A dispenser for the delivery of beverages having at least a contactless acquisition element arranged according to well-defined positions so as not to be reached by any splashes during the delivery of the beverage.

Embodiments relate to a touchless valve device including an emitter configured to emit an emission. The device includes a receiver configured to detect the emission. The receiver is positioned within an emission path of the emitter. The receiver is configured to, upon detection of the emission by the receiver, the receiver generates a first signal. The receiver is configured to generate a second signal when the receiver does not detect the emission. The receiver is configured to transmit the first signal and/or the second signal to a processor that controls a valve.

A water discharge device is disclosed. A water discharge device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a main body unit including a first main body and a second main body movably connected to the first main body; and a discharge unit connected to the second main body so as to be moved with the second main body, and connected to a water source so as to discharge water in the water source to the outside, wherein the discharge unit comprises a plurality of link members having flow channels through which water flows, respectively, and rotatably connected to each other so as to connect the flow channels in a sealed manner.

A pedal-operated device for hands-free operation of a beverage dispenser features a support structure mounted or mountable to a perimeter wall structure of the beverage dispenser, and a working unit movably supported on said support structure and configured for movement between a working position forcing a spigot actuator of the dispenser into an open position, and a default rest position releasing the spigot actuator back into a closed position. An included foot pedal has a foot pad movable between a default upper position and a depressed lower position. A cable is connected between the foot pad and said working unit to pull said working unit into the working position under depression of the foot pad.

A dispenser having a pedal actuator. The dispenser includes a valve operatively connected to a nozzle and which moves from a closed position to an open position to dispense an item, a first actuator operatively connected to the nozzle, and a second actuator located below the first actuator and operatively connected to the nozzle. The dispenser can be electro-mechanical and can include components capable of retrofitting onto existing dispensers.

A water ejecting apparatus includes a case and a water ejection unit coupled to one side of the case. The water ejection unit includes a rotator seated inside at a front of the case, a first lifting cover coupled to one side of the rotator and allowing a lifting gear extending in an up-down direction to be fixed thereto, a second lifting cover movably accommodated inside the first lifting cover, a lifting motor coupled to the second lifting cover and configured to interwork with the lifting motor, and a water ejection nozzle installed at a lower end of the second lifting cover and configured to eject water. A water ejection pipe having one end connected to the water ejection nozzle and the other end extending to an inside of the case is disposed in a lower space of the lifting motor and the gear module.

A spigot cover includes a mounting portion configured to mount to a spigot of a liquid container and includes an actuating portion adjustably coupled to the mounting portion. The actuating portion includes a protrusion configured to engage with a plunger of the spigot.

A pedal-operated device for hands-free operation of a beverage dispenser features a support structure mounted or mountable to a perimeter wall structure of the beverage dispenser, and a working unit movably supported on said support structure and configured for movement between a working position forcing a spigot actuator of the dispenser into an open position, and a default rest position releasing the spigot actuator back into a closed position. An included foot pedal has a foot pad movable between a default upper position and a depressed lower position. A cable is connected between the foot pad and said working unit to pull said working unit into the working position under depression of the foot pad.

A water dispenser is provided. The water dispenser may include a main body, a rotator installed to be rotatable in a horizontal direction in the main body and including a water discharger, a rotation guide rail having a predetermined curvature within the main body, and a rotation guide protrusion provided in the rotator and slidably coupled to the rotation guide rail to guide rotation of the rotator.

A water discharge device includes a case, a microphone, a voice recognition module, a speaker, a first elevation cover connected to the case, a second elevation cover configured to move upward and insert into an inside of the first elevation cover, an elevation motor connected to the second elevation cover, a water discharge nozzle disposed at a lower end of the second elevation cover, a water discharge valve configured to regulate water flow toward the water discharge nozzle, a flow sensor configured to sense a flow rate of the water flow, a sensor disposed at the second elevation cover and configured to, based on the second elevation cover moving downward, sense whether the sensor contacts a container disposed below the second elevation cover, and a controller configured to control operation of the elevation motor and the water discharge valve.