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    • 专利摘要:
    beverage dispenser, and, method for mixing one or more beverage components. a beverage dispenser (1) comprising: at least one beverage dispenser inlet (3.36) connected or connectable to a source (4.37) of a beverage component (5.38); at least one inlet (7) of the carbonated liquid dispenser connected to or connectable to a source (8) of a carbonated liquid (9); mixing means (11) for mixing one or more beverage components (5) with at least one carbonated liquid (9) into a final beverage (12); a dispenser outlet (13) for dispensing the final beverage (12); and mixing means (11) comprising one or more double-jet mixers (16).
    公开号:BR112016014845B1
    申请号:R112016014845-2
    申请日:2014-12-19
    公开日:2021-08-10
    发明作者:Daniel Peirsman；Stijn Vandekerckhove
    申请人:Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A.；
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    专利说明:

    [001] The present invention relates, in the first instance, to a beverage dispenser.
    [002] In particular, the present invention relates to a beverage dispenser that allows the mixing of one or more beverage components and at least one carbonated liquid into a final beverage.
    [003] Without limiting the invention to the following examples, the beverage dispenser can be, for example, of a type in which the beverage components and a carbonated liquid are mixed together in a fixed proportion, or in which , for example, the final drink can be composed according to a choice made by a user through an interface or the like.
    [004] Many beverage dispensers are known according to the state of the art to dispense beverages such as, for example, coffee, tea or any soda and so on.
    [005] In these known dispensers there is sometimes also a mixture of certain liquid beverage components with each other, such as, for example, water and milk or cream, as well as a mixture of the liquid beverage components with certain additives, typically additives powder or granules, such as, for example, coffee powder, sugar, all kinds of flavors and so on.
    [006] For mixing different beverage components and additives, known beverage dispensers of the mentioned type are often not equipped with mixing means at all, the mixture being simply obtained by the flow of liquid beverage components into a container or receptacle, by gravity or under pressure obtained from a given liquid line or liquid tank.
    [007] In some known beverage dispensers, other mixing means are used to increase the quality of the mixture to be obtained and, more particularly, to increase its uniformity.
    [008] Most often the mixing means are of an electromechanical type, such as a blade or propeller provided in a container, which is driven and rotated by an electric motor and which is intended for mechanical agitation or agitation of the mixture of beverage components and additives provided in the receptacle.
    [009] It is certain that these known beverage dispensers do their job very well in the applications for which they were designed.
    [0010] However, for a new type of beverage delivery applications, which today are not yet common practice, but for which there is great commercial potential according to market studies, known beverage dispensers are not suitable.
    [0011] One such new type of application is, for example, mixing a liquid beverage component, such as a particular beer or beer concentrate with, for example, one or more of the following:- one or more other beers or beer concentrates;- a fruit juice or a fruit concentrate;- a vegetable juice or a vegetable concentrate;- a syrup;- a carbonated water;- a carbonated soft drink;- a strong alcohol;- a coffee;- a tea;- a plant extract;- and so on.
    [0012] It is clear that a beverage component, such as, for example, a beer or beer concentrate, has to be treated very carefully, in general, and certainly during mixing and/or after mixing with other components of beverage and/or with a carbonated liquid.
    [0013] Indeed, mechanical agitation or agitation of a mixture comprising a beer or a beer concentrate in an open container that is exposed to air runs the risk of causing a change in the taste of the beer for all sorts of reasons, and can also result in unwanted premature foaming of the beer on the surface.
    [0014] In addition, it is known that for beer consumers the beer head is a very important aspect of the beer when it is served, determining its aesthetic appearance, aroma and flavor, as well as the sensation it causes in the mouth when consumed.
    [0015] From a chemical point of view, beer foam is a product composed of multiple polypeptides, each of which has a different hydrophobicity, which hydrophobicity determines the stability of the beer foam.
    [0016] Also the content of carbon dioxide and/or nitrogen in a beer is an important parameter that influences frothing.
    [0017] The content of carbon dioxide and/or nitrogen in a mixture obtained from the aforementioned beverage components, carbonated liquids and/or solvents, comprising a beer or beer concentrate, is generally drastically modified compared to the carbon dioxide and/or nitrogen content in the separate original beverage components.
    [0018] As a consequence, also the frothing capacity of the mixture is completely different from the frothing capacity of the original beverage components.
