PRODUCING SOLUTIONS FROM CONCENTRATES

• Main Authors: GUNIA MATTHEW KARL, STROBEL TODD ALAN, VERGIN MATTHEW WILLIAM, VIERA JASON LEE, GUNIA MARK KURT, DONAHUE RYAN CARROLL, LOZINSKI GERALD JOSEPH, GUNIA NICHOLAS ALEXANDER, CHARTIER JOEL RAYMOND, MUSER ANDREW PAUL
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 09.11.2018
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES; BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; COFFEE MILLS; DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; LIQUID HANDLING; MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING; OPENING, CLOSING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING

The disclosure provides systems and methods for locally producing a solution on demand using a concentrate pod. In a localized solution production unit, a solution is identified in association with the concentrate pod positioned in a pod dock. A mixing profile is selected from among a plurality of mixing profiles based on the solution identified. A base fluid is dispensed into a mixing container docked in a container dock coupled to the pod dock. The mixing container includes a mixing impeller rotatably coupled to the mixing container via an impeller shaft extending from a base of the mixing container. A controller actuates an actuator in the container dock to cause an impeller in the mixing container to rotate. The concentrate from the concentrate pod is dispensed into the mixing container. The base fluid and the concentrate are mixed via the impeller based on the selected mixing profile. 本公开提供用于使用浓缩物器具按需本地化制备溶液的系统和方法。在本地化溶液制备单元中，与位于器具对接器中的浓缩物器具相关联地识别溶液。基于识别的溶液从多个混合形式中选择混合形式。基流体被分配到混合容器中，该混合容器对接于联接到器具对接器的容器对