Clean in place system for beverage dispensers

US8678239B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE COCA-COLA COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Ashraf F. Abdelmoteleb · Elmore, AU
• Michael Isaac Joffe · Melbourne, AU
• Edwin Petrus Elisabeth van Opstal · Hastings, AU
• Mark Wilcock · Melbourne, AU
• Arthur G. Rudick · Atlanta, US
• Paul A. Phillips · Bromsgrove, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 13, 2007
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2014
• Expiry date: Jan 13, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T137/4245
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A flush system for a dispenser nozzle may include a flush diverter and a carrier. The flush diverter may include a dispense position and a flush position. The carrier maneuvers the flush diverter to either the dispense position or the flush position with respect to the beverage dispenser nozzle.