GB2578877A - Soft-serve ice cream van - Google Patents

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GB2578877A
GB2578877A GB1818304.6A GB201818304A GB2578877A GB 2578877 A GB2578877 A GB 2578877A GB 201818304 A GB201818304 A GB 201818304A GB 2578877 A GB2578877 A GB 2578877A
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Baker David
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Styles Farmhouse Ice Cream Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/34—Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering
    • H02J7/35—Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering with light sensitive cells
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K25/00—Auxiliary drives
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G9/00—Frozen sweets, e.g. ice confectionery, ice-cream; Mixtures therefor
    • A23G9/04—Production of frozen sweets, e.g. ice-cream
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L1/00—Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of vehicles
    • B60L1/003—Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of vehicles to auxiliary motors, e.g. for pumps, compressors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L8/00—Electric propulsion with power supply from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind
    • B60L8/003—Converting light into electric energy, e.g. by using photo-voltaic systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/0063—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries with circuits adapted for supplying loads from the battery
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K16/00—Arrangements in connection with power supply of propulsion units in vehicles from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind
    • B60K2016/003—Arrangements in connection with power supply of propulsion units in vehicles from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind solar power driven
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J2310/00—The network for supplying or distributing electric power characterised by its spatial reach or by the load
    • H02J2310/40—The network being an on-board power network, i.e. within a vehicle
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/60—Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
    • Y02T10/7072—Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors

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Abstract

A soft-serve ice cream van is provided with solar panels 11 for providing electrical power to drive an ice cream machine 7, which can also be powered from a battery 13. The battery 13 can be charged by a combustion engine 9 via an alternator and can also be charged by the solar panels 11. The invention provides electrical connections which provide for unplugging and easier replacement when faults occur than would be the case with a more mechanically integrated arrangement. The van further comprises a controller for energy management, a cab 1, a serving window 3, and may also include an LPG generator 15.

Description

SONY-SERVE ICE CREAM VAN
The present invention relates generally to a soft-serve ice cream vans and a method of producing soft-serve ice cream and finds particular, although not exclusive, utility in diesel engine soft-serve ice cream vans.
Soft-serve ice cream vans are typically powered by a diesel engine and incorporate a Direct Drive System developed and patented by Bryan Whitby in the 1960s. The Whitby Morrison Direct Drive System (TM) enables the diesel engine to directly power a soft-serve ice cream machine mechanically (e.g. via an electromagnetic clutch) when the engine is idling, and is the industry standard for soft-serve ice cream vans around the world.
However, because of this Direct Drive System, the soft-serve ice cream machine must he installed as a fully integrated component with the diesel engine resulting in difficult maintenance and repair, particularly if replacement of components is necessary. For example, if the soft-serve ice cream machine were to develop a fault, the entire van would need to be removed from service for maintenance According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a soft-serve ice cream van configured to operate as a mobile retail outlet for soft-serve ice cream, the soft-serve ice cream van comprising: an engine configured to drive the van; a soft-serve ice cream machine configured to be powered electrically; at least one solar panel configured to supply electrical power to the soft-serve ice cream machine; at least one electrochemical cell for storing electrical energy, the at least one electrochemical cell configured to supply electrical power to the soft-serve ice cream machine, wherein the at least one electrochemical cell is further configured to receive electrical power from the at least one solar panel; and a controller configured to manage supply of electrical energy from the at least one solar panel and the at least one electrochemical cell, for supply to the soft-serve ice cream machine and the at least one electrochemical cell.
Tn this way, connection between the individual components of the soft-serve ice cream van may be purely electrical, rather than mechanical, resulting in easier maintenance and repair of the system, particularly if replacement of an individual component is 30 required.
For example, if a fault develops in the soft-serve ice cream machine, the entire soft-serve ice cream machine may be removed from the van and replaced simply 1 piy.)y unplugging it, and then repaired at leisure while the van continues to sell ice cream.
