Modular dispensing container for oil

Abstract

The invention relates to a modular dispensing container for oil, consisting of a container designed to be installed as an independent module or as a group of several modules or different divisions or compartments, with internal layers of insulating material, and thermal glass with UV protection for the front face, and a lid located on the upper face, with a leak-tight seal, the oil or liquid being served via a dispensing tap located on the lower front part.

Claims

1. A modular oil dispensing container comprising at least one module, wherein said at least one module comprises: a case formed by lateral, upper, lower, back, and front panels made of stainless steel combined with internal layers of insulating material which delimit a housing, a thermal glass with anti-UV protection located on the front panel, a lid fitted with a watertight seal located on the upper panel, which once opened allow the introduction of oil within the housing, a dispenser tap arranged at the bottom of the front panel from which the oil is poured; wherein the at least one module has a small independent front compartment within the housing in correspondence with the thermal glass which shows the oil.

2. The container of claim 1 wherein the at least one module comprises a cooling and/or heating system comprising Peltier cells, a microcontroller unit with thermostat and control and monitoring elements.

3. The container of claim 1 wherein the at least one module comprises a weight sensor.

4. The container of claim 1 wherein the at least one module comprises an internal backlighting system with non-aggressive lighting and a switch.

5. The container of claim 1 wherein the at least one module comprises a connector connectable to a power supply.

6. The container of claim 1 wherein the inner face of the lower panel has an inclined surface oriented towards the dispenser tap which has barriers and discontinuities to contain oil residues.

7. The container of claim 1 wherein the dispenser tap is retractable/extensible.

8. The container of claim 1 wherein the dispenser tap is of the manual lever type.

9. The container of claim 1 wherein it additionally comprises a container case and the at least one module consists of several modules located within said container case.

10. The container of claim 9 wherein the container case comprises a front cover.

11. The container of claim 9 wherein the container case comprises one refrigerated chamber which cools all the modules globally.

12. The container of claim 9 wherein it additionally comprises a joint back plate inside the container case, and each module is fitted with a connector that can be inserted into the joint back plate and removed individually and a handle.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) For a better understanding of the present description, drawings depicting a preferred embodiment of the present invention are provided herewith:

(2) FIG. 1: Conventional perspective view of a modular oil dispensing container module object of the present invention.

(3) FIG. 2: Conventional perspective view of a three-module oil dispensing container module subject of the present invention.

(4) FIG. 3: Lateral elevation section of a model of a modular oil dispensing container object of the present invention, with retractable faucet.

(5) The numerical references appearing in these figures correspond to the following constituent elements of the invention: 1. Module 2. Anti-UV thermal glass 3. Cover 4. Cooling and/or heating system 5. Microcontroller unit with thermostat 6. Control and monitoring means 7. Weight sensor 8. Lighting means 9. Connectors 10. Joint back plate 11. Dispenser tap 12. Barriers and discontinuities 13. Front compartment 14. Front cover

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

(6) A preferred embodiment of the modular oil dispensing container of the present invention, with reference to the numerical references, can be based on a container container arranged to be placed as an independent module (1), or as a grouping of several modules, for different types of oils or other liquids.

(7) The housing is made of stainless steel, with internal layers of insulating material, and thermal glass with anti-UV protection (2) for the front face, and includes a lid (3) located on the upper face, with a watertight seal.

(8) Temperature management and control is carried out by a cooling and/or heating system (4) based on Peltier cells or an alternative independent solution for each modular compartment. A microcontroller unit with thermostat (5) and control and monitoring means (6) allow to manage and regulate this temperature.

(9) Each module (1) also includes a weight sensor (7), and an internal backlighting system with non-aggressive lighting means (8).

(10) The power supply of the electrical components for different modular containers is carried out by having connectors (9) on each module (1) with respect to a joint back plate (10), which allows the power supply while the modules are inserted in it, but at the same time allowing their individual removal with their corresponding handle.

(11) In a different embodiment, the set of modular containers can be located inside the same chamber that maintains the appropriate temperature globally to all modules, simplifying the circuitry.

(12) The oil or liquid is dispensed by means of a dispensing tap (11), with a simple opening tap and/or, for greater precision, a manual or automatic lever dispenser.

(13) Said tap (11) is located on the lower front, or lower face of the module (1) and can either be fixed, or retractable/extensible for use when removed from the cabinet or compartment where it is installed.

(14) The internal base of the container has a surface oriented towards the tap (11), and can have different barriers and discontinuities (12) to contain oil residues.

(15) Likewise, each module (1) may have a single compartment, or, in a different embodiment, each module (1) has internally a small front compartment (13), with a sample of the liquid it contains, and which does not drop as it is used up, the other compartment, the main compartment, being the one containing the oil or liquid to be consumed.

(16) The modular container object of the present invention can have fixed main dimensions, which are adjusted to the hole where it will be installed with a front cover (14) covering the perimeter holes, and can also be of customized dimensions for each hole or installation.