公开(公告)号：US20100186429A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-29

申请号：US12361732

申请日：2009-01-29

申请人： Eric K. Watson ,  Omar Haidar ,  Kenneth U. Nsofar ,  Matthew William Davis ,  Ronald Scott Tarr ,  Joseph Waugh

发明人： Eric K. Watson ,  Omar Haidar ,  Kenneth U. Nsofar ,  Matthew William Davis ,  Ronald Scott Tarr ,  Joseph Waugh

IPC分类号： F25C1/00 ,  F25C5/18 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D23/02

CPC分类号： F25D17/065 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2700/12 ,  F25D17/02 ,  F25D2323/021

摘要： A method and apparatus for circulating air within an icemaker compartment of a refrigerator are disclosed. The method includes the steps of activating the icemaker, filling the ice cavities with water, and activating the fan after a predetermined time after the ice cavities are filled with water. The apparatus includes a food storage compartment, an access door operable to selectively close the food storage compartment, an icemaker compartment on the access door, an icemaker disposed in the icemaker compartment, the icemaker including an ice mold body defining a plurality of ice cavities, an ice storage bin disposed in the icemaker compartment, a fan for distributing cold air within the icemaker compartment, at least one heating element attached to the ice mold body, a coolant pump, and a controller for regulating the fan and the coolant pump.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在冰箱的制冰室内循环空气的方法和装置。 该方法包括以下步骤：激活制冰机，用水填充冰腔，并在冰腔充满水之后的预定时间后启动风扇。 该装置包括食物储藏室，可操作以选择性地关闭食物储藏室的通道门，入口门上的制冰室，设置在制冰室中的制冰机，所述制冰机包括限定多个冰腔的冰模体， 设置在制冰机隔室中的储冰箱，用于在制冰室内分配冷空气的风扇，连接到冰模体的至少一个加热元件，冷却剂泵以及用于调节风扇和冷却剂泵的控制器。

公开(公告)号：US20100146712A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-17

申请号：US12559751

申请日：2009-09-15

申请人： Michael F. Finch ,  John Besore ,  Jeff Donald Drake ,  Darin Franks ,  Chad Michael Helms ,  Jerrod Aaron Kappler ,  Steven Keith Root ,  Natarajan Venkatakrishnan ,  Eric K. Watson ,  Joshua S. Wiseman

发明人： Michael F. Finch ,  John Besore ,  Jeff Donald Drake ,  Darin Franks ,  Chad Michael Helms ,  Jerrod Aaron Kappler ,  Steven Keith Root ,  Natarajan Venkatakrishnan ,  Eric K. Watson ,  Joshua S. Wiseman

IPC分类号： D06F33/00 ,  D06L1/00

CPC分类号： G05B13/02 ,  F25D21/04 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J13/0075 ,  H02J2003/146 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y02B70/3266 ,  Y02B70/3275 ,  Y02B90/2653 ,  Y04S20/222 ,  Y04S20/224 ,  Y04S20/242 ,  Y04S20/244 ,  Y04S40/126 ,  Y10T307/406 ,  Y10T307/438 ,  Y10T307/469

摘要： A clothes washer is provided comprising one or more power consuming functions and a controller in signal communication with an associated utility. The controller can receive and process a signal from the associated utility indicative of current state of an associated utility. The controller operates the clothes washer in one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode in response to the received signal. The controller is configured to change the power consuming functions by adjusting one or more of an operation schedule, an operation delay, an operation adjustment, and a selective deactivation of at least one of the one or more power consuming functions to reduce power consumption of the clothes washer in the energy savings mode.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种洗衣机，其包括一个或多个功率消耗功能和与相关联的实用程序进行信号通信的控制器。 控制器可以接收并处理来自指示相关实用程序的当前状态的相关实用程序的信号。 所述控制器响应于接收到的信号，以多种操作模式中的一种操作洗衣机，其包括至少正常操作模式和节能模式。 控制器被配置为通过调整一个或多个功耗功能中的至少一个的操作调度，操作延迟，操作调整和选择性停用中的一个或多个来改变功耗功能，以减少功耗消耗 洗衣机在节能模式下。

公开(公告)号：US20100101254A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-29

申请号：US12559561

申请日：2009-09-15

申请人： John K. Besore ,  Richard DeVos ,  Jeff Donald Drake ,  Michael F. Finch ,  Ronald Gary Foster ,  Darin Franks ,  William Newton ,  Steven Keith Root ,  Natarajan Venkatakrishnan ,  Eric K. Watson ,  Timothy Dale Worthington

发明人： John K. Besore ,  Richard DeVos ,  Jeff Donald Drake ,  Michael F. Finch ,  Ronald Gary Foster ,  Darin Franks ,  William Newton ,  Steven Keith Root ,  Natarajan Venkatakrishnan ,  Eric K. Watson ,  Timothy Dale Worthington

IPC分类号： F25D27/00 ,  F25D13/04 ,  G05B15/00 ,  F25D3/00 ,  F25C1/00

CPC分类号： G05B13/02 ,  F25D21/04 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J13/0075 ,  H02J2003/146 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y02B70/3266 ,  Y02B70/3275 ,  Y02B90/2653 ,  Y04S20/222 ,  Y04S20/224 ,  Y04S20/242 ,  Y04S20/244 ,  Y04S40/126 ,  Y10T307/406 ,  Y10T307/438 ,  Y10T307/469

摘要： A refrigerator comprises a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment and one or more power consuming features/functions including a refrigeration system for cooling the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment. A controller is operatively connected to the one or more power consuming features/functions. The controller is configured to receive and process a signal indicative of current state of an associated energy supplying utility. The controller operates the refrigerator in one of plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode, in response to the received signal. The controller is configured to at least one of selectively schedule, delay, adjust and deactivate at least one of the one or more power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of the refrigerator in the energy savings mode.

摘要翻译： 冰箱包括新鲜的食物隔间和冷冻室，以及一个或多个功率消耗特征/功能，包括用于冷却食物隔间和冷冻室的制冷系统。 控制器可操作地连接到一个或多个功耗特征/功能。 控制器被配置为接收和处理指示相关能量供应实用程序的当前状态的信号。 响应于所接收的信号，控制器以多种操作模式之一操作冰箱，包括至少正常操作模式和节能模式。 控制器被配置为至少一个选择性地调度，延迟，调整和停用一个或多个功耗特征/功能中的至少一个，以减少节能模式中的冰箱的功耗。