EP0583257A1

EP0583257A1 - Fruit juice dispenser.

Info

Publication number: EP0583257A1
Application number: EP92907784A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Eberhard Magnus
Original assignee: MAGNUS GmbH
Current assignee: Mastermark Corp
Priority date: 1991-05-02
Filing date: 1992-04-04
Publication date: 1994-02-23
Anticipated expiration: 2012-04-04
Also published as: DE59204949D1; DE9105439U1; US5413252A; WO1992019529A1; EP0583257B1; JPH06509772A

Abstract

Un distributeur de jus de fruits ou similaires comprend un dispositif (1) destiné à loger un récipient (3) de concentré équipé d'un tube de prise (5), une pompe tubulaire entraînée par un moteur électrique, un organe de foulage mobile dans le sens de transport qui plonge dans une chambre (15) de réception du tube, et un dispositif (8) d'adjonction d'eau à commande électromagnétique monté entre la pompe tubulaire (7) et l'ouverture de prise (6'). Le tube de prise (5) s'étend en ligne droite du récipient (3) de concentré jusqu'à la prise (soupape de prise 6) et un profil de foulage à bloc de lamelles (W) agit transversalement sur le tube de prise (5) en tant que pompe tubulaire (7), contre laquelle le tube de prise (5) est retenu par la paroi postérieure (13) montée sur ressorts d'un battant (16) que l'on peut ouvrir frontalement afin d'insérer le tube de prise (5) dans le distributeur.A dispenser for fruit juices or the like comprises a device (1) intended to house a container (3) of concentrate equipped with an intake tube (5), a tubular pump driven by an electric motor, a moving crushing member in the transport direction which plunges into a chamber (15) for receiving the tube, and an electromagnetically controlled water addition device (8) mounted between the tube pump (7) and the intake opening (6') . The take-up tube (5) extends straight from the concentrate container (3) to the take-up (take-up valve 6) and a lamellar block treading profile (W) acts transversely on the take-up tube (5) as a tube pump (7), against which the intake tube (5) is held by the rear wall (13) mounted on springs of a leaf (16) which can be opened from the front in order to insert the intake tube (5) into the dispenser.

Description

00001 fruit juice dispenser

00002

The invention relates to a fruit juice dispenser

00004 or the like with a receiving device for

00005 a Konzen¬ equipped with a dispensing hose

00006 stepped container, with an electric motor operation

00007 a clever pump with a

00008 immersed in the chamber, displaced in the conveying direction

00009 cashing agent and with a between hose pump

00010 pe and tap opening arranged, electromagnetic

00011 controlled water addition device.

00012

00013 In a fruit juice dis¬ known on the market

00014 penser is cooled in a cooling unit

00015 th, as a refrigerator compartment receiving device

00016 tung a collapsible container in which

00017 fruit juice concentrate is added. By

00018 arranged at the bottom of the container

00019 dispensing hose, which is provided at the end with a dispensing

00020 til is connected, the concentrate is the Konzen¬

00021 stepped container removable. The nozzle is at

Such a fruit juice dispenser with a

00023 water addition device connectable, which from the

00024 Tap opening emerging concentrate beforehand with water

Diluted 00025.

00026

00027 The fruit juice concentrate is removed from the container

00028 through the dispensing hose by means of a pump

Pumped or dispensed metered. With the well-known

00030 fruit juice dispenser comes to a peristaltic pump

00031 use that a direct contact of fruit juice

00032 concentrate and pump prevented. The peristaltic pump

00033 consists of a rotating pump disc

00034 whose edge can be deflected inwards against spring force

00035 flexing agents, here in the form of squeeze rolls, Are assigned to the against a back wall around the

Press the tube around the tube in such a way that

00038 hose constrictions arise, which by the

00039 rotary movement to be shifted in the conveying direction.

00040 This peri produced by stripping movement

00041 staltik becomes a volume transport to the tap opening

00042 guaranteed.

00043

A disadvantage of such a pump is

00045 a high wear and the other one

00046 relatively high space requirements. The wear is due

00047 essential on the strong streaking effect of

00048 rolls. This also causes a creep and thus too

00049 a tending to flatten the tap

00050 ches with itself. The connection points must therefore

00051 be very stable to the possible

To counter danger of tearing. Also results

00053 around the bend of the nozzle hose

00054 the roughly palm-sized pump disc itself

00055 unnecessary excess length for the pump hose. The

The relatively high space requirement mentioned in 00056 explains itself

00057 the pivoting movement near the housing of the bow-shaped

00058 designed rear wall. Handling is also unimportant

00059 quem, because worked on the front level of the device

Must be 00060. You hardly have enough grip

00061 pages.

