# US 2016/0257553 A1 · Modular beverage-dispensing system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0257553 A1 - Document ID: US20160257553A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/032,057 - Filed: 2015-04-10 - Published: 2016-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2014-05-20 - Inventors: Esteban BANUS RICOMA; Fernando BANUS RICOMA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160257553A1 ## CPC - B67D 1/06: Mountings or arrangements of dispensing apparatus in or on shop or bar counters (shop or bar counters per se A47F9/00) - B67D 1/0857: {Cooling arrangements (cooling systems per se F25B)} - B67D 1/0888: {Means comprising electronic circuitry (e.g. control panels, switching or controlling means)} - B67D 1/0891: {for the beverage container} - B67D 1/10: Pump mechanism (in general F04) - B67D 2001/0091: {Component storage means} - B67D 2210/00034: Modules - B67D 2210/00133: wheeled - B67D: DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes B08B9/02; emptying or filling of bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for B67C; water supply E03; pipe systems F17D; domestic hot-water supply systems F24D; measuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level, metering by volume G01F; coin-freed or like apparatus G07F) ## Abstract The invention relates to a modular beverage-dispensing system, all of the elements thereof being modules, and comprising: a storage module which, in turn, comprises a container-like storage body for liquid containers, the storage module having at least one nozzle that can be connected to each liquid container; a pump module comprising a pump body which, in turn, houses pump means communicating, by means of fluid, with each of the nozzles arranged on the storage module; and a control module comprising a beverage-dispensing device communicating, by means of fluid, with the pump means, and control means communicating, by means of data, with the pump module, wherein the storage body, the pump body and the dispensing device comprise detachably interconnectable joining means. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A modular beverage-dispensing system (1) characterized by the fact that it comprises: a storage module (2) which, in turn, comprises a container-like storage body (21), wherein the storage body (21) is adapted for housing at least one liquid container (6), the storage module (2) having at least one nozzle that can be connected to each liquid container (6); a pump module (3) which comprises a pump body (31) which, in turn, houses pump means communicating, by means of fluid, with each of the nozzles arranged on the storage module (2); a control module (4) which comprises at least one beverage-dispensing device (41) communicating, by means of fluid, with the pump means and control means communicating, by means of data, with the pump module (3), wherein the storage body (21), the pump body (31) and the dispensing device (41) respectively have detachably interconnectable joining means. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the joining means comprise connectors (52) for liquid pipes arranged on the storage body (21), the pump body (31) and the dispensing device (41). ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 2, wherein it further comprises a plurality of liquid tubes respectively connectable to the connectors (52). ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 2, wherein the joining means further comprise a plurality of fixing elements (51). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the storage body (21), the pump body (31) and the dispensing device (41) comprise roller means (53). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the storage module (2) further comprises an identifier device capable of receiving information from the liquid container (6), said identifier device communicating, by means of data, with the control means. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the storage body (21), the pump body (31) and the dispensing device (41) have exterior coverings (7). ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the storage module (2) further comprises a chiller unit. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the storage module (2) further comprises a basket (71) for carrying the liquid container (6). ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the storage module (2) further comprises a drip tray (72). ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the pump means comprise at least one liquid pump (32). ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the control means comprise a control unit connected to a user interface (42). ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the control module (4) further comprises guide means (43) by means of light emission. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The modular beverage-dispensing system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the control module (4) further comprises a receptacle cleaning device (44).