EP 2177849 A1 20100421 - Container for storing articles at a predetermined temperature
Title (en)
Container for storing articles at a predetermined temperature
Title (de)
Behälter zum Aufbewahren von Artikeln bei einer vorher festgelegten Temperatur
Title (fr)
Conteneur pour stocker des articles à une température prédéterminée
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 08167022 A 20081020
Abstract (en)
Container for storing articles at a predetermined temperature, comprising heat insulated walls (9), as well as a Peltier element (1) which, under control of a control module (2), can he energized by a battery (3) in order to collect or emit heat from/to the inside of the container. The Peltier element is connected, via a heat spreader (4), to one or more heat pipes (5) extending through at least one of said insulating walls (9) which is connected to outside means for emitting or collecting heat to/from the outside environment of the container, as an outside container frame (6) or a part of such frame and/or a heat conducting foil or coating (7), applied on the outside of at least one of said insulating walls (9). The container, moreover, may comprise photovoltaic means (8) outside the container, arranged for converting light into electric energy which can be fed to said Peltier element.
IPC 8 full level
F25D 19/00 (2006.01); F25B 21/02 (2006.01); F28D 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F25B 21/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 27/002 (2013.01 - EP US); F28D 15/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2321/0251 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] EP 0645593 A1 19950329 - FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP]
- [A] KR 20040051119 A 20040618 - CHO MIN SU
- [A] JP 2000088424 A 20000331 - MSC TECHNOS KK
- [A] US 4981019 A 19910101 - HICKS CAROLE L [US], et al
- [A] US 2002104318 A1 20020808 - JAAFAR ALI [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2177849 A1 20100421; CN 102216706 A 20111012; EP 2350543 A1 20110803; EP 2350543 B1 20120905; US 2011247356 A1 20111013; WO 2010047590 A1 20100429
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 08167022 A 20081020; CN 200980146834 A 20091020; EP 09741039 A 20091020; NL 2009050635 W 20091020; US 200913125297 A 20091020