Frosted Beverage Dispensing Rail and Dome for Space-Saving Bottle Chilling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Bar establishments face challenges in creating an aesthetically trendy and functional beverage chilling and dispensing system that effectively chills and displays liquor bottles while optimizing limited real estate and not encumbering employees.
Innovation Solution
A frosted beverage chilling and dispensing device featuring a mounting rail with a top rail plate and dome, both equipped with freezing and chilling mechanisms that build a frost layer from ambient humidity, allowing for inverted bottle chilling and dispensing, along with a beer dispensing tower, and illuminated dome lights for aesthetic appeal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If liquor bottles are displayed on the bar, then they are visible to patrons, but they are not chilled in an aesthetically trendy and attractive manner
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the display function and chilling function into a single integrated unit. The acrylic gooseneck holder not only displays the liquor bottle prominently but also incorporates an internal refrigeration system with refrigerant lines that circulate cold refrigerant through channels within the holder, simultaneously achieving both aesthetic display and effective chilling.
Solution Approach 2:
The acrylic gooseneck holder serves multiple functions: it acts as a display stand for the liquor bottle, provides structural support, and functions as a chilling device through its integrated refrigeration system. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate display and chilling equipment.
2Temperature
If beverage chilling devices are added to the bar, then beverages can be chilled effectively, but the limited bar real estate is encumbered
Solution Approach 1:
The refrigeration system is nested within the acrylic gooseneck holder structure. The refrigerant lines are embedded inside the holder, and the refrigeration components are integrated into the existing display structure, allowing the chilling function to be housed within the display unit without requiring additional bar space.
Solution Approach 2:
The display structure and chilling mechanism are merged into a single unit. The holder that displays the bottle also contains the refrigeration system, eliminating the need for separate chilling equipment and optimizing the use of limited bar real estate.
3Temperature
If traditional chilling devices are used, then beverages can be chilled, but they do not provide an aesthetically trendy and attractive display
Solution Approach 1:
The acrylic gooseneck holder can incorporate color changes or lighting effects to enhance aesthetic appeal. The translucent acrylic material allows for integrated LED lighting that can change colors or illuminate the displayed bottle, creating a trendy and attractive visual display while maintaining effective chilling functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The gooseneck holder features a curved, elegant shape that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional. The smooth contours and ergonomic design of the holder provide an attractive display while the internal refrigeration system efficiently chills the beverage.
4Temperature
If multiple chilling mechanisms are installed, then chilling coverage is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The single acrylic gooseneck holder with integrated refrigeration system serves as a universal solution that can chill different types of beverages in different bottles. The standardized design with embedded refrigerant lines provides effective chilling coverage without requiring multiple separate chilling devices, thus maintaining system simplicity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides an aesthetically pleasing and functional solution for chilling and dispensing beverages, maintaining a consistent temperature range, and efficiently utilizing bar space while allowing employees to work without obstruction.
Implementation Method 1
build a layer of frost on top of the top rail plate and along the dome plate from humidity of ambient air
Implementation Method 2
The rail freezing and chilling mechanism and the dome freezing and chilling mechanism are configured to build a layer of frost on top of the top rail plate and along the dome plate from humidity of ambient air
Implementation Method 3
The dome is configured to seat the bottle in an inverted position and chill and dispense the beverage from the interior storage tank
Implementation Method 4
at least one refrigerant line partially or fully embedded within the second non-metallic thermal layer, the at least one refrigerant line being configured to flow therethrough a refrigerant
Implementation Method 5
a metal thermal conductor layer made of a metal with a second thermal conductivity factor greater than the first conductivity factor below the first non-metallic thermal layer
Data Source
AI summary
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a device for chilling and dispensing a beverage from a bottle is provided. The device comprises mounting rail configured to attach to a bar top structure and having a top rail plate and a rail freezing and chilling mechanism under the top rail plate. The device also includes a dome configured to attach to the top rail plate and having a dome plate, interior storage tank and a dome freezing and chilling mechanism between the dome plate and the interior storage tank. The rail freezing and chilling mechanism and the dome freezing and chilling mechanism are configured to build a layer of frost on top of the top rail plate and along the dome plate from humidity of ambient air. The dome is configured to seat the bottle in an inverted position and chill and dispense the beverage from the interior storage tank.