WO2012120766A1 - 飲料冷却装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a beverage cooling device for cooling a beverage such as beer and a beverage dispenser, and more particularly to a beverage cooling mechanism.
- a beer dispenser As a beverage dispenser installed in a restaurant or the like, for example, a beer dispenser is known.
- beer filled in a container such as a beer barrel is cooled through a cooling device and poured out from a pouring cock installed in a counter or the like into a container such as a glass.
- the cooling device the coolant cooled by the refrigerator is used to cool the cooling liquid in the aquarium to produce ice and cool the beer flowing in the cooling flow path (serpentine tube) arranged in the aquarium.
- the cooling flow path screw
- ice that has already been generated is stored in an ice chamber (in an ice box) and a cooling flow path in which beer flows is cooled by the ice.
- the cock part is installed in a stand-up form separated from the cooling device in a conspicuous place in the store such as on a counter, and this raised part is a tower It is called as.
- the outside of the tower is made of metal, earthenware, etc., and the flow path through which the beer cooled by the cooling mechanism passes is housed.
- bills or nameplates indicating the brand of beer are attached to the tower, or a display effect is provided for advertising to customers.
- Patent Literature 1 a water tank type ice cooling mechanism (first stage) that cools cooling water in a water tank with a refrigerant and a cooling mechanism (second stage) that cools a metal block with a refrigerant are combined.
- first stage a water tank type ice cooling mechanism
- second stage a cooling mechanism that cools a metal block with a refrigerant
- the same document discloses a configuration in which an ice cooling type cooling mechanism (first stage) for cooling with ice in an ice chamber and a cooling mechanism (second stage) for cooling a metal block with a refrigerant are disclosed. Yes.
- the beverage is cooled in two stages, and the beverage can be cooled to about minus 3 ° C.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a dispenser that attaches a Peltier element to a cock portion of a beer dispenser and controls the temperature of the cock mounting portion. Also with this configuration, the beverage is cooled in two stages.
- patent document 3 the structure which mainly aims to raise the display effect in a restaurant is disclosed, and the cock which pours beer into the cylindrical column installed on a counter as embodiment.
- the structure which cools the beer hose in a column and cools the beer in a beer hose by providing a part and making a cooling medium exist in a column is disclosed. Also with this configuration, the beverage is cooled in two stages.
- the present invention is a novel technique that can reliably pour out a cooling mechanism for cooling beverages such as beer to a desired temperature range including below zero, in a multi-stage cooling mechanism. This is a proposal.
- At least one aquarium ice cooling mechanism At least one aquarium ice cooling mechanism; And at least one thermoelectric cooling mechanism,
- the water tank type ice cooling mechanism cools the cooling liquid in the cooling tank with a refrigerator, cools the first cooling channel in the cooling tank, and cools the beverage flowing in the first cooling channel.
- the thermoelectric cooling mechanism is configured to cool the thermoelectric conversion module with the cooling liquid, cool the second cooling channel with the thermoelectric conversion module, and cool the beverage flowing through the second cooling channel, The coolant is circulated between the water tank type ice cooling mechanism and the thermoelectric cooling mechanism, In the water tank type ice cooling mechanism and the thermoelectric cooling mechanism, the beverage is cooled.
- a beverage cooling device is provided.
- the water tank type ice cooling mechanism that functions as a first stage cooling device, the thermoelectric cooling mechanism, or the other cooling mechanism,
- the beverage that has been cooled in step 1 is diverted, and the beverage is supplied to another tower.
- the beverage can be cooled in multiple stages.
- thermoelectric cooling mechanism a sufficient cooling effect can be obtained by cooling the thermoelectric conversion module using the coolant.
- the cooling liquid used in the water tank type ice cooling mechanism and the thermoelectric cooling mechanism can be shared, and there is no need to provide a separate cooling mechanism such as a radiator for cooling the thermoelectric cooling mechanism, and the overall size of the apparatus is reduced. Can be achieved.
- frost or ice
- FIG. 1 The figure shown about the structure of the drink cooling device of Example 1.
- FIG. 2 The figure shown about the structure of a thermoelectric cooling mechanism.
- FIG. (A) is a figure shown about the internal structure of a tower.
- (B) is a figure shown about the state in which frost adhered to the surface of the tower.
- FIG. (A) is a figure shown about one form of Example 4.
- FIG. (B) is a figure shown about the other form of Example 4.
