Milk beverage feeding device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10863859-B2
Application number	US-201715665460-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 1, 2017
Priority date	Mar 3, 2015
Publication date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020

Abstract

A milk beverage feeding device includes an undiluted-solution storage storing a milk-beverage undiluted solution; an undiluted-solution feeder feeding the milk-beverage undiluted solution; a vapor feeder feeding a pressurized vapor in a pressurized state; an air feeder feeding compressed air in a compressed state; and a mixer mixing the milk-beverage undiluted solution fed from the undiluted-solution storage through the undiluted-solution feeder, the pressurized vapor fed from the vapor feeder, and the compressed air fed from the air feeder to form a mixture and feed the mixture as a milk beverage to a beverage container.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A milk beverage feeding device comprising
an undiluted-solution storage configured to store a milk-beverage undiluted solution;
an undiluted-solution feeder configured to feed the milk-beverage undiluted solution;
a vapor feeder configured to feed a pressurized vapor in a pressurized state;
an air feeder configured to feed compressed air in a compressed state;
a mixer configured to mix the milk-beverage undiluted solution fed from the undiluted-solution storage through the undiluted-solution feeder, the pressurized vapor fed from the vapor feeder, and the compressed air fed from the air feeder to form a mixture and feed the mixture as a milk beverage; and
a foamer device including a passage to transfer the milk beverage, the passage having an intersection point connecting an axis of an upstream side of the passage to an axis of a downstream side of the passage at an acute angle to cause the milk beverage to hit a wall surface of the passage when the milk beverage transferred through the passage to increase the foaming quality of the milk beverage.

2. The milk beverage feeding device according to claim 1 , wherein the undiluted solution storage is a bag-in-box which is a box-like container accommodating a bag-like container enclosing a milk-beverage undiluted solution.

3. A milk beverage feeding device comprising:
an undiluted-solution storage configured to store a milk-beverage undiluted solution;
an undiluted-solution feeder configured to feed the milk-beverage undiluted solution;
a vapor feeder configured to feed a pressurized vapor in a pressurized state;
an air feeder configured to feed compressed air in a compressed state; and
a mixer configured to mix the milk-beverage undiluted solution fed from the undiluted-solution storage through the undiluted-solution feeder, the pressurized vapor fed from the vapor feeder, and the compressed air fed from the air feeder to form a mixture and feed the mixture as a milk beverage to a beverage container, the mixer including
a channel extending in a vertical direction, and
a check valve provided in the channel to allow a fluid to pass therethrough upward from below but restrict the fluid to pass therethrough downward from above, wherein
the pressurized vapor and the compressed air having passed through the check valve are mixed with the milk-beverage undiluted solution fed through the undiluted-solution feeder on an upper side of the check valve in the channel.

Assignees

• Fuji Electric Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mochida Yukihide

Classifications

• B67D2001/0827

  Bags in box · CPC title

• B67D1/1275

  promoting froth · CPC title

• B67D1/0801 Primary

  of beverage containers, e.g. casks, kegs · CPC title

• A47J31/44

  Parts or details {or accessories} of beverage-making apparatus (filters or strainers A47J31/06) · CPC title

• A47J31/41

  of liquid ingredients · CPC title