Temperature controlling unit and container using the same

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EP 1 630 492 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	29.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/44

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	01.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/09

(21)	Application number: 05015587.8

(22)	Date of filing: 19.07.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F25B 9/14^(2006.01)
F25D 19/00^(2006.01)

F25D 11/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

23.08.2004 JP 2004242952
24.09.2004 JP 2004278464

(71)	Applicant: Twinbird Corporation
	Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata-ken (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Saito, Ryosuke, c/o Twinbird Corporation Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata-ken (JP) Nomizu, Toshikatsu, c/o Twinbird Corporation Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata-ken (JP) Oda, Kiyotaka, c/o Twinbird Corporation Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata-ken (JP) Suzuki, Takeshi, c/o Twinbird Corporation Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata-ken (JP)

(74)	Representative: Munk, Ludwig
	Patentanwalt Prinzregentenstrasse 1 86150 Augsburg 86150 Augsburg (DE)

(54)	Temperature controlling unit and container using the same

(57) A temperature controlling subunit (2), which includes a Stirling refrigerator (6) as a temperature controlling device, is attached to an insulative lid (4). A heat absorbing sink (9) which constitutes a temperature control effect member of the temperature controlling subunit is thermally exposed at one surface side of the lid. The resultant structure functions as a temperature controlling unit. Accordingly, the interior of the insulating container of an arbitrary size can be cooled with its opening closed and sealed by the temperature controlling unit, and items to be stored can be continuously stored for a longer time compared with a case of cooling the interior of the insulating container with solid carbon dioxide and a cold reserving agent conventionally used.

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