- FIG. (C) is a figure shown about the other form of Example 4.
- the present invention is a technique for cooling a beverage in multiple stages.
- the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 cools the cooling liquid 6 in the cooling tank 11 with the refrigerator 12, cools the first cooling flow path 31 in the cooling tank 11, and the first cooling flow path 31.
- the beer 5 flowing inside is cooled
- the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 is configured to cool the thermoelectric conversion module 21 with the coolant 6, cool the cooling flow path 33 with the thermoelectric conversion module 21, and cool the beer 5 flowing through the cooling flow path 33.
- the coolant 6 is circulated between the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 and the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20, In the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 and the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20, the beer 5 is cooled.
- the configuration The beverage cooling device 1 is used.
- FIGS. 6 (a) to (c) It further has another cooling mechanism (water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10A and / or other thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20A) that does not share the coolant 6.
- water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10A and / or other thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20A In addition to the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 and the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20, the beer 5 is cooled by the other cooling mechanism. It is something to do.
- the beverage can be cooled in multiple stages.
- a sufficient cooling effect can be obtained by cooling the thermoelectric conversion module 21 using the coolant 6.
- the coolant 6 used in the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 and the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 can be shared, and a radiator for cooling the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 or the like. There is no need to provide a separate cooling mechanism, and the entire apparatus can be miniaturized.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a beverage cooling apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the beer 5 filled in the beer barrel 2 is pushed out by the pressure of carbon dioxide supplied from the gas cylinder 3 and supplied to the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 through the beverage pipe 30.
- the beer 5 supplied into the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 is cooled in the process of passing through the first cooling flow path 31 and is supplied to the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 via the beverage pipe 32.
- the beer 5 supplied to the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 is cooled in the process of passing through the second cooling flow path 33, and supplied to the tower 4 having a beer 5 pouring outlet via the beverage pipe 34.
- the beverage pipe 30, the cooling channel 31, the beverage piping 32, the cooling channel 33, and the beverage piping 34 are a series of channels through which the beer 5 flows.
- the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 includes a cooling flow path 31 through which the beer 5 flows, a cooling tank 11, a refrigerator 12, and a circulation pump 13.
- a cooling channel 31 configured in the form of a serpentine tube is accommodated in the cooling tank 11.
- the refrigerator 12 includes a compressor 12a, a refrigerant evaporator 12b stored in the cooling tank 11, and the like, and uses a general configuration adopted in a conventional water tank type ice cooling mechanism.
- the refrigerant is circulated by the compressor 12a, whereby heat is exchanged by the refrigerant evaporator 12b and the coolant 6 is cooled.
- the circulation pump 13 is for circulating the coolant 6 between the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 and the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20.
- the circulation pump 13 can be provided outside the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 or installed on the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 side, and the installation location is not particularly limited.
- casing or the form installed separately may be sufficient as the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 and the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20.
- the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 has a cooling flow path 33, a thermoelectric conversion module 21, and a coolant pipe 22.
- the cooling flow path 33 is formed by forming a series of meandering flow paths (not shown) inside a cold plate 33a made of a metal having high thermal conductivity (for example, aluminum).
- Beer 5 is supplied to the inlet side of the cooling flow path 33 via the beverage pipe 32, and the beer 5 is sent out from the outlet side of the cooling flow path 33 via the beverage pipe 34.
- thermoelectric conversion module 21 is configured by sandwiching a plurality of Peltier elements 27 between two insulating substrates 25 and 26, and the heat absorbing surface is formed by one insulating substrate 25. 25a and the other insulating substrate 26 form a heat radiating surface 26a.
- the heat absorbing surface 25a is in contact with the cold plate 33a constituting the cooling flow path 33 so that heat is absorbed from the cold plate 33a.
- the heat radiating surface 26a comes into contact with the liquid cooling jacket 22a constituting the coolant pipe 22, and heat is radiated to the liquid cooling jacket 22a.
- two thermoelectric conversion modules 21 are installed, but the number is not particularly limited.
- the coolant pipe 22 includes a series of meandering channels (not shown) inside a liquid cooling jacket 22 a made of a metal having high thermal conductivity (for example, aluminum). Constructed by forming.
- the coolant 6 is supplied from the circulation pump 13 to the inlet side of the coolant pipe 22 through the coolant pipe 23, and the coolant 6 is supplied from the outlet side of the coolant pipe 22 through the coolant pipe 24. It is sent back into the cooling tank 11.
