HOT AND COLD BEVERAGE DISPENSER

摘要

An apparatus and method may be configured for detecting selection between a hot version and a cold version of a beverage, causing opening of a first of a plurality of valves and closing of a second of the plurality of valves for providing water to a first of a plurality of mixing chambers based on the selection, causing delivery of beverage concentrate to the first mixing chamber, controlling a flow rate of the water and a flow rate of the beverage concentrate into the mixing chamber for mixing of the water with the beverage concentrate in a controlled ratio to create the beverage, and dispensing the beverage from the mixing chamber.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a hot water valve configured to control supplying of hot water; a cold water valve configured to control supplying of cold water; a temperature selector switch configured to receive input selecting between a hot version and a cold version of a beverage; a pump coupled to a concentrate container configured to store a beverage concentrate; a mixing chamber coupled to the pump, the hot water valve, and the cold water valve, wherein the apparatus is configured to cause the hot water valve to open to supply the hot water and the pump to supply the beverage concentrate to the mixing chamber in a controlled ratio creating the hot version of the beverage in response to the input being a selection of the hot version, and wherein the apparatus is configured to cause the cold water valve to open to supply the cold water and the pump to supply the beverage concentrate to the mixing chamber in a controlled ratio creating the cold version of the beverage in response to the input being a selection of the cold version.