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EP4097041B1 - Dispositif d'élimination du liquide d'un récipient avec section de gaz de tirage intégrée - Google Patents

Dispositif d'élimination du liquide d'un récipient avec section de gaz de tirage intégrée Download PDF

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EP4097041B1
EP4097041B1 EP21702641.8A EP21702641A EP4097041B1 EP 4097041 B1 EP4097041 B1 EP 4097041B1 EP 21702641 A EP21702641 A EP 21702641A EP 4097041 B1 EP4097041 B1 EP 4097041B1
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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
    • 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
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    • 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
    • B67D1/0418—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 comprising a CO2 cartridge for dispensing and carbonating the beverage
    • 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
    • B67D1/0437—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 comprising a gas pressure space within the container for the liquid
    • 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
    • B67D1/0801—Details of beverage containers, e.g. casks, kegs
    • 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
    • B67D1/0831—Keg connection means combined with valves
    • B67D1/0832—Keg connection means combined with valves with two valves disposed concentrically
    • 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
    • B67D1/12—Flow or pressure control devices or systems, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers
    • B67D1/14—Reducing valves or control taps
    • B67D1/1405—Control taps
    • 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
    • B67D1/0801—Details of beverage containers, e.g. casks, kegs
    • B67D2001/0822—Pressurised rigid containers, e.g. kegs, figals
    • B67D2001/0824—Pressurised rigid containers, e.g. kegs, figals with dip tubes

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  • the invention relates to a device for removing a liquid from a container, which has a liquid section for receiving a liquid, preferably a beverage, and a gas section for receiving a propellant gas, preferably carbon dioxide, with a gas valve section on the container side.
  • the invention further relates to a system comprising such a container and a mounted device for removing the liquid from the container.
  • Various types of containers are used for the transport and storage of liquids, especially beverages such as beer, soft drinks and the like, for example reusable barrels such as so-called “kegs".
  • the mostly cylindrical barrels have a valve in the middle of the top that can be connected to a dispensing system for dispensing the liquid.
  • the dispensing system includes a dispensing head that supplies the barrel with a propellant gas (usually carbon dioxide).
  • a propellant gas usually carbon dioxide.
  • the propellant gas creates excess pressure in the barrel, whereby the contents are pushed out through a pipe inside the barrel when the tap is opened and can be tapped or removed in this way. Since part of the propellant gas always escapes when the liquid is tapped, which in the case of carbonated drinks and, for example, for the formation of foam in beer, propellant gas must be added from an external container during the liquid extraction process.
  • Barrels and dispensing systems of this type are based, for example, on the EP 3 447 024 A1 and the DE 601 15 023 T2
  • the provision of the propellant gas requires that a separate gas container, such as a gas bottle, be connected to the gas supply of the dispensing head via a pressure reducing valve.
  • a separate gas container such as a gas bottle
  • an additional chamber for the propellant gas can be provided in the barrel by means of a partition wall, as is shown in the DE 201 15 158 U1 emerges.
  • WO 2006/029626 A1 discloses a device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • an object of the invention is to improve the applicability and reliability of a device for removing a liquid from a container.
  • the device also referred to herein as a "removal device" is used to remove a liquid from a container which has a liquid section for receiving a liquid and a gas section for receiving a propellant gas.
  • liquids are beverages such as water, beer, soft drinks, sparkling wine, wine, mixed drinks or the like.
  • the propellant gas can be present as liquid gas in the gas section.
  • the propellant gas preferably carbon dioxide, is used to enrich the liquid if necessary and to support the transport of the liquid out of the container by pressurizing the liquid section.
  • the container has a gas valve section on the container side which is used to remove the propellant gas from the gas section.
  • the gas section and the liquid section are preferably provided as separate chambers in the container.
  • the container itself is, for example, a barrel, preferably a reusable barrel.
  • the device according to the invention has a mounting section which is designed to create a mechanical and functional connection of the device to the container in an assembled state.
  • the mounting section can be shaped and designed in such a way that the removal device is or can be mounted on the upper section of the container, for example on the lid of a possible barrel.
  • the removal device forms a modular hood, so to speak, which makes the overall system of container and removal device particularly compact. can be formed and the assembly of the extraction device is easy to carry out.
  • the extraction device therefore does not have to comprise the entire container or large parts thereof.
  • the assembly section can be part of a housing of the extraction device or form such a housing.
  • the assembly section is designed such that assembly is only possible in a well-defined position and orientation in order to ensure correct connection to a liquid/gas valve section of the container and the gas valve section on the container side.