- the beer 5 fed from the outlet side of the cooling flow path 33 to the beverage pipe 34 is supplied to the tower 4, and from the pouring port provided in the tower 4 to a drinking container such as a glass. It has been poured out.
- the first stage cooling by the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 and the second stage cooling by the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 can be performed, and multi-stage cooling is performed. Can do. Further, according to the above configuration, it is possible to realize cooling to, for example, 5 to 8 ° C. by the first stage cooling, and cooling to, for example, minus 2 ° C. to minus 5 ° C. by the second stage cooling. Was confirmed to be feasible.
- the cooling flow paths 31 and 33 at each stage can be obtained with a meandering flow path, so that a large amount of heat exchange can be obtained. Therefore, it is possible to stably maintain a desired cooling temperature even in a situation where the liquid is poured out.
- the coolant 6 can be shared by the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 and the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20, and therefore when the second stage thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 is provided, the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20. It is not necessary to secure a new coolant flowing through another path used for cooling the battery. Therefore, even when the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 is additionally installed with respect to the existing water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10, the cost burden and the problem of securing the installation space can be reduced. Moreover, even if it is a case where the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 and the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 are newly installed simultaneously, since the cooling fluid 6 can be shared, the problem of cost burden and installation space ensuring can be reduced.
- the first stage cooling is performed by the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10
- the second stage cooling is performed by the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20.
- this order it can be set as the form in which fine temperature control using the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 is possible in the latter stage.
- the order is not limited to this, and an embodiment in which the order is reversed may be employed.
- the number of cooling stages may be increased by additionally providing another water tank type ice cooling mechanism and / or thermoelectric cooling mechanism that shares the coolant 6. Even when the number of cooling mechanisms is increased in this way, by sharing the coolant 6, it is possible to reduce the cost burden and the problem of securing the installation space.
- FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the beverage cooling apparatus according to the second embodiment.
- Example 2 in addition to Example 1, it is set as the structure which cools the tower 4 by circulating the cooling fluid 6 about the tower 4 provided with the pouring opening.
- the tower 4 is configured to be erected on the counter 46 in the second embodiment.
- a tower 41 in which an internal space 40 is formed, and a pouring outlet are provided.
- a beverage pipe 34 connected to the pouring cock 42 is passed through the internal space 40.
- casing 41 is comprised with a metal, earthenware, a plastics, glass etc., and is not specifically limited.
- “tower” in this specification means “standing on a horizontal table such as a counter in a store, a pillar material standing on a floor surface, or protruding from a wall surface”. It is provided for other support members and has a flow path (beverage pipe 34) through which a beverage (beer) cooled through a cooling mechanism passes.
- a flow path (beverage pipe 34) through which a beverage (beer) cooled through a cooling mechanism passes.
- a cooling liquid pipe 43 through which the cooling liquid 6 flows is passed through the internal space 40, and the outer surface of the housing 41 can be cooled by the cooling liquid pipe 43. It is like that. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, one end of the coolant pipe 43 is connected to the coolant pipe 23 on the circulation pump 13 side, and the other end is connected to the coolant pipe 22. The coolant 6 sent out from the coolant is sent back into the cooling tank 11 via the coolant pipe 23, the coolant pipe 43, the coolant pipe 22, and the coolant pipe 24. As in this example, the coolant 6 is circulated through a series of channels, the coolant pipe 23 is branched, and the coolant 6 is supplied to the coolant pipes 22 and 43, respectively. The coolant 6 may be returned from the coolant pipes 22 and 43 to the cooling tank 11.
- casing 41 of the tower 4 is cooled with the cooling fluid 6, and the state which made the frost 45 (or ice) adhere to the surface of the housing
- the interior space 40 of the housing 41 is also cooled by the coolant pipe 43, so that the effect of cooling the beverage pipe 34 can also be obtained. In order to enhance this effect, the beverage pipe 34 and the coolant pipe 43 may be brought into contact with each other.
- FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the beverage cooling apparatus according to the third embodiment.
- the beer 5 that has finished the first stage cooling can be poured out without performing the second stage cooling. It is.
- the beer 5 cooled by the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 functioning as the first stage cooling device is diverted to the beverage pipe 35, and the beer 5 is discharged from the beverage pipe 35 to the other tower 4A. It is set as the structure supplied.
