EP2103565B1 - Getränkeautomat, der mit einem Kühlmittel- oder Wärmeübertragungselement ausgestattet ist - Google Patents

Getränkeautomat, der mit einem Kühlmittel- oder Wärmeübertragungselement ausgestattet ist Download PDF

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EP2103565B1
EP2103565B1 EP20090356020 EP09356020A EP2103565B1 EP 2103565 B1 EP2103565 B1 EP 2103565B1 EP 20090356020 EP20090356020 EP 20090356020 EP 09356020 A EP09356020 A EP 09356020A EP 2103565 B1 EP2103565 B1 EP 2103565B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates to a beverage dispensing apparatus, more particularly to a device of the type pressurized beer machine for private use.
  • Beer machines for private use generally comprise an insulated chamber containing a barrel, a draw-off device connected to the barrel and a barrel cooling device comprising a thermoelectric Peltier system.
  • the cooling device takes a time, of the order of a day, to bring the beer to a service temperature of about 4 degrees.
  • this one-day time, to bring the beer to a serving temperature is divided by about four. This type of operation therefore requires the user a very long waiting time before consuming a beer at the right temperature at each drum change.
  • the cooling device is operational only in a place where the electrical network is available.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks and to provide a beverage dispensing apparatus provided with a drum cooling device to reduce the time to bring a new drum to a service temperature.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a beverage dispensing apparatus provided with a drum cooling device which has an improved calorie removal process of the barrel and therefore a better energy balance.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a beverage dispensing apparatus with a drum cooling device that is simple and economical to implement and use.
  • the addition of a removable heat-transfer element makes it possible to reduce the time to put the service temperature of a drum which the user has just replaced or of a drum already in place in the apparatus which was not maintained at the service temperature.
  • the installation of a heat transfer element in the device corresponds to the contribution of a large cooling capacity in view of the low cooling power of a thermoelectric Peltier effect system, generally of the order of 70 watts .
  • the addition of a removable heat-transfer element makes it possible to maintain the service temperature of the drum for several hours after the apparatus has been disconnected from the electrical network, using the heat capacity stored in the heat-transfer element.
  • the device can be used for example on a terrace or in a garden away from a power outlet.
  • the removable heat-carrying element comprises an envelope filled with a coolant liquid capable of being subjected to a cooling phase in a freezer.
  • thermoelectric system Peltier effect This arrangement allows the heat transfer element to store frigories in a simple manner, the freezer being a common device.
  • a freezer has a much better performance than a thermoelectric system Peltier effect, so the energy balance to cool a drum at the service temperature is much better with the addition of the cooled heat transfer element than with a thermoelectric system with Peltier effect alone.
  • the envelope of the heat transfer element comprises rigid walls.
  • This arrangement makes it possible not to modify the geometry of the heat transfer element during its cooling in a freezer and thus to maintain a good contact with the barrel once put in place in the enclosure of the apparatus.
  • the heat transfer liquid has a liquid / solid phase change temperature greater than the liquid / solid phase change temperature of the beverage.
  • This arrangement makes it possible, with a liquid / solid phase change liquid, to store a large quantity of frigories corresponding to the latent heat of transformation of the liquid.
  • this arrangement makes it possible to prevent the beverage in the barrel from freezing, the temperature of the heat transfer element always being higher than the temperature at which the beverage freezes.
  • the enclosure comprises a bottom and an inner wall provided with an opening receiving the cold surface, and the inner wall comprises a receiving zone of the heat transfer element, disposed opposite the cold surface.
  • This arrangement makes it possible to have a maximum heat exchange surface with the barrel and a good distribution of this exchange surface around the barrel and thus to reduce the cooling time of the barrel.
  • the apparatus comprises means for pressurizing the barrel against the cold surface of the thermoelectric system.
  • support means are included under stress of the barrel against the cold surface of the thermoelectric system.
  • This arrangement improves the transfer of heat from the drum to the cold surface of the thermoelectric system, thus improving the cooling rate of the drum and having optimized energy efficiency.
