EP2563711B1 - Push button dispenser for bottles with carbonated beverages - Google Patents

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EP2563711B1
EP2563711B1 EP11717559.6A EP11717559A EP2563711B1 EP 2563711 B1 EP2563711 B1 EP 2563711B1 EP 11717559 A EP11717559 A EP 11717559A EP 2563711 B1 EP2563711 B1 EP 2563711B1
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Samuel O. Nyambi
Fritz Seelhofel
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/10Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having frangible closures
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/32Dip-tubes
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/44Valves specially adapted therefor; Regulating devices
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/04Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
    • B67D1/0456Siphons, i.e. beverage containers under gas pressure without supply of further pressurised gas during dispensing

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  • This invention relates to a dispenser for dispensing a carbonated beverage from a bottle by a simple push of a button, whether the bottle is standing or lying down.
  • Carbonated drinks are sold in glass and pet bottles as well as in aluminum cans in very large numbers. Every day many millions of such bottles are opened and the contents are poured out and drunk. The carbon dioxide in the drink, which gives the same freshness, caused by their outgassing pressure increase in the bottle. Everybody is familiar with the pffffft sound, which can be heard when opening such a bottle, because a certain overpressure in the bottle first escapes.
  • the bottles are available in different sizes, with 0.33 liter, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 liter content up to 3 liter bottles. However, larger bottles are not easy to handle for all people. Especially smaller children as well as weak or elderly people are struggling with the handling of heavy bottles.
  • the bottles are often stored in a refrigerator and if a drink is desired, the bottle must be removed from the refrigerator, opened, raised to pour and tilted over a drinking cup and then re-supplied in the refrigerator. These steps can be laborious or even impossible to accomplish for small children or for debilitated adults - such as the sick or old or handicapped people.
  • the initial opening of the threaded closure which is also provided with a guarantee strip, which must be broken when opening, requires some effort, which can not be applied by all.
  • the repeated opening and closing of such a beverage bottle leads to the escape of a portion of the carbon dioxide, so that the drink stale
  • Figure 1 shows a device with a dispensing valve and a separate carbon dioxide valve to add carbon dioxide into the bottle when its internal pressure drops below a certain level.
  • a pressure regulator is disclosed to regulate the carbon dioxide pressure in the beverage. But not only the pressure drop when dispensing carbonated bottle contents, which usually prevents a complete emptying, is a problem.
  • GB 2 219 988 shows a dispenser, which can be screwed onto a bottle.
  • a tube leads down to the bottom of the bottle.
  • a manually operated, spring-loaded valve reduces the pressure in the outlet by opening the compressed tube at a location very close to the spout to controllably dispense the beverage from the bottle due to the increased internal pressure.
  • the dispenser also includes a pressure regulator with a CO 2 pressure capsule from which CO 2 is added when the internal pressure of the bottle falls below a certain level.
  • this dispenser consists of a very large number of parts, including metallic parts, and it is correspondingly expensive to manufacture and assemble.
  • dispensers which can be subsequently screwed onto a bottle. However, a first, substantial portion of carbon dioxide will already escape through the first opening of the bottle, just to screw the dispenser onto the bottle. On the other hand, such dispensers are only rarely used - if at all.
  • the pressure control device has an axially movable control element, which is acted upon by a biasing means, so that it is kept closed becomes.
  • the internal pressure acts on the control element in the closing direction.
  • the ambient pressure acts on the control element in the direction of its open position.
  • a new dispenser can not concern only the basic principle of the function, which is well-known, but rather only a specific embodiment of such a dispenser and a specific implementation of this basic principle, so that this technically better and easier implemented, and also in such a way, which makes such a dispenser to a very cost-effective, but reliable functioning and extremely easy to use mass product. All this is the basic requirement that such a dispenser gets a chance to survive in the market.
  • a push-button dispenser for bottles with carbonated drinks with a screwable on a bottle head with side spout, push button on its top and downwardly projecting suction tube, which is intended to reach down to the bottom of the bottle to be equipped, and above opens into a valve device in the head, which has a with respect to the bottle axially movable control member, which is acted upon by a spring in the closing direction, and the opening from above by hand with pressure on the push button can be acted upon, so that the pressure in the interior of the suction tube can be reduced to ambient pressure, whereby liquid from the bottle by the prevailing internal pressure in the bottle from the lower mouth of the suction pipe via the spout can be driven
  • this pressure button dispenser is characterized in that the suction tube is made of a rubber-elastic plastic and be Outside and inside cross-section are designed so that it can be narrowed at reduced to ambient pressure internal pressure relative to the prevailing from the outside increased pressure by deformation in its flow cross-section.
  • FIG. 1 shows the complete push-button dispenser in its assembled state, ready to be screwed onto a bottle filled with carbonated beverage.
  • the push-button dispenser consists of a head 1 and an infected on its underside suction tube 10, which is still provided at the lower mouth end with a mouthpiece 11. This has an increased density, so that the suction tube 10, when the bottle is due to the weight of the mouth piece 11 is curved downwards arc and the mouth piece 11 then comes to rest at the lowest point of the inside of the lying bottle, so always until last Liquid is sucked.
  • FIG. 2 shows the head 1 with its parts in the assembled state, but in an enlarged view. It can be seen above the spout channel 15, which is closed here by a guarantee cover 2.
  • This Jardiniedeckel 2 has a dome-shaped cover 29 on top, under which hides the actual push button of the dispenser.
  • a cap 27 is formed, which closes the mouth of the spout 15.
  • a warranty lug 28 which has at least one material bridge 33 with predetermined breaking point.
  • this warranty cover 2 In the course of production of this warranty cover 2 is cheated on the underlying version 4 and after cooling of the parts of this warranty cover 2 can be removed only by breaking the breaking points on the material bridges 33 from the head 1 of the push button dispenser. It therefore provides a reliable first-hole guarantee and prevents any debris or foreign matter from entering the spout channel 15 before the purchaser removes this guarantee lid 2 for the first time.
  • the version 4 forms on its one side the actual spout channel 15 with mouth 13, so a channel that leads from the inside to the outside. As you can see, this version 4 is shaped waisted on both sides. Thus, the version 4 can be easily grasped from above by grasping with two curved fingers, for instance between the index and middle fingers of one hand. A bottle equipped with this push-button dispenser can therefore be comfortably carried with two fingers.
  • the Aufschraubmuffe 7 has for this purpose on its inside a corresponding thread, preferably a thread for the widespread 28mm nozzle of PET bottles. Other thread sizes are of course also possible.
  • the upper end portion 12 of the subsequent conical flow channel 9 is inserted. At the lower end of this conical flow channel 9 sits a clamping socket 21 for the suction tube 10.
  • This clamping socket 21 forms two gripper arms 31 which comprise the outer contour of the suction tube 10 accurately and inside the clamping socket 21 is formed so that the clear cross section of the suction tube 10th exactly merges into the inner contour of the terminal frame 21 and a smooth transition is ensured. This is important for laminar flow as possible and suppression of foaming in the carbonated beverage flowing through.
  • FIG. 3 you can see the push button dispenser with all its components in an exploded view.
  • a typical PET bottle 20 is shown as a size comparison, which is to be equipped with this push-button dispenser.
  • the components of the push-button dispenser are described from top to bottom.
  • the ISOiedeckel 2 with its dome-shaped cover 29 and its cap 27, which has formed on its inside a sealing ring 32, which thus sealingly comes to rest in the interior of the mouth 13 of the spout 15.
  • Opposite is located on the guarantee cover 2, the guarantee lug 28, which is connected on both sides via fine material bridges 33 with predetermined breaking points with the comprehensive guarantee ring 34. Only when this warranty bag 28 is broken under breaking the material bridges 33, the guarantee cover 2 can be removed from the dispenser head 1 and the dispenser is ready for operation.
  • the next component is the pushbutton 16 of the dispenser. On its underside two plastic springs 3 are formed, each in the form of three contiguous resilient elements. In the center, a coupling 14 is formed on the underside of the push button 16, in which the control element 5 is clickable, as will be shown.
  • the next component is the socket 4 for the spout. It is shown here from behind and essentially comprises this spout 6, which can be seen below. The version 4 is designed waisted so that the dispenser can be easily grasped and carried with two fingers.
  • the element shown below is the control element 5. It has the shape of an arrow with a countersunk-shaped sealing cone 23 at the front end, while it has a rear sword-shaped extension 24, with schiffchenförmigem cross-section.
  • the coupling 14 on the underside of the push button 16 can be plugged together with the upper end of this extension 24, so that then the control element 5 can be depressed on the one hand by the push button 16, on the other hand force pulled down by the compression springs 3 is pulled back up again.
  • This receiving sleeve 8 fits me on its outside in the upper end portion 12 of the conical flow channel 9, a plastic tube that widens conically from bottom to top in its interior.
  • a clamping socket 21 for the suction tube 10 with two downwardly extending gripper arms 31, between which the suction tube 10 is inserted, so that a dense and smooth transition of its inner contour is achieved in those of the flow channel 9.
  • FIG. 4 This push button dispenser with all its components is shown in another exploded view from a different angle. It can be seen again at the top of the ISiedeckel 2 with dome-shaped cover 29, and cap 27 and warranty flap 28. Below you can see the push button 16 with the two formed on its underside plastic compression springs 3. Then follows the waisted version 4 with the top cover 36 for the Ausgusskanal. It can be seen that the upper end of the socket 4 is at an angle to the mounting axis. This upper end forms an annular socket, in which the push button 16 fits, which is then also arranged obliquely to the mounting axis.
  • This inclined plane is aligned with the spout channel, which is additionally arcuately slightly curved downwards, as can be seen from the cover 36 of the spout 15.
  • an inwardly projecting projection 35 on which the lower ends of the compression springs 3 are supported after assembly.
  • this push button dispenser is described in detail below on the basis of FIG. 5 described.
  • a receiving sleeve 8 is inserted from above.
  • the control element 5 is pushed from above through the upper end portion of the conical flow channel 9 and afterwards the receiving sleeve 8 is inserted from above. After that, the control element 5 can no longer be pulled upwards because it is enclosed by the receiving sleeve 8.
  • the receiving sleeve 8 forms with its inner side for the shoulder of the countersunk sealing cone 23 of the control element 5, a sealing surface 25.
  • the sealing cone 23 is down from the sealing surface 25 lifted away and it forms an annular gap.
  • the pressure in the conical flow channel 9 is thereby reduced, and liquid flows from below around the sealing cone 23 due to the higher internal pressure in the bottle and flows around it upwards. The liquid finally passes through the spout channel 15 to the outside.
  • the flow cross-section thus increases in the mass in which the differential pressure decreases. Through this trick, it is possible to achieve an approximately uniform mass flow when emptying the bottle.
  • the outflow velocity is high, but the flow area is small. Gradually, the outflow velocity is reduced, but the flow area is increased.
  • the suction tube 10 is shown in a perspective view, with the associated Saugmündung Gla 11.
  • the suction pipe 10 may have about such a cross-sectional shape, the outside is not circular and inside a flow channel 17 with both sides a subsequent extension 26 forms.
  • the suction pipe 10 has a roundish cross-sectional shape on the outside, but the cross-section runs at an acute angle in each case on each side of a wing 18, and the inner hollow cross-section forms a central flow channel 17, with on both sides of the same subsequent flat projections 26 extending into the Wings 18 extend into it.
  • Such a suction tube is preferably made of a rubber-elastic plastic, for example made of polyurethane silicone with a Shore C hardness of 40 to 60 and an inner diameter of the central channel of 1.5mm. This makes it possible to generate an approximately constant volume flow of approx. 1.3 to 1.4 l / min over the entire continuously reducing pressure difference range during dispensing. With harder material, for example with a Shore C hardness of 85 and more, the suction pipe behaves like a rigid pipe and the function is no longer guaranteed.
  • FIG. 7 shows this preferred intake manifold cross-section left under the same pressure inside and outside, and right next to it with reduced pressure inside.
  • the suction tube is therefore not completely circular outside and has inside a flow channel 17 with on both sides each a subsequent extension 26. It has a roundish cross-sectional shape, is about 9mm high and 13.5mm wide, and on both sides of the cross-section runs at an acute angle in each case a wing 18 with a rounded 55 ° tip, and the inner hollow cross section forms a central flow channel 17, with both sides the same subsequent flat, 1.3mm high projections 26, which each extend by 4.5mm laterally in the wings 18 inside.
  • the suction pipe is compressed from the outside and with sufficient pressure difference the cross section is as shown in the figure on the right. Only the central channel 17 remains open, while the two Fort accounts 26 are left and right closed. Accordingly, the flow area is restricted.
  • the extensions 26 open a gap wide and then with decreasing pressure difference more and more, so they gradually release the entire flow cross-section as shown in the picture on the left.
  • the effective flow rate remains similar across the entire pressure drop. Ideally, it is about 1.3 to 1.4 l / min.
  • FIG. 8 is an alternative intake manifold cross-section under the same pressure inside and outside and shown right next to it with reduced pressure inside.
  • the suction tube simply has a rectangular cross-section with on the inside a flattened flow channel with semicircular side walls. Under high external pressure and low internal pressure, the suction tube is completely compressed in the central area as shown in the picture on the right, so that the flow channel is closed in this area, and two flow passages are formed with an overall greatly reduced flow cross section. When the external pressure decreases, the suction tube gradually opens up to the relaxed position in the picture on the left.
  • FIG. 9 is a suction tube with star-shaped cross-section under the same pressure inside and outside and shown right next to it with reduced pressure inside.
  • the higher external pressure acts in a squeezing of the star-shaped protruding wings, so that at maximum external pressure, only an approximately diamond-shaped central cross-section remains free as a flow channel.
  • FIG. 10 shows a dumbbell-shaped intake manifold cross-section under the same pressure inside and outside and to the right with reduced pressure in the interior.
  • the higher external pressure in a complete squeezing of the central region of this suction tube affects, with a circular small flow channel remains open on both sides.
  • the middle area gradually opens up to the relaxed position shown on the left side of the picture.
  • a flow rate can be generated which remains approximately constant over an entire range of a pressure difference of for example 10 5 Pa to 5 x 10 5 Pa, namely approximately between 1.3 and 1.4 l / min. This behavior is under in the diagram FIG. 11 shown.
  • the suction tube 10 made of rubber-elastic plastic, however, still has a certain rigidity, so that it would bend in a lying bottle only slightly from the central axis of the bottle down. So that in a horizontal bottle, the entire contents can be removed due to the prevailing internal pressure, the suction pipe 10 is equipped at its lower end with a mouthpiece 11. This has a density between 2.8 and 3.2 g / ml and is attached to the suction tube 10 from below, so that the suction mouth of the suction tube 10 comes to lie at the lowest point of the bottle interior by virtue of the weight of this mouthpiece 11 when the bottle is lying.
  • the mouth piece 11 is made of, for example, a thermoplastic polybutylene terephthalate PBT and enriched with rock meal and mixed in order to achieve this high density and, correspondingly, a high weight.
  • this push-button dispenser offers even more advantages. Due to the special design of the Ausgiesskanals from the mouth piece 11, namely by the conical extension following the suction pipe 10, a deceleration of the outflow is achieved, which significantly suppresses the formation of foam. After flowing around the sealing cone 23, the liquid initially follows a piece along the sword-shaped extension of the control element 5. Only then it enters the actual spout channel 15 then flows out of the pressure out of this. Experiments showed that a bottle with this push-button dispenser can be emptied practically to a few residual drops, with little foaming.
  • this push-button dispenser consists of an exceptionally low number of components, it is reasonably inexpensive to manufacture and easy to assemble, making it an ideal mass-produced product. Due to the fact that it is made entirely of plastic parts, it is also a disposable dispenser whose parts can all be recycled or incinerated. It even offers a first-opening guarantee and allows a bottle equipped with it to be conveniently carried around hanging between two curved fingers.

