Apparatus for dispensing a mixture of a diluent and an additive for sanitation, cosmetic or cleaning applications
AssigneeGjosa SA
InventorsElmar Mock, Markus Müller, Luc E. Angwerd, Li Tao
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing a mixture of a diluent and an additive for sanitation, cosmetic or cleaning applications. The apparatus includes a mixing unit for creating a mixture of the diluent and the additive, a diluent supply supplying the diluent to the mixing unit, an additive supply supplying the additive to the mixing unit, an outlet for dispensing the mixture. The diluent supply includes a pump arranged to increase the pressure of the diluent before the diluent enters the mixing unit.
Claims14
An apparatus, for dispensing a mixture of a diluent and an additive for sanitation, cosmetic, or cleaning applications, the apparatus comprising:
- a mixing unit for creating a mixture of the diluent and the additive,
- a diluent supply supplying the diluent to the mixing unit,
- an additive supply supplying the additive to the mixing unit, and
- an outlet for dispensing the mixture,
- wherein the mixing unit comprises an additive chamber configured to receive a pre-packaged additive portion and elements for withholding the additive in regions where a mixing flow flows past the additive and erodes the additive while a main flow does not directly affect the additive.
An apparatus for dispensing a mixture of a diluent and an additive for sanitation, cosmetic, or cleaning applications, the apparatus comprising:
- a mixing unit for creating a mixture of the diluent and the additive,
- a diluent supply supplying the diluent to the mixing unit,
- an additive supply supplying the additive to the mixing unit, and
- an outlet for dispensing the mixture,
- wherein the mixing unit comprises a main conduit arranged to carry a main flow of the diluent, and at least one additive chamber arranged to hold an additive portion, the main conduit being arranged to guide the main flow past the additive chamber;
- wherein the additive chamber is arranged adjacent to the main conduit, the additive chamber and the main conduit being in fluid communication through one or more passages;
- and
- wherein the one or more passages are arranged for the mixing flow to flow into the chamber and out of the chamber at the same location.
A mixing unit for creating a mixture of a diluent and an additive, as part of the apparatus for dispensing a mixture of a diluent and an additive for sanitation, cosmetic, or cleaning applications, the apparatus comprising:
- a mixing unit for creating a mixture of the diluent and the additive,
- a diluent supply supplying the diluent to the mixing unit,
- an additive supply supplying the additive to the mixing unit, and
- an outlet for dispensing the mixture,
- wherein the apparatus adds the additive to the diluent in a pulsed manner, the mixing unit comprising:
- a diluent inlet and an additive inlet and a mixture outlet;
- a moving element with at least one cavity;
- the moving element being arranged to be moved at least from a first position to a second position;
- wherein, in the first position, the at least one cavity is in liquid communication with the additive inlet and not in liquid communication with the mixture outlet, and in the second position, the cavity is in liquid communication with the diluent inlet and the mixture outlet,
- and wherein the moving element in combination with a body relative to which it moves forms a liquid-tight barrier between the additive inlet and the diluent inlet, and between the additive inlet and the mixture outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.