KR102062778B1 - Cooling Apparatus using thermoelectric module - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooling apparatus, and more particularly, to a cooling apparatus using a thermoelectric module for cooling a cooling object using a thermoelectric module. According to the present invention, there is provided a thermoelectric module unit including a thermoelectric module, a first heat exchanger 310 and a second heat exchanger 320 coupled to a heat dissipation unit and a heat absorbing unit of the thermoelectric module, respectively; A housing in which a first heat exchange space is formed for heat exchange with the first heat exchanger 310, and at least one opening 110 is formed to suck air from the outside and flow to the first heat exchanger 310 to be discharged to the outside after heat exchange; 100); An air inlet 210 and an air outlet 220 are formed to form a first heat exchange space for heat exchange with the first heat exchanger 310, and to form the second air flow path P2 in the first heat exchanger 310. It includes a flow path forming housing 200, the air inlet 210 and the air outlet 220 to cool the cooling space of the structure (1) by the air circulation with the structure (1) in which the cooling space to be cooled, The first heat exchange part 310 includes at least one first heat exchange plate 311 fixed to the housing 100 and having one surface thereof in surface contact with the heat dissipation part of the thermoelectric module 300; A plurality of heat pipes 312 having one end coupled to the first heat exchange plate 311 and disposed in parallel with each other; Thermoelectric including a plurality of heat radiation fin member 313 is inserted into the plurality of heat pipes 312 in order to perform heat exchange by air flow along the first air flow path (P1) with the plurality of heat pipes (312) Disclosed is a cooling apparatus using a module.

Description

Cooling device using thermoelectric module {Cooling Apparatus using thermoelectric module}

The present invention relates to a cooling apparatus, and more particularly, to a cooling apparatus using a thermoelectric module for cooling a cooling object using a thermoelectric module.

A thermoelectric module is used as a cooling device or heating device by connecting a plurality of thermoelectric elements having a Peltier effect in which one end generates heat and the other end absorbs when direct current is applied to both ends in series. Refers to the module being

The thermoelectric module is composed of a heat absorbing end portion or a heat generating portion that generates heat, and a heat dissipation member such as a heat dissipation fin or a heat dissipation block is coupled to the heat absorbing portion or the heat generating portion to increase heat transfer efficiency when utilized as a cooling device or a heating device.

However, the conventional cooling device or heating device has a problem that the heat exchange efficiency transferred from the thermoelectric module to the heat dissipation member coupled to the heat transfer block is inferior.

Moreover, the thermoelectric module as described above has a problem in that the efficiency of the thermoelectric module decreases as the time for continuous endothermic and heat dissipation is increased.

Therefore, as disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2013-0085633, a heat exchanger is installed for optimizing air flow in the cooling unit and the heating unit. However, the heating and cooling unit in which the heat is transferred from the thermoelectric module to the heating unit is not optimized. Low heat transfer efficiency has a problem of low cooling efficiency.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cooling device using a thermoelectric module that can be maximized, the manufacturing cost is significantly reduced and the heat transfer efficiency of the thermoelectric module and the heat transfer block to the maximum, in order to solve the above problems. .

The present invention has been created in order to achieve the object of the present invention as described above, the present invention, at least one thermoelectric module 300, the first and the first heat coupled to the heat dissipation portion and the heat absorbing portion of the thermoelectric module 300, respectively. A thermoelectric module unit including a heat exchange unit 310 and a second heat exchange unit 320; A first heat exchange space is formed for heat exchange with the first heat exchange unit 310, and at least one opening 110 is formed to suck air from the outside and flow to the first heat exchange unit 310 to be discharged to the outside after heat exchange. A housing 100; An air inlet 210 and an air outlet 220 are formed to form a second heat exchange space for heat exchange with the second heat exchange part 320, and form the second air flow path P2 in the second heat exchange part 320. And a flow path forming housing 200 in which the air inlet 210 and the air outlet 220 are cooled by the air circulation with the structure 1 in which the cooling space to be cooled is formed. Cooling the space, the first heat exchange unit 310, One or more first heat exchange plate 311 is fixed to the housing 100 and one surface is in surface contact with the heat dissipation portion of the thermoelectric module 300; A plurality of heat pipes 312 having one end coupled to the first heat exchange plate 311 and disposed in parallel with each other; The plurality of heat dissipation fin members 313 are sequentially inserted into the plurality of heat pipes 312 to perform heat exchange by air flow along the first air passage P1 together with the plurality of heat pipes 312. Disclosed is a cooling apparatus using a thermoelectric module comprising a.

