Title:
【発明の名称】飲料ディスペンサ用流量センサ付き分配バルブ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002544073
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A beverage dispenser to provide a plurality of different flavours with accurate mixing control comprises a housing ( 40, 42, 44 ) containing a diluent valve ( 46 A, 46 B) and at least two concentrate valves ( 48 A, B, C, D), each valve having its own inlet ( 12 ) and outlet ( 14 ), characterised in that all the outlets ( 14 ) lead to a single dispense nozzle ( 50 A, B, C), a flow rate sensor ( 16 ) is provided for each valve, the flow rate sensors ( 16 ) being connected to a controller ( 54 ), and a setting mechanism ( 52 A, B, C, D, E, F) is provided to open and close each valve, the controller ( 54 ) operating the setting mechanisms whereby one concentrate valve and the diluent valve may be opened to dispense a particular beverage and, in response to the sensed flow rates through those opened valves, controlling the degree of opening of those valves to achieve a predetermined diluent to concentrate ratio for the beverage mixture in the dispense nozzle ( 50 A, B, C).
Inventors:
Barker, pole
Haze, keith james
Johnson, martin stanley
Moulder, Stephen
Simmons, Philip Andrew
Haze, keith james
Johnson, martin stanley
Moulder, Stephen
Simmons, Philip Andrew
Application Number:
JP2000617119A
Publication Date:
December 24, 2002
Filing Date:
May 05, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
IM Cornelius (Yukei) Limited
International Classes:
B67D1/14; B67D1/07; B67D7/74; F16K21/16; G05D11/13; (IPC1-7): B67D1/14; B67D1/07
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto (5 outside)