Beverage carbonating system and method for carbonating a beverage
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01F-003/04
A23L-002/54
B65D-001/06
B65D-085/73
출원번호
US-0929372
(2013-06-27)
등록번호
US-8985561
(2015-03-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Hatherell, Darren
출원인 / 주소
Bonne O Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Bereskin & Parr LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l.
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초록▼
A beverage carbonation system, container, carbonator and method for carbonating a beverage are provided. The beverage carbonation system has a container that is removably engageable with a carbonator. The container has a container outlet valve and a container inlet valve that are fluidly engageable
A beverage carbonation system, container, carbonator and method for carbonating a beverage are provided. The beverage carbonation system has a container that is removably engageable with a carbonator. The container has a container outlet valve and a container inlet valve that are fluidly engageable with a carbonator outlet port and carbonator inlet port, respectively. At least one pump transfers liquid and carbon dioxide gas between a container chamber and a carbonation chamber when the container is engaged with the carbonator, thereby carbonating the liquid. When the container is disengaged from the carbonator, the container outlet valve and the container inlet valve are closed to fluidly seal the container containing the carbonated liquid.
대표청구항▼
1. A beverage carbonation system, comprising: container, the container comprising: a shell defining a container chamber for holding a liquid;container outlet valve having a closed position and an open position; anda container inlet valve having a closed position and an open position; anda carbonator
1. A beverage carbonation system, comprising: container, the container comprising: a shell defining a container chamber for holding a liquid;container outlet valve having a closed position and an open position; anda container inlet valve having a closed position and an open position; anda carbonator removably engageable with the container, the carbonator comprising: a carbonator outlet port fluidly engageable with the container outlet valve when the container outlet valve is in the open position, wherein the carbonator outlet port is fluidly connected to a carbonation chamber containing a carbon dioxide source that produces a carbon dioxide gas;at least one pump in fluid communication with the container chamber and the carbonation chamber to transfer the liquid between the container chamber and the carbonation chamber;a carbonator inlet port fluidly engageable with the container inlet valve when the container inlet valve is in the open position, wherein the carbonator inlet port is in fluid communication with the carbonation chamber to transfer the carbon dioxide gas between the carbonation chamber and the container chamber when the container is engaged with the carbonator, thereby carbonating the liquid, whereinwhen the container is disengaged from the carbonator, the container outlet valve and the container inlet valve are closed to fluidly seal the container containing the carbonated liquid. 2. The beverage carbonation system of claim 1, wherein the carbonator further comprises: port actuator connected to one of the carbonator inlet port and the carbonator outlet port to fluidly engage the one of the carbonator inlet port and the carbonator outlet port with a respective one of the container inlet valve and the container outlet valve. 3. The beverage carbonation system of claim 2, wherein the port actuator further comprises: a port holder connected to the one of the carbonator inlet port and the carbonator outlet port; anda port driver configured to selectively act upon the port holder to move the one of the carbonator inlet port and the carbonator outlet port into fluid engagement with the respective one of the container inlet valve and the container outlet valve. 4. The beverage carbonation system of claim 2, wherein the carbonator further comprises: a second port actuator connected to an other one of the carbonator inlet port and the carbonator outlet port to fluidly engage the other one of the carbonator inlet port and the carbonator outlet port with a respective other one of the container inlet valve and the container outlet valve. 5. The beverage carbonation system of claim 3, wherein: the port driver that acts upon the port holder, to move the one of the carbonator inlet port and the carbonator outlet port into fluid engagement with the respective one of the container inlet valve and the container outlet valve moves an other one of the carbonator inlet port and the carbonator outlet port into fluid engagement with a respective other one of the container inlet valve and the container outlet valve. 6. The beverage carbonation system of claim 1, wherein the container further comprises a mouth defined by the shell for receiving the liquid into the container chamber; anda closure for sealing the mouth. 7. The beverage carbonation system of claim 6, wherein one of the container outlet valve and the container inlet valve are in the closure. 8. The beverage carbonation system of claim 7, wherein the container outlet valve is in the closure, andthe container net valve is in the shell of the container. 9. The beverage carbonation system of claim 8, wherein the container outlet valve is located at a top end of the container, andthe container net valve is located at a bottom end of the container. 10. The beverage carbonation system of claim 8, wherein the closure is removably attachable to the shell of the container, andwhen the closure is attached to the shell of the container to seal the mouth and the container outlet valve and the container inlet valve are closed, the container containing the carbonated liquid is sealed. 11. The beverage carbonation system of claim 1, further comprising a carbonation tube fluidly connected to the container outlet valve and extending inwardly into the container chamber, wherein the carbonation rube is configured to receive carbon dioxide gas from the container chamber for recirculation between the container outlet valve and the container inlet valve. 12. The beverage carbonation system of claim 11, wherein: the container outlet valve is in a closure for sealing a mouth defined by the shell of the container,the container inlet valve is in the shell of the container, andthe carbonation tube is attached to the closure and extends inwardly from the closure to the container chamber. 13. The beverage carbonation system of claim 1, wherein an elevated pressure occurs in the container chamber when the carbonated liquid is formed therein, andthe elevated pressure is substantially maintained during disengagement of the container and the carbonator. 