IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0608394
(2006-12-08)
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등록번호 |
US-7651008
(2010-02-24)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Sher, Alexander A.
- Nuchi, Carla D.
- Bautista, Derrick Abilay
- Livings, Simon
- Wedral, Elaine R.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
10 |
초록
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The invention concerns a device for dispensing a beverage comprising a mixture of liquid, e.g. water, and at least one liquid concentrate, with at least two liquid nozzles connected respectively to at least one liquid source for producing a first jet of liquid in air along first path and a second je
The invention concerns a device for dispensing a beverage comprising a mixture of liquid, e.g. water, and at least one liquid concentrate, with at least two liquid nozzles connected respectively to at least one liquid source for producing a first jet of liquid in air along first path and a second jet of liquid in air along a second path, at least one concentrate nozzle connected to at least one liquid concentrate source for delivering a stream of liquid concentrate in air along a third path, wherein the liquid nozzles and the concentrate nozzle are oriented with respect to each other so that the first, second and third paths intersect above a container at a common intersection point, whereby the mixture is formed by collision of the respective jets and the stream(s).
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A food product dispenser, comprising: a fluid source; at least two fluid nozzles; a flowable food component source; a food component nozzle; and a delivery device connecting the fluid source to the fluid nozzles and the component source to the component nozzle for delivering
What is claimed is: 1. A food product dispenser, comprising: a fluid source; at least two fluid nozzles; a flowable food component source; a food component nozzle; and a delivery device connecting the fluid source to the fluid nozzles and the component source to the component nozzle for delivering a fluid and a food component from the respective source to the respective nozzle, wherein the delivery device and nozzles are configured such that the fluid and component are ejected from the fluid and component nozzles, respectively, in at least two fluid streams and at least one component stream, respectively, which intersect each other at an intersection location at which at least one of the streams is substantially in a state of free fall; wherein the delivery device and nozzles are configured for ejecting the streams in a configuration such that the streams mix by collision to produce a food product which is directed to a dispensing location and wherein the fluid streams are ejected at a linear velocity that is greater than the linear velocity of the food component stream. 2. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the streams at the intersection location are unsupported by any solid structure and mix prior to filling a container. 3. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein each fluid stream is a jet, and the fluid streams have reduced speeds downstream of the intersection location. 4. The dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a dispensing bay configured for receiving a container at the dispensing location for receiving the food product therein. 5. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the food product is a beverage, with the fluid streams comprising water and the component stream comprising a liquid beverage concentrate. 6. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the nozzles comprise ejection orifices, with the ejection orifices of the component nozzle being disposed closer than the ejection orifices of the fluid nozzles to a common central axis of the streams that extends through the intersection location in a substantially vertical direction to cause mixing with energy sufficient to form a froth on the food product. 7. The dispenser of claim 6, wherein the component nozzle is configured for directing the component stream substantially along the central axis. 8. The dispenser of claim 6, wherein the first and second streams exiting the orifices form an angle of between about 20 and 60 degrees. 9. The dispenser of claim 6, wherein the streams delivered through each fluid nozzle orifice has a flow rate of between about 5 and 25 ml/s and a linear velocity of between about 9 and 2000 cm/s, and the component is a liquid concentrate having a viscosity between about 1 and 5000 cP. 10. The dispenser of claim 9, wherein the streams delivered through each fluid nozzle orifice has a flow rate of between about 7 an 15 ml/s and a linear velocity of between about 650 and 1250 cm/s, and the component is a liquid concentrate having a viscosity between about 300 and 1500 cP. 11. The dispenser of claim 6, wherein the fluid nozzle orifices have a diameter of between about 0.5 to 1.5 mm, and the component nozzle has a diameter of between about 1 and 3.5 mm. 12. The dispenser of claim 8, wherein the fluid nozzles are spaced from the intersection location by a distance of between about 1 and 200 mm. 13. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the delivery device comprises: a fluid pump configured for pumping the fluid from the fluid source to the fluid nozzles at a sufficient flow rate for producing the fluid stream; and a component pump configured for pumping the component from the component source to the component nozzle at a sufficient flow rate for producing the component stream. 14. The dispenser of claim 13, wherein at least one of the pumps is configured to deliver pulses of the fluid or component. 15. The dispenser of claim 13, wherein the pumps are peristaltic pumps. 16. The dispenser of claim 15, further comprising a controller associated with the pumps for controlling the flow rates. 17. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein: the component source comprises a plurality of component sources; the component nozzle comprises a plurality of component nozzles for dispensing different components from the component sources to the intersection location; and the delivery device is configured for selectively activating and deactivating the flow from the component nozzles for dispensing a selected combination of one or more of the components to the intersection location depending on the type of food product selected for dispensing. 18. The dispenser of claim 17, further comprising a controller configured for controlling the delivery device for sequentially dispensing the components to the intersection location. 19. The dispenser of claim 17, further comprising a controller configured for controlling the delivery device for substantially simultaneously dispensing the components to the intersection location and a thermal exchange unit configured for heating or cooling the fluid to be dispensed.
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