US20120018452A1 - Device for producing and dispensing beverages mixed from milk with liquid flavoring agents - Google Patents

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US20120018452A1
US20120018452A1 US12/672,370 US67237008A US2012018452A1 US 20120018452 A1 US20120018452 A1 US 20120018452A1 US 67237008 A US67237008 A US 67237008A US 2012018452 A1 US2012018452 A1 US 2012018452A1
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Markus Anliker
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23C—DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF
    • A23C9/00—Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations
    • A23C9/152—Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations containing additives
    • A23C9/156—Flavoured milk preparations ; Addition of fruits, vegetables, sugars, sugar alcohols or sweeteners
    • 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
    • A47J31/402—Liquid dosing devices
    • 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
    • A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
    • A47J31/60—Cleaning devices

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  • the present invention relates to a device as defined in the pre-characterizing clause of Claim 1 .
  • a coffee milkshake is conventionally prepared at first and a flavoring agent in the form of a syrup is then admixed to the drink.
  • the flavoring agent is manually pumped out of a syrup container by means of a pump mounted on the container and admixed to the drink. This process is time-consuming for the operating personnel and not feasible in self-service restaurants.
  • the flavoring-agent syrup is not always metered in equal portions when added manually and is not optimally intermixed with the milk or the coffee-flavored milk drinks.
  • the object underlying the present invention is to eliminate these disadvantages. This object is achieved by the characterizing features of Claim 1 .
  • the invention is based on the idea of automating the process of adding flavoring agents to milk and stirring the same for preparing milkshakes and/or coffee milkshakes of different flavors, it being possible to pre-select the metering of the flavoring agent and the dispensing amounts of milk by means of a control system.
  • the device is intended to be part of a beverage-making machine such as a coffeemaker and is disposed in the milk-supply region of the beverage-making machine. A predetermined amount of milk is pumped into a mixing chamber with the aid of a feed line out of a milk container accommodated in a refrigerated area.
  • the device comprises one or more reservoirs for flavoring agents of various flavors.
  • a line is guided from each reservoir to the mixing chamber by way of a metering device such as a metering pump.
  • the metering device selected by the control system delivers the predetermined amount of flavoring agent into the mixing chamber where the former is stirred with milk and supplied as a milk-syrup mixture via a dispensing line to a milk foamer and/or the coffeemaker and is dispensed here as a milkshake or a coffee milkshake.
  • the syrup supply is timed such that the amount of milk required for cleaning purposes is added to the beverage after the mixing process so that the correct mixing ratio is adjusted on the whole.
  • a branch line that opens into the milk feed line can be connected to a steam or water feed line.
  • a rinsing process of the milk feed line, the mixing chamber and the dispensing line can be carried out either manually or completely automatically.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of the device of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows the device 1 of the invention for producing and dispensing different beverages mixed from milk and different liquid flavoring agents.
  • flavoring agents is mainly understood to mean syrupy, concentrated liquids of different flavors such as vanilla, chocolate, nutty flavors or Amaretto.
  • the device comprises a mixing chamber 3 having a milk feed line 2 and a line 8 for discharging the milk-flavoring agent mixture.
  • the reservoirs 5 of the different liquid flavoring agents S 1 . . . Sn are disposed in the immediate vicinity of the mixing chamber 3 in the device 1 . From each reservoir 5 , a suction line 7 is guided to a metering device or a delivery pump 4 .
  • the delivery pump 4 is connected to the mixing chamber 3 via a feed line 6 .
  • the flavoring-agent feed line 6 opens into the mixing chamber 3 vertically from below. As a result, only the amount of syrup delivered by the delivery pump 4 is introduced into the mixing chamber 3 , and it is impossible for the syrup to continue to flow from the feed line 6 into the mixing chamber. Also, the density of syrups that is higher than that of milk prevents milk from entering the feed lines 6 .
  • one or more reservoirs 5 can be connected to the mixing chamber by means of assigned suction lines 7 and delivery pumps 4 . The number of connectable reservoirs 5 depends only on the size of the device 1 and the number of connections to the mixing chamber 3 . Each of the reservoirs 5 comprises a different flavoring agent S 1 . . .
  • the delivery pumps 4 serve as metering pumps that deliver more or less amounts of syrup into the mixing chamber 3 depending on the operating time. Peristaltic pumps are particularly suitable for use as delivery pumps 4 for the metered delivery of the syrups. Injection devices for the metered addition of the flavoring agents are conceivable and particularly suitable for adding highly concentrated flavors.
  • Means for swirling and stirring the milk with the flavoring agent introduced via the feed line 6 are disposed in the mixing chamber 3 . These means can be, for example, perforated plates or specially disposed flow channels that make it impossible for the milk introduced under pressure into the mixing chamber 3 to directly flow through the mixing chamber 3 .
  • the flavoring agent introduced into the mixing chamber 3 intermixes well with the milk and is supplied in the form of a milk-syrup mixture via the dispensing line 8 to a milk foamer and/or coffeemaker and is dispensed here as a milkshake or as a coffee milkshake.
  • the device further comprises a control system 10 which regulates the time sequence and the duration of milk supply M.
  • a delivery pump for delivering milk from the refrigerated container and/or a valve in the milk feed line 2 is controlled.
  • the duration of the delivery of the flavoring agents S 1 . . . Sn with the aid of the delivery pumps 4 is regulated with the aid of this control system.
  • the syrup supply is timed such that the amount of milk required for cleaning purposes is added to the beverage after the mixing process so that the overall correct mixing ratio is adjusted after the total amount of milk has been discharged.
  • a branch line 9 is provided that opens into the milk feed line 2 .
  • the branch line 9 is connected to a steam or water feed line R that can be regulated by the control system 10 .
  • a rinsing process of the milk feed line 2 , the mixing chamber 3 and the dispensing line 8 can be carried out either manually or completely automatically.
  • the term “manual rinsing process” means that the cleaning process is started by activating a release button.
  • the term “automatic cleaning process” is understood to mean that the rinsing process is carried out at regular time intervals or after a defined number of beverage portions.
  • the automatic process for preparing a milkshake using the device of the invention is carried out, for example, by activating a flavor selector key.
  • the metering device or delivery pump 4 which pumps the selected flavor S from the reservoir 5 into the mixing chamber 3 , is put into operation.
  • the milk supply M is initiated by switching on the milk-pump in the refrigerated container and opening the milk supply valve.
  • the delivery pump 4 stops and prevents any further syrup supply into the mixing chamber.
  • the milk flowing under pressure into the mixing chamber is stirred with the syrup and arrives via the dispensing line 8 into the beverage-making machine and can be dispensed here as a cold beverage or via a milk foamer as a warm milkshake or it can be added to coffee for preparing a coffee milkshake. Since the flavoring-agent supply ends before the milk supply, the milk chamber 3 is cleaned using the continued flow of milk so that there are no residual amounts of milk-syrup mixture present in the mixing chamber 3 and in the dispensing line 8 upon conclusion of the removal process of the mixed beverage. In the case of a subsequent removal of a mixed beverage having a different flavor, it is thus ensured that there result no undesirable flavor-milk mixtures.

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