WO2009083423A1 - Dispositif de refroidissement d'eau potable - Google Patents

Dispositif de refroidissement d'eau potable Download PDF

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WO2009083423A1
WO2009083423A1 PCT/EP2008/067393 EP2008067393W WO2009083423A1 WO 2009083423 A1 WO2009083423 A1 WO 2009083423A1 EP 2008067393 W EP2008067393 W EP 2008067393W WO 2009083423 A1 WO2009083423 A1 WO 2009083423A1
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drinking water
cooling
cooling liquid
water
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Stefan Holzer
Evgeni Rehfuss
Andreas Renner
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BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
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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
    • F25D31/00—Other cooling or freezing apparatus
    • F25D31/002—Liquid coolers, e.g. beverage cooler
    • 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
    • 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
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C2400/00—Auxiliary features or devices for producing, working or handling ice
    • F25C2400/10—Refrigerator units
    • 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 a device for cooling drinking water, at least comprising a container for liquids, a drinking water pipe through which the water to be cooled can be guided, and a coolant line through which a cooling liquid is feasible, the drinking water flowing through the flowing in the coolant line Coolant is feasible, and wherein the container comprises a pump by means of which the cooling liquid is movable in the coolant line.
  • DE 20 2006 013 990 U1 describes a beverage cooling and dispensing device.
  • beverage refrigerators which have an evaporator coil and at least one coil for a device to be cooled, wherein the preferably made of stainless steel coils are enclosed in an aluminum block, which is surrounded by insulation, as in DE 802 685 1 U1.
  • the present invention has the object to provide a device for cooling drinks available, which avoids the disadvantages mentioned in the prior art.
  • the inventive device for cooling drinking water is based on the features of the preamble in that the flow direction of the cooling liquid of Flow direction of the drinking water is opposite.
  • the device according to the invention offers the possibility of drinking water cooling in a continuous process. That is, if necessary, the user can open a shutter of the drinking water pipe so that the water is cooled in real time by the cooling liquid flowing in the opposite direction.
  • each fresh water zapfbar which has the advantage that hygiene problems that might occur in a stockpiling of water, be avoided. This also facilitates cleaning. Also, the algae problem often occurring in reservoirs is avoided.
  • the applied counterflow principle achieves a high cooling capacity. Since meltwater is used as the coolant, very energy-efficient cooling is possible. In addition, a freeze of the system is not possible, whereby the otherwise required defrost heater and the cooling circuit control can be avoided. This considerably reduces the manufacturing costs.
  • the fact that the drinking water in the inner tube of the drinking water pipe is feasible, fewer couplings are required, which improves the hygienic quality of the water passage. Overall, the device has a very compact design, which reduces the manufacturing cost and space requirements.
  • the device for cooling drinking water to a control circuit which causes, when drinking water is removed, the pump is activated. If the pump is activated, the increased cooling capacity is enhanced by the increased heat exchange with the drinking water to be cooled.
  • the device has a central control, by means of which a desired temperature of the drinking water is programmable.
  • the device may have a control panel in a preferred embodiment.
  • This may have a display and / or a keypad in another preferred embodiment. This allows the operator to his desired
  • the central controller checks the temperature of the Drinking water at the desired temperature. If cooling is required, the pump is activated, which causes more cooling of the drinking water.
  • the ice maker is connected via an automatic control loop with the device, so that when a defined temperature of the cooling liquid is exceeded, automatically ice is added.
  • a latent heat store is used. As a result, the cooling capacity is significantly reduced while reducing energy consumption.
  • the latent heat of fusion of a latent heat storage is much greater than the specific heat capacity of the same amount of a substance without heat conversion.
  • water is used as phase transition material. This is of particular advantage because the specific phase transformation enthalpy of water is particularly high and the processing is straightforward.
  • the present invention enables a fast and effective cooling of drinking water and offers improved possibilities in terms of hygiene and manageability.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a preferred embodiment of a
