Beverage dispenser outlet and a method of preparing a beverage with same
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsDarren William Crow, Takeshi Masu, Jurgen Leenders, Richard Patrick Egnor, Travis D. Hall, J. Antonio Gutierrez, Amol Bhalerao
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Abstract
A beverage dispenser, including a whipper disk and a dispensing spout connected downstream to the housing for dispensing the whipped beverage mixture. A sieve is disposed within the dispensing spout and is configured for reducing the number of large bubbles present within the fluid over a predetermined size. An output plate covers a downstream end of the dispensing spout and has a plurality of holes formed therein for reducing the velocity of the whipped beverage mixture through the dispensing spout.
Claims17
A beverage dispenser, comprising:
- a whipper configured for flowing a liquid beverage mixture therethrough and for whipping a beverage mixture to produce a crema;
- a dispensing spout connected downstream of the whipper for dispensing the whipped beverage mixture;
- a first filter element disposed within the dispensing spout configured for preparing small bubbles by reducing the number of large bubbles present within the fluid that are greater than a predetermined size;
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- a second filter element covering a downstream end of the dispensing spout and having a plurality of holes formed therein for reducing the velocity of the whipped beverage mixture through the dispensing spout;
- wherein the holes of the second filter element are larger than the size of the small bubbles generated by the first element so that a crema of the small bubbles is dispensed.
A beverage dispenser, comprising:
- a whipper configured for flowing a liquid beverage mixture therethrough and for whipping a beverage mixture to produce a crema;
- a dispensing spout connected downstream of the whipper for dispensing the whipped beverage mixture;
- a first filter element disposed within the dispensing spout configured for preparing small bubbles by reducing the number of large bubbles present within the fluid that are greater than a predetermined size;
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- a second filter element covering a downstream end of the dispensing spout and having a plurality of holes formed therein for reducing the velocity of the whipped beverage mixture through the dispensing spout, wherein the first filter element is a sieve having a first plurality of holes formed therein, and wherein the second filter element is an output plate having a second plurality of holes formed therein, the first plurality of holes being smaller in size than the second plurality of holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.