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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2003
Kouichi Itoigawa, Aichi, JP;
Hiroshi Ueno, Aichi, JP;
Susumu Sugiyama, Shiga-ken, JP;
Toshiyuki Toriyama, Shiga-ken, JP;
Kouichi Itoigawa, Aichi, JP;
Hiroshi Ueno, Aichi, JP;
Susumu Sugiyama, Shiga-ken, JP;
Toshiyuki Toriyama, Shiga-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Niwa-gun, Aichi, JP;
The Ritsumeikan Trust, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A thermoelectric conversion device for securely fixing a junction of a thermocouple to a top plate while ensuring heat transfer between the junction and the top plate. The thermoelectric conversion device includes a substrate having a main surface, a top plate facing the main surface of the substrate, and a plurality of series-connected thermocouples. Each thermocouple has a first end including a first junction and a second end including a second junction. The first junction of each thermocouple is fixed to the main surface of the substrate and the second junction of each thermocouple is provided with a bump for attaching the second junction to the top plate in such a way that the second junction is separated from the substrate.