公开(公告)号：EP1954623A2

公开(公告)日：2008-08-13

申请号：EP06837109.5

申请日：2006-11-06

申请人： The Coca-Cola Company

发明人： GATIPON, Shaun B. ,  YOUNG, Roland E. ,  BAKER, Brett D. ,  MARTINDALE, Richard A. ,  EBERHART, Byron L. III ,  HECHT, Thomas R. ,  McDOUGALL, Douglas Jon

IPC分类号： B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/08 ,  B67D1/12

CPC分类号： B67D1/0036 ,  B67D1/0022 ,  B67D1/0041 ,  B67D1/0044 ,  B67D1/005 ,  B67D1/0051 ,  B67D1/0052 ,  B67D1/06 ,  B67D1/0888 ,  B67D1/12 ,  B67D1/1256 ,  B67D1/1297 ,  B67D2210/0006 ,  B67D2210/00086 ,  B67D2210/00091

摘要： Disclosed are systems and methods for dispensing flavor doses and beverages. A beverage tower (100) may be provided that has a small footprint and that is capable of dispensing a wide variety of flavor doses and blended beverages. The beverage tower may include a flow control module (310) that controls the flow rate of beverage additives and water through the beverage tower and a switch module (315) that includes a plurality of switches (410) that may be selectively opened and closed to control the flow of beverage additives and water through the beverage tower to a point of dispense. A flavor dose or blended beverage may be dispensed by the beverage tower in accordance with user input that is provided to the beverage tower via a control panel (235). The user input may specify a desired beverage additive, a desired cup size, and an indication of whether a flavor shot or a blended beverage is desired. Additionally, a user may define and program into the memory (605) of the beverage tower the various flavor doses and blended beverages that are capable of being dispensed by the beverage tower.