A wine barrel tapping adapter assembly
By improving the shape of the horizontal outlet hole and the sliding setting of the guide cone, the problem of foam generation in the barrel outlet connector assembly was solved, resulting in more stable liquid flow and higher output quality.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TALOS TECH CORP
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-07
AI Technical Summary
Existing barrel dispensing connectors tend to generate excessive foam during the dispensing process, affecting the quality of the dispensing wine.
The shape of the horizontal outlet hole has been improved to a conical shape, and the guide cone is slidably set inside the conical hole. When the guide cone abuts against the outlet, a gap is formed to allow the wine to pass through, which avoids the guide cone being impacted by the wine and reduces foam generation.
It improves the quality of the brewed wine, reduces foam production, is easy and stable to install, and enhances the defoaming effect.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of beverage equipment technology and relates to a wine dispensing connector assembly for a wine barrel. Background Technology
[0002] A wine barrel is a tool used to hold wine. A wine dispensing connector is usually attached to the mouth of the barrel to draw out the wine for people to drink.
[0003] For example, a wine barrel disclosed in a patent document (application number: 202322350281.0) includes a barrel body connected to a wine outlet valve, the wine outlet valve having a wine outlet channel, and a valve core for controlling the opening and closing of the wine path slidably connected in the wine outlet channel. The wine barrel also includes a connector assembly having an internal flow channel and being detachably connected to the wine outlet valve. The connector assembly extends into the wine outlet channel and abuts against the valve core. The connector assembly is provided with a guide head that blocks a portion of the inlet end of the flow channel, and a gap is formed between the outer wall of the guide head and the inner wall of the flow channel. The connector assembly specifically includes a top core with internal through holes, an L-shaped connector tube, and a dispensing tube. During dispensing, the connector assembly is connected to the dispensing valve on the barrel. Squeezing the valve core causes the liquor to spray out through the dispensing channel. During this process, the liquor enters the top core of the connector assembly. Due to the presence of the guide head, most of the liquor pressure is blocked, while a small portion flows through the gap into the flow channel of the guide head for further pressure stabilization. Then, it slowly flows out through the connector tube and the dispensing tube, avoiding the generation of excessive foam during dispensing and ensuring the liquor's flavor. However, this barrel connector assembly has the following shortcomings in actual use:
[0004] Because the guide head, also known as the guide cone, is set vertically in the wine outlet channel composed of the top core and the connector tube, although the wine eliminates some foam after passing through the guide cone, when it enters the horizontal outlet hole set horizontally in the connector tube, it is easily blocked and impacted by the inner wall of the area at the corner of the horizontal outlet hole and the aforementioned vertical wine outlet channel, which will generate secondary foam. Ultimately, these secondary foams flow out from the outlet spout and affect the quality of the wine.
[0005] In addition, the connector assembly has several protruding positioning protrusions on the outer wall of the guide cone, and several positioning grooves around the through hole at the upper end of the top core. The guide cone is installed and fixed by the abutting and engaging of the positioning protrusions with the inner walls of the positioning grooves. However, although this structure makes the guide cone stable, there is a possibility that the wine may flow through the positioning protrusions. The presence of the positioning protrusions affects the relatively stable flow of the wine, thereby increasing foam and resulting in an unsatisfactory defoaming effect of the connector assembly. Summary of the Invention
[0006] The purpose of this invention is to address the aforementioned problems in existing technologies by proposing a wine barrel dispensing connector assembly. This invention solves the problem that existing wine dispensing connector assemblies tend to generate excessive foam during the dispensing process, leading to insufficient wine quality.
[0007] The purpose of this utility model can be achieved through the following technical solution: a wine barrel dispensing connector assembly, including a connector, a conical guide cone, and a wine outlet nozzle whose inner end is connected to the connector. The connector has a vertically opened wine outlet hole and a horizontally opened wine outlet hole connected to the vertically opened wine outlet hole. The characteristic is that one section of the wine outlet horizontal hole is a conical hole with the large diameter end facing outward. The guide cone is slidably disposed in the conical hole. When the guide cone slides outward, it can abut against the wine outlet nozzle, and a wine passage gap is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the guide cone and the hole wall of the wine outlet horizontal hole, which communicates with the wine outlet nozzle.
