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(11) | EP 3 059 204 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | IMPROVED TAPPING VALVE AND RESPECTIVE ELECTRONIC CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION MODULE |
| (57) A tapping valve (10) comprising an inlet duct (12) for a beverage to be dispensed
and an outlet duct (14) for such a beverage. Between the inlet duct (12) and the outlet
duct (14) for the beverage there is a dispensing group (16) that comprises a control
lever (8), configured to start and stop the dispensing of the beverage through the
tapping valve (10), and one or more movable sealing elements (18), operatively connected
to the control lever (8) for putting the inlet duct i(12) n fluid communication with
the outlet duct (14) for the beverage and thus determining the opening and closing
of the dispensing group (16). The control lever is operatively connected to the movable
sealing elements (18) by means of at least one proportional actuator (20) electronically
controlled by an electronic control board (22). The electronic control board is thus
configured to manage, in a proportional manner, the dispensing modes of the beverage.
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