EP3589173B1 - Container with magnetic closing member-type bottom fill system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the field of containers provided in their bottom with an opening / closing system for dispensing a liquid or pasty component, which is carried out by means of a dispenser acting on said opening system. / closure to enter the container from the bottom and perform its filling, the closing of said bottom being done when the dispenser is released from the container or vice versa.
- a particular application relates to the distribution of beverages in cup-type containers, frequently used during events and festivals.
- the drinks are served in a disposable or non-disposable glass-type container by pouring the drink from above.
- drinks such as draft beers, for example, are generally served using dispensers of the filler type which has a spout through which the drink is extracted, the latter being poured into the container (glass, mug or other) by its top opening which also serves to drink said drink.
- This traditional way of serving drinks involves a person to open the dispenser (the tap of the filler), hold the glass during the filling phase, then close the dispenser.
- the solution to reducing the serving time of the drink and avoiding excess foam is to serve the soft drink from the bottom of the container. Filling the container from its bottom reduces turbulence in the drink during its distribution. This allows the drink to be dispensed more quickly than with a conventional device. Bottom filling also allows the person in charge of the service to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and does not require any special skill in serving the beverage.
- the first objective of the present invention is to simplify the design of the container.
- the container according to the invention is defined by the characteristics of claim 1. Preferred embodiments are described in the dependent claims.
- the container comprises a bottom provided with an opening and a shutter, magnetic coupling means being configured to keep the shutter in the closed position of the opening by magnetic attraction.
- at least part of the bottom is made of a material incorporating ferromagnetic particles and the shutter comprises at least one magnetized lower face, coming into contact with the bottom in the closed position. In other words, it is a non-magnetic material loaded with ferromagnetic particles.
- the non-magnetic material used in the manufacture of the base - and of the container - directly integrates ferromagnetic particles in at least the part of said base receiving the shutter, said material being injected directly into the mold during manufacture. of the container. Only the part of the bottom receiving the shutter can be in a material non-magnetic incorporating the ferromagnetic particles, but it is also possible to envisage designing the entire bottom or even the entire container with this non-magnetic material incorporating the ferromagnetic particles to further simplify the design of the container.
- the integration of the ferromagnetic particles directly into the non-magnetic material of the container facilitates the manufacture of this container and, in addition, guarantees compliance with food hygiene standards, especially when this container is a cup intended to receive beverage. .
- the non-magnetic material is plastic or glass, suitable for manufacture by molding.
- other non-magnetic materials could be envisaged, for example cardboard materials.
- At least the part of the bottom of the container consists of a material of polypropylene type, mixture of polymers, polylactic acid or glass, loaded with metal particles. It would be possible to envisage other plastics meeting food hygiene standards, loaded with metal particles, without departing from the scope of the invention. Other plastics intended for non-food uses are also possible. Other ferromagnetic particles in the non-magnetic material can also be envisaged as a replacement for the metal.
- the container is a cup intended for the consumption of beverages.
- other types of containers could be envisaged such as, for example, jars, cans or others, intended to receive liquids or pasty solutions, food or not.
- the container When the container is of the cup type as mentioned above, the latter preferably comprises a capacity of twenty-five, thirty-three or fifty centiliters. Other capacities could be envisaged, for example a capacity of one liter.
- the container comprises means for recognizing its capacity or its volume.
- the function of these recognition means is to allow a dispensing machine configured for this purpose to detect the quantity of liquid to be dispensed into said container according to its volume.
- the recognition means are implemented by the presence or absence of a circular bead on a lower face of the bottom of the container.
- the beverage dispensing machine will be referred to as a machine.
- the container is furthermore a cup and will be so called.
- the machine 1 comprises two distribution systems 3, 4, but a machine 1 could be provided with a single distribution system or even with more than two distribution systems.
- the two distribution systems 3, 4 can deliver the same drink or, on the contrary, two different drinks.
- These distribution systems 3, 4 are of identical design, only one being described in the remainder of the description.
- the cup 2 comprises a contour 5, a bottom 6 provided with an opening 7 and a shutter 8 having the shape of a disc.
- the contour 5 has a conical shape on the figures 1 to 3 , but other shapes can be considered, for example a cylindrical shape.
- the contour 5 and the bottom 6 are made in a single piece by injection of a plastic material of the polypropylene type, a mixture of polymers or polylactic acid, except in a zone 9 of the bottom around the opening 7 where said injected material comprises in complement of metal particles. Glass can be used as a replacement for plastic.
- This zone 9 preferably has the shape of a washer with a diameter corresponding to that of the disc-shaped shutter 8, the opening 7 being at the center of this washer.