00062

The invention is therefore based on the object

00064 a generic fruit juice dispenser

To train that despite a space-saving arrangement

00066 greatest possible functional reliability is achieved.

00067

The task is achieved by the one specified in claim 1

00069 invention solved.

00070 00071 The subclaims represent advantageous further developments.

00072 d ngen of the invention. 00073

00074 As a result of such training, a generic

Given 0005 fruit juice dispenser, in which the

00076 peristaltic pump can be designed to save space,

00077 that several peristaltic pumps also close together

00078 can be arranged. Also is by not doing it

00079 rotating walk elements ensure functional reliability

00080 altitude. This is achieved through a straightforward

00081 Extension of the dispensing hose from the concentrate container

00082 ter to the tap and an intersecting

00083 de lamella block full contour as a peristaltic pump,

00084 against which the dispensing hose by means of the spring-loaded

00085 th rear wall one to the front - for inserting the

00086 ZapfSchlauches - reveal flap is held.

00087 The dispensing hose now runs in maximum without detour

00088 short length from the fruit juice supply to the tap opening.

00089 This saves material and leaves the peristaltic

00090 Effect on a shorter route and without stretching chip

00091 tion of the hose body take effect. Here

00092 is therefore not the stripping

00093 effect, because the crossing to the straight course

00094 of the dispensing hose working

00095 ture only correspondingly crossing impressions

00096 exercises on the hose body. this happens

00097 far less wear and therefore gentler than it

00098 by crushing the pump disc mentioned

00099 would be possible. Also for assignment or removal

00100 of the dispensing hose there are better conditions,

00101 since this is via a flap that can be opened to the front

00102 looks. So it is handled head-on

00103 and not in the plane of the front wall of the fruit

00104 juice dispensers. To create an effective

00105 constriction and to compensate for any 00106 hose tolerances is the back wall of the hose

00107 suspension chamber, as mentioned, cushioned. She presses

00108 the dispensing hose practically "floating" to the

00109 fulling contour. An exact positioning as well as the

00110 straight-line extension course securing assignment

00111 the hose results from hose

00112 openings on the mers to carry out or

00113 Insert the dispensing hose. Such openings are

00114 conveniently on the flap. In a pre-

00115 further development of the invention has the pump

00116 housing wall hose receiving chamber openings

00117 on which the bearing for the slat block eccentric

Form the 00118 ter shaft to remove the lamella block

00119 including the eccentric shaft from the pump

00120 housing. This is especially for cleaning the

00121 peristaltic pump useful. Through this training

00122 is also an easy-to-use disassembly

00123 men the peristaltic pump allows. The is preferred

00124 eccentric shaft with the bearing forming

00125 clipped openings on the hose receiving chamber.

00126 To further a sufficient effective width of the lamella

00127 blocks, the further design is

00128 device so that the face width of the

00129 fins a multiple of the diameter of the

00130 dispensing hose corresponds. This is preferably

00131 end face selected slightly larger than the hose

00132 width with flattened hose body. A

00133 tension-free, but both ends due to

00134 exactly defined dosage is available when the

00135 full contour corresponds to half a wavelength.

00136 What is meant is immersion and immersion in the

00137 formed by the straight tube,

00138 geometric x-line. A further education measure

00139 is also achieved by a flow control device

00140 device for adding water in such a way that a specific 00141 th opening time of the solenoid valve of the water

00142 device of a certain inflowing water volume

00143 corresponds to ge. Here it proves to be advantageous

00144 liable that the flow control device as of

00145 flowing water turned signal impeller

00146 tet, the signals for controlling the drive

00147 voltage of the peristaltic pump electric motor are used.

00148 About such a signal impeller device can

00149 control is independent of the prevailing

00150 reach water pressure. For example,

00151 se a small magnet sitting on the impeller wing

00152 serve, its recurring approximation, i.e. the

00153 resulting impeller speed, from a pulse

00154 it is implemented. 00155

00156 embodiments of the invention are based on

00157 of the drawings explained in more detail. It shows 00158

00159 Fig. 1 is a view of a fruit juice dispenser

00160 with two separate concentrate containers

00161 and peristaltic pumps, in largely schematic

00162 table representation, 00163

00164 Fig. 2 is a peristaltic pump of a first embodiment

00165 tion on average, 00166

00167 Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a

00168 housing with clip-out slat block

00169 according to a second embodiment, 00170

00171 Fig. 4 is an individual representation of a lamella, 00172

00173 Fig. 5 partially broken the peristaltic pump

00174 to illustrate the wavy line of the

00175 slat blocks and 00176 Fig. 6 shows a section through the lower section

00177 the peristaltic pump under illustration

00178 the flow control device.

