CN1969396A - Thermoelectric converter and its manufacturing method - Google Patents

Abstract

A thermoelectric converter comprises a thermoelectric element assembly (10) composed of an array of P-type thermoelectric elements (12) and N-type thermoelectric elements (13) in a predetermined array pattern and heat-exchange element assemblies (20, 30) composed of heat-exchange elements (22, 32) and holding boards (21, 31) holding heat-exchange elements (22, 32) so as to hold the heat-exchange elements (22, 32) in a predetermined array pattern corresponding to the array pattern of the thermoelectric elements (12, 13). After stacking the thermoelectric element assembly (10) and the heat-exchange element assemblies (20, 30), joint portions between the thermoelectric element assembly (10) and the heat-exchange element assemblies (20, 30) are jointed with a jointing member at a time.

Description

Thermoelectric conversion arrangement and manufacture method thereof

Technical field

[0001]

The present invention relates to technology with the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of N type thermoelectric element and the series connection of P type thermoelectric element.

Background technology

[0002]

In the prior art, the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of No. 3166228 communique of Japan Patent (No. the 5254178th, United States Patent (USP)), Japanese kokai publication hei 5-175556 communique and No. 6521991 record of United States Patent (USP) is widely known by the people.

[0003]

These prior aries are with a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements and the alternately series connection of P type thermoelectric element.Their coupling part under the effect of peltier effect, according to the energising direction, becomes low temperature or high temperature.Low-temp. portion is also called " endothermic section " or " cooling end ".High-temperature portion is also called " radiating part " or " heating part ".And above-mentioned prior art has also been put down in writing the structure that the parts that promote heat exchange are set in the coupling part.For example put down in writing the structure that promotes to carry out with air the fin of heat exchange has been set.In addition, above-mentioned prior art has also been put down in writing the structure of a plurality of thermoelectric elements of tabular arrangement.In addition, also put down in writing two sides, the structure of configuration plate-shaped member in this array of thermoelectric elements.

[0004]

, in above-mentioned prior art, owing to arranging, engaging a plurality of thermoelectric elements, electrod assembly, heat-exchanging part, so be difficult to boost productivity.In addition, behind the equipment miniaturization, also be difficult to guarantee required electrical insulating property.

Summary of the invention

[0005]

Purpose of the present invention just is to solve above-mentioned prior art problems.One object of the present invention is to improve the productivity ratio of thermoelectric conversion arrangement.Another object of the present invention is to provide the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of productivity ratio excellence.Other purpose of the present invention is to provide the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of guaranteeing required electrical insulating property and easy production.Purpose of the present invention, thermoelectric conversion arrangement by new construction is provided or new manufacture method realize.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, adopted the present invention's 1～33 technological means of recording and narrating.In other words, in the present invention's 1 invention of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that possessing: thermoelectric element assembly (10), this thermoelectric element assembly (10) is arranged in the predetermined arrangement shape with a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13);

Heat exchange elements assembly (20,30), this heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) has a plurality of heat exchange elements (22,32) and keeps the holding plate (21,31) of these a plurality of heat exchange elements (22,32), and a plurality of heat exchange elements (22,32) are held in the corresponding predetermined arrangement state of ordered state with thermoelectric element (12,13);

Attachment, these attachment engage a plurality of junctions between thermoelectric element assembly (10) and the heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) under the state of stacked thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) simultaneously.

[0007]

After adopting the present invention's 1 invention of recording and narrating, because can be after constituting thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat exchange elements assembly (20,30), they are stacked, the more a plurality of junctions between them are engaged simultaneously, so can realize excellent productivity.

[0008]

As attachment, can use the parts of the cementability that aims to provide hot joint, for example bonding agent here.In addition, attachment can be made of independently a plurality of attachment mutually.In addition, can also adopt the structure of being put together and afterwards engage together in a plurality of junctions.For example, can use one piece tabular bonding agent.

[0009]

And then, as attachment, can use both parts of conductivity that aim to provide hot property joint and electric property joint, for example solder etc.A plurality of junctions between thermoelectric element assembly (10) and the heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) for example are arranged on the P type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) of series connection.

[0010]

In addition, a heat exchange elements (22,32) and the series connection P type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) between, set a plurality of junctions.Heat exchange elements (22,32) can utilize the material of conductibility excellence to provide.In addition, when the material that utilizes conductivity constitutes heat exchange elements (22,32), can the insulation of mutual electric property.

[0011]

In addition, can only in energising the time, become the heat absorbing side of low-temperature condition or become the heat radiation side configuration heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) of the condition of high temperature.In addition, can also be on each of heat absorbing side and heat radiation side configuration heat exchange elements assembly (20,30).

[0012]

In the present invention's 2 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: thermoelectric element assembly (10) possesses a plurality of electrod assemblies (16) with a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and the electrical series connection of a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13); A plurality of heat exchange elements (22,32) are with each corresponding setting of a plurality of electrod assemblies (16);

Attachment possess a plurality of attachment that engage respectively between a plurality of heat exchange elements (22,32) and a plurality of electrod assembly (16).

[0013]

After adopting the present invention's 2 inventions of recording and narrating, owing to can after thermoelectric exchange component assembly (10) series connection is assembled, engage heat exchange elements assembly (20,30), so can guarantee the quality of two assemblies (10,20,30).

[0014]

In the present invention's 3 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: each of heat exchange elements (22,32), possess a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) the electrically electrode part (25,35) of series connection and the heat exchange department (26,36) that stretches out, carries out heat exchange with heat exchange medium from this electrode part (25,35);

Attachment, electrode part (25,35), a P type thermoelectric element (12), the described N type thermoelectric element (13) of joint heat exchange elements (22,32).

[0015]

After adopting the present invention's 3 inventions of recording and narrating because and the integrally formed electrode part of heat exchange elements (22,32) (25,35), so have the effect that reduces thermal resistance or minimizing number of components.Structure of the present invention can adopt simultaneously with the thermoelectric exchange component assembly (10) that possesses a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and the electrical a plurality of electrod assemblies (16) of connecting of a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13).

[0016]

In the present invention's 4 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) possesses at the heat absorbing side heat exchange elements assembly (20) of heat absorbing side configuration and the heat radiation side heat exchange elements assembly (30) that disposes in heat radiation side;

Attachment, possess under the state of stacked thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat absorbing side heat exchange elements assembly (20), the 1st attachment that a plurality of junctions between them are engaged simultaneously, with under the state of stacked thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat radiation side heat exchange elements assembly (30), the 2nd attachment that a plurality of junctions between them are engaged simultaneously.

[0017]

Adopt the present invention's 4 inventions of recording and narrating, can adopt both of heat absorbing side and heat radiation side are constituted as heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) in advance after, with the structure that they and thermoelectric element assembly (10) engage, can carry out excellent productivity.In this structure, the 1st attachment and the 2nd attachment both can have been distinguished successively and constituted in engagement state, also can constitute in engagement state simultaneously.

[0018]

In the inventions that the present invention's 5 records and narrates, it is characterized in that: the holding plate (21,31) of heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) provides the wall that stops heat exchange medium to circulate between the heat absorbing side of thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat radiation side.

[0019]

After adopting the present invention's 5 inventions of recording and narrating, can realize very high productivity ratio on the one hand, using on the one hand is of value to the material that improves this productivity ratio, reduces the mobile of between heat absorbing side and heat radiation side unwanted heat.Here, as heat exchange medium, can using gases, liquid, for example can use air, water etc.

[0020]

In the inventions that the present invention's 6 records and narrates, it is characterized in that: thermoelectric element assembly (10) possesses the holding plate (11) that a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) is held in the predetermined arrangement shape; This holding plate (11), the wall that between heat absorbing side that provides the prevention heat exchange medium at thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat radiation side, circulates.

[0021]

After adopting the present invention's 6 inventions of recording and narrating, can realize very high productivity ratio on the one hand, using on the one hand is of value to the material that improves this productivity ratio, reduces the mobile of between heat absorbing side and heat radiation side unwanted heat.

[0022]

In the inventions that the present invention's 7 records and narrates, it is characterized in that: thermoelectric element assembly (10) possesses the holding plate (11) that a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) is held in the predetermined arrangement shape; This holding plate (11), provide and stop in the wall that heat exchange medium circulates between the heat absorbing side of thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat radiation side, and the holding plate (11) of heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) between, form as insulation layer fixed gap.

[0023]

After adopting the present invention's 7 inventions of recording and narrating, can realize very high productivity ratio on the one hand, using on the one hand is of value to the material that improves this productivity ratio, reduces the mobile of between heat absorbing side and heat radiation side unwanted heat.Particularly after forming insulation layer between two walls, can further reduce moving of unwanted heat.

[0024]

In addition, in insulation layer, the air of for example can packing into.Can form insulation layer in the heat absorbing side of thermoelectric element assembly and the both sides of heat radiation side, perhaps a side in heat absorbing side and heat radiation side forms insulation layer.

[0025]

In the inventions that the present invention's 8 records and narrates, it is characterized in that: the holding plate (21) of heat absorbing side heat exchange elements assembly (20) provides the wall that stops the heat absorbing side that heat exchange medium circulates between the heat absorbing side of thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat radiation side; The holding plate (31) of heat radiation side heat exchange elements assembly (30) provides the wall that stops the heat radiation side that heat exchange medium circulates between the heat absorbing side of thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat radiation side; Between the wall of the wall of heat absorbing side and heat radiation side, form as insulation layer fixed gap.

[0026]

After adopting the present invention's 8 inventions of recording and narrating, can realize very high productivity ratio on the one hand, using on the one hand is of value to the material that improves this productivity ratio, reduces the mobile of between heat absorbing side and heat radiation side unwanted heat.Particularly after forming insulation layer between two walls, can further reduce moving of unwanted heat.In addition, even be to allow in the structure that heat exchange medium flows, also can between two holding plates (21,31), form insulation layer between heat absorbing side and heat radiation side at thermoelectric element assembly (10).

[0027]

In the present invention's 9 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: heat exchange elements (22,32), have the sheet material part that extends along the flow direction of heat exchange medium,, form the heat exchange department (26,36) of allowing that heat exchange medium flows between the two sides of this plate portion at this plate portion; The holding plate (21,31) that keeps heat exchange department (26,36) has in the plate portion of maintenance heat exchange elements (22,33), does not form the opening at the position of heat exchange department (26,36); Heat exchange department (26,36), the A/F of ratio open extends laterally.

[0028]

After adopting the present invention's 9 inventions of recording and narrating, heat exchange elements (22,33) possesses heat exchange department (26,36), can promote and heat exchange medium between heat exchange.And because heat exchange department (26,36) is extended laterally from the A/F of the holding plate (21,31) of maintenance heat exchange elements (12,13), so very high heat exchange can be provided.

[0029]

In the present invention's 10 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: the major part of a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13), by flow direction arranged in series along heat exchange medium.

[0030]

After adopting the present invention's 10 inventions of recording and narrating, heat exchange medium is just along mobile as the elongated heat exchange elements (22,32) of the electric connection parts essential for P type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) are connected.Because this heat exchange elements (22,32) has the heat exchange department (26,36) that extends along the flow direction of heat exchange medium, so the heat-exchange surface that has the surface area of extension along elongated electric property link can be provided.

[0031]

In the present invention's 11 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that, possess: (this thermoelectric element substrate (10) adopts on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that is made of insulating material thermoelectric element substrate (10), arrange the structure that the thermoelectric element group of alternately arranging a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) back formation is set)

(this heat absorption electrode base board (20) adopts on the 2nd insulated substrate (21) that is made of insulating material heat absorption electrode base board (20), roughly a plurality of heat absorption electrode part (25) that N type thermoelectric element (13) and P type thermoelectric element (12) in abutting connection with arrangement are electrically connected that have are arranged on checkerboard ground, and the heat that this heat absorption electrode part (25) is transmitted is carried out the 1st structure of absorbing heat electrod assembly 22 of the endothermic section (26) of heat exchange)

(this heat sink electrodes substrate (30) adopts on the 3rd insulated substrate (31) that is made of insulating material heat sink electrodes substrate (30), roughly a plurality of heat sink electrodes portions (35) that electrically connect in abutting connection with the P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) that have are arranged on checkerboard ground, and carry out the structure of the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 of the radiating part (36) of heat exchange with the heat of this heat sink electrodes portion (25) transmission);

Between heat absorption electrode base board (20) and heat sink electrodes substrate (30), clip after the thermoelectric element substrate assembles (10), heat absorption electrode base board (20), become and make in abutting connection with the N type thermoelectric element of arranging (13) and P type thermoelectric element (12) time with structure that the electrode part (25) of absorbing heat is connected, heat sink electrodes substrate (30) becomes and makes the structure of connecting with heat sink electrodes portion (35) in abutting connection with the P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13).

[0032]

After adopting the present invention's 11 inventions of recording and narrating, minimum parts---thermoelectric element (12,13) and connected heat sink electrodes portion (35) and heat absorption electrode part (25), on insulated substrate (11,21,31) separately, roughly back one formation is arranged on checkerboard ground, so can improve assembleability.

[0033]

In addition, because after each substrate (10,20,30) that one is constituted is overlapping, can between a plurality of each thermoelectric element (12,13), connect,, can also make assembling operation become easy so compare with the in series stacked mode of thermoelectric element and electrod assembly that makes of prior art.

[0034]

In addition, because the electric connection of the thermoelectric element (12,13) of adjacency and heat sink electrodes portion (35) or heat absorption electrode part (25), can clip the thermoelectric element substrate, one side is divided into heat absorbing side, the opposing party is divided into after the heat radiation side directly connects, so can obtain the heat that connecting portion produces effectively.

[0035]

In the present invention's 12 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: in thermoelectric element substrate (10), make the electrod assembly (16) that to electrically connect between the thermoelectric element (12,13) of adjacency, constitute by flat conductive material, engage with the both ends of the surface of the thermoelectric element (12,13) of adjacency;

Between heat absorption electrode base board (20) and heat sink electrodes substrate (30), clip the thermoelectric element substrate when assembling (10), heat absorption electrode base board (20), adopt and to do media, when making heat absorption electrode part (25) with structure that the described N type thermoelectric element (13) and the P type thermoelectric element (12) of adjacency arrangement are connected by electrod assembly (16); Heat sink electrodes substrate (30) adopts and does media by electrod assembly (16), makes heat sink electrodes portion (35) and the structure of connecting in abutting connection with the P type thermoelectric element (12) and the N type thermoelectric element (13) of arrangement.

[0036]

After adopting the present invention's 12 inventions of recording and narrating, because can utilize electrod assembly (16) that thermoelectric element (12,13) the series connection property ground of adjacency is engaged, so the electric property inspection of poor flow etc. between thermoelectric element (12,13), the electrod assembly (16) can only be carried out at thermoelectric element substrate (10) at an easy rate.Therefore, compare, can extract defective products in early days out, can also improve assembleability with having assembled the inspection afterwards of heat absorption electrode base board (20), heat sink electrodes substrate (30).

[0037]

In addition, in electrod assembly (16), also and thermoelectric element (12,13) such, with minimum parts and a plurality of and thermoelectric element (12,13) assembling, thus with the 1st insulated substrate (11) one formation after, can improve assembleability.

[0038]

In the present invention's 13 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: in heat absorption electrode base board (20), will and the thermoelectric element (12,13) of thermoelectric element substrate (10) adjacency between electrically connect, by the electrod assembly (16) that flat conductive material constitutes, end joined of the electrode part (25) of being absorbed heat; In heat sink electrodes substrate (30), will and the thermoelectric element (12,13) of thermoelectric element substrate (10) adjacency between electrod assembly (16) that electrically connect, that constitute by flat conductive material, by an end joined of heat sink electrodes portion (35); Between heat absorption electrode base board (20) and heat sink electrodes substrate (30), clip the thermoelectric element substrate when assembling (10),

Heat absorption electrode base board (20) adopts and to do media by electrod assembly (16), when making heat absorption electrode part (25) with structure that the N type thermoelectric element (13) and the P type thermoelectric element (12) of adjacency arrangement are connected; Heat sink electrodes substrate (30) adopts and does media by electrod assembly (16), makes heat sink electrodes portion (35) and the structure of connecting in abutting connection with the P type thermoelectric element (12) and the N type thermoelectric element (13) of arrangement.

[0039]

After adopting the present invention's 13 inventions of recording and narrating, owing to become with minimum and a plurality of electrod assembly (16) and the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32), the i.e. integrally formed structure of the 2nd and the 3rd insulated substrate (21,31), so can improve assembleability.

[0040]

In the present invention's 14 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: the 2nd insulated substrate (21) and the 3rd insulated substrate (31), arrange electrod assembly (16) with the ground of checkerboard roughly and form in one piece (24,34) at the slot part that an end face side of electrod assembly (16) forms concavity; Heat absorption electrode base board (20) makes heat absorption electrode part (25) embed described slot part (24), by an end joined of electrod assembly (16); Heat sink electrodes substrate (30) makes heat sink electrodes portion (35) embed slot part (34), by an end face of electrod assembly (16).

[0041]

After adopting the present invention's 14 inventions of recording and narrating, the integrative-structure of electrod assembly (16), the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32), the 2nd insulated substrate (22) and the 3rd insulated substrate (31) is become easily, and the location at junction surface is also easy.

[0042]

In the present invention's 15 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: on thermoelectric element substrate (10), the electrod assembly (16) that to electrically connect between the described thermoelectric element (12,13) of adjacency, be made of flat conductive material is set and on the 4th insulated substrate (40) that constitutes by insulating material roughly checkerboard ground arrange the electrode base board (40) that a plurality of electrod assemblies (16) back constitutes; At the electrode base board (20) that will absorb heat, electrode base board (40), thermoelectric element substrate (10), electrode base board (40) and heat sink electrodes substrate (30) when making up overlappingly,

Heat absorption electrode base board (20) adopts and to do media by electrod assembly (16), when making heat absorption electrode part (25) with structure that the N type thermoelectric element (13) and the P type thermoelectric element (12) of adjacency arrangement are connected; Heat sink electrodes substrate (30) adopts and does media by electrod assembly (16), makes heat sink electrodes portion (35) and the structure of connecting in abutting connection with the described P type thermoelectric element (12) and the N type thermoelectric element (13) of arrangement.

[0043]

After adopting the present invention's 15 inventions of recording and narrating, owing to become with minimum and a plurality of electrod assembly (16) and the integrally formed structure of the 4th insulated substrate (41), so can improve assembleability.

[0044]

In the inventions that the present invention's 16 records and narrates, it is characterized in that: electrod assembly (16), the thickness of slab heavy back of the described heat sink electrodes portion (35) that heat absorption electrode part (25) that forms than the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) form forms.

[0045]

After adopting the present invention's 16 inventions of recording and narrating, though according to the allowable current that flows through thermoelectric element (12,13), set the thickness of slab of electrod assembly (16), but form the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) or the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) of endothermic section (26) or radiating part (36), after forming than electrod assembly (16) wall unfertile land, can improve the processability of endothermic section (26), radiating part (36).

[0046]

In addition, do not do media by electrod assembly (16), between the thermoelectric element (12,13) of adjacency, during the assembling that connects with the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) or the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) series connection property ground, in heat absorption electrode part (25), heat sink electrodes portion (35), the electrod assembly (16) of corresponding with allowable current, required thickness of slab is set, can reduces the weight of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32).

[0047]

In the present invention's 17 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: electrod assembly (16), for the thickness of slab of heat absorption electrode part (25) and heat sink electrodes portion (35) be about 0.1～0.3mm for, at least be the thickness of slab about 0.2～0.5mm, form than heat absorption electrode part (25) and heat sink electrodes portion (35) heavy back.

[0048]

Adopt the present invention's 17 inventions of recording and narrating, after forming with the thickness of slab of above-mentioned numerical value, can improve the heat that is intended to take out the junction surface generation, to the heat transfer property of heat exchange department.

[0049]

In the present invention's 18 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: between electrod assembly (16), heat absorption electrode part (25) and electrod assembly (16), heat sink electrodes portion (35), done media by the insulation that constitutes by insulating material by rete (17) and engage.

[0050]

After adopting the present invention's 18 inventions of recording and narrating, keep very high electrical insulating property and the low again insulating material of thermal resistance, just can form the little junction surface of thermal resistance, so can not make the thermoelectric (al) inversion decrease in efficiency if for example use.In addition, needn't the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) of adjacency be carried out the processing of mutual electric property insulation, or the gap that obtains the insulation of mutual electric property is set.

