IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0990668
(2009-04-22)
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등록번호 |
US-8826688
(2014-09-09)
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우선권정보 |
JP-2008-123268 (2008-05-09) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/JP2009/001832
(2009-04-22)
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§371/§102 date |
20101102
(20101102)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2009/136473
(2009-11-12)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Tachibana, Yoshihisa
- Nishiyama, Takashi
- Saito, Kazuhide
- Mizukami, Kazuaki
- Hashimoto, Hiroyuki
- Yamamoto, Hiroshi
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
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초록
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To provide a beverage dispenser capable of appropriately and smoothly supplying a supercooled beverage. According to the present invention, there is disclosed a beverage dispenser including a beverage supply circuit 7 which supplies a carbonated beverage to the outside a primary cooling device 13, a
To provide a beverage dispenser capable of appropriately and smoothly supplying a supercooled beverage. According to the present invention, there is disclosed a beverage dispenser including a beverage supply circuit 7 which supplies a carbonated beverage to the outside a primary cooling device 13, a secondary cooling device 30, and a heat exchanger 16 for supercooling which allows these components to cool the carbonated beverage flowing through the beverage supply circuit 7 into a supercooled state at a temperature of a solidifying point or less. The heat exchanger 16 supplies the carbonated beverage in the supercooled state to release the supercooled state in the outside, and the carbonated beverage on standby for serving in a portion of the beverage supply circuit 7 cooled by at least the heat exchanger 16 for supercooling is maintained in an unsaturated state.
대표청구항
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1. A beverage dispenser, comprising: a water tank comprising water therein;a primary cooling device in communication with the water tank, wherein the primary cooling device is configured to cool the water with the water tank;a carbonator disposed within the water tank, wherein the carbonator is conf
1. A beverage dispenser, comprising: a water tank comprising water therein;a primary cooling device in communication with the water tank, wherein the primary cooling device is configured to cool the water with the water tank;a carbonator disposed within the water tank, wherein the carbonator is configured to manufacture a carbonated beverage from carbonic acid gas and beverage ingredients;a beverage supply circuit in communication with the carbonator, wherein the beverage supply circuit is configured to supply the carbonated beverage to a nozzle;a supercooling heat exchanger in communication with the beverage supply circuit;a secondary cooling device in communication with the supercooling heat exchanger, wherein the secondary cooling device is configured to cool the carbonated beverage flowing through the beverage supply circuit into a supercooled state at a temperature of a solidifying point or less;a carbonic acid gas source;a gas supply line in communication with the carbonic acid gas source and the carbonator;a gas regulator disposed along the gas supply line between the carbonic acid gas source and the carbonator, wherein the gas regulator comprises: a first pressure reduction valve configured to supply a first pressure; anda second pressure reduction valve is parallel with the first pressure reduction valve, wherein the second pressure reduction valve is configured to supply a second pressure; andan exhaust valve disposed along the gas supply line downstream of the gas regulator, wherein the beverage supply circuit is maintained at the second pressure after the carbonated beverage is served, and wherein a pressure in the carbonator is set to the first pressure when the carbonated beverage in the beverage supply circuit is brought into an unsaturated state. 2. The beverage dispenser of claim 1, further comprising: a beverage supply line in communication with the carbonator;a beverage supply regulation valve disposed along the beverage supply line; anda beverage cooling coil disposed in the water tank along the beverage supply line downstream of the beverage regulation valve, wherein the beverage cooling coil is configured to cool the beverage ingredients to a temperature around an ice point. 3. The beverage dispenser of claim 1, wherein the first pressure is configured to manufacture the carbonated beverage from the carbonic acid gas and the beverage ingredients in the carbonator. 4. The beverage dispenser of claim 1, wherein the second pressure is higher than the first pressure to push out the carbonated beverage from the carbonator to the beverage supply circuit when the carbonated beverage is served. 5. The beverage dispenser of claim 1, wherein after the carbonated beverage is served, the exhaust valve is opened to decrease the pressure in the carbonator and a pressure from the carbonic acid gas source is set to the first pressure. 6. The beverage dispenser of claim 1, further comprising: a check valve disposed along the beverage supply circuit between the carbonator and the supercooling heat exchanger;a re-cooling heat exchanger disposed along the beverage supply circuit within the water tank between the carbonator and the supercooling heat exchanger, wherein the re-cooling heat exchanger is configured to cool the carbonated beverage to a temperature around an ice point; andan electromagnetic valve disposed along the beverage supply circuit downstream of the supercooling heat exchanger. 7. The beverage dispenser of claim 6, wherein the check valve and electromagnetic valve are configured to preserve the carbonated beverage in the beverage supply circuit between the check valve and the electromagnetic valve in an unsaturated state by maintaining a predetermined supply pressure without back flow to the carbonator after the carbonated beverage is dispensed. 8. The beverage dispenser of claim 1, wherein the secondary cooling device comprises: an anti-freezing liquid circuit in communication with the supercooling heat exchanger;an anti-freezing liquid flowing through the anti-freezing liquid circuit;a supercooling anti-freezing liquid tank in communication with the anti-freezing liquid circuit;a first refrigeration circuit in communication with the supercooling anti-freezing liquid tank;a cold reserving anti-freezing liquid tank in communication with the anti-freezing liquid circuit;a second refrigeration circuit in communication with the cold reserving anti-freezing liquid tank; andone or more switch valves disposed along the anti-freezing liquid circuit, wherein the one or more switch valves are configured to switch between the supercooling anti-freezing liquid tank and the cold reserving anti-freezing liquid tank. 9. The beverage dispenser of claim 8, wherein the supercooling anti-freezing liquid tank is configured to provide the anti-freezing liquid to the anti-freezing liquid circuit and the supercooling heat exchanger at a temperature of a solidifying point or less of the carbonated beverage for supercooling at a time when the carbonated beverage is served. 10. The beverage dispenser of claim 8, wherein the cold reserving anti-freezing liquid tank is configured to provide the anti-freezing liquid to the anti-freezing liquid circuit and the supercooling heat exchanger at a predetermined cold reserving temperature higher than the solidifying point of the carbonated beverage for supercooling at a time when the carbonated beverage is on standby for serving. 11. A beverage dispenser, comprising: a water tank comprising water therein;a primary cooling device in communication with the water tank, wherein the primary cooling device is configured to cool the water with the water tank;a carbonator disposed within the water tank, wherein the carbonator is configured to manufacture a carbonated beverage from carbonic acid gas and beverage ingredients;a beverage supply circuit in communication with the carbonator, wherein the beverage supply circuit is configured to supply the carbonated beverage to a nozzle;a supercooling heat exchanger in communication with the beverage supply circuit;a secondary cooling device in communication with the supercooling heat exchanger, wherein the secondary cooling device is configured to cool the carbonated beverage flowing through the beverage supply circuit into a supercooled state at a temperature of a solidifying point or less, wherein the secondary cooling device comprises: an anti-freezing liquid circuit in communication with the supercooling heat exchanger;an anti-freezing liquid flowing through the anti-freezing liquid circuit;a supercooling anti-freezing liquid tank in communication with the anti-freezing liquid circuit;a first refrigeration circuit in communication with the supercooling anti-freezing liquid tank;a cold reserving anti-freezing liquid tank in communication with the anti-freezing liquid circuit;a second refrigeration circuit in communication with the cold reserving anti-freezing liquid tank; andone or more switch valves disposed along the anti-freezing liquid circuit, wherein the one or more switch valves are configured to switch between the supercooling anti-freezing liquid tank and the cold reserving anti-freezing liquid tank.
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