ES1262168U

ES1262168U - MECHANISM TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY TO DISPENSING TAP VALVES FOR BEER, VERMU, CIDER AND THE LIKE (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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Publication number: ES1262168U
Application number: ES202130193U
Authority: ES
Inventors: Montalbo Alberto Guzman
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2021-02-03
Filing date: 2021-02-03
Publication date: 2021-03-10
Anticipated expiration: 2031-02-03
Also published as: ES1262168Y

Abstract

Mechanism to improve accessibility to valves of beer, vermouth, cider and similar dispensing taps, taps in which a valve body participates that ends at the top in a tubular casing (1), of circular section, within which it is movable angularly, a maneuvering axis (2) that acts on a valve body or ball, so that said valve body or ball is arranged between two joints, one anterior and one posterior, which are accessed, as well as the valve body through of a threaded plug on the front of the main body of the tap, and where the operating shaft (2) includes a diametrical hole into which the end (3) of the tap drive knob (4) is threaded, so that the Angular movement of the knob (4) makes it possible to control through the operating shaft (2) the degree of opening of the tap as it acts on the ball that determines the valve body of the tap, characterized in that the threaded end (3) of the knob (4) is finished off on a nipple (5) that plays in a blind slot (6) provided in the tubular casing (1) whose movement along the slot determines the operating limit positions of the knob and therefore of the tap, with the particularity that in diametrical opposition to said slot is establishes a horizontal slot (7) of width according to the width of the knob (4) in said zone, horizontal groove (7) that includes an open vertical groove (8), width according to the width of the knob (4) in said zone, through which the maneuvering shaft (2) -command (4) assembly is removable after partially unscrewing said control (4). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPCIÓNDESCRIPTION

Mecanismo de mejora de accesibilidad a válvulas de grifos dispensadores de cerveza, vermú, sidra y similaresMechanism for improving the accessibility of beer, vermouth, cider and similar dispensing taps valves

SECTOR DE LA TÉCNICATECHNICAL SECTOR

La presente invención se refiere a un mecanismo especialmente ideado para ser implantado en grifos dispensadores de bebidas, del tipo de los utilizados para dispensar cerveza, vermú, sidra y similares.The present invention refers to a mechanism specially designed to be implanted in beverage dispensing taps, of the type used to dispense beer, vermouth, cider and the like.

El objeto de la invención es proporcionar un mecanismo mediante el cual las maniobras de acceso al cuerpo valvular del grifo resulten rápidas y sencillas, ya sea para reparación o limpieza, permitiendo extraer el kit de válvula completo (juntas y bola) sin ningún tipo de obstáculo.The object of the invention is to provide a mechanism by which access maneuvers to the valve body of the tap are quick and easy, either for repair or cleaning, allowing the complete valve kit (joints and ball) to be extracted without any type of obstacle. .

ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓNBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

En el ámbito de aplicación práctica de la invención, el de los grifos dispensadores de bebidas tales como cerveza, vermú, sidra y similares, este tipo de grifos presentan un mecanismo interno de apertura y cierre para los mismos en el que participa una bola como cuerpo valvular de cierre, así como unas juntas que con el tiempo se desgastan y es necesario cambiarlas.In the field of practical application of the invention, that of dispensing taps for beverages such as beer, vermouth, cider and the like, this type of taps have an internal opening and closing mechanism for them in which a ball participates as a body. valve closure, as well as some gaskets that wear out over time and need to be replaced.

Paralelamente también se hace necesario acceder a la del cuerpo valvular zona a efectos de comprobar y en su caso limpiar la zona de restos de suciedad que puedan existir y que puedan ser un reservorio de contaminación, ya que esta zona de la instalación no dispone de medios de refrigeración como ocurre con las tuberías de dicha instalación, por lo que es muy importante una limpieza periódica para evitar la proliferación de gérmenes o bacterias.At the same time, it is also necessary to access the valve body area in order to check and, if necessary, clean the area of any dirt that may exist and that may be a reservoir of contamination, since this area of the installation does not have the means of refrigeration as it happens with the pipes of this installation, reason why it is very important a periodic cleaning to avoid the proliferation of germs or bacteria.