- the tower 4 is supplied with the beer 5 cooled by the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 that functions as a second-stage cooling device. It becomes possible to pour out the cooled beer 5. Moreover, in the other tower 4A, since the beer 5 cooled only by the first-stage water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 is supplied, the temperature is lowered as compared with the beer 5 poured out from the tower 4. It becomes possible to pour out the beer 5 that is not cooled, that is, the beer 5 that has been cooled to about 5 to 8 ° C., which is the normal beer cooling temperature.
- the two tanks 4 and 4A share the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 that is the first stage cooling device. That is, according to this configuration, there is no need to install a separate water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 for each tower 4 or 4A, and the cost burden and the problem of securing the installation space can be reduced.
- the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 and the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 are installed as existing devices, it is possible to additionally install another tower 4A. The problem of securing the installation space can be reduced.
- 6 (a) to 6 (c) show the configuration of the beverage cooling apparatus of the fourth embodiment.
- the other coolant-type ice cooling mechanism 10A and / or the other thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20A in which the coolant 6 is not circulated are provided.
- the beer 5 is also cooled by the other water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10A and / or the other thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20A.
- another water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10A and / or another thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20A is additionally provided. It shall be in the form of installation. In this additional installation, since the cooling liquid 6 used in the cooling mechanism used in the first to third embodiments is not shared, the additional installation can be easily performed.
- another water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10A and / or another thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20A is additionally installed. Is assumed. On the contrary, when the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10A is provided as an existing facility in the store, a configuration in which the configurations of the first to third embodiments are added is also possible. Since the coolant 6 used in the configuration is not shared, the existing water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10A can be effectively used as it is without modification.
- FIG. 6A another water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10A is installed in the previous stage of the configuration of the second embodiment, and the beer 5 cooled by the other water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10A is stored in the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10. To supply.
- the cooling liquid 6 used in the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 is not used for cooling the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10A.
- the other water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 ⁇ / b> A may be provided before the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10, or may be provided after the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20.
- thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 ⁇ / b> A is installed at the front stage of the configuration of the second embodiment, and the beer 5 cooled by the other thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 ⁇ / b> A is supplied to the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10.
- the cooling liquid 6 used in the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 is not used for cooling the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20A.
- the other thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 ⁇ / b> A may be provided before the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10, or may be provided after the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20. Further, in the other thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20A, when the configuration similar to the configuration shown in FIG. 2 is used, it is necessary to separately secure the coolant supplied to the liquid cooling jacket 22a.
- thermoelectric conversion module 21 it is also possible to obtain a cooling effect by only the thermoelectric conversion module 21 without providing the above.
- a mode in which natural cooling is performed by a radiator (having a heat radiating plate or fins), a mode in which the radiator or the like is blown by a fan and left to cool, can be adopted.
- FIG. 6C shows a configuration in which another beverage cooling device 1A including another water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10A and another thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20A is installed in the previous stage of the configuration of the second embodiment.
- another configuration similar to that of the first embodiment is added, and the coolant 6A is circulated between the other water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10A and the other thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20A.
- the other beverage cooling device 1A is provided in the preceding stage of the water tank type ice cooling mechanism 10 in the other beverage cooling device 1, and in the subsequent stage of the thermoelectric cooling mechanism 20 in the other beverage cooling device 1. It is good also as providing.
- the present invention can be employed as a beverage cooling device for cooling beer, and is not particularly limited to beer, and can be employed as a beverage cooling device for various beverages.
