摘要:
A pump for metering a liquid is disclosed comprising a flexible tube connected to a container with a pressure relief valve located in the flexible tube. A housing defines an aperture for receiving the flexible tube with a compression surface located adjacent to the aperture. A reciprocating member has a sealing element and a pumping element. A drive moves the sealing element for pinching the flexible tube against the compression surface upstream from the pressure relief valve for trapping liquid between the sealing element and the pressure relief valve. The drive moves the pumping element for collapsing the flexible tube against the compression surface for pumping the trapped liquid to discharge a metered quantity of the liquid from the pressure relief valve.
摘要:
The invention relates to a dispensing system (10) and method for on-demand dispensing of spoonable or drinkable food products in a container from storage means e.g. flexible bags (3, 30, 31, 32, 33) having different food components. Single servings or larger portions of these products can be dispensed. The system and method achieve dispensing of the product with a visual differentiation of the components in the container using pumps (5, 50-53) and nozzle (6). The container may be translucent or transparent so that the consumer can view the visually differentiated product therein. The products form yet another embodiment of the invention.
摘要:
Liquid beverages containing real milk solids are made from concentrates and water using aseptic dispensers (10) which are maintained at ambient temperature. Hot cappuccino, chocolate and tea beverages containing real milk solids are dispensed using aseptic concentrate containers (21) which maintain stable real milk concentrates for at least 30 days up to about 4-6 months at ambient temperature.
摘要:
A system for administering flowable products, has a product storage container (5), supply means (7) for feeding the product from the container and into a feeding channel (9) and for applying a feeding pressure to the product and a product dispensing head (4) to which the product is supplied. An uninterrupted flow of the pressurized product to the inlet (20) of the dispensing head is provided, and a product metering chamber is provided in the actual dispensing head (4), having a predetermined fixed maximum volume corresponding to that of a product portion to be dispensed and being displaceable as a shuttle between a loading position and a dispensing position wherein the metering chamber is collapsed for dispensing the fixed product volume.
摘要:
A flowable food dispenser (20) for dispensing a flowable food product. The dispenser includes a housing (22) with first and second bays (36,37), and a plurality of cassettes (40) that are removably receivable within the bays. Each cassette is configured for receiving a pouch (72) containing the flowable food. First and second thermal exchange units (80) are associated with the first and second bays, respectively, in heat-exchanging association with the cassettes received therein. A temperature-controlled system (90) is connected with the thermal exchange units for controlling them independently to independently heat or cool the cassettes in the bays and the food product that is disposed therein. A least one dispensing mechanism (106) is associated with the first and second bays to selectively dispense the food from the pouches that are in the cassettes.
摘要:
A beverage nozzle for mixing at least a first beverage ingredient and a second beverage ingredient into a homogeneous mixture is disclosed herein. The beverage nozzle may include a housing having a first portion and a second portion. A first inlet may be in fluid communication with the housing. The first inlet may be configured to provide the first beverage ingredient to the housing. A second inlet may be in fluid communication with the housing. The second inlet may be configured to provide the second beverage ingredient to the housing. The beverage nozzle also may include a mixing core disposed within the housing. The mixing core may be configured to mix the first beverage ingredient and the second beverage ingredient into the homogeneous mixture. An outlet may be disposed about the housing. The homogeneous mixture may exit the housing by way of the outlet.
摘要:
A peristaltic pump assembly and system that facilitates reliable and efficient engagement and removal of a flexible tube. A stator is pivotally retained on a structure and cooperatively operated by a lever arm and cam to engage and disengage the stator from the tube and a corresponding rotor. The stator pivots at a point distal from a point of rotation of the rotor and the lever arm moves about a fixed rotation axis to engage and disengage the stator with the tube relative to the rotor.