[0051]

In the present invention's 19 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: the 1st insulated substrate (11) forms a plurality of embedded holes (14) that are intended to alternately, arrange to roughly go plate-like P type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13); Thermoelectric element substrate (10) after assembling heat absorption electrode base board (20) and heat sink electrodes substrate (30) before, alternately arrange a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) in embedded hole (14), is arranged the thermoelectric element group is set.

[0052]

After adopting the present invention's 19 inventions of recording and narrating, in order to constitute thermoelectric element substrate (10), need carry out a plurality of minimum parts---thermoelectric element (12,13) is gone up the assembling operation of alternately arranging at the 1st insulated substrate (11), but can be in the top of any electrode base board (20,30), place the 1st insulated substrate (11), so that make embedded hole (14) consistent, in this embedded hole (14), arrange the assembling of thermoelectric element (12,13) back with any electrode part (25,35).

[0053]

In addition, for one constitutes thermoelectric element (12,13), though the manufacturing process that in advance thermoelectric element (12,13) alternately is aligned to injection insulating material in back in the shaping dies is arranged.But be not limited thereto, for example also can adopt the robot mode, resemble the present invention and like this thermoelectric element (12,13) alternately is aligned in the embedded hole (14).When adopting this method, can make shaping dies simple.

[0054]

In the present invention's 20 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: in forming model, bar-shaped P type thermoelectric element (12) and bar-shaped N type thermoelectric element (13) are arranged in alternately, go plate-like ground, insulating material is injected this forming model, after forming the preceding thermoelectric element substrate (10a) of cut-out, cut off again and be processed to form thermoelectric element substrate (10).

[0055]

After adopting the present invention's 20 inventions of recording and narrating, with minimum parts---thermoelectric element (12,13) makes bar-shaped, thermoelectric element substrate (10a) before the processing that is shaped is cut off, it is cut off the back forms, thereby can make the manufacturing of thermoelectric element substrate (10) simple, and handle bar-shaped thermoelectric element (12,13), can improve assembleability.

[0056]

In the inventions that the present invention's 21 records and narrates, it is characterized in that: as the material that constitutes the 1st insulated substrate (11), many pieces of linearity ground preparations are in order alternately to arrange a plurality of slot parts (15) of bar-shaped P type thermoelectric element (12) and bar-shaped N type thermoelectric element (13); Thermoelectric element substrate (10), be in the described slot part (15) of material, alternately to arrange bar-shaped P type thermoelectric element (12) and bar-shaped N type thermoelectric element (13), engage the many pieces of materials that constitute the 1st insulated substrate (11), thereby integrated, cut off the 1st insulated substrate (11) back of being processed into required thickness of slab again and form.

[0057]

After adopting the present invention's 21 inventions of recording and narrating, bar-shaped thermoelectric element (12,13) has the characteristic relatively more fragile for forming pressure.Therefore, except the processing that is shaped, with engage, cut off be processed to form after, can make the manufacturing of thermoelectric element substrate (10) simpler, and can be enough than 11 of the invention described above high precision formation thermoelectric element substrates (10).

[0058]

In the present invention's 22 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: on thermoelectric element substrate (10), between P type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) that adjacency is arranged, when the two sides forms the protuberance (11b) of standing shape, in heat absorption electrode part (25) and heat sink electrodes portion (35), form and the chimeric fitting portion (25b, 35b) of protuberance (11b); The 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and the 1st heat sink electrodes portion (32) makes fitting portion (25b, 35b) and protuberance (11b) chimeric.

[0059]

After adopting the present invention's 22 inventions of recording and narrating, behind formation protuberance (11b) and the fitting portion (25b, 35b), can realize conscientiously that the thermoelectric element (12,13) of adjacency and the electric property of heat sink electrodes portion (35) or heat absorption electrode part (25) are connected.

[0060]

In the present invention's 23 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: heat absorption electrode base board (20), adopt near the junction surface of heat absorption electrode part (25), dispose the structure of an end face of the 2nd insulated substrate (21); Heat sink electrodes substrate (30) adopts near the junction surface of heat sink electrodes portion (35), disposes the structure of an end face of the 3rd insulated substrate (31).

[0061]

After adopting the present invention's 23 inventions of recording and narrating, for example adopt for an end face of the 2nd insulated substrate (21), after not making heat absorption electrode part (25) constitute the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) highlightedly, have only heat absorption electrode part (25) to expose to a side of thermoelectric element (12,13).Like this, thermoelectric element (12,13) itself generates heat because of Joule heat, the side of thermoelectric element (12,13) becomes the condition of high temperature, so can be reduced under the effect of convection current from the side of thermoelectric element (12,13) to the amount of heat transfer of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) that becomes low temperature side.Like this, because the caloric receptivity at the junction surface of low temperature side is reduced, so can improve thermoelectric (al) inversion efficient.

[0062]

In the inventions that the present invention's 24 records and narrates, it is characterized in that: heat absorption electrode base board (20), adopt at another relative distolaterally with heat absorption electrode part (25), dispose the structure of an end face of the 2nd insulated substrate (21); Heat sink electrodes substrate (30) adopts at another relative with heat sink electrodes portion (35) distolaterally, disposes the structure of an end face of the 3rd insulated substrate (31).

[0063]

After adopting the present invention's 24 inventions of recording and narrating, heat absorption electrode part (25) and heat sink electrodes portion (35), owing to be the electrical junction, so another relative with it is distolateral, after the 2nd or the 3rd insulated substrate (21,31) combines, can make the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and the electric property insulation each other of the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) of adjacency effectively.In addition, can also another is distolateral as the case member use that forms air flue.

[0064]

In the present invention's 25 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: as dividing wall, the both sides in thermoelectric element substrate (10) are provided with the case member (28,38) that forms the air-supply path with thermoelectric element substrate (10); Case member (28,38) covers some in described the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) or the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32).

[0065]

After adopting the present invention's 25 inventions of recording and narrating, the heat that can be at an easy rate the heat absorption electrode part (25) that is connected with the thermoelectric element (12,13) of adjacency or heat sink electrodes portion (35) be produced, be separated into cooling fluid and the fluid that is cooled, can also effectively utilize these heat simultaneously.

[0066]

In the present invention's 26 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32), global shape roughly is the U font, form by plane heat absorption electrode part (25) that constitutes or heat sink electrodes portion (35) in its bottom, and, process a certain shape in back formation blind shaped or the biasing shape by being shaped from absorbing heat electrode part (25) or heat sink electrodes portion (35) on the plane that foreign side extends.

[0067]

After adopting the present invention's 26 inventions of recording and narrating, if these shapes, just can be to flat metallic plate, for example by plastic workings such as stamping-out processing and roller shaping, a plurality of heat absorption electrode part of integrally formed at an easy rate processing (25), heat sink electrodes portion (35) and endothermic section (26), radiating part (36).Like this, can improve the productivity ratio of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32).

[0068]

In the present invention's 27 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32), at least along the thermoelectric element group, making a plurality of heat absorption electrode part (25) or heat sink electrodes portion (35) connect the back forms banded, with after the 2nd or the 3rd insulated substrate (21,31) engages, each mutual electric property insulation ground of heat absorption electrode part (25) or heat sink electrodes portion (35) is formed.

[0069]

Adopt the present invention's 27 inventions of recording and narrating, after connection heat absorption electrode part (25) or the heat sink electrodes portion (35), can constitute the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) with thermoelectric element group unit banded ground one at least.Like this, can carry out going up the operation of assembling the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) at an easy rate at the 2nd and the 3rd insulated substrate (21,31).

[0070]

In the present invention's 28 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) comprises heat absorption electrode part (25) that is made of tabular and the heat absorption heat-exchanging part (22a) that the heat that this heat absorption electrode part (25) produces is carried out heat exchange; The 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) comprise heat sink electrodes portion (35) that is made of tabular and the heat radiation heat-exchanging part (32a) that the heat that this heat sink electrodes portion (35) produces is carried out heat exchange; Heat absorption heat-exchanging part (22a) and heat radiation heat-exchanging part (32a) are gone up setting at the 2nd or the 3rd insulated substrate (21,31), so that can combine with heat absorption electrode part (25) or heat sink electrodes portion (35) with conducting heat.

[0071]

After adopting the present invention's 28 inventions of recording and narrating, even heat absorption electrode part (25) and heat sink electrodes portion (35) and heat absorption heat-exchanging part (22a) and heat radiation heat-exchanging part (32a) become monomer structure, also at least after heat sink electrodes portion (35) and heat absorption electrode part (25) are set on the 2nd or the 3rd insulated substrate (21,31), compare with the mode that makes series connection property stacked thermoelectric element in ground and electrod assembly of prior art, make assembling operation become easy.

[0072]

In the present invention's 29 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22), adopt and to be divided into a plurality of more than two at least, integrally formed heat absorption electrode part (25) and endothermic section (26) on flat sheet material, so that go up the configuration of L font ground at the 2nd insulated substrate (21), heat absorption electrode part (25) separately is pressed into the substrate aperture that the 2nd insulated substrate (21) forms, then along an end face bending of the 2nd insulated substrate (21), thereby in the time of the structure of the heat absorption electrode part (25) separately of formation heat absorption electrode part (25), and combination respectively;

The 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32), adopt and to be divided into a plurality of more than two at least, integrally formed heat sink electrodes portion (35) and radiating part (36) on flat sheet material, so that go up the configuration of L font ground at the 3rd insulated substrate (31), heat sink electrodes portion (35) separately is pressed into the substrate aperture that the 3rd insulated substrate (31) forms, then along an end face bending of the 3rd insulated substrate (31), thereby form heat sink electrodes portion (35) respectively, and in conjunction with the structure of separately heat sink electrodes portion (35).

[0073]

After adopting the present invention's 29 inventions of recording and narrating, at least be divided into plural a plurality of, integrally formed heat absorption electrode part (25) or heat sink electrodes portion (35) and endothermic section (26) or radiating part (36) on flat sheet material, thereby the particularly shaping of endothermic section (26) or radiating part (36), compare with a plurality of formation the time, can form the processing that is shaped at short notice.Like this, in the time of can reducing worker.

[0074]

And, the quantity of endothermic section (26) or radiating part (36) can be increased at an easy rate, thereby the heat exchanger effectiveness of endothermic section (26) or radiating part (36) can be improved.And then, adopt heat absorption electrode part (25) that will be separately or after heat sink electrodes portion (35) was pressed into the structure of the substrate aperture that the 2nd insulated substrate (21) or the 3rd insulated substrate (31) form, the gap that does not need this substrate aperture is formed had air-tightness.

[0075]

In addition, an end face at the 2nd insulated substrate (21) or the 3rd insulated substrate (31), after forming heat absorption electrode part (25) or heat sink electrodes portion (35) planely, other approximate U font, approximate broach shape are compared, the L glyph shape is guaranteed the flatness of electrode part easily, so can increase the bonding area between thermoelectric element (12,13) and heat absorption electrode part (25) or the heat sink electrodes portion (35).Like this, can realize being intended to improve the miniaturization of pyroconductivity.

[0076]

In the present invention's 30 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22), when integrally formed heat absorption electrode part (25) and endothermic section (26), do media by connecting portion (223), heat absorption electrode part (25) continuity ground mutually connects when forming a plurality ofly;

The 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) when integrally formed heat sink electrodes portion (35) and radiating part (36), are done media by connecting portion (323), and heat sink electrodes portion (35) continuity ground connection mutually forms a plurality ofly.

[0077]

After adopting the present invention's 30 inventions of recording and narrating, can form many 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) or the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) at short notice, when shape of the present invention can reduce worker.

[0078]

In the inventions that the present invention's 31 records and narrates, it is characterized in that: use the encapsulant that constitutes by resin material,, water processing the shell of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) of heat absorption electrode base board (20) and the gap of the 2nd insulated substrate (21).

[0079]

After adopting the present invention's 31 inventions of recording and narrating, though the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) because of heat absorption produces dewfall, dew can not flow to heat absorption electrode part (25) an end face side, be connecting portion one side of thermoelectric element (12,13) side.Like this, the damage that causes can not appear corroding in thermoelectric element (12,13) and connecting portion one side thereof.In addition, except dew, in the air that is passed to endothermic section (26) or radiating part (36) one sides, water vapour, medicine, dust, foreign matter etc. can not invade thermoelectric element (12, a 13) side.

[0080]

In the inventions that the present invention's 32 records and narrates, it is characterized in that: thermoelectric element substrate (10), heat absorption electrode base board (20), heat sink electrodes substrate (30) and electrode base board (40), separately any is divided into a plurality of, assemble their backs and constitute.

[0081]

After adopting the present invention's 32 inventions of recording and narrating, though the heat that the connecting portion of thermoelectric element (12,13) produces causes thermal deformation, each substrate (10,20,30,40) is cut apart formation after, can reduce thermal deformation.

[0082]

In the present invention's 33 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that, possess: a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13), heat absorption electrode base board (20) (this electrode base board (20) that absorbs heat, employing is on the 2nd insulated substrate (21) that is made of insulating material, arrange to roughly go plate-like a plurality of structures) with the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) of heat absorption electrode part (25) that is electrically connected with the N type thermoelectric element (13) and the P type thermoelectric element (12) of adjacency configuration and the endothermic section (26) of the heat of being transmitted by this heat absorption electrode part (25) being carried out heat exchange, heat sink electrodes substrate (30) (this heat sink electrodes substrate (30), employing is arranged to roughly go plate-like a plurality of structures with the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) of heat sink electrodes portion (35) that is electrically connected with the P type thermoelectric element (12) and the N type thermoelectric element (13) of adjacency configuration and the radiating part (36) that the heat of being transmitted by this heat sink electrodes portion (35) is carried out heat exchange on the 3rd insulated substrate (31) that is made of insulating material);

On the some end face in heat absorption electrode part (25) or heat sink electrodes portion (35), arrangement is when alternately arranging the thermoelectric element group that P type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) back constitutes, state between the heat sink electrodes substrate (30) at heat absorption electrode base board (20), clip the combination of thermoelectric element group ground, thereby make heat absorption electrode part (25) constitute heat absorption electrode base board (20) simultaneously with the back of connect in abutting connection with the N type thermoelectric element of arranging (13) and P type thermoelectric element (12), the P type thermoelectric element (12) of heat sink electrodes portion (35) and adjacency arrangement and N type thermoelectric element (13) are connected after formation described heat sink electrodes substrate (30).

[0083]

After adopting the present invention's 33 inventions of recording and narrating, at least after the heat sink electrodes portion (35) or heat absorption electrode part (25) that is connected with thermoelectric element (12,13) is set respectively on the 2nd, the 3rd insulated substrate (21,31), compare with the stacked mode of thermoelectric element (12,13) and the 1st that makes of prior art with absorbing heat electrod assembly (22) or the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) series connection property, can make assembling operation become easy.

[0084]

In addition, because the electric property of thermoelectric element (12,13) and the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) or the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) is connected and can directly connects, so can take out the heat that connecting portion produces effectively.

[0085]

In the present invention's 34 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: (this thermoelectric element substrate (10) is on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that is made of insulating material to possess thermoelectric element substrate (10), alternately arrange the thermoelectric element group that a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) back constitutes), and electrod assembly (22,32) (this electrod assembly (22,32) have by flat conductive material and form, arrange in abutting connection with the back with thermoelectric element substrate (10), the electrode part (25 that is connected with the electric property of N type thermoelectric element (13) with P type thermoelectric element (12), 35), and to by this electrode part (25,35) heat of Chuan Diing is absorbed heat, the heat exchange department (26 of heat release, 36)); Be the two ends that make the P type thermoelectric element (12) and the N type thermoelectric element (13) of adjacency, in series dispose the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of a plurality of electrod assemblies (22,32) with electrode part (25,35), electrod assembly (22,32), on the 2nd insulated substrate that constitutes by insulating material (21,31), after roughly go plate-like ground constitutes with a plurality of temporary fixed state configuration one, make separately electrode part (25,35) simultaneously with the end joined of the P type thermoelectric element (12) and the N type thermoelectric element (13) of adjacency.

[0086]

Adopt the present invention's 34 inventions of recording and narrating, on the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31), after roughly go plate-like ground engages with a plurality of temporary fixed state configuration, with before thermoelectric element (12,13) engages, electrod assembly (22,32) can not produce dislocation, can be in the engagement position of a plurality of thermoelectric elements (12,13) regulation.Like this, just can improve the reliability at junction surface.

[0087]

In the present invention's 35 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: electrod assembly (22,32), in the substrate aperture that the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) forms, adhesive-applying, after electrode part (25,35) inserted this substrate aperture, constituted by the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) temporary fixedly.

[0088]

After adopting the present invention's 35 inventions of recording and narrating, specifically, with bonding agent temporary fixed after, can prevent the dislocation before engaging.

[0089]

In the present invention's 36 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: electrod assembly (22,32), electrode part (25,35) is pressed in the substrate aperture of the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) formation, constituted by the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) temporary fixedly.

[0090]

After adopting the present invention's 36 inventions of recording and narrating, can prevent the dislocation before engaging.In addition at this moment, the temporary fixed structure that can adopt electrod assembly (22,32) on the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31), more or less to become flexible.In this structure, even on the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31), warpage is arranged slightly, also can make and push equably, so can improve the reliability at junction surface to the plus-pressure at junction surface.

[0091]

In the present invention's 37 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that, possess: the assembling procedure of thermoelectric element substrate (10), this operation is sheared P type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13), in the substrate aperture that on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that constitutes by insulating material that sets in advance, roughly forms to checkerboard, after replacing a plurality of arrangement P type thermoelectric elements (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13), arrange thermoelectric element is set; The shaping manufacturing procedure, this operation is on flat conductive material, integrally formed have the plane electrode part (25,35) that will be connected in abutting connection with the P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) and the electric property of N type thermoelectric element (13) with thermoelectric element substrate (10), and have to the heat of this electrode part (25,35) transmission absorb heat, the electrod assembly (22,32) of the heat exchange department (26,36) of heat release; The electrod assembly assembling procedure, the rear side of the electrode part (25,35) of the electrod assembly (22,32) that this operation shearing shaping manufacturing procedure forms, electrode part (25,35) is inserted or is pressed in the substrate aperture that roughly go plate-like ground forms on the 2nd insulated substrate (21) that is made of insulating material that sets in advance, under temporary fixed state, roughly the configuration of checkerboard ground is a plurality of; Engage operation, this operation with thermoelectric element substrate (10) in abutting connection with the P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) and the two ends of N type thermoelectric element (13), the electrod assembly (22,32) of electrod assembly assembling procedure assembling is set, utilize solder then, engage the two ends and the electrode part (25,35) of N type thermoelectric element (13).

[0092]

After adopting the present invention's 37 inventions of recording and narrating, because before engaging operation, has the assembling procedure that plays the electrod assembly of the roughly go plate-like ground a plurality of electrode part of configuration (25,35) at temporary fixed state, so can dislocation ground not take place engage at the assigned position of thermoelectric element (12,13) before make electrod assembly (22,32) and thermoelectric element (12,13) engages.Therefore, can improve the reliability at junction surface.

[0093]

In the present invention's 38 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: the electrod assembly assembling procedure, will be at configuration of the distal portion of shaping manufacturing procedure and the electrod assembly (22,32) that forms in the shaping manufacturing procedure, directly be configured in the substrate aperture of the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) and constitute.

[0094]

After adopting the present invention's 38 inventions of recording and narrating, the shaping manufacturing procedure is connected with electrod assembly assembling procedure continuity ground, and in the common way made from operation separately, since pile up earlier manufacture finish product after, in the electrod assembly assembling procedure, be provided with again, so can save these operations, in the time of can reducing worker significantly.

[0095]

In the present invention's 39 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: the electrod assembly assembling procedure, to the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) form the substrate aperture adhesive-applying, after electrode part (25,35) inserted this substrate aperture, assembling electrode parts (22,32) make it temporary fixed by the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31).

[0096]

After adopting the present invention's 39 inventions of recording and narrating, specifically, behind the temporary fixed electrod assembly of bonding agent (22,32), can prevent the dislocation before engaging.

[0097]

In the present invention's 40 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: the electrod assembly assembling procedure, after electrode part (25,35) being pressed into the substrate aperture of the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) formation, assembling electrode parts (22,32) make it temporary fixed by the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31).

