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US 2016/0256837 A1Published application
Carbonation unit
AssigneeStrauss Water Ltd
InventorsHaim WILDER, Eyal KRYSTAL
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Abstract
The current disclosure provides a carbonation unit (100) for use in beverage dispensers. The current disclosure also provides a new carbonation process and further provides a beverage dispenser including a carbonation unit (100) of this disclosure.
Claims23
A carbonation unit, comprising
- a carbonation chamber having
- a beverage inlet for introducing beverage into the carbonation chamber,
- a pressurized gas inlet for introducing pressurized carbon dioxide into the carbonation chamber,
- an expansion outlet at an upper end of the carbonation chamber, and
- a carbonated beverage outlet;
- and
- an expansion chamber linked to the expansion outlet through a sealable expansion link.
4 more elements
12-13. (canceled)
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A process for carbonating a beverage, comprising:
- (a) introducing beverage into a carbonation chamber;
- (b) introducing pressurized carbon dioxide into the carbonation chamber under pressure and for a time sufficient to carbonate the beverage;
- (c) linking an upper end of the carbonation chamber to an expansion chamber to thereby cause reduction in pressure to a dispensing pressure;
- and
- (d) propelling the beverage out from the carbonation chamber, the propelling force being the dispensing pressure.
2 more elements
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.