Pepsico, Inc.

Eltek S.p.a.

Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgerate Gmbh

Giovanni Perucca

Fabio Nebbia

William J Black

Brian T Cahill

Timothy W Bethuy

Ronald Schilling

Paul Novotny

Costanzo Gadini

Daniele Cerruti

Stefano Belfiore

Ronald D Schilling

Helmut Jerg

Bernd Schessl

Gerhard Fetzer

Michael Hartmann

Rudolf Schmidt

Karl-Heinz Rehm

Fiorenzo Pivetta

Johann Wilhelmstaetter

Markus Hoepfl

Paul Novonty

A beverage dispensing system with a base to which a dispensing head is removably attached without additional fasteners, wherein beverage forming liquids are supplied through a plurality of separate conduits in the base. Each base conduit has a normally closed valve that normally blocks fluid flow. The dispensing head has at least one passageway that receives liquid from an associated one of the base conduits. A projection associated with each dispensing head passageway opens the associated conduit valve to allow fluid flow from the base to the head. Dispensing valves in the dispensing head are independently accountable to regulate the dispensing of the beverage. In one version of the invention, four liquids are supplied to the dispensing head through the conduits, namely two liquid concentrates; carbonated water; and non-carbonated water. By selective opening of the dispensing valves, a plurality of beverages are formed from combinations of one or more of the liquids. A dispensing head for dispensing at least one carbonated fluid includes an inlet opening and an outlet opening at each end of a passage extending through a body, the inlet opening having a smaller cross-sectional area than the outlet opening.

Beverage dispensing system with a head capable of dispensing plural different beverages

A beverage dispensing system includes a base to which a dispensing head is removably attached without additional fasteners. Beverage-forming liquids are supplied through a plurality of separate conduits in the base. Each base conduit has a normally closed valve that normally blocks fluid flow. The dispensing head has at least one passageway that receives liquid from an associated one of the base conduits. A projection associated with each dispensing head passageway opens the associated conduit valve to allow fluid flow from the base to the head. Dispensing valves in the dispensing head regulate the dispensing of the beverage. By selectively opening the dispensing valves, a plurality of beverages are formed from combinations of one or more liquids. A dispensing head includes an inlet opening and an outlet opening at each end of a passage extending through a body, the inlet opening having a smaller cross-sectional area than the outlet opening.

A dispensing head is removably attached to a beverage dispensing system base without additional fasteners, wherein beverage forming liquids are supplied through a plurality of separate conduits in the base. Each base conduit has a normally closed valve that normally blocks fluid flow. The dispensing head has at least one passageway that receives liquid from an associated one of the base conduits. A projection associated with each dispensing head passageway opens the associated conduit valve to allow fluid flow from the base to the head. Dispensing valves in the dispensing head are independently accountable to regulate the dispensing of the beverage. In one version of the invention, four liquids are supplied to the dispensing head through the conduits, namely two liquid concentrates; carbonated water; and noncarbonated water. By selective opening of the dispensing valves, a plurality of beverages are formed from combinations of one or more of the liquids.

A refrigerating apparatus, particularly a household refrigerator, has a liquid-supply system for a user device forming part of the apparatus, particularly a dispenser of a consumable product. The apparatus further comprises a protection system arranged for preventing flooding deriving from possible leakage of liquid, in particular from at least one of said supply system and said user device.

Refrigerating apparatus with a liquid supply system

Washing agent dispenser for a household washing machine, namely a dishwasher, which dispenser has a body () delimiting at least a recess () for containing a certain amount of washing agent, comprising occlusion means () for said recess (). According to the invention, said occlusion means () are capable of taking at least two different operating conditions for a partial opening of said recess (), one for loading said amount of washing agent, the other for its subsequent dispensing.

Washing agent dispenser for a domestic washing machine, namely a dishwasher

A device is described for measuring a fluid, to be used advantageously in mixing devices for ingredients of liquid drinks. The device comprises an impeller, a diffuser upstream from the impeller and detecting means for the impeller (). The diffuser () has a core (), a ring-shaped peripheral portion () and one or more separators (A,B) extending between the core () and the peripheral portion () and developing so as to define helical channels for fluid passage (A,B). The invention also describes an advantageous method for carrying out said diffuser ().

Method for manufacturing a conveying element of an axial type flow meter used for drink vendors

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Casale Moferrato, Italy

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