WO1999041152A2 - Canette de boisson a rechauffement et refroidissement autonomes - Google Patents
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- WO1999041152A2 WO1999041152A2 PCT/IL1999/000093 IL9900093W WO9941152A2 WO 1999041152 A2 WO1999041152 A2 WO 1999041152A2 IL 9900093 W IL9900093 W IL 9900093W WO 9941152 A2 WO9941152 A2 WO 9941152A2
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D5/00—Devices using endothermic chemical reactions, e.g. using frigorific mixtures
- F25D5/02—Devices using endothermic chemical reactions, e.g. using frigorific mixtures portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J36/00—Parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels
- A47J36/24—Warming devices
- A47J36/28—Warming devices generating the heat by exothermic reactions, e.g. heat released by the contact of unslaked lime with water
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package
- B65D81/3484—Packages having self-contained heating means, e.g. heating generated by the reaction of two chemicals
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
- F25D2331/805—Cans
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D31/00—Other cooling or freezing apparatus
- F25D31/006—Other cooling or freezing apparatus specially adapted for cooling receptacles, e.g. tanks
- F25D31/007—Bottles or cans
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- the present invention is in the field of hot and cold beverages, such as coffee. tea, soft drinks, and soups, as well as other ingestible products that are consumed at non-ambient temperature, such as baby food and medicines.
- the invention enables to store and carry food and drink products at ambient temperature conditions, and to bring them to the desired temperature just before using them, without using external energy sources. It is also possible to embody the heating device that constitutes a component of the beverage can, as a stand-alone product for heating any type of beverage or food.
- US Patents 4523,083, 4914920 and 5549219 teach methods of heating and cooling beverages and food products, requiring exterior means and none of them is a self-contained, autonomous device.
- US Patent 5626022 presents a container with an integral material cavity containing a solid reactant while the liquid reactant being contained in a separate cap. By depressing an actuator disc, prongs break the barrier between the reactants, initiating an exothermic/endothermic chemical reaction.
- US Patent 5370107 teaches a beverage can heated by a charge which is ignited using a piezo-electric initiation system. The medium in the piezo-electric generator that generates the spark is oxygen, which is sealed in a closed container containing the electrodes as well.
- the present invention provides methods of heating/cooling a beverage or a food can which are self-contained and therefore are adequate for use at any location and at any time, without any need for water, electricity, heating/cooling appliances or any other additional means.
- Heating/cooling are achieved by activating an exothermic/endothermic chemical reaction, without using external energy sources.
- the chemical reacting substances are stored in one unit with the product container.
- the materials used as reactants have a high specific heat and a high rate of reaction. Physical separation (possibly double-wall design) between the chemical reactants and the ingestible product prevents any mixing or contact.
- the reactants are completely safe, and no spontaneous reaction will occur as a result of heating, mechanical shock, drop, impact or any other conditions which might occur during normal storage, transportation and handling.
- the can Prior to activating the chemical reaction, the can is opened, in order to prevent pressure build-up as the boiling takes place. This precondition is implemented mechanically.
- the structure of the can is provided with appropriate thermal insulation in order to prevent injury or inconvenience due to the high temperature of the beverage/food and of various parts of the cans a result of the exothermic reaction.
- the present invention applies chemical heating/cooling to the beverage and food industry. In this field, there are special requirements in terms of safety, reliability and price. Also, special attention has been given to achieve a heating/cooling rate adequate for the immediate consumption of the beverage or food after opening the can. In order to achieve a high temperature after heating, irrespective of the initial temperature, a heating device generating sufficient heat is required.
- the present invention has the following advantages: a. Only a small percentage of the overall can volume and weight is dedicated to the heating device, as the heat of reaction of the reactants (solid and liquid) is relatively high. b. Fast reaction rate and subsequently short heating time. c. Final temperature independent of initial temperature, as liquid is always brought to boiling temperature. d.
