WO2005012157A1 - Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir - Google Patents

Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir Download PDF

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WO2005012157A1
WO2005012157A1 PCT/NL2004/000514 NL2004000514W WO2005012157A1 WO 2005012157 A1 WO2005012157 A1 WO 2005012157A1 NL 2004000514 W NL2004000514 W NL 2004000514W WO 2005012157 A1 WO2005012157 A1 WO 2005012157A1
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Engbert Hermannes Pakkert
Quintijn Innikel
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Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
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Priority to CA002533341A priority Critical patent/CA2533341A1/en
Priority to AU2004260781A priority patent/AU2004260781A1/en
Priority to DK04774824T priority patent/DK1651558T3/en
Priority to BRPI0412766-8A priority patent/BRPI0412766A/en
Priority to JP2006521021A priority patent/JP2006528115A/en
Priority to DE602004008645T priority patent/DE602004008645T2/en
Priority to UAA200600508A priority patent/UA83495C2/en
Application filed by Heineken Supply Chain B.V. filed Critical Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
Priority to EA200600279A priority patent/EA007691B1/en
Priority to NZ544759A priority patent/NZ544759A/en
Priority to EP04774824A priority patent/EP1651558B1/en
Priority to US10/565,622 priority patent/US20060243752A1/en
Priority to YUP-2006/0119A priority patent/RS50191B/en
Priority to SI200430508T priority patent/SI1651558T1/en
Priority to PL04774824T priority patent/PL1651558T3/en
Publication of WO2005012157A1 publication Critical patent/WO2005012157A1/en
Priority to IL173243A priority patent/IL173243A/en
Priority to NO20060330A priority patent/NO20060330L/en
Priority to HK06112037A priority patent/HK1090346A1/en
Priority to HR20070382T priority patent/HRP20070382T3/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/04—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/04—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
    • B67D1/0412—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers the whole dispensing unit being fixed to the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0829—Keg connection means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
    • B67D2210/00047—Piping
    • B67D2210/00049—Pipes

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  • the invention relates to an assembly of a drink dispenser provided with a chamber for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink, a lid for closing off the chamber, a dispensing head for opening and closing a dispensing line and a container containing carbonated drink provided with a drink dispensing opening and with a dispensing line that connects the drink dispensing opening to the dispensing head, wherein the container is provided with a pressure medium feed opening.
  • the invention also relates to a drink dispenser and a container for use in such a dispenser.
  • a drink dispenser assembly is disclosed in NL-A 1019054 in the name of the Applicant.
  • a container containing carbonated drink, in particular beer is described, wherein the beer is packed in a flexible bag, which bag is accommodated in a rigid plastic container.
  • the container is placed in the dispenser, which is provided with a compressor that is connected to the container via a pressure line to build up pressure in the space between the flexible bag and the rigid outer container.
  • the use of a compressor in the dispenser makes this relatively complex, whilst the compressor can give rise to vibration and an increased noise level.
  • pressure medium such as CO 2
  • containers such as metal containers containing whipped cream or cans of beer, by means of a CO 2 cartridge containing CO 2 under high pressure, such as 50 bar and higher.
  • the volume of the CO 2 cartridge is relatively small and a large proportion of the CO 2 will escape on connection if the connection is not made quickly and in a sealed manner.
  • the seals for the high-pressure CO 2 cartridges and the pressure regulation thereof are relatively complex. Furthermore, with the known devices there is no facility for the user to set a regulating pressure.
  • a beer keg in which a pressure medium chamber is formed by a cavity in the keg containing gaseous CO 2 therein is also known from Gebrauchsmusterschrift DE 201 15 158 Ul.
  • a separate dispensing head that contains a pressure regulator can be connected by the user to a beer dispensing valve and to a CO 2 feed valve of the beer keg.
  • the pressure medium chamber When the dispensing head is connected the pressure medium chamber is connected to the volume of beer in the keg.
