公开(公告)号：US11946682B1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US18206773

申请日：2023-06-07

申请人： Quench USA, Inc.

发明人： Theodore Hertz ,  Andrew Troy Nuttall

IPC分类号： F25C1/25

CPC分类号： F25C1/25 ,  F25C2400/12 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25C2700/04

摘要： A water-dispensing device includes a reservoir tank, a dispense pump, one or more dispense valves, a spigot in selective fluid communication with the reservoir tank via at least the dispense pump and the dispense valves, an ice maker, an ice making, and an ice tank. The ice tank includes a melt tray in fluid communication with the ice maker. A melt pump is connected between the melt tray and the reservoir tank. A controller is configured to, upon receiving a signal to perform a water dispensing operation: (a) open one of the one or more dispense valves, (b) activate the dispense pump to move water from the reservoir tank toward the spigot, (c) if the ice making valve is not open, open the ice making valve, and (d) activate the melt pump to move water from the melt tray toward the reservoir.

公开(公告)号：US12084338B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18133635

申请日：2023-04-12

申请人： Quench USA, Inc.

发明人： Andrew Troy Nuttall ,  Todd Chamberlain Peterson ,  Theodore Hertz

IPC分类号： B67D1/12 ,  B01D29/56 ,  B01D29/60 ,  B01D35/147 ,  B01D35/157 ,  B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/08 ,  C02F1/00 ,  C02F1/44 ,  C02F1/68

CPC分类号： B67D1/12 ,  B01D29/56 ,  B01D29/60 ,  B01D35/147 ,  B01D35/1573 ,  B67D1/0014 ,  B67D1/0888 ,  C02F1/003 ,  C02F1/008 ,  C02F1/441 ,  C02F1/68 ,  B67D2210/0001 ,  C02F2201/005 ,  C02F2209/40 ,  C02F2301/043 ,  C02F2307/10 ,  E03C2201/40

摘要： A water-dispensing device includes a source water intake, a spigot, and first and second filters arranged between the intake and the spigot. The first filter includes a first inlet and outlet. At least the first inlet includes a first electrically controlled valve for selectively placing the first filter in fluid communication with the intake. The second filter includes a second inlet and outlet. At least the second inlet includes a second electrically controlled valve for selectively placing the second filter in fluid communication with the intake. A controller is configured to: (i) receive a water selection from a user, and (ii) configure the first and second valves based on the selection such that water flowing from the intake toward the spigot will enter any of the first and second filters corresponding to the selection and bypass any of the first and second filters that do not correspond to the selection.

公开(公告)号：US12065351B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US18131721

申请日：2023-04-06

申请人： Quench USA, Inc.

发明人： Todd Chamberlain Peterson ,  Andrew Troy Nuttall ,  Theodore Hertz

IPC分类号： B67D1/07 ,  A61L2/18 ,  A61L2/24 ,  B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/12

CPC分类号： B67D1/07 ,  A61L2/183 ,  A61L2/24 ,  B67D1/0014 ,  B67D1/1202 ,  B67D1/1247 ,  A61L2202/11 ,  A61L2202/14 ,  B67D2001/075

摘要： A water-dispensing device includes a cold water tank and a fill valve. The tank is in selective fluid communication with a water intake via the fill valve. The device further includes a cold dispensing valve, a spigot in selective fluid communication with the tank via the cold dispensing valve, an ozone generator in fluid communication with the tank, and a drip tray positioned beneath the spigot. The drip tray is in fluid communication with a drain via a drain hose. A controller is configured to perform a cleaning operation by: (i) activating the ozone generator to ozonate water stored in the tank, (ii) opening the cold dispensing valve to empty the tank by dispensing the ozonated water from the tank through the spigot and into the drip tray, and (iii) upon determining the tank is empty, opening the fill valve to refill the tank.