00179

00180 Fig. 1 shows a fruit juice dispenser 1 with a

00181 receiving chamber 2 for two concentrate containers 3,

00182 which is made of a multilayer plastic film material

00183 exist and to prevent contamination up to

00184 closed on an outlet opening 4 and collapsed

00185 bar. The outlet opening 4 includes

00186 nozzle 5, which in a nozzle 6

00187 expires. The dispensing hose 5 extends straight

00188 nig, vertically between concentrate container 3, right

00189 spotting its outlet opening 4 and the tap,

00190 formed by nozzle 6. Between nozzle 6

00191 and the opening 4, the nozzle 5 is in one

00192 peristaltic pump 7, which the delivery of Konzen¬

00193 doses and promotes. By twisting the

00194 Zapf ülle 6 '', the nozzle 6 can be opened or

00195 can be closed. The closed position is

00196 basically only for the exchange or

00197 Transport of the container 3 provided.

00198

00199 The hose pump 7 downstream and the nozzle

00200 6 adjacent to the fruit juice dispenser 1

00201 water adding device 8 through which water

00202 as an addition to that conveyed by the nozzle 5

00203 concentrate is added so that the diluted,

00204 now drinkable fruit juice from the tap 6 '

00205 of the nozzle 6 can be removed.

00206

00207 In the hose shown in FIGS. 2 and 5

00208 pump 7 is the concentrate by means of a in Förder¬

00209 in the direction of the walking contour W through the tap

00210 hose 5 conveyed into the nozzle 6, 00211 which in the rotary position shown there the

00212 nozzle 6 '' nozzle 6 '' (after

00213 below) is open. The nozzle 6 is on the

00214 water adding device 8 plugged, the

00215 water addition device 8 by a solenoid valve 9

00216 can be switched on and off. That through the water

00217 device 8 flowing water is separated by a

00218 Fig. 6 shown flow control device 27

00219 constant flow, so that a certain

00220 th opening time of the solenoid valve 9 accordingly

00221 a certain by the water adding device

00222 8 corresponds to the amount of water dispensed. 00223

00224 In the smart pump 7, the nozzle 5 is in

00225 a hose receiving chamber 15, one-sided

00226 by the wave-shaped, the full contour

00227 W forming slats 11 is limited and different-

00228 on one side of a sprung rear wall 13. The

00229 speaking compression springs go from FIGS. 2 and 5

00230 and are designated by 14. The rear wall 13

00231 is assigned an opening flap 16, which for

00232 Inserting the dispensing hose 5 into the hose holder

00233 chamber 15 can be opened towards the front.

00234 For this purpose, the opening flap 16 on the pump housing

00235 7 'hinged about a vertical axis. 00236

00237 The crossing so to the conveying direction in the direction

00238 device for the hose receiving chamber 15, d. H. to straight

00239 linear extension direction of the dispensing hose 5,

00240 reciprocating slats 11 have in their

00241 center a transverse to the direction of movement

00242 running slot 17 (see. Fig. 4), in which

00243 a screw-shaped eccentric shaft

00244 12 engages. The eccentric shaft 12 extends through all

00245 slats 11 of the slat block 18 and thus shapes the 00246 protruding into the hose receiving chamber 15

00247 slat block end 18 'corresponding to the screw

00248 shape of the eccentric shaft 12 shaped, the fulling contour

00249 W waveform. The full contour W

According to FIG. 5, 00250 corresponds to at least half

00251 wavelength alternately the geometric

00252 extension line intersecting wavy line. The

00253 eccentricity of the eccentric shaft 12 and thus the

00254 maximum transverse stroke of a lamella 11 corresponds to

00255 about the hose diameter. This is one

00256 secure constriction 5 'of the dispensing hose 5 through

00257 ensures the fulling contour W, especially since the end face

00258 Chen width of the same width slats 11 one

00259 multiples of the outside diameter of the cross-section

00260 round nozzle 5 corresponds, as well as the

00261 Pinch 5 'with flattened tube body

00262 brings.

