Beverage dispensing system having a cold plate and recirculating pump

摘要

A recirculation loop for a beverage dispensing system. The beverage dispensing system has a fluid supply, a cold plate, a valve/manifold assembly, and a bar gun connected to the valve/manifold assembly. The recirculation loop draws off fluid being carried from the cold plate to the valve/manifold assembly and, having a pump as part thereof, pumps some of that fluid to a point just upstream of the cold plate. In this manner, the recirculation loop keeps fluid cool, even when the bar gun is not dispensing beverages therefrom, for long periods of time. That is, the pump runs independent of the bar gun and is typically on all the time, so that fluid in the line from the cold plate to the valve/manifold assembly stays chilled.

主权项

1. An assembly for chilling dispensed fluids, the assembly comprising:
a fluid supply; a cold plate having a multiplicity of inlet ports and a multiplicity of corresponding fluidly connected outlet ports, the multiplicity of inlet ports including a first inlet port and the multiplicity of outlet ports including a first outlet port, the first inlet port and the first outlet port fluidly engaged; a fluid supply line for providing fluid from the fluid supply to the first inlet port of the cold plate; a valve/manifold assembly having inlet ports and outlet ports, the multiplicity of inlet ports including a first inlet port and the multiplicity of outlet ports including a first outlet port, the first inlet and first outlet ports fluidly engaged; a cold plate to valve/manifold assembly fluid line; a bar gun having a beverage dispensing opening, the bar gun spaced apart from the valve/manifold assembly; a python connecting the valve/manifold assembly to the spaced apart bar gun; and a recirculation loop engaging the fluid supply line and the cold plate to valve/manifold assembly fluid line for circulating fluid from near the first inlet port of the valve/manifold assembly to the first inlet port of the cold plate;
wherein the recirculation loop includes a pump/motor combination between the first inlet port of the valve/manifold assembly and the first inlet port of the cold plate; andwherein the recirculation loop includes a valve assembly located in the fluid supply line between the fluid supply and the cold plate and adapted to receive fluid from the cold plate to valve/manifold assembly fluid line and from the fluid supply.