IE53773B1 - Appliance for making an aerated beverage - Google Patents
Appliance for making an aerated beverageInfo
- Publication number
- IE53773B1 IE53773B1 IE1723/82A IE172382A IE53773B1 IE 53773 B1 IE53773 B1 IE 53773B1 IE 1723/82 A IE1723/82 A IE 1723/82A IE 172382 A IE172382 A IE 172382A IE 53773 B1 IE53773 B1 IE 53773B1
- Authority
- IE
- Ireland
- Prior art keywords
- bottle
- support member
- nozzle
- housing
- casing
- Prior art date
Links
- 235000013361 beverage Nutrition 0.000 title claims abstract description 7
- CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon dioxide Chemical compound O=C=O CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 30
- 229910002092 carbon dioxide Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 15
- 239000001569 carbon dioxide Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 15
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 11
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 9
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 claims description 4
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 claims description 4
- 229920003023 plastic Polymers 0.000 claims description 4
- 239000004033 plastic Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000002775 capsule Substances 0.000 description 3
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000012528 membrane Substances 0.000 description 2
- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon Chemical compound [C] OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- CDBYLPFSWZWCQE-UHFFFAOYSA-L Sodium Carbonate Chemical compound [Na+].[Na+].[O-]C([O-])=O CDBYLPFSWZWCQE-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 description 1
- 229910052799 carbon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000012141 concentrate Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000008504 concentrate Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 230000000994 depressogenic effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 235000015122 lemonade Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000006188 syrup Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000020357 syrup Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 230000001256 tonic effect Effects 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
- B01F23/20—Mixing gases with liquids
- B01F23/23—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids
- B01F23/236—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids specially adapted for aerating or carbonating beverages
- B01F23/2361—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids specially adapted for aerating or carbonating beverages within small containers, e.g. within bottles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
- B01F23/20—Mixing gases with liquids
- B01F23/23—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids
- B01F23/237—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids characterised by the physical or chemical properties of gases or vapours introduced in the liquid media
- B01F23/2376—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids characterised by the physical or chemical properties of gases or vapours introduced in the liquid media characterised by the gas being introduced
- B01F23/23762—Carbon dioxide
- B01F23/237621—Carbon dioxide in beverages
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F33/00—Other mixers; Mixing plants; Combinations of mixers
- B01F33/50—Movable or transportable mixing devices or plants
- B01F33/501—Movable mixing devices, i.e. readily shifted or displaced from one place to another, e.g. portable during use
- B01F33/5014—Movable mixing devices, i.e. readily shifted or displaced from one place to another, e.g. portable during use movable by human force, e.g. kitchen or table devices
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- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
- Food-Manufacturing Devices (AREA)
- Non-Alcoholic Beverages (AREA)
- Coloring Foods And Improving Nutritive Qualities (AREA)
- Closures For Containers (AREA)
Abstract
An appliance for making an aerated beverage in which the nozzle (18) for introducing carbon dioxide into a bottle (31) of water includes a first portion (19) which is moulded into a support member (12) carrying a connection (16) for a container (17) of pressurized liquid carbon dioxide and a second portion (21) which extends downwardly into the bottle of water.
Description
The present invention relates to an appliance for making an aerated beverage.
Conventionally, an appliance of this type can consist of a casing, in which is enclosed or mounted a container of pressurized liquid carbon dioxide. Connected to this container, by a manually operated valve, is an elongate nozzle which is either permanently angled downwardly and forwardly or is pivotable between such position and a vertical position. A bottle, which is partly filled with water, is moved upwardly relative to the nozzle, so that the nozzle is immersed in the water, with the nozzle in the inclined position. The bottle is held in place with its neck against the stopper at the top of the nozzle, usually after pivoting the nozzle to the vertical position. The appliance usually also includes a shatter-proof housing which surrounds the bottle, when it is in position around the nozzle.
A manually operated valve is actuated one or more times and the carbon dioxide gas is thus introduced into the water. A safety valve is provided which releases any excess pressure which may occur in the bottle which may thereafter be removed from the appliance and its contents are either used in this form, as soda water, or a concentrate flavouring syrup is added to obtain an aerated beverage, such as lemonade, tonic water or cola etc.
