Beverage extracting apparatus for vending machines
US4998462A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F13/065
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A beverage extracting apparatus for vending machines includes a cylinder for storing a liquid mixture of water and raw material of a beverage, a valve opening and closing the inflow port of the cylinder, a filter covering the bottom opening of the cylinder, a filter support vertically moved to open and close the bottom opening of the cylinder via the filter, an air pressure supply for supplying pressurized air into the cylinder to forcibly filtrate the liquid mixture stored in the cylinder via the filter, a filter support guide frame vertically guiding the filter support, a filter support drive for vertically moving the filter support and including a lever pivotably supported by the filter support guide frame and engaged with the filter support, and an adjusting device for adjusting the vertical position of the filter support guide frame. The pressing force of the filter support onto the bottom of the cylinder can be easily adjusted to an adequate force by adjusting the vertical position of the filter support guide frame by the adjusting device. High accuracy of the parts for the filter support driving mechanism is not particularly required, thereby making the processing of the par…
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