Liquid delivery system, liquid-delivery switching device, and liquid-flowpath regulating device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8733592
APP PUB NO 20120085781A1
SERIAL NO

13376179

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A liquid supply system capable of being serviced and hygienically maintained easily. A beer storage barrel switching device (12) uninterruptedly supplies beer by switching between beer storage barrels (21-1, 21-2). A first connection tube (23-1) is provided with a fluid stopper device (31-1) including a loop section. The fluid stopper device (31-1) switches between a suppliable state in which it is possible to supply the beer to a dispenser (11) through the first connection tube (23-1) and a non-suppliable state in which it is not possible to supply the beer. Using the fluid stopper device (31-1) eliminates the need to provide a conventional valve in the middle of the first connection tube (23-1), the conventional valve having a structural element which comes in direct contact with the beer. Accordingly, the case that a cleaning member, such as a sponge, is caught by the valve does not occur, and this enables the inner wall of the first connection tube (23-1) to be cleaned using the cleaning member. As a result, a beverage, such as beer, can be easily maintained hygienically and served.

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ASAHI BREWERIES LTD23-1 AZUMABASHI 1-CHOME SUMIDA-KU TOKYO 130-8602
KYOKKO ELECTRIC CO LTD5-7-20 MOTOMACHI-DORI CHUO-KU KOBE-SHI HYOGO 6500022

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kitano, Junichi Moriya, JP 61 1016
Kusunoki, Kenji Kobe, JP 25 126
Wada, Takashi Kobe, JP 107 1034

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