14. The beverage carbonation system of claim 1, wherein the carbon dioxide source is a solid material that is chemically reactive with the liquid to emit the carbon dioxide gas when the liquid contacts the carbon dioxide source. 15. The beverage carbonation system of claim 14, wherein the solid material is a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and citric acid, andthe liquid is water. 16. The beverage carbonation system of claim 1, further comprising a flavor chamber containing a flavor source and fluidly connected to the carbonator inlet port, whereinthe carbonation chamber is fluidly connected to the carbonator inlet port via the flavor chamber, andwhen the container inlet port is open, the carbon dioxide gas pressurized in the carbonation chamber travels into and through the flavor chamber to force the flavor source in the flavor chamber into the container via the container inlet valve, to flavor and carbonate the liquid in the container. 17. The beverage carbonation system of claim 1, wherein the carbonator further comprises: a heater in fluid communication with the pump and the carbonation chamber to heat the liquid transferring from the container chamber to the carbonation chamber. 18. The beverage carbonation system of claim 16, wherein: the carbonation chamber has an opening sized to permit a carbon dioxide source tablet to pass therethrough and into the carbonation chamber,the flavor chamber has an opening through which the flavor source is receivable therethrough and into the flavor chamber, andthe carbon dioxide source tablet is larger than the opening of the flavor chamber, whereby the flavor chamber blocks the passage of the carbon dioxide source tablet through the opening of the flavor chamber and into the flavor chamber. 19. The beverage carbonation system of claim 16, wherein the carbonation chamber receives the liquid from the container chamber via a carbonation inlet,the flavor chamber and the carbonation chamber are adjacent to one another and are separated by a chamber wall extending therebetween;the flavor chamber and the carbonation chamber are in fluid communication with one another by a chamber aperture in the chamber wall, andwhen the carbon dioxide gas travels into and through the flavor chamber, the carbonation chamber is fluidly sealed except for the chamber aperture and the carbonation inlet. 20. A container for making a carbonated beverage, the container being removably engageable with a carbonator having a carbonator outlet port fluidly connected to a carbonation chamber containing a carbon dioxide source that produces a carbon dioxide gas and having a carbonator inlet port fluidly connected to the carbonation chamber, the container comprising: a shell defining a container chamber for holding a liquid;a container outlet valve having a closed position and an open position; anda container inlet valve having a closed position and an open position, wherein the container outlet valve is fluidly engageable with the carbonator outlet port when the container outlet valve is in the open position,the container chamber is fluidly engageable with at least one pump in fluid communication with the carbonation chamber to transfer the liquid between the container and the carbonation chamber,the container inlet valve is fluidly engageable with the carbonator inlet port when the container inlet valve is in the open position,the carbonator inlet port is in fluid communication with the carbonation chamber to transfer the carbon dioxide gas between the carbonation chamber and the container chamber when the container is engaged with the carbonator, thereby carbonating the liquid, andwhen the container is disengaged from the carbonator, the first container outlet valve and the container inlet valve are closed to fluidly seal the container containing the carbonated liquid. 21. The container of claim 20, wherein the container inlet valve is fluidly engageable with the carbonation chamber via a flavor chamber in the carbonator and containing a flavor source,when the container inlet port is open, the carbon dioxide gas pressurized in the carbonation chamber travels into and through the flavor chamber to force the flavor source in the flavor chamber into the container via the container inlet valve, to flavor and carbonate the liquid in the container. 22. A carbonator for making a carbonated beverage, the carbonator being removably engageable with a container having a container outlet valve having a closed position and an open position and a container inlet valve having a closed position and an open position, the carbonator comprising: a carbonator outlet port fluidly engageable with the container outlet valve when the container outlet valve is in the open position, wherein the carbonator outlet port is fluidly connected to a carbonation chamber containing a carbon dioxide gas source that produces a carbon dioxide gas;at least one pump in fluid communication with the carbonation chamber and fluidly engageable with the container chamber to transfer the liquid between the container chamber and the carbonation chamber; anda carbonator inlet port fluidly engageable with the container inlet valve when the container inlet valve is in the open position, wherein the carbonator inlet port is in fluid communication with the carbonation chamber to transfer the carbon dioxide gas between the carbonation chamber and the container chamber when the container is engaged with the carbonator, thereby carbonating the liquid, whereinwhen the container is disengaged from the carbonator, the container outlet valve and the container inlet valve are closed to fluidly seal the container containing the carbonated liquid. 23. The carbonator of claim 22, further comprising a flavor chamber containing a flavor source and fluidly connected to the carbonator inlet port, whereinthe carbonation chamber is fluidly connected to the carbonator inlet port via the flavor chamber, andwhen the container inlet port is open, the carbon dioxide gas pressurized in the carbonation chamber travels into and through the flavor chamber to force the flavor source in the flavor chamber into the container via the container inlet valve, to flavor and carbonate the liquid in the container. 24. The carbonator of claim 23, wherein the carbonation chamber receives the liquid from the container chamber via a carbonation inlet,the flavor chamber and carbonation chamber are adjacent to one another and are separated by a chamber wall extending therebetween,the flavor chamber and the carbonation chamber are in fluid communication with one another by a chamber aperture in the chamber wall, andwhen the carbon dioxide gas travels into and through the flavor chamber, the carbonation chamber is fluidly sealed except for the chamber aperture and the carbonation inlet.
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