Janice M' Lee

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FILL-A-BEER

• Janice M. Lee
• (Team Leader)
• Beth Stoll
• University of the Pacific
• Mechanical Engineering Senior Project
• May 6, 2006

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Inspiration

• U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor
  Statistics -- Food and Beverage Serving and
  Related Workers
• During busy dining periods, they are under
  pressure to serve customers quickly and
  efficiently
• Bartenders directly serve and interact with
  patrons
• Tips comprise a major portion of earnings

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Objectives

• Assist bartenders by saving time
• Automated beer pouring
• Allow bartenders to attend to other duties during
  pour time
• Reduce head, or foam, of a beer with a tilting
  mechanism

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Conceptual Design

• Use of timers, solenoids
• Sanitary
• Easy to clean
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Title 21
• design and construction that enables them to be
  maintained in an appropriate sanitary condition
• Reduction of head on top of beer
• Tilt of the glass during pouring
• Use of spring
• Cup holder

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