    [0019] Depending on the particular case, this foaming ability is decreased or increased.
    [0020] In order to obtain the desired beer head, in some cases the frothing of the mixed beverage components and the carbonated liquid has to be limited, while in other cases this frothing must be stimulated on the other hand.
    [0021] Known beverage dispensers do not have suitable mixing means by which foaming can be controlled.
    [0022] It is also understood that a high-quality finished beverage can only be obtained by mixing beverage components, such as beer or beer concentrates, and a carbonated liquid, if the composition of the blend is precisely chosen and actually compounded as such.
    [0023] Known beverage dispensers often lack the precision needed to mix certain amounts and types of beverage and carbonated liquid components.
    [0024] In addition, when a beverage dispenser is used to provide several different types of final beverages, each consisting of a mixture of different amounts and types of beverage components, contamination of a mixture to be performed must be avoided, by remnants of a previous mixture, which is often not the case with known beverage dispensers.
    [0025] Certain beverage components are difficult to mix and require careful mixing if a smooth and homogeneous mixture is to be obtained, which requires improved mixing means and, especially in cases where direct contact with the air, as is often the case with sparkling beverage components.
    [0026] A factor that is also very important in some cases is the mixing time needed to make a good quality mixture of homogeneous structure.
    [0027] In many cases, especially in beverage dispensers intended to dispense a wide variety of different beverages, it is preferred that mixing of beverage components and carbonated liquid be carried out almost instantaneously.
    [0028] This prevents the beverage mixtures from being kept for a long time in certain containers and receptacles until their final use.
    [0029] Again, with known beverage dispensers this cannot be realized for many combinations of beverage components, as the mixing means is not effective enough to mix the beverage components.
    [0030] Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to overcome one or more of the above drawbacks, or possibly other drawbacks not mentioned, of known beverage dispensers.
    [0031] In particular, it is an object of the present invention to equip a beverage dispenser with improved mixing means, which allows the mixing of beverage components that are not always easily mixed, such as sparkling beverage components and this from a highly efficient way, that is, in an instantaneous way.
    [0032] Another objective of the present invention is to equip a beverage dispenser with improved mixing means with which foaming of the beverage components during mixing can be controlled.
    [0033] Another objective of the present invention is to equip a beverage dispenser where many different beverage components and one or more carbonated liquids can be mixed in a wide variety of mixtures with a very high precision and without or with a very low contamination of the final drink obtained.
    [0034] For this purpose the invention proposes a beverage dispenser comprising: a) at least one beverage dispenser inlet connected or capable of being connected to a source of a beverage component; b) at least one dispenser inlet of carbonated liquid bound to or capable of binding to a source of a carbonated liquid; c) mixing means for mixing one or more beverage components with at least one carbonated liquid in a final beverage; and, d) an outlet of the dispenser for dispensing the final beverage; wherein said mixing means comprise one or more dual jet mixers, each comprising at least a first jet mixer fluid supply inlet and a second inlet of jet mixer fluid supply, a pair of corresponding coaxial jet mixer fluid flow channels, each having a jet mixer discharge end for expelling fluids in jet streams, mutually in directly opposite directions or colliding, so as to mix the fluids into a fluid mixture, and a jet mixer outlet through which the fluid mixture can exit the twin jet mixer.
    [0035] A great advantage of a beverage dispenser according to the invention is that it comprises at least one double-jet mixer.
    [0036] In such a double-jet mixer, a very complete mixing of the relevant beverage components with each other or with a carbonated liquid can be obtained in a very short space of time, while ensuring a high quality. is, homogeneity and smoothness of the mixture.
    [0037] Therefore, mixing in the twin-jet mixer can take place in a very confined space and there is no need to expose the mixture to air or the like, which can be an important factor to prevent premature foaming of the components of the mixed beverage or carbonated liquid.
    [0038] On the other hand, by adapting the design or operating conditions of the twin jet mixer, it is also possible to use it in reverse as a means for creating foam under controlled conditions.
    [0039] Such an adaptation of the double-jet mixer design may, for example, be a change in the dimensions of the double-jet mixer, such as the diameters of the jet mixer fluid flow channels, the shape of the discharge ends of the jet mixer or the jet mixer output and so on.