[0098]

After adopting the present invention's 40 inventions of recording and narrating, can prevent the dislocation before engaging.And then at this moment, electrod assembly (22,32) is after temporary fixed more or less loosely on the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31), even on the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31), warpage is arranged slightly, also can make and push equably, so can improve the reliability at junction surface to the plus-pressure at junction surface.

[0099]

In the inventions that the present invention's 41 records and narrates, it is characterized in that: the shaping manufacturing procedure, by cut off, crooked, profile blanking, form electrod assembly (22,32) by the sheet material of coiled type.

[0100]

After adopting the present invention's 41 inventions of recording and narrating, the manufacturing of carrying out in order to form a plurality of electrod assemblies (22,32) for example can be adopted stamping-out processing etc.Since for example can continuity ground integrally formed electrode part (25,35) and heat exchange department (26,36), so can reduce manufacturing cost.

[0101]

In the present invention's 42 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: (this thermoelectric element substrate (10) adopts on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that is made of insulating material to possess thermoelectric element substrate (10), arrange the structure that the thermoelectric element group of alternately arranging a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) back formation is set), with a pair of heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30) (this a pair of heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30) the 2nd insulated substrate (21 that is constituting by insulating material, 31) on, roughly go plate-like ground arrange a plurality of have in the both sides of thermoelectric element substrate (10) dispose relatively, be intended to the electrode part (25 of the plane formation that will be connected with the electric property of N type thermoelectric element (13) with the P type thermoelectric element (12) of the adjacent arrangement of thermoelectric element substrate (10), 35) reach this electrode part (25,35) Chuan Shu heat is absorbed heat, the heat exchange department (26 of heat radiation, 36) electrod assembly (22,32) back constitutes); Heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30), with the P type thermoelectric element (12) of the adjacent arrangement of electrod assembly (22,32) and the two ends of N type thermoelectric element (13), doing media by electrode part (25,35) respectively in series constitutes, and, constitute with the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) one easily electrod assembly (22,32) is installed and is fixed to the shape formation on the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31).

[0102]

After adopting the present invention's 42 inventions of recording and narrating, because thermoelectric element (12,13) and electrod assembly (22,32) are minimum parts, the plate-like of go simultaneously ground is arranged a plurality of, so require to improve assembleability.Therefore, in the present invention, to go up assembling and fixed shape formation electrod assembly (22,32) at the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) easily, thereby can adopt existing device for assembling electronic device---erecting device and robot device etc., go up assembling a plurality of electrod assemblies (22,32) at the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) at an easy rate, improve assembleability.

[0103]

In addition, thermoelectric element (12,13) and connected electrod assembly (22,32), can go up one at the 1st, the 2nd insulated substrate (11,21) respectively and constitute, compare with the mode of electrod assembly stacked in series, assembling operation is carried out at an easy rate with the thermoelectric element that makes of prior art.And, because the electric connection of thermoelectric element of adjacency (12,13) and electrod assembly (22,32) can directly connect, so can take out the heat that connecting portion produces effectively.

[0104]

In the present invention's 43 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: electrod assembly (22,32), to and the foreign side of electrode part (25,35) orthogonal direction form the jut (22a, 32a) of convex, substrate aperture (21a, the 31a) back that this jut (22a, 32a) is pressed into the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) formation is assembled, is fixed, thereby constitutes with the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) one.

[0105]

After adopting the present invention's 43 inventions of recording and narrating, can utilize existing manufacturing installation to assemble at an easy rate.Like this, can improve assembleability.For example can use the device of shearing electrod assembly (22,32).For example can adopt the device of shearing behind the adsorption electrode parts.

[0106]

In the present invention's 44 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: electrod assembly (22,32), becoming flat approximate コ font ground forms, its openend is inserted the substrate aperture (21a, 31a) that the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) forms, then along an end face bending of the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31), form electrode part (25,35) back assembling, fixing, thereby constitute with described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) one.

[0107]

After employing the present invention's 44 inventions of recording and narrating, can adopt simple processing back acquisition electrod assemblies (22,32) such as bending.Therefore, can use the assembling of existing manufacturing installation at an easy rate.Like this, can improve assembleability.

[0108]

In the present invention's 45 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: electrod assembly (22,32), formation comprises the roughly cap shape of the electrode part (25,35) that is made of blade of a sword shape, this electrode part (25,35) is inserted substrate aperture (21a, the 31a) back of the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) formation and assembled, fix, thereby constitute with the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) one.

[0109]

After adopting the present invention's 45 inventions of recording and narrating, can assemble at an easy rate.Like this, can improve assembleability.

[0110]

In the present invention's 46 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: (this thermoelectric element substrate (10) adopts on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that is made of insulating material to possess thermoelectric element substrate (10), arrange the structure that the thermoelectric element group of alternately arranging a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) back formation is set), a pair of heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30) (this a pair of heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30) the 2nd insulated substrate (21 that is constituting by insulating material, 31) on, roughly go plate-like ground arrange a plurality of have in the both sides of thermoelectric element substrate (10) dispose relatively, be intended to the electrode part (25 of the plane formation that will be connected with the electric property of N type thermoelectric element (13) with the P type thermoelectric element (12) of the adjacent arrangement of thermoelectric element substrate (10), 35) reach this electrode part (25,35) Chuan Shu heat is absorbed heat, the heat exchange department (26 of heat radiation, 36) the 1st electrod assembly (22,32) back constitutes); Heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30), two ends at the P of adjacent arrangement type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13), respectively electrode part (25,35) is in series constituted, and near the composition surface of this electrode part (25,35) and P type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13), constitute after disposing an end face of the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31).

[0111]

After adopting the present invention's 46 inventions of recording and narrating, both sides in the 1st insulated substrate (11), dispose the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) relatively, the 1st electrod assembly (22) that becomes the 1st electrod assembly of high temperature side (32) and become low temperature side is cut off by the 1st insulated substrate (11), thereby can suppress by the heat transmission of high temperature side to low temperature side.

[0112]

In addition, behind a near end face of configuration the 2nd insulated substrate (21, the 31) composition surface of thermoelectric element (12,13), can suppress the surface area that expose of thermoelectric element (12,13) for the 1st electrod assembly (22) that becomes low temperature side.For example: can for an end face of the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31), not make electrode part (25) constitute the 1st electrod assembly (22) with exposing.Like this, have only the electrode part (25) of the 1st electrod assembly (22) to expose to thermoelectric element (12,13) side.So, can suppress side from thermoelectric element (12,13) to the convection current of the 1st electrod assembly (22) that becomes low temperature side or the amount of heat transfer that radiation causes.Like this, can improve thermoelectric (al) inversion efficient.

[0113]

In the present invention's 47 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: electrode part (25,35) becomes one the heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30) of the 1st electrod assembly (22,32) of low temperature side, employing is disposed the structure of an end face of the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) near the composition surface of electrode part (25,35) and P type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13).

[0114]

After adopting the present invention's 47 inventions of recording and narrating, can suppress to become the surface area that the 1st electrod assembly (22) of low temperature side exposes.

[0115]

In the present invention's 48 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30), the composition surface of electrode part (25,35) and P type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13), preferably from an end face of the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31), configuration in the scope of the outstanding size (L) of thickness of slab (t2) addition of the thickness of slab (t1) of the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) and electrode part (25,35), from an end face of the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31), it is then better to be configured in the inboard.

[0116]

After adopting the present invention's 48 inventions of recording and narrating, can reduce amount of heat transfer to the 1st electrod assembly (22) that becomes low temperature side.The outstanding size (L) of the 1st electrod assembly (22), the relational expression of satisfied (t1+t2)＞L.Preferably do not make electrode part (25) constitute the 1st electrod assembly (22) highlightedly from (21) end faces of the 2nd insulated substrate.

[0117]

In the present invention's 49 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: (this thermoelectric element substrate (10) adopts on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that is made of insulating material to possess thermoelectric element substrate (10), arrange the structure that the thermoelectric element group of alternately arranging a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) back formation is set), the 2nd electrod assembly (22a) (the 2nd electrod assembly (22a) will be electrically connected in abutting connection with P type thermoelectric element (12) and the N type thermoelectric element (13) arranged with this thermoelectric element substrate (10)), (this pair of metal substrate (20a) disposes in the both sides of thermoelectric element substrate (10) pair of metal substrate (20a) relatively, one has the heat that the 2nd electrod assembly (22a) is transmitted and absorbs heat, the heat exchange department (26) of heat radiation is made of metal material); In abutting connection with P type thermoelectric element (12) and the N type thermoelectric element (13) arranged, (22a) does media by the 2nd electrod assembly, in its two ends series connection, metal substrate (20a), with the relative position of the 2nd electrod assembly (22a), the insulating barrier that formation is made of insulating material (21a) engages the 2nd electrod assembly and constitutes (22a) in this insulating barrier (21a).

[0118]

After adopting the present invention's 49 inventions of recording and narrating, metal substrate (301,302) and heat exchange department (26), even in the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of electric property insulation, also and metal substrate (301,302) between, dispose the 1st insulated substrate (11), become the 2nd electrod assembly (16) of high temperature side and become the 2nd electrod assembly (16) of low temperature side, cut off by the 1st insulated substrate (11), thereby can prevent by the heat transmission of high temperature side to low temperature side.In addition, employing is on metal substrate (301,302), form insulating barrier (305), make the 2nd electrod assembly (16) and structure that this insulating barrier (305) engages after, can reduce becomes the surface area that expose of the 2nd electrod assembly of low temperature side (16) for thermoelectric element (12,13).So, can suppress that convection current causes from the side of thermoelectric element (12,13) to the amount of heat transfer of the 2nd electrod assembly (16) that becomes low temperature side.Like this, owing to can not reduce the caloric receptivity at the junction surface of low temperature side, so can improve thermoelectric (al) inversion efficient.

[0119]

In the present invention's 50 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that, possess: thermoelectric element group substrate (10), this thermoelectric element group substrate (10) adopts on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that is made of insulating material, arranges the structure of the thermoelectric element group of alternately arranging a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) back formation; Dull and stereotyped electrod assembly (16), this electrod assembly (16) will electrically in series dispose in abutting connection with the end face of the P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) and the end face of N type thermoelectric element (13); Near electrod assembly (16) and composition surface that thermoelectric element (12,13) is connected, have a plurality of heat-exchanging parts (432) that can combine with electrod assembly (16), so that the heat that this composition surface is produced is divided into the heat transfers of a plurality of backs with conducting heat.

[0120]

After adopting the present invention's 50 inventions of recording and narrating, adopt a plurality of heat-exchanging parts (432) that stretch out from electrod assembly (16) separately.Therefore, can increase heat exchange area.And then, heat is disperseed to a plurality of heat-exchanging parts (432).Its result can not reduce the miniaturization of heat exchanger effectiveness ground implement device.

[0121]

In the present invention's 51 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: described heat-exchanging part (432), form with the flat board member (432a) of the tabular formation of Boping or by a certain shape in the bar-shaped pin parts (432b) that constitute, from a face extension of described electrod assembly (16).

[0122]

After adopting the present invention's 51 inventions of recording and narrating, can increase heat exchange area.

[0123]

In the present invention's 52 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: possess fixed part (431a, 431b), this fixed part (431a, 431b) disposes between a plurality of heat-exchanging parts (432), is made of the bar-shaped insulating material with electric property insulation between them.

[0124]

After adopting the present invention's 52 inventions of recording and narrating, the insulation of the electric property between a plurality of heat-exchanging parts (432) that can guarantee to be provided with in order to increase heat exchange area.

[0125]

In the present invention's 53 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: possess fixed part (431c, 431d), this fixed part (431c, 431d) disposes between a plurality of heat-exchanging parts (432), is made of the insulating material with the flat board of electric property insulation between them.

[0126]

After adopting the present invention's 53 inventions of recording and narrating, can provide the insulation of the electric property between a plurality of heat-exchanging parts (432).Fixed part for example provides as the plate-shaped member with settings such as the slot part of flat board member (432a) or pin parts (432b) corresponding shape or hole portions, in these holes or groove, accommodate heat-exchanging part (432) after, fix them

[0127]

In the present invention's 54 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: (this thermoelectric element group substrate (10) adopts on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that is made of insulating material to possess thermoelectric element group substrate (10), arrange the structure of the thermoelectric element group of alternately arranging a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) back formation), electrode part parts (532) (these electrode part parts (532) have the electrode part (535) that is intended to the plane formation that will be electrically connected in abutting connection with the described P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13) with described thermoelectric element group substrate (10), and can to this electrode part (535) conduct heat the heat exchange department (536) of formation); Electrode part (535) is used solder to engage with described P type thermoelectric element (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13).

[0128]

After adopting the present invention's 54 inventions of recording and narrating, simple assembling procedure be can pass through, thermoelectric element (12,13) and electrode part parts (532) connected.In addition, behind the solder joint, can take out the heat that connecting portion produces effectively.Like this, because can not reduce thermal resistance in the connecting portion, so the heat exchanger effectiveness of device is reduced.

[0129]

In the present invention's 55 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: described heat exchange department (536), the rear side in described electrode part (535) forms the configuration of ground, space towards vertical direction.

[0130]

After adopting the present invention's 55 inventions of recording and narrating, the rear side of electrode part (535) has the space towards vertical direction, thereby can use for device---the erecting device of electronic units such as semiconductor, control basal plate is installed.Like this, can improve the assembleability of a lot of electrod assembly of minimum parts and quantity (532).

[0131]

In the present invention's 56 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: described heat exchange department (536), from described electrode part (535) on the plane that foreign side extends, form a certain shape in blind shaped, joint-cutting shape, biasing shape, plane, the pin shape by the processing back that is shaped.

[0132]

After adopting the present invention's 56 inventions of recording and narrating, improve the heat exchanger effectiveness of heat exchange department (536).

[0133]

In the present invention's 57 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that, comprise: the shaping manufacturing procedure, this operation is utilized flat electric conducting material, forms to have the electrod assembly (532) that will reach in abutting connection with the plane electrode part (535) that the P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) is connected with the electric property of N type thermoelectric element (13) with the hot heat exchange department that combines of this electrode part (535) (526);

The assembling procedure of thermoelectric element substrate (10), this operation is sheared described P type thermoelectric element (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13), in the substrate aperture that on the insulated substrate that constitutes by insulating material (11), forms to roughly go plate-like in advance, after alternately arranging a plurality of described P type thermoelectric elements (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13), arrange the thermoelectric element group is set;

Engage operation, the rear side of the electrode part (535) of the electrod assembly (532) that this operation shearing shaping manufacturing procedure forms, electrode part (535) is set, so that after connecting the described P type thermoelectric element of arranging with thermoelectric element substrate (10) adjacency (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13), engage with solder.

[0134]

After adopting the present invention's 57 inventions of recording and narrating, the processing in the manufacturing process of a lot of thermoelectric element (12,13) of minimum parts and quantity becomes easy.And then use when picking up at the back side of electrode part (535), so it is handled easily.Its result can provide very high productivity ratio.

[0135]

In the present invention's 58 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: the assembling procedure of described thermoelectric element substrate (10) and joint operation, use erecting device to carry out.After adopting this invention, the erecting device that is intended to assembling electronic parts can be used, thereby assembleability can be improved.

[0136]

In the inventions that the present invention's 59 records and narrates, it is characterized in that: described shaping manufacturing procedure, the tabular conductive material to providing with coiled type cuts off, the shaping processing of bending or profile blanking, forms described electrod assembly (532).After adopting this invention, the manufacturing of electrod assembly (532) for example can be adopted stamping-out processing etc.Its result can reduce manufacturing cost.

[0137]

In the present invention's 60 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: described shaping manufacturing procedure to flat conductive material, forms described heat exchange department (526) with corrosion treatment, then it is carried out the shaping processing of bending or profile blanking, form described electrod assembly (532).After adopting this invention, can enough corrosion treatments carry out trickle processing.Its result can enough cheap manufacturing costs, and the heat-exchanging part of accurate shape is provided.

[0138]

In the present invention's 61 inventions of recording and narrating, it is characterized in that: described shaping manufacturing procedure, flat conductive material is carried out extrusion process, form section portion, then, make it form described electrod assembly (532) by the profile blanking.After adopting this invention, can enough extrusion processes form, thereby can reduce manufacturing cost.

[0139]

In addition, the symbol in the parantheses of above-mentioned each unit is expression and the corresponding relation of the concrete unit of the execution mode of hereinafter telling about.

Description of drawings

[0140]

Fig. 1 is the profile that the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of the 1st execution mode of the present invention is adopted in expression.

Fig. 2 is the exploded view of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of the 1st execution mode.

Fig. 3 is the profile of arrangement of the thermoelectric element of expression the 1st execution mode.

Fig. 4 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 1st execution mode.

Fig. 5 is the exploded view of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of the 2nd execution mode.

Fig. 6 is the exploded view of the heat absorption electrode base board of the 2nd execution mode.

Fig. 7 is the exploded view of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of the 3rd execution mode.

Fig. 8 is the profile of the thermoelectric element of expression the 4th execution mode.

Fig. 9 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 5th execution mode.

Figure 10 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 5th execution mode.

Figure 11 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 6th execution mode.

Figure 12 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 7th execution mode.

Figure 13 is the exploded view of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of the 7th execution mode.

Figure 14 is the profile of the thermoelectric element of expression the 8th execution mode.

Figure 15 is the stereogram of structure of the thermoelectric element substrate of expression the 9th execution mode.

Figure 16 is the stereogram of thermoelectric element substrate of the variation of expression the 9th execution mode.

Figure 17 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 10th execution mode.

Figure 18 is the vertical view of arrangement of the thermoelectric element of expression the 10th execution mode.

Figure 19 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 11st execution mode.

Figure 20 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 12nd execution mode.

Figure 21 is the profile of manufacturing process of the electrod assembly of expression the 12nd execution mode.

Figure 22 is the profile of manufacturing process of the electrod assembly of expression the 12nd execution mode.

Figure 23 is the vertical view of manufacturing form midway of the electrod assembly of expression the 12nd execution mode.

Figure 24 is the profile of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly of expression the 12nd execution mode.

Figure 25 is the exploded view of the thermoelectric element substrate of expression the 13rd execution mode.

Figure 26 is the vertical view of the thermoelectric element substrate of expression the 14th execution mode.

Figure 27 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 15th execution mode.

Figure 28 is the amplification profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 15th execution mode.

Figure 29 is the profile of side of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 15th execution mode.

Figure 30 represents the profile of the shutter of the 15th execution mode, the A-A section of expression Figure 28.

Figure 31 represents the profile of the thermoelectric element of the 15th execution mode, the A-A section of expression Figure 27.

Figure 32 is the key diagram of manufacturing process of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 15th execution mode.

Figure 33 is the profile of side of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 17th execution mode.

Figure 34 is the profile of side of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 17th execution mode.

Figure 35 is the profile of side of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 18th execution mode.

Figure 36 is the profile in front of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 18th execution mode.

Figure 37 is the profile of side of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 19th execution mode.

Figure 38 is the ground plan of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 19th execution mode.

Figure 39 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 20th execution mode.

Figure 40 is the amplification profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 20th execution mode.

Figure 41 is the side view of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 20th execution mode.

Figure 42 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 21st execution mode.

Figure 43 is the side view of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 21st execution mode.

Figure 44 is the ground plan of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 21st execution mode.

Figure 45 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 22nd execution mode.

Figure 46 is the amplification profile of the assembling procedure of expression the 22nd execution mode.

Figure 47 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 23rd execution mode.

Figure 48 is the amplification profile of the assembling procedure of expression the 23rd execution mode.

Figure 49 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 24th execution mode.

Figure 50 is the exploded view of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 24th execution mode.

Figure 51 is the amplification profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 24th execution mode

Figure 52 is the amplification profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 25th execution mode.

Figure 53 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 26th execution mode.

Figure 54 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 27th execution mode.

Figure 55 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 28th execution mode.

Figure 56 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 29th execution mode.

Figure 57 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 30th execution mode.

Figure 58 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 31st execution mode.

Figure 59 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 32nd execution mode.

Figure 60 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 33rd execution mode.

Figure 61 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 34th execution mode.

Figure 62 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 35th execution mode.

Figure 63 is the profile of side of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 35th execution mode.

Figure 64 is the exploded view of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 35th execution mode.

Figure 65 is the key diagram of manufacturing process of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 35th execution mode.

Figure 66 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 36th execution mode.

Figure 67 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 36th execution mode.

