APPARATUS FOR THE PREPARATION AND DISPENSING OF POST-MIX CARBONATED DRINKS

Apparatus (10) for the preparation of aerated drinks, comprising: an aerator stage (20) comprising: a removable aerator bottle (30) defining a chamber (32) for receiving a liquid to be aerated; an aerator bottle interface (40) operative to engage the removable aerator bottle (30) and seal the chambe...

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Hauptverfasser:	ALDRED, Ian Alexander, PEARSON, Allen John, O'CONNELL, Daniel, SCOTT, Alistair John
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS CONVEYING DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL HUMAN NECESSITIES LIQUID HANDLING MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING OPENING, CLOSING PACKAGES PACKAGING ELEMENTS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL STORING THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Apparatus (10) for the preparation of aerated drinks, comprising: an aerator stage (20) comprising: a removable aerator bottle (30) defining a chamber (32) for receiving a liquid to be aerated; an aerator bottle interface (40) operative to engage the removable aerator bottle (30) and seal the chamber (32) thereof; a gas inlet line (60) operative to fluidly connect a gas source (50) to the aerator bottle interface (40); and a gas supply mechanism (70) for controlling supply of gas from the gas source (50) to the aerator bottle interface (40) via the gas inlet line (60); an aerated liquid dispenser stage (100) comprising: an aerated liquid dispenser outlet (110); a liquid outlet line (120) operative to fluidly connect the aerator bottle interface (40) to the aerated liquid dispenser outlet (110) to allow aerated liquid to flow from the chamber (32) of the removable aerator bottle (30) to the aerated liquid dispenser outlet (110); and a liquid flow controller (130) for controlling discharge of aerated liquid from the removable aerator bottle (30) to the aerated liquid dispenser outlet (110) via the liquid outlet line (120); and a flavouring liquid dispenser stage (200) comprising: a flavouring liquid dispenser (210) comprising a flavouring liquid dispenser outlet (212), wherein the flavouring liquid dispenser (210) comprises a flavouring liquid dispenser mechanism (214) that is activated by gas pressure; and a gas outlet line (220) including a gas outlet (222) provided in the aerator bottle interface (40); wherein the apparatus further comprises a pressure control stage (240) comprising: a gas reservoir (250) connected to the gas outlet line (220) and operative to store pressurised gas received from the removable aerator bottle (30) during an initial aeration step; and an exhaust mechanism (242) operative to vent gas from the removable aerator bottle (30) during a subsequent venting step in order to lower the level of gas pressure in the removable aerator bottle (30) prior to discharge of the aerated liquid from the removable aerator bottle (30) via the aerated liquid dispenser stage (100).