Method for operating a temperature controlled delivery box
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorJeffrey Lynn Jessie
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Abstract
A temperature controlled delivery appliance and a method of operating the same are provided. The temperature controlled delivery appliance includes a storage container, a climate control system for regulating the temperature within the storage container, and a controller for implementing a pre-conditioning method, which includes maintaining the storage container at a preconditioning temperature until a delivery notification is received, and operating the climate control system to regulate the container temperature to a target temperature upon receiving the delivery notification.
Claims10
A method of pre-conditioning a temperature controlled delivery appliance, the temperature controlled delivery appliance comprising a storage container and a climate control system, the method comprising:
- obtaining a first target temperature;
- operating the climate control system to maintain the storage container at the first target temperature defining a preconditioning temperature;
- receiving a delivery notification;
- obtaining a second target temperature;
- operating the climate control system to regulate the storage container to the second target temperature defining a storage temperature for a delivered item;
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- wherein the first target temperature is about halfway between an ambient temperature and the second target temperature, or wherein the first target temperature is determined as a function of a regulation capacity of the climate control system, the second target temperature, and an estimated delivery delay time.
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