Tapping device, connecting device for a beverage container and cooling device for such a connecting device
AssigneeHeineken Supply Chain B.V.
InventorRoelof Anton Segers
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Abstract
A tapping device, comprising a container with at least one beverage valve and a connecting device for connection to and operation of the beverage valve, wherein cooling means are provided for cooling the connecting device, wherein for instance the container is filled with fermented beverage, in particular beer, and/or the connecting device is at least partly included in a cooled space. A cooling line or cooling jacket is optionally provided around said connecting device.
Claims21
A tapping device comprising a container, a connecting device, and a cooling line, the container having a beverage valve, the container having a beverage-holding portion for holding beverage in the container, the connecting device being connected to the container and being effective for operation of the beverage valve, the cooling line being effective for conveying a flow of a cooling medium, the cooling line not passing through the beverage-holding portion of the container, the cooling line (a) passing at least partly around or through the connecting device and sufficient to effectively cool at least a part of the connecting device or (b) passing through a space which is at least partly defined by a cover, the space containing at least a part of the connecting device, wherein the cooling line is effective to cool the space and thereby effectively cool at least the part of the connecting device.
A connecting device for a beverage container, comprising a regulating mechanism for opening a beverage valve, wherein a first connection is provided for coupling to a beverage container and a second connection is provided for connection to a beverage dispensing line, wherein a cooling line is provided for and is effective for cooling the connecting device, at least between the first and the second connections, wherein the cooling line is effective for conveying a flow of a cooling medium, the cooling line passing at least partly around and/or through the connecting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.