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Climate controlled beverage container

US8438863B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 9, 2012
Grant dateMay 14, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2331/809
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cooling system comprises a container that is conductively coupled or convectively coupled to a thermoelectric device to selectively cool and/or heat the container. A climate controlled container system for a vehicle includes a container or cavity and a conduction element configured to cool the cavity. In some embodiments, the cooling system comprises a housing, a housing inlet, a fluid passage and one or more thermoelectric devices and fluid transfer devices positioned within the housing.

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