The first heat exchange plate 311 includes a plurality of inserts in which each of the plurality of heat pipes 312 is inserted into one surface of the upper and lower surfaces of the first heat exchange plate 311 that is in close contact with the thermoelectric module 300. Grooves 311a may be formed.

The heat pipe 312 may have a flat portion 312a formed to form one surface together with one surface of the first heat exchange plate 311 in a state of being inserted into the insertion groove 311a.

The flat part 312a is formed by being deformed to form one surface together with one surface of the first heat exchange plate 311 in a state where the heat pipe 312 is inserted into the insertion groove 311a, or the heat The pipe 312 may be formed in advance before being inserted into the insertion groove 311a.

The insertion groove 311a may be formed on a surface of the first heat exchange plate 311 that contacts the heat radiating portion of the thermoelectric module 300.

The plurality of heat pipes 312 are further protruded outward from an edge of the first heat exchange plate 311 based on a length direction of the plurality of heat pipes 312, and the heat dissipation fin members 313 are disposed on the heat pipes 312. The plurality of heat pipes 312 may be coupled to a portion that further protrudes outward from an edge of the first heat exchange plate 311.

The housing 100 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape to accommodate the thermoelectric module unit and the flow path forming housing 200.

The opening 111 is positioned on the second side facing the first side surface on which the air inlet 210 and the air outlet 220 are formed, and the upper side and the lower side positioned on the upper side with respect to the first side. It may be formed on at least one of the lower side.

Forming an air flow along the first air flow path (P1) to the heat exchange of the first heat exchange unit 310 by the air flow of the first air flow path (P1) connecting the plurality of openings (110). The first air flow forming unit 140 may be installed on any one of an upper side and a lower side of the first heat exchange unit 310 based on the second side surface.

The plurality of heat dissipation fin members 313 may be stacked in parallel with each other to be perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the heat pipe 312.

The heat dissipation fin member 313 has a main plate 313b and upper and lower ends of the main body plate 313b such that a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the heat pipe 312 forms a 'c' shape. And a top portion 313a and a bottom portion 313c protruding in one direction, and at least one of the top portion 313a and the bottom portion 313c has a coupling portion 313d for coupling with an adjacent heat dissipation fin member 313. Can be.

The coupling part 313d may have an annular shape so as to be further protruded from at least one of the upper end part 313a and the lower end part 313c so as to be caught by the protrusion 313e formed in the adjacent heat dissipation fin member 313.

In the cooling apparatus using the thermoelectric module according to the present invention, the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger are respectively installed in the cooling space of the structure in which the housing for heat dissipation and the cooling space to be cooled are formed and the flow path forming housing circulated with air. By performing the heat exchange there is an advantage that can significantly increase the cooling efficiency.

In addition, the cooling apparatus using the thermoelectric module according to the present invention, there is an advantage to maximize the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchange members by having a plurality of heat exchange members, in particular the heat radiation fin members are arranged in parallel with the flow of the first air flow path.

Furthermore, the cooling apparatus using the thermoelectric module according to the present invention has an advantage of maximizing heat exchange efficiency by installing an air flow forming unit near the first heat exchange unit.

In addition, the cooling device using the thermoelectric module according to the present invention, the heat radiation fin member for increasing heat exchange efficiency in at least one of the heat absorbing portion and the heat dissipating portion of the thermoelectric module, the heat exchange member is bent 'c' It is advantageous in that the heat exchange member is easily manufactured by having a ring shape to protrude from at least one of the upper end portion and the lower end portion so as to be locked to the protrusion formed on the adjacent heat exchange member.

In particular, the heat exchange member is formed of a sheet metal member of a metal material, as shown in Figure 8, by pressing the heat exchange member in order to combine as shown in FIG. .

