公开(公告)号：US09409756B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US14153852

申请日：2014-01-13

申请人： PepsiCo, Inc.

发明人： Joseph Todd Piatnik ,  Fernando Ubidia ,  Amir Farooqui ,  Aaron M. Stein ,  Eric Skell ,  Thomas Tagliapietra ,  William Black

IPC分类号： B67D1/00

CPC分类号： B67D1/0041 ,  B67D1/0051 ,  B67D1/0085

摘要： A multi-flavor valve capable of dispensing at least three flavors of beverages is provided. The valve includes a single-piece injection-molded valve body having at least three syrup flow paths and a water flow path. The valve also includes at least three syrup flow path solenoids for respectively opening and closing the at least three syrup flow paths, and one water flow path solenoid for opening and closing the water flow path. The three syrup flow path solenoids are positioned in the corresponding syrup flow paths, and the water flow path solenoid is positioned in the water flow path, within the valve body. The valve also has at least three beverage flavor switches for selecting any one of the three beverage flavors for dispensation. The valve further includes an electronics module electrically connected to the solenoids and to the beverage flavor switches, the electronics module causing one of the syrup flow path solenoids to open the corresponding syrup flow path of the syrup corresponding to a selected flavor switch, and causing the water flow path solenoid to open the water flow path, thereby causing the multi-flavor valve to dispense the selected beverage flavor.

摘要翻译： 提供了能够分配至少三种口味饮料的多风味阀。 该阀包括具有至少三个糖浆流动路径和水流通道的单件式注模阀体。 阀还包括用于分别打开和关闭至少三个糖浆流动路径的至少三个糖浆流路螺线管，以及用于打开和关闭水流通道的一个水流路径螺线管。 三个糖浆流路螺线管位于相应的糖浆流动路径中，并且水流路径螺线管位于阀体内的水流路径中。 该阀还具有至少三个饮料风味开关，用于选择三种饮料调味剂中的任何一种用于分配。 阀还包括电连接到螺线管和饮料风味开关的电子模块，电子模块使得糖浆流路螺线管中的一个打开与所选择的风味开关相对应的糖浆的相应糖浆流动路径， 水流路径螺线管，以打开水流路径，从而使多风味阀分配所选择的饮料风味。

公开(公告)号：US20140124529A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-08

申请号：US14153852

申请日：2014-01-13

申请人： PepsiCo,Inc.

发明人： Joseph Todd Piatnik ,  Fernando Ubidia ,  Amir Farooqui ,  Aaron Stein ,  Eric Skell ,  Thomas Tagliapietra ,  William Black

IPC分类号： B67D1/00 ,  B67D7/74

CPC分类号： B67D1/0041 ,  B67D1/0051 ,  B67D1/0085

摘要： A multi-flavor valve capable of dispensing at least three flavors of beverages is provided. The valve includes a single-piece injection-molded valve body having at least three syrup flow paths and a water flow path. The valve also includes at least three syrup flow path solenoids for respectively opening and closing the at least three syrup flow paths, and one water flow path solenoid for opening and closing the water flow path. The three syrup flow path solenoids are positioned in the corresponding syrup flow paths, and the water flow path solenoid is positioned in the water flow path, within the valve body. The valve also has at least three beverage flavor switches for selecting any one of the three beverage flavors for dispensation. The valve further includes an electronics module electrically connected to the solenoids and to the beverage flavor switches, the electronics module causing one of the syrup flow path solenoids to open the corresponding syrup flow path of the syrup corresponding to a selected flavor switch, and causing the water flow path solenoid to open the water flow path, thereby causing the multi-flavor valve to dispense the selected beverage flavor.

摘要翻译： 提供了能够分配至少三种口味饮料的多风味阀。 该阀包括具有至少三个糖浆流动路径和水流通道的单件式注模阀体。 阀还包括用于分别打开和关闭至少三个糖浆流动路径的至少三个糖浆流路螺线管，以及用于打开和关闭水流通道的一个水流路径螺线管。 三个糖浆流路螺线管位于相应的糖浆流动路径中，并且水流路径螺线管位于阀体内的水流路径中。 该阀还具有至少三个饮料风味开关，用于选择三种饮料调味剂中的任何一种用于分配。 阀还包括电连接到螺线管和饮料风味开关的电子模块，电子模块使得糖浆流路螺线管中的一个打开与所选择的风味开关相对应的糖浆的相应糖浆流动路径， 水流路径螺线管，以打开水流路径，从而使多风味阀分配所选择的饮料风味。