WO2006080041A2

WO2006080041A2 - Equipment for preparing an instant beverage by extracting and chilling vegetable products

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Publication number: WO2006080041A2
Application number: PCT/IT2006/000042
Authority: WO
Inventors: Francesco Branco
Original assignee: Catalano, Adriana
Priority date: 2005-01-31
Filing date: 2006-01-26
Publication date: 2006-08-03
Also published as: ITNA20050006A1; WO2006080041A3

Abstract

Equipment for the rapid preparation of drink extracted by fruit and/or vegetable and also for the instant refrigeration of the produced drink consisting in: an external wrap (1 fig.l) that contains all the parts of the system that is characterized by: a piston (12 fig.1-3) that crushes a vegetable substance (14 fig.3) and/or fruit on a filter (11 fig.3) . A filter positioned on a filter support (9 fig.3), while the filter support is contained in a bring-filter (8 fig.3) . The bring- filter is inserted in a cup (6 fig.3) where the juice is collected. The cup in its turn is inserted in a crucible (5 fig.3) within which expands a liquefied gas to instantly produce the chill that cools the drink. The liquid gas is withdrawn by a cylinder (2 fig.) and pass through a duct (19 fig.3) that reaches the crucible. The duct is open/closed by a automatic valve (4 fig.1-3).

Description

DESCRIPTION

Equipment making beverage extracted from vegetable products of ready use and instantly chill it

Technical field.

For the preparation of drinks of ready use, extracted from vegetable products, we proceed by mincing or crushing their peels for the extraction of the essential oils or by squeezing the pulps to collect their juice, therefore, in the both cases, the extracts are mixed with sugary or hydro alcoholic solutions that will give drinks of ready fruition .

Once the drink is prepared, especially in warm climates with elevated temperatures, it is necessary to chill it . In general the chilling is made with the aid of freezers or refrigerators .

These coolers, however, take much time to reach a tasting temperature, Time that contrasts with a rapid enjoyment of the drink . In special way if the drinks must be instantly produced in public exercises as cafe or restaurants .

The system that we will go to describe, object of the application of patent, is an equipment that enables the eep±d^" extraction of essences or juices from vegetable products for a rapid preparation of drinks, with an instant cooling for an immediate and fast fruition .

Background of Art .

The equipments that have been used up to now to make drinks of ready use extracted from vegetables can ' t instantly chill the beverage and moreover these equipments cannot produce alcoholic beverages of ready use from essential oils .

Disclosure of invention The equipment is constituted by an external wrap ( 1 fig . l ) , which contains the parts constituting the system: The cylinder (2 fig . l ) , which contains a liquefied inert gas, is placed in a compartment . A tap regulates ( 3 fig . l ) the influx of the gas from the cylinder, while a timer pilots an injection valve (4 fig . l ) , which inj ects , for a set time, an established quantity of liquefied gas in the crucible (5 fig. l ) . Internally to the crucible ( 5 fig .3 ) is placed a cup ( 6 fig .3 ) . The seal between the crucible and the cup is guaranteed by a gasket ( 7 fig .3) . A bring filter ( 8 fig .3 ) is placed internal to the cup .

A bring-filter ( 8 fig.3 ) is placed internal to the cup . Inside the bring-filter is located a filter support ( 9 fig .3 ) it is equipped with gaskets ( 10 fig .3 ) for a perfect seal on the bring-filter and on the filter ( 11 fig .3 ) placed on it .

A piston ( 12 fig.1-2-3 ) is positioned in axle with the bring-filter, during its run it delimits a space ( 17 fig .2 ) of compression whose tightness is insured by the .gaake-t—(-1-8—f-i-g-r2-)—that is positioned on the bring- filter

The equipment work mode is the following : with the piston ( 12 fig . l ) in rest position that is when the stem is re-entered in the shirt , portions of peels or pulp of vegetables ( 13 fig . l ) from which the flavour will be extracted are placed into the bring-filter (8 fig . l ) on the filter ( 11 fig. l ) . At this point the piston (12 fig . l ) is operated to go down so it compress the vegetable portions on the filter. This allow to crush the cells of the vegetable parts on the filter with the consequent spillage of the essential oils from the cells or the juice from the pulp .

