Global Patent Index - EP 2420769 A3

EP 2420769 A3 20140226 - Turbo-chill chamber with air-flow booster

Title (en)

Turbo-chill chamber with air-flow booster

Title (de)

Turbokühlkammmer mit Luftströmungsverstärker

Title (fr)

Chambre de turbo-refroidissement dotée d'un surpresseur de débit d'air

Publication

EP 2420769 A3 20140226 (EN)

Application

EP 11173848 A 20110713

Priority

US 84927410 A 20100803

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2420769A2] An appliance system including an appliance (10) and a turbo-chilling chamber (36) is provided. The turbo-chilling chamber has a main body portion that typically includes: a rigid distal wall (38) surrounding a foodstuff receiving space that accommodates variously sized foodstuffs (beverage containers); a rigid inner wall (174) having at least one aperture along the length thereof and surrounding the foodstuff when the foodstuff is within the foodstuff receiving space; and a rigid intermediate wall (172) between the rigid inner wall and the rigid distal wall that defines a coolant chamber between the rigid distal wall and the rigid intermediate wall and also defines an air cooling channel between the rigid intermediate wall and the rigid inner wall. A fan (170) moves air through the air cooling channel and the at least one aperture and past the foodstuff. A method of turbo-chilling a foodstuff/beverage container/beverage within the turbo-chilling chamber is also provided.

IPC 8 full level

F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 31/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25D 11/025 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 17/062 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 31/007 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 2400/28 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 2500/02 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2420769 A2 20120222; EP 2420769 A3 20140226; BR PI1104052 A2 20140128; US 2012031112 A1 20120209

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11173848 A 20110713; BR PI1104052 A 20110803; US 84927410 A 20100803