CN102028412A - Multi-taste beverage distributing spray nozzle and distributor using same - Google Patents

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CN102028412A
CN102028412A CN2009101795151A CN200910179515A CN102028412A CN 102028412 A CN102028412 A CN 102028412A CN 2009101795151 A CN2009101795151 A CN 2009101795151A CN 200910179515 A CN200910179515 A CN 200910179515A CN 102028412 A CN102028412 A CN 102028412A
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The invention discloses a multi-taste beverage distributing spray nozzle and an distributor using the same, wherein the distributing spray nozzle comprises at least one water inlet, at least two thick juice inlets, a main water flowing path penetrating the spay nozzle and at least two thick juice flowing paths penetrating through the spray nozzles, wherein the thick juice flowing paths are communicated with each thick juice inlet through fluid and are respectively stopped at thick juice discharge openings. By using the water flowing paths, water is sprayed from the spray nozzle in a curtain shape and is preferably annular; the thick juice discharge opening comprises a thick juice deflector by which the thick juice is dispersed in a sector shape to impact a water curtain when flowing out of the discharge opening. The spray nozzle comprises at least two auxiliary water flowing paths by which water transfers from the main water flowing path and the transferred water penetrates through at least two thick juice discharge openings for discharging. On the downstream, the spray nozzle comprises a convex surface and water is gathered around the convex surface when stopping flowing. The beverage distributor uses a plurality of multi-taste beverage distributing spray nozzles. The distributor also comprises distributing spray nozzles for distributing a taste addictive; and the distributing spray nozzles can be used for distributing ice; even the distributor is provided with an ice crusher, thereby distributing crushed ice or block ice.

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Many flavor beverages distributing nozzle and the distributor that uses it
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At this to introduce the disclosed full content of Chinese patent application that application number is CN200810188722.9 referring to mode.
Technical field
The present invention relates to beverage dispenser and be used for many tastes distributing nozzle on the beverage dispenser.
Background technology
Beverage dispenser mixes the seasoning concentrate to produce beverage and it is assigned in cup or other container for directly drinking usually with water.This distributor is very common in the food and beverage sevice environment, for example in fast food restaurant and cafeteria.Water can be carbonated or not carbonated, and many beverage dispenser designs become can either distribute soda also can distribute noncarbonated beverage products.Some beverage dispensers also distribute ice.
The consumer wishes to have a great selection of beverage for you to choose.Therefore most beverage dispensers are used for the concentrate or the extract (syrup) of different taste are mixed with water to produce the beverage of different taste.Most distributors have mixes forming the nozzle of beverage extract with water, and each nozzle is connected in an extract source of supply, so only distributes a kind of beverage of taste, is changed up to the extract of this nozzle of supply.This beverage dispenser therefore need have with expect be assigned with the identical different spray nozzles of beverage kind number.
The work space that is used for beverage dispenser in catering service circle usually is very precious.On distributor, provide a large amount of mixing nozzles can increase size, increase the floor space of distributor then.Therefore had some designs to many tastes nozzle of beverage dispenser, wherein each nozzle connects a plurality of extract sources of supply.Therefore which kind of extract valve is controlled and is fed to nozzle, and only a nozzle can select from single dispensing and distributes multiple different taste beverage, thereby increases the taste number of the beverage that can distribute from distributor, the while can also keep on the workbench than small footprint size.
A common problem of many tastes nozzle is to a kind of taste heredity mixing of beverage down from a kind of beverage.There are extract or extract mixture and water to remain in the nozzle or remain in its surface if finish the branch timing, then extract or mix extract and mix with time a kind of beverage that will distribute probably with the water general when first kind of beverage.Like this, in many tastes nozzle, a kind of instantly beverage have with the beverage that distributes before will produce heredity during different taste.Distribute the transparent or light beverage in back under the situation of same nozzle distribution at dark beverage, this point is especially obvious.
Another problem that any mixing nozzle can face is that extract is incomplete with mixing of water.If mix not exclusively, the beverage meeting " layering " in the cup, the extract of different proportion and water are in different levels in cup.The design of nozzle lacks that to mix fully be big hidden danger in many tastes nozzle, because must be held the supply centre of multiple different extracts in nozzle interior.
What another need be considered for distributing nozzle is the aesthetic appearance of beverage in minute timing.Many beverage dispensers are to set up for being used for self-service use, and the meaning is that consumer's activated valve receives beverage to select the taste of wishing and to place cup.Therefore the consumer can see it at beverage when nozzle is assigned to the cup.If it will be useful with presenting the beverage flow that makes the joyful outward appearance of consumer mixing of water that distributing nozzle produces a kind of extract.In addition, thisly be operated in many tastes nozzle very complicatedly, wherein extract imports from different supply centre in nozzle.
Though many tastes nozzle is known, still need a kind of nozzle for a long time, it can avoid heredity, produces the beverage of good mixing, and makes beverage present the outward appearance of pleasant in minute timing.Except that these need, if the nozzle easy disassembly is beneficial to clean and low cost of manufacture will be useful.
Therefore, many tastes distributor that can satisfy these different needs will be huge improvement.
