Handle comprising a thermoelectric generator
AssigneeSeb S.A.
InventorsJean-Louis Compeau, Benoît Linglin
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Abstract
The invention relates to a handle for a cooking vessel that includes at least one thermoelectric generator thermally connected to a heat sink. The invention is characterised in that the handle has an inner cavity that extends longitudinally over at least one third of the length of the handle, and the heat sink extends longitudinally inside the cavity through at least two thirds of the length thereof.
Claims10
A handle for a cooking vessel or lid comprising at least one thermoelectric generator that is thermally connected to a heat sink, wherein the handle comprises an inner cavity that extends longitudinally across at least one third of a length of the handle and the heat sink extends longitudinally into the inner cavity and across at least two thirds of a length of the inner cavity, and wherein the inner cavity comprises one or more openings that open the inner cavity to an exterior to allow ambient air to cool the heat sink.
A handle for a cooking vessel or lid comprising at least one thermoelectric generator that is thermally connected to a heat sink, wherein the handle comprises an inner cavity that extends longitudinally across at least one third of a length of the handle and the heat sink extends longitudinally into the inner cavity and across at least two thirds of a length of the inner cavity, wherein the heat sink comprises one or more fins, and wherein the fins are heat pipes, and wherein the inner cavity comprises one or more openings that open the inner cavity to an exterior to allow ambient air to cool the heat sink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.