CN1950262B

CN1950262B - Carbonated beverage dispenser

Info

Publication number: CN1950262B
Application number: CN2005800142389A
Authority: CN
Inventors: R·P·格兰特; S·C·比翁迪奇
Original assignee: Coca Cola Co
Current assignee: Coca Cola Co
Priority date: 2004-05-05
Filing date: 2005-05-04
Publication date: 2011-04-27
Anticipated expiration: 2025-05-04
Also published as: CN1950262A; ZA200608933B

Abstract

A bottle (110). The bottle (110) may include an expanded rear end (150), an offset spout (120), and a substantially flat side (170) positioned between the expanded rear end and the offset spout.

Description

Carbonated beverage dispenser

Technical field

Present invention relates in general to a kind of beverage dispenser, more particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of like this carbonated beverage dispenser: it can be stored in the common refrigerator.

Background technology

For present two liters of dress PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles of carbonated soft drink bottle-for example of repeatedly using, the each unlatching when sealing, general all can be the carbon dioxide (CO in the headspace of top ₂) discharge into the atmosphere.Seal covered again after, some carbon dioxide that contains band in the beverage products will be moved in the headspace, up to product and the bottle in void space between reach balance till.Each bottle Shi Douhui that is opened continues such circulation.Along with product is constantly consumed, must in bigger headspace, reach balance.The result is exactly, and two liters of dresses of the typical case PET bottle that is used for the splendid attire carbonated soft drink will lose carbonate gas, that is to say, is about half capacity or is unlocked after about 5 to 6 times at bottle, and it is flat that bottle will become.

Relevantly repeatedly comprise with the other problem of beverage bottle at present: bottle is difficult to carry, topples over and deposits.For example, the customer may trust very much seal and bottle between original sealing.Therefore, the customer will be placed into bottle in the refrigerator with lying low.But,, thereby normally bottle is erected to place in case after being unlocked and being sealed up again, the customer just loses faith in sealing of bottle.But the attitude of depositing of this setting may the selectivity of the person of curbing consumption aspect depositing.In addition, the beverage bottle of the usefulness design form that adopted straight wall to prolong repeatedly.For the bottle design form that this straight wall is prolonged, the customer is found difficult to differentiate different brands.As if the customer wish more that bottle has contoured and/or has handle.

Thereby, hope can have a kind of carbonated soft drink packing material and packaging system of repeatedly usefulness, it can keep the freshness (carbon dioxide content in the beverage) of product, and has eliminated the relevant problem that fetches by can directly providing and delivering from refrigerator, and allows the customer freely to control the use specification.Preferably, buyer or customer should recognize the extra functional advantage that this newly-designed packing material brings when selecting product.

Summary of the invention

Thereby the application has introduced a kind of bottle.This bottle comprises the rear end of expanding, the bottleneck and the smooth basically side of biasing, and side wherein is between rear end of expanding and offset spout.

This bottle can be made by PET or aluminium.The rear end of expanding is essentially hemispheric shape.Smooth side can comprise the multiple tracks support ribs, and the bottleneck of side and biasing has formed certain angle.Bottle also can comprise the curved side relative with planar side and be positioned at the in-to-in web.The position of internal web is vertical with respect to planar side substantially.Bottle also can comprise mouth piece, and it is positioned on the bottleneck of biasing.Mouth piece can comprise umbrella valve or not have the blocking of vent.

The application has also introduced a kind of beverage dispenser that is used for soda.This beverage dispenser can comprise the bottle that has first end and second end.First end can be circular, and second end can comprise the bottleneck of biasing.Bottle also can comprise first smooth side and the second crooked side.On bottleneck, mouth piece can be installed.When carrying out dispensing, mouth piece can keep and the contacting of soda.

Mouth piece can be the blocking of ventilation or the blocking that does not have vent.The inside of bottle can have disc.Internal web state of living in can be vertical substantially with respect to flattened side.

