RU2167560C1 - Liquid carbonizing and liquid vessel capping apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: food-processing industry. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has bowl, cap positioned inside bowl, sealing ring, gas supplying channel, and locking device. Bowl has captive nut for retaining sealing ring, and movable stem with cap gripping head. Bowl may be equipped with collar positioned between bowl edge and sealing ring. Locking device may be made in the form of valve mounted for engagement with movable stem. Gas supplying channel is connected to bowl through branch pipe on which sleeve is mounted for rotation around branch pipe. Apparatus provides reliable capping of large batches of vessels due to independent supplying of facilities for effecting mechanized and automatized sealing, carbonizing and capping operations. EFFECT: increased efficiency and enhanced reliability in operation. 4 cl, 1 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to a device for carbonating drinks poured into separate containers, in particular, to domestic saturators.

A device is known for aerating a liquid in a container, including a closure cap screwed onto the container neck, a gas nozzle passing through an opening in the closure cap and connected through a closure device to a gas cylinder, while the nozzle entry point into the closure cap is hermetically sealed (see US Patent No. 4927569, class B 01 F 3/04, application 01.03.89, published March 22, 1990, "Apparatus for carbonation by introducing CO ₂ into a container").

 The disadvantage of this device is the introduction of gas into the container through the nozzle directly into the closure cap, which leads to the inevitable loss of gas during carbonation.

 The closest in technical essence to the declared one, selected as a prototype, is a device for aerating and capping a liquid in a container, including a cup in which a closure cap, a sealing ring, a gas supply channel and a locking device are located (see US Pat. N 2065281, class A 23 L 2/00, decl. 10.10.94, publ. 20.08.96, "Device for carbonating and capping the liquid in the tank" - prototype).

 The disadvantage of this device is that an elastic cup paired with a sealing ring does not provide the necessary speed and reliability of capping when aerating large batches of containers with liquid.

 The problem solved by the claimed invention is the intensification of the aeration and capping process and the provision of mechanization of the process. The technical result obtained by using the present invention is to increase the speed and reliability of capping when aerating large batches of containers due to the independent elemental support of sealing, aeration and capping operations with the possibility of mechanization and automation.

 To solve the problem in the known device for carbonating and capping a liquid in a container including a cup in which a closure cap, a sealing ring, a gas supply channel and a locking device are located, according to the invention, the cup is equipped with a union nut fixing the sealing ring and a movable rod with nozzle for gripping the closure cap.

 In this case, the cup can be equipped with a cuff installed between the cut of the cup and the o-ring, the locking device can be made in the form of a valve installed with the possibility of interaction with the movable rod, and the gas supply channel is led to the cup through the nozzle on which the sleeve is installed with the possibility rotation around the nozzle.

 Thanks to such a constructive implementation, the time for sealing, aerating and capping operations is reduced, which leads to their acceleration and intensification of the entire process, as well as to the possibility of its mechanical provision up to automation.

 The union nut allows you to reliably and tightly fix the sealing ring on the neck of the container with the liquid.

 The movable rod with its end in the form of a nozzle for gripping the closure cap provides reliable closure of the neck of the container with liquid in both manual and mechanical modes.

 The cuff, installed between the cut of the glass and the sealing ring, acting on the sealing ring, further increases the reliability of sealing at high pressure inside the glass.

 The interaction of the locking device in the form of a valve with a movable stem during its movement provides the opening and closing of the valve and thus significantly reduces the time loss between carbonation and capping operations.

 Fixing the sleeve mounted on the nozzle allows you to freely rotate the nozzle together with the glass and the container on which the glass is mounted, which significantly improves the aeration process by setting different positions of the container with carbonated liquid.

 Studies on patent and scientific and technical sources of information have shown that the proposed device for carbonating and capping a liquid in a container is not known and does not follow explicitly from the prior art, that is, meets the criteria of "novelty" and "inventive step". The proposed device can be easily manufactured at any technical enterprise and, therefore, is also industrially applicable.

 The invention is illustrated in the drawing, which shows a General view of the proposed device in section.

 A device for aerating and capping a liquid in a container comprises a cup 1 in which a closure cap 2, a sealing ring 3, a gas supply channel 4 and a locking device 5 are located. The cup 1 is provided with a union nut 6 fixing the sealing ring 3 and is movable rod 7 with nozzle 8 for gripping the closure cap 2.

 The glass 1 may be provided with a cuff 9 installed between the cut of the glass 1 and the o-ring 3.

 The locking device 5 in this design is made in the form of a valve installed so that the valve stem 10 can interact with the movable rod 7 through its nozzle 8, practicing the open and closed positions for the valve 4 when the movable rod 7 moves.

 The channel 4 for supplying gas can be brought to the glass 1 through the pipe 11, on which the sleeve 12 is mounted with the possibility of rotation around the pipe 11 and fixation on a fixed support 13.

 The closure cap 2 is partially screwed onto the neck 14 of the container 15 so that a gap of 1 ... 2 mm remains between the bottom of the cap 2 and the end of the neck 14.

 The neck 14 with the closure cap 2 is inserted into the glass 1 so that the rim 16 of the neck 14 abuts the cuff 9.

 The union nut 6 and the movable stem 7 are provided with arms 17 and 18, respectively.

 The nozzle 8, mounted on the closure cap 2, can be made with an internal notch to capture the cap.

 As a container 15, a standard plastic PET bottle of polyethylene terephthalate is presented.

 The gas source is a gas cylinder with a reducer and a supply hose are not shown in the drawing.

 The device operates as follows.

 Using the handle 17, a union nut 3 is tightened with a union nut 6, supported by a sleeve 9, which together with the sealing ring compresses the rim 16 of the neck 14. The nozzle 11 together with the cup 1 and the container 15 is rotated in the sleeve 12 so that the container 15 assumes the position upside down. The handle 18 is pulled down, the movable rod 7 is shifted to the bottom of the cup 1 and presses on the valve stem 10 with its nozzle 8, moving it and moving the locking device 5 to the "open" position. Gas through the pipe 11 from the channel 4 enters the cup 1 and through the gap between the closure cap 2 and the neck 14 into the container 15.

 The glass 1 together with the container 15 is rotated several times, alternating the positions of the container up and down to improve mixing of gas with liquid. After gassing by moving the handle 18, the movable rod 7 is pushed onto the closure cap 2, capturing it with the nozzle 8. With this movement of the movable rod 7, the pressure of the nozzle 8 on the valve stem 10 is returned, which returns to its original position, and the locking device 5 takes the “closed” position, stopping the gas supply inside the glass 1.

 After capturing the closure cap 2 with the nozzle 8, the handle 18 rotates clockwise until the closure cap 2 is fully tightened.

 With the handle 17, the union nut 6 is turned half a turn to release the rim 16 and the container 15 is removed from the glass 1.

 Thus, the use of the inventive device not only intensifies the process of carbonation and capping of PET bottles with drinks, but also creates the conditions for mechanization of the process, since all operational movements of the elements of the device can be carried out mechanically.

Claims (4)

 1. A device for aerating and capping a liquid in a container, comprising a cup in which a closure cap, a sealing ring, a gas supply channel and a locking device are located, characterized in that the cup is provided with a union nut fixing the sealing ring and a movable stem with nozzle for gripping the closure cap.  2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the glass is equipped with a cuff installed between the cut of the glass and the sealing ring.  3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking device is made in the form of a valve installed with the possibility of interaction with a movable rod.  4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the channel for supplying gas is brought to the glass through the pipe, on which the sleeve is mounted with the possibility of rotation around the pipe.