DISPENSER WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL

摘要

A portable temperature-controlled food dispenser is provided for dispensing condiments, salad dressings and related types of foods under temperature control to prevent or at least retard food spoilage by preferably suitable cooling such foods. A thermally-conductive receptacle (26) on the dispenser receives and supports individual portion packs of food. The receptacle enables heat transfer between the receptacle and the selected arrangement of magazines and food containers on the receptacle. An electrically-powered heat exchanger (51) is thermally coupled with the receptacle to enable heat transfer between the heat exchanger and the receptacle. A power supply (63), (66) is connected with the heat exchanger to enable electric power to be supplied to the heat exchanger to effect the heat transfer between the heat exchanger and the receptacle to control the temperature of the selected arrangement of magazines and food dispensing containers on the receptacle.