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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsEric Mark Sloot, Joldert Maria Boersma, Hugui Wang, Marcelinus Johannus Maria Bruggeman, Roland Van Straaten, Paulus Cornelis Duineveld, Johan Bernard Kuperus
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beverage dispensing apparatus for enclosing and cooling a keg (1) containing a beverage, comprising means for guiding the beverage from the keg (1) to a dispending tap for controlling the beverage output from the dispensing apparatus. The apparatus comprises a cooling system provided with heat transfer means (4) being in direct thermal contact with the keg (1). The cooling system is provided with an adsorbent cooling device (3) comprising a liquid chamber (5) for containing and vaporizing a liquid working substance (8), and an adsorbent chamber (6) containing an adsorbent (9) for adsorbing the vaporized working substance. The liquid chamber (5) is connected through a control valve (12) with the adsorbent chamber (6).
A beverage dispensing apparatus for enclosing and cooling a keg containing a beverage, comprising means for guiding the beverage from the keg to a dispending tap for controlling the beverage output from the dispensing apparatus, furthermore comprising a cooling system provided with heat transfer means being in direct thermal contact with the keg, characterized in that the cooling system is provided with an adsorbent cooling device comprising a liquid chamber for containing and vaporizing a liquid working substance, and an adsorbent chamber containing an adsorbent for adsorbing the vaporized working substance, whereby the liquid chamber is connected through a control valve with the adsorbent chamber.
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