Esta operativa resulta sumamente compleja por la propia estructura del grifo, de manera que es preciso recurrir a servicios técnicos muy especializados para la puesta a punto e higienización del interior de los grifos, servicios que, como se decía anteriormente, resultan lentos, laboriosos y consecuentemente caros. This operation is extremely complex due to the structure of the faucet, so that it is necessary to resort to highly specialized technical services to set up and sanitize the interior of the faucets, services that, as mentioned above, are slow, laborious and consequently expensive.

En tal sentido, el grado de dificultad para el mantenimiento y limpieza de este tipo de grifos es tal que generalmente los grifos se reparan en taller y no en los puntos de venta.In this sense, the degree of difficulty for the maintenance and cleaning of this type of taps is such that generally the taps are repaired in the workshop and not at the points of sale.

Esta operación resulta sumamente compleja incluso para los propios servicios técnicos cuando realizan el servicio de mantenimiento y limpieza de las instalaciones, de manera que estas operaciones llevan un tiempo excesivo de intervención en el punto de venta, lo habitual es que procedan a sustituir los grifos para que sean revisados y reparados en los talleres especializados con el consecuente sobrecoste que ello supone.This operation is extremely complex even for the technical services themselves when they perform the maintenance and cleaning service of the facilities, so that these operations take an excessive time of intervention at the point of sale, the usual thing is that they proceed to replace the taps to that they are reviewed and repaired in specialized workshops with the consequent extra cost that this entails.

De forma más concreta, el problema que presentan este tipo de mecanismos es que, si bien disponen de un tapón roscado que una vez retirado permite extraer la junta de compresión delantera, así como la bola en funciones de cuerpo valvular, el eje de maniobra que accede superiormente a la cámara en la que se encuentra situada la bola supone un elemento que obstaculiza e impide la extracción de la junta posterior de cierre, de manera que para extraer dicha junta, es preciso desmontar dicho eje de maniobra, para lo cual es preciso desmontar previamente el mando de accionamiento del grifo, eje de maniobra que incluye medios que limitan su desplazamiento vertical, ya sea mediante atornillado y fijado con adhesivo, o bien estabilizado verticalmente mediante un criclip o anillo de seguridad, pieza cuyo desmontaje resulta una maniobra compleja y tediosa, debido a la difícil accesibilidad en la que el mismo se encuentra.More specifically, the problem with these types of mechanisms is that, although they have a threaded cap that, once removed, allows the extraction of the front compression joint, as well as the ball acting as a valve body, the maneuvering shaft that It accesses the chamber in which the ball is located from above and is an element that obstructs and prevents the extraction of the rear closure gasket, so that to extract said gasket, it is necessary to dismantle said maneuvering axis, for which it is necessary previously disassemble the tap drive control, the maneuvering axis that includes means that limit its vertical displacement, either by screwing and fixing with adhesive, or vertically stabilized by means of a criclip or safety ring, a part whose disassembly is a complex maneuver and tedious, due to the difficult accessibility in which it is located.

EXPLICACIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓNEXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

El mecanismo de mejora de accesibilidad a válvulas de grifos dispensadores que se preconiza resuelve de forma plenamente satisfactoria la problemática anteriormente expuesta, en base a una solución sencilla pero eficaz, en la que ni siquiera es preciso tener que llegar a desmontar totalmente el mando de accionamiento del grifo con respecto al eje de maniobra, resultando una operación de acceso a la válvula sumamente rápida y sencilla, de manera que la operativa en el punto de venta resulta muy sencilla, de modo que solo sea preciso retirar aquellos grifos que presenten averías dignas de ser reparadas en un taller, mientras que la limpieza y sustitución del kit valvular es fácilmente realizable en el propio punto de venta con el consecuiente ahorro económico y mejora del servicio. The mechanism to improve the accessibility of dispenser taps valves that is recommended solves in a fully satisfactory way the aforementioned problems, based on a simple but effective solution, in which it is not even necessary to have to completely disassemble the drive control. of the tap with respect to the maneuvering axis, resulting in an extremely quick and easy access operation to the valve, so that the operation at the point of sale is very simple, so that only those taps that have worthy failures need to be removed. be repaired in a workshop, while the cleaning and replacement of the valve kit is easily done at the point of sale with the consequent economic savings and service improvement.

