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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
James J. Minard, South Beloit, IL (US);
Mark E. Bush, Rockton, IL (US);
Peter F. Mcnamee, Beloit, WI (US);
James J. Minard, South Beloit, IL (US);
Mark E. Bush, Rockton, IL (US);
Peter F. McNamee, Beloit, WI (US);
Carrier Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A beverage dispenser provides numerous inventive features in its refrigeration system, diluent delivery system, concentrate delivery system, mixing and dispensing system, and control system. For example, the mixing and dispensing system includes a mixing nozzle that has several novel aspects. Such novel aspects include an elevated blocking surface that directly faces the inlet of a pressurized diluent in order to create turbulence for the mixing, and novel constructions of a depressurizing section together with a funnel-shaped passageway that reduces splashing.