Beverage Dispensing Assembly Comprising an Ingredient Container Receiving Means and a Gas Pressure Regulator and Method of Dispensing a Beverage with Such Assembly

    公开(公告)号:US20220002134A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-06

    申请号:US17477335

    申请日:2021-09-16

    Inventor: Jerome Pellaud

    Abstract: A beverage dispensing assembly for preparing and dispensing a beverage the assembly comprising: —source of pressurized base liquid having CO2, N2 or N2O dissolved therein and having a gas pressure of at least 0.5 bar overpressure at 2° C.; —a beverage unit with a liquid flow path having a liquid inlet at one end in fluid communication with the base liquid in the source of base liquid by means of a valve and a beverage outlet at an opposite end; an ingredient container receiving means having an ingredient container installed therein such that when correctly installed, the content of the ingredient container is in fluid communication with the liquid flow path for mixing the content of the ingredient container with a base liquid in the liquid flow path; —a gas pressure regulation unit having a pressure chamber provided in the liquid flow path downstream of the fluid communication between the liquid flow path and the content of the ingredient container; a gas ingredient inlet in fluid communication with the pressure chamber through a valve.

    Beverage dispensing device with mixing chamber and cooling functionality

    公开(公告)号:US10717637B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-21

    申请号:US15514479

    申请日:2015-09-25

    Abstract: A beverage dispensing device prepares and dispenses a beverage. The dispensing device includes a housing which has a beverage unit with a liquid inlet and a beverage outlet. The beverage unit has a receiver for at least one container containing a unit dose of concentrated beverage ingredient to be dispensed, and an ingredient discharge. The beverage unit has a liquid line. The liquid line first section extends from the base liquid inlet to a receiver liquid inlet to guide base liquid into the unit dose of beverage ingredient through the beverage discharge into the liquid line second section that extends from the ingredient discharge to the beverage outlet. A mixing chamber is defined in the liquid line. Temperature regulator is provided in the mixing chamber or the mixing chamber comprises an inlet for pressurized fluid for expanding the fluid in the mixing chamber.

    Method of dispensing a beverage with variable pressure

    公开(公告)号:US10597278B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-24

    申请号:US15514484

    申请日:2015-09-25

    Inventor: Jerome Pellaud

    Abstract: A method prepares and dispenses a beverage with a dispensing device. The device includes a housing with a beverage unit having a liquid line, a pressure controller to control liquid line pressure, and an ingredient container receiving means. The content of the ingredient container is in fluid communication with a liquid line to mix the ingredient container contents with a base liquid in the liquid line. The device further includes an ingredient container identification unit and a processor coupled for controlling the pressure controller. The method includes providing an ingredient container in the device, identifying the ingredient container, providing a base liquid, and mixing the contents of the ingredient container with the base liquid dispensing the prepared beverage. The pressure in the liquid line changes from a first pressure level to a second pressure level by the pressure controller during mixing and dispensing of the beverage.

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