US 12,465,896 B2
Carbonation apparatus, and method for the introduction of gas to liquid
Ingolf Gröning, Bad Mergentheim (DE)
Assigned to Aquis Systems AG, Rebstein (CH)
Filed by Aquis Systems AG, Rebstein (CH)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/125,421.
Claims priority of application No. 102022107275.4 (DE), filed on Mar. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0302418 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B01F 23/23 (2022.01); A23L 2/54 (2006.01); B01F 23/236 (2022.01); B01F 23/2361 (2022.01); B01F 35/21 (2022.01); B01F 101/14 (2022.01)
CPC B01F 23/2363 (2022.01) [A23L 2/54 (2013.01); B01F 23/2319 (2022.01); B01F 23/236 (2022.01); B01F 23/23611 (2022.01); B01F 23/2364 (2022.01); B01F 35/2112 (2022.01); B01F 35/2116 (2022.01); B01F 35/2117 (2022.01); B01F 2101/14 (2022.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sparkling beverage conditioned water system comprising a carbonation apparatus (10) for the introduction of carbon dioxide to liquid, the carbonation apparatus (10) comprising:
a gas outlet which is configured to be introduced into a container (7) which can be filled with liquid,
a gas connector which is fluidically connected to the gas outlet via a controllable valve (4),
a control device (5) which is configured to control the valve (4),
a fixture (1) with a weight determining device for determining a weight of a gas cylinder (3) which is received in the fixture (1) and is connected to the gas connector, the control device (5) actuating the valve (4) in a manner which is dependent on the determined weight of the gas cylinder (3), and
a housing defining an interior space, wherein the gas cylinder (3) is within the interior space.