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Cooling system for alcohol beverage dispensing apparatus

  • US 20060131325A1
  • Filed: 11/25/2003
  • Published: 06/22/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A beer or like alcohol beverage dispensing apparatus comprising:

  • a keg containing beer or like alcohol beverage and having a bottom portion and an upper portion remote from the bottom portion;

    a keg dispensing device extending into the keg to the bottom portion to draw the beverage from the keg adjacent the bottom portion;

    a cooling apparatus in heat transfer contacting relation with the keg for extracting heat from the beverage contained in the keg through the bottom portion of the keg to thereby cool the beverage, the cooling apparatus comprising;

    a first temperature sensor mounted in heat sensing relation with a bottom portion of the keg to sense first temperatures related to temperature of the beverage at the bottom portion of the keg;

    a second temperature sensor mounted in heat sensing relation with an upper portion of the keg to sense second temperatures related to temperature of the beverage at the upper portion of the keg; and

    , a cooling controller responsive to the first and second temperature sensors for controlling operation of the cooling apparatus to extract heat from the bottom portion of the keg to lower and maintain temperature of the beverage contained in the keg at a desired beverage serving temperature.

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