- Absolute safety due to design preventing bursting of the can in case of activation of heating system this feature being a result of physically preconditioning the activation on opening the can or on a controlled weakening of part of the can, which can serve as a "fuse" in case of excessive pressure buildup and/or arriving at a specified temperature.
- US Patent 3998749 teaches of heaters based on reactions of various types of metal chlorides with water.
- US Patent 5593792 teaches an electrochemical heat source which could be activated mechanically.
- US Patent 5517981 which is incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein, teaches a device based on a chemical combination that generates heat, without the simultaneous production of molecular hydrogen gas and that contains metallic reductant, promoters, catalysts, a scavenger of molecular hydrogen precursors, and water both as a reactant and as medium for the reaction.
- a container for storing a substance and for changing a temperature of the substance while the substance is stored in the container, including: (a) an outer compartment for storing the substance; (b) an inner compartment, at least partly enclosed by the outer compartment and including: (i) a temperature alteration mechanism for changing the temperature of the substance, and (ii) an activation mechanism, accessible via the outer compartment, for activating the temperature alteration mechanism; and (c) a sealing mechanism, for sealing the outer compartment, thereby concealing both the substance and the activation mechanism.
- a method for storing a substance and subsequently inducing a phase transition in the substance including the steps of: (a) providing a container for the substance, the container including: (i) an outer compartment for storing the substance, (ii) an inner compartment, at least partly enclosed by the outer compartment and including: (A) a temperature alteration mechanism for changing a temperature of the substance to a degree sufficient to effect the phase transition, and (B) an activation mechanism, accessible via the outer compartment, for activating the temperature alteration mechanism, and (iii) a sealing mechanism, for sealing the outer compartment, thereby concealing both the substance and the activation mechanism; (b) at least partly removing the sealing mechanism, thereby exposing at least the activation mechanism; and (c) activating the temperature alteration mechanism, using the activation mechanism.
- a device for changing the temperature of a substance including: (a) a temperature alteration mechanism that is placed in contact with the substance to change the temperature of the substance; and (b) an activation mechanism, for activating the temperature alteration mechanism, the activation mechanism including a safety mechanism for inhibiting premature the activating of the temperature alteration mechanism.
- a method of changing the temperature of a substance including the steps of: (a) providing a device including: (i) a temperature alteration mechanism, and (ii) an activation mechanism, for activating the temperature alteration mechanism, the activation mechanism including a safety mechanism for inhibiting premature the activating of the temperature alteration mechanism; (b) placing the temperature alteration mechanism in contact with the substance; and (c) activating the temperature alteration mechanism, using the activation mechanism.
- the subject of the present invention is a beverage/food can with an autonomous heating/cooling device, without using external energy sources.
- the heating/cooling device is based on a an exothermic/endothermic reaction resulting from bringing into contact two substances which react and release/absorb heat.
- the reaction is essentially gasless with a heat of reaction of the order of 3.5 kcalories/gram, which is larger by about one order of magnitude than the heat of reaction of the chemicals used in heating devices as detailed in the aforementioned patents.
- the activation is done by bringing the reactants together at ambient temperature.
- Opening the can or its controlled weakening is done mechanically and is itself a precondition to the physical activation of the reaction mechanism.
- the activation process can be physically connected to the can opening/controlled weakening or can be enabled by it.
- the can and its heating device are designed in a way to enable rapid heating of the beverage. In the case of cooling an endothermic reaction mechanism is chosen.
- the can could contain a ready-to-drink beverage, or water. In the later case, when the water is brought to boiling, it can be mixed with or poured on a beverage ingredient such as instant coffee, tea, tea bags, cacao, soup mix. Such ingredient can be conveniently packaged together with the can.
- the aforementioned heating device can be an integral part of the can, or a stand-alone device, including the heating charge and its means of initiation.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-section of a first embodiment of a device of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a detailed cross-section of the temperature alteration mechanism and of the activa* on mechanism of the device of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a cross-section of a second embodiment of a device of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a cross-section of a third embodiment of a device of the present invention.