Figure 68 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 37th execution mode.

Figure 69 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 37th execution mode.

Figure 70 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 37th execution mode.

Figure 71 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 38th execution mode.

Figure 72 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 38th execution mode.

Figure 73 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 38th execution mode.

Figure 74 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 39th execution mode.

Figure 75 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 39th execution mode.

Figure 76 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 39th execution mode.

Figure 77 is the stereogram of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 40th execution mode.

Figure 78 is the stereogram of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 41st execution mode.

Figure 79 is the local amplification profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 42nd execution mode.

Figure 80 is the vertical view of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression the 42nd execution mode.

Embodiment

[0141]

Below, tell about the execution mode that adopts thermoelectric conversion arrangement of the present invention.In following telling about, tell about and use a plurality of execution modes of the present invention.

[0142]

(the 1st execution mode)

Fig. 1 is the integrally-built profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the expression present embodiment.Fig. 2 is the exploded view of this execution mode.Fig. 3 is the part sectioned view of the arrangement of expression thermoelectric element.The A of Fig. 3 presentation graphs 1 is to looking.Fig. 4 is the profile of the section of expression and Fig. 1 quadrature.

[0143]

Thermoelectric conversion arrangement is made of thermoelectric element substrate 10, heat absorption electrode base board 20, heat sink electrodes substrate 30 and a pair of case member 28,38.This thermoelectric conversion arrangement can utilize in a cooling air, purposes with another heated air.For example, a part that can be used as the aircondition in compartment is used.

[0144]

Thermoelectric element substrate 10, by holding plate---the 1st insulated substrate 11, a plurality of P type thermoelectric element 12, a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements 13 and a plurality of electrod assembly 16 constitute.

[0145]

P type thermoelectric element 12, the P type semiconductor that is made of the Bi-Te compounds constitutes.N type thermoelectric element 13, the N type semiconductor that is made of the Bi-Te compounds constitutes.These thermoelectric elements 12,13 are minimum parts.

[0146]

Thermoelectric element substrate 10 has the 1st insulated substrate 11 that is made of flat insulating material.The 1st insulated substrate 11 for example is made of glass epoxy resin, PPS resin, LCP resin or PET resin etc.In the 1st insulated substrate 11, form a plurality of through holes.On each of these through holes, accommodate, fixedly P type thermoelectric element 12 and N type thermoelectric element 13.P type thermoelectric element 12 and N type thermoelectric element 13 are arranged in roughly go plate-like.These thermoelectric elements 12,13, integrally formed with the 1st insulated substrate 11.P type thermoelectric element 12 and N type thermoelectric element 13, its upper surface, lower surface form highlightedly than the 1st insulated substrate 11.On the 1st insulated substrate 11, crooked energising circuit is being set.Along this energising circuit, alternately arrange a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements 12 and a plurality of N type thermoelectric element 13, form the thermoelectric element group.

[0147]

Along between 2 thermoelectric elements 12,13 of energising circuit adjacency, in the face side or rear side of the 1st insulated substrate 11, by electrod assembly 16 electrical connections, short circuit.For example, in the table side end face of the thermoelectric element 13 of the table side end face of a thermoelectric element 12 and adjacency, electrod assembly 16 is engaged by conductive material.A plurality of electrod assemblies 16 are by after the alternate configurations, and along the energising circuit, a plurality of thermoelectric elements 12,13 are connected.Electrod assembly 16 is made with conductive metal such as flat copper materials.Electrod assembly 16 is the rectangles of crossing between 2 thermoelectric elements 12,13.Engage, for example realize by solder.For example: can be in advance at the end face of thermoelectric element 12,13, adopt screen painting, thin and after applying solder paste etc. equably, place electrod assembly 16, will carry out solder after their heating again.In addition,, can also replace solder, use the bonding agent that high thermal conductivity is provided as the parts that hot joint is provided.In addition, owing to can carry out a plurality of joints uniformly, so for example can also use one piece laminar bonding agent.

[0148]

Electrod assembly 16 according to the electric current that flows through thermoelectric element 12,13, is set basal area.In the present embodiment, the thickness of slab of electrod assembly 16 is thicker than the thickness of slab of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly of hereinafter telling about 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes portion 32.For example: the thickness of slab of electrod assembly 16 can adopt about 0.2～0.5mm.

[0149]

Heat absorption electrode base board 20,---the 2nd insulated substrate 21 and a plurality of heat exchange elements---the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 that has holding plate.Heat sink electrodes substrate 30 has holding plate---the 3rd insulated substrate 31 and a plurality of heat exchange elements---the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32.The 2nd insulated substrate 21 and the 3rd insulated substrate 31, for example glass epoxy resin, PPS resin, LCP resin or PET resin etc. constitute by flat insulating material.Heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 2nd insulated substrate 21 are assembled integratedly.Heat sink electrodes parts 32 and the 3rd insulated substrate 31 are assembled integratedly.Heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30 have basic symmetrical structure.But, the configuration difference of a plurality of heat exchange elements on them.And then the shape of the various parts on them, configuration are also often because to the configuration of electric terminal etc. and difference.

[0150]

The 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 are identical shapes.They are made of the thin plate that conductive metal such as copper material constitute.As shown in Figure 4, their section is roughly the U font.In their bottom, form plane heat absorption, heat sink electrodes portion 25,35. Electrode part 25,35 and electrod assembly 16 engage.From the both sides of electrode part 25,35, tabular fin vertically upward extends.These fins extend to foreign side.On these fins, form the shutter (plate) 26,36 that is intended to promote to carry out heat exchange with air.These fins and shutter provide heat exchange department.26,36 pairs of heat by heat absorption, 25,35 transmission of heat sink electrodes portion of shutter are absorbed heat, are dispelled the heat.Shutter 26,36 processing that is shaped such as holds up by incision, thus with electrode part 25,35 one.Also can replace to tilt the shutter 26,36 of processing fin plate, adopt the bias structure that fin plate is staggered abreast.

[0151]

The 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 are configured to be arranged in the bottom surface of a heat absorption, heat sink electrodes portion 25,35, and are overlapping with an electrod assembly 16.The 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 are fixed to an end face that makes its heat absorption, heat sink electrodes portion 25,35, and are a little outstanding a little from an end face of the 2nd insulated substrate 21 and the 3rd insulated substrate 31.And then the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 adjacent to each other are set up the configuration of predetermined gap ground and arrange, so that be electrically insulated mutually.They are configured to be arranged in the go plate-like.Heat absorption, the electrode part 25 of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 engage with the electrod assembly 16 of top in being configured in drawing.The heat sink electrodes portion 35 of the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 engages with the electrod assembly 16 of below in being configured in drawing.

[0152]

The thickness of slab of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 can adopt about 0.1～0.3mm.Their thickness is set after considering to be intended to form the processability of shutter 26,36.The thickness of slab of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32, consider heat exchange performance and processability as heat-exchanging part after, thinner than electrod assembly 16.This structure can also realize light-weighted advantage.

[0153]

The end of the thermoelectric element 12,13 of end configuration is electrically connected with terminal 24a, 24b respectively about shown in the figure.When using thermoelectric conversion arrangement, the positive side terminal of not shown DC power supply is connected with terminal 24a, and the minus side terminal is connected with terminal 24b.

[0154]

Top is in the drawings disposing in order to form the case member 28 of the air-supply path of accommodating fin and shutter 26.Below is in the drawings disposing in order to form the case member 38 of the air-supply path of accommodating fin and shutter 36.In these air-supply paths, by illustrated forced draft fan air supply.For example: the air-supply path of top among the figure, air supply in the chamber.

[0155]

After adopting said structure, a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements 12 and a plurality of N type thermoelectric element 13 are electrically connected.Electrically connect, mainly provide, and then the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 provide also complementaryly by electrod assembly 16.Electrod assembly the 16, the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 constitute heat transfer component, under the effect of peltier effect, transmit the low temperature or the high temperature that produce.And then the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 provide conduct and air to carry out the function of the heat-exchanging part of heat exchange.

[0156]

For example: after connecting DC power supply between terminal 24a, the 24b, Xia Fang electrod assembly 16 under the effect of peltier effect, becomes the condition of high temperature in the drawings, and the electrod assembly 16 in the drawings then under the effect of peltier effect, becomes low-temperature condition.At this moment, the fin and the shutter 26 of top among the figure provide the endothermic section---and the heat absorption heat exchange department, cool off fluid---the air that is cooled.On the other hand, the fin and the shutter 36 that form of below in the drawings provides radiating part---the heat radiation heat exchange department, to the fluid that is cooled---the air heat release.

[0157]

Then, tell about the manufacture method and the assemble method of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement that adopts above structure.In an operation, make thermoelectric element substrate 10 as the thermoelectric element assembly.In this operation, arrange a plurality of thermoelectric elements 12,13, be fixed on the 1st insulated substrate 11.And then solder electrod assembly 16 is so that with electrically series connection between the both ends of the surface of the thermoelectric element 12,13 of adjacency.These operations, can use be intended to electronic unit etc. be installed on the circuit substrate manufacturing installation---fitting machine is implemented.In this stage, thermoelectric element substrate 10 is carried out the checking of electric property.Its result can be at an easy rate only carries out the electric property inspection of the poor flow etc. between a plurality of parts to thermoelectric element substrate 10.Like this, compare when checking behind assembling heat absorption electrode base board 20 and the heat sink electrodes substrate 30, can extract defective products in early days out, and can also improve the assembleability in the later process.

[0158]

In the front and back or the while of above-mentioned operation, make heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30 as the heat exchange elements assembly.Heat absorption electrode base board 20 is made after a plurality of the 1st heat absorption electrod assemblies 22 are installed to the substrate aperture that the 2nd insulated substrate 21 is provided with.Heat sink electrodes substrate 30 is made after a plurality of the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 are installed to the substrate aperture that the 3rd insulated substrate 31 is provided with.The bottom surface of heat absorption electrode part 25, being configured to roughly becomes same or outstanding a little with the plane of the 2nd insulated substrate 21.The bottom surface of heat sink electrodes portion 35, being configured to roughly becomes same or outstanding a little with the plane of the 3rd insulated substrate 31.

[0159]

Then, between heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30, it is stacked to clip thermoelectric element substrate 10 ground.At this moment, a heat absorption electrode part 25 is disposed accordingly with an electrod assembly 16; A heat sink electrodes portion 35 is disposed accordingly with an electrod assembly 16.And then, between heat absorption electrode part 25 and electrod assembly 16 and between heat sink electrodes portion 35 and the electrod assembly 16, by electric property ground and can heat transmit ground and connect.In the present embodiment, utilize solder to engage.Like this, behind employing difference assembled heat electric device substrate 10, heat absorption electrode base board 20 and the heat sink electrodes substrate 30, between heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30, clip the manufacture method of thermoelectric element substrate 10.Its result, the enough simple assembling procedures of energy provide practical electric connection.In addition, can also adopt a side who makes in heat absorption electrode base board 20 and the heat sink electrodes substrate 30 not possess the structure of fin.This structure for example can utilize heat conduction or thermal radiation to carry out adopting in the purposes of heat exchange.In this structure, also can equally with present embodiment improve productivity ratio.

[0160]

Then, give seal member from the outside of heat absorption electrode base board 20.Seal member is the resin material of electrical insulating property.Seal member is given after can handling by pouring.It is airtight that seal member provides, in order to avoid when heat absorption caused dewfall, dew was leaked to a side of electrod assembly 16.Its result can suppress the damage that is caused by corrosion in thermoelectric element 12,13 and the connecting portion thereof.And then, can suppress the side that water vapour, medicine, dust, foreign matter etc. are invaded thermoelectric element 12,13.Seal member can be given the lateral surface of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the gap between the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 2nd insulated substrate 21.And then seal member can be given the degree of the recess of the rear side of being detained the electrode part 25 of absorbing heat.Seal member can also be given heat sink electrodes substrate 30.

[0161]

Then, the package shell parts 28,38.In this structure, thermoelectric element substrate 10, heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30 provide the next door between low temperature side and the high temperature side.The next door provides as the unwanted mobile next door that stops between the air duct, and conduct hinders the function in the next door of the heat transmission between low temperature side and the high temperature side.And then, form an air layer at least between heat absorption electrode base board 20 and the heat sink electrodes substrate 30, between heat absorption electrode base board 20 and the thermoelectric element substrate 10 and between heat sink electrodes substrate 30 and the thermoelectric element substrate 10.This air layer provides the hot next door between low temperature side and the high temperature side.Its result can obtain enough hot partitions between low temperature side and high temperature side.

[0162]

In present embodiment,, expose to a side of thermoelectric element 12,13 from the 2nd insulated substrate 21, so can suppress by the heat transmission of thermoelectric element 12,13 to the 2nd insulated substrate 21 owing to have only the bottom surface of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22.In addition, can suppress overhang, can suppress to transmit from the unwanted heat of thermoelectric element 12,13 from the insulated substrate 21,31 of electrod assembly 22,32.And then, the 1st insulated substrate 11 is set after, be divided into the top heat absorption electrode part 25 and the heat sink electrodes portion 35 of below, thereby can prevent from the heat transmission of high temperature side to low temperature side.

[0163]

In this embodiment, each of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes portion 32 after independently parts are made, is assembled into one with the 2nd and the 3rd insulated substrate 21,31.Also can replace this structure, adopt the manufacturing process that uses the undulatory parts that comprise a plurality of heat absorption electrode part 25 or heat sink electrodes portion 35.In this operation, undulatory parts provide corresponding with a plurality of thermoelectric element groups that form a line at least a plurality of electrod assemblies 22,32.For example, be assembled to undulatory parts on the insulated substrate 21,31 after, can adopt the cut-out operation, so that undulatory parts are divided into a plurality of electrod assemblies 22,32.Like this, the better simply technology of the enough roller shaping geometric ratios of energy makes the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and 32 moulding of the 1st heat sink electrodes portion.In addition, owing to can obtain a plurality of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 or the 1st heat sink electrodes portions 32, so the installation exercise on the 2nd and the 3rd insulated substrate 21,31 carries out easily by handling undulatory parts.

[0164]

In addition, in the present embodiment,, be assembled in the substrate aperture of the 2nd and the 3rd insulated substrate 21,31 settings the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 or the 1st heat sink electrodes portion 32.But also can replace, after arranging a plurality of the 1st heat absorption electrod assemblies 22 or the 1st heat sink electrodes portion 32, for example be shaped, thereby make the 2nd insulated substrate 21 and the 3rd insulated substrate 31 integrally formed by embedding.

[0165]

In addition, also the positive side terminal of DC power supply can be connected with terminal 24b side, the minus side terminal is connected with terminal 24a side.But at this moment, upper side forms the heat radiation heat exchange department among the figure, and lower side forms the heat absorption heat exchange department among the figure.

[0166]

The execution mode that the present invention tells about below can adopting.By the following execution mode of telling about, illustrate the possibility of the distortion of the parts in the 1st execution mode.In the telling about of following execution mode, for parts, give identical symbol with the equal function of the parts told about with above-mentioned the 1st execution mode or equal shape, repeat no more.

[0167]

(the 2nd execution mode)

In the 1st above execution mode, electrod assembly 16 and thermoelectric element substrate 10 one are constituted.Replace, in Fig. 5 and the 2nd execution mode shown in Figure 6, electrod assembly 16 and heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30 are assembled into one.

[0168]

In Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, heat absorption electrode base board 20 has the electrod assembly 16 that is engaged by the heat absorption electrode part 25 of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22.In addition, heat sink electrodes substrate 30 has the electrod assembly 16 that is engaged by the heat sink electrodes portion 35 of the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32.This structure can obtain by 24 backs, hole with the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and electrod assembly 16 insertions the 2nd insulated substrate 21.In addition, can also obtain by 34 backs, hole the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 and electrod assembly 16 insertions the 3rd insulated substrate 31.Between this heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30, behind configuration, the stacked thermoelectric element substrate 10 that does not possess electrod assembly 16, electrod assembly 16 just is connected with thermoelectric element 12,13.

[0169]

In this embodiment, electrod assembly 16 is outstanding from the plane of the 2nd insulated substrate 21 hardly.In addition, electrod assembly 16 is outstanding from the plane of the 3rd insulated substrate 31 hardly.Its result can suppress the unwanted heat transmission from the side of electrod assembly 16.

[0170]

As shown in Figure 6, can also be when forming the 2nd insulated substrate 21, behind the embedding shaped electrode parts 16, with the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 patchholes 24.Equally, can be when forming the 3rd insulated substrate 31, behind the embedding shaped electrode parts 16, the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 are inserted.

[0171]

(the 3rd execution mode),

In this embodiment, between thermoelectric element substrate 10 and heat absorption electrode base board 20 and between thermoelectric element substrate 10 and the heat sink electrodes substrate 30, electrode base board 40 is set.On electrode base board 40, arrange a plurality of electrod assemblies 16.Electrode base board 40 keeps a plurality of electrod assemblies 16.

[0172]

As shown in Figure 7, electrode base board 40 embeds a plurality of electrod assemblies 16 that are shaped on the 4th insulated substrate 41 that is made of insulating material.Also can be with a plurality of electrod assemblies 16, assemble after inserting the hole of the 4th insulated substrate 41.In this embodiment, thermoelectric element substrate 10 is also only arranged thermoelectric element 12,13.In this embodiment, heat absorption electrode base board 20, electrode base board 40, thermoelectric element substrate 10, electrode base board 40 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30, quilt is according to this sequential cascade.Each parts is arranged with the position relation of regulation, so that electric property, hot be connected same with above-mentioned execution mode is provided.After adopting this execution mode, handle a plurality of electrod assemblies 16 easily, can improve assembleability.

[0173]

(the 4th execution mode)

In the above-described embodiment, utilize solder, between electrod assembly 16 and heat absorption electrode part 25 and engage between electrod assembly 16 and the heat sink electrodes portion 35.And in this embodiment, between electrod assembly 16 and heat absorption electrode part 25 and between electrod assembly 16 and the heat sink electrodes portion 35, form insulating barrier.

[0174]

As shown in Figure 8, on a face of electrod assembly 16, form insulation that the insulation film by the insulation effect with electric property constitutes by rete 17.Insulation can be disposed behind the stacked insulation film by rete 17.Insulation is considered to select after electrical insulating property excellence and the heat conductivity excellence by the material of rete 17.By rete, can replace insulation film as insulation, adopt that film formation process by ceramic coating, insulated electro deposition coated etc. forms layer.In addition, also can form insulating coating, oxide film thereon only on the surface of electrod assembly 16.

[0175]

After adopting this structure, can simplify or omit the electric insulation in the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes portion 32.

[0176]

(the 5th execution mode)

Fig. 9 and Figure 10 represent to adopt the 5th execution mode of the present invention.In this embodiment, the 2nd insulated substrate 21 and the 3rd insulated substrate 31, with thermoelectric element 12,13 from end configuration.With the end of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 of heat absorption electrode part 25 opposition sides, dispose the 2nd insulated substrate 21 backs and constitute heat absorption electrode base boards 20.With the end of the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 of heat sink electrodes portion 35 opposition sides, dispose the 3rd insulated substrate 31 backs and constitute heat sink electrodes substrates 30.The 2nd insulated substrate 21 keeps a plurality of the 1st heat absorption electrod assemblies 22.The 3rd insulated substrate 31 keeps a plurality of the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32.After adopting this structure, the 2nd insulated substrate 21 and the 3rd insulated substrate 31 form air flue.

[0177]

(the 6th execution mode)

Figure 11 is the profile that the 6th execution mode of the present invention is adopted in expression.In this embodiment, electrod assembly 16 is not set, only utilizes and, engage with the thermoelectric element 12,13 of adjacency as the fin of heat-exchanging part integrally formed heat absorption electrode part 25 and heat sink electrodes portion 35.In order to suppress resistance, and give the thickness of heat absorption electrode part 25 and heat sink electrodes portion 35 necessity.After adopting this structure, can reduce number of components.In addition, because the thermal resistance at junction surface is little, so can improve thermoelectric (al) inversion efficient.

[0178]

(the 7th execution mode)

Figure 12 and Figure 13 represent to adopt the 7th execution mode of the present invention.In this embodiment, the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 use the sheet material manufacturing that is made of conductive metal such as copper materials.These the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32, its integral body is used as the energized components of switching on and provides.Global shape with the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 roughly forms the broach shape.In a plurality of the 1st heat absorption electrod assemblies 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32, main parts form as the parts with W font section.W font parts, each of its 2 bottom surfaces, the thermoelectric element 12,13 that should be connected engages.

