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US 11,787,683 B2Granted
Single tank carbonation for carbonated soft drink equipment
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsGurmeet Bhutani, Rahul Sadashiv Kamble
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Abstract
A carbonated beverage dispenser includes a tank to store carbonated water, a carbon dioxide source, and a release valve configured to release gas from the tank. The release valve may be actuated to mix the contents of the tank to increase the temperature homogeny and carbon dioxide homogeny in the tank. The tank may include sensors to monitor the temperature of the water and the amount of carbon dioxide dissolved therein.
Claims17
A carbonated beverage dispensing system, comprising:
- a tank having a tank volume for holding a volume of water with carbon dioxide dissolved therein;
- an evaporator coil configured to remove heat from the tank volume;
- a carbon dioxide source configured to deliver carbon dioxide to the tank volume;
- a pump configured to pump water into the tank volume;
- a release valve in communication with the tank and configured to release gas from the tank volume;
- and
- a dispensing valve configured to dispense a carbonated beverage from the tank volume,
- wherein the release valve is configured to actuate to agitate the water.
5 more elements
A carbonated beverage dispensing system, comprising:
- a tank having a tank volume for holding a volume of water with carbon dioxide dissolved therein;
- an evaporator coil configured to remove heat from the tank volume;
- a carbon dioxide source configured to deliver carbon dioxide to the tank volume;
- a pump configured to pump water into the tank volume;
- a release valve in communication with the tank and configured to release gas from the tank volume;
- a dispensing valve configured to dispense a carbonated beverage from the tank volume;
- and
- a carbon dioxide sensor operatively connected to the tank and configured to determine the level of carbon dioxide dissolved in water in the tank volume,
- wherein the release valve is configured to open to release gas from the tank volume when the carbon dioxide sensor determines that the level of carbon dioxide dissolved in the water is outside of a pre-determined threshold range.
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A carbonated beverage dispensing system, comprising:
- a tank having a tank volume for holding a volume of water with carbon dioxide dissolved therein;
- an evaporator coil configured to remove heat from the tank volume;
- a carbon dioxide source configured to deliver carbon dioxide to the tank volume;
- a pump configured to pump water into the tank volume;
- a release valve in communication with the tank and configured to release gas from the tank volume;
- a dispensing valve configured to dispense a carbonated beverage from the tank volume;
- a carbon dioxide sensor operatively connected to the tank and configured to determine the level of carbon dioxide dissolved in water in the tank volume;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to actuate the release valve in response to a signal received from the sensor.
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A carbonated beverage dispensing system, comprising:
- a tank having a tank volume for holding a volume of water with carbon dioxide dissolved therein;
- an evaporator coil configured to remove heat from the tank volume;
- a carbon dioxide source configured to deliver carbon dioxide to the tank volume;
- a pump configured to pump water into the tank volume;
- a release valve in communication with the tank and configured to release gas from the tank volume;
- and
- a dispensing valve configured to dispense a carbonated beverage from the tank volume,
- wherein the release valve is opened at a pre-determined delay time after water is added to the tank.
5 more elements
A carbonated beverage dispensing system, comprising:
- a tank having a tank volume for holding a volume of water with carbon dioxide dissolved therein;
- an evaporator coil configured to remove heat from the tank volume;
- a carbon dioxide source configured to deliver carbon dioxide to the tank volume;
- a pump configured to pump water into the tank volume;
- a release valve in communication with the tank and configured to release gas from the tank volume;
- and
- a dispensing valve configured to dispense a carbonated beverage from the tank volume,
- wherein the release valve is opened at a pre-determined delay time after the dispensing valve is actuated.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.