- the present invention is of a container which can be used to store a substance and to heat or cool the substance prior to use.
- the present invention can be used to heat or cool the substance to an extent that induces a phase transition such as boiling, without damage to the container, because the container is constructed so that the part of the container that holds the substance is opened to the outside air either before or while the heating/cooling mechanism is activated. This ensures that the pressure inside the container remains the same as the pressure outside the container, despite large volumetric changes in the contained substance associated with the phase transition.
- Figure 1 illustrates a container 100 of the present invention.
- Container 100 is based on a can 1 containing a beverage 2.
- Can 1 is equipped with a safety cover 3 on its lid 4.
- Lid 4 has a receptacle 5 in which a heating device 6 is inserted.
- Heating device 6 contains as reactants a metallic component 7, such as magnesium, an electrolyte 8, and an additive 9 such as cupric chloride to scavenge hydrogen gas precursors in order to prevent release of hydrogen gas, and a plunger 10 which when being depressed cause the reactants to mix and to undergo a highly exothermic chemical reaction, bringing beverage 2 to boiling.
- Safety cover 3 is physically connected to lid 4 beneath a conventional pull-tab 40, and removing safety cover 3 from left to right using pull-tab 40 first creates an opening at point 14 in lid 4 and only afterwards exposes plunger 10. In this way, before plunger 10 can be depressed, lid 4 is partially opened and thus pressure build-up in can 1 is prevented.
- FIG 2 illustrates in more detail heating device 6, which can be part of container 100, as in Figure 1 , or can form a stand-alone item, as an immersion heater, which can be used to heat any beverage or food in an open vessel.
- the reactants of heating device 6, namely a solid metallic component 7, such as magnesium, preferably as a major component of a supercorroding metallic alloy, a liquid electrolyte 8 such as aqueous sodium chloride, and an additive 9 such as cupric chloride, to prevent release of hydrogen, are placed in a housing 15.
- Metallic component 7 and additive 9 are stored in a first compartment 101.
- Electrolyte 8 is stored in a second compartment 102. Compartments 101 and 102 are separated by a thin barrier 103.
- a plunger 10 is provided which when being depressed urges electrolyte 8 against barrier 103, causing barrier 103 to rupture and allowing the reactants to mix and to undergo an exothermic chemical reaction.
- a cover 16 hermetically seals heating device 6.
- plunger 10 When the user of the device of Figure 1 presses on plunger 10, a shear pin 17 is sheared and plunger 10 causes the reactants to mix and to undergo a highly exothermic chemical reaction.
- a cooling column 18 is incorporated in the plunger 10 for the condensation of the vapor generated by the reaction with the purpose of recycling the condensed vapor to continue the reaction.
- heating device 6 As an immersion heater, heating device 6 is immersed in a beverage to be heated, or heating device 6 is inserted in a food to be heated, and plunger 10 is depressed.
- Can 1 is an example of an outer compartment for storing beverage 2.
- Receptacle 5 is an example of an inner compartment for holding heating device 6. Inside heating device 6, compartments 101 and 102, reactants 7 and 8 and additive 9 contained therein, barrier 103 that separates reactants 7 and 8, and cooling column 18 constitute a temperature alteration mechanism for heating device 6.
- Plunger 10 functions as part of an activation mechanism for activating the temperature alteration mechanism: moving plunger 10 downward causes barrier 103 to rupture.
- Shear pin 17 also is part of the activation mechanism, to prevent premature movement of plunger 10. Opening safety cover 3 from right to left using pull-tab 40 first uncovers beverage 2, below the opening at point 14, and then uncovers plunger 10.
- reactants 7 and 8 are present in sufficient quantities to generate enough heat to cause beverage 2 to boil.
