GB2383830A - Beverage tubing cooling device - Google Patents
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- GB2383830A GB2383830A GB0126871A GB0126871A GB2383830A GB 2383830 A GB2383830 A GB 2383830A GB 0126871 A GB0126871 A GB 0126871A GB 0126871 A GB0126871 A GB 0126871A GB 2383830 A GB2383830 A GB 2383830A
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- baffle
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L9/00—Rigid pipes
- F16L9/18—Double-walled pipes; Multi-channel pipes or pipe assemblies
- F16L9/19—Multi-channel pipes or pipe assemblies
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/08—Details
- B67D1/0857—Cooling arrangements
- B67D1/0858—Cooling arrangements using compression systems
- B67D1/0861—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means
- B67D1/0865—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means by circulating a cooling fluid along beverage supply lines, e.g. pythons
- B67D1/0867—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means by circulating a cooling fluid along beverage supply lines, e.g. pythons the cooling fluid being a liquid
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Abstract
A cooling probe, used for the control of beer tubing temperature within bar top dispense founts, is constructed using polygonal tubing 1 as the outer shell with an internal baffle 3 inserted across the internal vertices of the polygon. The baffle 3 combines with the shaped ends of the coolant feed/return pipes 4 and the polygonal tube 1 to ensure that coolant feeds into the tube 1 and is directed by the baffle 3 to one end before travelling the full length of the tube 1 on the other side of the baffle 3 and exiting via the return pipe 4.
Description
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BEVERAGE TUBING COOLING DEVICE This invention relates to a device which keeps beverage tubing, and the beverage within that tubing, down to the desired serving temperature as said tubing passes through a bar-top mounting dispense fount.
In-fount beverage tubing temperature control equipment is well known and typically comprises an extension of the standard attemperated line chilled water recirculation pipes such that the extensions enter the fount and loop round before returning. This system is known to be bulky and therefore not suited to use in confined spaces due to the size constraints of separate ubends and/or preformed bends in the pipework.
According to the present invention there is provided a device in the form of a cooling probe utilising a tube of polygonal cross section wherein the discrete feed and return flow paths for the heat transfer fluid are generated by the insertion of a close fitting baffle in the form of a piece of sheet material spanning opposing internal vertices of the polygon.
A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which :-
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Figure 1 shows in section the positioning of the baffle within the polygonal tube.
Figure 2 shows the assembled cooling probe with feed and return stub pipes.
Figure 3 shows the contouring of the feed and return stub pipes in order to ensure correct circulation paths.
Referring to the drawings the cooling probe comprises a polygonal tube 1, with end caps 2 attached in a leaktight manner. Within the tube 1 is placed a close fitting baffle 3 which spans the internal vertices of the tube I with a sufficiently close fit to ensure that it remains located in the angular vertices into which it is placed.
Feed and return stub pipes 4 are bonded into the tube I in a leaktight manner. The stub pipes 4 are inserted through the wall of the tube I to the point where the angled cut across half of the diameter of the stub pipes 4 touches the baffle 3. Before bonding in position the stub pipes 4 are oriented such that square cuts across the second half diameters cause one stub pipe 4 to direct incoming cooling water towards one end of the tube 1, whereas the second stub pipe receives cooling water return flow from the opposite end of
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tube 1.
The ends of the baffle 3 are cut diagonally such that the pointed ends of the baffle 3 are in close proximity to the end caps 2, thus limiting lateral movement of the baffle 3 within the tube 1 whilst ensuring sufficient flow path for the cooling fluid to pass around the end of the baffle 3 and return within the tube 1 but on the opposite side of the baffle 3.
Claims (4)
- CLAIMS 1 A device in the form of a cooling probe utilising a tube of polygonal cross section wherein the discrete flow and return paths for the heat transfer fluid are generated by the insertion of a close fitting baffle in the form of a piece of sheet material spanning opposing internal vertices of the polygon.
- 2 A device as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the feed and return paths of the heat transfer fluid are directed by the shaping of the interface between feed/return stub pipes and the baffle without need for leaktight connection to the baffle.
- 3 A device as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 wherein the baffle has sufficient length to be a retained fit within end caps on the polygonal tube and where the change of flowpath direction at the tube end is facilitated by a cut-out in the end of the baffle.
- 4 A device as claimed in Claim I or Claim 2 wherein a non- polygonal tube is used and location for the baffle is afforded by physical retainers formed into the tube end caps.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB0126871A GB2383830B (en) | 2001-11-08 | 2001-11-08 | Beverage tubing cooling device |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB0126871A GB2383830B (en) | 2001-11-08 | 2001-11-08 | Beverage tubing cooling device |
Publications (3)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| GB0126871D0 GB0126871D0 (en) | 2002-01-02 |
| GB2383830A true GB2383830A (en) | 2003-07-09 |
| GB2383830B GB2383830B (en) | 2005-07-27 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GB0126871A Expired - Fee Related GB2383830B (en) | 2001-11-08 | 2001-11-08 | Beverage tubing cooling device |
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| GB (1) | GB2383830B (en) |
Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE3815608A1 (en) * | 1988-05-04 | 1988-12-01 | Siegfried Pusch | Universal pipe with partition-wall pipe |
| DE4230226A1 (en) * | 1992-09-10 | 1994-03-17 | Alfons Maatz | Fluidic substance distributor for pipes - has two chambers, one with box cross-section, and another one of U=shaped cross-section |
| US5630447A (en) * | 1995-10-06 | 1997-05-20 | Endot Industries, Inc. | Pipe for geothermal heating and cooling systems |
| JP2000097820A (en) * | 1998-09-28 | 2000-04-07 | Takuma Co Ltd | Air-cooled type cooled probe for exhaust gas sampling |
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- 2001-11-08 GB GB0126871A patent/GB2383830B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE3815608A1 (en) * | 1988-05-04 | 1988-12-01 | Siegfried Pusch | Universal pipe with partition-wall pipe |
| DE4230226A1 (en) * | 1992-09-10 | 1994-03-17 | Alfons Maatz | Fluidic substance distributor for pipes - has two chambers, one with box cross-section, and another one of U=shaped cross-section |
| US5630447A (en) * | 1995-10-06 | 1997-05-20 | Endot Industries, Inc. | Pipe for geothermal heating and cooling systems |
| JP2000097820A (en) * | 1998-09-28 | 2000-04-07 | Takuma Co Ltd | Air-cooled type cooled probe for exhaust gas sampling |
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| GB2383830B (en) | 2005-07-27 |
| GB0126871D0 (en) | 2002-01-02 |
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| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20081108 |