EP0997692B1 - Spülvorrichtung für Trinkgefässe - Google Patents

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EP0997692B1
EP0997692B1 EP99118572A EP99118572A EP0997692B1 EP 0997692 B1 EP0997692 B1 EP 0997692B1 EP 99118572 A EP99118572 A EP 99118572A EP 99118572 A EP99118572 A EP 99118572A EP 0997692 B1 EP0997692 B1 EP 0997692B1
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Graf zu Königsegg Frederic
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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
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/10—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using liquefied gases, e.g. liquid air
    • F25D3/102—Stationary cabinets
    • 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
    • F25D31/00—Other cooling or freezing apparatus
    • F25D31/006—Other cooling or freezing apparatus specially adapted for cooling receptacles, e.g. tanks
    • F25D31/008—Drinking glasses

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  • the invention relates to a flushing device for flash cooling Drinking vessels and / or for storing liquid suitable vessels, especially of glasses, which form a space for receiving at least one drinking vessel and a line system for direct supply of a kzyotechnisches medium in the room.
  • Another option is also closed Ice cube bags or containers to cool the beverage to use. So with the help of the coated ice cube when the ice melts a watering down of the beverage be prevented. Particularly needed in the catering trade it does not last when using such ice cube bags due to hygiene regulations of a reliable and thus very intensive cleaning of the bag after it Use to pre-essentially all germs on the bag remove or kill a reuse.
  • Document GB-A-2 307 976 discloses a flushing device for chilling glasses, which comprises a space for receiving a glass and a conduit system for direct supply of a cryotechnical medium into the space. This rinsing device has a timer for regulating the quantity of coolant to ensure that the temperature of the cooled glasses is checked.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object Cooling drinks while avoiding the above problems shown in the simplest way time and to ensure cost-saving. It would be of great advantage even if with a high glass throughput to achieve constant beverage temperature efficiently and would be effective to keep for as long as possible.
  • the space for receiving at least one Drinking vessel and / or at least one for storing Provides a suitable liquid and a Line system includes with which a cryogenic medium can be fed directly into the space for drinking vessel intake can, flushed, it is possible for the first time, essentially regardless of the specified drinking vessel temperature Drinkware to a desired temperature in no time cool down and thus for a subsequently filled Drink a long-lasting and constant cooling guarantee.
  • shock-cooled glasses do not give own warmth more from the drink and a watering down, as is the result of cooling with ice cubes effectively prevented.
  • Another advantage is that by the Saving previously necessary refrigerators for time-consuming Cooling the glasses a significant reduction otherwise, such as the electricity consumption Cost can be achieved.
  • the technical gases in particular Nitrogen and carbon dioxide as for the invention suitable media for cryotechnical applications. This is partly due to the fact that these gases are odorless and tasteless.
  • the supply of the cryotechnical media in gaseous or to allow liquefied state.
  • the flushing device includes a control device, preferably with at least one operating device, depending on Art of the glass to be rinsed with the cryotechnical medium defined control of the Temperature and advantageously the pressure of the medium to be supplied can be ensured. This allows damage-free cooling during the Flushing process depending on the different Coefficient of thermal expansion of different drinking vessel or types of glass are always ensured.
  • the Recording space in the form of an upwardly open cylinder in particular in the form of a chalice with a coaxial therein trained guide element for the drinking vessel and outlet nozzles on the inner wall of the cylinder and / or on
  • the guide element radially aligned nozzles to the controlled and evenly distributed over the drinking vessel To ensure the outflow of the cryotechnical medium.
  • equally preferred embodiment is intended to accommodate preferably in one loadable frame arranged drinking vessels one completely lockable room with on the inner walls, the Ceiling and / or floor arranged inwards aligned outlet nozzles of the cryotechnical medium supply line system to provide.
  • the Ceiling and / or floor arranged inwards aligned outlet nozzles of the cryotechnical medium supply line system to provide.
  • the propeller-like rotating body on which outlet nozzles are arranged, proven to be useful.
  • the flushing device according to the invention for Cooling for drinking vessels with another feeding system for supplying water.
  • the Flushing device expediently a switching device with which a predefined activation of the Water supply system is controllable. So can advantageously, for example, a water rinse Rinse with the cryotechnical medium before or also can be connected in parallel.
  • Flushing device includes a feed system for feeding Water, which is the inner wall of the receiving body, the Guide element and / or another with at least one Exit opening provided rod-shaped or helical assign running guide element.
  • Forms of embodiment of the invention are also preferred Flushing device in which the water supply system and the line system for feeding the cryotechnical medium have a contact area, so that during a Water already fed through the flushing process Line system for supplying the cryotechnical medium and / or cooled directly by the cryotechnical medium can be.
  • FIG. 1 sketchy in a partially broken illustration Flushing device according to the invention with an open at the top cup-shaped receiving body 1 on a Base plate 2 is arranged, exemplifies.