00263

00264 When the eccentric shaft 12 rotates about its axis

00265 perform the stacked slats

00266 11 a phase-shifted back and forth movement

00267 such that the constriction of the dispensing hose 5 -

00268 forming the peristalsis - in the direction of conveyance

00269 moving

00270

00271 The ratio of concentrate and Was¬ supplied

00272 ser can by the conveying speed of the

00273 peristaltic pump 7, corresponding to the speed of the

00274 eccentric shaft 12 can be set. When actuated

00275 a release lever 19, for example by a

00276 under the tap opening 6 * held cup

00277 the commissioning of both the addition of water

00278 also the peristaltic pump 7.

00279 00280 The dispensing hose 5 is behind the flap 16

00281 in the above-mentioned rectilinear alignment on the pump

00282 housing 7 'in the hose receiving chamber 15 safely

00283 positioned. This is achieved through

00284 openings 15 'on the side. Such openings 15 '

00285 are located on the inlet side of the nozzle 5

00286 on the upper side of the pump housing 7 'and also on the underside

00287 of the same, in front of the plug connection of the

00288 nozzle hose 5 to nozzle 6. It can

00289 adapted to the cross section of the nozzle 5

00290 Trade niches. Such niches are appropriate

00291 from the inside of the opening flap 16. With

00292 the niche base then aligns the spring loaded

00293 standing rear wall in the direction of the hose

00294 mer 15. The rear wall can be adapted

00295 Make a groove for the dispensing hose. 00296

00297 FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the invention.

00298 fertilizer In a pump housing 7 'is one of a

00299 multitude of stacked slats 11

00300 existing slat block 18, and here too

00301 the eccentric shaft 12 through the elongated holes of the lamella

00302 len 11 is inserted through. The end faces the

00303 eccentric shaft 12 on a gear 20 with a

00304 operated by an electric motor, not shown

00305 NEN drive gear 21 is driven. The electrical

00306 tromotor preferably forms a pre-assembly unit

00307 with the peristaltic pump 7. The lamella block 18

00308 together with the eccentric shaft 12 from the shaft

00309 shaped pump housing 7 'removable.

00310 For this purpose, the housing wall 22 has openings 23,

00311 which continues to an eccentric shaft bearing 24

00312 zen. The openings 23 are here opposite one another.

00313 assigned ends of the pump housing. At the

00314 embodiment open the openings 23rd 00315 hose receiving chamber in the direction of the lamella

00316 lenblock face 18 '. The eccentric shaft 12 is through

00317 clipped the opening 23 into its bearing 24. For this

00318, the opening has a constriction 25, in which

00319 the opening is smaller than the eccentric shaft

00320 diameter in your bearing point. This is one

00321 simple growth of the eccentric shaft 12 in the pen

00322 housing 7 'guaranteed. By overcoming the

00323 locking force, the slat block 18 together with

00324 of the eccentric shaft 12 pulled out of the housing 7 '

00325 and cleaned. Because the slat block face

00326 18 'when closed (not shown in FIG.

00327 ter) opening flap 16 - not least because of

00328 of the sprung rear wall 13 and the elasticity

00329 of the hose 5 - is pressurized, the

00330 Verachsung be very weak. The Veren

00331 gung 25 therefore only needs to be slightly narrower

00332 as the bearing diameter of the eccentric shaft 12. A

00333 secure tooth engagement between the gears 20

00334 and 21 is then applied by the force

00335 guaranteed. 00336

00337 The screw-shaped eccentric shaft 12 is made

00338 in both embodiments from one another

00339 offset circular disks 26, their thickness

00340 corresponds to the thickness of the slats 11. Because of the

00341 uniform angular misalignment from level to level

00342 the eccentric shaft 12 then receives a screw thread

00343 form. The eccentric shaft 12 has at least one

00344 complete screw thread so that secure

00345 is that in every rotational position a walking con

00346 tur W is formed, the fulling contour W a

00347 sealing constriction 5 'of the dispensing hose 5

00348 causes. 00349 00350 As the more concrete representation according to FIG. 5 shows,

00351 penetrates the one that also forms the bearing journal

00352 physical axis of the eccentric shaft 12 all genann¬

00353 th screeching discs 26.

