公开(公告)号：US4969576A

公开(公告)日：1990-11-13

申请号：US284969

申请日：1988-12-15

申请人： Terry L. Merrill ,  Kenneth W. Schneider ,  Karl A. Senghaas

发明人： Terry L. Merrill ,  Kenneth W. Schneider ,  Karl A. Senghaas

IPC分类号： B67D1/08

CPC分类号： B67D1/0857

摘要： The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for maintaining cold carbonated water in a beverage dispensing device so that unacceptably warm water is not dispensed therefrom. A modified beverage dispensing apparatus is shown including a carbonated water supply, a cold plate, carbonated water supply line extending through the cold plate, and in fluid communication with a carbonated water plenum immediately adjacent and in fluid communication with a plurality of beverage dispensing valves. An electronic control device connected to a temperature sensing thermostat located in the plenum and to a solenoid discharge valve of the plenum. The control device is also connected to a temperature sensing thermostat in the cold plate and to a pressure sensor located in the line between the source of compressed carbon dioxide and the carbonated water reservoir. In operation, the control device provides for sensing of the temperature in the plenum so that the solenoid valve can be operated to discharge carbonated water from the plenum if the temperature thereof rises above a predetermined value. So that the water therein can be replaced by water of a suitable lower temperature. The control device also senses cold plate temperature and CO2 pressure so that unacceptably high temperature or low pressure respectively thereof is indicated to the operator and so that the control device can interrupt beverage dispensing.

摘要翻译： 本发明公开了一种用于在饮料分配装置中保持冷碳酸水的方法和装置，使得不能从其中分配不可接受的温水。 示出了改进的饮料分配装置，其包括碳酸水供应源，冷板，碳酸水供应管线，其延伸穿过冷板，并与紧邻的多个饮料分配阀流体连通的碳酸化水室流体连通。 连接到位于通风室中的温度感应恒温器和气室的电磁放电阀的电子控制装置。 控制装置还连接到冷板中的感温恒温器和位于压缩二氧化碳源和碳酸蓄水池之间的管线中的压力传感器。 在操作中，控制装置提供感测气室中的温度，使得如果电磁阀的温度升高到预定值以上，则电磁阀可以被操作以从充气室排放碳酸水。 使其中的水可以被合适的较低温度的水替代。 控制装置还感测冷板温度和二氧化碳压力，使得操作者指示不可接受的高温或低压，从而控制装置可以中断饮料分配。

公开(公告)号：US5115942A

公开(公告)日：1992-05-26

申请号：US592416

申请日：1990-10-03

申请人： Terry L. Merrill ,  Kenneth W. Schneider ,  Karl A. Senghaas

发明人： Terry L. Merrill ,  Kenneth W. Schneider ,  Karl A. Senghaas

IPC分类号： B67D1/08

CPC分类号： B67D1/0857

摘要： The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for maintaining cold carbonated water in a beverage dispensing device so that unacceptably warm water is not dispensed therefrom. A modified beverage dispensing apparatus is shown including a carbonated water supply, a cold plate, a cabonated water supply line extending through the cold plate, and in fluid communication with a carbonated water plenum immediately adjacent and in fluid communication with a plurality of beverage dispensing valves. An electronic control device connected to a temperature sensing thermostat located in the plenum and to a solenoid discharge valve of the plenum. The control device is also connected to a temperature sensing thermostat in the cold plate and to a pressure sensor located in the line between the source of compressed carbon dioxide and the carbonated water reservoir. In operation, the control device provides for sensing of the temperature in the plenum so that the solenoid valve can be operated to discharge carbonated water from the plenum if the temperature thereof rises above a predetermined value. So that the water therein can be replaced by water of a suitable lower temperature. The control device also senses cold plate temperature and CO2 pressure so that unacceptably high temperature or low pressure respectively thereof is indicated to the operator and so that the control device can interrupt beverage dispensing.

摘要翻译： 本发明公开了一种用于在饮料分配装置中保持冷碳酸水的方法和装置，使得不能从其中分配不可接受的温水。 示出了一种改进的饮料分配装置，其包括碳酸水源，冷板，延伸穿过冷板的中空供水管线，并且与紧邻的碳酸化水室和与多个饮料分配阀流体连通地流体连通 。 连接到位于通风室中的温度感应恒温器和气室的电磁放电阀的电子控制装置。 控制装置还连接到冷板中的感温恒温器和位于压缩二氧化碳源和碳酸蓄水池之间的管线中的压力传感器。 在操作中，控制装置提供感测气室中的温度，使得如果电磁阀的温度升高到预定值以上，则电磁阀可以被操作以从充气室排放碳酸水。 使其中的水可以被合适的较低温度的水替代。 控制装置还感测冷板温度和二氧化碳压力，使得操作者指示不可接受的高温或低压，从而控制装置可以中断饮料分配。

