CN205505560U - Quick cooling device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a rapid cooling device, wherein the rapid cooling device is used for reducing the temperature of a liquid container, a fluid loop comprises a first box body used for storing at least one container filled with liquid, a second box body used for storing cooling medium, and a pump driving the cooling medium to circulate between the first box body and the second box body; the refrigerating unit is used for cooling the cooling medium in the second box body; and a control system for controlling the pump and the refrigeration unit.

Description

Rapid Cooling Device

technical field

The utility model relates to a rapid cooling device and a rapid cooling method, in particular to a rapid cooling device and a rapid cooling method for products in the consumer field, such as rapid cooling of soft drinks in the hotel industry.

Background technique

In the hospitality industry, such as bars or restaurants, there is a widespread need to quickly cool some liquids. This demand also exists widely in the home or other consumer fields. General refrigerators include refrigerators and freezers. Refrigerators are used to store items that do not need to be frozen, and freezers are used to freeze food. The cooling methods of refrigerators generally include forced circulation of cold air, natural convection of cold air, or a combination of both. Ordinary refrigerators are not enough to cope with the aforementioned demand for rapid cooling.

Utility model content

The purpose of the utility model is to provide a rapid cooling device.

Another object of the utility model is to provide a rapid cooling method.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a rapid cooling device is used to reduce the temperature of a liquid container, wherein the fluid circuit includes a first box for storing at least one container filled with liquid, a second box for storing a cooling medium, a pump that drives the cooling medium to circulate between the first box and the second box; the refrigeration unit is used to cool the cooling medium in the second box; the control system is used to control the pump and the refrigeration unit.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the rapid cooling device further includes a casing, the first box is arranged on the upper part of the casing, the second box is arranged on the bottom of the casing, and the The fluid circuit also includes a liquid inlet pipe and a liquid return pipe, and the liquid inlet pipe connected to the pump extends from the second tank to the bottom inlet of the first tank to allow the cooling medium to flow in the circulation between the first tank and the second tank, the liquid return pipe extends from the top outlet of the first tank to the second tank to allow the cooling medium to exit from the top overflow to the second tank.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the fluid circuit is provided with heat insulating material for heat insulation.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the housing includes a heat insulating cover covering the first box so as to facilitate the use of the first box.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cover is equipped with an electromagnetic lock mechanism, which can be activated by the control system when the rapid cooling device is opened.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the cooling medium is a mixture of water and ethanol.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the cooling medium is maintained at -30°C to -20°C.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the control system includes a thermostat for sensing the temperature of the cooling medium, and the control system controls the refrigeration unit according to the signal output by the thermostat to maintain The temperature of the cooling medium.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the control system includes a timer, and the control system shuts down the refrigeration unit within a set time according to a signal output by the timer.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the control system includes a timer, and the control system switches the working state of the pump at a predetermined time according to a signal output by the timer.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the refrigeration unit is a compression refrigeration unit, which is arranged between the first box body and the second box body, and includes an evaporator coil, and the evaporator coil is immersed in into the cooling medium in the second box.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the container containing the liquid is a bottle or a can containing a soft drink.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, a rapid cooling method utilizes any one of the rapid cooling devices, including:

loading the container into the first box;

using the control system to control the refrigeration unit to maintain the temperature of the cooling medium;

using the pump to circulate the cooling medium between the first tank and the second tank for a period of time set by the control system; and

The circulation of the cooling medium is stopped, and the cooling medium in the first box is discharged to the second box.

The cooling medium is used to directly contact the container containing the liquid for heat exchange, so the effect of rapid cooling is obtained.

Description of drawings

The above and other features, properties and advantages of the present utility model will become more apparent through the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a rapid cooling device in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the rapid cooling device in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rapid cooling device with the casing hidden in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of another projection direction of the rapid cooling device in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a housing in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the first box in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a control system in an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The utility model will be further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments and accompanying drawings, and more details have been set forth in the following description so as to fully understand the utility model, but the utility model can obviously be in many other ways different from this description To implement, those skilled in the art can make similar promotion and deduction according to the actual application situation without violating the connotation of the utility model, so the content of this specific embodiment should not limit the protection scope of the utility model.

