IP Library Granted Patent US 8,448,566
Granted Patent B2
US 8,448,566 · App. 13/027,781 · Granted May 28, 2013

Hot beverage dispenser

Inventor: Sadeli Rezeki (Kuala Lumpur, MY)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,448,566
App. No.
13/027,781
Granted
May 28, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser that comprises a hot water tank; a brew basket; a sprayhead for spraying hot water from said water tank to said brew basket in order to brew said brewable substance; a container for storing said freshly brewed liquid concentrate drips from said brew basket; a heat exchanger immersed in hot water inside said water tank for reheating said freshly brewed liquid concentrate when pumped from said container; a source of flavor ingredients preferably packed in disposable bag-in-box; a mixer and whipper for mixing and whipping simultaneously all of the following items: said reheated freshly brewed concentrate discharged from said heat exchanger, said flavor ingredients and hot water from said hot water tank to form a hot freshly brewed beverage mixed with flavored ingredients, filled with air bubbles and with a foamy topping; and a control system for activating said beverage dispenser.

Claims (21)

1. A hot beverage dispenser comprising:

at least one water tank;

at least one heating element in fluid communication with said water tank;

at least one heat exchanger immersed in said water tank;

at least one sprayhead communicating with said water tank;

at least one brew basket with individual compartments to store a brewable substance and having individual openings to receive fluid from said sprayhead;

at least one collection container for receiving brewed liquid concentrate from said brew basket and having a pump for transporting said brewed liquid concentrate to said heat exchanger;

at least one source of flavor ingredients;

at least one whipper having communication with said water tank, said heat exchanger means and said source of flavor ingredients;

at least one pump for moving said flavor ingredients to said whipper;

at least one pump or valve attached at said water tank for moving water from said water tank to said whipper;

at least one control system for activating said hot beverage dispenser,

characterized in that said heat exchanger reheat said brewed liquid concentrate by flowing said brewed liquid concentrate through the inside said heat exchanger when operating so that the heat from the hot water inside said water tank is transferred to said brewed liquid concentrate, wherein the inlet of said heat exchanger is connected to said brewed liquid concentrate pump attached at said collection container and outlet of said heat exchanger is connected to the whipper to create an evenly mixed hot beverage filled with a foamy topping.

2. A hot beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , further characterized in that said source of flavor ingredients having a pump for said transporting flavor ingredients to said whipper.

3. A hot beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said whipper having propelling blade to whip mixture of said flavor ingredients, hot water from said water tank and said reheated brewed liquid concentrate from said heat exchanger to dispense hot brewed beverage with air bubbles and foamy topping.

4. A hot beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one control system having wireless communication means for communication to a service center for servicing and maintaining.

5. A hot beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said hot beverage dispenser having extension valve to supply hot water to second hot beverage dispenser.

6. A hot beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said collection container having dump valve adapted at the bottom of said collection container to discard unused said brewed liquid concentrate after exceeding predetermined storage time using at least one control system.

7. A hot beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said brewed liquid concentrate is stored inside said collection container at room temperature or cooled with refrigeration system.

8. A hot beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said heat exchanger means is immersed in hot water of said water tank to reheat said brewed liquid concentrate by flowing said brewed liquid concentrate through the inside said heat exchanger means when operating so that the heat from said hot water inside said water tank is transferred to said brewed liquid concentrate.

9. A hot beverage dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said brew basket with individual compartments having plurality of individual openings to receive hot water from said sprayhead and pre-shaped fins at the base to lift bags of said brewable substance which are longitudinal positioned relative to the walls with at least one opening at the base of each individual compartment for said brewed liquid concentrate to flow out.

Continuity (2)
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