阅读说明：本技术 冷却组件和用于使用冷却组件的车辆的乘客舱 (cooling assembly and passenger compartment for a vehicle using a cooling assembly ) 是由 K-H·陈 T·韩 B·哈里发 于 2019-05-09 设计创作，主要内容包括：冷却组件包括仪表板。用于车辆的乘客舱也可以使用冷却组件。仪表板包括第一表面和与第一表面相对的第二表面。冷却组件还包括联结至第一和第二表面之一的热电装置。热电装置包括彼此间隔开的第一导电板和第二导电板。第一导电板和第二导电板被配置为在热电装置的操作期间处于彼此不同的温度。冷却组件还包括固定到仪表板的第一和第二表面之一并且热连接到热电装置的第一和第二导电板中的一个的薄膜,以便热电装置的操作使薄膜温度降低足以冷却仪表板的量。(the cooling assembly includes an instrument panel. The passenger compartment for the vehicle may also use a cooling assembly. The instrument panel includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The cooling assembly also includes a thermoelectric device coupled to one of the first and second surfaces. The thermoelectric device includes a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate spaced apart from each other. The first and second electrically conductive plates are configured to be at different temperatures from each other during operation of the thermoelectric device. The cooling assembly also includes a film secured to one of the first and second surfaces of the instrument panel and thermally coupled to one of the first and second electrically conductive plates of the thermoelectric device such that operation of the thermoelectric device reduces a temperature of the film by an amount sufficient to cool the instrument panel.)

1. A cooling assembly, comprising:

An instrument panel including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;

a thermoelectric device coupled to one of the first and second surfaces;

wherein the thermoelectric device comprises a first electrically conductive plate and a second electrically conductive plate spaced apart from each other, and wherein the first and second electrically conductive plates are configured to be at different temperatures from each other during operation of the thermoelectric device; and

A thin film secured to one of said first and second surfaces of said instrument panel and thermally coupled to one of said first and second electrically conductive plates of said thermoelectric device such that operation of said thermoelectric device reduces the temperature of said thin film by an amount sufficient to cool said instrument panel.

2. the assembly of claim 1, wherein the first electrically conductive plate is configured to decrease in temperature during operation of the thermoelectric device and the second electrically conductive plate is configured to increase in temperature during operation of the thermoelectric device.

3. the assembly of claim 2, wherein the film is secured to the second surface of the instrument panel and the film is thermally coupled to the first electrically conductive plate.

4. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the temperature of the membrane decreases as the temperature of the first conductive plate decreases due to a thermal connection between the membrane and the first conductive plate.

5. The assembly of claim 3, further comprising a fastening feature attached to the membrane and the first conductive plate to thermally connect the membrane and the first conductive plate.

6. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a heat exchanger coupled to one of the first and second electrically conductive plates.

7. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the thin film is formed of graphene.

8. The assembly of claim 1:

Wherein the thermoelectric device is coupled to the second surface of the instrument panel;

Wherein the first electrically conductive plate is configured to decrease in temperature during operation of the thermoelectric device and the second electrically conductive plate is configured to increase in temperature during operation of the thermoelectric device;

Wherein the film is secured to and at least partially abuts the second surface of the instrument panel;

wherein the membrane is thermally coupled to the first electrically conductive plate;

Wherein the temperature of the film decreases due to thermal connection with the first electrically conductive plate;

Further comprising an adhesive formed of a thermally conductive material and thermally connecting the membrane and the first conductive plate;

further comprising a heat exchanger coupled to the second electrically conductive plate to remove heat from the second electrically conductive plate;

wherein the heat exchanger comprises a plurality of fins secured to the second electrically conductive plate and configured to absorb heat from the second electrically conductive plate; and

wherein the heat exchanger includes a heat sink configured to move heat from the heat sink away from the thermoelectric device.

