Patent ID: 9379301
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method for manufacturing a pipe-shaped thermal power generation device, comprising: step (a) of compressing powder of a metal material to provide a first cup-shaped member made of the metal material, wherein: step (b) of compressing powder of a thermoelectric material to provide a second cup-shaped member made of the thermoelectric material, wherein: step (c) of alternately placing a plurality of said first cup-shaped members and a plurality of said second cup-shaped members in repetition to form a pipe having an inner through-hole, wherein: step (d) of sintering the pipe formed in step (c) to obtain the pipe-shaped thermal power generation device, wherein: in step (a), the powder of the metal material is compressed by a compression device; and step (a) includes: