Auxiliary sprinkling and recirculation device for wine-making tanks
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C12G-001/032
C12G-001/00
출원번호
US-0716422
(2003-11-20)
등록번호
US-7353750
(2008-04-08)
우선권정보
IT-TO2002A1012(2002-11-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Francia,Marco
출원인 / 주소
Gimar Tecno S.R.L.
대리인 / 주소
Sughrue Mion, PLLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
6인용 특허 :
5
초록▼
A sprinkling device, particularly for processes for making wine from red grapes, which can be associated with a fermentation and/or storage tank in order to recirculate the wine must that is being fermented from the base region to the top region of the fermentation tank and to sprinkle the recircula
A sprinkling device, particularly for processes for making wine from red grapes, which can be associated with a fermentation and/or storage tank in order to recirculate the wine must that is being fermented from the base region to the top region of the fermentation tank and to sprinkle the recirculated wine must in a stream into the top region of the fermentation tank, comprises: an auxiliary tank which can be fitted in a hatch or similar top opening of a main tank and which is provided with means for fixing to the hatch, first discharge means for the discharge of the wine must supplied to the auxiliary tank from the main tank, which means comprise a base opening of the auxiliary tank and a closure member which is movable between a closure position and an open position in order to produce a first sprinkling stream of the recirculated wine must, and second discharge means for the discharge of the wine must, which means are associated with the closure member and can discharge the wine must by means of a second sprinkling stream when the level of recirculated wine must in the aux-iliary tank reaches a predetermined level.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A sprinkling device for making wine from grapes, which device is associated with a fermentation tank in order to recirculate wine must that is being fermented from a base region to a top region of the fermentation tank and to sprinkle the recirculated wine must in a stream in
What is claimed is: 1. A sprinkling device for making wine from grapes, which device is associated with a fermentation tank in order to recirculate wine must that is being fermented from a base region to a top region of the fermentation tank and to sprinkle the recirculated wine must in a stream into the top region of the fermentation tank, said sprinkling device comprising: an auxiliary tank fitted in a top opening of the fermentation tank and which is provided with means for fixing to a hatch, first discharge means for discharging the wine must that is supplied to the auxiliary tank from the fermentation tank, said first discharge means comprising an opening in a base of the auxiliary tank and a closure member which is movable between a closure position and an open position in order to produce a first sprinkling stream of the recirculated wine must, and second discharge means for discharging the wine must, said second discharge means being associated with the closure member and can discharge the wine must by means of a second sprinkling stream when the level of recirculated wine must in the auxiliary tank reaches a predetermined level, wherein the second discharge means comprise an auxiliary discharge opening in the closure member and an overflow duct communicating with the auxiliary discharge opening in order to deliver the recirculated wine must through the auxiliary discharge opening. 2. A sprinkling device according to claim 1, wherein said auxiliary tank comprises associated supply means for the recirculated wine must, the supply means being connectible to a recirculation duct which draws off the wine must from the fermentation with which the device is associated. 3. A sprinkling device according to claim 2, wherein said supply means comprise a supply duct connectable to said re-circulation duct, having one or more end nozzles suitable to supply one or more streams of recirculated wine must with a jet oriented according to pre-determined directions through the base opening of the tank, when the closure member is open. 4. A sprinkling device according to claim 1, wherein the first discharge means can be operated in order to modulate the head of wine must in the tank in order to determine the width and characteristics of the sprinkling stream. 5. A sprinkling device according to claim 4, wherein the first discharge means are actuated by an electric actuator. 6. A sprinkling device according to claim 1, wherein the closure member includes a plate having, on a side facing towards an interior of the auxiliary tank, an inclined wall for producing an asymmetric, directional sprinkling stream through the base opening of the auxiliary tank. 7. A sprinkling device according to claim 1, wherein the closure member includes a plate articulated laterally to a wall delimiting the base opening and a rod-like operating member which can bring about inclined angular opening of the plate to produce an asymmetric, directional sprinkling stream. 8. A sprinkling device according to claim 1, wherein the closure member of the first discharge means is a plate connected to an operating rod, the plate having a peripheral profile which projects asymmetrically beyond the peripheral profile of the base opening in order to produce an asymmetric, directional sprinkling stream. 