EP 1092674 A1 20010418 - Self-contained pneumatic beverage dispensing system
Title (en)
Self-contained pneumatic beverage dispensing system
Title (de)
Pneumatisch betriebener Getränkespender
Title (fr)
Distributeur de boissons autonome avec alimentation pneumatique
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 99120508 A 19991015
Abstract (en)
The present disclosure concerns a self-contained, pneumatic beverage dispensing system. In one embodiment, the pneumatic beverage dispensing system comprises a carbonator tank for facilitating absorption of CO2 gas in water to produce carbonated water, a source of CO2 gas under high pressure, the source of CO2 gas being in fluid communication with the carbonator tank so as to fill the carbonator tank with CO2 gas, and a source of water under high pressure, the source of water being in fluid communication with the carbonator tank so as to fill the carbonator tank with water. The system normally further comprises at least two liquid containers for containing liquids to be dispensed by the dispensing system, one of the liquid containers being in fluid communication with the source of CO2 gas, and a pneumatic pump system in fluid communication with the source of CO2 gas and the other of the liquid containers. In operation, the pneumatic pump system receives high pressure CO2 gas from the source of CO2 gas and uses it to pressurize air that is supplied to the other of the liquid containers. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B67D 1/04 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 1/10 (2006.01); F04B 9/135 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B67D 1/0462 (2013.01); B67D 1/0835 (2013.01); B67D 1/103 (2013.01); F04B 9/135 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
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Citation (search report)
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Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99120508 A 19991015; EP 02000987 A 19991015