Summary of the invention
Invent out a kind of many flavor beverages distributor of improvement.In one embodiment, the beverage of four kinds of different tastes can distribute from identical nozzle.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, extract and water with make us aesthetic joyful mode in conjunction with and prevent that the intersect taste of different beverages between distributing from polluting.
On the one hand, the present invention is a kind of many flavor beverages distributing nozzle, comprises at least one water inlet; At least two extract inlets; Pass the mobile path of water of nozzle, this path makes water discharge from nozzle with the curtain shape; And at least two extract flow paths that pass nozzle, be communicated with each extract inlet fluid respectively, and end at the extract floss hole that comprises the extract air deflector respectively, fan when the extract flow path of flowing through flows out floss hole impacts on cascade thereby the shape of this air deflector makes extract.
Second aspect, the present invention is a kind of many flavor beverages distributing nozzle, comprises at least one water inlet; At least two extract inlets; Pass the mobile path of main water of nozzle; At least two extract flow paths that pass nozzle are communicated with each extract inlet fluid respectively, and end at the extract floss hole respectively; And at least two auxiliary water flow paths, each auxiliary water flow path makes water shift from the mobile path of main water and makes the water that is transferred pass the discharging of one of these at least two extract floss holes.
On the other hand, the present invention is a kind of beverage dispenser, comprises that a plurality of many tastes mix and distributing nozzle, and each many tastes nozzle comprises at least one water inlet; At least two extract inlets; Pass the mobile path of water of nozzle, this path makes water discharge from nozzle with the curtain shape; And at least two extract flow paths that pass nozzle, be communicated with each extract inlet fluid respectively, and end at the extract floss hole that comprises the extract air deflector respectively, fan when the extract flow path of flowing through flows out floss hole impacts on cascade thereby the shape of this air deflector makes extract.
On the other hand, the present invention is a kind of beverage dispenser, comprises that a plurality of many tastes mix and distributing nozzle, and each many tastes nozzle comprises at least one water inlet; At least two extract inlets; Pass the mobile path of main water of nozzle; At least two extract flow paths that pass nozzle are communicated with each extract inlet fluid respectively, and end at the extract floss hole respectively; And at least two auxiliary water flow paths, each auxiliary water flow path makes water shift from the mobile path of main water and makes the water that is transferred pass the discharging of one of these at least two extract floss holes.
Another aspect, the present invention is a kind of many flavor beverages distributing nozzle, comprising: a) at least one water inlet; B) at least two extract inlets; C) water that the passes nozzle path of flowing, comprise the annular region that is arranged in its terminal and make water from nozzle with the curtain shape and roughly conical hollow discharge, in the annular region downstream, nozzle comprises nonreentrant surface, around the nonreentrant surface polymerization, nonreentrant surface has the center to water when stopping to flow; And d) passes at least the first and second extract flow paths of nozzle, be communicated with an extract inlet fluid respectively, the first extract flow path ends at the first extract floss hole, the second extract flow path ends at the second extract floss hole, wherein the first and second extract floss holes all extend through nonreentrant surface, and the center spaced at equal intervals of the first and second extract floss holes and nonreentrant surface.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a nozzle can be used in and distributes nearly four kinds of different tastes, allows like this to distribute multiple beverage with the distributor with small footprint size.Simultaneously, this nozzle has the impression of pleasant when distributing beverage, well mixed when it falls into cup, and extract can not stayed the end of extract path, otherwise the extract of staying there when a kind of instantly beverage is assigned with will be discharged together, thereby causes taste heredity.
These and other benefit of the present invention and the present invention itself can be better understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and these brief description of drawings are as follows.
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Fig. 1 is the side perspective view of the distributor of ice of the present invention and beverage.
Fig. 2 is the part side perspective view that removes the distributor of ice shown in Figure 1 behind the protecgulum and beverage.
Fig. 3 is the cutaway view of many flavor beverages distributing nozzle of first embodiment of the invention along the straight line 3-3 among Fig. 2, demonstrates the mobile path of water.
Fig. 4 is the different cutaway views of many flavor beverages distributing nozzle among Fig. 3, demonstrates two extract flow paths.
Fig. 5 is the exploded view of many flavor beverages distributing nozzle among Fig. 3.
Fig. 6 is used among Fig. 3 the top perspective of water cover in many flavor beverages distributing nozzle.
Fig. 7 is the bottom perspective view of water cover among Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 is the top perspective that is used in the injection well downhole flow regulator in many flavor beverages distributing nozzle among Fig. 3.
Fig. 9 is the bottom perspective view of injection well downhole flow regulator among Fig. 8.
Figure 10 is the top perspective that is used in the extract pedestal in many flavor beverages distributing nozzle among Fig. 3.
Figure 11 is the bottom perspective view of extract pedestal among Figure 10.
Figure 12 is the top perspective that is used in the bottom nozzle spare in many flavor beverages distributing nozzle among Fig. 3.
Figure 13 is the bottom perspective view of the bottom nozzle spare of Figure 12.
Figure 14 is the cutaway view of many flavor beverages distributing nozzle of second embodiment of the invention.
Figure 15 is the top perspective of the replacement structure of extract pedestal among Figure 10.
Figure 16 is the exploded bottom perspective view of the alternative embodiment of extract air deflector, and this air deflector can be used in many flavor beverages distributing nozzle among Fig. 3.