- This shutter 8 is made of a magnetic or magnetized material, comprising for example a layer of synthetic rubber and a layer composed of magnetic ferrite powder and an elastomeric binder, allowing it to remain pressed against the bottom 6 due to the presence of particles ferromagnetic material in the material of said bottom 6.
- the plating of the shutter 8 on the bottom 6 ensures a tight closing of the opening 7.
- a shutter 8 could be provided with only a magnetized lower face 8a coming into contact with the bottom 6 in the ferromagnetic zone 9.
- the flexibility of the shutter 8 provided by the material used seals the cup 2 in the closed position of the opening 7.
- the lower face 6a of the bottom 6 comprises a circular bead 10 which will preferably be present on a cup 2 with a capacity of fifty centiliters and absent on a cup 2 with a capacity of twenty-five centiliters, or even thirty-three centiliters.
- This circular bead 10 constitutes a means of recognizing the capacity of the cup 2, as will appear in the remainder of the description.
- the distribution system 3, 4 comprises a base 11 of circular shape with a diameter greater than that of the circular lower edge 12 of the cup 2, which allows the cup 2 to rest properly on this base 11. It is however possible to envisage a second variant consisting in holding the cup 2 differently above the base 11 without resting on the latter, as will appear next.
- the distribution system 3, 4 comprises a nozzle 13 which comprises on its contour orifices 14 communicating with a duct 15 provided with an end piece 16 for connection to a hose (not shown) for connection to a beverage keg (not shown). ).
- four orifices 14 are distributed uniformly around the nozzle 13.
- the distribution system 3, 4 comprises a sleeve 17 which receives the nozzle 13.
- This sleeve 17 is secured to a plate 18 arranged below the base 11 and mounted in sliding connection with respect to two rods 19a, 19b, so as to allow the sliding of the sleeve 17 with respect to the nozzle 13 from a retracted position of the nozzle 13, illustrated in figure 5 , to a released position of the nozzle 13, illustrated in figures 6 and 7 .
- the sleeve 17 and the plate 18 are preferably made of one and the same part, but two parts fixed together is also conceivable.
- the orifices 14 In the retracted position of the nozzle 13 illustrated in figure 5 , the orifices 14 are protected and closed by the sleeve 17, which prevents their exposure to the open air and their fouling.
- the orifices 14 In the disengaged position of the nozzle 13 shown in figures 6 and 7 , the orifices 14 are released, which allows the distribution of the drink.
- the distribution system 3, 4 comprises a first sensor 20 arranged under the plate 18 and detecting the presence of this plate 18, in the released position of the nozzle 13.
- the distribution system 3, 4 comprises an electromagnet 21 arranged under the plate 18. In the retracted position of the nozzle 13, the plate 18 is released from the electromagnet 21; in the released position of the nozzle 13, this plate 18 is glued to the electromagnet 21.
- the plate 18 is made of metal or any other ferromagnetic material, so as to remain stuck on the electromagnet 21 when the latter is activated.
- a spring 22 is arranged under the plate 18, which compresses said spring 22 in the disengaged position of the nozzle 13.
- This spring 22 forces the return of the plate 18 into the retracted position of the nozzle 13 when the electromagnet 21 is deactivated and that the cup 2 filled with drink is removed.
- the spring 22 is dimensioned to exert a force less than that exerted by the weight of the sleeve 17, of the plate 18 and of the cup 2 filled with beverage. But it is possible to consider dimensioning the spring 22 so that it exerts a force greater than said weight in a variant where the bottom 6 of the cup 2 bears only on the sleeve 17 for its maintenance in position and no longer on the base 11, as this will appear below.
- the nozzle 13 comprises a diameter slightly smaller than that of the opening 7 on the cup 2.
- the sleeve 17 comprises a diameter slightly greater than that of the opening 7 so that the upper end 23 of the sleeve 17 bears. against the bottom 6 at the level of the perimeter 24 of the opening 7.
- the upper end 23 of the sleeve 17 is conical so as to fit very lightly in the opening 7 on the bottom 6 of the cup 2, which facilitates the centering of this opening 7 relative to the nozzle 13 and the positioning of the cup 2 on the base 11 of the distribution system 3, 4. This also ensures the seal between the periphery 24 and the upper end 23 during the filling of the cup 2.
- the cup 2 rests on the base 11 according to a first variant, which offers suitable and guaranteed stability for the cup 2 during filling; one can however envisage a second variant according to which the cup 2 is held in position above the base 11 only by virtue of the upper end 23 of the sleeve 17 supporting the periphery 24 of the opening 7 on the bottom 6 of the cup 2.