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Diese Erfindung betrifft einen Dispenser, um mittels eines einfachen Knopfdrucks ein karbonisiertes Getränk aus einer Flasche zu spenden, egal ob die Flasche steht oder liegt.This invention relates to a dispenser for dispensing a carbonated beverage from a bottle by a simple push of a button, whether the bottle is standing or lying down.

Karbonisierte Getränke werden in Glas- und Petflaschen sowie auch in Aluminiumdosen in sehr grosser Anzahl verkauft. Täglich werden viele Millionen solcher Flaschen geöffnet und der Inhalt wird ausgegossen und getrunken. Die Kohlensäure im Getränk, welche demselben Frische verleiht, bewirkt durch ihre Ausgasung einen Druckanstieg in der Flasche. Jedermann ist mit dem Pffffft-Geräusch vertraut, welches beim Öffnen einer solchen Flasche zu vernehmen ist, weil ein gewisser Überdruck in der Flasche zunächst entweicht. Die Flaschen werden in verschiedenen Grössen angeboten, mit 0.33 Liter, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 Liter Inhalt bis hin zu 3 Liter-Flaschen. Gerade grössere Flaschen sind allerdings in der Handhabung nicht für alle Menschen unproblematisch. Besonders kleinere Kinder wie auch schwächliche oder ältere Menschen bekunden Mühe mit der Handhabung von schweren Flaschen. Die Flaschen werden oftmals in einem Kühlschrank aufbewahrt und wenn ein Getränk gewünscht wird, so muss die Flasche aus dem Kühlschrank entnommen, geöffnet, zum Ausschenken angehoben und über einen Trinkbecher gekippt werden und hernach wieder im Kühlschrank versorgt werden. Diese Arbeitsschritte können für kleine Kinder oder auch für geschwächte Erwachsene - etwa Kranke, oder alte, oder behinderte Menschen - mühsam bis gar unmöglich zu bewerkstelligen sein. Das erstmalige Öffnen des Gewindeverschlusses, welcher ausserdem mit einem Garantieband versehen ist, welches beim Öffnen zerbrochen werden muss, erfordert einigen Kraftaufwand, welcher nicht von allen aufgebracht werden kann. Ausserdem führt das mehrmalige Öffnen und wieder Verschliessen einer solchen Getränkeflasche zum Entweichen eines Teils des Kohlendioxids, sodass das Getränk abgestandenCarbonated drinks are sold in glass and pet bottles as well as in aluminum cans in very large numbers. Every day many millions of such bottles are opened and the contents are poured out and drunk. The carbon dioxide in the drink, which gives the same freshness, caused by their outgassing pressure increase in the bottle. Everybody is familiar with the pffffft sound, which can be heard when opening such a bottle, because a certain overpressure in the bottle first escapes. The bottles are available in different sizes, with 0.33 liter, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 liter content up to 3 liter bottles. However, larger bottles are not easy to handle for all people. Especially smaller children as well as weak or elderly people are struggling with the handling of heavy bottles. The bottles are often stored in a refrigerator and if a drink is desired, the bottle must be removed from the refrigerator, opened, raised to pour and tilted over a drinking cup and then re-supplied in the refrigerator. These steps can be laborious or even impossible to accomplish for small children or for debilitated adults - such as the sick or old or handicapped people. The initial opening of the threaded closure, which is also provided with a guarantee strip, which must be broken when opening, requires some effort, which can not be applied by all. In addition, the repeated opening and closing of such a beverage bottle leads to the escape of a portion of the carbon dioxide, so that the drink stale

und sprudellos wird, bevor es gänzlich konsumiert wurde.and becomes bubble-free, before it's completely consumed.

Um diese Probleme zu vermeiden, wurden verschiedene Vorrichtungen vorgeschlagen, die auf die Ausguss-Stutzen der Flaschen montiert werden können, um den Druck in der Flasche aufrechtzuerhalten und auf Wunsch karbonisiertes Getränk in immer frischem Zustand aus der Flasche zu spenden, ohne dabei ein Entweichen von Kohlendioxid in Kauf zu nehmen. Das belgische Patent 743'485 zeigt zum Beispiel eine Vorrichtung mit einem Spenderventil und einem separaten Kohlendioxid-Ventil, um Kohlendioxid in die Flasche hinzuzufügen, wenn deren Innendruck unter ein gewisses Mass abfällt. Gemäss dem österreichischen Patent 144'111 wie auch im US Patent 3'976'221 wird ein Druckregulator offenbart, um den Kohlendioxid-Druck im Getränk zu regulieren. Aber nicht nur der Druckabfall beim Spenden von karbonisierten Flascheninhalten, was in der Regel ein komplettes Entleeren verhindert, stellt ein Problem dar. Wenn ein karbonisiertes Getränk ausgeschenkt wird, so schäumt dieses. Dieses Schäumen ist in einem gewissen Mass erwünscht und zeigt die Frische des Getränkes an. Ein übermässiges Schäumen hingegen ist unerwünscht, weil es das Auffüllen eines Trinkglases innert nützlicher Frist verhindert. Je länger die Flasche zudem offen bleiben muss, umso mehr Kohlendioxid entweicht, und umso eher wird das Getränk darin flach und sprudellos. Jedes Verwirbeln des Getränkes beim Spenden und jede nicht-laminare Strömung trägt zur Schaumbildung bei. Ausserdem spielt die Umgebungstemperatur eine Rolle. Ein kaltes karbonisiertes Getränk schäumt umso mehr, je wärmer die Umgebungstemperatur ist, in welche das Getränk nach Reduktion des Druckes entlassen wird. Wird die Flasche zuvor noch geschüttelt, so unterstützt das erheblich die Ausgasung und das Problem des Schäumens wird so gravierend, dass ein geordnetes Spenden des Flascheninhaltes fast verunmöglicht wird.In order to avoid these problems, various devices have been proposed which can be mounted on the spouts of the bottles to maintain the pressure in the bottle and, if desired, to dispense carbonated beverage from the bottle in an always fresh condition without escaping from the bottle To accept carbon dioxide. The Belgian patent 743'485 For example, Figure 1 shows a device with a dispensing valve and a separate carbon dioxide valve to add carbon dioxide into the bottle when its internal pressure drops below a certain level. According to the Austrian patent 144'111 as well as in the U.S. Patent 3,976,221 a pressure regulator is disclosed to regulate the carbon dioxide pressure in the beverage. But not only the pressure drop when dispensing carbonated bottle contents, which usually prevents a complete emptying, is a problem. When a carbonated beverage is served, it foams. This foaming is desirable to some extent and indicates the freshness of the beverage. Excessive foaming, however, is undesirable because it prevents the filling of a drinking glass within a useful period of time. In addition, the longer the bottle must remain open, the more carbon dioxide escapes, and the sooner the drink becomes flat and bubble-free. Any swirling of the beverage during dispensing and any non-laminar flow contributes to foaming. In addition, the ambient temperature plays a role. A cold carbonated beverage foams all the more, the warmer the ambient temperature, in which the drink is released after reducing the pressure. If the bottle is shaken beforehand, this significantly aids outgassing and the problem of foaming becomes so serious that it is almost impossible to arrange the contents of the bottle in an orderly manner.

