Patent ID: 6305441
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B67D,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for cleaning a tapping head arrangement for tapping beverages pressurized by gas, the tapping head arrangement having a beverage line, a tapping position and cleaning position, which comprises:(a) a housing;(b) a first connection for a cleaning agent on the housing;(c) a second connection for a beverage on the housing;(d) a tubular attachment on the housing for insertion in a tapping tappet of the tapping head arrangement;(e) a tubular cleaning agent feed line arranged in said attachment;(f) an actuation housing connected to the cleaning agent feed line;(g) first and second non-return safety valves disposed at a lower end of said cleaning agent feed line and arranged in the actuation housing;(h) an actuating pin for actuating the safety valves mounted on a lower portion of said cleaning agent feed line so that with the tapping tappet of the tapping head arrangement in the cleaning position, the tapping tappet presses the actuating pin against the second non-return safety valve for opening the feed of cleaning agent, and with the tapping tappet in the tapping position, the second non-return valve blocks the feed of cleaning agent from the beverage line and the first non-return safety valve blocks beverage from entry into the cleaning agent feed line.