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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Akira Yamashita, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Kaoru Motonami, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Nobuo Fujiwara, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hidetada Tokioka, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Abstract
A thermoelectric converter includes a substrate and two thermoelectric elements that may include a flat portion and a concave portion. The thermoelectric elements each include one end that contacts with the thermoelectric element and an other end that contacts with thermoelectric element at a bottom surface of the concave portion. The thermoelectric elements are each positioned to be suspended across a space defined by the concave portion. The thermoelectric converter can be manufactured through photolithographic process, and can be incorporated into an exhaust gas recirculation device.