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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2001
Keith Heyes, Barnt Green, GB;
IMI Cornelius Inc., Anoka, MN (US);
Abstract
A post mix beverage dispense apparatus has a mixing head arranged to receive different combinations of a concentrate and a diluent for dispensing any selected one of a range of beverages. The concentrates are delivered to the head in dedicated flow lines under the control of respective valves actuated via a control board in response to user selection of a desired beverage at a control panel The diluent is delivered to the head in a flow line under the control of a changeover valve for selectively correcting sources of different diluents to the flow line via the control board in response to user selection of the desired beverage at the control panel The changeover valve is positioned close to the mixing head to minimise the volume of diluent remaining between the valve and the head after dispense. In a preferred arrangement, a control valve is provided between the changeover valve and the head for providing a metered flow of diluent.