Im Stand der Technik sind verschiedene Lösungsansätze vorhanden, um all die obengenannten Probleme angeblich zu lösen. GB 2 219 988 zeigt einen Dispenser, welcher auf eine Flasche aufgeschraubt werden kann. Ein Röhrchen führt hinunter zum Flaschenboden. Ein manuell bedienbares, federbelastetes Ventil reduziert den Druck im Auslass durch Öffnen des zusammengepressten Röhrchens an einer Stelle ganz nahe dem Ausguss, um das Getränk aufgrund des erhöhten Innendruckes kontrolliert aus der Flasche zu spenden. Der Dispenser schliesst ausserdem eine Druckregulierung mit einer CO2-Druckkapsel ein, aus welcher CO2 hinzugefügt wird, wenn der Innendruck der Flasche unter ein gewisses Mass abfällt. Dieser Dispenser besteht allerdings aus einer sehr grossen Anzahl Teilen, auch aus metallischen Teilen, und entsprechend aufwändig ist er in der Herstellung und Montage.In the prior art, various approaches are available to allegedly solve all the above-mentioned problems. GB 2 219 988 shows a dispenser, which can be screwed onto a bottle. A tube leads down to the bottom of the bottle. A manually operated, spring-loaded valve reduces the pressure in the outlet by opening the compressed tube at a location very close to the spout to controllably dispense the beverage from the bottle due to the increased internal pressure. The dispenser also includes a pressure regulator with a CO 2 pressure capsule from which CO 2 is added when the internal pressure of the bottle falls below a certain level. However, this dispenser consists of a very large number of parts, including metallic parts, and it is correspondingly expensive to manufacture and assemble.

Wenngleich das Grundprinzip eines Dispensers also in verschiedenen Ausführungen bekannt ist, um mittels des erhöhten Innendruckes in einem karbonisierten Getränk dasselbe durch gesteuerten Druckabfall im Ausguss der Flasche zu spenden, so bleibt doch die Tatsache bestehen, dass die Getränkeflaschen mit karbonisierten Getränken in der Praxis ohne solche Dispenser verkauft werden und sich diese Systeme im Grossen und Ganzen nicht durchgesetzt haben. Es mag vereinzelte Dispenser im Markt geben, die nachträglich auf eine Flasche aufgeschraubt werden können. Dabei wird aber eine erste, erhebliche Portion von Kohlendioxid bereits durch das erstmalige Öffnen der Flasche entweichen, um eben den Dispenser auf die Flasche aufzuschrauben. Und zum anderen sind solche Dispenser - wenn überhaupt - nur sehr vereinzelt im Einsatz.Although the basic principle of a dispenser is thus known in various embodiments to donate the same by means of the increased internal pressure in a carbonated beverage by controlled pressure drop in the spout of the bottle, but the fact remains that the beverage bottles with carbonated drinks in practice without such Dispensers are sold and these systems have by and large not enforced. There may be isolated dispensers in the market, which can be subsequently screwed onto a bottle. However, a first, substantial portion of carbon dioxide will already escape through the first opening of the bottle, just to screw the dispenser onto the bottle. On the other hand, such dispensers are only rarely used - if at all.

Aus dem Einspruchsverfahren zum Europäischen Patent 1 737 759 ergibt sich, dass folgende Merkmale bereits bekannter Stand der Technik darstellen: Eine Vorrichtung zur Ausgabe eines Fluids aus einem Speicherraum eines Behälters über mindestens eine verschliessbare Ausgabeöffnung nach aussen, mit einem gegenüber dem Speicherraum abgetrennten Druckreservoir, in dem ein Treibmittel unter Druck aufgenommen ist, wobei das Druckreservoir über eine Druckregeleinrichtung mit dem Speicherraum verbindbar ist. Die Druckregeleinrichtung weist ein axial bewegliches Regelorgan auf, welches mittels eines Vorspannmittels beaufschlagt ist, sodass es geschlossen gehalten wird. Der Innendruck wirkt auf das Regelorgan in Schliessrichtung. Der Umgebungsdruck wirkt auf das Regelorgan in Richtung seiner Offenstellung.From the opposition to the European patent 1 737 759 shows that the following features are already known prior art: A device for dispensing a fluid from a storage space of a container via at least one closable discharge opening to the outside, with a relation to the storage space separated pressure reservoir in which a propellant is added under pressure, wherein the pressure reservoir can be connected to the storage space via a pressure regulating device. The pressure control device has an axially movable control element, which is acted upon by a biasing means, so that it is kept closed becomes. The internal pressure acts on the control element in the closing direction. The ambient pressure acts on the control element in the direction of its open position.

Aus der US 2005/0252936 A1 ist ein Druckknopf-Dispenser gemäß dem einleitenden Teil des Anspruchs 1 bekannt.From the US 2005/0252936 A1 a push button dispenser according to the introductory part of claim 1 is known.

Ein neuer Dispenser kann also nicht allein das Grundprinzip der Funktion betreffen, welches altbekannt ist, sondern vielmehr nur eine spezifische Ausgestaltung eines solchen Dispensers und eine spezifische Umsetzung dieses Grundprinzipes, sodass dieses technisch besser und einfacher umgesetzt ist, und ausserdem in einer solchen Weise, welche einen derartigen Dispenser zu einem überaus kostengünstigen, aber zuverlässig funktionierenden und höchst einfach zu bedienenden Massenprodukt macht. Das alles ist die Grundvoraussetzung, dass ein solcher Dispenser eine Chance bekommt, im Markt zu bestehen.Thus, a new dispenser can not concern only the basic principle of the function, which is well-known, but rather only a specific embodiment of such a dispenser and a specific implementation of this basic principle, so that this technically better and easier implemented, and also in such a way, which makes such a dispenser to a very cost-effective, but reliable functioning and extremely easy to use mass product. All this is the basic requirement that such a dispenser gets a chance to survive in the market.

Die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es eingedenk dieser vorgenannten Tatsachen, einen Druckknopf-Dispenser für Flaschen mit karbonisierten Getränken anzugeben, welcher die oben erwähnten Probleme und Nachteile beseitigt und mindestens folgende Anforderungen erfüllt:

  • Der Dispenser soll es ermöglichen, den Flascheninhalt in jeder Lage der Flasche zwischen stehender und liegender Position restlos - bis auf wenige Resttropfen - in ein Trinkgefäss zu spenden, allein aufgrund des durch die Karbonisierung erzeugten Innendruckes, und das einzig durch das simple Betätigen eines Druckknopfes.
  • Der Dispenser soll die Schaumbildung beim Spenden weitgehend unterdrücken und eine angemessene Ausflussrate bieten.
  • Der Dispenser soll aus einer minimalen Anzahl Teilen bestehen und einfach zu montieren sein, sodass seine Produktion möglichst kostengünstig ausfällt.
  • Der Dispenser soll eine Erstöffnungsgarantie bieten, die auch vermeidet, dass irgendwelcher Schmutz in den Ausguss gelangt, bevor der Dispenser vom Kunden geöffnet wird.
  • Der Dispenser soll es ermöglichen, eine damit ausgerüstete Flasche zwischen zwei gekrümmten Fingern bequem hängend zu tragen.
  • Der Dispenser soll als Einweg-Dispenser und Massenprodukt gestaltet sein, aus lauter verbrennbaren Bestandteilen, das heisst ohne jegliche Metallteile.
The object of the present invention, bearing in mind these aforementioned facts, is to provide a push button dispenser for carbonated beverage bottles which overcomes the above-mentioned problems and disadvantages and fulfills at least the following requirements:
  • The dispenser should make it possible to donate the contents of the bottle in each position of the bottle between vertical and horizontal position completely - except for a few residual drops - in a drinking vessel, solely due to the internal pressure generated by the carbonation, and the only by simply pressing a push button.
  • The dispenser should largely suppress the foaming during dispensing and provide an adequate flow rate.
  • The dispenser should consist of a minimal number of parts and be easy to assemble, so that its production is as cost-effective as possible.
  • The dispenser is designed to provide a tamper-evident guarantee that also prevents any debris from entering the spout before the dispenser is opened by the customer.
  • The dispenser should make it possible to comfortably carry a bottle equipped with it hanging between two curved fingers.
  • The dispenser should be designed as a disposable dispenser and mass-produced, made of all combustible components, that is without any metal parts.