  • the means for pressurizing the barrel against the cold surface comprise a protuberance on the bottom, on which the barrel is supported; the protuberance being offset from the center of gravity of the barrel so that the weight of the barrel resting on the protuberance generates a tilting torque against the cold surface.
  • This arrangement makes it possible to obtain the pressurization of the drum against the cold surface of the thermoelectric system in a very simple way, using gravity.
  • the user easily replaces the barrel by inserting it into the enclosure and placing it on the protuberance of the bottom, without any particular precaution.
  • the means for pressurizing the barrel against the cold surface comprise an insert, resting on a plane inclined towards the barrel, so as to apply a thrust towards the cold surface.
  • This arrangement makes it possible to complete the pressurization of the barrel against the cold surface by applying a lateral force on the barrel with the aid of an insert, which improves the heat transfer of the heat from the barrel to the thermoelectric system.
  • the insert is constituted by the heat transfer element.
  • This arrangement reduces the cost of the device by reducing the number of components, the heat transfer element and the insert being a single piece.
  • the means for pressurizing the drum against the surface cold comprise spring means adapted to apply a thrust of the heat transfer element against the barrel by bearing on the inner wall.
  • This arrangement makes it possible to have a very good contact between the barrel and the heat transfer element, which improves the heat transfer of the heat from the barrel to the heat transfer element.
  • the spring means also form means for handling the heat transfer element.
  • a beverage dispensing apparatus 1 of the type of draft beer machine for private use comprises an enclosure 2 comprising a front face 3 provided with a draw-off tap 4 and a support under the tap able to receive a glass and to harvest drops (not shown).
  • the enclosure 2 also comprises a base 5 adapted to place the apparatus 1 and a pivoting cover 6 represented only on the Fig. 1 to allow loading or unloading of a barrel of beer ( Fig. 2 , 3 and 4 ).
  • the enclosure 2 has a rear face 7 provided with a housing and a power cord (not shown).
  • the pivoting cover 6 has a user interface 35 comprising a filling level of the drum and an indicator of the temperature of the drum.
  • the faucet is part of a device racking (not detailed) connected to the drum 10.
  • the apparatus 1 contains the barrel 10 which has a wall 9 of generally cylindrical shape, a base 11 and an upper portion 12.
  • the barrel 10 is positioned vertically in the chamber 2.
  • the apparatus 1 is provided with a device for cooling the drum which comprises a thermoelectric system 13 with a Peltier effect.
  • This system comprises a cold surface 14 and a hot surface 15.
  • the electric current supply of this thermoelectric system 13 causes a transfer of the calories from the cold surface 14 to the hot surface 15.
  • the temperature the cold surface 14 is between -6 and -10 degrees.
  • the chamber 2 of the apparatus 1 comprises an internal wall 16 comprising an opening allowing the passage of the cold surface 14 and its contact with the wall 9 of the barrel 10.
  • the cold surface 14 has an arcuate shape, complementary to the shape of the wall 9 of the barrel 10, promoting the heat exchange.
  • the hot surface 15 is positioned outside the enclosure 2, in a casing 8 provided with vents, at the rear of the apparatus 1. To improve the efficiency of the thermoelectric system 13, a fan 19 blows of air on the hot surface 15 to evacuate the calories.
  • the cooling device of the drum 10 also comprises two heat transfer elements 20, 21 removable.
  • the inner wall 16 of the enclosure of the apparatus comprises a receiving zone 18 disposed opposite the cold surface 14 and adapted to receive the two heat transfer elements 20, 21.
  • the heat transfer elements 20, 21 have no contact with the cold surface 14.
  • Each heat transfer element 20, 21 comprises a rigid, sealed envelope which contains a coolant 36 consisting of water previously transformed into ice in a freezer. Water, which has a liquid / solid phase change temperature of zero degrees, is well suited for cooling beer without the risk of it freezing.
  • Each rigid envelope has a substantially parallelepipedal shape and has an inner face 22, 23 slightly concave, adapted to match the shape of the wall 9 of the barrel 10 and an outer face 24, 25 slightly convex.
  • the chamber 2 comprises a bottom 17 comprising a protrusion 30 on which the base 11 of the barrel 10 rests.
