Patent ID: 11945709
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 1:
2. A method of dispensing a chilled beverage, the method comprising the steps of:
a. providing chiller apparatus including:
i. a chilling receptacle adapted for receiving therein in cooling relationship a bulk storage beverage container containing a beverage for dispensing, and
ii. a conduit connected to a dispensing tap, wherein the conduit and tap are in thermally conductive relationship with the chilling receptacle,
wherein the chiller apparatus comprises a refrigerated cooling coil arranged in thermal contact with an outside surface of a wall of the receptacle,

b. operating the apparatus to cause the receptacle to be cooled and to draw heat from the conduit and tap,
c. placing the beverage container in the receptacle and allowing the container and its contents to cool,
d. connecting the container and tap in fluid communication,
e. operating the tap to dispense cooled beverage through the tap via the pre-cooled conduit, the conduit passes through the wall of the receptacle, and
f. including causing refrigerant selectively to bypass the expansion chamber when cooling of the conduit is not required,
wherein the chiller apparatus further comprises a refrigerant expansion chamber connected in thermally conducting relationship with the conduit.