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US 11,873,205 B2Granted
Touchless and data management drink dispensing device
AssigneeGate Cfv Solutions, Inc.
InventorsJohn Newton, Peter Brooke, Jacob Lockwood, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan, Rory Pawl
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Abstract
A drink dispensing device including one or more processors, a drink dispensing item located above a drink container positioning area, and a first sensor to determine when a drink container is located in the drink container positioning area, where the one or more processors initiate a drink container filling operation based on a first signal from the first sensor that the drink container is located in the drink container positioning area.
Claims11
A control device comprising:
- one or more processors configured to determine drink dispensing data including one or more drink formulas;
- a housing with at least one inlet and at least one outlet;
- the housing containing a control unit and a solenoid;
- the control unit is configured to maintain a relative constant flow of fluid from a variable pressure fluid supply to a fluid outlet, the control unit including:
- a) a valve housing having an inlet port and an outlet port adapted to be connected to the variable pressure fluid supply and the fluid outlet;
- b) a diaphragm chamber interposed between the inlet port and the outlet port;
- c) a cup contained within the diaphragm chamber;
- d) a diaphragm closing the cup;
- e) a piston assembly secured to a center of the diaphragm, the piston assembly having a cap and a base;
- f) a stem projecting from the cap through a first passageway in a barrier wall to terminate in a valve head;
- and g) a spring in the cup coacting with the base of the piston assembly for urging the diaphragm into a closed position, and the spring being responsive to fluid pressure above a predetermined level to adjust a size of a control orifice;
- wherein the solenoid is located downstream of the control unit;
- wherein the one or more processors are configured to transmit the drink dispensing data to a remote device, where the drink dispensing data includes temperature data;
- wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive an order, determine a formula for the order, and initiate a flow sequence of two or more elements based on the determined formula via the control unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.