EP2209736B1 - Zapfeinrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2209736B1
EP2209736B1 EP08849385A EP08849385A EP2209736B1 EP 2209736 B1 EP2209736 B1 EP 2209736B1 EP 08849385 A EP08849385 A EP 08849385A EP 08849385 A EP08849385 A EP 08849385A EP 2209736 B1 EP2209736 B1 EP 2209736B1
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Philipp Kolon
Bernd Haeussler
Rainer Opferkuch
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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
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/12—Flow or pressure control devices or systems, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers
    • B67D1/14—Reducing valves or control taps
    • B67D1/1405—Control taps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D7/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal
    • B65D7/02—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by shape
    • B65D7/04—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by shape of curved cross-section, e.g. cans of circular or elliptical cross-section
    • B65D7/045—Casks, barrels, or drums in their entirety, e.g. beer barrels, i.e. presenting most of the following features like rolling beads, double walls, reinforcing and supporting beads for end walls
    • 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
    • B67D3/04—Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of casks, e.g. for beer
    • B67D3/045—Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of casks, e.g. for beer with a closing element having a linear movement, in a direction parallel to the seat

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  • the invention relates to a container with a topsoil, an underbody and a lateral surface, comprising a dispensing device for dispensing liquid from the container, which is accommodated on the topsoil, by means of which a convenient dispensing of liquid can take place from the container.
  • a simple solution is a side, down in the barrel faucet attached tap through which the drink can be removed.
  • the removal of the liquid is carried out by the own gravitational pressure from the container (see. WO 99/31010 ).
  • this requires for the pressure equalization in the container an additional opening, otherwise no liquid would leak due to the resulting negative pressure in the container.
  • the pressure compensation thus produced by an inflow of ambient air leads to a rapid loss of quality in carbonated or oxidation-sensitive beverages.
  • the container can be placed under a constant internal pressure, which is independent of the level (see, for example EP 1 642 861 A1 and WO 2005/007560 A2 ).
  • the position of the tap on the container can be freely selected by the pressure prevailing in the container internal pressure.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a container with a dispensing device for dispensing liquid from the container, which is characterized by a simple and inexpensive construction that is convenient to operate and affects the handling of the container as little as possible.
  • a container with a topsoil, a bottom and a lateral surface comprising a dispensing device for dispensing liquid from the container, with a sealable in the topsoil sleeve into which a riser via an inlet opening, with a in the sleeve movable piston, which is movable between a closed position in which the inflow opening is closed by the piston, and an open position in which the inflow opening is connected via a cavity of the piston to an outlet opening, wherein the outlet opening in an outlet channel a boom which projects laterally from the sleeve and the output of which is coupled to a dispensing valve activatable by means of an actuator to permit dispensing of liquid in the open position, the arm complete with the dispensing valve in the closed position sunk within an outwardly open cavity between the topsoil and an outer edge of the container and is translatable by a movement of the piston in a dispensing position in which a tap opening protrudes beyond the
  • the dispensing device By configuring the dispensing device with a piston that can be pulled out of a sleeve can be achieved in conjunction with the geometric configuration of the boom that the dispensing valve completely recessed in the closed position within an outwardly open cavity between the topsoil and an outer edge the container is received and protrudes in the dispensing position on the outer edge of the container to the outside.
  • the piston is movable by an axial displacement and / or a rotation within the sleeve between the closed position and the open position.
  • guide means are provided which predetermine an axial displacement and a rotation of the piston between the closed position and the open position.
  • a handle for pulling out the piston from the closed position is provided on the piston.
  • the boom consists of two firmly connectable parts which each have a recess at their mutually facing joining surfaces, which together form the outlet channel.
  • the boom can be made as a plastic injection molded part, wherein the outlet channel can have a variable shape within wide limits.
  • the outlet channel is curved.
  • the nozzle opening is formed in a lateral surface of the sleeve, and the piston has an inlet opening, which is aligned in the open position with the inlet opening.
  • the nozzle is designed according to a preferred embodiment of the invention as a roller valve.
  • the actuator is preferably designed as a pivot lever which is pivotally fixed to the boom.
  • a tamper-evident device is provided on the dispensing device, which indicates whether the dispensing device is in the closed position in still intact original condition.
  • the tamper-evident can be formed for example by a tearable plastic web or a tearable plastic bottle.
  • Such a tamper-evidence ensures that an unauthorized initial opening and transfer of the dispensing device is made visually recognizable in the open position for a customer or consumer.
  • the dispensing device consists of plastic injection molded parts.
  • a sealing surface injection-molded in 2K technology is provided on one of the plastic injection-molded parts.
  • a throttling to limit the exit velocity is provided at the dispensing device.
  • This may be a cross-sectional reduction over a larger area or a localized cross-sectional reduction, which is provided approximately in the riser or in the outlet channel.
  • a container 10 in the form of a party keg of, for example, 5 l capacity is shown in perspective and indicated overall by 10.
  • the container 10 has a substantially cylindrical basic shape with an upper floor 12, a lateral surface 14 and a lower floor 16.
  • a central filling opening 18 is provided which allows a filling of the container 10 with a drink, eg with beer.
  • an opening 20 is provided on the topsoil 12, in which a print cartridge with a controller is used to permanently pressurize the container interior with gas pressure, such as a CO 2 gas pressure, as is generally known in the art (see, eg EP 1 642 861 A1 ).
  • a tapping device according to the invention is added to the topsoil 12, which is designated overall by 22.
