Patent ID: 11897751
Assignee: LANCER CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A beverage dispensing system, comprising:
a water valve coupled to a water inlet;
a beverage base valve coupled to a beverage base inlet;
a user interface;
a controller coupled to the water valve, the beverage base valve, and the user interface;
a nozzle;
wherein the water valve and the beverage base valve each comprise:
a fluid inlet;
a fluid outlet coupled to the nozzle;
a regulator coupled to the fluid inlet and having a regulator outlet; and
a solenoid, comprising an armature configured to retract a retraction distance from a closed position to an open position to allow fluid flow between the regulator outlet and the fluid outlet, the armature adapted to stop fluid flow between the regulator outlet and the fluid outlet in the closed position; and
a flow ring comprising at least one slot through which fluid flows between the regulator outlet and the fluid outlet in the open position, the flow ring configured such that an increase in the retraction distance exposes more of the at least one slot for fluid flow between the regulator outlet and the fluid outlet; and
wherein the controller, in response to the user interface, is operable to activate the water valve and the beverage base valve to dispense water and beverage base to form a finished beverage.