EP 2363670 A2 20110907 - ICE DETECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTING THE QUANTITY OF ICE IN THE ICE COMPARTMENT OF A REFRIGERATOR
Title (en)
ICE DETECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTING THE QUANTITY OF ICE IN THE ICE COMPARTMENT OF A REFRIGERATOR
Title (de)
EISERFASSUNGSANORDNUNG ZUR ERFASSUNG DER EISMENGE IM EISFACH EINES KÜHLSCHRANKS
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME DE DÉTECTION DE GLACE DESTINÉ À DÉTECTER LA QUANTITÉ DE GLACE DANS UN COMPARTIMENT À GLACE D'UN RÉFRIGÉRATEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
- BR 2009000391 W 20091127
- BR PI0804946 A 20081128
Abstract (en)
This invention addresses an ice detection array for detecting the quantity of ice cubes in an ice compartment (8) of an icebox, refrigerator or freezer. The array comprises an ice cube receipt and storage compartment (8) with at least one projection (9) on its outer surface, and a resilient device (10) fitted to one of the inner walls (11) of the refrigerator. The resilient device (10) operates jointly with projection (9), varying between a tensioned configuration and an at-rest configuration, depending on the quantity of ice remaining in the ice compartment. The variation of the resilient device (10) between its tensioned configuration and its at-rest configuration trips the low ice indicator circuit that notifies the user that the ice cubes are running low in the compartment.
IPC 8 full level
F25C 5/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F25C 5/187 (2013.01); F25C 2700/02 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2010060172A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2363670 A2 20110907; BR PI0804946 A2 20100727; BR PI0804946 B1 20200128; WO 2010060172 A2 20100603; WO 2010060172 A3 20100729
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 09799234 A 20091127; BR 2009000391 W 20091127; BR PI0804946 A 20081128