JPH04113185A - Cooling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To cause a cooled item to get a temperature appropriate for its drinking within a short period of time by a method wherein cooled items such as juice, beer or wine or the like, liquid such as water and cold heat accumulating substance such as ice are stored in one container, ultrasonic wave is radiated against the liquid within the container to cause the liquid to be vibrated. CONSTITUTION:A pan-like container 2 is disposed at an upper part of a main body 1, and a cooled item 3, ice 4 and water 5 are placed within the container 2. An ultrasonic vibrator 7 is fixed to a bottom wall surface 6 of the container 2. This ultrasonic vibrator 7 is vibrated by a high frequency transmitter 9 installed at a bottom plate 8 of the main body. As a ultrasonic vibration is applied to cause water 5 covering the cooled item 3 of which temperature is increased to be forcedly removed, so that a heat exchanging operation between the cooled item and the ice and water 4 and 5 is smoothly carried out and the cooled item 3 is rapidly cooled.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a cooling device, and in particular to a cooling device that cools juice, bill, wine, etc. rapidly from room temperature to a drinkable temperature, rather than gradually cooling it like a refrigerator. Regarding a cooling device.

Conventional Technology Conventionally, refrigerators have been a common method for cooling juices, beer, wine, etc. from room temperature to the temperature at which they are ready for drinking.

However, for example, even if beer is placed in a refrigerator at 25°C, it takes about 60 to 90 minutes for the beer to reach the drinking temperature of 12°C.

Therefore, if you forget to put juice, beer, wine, etc. in the refrigerator at home and suddenly want to drink it, the following methods can be considered as ways to cool it down.

(1) Place the items to be cooled in the freezer.

(2) Place the object to be cooled in ice water.

(3) Put ice in your drink.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In these conventional methods, in order to bring beer at 25°C to around 12°C, which is the drinking temperature, it takes 30 to 4
In the case of 0 minutes and (2), it takes about 6 minutes.

Therefore, if a -C household forgets to put juice, beer, wine, etc. in the refrigerator and suddenly wants to drink it, there are 9 ways to cool it down using method (2) or (3). was. However, method (3) had the disadvantage that melted ice water entered the drink and made it taste bad.

The present invention solves these drawbacks, and even if you forget to put juice, beer, wine, etc. in the refrigerator at home and suddenly want to drink it, you can quickly drink it at its best. The purpose is to provide a cooling device that can reduce the temperature.

Means for Solving the Problems Therefore, in order to achieve the above object, the cooling device of the present invention places an object to be cooled such as juice, beer, wine, etc., a liquid such as water, and a cold storage body such as water in one container. It is designed to irradiate ultrasonic waves to the liquid in the container and cause it to vibrate.

Operation With this configuration, the cooling device of the present invention places the object to be cooled, such as juice, beer, wine, etc. in ice water, so that the object to be cooled is covered with water at approximately 0°C, and the object to be cooled is Since the water covering the object to be cooled, whose temperature has risen due to the temperature of

EXAMPLE Below, a cooling device according to an example of the present invention will be explained together with a V-plane.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a cooling device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a spiral container 2 is attached to the upper part of a main body 1, and an object to be cooled 3, ice 4, and water 5 are placed in the container 2. An ultrasonic transducer 7 is fixed to the bottom wall surface 6 of the container 2 .

This ultrasonic vibrator 7 is vibrated by a high frequency transmitter 9 attached to the bottom plate 8 of the main body. Note that 10 is a control unit that controls the high frequency oscillator 9, and 11 is a power plug.

In the above cooling device, 350cc with an initial temperature of 23°C
The following table shows the results of an experiment on the cooling rate when canned beer was irradiated with 200W ultrasonic waves and when it was not irradiated.In the results of this experiment, the cooling rate was nearly twice as high.

This means that if the cooled object 3 is simply placed in the ice water 4 and 5, the cooled object 3 will be covered with 0°C water 5, but the cooled object 3 will be covered by the cooled object 3 depending on the temperature of the cooled object 3. The temperature of the water 5 in the covered part rises, and this raised water 5 becomes an obstacle and slows down the cooling rate, but when ultrasonic vibration is applied, the part covering the object to be cooled 3 whose temperature rises. Since the water 5 is forcibly removed, heat exchange between the object to be cooled and the ice water 4.5 is performed smoothly, and the object to be cooled 3 is rapidly cooled.

In the above embodiment, the ice water 4 and 5 were used as the cooling body, but instead of the ice 4, a cold storage body used for the chilled ice pillow, and instead of the water 5, other liquids may be used. Needless to say, instead of the ultrasonic transducer 7, a throw-in type ultrasonic transducer may be used.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the embodiments above, the cooling device of the present invention provides the following effects.

(1) Even if you forget to put juice, beer, wine, etc. in the refrigerator at home and suddenly want to drink it, you can bring it to the right temperature in a short time and always drink it deliciously. I can do it.

(2) Chilled somen noodles are delicious during the hot summer months. Just before eating, boil somen noodles in a colander and put them in ice water, then take them out and eat them with dashi soup. However, if you put boiled somen noodles in ice water for a long time, the somen will cool down sufficiently, but the reverse will occur. The somen noodles swelled and had a bad texture, making it impossible to cool them down enough to eat them.

When eaten using the cooling device of the present invention, the cooling rate is fast, so the somen noodles can be cooled sufficiently in a short time without swelling, so they can be eaten deliciously.

(3) When you order wine at a restaurant, etc., the wine is taken out from the wine storage room, cooled by placing it in a container of ice water, and then served to the customer. Here, pour the wine into a container of ice water and let it cool for about 6 hours.
It takes about a minute. When the cooling device of the present invention is used, the cooling speed is reduced to approximately half that, and wine can be served without customers having to wait too long. There will be no conflicts with impatient customers, and the restaurant's customer turnover rate will also improve.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a cooling device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2...Container, 3...Object to be cooled, 4...
...Ice, 5...Water, 7...Ultrasonic vibrator, 9...High frequency oscillator. Name of agent: Patent attorney Akira Kokaji and 2 others

Claims (1)

[Claims] It consists of a container that stores an object to be cooled, a liquid such as water, and a cold storage material such as ice, an ultrasonic vibrator that irradiates ultrasonic waves to the liquid in the container, and a high-frequency transmitter that vibrates the ultrasonic vibrator. Cooling system.