An automatic vending machine is provided with a storage compartment or the like having a thermally insulating construction in which a number of product columns for accommodating products aligned side-by-side in one column are provided in different levels in such a way that the most downstream products in each product column are aligned side-by-side in a vertical direction, and an in-compartment fan for cooling an internal atmosphere of the storage compartment or the like by blowing air that has been cooled by means of an evaporator disposed in the storage compartment or the like, wherein the automatic vending machine is also provided with a control unit which drives the in-compartment fan for a predefined time if the internal temperature of the storage compartment or the like reaches to or above a predefined reference temperature in a state in which driving of a freezer and of the in-compartment fan are stopped.

A portable cooler container with active temperature control system is provided. The active temperature control system is operated to heat or cool a chamber of a vessel to approach a temperature set point suitable for a medication stored in the cooler container.

A Peltier system can be retrofit to a standard cooler. A thermal conductive material passes between the cooler lip and the lid to provide a heat pipe communicating between opposed Peltier devices, a first device positioned within the cooler and pumping heat into the heat pipe and a second device positioned outside the cooler and removing heat from the heat pipe.

Gaskets and beverage container systems and kits comprising gaskets. An exemplary gasket disclosed herein includes a gasket body comprising a generally cylindrical shape, at least two arcuate flanges positioned within a relative inside of the gasket body, the at least two arcuate flanges extending inward from the gasket body, and at least one gap existing between two arcuate flanges of the at least two arcuate flanges.

A foodstuff storage unit for a household appliance embodied to store foodstuffs having a plate-like foodstuff storage base forming a horizontal storage level. The foodstuff storage unit has a bottle storage rail which is arranged on a front edge of the foodstuff storage base and is embodied to store a bottle. A pull-out device and a household appliance are embodied to carry such a foodstuff storage unit.

In accordance with the principals of the present invention, a frozen tube is adapted to securely surround the can, the frozen tube utilizing high heat capacity/thermal mass to wick heat from the beverage in the can. Contained within the frozen tube, a plurality of fins are provided thus acting as a heatsink. The presence of the fins act as a heatsink by increasing convective, conductive, and radiative heat dissipation if used in the absence of the frozen tube and conductive heat dissipation if used with the frozen tube.

An apparatus includes a cooling assembly having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough. The cooling assembly defines a container cavity extending along the longitudinal axis. The cooling assembly also defines an entrance leading to the container cavity. The entrance and the container cavity are configured to receive a drink container along an insertion direction co-aligned with the longitudinal axis. A thermal-transfer body is configured to be in thermal communication with the container cavity and an exterior of the cooling assembly. The thermal-transfer body is also configured to selectively convey thermal energy from the container cavity to the exterior of the cooling assembly.

A thermally insulated structure for shipping goods, the structure including an insulated box having a goods receptacle and a phase change material module receptacle. The structure further including a phase change material module, and a set of vacuum panels configured to form an encapsulating layer around the insulated box.

An apparatus for cooling liquid stored therein is described. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a first cylinder configured for storing a gas under pressure, a second cylinder defining at least one axial tubular space therein. The second cylinder stores the liquid to be cooled and the liquid storage compartment is separated from the axial tubular space. Further the second cylinder is covered with a lid that defines an opening for dispensing liquid. The interface between the second cylinder and the lid also includes a control valve for releasing the gas into the atmosphere. In operation, provisions are made in the first cylinder by way of an actuator and perforations for releasing the gas into the axial tubular space. The first cylinder and the second cylinder are detachably assembled prior to cooling. Various other embodiments and advantages are disclosed herein.

A semiconductor refrigeration assembly includes a semiconductor refrigeration assembly, a heat-dissipation member, a cup body, and a base. The semiconductor refrigeration assembly is embedded in the bottom wall of the cup body and has an end exposed out of the cup body. The heat-dissipation member is arranged over the bottom of the cup body and abuts against the end, located outside the cup body, of the semiconductor refrigeration assembly. The base is configured to support the heat-dissipation member and to supply power to the semiconductor refrigeration assembly. The semiconductor refrigeration cup has a better heat-dissipation effect.