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このビールのディスペンサーでは、ビール樽などの容器に充填されたビールを、冷却装置を通じて冷却するとともに、カウンターなどに設置される注ぎ出しコックからグラス等の容器に注ぎ出す構成となっている。また、冷却装置については、冷凍機により冷却された冷媒を利用して水槽内の冷却液を冷却して氷を生成し、水槽内に配置される冷却流路(蛇管)内を流れるビールを冷却する構成とするものが知られている。また、既に生成された氷を氷室内(アイスボックス内)に納め、この氷によってビールが流れる冷却流路を冷却する構成とするものが知られている。
少なくとも一つの水槽式氷冷却機構と、
少なくとも一つの熱電冷却機構と、を有し、
前記水槽式氷冷却機構は、冷却槽内の冷却液を冷凍機にて冷却し、前記冷却槽内の第一の冷却流路を冷却し、前記第一の冷却流路内を流れる飲料を冷却する構成とし、
前記熱電冷却機構は、熱電変換モジュールを前記冷却液にて冷却し、第二の冷却流路を前記熱電変換モジュールにて冷却し、前記第二の冷却流路を流れる飲料を冷却する構成とし、
前記水槽式氷冷却機構と前記熱電冷却機構との間で前記冷却液が循環される構成とし、
前記水槽式氷冷却機構と、前記熱電冷却機構において、前記飲料の冷却が行われる、
飲料冷却装置とするものである。
前記冷却液を共用しない他の冷却機構をさらに有し、
前記水槽式氷冷却機構と、前記熱電冷却機構に加え、前記他の冷却機構によって、前記飲料の冷却が行われる、
こととするものである。
注ぎ出し口を備えるタワーについて前記冷却液を循環させることで、前記タワーを冷却する構成とする、こととするものである。
一段階目の冷却装置として機能する前記水槽式氷冷却機構、前記熱電冷却機構、又は、前記他の冷却機構、
にて冷却された飲料を分流し、他のタワーへと飲料を供給する構成とする、ものである。
また、水槽式氷冷却機構と熱電冷却機構にて使用する冷却液を共用することができ、熱電冷却機構を冷却するためのラジエータなどの冷却機構を別途設ける必要がなく、装置全体としての小型化を図ることが可能となる。
図1に示す実施形態のごとく、本発明は、
少なくとも一つの水槽式氷冷却機構10と、
少なくとも一つの熱電冷却機構20と、を有し、
前記水槽式氷冷却機構10は、冷却槽11内の冷却液6を冷凍機12にて冷却し、冷却槽11内の第一の冷却流路31を冷却し、前記第一の冷却流路31内を流れるビール5を冷却する構成とし、
前記熱電冷却機構20は、熱電変換モジュール21を前記冷却液6にて冷却し、冷却流路33を前記熱電変換モジュール21にて冷却し、前記冷却流路33を流れるビール5を冷却する構成とし、
前記水槽式氷冷却機構10と前記熱電冷却機構20との間で前記冷却液6が循環される構成とし、
前記水槽式氷冷却機構10と、前記熱電冷却機構20において、前記ビール5の冷却が行われる、
構成とする、
飲料冷却装置1とするものである。
前記冷却液6を共用しない他の冷却機構(水槽式氷冷却機構10A、及び/又は、他の熱電冷却機構20A)をさらに有し、
前記水槽式氷冷却機構10と、前記熱電冷却機構20に加え、前記他の冷却機構によって、前記ビール5の冷却が行われる、
こととするものである。
また、図1の形態を使用することによれば、水槽式氷冷却機構10と熱電冷却機構20にて使用する冷却液6を共用することができ、熱電冷却機構20を冷却するためのラジエータなどの冷却機構を別途設ける必要がなく、装置全体としての小型化を図ることが可能となる。
図1に示すごとく、ビール樽2に充填されたビール5は、ガスボンベ3から供給される炭酸ガスの圧力により押し出され、飲料配管30を通じて水槽式氷冷却機構10へと供給される。水槽式氷冷却機構10内に供給されたビール5は、第一の冷却流路31を通る過程で冷却され、飲料配管32を介して熱電冷却機構20へと供給される。熱電冷却機構20に供給されたビール5は、第二の冷却流路33を通る過程で冷却され、飲料配管34を介してビール5の注ぎ出し口を備えるタワー4へと供給される。飲料配管30、冷却流路31、飲料配管32、冷却流路33、飲料配管34は、ビール5が流れる一連の流路となっている。
冷却槽11内には、蛇管の形態にて構成される冷却流路31が納められる。また、冷却液6については、水や、零下(例えばマイナス2~5度)温度帯で凍らない不凍液などを使用することができる。また、冷凍機12は、圧縮機12aや冷却槽11内に納められる冷媒蒸発器12bなどから構成されるものであって、従来の水槽式氷冷却機構において採用される一般的な構成を使用することができ、圧縮機12aにより冷媒を循環させることによって、冷媒蒸発器12bによる熱交換を行い、冷却液6が冷やされる構成としている。また、循環ポンプ13は、冷却液6を水槽式氷冷却機構10と熱電冷却機構20の間で循環させるためのものである。なお、循環ポンプ13は、水槽式氷冷却機構10の外部に