[0179]

Below, tell about the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 in the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32.The 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22, W font ground forms, thereby has 2 heat absorption electrode part 25 in the lower end, has the connecting portion 23 that these 2 heat absorption electrode part 25 are electrically connected in the upper end.The upper end that comprises connecting portion 23, fixing by the 2nd insulated substrate 21.Between a plurality of the 1st heat absorption electrod assemblies 22, be electrically insulated.Disconnected 23a shown in Figure 12 is electrically insulated between the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 with adjacency.In addition, in the drawings about two the 1st heat absorption electrod assemblies 22 of end configuration, the formation of U font ground.They have a heat absorption electrode part 25 in the lower end, end up has terminal 24a, 24b.

[0180]

The 1st heat sink electrodes portion 32 of arranging on heat sink electrodes substrate 30 and the 1st above-mentioned heat absorption electrod assembly 22 similarly form.

[0181]

Then, in the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes portion 32, endothermic section, radiating part are set---corrugated fin 26,36.This corrugated fin 26,36 constitutes after heat conductivity good metal plates such as copper coin are bent to waveform.

[0182]

The 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes portion 32 of this execution mode also can be by continuous wavy parts manufacturing in disconnected 23a, 33a.For example: after the wavy parts with a plurality of peak valleys can being fixed on the 2nd insulated substrate 21, cut off processing disconnected 23a, 33a.Adopt this operation, can make installation exercise easy.

[0183]

(the 8th execution mode)

Figure 14 represents to adopt the 8th execution mode of the present invention.In this embodiment, the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32, the roughly formation of U font.The bottom of these U fonts except the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 of two ends configuration, engages with the thermoelectric element 12,13 of adjacency.At this execution mode, has the advantage that can provide than Figure 12 and the simpler structure of execution mode shown in Figure 13.

[0184]

(the 9th execution mode)

Figure 15 represents to adopt the 9th execution mode of the present invention.Figure 15 represents to comprise the manufacture method of the array of thermoelectric elements of the 1st insulated substrate 11 and thermoelectric element 12,13.

[0185]

At first, prepare a plurality of bar-shaped P type thermoelectric elements 12 and a plurality of bar-shaped N type thermoelectric element 13.A plurality of bar-shaped P type thermoelectric elements 12 and a plurality of bar-shaped N type thermoelectric element 13 in forming model, are replaced to arrange and are fixed.Then, with insulating material injection molding model.Its result can obtain illustrated the sort of formed body.This formed body is known as " thermoelectric element substrate 10a before cutting off ".Then, formed body is cut into the thickness of slab of regulation.Its result can obtain a plurality of array of thermoelectric elements by a formed body.Like this, the manufacturing of thermoelectric element substrate 10 becomes easy.

[0186]

In addition, bar-shaped thermoelectric element 12,13, relatively more fragile for forming pressure.Therefore, can be as shown in figure 16, after stacked a plurality of, make the sort of formed body shown in Figure 15.In execution mode shown in Figure 16, in the piece 15 of a plurality of troughs of belt, form a plurality of slot parts that are intended to arrange bar-shaped P type thermoelectric element 12 and bar-shaped N type thermoelectric element 13.In the piece 15 of these troughs of belt, arrange bar-shaped P type thermoelectric element 12 and bar-shaped N type thermoelectric element 13 after, carry out stacked, engage.

[0187]

(the 10th execution mode)

Figure 17 and Figure 18 represent the 10th execution mode of the present invention.In this embodiment, in advance P type thermoelectric element 12 and N type thermoelectric element 13 are configured in heat absorption electrode part 25 or heat sink electrodes portion 35 some after, constitute a plurality of assemblies, with these arrangements of components a plurality of after, constitute thermoelectric conversion arrangement.

[0188]

Heat absorption electrode base board 20 has the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22.The 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 adopts to have flat heat absorption electrode part 25 and to be connected and air carries out the structure of the heat absorption heat-exchanging part 22a of heat exchange with this heat absorption electrode part 25 is hot.Heat absorption electrode part 25 is fixed by the single face of the 2nd insulated substrate 21.Heat absorption heat-exchanging part 22a is formed by carriage shape ground.Two arms of heat absorption heat-exchanging part 22a connect the 2nd insulated substrate 21.Two arms of heat absorption heat-exchanging part 22a, the both sides in heat absorption electrode part 25 mechanically and hotly connect.Heat absorption heat-exchanging part 22a has the junction surface 27 that is connected with heat absorption electrode part 25.On the 2nd insulated substrate 21 and electrode part 25, the conjugate foramen 21a of the connection of being disposed, provide mechanical and hot after being intended to make junction surface 27 by perforation is being set.

[0189]

Heat sink electrodes substrate 30 has the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32.The 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 adopt to have flat heat sink electrodes portion 35 and to be connected and air carries out the structure of the heat radiation heat-exchanging part 32a of heat exchange with this heat sink electrodes portion 35 is hot.Heat radiation heat-exchanging part 32a has the junction surface 37 that is connected with heat sink electrodes portion 35.In the 3rd insulated substrate 31 and heat sink electrodes portion 35, the conjugate foramen 31a of the connection of being disposed, provide mechanical and hot after being intended to make junction surface 37 by perforation is being set.The 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 are identical with the structure of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22.

[0190]

Thermoelectric element 12,13 is arranged the back and is fixed on the some planes in heat absorption electrode part 25 and heat sink electrodes portion 35.Like this, after arranging P type thermoelectric element 12 and N type thermoelectric element 13 on heat absorption electrode base board 20 or the heat sink electrodes substrate 30, just form the thermoelectric element group.In this structure, the structure that also can provide the thermoelectric element group to be absorbed heat to clamp between electrode base board 20 and the heat sink electrodes substrate 30.

[0191]

Then, tell about the assemble method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement.At first, assembling heat sink electrodes substrate 30.Then, in the heat sink electrodes portion 35 of arranging on the heat sink electrodes substrate 30, alternately arrange thermoelectric element 12,13, so that form the thermoelectric element group.Then, in the front and back or the while of above-mentioned operation, assembling heat absorption electrode base board 20.Follow, the electrode base board 20 that will absorb heat is laminated on the thermoelectric element group again.Then, behind junction surface 27,37 insertion conjugate foramen 21a, 31a, assembling heat radiation heat-exchanging part 32a and heat absorption heat-exchanging part 22a.In order to carry out solder, the assembly of assembling is like this packed in the stove.

[0192]

Then, in high temperature furnace, by solder, between a plurality of thermoelectric elements 12,13 and the heat sink electrodes portion 35, a plurality of thermoelectric element 12,13 and the heat absorption electrode part 25 between, junction surface 27 and the heat absorption electrode part 25 between and junction surface 37 and the heat absorption electrode part 25 between, engage.

[0193]

In addition, also can be in advance with some joint the in thermoelectric element 12,13 and heat sink electrodes portion 35 and the heat absorption electrode part 25.Can adopt electrode part with this band thermoelectric element to be assembled into operation on the insulated substrate 21,31.In addition, can also replace corrugated fin, adopt a plurality of heating panels.

[0194]

After adopting the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of this execution mode, make assembling operation become easy.In addition, can obtain good heat conductivity.And then the assembling operation of a plurality of heat-exchanging part 32a, 22a becomes easy.

[0195]

(the 11st execution mode)

Figure 19 represents the 11st execution mode.In this embodiment, make the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32, be fitted in the thermoelectric element substrate 10.

[0196]

On the two sides of the 1st insulated substrate 11, between the P of adjacent arrangement type thermoelectric element 12 and N type thermoelectric element 13, form protuberance 11a, the 11b of standing shape.In heat absorption electrode part 25 and heat sink electrodes portion 35, form and chimeric fitting portion 25b, the 35b of protuberance 11b.Then, this fitting portion 25b, 35b and protuberance 11b is chimeric.Between the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32, clamp location, thermoelectric element substrate 10 ground.In addition, protuberance 11a is with the 1st adjacent heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the protuberance of the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 electric property insulation.

[0197]

After adopting this structure, make the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 be fitted to location, back among the protuberance 11b that thermoelectric element substrate 10 is provided with.Therefore, can provide conscientiously by the fixing thermoelectric element 12,13 of the 1st insulated substrate 11 and the electric connection of heat sink electrodes portion 35 and heat absorption electrode part 25.A plurality of the 1st heat absorption electrod assemblies 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 and above-mentioned execution mode are same, also can be connected by the 2nd insulated substrate and the 3rd insulated substrate.

[0198]

(the 12nd execution mode)

Figure 20～Figure 22 represents to adopt the 12nd execution mode of the present invention.In this embodiment, provide one the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 after connecting a plurality of parts.For the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32, also adopt same structure.Also can be in the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 some, adopt the structure of present embodiment.Below, tell about the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22, the symbol of the counterpart of expression the 1st heat sink electrodes parts 32 in parantheses.

[0199]

The 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 (32) engages 221 (321) and 1 the 3rd heat absorptions of 2 the 2nd heat absorption electrod assemblies electrod assembly, 222 (322) backs and constitutes.The 2nd heat absorption electrod assembly 221 (321) and the 3rd heat absorption electrod assembly 222 (322), the length of heat absorption electrode part 25 (35) is different with bending direction.They have plane heat absorption electrode part 25 (35) and are intended to carry out with air the endothermic section 26 (36) of heat exchange.Endothermic section 26 (36) provides fin and heating panel.The 2nd heat absorption electrod assembly 221 (321) and the 3rd heat absorption electrod assembly 222 (322) are connected 21 (31) the back configurations of the 2nd insulated substrate, bend to the L font, and be fixing by the 2nd insulated substrate 21 (31).The length of heat absorption electrode part 25 (35) of the 3rd heat absorption electrod assembly 222 (322) can adopt the length of the thermoelectric element 12,13 of crossing over adjacency.The heat absorption electrode part 25 (35) of the 2nd heat absorption electrod assembly 221 (321) is set shortlyer.Bend to stacked heat absorption electrode part 25 (35) behind the L font, engage by solder.

[0200]

The end of the 2nd heat absorption electrod assembly 221 (321) and the 3rd heat absorption electrod assembly 222 (322) is inserted into behind groove that case member 21b made of insulating material (31b) forms or the hole fixingly, can keep their interval.

[0201]

Then, with reference to the accompanying drawings, tell about the manufacture method of the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly 22 (32) that adopts above structure.At first, make the 2nd heat absorption electrod assembly 221 (321) and the 3rd heat absorption electrod assembly 222 (322).They are by the extrusion molding operation, by the conductive material of coiled type for example the copper material manufacturing form.For example, as shown in figure 23, in connecting portion 223 (323), under the connected state, make a plurality of electrod assemblies 221,222 (321,322) that possess plane heat absorption electrode part 25 (35) and have the endothermic section 26 (36) of heating panel.

[0202]

Then, as shown in figure 21, cut off connecting portion 223 (323),, make a plurality of the 2nd heat absorption electrod assemblies 221 (321) and the 3rd heat absorption electrod assembly 222 (322) so that make heat absorption electrode part 25 (35) become the length of regulation.These the 2nd heat absorption electrod assemblies 221 (321) and the 3rd heat absorption electrod assembly 222 (322) are pressed in the hole of the rectangle that the 2nd insulated substrate 21 (31) forms, and only make heat absorption electrode part 25 (35) outstanding necessary length.Then, according to the order of a～c among the figure, carry out Bending Processing.Can behind the surface applied solder paste of heat absorption electrode part 25 (35), carry out Bending Processing.Its result, heat absorption electrode part 25 (35) the superimposed configurations of the heat absorption electrode part 25 (35) of the 3rd heat absorption electrod assembly 222 (322) and the 2nd heat absorption electrod assembly 221 (321) can be with they solderings.Its result can obtain structure shown in Figure 22.

[0203]

As shown in figure 24, also can engage one the 2nd 221 (321) and one the 3rd of electrod assemblies of heat absorption heat absorption electrod assembly 222 (322) at least after, constitute the electrod assembly 22 (32) that absorbs heat.In addition, 2 heat absorption electrode part 25 (35) also can replace stacked structure, adopt the end face that makes them to be close to the structure of back configuration.

[0204]

Heat absorption electrode base board 20 of Zhi Zaoing or heat sink electrodes substrate 30 can be adopted by above-mentioned some execution modes like this.

[0205]

After adopting this execution mode, the advantage that can obtain to make.In addition, owing to can adopt the electrode part 25 (35) of will absorb heat to be pressed into structure in the hole of rectangle of the 2nd insulated substrate 21 (31) formation, so be not easy to produce the gap between hole and the electrode part.In addition, because a plurality of parts of carrying out heat exchange can be set, can provide very high heat exchange

[0206]

(the 13rd execution mode)

Figure 25 represents to adopt the 13rd execution mode of the present invention.In this embodiment, the position at the thermoelectric element 12,13 that should dispose the 1st insulated substrate 11 is pre-formed a plurality of embedded holes 14.Then, for example, alternately thermoelectric element 12,13 is pressed into embedded hole 14 by using the assembling procedure of robot.

[0207]

(the 14th execution mode)

Figure 26 represents to adopt the 14th execution mode of the present invention.In this embodiment, be assembled into a plurality of units assembly after, at least one in thermoelectric element substrate 10, heat absorption electrode base board 20 and the heat sink electrodes substrate 30 is provided.Figure 26 represents the situation that electric device substrate 10 is made of 3 unit assemblies.This execution mode can be used as thermoelectric element substrate 10 with above-mentioned execution mode and is divided into 3 structure and understands.In this embodiment, between a heat absorption electrode base board 20 and the heat sink electrodes substrate 30, the thermoelectric element substrate 10 that configuration is made of 3 unit assemblies.The unit assembly has connecting portion 24a, 24b respectively.They are by electrical serial or parallel connection.

[0208]

In addition, the substrate 20,30,40 of other in the above-mentioned execution mode also can be made of a plurality of units assembly.In addition, can also constitute thermoelectric conversion arrangement by a plurality of units assembly.At this moment, unit assembly separately adopts the structure shown in certain execution mode.After employing has the structure of a plurality of units assembly, can reduce thermal deformation.

[0209]

(the 15th execution mode)

Below, tell about the 15th execution mode of the present invention.In the telling about of following execution mode, for parts, give identical symbol with the equal function of the parts told about with above-mentioned the 1st execution mode or equal shape, repeat no more.

[0210]

Figure 27～Figure 31 represents the profile of present embodiment.Figure 32 represents the manufacturing process of present embodiment.In Figure 27, upside configuration heat radiation side heat exchange department in the drawings.In this, in plate-shaped fins, adopt biasing shutter 26a, the 36a of parallel protruding type as heat exchange department.The shape of this biasing shutter 26a, 36a is clearly expressed in Figure 28～Figure 30 of expression vertical view, end view, profile.Figure 31 represents a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements 12 of checkerboard arrangement and the configuration of N type thermoelectric element 13.

[0211]

Figure 32 represents the manufacturing process of this execution mode.Manufacturing process has the joint operation that manufacturing process, the manufacturing process, the manufacturing process of heat sink electrodes substrate 30, stacked these thermoelectric element substrates 10 of heat absorption electrode base board 20, heat absorption electrode base board 20, the heat sink electrodes substrate 30 of thermoelectric element substrate 10 engage together.In Figure 32, illustrate the manufacturing process of heat absorption electrode base board 20 and engage operation.The manufacturing process of thermoelectric element substrate 10 can be with reference to other the telling about of execution mode.The manufacturing process of heat sink electrodes substrate 30, identical with the manufacturing process of heat absorption electrode base board 20.

[0212]

With reference to Figure 32, upper left piece is represented the supply operation of sheet material.Supply with the sheet material 20a that is rolled into coiled type here.Sheet material 20a is supplied to down stamping procedure together.In stamping procedure, utilize stamping machine, form biasing shutter 26a.Epimere in each piece of Figure 32, the expression vertical view, hypomere is represented end view.Then, in bending operation, sheet material is bent and is processed into section and is the コ font.Then, in cutting off operation, be cut off the shape of electrod assembly 22 one by one.These operations can utilize stamping machine to carry out.In a word, sheet material is optionally cut off, after the processing of bending, profile blanking etc., forms electrod assembly 22.Like this, just produce a plurality of electrod assemblies 22.Then, in assembly process, electrod assembly 22 is inserted in the rectangular-shaped hole of insulated substrate 21 formation.In this embodiment, the internal face in the hole of insulated substrate 21, adhesive-applying.The appearance that Figure 32 is illustrated in the electrod assembly 22 and disposes anchor clamps, inserts in the hole.Electrod assembly 22 is inserted in each of a plurality of holes.Like this, hole and electrod assembly 22 are bonding.Its result produces the heat absorption electrode base board 20 that keeps a plurality of electrod assemblies 22.

[0213]

Then, shown in the hypomere of Figure 32, stacked thermoelectric element substrate 10, heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30.Between electrod assembly 22,32 and thermoelectric element 12,13, pre-configured brazing material.After stacked operation, with integral body heating, make the braze fusing, make the braze sclerosis again after, a plurality of junctions are just engaged together.

[0214]

In this structure, because bonding agent has elasticity, so in the hole of insulated substrate 21, electrod assembly 22 might be mobile a little.Therefore,, also can absorb these errors, electrod assembly 22 is configured to the position of regulation, can in the joint operation that adopts solder, engage conscientiously even the scale error, distortion etc. of scale error, the insulated substrate 21 of electrod assembly 22 are arranged.

[0215]

(the 16th execution mode)

Also can replace above-mentioned execution mode, adopt electrod assembly 22 is pressed into structure in the hole of insulated substrate 21.At this moment, also can be in advance with adhesive applicating in the hole.Hole and electrod assembly 22 that insulated substrate 21 forms become tightly chimeric state.

[0216]

(the 17th execution mode)

Figure 33 represents the 17th execution mode.Figure 33 is the profile of expression for the structure of temporary transient fixed insulation substrate 21 and electrod assembly 22.Between insulated substrate 31 and electrod assembly 32, also can adopt same structure.In this embodiment, bending ground forms the root 25a of electrod assembly 22.Root 25a provide elastic force.Root 25a forms in the both sides of electrode part 25.In this structure, electrod assembly 22 is pressed in the hole of insulated substrate 21.Root 25a strain, electrod assembly 22 is maintained in the hole.

[0217]

Figure 34 represents the variation of the 17th execution mode.In Figure 34, insulated substrate 21 has bellmouth.Because forniciform root 25a provides enough elasticity, so also kept by bellmouth.In this structure, under the effect of the strain of root 25a, electrod assembly 22 might be mobile a little in the hole of insulated substrate 21.Therefore,, also can absorb these errors, electrod assembly is configured to the position of regulation, can in the joint operation that adopts solder, engage conscientiously even the scale error, distortion etc. of scale error, the insulated substrate 21 of electrod assembly 22 are arranged.

[0218]

(the 18th execution mode)

Figure 35, Figure 36 represent the 18th execution mode.Figure 35, Figure 36 are the profile of expression for the structure of temporary transient fixed insulation substrate 21 and electrod assembly 22.Figure 35 is the profile of seeing from the side, and Figure 36 is a profile.Between insulated substrate 31 and electrode part 32, also can adopt same structure.In this embodiment, the inner face in the hole of insulated substrate 21 is being provided with the jut 21a chimeric with electrod assembly 22.Electrod assembly 22 is pressed in the hole of insulated substrate 21, and is chimeric at the position and the jut 21a of regulation.Its result, electrod assembly 22 is positioned.In this structure, electrod assembly 22 might be mobile a little in the hole of insulated substrate 21.Therefore,, also can absorb these errors, electrod assembly 22 is configured to the position of regulation, can in the joint operation that adopts solder, engage conscientiously even the scale error, distortion etc. of scale error, the insulated substrate 21 of electrod assembly 22 are arranged.

[0219]

(the 19th execution mode)

Can replace above-mentioned structure, adopt the electrod assembly 22 of Figure 37, shape shown in Figure 38.Figure 37, Figure 38 represent the end view and the ground plan of electrod assembly 22.Electrod assembly 32 also can adopt same structure.The electrod assembly 22 of this execution mode is configured as the shape that can be called tubular or box-shaped.The electrod assembly 22 of tubular, the effect resemble the spring is maintained in the hole of insulated substrate with oneself elasticity.Electrod assembly 22 can will obtain behind the sheet material forming.At the junction surface, illustrated the sort of dovetail groove fitting portion 25b for example can be set.

