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Granted Patent B2
US 10,472,220 · App. 15/840,738 · Granted Nov 12, 2019

Dispensing nozzle assembly

Inventors: William J. Moore (Lilburn, GA); Caitlin Lahey (Atlanta, GA); Bernard Phoenix (Douglasville, GA); Joshua Allen Maust (Roswell, GA)
Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
B67D1/0022B67D1/00B67D1/0043B67D1/0052B67D1/0085B67D1/0081
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Patent No.
US 10,472,220
App. No.
15/840,738
Granted
Nov 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a dispensing nozzle assembly. The dispensing nozzle assembly may include a core module assembly and an injector ring assembly surrounding the removable core module assembly. The injector ring assembly may include a number of first paths surrounding the core module assembly and extending to a dispensing ring and a number of second paths surrounding the first paths and extending to the dispensing ring.

Claims (30)

1. A dispensing nozzle assembly, comprising:

a core module assembly; and

an injector ring assembly;

the injector ring assembly comprising a plurality of first paths surrounding the core module assembly and extending to a dispensing ring; and

the injector ring assembly comprising a plurality of second paths concentrically surrounding the plurality of first paths and extending to the dispensing ring.

2. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the injector ring assembly comprises an upper injector ring and a lower injector ring.

3. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 2 , wherein the upper injector ring comprises the first path and the second path therethrough.

4. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 3 , wherein the lower injector ring comprises a planar disc.

5. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first paths comprises a plurality of macro-ingredient paths.

6. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of macro-ingredient paths each comprise a macro-ingredient inlet chamber and a plurality of macro-ingredient outlet tubes extending through the dispensing ring.

7. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second paths comprises a plurality of micro-ingredient paths.

8. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of micro-ingredient paths each comprise a micro-ingredient dispensing chamber with a micro-ingredient dispensing chamber outlet tube extending through the dispensing ring.

9. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 8 , wherein the micro-ingredient dispensing chamber outlet tube comprises an angled configuration extending through the dispensing ring.

10. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 8 , wherein the micro-ingredient dispensing chamber outlet tube comprises a laser drilled micro-ingredient dispensing chamber outlet tube.

11. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 8 , wherein the micro-ingredient dispensing chamber outlet tube comprises an insert and/or surface treatment therein.

12. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the core module assembly comprises a sweetener port and a diluent port.

13. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the core module assembly comprises a diluent/sweetener module and a target assembly.

14. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 13 , wherein diluent/sweetener module and the target assembly define a diluent/sweetener mixing chamber therebetween.

15. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 13 , wherein the target assembly comprises a plurality of diluent/sweetener dispensing ports.

16. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the core module assembly comprises an assembly track with a lower path and an upper path for being removably attached within the injector ring assembly.

17. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the upper injector ring and the lower injector ring comprise a single piece.

18. A dispensing nozzle assembly, comprising:

a core module assembly with a first port and a second port; and

an injector ring assembly;

the injector ring assembly comprising a dispensing ring surrounding the core module assembly;

the dispensing ring comprising a plurality of outlet tubes surrounding the core module assembly;

the plurality of outlet tubes comprising a plurality of second paths concentrically surrounding a plurality of first paths; and

the plurality of outlet tubes comprising an insert and/or surface treatment therein.

19. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 18 , wherein the dispensing ring comprises stainless steel.

20. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 18 , wherein the dispensing ring comprises a separate element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2017
From: MOORE, WILLIAM J; LAHEY, CAITLIN; PHOENIX, BERNARD; MAUST, JOSHUA ALLEN
To: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
Reel/Frame 044388/0833 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62433886 · Dec 14, 2016
Related Publication 20180162710A1 · Jun 14, 2018
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