    [0040] Changing the nominal working point in the twin jet mixer can generally be performed more dynamically, for example by asphyxiating the fluid flow in the jet mixer fluid flow channels by means of a control valve and so on.
    [0041] The angle between the directions in which the jet mixer discharge ends expel a liquid can also be modified to change the characteristics of the twin jet mixer.
    [0042] In a preferred embodiment, this angle can be 180° and the liquids are expelled in opposite directions so that the double jet mixer in question is actually an opposite jet mixer.
    [0043] In other embodiments, this angle can deviate by 180° and the liquids expelled by the double jet mixer form colliding jet streams.
    [0044] It is clear that such a beverage dispenser according to the invention opens up a wide range of new possibilities, in particular for the creation of blends comprising one or more beers or beer concentrates.
    [0045] The present invention also relates to an improved method for mixing one or more beverage components with at least one carbonated liquid.
    [0046] It is characteristic of the method according to the invention that at least one twin-jet mixer as described above is used during mixing and that the method comprises at least the step of providing a beverage component to the first jet blender fluid supply inlet and a beverage component or a carbonated liquid to the second jet blender fluid supply.
    [0047] According to a first preferred method according to the invention, a carbonated liquid is supplied to the second jet mixer fluid supply.
    [0048] However, according to another preferred method according to the invention, in a premix step the beverage components are mixed by means of the double-jet mixer in an intermediate mix and in a final mixing step this intermediate mixture is mixed with a carbonated liquid.
    [0049] The advantages of such a method are, of course, fully equivalent to the aforementioned advantages described above in relation to a beverage dispenser according to the invention.
    [0050] In order to better show the characteristics of the invention, are described below, as an example without any limiting character, described some embodiments of beverage dispensers according to the invention and methods according to the invention for the mixing one or more beverage components with at least one carbonated liquid, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
    [0051] Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of a first embodiment of a beverage dispenser according to the present invention for mixing a beverage component and a carbonated liquid;
    [0052] Figure 2 is a schematic drawing of a second embodiment of a beverage dispenser according to the present invention in which a dual jet blender forms premix means for mixing beverage components into an intermediate blend and wherein the final mixing means provides for a carbonated liquid in mixing the intermediate mixture;
    [0053] Figure 3 is a schematic drawing of a third embodiment of a beverage dispenser according to the present invention in which the pre-mixing means provides for the mixing of beverage components into an intermediate mixture, and in which a twin jet blender forms the final blending means for blending the intermediate blend with a carbonated liquid;
    [0054] Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of a fourth embodiment of a beverage dispenser according to the present invention comprising two double-jet mixers for mixing beverage components and a carbonated liquid;
    [0055] Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a fifth embodiment of a beverage dispenser according to the present invention, comprising two double-jet mixers, a first for mixing beverage components in a substantially liquid phase and a second to create a foam in the final drink; and
    [0056] Figure 6 is a schematic drawing of a sixth embodiment of a beverage dispenser in accordance with the present invention illustrating the mixing of multiple beverage components and carbonated liquids.
    [0057] The first embodiment of a beverage dispenser 1 according to the invention, illustrated in Figure 1, is schematically represented by a rectangular box 2, which box 2 can actually be a real beverage dispenser housing 1 , but this is not necessarily the case and the rectangular box 2 should rather be interpreted as a representation of a set of elements likely to be present in a beverage dispenser 1 according to the invention, other possible elements or details being omitted from the drawing obvious.
    [0058] The beverage dispenser 1 of figure 1 is equipped with an inlet of the beverage dispenser 3 which is connected to a source 4 of a first liquid beverage component 5.
    [0059] The inlet of the beverage dispenser 3 can be, for example, a tube fitting, which is suitable for connecting a source 4 of the beverage dispenser 1 or it can be just the inlet of a conduit or flexible tube used for the flow of the liquid beverage component 5 away from the source 4.
    [0060] The beverage component 5 can be any product capable of being used for the composition of a beverage, such as, for example, a juice, a soft drink, a beer, a pasteurized beer, a beer concentrate, a strong alcohol , milk, cream, coffee, tea and even a solvent such as water and so on.
    [0061] Depending on the type of the beverage component 5, the source 4 from which the beverage component 5 is supplied and where the beverage component 5 is contained, can be, for example, a container, a plastic bag, a bottle, a barrel or kite and so on.
