Global Patent Index - EP 4159667 B1

EP 4159667 B1 20240417 - BEVERAGE TAPPING UNIT WITH SEPARATE FOAM TAPPING VALVE

Title (en)

BEVERAGE TAPPING UNIT WITH SEPARATE FOAM TAPPING VALVE

Title (de)

GETRÄNKEZAPFEINHEIT MIT SEPARATEM SCHAUMZAPFVENTIL

Title (fr)

UNITÉ DE SOUTIRGE DE BOISSONS AVEC VALVE SÉPARÉE DE SORTIE DE MOUSSE

Publication

EP 4159667 B1 20240417 (EN)

Application

EP 22198599 A 20220929

Priority

IT 202100025277 A 20211001

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP4159667A1] The present invention relates a tapping unit (1) for tapping a beverage (B) with foam (F), in particular beer (B) with foam (F).Said tapping unit (1) comprises a first line (L1), having an inlet (L11) for receiving a quantity of beverage (B) and an outlet (L12), a second line (L2), different from the first line (L1), having an inlet (L21) for receiving a quantity of beverage (B) and an outlet (L22), a first valve (V1), arranged on the first line (L1), a second valve (V2), arranged on the second line (L2), as well as a logic control unit (U) configured to send a first control signal for opening the first valve (V1) so that at least a quantity of beverage (B) is present at the outlet (L12) of the first line (L1), and to send a second control signal for opening the second valve (V2) so that at least a quantity of foam (F) is present at the outlet (L22) of the second line (L2).The present invention also relates to a method for tapping a beverage with foam.

IPC 8 full level

B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 1/12 (2006.01); B67D 1/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B67D 1/0888 (2013.01); B67D 1/127 (2013.01); B67D 1/1411 (2013.01); B67D 2001/1483 (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 4159667 A1 20230405; EP 4159667 B1 20240417; IT 202100025277 A1 20230401; JP 2023053939 A 20230413

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22198599 A 20220929; IT 202100025277 A 20211001; JP 2022158769 A 20220930