- This second variant offers more tolerance during the manufacture of cup 2, because it does not require the distance between the circular lower edge 12 and the bottom 6 on the cup 2 to be dimensioned precisely in order to ensure the sealing between said upper end 23 and said periphery 24 when the circular lower edge 12 rests on the base 11, as is the case for the first variant.
- a server positions a cup 2 on the base 11, the upper end 23 of the sleeve 17 first abuts against the periphery 24 on the bottom 6 of the cup 2, the nozzle 13 being in the retracted position in the sleeve 17 ; the server then presses on the cup 2, which causes the sleeve 17 to slide downwards in the base 11 until it reaches the released position of the nozzle 13, position in which the plate 18 bears against the first sensor 20 which detects its presence and against the electromagnet 21.
- the movement of the cup 2 downwards allows the nozzle 13 to enter the opening 7 and to come to bear against the lower face 8a of the shutter 8.
- the nozzle is made of metal or any other ferromagnetic material, which keeps the magnetic shutter 8 pressed against the nozzle 13. This nozzle 13 continues to penetrate into the cup 2 until the circular lower edge 12 of the cup 2 comes to rest on the base 11. In this position, the orifices 14 on the nozzle 13 are positioned above the bottom 6 in the cup 2, as shown next to the figure 6 on which only the bottom 6 and the shutter 8 of the cup 2 are shown, to simplify this figure.
- the distribution system 3, 4 comprises a second sensor 25 disposed above the base 11, as illustrated in the figures. figures 5 to 7 .
- This second sensor 25 is arranged to be engaged by the circular bead 10 on the bottom 6, in the presence of the latter on the cup 2, when the circular lower edge 12 of the cup 2 rests on the base 11, as shown in figure 6 .
- the lower face 6a of the bottom 6 remains clear of the second sensor 25 when the circular lower edge 12 of the cup 2 rests on the base 11.
- the circular lower edge 12 of the cup 2 protrudes vis-à-vis the lower face 6a of the bottom 6 and is of a length greater than that of the circular bead 10, the lengths being chosen to ensure that the circular bead 10 comes into contact with the second sensor 25 when the circular lower edge 12 comes into contact with the base 11, while the lower face 6a remains clear of said sensor 25.
- the presence of the second sensor 25 makes it possible to recognize the capacity of the cup 2 positioned on the base 11, depending on whether 'it is engaged or not and depending on whether said cup 2 has or not such a circular bead 10.
- the machine 1 comprises an electronic management card (not shown) which manages the information received from the various sensors, including the first sensor 20 and the second sensor 25, and which consequently controls the various actuators, including the electromagnet 21.
- the electronic card activates the electromagnet 21, which maintains the sleeve 17 in the released position of the nozzle 13, the spring 22 then being compressed by the plate 18.
- the card electronic processes the information coming from the second sensor 25, depending on whether it is engaged or not, which allows it to recognize the capacity of the cup 2 placed on the base 11 and consequently to activate distribution means for the beverage stored in the barrel, such as a pump and / or a valve, such dispensing means being well known.
- the dispensing system 3, 4 also comprises a flow meter (not illustrated) or any other sensor making it possible to detect a quantity of beverage dispensed.
- This flowmeter transmits the information to the electronic management card; according to the recognition of the type of cup 2 positioned on the base 11, thanks to the information from the second sensor 25, and the information from the flowmeter on the quantity of beverage dispensed, said electronic card deactivates the dispensing means once the cup 2 completed.
- the electronic card also deactivates the electromagnet 21, which allows the spring 22 to return the sleeve 17 to the retracted position of the nozzle 13.
- this spring 22 is dimensioned so that the weight of the cup 2 filled with drink is greater than the weight.
- the spring 22 ensures the return of the sleeve 17 in the retracted position of the nozzle 13 while maintaining the seal between said sleeve 17 and the bottom 6, while said nozzle 13 is gradually extracted from the cup 2 and allows the magnetic shutter 8 to come to rest against the ferromagnetic zone 9 of the bottom 6, thus ensuring the tightness of the cup 2.
- the machine 1 can include other options, in particular the presence of buttons 26, 27 for each dispensing system 3, 4, which will allow manual filling of the cup 2.
- the activation of one or the other of these buttons 26, 27 will allow you to act manually on the electronic management card to indicate to it the volume of drink to be dispensed in cup 2. This may prove useful in the event of a type of cup 2 being out of stock, the server being able for example to fill twenty-five or thirty-three centilitres of drink in a cup 2 with a capacity of fifty centilitres.
- the circular bead 10 is present on a cup 2 with a capacity of fifty centiliters and absent on a cup 2 with a capacity of twenty-five or thirty-three centiliters.
