KR200492764Y1 - Beverage cooling device - Google Patents

Abstract

A beverage cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a beverage cooling apparatus comprising a main body and a cover detachably coupled to an upper end of the main body, wherein the main body has a receiving portion formed therein to accommodate a beverage container, A cooling unit having a Peltier element cooling the beverage container at the bottom; A refrigerant storage agent installed in the space between the outer wall and the inner wall of the cooling unit; A display unit provided on an outer surface of the main body to display temperature information and operating time information of the beverage container; A communication unit capable of communicating with an external electronic device; And a power supply for supplying electric power.

Description

Beverage cooling device {BEVERAGE COOLING DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a beverage cooling device.

The present invention relates to a beverage cooling apparatus, and in particular, to a beverage cooling apparatus capable of rapidly cooling canned beverages or bottled beverages at room temperature within a short time to obtain cold beverages.

Recently, as the number of single-person households increases, the cases of purchasing large quantities of beverages at a time and storing them for a long time are increasing due to time and economic reasons. In general, beverages purchased in such a large quantity are stored in a refrigerator. If stored in the refrigerator for a long time, the contents of the beverage are also kept at a cooled temperature, so you can drink cool beverages.

However, when a beverage at room temperature is put in a refrigerator and cooled, it takes at least tens of minutes to an hour or more, and therefore, when the user desires rapid cooling, the user's desire cannot be satisfied.

Accordingly, a rapid cooling device is installed in the freezer or refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator, and the beverage is cooled by concentrating low-temperature cold air in this part, or the beverage at room temperature is sprayed around the canned beverage or bottled beverage. Various devices capable of rapid cooling have been developed.

However, cooling by the conventional rapid cooling devices as described above takes less time than cooling by general refrigeration and freezing, but it takes a relatively long time to cool the entire beverage contained in the can or bottle within a short time. There is a problem in that the user's desire to use a cold drink cannot be satisfied.

On the other hand, as another example of the prior art, in order to cool the beverage stored in the container, a cooling container capable of cooling the beverage regardless of the location and time has also been developed. As an example of a device having such a cold and hot function, the Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0476864 (registered on April 3, 2015, the name “tumbler device with a cold/hot function”) may be mentioned.

This registered utility model document discloses a tumbler including a refrigerant and a heating wire, and when used after being put in a refrigerator or freezer, the cooling effect of the beverage can be maintained by the refrigerant, and the USB connector of the tumbler can be connected to a computer or electronic device. In this case, the heating wire inside the tumbler is operated to have a cold/hot function capable of maintaining the warming effect of the beverage.

However, in this prior art, the temperature of the beverage contained in the tumbler is simply changed by the refrigerant and the heating wire, and when the temperature of the beverage is received in the tumbler, the temperature of the beverage is determined according to the temperature of the tumbler. There was a problem that the temperature of the beverage could not be known.

Republic of Korea Utility Model No. 20-0476864,'Tumbler device with cold and hot function' (registered on April 3, 2015)

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a beverage cooling device with improved cooling efficiency, so that the user can change the temperature of the beverage when desired, and provide information on the temperature of the beverage so that the user can drink the beverage at an appropriate temperature desired by the user. do.

According to an aspect of the present invention, in a beverage cooling apparatus comprising a main body and a cover detachably coupled to an upper end of the main body, the main body has a receiving portion formed therein to accommodate a beverage container, and the beverage container at the lower end A cooling unit having a Peltier element to cool the cooling unit, a storage coolant installed in the space between the outer wall and the inner wall of the cooling unit, a display unit that displays temperature information and operating time information of the beverage container on the outside, and can communicate with an external electronic device. It provides a beverage cooling apparatus including a communication unit and a power supply for supplying power.

The cover may include a rotating part connected to the beverage container to rotate the beverage container.

The rotating part, a rotating member to which the beverage container is connected; And a motor connected to the rotating member to rotate the rotating member.

The main body may be formed as a side of the display unit on one side thereof, and a heat dissipation hole through which heat generated from the cooling unit is discharged may be formed.

The main body may include a lower support positioned below the cooling unit and connected via a connection member.

The cooling unit may further include a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the beverage container therein.

The beverage cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may effectively cool a beverage container accommodated in the main body by a cold storage agent and a Peltier element.