    [0062] The source 4 may be a pressurized container, containing a pressurized gas to drive the beverage component 5 out of the container.
    [0063] In other cases, the source 4 may comprise pumping means or separate gas bottles for that purpose, or the beverage component 5 may, for example, just leave the source 4 under the influence of gravity.
    [0064] It is clear that all types of other commonly used elements, such as valves, switches, detectors, electronic or non-electronic control equipment, in general, are not represented in the drawings.
    [0065] The source 4, in this case, is connected to the inlet 3 by means of a liquid line 6 formed, for example, by a rigid or flexible tube or conduit 6.
    [0066] The beverage dispenser 1 of figure 1 is furthermore equipped with an inlet of the carbonated liquid dispenser 7, which in this case is connected to a source 8 of a carbonated liquid 9 by means of a liquid line 10.
    [0067] The carbonated liquid 9 will typically be a solvent such as carbonated water, but it may be any other carbonated liquid such as a soft drink, or even a beer or the like, or it may even be a highly carbonated concentrate.
    [0068] A carbonated liquid is a liquid in which carbon dioxide is dissolved.
    [0069] However, according to the invention, a broad interpretation must be given to the term carbonated liquid 9.
    [0070] This term also covers liquids in which other gases are dissolved, such as nitrogen gas or nitrous oxide, or a combination of several gases, since liquids containing these gases have a behavior that, from one point of view. from a technical point of view, it is completely similar to a carbonated liquid, and the aforementioned gases are also frequently used in practice.
    [0071] The carbonated liquid dispenser inlet 7 and the fountain 8 can be of different types similar to the beverage dispenser inlet 3 and the fountain 4, respectively.
    [0072] The beverage dispenser 1 further comprises mixing means 11 for mixing the beverage component 5 with the carbonated liquid 9 in a final beverage 12.
    [0073] This final drink 12 is dispensed through an outlet of the dispenser 13, which may have different shapes similar to the inlet of the beverage dispenser 3 or the inlet of the liquid dispenser 7.
    [0074] In the embodiment shown in figures 1 to 6, the outlet of the dispenser 13 is connected by means of a liquid line 14 to a beer machine handle 15, through which the actual flow of final beverage 12 is controlled. from the beverage dispenser.
    [0075] The beverage dispenser 1 can be, for example, a box or housing provided in a bar, where the core of the mixing means 11 is housed, while the beer machine handle 15 is installed some distance from that box in the bar and fountains 4 can be barrels supplied in a cavity, as is often the case in bars.
    [0076] On the other hand, fountains 4 and 8, dispenser inlets 3 and 7 and dispenser outlet 13 can also be housed in a single box, comparable to what is the case in many known beverage dispensers for dispensing coffee , for example.
    [0077] These examples are, of course, just a few of the many possibilities.
    [0078] According to the invention, the mixing means 11 comprise at least one double-jet mixer 16, as is the case in the embodiment of figure 1.
    [0079] The dual jet mixer 16 comprises a first jet mixer supply inlet 17 and a second jet mixer fluid supply inlet 18, as well as a pair of corresponding jet mixer fluid flow channels, respectively the jet mixer fluid flow channel 19 and the jet mixer fluid flow channel 20.
    [0080] In the depicted figures, these jet mixer fluid flow channels 19 and 20 are at least in part coaxial and each has a jet mixer discharge end, respectively the jet mixer discharge end 21 jet and jet mixer discharge end 22 configured so that fluids expelled from jet mixer discharge ends 21 and 22 mutually form jet streams 23 and 24 of opposite direction, respectively.
    [0081] In this way, the jet streams 23 and 24 collide with each other in order to mix the fluids in question into a fluid mixture, an emulsion or foam.
    [0082] In other embodiments the jet streams 23 and 24 are not necessarily directed exactly in opposite directions, but may also collide with each other under another angle.
    [0083] The double jet mixer 16 is further equipped with a jet mixer outlet 25 through which the mixture of liquids, foam or emulsion can leave the double jet mixer 16.
    [0084] The jet mixer outlet 25 is connected to the dispenser outlet 13 by means of a liquid line 26, but could directly form the dispenser outlet 13, without intermediate liquid line 26.
