CN100520237C - Bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

A temperature regulating mechanism (12) is attached inside a bottle (10). The temperature regulating mechanism (12) may include phase change material. The temperature regulating mechanism (12) may maintain a liquid (e.g. Vodka) stored in the bottle (10) at a substantially consistent temperature (e.g. approximately 10 degrees Celsius) for a reasonable period of time.

Description

Bottle

The application requires U.S. Provisional Patent Application the 60/651st, No. 164 (on February 9th, 2005 submitted in United States Patent (USP) trademark office) and U.S. Provisional Patent Application the 60/722nd, the priority in No. 953 (on October 4th, 2005 United States Patent (USP) trademark office submit to), this with referring to mode introduce the full text of these two temporary patent applications.

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of beverage bottle that comprises thermoregulation mechanism.

Background technology

Beverage is the pith of all mankind's life.From human ethnic origin, human just always at beverage (for example, water, fruit juice and wine) to preserve one's strength and to enjoy.Along with passing of time, beverage has been made and has been developed and has been customized to taste and the nutritional need that is used for special group.Along with the development of beverage, people have also cultivated at different beverages and have drunk custom and preference.For example the alcoholic beverage vodka has developed more than the millennium in Northern Europe and Eastern Europe.Many kinds of vodka are to drink under low relatively temperature.In fact, many vodka must be drunk about 10 degrees centigrade, and drinking person just can be enjoyed the full taste and the fragrance of wine.Vodka (with other beverage) being remained on one rational period of its desirable consumption temperature in social environment (for example, the place of drinking such as the bar) is difficult to.For example, if a group purchase of customer in the bar one bottle of vodka on their dining table, to enjoy above two hours, then these clients just are difficult to enjoy the full taste of vodka, because they can't remain on the vodka in the bottle 10 degrees centigrade harsh temperatures.

Summary of the invention

Embodiment relates to a kind of device, and this device comprises bottle and the thermoregulation mechanism that is attached within the bottle.This thermoregulation mechanism can comprise phase-change material.In an embodiment, thermoregulation mechanism can remain on the vodka in the bottle about 10 degrees centigrade.For example, if a group purchase of customer in the bar one bottle of vodka with thermoregulation mechanism because vodka can remain on about 10 degrees centigrade, then they can continue to surpass full taste and fragrance that wine is enjoyed on two hours ground.

Embodiment relates to a kind of bottle, a kind of tipping mechanism and a kind of bottle cap.This tipping mechanism can comprise drop cut spout.This bottle cap can be shaped as and the drop cut spout complementation, and can comprise flexible stopper.This flexibility stopper can cooperate with tipping mechanism regularly and removedly at the opening part of tipping mechanism.Embodiment relates to a kind of bottle and a kind of silk screen label that is attached to the bottle outside.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 shows bottle and is attached in the exemplary sectional view of the thermoregulation mechanism within the bottle.

Fig. 2 show in the mode of inclination outside drawing have thermoregulation mechanism, the exemplary bottle of silk screen label and drop cut spout.

Fig. 3 shows the exemplary bottle cap with flexible stopper.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 shows the bottle 10 and the exemplary sectional view that is attached in the thermoregulation mechanism 12 within the bottle 10 according to embodiment.In an embodiment, thermoregulation mechanism 12 can remain on predetermined temperature (for example being lower than room temperature) with the liquid in the bottle 10.Liquid in the bottle 10 can be spirits (for example vodka), grape wine, beer or soft drink.

In an embodiment, thermoregulation mechanism 12 is attached within the bottle 10 rigidly.Yet those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that thermoregulation mechanism can be attached to bottle non-rigidly.

Thermoregulation mechanism 12 can comprise phase-change material.Phase-change material is a kind of material that utilizes phase transformation (for example melt or solidify) to come to absorb or discharge relatively large latent heat under stationary temperature relatively.In No. the 6th, 574,971, the United States Patent (USP) of Suppes, disclosed phase-change material, this with referring to mode introduce this full patent texts.Phase-change material can be realized the melt/freeze point of microencapsulation and customization.When temperature is higher than freezing point, phase change materials liquefy and absorption and store heat.On the contrary, when temperature descends, material cured and emit heat, thus heat for the material that scribbles or be soaked with phase-change material.

