WO2011124660A1 - Device for instant cooling of liquids, beverages and food - Google Patents
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- WO2011124660A1 WO2011124660A1 PCT/EP2011/055459 EP2011055459W WO2011124660A1 WO 2011124660 A1 WO2011124660 A1 WO 2011124660A1 EP 2011055459 W EP2011055459 W EP 2011055459W WO 2011124660 A1 WO2011124660 A1 WO 2011124660A1
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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
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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
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- F25D2303/084—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled
- F25D2303/0841—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled external to the container for a beverage, e.g. a bottle, can, drinking glass or pitcher
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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
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- F25D2331/803—Bottles
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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
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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
- F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
- F25D2400/28—Quick cooling
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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
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- F25D3/14—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using solidified gases, e.g. carbon-dioxide snow portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
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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
- F25D31/006—Other cooling or freezing apparatus specially adapted for cooling receptacles, e.g. tanks
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a device and a system for producing instant cooling of liquids, beverages and food.
- the present invention relates to a device and a system for lowering the temperature of liquids and beverages contained in bottles and for cooling foods and maintaining them at low temperatures.
- chillers are used where possible; these are able to lower the temperature of the bottles in a few minutes, so that they are ready to be served.
- this system has the drawback of having a short duration, with the wine or beverage passing from a temperature generally below 10° to room temperature in a very short time, as it cannot be kept cool for the whole of the time required for its consumption.
- the main aim of the present invention is to provide a device and a system for producing instant cooling, particular for use in the food and beverage, catering, banqueting and food transport sectors having the particular characteristic of maintaining and controlling the low temperature for the whole of the period necessary.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a device and a system for producing instant cooling and for maintaining the low temperature that can be used in different places where necessary as it is easy to transport, unlike chillers, which owing to their structure are not portable.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a device and a system for producing instant cooling and maintaining the low temperature with control and management of the temperature required by means of a gas dosing device with the aid of an electronic control capable of introducing the quantity of gas required for this purpose.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a device and a system for producing instant cooling and maintaining the low temperature with immediate availability, and little or no preparation in advance required.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a device and a system for producing instant cooling and maintaining the low temperature that is environmentally friendly.
- a device for cooling beverages and food which is characterized in that it comprises a container provided with a cavity and with a storage chamber for a liquid gas which is transformed into dry ice when in contact with air, said chamber facing on said cavity and being sealed toward the interior of the container by a diffuser made of porous sintered material capable of releasing the old transmitted by the dry ice present in said chamber.
- the device of the present invention is provided with one part acting as gas container for a gas which is transformed into dry ice and one part made of sintered metal or heat insulating material suitable to absorb the low temperature produced by said gas, thereby gradually releasing over a period of time, through contact, the low temperature produced by the dry ice placed in the containers sealed thereto, and maintaining the product at the desired temperature for a long time.
- the cavity is normally shaped so as to properly house the object to be cooled, e.g. a bottle or a food container.
- the device can than be refilled with gas at any time according to the needs and requirements of the user thereof.
- the device for cooling beverages and food comprises an inlet valve for refilling said chamber with said liquid gas.
- said container is provided with a cavity that has a substantially cylindrical shape suitable for housing bottles.
- said container preferably comprises a plurality of said chambers circumferentially positioned around said cavity.
- said container is substantially flat and comprises a plurality of diffusers facing toward its interior.
- said container is preferably suitable to be housed in a lid for cooling food and maintaining it at low temperatures.
- the chamber and the corresponding diffuser are preferably shaped so as to be suitable to be housed inside containers for transporting foods or beverages in general.
- the present invention also relates to a system for cooling beverages and food, characterized in that it comprises a device as described herein.
- the system for cooling beverages and food according to the present invention comprises a gas-containing refilling bottle connected to said device thorough a refilling line.
- said refilling line is connectable to an inlet valve of said chamber.
- the gas-containing refilling bottle is connectable to a plurality of devices through a dispenser; preferably, said dispenser is provided with solenoid valves which control the pressure and amount of gas delivered.
- Fig. 1 shows a perspective view a system according to the present invention.
- Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a detail of a first embodiment of the device of the present invention
- Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of the device of the present invention
- Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of a detail of a second embodiment of the device of the present invention
- Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of the device of the present invention.
- the system according to the present invention comprises gas distribution lines 5, which appropriately connected to a bottle 2 containing liquid gas, allow the introduction of gas into the containers 8.
- gas distribution lines 5 which appropriately connected to a bottle 2 containing liquid gas, allow the introduction of gas into the containers 8.
- the passage of the gas toward the containers 8 is managed by a dispenser provided with solenoid valves 4, which appropriately control the pressure and dose of gas.
- the gas is conveyed into chambers 6 specifically housed in the containers 8, 80 according to the use required.
- the refilling of the individual containers 8 can be managed separately.
- the container 8 has one part that acts as a chamber 6 to for storage of the gas transformed into dry ice.
- the gas is introduced by an appropriately dimensioned inlet 9 until complete or partial filling of the chamber 6.
- the chamber 6 is closed on one side by a thickness of sintered metal or insulating material 7 appropriately sealed to the chamber 6 which being porous slowly releases the cold transmitted by the dry ice stored in the chamber 4.
- the container 8 is provided with a cavity 81 that has a substantially cylindrical shape and which is suitable for housing bottles.
- the container 8 preferably comprises a plurality of chambers 6 circumferentially positioned around said cavity 81.
- the assembly of the container 8 is such that the chambers 6 can be removed for e.g. refilling and then put again in place.
- Alternative embodiments in which the chambers 6 are fixed to the structure of the container 8 in a non-removable manner are also possible.
- the container 80 is substantially flat and comprises a plurality of diffusers 70 facing toward its interior.
- the diffusers 70 appropriately filled with gas are housed in special seats in the base of a tray 80 which can be used immediately to maintain foods at low temperature according to need.
- the same diffuser 70 appropriately filled with gas can be housed in the lid 10 of a special container for immediate use suitable to transport foods and beverages, with the object of maintaining the content at low temperature.
- the user When requiring to cool a bottle containing e.g. wine or beverages in general, the user inserts the container 8 into the system of Fig. 1. By operating a specific button the system introduces a certain quantity of liquid gas, which is immediately transformed into dry ice, into the chambers 6 of the container 8 through a suitably dimensioned inlet 9.
- the containment chambers 6 of the container 8 have the task of maintaining the dry ice stored until complete release through the insulating material or sintered metal diffuser 7 which is in contact with the bottle inside the cavity 81 and lowers its temperature until it reaches the desired value. Due to the outer coatings, the container 8 maintains the low temperature for a long time and once heat exchange has been exhausted it can be immediately re-used, by repeating the previous procedure.
- the system according to the present invention as shown as a whole in Fig. 1 appropriately housed in a specific cabinet can be easily transported to the places required with the aid, e.g., of wheels mounted on the base of the container cabinet.
- the device 30 allows use of the container 80 for cooling and maintaining at low temperature foods placed on said container shaped as specific trays 80, which due to circumstances and characteristics must be maintained at low temperature for consumption.
- Another possible application according to the invention provides for use of the container 80 which specifically placed in the lid 10 or inside portable containers for foods, allow the foods or beverages to be preserved at low temperatures and facilitate transport thereof, particularly during summer months.
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US13/639,706 US20130019628A1 (en) | 2010-04-07 | 2011-04-07 | Device for instant cooling of liquids, beverages and food |
RU2012145234/13A RU2012145234A (en) | 2010-04-07 | 2011-04-07 | DEVICE FOR INSTANT COOLING OF LIQUIDS, BEVERAGES AND PRODUCTS |
EP11715462A EP2556311A1 (en) | 2010-04-07 | 2011-04-07 | Device for instant cooling of liquids, beverages and food |
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IT000016A ITBG20100016A1 (en) | 2010-04-07 | 2010-04-07 | DEVICE FOR INSTANT COOLING GENERATION, PARTICULARLY FOR FILLING THE TEMPERATURE OF LIQUIDS AND DRINKS CONTAINED IN BOTTLES AND FOR COOLING AND MAINTAINING LOW TEMPERATURES OF FOOD. |
ITBG2010A000016 | 2010-04-07 |
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