Patent ID: 7827806
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: A47F,F25B,F25D

Abstract:
1. A method of cooling products in a display, the method comprising: providing a merchandizing unit including an interior container having a floor and a first panel projecting upwardly from the floor, an interior face of the floor and an interior face of the panel combining to form a portion of an interior region, the merchandizing unit forming an airflow path along at least a portion of an exterior face of the panel to a first opening opposite the interior face of the floor; fluidly connecting a first heat sink of a thermoelectric assembly to the airflow path, the first heat sink being coupled to a thermoelectric device; placing multiple products on an interior face of the floor in the interior region; powering the thermoelectric device with a pulse width modulated power supply to cool the first heat sink; and operating a fan to circulate cooled air along the airflow path, through the first opening, and over products in the interior region.