torneiras para dispensação de uma bebida, kit de partes, e método para fabricação de uma torneira para dispensação de uma bebida

a presente invenção refere-se a uma torneira para dispensação de uma bebida. a torneira compreende um alojamento que define um canal para dispensação, uma válvula de dispensação (6) disposta no alojamento, sendo que a dita válvula é operável por uma pega (5) e conectada por um eixo de acionamento de torneira (3) e uma transmissão de engrenagem (1, 2) a um eixo de acionamento de válvula (4). a transmissão de engrenagem compreende pelo menos duas rodas de engrenagem cooperantes (1, 2). a transmissão de engrenagem pode ter uma razão de engrenagem variável. adicionalmente, a invenção revela um método para fabricar tal torneira. In a first aspect, the present invention is directed to a tap for dispensing a beverage, comprising a housing defining a channel for dispensing a beverage, a valve arranged in the housing allowing opening and closing the dispensing channel, said valve operable by a handle and connected to a valve drive shaft and said handle connected or to be connected to a tap drive shaft, and a gear transmission, characterized in that the gear transmission comprises at least two cooperating gear wheels, a first gear wheel coupled to the tap drive shaft and a second gear wheel coupled to the valve drive shaft, at least one of said gear wheels being removable from its shaft. Further, the present invention is directed to a kit of parts comprising: (a) a housing defining a channel for dispensing a beverage, (b) a valve arranged in the housing allowing opening and closing the dispensing channel, said valve operable by a handle and connected to a valve drive shaft and said handle connected or to be connected to a tap drive shaft, and (c) a gear transmission comprising at least two cooperating gear wheels, a first gear wheel to be removably coupled to the tap drive shaft and a second gear wheel to be removably coupled to the valve drive shaft. In addition, the present invention is also directed to a method for manufacturing a tap for dispensing a beverage allowing control between the tap handle rotation angle and the valve actuation rate, said tap comprising: (a) a housing defining a channel for dispensing a beverage, (b) a valve arranged in the housing allowing opening and closing the dispensing channel, said valve operable by a handle and connected to a valve drive shaft and said handle connected to a tap drive shaft, and (c) a gear transmission comprising at least two cooperating gear wheels, a first gear wheel to be removably coupled to the tap drive sha