IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0181432
(2011-07-12)
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등록번호 |
US-8459503
(2013-06-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Thorpe North & Western LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
7 인용 특허 :
34 |
초록
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A dispenser for relative rapid cooling or heating of the contents of a liquid storage container provides a receptacle for receiving the liquid storage container therein and positioning a thermal transfer portion of the liquid storage container in thermal conductive relationship with a thermal conduc
A dispenser for relative rapid cooling or heating of the contents of a liquid storage container provides a receptacle for receiving the liquid storage container therein and positioning a thermal transfer portion of the liquid storage container in thermal conductive relationship with a thermal conduction pad associated with the receptacle. Thermal energy is effectively and efficiently transferred from the thermal conduction pad to the liquid in the liquid storage container. The thermal conduction pad is controlled to provide and maintain the desired temperature to the liquid. The liquid is dispensed directly from the container. Various types of containers can be used in the dispenser, with a special bag-in-box container having a inner container and outer box with thermal conduction windows in the box to provide good heat transfer between the thermal conduction pads and the inner container constituting an aspect of the invention. A special rigid container can also be used.
대표청구항
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1. A dispenser for dispensing a controlled temperature liquid directly from a liquid storage container to a user of the liquid, comprising: a receptacle having bottom and side walls and adapted to receive and hold a liquid storage container of predetermined size and shape therein and to allow liquid
1. A dispenser for dispensing a controlled temperature liquid directly from a liquid storage container to a user of the liquid, comprising: a receptacle having bottom and side walls and adapted to receive and hold a liquid storage container of predetermined size and shape therein and to allow liquid to be dispensed by gravity from the liquid storage container when received in the receptacle;at least one thermal conduction pad associated with the receptacle so as to be, without invading the liquid storage container, in direct thermal conductive relationship with a portion of the liquid storage container when received in the receptacle to transfer thermal energy by conduction between the thermal conduction pad and the liquid storage container and liquid contained therein;a temperature regulation unit to control the temperature of the at least one thermal conduction pad; andmechanism for biasing the liquid storage container against one of the at least one thermal conduction pads when the liquid storage container is received in the receptacle to enhance the thermal conductive relationship of the at least one thermal conductive pad and the portion of the liquid storage container when received in the receptacle;wherein the side walls of the receptacle include a side wall having the one of the at least one thermal conduction pads associated therewith and a side wall opposite the side wall having the one of the at least one thermal conduction pads associated therewith, and wherein the mechanism for biasing the liquid storage container against one of the at least one thermal conduction pads biases the side wall opposite the side wall having the one of the at least one thermal conduction pads associated therewith toward the side wall having the one of the at least one thermal conduction pads associated therewith to bias the liquid storage container against the side wall having the one of the at least one thermal conduction pads associated therewith. 2. A dispenser for dispensing a controlled temperature liquid directly from a liquid storage container to a user of the liquid, comprising: a receptacle having bottom and side walls and adapted to receive and hold a liquid storage container of predetermined size and shape therein and to allow liquid to be dispensed by gravity from the liquid storage container when received in the receptacle;at least one thermal conduction pad associated with the receptacle so as to be, without invading the liquid storage container, in direct thermal conductive relationship with a portion of the liquid storage container when received in the receptacle to transfer thermal energy by conduction between the thermal conduction pad and the liquid storage container and liquid contained therein;a temperature regulation unit to control the temperature of the at least one thermal conduction pad; andmechanism for moving one of the at least one thermal conduction pads toward and into contact with the portion of the liquid storage container to thereby bias the one of the at least one thermal conduction pads against the portion of the liquid storage container when the liquid storage container is received in the receptacle thereby enhancing the thermal conductive relationship of the at least one thermal conductive pad and the portion of the liquid storage container when the liquid storage container is received in the receptacle. 3. A dispenser in accordance with claim 2, wherein the side walls of the receptacle include a side wall having the one of the at least one thermal conduction pads associated therewith and a side wall opposite the side wall having the one of the at least one thermal conduction pads associated therewith, and wherein the mechanism for moving the one of the at least one thermal conduction pads against the portion of the liquid storage container biases the one of the at least one thermal conduction pads against the portion of the liquid storage container when the liquid storage container is received in the receptacle. 