A thermoelectric device includes thermoelectric groups connected in series between first and second terminals provided in a plate shape deformable to a curved surface, having a first surface and an opposite second surface as a main surface, and configured to receive power from the outside. The thermoelectric groups include a first thermoelectric group configured to provide any one of a feeling of coldness and a feeling of warmth toward the first surface when the power is applied, an N-type semiconductor and a P-type semiconductor disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and an electrode configured to alternately connect an N-type semiconductor and a P-type semiconductor and disposed adjacent to any one surface of the main surface. The thermoelectric filters also include a second thermoelectric group providing the other of the feeling of coldness and the feeling of warmth toward the first surface when the power is applied.
H10N 10/17 - Dispositifs thermoélectriques comportant une jonction de matériaux différents, c.-à-d. dispositifs présentant l'effet Seebeck ou l'effet Peltier fonctionnant exclusivement par les effets Peltier ou Seebeck caractérisés par la structure ou la configuration de la cellule ou du thermocouple constituant le dispositif
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FEEDBACK DEVICE AND THERMAL FEEDBACK PROVIDING METHOD USING SAME
The present invention relates to a feedback device and a method of providing thermal feedback using the same. A method for calibration of an intensity of a thermal feedback of a feedback device may comprise: outputting the thermal feedback in order from a weak intensity to a strong intensity among a plurality of intensities of the thermal feedback; obtaining a first user input; setting an intensity of the thermal feedback outputted at the time of the obtaining the first user input to a lowest intensity of the thermal feedback; obtaining a second user input; setting an intensity of the thermal feedback outputted at the time of the obtaining the second user input to a highest intensity of the thermal feedback; setting at least one intermediate intensity; and outputting the thermal feedback by using the lowest intensity, the highest intensity and the at least one intermediate intensity.
F25B 21/04 - Machines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet PeltierMachines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet Nernst-Ettinghausen réversibles
A47C 1/12 - Fauteuils de théâtre, de salle de concerts ou similaires
A47C 7/74 - Adaptations pour incorporer des lampes, des postes radios, des bars, des téléphones, des dispositifs de ventilation, de chauffage ou de refroidissement, ou analogues pour la ventilation, le chauffage ou le refroidissement
A63F 13/00 - Jeux vidéo, c.-à-d. jeux utilisant un affichage à plusieurs dimensions généré électroniquement
G05B 15/02 - Systèmes commandés par un calculateur électriques
G06F 3/02 - Dispositions d'entrée utilisant des interrupteurs actionnés manuellement, p. ex. des claviers ou des cadrans
H04N 5/222 - Circuits de studioDispositifs de studioÉquipements de studio
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METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND DYNAMIC THERMAL THERAPY DEVICE USING THE SAME
The present invention relates to a method of controlling a flexible thermoelectric element to provide dynamic thermal therapy, and to a dynamic thermal therapy device, wherein the flexible thermoelectric element has a plurality of thermoelectric modules, each corresponding to a plurality of regions arranged sequentially, wherein the plurality of thermoelectric modules can selectively perform either exothermic or endothermic operation on the plurality of regions by control of a current.
A method for providing a thermal feedback, performed by a feedback device. The feedback device outputs the thermal feedback, by transmitting a heat generated by a thermoelectric element, to a user via a contact surface contacting with a body part of the user. The method may include obtaining a feedback start message including a type of the thermal feedback, and when the type of the thermal feedback is a thermal grill feedback, outputting the thermal grill feedback by performing a thermal grill operation in which a heat generating operation and a heat absorbing operation is combined. The outputting of the thermal grill feedback may include applying a forward power to the thermoelectric element to perform the heat generating operation, applying a reverse power of which a current direction is opposite to the forward power to the thermoelectric element to perform the heat absorbing operation, and repeating the applying the forward power and the applying the reverse power alternatively.
F25B 21/02 - Machines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet PeltierMachines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet Nernst-Ettinghausen
G05D 23/19 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques
G05D 23/20 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques avec un élément sensible présentant une variation de ses propriétés électriques ou magnétiques avec les changements de température
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
H05B 1/02 - Dispositions de commutation automatique spécialement adaptées aux appareils de chauffage
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FEEDBACK DEVICE AND THERMAL FEEDBACK PROVIDING METHOD USING SAME
The present invention relates to a feedback device and a method of providing thermal feedback using the same. A method for calibration of an intensity of a thermal feedback of a feedback device may comprise: outputting the thermal feedback in order from a weak intensity to a strong intensity among a plurality of intensities of the thermal feedback; obtaining a first user input; setting an intensity of the thermal feedback outputted at the time of the obtaining the first user input to a lowest intensity of the thermal feedback; obtaining a second user input; setting an intensity of the thermal feedback outputted at the time of the obtaining the second user input to a highest intensity of the thermal feedback; setting at least one intermediate intensity; and outputting the thermal feedback by using the lowest intensity, the highest intensity and the at least one intermediate intensity.
F25B 21/04 - Machines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet PeltierMachines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet Nernst-Ettinghausen réversibles
G05B 15/02 - Systèmes commandés par un calculateur électriques
H04N 5/222 - Circuits de studioDispositifs de studioÉquipements de studio
A63F 13/00 - Jeux vidéo, c.-à-d. jeux utilisant un affichage à plusieurs dimensions généré électroniquement
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THERMOELECTRIC MODULE PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME
The present specification relates to a thermoelectric module protection circuit and a thermoelectric device including the same, and According to one aspect of the present specification, there is provided a thermoelectric device including: a thermoelectric module having a first surface providing a thermal stimulus to a user and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and including an N-type semiconductor and a P-type semiconductor disposed between the first surface and the second surface and an electrode configured to electrically connect the N-type semiconductor and the P-type semiconductor, a power supply unit configured to output a predetermined current applied to the thermoelectric module to cause the thermoelectric module to perform a thermoelectric operation including an endothermic operation and an exothermic operation so that the thermal stimulus is provided through the first surface, a voltage monitoring unit configured to monitor an output voltage of the thermoelectric module, wherein the output voltage reflects a temperature difference between the first surface and the second surface, a voltage comparison unit configured to compare the output voltage and a reference voltage, and output an application control signal which instructs whether to apply power to the thermoelectric module to stop supplying the power to the thermoelectric module when the temperature difference is greater than or equal to a threshold value, and a power controller configured to adjust whether to apply the power to the thermoelectric module based on the application control signal.
