EP0736483B1 - Dispositif de dosage de concentré pour distributeur de jus de fruit - Google Patents

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EP0736483B1
EP0736483B1 EP95500165A EP95500165A EP0736483B1 EP 0736483 B1 EP0736483 B1 EP 0736483B1 EP 95500165 A EP95500165 A EP 95500165A EP 95500165 A EP95500165 A EP 95500165A EP 0736483 B1 EP0736483 B1 EP 0736483B1
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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
    • B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
    • B67D1/0043—Mixing devices for liquids
    • B67D1/0044—Mixing devices for liquids for mixing inside the dispensing nozzle
    • B67D1/0045—Venturi arrangements; Aspirators; Eductors
    • 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
    • B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
    • B67D1/0043—Mixing devices for liquids
    • B67D1/0044—Mixing devices for liquids for mixing inside the dispensing nozzle
    • B67D1/0046—Mixing chambers
    • B67D1/0047—Mixing chambers with movable parts, e.g. for stirring
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D3/00—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D3/0012—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes provided with mixing devices

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  • the present invention relates to a concentrate dosing device according to the preambles of claims 1 and 4.
  • the recipient consists of a transparent inverted dome that houses inside it a turning agitator that maintains the homogeneous suspension, the cover is removable and the mixture which constitution varies as a function of the final product is decanted through the resulting opening of the recipient.
  • the capacity of the recipient varies, according to its manufacturer, between five and fifty litres which makes it advisable, for weight reasons, for the recipient to be continuously refilled by its attendant, dosing the mixtures of syrup with water, through the use of double pumps, piston driven or volumetric, of different flow rates, as well as solenoid valves used to control the flow rates of the different fluids and other mixture regulation means.
  • the advantage of the latter is that, besides feeding the supplying mechanism, it simultaneously mixes and doses.
  • the purpose of the invention is to solve the above problems by fitting, to any of the fruit juice dispensers now existing in the market and of whatever make or brand, with means duly guaranteeing the accuracy of the mixture that will produce the fruit juice to be consumed, so as to produce the same aroma, flavour and, above all, degree of viscosity.
  • a further aim of the invention is to prevent manual refill of the recipient, avoiding the need to have a person supplying liquid and keeping product level within limits capable of being automatically regulated, so that the recipient remains full at all times, clearly suggesting to the potential consumer the presence of newly prepared product.
  • the invention starts off a conventional dispenser made of an inverted dome recipient resting upon a base which, besides the cold generating elements, does also incorporate a cooling expander that penetrates within the inverted dome and, as is already common, a rotational agitating device.
  • the invention is therefore applied to any dispenser available in the market and presenting the features described in the preambles of claims 1 and 4, the invention basically consisting on the placement of a "Venturi" type assembly between a sealed tank containing fruit syrup and a water supply source supplying water from the supply network or from a tank, so that the water may act as the syrup feeding means by way of a prior adjustment of the Venturi device with constant flow of one liquid or the other, taking the already mixed product or the fruit juice to the dome acting as the dispenser tank and which incorporates two adjustable level detectors.
  • the device used to detect the lack of fruit syrup or concentrate in its tank as it runs out is incorporated into the Venturi supply conduit and works in cooperation with a depression valve located at the entrance of concentrate to this Venturi device, so as to inhibit water supply feed.
  • depression valve The purpose of the depression valve is to incorporate air into the circuit, so that it may drag off the last few drops of the product through the short conduit section existing between the concentrate tank and the Venturi, quickly cleaning the pipe and aiding the action of the syrup presence detector, precisely fitted in this section, causing a breach or unbalance of internal pressure which, under other conditions, prevents or at least slows down the action of the detector, in respect of ordering the inhibition of the water feed command.
  • the water may come from a treated liquid container tank, in which case the required flow rate is obtained either by gravity or using a pump.
  • Direct water network supply is also appropriate, with the inter-placement of a continuous water treatment unit using osmotic, active coal or other type of filters, together with the inclusion of ion interchanging resins in order to finally obtain deflavoured, odourless and soft water with the required pH level.
  • the processing circuit is a conventional one which may be selected from among those available in the market.
  • Venturi device with one or several solenoid operated valves, of the conventional product feeding type, for example, further drink components or, simply, carbonic gas coming from an additional tank, in the same way that it may also include whichever conventional cooling or warming means that the product to be dispensed may require.