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cooling device using a thermoelectric module according to the present invention is coupled to a structure having a cooling space.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cooling device of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a side view showing the inside of the cooling device of FIG.
4 is a plan view showing the interior of the cooling apparatus of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view seen from the V-V direction in FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view seen from IV-IV direction in FIG. 3.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an enlarged portion A of FIG. 6.
8 is a perspective view showing an example of a heat exchange member (heat radiating fin member) used in the cooling apparatus of FIG. 1.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a thermoelectric module unit and a first heat exchanger unit of the cooling device of FIG. 1.
FIG. 10 is a plan view of the thermoelectric module unit and the first heat exchanger of the cooling apparatus of FIG. 9 as viewed from above. FIG.
FIG. 11 is a sectional view seen from the XI-XI direction in FIG. 10. FIG.
12 is a bottom view of the cooling device of FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, a cooling apparatus using a thermoelectric module according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Cooling apparatus using a thermoelectric module according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 1 to 12, one or more thermoelectric module 300, the first heat exchange is respectively coupled to the heat dissipation portion and the heat absorbing portion of the thermoelectric module 300 A thermoelectric module unit including a unit 310 and a second heat exchange unit 320; A housing in which a first heat exchange space is formed for heat exchange with the first heat exchanger 310, and at least one opening 110 is formed to suck air from the outside and flow to the first heat exchanger 310 to be discharged to the outside after heat exchange; 100); The air inlet 210 and the air outlet 220 are formed to form a second heat exchange space for heat exchange with the second heat exchanger 320, and form a second air flow path P2 passing through the second heat exchanger 310. The flow path forming housing 200 is formed.

Here, the cooling device according to the present invention is a device that is coupled to the structure (1) having a cooling space to be cooled to cool the cooling space of the structure (1).

The structure (1) is a structure that needs to prevent the temperature rise due to a malfunction occurs when the cooling space constituting the inside there is a temperature rise, it is installed in a high-temperature environment such as power plants, steel mills, deserts, switchboards, control devices, etc. It may be a structure in which electrical and electronic products such as a PCB are installed.

Meanwhile, the air inlet 210 and the air outlet 220 to be described later cool the cooling space of the structure 1 by air circulation with the structure 1 in which the cooling space to be cooled is formed.

The thermoelectric module unit may include one or more thermoelectric modules 300 and a first heat exchanger 310 and a second heat exchanger 320 coupled to the heat dissipation unit and the heat absorbing unit of the thermoelectric module 300, respectively. Configuration is possible.

For example, the one or more thermoelectric modules 300 may be connected to a pair of substrates, a plurality of thermoelectric elements (not shown) installed between the pair of substrates, and a thermoelectric element (not shown) to supply power. It may include a power applying unit (not shown).

In this case, a variety of materials such as metal and ceramic may be used for the substrate, but a ceramic material is preferably used in consideration of thermal expansion.

Here, the pair of substrates function as a heat dissipation unit and one as a heat absorbing unit according to the arrangement of the thermoelectric elements.

In addition, the thermoelectric module 300 is preferably installed in plural in consideration of cooling or heating capacity, such as two or four for the convenience of manufacturing, in order to prevent the parts other than the power supply unit from being exposed to the outside, It may be inserted into each of the openings formed in the heat insulating member 301 such as styrofoam.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2, a plurality of thermoelectric modules 300 may be installed along a direction of the first air flow path P1 to which a thermoelectric module 300 having a planar shape is formed in a rectangle. The thermoelectric module formed in a rectangular shape may be inserted into an opening formed in the heat insulating member 301 so as to prevent portions other than the power applying unit from being exposed to the outside.

The first heat exchange part 310 and the second heat exchange part 320 may be coupled to the heat dissipation part and the heat absorbing part of the thermoelectric module 300, respectively, and formed in the housing 100 and the flow path forming housing 200 which will be described later. Various configurations are possible as the configuration for heat exchange with the air flowing along the first air passage (P1) and the second air passage (P2).

In particular, the first heat exchanger 310 and the second heat exchanger 320 may have various structures according to a heat exchange method.

For example, the first heat exchange part 310 may include one or more first heat exchange plates 311 fixed to the housing 100 and having one surface thereof in surface contact with the heat dissipation part of the thermoelectric module 300; A plurality of heat pipes 312 having one end coupled to the first heat exchange plate 311 and disposed in parallel with each other; A plurality of heat dissipation fin members 313 inserted into the plurality of heat pipes 312 sequentially and performing heat exchange by air flow along the first air passage P1 together with the plurality of heat pipes 312. Can be.

