Fluid dispenser chassis and agitation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10561996-B2
Application number	US-201515307177-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2015
Priority date	May 1, 2014
Publication date	Feb 18, 2020
Grant date	Feb 18, 2020

Abstract

Agitating a plurality of fluid packages in a tower. The housing tower may include a stationary tower as well as an agitation device. The agitation device may include an agitation chassis assembly and an agitation rack tower. The plurality of fluid packages may be received at the agitation rack tower. Once received, the plurality of fluid packages may be connected to a pump assembly, wherein the pump assembly is located at the agitation chassis assembly. In addition, the agitation rack tower may be agitated relative to the agitation chassis assembly about a pivot point located on the agitation rack tower.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A housing tower, comprising:
a rack tower;
a pump assembly;
a chassis assembly including an assembly pivot, the chassis assembly configured to house the rack tower and the pump assembly, wherein the rack tower includes a tower pivot point located on the rack tower, the rack tower being configured to receive a plurality of fluid packages, and further wherein the pump assembly is adapted to fluidly connect with the plurality of fluid packages upon receipt into the rack tower, and
an agitation assembly configured to agitate the rack tower relative to the chassis assembly via oscillation of a motor mount pivot point affixed to a single point on the rack tower such that the rack tower oscillates about the tower pivot point relative to the assembly pivot,
wherein the chassis assembly remains stationary as the agitation assembly agitates the rack tower.

2. The housing tower of claim 1 , wherein the chassis assembly comprises at least one of a control board, power and data connection to the pump assembly, and a pump electrical connection, wherein, as the agitation assembly agitates, the at least one of the control board, the power and data connection to the pump assembly, and the pump electrical connection remain stationary.

3. The housing tower of claim 2 , wherein the rack tower comprises a radio frequency identification antenna, wherein the control board is coupled to the chassis assembly on a first side panel and the radio frequency identification antenna is located on a second side panel of the chassis assembly opposite to the first side panel.

4. The housing tower of claim 1 , wherein the rack tower comprises slots to receive the plurality of fluid packages, wherein the plurality of fluid packages are stacked package to package, and wherein the slots are inclined at an angle of at least five degrees.

5. The housing tower of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of fluid packages is connected to an associated individual pump.

6. A beverage system comprising:
a housing tower, including:
a rack tower;
a pump assembly;
a chassis assembly including an assembly pivot, the chassis assembly configured to house the rack tower and the pump assembly, wherein the rack tower includes a tower pivot point located on the rack tower, the rack tower being configured to receive a plurality of fluid packages, and further wherein the pump assembly is adapted to fluidly connect with the plurality of fluid packages upon receipt into the rack tower; and
an agitation assembly configured to agitate the rack tower relative to the chassis assembly by oscillating a motor mount pivot point affixed to a single point on the rack tower such that the rack tower oscillates about the tower pivot point relative to the assembly pivot on the chassis assembly;
wherein the chassis assembly remains stationary as the agitation assembly agitates the single rack tower.

Assignees

• Coca Cola Co

Inventors

• Ziesel Lawrence Blair
• Quartarone Daniel S
• Harvey David J

Classifications

• B67D2210/00034

  Modules · CPC title

• B67D1/0888

  Means comprising electronic circuitry (e.g. control panels, switching or controlling means) · CPC title

• B67D1/0078

  Ingredient cartridges · CPC title

• B67D1/0043

  Mixing devices for liquids · CPC title

• B67D2210/00163

  Agitators · CPC title