Figures 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present utility model. It should be noted that these drawings are only examples, and they are not drawn according to the same scale. The projection directions may be different, and this should not be taken as a limitation to the protection scope of the actual claims of the utility model.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a rapid cooling device 1 for reducing the temperature of a liquid container 5 , including a fluid circuit 2 and a refrigeration unit 3 . The fluid circuit 2 includes a first tank 21 for storing at least one container 5 containing liquid, a second tank 22 for storing a cooling medium 6, and driving the cooling medium 6 between the first tank 21 and the second tank 22 Pump 23 for inter-circulation. The refrigeration unit 3 is used for cooling the cooling medium 6 in the second box 22 . The rapid cooling device 1 also includes a control system 7 for controlling the pump 23 and the refrigeration unit 3 .

The pump 23 can be various types of pumps suitable for transporting liquids, preferably a variable frequency pump. The cooling medium 6 can be water or ethanol or other liquids, preferably a mixture of water and ethanol. The cooling mode of the refrigeration unit 3 can be compression refrigeration, absorption refrigeration, semiconductor refrigeration, solar refrigeration or electromagnetic vibration refrigeration. What is shown in the figure is compression refrigeration, which includes a compressor 31, an evaporator 33, a condenser 32 and restrictors not shown in the figure, etc., the evaporator 33 is shown in the figure in the form of a coil.

As shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the rapid cooling device 1 also includes a housing 4, the housing 4 has an upper part 42 and a bottom 41, which is roughly cuboid, with a front side 41 and two sides 42 of the front side, 43 are all arranged in a closed state, the top is open, and the back side 44 is at least partially open, the open part corresponds to the refrigeration unit 3, the heat dissipation of the condenser 32 of the refrigeration unit 3 can be radiated by introducing external air, and the open part Facilitate the flow of air. The top of the housing 4 is correspondingly provided with a cover 215. The cover 215 seals the top of the housing 4 and is also configured to seal the top of the first box 21. In other embodiments, the cover of the housing 4 and the The cover of the first box can also be provided separately. The first box body 21 is arranged on the upper part 42 of the casing 4 , and the second box body 22 is arranged on the lower part 41 of the casing 4 . The shape of the housing 4 can be designed to be about 1 meter high, 0.4 meters wide and 0.38 meters deep. The first box body 21 can be designed to have a capacity of about 20 L, and the second box body 22 can be set to a capacity of about 50 liters. However, these dimensions may vary according to requirements or manufacturing conditions.

As shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 and Fig. 6, the fluid circuit 2 also includes a liquid inlet pipe 25 and a liquid return pipe 24, and the liquid inlet pipe 25 connected to the pump 23 extends from the second box body 22 to the bottom of the first box body 21 inlet 210 to allow the cooling medium 6 to circulate between the first case 21 and the second case 22, and the liquid return pipe 24 extends from the top outlet of the first case 21 to the second case 22 to allow the cooling medium to flow from The top outlet 213 of the first tank 21 overflows to the second tank 22 . As shown in Figure 6, the top outlet 213 of the first box body 21 is a recess located on the wall of the first box body 21, and the piping 24 includes a section of vertical connecting pipe 211 inserted in the first box body 21, and the top outlet 213 connected. The fixing method of the first box body 21 on the upper part 42 of the housing 4 may be fixed by cooperating the flange 212 with the inner wall of the housing 42 . The periphery of the first box body 21 is covered with heat insulating material 214, and the periphery of the second box body 22 is also covered with insulating material 221. Each piping through which the cooling medium 6 flows is also configured as heat-insulated, so as to prevent the cooling medium 6 from generating heat with the air. exchange. Likewise, the cover body 215 is also configured to be heat-insulated. Load that needs to be cooled at least one container 5 that is filled with liquid is loaded from the top of the rapid cooling device 1 after opening the cover 215, and after the cooling medium 6 is delivered to the first box 21, it is connected with the first box 21. The container 5 is used for heat exchange, and the liquid in the container 5 is rapidly refrigerated, and the liquid can be quickly lowered from room temperature to a temperature near 0 degrees. The container 5 can be a beverage bottle or can, a wine bottle or can, and the container 5 can also contain water, which is used to make ice. Since the first box body 21 is set to be insulated, in addition to being used for quick cooling, it can also be used to store spare containers 5, such as spare beverages or wine, so that consumers can obtain cold drinks at any time. According to the test results, the temperature of the cooling medium is still about -12 degrees Celsius after the refrigeration unit 3 is turned off for about 8 hours, and the rapid cooling device 1 can have the same energy consumption as a medium household refrigerator.

