Dispense system for a fluid mixture dispensing device

1. A reservoir for a fluid mixture dispensing device, the reservoir comprising:

a chamber with at least one inlet for receiving a liquid ingredient;

a bottom of the chamber, wherein the bottom is continuously sloped towards a lowest point of the chamber; and

a spout at the lowest point of the chamber having a diameter of less than 10 mm;

wherein the chamber is shaped so that when a liquid volume in the chamber is 150 ml, a liquid height in the chamber is less than 45 mm;

the bottom is continuously sloped towards the lowest point of the chamber at treater than or equal to 15.5 degrees;

the reservoir has less than 0.3 g of liquid water carryover at room temperature;

the reservoir has at least one of a material with a room temperature liquid water contact angle of greater than 90-degrees, and a material with a surface treatment with a room temperature liquid water contact angle of greater than 90-degrees.

2. The reservoir of claim 1 , wherein:

the reservoir is configured to produce a laminar flow of room temperature liquid water out of the spout at a speed of over 1 liter per minute.

3. The reservoir of claim 1 , wherein:

the chamber is configured to receive, via the at least one inlet, a set of ingredients to create a fluid mixture; and

the liquid volume and the liquid height are a respective volume and height of the fluid mixture in the chamber.

4. The reservoir of claim 1 , further comprising:

an electromechanical actuator; and

a plunger;

wherein the electromechanical actuator actuates the plunger to alternatively seal and unseal the spout of the chamber.

5. The reservoir of claim 1 , wherein the chamber is configured to:

passively mix a set of ingredients to form a fluid mixture when the spout is sealed; and

dispense the fluid mixture out of the fluid mixture dispensing device when the spout is unsealed.

6. The reservoir of claim 1 , wherein:

the bottom has a coated surface; and

the coated surface has a room temperature liquid water contact angle of greater than 90-degrees.

7. The reservoir of claim 1 , wherein:

the reservoir includes a detachable portion;

the detachable portion is detachable from the fluid mixture dispensing device; and

the detachable portion is dishwasher safe.

8. The reservoir of claim 1 , further comprising:

a lid of the reservoir; and

a sealing mechanism for the spout;

wherein the sealing mechanism is attached to the lid of the reservoir.

9. The reservoir of claim 8 , wherein:

the sealing mechanism includes a plunger of an electromechanical valve; and

the sealing mechanism is attached to the lid of the reservoir via the electromechanical valve.

10. The reservoir of claim 8 , wherein:

the sealing mechanism is detachably attached to the lid; and

the lid is detachably attached to the reservoir.

11. The reservoir of claim 1 , further comprising:

a lid of the reservoir;

wherein the chamber is detachably attached to the fluid mixture dispensing device via the lid; and

wherein the lid remains attached to the fluid mixture dispensing device when the chamber is detached.

12. A fluid mixture dispensing device comprising:

a controller programmed to actuate a set of valves and at least one pump to dispense a fluid mixture, having a final dispense volume, from the fluid mixture dispensing device; and

a reservoir, the reservoir comprising:

a chamber with at least one inlet for receiving a liquid ingredient;

a bottom of the chamber, wherein the bottom is continuously sloped towards a lowest point of the chamber; and

a spout at the lowest point of the chamber having a diameter of less than 10 mm;

wherein the chamber is shaped so that when the fluid mixture having the final dispense volume is in the chamber a liquid height of the fluid mixture in the chamber is less than 45 mm;

the bottom is continuously sloped towards the lowest point of the chamber at greater than or equal to 15.5 degrees;

the reservoir has less than 0.3 g of liquid water carryover at room temperature;

the reservoir has at least one of a material with a room temperature liquid water contact angle of greater than 90-degrees, and a material with a surface treatment with a room temperature liquid water contact angle of greater than 90-degrees.

13. The fluid mixture dispensing device of claim 12 , wherein:

the reservoir is configured to produce a laminar flow of room temperature liquid water out of the spout at a speed of over 1 liter per minute.

14. The fluid mixture dispensing device of claim 12 , wherein:

the chamber is configured to receive, via the at least one inlet, a set of ingredients to create a fluid mixture; and

the liquid height is a height of the fluid mixture in the chamber.

15. The fluid mixture dispensing device of claim 12 , further comprising:

an electromechanical actuator; and

a plunger;

wherein the electromechanical actuator actuates the plunger to alternatively seal and unseal the spout of the chamber.

16. The fluid mixture dispensing device of claim 12 , wherein the chamber is configured to:

passively mix a set of ingredients to form a fluid mixture when the spout is sealed; and

dispense the fluid mixture out of the fluid mixture dispensing device when the spout is unsealed.

17. The fluid mixture dispensing device of claim 12 , wherein:

the bottom has a coated surface; and

the coated surface has a room temperature liquid water contact angle of greater than 90-degrees.

18. The fluid mixture dispensing device of claim 12 , wherein:

the reservoir includes a detachable portion;

the detachable portion is detachable from the fluid mixture dispensing device; and

the detachable portion is dishwasher safe.

19. The fluid mixture dispensing device of claim 12 , further comprising:

a lid of the reservoir; and

a sealing mechanism for the spout;

wherein the sealing mechanism is attached to the lid of the reservoir.

20. The fluid mixture dispensing device of claim 19 , wherein:

the sealing mechanism includes a plunger of an electromechanical valve; and

the sealing mechanism is attached to the lid of the reservoir via the electromechanical valve.

21. The fluid mixture dispensing device of claim 19 , wherein:

the sealing mechanism is detachably attached to the lid; and

the lid is detachably attached to the reservoir.

22. The fluid mixture dispensing device of claim 12 , further comprising:

a lid of the reservoir;

wherein the chamber is detachably attached to the fluid mixture dispensing device via the lid; and

wherein the lid remains attached to the fluid mixture dispensing device when the chamber is detached.

23. A reservoir for a fluid mixture dispensing device, the reservoir comprising:

a chamber with at least one inlet for receiving a liquid ingredient;

a bottom of the chamber, wherein the bottom is continuously sloped towards a lowest point of the chamber; and

a spout at the lowest point of the chamber;

wherein the chamber is shaped so that room temperature liquid water would flow laminarly out of the spout when a liquid volume in the chamber is: (1) a maximum volume capacity of the chamber; or (ii) 400 ml, whichever is smaller;

the bottom is continuously sloped towards the lowest point of the chamber at greater than or equal to 15.5 degrees;

the reservoir has less than 0.3 g of liquid water carryover at room temperature;

the reservoir has at least one of a material with a room temperature liquid water contact angle of greater than 90-degrees, and a material with a surface treatment with a room temperature liquid water contact angle of greater than 90-degrees.