The one or more first heat exchange plates 311 are fixed to the housing 100 and one surface thereof is in surface contact with the heat dissipating portion of the thermoelectric module 300, and thus various configurations are possible.

The first heat exchange plate 311 is a member fixed to the first housing 100 and one surface of the first heat exchange plate 311 is in surface contact with the heat dissipation portion of the thermoelectric module 300, and a metal material such as aluminum and copper having a high heat transfer rate is preferably used. .

Meanwhile, the first heat exchange plate 311 may include a plurality of insertion grooves in which each of the plurality of heat pipes 312 is inserted into one surface of the upper and lower surfaces of the first heat exchange plate 311 that is in close contact with the thermoelectric module 300. 311a) may be formed.

The insertion groove 311a is formed on one surface of the upper and lower surfaces of the first heat exchange plate 311 so as to be in close contact with the thermoelectric module 300 so that each of the plurality of heat pipes 312 may be inserted by various methods. Can be formed.

In particular, the insertion groove 311a, the heat pipe 312 is in direct contact with the heat dissipating portion of the thermoelectric module 300, the thermoelectric module 300 in order to efficiently perform heat exchange with the heat dissipating portion of the thermoelectric module 300 It is preferably formed on the surface in close contact with the heat radiating portion of the.

As described above, the heat pipe 312 is coupled to one surface that is in close contact with the thermoelectric module 300, the heat pipe 312 is in direct contact with the heat radiating portion of the thermoelectric module 300 and the heat radiating portion of the thermoelectric module 300 By efficiently performing the heat exchange of the cooling efficiency of the cooling apparatus according to the present invention can be greatly improved.

The plurality of heat pipes 312, one end is coupled to the first heat exchange plate 311 and arranged in parallel with each other can be used as long as the heat pipe.

Here, the heat pipe 312 may have a rod shape having a long length as a commodity, and may have various shapes such as a straight line, a curved line, and a '-' shape according to the structure of the first heat exchange part 310.

On the other hand, the heat pipe 312, it is preferable that the flat portion 312a is formed to form one surface with one surface of the first heat exchange plate 311 in the state inserted into the insertion groove (311a).

The planar portion 312a may be formed as a part of the heat pipe 312 having a circular or polygonal cross-section so that the heat pipe 312 may be inserted into the insertion groove 311a of the first heat exchange plate 311. By forming one surface, the contact area between the first heat exchange plate 311 and the heat dissipation unit of the thermoelectric module 300 can be increased to greatly improve the cooling efficiency of the cooling apparatus according to the present invention.

In particular, the heat pipe 312 is effectively coupled to one surface closely contacted with the thermoelectric module 300 by the flat part 312a so that the heat pipe 312 is in direct contact with the heat dissipation part of the thermoelectric module 300 and the thermoelectric module 300 Efficient heat exchange with the heat dissipation portion of the) can greatly improve the cooling efficiency of the cooling apparatus according to the present invention.

That is, when the heat pipe 312 is coupled to one surface of the first heat exchange plate 311 that is in close contact with the heat dissipation portion of the thermoelectric module 300, the first heat exchange plate 311 by the cylindrical heat pipe 312 and The contact area between the heat dissipating parts of the thermoelectric module 300 is reduced, and the heat pipe 312 is effectively coupled to one surface of the heat pipe 312 closely contacted with the thermoelectric module 300 by the flat part 312a. Direct contact with the heat dissipation part of the 300 and heat exchange with the heat dissipation part of the thermoelectric module 300 can be efficiently performed.

The planar portion 312a may be formed by being deformed to form one surface together with one surface of the first heat exchange plate 311 in a state in which the heat pipe 312 is inserted into the insertion groove 311a, or the heat pipe 312. ) May be formed in a portion of the heat pipe 312 by various methods, such as being formed in advance before being inserted into the insertion groove (311a).

The plurality of heat pipes 312 may further protrude outward from an edge of the first heat exchange plate 311 based on the length direction of the plurality of heat pipes 312.

At this time, the heat dissipation fin members 313 to be described later are preferably coupled at a portion further protruding outward from an edge of the first heat exchange plate 311 of the plurality of heat pipes 312.

As a more specific embodiment, the heat dissipation fin members 313 may be installed to further protrude outward in pairs from side edges facing each other based on the first heat exchange plate 311 having a rectangular planar shape.