Phase-change material can be used for the purposes of the broad range in the industry, and is far superior to and is comparable to the ice or the gel of the routine that is used for many purposes.For example, septic yanks use the nice and cool underwear that is filled with phase-change material so that the soldier keeps nice and cool under hot conditions; This material and human body situation interact.Phase-change material can be used as the heat insulating of pizza delivery packing, keeps warm to make Pizza in transit.It can be used in the aircondition with savings cold air, thereby saves power consumption.

In an embodiment, phase-change material remains on about about 10 ℃ with the wine in the bottle (for example vodka).In an embodiment, liquid can remain on predetermined temperature, and this predetermined temperature is concrete the customization for the ideal temperature of liquid.Phase-change material can be nontoxic, and can be made by the material of the food grade such as soybean.Phase-change material can be used for regulating the temperature of vodka, and can be mixed with and about 10 ℃ ideal temperature interaction of distributing aroma.In an embodiment, phase-change material is customized to has about 10 ℃ thawing and freezing point.In other words, at about 10 ℃ or when being lower than 10 ℃, phase-change material will solidify, and when being higher than about 10 ℃ temperature, phase-change material will become liquid.When phase-change material is a solid and when beginning to be melted into liquid, it can absorb a large amount of heat from its surrounding environment, thereby makes its maintenance colder.On the contrary, when phase-change material began from solid-state liquefy, it can discharge a large amount of heat, thereby it is too fast to help to make wine can not coldly not get.The thawing of phase-change material and the real process of solidifying help to regulate temperature just.

In an embodiment, comprise that the thermoregulation mechanism 12 of phase-change material can be attached in the position of close bottle 10 openings within the bottle 10 rigidly.Thermoregulation mechanism can remain on predetermined temperature (for example about 10 ℃) with the liquid (for example vodka) in the bottle 10.The phase-change material of thermoregulation mechanism 12 can be by the physical reactions relevant with phase-change material with bottle 10 in liquid interact and therefrom absorb temperature.For example, when the bottle 10 that comprises phase-change material is cooled to be lower than the temperature (being 10 ℃ for the thermoregulation mechanism in the vodka bottle for example) of freezing point of phase-change material, phase-change material will solidify.When bottle 10 takes out from cooler environment, phase-change material will absorb extra heat from its surrounding environment.Heat is absorbed and is stored in the phase-change material, rather than in the liquid.This can help liquid is kept chilled at predetermined temperature (being about 10 ℃ desirable consumption temperature for vodka for example).

In an embodiment, the thermoregulation mechanism 12 that comprises phase-change material can serve as the temperature control equipment that is used to keep and regulate the temperature of the liquid (for example vodka or other beverage) in the bottle 10.For example, under the situation of vodka, thermoregulation mechanism 12 can and maintain the one long period (for example 1.5 hours) of the strong desirable consumption temperature of distributing of peculiar fragrance energy that makes with the vodka maintenance.Thermoregulation mechanism 12 can prevent that also the liquid cools in the bottle 10 from getting too fast.For example, low-quality vodka is covered their fragrance and/or quality sometimes by sub-cooled.But under the situation of high-quality vodka, too cold consumption temperature is undesired, because people will discover less than some fragrance elite, and the best sense of taste that can't enjoy this prescription is experienced.

In an embodiment, thermoregulation mechanism 12 can be slender member and/or the shape that can have substantial cylindrical.Yet those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that other shape and size do not break away from the spiritual essence of embodiment yet.In an embodiment, thermoregulation mechanism 12 comprises that at least one topples over hole 24 so that topple over liquid in the bottle 10 by the opening of bottle 10.

Thermoregulation mechanism 12 can comprise at least one phase change cells 14 and sheath 13.In at least one phase change cells 14 each can comprise that all shell mixes to prevent the liquid (for example vodka) in phase-change material and the bottle 10.Sheath 13 can surround at least one phase-change material and the position of at least one phase change cells 14 can be remained in the bottle 10.Sheath 13 can have at least one opening, and this opening can be exposed at least one phase change material unit 14 liquid in the bottle 10.Can see the mark (for example attribute of liquid trade mark, the bottle 10) on the sheath 13 from bottle 10 outsides.

