公开(公告)号：US11340006B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US15865979

申请日：2018-01-09

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Seokjun Yun ,  Gyeyoung Song ,  Younghoon Yun

IPC: F25D11/02 ,  F25B21/02 ,  F25B21/00 ,  F25D25/00 ,  F25D25/02

Abstract: A storage container includes a body defining a first opening at a top of the body, a second opening at a bottom of the body, and a space between the first opening and the second opening, a cover configured to open or close the first opening, the cover including an insulation material to thermally insulate the space from an outside of the body, a housing disposed in the space to store items, a thermoelectric element disposed in the second opening, the thermoelectric element including a heat-absorbing surface and a heat-emitting surface, a heat-absorbing heat exchanger that surrounds the housing, contacts the heat-absorbing surface, and is configured to transfer heat from the housing to the heat-absorbing surface, a heat transfer part configured to transfer heat generated from the heat-emitting surface to a wall of the body, and a heat-dissipating part configured to dissipate heat from the heat transfer part.