Para ello, se ha previsto que el eje de maniobra, al que se vincula perpendicularmente el mando de accionamiento del grifo, se estabilice verticalmente a través del propio mando de accionamiento, el cual no necesita ser desmontado completamente, sino ligeramente desatornillado de acuerdo con la estructuración que seguidamente se va a describir.To do this, it has been foreseen that the maneuvering axis, to which the tap control knob is perpendicularly linked, is vertically stabilized through the actuation knob itself, which does not need to be completely disassembled, but slightly unscrewed according to the structuring that will be described below.

De forma más concreta, se parte de la estructuración convencional de este tipo de grifos, en el que el eje de maniobra incluye un orificio diametral sobre el que rosca el mando de accionamiento del grifo, mando cuyo perno de roscado se remata por su extremidad libre en un tetón que juega en una ranura ciega prevista en la envolvente tubular en que se remata superiormente el cuerpo del grifo sobre el que gira dicho eje de maniobra, de modo que dicho tetón en su desplazamiento a lo largo de la ranura determina las posiciones límites operativas del mando y por tanto del grifo.More specifically, it starts from the conventional structuring of this type of taps, in which the maneuvering axis includes a diametrical hole on which the tap drive knob threads, a knob whose threading bolt is finished off at its free end on a pin that plays in a blind slot provided in the tubular casing in which the body of the tap on which said maneuvering axis rotates is topped, so that said pin in its movement along the slot determines the limit positions operating the control and therefore the tap.

Pues bien, de acuerdo ya con la invención, se ha previsto que en oposición a dicho ranurado en funciones de tope y sobre el que habitualmente se establece una ranura horizontal contrapuesta a la anteriormente citada y de mayor amplitud, a través de la que es desplazable el propio cuerpo del mando, se establezca un ranurado vertical y abierto, que a su vez permite el desplazamiento ascendente del eje de maniobra cuando previamente retraemos el eje del mango desenroscando el mismo.Well, in accordance with the invention, it has been foreseen that in opposition to said groove in stop functions and on which a horizontal groove is usually established opposite to the one previously mentioned and of greater amplitude, through which it is movable the control body itself, a vertical and open groove is established, which in turn allows the upward movement of the maneuvering axis when previously we retract the axis of the handle by unscrewing it.

De esta forma, tras el desenroscado parcial del mango se puede extraer parcialmente el eje de maniobra unido al mango, lo que permite liberar la barrera que obstaculizaba dicho eje de maniobra a la hora de poder acceder a la extracción de la junta de cierre posterior, permitiendo así un acceso libre para la extracción de kit de válvula completo ( juntas y bola) ya que con un sistema de eje de maniobra bloqueado sería imposible sacar la junta de cierre sin romperla y dañar la zona de alojamiento.In this way, after partially unscrewing the handle, the maneuvering shaft attached to the handle can be partially removed, which allows the barrier that hindered said maneuvering shaft to be released when accessing the extraction of the rear closure joint, thus allowing free access for the removal of the complete valve kit (gaskets and ball) since with a blocked operating shaft system it would be impossible to remove the closing gasket without breaking it and damaging the housing area.

La maniobra de montaje, en sentido inverso, será igual de sencilla, debiendo insertar el eje de maniobra de manera que el mando de accionamiento coincida con el ranurado vertical abierto, para posteriormente atornillar el mando en orden a que su tetón extremo se introduzca en la ranura ciega en funciones de tope, impidiendo así que el eje de maniobra pueda ser desarmado accidentalmente durante el uso normal del grifo, dado que dicho tetón impide el desplazamiento vertical del eje maniobra indistintamente de la posición del mando (aunque éste coincida con el ranurado vertical abierto), mientras el mismo no sea parcialmente desatornillado.The assembly maneuver, in the opposite direction, will be just as simple, having to insert the maneuver shaft so that the actuating knob coincides with the open vertical groove, to later screw the knob in order that its end pin is inserted into the Blind slot in stop function, thus preventing the maneuvering shaft from being accidentally disarmed during normal use of the tap, since said pin prevents the vertical movement of the maneuvering shaft regardless of the position of the knob (even if it coincides with the vertical grooving open), as long as it is not partially unscrewed.

