EP 1078879 A1 20010228 - Beverage dispenser with peristaltic pump
Title (en)
Beverage dispenser with peristaltic pump
Title (de)
Getränkespender mit Peristaltikpumpe
Title (fr)
Distributeur de boissons avec pompe péristaltique
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 99116973 A 19990827
Abstract (en)
In a beverage dispenser, a beverage material-supplying tube extending from BIB (3) is squeezed by a pump (5) to draw the beverage material from BIB and then to extrude the beverage material to a nozzle (6). The beverage dispenser has a sensor (13) provided adjacent to the beverage material-supplying tube (4) and a processor into which the output of the sensor is input. The sensor calculates a moving average value using, as a data source, highest signal values among sampled signals obtained by multipoint sampling of analog signals output from the sensor, and, based on the magnitude of a change in the moving average value, a decision is made on whether or not the beverage material has been sold out. By virtue of the above construction, the sold-out of the beverage material in BIB can be accurately detected. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
B67D 1/1211 (2013.01); B67D 1/1247 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
JP H06211299 A 19940802 - NIPPON KOKA COLA KK, et al
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 5401139 A 19950328 - NABITY FREDERICK A [US], et al
- [Y] US 4428232 A 19840131 - TANAKA HIROAKI [JP], et al
- [A] US 5875930 A 19990302 - NAKAJIMA HIROMICHI [JP], et al
- [A] US 4957220 A 19900918 - DU BENJAMIN R [US]
- [A] US 5797519 A 19980825 - SCHROEDER ALFRED A [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1078879 A1 20010228; EP 1078879 B1 20031119; DE 69912945 D1 20031224; DE 69912945 T2 20040422
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99116973 A 19990827; DE 69912945 T 19990827