Monitoring of a beverage dispensing system
US11834321B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D2210/00091
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Beverage dispensing system (10) comprising: —one or more pressure chambers comprising a connectable base (14) part and lid (12) defining a sealed inner space (16) for accommodating and encapsulating a collapsible beverage container (18) having a beverage outlet connectable to the base part (14), —a tapping device (34) comprising one or more tapping heads (36) for extracting the beverage from the collapsible beverage container(s), —a tapping line (28) extending from said base part (14) to said tapping device, said tapping line comprising one or more beverage lines, and—at least one measuring device (56) configured for monitoring at least one physical quantity of the tapping line, sealed inner space, base part, lid and/or collapsible beverage container, said measuring device configured to have a sampling rate of at least 10 Hz, wherein the beverage dispensing system is configured for—processing data from the measuring device, and—detecting an event in the system by continuously analysing data from the measuring device.
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