BREVE DESCRIPCIÓN DE LOS DIBUJOSBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Para complementar la descripción que seguidamente se va a realizar y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor comprensión de las características del invento, de acuerdo con un ejemplo preferente de realización práctica del mismo, se acompaña como parte integrante de dicha descripción, un juego de planos en donde con carácter ilustrativo y no limitativo, se ha representado lo siguiente:To complement the description that is going to be made below and with the aim of helping a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of a practical embodiment thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, the following has been represented:

La figura 1.- Muestra una vista en perspectiva de un mecanismo de mejora de accesibilidad a válvulas de grifos dispensadores de cerveza, vermú, sidra y similares realizado de acuerdo con el objeto de la presente invención.Figure 1.- Shows a perspective view of a mechanism for improving the accessibility to valves of dispensing taps for beer, vermouth, cider and the like, made in accordance with the object of the present invention.

La figura 2.- Muestra una vista en perfil del conjunto de la figura 1.Figure 2.- Shows a profile view of the assembly of figure 1.

Las figuras 3 y 4.- Muestran sendas vistas en planta y en sección de las dos posiciones límite de trabajo del grifo en situación normal de uso.Figures 3 and 4.- They show respective plan and section views of the two limit positions of the tap in normal use.

La figura 5.- Muestra una vista similar a la de las figura 3 y 4, pero en la que el mando aparece en la posición en la que el mismo coincide con la ranura vertical abierta, figura en la que el mando aparece debidamente atornillado, y consecuentemente impidiendo de desplazarse verticalmente al eje de maniobra.Figure 5.- Shows a view similar to that of figures 3 and 4, but in which the knob appears in the position in which it coincides with the open vertical slot, figure in which the knob appears duly screwed, and consequently preventing the axis of maneuver from moving vertically.

La figura 6.- Muestra, finalmente, una vista similar a la de la figura 5, pero en la que el mando está parcialmente desatornillado del eje de maniobra, posición en la que se libera el tetón de guiado y consecuentemente se libera al eje de maniobra para poder ser éste extraído conjuntamente con el mando por simple traccionado vertical del conjunto.Figure 6.- Finally, shows a view similar to that of figure 5, but in which the knob is partially unscrewed from the maneuvering shaft, position in which the guide pin is released and consequently the drive shaft is released. maneuver to be able to be extracted together with the control by simple vertical pulling of the set.

REALIZACIÓN PREFERENTE DE LA INVENCIÓNPREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

El mecanismo de la invención está destinado a ser implantado en grifos dispensadores de bebidas, en el que participa un cuerpo valvular que se remata superiormente en una envolvente tubular (1), de sección circular, en cuyo seno es desplazable angularmente un eje de maniobra (2) que actúa sobre una cuerpo valvular o bola, de manera que dicho cuerpo valvular o bola se dispone entre dos juntas de compresión una anterior y otra posterior, a las que se accede a través de un tapón roscado en el frente del cuerpo principal del grifo, elementos no representados en las figuras por ser convencionales y no verse afectados por la nueva estructuración del mecanismo.The mechanism of the invention is intended to be implanted in beverage dispensing taps, in which a valve body participates that is finished at the top in a tubular casing (1), of circular section, within which a maneuvering axis (2) is movable angularly, acting on a valve body or ball, so that said valve body or ball is arranged between two compression joints, one anterior and one a later one, which is accessed through a threaded cap on the front of the main body of the tap, elements not represented in the figures as they are conventional and are not affected by the new structuring of the mechanism.

Pues bien, como se puede ver en la figura 1, el eje de maniobra (2) supone un elemento prominente inferiormente, que supone un obstáculo a la hora de acceder al conjunto valvular del grifo, por lo que debe ser extraído verticalmente en sentido superior, como es convencional en todos los grifos para llevar a cabo las maniobras de limpieza o mantenimiento de dicho grifo.Well, as can be seen in figure 1, the maneuvering axis (2) is a prominent element at the bottom, which is an obstacle when accessing the valve assembly of the tap, so it must be extracted vertically from the top , as is conventional in all taps to carry out the cleaning or maintenance operations of said tap.

Dicho eje de maniobra (2) incluye un orificio diametral en el que rosca el extremo (3) del mando (4) de accionamiento del grifo, de manera que el movimiento angular del mando (4) permite controlar a través del eje de maniobra (2) el grado de apertura del grifo al actuar éste sobre la bola que determina el cuerpo valvular del grifo.Said maneuvering shaft (2) includes a diametrical hole into which the end (3) of the tap actuation knob (4) threads, so that the angular movement of the knob (4) allows control through the maneuvering shaft ( 2) the degree of opening of the tap as it acts on the ball that determines the valve body of the tap.