Meanwhile, the longitudinal direction of the heat dissipation fin members 313 may be disposed in a direction parallel to the top and bottom surfaces of the first heat exchange plate 311.

The plurality of heat dissipation fin members 313 are sequentially inserted into the plurality of heat pipes 312 to perform heat exchange by air flow along the first air flow path P1 together with the plurality of heat pipes 312. Various configurations are possible.

For example, the plurality of heat dissipation fin members 313 may be vertically stacked in parallel with each other in a vertical direction of the heat pipe 312.

In addition, the heat dissipation fin member 313 is formed on the upper and lower ends of the main body plate 313b and the main body plate 313b such that a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the heat pipe 312 forms a 'c' shape. It may include an upper end 313a and a lower end 313c protruding in one direction.

Meanwhile, at least one of the upper end part 313a and the lower end part 313c may include a coupling part 313d for coupling with an adjacent heat dissipation fin member 313.

The coupling part 313d is formed on at least one of the upper end part 313a and the lower end part 313c and is configured to couple with the adjacent heat dissipation fin member 313. Various configurations are possible according to the coupling structure.

As an example, the coupling part 313d may further have an annular shape to protrude from at least one of the upper end part 313a and the lower end part 313c so as to be caught by the protrusion part 313e formed in the adjacent heat dissipation fin member 313. .

The heat exchange member having a configuration as described above, that is, the heat radiation fin member 313 may be simply fitted by pressing against the adjacent heat exchange member 313 by the structure of the coupling portion 313d after being formed by press working or the like.

By assembling a plurality of heat exchange members 313 sequentially by the simple assembly as described above, the assembly is easy and the heat exchange with the air and the first heat exchange plate 311 is easy to combine.

Meanwhile, the plurality of heat dissipation fin members 313 may be perpendicular to the length direction of the heat pipe 312 and may be stacked in parallel with each other.

Meanwhile, the second heat exchange part 320 may be configured in various ways according to a heat exchange method, and may have the same or similar structure as the first heat exchange part 310 described above.

For example, the second heat exchange part 320 may include a second heat exchange plate 321 having one surface thereof in surface contact with an endothermic portion of the thermoelectric module 300; It may include a plurality of heat exchange members 322 coupled to the other surface of the second heat exchange plate 321 to perform heat exchange by air flow along the second air flow path P2.

The second heat exchange plate 321 is a member which is fixed to the flow path forming housing 200 and one surface thereof is in surface contact with the heat absorbing portion of the thermoelectric module 300, and a metal material such as aluminum and copper having a high heat transfer rate is preferably used. .

The plurality of heat exchange members 322 are coupled to the other surface of the second heat exchange plate 321 to perform heat exchange by air flow along the second air flow path P2. Various configurations may be possible according to a heat exchange method. .

For example, the plurality of heat exchange members 322 may be stacked in a direction parallel to the other surface of the second heat exchange plate 321 as a plate-like member.

In particular, the heat exchange member 322, as shown in Figure 8, the main plate 322b and the body plate, so that the cross section in the normal direction of the other surface of the second heat exchange plate 321 to form a '' ' A top portion 322a and a bottom portion 322c protruding in one direction on the top and bottom of the 322b, and at least one of the top portion 322a and the bottom portion 322c is coupled to the adjacent heat exchange member 322. The unit 323 may be formed.

The coupling part 323 is formed on at least one of the upper end portion 322a and the lower end portion 322c of the body plate 322b and is configured to couple with the adjacent heat exchange member 322. It is possible.

As an example, the coupling part 323 is configured to have an annular shape so as to be further protruded from at least one of the upper end part 322a and the lower end part 322c so as to be caught by the protrusion part 324 formed in the adjacent heat exchange member 322. Can be.

The heat exchange member 322 having the configuration as described above may be simply fitted by pressing the adjacent heat exchange member 322 by the structure of the coupling portion 323 after being formed by press working or the like.

By assembling the plurality of heat exchange members 322 sequentially by the simple assembly operation as described above, the assembly is easy, and heat exchange with air and coupling with the second heat exchange plate 321 are easy.

Meanwhile, the lower end portion 322c of the heat exchange member 322 may be coupled to the second heat exchange plate 321 through brazing or the like.

