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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2009
Todd P. Oman, Greentown, IN (US);
Craig A. Tieman, Westfield, IN (US);
Michel F. Sultan, Troy, MI (US);
Dale L. Partin, Ray Township, MI (US);
Bruce A. Myers, Kokomo, IN (US);
Todd P. Oman, Greentown, IN (US);
Craig A. Tieman, Westfield, IN (US);
Michel F. Sultan, Troy, MI (US);
Dale L. Partin, Ray Township, MI (US);
Bruce A. Myers, Kokomo, IN (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A thermal-protection apparatus disposed in a vehicle cabin or storage compartment includes a housing enveloping a chamber in which a thermally-sensitive consumer electronic device is received, a thermoelectric module mounted in a wall of the housing, and a remote electronic controller and power source coupled to the housing via an electrical cable for activating the thermoelectric module, and optionally the consumer electronic device, in a manner to prevent the temperature in the chamber from exceeding a prescribed maximum operating temperature of the consumer electronic device or falling below a prescribed minimum operating temperature of the consumer electronic device.