H10N 10/17 - Dispositifs thermoélectriques comportant une jonction de matériaux différents, c.-à-d. dispositifs présentant l'effet Seebeck ou l'effet Peltier fonctionnant exclusivement par les effets Peltier ou Seebeck caractérisés par la structure ou la configuration de la cellule ou du thermocouple constituant le dispositif
H10N 19/00 - Dispositifs intégrés ou ensembles de plusieurs dispositifs comprenant au moins un élément thermoélectrique ou thermomagnétique couvert par les groupes
G01R 31/26 - Test de dispositifs individuels à semi-conducteurs
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THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME
A thermoelectric device includes thermoelectric groups connected in series between first and second terminals provided in a plate shape deformable to a curved surface, having a first surface and an opposite second surface as a main surface, and configured to receive power from the outside. The thermoelectric groups include a first thermoelectric group configured to provide any one of a feeling of coldness and a feeling of warmth toward the first surface when the power is applied, an N-type semiconductor and a P-type semiconductor disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and an electrode configured to alternately connect an N-type semiconductor and a P-type semiconductor and disposed adjacent to any one surface of the main surface. The thermoelectric filters also include a second thermoelectric group providing the other of the feeling of coldness and the feeling of warmth toward the first surface when the power is applied.
H10N 10/17 - Dispositifs thermoélectriques comportant une jonction de matériaux différents, c.-à-d. dispositifs présentant l'effet Seebeck ou l'effet Peltier fonctionnant exclusivement par les effets Peltier ou Seebeck caractérisés par la structure ou la configuration de la cellule ou du thermocouple constituant le dispositif
The present application relates to a seat, particularly, the present specification discloses a seat according to an embodiment, the seat comprising: a cushion portion supporting a user sitting thereon; and a thermoelectric module having a heat absorption surface that absorbs heat and a heat release surface that generates waste heat due to said heat absorption, the thermoelectric module being arranged in the cushion portion such that the heat absorption surface faces the user sitting on the cushion portion, wherein the cushion portion includes: a thermoelectric module receiving portion formed at a position corresponding to the thermoelectric module; an inlet which is arranged at one end of the cushion portion and into which a fluid is injected; an outlet which is arranged at the other end of the cushion portion and through which the fluid is discharged; and a flow path which is formed inside the cushion portion and configured to connect the inlet to the outlet so that the fluid flows from the inlet to the outlet, the flow path being fluidly connected to the thermoelectric module receiving portion so that at least a portion of the fluid absorbs the waste heat generated from the heat release surface, and the at least a portion of the fluid that has absorbed the waste heat is discharged out of the cushion portion through the outlet along the flow path.
B60N 2/56 - Dispositifs de chauffage ou de ventilation
A47C 7/74 - Adaptations pour incorporer des lampes, des postes radios, des bars, des téléphones, des dispositifs de ventilation, de chauffage ou de refroidissement, ou analogues pour la ventilation, le chauffage ou le refroidissement
F25B 21/02 - Machines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet PeltierMachines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet Nernst-Ettinghausen
F25D 15/00 - Dispositifs associés à des machines frigorifiques, non couverts par les groupes ou , p. ex. les dispositifs mobiles non autonomes
F28D 21/00 - Appareils échangeurs de chaleur non couverts par l'un des groupes
A knee fomentation device according to an embodiment may comprise a body disposed to surround the knee, a plurality of flexible thermoelectric elements provided at multiple locations on the body and configured to transfer heat to and from the knee, and a hot/cold pad which is disposed to cover one surface of the flexible thermoelectric element to be exposed to the inside of the body and is made of a flexible material to be close contact with a specific portion of the knee, wherein since the flexible thermoelectric element is configured to be bendable, when the body is disposed to surround the knee, the flexible thermoelectric element may be transformed into a form corresponding to the shape of the specific portion together with the hot/cold pad, and in order to selectively provide cold fomentation and hot fomentation to the specific portion, the flexible thermoelectric element may be selectively driven to generate or absorb heat by current control.
A facial care mask according to an embodiment may comprise: a body disposed to cover the face; a plurality of flexible thermoelectric devices arranged to be spaced apart at predetermined intervals along one direction on the body, and formed to produce heat sensation by generating heat or produce cool sensation by absorbing heat by means of current control; and a cool/heat pad disposed to cover one surface of the plurality of flexible thermoelectric devices, exposed on the inner part of the body, and formed from a flexible material to come into close contact with a specific part of the face. When the body is positioned to cover the face, the plurality of flexible thermoelectric devices may be transformed into a shape corresponding to the shape of the specific part of the face together with the cool/heat pad. The plurality of flexible thermoelectric devices may be controlled such that heat sensation or cool sensation moves from any one of the plurality of flexible thermoelectric devices to another which is located adjacent to the one flexible thermoelectric device.
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a flexible thermoelectric element to provide dynamic thermotherapy, and a dynamic thermotherapy apparatus, wherein the flexible thermoelectric element includes a plurality of thermoelectric modules respectively corresponding to a plurality of regions that are sequentially arranged, and the plurality of thermoelectric modules can selectively perform any one of heat generation or heat absorption with respect to the plurality of regions by current control.
