Temperature control device and method for manufacturing the same

A temperature control device comprising:

• a mounting plate for mounting an object to be temperature-controlled;
• a heat exchange plate for the exchange of heat;
• a heat exchange device having a multitude of thermoelectric conversion elements that are sandwiched between said two plates and arranged in a two-dimensional arrangement, and a multitude of electrodes that are electrically connected to the thermoelectric conversion elements and that constitute heat exchange surfaces on both sides thereof;
• wherein said multitude of thermoelectric conversion elements is distributed across substantially an entire temperature control region that covers the region corresponding to the object to be temperature-controlled that is mounted on the mounting plate, and
• wherein the surface of the mounting plate or the heat exchange plate is coated with an insulating material, and the heat exchange surfaces on at least one side of the heat exchange device are adhered to the coated surface.

A temperature control device comprising:

• a mounting plate for mounting an object to be temperature-controlled;
• a heat exchange plate for the exchange of heat;
• a heat exchange device having a multitude of thermoelectric conversion elements that are sandwiched between said two plates and arranged in a two-dimensional arrangement, and a multitude of electrodes that are electrically connected to the thermoelectric conversion elements and that constitute heat exchange surfaces on both sides thereof;
• wherein said multitude of thermoelectric conversion elements is distributed across substantially an entire temperature control region that covers the region corresponding to the object to be temperature-controlled that is mounted on the mounting plate, and
• wherein the heat exchange surfaces on one side of the heat exchange device are attached in a slidable manner to the mounting plate or the heat exchange plate, and the heat exchange surfaces on the other side of the heat exchange device are fixed to the mounting plate or the heat exchange plate.

A temperature control device comprising:

• a mounting plate for mounting an object to be temperature-controlled;
• a heat exchange plate for the exchange of heat;
• a heat exchange device having a multitude of thermoelectric conversion elements that are sandwiched between said two plates and arranged in a two-dimensional arrangement, and a multitude of electrodes that are electrically connected to the thermoelectric conversion elements and that constitute heat exchange surfaces on both sides thereof;
• wherein said multitude of thermoelectric conversion elements is distributed across substantially an entire temperature control region that covers the region corresponding to the object to be temperature-controlled that is mounted on the mounting plate, and
• wherein the mounting plate is a flexible sheet.

A method for manufacturing a temperature control device comprising a mounting plate for mounting an object to be temperature-controlled;

• a heat exchange plate for the exchange of heat;
• a heat exchange device having a multitude of thermoelectric conversion elements that are sandwiched between said two plates and arranged in a two-dimensional arrangement, and a multitude of electrodes that are electrically connected to the thermoelectric conversion elements and that constitute heat exchange surfaces on both sides thereof;
• wherein said multitude of thermoelectric conversion elements is distributed across substantially an entire temperature control region that covers the region corresponding to the object to be temperature-controlled that is mounted on the mounting plate;
• the method comprising:
• a first step of preparing an adhesive sheet, on whose surface a metal foil has been adhered;
• a second step following the first step, in which a pattern is etched into the metal foil on the surface of the adhesive sheet, so as to form electrodes having a predetermined wiring pattern;
• a third step following the second step, in which the adhesive sheet is adhered to one surface of the mounting plate or the heat exchange plate;
• and
• a fourth step following the second step, in which the thermoelectric conversion elements are joined to predetermined positions on the metal foil electrodes.

A method for manufacturing a temperature control device comprising a mounting plate for mounting an object to be temperature-controlled;

• a heat exchange plate for the exchange of heat;
• a heat exchange device having a multitude of thermoelectric conversion elements that are sandwiched between said two plates and arranged in a two-dimensional arrangement, and a multitude of electrodes that are electrically connected to the thermoelectric conversion elements and that constitute heat exchange surfaces on both sides;
• wherein said multitude of thermoelectric conversion elements is distributed across substantially an entire temperature control region that covers the region corresponding to the object to be temperature-controlled that is mounted on the mounting plate;
• the method comprising:
• a first step of preparing an adhesive sheet, on whose surface a metal foil has been adhered;
• a second step of adhering the adhesive sheet to one surface of the mounting plate or the heat exchange plate;
• a third step following the first step and the second step, in which a pattern is etched into the metal foil on the adhesive sheet, so as to form electrodes having a predetermined pattern on the adhesive sheet;
• and
• a fourth step following the third step, in which the thermoelectric conversion elements are connected to predetermined positions on the metal foil electrodes.