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ES2620095T3
ES2620095T3 ES14786258.5T ES14786258T ES2620095T3 ES 2620095 T3 ES2620095 T3 ES 2620095T3 ES 14786258 T ES14786258 T ES 14786258T ES 2620095 T3 ES2620095 T3 ES 2620095T3
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D3/00Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D3/0003Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes provided with automatic fluid control means
    • B67D3/0006Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes provided with automatic fluid control means responsive to coded information provided on the neck or spout of the storage container, e.g. bar-code, magnets or transponder
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08Details
    • B67D1/0888Means comprising electronic circuitry (e.g. control panels, switching or controlling means)
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2303/00Orienting or positioning means for containers
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08Details
    • B67D1/0801Details of beverage containers, e.g. casks, kegs
    • B67D2001/0811Details of beverage containers, e.g. casks, kegs provided with coded information
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D2210/00Indexing 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
    • B67D2210/00028Constructional details
    • B67D2210/00031Housing

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Abstract

Combinación de un dispensador (1) destinado dispensar bebidas con por lo menos una caja (5.0) de una pluralidad de recipientes (5') para bebidas, comprendiendo dicho dispensador (1) una estructura de contención (1.1) y por lo menos una estación de extracción (2), que presenta: - un compartimento (3) realizado dentro de dicha estructura (1.1), para disponer dicho por lo menos una caja (5.0), - una base (3.1) destinada soportar dicha por lo menos una caja (5.0), - una pluralidad de aberturas o boquillas (3.3) destinada a dispensar bebidas, que se superpone a dicha base (3.1), estando dicha combinación entre un dispensador (1) y una caja (5.0) caracterizada porque dicha por lo menos una caja (5.0) y dicho compartimento (3) presentan cada uno un elemento de centrado (4, 6) que presentan una forma complementaria, permitiendo, el acoplamiento recíproco entre dichos elementos de centrado (4, 6), posicionar dicho recipiente (5) en dicho compartimento (3) de tal modo que la boquilla (5.2') de dicha pluralidad de recipientes (5') contenida en dicha caja (5.0) se alinee verticalmente con dicha pluralidad de aberturas o boquillas superpuestas (3.3) destinada a dispensar las bebidas, y porque dicho acoplamiento recíproco entre dichos elementos de centrado (4, 6) activa un sistema de comunicación inalámbrica destinado al intercambio de datos entre dicha caja (5.0) y dicho dispensador (1), comprendiendo dicho sistema: - un lector (4.1) dispuesto en dicho elemento de centrado (4) de dicho compartimento (3) de la estación de extracción (2) de dicho dispensador (1), - un microchip (7) dispuesto en dicho elemento de centrado (6) de dicha caja (5.0), provisto de memoria permanente para el almacenamiento de dichos datos, apto para ser leído o escrito por dicho lector (4.1), - una antena apta para enviar y recibir señales entre dicho lector (4.1) y el microchip (7), - un sistema de información destinado a la gestión de datos intercambiados entre dicho lector (4.1) y el microchip (7), activándose dicho sistema de comunicación únicamente cuando se produce el acoplamiento entre dicho elemento de centrado (4) de dicho compartimento (3) y dicho elemento de centrado (6) de dicha caja (5.0).Combination of a dispenser (1) intended to dispense beverages with at least one box (5.0) of a plurality of containers (5 ') for beverages, said dispenser (1) comprising a containment structure (1.1) and at least one station for extraction (2), which has: - a compartment (3) made within said structure (1.1), to provide said at least one box (5.0), - a base (3.1) intended to support said at least one box (5.0), - a plurality of openings or nozzles (3.3) intended for dispensing beverages, which overlaps said base (3.1), said combination being between a dispenser (1) and a box (5.0) characterized in that said at least a box (5.0) and said compartment (3) each have a centering element (4, 6) having a complementary shape, allowing reciprocal coupling between said centering elements (4, 6), positioning said container (5 ) in said compartment (3) such that the nozzle (5.2 ' ) of said plurality of containers (5 ') contained in said box (5.0) is aligned vertically with said plurality of openings or overlapping nozzles (3.3) intended to dispense beverages, and because said reciprocal coupling between said centering elements (4, 6) activates a wireless communication system intended for the exchange of data between said box (5.0) and said dispenser (1), said system comprising: - a reader (4.1) arranged in said centering element (4) of said compartment (3) ) of the extraction station (2) of said dispenser (1), - a microchip (7) arranged in said centering element (6) of said box (5.0), provided with permanent memory for storing said data, suitable to be read or written by said reader (4.1), - an antenna suitable for sending and receiving signals between said reader (4.1) and the microchip (7), - an information system for the management of data exchanged between said reader ( 4.1) and mic rochip (7), said communication system being activated only when the coupling between said centering element (4) of said compartment (3) and said centering element (6) of said box (5.0).

