EP0000845B1 - Getränkenabgabeeinrichtung und Verfahren - Google Patents

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EP0000845B1
EP0000845B1 EP78300271A EP78300271A EP0000845B1 EP 0000845 B1 EP0000845 B1 EP 0000845B1 EP 78300271 A EP78300271 A EP 78300271A EP 78300271 A EP78300271 A EP 78300271A EP 0000845 B1 EP0000845 B1 EP 0000845B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/40—Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients, e.g. coffee, water, sugar, cocoa, milk, tea
    • A47J31/407—Beverage-making apparatus with dispensing means for adding a measured quantity of ingredients, e.g. coffee, water, sugar, cocoa, milk, tea with ingredient-containing cartridges; Cartridge-perforating means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
    • B67D1/0043—Mixing devices for liquids
    • B67D1/0044—Mixing devices for liquids for mixing inside the dispensing nozzle
    • B67D1/0046—Mixing chambers
    • B67D1/005—Mixing chambers with means for converging streams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
    • B67D1/0081—Dispensing valves
    • B67D1/0082—Dispensing valves entirely mechanical
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
    • G01F11/28—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
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    • B67D2001/0087—Dispensing valves being mounted on the dispenser housing
    • B67D2001/0089—Dispensing valves being mounted on the dispenser housing operated by lever means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
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  • the present invention is directed to a beverage dispenser for, and a method of, mixing and dispensing a beverage consisting of measured quantities of a base liquid and a flavoring constituent and is particularly related to beverage dispensers wherein the flavoring constituent is provided in disposable, individual serving packets, and to snap-action fluid activated beverage dispensers wherein the flow of base liquid and flavoring constituent is controlled by a pilot flow of fluid under pressure.
  • a snap-action device has also been found to provide a desirable dispensing method because of the resulting accuracy of control of the flow of beverage components into a mixing and dispensing nozzle.
  • known devices are electrically operated as shown, by way of example, in U.S. Patents Nos. 3,163,177; 3,625,402 and 3,667,724.
  • an electrically operated solenoid is employed to trigger the flow of beverage components into an outlet or nozzle from which the mixed beverage is dispensed into a suitable container. It is common to actuate these devices by providing a trip lever adjacent the nozzle which is engaged and tripped when the container is placed under the nozzle.
  • the use of electrically operated solenoids requires a power source whenever the snap-action beverage dispensers are employed.
  • a beverage dispenser for mixing and dispensing a beverage consisting of measured quantities of a base liquid and a flavoring constituent wherein the base liquid and the flavoring constituent are simultaneously released info mixing nOl1/i and dispensed, as disclosed in the foregoing patents.
  • the flavoring constituent is supplied by an independent tube or flow path from one of a plurality of reservoirs to the mixing nozzle.
  • the present invention is directed to a beverage dispensing apparatus and method which combines the advantages of known snap-action dispensers with the advantages of fluid operated dispensers while overcoming the disadvantages inherent in both types of systems.
  • a beverage dispenser of the kind for mixing and dispensing a beverage comprising measured quantities of a base liquid and a flavouring constituent, and comprising a mixing nozzle, a source of pressurized base liquid, a source of flavouring constituent and a mixing valve assembly including firstly a flow control means associated with each source and movable between respective flow generating positions and flow inhibiting positions and secondly an actuating device including a mechanical actuator for controlling the flow control means, characterised in that the said flow control means comprise two fluid operated control mechanisms, in that the actuating device comprises a snap action pilot valve assembly including two enclosures, one enclosure connecting a source of fluid under pressure and the control mechanisms, and the other enclosure connecting the control mechanisms and an exhaust, each enclosure receiving a piston movable in respective enclosures to make or break said connection, and in that trip means are connected to the pistons for moving the pistons between two positions, in one of which the connection provided by one enclosure is open and by the other enclosure is closed and in the other of which the positions of
  • the present invention permits use of the base liquid as the pilot fluid, and when the pilot flow is inhibited the pilot fluid may be exhausted into the mixing nozzle without fear of contaminating the mixed beverage.
  • the means and method disclosed herein also permits use of other pilot fluids which may be returned to the pilot source between cycles.
