Patent ID: 6490870
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: B67D,F25B

Abstract:
An apparatus for providing localized heat transfer to or from a beverage, comprising:beverage-containing means for containing the beverage; dispensing means, for dispensing the beverage; delivery means, disposed between said beverage-containing means and said dispensing means, for continuously delivering the beverage from said beverage-containing means to said dispensing means; at least one heating/cooling unit including at least one Peltier junction, operationally coupled to said dispensing means, for heating/cooling said beverage in the proximity of said dispensing means; a heat-transfer agent, coupled to said at least one heating/cooling unit, for transferring heat from said at least one heating/cooling unit; venting means, operationally coupled to said heat-transfer agent, for venting the transferred heat; and power supply means, operationally coupled to said heating/cooling unit, for supplying power to said at least one Peltier junction.