Figure 17 is the perspective view of the alternative embodiment of extract air deflector among Figure 16.
Figure 18 is the exploded view of the 3rd embodiment of many flavor beverages distributing nozzle.
Figure 19 is the top perspective of the bottom nozzle spare that uses in many flavor beverages distributing nozzle of Figure 18.
Figure 20 is the bottom perspective view of the bottom nozzle spare that uses in many flavor beverages distributing nozzle of Figure 18.
Figure 21 is the top perspective of the water cover that uses in many flavor beverages distributing nozzle of Figure 18.
Figure 22 is the bottom perspective view of the water cover of Figure 21.
Figure 23 is the top perspective of the injection well downhole flow regulator that uses in many flavor beverages distributing nozzle of Figure 18.
Figure 24 is the bottom perspective view of the injection well downhole flow regulator of Figure 23.
Figure 25 is the top perspective of the extract pedestal that uses in many flavor beverages distributing nozzle of Figure 18.
Figure 26 is the bottom perspective view of the extract pedestal of Figure 25.
Figure 27 is along cornerwise cutaway view of many flavor beverages distributing nozzle of Figure 18, is similar to Fig. 4, shows two extract flow paths.
Figure 28 is different cutaway view, shows the mobile path of water of the many flavor beverages distributing nozzle that passes Figure 18, is similar to Fig. 3.
Figure 29 A, 29B and 29C show beverage that the beverage dispensing nozzle by Fig. 3 distributing and beverage and distribute flow pattern when finishing.
Figure 30 A, 30B and 30C show beverage that the beverage dispensing nozzle by Figure 18 distributing and beverage and distribute flow pattern when finishing.
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Further describe the present invention now.In following each section, different aspect of the present invention is subjected to limiting in more detail.Each aspect that is subjected to so limiting can be incorporated into any other one or more aspects, unless clearly indication is on the contrary arranged.Particularly, any conduct feature preferred or that favorable characteristics is pointed out can be incorporated into the feature that any other one or more conducts are preferred or favorable characteristics is pointed out.
Term in specification and claims " curtain " has the implication of following qualification.Term " curtain " refers to a kind of current form, has little gauge and obvious other bigger size.It is flat and also uneven usually that this curtain needs not to be.On the contrary, the curtain shape of current is hollow cylindrical normally, and bursting at this curtain shape has tapering part when collapsing for solid stream.
Fig. 1 has described the embodiment of the mixing distributor 10 of ice of the present invention and beverage.This distributor 10 has six beverage distribution module 20, and each module can comprise many flavor beverages distributing nozzle and many pad button taste Selection Floaters.Shown in preferred embodiment in, distributor 10 also comprise ice distribution chute 30.Distributor 10 comprises many traditional element, defrosting tray for example, and the unshowned traditional element of ice chest, agitator, cold drawing, carbonator or the like for example.
Preferred ice and beverage dispenser 10 are equipped with trash ice assembly 40, and Fig. 2 is best as seen.(this distributor protecgulum and many miscellaneous parts, the pipeline as extract and water for the sake of clarity all is not presented among Fig. 2.) preferably, this distributor can distribute trash ice or ice cube.More preferably, by identical ice distribution chute 30, ice and beverage dispenser both can distribute trash ice also can distribute ice cube.Not only distribute trash ice but also distribute the ice of ice cube and beverage dispenser to be disclosed in the same proprietary U.S. Patent application, this application sequence number is 11/514715, submitted on September 1st, 2006, denomination of invention is " ice/beverage dispenser that has embedded ice crusher ", publication number is US2007/0193299A1, at this to introduce its content referring to mode.
This distributor 10 use standard pump, valve and ceramic stream controller (not shown) with extract from a plurality of sources of supply, for example " bag in the box " extract supplies to many flavor beverages distributing nozzle 50.This distributor 10 comprises that circuit board 46 is to control various machine functions.Demonstrate four hollow core valve mounting blocks 44 among Fig. 2, also demonstrate four groups of valves 42 that are installed on the mounting blocks.Owing on each piece two valves can be installed, nearly 16 kinds of different fluids can be controlled by the number of valve and mounting blocks, and this valve and mounting blocks are presented at distributor 10 left sides among Fig. 2.These will control the different inlets that current (carbonated or not carbonated) and extract flow to each many flavor beverages distributing nozzle 50.On being presented at distributor left side more than three for the flavor beverage distributing nozzle 50, each nozzle relates to a kind of water and four kinds of extracts, only need use 15 in 16 possible valves.
In distributor 10, the strict vertical of each nozzle is in water source only, thus the every kind of beverage that distributes for this nozzle will or carbonated or not carbonated.Alternatively, carbonated and not carbonated water pipeline can be connected in each water inlet, and perhaps nozzle can be equipped with two water inlets, thereby carbonated and not carbonated beverage all can distribute from identical nozzle.In addition, substitute strict vertical, this distributor 10 can be equipped with and be connected carbonated water and the selection manifold between the source of carbonated water not.This manifold has selection mechanism, allows equipment user guiding carbonated water and not switching between the carbonated water, through water piping to valve water is fed to given nozzle.Exemplary selection manifold is disclosed in the United States Patent (USP) 6698621, at this to introduce its content referring to mode.
