Non-electric fountain beverage dispensers and systems

    公开(公告)号:US11104568B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US16703549

    申请日:2019-12-04

    申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.

    摘要: Non-electric fountain beverage dispensers for dispensing a variety of beverages without the use of electricity. The non-electric fountain beverage dispenser may include a gas container for storing a pressurized gas, a base liquid storage container for storing a base liquid, and a gas supply line that communicates pressurized gas from the gas container to the base liquid storage container and to a syrup storage container. Non-electric beverage dispenser further includes a mechanical dispensing valve in fluid communication with the base liquid storage container and the syrup storage container by means of a base liquid supply line and a syrup supply line, respectively, such that the mechanical dispensing valve is capable of selectively dispensing a mixture of the base liquid and the syrup. Non-electric fountain beverage dispenser further includes a non-electric cooling unit for cooling the base liquid without the use of electricity.

    Low-pressure carbonation for carbonated soft drink equipment

    公开(公告)号:US10343887B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US15687995

    申请日:2017-08-28

    申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B67D1/12 B67C3/12 B67D1/00

    摘要: A carbonated drink dispensing system includes a carbonation tank, a CO2 cylinder configured to deliver CO2 to the carbonation tank at a pressure of between 50 psi and 60 psi, a low-pressure pump configured to pump water into the carbonation tank, and a level sensor configured to determine when the water in the carbonation tank has reached a pre-determined level. The low-pressure pump is configured to stop pumping water when the level sensor determines that the water in the carbonation tank has reached the pre-determined level. The low-pressure pump starts pumping water again after a time delay.