[0008] In this wine dispensing connector assembly, the shape of the horizontal dispensing orifice has been improved by machining one section into a conical shape. Simultaneously, the position of the guide cone has been changed, allowing it to slide within this conical orifice. When wine flows from the vertical dispensing orifice into the horizontal dispensing orifice, the wine pushes the guide cone outwards. During this process, the conical orifice guides the cone, preventing it from swaying excessively when impacted by the wine during dispensing. This ensures the stability of both the guide cone's movement and the wine's flow, thus reducing foam formation. When the guide cone finally comes into contact with the dispensing nozzle, a gap is formed between the outer circumference of the guide cone and the wall of the horizontal dispensing orifice, allowing the wine in the horizontal dispensing orifice to pass through this gap for defoaming before flowing directly into the dispensing nozzle. This avoids secondary foaming of the wine after the initial defoaming action of the guide cone within the connector, improving the quality of the dispensing.
[0009] In addition, since this guide cone adopts a sliding installation method, the related structures for fixing the guide cone to the connector are eliminated. This not only makes the installation of the guide cone convenient, but also avoids the situation where the wine flows through the positioning protrusion on the guide cone and causes the foam to increase, as described in the background art. Therefore, the defoaming effect of this wine dispensing connector assembly is further improved.
[0010] In the aforementioned dispensing connector assembly for the wine barrel, the upper end of the vertical dispensing hole is located on the inner wall of the horizontal dispensing hole. The small end of the guide cone faces the bottom of the horizontal dispensing hole, and the surface of the bottom of the hole is an arc-shaped concave surface. When the guide cone abuts against the dispensing nozzle, the small end of the guide cone is located at the upper end of the vertical dispensing hole. The arc-shaped concave surface design makes the flow of the wine from the vertical dispensing hole into the horizontal dispensing hole smoother, avoiding the phenomenon of the wine hitting the right angle surface at the bottom of the hole and causing a sharp change in flow velocity, resulting in more foam. When the guide cone abuts against the dispensing nozzle, the small end of the guide cone is located at the upper end of the vertical dispensing hole. This gives the guide cone a longer length, which does not affect the smooth flow of the wine, while extending the flow path of the wine at the guide cone. This better avoids the wine entering the dispensing nozzle at too high a speed and violently impacting the dispensing nozzle, further reducing the generation of foam.
[0011] In the aforementioned dispensing connector assembly for the wine barrel, the dispensing transverse hole comprises four segments connected sequentially from the inside out. The first segment is a cylindrical hole, the second segment is a conical hole, the third segment is a cylindrical hole with a diameter larger than that of the first segment, and the fourth segment is a cylindrical hole with a diameter larger than that of the third segment. The wall of the third segment slides into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the large end of the guide cone. The inner end of the dispensing nozzle is fixedly inserted into the fourth segment of the dispensing transverse hole. The sliding contact between the wall of the third segment and the outer circumferential surface of the large end of the guide cone ensures that the guide cone can slide outward to a position abutting against the dispensing nozzle, while also improving the stability of the guide cone's sliding process. Furthermore, when the guide cone comes into contact with the spout, the large end of the guide cone needs to extend into the third section of the horizontal outlet hole. Since the third section is a cylindrical hole, it can guide the originally inclined flow of the liquid to a horizontal flow, so that it can flow into the spout more smoothly, reducing the impact and turbulence between the liquid and the inner wall of the spout, and further reducing the generation of foam.
[0012] In the aforementioned dispensing connector assembly for the wine barrel, the diameter of the large end of the guide cone is slightly larger than the diameter of the inner port of the dispensing spout. An axially oriented flow groove is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the large end of the guide cone, with one end of the flow groove penetrating the end face of the large end of the guide cone. This design allows the large end of the guide cone to abut against the edge of the inner port of the dispensing spout when it slides outwards. This ensures that the wine in the horizontal dispensing hole can pass through the wine passage and the flow groove to remove foam before smoothly flowing directly into the dispensing spout. This effectively prevents turbulence or secondary foaming of the wine within the connector, thereby reducing foam and further improving the quality of the dispensed wine.
[0013] In the aforementioned dispensing connector assembly for the wine barrel, the end face of the small end of the guide cone is flat. This design allows the guide cone to be better pushed during the flow of the wine, making it easier to move outward and stably position it against the dispensing spout. This results in a relatively stable flow of the wine, thereby effectively reducing the generation of foam.
