US 12,336,430 B2
Thermoelectric module and power generation apparatus including the same
Sang Hoon Bong, Seoul (KR); and Un Hak Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 18/010,678
Filed by LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jun. 15, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/007426
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/256810, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0072192 (KR), filed on Jun. 15, 2020; and application No. 10-2020-0074230 (KR), filed on Jun. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0232718 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H10N 10/17 (2023.01)
CPC H10N 10/17 (2023.02) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermoelectric module comprising:
a substrate;
a thermoelectric element disposed on the substrate;
a connector part disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the thermoelectric element; and
a cover member disposed on the connector part,
wherein the cover member comprises a first side surface adjacent to the thermoelectric element, and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface,
wherein the first side surface comprises a first groove concave toward the second side surface,
wherein the second side surface is disposed along an edge of the substrate and comprises a second groove concave toward the first side surface,
wherein a width of the first groove is larger than a width of the second groove,
wherein a third groove is formed at the edge of the substrate, and
wherein the second groove and the third groove are disposed to correspond to each other.