HOT AND COLD BEVERAGE DISPENSER

摘要

An apparatus ( 100 ) 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 ( 212, 214 ) and closing of a second of the plurality of valves ( 234, 236 ) for providing water to a first of a plurality of mixing chambers ( 220, 238 ) 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.