CN103717502A - A beverage dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

A housing for a beverage bag, the housing comprising a base and at least one side wall for supporting the beverage bag, a piercing member associated with the base of the housing, and outlet means in fluid communication with the piercing member, such that in use, on positioning a beverage bag containing fluid in the housing, a hole is formed in the beverage bag by the piercing member and the fluid within the beverage bag can be dispensed from the outlet means via the piercing member.

Description

Beverage dispenser

Technical field

Described here the present invention relates to a kind of for distributing the system of beverage.Specifically, the present invention be directed to a kind ofly for distribute the system of beverage (particularly water) from flexible pouch, but scope of the present invention needn't be limited to this.

Background of invention

In the recent period with minimizing, the relevant worry of the amount of the packing material of disposing by burying method has been caused the interest of the packaging product of the container type that can subside to increase.Popular due to bottled water, this problem especially for beverage.Although the bottle majority using for retail water is capable of circulation also therefore for not contribution of landfill yard, these bottle volumes are large.Container (capacity for example, being intended to for family or working space is 2 liters or the larger container) volume using for family is easily filled especially greatly and therefore recycle bin.

Making great efforts to overcome while being no matter the problem of large volume refuse capable of circulation or not capable of circulation, some drink manufacturing business is just using flexible pouch rather than rigid plastic containers now.Yet, about distribute fluid from flexible pouch, exist problem.Specifically, the intrinsic flexibility of sack makes to be difficult to from this sack, to distribute fluid in the situation that not leaking any fluid.For this sack that is approximately greater than 500mL for volume, be especially problematic.For the use at home or in working space, compare with using many small volume containers, what more make us wishing is for example, bulk container for beverage (, water).From the refrigerator water bag of 8 liters for example, distributing beverage is the devil.Yet, from the refrigerator water bags of 8 liters to the minimizing of refuse volume that the flexible pouch of 8 premium on currency is housed, be significantly, and therefore from flexible pouch, be easy to, not have this target of distribution of revealing to make us hope.

Propose a large amount of solutions and from flexible pouch, distributed this problem of fluid to overcome.A kind of simple solution is fluid to be poured into from flexible pouch for example, in rigid container (, kettle) to distribute subsequently.Yet this is not a practical solution, especially for the fluid (being greater than 2 liters) of large volume.Even if for smaller size smaller, this may be also problematic, because be difficult to fluid to be poured into from flexible pouch in rigid container and without any fluid leakage.

It is known distributing kettle, wherein a flexible pouch that is loaded with fluid is placed in such kettle and then this sack is opened to allow directly from bag, to distribute fluid in kettle.In GB2467603, disclosed an instantiation of such kettle.This file has disclosed a kind of kettle, has put into a flexible pouch and pot lid and be combined with a puncture member in kettle, and when closing this lid, this puncture member pierces through this bag, therefore makes it possible to the liquid in bag to pour out from this kettle.

Distribution kettle although it is so may be suitable for the sack for splendid attire small size (2 liters or still less), but they for large volume sack, to be for example intended to for the sack of refrigerator bag (being greater than 2 liters) be not practical solution.In addition, due to the weight of large volume fluid, preferably do not use distribution kettle, because be not only difficult to mention splendid attire the kettle of large volume, but also be difficult to topple over from so heavy container.

A replacement scheme that has been used to the distribution kettle of large volume fluid is ' bag in box '.These systems are well-known and as box-packed grape wine or bulk wine and introduce to the market in field of grape wine.This type systematic comprises a plastic bag, and this plastic bag is combined with one for distributing tap vinous, and this sack is supported in a cardboard case.Approaching this tap is through a hole in the bottom of this cardboard case.Similarly system has been used to non-alcoholic beverage, yet tap has caused the large volume waste outside tap with the combination of this sack.

The object of this invention is to provide a kind of overcome or made up above-mentioned one or more defect or problem or be at least customer provide a kind of useful selection for distributing the system of beverage.

Summary of the invention

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, a kind of housing for beverage bag is provided, this housing comprises the bleeder for supporting a base portion of this beverage bag and at least one sidewall, a puncture member being associated with the base portion of this housing and being communicated with in fluid with this puncture member, make so in use, in the time of in the beverage bag that is loaded with to fluid is positioned at this housing, the fluid forming in this beverage bag by this puncture member in a hole and this beverage bag can be assigned with via this puncture member from this bleeder.

According to a second embodiment of the present invention, a kind of fuid distribution system is provided, this system comprises that one for the housing of beverage bag, wherein this housing comprises for supporting base portion of this beverage bag and at least one sidewall, puncture member being associated with this housing base portion and the bleeder being communicated with in fluid with this puncture member, make so in use, the beverage forming in this beverage bag in a hole and this beverage bag by this puncture member is assigned with from this bleeder via this puncture member.

