Device for transferring a liquid from a can to a tank in a sealed manner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10029905-B2
Application number	US-201514867206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2015
Priority date	Sep 26, 2014
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

A device (10) for transferring a liquid from a can to a tank in a sealed manner, the device including a drawing end-piece which comprises a main sleeve designed to be connected on the neck of the can in a sealed manner, a drawing pipe which presents a first end connected on the drawing end-piece and a second end adapted to be connected on the tank in order to enable the drawing of the liquid from the can to the tank, and a rinsing pipe which presents a first end connected on the drawing end-piece and a second end adapted to be connected on a supply source of a rinsing fluid, in order to inject said rinsing fluid in the can, where the drawing end-piece includes a rinsing hose which is connected on the first end of the rinsing pipe and which is slidably mounted axially along the drawing axis in order to rinse the inner walls of the can.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for transferring a liquid from a can to a tank in a sealed manner, the device comprising:
a drawing end-piece with a generally cylindrical shape which extends axially along a drawing axis from a first end to a second end equipped with at least one main sleeve, said sleeve being designed to be connected on the neck of the can in a sealed manner,
a drawing pipe which presents a first end connected on the drawing end-piece and a second end adapted to be connected on the tank in order to enable drawing of the liquid from the can to the tank, and
a rinsing pipe which presents a first end connected on the drawing end-piece and a second end adapted to be connected on a supply source of a rinsing fluid, in order to inject said rinsing fluid in the can,
wherein the drawing end-piece includes a rinsing hose which is connected on the first end of the rinsing pipe and which is slidably mounted axially along the drawing axis, between a rest position wherein the rinsing hose is retracted in the drawing end-piece and a rinsing position wherein the rinsing hose is deployed inside the can to rinse the inner walls of the can.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the rinsing hose is mounted in free rotation about the drawing axis in order to rinse the inner walls of the can.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the main sleeve presents a free end equipped with an annular anti-drip gutter which extends about the drawing axis and which is designed so as to recover the trickling drops coming from the drawing end-piece.

4. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a rinsing cap which is adapted to be mounted on the main sleeve in a sealed manner in order to enable rinsing of the drawing end-piece.

5. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a suction means which cooperates with the drawing pipe in order to enable the drawing of the liquid from the can to the tank.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the rinsing hose is adapted to inject air directly inside the can, beyond the neck of the can.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the drawing end-piece includes a check valve forming a vent.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the drawing end-piece is equipped with a main perforator which presents a generally cylindrical shape along the drawing axis and which is adapted to puncture a lid closing the neck of the can.

9. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the main perforator presents a perforating free end, said perforator being slidably mounted axially along the drawing axis, between a retracted position and a puncturing position wherein said perforating free end enables the puncturing of the lid of said neck.

10. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one secondary sleeve which is designed to be mounted on the drawing end-piece and to be connected on the neck of a secondary can in a sealed manner.

11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the secondary sleeve is associated with a secondary perforator which presents a generally cylindrical shape along the drawing axis and which is adapted to be mounted on the main perforator ( 42 ).

12. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a drawing stick which extends axially along the drawing axis through a hole delimited by the drawing end-piece, from a first end connected on the drawing pipe, to a second drawing free end, the drawing stick being slidably mounted axially along the drawing axis with regard to the drawing end-piece, between a retracted position and a drawing position wherein the free end of the drawing stick is deployed to draw up the liquid contained in the can.

Assignees

• Exel Ind

Inventors

• Chapron Fabien

Classifications

• B67D7/0294

  Combined with valves · CPC title

• B08B9/093

  by the force of jets or sprays ({B08B9/0813} , B08B9/20 take precedence) · CPC title

• A01M7/0085 Primary

  Tanks · CPC title

• B08B9/34

  Arrangements of conduits or nozzles · CPC title

• B67D7/0288 Primary

  Container connection means (for dispensing beverages on draught B67D1/0829) · CPC title