公开(公告)号：US09448006B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-20

申请号：US13963066

申请日：2013-08-09

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Tushar V. Kulkarni ,  Guolian Wu

IPC: F25D25/00 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D31/00

CPC classification number: F25D25/00 ,  F25D11/025 ,  F25D31/007 ,  F25D2331/803 ,  F25D2400/28

Abstract: An appliance system that includes an appliance and a turbo-chilling chamber is provided. In one embodiment, the turbo-chilling chamber for chilling a beverage within a beverage container or a foodstuff is operably engaged to an interior surface of the appliance and typically includes a rigid outer wall; a flexible inner wall defining a coolant chamber; and at least one coolant spaced between the rigid outer wall and flexible inner wall in the coolant chamber. The flexible inner wall defines a receiving space, accommodates various sized beverage containers or foodstuffs, and moves between a first position and a second position. The coolant within the coolant chamber is typically at higher than atmospheric pressure when the flexible inner wall is in the second position and a lesser pressure when the flexible inner wall is in the first position. The method of turbo-chilling a beverage container/beverage/foodstuff within the turbo-chilling chamber is also provided.

Abstract translation: 提供包括器具和涡轮冷却室的器具系统。 在一个实施例中，用于冷却饮料容器或食品内的饮料的涡轮冷却室可操作地接合到器具的内表面，并且通常包括刚性外壁; 限定冷却剂室的柔性内壁; 以及在冷却剂室中的刚性外壁和柔性内壁之间间隔开的至少一个冷却剂。 柔性内壁限定容纳空间，容纳各种尺寸的饮料容器或食品，并在第一位置和第二位置之间移动。 当柔性内壁处于第二位置时，冷却剂室内的冷却剂通常高于大气压力，并且当柔性内壁处于第一位置时，冷却剂的压力通常较小。 还提供了在涡轮冷却室内涡轮冷却饮料容器/饮料/食品的方法。