Receiving device for beverage containers

Abstract

A receiving device (10) for beverage containers (12) is disclosed. The receiving device (10) comprises a supporting construction (14) that is open at the top, which can receive the particular beverage container (12) and consists at least of a first material. Furthermore, at least one heat-conducting element (16) which can forward heat and / or cold to a beverage container (12) received by the supporting construction (14). In addition, one or more thermoelectric air-conditioning units (19) for generating heat and / or cold. The one or more thermoelectrical air-conditioning units (19) have a thermally conductive contact with the at least one heat-conducting element (16). The at least one heat-conducting element (16) consists of at least one second material which has an elevated thermal conductivity in comparison to the at least one first material.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to a receiving device for beverage containers. Background technique [0002] In order to store beverage containers or other objects to be tempered at the desired temperature, many vehicles are equipped with beverage container receiving devices which can be air-conditioned (klimatisier bar). In this case, the receiving device can heat and / or cool the beverage container. [0003] Receiving devices for beverage containers are known in which heat input or output takes place via thermoelectric air conditioning units (TED-units) which can be placed on the side wall region or the bottom region of the receiving device. For this purpose, the receiving device is produced entirely from mostly expensive materials with high thermal conductivity, such as aluminum or thermally conductive plastics. Thus, heat and / or cold may be transferred by conduction, convection or radiation. In this case, it is necessary to enclose the receiving device ove...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the disadvantage of taking this approach is that a large thermal mass must be heated or cooled

This increases the reaction time of the entire system

In addition, higher energy consumption is required to heat or cool each beverage container

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