EP 0580952 A1 19940202 - Ice making machine.

Title (en)

Ice making machine.

Title (de)

Eiserzeugungsmaschine.

Title (fr)

Machine génératrice de glace.

Publication

EP 0580952 A1 19940202 (EN)

Application

EP 93105190 A 19930329

Priority

JP 5965592 U 19920731
JP 6981992 U 19920909
JP 6982092 U 19920909

Abstract (en)

Disclosed is a compact ice making machine, in which a multiplicity of freezing fingers (17) formed on the lower surface of a freezing base plate (18) are dipped in the water supplied to a freezing chamber (29) defined in a water tray (16) to carry out a freezing operation under agitation of the water by a rocking plate (54) disposed to the freezing chamber (29) and form inverted dome-shaped ice pieces (21) gradually around the freezing fingers (17), and the ice pieces (21) are designed to be released by tilting the water tray (16). In this ice making machine, a mechanism (33,37,36,AM) for tilting the water tray and a mechanism (38,59,RM) for rocking the rocking plate (54) are integrated into one unit and disposed to an inner cover (27) so as to enable efficient assembly of the machine and to facilitate maintenance and repair of the respective mechanisms. Further, since the freezing operation is carried out under agitation of the water to be frozen by the rocking plate (54), opacification of the ice pieces (21) to be formed around the freezing fingers (17) can effectively be prevented. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F25C 1/08

IPC 8 full level

F25C 1/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

F25C 1/08 (2013.01 - EP); F25C 1/24 (2013.01 - KR); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

[A] US 4199956 A 19800429 - LUNDE HOWARD L [US]
[A] WO 9101472 A1 19910207 - SIMKENS MARCELLUS [BE]
[A] AU 2273077 A 19780831 - BLAKELY JOHN WILLIAM
[A] GB 1533295 A 19781122 - APOSTOLOU C

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0580952 A1 19940202; EP 0580952 B1 19960612; DE 69303120 D1 19960718; DE 69303120 T2 19970109; ES 2090749 T3 19961016; KR 940005932 A 19940322; TW 218914 B 19940111

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93105190 A 19930329; DE 69303120 T 19930329; ES 93105190 T 19930329; KR 930011803 A 19930628; TW 82100311 A 19930119