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US 11,508,894 B2Granted
Thermoelectric element
AssigneeLG Innotek Co., Ltd.
InventorMyoung Seok Sung
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Abstract
One embodiment discloses a thermoelectric element comprising: a first substrate; a plurality of thermoelectric legs disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate disposed on the plurality of thermoelectric legs above the first substrate; electrodes including a plurality of first electrodes disposed between the first substrate and the plurality of thermoelectric legs and a plurality of second electrodes disposed between the second substrate and the plurality of thermoelectric legs; and a first reinforcing part disposed on the lower surface and a portion of the side surface of the first substrate.
Claims16
A thermoelectric element comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a thermoelectric leg disposed on the first substrate;
- a second substrate disposed on the thermoelectric leg;
- a first electrode disposed between the first substrate and the thermoelectric leg;
- a second electrode disposed between the second substrate and the thermoelectric leg;
- and
- a first reinforcement disposed on a lower surface and a part of at least one side surface of the first substrate, wherein the first reinforcement includes:
- a lower surface reinforcement disposed on the lower surface of the first substrate;
- and
- a side surface reinforcement extending from the lower surface reinforcement and disposed on the at least one side surface of the first substrate,
- wherein the lower surface reinforcement includes:
- a first layer disposed on the lower surface of the first substrate;
- a second layer disposed on the first layer such that the first layer is between the lower surface of the first substrate and the second layer;
- a third layer disposed on the second layer such that the second layer is between the third layer and the first layer, and
- wherein the side surface reinforcement is only the first layer which is extended from the first layer of the lower surface reinforcement,
- wherein the first layer is a first metal layer disposed on the lower surface and the side surface of the first substrate, and the second layer is a second metal layer disposed on a lower surface of the first metal layer.
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A thermoelectric element comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a thermoelectric leg disposed on the first substrate;
- a second substrate disposed on the thermoelectric leg;
- a first electrode disposed between the first substrate and the thermoelectric leg;
- a second electrode disposed between the second substrate and the thermoelectric leg;
- and
- a first reinforcement disposed on a lower surface and a part of at least one side surface of the first substrate, wherein the first reinforcement includes:
- a lower surface reinforcement disposed on the lower surface of the first substrate;
- and
- a side surface reinforcement extending from the lower surface reinforcement and disposed on the at least one side surface of the first substrate,
- wherein the lower surface reinforcement includes:
- a first layer disposed on the lower surface of the first substrate;
- a second layer disposed on the first layer such that the first layer is between the lower surface of the first substrate and the second layer;
- a third layer disposed on the second layer such that the second layer is between the third layer and the first layer, and
- wherein the side surface reinforcement is only the first layer which is extended from the first layer of the lower surface reinforcement, wherein:
- the at least one side surface of the first substrate includes a short side surface and a long side surface;
- and
- a width of the long side surface is more than or equal to a total width of the side surface reinforcement disposed on the long side surface.
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A thermoelectric element comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a thermoelectric leg disposed on the first substrate;
- a second substrate disposed on the thermoelectric leg;
- a first electrode disposed between the first substrate and the thermoelectric leg;
- a second electrode disposed between the second substrate and the thermoelectric leg;
- and
- a first reinforcement disposed on a lower surface and a part of at least one side surface of the first substrate, wherein the first reinforcement includes:
- a lower surface reinforcement disposed on the lower surface of the first substrate;
- and
- a side surface reinforcement extending from the lower surface reinforcement and disposed on the at least one side surface of the first substrate,
- wherein the lower surface reinforcement includes:
- a first layer disposed on the lower surface of the first substrate;
- a second layer disposed on the first layer such that the first layer is between the lower surface of the first substrate and the second layer;
- a third layer disposed on the second layer such that the second layer is between the third layer and the first layer, and
- wherein the side surface reinforcement is only the first layer which is extended from the first layer of the lower surface reinforcement, wherein:
- the first layer is made of copper;
- the second layer is made of nickel;
- and
- the third layer is made of gold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.