| 摘要 |
A table 10 comprises a table surface 12 and a refrigerated storage compartment 18, located below the surface and mounted for rotation relative to it. The compartment may take the form of a carousel and/or rotate through an angle of greater than 360 degrees using, for example, rollers, a turntable, transfer units or suspension from a central axis. The compartment may comprise an electric refrigerator unit 46 located within a separate compartment, having a cooler plate 56 in communication with a thermally insulated compartment 34. If the unit is mounted for rotation with the compartment, the unit can be powered by and connected to an external electrical power supply via a means providing a rotatable interface between fixed and rotatable terminals. Alternatively, where the refrigeration unit is fixed relative to the table's surface the cooler plate may be located within a central plenum chamber in fluid communication with the thermally insulated compartment. |