The beverage cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may improve cooling efficiency of a beverage by maximizing convective heat transfer by cooling the beverage container while rotating it through a cover capable of fixing and rotating the beverage container.

In the beverage cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, temperature information and operating time information of the apparatus may be checked by having a display unit.

The beverage cooling device according to an embodiment of the present invention may communicate with an electronic device (eg, a smartphone) including a short-range communication module such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and through the temperature monitoring and temperature alarm functions of the beverage, the user wants When you can drink a drink.

1 is a perspective view showing a beverage cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a side cross-sectional view of a beverage cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cooling unit of a beverage cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a schematic diagram showing communication between a beverage cooling apparatus and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement the embodiments. The present invention may be implemented in various forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and the same reference numerals are assigned to the same or similar components throughout the specification.

In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features. It is to be understood that the possibility of addition or presence of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not preliminarily excluded. In addition, when a part such as a layer, film, region, plate, etc. is said to be "on" another part, this includes not only the case where the other part is "directly above", but also the case where there is another part in the middle. Conversely, when a part such as a layer, film, region, plate, etc. is said to be "below" another part, this includes not only the case where the other part is "directly below", but also the case where there is another part in the middle.

1 is a perspective view showing a beverage cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of a beverage cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is It is a cross-sectional view showing the cooling part of the beverage cooling device.

In describing the beverage cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the main body 10 is described by defining the cover 20 side upward, and the cover 20 to the main body 10 Explain by defining the page downward.

1 to 3, the beverage cooling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 10, a cover 20, a cooling unit 30, a display unit 60, and a power supply unit 70. Can include.

The main body 10 has a cylindrical shape having a hollow portion therein, and has a structure in which the lower part is closed and the upper part is open. Through this, the cooling unit 30 may be installed inside the main body 10, and the beverage container may be inserted into the cooling unit 30, so that the beverage container may be cooled inside the main body 10.

In addition, a vacuum unit (not shown) may be formed in the space between the outer wall and the inner wall of the housing 11 of the main body 10. The housing 11 performs an insulating function from the cooling unit 30 to prevent overcooling of the housing 11, thereby preventing direct transmission of cold air when the user contacts the main body 10 to secure stability. have.

The cover 20 is coupled to the upper portion of the body 10 and may be detachable. The cover 20 is provided with a space 21 to accommodate the upper end of the beverage container. The cover 20 is a rotating member 20a having a shape corresponding to the inner circumferential surface of the space 21 and a motor 20b that is connected to the upper end of the rotating member 20a to rotate the rotating member 20a. It includes a configured rotating part.

The rotating member 20a has a high friction fixing member attached to the inner circumferential surface, so that when the upper end of the beverage container is inserted, it can be stably fixed to the rotating member 20a. For example, the fixing member may be a silicone material. Such a fixing member may minimize vibration when the motor 20b is operated.

Meanwhile, the cover 20 may be formed by protruding the first connection terminal 26 from the lower surface. A plurality of first connection terminals 26 may be formed by being spaced apart by a predetermined distance along the edge of the lower surface of the cover 20.

The first connection terminal 26 may be electrically connected to or disconnected from the second connection terminal 36 of the body 10. For example, when the cover 20 is coupled to the body 10, the first and second connection terminals 26 and 36 may be coupled to be electrically connected. Accordingly, the power supplied from the main body 10 is supplied to the cover 20 through the first connection terminal 26 so that the rotating parts 20a and 20b can be driven.

Accordingly, after the beverage container is accommodated in the main body 10, when the cover 20 is inserted into the main body 10, the upper end of the beverage container is fixed to the rotating member 20a, and power is supplied from the main body 10. The received cover 20 operates the motor 20b so that the beverage container can be rotated inside the body 10. As the beverage container rotates while the beverage cooling device 1 performs cooling, the beverage in the beverage container flows and mixes, so that the temperature gradient is lowered, so that it can be cooled at a uniform and high speed.

The cooling unit 30 is installed inside the main body 10 and may contact the inner circumferential surface of the main body 10. The cooling unit 30 has a cylindrical shape having a hollow receiving unit 31 therein, and a beverage container may be inserted into the receiving unit 31 to be accommodated.

