Temperature regulation device
AssigneeStewart Petrie
InventorKenneth Cooke
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Abstract
A temperature regulation device dispenses a fluid at a unique temperature. The device achieves the unique temperature by blending an ambient temperature of the fluid with a cooled temperature of the fluid to form a blended temperature of the fluid. The cooled temperature of the fluid is reached by passing a portion of the ambient temperature fluid through a cooling apparatus. The cooled fluid and the ambient fluid can then be blended through a series of valves and choke lines to form the desired blended temperature for the fluid. A plurality of individual fluids can simultaneously pass through the device and have different dispensing temperatures based on adjustments to the blend between ambient temperature fluid and cool temperature fluid.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- an ambient fluid line configured to carry a fluid at an ambient temperature;
- a cooled fluid line configured to carry a portion of said fluid to a cooling apparatus, said cooling apparatus configured to cool said fluid to a cooled temperature,
- an ambient fluid valve configured to regulate flow of said fluid before said cooling apparatus;
- a cooled fluid valve configured to regulate flow of said fluid after said cooling apparatus,
- wherein said valves regulate flow of said fluid from said ambient fluid line and said cooled fluid line to blend into a fluid having a blended temperature;
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- a dispensing line configured to dispense said fluid at said blended temperature.
A device comprising:
- means for orienting a temperature regulation device vertically in relation to a dispenser;
- means for joining a cooling intake line to a cooling composition;
- means for joining an ambient fluid line to a fluid storage;
- means for carrying an ambient fluid through said ambient fluid line;
- means for manipulating an ambient control portion;
- means for regulating an ambient fluid valve;
- means for carrying a portion of said ambient fluid through a cooling apparatus to form a cooled fluid;
- means for manipulating a cooled control portion;
- means for regulating a cooled fluid valve;
- means for blending said cooled fluid with said ambient fluid;
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- means for dispensing said blended fluid through a dispensing line.
A device consisting of:
- an ambient fluid line configured to carry a fluid at an ambient temperature, said fluid comprising a beverage, said ambient fluid line comprising a clear polymer, said ambient fluid line further comprising a first junction configured to join said ambient fluid line with said cooled fluid line before a cooling apparatus, said ambient fluid line comprising a second junction configured to join said ambient fluid line with said cooled fluid line after said cooling apparatus;
- a cooled fluid line configured to carry a portion of said fluid to said cooling apparatus, said cooling apparatus configured to cool said fluid to a cooled temperature, said cooling apparatus comprising a chiller, said cooling apparatus configured to carry a cooling composition for cooling said fluid;
- an ambient fluid valve configured to regulate flow of said fluid before said cooling apparatus, said ambient fluid valve configured to be solenoid actuated, said ambient fluid valve comprising a first temperature sensor;
- a cooled fluid valve configured to regulate flow of said fluid after said cooling apparatus, said cooled fluid valve configured to be solenoid actuated, said cooled fluid valve comprising a second temperature sensor
- wherein said valves regulate flow of said fluid from said ambient fluid line and said cooled fluid line to blend into a fluid having a blended temperature;
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- a dispensing line configured to dispense said fluid at said blended temperature, said dispensing line comprising a beverage tap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.