CN1015798B

CN1015798B - Beverage dispenser

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Publication number: CN1015798B
Application number: CN 88102148
Authority: CN
Inventors: 威谦姆·斯·哥瑞德; 艾尔弗雷德·阿·施罗德
Original assignee: Coca Cola Co
Current assignee: Coca Cola Co
Priority date: 1988-03-19
Filing date: 1988-03-19
Publication date: 1992-03-11
Also published as: CN1035806A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser which can be together used with a fegard type storage tank or a loading type storage tank. The dispenser comprises an air entrainer filled with carbonation gases, wherein the air entrainer is arranged in the beverage dispenser. When the present invention is simultaneously used with a loading type storage tank system, the present invention also comprises multiple molasses pumps arranged in the beverage dispenser. Each molasses pump is used for one of 4, 5 or 6 valves. The dispenser also comprises a refrigeration device and an air entrainer device, wherein the refrigeration device is easy to remove; the air entrainer device is easy to remove and is filled with the carbonation gases.

Description

Beverage dispenser

The present invention relates to a kind of beverage dispenser, particularly relate to a kind of equipment that is placed on the sales counter, this equipment or with one the pocket type basin arranged or (figal) together use with one " expense jar (unit of capacitance) ".Dispenser has molasses pump and the carbonated air entrainer in this machine of being contained in.

Existing that be placed on form on the sales counter with have a plurality of beverages divide irritate valves, each valve is for a kind of beverage dispenser that is fit to give commercial usefulness of different beverages, they are not that dispenser by gravity is exactly the dispenser of depended on pressure.The gravity dispenser uses one or more syrup basins that are contained in the dispenser top, the syrup basin will be empty the time should at an easy rate it be filled with.The pressure dispenser is then supplied with syrup by a pressure source, pressure source can be for example one stainless by CO ₂The syrup basin (in this field known as " expense jar (unit of capacitance) " (figal)) of pressurization or one have the pocket type basin, and this is by in the stress-free bag syrup being pumped and delivers in the beverage dispenser and go.The dispenser of these two kinds of forms uses different branches to irritate valve.These dispensers do not comprise air entrainer or the molasses pump in this machine of being located at usually, link to each other with the dispenser that has the pocket type storage tank system together to use syrup then common and on the wall that is contained in the restaurant.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of beverage dispenser that is easy to change, so as with have the pocket type storage tank system together to use or together use with " expense jar (unit of capacitance) ".

A kind of beverage dispenser system that is placed on the sales counter comprises an air entrainer that is contained in this machine, is also comprising a molasses pump that is contained in this machine when having the pocket type storage tank system together to use.This beverage dispenser also comprises a freezing platform that is easy to remove and an air entrainer platform that is easy to remove, and this very for ease of maintenaince works.This beverage dispenser can easily through with " expense jar (unit of capacitance) " together use be converted to pocket type basin together use dispenser with the molasses pump import with linking to each other owing to molasses pump being contained in the dispenser with an attaching parts.This dispenser also is designed to load onto the valve of several varying numbers, for example 4,5 and 6 branches are irritated valve, can also be at an easy rate with have the pocket type basin together to use or together use with " expense jar (unit of capacitance) ", in fact, if need, can be simultaneously with " expense jar (unit of capacitance) " with there is the pocket type storage tank system together to use.

The present invention will be described in more detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and zero, parts identical in each border figure use identical label, in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is that the part of beverage dispenser of the present invention is cut open, the block diagram of seeing from the place ahead, and this beverage dispenser conduct is provided with the beverage pressure dispenser that " expense jar (unit of capacitance) " together uses.

Fig. 2 is the block diagram similar to Fig. 1, but the beverage dispenser that illustrates is as together using with the pocket type storage tank system and being provided with;

Fig. 3 is the exploded view of beverage dispenser shown in Figure 2;

Fig. 4 is the lateral plan that beverage dispenser shown in Figure 1 is partly cut open;

Fig. 5 is the lateral plan that beverage dispenser shown in Figure 2 is partly cut open;

Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 shows the beverage dispenser 10 that is placed on the sales counter by of the present invention, dispenser 10 comprises a shell 12, shell 12 is made up of a container 14 and cap 16, dispenser 10 also comprises a mechanical refrigeration equipment 18 that is contained on the freezer platform 20, the interior air entrainer equipment 22 of this machine that is contained in that is contained on the air entrainer platform 24, a coolant inlet pipe 26, a plurality of syrup cooling coils 28, a pump erecting frame 30, many molasses pumps 32 are contained on this erecting frame 30 (when beverage dispenser 10 is for when having the pocket type storage tank system together to use to be provided with) and a plurality of beverage and divide and irritate valve 34.Each valve 34 all advances syrup tube and links to each other with one with a coolant inlet pipe.Dispenser 10 also comprise 36, one habitual of a vertical anti-sputtering plates connect water clock dish 38 and one below valve 34 grid or put glass plate 40.

Refrigerating plant 18 comprises the freezer platform 20 as stay bearing plate, and it is placed in the top of container 14.Evaporator or cooling coil 44 be contained in platform 20 below, in the cold water chamber in container 14 refrigeration unit has just been arranged like this, cold water is in order to the water of cooling in water pipe 26 and the syrup in the syrup cooling coil 28.Refrigerating plant 18 can be easily removed and needn't be taken any water or syrup pipeline apart from dispenser 10, and can get at its single parts easily so that they are removed from freezing platform 20, these single parts comprise gauge member such as compressor 42, evaporator coil 44, concentrator coil pipe 46 and mixer 48.