    [0085] In the embodiment of figure 1, the inlet 3 of the beverage dispenser is further connected to the first jet mixer supply inlet 17 of the double jet mixer 16 by means of a liquid line 27, the which can be formed by a separate tube or conduit or just by the jet mixer fluid flow channel 19 .
    [0086] It is not even excluded that the liquid line 6 connecting the source 4 to the inlet 3 of the beverage dispenser and the liquid line 27, together with the jet mixer fluid flow channel 19, are all formed by a single tube or conduit.
    [0087] In the embodiment of Figure 1, the inlet 7 of the carbonated liquid dispenser is connected to the second jet mixer fluid supply inlet 20 of the double jet mixer 16 by means of a liquid line 28, so to allow the mixing of the beverage component 5 and the carbonated liquid 9 by means of the double jet mixer 16.
    [0088] The liquid line 28 may, again, only be a part of the jet mixer fluid flow channel 20 and/or the liquid line 14.
    [0089] In Figure 1 a case is shown where the beverage component 5 is a non-carbonated beverage, such as a pasteurized beer concentrate, while the carbonated liquid 9 is obviously carbonated, for example carbonated water.
    [0090] However, it is not excluded from the scope of the invention that the beverage component 5 is also carbonated and is, for example, a carbonated beer concentrate, which has to be diluted to make it drinkable.
    [0091] In figure 2 a second embodiment of a beverage dispenser according to the invention is illustrated, comprising means 11 that are somewhat different from the mixing means of the first embodiment.
    [0092] In particular, the mixing means 11 comprise this time premix means 29 for mixing beverage components and/or a carbonated liquid into an intermediate mixture, as well as final mixing means 30 for mixing said intermediate mixture with one or more beverage components and/or a carbonated liquid in the final beverage 12.
    [0093] In the embodiment of figure 2, a twin-jet mixer 16, similar to that of figure 1, is forming the premix means 29 or is at least part of said premix means 29, while the final mixing means 30 comprise a receptacle 31, which could be equipped with any auxiliary means by which the mixing fluid can be increased, the type of which is not specified in more detail.
    [0094] These auxiliary means can be formed, for example, by a blender or by a mixer, such as for example a classic electromechanical mixer with a blade that is rotated in the receptacle 31 containing the liquid to be mixed.
    [0095] The container has a first receptacle inlet 32 and a second receptacle inlet 33 for receiving liquids to be mixed, as well as a single receptacle outlet 34 for expelling the mixed liquids, which is symbolized in Figure 2 by a triangular shape .
    [0096] The outlet 34 of the receptacle is connected to the outlet 13 of the dispenser, by means of a liquid line 35.
    [0097] The liquid line 26 provided at the jet mixer output 25 of the twin jet mixer 16, is this time therefore not connected to the dispenser output 13, but connected to the first input 32 of the receptacle, so as to directing the mixed fluid mixture in the twin jet mixer 16, which is forming the above-mentioned intermediate mixture, to the final mixing means 30.
    [0098] In the embodiment of figure 2 the carbonated liquid 9 is mixed with said intermediate mixture through the final mixing means 30, and as a consequence, the inlet 7 of the carbonate liquid dispenser is this time connected to the second inlet 33 of receptacle via liquid line 28.
    [0099] In the second embodiment of Figure 2, the beverage dispenser 1 further comprises a first beverage dispenser inlet 3 and a second beverage dispenser inlet 36, each connected to a source of a component of beverage, respectively, to the fountain 4 containing a first beverage component 5 via the liquid line 6 and to the fountain 37 containing a second beverage component 38 via the liquid line 39.
    [00100] The inlet 3 of the beverage dispenser is, as in the previous case of figure 1, connected to the first jet mixer fluid supply inlet 17 of the double jet mixer 16 by means of the liquid line 27.
    [00101] The second inlet 36 of the beverage dispenser is further connected to the second jet mixer fluid supply inlet 18 of the twin jet mixer 16 via the liquid line 40, so as to allow mixing of the first beverage component 5 and the second beverage component 38, by means of the double-jet mixer 16, after which the obtained intermediate mixture is mixed with the carbonated liquid 9 by means of the final mixing means 31.
    [00102] In figure 2 the beverage components 5 and 38 are represented as both being carbonated beverage components and these beverage components 5 and 38 could, for example, be both beer concentrates or a beer concentrate and a soft drink such as such as Pepsi Cola, which are mixed according to a desired proportion, to obtain the corresponding mixed taste, made up of the flavors of both components of the beverage in question.
