Automatic beverage dispenser
US5454406A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86397
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dispenser is programmed to automatically dispense a beverage into a plurality of different size containers by storing therein a volume designation for each size container. The flow rate of beverage through the dispenser is determined. To do so, a user manually operates the dispenser to fill a given container with the beverage while the dispenser measures the filling time. The dispenser calculates a beverage flow rate from the volume designation for the given container and the filling time. Then the flow rate and volume designations are used thereafter by the dispenser to derive a dispensing time for each different size container. Thus the dispenser is able to derive dispensing times for each container size from filling only one of the containers. A unique dispenser valve also is disclosed.
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