When this first operation is done the piston goes up, then above the vegetable cake ( 14 fig .3 ) , pressed in first phase, is placed a liquid sugary or a hydro- alcoholic solution ( 15 fig .3 ) to obtain the select drink . After the bring-filter is filled with the selected type and quantity of solution, the piston goes down again ( 12 fig .3) practicing an opportune pressure on the liquid ( 15 fig .3 ) forcing it to cross the vegetable cake determining the lixiviation of the substances that are contained in the vegetable cake so they pass in solution.

At this time the drink ( 16 fig .3) is permeated through the vegetable cake and is collected below in the cup ( 6 fig .3 ) while an automatic valve ( 4 fig .1-3 ) , controlled by a delay system, injects an exact quantity of liquefied gas tapped from cylinder (2 fig. l ) . The liquefied gas flows crossing the duct ( 19 fig .3 ) spreading itself from the nozzle (20 fig.3 ) lh&—gas—4-n-s-t-a-n-ti-y—eiφaniis in the crucible (5 fig .3 ) so by the Joule-Thomson effect it produces a rapid chilling of the cup ( 6 fig .3 ) suddenly cooling the liquid contained in it .

Then the expanded gas escapes from the orifice ( 21 fig .3 ) located on the crucible to disperse itself in the air. In such way the drink is ready refrigerated. You extracts the bring-filter from the cup, this last from the crucible and at the end you put the drink in a container to be served.

Modes for carrying out the invention

The construction of the equipment may carry out from a common mechanical tooling.

It doesn' t need particular working .

Claims

100 1. Equipment for the rapid preparation of drink extracted from fruit and/or vegetable and also for the instant refrigeration of the produced drink consisting in : an external wrap that contains all the parts of the system that is characterized by a

105 piston that crushes a vegetable substance and/or fruit on a filter. A filter that props itself on a filter support, while the filter support is contained in a bring-filter. The bring-filter is inserted in a cup ( 8 fig .3 ) where the juice is

110 collected. The cup in its turn is inserted in a crucible in which expands a liquefied gas to instantly produce the chill that cools the drink. The liquid gas is withdrawn from a cylinder of gas or from any other source and pass through a duct

115 that reaches the crucible . The_. duct is open/closed by a automatic valve

2. Equipment as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the piston is actuated by- a hydraulic fluid under pressure or by an electric motor

120 3. Equipment as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the piston is actuated by an electric motor 4-—Equ-i-pme-n-fe—a-s—c±a±msd in claim 1 characterized in that the piston crushes parts of fruit or vegetable on the filter

125 5. Equipment as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the piston forces the extracting liquid to pass through the vegetable cake determining the lixiviation of the substances contained in the vegetable cake so they pass in solution in the 130 beverage .

6. Equipment as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the filter is positioned on a perforated plate that we call filter support

7. Equipment as claimed in claim 4 characterized in 135 that the filter support is equipped with one or more gaskets

8. Equipment as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the support filter is allocated in a vessel that we call bring-filter

140 9. Equipment as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the bring filter is equipped with one or more gaskets 10. Equipment as claimed in claim 7 characterized in that the bring-filter is allocated in a cup 145 11. Equipment as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the cup is allocated in a crucible 12. Equipment as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the crucible has a duct to receive an injection of liquid gas 150 13. Equipment as claimed in claim 10 characterized in that the duct is open/closed by an automatic valve .JJL-JΞquipment—a-s—e±a±med irn claim 1 characterized in that is equipped with a bottle of liquid gas to chill instantly the beverage 155 15. Equipment as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that is equipped with a system to bring liquid gas to chill instantly the beverage