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of another preferred embodiment
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of another preferred embodiment
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the detail view of FIG. 4; FIG. such as
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic representation of another embodiment.
  • Fig. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of a device 1 for cooling drinking water in a schematic representation.
  • the device has a water inlet 2 and a water outlet 3. Water inlet 2 and 3 water drainage are connected by a drinking water pipe 5, through which the drinking water to be cooled is feasible.
  • the drinking water line 5 is located in this preferred embodiment within the coolant line 6.
  • the coolant line 6 is in flow contact with a pump 8. By activating the pump 8, the cooling liquid 7 is made to circulate, whereby the cooling of the drinking water in the drinking water pipe 5 is amplified.
  • FIG. 2 shows a further preferred embodiment of a device 1 for cooling drinking water.
  • This has a water inlet 2 and a water outlet 3 and a drinking water pipe 5, which water inlet 2 and 3 water drainage connects.
  • the drinking water pipe 5 is located within a container 4, in which a cooling liquid 7 is stored.
  • the cooling liquid is cooled by ice cubes present therein.
  • a coolant line 6 is located within the drinking water line.
  • a pump 8 causes a circulation of the cooling liquid 7 within the coolant line 6.
  • 3 shows a further preferred embodiment of a device for cooling drinking water 1.
  • This has a water inlet 2 and a water outlet 3, both of which are connected by a drinking water pipe 5.
  • the device 1 comprises a container 4 for liquids, in which a cooling liquid 7 is stored.
  • a pump 8 causes a circulation of the cooling liquid within the coolant line 6.
  • the illustrated embodiment shows a device 1, in which the drinking water line 5 is located within the coolant line 6.
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic longitudinal drawing of a drinking water line 5 which is located within a coolant line 6.
  • the drinking water pipe 5 is surrounded on its outer side by a coolant line 6.
  • the drinking water pipe 5 is constructed as a hollow cylinder. Within its inner bore, the drinking water pipe 5 is also cooled by the coolant line 6.
  • Fig. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of Fig. 4, wherein the cross-section along the axis A-A has been pulled.
  • a drinking water pipe 5 which is located within a coolant line 6.
  • the water is cooled particularly intensively by the coolant line, since it is cooled inside and outside the drinking water line.
  • FIG. 6 shows a further preferred embodiment of the device 1 for cooling drinking water.
  • the drinking water passes through an inlet 2 into the container 4, flows through the drinking water line 5 and leaves the device 1 via a drain 3.
  • the drinking water line 5 runs within a coolant line, so that the drinking water pipe 5 is cooled on its outside.
  • a pump 8 causes a circulation of the coolant 7, in which there are ice cubes for cooling.
  • An ice maker 12 produces pieces of ice which can then be placed in the container 4.
  • the device 1 has a central control. This compares the actual value with the setpoint value; if a defined difference is exceeded and the drinking water is cooled too little, additional ice is added to the container 4, so that the cooling is enhanced.
  • the device 1 has a control panel 10. This has a display 11 and buttons 13. This can be any value for the Drinking water temperature can be entered so that the central controller 9 can give the required amounts of ice in the container 4.
  • the present invention enables a fast and effective cooling of drinking water and offers improved possibilities in terms of hygiene and manageability.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif (1) de refroidissement d'eau potable, comprenant au moins une arrivée d'eau (2) et une évacuation d'eau (3), un réservoir (4) pour liquides, une conduite d'eau potable (5), par laquelle l'eau à refroidir peut être conduite, ainsi qu'une conduite de fluide réfrigérant (6), par laquelle un fluide réfrigérant (7) peut être conduit, l'eau potable pouvant être refroidie par le fluide réfrigérant (7) s'écoulant dans la conduite de fluide réfrigérant (6) et le réservoir (4) présentant une pompe (8), au moyen de laquelle le fluide réfrigérant (7) peut être déplacé dans la conduite de fluide réfrigérant (6). L'invention se caractérise en ce que le sens d'écoulement du fluide réfrigérant (7) est opposé au sens d'écoulement de l'eau potable. La présente invention permet un refroidissement d'eau potable rapide et efficace et offre des possibilités améliorées en termes d'hygiène et de maniabilité.
PCT/EP2008/067393 2007-12-28 2008-12-12 Dispositif de refroidissement d'eau potable WO2009083423A1 (fr)

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