Heat exchanger with thermoelectric elements

Abstract

A heat exchanger apparatus with thermoelectric elements may include a heat-absorbing pipe that transfers heat from one side to another side thereof, a pair of thermoelectric elements that may be provided on the another side of the heat-absorbing pipe opposed to each other with respect to the heat-absorbing pipe, each of the thermoelectric elements having a heat-absorbing surface in contact with the heat-absorbing pipe, a pair of heat-discharging pipes, each of the heat-discharging pipes having a surface in contact with a heat-discharging surface of the respective thermoelectric element on one side thereof, and heat exchanging members provided on the one side of the heat-absorbing pipe and on another side of the heat-discharging pipes.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A heat exchanger apparatus with thermoelectric elements, comprising:
 a heat-absorbing pipe that transfers heat from one side to another side thereof;   a pair of thermoelectric elements that are provided on the another side of the heat-absorbing pipe opposed to each other with respect to the heat-absorbing pipe, each of the thermoelectric elements having a heat-absorbing surface in contact with the heat-absorbing pipe;   a pair of heat-discharging pipes, each of the heat-discharging pipes having a surface in contact with a heat-discharging surface of the respective thermoelectric element on one side thereof; and   heat exchanging members provided on the one side of the heat-absorbing pipe and on another side of the heat-discharging pipes.   
     
     
         2 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the heat-absorbing pipe and the heat-discharging pipes have a plate shape. 
     
     
         3 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the another side of the heat-absorbing pipe is at least level with or higher than the one side thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of the heat-discharging pipes are symmetric to each other with respect to the heat-absorbing pipe such that the heat-discharging pipes face each other to the another side of the heat-absorbing pipe. 
     
     
         5 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the another side of the heat-discharging pipe is at least level with or higher than the one side thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanging members are heat exchanging fins. 
     
     
         7 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein heat exchanging fins come in contact with two surfaces of the heat-absorbing pipe on the one side thereof, as the heat exchanging members. 
     
     
         8 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein heat exchanging fins come in contact with two surfaces of the heat-discharging pipes on the another side thereof, as the heat exchanging members, wherein adjacent heat-discharging pipes share the heat exchanging fins therebetween. 
     
     
         9 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a heat-discharging duct is connected to a front of the heat-discharging pipes and a heat-absorbing duct is connected to a front of the heat-absorbing pipe. 
     
     
         10 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the heat-discharging pipes and the heat-absorbing pipe form a right angle therebetween. 
     
     
         11 . A heat exchanger apparatus with thermoelectric elements configured with heat exchanging modules arranged in parallel, each of the heat exchanging modules comprising:
 a heat-absorbing pipe that transfers heat from one side to another side thereof;   a pair of thermoelectric elements that are provided on the another side of the heat-absorbing pipe opposed to each other with respect to the heat-absorbing pipe, each of the thermoelectric elements having a heat-absorbing surface in contact with the heat-absorbing pipe;   a pair of heat-discharging pipes, each of the heat-discharging pipes having a surface in contact with a heat-discharging surface of the respective thermoelectric elements on one side thereof; and   heat exchanging members provided on the one side of the heat-absorbing pipe and on the another side of the heat-discharging pipe.   
     
     
         12 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein adjacent heat exchanging modules have a heat transfer weight part between facing surfaces on one side of adjacent heat-discharging pipes. 
     
     
         13 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein adjacent heat exchanging modules share the heat exchanging members between facing surfaces on one side of adjacent heat-absorbing pipes. 
     
     
         14 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein adjacent heat exchanging modules share the heat exchanging members between facing surfaces on another side of adjacent heat-discharging pipes. 
     
     
         15 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the one side of the heat-absorbing pipe is lower than the another side thereof and the thermoelectric elements are connected on another side, and the one side of the heat-discharging pipes is lower than another side thereof and the thermoelectric elements are connected on the one side. 
     
     
         16 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein a heat-discharging duct is connected to a front of the heat-discharging pipes and a heat-absorbing duct is connected to a front of the heat-absorbing pipe. 
     
     
         17 . The heat exchanger apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the heat-discharging pipes and the heat-absorbing pipe form a right angle therebetween.