The present invention relates to a feedback device and a thermal feedback provision method using the same. The thermal feedback provision method may include checking first operating power applied to a first thermoelectric couple group for a first thermoelectric operation and second operating power applied to a second thermoelectric couple group for a second thermoelectric operation when the first thermoelectric operation is initiated in the first thermoelectric couple group to initiate the output of the first thermal feedback after the second thermoelectric operation is initiated in the second thermoelectric couple group to initiate the output of the second thermal feedback and include applying cognitive enhancement power for enhancing a user's cognition to the first thermoelectric couple group from a time point at which the output of the first thermal feedback is initiated up to a first time point so that the user's cognition of the first thermal feedback is enhanced.
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
A63F 13/285 - Génération de signaux de retour tactiles via le dispositif d’entrée du jeu, p. ex. retour de force
H10N 10/13 - Dispositifs thermoélectriques comportant une jonction de matériaux différents, c.-à-d. dispositifs présentant l'effet Seebeck ou l'effet Peltier fonctionnant exclusivement par les effets Peltier ou Seebeck caractérisés par les moyens d'échange de chaleur à la jonction
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Feedback device and method for providing thermal feedback using the same
A method for providing a thermal feedback, performed by a feedback device. The feedback device outputs the thermal feedback, by transmitting a heat generated by a thermoelectric element, to a user via a contact surface contacting with a body part of the user. The method may include obtaining a feedback start message including a type of the thermal feedback, and when the type of the thermal feedback is a thermal grill feedback, outputting the thermal grill feedback by performing a thermal grill operation in which a heat generating operation and a heat absorbing operation is combined. The outputting of the thermal grill feedback may include applying a forward power to the thermoelectric element to perform the heat generating operation, applying a reverse power of which a current direction is opposite to the forward power to the thermoelectric element to perform the heat absorbing operation, and repeating the applying the forward power and the applying the reverse power alternatively.
F25B 21/02 - Machines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet PeltierMachines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet Nernst-Ettinghausen
G05D 23/19 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques
G05D 23/20 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques avec un élément sensible présentant une variation de ses propriétés électriques ou magnétiques avec les changements de température
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THERMOELECTRIC-BASED COOLING MODULE AND COOLING DEVICE
The present application relates to a thermoelectric-based cooling module. A thermoelectric-based cooling module according to one embodiment comprises: a first thermoelectric module having a first heat-absorbing surface and a first heat-releasing surface; a second thermoelectric module having a second heat-absorbing surface and a second heat-releasing surface, the first heat-releasing surface and the second heat-releasing surface being arranged to face each other; one or more cooling fins, which are thermally connected to the first heat-absorbing surface and/or the second heat-absorbing surface and guide a first fluid in a first direction, the first fluid being cooled by releasing heat onto at least one from among the first heat-absorbing surface, the second heat-absorbing surface, and the cooling fin; and one or more radiating fins, which are positioned in the space between the first heat-releasing surface and the second heat-releasing surface and guide a second fluid in a second direction, the second fluid being heated by absorbing heat from at least one from among the first heat-releasing surface, the second heat-releasing surface, and the radiating fin, wherein the cooling fins and the radiating fins are substantially perpendicular to each other such that the flowing direction of the first fluid is substantially perpendicular to the flowing direction of the second fluid, and the length of the cooling fin in the first direction is longer than the length of the radiating fin in the second direction.
F25B 21/02 - Machines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet PeltierMachines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet Nernst-Ettinghausen
F25D 15/00 - Dispositifs associés à des machines frigorifiques, non couverts par les groupes ou , p. ex. les dispositifs mobiles non autonomes
F25D 21/14 - Ramassage et évacuation du condensat ou de l'eau de dégivrageBacs de dégivrage
F28D 21/00 - Appareils échangeurs de chaleur non couverts par l'un des groupes
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Feedback device and thermal feedback providing method using same
The present invention relates to a feedback device and a method of providing thermal feedback using the same. A method for calibration of an intensity of a thermal feedback of a feedback device may comprise: outputting the thermal feedback in order from a weak intensity to a strong intensity among a plurality of intensities of the thermal feedback; obtaining a first user input; setting an intensity of the thermal feedback outputted at the time of the obtaining the first user input to a lowest intensity of the thermal feedback; obtaining a second user input; setting an intensity of the thermal feedback outputted at the time of the obtaining the second user input to a highest intensity of the thermal feedback; setting at least one intermediate intensity; and outputting the thermal feedback by using the lowest intensity, the highest intensity and the at least one intermediate intensity.
G05B 15/00 - Systèmes commandés par un calculateur
F25B 21/04 - Machines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet PeltierMachines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet Nernst-Ettinghausen réversibles
G05B 15/02 - Systèmes commandés par un calculateur électriques
H04N 5/222 - Circuits de studioDispositifs de studioÉquipements de studio
A63F 13/00 - Jeux vidéo, c.-à-d. jeux utilisant un affichage à plusieurs dimensions généré électroniquement
G06F 3/02 - Dispositions d'entrée utilisant des interrupteurs actionnés manuellement, p. ex. des claviers ou des cadrans
A47C 1/12 - Fauteuils de théâtre, de salle de concerts ou similaires
A47C 7/74 - Adaptations pour incorporer des lampes, des postes radios, des bars, des téléphones, des dispositifs de ventilation, de chauffage ou de refroidissement, ou analogues pour la ventilation, le chauffage ou le refroidissement
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Feedback device and method for providing thermal feedback using the same
A method for providing a thermal feedback, includes executing a virtual reality application providing a virtual space that includes a virtual area to which an area temperature attribute is assigned, and a virtual object to which an object temperature attributed is assigned. An area event that reflects that a player character enters the virtual area is detected. A feedback device is controlled to output thermal feedback associated to the area temperature attribute when the area event is detected, the feedback device outputting the thermal feedback using a thermoelectric element performing a thermoelectric operation. An object event reflecting the player character is influenced by the virtual object is detected. The feedback device is controlled to override the thermal feedback associated to the area temperature attribute and output thermal feedback associated to the object temperature when the object is detected while the player character is in the virtual area.