    [00103] As explained in the introduction, the twin jet mixer 16 is very suitable, if properly designed, for mixing these types of beverage components 5 and 38, without exposing the mixture to air and in a very fast and efficient way.
    [00104] The mixture obtained from beer concentrates is mixed in the final mixing stage with a carbonated liquid 9, typically carbonated water, in order to form an effervescent, sparkling and drinkable beer 12.
    [00105] However, it is not excluded from the scope of the invention to feed one or two non-carbonated beverage components 5 and 38, such as beer concentrates or juices, to the twin jet mixer 16 in the premix stage.
    [00106] It is also not excluded from the scope of the invention to add a non-carbonated liquid in the second stage of the mixing process, for example non-carbonated water, simply to change the concentration of the beverage components in the final beverage 12, which carbonated liquid serves as such. as a solvent.
    [00107] In yet another embodiment the premix means 29 may also be intended to mix a beverage component 5 with a carbonated liquid 9, as was also the case in the first embodiment, for example, to recompose a first beer from its concentrate, after which the obtained intermediate mixture is further mixed with another beverage component by means of final mixing means 30, for example with another beer in order to form a final beer composed of a mix of two beers.
    [00108] Generally speaking, any carbonated liquid may be considered to be a carbonated liquid and the pre-mixing means 29 may comprise one or more fluid supply inlets, each connected or capable of connecting to a inlet 3 or 36 of the beverage dispenser, or to an inlet 7 of the carbonated liquid dispenser.
    [00109] In the example of figure 2, the pre-mixing means 29 comprise two fluid supply inlets 17 and 18, each of which is connected to an inlet 3 and 36 of the beverage dispenser, respectively.
    [00110] Similarly, the final mixing means 30 may generally comprise a first fluid supply inlet 17 for supplying the intermediate mixture and one or more additional fluid supply inlets, each connected or connectable. to an inlet 3 or 36 of the beverage dispenser or an inlet 7 of the carbonated liquid dispenser.
    [00111] In the example of Figure 2, the final mixing means 30 comprises a first fluid supply inlet 32 for supplying the intermediate mixture and a single second fluid supply inlet 33, which is connected to an inlet of the liquid dispenser carbonated 9.
    [00112] Figure 3 illustrates a third embodiment of a beverage dispenser according to the invention.
    [00113] This third embodiment is different from the second embodiment only in that the pre-mixing means 29 and the final mixing means 30 have been exchanged, i.e. the double-jet mixer 16 is this time at forming the final mixing means 30 or is at least part of the last final mixing stage 30, while the receptacle 31 is forming the pre-mixing means 29 or at least part thereof.
    [00114] The example shown is the mixing of two soft drink components 5 and 38, which are mixed in the first premix stage 29 and which are dissolved by means of a carbonated liquid 9 in the second final mixing stage 30.
    [00115] However, it is clear that all kinds of combinations of other carbonated and non-carbonated beverage components, as well as liquids, can be made according to the invention.
    [00116] Figure 4 illustrates yet another embodiment of a beverage dispenser 1 according to the invention, which again comprises pre-mixing means 29 and final mixing means 30, which this time are both formed by a separate double jet mixer 16, the mixing means 11 of the beverage dispenser thus comprising multiple dual jet mixers 16, i.e. in this case two, but it is not excluded from the scope of the invention that they be more.
    [00117] The example illustrated in figure 4 could be the dissolution of a non-carbonated beer concentrate 5 with carbonated liquid 9 in the first step, after which the obtained beer, i.e. the intermediate mixture, is further mixed with another beer 9 in the second step to form the final beverage 12.
    [00118] The fifth embodiment of a beverage dispenser 1 illustrated in figure 5 is somewhat similar to the fourth embodiment of figure 4 in that its mixing means 11 again comprise two double-jet mixers 16.
    [00119] In the fifth embodiment, the mixing means can also be divided into two parts of mixing means 41 and 42, each formed by one of the double-jet mixers 16, these parts of mixing means 41 and 42 being are, however, somewhat different in that they can work in parallel, i.e. the first part of mixing means 41 is not supplying an intermediate mixture to one of the jet mixer fluid supply inlets 17 and 18 of the double jet mixer of second part of mixing media 42.