  • the cup 1 preferably has an inner wall 1b of its Coat arranged, not to scale, sketchy indicated outlet nozzles 3a and one in a cavity 1a, which is surrounded by the chalice 1, essentially in the middle arranged guide element 4 for a to be rinsed Drinking vessel.
  • On the guide element 4 are radial aligned needle-like hollow rods 4b attached.
  • the longitudinal axis of the Nozzle boom 4 essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the Goblets 1.
  • the rods 4b are preferably of the same length, can but also in a particularly preferred embodiment have different lengths, the rods 4b so may be appropriate that their length along the longitudinal axis of the guide element 4 from one of the base plate 2 facing end of the guide element 4 decreases.
  • the guide element 4 provided with rods 4b of this type particularly preferred embodiment is approximately the same Shape of a fir or spruce.
  • the outlet openings 3b can also preferably be on Shell surfaces of the preferably cylindrical rods 4b be provided.
  • the outlet nozzles 3a and 3b are through a pipe system, not shown, via a Supply connection line 5 with a cryogenic medium Containing container, in the present example one Carbon dioxide bottle connected.
  • the outlet nozzles 3a, 3b ensure a controlled outflow of the gas, so that damage to drinking vessels usually excluded are.
  • the outlet openings 3a, 3b are common according to the invention connected to a pipe system.
  • each of the outlet openings 3a, 3b also has its own Supply line connected in connection with a Source of the cryotechnical gas stands.
  • the nozzle tree 4 of the present embodiment is in the essentially hollow and is therefore part of the Line system for those arranged on the nozzle tree Outlet nozzles 3b used.
  • the outlet nozzles on the Nozzles 3a are arranged on the inner wall 1b of the cup shell for example using on an outer wall of the Chalices along hoses running with the pipe system connected.
  • An upper, preferably plate-like section 4a of the nozzle tree 4 used in the exemplary embodiment is spring-mounted in a known manner and opens a valve assigned to the line system when the contact pressure is exerted in the direction of arrow v , whereupon the carbon dioxide to the outlet nozzles 3a and 3b when the pressure bottle is switched on arrives and exits there into the cavity surrounded by chalice 1.
  • cryotechnical gas By using the cryotechnical gas it is reduced cooling a glass when using a Flushing device according to the invention for a short period of about a second.
  • each the units of measurement such as "0.1 1", “0.2 1 ",” 0.33 1 "and” 0.5 1 - 1 1 ".
  • the units of measurement point to different lens sizes or types and / or bottle sizes such as a "champagne glass”, a “wine glass”, a “beer glass” and / or a “water bottle”, a “juice bottle”, a “beer bottle” for which Flushing the gas flowing out of the Outlet openings 3a, 3b each to be dosed differently is.
  • the pressure of the escaping gas and its Flow parameters on the individual vessel type or individual lens size can be preset to match the through the escaping gas evoked degree of shock cooling to the different coefficients of thermal expansion to be able to react to different types of vessels. It has shown that this is a substantially complete damage-free cooling process carried out in the shortest possible time can be.
  • the inventive goblet 1 is with the Function of the trigger mechanism, the control unit and if necessary, the delivery system as a whole via an on / off switch arranged on the base plate 2 12 can be switched on or off.
  • FIG. 1 shown preferably designed as a hollow cylinder To connect chalice 1 to a water supply and To provide outlet nozzles for the outflow of water, which correspond to the outlet nozzles 3a and 3b for the gas. It is also provided outlet nozzles that flow out trained accordingly by both gas and water are to be provided. This is conveniently done Outflow of water before the outflow of gas to a cleaning water purging before cooling gas purging perform. However, water is also provided in parallel to let the gas flow out, so that a thin layer of ice on the beverage container is accessible.
  • the pressure sensitive trigger mechanism of the inside the cup 1 arranged nozzle tree 4 on the expert known way to be formed in two stages. Is at Reaching the first stage only the outflow of water guaranteed and only when more force is applied through the vessel or glass placed over the nozzle tree 4 Outflow of the cryotechnic medium is triggered for the Operator of the rinsing process, which initially cleans with water of the drinking vessel and a subsequent cryotechnical one Rinsing process to cool down the drinking vessel in just one Short-term operation can be carried out. Preferably leaves such an operation can be carried out in a few seconds.
  • the invention further proposes to provide a delivery system, in which the gas-carrying lines and / or hoses 8 and water-carrying lines and / or hoses 9 Have contact areas, which already cooling the Water before flowing out to rinse the drinking vessel is made possible.
  • This can be gas and water-bearing Lines and / or hoses 8 and 9 over predetermined Sections adjacent to each other or next to each other run or be guided coaxially, such as for example indicated in Fig. 2.
  • the gas can also be dissolved in water, so that the supply of water and gas at least partially done together in one line.