The mobile retail outlet may be configured to sell soft-serve ice cream therefrom, optionally in addition to other food/beverages/refreshments.
The van may comprise a road vehicle, a light commercial vehicle, commercial van and/or light goods vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of no more than 3.5 metric tons (tonnes).
The engine may comprise a diesel engine or petrol engine. The engine may be configured to provide motive power to wheels of the van for self-propelled locomotion.
Soft-serve ice cream may comprise ice cream into which air, or another suitable gas, may be introduced during freezing. The soft-serve ice cream machine may hold pre-mixed product at a very low but non-frozen temperature (for example between 0 and 4 degrees centigrade) and may freeze it relatively quickly during dispensing in order to avoid crystallization of water within the pre-mixed product.
The soft-serve ice cream machine may be configured to operate on the basis of only electrical energy.
The soft-serve ice cream van may further comprise an LPG generator configured to supply electrical power to the soft-serve ice cream machine; wherein the at least one electrochemical cell is further configured to receive electrical power from the LPG generator, and the controller is configured to manage supply of electrical energy from the LPG generator, the at least one solar panel and the at least one electrochemical cell, for supply to the soft-serve ice cream machine and the at least one electrochemical cell to minimise use of LPG by the LPG generator.
The LPG generator may be a generator configured to generate electricity from the combustion of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas or liquid petroleum gas), propane and/or butane, for instance by converting mechanical energy produced by the combustion into electrical energy. In this way, reduced pollution may be produced by using the LPG generator instead of a diesel engine to generate power. The LPG generator may be provided with an electrical outlet suitable for connection to one or more other components within the van. The LPG generator may produce AC electrical current. the LPG generator may be provided with a AC-DC converter and/or an electrical transformer.
The at least one solar panel may comprise a single solar panel/module, only one solar panel/module, more than one solar panel/module and/or a plurality of solar panels/modules. The or each solar panel may comprise a photovoltaic solar panel configured to absorb sunlight as a source of energy to generate electricity. The or each solar panel may comprise a single solar cell, only one solar cell, more than one solar cell and/or a plurality of solar cells. The or each solar panel may constitute a photovoltaic array. in this way, reduced pollution may be produced by using the at least one solar panel instead of a diesel engine to generate power. The at least one solar panel may be provided with an electrical outlet suitable for connection to one or more other components within the van. The at least one solar panel may produce DC electrical current. The at least one solar panel may be provided with a n inverter, DC-AC converter and/or an electrical transformer, which together with interconnected wiring may form whole or part of a photovoltaic system.
The at least one electrochemical cell may comprise a single electrochemical cell, only one electrochemical cell, more than one electrochemical cell and/or a plurality of electrochemical cells. The at least one electrochemical cell may comprise a single battery, only one battery, more than one battery and/or a plurality of batteries. The at least one electrochemical cell may be configured to store electrical energy in the form of chemical energy. The at least one electrochemical cell may be provided with an electrical outlet suitable for connection to one or more other component within the van. The at least one electrochemical cell may produce DC electrical current. The at least one electrochemical cell may be provided with a n inverter, DC-AC converter and/or an electrical transformer. the at least one electrochemical cell may be provided with an electrical inlet suitable for connection to one or more other components within the van, and/or to a mains electricity supply.
The engine may comprise an alternator configured to generate electrical power and may be configured to supply said electrical power to at least one electrochemical cell for storing as electrical energy. -in this way, the at least one electrochemical sell may be charged and/or recharged when the soft-serve ice cream van is in motion, and the engine need not run when the soft-serve ice cream van is not in motion in order for the soft-serve ice cream machine to operate.
The controller may be a processor, microprocessor or some other computer implemented system. The controller may be configured to manage supply of electrical power from sources of electrical power, optionally including the engine, and convey it to sinks of electrical power.
