Patent ID: 6405900
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
A post mix beverage dispenser equipped with a sterilizer comprising:a water supplier for supplying drinking water; an ingredient container for storing a beverage ingredient; an ingredient supply tube connected to the ingredient container for supplying the beverage ingredient; a carbon dioxide tank for storing and supplying carbon dioxide gas; a mixing tub for mixing the drinking water supplied from the water supplier and the carbon dioxide supplied from the carbon dioxide tank to produce carbonated water; a discharge pump for discharging the beverage ingredient; a dispensing valve opened by the action of a dispensing lever for discharging the carbonated water in the mixing tub and the beverage ingredient; a dispensing nozzle for discharging the carbonated water and the beverage ingredient into a cup; and a functional water generator for generating functional water in the water supplier by facing electrodes provided to operate in water, wherein the functional water generator is one of an ozonated water generator having at least one pair of facing electrodes and an electrolyzed water generator having at least one pair of facing electrodes disposed with a separating layer interposed therebetween.