The temperature of the cooling medium 6 can be set to not be lower than -20°C. Once the temperature is lower than this temperature, the control system 7 will start the refrigeration unit or increase the working capacity of the refrigeration unit to further reduce the temperature of the cooling medium 6. Preferably, the cooling medium 6 can be cooled. 6Keep at -30°C. To prevent the lid 215 from being opened when the rapid cooling device 1 is working or otherwise not expected to be opened, the cover 215 is equipped with an electromagnetic lock mechanism 217, which can only be activated by the control system 7 when the rapid cooling device 1 is turned on. Therefore, once the rapid cooling device 1 is working, the electromagnetic lock mechanism 217 keeps the cover 215 in a locked state, so that people cannot open the cover 215, so that the rapid cooling device 1 can be used safely in public places.

The temperature of the cooling medium 6 can be kept at a constant temperature or a temperature range by means of a thermostat 72 . As shown in Figure 7, the control system 7 includes a controller 71 and a thermostat 72. The controller 71 is used to receive various signals, perform logic control or program control, and output various control signals. The thermostat 72 detects the temperature of the cooling medium 6. temperature, and output the temperature signal reaching the condition to the controller 71, and the controller 71 instructs the refrigeration unit 3 to increase or decrease the working capacity to maintain the temperature of the cooling medium 6.

The control system 7 includes a timer 73 , and the controller 71 shuts down the refrigeration unit 3 within a set time according to the signal output by the timer 73 . For example, in non-business hours of hotels or bars or other consumer occasions, the refrigeration unit 3 is turned off to reduce energy consumption.

The control system 7 also includes a timer 74 , and the controller 71 switches the working state of the pump 23 at a predetermined time according to the signal output by the timer 74 . For example, switch from forward to reverse, or stop running. This prevents the liquid in the cooled container from freezing and spoiling.

The timers 73 and 74 can be implemented by hardware or by software.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the refrigeration unit 3 is arranged between the first box body 21 and the second box body 22, the coil of the evaporator 33 is immersed in the cooling medium 6 of the second box body 22, and the refrigerant in the refrigeration unit 3, when passing through the evaporator 33, it exchanges heat with the cooling medium 6 to reduce the temperature of the cooling medium 6. When passing through the condenser 32, it exchanges heat with the air and releases the heat into the air.

The method that utilizes rapid cooling device 1 to carry out rapid cooling comprises:

Pack the container 5 into the first box body 21;

Utilize the control system 7 to control the refrigeration unit 3 to maintain the temperature of the cooling medium 6;

During a period of time set by the control system 7, the pump 23 is used to circulate the cooling medium 6 between the first tank 21 and the second tank 22; and

The circulation of the cooling medium 6 is stopped, and the cooling medium 6 in the first box 21 is discharged to the second box 22 .

