Magnetic heating/cooling apparatus
First Claim
1. A magnetic cooling/heating apparatus comprising:
- a heat transfer unit comprising a plurality of heat transfer devices arranged in parallel at intervals, wherein the heat transfer device comprises magnetic bodies with a magneto-caloric effect and heat-conductive parts that transfer the heat of the magnetic bodies, both of which are alternately arranged;
a magnetic unit comprising a plurality of magnets that are arranged so as to face against each of the magnetic bodies of the heat transfer unit and to selectively apply and remove the magnetic field to/from each of the magnetic bodies; and
a motor that moves at least one of the heat transfer unit and the magnetic unit facing each other, relative to each other in the direction in which the heat transfer devices are arranged,wherein a magnetically-permeable heat-insulating part that has the equivalent magnetic permeability to that of the magnetic bodies and blocks heat conduction is formed between the heat transfer devices of the heat transfer unit.
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Abstract
[Problem to be solved] To reduce the fluctuation in the driving force.
[Means to solve Problem] A magnetic cooling/heating apparatus comprising: a heat transfer unit 1000A comprising a plurality of heat transfer devices 50-1, 50-2, . . . arranged in parallel at intervals, wherein the heat transfer device 50-1 comprises magnetic bodies 10A-10F with a magneto-caloric effect and heat-conductive parts 30A-30G that transfer the heat of the magnetic bodies 10A-10F, both of which are alternately arranged; a magnetic unit 2000A comprising a plurality of magnets 21A, 21C, . . . that are arranged so as to face against each of the magnetic bodies 10A-10F of the heat transfer unit 1000A and to selectively apply and remove the magnetic field to/from each of the magnetic bodies 10A-10F; and a motor 350 that moves at least one of the heat transfer unit 1000A and the magnetic unit 2000A facing each other, relative to each other in the direction in which the heat transfer devices 50-1, 50-2, . . . are arranged, wherein a magnetically-permeable heat-insulating part 60 that has the equivalent magnetic permeability to that of the magnetic bodies 10A-10F and blocks heat conduction is formed between the heat transfer devices 50-1, 50-2, . . . of the heat transfer unit 1000A.
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9 Claims
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1. A magnetic cooling/heating apparatus comprising:
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a heat transfer unit comprising a plurality of heat transfer devices arranged in parallel at intervals, wherein the heat transfer device comprises magnetic bodies with a magneto-caloric effect and heat-conductive parts that transfer the heat of the magnetic bodies, both of which are alternately arranged; a magnetic unit comprising a plurality of magnets that are arranged so as to face against each of the magnetic bodies of the heat transfer unit and to selectively apply and remove the magnetic field to/from each of the magnetic bodies; and a motor that moves at least one of the heat transfer unit and the magnetic unit facing each other, relative to each other in the direction in which the heat transfer devices are arranged, wherein a magnetically-permeable heat-insulating part that has the equivalent magnetic permeability to that of the magnetic bodies and blocks heat conduction is formed between the heat transfer devices of the heat transfer unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A magnetic cooling/heating apparatus comprising:
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heat transfer units comprising a plurality of heat transfer devices arranged in parallel with gaps therebetween, wherein the heat transfer device comprises magnetic bodies with a magneto-caloric effect and heat-conductive parts that transfer the heat of the magnetic bodies, both of which are alternately arranged; and magnetic units comprising a plurality of magnets that are arranged so as to face against each of the magnetic bodies of the heat transfer unit and to selectively apply and remove the magnetic field to/from each of the magnetic bodies, wherein the heat transfer units and the magnetic units are alternately layered at intervals, at least a part of the heat transfer unit is arranged so as to be shifted from another heat transfer unit in an arrangement direction of the heat transfer devices, or at least a part of the magnetic unit is arranged so as to be shifted from another magnetic unit in the arrangement direction of the heat transfer devices, and a motor moves at least one of layered heat transfer units and the magnetic units integrally and relatively to each other in the arrangement direction of the heat transfer devices.
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