F25B 21/02 - Machines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet PeltierMachines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet Nernst-Ettinghausen
G05D 23/19 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques
G05D 23/20 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques avec un élément sensible présentant une variation de ses propriétés électriques ou magnétiques avec les changements de température
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THERMOELECTRIC MODULE PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME
The present specification relates to a thermoelectric module protection circuit and a thermoelectric device comprising same. The thermoelectric device according to an aspect of the present specification comprises: a thermoelectric module having a first surface which provides a thermal stimulus to a user and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and including an N-type semiconductor disposed between the first surface and the second surface, a P-type semiconductor, and an electrode which electrically connects the N-type semiconductor and the P-type semiconductor; a power supply unit for outputting a predetermined current applied to the thermoelectric module in order to cause the thermoelectric module to perform a thermoelectric operation including a heat absorption operation and a heat generation operation so as to provide the thermal stimulus through the first surface; a voltage monitoring unit configured to monitor an output voltage of the thermoelectric module, wherein the output voltage reflects a temperature difference between the first surface and the second surface; a voltage comparison unit for comparing the output voltage and a reference voltage to output an application control signal indicating whether power is applied to the thermoelectric module, in order to stop supplying power to the thermoelectric module when the temperature difference is greater than or equal to a threshold value; and a power control unit for controlling whether power is applied to the thermoelectric module on the basis of the application control signal.
H01L 35/04 - DISPOSITIFS À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS; DISPOSITIFS ÉLECTRIQUES À L'ÉTAT SOLIDE NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS - Détails - Détails - Détails structurels de la jonction; Connexions des fils
G05F 1/565 - Régulation de la tension ou de l'intensité là où la variable effectivement régulée par le dispositif de réglage final est du type continu utilisant des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs en série avec la charge comme dispositifs de réglage final sensible à une condition du système ou de sa charge en plus des moyens sensibles aux écarts de la sortie du système, p. ex. courant, tension, facteur de puissance
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THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME
The present invention relates to a thermoelectric module and a thermoelectric device comprising same, and a thermoelectric device, according to one aspect of the present invention, comprising first and second terminals, which are provided in a plate shape that can be modified into a curved surface, have, as main surfaces, a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface, and receive power from the outside, and a plurality of thermoelectric groups connected in series between the first and second terminals, comprises the plurality of thermoelectric groups comprising: a first thermoelectric group comprising N-type and P-type semiconductor, which provide either a cold sensation or a warm sensation toward the first surface when power is applied thereto and which are arranged between the first and second surfaces, and an electrode, which is alternately connected to the N-type and P-type semiconductors and which is arranged to be adjacent to any one surface of the main surfaces; and a second thermoelectric group comprising N-type and P-type semiconductors, which provide the other one of either the cold sensation or the warm sensation toward the first surface when power is applied thereto and which are arranged between the first and second surfaces, and an electrode, which is alternately connected to the N-type and P-type semiconductors and which is arranged to be adjacent to any one surface of the main surfaces, wherein: if one end, electrically adjacent to the first terminal, of an electrode arranged to be adjacent to the first surface from among electrodes of the first thermoelectric group is connected to an N-type semiconductor, the one end, electrically adjacent to the first terminal, of an electrode arranged to be adjacent to the first surface from among electrodes of the second thermoelectric group is connected to a P-type semiconductor; if the one end, electrically adjacent to the first terminal, of the electrode arranged to be adjacent to the first surface from among the electrodes of the first thermoelectric group is connected to a P-type semiconductor, the one end, electrically adjacent to the first terminal, of the electrode arranged to be adjacent to the first surface from among the electrodes of the second thermoelectric group is connected to an N-type semiconductor; the first and second thermoelectric groups are connected through a connection electrode; and the connection electrode connects an N-type semiconductor in the first thermoelectric group to an N-type semiconductor in the second thermoelectric group or connects a P-type semiconductor in the first thermoelectric group to a P-type semiconductor in the second thermoelectric group.
H01L 35/04 - DISPOSITIFS À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS; DISPOSITIFS ÉLECTRIQUES À L'ÉTAT SOLIDE NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS - Détails - Détails - Détails structurels de la jonction; Connexions des fils
H01L 35/30 - DISPOSITIFS À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS; DISPOSITIFS ÉLECTRIQUES À L'ÉTAT SOLIDE NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS - Détails fonctionnant exclusivement par effet Peltier ou effet Seebeck caractérisés par les moyens d'échange de chaleur à la jonction
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Feedback device and method for providing thermal feedback by means of same
The present invention relates to a feedback device and a thermal feedback provision method using the same. The thermal feedback provision method may include checking first operating power applied to a first thermoelectric couple group for a first thermoelectric operation and second operating power applied to a second thermoelectric couple group for a second thermoelectric operation when the first thermoelectric operation is initiated in the first thermoelectric couple group to initiate the output of the first thermal feedback after the second thermoelectric operation is initiated in the second thermoelectric couple group to initiate the output of the second thermal feedback and include applying cognitive enhancement power for enhancing a user's cognition to the first thermoelectric couple group from a time point at which the output of the first thermal feedback is initiated up to a first time point so that the user's cognition of the first thermal feedback is enhanced.
