Thermoelectrically cooled or heated container

Abstract

The present invention relates to a thermoelectrically cooled or heated container, in particular a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit, having at least one cooled or heated inner space and having at least one thermoelectric element, in particular having at least one Peltier element, for generating cold or heat in the inner space, wherein the thermoelectric element is arranged between two thermoconductive solid bodies of which one or both have an increasing cross-sectional area as the spacing from the thermoelectric element increases.

1 . A thermoelectrically cooled or heated container, in particular a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit, having at least one cooled or heated inner space and having at least one thermoelectric element, in particular having at least one Peltier element, for generating cold or heat in the inner space, characterized in that the thermoelectric element is arranged between two thermoconductive solid bodies of which one or both have an increasing cross-sectional area as the spacing from the thermoelectric element increases. 
     
     
         2 . A container in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized in that the thermoelectric element is received between the two thermoconductive solid bodies such that forces acting on the solid body or bodies are not transferred or are only transferred to a reduced degree onto the thermoelectric element. 
     
     
         3 . A container in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized in that the thermoelectric element is clamped between the solid bodies; and/or in that the thermoelectric element is mechanically fixedly clamped to the solid bodies. 
     
     
         4 . A container in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized in that one of the solid bodies is thermoconductively connected to the outer skin of the unit and one of the solid bodies is thermoconductively connected to the inner wall of the unit. 
     
     
         5 . A container in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized in that the container has a vacuum insulation or another insulation as the thermal insulation of the inner space that completely or partly surrounds the cooled inner space, with provision preferably being made that the thermoelectric element and/or one or both of the two solid bodies are arranged in the insulation layer. 
     
     
         6 . A container in accordance with  claim 5 , characterized in that a heat insulation which consists in total or regionally of a full vacuum system is arranged between an inner wall bounding the inner space and an outer skin of the container. 
     
     
         7 . A container in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized in that the two solid bodies are connected, and preferably clamped, to one another by one or more connection means, with the connection means preferably having a smaller thermal conductivity than the solid bodies, with provision preferably being made that the connection means consist of plastic or comprise plastic. 
     
     
         8 . A container in accordance with  claim 7 , characterized in that the single connection means or plurality of connection means fixes/fix the spacing of the solid bodies. 
     
     
         9 . A container in accordance with  claim 7 , characterized in that the single connection means or plurality of connection means is/are arranged at a spacing from the thermoelectric element which is as large as possible; and/or in that in the case of a plurality of connection means they have the same spacing from the thermoelectric element. 
     
     
         10 . A container in accordance with  claim 7 , characterized in that the spacing of the single connection means or plurality of connection means from the thermoelectric element is larger than the edge length of the thermoelectric element. 
     
     
         11 . A container in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized in that the solid bodies consist of metal and preferably of aluminum or comprise it.