JPWO2020096956A5

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Info

Publication number: JPWO2020096956A5
Application number: JP2021524320A
Authority: JP
Publication date: 2022-10-27

Claims

A mobile food and beverage cart comprising:
a food chamber configured to receive a food container therein;
a first surface defining the interior of the food and beverage chamber, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a thickness of the thermally conductive plate from the first surface to the second surface. a heat conduction plate having
a thermoelectric cooler coupled to and in direct contact with the second surface of the heat transfer plate and configured to extract heat from the food and beverage chamber through the heat transfer plate;
directing said airflow over said portion of said thermoelectric cooler and into said environment such that said airflow extracts heat from said portion of said thermoelectric cooler and releases said heat into the environment surrounding said mobile food cart; a fan configured to propel;
a container in which the food chamber, the heat transfer plate, the thermoelectric cooler, and the fan are placed;
with
The vessel comprises a vessel dividing wall positioned adjacent to the second surface of the heat transfer plate, the vessel dividing wall comprising an aperture extending through the thermoelectric cooler, the heat conducting plate wherein said second surface of and said container dividing wall are separated from each other by an air gap configured to prevent thermally conductive coupling between said heat conducting plate and said container dividing wall cart.

2. The mobile food cart of claim 1, wherein the portion of the thermoelectric cooler comprises fins positioned between the fan and the second surface of the heat transfer plate.

A box in which the portion of the thermoelectric cooler and the fan are disposed, the box configured to define a fluid passage, the fan directing the airflow through the fluid passage over the portion of the thermoelectric cooler. and to the environment.

an additional thermoelectric cooler coupled to and in direct contact with the second surface of the heat transfer plate, the additional thermoelectric cooler configured to extract the heat from the food and beverage chamber through the heat transfer plate; a thermoelectric cooler;
configured to drive an additional airflow over an additional portion of the additional thermoelectric cooler and into the environment, wherein the additional airflow extracts the heat from the additional portion of the additional thermoelectric cooler; and an additional fan adapted to dissipate said heat into said environment.

The thermoelectric cooler and the additional thermoelectric cooler are separated from each other by a gap, and an inverter is disposed within the gap, the inverter receiving alternating current, converting the alternating current to direct current, and converting the direct current into 5. The mobile food and drink cart of claim 4 configured to supply the thermoelectric cooler and the additional thermoelectric cooler.

a thermostat configured to monitor the temperature of the thermoelectric cooler;
an additional thermostat configured to monitor an additional temperature of the additional thermoelectric cooler;
6. The mobile food and beverage cart of claim 5, comprising:

The inverter is configured to receive data feedback from the thermostat and the additional thermostat, and based at least in part on the data feedback, the inverter operates the thermoelectric cooler, the fan, and the additional thermoelectric cooler. 7. The mobile food and beverage cart of claim 6, configured to regulate power input to, the additional fan, or some combination thereof.

2. The mobile food cart of claim 1, wherein the thermally conductive plate comprises an extension extending from the first surface and defining a receptacle configured to receive individual food containers therein. .

2. The mobile of claim 1, wherein the thermally conductive plate comprises an aluminum alloy material, a height of about 1/2 inch through thickness from the first surface to the second surface, or both. Beverage cart.

2. The mobile food cart of claim 1, comprising a frame mounted on a set of wheels configured to allow movement of the mobile food cart.

A cooling assembly for a mobile food cart, comprising:
a container divided into an upper container compartment and a lower container compartment by a container dividing wall of the container;
A thermally conductive plate positioned in the upper container compartment and separated from the container dividing wall by an air gap, wherein a first surface of the thermally conductive plate is positioned within the upper container compartment to receive a food and beverage container. a second surface of the heat transfer plate opposite the first surface facing the interior of the food and drink chamber of the cooling assembly configured to: ,
a thermoelectric cooler traversing the lower and upper vessel compartments through openings in the vessel dividing wall, the thermoelectric cooler directly contacting the second surface of the heat transfer plate; a thermoelectric cooler configured to extract heat from the heat conducting plate via a second surface;
a cooling assembly.

configured to propel the airflow over a portion of the thermoelectric cooler and into the environment surrounding the cooling assembly such that the airflow extracts heat from the thermoelectric cooler and releases the heat to the environment. 12. The cooling assembly of Claim 11, comprising a fan.

a thermostat configured to monitor the temperature of the thermoelectric cooler;
an inverter providing power input to the thermoelectric cooler and additional power input to the fan to induce a thermoelectric effect;
with
The inverter receives data feedback from the thermostat, and the inverter provides the power input to the thermoelectric cooler, the additional power input to the fan, or both based at least in part on the data feedback. 13. The cooling assembly of claim 12, configured to adjust .

13. The cooling assembly of claim 12, wherein said portion of said thermoelectric cooler comprises fins positioned between said fan and said second surface of said heat conducting plate.

A box in which the portion of the thermoelectric cooler and the fan are disposed, the box configured to define a fluid passage, the fan directing the airflow through the fluid passage over the portion of the thermoelectric cooler. and into the environment surrounding the cooling assembly.

an additional thermoelectric cooler traversing the lower container section and the upper container section through the opening or additional openings in the container dividing wall, the thermoelectric cooler connecting to the second surface of the heat transfer plate. 12. The cooling assembly of claim 11, configured to extract the heat from the heat conducting plate via the second surface.

configured to propel the airflow over a portion of the thermoelectric cooler and into an environment surrounding the cooling assembly such that the airflow extracts heat from the thermoelectric cooler and releases the heat to the environment. with a fan
directing said additional airflow over an additional portion of said additional thermoelectric cooler and said cooling assembly such that said additional airflow extracts heat from said additional thermoelectric cooler and releases said heat to said environment; an additional fan configured to propel into the environment surrounding the
17. The cooling assembly of claim 16, comprising:

12. The upper container compartment comprises sidewalls defining the food and beverage chamber, the upper container compartment comprising an open face configured to expose the food and beverage chamber to an environment surrounding the cooling assembly. A cooling assembly as described in .

A mobile food and beverage cart comprising:
a food chamber configured to house a food container;
a thermally conductive plate having a first surface facing and partially defining an interior of the food and beverage chamber and a second surface disposed opposite the first surface; ,
a thermoelectric cooler coupled to the second surface of the heat transfer plate and configured to extract heat through the second surface of the heat transfer plate;
a vessel dividing wall separated from the second surface of the heat transfer plate by an air gap through which the thermoelectric cooler passes to couple the thermoelectric cooler to the second surface of the heat transfer plate; a container dividing wall comprising an opening extending through the
The airflow is forced over a portion of the thermoelectric cooler and into the environment such that the airflow extracts heat from a portion of the thermoelectric cooler and releases the heat into the environment surrounding the mobile food cart. a fan configured to:
A mobile food and beverage cart with

A box in which the portion of the thermoelectric cooler and the fan are disposed, the box configured to define a fluid passage, the fan directing the airflow through the fluid passage over the portion of the thermoelectric cooler. and into the environment surrounding the mobile food cart.

an additional thermoelectric cooler coupled to the second surface of the heat transfer plate and configured to extract the heat through the second surface of the heat transfer plate;
directing the additional airflow over additional portions of the thermoelectric cooler and the mobile food cart such that the additional airflow extracts the heat from the thermoelectric cooler and releases the heat to the environment; an additional fan configured to propel into the environment surrounding the
20. The mobile food and beverage cart of claim 19, comprising:

a panel extending from the thermally conductive plate to the vessel dividing wall such that the gap between the thermally conductive plate and the vessel dividing wall is enclosed from the environment;
The mobile food and drink cart of claim 1.