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Method and device for rapid cooling of packaged drinks

a beverage and packaging technology, applied in the direction of cooling fluid circulation, light and heating apparatus, food preservation, etc., can solve the problems of difficult use of ice for transferring cold quickly, inability to maintain a uniform temperature, and possible freezing, etc., to facilitate the rotation of the can

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-24
CONDE HINOJOSA JOSE RAMON
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[0004] It likewise constitutes an object of the invention that the rapid cooling apparatus employed has means which facilitate the rotation of the can or bottle type containers to be cooled forcing turbulence on the interior and also that it incorporates means of rinsing the container when cooled for the removal of the brine or cooling solution adhering to the surface.

Problems solved by technology

Ice is difficult to use for transferring cold rapidly and in a controlled manner to a packaged beverage.
Moreover it is not possible to maintain a uniform temperature by supplying cold since no phase change takes place.
The system also has the problem that since the spraying time control is not well designed, if a very cold solution were used undesired freezing could take place.
These systems with ice and water mixture have the drawback that when it is attempted to cool beverages to a temperature near to 0° C. the time used becomes very long meaning their use has no utility for this application.
Evidently and as is deduced by logic, these apparatus do not allow freezing of the products due to the range of temperatures in which the cooling liquid works.

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[0153]FIG. 10.—It shows a side view in detail of the interior of the apparatus for rapid cooling of packaged beverages in which its constituent elements are observed.

[0154]FIG. 11.—It shows a front view in detail of the interior of the first embodiment of the cooling apparatus.

[0155]FIG. 12.—It shows a front view of the first cooling apparatus embodiment in which are observed the control keyboard and the tray on which a bottle has been placed for its rapid cooling.

[0156]FIG. 13.—It shows a front view coincident with the preceding figure in which some cans are observed introduced for their rapid cooling.

second embodiment

[0157]FIG. 14.—It shows a side view in detail of the interior of the rapid cooling apparatus of packaged beverages in which its constituent elements are observed.

[0158]FIG. 15.—It shows a front view in detail of the interior of the second embodiment of the rapid cooling apparatus of packaged beverages in which its internal elements are observed.

[0159]FIG. 16.—It shows a front view of the second embodiment of the rapid cooling apparatus of packaged beverages in which are observed the control keyboard and the tray on which a bottle has been introduced for its rapid cooling.

[0160]FIG. 17.—It shows a front view of the second embodiment of the rapid cooling apparatus of packaged beverages in which it is observed that some cans have been introduced for their rapid cooling.

third embodiment

[0161]FIG. 18.—It shows a side view in detail of the interior of the cooling apparatus with top access to the containers.

[0162]FIG. 19.—It shows a front view of the third embodiment of the cooling apparatus in which a cover is observed which covers the containers to prevent splashing.

[0163]FIG. 20.—It shows the apparatus of the preceding figure with the top cover lifted.

[0164]FIG. 21.—It shows a rear view of the apparatus object of the third embodiment with an open cover.

[0165]FIG. 22.—It shows a block diagram in which the operating sequence of the cooling process is represented.

[0166]FIGS. 23 and 23 bis.—They show the cross-section of the auxiliary recipient with horizontal and vertical trays which support products to be frozen.

[0167]FIG. 24.—It shows a cross-section similar to that of preceding FIG. 23 during the freezing phase.

[0168]FIG. 25.—It shows an ice-cream maker mounted in the apparatus.

[0169]FIG. 26.—It shows different embodiments of projections: annular, worm and ...

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Abstract

Based on the use of a coolant aqueous liquid, usually brine, maintained at low temperature in a reservoir receptacle, as low as −20° C. if the brine is of Sodium chloride or as low as −50° C. if it is of Calcium chloride, applied on the upper surface of the container, positioned horizontally, rotating about its axis, by means of soft jets, during a time which is calculated from the initial and desired temperatures, the temperatures of the cold solution and of the rinsing water and from the temporal coefficient of the packaged beverage, so that the brine glides over its surface drawn by the force of gravity, surrounding it completely through surface tension adherence to the surface of the container located underneath, where it is detached, determining at all times that the brine coats the greater part of the container during the spraying. By substituting the coolant liquid with hot water the rapid heating of packaged beverages is produced.

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OBJECT OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a procedure and apparatus for rapid cooling of beverages packaged in can or bottle type containers, which is based fundamentally on storing brine or another aqueous solution and chilling it to a temperature proximate to its freezing point in a reservoir receptacle and spraying it onto the packaged beverage while it rotates about its axis, for a time that is calculated from the initial and desired temperatures, the temperatures of the cold solution and of the rinsing water and of the temporal coefficient of the packaged beverage, returning the cold solution to the reservoir. [0002] An object of the invention is a procedure of deducing the temporal coefficient of the packaged beverage from the initial temperature of the beverage, the temperature of the cooling aqueous liquid and of the equilibrium temperature of the beverage and its container during a stoppage of the cooling, calculated from measuring in three successive ...

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IPC IPC(8): F25D17/02F25D25/00A23L3/36F25D23/12F25D31/00
CPCA23L3/36F25D17/02F25D23/12F25D31/007F25D2331/803F25D2331/805F25D2400/10F25D2400/28A23L2/42A23L3/364
Inventor CONDE HINOJOSA, JOSE RAMON
Owner CONDE HINOJOSA JOSE RAMON
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