Beverage dispenser and method therefore for suppression of germ formation

US11242274B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RIPRUP Company S.A. · GG

Inventors

• Monique Bissen · Pforzheim, DE
• Josef Schucker · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 16, 2019
• Grant date: Feb 8, 2022
• Expiry date: Aug 16, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C02F2307/10
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention discloses a beverage dispenser, including: an inlet connected to a water source; an outlet for dispensing the water to a user vessel; at least one filter element having an input and an output for filtered water; a pump for pumping water to the input of the filter element; a flow sensor connected between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the flow sensor determines the actual flow rate of the water; at least one water preparation element connected between the output for outputting filtered water and the outlet and adapted to prepare the water for drinking by a human, wherein the water preparation element comprises a water preparation rate input by which the water preparation rate of the water preparation element can be controlled; and a controller connected to the water preparation rate input of the water preparation element and the flow sensor, wherein the controller controls the water preparation rate of the water preparation element by a signal to the water preparation rate input such that the water preparation rate is proportional to the actual flow rate.