  • a method of dispensing a mixed beverage of the kind comprising supplying to a mixing nozzle measured quantities of a base liquid and a flavouring constituent from a source of pressurized base liquid and a source of flavouring constituent and controlling said supply by a mixing valve assembly including firstly a flow control means associated with each source and movable between respective flow generating positions and flow inhibiting positions and secondly an actuating device including a mechanical actuator for controlling the flow control means, characterised by the steps of operating manually trip means of the valve assembly to move two pistons of the assembly to a position in which an enclosure containing one of the pistons connects a source of fluid under pressure to two fluid operated control mechanisms, one associated with each source, to move the control mechanisms to respective flow generating positions so that base liquid and flavouring constituent pass to the mixing nozzle, the second piston closing a second enclosure containing said piston, and then halting manual operation of the trip means to reverse the positions of the pistons so that said second enclosure connects the control mechanism to an exhaust
  • this invention When used for carbonated beverages, it is contemplated that this invention may be used in combination with a carbonator to provide a completely portable system for making carbonated beverages from any available source of tap water.
  • the beverage dispenser 10 includes a housing 12 having a mixing nozzle 14 through which a beverage consisting of measured, thoroughly mixed quantities of a liquid base and a flavouring constituent is dispensed into an open- topped container such as the glass 18.
  • An actuating lever 16 depends from housing 12 and is engaged by container 18 as it is advanced in the direction of arrow A into position under the mixing nozzle 14. The lever 16 is shown in the fully advanced position in Fig. 3, at which time the beverage dispenser is actuated and the mixed beverage flows from nozzle 14 into the container 18.
  • the liquid base is introduced into the beverage dispenser at inlet 20.
  • the flow of the base from inlet 20 to the mixing nozzle 14 via the fluid passageway or tube 22 is controlled by control valve 24.
  • the flavoring constituent such as a liquid syrup or the like is introduced into the beverage dispenser from a remote source at inlet 26 and flows through a tube 28 from the inlet 26 to a flavoring control valve 30 adjacent the mixing nozzle.
  • the control valves 24 and 30 are opened, as shown in Fig. 3, the proper amount of base liquid and flavoring constituent flow into chambers 23 and 29 and through tubes 22 and 28, respectively, into the mixing nozzle where they are mixed and then expelled into container 18.
  • the base liquid is a carbonated water and the flavoring constituent is a soft drink syrup or the like wherein a 5:1 ratio of water to syrup is required to produce the proper mixture.
  • the rate of flow of the base liquid and a constituent into the mixing nozzle 14 may be controlled by controlling the rate of the flow from the respective sources connected at inlets 20 and 26 through chambers 23 and 29 and tubes 22 and 28, respectively.
  • valves 24 and 30 are in a normally closed position for inhibiting the flow of liquid base and flavoring constituent to the mixing nozzle.
  • the valves each comprise a sealed, displaceable piston enclosure having a plunger 32 with a cylindrical member 34 which is movable between an advanced position (not shown) closing the flow from chambers 23 and 29 into tubes 22 and 28, respectively, and a retracted position (Fig. 3) opening chambers 23 and 29 to tubes 22 and 28.
  • Each valve includes a compression spring 36 which serves as bias means for normally urging the plunger 32 and member 34 into the advanced, closed position.
  • the upper end of each plunger 32 includes an enlarged flange 38 in abutting relationship with a sealing diaphragm 40 for maintaining a fluid-tight seal between the plunger and the bias spring 36.
  • the plunger is housed within a chamber 42 which is in direct communication with control line 44. It will be seen that when fluid under pressure is present in control line 44, the biasing force of each spring 36 is overcome and each plunger 32 and member 34 are moved upwardly into the retracted position (Fig. 3) for introducing a flow of base liquid and flavoring constituent into lines 22 and 28, respectively, and into the mixing nozzle 14. Conversely, when the pressure in control line 44 is relieved, the bias spring 36 urges each plunger 32 and member 34 downwardly into the advanced position for stopping flow through line 22 or 28.
  • a snap-action pilot valve assembly 50 defines the control device for controlling the pressure of fluid in the control line 44.
  • the device includes a pair of displaceable piston enclosures 52 and 54.
  • the chamber of enclosure 52 includes an inlet in direct communication with the source of base liquid via line 56 and an outlet 58 in communication with the control line 44.
  • Plunger 60 includes member 62 which is movable between the retracted position of Fig. 3 and an advanced position (not shown) for alternately introducing or inhibiting the flow of base liquid from the source at 20 to the control line 44.
