Automated Beverage Dispensing System and Method

A beverage production system, comprising a cup dispensing station configured to dispense cups, a beverage dispensing station configured to dispense a beverage, and a turntable assembly. The turntable assembly comprising a central axis, an inner turntable including a first row of cup receptacles, and...

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Hauptverfasser:	Lyle, Robert William, Park, Joseph, You, Won Suk, Palma, Elvis Junior, Szatrowski, Karl Thomas, Wong, Sze Wun, Thomas, Aaron, Degnan, Nicholas Michael, Levy, Arthur Francois David
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILARCONTAINERS BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR LIQUID HANDLING OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS OPENING, CLOSING PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A beverage production system, comprising a cup dispensing station configured to dispense cups, a beverage dispensing station configured to dispense a beverage, and a turntable assembly. The turntable assembly comprising a central axis, an inner turntable including a first row of cup receptacles, and an outer turntable including a second row of cup receptacles. The outer turntable is disposed circumferentially about the inner turntable, and the outer turntable is configured to rotate about the central axis to align the cup receptacles of the second row with the cup dispensing station and the beverage dispensing station. The turntable assembly is configured to align an opening in a cup receptacle in the second row with an opening in a cup receptacle in the first row. A slide assembly includes an arm configured to slide a cup positioned in the cup receptacle in the second row into the aligned opening of the cup receptacle in the first row.