[0014] In the aforementioned dispensing connector assembly for the wine barrel, a concave shoulder is formed on the inner wall of the connector between the third and fourth sections of the dispensing transverse hole, and the inner end of the dispensing nozzle abuts against this concave shoulder. The inner end of the dispensing nozzle is fixedly inserted into the fourth section of the dispensing transverse hole and abuts against the concave shoulder. This not only enhances the positioning effect of the dispensing nozzle and ensures stable installation, but also reduces the obstruction of the dispensing nozzle end to the liquid, allowing for smoother liquid flow, thereby reducing foam and improving the quality of the dispensed wine.
[0015] In the aforementioned dispensing connector assembly for the wine barrel, there are multiple flow channels, which are arranged sequentially at intervals along the circumference of the guide cone. This design, with a fixed dispensing flow rate, allows multiple flow channels to distribute the flow, thereby slowing the flow rate of the wine and further reducing foam.
[0016] Compared with existing technologies, the dispensing connector assembly of this barrel has the following advantages:
[0017] 1. In this wine dispensing connector assembly, the guide cone is slidably set in the conical hole of the wine dispensing horizontal hole. Since the outer peripheral surface of the guide cone and the hole wall of the wine dispensing horizontal hole form a wine passage gap that connects to the wine dispensing nozzle, the wine in the wine dispensing horizontal hole can pass through the wine passage gap to defoam and then flow directly into the wine dispensing nozzle. This avoids the phenomenon of the wine being foamed again in the connector after the wine has been defoamed once by the guide cone, thus improving the quality of the wine dispensing.
[0018] 2. In this wine dispensing connector assembly, the guide cone adopts a sliding installation. Therefore, during assembly, the guide cone only needs to be inserted into the connector, and then the wine dispensing nozzle is inserted to simultaneously and completely install the wine dispensing nozzle and the guide cone, making installation very convenient. Attached Figure Description
[0019] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the wine dispensing connector assembly.
[0020] Figure 2 This is a top view of the wine dispensing connector assembly.
[0021] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Sectional view of AA.
[0022] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the connector.
[0023] Figure 5 yes Figure 2 A cross-sectional view of BB.
[0024] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram showing the state of the guide cone and the outlet nozzle in contact.
[0025] Figure 7This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the guide cone.
[0026] In the diagram, 1 is the connector; 11 is the vertical outlet hole; 12 is the horizontal outlet hole; 13 is the concave shoulder; 2 is the guide cone; 21 is the flow channel; 3 is the outlet nozzle; and 4 is the flow gap. Detailed Implementation
[0027] The following are specific embodiments of the present invention, which are described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.
[0028] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the dispensing connector assembly of this wine barrel includes a connector 1, a guide cone 2, and a dispensing nozzle 3 whose inner end is connected to the connector 1. The connector 1 has a vertically opening dispensing hole 11 and a horizontally opening dispensing hole 12 that communicates with the vertically opening dispensing hole 11. Figure 4 As shown, the wine outlet horizontal hole 12 includes four sections connected sequentially from the inside to the outside. The first section is a cylindrical hole, and the upper end of the wine outlet vertical hole 11 is located on the hole wall of the first section at the inner end of the wine outlet horizontal hole 12. The second section is a conical hole with the large diameter end facing outward. The third section is a cylindrical hole with a diameter larger than that of the first section, and the hole wall of the third section slides with the outer peripheral surface of the large end of the guide cone 2. The fourth section is a cylindrical hole with a diameter larger than that of the third section.
[0029] Furthermore, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the small end face of the guide cone 2 is flat, and the wine outlet horizontal hole 12 has a bottom facing the small end face of the guide cone 2. The surface of the bottom of the hole is an arc-shaped concave surface. A concave shoulder 13 is formed on the inner wall of the connector 1 between the third and fourth sections of the wine outlet horizontal hole 12. The inner end of the wine outlet nozzle 3 is fixedly inserted into the fourth section of the wine outlet horizontal hole 12 and abuts against the concave shoulder 13. Figure 3 and Figure 6 As shown, the diameter of the large end of the guide cone 2 is slightly larger than the diameter of the inner port of the wine outlet 3, so that when the guide cone 2 slides outward, the large end of the guide cone 2 can abut against the edge of the inner port of the wine outlet 3. At the same time, the small end of the guide cone 2 extends into the first section of the wine outlet horizontal hole 12 and is located at the upper port of the wine outlet vertical hole 11. The outer peripheral surface of the guide cone 2 and the hole wall of the wine outlet horizontal hole 12 form a wine passage gap 4 that connects to the wine outlet 3.
