EP1701120A1 - Device for cooling packaged drinks - Google Patents

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EP1701120A1
EP1701120A1 EP04742028A EP04742028A EP1701120A1 EP 1701120 A1 EP1701120 A1 EP 1701120A1 EP 04742028 A EP04742028 A EP 04742028A EP 04742028 A EP04742028 A EP 04742028A EP 1701120 A1 EP1701120 A1 EP 1701120A1
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coolant
cooling
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drinks
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Manuel Estrada Amo
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Distribuciones Exclusivas Recor Sur SL
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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
    • F25D31/00—Other cooling or freezing apparatus
    • F25D31/006—Other cooling or freezing apparatus specially adapted for cooling receptacles, e.g. tanks
    • F25D31/007—Bottles or cans
    • 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
    • F25D11/00—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
    • F25D11/02—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures
    • F25D11/025—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures using primary and secondary refrigeration systems
    • 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
    • F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
    • F25D2331/803—Bottles
    • 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
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled

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  • the present invention relates to equipment which has been especially devised for cooling packaged drinks, such as bottles of wine, in the moment immediately before their consumption.
  • the object of the invention is to obtain an incredibly quick cooling of said drinks allowing them to be maintained in normal storage conditions up to the moment in which they are requested by the customer, at which time they can easily be cooled for serving to the customer in a reasonable time and at a suitable temperature.
  • the equipment of the invention is applicable in bars, cafés, restaurants, etc, and even at home.
  • this has an optimal consumption temperature which is not normally room temperature, and can be considerably lower than this, especially in the case of white wines.
  • the cooling equipment which the invention proposes is to fill the existing technological gap in the sector of packaged drinks, allowing an extraordinarily quick cooling thereof in a few minutes in an efficient way and without causing damage to the drink.
  • said equipment consists of a duly heat-insulated container including a bath in which a solution with a very low freezing point is used, such as monopropylene glycol or another substance capable of reaching temperatures around -45°C without freezing.
  • a solution with a very low freezing point such as monopropylene glycol or another substance capable of reaching temperatures around -45°C without freezing.
  • this container will be aided by cooling equipment capable of supplying the mentioned temperature to the heat exchange fluid, or at least a temperature lower than -30°C.
  • At least one flexible sleeve is provided, housed in the coolant and suitably sized to receive a bottle of wine inside, or where applicable the packaging involved, having the particularity that in said sleeve a spring is arranged which maintains the bottle inside the sleeve and immersed in the coolant, whereas a counter spring expels the container outwardly once the cooling time duly controlled by a timer has passed.
  • Recirculation pumps ensure a suitable movement of the coolant for maintaining optimal conditions of heat transmission with the bottle or container involved.
  • any other means for moving the coolant can be used, such as an electromechanical stirring system, consisting of a motor arranged in a compartment attached to the container of the coolant, a motor which actuates a shaft arranged inside the container of the said coolant, a shaft bearing blades the rotation of which leads to optimal stirring of the coolant.
  • the working temperature of the heat transmission fluid can increase considerably up to -10 to -15°C.
  • a thermostat will control compressor operation for the purpose of keeping the heat transmission fluid at the established temperature at all times.
  • a suitably sized container or deposit (1) is arranged, in which a double wall, specifically an outer wall (2) and an inner wall (3), is used with the interposition of a layer of insulating material (4), determining optimal heat insulation for the mentioned container (1), mainly occupied by the coolant (5) or heat transmission fluid, such as said the mentioned monopropylene glycol solution, in the corresponding bath, or another substance suitable for reaching temperatures of around -45°C without freezing, allowing the equipment to operate at this heat level for quickly cooling the packages.
  • the coolant (5) or heat transmission fluid such as said the mentioned monopropylene glycol solution
  • the coolant (5) flooding the chamber defined in the container (1) causes a hydrodynamic cooling with the collaboration of recirculation pumps (8) making said coolant (5) not only maintain permanent contact with the flexible sleeves (9) housed inside said container (1), but also the dynamic action of the liquid on the surface of said sleeves (9) creates optimal conditions for heat transmission or exchange, that is, it facilitates and accelerates the cooling of the packages (10) housed inside the respective sleeves (9).
  • each sleeve (9) is maintained duly extended, with a preferably cylindrical shape for internally housing the corresponding package (10), such that it is completely immersed in the coolant (5), for which purpose a spring (11) is arranged therein, as is shown in Figure 1. Nevertheless, each sleeve includes a counter spring (12) or any other suitable expulsion element such as a piston, a rack, etc.
  • the compressor (7) will obviously be leak-tight, as will the recirculation pumps (8) for which a flow has been provided comprised between 500 and 3,000 litres/hour in order to generate the provided fluid-dynamic cooling, the operation of said recirculation pumps (8) logically being controlled by the timer of any one of the sleeves so that said sleeves operate only when the equipment is in a working situation in at least one of its sleeves (9).
  • FIG. 5 A practical embodiment variant of the cooling equipment is shown in Figures 5 to 7, in which said the mentioned recirculation pumps (8) have been replaced by an electromechanical stirring system formed by a motor (14) which makes a shaft (16) rotate through a coupling system (15), which shaft passes through the partition (17) separating the compartment (1) containing the coolant (5) and a compartment (18) specifically intended for housing the motor (14), the shaft (16) bearing a series of blades (19), all such that the diameter of the shaft (16) will be constant along its entire length and will have a machined axial groove for fixing the blades (19) in the desired position by means of a screw.
  • the shaft (16) of the motor (14) must traverse the mentioned partition (17), the latter will incorporate an opening for that purpose provided with an anchoring and sealing ring making said opening leak-tight, preventing the outlet of the fluid (5) towards the compartment (18).
  • the device has four sleeves (9) capable of receiving as many bottles (10), the compartment (6) for the cooling equipment is arranged at a lower level instead of in a side arrangement as in the example in Figures 1 to 4, and the equipment as a whole is devised as a piece of furniture (20) provided with wheels (21) for facilitating its movement on the floor or any other surface, incorporating switches (22) for starting up both the cooling equipment (7) and the motor (14).
  • a cooling rate comprised between 3 and 10°C per minute is obtained, which means optimal effectiveness of the equipment, capable of cooling a drink from room temperature to a suitable consumption temperature, in times of less than two minutes, therefore customer wait time for the drink in question is virtually nothing.