Diese Hauptaufgabe wird gelöst von einem Druckknopf-Dispenser für Flaschen mit karbonisierten Getränken mit einem auf eine Flasche aufschraubbaren Kopf mit seitlichem Ausguss, Druckknopf auf seiner Oberseite und nach unten ragendem Saugrohr, welches hinunter bis zum Boden der auszurüstenden Flasche zu reichen bestimmt ist, und oben in eine Ventileinrichtung im Kopf mündet, welche ein in Bezug auf die Flasche axial bewegliches Regelorgan aufweist, welches von einer Feder in Schliessrichtung beaufschlagt ist, und zur Öffnung von oben von Hand mit Druck auf den Druckknopf beaufschlagbar ist, sodass der Druck im Inneren des Saugrohrs auf Umgebungsdruck reduzierbar ist, wodurch Flüssigkeit aus der Flasche durch den herrschenden Innendruck in der Flasche von der unteren Mündung des Saugrohrs aus über den Ausguss austreibbar ist, wobei sich dieser Druckknopf-Dispenser dadurch auszeichnet, dass das Saugrohr aus einem gummielastischen Kunststoff gefertigt ist und sein Aussen- und Innenquerschnitt so gestaltet sind, dass es bei auf Umgebungsdruck reduziertem Innendruck gegenüber dem von aussen herrschenden erhöhten Druck durch Deformation in seinem Durchflussquerschnitt verengbar ist.This main task is solved by a push-button dispenser for bottles with carbonated drinks with a screwable on a bottle head with side spout, push button on its top and downwardly projecting suction tube, which is intended to reach down to the bottom of the bottle to be equipped, and above opens into a valve device in the head, which has a with respect to the bottle axially movable control member, which is acted upon by a spring in the closing direction, and the opening from above by hand with pressure on the push button can be acted upon, so that the pressure in the interior of the suction tube can be reduced to ambient pressure, whereby liquid from the bottle by the prevailing internal pressure in the bottle from the lower mouth of the suction pipe via the spout can be driven, this pressure button dispenser is characterized in that the suction tube is made of a rubber-elastic plastic and be Outside and inside cross-section are designed so that it can be narrowed at reduced to ambient pressure internal pressure relative to the prevailing from the outside increased pressure by deformation in its flow cross-section.

Die weiteren Aufgaben werden von einem Druckknopf-Dispenser mit diesen obigen Merkmalen gelöst, wenn er ausserdem je nach Aufgabe noch weitere spezifische Merkmale aufweist, die aus den abhängigen Ansprüchen hervorgehen.The further objects are achieved by a push-button dispenser with these above features, if he also has further specific features depending on the task, which emerge from the dependent claims.

Anhand der Figuren wird ein solcher Druckknopf-Dispenser in einer vorteilhaften Ausführung dargestellt und nachfolgend werden dessen Einzelteile sowie die Funktion des Druckknopf-Dispensers beschrieben und erklärt.Based on the figures, such a push-button dispenser is shown in an advantageous embodiment and below its individual parts and the function of the push-button dispenser are described and explained.

Es zeigt:

Figur 1:
Den gesamten Druckknopf-Dispenser in zusammengesetztem Zustand und bereit, auf eine neu abgefüllte Flasche aufgeschraubt zu werden;
Figur 2:
Den Kopf mit seinen Einzelteilen in zusammengesetztem Zustand;
Figur 3:
Den Druckknopf-Dispenser mit allen seinen Bestandteilen in einer Explosionszeichnung dargestellt, und daneben eine mit diesem Druckknopf-Dispenser auszurüstende Flasche im Grössenvergleich;
Figur 4:
Den Druckknopf-Dispenser mit allen seinen Bestandteilen in einer weiteren Explosionszeichnung aus einem anderen Blickwinkel dargestellt;
Figur 5:
Den Kopf des Druckknopf-Dispensers in einem Längsschnitt dargestellt;
Figur 6:
Das Saugrohr in perspektivischer Ansicht, mit dem zugehörigen Saugmündungsstück;
Figur 7:
Den bevorzugten Saugrohr-Querschnitt unter gleichem Druck innen und aussen sowie rechts daneben mit reduziertem Druck im Innern;
Figur 8:
Ein rechteckiger Saugrohr-Querschnitt unter gleichem Druck innen und aussen sowie rechts daneben mit reduziertem Druck im Innern;
Figur 9:
Ein sternförmiger Saugrohr-Querschnitt unter gleichem Druck innen und aussen sowie rechts daneben mit reduziertem Druck im Innern;
Figur 10:
Ein hantelförmiger Saugrohr-Querschnitt unter gleichem Druck innen und aussen sowie rechts daneben mit reduziertem Druck im Innern.
Figur 11:
Ein Diagramm mit der gemessenen Flussrate gegenüber dem herrschenden Aussendruck bei innerem Atmosphärendruck.
It shows:
FIG. 1:
The entire push-button dispenser in the assembled state and ready to screw onto a newly filled bottle to become;
FIG. 2:
The head with its parts in assembled condition;
FIG. 3:
The push-button dispenser with all its components in an exploded view, and next to a bottle to be equipped with this push-button dispenser in size comparison;
FIG. 4:
The push-button dispenser with all its components shown in another exploded view from a different angle;
FIG. 5:
The head of the push button dispenser shown in a longitudinal section;
FIG. 6:
The suction tube in perspective view, with the associated Saugmündungsstück;
FIG. 7:
The preferred intake manifold cross-section under the same pressure inside and outside and to the right with reduced pressure inside;
FIG. 8:
A rectangular intake manifold cross-section under the same pressure inside and outside and to the right with reduced pressure inside;
FIG. 9:
A star-shaped intake manifold cross-section under the same pressure inside and outside and to the right with reduced pressure inside;
FIG. 10:
A dumbbell-shaped intake manifold cross-section under the same pressure inside and outside and right next to it with reduced pressure inside.
FIG. 11:
A diagram with the measured flow rate versus the prevailing external pressure at internal atmospheric pressure.

Die Figur 1 zeigt den kompletten Druckknopf-Dispenser in zusammengebautem Zustand, bereit, auf eine mit kohlesäurehaltigem Getränk neu abgefüllte Flasche aufgeschraubt zu werden. Der Druckknopf-Dispenser besteht aus einem Kopf 1 und einem an seiner Unterseite angesteckten Saugrohr 10, welches am unteren Mündungsende noch mit einem Mündungsstück 11 versehen ist. Dieses weist eine erhöhte Dichte auf, sodass das Saugrohr 10, wenn die Flasche liegt, aufgrund des Gewichtes des Mündungsstücks 11 bogenförmig nach unten gekrümmt wird und das Mündungsstück 11 dann an der untersten Stelle der Innenseite der liegenden Flasche zu liegen kommt, sodass bis zuletzt stets Flüssigkeit angesaugt wird.The FIG. 1 shows the complete push-button dispenser in its assembled state, ready to be screwed onto a bottle filled with carbonated beverage. The push-button dispenser consists of a head 1 and an infected on its underside suction tube 10, which is still provided at the lower mouth end with a mouthpiece 11. This has an increased density, so that the suction tube 10, when the bottle is due to the weight of the mouth piece 11 is curved downwards arc and the mouth piece 11 then comes to rest at the lowest point of the inside of the lying bottle, so always until last Liquid is sucked.

Die Figur 2 zeigt den Kopf 1 mit seinen Einzelteilen in zusammengesetztem Zustand, jedoch in vergrösserter Darstellung. Man erkennt oben den Ausgusskanal 15, welcher hier von einem Garantiedeckel 2 verschlossen ist. Dieser Garantiedeckel 2 weist oben einen kuppelförmigen Deckel 29 auf, unter dem sich der eigentliche Druckknopf des Dispensers verbirgt. Nach vorne läuft der Garantiedeckel 2 in eine Abdeckung 30 des Ausgusskanals 15 aus und zuvorderst an dieser Abdeckung 30 ist eine Abdeckkappe 27 angeformt, welche die Mündung des Ausgusses 15 verschliesst. Auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite des Garantiedeckels 2 erkennt man eine Garantielasche 28, die über mindestens eine Materialbrücke 33 mit Sollbruchstelle verfügt. Im Zuge der Produktion wird dieser Garantiedeckel 2 auf die darunterliegende Fassung 4 geprellt und nach Abkühlung der Teile kann dieser Garantiedeckel 2 bloss noch unter Bruch der Sollbruchstellen an den Materialbrücken 33 vom Kopf 1 des Druckknopf-Dispenser entfernt werden. Er bietet daher eine zuverlässige Erstöffnungsgarantie und verhindert, dass irgendwelche Schmutzteile oder Fremdkörper in den Ausgusskanal 15 gelangen können, bevor der Käufer diesen Garantiedeckel 2 zum ersten Mal entfernt. Die Fassung 4 formt auf ihrer einen Seite den eigentlichen Ausgusskanal 15 mit Mündung 13, also einen Kanal, der vom Innern nach aussen führt. Wie man erkennt, ist diese Fassung 4 beidseits tailliert geformt. Damit kann die Fassung 4 von oben leicht durch Umfassen mit zwei gekrümmten Fingern ergriffen werden, etwa zwischen Zeige- und Mittelfinger einer Hand. Eine mit diesem Druckknopf-Dispenser ausgerüstete Flasche kann deshalb bequem mit zwei Fingern getragen werden.The FIG. 2 shows the head 1 with its parts in the assembled state, but in an enlarged view. It can be seen above the spout channel 15, which is closed here by a guarantee cover 2. This Garantiedeckel 2 has a dome-shaped cover 29 on top, under which hides the actual push button of the dispenser. To the front of the warranty cover 2 runs in a cover 30 of the spout channel 15 and vorderst on this cover 30, a cap 27 is formed, which closes the mouth of the spout 15. On the opposite side of the warranty cover 2 can be seen a warranty lug 28, which has at least one material bridge 33 with predetermined breaking point. In the course of production of this warranty cover 2 is cheated on the underlying version 4 and after cooling of the parts of this warranty cover 2 can be removed only by breaking the breaking points on the material bridges 33 from the head 1 of the push button dispenser. It therefore provides a reliable first-hole guarantee and prevents any debris or foreign matter from entering the spout channel 15 before the purchaser removes this guarantee lid 2 for the first time. The version 4 forms on its one side the actual spout channel 15 with mouth 13, so a channel that leads from the inside to the outside. As you can see, this version 4 is shaped waisted on both sides. Thus, the version 4 can be easily grasped from above by grasping with two curved fingers, for instance between the index and middle fingers of one hand. A bottle equipped with this push-button dispenser can therefore be comfortably carried with two fingers.

