Postmix juice dispensing system
First Claim
1. A postmix juice dispenser comprising:
- (a) a countertop juice dispenser unit;
(b) said unit including a concentrate reservoir with a chilled water conduit in heat exchange relationship with concentrate in said reservoir for cooling said concentrate;
(c) a concentrate conduit and a water conduit extending into said unit and said concentrate conduit feeding concentrate into said reservoir;
(d) a dispensing nozzle on said unit;
(e) means in said unit for mixing together concentrate from said reservoir, and water in a predetermined ratio and feeding said mixture out through said nozzle;
(f) a refrigerated water bath tank located remote from said unit;
(g) mechanical refrigeration means remote from said countertop unit and including an evaporator coil located in said refrigerated water bath tank remote from said unit;
(h) means for mounting a pressurizable uninsulated concentrate canister in a canister cabinet full of cold water with a removable canister lid accessible from outside said cabinet; and
(i) means for circulating chilled water back and forth between said water bath and said chilled water conduit to maintain concentrate in said reservoir cold.
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Abstract
A postmix juice dispensing system for reconstituting and dispensing pliable 5+1 orange juice at freezer temperatures of from about -10° F. to 0° F., including a pressurizable canister for pressurizing concentrate in a flexible bag and for forcing the concentrate through a concentrate conduit into a heat exchanger, then into a metering device and then into a mixing chamber where the concentrate mixes with water fed also through a metering device. The dispensing system includes a remote, under-the-counter refrigeration system with a recirculating water chiller for chilling the concentrate reservoir in the dispenser, a water tank, a pressurizable concentrate canister in the tank, and a potable water heat exchange coil in a cold water bath to cool the potable water to be used in the dispenser.
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14 Claims
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1. A postmix juice dispenser comprising:
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(a) a countertop juice dispenser unit; (b) said unit including a concentrate reservoir with a chilled water conduit in heat exchange relationship with concentrate in said reservoir for cooling said concentrate; (c) a concentrate conduit and a water conduit extending into said unit and said concentrate conduit feeding concentrate into said reservoir; (d) a dispensing nozzle on said unit; (e) means in said unit for mixing together concentrate from said reservoir, and water in a predetermined ratio and feeding said mixture out through said nozzle; (f) a refrigerated water bath tank located remote from said unit; (g) mechanical refrigeration means remote from said countertop unit and including an evaporator coil located in said refrigerated water bath tank remote from said unit; (h) means for mounting a pressurizable uninsulated concentrate canister in a canister cabinet full of cold water with a removable canister lid accessible from outside said cabinet; and (i) means for circulating chilled water back and forth between said water bath and said chilled water conduit to maintain concentrate in said reservoir cold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for postmix juice dispensing from a narrow countertop juice dispensing unit having a width of less than about five inches comprising:
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(a) providing a concentrate reservoir in said unit; (b) providing a remote, under-the-counter refrigeration unit with a remote cold water bath; (c) recirculating cold water from said remote water bath to heat exchange coil in heat exchange relationship to said reservoir, to chill concentrate in said reservoir; and (d) pre-cooling potable water to be used in said dispensing unit by feeding it through a heat exchange coil in said remote cold water bath and then feeding the pre-cooled water to said dispensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for postmix juice dispensing from a narrow countertop juice dispensing unit having a width of less than about five inches comprising:
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(a) providing a concentrate reservoir in said unit; (b) providing a remote, under-the-counter refrigeration unit with a cold water bath; (c) recirculating cold water from said remote water bath to a heat exchange coil in heat exchange relationship to said reservoir, to chill concentrate in said reservoir; (d) pre-cooling potable water to be used in said dispensing unit by feeding it through a heat exchange coil in said remote cold water bath and then feeding the pre-cooled water to said dispensing unit; (e) locating an uninsulated, pressurizable, concentrate canister in a remote cabinet and maintaining a cold water bath in said cabinet to maintain any concentrate insaid cabinet below 40°
F.; and(f) providing said cold water bath in a tank separate from said cabinet.
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