Dispensing nozzle assemblies with static mixers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11214473-B2
Application number	US-202016867654-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2020
Priority date	May 8, 2019
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

The present application provides a dispensing nozzle assembly for mixing a first fluid and a second fluid. The dispensing nozzle assembly may include a target assembly with a number of fins and a number of channels and a static mixer positioned about the fins.

First claim

We claim:

1. A dispensing nozzle assembly for mixing a first fluid and a second fluid, comprising:
a target assembly;
the target assembly comprising a plurality of fins and a plurality of channels; and
a static mixer positioned below the plurality of fins;
wherein the static mixer comprises a plurality of unsurrounded mixing fins.

2. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the target assembly comprises a tip and wherein the static mixer is positioned about the tip.

3. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the target assembly comprises a plurality of slots in the plurality of channels for an open center configuration.

4. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the target assembly comprises a hollow core.

5. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the target assembly comprises a plurality of slots in the plurality of channels and a hollow core.

6. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 5 , wherein the hollow core comprises a conical shape.

7. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the target assembly comprises a tapered configuration.

8. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the static mixer comprises a plurality of twisted mixing fins.

9. A dispensing nozzle assembly for mixing a first fluid and a second fluid, comprising:
a target assembly;
the target assembly comprising a plurality of target fins and a plurality of target channels; and
a twisted static mixer positioned below the plurality of target fins;
the twisted static mixer comprising a plurality of unsurrounded twisted mixing fins.

10. A dispensing nozzle assembly, comprising:
a diluent/sweetener module;
the diluent/sweetener module comprising a diluent chamber;
the diluent chamber comprising a plurality of diluent chamber outlets defined between a plurality of projections extending from an interior wall of the diluent/sweetener module and a flow guide; and
a target assembly positioned beneath the diluent/sweetener module.

11. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 10 , wherein the diluent/sweetener module comprises an off center diluent port in communication with the diluent chamber.

12. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 11 , wherein the diluent/sweetener module comprises a center sweetener port.

13. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 10 , wherein the flow guide comprises an upper floor extending between the plurality of projections.

14. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of projections comprises a tapered configuration.

15. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 10 , wherein the target assembly comprises a static mixer.

16. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 15 , wherein the static mixer comprises a twisted static mixer with a plurality of twisted mixing fins.

17. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 10 , wherein the target assembly comprises a tapered configuration.

18. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 10 , wherein the target assembly comprises a plurality of fins and a plurality of channels in a tapered configuration, a finless gap, and a static mixer.

19. A dispensing nozzle assembly, comprising:
a diluent/sweetener module;
the diluent/sweetener module comprising a diluent chamber;
the diluent chamber comprising a plurality of diluent chamber outlets defined between a plurality of projections and a flow guide; and
a target assembly positioned beneath the diluent/sweetener module;
the target assembly comprising a tapered configuration and an unsurrounded twisted static mixer.

20. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 19 , wherein the diluent/sweetener module comprises an off center diluent port in communication with the diluent chamber.

21. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 19 , wherein the twisted static mixer comprises a plurality of twisted mixing fins.

22. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 19 , wherein the target assembly comprises a plurality of fins and plurality of channels in the tapered configuration.

Assignees

• Coca Cola Co

Inventors

• Roberts Jevawn Sebastian
• Dennis Joseph Daniel

Classifications

• B67D1/0021

  the components being mixed at the time of dispensing, i.e. post-mix dispensers · CPC title

• B01F25/4312

  having different kinds of baffles, e.g. plates alternating with screens · CPC title

• B01F25/4314

  with helical baffles · CPC title

• B01F25/4316

  the baffles being flat pieces of material, e.g. intermeshing, fixed to the wall or fixed on a central rod · CPC title

• B01F23/45

  using flow mixing · CPC title