EP1107201B1 - Machine de vente de boissons avec un arrangement amélioré pour déplacer les bec-verseurs - Google Patents

Machine de vente de boissons avec un arrangement amélioré pour déplacer les bec-verseurs Download PDF

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EP1107201B1
EP1107201B1 EP00124973A EP00124973A EP1107201B1 EP 1107201 B1 EP1107201 B1 EP 1107201B1 EP 00124973 A EP00124973 A EP 00124973A EP 00124973 A EP00124973 A EP 00124973A EP 1107201 B1 EP1107201 B1 EP 1107201B1
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Stefano Gavazzi
Silvano Personeni
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F13/00—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs
    • G07F13/10—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with associated dispensing of containers, e.g. cups or other articles
    • 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
    • B67D1/16—Devices for collecting spilled beverages
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F13/00—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs
    • G07F13/06—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with selective dispensing of different fluids or materials or mixtures thereof
    • G07F13/065—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with selective dispensing of different fluids or materials or mixtures thereof for drink preparation
    • 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 refers to an automatic beverage vending apparatus, in particular a hot-beverage vending apparatus, provided with an improved arrangement for displacing the beverage dispensing spouts.
  • Automatic hot-beverage vending apparatuses are usually provided, further to the devices and means needed to contain and process a multiplicity of ingredients for the preparation of the beverages, with a plurality of spouts through which the various beverages (ie. coffee, milk, tea and the like) are poured into the cups.
  • the dispensing of the beverages themselves occurs in a compartment that is accessible by the customers, into which the cups are brought after being withdrawn, ie. picked automatically from their container.
  • the spouts are usually gathered into a single functional cluster and are connected to the operating units of the apparatus via flexible hoses.
  • Top-quality vending apparatuses are provided with displacement systems that enable the spouts to be brought into their appropriate dispensing position when the customer requires it, and to be held in a protected position when the vending apparatus is not working or operating.
  • the hygienic conditions of the vending apparatuses are in this way improved, since the possibility is eliminated for the dispensing spouts to be tampered with or contaminated from the outside of the vending apparatus.
  • vending apparatus to be made more compact by rationalizing space occupancies in a zone that accommodates quite a number of motor-driven systems (delivery and positioning of the cup, delivery of sugar, release of the mixing stick and the like).
  • both rotary or translatory movements on a plane that is substantially parallel to the floor and preferably rotary movements on a vertical plane are carried into effect.
  • US-A-3,622,047 discloses a liquid dispensing apparatus for general purpose comprising a dispensing nozzle which is driven to move between its charging and dispensing positions by a rocker arm.
  • the nozzle support includes closure means to automatically close the housing opening when the nozzle is in the charging position.
  • temperature-responsive means are provided for maintaining constant the temperature of the fluid within the storage chamber, However, no means is provided to ensure that the liquid do not stagnate into the delivery hoses leading to a situation of contamination of the apparatus. Such a situation is particularly dangerous in an automatic beverage vending apparatus.
  • the critical point of the system is represented by the delivery hoses, that is the hoses that convey the beverage from the operating units of the vending apparatus (ie. brewing units, mixing units and so on) to the dispensing spouts.
  • the delivery hoses follow of course the movements of the spouts as the latter are displaced, so that they can end up by arranging themselves in such a manner as to form pockets or even to get occluded owing to squeezing.
  • the beverage would be caused to stagnate there and, if the time elapsing from a beverage dispensing operation and the subsequent one turns out to be particularly long, it may undergo alterations leading to situations of dangerous contamination.
  • the spouts are lifted abruptly at the end of the beverage dispensing operation and are subsequently brought into a resting position behind the dispensing compartment, while lowering their free ends so as to facilitate the delivery hoses to become completely empty.
  • the dispensing unit of an automatic beverage vending apparatus in particular a hot-beverage vending apparatus, comprises substantially:
  • the dispensing unit is mounted inside the vending apparatus in a position that is closely adjacent to the dispensing compartment 21, in which a cup 22 is first brought and then supported, by means of known displacement means that are not shown in the Figures, in order to collect the dispensed beverage ( Figures 1A-1B).
  • connection implemented by means of the idle rocker arm 19 enables the problem to be solved consisting in bringing the spout-carrying plate 10 in its resting position behind the dispensing compartment 21.
  • the spouts 11-13 turn out to be practically inaccessible from the outside of the vending apparatus and, furthermore, they are set in the condition of enabling the respective delivery hoses 14-16 ( Figures 3A-3B) to fully let off the liquid inside them, ie. to become completely empty.
  • the operating cycle of the vending apparatus usually provides for a few seconds of standstill in order to allow for a more intensive dripping, particularly in the case of beverages with a higher degree of density.
  • the gearmotor is then energized, which, via the cam 17 and the link 18, causes the spout-carrying plate 10 to undergo a swift rotation ( Figures 2A and 2B) so as to lift and incline upwards the end portions of the spouts 11-13, which are in this way kept in a position high above the dispensing compartment 21, but are actually lifted up to a higher level than the level of the upper edge of the same compartment.
  • This operation brings about a drop-breaking effect that ensures the complete discontinuance of the beverage dispensing operation, owing also to the fact that the delivery hoses 14-16 are caused to temporarily flex.
  • the gearmotor then goes on rotating and, thanks to the connection established by means of the idle rocker arm 19, which oscillates about the point at which it is hinged on to the inner structure 20 of the vending apparatus, the spout-carrying plate 10 is caused to rotate in an anti-clockwise direction ( Figures 3A and 3B).
  • Figures 3A and 3B the end portions of the spouts 11-13 move over the upper edge of the dispensing compartment 21 and are brought in a position behind the same compartment, above a drip pan 31 provided for collecting possible leakage liquids. This position corresponds to the resting condition of the beverage dispensing unit and, therefore, of the vending apparatus.
  • connection of the spout-carrying plate 10 to the inner structure 20 of the vending apparatus which is implemented by means of the idle rocker arm 19, may be replaced by a sliding coupling of the stud-slot type, in which the plate is provided with a stud adapted to co-operate with a guide channel or groove provided in the structure.

