公开(公告)号：US06234223B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-22

申请号：US09489692

申请日：2000-01-24

申请人： Patrick L. Nelson

发明人： Patrick L. Nelson

IPC分类号： B65B104

CPC分类号： B67D1/1405 ,  B67D2001/1483

摘要： A system for dispensing carbonated beverage and ice into an open container uses a bottom filling technique in which the outlet port of the nozzle is proximate to a bottom of the open container in order to dispense the carbonated beverage. Preferably, the carbonated beverage is maintained in a pressurized state within the nozzle until immediately prior to opening the valve in order to maintain appropriate carbonation of the beverage. It is preferred that ice be added after the nozzle is located proximate the bottom of the open container. The ice dispenser includes a funnel located concentrically around the nozzle in order to supply ice around the nozzle into the open container. In order to avoid excessive foaming, it is important that the temperature of the carbonated beverage be chilled to approximately the surface temperature of the ice being added into the open container.

摘要翻译： 用于将碳酸饮料和冰分配到开放容器中的系统使用底部填充技术，其中喷嘴的出口靠近开放容器的底部以便分配碳酸饮料。 优选地，碳酸饮料在喷嘴内保持加压状态，直到打开阀门之前才能保持饮料适当的碳酸化。 优选在喷嘴靠近开放容器的底部之后加入冰。 冰分配器包括围绕喷嘴同心地设置的漏斗，以便将喷嘴周围的冰供应到打开的容器中。 为了避免过度的发泡，重要的是将碳酸饮料的温度冷却到大约加入到敞开的容器中的冰的表面温度。

公开(公告)号：US06234222B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-22

申请号：US09489691

申请日：2000-01-24

申请人： Patrick L. Nelson

发明人： Patrick L. Nelson

IPC分类号： B65B104

CPC分类号： B67D1/124 ,  B67D1/1411

摘要： An automated open container holder automatically raises and lowers an open container in a carbonated beverage dispensing system. The holder is preferably a cantilevered horizontal platform which is driven vertically relative to an outlet port of a dispensing nozzle via an electronically controlled actuator during the dispensing cycle. The dispensing nozzle is designed to bottom fill the open container, and it is desirable that the outlet port of the nozzle be located proximate to a bottom of the open container at least until the outlet port is submerged. The container holder as well as the open container are selectively positioned in accordance with a preselected pouring profile such that for a given dispensing temperature, pressure and flow profile, the container holder selectively positions the open container. This allows the vendor or supplier to program a preferred or several preferred presentations for the beverage depending on the timing of preselected turbulence during the pour. It also allows for the automated optimum positioning of the open container for ice dispensing and pouring efficiency.

摘要翻译： 自动打开的容器支架自动升高并降低碳酸饮料分配系统中的开放容器。 保持器优选地是悬臂水平平台，其在分配周期期间经由电子控制致动器相对于分配喷嘴的出口垂直地驱动。 分配喷嘴被设计成底部填充打开的容器，并且期望喷嘴的出口至少直到出口端口被浸没为止位于开口容器的底部附近。 容器保持器以及打开的容器根据预选的浇注轮廓选择性地定位，使得对于给定的分配温度，压力和流动分布，容器保持器选择性地定位打开的容器。 这允许供应商或供应商根据浇注期间预选的湍流的时间来为饮料编制优选的或几个优选的陈述。 它还允许用于冰分配和倾倒效率的开放式容器的自动最佳定位。

公开(公告)号：US06230767B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-15

申请号：US09489693

申请日：2000-01-24

申请人： Patrick L. Nelson

发明人： Patrick L. Nelson

IPC分类号： B65B104

CPC分类号： B67D1/124 ,  B67C3/2608 ,  B67D1/0011 ,  B67D1/0406 ,  B67D1/0861 ,  B67D1/1222 ,  B67D1/1422 ,  B67D1/1438 ,  B67D1/1455 ,  B67D2001/009 ,  B67D2001/1261 ,  B67D2210/00007

摘要： A system for dispensing carbonated beverages into an open container uses a bottom filling technique in which the outlet port of the nozzle is proximate to a bottom of the open container when dispensing is initiated. Specialized valve configurations and operation techniques are implemented in order to achieve enhanced flow characteristics of the carbonated beverage dispensing into the open container. Preferably, the valve head has a distribution surface in which a portion of the distribution surface near a proximal end of the valve head slopes more steeply downward than the portion of the distribution surface that is located towards the distal end of the valve head. With this configuration, the valve head gently redirects the flow trajectory of the carbonated beverage existing the nozzle from a substantially downward trajectory to a more horizontal umbrella like trajectory. It has been found that such a trajectory provides particularly favorable results. In order to maintain a symmetrical umbrella flow pattern, a hub is provided within the flow nozzle to support and align that valve stem.