- the design can be reversed; it will then suffice to adjust the electronic management card on machine 1 accordingly.
- the cups 2 can have an RFID chip and the distribution system 3, 4 can include means for reading data on the chip.
- RFID allowing the electronic management card to recognize the capacity of the cup 2 placed on the base 11, or even to recognize any other information concerning the cup 2 or other (for example to manage the stocks of cups 2 or to make statistics on the numbers and types of drinks consumed by festival-goers).
- the cups 2 may have a bottom 6, the underside of which has a color identifying the capacity of the cup 2 and the distribution system 3, 4 comprising an optical color sensor transmitting the data to the card.
- electronic management programmed to deliver a drink capacity according to the color code of the cups 2.
- the passage of the nozzle 13 from the retracted position to the disengaged position vis-à-vis the sleeve 17 can be implemented differently.
- a variant of the distribution system 3, 4 is shown on the figures 8 and 9 and illustrates an example.
- the sleeve 17 is secured to the plate 18, the design being similar to that described above for the variant of figures 5 to 7 .
- the nozzle 13 is slidably mounted inside the sleeve 17 and it is actuated in translation by means of a cylinder 28, preferably electric, ensuring the displacement of the nozzle 13 and the orifices 14 from the retracted position illustrated in figure 9 to the disengaged position shown in figure 8 , and vice versa.
- the sleeve 17 and the plate 18 can slide as for the previous variant, but over a shorter stroke, the nozzle 13 in the retracted position remaining inside the sleeve 17 when the latter slides.
- a cup 2 When a cup 2 is positioned on the upper end 23 of conical shape (as in the previous variant), the latter is partially housed in the opening 7 and presses on the perimeter 24 of the bottom 6. The person handling the cup 2 presses on the latter, which slightly depresses the sleeve 17 and the plate 18 which comes into contact with a sensor 20 detecting its presence, the information then being transmitted to the electronic management card which first activates the jack 28 to position the nozzle 13 in the released position then the beverage dispensing pump. Once cup 2 has been filled, the electronic card stops dispensing and then activates the cylinder 28 to lower the nozzle 13 to the retracted position.
- a return spring 22 exerts a force on the plate 18 to release it from the sensor 20 when the person stops pressing on the cup 2 at the start of the filling cycle.
- this variant of the distribution system 3, 4 will include the other characteristics already described for the variant of the figures 5 to 7 , in particular the sensor 25 allowing recognition of the type of cup 2 and the flowmeter measuring the quantity of beverage dispensed.
- the nozzle 13 is also made of a ferromagnetic material.
- cup 2 the entire bottom 6 of which consists of a material as mentioned above and incorporating ferromagnetic particles. It is also conceivable that the whole of the cup 2 is designed from such a material incorporating ferromagnetic particles.
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La présente invention se rapporte au domaine des contenants munis dans leur fond d'un système d'ouverture/fermeture pour la distribution d'un composant liquide ou pâteux, laquelle s'effectue au moyen d'un distributeur agissant sur ledit système d'ouverture/fermeture pour pénétrer dans le contenant par le fond et effectuer son remplissage, la fermeture dudit fond se faisant lors du dégagement du distributeur vis-à-vis du contenant ou inversement.The present invention relates to the field of containers provided in their bottom with an opening / closing system for dispensing a liquid or pasty component, which is carried out by means of a dispenser acting on said opening system. / closure to enter the container from the bottom and perform its filling, the closing of said bottom being done when the dispenser is released from the container or vice versa.
Une application particulière concerne la distribution de boisson dans des contenants de type gobelet, fréquemment utilisé lors de manifestations et de festivals.A particular application relates to the distribution of beverages in cup-type containers, frequently used during events and festivals.
Conventionnellement, les boissons sont servies dans un contenant de type verre jetable ou non en versant la boisson par le dessus.Conventionally, the drinks are served in a disposable or non-disposable glass-type container by pouring the drink from above.
Dans les bars, manifestations, festivals, salons ou autres, les boissons telles que les bières pressions, par exemple, sont généralement servies grâce à des distributeurs de type tireuse qui comporte un bec par lequel est extraite la boisson, celle-ci étant versée dans le contenant (verre, gobelet ou autre) par son ouverture de dessus qui sert également à boire ladite boisson.In bars, events, festivals, trade fairs or others, drinks such as draft beers, for example, are generally served using dispensers of the filler type which has a spout through which the drink is extracted, the latter being poured into the container (glass, mug or other) by its top opening which also serves to drink said drink.
