EP3835255A1 - Système de surveillance et de commande d'installations distributrices de boissons - Google Patents

Système de surveillance et de commande d'installations distributrices de boissons Download PDF

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EP3835255A1
EP3835255A1 EP18929767.4A EP18929767A EP3835255A1 EP 3835255 A1 EP3835255 A1 EP 3835255A1 EP 18929767 A EP18929767 A EP 18929767A EP 3835255 A1 EP3835255 A1 EP 3835255A1
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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
    • 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
    • B67D1/0878—Safety, warning or controlling devices
    • B67D1/0882—Devices for controlling the dispensing conditions
    • B67D1/0884—Means for controlling the parameters of the state of the liquid to be dispensed, e.g. temperature, pressure
    • 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
    • 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
    • B67D1/1252—Gas pressure control means, e.g. for maintaining proper carbonation
    • 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
    • B67D1/04—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage 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
    • B67D1/0857—Cooling arrangements
    • B67D1/0858—Cooling arrangements using compression systems
    • B67D1/0861—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means
    • B67D1/0865—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means by circulating a cooling fluid along beverage supply lines, e.g. pythons
    • B67D1/0867—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means by circulating a cooling fluid along beverage supply lines, e.g. pythons the cooling fluid being a liquid
    • 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
    • B67D2001/1259—Fluid level control devices
    • 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
    • B67D2210/00081—Constructional details related to bartenders
    • B67D2210/00089—Remote control means, e.g. by electromagnetic signals
    • 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
    • B67D2210/00099—Temperature control
    • B67D2210/00104—Cooling only

