Abstract: A dispenser for producing and dispensing beverages mixed of fruit syrup or oncentrate and water which has associated therewith a water jet injection device. The fruit syrup or the concentrate is provided in a refillable and/or removable and insertible storage vessel provided with a sliding bushing or a clamping device with the aid of which the water jet injection device can be brought into sealing communication with the storage vessel, with the necessary connections with the interior of the storage vessel and a pressurized water conduit, respectively, being simultaneously and automatically guaranteed in response to the movement.

Abstract: A water jet injection device for use with mixed beverage dispensing machi is provided, wherein a bushing-type sealing element which fulfills several functions is placed in the injector housing. In particular, the sealing element sealingly separates the mixing chamber from the rearward section of the injector housing in a reliable manner and further acts as a nonreturn valve hermetically sealing the mixing chamber against the supply conduit for fruit syrup or concentrate when the injector in the mixing chamber is inoperative and, at the same time, the sealing element provides a seal when an intake conduit or the like is connected with the lateral intake opening of the injector housing.

Abstract: In a water jet injection device for use with dispensers for producing and spensing beverages mixed of fruit syrup or concentrate there is provided a simple rinsing system which, if need arises, disturbs the water jet of the injection device with the aid of a rod-type member adjustable from outside in such a manner that in the mixing chamber an excess pressure and turbulent flow are generated in place of a vacuum, whereby the mixing chamber is separated from the supply conduit for fruit syrup or the like and an intensive cleaning of all of the parts of the injection device contacting the mixed beverage is effected with the aid of the water of the water jet.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are proposed in order to eliminate the influence f viscosity variations in the syrup on the accuracy of metering in vending machines for the production and dispensing of still mixed drinks by considerably raising the injection pressure for the water, to eliminate the effect of the susceptibility of these syrups to spoilage by intentional aeration of the injection zone in the case of mixed drinks based on citrus syrups, and at the same time to keep the pulp particles of the citrus syrup in a desired state of suspension in the prepared mixed drink by intentional introduction of a predetermined quantity of air during the dispensing process, while avoiding foaming and clouding of the mixed drink by intentionally cutting off the introduction of air in the case of mixed drinks based on clear syrups, without the raised injection pressure having to be omitted even with these syrups.

Abstract: A container from which liquid is dispensed has a metering chamber arranged t its mouth. A metering device is arranged to cooperate with the outside of this metering chamber to control the amount of liquid allowed to flow out. The flow can be controlled either by determining the time for which the metering device opens the metering chamber, or by constructing the metering chamber as a pump chamber of a specified volume so that the metering device pumps the liquid out of the chamber and therefore dispenses a predetermined volume. In the second method, the metering chamber includes an axially compressible bellows portion which forms a pump chamber. Non-return valves are provided at both ends of the pump chamber, and the metering device comprises plates on either side of the bellows section which can be drawn towards one another to squeeze the bellows section.

Abstract: A device for and method of metered dispensing of liquids. The device compes a dispensing container, a sealed compensating vessel positioned within the dispensing container and engaged therewith about the opening of the dispensing container and a dosing structure positioned in the opening of the dispensing container and extending into the dispensing container and compensating vessel, said dosing structure and dispensing container having portions cooperable to form a continuous reinforcing bridge between two opposed flexible wall portions of the container. The method includes first creating a vacuum in the dispensing container prior to breaking the seal of the compensating vessel with a portion of the dosing structure by spreading the flexible wall portions of the container with the reinforcing bridge.