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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1989
Yutaka Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ikuo Harashima, Gunma, JP;
Shunichi Nakayama, Gunma, JP;
Yasuyuki Arai, Gunma, JP;
Yasushi Takayanagi, Gunma, JP;
Ryoichi Sekiguchi, Gunma, JP;
Tomomitsu Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Hayakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Sanden Corporation, Gunma, JP;
Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a beverage dispensing unit which includes a storing unit (32), a conducting arrangement (43) for conducting a beverage from the storing unit, and a cabinet (38), the storing unit comprises a portable tank which is removable from the cabinet. The conducting arrangement includes an end portion (47) which is detachably connected to the tank. The end portion is held to the cabinet to be radially movable in relation to a connecting axis defined by the cabinet. Preferably, the cabinet comprises guiding arrangement (41, 42) for guiding the tank substantially along the connecting axis. The beverage dispensing unit further comprises a controlling unit (60) for controlling dispensation of the beverage. For adjusting a flow rate of the beverage in a beverage path (62, 63, 64) which is opened and closed by a valve (75), the controlling unit comprises an adjusting member (82) having an end (82b) covered with an operating member (90) which operates the valve. The operating member is movable to expose the end of the adjusting member, so that it is readily possible to adjust the flow rate of the beverage.