Such a construction is relatively complex and expensive to manufacture particularly with regard to the mounting of the nozzle on a support member. The support member usually has to have ducts formed therein or a separate flexible tube provided to introduce the carbon B3773 dioxide gas from the container thereof.
It is now proposed, according to the present invention, to provide an appliance for making an aerated beverage, said appliance comprising a casing, a support member formed of plastics material and mounted on said casing, a connection carried by said support member for mounting a container of pressurized liquid carbon dioxide, a shatter-proof housing carried by said support member, a nozzle communicating with said connection and extending from said support member downwardly within said housing, a stopper for engaging in the neck of a bottle of water and, neans for supporting the bottle in said housing so that the stopper is engaged therein, the nozzle being in the form of a metal tube having a first portion moulded into the support member and communicating with said connection, and a second portion forming the part extending downwardly within said housing.
With such a structure, the fact that the nozzle is moulded into the support greatly simplifies the manufacture and avoids the necessity of providing any connection between the part which extends downwardly within the housing and the duct leading to the connection for the container of liquid carbon dioxide.
Advantageously the support member is pivotally mounted on the casing, the pivotal connection between the casing and the support member causing the shatter-proof housing, the nozzle, the stopper and the container of pressurized liquid carbon dioxide all to pivot therewith relative to the casing, as a pivotal assembly, from a first position in which the bottle can be introduced into or removed from the housing and a second position in which the means for supporting the bottle engage the bottle to prevent its removal. Such a construction can be made significantly less expensively since it can consist of only a few components.
Preferably the second, portion of the nozzle is at an angle, advantageously a right angle, to the first portion thereof. The casing and the means for supporting the bottle in the housing may be arranged so that the bottle is inclined rearwardly, towards its top, in the second position. This facilitates the introducing of the bottle into the housing.
As well as the first portion of the nozzle being moulded into the support member, the connection for the container of carbon dioxide may also be moulded in. This connection is preferably in the form of a valve member and can be actuated by a manually operable lever. The lever is preferably of relatively short length and is so positioned, near the rear of the top of the housing, that when the assembly mentioned above is pivoted in the first position, a portion of the housing overlies the operating lever, so that this cannot be actuated with the assembly in this first position.
Preferably the appliance is used with a disposable cylinder or cartridge of carbon dioxide which is simply screwed into the connection which has a part piercing a hole in the membrane of the capsule.
In order that the present invention may more readily be understood, the following description is given, merely by way of example, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which the sole figure is a schematic side elevation, in section, of one embodiment of appliance according to the invention.
The appliance illustrated in the drawing includes a casing 10 formed of a plastics material which, as seen in the drawing, has its front on the left side and its rear on the right. As can be seen the casing slopes generally backwardly and upwardly. Pivotally mounted within the casing is a support member indicated by the general reference numeral 12. This is pivotal on the housing approximately at a pivot point 13 and has mounted thereon a transparent plastics material shatter5 proof housing 14,a stopper mounting part 15,a connection 16 for a cylinder or capsule 17 of pressurized liquid carbon dioxide and a nozzle indicated by the general reference numeral 18.
As can be seen from the drawing, the nozzle 18 10 includes a first part 19 which is moulded into the upper portion 20 of the support member 12 together with a second portion 21 which is arranged, approximately at a right angle, and extends generally downwardly and somewhat forwardly. It will be seen that the nozzle 18 consists of the two parts 19 and 21 which are formed as a metal tube with a smooth bend 22, this metal tube being mounted, together with the connection 16 in a mould when the support member 12 is itself moulded.
The part 15 of the support member is used to mount a rubber like diaphragm 24 which itself carries a stopper 25 having a conical lower surface, the stopper 25 having an internal bore 26 which provides a clearance with the second nozzle portion 21. This clearance communicates with a small chamber 27 above the diaphragm, the area of the diaphragm being greater than the projected area of the conical lower surface of the stopper. The chamber 27 is communicable via a connection 28 with a safety pressure relief valve (not shown).
It will be seen that the connection 16 comprises a valve which is operable by a lever 29 which extends through an opening in the upper wall 30 of the housing 14.
A depression of the lever 29 unseats the valve so that carbon dioxide can flow from the container 17 via the nozzle 18, 19, 21 into a bottle 31 which is filled to about three quarters full with water. The bottle will 537 7 3 be mounted wholly within the housing 14 so that should there be any shattering of the bottle due to a fault therein, a user will be unaffected.