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  • Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
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EP04742028A 2003-07-28 2004-06-24 Device for cooling packaged drinks Withdrawn EP1701120A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ES200301779A ES2222821B1 (es) 2003-07-28 2003-07-28 Equipo enfriador de bebidas envasadas.
ES200400219A ES2238176B1 (es) 2003-07-28 2004-02-02 Mejoras introducidas en la patente de invencion numero p 200301779, por "equipo enfriador de bebidas envasadas".
PCT/ES2004/000299 WO2005015098A1 (es) 2003-07-28 2004-06-24 Equipo enfriador para bebidas envasadas

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GB2433487A (en) * 2005-12-24 2007-06-27 Coors Euro Properties Gmbh Fast cooling beverage container
EP2119987A1 (en) * 2008-05-14 2009-11-18 Whirpool Corporation Refrigerator provided with rapid cooling compartment for beverages
WO2010149402A1 (en) 2009-06-25 2010-12-29 Cambridge Design Research Llp Dispensing apparatus and methods
WO2012090209A2 (en) * 2010-12-29 2012-07-05 Roike's Ideas Ltd. Methods and devices of accelerated cooling
CN104896834A (zh) * 2015-07-01 2015-09-09 宁波荣捷特机械制造有限公司 一种快速制冷系统

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AT501166B8 (de) * 2005-03-29 2007-02-15 Dalipovic Ninoslav Vorrichtung zum kühlen von getränkedosen oder flaschen

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Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2433487A (en) * 2005-12-24 2007-06-27 Coors Euro Properties Gmbh Fast cooling beverage container
EP2119987A1 (en) * 2008-05-14 2009-11-18 Whirpool Corporation Refrigerator provided with rapid cooling compartment for beverages
WO2010149402A1 (en) 2009-06-25 2010-12-29 Cambridge Design Research Llp Dispensing apparatus and methods
WO2012090209A2 (en) * 2010-12-29 2012-07-05 Roike's Ideas Ltd. Methods and devices of accelerated cooling
WO2012090209A3 (en) * 2010-12-29 2013-03-28 Roike's Ideas Ltd. Methods and devices of accelerated cooling
CN104896834A (zh) * 2015-07-01 2015-09-09 宁波荣捷特机械制造有限公司 一种快速制冷系统

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