  • the protuberance 30 is offset with respect to the axis of the barrel 10 and remote from the cold surface 14 so that the weight of the barrel 10 generates around the point of support on the protrusion 30 a tilting torque against the cold wall 14.
  • the protuberance 30 is an interchangeable insert which corresponds to a type of barrel and which positions the wall 9 at the right height facing the cold surface 14.
  • the bottom 17 also comprises an assembly mounted to move with the aid of a spring comprising a temperature sensor 31, which bears on the base 11 of the drum 10 to control the thermoelectric system 13 and display the temperature on the user interface 35.
  • the mobile mounted assembly also comprises a presence detector of the drum 10.
  • the receiving zone 18 comprises in its lower part an inclined plane 32 directed towards the shaft 10 and each heat transfer element 20, 21 comprises a rounded lower part 26, 27.
  • each part lower rounded 26, 27 heat transfer elements 20, 21 slides on the inclined plane 32 of the receiving zone 18 and each applies a lateral force on the wall 9 of the barrel 10 whose resultant is directed towards the cold surface 14.
  • Each heat transfer element 20, 21 comprises an upper part provided with hook-shaped spring means 28, 29 which, by bearing on the inner wall 16 of the receiving zone 18, generate a tilting force of the heat transfer element 20, 21 against the wall 9 of the barrel 10.
  • the spring means 28, 29 move the heat-transfer element 20, 21 away from the inner wall 16, thus reducing the thermal losses towards the outside of the enclosure 2.
  • These spring means also make handling handle 28, 29 for put in place or leave the heat transfer element 20, 21 of the chamber 2 of the device 1.
  • the heat transfer elements 20, 21 have a capacity of between 1 to 3 liters of water, preferably 1.4 liters.
  • This quantity of water converted into ice associated with the thermoelectric system 13 Peltier effect makes it possible to bring the temperature of a barrel of 5 liters of beer from an initial temperature of 30 ° C. to a service temperature of 2 ° C. C without the heat capacity of the heat transfer elements 20, 21 is completely exhausted.
  • the thermoelectric system 13 with Peltier effect which would cool the heat transfer elements 20, 21 in addition to the drum 10.
  • the user In operation, in the case of a drum change 10, the user opens the pivoting lid 6 and takes the empty drum from the apparatus 1. It then inserts into the chamber 2 the full drum, connected to the withdrawal system , without particular precaution, until the base 11 of the barrel 10 rests on the protrusion 30 of the bottom 17, which causes the tilting of the barrel 10 by its own weight against the cold surface 14 of the thermoelectric system 13. Next, the user slides in the receiving zone 18 of the chamber 2 two heat transfer elements 20, 21 previously cooled in a freezer.
  • the rounded lower portions 26, 27 of the heat transfer elements 20, 21 slide on the inclined plane 32 of the receiving zone 18 generating a displacement of the heat transfer elements 20, 21 with a lateral component towards the wall 9 of the barrel 10, which pushes the latter towards the cold surface 14.
  • the spring means 28, 29, bearing on the inner wall 16 press the heat transfer elements 20, 21 against the wall 9 of the barrel 10. The user then closes the pivoting cover 6 and connects the device 1 to the electrical network. A few hours later, the beer in the barrel 10 is at the operating temperature and the user can remove the heat transfer elements 20, 21 to replace them in a freezer without moving the barrel 10.
  • the thermoelectric system 13 Peltier effect is sufficient to keep the barrel 10 at the correct temperature.
  • the user wants to use his device 1 in a remote location of the electrical network, he disconnects the apparatus 1 whose barrel 10 has been previously cooled and inserts into the chamber 2 one or two heat transfer elements 20, 21 from the freezer.
  • the cooling capacity of the heat transfer element or elements 20, 21 causes the drum 10 to be kept at a service temperature for several hours without the aid of the thermoelectric system 13, the apparatus 1 not being reconnected to the electrical network.
  • the bottom of the enclosure may be flat without protuberance but inclined so that the barrel tilts against the cold wall.
  • the inner wall of the enclosure may be vertical and the heat transfer element may have an inclined outer face to push the barrel against the cold surface.
