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Abstract

The present invention relates to a flow regulator for carbonated beverages, enabling flow uniformity throughout the operation and guaranteeing the sensorial quality of the beverage. Thus, a regulator for controlling the flow of carbonated beverages is taught, provided with a main body comprising at least two parts, a downstream part (1), having a hole for the exit of the carbonated beverage, and an upstream part (3), having a inlet hole for the carbonated beverage under pressure, or the main body comprising at least three parts, the downstream part (1), the upstream part (3) and a central part (5), having at least two attachable and detachable parts. The parts are equipped with frustum-shaped cavities that accommodate a double conical part (2); the double conical part (2) comprises an upstream cone portion (25), the diameter of which increases in the direction of the beverage flow, and a downstream cone portion (24), the diameter of which decreases in the direction of the beverage flow. The end (21) of the downstream cone portion (24) transfers the force from the beverage pressure exerted on the upstream cone portion (25), including the force exerted on the convex end (22), to an elastomeric material (6) which deforms depending on the pressure of the beverage; the elastomeric material (6) is also housed in a support coupled (14) to the downstream part (1) or in a movable support (4), and the movable support (4) can either be fixed to the downstream part (1), in the central part (5) or in the union between the aforementioned downstream part (1) and central part (5).

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First Claim