A third embodiment in accordance with the invention, provide a kind of for distribute the method for fluid from beverage bag, the method comprises a beverage bag that is loaded with fluid is positioned in a housing, this housing comprises for supporting a base portion and at least one sidewall of this beverage bag, a puncture member being associated with this housing base portion, and the bleeder being communicated with in fluid with this puncture member, while making like this in the beverage bag that this is loaded with to fluid is positioned at this housing, the fluid forming in this beverage bag by this puncture member in a hole and this beverage bag makes to be assigned with from this bleeder via this puncture member.

Referring to above these embodiment, any suitable material that this housing can be provided support flexible pouch by meeting is made.Preferably, this housing is made by plastics, for example high density polyethylene (HDPE) (HDPE).In substituting embodiment, this housing can be made by a kind of isolated material, thereby in the situation that not there is not refrigeration, this housing road makes the beverage contents in this housing keep nice and cool.

This base portion and this at least one sidewall can be that separated parts or they can be integrally formed.For guaranteeing that housing does not leak, preferably this base portion and this at least one sidewall are integrally formed.Preferably, this housing has four walls and forms a rectangular vessel for beverage bag.Particularly preferably be, the size and dimension that this housing has can be engaged on refrigerator shelf this housing, thereby the easy proximity to cooling beverage is provided.

This housing can comprise that one is used for beverage bag to be completely enclosed within the cover in housing, for example lid in addition.This cover can be housing separated parts, be seated at the top of this housing, or this cover can be secured on housing.In the situation that this cover is secured on housing, this can be undertaken by any suitable device known in the art, for example articulated mounting.In another replacement scheme, this cover can be able to be reversally fastened on this housing, makes can easily remove this cover in the time must cleaning this enclosure interior.

The puncture member of this housing is to be associated with the base portion of housing.Guaranteed that like this this puncture member is adjacent to hole of base portion formation of housing and relies on gravity to distribute the content of beverage bag in beverage bag.Being adjacent to housing base portion pierces through this beverage bag and has also guaranteed that the entire contents of beverage bag is all assigned with out.The content of this beverage bag of turning completely may need this puncture member to be positioned among a depression in housing base portion.

This puncture member is a spike preferably, and this spike is assembled in the base portion of housing with liquid-tight sealing.When this puncture member be with the bleeder of housing when fluid is communicated with, preferably this puncture member has at least one conduit to allow fluid in beverage bag this puncture member of flowing through to arrive this bleeder.In a particularly preferred embodiment, this puncture member is hollow tubular spike, and this hollow tubular spike band is useful on cut sth. askew an or angled end that pierces through beverage bag.Preferably, once this puncture member be relatively short and therefore this bag be pierced and significantly do not extend in this bag, thereby allow the beverage in this bag to discharge completely.

This bleeder can be any suitable structure that allows the fluid in beverage bag to be assigned with out.Therefore this bleeder can be a fluid-tight valve, for example tap.This tap can operate by any suitable device known in the art, and this device comprises button or rotating mechanism.

Preferably, this bleeder is positioned in the housing outer surface that is adjacent to housing base portion.This bleeder is positioned to be adjacent to housing base portion and has guaranteed that the entire contents of this beverage bag is assigned with.

This beverage bag can have any suitable size or shape.According to the volume of fluid, this beverage bag can have for splendid attire from 1 liter until the suitable dimension of approximately 12 liters of volumes.In a particularly preferred embodiment, the size of this beverage bag is confirmed as for approximately 11 liters, splendid attire.

This beverage bag can be made by any material that is suitable for fluid known in the art.When this beverage bag is used for splendid attire while being suitable for the fluid of human consumption, preferably this beverage bag is to be made by food grade plastic.

Preferably this puncture member is stung out a hole in beverage, and makes fluid in this bag conduit of flowing through arrive this for the bleeder of distributing fluids.Particularly preferably be, the process of distributing fluids is airtight, thereby in assigning process, does not have air to enter in bag, has therefore kept the purity of remaining fluid in bag.Therefore, particularly preferably be this puncture member stings out a hole and makes this beverage bag keep airtight in beverage bag.Particularly preferably be equally, via bleeder, from beverage bag, distributing fluid is an airtight process.

Be airtight in the situation that piercing through with assigning process, can be from a serving until the content of this beverage bag be all distributed the purity that all guarantees the content of beverage bag to customer.This is particular importance for its content may stride across the large volume beverage bag being assigned with for a long time.

When the whole fluid contents in beverage bag have been assigned with, can easily from this housing, remove this empty bag and be abandoned.If necessary can clean this housing, and a new beverage bag is positioned in housing.

In order more easily to understand and put into practice the present invention, now by only with way of example one or more preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings to describe the present invention.

