ES1061897U - Beer dispenser faucet (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Beer dispensing tap, of the type that incorporates a valve body equipped with a rear inlet duct, a lower outlet nozzle, a central chamber facing the inlet duct, a shutter housed in said chamber, sealing gaskets that This chamber is divided into four others, which are aligned perimetrically around the shutter, and a tilting core associated coaxially with the shutter, from which a manually operated handle of the tap emerges, characterized in that three radial holes are established in the shutter (6). that converge on a central chamber (10); a radial hole (11) of large diameter, a radial hole (12) of intermediate diameter but considerably smaller than the previous one, and a third radial hole (13) of diameter slightly smaller than that of the previous one (12), forming the two first holes (11-12) an angle close to 90 °, and the third hole (13) being opposed to the previous ones and located approximately in the bisector of the angle formed by the latter. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Beer dispenser tap.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a tap, of those used for dispensing beer, that is to say top off the free end of the beer exit circuit from a supply barrel.

The object of the invention is to achieve that after the majority filling of the glass, cup, jug or recipient container of the beer in question, the final filling of the beer is make with cream or beer foam, without requiring a special ability on the part of the person who is "pulling" Beer.

Background of the invention

As is known, for the vast majority of consumers a well-thrown beer cane is one in which on a majority basis of liquid beer a thick layer of foam or cream. At present this is achieved conveniently maneuvering on the tap lever dispenser, so that after a phase of total opening in which you get the liquid beer, you need to look for a position of partial opening, quite critical in which the foaming, so that to achieve this effect in optimal conditions are required of professionals with considerable experience, consequently expensive and increasingly difficult to find.

Description of the invention

The object of the invention is to provide a beer dispenser tap that is capable of adopting two limit positions, one corresponding to the beer supply liquid and another corresponding to the cream supply, with a intermediate closing position, so that the closing situation It is easily detectable by the non-exit of liquid or cream, and the limit positions of liquid outlet and outlet of cream are in turn clearly defined by the stops corresponding in the tilt of the tap lever.

This allows a beer cane to be "lying" in optimal conditions by anyone, without the lower degree of professional specialization and with optimal results, which in turn allows entrepreneurs in the hospitality use more abundant and cheaper labor without undermine the service offered to the client.

To do this and more specifically the tap that preconiza is constituted, like a conventional tap of this type, from a body in which a duct is defined rear input, attachable to the corresponding circuit beer supply, conduit that flows into a chamber at your once connected to the tap outlet nozzle, standing at said camera a spherical shutter actuated by the lever or tap handle, said chamber incorporating seals and counting said shutter with radial holes that allow establish or not communicate between the inlet duct and the outlet nozzle

Well, according to the invention, the cited shutter and facing the two conventional holes for beer passage, has three radial holes that communicate each other in its center, a large diameter hole and two others small diameter holes, conveniently offset between yes so that when the larger diameter hole faces to the inlet duct one of the other two in turn larger diameter than the other, is facing the exit chamber, while the third is sealed by one of the boards, this position corresponding to that of the outgoing beer in the state liquid, so that when the larger diameter hole rotates 90 ° and the borehole faces the diameter hole intermediate is facing a connection with the outside of the tap, for air intake and emptying thereof, while the third hole is sealed by the seals, and when the shutter exceeds the previous position, that is exceeds 90 ° in opposition to the opening position, the intermediate diameter hole passes to the closed position, the smaller diameter hole enters into communication with the inlet duct, and the larger diameter duct is still in communication with the output chamber, receiving a stream of beer through the aforementioned hole of smaller diameter, than at impact on the wall of the major becomes foam.

As previously said both limit positions, those of total opening with beer supply liquid and foam are defined by two stops in the drive handle and intermediate closing position and asymmetric is defined by the angle of 90 ° with respect to the opening position and on the other hand by the absence of output of both liquid beer and foam.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization of it, is accompanied as an integral part of said description, a set of drawings where with character Illustrative and not limiting, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows, according to an elevation view side a beer dispenser tap made according to the object of the present invention.

Figure 2.- Shows a detail in section transverse tap of the previous figure at the shutter level of the same and in a closed situation for said tap.

Figure 3.- Shows a similar representation to that of figure 2 corresponding to an opening situation for the shutter, in which liquid beer is obtained.

Figure 4.- Shows again a representation similar to those in figures 2 and 3, but in which the shutter position corresponds to the obtaining situation of cream.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

In view of the figures outlined you can be observed as the tap that is recommended, as is conventional in This type of beer dispenser taps, incorporate a body (1) fixed, elongated vertically, accessed radially and subsequently an inlet conduit (2), which is finished off by its lower extremity in a pouring nozzle (3) and that superiorly it incorporates a rotating core (4) operable by a lever (5) tilting horizontally, dragging said lever (5) in its tilting movement to an inner shutter (6) cylindrical / spherical, which plays inside a chamber (7 '') defined in the middle area of the body (1), in a situation of confrontation with the entrance duct (2), camera that is assisted by gaskets (8), they are divided into three sectors independent and watertight, an entry sector (7 ') facing the inlet duct (2), an outlet sector (7 '') in permanent communication with the pouring nozzle (3), a sector (7 '' ') in communication with the outside of the tap through a small radial hole (9) of the body (1).

