Abstract:
Cooler comprising a compartment (2) in which foods to be cooled are placed, a compressor (3) circulating a refrigerant fluid in a cooling cycle by pressurizing, a first evaporator (4) through which the refrigerant fluid passes, enabling cooling of the compartment (2), a chamber (5) placed in the compartment (2), a second evaporator (6) provided in the chamber (5) and connected in parallel to the first evaporator (4), and directing means (7) directing the refrigerant fluid to the second evaporator (6) when desired.
Abstract:
A temperature-regulating apparatus which can rapidly chill a beverage by exposing it to a large surface area of the device interior which has a cooling gel embedded within its walls. The user pours their liquid into the device and monitors the projected temperature dropping until they reach an optimal temperature. Once optimal temperature is reached, the users will pour the liquid out of the device to end the cooling processes. Thus a superior liquid cooling solution is provided that can rapidly chill a beverage to an optimal temperature.
Abstract:
An apparatus for chilling or heating a fluid comprises a preparation surface (90) and a heat-transferring unit (100) positioned beneath the preparation surface and in thermal communication with the preparation surface. The heat transferring unit comprises a first thermally conductive layer (110), a second thermally conductive layer (130) and a thermoelectric element (120) arranged between and in thermal communication with the thermally conductive layers. The preparation surface is adapted to receive a thermally conductive bottom portion of a vessel (50) such that said bottom portion is in thermal communication with the heat-transferring unit when the bottom portion is placed on the preparation surface. The apparatus further comprises a vessel presence sensor to detect the presence of a vessel on the preparation surface. In this way, an apparatus is provided that can chill or heat an amount of beverage in a vessel rapidly to a very cold or hot serving temperature.
Abstract:
Ein Kältegerät, insbesondere Haushaltskältegerät, umfasst einen Verdichter (7), einen stromaufwärtigen und einem stromabwärtigen Verdampfer (5,6), die in Reihe mit dem Verdichter (7) verbunden sind, ein erstes Lagerfach (2), das durch den stromaufwärtigen Verdampfer (5) gekühlt ist, und ein zweites Lagerfach (3), das durch den stromabwärtigen Verdampfer (6) gekühlt ist. Eine Steuereinheit (11) ist eingerichtet, in einem Normalkühlmodus (S1 -S5) den Betrieb des Verdichters (7) anhand eines Vergleichs der von einem Temperaturfühler (13) in einem der Lagerfächer (3) gemessenen Temperatur (Tnk) mit einem ersten Sollwert zu steuern, und ist aus dem Normalkühlmodus durch einen Benutzer in einen Intensivkühlmodus umschaltbar, der wenigstens eine Phase langer Verdichterbetriebszeiten ([t1, t2]; S6-S11), in der die Steuereinheit (11) den Betrieb des Verdichters (7) anhand eines Vergleichs der gemessenen Temperatur (Tnk) mit einem zweiten Sollwert steuert, der niedriger als der erste Sollwert ist, und eine Phase kurzer Verdichterbetriebszeiten ([t2, t3]; S12-S17) umfasst, in der die vom Verdichter (7) zwischen einem Einschalten und dem darauffolgenden Ausschalten umgewälzte Menge an Kältemittel kleiner ist als das Fassungsvermögen der beiden Verdampfer (5, 6) für flüssiges Kältemittel.
Abstract:
A rapid cooler (2) for use in conjunction with a refrigerator (1) for rapidly cooling one or more items (3) when placed into the rapid cooler (2) is provided. The cooler (2) includes one or more inserts (5, 6) having a thermal capacity at least substantially similar to that of the one or more items (3) for which the cooler (2) is operable to accommodate. The one or more inserts (5, 6) include conformal surfaces (4) adapted to engage into intimate thermal contact onto the one or more items (3) when the one or more items (3) are inserted into the rapid cooler (2) for being cooled. Optionally, the one or more inserts (5, 6) are fabricated from Copper metal. Optionally, the one or more inserts (5, 6) are adapted substantially to enclose the one or more items (3).
Abstract:
A refrigerator is provided. In the refrigerator, cool air within the heat exchange chamber is supplied into a drawer assembly disposed inside a storage space, and also the inside of the drawer assembly is cooled using a thermoelectric module to quickly cooling the inside of the drawer assembly. Thus, food storage performance may be improved.
Abstract:
A compact rapid liquid chilling apparatus and method are provided. A liquid is placed in a container having an inherent void volume. The housing includes a container-securing space dimensioned to receive ice and maintain substantially all of the ice atop the container placed therein and in thermal communication with the container without allowing substantially any of the ice to fall below the container. A rotating mechanism disposed in the housing rotates the container placed in the container- securing space. As the ice melts as it chills the rotating container, the resulting water falls freely below the container as substantially all of the unmelted ice remains above the container. A lid preferably closes around the container to form a portion of the container- securing space when closed. The lid preferably includes an ice supply window, and an ice measuring bin preferably is attachable to the window.
Abstract:
A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body having a storage chamber defined therein, a refrigeration cycle device for cooling the storage chamber, a chilling case for receiving a beverage container such that the chilling case surrounds the beverage container in a contact manner, and a rapid cooling device, having a case receiving part for receiving the chilling case, for cooling a coolant using the refrigeration cycle device and spraying the cooled coolant to an outside of the chilling case in a vicinity of the chilling case. A beverage is cooled in a state in which the beverage container is not in direct contact with the coolant, whereby the coolant is not present at the outside of the beverage container, and therefore, the beverage container is kept sanitary.
Abstract:
A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body having a storage chamber defined therein, a refrigeration cycle device for cooling the storage chamber, a chilling case for receiving a beverage container such that the chilling case surrounds the beverage container in a contact manner, and a rapid cooling device, having a case receiving part for receiving the chilling case, for cooling a coolant using the refrigeration cycle device and spraying the cooled coolant to an outside of the chilling case in a vicinity of the chilling case. A beverage is cooled in a state in which the beverage container is not in direct contact with the coolant, whereby the coolant is not present at the outside of the beverage container, and therefore, the beverage container is kept sanitary.