摘要翻译： 用于将碳酸饮料分配到开放容器中的系统使用底部填充技术，其中当启动分配时，喷嘴的出口靠近开口容器的底部。 实现专门的阀配置和操作技术以便实现碳酸饮料分配到开放式容器中的增强的流动特性。 优选地，阀头具有分配表面，其中靠近阀头的近端的分配表面的一部分比分配表面的朝向阀头的远端的部分更陡峭地向下倾斜。 通过这种构造，阀头将存在喷嘴的碳酸饮料的流动轨迹从基本上向下的轨迹轻轻地重新定向到更水平的伞状轨迹。 已经发现，这样的轨迹提供了特别有利的结果。 为了保持对称的伞形流动图案，在流动喷嘴内设置有一个毂以支撑和对准该阀杆。

公开(公告)号：US5603363A

公开(公告)日：1997-02-18

申请号：US492880

申请日：1995-06-20

申请人： Patrick L. Nelson

发明人： Patrick L. Nelson

IPC分类号： B67C3/26 ,  B67D1/07 ,  B67D1/12 ,  B67D1/14 ,  B67D3/00 ,  B65B1/04

CPC分类号： B67D1/124 ,  B67D1/07 ,  B67D1/1422 ,  B67D1/1455 ,  B67D3/00 ,  B67C2003/2654

摘要： Carbonated beverages are dispensed by an apparatus that includes a tank mounted for holding the beverage at atmospheric pressure. An inlet tube is provided to supply beverage beneath the surface of the beverage already in said tank. An nozzle projects from said tank for a length at least as great as the depth of a serving container into which beverage will be dispensed. A valve member movably located in an outlet of the nozzle and has a conical shape. The valve member is moved by an actuator between a closed position in which the outlet of the nozzle is sealed against beverage flow, and an open position in which beverage can flow from the nozzle. The conical shape of said valve member disperses the beverage in a 360 degree pattern around the outlet to reduce beverage foaming. A shell encloses the tank and forms a cavity therebetween through which chilled air circulates to maintain the beverage in the tank at a desired serving temperature.

摘要翻译： 碳酸饮料由包括用于在大气压下保持饮料的罐安装的装置分配。 提供入口管以在已经在所述罐中的饮料的表面下方供应饮料。 喷嘴从所述罐突出长度至少与要分配饮料的服务容器的深度一样大的长度。 阀构件可移动地位于喷嘴的出口中并具有圆锥形状。 阀构件由致动器在其中喷嘴的出口与饮料流动密封的关闭位置和饮料可以从喷嘴流动的打开位置之间移动。 所述阀构件的圆锥形状将饮料以360度模式分散在出口周围以减少饮料发泡。 壳体包围箱体并在其间形成空腔，冷藏空气通过该空腔循环，以将罐中的饮料保持在期望的使用温度。

公开(公告)号：US5566732A

公开(公告)日：1996-10-22

申请号：US492881

申请日：1995-06-20

申请人： Patrick L. Nelson

发明人： Patrick L. Nelson

IPC分类号： B67D1/12 ,  G07F13/02 ,  B65B1/04 ,  B65B3/00

CPC分类号： B67D1/1236 ,  G07F13/025

摘要： A beverage dispenser fills a container with a beverage by controlling beverage flow through a nozzle with a valve. A mechanism reads an indicia printed on the container which identifies a volume for that container. The volume information is sent to a controller which responses by activating the valve to dispense a quantity of beverage that corresponds to the volume indicated by the indicia. Thus the beverage dispenser is able to automatically fill containers of different sizes by reading each containers volume indicating indicia. The indicia also may indicate a unique serial number assigned to each container. In that case, the controller stores data in memory which identify serial numbers of containers into which beverage has been dispensed previously and the dispensing is inhibited if the server attempts to refill one of those containers.

