Patent ID: 8286436

Claim:
A thermoelectric cooler, comprising: a thermoelectric chip having a hotter side and an opposed colder side for moving heat from one side to another side; and two heat dissipative cooling devices being operatively linked to said hotter side and said colder side of said thermoelectric chip respectively, wherein each of said heat dissipative cooling devices comprises: one or more heat pipes filled with chemical liquid in vacuum manner, wherein each of said heat pipes has a first end and an opposed second end coupling with said thermoelectric chip for transmitting heat from end-to-end in unidirectional direction; and a fan operatively communicating with said second first ends of said heat pipes for generating an air flow thereto; wherein when said respective heat dissipative cooling device is operatively linked to said hotter side of said thermoelectric cooling chip, said heat pipes transmit said heat from said second end to said first end, such that said air flow is generated by said fan for dissipating said heat at said first end of each of said heat pipes so as to dissipate said heat from said hotter side of said thermoelectric cooling chip; wherein when respective heat dissipative cooling device is operatively linked to said colder side of said thermoelectric cooling chip, said first end of each said heat pipes is rapidly cooled down, such that said air flow is generated by said fan for forming a colder air flow.