Soda dispensing machine

• US 5,647,512 A
• Filed: 02/12/1996
• Issued: 07/15/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lancer Do Brasil Industria E Comercio Ltda.
• Original Assignee: SPAL Indãºstria Brasileira de Bebidas S/A (Fomento Econã³Mico Mexicano, S.A.B. De C.V.)
• Inventors: Moraes Mesiano, Ivan Jeronimo, Bruno, Leonardo, Maselli, Alberto, Assis Mascarenhas de Oliveira, Carlos Henrique, Padilla Julio, Roberto
• Primary Examiner(s): Kashnikow, Andres
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bomberg, Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US08/535,114
• Time in Patent Office: 519 Days
• Field of Search: 222/108, 222/129.1-129.4, 222/146.6, 222/396, 222/397
• US Class Current: 222/108
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0021 the components being mixed at the time of dispensing, i.e. post-mix dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0864 in the form of a cooling bath

Abstract

A soda dispensing machine comprising a basic body (10), including a tank (11) containing immersion water (A), in which there are immersed: an evaporator (21) of a refrigerating unit (20); a coil basket (30), disposed inside the evaporator (21) and including at least one gasified water coil (31); a carbonator (40), which is connected with respective sources of carbonic gas and potable water, which are mixed by the carbonator, so as to obtain gasified water, the coil (31) being provided with gasified water and air, which is purged through a drain valve (41) in fluid communication with the carbonator (40), the peripheral surface of the evaporator (21) being adjacently disposed in relation to the peripheral surface of the tank (11), the carbonator (40) being disposed inside the evaporator (21), the drain valve (41) of the carbonator being disposed externally in relation to the basic body (10).

Claims

1. A soda dispensing machine, of the type comprising a basic body (10), including a tank (11) containing immersion water (A), in which there are immersed:

an evaporator (21) of a refrigerating unit (20);

a coil basket (30), disposed inside the evaporator (21) and including at least one gasified water coil (31);

a carbonator (40), which is connected with respective sources of carbonic gas and potable water, which are mixed by said carbonator, so as to obtain gasified water, said coil (31) being provided with gasified water and air, which is purged through a drain valve (41) in fluid communication with said carbonator (40), characterized in that the peripheral surface of the evaporator (21) is adjacently disposed in relation to the peripheral surface of the tank (11), the carbonator (40) being disposed inside said evaporator (21), the drain valve (41) of said carbonator being disposed externally in relation to the basic body (10).

2. Machine, according to claim 1, characterized in that the drain valve (41) is fixed to the external surface of the front wall of the tank (11).

3. Machine, according to claim 1, characterized in that the drain valve (41) is connected with the carbonator (40) through a tube (42).