Vending apparatus for dispensing drinks that contain fruits or vegetables

A technology of beverages and juices, applied in applications, food preparation, food science, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-10-07
埃朗·尼里厄利
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But the vending machine of prior art is only dedicated to the single product that most are citrus etc., extracts natural juice therefrom

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[0101] The customer chooses a banana-strawberry whipped drink based on milk and sugar. Container 125 holds strawberries and container 126 holds banana slices. Container 121 contains milk and container 122 contains sugar. The respective opening mechanisms 131, 132, 135, and 136 of the containers 121, 122, 125, and 126 are opened for a predetermined period of time. Banana slices are delivered to mixer 40 , strawberries are delivered to mixer 30 , premeasured quantities of milk are delivered to mixers 30 and 40 , and premeasured quantities of sugar are delivered to mixer 40 . The mixers 30 and 40 are operated to grind and mix the mixture contained therein. After a predetermined period of time, the mixed mixture is transferred from the mixers 30 and 40 by the transfer mechanism 140 into the cup 11 in the dispensing chamber 180 . Banana strawberry stir drink is ready in cup 11.

example 2

[0103] The customer chooses a banana-strawberry whipped drink based on milk and sugar. Container 126 holds a mixture of banana chips and strawberries. Container 122 holds a milk and sugar mixture. The respective opening mechanisms 132 and 136 of the containers 122 and 126 are opened for a predetermined period of time, and the milk and sugar mixture and banana slices, strawberries are conveyed to the mixer 40 . The mixer 40 is operated to grind and blend the banana slices, strawberries, milk and sugar mixture. After a predetermined period of time, the banana strawberry blended beverage is prepared in the mixer 40 and transferred by the transfer mechanism 140 to the cup 11 in the dispensing chamber 180 .

[0104] The following will refer to image 3 A second embodiment of the present invention is described, image 3 is a schematic side view of a vending device 200 for dispensing a beverage comprising small particles of a product that is mixed in a mixer, according to an embo...

example 3

[0138] The customer chooses a banana-strawberry whipped drink based on milk and sugar. Container 225 holds strawberries and container 226 holds banana slices. Container 221 contains milk and container 222 contains sugar. The respective opening mechanisms 231, 232, 235, and 236 of the containers 221, 222, 225, and 226 are opened for a predetermined period of time. The banana chips and strawberries are conveyed to the mixer 30 . The pre-measured amount of milk and the pre-measured amount of sugar are delivered to mixer 30 . The mixer 30 is operated to grind and mix the mixture contained in the mixer 30 . After a predetermined time, the mixed mixture is transferred from the mixer 30 by the transfer mechanism 240 to the cup 11 in the dispensing chamber 280 . Banana strawberry stir drink is ready in cup 11.

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Abstract

A vending machine for dispensing drinks which include fruits and vegetables that are cut into very small particles. The drink can be milk based, orange juice based or based on any other liquid drinks. The machine comprises a housing containing a plurality of compartments for holding one or more produce or produce pieces and one or more kinds of drinkable liquids; a mechanism for cutting and / or crushing the produce or produce pieces; a mechanism for dispensing a cup; a compartment where the user can pick up the filled cup with selected drink; and a controller for automatically initiate the drink preparation in response to a customer's selection.

Description

[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 119(e), this application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60 / 771,857, filed February 10, 2006, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60 / 811,166, filed June 7, 2006, which The entire contents are incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to a vending device for selectively dispensing beverages, especially beverages containing fresh fruit and / or vegetables. Background technique [0004] There are many forms of vending machines currently on the market, but there are not yet available beverages specially designed for dispensing beverages containing small particles of fruit or vegetables and depending on the beverage selected, for example milk-based or orange juice-based or any other liquid beverage, etc. Vending machines for dispensing. [0005] US Patent 4,759,471 issued to Takahashi suggests a method of preparing a fruit juic...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A23L1/00A23L5/00
Inventor 埃朗·尼里厄利
Owner 埃朗·尼里厄利
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