- metallic component 7 is in the form of small grains, of at least 80 mesh, so that the reaction proceeds rapidly and beverage 2 is brought to a boil before the heat can be lost to the surrounding environment.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a container 110 of the present invention.
- container 110 is based on a can 1 containing a beverage 2.
- Can 1 is equipped with a safety cover 33 on its lid 43.
- Lid 43 bears a receptacle 5 in which heating device 6 is inserted.
- Heating device 6 contains as reactants a solid metallic component 7, such as magnesium, a liquid electrolyte 8 and an additive 9 such as cupric chloride, to prevent release of hydrogen gas, and a plunger 10 which when being depressed causes the reactants to mix and to undergo a highly exothermic chemical reaction, bringing the beverage to boiling.
- safety cover 33 is not physically connected to lid 43.
- Lid 43 itself has openings 44 sealed by a weak, yet sealing material, such as an aluminum foil which opens in a controlled pattern at a predefined pressure.
- Lid 43 also includes ribs holding heating charge receptacle 5 and connecting lid 43 to the rim of receptacle 5.
- Removing safety cover 33 uncovers plunger 10 and enable pressing on plunger 10, in a condition where there is no danger of high pressure build-up because the pressure of steam from boiling beverage 2 breaks the seals of openings 44 before a dangerously high level of pressure is reached inside can 1.
- lid 43 of can 1 is an example of an inner lid that seals only can 1
- safety cover 33 is an example of an outer lid that conceals both lid 43 and plunger 10.
- Figure 4 illustrates a container 120 of the present invention.
- container 120 is based on a can 1 containing a beverage 2.
- Can 1 is equipped with a safety cover 3 on its lid 4.
- Lid 4 has a receptacle 5 in which a heating device 6 is inserted.
- Heating device 6 has a lower body 34 and an upper body 35 crimped together.
- Lower body 34 contains, as a first reactant, a solid metallic component 7 such as magnesium, and also an additive 9 such as cupric chloride that prevents release of hydrogen gas.
- Upper body 35 contains, as a second reactant, a liquid electrolyte 8, a cooling column 36 which typically is a highly porous metallic body such as a wire lattice, a sealing cover 37 and a pull rod 38.
- Safety cover 3 is physically connected to lid 4 beneath a conventional pull tab 40.
- Safety cover 3 also is physically connected to pull-rod 38. Removing safety cover 3 using pull-tab 40 creates an opening at point 14 in lid 4, to expose beverage 2 to ambient pressure, while pulling pull-rod 38 to initiate the reaction of reactants 7 and 8 in one continuous motion. The almost simultaneous, consecutive exposure of beverage 2 to ambient pressure and initiation of the reaction of reactants 7 and 8 prevents the buildup of dangerously high pressure in can 1 as beverage 2 boils.
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Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| AU25427/99A AU2542799A (en) | 1998-02-17 | 1999-02-15 | Beverage can with autonomous heating/cooling |
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| IL12334498A IL123344A0 (en) | 1998-02-17 | 1998-02-17 | Beverage can with autonomous heating/cooling |
| IL123344 | 1998-02-17 |
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| WO1999041152A2 true WO1999041152A2 (fr) | 1999-08-19 |
| WO1999041152A3 WO1999041152A3 (fr) | 1999-12-23 |
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| PCT/IL1999/000093 Ceased WO1999041152A2 (fr) | 1998-02-17 | 1999-02-15 | Canette de boisson a rechauffement et refroidissement autonomes |
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| WO2011095783A1 (fr) | 2010-02-04 | 2011-08-11 | Richard Knott | Conditionnements pour boisson |
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| WO2011095783A1 (fr) | 2010-02-04 | 2011-08-11 | Richard Knott | Conditionnements pour boisson |
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| WO1999041152A3 (fr) | 1999-12-23 |
| IL123344A0 (en) | 1998-09-24 |
| AU2542799A (en) | 1999-08-30 |
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