US3269875A
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Thermoelectric assembly with heat sink
Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1961-06-02
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Granted: 1966-08-30
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Expires: 1981-06-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Arlton H White
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 01:08
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N10/00; H10N10/80; H10N10/81; H10N10/817; H10N10/10; H10N10/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
AN APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER CMPRISNG (A) MEANS INCLUDING AN ARRAY OF THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENTS FORMING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER WHEN A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL IS ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE LENGTHS OF SAID ELEMENTS, (B) A FIRST THERMAL CONDUCTING MEANS IN THERMAL CONTACT WITH ONE SIDE OF SAID ARRAY, 8C) A THIN, FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL INSULATING LAYER HAVING ONE SURFACE THEREOF ABUTTING THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID ARRAY IN GOOD THERMAL CONTACT THEREWITH, (D) A THIN, METALLIC DIAPHRAGM ABUTTING THE OTHER SURFACE OF SAID INSULATING LAYER OPPOSITE SAID ONE SURFACE, (E) SAID DIAPHGRAM BEING CORRUGATED AT REGULAR INTERVALS IN EACH OF TWO MUTUALLY PERPENDICULAR DIRECTIONS, AND (F) MEANS FOR COMPRESSING SAID INSULATING LAYER INTO GOOD THERMAL CONTACT WITH SAID OTHER SIDE OF SAID ARRAY AND SAID DIAPHRAGM.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
AN APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER CMPRISNG (A) MEANS INCLUDING AN ARRAY OF THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENTS FORMING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER WHEN A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL IS ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE LENGTHS OF SAID ELEMENTS, (B) A FIRST THERMAL CONDUCTING MEANS IN THERMAL CONTACT WITH ONE SIDE OF SAID ARRAY, 8C) A THIN, FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL INSULATING LAYER HAVING ONE SURFACE THEREOF ABUTTING THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID ARRAY IN GOOD THERMAL CONTACT THEREWITH, (D) A THIN, METALLIC DIAPHRAGM ABUTTING THE OTHER SURFACE OF SAID INSULATING LAYER OPPOSITE SAID ONE SURFACE, (E) SAID DIAPHGRAM BEING CORRUGATED AT REGULAR INTERVALS IN EACH OF TWO MUTUALLY PERPENDICULAR DIRECTIONS, AND (F) MEANS FOR COMPRESSING SAID INSULATING LAYER INTO GOOD THERMAL CONTACT WITH SAID OTHER SIDE OF SAID ARRAY AND SAID DIAPHRAGM.
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