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Cornelius A.B.S. Unit Operator's Manual

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This equipment chapter is to be inserted in
the Beverage Systems section of the
Equipment Manual.
MANUFACTURED
EXCLUSIVELY FOR
McDONALD'S
BY
IMI CORNELIUS
ONE CORNELIUS PLACE
Anoka, Minnesota 55303-1562
PHONE (763) 421-6120
1-800-238-3600
FAX (763) 422-3255
FOR SERVICE CALL
COKE SMILE
1-800-241-COKE
Warranty ............................................................................................................................Page
Introduction .....................................................................................................................Page
SAFETY...................................................................................................................................Page
PARTS IDENTIFICATION/FUNCTION ....................................................................................Page
OPERATION MODES..............................................................................................................Page 11
Fully Automatic Operation ......................................................................................Page 11
SEMIAUTOMATIC OPERATION .........................................................................................Page 17
Manual Operation........................................................................................................Page 19
Major Subsystems...........................................................................................................Page 23
Daily Start-Up ....................................................................................................................Page 39
Closing/Sanitation Procedures ................................................................................Page 41
MONTHLY CLEANING PROCEDURES..................................................................................Page 44
Quarterly Cleaning/Sanitation Procedures .......................................................Page 46
Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................Page 50
WIRING & PNEUMATIC DIAGRAMS ......................................................................................Page 55
Part No. 569000181
November 24, 1997
Revised: January 28, 2001
This manual is for the exclusive use of licensees and employees of McDonald's Systems, Inc.
© 1999-2001 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and
McDonald's Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
AUTOMATED BEVERAGE SYSTEM
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  • Page 1 November 24, 1997 Revised: January 28, 2001 This manual is for the exclusive use of licensees and employees of McDonald’s Systems, Inc. © 1999-2001 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and Printed In McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved. The United States of America...

  • Page 2: Anoka, Minnesota

    Provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any warranty claim not made as promptly as possible and in any event within thirty (30) days after the discovery thereof to the Cornelius Service Department at One Cornelius Place, Anoka, MN 55303-6234, (612) 421-6120.
  • Page 3 The remedy for any breach of this Warranty is limited to the repair or replacement or the defect part or the Prod- uct in which it is included, at the option of Cornelius. to the extent that, in the judgement of Cornelius, repair or...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Hold the cup under the nozzle, press and hold the desired flavor button, and the drink is dispensed. Reinstall the conveyor and return the A.B.S. unit to normal opera- tion. © 1999-2001 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 5 3 ........560000291 ..Air Filter 40% Pre-Consumer Content 4 ........560000289 ..Front Panel (Built before Serial No. 56A0019AB102) ........560002774 ..Front Panel (Serial No. 56A0019AB102 and after) © 1999-2001 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 6 2 ....27922....560000325 ....Conveyor Assembly 3 ........560000315 ..Cup Rest 3 ...........560000315 ....Cup Rest 4 ........560000306 ..Drip Tray Assembly 4 ...........560000306 ....Drip Tray Assembly © 1999-2001 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 7 7 ........620014801 ..Lid Holder Assembly 7 ...........620014801 ....Lid Holder Assembly 8 ....28076..560001589 ..Ice Chute Cleaning Brush (Not Shown) 8 ....28076 ....560001589 ....Ice Chute Cleaning Brush © 1999-2001 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 8 N/R ......569000175 ..32 Oz. Cup Tube Assembly Kit N/R ......569000159 ..21 Oz. Cup Tube Assembly Kit (Austrailian “Large” size, station 2) N/R ......569030035 ..Medium Cup Tube Assembly Kit Station 5, (Australian ABS only) © 1999-2001 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 9 2 ....52887........ Lid 2 ...........52887 ...... Lid 3 ....53227........ Disk 3 ...........53227 ...... Disk 4 ....15087........ Agitator Retainer 4 ...........15087 ...... Agitator Retainer © 1999-2001 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 10 Description 1....27940 560001545 ..Nozzle 2....27939 560001544 ..Diffuser 3....110677000 ..O-Ring 4....180025000 ..O-Ring 5....560110010 ..O-Ring 6....325216000 ..Nozzle Brush (Not Shown) © 1999-2001 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 11: Fully Automatic Operation

