Systems and methods for producing a cooling beverage
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B67B-007/00
G01F-011/00
G01F-011/28
B67D-007/80
F25D-003/08
출원번호
US-0678924
(2008-09-17)
등록번호
US-8584897
(2013-11-19)
우선권정보
GB-0718177.9 (2007-09-18)
국제출원번호
PCT/GB2008/003150
(2008-09-17)
§371/§102 date
20100528
(20100528)
국제공개번호
WO2009/037446
(2009-03-26)
발명자
/ 주소
Belcham, Robert David John
출원인 / 주소
Scottish & Newcastle Limited
대리인 / 주소
Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco PL
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A system for cooling a beverage and dispensing a beverage cooling medium comprises a beverage line connectable to a beverage supply for transporting beverage from the beverage supply through a conduit to a beverage dispense valve at a dispensation site, and a cooling line for transporting a cooling
A system for cooling a beverage and dispensing a beverage cooling medium comprises a beverage line connectable to a beverage supply for transporting beverage from the beverage supply through a conduit to a beverage dispense valve at a dispensation site, and a cooling line for transporting a cooling medium through the conduit so as to allow heat exchange between the cooling medium in the cooling line and the beverage in the beverage line. The cooling line is connectable to the beverage supply or to a second beverage supply such that the cooling medium is a beverage cooling medium. The system further comprises a cooling medium dispense valve in communication with the cooling line at the dispensation site for dispensing the beverage cooling medium. The system is further operative for dispensing a frozen particle-containing beverage through a python.
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1. A system for dispensing a cooled beverage, the system comprising: a beverage line connectable to a beverage supply at a remote location at least a plurality of meters from a dispensing site, for transporting beverage from the beverage supply through a conduit to a beverage dispense valve at a dis
1. A system for dispensing a cooled beverage, the system comprising: a beverage line connectable to a beverage supply at a remote location at least a plurality of meters from a dispensing site, for transporting beverage from the beverage supply through a conduit to a beverage dispense valve at a dispensation site; anda cooling line for transporting a cooling medium through the conduit so as to allow heat exchange between the cooling medium in the cooling line and the beverage in the beverage line;wherein the cooling line is connectable to the beverage supply, or to a second beverage supply to extend from a remote location at least a plurality of meters from a dispensing site, such that the cooling medium is a beverage cooling medium;a slush ice generator for cooling the beverage cooling medium, proximate the remote location, to below its freezing point to form ice particles of frozen beverage at ambient atmospheric pressure;a cooling return line extending from the dispensing site to the means for cooling; andwherein the system further comprises a cooling medium dispense valve, in communication with the cooling line at the dispensation site, for dispensing the beverage cooling medium. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the cooling return line is configured for transporting beverage cooling medium away from the dispensation site when the cooling medium dispense valve is closed. 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the cooling return line passes through a heat exchanger adapted to withdraw heat energy from any beverage cooling medium in the cooling return line. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the cooling return line passes through a heat exchanger adapted to apply heat energy to any beverage cooling medium in the cooling return line. 5. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a cooling apparatus adapted to supercool the beverage cooling medium. 6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the cooling apparatus comprises a chiller and a cooling medium pressurizer and wherein the system further comprises a pressure reducer at or adjacent the cooling medium dispense valve. 7. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a cooling medium reservoir for containing beverage cooling medium generated by the freezer or cooling apparatus and wherein the beverage line includes a beverage line portion passing through the reservoir. 8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the beverage dispense valve is provided on a dispense font at the dispensation site and wherein the dispense font comprises a cooling loop formed of the cooling line, or the return cooling line, for forming condensation on the dispense font. 9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the dispense font further comprises the cooling medium dispense valve. 10. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a thermally insulated beverage python containing at least the first beverage line and the cooling line;the slush ice generator connectable to the cooling line in the python, for transporting the frozen particle-containing beverage through the python so as to allow heat exchange between the frozen particle-containing beverage in the cooling line and the beverage in the first beverage line; anda frozen particle-containing beverage dispense valve in communication with the cooling line at the dispensation site. 11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the cooling return line passes through a heat exchanger adapted to withdraw heat energy from any frozen particle-containing beverage in the cooling return line. 12. The system according to claim 10, wherein the cooling return line passes through a heat exchanger adapted to apply heat energy to any frozen particle-containing beverage in the cooling return line. 13. The system according to claim 10, wherein the freezer apparatus is a scraped cylinder slush ice generator. 14. The system according to claim 10, further comprising a cooling medium reservoir for containing frozen particle-containing beverage generated by the freezer apparatus and wherein the beverage line includes a beverage line portion passing through the reservoir. 