公开(公告)号：US4733539A

公开(公告)日：1988-03-29

申请号：US937931

申请日：1986-12-04

申请人： Marvin H. Josten ,  Terry L. Merrill ,  Kenneth W. Schneider ,  Robert F. Utter

发明人： Marvin H. Josten ,  Terry L. Merrill ,  Kenneth W. Schneider ,  Robert F. Utter

IPC分类号： F25C1/12 ,  F25C1/00

CPC分类号： F25C1/12 ,  F25C2600/04

摘要： A method and apparatus for making ice wherein an ice cube maker has a generally upright gridded evaporator, a hot gas defrost for harvest of cubes, a storage bin below the evaporator, a hinged cube and water curtain between the evaporator and the bin, a new and improved control for the freeze cycle, and a new and improved control for the harvest cycle. The freeze cycle control has a temperature sensor, on a backside of the evaporator, circuitry to count down a predetermined time after a predetermined plate temperature has been sensed, the circuit terminates the countdown if the plate temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature and restarts the countdown when the predetermined temperature is again reached, and the circuit switches the refrigeration from freeze to hot gas defrost when the countdown is completed for harvest of the ice cubes; the harvest control has an ice curtain sensor connected to the refrigeration control, and a lever between the ice curtain and the sensor, when the curtain is opened by ice cubes the sensor picks up the lever movement and the control switches the refrigeration from the defrost to the freeze cycle.

摘要翻译： 一种用于制造冰的方法和装置，其中冰块制造器具有大致直立的网格蒸发器，用于收集立方体的热气体除霜器，蒸发器下方的储存箱，蒸发器和料箱之间的铰接立方体和水幕，新的 并改进了对冻结循环的控制，并且对收获周期进行了新的改进的控制。 冷冻循环控制在蒸发器的背面具有温度传感器，在检测到预定的板温度之后倒数预定时间的电路，如果板温度超过预定温度，则电路终止倒计时，并且当 再次达到预定温度，并且当倒数计时完成以收集冰块时，电路将冷冻从冷冻切换到热气体除霜; 收获控制器具有连接到制冷控制器的冰幕传感器，以及冰幕和传感器之间的杆，当窗帘被冰块打开时，传感器拾取杆的运动，并且控制将制冷从除霜切换到 冻结循环。

公开(公告)号：US4938030A

公开(公告)日：1990-07-03

申请号：US174061

申请日：1988-03-28

申请人： Marvin H. Josten ,  Terry L. Merrill ,  Kenneth W. Schneider ,  Robert Putter

发明人： Marvin H. Josten ,  Terry L. Merrill ,  Kenneth W. Schneider ,  Robert Putter

IPC分类号： F25C1/12

CPC分类号： F25C1/12 ,  F25C2600/04

摘要： An ice cube makes has a generally upright gridded evaporator, a hot gas defrost for harvest of cubes, a storage bin below the evaporator, a hinged cube and water curtain between the evaporator and the bin, a new and improved control for the freeze cycle, and a new and improved control for the harvest cycle. The freeze cycle control has a temperature sensor, on a backside of the evaporator, circuitry to count down a predetermined time after a predetermined plate temperature has been sensed, the circuit terminates the countdown if the plate temperature exceeds the predetermined temperature and restarts the countdown when the predetermined temperature is again reached, and the circuit switches the refrigeration from freeze to hot gas defrost when the countdown is completed for harvest of the ice cubes; the harvest control has an ice curtain sensor connected to the refrigeration control, and a lever between the ice curtain and the sensor, when the curtain is opened by ice cubes the sensor picks up the lever movement and the control switches the refrigeration from the defrost to the freeze cycle.

摘要翻译： 冰块制成具有大致直立的格栅蒸发器，用于收集立方体的热气体除霜器，蒸发器下方的储存箱，蒸发器和料箱之间的铰接立方体和水幕，用于冷冻循环的新的和改进的控制， 以及对收获周期的新的和改进的控制。 冷冻循环控制在蒸发器的背面具有温度传感器，在检测到预定的板温度之后倒数预定时间的电路，如果板温度超过预定温度，则电路终止倒计时，并且当 再次达到预定温度，并且当倒数计时完成以收集冰块时，电路将冷冻从冷冻切换到热气体除霜; 收获控制器具有连接到制冷控制器的冰幕传感器，以及冰幕和传感器之间的杆，当窗帘被冰块打开时，传感器拾取杆的运动，并且控制将制冷从除霜切换到 冻结循环。