4. A dispenser in accordance with claim 2, wherein the liquid storage container includes a bottom and a dispensing spout extending through a lower portion of the liquid storage container, and wherein the receptacle is oriented to position the liquid storage container when the liquid storage container is received in the receptacle with the bottom of the liquid storage container sloped downwardly in a direction of the dispensing spout. 5. A dispenser in accordance with claim 4, wherein the bottom of the receptacle is sloped. 6. A dispenser for dispensing a controlled temperature liquid directly from a liquid storage container to a user of the liquid, comprising: a receptacle having bottom and side walls and adapted to receive and hold a liquid storage container of predetermined size and shape therein and to allow liquid to be dispensed by gravity from the liquid storage container when received in the receptacle;at least one thermal conduction pad associated with the receptacle so as to be, without invading the liquid storage container, in direct thermal conductive relationship with a portion of the liquid storage container when received in the receptacle to transfer thermal energy by conduction between the thermal conduction pad and the liquid storage container and liquid contained therein;a temperature regulation unit to control the temperature of the at least one thermal conduction pad; andmeans for enhancing the thermal conductive relationship of the at least one thermal conductive pad and the portion of the liquid storage container when received in the receptacle;wherein the receptacle includes a receiving opening in one side of the receptacle to receive the liquid storage container into the receptacle, and the liquid storage container includes a dispensing spout extending through a lower portion of the liquid storage container which extends through the receiving opening when the liquid storage container is received in the receptacle, and the receptacle further includes a door to close the receiving opening, the door having a spout opening through which the spout extends when the door is closed, and a spout lock slidably mounted on the door to slide between a position to allow the door to open and close, and a position to, when the door is in closed position, hold the spout for liquid discharge. 7. A dispenser in accordance with claim 6 wherein the receptacle is oriented to position the liquid storage container when the liquid storage container is received in the receptacle with the bottom of the liquid storage container sloped downwardly in a direction of the dispensing spout. 8. A dispenser in accordance with claim 2, wherein the receptacle includes a receiving opening in one side of the receptacle to receive the liquid storage container into the receptacle with a dispensing spout extending through the receiving opening from the liquid storage container when the liquid storage container is received in the receptacle. 9. A bag-in-box storage container, comprising: a box having an internal storage area within an outer shell, the outer shell being formed of an outer shell material having outer shell heat transfer properties and having an inner layer and an outer layer covering the inner layer;an inner liquid storage container positioned within the internal storage area within the outer shell and in contact with the outer shell;at least one opening in the inner layer of the outer shell to form at least one thermal conduction window in the outer shell, said opening covered by the outer layer of the outer shell, said outer layer having better heat transfer properties than said inner layer to provide greater transfer of thermal energy between the inner container and outside the outer shell through the thermal conduction window than occurs through the outer shell. 10. A bag-in-box storage container in accordance with claim 9, wherein the outer shell material is corrugated box material wherein the corrugated box material includes an inner linerboard and a fluted corrugated medium forming the inner layer and an outer linerboard forming the outer layer. 11. A bag-in-box storage container in accordance with claim 10, wherein the outer linerboard includes printed material thereon. 12. A bag-in-box storage container in accordance with claim 10, wherein the opening in the inner layer is an opening through the inner linerboard and the fluted corrugated medium. 13. A bag-in-box storage container in accordance with claim 9, wherein the inner liquid storage container is a flexible bag. 14. A bag-in-box storage container in accordance with claim 9, wherein the outer shell has a bottom, wherein the bag-in-box container includes a dispensing spout extending from the inner liquid storage container adjacent the bottom of the outer shell, and wherein the bottom of the outer shell within the internal storage area within an outer shell is configured to slope downwardly toward the dispensing spout. 15. A bag-in-box storage container in accordance with claim 14, wherein the bottom of the internal storage area within the outer shell is substantially wedge shaped. 16. A bag-in-box storage container in accordance with claim 15, wherein the substantially wedge shape in the bottom of the internal storage area within the outer shell is formed by steps. 17. A dispenser in accordance with claim 1, wherein the liquid storage container includes a bottom and a dispensing spout extending through a lower portion of the liquid storage container, and wherein the receptacle is oriented to position the liquid storage container when the liquid storage container is received in the receptacle with the bottom of the liquid storage container sloped downwardly in a direction of the dispensing spout. 18. A dispenser in accordance with claim 17, wherein the bottom of the receptacle is sloped. 19. A dispenser in accordance with claim 1, wherein the receptacle includes a receiving opening in one side of the receptacle to receive the liquid storage container into the receptacle with a dispensing spout extending through the receiving opening from the liquid storage container when the liquid storage container is received in the receptacle.
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