  • the pressure regulating element is not indicated in more detail. However, if manual connection is effected by an inexperienced user, loss of CO 2 from the pressure medium chamber can take place, so that the tap pressure is reduced or as a result of which, in the worst case, only a portion of the contents can be tapped from the beer keg.
  • One aim of the invention is, therefore to provide an assembly of a drink dispenser and a container containing carbonated drink, for which no external pressure means such as a compressor are needed.
  • a further aim of the invention is to provide a drink dispenser assembly with which the chamber with carbonated drink therein can be connected in a simple, rapid and reliable manner to a pressure medium reservoir by inexperienced users.
  • a further aim of the invention is to provide a drink dispenser assembly where commercially available reservoirs containing liquid CO 2 under high pressure can be connected in a simple manner and with relatively low losses.
  • the container of the assembly according to the invention is provided with a pressure medium feed opening and with a reservoir with a pressure medium therein, which reservoir is provided with a pressure line coupling, wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line with, at one end, a reservoir connector for connecting to the pressure line coupling of the reservoir and with, at the other end, a pressure medium feed connector for connecting to the pressure medium feed opening of the container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening, respectively, by closing the lid.
  • the contents of the container are connected to the pressure medium reservoir when the lid is closed, without further intermediate operations on the part of the user.
  • the position of the container relative to the lid is accurately defined, for example, by the use of the positioning cheeks on the container as described in NL-A 1019526 in the name of the Applicant, which application is incorporated herein by reference.
  • Closing the lid produces the connection between the pressure medium reservoir and the container without significant loss of pressure medium.
  • the lid can be provided with a double closure as described in NL-A 1019054 in the name of the Applicant, which publication is incorporated herein by reference.
  • the pressure line is connected to a pressure regulator for setting a pressure drop between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line.
  • the dispenser can be set by the user in such a way that a desired dispensing pressure, for example for tapping beer under high pressure, with a large head, or under low pressure, with less frothing, can be set.
  • the container is provided with an accommodating cavity with a replaceable container containing CO 2 under a pressure higher than 1 bar therein.
  • the container can contain on (sic) compressed CO 2 or CO 2 adsorbed on carbon under a pressure of approximately 10 bar, as described in NL-A 1012922, or can contain liquid CO 2 under a pressure of more than 50 bar.
  • the pressure line is in communication with an expansion chamber located between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line to reduce the pressure of the CO 2 from the reservoir.
  • the pressure medium feed connection from the pressure line to the chamber containing the carbonated drink can be a relatively low pressure connection, the sealing of which can be implemented relatively easily.
  • a pressure regulator incorporated between the expansion chamber and the pressure medium feed connector can likewise be of simple and consequently inexpensive construction. Furthermore, when the lid is closed, the CO 2 issuing from the reservoir will move to the expansion chamber, so that loss of pressure medium as a result of leakage into the surroundings is reduced.
  • the reservoir containing CO 2 can be connected to the container such that it can be removed and can comprise an aerosol container or a metal CO 2 cartridge containing liquid CO 2 accommodated in a cavity in the top wall, bottom wall or side wall of the container.
  • Fig. 2 shows an assembly where the lid of the drink dispenser is provided with an expansion chamber
  • Fig. 3 shows a detail, on an enlarged scale, of a connection between reservoir connector and pressure line coupling.
  • Fig. 1 shows an assembly 1 of a drink dispenser 2 and a contamer 3 containing carbonated drink. Such an assembly is described in NL-A 1019054 in the name of the Applicant, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • the drink dispenser 2 has a chamber 4, for accommodating the container through a top surface, and a lid 5 that is connected to the wall of the chamber at hinge 6 such that it can hinge.
  • the container 3 is provided with a dispensing opening 8 that is closed off by a spring-loaded valve 9. A.
  • dispensing line 10 which pushes in the spring valve 9, is connected to a tap head 13 by means of which a shut- off valve, which is not shown in more detail, at the end of the dispensing line 10 can be opened and closed via a tap handle 14.