  • the device according to the invention further comprises a gas valve section on the extraction side which, in the assembled state, is connected to the gas valve section on the container side in such a way that they jointly form a gas passage which enables the propellant gas to be extracted from the gas section.
  • the gas valve section on the extraction side is designed to be movable, preferably pivotable.
  • the mobility is to be seen relative to stationary sections of the extraction device or the container in the assembled state, such as relative to the assembly section or housing of the extraction device.
  • the gas valve section on the extraction side By making the gas valve section on the extraction side movable by a certain amount, manufacturing tolerances that occur during the manufacture of the container and/or the extraction device can be compensated. This ensures a gas-tight and reliable connection. Furthermore, inaccuracies in the assembly of the extraction device and any changes in the shape and condition, in particular of the container wall, can be compensated during the use of the extraction device, so that a reliable coupling of the gas valve section on the container side with the gas valve section on the extraction side is always possible. without there being any leakage or defect in the gas valve.
  • the extraction-side gas valve section comprises a connection section which is designed to form a mechanical connection with the container-side gas valve section in the assembled state, and a housing section which is stationary relative to the assembly section and in which the connection section is accommodated with play so that the connection section is movable, preferably pivotable, relative to the housing section.
  • connection section comprises a connection-side flange and the housing section comprises a housing base with a recess through which the connection section passes in sections, wherein a housing-side flange is formed through the recess, which is in contact with the connection-side flange and cooperates to realize the mobility of the connection section.
  • connection-side flange and/or the housing-side flange has a non-planar contact surface, for example a spherical shell-shaped one.
  • the "contact surface” here means the surface of a flange that is in contact with the other flange.
  • the gas valve section on the extraction side has a spring, for example a spiral spring, which is designed to press the connection section against the housing base.
  • the spring has a stabilizing effect here, so that the pivoting of the connection section takes place against a certain resistance.
  • the spring also has a centering effect, so that the connection section is pre-tensioned into a central, for example vertical, position, which simplifies the assembly of the extraction device.
  • connection section is designed to be movable in the plane of the housing base. This allows a possible compensating movement to be achieved by changing the position of the connection section. This can be achieved by appropriately dimensioning the recess in the housing base and the flanges.
  • connection section is preferably mounted in the housing section in such a way that it can be pivoted, at most by an angle ⁇ , wherein the pivotability in this case particularly preferably comprises at least two degrees of freedom.
  • the spatial orientation of the connection section can be regulated, which is particularly useful for compensating for the possible tolerances and deviations mentioned here (manufacturing-related, assembly, changes during the course of use).
  • the pivotability here comprises at least one degree of freedom, i.e. it takes place around a pivot axis; preferably, however, it comprises at least two degrees of freedom, so that the connection section can be tilted in all directions by a certain amount like a ball-bearing joystick.
  • the pivotability or tiltability can be structurally produced in a simple manner in that the flanges do not lie flat on top of one another, as mentioned above, but at least one of the flanges has a non-flat contact surface, for example a spherical shell-shaped one.
  • the extraction device further comprises a liquid/gas connection which, in the assembled state, is connected to a liquid/gas valve section of the container, i.e. the liquid/gas connection and the liquid/gas valve section are mechanically connected and in fluid communication in the assembled state, which enables the liquid to be extracted from the liquid section of the container directly via the extraction device.
  • the extraction device synergistically takes over the function of a dispensing head; a separate dispensing head is not required.
  • the extraction device is designed to connect the container-side gas valve section to a gas part of the liquid/gas valve section via the extraction-side gas valve section in the assembled state, whereby propellant gas can be supplied to the liquid section of the container as required, preferably during each extraction process by actuating a tapping actuating means of the extraction device.
  • propellant gas can be supplied to the liquid section of the container as required, preferably during each extraction process by actuating a tapping actuating means of the extraction device.
  • the liquid in the container is always kept under sufficient pressure to enable the liquid to be extracted or tapping.
  • the extraction device is designed to connect a liquid part of the liquid/gas valve section to a dispensing valve of the extraction device in the assembled state, whereby liquid enriched with propellant gas can be extracted from a dispensing opening of the device as required.
  • the extraction device can be used like a conventional dispensing system, whereby it represents a modular and compact alternative.
  • a system comprising: a container having a liquid section for receiving a liquid, preferably a beverage, and a gas section for receiving a propellant gas, preferably carbon dioxide, with a container-side gas valve section; and a device for removing a liquid from the container according to one of the embodiments described above.
  • the removal device is mounted on the container in such a way that the removal-side gas valve section is connected to the container-side gas valve section in such a way that they jointly form a gas passage which enables the propellant gas to be removed from the gas section.