According to embodiment, at least one opening in the sheath 13 can see through the outward appearance of the phase-change material of bottle displays temperature governor motion 12.The outward appearance of phase-change material can express liquid (for example vodka) temperature whether be in predetermined temperature (being about 10 ℃ desirable consumption temperature for example) for vodka.In an embodiment, the outward appearance of phase-change material can be distinguished by the level of transparency and/or the color of phase-change material.The level of transparency of phase-change material and/or color can be phase-change material from liquid transition to solid-state result.For example, when the liquid in the bottle 10 remained on predetermined temperature (being about 10 ℃ for vodka for example), phase-change material was in solid-state.Equally, phase-change material can change color when solid-state from liquid transition, thereby express liquid (for example vodka) is in predetermined temperature.Predetermined temperature is that the chemical property by phase-change material reflects that the chemical property of this phase-change material is customized to the special-purpose (for example drinking vodka in the time of about 10 ℃) that is used for liquid.

Fig. 2 show with the outside drawing that tilts have thermoregulation mechanism 32, the bottle 36 of silk screen label 30 and drop cut spout 26.Embodiment relates to the tipping mechanism that comprises drop cut spout 26.In an embodiment, drop cut spout 26 is essentially smooth, and has sharp-pointed edge 28 at the opening part of drop cut spout 26.This sharp edges 28 is used for easily and accurately liquid is toppled over out from bottle 36.

Fig. 3 illustrates the bottle cap 38 with flexible stopper 40.Bottle cap 38 is shaped as and drop cut spout 26 complementations.Bottle cap 38 comprises flexible stopper 40, and this flexibility stopper 40 cooperates regularly and removedly with drop cut spout 26.When bottle cap 38 was attached to drop cut spout 26, bottle 36 was just sealed.Bottle cap 38 can be attached to bottle 36 by applying suitable pressure, therefore makes flexible stopper 40 distortion and applies resistance so that liquid is remained in the bottle 36 in drop cut spout 26 inboards.Bottle cap 38 also can serve as liqueur glass.

According to embodiment, silk screen label 30 may be attached to the outside of bottle 36.Silk screen label 30 can make thermoregulation mechanism 32 and the thermostat unit 34 can be more easily in sight from bottle 36 outsides.Therefore, can more easily obtain the outward appearance of phase-change material in the thermoregulation mechanism, this outward appearance can be represented the roughly temperature of liquid in the bottle 36.Silk screen label 30 can be used to show the mark in bottle 36 inboards and the outside.

Aforesaid embodiment (for example bottle and thermoregulation mechanism) and advantage only are examples, and and be not interpreted as the restriction described claims.Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that above explanation can be applied to other apparatus and method.Many replacements, modification and modification all are conspicuous to those skilled in the art.

Claims (16)

1. device comprises:

Container; And

Be attached in the thermoregulation mechanism within the described container, wherein, described thermoregulation mechanism comprises phase-change material

Described thermoregulation mechanism comprises: at least one phase change material unit, and wherein, each in described at least one phase change material unit all comprises and is configured to the shell that prevents that described phase-change material from mixing with described liquid; And sheath, described sheath surrounds described at least one phase change material unit, wherein, described protector configurations becomes the position with described at least one phase change material unit to remain within the described container, described sheath comprises at least one opening, and described at least one open construction becomes to see through the outward appearance that described container shows described phase-change material.

2. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described thermoregulation mechanism is attached in the opening part of close described bottle within the described container rigidly.

3. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described thermoregulation mechanism is a slender member.

4. device as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that described slender member has the shape of general cylindrical.

5. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described thermoregulation mechanism is configured to the liquid in the described container is remained on predetermined temperature.

6. device as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that described predetermined temperature is lower than room temperature.

7. device as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that described liquid is vodka.

8. device as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, described predetermined temperature is about 10 degrees centigrade.

9. device as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described liquid is at least a of following liquid:

Spirits;

Grape wine;

Beer; And

Soft drink.

10. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described at least one open construction becomes described at least one phase change material unit directly is exposed to described liquid.

11. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

Described liquid is beverage;

The described outward appearance of described phase-change material represents whether the temperature of described beverage is in desirable consumption temperature; And

Described thermoregulation mechanism is configured to described beverage is approximately remained on described desirable consumption temperature.

12. device as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described beverage is a vodka, and described desirable consumption temperature is about 10 degrees centigrade.

13. device as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, the melting point of described phase-change material approximately is the described desirable consumption temperature of described beverage.

14. device as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, the described outward appearance of described phase-change material can be distinguished by the level of transparency of described phase-change material and at least one in the color.

15. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described sheath comprises the mark that can see from described outside of containers.

16. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described container is a bottle.

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