Patent ID: 9144180
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: F25B,F25D,H01L,H05K

Abstract:
1. A heat pump, comprising: a surround and spacer (SAS) structure comprising a wall defining a first open side and a second open side; an interconnect board enclosed within the SAS structure, the interconnect board comprising one or more openings from a first surface of the interconnect board to a second surface of the interconnect board, the one or more openings defining locations at which a plurality of thermoelectric modules are to be mounted on the interconnect board; the plurality of thermoelectric modules mounted on the interconnect board at the locations defined by the one or more openings, each thermoelectric module of the plurality of thermoelectric modules having a first side and a second side; a hot-side heat spreader that is in thermal contact with the first side of each thermoelectric module of the plurality of thermoelectric modules; and a cold-side heat spreader that is in thermal contact with the second side of each thermoelectric module of the plurality of thermoelectric modules; wherein a periphery of the hot-side heat spreader mechanically contacts the wall of the SAS structure at the first open side, and a periphery of the cold-side heat spreader mechanically contacts the wall of the SAS structure at the second open side such that a compression force applied to the heat pump is absorbed by the SAS structure.