Smart Closed Loop Inventory and Cooling System

Abstract

An apparatus for cooling wine comprising an upper housing including an outer portion and an inner portion where a first volume is created in between the outer and inner portions, the outer portion including a tapered cup that creates a second volume in the upper housing portion for receiving wine bottles, a cold sink within a third volume created by the inner portion and the tapered cup, the cold sink coupled to a first end of a Peltier unit, a lower housing that exhausts heat removed from the upper housing, and at least one fan in the third volume, the fan coupled to and controlled by a microcontroller configured to receive temperature parameters from a client device over a communications network.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for cooling wine, the apparatus comprising:
 an upper housing including an outer portion and an inner portion where a first volume is created in between the outer and inner portions, the outer portion including a tapered cup that creates a second volume in the upper housing portion for receiving wine bottles;   a cold sink within a third volume created by the inner portion and the tapered cup, the cold sink coupled to a first end of a Peltier unit;   a lower housing that exhausts heat removed from the upper housing; and   at least one fan in the third volume, the fan coupled to and controlled by a microcontroller configured to receive temperature parameters from a client device over a communications network.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the upper housing and the lower housing are tubular and located concentrically relative to each other. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising passages at a lower end of the upper housing between the first and third volumes that air into the first volume. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3  further comprising passages at an upper end of the upper housing between the first volume and the second volume that allow the air to enter into the second volume. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4  further comprising passages between the second and third volumes that allow the air to enter into the third volume and interact with the cold sink. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the tapered cup is concentric relative to the outer and inner portions. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the tapered cup includes a floor that is angled or inclined relative to a base of the apparatus. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the cold sink includes a plurality of stepped fins or pegs that are in contact with a tapered portion of the tapered cup. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein a set of outer fins of the plurality of stepped fins or pegs are in contact with a circumferential step in the tapered cup. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the microcontroller is configured according to user specific temperature settings.