Beverage dispensing device, provided with a dual closure
AssigneeHeineken Technical Services B.V.
InventorRobert Sluijter
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Abstract
The invention relates to a beverage dispensing device, provided with a cooling chamber (32) that can be closed with a lid (43). A pack (31) can be placed in the cooling chamber, which pack is provided with an air inlet (33) that connects to a connecting element (42) of a pressure line in the lid (43). On closure of the lid (43), by placing a handle (50) in the closing position, the connecting element (42) can be brought into engagement in a tight grip with the air inlet (33), and spring closing elements (51) in the lid are locked without the user having to exert a great force, while an airtight connection is obtained.
Claims6
Beverage dispensing device (30), provided with a chamber (32) having a bottom, a side wall and an aperture on a top side for the accommodation of a beverage container (31), with a lid (43) that is hingedly connected to the side wall and can be placed over the aperture, thereby sealing it, with a pressure device (40) that is connected to a pressure line (41) situated in the lid, and with a connecting element (42) situated on the end of the pressure line, for the purpose of connection to a beverage container (31) on closure of the lid, characterized in that the lid comprises a spring closing element (51, 51′) which, when the lid swings shut, falls behind a fixing part (64, 64′) of the side wall, and also comprises a handle (50, 57, 57′) that can swing between a releasing and a closing position, in the case of which, by placing the handle (50, 57, 57′) in the closing position with the lid closed, the connecting element (42) is moved by the handle in the direction of the bottom of the chamber (32) and is taken into engagement in a tight grip with an air inlet (33) of the beverage container (31), and the spring closing element (51, 51′) is locked, and by moving the handle (50, 57, 57′) to the releasing position with the lid (43) closed, the connecting element (42) is raised from the air inlet (33), and the spring closing element (51, 51′) is moved to a releasing position, in which it comes away from the fixing part (64, 64′).
Beverage dispensing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting element (42) is connected to a hinged bridge (55) by way of a part (84) that can be moved in the bridge and has a switch element (86), and a spring element (85) that presses the movable part (84) against the bridge, while when the connecting element (42) acts upon an air inlet (33) the movable part (84) is moved against the force of the spring element (85), and the switch element (86) operates a switch (87) of the pressure device (50).
Beverage dispensing device (30) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that near the aperture said device comprises a dispensing head (36), which is connected to the side wall and has an accommodation cavity for a valve (35) of a beverage container, and has a tap handle (38) for operating the valve (35).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.