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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2005
Yiyun Culp, Wichita, KS (US);
Mark Charles Kitchens, Athens, TX (US);
John Chiu, Taipei, TW;
Regis Marie-jean Wandres, Athens, TX (US);
Yiyun Culp, Wichita, KS (US);
Mark Charles Kitchens, Athens, TX (US);
John Chiu, Taipei, TW;
Regis Marie-Jean Wandres, Athens, TX (US);
The Coleman Company, Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Abstract
A thermoelectric unit for a thermoelectric insulated container. The thermoelectric unit is configured to be inserted in a small opening in the insulated container. A cold side heat sink is mounted on the portion of the thermoelectric unit that extends inside of the insulated container, and a hot side heat sink is mounted on a portion of the thermoelectric unit that extends outside. The thermoelectric unit is arranged so that a thermoelectric module for the thermoelectric unit, the cold side heat sink, and the hot side heat sink are aligned linearly. A hot side fan and motor unit is mounted on the outside of the hot side heat sink and a cold side fan and motor unit is mounted on the outside of the cold side heat sink. The hot and cold side fan and motor units may also be mounted linearly with the hot and cold side heat sinks.