Food storage device employing a thermoelectric element as a heat source and sink
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Dec 20, 1994
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Jul 17, 1997
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Jul 23, 1996
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A food storage device has a circulation tube arranged around a food compartment, a heat exchanger connected to the circulation tube, and a pump for forcibly circulating fluid. A thermoelectric element includes a first heat transfer plate in thermal contact with the heat exchanger for heating the fluid in a fermenting mode of the food storage device and for cooling the fluid in a refrigerating mode of the food storage device, thermoelectric material and a second heat transfer plate in an external environment.
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