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US 2026/0123786 A1Published application
Beverage dispensing system
AssigneeDelta Faucet Company
InventorsJoseph Wayne Baumgarte, Madeline Clare Ryals, Brian Wayne Johnson, Gerald Robert Hayes
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Abstract
A beverage dispensing system illustratively includes a beverage dispenser having a controller for operating a valve assembly. The controller is illustratively in wireless communication with a remote user interface. In an illustrative embodiment, a hot beverage device may supply hot beverages to a valve assembly, and a cold beverage device may provide cold beverages to the valve assembly.
Claims20
A beverage dispensing system comprising:
- a beverage dispenser including a spout having an outlet;
- a valve assembly in fluid communication with the spout;
- at least one beverage container in fluid communication with the valve assembly;
- a controller in communication with the valve assembly, the controller including a processor and a memory having machine readable instructions for execution by the processor;
- a wireless transceiver in communication with the controller;
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- a remote user interface in communication with the wireless transceiver.
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10-15. (canceled)
A beverage faucet comprising:
- an outlet;
- a valve cartridge that allows for water mixing and temperature control through the operation of a single handle and fluidly coupled to an instant hot water device;
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- wherein the valve cartridge permits delivery of water from a cold water supply to the instant hot water device, delivery of water from the instant hot water device to the outlet of the beverage faucet, delivery of water from the cold water supply to the outlet of the beverage faucet, and delivery of a mixture of water from the instant hot water device and the cold water supply to the outlet of the beverage faucet.
1 more element
A beverage faucet comprising:
- a spout including an outlet;
- a hot water device;
- a mixing valve including a moveable valve member having a cold water inlet port in fluid communication with a cold water source, a hot water inlet port in fluid communication with an outlet of the hot water device, a cold water outlet port in fluid communication with an inlet of the hot water device, and a combined water outlet port in fluid communication with the outlet of the spout;
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- wherein movement of the moveable valve member includes a plurality of operating positions, the operating positions including a closed position, a full cold position, a mix position, and a full hot position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.