ES2345478A1 - Refrigerated source (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

This refrigerated source comprises a casing incorporating means for positioning a water container and cooling means for cooling the water to be dispensed. Said means for positioning the decanter are constituted by a refrigerated chamber of cylindrical configuration, open at one of its ends, inclined towards said open end and of a depth less than the height of the decanter; allowing the chilled water contained in the decanter to be poured directly into a service container positioned on a tray defined on the front of the casing. The open end of the refrigerated chamber has a perimeter joint that acts against the contour of the bottle to establish a perimeter closure of the refrigeration chamber and to prevent the gravity of the bottle from sliding towards the outside of the refrigerated chamber. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Chilled source

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a source refrigerated, of the type comprising a support housing which incorporates means for positioning a carafe water container and cooling means for the water cooling to dispense.

This refrigerated fountain has some features oriented to allow water cooling contained in the carafe and to supply the water directly refrigerated, contained in the carafe, to a container of service; making unnecessary the passage of water through a conduit of circulation / cooling

Field of the Invention

This invention is applicable in the industry dedicated to the manufacture of sources and refrigerated dispensers of Water.

Background of the invention

They are currently widely known in the market refrigerated sources that have a means to hold in an inverted position of a water container and of cooling means for water cooling to Dispense from the carafe.

These refrigerated sources have internally of a circulation duct for the passage of water from the carafe towards a dispensing tap. This circulation duct of the water to be dispensed is cooled by the cooling means with the in order to achieve a cooling of the water that circulates between the Carafe and dispensing tap.

These refrigerated fountains have a inconvenience determined precisely by the use of the mentioned water circulation circuit, which must be kept in adequate hygienic conditions to ensure that water supplied is suitable for consumption. To guarantee these hygienic conditions the aforementioned refrigerated sources incorporate a sanitation circuit that performs periodically heating the inner circulation duct to a adequate temperature to guarantee correct conditions hygienic use. Another means of sanitizing the traditional refrigerated sources, it is through the connection of a machine that injects ozone throughout the entire circuit. But this is also an expensive process because it requires personnel and material qualified.

Obviously the incorporation of this circuit of sanitation greatly increases the cost of the source and supposes an additional energy expenditure due precisely to the heating carried out during the sanitation process.

Therefore, the technical problem that arises is the development of a refrigerated source that allows reducing manufacturing costs and avoid the risks of water pollution supplied from the carafe as it passes through the inside of the duct traffic.

Description of the invention

The refrigerated source object of the invention It has technical characteristics aimed at allowing cooling of the water contained in the carafe and to be supplied directly the chilled water contained in the carafe towards a service vessel, making it unnecessary to pass through a circulation / cooling duct.

It is worth mentioning that this refrigerated source is specially designed for the use of those bottles that They have a dispensing cap that can be operated directly by the Username.

This refrigerated source, being of the type of comprising a support housing that incorporates means for the positioning of a water container and a means cooling for cooling the water to be dispensed; presents the peculiarity that the means for positioning the carafe are constituted by a refrigerated chamber of preferably cylindrical configuration, opened by one of its ends, inclined towards said open end and of a depth less than the height of the carafe so that, in the position of use, the mouth of the carafe is arranged in a position protruding from the open end of the refrigerated chamber; allowing the discharge of the chilled water contained in the carafe directly in a service vessel.

Since in the position of use the carafe is is partially housed in the refrigerated chamber, the water is Poured directly from the carafe into the container service without going through a conduit circulation / cooling thereby eliminating the problems of sanitation mentioned above and are significantly reduced source manufacturing and maintenance costs.

According to the invention, the open end of the refrigerated chamber has a perimeter joint that acts against the contour of the carafe to establish a closure perimeter of the cooling chamber and simultaneously avoid gravity displacement of the carafe out of the refrigerated chamber, taking into account the inclination of said refrigerated chamber The inclination of the cooling chamber is relatively small, but enough to allow emptying Total water through the mouth of the carafe.

Another advantage provided by this source refrigerated is that the positioning of the carafe is made of a more comfortable way than in those sources in which the carafe must be turned to enter vertically. and in position inverted, in the upper receiving mouth provided for this purpose in the housing

In an embodiment of the invention the housing presents a tray with a top rack for the placing the service vessel in an aligned position vertically with the mouth of the water dispensing carafe chilled; getting in this way that the water supplied from the carafe fall directly and by gravity inside of the service vessel.

The mentioned tray has in its area bottom of a duct for the evacuation of spilled water accidentally on the rack to a collection container, arranged inside the housing. The housing has frontally of an access door to the cooling means and to the collecting container for emptying if necessary.