設けることや、熱電冷却機構20側に設置することなども可能であり、特に設置箇所については限定されるものではない。また、水槽式氷冷却機構10と熱電冷却機構20は、一つの筐体内に設置される形態、又は、個別に設置される形態のいずれであってもよい。
冷却流路33は、本実施例では、熱伝導性の高い金属(例えば、アルミニウム)によって構成されるコールドプレート33aの内部に、図示せぬ蛇行する一連の流路を形成することによって構成される。この冷却流路33の入り口側には、飲料配管32を介してビール5が供給され、冷却流路33の出口側からは、飲料配管34を介してビール5が送り出されるようになっている。
本実施例2では、実施例1に加え、注ぎ出し口を備えるタワー4について冷却液6を循環させることで、タワー4を冷却する構成とするものである。
タワー4は、本実施例2においては、図4(a)に示すごとく、カウンター46に立設される形態とするものであり、内部空間40が形成される筐体41と、注ぎ出し口を備えた注ぎ出しコック42を有して構成されており、内部空間40には、注ぎ出しコック42に繋がれる飲料配管34が通されている。また、筐体41は、金属、陶器、プラスチック、ガラスなどで構成されるものであり、特に限定されるものではない。なお、本明細書における「タワー」とは、「店舗などのカウンターといった水平な台、或いは、床面より立設される柱材、などに立設される、或いは、壁面から突設されるなど、他の支持部材に対して設けられるものであって、内部には冷却機構を経て冷やされた飲料(ビール)が通る流路(飲料配管34)を有するもの」をいうものである。
本実施例3では、実施例1、又は、実施例2に加え、一段階目の冷却を終えたビール5を、二段階目の冷却をせずに注ぎ出すことを可能とする構成とするものである。
具体的には、一段階目の冷却装置として機能する水槽式氷冷却機構10にて冷却されたビール5を飲料配管35へと分流し、この飲料配管35から他のタワー4Aへとビール5を供給する構成とするものである。
本実施例4では、実施例1乃至実施例3に加え、前記冷却液6が循環されない、他の水槽式氷冷却機構10A、及び/又は、他の熱電冷却機構20Aを備え、
前記他の水槽式氷冷却機構10A、及び/又は、前記他の熱電冷却機構20Aによっても、ビール5の冷却が行われる構成とするものである。
2 ビール樽
3 ガスボンベ
4 タワー
5 ビール
6 冷却液
10 水槽式氷冷却機構
11 冷却槽
12 冷凍機
12a 圧縮機
12b 冷媒蒸発器
13 循環ポンプ
20 熱電冷却機構
21 熱電変換モジュール
22 冷却液配管
23 冷却液配管
24 冷却液配管
30 飲料配管
31 冷却流路
32 飲料配管
33 冷却流路
34 飲料配管
35 飲料配管
Claims (4)
- 少なくとも一つの水槽式氷冷却機構と、
少なくとも一つの熱電冷却機構と、を有し、
前記水槽式氷冷却機構は、冷却槽内の冷却液を冷凍機にて冷却し、前記冷却槽内の第一の冷却流路を冷却し、前記第一の冷却流路内を流れる飲料を冷却する構成とし、
前記熱電冷却機構は、熱電変換モジュールを前記冷却液にて冷却し、第二の冷却流路を前記熱電変換モジュールにて冷却し、前記第二の冷却流路を流れる飲料を冷却する構成とし、
前記水槽式氷冷却機構と前記熱電冷却機構との間で前記冷却液が循環される構成とし、
前記水槽式氷冷却機構と、前記熱電冷却機構において、前記飲料の冷却が行われる、
飲料冷却装置。 - 前記冷却液を共用しない他の冷却機構をさらに有し、
前記水槽式氷冷却機構と、前記熱電冷却機構に加え、前記他の冷却機構によって、前記飲料の冷却が行われる、
ことを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の飲料冷却装置。 - 注ぎ出し口を備えるタワーについて前記冷却液を循環させることで、前記タワーを冷却する構成とする、
ことを特徴とする、請求項1又は請求項2に記載の飲料冷却装置。 - 一段階目の冷却装置として機能する前記水槽式氷冷却機構、前記熱電冷却機構、又は、前記他の冷却機構、
にて冷却された飲料を分流し、他のタワーへと飲料を供給する構成とする、
ことを特徴とする、請求項2又は請求項3に記載の飲料冷却装置。
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