公开(公告)号：US11339045B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US17244516

申请日：2021-04-29

申请人： Elkay Manufacturing Company

发明人： John Conway ,  Cesar Ramirez ,  Erik Lynch ,  Bart Peeters ,  Robert Zudic ,  Marilyn Bombard ,  Samuel Goodrow

IPC分类号： B67D7/78 ,  B67D1/00 ,  B05B7/06 ,  B67D1/08

摘要： Flavor and additive delivery systems and methods for beverage dispensers are disclosed. An example manifold of a beverage dispenser includes a base defining a base cavity and configured to extend through an opening defined by an outer wall. The manifold includes a first housing coupled to the base and defining a housing cavity. The base cavity and the housing cavity are adjacent to each other to form a chamber. The manifold includes a body coupled to the first housing and defining a body cavity and angled apertures. The manifold includes an insert housing that is coupled to the body and extends at least partially through the body cavity. The manifold includes an insert housed within the insert housing and defining a water outlet for spraying water downward into the chamber. The angled apertures are configured to receive nozzles that extend at least partially into the chamber at the predefined angle.

公开(公告)号：US20220017347A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-20

申请号：US17244516

申请日：2021-04-29

申请人： Elkay Manufacturing Company

发明人： John Conway ,  Cesar Ramirez ,  Erik Lynch ,  Bart Peeters ,  Robert Zudic ,  Marilyn Bombard ,  Samuel Goodrow

IPC分类号： B67D1/00 ,  B05B7/06

摘要： Flavor and additive delivery systems and methods for beverage dispensers are disclosed. An example manifold of a beverage dispenser includes a base defining a base cavity and configured to extend through an opening defined by an outer wall. The manifold includes a first housing coupled to the base and defining a housing cavity. The base cavity and the housing cavity are adjacent to each other to form a chamber. The manifold includes a body coupled to the first housing and defining a body cavity and angled apertures. The manifold includes an insert housing that is coupled to the body and extends at least partially through the body cavity. The manifold includes an insert housed within the insert housing and defining a water outlet for spraying water downward into the chamber. The angled apertures are configured to receive nozzles that extend at least partially into the chamber at the predefined angle.

公开(公告)号：US11697578B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US17451425

申请日：2021-10-19

申请人： Elkay Manufacturing Company

发明人： John Conway ,  Cesar Ramirez ,  Erik Lynch ,  Bart Peeters ,  Robert Zudic ,  Marilyn Bombard ,  Samuel Goodrow

IPC分类号： B67D1/00 ,  B05B7/06 ,  B67D1/08

CPC分类号： B67D1/0021 ,  B05B7/061 ,  B67D1/0801 ,  B67D2001/0095

摘要： Flavor and additive delivery systems and methods for beverage dispensers are disclosed. An example beverage dispenser includes flavor containers configured to contain flavor mixtures, a manifold configured to blend water with flavor mixtures, a flowrate sensor configured to detect a current flowrate of the water flowing to the manifold, memory configured to store instructions related to dispensing the water and the flavor mixtures, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a request for a selected beverage, identify a ratio between the water and one or more of the flavor mixtures for the selected beverage, transmit a water control signal to cause the water to flow at a requested water flowrate, and transmit one or more first flavor control signals to cause one or more of the flavor mixtures to flow from the flavor containers based on the ratio.

公开(公告)号：US20220119239A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：US17451425

申请日：2021-10-19

申请人： Elkay Manufacturing Company

发明人： John Conway ,  Cesar Ramirez ,  Erik Lynch ,  Bart Peeters ,  Robert Zudic ,  Marilyn Bombard ,  Samuel Goodrow

IPC分类号： B67D1/00 ,  B05B7/06

摘要： Flavor and additive delivery systems and methods for beverage dispensers are disclosed. An example beverage dispenser includes flavor containers configured to contain flavor mixtures, a manifold configured to blend water with flavor mixtures, a flowrate sensor configured to detect a current flowrate of the water flowing to the manifold, memory configured to store instructions related to dispensing the water and the flavor mixtures, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a request for a selected beverage, identify a ratio between the water and one or more of the flavor mixtures for the selected beverage, transmit a water control signal to cause the water to flow at a requested water flowrate, and transmit one or more first flavor control signals to cause one or more of the flavor mixtures to flow from the flavor containers based on the ratio.