Patent ID: 9714778
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A47J,B67D,F25B,F25D

Claim:
1. A thermoelectric cooling apparatus comprising: a cold plate; a heat sink associated with the cold plate, the heat sink having one or more fins that extend in an axial direction; a Peltier element associated with the cold plate and the heat sink, wherein the Peltier element is arranged below the cold plate along the axial direction and in contact with the cold plate, and the heat sink is arranged below the Peltier element along the axial direction, the heat sink having an upper surface that is in contact with the Peltier element and a bottom surface from which the one or more fins extend downwardly; a fan arranged below the fins of the heat sink along the axial direction, the fan having blades that spin in a circumferential direction, and being configured to move air with respect to the one or more fins of the heat sink in a radial direction that is substantially perpendicular to the axial direction; and a body arranged around the fan, wherein the body includes one or more posts that extend upward axially through one or more corresponding openings in the heat sink, the one or more posts having a bottom end associated with the body and a top end that contacts the cold plate such that any axial load on the cold plate is substantially transferred to the body instead of the Peltier element or heat sink.