Dispense valve
AssigneeIMI Vision Limited
InventorDouglas P. Goulet
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Abstract
A dispense tap for a frozen beverage machine has a transition section defining a tapered bore with an inlet for frozen beverage from a freeze barrel of the machine and an outlet for frozen beverage controlled by a valve operable by a handle. The handle is rotatable to allow frozen beverage to flow from the transition section through a dispense cavity in the valve for exiting the tap. The outlet has a cross-section greater than the cross-section of the inlet which prevents ice conglomerating and forming a plug in the bore of the transition section.
Claims7
A dispense valve for a frozen beverage machine having a transition section and a valve body, the transition section arranged to carry frozen beverage from a freeze barrel of the machine to the valve body, the valve body including a valve for controlling flow of frozen beverage from the freeze barrel, wherein the transition section defines a tapered bore having an outlet of greater cross-section than its inlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.