THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: measurement technology. SUBSTANCE: device has base having screening members for protecting against mechanical actions, heat-sensitive element designed as thin-walled elastic body, contact group and stay member restricting ineffective heat deformations of heat receiver. Stay member material and material of rods bearing contact members have small heat expansion coefficient value differing as much as possible from heat receiver material heat expansion coefficient value. Stay member axis and contacts axes fixed on peripheral area of the heat receiver by means of the rods, are selected to be in cross directions. Ambient space temperature increasing, temperature-sensitive element shaped as certain geometrical figure grows in size corresponding to its heat expansion coefficient value that results in increased diameter, axis and diagonal of the geometrical figure brings contacts located on the axes to unclose. Ambient space temperature reducing, the inverse process takes place. EFFECT: wide range of functional applications. 5 cl, 2 dwg