[0220]

(the 20th execution mode)

Below, tell about the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the 20th execution mode of the present invention.In the telling about of following execution mode, for parts, give identical symbol with the equal function of the parts told about with above-mentioned the 1st execution mode or equal shape, repeat no more.

[0221]

Figure 39 represents the profile of present embodiment.Figure 40 is the profile of the amplification of electrod assembly.Figure 41 is the end view of the amplification of electrod assembly.In this embodiment, electrod assembly 22,32 has in order to buckle the jut of insulated substrate 21,31.Heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and heat sink electrodes parts 32, shape is identical.Therefore, be example with heat absorption electrod assembly 22, tell about their shape in detail.

[0222]

As shown in figure 39, the section of heat absorption electrod assembly 22 is the コ font.Heat absorption electrod assembly 22, have the rectangular tabular electrode part 25 that is connected with thermoelectric element 12,13 and from the two ends almost vertical direction of this electrode part 25 two fin parts erecting.Fin partly is tabular, forms the shutter 26 that promotes heat exchange there.In the relative part of fin portion and insulated substrate 21, form depressed part.The hole 21a of this depressed part and insulated substrate 21 is chimeric.Heat absorption electrod assembly 22, in the face of a side of the thermoelectric element 12,13 of insulated substrate 21, when giving the position greater than the extension of hole 21a, with the face of thermoelectric element 12, the 13 opposite sides of insulated substrate 21 in, also give position greater than the extension of hole 21a.Its result, heat absorption electrod assembly 22 is buckled insulated substrate 21 backs and is kept.The front end of the fin portion of the both sides of heat absorption electrod assembly 22 is towards inside bend, so that close mutually.But, between their front end, be given enough intervals.Between these front ends, the back side of electrode part 25 almost can both be seen.Its result, can linearity ground arrive the back side of electrode part 25.

[0223]

As Figure 40 and shown in Figure 41, absorbed heat electrod assembly 22 before assembling, protuberance 22a with dome shape with insulated substrate 21.Protuberance 22a, along the in-plane of electrode part 25,, outstanding to foreign side towards two side directions of heat absorption electrod assembly 22.These protuberances 22a in the face of a side of the thermoelectric element 12,13 of insulated substrate 21, gives the position greater than the extension of hole 21a.Heat absorption electrod assembly 22 near electrode part 25, forms tiny necking part.In the figure, the jump of this necking part upside, with the face of thermoelectric element 12, the 13 opposite sides of insulated substrate 21 in, give position greater than the extension of hole 21a.Protuberance 22a also can adopt the shape with leg-of-mutton section.

[0224]

In the rear side of electrode part 25, the vertical direction in the figure forms the space of opening wide.Its result can make the vertical direction of parts from figure, directly arrives the back side of electrode part 25.In this embodiment, make the back side of the leading section arrival electrode part 25 of erecting device.The leading section of erecting device, heat absorption electrod assembly 22 is carried at the back side that keeps electrode part 25, is assembled on the 2nd insulated substrate 21.For example: the leading section of erecting device, can shear after the rear side of adsorption electrode portion 25.

[0225]

Heat absorption electrod assembly 22, form illustrated shape after, use erecting device to be installed on the insulated substrate 21.As erecting device, can use the electronic unit that to have bought usually that the device or the robot device of usefulness are installed.In assembling procedure, erecting device is pressed into a plurality of heat absorption electrod assemblies 22 the hole 21a of the 2nd insulated substrate 21 successively.At this moment, protuberance 22a is in its elastic range internal strain.Therefore, be pressed into the heat absorption electrod assembly 22 of insulated substrate 21, can not keep with coming off from insulated substrate 21.Then and above-mentioned execution mode same, carry out stacked operation, engage operation.

[0226]

After adopting present embodiment, make the processing of the electrod assembly 22,32 in the assembling procedure become easy.Therefore, can boost productivity.

[0227]

(the 21st execution mode)

Below, tell about the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the 21st execution mode of the present invention.Figure 42 represents the profile of the electrod assembly in the present embodiment.Figure 43 is the side view of electrod assembly.Figure 44 is the base map of electrod assembly.In the present embodiment, heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and heat sink electrodes portion 32, shape is identical.The electrod assembly 22,32 of present embodiment uses after can replacing the electrod assembly of above-mentioned execution mode.

[0228]

In the present embodiment, on the extended line of electrode part 25, formation is than the jut 22b of the ligule of the hole 21a expansion of insulated substrate 21.Jut 22b when heat absorption electrod assembly 22 is pressed into and electrode part 25 together, in the Hookean region internal strain, in the face of a side of the thermoelectric element 12,13 of insulated substrate 21, give the position that enlarges than hole 21a.Jut 22b can be at the raw material of electrod assembly 22---on the sheet material behind the circular-arc otch of incision, the root general curved of the band circular arc back that meets at right angles formed.Jut 22b forms in the outside of electrode part 25.

[0229]

(the 22nd execution mode)

Below, tell about the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the 22nd execution mode of the present invention.Figure 45 represents the profile of the electrod assembly in the present embodiment.Figure 46 is the side view of electrod assembly.

[0230]

In the present embodiment, heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and heat sink electrodes portion 32, it is whole as energising circuit formation.Electrod assembly 22,32 forms the コ font, at the leading section of its two arm, electrode part 25,35 is being set.In the present embodiment, between two arms of the electrod assembly 22,32 of コ font, clip corrugated fin 126,136, promote heat exchange.Electrode part 25, as shown in figure 46, two arms of electrod assembly 22,32 are inserted hole 21a, the 31a of insulated substrate 21,31 after, form after ledge right-angle bending become the L shape.In the present embodiment, ledge is crooked to the inside toward each other.

[0231]

After adopting present embodiment, make the processing of electrod assembly 22,32 become easy.Therefore, can improve productivity ratio in the assembling procedure.

[0232]

(the 23rd execution mode)

Below, tell about the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the 23rd execution mode of the present invention.Figure 47 represents the profile of the electrod assembly in the present embodiment.Figure 48 is the side view of electrod assembly.

[0233]

In the present embodiment, heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and heat sink electrodes portion 32, it is whole as energising circuit formation.Electrod assembly 22,32 forms the コ font, at the leading section of its two arm, electrode part 25,35 is being set.In the present embodiment, on two arms of the electrod assembly 22,32 of コ font, form shutter 26,36.After two arms of electrod assembly 22,32 are enlarged ground right-angle bending laterally and become the L shape, form electrode part 25,35.Its result, electrod assembly 22,32 becomes the shape of the electrode part 25,35 with blade of a sword shape.This shape for example is roughly can be called the cap shape.

[0234]

In assembling procedure, as shown in figure 48, adopt erecting device, electrod assembly 22,32 is sheared, so that closed two arms.Its result, the interval of 2 electrode part 25 narrows down, can patchhole 21a in.After among electrod assembly 22, the 32 patchhole 21a, electrod assembly 22,32 just returns under the flexible effect of oneself, perhaps forcibly two arms is enlarged processing, thereby becomes illustrated shape.

[0235]

After adopting present embodiment, make the processing of electrod assembly 22,32 become easy.Therefore, can improve productivity ratio in the assembling procedure.

[0236]

(the 24th execution mode)

Below, tell about the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the 24th execution mode of the present invention.In the telling about of following execution mode, for parts, give identical symbol with the equal function of the parts told about with above-mentioned the 1st execution mode or equal shape, repeat no more.

[0237]

Figure 49 represents the sectional drawing of present embodiment.Figure 50 represents the exploded view of present embodiment.Figure 51 is that the part of present embodiment enlarges sectional drawing.In this embodiment, heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30 have roughly the same structure, have only the configuration difference of electrod assembly.In following telling about, be that the center is told about with heat absorption electrod assembly 22, the symbol of the structure of heat radiation side is shown in parantheses.Heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and heat sink electrodes parts 32, shape is identical.

[0238]

In this embodiment, heat absorption electrod assembly 22 (32) forms simple コ font section.Between two arms of heat absorption electrod assembly 22 (32), keeping corrugated fin 126 (136).Two arms and the corrugated fin 126 of heat absorption electrod assembly 22 (32) provide the heat exchange section that carries out heat exchange.

[0239]

In this embodiment, heat absorption electrod assembly 22 (32) is disposed after insulated substrate 21 (31) only outstanding given sizes.This overhang L is managed into below the setting.Through bonding agent bonding or mechanical chimeric after, heat absorption electrod assembly 22 (32) is insulated substrate 21 (31) location, fixing.The thickness of insulated substrate 21 (31) is t1.The thickness of the electrode part 25 (35) of heat absorption electrod assembly 22 (32) is t2.In this embodiment, the relation of overhang L and thickness t 1 thickness t 2 is controlled so as to (t1+t2)＞L.In this embodiment, overhang L is configured to more much smaller than size (t1+t2).This overhang L, the thickness that roughly is equivalent to electrode part 25 (35) is t2.At least the overhang L of management heat absorption electrod assembly 22 is effective.Accept heat transmission because wish heat sink electrodes parts 32 sometimes on the contrary morely.

[0240]

After adopting this structure, owing to suppressed the overhang of electrode part 25 (35), so can suppress electrode part 25 (35) unwanted heat transferred.For example: can suppress the heat transmission of the thermoelectric element 12,13 that the convection current from the radiant heat of thermoelectric element 12,13 or air causes.The overhang L of the electrode part 25 that becomes the heat absorption of low temperature side electrod assembly 22 is managed lessly, in the purposes of supplying with low temperature, quite helpful.

[0241]

(the 25th execution mode)

Figure 52 is the profile of the 25th execution mode.In this embodiment, heat absorption electrod assembly 22 is configured on the face than the face depression of a side of the thermoelectric element 12,13 of insulated substrate 21. Thermoelectric element 12,13 disposes highlightedly than insulated substrate 11.This structure helps suppressing by the heat transmission of thermoelectric element 12,13 to heat absorption electrod assembly 22.

[0242]

(the 26th execution mode)

Below, tell about the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the 26th execution mode of the present invention.Figure 53 represents the profile of present embodiment.In this embodiment, heat absorption electrode base board 20 is identical with the structure of above-mentioned execution mode., heat sink electrodes substrate 30 is at the position configuration insulated substrate 131 that leaves thermoelectric element 12,13.In this embodiment, between insulated substrate 11 and insulated substrate 131, form the air flue of being divided by case member 27.Its result, in a side of this heat sink electrodes substrate 30, thermoelectric element 12,13 quilt and heat exchange mediums---air is configuration contiguously directly.This structure is promoting from the distributing of the heat of thermoelectric element 12,13, and is very effective.

[0243]

In this embodiment, with the distance between the insulated substrate 21 of thermoelectric element 12,13 and heat absorbing side, set for a short time more than the distance between the insulated substrate 131 of thermoelectric element 12,13 and heat radiation side.This structure can provide the heat transmission of inhibition to the heat absorbing side that becomes low temperature, promote the action effect to the heat transmission of the heat absorbing side that becomes high temperature.And then, make heat exchange medium---the structure that air direct contact heat electric device 12,13 ground flow owing to adopt, so can obtain to promote to appending property the action effect of heat radiation.

[0244]

(the 27th execution mode)

Figure 54 represents the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement that the 27th execution mode of the present invention relates to.In this embodiment, metallic plate 301 that is made of the good material of heat conduction and the corrugated fin 302 that engages with this metallic plate 301 constitute endothermic substrate 20.Metallic plate 303 that is made of the good material of heat conduction and the corrugated fin 304 that engages with this metallic plate 303 constitute heat-radiating substrate 30.A plurality of thermoelectric elements 12,13 of thermoelectric element substrate 10 are by a plurality of battery lead plate 16 series connection.On the face of a side of the thermoelectric element substrate 10 of metallic plate 301, form insulating barrier 305.Equally, on the face of a side of the thermoelectric element substrate 10 of metallic plate 303, also form insulating barrier 305.In the heat absorbing side of thermoelectric element substrate 10, do media by insulating barrier 305, engage with endothermic substrate 20.In the heat radiation side of thermoelectric element substrate 10, do media by insulating barrier 305, engage with heat-radiating substrate 30.Joint in the insulating barrier 305 can be according to the material of insulating barrier 305, adopts the grafting material of the bonding or solder that utilizes bonding agent etc.

[0245]

After adopting this structure, the 1st insulated substrate 11 can suppress by the heat transmission of high temperature side to low temperature side.

[0246]

Metallic plate 301,303 is with the material formation of heat conductivity excellences such as copper, aluminium, silver, brass.In addition, insulating barrier 305 for example can provide behind the resin film by bonding electrical insulating property.In addition, insulating barrier 305 can adopt the solid insulation film that film build methods such as using diamond-like carbon coating (DLC) method forms.In addition, insulating barrier 305 can use the atomizing sedimentation to make aluminium oxide (Al2O3) or aluminium nitride (AlN) film forming and provide.In addition, can also adopt infusion process etc., coated with ceramic coating is sial class I liquid I pottery for example, makes its dry back film forming.

[0247]

(the 28th execution mode)

Figure 55 represents the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the 28th execution mode.In this embodiment, W font ground forms heat absorption electrod assembly 22 and heat sink electrodes parts 32.Then, management is from the overhang L of insulated substrate 21,31.After adopting this structure,, do not expose to thermoelectric element 12,13 for the electrode part between the thermoelectric element 12,13 that connects adjacency.Therefore, can suppress especially to the heat absorption electrod assembly 22 the heat transmission.

[0248]

(the 29th execution mode)

Figure 59 represents the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the 29th execution mode.In this embodiment, employing will absorb heat electrod assembly 22 and heat sink electrodes parts 32 are as the structure that possesses a plurality of heat-exchange fin parts 326,336.Heat absorption electrod assembly 22, possess electrod assembly 325 and can with these electrod assembly 325 heat conductivities a plurality of heat-exchange fin parts 326 of engaging.Heat sink electrodes parts 32, possess electrod assembly 335 and can with these electrod assembly 335 heat conductivities a plurality of heat-exchange fin parts 336 of engaging.In this structure, the overhang L of management electrod assembly 325,335.

[0249]

(the 30th execution mode)

Below, tell about the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the 30th execution mode of the present invention.In the telling about of following execution mode, for parts, give identical symbol with the equal function of the parts told about with above-mentioned the 1st execution mode or equal shape, repeat no more.Figure 57 represents the sectional drawing of present embodiment.

[0250]

The thermoelectric conversion arrangement of this execution mode possesses thermoelectric element substrate 10, heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30.On the two sides of thermoelectric element substrate 10, stacked heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30 are carried out hot connection and are connected with electric property.Heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30 except the difference of the configuration corresponding with the energising circuit, are formed by much at one component-assembled.In following telling about, be that example is told about with heat sink electrodes substrate 30.

[0251]

Thermoelectric element substrate 10 adopts the structure that a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements 12 and a plurality of N type thermoelectric element 13 are kept by the insulated substrate 11 of the resin material of electric property insulating properties formation.A plurality of thermoelectric elements 12,13 are arranged in go plate-like or poly-battle array shape.A plurality of thermoelectric elements 12,13 are alternately arranged by the energising circuit along regulation.A plurality of electrod assemblies 16 are along above-mentioned energising circuit, with a plurality of thermoelectric element 12,13 series connection.Each electrod assembly 16 as putting up a bridge between the end face of the end face of the P of adjacency type thermoelectric element 12 and N type thermoelectric element 13, utilizes solder that they are joined together.

[0252]

A plurality of heat-exchanging parts 432 are utilized braze or bonding agent, can heat engage with separately electrod assembly 16 with transmitting.These heat-exchanging parts 432, the metal material of usefulness heat conductivity excellence is formation such as copper, aluminium for example.Heat-exchanging part 432 engages with face with thermoelectric element 12, the 13 opposite sides of electrod assembly 16.In the present embodiment, an electrod assembly 16 engages 6 heat-exchanging parts 432.Rear side at the engaging zones of electrod assembly 16 and P type thermoelectric element 12 engages 3 heat-exchanging parts 432.Heat-exchanging part 432 provides near the thermoelectric element 12,13 to be divided into many a plurality of hot transfer routes.So this structure can be carried out heat transmission to low temperature or the high temperature that is provided by thermoelectric element 12,13, effectively favourable.

[0253]

The heat-exchanging part 432 of this execution mode is that flat board is curved the flat board member 432a that obtains behind the L font.Flat board member 432a enlarges to the direction perpendicular to drawing.Flat board member 432a provides the air flue perpendicular to the direction of drawing.On these flat board members 432a,, form through hole in its position and its position near front end near base portion.These through holes spread all over a plurality of flat board member 432a ground and integrate back formation.Its result provides the path that connects a plurality of flat board member 432a.In through hole, disposing bar-shaped fixed part 431a, 431b by the electrical insulating property made.These fixed parts 431a, 431b, chimeric with a plurality of flat board member 432a frictional properties ground, when a plurality of flat board member 432a link into an integrated entity with these, also they are fixed, keep their interval.Fixed part 431a, 431b for example are made of glass epoxy resin, PPS resin, LCP resin or PET resin etc.

[0254]

In this embodiment, at first make thermoelectric element substrate 10.Then, provide the energising circuit ground of regulation to engage a plurality of electrod assemblies 16.On the other hand, in the through hole of a plurality of flat board member 432a, resemble string and dispose fixed part 431a, 431b the sugarcoated haws.Then, a plurality of flat board member 432a are arranged in the position relation of illustrated regulation.Its result can unify to handle a plurality of flat board member 432a.Like this, just produce heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30 respectively.Then, in the both sides of thermoelectric element substrate 10, laminated configuration heat absorption electrode base board 20 and heat sink electrodes substrate 30.Follow again, between a plurality of flat board member 432a and a plurality of electrod assembly 16, engage together.

[0255]

(the 31st execution mode)

Figure 58 represents the profile of the 31st execution mode of the present invention.In this embodiment, replace bar-shaped fixed part 431a, 431b, use flat fixed part 431c, 431d. Fixed part 431c, 431d are by the material of insulating properties.Fixed part 431c has and can connect the through hole that disposes behind the flat board member 432a in the position that should dispose flat board member 432a.A plurality of flat board member 432a, fixed part 431c insert, fixing, electric polarity insulation.Fixed part 431d has the hole that can accept the groove shape that disposes behind the leading section of flat board member 432a in the position that should dispose flat board member 432a.A plurality of flat board member 432a, fixed part 431d insert, fixing, electric polarity insulation.Fixed part 431c provides the next door parallel with insulated substrate 11.The 2nd fixed part 431d and sidewall 431e, 431f provide case member together, divide air flue.

[0256]

(the 32nd execution mode)

Figure 53 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in expression the 32nd execution mode of the present invention.In this embodiment, as fixed part, use bar-shaped fixed part 431b and flat fixed part 431g simultaneously.Fixed part 431g has through hole in the position corresponding with a plurality of electrod assembly 16, in these through holes, accommodates, fixed electrode component 16.

[0257]

(the 33rd execution mode)

Figure 60 represents the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the 33rd execution mode of the present invention.In this embodiment, replace flat fixed part 431a, use bar-shaped heat-exchanging part---pin parts 432b.Pin parts 432b, its end face engages under the state that can carry out the heat transmission with electrod assembly 16.In an electrod assembly 16, utilize solder to engage a plurality of pin parts 432b simultaneously.

[0258]

(the 34th execution mode)

Figure 61 represents the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the 34th execution mode of the present invention.In this embodiment, in electrod assembly 16, through hole is being set in the position that pin parts 432b should be set.In these through holes, configuration, fixator pins parts 432b.Pin parts 432b can directly arrive the end face of thermoelectric element 12,13.In this embodiment, the end face of pin parts 432b, directly and the end joined of thermoelectric element 12,13.A plurality of pin parts 432b are fixed by flat fixed part 431h, 431i.Fixed part 431h has a plurality of holes that pin parts 432b connects.Fixed part 431i has a plurality of recesses of the front end of accommodating pin parts 432b.After adopting present embodiment, can utilize fixed part 431h, 431i, the unified pin parts 432b that handles as a plurality of heat-exchanging parts.And then, because as the pin parts 432b of a plurality of heat-exchanging parts, directly with the end joined of thermoelectric element 12,13, so the heat conduction of excellence can be provided

[0259]

(the 35th execution mode)

Below, tell about the thermoelectric conversion arrangement in the 35th execution mode of the present invention.In the telling about of following execution mode, for parts, give identical symbol with the equal function of the parts told about with above-mentioned the 1st execution mode or equal shape, repeat no more.In the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of this execution mode, on a face of thermoelectric element substrate 10, configuration heat absorption electrode group; On another face of thermoelectric element substrate 10, configuration heat sink electrodes group.Heat absorption electrode group and heat sink electrodes group form after arranging a plurality of parts that identical shaped thermal conversion parts are known as " electrod assembly ".The arrangement of the parts in heat absorption electrode group and the heat sink electrodes group is asymmetry for being in series of a plurality of thermoelectric elements 12,13 is provided.

