PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable cooling device which is compact and excellent in portability and which can be realized at a low cost.SOLUTION: A portable cooling device comprises: a plate-shaped member having thermal conductivity a plate-shaped element disposed to be in contact with the surface of the plate-shaped member for an endothermic operation on one face and an exothermic operation on the other face, when fed with an electric current a heat radiation portion disposed to be in contact with a face of the element opposite to the face confronting the plate-shaped member and a blower portion disposed on the side of the heat radiation portion opposite to the face in contact with the element, for blowing a wind to the heat radiation portion.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】コンパクトで携帯性に優れ、低コストで実現可能な携帯型冷却装置を提供する。【解決手段】本発明は、熱伝導性を有する板状部材と、前記板状部材の表面と接するように設けられた板状の素子であって、電流を流すことによって一方の面が吸熱し他方の面が発熱する素子と、前記素子の前記板状部材と対向する面と反対側の面に接するように設けられた放熱部と、前記放熱部の前記素子と接する面と反対側に設けられ、前記放熱部に対して送風を行う送風部と、を備える。【選択図】図2