Refrigerating container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for cooling liquids, such as placing them in a refrigerator or adding ice cubes, often fail to meet user demands for temperature control, especially when the liquid is at room temperature.
Innovation Solution
A refrigerating container with a thermally conductive container body, a refrigeration assembly, and a heat dissipation assembly that works together to maintain a preset temperature for liquids, even at room temperature, using a refrigeration surface to cool the liquid and a heat dissipation assembly to dissipate heat from the container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If conventional cooling methods (refrigerator or ice cubes) are used, then the liquid can be cooled, but the temperature control precision and consistency are insufficient to meet user demands
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces conventional mechanical cooling systems (refrigerators, ice cubes) with a Peltier-based electronic cooling system. The Peltier module uses electrical current to directly generate cooling effect through the Peltier effect, providing precise temperature control without mechanical moving parts. This substitution enables accurate temperature maintenance and consistent cooling performance that conventional methods cannot achieve.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the operating parameters by using an adjustable power supply to control the electrical current flowing through the Peltier module. By varying the current parameter, the system can precisely adjust the cooling intensity to maintain the liquid at the desired temperature. This parameter control mechanism provides reliable temperature consistency that cannot be achieved with fixed conventional cooling methods.
2Temperature
If a refrigeration assembly is added to cool the liquid, then cooling function is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the refrigeration assembly directly with the container body by integrating the Peltier module into the container structure. The first heat dissipation plate is formed as an integral part of the container body, and the Peltier module is mounted within the container walls. This merging eliminates the need for separate external cooling devices, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining effective cooling function.
Solution Approach 2:
The container body serves multiple functions: it acts as both the liquid receptacle and the thermal management system housing. The first heat dissipation plate integrated into the container body simultaneously provides structural support and thermal conduction pathways. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, simplifying the overall device structure.
3Temperature
If heat dissipation is not addressed, then the refrigeration assembly cannot maintain cooling, but adding heat dissipation assembly increases device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the thermal management into two distinct functional zones: a refrigeration zone with the Peltier module and first heat dissipation plate, and a heat dissipation zone with the second heat dissipation plate and fan. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while working together as an integrated system, managing complexity through functional separation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces heat dissipation plates as intermediary thermal conduction elements between the Peltier module and the external environment. These plates serve as mediators that efficiently transfer heat from the active cooling element to the passive dissipation structures, enabling effective heat removal while maintaining a modular and manageable system architecture.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The refrigerating container effectively maintains a preset temperature for liquids over an extended period, ensuring consistent cooling performance even when placed at room temperature.
Implementation Method 1
the refrigeration surface is in contact with the container body to cool the container body to cool the liquid received in the container body
Implementation Method 2
the heat dissipation assembly is in contact with the heat conducting surface to dissipate heat from the refrigeration assembly to an outside of the container body
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AI summary
A refrigerating container includes: a container body, having a receiving cavity for receiving liquid, wherein at least a portion of the container body is thermally conductive; a refrigeration assembly, having a refrigeration surface and a heat-conducting surface opposite to the refrigeration surface; wherein the refrigeration surface is in contact with the container body to cool the container body to cool the liquid received in the container body; and a heat dissipation assembly, being in contact with the heat conducting surface to dissipate heat from the refrigeration assembly to an outside of the container body.