(19)
(11) EP 2 420 769 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.02.2014 Bulletin 2014/09

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/08

(21) Application number: 11173848.0

(22) Date of filing: 13.07.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25D 11/02(2006.01)
F25D 17/06(2006.01)
 F25D 31/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 03.08.2010 US 849274

(71) Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Benton Harbor, MI 49022 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kulkarni, Tushar V
    Benton Harbor, MI Michigan 49022 (US)
  • Wu, Guolian
    Benton Harbor, MI Michigan 49022 (US)

(74) Representative: Nicholls, Michael John 
J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

   


(54) Turbo-chill chamber with air-flow booster


(57) 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.







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