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EP1484280B1
EP1484280B1 EP03380131A EP03380131A EP1484280B1 EP 1484280 B1 EP1484280 B1 EP 1484280B1 EP 03380131 A EP03380131 A EP 03380131A EP 03380131 A EP03380131 A EP 03380131A EP 1484280 B1 EP1484280 B1 EP 1484280B1
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Manuel Onieva Jimenez
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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
    • B67D1/04—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
    • B67D1/0456—Siphons, i.e. beverage containers under gas pressure without supply of further pressurised gas during dispensing

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  • the present invention relates to a plug with a siphon valve of the type of the plugs used to serve carbonated drinks stored in discardable pressurised containers, such a plug is known from US 5 918 779, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the gas in addition to contributing a tactile sensation in the palate and a characteristic taste, has traditionally been used as a propellant means in siphons.
  • Siphons are pressurised containers provided with a liquid outlet valve and a lever or the like to open when serving the desired amount.
  • valves that are opened with a lever In addition to the valves that are opened with a lever, the applicant is aware of patents that describe valves employing flexible membranes to obtain said opening.
  • U.S. Patent 5894962 describes a plug for gaseous drink bottles that has an outlet valve with a flexible membrane in a hemispherical cap shape, centred under which is the sealing element fixed by a wedged element.
  • opening of the valve involves deformation of an element that must be properly restored for a subsequent good seal of the valve.
  • the present invention makes use of two mutually independent deformable elements, one allowing opening by pressure and the other determining the valve itself, which provides a longer lifetime of the device.
  • valve assembly for supplying pressurized liquid from a contained disclosed in US 5918779 wherein is needed and additional element as the one referenced as a tube retaining socket (10) which is comprised by a conical disc portion 22, a tube portion 23 and a gripping means 24.
  • This additional piece is used for retaining the dipping tube in the desired position.
  • a valve element which also includes a tubular segment in which enters a feeding dip tube. So thanks to the design of the valve element two functions are fulfilled one being used as a valve and retaining the dip tube in a desired position, being used for that a tubular element comprised in the valve element.
  • the present invention consists of a plug, as defined by claim 1, with a siphon valve with a configuration lacking the drawbacks cited in the background section, allowing its use in containers that constitute a discardable assembly.
  • the plug is mainly comprised of three parts, an outer casing, the flexible body of the valve and a pusher.
  • the outer casing is the main body, essentially cylindrical in shape, with two clearly differentiated chambers (an upper chamber and a lower chamber) communicated to each other by a tubular duct that is prolonged above and below.
  • the upper chamber allows receiving the liquid when it exits if the flow regime is sufficiently turbulent, stabilising it before it reaches the outside.
  • the bottom chamber houses the flexible element of the valve and is in overpressure.
  • the tubular duct connecting the two chambers is closed on its lower end by a spherical cap protrusion supported by flexible spokes that reach the cylindrical body of the flexible element of the valve.
  • a third part comprises a curved, downwardly concave flexible membrane that establishes the seal of the upper chamber. It also is provided with a pusher in the form of a rod that is prolonged inside the tubular duct that communicates the chambers.
  • This pusher is guided by the tubular duct in its vertical displacement as it is pushed downward by the pressure exerted on the upper membrane with the finger.
  • the displacement of the sealing protrusion is made possible by the deformation of the spokes that support it, eliminating the seal and allowing passage of the liquid to the upper chamber, and eventually to the exterior.
  • Figure 1 shows an elevation section of the three main parts of the plug with a valve, also including a plan view of the flexible valve element.
  • Figure 2 shows the three parts operatively coupled with a representation of the neck of the pressurised container and the feeding tube arriving from the bottom of the container.
  • Figure 1 shows the three main parts of the plug: the casing or the main body (2), the lid (1) with a pusher and the flexible body (3) of the valve.
  • the main body (2) is essentially cylindrical and has two chambers differentiated by a discoid plate (2.8), the upper chamber (2.2) being closed by the lid (1) and the bottom chamber (2.9) prolonged in the container (4) to which it is coupled by an internal threading (2.10).
  • the upper chamber (2.2) and the lower chamber (2.9) are communicated by means of a central vertical tubular duct (2.3, 2.4) that is prolonged above (2.3) and below (2.4) the discoid plate (2.8).
  • the upper chamber (2.2) has a lip (2.1) that defines a seat for the top lid (1).
  • the liquid reaches the outside from said upper chamber (2.2) through an oblique duct (2.6).
  • the oblique duct (2.6) rises from the level determined by the discoid plate (2.8) to prevent liquid being retained in the upper chamber.
  • Figure 2 shows the arrangement of the three parts when operationally coupled, showing that the lid (1) consists of a peripheral flange with a seat (1.1) meant to enter the lip (2.1) to establish a proper sealing of the upper chamber (2.2).
  • the central part of the lid (1) consists of a curved and downwardly concave flexible membrane (1.2).
  • a bar (1.3) that acts as a pusher.
  • This bar or pusher (1.3) is housed in the tubular duct (2.3, 2.4) leaving an ample clearance to allow passage of the liquid from the bottom chamber (2.9) to the upper chamber (2.2).
  • the elastic body (3) comprises a cylindrical tubular segment (3.2) in which enters the feeding tube (5) that reaches the bottom of the container, facilitating that at all times the pressure will propel the exit of the liquid that tends to remain on the bottom, instead of the gas that remains on the top.
  • the cylindrical tubular segment (3.2) ends on the top at a flange (3.1) meant to establish a seal with the bottom part of the discoid plate (2.8).
  • This seal is established on the peripheral area of the flange (3.1), as there is a step under the discoid plate (2.8) that determines a lip area (2.5) on which the support is established.
  • Said spherical cap protrusion (3.5) closes the communication between the bottom chamber (2.9) and the upper chamber (2.2) when it rests against the lower end of the bottom segment of the tubular duct (2.4).
  • the bottom end of the pusher (1.3) is placed slightly above the lower end of the tubular duct (2.4), thereby preventing a poor closure of the spherical cap protrusion (3.5) in its resting position.
  • the valve is opened by pressing on the lid (1), deforming the membrane (1.2) and causing the guided, vertical displacement of the pusher (1.3).
  • the pusher (1.3) lowers the spherical cap protrusion (3.5) until it no longer rests on the bottom end of the tubular duct (2.4); thus, liquid is allowed to pass from inside the feeding tube (5) to the upper chamber (2.2) through the clearance between the pusher (1.3) and the tubular duct (2.3, 2.4).
  • Figure 2 shows two enlarged insets of the contact area of the pusher (1.3) on the spherical cap protrusion (3.5).
  • the inset A in a closed position and the inset B with the pusher (1.3) displacing the spherical cap protrusion (3.5) downwards, allowing liquid to pass.
  • the flexible element (3) is also provided with external flaps that rest on the inside of the bottleneck, maintaining the correct position of the flexible element (3) and preventing malfunctions of the valve seat.
  • the protrusion (3.5) does not necessarily have a spherical cap surface.
  • the invention also considers the use of a protrusion (3.5) limited by any surface of revolution that establishes a seat on the lower segment of the tubular duct (2.4).
  • a simple grip of the plug can be provided by making all or part of the outer surface (2.7) rough.

