Cooled beverage dispensing assembly, tap and method therefor

Beverage dispensing assembly, comprising a tapping column and a tap connected to the tapping column at a first end thereof, wherein the tapping column comprises a first and a second channel, in fluid communication near the tap, and a beverage line extending through one of the first and second channels and connected to the tap, wherein the first and second channel are in fluid connection with each other in a chamber and wherein the tap has an end which extends into said chamber, such that at least part of said chamber extends around an outside part of said end, wherein the beverage line extends through said chamber for connection to said end of the tap, such that during use beverage inside the tap is cooled by thermal conduction from cooling medium flowing through said chamber, wherein the tap is provided with a thermal insulation shield, wherein the tap is coupled to the tapping column using a shank, wherein the shank is coupled to the tapping column by a heat insulating connector.

Beverage dispensing assembly, comprising a tapping column and a tap connected to the tapping column at a first end thereof, wherein the tapping column comprises a first and a second channel, in fluid communication near the tap, and a beverage line extending through one of the first and second channels and connected to the tap, wherein the first and second channel are in fluid connection with each other in a chamber and wherein the tap has an end which extends into said chamber, such that at least part of said chamber extends around an outside part of said end, wherein the beverage line extends through said chamber for connection to said end of the tap, such that during use beverage inside the tap is cooled by thermal conduction from cooling medium flowing through said chamber, wherein the tap is provided with a thermal insulation shield, wherein the thermal insulation shield can be slid over the tap.

Beverage dispensing assembly, comprising a tapping column and a tap connected to the tapping column at a first end thereof, wherein the tapping column comprises a first and a second channel, in fluid communication near the tap, and a beverage line extending through one of the first and second channels and connected to the tap, wherein the first and second channel are in fluid connection with each other in a chamber and wherein the tap has an end which extends into said chamber, such that at least part of said chamber extends around an outside part of said end, wherein the beverage line extends through said chamber for connection to said end of the tap, such that during use beverage inside the tap is cooled by thermal conduction from cooling medium flowing through said chamber, wherein the tap is provided with a thermal insulation shield, wherein the tap has a compensator with a compensator operating element, the compensator operating element is covered by the insulation shield when mounted over the tap body.

Beverage dispensing assembly, comprising a tapping column and a tap connected to the tapping column at a first end thereof, wherein the tapping column comprises a first and a second channel, in fluid communication near the tap, and a beverage line extending through one of the first and second channels and connected to the tap, wherein the first and second channel are in fluid connection with each other in a chamber and wherein the tap has an end which extends into said chamber, such that at least part of said chamber extends around an outside part of said end, wherein the beverage line extends through said chamber for connection to said end of the tap, such that during use beverage inside the tap is cooled by thermal conduction from cooling medium flowing through said chamber, wherein the tap is provided with a thermal insulation shield, wherein the tap comprises a beverage channel and a valve, wherein at least the beverage channel and the valve are heat insulated.

Method for cooling beverage, wherein the beverage is fed to a tap through a beverage line forming part of a tube-in-tube line, such that a channel of the tube-in-tube line is formed surrounding the beverage line, said channel is in fluid connection with a second channel by a chamber at an upper end of a taping column where the tap is connected to the tapping column and to the beverage line, wherein a cooling medium is forced through the chamber in close contact with an end of the tap extending into said chamber, said end surrounded by part of said chamber, wherein the tap is cooled by heat conduction between said cooling medium and at least the said end of the tap, wherein the tap is shielded by a heat insulation shield, wherein the tap comprises at and/or near said end a first and second part, wherein the first part is predominantly cooled by the second part extending at least partly into the chamber and surrounding the first part at least partly.

Beverage dispensing assembly, comprising a tapping column and a tap connected to the tapping column at a first end thereof, wherein the tapping column comprises a first and a second channel, in fluid communication near the tap, and a beverage line extending through one of the first and second channels and connected to the tap, wherein the first and second channel are in fluid connection with each other in a chamber and wherein the tap has an end which extends into said chamber, such that at least part of said chamber extends around an outside part of said end, wherein the beverage line extends through said chamber for connection to said end of the tap, such that during use beverage inside the tap is cooled by thermal conduction from cooling medium flowing through said chamber, wherein the tap is provided with a thermal insulation shield, provided with a spout having at least one light path defined by or through a wall of the spout extending around a beverage channel of the spout, wherein a light source is provided spaced apart from said channel for emitting light into a light inlet of a flow path, wherein a light outlet of the at least one light path is provided near an outflow end of the beverage channel.