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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2017
Applicant:
The Coca-cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Mingfei Gan, Suwanee, GA (US);
Dick P. Welch, Marietta, GA (US);
Arthur G. Rudick, Ormond Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 9/00 (2006.01); F28D 20/02 (2006.01); F25D 3/02 (2006.01); F25D 31/00 (2006.01); F28D 3/00 (2006.01); F28D 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 9/0093 (2013.01); F25D 3/02 (2013.01); F25D 31/002 (2013.01); F28D 3/00 (2013.01); F28D 9/0056 (2013.01); F28D 20/02 (2013.01); F25D 2303/0844 (2013.01); F28D 2020/0013 (2013.01); Y02E 60/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plate heat exchanger is disclosed herein. In some instances, the plate heat exchanger may be disposed in an ice bin of a beverage dispenser for cooling one or more fluids. The plate heat exchanger may include a top plate, a bottom plate, an outer boundary wall, and a fluid flow path disposed between the top plate and the bottom plate. The fluid flow path may include an inlet and an outlet. A fin may be disposed within the fluid flow path from the top plate to the bottom plate between the inlet and the outlet.