Description of drawings

Axonometric drawing among Fig. 1 has been represented a kind of embodiment of carbonated beverage dispenser, and this dispensing device will be placed in the common refrigerator;

Side sectional view among Fig. 2 has been represented bottle, mouth piece and the container of carbonated beverage dispenser;

Axonometric drawing among Fig. 3 has been represented and the matching used bottle of carbonated beverage dispenser;

Fig. 4 is the lateral plan of bottle shown in Figure 3;

Fig. 5 is the upward view of bottle shown in Figure 3;

Fig. 6 has represented the flattened side of bottle shown in Figure 3;

Fig. 7 is the section-drawing of being done along the 7-7 line among Fig. 6;

Axonometric drawing among Fig. 8 has been represented the another kind of embodiment of bottle, and this bottle is used for and the supporting use of carbonated beverage dispenser;

Fig. 9 is the birds-eye view of bottle shown in Figure 8;

Figure 10 is the upward view of bottle shown in Figure 8;

Lateral plan among Figure 11 has been represented a kind of bottle that has evacuated tube in it;

Axonometric drawing among Figure 12 has been represented a kind of bottle that has base;

Figure 13 is the lateral plan that has the bottle of base shown in Figure 12;

Lateral plan among Figure 14 has been represented a kind of bottle that has dust boot;

Figure 15 is another lateral plan that has the bottle of dust boot shown in Figure 14;

Axonometric drawing among Figure 16 has been represented a kind of bottle that has dust boot;

Figure 17 is the lateral plan that has the bottle of dust boot shown in Figure 16;

Lateral plan among Figure 18 has been represented a kind of bottle that has handle;

Figure 19 is another lateral plan that has the bottle of handle shown in Figure 180;

Figure 20 is another lateral plan that has the bottle of handle shown in Figure 180;

Axonometric drawing among Figure 21 has been represented a kind of bottle that has handle;

Figure 22 is the lateral plan that has the bottle of handle shown in Figure 21;

Figure 23 is the side sectional view of ventilation blocking;

Figure 24 is the side sectional view of the blocking of no air extractor vent;

Figure 25 is the axonometric drawing that has the bottle of two curved side;

Axonometric drawing among Figure 26 has been represented a kind of container that has the foam insert; And

Axonometric drawing among Figure 27 has been represented a kind of container that has ice hole.

The specific embodiment

Referring to accompanying drawing, in all accompanying drawings, identical number designation all refers to same parts, and Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 have represented a kind of example of carbonated beverage dispenser 100 of the present invention.Carbonated beverage dispenser 100 can be used in the common refrigerator or reefer, also can be used independently.As shown in the figure, carbonated beverage dispenser 100 can comprise bottle 110.Bottle 110 can have mouth piece 120, and this mouth piece allows beverage products is provided and delivered out from bottle, carbonate gas can be remained in the bottle 110 simultaneously.Bottle 110 can be placed in the container 130.Bottle 110 also can use separately, and need not to use with container 130.

Preferably, bottle 110 usefulness PET or materials similar are made.Also can use the aluminium of the plastics of other type or metal-for example.The dimensions scope of bottle 110 is raised between 5 liters about 1, but also can adopt other specification.Preferably, available existing bottle making equipment is made bottle 110, and can carry out can to it with existing filling apparatus.Therefore, the total length of bottle 110 is generally less than about 400 millimeters, and the following height of bottle 110 necks is not more than about 340 millimeters.The diameter of bottle 110 should satisfy the 130mm tolerance limit that present most of blow molding die allows.The present invention also can adopt other size and dimension.

Fig. 3-7 has represented a kind of embodiment of bottle 110.Represented bottle 140 in this example.One end of bottle 140 can have bottom 150, has bottleneck 160 on the other end.The bottom is roughly circle, and extended, that is to say that the shape of bottom 150 is essentially semisphere.The bottom 150 of expanding provides headspace for carbon dioxide.Bottleneck 160 can be conventional design, and it departs from the central axis of bottle 140, and as shown in the figure, the central axis of bottle passes the center of bottom 150.

Bottle 140 can have flattened side 170 and circular side 180.As shown in the figure, owing to adopted flattened side 170, make bottle 140 have ornamental outward appearance on the whole, just as the part of this bottle has been removed.Flattened side 170 also makes bottle 140 to be kept flat.Flattened side 170 can 150 be extended to bottleneck 160 from the bottom according to certain angle.In this embodiment, the angle that is adopted is about 6 degree (6 °).Also can adopt other angle arbitrarily.Adopt this oblique angle can guarantee that beverage products flows to bottleneck 160.

Round sides 180 can adopt any desired shapes.In this example, the decorative appearance of round sides 180 adopted with by the Coca-Cola in Atlanta, the Georgia city similar shape of contoured shape bottle that sell, famous.Also can adopt tag board 190 and some indentures 200.Any design that makes whole bottle 140 have ideal form all can be employed in the present invention.

The overall shape of bottle 140 has been guaranteed: when bottle 140 is placed with its flattened side 170 when landing, bottleneck 160 is lower than bottom 150.Such design makes mouth piece 120 keep " wetting " attitude when being covered, and that is to say, the beverage products by gravity is keeping and the contacting of mouth piece 120.Bottle 140 being retracted property blister-packs, thus have picture and brand message.

