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WO1998006659A3 - System for dispensing controlled amounts of flowable material from a flexible container - Google Patents

System for dispensing controlled amounts of flowable material from a flexible container Download PDF

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WO1998006659A3
WO1998006659A3 PCT/US1997/014182 US9714182W WO9806659A3 WO 1998006659 A3 WO1998006659 A3 WO 1998006659A3 US 9714182 W US9714182 W US 9714182W WO 9806659 A3 WO9806659 A3 WO 9806659A3
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container
flexible
enfitment
walled container
flowable material
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PCT/US1997/014182
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WO1998006659A2 (en
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Kenyon M King
Barry J Brummett
Gregory D King
Douglas S Hutchings
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Restaurant Automation Dev Co
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Restaurant Automation Dev Co
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Priority to JP10509965A priority Critical patent/JP2000516181A/en
Priority to AU40627/97A priority patent/AU4062797A/en
Priority to EP97938251A priority patent/EP0925254A2/en
Publication of WO1998006659A2 publication Critical patent/WO1998006659A2/en
Publication of WO1998006659A3 publication Critical patent/WO1998006659A3/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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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
    • B67D1/0001—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught by squeezing collapsible or flexible storage containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
    • B67B7/24—Hole-piercing devices
    • B67B7/26—Hole-piercing devices combined with spouts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
    • B67B7/24—Hole-piercing devices
    • B67B7/26—Hole-piercing devices combined with spouts
    • B67B7/28—Hole-piercing devices combined with spouts and associated with receptacle hodlers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Tubes (AREA)
  • Devices For Opening Bottles Or Cans (AREA)
  • Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)

Abstract

A system for dispensing controlled amounts of flowable materials having a wide range of viscosities, such as food condiments, from a flexible-walled container (22) or bag includes a second container (12) for holding the flexible-walled container and a piston (14) positioned within the second container to apply pressure to a wall of the flexible-walled container (22). An enfitment (18), which has a piercing member and sealing mechanism, is positioned adjacent an opposite wall of the flexible-walled container (22). By rotating the enfitment (18) about a rotational axis generally normal to the wall of the first container, the enfitment (18) forms an opening in the flexible-walled container and a seal with the container. The flowable material can then be forced through a hollow tube of the enfitment and an exit nozzle coupled to the enfitment. A desired amount of flowable material can be consistently dispensed from the flexible-walled container (22) by controlling the displacement of the piston (14) along a predetermined piston travel length for each dispensation of flowable material. Because the flexible-walled container (22) can have an uneven shape, the piston displacement is determined based on, among other parameters, the number of dispensations which have already been made, the viscosity of the dispensed material and the initial quantity of material within the container.
PCT/US1997/014182 1996-08-12 1997-08-11 System for dispensing controlled amounts of flowable material from a flexible container Ceased WO1998006659A2 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP10509965A JP2000516181A (en) 1996-08-12 1997-08-11 Apparatus for metering and dispensing a regulated amount of flowable substance from a flexible container
AU40627/97A AU4062797A (en) 1996-08-12 1997-08-11 System for dispensing controlled amounts of flowable material from a flexible container
EP97938251A EP0925254A2 (en) 1996-08-12 1997-08-11 System for dispensing controlled amounts of flowable material from a flexible container

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US68943996A 1996-08-12 1996-08-12
US08/689,439 1996-08-12

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WO1998006659A2 WO1998006659A2 (en) 1998-02-19
WO1998006659A3 true WO1998006659A3 (en) 1998-04-30

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JP (1) JP2000516181A (en)
AU (1) AU4062797A (en)
WO (1) WO1998006659A2 (en)

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DE9217062U1 (en) * 1992-08-04 1993-02-25 Chen, Chi-Shiang, Taipeh/T'ai-pei Filling and pouring spout
DE4328735A1 (en) * 1993-08-26 1995-03-02 Magnus Gmbh Device for portioned delivery of food or the like
US5505336A (en) * 1994-02-14 1996-04-09 The Diggs Group Ice cream dispenser

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DE3926024C2 (en) 1989-08-07 1994-10-27 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Device for removing flowable filling material through a flexible wall of a bag
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EP0002987A1 (en) * 1977-12-30 1979-07-11 Societe Generale Pour L'emballage Process and machine for the preparation on the consumption spot of single doses of beverages, and product to be utilised in the process
US5105997A (en) * 1989-08-24 1992-04-21 Shikokukakoki Co., Ltd. Filling nozzle having a tube holding portion for holding a rubber tube
DE4031777A1 (en) * 1989-11-15 1991-05-16 Jw Kuehl Geraete Bau Gmbh Dispenser for cold pre-mixed beverages - has serving tap connected to coil embedded in cooling block
DE9217062U1 (en) * 1992-08-04 1993-02-25 Chen, Chi-Shiang, Taipeh/T'ai-pei Filling and pouring spout
DE4328735A1 (en) * 1993-08-26 1995-03-02 Magnus Gmbh Device for portioned delivery of food or the like
US5505336A (en) * 1994-02-14 1996-04-09 The Diggs Group Ice cream dispenser

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9708169B2 (en) 2012-12-05 2017-07-18 Krones Ag Apparatus for the removal of liquids from containers

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AU4062797A (en) 1998-03-06
EP0925254A2 (en) 1999-06-30
WO1998006659A2 (en) 1998-02-19
JP2000516181A (en) 2000-12-05

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