  • the container preferably comprises a liquid/gas valve section, which is arranged, for example, centrally in a lid or an upper section of the container, and a tube which is in fluid communication with the liquid/gas valve section and projects into the interior of the liquid section of the container.
  • the gas section of the container is separated from the liquid section by a bell-shaped partition wall, whereby the container is divided into two chambers in a structurally stable manner, which are also easily accessible by the removal device.
  • the container is a barrel, in particular a reusable barrel.
  • the container can have the design of a so-called “keg”, which makes it compatible with existing systems and devices, for example for cleaning and filling the container.
  • the Figure 1 shows a cross section through a system 1 with a container 10 and a device 20 mounted thereon for removing a liquid from the Container 10.
  • the device 20 is also referred to herein as the "removal device”.
  • the container 10 has a liquid section 11 for receiving a liquid to be stored and dispensed or tapped as required, and a gas section 12 which contains a propellant gas or compressed gas, which is preferably present as a liquid gas in the gas section 12.
  • Particularly preferred liquids are beverages such as water, beer, soft drinks, sparkling wine, wine, mixed drinks or the like.
  • the propellant gas preferably carbon dioxide, serves to enrich the liquid if necessary and to support the transport of the liquid from the container 10, as explained in more detail below.
  • the container 10 is also suitable for holding other liquids, such as paints, and other propellant gases, such as nitrogen.
  • the container 10 has a cylindrical shape, with the gas section 12 being separated from the liquid section 11 by a bell-shaped partition 13.
  • the gas section 12 is integrated in the container 10, so that a separate propellant gas container, such as a gas bottle or a disposable cartridge, can be dispensed with.
  • the gas section 12 can be designed differently, provided that it is ensured that it can be accessed from the outside, ie from outside the container 10, via a container-side gas valve section 14.
  • the container-side gas valve section 14 penetrates the wall of the container 10 and thus allows access to the gas section 12.
  • the container-side gas valve section 14 can be an independent valve for opening and closing the access to the gas section 12 or form such a section together with components of the extraction device 20.
  • the container 10 further comprises a liquid/gas valve section 15, which is preferably arranged centrally in the upper section, i.e. in the lid of the container 10.
  • the liquid/gas valve section 15 can be a stand-alone valve for opening and closing access to the liquid section 11 or can form such a valve together with components of the removal device 20.
  • the liquid/gas valve section 15 is connected in fluid communication with a pipe 16 which projects into the interior of the liquid section 11 of the container 10.
  • the extraction device 20 which also functions as a "dispensing head” herein, has a liquid/gas connection 26 which, in the assembled state, is connected in a fluid-communicating manner to the liquid/gas valve section 15.
  • the extraction device 20 also connects the container-side gas valve section 14 to a gas part of the liquid/gas valve section 15, whereby propellant gas can be supplied to the liquid section 11 as required, preferably during each extraction process by actuating a tapping actuation means 21 of the extraction device 20.
  • the tapping actuation means is a lever, but can also be a switch, a button on a display, a rotary knob or the like.
  • the extraction device 20 also connects a liquid part of the liquid/gas valve section 15 to a tapping valve 22 of the extraction device 20.
  • the tapping valve 22 is opened/closed when the tapping actuation means 21 is actuated, whereby liquid enriched with propellant gas flows out of a tap or a tapping opening 23 as required and can thus be extracted.
  • the removal device 20 has a mounting section 24, via which the removal device 20 can be mechanically and functionally connected to the container 10.
  • the mounting section 24 is preferably shaped and configured such that the removal device 20 is mounted or can be mounted on the upper section of the container 10, as in the present exemplary embodiment. In this way, the removal device 20 forms a modular cover or a modular hood, so to speak, which makes the system 1 particularly compact and the installation of the removal device 20 easy to carry out.
  • the removal device 20 therefore does not have to encompass the entire container 10 or large parts thereof.
  • the mounting section 24 can be part of a housing of the removal device 20 or form such a housing.
  • the mounting section 24 is preferably configured such that installation is only possible in a well-defined position and orientation in order to ensure correct connection to the liquid/gas valve section 15 and the gas valve section 14 on the container side.
  • the extraction device 20 has an extraction-side gas valve section 25 which, in the assembled state, is in fluid communication with the container-side gas valve section 14 and together with it forms a gas passage 30a or a gas valve 30 with such a gas passage 30a.
  • the gas valve 30 is in the Figures 2a and 2b shown enlarged.
