EP 2641864 B1 20150121 - Beverage dispensing valve, in particular for a household refrigeration appliance
Title (en)
Beverage dispensing valve, in particular for a household refrigeration appliance
Title (de)
Ventil zur Abgabe eines Getränks, insbesondere für Kühlschrank
Title (fr)
Vanne pour soutirage de boisson, en particulier pour réfrigérateur domestique
Publication
Application
Priority
- IT TO20120243 A 20120319
- IT TO20120244 A 20120319
- IT TO20120245 A 20120319
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2641864A2] The present invention relates to a beverage dispensing valve (10), in particular for a household refrigeration appliance (1), said valve (10) having a main body (20) comprising: - a first portion (21) for the entrance of the beverage into said valve (10); - an intermediate portion (201) for said beverage to flow through the valve (10), said intermediate portion (201) comprising at least one opening (20A) that allows the beverage to flow out of said intermediate portion (201); - a second portion (22) extending substantially parallel to an axis (A) of the valve (10), a sealing member (23) being associated with said second portion (22) in the proximity of a terminal part (22A) thereof, said valve (10) having a lower body (30) associated with the main body (20) in encircling relation to said second portion (22) and said at least one opening (20A) of the intermediate portion (20I), said lower body (30) being adapted to slide axially over said intermediate portion (201) and second portion (22) to move: - from a first operating condition, in which an inner surface (31) of the lower body (30) cooperates with said sealing member (23) to prevent the beverage from coming out of said valve (10), - to a second operating condition, in which at least one gap (L) is formed between said inner surface (31) and said sealing member (23) to allow the flow of the beverage, and vice versa. The invention is characterized in that said valve (10) comprises a sleeve (40) having: - a first end (41), which is adapted to be coupled to said main body (20); - a second end (42), which is adapted to be coupled to said lower body (30); - an intermediate part (43) made of an elastic material, which is adapted to move from a substantially stretched state, occurring when the lower body (30) is in said first operating condition, to a contracted state, occurring when the lower body (30) is in said second operating condition, the intermediate part (43) of the sleeve (40) allowing a depression to be formed in said stretched state to prevent dripping downstream of the sealing member (23).
IPC 8 full level
B67D 1/12 (2006.01); B67D 1/14 (2006.01); B67D 3/00 (2006.01); B67D 3/02 (2006.01); B67D 3/04 (2006.01); F16K 23/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01); F25D 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B67D 1/1256 (2013.01); B67D 1/1455 (2013.01); B67D 3/0009 (2013.01); B67D 3/0025 (2013.01); B67D 3/02 (2013.01); B67D 3/043 (2013.01); F25D 23/126 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2641864 A2 20130925; EP 2641864 A3 20131120; EP 2641864 B1 20150121; EP 2896593 A2 20150722; EP 2896593 A3 20151007; ES 2535131 T3 20150505; PL 2641864 T3 20150630
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13159761 A 20130318; EP 15151761 A 20130318; ES 13159761 T 20130318; PL 13159761 T 20130318