Tapping device and container therefor, and method for the manufacture thereof

A tapping device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the second channel extends at least to a point adjacent, and preferably into, the cooling means.

A tapping device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein forcing means are provided for forcing a cooling medium through the channels.

A tapping device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein forcing means are arranged for recirculating air cooled in the cooling device, from the cooling device through the channels along the tapping line.

A tapping device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the forcing means comprise a reduced pressure chamber which is in fluid communication with the first channel.

A tapping device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first and the second channel are in fluid communication with each other in the tapping cock.

A tapping device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein sucking means are provided for sucking air into the cooling device from the surroundings, a compressor and an evaporator, as well as a pressure vessel, while at least the compressor, the pressure vessel and the evaporator are arranged for at least partly drying sucked-in air.

A tapping device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least the part of the tapping line extending in the guide tube is designed as a flexible hose, adapted to be coupled to the tapping cock.

A tapping device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide tube extends through a reduced pressure chamber into a cooling device, designed as a refrigerator, while the part extending in the refrigerator is provided with a lead-in opening, in particular funnel-shaped, for introducing cooled air and the tapping line.

A tapping device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide tube comprises at least one bend between the cooling device and the tapping cock, in which bend the guide tube has a cross section with at least a long axis and a short axis, the long axis being located in the plane of the respective bend.

A tapping device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tapping rod is fixedly connected with a refrigerator as cooling device, while the refrigerator is disposed under a platform and the tapping rod extends through the platform and a wall of the refrigerator.

A tapping device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cooling device is provided with at least two set-up positions for containers for beverage, to be dispensed through the tapping line, while at least if the cooling device is closed, separation means are provided between the set-up positions for at least partially thermally insulating containers set up in the set-up positions.

A tapping device comprising a tapping rod with a tapping cock and a tapping line, the tapping line being at least partly of flexible design, the tapping rod comprising a guide tube having a first end terminating adjacent the tapping cock and having an opposite, second end terminating near, at least beyond, an end of the tapping rod, said second end being arranged for introducing a first end of the tapping line, such that this first end can be passed through the guide tube to the tapping cock, the second end of the tapping line being adapted to be coupled with a container for beverage and the first end of the tapping line being capable of cooperating with the tapping cock.

A tapping device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the end of the tapping line located adjacent the tapping cock, at least prior to use for dispensing the beverage, in particular prior to and during feed-through of the tapping line through the guide tube, is provided with a covering cap with a rounded top, which covers at least the passage of the tapping line.

A method for arranging a tapping device, in particular according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a tapping rod with at least one guide tube extending therethrough and a tapping cock connecting to the guide tube, is mounted on the upper side of a tapping platform, such that the tapping rod and the guide tube extend to a point under the tapping platform, at least are accessible from there;

• wherein a fluid communication is formed between an open end of the guide tube located under the tapping platform and an open end, likewise located under the tapping platform, of a first channel formed between the guide tube and the tapping rod and surrounding the guide tube at least partly, which fluid communication is formed via the guide tube and the first channel, mutually coupled in, at least near, the tapping cock;
• wherein a tapping line is positioned in the guide tube, from said open end thereof at least to a point adjacent the tapping cock, which tapping line is coupled to the tapping cock, for cooperation therewith.

A method for manufacturing a tapping rod, wherein a guide tube is laid in a molding die and subsequently a tapping rod is formed in the molding die around the guide tube, such that a fixed positioning of the guide tube in the tapping rod is obtained.