Air entrainer platform 24 is placed on the top of container 14 equally and can easily shifts out from dispenser 10, and the parts of air entrainer equipment also can get at and be easy to they are removed with convenient for maintaining from air entrainer equipment 22 easily.Air entrainer equipment 22 comprises the air entrainer parts such as the pump 50 of standard, adds gas tank 52 and control electronic machine 54.

When dispenser 10 and " expense jar (unit of capacitance) " when together using, the 90 ° of elbows 66 of syrup pipeline 70 usefulness that come from " taking jar (unit of capacitance) " link to each other with the entrance point 80 of each syrup cooling coil.And, replacing damping tube 64 without elbow 66 when dispenser 10 with when having pocket type basin 90 together to use, it is connected in the entrance point 80 of each syrup cooling coil and from having between the syrup pipeline 70 that the pocket type basin draws.This pipe 64 prevents to pass to the syrup cooling coil by the vibrations that pump produces.

Have on the pump erecting frame 30 in order to first group of hole 60 that 5 pumps are installed with in order to second group of hole 62 of 6 pumps to be installed, this erecting frame preferably is fixed on the air entrainer platform 24.

Water pipeline 26 comprises 26,26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, 26E, 26F, several parts of 26G, 26H, first 26 guides to pump 50, second portion 26A gives cooling coil 26B by pumping to guide to third part below evaporator coil 44, guide the 4th part 26C into by third part 26B, 26C is the pipeline of being guided into air entrainer jar 52 by 26B, again to the

5th part

26D, 26D guides the pipeline that the 6th part is cooling segment 26E into by air entrainer jar 52, guide manifold 26G from 26E into by pipeline 26F, each the arm 26H that is drawn by manifold 26G guides each valve into.

Molasses pump has 82, one Co of a syrup inlet ₂84 and syrup outlets 86 enter the mouth.Co ₂Pipeline 56 enters air entrainer jar 52, and the by-pass line 58 of pipe 56 is Co ₂Manifold, each arm 59 of drawing from manifold 58 leads to each pump.

Some syrup coil pipes of dispenser 10 can be connected on the pocket type basin and other parts are connected on " expense jar (unit of capacitance) ".

More than most preferred embodiment of the present invention is described, obviously can make amendment and modification to it, for example shown here is five valves, but more or fewer valves also are fine, can have four, five or six valves as dispenser 10, be equipped with syrup cooling coil, water coil, pump and the valve of equal number simultaneously.And the change that pocket type basin and " expense jar (unit of capacitance) " are arranged does not need to change beverage and divides and irritate valve 9 dispensers 10 and have more than and be limited to the dispenser that can be placed on the sales counter, and it also might not have the air entrainer in this machine of being contained in.

Therefore, clearly, embodiment as shown can make many changes and variation under the situation of the spirit and scope that do not deviate from claim of the present invention and limited.

Claims

1, a kind of beverage dispenser, it comprises:

(a) container and removable dress cap thereon;

(b) refrigeration system, it comprises a freezing platform that removably is contained in the portion on the said container;

(c) carbonated device system that adds, it comprises an air entrainer platform that removably is contained in said container top, this air entrainer platform also is contained in freezing flat-bed the place ahead, air entrainer pump and control assembly are contained in above the said air entrainer flat-bed, also have one to add the device jar and extend and stretch among the said container from said air entrainer platform downwards;

(d) molasses pump support that is suitable for adorning a plurality of molasses pumps is contained in the top of said container, and in said air entrainer platform the place ahead and be vertically installed;

(e) said refrigeration system comprises an evaporation along coil pipe, and it is suspended on below the said freezing platform and stretches into downwards in the said container;

(f) coolant inlet pipe in said container, extend to said air entrainer pump, then from said air entrainer pump be lower than said evaporator coil enter a position in evaporation along the vertically installed cooling coil that gives of coil pipe inboard, below said evaporator coil, upwards enter said air entrainer jar from giving cooling coil, below said evaporator coil, enter into the vertically installed cooling coil of position downwards from said air entrainer jar then in said evaporator coil inboard, below said evaporator coil, upwards enter the manifold of a water then, this manifold has several water inlet arms that separate and links to each other with separately a valve

(g) a plurality of single, the syrup cooling coil of vertical direction is fixed in the said container and is positioned under the said air entrainer platform, each said syrup cooling coil has an exit end and is connected in corresponding separately said valve, it is characterized in that (h) a plurality of beverages divide the filling valve to be contained in the front portion of said dispenser.

2, as the said material dispenser of claim 1, there are many molasses pumps to be installed on the said support, each said molasses pump all has a syrup inlet, it links to each other with the syrup source line, also have a syrup outlet, it links to each other with the syrup intlet of a corresponding said syrup cooling coil.

As the said beverage dispenser of claim 1, it is characterized in that 3, said a plurality of syrup cooling coils normally are installed in the plane of plate of the front portion that is parallel to said dispenser.

4, as the said beverage dispenser of claim 1, it is characterized in that, the hole that has first group of equal distance on the said support in order to hole that 5 pumps and second group of equal distance are installed in order to 6 pumps to be installed.

As the said beverage dispenser of claim 1, it is characterized in that 5, each said syrup cooling coil has an import pipe fitting, be used to connect the attaching parts flexible pipe of a molasses pump or be used for connecting " expense jar (unit of capacitance) ".

6, as the said beverage dispenser of claim 5, it is characterized in that it comprises many molasses pumps, these pumps are installed on the said support, each said molasses pump has a syrup inlet and links to each other with the syrup inlet pipe, also has a syrup outlet, it links to each other with the syrup intlet of a corresponding said syrup cooling coil, and wherein each said syrup cooling coil has a molasses pump attaching parts flexible pipe, and this attaching parts flexible pipe is contained between the syrup outlet of the import pipe fitting of cooling coil and a corresponding molasses pump.