BEVERAGE DISPENSER COOLING SYSTEM

SYSTEME DE REFROIDISSEMENT POUR DISTRIBUTEUR DE BOISSONS

Claims

Claims

1. I claim,



A beverage distribution system, comprising:

a) two containers for storing a beverage;
b) at least two beverage dispensing units;
c) at least one distribution line for delivering the beverage from the
container to the dispensing unit;
d) A tank containing a mixture of ice and water
e) A cooling coil submerged in the tank
f) An agitation device to move the ice water about the cooling coil
g) A pump that is located in the tank that is fluidly connected to a second
tank
h) A heat exchange coil that is located in the second tank
i) An agitation device that moves the water in the second tank about the
heat exchange coil.


j) A temperature measuring and control device that will turn on the pump
in the first tank so that water from the first tank mixes with the water in
the second tank
thereby lowering the temperature of the water in the second tank to a desired
temeprature.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein ther is no agitation device in the first
tank.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein there is no agitation device in the second
tank.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein there is no agitation device in the second
tank.

5. The method of claim 1 where only beverage to the scond tank is heat
exchanger is
supplied and there is no heat exchanger coil in the first tank.



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Description

CA 02612825 2007-11-29
Brief Description of the Drawings

Fig 1 is a schematic illustrating a beverage dispensing cooling system
constructed in
accordance with this invention

Detailed Description of the Invention

Fig 1 shows a beverage dispenser cooling system particularly for use in
dispensing beer
on tap. The system includes a storage container such as a beer keg 1
containing beer and
a beer keg 7 containing beer. The kegs will typically be located within a
portable trailer.
Pressurized tanks 3 and 5, usually containing carbon dioxide, beer gas or
compressed air
are connected by line 72 and 73 to the interior of kegs 1 and 7 for applying
pressure to
the beer therein. The contents of the beer kegs 1 and 7 are connected a heat
exchange
coils 15 and 66 by lines 68 and 71. The heat exchange coils are submerged in
icewater
40 in tanks 9 and 11. Agitator pumps 12 and 42 move the ice water around the
heat
exchange coils 15 and 66 to enhance heat exchange from the beer to the ice
water. Beer
flows through the heat exchange coils 15 and 11 and is chilled. The beer flows
from the
coils through lines 30 and 67 to dispensing taps 36 and 35. The temperature of
the ice
water in tank 9 is maintained by ice cubes 80 at a temperature around 32
degrees F. The
temperature of the ice water in tank 11 can be adjusted. A temperature probe
22 reads the
temperature of the water in tank 11. The temperature probe 22 is connected to
a
temperature controller 20. The controller can be adjusted so that a desired
temperature
above 32 degrees can be set. Once the temperature of the ice water in tank 11
rises above
the desired temperature that is set on the temperature controller 20, the
controller will
turn on pump 23 which will pump ice water from tank 9 into tank 11. excess
water will
flow back into tank 9 through port 70. Once the water in tank 9 reaches the
set
temperature on the temperature controller 20, the controller will turn pump 23
off.

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Representative Drawing