WO2020030829A1 - 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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WO2020030829A1
WO2020030829A1 PCT/ES2018/070546 ES2018070546W WO2020030829A1 WO 2020030829 A1 WO2020030829 A1 WO 2020030829A1 ES 2018070546 W ES2018070546 W ES 2018070546W WO 2020030829 A1 WO2020030829 A1 WO 2020030829A1
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Jose Luis Alonso
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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 relates to a monitoring and control system of beverage dispensing facilities, which provides a series of structural and constitutive advantages and characteristics, which represent an improvement over the state of the art.
  • the object of the invention is focused on a monitoring and control system applicable to beverage dispensing facilities, preferably beer, for bars, restaurants and hotel establishments; said facilities providing: - a beverage dispensing equipment provided with several container tanks of the beverage to be dispensed and distribution conduits of said beverage from the tank in use to a dispensing tap; - a beverage refrigeration equipment to be supplied and - a pneumatic equipment responsible for pressurizing the tanks and driving the beverage into the transport lines.
  • a monitoring and control system applicable to beverage dispensing facilities, preferably beer, for bars, restaurants and hotel establishments; said facilities providing: - a beverage dispensing equipment provided with several container tanks of the beverage to be dispensed and distribution conduits of said beverage from the tank in use to a dispensing tap; - a beverage refrigeration equipment to be supplied and - a pneumatic equipment responsible for pressurizing the tanks and driving the beverage into the transport lines.
  • the scope of the present invention is framed within the hospitality sector and in particular in the control of dispensing equipment for beer, or other refrigerated beverages, from large capacity container tanks, located in the establishment itself.
  • the facilities used in hospitality and catering premises for the supply of refrigerated beverages, such as beer, contained in large capacity tanks and which are served by one or more are known in the market dispensing taps connected to said tanks.
  • the manual control of the beverage dispensing installation constitutes a nuisance for the personnel of the establishment in question.
  • document ES 2 579 105 B1 describes an automated equipment for beer dispensing facilities provided with several tanks with outlets connected to refrigerated pipes that transport the beer to at least one shooter; and with a series of pneumatic taps that allow the necessary operations to proceed to the use of the tank from which the dispensing is to be carried out.
  • the equipment object of this antecedent comprises a switchboard for each tank of the installation and a main switchboard responsible for controlling the operation of solenoid valves and regulators, connected to a pneumatic system and which perform the opening and closing of the beverage passage and the pressurization of the tanks to drive the beverage contained therein into the supply lines.
  • This equipment allows 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 the management and control of the installation that can be done automatically instead of manual; however, it presents a series of drawbacks that cause it to have a low market acceptance.
  • One of the main drawbacks of this equipment is that it has a very high price determined, in large part, by its structure that requires a switchboard for each of the tanks, and additionally a main switchboard.
  • the technical problem that arises is the development of a system for monitoring and controlling facilities for dispensing beverages, which is economical and affordable for the market, which allows the sending to a remote center or terminal of certain data related to the installation and to solve the problem described above.
  • the monitoring and control system of beverage dispensing facilities is applicable to those dispensing facilities that have: - a beverage dispensing equipment provided with several container tanks of the beverage to be dispensed and conduits for transport of drink from the tanks to at least one dispensing tap; - a beverage refrigeration equipment to be supplied and - a pressurization equipment for the tanks.
  • Said monitoring and control system has constructive features that allow to significantly reduce manufacturing and implementation costs with respect to the aforementioned background, making it unnecessary to incorporate in each tank a switchboard to determine the temperature, pressure and level of drink inside the corresponding tank.
  • the system has a modular configuration, in which the modules communicate wirelessly, thus minimizing the installation of the system and making it more flexible.
  • These modules have adequate wireless communication means to communicate their status and values, as well as to receive orders from a switchboard wirelessly.
  • the system comprises: a switchboard; a control module of the beverage dispensing equipment and; a variable and expandable number of auxiliary modules for telematic control of the refrigeration equipment of the beverage and pressurization of the tanks.
  • the control unit is provided with a user interface, a microprocessor and an electronic board to control the operation of the system; and of radio frequency wireless communication means for the reception of different operating parameters of the system from the control module and the telematic control auxiliary modules, and for sending certain data to a remote center or terminal, for example, the operating temperature of the refrigeration equipment or the pressure supplied to the tanks; or the sending to the beverage supplier of the data related to the amount of beverage remaining in the tanks, which allows optimizing the distribution and preventing the establishment from running out of drinks in the tanks.
  • 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 of each of the tanks to the beverage supply lines by means of solenoid valves.
  • This control module has a flowmeter in the outlet pipes of the tanks that provide the system with information on the quantity of beverage supplied by each tank and allows you to determine the amount of drink remaining in each of the tanks.
