EP3093266A1 - Mobilier portable multifonction avec une fonctionnalité de production et d'alimentation de cocktails et d'autres boissons - Google Patents

Mobilier portable multifonction avec une fonctionnalité de production et d'alimentation de cocktails et d'autres boissons Download PDF

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EP3093266A1
EP3093266A1 EP16169445.0A EP16169445A EP3093266A1 EP 3093266 A1 EP3093266 A1 EP 3093266A1 EP 16169445 A EP16169445 A EP 16169445A EP 3093266 A1 EP3093266 A1 EP 3093266A1
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Gianluca Bernardi
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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
    • B67D1/0041—Fully automated cocktail bars, i.e. apparatuses combining the use of packaged beverages, pre-mix and post-mix dispensers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B31/00—Service or tea tables, trolleys, or wagons
    • A47B31/02—Service or tea tables, trolleys, or wagons with heating, cooling or ventilating 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
    • 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)
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B31/00—Service or tea tables, trolleys, or wagons
    • A47B31/02—Service or tea tables, trolleys, or wagons with heating, cooling or ventilating means
    • A47B2031/026—Service or tea tables, trolleys, or wagons with heating, cooling or ventilating means having warm and cold compartments
    • 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
    • B67D2210/00034—Modules
    • 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
    • B67D2210/00128—Constructional details relating to outdoor use; movable; portable
    • 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
    • B67D2210/00128—Constructional details relating to outdoor use; movable; portable
    • B67D2210/00133—Constructional details relating to outdoor use; movable; portable wheeled

