Receiving device for beverage containers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10543770-B2
Application number	US-201615147153-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2016
Priority date	May 6, 2015
Publication date	Jan 28, 2020
Grant date	Jan 28, 2020

Abstract

A receiving device for beverage containers is disclosed. The receiving device comprises a supporting construction that is open at the top, which can receive the particular beverage container and consists at least of a first material. Furthermore, at least one heat-conducting element which can forward heat and/or cold to a beverage container received by the supporting construction. In addition, one or more thermoelectric air-conditioning units for generating heat and/or cold. The one or more thermoelectrical air-conditioning units have a thermally conductive contact with the at least one heat-conducting element. The at least one heat-conducting element consists of at least one second material which has an elevated thermal conductivity in comparison to the at least one first material.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A receiving device for beverage containers, comprising:
a supporting construction that is open at a top, which can receive a particular beverage container and consists at least of a first material,
at least one heat-conducting element which can forward heat, cold, or both to the particular beverage container received via the supporting construction,
holding elements, which bias the particular beverage container against the at least one heat-conducting element,
one or more thermoelectric air-conditioning units for generating heat, cold, or both,
wherein the one or more thermoelectric air-conditioning units have a thermally conductive contact with the at least one heat-conducting element,
wherein the at least one heat-conducting element is formed by at least one second material which has an elevated thermal conductivity in comparison to the first material,
wherein the at least one heat-conducting element forms a direct tangential contact with the particular beverage container,
wherein the at least one heat-conducting element is fixed in the supporting construction by a holding structure,
wherein the holding structure is two holding noses, protruding from the at least one heat-conducting element, formed on opposing sides of the at least one heat-conducting element, by which the at least one heat-conducting element is positively fixed by the supporting construction,
wherein the supporting construction surrounds the two holding noses on two opposing sides of the two holding noses, whereby movement, in any direction, of the at least one heat-conducting element relative to the supporting construction is precluded.

2. The receiving device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more thermoelectric air-conditioning units are set on the at least one heat-conducting element.

3. The receiving device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one heat-conducting element and/or the supporting construction is covered at least partially by a visible area.

4. The receiving device according to claim 1 , in which the at least one heat-conducting element, the supporting construction, or both are constructed with aluminum and/or plastic.

5. The receiving device according to claim 1 , in which the supporting construction and the at least one heat-conducting element are manufactured by a two-component injection molding method.

6. A receiving device for beverage containers, comprising:
a supporting construction that is open at a top, which can receive a particular beverage container and consists at least of a first material,
at least one heat-conducting element which can forward heat, cold, or both to the particular beverage container received via the supporting construction,
one or more thermoelectric air-conditioning units for generating heat, cold, or both,
wherein the one or more thermoelectric air-conditioning units have a thermally conductive contact with the at least one heat-conducting element,
wherein the at least one heat-conducting element is formed by at least one second material which has an elevated thermal conductivity in comparison to the first material,
wherein the one or more thermoelectric air-conditioning units are covered by at least one heat transfer device and the at least one heat transfer device is directly fastened to the supporting construction by one or more fastening means,
wherein the one or more fastening means are individually anchored in the supporting construction and do not reach the at least one heat-conducting element,
wherein the at least one heat-conducting element is fixed in the supporting construction by a holding structure,
wherein the holding structure is two holding noses, protruding from the at least one heat-conducting element, formed on opposing sides of the at least one heat-conducting element, by which the at least one heat-conducting element is positively fixed by the supporting construction,
wherein the supporting construction completely surrounds the two holding noses, whereby movement, in any direction, of the at least one heat-conducting element relative to the supporting construction is precluded.

7. The receiving device according to claim 1 , wherein the direct tangential contact is between a flat wall of the at least one heat-conducting element and a circular wall of the particular beverage container.

8. The receiving device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one heat-conducting element is extrusion coated by the supporting construction.

9. The receiving device according to claim 6 , wherein the receiving device comprises exactly two holding elements, a center point is defined between the exactly two holding elements, and the at least one heat-conducting element is positioned diametrically opposite the center point.

10. The receiving device according to claim 1 , wherein a determined area of the at least one heat-conducting element extends through a wall of the supporting construction.

11. The receiving device according to claim 10 , wherein a flat cross section of the determined area of the at least one heat-conducting element is enlarged in comparison to other areas of the at least one heat-conducting element.

12. The receiving device according to claim 1 , wherein the two holding noses are completely surrounded by the supporting construction.

13. The receiving device according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one heat-conducting element is extrusion coated by the supporting construction.

14. The receiving device according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more thermoelectric air-conditioning units is/are extrusion coated by the supporting construction.

15. The receiving device according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving device comprises two holding elements, a center point is defined between the two holding elements, and the at least one heat-conducting element is positioned diametrically opposite the center point.

16. The receiving device according to claim 15 , wherein the receiving device comprises exactly two holding elements.

17. The receiving device according to claim 6 , in which the supporting construction and the at least one heat-conducting element are manufactured by a two-component injection molding method.

18. The receiving device according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one heat-conducting element is extrusion coated by the supporting construction.

Assignees

• Gentherm Gmbh

Inventors

• Grau Johannes
• Johansen Thomas
• Watzke Sven

Classifications

• F25B21/04

  reversible · CPC title

• F25B2321/023

  Mounting details thereof · CPC title

• B60N3/104 Primary

  with refrigerating or warming systems · CPC title

• B60Y2306/05

  Cooling · CPC title

• B60N3/107

  with different elements of fixed geometry · CPC title