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La figura 11 representa dicho lector portátil, identificado con la referencia numérica 8 y reproduce sustancialmente los mismos elementos de la base 3.1 de la estación de extracción 2 del dispensador 1 según la variante de las figuras 1 a 4.B. Figure 11 represents said portable reader, identified with the numerical reference 8 and reproduces substantially the same elements of the base 3.1 of the extraction station 2 of the dispenser 1 according to the variant of Figures 1 to 4.B.

Cabe señalar que la variante del lector portátil ilustrada en tales figuras es utilizable para realizaciones del dispensador que contemplan un único recipiente 5; en cualquier caso, es suficiente con proporcionar un lector portátil de mayor dimensión, de modo que sea adecuado para soportar y acoplar con la caja 5.0, con el fin de que pueda utilizarse para las variantes de las invenciones mostradas en las Figs. 13 a 17. It should be noted that the variant of the portable reader illustrated in such figures is usable for embodiments of the dispenser that contemplate a single container 5; in any case, it is sufficient to provide a larger portable reader, so that it is suitable for supporting and coupling with the 5.0 box, so that it can be used for the variants of the inventions shown in Figs. 13 to 17.

Con referencia a la variante de las Figs. 11 a 12.B, lector portátil comprende una base 8.1 destinada a soportar el recipiente 5, que presenta una clavija 9 con la forma complementaria a la de la cavidad 6 con la que se pretende acoplar. With reference to the variant of Figs. 11 to 12.B, portable reader comprises a base 8.1 intended to support the container 5, which has a pin 9 with the shape complementary to that of the cavity 6 with which it is intended to couple.

En el caso en el que el recipiente 5 presente una cavidad 6 con una forma distinta, dicho lector portátil 8 presentará evidentemente una clavija 9 de forma complementaria, destinada a acoplarse en dicha cavidad 6. In the case where the container 5 has a cavity 6 with a different shape, said portable reader 8 will obviously have a plug 9 in a complementary manner, intended to be coupled in said cavity 6.

Dicho pasador 9 incorpora el lector 9.1, apto para funcionar tanto en modo de lectura como de escritura del microchip 7, dispuesto en el fondo 6.1 de la cavidad 6 del recipiente 5. Said pin 9 incorporates the reader 9.1, suitable for operating both in reading and writing mode of the microchip 7, arranged in the bottom 6.1 of the cavity 6 of the container 5.

La introducción del recipiente 5 en dicho lector 8 activa el sistema inalámbrico destinado a la comunicación entre el microchip 7 y el lector 9.1, y el usuario puede, por lo tanto, introducir, actualizar o sobrescribir los datos. La operación de entrada de dichos datos se realiza después de la conexión (inalámbrica o cableada, por ejemplo mediante el cable 8.2 destinado a la conexión con el puerto USB, representado en la figura) entre el lector portátil 8 y un ordenador personal, dispositivo portátil, tableta o teléfono inteligente, utilizando un software de interfaz apto entre el usuario y dicho lector 8. Incluso las diversas etapas del funcionamiento del lector portátil 8 (encendido, lectura, escritura, funcionamiento defectuoso) se pueden asociar a uno o más leds de identificación, que el usuario controla visualmente. Dichos uno o más leds se pueden disponer en la parte superior de la clavija 9 y, para ello, la parte inferior del recipiente 5 es transparente. The introduction of the container 5 in said reader 8 activates the wireless system intended for communication between the microchip 7 and the reader 9.1, and the user can, therefore, enter, update or overwrite the data. The operation of entering said data is carried out after the connection (wireless or wired, for example by means of cable 8.2 intended for connection to the USB port, shown in the figure) between the portable reader 8 and a personal computer, portable device , tablet or smartphone, using a suitable interface software between the user and said reader 8. Even the various stages of operation of the portable reader 8 (on, reading, writing, malfunction) can be associated with one or more identification LEDs , which the user visually controls. Said one or more LEDs can be arranged in the upper part of the plug 9 and, for this, the lower part of the container 5 is transparent.

El software de gestión mencionado anteriormente (que funciona sin distinción localmente fuera de línea o en línea a través de una web) está destinado, por lo tanto, a codificar el microchip 7 del recipiente específico 5 dispuesto en el lector 8 portátil, proporcionando al usuario una interfaz para introducir los datos pretendidos y asociarlos al recipiente 5 que se va a utilizar en el dispensador 1. The aforementioned management software (which works without distinction locally offline or online through a website) is therefore intended to encode the microchip 7 of the specific container 5 arranged in the portable reader 8, providing the user an interface to enter the intended data and associate it with the container 5 to be used in the dispenser 1.

