| 摘要 |
<p>Disclosed are systems and methods for dispensing flavor doses and beverages. A beverage tower (100) may be provided that has a small footprint and that is capable of dispensing a wide variety of flavor doses and blended beverages. The beverage tower may include a flow control module (310) that controls the flow rate of beverage additives and water through the beverage tower and a switch module (315) that includes a plurality of switches (410) that may be selectively opened and closed to control the flow of beverage additives and water through the beverage tower to a point of dispense. A flavor dose or blended beverage may be dispensed by the beverage tower in accordance with user input that is provided to the beverage tower via a control panel (235). The user input may specify a desired beverage additive, a desired cup size, and an indication of whether a flavor shot or a blended beverage is desired. Additionally, a user may define and program into the memory (605) of the beverage tower the various flavor doses and blended beverages that are capable of being dispensed by the beverage tower.</p> |