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
A63F 13/285 - Génération de signaux de retour tactiles via le dispositif d’entrée du jeu, p. ex. retour de force
H01L 35/30 - DISPOSITIFS À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS; DISPOSITIFS ÉLECTRIQUES À L'ÉTAT SOLIDE NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS - Détails fonctionnant exclusivement par effet Peltier ou effet Seebeck caractérisés par les moyens d'échange de chaleur à la jonction
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Feedback device and method for providing thermal feedback using the same
A method for providing a thermal feedback performed by a feedback device is disclosed. The method includes: applying an operating power to a thermoelectric element to start a thermoelectric operation for outputting a thermal feedback; stopping the application of the operating power to terminate the thermoelectric operation; and when the application of the operating power is stopped, applying a buffering power to the thermoelectric element to reduce a temperature returning speed of a contact surface so that a thermal inversion illusion is prevented. The thermal inversion illusion being opposite to the outputted thermal feedback.
F25B 21/02 - Machines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet PeltierMachines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet Nernst-Ettinghausen
G05D 23/19 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques
G05D 23/20 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques avec un élément sensible présentant une variation de ses propriétés électriques ou magnétiques avec les changements de température
The present invention relates to a thermoelectric device which is mounted in a headset including a frame in which a speaker is installed in the center thereof and a cushioning member providing a cushioning effect, and provides a cooling sensation to a user. A thermoelectric device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a heat dissipation member including a rim-shaped edge portion and a plate-shaped plate portion formed to extend inward at one point of the edge portion; a heat transfer member including a cooling sensation providing portion and a plate-shaped wing portion formed to extend outward at one point of the cooling sensation providing portion; and a thermoelectric module which performs a thermoelectric operation, wherein the heat dissipation member and the heat transfer member are disposed such that the plate portion and the wing portion overlap at least partially, and in the thermoelectric module, a cold surface and a warm surface are disposed to face at least a portion of the wing portion and the plate portion, respectively.
H01L 35/32 - DISPOSITIFS À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS; DISPOSITIFS ÉLECTRIQUES À L'ÉTAT SOLIDE NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS - Détails fonctionnant exclusivement par effet Peltier ou effet Seebeck caractérisés par la structure ou la configuration de la cellule ou du thermocouple constituant le dispositif
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Feedback device and method for providing thermal feedback using the same
A method for providing a thermal feedback, includes executing a virtual reality application providing a virtual space that includes a virtual area to which an area temperature attribute is assigned, and a virtual object to which an object temperature attributed is assigned. An area event that reflects that a player character enters the virtual area is detected. A feedback device is controlled to output thermal feedback associated to the area temperature attribute when the area event is detected, the feedback device outputting the thermal feedback using a thermoelectric element performing a thermoelectric operation. An object event reflecting the player character is influenced by the virtual object is detected. The feedback device is controlled to override the thermal feedback associated to the area temperature attribute and output thermal feedback associated to the object temperature when the object is detected while the player character is in the virtual area.
F25B 21/02 - Machines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet PeltierMachines, installations ou systèmes utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques utilisant l'effet Nernst-Ettinghausen
G05D 23/19 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques
G05D 23/20 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques avec un élément sensible présentant une variation de ses propriétés électriques ou magnétiques avec les changements de température
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FEEDBACK DEVICE AND THERMAL FEEDBACK PROVIDING METHOD USING SAME
The present invention relates to a head mounted display. A head mounted display according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a housing which comprises a front surface part and a rear surface part formed at the opposite side to the front surface part, is configured to be mounted on a user's face, and has a display installed at the rear surface part to output an image and provide the image to the user; a cushion member disposed in an edge region of the rear surface part so as to provide a cushioning effect and having at least one recessed part formed thereon; and a thermoelectric operation part which is inserted and installed in the recessed part and comprises a contact surface to come into contact with the skin of the user's face and a thermoelectric device for performing a thermoelectric operation of providing thermal feedback to the user through the contact surface.
The present invention relates to a thermoelectric device, and a thermoelectric device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a thermoelectric module; a heat-dissipating member for discharging heat generated by the thermoelectric module to the outside; and a heat transfer member which is arranged between the thermoelectric module and the heat-dissipating member and which provides a heat transfer path and a cushioning effect between the thermoelectric module and the heat-dissipating member, wherein the heat transfer member comprises: a first plate arranged at the side of the thermoelectric module; a second plate arranged at the side of the heat-dissipating member so as to face the first plate; and a heat transfer structure thermally connecting the first plate to the second plate, and having a luffa structure for providing a restorative force when the separation distance between the first plate and the second plate is changed.
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Provided is a feedback device providing thermal feedback. The feedback device, according to one embodiment, may comprise a casing, a heat output module, and a feedback controller. The casing comprises: a grip part that is a region gripped by a user to use the feedback device when a content is reproduced; and a non-grip part that is a region not gripped by the user. The heat output module comprises: a thermoelectric element performing a thermoelectric operation for thermal feedback. The heat output module is disposed on the curve-shaped inside or outside of the grip part, and outputs thermal feedback to the user. The feedback controller is configured so as to control the thermal output module.
A47C 7/74 - Adaptations pour incorporer des lampes, des postes radios, des bars, des téléphones, des dispositifs de ventilation, de chauffage ou de refroidissement, ou analogues pour la ventilation, le chauffage ou le refroidissement
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26.
Feedback device and thermal feedback providing method using same
The present invention relates to a feedback device and a method of providing thermal feedback using the same. A method for calibration of an intensity of a thermal feedback of a feedback device may comprise: outputting the thermal feedback in order from a weak intensity to a strong intensity among a plurality of intensities of the thermal feedback; obtaining a first user input; setting an intensity of the thermal feedback outputted at the time of the obtaining the first user input to a lowest intensity of the thermal feedback; obtaining a second user input; setting an intensity of the thermal feedback outputted at the time of the obtaining the second user input to a highest intensity of the thermal feedback; setting at least one intermediate intensity; and outputting the thermal feedback by using the lowest intensity, the highest intensity and the at least one intermediate intensity.
