Beverage dispenser

摘要

A method of dispensing a beverage includes the steps of: providing a housing having a plurality of reservoirs of beverage concentrate each reservoir having a concentrate pump and flexible conduit terminating in a nozzle; providing a plurality of drivers driving said concentrate pumps; providing diluent to the pumped concentrate to produce a beverage; providing a multiple dispense head accepting the plurality of nozzles; selecting a flexible pouch and bringing it into alignment with a nozzle in a filling position where it is filled via an opening; closing said opening and dispensing said filled sealed flexible pouch; wherein the filling position is a fixed position and wherein said nozzles are movable relative to the filling position such that any one of said plurality of nozzles can be presented at said filling position.

主权项

1. A method of dispensing a beverage, the method comprising:
providing a housing having a plurality of reservoirs of beverage concentrate each reservoir having a concentrate pump and flexible conduit terminating in a nozzle; providing a plurality of drivers driving said concentrate pumps; mixing a diluent with the beverage concentrate to produce a beverage; providing a multiple dispense head accepting the plurality of nozzles; aligning one of the plurality of nozzles at a filling position; selecting a flexible pouch and bringing it to the filling position where it is filled via an opening; closing said opening and dispensing said flexible pouch; wherein the filling position is a fixed position and wherein said nozzles are movable relative to the filling position such that any one of said plurality of nozzles can be presented at said filling position; and providing at least one cartridge or bandolier of flexible pouches; said method further comprising:
aligning the nozzle with the filling position;positioning the flexible pouch at the filling position;coupling a pump driver to the concentrate pump;operating the pump driver to draw fluid into the concentrate pump to substantially fill pump cavities therein;pumping fluid through the concentrate pump, flexible conduit and nozzle to substantially eliminate any air or other gasses from any of the cavities therein;collecting any fluid expelled from the nozzle in said flexible pouch;sealingly closing the flexible pouch; anddisposing of said flexible pouch.