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US 2018/0003409 A1Published application
Thermoelectric space heaters
OwnerGuoning Yao, Zhixiang Liinventors
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Abstract
Disclosed are various thermoelectric heaters. A thermal transfer component has a first plate attached to a second plate. A heating channel is formed by at least one of the first plate or the second plate of the thermal transfer component. The heating channel is between the first plate and the second plate of the thermal transfer component. A heating element is within the heating channel.
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A thermoelectric heater, comprising:
- a thermal transfer component comprising a first plate attached to a second plate, wherein a surface area of each of the first plate and the second plate comprise a center heating area and an outer insulating area;
- a heating channel formed by the first plate and the second plate of the thermal transfer component, the heating channel being between the first plate and the second plate in the heating area;
- a heating element within the heating channel;
- a plurality of insulating holes in the outer insulating area;
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- a fin in the outer insulating area composing an outer edge of the thermal transfer component.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a thermal transfer component having a height and a width, the thermal transfer component comprising a first plate attached to a second plate;
- a heating channel formed by at least one of the first plate or the second plate of the thermal transfer component, the heating channel that is formed between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the heating channel meanders along at least a portion of the height and the width of the thermal transfer component;
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- a heating element within the channel.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a thermal transfer component comprising a first plate and a second plate;
- a heating channel in a center heating area formed by the first plate and the second plate, wherein the heating channel is between the first plate and the second plate;
- an insulating channel in an insulating area formed by the first plate and the second plate, wherein the insulating channel is between the first plate and the second plate;
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- a first foil sheet and a second foil sheet between the first plate and the second plate that hold a heating element in the heating channel, wherein the first foil sheet and the second foil sheet maintain a gap between the heating element and the heating channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.