  • the chamber 4 can be cooled by a Peltier cooling element.
  • An accommodating cavity 16 has been made in the container 3, in which cavity a CO 2 cartridge 17 containing liquid CO 2 is accommodated. This can be connected to the accommodating cavity in the fill line, after or before filling the container 3 with carbonated drink, such as beer, in a manner such that it cannot be released by the user.
  • the CO 2 cartridge is provided with a pressure line coupling in the form of a slim connecting nipple 20.
  • the container 3 is provided with a pressure medium feed opening 21 that can be closed off by a spring-loaded ball valve or by a membrane that can be penetrated.
  • a pressure line 22 with a reservoir connector 23 for engaging in a gas- tight manner on the nipple 20 of the CO 2 cartridge 17 is accommodated in the lid 5.
  • the pressure line is provided with a pressure medium feed connector 24, for example in the form of a simple gland and opening in the wall of the container 3.
  • a pressure regulator 5 (sic) is incorporated in the pressure line 5 (sic) so that the reduction in pressure between the CO 2 cartridge 17 and the interior of the container 3 can be set by a user in order to obtain the desired tapping characteristics in the case of beer.
  • the position of the pressure line 22 in the lid 5 and of the CO 2 cartridge 17 are such that when the lid 5 is hinged closed, the reservoir connector 23 and the pressure medium feed connector 24 connect to the CO 2 cartridge 17 and to the pressure medium feed opening 21 in the container, respectively.
  • the CO 2 cartridge is activated by the pressure from the lid, for example by puncturing a seal or by operating a ball valve in the CO 2 cartridge, as shown in Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 2 shows an embodiment where the pressure line 22 is provided with an expansion chamber 40 which has a volume that, for example, is 10 times greater than the volume of the CO 2 cartridge 17.
  • FIG. 3 shows a pressure line coupling 20 for the reservoir 17. This comprises a spring-loaded ball valve 43 and an accommodating sleeve 44, which have been made in an annular plastic fixing member 45.
  • the fixing member 45 is connected to a top wall 47 of the container 3 via a screw thread 46.
  • the pressure line 22 has a slim nose 48 that is able to extend into the accommodating sleeve 44 and when pushed down as a consequence of closing of the lid 5 pushes down the ball valve 43 and thus connects the contents of the reservoir 17, via pressure regulating valve 25, to the interior of the container 3.
  • the top surface 47 of the container 3 is provided with a feed opening 21 into which the end section of the pressure line 22 has been pushed via a rubber ring seal 50.

Abstract

The invention relates to an assembly of a drink dispenser (2) provided with a chamber (4) for accommodating a containing carbonated drink, a lid (5) for closing the chamber, a dispensing head (13) for opening and closing a dispensing line (10) and a container (3) containing carbonated drink provided with a drink dispensing opening (8) and with a dispensing line (10) that connects the drink dispensing opening head, wherein the container is provided with a pressure medium feed opening (21) and with a reservoir (17) with a pressure medium therein which reservoir is provided with a pressure line coupling (20) wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line (22) with, at one end, a reservoir connector (23) for connecting to the pressure line coupling (20) of the reservoir and with, at the end, a pressure medium feed opening (21) of the container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening, respectively, by closing the lid.