9. a passenger compartment for a vehicle; the passenger compartment includes:

An instrument panel including an instrument cluster having a face;

wherein the instrument panel comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;

Wherein at least a portion of the first surface of the instrument panel and the surface of the instrument cluster are configured to be visible within the passenger compartment;

A cooling assembly coupled to the instrument panel, the cooling assembly comprising:

a thermoelectric device coupled to one of the first and second surfaces;

Wherein the thermoelectric device comprises a first electrically conductive plate and a second electrically conductive plate spaced apart from each other, and wherein the first and second electrically conductive plates are configured to be at different temperatures from each other during operation of the thermoelectric device; and

a thin film secured to one of said first and second surfaces of said instrument panel and thermally coupled to one of said first and second electrically conductive plates of said thermoelectric device such that operation of said thermoelectric device reduces the temperature of said thin film by an amount sufficient to cool said instrument panel.

10. the passenger compartment of claim 9:

Wherein the thermoelectric device is a first thermoelectric device and the thin film is a first thin film;

wherein the thermoelectric device is coupled to the second surface of the instrument panel;

wherein the first film is secured to the second surface of the instrument panel and the first film is thermally connected to the first electrically conductive plate of the first thermoelectric device;

wherein the cooling assembly further comprises a second thermoelectric device comprising a first electrically conductive plate and a second electrically conductive plate spaced apart from each other;

wherein the first thin film is thermally connected to the first electrically conductive plate of the second thermoelectric device;

wherein the cooling assembly further comprises a second film secured to the second surface of the instrument panel, and the second film is thermally coupled to the first electrically conductive plate of the second thermoelectric device;

wherein the first electrically conductive plate of the first thermoelectric device and the first electrically conductive plate of the second thermoelectric device are each configured to reduce temperature during operation of the respective first and second thermoelectric devices;

Wherein the second electrically conductive plate of the first thermoelectric device and the second electrically conductive plate of the second thermoelectric device are each configured to increase in temperature during operation of the respective first and second thermoelectric devices; and

wherein a temperature of the first film decreases with a decrease in a temperature of at least the first electrically conductive plate of the first thermoelectric device due to a thermal connection between the first film and the first electrically conductive plate of the first thermoelectric device.

disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides a cooling assembly including an instrument panel. The instrument panel includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The cooling assembly also includes a thermoelectric device coupled to one of the first and second surfaces. The thermoelectric device includes a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate spaced apart from each other. The first and second electrically conductive plates are configured to be at different temperatures from each other during operation of the thermoelectric device. The cooling assembly also includes a film secured to one of the first and second surfaces of the instrument panel and thermally coupled to one of the first and second electrically conductive plates of the thermoelectric device such that operation of the thermoelectric device reduces the temperature of the film by an amount sufficient to cool the instrument panel.

The cooling assembly optionally includes one or more of:

A) the first electrically conductive plate is configured to decrease in temperature during operation of the thermoelectric device, and the second electrically conductive plate is configured to increase in temperature during operation of the thermoelectric device;

B) Securing a film to the second surface of the instrument panel, the film thermally coupled to the first conductive plate;

C) the temperature of the membrane decreases as the temperature of the first conductive plate decreases due to the thermal connection between the membrane and the first conductive plate;

D) a fastening feature secured to the membrane and the first conductive plate for thermally connecting the membrane and the first conductive plate;

E) the fastening feature is an adhesive formed of a thermally conductive material;

F) A heat exchanger coupled to one of the first and second electrically conductive plates;

G) a heat exchanger connected to the second electrically conductive plate to remove heat from the thermoelectric device;

H) the heat exchanger includes a fan configured to move heated air away from the thermoelectric device;

I) The heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins secured to the second electrically conductive plate and configured to absorb heat from the second electrically conductive plate;

J) The heat exchanger includes a fan disposed proximate the fins and configured to move air over the fins and to exhaust air heated by the fins away from the thermoelectric device;

K) the heat exchanger defines at least one fluid chamber configured to contain a liquid that absorbs heat from the fins and moves the liquid heated by the fins away from the thermoelectric device;

l) the film is formed from graphene;

m) graphene has a thermal conductivity of about 3000 to about 5000 watts/meter-kelvin at room temperature;

n) the film is formed from a thermally conductive material of about 3000 to about 5000 Watts/meter-Kelvin at room temperature;

o) the film is formed from a thermally conductive material of about 1200 to about 2000 watts/meter-kelvin at room temperature;