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G05B 15/02 - Systèmes commandés par un calculateur électriques
H04N 5/222 - Circuits de studioDispositifs de studioÉquipements de studio
A63F 13/00 - Jeux vidéo, c.-à-d. jeux utilisant un affichage à plusieurs dimensions généré électroniquement
G06F 3/02 - Dispositions d'entrée utilisant des interrupteurs actionnés manuellement, p. ex. des claviers ou des cadrans
A47C 1/12 - Fauteuils de théâtre, de salle de concerts ou similaires
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27.
Feedback device and method for providing thermal feedback by means of same
The present invention relates to a feedback device and a thermal feedback provision method using the same. The thermal feedback provision method may include checking first operating power applied to a first thermoelectric couple group for a first thermoelectric operation and second operating power applied to a second thermoelectric couple group for a second thermoelectric operation when the first thermoelectric operation is initiated in the first thermoelectric couple group to initiate the output of the first thermal feedback after the second thermoelectric operation is initiated in the second thermoelectric couple group to initiate the output of the second thermal feedback and include applying cognitive enhancement power for enhancing a user's cognition to the first thermoelectric couple group from a time point at which the output of the first thermal feedback is initiated up to a first time point so that the user's cognition of the first thermal feedback is enhanced.
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
A63F 13/285 - Génération de signaux de retour tactiles via le dispositif d’entrée du jeu, p. ex. retour de force
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28.
SELF-POWERED SENSOR DEVICE AND SELF-POWERED SENSOR SYSTEM USING SAME
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (République de Corée)
TEGWAY CO., LTD. (République de Corée)
Inventeur(s)
Cho, Byung Jin
Kim, Yong Jun
Kim, Choong Sun
Yi, Kyoung Soo
Abrégé
A self-powered sensor device and a self-powered sensor system using the same are disclosed. A self-powered sensor device according to one embodiment can comprise a sensor unit, a communication unit for transmitting data reflecting a sensing value of the sensor unit, and a heat generating module comprising: a thermoelectric module comprising a pair of main surfaces having a high temperature surface thermally connected to a high temperature object and a low temperature surface, which is the surface opposite to the high temperature surface, a plurality of thermoelectric materials disposed between the pair of main surfaces and generating electric power by using a temperature difference, caused by the high temperature object, between the two main surfaces, and a support member filled between the two main surfaces so as to support the thermoelectric materials; and a heat dissipating member connected to the low temperature surface.
Provided is a feedback device providing thermal feedback. The feedback device, according to one embodiment, may comprise a casing, a heat output module, and a feedback controller. The casing comprises: a contact part, with which a user makes contact when the feedback device moves when a content is being played; and a noncontact part with which the user does not make contact even though the feedback device moves. The heat output module comprises: flexible first and second substrates; a thermoelectric element interposed between the first the second substrates and performing a thermoelectric operation for thermal feedback; and a contact surface disposed on the second substrate. The heat output module is disposed on the curve-shaped inside or outside of the contact part, and outputs thermal feedback to the user via the second substrate and the contact surface. The feedback controller is configured so as to control the thermal output module.
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G01K 13/00 - Thermomètres spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques
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30.
FEEDBACK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THERMAL FEEDBACK USING SAME
A feedback device and a method for providing thermal feedback using the same are disclosed. The feedback device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a thermoelectric module including a flexible substrate, a thermoelectric element that is arranged on the substrate and that performs thermoelectric operations for thermal feedback, the operations including a heating operation and a heat absorbing operation, and a contact surface arranged on the substrate, and that outputs the thermal feedback by transferring heat that is generated by the thermoelectric operations to a user through the substrate and the contact surface; and a feedback controller arranged so as to control the thermoelectric module, wherein the feedback controller controls the thermoelectric module so that a temperature of the contact surface is maintained within a certain temperature range during the entire thermoelectric operation time period after the temperature of the contact surface reaches the maximum temperature, and so that the temperature of the contact surface periodically rises or drops by a predetermined threshold value or more after reaching the certain temperature range.
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H05K 7/20 - Modifications en vue de faciliter la réfrigération, l'aération ou le chauffage
31.
Feedback device and method of providing thermal feedback using the same
Disclosed herein are a feedback device and a method of providing thermal feedback using the same. The feedback device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a thermoelectric module including a substrate having flexibility, a thermoelement disposed on the substrate and configured to perform a thermoelectric operation for thermal feedback, and a contact surface disposed on the substrate, and configured to transfer heat generated through the thermoelectric operation to a user through the substrate and the contact surface to output the thermal feedback; and a feedback controller configured to control the thermoelectric module, and wherein the feedback controller controls the thermoelectric module so that, after a temperature of the contact surface reaches a maximum temperature, the temperature of the contact surface is maintained within a predetermined temperature range during an entire thermoelectric operation time interval.
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The present invention relates to a composition for a foam, and a flexible thermoelectric element including a foam produced therefrom, wherein the composition comprises a foam precursor material and an ortho-phthalate-based compound, and the volume ratio of the foam precursor material to the ortho-phthalate-based compound is 100:10 to 50.
B32B 15/04 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement de métal comprenant un métal comme seul composant ou comme composant principal d'une couche adjacente à une autre couche d'une substance spécifique
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B32B 9/04 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement d'une substance particulière non couverte par les groupes comprenant une telle substance comme seul composant ou composant principal d'une couche adjacente à une autre couche d'une substance spécifique
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C08J 9/00 - Mise en œuvre de substances macromoléculaires pour produire des matériaux ou objets poreux ou alvéolairesLeur post-traitement
A method for providing a thermal feedback. The method may include executing a virtual reality application providing a virtual space, the virtual space including a virtual area to which an area temperature attribute is assigned, and a virtual object to which an object temperature attribute is assigned; detecting an area event, the area event reflecting that a player character enters the virtual area; controlling a feedback device to output a thermal feedback associated to the area temperature attribute when it is determined that the area event occurs, the feedback device outputting the thermal feedback using a thermoelectric element performing a thermoelectric operation; detecting an object event, the object event reflecting that the player character is influenced by the virtual object; and controlling the feedback device to override the thermal feedback associated to the area temperature attribute and output a thermal feedback associated to the object temperature attribute when it is determined that the object event occurs while the player character is in the virtual area.