  • the extraction-side gas valve section 25 of the gas valve 30 comprises a connection section 31, a preferably cylindrical element, which is designed to form a reliable mechanical and fluid-tight connection with the container-side gas valve section 14.
  • connection section 31 preferably comprises a cylindrical receiving section 31a, which is designed for fluid-tight reception of a cylindrical counterpart of the container-side gas valve section 14.
  • the receiving section 31a can widen towards the container side in order to simplify the insertion of the container-side counterpart and to enable self-centering.
  • the extraction-side gas valve section 25 further comprises a gas channel 32 which penetrates the connection section 31 or an actuating section 33 arranged therein, preferably centrally and concentrically. Gas can flow through the gas channel 32, whereby the propellant gas can be extracted from the gas section 12 and fed to the liquid/gas valve section 15.
  • the connection section 31 further comprises the above-mentioned actuating section 33, which in the present embodiment penetrates into the container-side gas valve section 14 in order to actuate, in particular to open, a valve located therein (not visible in detail in the figures).
  • the actuating section 33 can permanently open the valve in the assembled state of the extraction device 20, or the actuating section 33 can be switchable in order to open and close the gas valve 30 as required.
  • the actuating section 33 is a cylindrical element that is introduced into the connection section 31 in a concentric manner and is penetrated by the gas channel 32.
  • the extraction-side gas valve section 25 further comprises a housing section 34 in which the connection section 31 is accommodated.
  • the housing section 34 serves to stabilize and hold the connection section 31 in the extraction device 20, with some play being present so that a displacement and/or pivoting of the connection section 31 by a certain amount is possible, as described in detail below.
  • the housing section 34 has a housing base 34a with a recess 34b through which the connection section 31 passes in sections.
  • the recess 34b creates a housing-side flange 34c which interacts with a connection-side flange 31b.
  • the extraction-side gas valve section 25 further comprises a spring 35 which is designed to prestress or press the connection section 31 against the housing base 34a.
  • the spring 35 can be designed as a spiral spring, surround the connection section 31 in a spiral shape and be supported against the housing section 34 and the connection-side flange 31b in such a way that the connection-side flange 31b is pressed against the housing-side flange 34c.
  • connection section 31 is mounted in the housing section 34 in such a way that it can be pivoted by an angle ⁇ , i.e. up to a maximum of angle ⁇ .
  • the pivoting ability includes at least one degree of freedom, i.e. it occurs about a pivot axis; however, it preferably includes at least two degrees of freedom, so that the connection section 31 can be tilted in all directions by a certain amount like a joystick.
  • the pivoting or tilting ability can be achieved by the flanges 31b, 34c not lying flat on top of one another, but rather at least one of the flanges 31b, 34c having a non-flat contact surface, for example a spherical shell-shaped one.
  • the spring 35 has a stabilizing effect so that the pivoting of the connecting section 31 occurs against a certain resistance.
  • the spring 35 also has a centering effect, so that the connecting section 31 is prestressed into a central, for example vertical, position.
  • connection section 31 can be displaceable so that a displacement along the housing base 34a is possible as a compensating movement. This can be achieved by appropriate dimensioning of the recess 34b and the flanges 31b, 34c.
  • the extraction-side gas valve section 25 is designed to be movable by a certain amount in the assembled state of the extraction device 20, whereby manufacturing tolerances that occur during the manufacture of the container 10 and/or the extraction device 20 can be compensated for and a gas-tight and durable connection is thus ensured. Furthermore, inaccuracies in the assembly of the extraction device 20 and any changes in the shape and nature of the container wall in particular during the use of the extraction device 20 can be compensated for, so that a reliable connection between the container-side gas valve section 14 and the extraction-side gas valve section 25 is always ensured without any leakage or defect in the gas valve 30.

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  1. Dispositif (20) destiné au prélèvement d'un liquide à partir d'un conteneur (10), qui comporte une section de liquide (11) destiné à recevoir un liquide, de préférence une boisson, ainsi qu'une section de gaz (12) destinée à recevoir un gaz propulseur, de préférence du dioxyde de carbone avec une section de soupape de gaz du côté conteneur (14), sachant que le dispositif (20) comporte :
    une section de montage (24), qui est agencée pour réaliser à l'état monté une liaison mécanique et fonctionnelle du dispositif (20) avec le conteneur (10), et
    une section de soupape de gaz du côté prélèvement (25), qui est reliée à l'état monté à la section de soupape de gaz du côté du conteneur (14) de telle sorte qu'elles constituent en commun un passage de gaz (30a), qui permet un prélèvement du gaz propulseur à partir de la section de gaz (12),
    caractérisé en ce que
    la section de soupape de gaz du côté prélèvement (25) est agencée à l'état monté de façon mobile, de préférence pouvant pivoter, par rapport à la section montage (24).
