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Water chiller

Assignee: Borg Warner Corp
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Filing: 1962-02-09
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1982-02-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Andrew P Boehmer
  • 👤 Boubene M Jaremus

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 17:35
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25B; F25B21/00; F25B21/02; F25D; F25D31/00; F25D31/002

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 172 words
A THERMOELECTRIC WATER CHILLER COMPRISING A CASE DEFINING A CENTRAL COMPARTMENT AND A PAIR OF ADDITIONAL COMPARTMENTS DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID CENTRAL COMPARTMENT, INSULATION WITHIN SAID CASE SUBSTANTIALLY SURROUNDING SAID COMPARTMENTS, A LIQUID CONTAINER DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CENTRAL COMPARTMENT AND HAVING AN INLET CONDUIT FOR CONNECTION TO A SOURCE OF LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE, AN OUTLET CONDUIT COUPLED TO SAID CONTAINER NEAR THE BOTTOM THEREOF, A FAUCET COUPLED IN SAID OUTLET CONDUIT, A PURGE VENT COUPLED BETWEEN THE TOP OF SAID LIQUID CONTAINER AND AN UPPER PART OF SAID OUTLET CONDUIT, A THERMOELECTRIC ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THEREMOELECTRIC MODULES OF DISSIMILAR MATERIALS DISPOSED IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO SAID LIQUID CONTAINER TO ABSORB HEAT THEREFROM, ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY COUPLED TO SAID THERMOELECTRIC ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSFERRING D.C. ENERGY THERETO, FIRST AND SECOND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS REMOVABLY POSITIONED IN SAID ADDITIONAL COMPARTMENTS, AND FIRST AND SECOND THERMOCONDUCTIVE SHELVE, EACH POSITIONED TO CONTACT ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BEVERAGE CONTAINER AND TO CONTACT SAID LIQUID CONTAINER, THEREBY TO EFFECT A COOLING OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 172 words
A THERMOELECTRIC WATER CHILLER COMPRISING A CASE DEFINING A CENTRAL COMPARTMENT AND A PAIR OF ADDITIONAL COMPARTMENTS DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID CENTRAL COMPARTMENT, INSULATION WITHIN SAID CASE SUBSTANTIALLY SURROUNDING SAID COMPARTMENTS, A LIQUID CONTAINER DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CENTRAL COMPARTMENT AND HAVING AN INLET CONDUIT FOR CONNECTION TO A SOURCE OF LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE, AN OUTLET CONDUIT COUPLED TO SAID CONTAINER NEAR THE BOTTOM THEREOF, A FAUCET COUPLED IN SAID OUTLET CONDUIT, A PURGE VENT COUPLED BETWEEN THE TOP OF SAID LIQUID CONTAINER AND AN UPPER PART OF SAID OUTLET CONDUIT, A THERMOELECTRIC ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THEREMOELECTRIC MODULES OF DISSIMILAR MATERIALS DISPOSED IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO SAID LIQUID CONTAINER TO ABSORB HEAT THEREFROM, ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY COUPLED TO SAID THERMOELECTRIC ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSFERRING D.C. ENERGY THERETO, FIRST AND SECOND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS REMOVABLY POSITIONED IN SAID ADDITIONAL COMPARTMENTS, AND FIRST AND SECOND THERMOCONDUCTIVE SHELVE, EACH POSITIONED TO CONTACT ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BEVERAGE CONTAINER AND TO CONTACT SAID LIQUID CONTAINER, THEREBY TO EFFECT A COOLING OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.

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