Can heating and cooling device

A can heating and cooling device comprising:

• a thermally conductive container for receiving a can, the container comprising an outer sidewall with a planar thermal contacting section;
• a heat spreader with a heat spreading portion contacting the outer sidewall of the container and a heat exchanging portion contacting the planar thermal contacting section of the container;
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• a heat exchanger comprising a thermoelectric cooling chip and a heat sink, with two surfaces of the thermoelectric cooling chip respectively thermally connected with the heat exchanging portion of the heat spreader and the heat sink, the heat exchanger configured for transferring heat from one of the two surfaces to the other surface or transferring heat from the other surface to said one of the two surfaces according to selection by a user, to either heat the heat exchanging portion or cool the heat exchanging portion.

A can heating and cooling device comprising:

• a thermally conductive container for receiving a can, the container comprising an outer sidewall with a planar thermal contacting section;
• a heat spreader comprising a heat spreading portion contacting the outer sidewall of the container and a heat exchanging portion contacting the planar thermal contacting section of the container;
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• a heat exchanger thermally connected with the heat exchanging portion of the heat spreader, the heat exchanger being configured for transferring heat from the heat exchanging portion to the external environment when the heat exchanger operates in a first mode, and receiving electrical energy from an external power source and transferring heat to the heat exchanging portion when the heat exchanger operates in a second mode.