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US 11,815,296 B2Granted
Thermoelectric assembly sealing member with metal vapor barrier
AssigneeTE Technology, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Nagy, Zakary S. McLennan, Paul G. Lau
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Abstract
A thermoelectric assembly includes a thermoelectric module having a hot side and a cold side, where a heat sink is coupled with the hot side of the thermoelectric module and a cold sink is coupled with the cold side of the thermoelectric module. A metalized gasket is disposed between the heat sink and the cold sink and extends around a portion of the thermoelectric module. A vapor barrier may be attached to and cover an outer surface of the metalized gasket.
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A thermoelectric assembly comprising:
- a thermoelectric module having a hot side and a cold side;
- a heat sink coupled with the hot side of the thermoelectric module;
- a cold sink coupled with the cold side of the thermoelectric module;
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- a metalized gasket member comprising a first interfacing surface coupled with the heat sink and a second interfacing surface coupled with the cold sink, wherein the metalized gasket member comprises an opening that extends between the first and second interfacing surfaces and that provides an interior space that surrounds a periphery of the thermoelectric module, and wherein at least one of an exterior peripheral surface or an interior peripheral surface of the metalized gasket member that extends between the first and second interfacing surfaces around the metalized gasket member is configured to prevent water vapor from penetrating into the interior space surrounded by the metalized gasket member.
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A thermoelectric assembly comprising:
- a thermoelectric module having a hot side and a cold side;
- a heat sink coupled with the hot side of the thermoelectric module;
- a cold sink coupled with the cold side of the thermoelectric module;
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- a metalized gasket comprising a first interfacing surface coupled with the heat sink and a second interfacing surface coupled with the cold sink, wherein the metalized gasket comprises an opening that extends between the first and second interfacing surfaces and that provides an interior space that surrounds a periphery of the thermoelectric module, and wherein at least one of an exterior peripheral surface or an interior peripheral surface of the metalized gasket that extends between the first and second interfacing surfaces around the metalized gasket is configured to prevent water vapor from penetrating into the interior space surrounded by the metalized gasket, and wherein the metalized gasket comprises a substantially rigid single piece material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.