Tn particular, the controller may be configured to take all available electrical power generated from the at least one solar panel and supply it in preference to the soft-serve ice cream machine; any power not used by the soft-serve ice cream machine may be supplied to the at least one electrochemical cell for storage. therein. If insufficient power is being produced by the at least one solar panel, the controller may be configured to supply additional power from the at least one electrochemical cell for supply to the soft-serve ice cream machine.
The controller may be configured to detect a level of charge of the at least one electrochemical cell, and may be configured to detect a level of power generated by the at least one solar panel.
If insufficient power is being produced by the at least one solar panel, which cannot he topped up sufficiently by the at least one electrochemical cell to power the soft-serve ice cream machine, the controller may be configured to draw power from the LPG generator. The controller may be further configured to charge the at least one electrochemical cell with any excess electrical power from the LPG generator that is not required to power the soft-serve ice cream machine. The controller may be configured to activate and/or inactivate the LPG generator, and/or adjust a level of electrical power generated by the LPG generator.
The controller may be configured to detect a level of power generated by the LPG generator and/or the alternator of the diesel engine.
The soft-serve ice cream van may comprise additional electrical component to he supplied power via the controller, for example a kettle, coffee machine, microwave, etc. According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of producing soft-serve ice cream, the method comprising the steps of: providing a soft-serve ice cream van according to the first aspect; storing electrical energy in the at least one electrochemical cell; generating electrical power from the at least one solar panel; supplying electrical power to the soft-serve ice cream machine from at least one of the at least one solar panel, and the at least one electrochemical cell; and using the soft-serve ice cream machine to produce soft-serve ice cream therefrom.
The method may farther comprise generating electrical power from the LPG generator; supplying electrical power to the soft-serve ice cream machine from at least one of the at least one solar panel, the at least one electrochemical cell, and the LPG generator; and using the controller to minimise use of LPG by the LPG generator for the production of the soft-serve ice cream.
The above and other characteristics, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention. This description is given for the sake of example only, without limiting the scope of the invention. 'the reference figures quoted below refer to the attached drawings.
Figure 1 is a representation of a soft-serve ice cream van.
The present invention will he described with respect to certain drawings but the invention is not limited thereto but only by the claims. The drawings described are only schematic and are non-limiting. Each drawing may not include all of the features of the invention and therefore should not necessarily be considered to be an embodiment of the invention. Tn the drawings, the size of some of the elements may be exaggerated and not drawn to scale for illustrative purposes. The dimensions and the relative dimensions do not correspond to actual reductions to practice of the invention.
Furthermore, the terms first, second, third and the like in the description and in the claims, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a sequence, either temporally, spatially, in ranking or in any other manner. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances and that operation is capable in other sequences than described or illustrated herein.
Moreover, the tetras top, bottom, over, under and the like in the description and the claims are used for descriptive purposes and not necessarily for describing relative positions. it is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances and that operation is capable in other orientations than described or illustrated herein.
It is to be noticed that the term "comprising", used in the claims, should not be interpreted as being restricted to the means listed thereafter; it does not exclude other elements or steps. It is thus to be interpreted as specifying the presence of the stated features, integers, steps or components as referred to, but does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps or components, or groups thereof. Thus, the scope of the expression "a device comprising means A and 13" should not be limited to devices consisting only of components A and B. It means that with respect to the present invention, the only relevant components of the device are A and B. Similarly, it is to be noticed that the term "connected", used in the description, should not be interpreted as being restricted to direct connections only. 'thus, the scope of the expression "a device A connected to a device B" should not be limited to devices or systems wherein an output of device A is directly connected to an input of device B. It means that there exists a path between an output of!y and an input of B which may be a path including other devices or means. "Connected" may mean that two or more elements are either in direct physical or electrical contact, or that two or more elements are not in direct contact with each other but yet still co-operate or interactwith each other.
For instance, wireless connectivity is contemplated.
