EP4067295B1 - Getränkeausgabemaschine mit einem deckel zum verschliessen einer kammer zur aufnahme eines getränkebehälters wie z. b. eines fasses - Google Patents

Getränkeausgabemaschine mit einem deckel zum verschliessen einer kammer zur aufnahme eines getränkebehälters wie z. b. eines fasses Download PDF

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EP4067295B1
EP4067295B1 EP22164264.8A EP22164264A EP4067295B1 EP 4067295 B1 EP4067295 B1 EP 4067295B1 EP 22164264 A EP22164264 A EP 22164264A EP 4067295 B1 EP4067295 B1 EP 4067295B1
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Philippe Dumoux
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/04—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
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    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
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    • B67D1/0801—Details of beverage containers, e.g. casks, kegs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/06—Mountings or arrangements of dispensing apparatus in or on shop or bar counters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0829—Keg connection means
    • B67D1/0841—Details
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0829—Keg connection means
    • B67D1/0841—Details
    • B67D1/0848—Locking means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
    • B67D2210/00031—Housing
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  • the present invention relates to a beverage dispensing machine which notably comprises a chamber for receiving a beverage container, such as a beer keg, and a cover allowing the opening and closing of the reception chamber in order to position or extract the beverage container in the open position.
  • a beverage container such as a beer keg
  • a cover allowing the opening and closing of the reception chamber in order to position or extract the beverage container in the open position.
  • the invention aims to develop a system for opening and closing the lid.
  • Beverage dispensing machines are known to those skilled in the art. These include in particular a body which defines a chamber for receiving a beverage container, for example a barrel, forming a beverage refill and a movable cover with respect to the body between an open position in which the beverage container beverage can be installed or removed from the receiving chamber and a closed position in which the beverage container is seated in the receiving chamber and the beverage can be dispensed.
  • An opening and closing system is arranged between the cover and the body of the machine to lock and unlock the cover with respect to the body, so as to allow passage into said open position during unlocking and, vice versa, maintaining said closed position during locking.
  • the patent application EP1298088A9 discloses a beer machine provided with a cooling chamber in which a keg of beer can be placed, this cooling chamber being closed by a cover. Closing of the cover is carried out by pressing on a handle which extends into the cover by a cam, said cam comprising two teeth participating in opening and closing the cover by relying on a lock arranged on the cover. The lock cooperates with a housing arranged on the body of the machine to move into a locking or unlocking position.
  • the invention aims to ensure instantaneous retention of the cover in the closed position of the receiving chamber as soon as said cover moves into the closed position. Another objective is to reduce the forces exerted on the handle when opening the lid. Another objective is to facilitate the use of the beverage dispensing machine when replacing the beverage container. Another objective is to simplify the design of the lid opening and closing system implemented on the beverage preparation machine.
  • a beverage dispensing machine which comprises a chamber for receiving a beverage container, in particular a barrel, forming a beverage refill and a movable cover between an open position in which the beverage container can be installed or removed from the receiving chamber and a position closed in which the beverage container is in place and the beverage can be dispensed.
  • the beverage dispensing machine comprises at least one movable lock between a holding position in which said at least one lock cooperates with at least one receiving housing to hold the cover in the closed position and a release position in which said at least one lock comes out of said at least one receiving housing to allow the cover to move into the open position.
  • the beverage dispensing machine comprises a means for returning the at least one lock to the holding position, a handle and a separation member.
  • the handle and the separation member are movable between an activated position in which the separation member moves the cover away from the receiving chamber to move the lock into the release position, against the means of return and a rest position in which the separation member acts neither on the cover nor on the receiving chamber.
  • the at least one lock is arranged on the cover and the at least one receiving housing is arranged on the receiving chamber.
  • An inversion is however possible, according to an alternative embodiment.
  • the at least one lock is movable in radial translation on the cover.
  • the receiving chamber has an upper opening, the cover being movable in rotation between the open position and the closed position.
  • This implementation makes it possible in particular to place a beverage container extending vertically in the receiving chamber. Pivoting the cover relative to the machine body makes it easier to open and close the cover.
  • Variant embodiments could be envisaged, with a cover arranged on the front face or on the rear face of the receiving chamber, in particular for inserting from the front or from the rear a beverage container which extends horizontally in said chamber reception.
  • the beverage dispensing machine comprises a device for withdrawing the beverage contained in the beverage container, said withdrawal device being arranged near the upper opening.
  • the handle is arranged near the device withdrawal of the drink, which facilitates the opening of the cover from the front face of the beverage dispensing machine, the device for withdrawing the beverage being placed facing the user.
  • machine is used to designate the beverage dispensing machine which is the subject of the invention.
  • the machine 1 also includes a withdrawal device 6 provided with a lever 7 and a pouring spout 8, as illustrated in figure 1 .
  • the withdrawal device 6 is arranged in the upper part 2a of the body 2, at the level of the upper opening 9 of the receiving chamber 3 through which the beverage container 4 is introduced.
