Patent ID: 11903872
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F  H | IPC A  F

Claim 14:
15. A heat transfer assembly, comprising:
a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) assembly which includes a first TEC whose reference side is configured to be positionable in heat transfer relation with a flow of heat transfer liquid and a second TEC whose reference side is configured to be positionable in heat transfer relation with the flow of the heat transfer liquid;
a heat distribution cover assembly which includes a tray assembly, a plurality of heat-conductive tiles and a frame which holds the tray assembly and the plurality of tiles together;
the tray assembly including a first tray having a first opening through which a user side of the first TEC passes and a second tray having a second opening through which a user side of the second TEC passes; and
the plurality of tiles including a thermally-conductive first tile which is in heat transfer relation with the user side of the first TEC and a thermally-conductive second tile which is in heat transfer relation with the user side of the second TEC;
wherein the first and second trays each include tray perimeter rims and the first and second tiles each include tile perimeter rims, and the frame snap-fit or hook-fit holds the first and second trays and the first and second tiles together via the tray and tile perimeter rims, allowing flexing between the tiles along an axis between them.