    [00120] Instead, both outputs 25 of the jet mixer are connected to output 13 of the dispenser, by means of a T-shaped liquid line 26, in which a three-way valve 43 is provided to choose which of the two outlets 25 of the jet mixer can actually supply a mix to outlet 13 of the dispenser.
    [00121] Another aspect of this fifth embodiment is that the double jet mixer 16 of the second part of the mixing means 42 is of another kind, that is, intended for the production of foam 44, during mixing of the beverage component in question 5 and/or carbonated liquid 9 and this in a controlled manner.
    [00122] The double jet mixer 16 of this part of mixer means 42 is therefore designed differently, which is illustrated in figure 5, by means of adapted discharge ends 21 and 22, which have a different form of stimulation foam formation, by means of a foaming chamber 45 which provides sufficient space and air for foam expansion 44 and by means of valves 46 provided in liquid lines 27 and 28 at fluid supply inlets 17 and 18 of jet mixer to choke the fluid flow through the jet mixer fluid flow channels 19 and 20.
    [00123] It is clear that figure 5 only schematically illustrates some parameters that can be changed to adapt a twin jet mixer 16 to foam production means.
    [00124] In reality, depending on the liquids to be mixed and foamed may come into play and completely different parameters must be tested.
    [00125] Finally, Figure 6 illustrates yet another embodiment of a beverage dispenser according to the invention, in which some principles explained by means of the previous embodiments are combined.
    [00126] A special aspect of this sixth embodiment is that the beverage dispenser 1 is equipped with an inlet 3, which can be connected to different sources 4, each containing a different beverage component 5 .
    [00127] In particular, the input 3 can slide on a beverage component selector 47 to be connected to a source 4 of choice.
    [00128] In this way, different beverage components 5, for example pasteurized beer concentrates, can be supplied to a container of a first mixing stage 48 equipped with suitable mixing means, which will not be described in more detail.
    [00129] The first intermediate mixture obtained by mixing the different beverage components in the first mixing stage 48 is supplied to a second mixing stage 49, comparable to that of the beverage dispenser 1 illustrated in Figure 1, comprising a first double-jet mixer 16 to mix the first intermediate mixture with a carbonated liquid 9, so as to form a second intermediate mixture.
    [00130] Finally, the second intermediate mixture is mixed in a third mixing stage, which is similar to that of the beverage dispenser 1 illustrated in figure 2, with other different beverage components 5, so as to form the final beverage 12.
    [00131] It is clear that many other configurations are possible according to the invention and also that all kinds of control means can be added, for example, to allow a user to select certain beverage components 5 in certain quantities and so on. against.
    [00132] The present invention is by no means limited to a beverage dispenser 1 according to the invention and a method according to the invention for mixing one or more beverage components 5 with at least one carbonated liquid 9 , described as examples and illustrated in the drawings, but such a beverage dispenser 1 and such a method according to the invention can be realized in all kinds of variants, without departing from the scope of the invention. 1/1
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    Claims (3)
    [0001]
    1. METHOD FOR MIXING ONE OR MORE BEVERAGE COMPONENTS (5.38) with at least one carbonated liquid (9), whereby at least one double jet mixer (16) is used during mixing, comprising at least one first jet mixer fluid supply inlet (17) and a second jet mixer fluid supply inlet (18), a pair of corresponding coaxial jet mixer fluid flow channels (19,20) each having a jet mixer discharge end (21,22) for expelling fluids in jet streams (23,24) mutually in directly opposite or colliding directions so as to mix the fluids into a fluid mixture, and an outlet (25 ) jet mixer through which the fluid mixture can exit the twin jet mixer (16), characterized in that the method comprises at least the step of supplying a beverage component (5.38) to the first inlet (17) jet mixer fluid supply and one-component and from beverage (5.38) or a carbonated liquid (9) to the second jet blender supply fluid (18).
    [0002]
    2. METHOD according to claim 1, characterized in that the method comprises a premix step (29) in which the beverage components (5.38) are mixed by means of the double jet mixer (16) into a mixture. intermediate and a final blending step (30) in which the intermediate blend is blended with a carbonated liquid (9).
    [0003]
    3. METHOD according to claim 2, characterized in that a carbonated liquid (9) is supplied to the second jet mixer fluid supply (18).
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