WO2007145514A2 - Dispositif de refroidissement et stockage réfrigéré d'emballages contenant une boisson - Google Patents

Dispositif de refroidissement et stockage réfrigéré d'emballages contenant une boisson Download PDF

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WO2007145514A2
WO2007145514A2 PCT/NL2007/050275 NL2007050275W WO2007145514A2 WO 2007145514 A2 WO2007145514 A2 WO 2007145514A2 NL 2007050275 W NL2007050275 W NL 2007050275W WO 2007145514 A2 WO2007145514 A2 WO 2007145514A2
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Adriaan Cornelis Ouborg
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PRINCESS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES BV
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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
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0857—Cooling arrangements
    • B67D1/0869—Cooling arrangements using solid state elements, e.g. Peltier cells
    • 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
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/04—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
    • B67D1/0406—Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers with means for carbonating the beverage, or for maintaining its carbonation
    • 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
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0829—Keg connection means

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  • the invention lies in the field of bringing and holding in cooled state and dispensing of drink.
  • a professional beer tap which is used in cafes and other catering establishments for dispensing beer via a hand-operated tap from a barrel pressurized by carbon dioxide.
  • the beer can for instance be stored in cooled state in a cellar or be stored in non-cooled state and cooled when tapped by means of a cooling heat exchanger added to the beer conduit.
  • Small beer casks have further been brought onto the market in recent years by various beer brewers, which have for instance a volume of about 4-6 litres and on the top side of which a spring-loaded valve is present which can be operated manually by a user by means of operating means and which can open and close a draw-off conduit extending in more or less horizontal direction from the inner zone of the cask.
  • Such small beer casks for domestic use are pre-cooled or provided with a jacket which is to at least some extent thermally insulating, whereby within a certain tolerance the beer for tapping can be held at the desired temperature for a time, in practice quite a short time.
  • a so-called cool box is further generally known.
  • This is a container which is double-walled or manufactured from integral foam and which can be carried by hand, and can be closed by means of a cover manufactured in the same manner, and which is suitable for accommodating a number of packages with drink or other perishable foods .
  • the invention has for its object to embody a device for cooling and cooled storage of packages of drink such that it combines all the advantages of the described known art.
  • the invention also has for its object to provide a device of this type which is highly attractive to, the consumer, not only because of its technical functionality and great versatility, but also due to its simplicity and relatively low price, optionally in combination with an attractive design, which does not itself form part of the present invention.
  • the invention provides a device as specified in claim 1.
  • the measures of claim 2 are highly suitable for realizing a very good thermal insulation.
  • the very inexpensive and easily embodied variant according to claim 3 can be applied for this particular purpose.
  • the housing can hereby be manufactured in one injection moulding operation, without specific assembly steps. It is noted here for the sake of completeness that the housing is defined as a more or less cup-like container having on its upper side a mouth opening, in combination with a cover which is modelled such that it can be placed in stable manner on the mouth rim and can thus close the mouth opening.
  • Claim 4 provides the option of making use of a per se known cooling element based on the transmission of electric current.
  • the cooling device can hereby have very small dimensions and entail a relatively low energy consumption.
  • the cooling device according to the invention can derive benefit from the embodiment according to claim 5.
  • a fridge or freezer which generally makes use of a compressor, has a moderate efficiency, it is however switched on permanently in most households, whereby a low-temperature environment is always available. If a Peltier element is placed temporarily therein, the cooling of the drinks already begins at an advantageous reduced temperature. The user can of course also pre-cool the drink for cooling to at least some extent in an available fridge or freezer, after which it is placed in the device according to the invention.
  • the measures according to claim 6 are highly suitable for avoiding leakage of the final drops of tapped beer onto a surface such as a tablecloth or the like.
  • the magnetic means serve to hold the cover plate coupled firmly but releasably to the carrier when the device is being put into or taken out of use, transported and the like.
  • a very simple embodiment is that in which the carrier plate is for instance ferromagnetic and two magnets are for instance situated on either side in the carrier.
  • the carrier can have a separate tray which is accommodated therein and which can be emptied and cleaned at regular intervals.
  • a specific possible dimensioning of the device according to the invention is specified in claim 7. It is noted here that the invention is not limited thereto, and that other dimensions may also be possible and practical.
  • Claim 8 provides the option of use in a house in which a mains voltage connection is present.
  • the device being provided with a converter from for instance the relatively high alternating voltage from a mains connection to a relatively low voltage on which the cooling device of the device according to the invention can operate.
  • the universal applicability of the device according to the invention can be ensured in this way.
  • use is made of a bung.
  • This bung has the advantage that the effective thermal insulation of the space in the housing is improved in that a direct connection to the outside environment is closed. For this reason the bung can preferably be manufactured from a thermally insulating material .
  • the bung further serves the aesthetic purpose of covering the passage.
  • the device can advantageously be embodied in accordance with claim 11. Excellent results are found to be achieved with a wall thickness of about 30 mm.