00354

00355 Fig. 6 gives that assigned to the peristaltic pump 7

00356 flow control device 27 again. The latter sits

00357 in the base section of the peristaltic pump 7. The flow con

00358 trolling device 27 controls the valve controlled

00359 Add water for the concentrate. this happens

00360 such that a certain opening time of Ma¬

00361 solenoid valve 9 of the water adding device 8 one

00362 corresponds to the specific amount of water flowing in. she

For this purpose, 00363 has a transmitter device. It deals

00364 is a Sig¬ inserted into the flow

00365 nal-Impeller 28. Its signal becomes the control

00366 the drive voltage of the peristaltic pump electromode

00367 tors used. It is a direct current

00368 engine.

00369

00370 The signal impeller 28 carries on one of its

00371 flow current rotating wing a Kleinmagne¬

00372 th 29. A in the housing section of the river control

00373 l device 27 arranged pulse generator 30 regi¬

00374 stretches the proximity-related impulses and sets

00375 in the adjusted running speed of the

00376 Electric motor of the peristaltic pump 7.

00377

00378 Regardless of the water pressure, the

00379 mixed quality concentrate to water reached.

00380 The impeller chamber

00381 mer 32 with a chamber 32 of the solenoid valve 9 in

00382 Connection through which the water addition device

00383 8 is fed.

00384 00385 The in the above description, the drawing

00386 and the features of the inventions disclosed in the claims

00387 fertilizer can be used individually as well as in any

00388 combination for realizing the invention

00389 be of importance. All features disclosed are

00390 essential to the invention. In the revelation of the registration

00391 fertilization is also the disclosure content of the

00392 associated / attached priority documents (ab-

00393 letter of the pre-registration)

00394 pulled.

Claims

00395 A N S P R Ü C H E

00396

00397 1. Fruit juice dispenser or the like with one

00398 receiving device (1) for one with a tap

00399 hose (5) equipped concentrate container

00400 (3), with an electric motor

00401 peristaltic pump (7) with a hose

00402 mekammer (15) immersing in the conveying direction

00403 shiftable whale, and with a between

00404 hose pump (7) and tap opening (6 ') arranged

00405 electromagnetically controlled water addition

00406 direction (8), characterized by a straight line

00407 Extension of the dispensing hose (5) from the concentrate

00408 container (3) to the tap (nozzle 6) and one

00409 crossing slat block contour

00410 (W) as a peristaltic pump (7) against which the tap

00411 hose (5) by means of the sprung rear wall (13)

00412 one to the front - for inserting the dispensing hose

00413 (5) - reveal flap (16) is held. 00414

00415 2. Fruit juice dispenser according to claim 1 or in particular

00416 special afterwards, characterized by hose chamber

00417-sided openings (15 *) for performing the tap

00418 hose (5). 00419

00420 3. Fruit juice dispenser after one or more

00421 of the preceding claims or in particular

00422 afterwards, characterized by hose

00423 openings (23) on the merside of the pump housing wall,

00424 which bearings (24) for the lamella block eccentric

Form 00425 le (12) to remove the lamella block

00426 (18) including the eccentric shaft (12) from the

00427 pump housing (7 ¹ ). 00428 U

00429 4. Fruit juice dispenser after one or more

00430 of the preceding claims or in particular

00431 after, characterized in that the Exzenterwel¬

00432 le (12) with those forming the bearings (24)

00433 openings (23) on the hose receptacle side

00434 is clipping.

00435

00436 5. Fruit juice dispenser after one or more

00437 of the preceding claims, or in particular

00438 thereafter, characterized in that the end face

00439 chenbreite the slats (11) a multiple of

00440 corresponds to the diameter of the nozzle hose (5).

00441

00442 6. Fruit juice dispenser after one or more

00443 of the preceding claims or in particular

00444 after that, characterized in that the fulling contour

00445 (W) corresponds to half a wavelength.

00446

00447 7. Fruit juice dispenser after one or more

00448 of the preceding claims or in particular

00449 afterwards, characterized by a flow control

00450 direction (27) for adding water such that

00451 a certain opening time of the solenoid valve

00452 (9) of the water addition device (8) of a particular

00453 corresponds to the inflowing amount of water.

00454

00455 8. Fruit juice dispenser after one or more

00456 of the preceding claims or in particular

00457 after that, characterized in that the river Kon¬

00458 trolling device (27) as from the flowing water

00459 rotated signal impeller (28) is designed, des¬

00460 sen signals for controlling the drive voltage of the

00461 hose pump electric motor serve.