Unterhalb der Fassung 4 schliesst eine Aufschraubmuffe 7 an, mittels welcher der Druckknopf-Dispenser auf eine Glas- oder Petflasche aufschraubbar ist. Die Aufschraubmuffe 7 weist hierzu auf ihrer Innenseite ein entsprechendes Gewinde auf, vorzugsweise ein Gewinde für die verbreiteten 28mm-Stutzen von PET-Flaschen. Andere Gewindegrössen sind selbstverständlich auch möglich. Von unten in die Aufschraubmuffe 7 ist der obere Endbereich 12 des anschliessenden konischen Durchflusskanals 9 eingesteckt. Am unteren Ende dieses konischen Durchflusskanals 9 sitzt eine Klemmfassung 21 für das Saugrohr 10. Diese Klemmfassung 21 formt zwei Greiferarme 31 aus, welche die Aussenkontur des Saugrohrs 10 passgenau umfassen und im Innern ist die Klemmfassung 21 so ausgeformt, dass der lichte Querschnitt des Saugrohrs 10 exakt in die Innenkontur der Klemmfassung 21 übergeht und ein glatter Übergang gewährleistet wird. Das ist für eine möglichst laminare Strömung und für die Unterdrückung einer Schaumbildung im durchströmenden karbonisierten Getränk von Bedeutung.Below the version 4 includes a Aufschraubmuffe 7, by means of which the push button dispenser can be screwed onto a glass or pet bottle. The Aufschraubmuffe 7 has for this purpose on its inside a corresponding thread, preferably a thread for the widespread 28mm nozzle of PET bottles. Other thread sizes are of course also possible. From below into the Aufschraubmuffe 7, the upper end portion 12 of the subsequent conical flow channel 9 is inserted. At the lower end of this conical flow channel 9 sits a clamping socket 21 for the suction tube 10. This clamping socket 21 forms two gripper arms 31 which comprise the outer contour of the suction tube 10 accurately and inside the clamping socket 21 is formed so that the clear cross section of the suction tube 10th exactly merges into the inner contour of the terminal frame 21 and a smooth transition is ensured. This is important for laminar flow as possible and suppression of foaming in the carbonated beverage flowing through.

In Figur 3 sieht man den Druckknopf-Dispenser mit allen seinen Bestandteilen in einer Explosionszeichnung dargestellt. Rechts daneben ist als Grössenvergleich eine typische PET-Flasche 20 gezeigt, welche mit diesem Druckknopf-Dispenser auszurüsten ist. Die Bestandteile des Druckknopf-Dispensers werden von oben nach unten beschrieben. Zuoberst erkennt man den Garantiedeckel 2 mit seinem kuppelförmigen Deckel 29 und seiner Abdeckkappe 27, die auf ihrer Innenseite einen Dichtring 32 angeformt hat, welcher somit dichtend in das Innere der Mündung 13 des Ausgusskanals 15 zu liegen kommt. Gegenüberliegend befindet sich am Garantiedeckel 2 die Garantielasche 28, die beidseits über feine Materialbrücken 33 mit Sollbruchstellen mit dem umfassenden Garantiering 34 verbunden ist. Erst wenn diese Garantielasche 28 unter Bruch der Materialbrücken 33 losgerissen ist, kann der Garantiedeckel 2 vom Dispenser-Kopf 1 entfernt werden und der Dispenser ist bereit zum Betrieb.In FIG. 3 you can see the push button dispenser with all its components in an exploded view. To the right, a typical PET bottle 20 is shown as a size comparison, which is to be equipped with this push-button dispenser. The components of the push-button dispenser are described from top to bottom. At the top you can see the Garantiedeckel 2 with its dome-shaped cover 29 and its cap 27, which has formed on its inside a sealing ring 32, which thus sealingly comes to rest in the interior of the mouth 13 of the spout 15. Opposite is located on the guarantee cover 2, the guarantee lug 28, which is connected on both sides via fine material bridges 33 with predetermined breaking points with the comprehensive guarantee ring 34. Only when this warranty bag 28 is broken under breaking the material bridges 33, the guarantee cover 2 can be removed from the dispenser head 1 and the dispenser is ready for operation.

Als nächstes Bestandteil erkennt man den Druckknopf 16 des Dispensers. An seiner Unterseite sind zwei Kunststoff-Federn 3 angeformt, je in Form von drei zusammenhängenden federelastischen Elementen. Im Zentrum ist an der Unterseite des Druckknopfes 16 eine Kupplung 14 angeformt, in welche das Regelorgan 5 einklickbar ist, wie das noch aufgezeigt wird. Das nächstfolgende Bauteil ist die Fassung 4 für das Ausgussteil. Sie ist hier von hinten gezeigt und umfasst im Wesentlichen dieses Ausgussteil 6, das weiter unten zu sehen ist. Die Fassung 4 ist tailliert ausgeführt, damit der Dispenser bequem mit zwei Fingern ergriffen und getragen werden kann. Das darunter gezeigte Element ist das Regelorgan 5. Es hat die Form eines Pfeils mit einem Senkblei-förmigen Dichtungskegel 23 am vorderen Ende, während es hinten einen schwertförmigen Fortsatz 24 aufweist, mit schiffchenförmigem Querschnitt. Die Kupplung 14 an der Unterseite des Druckknopfes 16 kann mit dem oberen Ende dieses Fortsatzes 24 zusammengesteckt werden, sodass dann das Regelorgan 5 einerseits vom Druckknopf 16 niedergedrückt werden kann, andrerseits kraft der unten abgestützten Druckfedern 3 nach Loslassen wieder nach oben gezogen wird.The next component is the pushbutton 16 of the dispenser. On its underside two plastic springs 3 are formed, each in the form of three contiguous resilient elements. In the center, a coupling 14 is formed on the underside of the push button 16, in which the control element 5 is clickable, as will be shown. The next component is the socket 4 for the spout. It is shown here from behind and essentially comprises this spout 6, which can be seen below. The version 4 is designed waisted so that the dispenser can be easily grasped and carried with two fingers. The element shown below is the control element 5. It has the shape of an arrow with a countersunk-shaped sealing cone 23 at the front end, while it has a rear sword-shaped extension 24, with schiffchenförmigem cross-section. The coupling 14 on the underside of the push button 16 can be plugged together with the upper end of this extension 24, so that then the control element 5 can be depressed on the one hand by the push button 16, on the other hand force pulled down by the compression springs 3 is pulled back up again.

Unterhalb des Regelorgans 5 erkennt man das Ausgussteil 6. Dieses Ausgussteil 6 verschwindet im Zuge der Montage grösstenteils in der Fassung 4 und wird von dieser umfasst. Auf der hier nicht sichtbaren Vorderseite formt es einen Ausgusskanal 15, der leicht gegen unten hin bogenförmig gekrümmt ist. Es folgt als nächstes Bauteil die Aufschraubmuffe 7, mit welcher der Dispenser schliesslich auf das Stutzengewinde 34 der auszurüstenden Flasche 20 aufgeschraubt wird. Unter der Aufschraubmuffe 7 ist die Aufnahmehülse 8 gezeigt. Sie bildet in ihrem Innern den Pass-Sitz für den Senkblei-förmigen Dichtungskegel 23 des Regelorgans 5, wie das später noch anhand einer Schnittzeichnung klar wird. Diese Aufnahmehülse 8 passt mir ihrer Aussenseite in den oberen Endbereich 12 des konischen Durchflusskanals 9, einem Röhrchen aus Kunststoff, das sich von unten nach oben in seinem Innern konisch erweitert. Unten weist dieser konische Durchflusskanal 9 eine Klemmfassung 21 für das Saugrohr 10 auf, mit zwei sich nach unten erstreckenden Greiferarmen 31, zwischen welche das Saugrohr 10 einsteckbar ist, sodass ein dichter und glatter Übergang seiner Innenkontur in jene des Durchflusskanals 9 erreicht wird.Below the control element 5 can be seen the spout 6. This spout 6 disappears in the course of assembly largely in the version 4 and is covered by this. On the front side, which is not visible here, it forms a pouring channel 15, which is curved slightly curved towards the bottom. It follows as the next component Aufschraubmuffe 7, with which the dispenser is finally screwed onto the socket thread 34 of the bottle 20 to be equipped. Under the Aufschraubmuffe 7, the receiving sleeve 8 is shown. It forms in its interior the fit for the sinker-shaped sealing cone 23 of the control element 5, as will become clear later on the basis of a sectional drawing. This receiving sleeve 8 fits me on its outside in the upper end portion 12 of the conical flow channel 9, a plastic tube that widens conically from bottom to top in its interior. Below this conical flow channel 9, a clamping socket 21 for the suction tube 10, with two downwardly extending gripper arms 31, between which the suction tube 10 is inserted, so that a dense and smooth transition of its inner contour is achieved in those of the flow channel 9.

In Figur 4 wird dieser Druckknopf-Dispenser mit allen seinen Bestandteilen in einer weiteren Explosionszeichnung aus anderem Blickwinkel dargestellt. Man erkennt wiederum zuoberst den Garantiedeckel 2 mit kuppelförmigem Deckel 29, sowie Abdeckkappe 27 und Garantielasche 28. Darunter sieht man den Druckknopf 16 mit den beiden an seiner Unterseite angeformten Kunststoff-Druckfedern 3. Dann folgt die taillierte Fassung 4 mit der oberen Abdeckung 36 für den Ausgusskanal. Man erkennt, dass das obere Ende der Fassung 4 schiefwinklig zur Montageachse verläuft. Dieses obere Ende bildet eine ringförmig Fassung, in welche der Drucknopf 16 einpasst, der dann ebenfalls schiefwinklig zur Montagachse angeordnet ist. Diese schiefe Ebene fluchtet mit dem Ausgusskanal, der zusätzlich noch bogenförmig leicht nach unten gekrümmt ist, wie man das anhand der Abdeckung 36 des Ausgusskanals 15 erkennt. Längs des unteren Innenrandes der Fassung 4 erkennt man eine nach innen ragende Auskragung 35, auf welcher nach Montage die unteren Enden der Druckfedern 3 abgestützt werden.In FIG. 4 This push button dispenser with all its components is shown in another exploded view from a different angle. It can be seen again at the top of the Garantiedeckel 2 with dome-shaped cover 29, and cap 27 and warranty flap 28. Below you can see the push button 16 with the two formed on its underside plastic compression springs 3. Then follows the waisted version 4 with the top cover 36 for the Ausgusskanal. It can be seen that the upper end of the socket 4 is at an angle to the mounting axis. This upper end forms an annular socket, in which the push button 16 fits, which is then also arranged obliquely to the mounting axis. This inclined plane is aligned with the spout channel, which is additionally arcuately slightly curved downwards, as can be seen from the cover 36 of the spout 15. Along the lower inner edge of the socket 4 can be seen an inwardly projecting projection 35 on which the lower ends of the compression springs 3 are supported after assembly.

