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Postmix juice dispensing system

US4860923A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 4, 1988
Grant dateAug 29, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB67D2001/0828
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A postmix juice dispensing system for reconstituting and dispensing pliable 5+1 orange juice at freezer temperatures of from about -10.degree. F. to 0.degree. F., including a pressurizable canister for pressurizing concentrate in a flexible bag and for forcing the concentrate through a concentrate conduit into a heat exchanger, then into a metering device and then into a mixing chamber where the concentrate mixes with water fed also through a metering device. The dispensing system includes a remote, under-the-counter refrigeration system with a recirculating water chiller for chilling the concentrate reservoir in the dispenser, a water tank, a pressurizable concentrate canister in the tank, and a potable water heat exchange coil in a cold water bath to cool the potable water to be used in the dispenser.

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