System and device for preparing and delivering food products from a mixture made up of a food liquid and a diluent
AssigneeSmixin SA
InventorsAndre Klopfenstein, Elmar Mock, Christoph Rusch, Naomi Bitmead
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for hygienically reconstituting and delivering food preparations, such as drinks, comprising a metering and mixing device connected to a container containing a base liquid, in the form of a package configured to be connected to a base station. The metering and mixing device comprises a pump for metering the liquid, a diluent intake and a mixing chamber. Coupling means are provided for providing the diluent supply and the means for driving the liquid pump.
Claims11
A package for metering a liquid and mixing this liquid with a diluent to prepare a product, comprising:
- a multi-dose container to form a reserve of liquid;
- a metering and mixing device comprising:
- a diluent inlet,
- a liquid pump for metering the quantity of liquid,
- a mixing chamber for mixing the liquid and the diluent,
- a diluent coupling member and a member for driving the liquid pump which are configured to connect the metering and mixing device to a base station capable of providing a diluent supply to the diluent coupling member and capable of driving the member for driving the liquid pump,
- wherein the metering and mixing device comprises two half-shells assembled with one another along a parting line and configured to delimit at least the contours of a chamber of the pump and the mixing chamber.
A container cap for metering a base liquid and mixing the base liquid with a diluent to prepare a food product, the container cap being so constructed and arranged to be connected to a container containing the base liquid, and the container cap comprising:
- a diluent inlet,
- a liquid pump for metering the quantity of liquid,
- a mixing chamber for mixing the liquid and the diluent,
- a diluent intake and a coupling member for driving the liquid pump which are configured to connect the container cap to a base station capable of providing a diluent supply to the diluent intake and capable of driving the coupling member for driving the liquid pump, and
- two half-shells assembled with one another along a parting line and configured to delimit at least the contours of a chamber of the liquid pump and the mixing chamber.
A package for docking to a base station and for metering a liquid and mixing this liquid with a diluent to prepare a product, the package comprising:
- a multi-dose container to form a reserve of liquid;
- a metering and mixing device comprising:
- a diluent inlet,
- a liquid pump for metering the quantity of liquid,
- a mixing chamber for mixing the liquid and the diluent,
- a plurality of coupling members each complementing a coupling member of the base station,
- the coupling members of the package comprising a diluent intake and a coupling member for driving the liquid pump,
- the diluent intake being complementary to a diluent coupling member of the base station and
- the coupling member for driving the liquid pump being complementary to a member for coupling the liquid pump of the base station,
- the coupling member for driving the liquid pump being arranged to receive a drive shaft attached to the base station,
- wherein the metering and mixing device comprises two half-shells assembled with one another along a parting line and configured to delimit at least the contours of a chamber of the pump and the mixing chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.