  • a heating device assigned to the line system can be provided. In practice this is suitable in particular the known use of a thin one Heating wire, which in the simplest way in the Integrated pipe system and / or at least this partially arranged at predefined locations can.
  • the guide element is preferably a helix 13 educated.
  • the longitudinal axis of the helix 13 extends preferably parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chalice 1.
  • the vessels are preferably from one to the other Helix 13 attached mounting plate 13c added.
  • On Inside of spiral turns, that of the spiral surrounding space 13a are preferably located one or more outlet openings 3b.
  • the Outlet openings 3b correspond in terms of their function those of the embodiment according to Fig. 1.
  • the feeds and connections are designed as described above. According to FIG.
  • Helix 13 in addition to the outlet nozzles 3b Helix 13 also outlet nozzles 3a on the inner wall 1b of the Chalice jacket attached and with the appropriate Supply lines to be connected to one cryogenic medium and / or water are supplied too can.
  • the cryotechnical gas can in the in Fig. 3rd shown embodiment of the invention by the Outlet openings 3a and / or 3b flow out after one preferably attached to the base plate 2 Actuator is triggered.
  • FIG. 4 sketches an example of an embodiment of the Flushing device according to the invention, in contrast to that 1 shown upwardly open rinsing cup 1 a preferably with a flap 14, preferably gas-tight closable receiving body 15 includes the hollow body is trained.
  • the receiving body 15 is in one preferred embodiment of the present invention cuboid design. It should be mentioned that same or 4 functionally similar components with reference to FIG. 1st are assigned the same reference numerals.
  • the Support frame should be designed so that it on his Support struts and / or its holding drinking vessels serving supporting parts has outlet openings 3b with are connected to the pipe system. About the pipe system the outlet openings are above corresponding Supply lines connected to a cryotechnical Medium can be supplied.
  • the support frame can preferably be designed as a basket, such as in a Dishwasher is used.
  • a selectable washing program that is the same as with conventional Flushing devices over a not shown in FIG Operating board is selected.
  • a program can be provided, which follows a conventional hot water rinsing with a short rinse cryotechnical media provides for immediate use the otherwise warmed up drinking vessels or others To allow dishes after they have cooled.
  • the invention also includes embodiments, each depending on the area of application, additionally with a deduction and / or Suction device for released gas are designed to if necessary a quality impairment for the Users, especially if the Rinsing device to exclude.
  • outlet openings 3a, 3b are not based on those described Embodiments limited, in many ways and Can be modified according to the claims. So it is also conceivable that only one outlet opening 3a, 3b on the inner wall 1b of the Chalice 1 and / or in the cavity is attached. According to the invention, outlet openings 3a, 3b of different geometric shapes, i.e. round, angular or oval outlet openings.
  • the outlet openings 3a, 3b can also be different be great. It goes without saying that when using smaller outlet openings 3a, 3b, the number of which is increased and in the case of larger outlet openings 3a, 3b, the number thereof can be reduced.
  • the coil 13 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 can also be designed so that the vessels or glasses on the outside the coil 13 can be put over. It goes without saying that the outlet openings 3b also on the outside of the Spiral turns are attached. The outflow can also occur of the cryogas or water also by means of a Fig. 1 described pressure sensitive trigger mechanism can be achieved.
  • the outlet nozzles can both on the inside of the floor and / or ceiling and / or Inside of the side walls as well as additionally in the Carrier frame may be attached. But you can also either in the carrier frame or on the inner walls of the receiving body to be appropriate.
  • the rotating body 22 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 can also be designed as a round rotating body.
  • the Rotating body 22 can also be designed in a different form. So it can be designed as a spiral, with the Outer surfaces of the spiral arms, the outlet openings 3b may be appropriate. But it is also possible that To design rotary body 22 so that it is the vessels to be cooled bears, with an elevated edge surround be attached to prevent the glasses from slipping outwards.
  • the chalice 1 with a different cross section is also a square, preferably square, goblet cross-section conceivable.
  • the shape of the chalice, the respective vessels to be cooled can be adapted.
  • the cup can be made smaller vessels with a lower height whereas elongated vessels such as e.g. Sparkling wine or Champagne glasses or bottles a narrower rather taller designed cup can be selected.
  • the different vessel sizes in shape and type and way of attaching the outlet nozzles 3b to the Guide element 4 are taken into account. You can in 1, the rods 4b are omitted and the outlet openings 3b also directly on one Jacket of the guide element 4 may be attached. Similarly it is also conceivable, on the helix 13 of FIG. 3 rods 4b to provide, on the outer sides of the outlet openings 3b are attached.
  • the invention is all of these different Contains chalice variants, and that the connections and Supply lines, especially designed for the cryogenic medium are that the different goblets are combined or can be exchanged for each other.
  • the flushing device according to the invention can be used for cooling and / or rinsing of vessels from different Materials are designed. So glasses can also be made Porcelain existing dishes such as cups and / or bottles are rinsed and / or cooled with it.

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