EP0050333B1 - Refrigeration system for a chilled product vending machine - Google Patents

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EP0050333B1
EP0050333B1 EP81108419A EP81108419A EP0050333B1 EP 0050333 B1 EP0050333 B1 EP 0050333B1 EP 81108419 A EP81108419 A EP 81108419A EP 81108419 A EP81108419 A EP 81108419A EP 0050333 B1 EP0050333 B1 EP 0050333B1
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Annis Ray Morgan, Jr.
Eddie Wayne King
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D17/00—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/04—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
    • F25D17/06—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G07F9/10—Casings or parts thereof, e.g. with means for heating or cooling
    • G07F9/105—Heating or cooling means, for temperature and humidity control, for the conditioning of articles and their storage
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2600/00—Control issues
    • F25B2600/23—Time delays
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/36—Visual displays
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2700/00—Means for sensing or measuring; Sensors therefor
    • F25D2700/12—Sensors measuring the inside temperature

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  • the invention relates to a refrigeration system for a chilled product vending machine which includes a refrigeration compressor, temperature sensing means for controlling the compressor, an evaporator coil and evaporator fan means for blowing air across the evaporator coil and circulating said airthroughout the vending machine.
  • freeze up of the evaporator coil can occur in humid, high temperature conditions.
  • freeze up of the evaporator coil can occur in humid, high temperature conditions.
  • large variations in temperature in the vending machine occur, creating large variations in temperature of the next to be vended products.
  • large variations of temperature occur throughout the vending machine due to lack of air flow, and temperatures sensed by the thermostat which controls the compressor cycling are less accurate than desirable.
  • an idle condition of the evaporator fan may permit the chilled products to freeze.
  • a refrigeration system in accordance with the prior art portion of claim 1 is known from WO-A-79/01051 wherein the energy consumption is reduced by treating separately the functions of producing cold and using the cold to accomplish refrigeration.
  • the cold is stored in a cold storage unit from which it is removed by heat input at selected times. Most of the energy usage can thereby be transferred from the highest cost peak load period of the energy source to another time.
  • the known refrigeration system is not suited for vending machines because there is still the problem of evaporator coil freeze up in high, humid temperature conditions, product freeze up in below freezing environmental conditions and large temperature variations in next to be vended products.
  • An air conditioning system is known from -US-A-4,049,166 wherein the evaporator fan continues to run after the compressor has been turned off thereby continuing to provide additional air cooling without the expenditure of energy to run the compressor.
  • the problem of evaporator coil freeze up in high, humid temperature conditions is avoided by having the evaporator fan continue to run after the compressor has been turned off, the further problems of product freeze up in below freezing environmental conditions and large temperature variations in next to be vended products still remain.
  • a refrigeration system is known from US-A-4,021,213 which can be switched over between a conventional refrigeration cycle and a fast cool down refrigeration cycle. Additional fan means are used during the fast cool down refrigeration cycle to produce a highly turbulent air circulation in the storage. However, this refrigeration system, too, is not suited for a chilled product vending machine.
  • the invention as claimed in claim 1 solves the problem of how to balance energy-saving requirements against the need for keeping chilled products in a vending machine at acceptably constant serving temperatures.
  • the advantages offered by the invention are mainly that freeze up of the evaporator coil in high, humid temperature conditions is precluded, that the vended products dispensed are within acceptable and predictable temperature ranges and that temperature fluctuations throughout the volume of the vending machine are kept to a minimum.
  • the evaporator fan is cycled on with the compressor and continues to run during the entire compressor on cycle as is conventional, but by means of the first timer the evaporator fan is permitted to run for an additional delay period following the cycle OFF of the compressor. During this additional delay period of the evaporator fans, the fans continue to blow air over the evaporator coil until the temperature of the evaporator coil is sufficiently above the freezing point of water, and are then cycled off. In a typical example, this cycle off of the evaporator fan may be anywhere from two to five minutes after the compressor has cut off, which enables the temperature of the evaporator coil to reach stabilization above freezing point.
  • the cycle timer is provided to intermittently cycle the evaporator fans on and off for predetermined short intervals following the above described delay period, and during the time when the compressor is off.
  • This intermittent cycling of the evaporator fans on and off forces air through the product stacks of the vending machine to provide a relatively even distribution of temperature throughout the off period of the compressor to allow for proper and precise heat sensing of the product through the vendor thermostats.
  • This intermittent actuation of the fans and flow of air also limits the fluctuation of drink temperature, maintaining them within acceptable tolerances.
  • a third timer preferably is provided to preclude freezing of the vended products and/or the evaporator coil when a vending machine is disposed in a below freezing environment.
