Beverage cooling and dispensing machine
US5617736A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D31/003
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A beverage cooling and dispensing machine allows easy attachment and detachment of elements such as a cooling pipe. The beverage cooling and dispensing machine comprises a cooling water tank storing cooling water and including an evaporator, a refrigerator for supplying a coolant to the evaporator, a cooling pipe through which beverage flows, the cooling pipe being formed as a coil and placed within the cooling water tank, a dispensing head attached to a mouth of a beverage tank filled with beverage, a hose one end of which is connected to the dispensing head, and the other end of which is connected to an end of the cooling pipe on a beverage introducing side, a spigot connected to the end of the cooling pipe on the beverage introducing side, and an agitator, placed within the coil of the cooling pipe, for stirring the cooling water. The dispensing head, the hose, the cooling pipe and the spigot are integrated as one unit constituting a beverage pouring unit, which is detachably attached to the cooling water tank. The agitator is supported by supporting legs fixed to a bottom of the cooling water tank.
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