Patent ID: 6119464
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B67D,F25B,F25D

Abstract:
A beverage server comprising:a tank containing water serving as a coolant and a coiled beverage duct through which a beverage flows;a cooling means fitted to a portion of the wall of the tank;a sensing means to detect the freezing and melting of the coolant; anda controller for maintaining an ice-making region within a desired area by controlling the action of the cooling means based on the information from the sensing means and rapidly cooling and serving a beverage discharged from a storage container,the improvement comprising a cooling zone consisting of a portion of the inner wall of the tank made of a material having a high thermal conductivity that is situated in and around the place where the cooling means is fitted, a controlled cooling zone consisting of a portion of the inner wall of the tank made of a material having a low thermal conductivity that is situated near the beverage duct, and said sensing means provided near said beverage duct.