US20170167784A1

US20170167784A1 - Refrigeration System

Info

Publication number: US20170167784A1
Application number: US14/963,424
Authority: US
Inventors: Abdallah Syed
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2015-12-09
Filing date: 2015-12-09
Publication date: 2017-06-15

Abstract

A refrigeration system includes a refrigerator that may contain a beverage. The refrigerator includes a cooling unit and a plurality of fans. A rotating unit is positioned within the refrigerator. The rotating unit supports the beverage thereby facilitating the rotating unit to rotate the beverage. A control is coupled to the refrigerator and the control is in communication with the cooling unit and each of the fans. The control controls operational parameters of the cooling unit and the fans. A distribution unit is positioned within the refrigerator and the distribution unit may be submerged in the beverage. The distribution unit is selectively placed in fluid communication with the cooling unit. Thus, the distribution unit is configured to direct refrigerated air into the beverage thereby facilitating the beverage to be cooled.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to refrigeration devices and more particularly pertains to a new refrigeration device for cooling a beverage to a target temperature.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a refrigerator that may contain a beverage. The refrigerator includes a cooling unit and a plurality of fans. A rotating unit is positioned within the refrigerator. The rotating unit supports the beverage thereby facilitating the rotating unit to rotate the beverage. A control is coupled to the refrigerator and the control is in communication with the cooling unit and each of the fans. The control controls operational parameters of the cooling unit and the fans. A distribution unit is positioned within the refrigerator and the distribution unit may be submerged in the beverage. The distribution unit is selectively placed in fluid communication with the cooling unit. Thus, the distribution unit is configured to direct refrigerated air into the beverage thereby facilitating the beverage to be cooled.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a refrigeration system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 7 thereof, a new refrigeration device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 7, the refrigeration system 10 generally comprises a refrigerator 12 that may contain a beverage 14. The refrigerator 12 may have a height and a depth ranging between twenty five cm and thirty five cm. The refrigerator 12 may have a length ranging between fifty cm and seventy cm. The refrigerator 12 may be comprised of a thermally insulating material.
The refrigerator 12 includes a cooling unit 16 and a plurality of fans 18. The cooling unit 16 produces refrigerated air and the cooling unit 16 has an operational temperature ranging between approximately −15° C. and 0° C. Each of the fans 18 circulates the refrigerated air throughout an interior of the refrigerator 12. The cooling unit 16 includes a compressor 20, an evaporator 22 and a condenser 24. Each of the fans 18 is electrically coupled to the cooling unit 16 and each of the fans 18 may comprise electric fans or the like. The cooling unit 16 maintains the temperature of the interior of the refrigerator 12 within the operational temperature range.
The refrigerator 12 has an inner surface 26, a front side 28, a top side 30, a bottom side 32 and a back side 34. The back side 34 has a plurality of slots 36 extending into the interior of the refrigerator 12. A door 38 is hingedly coupled to the front side 28 of the refrigerator 12 and the door 38 selectively closes the front side 28. The door 38 has a window 40 and a handle 42.
The cooling unit 16 includes a pipe 44 that is positioned within the top side 30. The pipe 44 is in fluid communication with the cooling unit 16 and the cooling unit 16 urges the refrigerated air through the pipe 44. The pipe 44 has a distal end 45 with respect to the refrigerator 12 and the distal end 45 extends downwardly from the top side 30. The pipe 44 may be comprised of an electrically conductive material and the pipe 44 is in electrical communication with the cooling unit 16.
A rotating unit 46 is positioned within the refrigerator 12 and the rotating unit 46 supports the beverage 14 thereby facilitating the rotating unit 46 to rotate the beverage 14. The rotating unit 46 comprises a plate 48 that is rotatably positioned on the inner surface 26 corresponding to the bottom side 32. The plate 48 may have the beverage 14 placed thereon. A motor 50 is positioned within the refrigerator 12 and a belt 52 is coupled between the motor 50 and the plate 48. Thus, the motor 50 rotates the plate 48 when the motor 50 is turned on. The motor 50 may be an electrical motor or the like.
A keypad 54 is positioned on the front side 28 of the refrigerator 12 and the keypad 54 may be manipulated. The keypad 54 has a plurality of buttons 55 thereon and the buttons 55 control operational parameters of the refrigerator 12. The keypad 54 establishes a target temperature. A processor 56 is positioned within the keypad 54 and the processor 56 is electrically coupled to the keypad 54, the motor 50, the cooling unit 16 and each of the fans 18. The processor 56 may comprise an electronic processor or the like.
A temperature sensor 58 is positioned within the refrigerator 12 and the temperature sensor 58 senses a temperature of the refrigerated air. The temperature sensor 58 is electrically coupled to the processor 56. Thus, the processor 56 actuates the cooling unit 16 to maintain the interior of the refrigerator 12 at the target temperature. The temperature sensor 58 may comprise an electronic temperature sensor or the like.
A cord 60 extends outwardly from the refrigerator 12 and the cord 60 is electrically coupled to the processor 56. The cord 60 has a distal end 62 with respect to the refrigerator 12. A plug 64 is electrically coupled to the distal end 62 of the cord 60. The plug 64 may be electrically coupled to a power source 66 and the power source 66 may be an electrical outlet or the like.
A distribution unit 68 is positioned within the refrigerator 12. The distribution unit 68 may be submerged in the beverage 14. The distribution unit 68 is selectively placed in fluid communication with the cooling unit 16. Thus, the distribution unit 68 directs the refrigerated air into the beverage 14 thereby facilitating the beverage 14 to be cooled.
The distribution unit 68 comprises a plurality of tubes 70 and each of the tubes 70 is fluidly coupled to a central hub 72. Each of the tubes 70 has a distal end 74 with respect to the central hub 72. The tubes 70 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed around the central hub 72. Each of the tubes 70 extends outwardly from and downwardly from the central hub 72.
The central hub 72 is selectively fluidly coupled to the distal end 45 of the pipe 44. Thus, each of the tubes 70 receives the refrigerated air. The distal end 74 of each of the tubes 70 may be submerged in the beverage 14. Thus, the refrigerated air may be directed into the beverage 14.
A thermometer 76 is coupled to and extends downwardly from the central hub 72 and the thermometer 76 detects a temperature of the beverage 14. The thermometer 76 is in electrical communication with the cooling unit 16. Thus, the processor 56 receives the temperature of the beverage 14. The processor 56 actuates the cooling unit 14 to cool the beverage 14 to the target temperature.
A speaker 78 is provided and the speaker 78 is electrically coupled to the processor 56. Thus, the speaker 78 emits an audible alarm when the beverage 14 reaches the target temperature. A clock 80 is positioned on the keypad 54 and the clock 80 is electrically coupled to the processor 56. The clock 80 performs timer functions with respect to cooling the beverage 14. The clock 80 may comprise a digital clock or the like.
In use, the beverage 14 is positioned on the plate 48 and the central hub 72 is fluidly coupled to the distal end 45 of the pipe 44 such that the tubes 70 are submerged in the beverage 14. The door 38 is closed and the keypad is manipulated to establish the target temperature. The cooling unit 16 urges the refrigerated air through the tubes 70 and into the beverage 14. Thus, the beverage 14 is cooled to the target temperature. The beverage 14 may be cooled without the use of the distribution unit 68. The beverage 14 may be left in the refrigerator 12 for a selected duration of time to be cooled. Additionally, a food item or the like may be cooled in the refrigerator.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, system and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

