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US 10,280,060 B2Granted
Dispenser for beverages having an ingredient mixing module
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsEdwin Petrus Elisabeth van Opstal, Simon Andrew English, Kenneth Heng-Chong Ng
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Abstract
The present application provides an ingredient mixing module for mixing a number of ingredients. The mixing module may include a mixing chamber, a number of entry ports positioned about the mixing chamber, a mixer positioned within the mixing chamber, a brushless motor positioned about the mixing chamber so as to drive the mixer, and a nozzle downstream of the mixing chamber.
Claims15
An ingredient mixing module for mixing a number of ingredients, comprising:
- a stationary mixing chamber;
- a plurality of entry ports positioned about the stationary mixing chamber;
- a mixer positioned within the stationary mixing chamber;
- a brushless motor positioned about the stationary mixing chamber so as to drive the mixer;
- wherein the mixer comprises a rotor of the brushless motor;
- wherein the rotor is within the stationary mixing chamber in contact with the number of ingredients therein;
- wherein the mixer comprises a plurality of permanent magnets of the brushless motor;
- and
- wherein the brushless motor comprises a stator positioned outside of the stationary mixing chamber without a mechanical connection to the rotor;
- and
- a nozzle downstream of the stationary mixing chamber.
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An ingredient mixing module for mixing a number of ingredients, comprising:
- a stationary mixing chamber;
- a plurality of macro-ingredient entry ports positioned about the stationary mixing chamber;
- a micro-ingredient entry port positioned above the stationary mixing chamber;
- a mixer positioned within the stationary mixing chamber;
- a brushless motor positioned about the stationary mixing chamber so as to drive the mixer;
- wherein the mixer comprises a rotor of the brushless motor;
- wherein the mixer comprises a plurality of permanent magnets of the brushless motor;
- wherein the rotor is within the stationary mixing chamber in contact with the number of ingredients therein;
- and
- wherein the brushless motor comprises a stator positioned outside of the stationary mixing chamber without a mechanical connection to the rotor;
- and
- a nozzle downstream of the stationary mixing chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.