  • This timer is enabled when the thermostatic temperature switch which controls the compressor opens, and will time out to cycle on the evaporator fans for continuous operation for a predetermined period of time if the temperature switch remains open in excess of a predetermined period of time, for example four hours. That is, by sensing the compressor off period, (the period that the temperature switch is open), the evaporator fans are cycled on for a continuous period of operation to preclude freeze up of the products when the off period of the compressor (the temperature switch open) exceeds a predetermined limit such as four hours.
  • An additional optional timer may be provided in combination with the other timers of the present invention for turning the refrigeration system on at a predetermined time in the morning and disabling the system at a predetermined time in the evening.
  • This optional timer obviously would further assist in the energy conservation objectives of the present invention by shutting down all power consumption during the period that the vending machine is not in use.
  • the timers utilized in the control circuit of the present invention are electromechanical cam timers which are commercially available components and are hardwired in circuit with the power source and other components of the refrigeration system in a manner to be described hereinafter.
  • the timing functions of the present invention could be performed by a general purpose digital computer or by microprocessor technology programmed to perform the desired functions.
  • a refrigeration system for a chilled product vending machine including a refrigeration compressor, temperature sensing means for detecting the temperature within said vending machine and turning said compressor ON and OFF to define a compressor cycle in response to the detection of predetermined temperature limits, an evaporator coil and evaporator fan means for blowing air across said evaporator coil and circulating said air throughout said vending machine, characterized by sensor means for detecting when said compressor is cycled OFF; timer means responsive to said sensor means for measuring the length of time that said compressor is cycled OFF and for generating an enabling signal when said length of time exceeds a predetermined duration; and circuit means responsive to said enabling signal for cycling said evaporator fan means ON continuously until said compressor turns ON is the subject-matter of divisional European patent application 85101434.0 published under No. 0151 496.
  • the vending machine thereof also includes a convection refrigeration system which includes the conventional components of a refrigeration circuit, having a condenser CD, a fan CF and a compressor CP, an evaporator coil EC, an evaporator fan motor EFM, and a thermostatic temperature switch TS (not shown), for controlling the operation of the refrigeration system in response to the temperatures sensed within the vending machine.
  • a convection refrigeration system which includes the conventional components of a refrigeration circuit, having a condenser CD, a fan CF and a compressor CP, an evaporator coil EC, an evaporator fan motor EFM, and a thermostatic temperature switch TS (not shown), for controlling the operation of the refrigeration system in response to the temperatures sensed within the vending machine.
  • the conventional convection refrigeration system illustrated in Figure 1 operates to chill the products in product stacks PS, by blowing air by means of evaporator fan motor EFM over evaporator coil EC to thereby circulate chilled air between and throughout the product stacks PS. Air returns from the stacks as indicated by arrows AR.
  • the compressor CP is cycled on and off under control of thermostatic temperature switch TS, while the evaporator fan motor EFM runs continuously, even during the periods that compressor CP is de-energized. This continuous running of the evaporator fan motor EFM obviously expends a lot of unnecessary electrical energy and generates heat leading to unnecessary energy waste.
  • the control circuit of Figure 2 was designed to energize the evaporator fan motor EFM only during optimum times when its operation is clearly needed.
  • the evaporator fan EFM operates continuously during the period that the compressor CP is operating, operates for a predetermined delay period following the cycle OFF of the compressor in order to preclude freeze up of the evaporator coil EC, operates intermittently for predetermined periods when the compressor CP is cycled OFF, and it is cycled ON to run continuously for a period following an interval when the compressor has not operated for an extended period of time, to preclude freezing of the products in the vending machine in sub-freezing environmental locations.
  • FIG. 2 there is illustrated an electrical circuit diagram of the control circuitry of the present invention for operating the convection refrigeration system illustrated in Figure 1.
  • a pair of main power lines PL1, PL2 are provided across which a conventional 120 volt, 60HZ power source is connected.
  • Also connected in parallel between power lines PL1, PL2 are a plurality of timers E, fp, D, Cy. Because these respective times are connected in parallel, they are effectively hardwired in OR logic with respect to evaporator fan motors EFM.
  • each of the respective timers E, fp, D and Cy can effect a time control function over evaporator fan motors EFM to be described in more detail hereinafter.
  • the first timer E may be a 24 hour clock controller for cycling the refrigeration system ON and OFF at predetermined times of day. That is, by means of timer E, the refrigeration system can be enabled or disabled for any specified period on a daily basis.
  • Timer E is coupled to power line PL1 through a temperature switch TS at terminal C thereof. Included within timer E is time control switch S1 between terminals C and NC and a timer motor TM1 between terminals L1 and L2.
