公开(公告)号：US6119464A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-19

申请号：US756916

申请日：1996-12-02

申请人： Hiroshi Nakayama ,  Takaaki Furuhashi ,  Katsuoki Kawanishi ,  Kenji Kobayashi ,  Takashi Mizumoto ,  Kazumasa Masuda ,  Yasuo Fujikura

发明人： Hiroshi Nakayama ,  Takaaki Furuhashi ,  Katsuoki Kawanishi ,  Kenji Kobayashi ,  Takashi Mizumoto ,  Kazumasa Masuda ,  Yasuo Fujikura

IPC分类号： B67D1/08 ,  F25B21/02 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25D21/02 ,  F25C1/00

CPC分类号： F25D21/02 ,  B67D1/0869 ,  F25B21/02 ,  F25D2400/28

摘要： A beverage server comprises a tank containing water serving as a coolant and a coiled beverage duct through which beer or other beverage flows and cooling means fitted to a portion of the wall of the tank so as to rapidly cool and serve beer or other beverage discharged from the storage container. The inner wall of the tank near the portion where the cooling means is fitted is made of a material having a high thermal conductivity, whereas the inner wall of the tank near the beverage duct is made of a material having a low thermal conductivity. A sensor is provided near the beverage duct to obtain information for controlling the cooling means. This simple beverage server assures stable serving of beverage at a suitable temperature. Another sensor is provided near a portion of the tank wall where the cooling means and a controller to controls the action of the cooling means based on the information from the sensors are also provided. The cooling means works at full capacity when one or both of the sensors have detected the melting of the coolant. This eliminates the risk of trouble due to cooling capacity deficiency even after a long interruption of cooling.

摘要翻译： 饮料服务器包括容纳用作冷却剂的水箱和啤酒或其他饮料流过的盘绕饮料管道，并且冷却装置安装在罐的壁的一部分上，以便快速冷却并且将啤酒或其他饮料从 储存容器。 靠近冷却装置的部分附近的罐的内壁由具有高导热性的材料制成，而在饮料管道附近的罐的内壁由具有低导热性的材料制成。 在饮料管道附近设置传感器以获得用于控制冷却装置的信息。 这种简单的饮料服务器确保在合适的温度下稳定地饮用饮料。 还提供了另一个传感器，靠近储罐壁的一部分，其中还提供了基于来自传感器的信息的冷却装置和控制器来控制冷却装置的动作。 当一个或两个传感器检测到冷却剂的熔化时，冷却装置以全容量工作。 这样即使在长时间的冷却中断之后，也避免了由于冷却能力不足导致的故障的风险。