DE102017011234A1 - Foil container for cooling drinks - Google Patents

Abstract

The film container for cooling drinks is foldable / compressible and made of double-walled, flexible plastic films whose chambers are filled with coolant bags designed. It also contains an internal cooling part consisting of a plurality of flush welded together and filled with coolant bags, flexible plastic films.
The foil container allows cooling of drinks within seconds and easy storage in the freezer. With the invention it is achieved that, depending on the user's request, each cast warm drink is cooled down within a few seconds and the foil container with a small footprint, as flexible and foldable / compressible, stored in the freezer or in a conventional freezer compartment of a refrigerator can.

Description

State of the art

Household items and equipment for cooling beverages of conventional design either function to cool the beverage for several hours within the package (bottle, tetra pack, can, carton), for example in a refrigerator, or the beverage becomes inside the package enclosed with a cooling collar or cool box. Another possibility is to pour the drink into a carafe, with inside or outside refrigerator, to keep cool and keep. Ice cubes, dry ice or a freezer are also used.

The problem underlying the invention

All of the above methods require minutes to hours to cool the drink well to poor. Furthermore, this bulky and inflexible devices are required. For some methods, e.g. When using ice cubes, the drink to be cooled is watered down.

In almost all households you will find the need to cool warm drinks. The different possibilities and qualities of refrigeration available to users make selection difficult and often do not provide the desired result of a cold, refreshing and / or non-dilute beverage.

As a remedy, you can not easily use an ice cube at any time or there is not always enough space in the fridge or freezer.

The protection specified in claim 1 invention is based on the problem to provide an easy-to-use, easy and flexible stowable and very efficient product which allows a second-fast beverage cooling for cold drinks.

This problem is solved with the features listed in the protection claim 1. Advantageous embodiments are the dependent claims.

An embodiment of the invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Problem solving and the advantages achieved with it

With the invention it is achieved that each poured warm beverage is cooled down within a few seconds and the film container with a small footprint, as flexible and foldable / compressible, can be stored in the freezer or in a conventional freezer compartment of a refrigerator. Due to the small footprint due to the flexible construction, storage also works in a freezer already occupied by other freezer products. The product is easy to use, can stand by itself, has at least one spout for the exact serving of drinks and can be cleaned after use if necessary, simply under running water. The cooled drinks, unlike the use of ice cubes, not watered down.

The film container has a cuboid outer part (in the prototype with external dimensions of about 22.5 × 18 × 6.5 cm - see also attached pictures 1-3 ) consists of suitable, flexible plastic films (usually PE), the double-welded chambers contain for the introduction of other PE films filled with coolant (eg propylene glycol, which is known for example from medical cooling pads).

The inner part consists of several plastic sheets which are welded together and filled with coolant (for the prototypes with the dimensions of 16 × 19.5 and 10 × 19.5 cm - see attached figures) 1-3 ).

Outer and inner part of a book shape, which makes it possible to park the container upright.

For use, the complete product including the inner part (see accompanying illustrations) is placed in the freezer and waited until the contents of the chambers are frozen. Now, the product can be filled several times in succession with drinks, which release the heat within seconds with the help of the large surface. Thus, in turn, a second-quick cooling of the respective drinks without a long wait or dilution is guaranteed and after a very short time cooled drinks can be poured out of the film container.

For new use, the product is returned to the freezer after use to regenerate the cooling system.

An advantageous embodiment of the invention is shown in the protection claim 3. The transparent side part offers the user the opportunity to recognize the level and facilitates an exact pouring with the help of at least one spout.

• 1 den Folienbehälter (Außen- (4) und Innenteil (3)) von der Seite, inklusive Ausgießer (1) und Füllstandsanzeige (2),
• 2 den Folienbehälter von oben, inklusive eingesetztem Innenteil (3) und Füllstandsanzeige aus transparenter Kunststoff-Folie (2),
• 3 eine Explosionszeichnung des Folienbehälters und aller Komponenten. In den Figuren ist der Folienbehälter mit Ausgießer (1), Füllstandsanzeige (2) und Innenkühlteil (3) dargestellt. Das Innenkühlteil (3) wird in die Außenhülle (4) eingefügt. Sowohl im Innen- und Außenteil sind verschlossene und verschweißte Kühlgelbeutel (5) enthalten.

An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings 1 to 3 explained. It shows:

• 1 the foil container (outer (4) and inner part (3) ) from the side, including spouts (1) and level indicator (2) .
• 2 the film container from above, including inserted inner part (3) and level indicator made of transparent plastic film (2) .
• 3 an exploded view of the film container and all components. In the figures, the film container with spout (1) , Level indicator (2) and internal cooling part (3) shown. The internal cooling part (3) gets into the outer shell (4) inserted. Both inside and outside are sealed and sealed cooling gel bags (5) contain.

• - Doppelwandigen Kunststoff-Folien, deren Kammern gefüllt sind mit Kühlmittelbeuteln.
• - Einem mindestens einseitig transparenten Seitenteil, mit Füllstandserkennung und Ausgießer.
• - Einem Innenkühlteil bestehend aus mehreren bündig miteinander verschweißten und mit Kühlmittelbeuteln gefüllten Kunststoff-Folien.

Foil container with:

• - Double-walled plastic films whose chambers are filled with coolant bags.
• - An at least one side transparent side part, with level detection and spout.
• - An internal cooling part consisting of several flush welded together and filled with coolant bags plastic films.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

(1)

pourer

(2)

Level indicator made of transparent plastic film

(3)

Internal cooling part made of plastic films

(4)

Outer shell made of plastic films

(5)

Coolant bag filled with gel-like coolant

Claims (6)

Foil containers with cooling chambers for holding drinks in order to serve them in a cooled manner, characterized in that drinks can be poured from above into the outer part (4) and can be transferred by pouring (1). Foil container after Claim 1 , characterized in that the inner part (3) consists of several, welded together on one longitudinal side, all of which can be filled with Kühlgelbeuteln (5) inserted into the outer part. Film container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the outer part (4) a transparent side part for filling level detection (2) is present. Film container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that all components are food safe and the coolant is a gel. Film container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that both outer (4) and inner part (3) food safe and can be printed individually on the entire surface. Film container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least two rectangular film containers are welded one above the other and thus form chambers for accommodating cooling gel.

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