Brief Description Of Drawings

Fig. 1 is the transparent view of housing according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is the transparent view of enclosure interior according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is the transparent view of housing base portion according to an embodiment of the invention.

The detailed description of preferred implementation

First referring to Fig. 1, at this, showhousing 10 according to an embodiment of the invention.This housing comprise abase portion 12, four sidewall 14(only two in them be appreciiable) an and lid 16.Thereby this housing is a rectangular prism and is suitable for splendid attire and supports beverage bag the fluid in this beverage bag can easily be distributed.

Lid 16 is attached on a sidewall ofhousing 10 and is had ahandle 20 by a plurality ofarticulation pieces 18, therebyhousing 10 is easy to carry about with one, even at this housing splendid attire be also like this during a beverage bag of filling.

In Fig. 2, can see the inside of thehousing 10 of one embodiment of the present of invention.Those features similar to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 are similarly numbered.A spike 22 withconduit 24 stretches out from thebase portion 12 of housing 10.Although be sightless in this view,conduit 24 is communicated with in fluid with tap 26.When a beverage bag that is loaded with fluid is positioned inhousing 10, spike 22 pierces through flow through thisconduit 24 and can being assigned with by opening thistap 26 of fluid in beverage bag and beverage bag.

In Fig. 3, show thebase portion 12 of thehousing 10 of one embodiment of the present of invention.From this figure, can see theconduit 24 from spike (on the inside of housing 10) to tap 26.

Therefore can see, the invention provides a kind of for distribute the reusable housing of liquid from flexible pouch.Use this housing to guarantee simple, leak free distribution and reduced waste, because the refuse only producing is this empty bag.This piercing device is positioned to housing base portion place and bleeder is positioned to be adjacent to this base portion and guaranteed that the content of beverage bag can be distributed completely.This housing is of portable form but its size is also adapted to be placed on refrigerator shelf with easy to use.

Term " comprise " and the variant of this term as " including " or " having comprised " this be used for representing to comprise one or more as described in integral body, but do not get rid of any other one or more integral body, unless needed this term to carry out exclusiveness explanation in background or in usage.

Any reference of the publication of quoting in this specification sheets is not to recognize that to these disclosure contents have formed Australian common practise.

Claims (15)

1. the housing for beverage bag, this housing comprises the bleeder for supporting base portion of this beverage bag and at least one sidewall, a puncture member being associated with the base portion of this housing and being communicated with in fluid with this puncture member, make so in use, in the time of in the beverage bag that is loaded with to fluid is positioned at this housing, the fluid forming in this beverage bag by this puncture member in a hole and this beverage bag can be assigned with via this puncture member from this bleeder.

2. housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein this base portion and at least one sidewall are integrally formed.

3. as claim 1 or housing claimed in claim 2, wherein this puncture member is to be assembled in the base portion of this housing with a kind of liquid-tight sealing.

4. housing as claimed any one in claims 1 to 3, wherein, this bleeder is a fluid-tight valve.

5. housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein this housing is to be made by a kind of isolated material.

6. a fluid dispensing system, this system comprises that one for the housing of beverage bag, wherein this housing comprises the bleeder for supporting base portion of this beverage bag and at least one sidewall, a puncture member being associated with the base portion of this housing and being communicated with in fluid with this puncture member, make so in use, the beverage forming in this beverage bag in a hole and this beverage bag by this puncture member is assigned with from this bleeder via this puncture member.

7. fluid dispensing system as claimed in claim 6, wherein this base portion of this housing and at least one sidewall are integrally formed.

8. as claim 6 or fluid dispensing system claimed in claim 7, wherein this puncture member is to be assembled in the base portion of this housing with a kind of liquid-tight sealing.

9. the fluid dispensing system as described in any one in claim 6 to 8, wherein, fluid-tight valve of this bleeder.

10. fluid dispensing system as claimed in claim 6, wherein this housing is to be made by a kind of isolated material.

11. 1 kinds for distributing the method for fluid from beverage bag, the method comprises a beverage bag that is loaded with fluid is positioned in a housing, this housing comprises for supporting a base portion and at least one sidewall of this beverage bag, a puncture member being associated with the base portion of this housing, and the bleeder being communicated with in fluid with this puncture member, while making like this in the beverage bag that this is loaded with to fluid is positioned at this housing, the fluid forming in this beverage bag in a hole and this beverage bag by this puncture member is assigned with from this bleeder via this puncture member.

12. methods as claimed in claim 11, wherein this base portion of this housing and at least one sidewall are integrally formed.

13. methods as described in claim 11 or claim 12, wherein this puncture member is to be assembled in the base portion of this housing with a kind of liquid-tight sealing.

14. methods as described in any one in claim 11 to 13, wherein, fluid-tight valve of this bleeder.

15. methods as claimed in claim 11, wherein this housing is to be made by a kind of isolated material.

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