[0030] like Figure 5 and Figure 7As shown, an axially oriented flow channel 21 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the large end of the guide cone 2. One end of the flow channel 21 penetrates the end face of the large end of the guide cone 2, allowing the wine to flow smoothly into and out of the spout 3 along the flow channel 21, avoiding impact and turbulence during the flow of the wine, and further reducing the generation of foam. There are four flow channels 21, arranged alternately along the circumference of the guide cone 2. Of course, in actual manufacturing, the number of flow channels 21 can be appropriately increased or decreased, such as two, three, or five.
[0031] The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative examples illustrating the spirit of this utility model. Those skilled in the art to which this utility model pertains may make various modifications or additions to the described specific embodiments or use similar methods to substitute them, without departing from the spirit of this utility model or exceeding the scope defined by the appended claims.
[0032] Although this document frequently uses terms such as 1. connector; 11. vertical outlet hole; 12. horizontal outlet hole; 13. concave shoulder; 2. guide cone; 21. flow channel; 3. outlet nozzle; 4. flow gap, the possibility of using other terms is not excluded. The use of these terms is merely for the convenience of describing and explaining the essence of this utility model; interpreting them as any additional limitation would contradict the spirit of this utility model.
Claims
1. A wine barrel dispensing connector assembly, comprising a connector (1), a conical guide cone (2), and a wine outlet (3) with its inner end connected to the connector (1), wherein the connector (1) has a vertically opening dispensing hole (11) and a horizontally opening dispensing hole (12) connected to the vertically opening dispensing hole (11), characterized in that, One section of the wine outlet horizontal hole (12) is a tapered hole with the large diameter end facing outward. The guide cone (2) is slidably disposed in the tapered hole. When the guide cone (2) slides outward, it can abut against the wine outlet nozzle (3), and the outer peripheral surface of the guide cone (2) and the hole wall of the wine outlet horizontal hole (12) form a wine passage gap (4) connecting the wine outlet nozzle (3).
2. The dispensing connector assembly for the wine barrel according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper end of the vertical outlet hole (11) is located on the wall of the inner end of the horizontal outlet hole (12). The end face of the small end of the guide cone (2) is directly opposite to the bottom of the horizontal outlet hole (12), and the surface of the bottom of the hole is an arc-shaped concave surface. When the guide cone (2) abuts against the outlet nozzle (3), the small end of the guide cone (2) is located at the upper end of the vertical outlet hole (11).
3. The dispensing connector assembly for a wine barrel according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The wine outlet horizontal hole (12) includes four sections connected sequentially from the inside to the outside. The first section is a cylindrical hole, the second section is a conical hole, the third section is a cylindrical hole with a diameter larger than that of the first section, and the fourth section is a cylindrical hole with a diameter larger than that of the third section. The hole wall of the third section slides in fit with the outer peripheral surface of the large end of the guide cone (2). The inner end of the wine outlet nozzle (3) is fixedly inserted into the fourth section of the wine outlet horizontal hole (12).
4. The dispensing connector assembly for the wine barrel according to claim 3, characterized in that, The diameter of the large end of the guide cone (2) is slightly larger than the diameter of the inner port of the spout (3). A flow groove (21) is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the large end of the guide cone (2) along the axial direction. One end of the flow groove (21) penetrates the end face of the large end of the guide cone (2).
5. The dispensing connector assembly for a wine barrel according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The end face of the small end of the guide cone (2) is a plane.
6. The dispensing connector assembly for the wine barrel according to claim 3, characterized in that, A concave shoulder (13) is formed on the inner wall of the joint (1) between the third and fourth sections of the wine outlet (12), and the inner end of the wine outlet (3) abuts against the concave shoulder (13).
7. The dispensing connector assembly for the wine barrel according to claim 4, characterized in that, The number of flow channels (21) is multiple, and each flow channel (21) is arranged sequentially at intervals along the circumference of the guide cone (2).