  • Example 1 Upon examining the previously mentioned figure 1, it may be observed how the invention herein advanced consists of a concentrate doser for fruit juice dispensing machines, of the type that include an inverted dome (1) resting upon a base (2) which, besides the means used to chill (3) the liquid within the dome (1), does also incorporate a rotating agitator (4), as well as liquid dispensing means such as an outlet pipe under which can be placed a glass to actuate the opening means, a frame (5) wheeled or not, characterized by the dosing device comprising a "Venturi" type assembly between a sealed syrup container, not shown and marked by the arrow (14) and a water supply source (7), either from the water supply network or from a tank, in such a way that the water acts as the syrup dragging mean through a prior adjustment of the Venturi device (6) with a constant flow rate of one liquid or the other, taking the mixed product or fruit juice to the dome (1) that acts as the dispensing tank and which incorporates two level detectors (8-9) which can be
  • a depression valve (21) that introduces into the circuit syrup sweeping air in the conduit portion located between the concentrate tank and the Venturi device (6) whenever the depression required for the instantaneous actuation of the syrup presence level detector (20), incorporated into this portion, is reached, which detector commands through the processor (10) the inhibition of the water feeding command (11) and which acts advantageously upon lack of syrup warning devices.
  • the regulation of the concentrate and water mixture is effected either graduating the regulator (15) without touching the Venturi device (6) or else adjusting the own Venturi device (6), without operating the regulator (15) or, alternatively, both devices may also be simultaneously adjusted, in order to achieve syrup dosing and simultaneously mixing it with water in the Venturi device.
  • the water pursuant to the example, is supplied from the water supply network, through the inter-placement of a continuous water treatment unit (13) using osmotic, active carbon or other type of filters, together with the inclusion of ion interchanging resins to finally obtain unflavoured and odourless liquid, softening its calcium content with the appropriate pH level, arriving to the Venturi device through a flow rate regulator (15) that ensure dosing accuracy.
  • the syrup comes from a conventional container, of the type fitted with non rigid walls, that receives the product under vacuum and which is fitted with a membrane ready to receive a nozzle that interconnects the container, not shown, to the tank outlet (14) to the previously described circuit in order to dispense the already dosed mixture through the conduit and into the dome (1) fitted with a cover (16) that insulates the liquid (17) from outside.
  • the processor circuit incorporates a transformer-rectifier (18) to convert the alternating current supplied to continuous current and which is plug into the power supply network represented in the drawing by the arrow (19).
  • Example 2 Another execution variant, using a pouring tap (23) ( Figure 2) or further conventional variations such as a decanting pump or others, incorporate conventional mechanisms that substitute the maximum (9) and minimum (8) liquid level detectors, by a lever (24) or manually operated push button (25) activated by a coin collection mechanism (26) ( Figure 3) which operate, in either case, as power supply circuit breakers, also conventional.
  • Example 3 A further variant combines the Venturi device (6) with one or several solenoid valves (of the conventional type, not shown in the figures), to supply further drink or carbonic gas components.

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  1. Dispositif doseur de concentré pour distributeur de jus de fruit incorporant un dôme renversé (1) qui repose sur une base (2) et qui comprend des moyens de refroidissement pour refroidir le liquide à l'intérieur du dôme, un agitateur rotatif (4), des moyens de distribution de liquide tels qu'un conduit de sortie sous lequel on peut placé un verre afin d'actionner des moyens d'ouverture et un bâti (5), avec ou sans roues; ledit dôme agit comme un réservoir de distribution et ledit réservoir de distribution incorpore deux capteurs de niveau (8,9) susceptibles d'être ajustés afin de déterminer les seuils de niveau maximal et de niveau minimal (12), ledit dispositif doseur est caractérisé en ce que, il comprend un ensemble du type venturi entre la sortie (14) de conteneur de concentré fermé et un source d'alimentation en eau (7), ledit source étant soit le réseau d'alimentation en eau soit un réservoir, l'eau s'écoulant à travers le venturi, en aspirant le sirop et en le mélangeant à l'eau, le produit mélangé ou le jus de fruit étant conduit au réservoir de distribution, le dispositif comprend également le venturi situé en amont et la sortie du conteneur de concentré située en aval, afin de détecter la présence de concentré, une valve de dépression (21) répondant au vide dans la ligne de concentré, ladite soupape (21) permettant l'entrée d'air pour balayer la portion de la ligne de concentré entre le conteneur de concentré et le venturi lorsque l'on atteint un niveau de vide suffisant pour l'action instantanée d'un capteur de présence de concentré (20) incorporé à cette portion de ligne de concentré, et ledit capteur commandant à travers un processeur l'inhibition de la commande d'alimentation en eau (11) et qui agit sur les moyens d'avertissement de manque de concentré.