First embodiment of many flavor beverages distributing nozzle 50 is presented among Fig. 3-13.As Fig. 3 and 4 best image and below in greater detail, each many flavor beverages distributing nozzle comprises at least one water inlet 68; At least two extract inlets 66; Pass the mobile path of main water of nozzle; And at least two extract flow paths that pass nozzle, be communicated with each extract inlet fluid respectively, and end at the extract floss hole respectively.This water flows path shape for making water (can or be carbonated or not carbonated, what depend on supply nozzle be what) discharge with the curtain shape from nozzle, be preferably annular.This extract floss hole comprises the extract air deflector, and fan when leaving floss hole impacts on cascade thereby the shape of this air deflector makes extract.This nozzle comprises at least two auxiliary water flow paths, and each auxiliary water flow path makes water shift from the mobile path of main water and makes the water that is transferred pass the discharging of one of these at least two extract floss holes.
Fig. 5 has shown the various parts that are used to make many flavor beverages distributing nozzle 50 with decomposed form.They comprise nozzle mounting base 60, water cover (being also referred to as first dish) 70, injection well downhole flow regulator (being also referred to as second dish) 80, extract pedestal 90 and bottom nozzle spare 100.In these parts each can form by injection molding, forms this nozzle 50 thereby assemble. Parts 60,70,80 and 90 ultrasonic bonds are together to form assembly.Bayonet coupling 102 on the bottom nozzle spare 100 is passed slit 65 and is inserted in the wall 64 of nozzle mounting base 60, and other parts are clipped between them simultaneously.Bottom nozzle spare 100 is locked in bottom nozzle spare 100 with respect to the rotation of mounting base 60 remainder of nozzle.Installing hole 63 in the flange 62 of mounting base 60 is used for nozzle 50 is fixed in the remainder of module 20 and distributor 10.In the time of needs cleaning nozzle 50, bottom nozzle spare 100 rotates in the opposite direction discharging this bayonet socket interlocking, and these parts 100 can be from mounting base 60 separately.Flange 78 on the water cover forms the bottom of O shape annular groove so that O shape ring 72 is kept putting in place.Space 75 allows joint 102 to pass, thereby they are locked on the pedestal 60.
Pass water stream channel best image in Fig. 3 of nozzle 50.Arrow 101 has described to pass the current of nozzle 50.Water passes the central tube 76 that inlet 68 that the center is provided with enters nozzle 50 and goes into water cover 70 along central shaft from 68 axial flow that enter the mouth.This central tube 76 fits closely in the groove of core of mounting base 60.Next the mobile path of main water itself is radial (radially), and this path is by the space boundary between water cover 70 and the injection well downhole flow regulator 80.Water passes breach 73 that is formed in the wall 77 and the breach 84 that is formed in the wall 82 and flows out these spaces, and this wall 77 is positioned at the bottom of water cover 70 (see figure 7)s, and this wall 82 is positioned at the top of injection well downhole flow regulator 80 (see figure 8)s.Space between O shape ring 72 sealing water covers 70 and the bottom nozzle spare 100.
There is an annular region in the mobile path downstream of the water of radial flow path.Ensuing this part water path of flowing comprises the space that limits between two tapered wall surface by extract pedestal 90 and bottom nozzle spare 100.The inner surface of the outer surface of the wall 92 of extract pedestal 90 and the wall 103 of bottom nozzle spare 100 forces water to flow downward in the annular space that shrinks.Water passes annular opening and discharges in its flow path end.Flow path between the tapered wall makes water form the curtain shape when discharging.This curtain forms hollow cylindrical generally, but the angle of the conical surface on the speed of water and wall 92 and 103 makes cascade shrink when nozzle falls at it.In addition, the intrinsic surface tension of water also helps cascade further to burst when it falls under the bottom of nozzle 50 to collapse. Wall 104 and 106 is for nozzle 50 provides decorative appearance, and hiding beverage flow to nozzle 50 bottoms extract and the visual observation before the good mixing point of water.
This many flavor beverages distributing nozzle 50 is used to hold four kinds of different extract tastes, but also can be configured to distribute two kinds, three kinds, five kinds or how different beverage tastes.Each nozzle 50 comprises four extract 66, four extract flow paths of inlet and four extract floss holes.This extract flow path that is used for two kinds of tastes as shown in Figure 4.This extract passes the flexible pipe or other conduit that attach to pipe joint and enters nozzle, and this pipe joint provides the inlet 66 on the nozzle mounting base 60.Extract flow path part is by passing two dishes, i.e. water cover 70 and injection well downhole flow regulator 80, the hole limit.Injection well downhole flow regulator 80 comprises when molded four integrally formed hollow pipes 88 of remainder with dish 80 (Fig. 8 and 9).Therefore this dish comprises the hole in the pipe 88.As shown in Figure 4, pipe 88 passes the hole 74 (Fig. 6) that is formed in the water cover 70.When assembling nozzle 50, pipe 88 grooves that extend up in the bottom that is formed on nozzle mounting base 60.In the downstream, pipe 88 is assembled to the groove 96 that is formed in extract pedestal 90 (see figure 10)s.The hole 97 (Figure 11) of passing extract pedestal 90 with extract from manage the 88 extract chambeies 89 that are transported between bottom horizontal wall 107 (see figure 3)s that are formed at extract pedestal 90 and bottom nozzle spare 100.Bottom horizontal wall 107 attaches to wall 103 by gusset 114.Certainly, have breach between bottom horizontal wall 107 and the wall 103, current discharge at this.Gusset 114 is done thinly as far as possible not stop current.
