摘要 |
<p>A beverage dispense device is designed to dispense a chilled carbonated beverage at a temperature close to the freezing point of the beverage without freezing and without excess break out of carbon dioxide. The beverage dispense device comprises a nozzle 19 a valve comprising a valve seat 13 and a closure member 16, 17 the valve being opened and closed by movement of the closure member 16, 17 out of and into contact with the valve seat 13 to allow or prevent flow of the beverage through the nozzle 19, and a flow regulator 18 between the valve seat 13 and the nozzle 19 the flow regulator 18 being adjustable to control flow rate through the nozzle 19 and being in the form of a core member 18 moveable in a flow passageway 15 downstream of the valve seat 13 and spaced from the valve seat, the core member 18 and the flow passageway 15 having matching tapering surfaces.</p> |