Patent ID: 11913682
Assignee: CHILLWARE, LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F  A | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for selectively heating or cooling a food product, the apparatus comprising:
a housing comprising:
a shell defining a housing cavity and a plurality of passageways; and
a thermally-conductive liner coupled to the shell and including a plurality of extruded portions each positioned within a corresponding one of the plurality of passageways, the thermally-conductive liner defining a receptacle;

a removable tray sized and shaped to be received within the receptacle such that the removable tray is coupled in thermal communication with the thermally-conductive liner;
a plurality of thermoelectric heating/cooling devices disposed within the housing cavity; and
a plurality of thermal conduction blocks, each block thermally coupled between one of the plurality of thermoelectric heating/cooling devices and a corresponding one of the plurality of extruded portions, wherein each of the thermoelectric heating/cooling devices is selectively operable in a heating mode and a cooling mode such that the thermally-conductive liner draws heat away from the removable tray when the thermoelectric heating/cooling devices are operated in the cooling mode, and the thermally-conductive liner transfers heat to the removable tray when the thermoelectric heating/cooling devices are operated in the heating mode.