its lateral profile, at least one shoulder (14) for the abutment, against said at least one shoulder (14) of said other end (8) of said second lever (7) in order to act as stroke limiter for the rotation of said second lever (7) for the actuation of a press-open type dispensing valve (12).
- The device for actuating valves according to claim 3, characterized in that said intermediate part (6) of said first lever (3) is a protrusion that is adapted to abut, during use, against said top (22) of said valve (12).
- The device according to claim 1or 2 characterized in that said first lever (3) comprises, at its ends (4,5), a recess for snap articulation engagement with said seating and supporting base (C) and with the intermediate part of said second lever (7).
- The device according to claim 1or 2, characterized in that said handling end (9) of said second lever (7) is constituted by an ergonomically curved surface.
- The device according to claim 2 or 5 or 6, characterized in that said second end (4) of said first lever (3) has at least one retainer (23) for said second lever (7) so as to act as a retainer when said handling end (9) of said second lever (7) is pushed in a first direction of rotation (11), so as to allow the rotation of said first lever (3) about the pivot (2) of said seating and supporting base (C) and its consequent abutment against said top (22) of a press-open valve (12), while when said first lever (3) articulated to said second lever (7) is rigidly coupled to said seating and supporting base (C) in an inverted configuration and is therefore actuated in reverse with respect to said first direction of rotation (11), said other end (8) of said second lever (7) is suitable to engage said one or two abutments (13) while said intermediate part (6) of said first lever (3) abuts against said top (22) of said valve (12).
- The device according to claim 7, characterized in that said first lever (3) has a lug (16) which, during use in said first direction of rotation (11), is adapted to abut against the top (22) of said press-open valve (12).
- The device according to any one of the claims 1-8, characterized in that said intermediate part of said second lever (7) comprises a pivot (10) for articulation to said first lever (3) which is fixed or rigidly coupled to said fork (8).
- A device (27) for actuating a dispensing valve (12) of the press-open type that has a pressing-down top (22) and one or two abutments (13), or of the lift-open type that has a top (22) and one or two lifting-up abutments (13), to dispense liquids from a container (B) supported on a seating and supporting base (C), the valve actuation device (27) comprising a first lever (3) that can be pivoted at a first end (5) thereof about a pivot (2) of said seating and supporting base (C) and that has a second end (25) shaped like a handling end, characterized in that it comprises a second lever (7) and a third lever (24), the third lever (24) being articulated at its first end to an intermediate part of the first lever (24) and at its second end to an intermediate part of the second lever (7), the third lever (24) comprising a protrusion (20) that can engage, during use, the top (22) of said dispensing valve (12), the second lever (7) having an end (8) that is adapted to abut against said one or two lifting abutments (13) and another end (9) which is slidingly engaged by said first lever (3).
- The device according to claim 10, characterized in that said first lever (3) has a recess (21) through which the handling end (9) of the second lever (7) protrudes for the sliding engagement thereof.
- A dispensing valve assembly for dispensing liquids from a container (B), the assembly comprising a seating and supporting base (C) for supporting the container (B), a dispensing valve (12) of the press-open type that has a pressing-down top (22) and one or two abutments (13), or of the lift-open type that has a top (22) and one or two lifting-up abutments (13), and a device for actuating the dispensing valve (12), the device being according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said dispensing valve is detachably engaged with said seating and supporting base (C) through a lever system comprising a locking element (1) which is articulated, at a first end (1a), to said seating base (C) in order to be angularly movable between an open position and a closed position and comprising. at the second end (1b), engagement means (101) which are adapted, in the closure position, to engage at least one abutment (102) arranged at said seating base, said engagement means (101) having an engagement tooth (101a) that is pivoted to said locking element (1) and means (101b) for the rotation of said engagement tooth (101a).
- The assembly according to claim 12, characterized in that said engagement tooth (101a) is elastically flexible about an axis that is substantially parallel to the angular movement axis of said lever system.
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