TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CARRYING CASE
First Claim
1. A temperature-controlled musical instrument carrying case having an interior storage compartment for storing a musical instrument, the case comprising:
- an insulated outer housing surrounding the interior storage compartment of the musical instrument carrying case;
a temperature sensitive device disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to provide an indication of a temperature in the interior storage compartment;
a power source disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to supply electrical power;
a controller disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to receive electrical power from the power source, to receive the indication of the temperature from the temperature sensitive device, to obtain a determination of whether the temperature in the interior storage compartment is within a predetermined temperature range based on the indication of the temperature, and to generate a drive signal based on the determination; and
a heat-transfer device disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to receive the drive signal from the controller and at least selectively cool the interior storage compartment of the musical instrument carrying case based on the drive signal.
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Abstract
A temperature-controlled musical instrument carrying case for storing a musical instrument is provided. The musical instrument carrying case includes an insulated outer housing and an interior storage compartment that can store the musical instrument. In addition, the musical instrument carrying case includes a temperature sensitive device, a power source, a controller, and a heat-transfer device. The temperature sensitive device provides an indication of a temperature in the interior storage compartment to the controller. Based on the indication of the temperature, the controller generates and transmits a drive signal to the heat-transfer device. The heat-transfer device receives the drive signal from the controller and, based on the drive signal, at least selectively cools the interior storage compartment.
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20 Claims
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1. A temperature-controlled musical instrument carrying case having an interior storage compartment for storing a musical instrument, the case comprising:
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an insulated outer housing surrounding the interior storage compartment of the musical instrument carrying case; a temperature sensitive device disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to provide an indication of a temperature in the interior storage compartment; a power source disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to supply electrical power; a controller disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to receive electrical power from the power source, to receive the indication of the temperature from the temperature sensitive device, to obtain a determination of whether the temperature in the interior storage compartment is within a predetermined temperature range based on the indication of the temperature, and to generate a drive signal based on the determination; and a heat-transfer device disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to receive the drive signal from the controller and at least selectively cool the interior storage compartment of the musical instrument carrying case based on the drive signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A temperature-controlled musical instrument carrying case having an interior storage compartment for storing a musical instrument, the case comprising:
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an inner housing surrounding the interior storage compartment of the musical instrument carrying case; an insulated outer housing enclosing the inner housing; a bidirectional thermoelectric heat-transfer device having an inner thermal conductor and an outer thermal conductor to establish a thermal gradient between the inner thermal conductor and the outer thermal conductor; the inner and outer housings defining a ventilation duct to transfer air storing heat between the inner thermal conductor of the thermoelectric heat-transfer device and the interior storage compartment; a battery disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to supply electrical power; a fan receiving electrical power from the battery to move the air in the ventilation duct to the interior storage compartment; a temperature sensitive device disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to provide an indication of a temperature in the interior storage compartment; a controller disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to receive electrical power from the battery, to receive the indication of the temperature from the temperature sensitive device, to obtain a determination of whether the temperature in the interior storage compartment is within a predetermined temperature range based on the indication of the temperature, and to generate a drive signal based on the determination; wherein the bidirectional thermoelectric heat-transfer device receives the drive signal from the controller to establish the thermal gradient between the inner and outer thermal conductors and the fan moves the air in the ventilation duct across the inner thermal conductor of the heat-transfer device towards the interior storage compartment to selectively heat and cool the interior storage compartment of the musical instrument carrying case.
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17. A temperature-controlled musical instrument carrying case having an interior storage compartment for storing a musical instrument, the case comprising:
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an inner housing surrounding the interior storage compartment of the musical instrument carrying case; an insulated outer housing surrounding the inner housing such that the insulated outer housing and the inner housing define a ventilation duct to transfer air to the interior storage compartment; a battery disposed between the outer housing and the interior storage compartment of the musical instrument carrying case to supply electrical power; a temperature sensor disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to sense a temperature in the interior storage compartment of the musical instrument carrying case and generate a temperature signal indicating the temperature in the interior storage compartment; a controller disposed between the insulated outer housing and the interior storage compartment to receive the electrical power from the battery, to receive the temperature signal from the temperature sensor, and to generate a drive signal based on whether the temperature in the interior storage compartment is within a predetermined temperature range; and an electrically-controllable heat-transfer device at least partially disposed in the ventilation duct as well as being configured to receive the drive signal from the controller and selectively transfer heat to and from the interior storage compartment of the musical instrument carrying case based on the drive signal thereby selectively heating and cooling the interior storage compartment of the musical instrument carrying case. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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