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US 12,649,649 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 proportional control valve positioned on the diluent line;
- a plurality of syrup lines in communication with a plurality of syrups;
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- one or more of the plurality of syrup lines comprise a calibratable fixed flow control valve mechanically set for a given flow rate;
- wherein the proportional control valve controls a 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.
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