A temperature regulating system for at least one galley compartment for an in-flight kitchen which is intended for installing in a transport apparatus or vehicle, especially in an aircraft, includes a controllable cooling and heating element, which is designed for selectively cooling or heating a specified section of the cooling and heating element, and a heat-insulating partitioning wall, which at least partially adjoins an encompassing side edge of the cooling and heating element and encloses the specified section of the cooling and heating element. The heat-insulating partitioning wall is designed for separating an interior space of the galley compartment from an interior of a section of a fluid duct which extends in the in-flight kitchen.

A galley includes a cart compartment configured to receive at least one galley cart. The cart compartment is defined by a plurality of walls including a rear wall behind the cart compartment, side walls along sides of the cart compartment, a mid-wall above the cart compartment and a bottom wall below the cart compartment. Doors are coupled to the cart compartment to enclose and allow access to the cart compartment. A supply duct supplies cooled airflow to the cart compartment. The supply duct is positioned in the cart compartment forward of the rear wall and positioned in the cart compartment between the mid-wall and the bottom wall. The supply duct includes a supply device to allow airflow from an interior of the supply duct into the cart compartment.

In an illustrative embodiment, an aircraft galley ducting assembly provides airflow to at least one compartment of an aircraft galley monument. The ducting assembly may include a supply air duct that provides a supply airflow path to a compartment that includes an inlet port mounted to a compartment surface. A return air duct may provide an exit airflow path for return air that has circulated throughout the compartment and includes an outlet port mounted to the compartment surface. An airflow adjustment apparatus with an airflow adjustment surface is positioned within the supply airflow path of the supply air duct or the exit airflow path of the return air duct to cause a modification of airflow properties for air passing across or through the airflow adjustment surface.

A cooled cup holder provides for a cooled beverage container that is connectable to a vehicle's air conditioning system to maintain a drink cold. The assembly can additionally be provided with a second compartment which can keep a snack or sandwich cool. The cup holder assembly can be adapted to be suspended from the map pocket panel, or can be provided with its own map pocket, in which case, the assembly will replace the airplane's map pocket.

A modular bar and shop space for an aircraft galley is disclosed. In embodiments, the bar and shop space includes an aircraft monument installable either adjacent to a galley complex or as a standalone. The monument has upper and lower portions disposed behind upper and lower panels; the upper portion includes chiller and warmer compartments. The lower portion includes storage shelving and is deployable into the space in front of the monument. When the lower portion deploys, the vertical upper panel tracks downward into a horizontal workdeck above the storage shelving. The deployed workdeck may be used as a counterspace for a snack bar or social area for passengers, or as additional temporary workspace for cabin crew.

A micro-chiller assembly, apparatus and method of manufacture is provided. The micro-chiller assembly includes an exterior housing, an interior compartment with a plurality of sides within the exterior housing; a micro-chiller unit, and a ringed duct with an irregular topology; wherein the micro-chiller unit is mounted to a side of the interior compartment, wherein the ringed duct with the irregular topology is coupled on one end to the micro-chiller unit and coupled on another end to an exterior vent configured in the exterior housing to draw in outside air for channeling to the micro-chiller unit via the irregular topology enabling uniform distribution of airflow for cooling of the interior compartment by the micro-chiller unit.

An assembly, system, and method for managing airflow in a galley cart bay is provided. The assembly includes a cart bay; a plate assembly including a plurality of plates that are configured at a rear part of the cart bay; and a micro-chiller unit that is disposed within the plate assembly that radially expels cooled air for circulation in the cart bay wherein the cooled air is directed by at least one plate of the plate assembly across one or more exterior surfaces of a galley cart stowed in the cart bay.

A roll bond evaporator and micro-chiller unit assembly, apparatus and method is provided. The assembly includes a housing; a compartment disposed in the housing wherein the compartment is formed by at least one side with a roll bond evaporator component using embedded tubes to circulate chilled liquid to chill an interior cavity of the compartment; and a micro-chiller unit configured within the housing to chill the liquid circulated in the roll bond evaporator component across the at least one side of the compartment wherein the roll bond evaporator component intercepts heat seepage into the interior cavity by circulation of chilled liquid to maintain a steady state chilled condition of the interior cavity.

A chilled liquid recirculation device (CLRD) is disclosed. In embodiments, the CLRD has a first air-cooling stage wherein a liquid cooling medium (LCM) is pumped through a first-stage radiator and forced-air chilled by axial fans driving ambient air through the radiator fins. The initially chilled LCM passes to a second thermoelectric-cooling stage wherein a second-stage liquid-cooled heatsink receives the LCM, the liquid-cooled heatsink in contact with the cold side of a thermoelectric module having a hot side in contact with a finned heatsink through which second-stage fans force ambient air, cooling the hot side and thereby further chilling the cold side and the LCM by contact. The twice-chilled LCM is then pumped to a remote chiller device to chill the hot side of another thermoelectric module, thereby chilling a recirculating air supply passing through a finned heatsink in contact with the cold side.

A modular replaceable heating or cooling (RTHC) device is disclosed. In embodiments, the RTHC device includes a housing enclosing a forward control section attachable to a rear thermal section. The housing is slotted for removable installation into rails in the interior walls of a galley food compartment. The thermal section includes gel packs of a heatable/chillable temperature storage medium (e.g., polymer gel) enclosed in a membrane for controlled dissipation and air channels to admit circulating air over or through the gel packs to be chilled or heated by the temperature storage medium. The control section includes scroll fans for drawing air into the RTHC device through air intakes for chilling/heating, exhaust vents for returning the chilled/heated air to the compartment, control switches for the scroll fans, and visual/auditory status indicators, e.g., for fan speed, battery charge, or the interior temperature of the compartment.