  2. Dispositif (20) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la section de soupape de gaz du côté prélèvement (25) comporte une section de raccordement (31), qui est agencée pour réaliser à l'état monté une liaison mécanique avec la section de soupape de gaz du côté du conteneur (14) et comporte une section de boîtier (34) fixe par rapport à la section de montage dans laquelle la section de raccordement (31) est logée avec du jeu de telle sorte que la section de raccordement (31) est mobile, de préférence pouvant pivoter, par rapport à la section de boîtier (34).
  3. Dispositif (20) selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la section de raccordement (31) comporte une bride (31b) du côté de raccordement et la section de boîtier (34) un fond de boîtier (34a) avec un évidement (34b) à travers lequel pénètre en partie la section de raccordement (31) , sachant qu'une bride (34c) du côté de boîtier est constituée par l'évidement (34b), qui est en contact avec la bride (31b) du côté de raccordement et coopère à la réalisation de la mobilité de la section de raccordement (31).
  4. Dispositif (20) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la bride (31b) du côté de raccordement et/ou la bride (34c) du côté de boîtier comporte une surface de contact non plane, de préférence en forme de coque sphérique.
  5. Dispositif (20) selon la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisé en ce que la section de soupape de gaz du côté de prélèvement (25) comporte un ressort (35), de préférence un ressort hélicoïdal, qui est agencé pour comprimer la section de raccordement (31) contre le fond de boîtier (34a).
  6. Dispositif (20) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la section de raccordement (31) peut être déplacée dans le plan du fond de boîtier (34a).
  7. Dispositif (20) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 6, caractérisé en ce que la section de raccordement (31) est logée dans la section de boîtier (34) de telle manière qu'elle peut pivoter, au maximum d'un angle α, sachant que la capacité de pivotement comprend de préférence au moins deux degrés de liberté.
  8. Dispositif (20) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que celui-ci comporte en plus un raccord liquide/gaz (26), qui est relié à l'état monté à la section de soupape liquide/gaz (15) du conteneur.
  9. Dispositif (20) selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que celui-ci est agencé pour relier à l'état monté la section de soupape de gaz du côté du conteneur (14) par la section de soupape de gaz du côté prélèvement (25) à une partie de gaz de la section de soupape liquide/gaz (15), du gaz propulseur pouvant être de ce fait acheminé en cas de besoin à la section de liquide (11) du conteneur (10), de préférence à chaque opération de prélèvement en actionnant un moyen de commande de tirage (21) du dispositif de prélèvement (20).
  10. Dispositif (20) selon la revendication 8 ou 9, caractérisé en ce que celui-ci est agencé pour relier à l'état monté une partie de liquide de la section de soupape liquide/gaz (15) à un robinet de tirage (22) du dispositif de prélèvement (20), du liquide enrichi en gaz propulseur pouvant être de ce fait prélevé en cas de besoin à partir d'une ouverture de tirage (23) du dispositif (20).
  11. Système (1), qui comporte :
    un conteneur (10), qui comporte une section de liquide (11) destinée à recevoir un liquide, de préférence une boisson, ainsi qu'une section de gaz (12) destinée à recevoir un gaz propulseur, de préférence du dioxyde de carbone, avec une section de soupape de gaz (14) du côté conteneur, et
    un dispositif (20) pour prélever un liquide du conteneur (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, sachant que
    le dispositif (20) est monté sur le conteneur (10) de telle sorte que la section de soupape de gaz (25) du côté prélèvement est reliée à la section de soupape de gaz (14) du côté conteneur de telle manière qu'elles constituent en commun un passage de gaz (30a), qui permet un prélèvement du gaz propulseur depuis la section de gaz (12).
  12. Système (1) selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que le conteneur (10) comporte une section de soupape liquide/gaz (15), qui est disposée de préférence au centre dans le couvercle du conteneur (10) ainsi qu'un tuyau (16), qui est en liaison de fluide avec la section de soupape liquide/gaz (15) et dépasse à l'intérieur de la section de liquide (11) du conteneur (10).
  13. Système (1) selon la revendication 11 ou 12, caractérisé en ce que la section de gaz (12) du conteneur (10) est séparée par une paroi de séparation en forme de cloche (13) de la section de liquide (11).
  14. Système (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 11 à 13, caractérisé en ce que le conteneur (10) est un fût, de préférence un fût à usage multiple.
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