    Automated Beverage System Fully Automatic Operation Operational Modes The A.B.S. has three modes of operation: • Automatic (Normal Operation) • Semiautomatic (while in Auto) • Manual Location Diagram © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 12 P.O.S. Signal To Manager’s Computer The order is transmitted from the P.O.S. to the store computer and from there to the A.B.S. unit. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 13 If the grabber should slide off a cup, it would be detected by the cup sensor. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 14 Correct operation is insured by the ice gate full travel sensor. The agitator continues to operate for the set refill time to refill the ice chute. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 15 If the drink requires a top-off, the initial por- tion will be dispensed. After a delay, the bal- ance of the drink will be dispensed. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 16 “D.” Crew Member Serves Drink A crew member caps the drink while still on the conveyor and serves it with the remainder of the order. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 17: Semiautomatic Operation

    Semiautomatic Operation (Unit in Automatic) Press Cup Size While in automatic mode, to dispense a drink in the semi-automatically, press the desired cup size button. Press Flavor Press the desired flavor button. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 18 Any drink entered in this manner will display an illuminated asterisk in the SPECIAL sec- tion of the Drink Position Display identifying the semiautomatic drink selected at the A.B.S. panel. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 19: Manual Operation

    Never Remove Cups From Cup Turret Assembly Manually pulling cups from the cup tubes can permanently damage the retainers. Stock cup sleeves near the unit when in man- ual mode. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 20 In this case, locate a supply of ice near the unit for manually filling the cups. Dispense Beverage Hold the cup under the nozzle. Press and hold the desired flavor button to dispense the bev- erage. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 21 Clear The P.O.S. Order Buffer If orders are on the screen, the P.O.S. buffer must be cleared. To clear the P.O.S. buffer, the A.B.S. unit must be in the MANUAL mode. Press the UP arrow to highlight the “XXX ORDERS”.
  • Page 22 A confirmation question will appear. Press ENTER to clear the entire order buffer or CLEAR to cancel action. Return To Automatic Mode Press the Manual/AUTO button to return to Automatic mode. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 23: Major Subsystems

    Major Subsystems Components of the A.B.S. • Turret • Cup Lid Rack • Ice Dispenser • Control Panel • Cup Extractor • Conveyor • Beverage Dispenser • Pre-Chiller (Optional) © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 24 Automatic mode. ARROW (CURSOR) DOWN/FLOAT OPTION-Used to move the selection to the down when in manual mode, used to add float to ordered drink in Automatic mode. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 25 This display shows the status, guides you through programming, tells you what errors have occurred, the number of cycles on a component and other messages. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 26 The Drink Position Display corresponds to the four drink pickup positions on the con- veyor. As a drink moves to position “D” on the conveyor, the details of the drink are dis- played. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 27 EXTRA ICE, the # will be illuminated in the display. display. If the drink is a FLOAT drink, F will be illu- minated in the display. ROOT BEER © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 28 Turret, Cup Extractor, & Conveyor Cup Turret Components – Location Diagram Cup Turret Components – Location Diagram Cup Conveyor Components – Location Diagram Cup Conveyor Components –Location Diagram © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 29 Automated Beverage System A.B.S. unit Major Subsystems Operation — Turret Cup Tubes Configuration The cup tube configuration is 1 – Small; 1 – Child; 1 – Large; 1 – Medium; 1- XL. The cup tube configuration for Australia is 1 –...
  • Page 30 Automated Beverage System A.B.S. unit Major Subsystems Operation — Cup Extractor Cup Grabber Assembly The cup grabber consists of two cup grabber arms actuated by a pneumatic cylinder, an ele- vating mechanism operated by a pneumatic cylinder, two guide rods, a Travel sensor and a Cup Empty sensor.
  • Page 31 Automated Beverage System A.B.S. unit Major Subsystems Operation — Conveyor Conveyor The conveyor contains nine equally spaced cup holders. Each cup holder contains a ceramic magnet. A sensor located in the drip pan at the cup grabber detects the cup holders and thereby controls the movement of the conveyor and the position of the cup holders.
  • Page 32 Automated Beverage System A.B.S. unit Major Subsystems Operation — Conveyor Cup Positioning Bracket The cup positioning bracket, located on the cup rest, contains a spring that is positioned so it touches the cup in the cup holder as the cup moves past the spring.
  • Page 33 Automated Beverage System A.B.S. unit Major Subsystems Operation — Ice Dispenser Ice Gate Description The ice gate is a pneumatically operated “gate” that is controlled by the Beverage Interface Board. The time the gate is open is very precise and determines the portion of ice dispensed.
  • Page 34 Ice Dispenser Auto-Agitate Ice from the bin is used for the coldplate. If the A.B.S. unit is idle for a period (pro- grammed during setup), the agitator will agi- tate for a preset period to maintain ice on the coldplate.
  • Page 35 Automated Beverage System A.B.S. Unit Major Subsystems Operation — Ice Dispenser Ice Chute Removal & Replacement 1.With the unit in manual mode, remove the cup lid rack. 2.WARNING: Shut off the manual ice gate switch. 3.Slide the gate out of the chute.
  • Page 36 Drop the ice chute down through the ice gate frame and replace it. To reinstall ice chute, follow procedures in reverse order. 6. Return the A.B.S. unit to normal operation. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 37 Automated Beverage System A.B.S. Unit Major Subsystems Operation — Beverage Dispenser Valve Description The dispensing valve is located behind the touch panel and is made up of five blocks, each containing two solenoids, two flow con- trols, and two shutoffs. The blocks are perma- nently manifolded together to supply a single outlet nozzle.
  • Page 38 Automated Beverage System A.B.S. Unit Major Subsystems Operation — Pre-Chiller Optional Pre-Chiller An optional pre-chiller must be installed if carbon-ated water and plain water are not chilled in a backroom package. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 39 Remove the ice bin lid and fill with ice cubes to the top of the bin. Do not overfill. The bin cover must be able to rest securely on the top of the bin. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 40 Do not over fill the cup tubes. Damage may result to the cup tubes or may result in cup jams. When all tubes have been filled, return to automatic mode by pressing the Manual/Auto button. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 41: Closing/Sanitation Procedures

