Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir

• US 20060243752A1
• Filed: 07/15/2004
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (L'Arche Holding SA)
• Original Assignee: Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (L'Arche Holding SA)
• Inventors: Pakkert, Engbert Hermanues, Innikel, Quintijn
• Application Number:
  US10/565,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20060243752A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 222/399
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0412 the whole dispensing unit being fixed to the container
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0829 Keg connection means
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 2210/00049 Pipes

Abstract

The invention relates to an assembly of a drink dispenser (2) provided with a chamber (4) for accommodating a containing carbonated drink, a lid (5) for closing the chamber, a dispensing head (13) for opening and closing a dispensing line (10) and a container (3) containing carbonated drink provided with a drink dispensing opening (8) and with a dispensing line (10) that connects the drink dispensing opening head, wherein the container is provided with a pressure medium feed opening (21) and with a reservoir (17) with a pressure medium therein which reservoir is provided with a pressure line coupling (20) wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line (22) with, at one end, a reservoir connector (23) for connecting to the pressure line coupling (20) of the reservoir and with, at the end, a pressure medium feed opening (21) of the container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening, respectively, by closing the lid.

Claims

1. Assembly of a drink dispenser provided with a chamber for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink, a lid for closing off the chamber, a dispensing head for opening and closing a dispensing line and a container containing carbonated drink provided with a drink dispensing opening and with a dispensing line that connects the drink dispensing opening to the dispensing head, wherein the container is provided with a pressure medium feed opening and with a reservoir with a pressure medium therein, which reservoir is provided with a pressure line coupling, wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line with, at one end, a reservoir connector for connecting to the pressure line coupling of the reservoir and with, at the other end, a pressure medium feed connector for connecting to the pressure medium feed opening of the container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening, respectively, by closing the lid.

2. Assembly according to claim 1, wherein the pressure line is connected to a pressure regulator for setting a pressure drop between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line.

3. Assembly according to claim 1, wherein the container is provided with an accommodating cavity with a replaceable container containing CO₂ under a pressure higher than 1 bar therein.

4. Assembly according to claim 3, wherein the replaceable container contains liquid CO₂.

5. Assembly according to claim 1, wherein the pressure line is in communication with an expansion chamber located between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line to reduce the pressure of the C0₂ from the reservoir.

6. Container for use in an assembly according to claim 1, comprising a reservoir with a pressure medium therein, which reservoir is provided with a pressure line coupling and with a pressure medium feed opening, wherein the reservoir is connected to the container such that it can be removed.

7. Container according to claim 6, wherein the reservoir contains liquid C0₂.

8. Dispenser for use in an assembly according to claim 1, comprising a chamber for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink, a lid for closing off the chamber, a dispensing head for opening and closing a dispensing line, wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line with, at one end, a reservoir connector for connecting to a pressure line coupling of the reservoir and with, at the other end, a pressure medium feed connector for connecting to the pressure medium feed of a container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening of the container, respectively, by closing the lid when a container has been placed in the dispenser.

9. Assembly according to claim 2, wherein the pressure line is connected to a pressure regulator for setting a pressure drop between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line.

10. Assembly according to claim 1, wherein the pressure line is in communication with an expansion chamber located between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line to reduce the pressure of the C0₂ from the reservoir.

11. Assembly according to claim 2, wherein the pressure line is in communication with an expansion chamber located between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line to reduce the pressure of the C0₂ from the reservoir.

12. Assembly according to claim 3, wherein the pressure line is in communication with an expansion chamber located between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line to reduce the pressure of the C0₂ from the reservoir.

13. Assembly according to claim 4, wherein the pressure line is in communication with an expansion chamber located between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line to reduce the pressure of the C0₂ from the reservoir.

14. Dispenser for use in an assembly according to claim 1, comprising a chamber for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink, a lid for closing off the chamber, a dispensing head for opening and closing a dispensing line, wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line with, at one end, a reservoir connector for connecting to a pressure line coupling of the reservoir and with, at the other end, a pressure medium feed connector for connecting to the pressure medium feed of a container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening of the container, respectively, by closing the lid when a container has been placed in the dispenser.

15. Dispenser for use in an assembly according to claim 2, comprising a chamber for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink, a lid for closing off the chamber, a dispensing head for opening and closing a dispensing line, wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line with, at one end, a reservoir connector for connecting to a pressure line coupling of the reservoir and with, at the other end, a pressure medium feed connector for connecting to the pressure medium feed of a container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening of the container, respectively, by closing the lid when a container has been placed in the dispenser.

16. Dispenser for use in an assembly according to claim 3, comprising a chamber for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink, a lid for closing off the chamber, a dispensing head for opening and closing a dispensing line, wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line with, at one end, a reservoir connector for connecting to a pressure line coupling of the reservoir and with, at the other end, a pressure medium feed connector for connecting to the pressure medium feed of a container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening of the container, respectively, by closing the lid when a container has been placed in the dispenser.

17. Dispenser for use in an assembly according to claim 4, comprising a chamber for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink, a lid for closing off the chamber, a dispensing head for opening and closing a dispensing line, wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line with, at one end, a reservoir connector for connecting to a pressure line coupling of the reservoir and with, at the other end, a pressure medium feed connector for connecting to the pressure medium feed of a container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening of the container, respectively, by closing the lid when a container has been placed in the dispenser.

18. Dispenser for use in an assembly according to claim 5, comprising a chamber for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink, a lid for closing off the chamber, a dispensing head for opening and closing a dispensing line, wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line with, at one end, a reservoir connector for connecting to a pressure line coupling of the reservoir and with, at the other end, a pressure medium feed connector for connecting to the pressure medium feed of a container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening of the container, respectively, by closing the lid when a container has been placed in the dispenser.