Drink dispensing system
First Claim
1. A drink dispensing system comprising a carbonated water circulation circuit;
- a bar gun in fluid communication with the carbonated water circulation circuit;
a circulation pump capable of inducing circulation in the carbonated water circulation circuit;
an ice storage bin including heat transfer coils therein and in the carbonated water circulation circuit.
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Abstract
A drink dispensing system having sets of faucet dispensers, ice storage bins adjacent to the sets of faucet dispensers, respectively, a common carbonator and circulation pumps associated with fluid circuits provide circulating flow through cold plates defining bottoms to the ice storage bins. Flow may be in parallel or in series to each of the separate stations. The circulating system is illustrated to be for the carbonated water supply while noncirculating supply systems provide noncarbonated water and syrup to the dispensing stations. Circulating systems for bar guns using a cold plate are also disclosed.
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12 Claims
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1. A drink dispensing system comprising
a carbonated water circulation circuit; -
a bar gun in fluid communication with the carbonated water circulation circuit;
a circulation pump capable of inducing circulation in the carbonated water circulation circuit;
an ice storage bin including heat transfer coils therein and in the carbonated water circulation circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A drink dispensing system comprising
a carbonated water circulation circuit; -
a bar gun in fluid communication with the carbonated water circulation circuit;
a circulation pump capable of inducing circulation in the carbonated water circulation circuit;
an ice storage bin including heat transfer coils therein and in the carbonated water circulation circuit;
a carbonator in fluid communication with the carbonated water circulation circuit, the bar gun being in continuous fluid communication with the carbonator through the heat transfer coils. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A drink dispensing system comprising
a carbonated water circulation circuit; -
a bar gun in fluid communication with the carbonated water circulation circuit;
a circulation pump capable of inducing circulation in the carbonated water circulation circuit;
an ice storage bin including heat transfer coils therein and in the carbonated water circulation circuit;
a carbonator in fluid communication with the carbonated water circulation circuit., the circulation pump being in the carbonated water circulation circuit inducing flow from the heat transfer coils toward fluid communication with the bar gun. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for supplying carbonated beverages comprising
supplying ice to an ice plate; circulating carbonated water through a closed carbonated water circuit having coils in the ice plate coupled with a dispenser valve including running the carbonated water through the coils in the ice plate in the closed carbonated water circuit until the carbonated water at the dispenser valve is 33°
F. or below.
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12. A method for supplying carbonated beverages comprising
supplying ice to an ice plate; -
circulating carbonated water through a closed carbonated water circuit having coils in the ice plate and a carbonator and coupled with a dispenser valve including running the carbonated water through the carbonator in the closed carbonated water circuit and through the coils in the ice plate in the closed carbonated water circuit until the carbonated water at the dispenser valve is 33°
F. or below;
opening the dispenser valve to dispense beverage.
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Specification