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Vehicle thermoelectric cooling and heating food and drink appliance

  • US 4,823,554 A
  • Filed: 07/15/1988
  • Issued: 04/25/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In combination, a thermoelectric heating and cooling unit for use in a vehicle comprising one or more thermoelectric elements having top and bottom faces, a top conducting plate in thermal contact with the top faces of the said thermoelectric elements, said top and bottom faces being cold or hot when said current is applied depending on the direction of said current, and an insulating plate surrounding said top conducting plate to permit its flush exposure, an appliance having heat or cold transfer bottom, means for detachably mating said appliance so as to be rigidly positioned upon the insulating plate with its heat or cold transfer bottom held in flush thermal contact with said conductive plate of the unit and so that said appliance does not become disconnected due to vibration of said vehicle, whereby the continued supply of heat or cold to said appliance will be insured to heat or cool any substance contained therein, said mating means of said unit similarly enabling said unit to interchangeably mate with corresponding means of a plurality of different appliances so that said unit can be used interchangeably to supply heat or cold to a plurality of different appliances.

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