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US 11,834,319 B2Granted
Flexible beverage dispensing system
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorWilliam J. Moore
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Abstract
The present application provides a beverage dispensing system. The beverage dispensing system may include a diluent line in communication with a diluent, a flow meter and a variable flow control module positioned on the diluent line, a number of syrup lines in communication with a number of syrups, and a fixed flow control module positioned on the syrup lines. The variable flow control module controls the flow rate of the diluent through the diluent line based upon the flow rate of one of the syrups through one of the syrup lines.
Claims14
A beverage dispensing system, comprising:
- a diluent line in communication with a diluent;
- a flow meter and a variable flow control module positioned on the diluent line;
- a plurality of syrup lines in communication with a plurality of syrups;
- and
- one or more of the plurality of syrup lines each comprise a fixed flow control module positioned thereon;
- wherein the fixed flow control module comprises a mechanically fixed flow control valve;
- wherein the variable flow control module controls the flow rate of the diluent through the diluent line based upon the flow rate of one of the plurality of syrups through one of the plurality of syrup lines.
4 more elements
A method of dispensing a beverage, comprising:
- determining a flow rate of a syrup to a nozzle;
- flowing the syrup to the nozzle in an open loop via a mechanically fixed flow control valve;
- and
- flowing a diluent to the nozzle in a closed loop based upon the determined flow rate of the syrup and a variable flow control module.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.