US 11,939,201 B2
Replaceable component for a dispense head, a dispence head, and a method of using a dispense head
Tomohisa Miyatani, Ibaraki (JP); Tsutomu Maeda, Ibaraki (JP); Masanori Yamagishi, Tokyo (JP); and Motohiro Inagaki, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD., Tokyo (JP); and ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/762,445
Filed by Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd., Tokyo (JP); and Asahi Breweries, Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 10, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/046042
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 22, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/149391, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-007126 (JP), filed on Jan. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0332561 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. B67D 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC B67D 1/0852 (2013.01) [B67D 1/0832 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A replaceable component for a dispense head having a dispense head main body and a plunger member comprising:
a first pipe disposed to pass through an inside of the plunger member movable relative to the dispense head main body;
a pressing portion capable of pressing a valve body of a beverage supply valve in a beverage container; and
a sealing member,
wherein the sealing member includes:
a first sealing portion capable of coming in contact with a beverage outlet of the beverage container; and
a membrane connected to the first sealing portion and inhibiting a beverage from adhering to the dispense head.