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WO2008125932A2 - Tour réfrigérée pour le brassage des boissons - Google Patents

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WO2008125932A2
WO2008125932A2 PCT/IB2008/000699 IB2008000699W WO2008125932A2 WO 2008125932 A2 WO2008125932 A2 WO 2008125932A2 IB 2008000699 W IB2008000699 W IB 2008000699W WO 2008125932 A2 WO2008125932 A2 WO 2008125932A2
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tower
sleeve
coolant fluid
inner cavity
cap
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Giulio Guadalupi
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Vin Service SRL
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Vin Service SRL
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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
    • B67D1/06—Mountings or arrangements of dispensing apparatus in or on shop or bar counters
    • 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
    • B67D1/0858—Cooling arrangements using compression systems
    • B67D1/0861—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means
    • B67D1/0865—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means by circulating a cooling fluid along beverage supply lines, e.g. pythons
    • B67D1/0867—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means by circulating a cooling fluid along beverage supply lines, e.g. pythons the cooling fluid being a liquid
    • 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
    • B67D1/0872—Aesthetics, advertising

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  • the present invention relates to a tower for brewing beverages and in particular to a refrigerated tower inside which a coolant fluid is made to circulate to form a film of ice on the outer surface of this tower.
  • Towers of this type are provided with an inner cavity in which the coolant fluid, for example glycol or mixtures thereof, is made to circulate.
  • the coolant fluid for example glycol or mixtures thereof
  • dispensing taps are provided for one or more respective beverages.
  • the tower is fixed to a bar counter through a ring nut that is screwed onto an externally threaded sleeve, through which the inlet and outlet pipes of the fluid to cool the inner cavity of the tower are made to pass, together with one or more feed pipes for the respective beverages.
  • the hydraulic seal of the coolant fluid present in the inner cavity of the tower is produced at the connection between tower and sleeve.
  • a rubber cap is used between sleeve and tower, and the hydraulic seal is obtained due to expansion of the cap following clamping of the ring nut to mount the tower on the bar counter.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to propose a refrigerated tower that allows the drawbacks of prior art to be overcome.
  • Another object of the present invention is to propose a refrigerated tower that facilitates maintenance and/or repair operations.
  • a tower for dispensing beverages of the type having at least one inner cavity in which a coolant fluid is made to circulate, one or more taps for dispensing one or more beverages and at least one sleeve to fasten the tower to a bar counter, with inlet and outlet pipes for the coolant fluid in the inner cavity of the tower and one or more beverage feed pipes that pass through the sleeve, in which the free inner volume of the sleeve is placed in fluid communication with the inner cavity of the tower.
  • the coolant fluid inlet pipe flows into the tower in proximity of the connection area between the sleeve and the tower.
  • the fluid seal of the tower and of the sleeve is guaranteed by a closing cap inserted in the free end of the sleeve. This facilitates repair or maintenance operations during which the coolant fluid must be drained from the tower.
  • the sleeve according to the invention is preferably made of a plastic material. In this way, the sleeve does not ice and the formation of undesirable condensate under the bar counter is thus limited.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevated side view of a tower according to a possible embodiment of the present invention installed on a bar counter;
  • FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the tower and of the sleeve of Figure 1;
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded view of some components of the tower of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 A is a top plan view of one of the components represented in Figure 3.
  • Figure 1 represents a refrigerated tower 10 supporting a tap 1 for dispensing a beverage.
  • the top of the tower 10 can also support a plate 5, optionally illuminated, which can be used to identify the beverage dispensed.
  • the tower 10, generally made of metal, is installed on a bar counter 2 by means of a sleeve 20 that has a threaded outer surface onto which a fastening ring nut 12 is screwed.
  • the free end of the sleeve 20 is closed by a cap 30 made of elastic material which is clamped by a fastening nut 23.
  • the sleeve 20 according to the invention is preferably made of plastic material, such as ABS or the like, which allows the formation of undesirable condensate on the outer surface of the sleeve to be limited.
  • the tower 10 presents an inner cavity 15 in which a coolant fluid, such as glycol or mixtures thereof, is made to circulate to form a film of ice on the outer surface of the tower 10.
  • the tower 10 is supplied by a plurality of pipes 40 that pass through the through holes provided in the cap 30 ( Figure 3A) and the sleeve 20.
  • a pair of pipes 41 and 42 used respectively to supply and drain the coolant fluid to and from the inner cavity 15 of the tower 10, also pass through the cap 30 and the sleeve 20.
  • the free inner volume 25 of the sleeve 20 is placed directly in fluid communication with the inner cavity 15 of the tower 10, thus allowing more effective circulation of the coolant fluid inside the tower 10.
  • the pipe 41 supplies the coolant fluid at the base of the tower 10, or in any case in proximity of the connection area between the tower 10 and the sleeve 20, while the outlet pipe 42 collects the coolant fluid in proximity of the upper part of the cavity 15 of the tower.
  • a closing cap 30 made of elastic material is inserted at the opposite end of the sleeve 20.
  • the cap 30 is of the biconical type, i.e. formed by two opposed truncated-cone shaped portions.
  • the cap 30 includes at least one pair of axial holes 31 and 32 for passage of the respective inlet 41 and outlet 42 pipes of the coolant fluid, as well as a further two axial holes 33 and 34 for passage of two feed pipes for the same number of beverages.
  • a central axial hole, of smaller diameter, is also represented to allow passage of a wire or of an optical fibre for optional illumination of the plate 5 ( Figure 1).
  • the cap 30 is clamped in the sleeve 20 by means of the lock nut 23 screwed onto the outer thread of the sleeve 20. Due to the biconical shape of the cap 30, tightening of the nut 23 also makes it possible to ensure the necessary hydraulic seal of the sleeve 20 and that the pipes 40 are held firmly in position.
  • the inlet pipe 41 of the coolant fluid can also flow into the sleeve 20.
  • the cap 30 can also comprise a different number of axial holes with respect to that represented, as a function of the number of beverages to be dispensed and/or of the presence of a system to illuminate the plate 5.