摘要翻译： 饮料分配器通过控制具有阀的喷嘴的饮料流动来填充具有饮料的容器。 机构读取印在容器上的标记，标识该容器的体积。 体积信息被发送到控制器，该响应通过激活阀来分配与标记所指示的体积对应的一定量的饮料。 因此，饮料分配器能够通过读取指示标记的每个容器体积来自动填充不同尺寸的容器。 标记还可以指示分配给每个容器的唯一序列号。 在这种情况下，控制器将数据存储在存储器中，该数据标识先前已经分配了饮料的容器的序列号，并且如果服务器尝试重新填充其中一个容器，则分配被禁止。

公开(公告)号：US06276150B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-21

申请号：US09489694

申请日：2000-01-24

申请人： Patrick L. Nelson

发明人： Patrick L. Nelson

IPC分类号： F25D1700

CPC分类号： B67D1/0081 ,  B67D1/0858 ,  B67D2210/00065 ,  F25B41/04 ,  F25B41/062

摘要： A system for dispensing carbonated beverage into an open container precisely controls the temperature of the carbonated beverages using an in-line zero&Dgr;T chiller. The chiller preferably includes a flooded freon-bath heat exchanger in which an output temperature of the carbonated beverage from the heat exchanger matches the temperature of freon within the heat exchanger under normal operating conditions. A pressure sensor measures the pressure of freon in the heat exchanger and a freon valve in the refrigeration circuit is electronically controlled in order to adjust the pressure of the freon and consequently the temperature of the freon in the heat exchanger. The optimum temperature for the carbonated beverage is selected either by choice, or in the case of carbonated beverages on ice to approximately the surface temperature of the ice in order to reduce foaming.

摘要翻译： 用于将碳酸饮料分配到开放式容器中的系统使用在线零冷却器精确地控制碳酸饮料的温度。 冷却器优选地包括淹没的氟利昂浴热交换器，其中来自热交换器的碳酸饮料的输出温度在正常操作条件下匹配热交换器内的氟利昂温度。 压力传感器测量热交换器中氟利昂的压力，电子控制制冷回路中的氟利昂阀，以便调节氟里昂的压力，从而调节热交换器中氟利昂的温度。 碳酸饮料的最佳温度可以通过选择，或者在冰上的碳酸饮料的情况下选择到大致的冰的表面温度以减少发泡。

公开(公告)号：US06530400B2

公开(公告)日：2003-03-11

申请号：US10067524

申请日：2002-02-05

申请人： Patrick L. Nelson

发明人： Patrick L. Nelson

IPC分类号： B65B104

CPC分类号： B67D1/1222 ,  B67D1/0011 ,  B67D1/0406 ,  B67D1/0861 ,  B67D1/12 ,  B67D1/1422 ,  B67D2001/009 ,  B67D2001/1261 ,  B67D2210/00007

摘要： A carbonated beverage is conveyed from a source to a closed reservoir at a first pressure level. The pressure in the reservoir is controlled by selectively venting gas and adding pressurized gas to the reservoir to maintain the carbonated beverage at a second pressure level that is less than the first pressure level and substantially greater than atmospheric pressure. The carbonated beverage is dispensed from the reservoir into a serving container by reducing the pressure in the reservoir to substantially atmospheric pressure and then opening an outlet valve. During prolonged periods when dispensing is not occurring, the pressure in the reservoir may be increased to prevent degassing of the carbonated beverage. In that case, the reservoir pressure is reduced to the second pressure level before another dispensing operation.

公开(公告)号：US06237652B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-29

申请号：US09489695

申请日：2000-01-25

申请人： Patrick L. Nelson

发明人： Patrick L. Nelson

IPC分类号： B65B104

CPC分类号： B67D1/124 ,  B67C3/2608 ,  B67C2003/2682 ,  B67D1/0011 ,  B67D1/0406 ,  B67D1/0861 ,  B67D1/1222 ,  B67D1/1422 ,  B67D1/1438 ,  B67D1/1455 ,  B67D2001/009 ,  B67D2001/1261 ,  B67D2210/00007

摘要： A pressurized system for dispensing carbonated beverages into an open container uses a bottom filling technique in which the outlet port of the nozzle is proximate to a bottom of the open container when dispensing is initiated. The carbonated beverage is maintained in a pressurized state within the nozzle and the remainder of the system, until immediately prior to opening a valve to dispense the carbonated beverage into the open container. Prior to opening valve, the pressure of the carbonated beverage nozzle is reduced to an appropriate dispensing pressure, preferably slightly above atmospheric pressure. The system also precisely controls the temperature of the carbonated beverage, preferably using an in-line zero&Dgr;T chiller. In addition, specialized valve configurations and operation techniques, as well as container positioning techniques, are implemented in order to achieve a desired presentation of the carbonated beverage in the open container.

