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US 9,850,118 B2Granted
Bag-in-box pump system
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsIndrani Deo, Steven Jersey
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Abstract
Systems and methods for packaging beverage components and dispensing beverages are provided. Bag-in-box packages include connectors that contain rotary pumps. Each rotary pump includes a resiliently deformable housing and a rotor that form a plurality of chambers. The bag-in-box package may be incorporated into a dispenser system that includes a touch screen that allows users to input beverage selections.
Claims16
A bag-in-box package for a dispensing system, the bag-in-box package comprising:
- a rigid box;
- a flexible bag disposed within the box and having a connector projecting outwardly of the box;
- and
- a rotary pump located within the connector, the rotary pump having a resiliently deformable housing and a rotor located within a fluid path that form a plurality of chambers that are configured to meter the transfer of fluid from an inlet port to an outlet port, the rotor located internally within the rotary pump;
- wherein the rotor is formed of a magnetic material.
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A beverage dispensing system comprising:
- a concentrate container having a connector, the connector comprising a rotary pump located within the connector and having a resiliently deformable housing and a rotor located within a fluid path that form a plurality of chambers that are configured to meter the transfer of fluid from an inlet port to an outlet port, the rotor located internally within the rotary pump;
- and
- a motor coupled to the pump to drive the pump;
- wherein the motor controls the volumetric dispensing of concentrate from the concentrate container and wherein the motor comprises a fluid driven pump.
1 more element
A beverage dispensing system comprising:
- a memory that stores beverage recipes;
- a user input device that receives a beverage selection corresponding to a recipe;
- a plurality of beverage component containers, each beverage component container having a connector that comprises a rotary pump located within the connector, the rotary pump having a resiliently deformable housing and a rotor located within a fluid path that form a plurality of chambers that are configured to meter the transfer of fluid from an inlet port to an outlet port, the rotor located internally within the rotary pump;
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- a processor programmed with computer-executable instructions to cause the beverage dispensing system to:
- receive the beverage selection;
- and
- drive at least a first rotary pump to dispense a first volume of beverage component from a first beverage component container in accordance with the recipe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.