Modular Dispensing System
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1. A modular dispensing system comprising:
- at least one dispensing head at a counter,a transfer unit located in a back room remote from the counter, piping extending from the transfer unit to the counter, the transfer unit comprising a centralized ingredient system having a plurality of beverage ingredient sources, the centralized ingredient system configured to supply beverage ingredients to the piping for the dispensing of a first beverage at the counter, the piping comprising a main micro bundle pipe, anda doser unit corresponding to the dispensing head, the doser unit configured to receive from the transfer unit a first beverage ingredient through the main micro bundle pipe, the doser unit located at the counter, wherein the doser unit supplies an appropriate amount of each beverage ingredient through a tower micro bundle, the tower micro bundle comprising an ice line centered in the tower micro bundle configured to convey ice to the dispensing head and a plurality of separate lines bundled around the ice line, with each line corresponding to a particular beverage ingredient.
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Abstract
The disclosure concerns a system including a modular dispensing system, at least one dispensing head at a counter, a transfer unit located remotely from the counter, and piping extending from the transfer unit to the counter. In one aspect, the transfer unit comprises a centralized flavor ingredient system having a plurality of beverage flavor ingredient sources, and the piping comprises a main micro bundle.
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1. A modular dispensing system comprising:
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at least one dispensing head at a counter, a transfer unit located in a back room remote from the counter, piping extending from the transfer unit to the counter, the transfer unit comprising a centralized ingredient system having a plurality of beverage ingredient sources, the centralized ingredient system configured to supply beverage ingredients to the piping for the dispensing of a first beverage at the counter, the piping comprising a main micro bundle pipe, and a doser unit corresponding to the dispensing head, the doser unit configured to receive from the transfer unit a first beverage ingredient through the main micro bundle pipe, the doser unit located at the counter, wherein the doser unit supplies an appropriate amount of each beverage ingredient through a tower micro bundle, the tower micro bundle comprising an ice line centered in the tower micro bundle configured to convey ice to the dispensing head and a plurality of separate lines bundled around the ice line, with each line corresponding to a particular beverage ingredient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A modular dispensing system comprising:
at least a first dispensing head and a second dispensing head at a counter, a transfer unit located in a back room remote from the counter, piping comprising a main micro bundle pipe, the main micro bundle located downstream of the transfer unit and extending from the transfer unit to the counter, the transfer unit comprising a central reconstitution factory system, the central reconstitution factory system comprising at least a first mixing chamber corresponding to a first predetermined beverage, and at least a second mixing chamber corresponding to a second predetermined beverage, the central reconstitution factory configured to combine water with at least a first highly concentrated beverage ingredient corresponding to a first beverage in the first mixing chamber to form a first reconstituted mixture, the central reconstitution factory configured to combine water with at least a second highly concentrated beverage ingredient corresponding to a second beverage in the second mixing chamber to form a second reconstituted mixture, wherein the main micro bundle pipe comprises a first reconstituted mixture line configured to convey the first reconstituted mixture to a first dispensing head, and a second reconstituted mixture line configured to convey the second reconstituted mixture to the second dispensing head, wherein the first mixing chamber comprises separate first, second, third and fourth inlets, wherein the first inlet corresponds to a first water supply line, the second inlet corresponds to a first sweetener supply line, the third inlet corresponds to a first acid supply line, and the fourth inlet corresponds to a first flavor supply line, wherein the second mixing chamber comprises separate first, second, third and fourth inlets, wherein the first inlet corresponds to a second water supply line, the second inlet corresponds to a second sweetener supply line, the third inlet corresponds to a second acid supply line, and the fourth inlet corresponds to a second flavor supply line. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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