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  1. Bonde avec une vanne siphon, du type des bondes avec une vanne, qui utilise une membrane souple agissant comme un ressort pour ramener la vanne dans sa position d'origine et comprenant trois parties :
    - un boîtier (2) qui est constitué essentiellement d'un corps cylindrique, possédant un plateau discoïdal (2.8) séparant deux chambres, une chambre inférieure (2.9) et une chambre supérieure (2.2), qui communiquent entres elles par un conduit tubulaire vertical central (2.3, 2.4), et où la chambre supérieure est raccordée à l'extérieur à travers un conduit oblique (2.6) qui s'élève au-dessus du niveau du plateau discoïdal (2.8), de manière à ce que le liquide ne soit pas retenu ;
    - un couvercle (1) qui est équipé d'une membrane souple (1.2) sous laquelle se trouve un piston (1.3) ; la chambre supérieure (2.2) du boîtier (2) étant fermée par le couvercle (1) dont l'assise périphérique (1.1) est insérée dans le rebord supérieur (2.1) du boîtier (2) ; et
    - un élément de vanne élastique (3) présentant une saillie (3.5) soutenue aussi par des segments radiaux élastiques (3.4) ;
    Caractérisée par :
    - le piston (1.3) est logé dans le conduit tubulaire (2.3, 2.4) avec un espace libre et s'allonge presque aussi loin que l'extrémité inférieure de ledit conduit (2.3) ;
    - l'élément de vanne élastique (3) s'appuie par le périmètre d'une collerette (3.1) sur un rebord annulaire cranté (2.5) du boîtier (2) et sur la paroi interne du conteneur (4), grâce à des volets (3.3) ;
    - la saillie du capuchon (3.5) est sphérique ; et
    - l'élément élastique (3) de la vanne comprend un élément tubulaire (3.2), dans lequel rentre un tube d'alimentation plongeur (5).
  2. Bonde avec vanne siphon, conforme à la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait que la membrane souple (1.2) du couvercle (1) est déformée par la pression provoquant un déplacement vers le bas du piston (1.3), ce qui produit en retour une ouverture entre l'extrémité inférieure du conduit tubulaire (2.4) et la saillie du capuchon sphérique (3.5) par la déformation des segments souples du support radial (3.4), établissant une communication entre la chambre inférieure (2.9) et la chambre supérieure (2.2) qui conduit à l'extérieur.
  3. Bonde avec vanne siphon, conforme à la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait que la saillie (3.5) est limitée par une surface de révolution, qui établit un siège sur le segment inférieur du conduit tubulaire (2.4).
  4. Bonde avec vanne siphon, conforme à la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait que tout ou partie de l'extérieur du boîtier possède une surface rugueuse (2.7), pour en faciliter la prise.
EP03380131A 2003-06-03 2003-06-03 Bouchon pour siphon avec soupape Expired - Lifetime EP1484280B1 (fr)

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ES03380131T ES2285075T3 (es) 2003-06-03 2003-06-03 Tapon con valvula sifon.
AT03380131T ATE359229T1 (de) 2003-06-03 2003-06-03 Siphonkopf
EP03380131A EP1484280B1 (fr) 2003-06-03 2003-06-03 Bouchon pour siphon avec soupape
DE60313146T DE60313146D1 (de) 2003-06-03 2003-06-03 Siphonkopf

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