Dual diluent post-mix beverage dispenser

摘要

A dual diluent manifold is mounted within the dispenser at a front end thereof. A plurality of post-mix beverage dispensing valves are mounted there above on a front surface of the dispenser. The manifold consists of an elongate rectangular block machined or molded to include a plain water channel and a carbonated water channel extending along the length thereof and along a bottom portion thereof. Each channel is in fluid communication with a plurality of holes or orifices that extend downward from a top surface of the manifold and transversely to their respective channel. As a result thereof there exist orifice pairs extending along the manifold, one of which fluidly communicates with the plain water channel and one of which communicates with the carbonated water channel. The plain and carbonated water channels have inlet ends for receiving fittings for connection with tubing that extend to cooled sources of plain and carbonated water respectively. Water outlet fittings provide for quick insertion fluid tight connection of flexible supply water tubes to one of the plain or carbonated water orifices. The supply water tubes also have inlet fitting on the opposite ends thereof for fluid tight securing with the inlets that communicate diluent to each post-mix valve. Stop plugs provide for blocking any flow of water from the plain or carbonated water orifices that are not supplying diluent to a valve. A removable retainer is used to hold each of the water outlet fittings and stop plugs in place so that the fluid tight securing thereof with each manifold orifice is maintained. The retainer can be released so that outlet fittings and stop plugs can be removed and exchanged positions in the manifold to permit change over of the fluid being sent to a valve.