Reference throughout this specification to "an embodiment or "an aspect" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or aspect is included in at least one embodiment or aspect of the present invention. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment", "in an embodiment", or "in an aspect" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment or aspect, but may refer to different embodiments or aspects. Furthermore, the particular features, structures or characteristics of any one embodiment or aspect of the invention may be combined in any suitable manner with any other particular feature, structure or characteristic of another embodiment or aspect of the invention, as would be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art from this disclosure, in one or more embodiments or aspects.
Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the description various features of the invention are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure and aiding in the understanding of one or more of the various inventive aspects. This method of disclosure, however, is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed invention requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Moreover, the description of any individual drawing or aspect should not necessarily be considered to be an embodiment of the invention. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in fewer than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. 'thus, the claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into this detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of this invention.
Furthermore, while some embodiments described herein include some features included in other embodiments, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the invention, and form yet further embodiments, as will be understood by those skilled in the. art. For example, in the following claims, any of the claimed embodiments can be used in any combination.
In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. However, it is understood that embodiments of the invention may be practised without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not been shown in detail in order not to obscure an understanding of this
description.
In the discussion of the invention, unless stated to the contrary, the disclosure of alternative values for the upper or lower limit of the petmitted range of a parameter, coupled with an indication that one of said values is more highly preferred than the other, is to be construed as an implied statement that each intermediate value of said parameter, lying between the more preferred and the less preferred of said alternatives, is itself preferred to said less preferred value and also to each value lying between said less preferred value and said intermediate value.
The use of the term "at least one" may mean only one in certain circumstances.
The use of the term "any" may mean "all" and/or "each" in certain circumstances.
The principles of the invention will now be described by a detailed description of at least one drawing relating to exemplary features. it is clear that other arrangements can he configured according to the knowledge of persons skilled in the art without departing from the underlying concept or technical teaching, the invention being limited only by the terms of the appended claims.
Figure 1 shows a soft-serve ice cream van having a cab 1 at a front end, and a serving window 3 in a rear area 5, from which soft-serve ice creams may be sold. A soft-serve ice cream machine 7 is provided within the rear area 5 adjacent to the serving window 3. The soft-serve ice cream van is powered by a diesel engine 9 in a conventional manner. The soft-serve ice cream machine obtains electrical power via the shown transmission lines from one or more of solar panels 11 on the roof of the rear area 5, electrical storage batteries 13 in the base of the rear area 5 and/or LPG generator 15 at the back of rear area 5. in an optional embodiment, the soft-serve ice cream machine may additionally obtain electrical power from the diesel engine 9 via the integral alternator contained therein. A controller 17 is provided that manages flow of electrical power through the transmission lines to optimise power consumption.

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  1. CLAIMS1. A soft-serve ice cream van configured to operate as a mobile retail outlet for soft-serve ice cream, the soft-serve ice cream van comprising: an engine configured to drive the van; a soft-serve ice cream machine configured to be powered electrically; at least one solar panel configured to supply electrical power to the soft-serve ice cream machine; at least one electrochemical cell for storing electrical energy, the at least one electrochemical cell configured to supply electrical power to the soft-serve ice cream machine, wherein the at least one electrochemical cell is further configured to receive electrical power from the at least one solar panel; and a controller configured to manage supply of electrical energy from the at least one solar panel and the at least one electrochemical cell, for supply to the soft-serve ice cream machine and the at least one electrochemical cell.
  2. 2. The soft-serve ice cream van according to claim I, wherein the engine comprises an alternator configured to generate electrical power and supply said electrical power to at least one electrocheniical cell for storing as electrical energy.
  3. 3. A method of producing soft-serve ice cream, the method comprising the steps of: providing a soft-serve ice cream van according to claim 1 or claim 2; storing electrical energy in the ar least one electrochemical cell; generating electrical power from the at least one solar panel; supplying electrical power to the soft-serve ice cream machine from at least one of the at least one solar panel, and the at least one electrochemical cell; and using the soft-serve ice cream machine to produce soft-serve ice cream therefrom.
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