Positive displacement, volumetric ratio beverage dispersing apparatus
OwnerJoel E. Haynesinventor
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Abstract
A beverage dispensing apparatus for dispensing through a nozzle a preestablished volume of a syrup and a preestablished volume of a soda to be intermixed within a nozzle prior to being dispensed into a collecting container such as a glass. The syrup side is connected to the soda side with the dispensing operation always occurring simultaneously in the preestablished ratios. The soda side includes a drive piston which is driven by the pressurized soda. The soda drive piston is physically connected to a syrup drive piston which controls the flow of the syrup to the dispensing nozzle. A single dispensing valve such as a low-power solenoid is to be used to cause the dispensing of both the soda and the syrup.
Claims8
A beverage dispenser apparatus for dispensing through a nozzle a preestablished volume of a syrup and a preestablished volume of a soda to be intermixed within said nozzle, both said syrup and said soda being supplied from separate sources under pressure, said beverage dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a syrup side utilizing a first drive piston, said first drive piston moves to cause dispensing of said preestablished volume of syrup into said nozzle, said first drive piston being movable in both a forward and reverse direction within a syrup drive piston chamber, said syrup in said preestablished volume to be dispensed during movement of said first drive piston in said forward direction and also during movement in said reverse direction;
- a soda side utilizing a second drive piston, said second drive piston moves to cause dispensing of said preestablished volume of soda into said nozzle, said second drive piston being movable in both said forward and said reverse direction within a soda drive piston chamber, soda in said preestablished volume to be dispensed during movement of said second drive piston in said forward direction and also during movement in said reverse direction, said soda drive piston chamber being spaced from said syrup drive piston chamber;
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- said soda side including a pair of slide pistons, one of said slide pistons to be physically contactable and movable by said second drive piston during movement in said forward direction, the remaining said slide piston to be physically contactable by said second drive piston during movement in said reverse direction.
A beverage dispenser apparatus for dispensing through a nozzle a preestablished volume of a syrup and a preestablished volume of a soda to be intermixed within said nozzle, both said syrup and said soda being supplied from separate sources under pressure, said beverage dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a syrup side utilizing a first drive piston, said first drive piston moves to cause dispensing of said preestablished volume of syrup into said nozzle, said first drive piston being movable in both a forward and reverse direction within a syrup drive piston chamber, said syrup in said preestablished volume to be dispensed during movement of said first drive piston in said forward direction and also during movement in said reverse direction;
- a soda side utilizing a second drive piston, said second drive piston moves to cause movement of which causes dispensing of said preestablished volume of soda into said nozzle, said second drive piston being movable in both said forward and said reverse direction within a soda drive piston chamber, soda in said preestablished volume to be dispensed during movement of said second drive piston in said forward direction and also during movement in said reverse direction, said soda drive piston chamber being spaced from said syrup drive piston chamber;
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- said soda side including a three-way valve, said three-way valve controlling the supply of soda to said nozzle, said three-way valve being contactable by a pair of valve pistons, said valve pistons being in axial alignment relative to said three-way valve with one of said valve pistons being on the opposite side of said three-way valve from the other said valve piston, activation of said valve pistons result in movement of said three-way valve in either said forward or said reverse direction.
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