For example, so that the upper end of the beverage container can be fixed to the cover 20, the axial length of the cooling unit 30 may be shorter than the axial length of the beverage container. In addition, the cross-sectional area of the receiving unit 31 of the cooling unit 30 may correspond to the cross-sectional area of the beverage container, so that when the beverage container is accommodated in the cooling unit 30, it will be in maximum contact with the inner circumferential surface of the cooling unit 30. I can. As another example, the cooling unit 30 may be made of a metal such as stainless steel.

Meanwhile, the cooling unit 30 may have a second connection terminal 36 formed on an upper surface thereof. A plurality of second connection terminals 36 may be formed by being spaced apart by a predetermined distance along the edge of the lower surface of the cooling unit 30. The first connection terminal 26 protruding from the cover 20 may be inserted into the second connection terminal 36 to be coupled. Since power is supplied from the power supply unit 70 to the second connection terminal 36, power may be supplied to the cover 20 through the first connection terminal 26 when the first connection terminal 26 is connected.

The cooling unit 30 may include a coolant 32 and a Peltier element 34 to cool the beverage container.

The coolant 32 may be installed in a space formed between the outer wall and the inner wall of the cooling unit 30. As shown in FIG. 3, the coolant 32 may be inserted along the edge of the cooling unit 30. For example, the coolant 32 may be in the form of a pack in which a coolant is filled inside a pack made of a flexible material such as a synthetic resin such as polyvinyl chloride, or may be a coolant in a liquid state. In this case, the cold storage liquid may be a sodium chloride solution or a potassium chloride solution whose freezing point is lowered to a temperature in the range of about -7°C to -20°C. Since the refrigerant storage agent 32 is formed along the inner wall of the cooling unit 30, the beverage container accommodated in the receiving unit 31 may be charged with heat, so that cooling efficiency can be greatly improved.

The Peltier element 34 is installed at the lower end of the cooling unit 30 to perform cooling of the beverage container. A communication port (not shown) may be formed on the lower surface of the cooling unit 30 so that the inside and the outside of the cooling unit 30 communicate with each other. At this time, the communication port (not shown) may correspond to the shape of the Peltier element 34. Accordingly, one side of the Peltier element 34 may be in contact with the beverage container, and the other side may be exposed below the cooling unit 30. The Peltier element 34 to which the current is supplied is cooled on the upper side in contact with the beverage container, thereby cooling the beverage container.

Meanwhile, heating may occur on the lower side of the Peltier element 34.

Accordingly, a heat insulating plate 38 may be installed at an outer lower end of the cooling unit 30. The heat insulating plate 38 may prevent heat emitted from the lower side of the Peltier element 34 from being transferred back to the cooling unit 30.

A connection member 40 may be connected to an outer lower end of the cooling unit 30. A plurality of connecting members 40 may be connected and installed in a rod shape, spaced apart by a predetermined distance along an edge of the outer lower end of the cooling unit 30. The upper end of the connection member 40 is fixed to the cooling unit 30, the lower end is fixed to the lower support 50, and the cooling unit 30 and the lower support 50 are spaced apart by the connection member 40. Can be placed.

In this case, a heat dissipation hole 12 is formed in the housing 11 of the main body 10, and the location of the heat dissipation hole 12 may correspond to a space where the cooling unit 30 and the lower support 50 are spaced apart. Accordingly, heat generated from the lower side of the Peltier element 34 of the cooling unit 30 may be discharged to the outside through the heat dissipation hole 12.

Meanwhile, the cooling unit 30 may further include a temperature sensor (not shown) capable of measuring the temperature of the beverage container therein. For example, a temperature sensor (not shown) may be installed by being inserted into the inner circumferential surface of the cooling unit 30 and located close to the side of the beverage container to measure the temperature. The temperature sensor is electrically connected to the display unit 60 and the communication unit (not shown), and transmits the sensed temperature information to the display unit 60 and the communication unit (not shown).

The lower support 50 may be in contact with the inner bottom surface of the housing 11 and may be connected to the connection member 40 to support the cooling unit 30. The lower support 50 may have a space therein.

Meanwhile, the display unit 60 may be installed on the outer surface of the main body 10 to display temperature information and operating time information of the beverage container. For example, the display unit 60 may be an LCD screen. As another example, the display unit 60 may be a flexible screen made of a flexible material, and thus may correspond to a round shape in the circumferential direction of the body 10. The display unit 60 may be electrically connected to a temperature sensor (not shown) to output and display temperature information sensed by the temperature sensor.

