Title:
BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH ON-DEMAND REFRIGERATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2007070034
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A beverage dispenser provides numerous inventive features in its refrigeration system, diluent delivery system, concentrate delivery system, mixing and dispensing system, and control system. The refrigeration system employs a plate heat exchanger to provide on demand refrigeration of an intermittent water flow. The diluent delivery system includes a flowmeter/solenoid/check-valve assembly. The concentrate delivery system employs a positive displacement pump. The mixing and dispensing system includes a mixing nozzle that has a locking feature such that an elevated blocking surface directly faces the inlet of pressurized diluent to create turbulence. The control system receives package-specific information from a scanner and diluent flow rate information from the flowmeter, and then determines the pump speed in order to set a desired mix ratio.
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Inventors:
MINARD JAMES J (US)
BUSH MARK E (US)
MCNAMEE PETER F (US)
BUSH MARK E (US)
MCNAMEE PETER F (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/045091
Publication Date:
October 18, 2007
Filing Date:
December 12, 2005
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Assignee:
CARRIER CORP (US)
MINARD JAMES J (US)
BUSH MARK E (US)
MCNAMEE PETER F (US)
MINARD JAMES J (US)
BUSH MARK E (US)
MCNAMEE PETER F (US)
International Classes:
B67D7/80
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