Merchandising cooler having large packout and small footprint

a cooler and large packout technology, applied in the field of coolers, can solve the problems of large footprint, inconvenient use, and large cost of conventional refrigeration units, and achieve the effect of less bulky, less expensive, and maximized packout for a given footprin

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-05-26
HANSEN GREGORY J H
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[0009] The system and method of the invention provide a number of benefits. Thermoelectric cooling is less expensive and less bulky than conventional refrigerator coolers used in the sale of goods. By virtue of the less bulky design,...

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They are accordingly expensive, bulky, and inefficient.
Further, these conventional refrigeration units tend to have a large footprint.
Floor space in a retail environment can be scarce and costly; accordingly, these conventional arrangements fail to provide an adequate packout relative to their footprint.
Mechanical refrigeration units can moreover be costly to maintain.
Thus, refrigeration can be supplied to places that do not accommodate convent...

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[0016] Preferred embodiments of the present invention and their advantages may be understood by referring to FIGS. 1-5, like numerals being used for corresponding parts in the various drawings.

[0017]FIG. 1 shows a merchandizing cooler 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The merchandising cooler 10 includes a thermoelectric module 12 mounted at the top of an insulated container 14 (insulation is provided between outer and inner walls of the container 14). The thermoelectric module 12 may be purchased off the shelf from any of a number of conventional suppliers, as these skilled in the art will understand. The cooling capacity of the thermoelectric module 12 is selected with due regard to the expected ambient temperature, the volume of the space to be chilled, the temperature to be maintained within that volume, the thermal properties of the goods to be stored and displayed, and the insulating properties of the container 14, as those skilled in the art w...

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A merchandising cooler has a thermoelectric cooling module with a thermoelectric array. Direct current is supplied to the thermoelectric array, thereby producing a cold side and a hot side. The thermoelectric array is mounted in an insulated container so that either the cold side or the hot side is in thermal communication with the interior space of the container and the other side is in thermal communication with the ambient environment. Depending on the arrangement and current flow, the device can either cool or heat displayed merchandise.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates generally to coolers and more particularly to a novel and highly effective merchandising cooler that maximizes packout (i.e., the amount of merchandise that the cooler can store and cool) and minimizes footprint (i.e., the floor space the cooler requires). BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Conventional merchandising coolers utilize mechanical refrigeration to chill merchandise, such as food and beverages, which is best kept and sold at lower temperatures that the ambient temperature of the environment in which the items are sold. These conventional coolers operate according to the same general principles as a home refrigerator, and include a compressor, a pump, and a condenser coil. They are accordingly expensive, bulky, and inefficient. Further, these conventional refrigeration units tend to have a large footprint. Floor space in a retail environment can be scarce and costly; accordingly, these conventional arrangements fail to ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47F3/04F25B21/04
CPCA47F3/0434F25B21/04A47F3/0482
Inventor HANSEN, GREGORY J.H.
Owner HANSEN GREGORY J H
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