ES1309299U - BOTTLE CONTAINER WITH FROST EFFECT (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Bottle container container with frost effect characterized by having a hollow bottle container container (1) that forms a cavity (3), said cavity has at least one inlet or discharge conduit for the refrigerated fluid communicated with the cavity (3), at least one outlet or return conduit of the refrigerated fluid where both conduits are connected to a conventional refrigeration unit, the conduits have a non-return valve, and also has a removable complementary container (2) coupled to the bottle container. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Frosted bottle container

Background

The state of the art includes documents that refer to how to cool or keep cold drinks contained in bottles, some inventions simply insulate the container with a double wall, as in the document with application number U8703192 by the applicant Bernhard Mueller, in others two adjacent compartments are used, one intended to contain a bottle and in the other the cooling element as stated in the utility model with application number U8701166 by the applicant Julián Hildebrandt, with a similar operation can be seen in the utility model with application number P8800202 by the owner Manufacturas Termos S.A. of widespread use and whose cooling comes from the arrangement of at least one tank that contains the refrigerated fluid that surrounds the bottle, all mounted in a container that also acts as a thermos. Closer to the field of the invention are known solutions that use external equipment to produce the cold, the cold being supplied by a coil that surrounds the container intended to receive the bottles, as stated in the utility model with application number U960373 by the applicant Manuel Poncelas Ferreiro.

The applicant is not aware of any technical solutions that would solve the problem described in an advantageous manner as the recommended invention.

Object

To provide simple and efficient means to enable a bottle-holding vessel, in particular a champagne bucket, to present a frosted surface, without limiting other vessels as long as the same technique is applied.

Another object of this invention is to provide a drain that allows the container to be emptied, facilitating its maintenance.

Description of the invention

The frosted bottle container object of this invention offers an attractive visual effect that is very marketable for the display of wine or cava bottles, as well as secondarily for maintaining and/or cooling the drinks contained therein. It provides a technical solution that does not require the use of complex coils or other types of exchangers inside the container, which represents a great economic advantage, since this option is not practicable in some container geometries.

In order to produce this frosted effect in the container, the latter comprises a hollow body that generates a cavity through which a refrigerant fluid from a conventional external refrigeration unit circulates, the fluid enters the cavity of the container through at least one inlet or drive conduit connected to it, and for the return it has at least one outlet or return conduit for the refrigerant fluid. Versions have been planned in which the outlet conduit has an extension that extends through the interior of the cavity to an area close to the upper edge of the container, area in which the return occurs. Versions have been planned in which the fluid from the refrigeration unit is distributed through the cavity by means of a tubular ring in a position close to the upper face of the container, this ring has a plurality of openings that allow the fluid to exit towards the cavity.

The pipes connected to the refrigeration unit have a non-return valve, not shown, which prevents return and overflow into the refrigeration unit when the circulation pump is not operating.

To facilitate cleaning and to be able to pour the contents of the container, it has a removable complementary container that is placed on the refrigerator so that it can be easily removed.

Versions are planned that have a drain with a conventional opening/closing valve, not shown, which allows the emptying of the container that connects to the inner face where the drinks are deposited. This makes the maintenance of these containers easier, since they are normally bulky and heavy. Versions are planned in which the inner face of the container, that is, the face where the drinks are deposited, is insulated by means of a conventional thermal insulator, not shown.

Description of the drawings

For a better understanding of what is described in this report, some drawings are attached in which, by way of example, a list of the figures of the proposed invention is represented.

Figure 1 shows an isometric view of the bottle container (1), in this case a champagne bucket, and the removable complementary container (2). Figure 2 shows the bottle container (1) and a pair of bottles inside it.

In figure 3 you can see the bottle container (1) in a section made, where you can see the cavity (3) of the container containing the drinks, in this representation a champagne bucket, the inlet duct (4) or impulse of the refrigerated fluid, the outlet duct (5) or return of the refrigerated fluid with its extension (6) of the return.

Figure 4 shows detail A of Figure 3, showing the cavity (3) of the body containing the drinks and within it the extension (6), the dashed lines simulate the fluid path.

Figure 5 illustrates, by means of a section in a medium plane, another embodiment in which the ducts (9) and (8), of impulse and return respectively, and the tubular ring (7) can be seen.

Description of a preferred embodiment

A preferred embodiment is cited as an example, the materials used in its manufacture, as well as the application methods and all the accessory details that may arise, being independent of the object of the invention, as long as they do not affect its essentiality.

The preferred description object of this report includes the characteristics described in the report, in this embodiment the bottle container (1) forms a champagne bucket, figures 1 and 2. It is made of stainless steel, it also has a removable complementary container (2) that is located in the champagne bucket. Its body is hollow, forming a cavity (3) through which the cooling fluid will circulate, it comprises in this version an inlet conduit (4) or impulse of the refrigerated fluid close to the base of the container and in communication with the cavity, figure 3; of an outlet conduit (5) or return of the refrigerated fluid, this tube penetrates and runs through the cavity by means of an extension (6) that extends through the interior of the cavity to an area close to the upper edge of the container, area through which the return occurs, figure 3, both conduits are connected to a conventional external refrigeration unit. For the sake of clarity and as can be seen, the return of the cooled fluid is made at the expense of the supply pressure and gravity towards the extension of the outlet pipe described. The pipes have a non-return valve, not shown, which prevents the return and overflow in the refrigeration unit when the circulation pump of the refrigeration unit is not acting.

Claims (5)

1. Bottle container with frost effect characterized by having a hollow bottle container (1) that forms a cavity (3), said cavity has at least one inlet or delivery conduit for the refrigerated fluid connected to the cavity (3), at least one outlet or return conduit for the refrigerated fluid where both conduits are connected to a conventional refrigeration unit, the conduits have a non-return valve, it also has a removable complementary container (2) coupled to the bottle container. 2. Frost effect bottle container according to the first claim, characterized in that the outlet return duct has an extension (6) that extends through the interior of the cavity to an area close to the upper edge of the container, area through which the return occurs. 3. Frost effect bottle container according to the first claim, characterized in that the fluid from the refrigeration unit is distributed through the cavity by means of a tubular ring (7) located in a position close to the upper face of the container, which has a plurality of openings through which it flows towards the cavity. 4. Frost effect bottle container according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by having a layer of thermal insulation close to the inner face of the container in contact with the bottles. 5. Frost effect bottle container according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bottle container (1) has a drain with a conventional closing/opening valve.