In addition, the heat exchange member 322, the body plate 322b may be coupled to make a perpendicular to the other surface of the second heat exchange plate 321.

On the other hand, the second heat exchange part 310, the second heat exchange plate 321, the first heat exchange part (protrusion formed in a position corresponding to the thermoelectric module 300, the surface contact with the thermoelectric module 300 ( 310 may be additionally installed.

The first heat exchange part 310 is protruded at a position corresponding to the thermoelectric module 300 so as to maintain a sufficient distance from the first heat exchange plate 311 described above with respect to the second heat exchange plate 321. Various configurations are possible as the configuration in surface contact with the module 300.

For example, the first heat exchange part 310 may protrude in a position where the thermoelectric module 300 is in surface contact with the thermoelectric module 300, and at least a part thereof may be inserted into the heat insulating member 301. .

Meanwhile, the second heat exchange plate 321 maintains a sufficient distance from the first heat exchange plate 311 to the second heat exchange plate 321 by forming the first heat exchange part 310, that is, the first heat exchange plate. 311, the thickness of the thermoelectric module 300 and the second heat exchange plate 321 may be increased so that an upper end of the flow path forming housing 330 to be described later may be stably fixed to the side surface of the second heat exchange plate 321. .

On the other hand, unlike the structure described above in the first heat exchange plate 311, of course, the structure of the heat radiation fin member 323 coupled to the second heat exchange plate 321 may be used.

The housing 100 forms an internal space for accommodating the first heat exchanger 310, and sucks air from the outside to flow to the first heat exchanger 310 to be discharged to the outside after heat exchange. ) Can be formed in various configurations.

For example, the housing 100 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape to accommodate the thermoelectric module part and the flow path forming housing 200.

The opening 111 has a second side surface 102 opposite to the first side surface on which the air inlet 210 and the air outlet 220 are formed, and the upper side and the lower side positioned on the first side. It may be formed on at least one of the lower side 101 located in.

As described above, when the opening 111 is formed in the first side and the lower side 101, the first air flow path (P1) is introduced to the air flows into the first side and discharged to the lower side, or vice versa This has the advantage that the heat exchange can be maximized while making the overall device compact in size.

The opening 111 forms an inner space for accommodating the first heat exchanger 310, and sucks air from the outside to flow to the first heat exchanger 310 to be discharged to the outside after heat exchange. In the configuration to be formed, the structure of the first heat exchanger, the number and position thereof, etc. can be various configurations depending on the design and design.

Then, the air flow along the first air flow path (P1) to form a heat exchange of the first heat exchange unit 310 by the air flow of the first air flow path (P1) connecting the plurality of openings (110) The first air flow forming unit 140 may be installed on any one of an upper side and a lower side of the first heat exchange unit 310 based on the second side surface.

The first air flow forming unit 140 is configured to form an air flow in the first air flow path P1 so that heat exchange of the first heat exchange part 310 is possible, and various configurations are possible.

The first air flow forming unit 140 may have various configurations such as a fan as a configuration for forming air flow.

Meanwhile, the housing 100 may be provided with a separate support member 130 for fixing and installing the first air flow forming unit 140.

The support member 130 may be installed in the housing 100 and may have various configurations such as various members such as a bracket used as a configuration for fixing and supporting the first air flow forming unit 140.

In addition, the support member 130 may be coupled to the air guide member for the smooth formation of the first air flow path (P1) in addition to the fixing and support of the first air flow forming unit 140.

Meanwhile, the housing 100 may be formed by a plurality of plates, a frame member, and the like, and as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper housing 110 and the upper housing 110 formed by the plurality of plate materials. In combination with the thermoelectric module unit and the flow path forming housing 200 can be accommodated.

On the other hand, the housing 100 is opened at the bottom side so that the flow path forming housing 200 to be described later may be installed therein, and corresponds to the first side surface on which the air inlet 210 and the air outlet 220 are formed. The part may be coupled to the cover member 120 having the inlet 121 and the outlet 122 is formed.

The cover member 120 is a member that is coupled to isolate the internal space of the housing 100 from the outside after the flow path forming housing 200 to be described later is installed therein, according to the opening structure and shape of the housing 100. It may have various structures and shapes.