  • drink which has been cooled to a consumption temperature will only warm up very slowly in the housing, whereby the drink remains at an acceptably low consumption temperature for a long time.
  • the embodiment according to claim 12 has the advantage that is very easy to place the integral, single draw-off conduit, while with the above described embodiment with two draw-off conduits an additional operation is required to mutually couple the two conduit parts.
  • Claim 14 specifies yet another embodiment, in which the dissipated heat is discharged effectively to the environment on the warm side of the cooling device.
  • figure 1 shows a perspective view of a device according to the invention with removed cover, an accessory, a bung and a commercially available cask of beer
  • figure IA shows an alternative integral beer conduit
  • figure 2 shows a perspective view which makes clear the manner in which the accessory is coupled to the cask
  • figure 3 shows a perspective view of the situation in which the cask with the accessory is received in the space in the housing and the cover can be arranged
  • figure 4 shows a perspective, transparent view of the device according to the invention adapted as beer tap
  • figure 5 shows a perspective view which shows that a number of cans of beer can be accommodated in the space
  • figure 6 shows a view corresponding with figure 5 of the situation in which a number of bottles of beer are accommodated in the space.
  • Figure 1 shows a cup-shaped housing 1, wherein cover 2 (see figures 3 and 4) is not drawn-
  • the housing takes a thermally insulating form.
  • a space 3 in which a cask 14 with beer or other packages with drink can be accommodated as desired.
  • figure 5 shows a situation in which a number of cans 4 with beer are placed in space 3
  • figure 6 in which a number of bottles 5 with beer are accommodated in space 3.
  • a peripheral elevation 7 which has a recess 8 which contributes toward fitting accommodation of a part of the accessory 9 to be described hereinbelow.
  • the known cask of beer 14 which is shown particularly clearly in figures 1 and 2, has a peripheral carrying bracket 10 on its top side. Situated in the centre of the top side of cask 14 is a valve 11 with an operating member 12 for displacing operating member 12 forward (arrow 13 ⁇ counter to the action of spring pressure as according to figure 1. Valve 11 is thereby opened and beer flows out of first beer conduit 15 under the influence of the pressure of carbon dioxide in cask 14.
  • an accessory 9 can be mounted firmly on cask 14. As shown in figures 1 and 2, the accessory has an operating part 16 on its front side which has the outward appearance of a tap of known type, partly due to the presence of an operating handle 17 situated above a tap nozzle 18.
  • Extending inside accessory 9 is a second beer conduit (not visible in the drawings) which, after positioning of the accessory on cask 14 in the manner shown in figure 2, connects to first beer conduit 15 and debouches in tap nozzle 18.
  • Figure IA shows an integral, alternative beer conduit which can be coupled to the cask instead of the beer conduit 15 usually supplied therewith.
  • Figure 2 shows the manner in which the conduit is placed and can be placed relative to operating part 16.
  • a carrier 21 which can be coupled releasably to housing 1, for instance by magnetic means 32, and which also fulfills the function of drip-tray.
  • This drip-tray 21 is covered by a perforated cover plate 22 of ferromagnetic material. Magnetic means are embedded in the plastic carrier such that the cover plate can hereby remain releasably but firmly positioned on carrier 21.
  • a glass can be placed on cover plate 22 and in the situation shown in figure 4 can be filled with beer by moving tap handle 17 forward and downward as according to arrow 19. It will be apparent that the cover plate can also be of other suitable material, for instance plastic.
  • the plate can also be placed separately on a support edge so that it is firmly positioned but can be removed easily.
  • FIG 4 shows that a cooling unit 23 is situated on the rear side of device 20.
  • This unit is adapted to supply power to a Peltier element 24 (see figure 1) in per se known manner by electrical means, for instance from the mains or a car battery.
  • the cooling side of this Peltier element is situated on the inner wall of space 3 and effectively provides for cooling of the air in contact therewith in space 3, and thereby of the drinks and possible other products present therein.
  • a fan can be added to Peltier element 24, which ensures that cooled air circulates around the containers for this drink in space 3.
  • Drawn in figure 1 is a grid which is placed above Peltier element 24 and which forms part of this circuit of cooled air (not shown) .
  • a Peltier element is powered by electrical energy. It hereby develops a so-called cold side and a warm side. According to the invention the cold side serves to cool the air in space 3 and the warm side is preferably cooled by means of a second fan (not shown) in casing 23, in which ventilation openings are situated for this purpose.
  • a second fan not shown in casing 23, in which ventilation openings are situated for this purpose.
  • a second profiled recess 26 through which the relevant parts of the first and the second beer conduits, and the integral beer conduit 30, can respectively extend.
  • additional sealing means can be used, for instance a flexible sealing profile 27 (see figures 5 and 6) .
  • device 1 according to the invention can serve as cooling device and as cooling housing for drinks and other products.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de stockage réfrigéré d'une boisson qui comprend : un boîtier qui délimite un espace; un dispositif de refroidissement pour refroidir la boisson présente dans l'espace; lequel espace a une forme correspondant à celle d'un tonneau disponible dans le commerce, sur le côté supérieur duquel se trouve un robinet-vanne qui est en mesure d'ouvrir et fermer un premier conduit de soutirage; et un accessoire, qui comprend : un second conduit de soutirage qui est relié au premier conduit de soutirage et qui comporte une partie d'extrémité; et une poignée de robinet qui est couplée par des moyens de transmission à la vanne de telle manière à ce que la vanne s'ouvre en pivotant manuellement la poignée vers l'avant et la bière soit entraînée vers l'extérieur par le biais du premier et du second conduit de bière; de telle façon à ce que le dispositif puisse servir tant pour distribuer de la bière réfrigérée à partir d'un tonneau à la manière d'un robinet à bière que pour le refroidissement et le stockage réfrigéré d'emballages contenant une boisson.
PCT/NL2007/050275 2006-06-11 2007-06-11 Dispositif de refroidissement et stockage réfrigéré d'emballages contenant une boisson Ceased WO2007145514A2 (fr)

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