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MAGNETIC REFRIGERATOR

  • US 20140075958A1
  • Filed: 04/23/2012
  • Published: 03/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A magnetic refrigerator comprising:

  • a magnetic body arranged plate on which a plurality of magnetic body units are disposed, each magnetic body unit having magnetic members of a same material arranged side by side, the plurality of magnetic body units disposed side by side in a direction perpendicular to an arrangement direction of the magnetic members;

    a low-temperature side heat exchange unit adjacent to and spaced with a gap from a first end magnetic member positioned on one end of each magnetic body unit;

    a high-temperature side heat exchange unit adjacent to and spaced with a gap from a second end magnetic member positioned on another end of each magnetic body unit;

    a magnet/heat conductive member arranged plate on which magnetism applying units and heat conductive members are provided, the magnetism applying unit configured to apply magnetism separately to the magnetic members of each magnetic body unit disposed on the magnetic body arranged plate and the heat conductive members configured to conduct heat generated in each magnetic body unit from the low-temperature side heat exchange unit to the high-temperature side heat exchange unit; and

    a driving unit that drives at least one of the magnetic body arranged plate and the magnet/heat conductive member arranged plate to move relative to each other the magnetic body arranged plate and the magnet/heat conductive member arranged plate in the arrangement direction of the plurality of the magnetic body units.

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