Conversion device for converting manual liquid supply device into automatic liquid supply device, and attaching plate provided to conversion device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11174147-B2
Application number	US-201716463667-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2017
Priority date	Nov 29, 2016
Publication date	Nov 16, 2021
Grant date	Nov 16, 2021

Abstract

There is provided a conversion device (150) configured to convert a manual liquid supply device (20) into an automated liquid supply device, the conversion device comprising an automated operation portion (51) and a mounting plate (110) made of a resin, the mounting plate including a back surface (110b), a front surface (110a), and a liquid discharging portion opening (111) passed through the front and back surfaces, and the conversion device further comprising spacers (120) configured to be interspersed between the front surface of the mounting plate and the automated operation portion, and configured to create a gap between the front surface and the automated operation portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A conversion device configured to convert a manual liquid supply device into an automated liquid supply device by mounting of the conversion device to the manual liquid supply device, the manual liquid supply device including a liquid discharging portion, the liquid discharging portion being protruded from a mounting surface of the manual liquid supply device and configured to discharge and stop the discharge of liquid with an operation of a manual operation member in the liquid discharging portion, the conversion device comprising:
an automated operation portion configured to automatically operate the manual operation member; and
a mounting plate made of a resin, positioned between the automated operation portion and the mounting surface, and configured to mount the automated operation portion to the mounting surface,
the mounting plate including: a back surface facing to the manual liquid supply device and coming in contact with the mounting surface; a front surface opposed to the back surface and facing to the automated operation portion; and a liquid discharging portion opening passed through the front and back surfaces and through which the liquid discharging portion is inserted,
the conversion device further comprising a spacer configured to be interspersed and sandwiched between the front surface and the automated operation portion, and configured to create a gap between the front surface and the automated operation portion,
the conversion device further comprising fastening members configured to fasten the mounting plate and the mounting surface in the manual liquid supply device to each other,
wherein the mounting plate includes fastening-member holes through which the fastening members are passed,
the conversion device further comprising a reinforcement fastening member configured to fasten the automated operation portion and the mounting surface in the manual liquid supply device to each other, and
wherein the mounting plate further includes a reinforcement fastening-member hole through which the reinforcement fastening member is passed.

2. The conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer is provided on the front surface and formed integrally with the mounting plate.

3. The conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein,
the mounting plate includes a main body mounting opening mounting the automated operation portion thereon, and
the spacer is provided on the front surface and is protruded from the front surface around a periphery of the main body mounting opening.

4. The conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer is provided on the automated operation portion and is formed integrally with the automated operation portion.

5. The conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting plate is a flat plate,
the mounting surface in the manual liquid supply device forms a non-flat surface, and
the back surface is flat and has a pedestal member configured to fill a gap between the non-flat surface and the back surface.

6. A mounting plate included in a conversion device configured to convert a manual liquid supply device into an automated liquid supply device, the mounting plate being configured to be positioned between a mounting surface in the manual liquid supply device and an automated operation portion included in the conversion device and secured to the mounting surface, and configured to mount the automated operation portion to the mounting surface, the conversion device comprising fastening members configured to fasten the mounting plate and the mounting surface in the manual liquid supply device to each other, and a reinforcement fastening member configured to fasten the automated operation portion and the mounting surface in the manual liquid supply device to each other; the mounting plate comprising:
a back surface facing to the manual liquid supply device and coming in contact with the mounting surface;
a front surface opposed to the back surface and facing to the automated operation portion; and
a spacer configured to be interspersed and sandwiched between the front surface and the automated operation portion, configured to be formed integrally with the front surface, and configured to create a gap between the front surface and the automated operation portion, wherein the mounting plate is made of resin,
wherein the mounting plate includes fastening-member holes through which the fastening members are passed, and
wherein the mounting plate further includes a reinforcement fastening-member hole through which the reinforcement fastening member is passed.

Assignees

• Asahi Group Holdings Ltd
• Asahi Breweries Ltd

Inventors

• Mitsuhata Shinsuke
• Takahashi Tomohiro
• Wada Takashi
• Tanaka Toru
• Kusunoki Kenji

Classifications

• B67D1/1279

  regulating the flow · CPC title

• B67D1/127 Primary

  Froth control (B67D1/1411 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B67D2001/0094

  Valve mountings in dispensers · CPC title

• B67D2001/1483

  electrically or electro-mechanically operated · CPC title

• B67D1/14 Primary

  Reducing valves or control taps · CPC title