  2. Dispositif doseur de concentré selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la source d'eau est le réseau d'eau principal et on prévoit une unité (1) pour traiter l'eau en continu en utilisant des moyens conventionnels, ladite eau traitée s'écoulant vers le dispositif venturi à travers un régulateur de vitesse de débit (15) qui assure la précision de dosage, le concentré et le sirop s'écoulant depuis un conteneur conventionnel du type ayant des parois non rigides et dont la sortie est reliée à la ligne en amont du venturi, le mélange dosé étant conduit au réservoir de distribution (1) qui est monté avec un couvercle d'isolation.
  3. Dispositif doseur de concentré selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la régulation du mélange de concentré et d'eau est effectuée soit par gradation du régulateur d'eau (15) sans toucher le enturi ou viceversa ou en ajustant aussi bien le régulateur d'eau que le venturi.
  4. Dispositif doseur de concentré pour distributeur de jus de fruit qui incorpore des moyens de distribution de liquide tels qu'un robinet de versement (23) ou d'autres dispositifs de distribution ou de décantation, tels que la pompe de décantation ou d'autres, sous lequel on peut placé un verre, et un levier (24) qui agit comme un commutateur et qui agit sur un disjoncteur de circuit d'alimentation d'énergie conventionnel, ledit dispositif doseur étant caractérisé en ce que, il comprend un ensemble du type venturi entre la sortie (14) d'un conteneur de concentré fermé et une source d'alimentation en eau (7), ledit source étant soit le réseau d'alimentation en eau soit un réservoir, l'eau s'écoulant à travers le venturi, en aspirant le sirop et le mélange avec l'eau, le produit mélangé ou le jus de fruit étant conduit au réservoir de distribution, le dispositif comprend également le venturi situé en amont et la sortie du conteneur de concentré située en aval, afin de détecter la présence de concentré, une valve de dépression (21) répondant au vide dans la ligne de concentré, ladite valve (21) permettant l'entrée d'air pour balayer la portion de la ligne de concentré entre le conteneur de concentré et le venturi lorsque l'on atteint un niveau de vide suffisant pour l'action instantanée d'un capteur de présence de concentré (20) incorporé à cette portion de ligne de concentré, et ledit capteur commandant à travers un processeur l'inhibition de la commande d'alimentation en eau (11) et agissant sur les moyens d'avertissement de manque de concentré.
  5. Dispositif doseur de concentré selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la source d'eau est le réseau d'eau principal et on prévoit une unité (1) pour traiter l'eau en continu en utilisant des moyens conventionnels, ledit eau traitée s'écoulant vers le dispositif venturi à travers un régulateur de vitesse de débit (15) qui assure la précision de dosage, le concentré et le sirop s'écoulant depuis un conteneur conventionnel du type ayant des parois non rigides et dont la sortie est reliée à la ligne en amont du venturi, le mélange dosé étant conduit au réservoir de distribution (1) qui est monté avec un couvercle d'isolation.
  6. Dispositif doseur de concentré selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la régulation du mélange de concentré et d'eau est effectuée soit par gradation du régulateur d'eau (15) sans toucher le venturi ou viceversa soit en ajustant aussi bien le régulateur d'eau que le venturi.
  7. Dispositif doseur de concentré, selon les revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif venturi est combiné avec une ou plusieurs électrovannes utilisées pour introduire d'autres composants dans la boisson au sirop ou des gaz carboniques.
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ES9500658A ES2122864B1 (es) 1995-04-03 1995-04-03 Dosificador de concentrados para suministradores de zumos.
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ES009502058A ES2127083B1 (es) 1995-04-03 1995-10-24 Mejoras introducidas en el objeto de la patente n-9500658, de dosificador de concentrados para suministradores de zumos.

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