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US 2014/0209635 A1Published application
Frozen beverage dispenser
AssigneeFBD Partnership, LP
InventorsMatthew Gates, Thomas L. Guy, Craig Joy
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Abstract
An improved frozen beverage dispenser including one or more freezing/dispensing units and a refrigeration unit. The freezing/dispensing unit may include a freezing chamber, an integral accumulator, refrigeration valves and one or more dispensing nozzle. The refrigeration unit may include a refrigeration apparatus and a controller that includes integrated microprocessors running custom algorithms controlling the overall operation of the system.
Claims20
An improved frozen beverage dispensing system comprising:
- a first freezing/dispensing unit including:
- a freezing chamber;
- refrigeration valves coupled to control the flow of refrigerant to and from the freezing chamber;
- and at least a first dispensing nozzle for dispensing frozen beverage from the freezing chamber;
- a first refrigeration unit coupled to provide refrigerant to and receive refrigerant from the first freezing/dispensing unit, the refrigerant unit including a compressor and a condenser;
- first refrigeration lines coupled to the first freezing/dispensing unit and the first refrigerant unit, the first refrigerant lines having a length of greater than 48 inches;
- a first liquid beverage dispensing unit;
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- a first liquid beverage dispensing line coupled between the first liquid beverage dispensing unit and the first freezing/dispensing unit, the first liquid beverage dispensing line capable of transporting liquid beverage product from the first liquid beverage dispensing unit to the first freezing/dispensing unit.
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A beverage dispensing system comprising:
- a refrigeration module including:
- (a) a housing and (b) a compressor, a condenser and a condenser fan located within the housing;
- a first freezing/dispensing unit including:
- (a) a housing;
- (b) a first freezing chamber, refrigeration valves coupled to control the flow of refrigerant to and from the freezing chamber located within the housing and (c) at least one dispensing nozzle for dispensing frozen beverage from the first freezing chamber;
- a second freezing/dispensing unit including:
- (a) a housing;
- (b) a second freezing chamber, refrigeration valves coupled to control the flow of refrigerant to and from the freezing chamber located within the housing and (c) at least one dispensing nozzle for dispensing frozen beverage from the second freezing chamber;
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- refrigeration lines coupled to permit the flow of refrigeration fluid between the refrigeration module and the first freezing/dispensing unit and the flow of refrigeration fluid between the refrigeration unit and the second freezing/dispensing unit.
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A modular frozen beverage dispensing system comprising:
- a refrigeration module including:
- (a) a housing and (b) a compressor, a condenser and a condenser fan located within the housing;
- a first freezing/dispensing unit including:
- (a) a housing;
- (b) a first freezing chamber, refrigeration valves coupled to control the flow of refrigerant to and from the first freezing chamber located within the housing and (c) at least one dispensing nozzle for dispensing frozen beverage from the first freezing chamber;
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- refrigeration lines coupled to permit the flow of refrigeration fluid between the refrigeration module and the first freezing/dispensing unit and the flow of refrigeration fluid between the refrigeration unit and a second freezing/dispensing unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.