It will be appreciated that the pivot is so disposed that when the housing is pivoted backwardly the top wall 30 overlies the lever 29 preventing this from being operated.
The capsule 17 is preferably a disposable one having a membrane in the top which is punctured by a knife edge 32 within the connection valve 16.
This valve is preferably connected to the first portion 19 of the nozzle using the Locktite (Registered Trade Mark) arrangement to ensure a good seal therebetween.
In use, the bottle is introduced as indicated, and the shatter-proof housing is then returned to the position shown in the drawing with the bottle supported on a lower surface 33. When the lever 29 is depressed gas under pressure flows via the nozzle into the water in the bottle and is dissolved therein. Some of the gas will rise and will pressurize the neck of the bottle and will pass up through the clearance 26 into the chamber 27 whereupon the diaphragm 24 will be urged downwardly to force the stopper 25 into the neck of the bottle thereby forming a seal. Continued actuation of the lever 29 will cause the amount of carbon dioxide dissolved to increase until the pressure within the chamber 27 reaches a preset value which is detected by the safety pressure valve (not shown) which will then release the pressure with a suitable audible indication whereupon the lever 29 can be released. The assembly is then pivoted outwardly and the bottle removed and flavouring added, if desired.
Claims (7)
1. An appliance for making an aerated beverage, said appliance comprising a casing, a support member formed of plastics material and mounted on said 5 casing, a connection carried by said support member for mounting a container of pressurized liquid carbon dioxide, a shatter-proof housing carried by said support member, a nozzle communicating with said connection and extending from said support 10 member downwardly within said housing, a stopper for engaging in the neck of a bottle of water and means for supporting the bottle in said housing so that the stopper is engaged therein, the nozzle being in the form of a metal tube having a first portion moulded into the support member 15 and communicating with said connection, and a second portion forming the part extending downwardly within said housing.
2. An appliance according to claim 1, wherein the second portion of the nozzle is at an angle 20 to the first portion thereof.
3. An appliance according to claim 2, wherein the said second portion of the nozzle is approximately at right angles to the first portion thereof.
4. An appliance according to claim 1, 2 or 25 3, wherein the said connection for mounting a container - 8 of pressurized liquid carbon dioxide is moulded into the support member.
5. An appliance according to any preceding claim, wherein the support member is pivotally mounted 5 on the casing, the pivotal connection between the casing and the support member causing the shatter-proof housing, the nozzle, the stopper and the container of pressurized liquid carbon dioxide all to pivot therewith relative to the casing, as a pivotal assembly, from a first 10 position in which the bottle can be introduced into or removed from the housing and a second position in which the means for supporting the bottle engage the bottle to prevent its removal.
6. An appliance according to claim 5, 15 wherein the casing and the means for supporting the bottle in the housing are arranged so that the bottle is inclined rearwardly, towards its top, in said second position.
7. An appliance according to claim 1, for making an aerated 20 beverage substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB08124688A GB2105999A (en) | 1981-08-12 | 1981-08-12 | Appliance for making an aerated beverage |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| IE821723L IE821723L (en) | 1983-02-12 |
| IE53773B1 true IE53773B1 (en) | 1989-02-15 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| IE1723/82A IE53773B1 (en) | 1981-08-12 | 1982-07-16 | Appliance for making an aerated beverage |
Country Status (18)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP0073099B1 (en) |
| JP (1) | JPS5836624A (en) |
| AR (1) | AR227983A1 (en) |