Cette manière traditionnelle de servir les boissons mobilise une personne pour ouvrir le distributeur (le robinet de la tireuse), tenir le verre lors de la phase de remplissage, puis fermer le distributeur.This traditional way of serving drinks involves a person to open the dispenser (the tap of the filler), hold the glass during the filling phase, then close the dispenser.
Dans le cas de la bière ou d'autres boissons gazeuses, le dioxyde de carbone qu'elle contient génère de la mousse qui peut être excessive selon la forme du verre ou le mouvement du verre durant son remplissage. L'intervention manuelle s'avère alors nécessaire pour ôter l'excès de mousse.In the case of beer or other carbonated drinks, the carbon dioxide it contains generates foam which may be excessive depending on the shape of the glass or the movement of the glass during its filling. Manual intervention is then necessary to remove the excess foam.
La solution pour réduire le temps de service de la boisson et éviter l'excès de mousse est de servir la boisson gazeuse par le fond du contenant. Le remplissage du contenant par son fond réduit les turbulences dans la boisson durant sa distribution. Cela permet de distribuer plus rapidement la boisson qu'avec un dispositif classique. Le remplissage par le fond permet également à la personne chargée du service de traiter de multiples tâches simultanément et ne nécessite aucune habileté particulière pour le service de la boisson.The solution to reducing the serving time of the drink and avoiding excess foam is to serve the soft drink from the bottom of the container. Filling the container from its bottom reduces turbulence in the drink during its distribution. This allows the drink to be dispensed more quickly than with a conventional device. Bottom filling also allows the person in charge of the service to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and does not require any special skill in serving the beverage.
Parmi l'art antérieur décrivant déjà un contenant muni d'un système de remplissage par le fond et un distributeur de boisson dans des contenants munis d'un tel système de remplissage par le fond, les demandes brevets et brevets
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La présente invention a pour premier objectif de simplifier la conception du contenant. A cet effet, le contenant selon l'invention est défini par les caractéristiques de la revendication 1. Les modes de réalisation préférés sont décrits dans les revendications dépendantes.The first objective of the present invention is to simplify the design of the container. To this end, the container according to the invention is defined by the characteristics of
Le contenant comprend un fond muni d'une ouverture et un obturateur, des moyens d'accouplement magnétique étant configurés pour maintenir l'obturateur en position de fermeture de l'ouverture par attraction magnétique. En outre, au moins une partie du fond est constituée dans une matière intégrant des particules ferromagnétiques et l'obturateur comprend au moins une face inférieure aimantée, venant en contact du fond en position de fermeture. En d'autres termes, il s'agit d'une matière non-magnétique chargée de particules ferromagnétiques. Ainsi, le contenant selon l'invention supprime l'utilisation d'un anneau magnétique qui est rapporté sur le fond au moment de la fabrication dudit contenant, comme le prévoit l'art antérieur. Selon l'invention, la matière non-magnétique servant à la fabrication du fond - et du contenant - intègre directement des particules ferromagnétiques dans au moins la partie dudit fond recevant l'obturateur, ladite matière étant injectée directement dans le moule lors de la fabrication du contenant. Seule la partie du fond recevant l'obturateur peut être dans une matière non-magnétique intégrant les particules ferromagnétiques, mais on peut également envisager de concevoir tout le fond voire tout le contenant avec cette matière non-magnétique intégrant les particules ferromagnétiques pour simplifier encore plus la conception du contenant. L'intégration des particules ferromagnétiques directement dans la matière non-magnétique du contenant facilite la fabrication de ce contenant et, en outre, garantit le respect des normes d'hygiène alimentaire, tout particulièrement lorsque ce contenant est un gobelet destiné à recevoir de la boisson.The container comprises a bottom provided with an opening and a shutter, magnetic coupling means being configured to keep the shutter in the closed position of the opening by magnetic attraction. In addition, at least part of the bottom is made of a material incorporating ferromagnetic particles and the shutter comprises at least one magnetized lower face, coming into contact with the bottom in the closed position. In other words, it is a non-magnetic material loaded with ferromagnetic particles. Thus, the container according to the invention eliminates the use of a magnetic ring which is attached to the bottom at the time of manufacture of said container, as provided for in the prior art. According to the invention, the non-magnetic material used in the manufacture of the base - and of the container - directly integrates ferromagnetic particles in at least the part of said base receiving the shutter, said material being injected directly into the mold during manufacture. of the container. Only the part of the bottom receiving the shutter can be in a material non-magnetic incorporating the ferromagnetic particles, but it is also possible to envisage designing the entire bottom or even the entire container with this non-magnetic material incorporating the ferromagnetic particles to further simplify the design of the container. The integration of the ferromagnetic particles directly into the non-magnetic material of the container facilitates the manufacture of this container and, in addition, guarantees compliance with food hygiene standards, especially when this container is a cup intended to receive beverage. .
