WO2007007127A2 - Conditionneur instantane pour vin - Google Patents

Conditionneur instantane pour vin Download PDF

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WO2007007127A2
WO2007007127A2 PCT/GB2006/050196 GB2006050196W WO2007007127A2 WO 2007007127 A2 WO2007007127 A2 WO 2007007127A2 GB 2006050196 W GB2006050196 W GB 2006050196W WO 2007007127 A2 WO2007007127 A2 WO 2007007127A2
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heat exchanger
wine
bottle
ducting
exchanger surface
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Michael Richard Carr
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Bu Innovations Limited
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/02—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using ice, e.g. ice-boxes
    • F25D3/06—Movable containers
    • F25D3/08—Movable containers portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2303/00—Details of devices using other cold materials; Details of devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D2303/08—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid
    • F25D2303/082—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid disposed in a cold storage element not forming part of a container for products to be cooled, e.g. ice pack or gel accumulator
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
    • F25D2331/803—Bottles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
    • F25D2331/811—Pour-throughs

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  • the present invention relates to devices for conditioning wine, especially aerating and cooling. It is particularly concerned with domestic or table-top devices for conditioning wine .
  • the present invention provides devices for rapidly conditioning wine, in particular devices for conditioning wine whilst it is being poured.
  • a device for conditioning wine comprises a heat exchanger adapted to be placed in a freezer or the freezer compartment of a refrigerator, a heat exchanger surface adapted to maximise contact with a liquid flowing thereover, and ducting for feeding the liquid to the heat exchanger surface.
  • the heat exchanger may comprise a body of a material with a large sensible heat capacity, for example a block of metal such as stainless steel or a phase change material such as thermo-polymer gel.
  • the heat exchanger surface is preferably exterior to the heat exchanger and is either rugose or labyrinthine channelled or both in order that fluid flow thereover is turbulent rather than laminar.
  • the ducting is advantageously arranged as a housing to the heat exchanger and the heat exchanger surface whence the heat exchanger is removable and may be arranged to be transparent so that the passage of the wine can be observed, typically being made of polymethymethacrylate (Perspex) .
  • the device is also preferably adapted for temporary fitment to the mouth of a bottle, perhaps by means of a hollow bung. An outer end of the device may be provided with a pouring device such as a spout or lip.
  • a device for conditioning wine comprises duct means for directing wine onto the inner surface of a hollow cylinder in a rotary direction whereby the wine tends to spin on that surface and thus maximise contact thereof with air in the cylinder on the latter' s passage to replace wine in the bottle.
  • This device may also be adapted for temporary fitment to a bottle, for example by means of a hollow bung.
  • the duct means advantageously incorporates a double helix and, to be aesthetically pleasing, the cylinder may be transparent, being also made of polymethylmethacrylate.
  • the device according to the first and second aspects of the invention may be arranged to be a single composite device which reverts to being an aerator when the heat exchanger and possibly its heat exchanger surface and ducting are removed.
  • an aerator device and a chilling device may be arranged as a matching or interfitting pair, possibly for attachment one to another for example magnetically, to ornament a table rather as can the usual condiment set.
  • an ornamental set can also include a corkscrew device and a circumciser for cutting away the plastic or soft metal cap normally covering the cork in the bottle.
  • the devices may incorporate a lower closure to prevent dripping, ideally a tray is provided in the aesthetic context.
  • a detachable cap may be provided covering the bung for dust exclusion and aesthetic appearance.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wine conditioner set
  • Figure 2 is an exploded view of a chiller
  • Figure 3 is a cutaway isometric view of a heat exchanger element
  • Figure 4 is an exploded view of an aerator.
  • the chiller device 20 illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 comprises a housing 21 adapted to contain a heat exchanger element 22 in the form of a freezer pack.
  • a heat exchanger element 22 in the form of a freezer pack.
  • the heat exchanger element 22 has a sealing cap 24.
  • the housing 21 has a cap 25 adapted to direct wine into the grooves 23.
  • Surrounding the upper part of the housing 21 is a connector 26 in which can be fitted a hollow bung 27.
  • a base 28 has magnetic attachment means 29 for association with the housing 21 whereby the heat exchanger element can be retained therewithin.
  • the connector 26 has a magnetic connector strip 30 through which there is an air inlet 31.
  • the Figures show the devices to be tilted so that the side (right side as shewn) on which the housing 26 bears the magnetic strip 30 is the shorter and the plane of the base is not normal to the axis of the device.
  • the left side of the base 28 as shewn provides a pourer lip 32 and, in use, the air inlet 31 is uppermost.
  • the heat exchanger element 22 will have been kept in a freezer or the freezer compartment of a refrigerator until needed. Thereupon it is removed from the freezer and placed inside the housing 21 and closed therein with the base 26. With the bung 27 fitted and inserted into the neck of a bottle of wine and the bottle upended wine flowing into a glass passes via the grooves 23 where it is cooled by the heat exchanger element 22.
  • the grooves 23 merely encourage swirling of the wine whilst in fact it passes over the whole outer circumferential surface of the element 22. Replacement air enters the housing 26 via the inlet 31 and thence flows into the bottle via the bung 27.
  • the heat exchange element 22 is formed of aluminium and is 35mm in diameter and 85mm long. It has a wall thickness of 2mm wall thickness and contains 66 cubic centimetres of thermo-polymer gel.
  • the grooves 23 are 2.5mm deep and wide and extend around the heat exchanger element 22 1.5 times.
  • the whole device is 12.5cm long and 40mm in overall diameter.
  • the housing 21 is formed of polymethylmethacrylate so that the user can observe the flow of wine therein. After the heat exchange element has been frozen in a domestic freezer for at least 2 hours, the device has been shewn capable of reducing the temperature of wine flowing therethrough from 22° down to 6° to 9°, thus reducing the energy in 125ml of wine by 8374 Joules. It can cool 125ml of wine (a glassful) in 20 seconds and a bottle of wine (750ml) over a 45 minute period.
  • the aerator device 40 shewn in Figures 1 and 4 has a cylindrical aerator body 41 with a seal 42. These fit into an upper manifold 43 adapted to hold a hollow bung 44.
  • the aerator body 41 has a detachable base 45.
  • the seal 42 carries passages 46 disposed to direct fluid onto an inner surface of the body 41 in a somewhat circumferential direction whereby the fluid is encouraged to swirl around that surface.
  • the upper manifold 43 carries a magnetic strip 47 while the plane of the base 45 is offset from normal to the axis of the device so that a pourer lip 48 is formed by the base 45 on the left side as shewn.
  • a magnetic insert 49 serves for attachment of the base 45 to the body 41.
  • the body 41 is made of polymethylmethacrylate to enable the user to observe the passage of the wine therethrough.
  • the overall length of the aerator is 126mm and its diameter is 40mm.
  • Tests carried out with a group of people including a cross section of the target market achieved the observation that the apparatus improved the taste of wine poured therethrough to the same extent as would have been the case had the wine been standing in the glass for 30 minutes.
  • the magnetic strips 30 and 47 serve for the attachment of the two devices one to another, using also the magnetic inserts 29, 49, with the one device inverted in relation to the other.
  • the devices need not of course be right cylindrical or even cylindrical; one which is rectangular or some other shape in planform may lend itself to maximising the turbulent flow of the wine.