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  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Food Preservation Except Freezing, Refrigeration, And Drying (AREA)
  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne une tour réfrigérée pour distribuer des boissons qui comprend une cavité interne dans laquelle un fluide réfrigérant circule. La tour est fixée à un comptoir de bar par l'intermédiaire d'un manchon, le volume interne libre de celui-ci étant placé en communication fluidique avec la cavité interne de la tour.
PCT/IB2008/000699 2007-04-13 2008-03-26 Tour réfrigérée pour le brassage des boissons Ceased WO2008125932A2 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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ITMI20070760 ITMI20070760A1 (it) 2007-04-13 2007-04-13 Colonna refrigerata per la spillatura di bevande
ITMI2007A000760 2007-04-13

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WO2008125932A3 WO2008125932A3 (fr) 2008-12-24

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ITRN20090044A1 (it) * 2009-10-19 2011-04-20 Celli Spa Colonna di dispensazione di almeno una bevanda
ITRM20120631A1 (it) * 2012-12-11 2014-06-12 Celli Spa Dispositivo di supporto.
US9862589B2 (en) 2016-05-31 2018-01-09 Starbucks Corporation Chilled beverage dispenser

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US2259852A (en) * 1938-12-12 1941-10-21 Gilbert O Hall Cooling apparatus for beverage dispensers
US2342299A (en) * 1940-07-26 1944-02-22 Novadel Agene Corp Brew cooling and dispensing installation
NL1015359C2 (nl) * 2000-05-31 2001-12-03 Heineken Tech Services Tapinrichting en houder daarvoor, alsmede werkwijze voor vervaardiging daarvan.
IES20000891A2 (en) * 2000-11-06 2001-10-31 Simon Robert Miller Cooled beverage dispensing equipment
ITRN20050022A1 (it) * 2005-03-31 2006-10-01 Celli Spa Dispositivo di dispensazione liquidi

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITRN20090044A1 (it) * 2009-10-19 2011-04-20 Celli Spa Colonna di dispensazione di almeno una bevanda
ITRM20120631A1 (it) * 2012-12-11 2014-06-12 Celli Spa Dispositivo di supporto.
US9862589B2 (en) 2016-05-31 2018-01-09 Starbucks Corporation Chilled beverage dispenser

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