  • the dispensing device 22 In the in Fig. 1 shown position, the dispensing device 22 is in a fully recessed arrangement within a cavity 23 which is formed between the upper bottom 12 and the peripheral outer edge 25. The dispensing device 22 is thus not above the contour of the outer edge 25 upwards. Thus, the container 10 is in spite of built-in dispensing device 22 stackable.
  • the dispensing device 22 has a dispensing valve 24 which can be activated by means of an actuating member 26. Further, as a further part of the dispensing device 22, a piston 30 can be seen, which protrudes from a sealing flange 32 upwards, which is sealingly inserted into a corresponding opening on the top floor 12. For actuating the piston 30, a handle 28 is provided.
  • the basic structure of the dispensing device 22 is closer Fig. 3 recognizable.
  • the dispensing device 22 has a sleeve 36, at the upper end of the sealing flange 32 is molded.
  • the piston 30 is axially displaceable in the sleeve 36 and additionally arranged rotatable by a certain amount. Laterally on the sleeve 36, a riser 38 is arranged, which via an inflow opening 40 in the Inside the sleeve 36 opens.
  • axially displaceable and additionally rotatable piston 30 is in the in Fig. 3 illustrated position a connection from the inlet port 40 via a cavity formed in the piston 30 42 to an outlet opening 44 at the piston end, which is followed by an outlet formed in a boom 34, which finally opens into the nozzle 24.
  • FIG. 4 An enlarged view of the container 10 in Fig. 4 also shows the dispensing device 22 in its open position, in which the boom 34 is pivoted outwardly to a use position, wherein liquid can escape on actuation of the dispensing valve 24 by means of the actuator 26 from the container interior to the outside.
  • a handle 28 is provided on the piston 30.
  • the handle 28 may have any shape, which in any case is designed so that a simple gripping and pulling the piston 30 is made possible upwards.
  • the sleeve 36 has a basically cylindrical shape and is closed at the lower end of the front side, while at the upper end of the sealing flange 32 is molded from relatively soft plastic sealing material.
  • the Piston 30 received axially displaceable and rotatable.
  • Flanged laterally to the sleeve 36 is a connecting piece 46 for receiving the riser 38.
  • the connecting piece 46 opens via the inflow opening 40 into the interior of the sleeve 36.
  • the inflow opening 40 of the sleeve 36 corresponds to an associated piston inlet 60, which opens into the cavity 42 of the piston 30, whereby a flow channel is provided to the outer end of the piston 30, which opens into the outlet opening 44.
  • a guide means 58 is provided in the form of a groove in which an associated web (not shown) engages the inner surface of the sleeve 36.
  • the guide means 58 has an axial groove portion 64 and an adjoining peripheral groove portion 66 which extends in the circumferential direction.
  • the piston 30 can thus be first pulled out on the handle 28 along the axial groove portion 64 upwards and be rotated upon reaching its axial end position by a certain amount.
  • a transfer of the piston 30 is made possible from the initially in the sleeve 36 fully recessed position to the open position in which the piston 30 protrudes upwards and the boom 34 is pivoted outwardly beyond the edge 25 of the container 10, so that a easy pin is enabled.
  • the outlet channel 56 via which liquid can pass from the outlet opening 44 to the dispensing valve 24 and finally to the dispensing opening 48.
  • the boom 34 is composed of two parts, from a lower part 54th and from a top 52nd Lower part 54th and upper 52 can be firmly and sealingly connected to each other, for example, by detents 68 on the upper part 52, in associated Lock receptacles 70 engage the lower part 54.
  • the outlet channel 56 has a curved shape and is formed of two mutually complementary depressions, which are formed in the upper part 52 and the lower part 54. The respective recesses are sealed by a circumferential sealing bead 72 against each other.
  • the curvature of the outlet channel 56 is advantageous because it facilitates a lower overall height and accommodates the dispensing device 22 in the closed position above the upper floor 12. Namely, since the topsoil 12 is formed to rise up to the filling opening 18, the curved configuration of the outlet channel 56 allows it to be laid more in the outer region of the cavity 23 between the topsoil 12 and the outside edge 25. In this way, saving on the height.
  • the nozzle 24 is formed in the embodiment shown here as a roller valve (see. Fig. 5 ), with a cavity 50, which is connected via an inlet opening 51 with the outlet channel 56, and with a bleed opening 48 through which liquid can be dispensed with open dispensing valve 24.
  • the inlet opening 51 is laterally offset relative to the bleed opening 48.
  • Fig. 8 is a slightly modified embodiment of the dispensing device according to the invention shown and generally designated by numeral 22 '.
  • the handle 28 'for pulling the piston 30 has a slightly modified form. This is a ring which extends along the actuator 26 on its upper side. To activate the handle 28 'is pivoted outwardly, the handle 28' rolls on the surface of the sealing flange 32 with corresponding curvatures and so raises the piston 30 upwards.
  • a tamper evident which is intended to make visually recognizable, whether the dispensing device 22 'has already been operated once, and thus is no longer in its original closed state.
  • a web 80 may be formed, in which a recess 76 is provided. Through the recess 76, a plastic material can be injected, which connects to the surface of the sealing flange 32 located underneath. When the handle 28 'is actuated, the plastic material injected through the recess 76 loosens, thus indicating the first actuation of the handle 28'.
  • a further recess 78 may be provided, through which a plastic tape or the like is molded, which is connected to the actuating member 26. Again, a tearing indicates a first time operation.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
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WO2009062616A2 (de) 2009-05-22
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