  • the chamber of piston enclosure 54 has an outlet in direct communication with nozzle 14 via flow line 66 and an inlet 67 in communication with control line 44.
  • the plunger 70 includes member 72 which is movable between the advanced position of Fig.
  • plungers 60 and 70 are controlled by the snap-action member 74 and the actuating lever 16.
  • the actuating lever is pivotable about pin 76 and has an upper end 78 in communication with the contoured saddle 80 on member 74.
  • Spring 82 operates as an overcenter spring and maintains the member in either of two positions, depending on the position of lever 16.
  • the plungers 60 and 70 are coupled to the member 74, wherein alternate plungers are advanced and retracted depending upon the position of the member.
  • lever 16 When lever 16 is in the retracted position shown in Fig. 1, the member is disposed such that plunger 60 is advanced into the chamber of piston enclosure 52 for inhibiting the flow of base liquid into control line 44. Conversely, plunger 70 is retracted and the control line 44 is open to drain 66 through line 68 and enclosure 54. This relieves the pressure in the control line, whereby springs 36 operate to close valves 24 and 30.
  • control fluid in the present embodiment is base liquid, it is convenient to communicate drain line 66 with nozzle 14, whereby any liquid drained from control line 44 is discharged into the container 18 as the container is retracted from the dispenser.
  • FIG. 6 and 7 A second embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7.
  • the source of flavoring constituent comprises a sealed, collapsible packet 90 having a weakened, sealed outlet at nipple 92.
  • Flow of the flavoring constituent into nozzle 14 is controlled by an elongated plunger 94 having an enlarged lower flange 96 which may be advanced onto the packet 90 by introducing fluid under pressure into control line 44. This compresses the packet, breaks the seal in the nipple 92 and expels the contents of the packet into mixing nozzle 14.
  • the dispenser of Figs. 6 and 7 includes the snap-action pilot valve assembly of Figs. 1-5.
  • the beverage dispenser 10 has been modified to include a chamber 98 which accommodates the flavoring packet 90.
  • An access door 100 is provided in the housing of the dispenser and is in communication with chamber 98, whereby individual serving packets are placed in the dispenser for mixing a selected beverage.
  • the access door is slidable along a pair of vertical ways 102 and is normally urged into the closed position by biasing means such as the compression spring 104.
  • the lower flange 96 of plunger 94 is in communication with the packet chamber 98.
  • Plunger 94 also includes an enlarged upper flange 106 which is in communication with a control mechanism 107.
  • the plunger 94 and flange 106 are housed in an elongated cylinder 108.
  • a constant compression spring 110 is disposed within cylinder 108 and is in communication with the lower side of flange 106 for normally urging the plunger into the position shown in Fig. 6, whereby the flange 96 is retracted from the packet chamber 98.
  • a collapsible, fluid-tight bellows 112 engages the upper edge of flange 106 and is in fluid communication with the control line 44. When the control line 44 is under pressure, bellows 112 is expanded and advances plunger 94 and flange 96 into packet chamber 98, thereby compressing the packet 90 and expelling the contents thereof through nipple outlet 92 into mixing nozzle 14. When the control line 44 is open to drain, spring 110 acts against flange 106, thereby collapsing the bellows 112 and expelling the control fluid therefrom into line 44.
  • bellows 112 is utilized to maintain complete fluid isolation between cylinder 108 and control line 44, thereby keeping the piston enclosure including the cylinder 108 free of contamination.
  • the individual serving packet 90 permits a wide variety of flavoring constituents to be utilized without increasing the need of additional apparatus to accommodate a plurality of flavoring constituent sources.
  • the packet permits the change from one flavoring constituent to another in successive operations of the beverage dispenser without any danger of contaminating any portion of the dispenser in advance of the mixing nozzle 14 with residual flavoring constituent which may have a detrimental effect on subsequent mixed beverages.
  • An additional feature of the embodiment of Figs. 6 and 7 is provided by incorporating the micro-switch valve 170 which is in communication with the tab 172 on the lower flange 96 of plunger 94.
  • the micro-switch valve 170 is actuated by tab 172 when flange 96 is advanced to its fully extended position, indicating that all the contents of the packet 90 have been expelled into nozzle 14.
  • the micro-switch valve is coupled in the known manner to the source of base liquid and stops the flow of base liquid into nozzle 14 and ensures that the proper ratio of base liquid to flavoring constituent is introduced into the mixing nozzle 14 for each individual serving, even though the container is not immediately retracted from actuating lever 16.