Dans une réalisation selon l'invention, la matière non-magnétique est du plastique ou du verre, propice à une fabrication par moulage. On pourrait toutefois envisager d'autres matières non-magnétiques, par exemple des matières cartonnées.In one embodiment according to the invention, the non-magnetic material is plastic or glass, suitable for manufacture by molding. However, other non-magnetic materials could be envisaged, for example cardboard materials.
Dans une réalisation selon l'invention, au moins la partie du fond du contenant est constituée d'une matière de type polypropylène, mélange de polymères, acide polylactique ou verre, chargée en particules de métal. On pourrait envisager d'autres matières plastiques répondant aux normes d'hygiène alimentaire, chargées en particules de métal, sans sortir du cadre de l'invention. D'autres matières plastiques destinées à des usages non-alimentaires sont également envisageables. D'autres particules ferromagnétiques dans la matière non-magnétique sont également envisageables en remplacement du métal.In one embodiment according to the invention, at least the part of the bottom of the container consists of a material of polypropylene type, mixture of polymers, polylactic acid or glass, loaded with metal particles. It would be possible to envisage other plastics meeting food hygiene standards, loaded with metal particles, without departing from the scope of the invention. Other plastics intended for non-food uses are also possible. Other ferromagnetic particles in the non-magnetic material can also be envisaged as a replacement for the metal.
Dans une réalisation du contenant, celui-ci est un gobelet destiné à la consommation de boissons. On pourrait cependant envisager d'autres types de contenants tels que, par exemple, des pots, des bidons ou autres, destinés à recevoir des liquides ou des solutions pâteuses, alimentaires ou non.In one embodiment of the container, the latter is a cup intended for the consumption of beverages. However, other types of containers could be envisaged such as, for example, jars, cans or others, intended to receive liquids or pasty solutions, food or not.
Lorsque le contenant est du type gobelet tel que précité, celui-ci comprend préférentiellement une contenance de vingt-cinq, trente-trois ou cinquante centilitres. D'autres contenances pourraient être envisagées, par exemple une contenance d'un litre.When the container is of the cup type as mentioned above, the latter preferably comprises a capacity of twenty-five, thirty-three or fifty centiliters. Other capacities could be envisaged, for example a capacity of one liter.
Dans une réalisation selon l'invention, le contenant comprend des moyens de reconnaissance de sa contenance ou de son volume. Ces moyens de reconnaissance ont pour fonction de permettre à une machine de distribution configurée à cet effet de détecter la quantité de liquide à distribuer dans ledit contenant selon son volume. Dans une réalisation préférentielle, les moyens de reconnaissance sont mis en œuvre par la présence ou l'absence d'un bourrelet circulaire sur une face inférieure du fond du contenant.In one embodiment according to the invention, the container comprises means for recognizing its capacity or its volume. The function of these recognition means is to allow a dispensing machine configured for this purpose to detect the quantity of liquid to be dispensed into said container according to its volume. In a preferred embodiment, the recognition means are implemented by the presence or absence of a circular bead on a lower face of the bottom of the container.
Les caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description suivante s'appuyant sur des figures, parmi lesquelles :
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figure 1 illustre une machine de distribution de boisson avec un contenant de type gobelet ; - Les
figures 2 à 4 illustrent les éléments constitutifs d'un contenant de type gobelet, selon l'invention ; - Les
figures 5 à 7 illustrent une première variante d'un système de distribution de la machine de distribution selon deux positions lors de la mise en place d'un contenant ; - Les
figures 8 et 9 illustrent une seconde variante d'un système de distribution de la machine de distribution selon deux positions lors de la mise en place d'un contenant.
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figure 1 illustrates a beverage dispensing machine with a cup-type container; - The
figures 2 to 4 illustrate the constituent elements of a cup-type container, according to the invention; - The
figures 5 to 7 illustrate a first variant of a dispensing system of the dispensing machine in two positions when placing a container; - The
figures 8 and 9 illustrate a second variant of a distribution system of the distribution machine in two positions when placing a container.
Dans la suite de la description, la machine de distribution de boisson sera dénommée machine. Le contenant est en outre un gobelet et sera dénommé ainsi.In the remainder of the description, the beverage dispensing machine will be referred to as a machine. The container is furthermore a cup and will be so called.
