Single serve point of consumption beverage dispensing valve
View Patent ↗Improvements in a single serve point of consumption beverage dispensing valve is disclosed. The valve includes a fresh water input fitting, a carbonated water inlet fitting a vacuum pump that transfers concentrated from a flavor bullet and diffuses the concentrate with water an optionally carbonation to provide a consistent mixture. The flavor bullet manifold is self-cleaning to eliminate flavor cross-contamination. An initiation lever starts the mixing, diffusion and dispensing that is monitored and controlled with a micro water flow metering system that controls flow solenoids and dispensing of the mixed beverage.
1. A single serve point of consumption beverage dispensing valve comprising:
a fresh water inlet that is connected to a first solenoid;
a carbonated water inlet that is connected to a second solenoid;
at least one flavor bullet that has an RFID tag wherein when said RFID tag; is read and credited or charged, a door is controlled with a door actuator arm that opens said door to allow for insertion of said at least one flavor bullet;
a vacuum pump connected to a syrup port that is configured to accept a flavor bullet containing syrup;
whereby a flow meter valve controls and regulates flow of fresh water, carbonated water and syrup out of a brixing diffuser nozzle.
2. The single serve point of consumption beverage dispensing valve according to claim 1 , further includes a flavor diffusor.
3. The single serve point of consumption beverage dispensing valve according to claim 1 , further includes a sensor that determines when said flavor bullet is empty.
4. The single serve point of consumption beverage dispensing valve according to claim 1 , further includes a paddle that starts a flow of beverage that is being dispensed.
5. The single serve point of consumption beverage dispensing valve according to claim 1 , further includes an opening pin with a hollow center where syrup is drawn through said flavor bullet.