The flow path forming housing 330 is configured to form a second air flow path P2 such that the air sucked through the air inlet 210 flows through the second heat exchange part 320 to the air outlet 220. Any configuration can be used as long as it is a configuration for formation.

For example, the flow path forming housing 330 may have an upper side such that the second heat exchange plate 321 and the second heat exchange part 320 coupled thereto may be penetrated into the flow path forming housing 330. An opening and an air inlet 210 and an air outlet 220 may be formed at the lower side.

In addition, the flow path forming housing 330 allows the second air flow path P2 to have an inverted 'U' shape connecting the air inlet 210 and the air outlet 220 to form a smooth air flow. This is preferable.

In addition, at least one of the air inlet 210 and the air outlet 220 may include a second air flow forming unit 340 for increasing the air flow rate of the second air flow path P2.

The second air flow forming unit 340 may have various configurations such as a fan as a configuration for forming air flow.

On the other hand, the housing 100, in particular, the cover member 120, a bracket 123 for supporting and fixing the second air flow forming unit 340 may be installed.

Since the above has just been described with respect to some of the preferred embodiments that can be implemented by the present invention, the scope of the present invention, as is well known, should not be construed as limited to the above embodiments, the present invention described above It will be said that both the technical idea and the technical idea which together with the base are included in the scope of the present invention.

100: first housing 200: second housing
310: first heat exchanger 320: second heat exchanger
300: thermoelectric module

Claims (13)