Es folgt als nächstes Bauteil das pfeilförmige Regelorgan 5 mit Senkbleiförmigem Dichtungskegel 23 und schwertförmigem Fortsatz 24 auf seiner Oberseite. Am oberen Endbereich des Fortsatzes 24 ist dieser so geformt, dass er kraftschlüssig in die Kupplung 14 auf der Unterseite des Druckknopfes einklickbar ist. Dann folgt das Ausgussteil 6 mit seinem leicht nach unten gebogenen Ausgusskanal 15. Dieses Teil passt auf das obere Ende der darunter liegenden Aufschraubmuffe 7 und ist kraftschlüssig auf diese aufsteckbar. Es folgen die bereits beschriebenen Teile, nämlich die Aufnahmehülse 8, der konische Durchflusskanal 9 mit seiner Klemmfassung 21 für das in der Zeichnung neben dem Durchflusskanal 9 dargestellte Saugrohr 10, und zuunterst das Mündungsstück 11 zur Beschwerung des Mündungsbereichs des Saugrohrs 10.The next component is followed by the arrow-shaped control element 5 with countersunk sealing cone 23 and sword-shaped extension 24 on its upper side. At the upper end portion of the extension 24 of this is shaped so that it is non-positively einklickbar in the clutch 14 on the underside of the push button. Then follows the spout 6 with its slightly downwardly curved spout 15. This part fits on the upper end of the underlying Aufschraubmuffe 7 and is non-positively attachable to this. Following are the parts already described, namely the receiving sleeve 8, the conical flow channel 9 with its clamping socket 21 for the suction pipe 10 shown in the drawing next to the flow channel 9, and at the bottom the mouth piece 11 for weighting the mouth region of the suction pipe 10th

Die Funktion dieses Druckknopf-Dispenser wird hernach im Einzelnen anhand der Figur 5 beschrieben. Diese zeigt den Kopf 1 des Druckknopf-Dispensers zusammengebaut in einem Längsschnitt dargestellt. Hier erkennt man, wie das Regelorgan 5 eingebaut ist. Im oberen Endbereich 12 des konischen Durchflusskanals 9 ist eine Aufnahmehülse 8 von oben eingelegt. Diese ist in 2K-Spritztechnik hergestellt und weist auf ihrer Innenseite eine weiche Komponente auf, die als Dichtelement wirkt. Im Zug der Montage wird das Regelorgan 5 von oben durch den oberen Endbereich des konischen Durchlusskanals 9 gestossen und hernach wird die Aufnahmehülse 8 von oben eingesetzt. Hernach kann das Regelorgan 5 nicht mehr gegen oben herausgezogen werden, weil es von der Aufnahmehülse 8 umschlossen. Die Aufnahmehülse 8 bildet mit ihrer Innenseite für die Schulter des Senkbleiförmigen Dichtungskegels 23 des Regelorgans 5 eine Dichtfläche 25. Wenn das Regelorgan 5 nach Entfernen des Garantiedeckels 2 mittels Druck auf den Druckknopf 16 nach unten gedrückt wird, so wird der Dichtungskegel 23 nach unten von Dichtfläche 25 weggehoben und es bildet sich ein ringförmiger Spalt. Sogleich wird dadurch der Druck im konischen Durchflusskanal 9 reduziert und es strömt Flüssigkeit aufgrund des höheren Innendruckes in der Flasche von unten um den Dichtungskegel 23 und umströmt ihn nach oben. Die Flüssigkeit gelangt schliesslich durch den Ausgusskanal 15 nach aussen. Diese Betätigung des Regelorgans 5 erfolgt gegen den Druck der Druckfedern 3, welche den Druckknopf 16 nach oben drücken und damit auch das Regelorgan 5 stets nach oben ziehen, sodass nach Loslassen des Druckknopfes 16 dieses in seine Ausgangsstellung zurückkehrt und der Dichtungskegel 23 wieder auf die Dichtfläche 25 gezogen wird. Das Ausfliessen von Flascheninhalt wird damit unterbunden.The function of this push button dispenser is described in detail below on the basis of FIG. 5 described. This shows the head 1 of the push-button dispenser assembled shown in a longitudinal section. Here you can see how the control element 5 is installed. In the upper end portion 12 of the conical flow channel 9, a receiving sleeve 8 is inserted from above. This is made in 2K spray technique and has on its inside a soft component that acts as a sealing element. In the train assembly, the control element 5 is pushed from above through the upper end portion of the conical flow channel 9 and afterwards the receiving sleeve 8 is inserted from above. After that, the control element 5 can no longer be pulled upwards because it is enclosed by the receiving sleeve 8. The receiving sleeve 8 forms with its inner side for the shoulder of the countersunk sealing cone 23 of the control element 5, a sealing surface 25. When the control element 5 is pressed by removing the guarantee cover 2 by pressing the push button 16 down, the sealing cone 23 is down from the sealing surface 25 lifted away and it forms an annular gap. At the same time, the pressure in the conical flow channel 9 is thereby reduced, and liquid flows from below around the sealing cone 23 due to the higher internal pressure in the bottle and flows around it upwards. The liquid finally passes through the spout channel 15 to the outside. This actuation of the control element 5 takes place against the pressure of the compression springs 3, which push the push button 16 upwards and thus always pull the control element 5 upwards, so after releasing the push button 16 this returns to its original position and the sealing cone 23 back to the sealing surface 25 is pulled. The leakage of bottle contents is thus prevented.

Das alles funktioniert in jeder Lage der Flasche, insbesondere in jeder Lage zwischen der aufrechten stehenden Lage der Flasche bis hin zur liegenden Lage. Die Flasche kann daher ohne Weiteres in eine Kühlschranktür gestellt werden oder auch liegend in ein Kühlschrankfach gelegt werden. In beiden Fällen lässt sich nun höchst einfach Flüssigkeit aus der Flasche entnehmen. Man braucht bloss mit einem Finger auf den Druckknopf 16 zu drücken, und schon strömt das Getränk schön kontrollierbar in einen hingehaltenen Trinkbecher oder in ein Trinkglas. Die Flasche muss also zum Ausschenken eines Getränkes nicht mal mehr aus dem Kühlschrank genommen werden. Ihr Gewicht ist daher fortan unerheblich. Ein wichtiger Aspekt dieses Druckknopf-Dispenser ist es, dass er über den ganzen Füllstand der Flasche, egal ob diese steht oder liegt, ein annähernd gleichmässiges Ausgiessen des Flascheninhaltes ermöglicht. Hierfür ist die Konstruktion des Saugrohrs von grosser Bedeutung. Dieses ist nämlich deformierbar, das heisst wenn der Druck in seinem Innern durch Betätigen des Druckknopfes 16 auf Atmosphärendruck abgesenkt wird, wirkt der wesentlich höhere Druck in der Flasche von aussen auf das Saugrohr 10. Aufgrund dessen spezieller Geometrie wird es elastisch ein wenig zusammengedrückt, sodass sich sein Durchflusskanal 17 verengt. Entsprechend wird unter einer hohen Druckdifferenz von 1 bis 2 bar gegenüber dem Atmosphärendruck zunächst das Getränk durch einen geringen Durchflussquerschnitt ausgegeben. Je mehr Flüssigkeit entnommen wird, umso mehr sinkt der Innendruck in der Flasche ab und somit auch der Differenzdruck zum Atmosphärendruck. Das Saugrohr 10 wird daher immer weniger stark zusammengequetscht und entsprechend grösser wird der Durchflussquerschnitt, bis gegen das komplette Entleeren der Flasche hin das Saugrohr 10 sich fast ganz entspannt und seine unbelastete Form einnimmt. Der Durchfluss-Querschnitt nimmt also in dem Masse zu, in dem der Differenzdruck abnimmt. Durch diesen Trick gelingt es, einen annähernd gleichförmigen Massenstrom beim Entleeren der Flasche zu erzielen. Am Anfang ist die Ausströmgeschwindigkeit hoch, jedoch der Durchflussquerschnitt klein. Nach und nach wird die Ausströmgeschwindigkeit reduziert, dafür aber der Durchflussquerschnitt erhöht.All this works in every position of the bottle, especially in every position between the upright position of the bottle and the lying position. The bottle can therefore be easily placed in a refrigerator door or lying in a refrigerator compartment. In both cases it is now very easy to remove liquid from the bottle. All you have to do is push your finger on the push-button 16, and the drink flows nicely controllable into a cup or drinking glass. The bottle does not even have to be taken out of the fridge to serve a drink. Her weight is therefore irrelevant from now on. An important aspect of this push-button dispenser is that it enables the bottle contents to pour out almost evenly over the entire level of the bottle, whether it is standing or lying down. For this purpose, the construction of the suction pipe is of great importance. This is namely deformable, that is, when the pressure in its interior is lowered by pressing the push button 16 to atmospheric pressure, the much higher pressure in the bottle from the outside to the suction pipe 10. Due to its special geometry, it is elastically compressed a little, so its flow channel 17 narrows. Accordingly, under a high pressure difference of 1 to 2 bar relative to the atmospheric pressure, the beverage is first dispensed through a small flow cross-section. The more liquid is withdrawn, the more the internal pressure in the bottle drops and thus also the differential pressure to the atmospheric pressure. The suction pipe 10 is therefore less and less squeezed together and correspondingly larger is the flow cross-section until against the complete emptying of the bottle, the suction tube 10 is almost completely relaxed and occupies its unloaded form. The flow cross-section thus increases in the mass in which the differential pressure decreases. Through this trick, it is possible to achieve an approximately uniform mass flow when emptying the bottle. At the beginning, the outflow velocity is high, but the flow area is small. Gradually, the outflow velocity is reduced, but the flow area is increased.

