Patent ID: 6763665
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: A23B,A47G,A47J,F25B,F25D

Abstract:
A food chiller comprising:a supporting base including a housing having an upper base wall; a Peltier effect thermoelectric device disposed in the housing between a cold sink and a hot sink; an enclosed container positioned adjacent to the housing and having a lower container wall positioned adjacent to and in contact with the upper base wall of the supporting base, the lower container wall and upper base wall having openings for inflow and outflow of air to and from the container; a duct system for distributing the inflow and outflow of air, said duct system enclosing the cold sink and including at least one of an air inlet space and an air outlet space providing flow communication through said openings between said cold sink and said container; a fan mounted in said duct system to generate said inflow and outflow of air; and, the openings in the upper base wall and lower container wall oriented to provide a maximum time of air residence within the container.