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Keith James Heyes

Paul Joseph Henry

Philip Andrew Simmons

Martin S Johnson

Steve Czeck

Jamie Atkinson

Martin Stanley Johnson

Phillip Andrew Simmons

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Steven Maulder

A beverage dispenser to provide a plurality of different flavors with accurate mixing control comprises a housing () containing a diluent valve (A,B) and at least two concentrate valves (A, B, C, D), each valve having its own inlet () and outlet (), characterized in that all the outlets () lead to a single dispense nozzle (A, B, C), a flow rate sensor () is provided for each valve, the flow rate sensors () being connected to a controller (), and a setting mechanism (A, B, C, D, E, F) is provided to open and close each valve, the controller () operating the setting mechanisms whereby one concentrate valve and the diluent valve may be opened to dispense a particular beverage and, in response to the sensed flow rates through those opened valves, controlling the degree of opening of those valves to achieve a predetermined diluent to concentrate ratio for the beverage mixture in the dispense nozzle (A, B, C).

Dosing valve with flow rate sensor for a beverage dispenser

A post-mix beverage valve provides for automatic, accurate beverage ratioing. A valve body can be assembled, and includes a water flow hard body, syrup body and common nozzle body. The water and syrup flow bodies define flow channels and include one end for connection to water and syrup respectively, and opposite ends for fluid connection to the nozzle body. The water flow channel includes a turbine flow sensor connected to a micro-controller determining the water flow rate. The syrup flow channel includes a flow sensor, two MEMS pressure sensors, monitoring the syrup. The sensors are connected to the micro-controller and positioned about an orifice and senses sense a differential pressure indicative of syrup flow rate solenoid regulates flow of syrup through the syrup body. A stepper motor on the water body controls a rod in the flow channel in conjunction with a v-groove.

Valve for dispensing two liquids at a predetermined ratio

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Keith James Heyes