In Figur 6 ist das Saugrohr 10 in perspektivischer Ansicht gezeigt, mit dem zugehörigen Saugmündungsstück 11. Als Besonderheit kann es etwa eine solche Querschnittsform aufweisen, die aussen nicht kreisrund ist und innen einen Durchflusskanal 17 mit beidseits je einem anschliessenden Fortsatz 26 bildet. Im gezeigten Beispiel hat das Saugrohr 10 aussen eine rundliche Querschnittsform, jedoch läuft auf beiden Seiten der Querschnitt spitzwinklig in je einen Flügel 18 aus, und der innere hohle Querschnitt bildet einen zentralen Durchflusskanal 17, mit beidseits an denselben anschliessenden flachen Fortsätzen 26, die sich in die Flügel 18 hinein erstrecken. Als Alternative könnte es auch aussen eine elliptische Querschnittsform aufweisen und innen einen über die Längsrichtung der elliptischen Querschnittsform abgeflachten Durchflusskanal bilden. Ein solches Saugrohr wird vorzugsweise aus einem gummielastischen Kunststoff gefertigt, zum Beispiel aus Polyurethan Silikon mit einer Shore C-Härte von 40 bis 60 und einem Innendruchmesser des zentralen Kanals von 1.5mm. Damit lässt sich über den ganzen sich laufend reduzierenden Druckdifferenzbereich beim Spenden ein annähernd gleichbleibender Volumenstrom von ca. 1.3 bis 1.4 I/min erzeugen. Bei härterem Material, etwa bei einer Shore C-Härte von 85 und mehr, verhält sich das Saugrohr schon wie ein steifes Rohr und die Funktion ist nicht mehr gewährleistet.In FIG. 6 the suction tube 10 is shown in a perspective view, with the associated Saugmündungstück 11. As a special feature, it may have about such a cross-sectional shape, the outside is not circular and inside a flow channel 17 with both sides a subsequent extension 26 forms. in the In the example shown, the suction pipe 10 has a roundish cross-sectional shape on the outside, but the cross-section runs at an acute angle in each case on each side of a wing 18, and the inner hollow cross-section forms a central flow channel 17, with on both sides of the same subsequent flat projections 26 extending into the Wings 18 extend into it. Alternatively, it could also have an elliptical cross-sectional shape on the outside and form a flow channel flattened over the longitudinal direction of the elliptical cross-sectional shape inside. Such a suction tube is preferably made of a rubber-elastic plastic, for example made of polyurethane silicone with a Shore C hardness of 40 to 60 and an inner diameter of the central channel of 1.5mm. This makes it possible to generate an approximately constant volume flow of approx. 1.3 to 1.4 l / min over the entire continuously reducing pressure difference range during dispensing. With harder material, for example with a Shore C hardness of 85 and more, the suction pipe behaves like a rigid pipe and the function is no longer guaranteed.

Die Figur 7 zeigt diesen bevorzugten Saugrohr-Querschnitt links unter gleichem Druck innen und aussen, sowie rechts daneben mit reduziertem Druck im Innern. Das Saugrohr ist also aussen nicht ganz kreisrund und weist innen einen Durchflusskanal 17 mit beidseits je einem anschliessenden Fortsatz 26 auf. Es hat eine rundliche Querschnittsform, ist ca. 9mm hoch und 13.5mm breit, und auf beiden Seiten läuft der Querschnitt spitzwinklig in je einen Flügel 18 mit abgerundeter 55° Spitze aus, und der innere hohle Querschnitt bildet einen zentralen Durchflusskanal 17, mit beidseits an denselben anschliessenden flachen, 1.3mm hohen Fortsätzen 26, die sich je um 4.5mm seitlich in die Flügel 18 hinein erstrecken. Wenn der Druck im Innern durch eine Verbindung mit der Atmosphäre auf deren Druck reduziert wird, so wird das Saugrohr von aussen zusammengepresst und bei genügender Druckdifferenz stellt sich der Querschnitt wie in der Abbildung rechts dar. Einzig der zentrale Kanal 17 bleibt offen, während die beiden Fortsätze 26 links und rechts verschlossen sind. Entsprechend wird der Durchflussquerschnitt beschränkt. Wenn die Druckdifferenz wegen des nach und nach sinkenden Innendruckes in der Flasche abnimmt, öffnen sich die Fortsätze 26 einen Spalt breit und dann bei weiter absinkender Druckdifferenz immer mehr, sodass sie nach und nach den ganzen Durchflussquerschnitt wie im Bild links gezeigt freigeben. Die effektive Durchflussrate bleibt jedoch über den ganzen Druckabfall ähnlich gross. Idealerweise beträgt sie ca. 1.3 bis 1.4 l/min.The FIG. 7 shows this preferred intake manifold cross-section left under the same pressure inside and outside, and right next to it with reduced pressure inside. The suction tube is therefore not completely circular outside and has inside a flow channel 17 with on both sides each a subsequent extension 26. It has a roundish cross-sectional shape, is about 9mm high and 13.5mm wide, and on both sides of the cross-section runs at an acute angle in each case a wing 18 with a rounded 55 ° tip, and the inner hollow cross section forms a central flow channel 17, with both sides the same subsequent flat, 1.3mm high projections 26, which each extend by 4.5mm laterally in the wings 18 inside. If the pressure in the interior is reduced to its pressure by a connection with the atmosphere, the suction pipe is compressed from the outside and with sufficient pressure difference the cross section is as shown in the figure on the right. Only the central channel 17 remains open, while the two Fortsätze 26 are left and right closed. Accordingly, the flow area is restricted. When the pressure difference due to the gradually decreasing internal pressure in the bottle decreases, the extensions 26 open a gap wide and then with decreasing pressure difference more and more, so they gradually release the entire flow cross-section as shown in the picture on the left. However, the effective flow rate remains similar across the entire pressure drop. Ideally, it is about 1.3 to 1.4 l / min.

In Figur 8 ist ein alternativer Saugrohr-Querschnitt unter gleichem Druck innen und aussen sowie rechts daneben mit reduziertem Druck im Innern dargestellt. Hier hat das Saugrohr einfach einen rechteckigen Querschnitt mit auf der Innenseite einem abgeflachten Durchflusskanal mit halbkreisförmigen Seitenwänden. Unter hohem Aussendruck und geringem Innendruck wird das Saugrohr wie im Bild rechts gezeigt im mittleren Bereich komplett zusammengedrückt, sodass der Durchflusskanal in diesem Bereich verschlossen wird, und es bilden sich zwei Durchflussgänge mit insgesamt stark reduziertem Durchflussquerschnitt. Bei abnehmendem Aussendruck öffnet sich das Saugrohr nach und nach bis hin zur entspannten Lage im Bild links.In FIG. 8 is an alternative intake manifold cross-section under the same pressure inside and outside and shown right next to it with reduced pressure inside. Here, the suction tube simply has a rectangular cross-section with on the inside a flattened flow channel with semicircular side walls. Under high external pressure and low internal pressure, the suction tube is completely compressed in the central area as shown in the picture on the right, so that the flow channel is closed in this area, and two flow passages are formed with an overall greatly reduced flow cross section. When the external pressure decreases, the suction tube gradually opens up to the relaxed position in the picture on the left.

In Figur 9 ist ein Saugrohr mit sternförmigem Querschnitt unter gleichem Druck innen und aussen sowie rechts daneben mit reduziertem Druck im Innern dargestellt. Hier wirkt sich der höhere äussere Druck in einem Zusammenquetschen der sternförmig abstehenden Flügel aus, sodass bei maximalem Aussendruck bloss noch ein etwa rautenförmiger zentraler Querschnitt als Durchflusskanal freibleibt.In FIG. 9 is a suction tube with star-shaped cross-section under the same pressure inside and outside and shown right next to it with reduced pressure inside. Here, the higher external pressure acts in a squeezing of the star-shaped protruding wings, so that at maximum external pressure, only an approximately diamond-shaped central cross-section remains free as a flow channel.

Die Figur 10 zeigt einen hantelförmigen Saugrohr-Querschnitt unter gleichem Druck innen und aussen sowie rechts daneben mit reduziertem Druck im Innern. Hier wirkt sich der höhere äussere Druck in einem kompletten Zusammenquetschen des Mittelbereichs dieses Saugrohrs aus, wobei an seinen beiden Seiten jeweils ein kreisrunder kleiner Durchflusskanal offen bleibt. Wenn der Aussendruck abnimmt, öffnet sich der mittlere Bereich nach und nach bis hin zur entspannten Lage, die links im Bild dargestellt ist.The FIG. 10 shows a dumbbell-shaped intake manifold cross-section under the same pressure inside and outside and to the right with reduced pressure in the interior. Here, the higher external pressure in a complete squeezing of the central region of this suction tube affects, with a circular small flow channel remains open on both sides. When the external pressure decreases, the middle area gradually opens up to the relaxed position shown on the left side of the picture.

Infolge der gezielt gewählten Geometrie eines solchen Saugrohrs lässt sich eine Durchflussrate erzeugen, die über einen ganzen Bereich einer Druckdifferenz von zum Beispiel 105 Pa bis 5 x 105 Pa annähernd konstant bleibt, nämlich ca. zwischen 1.3 und 1.4 l/min. Dieses Verhalten is im Diagramm unter Figur 11 dargestellt.As a result of the specifically selected geometry of such a suction pipe, a flow rate can be generated which remains approximately constant over an entire range of a pressure difference of for example 10 5 Pa to 5 x 10 5 Pa, namely approximately between 1.3 and 1.4 l / min. This behavior is under in the diagram FIG. 11 shown.

Das Saugrohr 10 aus gummielastischem Kunststoff weist aber dennoch eine gewisse Steifigkeit auf, sodass es sich in einer liegenden Flasche nur wenig von der zentralen Achse der Flasche nach unten krümmen würde. Damit trotzdem in einer liegenden Flasche der ganze Inhalt aufgrund des herrschenden Innendruckes entnehmbar ist, ist das Saugrohr 10 an seinem unteren Ende mit einem Mündungsstück 11 ausgestattet. Dieses weist eine Dichte zwischen 2.8 und 3.2 g/ml auf und ist von unten auf das Saugrohr 10 aufgesteckt, sodass bei liegender Flasche die Saugmündung des Saugrohrs 10 kraft des Gewichtes dieses Mündungsstücks 11 an der tiefsten Stelle des Flascheninneren zu liegen kommt. Das Mündungsstück 11 ist hierzu zum Beispiel aus einem thermoplastischen Polybutylenterephthalat PBT hergestellt und mit Steinmehl angereichert und versetzt, um diese hohe Dichte und entsprechend ein hohes Gewicht zu erreichen.The suction tube 10 made of rubber-elastic plastic, however, still has a certain rigidity, so that it would bend in a lying bottle only slightly from the central axis of the bottle down. So that in a horizontal bottle, the entire contents can be removed due to the prevailing internal pressure, the suction pipe 10 is equipped at its lower end with a mouthpiece 11. This has a density between 2.8 and 3.2 g / ml and is attached to the suction tube 10 from below, so that the suction mouth of the suction tube 10 comes to lie at the lowest point of the bottle interior by virtue of the weight of this mouthpiece 11 when the bottle is lying. For this purpose, the mouth piece 11 is made of, for example, a thermoplastic polybutylene terephthalate PBT and enriched with rock meal and mixed in order to achieve this high density and, correspondingly, a high weight.

