Beverage supply apparatus
US-2017305735-A1 · Oct 26, 2017 · US
Beverage supplying device
US10676336B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10676336-B2 |
| Application number | US-201916456251-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Priority date | Oct 31, 2014 |
| Publication date | Jun 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2020 |
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A beverage supplying device comprising: a touch panel for receiving an operation for selecting a main syrup constituting a main beverage, and a topping syrup added as flavoring to the main beverage; a second syrup solenoid valve for opening and closing a passage for supplying the topping syrup that is stored under pressure in a syrup tank; a second syrup pump for intermittently supplying the topping syrup while the second syrup solenoid valve is open, the second syrup pump being provided to the passage for supplying the topping syrup between the syrup tank and the second syrup solenoid valve; and a nozzle for producing the main beverage by mixing the main syrup with water or carbonated water at a prescribed ratio, and producing a beverage by mixing the topping syrup with the main beverage without diluting the topping syrup.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A beverage supplying apparatus comprising: an operation receiver that receives an operation for selecting whether to use a syrup stored in a syrup tank to be provided in the beverage supplying apparatus as a main syrup or a topping syrup; and a mixer that, when the syrup is selected as the main syrup, produces a main beverage by mixing the main syrup with water or carbonated water and that, when the syrup is selected as the topping syrup, produces a beverage by mixing the topping syrup with the main beverage. 2. The beverage supplying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the mixer intermittently supplies the topping syrup to the main beverage. 3. The beverage supplying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the mixer continuously supplies the topping syrup for a predetermined time period. 4. The beverage supplying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the mixer repeatedly performs a plurality of times, for a time period during which the main syrup is supplied, one cycle comprising a time period during which the topping syrup is supplied and a time period during which the topping syrup is not supplied. 5. The beverage supplying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the syrup is selected as the main syrup, the mixer produces the main beverage by diluting the main syrup with water or carbonated water and intermittently supplies another syrup selected as the topping syrup without diluting the another syrup to the main beverage and produces the beverage by mixing the topping syrup with the main beverage. 6. The beverage supplying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the syrup is selected as the topping syrup, the mixer produces the main beverage by diluting another syrup selected as the main syrup with water or carbonated water and intermittently supplies the topping syrup without diluting the topping syrup to the main beverage and produces the beverage by mixing the topping syrup with the main beverage.
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the diluent being supplied from water mains · CPC title
Means comprising electronic circuitry (e.g. control panels, switching or controlling means) · CPC title
- B67D1/0028Primary
based on the timed opening of a valve · CPC title
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- What does patent US10676336B2 cover?
- A beverage supplying device comprising: a touch panel for receiving an operation for selecting a main syrup constituting a main beverage, and a topping syrup added as flavoring to the main beverage; a second syrup solenoid valve for opening and closing a passage for supplying the topping syrup that is stored under pressure in a syrup tank; a second syrup pump for intermittently supplying the to…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B67D1/0028. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Jun 09 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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