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  • the object of the present invention refers to a monitoring and control system of beverage dispensing installations, which provides a series of advantages and structural and constituent characteristics, which represent an improvement over the state of the art.
  • the object of the invention is centered on a monitoring and control system applicable to beverage dispensing installations, preferably beer, to bars, restaurants and catering establishments; said installations having beverage dispensing equipment with several tanks containing the beverage to be dispensed and piping for distribution of the beverage from the tank in use to a dispensing tap; a cooling system of the beverage to be supplied, and pneumatic equipment responsible for pressurizing the tanks and pushing the beverage into the transport pipes.
  • a monitoring and control system applicable to beverage dispensing installations, preferably beer, to bars, restaurants and catering establishments; said installations having beverage dispensing equipment with several tanks containing the beverage to be dispensed and piping for distribution of the beverage from the tank in use to a dispensing tap; a cooling system of the beverage to be supplied, and pneumatic equipment responsible for pressurizing the tanks and pushing the beverage into the transport pipes.
  • the field of application of the present invention is in the hotel and catering sector and in particular in the control of beer dispensing installations, or other refrigerated beverages, from large-capacity tanks located in the establishment itself.
  • the manual control of the beverage dispensing system is bothersome for the staff of the establishment concerned.
  • document ES 2 579 105 B1 describes automated equipment for beer dispensing installations with several tanks with outlets connected to refrigerated pipes which transport the beer to at least one tap; and with a series of pneumatic taps which make the necessary operations possible with the use of the tank from which the beer is to dispensed.
  • the equipment object of said antecedent includes a control unit for each tank in the installation and a main control unit responsible for controlling the operation of electrovalves and regulators, connected to pneumatic equipment, which perform the opening and closing of the beverage conduit and the pressurization of the tanks to push the beverage contained therein to the supply pipes.
  • This equipment allows one to know the temperature and pressure parameters of the beverage contained in each of the tanks by means of a series of sensors provided for this purpose in the tanks and connected to the control unit of the corresponding tank.
  • This equipment represents an important advance in terms of the handling and control of the installation which can be carried out automatically instead of manually; however, it has a number of drawbacks resulting in a low level of acceptance in the market.
  • One of the main drawbacks of this equipment is that it is extremely pricey, determined in large part by the structure of the equipment, which requires control units for each of the tanks, and additionally a main control unit.
  • the monitoring and control system of beverage dispensing installations is applicable to those dispensing installations which have: - beverage dispensing equipment with several tanks containing the beverage to be dispensed and with pipes for the transport of the beverage from the tanks to at least one dispensing tap; - a refrigeration system for the beverage to be supplied, and - a pressurization system for the tanks.
  • This monitoring and control system has some construction features that significantly reduce the manufacturing and implementation costs with respect to the aforementioned antecedent, making it unnecessary to incorporate a control unit in each tank to determine the temperature, pressure and level of the beverage inside the corresponding tank.
  • the system has a modular configuration, in which the modules communicate wirelessly, minimizing in this way the installation of the system and making the expansion thereof more flexible.
  • These modules have suitable wireless communication means for communicating their status and values, as well as for receiving orders from a control unit wirelessly.
  • the system comprises: a control unit; a control of the beverage dispensing installation and; a variable and expandable number of auxiliary modules for telematic control of the beverage refrigeration and tank pressurization units.
  • the control unit is equipped with a user interface, a microprocessor and an electronic board to control the operation of the system; and radio frequency wireless communication means to receive different operating parameters of the system from the control module and the auxiliary telematic control modules, and to send certain data, e.g. the operating temperature of the refrigeration unit or the pressure supplied to the tanks; or the sending, to the beverage supplier, of the data relating to the quantity of beverage remaining in the tanks, which makes it possible to optimize the distribution and prevent the establishment's tanks from running out of beverage.
  • radio frequency wireless communication means to receive different operating parameters of the system from the control module and the auxiliary telematic control modules, and to send certain data, e.g. the operating temperature of the refrigeration unit or the pressure supplied to the tanks; or the sending, to the beverage supplier, of the data relating to the quantity of beverage remaining in the tanks, which makes it possible to optimize the distribution and prevent the establishment's tanks from running out of beverage.
  • the control module of the beverage dispensing equipment is connected to the control unit, preferably by cable, and has wireless communication means for receiving data from the auxiliary telematic control modules of the installation.
  • This control module also has an electronic board that controls the opening and closing of the beverage outlet from each of the tanks to the beverage supply pipes by means of electrovalves.
  • This control module has flow meters that provide the system with information on the quantity of beverage supplied by each tank and allows one to determine the amount of beverage remaining in each of the tanks.
  • this system includes auxiliary modules for telematic control, the number of which can be increased by adapting it to each installation and depending on the parameters to be monitored therein.
  • auxiliary telematic control modules have an electronic board and specific sensors that monitor the desired parameters of the installation, for example, of the cooling and tank pressurization units and they act on them maintaining these parameters within predetermined values; said auxiliary modules sending the corresponding information through wireless communication means to the control module that acts as a link between the control unit and said auxiliary modules.
  • Both the control unit and the control module and the auxiliary modules are equipped with an external power supply and batteries for power supply in case of failure of the external power supply. These batteries are capable of keeping the measuring system active autonomously, that is, in the absence of external power for a period of at least 8 hours, avoiding, moreover, the loss of information.
  • the system will additionally comprise a remote control provided with an internal battery, a communication module, an electronic board and pushbuttons to stop and change operations of the tank in use by activating the output electrovalves of said tanks.
  • the beverage dispenser installation comprises a dispensing unit (1) equipped, in this case, with two tanks (11, 12) containing the beverage to be dispensed, and the respective pipes (13, 14) distributing the beverage from these tanks to a dispensing tap (15).
  • This installation also includes a refrigeration system (2) for the beverage to be supplied, equipped with a refrigeration unit (21) and a pipe (22) for the recirculation of a refrigerated fluid responsible for cooling the beverage.
  • the installation also has a pressurization system (3) of tanks (11,12) that contain the beverage to be dispensed, provided with a compressor and pressure supply lines to the interior of the tanks.
  • the monitoring and control system of the aforementioned installation includes a control unit (4), a control module (5), two auxiliary modules (6) for telematic control and one remote control (7).
  • FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the control unit (4), the control module (5), the remote control module (7) and an auxiliary module (6) for telematic control, since, as mentioned, the number of auxiliary modules (6) may vary depending on the number of parameters to be monitored.
  • control unit (4) has a user interface (41) which includes a touch screen and pushbuttons, a microprocessor (42) and an electronic board (43); wireless communication means (44).
  • Said control unit (4) is connected to an external 24 V DC power supply and has an internal battery (45) for autonomous power supply in case of external power failure.
  • This control unit (4) also has a power supply output connector for cascade connection of the control module (5) and the auxiliary modules, in this example of a single auxiliary module (6).
  • the control unit (4) has a communications port for connection to a Wi-Fi router (46) that allows data to be sent to a remote centre or terminal.
  • the control module (5) is connected by cable to the control unit (4) and has wireless communication means (51) for receiving data from the auxiliary module (6); an electronic board (52) controls the electrovalves (53, 54) which are responsible for opening and closing the beverage outlet of the tanks (11), (15 12) to the respective pipes (13,14).
  • the control module (5) is also equipped with flow meters (55, 56) which determine the quantity of beverage delivered from the tanks (11, 12) to the respective pipes (13, 14) and enable the system to determine the quantity of beverage remaining in each of the tanks.
  • the above mentioned control module (5) has a battery (57) to supply it with power for at least 8 hours, in case of external power failure.
  • the auxiliary module (6) has: wireless communication means (61), an electronic board (62) and a battery (63) to supply it with power in case of external supply failure.
  • sensors can be of different types depending on the parameters to be monitored; they are represented in this example by: a temperature probe (64) responsible for detecting the temperature of the cooling liquid passing through the recirculation conduit (22) of the cooling system; a clamp meter (65) to detect the consumption of the refrigeration unit (21) and a pressure transducer (66) which detects the pressure applied by the pressurization unit (3) to the tanks (11, 12)
  • this auxiliary module (6) also has means of control (67) to act on the monitored equipment, e.g. cooling system (2) and pressurization system (3) in order to keep the values captured by the sensors (65) within predetermined parameters.
  • control e.g. cooling system (2) and pressurization system (3)
  • control (67) may be e.g., relays or any other means.
  • the remote control (7) has an internal battery (71), wireless communication means (72) and an electronic board (73) with pushbuttons (74) to stop and change operations of the tank (11, 12) in use by acting on the electrovalves (53, 54) associated with the control module (5).

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