  • Terminal NC is also coupled to the compressor and the con- densor fan motors of the refrigeration system of Figure 1 and terminals L1 and L2 are coupled to power lines PL1 and PL2, respectively.
  • Timer E in one embodiment is a multi-pulse cam timer manufactured by Eagle Signal Corporation, and identified as "multi-pulse timer catalog number MP-1-A6-32-MP5-48".
  • Timer fp is provided in the control circuit of Figure 2 to energize evaporator fans EFM continuously when the compressor CP of the refrigeration system has not operated for an extended period of time, for example four (4) hours or more.
  • the failure of the compressor CP to operate for such an extended period of time would normally occur when the vending machine is placed in a sub-freezing environment which eliminates the need for internal cooling of the machine.
  • this sub-freezing environment also may create a problem in that the chilled products may freeze up when the machine is placed in extremely cold external environment conditions.
  • the timer fp is utilized to sense these extended periods in which the compressor CP does not run and turn ON the evaporator fans EFM to run continuously and thereby blow air over the products to preclude freeze up thereof.
  • Timer fp includes external terminals 1,2,3,4 and 11. Terminal 1 of timer fp is connected to terminal C of timer E. Terminal 2 of timer fp is externally connected to power line PL2. Terminal 3 of timer of timer fp is connected to the terminal 5 of timer D and through junction FJ to fans EFM. Terminal 4 of timer fp is hardwired to terminal 11 thereof which in turn is coupled to power line PL1. Timer fp also includes a timer motor TM2 which is coupled at one end to a wire connecting terminals 1 and 2 thereof, and at an opposite end through a switch S2 to terminal 11. Also provided in the wire connection between terminals 1 and 2 of timer fp is a clutch coil CI.
  • Timer fp may, for example, be an electromechanical cam timer manufactured by Eagle Signal Corporation under the description "Cycle-Flex timer catalogue number HP 58-A6-01".
  • Timer D is provided to maintain evaporator fans EFM ON for a predetermined time or delay period after the compressor CP is turned OFF. This delay period is necessary under some environmental conditions to preclude freeze up of the evaporator coil EC. That is, since evaporator fan motors EFM will continue to run at the end of a compressor cycle for a predetermined period of time, the temperature of the evaporator coil due to this moving air is elevated to a safe temperature above the freezing point of water before the evaporator fans EFM are turned OFF under the control of timer D.
  • Timer D includes a plurality of external terminals numbered 1,2,3,4, 5 and 11, in the same manner as the like terminals of timer fp.
  • Timer D is in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, similar to timer fp with the exception of the specific function it performs, the addition of terminal 5, and the manner in which it is connected in the circuit of Figure 2.
  • Terminal 1 of timer D is connected to terminal NC of timer E.
  • Terminal 2 of timer D is connected to power line PL2.
  • Terminal 3 of timer D is connected to terminal L2 of timer Cy to be described hereinafter.
  • Terminal 4 of timer D is hardwired to terminal 11 of timer D which is in turn, coupled to power line PL1.
  • Terminal 5 of timer D is as stated hereinbefore, connected directly to terminal 3 of timer fp and through junction FJ to fans EFM.
  • Timer D also includes a clutch coil C2 coupled between terminals 1 and 2 thereof, a timer motor TM3 connected between clutch coil C2 and terminal 2 at one end thereof, and an opposite end thereof coupled through a switch S4 to terminal 11.
  • a switch S5 is also provided in timer D for completing a circuit between terminals 3 and 4 or terminals 4 and 5 as controlled by timer motor TM3 in a manner to be described hereinafter.
  • a cycle timer Cy is provided to intermittently energize evaporator fans EFM during periods in which the compressor CP is de-energized. This is desirable in order to provide a more even temperature distribution throughout the vending machine during the off period of the compressor in order to enable more accurate temperature sensing within the vending machine during that period and a more limited fluctuation of the temperature of the chilled products in product stacks PS.
  • Timer Cy includes a plurality of external terminals L1, L2, 2 and 3. Terminal L1 of timer Cy is coupled to power line PL2. Terminal L2 of a timer Cy as stated hereinbefore, is coupled directly to terminal 3 of timer D. Terminal 2 of timer Cy is hardwired to terminal L2 of timer Cy.
  • Timer Cy in one embodiment of the present invention, is electromechanical cam timer manufactured by Eagle Signal Corporation under the description "flexopulse timer number HG ⁇ 94 ⁇ A6".
  • control circuit of Figure 2 can best be understood in conjunction with the timing diagrams of Figures 3 and 4 as described hereinafter.
