Refrigeration – Article moving means
Patent
1988-07-14
1990-05-01
King, Lloyd L.
Refrigeration
Article moving means
F25D 2500
Patent
active
049207636
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a chilling apparatus. In certain circumstances it is desirable to be able to chill containers of food or liquid rapidly. For example, in restaurants, especially where customers supply their own drinks, a rapid chilling apparatus would avoid the problem of having tepid wine or beer served with the meal. The present invention relates to an apparatus for use in rapid chilling of containers of food or drink especially the latter.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the invention is to provide an effective unit whereby commodities can be effectively chilled.
The invention comprises a chilling apparatus in which a body of cooled liquid is adapted to have a commodity to be cooled immersed therein for a selected period and/or to a selected temperature and is then withdrawn, characterised by a vessel to contain the chilling liquid, refrigeration means to lower the temperature of the chilling liquid to the selected value, a support platform to receive and cause at least part immersion of the commodity to be chilled, and means to elevate the support platform when the required chilling has been effected.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention there is provided an apparatus for rapid chilling of food or drink containers which comprises a housing arranged to contain a quantity of coolant liquid, means within the housing on which drink, food or dish containers can be rested whilst being at least partially immersed in the coolant liquid, a cooling member located within the housing connected to a refrigeration unit, a liquid pump in communication with the liquid coolant by means of a liquid coolant inlet and a liquid coolant outlet disposed on opposite sides of the cooling member such that in use coolant liquid is circulated by the pump between the inlet and the outlet and passes about the cooling member.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
THE DRAWINGS The present invention will now be described, by way of
example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal vertical section through an apparatus for rapid chilling in accordance with the present invention, and
FIG. 2 is a plan view of part of the apparatus of FIG. 1 but sectioned on two lower planes designated A and B in FIG. 1 indicated by similar references in FIG. 2. In the form of the device shown in the drawings the device is arranged as a chilling apparatus which is intended for rapid chilling of containers of food or drink, especially drink in bottles,
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a valve as may be used to control the platform elevation.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
A thermally insulated vessel 1 has a base 2 and upstanding outer walls 3 disposed around the periphery of the base 2. The vessel 1 is arranged to contain a quantity of coolant liquid which is typically water or a water based solution.
The vessel 1 is provided with a cover 4 having a plurality of spaced apertures 5 each arranged to receive a commodity to be chilled so that the commodity can be mounted on a platform 6 into which for instance a bottle of drink such as a wine bottle can be placed.
The platform 6, of which there is one for each commodity to be chilled at any one time, is mounted on an elevating device 7 in the form of a fluid operated bellows which is mounted on a base 8 on a grid 9 disposed across the vessel 1, each base 8 being in communication through a fluid line 10 with valve means 11 which is in communication through a fluid line 12 with a fluid pump 13 in this case a liquid pump connected with the coolant liquid space in the housing 1. There is preferably an elevating device 7 for each aperture 5 in the cover 4, and the valve chamber contains the required number of valves to control the multiplicity of elevating devices but sections could be coupled to a single control valve.
The valves, which can take any usual or approved form, operate to allow fluid to draw from the elevating devices 7 when a commodity is placed on its platform 6 to lower the commodity into the chilli
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Provest Phillip B.
Van Dal David J.
Abbott Kenneth C.
King Lloyd L.
Misteli Roland
Provest Phillip B.
Van Dal David J.
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