CPC B64D 11/0602 (2014.12) [B60N 3/104 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An in-seat mini-bar assembly configured in an aircraft seating module for receipt in a compartment integrated in the aircraft seating module, the in-seat mini-bar assembly comprising:
a housing configured for insertion into the compartment integrated in the aircraft seating module wherein the housing comprises:
a container with an interior cavity that is conductively cooled by thermo-electric elements of a micro-chiller unit mounted on a conductive rear plate that forms an exterior side of the container disposed of in the housing; and
a vent configured adjacent to a front section of the housing to receive outside air forward of the housing for channeling the outside air to a rear section of the housing using a duct attached to the vent at the front section;
wherein the duct is shaped for a fluidic intake of the outside air by a frontal flange having a wide cross-sectional area to enable airflow of the outside air through the duct to the rear section wherein the duct tapers to a circular cross-sectional area to direct the airflow in a uniform manner towards the micro-chiller unit at the rear section for conductive cooling of the interior cavity.
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