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  • the present invention refers to an innovative portable piece of furniture that combines inside a plurality of functions and fittings adapted for making an item of furniture that compacts into a single small-sized structure, which is easy to transport, the functions of preparing and dispensing cocktails, liquors or other alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks, fizzy or still, and various other functions that are desirable at home or in the hotel business.
  • Machines are known that are capable of preparing various cocktails and drinks starting from bottles or other suitable containers present in the machine through the application and use of suitable software and automatic ingredient dosing devices, selecting the drink or the desired mixture from a plurality of predetermined recipes, stored in the machine or coming from other sources connected to the machine itself (advantageously in wi-fi mode, for example using tablets, smartphones or computers).
  • mini-bars are typically used, made as independent appliances, advantageously able to move through wheels or inserted in the frame of a larger piece of furniture.
  • Mini-bars constitute a mere container suitable for holding and refrigerating bottles and other food and drink products.
  • the general object of the present invention is to provide a portable piece of furniture that allows the drawbacks of the devices of the prior art, linked both to the functional specificity of the single devices, and to the low flexibility of use thereof due to the impossibility or limited possibility of movement that such known devices have, to be overcome.
  • a further object of the present invention is to increase the potentialities and the attractiveness of said furniture element with further functions that enrich the enjoyability thereof according to the needs and requirements of the user or the place for which it is intended.
  • a portable multifunction piece of furniture having a structure that comprises at least one first functional module adapted for preparing and dispensing drinks, in particular mixtures of several ingredients adapted for forming cocktails, a second functional module having the functions of a mini-bar and a third functional module consisting of a stereo system.
  • the portable multifunction piece of furniture 10 consists of a structure 11 that internally comprises a plurality of functional modules 12, 26, 29, 30, which will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
  • the furniture 10 can of course be made of the most suitable materials for providing a valuable product, for example wood, possibly with finishes and inserts of other quality materials, for example leather.
  • the multifunction piece of furniture 10 comprises a first functional module 12 adapted for preparing and dispensing drinks, in particular mixtures of several ingredients adapted for forming cocktails.
  • the functional module 12 for preparing and dispensing drinks in turn comprises a space 13 for housing a plurality of bottles 14 containing the ingredients for the composition of the drinks and cocktails (preferably consisting of one or more extractable drawers 16, 17 arranged, in the embodiment illustrated here, in the lower part of the furniture 10), a dispenser 18 arranged externally, at the upper end of the furniture, for dispensing the drink and a battery of pumps 19 for transferring the ingredients from the bottles 14 to the dispenser 18 through respective ducts 20 as can clearly be seen in Fig.2 .
  • the pumps 19 are preferably arranged in the upper portion of the furniture, in a space 21 formed immediately below the dispenser 18 and closed by an openable upper cover 22 on which the structure of the dispenser 18 is fixed externally.
  • each bottle prefferably has its own duct 20 with a first section that leads to a respective pump 19 and a second section that leads, through a respective passage 23 in the cover 22, from the pump 19 to the dispenser 18 up to its dispensing mouth 24.
  • the same dispensing mouth 24 is provided with respective outlets for each duct 20.
  • the ducts 20 are made of plastic material certified for food use and are advantageously arranged inside the furniture along its side wall.
  • the pumps 19 are of the peristaltic type, as known in the technology of machines for managing liquids for food use, so as to avoid any contamination of the liquid by the components of the pump.
  • the machine can contain twelve bottles and as many ducts for transferring the single ingredients from the respective bottle to the corresponding outlet on the dispensing mouth. Therefore, twelve corresponding peristaltic pumps 19 are housed in the space 21.
  • the twelve bottles housed in the space 13 are divided into six bottles arranged in the front drawer 16 (visible in Figures 1-3 ) and six bottles arranged in a back drawer 17 (visible in Fig.4 ).
  • the dispenser 18 advantageously has a bridge structure and, in its central part, the dispensing mouth 24 is arranged that, as stated, has twelve outlet openings, each dedicated to a specific ingredient to be dispensed.
  • the system for managing the dispensing of the ingredients for forming the cocktails also comprises a controller 25 (for example a tablet), arranged in a position easily accessed by the user, with interface function with the user to receive the commands relative to the selection and to the dispensing of the drink and to show suitable information relative to the operation in progress on its display.
  • the controller 25 is housed on the structure of the dispenser 18.
  • the controller can also be used to download recipes from the web to be added to its memory for the production of further cocktails.
  • the controller 25 is also configured to manage the functions relative to the stereo system 29 and to the mini-bar 26.
  • the controller 25 can be connected in wi-fi mode with other mobile devices, such as a smartphone or a portable computer to allow remote management of the machine.
  • the multifunction piece of furniture 10 also comprises a second functional module 26 having the functions of a mini-bar that, in the embodiment illustrated here, is arranged at one side of the furniture 10, with substantially vertical extension.
  • the mini-bar 26 comprises in particular an inner space 27, able to be closed through a door 28, for housing bottles, cans or other containers of drinks normally not intended for use in the functional module 12 adapted for preparing and dispensing cocktails, as well as possible food items (for example snacks) usually eaten together with cocktails.
  • the multifunction piece of furniture 10 also comprises a third functional module 29 consisting of a hi-fi stereo system, with relative speakers, amplifier and wi-fi board for connection to the web and/or to mobile devices to allow music to be played both locally and streamed.
  • a third functional module 29 consisting of a hi-fi stereo system, with relative speakers, amplifier and wi-fi board for connection to the web and/or to mobile devices to allow music to be played both locally and streamed.
  • the management software of the stereo system is integrated in the software package that also manages the production and dispensing of the drinks.
  • the multifunction piece of furniture 10 also comprises, above the housing 13 for the bottles, a further functional module 30 able to be customized according to the version of multifunction furniture required by the customer.
  • such a functional module 30 comprises an inner space 31 for housing a set of glasses 32.
  • the space 31 for containing glasses can also be accessible both from the front side of the furniture 10, through the door 33, and from the back side through the further door 34 visible in Fig.4 .
  • the customizable functional module 30 comprises an ice-maker device 35 for producing ice cubes, advantageously with a closed circuit, i.e. of the type with water reservoir and system for recovering and recycling the melted water possibly produced.
  • the mini-bar 26 occupies one side of the furniture 10
  • the housing 13 for the bottles, the customizable functional module 30 and the stereo system 29 are grouped together in the remaining volume of the furniture, at the opposite side with respect to the mini-bar, arranged above one another respectively.
  • the portable multifunction piece of furniture according to the invention has allowed the preset objects to be accomplished. Indeed, further to combining into a single furniture element various functions capable of increasing the attractiveness and enjoyability thereof according to the needs and requirements of the user or the place for which it is intended, it is made with extremely compact dimensions (the dimensions of the entire piece of furniture can be kept down to less than one metre in height, excluding the dispenser, with a base of about half a metre per side). Its mobility is thus ensured in any type of environment (house, hotel rooms, lounges, temporary catering facilities, etc.).
  • suitable wheels 15 can in any case be provided at the base.
  • the portable multifunction piece of furniture according to the invention needs only to be connected to the electrical mains through a common electric cable, and therefore can operate wherever an electric socket is available. Otherwise, it can be considered totally autonomous and self-sufficient.
  • the number of bottles containing the ingredients for the composition of the drinks and cocktails housed in the space 13 can be increased, according to the need and the space available, with respect to the twelve described and illustrated here.
  • the number of pumps 19, of ducts 20, of passages 23 in the cover 22 and, of course, of outlets at the dispensing mouth 24 will also be increased.
  • the bottles 14 containing the ingredients for the composition of the drinks and cocktails could also be replaced by other containers, for example cartons suitable for use with food substances. This would allow better exploitation of the volume available in the space 13, thanks to the different shape and the greater capacity of such containers with respect to bottles.
  • the drawer 16, which in the embodiment illustrated here has a glass portion to make the bottles visible from the outside, can be made with an entirely closed wall to hide the containers from view.

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EP4086221A1 (fr) * 2021-05-05 2022-11-09 Black & Decker, Inc. Dispositif de fabrication de boisson
IT202200000443A1 (it) * 2022-01-13 2023-07-13 Cipriani Gallery Di Giovanna Cipriani Apparato minibar e dispensa modulare

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