El extremo roscado (3) del mando (4) se remata en un tetón (5) que juega en una ranura ciega (6) prevista en la envolvente tubular (1) en que se remata superiormente el cuerpo del grifo sobre el que gira dicho eje de maniobra (2), de modo que dicho tetón (5) en su desplazamiento a lo largo de la ranura determina las posiciones límites operativas del mando y por tanto del grifo, concretamente las mostradas en las figuras 3 y 4.The threaded end (3) of the knob (4) is finished off in a lug (5) that plays in a blind groove (6) provided in the tubular casing (1) in which the body of the tap on which the said rotates is topped. maneuvering axis (2), so that said pin (5) in its movement along the slot determines the operating limit positions of the knob and therefore of the tap, specifically those shown in figures 3 and 4.

En oposición diametral a dicha ranura se establecerá una ranura horizontal (7) de amplitud acorde a la amplitud del mando (4) en dicha zona, con la particularidad de que dicha ranura horizontal incluye un ranurado vertical abierto (8), también de anchura acorde a la anchura del mando (4) en dicha zona.In diametrical opposition to said groove, a horizontal groove (7) of amplitude according to the amplitude of the knob (4) will be established in said area, with the particularity that said horizontal groove includes an open vertical groove (8), also of corresponding width to the width of the knob (4) in said area.

De esta forma, y tal y como muestran las figuras 5 y 6, cuando se pretenda acceder al cuerpo valvular del grifo bastará con mover el mando (4) hasta la posición en la que éste quede enfrentado a la ranura vertical abierta (8), y proceder a desenroscar ligeramente dicho mando (4) para que el tetón (5) se retraiga suficiente como para quedar fuera del alcance de la ranura ciega (6) posición en la que el eje de maniobra quedará liberado, permitiendo la extracción del conjunto mando-eje de maniobra en sentido ascendente, eliminando por tanto el elemento prominente que constituía un obstáculo a la hora de acceder, como se accede convencionalmente en este tipo de grifos al kit valvular a través del tapón roscado establecido en el frente del cuerpo del grifo.In this way, and as shown in Figures 5 and 6, when trying to access the valve body of the tap, it will be enough to move the knob (4) to the position where it faces the open vertical slot (8), and proceed to slightly unscrew said knob (4) so that the pin (5) retracts enough to be out of the reach of the blind slot (6) position in which the maneuvering axis will be released, allowing the extraction of the control-shaft assembly in an upward direction, thus eliminating the prominent element that constituted an obstacle when accessing, as is conventionally accessed in this type of taps, the valve kit through the threaded plug established in the front of the tap body.

Consecuentemente, a partir de esta estructuración se consigue un mecanismo que mejora la accesibilidad a las válvulas y juntas del grifo sin necesidad de ningún tipo de herramienta en lo que a dicha operación de liberación del eje de maniobra se refiere, lo que simplifica y facilita sensiblemente las maniobras de mantenimiento y/o limpieza. Consequently, based on this structuring, a mechanism is achieved that improves accessibility to the valves and tap joints without the need for any type of tool as regards said maneuvering axis release operation, which significantly simplifies and facilitates maintenance and / or cleaning operations.

Claims

REIVINDICACIONES

1 -.- Mechanism to improve accessibility to valves of beer, vermouth, cider and similar dispensing taps, taps in which a valve body participates that ends at the top in a tubular casing (1), with a circular section, within which a maneuvering axis (2) that acts on a valve body or ball is angularly movable, so that said valve body or ball is arranged between two joints, one anterior and one posterior, which are accessed, as well as the valve body through a threaded plug on the front of the main body of the tap, and where the maneuvering shaft (2) includes a diametrical hole into which the end (3) of the tap drive knob (4) is threaded, so that the angular movement of the knob (4) makes it possible to control through the operating shaft (2) the degree of opening of the tap as it acts on the ball that determines the valve body of the tap, characterized in that the threaded end (3) of the tap knob (4) is finished off on a nipple ( 5) that plays in a blind slot (6) provided in the tubular casing (1) whose movement along the slot determines the operating limit positions of the knob and therefore of the tap, with the particularity that in diametrical opposition to said groove, a horizontal groove (7) of width is established according to the width of the knob (4) in said area, horizontal groove (7) that includes an open vertical groove (8), width according to the width of the knob (4) in said area, through which the maneuvering shaft (2) -control (4) assembly is removable, after partially unscrewing said knob (4).