  • the cover 10 comprises an external shell 13 which has on its upper face a cavity 14 making it possible to accommodate a handle 15.
  • the cavity 14 and the handle 15 are adjacent to the withdrawal device 6 when the cover 10 is in the closed position, as particularly shown by figure 1 , which facilitates the opening of the cover 10 by pulling upwards on the handle 15, when the user is placed in front of the machine 1.
  • the cover 10 comprises an internal shell 16 which closes the upper opening 9 of the receiving chamber 3 via a thermal seal 17 arranged at this upper opening 9, in the closed position of said cover 10.
  • the outer shell 13 and the inner shell 16 define a compartment 18.
  • the figures 2 to 5 allow you to view in more detail certain elements of the opening and closing system 12, placed in compartment 18.
  • the internal shell 16 comprises two cages 19, 20 in which two locks 21, 22 are respectively mounted in slide connections of axes X2 and figure 2 .
  • Two return springs 23, 24 are placed in these cages 19, 20 between the rear ends 21a, 22a of the locks 21, 22 and the rear ends 19a, 20a of said cages 19, 20, which makes it possible to naturally return said locks 21, 22 in a locking position where the heads 25, 25' of the locks 21, 22 have come out of the cages 19, 20 and open towards the front of the internal shell 16 passing through two windows 160, 161 arranged on a contour 162 of said internal shell 16, as shown in particular in Figure 4 .
  • the heads 25, 25' of the locks 21, 22 each comprise an upper bevel 25a, 25'a and a lower bevel 25b, 25'b.
  • the body 2 of the machine 1 comprises two receiving housings 26, 27 which receive the heads 25, 25' of the locks 21, 22 when the cover 10 is in the closed position.
  • These receiving housings 26, 27 include an upper bevel 26a illustrated on the figures 6 to 9 . Only the upper bevel 26a of the receiving housing 26 is illustrated on the figures 6 to 9 , this upper bevel also existing for the other receiving housing 27.
  • the upper bevel 26a on the receiving housings 26, 27 and the upper bevel 25a, 25'a on the heads 25, 25' of the locks 21, 22 will facilitate the retraction of the locks 21, 22 inside the cages 19, 20 in an unlocking position, according to which the springs 23, 24 are compressed, when the cover 10 is lifted upwards and moves away from the body 2 of the machine 1, as explained in the remainder of the description.
  • the upper bevels 26a of the receiving housings 26, 27 do not appear, these upper bevels 26a being arranged on a part 200 of the body 2 not shown on this Figure 5 , in order to be able to visualize the positioning of the heads 25, 25' of the locks 21, 22 in said receiving housings 26, 27, said part 200 however appearing on the figures 6 to 9 .
  • a support part 28 is mounted in the compartment 18 and secured to the external 13 and internal 16 shells.
  • This support part 28 comprises two lateral end portions 28a, 28b which define two first bearing parts 30a, 31a, which cooperate with two second bearing parts 30b arranged on an internal face 29 of the external shell 13.
  • the second bearing part 30b is illustrated which cooperates with the lateral end portion 28a of the support part 28, the design of the second bearing part cooperating with the other lateral end portion 28b of the support part support 28 being identical.
  • the support part 28 is not illustrated, to better discern the other elements of the opening and closing system 12.
  • first bearing parts 30a, 31a and second bearing parts 30b cooperate to receive in pivot connection of axis 14a, 14b of the cavity 14 receiving said handle 15 outside the outer shell 13.
  • the handle 15 can be grasped from the outside of the cover 10 by placing the fingers of the hand in the cavity 14, then pulled towards the top, which causes the handle 15 to pivot along the axis X4.
  • a separation member 34 is placed in the compartment 18 and has in its front part two legs 35, 36 which extend towards the front and are curved downwards. These two tabs 35, 36 pass through two respective openings 37, 38 arranged on the internal shell 16 in order to come to bear against an upper face 39a of a rim 39 arranged on the part 200 of the body 2.
  • the separation member 34 comprises in its rear part two pins 40, 41 which extend downwards. These two pins 40, 41 are arranged respectively opposite two tubular cavities 42 arranged on the internal shell 16, inside the compartment 18.
  • each tubular cavity 42 and respective pin 40, 41 allow the reception of a spring 43, 44 mounted in compression between the internal shell 16 and the separation member 34.
  • the tubular cavities 42 receive the lower portions of the springs 43, 44 and the pins 40, 41 engage in the upper portions of the springs 43, 44.
  • the handle 15 comprises a front face 45 of which a lower edge 46 bears against two upper front parts 47, 47' of the separation member 34.
  • the supports between said upper front parts 47, 47' and said lower edge 46 are offset forward relative to the pivot axis X4 of the handle 15 and, conversely, are offset rearward relative to the supports of the tabs 35, 36 on the rim 39 of the part 200 of the body 2.
