Patent ID: 8844772
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. A beverage dispenser of a rotary agitation type, comprising: a container in which a beverage is received; an agitator impeller mounted in the container, the agitator impeller adapted to agitate the beverage by rotation thereof about a rotating shaft that is rotatably mounted on a surface of the container; a discharge valve mounted to one side of the container so as to communicate with an interior of the container, the discharge valve adapted to discharge the beverage out of the container when operated by a user; and an agitator drive unit connected to the discharge valve and the rotating shaft of the agitator impeller, the agitator drive unit adapted to rotate the agitator impeller in linkage with operation of the discharge valve, the agitator drive unit comprising a link member movably connected to an operating lever that is provided at the discharge valve so as to be operated by the user; and a movement converting mechanism for converting translational movement of the link member into rotational movement to thereby transmit the rotational movement to the rotating shaft, the movement converting mechanism comprising a housing secured to an exterior of the container; a rack gear connected at one end thereof to the link member, the rack gear installed to perform rectilinear movement in the housing by movement of the link member; a pinion gear fixedly coupled to the rotating shaft while engaged with the rack gear so as to perform rotation, and a slide bar installed at one side of the housing so as to be opposite the rack gear, one end of the slide bar connected to the link member such that the slide bar horizontally moves along with the rack gear.