A thermoelectric module part including at least one thermoelectric module 300 and a first heat exchange part 310 and a second heat exchange part 320 respectively coupled to the heat dissipation part and the heat absorbing part of the thermoelectric module 300;
A first heat exchange space is formed for heat exchange with the first heat exchange part 310, and the air is sucked from the outside to flow into the first heat exchange part 310 to discharge the first air flow path P1 discharged to the outside. A housing 100 in which one or more openings 110 are formed to form;
An air inlet 210 and an air outlet 220 are formed to form a second heat exchange space for heat exchange with the second heat exchange part 320, and form the second air flow path P2 in the second heat exchange part 320. Is formed and includes a flow path housing (200),
The air inlet 210 and the air outlet 220 to cool the cooling space of the structure (1) by the air circulation with the structure (1) formed a cooling space to be cooled,
The first heat exchange unit 310,
One or more first heat exchange plates 311 fixed to the housing 100 and having one surface thereof in surface contact with the heat dissipating portion of the thermoelectric module 300;
A plurality of heat pipes 312 having one end coupled to the first heat exchange plate 311 and disposed in parallel with each other;
The plurality of heat dissipation fin members 313 are sequentially inserted into the plurality of heat pipes 312 to perform heat exchange by air flow along the first air passage P1 together with the plurality of heat pipes 312. Include,
The first heat exchange plate 311 is,
A plurality of insertion grooves 311a into which each of the plurality of heat pipes 312 are inserted are formed on one surface of the upper and lower surfaces of the first heat exchange plate 311 that are in close contact with the thermoelectric module 300.
The heat pipe 312 has a flat portion 312a formed to form one surface together with one surface of the first heat exchange plate 311 in a state of being inserted into the insertion groove 311a.
The insertion groove (311a) is a cooling device using a thermoelectric module, characterized in that formed on the surface in contact with the heat dissipation portion of the thermoelectric module 300 of the first heat exchange plate (311). A thermoelectric module part including at least one thermoelectric module 300 and a first heat exchange part 310 and a second heat exchange part 320 respectively coupled to the heat dissipation part and the heat absorbing part of the thermoelectric module 300;
A first heat exchange space is formed for heat exchange with the first heat exchange part 310, and the air is sucked from the outside to flow into the first heat exchange part 310 to discharge the first air flow path P1 discharged to the outside. A housing 100 in which one or more openings 110 are formed to form;
An air inlet 210 and an air outlet 220 are formed to form a second heat exchange space for heat exchange with the second heat exchange part 320, and form the second air flow path P2 in the second heat exchange part 320. Is formed and includes a flow path housing (200),
The air inlet 210 and the air outlet 220 to cool the cooling space of the structure (1) by the air circulation with the structure (1) formed a cooling space to be cooled,
The first heat exchange unit 310,
One or more first heat exchange plates 311 fixed to the housing 100 and having one surface thereof in surface contact with the heat dissipating portion of the thermoelectric module 300;
A plurality of heat pipes 312 having one end coupled to the first heat exchange plate 311 and disposed in parallel with each other;
The plurality of heat dissipation fin members 313 are sequentially inserted into the plurality of heat pipes 312 to perform heat exchange by air flow along the first air passage P1 together with the plurality of heat pipes 312. Include,
The plurality of heat dissipation fin members 313 are vertically stacked in parallel with each other in a vertical direction of the heat pipe 312,
The heat dissipation fin member 313 has a main plate 313b and upper and lower ends of the main body plate 313b such that a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the heat pipe 312 forms a 'c' shape. It includes a top portion 313a and a lower portion 313c protruding in one direction,
At least one of the upper end portion 313a and the lower end portion 313c has a coupling portion 313d for coupling with an adjacent heat dissipation fin member 313,
The coupling portion 313d has a ring shape to protrude from at least one of the upper end portion 313a and the lower end portion 313c so as to be engaged with the protrusion 313e formed in the adjacent heat dissipation fin member 313. Cooling system using module. The method according to claim 2,
The first heat exchange plate 311 is,
A plurality of insertion grooves (311a) for inserting each of the plurality of heat pipes 312 is formed on one surface of the upper and lower surfaces of the first heat exchange plate 311 in close contact with the thermoelectric module 300 Cooling device using thermoelectric module. The method according to claim 3,
The heat pipe 312 is a thermoelectric module, characterized in that the planar portion (312a) is formed to form one surface with one surface of the first heat exchange plate (311) in the state inserted into the insertion groove (311a) Used chiller. The method according to any one of claims 1 and 4,
The flat part 312a is formed by being deformed to form one surface together with one surface of the first heat exchange plate 311 in a state where the heat pipe 312 is inserted into the insertion groove 311a, or the heat Cooling apparatus using a thermoelectric module, characterized in that formed before the pipe 312 is inserted into the insertion groove (311a). The method according to claim 4,
The insertion groove (311a), the cooling device using a thermoelectric module, characterized in that formed on the surface in contact with the heat dissipation portion of the thermoelectric module 300 of the first heat exchange plate (311). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The plurality of heat pipes 312 are further protruded outward from an edge of the first heat exchange plate 311 with respect to the longitudinal direction of the plurality of heat pipes 312,
The heat dissipation fin member (313) is a cooling device using a thermoelectric module, characterized in that coupled to the portion further protruded outward from the edge of the first heat exchange plate (311) of the plurality of heat pipes (312). The method according to claim 7,
The housing (100) is a cooling device using a thermoelectric module, characterized in that it has a rectangular parallelepiped shape to accommodate the thermoelectric module unit and the flow path forming housing (200). The method according to claim 8,
The opening 110 is positioned on the second side facing the first side surface on which the air inlet 210 and the air outlet 220 are formed, and the upper side and the lower side positioned on the upper side with respect to the first side surface. Cooling apparatus using a thermoelectric module, characterized in that formed on at least one of the lower side. The method according to claim 9,
Forming an air flow along the first air flow path (P1) to the heat exchange of the first heat exchange unit 310 by the air flow of the first air flow path (P1) connecting the plurality of openings (110). Cooling apparatus using a thermoelectric module, characterized in that the first air flow forming unit 140 is installed on any one of the upper side and the lower side of the first heat exchange unit 310 based on the second side surface. The method according to claim 1,
The plurality of heat radiation fin members 313,
Cooling apparatus using a thermoelectric module, characterized in that stacked in parallel to each other in a perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the heat pipe (312). The method according to claim 11,
The heat dissipation fin member 313,
The main plate 313b and the upper end portion 313a protruding in one direction on the upper and lower ends of the main body plate 313b such that the cross section in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the heat pipe 312 forms a 'c' shape. And a lower portion 313c,
At least one of the upper end portion (313a) and the lower end portion (313c) is a cooling device using a thermoelectric module, characterized in that the coupling portion (313d) for coupling with the adjacent heat radiating fin member (313) is formed. The method according to claim 12,
The coupling portion 313d has a ring shape to protrude from at least one of the upper end portion 313a and the lower end portion 313c so as to be engaged with the protrusion 313e formed in the adjacent heat dissipation fin member 313. Cooling system using module.

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