15. The system according to claim 10, wherein the beverage dispense valve is provided on a dispense font at the dispensation site and wherein the dispense font comprises a cooling loop formed of the cooling line or the return cooling line for cooling/maintaining the temperature of the beverage and/or a condensation mechanism including a condensation line formed of the cooling line or the return cooling line for forming condensation on the dispense font. 16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the dispense font further comprises the frozen particle-containing beverage dispense valve. 17. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for cooling the beverage cooling medium include at least one of a heat exchanger; a freezer apparatus; a cooling apparatus; a scraped cylinder slush ice generator; a refrigeration unit; an ice bath; a water bath; a chiller, a cooling medium pressurizer, and a pressure reducer; and a passive heat exchanger. 18. The system of claim 1, wherein the second beverage supply to which the cooling line is connected is located at least a plurality of meters from the dispensation site. 19. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second beverages are the same beverage each transported at different temperatures. 20. A method for cooling a first beverage flowing through a first beverage line from a first beverage supply to a dispensation site, the first beverage line passing through a conduit, the method comprising: cooling a second beverage supplied from a second beverage supply using a slush ice generator, the first and second beverage supply located a at least a plurality of meters from the dispensation site, to form a beverage cooling medium of particles of frozen beverage at ambient atmospheric pressure, the cooling performed at a cooling site at least a plurality of meters from the dispensation site;transporting the beverage cooling medium from the cooling site, through a cooling line and a return cooling line inside the conduit, thereby allowing heat exchange between the beverage cooling medium in the cooling line and the beverage in the beverage line anddispensing the beverage cooling medium into a receptacle from a cooling medium dispense valve at the dispensation site. 21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the beverage and/or beverage cooling medium is beer, lager or cider. 22. The method according to claim 20, further comprising dispensing the beverage from the beverage dispense valve into the receptacle. 23. The method according to claim 20, further comprising transporting the beverage cooling medium away from the dispensation site in a cooling return line when the cooling medium dispense valve is closed. 24. The method according to claim 23, further comprising withdrawing heat energy from the beverage cooling medium in the cooling return line using a heat exchanger. 25. The method according to claim 23, further comprising applying heat energy to the beverage cooling medium in the cooling return line using a heat exchanger. 26. The method of claim 23, wherein the beverage cooling medium is selectively transported back to the cooling site. 27. The method according to claim 20, comprising supercooling the beverage cooling medium before transporting it though the cooling line. 28. The method according to claim 20, further comprising pumping the beverage cooling medium through a cooling loop in a dispense font at the dispensation site. 29. The method according to claim 20, further comprising pumping the beverage cooling medium through a condensation line in a/the dispense font at the dispensation site. 30. A method for cooling and dispensing a beverage , the method comprising: generating a frozen particle-containing beverage using a slush ice generator;transporting the frozen particle-containing beverage from the freezer apparatus through a cooling line, and a return cooling line, in a beverage python conduit having a length of a plurality of meters to a frozen particle-containing beverage dispense valve located at least a plurality of meters from the freezer apparatus, so as to allow heat exchange between the frozen particle-containing beverage in the cooling line and the beverage in the beverage line; anddispensing the frozen particle-containing beverage into a receptacle at the dispensation site. 31. The method according to claim 30, wherein the beverage and/or the frozen particle-containing beverage is beer, lager or cider. 32. The method according to claim 30, further comprising dispensing the beverage from the beverage dispense valve into the receptacle. 33. The method according to claim 30, further comprising transporting frozen particle-containing beverage away from the dispensation site in a cooling return line within the python when the frozen particle-containing beverage dispense valve is closed. 34. The method according to claim 33, further comprising withdrawing heat energy from the frozen particle-containing beverage in the cooling return line using a heat exchanger. 35. The method according to claim 33, further comprising applying heat energy to the frozen particle-containing beverage in the cooling return line using a heat exchanger. 36. The method according to claim 30, further comprising pumping the frozen particle-containing beverage through a cooling loop in a dispense font at the dispensation site. 37. The method according to claim 30, further comprising pumping the frozen particle-containing beverage through a condensation line in a dispense font at the dispensation site. 38. A system for dispensing a cooled beverage, the system comprising: a beverage line connectable to a beverage supply at a location remote from a dispensing site, for transporting beverage from the beverage supply through a conduit to a beverage dispense valve at a dispensation site; anda cooling line for transporting a cooling medium through the conduit so as to allow heat exchange between the cooling medium in the cooling line and the beverage in the beverage line;wherein the cooling line is connectable to the beverage supply, or to a second beverage supply, such that the cooling medium is a beverage cooling medium;means for cooling the beverage cooling medium, proximate the remote location, to below its freezing point at ambient atmospheric pressure; andwherein the system further comprises a cooling medium dispense valve, in communication with the cooling line at the dispensation site, for dispensing the beverage cooling medium; andwherein the first and second beverages are the same beverage, the beverage cooling medium transported at a colder temperature than the temperature at which the first beverage is transported.
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