I claim:

1. A refrigeration system comprising:

a refrigerator being configured to contain a beverage, said refrigerator including a cooling unit and a plurality of fans, said cooling unit being configured to produce refrigerated air, said cooling unit having an operational temperature ranging between approximately −5° C. and 0° C., each of said fans being configured to circulate the refrigerated air throughout an interior of said refrigerator;

a rotating unit being positioned within said refrigerator wherein said rotating unit is configured to support the beverage thereby facilitating said rotating unit to rotate the beverage;

a control being coupled to said refrigerator wherein said control is configured to be manipulated, said control being in communication with said cooling unit and each of said fans, said control controlling operational parameters of said cooling unit and said fans; and

a distribution unit being positioned within said refrigerator wherein said distribution unit is configured to be submerged in the beverage, said distribution unit being selectively placed in fluid communication with said cooling unit wherein said distribution unit is configured to direct the refrigerated air into the beverage thereby facilitating the beverage to be cooled.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said refrigerator has an inner surface, a front side, a top side and a bottom side, said cooling unit including a pipe being positioned within said top side, said pipe being in fluid communication with said cooling unit wherein said cooling unit is configured to urge the refrigerated air through said pipe, said pipe having a distal end with respect to said refrigerator, said distal end extending downwardly from said top side, said pipe being in electrical communication with said cooling unit.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein:

said refrigerator has an inner surface and a bottom side; and

said rotating unit comprises a plate being rotatably positioned on said inner surface corresponding to said bottom side wherein said plate is configured to have the beverage placed thereon.

4. The system according to claim 3, further comprising:

a motor being positioned within said refrigerator; and

a belt being coupled between said motor and said plate such that said motor rotates said plate when said motor is turned on.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein:

said refrigerator has a front side and a motor; and

said control comprises:

a keypad being positioned on said front side of said refrigerator, said keypad being configured to be manipulated, said keypad establishing a target temperature, and

a processor being positioned within said keypad, said processor being electrically coupled to said keypad, said motor, said cooling unit and each of said fans.

