Thermoelectric condenser

• US 3,212,274 A
• Filed: 07/28/1964
• Issued: 10/19/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William Eidus
• Original Assignee: William Eidus
• Inventors: WILLIAM EIDUS
• Application Number:
  US04/385,688
• Time in Patent Office: 448 Days
• US Class Current: 62/3.4
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 21/04 reversible

Claims

1. THERMOELECTRIC CONDENSING APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A CONDENSING CHAMBER, A THERMOCOUPLE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SERIALLY CONNECTED THERMOCOUPLE ELEMENTS EACH HAVING A RESPECTIVE HOT AND A COLD JUNCTION, A FIRST THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE HEAT DISSIPATING PLATE IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATION BETWEEN SAID CONDENSING CHAMBER AND THE COLD JUNCTIONS OF SAID THERMOCOUPLE ASSEMBLY, A SECOND THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE HEAT DISSIPATING PLATE IN HEAT EXCHANGING RELATION WITH THE HOT JUNCTIONS OF SAID THERMOCOUPLE ASSEMBLY, A PLURALITY OF OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FINS IN HEAT EXCHANGING RELATION WITH SAID SECOND THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE HEAT DISSIPATING PLATE FOR AIR COOLING SAID CONDENSING APPARATUS, SAID CONDENSING CHAMBER COMPRISING A RESERVOIR AND A TUBE SPACED FROM SAID FIRST THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE HEAT DISSIPATING PLATE, SAID TUBE HAVING INLET MEANS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE VAPOR TO BE CONDENSED AND OUTLET MEANS FOR THE EXIT OF THE CONDENSATE, AND A LIQUID FILLING SAID RESERVOIR AND SURROUNDING SAID TUBE, WHEREBY SAID LIQUID IS COOLED BY SAID THERMOCOUPLE ASSEMBLY TO CAUSE THE VAPOR WITHIN THE TUBE TO CONDENSE.