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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2001
Keith James Heyes, Barnt Green, GB;
Joseph Eugene Holland, Erdington, GB;
William Robert Mooney, Alcester, GB;
IMI Cornelius Inc., Anoka, MN (US);
Abstract
Cooler for a beverage, e.g. beer, which enables dispense at low temperature with good appearance of the dispensed beverage, comprises an inlet and an outlet, at least one heat exchanger ( ) between the inlet and the outlet through which the beverage can be passed to cool it and at least one Peltier plate assembly ( ) connected to a voltage supply whereby a cold side and a hot side may be generated at the assembly, characterised in that the assembly ( ) is positioned whereby the beverage can also be cooled by passage past the cold side of the assembly ( ) on its passage to the outlet or whereby the coolant after passage through the heat exchanger ( ) is cooled by passage past the cold side of the assembly ( ) before being recirculated to the heat exchanger ( ).