Tapping head for tapping beverages pressurized by gas
AssigneeIPE Engineering GmbH
InventorRudolph Till
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Abstract
A tapping head that is coupled to a disinfectant pump, the tapping head is for tapping beverages pressurized by gas. This tapping head comprises a housing, and a tapping tappet, disposed within the housing. This tapping tappet has at least one channel. There is also an actuating lever coupled to the housing. There is also a beverage closing valve disposed within the housing. Furthermore, there is also a fitting disposed at an end of the tapping tappet. When in operation, a disinfectant for disinfecting an area of the fitting is fed first via the actuating lever wherein the tapping tappet is subsequently moved against a CO2 connector of the fitting area whereby the beverage closing valve is opened.
Claims6
A tapping head coupled to a disinfectant source, the tapping head for disinfecting a fitting for tapping beverages pressurized by gas comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) a tapping tappet disposed within said housing;
- c) an actuating lever pivotably coupled to said housing;
- d) a beverage closing valve having at least one channel and disposed within said housing;
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- e) a fitting disposed adjacent an end of said tapping tappet;
- wherein a disinfectant for disinfecting an area of said fitting is fed first via said actuating lever wherein said tapping tappet is subsequently moved against a gas connector of said fitting area whereby said beverage closing valve is opened allowing beverages to flow.
A tapping head comprising:
- a) a housing having a chamber with a bore;
- b) at least one beverage line feeding into said housing;
- c) a plurality of tappets comprising at least one beverage tappet at least one sealing tappet, and at least one additional sealing tappet;
- d) at least one actuating lever rotatably mounted within said housing;
- e) at least one cam disk coupled to said actuating lever;
- f) at least one seal disposed within said housing, said seal for sealing said at least one beverage tappet within said housing;
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- g) at least one seal dish coupled to said at least one sealing tappet, wherein when said actuating lever is rotated, said at least one cam disk moves said plurality of tappets down so that said seal is pressed onto the fitting, whereby said beverage tappet simultaneously presses said seal dish down, so that the beverage can be conveyed through said bore to said beverage line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.