Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-flavor valve
- Patent Title (中): 多风口阀
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Application No.: US14153852Application Date: 2014-01-13
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Publication No.: US09409756B2Publication Date: 2016-08-09
- Inventor: Joseph Todd Piatnik , Fernando Ubidia , Amir Farooqui , Aaron M. Stein , Eric Skell , Thomas Tagliapietra , William Black
- Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NY Purchase
- Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
- Current Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Purchase
- Agency: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: B67D1/00
- IPC: B67D1/00

Abstract:
A multi-flavor valve capable of dispensing at least three flavors of beverages is provided. The valve includes a single-piece injection-molded valve body having at least three syrup flow paths and a water flow path. The valve also includes at least three syrup flow path solenoids for respectively opening and closing the at least three syrup flow paths, and one water flow path solenoid for opening and closing the water flow path. The three syrup flow path solenoids are positioned in the corresponding syrup flow paths, and the water flow path solenoid is positioned in the water flow path, within the valve body. The valve also has at least three beverage flavor switches for selecting any one of the three beverage flavors for dispensation. The valve further includes an electronics module electrically connected to the solenoids and to the beverage flavor switches, the electronics module causing one of the syrup flow path solenoids to open the corresponding syrup flow path of the syrup corresponding to a selected flavor switch, and causing the water flow path solenoid to open the water flow path, thereby causing the multi-flavor valve to dispense the selected beverage flavor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140124529A1 Multi-Flavor Valve Public/Granted day:2014-05-08
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