Pre-mix beverage dispensing system and components thereof
First Claim
1. A pre-mix beverage dispensing valve, comprising:
- a valve body for retaining a valve operating shaft therein, the valve operating shaft connected to a lever arm and operable linearly thereby between a valve open position and a valve closed position, the valve operating shaft having a first end for cooperating with a valve seat of the housing body and having a thin profile shaft portion extending in a flow cavity of the valve body, the thin profile shaft portion having arcuate flow directors on each side thereof, the thin profile shaft portion, the flow cavity and the arcuate flow directors defining beverage flow path portions on each side of the thin profile shaft portion for changing a fluid flow from a first direction coextensive with the valve operating shaft to a second direction transverse thereto.
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Abstract
A premix beverage system is shown including an improved pre-mix tank and pre-mix valve. The tank includes a bag therein for retaining the beverage. Pressure is applied in the tank to provide the motive force to compress the bag and thereby move the beverage from the tank to a dispense point. The present invention also shows a method for converting existing pre-mix tanks to this modified bag containing configuration. A pre-mix valve is shown having a modified control shaft and compensator for reducing turbulence and increasing laminar flow of a carbonated beverage flowing there through for reducing carbonation loss from the beverage. A modified pre-mix valve is also shown that facilitates one handed operation thereof.
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10 Claims
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1. A pre-mix beverage dispensing valve, comprising:
- a valve body for retaining a valve operating shaft therein, the valve operating shaft connected to a lever arm and operable linearly thereby between a valve open position and a valve closed position, the valve operating shaft having a first end for cooperating with a valve seat of the housing body and having a thin profile shaft portion extending in a flow cavity of the valve body, the thin profile shaft portion having arcuate flow directors on each side thereof, the thin profile shaft portion, the flow cavity and the arcuate flow directors defining beverage flow path portions on each side of the thin profile shaft portion for changing a fluid flow from a first direction coextensive with the valve operating shaft to a second direction transverse thereto.
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3. A pre-mix beverage dispensing valve, comprising:
- a valve body for retaining a valve operating shaft therein, the valve operating shaft connected to a lever arm and operable linearly thereby between a valve open position and a valve closed position, the valve operating shaft having a first end for cooperating with a valve seat of the valve body and having a thin profile shaft portion extending in a flow cavity of the valve body, the thin profile shaft portion and the flow cavity defining beverage flow path portions on each side of the thin profile shaft portion for changing a fluid flow of beverage from a first direction coextensive with the valve operating shaft to a second direction transverse thereto.
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7. A pre-mix beverage dispensing valve, comprising:
- a valve body for retaining a valve operating shaft therein, the valve operating shaft operable linearly between a valve open position and a valve closed position, the valve operating shaft having a first end for cooperating with a valve seat of the housing body and having a thin profile shaft portion extending in a flow cavity of the valve body the thin profile shaft portion and the flow cavity defining beverage flow path portions on each side of the thin profile shaft portion for changing a fluid flow of beverage from a first direction coextensive with the valve operating shaft to a second direction transverse thereto.
- View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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