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Assembly of drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
The invention relates to an assembly of a drink dispenser provided with a chamber for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink, a lid for closing off the chamber, a dispensing head for opening and closing a dispensing line and a container containing carbonated drink provided with a drink dispensing opening and with a dispensing line that connects the drink dispensing opening to the dispensing head, wherein the container is provided with a pressure medium feed opening. The invention also relates to a drink dispenser and a container for use in such a dispenser. A drink dispenser assembly is disclosed in NL-A 1019054 in the name of the Applicant. In this publication a container containing carbonated drink, in particular beer, is described, wherein the beer is packed in a flexible bag, which bag is accommodated in a rigid plastic container. The container is placed in the dispenser, which is provided with a compressor that is connected to the container via a pressure line to build up pressure in the space between the flexible bag and the rigid outer container. The use of a compressor in the dispenser makes this relatively complex, whilst the compressor can give rise to vibration and an increased noise level. Furthermore, it is known to supply pressure medium, such as CO2, to containers, such as metal containers containing whipped cream or cans of beer, by means of a CO2 cartridge containing CO2 under high pressure, such as 50 bar and higher. The volume of the CO2 cartridge is relatively small and a large proportion of the CO2 will escape on connection if the connection is not made quickly and in a sealed manner. The seals for the high-pressure CO2 cartridges and the pressure regulation thereof are relatively complex. Furthermore, with the known devices there is no facility for the user to set a regulating pressure. A beer keg in which a pressure medium chamber is formed by a cavity in the keg containing gaseous CO2 therein is also known from Gebrauchsmusterschrift DE 201 15 158 Ul. A separate dispensing head that contains a pressure regulator can be connected by the user to a beer dispensing valve and to a CO2 feed valve of the beer keg. When the dispensing head is connected the pressure medium chamber is connected to the volume of beer in the keg. The pressure regulating element is not indicated in more detail. However, if manual connection is effected by an inexperienced user, loss of CO2 from the pressure medium chamber can take place, so that the tap pressure is reduced or as a result of which, in the worst case, only a portion of the contents can be tapped from the beer keg. One aim of the invention is, therefore to provide an assembly of a drink dispenser and a container containing carbonated drink, for which no external pressure means such as a compressor are needed. A further aim of the invention is to provide a drink dispenser assembly with which the chamber with carbonated drink therein can be connected in a simple, rapid and reliable manner to a pressure medium reservoir by inexperienced users. A further aim of the invention is to provide a drink dispenser assembly where commercially available reservoirs containing liquid CO2 under high pressure can be connected in a simple manner and with relatively low losses. To this end the container of the assembly according to the invention is provided with a pressure medium feed opening and with a reservoir with a pressure medium therein, which reservoir is provided with a pressure line coupling, wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line with, at one end, a reservoir connector for connecting to the pressure line coupling of the reservoir and with, at the other end, a pressure medium feed connector for connecting to the pressure medium feed opening of the container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening, respectively, by closing the lid. When the container is placed in the drink dispenser, the contents of the container are connected to the pressure medium reservoir when the lid is closed, without further intermediate operations on the part of the user. The position of the container relative to the lid is accurately defined, for example, by the use of the positioning cheeks on the container as described in NL-A 1019526 in the name of the Applicant, which application is incorporated herein by reference. Closing the lid produces the connection between the pressure medium reservoir and the container without significant loss of pressure medium. To provide a correct closing action, the lid can be provided with a double closure as described in NL-A 1019054 in the name of the Applicant, which publication is incorporated herein by reference. In one embodiment according to the invention the pressure line is connected to a pressure regulator for setting a pressure drop between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line. In this way the dispenser can be set by the user in such a way that a desired dispensing pressure, for example for tapping beer under high pressure, with a large head, or under low pressure, with less frothing, can be set. In one embodiment the container is provided with an accommodating cavity with a replaceable container containing CO2 under a pressure higher than 1 bar therein. The container can contain on (sic) compressed CO2 or CO2 adsorbed on carbon under a pressure of approximately 10 bar, as described in NL-A 1012922, or can contain liquid CO2 under a pressure of more than 50 bar. As a result of the rapid and