Since a switch (not shown) may be installed in the display unit 60, information displayed on the display unit 60 may be switched through the switch. For example, when the switch is pressed, temperature information may be displayed, and when the switch is pressed again, operation time information may be displayed.

The power supply unit 70 is embedded in the inner space of the lower support 50 of the main body 10, is electrically connected to the respective components of the main body 10 and the cover 20, and can supply power required for operation of the respective components. have. For example, the power supply unit 70 may be provided with a battery that is charged by receiving power from a commercial power source, or may be provided with a battery to supply power.

At this time, a power switch 16 that supplies or cuts off power to the power supply unit 70 may be installed at the lower portion of the housing 11 of the main body 10, so that the operation and interruption of the beverage cooling device 1 can be controlled. have.

Meanwhile, the main body 10 may further include a communication unit (not shown). Through this, the main body 10 may transmit and receive data with the electronic device 100 in a wireless communication method through a communication unit. The communication unit may include a short-range communication module. For example, the short-range communication module may be Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Near Field Communication (NFC), and may support one or more wireless communication methods.

4 is a schematic diagram showing communication between a beverage cooling apparatus and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the electronic device 100 transmits information to the beverage cooling device 1 and/or wirelessly (W) with the beverage cooling device 1 to receive information from the beverage cooling device 1. Can communicate. For example, temperature information sensed by a temperature sensor (not shown) of the beverage cooling apparatus 1 may be transmitted to the electronic device 100 through a communication unit.

In addition, the electronic device 100 may communicate with a communication unit (not shown) including a short-range communication module of the beverage cooling apparatus 1 through a short-range wireless connection (eg, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC), and the electronic device 100 ) (Eg, smartphone) may be paired with one or more beverage cooling devices 1.

For example, the electronic device 100 paired with the beverage cooling apparatus 1 may output and display information received from the beverage cooling apparatus 1 through an application. The application of the electronic device 100 may monitor temperature information of a beverage in real time, and may provide an alarm when the temperature of the beverage reaches a specific temperature. Accordingly, the user can monitor the temperature of the beverage through the electronic device 100, receive an alarm at a desired temperature, and drink the beverage in a timely manner.

Although an embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment presented in this specification, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention can add components within the scope of the same idea. It will be possible to easily propose another embodiment by changing, deleting, adding, etc., but this will also be said to fall within the scope of the present invention.

1: beverage cooling device 10: main body
11: housing 12: heat dissipation hole
16: power switch 20: cover
20a: rotating member 20b: motor
21: space part 26: first connection terminal
30: cooling unit 31: receiving unit
32: heat storage agent 34: Peltier element
36: second connection terminal 38: heat sink
40: connecting member 50: lower support
60: display unit 70: power supply unit
100: electronic device

Claims (6)

In a beverage cooling apparatus comprising a main body accommodating a beverage container and a cover detachably coupled to an upper end of the main body,
The cover,
A rotating member to which the beverage container is connected; And
A motor provided on the cover and connected to the rotating member to rotate the rotating member; And
Includes; a first connection terminal provided on the cover and electrically connected to the motor,
The main body,
A cooling unit in which a receiving unit accommodating the beverage container is formed;
A cooling agent installed in the space between the outer wall and the inner wall of the cooling unit;
A power supply unit provided below the cooling unit and supplying power; And
Includes; a second connection terminal receiving power from the power supply,
The first connection terminal is protruding from the lower surface of the cover,
The second connection terminal is provided on an upper surface of the cooling unit, and the beverage cooling apparatus is electrically connected by inserting the first connection terminal. The method of claim 1,
Beverage cooling apparatus further comprising a; Peltier element for cooling the beverage container below the cooling unit. The method of claim 1,
A display unit for displaying temperature information and operating time information of the beverage container; And
A beverage cooling apparatus further comprising a; communication unit capable of communicating with an external electronic device. The method of claim 3,
The main body,
A beverage cooling device formed from one side to a side of the display unit and having a heat dissipating hole through which heat generated from the cooling unit is discharged. The method of claim 1,
The main body,
A beverage cooling apparatus comprising a lower support positioned below the cooling unit and connected via a connection member. The method of claim 1,
The cooling unit,
Beverage cooling apparatus further comprising a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the beverage container therein.

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