Dieser Druckknopf-Dispenser bietet neben der reinen technisch überzeugenden Ausgiessfunktion noch weitere Vorteile. Durch die besondere Gestaltung des Ausgiesskanals ab dem Mündungsstück 11, namentlich durch die konische Erweiterung im Anschluss an das Saugrohr 10 wird eine Entschleunigung des Ausströmens erzielt, was die Schaumbildung wesentlich unterdrückt. Nach dem Umströmen des Dichtungskegels 23 folgt die Flüssigkeit zunächst ein stückweit längs dem schwertförmigen Fortsatz des Regelorgans 5. Erst dann gelangt sie in den eigentlichen Ausgusskanal 15 strömt dann drucklos aus diesem heraus. Versuche zeigten, dass eine Flasche mit diesem Druckknopf-Dispenser praktisch bis auf wenige Resttropfen entleerbar ist, unter geringer Schaumbildung.In addition to the purely technically convincing pouring function, this push-button dispenser offers even more advantages. Due to the special design of the Ausgiesskanals from the mouth piece 11, namely by the conical extension following the suction pipe 10, a deceleration of the outflow is achieved, which significantly suppresses the formation of foam. After flowing around the sealing cone 23, the liquid initially follows a piece along the sword-shaped extension of the control element 5. Only then it enters the actual spout channel 15 then flows out of the pressure out of this. Experiments showed that a bottle with this push-button dispenser can be emptied practically to a few residual drops, with little foaming.

Weil dieser Druckknopf-Dispenser aus einer aussergewöhnlich niedrigen Anzahl von Bauteilen besteht, ist er entsprechend kostengünstig herzustellen und einfach zu montieren, was ihn zu einem idealen Massenprodukt macht. Durch die Tatsache, dass er ausnahmslos aus Kunststoff-Teilen besteht, ist er auch ein Einweg-Dispenser, dessen Teile sich alle rezyklieren oder verbrennen lassen. Er bietet sogar eine Erstöffnungsgarantie und erlaubt es, dass eine damit ausgerüstete Flasche ganz bequem zwischen zwei gekrümmten Fingern hängend herumgetragen werden kann.Because this push-button dispenser consists of an exceptionally low number of components, it is reasonably inexpensive to manufacture and easy to assemble, making it an ideal mass-produced product. Due to the fact that it is made entirely of plastic parts, it is also a disposable dispenser whose parts can all be recycled or incinerated. It even offers a first-opening guarantee and allows a bottle equipped with it to be conveniently carried around hanging between two curved fingers.

Ziffernverzeichnisdigits directory

11
Kopfhead
22
Garantiedeckelwarranty cover
33
Druckfedercompression spring
44
Fassung für AusgussteilHolder for spout
55
Regelorganregulating element
66
Ausgussteilpouring
77
AufschraubmuffeAufschraubmuffe
88th
Aufnahmehülsereceiving sleeve
99
Konischer DurchflusskanalConical flow channel
1010
Saugrohrsuction tube
1111
Mündungsstückmouthpiece
1212
Oberer Endbereich Durchflusskanal 9Upper end section flow channel 9
1313
Mündung des Ausgusskanals 15Mouth of the spout channel 15
1414
Kupplung unten am Druckknopf 16Coupling at the bottom of the push button 16
1515
AusgusskanalAusgusskanal
1616
Druckknopfpush-button
1717
Innerer Durchflusskanal im SaugrohrInner flow channel in the intake manifold
1818
Flügel am SaugrohrWing on the intake manifold
1919
Steckmuffe am SaugmündungsstückPlug-in sleeve on the suction mouth piece
2020
Flaschebottle
2121
Klemmfassung für SaugrohrClamping socket for suction tube
2222
Innerer Querschnitt des konisch sicher erweiternder Durchflusskanals 9Inner cross-section of the conical safely expanding flow channel 9
2323
Dichtungskegel des RegelorgansSealing cone of the control organ
2424
Schwertförmiger Fortsatz am RegelorganSword-shaped extension on the control organ
2525
Dichtungsflächesealing surface
2626
Fortsatz an innerem Durchflusskanal 17Extension on inner flow channel 17
2727
Abdeckkappe des GarantiedeckelsCover of the warranty cover
2828
Garantielasche des GarantiedeckelsWarranty of the warranty cover
2929
Kuppelförmiger Deckel an GarantiedeckelDome-shaped lid on guarantee lid
3030
Abdeckung an Garantiedeckel für Ausgusskanal 15Cover on guarantee lid for spout 15
3131
Greiferarme an Klemmfassung für SaugrohrGripper arms on clamping frame for intake manifold
3232
Dichtring an Abdeckkappe 27 am Garantiedeckel 2Sealing ring on cap 27 on the warranty cover 2
3333
Materialbrücken mit Sollbruchstellen der Garantielasche 28Material bridges with predetermined breaking points of the guarantee lug 28
3434
Stutzengewinde der Flasche 20Nozzle thread of the bottle 20
3535
Nach innen ragende Auskragung an Fassung 4Inwardly projecting projection on socket 4
3636
Abdeckung an der Fassung, für Ausgusskanal 15Cover on the socket, for spout 15

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  1. Push-button dispenser for bottles containing carbonated beverages, having a head (1) that is screwable onto a bottle and has a lateral spout (15), a push button (16) on its top side and a downwardly projecting suction tube (10) which is intended to reach downwards to the bottom of the bottle (20) to be equipped and leads at the top into a valve device in the head (1), said valve device having a regulating member (5) that is axially movable with respect to the bottle (20) and is urged in the closing direction by a spring (3), being subjectable to downward manual pressure on the push button (16) in order to be opened, such that the pressure inside the suction tube (10) is reducible to ambient pressure with the result that liquid is drivable out of the bottle (20) from the bottom mouth of the suction tube (10) via the spout (15) by the internal pressure prevailing in the bottle (20), characterized in that
    the suction tube (10) is manufactured from a rubber-elastic plastics material and its external and internal cross sections are designed such that, with the internal pressure reduced to ambient pressure compared with the externally prevailing positive pressure, its flow cross section is able to be narrowed by deformation; and is further characterized in that the upper end of the suction tube (10) is plugged in a sealing manner into a clamping mount (21) in which its flow duct is received with a precise fit and subsequently merges into a conically widening flow duct (9) with an approximately identical or an identical internal cross-sectional shape (22), wherein this flow duct (9) forms at the top an end region (12) into which there is plugged a two-component injection-moulded receiving sleeve (8) having a sealing surface (25) injection-moulded on the inside, through which the regulating member (5) extends, said regulating member (5) consisting of a plumb-bob-shaped sealing cone (23) with an upward sword-shaped extension (24), wherein the sealing cone (23) bears upwardly with its shoulder against the sealing surface (25) in that the upper end of its sword-shaped extension (24) is drawn upwards by the push button (16) by virtue of the compression springs (3), and, with the regulating member (5) subjected to downward manual pressure, the sealing cone (23) is liftable downwards away from the sealing surface (25) counter to the force of the compression springs (3), such that the liquid driven from the suction tube (10) flows all around the sealing cone (23) and subsequently flows along the sword-shaped extension (24) and via the spout duct (15) to the outside.
  2. Push-button dispenser for bottles containing carbonated beverages according to Claim 1, characterized in that the suction tube (10) has a cross-sectional shape which is not externally circular and which internally forms a flow duct (17) with a respective adjoining flat extension (26) on each side.
  3. Push-button dispenser for bottles containing carbonated beverages according to Claim 1, characterized in that the suction tube (10) externally has a round cross-sectional shape with a radius of 4.5 mm, but additionally ends externally on two opposite sides in a respective protruding wing (18) that tapers to a point in a cross-sectionally acute-angled manner, such that it has an overall width of 13.5 mm, and in that the internal hollow cross section forms a central flow duct (17) having flat extensions (26) adjoining same on both sides, which extend into the wings (18), wherein the central flow duct (17) has an inside diameter measuring 1.5 mm in the compressed state of the extensions (26).
  4. Push-button dispenser for bottles containing carbonated beverages according to Claim 1, characterized in that the suction tube (10) externally has a rectangular cross-sectional shape and internally forms a flattened flow duct (17) with semi-circular side walls, such that, with the internal pressure reduced to ambient pressure compared with the externally prevailing positive pressure, its flow cross section is able to be narrowed by deformation in that the flow duct (17) is able to be squashed entirely in its centre, such that a respective flow duct remains free merely on its two sides.
  5. Push-button dispenser for bottles containing carbonated beverages according to Claim 1, characterized in that the suction tube (10) externally has an elliptical cross-sectional shape and internally forms a flow duct that is flattened in the longitudinal direction of the elliptical cross-sectional shape.
  6. Push-button dispenser for bottles containing carbonated beverages according to Claim 1, characterized in that the suction tube (10) cross-sectionally has a dumbbell shape internally having a continuous flow duct across virtually the entire width, such that, with increased external pressure compared with the internal pressure, it is entirely squashed in its central region and remains open merely at the two peripheral regions of the flow duct.
  7. Push-button dispenser for bottles containing carbonated beverages according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the suction tube (10) is produced from polyurethane silicone with a Shore C hardness of 40 to 60.
  8. Push-button dispenser for bottles containing carbonated beverages according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the head (1) that is screwable onto a bottle consists of a mount (4) for placing over the spout part (6) with a guide for the regulating member (5), and in that the compression spring (3) is a plastics spring injection-moulded from a plurality of tenso-elastic elements, said spring being couplable in a force-fitting manner to the underside of the push button (16), which sits in the top of the mount (4).
  9. Push-button dispenser for bottles containing carbonated beverages according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the head (1) has a mount (4) which is formed in a laterally waisted manner such that it is graspable from above between index finger and middle finger of one hand and thus a bottle (20) equipped with the push-button dispenser is able to be carried with two fingers.
  10. Push-button dispenser for bottles containing carbonated beverages according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the head (1) has a mount (4) for receiving the push button (16), and the mount (4) forms at the top a ring that lies at an oblique angle to the direction of movement of the regulating member (5), said ring enclosing the inserted push button (16) and said ring ending from its lowest point in an arcuate, downwardly curved cover (36) for the spout duct (15), and furthermore in that an associated tamper-evident lid (2) is click-fastenable from above onto the mount (4) and its curved cover (30), wherein this tamper-evident lid (2) forms a cap (27) for the mouth (13) of the spout duct (15), and on its opposite side, the tamper-evident lid (2) has a tamper-evident tab (28) that projects downwards over material bridges (33) having predetermined breaking points, said tamper-evident tab (28) being able to be snapped on during the mounting of the tamper-evident lid (2) on the mount (4) and being removable with the tamper-evident lid (2) only with its predetermined breaking points being broken.
  11. Push-button dispenser for bottles containing carbonated beverages according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a mouthpiece (11) having a density of between 2.8 and 3.2 g/ml has been plugged onto the bottom mouth of the suction tube (10), such that when the bottle equipped with the push-button dispenser is lying, the suction mouth of the suction tube (10) comes to rest at the lowest point inside the bottle by virtue of the weight of the mouthpiece (11).
  12. Push-button dispenser for bottles containing carbonated beverages according to Claim 11, characterized in that this mouthpiece (11) consists of a thermoplastic polybutylene terephthalate PBT, additized with rock flour.
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