6. The system according to claim 5, further comprising a temperature sensor being positioned within said refrigerator wherein said temperature sensor is configured to sense a temperature of the refrigerated air, said temperature sensor being electrically coupled to said processor, said processor actuating said cooling unit to maintain said interior of said refrigerator at said target temperature.

7. The system according to claim 5, further comprising a cord extending outwardly from said refrigerator, said cord being electrically coupled to said processor, said cord having a distal end with respect to said refrigerator, said distal end of said cord having a plug being electrically coupled thereto wherein said plug is configured to be electrically coupled to a power source.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein said distribution unit comprises a plurality of tubes, each of said tubes being fluidly coupled to a central hub, each of said tubes having a distal end with respect to said central hub, said tubes being spaced apart from each other and distributed around said central hub, each of said tubes extending outwardly from and downwardly from said central hub.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein:

said cooling unit includes a pipe, said pipe having a distal end; and

said central hub being selectively fluidly coupled to said distal end of said pipe such that each of said tubes is configured to receive the refrigerated air, said distal end of each of said tubes being configured to be submerged in the beverage thereby facilitating the refrigerated air to be directed into the beverage.

10. The system according to claim 9, further comprising a thermometer being coupled to and extending downwardly from said central hub wherein said thermometer is configured to detect a temperature of the beverage, said thermometer being in electrical communication with said cooling unit wherein said processor is configured to receive the temperature of the beverage thereby facilitating said cooling unit to cool the beverage to said target temperature.

11. A refrigeration system comprising:

a refrigerator being configured to contain a beverage, said refrigerator including a cooling unit and a plurality of fans, said cooling unit being configured to produce refrigerated air, said cooling unit having an operational temperature ranging between approximately −5° C. and 0° C., each of said fans being configured to circulate the refrigerated air throughout an interior of said refrigerator, said refrigerator having an inner surface, a front side, a top side and a bottom side, said cooling unit including a pipe being positioned within said top side, said pipe being in fluid communication with said cooling unit wherein said cooling unit is configured to urge the refrigerated air through said pipe, said pipe having a distal end with respect to said refrigerator, said distal end extending downwardly from said top side, said pipe being in electrical communication with said cooling unit;

a rotating unit being positioned within said refrigerator wherein said rotating unit is configured to support the beverage thereby facilitating said rotating unit to rotate the beverage, said rotating unit comprising:

a plate being rotatably positioned on said inner surface corresponding to said bottom side wherein said plate is configured to have the beverage placed thereon,

a motor being positioned within said refrigerator, and

a belt being coupled between said motor and said plate such that said motor rotates said plate when said motor is turned on;

a control being coupled to said refrigerator wherein said control is configured to be manipulated, said control being in communication with said cooling unit and each of said fans, said control controlling operational parameters of said cooling unit and said fans, said control comprising:

a keypad being positioned on said front side of said refrigerator, said keypad being configured to be manipulated, said keypad establishing a target temperature,

a processor being positioned within said keypad, said processor being electrically coupled to said keypad, said motor, said cooling unit and each of said fans,

a temperature sensor being positioned within said refrigerator wherein said temperature sensor is configured to sense a temperature of the refrigerated air, said temperature sensor being electrically coupled to said processor, said processor actuating said cooling unit to maintain said interior of said refrigerator at said target temperature, and

a cord extending outwardly from said refrigerator, said cord being electrically coupled to said processor, said cord having a distal end with respect to said refrigerator, said distal end of said cord having a plug being electrically coupled thereto wherein said plug is configured to be electrically coupled to a power source; and

a distribution unit being positioned within said refrigerator wherein said distribution unit is configured to be submerged in the beverage, said distribution unit being selectively placed in fluid communication with said cooling unit wherein said distribution unit is configured to direct the refrigerated air into the beverage thereby facilitating the beverage to be cooled, said distribution unit comprising:

a plurality of tubes, each of said tubes being fluidly coupled to a central hub, each of said tubes having a distal end with respect to said central hub, said tubes being spaced apart from each other and distributed around said central hub, each of said tubes extending outwardly from and downwardly from said central hub, said central hub being selectively fluidly coupled to said distal end of said pipe such that each of said tubes is configured to receive the refrigerated air, said distal end of each of said tubes being configured to be submerged in the beverage thereby facilitating the refrigerated air to be directed into the beverage, and

a thermometer being coupled to and extending downwardly from said central hub wherein said thermometer is configured to detect a temperature of the beverage, said thermometer being in electrical communication with said cooling unit wherein said processor is configured to receive the temperature of the beverage thereby facilitating said cooling unit to cool the beverage to said target temperature.