Bag-in-box pump system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9850118-B2
Application number	US-86048510-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2010
Priority date	Aug 20, 2010
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

Systems and methods for packaging beverage components and dispensing beverages are provided. Bag-in-box packages include connectors that contain rotary pumps. Each rotary pump includes a resiliently deformable housing and a rotor that form a plurality of chambers. The bag-in-box package may be incorporated into a dispenser system that includes a touch screen that allows users to input beverage selections.

First claim

We claim:

1. A bag-in-box package for a dispensing system, the bag-in-box package comprising:
a rigid box;
a flexible bag disposed within the box and having a connector projecting outwardly of the box; and
a rotary pump located within the connector, the rotary pump having a resiliently deformable housing and a rotor located within a fluid path that form a plurality of chambers that are configured to meter the transfer of fluid from an inlet port to an outlet port, the rotor located internally within the rotary pump;
wherein the rotor is formed of a magnetic material.

2. The bag-in-box package of claim 1 , wherein the resiliently deformable housing is formed of plastic.

3. The bag-in-box package of claim 1 , wherein the rotary pump is disposable.

4. A beverage dispensing system comprising:
a concentrate container having a connector, the connector comprising a rotary pump located within the connector and having a resiliently deformable housing and a rotor located within a fluid path that form a plurality of chambers that are configured to meter the transfer of fluid from an inlet port to an outlet port, the rotor located internally within the rotary pump; and
a motor coupled to the pump to drive the pump;
wherein the motor controls the volumetric dispensing of concentrate from the concentrate container and wherein the motor comprises a fluid driven pump.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the concentrate container comprises a bag-in-box container.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the motor is mechanically connected to the pump.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein the motor is magnetically coupled to the pump.

8. The system of claim 7 , where in the pump includes a magnetic rotor.

9. The system of claim 4 , further including a mixer that mixes fluid used to drive the pump and concentrate from the concentrate container.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the mixer comprises a nozzle.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the mixer comprises a mixing trough.

12. A beverage dispensing system comprising:
a memory that stores beverage recipes;
a user input device that receives a beverage selection corresponding to a recipe;
a plurality of beverage component containers, each beverage component container having a connector that comprises a rotary pump located within the connector, the rotary pump having a resiliently deformable housing and a rotor located within a fluid path that form a plurality of chambers that are configured to meter the transfer of fluid from an inlet port to an outlet port, the rotor located internally within the rotary pump; and
a processor programmed with computer-executable instructions to cause the beverage dispensing system to:
receive the beverage selection; and
drive at least a first rotary pump to dispense a first volume of beverage component from a first beverage component container in accordance with the recipe.

13. The beverage dispensing system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further programmed with computer-executable instructions to cause the beverage dispensing system to:
drive at least a second rotary pump to dispense a second volume of beverage component from a second beverage component container in accordance with the recipe.

14. The beverage dispensing system of claim 13 , further comprising a water container and
the processor is further programmed with computer-executable instructions to cause the beverage dispensing system to control a valve coupled to the water container to dispense a volume of water in accordance with the recipe.

15. The beverage dispensing system of claim 12 , wherein the user input device comprises a touch screen.

16. The beverage dispensing system of claim 12 , further including a sound device configured to play sound corresponding to a beverage selected with the user input device while a beverage is being dispensed.

Assignees

• Deo Indrani
• Jersey Steven
• Pepsico Inc

Inventors

• Deo Indrani
• Jersey Steven

Classifications

• F04C2240/20

  Rotors · CPC title

• F04C5/00

  Rotary-piston machines or pumps with the working-chamber walls at least partly resiliently deformable (such pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids F04C18/00) · CPC title

• B67D1/1231

  Metering pumps · CPC title

• F04C2220/24

  for metering throughflow · CPC title

• B67D1/108 Primary

  of the peristaltic type · CPC title