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A beverage dispensing apparatus includes a cold water storage tank with a cooling device to cool the water therein, a hot water storage tank with a heating device to heat the water therein, a first storage chamber for storing a first ingredient in liquid form, a second storage chamber for storing a

A beverage dispensing apparatus includes a cold water storage tank with a cooling device to cool the water therein, a hot water storage tank with a heating device to heat the water therein, a first storage chamber for storing a first ingredient in liquid form, a second storage chamber for storing a second ingredient in powder form, a first metering unit associated with the first storage chamber to release a predetermined amount of the first ingredient from the first storage chamber, a second metering unit associated with the second storage chamber to release a predetermined amount of the second ingredient, a first mixing device associated with the first metering unit and the cold and hot storage tanks for mixing the released amount of first ingredient with cold or hot water, a second mixing device associated with the second metering unit and the cold and hot storage tanks for mixing the released amount of second ingredient with cold or hot water, and a control circuit device to control operation of the cooling and heating devices, the first and second metering units, and the first and second mixing devices so as to dispense a desired beverage mixture into a receptacle.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A beverage dispensing apparatus, comprising:a cold water storage tank adapted to beconnected to a water supply to receive water therefrom, and having a cooling device operable so as to cool the water contained in said cold water storage tank;a hot water storage tank adapted to be co

[ I claim:] [1.] A beverage dispensing apparatus, comprising:a cold water storage tank adapted to beconnected to a water supply to receive water therefrom, and having a cooling device operable so as to cool the water contained in said cold water storage tank;a hot water storage tank adapted to be connected to the water supply to receive water therefrom, and having a heating device operable so as to heat the water contained in said hot water storage tank;a first storage chamber for storing a first beverage ingredient in liquid form;a second storage chamber for storing a second beverage ingredient in powder form;a first metering unit associated operably with said first storage chamber and operable so as to release a first predetermined amount of the first beverage ingredient from said first storage chamber;a second metering unit associated operably with said second storage chamber and operable so as to release a second predetermined amount of the second beverage ingredient from said second storage chamber;a first mixing device having a first inlet valve connected to said cold water storage tank and operable so as to release cold water from said cold water storage tank thereinto, and a second inlet valve connected to said hot water storage tank and operable so as to release hot water from said hot water storage tank thereinto, said first mixing device being further connected to said first metering unit to receive the first predetermined amount of the first beverage ingredient therefrom, and further having a first mixer that is operable so as to mix the first predetermined amount of the first beverage ingredient with one of the hot and cold water from one of said first and second inlet valves to obtain a first beverage mixture, and a first discharge valve that is operable so as to be adapted to release the first beverage mixture into a receptacle;a second mixing device having a third inlet valve connected to said cold water storage tank and operable so as to release the cold water from said cold water storage tank thereinto, and a fourth inlet valve connected to said hot water storage tank and operable so as to release the hot water from said hot water storage tank thereinto, said second mixing device being further connected to said second metering unit to receive the second predetermined amount of the second beverage ingredient therefrom, and further having a second mixer that is operable so as to mix the second predetermined amount of the second beverage ingredient with one of the hot and cold water from one of said third and fourth inlet valves to obtain a second beverage mixture, and a second discharge valve that is operable so as to be adapted to release the second beverage mixture into a receptacle;control circuit device connected to and controlling operation of said cooling device, said heating device, said first and second metering units, said first, second, third and fourth inlet valves, said first and second mixers, and said first and second discharge valves for dispensing a selected one of the first and second beverage mixtures into the receptacle.