EP3020681A1 - Getränkeausgabeautomat - Google Patents

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EP3020681A1
EP3020681A1 EP15003225.8A EP15003225A EP3020681A1 EP 3020681 A1 EP3020681 A1 EP 3020681A1 EP 15003225 A EP15003225 A EP 15003225A EP 3020681 A1 EP3020681 A1 EP 3020681A1
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Salvatore Puglisi
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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
    • B67D1/0003—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being a single liquid
    • B67D1/0004—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being a single liquid the beverage being stored in a container, e.g. bottle, cartridge, bag-in-box, bowl
    • B67D1/0005—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being a single liquid the beverage being stored in a container, e.g. bottle, cartridge, bag-in-box, bowl the apparatus comprising means for automatically controlling the amount to be dispensed
    • 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
    • B67D1/0003—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being a single liquid
    • B67D1/0004—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being a single liquid the beverage being stored in a container, e.g. bottle, cartridge, bag-in-box, bowl
    • B67D1/0005—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being a single liquid the beverage being stored in a container, e.g. bottle, cartridge, bag-in-box, bowl the apparatus comprising means for automatically controlling the amount to be dispensed
    • B67D1/0006—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being a single liquid the beverage being stored in a container, e.g. bottle, cartridge, bag-in-box, bowl the apparatus comprising means for automatically controlling the amount to be dispensed based on the timed opening of a valve
    • 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
    • B67D1/07—Cleaning beverage-dispensing apparatus
    • 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
    • B67D1/0842—Multiple connectors, e.g. for simultaneously connecting several containers
    • 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
    • B67D1/0888—Means comprising electronic circuitry (e.g. control panels, switching or controlling 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
    • B67D2210/00047—Piping
    • B67D2210/0006—Manifolds

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  • the present invention relates to an automatic beverage dispenser.
  • the present invention relates to an automatic beverage dispenser for the distribution of fresh fruit juices or different beverages with a short shelf life.
  • said beverages are packaged in special vacuum packs, contained in a respective disposable container, removable with respect to said dispenser.
  • the aforesaid drawback is primarily related to product residues that remain inside the delivery channels, with the consequent risk of altering the fresh product that is delivered.
  • said prior art automatic dispensers have further drawbacks related to the deterioration of residues of delivered beverages in the delivery channels, deriving from suboptimal refrigeration of the environment inside these dispensers, in which both the beverage containers and the delivery channels are contained.
  • the present invention intends to provide a remedy.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic beverage dispenser which allows a high level of disinfection and sanitization to be achieved.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic dispenser as said, with a structure that makes it possible to prevent product residues from remaining inside the delivery channels, with all the consequences in terms of optimization of preservation of the fresh product delivered.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic dispenser as specified, in which it is possible to achieve a level of sanitization and disinfection of the beverage delivery channels compatible with the refrigeration conditions of the environment inside this dispenser, in which both the beverage containers and the delivery channels are contained.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic dispenser as specified, the sanitizing and, more in general, maintenance operations of which are essentially easy for the operator and have appreciable results.
  • the present invention provides an automatic beverage distributor, the essential feature of which forms the subject of the main claim.
  • said automatic beverage dispenser comprising a refrigerated cabinet including:
  • the numeral 10 indicates, as a whole, an automatic beverage dispenser according to an example of embodiment of the present invention.
  • Said automatic dispenser 10 comprises a box body 10.1 open at the front, and selectively closed by means of a door 10.2. Inside the dispenser 10 there is provided a panel 10.3 to support the manual selection means 13 of the beverage to be delivered, and an inner cabinet 10.4 selectively closed by means of a hatch 10.5, and refrigerated.
  • Said automatic beverage dispenser 10, comprising said cabinet 10.4 includes, in a known manner:
  • Said common dispensing nozzle 14 delivers the selected beverage through the selection means 13 in a disposable cup container B, suitably supported.
  • said beverages are preferably fresh fruit juices or different beverages with a short shelf life.
  • said containers 12 are for example of the type known commercially with the name "bag in box”.
  • said delivery means comprise:
  • each of said hydraulic lines 15 comprises:
  • said common outflow duct 16 is arranged according to an essentially vertical axis and said liquid outlets 15.6 of said shut-off valve means 15.3 form a linear sequence, from upstream to downstream, in the direction of the flow through said duct 16.
  • said pneumatic line 17 comprises said ambient air intake means 18 connected in a fluid-tight manner with respect to an air inlet 17.1 of electric air flow shut-off valve means 17.2, the air outlet 17.3 of which is pneumatically connected with respect to said common outflow duct 16, upstream of said liquid outlets 15.6 of said liquid flow shut-off valve means 15.3.
  • Said dispenser 10 comprises, according to the invention, electric pump means 19, the suction side of which is connected with respect to a fluid outlet end 16.1 of said common outflow duct 16, and the delivery side with respect to said liquid dispensing nozzle 14.
  • said automatic dispenser 10 comprises a further hydraulic line 20 branched in a fluid-tight manner, with an inlet 20.1 thereof, with respect to a sanitizing liquid intake 20.2 and connected, with an outlet 20.3, with respect to said common outflow duct 16, downstream of said outlet 17.3 of said air flow shut-off valve means 17 and upstream of said liquid flow shut-off valve means 15.3.
  • said further hydraulic line 20 comprises respective electric liquid flow shut-off valve means 20.4, hydraulically connected in a fluid-tight manner, through an inlet 20.5, with a respective liquid outlet 20.6 of dosing means 21, a liquid inlet 21.1 of which is hydraulically connected with respect to said outlet 20.3 of said hydraulic line 20, in turn connected with respect to said sanitizing liquid intake 20.2, of a sanitizing liquid container 22, respectively of a mains water intake (variant not illustrated) and, through a liquid outlet 20.7, are hydraulically connected with respect to said outflow duct 16.
  • said electric liquid flow dosing means 15.1, 21 comprise a digital flow meter electrically connected with respect to said processing and calculation unit, in the memory means of which there is stored the value of the dose of liquid to be delivered from each container 12, 22.
  • said ambient air intake means 18 comprise air filter means 18.1.
  • said automatic dispenser also comprises check valve means (known and therefore not illustrated) that shut off said common outflow duct upstream and in proximity of said common liquid dispensing nozzle.
  • the air present inside the hydraulic system comes only from the antibacterial air filter means of said ambient air intake means, which ensures sanitization of the system.
  • the manual selection means 13 of the beverage to be delivered from each of said containers 12 comprises a manual selection panel 13.1, wherein each beverage container 12 is associated with a push button 13.2, physical or virtual (touch screen), for selection of a respective beverage and which, when pressed, activates a procedure for delivery of the beverage under the control of said electronic processing and calculation unit, suitably programmed and connected in the electric circuit of the dispenser 10.
  • said dosing means are controlled by means of the aforesaid electronic processing and calculation unit, to allow delivery of a predetermined total or partial amount of beverage from the respective container.
  • the aforesaid electronic processing and calculation unit determine integration of the percentage of liquid to be delivered from at least another container, in conformity with the selection made starting from said manual selection means 13.
  • the beverage selected then flows from the corresponding container 12 through said common outflow duct 16 that flows out through said common dispensing nozzle 14.
  • said processing and calculation unit determines the electrical disconnection of said flow shut-off valve means 15.3 of said hydraulic line 15, stopping the flow of the beverage coming from the corresponding container 12. Simultaneously, said processing and calculation unit determines electrical connection of said electric air flow shut-off valve means 17.2, determining opening of said valve means 17.2, with consequent suction of air through said common outflow duct 16 and that flows out through said common dispensing nozzle 14.
  • said processing and calculation unit determines, following one or more beverage delivery operations through said common outflow duct 16, electrical connection of said liquid flow shut-off valve means 20.4 of said further hydraulic line 20 branched in a fluid-tight manner with respect to the intake 20.2 of the sanitizing liquid container 22, determining opening of said valve means 20.4 with consequent suction of sanitizing liquid through said common outflow duct 16 and that flows out through said common dispensing nozzle 14.
  • said processing and calculation unit determines electrical disconnection of said electric pump means 19 and the automatic dispenser 10 is ready for a new beverage delivery cycle selected on said selection panel 13.1.
  • the structural features of the automatic dispenser 10 according to the present invention allow a high level of overall sanitization of the dispenser 10 to be achieved easily by the operator, in particular minimizing the time for which residues of liquid delivered remain inside said plurality of hydraulic lines 15 for beverages to be delivered from the containers 12.
  • said automatic beverage dispenser 10 allows a high level of disinfection and sanitization to be achieved.
  • said automatic dispenser 10 has a structure that makes it possible to prevent product residues from remaining inside the delivery channels, with all the consequences in terms of optimization of preservation of the fresh product that is delivered.
  • said automatic dispenser 10 makes it possible to achieve a level of sanitization and disinfection of the beverage delivery channels compatible with the refrigeration conditions of the environment inside this dispenser, in which both the beverage containers and the delivery channels are contained.
  • the sanitizing or, more in general, maintenance operations of said automatic dispenser 10 as indicated are essentially easy for the operator, and allow appreciable results to be achieved.
  • said automatic dispenser 10 has a simplified structure that is easy to maintain.
  • the present invention allows the objects described in the introduction to be achieved in a simple and advantageous manner.

