Beverage dispensing apparatus
IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0309406
(2007-07-13)
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등록번호 |
US-8387826
(2013-03-05)
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우선권정보 |
JP-2006-197718 (2006-07-20) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/JP2007/063961
(2007-07-13)
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§371/§102 date |
20090311
(20090311)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2008/010454
(2008-01-24)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Tsubouchi, Syunji
- Hara, Eiji
- Saitou, Fumitaka
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
4 |
초록
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A beverage dispenser has gauges to measure the temperature of the beverage, in at least one embodiment beer, stored in a closed beverage container. The beverage is pressurized and a pressure gauge in the gas supply conduit line measures the pressure of the gas in the beverage container. A pressure r
A beverage dispenser has gauges to measure the temperature of the beverage, in at least one embodiment beer, stored in a closed beverage container. The beverage is pressurized and a pressure gauge in the gas supply conduit line measures the pressure of the gas in the beverage container. A pressure regulator in the gas supply conduit line assists in ensuring that the pressure is consistent. The valve is closed during dispensation and the temperature and the gas pressure are measured immediately afterwards. By calculating the temperature change of the beverage and the pressure drop in the container, the amount of beverage can be calculated accurately. This in turn can be utilized to reliably calculate how beverage is left in the container and this information is then presented on a display, in at least one embodiment, as a series of indicator bars.
대표청구항
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1. A beverage dispenser comprising: beverage temperature measurement means for measuring a temperature of beverage stored in a closed beverage container;pressure measurement means disposed in a gas supply conduit supplying gas into the beverage container from a source of pressurized gas for measurin
1. A beverage dispenser comprising: beverage temperature measurement means for measuring a temperature of beverage stored in a closed beverage container;pressure measurement means disposed in a gas supply conduit supplying gas into the beverage container from a source of pressurized gas for measuring a gas pressure in the beverage container;a pressure regulator valve disposed in the gas supply conduit for regulating the pressure of gas supplied to the beverage container;discharge means for discharging an amount of beverage supplied thereto from a beverage supply conduit connected to the beverage container;wherein the pressure regulator valve is opened and closed in such a manner that the gas pressure in the container becomes a proper pressure calculated in accordance with a temperature of the beverage measured by the temperature measurement means,wherein the beverage dispensing apparatus further comprises:gas flow measurement means disposed in the gas supply conduit at a downstream of the pressure regulator valve for measuring a flow amount of gas supplied to the beverage container;calculation means for calculating an amount of beverage remained in the container or discharged from the container on a basis of the flow amount of gas measured by the gas flow rate measurement means; anddisplay means for indicating the calculated amount of beverage remained in the container or discharged from the container. 2. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said gas flow measurement means comprises means for measuring a mass flow rate of gas supplied to the beverage contain per a unit time, and wherein gas temperature measurement means for measuringa temperature of gas supplied to the beverage container through the gas supply conduit is provided so that said calculation means corrects the measured mass flow rate in accordance with a gas pressure measured by said pressure measurement means and a gas temperature measured by said gas temperature measurement means and calculates the remained amount or discharged amount of beverage. 3. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said beverage temperature measurement means is provided in the beverage supply conduit connected to the beverage container. 4. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said beverage temperature measurement means comprises temperature measurement means for measuring an ambient temperature of the beverage container, and means for converting a temperature measured by said temperature measurement means to a temperature of the interior of the beverage container. 5. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said display means comprises a plurality of segments for indicating the remained amount or discharged amount of beverage calculated by said calculation means, wherein the indicated segments are decreased in accordance with a discharge amount of beverage so that an amount of beverage remained in the container can be visually recognized by the user. 6. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 2, wherein said beverage temperature measurement means is provided in the beverage supply conduit connected to the beverage container. 7. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 2, wherein said beverage temperature measurement means comprises temperature measurement means for measuring an ambient temperature of the beverage container, and means for converting a temperature measured by said temperature measurement means to a temperature of the interior of the beverage container. 8. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 3, wherein said beverage temperature measurement means comprises temperature measurement means for measuring an ambient temperature of the beverage container, and means for converting a temperature measured by said temperature measurement means to a temperature of the interior of the beverage container. 9. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 6, wherein said beverage temperature measurement means comprises temperature measurement means for measuring an ambient temperature of the beverage container, and means for converting a temperature measured by said temperature measurement means to a temperature of the interior of the beverage container. 10. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 2, wherein said display means comprises a plurality of segments for indicating the remained amount or discharged amount of beverage calculated by said calculation means, wherein the indicated segments are decreased in accordance with a discharge amount of beverage so that an amount of beverage remained in the container can be visually recognized by the user. 11. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 3, wherein said display means comprises a plurality of segments for indicating the remained amount or discharged amount of beverage calculated by said calculation means, wherein the indicated segments are decreased in accordance with a discharge amount of beverage so that an amount of beverage remained in the container can be visually recognized by the user. 12. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 6, wherein said display means comprises a plurality of segments for indicating the remained amount or discharged amount of beverage calculated by said calculation means, wherein the indicated segments are decreased in accordance with a discharge amount of beverage so that an amount of beverage remained in the container can be visually recognized by the user. 13. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 4, wherein said display means comprises a plurality of segments for indicating the remained amount or discharged amount of beverage calculated by said calculation means, wherein the indicated segments are decreased in accordance with a discharge amount of beverage so that an amount of beverage remained in the container can be visually recognized by the user. 14. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 7, wherein said display means comprises a plurality of segments for indicating the remained amount or discharged amount of beverage calculated by said calculation means, wherein the indicated segments are decreased in accordance with a discharge amount of beverage so that an amount of beverage remained in the container can be visually recognized by the user. 15. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 8, wherein said display means comprises a plurality of segments for indicating the remained amount or discharged amount of beverage calculated by said calculation means, wherein the indicated segments are decreased in accordance with a discharge amount of beverage so that an amount of beverage remained in the container can be visually recognized by the user. 16. A beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 9, wherein said display means comprises a plurality of segments for indicating the remained amount or discharged amount of beverage calculated by said calculation means, wherein the indicated segments are decreased in accordance with a discharge amount of beverage so that an amount of beverage remained in the container can be visually recognized by the user.
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