Nozzle for postmix beverage dispenser
US5033651A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D1/0051
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A nozzle, preferably a multiflavor nozzle, for a postmix beverage dispenser and a method for dispensing including a nozzle body, a water passageway and one or a plurality of separate syrup passageways therethrough, wherein the water passageway includes a water inlet chamber, a plurality of small holes leading into a water stream shaping passageway which includes a first, radially extending annular chamber leading into a second axially extending annular chamber and then to an annular exit port to produce an even, uniform, hollow cylindrical stream of water surrounding a syrup stream. The CO.sub.2 comes out of solution in the water passageway to prevent foaming and no mixing occurs in the nozzle to prevent flavor carry-over, while providing high carbonation retention and minimizing brix stratification.
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