Turbo-chill chamber using secondary coolant
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsTushar V. Kulkarni, Guolian Wu
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AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsTushar V. Kulkarni, Guolian Wu
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An appliance system that includes an appliance and a turbo-chilling chamber is provided. In one embodiment, the turbo-chilling chamber for chilling a beverage within a beverage container or a foodstuff is operably engaged to an interior surface of the appliance and typically includes a rigid outer wall; a flexible inner wall defining a coolant chamber; and at least one coolant spaced between the rigid outer wall and flexible inner wall in the coolant chamber. The flexible inner wall defines a receiving space, accommodates various sized beverage containers or foodstuffs, and moves between a first position and a second position. The coolant within the coolant chamber is typically at higher than atmospheric pressure when the flexible inner wall is in the second position and a lesser pressure when the flexible inner wall is in the first position. The method of turbo-chilling a beverage container/beverage/foodstuff within the turbo-chilling chamber is also provided.
An appliance system comprising:
A turbo-chilling chamber for chilling a beverage within a beverage container and capable of being operably engaged to an interior surface of an appliance and comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.