Method and system for chilling and dispensing beverage

Abstract

A beverage circuit for cooling a beverage when the beverage flows through inside the circuit, the circuit comprising a hollow tube allowing the beverage to enter into or exit from the circuit; wherein the tube being wounded to form a plurality of multi-layered coiled columns, all of which being arranged substantially in parallel to each other and stacked together column-by-column, each of the coiled columns comprising a plurality of layers; wherein the tube having a cross-sectional width not exceeding 8 mm; and wherein each of the coiled columns having a layer-width not exceeding 80 mm; thereby allowing an entirety of the coiled columns to occupy a compact space while providing a substantial amount of external surface area for the portion of the tube along the coiled columns to allow rapid cooling of the beverage.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 530,135 filed Jun. 22, 2012, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.COPYRIGHT NOTICE[0002]A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material, which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention generally relates to chilling and dispensing a beverage. In particular, this invention relates to a system for rapid chilling of the beverage and automatic, user-friendly dispensing of the same.BACKGROUND[0004]A mobile dispenser of beverages offers an advantage over a fixed one in that the mobile beverage dispenser can be quickly installed a...

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Benefits of technology

This patent is about a beverage circuit that cools down a beverage as it flows through it. The circuit is made up of a hollow tube that has openings at both ends. The tube is wound up to form multiple layers of coiled columns that run parallel to each other and are stacked on top of each other. The width of the tube is no more than 8 mm, and the width of each layer is no more than 80 mm. This design allows for efficient cooling of the beverage because the whole circuit occupies a compact space and has a lot of surface area for the cooling process.

Problems solved by technology

However, some constructions result in beverage chilling units that are large and bulky in order to achieve rapid chilling.

Large, bulky beverage chilling units are not practically suitable for installation in mobile beverage dispensers.

Small, compact beverage chilling units, on the other hand, usually have reduced cooling capabilities and they are difficult to achieve rapid chilling of beverages.

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