Beverage dispenser having an L-shaped cold plate with integral carbonator
US5524452A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D2210/0006
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ice cooled beverage dispensing apparatus including an L-shaped cold plate having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion. The cold plate includes a plurality of beverage lines extending there through and, in particular, extending in a serpentine fashion through the horizontal portion and vertically through the vertical portion thereof. The beverage lines providing for fluid connecting between a plurality of beverage dispensing valves and liquid sources of beverage constituents. The dispenser of the present invention includes a carbonator integral with the cold plate and located generally at the juncture of the vertical and horizontal portions. The integral carbonator provides for a reservoir of cooled carbonated water thereby lessening the thermal demand on the cold plate.
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