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  • Beverage Vending Machines With Cups, And Gas Or Electricity Vending Machines (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)

Claims (4)

  1. Distributeur automatique de boissons, en particulier pour la vente de boissons chaudes, comprenant une pluralité de becs de distribution (11-13) connectés via des tuyaux flexibles (14-16) aux diverses unités fonctionnelles fournies pour préparer les boissons, dans lequel lesdits becs de distribution sont montés sur une plaque porteuse de bec de distribution (10) qui est entraînée pour se déplacer par rapport au compartiment de distribution (21) de l'appareil par des moyens d'actionnement (17-18 ; 23) entraînés par moteur monté sur la structure intérieure (20) du distributeur, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'actionnement (17-18 ; 23) pour le déplacement des becs de distribution (11-13) comprennent des moyens de couplage (19, 30) qui sont adaptés pour provoquer une rotation ascendante brusque de la plaque porteuse de bec de distribution (10) à la fin de l'opération de distribution, de sorte à créer un effet d'interruption du goutte à goutte.
  2. Distributeur automatique de boissons selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de couplage entre la plaque porteuse de bec de distribution (10) et la structure intérieure (20) du distributeur sont constitués d'un élément du type bras oscillant (19), une portion d'extrémité de celui-ci étant connectée de manière pivotante de sorte à osciller autour d'un pivot (30) attaché à la structure intérieure (20) du distributeur, tandis que l'autre portion d'extrémité de celui-ci est connectée de manière pivotante à la plaque porteuse de bec de distribution (10).
  3. Distributeur de boissons automatique selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que, au repos, les becs de distribution (11-13) sont déplacés dans une position derrière le compartiment de distribution (21), en dehors du compartiment lui-même, avec leurs portions d'extrémité libres positionnées à un niveau inférieur au bord supérieur des parois dudit compartiment de distribution (21).
  4. Distributeur automatique de boissons selon l'une des revendications précédentes 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les moyens pour entraîner la plaque porteuse de bec de distribution (10) comprennent un moteur à engrenages (23) qui est entraîné pour tourner dans une seule et même direction.
EP00124973A 1999-12-02 2000-11-16 Machine de vente de boissons avec un arrangement amélioré pour déplacer les bec-verseurs Expired - Lifetime EP1107201B1 (fr)

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IT1999PN000088A IT1311722B1 (it) 1999-12-02 1999-12-02 Distributore automatico di bevande con dispositivo perfezionato per la movimentazione degli ugelli erogatori
ITPN990088 1999-12-02

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