Extract chamber 89 is just in the upstream of extract floss hole 112 (Figure 13), and this extract floss hole is formed in the bottom horizontal wall 107 of bottom nozzle spare 100.Each extract floss hole comprises extract air deflector 110, and its shape and position make extract stream pass the floss hole fan, mainly flows to nozzle one side.Figure 12 has shown the upper surface of the extract air deflector of taper.Floss hole 112 is semicircular, and extract air deflector 110 is positioned on the tab of filling this semicircle zone part, as Figure 13 institute best image.
Preferably, this extract air deflector shape make the extract stream fan pass floss hole impact the cascade annular surface at least half.Therefore each extract floss hole all is discharged into extract in the mobile path of water of contraction.Preferred in addition extract air deflector position and shape make front or back (front and back all be relative terms, only represent position with respect to distributor that the nozzle be installed) fan of extract towards nozzle.The front (as shown in drawings) though all air deflectors can lead extract has been found that the air deflector on the side can be with the opposite side of extract covering of the fan intersection guiding current.Like this, if extract change in flow and higher sometimes (because employed extract pump type), then extract stream (speed) will further launch and can not cause extract to destroy current.
Therefore, two air deflectors in two different floss holes preferably make fluid deflect into identical first side of nozzle, and two identical second sides (opposite with first side) that make fluid deflect into nozzle in addition.When in place and bottom nozzle spare 100 is in its tram when module 20, preferably towards the front and back of distributor side, so that bayonet coupling 102 is by slit 65 locks in place.Therefore, when the consumer stands in button on distributor 10 fronts and the actuating module 20, selecteed extract stream will pass nozzle 50 and be in the inner surface release of the most close consumer's one side to obtain wherein two kinds of tastes in current, and discharge obtaining other two kinds of tastes from the inner surface of consumer's farthest side in the current, these two kinds of layouts all present makes us mixing of aesthetic joyful fluid and extract and water.
In order to help to prevent that from a kind of beverage to a kind of taste heredity down, nozzle 50 also comprises the auxiliary water flow path that is used for each extract flow path.Whenever current are become owner of the water path of flowing, the auxiliary water flow path just is discharged into low amounts of water each extract chamber 89.This auxiliary water has two purposes.The first, because pressurized, the water speed in this auxiliary water flow path helps extract is extruded the extract chamber.The second, water is imported into chamber 89 and mixes with extract, can reduce its viscosity like this.Consequently, when extract stream stops, the extract in the cavity will all be discharged from chamber 89.Extract in the pipe 88 will have sufficiently high viscosity and surface tension, thereby it will form meniscus and be trapped in the pipe 88.
Each auxiliary water flow path all comprises the hole 86 of passing injection well downhole flow regulator 80 (seeing Fig. 8 and 9), therefore water is drawn into the outside of the mobile path of water radial component from main water flows the path.This auxiliary water flow path comprises hollow pipe 94 (see figure 10)s, it when molded and the remainder of extract pedestal 90 integrally formed.Extract pedestal 90 has the aperture 98 that leads to outside, pipe 94 bottoms.The auxiliary current of arrow 108 expressions that Fig. 4 demonstrates are 98 inflow extract chambeies 89 from the hole.
Figure 14 has shown the cross section of the optional embodiment of many flavor beverages distributing nozzle 250.Nozzle 250 has the components identical on many and the nozzle 50, though the some of them shape is different.For example, it comprises mounting base 220, dismountable bottom nozzle spare 290, water cover 270 and the injection well downhole flow regulator 260 with water inlet 268 and extract inlet 266.Also have some add-on parts, for example be installed in the top board 230 of nozzle mounting base 220 inside, be used to the pipe that forms mobile path of water and extract flow path that centering is provided.These pipes are integrally formed with water cover 270.Injection well downhole flow regulator 260 comprises and the integrally formed pipe 262 of dish remainder.Pipe 262 is used to provide the assembling pad, and produces appropriate intervals as current feeding area 257 between injection well downhole flow regulator 260 and water cover 270.In nozzle 250, water axially flows downward and is changed its course by projection 252 radial dispersion along passage 254.From projection 252, radial inflow annular chamber 257 in the space 256 of water between water cover 270 and injection well downhole flow regulator 260.From there, the passage 258 of water in nozzle flows, and passage 258 is for being formed on two annulars between the conical surface, intilted space, the same with in the nozzle 50.Extract flows downward along passage 275, and passes through extract air deflector 277 fans when it flows out the extract floss hole 269 that is formed in the diapire 224.Though the embodiment of nozzle 250 does not comprise that any auxiliary water flow path to wash away the extract chamber that is positioned on the floss hole 269, also can increase this stream.
Figure 15 has shown the optional embodiment of extract pedestal 390.Extract pedestal 390 comprises the groove 396 that is used to carry the hollow pipe 394 of auxiliary current and is used for extract pipe 88 just as the extract pedestal 90 in most of embodiment.But extract pedestal 390 comprises the rib 392 that is positioned on the outer wall surface.Offset current if desired, these ribs can be used among some embodiment of nozzle 50 and evenly distribute with the circumference along the extract pedestal.