  • this system includes auxiliary telematic control modules, the number of which can be expanded adapting it to each installation and depending on the parameters that you want to monitor in it.
  • auxiliary telematic control modules have an electronic board and specific sensors that monitor the desired parameters of the installation, for example, the cooling equipment and the pressurization equipment of the tanks and act on them, keeping said 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 auxiliary modules have an external power supply and batteries for eventual power supply in the event of an external power failure. These batteries are able to keep the measurement system active autonomously, that is, in the absence of external power for a period of at least 8 hours, also preventing the loss of information.
  • the system additionally comprises a remote control provided with an internal battery, a communications module, an electronic board and push buttons to perform the stop and change operations of the tank in use by actuating the solenoid valves. of exit of said tanks.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of the monitoring and control system object of the invention applied to a beverage dispensing installation.
  • FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the different components of the monitoring and control system of the previous figure.
  • the beverage dispensing installation comprises a dispensing equipment (1) provided, in this case, with two tanks (1, 12) containers of the beverage to be supplied, and respective conduits (13, 14) of distributing the beverage of said tanks to a dispensing tap (15).
  • This installation additionally comprises a refrigeration equipment (2) of the beverage to be supplied, provided with a refrigerating machine (21) and a recirculation duct (22) of a refrigerated fluid in charge of cooling the beverage.
  • the installation also has a pressurization equipment (3) of the tanks (1, 1, 12) containers of the beverage to be dispensed, provided with a compressor and pressure supply ducts inside the tanks.
  • the monitoring and control system of said installation comprises a switchboard (4), a control module (5), two auxiliary modules (6) for telematic control and a remote control (7 ).
  • FIG. 2 shows a diagram of the control unit blocks (4), the control module (5), the remote control (7) and an auxiliary module (6) for telematic control, as it is 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) that includes a touch screen and buttons, a microprocessor (42) and an electronic board (43); wireless communication means (44).
  • This switchboard (4) is connected to an external 24 V direct current supply and has internally of an internal battery (45) for autonomous power in case of external power failure.
  • This control unit (4) also has a power output connector for cascading the control module (5) and auxiliary modules, in this example a single auxiliary module (6).
  • the control unit (4) has a communications port for connection with a Wi-Fi router (46) that allows data to be sent to a remote center or terminal.
  • the control module (5) is connected via cable to the control unit (4) and has wireless communication means (51) for receiving data from the auxiliary module (6); of an electronic board (52) that controls solenoid valves (53, 54) responsible for opening and closing the beverage outlet of the tanks (1 1, 12) towards the respective conduits (13, 14).
  • the control module (5) also has flow meters (55, 56) that determine the amount of beverage supplied from the tanks (1 1, 12) to the respective pipes (13, 14) and that allows the system to determine the quantity of remaining drink in each of the tanks.
  • the mentioned control module (5) has a battery (57) for its power supply 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) for power supply in case of external power failure; sensors (64, 65, 66) suitable for monitoring different system parameters being connected to said electronic board.
  • sensors can be of different types depending on the parameters to be monitored; represented in this exemplary embodiment by: a temperature probe (64) responsible for detecting the temperature of the cooling liquid passing through the recirculation duct (22) of the refrigeration equipment; a clamp meter (65) to detect the consumption of the refrigerating machine (21) and a pressure transducer (66) that detects the pressure applied by the pressurization equipment (3) to the tanks (1 1, 12).
  • this auxiliary module (6) also has control means (67) to act on the monitored equipment, for example the refrigeration equipment (2) and the pressurization equipment (3) with in order to keep the values captured by the sensors (65) within predetermined parameters.
  • control means (67) can be, for example, relays or any other.
  • the remote control (7) has an internal battery (71), wireless communication means (72) and an electronic board (73) provided with push buttons (74) to perform stop and change tank operations (1 1, 12) in use by acting on the solenoid valves (53, 54) associated with the control module (5).

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L'invention concerne un système de surveillance et de commande applicable à des installations distributrices de boissons, concrètement des installations pourvues : d'un équipement distributeur (1) avec plusieurs cuves (11, 12) contenant une boisson à distribuer ; d'un équipement de réfrigération (2) et d'un équipement de mise sous pression (3) des cuves (11, 12). Le système comprend : une commande centrale (4) avec une interface d'utilisateur (41) pour commander le fonctionnement du système et des moyens de communication sans fil (44) ; un module de commande (5) de l'équipement distributeur (1) de boisson au moyen d'électrovannes, et de réception de données d'un nombre variable de modules auxiliaires (6) de commande télématique de l'installation qui surveillent et commandent des paramètres de fonctionnement du système. La commande centrale (4), le module de commande (5) et les modules auxiliaires (6) disposent d'une alimentation électrique externe, et de batteries (45, 57, 63) d'alimentation en cas de panne de l'alimentation externe.
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