US 12,193,331 B2 · Thermoelectric module

Abstract

A thermoelectric module may comprise: a first metal support; a first heat conductive layer; a second heat conductive layer and formed from a resin composition; a plurality of first electrodes arranged on the second heat conductive layer; a plurality of P-type thermoelectric legs and a plurality of N-type thermoelectric legs alternately arranged on the plurality of first electrodes; a plurality of second electrodes arranged on the plurality of P-type thermoelectric legs and the plurality of N-type thermoelectric legs; a third heat conductive layer arranged on the plurality of second electrodes, and made from the same resin composition as the resin composition that forms the first heat conductive layer; and a second metal support arranged on the third heat conductive layer, wherein the second heat conductive layer is arranged to encompass an upper surface of the first heat conductive layer and a side surface of the first heat conductive layer.

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Dependent claims

A thermoelectric element comprising:

a first metal substrate;
a first resin layer disposed on the first metal substrate;
a second resin layer disposed on the first resin layer;
a first electrode disposed on the second resin layer such that the second resin layer is between the first resin layer and the first electrode;
a semiconductor structure disposed on the first electrode;
and
a second metal substrate disposed on the semiconductor structure,
wherein the second resin layer includes a first area between the first electrode and the first resin layer and a second area other than the first area,
wherein a maximum thickness of the second area is larger than a maximum thickness of the first resin layer, and
wherein the second area of the second resin layer includes a section whose thickness becomes thinner as the section extends away from a side surface of the first electrode.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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