Figure 16 and 17 has described to provide the optional mode of extract air deflector.In the present embodiment, air deflector 360 is molded as a discrete item.The diapire 352 of nozzle member 350 has the passage 362 that is molded in wherein.Relative with the inclined surface 364 of air deflector, cooperate the ridge (not shown) molded with these parts.When air deflector 360 was additional to the remainder of nozzle 350, this ridge slipped into passage 362.It is can be gluing in place or be fixed with close tolerance fit.The extract of discharging floss hole 365 impacts inclined-plane 364 and becomes fan-shaped dispersion, as described in the previous embodiment.
Figure 18-28 shows many flavor beverages distributing nozzle 150 of the 3rd embodiment.The many parts that use in the nozzle 150 are similar to the parts that use in the nozzle 50, and the corresponding component that the Reference numeral that is marked is compared in the nozzle 50 has added 100.Therefore, as nozzle 50, each many flavor beverages distributing nozzle 150 comprises: at least one water inlet 168; At least two extract inlets 166; Pass the mobile path of main water of nozzle; At least the first and second extract flow paths with passing nozzle are communicated with the extract inlet fluid respectively.The water that the passes nozzle path of flowing comprises the annular region that is positioned at its terminal, and shaped design becomes to make water with curtain shape and conical hollow discharge nozzle roughly.With a difference of nozzle 50 be in the downstream of annular water discharge areas, nozzle 150 comprises nonreentrant surface, be used to make water when stopping to flow around the nonreentrant surface polymerization, as following more detailed argumentation.The first extract flow path ends at the first extract floss hole, and the second extract flow path ends at the second extract floss hole, and two other extract paths also end at the extract floss hole, and all these paths extend through nonreentrant surface.The first and second extract floss holes, preferably all extract floss holes are with the center spaced at equal intervals of nonreentrant surface.
Figure 18 shows the various parts that are used to make many flavor beverages distributing nozzle 150 with the exploded view form.These parts comprise nozzle mounting base 160, water cover 170, injection well downhole flow regulator 180, extract pedestal 190 and bottom nozzle spare 200.As with parts 60,70,80,90 and 100, these parts can form by injection molding, and assembling forms nozzle 150 subsequently.Below do not discuss the some of them parts in detail, because these functions of components are identical with corresponding component in the nozzle 50, for example installing hole 163 in the flange 62, the slit 165 in the wall 164, O shape ring 172, space 175, flange 178, bayonet coupling 202 and wall 204 and 206.
Figure 28 shows the mobile path of the water that passes nozzle 150 best.Arrow 201 shows the current that pass nozzle 150.The inlet 168 that water passes the center setting enters nozzle 150, and goes into the central tube 176 of water cover 170 from 168 axial flow that enter the mouth along central shaft.This central tube 176 fits closely in the groove of core of mounting base 160.Next the mobile path of main water itself is radial (radially), and this path is by the space boundary between water cover 170 and the injection well downhole flow regulator 180.Water goes out this space by orifice flow, and described hole is cooperated by the space 184 that forms in the wall 182 on the top of the space in the wall on the bottom of water cover 170 (Figure 22) 177 173 and injection well downhole flow regulator 180 (Figure 23) and forms.Have an annular region in the mobile path downstream of the water of radial flow path, the space that limits between two tapered wall surface by extract pedestal 190 and bottom nozzle spare 200 provides.The inner surface of the outer surface of the wall 192 of extract pedestal 190 and the wall 203 of bottom nozzle spare 200 forces water to flow downward in the annular space that shrinks.Flow path between the tapered wall makes water form the curtain shape when discharging.This curtain forms hollow cylindrical generally, but the angle of the conical surface on the speed of water and wall 192 and 203 makes cascade be shrunk to conical hollow when nozzle falls.Further burst when in addition, the intrinsic surface tension of water also helps cascade under the bottom of falling nozzle 150 and collapse.Bottom nozzle spare 200 comprises bottom center portion 207, and bottom center portion 207 comprises above-mentioned nonreentrant surface.Preferred nonreentrant surface is hemispherical roughly, as Figure 28 institute best image.
Each nozzle 150 comprises and comprises four extract 166, four extract flow paths of inlet and four extract floss holes.Be used for these two kinds central extract flow paths shown in the arrow 209 of Figure 27.Extract passes the flexible pipe or other conduit that attach to joint and enters nozzle, and this joint provides the inlet 166 on the nozzle mounting base 160.Extract flow path part is by passing two dishes, i.e. water cover 170 and injection well downhole flow regulator 180, the hole limit.Injection well downhole flow regulator 180 comprises when molded four integrally formed hollow pipes 188 of remainder with dish 180 (Figure 23 and 24).Therefore this dish comprises the hole in the pipe 188.As shown in figure 27, pipe 188 cooperates and sits in wherein with other hole 174 (Figure 22) in being formed on water cover 170.Hole 174 comprises oval extension, and when assembling nozzle 150, oval extension extends upward into the oval-shaped groove in the bottom that is formed on nozzle mounting base 160.In the downstream, pipe 188 is assembled to the groove 196 that is formed in the extract pedestal 190 (seeing Figure 25).The hole 197 (Figure 26) of passing extract pedestal 190 is transported to extract the extract chamber 189 that is formed on bottom center portion 207 inside from managing 188.Bottom center portion 207 attaches to wall 203 (Figure 20) by gusset 214.Certainly, have breach between bottom center portion 207 and the wall 103, current discharge at this.This gusset 114 is designed to thin as far as possible not stop current.
