公开(公告)号：EP0904517A1

公开(公告)日：1999-03-31

申请号：EP97900296.0

申请日：1997-01-08

申请人： The BOC Group plc

发明人： GARRETT, Michael, Ernest ,  SHERVINGTON, Evelyn, Arthur

IPC分类号： A23L2 ,  B65D51 ,  B65D79 ,  B65D81 ,  B65D85 ,  F25B17 ,  F25D9

CPC分类号： B65D85/73 ,  B65D51/1644

摘要： The present invention provides an apparatus for cooling and/or gassifying a liquid (12) stored in a container (10) having an outlet (10b). The apparatus comprises an adsorbent (14) for receiving and adsorbing under pressure a quantity of gas and a three position cap (16). In a first position, said cap (16) simply acts to seal the contents within the container whilst in a second position it acts to cause release of adsorbed gas from adsorbent (14) which then passes through the beverage (12) thereby gassifying and/or cooling said beverage. A third position of the cap (16) allows for its removal from container (10) such that the beverage may be dispensed. The container may be provided with a thermochromatic coating to indicate when the liquid is at a predetermined temperature.

公开(公告)号：EP0817576A1

公开(公告)日：1998-01-14

申请号：EP96910318.0

申请日：1996-02-22

申请人： THE BOC GROUP, INC.

发明人： Appolonia, John J. ,  Kilik, William M. ,  Newman, Michael D. ,  Schoepp, John T.

IPC分类号： A23L3 ,  F25D3 ,  F25D29

CPC分类号： F25D29/001 ,  A23L3/362 ,  A23L3/375 ,  F25D3/11

摘要： Apparatus and method for freezing food products including a first freezer section (14) utilizing a liquid or solid cryogen and a second freezer section (16) which utilizes cryogenic vapor from the first freezer section to complete the freezing operation, the first and second freezer sections being in a vertical arrangement to minimize floor space and improve cooling efficiency.