  • the embodiment of Figs. 6 and 7 also includes the pilot valve assembly 50 which may be connected to either the base liquid source as in Figs. 1-5 or in the alternative to be a separate and independent pilot source 118, without fear of contaminating the mixed beverage with fluid draining from the pilot control line 44.
  • the drain side of the piston enclosure 54 is connected to an exhaust line 114 which is independent of the mixing nozzle 14.
  • the source of base liquid which is controlled by valve 24 may be independent of the source 118 which is in communication with the input line 56 to the pilot valve assembly 50. This is particularly advantageous when the base liquid is a carbonated water for mixing soft drinks and the like.
  • a standard water supply may be utilized to control the operation of pilot valve assembly 50, and the standard water supply may be also input to an instantaneous carbonator. It should, of course, be understood that the particular pilot valve arrangement of Figs. 1-5 is utilized with the packet dispenser apparatus of Figs. 6 and 7.

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1. Getränke- Spender der Art, die zum Mischen und Ausgeben eines Getränks bestimmt ist, das abgemessene Mengen einer Basisflüssigkeit und eines Aromastoff-Bestandteils enthält, mit einer Mischdüse (14), mit einer Quelle der unter Druck stehenden Basisflüssigkeit, mit einer Quelle des Aromastoff-Bestandteils und mit einer Mischventil-Anordnung, die erstens eine jeder Quelle zugeordnete und zwischen jeweils strömungserzeugenden Stellungen und strömungsverhindernden Stellungen bewegbare Strömungs-Steuereinrichtung und zweitens eine Betätigungseinrichtung mit einem mechanischen Auslöser (16) zum Steuern der Strömungs-Steuereinrichtung aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die genannte Strömungs-Steuereinrichtung mit zwei fluidbetätigten Steuermechanismen (24, 30, Fig. 3 oder 107, Fig. 6) versehen ist, daß die Betätigungseinrichtung (16, 80) eine zwei Einschließungen (52, 54) umfassende Pilotventilanordnung (50) mit Schnappwirkung aufweist, wobei eine Einschließung (52) eine Quelle (20, Fig. 2; 118, Fig. 6) eines unter Druck stehenden Fluids und die Steuermechanismen und die andere Einschließung (54) die Steuermechanismen und einen Abfluß (56) verbindet, wobei ferner jede Einschließung einen Kolben (62, 72) aufnimmt, der in der jeweiligen Einschließungen bewegbar ist, um die genannte Verbindung herzustellen oder zu unterbrechen, und daß eine Auslöseeinrichtung (74, 78, 80, 82, 84) mit den Kolben verbunden ist, um die Kolben zwischen zwei Stellungen zu bewegen, in deren einer die durch eine Einschließung geschaffene Verbindung offen und die durch die andere Einschließung geschaffene Verbindung geschlossen ist, und in deren anderer die Positionen der Verbindungen umgekehrt sind, wodurch die Steuermechanismen zwischen jeweils strömungserzeugenden Stellungen und strömungsverhindernden Stellungen bewegt werden, und daß der mechanisme Auslöser (16) bewegbar ist, um die Auslöseeinrichtung zwischen den genannten zwei Stellungen zu schalten, wodurch die Basisflüssigkeit und der Aromastoff-Bestandteil entweder zur Mischdüse (14) strömen oder am Strömen zur Mischdüse (14) verhindert sind.
2. Spender nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der genannte eine fluidbetätigte Steuermechanismus ein fluid betätigtes Ventil (24) mit einem Stempel (34) aufweist, der zwischen einer Schließstellung, in welcher eine Strömung von der Basisflüssigkeits-Quelle (20) zur Mischdüse (14) verhindert ist, und einer eine derartige Strömung erlaubenden Offenstellung bewegbar ist, wobei der Stempel sich bei Fluid - zufuhr zum Ventil in die genannte Offenstellung bewegt.
3. Spender nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der genannte andere fluidbetätigte Steuermechanismus ein zweites fluidbetätigtes Ventil (30) mit einem Stempel (34) aufweist, der zwischen einer Schließstellung, in der keine Strömung des Aromastoff-Bestandteils vorhanden ist, und einer Offenstellung, in der eine derartige Strömung herrscht, bewegbar ist, wobei der Stempel sich bei Fluid zufuhr zum Ventil in die genannte Offenstellung bewegt.