Can be shaped on the support ribs 210 of some on the flattened side 170.Although support ribs 210 can be roughly oval shape as shown in the figure like that, can adopt Any shape.Support ribs 210 also can adopt or not adopt itself.

Fig. 8-10 has represented the another kind of embodiment of bottle 110, and in the case, this embodiment is a bottle 215.Bottle 215 can have bottom 150, bottleneck 160, flattened side 170 and round sides 180.As above-mentioned situation, round sides 180 and bottle 215 integral body can be taked any desirable ornamental appearance.Bottle 140 also has internal web 220.Web 220 is to a great extent perpendicular to flattened side 170 and near 150 extensions bottleneck 160 from the bottom.Consider and hold the internal pressure that soda produces that web 220 will help to keep the shape of flattened side 170 and lower delivery location point.

Figure 11-25 has represented several alternative embodiments, they can with bottle 110,140,215 or any supporting use of bottle that will be used in the beverage dispenser 100, wherein, these embodiments can be used as whole the employing, perhaps use separately.For example, Figure 11 has represented the inner bottle 110,140,215 that has body 250, and body 250 is communicated with mouth piece 120.Interior pipe 250 can be arranged to extend along flattened side 170.Thereby when bottle was arranged to land with its flattened side, interior pipe 250 made mouth piece 120 bottle 110,140,215 or any similar bottle can be emptied completely.

Situation when Figure 12-13 has represented bottle 110,140,215 or any similar bottle and dust boot 260 supporting uses.Dust boot 260 can be the cup-shaped structure of an amplification, and it does as a whole covering with the bottleneck 160 and the top section of bottle 110,140,215.Dust boot 260 makes bottle 110,140,215 to place upside down under the situation that bottleneck is placed dust boot 260.Dust boot 260 also can be removed from bottle 140, and by along the bottom 150 and flattened side 170 be arranged into the below of bottle 110,140,215.Like this, dust boot 260 just is supported on bottle 110,140,215 on the dispensing angle.Figure 14-15 has represented the another kind of embodiment of dust boot 260.Dust boot 260 can adopt any size easily or shape.

Situation when Figure 16-17 has represented bottle 110,140,215 or any similar bottle and base for supporting 270 supporting uses.Base for supporting 270 also is a cup-shaped structure, is arranged under the situation of this base in the bottom 150 of bottle 110,140,215, and this base makes that bottle 110,140,215 can erectly be placed.Have tab 280 or similar structure on the base for supporting 270.Tab 280 can be folded downwards, thereby base 270 can be supported on bottle 110,140,215 on the dispensing angle.Base for supporting 270 can be taked any size easily or shape.

Situation when Figure 18-20 has represented bottle 110,140,215 or any similar bottle and handle 290 supporting uses.Handle 290 can have the ring 300 around bottleneck 160.Handle 290 also has the L shaped arm spare 310 of capitalization, and it extends from ring 300.Arm spare 310 may extend into a pair of supporting leg 320 places, and supporting leg 320 contacts with bottle 110,140,215.When connecting as shown in Figure 18, handle 290 makes the customer can carry bottle 110,140,215.When arranging as shown in Figure 19, handle 290 makes bottle 110,140,215 to arrange with being upside down and to support.When arranging as shown in Figure 20, handle 290 makes bottle 110,140,215 can be arranged to be in predetermined angle

Figure 21-22 has represented the another kind of embodiment of handle 330.In this embodiment, handle 330 can rotate around the flattened side 170 of bottle 110,140,215 or any similar bottle.Handle 330 can be connected on the bottle 110,140,215 by hinge 340.Handle 330 has the ring 350 around bottleneck 160.As shown in figure 21, handle 330 makes bottle 110,140,215 be easy to carry.As shown in figure 22, handle 330 can be rotated, thereby bottle 110,140,215 is placed on the dispensing angle.

Figure 23-24 has represented some examples of mouth piece 120, these mouth pieces can with bottle 110,140,215 or the similarly supporting use of bottle.Preferably, utilize traditional sealing device that mouth piece 120 is installed.In transportation, distribution and storing process, mouth piece 120 can provide firm sealing function.If about 100 Deposited about 14 days under the condition of (being about 37.8 ℃), the spillage of 120 pairs of carbon dioxides of mouth piece should not surpass about 4.5 volumes.Because the production range of temperatures of carbonate product is about 40

(being about 4.4 ℃) is to about 75

Between (being about 23.9 ℃), so should reduce foamed phenomenon in the delivery process.In the process of initial dispensing, the quality of product (carbonic acid degree level) should be with to topple over the initial product that from bottle suitable.The quality of toppling over the product that subsequently should surpass common bottle and/or topple over performance.

