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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2018
Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a., Vevey, CH;
Alexandre Perentes, Sullens, CH;
Alexandre Pugliese, Paudex, CH;
Nicolas Ganshof van der Meersch, Vufflens-le-Chateau, CH;
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
Beverage cooling device () for rapidly cooling a beverage and serving the beverage when cooled, after having been dispensed from a beverage preparation machine () in the device, comprising a heat exchange container () comprising a closed chamber () containing a phase-change coolant capable of accumulating and restoring cooling energy and a beverage cavity () with an open upper end () for receiving the beverage; the closed chamber () and cavity () being separated by at least one heat conductive inner wall (). The device is arranged to be handled separately from the beverage preparation machine and comprises a control unit () comprising a communication module () arranged for communicating to the beverage preparation machine information representative of the presence of the device at proximity of the beverage preparation machine and/or of a cooling state of the coolant in the chamber. The invention also relates to a system comprising a beverage preparation device and the cooling device.