A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING A PRODUCT IN A THERMALLY STABILIZED STATE

• Main Authors: VITANTONIO, MARC, L, KALMAN, JEFF
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 02.08.2007
• Subjects: BLASTING; BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; COFFEE MILLS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OFGENERAL APPLICATION; DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; FURNITURE; HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; LIQUID HANDLING; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OPENING, CLOSING; PAYING COUNTERS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS,STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

A system and method for storing a product in a thermally stabilized state is disclosed. The system includes a thermally-conductive structure having at least an enclosed volume and an open section. The open section is configured to store at least one unit of the product as the product is exposed to ambient air. The system also includes a thermally-conductive fluid sealed within the enclosed volume and being in thermal contact with the enclosed volume. The system further includes at least one thermo-electric device and at least one thermally-conductive probe extending from the at least one thermo-electric device and into the fluid. The probe provides a thermally-conductive path between the fluid and the thermo-electric device. L'invention concerne un système et un procédé de stockage d'un produit dans un état thermiquement stabilisé. Le système comporte une structure thermoconductrice présentant au moins un volume fermé et une section ouverte. La section ouverte est conçue pour stocker au moins une unité de produit lorsque le produit est exposé à l'air ambiant. Le système comporte également un fluide thermoconducteur confiné dans le volume fermé, se trouvant en contact thermique avec le volume fermé, ainsi qu'un dispositif thermoélectrique et au moins une sonde thermoconductrice s'étendant dans le fluide à partir du dispositif thermoélectrique. La sonde crée une voie thermoconductrice entre le fluide et le dispositif thermoélectrique.