| AT (1) | ATE11231T1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU550393B2 (en) |
| BR (1) | BR8204657A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE3261954D1 (en) |
| DK (1) | DK360182A (en) |
| ES (1) | ES8305591A1 (en) |
| FI (1) | FI69045C (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2105999A (en) |
| GR (1) | GR76246B (en) |
| IE (1) | IE53773B1 (en) |
| IL (1) | IL66479A (en) |
| NO (1) | NO822744L (en) |
| NZ (1) | NZ201398A (en) |
| PT (1) | PT75299B (en) |
| ZA (1) | ZA825188B (en) |
Families Citing this family (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT389034B (en) * | 1984-06-15 | 1989-10-10 | Gyoergy Dr Timar | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARTRIDGES FOR PREPARING CARBONATED BEVERAGES |
| CA2241868A1 (en) * | 1996-01-04 | 1997-07-17 | International Home Beverage Supply Co., Inc. | Carbonated beverage making apparatus and method |
| DE19959770A1 (en) * | 1999-12-11 | 2001-09-13 | Brita Gmbh | Bubbler |
| US8293360B2 (en) | 2008-02-27 | 2012-10-23 | Sika Technology Ag | Baffle |
| CN104172917B (en) * | 2013-05-23 | 2017-05-10 | 美的集团股份有限公司 | Carbonated beverage dispenser |
| KR102359255B1 (en) | 2014-09-30 | 2022-02-04 | 소다스트림 인더스트리즈 리미티드 | Carbonation tube |
| SE545470C2 (en) * | 2020-10-01 | 2023-09-19 | Aarke Ab | Carbonator dissolver nozzle with a downstream end having an outer surface of metal |
Family Cites Families (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB1453363A (en) * | 1974-04-24 | 1976-10-20 | Sodastream Ltd | Apparatus for aerating liquids |
| SE427518B (en) * | 1978-08-02 | 1983-04-18 | Thorn Svenska Ab Kenwood | KIT AND APPARATUS FOR INTRODUCING A GAS INTO A LIQUID |
| SE7902652L (en) * | 1979-03-23 | 1980-09-24 | Bennefall Rune Birger | KIT AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN INFRINGING A GAS IN A LIQUID |
| GB2068757B (en) * | 1980-01-15 | 1983-03-02 | Sodastream Ltd | Apparatus for aerating liquids |
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1981
- 1981-08-12 GB GB08124688A patent/GB2105999A/en not_active Withdrawn
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1982
- 1982-07-16 IE IE1723/82A patent/IE53773B1/en unknown
- 1982-07-20 EP EP82303845A patent/EP0073099B1/en not_active Expired
- 1982-07-20 DE DE8282303845T patent/DE3261954D1/en not_active Expired
- 1982-07-20 ZA ZA825188A patent/ZA825188B/en unknown
- 1982-07-20 AT AT82303845T patent/ATE11231T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1982-07-22 PT PT75299A patent/PT75299B/en unknown
- 1982-07-26 AU AU86395/82A patent/AU550393B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1982-07-27 NZ NZ201398A patent/NZ201398A/en unknown
- 1982-08-05 IL IL66479A patent/IL66479A/en unknown
- 1982-08-09 BR BR8204657A patent/BR8204657A/en unknown
- 1982-08-11 FI FI822798A patent/FI69045C/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1982-08-11 JP JP57139646A patent/JPS5836624A/en active Pending
- 1982-08-11 GR GR69019A patent/GR76246B/el unknown
- 1982-08-11 DK DK360182A patent/DK360182A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1982-08-11 NO NO822744A patent/NO822744L/en unknown
- 1982-08-12 ES ES514941A patent/ES8305591A1/en not_active Expired
- 1982-08-12 AR AR290302A patent/AR227983A1/en active
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| EP0073099B1 (en) | 1985-01-16 |
| FI69045B (en) | 1985-08-30 |
| DK360182A (en) | 1983-02-13 |
| ES514941A0 (en) | 1983-04-16 |
| AR227983A1 (en) | 1982-12-30 |
| AU550393B2 (en) | 1986-03-20 |
| DE3261954D1 (en) | 1985-02-28 |
| IE821723L (en) | 1983-02-12 |
| PT75299A (en) | 1982-08-01 |
| NZ201398A (en) | 1984-10-19 |
| GR76246B (en) | 1984-08-04 |
| JPS5836624A (en) | 1983-03-03 |
| ES8305591A1 (en) | 1983-04-16 |
| AU8639582A (en) | 1983-02-17 |
| IL66479A (en) | 1986-01-31 |
| FI69045C (en) | 1985-12-10 |
| GB2105999A (en) | 1983-04-07 |
| FI822798L (en) | 1983-02-13 |
| EP0073099A1 (en) | 1983-03-02 |
| PT75299B (en) | 1984-05-21 |
| IL66479A0 (en) | 1982-12-31 |
| ZA825188B (en) | 1983-05-25 |
| ATE11231T1 (en) | 1985-02-15 |
| NO822744L (en) | 1983-02-14 |
| BR8204657A (en) | 1983-08-02 |
| FI822798A0 (en) | 1982-08-11 |
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