For mouth piece 120 selected materials should not can be recycled the problem of bringing, for example, in the flotation separation process, material should not be difficult to open with the PET chip separation.The density of material should be lower than about 1kg/Dm ³Mouth piece 120 should be adapted to the remodeling form of present 28 millimeters or 38 millimeters bottlenecks, and preferably, and mouth piece should " in fact can't from bottle 110 " take off.Preferably, can utilize the sealing device of standard and seal chuck mouth piece 120 is installed.

Mouth piece 120 allows product is fully discharged from bottle 110.As mentioned above, bottle 110 can be provided and delivered on the position of basic horizontal, and comprises the bottleneck of biasing, is beneficial to by gravity and carries out emptying.Mouth piece 120 can be designed to fit onto in the neck finish of bottle 110.The total length of mouth piece 120 can be reduced, so that whole dispensing device 100 can be adapted to refrigerator better.If used dust boot 260, then should have the exhibit of distorting that is enough to from visually finding out, thereby no longer need anti-tamper shrink sleeve.

All aeration of bottle 110 all should be carried out through mouth piece 120.Bottle 110,140,215 should only have one and be used to the perforate of pouring into and providing and delivering.Vent 120 is not answered water clock, and on any available carbonic acid degree level, should not allow carbon dioxide to pass through.Mouth piece 120 should touch with singlehanded.Mouth piece 120 should be finished automatically after dispensing and reseal.Touch mouth piece 120 required application forces and should not surpass about 5 pounds (about 2.3 kilograms).Flow should be equal to or greater than about 1 ounce (about 29.6 milliliters)/second up to product till having been provided and delivered fully under the production temperature, and production temperature wherein is about 40 (being about 4.4 ℃) is to about 75

In the scope of (being about 23.9 ℃).Mouth piece 120 should work (open and closed) about 50 times and can water clock.

A kind of known mouth piece 120 is to be made by the Tomlinson Industries company that is positioned at the joslyn hi-voltage city.Figure 23 has represented a kind of example by the vented closure 400 of TomlinsonIndustries company manufacturing.This vented closure 400 is formed by the umbrella valve, and this umbrella valve can be carried out dispensing to product, carbon dioxide can be remained in the bottle 110 simultaneously.

For example, from figure as can be seen: when actuator A was manually pressed to the antetheca FW of mouth piece body B, the keeper arm M of sealing member moved inward, thereby formed passage P between sealing member ST and valve seat VS, flow among the outlet O to allow liquid.Seal keeper arm M also opens non-return valve K, thereby allows air is drawn among the vessel space S through admission port VI and venting channels VP.Mouth piece 400 also has pressure compensation device 410, and it has limited liquid when initial and has been punched into phenomenon among the passage P.Pressure compensation device 410 can comprise diffuser 420 and butterfly roof spoiler 430.

In No. 11/087908 U.S. Patent application of submission on March 23rd, 2005 and No. 60/555453 U. S. application of submitting on March 23rd, 2004 vented closure 400 has been described further, wherein, these two applications all belong to people such as Labinski, and title all is " a self-enclosed connection for bbreather pipe ".

Figure 24 has represented the another kind of example of mouth piece 120.In this case, mouth piece is the blocking 450 of no vent.Nothing ventilation shape of the mouth as one speaks blocking 450 shown in the figure is the Smartseal AS company manufacturings by Norway Sandnes place.Do not have ventilation shape of the mouth as one speaks blocking 450 and allow product from bottle 110, to provide and deliver out, but do not suck other air.As shown in the figure, presses lever 460 just can make sealing member 470 raise, thereby product can be toppled over out through perforate 480.The 2004-1397 Norwegian patent applications of submitting on April 5th, 2004 has been introduced the blocking 450 that does not have the ventilation shape of the mouth as one speaks further.

The mouth piece 120 of other type can comprise that " coffee pot " type mouth piece, " hydrocooler " type mouth piece, traditional beer barrel shape tap and the liquid laundry that is used on the large-scale dispensing bottle clean the formulation mouth piece.Can adopt the mouth piece 120 of any kind, as long as it allows product to topple over and do not allow carbonate gas loss in the product through it.

