Patent ID: 6973963

Claim:
A sorption heat pump exchanger module comprising: a) a plurality of metallic plates having a first and a second opposing side and an adsorbent coating covering essentially the entire surface of said first opposing side wherein said adsorbent coating comprises a layer of adsorbent paper and wherein a first and a second of said metallic plates are grouped together to form a sub-unit having a passageway between said two metallic plates for passage of a heat exchange media and wherein a plurality of said sub-units are spaced apart in a stacked arrangement that eliminates contact between said sub-units; b) a plurality of tubes contacting said sub-units wherein a heat exchange medium flows within said tubes to and from openings in said tubes to openings in said sub-units wherein there are gaps in said adsorbent coating adjacent said tubes; and c) a passageway between each of said sub-units wherein a refrigerant flows within said passageway.