摘要翻译： 用于将碳酸饮料分配到开放容器中的加压系统使用底部填充技术，其中当启动分配时，喷嘴的出口接近开放容器的底部。 碳酸饮料在喷嘴和系统的其余部分内保持加压状态，直到打开阀门之前立即将碳酸饮料分配到敞开的容器中。 在打开阀门之前，碳酸饮料喷嘴的压力降低到适当的分配压力，优选略高于大气压。 该系统还精确地控制碳酸饮料的温度，优选使用在线零冷却器。 此外，实现专门的阀构造和操作技术以及容器定位技术，以便实现在开放的容器中所需的碳酸饮料的呈现。

公开(公告)号：US06779685B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-24

申请号：US10317258

申请日：2002-12-11

申请人： Patrick L. Nelson

发明人： Patrick L. Nelson

IPC分类号： B65B304

CPC分类号： B67D1/1222 ,  B67D1/0011 ,  B67D1/0406 ,  B67D1/0861 ,  B67D1/1422 ,  B67D2001/009 ,  B67D2001/1261 ,  B67D2210/00007

摘要： A carbonated beverage is furnished from a source at a first pressure to a reservoir in which a quantity of the beverage is held a second pressure level that is less than the first pressure and greater than atmospheric pressure. When it is desired to dispense the carbonated beverage into a serving container, the reservoir is vented to the atmosphere so that the beverage is dispensed at substantially atmospheric pressure. The amount of carbonated beverage in the reservoir is sensed and when that amount drops below a first level, carbonated beverage is added from the source while the reservoir is vented to the atmosphere. The venting terminates when the amount of beverage in the reservoir reaches a second level. The beverage continues to flow into the reservoir thereafter for a predefined period of time causing the pressure to increase to the second pressure level.

摘要翻译： 将碳酸饮料从第一压力的源提供给储存器，其中饮料的量保持小于第一压力并且大于大气压力的第二压力水平。 当希望将碳酸饮料分配到服务容器中时，储存器被排放到大气中，使得饮料在基本上大气压下分配。 感测到储存器中的碳酸饮料的量，并且当该量降低到第一水平以下时，在将储存器排放到大气中时，从源中加入碳酸饮料。 当储存器中的饮料量达到第二水平时​​，排气终止。 饮料继续在储存器中流入预定的时间段，导致压力增加到第二压力水平。

公开(公告)号：US06681594B1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-27

申请号：US10317257

申请日：2002-12-11

申请人： Patrick L. Nelson

发明人： Patrick L. Nelson

IPC分类号： F25B4302

CPC分类号： B67D1/0864 ,  F25B5/02 ,  F25B2400/0403 ,  F25B2400/0411 ,  F25B2600/2501 ,  F25B2700/21171 ,  F25B2700/21175 ,  F25D17/02 ,  F25D31/003

摘要： An apparatus for cooling a fluid, such as a beverage, includes a housing with a closed chamber that forms bath of a refrigerant. A conduit for the beverage is coiled in the chamber and immersed in the refrigerant to transfer heat from the beverage to the refrigerant. The housing chamber is connected to a compressor and condenser of a standard refrigeration system to extract heat from the refrigerant drawn from the chamber and return the refrigerant to the housing. The refrigerant bath forms an efficient mechanism for cooling the beverage as it flows through the apparatus without requiring the beverage to remain stationary for a period of time.

摘要翻译： 用于冷却诸如饮料的流体的装置包括具有形成制冷剂浴的封闭室的壳体。 用于饮料的导管卷绕在腔室中并浸入制冷剂中以将热量从饮料传递到制冷剂。 容纳室连接到标准制冷系统的压缩机和冷凝器，以从从室抽出的制冷剂提取热量并将制冷剂返回到壳体。 制冷剂浴形成用于在饮料流过设备时冷却饮料的有效机构，而不需要饮料保持静止一段时间。