Replaceable component for a dispense head, a dispence head, and a method of using a dispense head
AssigneesAsahi Group Holdings, Ltd., Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
InventorsTomohisa Miyatani, Tsutomu Maeda, Masanori Yamagishi, Motohiro Inagaki
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Abstract
A replaceable component for a dispense head includes a first pipe disposed to pass through an inside of a dispense head, a pressing portion capable of pressing a valve body of a beverage supply valve in a beverage container, and a sealing member. The sealing member includes a first sealing portion capable of coming in contact with a beverage outlet of the beverage container, and a membrane connected to the first sealing portion and inhibiting a beverage from adhering to the dispense head.
Claims17
A replaceable component for a dispense head having a dispense head main body and a plunger member comprising:
- a first pipe disposed to pass through an inside of the plunger member movable relative to the dispense head main body;
- a pressing portion capable of pressing a valve body of a beverage supply valve in a beverage container;
- and
- a sealing member,
- wherein the sealing member includes:
- a first sealing portion capable of coming in contact with a beverage outlet of the beverage container;
- and
- a membrane connected to the first sealing portion and inhibiting a beverage from adhering to the dispense head.
A dispense head to which a replaceable component for a dispense head is attached, the replaceable component comprising:
- a first pipe disposed to pass through an inside of the dispense head;
- a pressing portion capable of pressing a valve body of a beverage supply valve in a beverage container;
- and
- a sealing member including a first sealing portion capable of coming in contact with a beverage outlet of the beverage container, and a membrane connected to the first sealing portion to inhibit a beverage from adhering to the dispense head,
- the dispense head comprising:
- a dispense head main body;
- a plunger member into which the first pipe is inserted and moving the first sealing portion and the pressing portion downward by pressing the first pipe downward;
- and
- an operating member operating the plunger member such that the plunger member moves relative to the dispense head main body.
A method of using a dispense head having a dispense head main body and a plunger member, the method comprising:
- attaching a replaceable component for a dispense head to the dispense head;
- attaching the dispense head to a beverage container;
- moving the plunger member relative to the dispense head main body downward;
- and
- moving the plunger member relative to the dispense head main body upward,
- wherein the replaceable component for a dispense head comprises:
- a first pipe;
- a pressing portion capable of pressing a valve body of a beverage supply valve in the beverage container;
- and
- a sealing member including a first sealing portion and a membrane inhibiting a beverage from adhering to the dispense head,
- wherein the moving the plunger member relative to the dispense head main body downward includes deforming the membrane from a first state to a second state,
- wherein the moving the plunger member relative to the dispense head main body upward includes restoring the membrane from the second state to the first state, and
- wherein the attaching a replaceable component for a dispense head to the dispense head includes inserting the first pipe of the replaceable component for a dispense head into the plunger member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.