Liquid beverage concentrate dispensing system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B67D-007/74
B67D-007/16
B67D-001/00
B67D-001/08
B67D-001/12
출원번호
US-0775488
(2013-02-25)
등록번호
US-8998035
(2015-04-07)
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Ford, David F.
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Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
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A system, method, and apparatus are disclosed for controllably dispensing a liquid beverage concentrate for use in dispensing a beverage. The beverage may contain liquid beverage concentrate in combination with a liquid dilution ingredient such as water and may also include one or more additional in
A system, method, and apparatus are disclosed for controllably dispensing a liquid beverage concentrate for use in dispensing a beverage. The beverage may contain liquid beverage concentrate in combination with a liquid dilution ingredient such as water and may also include one or more additional ingredients. This system, method, and apparatus provides more precise control of the quantity of beverage concentrate dispensed by operating a pump used to dispense the concentrate based on the number of pulses of concentrate dispensed. A calibration is made to determine the measure of concentrate in each pulse. This volume per pulse is recorded and stored in a controller to controllably dispense a precise volume for a specific type of concentrate based on a predetermined recipe retained in the controller for each drink, type, and volume of the finished beverage.
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1. A method of dispensing a beverage using at least a combination of beverage concentrate and a dilution ingredient, the method comprising the steps of identify a concentrate,pump a predetermined number of pulses of the identified concentrate,collect the predetermined number of pulses of the identif
1. A method of dispensing a beverage using at least a combination of beverage concentrate and a dilution ingredient, the method comprising the steps of identify a concentrate,pump a predetermined number of pulses of the identified concentrate,collect the predetermined number of pulses of the identified concentrate,measure the collected identified concentrate,determine the amount of identified concentrate dispensed per pulse,providing the amount of identified concentrate dispensed per pulse to a controller,providing a recipe for a beverage which prescribes an amount of the identified concentrate for combination with an amount of a dilution ingredient to make a beverage,making a beverage by dispensing the recipe amount of the identified concentrate by using the controller to pump the number of pulses needed to provide the recipe amount of the identified concentrate and by dispensing the recipe amount of a dilution ingredient, anddetermining a minimum pump speed for an identified concentrate so that repeating the step of collecting the predetermined number of pulses of the identified concentrate results in substantially the same measure of the collected identified concentrate. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of making a beverage comprises pumping the predetermined number of pulses of identified concentrate at the minimum pump speed to provide a reliable measure of identified concentrate. 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of making a beverage comprises pumping the predetermined number of pulses of identified concentrate at the minimum pump speed so that the predetermined number of pulses is distributed substantially equally over the time of dispensing of the dilution ingredient. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the measuring step comprises weighing the collected concentrate. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining step comprises calculating to determine the volume of concentrate per pulse. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining step comprises calculating to determine the weight of concentrate per pulse. 7. The method of claim 5 wherein the volume of concentrate per pulse resulting from the calculating step is added to a lookup table in the controller. 8. The method of claim 6 wherein the weight of concentrate per pulse resulting from the calculating step is added to a lookup table in the controller. 9. The method of claim 1 comprising identify another concentrate,pump a predetermined number of pulses of the another concentrate,collect the predetermined number of pulses of the another concentrate,measure the collected another concentrate,determine the amount of another concentrate dispensed per pulse,providing the amount of another concentrate dispensed per pulse to a controller,providing a recipe for a beverage which prescribes an amount of the another concentrate for combination with an amount of a dilution ingredient to make a beverage,making a beverage by dispensing the recipe amount of the another concentrate by using the controller to pump the number of pulses needed to provide the recipe amount of the another concentrate and by dispensing the recipe amount of a dilution ingredient, andwherein the number of pulses needed to provide the recipe amount of the another concentrate is different from the number of pulses needed to provide the recipe amount of the identified concentrate. 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the dilution ingredient is water. 11. An apparatus for dispensing a beverage using at least a combination of beverage concentrate and a dilution ingredient, the apparatus comprising means for identifying a concentrate,a controller,means for determining the amount of the identified concentrate dispensed per pulse and for providing the amount of the identified concentrate dispensed per pulse to the controller,a pump,means for making a beverage from a recipe prescribing an amount of the identified concentrate and an amount of a dilution ingredient to make a beverage by dispensing the recipe amount of the identified concentrate by using the controller to operate the pump to pump the number of pulses needed to provide the recipe amount of the identified concentrate and combine it with the recipe amount of the dilution ingredient,wherein the means for determining comprises means to pump, then collect and then measure a predetermined number of pulses of the identified concentrate,the pump is operable at a minimum pump speed for an identified concentrate so that repetition of the step of collecting the predetermined number of pulses of the identified concentrate results in substantially the same measure of the collected identified concentrate, andsaid minimum pump speed is stored in said controller. 12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein controller is adapted to operate the pump for the number of pulses needed to provide the recipe amount of the identified concentrate at the minimum pump speed so that the number of pulses needed to provide the recipe amount of the identified concentrate is distributed substantially equally over the time of dispensing of the dilution ingredient. 13. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the controller includes a lookup table with different concentrate identifiers.
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