Systems and Methods for a Refrigeration Device Having a Lid Assembly
AssigneePerlick Corporation
InventorKarl R. Krumbiegel
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Abstract
A refrigeration device capable of chilling beverage ingredients and accessories is disclosed. The refrigeration device may include a first compartment that defines a first open top area, a second compartment that defines a second open top area, and a wall disposed between the first and second compartments. The refrigeration device may further include a controller configured to control the temperature in at least one of the first and second compartments, a temperature regulator configured to adjust a thermal communication between the first and second compartments, and a lid assembly movable between an opened and a closed position.
Claims2
A refrigerated storage system, comprising:
- a temperature controller;
- a refrigeration system in communication with the temperature controller, the refrigeration system including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator arrangement;
- a storage portion defining first and second compartments and an exterior surface;
- a temperature regulator disposed between the first and second compartments and configured to alter an amount of thermal communication between the first and second compartments;
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- a series of coils in communication with the refrigeration system, the series of coils disposed on first and second lateral sides of the storage portion at the exterior surface adjacent to the first compartment, the series of coils configured to provide refrigeration primarily to the first compartment and secondarily to the second compartment via the temperature regulator.
A method of tempering ice to reduce cracks in the ice when placing the tempered ice into a liquid, the method comprising:
- adjusting a temperature regulator disposed between a first compartment and a second compartment so that the first compartment has a first ambient temperature and the second compartment has a second ambient temperature, the second ambient temperature being warmer than the first ambient temperature;
- placing ice in the first compartment;
- moving the ice from the first compartment to the second compartment to temper the ice;
- and
- removing the tempered ice from the second compartment in preparation for placing the tempered ice into a liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.