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La buse 13 comprend un diamètre légèrement inférieur à celui de l'ouverture 7 sur le gobelet 2. Au contraire, le manchon 17 comprend un diamètre légèrement supérieur à celui de l'ouverture 7 de sorte que l'extrémité supérieure 23 du manchon 17 appuie contre le fond 6 au niveau du pourtour 24 de l'ouverture 7. L'extrémité supérieure 23 du manchon 17 est conique de sorte à venir se loger très légèrement dans l'ouverture 7 sur le fond 6 du gobelet 2, ce qui faciliter le centrage de cette ouverture 7 par rapport à la buse 13 et le positionnement du gobelet 2 sur la base 11 du système de distribution 3, 4. Cela assure également l'étanchéité entre le pourtour 24 et l'extrémité supérieure 23 durant le remplissage du gobelet 2.The
Tel que précisé précédemment, le gobelet 2 repose sur la base 11 selon une première variante, ce qui offre une stabilité convenable et garantie du gobelet 2 durant le remplissage ; on peut cependant envisager une seconde variante selon laquelle le gobelet 2 est maintenu en position au-dessus de la base 11 uniquement grâce à l'extrémité supérieure 23 du manchon 17 recevant en appui le pourtour 24 de l'ouverture 7 sur le fond 6 du gobelet 2. Cette seconde variante offre plus de tolérance lors de la fabrication du gobelet 2, car elle n'exige pas de dimensionner précisément la distance entre le bord inférieur circulaire 12 et le fond 6 sur le gobelet 2 afin de s'assurer de l'étanchéité entre ladite extrémité supérieure 23 et ledit pourtour 24 lorsque le bord inférieur circulaire 12 repose sur la base 11, comme cela est le cas pour la première variante.As specified above, the
Lorsqu'un serveur positionne un gobelet 2 sur la base 11, l'extrémité supérieure 23 du manchon 17 vient d'abord en butée contre le pourtour 24 sur le fond 6 du gobelet 2, la buse 13 étant en position escamotée dans le manchon 17 ; le serveur appuie ensuite sur le gobelet 2, ce qui fait coulisser le manchon 17 vers le bas dans la base 11 jusqu'à atteindre la position dégagée de la buse 13, position dans laquelle la platine 18 vient en appui contre le premier capteur 20 qui détecte sa présence et contre l'électroaimant 21. Le déplacement du gobelet 2 vers le bas permet à la buse 13 de pénétrer dans l'ouverture 7 et de venir en appui contre la face inférieure 8a de l'obturateur 8. La buse est en métal ou tout autre matière ferromagnétique, ce qui maintient l'obturateur 8 aimanté plaqué contre la buse 13. Cette buse 13 continue à pénétrer dans le gobelet 2 jusqu'à ce que le bord inférieur circulaire 12 du gobelet 2 vienne en appui sur la base 11. Dans cette position, les orifices 14 sur la buse 13 sont positionnés au-dessus du fond 6 dans le gobelet 2, comme cela apparaît en regard de la
Le système de distribution 3, 4 comprend un second capteur 25 disposé au-dessus de la base 11, tel qu'illustré sur les
La machine 1 comprend une carte électronique de gestion (non illustrée) qui gère les informations reçues des différents capteurs, dont le premier capteur 20 et le second capteur 25, et qui commande en conséquence les différents actionneurs, dont l'électroaimant 21. Lorsque le premier capteur 20 détecte la présence de la platine 18, la carte électronique active l'électroaimant 21, ce qui assure le maintien du manchon 17 dans la position dégagée de la buse 13, le ressort 22 étant alors comprimé par la platine 18. La carte électronique traite l'information en provenance du second capteur 25, selon son enclenchement ou non, ce qui lui permet de reconnaître la contenance du gobelet 2 posé sur la base 11 et d'activer en conséquence des moyens de distribution de la boisson stockée dans le fût, tels qu'une pompe et/ou une vanne, de tels moyens de distribution étant bien connus. L'activation des moyens de distribution permet d'éjecter la boisson hors des orifices 14 de la buse 13, lesquels sont positionnés à l'intérieur du gobelet 2, ce qui permet le remplissage du gobelet. L'extrémité supérieure 23 du manchon 17, de forme conique, reste en contact avec le pourtour 24 de l'ouverture 7 durant le remplissage, ce qui garantit l'étanchéité entre lesdits éléments et empêche la boisson de couler par le fond 6 du gobelet 2 durant le remplissage. Le système de distribution 3, 4 comprend également un débitmètre (non illustré) ou tout autre capteur permettant de détecter une quantité de boisson distribuée. Ce débitmètre transmet l'information à la carte électronique de gestion ; selon la reconnaissance du type de gobelet 2 positionné sur la base 11, grâce à l'information du second capteur 25, et l'information du débitmètre sur la quantité de boisson distribuée, ladite carte électronique désactive les moyens de distribution une fois le gobelet 2 rempli. La carte électronique désactive également l'électroaimant 21, ce qui autorise le ressort 22 à ramener le manchon 17 dans la position