P) a thermoelectric device coupled to a second surface of the instrument panel;

Q) a film secured to and at least partially abutting the second surface of the instrument panel;

r) the thin film is thermally connected to the first conductive plate;

S) the temperature of the film is reduced due to the thermal connection with the first conductive plate;

T) an adhesive formed of a thermally conductive material, the adhesive thermally connecting the membrane and the first conductive plate;

U) a heat exchanger coupled to the second electrically conductive plate to remove heat from the second electrically conductive plate; and

V) the heat exchanger includes a heat sink configured to move heat from the fins away from the thermoelectric device.

the present disclosure also provides a passenger compartment for a vehicle. The passenger compartment includes an instrument panel, and the instrument panel includes an instrument cluster having a face. The instrument panel includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. At least a portion of the first surface of the instrument panel and a surface of the instrument cluster are configured to be visible within the passenger compartment. The passenger compartment also includes a cooling assembly coupled to the instrument panel. The cooling assembly includes a thermoelectric device coupled to one of the first and second surfaces. The thermoelectric device includes a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate spaced apart from each other. The first and second electrically conductive plates are configured to be at different temperatures from each other during operation of the thermoelectric device. The cooling assembly also includes a film secured to one of the first and second surfaces of the instrument panel and thermally coupled to one of the first and second electrically conductive plates of the thermoelectric device such that operation of the thermoelectric device reduces the temperature of the film by an amount sufficient to cool the instrument panel.

the passenger compartment optionally includes one or more of the following:

A) a thermoelectric device coupled to the second surface of the instrument panel;

B) The first electrically conductive plate is configured to decrease in temperature during operation of the thermoelectric device, and the second electrically conductive plate is configured to increase in temperature during operation of the thermoelectric device;

C) The film is secured to and at least partially abuts the second surface of the instrument panel;

D) The film is thermally connected with the first conductive plate;

E) the temperature of the film is reduced due to the thermal connection with the first conductive plate;

F) the cooling assembly includes an adhesive formed of a thermally conductive material, and the adhesive thermally connects the membrane and the first conductive plate;

G) The cooling assembly includes a heat exchanger coupled to the second electrically conductive plate to remove heat from the second electrically conductive plate;

H) The heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins secured to the second electrically conductive plate and configured to absorb heat from the second electrically conductive plate;

I) The heat exchanger includes a heat sink configured to transfer heat from the fins away from the thermoelectric device;

J) The thermoelectric device is a first thermoelectric device and the film is a first film, and wherein the first thermoelectric device is coupled to the second surface of the instrument panel, and wherein the first film is secured to the second surface of the instrument panel and the first film is thermally coupled to the first electrically conductive plate of the first thermoelectric device;

K) The cooling assembly includes a second thermoelectric device including a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate spaced apart from each other, and wherein the first film is thermally connected to the first conductive plate of the second thermoelectric device;

L) the cooling assembly includes a second film secured to the second surface of the instrument panel, and the second film is thermally coupled to the first electrically conductive plate of the second thermoelectric device;

m) the first electrically conductive plate of the first thermoelectric device and the first electrically conductive plate of the second thermoelectric device are each configured to reduce in temperature during operation of the respective first and second thermoelectric devices;

n) the second electrically conductive plate of the first thermoelectric device and the second electrically conductive plate of the second thermoelectric device are each configured to increase in temperature during operation of the respective first and second thermoelectric devices; and

o) the temperature of at least the first conductive plate of the first thermoelectric device decreases as the temperature of the first film decreases due to the thermal connection between the first film and the first conductive plate of the first thermoelectric device.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an instrument panel and steering wheel inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a schematic partial view of the instrument panel and cooling assembly.

the detailed description and drawings or illustrations are supportive and descriptive of the disclosure, but the scope of the disclosure is defined solely by the claims. While some of the best modes and other embodiments for carrying out the claims have been described in detail, various alternative designs and embodiments exist for practicing the disclosure defined in the appended claims.