Various types of mouth pieces 120 are tested, and compared with existing mouth piece.The type of screwing mouth piece on 2～3 liters of bottlings of mouth piece 120 and representative type compares.Adopt mouth piece 120 can increase the possible number of times of toppling over, can in the toppling process of back, keep the remaining amount of pressure of product again.For example, if common 2 to 3 liters of bottling topple over through 5～6 times or open after will become " putting down ", among the present invention used mouth piece 120 but can with topple over or the number of times of opening be increased to 11,12 or more times.Mouth piece 120 can also keep the impregnability of bottle 110.

Although the container of representing among Fig. 1 130 is rectangles, container 130 can be taked multiple different shape.Preferably adopt " Fridge-Pack " container class that the reason of rectangle is that the Coca-Cola of itself and Atlanta, the Georgia State sells seemingly." Fridge-Pack " container has been proved to be extensively to be received by the customer, and reason is that it has utilized " dead angle " space in the refrigerator to store.In addition, when container 130 is placed in the refrigerator, can stack and/or place other product thereon.Other possible shape comprise the expansion that has flat bottom six shapes, have the flat cone of round nose or flat bottom; Have flat top semicircle, having the square rib vertebra shape of semi-circular cut-out near mouth piece 120 places; And other required shape or size.Also can have one or two transparent panels on any container 130.

Various containers 130 can be to be made by the material of cardboard, paperboard, plastics or similar type.Container 130 can be made in a conventional manner.Container 130 can be sold according to plumbness, but provides and delivers with horizontal state.Mouth piece 120 can be installed in the container 130, and the part of container 130 can be removed, thereby is that mouth piece 120 forms passages.As alternatives, can like that mouth piece 120 be arranged in the outside of container 130 as shown in the figure.Be printed with pattern on the container 130.Also be provided with handle on the container 130.Also can under the situation of not using container 130, use bottle 110,140,215 separately.

Figure 25 has represented the another kind of embodiment of bottle 110.In this example, bottle 500 has two round sides 180.As shown in the figure, the overall shape of bottle 500 similarly is the famous waveform bottle by Coca-Cola's sale of Atlanta, the Georgia State.Usually, adopted the bottleneck 160 of bottom of expanding 150 and biasing, provided and delivered helping.

Figure 26 has represented the another kind of example of beverage dispenser system 100.In this example, bottle 110,140,215 or any similar bottle can be disposed in the container 130.Between bottle 110 and container 130, one or more inserts 510 can be set.Insert 510 can be made with the thermal insulating material of foam or other type, thereby makes the product in the bottle 110 can keep cold conditions in for a long time.

Figure 27 has represented another kind of alternative example, wherein, has aperture 520 on the container 130, thereby the customer can be poured into ice 530 in the container 130, is in cold conditions to keep the product in bottle 110,140,215 or other the similar bottle.Available plastics or other material are made container 130 or are carried out cylinder-packing, so that container 130 has bigger water-proofness.

Claims

1. bottle that is used for soda, it comprises:

The rounded back end of expanding;

The bottleneck of biasing; And

Smooth side and circular side, they are between rounded back end of expanding and offset spout.

2. bottle according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: bottle is made by PET.

3. bottle according to claim 1 is characterized in that: bottle is made of aluminum.

4. bottle according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the rounded back end of expanding comprises hemispheric structure.

5. bottle according to claim 1 is characterized in that: smooth side comprises the multiple tracks support ribs.

6. bottle according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the bottleneck of flattened side and biasing has formed certain angle.

7. bottle according to claim 1 is characterized in that: circular side is relative with smooth side.

8. bottle according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising: internal web.

9. bottle according to claim 8 is characterized in that: internal web is configured to substantially perpendicular to smooth side.

10. bottle according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising: mouth piece, and it is positioned on the bottleneck of biasing, and mouth piece comprises umbrella valve.

11. bottle according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising: mouth piece, it is positioned on the bottleneck of biasing, and mouth piece comprises the blocking of no vent.

12. bottle according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising the mouth piece that is installed on the bottleneck; When carrying out dispensing, the mouth piece maintenance contacts with soda.

13. bottle according to claim 12 is characterized in that: mouth piece is made up of the blocking of ventilation.

14. bottle according to claim 12 is characterized in that: mouth piece is made up of the blocking of no vent.

15. bottle according to claim 12 is characterized in that: bottle comprises internal web.

16. bottle according to claim 15 is characterized in that: internal web is arranged to be substantially perpendicular to smooth side.