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G05D 23/19 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques
G05D 23/20 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques avec un élément sensible présentant une variation de ses propriétés électriques ou magnétiques avec les changements de température
34.
Feedback device and method for providing thermal feedback using the same
A method for providing a thermal feedback performed by a feedback device is disclosed. The method includes: applying an operating power to a thermoelectric element to start a thermoelectric operation for outputting a thermal feedback; stopping the application of the operating power to terminate the thermoelectric operation; and when the application of the operating power is stopped, applying a buffering power to the thermoelectric element to reduce a temperature returning speed of a contact surface so that a thermal inversion illusion is prevented. The thermal inversion illusion is a sensation felt by the user when a temperature of the contact surface returns to an initial temperature due to the termination of the thermoelectric operation, the thermal inversion illusion being opposite to the outputted thermal feedback.
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G05D 23/19 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques
G05D 23/20 - Commande de la température caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques avec un élément sensible présentant une variation de ses propriétés électriques ou magnétiques avec les changements de température
35.
FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND THERMOELECTRIC APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME
The present invention relates to a flexible thermoelectric module and, more specifically, to a flexible thermoelectric module used in the shape of a curved surface. A flexible thermoelectric module used in the shape of a curved surface according to the present invention comprises: a substrate provided in a plate shape transformable into the shape of a curved surface; a plurality of thermoelectric devices comprising an N-type semiconductor and a P-type semiconductor disposed so as to form a two-dimensional array on the substrate; and a plurality of electrodes connecting the N-type semiconductor and P-type semiconductor, wherein the plurality of thermoelectric devices form a thermoelectric line comprising thermoelectric devices consecutively connected by means of the electrodes and forming a line, wherein an extension direction of the thermoelectric line can be closer to a direction perpendicular to a curving direction for transformation into the shape of a curved surface than the curving direction.
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36.
FEEDBACK DEVICE AND THERMAL FEEDBACK PROVIDING METHOD USING SAME
The present invention relates to a feedback device for outputting thermal feedback and a thermal feedback providing method using the same. A thermal feedback providing method according to an aspect of the present invention is performed by a feedback device for transmitting, to a user, heat generated by a thermoelectric operation including at least one of a heat-generating operation and a heat-absorbing operation, performed by a thermoelectric element to which power is applied, through a contact surface coming in contact with the user's body part, so as to output thermal feedback to the user. The thermal feedback providing method comprises the steps of: applying operating power to the thermoelectric element in order to start outputting the thermal feedback; stopping applying the operating power in order to end the thermal feedback outputting; and applying buffer power for reducing the rate of change in the temperature of the contact surface in order to prevent the user from feeling a thermal reverse illusion, that is, a thermal illusion opposed to the thermal feedback, in the process where the temperature of the contact surface, which has been changed by the thermoelectric operation, returns to the initial temperature due to the interruption of the applied operating power.
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
G08B 6/00 - Systèmes de signalisation tactile, p. ex. systèmes d'appel de personnes
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A63F 13/285 - Génération de signaux de retour tactiles via le dispositif d’entrée du jeu, p. ex. retour de force
The present invention relates to a feedback device, a content reproduction device, a thermal experience providing system, and a thermal experience providing method. A thermal experience providing method according to an aspect of the present invention comprises the steps of: reproducing a multimedia content including image data for a video and thermal feedback data for thermal feedback associated with a specific scene of the video; obtaining the start time of a thermoelectric operation for the thermal feedback, wherein, in consideration of the time delay required between the start of the thermoelectric operation and a user's sensation of the thermal feedback, the start time of the thermoelectric operation is set to a time point earlier than the output time of the specific scene; and when the start time of the thermoelectric operation is reached while the multimedia content is reproduced, transmitting a feedback start message to a feedback device that outputs the thermal feedback by using a thermoelectric element, and when the output time of the specific scene is reached while the multimedia content is reproduced, outputting the specific scene through a display, so as to provide the user with the specific scene and the thermal feedback associated therewith at the output time of the specific scene.
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
G08B 6/00 - Systèmes de signalisation tactile, p. ex. systèmes d'appel de personnes
H01L 35/30 - DISPOSITIFS À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS; DISPOSITIFS ÉLECTRIQUES À L'ÉTAT SOLIDE NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS - Détails fonctionnant exclusivement par effet Peltier ou effet Seebeck caractérisés par les moyens d'échange de chaleur à la jonction
The present invention relates to a feedback device and a method for providing thermal feedback by means of same. The method for providing thermal feedback can comprise the steps of: if a second thermoelectric operation is initiated in a second thermoelectric pair group and thus an output of second thermal feedback is initiated and then a first thermoelectric operation is initiated in a first thermoelectric pair group and thus an output of first thermal feedback is initiated, confirming a first operating power, which is applied to the first thermoelectric pair group for the first thermoelectric operation, and a second operating power which is applied to the second thermoelectric pair group for the second thermoelectric operation; and applying a recognition enhancing power, for enhancing a user's recognition, to the first thermoelectric pair group from the point of the first thermal feedback output initiation to a first point such that the user's recognition with respect to the first thermal feedback is enhanced, wherein the first operating power is determined on the basis of the type and strength of the first thermal feedback and the second operating power is determined on the basis of the type and strength of the second thermal feedback.