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US4274557A (en) * 1976-11-17 1981-06-23 American Beverage Control Beverage dispenser pumping system
FR2623488A1 (fr) * 1987-11-20 1989-05-26 Gehant Denis Procedes, dispositifs, bouchons et meubles pour distribuer des produits fluides contenus dans des recipients
GB2371038A (en) * 2000-09-20 2002-07-17 Great Western Trading Dispenser for a plurality of bottles
US20060086753A1 (en) * 2004-10-21 2006-04-27 Newton John R Dispensing system
WO2006058692A1 (en) * 2004-11-30 2006-06-08 Nestec S.A. Beverage dispenser with additive dispensing
WO2006131431A1 (en) * 2005-06-08 2006-12-14 Massimo Baldin Automatic cocktail-bar
WO2014133419A2 (en) * 2013-02-27 2014-09-04 Obschestvo S Ogranichennoi Otvetstvennostiyu "Siemens" Assembly for selecting and measuring liquid products to be loaded and system using the same

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4274557A (en) * 1976-11-17 1981-06-23 American Beverage Control Beverage dispenser pumping system
FR2623488A1 (fr) * 1987-11-20 1989-05-26 Gehant Denis Procedes, dispositifs, bouchons et meubles pour distribuer des produits fluides contenus dans des recipients
GB2371038A (en) * 2000-09-20 2002-07-17 Great Western Trading Dispenser for a plurality of bottles
US20060086753A1 (en) * 2004-10-21 2006-04-27 Newton John R Dispensing system
WO2006058692A1 (en) * 2004-11-30 2006-06-08 Nestec S.A. Beverage dispenser with additive dispensing
WO2006131431A1 (en) * 2005-06-08 2006-12-14 Massimo Baldin Automatic cocktail-bar
WO2014133419A2 (en) * 2013-02-27 2014-09-04 Obschestvo S Ogranichennoi Otvetstvennostiyu "Siemens" Assembly for selecting and measuring liquid products to be loaded and system using the same

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