The cycle time set by the control system 7 can be freely set by the user through the man-machine exchange interface, for example, according to the temperature to be cooled, the type of liquid to be cooled, the amount of liquid to be cooled, and the like.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a container (which may be a bottle or a can) containing a liquid such as a beverage (including but not limited to wine, beer, red wine) can be lowered from a room temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius to 3 minutes in about 3 minutes. around degrees Celsius.

For the user, the operation method is simple, the lid is opened, and then containers filled with liquid such as bottles, jars or boxes are loaded from the top of the rapid cooling device, and then the corresponding time is set. The pump 23 draws the cooling medium 6 from the second box 22 into the first box 21 according to the instructions of the control system 7 until the entire first box 21 is filled, and the cooling medium 6 can overflow from the outlet 213 of the first box 21 Back to the second box 22, cooled by the refrigeration unit 3, the pump 23 continues to pump the cooling medium 6 to the first box 21, so the cooled cooling medium 6 circulates to the first box 21 until the set time ends , the pump 23 is stopped, and the cooling medium 6 is allowed to be discharged from the first tank 21 to the second tank 22 through the piping 25 .

Since the container with the solution can be cooled quickly, it allows the owner of the hotel industry to keep a large and different variety of wine or bottles or cans of beer or other beverages, and can provide his customers with a suitable temperature without having to let the product be kept in a cold state. cooling state, thus saving space and energy, and also reducing the amount of refrigerators invested by the owner.

Although the utility model is disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not used to limit the utility model, and any person skilled in the art can make possible changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. For example, in some occasions, the housing may be integrated with the box, and the housing itself may be made of heat insulating material. Therefore, any modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention, all fall within the protection scope defined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims (12)

1. quickly cooling device, for reducing the temperature of liquid container, it is characterised in that including:

Fluid circuit, including for depositing at least one first casing equipped with the container of liquid, deposits cooling medium The second casing, order about the pump that described cooling medium circulates between described first casing and described second casing；

Refrigeration unit, for cooling down the described cooling medium in described second casing；And

Control system, is used for controlling described pump and described refrigeration unit.

2. quickly cooling device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that this quickly cooling device also includes Housing, described first casing arranges top on the housing, and described second casing is arranged at the end of described housing Portion, described fluid circuit also includes feed liquor pipe arrangement and returns liquid pipe arrangement, connecting the described feed liquor pipe arrangement of described pump from described Second casing extends to the bottom inlet of described first casing, with allow described cooling medium at described first casing and Circulating between described second casing, described time liquid pipe arrangement extends to described second from the top exit of described first casing Casing, to allow that described cooling medium overflows to described second casing from described top exit.

3. quickly cooling device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described fluid circuit has heat insulation Material comes heat insulation.

4. quickly cooling device as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that described housing includes heat insulation lid, It covers described first casing, in order to use described first casing.

5. quickly cooling device as claimed in claim 4, it is characterised in that described lid is configured with electromagnetic lock Mechanism, it is by activating by described control system when described quickly cooling device is opened.

6. quickly cooling device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described cooling medium is to include water Mixture with ethanol.

7. quickly cooling device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described cooling medium is maintained at-30 DEG C To-20 DEG C.

8. quickly cooling device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described control system includes thermostat, Described thermostat is for sensing the temperature of described cooling medium, the letter that described control system exports according to described thermostat Number control described refrigeration unit, to keep the temperature of described cooling medium.

9. quickly cooling device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described control system includes timer, The signal that described control system exports according to timer closes described refrigeration unit within the time set.

10. quickly cooling device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described control system includes timer, The signal that described control system exports according to timer is pump switch operating state described in chien shih when predetermined.

11. quickly cooling devices as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that described refrigeration unit is compression Refrigeration unit, it is arranged between described first casing and described second casing, including evaporator coil, described steaming Send out device coil pipe to be immersed in the described cooling medium of described second casing.

12. quickly cooling devices as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that the described container equipped with liquid is Bottle or tank equipped with soft drink.