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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1995
Filed:
May. 12, 1993
William S Credle, Jr, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Robert D Hughes, IV, Atlanta, GA (US);
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A post-mix beverage dispensing valve for dispensing syrup and soda in the desired ratio without the need for flow controls for periodic adjustment of the ratio. The valve includes a flow meter for measuring the flow rate of the soda and a pump for dispensing metered quantities of syrup. The pump preferably includes a chamber within a ceramic sleeve having first and second distal ends and a double-acting ceramic piston mounted for reciprocating sliding movement within the sleeve. A solenoid valve control system including a pair of solenoid valves controls syrup flow through the pump, in response to signals from the flow meter. The valve preferably also includes a syrup flow regulator. The valve can include a single externally manually adjustable flow rate control to vary the dispensing flow rate to any desired value.