In nozzle 150, extract chamber 189 becomes the hollow parts of bottom center portion 207 inside.Floss hole 212 (Figure 20) constitutes the opening of hollow parts and recessed surperficial intersection formation.The center spaced at equal intervals of all four extract floss holes and nonreentrant surface." spaced at equal intervals " here need not to be accurate to a millimeter spacing, but is used to discern a kind of designs of nozzles, and the floss hole that wherein is used for different extracts is arranged to concentric ring, or floss hole is obviously at other structure that leaves different radial distances place, nonreentrant surface center.In addition, for the embodiment that is disclosed, each floss hole is included in the single opening on the nonreentrant surface.Therefore, all extracts of the first extract flow path of flowing through flow out by the first single opening on the nonreentrant surface, and all extracts of other extract flow path of flowing through also flow out by the corresponding single opening on the nonreentrant surface respectively.Compare and have a plurality of smaller opening, it is favourable having a big opening, because less passage is difficult to cleaning, can be easier by debris blocking, and the component tolerance of making opening requires tightr, because undersized opening, deviation can have bigger influence.
Each extract floss hole comprises extract air deflector 210, and its shape and position make extract stream pass mouthful 212 fans, mainly flow to nozzle one side.The upper surface of the extract air deflector 210 shown in Figure 19 has two triangles.Extract air deflector 210 is formed on the wall components of the part 207 that limits the extract chamber, as Figure 27 institute best image.
The shape of preferred extract air deflector 210 makes the extract stream fan that passes floss hole impact about 10% to about 30% of cascade circular arc.Can regulate air deflector 210 in chamber 189 height and thus with the degree of closeness of floss hole 212, obtain required extract diffusing capacity to impact before on the cascade at extract.Air deflector 210 position in chamber 189 is high more, and the percentage of extract contact cascade circular arc is just big more.In nozzle 50, extract air deflector preferred orientation and shaped design become to make extract towards the nozzle front or the back fan.But in nozzle 150, air deflector makes extract towards the cascade part fan that deviates from the air deflector position respectively.Like this, if the extract flow velocity changes, and sometimes than higher (because type of the extract pump that uses), extract stream (speed) can further launch and can not penetrate current.
In order to help to prevent that from a kind of beverage to a kind of taste heredity down, nozzle 150 also comprises the auxiliary water flow path that is used for each extract flow path, as nozzle 50.Whenever current are become owner of the water path of flowing, the auxiliary water flow path just is discharged into low amounts of water each extract chamber 189.This auxiliary water has two purposes.The first, because pressurized, the water speed in this auxiliary water flow path helps extract is extruded the extract chamber.The second, water is imported into chamber 189 and mixes with extract, can reduce its viscosity like this.Consequently, when extract stream stops, the extract in the chamber will all be discharged from chamber 189.Extract in the pipe 188 will have sufficiently high viscosity and surface tension, thereby it will form meniscus and be trapped in the pipe 188.
Each auxiliary water flow path all comprises the hole 186 of passing injection well downhole flow regulator 180 (seeing Figure 23 and 24), therefore water is drawn into the outside of the mobile path of water radial component from main water flows the path.The auxiliary water flow path comprises hollow pipe 194 (seeing Figure 25), it when molded and the remainder of extract pedestal 190 integrally formed.Extract pedestal 190 has the aperture 198 that leads to outside, pipe 194 bottoms.The auxiliary current of arrow 208 expressions that Figure 27 demonstrates are 198 inflow extract chambeies 189 from the hole.
One of advantage of projection on the nozzle 150 is, when perfusion finished, circulating water can polymerization and adhered on the surface, therefore compares nozzle 50 and has reduced to splash.Figure 29 A-C and 30A-C show this improvement.Figure 29 A shows current delivery nozzle 50 in the flow at high speed process of perfusion.The taper of wall 103 becomes flow path into conical hollow and enters the cup (not shown).When cup reaches required packed height, the valve of water and extract distributing nozzle 50 is closed.Water continues discharge nozzle, but flow velocity reduces.Shown in Figure 29 B, the surface tension of water is burst conical hollow and is collapsed and is the circle bubble.Especially when follicular rupture, shown in Figure 29 C, the dissipation of energy makes the decline of water outwards drip shape and flies out, and splashes along different directions.During these splash some have sufficiently high speed, make their track outside the cup edge.These quilts that land subsequently at distributor 10 that splash spatter on the panel.But, also have some to splash and can drop on the perfusion operator of beverage or consumer on hand.
