Abstract:
A thermoelectric dehumidifying apparatus may include a housing provided in a widthwise direction of a vehicle adjacent to a windshield glass of the vehicle and having an inlet and an outlet at an upper end thereof, a thermoelectric module including a thermoelectric element provided between the inlet and the outlet in an interior of the housing and having a surface with which cooling fins make surface-contact and an opposite surface with which heat radiation fins make surface-contact, wherein the thermoelectric element is disposed on a passage of air flowing from the inlet to the outlet such that the air introduced through the inlet passes by the cooling fins and the heat radiation fins at a same time and then is discharged through the outlet, and a fan provided in the interior of the housing, for guiding the air from the inlet to the outlet.
Abstract:
A dehumidifier for a vehicle includes a heat exchanger provided in a flow path of air and configured to have a heat transfer material flowing therein so as to cool or heat the air. A first thermoelectric element is provided at an air inlet side of the heat exchanger and is configured to cool introduced air. A first thermal conductor is configured to connect a heat-generating surface of the first thermoelectric element to the heat exchanger and radiate heat generated from the first thermoelectric element through the heat exchanger.
Abstract:
A heat radiator for a cup holder may include a heat pipe with an one end fixed in a surface contact with a heat radiation side of a thermoelectric element mounted on a body of the cup holder and another end being extended from the one end at least above the one end, heat radiation fins fixed in a surface contact with another end of the heat pipe, and a blower engaged to the another end of the heat pipe so as to enable the heat radiation fins to exchange heat.
Abstract:
A sheath heater includes: a housing having an accommodating space formed therein; a plurality of main terminals electrically connected to an outside of the sheath heater through an electric circuit, wherein the accommodating space is filled with magnesia and the plurality of main terminals are disposed in the accommodating space to penetrate through one side and another side of the housing; an overheat preventing means located in the housing, connected in series with the electric circuit, and having a PTC element controlling a flow of current of the electric circuit according to a temperature of the PTC element; and a heating element electrically connected to the electric circuit and generating heat during the flow of current.
Abstract:
A moisture electrolysis apparatus for a headlamp may include a first electrode connected to one electrode of a power supply, exposed to an internal space of a headlamp housing, and having a pillar shape; a second electrode connected to the other electrode of the power supply, exposed to the internal space of the headlamp housing, surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the first electrode and distanced from the first electrode by a predetermined distance to form a gap between the electrodes, and having a pillar shape; a dielectric coated on a surface of a one of the first electrode and the second electrode facing each other; and an electric discharge air duct formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, circulating air in the headlamp, and electrolyzing moisture in the air through an electric discharge phenomenon generated between the first electrode and the second electrode.
Abstract:
A cooling and heating cup holder includes a holder body having a container shape, formed of a thermally conductive material, having a substantially uniform thickness, and having a contact portion pressed from an inner side to integrally protrude outward from one side surface thereof and having a contact surface forming a predetermined plane; a Peltier element including an operation surface and a heat radiating portion having an opposite row opposite to the operation surface and installed such that the operation surface is directly attached to the contact surface at an outer side of the holder body to transfer heat to the contact surface; and an air conditioner including a heat radiating duct in which the heat radiating portion of the Peltier element is buried and a blowing fan for blowing out air at one side of the heat radiating duct.
Abstract:
A thermo-electric device heat exchanger may include a plate part including a plurality of cooling tubes and a plurality of heat radiation tubes alternately disposed with respect to each other, a cooling inflowing tank and a cooling discharging tank connected to an inlet and an outlet of a cooling tube in the plurality of cooling tubes, a heat radiation inflowing tank and a heat radiation discharging tank connected to an inlet and an outlet of a heat radiation tube in the plurality of radiation tubes, and a thermoelectric element having a cooling surface and a heat radiation surface and disposed between the cooling tube and the heat radiation tube. The cooling surface may be attached to the cooling tube and the heat radiation surface may be attached to the heat radiation tube.
Abstract:
A cup holder may include a holder body formed in a cylindrical shape, having an opened upper surface and having an installing space formed on an inner peripheral surface of the holder body and protruded from an inner side to an outer side, a lighting apparatus provided in the installing space of the holder body to thereby irradiate light toward an interior of the holder body, and a supporting mechanism elastically and rotatably installed in the installing space of the holder body to thereby support a beverage container received in the holder body and allowing light irradiated from the lighting apparatus to be directed to a bottom surface of the holder body.
Abstract:
An automobile cup holder may include a holding unit which accommodates a cup and exchanges heat with the cup, a thermoelectric element which is in contact with an outer surface of the holding unit to cool or heat the holding unit, and a bimetal which is arranged adjacent to the holding unit and connected to respective ends of a circuit of the thermoelectric element.
Abstract:
A coolant heating device for a vehicle includes: a housing storing coolant therein and having a sheath heater therein; an upper space part protruding upwards from a top surface of the housing and having an inner space via which an inner space of the housing communicates with the upper space part; a water-level-sensing part disposed inside the upper space part to sense a level of coolant in the housing; and a controller for controlling operation of the sheath heater based on the level of coolant sensed by the water-level-sensing part.