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
H05K 7/20 - Modifications en vue de faciliter la réfrigération, l'aération ou le chauffage
G08B 6/00 - Systèmes de signalisation tactile, p. ex. systèmes d'appel de personnes
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A63F 13/285 - Génération de signaux de retour tactiles via le dispositif d’entrée du jeu, p. ex. retour de force
39.
FEEDBACK DEVICE AND THERMAL FEEDBACK PROVIDING METHOD USING SAME
The present invention relates to a feedback device and a thermal feedback providing method using the same. A method for calibrating the strength of thermal feedback in a feedback device which transmits the thermal feedback to a user by using a heat output module for performing a thermoelectric operation including a heat-generating operation or a heat-absorbing operation, according to an aspect of the present invention, may comprise the steps of: outputting the thermal feedback while varying the strength of the thermal feedback in order from the lowest strength to the highest strength among a plurality of strengths; obtaining a first user input indicating the user's perception of the thermal feedback; setting, as the lowest strength of the thermal feedback, the strength of the thermal feedback output when the first user input is obtained; obtaining a second user input when the thermal feedback is output at any one strength among the plurality of strengths after the first user input has been obtained; setting, as the highest strength of the thermal feedback, the strength of the thermal feedback output when the second user input is obtained; setting at least one intermediate strength of the thermal feedback between the lowest strength and the highest strength; and outputting the thermal feedback by using the lowest strength, the highest strength, and the at least one intermediate strength.
A47C 7/74 - Adaptations pour incorporer des lampes, des postes radios, des bars, des téléphones, des dispositifs de ventilation, de chauffage ou de refroidissement, ou analogues pour la ventilation, le chauffage ou le refroidissement
A47C 1/12 - Fauteuils de théâtre, de salle de concerts ou similaires
A47C 7/38 - Appuis pour la tête ou le dos pour la tête, p. ex. amovibles
A47C 31/00 - Détails ou accessoires pour chaises, lits ou similaires, non prévus dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, p. ex. fixation du capitonnage, articles protecteurs pour matelas, systèmes pour étirer les sommiers en treillis métallique
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H04N 5/222 - Circuits de studioDispositifs de studioÉquipements de studio
Provided is a feedback device providing thermal feedback. The feedback device, according to one embodiment, may comprise a casing, a thermal output module, and a feedback controller. The casing comprises: a contacting part which is an area with which a user makes contact when the feedback device moves when a content is being played; and a non-contacting part which is an area with which the user does not make contact even though the feedback device moves. The thermal output module comprises: flexible first and second substrates; a thermoelectric element which is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and performs a thermoelectric operation for thermal feedback, wherein the thermoelectric operation comprises a heat-radiating operation and a heat-absorbing operation; and a contacting surface which is disposed on the second substrate. The thermal output module is disposed on the curve-shaped inside or outside of the contacting part by means of the flexibility of the first substrate and the second substrate, and outputs thermal feedback by transferring heat generated by means of the thermoelectric operation to the user via the second substrate and the contacting surface. The feedback controller is configured so as to control the thermal output module.
G06F 3/00 - Dispositions d'entrée pour le transfert de données destinées à être traitées sous une forme maniable par le calculateurDispositions de sortie pour le transfert de données de l'unité de traitement à l'unité de sortie, p. ex. dispositions d'interface
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H01L 35/12 - Emploi d'un matériau spécifié pour les bras de la jonction
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G01K 13/00 - Thermomètres spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques
41.
FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (République de Corée)
TEGWAY CO., LTD. (République de Corée)
Inventeur(s)
Cho, Byung Jin
Kim, Sun Jin
Shin, Ji Seon
Yim, Sehwan
Choi, Hyeong Do
Kim, Yongjun
Kim, Choong Sun
We, Ju Hyung
Abrégé
The present invention relates to a flexible thermoelectric device and a method for preparing same. The flexible thermoelectric device comprises: a thermoelectric material pillar array which comprises one or more n-type thermoelectric materials and p-type thermoelectric materials arrayed away from each other; electrodes which electrically connect the thermoelectric materials in the thermoelectric material pillar array; and foam for filling an empty space in the thermoelectric material pillar array at the least.
H01L 35/12 - Emploi d'un matériau spécifié pour les bras de la jonction
H01L 35/32 - DISPOSITIFS À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS; DISPOSITIFS ÉLECTRIQUES À L'ÉTAT SOLIDE NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS - Détails fonctionnant exclusivement par effet Peltier ou effet Seebeck caractérisés par la structure ou la configuration de la cellule ou du thermocouple constituant le dispositif
H01L 35/02 - DISPOSITIFS À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS; DISPOSITIFS ÉLECTRIQUES À L'ÉTAT SOLIDE NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS - Détails - Détails
H01L 35/30 - DISPOSITIFS À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS; DISPOSITIFS ÉLECTRIQUES À L'ÉTAT SOLIDE NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS - Détails fonctionnant exclusivement par effet Peltier ou effet Seebeck caractérisés par les moyens d'échange de chaleur à la jonction
42.
FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (République de Corée)
TEGWAY CO., LTD. (République de Corée)
Inventeur(s)
Cho, Byung Jin
Kim, Sun Jin
Shin, Ji Seon
Hwang, Hye Rim
Abrégé
The present invention relates to a flexible thermoelectric device and a production method therefor, the flexible thermoelectric device comprising: an array of thermoelectric legs arranged to be spaced apart from each other and comprising at least one N-type thermoelectric material and P-type thermoelectric material; electrodes for electrically connecting the thermoelectric materials of the array of the thermoelectric legs; and a filler material for filling at least an empty space in the array of the thermoelectric legs, wherein the electrodes comprise a glass frit.
H01L 35/12 - Emploi d'un matériau spécifié pour les bras de la jonction
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