Además, el propio software presenta una función opcional que permite enviar información codificada a un servidor, según las normativas específicas de encriptación y confidencialidad sobre la información personal, que se han utilizado durante mucho tiempo en los programas procesadores. Esta opción, aunque no afecta al funcionamiento general del sistema de comunicación entre el único recipiente 5 y el dispensador 1, resulta útil para el procesamiento central, con fines estadísticos, de los datos introducidos en el microchip 7 a lo largo del tiempo, además de actuar como fichero de seguridad que el dispensador 1 puede utilizar remotamente en caso de un funcionamiento defectuoso del microchip 7 del recipiente específico 5. In addition, the software itself has an optional function that allows sending encrypted information to a server, according to the specific encryption and confidentiality regulations on personal information, which have been used for a long time in the processing programs. This option, although it does not affect the general operation of the communication system between the single container 5 and the dispenser 1, is useful for the central processing, for statistical purposes, of the data entered in the microchip 7 over time, in addition to act as a security file that the dispenser 1 can use remotely in case of a malfunction of the microchip 7 of the specific container 5.

El software analizado puede permitir asimismo la recarga en línea del crédito de dinero disponible para el recipiente específico 5, según las normativas específicas de pago virtual a través de la web. En tal caso resulta necesaria la función de conexión remota del software (que se puede utilizar tanto mediante el lector portátil 8 como mediante el monitor 1.3 del dispensador 1) con un servidor, ya que la entidad de crédito debe gestionar las etapas de acreditación y de débito mediante Internet. The analyzed software can also allow the online recharge of the money credit available for the specific recipient 5, according to the specific virtual payment regulations through the web. In this case, the remote connection function of the software (which can be used both by the portable reader 8 and by the monitor 1.3 of the dispenser 1) with a server is necessary, since the credit institution must manage the accreditation and control stages Internet debit.

Resulta evidente a partir de la descripción anterior que la combinación entre el dispensador 1 y la caja 5.0 de la pluralidad de recipientes 5' permite alcanzar los objetivos pretendidos y se obtiene una pluralidad de ventajas relacionadas con los dispensadores de bebidas de la técnica anterior. It is evident from the above description that the combination between the dispenser 1 and the box 5.0 of the plurality of containers 5 'allows the intended objectives to be achieved and a plurality of advantages related to the beverage dispensers of the prior art are obtained.

El primer orden de ventajas se refiere a la posibilidad de posicionar con precisión la caja 5.0, de manera que la boquilla 5.2' de la pluralidad de recipientes 5' situada en dicha caja 5.0 es alineada exactamente con los flujos de la bebida dispensada por la boquilla superpuesta 3.3 , gracias al acoplamiento entre los elementos de centrado correspondientes 6 y 4 de dicha caja 5.0 y el compartimento 3, acelerando y facilitando la utilización del recipiente 5 y del dispensador 1 por parte del usuario. The first order of advantages refers to the possibility of accurately positioning the box 5.0, so that the nozzle 5.2 'of the plurality of containers 5' located in said box 5.0 is aligned exactly with the flows of the beverage dispensed by the nozzle superimposed 3.3, thanks to the coupling between the corresponding centering elements 6 and 4 of said box 5.0 and the compartment 3, accelerating and facilitating the use of the container 5 and the dispenser 1 by the user.

Un segundo orden de ventajas radica en el sistema de comunicación inalámbrica entre la caja 5.0 de la pluralidad de recipientes 5' y el dispensador 1, con la caja 5.0 actuando como instrumento personal real del usuario para activar los servicios adicionales de naturaleza informativa y funcional, utilizables todavía mediante el dispensador 1. A second order of advantages lies in the wireless communication system between the box 5.0 of the plurality of containers 5 'and the dispenser 1, with the box 5.0 acting as the user's real personal instrument to activate the additional services of an informative and functional nature, still usable through the dispenser 1.

En relación con este último orden de ventajas, es posible asimismo que la misma caja 5.0 se pueda utilizar para activar otros servicios no relacionados con la utilización del dispensador 1, sino con otros servicios públicos, tales como por ejemplo la utilización de aparcamientos para coches o el alquiler de medios públicos. Por supuesto, permanecen inalterados el acoplamiento y el sistema de comunicación inalámbrica entre los medios de centrado 6 In relation to this last order of advantages, it is also possible that the same box 5.0 can be used to activate other services not related to the use of the dispenser 1, but to other public services, such as for example the use of car parks for cars or public media rental. Of course, the coupling and the wireless communication system between the centering means 6 remain unchanged.

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IT000174A ITAN20130174A1 (en) 2013-09-26 2013-09-26 CONTAINER FOR BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
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ITAN20140027 2014-02-14
ITAN20140025 2014-02-14
ITAN20140027 2014-03-28
ITAN20140025 2014-03-28
ITAN20140026 2014-03-28
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