Systems for controlled heating and agitation for liquid food or beverage product creation
First Claim
1. A dispenser for producing a food or beverage liquid product from a frozen contents in a receptacle, the dispenser comprising:
- a chamber configured to hold a receptacle defining an enclosed inner volume containing a frozen liquid contents, the chamber having a first end and a second end;
a dilution liquid inlet disposed at the first end of the chamber and configured to supply a dilution liquid to the inner volume of the receptacle when held in the chamber;
a perforator disposed at the second end of the chamber configured to perforate the receptacle and form a product outlet from the receptacle for a food or beverage liquid product; and
an agitator configured to impart motion to the receptacle,wherein the dilution liquid inlet and product outlet are disposed relative to each other to increase a flow path from the dilution liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by at least a portion of the supplied dilution liquid, when the agitator imparts motion and dilution liquid is supplied via the dilution liquid inlet, relative to a flow path from the dilution liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by the portion of the supplied dilution liquid without the imparted motion.
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Abstract
Systems for controlled heating and/or agitation for liquid food or beverage product creation are disclosed. A dispenser for producing a food or beverage liquid product from a frozen contents in a receptacle includes a chamber configured to hold a receptacle containing the contents and a dilution liquid inlet configured to supply a dilution liquid to the interior of the receptacle. The dispenser also includes a perforator configured to perforate the receptacle and form a product outlet from the receptacle for the liquid product and an agitator configured to impart motion to the receptacle and/or the contents in the receptacle that increases a flow path from the liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by at least a portion of dilution liquid, when supplied, relative to a flow path from the liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by the portion of dilution liquid without the imparted motion.
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28 Claims
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1. A dispenser for producing a food or beverage liquid product from a frozen contents in a receptacle, the dispenser comprising:
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a chamber configured to hold a receptacle defining an enclosed inner volume containing a frozen liquid contents, the chamber having a first end and a second end; a dilution liquid inlet disposed at the first end of the chamber and configured to supply a dilution liquid to the inner volume of the receptacle when held in the chamber; a perforator disposed at the second end of the chamber configured to perforate the receptacle and form a product outlet from the receptacle for a food or beverage liquid product; and an agitator configured to impart motion to the receptacle, wherein the dilution liquid inlet and product outlet are disposed relative to each other to increase a flow path from the dilution liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by at least a portion of the supplied dilution liquid, when the agitator imparts motion and dilution liquid is supplied via the dilution liquid inlet, relative to a flow path from the dilution liquid inlet to the product outlet taken by the portion of the supplied dilution liquid without the imparted motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A dispenser for producing a food or beverage liquid product from a frozen contents in a receptacle, the dispenser comprising:
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a chamber configured to hold a receptacle defining an enclosed inner volume containing a frozen liquid contents; a melting vessel configured to receive at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents from the receptacle; a perforator configured to perforate the receptacle and remove at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents from the receptacle into the melting vessel; an agitator configured to impart motion to the melting vessel that increases a residence time of liquid in the melting vessel relative to a residence time of liquid in the melting vessel without the imparted motion; a non-diluting heater configured to heat at least one of the melting vessel or the frozen contents within the melting vessel, wherein the non-diluting heater does not add liquid to an interior of the receptacle when held in the chamber or to an interior of the melting vessel; and a product outlet configured to dispense the food or beverage liquid product. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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