  • waveform E' represents the output at terminal NC of timer E.
  • Waveform TS' represents the ON-OFF state of thermostatic temperature switch TS.
  • Waveform D represents the output at terminal 5 of timer D over the control period illustrated in Figure 3.
  • Waveform Cy' represents the intermittent timing pulse output generated by timer Cy at output terminal 3 over the control period.
  • the remaining waveform of Figure 3 labeled FAN(S)' illustrates the cycle of operation of the evaporator fan motors EFM in response to the timing controls provided by the waveforms E', TS', D' and Cy'.
  • Waveform TS' represents the ON-OFF periods of temperature switch TS.
  • Waveform fp represents the output with respect to time at terminal 3 of timer fp' and the waveform labeled FAN(S)' illustrates the ON-OFF periods of the evaporator fans EFM in response to the combined control of temperature switch TS and timer fp.
  • the compressor CP of the refrigeration system illustrated in Figure 1 is turned on in response to the closing of temperature switch TS when the temperature within the vending machine rises above a predetermined level.
  • temperature switch TS will not turn the compressor CP on, unless switch S1 of timer E is closed providing a closed circuit path between power line PL1, the compressor and power line PL2.
  • switch S1 will be explained further hereinafter. Ihe closing of temperature switch TS also provides a circuit path through clutch coil C1 of timer fp and power lines PL1 and PL2. That is, the closing of temperature switch TS energizes the clutch coil C1. With clutch coil C1 energized, timer motor TM2 of timer fp can not rotate.
  • Timer E is an optional 24 hour clocklcontrollerwhich may be utilized to turn the refrigeration system of the present invention ON and OFF for any specified period daily.
  • the refrigeration system may be turned ON at 9:00 AM and OFF at 5:00 PM, by means of timer E.
  • This ON-OFF period is controlled by timer E by the opening and closing of switch S1 which is controlled by timer motor TM1 in conjunction with appropriate timing cams.
  • switch S1 may be locked in a closed position to effectively short terminals C and NC and open termnals L1 and L2, thus eliminating the function of timer E. In this position, with switch S1 continuously closed, the enablement of the refrigeration system and compressor C are under the control of temperature switch TS.
  • the delay timer D is provided with a clutch coil C2 which is energized when temperature switch TS is closed.
  • timer motor TM3 does not run.
  • clutch C2 becomes de-energized timer motor TM3 begins to run, and runs until it times out.
  • Switch S5 remains in the position shown between terminals 4 and 5 until timer motor TM3 is timed out, thus completing a circuit from power line PL1 through junction FJ, to evaporator fan motors EFM.
  • switch S5 is normally in the position shown connecting terminals 4 and 5 of timer D, and therefore, power is supplied to evaporator fan motors EFM from power line PL1 via terminals 4, 5 of timer D, and junction FJ.
  • Timer D determines how long power is to be applied to the evaporator fan motors following the cut-off time of the compressor determined by temperature switch TS. That is, as temperature switch TS opens, clutch coil C2 becomes de-energized permitting timer TM3 to time out, at which time switch S5 switches from terminal 5 to terminal 3, thus interrupting the supply of power to evaporator fan motors EFM. With switch S5 coupling terminals 4 and 3 of timer together, the cycle timer Cy is enabled.
  • the cycle timer Cy timer motor TM4 runs continuously following each delay period generated by timer D, until reset by the ending of another delay period.
  • the cycle timer alternately opens and closes the contacts between terminal 2 and 3 of timer Cy at a selectable rate to create the small pulse waveform illustrated as Cy in Figure 3.
  • the evaporator fans EFM intermittently cycle ON and OFF following each delay period controlled by timer D.
  • the evaporator fan motors EFM as illustrated in Figure 3 are turned ON for the entire period that the compressor is turned ON, remain ON for a delay period determined by timer D, and are intermittently turned ON following each delay period and during the period preceeding the next compressor ON time.
  • the compressor ON and compressor OFF times are labeled C ON and C oFF , respectively in Figure 3.
  • timer fp which prevents freeze up of vended products in sub-freezing environments may now be understood with reference to Figure 4 and in conjunction with Figure 2.
  • the temperature switch TS is closed and opens to turn the compressor OFF at the time indicated C OFF in Figure 4, at which time power is removed from clutch coil C1 of timer fp.
  • timer motor TM2 is permitted to rotate to begin its timing function. If the temperature switch TS remains open for a predetermined period, for example, four (4) continuous hours, timer fp will time out closing the contacts between terminals 3 and 4 thereof by switch S3.

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