Nozzle 150 has different " perfusion finishes " geometries, shown in Figure 30 A-C.In the flow at high speed process of perfusion, wall 203 makes circulating water form conical hollow equally.Different with the water awl that nozzle 50 forms, some water contact bottom nonreentrant surfaces, constriction diminishes to make water bore quickly.Shown in Figure 30 B and 30C, when perfusion finished, water was aggregated on the nonreentrant surface that bottom center portion 207 provides.This surface provides the water awl more orderly routed collapsing, and water is unlike in the nozzle 50 and spills like that.
Many flavor beverages distributing nozzle disclosed herein provides many usefulness.They not only allow multiple beverage to distribute from identical nozzle, and have avoided the taste genetic problem between different beverages.In addition, they provide the beverage of good mixing, and they present makes us aesthetic joyful beverage perfusion outward appearance.In addition, preferred embodiment is made up of low cost of manufacture and the injection moulded part that is easy to assemble, and ornamental bottom nozzle spare can easily be removed to clean simultaneously.
Should be appreciated that device of the present invention can be introduced into the various embodiments form, only illustrates and described some of them embodiment before this.For example, replace comprising whole six modules 20 of many flavor beverages distributing nozzle, one or more modules can have the calibrating nozzle that only distributes a kind of flavor beverage, thereby perhaps this distributor can comprise and one or morely can will add taste is assigned to provides extra taste for particular beverage in the cup nozzle.The present invention can not break away from its spirit or essential characteristic with other form enforcement.It is exemplary and nonrestrictive that described embodiment from which aspect will be regarded as merely, thus the scope of the invention by claims but not aforementioned description determined.All implication and the changes within the scope at the claim equivalent all will be contained within its scope.

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1. flavor beverage distributing nozzle more than a kind comprises:
A) at least one water inlet;
B) at least two extract inlets;
C) water that the passes nozzle path of flowing, comprise the annular region that is arranged in its terminal and make water from nozzle with the curtain shape and roughly conical hollow discharge, in the annular region downstream, nozzle comprises nonreentrant surface, around the nonreentrant surface polymerization, nonreentrant surface has the center to water when stopping to flow; And
D) pass at least the first and second extract flow paths of nozzle, be communicated with an extract inlet fluid respectively, the first extract flow path ends at the first extract floss hole, the second extract flow path ends at the second extract floss hole, wherein the first and second extract floss holes all extend through nonreentrant surface, and the center spaced at equal intervals of the first and second extract floss holes and nonreentrant surface.
2. many flavor beverages distributing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the first and second extract flow paths comprise the extract air deflector respectively, and fan when the extract flow path of flowing through leaves floss hole impacts on cascade thereby the shape of this air deflector makes extract.
3. many flavor beverages distributing nozzle as claimed in claim 2, wherein, the shape of this extract air deflector and position make extract stream pass the floss hole fan, mainly towards nozzle one side.
4. many flavor beverages distributing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the first extract floss hole is included in the first single opening on the nonreentrant surface, and all extracts of the first extract flow path of flowing through flow out by the described first single opening on the nonreentrant surface; And the second extract floss hole is included in the second single opening on the nonreentrant surface, and all extracts of the second extract flow path of flowing through flow out by the described second single opening on the nonreentrant surface.
5. many flavor beverages distributing nozzle as claimed in claim 2, wherein, the shape of extract air deflector makes extract stream pass the floss hole fan to impact about 10% to about 30% of cascade circular arc.
6. many flavor beverages distributing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein, nozzle comprises four extract inlets, four extract flow paths and four extract floss holes, the center spaced at equal intervals of all four extract floss holes and nonreentrant surface.
7. many flavor beverages distributing nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein, nonreentrant surface is a hemispherical roughly.
8. many flavor beverages distributing nozzle as claimed in claim 1 also comprises at least the first and second auxiliary water flow paths, makes water shift and make the water that is transferred pass through the corresponding first and second extract floss holes from main flow path respectively and discharges.
9. many flavor beverages distributing nozzle as claimed in claim 8, wherein, water inlet comprises axial flow path and the radial flow between two dishes that separate that enters nozzle along central axis.
10. many flavor beverages distributing nozzle as claimed in claim 9, wherein, each auxiliary water flow path comprises the hole, this hole is passed one of them dish and is limited the radially mobile path of water.
Space boundary between partly coil by two in the path 11. many flavor beverages distributing nozzle as claimed in claim 10, water flow, and the extract flow path is partly limited by the holes of passing two dishes.
12. many flavor beverages distributing nozzle as claimed in claim 11, wherein, the extract flow path is partly by limiting with one of two dishes integrally formed pipe, and this pipe is arranged in another hole of two dishes.
13. many flavor beverages distributing nozzle as claimed in claim 12, wherein, this pipe feeds the extract chamber of extract floss hole upstream, and the auxiliary water flow path also is discharged in the described extract chamber.
14. a beverage dispenser comprises the described a plurality of many flavor beverages distributing nozzles of claim 1.
15. beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 14, wherein, this distributor also comprises the ice distribution chute.
16. beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 15, wherein, this distributor also comprises ice crusher, and this distributor can distribute trash ice or ice cube by the ice distribution chute.
17. beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 14, wherein, this distributor also comprises and can be assigned to nozzle in the cup with adding taste.
18. beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 14, wherein, each nozzle also comprises at least the first and second auxiliary water flow paths, makes water shift and make the water that is transferred pass the corresponding first and second extract floss holes from main flow path respectively and discharges.
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