9. A sprinkling device according to claim 1, wherein said the base opening of said auxiliary tank has a mouth profile lying in an inclined plane with respect to a vertical and closure member is a plate connected to an operating rod which can be inclined with respect to the vertical. 10. Fermentation apparatus comprising the fermentation tank and the sprinkling device according to claim 1, associated with the top opening of the fermentation tank. 11. Fermentation apparatus according to claim 10, the top opening is positioned in an asymmetric position. 12. Fermentation apparatus according to claim 10, comprising recirculation means which are arranged to draw off the wine must from the base region of the main fermentation tank or vat and to supply the wine must into the sprinkling device. 13. Fermentation apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the recirculation means comprise pumping means arranged to supply to the sprinkling device a recirculation flow rate such as to produce the second sprinkling stream through the second discharge means even when the first discharge means are in the open position. 14. A sprinkling device for making wine from grapes, which device is associated with a fermentation tank in order to recirculate wine must that is being fermented from a base region to a top region of the fermentation tank and to sprinkle the recirculated wine must in a stream into the top region of the fermentation tank, said sprinkling device comprising: an auxiliary tank fitted in a top opening of the fermentation tank and which is provided with means for fixing to a hatch, first discharge means for discharging the wine must that is supplied to the auxiliary tank from the fermentation tank, said first discharge means comprising an opening in a base of the auxiliary tank and a closure member which is movable between a closure position and an open position in order to produce a first sprinkling stream of the recirculated wine must, and second discharge means for discharging the wine must, said second discharge means being associated with the closure member and can discharge the wine must by means of a second sprinkling stream when the level of recirculated wine must in the auxiliary tank reaches a predetermined level, wherein the second discharge means comprises an auxiliary discharge opening and a diffuser member which is associated with the auxiliary discharge opening and which can interfere with the sprinkling stream coming from the opening in order to modify the shape of the stream. 15. A sprinkling device according to claim 14, wherein the diffuser member comprises a member with a conical surface associated with the closure member beneath the auxiliary opening. 16. A sprinkling device according to claim 14, wherein the diffuser member comprises an inclined plate, associated with the closure member beneath the auxiliary opening and suit-able for producing a directional sprinkling stream. 17. A sprinkling device for making wine from grapes, which device is associated with a fermentation tank in order to recirculate a wine must that is being fermented from a base region to a top region of the fermentation tank and to sprinkle the recirculated wine must in a stream into the top region of the fermentation tank, said sprinkling device comprising: an auxiliary tank fitted in a top opening of the fermentation tank and which is provided with means for fixing to a hatch, first discharge means for discharging the wine must that is supplied to the auxiliary tank from the fermentation tank, said first discharge means comprising an opening in a base of the auxiliary tank and a closure member which is movable between a closure position and an open position in order to produce a first sprinkling stream of the recirculated wine must, and second discharge means for discharging the wine must, said second discharge means being associated with the closure member and can discharge the wine must by means of a second sprinkling stream when the level of recirculated wine must in the auxiliary tank reaches a predetermined level, wherein said auxiliary tank comprises associated supply means for the recirculated wine must, the associated supply means being connectible to a recirculation duct which draws off the wine must from the fermentation tank with which the device is associated; and wherein the associated supply means comprise three-way valve means with an inlet connector connectible to the recirculation duct, a first outlet duct which supplies the recirculated wine must into the auxiliary tank through the valve means, and a second outlet duct which is arranged to be connected to a duct for supplying the recirculated wine must to the fermentation tank, the valve means being arranged to supply the recirculated wine must selectively to the first outlet duct or to the second outlet duct. 18. A sprinkling device according to claim 17, comprising oxygenation means, associated with the first outlet duct and/or with the second outlet duct, for oxygenating the recirculated wine must. 19. A sprinkling device according to claim 18, wherein the oxygenation means comprise air-injection means.
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Kalina Vladimir (Lausanne CHX), Alcohol production.
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