Patent ID: 8534081
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: A47J,B01F,B67D,F25C,F25D

Abstract:
1. A device for cooling drinks, comprising: a) at least one drink supply container for a water-comprising drink: and b) at least one cooling medium supply container for holding at least one cooling medium; c) dosing device coupled to the drink supply container and the cooling medium supply container and adapted to dose a quantity of drink and a quantity of cooling medium required for cooling the dosed quantity of drink, d) at least one mixing chamber for successively collecting a quantity of drink and a quantity of cooling medium respectively dosed by the dosing device, and e) at least one stirring element positioned relative to the mixing chamber such that the stirring element generates a vortex in the drink present in the mixing chamber for the purpose of receiving a quantity of cooling medium fed to the mixing chamber, wherein the stirring element is also adapted to mix together drink present in the mixing chamber and cooling medium present in the mixing chamber, wherein the cooling medium in the mixing chamber undergoes at least one of a phase change to the gaseous state or an adiabatic expansion while cooling the drink.