4. Spender nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der genannte andere fluidbetätigte Steuermechanismus einen Steuermechanismus (107) umfaßt, der mit einer Betätigungsvorrichtung (96) zum Öffnen einer einen Aromastoff-Bestandteil enthaltenden und in einer Kammer (98) des Spenders aufgenommenen, transportablen, verschlossenen Pakkung (90) verbunden ist, wobei der Steuermechanismus die Betätigungsvorrichtung betätigt, um die Packung bei Zufuhr eines unter Druck stehenden Fluids zu öffnen.
5. Spender nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Steuermechanismus einen Balg (112) aufweist, der mit der Fluid-Zufuhr verbindbar und an einem ersten Flansch (106) befestigt ist, und daß die Betätigungsvorrichtung einen zweiten Flansch (96) umfaßt, der durch einen Stempel (94) mit dem ersten Flansch verbunden ist, wobei die Fluid-Zufuhr zum Balg den zweiten Flansch (96) gegen die Kraft einer Rückholfeder (110) bewegt, um die Packung zusammenzupressen und ihren Inhalt in die Mischdüse hinein auszudrücken.
6. Spender nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Meßfühler (170, 172) zum Abfühlen der vollen Kompression der Packung durch die Betätigungsvorrichtung (96) und zum Stoppen der Zufuhr von Basisflüssigkeit bei voller Kompression vorgesehen ist.
7. Spender nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die fluidbetätigten Steuermechanismen (24, 30, Fig. 3; 107, Fig. 6) mittels der Basisflüssigkeit betätigt werden, wobei der Spender einen Einlaß (20) für die Basisflüssigkeit aufweist, der zur genannten Mischdüse (14) und zur Betätigungseinrichtung für kontrollierte Zufuhr zu den fluidbetätigten Steuermechanismen führt.
8. Spender nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Abfluß (56) zur Mischdüse (14) führt.
9. Spender nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die fluidbetätigten Steuermechanismen (24, 30, Fig. 3; 107, Fig. 6) mittels einer anderen Flüssigkeit als der genannten Basisflüssigkeit betätigt werden, und daß ein Einlaß (118) für die genannte Flüssigkeit vorgesehen ist, wobei der Abfluß an einen Flüssigkeitsauslaß (114) angeschlossen ist.
10. Verfahren zum Ausgeben eines gemischten Getränks mit den Schritten des Zuführens abgemessener Mengen einer Basisflüssigkeit und eines Aromastoff-Bestandteils von einer Quelle der under Druck stehenden Basisflüssigkeit und einer Quelle des Aromastoff-Bestandteils zu einer Mischdüse (14) und des Steuerns der genannten Zuführung mittels einer Mischventil-Anordnung, die erstens eine jeder Quelle zugeordnete und zwischen jeweils strömungserzeugenden Stellungen und strömungsverhindernden Stellungen bewegbare Strömungs-Steuereinrichtung und zweitens eine Betätigungseinrichtung mit einem mechanischen Auslöser (16) zum Steuern der Strömungs-Steuereinrichtung aufweist, gekennzeichnet durch die Schritte des manuellen Betätigens einer Auslöseeinrichtung der Ventilanordnung, um zwei Kolben der Anordnung in eine Position zu bewegen, in der eine einen (62) der Kolben enthaltende Einschließung (52) eine Quelle eines unter Druck stehenden Fluids mit zwei fluidbetätigten Steuermechanismen (24, 30, Fig. 3 oder 107, Fig. 6) deren eine jeder Quelle zugeordnet ist, verbindet, um die Steuermechanismen in jeweils strömungserzeugende Stellungen zu bewegen, so daß die Basisflüssigkeit und der Aromastoff-Bestandteil zur Mischdüse strömen, und wobei der zweite Kolben (72) eine den genannten Kolben enthaltende zweite Einschließung (54) schließt, und sodann des Stoppens des manuellen Betätigens der Auslöseeinrichtung, um die Stellungen der Kolben umzukehren, so daß die genannte zweite Einschließung die Steuermechanismen mit einem Abfluß verbindet, wobei die genannten Steuermechanismen in die strömungsverhindernden Stellungen bewegt werden, so daß die Strömung der Basisflüssigkeit und des Aromastoff-Bestandteils zur Mischdüse verhindert ist.
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