  • the heat transfer element contains water whose liquid / solid phase change temperature has been lowered by a few degrees by the addition of a glycol-type adjuvant.
  • the inner wall of the chamber at the receiving zone is inclined relative to the wall of the barrel by a few degrees and the heat transfer element has a trapezoidal shape, adapted when it is put in place. in the enclosure, to generate a wedge effect to press the barrel against the cold wall of the thermoelectric system.

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  1. Getränkeabgabegerät (1), umfassend eine Wandung (2) und ein Fass, das innerhalb der Wandung enthalten ist, wobei das Fass (10) eine im Allgemeinen zylindrische Wand (9), einen Sockel (11) und einen oberen Teil (12) aufweist, wobei das Gerät eine Vorrichtung zum Kühlen des Fasses umfasst, die ein thermoelektrisches System (13) mit Peltier-Effekt umfasst, das eine kalte Oberfläche (14) aufweist, die in thermischem Kontakt mit dem Fass (10) ist, wobei die Vorrichtung ebenfalls wenigstens ein abnehmbares Wärmeträgerelement (20, 21) umfasst, das in thermischem Kontakt mit dem Fass (10) ist, wobei die Wandung (2) einen Boden (17) und eine Innenwand (16) umfasst, die mit einer Öffnung zum Aufnehmen der kalten Oberfläche (14) versehen ist und wobei die Innenwand (16) einen Aufnahmebereich (18) für das Wärmeträgerelement (20, 21) umfasst, der gegenüber der kalten Oberfläche (14) angeordnet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die kalte Oberfläche (14) mit der Wand (9) des Fasses (10) in Kontakt ist.
  2. Getränkeabgabegerät (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das abnehmbare Wärmeträgerelement (20, 21) eine Hülle umfasst, die mit einer Wärmeträgerflüssigkeit (36) gefüllt ist, die einer Kühlphase in einem Gefrierschrank unterzogen werden kann.
  3. Getränkeabgabegerät (1) nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Hülle des Wärmeträgerelements (20, 21) starre Wände umfasst.
  4. Getränkeabgabegerät (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Fass ein Getränk enthält und dadurch, dass die Wärmeträgerflüssigkeit (36) eine Phasenänderungstemperatur von flüssig zu fest aufweist, die höher ist als die Phasenänderungstemperatur von flüssig zu fest des Getränks.
  5. Getränkeabgabegerät (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gerät Mittel zur Druckbeaufschlagung des Fasses (10) gegen die kalte Oberfläche (14) des thermoelektrischen Systems (13) umfasst.
  6. Getränkeabgabegerät (1) nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mittel zur Druckbeaufschlagung des Fasses (10) gegen die kalte Oberfläche einen Vorsprung (30) am Boden (17) umfassen, auf den sich das Fass (10) stützt; wobei der Vorsprung (30) in Bezug auf das Schwerkraftzentrum des Fasses (10) versetzt ist, sodass das Gewicht des Fasses (10), das auf den Vorsprung (30) drückt, ein Kippmoment gegen die kalte Oberfläche (14) erzeugt.
  7. Getränkeabgabegerät (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mittel zur Druckbeaufschlagung des Fasses (10) gegen die kalte Oberfläche ein angestücktes Element (20, 21) umfassen, das sich auf eine zum Fass (10) geneigte Ebene (32) stützt, sodass ein Schub in Richtung kalte Oberfläche (14) ausgeübt wird.
  8. Getränkeabgabegerät (1) nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das angestückte Element vom Wärmeträgerelement (20, 21) gebildet wird.
  9. Getränkeabgabegerät (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mittel zur Druckbeaufschlagung des Fasses (10) gegen die kalte Oberfläche Federmittel (28, 29) umfassen, die imstande sind, einen Schub des Wärmeträgerelements (20,21) gegen das Fass (10) auszuüben, indem sie sich auf die Innenwand (16) stützen.
  10. Getränkeabgabegerät (1) nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Federmittel (28, 29) ebenfalls Beförderungsmittel (28, 29) für das Wärmeträgerelement (20, 21) bilden.
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