[0260]

Figure 62 is the sectional drawing of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of expression present embodiment.Figure 63 represents other sectional drawing of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of present embodiment.Figure 51 is that the part of present embodiment enlarges sectional drawing.The A-A section of Figure 62 is represented by Figure 63.Figure 64 represents the exploded view of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of present embodiment.

[0261]

Thermoelectric element substrate 10, the insulated substrate 11 that adopt to utilize the resin material by electrical insulating property to constitute keeps the structure of a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements 12 and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements 13.The structure of thermoelectric element substrate 10 can be with reference to the structure of above-mentioned a plurality of execution modes.

[0262]

In this embodiment, be known as the electrod assembly 532 of " thermal conversion parts " again, the electric connection between the thermoelectric element 12,13 is provided.Electrod assembly 532 has the flat electrode part 535 of the electric connection of aiming to provide.And then low temperature that electrod assembly 532 double as transmission are provided by thermoelectric element 12,13 or high temperature and air carry out after the heat exchange low temperature or high temperature are passed to the heat transfer component and even the heat-exchanging part of air, possess the heat exchange department 536 that is intended to carry out heat exchange.

[0263]

Heat exchange department 536 is known as again for " endothermic section " that low temperature passed to air or for high temperature being passed to " radiating part " of air.Heat exchange department 536 along vertical direction, extends to foreign side from two parallel limits of electrode part 535.Heat exchange department 536 will provide behind the plate forming.Heat exchange department 536 is as forming after a plurality of projections that also show as a plurality of pin shapes.Heat exchange department 536 shown in Figure 63, has two row projections.Each row has 6 projections shown in Figure 62.On an electrode part 535, arrange 12 projections.Heat exchange department 536 at the back side of electrode part 535, provides from electrode part 535 to form to the ground, space that vertical direction is opened wide.Its result can be from the back side of vertical direction linearity ground arrival electrode part 535.This backside space is because the leading section of erecting device is sheared electrod assembly 532, so become the route that this leading section arrives the back side of electrod assembly 532.

[0264]

Figure 65 is a flow chart of telling about thermoelectric conversion arrangement and manufacture method thereof.Electrod assembly 532 is by tabular raw material manufacturing.Raw material 20a supplies with the state of the band shape that is wound into coiled type.The square of the epimere left end among the figure, operation is supplied with in expression.Then, raw material is carried out the processing of profile blanking.In this profile blanking manufacturing procedure, raw material 20a is cut off into the shape of regulation.Here, by cutting off the shape of giving regulation.As shown in the figure, become the zone and a plurality of positions that become heat exchange department 536 of electrode part 535.The 2nd epimere that square is interior, the vertical view of expression raw material 20a.In raw material 20a, by stamping-out be processed to form with heat exchange department 536 between corresponding a plurality of joint-cuttings.This operation is also stipulated the shape of the Width of raw material 20a.This operation is known as " cutting off manufacturing procedure " again.

[0265]

Then, carry out the bending machining operation.In this operation, as shown in the figure, be positioned at the heat exchange department 536 of the both sides of electrode part 535, generally perpendicularly crooked.Its result can obtain electrode part 535 as the bottom surface, with the shape of heat exchange department 536 as sidewall.Then, carry out the processing of profile blanking once more.In this profile blanking processing, the upper part of heat exchange department 536 is cut off, and is separated with a plurality of electrod assemblies 532.More than tell about cut off, each operation such as bending, profile blanking, can utilize punch process to carry out.In the 2nd square, illustrate for a pair of diel of carrying out punch process and the raw material 20a that between them, disposes.Initial cutting off in the operation, can not cut off the joint-cutting part, for example joint-cutting is partly cut and erect back formation shutter.In addition, punch process can replace the processing method for stamping that uses a pair of mould relatively move, use raw material between a pair of swing roller by after cut off or the roller processing method of bending machining.

[0266]

Before carrying out above-mentioned operation, simultaneously or afterwards, carry out the assembling procedure of illustrated thermoelectric element substrate 10 in the square of hypomere left end among the figure.In this operation, a plurality of thermoelectric elements 12,13 are assembled on the insulated substrate 11.A plurality of thermoelectric elements 12,13, the leading section that is mounted device is sheared, and is inserted into, is fixed in the hole of insulated substrate 11.Then, the back side of the electrode part 535 of electrod assembly 532, the leading section that is mounted device is sheared.For example the leading section of erecting device possesses the adsorption section of vacuum type.Connect between the thermoelectric element 12,13 of adjacent electrode portion 535 dispose, secure mounting arrangements.At this moment, erecting device can towards thermoelectric element 12,13, be pushed with strength from the back side of electrode part 535.In this embodiment, electrode part 535 and thermoelectric element 12,13 joint that is soldered.The operation of configured electrodes parts 532 after the face implementation to thermoelectric element substrate 10, is reversed thermoelectric element substrate 10, and then another face of thermoelectric element substrate 10 is carried out.In addition, can pass through screen printing in advance, on some in below the end face of thermoelectric element 12,13 and electrode part 535 or two, thin and apply solder paste equably.Carry out the operation of configured electrodes parts 532 then, and then carry out the joint operation.Engage operation and both can carry out one by one, also can after having arranged all electrod assemblies 532, carry out together electrod assembly 532.

[0267]

In the present embodiment, use the electrod assembly 532 of integrally formed heat-exchanging part 536 and electrode part 535, connect with a plurality of thermoelectric elements 12,13.Therefore, can provide very high productivity ratio.And then, the very high heat conduction between electrode part 535 and the heat-exchanging part 536 can be provided.In addition, can shear, push electrode part 535 from the back side.Therefore, can provide very high productivity ratio.

[0268]

(the 36th execution mode)

Figure 66 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of the 36th execution mode.Figure 67 is other a profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of this execution mode.Figure 67 is the A-A profile of Figure 66.In this embodiment, heat exchange department 536, being used as flat board provides.

[0269]

(the 37th execution mode)

Figure 68 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of the 37th execution mode.Figure 69 is other a profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of this execution mode.Figure 70 is the profile of heat exchange department of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of this execution mode.Figure 70 is the A-A profile of Figure 68.In this embodiment, heat exchange department 536 forms the blind shaped that possesses a plurality of hang plates.Blind shaped heat exchange department 536 can cut flat board and erect back formation.

[0270]

(the 38th execution mode)

Figure 71 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of the 38th execution mode.Figure 72 is other a profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of this execution mode.Figure 73 is the profile of heat exchange department of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of this execution mode.Figure 73 is the A-A profile of Figure 71.In this embodiment, heat exchange department 536 forms the shape that possesses a plurality of joint-cutting shape through holes.

[0271]

(the 39th execution mode)

Figure 74 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of the 39th execution mode.Figure 75 is other a profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of this execution mode.Figure 76 is the profile of heat exchange department of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of this execution mode.Figure 76 is the A-A profile of Figure 74.In this embodiment, heat exchange department 536 forms the shape that possesses a plurality of biasing fins.

[0272]

(the 40th execution mode)

Also can replace the punch process that above execution mode is told about, adopt corrosion treatment, electrod assembly 532 is processed into the shape of regulation.Corrosion treatment for example can be carried out in the 2nd operation of the manufacturing process shown in Figure 65.In corrosion treatment, raw material 20a is impregnated in the etching tank that corrosive liquid is housed.Through after the corrosion treatment, for example can obtain the shape shown in Figure 77.In this embodiment, by corrosion treatment, can form the through hole etc. that many conducts are intended to promote the fine structure of the heat exchange in the heat exchange department 536.After corrosion treatment, raw material 20a is carried out punch process.By punch process, carry out the processing of bending machining and profile blanking, the electrod assembly 532 of the various forms that above-mentioned execution mode tells about is provided.

[0273]

(the 41st execution mode)

Also can replace the punch process that above execution mode is told about, adopt and push processing, electrod assembly 532 is processed into the shape of regulation.1～3 the operation that for example can replace the manufacturing process shown in Figure 65 is supplied with the extruding raw material 20a of the carriage type shown in Figure 78.Extruding raw material 20a makes through well-known extrusion molding operation.This extruding raw material 20a provides with bar-shaped form.This extruding raw material 20a is cut off into the required length of electrod assembly 532.In this cuts off, can use the profile blanking processing of adopting punch process.

[0274]

(the 42nd execution mode)

Figure 79 is the profile of the thermoelectric conversion arrangement of the 42nd execution mode.Figure 80 is the vertical view of the heat exchange department of this execution mode.In this embodiment, on a part of electrode part 535, form auxiliary heat exchange department 535a.Auxiliary heat exchange department 535a, 536 directions of stretching out from electrode part 535 towards heat exchange department, incision erects sideling.After forming auxiliary heat exchange department 535a, can be at the back side of electrode part 535, electrod assembly 532 is pinched so that can grab in the space that the residual leading section that is intended to allow erecting device arrives, and the back side of residual plane electrode part 535.

Claims (61)

1, a kind of manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement is characterized in that, possesses:

Thermoelectric element assembly (10), this thermoelectric element assembly (10) is arranged in the predetermined arrangement shape with a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13);

Heat exchange elements assembly (20,30), this heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) has a plurality of heat exchange elements (22,32) and keeps the holding plate (21,31) of these a plurality of heat exchange elements (22,32), and a plurality of heat exchange elements (22,32) are held in the corresponding predetermined arrangement state of ordered state with thermoelectric element (12,13); And

Attachment, these attachment engage a plurality of junctions between described thermoelectric element assembly (10) and the described heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) under the state of stacked described thermoelectric element assembly (10) and described heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) simultaneously.

2, the manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described thermoelectric element assembly (10) possesses a plurality of electrod assemblies (16) that described a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and described a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) are electrically connected;

Described a plurality of heat exchange elements (22,32) is with each corresponding setting of described a plurality of electrod assemblies (16);

Described attachment possess a plurality of attachment that will engage respectively between described a plurality of heat exchange elements (22,32) and the described a plurality of electrod assemblies (16).

3, the manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that: each of described heat exchange elements (22,32) possesses:

The electrode part (25,35) that described a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and described a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) are electrically connected and

The heat exchange department (26,36) that stretches out, carries out heat exchange with heat exchange medium from this electrode part (25,35);

Described attachment engage electrode part (25,35), a described P type thermoelectric element (12) and a described N type thermoelectric element (13) of described heat exchange elements (22,32).

4, as the manufacture method of each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 1～3, it is characterized in that: described heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) possesses:

The heat absorbing side heat exchange elements assembly (20) of heat absorbing side configuration and

Heat radiation side heat exchange elements assembly (30) in the heat radiation side configuration;

Described attachment possess:

Under the state of stacked described thermoelectric element assembly (10) and described heat absorbing side heat exchange elements assembly (20), the 1st attachment that a plurality of junctions between them are engaged simultaneously and

Under the state of stacked described thermoelectric element assembly (10) and described heat radiation side heat exchange elements assembly (30), the 2nd attachment that a plurality of junctions between them are engaged simultaneously.

5, as the manufacture method of each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 1～4, it is characterized in that: the described holding plate (21,31) of described heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) provides the wall that stops heat exchange medium to circulate between the heat absorbing side of described thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat radiation side.

6, as the manufacture method of each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 1～5, it is characterized in that: described thermoelectric element assembly (10) possesses the holding plate (11) that described a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and described a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) is held in the predetermined arrangement shape;

This holding plate (11) provides the wall that stops heat exchange medium to circulate between the heat absorbing side of described thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat radiation side.

7, the manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that: described thermoelectric element assembly (10) possesses the holding plate (11) that described a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and described a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) is held in the predetermined arrangement shape;

This holding plate (11) provides the wall that stops heat exchange medium to circulate between the heat absorbing side of described thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat radiation side, simultaneously,

And the described holding plate (11) of described heat exchange elements assembly (20,30) between, form as insulation layer fixed gap.

8, as the manufacture method of claim 5 or 7 described thermoelectric conversion arrangements, it is characterized in that: the described holding plate (21) of described heat absorbing side heat exchange elements assembly (20) provides the wall that stops the heat absorbing side that heat exchange medium circulates between the heat absorbing side of described thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat radiation side;

The described holding plate (31) of described heat radiation side heat exchange elements assembly (30) provides the wall that stops the heat radiation side that heat exchange medium circulates between the heat absorbing side of described thermoelectric element assembly (10) and heat radiation side;

Between the wall of the wall of described heat absorbing side and described heat radiation side, form as insulation layer fixed gap.

9, as the manufacture method of each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 1～8, it is characterized in that: described heat exchange elements (22,32), has the plate portion that extends along the flow direction of heat exchange medium, at this plate portion, form the heat exchange department (26,36) of allowing that heat exchange medium flows between the two sides of this plate portion;

The described holding plate (21,31) that keeps described heat exchange elements (22,32) has in the described plate portion that keeps described heat exchange elements (22,33), does not form the opening at the position of described heat exchange department (26,36);

Described heat exchange department (26,36) extends laterally than the A/F of described opening.

10, the manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: the major part of described a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and described a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13), and by flow direction arranged in series along heat exchange medium.

11, a kind of thermoelectric conversion arrangement is characterized in that, possesses:

Thermoelectric element substrate (10), this thermoelectric element substrate (10) are arranged to be provided with P type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) are alternately arranged the thermoelectric element group that a plurality of backs constitute on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that is made of insulating material;

Heat absorption electrode base board (20), this heat absorption electrode base board (20) is on the 2nd insulated substrate (21) that is made of insulating material, roughly a plurality of the 1st heat absorption electrod assemblies (22) are arranged on checkerboard ground, and the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) has the heat absorption electrode part (25) that will electrically connect in abutting connection with described N type thermoelectric element of arranging (13) and described P type thermoelectric element (12), and endothermic section (26) that the heat of this heat absorption electrode part (25) transmission is carried out heat exchange; And

Heat sink electrodes substrate (30), this heat sink electrodes substrate (30) is on the 3rd insulated substrate (31) that is made of insulating material, roughly a plurality of the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) are arranged on checkerboard ground, the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) have will be in abutting connection with heat sink electrodes portion (35) that described P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13) electrically connect, and the radiating part (36) that carries out heat exchange with the heat of this heat sink electrodes portion (25) transmission

Between described heat absorption electrode base board (20) and described heat sink electrodes substrate (30), clip after described thermoelectric element substrate assembles (10),

Described heat absorption electrode base board (20) will be connected described heat absorption electrode part (25) in abutting connection with the described N type thermoelectric element of arranging (13) with described P type thermoelectric element (12), and

Described heat sink electrodes substrate (30) will be connected described heat sink electrodes portion (35) in abutting connection with the described P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) with described N type thermoelectric element (13).

12, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that: in described thermoelectric element substrate (10), make the electrod assembly (16) that to electrically connect between the described thermoelectric element (12,13) of adjacency, constitute by flat conductive material, engage with the both ends of the surface of the described thermoelectric element (12,13) of adjacency;

Between described heat absorption electrode base board (20) and described heat sink electrodes substrate (30), clip described thermoelectric element substrate when assembling (10),

Described heat absorption electrode base board (20) makes described heat absorption electrode part (25) do media by described electrod assembly (16), will connect with described P type thermoelectric element (12) in abutting connection with the described N type thermoelectric element of arranging (13); And

Described heat sink electrodes substrate (30) makes described heat sink electrodes portion (35) do media by described electrod assembly (16), will connect with described N type thermoelectric element (13) in abutting connection with the described P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12).

13, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that: in described heat absorption electrode base board (20), with the electrod assembly (16) that electrically connects between the described thermoelectric element described thermoelectric element substrate (10) and adjacency (12,13), constitute by flat conductive material, with an end joined of described heat absorption electrode part (25);

In described heat sink electrodes substrate (30), with the electrod assembly (16) that electrically connects between the described thermoelectric element described thermoelectric element substrate (10) and adjacency (12,13), constitute by flat conductive material, with an end joined of described heat sink electrodes portion (35);

Between described heat absorption electrode base board (20) and described heat sink electrodes substrate (30), clip described thermoelectric element substrate when assembling (10),

Described heat absorption electrode base board (20) makes described heat absorption electrode part (25) do media by described electrod assembly (16), will connect with described P type thermoelectric element (12) in abutting connection with the described N type thermoelectric element of arranging (13); And

Described heat sink electrodes substrate (30) makes described heat sink electrodes portion (35) do media by described electrod assembly (16), will connect with described N type thermoelectric element (13) in abutting connection with the described P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12).

14, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that: described the 2nd insulated substrate (21) and described the 3rd insulated substrate (31), form in one piece, and roughly checkerboard ground is arranged described electrod assembly (16) and is formed the slot part (24,34) of concavity in an end face side of described electrod assembly (16);

Described heat absorption electrode base board (20) makes described heat absorption electrode part (25) embed described slot part (24), by an end joined of described electrod assembly (16);

Described heat sink electrodes substrate (30) makes described heat sink electrodes portion (35) embed described slot part (34), by an end joined of described electrod assembly (16).

15, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that: be provided with: on described thermoelectric element substrate (10), with the electrod assembly (16) that electrically connects between the described thermoelectric element (12,13) of adjacency, constitute by flat conductive material and

Roughly the electrode base board (40) that a plurality of described electrod assemblies (16) back constitutes is arranged on checkerboard ground on the 4th insulated substrate (41) that is made of insulating material;

With described heat absorption electrode base board (20), described electrode base board (40), described thermoelectric element substrate (10), described electrode base board (40) and described heat sink electrodes substrate (30) when making up overlappingly,

Described heat absorption electrode base board (20) makes described heat absorption electrode part (25) do media by described electrod assembly (16), will connect with described P type thermoelectric element (12) in abutting connection with the described N type thermoelectric element of arranging (13); And

Described heat sink electrodes substrate (30) makes described heat sink electrodes portion (35) do media by described electrod assembly (16), will connect with described N type thermoelectric element (13) in abutting connection with the described P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12).

16, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 12～15, it is characterized in that: described electrod assembly (16) reaches the more heavy back formation of thickness of slab of going up the described heat sink electrodes portion (35) that forms at described the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) than the described heat absorption electrode part (25) that upward forms at described the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22).

17, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 16, it is characterized in that: described electrod assembly (16), for the thickness of slab of described heat absorption electrode part (25) and described heat sink electrodes portion (35) be about 0.1～0.3mm for, at least be the thickness of slab about 0.2～0.5mm, than described heat absorption electrode part (25) and more heavy back formation of described heat sink electrodes portion (35).

18, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 12～17, it is characterized in that: described electrod assembly (16) and described heat absorption electrode part (25), and described electrod assembly (16) and described heat sink electrodes portion (35) between, done media by the insulation that constitutes by insulating material by rete (17) and engage.

19, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 11～15, it is characterized in that: described the 1st insulated substrate (11) forms a plurality of embedded holes (14) that are intended to alternately, arrange to roughly go plate-like described P type thermoelectric element (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13);

Described thermoelectric element substrate (10), assembling described heat absorption electrode base board (20) and described heat sink electrodes substrate (30) before, after in described embedded hole (14), alternately arranging a plurality of described P type thermoelectric elements (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13), arrange described thermoelectric element group is set.

20, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 11～15, it is characterized in that: in forming model, alternately, bar-shaped described P type thermoelectric element (12) and bar-shaped described N type thermoelectric element (13) are arranged in roughly go plate-like ground, insulating material is injected this forming model, before cutting off, formation behind the thermoelectric element substrate (10a), cuts off the described thermoelectric element substrate (10) that the preceding thermoelectric element substrate (10a) of the described cut-out of processing obtains required thickness of slab again.

21, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 11～15, it is characterized in that:, prepare many pieces of linearity ground in order alternately to arrange a plurality of slot parts (15) of bar-shaped described P type thermoelectric element (12) and bar-shaped described N type thermoelectric element (13) as the material that constitutes described the 1st insulated substrate (11);

Described thermoelectric element substrate (10), be in the described slot part (15) of described material, alternately to arrange bar-shaped described P type thermoelectric element (12) and bar-shaped described N type thermoelectric element (13), engage the many pieces of materials that constitute described the 1st insulated substrate (11), thereby integrated, cut off again that the 1st insulated substrate (11) back be processed into required thickness of slab forms.

22, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 11～15, it is characterized in that: on described thermoelectric element substrate (10), between described P type thermoelectric element (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13) that adjacency is arranged, the two sides forms the protuberance (11b) of standing shape, and in described heat absorption electrode part (25) and described heat sink electrodes portion (35), form and the chimeric fitting portion (25b, 35b) of described protuberance (11b);

Described the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and described the 1st heat sink electrodes portion (32) makes described fitting portion (25b, 35b) and described protuberance (11b) chimeric.

23, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 11～15, it is characterized in that: described heat absorption electrode base board (20), adopt near the junction surface of described heat absorption electrode part (25), dispose the structure of an end face of described the 2nd insulated substrate (21);

Described heat sink electrodes substrate (30) adopts near the junction surface of described heat sink electrodes portion (35), disposes the structure of an end face of described the 3rd insulated substrate (31).

24, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 11～15, it is characterized in that: described heat absorption electrode base board (20), employing is distolateral at another relative with described heat absorption electrode part (25), disposes the structure of an end face of described the 2nd insulated substrate (21);

Described heat sink electrodes substrate (30) adopts at another relative with described heat sink electrodes portion (35) distolaterally, disposes the structure of an end face of described the 3rd insulated substrate (31).

25, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 11～24, it is characterized in that: described thermoelectric element substrate (10) as dividing wall, in the both sides of described thermoelectric element substrate (10), is provided with the case member (28,38) that forms the air-supply path;

Described case member (28,38) covers some in described the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) or described the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32).

26, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 11～25, it is characterized in that: described the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and described the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32), global shape roughly is the U font, form by plane described heat absorption electrode part (25) that constitutes or described heat sink electrodes portion (35) in its bottom, and from described heat absorption electrode part (25) or described heat sink electrodes portion (35) on the plane that foreign side extends, form a certain shape in blind shaped or the biasing shape by the processing back that is shaped.

27, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 11～26, it is characterized in that: described the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22) and described the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32), at least along described thermoelectric element group, making a plurality of described heat absorption electrode part (25) or described heat sink electrodes portion (35) connect the back forms banded, with after the described the 2nd or the 3rd insulated substrate (21,31) engages, each that makes described heat absorption electrode part (25) or described heat sink electrodes portion (35) forms mutually with being electrically insulated.

28, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 11～27, it is characterized in that: described the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22), comprise described heat absorption electrode part (25) that constitutes by tabular and the heat absorption heat-exchanging part (22a) that the heat that this heat absorption electrode part (25) produces is carried out heat exchange;

Described the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) comprise described heat sink electrodes portion (35) that is made of tabular and the heat radiation heat-exchanging part (32a) that the heat that this heat sink electrodes portion (35) produces is carried out heat exchange;

Described heat absorption heat-exchanging part (22a) and described heat radiation heat-exchanging part (32a) are gone up setting at the described the 2nd or the 3rd insulated substrate (21,31), and can combine with described heat absorption electrode part (25) or described heat sink electrodes portion (35) with conducting heat.

29, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 11～28, it is characterized in that: described the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22), adopt and to be divided into a plurality of more than two at least, integrally formed described heat absorption electrode part (25) and described endothermic section (26) on flat sheet material, and go up L font ground at described the 2nd insulated substrate (21) and dispose, described heat absorption electrode part (25) separately is pressed into the substrate aperture that described the 2nd insulated substrate (21) is gone up formation, then along an end face bending of described the 2nd insulated substrate (21), thereby form described heat absorption electrode part (25) respectively, and the structure of combination described heat absorption electrode part (25) separately, simultaneously

Described the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32), adopt and to be divided into a plurality of more than two at least, integrally formed described heat sink electrodes portion (35) and described radiating part (36) on flat sheet material, and go up L font ground at described the 3rd insulated substrate (31) and dispose, described heat sink electrodes portion (35) separately is pressed into the substrate aperture that described the 3rd insulated substrate (31) is gone up formation, then along an end face bending of described the 3rd insulated substrate (31), thereby form described heat sink electrodes portion (35) respectively, and the structure of combination described heat sink electrodes portion (35) separately.

30, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 29, it is characterized in that: described the 1st heat absorption electrod assembly (22), when integrally formed described heat absorption electrode part (25) and described endothermic section (26), do media by connecting portion (223), described heat absorption electrode part (25) continuity ground connection mutually forms a plurality ofly; And

Described the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) when integrally formed described heat sink electrodes portion (35) and described radiating part (36), are done media by connecting portion (323), and described heat sink electrodes portion (35) continuity ground connection mutually forms a plurality ofly.

31, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 11～30, it is characterized in that: use the encapsulant that constitutes by resin material, to described heat absorption electrode base board (20) described the 1st the heat absorption electrod assembly (22) shell and the gap between described the 2nd insulated substrate (21), water processing.

32, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 1～3, it is characterized in that: described thermoelectric element substrate (10), described heat absorption electrode base board (20), described heat sink electrodes substrate (30) and described electrode base board (40), separately any is divided into a plurality of, and their combinations.

33, a kind of thermoelectric conversion arrangement is characterized in that, possesses:

A plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13),

Heat absorption electrode base board (20), this electrode base board (20) that absorbs heat, on the 2nd insulated substrate (21) that constitutes by insulating material, arrange to roughly go plate-like a plurality of the 1st heat absorption electrod assemblies (22) with the heat absorption electrode part (25) that is electrically connected with the described N type thermoelectric element (13) and the described P type thermoelectric element (12) of adjacency configuration and the endothermic section (26) of the heat of being transmitted by this heat absorption electrode part (25) being carried out heat exchange

Heat sink electrodes substrate (30), this heat sink electrodes substrate (30), on the 3rd insulated substrate (31) that constitutes by insulating material, arrange to roughly go plate-like a plurality of have heat sink electrodes portion (35) that is electrically connected with the described P type thermoelectric element (12) and the described N type thermoelectric element (13) of adjacency configuration and the 1st heat sink electrodes parts (32) that the heat of being transmitted by this heat sink electrodes portion (35) carried out the radiating part (36) of heat exchange;

On the some end face in described heat absorption electrode part (25) or described heat sink electrodes portion (35), arrangement is when alternately arranging the thermoelectric element group that described P type thermoelectric element (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13) back constitutes, between described heat absorption electrode base board (20) and described heat sink electrodes substrate (30), clip the combination of thermoelectric element group ground

Thereby make described heat absorption electrode part (25) and constituting described heat absorption electrode base board (20), and formation described heat sink electrodes substrate (30) after making described heat sink electrodes portion (35) and connecting in abutting connection with the described P type thermoelectric element (12) of arrangement and described N type thermoelectric element (13) in abutting connection with the described N type thermoelectric element of arranging (13) and described P type thermoelectric element (12) back of connect.

34, a kind of thermoelectric conversion arrangement is characterized in that: possess:

Thermoelectric element substrate (10), this thermoelectric element substrate (10) on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that constitutes by insulating material, alternately arrange thermoelectric element group that a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) back constitutes and

Electrod assembly (22,32), this electrod assembly (22,32) have form, arrange in abutting connection with the back by flat conductive material with described thermoelectric element substrate (10), with the electrode part (25,35) that described P type thermoelectric element (12) is connected with the electric property of described N type thermoelectric element (13), reach to absorb heat by the heat of this electrode part (25,35) transmission, the heat exchange department (26,36) of heat release;

Make the two ends of the described P type thermoelectric element (12) and the described N type thermoelectric element (13) of adjacency, in series dispose a plurality of described electrod assemblies (22,32) with described electrode part (25,35),

Described electrod assembly (22,32), on the 2nd insulated substrate that constitutes by insulating material (21,31), after roughly go plate-like ground constitutes with a plurality of temporary fixed state configuration one, make separately described electrode part (25,35) simultaneously with the end joined of the described P type thermoelectric element (12) and the described N type thermoelectric element (13) of adjacency.

35, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 34, it is characterized in that: described electrod assembly (22,32), in the substrate aperture that described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) forms, adhesive-applying, after described electrode part (25,35) inserted this substrate aperture, temporary fixed by described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31).

36, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 34, it is characterized in that: described electrod assembly (22,32), described electrode part (25,35) is pressed in the substrate aperture of described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) formation, temporary fixed by described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31).

37, a kind of manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement, it is characterized in that, possess: the assembling procedure of thermoelectric element substrate (10), this operation is sheared P type thermoelectric element (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13), in the substrate aperture that on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that constitutes by insulating material that sets in advance, roughly forms to checkerboard, after replacing the described P type of a plurality of arrangements thermoelectric element (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13), arrange thermoelectric element is set;

The shaping manufacturing procedure, this operation is on flat conductive material, integrally formed have the plane electrode part (25,35) that will be connected in abutting connection with the described P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) and the electric property of described N type thermoelectric element (13) with described thermoelectric element substrate (10), and have to the heat of this electrode part (25,35) transmission absorb heat, the electrod assembly (22,32) of the heat exchange department (26,36) of heat release;

The electrod assembly assembling procedure, this operation is sheared the rear side of the described electrode part (25,35) of the described electrod assembly (22,32) that described shaping manufacturing procedure forms, described electrode part (25,35) is inserted or is pressed in the substrate aperture that roughly go plate-like ground forms on the 2nd insulated substrate (21) that is made of insulating material that sets in advance, under temporary fixed state, roughly the configuration of checkerboard ground is a plurality of; And

Engage operation, this operation with described thermoelectric element substrate (10) in abutting connection with the described P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) and the two ends of described N type thermoelectric element (13), the described electrod assembly (22,32) of described electrod assembly assembling procedure assembling is set, utilize solder then, engage the two ends and the described electrode part (25,35) of described N type thermoelectric element (13).

38, the manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 37, it is characterized in that: described electrod assembly assembling procedure, to directly be configured in the substrate aperture of described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) at the distal portion configuration of described shaping manufacturing procedure and the described electrod assembly (22,32) that forms in described shaping manufacturing procedure.

39, the manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 37, it is characterized in that: described electrod assembly assembling procedure, to described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) form the substrate aperture adhesive-applying, after described electrode part (25,35) inserted this substrate aperture, assemble described electrod assembly (22,32), make it temporary fixed by described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31).

40, the manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 37, it is characterized in that: described electrod assembly assembling procedure, after described electrode part (25,35) being pressed into the substrate aperture of described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) formation, assemble described electrod assembly (22,32), make it temporary fixed by described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31).

41, the manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 37 is characterized in that: described shaping manufacturing procedure, by cut off, crooked, profile blanking, form described electrod assembly (22,32) by the sheet material of coiled type.

42, a kind of thermoelectric conversion arrangement is characterized in that: possess:

Thermoelectric element substrate (10), this thermoelectric element substrate (10) on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that constitutes by insulating material, arrange to be provided with alternately arrange thermoelectric element group that a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) back constitute and

A pair of heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30), this a pair of heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30) the 2nd insulated substrate (21 that is constituting by insulating material, 31) on, roughly go plate-like ground arrange a plurality of have in the both sides of described thermoelectric element substrate (10) dispose relatively, be intended to the electrode part (25 of the plane formation that will be connected with the electric property of described N type thermoelectric element (13) with the described P type thermoelectric element (12) of the adjacent arrangement of described thermoelectric element substrate (10), 35) reach this electrode part (25,35) Chuan Shu heat is absorbed heat, the heat exchange department (26 of heat radiation, 36) electrod assembly (22,32);

Described heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30), with the described P type thermoelectric element (12) of the adjacent arrangement of described electrod assembly (22,32) and the two ends of described N type thermoelectric element (13), doing media by described electrode part (25,35) respectively in series constitutes, and, constitute with described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) one easily described electrod assembly (22,32) is installed and is fixed to the shape formation on described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31).

43, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 42, it is characterized in that: described electrod assembly (22,32), to forming the jut (22a, 32a) of convex with the foreign side of described electrode part (25,35) orthogonal direction, substrate aperture (21a, the 31a) back that this jut (22a, 32a) is pressed into described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) formation is assembled, is fixed, thereby constitutes with described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) one.

44, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 42, it is characterized in that: described electrod assembly (22,32), becoming flat approximate コ font ground forms, its openend is inserted the substrate aperture (21a, 31a) that described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) forms, then along an end face bending of described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31), form described electrode part (25,35) back assembling, fixing, thereby constitute with described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) one.

45, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 42, it is characterized in that: described electrod assembly (22,32), formation comprises the roughly cap shape of the described electrode part (25,35) that is made of blade of a sword shape, this electrode part (25,35) is inserted substrate aperture (21a, the 31a) back of described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) formation and assembled, fix, thereby constitute with described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) one.

46, a kind of thermoelectric conversion arrangement is characterized in that: possess:

Thermoelectric element substrate (10), this thermoelectric element substrate (10) on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that constitutes by insulating material, arrange to be provided with alternately arrange thermoelectric element group that a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) back constitute and

A pair of heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30), this a pair of heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30) the 2nd insulated substrate (21 that is constituting by insulating material, 31) on, roughly go plate-like ground arrange a plurality of have in the both sides of described thermoelectric element substrate (10) dispose relatively, be intended to the electrode part (25 of the plane formation that will be connected with the electric property of described N type thermoelectric element (13) with the described P type thermoelectric element (12) of the adjacent arrangement of described thermoelectric element substrate (10), 35) reach this electrode part (25,35) Chuan Shu heat is absorbed heat, the heat exchange department (26 of heat radiation, 36) the 1st electrod assembly (22,32);

Described heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30), two ends at the described P type thermoelectric element (12) and the described N type thermoelectric element (13) of adjacent arrangement, respectively described electrode part (25,35) is in series constituted, and near the composition surface of this electrode part (25,35) and described P type thermoelectric element (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13), dispose an end face of described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31).

47, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 46, it is characterized in that: described electrode part (25,35) becomes described heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30) of one of described the 1st electrod assembly (22,32) of low temperature side, near the composition surface of described electrode part (25,35) and described P type thermoelectric element (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13), dispose an end face of described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31).

48, as claim 46 or 47 described thermoelectric conversion arrangements, it is characterized in that: described heat absorption/heat sink electrodes substrate (20,30), described electrode part (25,35) and the composition surface of described P type thermoelectric element (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13), preferably from described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) a end face rises, with described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) thickness of slab (t1) and described electrode part (25, configuration in the scope of the outstanding size (L) of thickness of slab 35) (t2) addition, from described the 2nd insulated substrate (21,31) a end face rises, and it is then better to be configured in the inboard.

49, a kind of thermoelectric conversion arrangement is characterized in that: possess:

Thermoelectric element substrate (10), this thermoelectric element substrate (10) are arranged the thermoelectric element group of alternately arranging a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and a plurality of N type thermoelectric elements (13) back formation are set on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that is made of insulating material,

The 2nd electrod assembly (16), the 2nd electrod assembly (16) will be electrically connected in abutting connection with described P type thermoelectric element (12) and the described N type thermoelectric element (13) arranged with described thermoelectric element substrate (10), and

Pair of metal substrate (301,303), this pair of metal substrate (301,303) disposes relatively in the both sides of described thermoelectric element substrate (10), one has the heat exchange department (26) that the heat of described the 2nd electrod assembly (16) transmission is absorbed heat, dispelled the heat, is made of metal material;

In abutting connection with described P type thermoelectric element (12) and the described N type thermoelectric element (13) arranged, do media by described the 2nd electrod assembly (16), in its two ends series connection,

Described metal substrate (301,303), with the relative position of described the 2nd electrod assembly (16), form the insulating barrier (305) that constitutes by insulating material, described the 2nd electrod assembly of joint constitutes (16) in this insulating barrier (305).

50, a kind of thermoelectric conversion arrangement is characterized in that, possesses:

Thermoelectric element group substrate (10), this thermoelectric element group substrate (10) adopt on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that is made of insulating material, arrange the structure of the thermoelectric element group of alternately arranging a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) back formation;

Dull and stereotyped electrod assembly (16), this electrod assembly (16) will electrically in series dispose in abutting connection with the end face of the described P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) and the end face of described N type thermoelectric element (13); And

A plurality of heat-exchanging parts (432), these a plurality of heat-exchanging parts (432), near described electrod assembly (16) and composition surface that described thermoelectric element (12,13) is connected, can combine with described electrod assembly (16) so that the heat that this composition surface is produced is divided into a plurality of heat transfers afterwards with conducting heat.

51, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 50, it is characterized in that: described heat-exchanging part (432), form with the flat board member (432a) of the tabular formation of Boping or by a certain shape in the bar-shaped pin parts (432b) that constitute, and extend from a face of described electrod assembly (16).

52, as claim 50 or 51 described thermoelectric conversion arrangements, it is characterized in that: possess fixed part (431a, 431b), this fixed part (431a, 431b) disposes between described a plurality of heat-exchanging parts (432), is made of the bar-shaped insulating material that will be electrically insulated between them.

53, as each described thermoelectric conversion arrangement of claim 50～52, it is characterized in that: possess fixed part (431c, 431d), this fixed part (431c, 431d) disposes between described a plurality of heat-exchanging parts (432), is made of the insulating material with the flat board of electric property insulation between them.

54, a kind of thermoelectric conversion arrangement is characterized in that: possess:

Thermoelectric element group substrate (10), this thermoelectric element group substrate (10) on the 1st insulated substrate (11) that constitutes by insulating material, arrange alternately arrange thermoelectric element group that a plurality of P type thermoelectric elements (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) back constitute and

Electrode part parts (532), these electrode part parts (532) have the electrode part (535) that is intended to the plane formation that will be electrically connected in abutting connection with the described P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13) with described thermoelectric element group substrate (10), and can to this electrode part (535) conduct heat the heat exchange department (536) of formation;

Described electrode part (535) is used solder to engage with described P type thermoelectric element (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13).

55, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 54 is characterized in that: described heat exchange department (536), the rear side in described electrode part (535) forms the configuration of ground, space towards vertical direction.

56, thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 55, it is characterized in that: described heat exchange department (536), from described electrode part (535) on the plane that foreign side extends, form a certain shape in blind shaped, joint-cutting shape, biasing shape, plane, the pin shape by the processing back that is shaped.

57, a kind of manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement, it is characterized in that, comprise: the shaping manufacturing procedure, this operation is utilized flat electric conducting material, forms to have the plane electrode part (535) that will electrically connect in abutting connection with the P type thermoelectric element of arranging (12) and N type thermoelectric element (13) and reach electrod assembly (532) with the hot heat exchange department that combines of this electrode part (535) (526);

The assembling procedure of thermoelectric element substrate (10), this operation is sheared described P type thermoelectric element (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13), in the substrate aperture that on the insulated substrate that constitutes by insulating material (11), forms to roughly go plate-like in advance, after alternately arranging a plurality of described P type thermoelectric elements (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13), arrange the thermoelectric element group is set; And

Engage operation, this operation is sheared the rear side of the described electrode part (535) of the described electrod assembly (532) that described shaping manufacturing procedure forms, described electrode part (535) is set, so that after connecting the described P type thermoelectric element of arranging with described thermoelectric element substrate (10) adjacency (12) and described N type thermoelectric element (13), engage with solder.

58, the manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 57 is characterized in that: the assembling procedure of described thermoelectric element substrate (10) and described joint operation, and use erecting device to carry out.

59, the manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 57, it is characterized in that: described shaping manufacturing procedure, tabular conductive material to providing with coiled type cuts off, the shaping processing of bending or profile blanking, forms described electrod assembly (532).

60, the manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 57, it is characterized in that: described shaping manufacturing procedure, to flat conductive material, form heat exchange department (526) with corrosion treatment, then it is carried out the shaping processing of bending or profile blanking, form described electrod assembly (532).

61, the manufacture method of thermoelectric conversion arrangement as claimed in claim 57, it is characterized in that: described shaping manufacturing procedure, flat conductive material is carried out extrusion process, form section portion, then, make it form described electrod assembly (532) by the profile blanking.

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