EP 4191167 A1 20230607 - ICE MAKER
Title (en)
ICE MAKER
Title (de)
EISMASCHINE
Title (fr)
MACHINE À GLAÇONS
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 2020147406 A 20200902
- CN 2021114175 W 20210824
Abstract (en)
An ice maker (1) is provided which may make ice efficiently with a simple structure and is easy to disassemble from and assemble to a refrigerator. An ice maker (1) disposed inside a refrigerator (100) is provided, including: a cooling part (50) having a cooling pipe (40) where cold air passing through an evaporator (140) of the refrigerator flows, a heat sink (10) disposed in the cooling pipe (40) and having a plurality of cooling fins (12), and a metal plate (20) mounted to allow a metal rod-like member (24) to extend downwards from a base end portion to a tip portion, the rod-like member (24) being cooled by the heat sink (10); and a liquid container (60) capable of storing liquid, a predetermined region of the rod-like member (24) from the tip portion being immersed in the liquid contained in the liquid container (60), and ice being generated around the rod-like member (24) cooled by the heat sink (10).
IPC 8 full level
F25C 1/12 (2006.01); F25B 21/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F25C 1/08 (2013.01); F25C 1/25 (2017.12); F25D 17/065 (2013.01); F25B 21/04 (2013.01); F25C 1/18 (2013.01); F25C 5/08 (2013.01); F25C 2305/0221 (2021.08); F25D 2317/061 (2013.01); F25D 2317/0671 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 4191167 A1 20230607; EP 4191167 A4 20240103; CN 115997091 A 20230421; JP 2022042145 A 20220314; WO 2022048471 A1 20220310
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 21863538 A 20210824; CN 2021114175 W 20210824; CN 202180053436 A 20210824; JP 2020147406 A 20200902