reliable connection of the pressure line to, on the one hand, the CO2 cartridge and, on the other hand, the drink chamber when the lid is closed (which lid can hinge, rotate or slide with respect to the chamber), there is little loss of pressure medium, which is advantageous in particular when relatively small volumes of pressure medium under high pressure are used. In a further preferred embodiment the pressure line is in communication with an expansion chamber located between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line to reduce the pressure of the CO2 from the reservoir. As a result, the pressure medium feed connection from the pressure line to the chamber containing the carbonated drink can be a relatively low pressure connection, the sealing of which can be implemented relatively easily. Because of the relatively low pressure, a pressure regulator incorporated between the expansion chamber and the pressure medium feed connector can likewise be of simple and consequently inexpensive construction. Furthermore, when the lid is closed, the CO2 issuing from the reservoir will move to the expansion chamber, so that loss of pressure medium as a result of leakage into the surroundings is reduced. The reservoir containing CO2 can be connected to the container such that it can be removed and can comprise an aerosol container or a metal CO2 cartridge containing liquid CO2 accommodated in a cavity in the top wall, bottom wall or side wall of the container. A few embodiments of an assembly according to the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the appended drawing. In the drawing: Fig. 1 shows a diagrammatic side view of an assembly according to the present invention, Fig. 2 shows an assembly where the lid of the drink dispenser is provided with an expansion chamber, and Fig. 3 shows a detail, on an enlarged scale, of a connection between reservoir connector and pressure line coupling. Fig. 1 shows an assembly 1 of a drink dispenser 2 and a contamer 3 containing carbonated drink. Such an assembly is described in NL-A 1019054 in the name of the Applicant, which is incorporated herein by reference. The drink dispenser 2 has a chamber 4, for accommodating the container through a top surface, and a lid 5 that is connected to the wall of the chamber at hinge 6 such that it can hinge. The container 3 is provided with a dispensing opening 8 that is closed off by a spring-loaded valve 9. A. dispensing line 10, which pushes in the spring valve 9, is connected to a tap head 13 by means of which a shut- off valve, which is not shown in more detail, at the end of the dispensing line 10 can be opened and closed via a tap handle 14. The chamber 4 can be cooled by a Peltier cooling element. An accommodating cavity 16 has been made in the container 3, in which cavity a CO2 cartridge 17 containing liquid CO2 is accommodated. This can be connected to the accommodating cavity in the fill line, after or before filling the container 3 with carbonated drink, such as beer, in a manner such that it cannot be released by the user. The CO2 cartridge is provided with a pressure line coupling in the form of a slim connecting nipple 20. Furthermore, the container 3 is provided with a pressure medium feed opening 21 that can be closed off by a spring-loaded ball valve or by a membrane that can be penetrated. Furthermore, a pressure line 22 with a reservoir connector 23 for engaging in a gas- tight manner on the nipple 20 of the CO2 cartridge 17 is accommodated in the lid 5. At the other end the pressure line is provided with a pressure medium feed connector 24, for example in the form of a simple gland and opening in the wall of the container 3. A pressure regulator 5 (sic) is incorporated in the pressure line 5 (sic) so that the reduction in pressure between the CO2 cartridge 17 and the interior of the container 3 can be set by a user in order to obtain the desired tapping characteristics in the case of beer. The position of the pressure line 22 in the lid 5 and of the CO2 cartridge 17 are such that when the lid 5 is hinged closed, the reservoir connector 23 and the pressure medium feed connector 24 connect to the CO2 cartridge 17 and to the pressure medium feed opening 21 in the container, respectively. The CO2 cartridge is activated by the pressure from the lid, for example by puncturing a seal or by operating a ball valve in the CO2 cartridge, as shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 2 shows an embodiment where the pressure line 22 is provided with an expansion chamber 40 which has a volume that, for example, is 10 times greater than the volume of the CO2 cartridge 17. Instead of a CO2 cartridge it would also be possible to use a container containing active carbon as described in NL-A 1012922 in the name of the Applicant or an aerosol container known per se. Fig. 3 shows a pressure line coupling 20 for the reservoir 17. This comprises a spring-loaded ball valve 43 and an accommodating sleeve 44, which have been made in an annular plastic fixing member 45. The fixing member 45 is connected to a top wall 47 of the container 3 via a screw thread 46. As reservoir connector 23, the pressure line 22 has a slim nose 48 that is able to extend into the accommodating sleeve 44 and when pushed down as a consequence of closing of the lid 5 pushes down the ball valve 43 and thus connects the contents of the reservoir 17, via pressure regulating valve 25, to the interior of the container 3. The top surface 47 of the container 3 is provided with a feed opening 21 into which the end section of the pressure line 22 has been pushed via a rubber ring seal 50.