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Abstract

Cette invention concerne un dispositif de refroidissement du vin blanc comprenant un échangeur de chaleur destiné à être placé dans un congélateur ou dans le compartiment de congélation d'un réfrigérateur, une surface d'échange de chaleur conçue pour maximiser le contact avec le liquide qui s'écoule sur elle, un conduit amenant le vin sur la surface de l'échangeur de chaleur, et un dispositif aérateur prévu pour aérer le vin rouge, présentant une surface intérieure sur laquelle le vin passe en tourbillonnant tout en étant en contact avec l'air qui vient remplir la bouteille.
PCT/GB2006/050196 2005-07-07 2006-07-07 Conditionneur instantane pour vin WO2007007127A2 (fr)

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EP06744376A EP1907772A2 (fr) 2005-07-07 2006-07-07 Conditionneur instantane pour vin

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GB0513992A GB0513992D0 (en) 2005-07-07 2005-07-07 Instant wine conditioner
GB0513992.8 2005-07-07

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USD741645S1 (en) 2014-08-06 2015-10-27 Wine Reveal, Llc In-bottle wine aerator
WO2021048290A1 (fr) * 2019-09-13 2021-03-18 Ruben Ag Dispositif de régulation de la température de liquides avec un élément de stockage

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US4599872A (en) * 1984-12-07 1986-07-15 Rist Wesley G Pour through beverage chiller
AU592299B3 (en) * 1989-06-13 1989-11-24 Patrick Robert Silsbey Decanter for cooling beverages
GB2250576A (en) * 1990-11-30 1992-06-10 Joel Martin Langford Apparatus for cooling a liquid
US6763675B1 (en) * 2003-05-29 2004-07-20 John H. Fleeman Apparatus and method for preparing, chilling and dispensing a beverage

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US4599872A (en) * 1984-12-07 1986-07-15 Rist Wesley G Pour through beverage chiller
AU592299B3 (en) * 1989-06-13 1989-11-24 Patrick Robert Silsbey Decanter for cooling beverages
GB2250576A (en) * 1990-11-30 1992-06-10 Joel Martin Langford Apparatus for cooling a liquid
US6763675B1 (en) * 2003-05-29 2004-07-20 John H. Fleeman Apparatus and method for preparing, chilling and dispensing a beverage

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD741645S1 (en) 2014-08-06 2015-10-27 Wine Reveal, Llc In-bottle wine aerator
USD781645S1 (en) 2014-08-06 2017-03-21 Wine Reveal, Llc In-bottle wine aerator
WO2021048290A1 (fr) * 2019-09-13 2021-03-18 Ruben Ag Dispositif de régulation de la température de liquides avec un élément de stockage

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