It should be mentioned that the cooling means they can be any of the known and existing in the market such as Peltier cells, a refrigerant circuit, or other any, having in any case a thermostat for regulate the degree of cooling of the water contained in the carafe to User will, and a micro switch to turn on and off automatically cooling circuit when entering and removing the water container carafe.

Description of the figures

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to facilitate the understanding of characteristics of the invention, is attached herein descriptive a set of drawings in which, for illustrative purposes and not limiting, the following has been represented:

- Figure 1 shows a state view front of an exemplary embodiment of the cooled source to the front door open to allow observation of the means of refrigeration and water collection container.

- Figure 2 shows a profile view of the refrigerated source of the previous figure partially sectioned to allow the observation of the carafe arranged inside of the cooling chamber and with the mouth aligned vertically with a service container arranged on the front tray of the fountain.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

In the exemplary embodiment shown in the attached figures the refrigerated source comprises a housing (1) that defines in its upper zone a refrigerated chamber (2) of cylindrical configuration, open at its front end and inclined towards said open end.

The aforementioned refrigerated chamber (2) is It is conveniently isolated from the outside and has open end of a perimeter joint (3), in this case rubber flexible, which acts against the contour of the carafe (G) housed partially inside, as shown in figure 2.

The perimeter joint (3) establishes a closure perimeter of the cooling chamber (2) with respect to the carafe (G) minimizing the thermal exchange between the interior and the outside of the cooling chamber (2). Additionally said perimeter seal (3) acts as a retention element for the carafe inside the refrigeration chamber, avoiding the gravity sliding of the aforementioned carafe (G) towards the outside of the refrigerated chamber (2).

As can be seen in figure 2. the camera chilled (2) has a depth less than the height of the carafe so that in the mounting position the mouth of the carafe (G), provided with a pouring plug (T), is arranged in position outstanding with respect to the aforementioned refrigerated chamber.

Inside the housing are arranged cooling means (4) that cause the cooling of the refrigerated chamber (2) and consequently of water contained inside the carafe (G).

These cooling means (4), itself known, can be a refrigeration circuit, some cells Peltier or any other suitable refrigerator element.

The housing (1) has a front tray (5) with an upper rack (6) for positioning a service vessel (R) in an aligned position vertically with the mouth of the water dispenser (G) refrigerated

This tray (5) has in its lower area of a conduit (7) for the evacuation of the water poured on the grid (6) towards a collection container (8) arranged inside the housing and accessible, as well as the cooling means (4) through the front door (9) of said housing (1).

As mentioned, the means of refrigeration, have a thermostat (not shown) for regulate the degree of cooling of the water contained in the carafe to user will, and a micro switch (10) located in the inside the refrigerated chamber (2), which automatically causes the ignition of the cooling means when the carafe in said refrigerated chamber and its shutdown when the carafe.

Once nature is sufficiently described of the invention, as well as a preferred embodiment, for the appropriate purposes that the materials, form, size and arrangement of the elements described may be modified, as long as this does not imply an alteration of the essential features of the invention claimed in continuation.

Claims (5)

1. Refrigerated source, of the type comprising a support housing that incorporates means for positioning a water container and cooling means for cooling the water to be dispensed; characterized in that the means for positioning the carafe are constituted by a refrigerated chamber of cylindrical configuration, open at one of its ends, inclined towards said open end and of a depth less than the height of the carafe, so that in the position of use, the mouth of the carafe is disposed in an outstanding position with respect to the open end of the refrigerated chamber, allowing the pouring of the chilled water contained in the carafe directly into a service vessel; and because the open end of said refrigerated chamber has a perimeter seal that acts against the contour of the canister to establish a perimeter closure of the refrigeration chamber and prevent gravity sliding of the canister towards the outside of the refrigerated chamber. 2. Refrigerated source according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing has a tray with a top rack for the arrangement of the service vessel in a position aligned vertically with the mouth of the chilled water dispensing bottle. 3. Refrigerated source according to claim 2, characterized in that the tray has in its lower area a conduit for the evacuation of the water accidentally poured onto the grid, towards a collection container disposed inside the housing. 4. Refrigerated source, according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing comprises frontally an access door to the cooling means and the collecting container. 5. Refrigerated source, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cooling means have a thermostat to regulate the degree of cooling of the water contained in the bottle at the user's will, and a micro switch, located inside the refrigerated chamber, to automatically cause the cooling means to be switched on when the carafe is inserted into said refrigerated chamber and turned off when the carafe is removed.