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1. Assembly of a drink dispenser provided with a chamber for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink, a lid for closing off the chamber, a dispensing head for opening and closing a dispensing line and a container containing carbonated drink provided with a drink dispensing opening and with a dispensing line that connects the drink dispensing opening to the dispensing head, wherein the container is provided with a pressure medium feed opening and with a reservoir with a pressure medium therein, which reservoir is provided with a pressure line coupling, wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line with, at one end, a reservoir connector for connecting to the pressure line coupling of the reservoir and with, at the other end, a pressure medium feed connector for connecting to the pressure medium feed opening of the container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening, respectively, by closing the lid.
2. Assembly according to Claim 1, wherein the pressure line is connected to a pressure regulator for setting a pressure drop between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line.
3. Assembly according to Claim 1 or 2, wherem the container is provided with an accommodating cavity with a replaceable container containing CO2 under a pressure higher than 1 bar therein.
4. Assembly according to Claim 3, wherein the replaceable container contains liquid CO2.
5. Assembly according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the pressure line is is (sic) communication with an expansion chamber located between the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector of the pressure line to reduce the pressure of the CO2 from the reservoir.
6. Container for use in an assembly according to one of the preceding claims, comprising a reservoir with a pressure medium therein, which reservoir is provided with a pressure line coupling and with a pressure medium feed opening, wherein the reservoir is connected to the container such that it can be removed.
7. Container according to Claim 6, wherein the reservoir contains liquid CO2.
8. Dispenser for use in an assembly according to one of the preceding claims, comprising a chamber for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink, a lid for closing off the chamber, a dispensing head for opening and closing a dispensing line, wherein the lid is provided with a pressure line with, at one end, a reservoir connector for connecting to a pressure line coupling of the reservoir and with, at the other end, a pressure medium feed connector for connecting to the pressure medium feed of a container, wherein the reservoir connector and the pressure medium feed connector are brought into fluid-tight engagement with the pressure line coupling and the pressure medium feed opening of the container, respectively, by closing the lid when a container has been placed in the dispenser.
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SI200430508T SI1651558T1 (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
DK04774824T DK1651558T3 (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 Device for beverage dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
BRPI0412766-8A BRPI0412766A (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 set of a beverage dispenser, and container and dispenser for use in one set
JP2006521021A JP2006528115A (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 Container assembly with beverage dispenser and pressure medium tank
DE602004008645T DE602004008645T2 (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 ARRANGEMENT FOR BEVERAGE DISPENSER AND CONTAINER PROVIDED WITH A PRESSURE RESERVOIR
UAA200600508A UA83495C2 (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 drink dispenser
EP04774824A EP1651558B1 (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
EA200600279A EA007691B1 (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
NZ544759A NZ544759A (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 Assembly of drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
CA002533341A CA2533341A1 (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
US10/565,622 US20060243752A1 (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
YUP-2006/0119A RS50191B (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
AU2004260781A AU2004260781A1 (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
PL04774824T PL1651558T3 (en) 2003-07-21 2004-07-15 Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
IL173243A IL173243A (en) 2003-07-21 2006-01-19 Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
NO20060330A NO20060330L (en) 2003-07-21 2006-01-23 Composition for beverage dispenser and container equipped with a pressure medium container
HK06112037A HK1090346A1 (en) 2003-07-21 2006-11-01 Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir
HR20070382T HRP20070382T3 (en) 2003-07-21 2007-09-05 Assembly for drink dispenser and container provided with a pressure medium reservoir

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