Re-fillable syrup bin for beverage machine
US-2016089647-A1 · Mar 31, 2016 · US
Re-fillable syrup bin for beverage machine
US10035115B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10035115-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514864273-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | Sep 26, 2014 |
| Publication date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2018 |
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A beverage dispenser includes a mixing portion to mix a plurality of beverage ingredients and a dispensing portion to dispense the mixed beverage. The dispenser further includes a product input portion having a plurality of refillable ingredient bins operably connectible to the mixing portion. Each refillable ingredient bin includes a self-closing seal located at a bin outlet to prevent leakage of the beverage ingredients from the bin outlet when the refillable ingredient bin is disconnected from the mixing portion. An ingredient bin assembly for a beverage dispensing machine includes a refillable ingredient bin having a bin outlet and a self-closing seal positioned at the bin outlet to prevent leakage of beverage ingredients from the bin outlet when the refillable ingredient bin is disconnected from a beverage dispensing machine.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A beverage dispenser comprising: a mixing portion to mix a plurality of beverage ingredients; a dispensing portion to dispense the mixed beverage; and a product input portion including a plurality of refillable ingredient bins operably connectible to the mixing portion via a bin outlet, each refillable ingredient bin including a self-closing seal disposed at the bin outlet to prevent leakage of the beverage ingredients from the bin outlet when the refillable ingredient bin is disconnected from the mixing portion; the ingredient bin having a sloping bottom to direct ingredients in the ingredient bin toward the bin outlet; the bin outlet disposed at a sidewall of the ingredient bin above the sloping bottom. 2. The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the seal is secured to the ingredient bin via a removable seal holder. 3. The beverage dispenser of claim 2 , wherein the seal holder is securable to the ingredient bin via a twist-lock feature. 4. The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the seal is a silicone seal. 5. The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the ingredient bin includes a removable lid. 6. The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of ingredient bins are disposed in a cabinet. 7. An ingredient bin assembly for a beverage dispensing machine comprising: a refillable ingredient bin having a bin outlet; and a self-closing seal disposed at the bin outlet to prevent leakage of beverage ingredients from the bin outlet when the refillable ingredient bin is disconnected from a beverage dispensing machine; the ingredient bin having a sloping bottom to direct ingredients in the ingredient bin toward the bin outlet; the bin outlet disposed at a sidewall of the ingredient bin above the sloping bottom. 8. The ingredient bin assembly of claim 7 , wherein the seal is secured to the ingredient bin via a removable seal holder. 9. The ingredient bin assembly of claim 8 , wherein the seal holder is securable to the ingredient bin via a twist-lock feature. 10. The ingredient bin assembly of claim 8 , wherein the seal is retained at the seal holder between an inner seal holder and an outer seal holder. 11. The ingredient bin assembly of claim 7 , wherein the seal is a silicone seal. 12. The ingredient bin assembly of claim 7 , wherein the ingredient bin includes a removable lid.
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US10035115B2 cover?
- A beverage dispenser includes a mixing portion to mix a plurality of beverage ingredients and a dispensing portion to dispense the mixed beverage. The dispenser further includes a product input portion having a plurality of refillable ingredient bins operably connectible to the mixing portion. Each refillable ingredient bin includes a self-closing seal located at a bin outlet to prevent leakage…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Carrier Corp, Taylor Commercial Foodservice Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B01F13/1066. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jul 31 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).