Drink dispensing system
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1. A drink dispensing system comprisinga carbonated water recirculation circuit;
- a bar gun in fluid communication with the carbonated water recirculation circuit;
a circulation pump having a capacity of about 15 gal./hr. for inducing circulation in the carbonated water recirculation circuit;
an ice storage bin including heat transfer coils therein and in the carbonated water recirculation 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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13 Claims
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1. A drink dispensing system comprising
a carbonated water recirculation circuit; -
a bar gun in fluid communication with the carbonated water recirculation circuit; a circulation pump having a capacity of about 15 gal./hr. for inducing circulation in the carbonated water recirculation circuit; an ice storage bin including heat transfer coils therein and in the carbonated water recirculation circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A drink dispensing system comprising
a carbonated water recirculation circuit; -
a bar gun in fluid communication with the carbonated water recirculation circuit; a circulation pump capable of inducing circulation in the carbonated water recirculation circuit; an ice storage bin including heat transfer coils in the carbonated water recirculation circuit; a carbonator in the carbonated water recirculation circuit, the bar gun being in continuous fluid communication with the carbonator through the heat transfer coils, the circulation pump inducing flow from the heat transfer coils toward communication with the bar gun and from fluid communication with the bar gun to the carbonator, there being no flow from the carbonator to communication with the bar gun except through the heat transfer coils. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for supplying carbonated beverages comprising
supplying ice to a cold plate; circulating carbonated water at about 15 gal./hr. through a closed carbonated water circuit having a carbonator, coils in the cold plate and being in fluid communication through a junction in the closed circuit with a bar gun having one or more dispenser valves, including recirculation of the carbonated water through the coils in the cold plate in the closed circuit until the carbonated water both to and from the junction in the closed circuit is 33°
F. or below.- View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A drink dispensing system comprising
a carbonated water recirculation circuit; -
a bar gun in fluid communication with the carbonated water recirculation circuit; a circulation pump capable of inducing circulation in the carbonated water recirculation circuit; an ice storage bin including heat transfer coils therein and in the carbonated water recirculation circuit; a carbonator in the carbonated water recirculation circuit, the bar gun being in continuous fluid communication with the carbonator through the heat transfer coils, the circulation pump being a 15 gal./hr. pump.
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