Well, according to the invention, the shutter (6) incorporates three radial holes that communicate in a central and cylindrical chamber (10); a radial hole (11) of considerable diameter, a second radial hole (12) in diameter intermediate but considerably smaller than the previous one and in third radial hole (13) slightly smaller than the intermediate, the hole (12) having an intermediate diameter offset approximately 90 ° from the hole (11) of larger diameter, while the hole (13) of smaller diameter is opposes the previous ones, near the angle bisector defined by these two points.

The hole (11) of greater diameter is axially facing the entrance hole (2) in a situation of tap opening, which is determined by a stop for the handle (5), and in such position the hole (12) in diameter intermediate is located on the exit chamber (7``), while that the hole (12) of smaller diameter is isolated by the board (8).

When from this opening situation the lever (5) tilts 90 °, moving from the position shown in the Figure 3 to that shown in Figure 2, the conduit (11) of greater diameter is the one that is located in the exit chamber (7 ''), the smaller diameter hole (13) remains inoperative reaching another sector of the seal (8), and the hole (12) of intermediate diameter faces the chamber (7 '' ') of communication with the outside of the tap through the hole (9) for air intake and facilitate the unloading of beer that may exist in the chamber (7 '') to the outlet nozzle (3).

If this tilt movement is exceeded 90 ° of the handle (5), in a magnitude of, for example, another 25 °, determined in turn by a second fixed stop, the hole (11) of larger diameter is still mostly facing the outlet chamber (7``), the hole (12) of intermediate diameter becomes inoperative being closed by the board (8), and the hole (13) of smaller diameter faces the chamber (7 ') that finish the inlet duct (2), so that the beer accesses inside the shutter (6) through this hole (13) of very reduced diameter and generates a jet that strongly impacts on the hole wall (11) of greater diameter after crossing the central chamber (10), so that the strong impact on said wall foaming occurs, which comes in the form of cream through the chamber (7 '') to the outlet nozzle (3), all this as can be seen from the observation in figure (4).

In accordance with the above and as It has been said before, from the closing situation shown in figure 2, in which the handle (5) adopts a certain position, such as the front position shown in figure (1) when said handle tilts 90 ° in a certain direction up to the corresponding stop, the total shutter opening (6) with liquid beer outlet to through the nozzle (3), and from this situation, in the Timely, swinging the handle (9) in the direction opposite, instead of the 90 ° of the first tilting an angle of, for example 115 °, determined in turn by another limit stop of tilt, is reached without any calculation at effect the ideal position for the formation of cream, after which a new tilt in the first direction and of the order of 25 °, causes the restoration of the closing situation of the tap.

Claims (3)

1. Beer dispensing tap, of the type that incorporates a valvular body provided with a rear inlet duct, a lower outlet nozzle, a central chamber facing the inlet duct, a shutter housed in said chamber, sealing gaskets that they fragment said chamber into four others, which are aligned perimetrically around the shutter, and a tilting core associated coaxially with the shutter, from which a manually operated handle of the tap emerges, characterized in that three radial holes are established in the shutter (6) thereof that converge on a central chamber (10); a radial hole (11) of large diameter, a radial hole (12) of intermediate diameter but considerably smaller than the previous one, and a third radial hole (13) of diameter slightly smaller than that of the previous one (12), forming the two first holes (11-12) an angle close to 90 °, and the third hole (13) being opposed to the previous ones and located approximately in the bisector of the angle formed by the latter. 2. Beer dispensing tap, according to the preceding claim, characterized in that in the chamber of the shutter body (6), in combination with the sealing gasket (8) that relate it to the body (1), three sub-chambers or sectors are defined (7'-7 '' - 7 '''), of which the sector (7') is facing the inlet duct (2), the sector (7 '') to the lower outlet nozzle (3), the sector (7 ''') to a small hole (9) for direct communication with the outside for the entry of air to the tap. 3. Beer dispensing tap, according to previous claims, characterized in that in the situation of opening the tap, defined by a stop for the handle (5) thereof, the orifice (11) of larger diameter is coaxially facing the inlet duct (2 ), the intermediate diameter hole (12) faces the outlet chamber (7 ''), and the smaller diameter hole (13) is sealed by the gasket (8), while in the situation of closing the tap, which is accessed by a 90 ° tilt of its handle (5), the hole with the largest diameter (11) is centered on the outlet sector (7 ''), the intermediate hole (12) faces the sector ( 7 ''') of direct communication with the outside through the hole (9) and the hole (13) of smaller diameter maintains the closing situation for the same with the gasket (8), having provided that the tap handle is capable of tilting a complementary angle preferably of 25 °, delimited or in turn for a second stop, corresponding to the cream-forming position, in which the hole (11) of greater diameter continues to maintain a position of confrontation with the outlet sector (7 '') of the chamber, the hole ( 12) of intermediate diameter is closed by means of the gasket (8), and the orifice (13) of smaller diameter faces the sector (7 ') of the chamber corresponding to the inlet conduit (2).