Global Patent Index - EP 3105170 A1

EP 3105170 A1 20161221 - TAPPING HEAD FOR A BEVERAGE KEG

Title (en)

TAPPING HEAD FOR A BEVERAGE KEG

Title (de)

ZAPFKOPF FÜR EIN GETRÄNKEFASS

Title (fr)

SOUPAPE POUR UN FÛT À BOISSON

Publication

EP 3105170 A1 20161221 (DE)

Application

EP 15702200 A 20150123

Priority

  • DE 102014101652 A 20140211
  • EP 2015051385 W 20150123

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015121050A1] The invention relates to a keg coupler (1) for a beverage keg which has a valve head with a spring-loaded valve disc, having a housing (8), a connecting element for fastening the housing to the valve head of the beverage keg, a propellant gas inlet (12), formed on the housing, for the connection of a propellant gas line, a plunger (11) mounted movably in the housing (8), said plunger (11) containing a riser duct (11.5) and opening the spring-loaded valve disc by being pushed into the valve head, a liquid outlet (8.4) for connecting to a beverage line, and an actuating mechanism for actuating the plunger (11). In order that such a keg coupler is easy to operate and is producible in a cost-effective manner, the invention provides for the actuating mechanism thereof to be configured as a rotary mechanism which has a screw drive and a hand wheel (14) connected to the plunger (11) and the screw drive.

IPC 8 full level

B67D 1/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B67D 1/0004 (2013.01 - US); B67D 1/0081 (2013.01 - US); B67D 1/0412 (2013.01 - US); B67D 1/0831 (2013.01 - US); B67D 1/0832 (2013.01 - EP US); B67D 1/0835 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2015121050A1

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102014101652 A1 20150813; DK 3105170 T3 20180606; EP 3105170 A1 20161221; EP 3105170 B1 20180314; ES 2671429 T3 20180606; PT 3105170 T 20180605; US 2017008748 A1 20170112; US 9718662 B2 20170801; WO 2015121050 A1 20150820

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102014101652 A 20140211; DK 15702200 T 20150123; EP 15702200 A 20150123; EP 2015051385 W 20150123; ES 15702200 T 20150123; PT 15702200 T 20150123; US 201515117818 A 20150123