escamotée de la buse 13. Toutefois ce ressort 22 est dimensionné pour que le poids du gobelet 2 rempli de boisson soit supérieur à la force de rappel exercée par ce ressort 22 sur la platine 18, ce qui garantit le maintien de la buse 13 en position dégagée du manchon 17 et l'étanchéité entre le fond 6 et le manchon 17, tant que le gobelet 2 reste sur la base 11. Pendant que le serveur retire le gobelet 2 rempli de boisson, le ressort 22 assure le rappel du manchon 17 en position d'escamotage de la buse 13 en conservant l'étanchéité entre ledit manchon 17 et le fond 6, tandis que ladite buse 13 s'extrait progressivement du gobelet 2 et permet à l'obturateur 8 aimanté de venir se plaquer contre la zone 9 ferromagnétique du fond 6, assurant ainsi l'étanchéité du gobelet 2.The
La machine 1 peut comprendre d'autres options, notamment la présence de boutons 26, 27 pour chaque système de distribution 3, 4, qui permettront un remplissage manuel du gobelet 2. L'activation de l'un ou l'autre de ces boutons 26, 27 permettra d'agir manuellement sur la carte électronique de gestion pour lui indiquer le volume de boisson à distribuer dans le gobelet 2. Cela peut s'avérer utile en cas de rupture de stock d'un type de gobelet 2, le serveur pouvant par exemple remplir vingt-cinq ou trente-trois centilitres de boisson dans un gobelet 2 d'une contenance de cinquante centilitres.The
Dans l'exemple décrit précédemment, le bourrelet circulaire 10 est présent sur un gobelet 2 d'une contenance de cinquante centilitres et absent sur un gobelet 2 d'une contenance de vingt-cinq ou trente-trois centilitres. On peut toutefois inverser la conception, il suffira alors de régler en conséquence la carte électronique de gestion sur la machine 1.In the example described above, the
On peut également envisager d'autres moyens de reconnaissance du gobelet 2, en remplacement du bourrelet circulaire 10 sur ledit gobelet 2 et du capteur 25 sur le système de distribution 3,4. A titre d'exemple, les gobelets 2 peuvent disposer d'une puce RFID et le système de distribution 3, 4 peut comprendre des moyens de lecture des données sur la puce RFID permettant à la carte électronique de gestion de reconnaître la contenance du gobelet 2 posé sur la base 11, voire de reconnaître toute autre information concernant le gobelet 2 ou autre (par exemple pour gérer les stocks de gobelets 2 ou pour faire des statistiques sur les nombres et types de boissons consommés par des festivaliers). Selon un autre exemple, les gobelets 2 peuvent disposer d'un fond 6 dont la face inférieure dispose d'une couleur identifiant la contenance du gobelet 2 et le système de distribution 3, 4 comprenant un capteur optique de couleur transmettant les données à la carte électronique de gestion programmée pour délivrer une contenance de boisson en fonction du code de couleurs des gobelets 2.It is also possible to envisage other means of recognizing the
Le passage de buse 13 de la position escamotée à la position dégagée vis-à-vis du manchon 17 peut être mis en œuvre différemment. Une variante du système de distribution 3, 4 est présentée sur les
Sur ces
On peut également prévoir un gobelet 2 dont l'intégralité du fond 6 est constitué d'une matière telle que précitée et intégrant des particules ferromagnétiques. On peut également envisager que l'ensemble du gobelet 2 soit conçu à partir d'une telle matière intégrant des particules ferromagnétiques.It is also possible to provide a
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- A container (2) comprising a base (6) provided with an opening (7) and a closing member (8) which comprises at least one magnetised lower face (8a) coming into contact with the base, magnetic coupling means being arranged for keeping the closing member in the position for closing the opening by magnetic attraction, characterised in that at least one portion (9) of the base (6) consists of a non-magnetic material loaded with ferromagnetic particles.
- The container (2) according to claim 1, wherein the non-magnetic material is a plastic, glass or cardboard material.
- The container (2) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein at least the portion (9) of the base (6) consists of a material of polypropylene, mixture of polymers, polylactic acid or glass type, loaded with metal particles.
- The container (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, which is a cup.
- The container (1) according to claim 4, which comprises a capacity of twenty-five, thirty-three or fifty centilitres.
- The container (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, which comprises means (10) for recognising its capacity.
- The container (2) according to claim 6, wherein the recognition means (10) are implemented by the presence or absence of a circular bead on a lower face of the base.
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