  • the separation member 34 is mounted in balance in the compartment 18 thanks to the springs 43, 44 which maintain support the upper front parts 47, 47' against the lower edge 46 and the legs 35, 36 against the rim 39.
  • the lifting force of the cover 10 is multiplied when the handle 15 is pulled upwards in the direction of the arrow 48, which makes it possible to open the cover 10 without requiring an effort of significant traction on the handle 15 on the part of the user.
  • the embodiment described previously in support of the figures 1 to 9 is not restrictive, variants being possible.
  • the receiving housings 26, 27 could be arranged on the cover 10 and, conversely, the cages 19, 20, springs 23, 24 and locks 21, 22 could be arranged on the body 2.
  • the opening and closing system 12 then comprising as many receiving housings, cages and return springs.
  • the handle 15 and the separation member 34 on the body 2, the actuation of the handle 15 then making it possible to push on the cover 10 to lift it from the body 2 and ensure the release of the locks 21, 22 out of the receiving housings 26, 27 once the lifting force is greater than the return force of the return springs 23, 24.

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  1. Getränkeausgabemaschine (1), die eine Aufnahmekammer (3) für einen Getränkebehälter (4), insbesondere ein Fass, der eine Getränkenachfüllung bildet, und einen Deckel (10) umfasst, der zwischen einer offenen Stellung, in der der Getränkebehälter in die Aufnahmekammer (3) eingesetzt oder aus dieser herausgenommen werden kann, und einer geschlossenen Stellung beweglich ist, in der der Getränkebehälter sich an seinem Platz befindet und das Getränk ausgegeben werden kann, wobei die Getränkeausgabemaschine (1) mindestens einen Riegel (21, 22) umfasst, der zwischen einer Haltestellung, in der er mit mindestens einem Aufnahmeraum (26, 27) zusammenwirkt, um den Deckel (10) in der geschlossenen Stellung zu halten, und einer Freigabestellung beweglich ist, in der er aus dem mindestens einen Aufnahmeraum (26, 27) herausbewegt ist, um dem Deckel (10) zu ermöglichen, in die offene Stellung überzugehen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Getränkeausgabemaschine (1) ein Mittel zum Rückstellen des mindestens einen Riegels (21, 22) in die Haltestellung, einen Griff (15) und ein Trennorgan (34) umfasst, wobei der Griff (15) und das Trennorgan (34) zwischen einer aktivierten Stellung, in der das Trennorgan (34) den Deckel (10) von der Aufnahmekammer (3) entfernt, um den mindestens einen Riegel (21, 22) entgegen dem Rückstellmittel in die Freigabestellung übergehen zu lassen; und eine Ruhestellung beweglich sind, in der das Trennorgan (34) weder auf den Deckel (10) noch auf die Aufnahmekammer (3) wirkt.
  2. Getränkeausgabemaschine (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Griff (15) drehbeweglich ist und dadurch, dass das Trennorgan (34) in der aktivierten Stellung verschiebebeweglich ist, wobei der Griff (15) sich in einer angehobenen Stellung und das Trennorgan (34) sich in einer herausbewegten Stellung befindet, und wobei, in der Ruhestellung, der Griff (15) sich in einer heruntergeklappten Stellung und das Trennorgan (34) sich in einer eingefahrenen Stellung befindet.
  3. Getränkeausgabemaschine (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine Feder (43, 44) zum Rückstellen des Trennorgans (34) in die Ruhestellung umfasst.
  4. Getränkeausgabemaschine (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Griff (15) und das Trennorgan (34) am Deckel (10) angeordnet sind.
  5. Getränkeausgabemaschine (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trennorgan (34) mindestens eine Klaue (35, 36) zur Auflage auf der Aufnahmekammer (3) umfasst.
  6. Getränkeausgabemaschine (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der mindestens eine Riegel (21, 22) am Deckel (10) angeordnet ist und der mindestens eine Aufnahmeraum (26, 27) an der Aufnahmekammer (3) angeordnet ist.
  7. Getränkeausgabemaschine (1) nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der mindestens eine Riegel (21, 22) am Deckel (10) radial verschiebebeweglich ist.
  8. Getränkeausgabemaschine (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Mittel zum Rückstellen des mindestens einen Riegels (21, 22) in die Haltestellung eine Feder (23, 24) ist.
  9. Getränkeausgabemaschine (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Aufnahmekammer (3) eine obere Öffnung (9) umfasst, wobei der Deckel (10) zwischen der offenen Stellung und der geschlossenen Stellung drehbeweglich ist.
  10. Getränkeausgabemaschine (1) nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine Vorrichtung zum Zapfen (6) des in dem Getränkebehälter (4) enthaltenen Getränks umfasst, wobei die Zapfvorrichtung (6) in der Nähe der oberen Öffnung (9) angeordnet ist.
  11. Getränkeausgabemaschine (1) nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Griff (15) in der Nähe der Zapfvorrichtung (6) angeordnet ist.
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