    • Reinstall cup rest and conveyor. • Remove and clean the valve nozzle and diffuser. • Wipe down and clean the A.B.S. unit with sani- tizing solution. Remove Conveyor & Cup Rest Remove the conveyor by removing the 3 thumb screws holding it in place.
  • Page 42 Tighten the thumb screws on the cover. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 43 • Reinstall diffuser nozzle Wipe Down A.B.S. Unit At the end of closing shift, the crew should wipe down the exterior of the unit with a sani- tizing solution. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 44 4. After all the ice is removed inspect the cold plate areas and drains as follows: A. Remove the splash panel and the plastic cold plate access cover. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 45 9. Using a mechanical spray bottle filled with sanitizing solution, spray the entire interior of the ice bin, ice chute and ice agitator assembly. Allow to air dry. 10. Turn the ABS unit power switch ON. 11. Return the ABS unit to AUTO mode. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 46: Quarterly Cleaning/Sanitation Procedures

    A. Install the bag valves, cut from empty bag-in-box syrup containers, on the end of syrup container’s syrup outlet tube connectors. B. Place syrup outlet tube, with bag valve on end, into container of detergent solution. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 47 C. Continue to activate each dispensing valve in cycles (ON for 15 seconds, OFF, then ON for 15 seconds). Repeat ON and OFF cycles for 15 cycles. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 48 21. Fill the syrup tank (syrup tank system) or a five gallon container (bag-in-box system) with potable water. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 49 30. Dispose of waste sanitizing solution in a sanitary sewer, not in a storm drain, then thoroughly rinse the inside and outside of the container that was used for sanitizing solution to remove all sanitizing solution residue. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting

    Important: Only qualified personnel should service internal components or electrical wir- ing of the A.B.S. unit. A.B.S. unit Service The A.B.S. Unit is serviced by an authourized Coca-Cola Service Agent. Call 1-800-241-COKE. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 51 If the A.B.S. unit fails to operate properly, check to see that there is power to the unit. Check the ice bin for ice. If the A.B.S. unit does not dispense, check the Troubleshooting chart on pages 54 - 56. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and...
  • Page 52 AIR OR CO LOW OR OUT supply is low or empty or air Change CO cylinder pr have compressor not operating. bulk tank refilled. Check cause not operating and repair. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 53 B. Cup jam detected, possibly from Remove cup. wrong cup in tube and setting too Refill with correct size cups. low. Reset. C. Conveyor assembly not properly Reinstall conveyor. installed. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 54 A. Carobonator pressure too high. Call for service. Normal operating range should be 80 - 100 P.S.I. Won’t pour drinks. A. Cup tubes empty. Refill cup tubes with correct cups. © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 55: Wiring Diagram

    Automated Beverage System Wiring Diagram WIRING DIAGRAM 115V WIRING DIAGRAM 230V © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 56 Automated Beverage System Pneumatic Schematic © 1999 The Coca-Cola Company, Cornelius and McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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