METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CIRCULATING AIR WITHIN AN ICEMAKER COMPARTMENT OF A REFRIGERATOR
    1.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CIRCULATING AIR WITHIN AN ICEMAKER COMPARTMENT OF A REFRIGERATOR 有权
    用于在制冷机的冰箱舱内循环空气的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100186429A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-29

    申请号:US12361732

    申请日:2009-01-29

    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。

    Method and apparatus for circulating air within an icemaker compartment of a refrigerator
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for circulating air within an icemaker compartment of a refrigerator 有权
    在冰箱的制冰机室内循环空气的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08099968B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-24

    申请号:US12361732

    申请日:2009-01-29

    IPC分类号: F25C1/00

    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。

    Method and apparatus for coolant control within refrigerators
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for coolant control within refrigerators 有权
    冰箱内冷却液控制的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08256234B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-04

    申请号:US12333738

    申请日:2008-12-12

    IPC分类号: F25C5/08

    摘要: A method for cooling an icemaker is disclosed. The icemaker includes an ice mold body having a channel for transport of coolant and a plurality of ice cavities. The method includes the steps of injecting a coolant into the channel, adding water to the ice cavities, forming ice cubes in the ice cavities, removing coolant from the channel, heating the ice mold body, and ejecting the ice cubes from the ice mold body. The removal step is performed by reversing direction of a coolant pump.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于冷却制冰机的方法。 制冰机包括具有用于输送冷却剂和多个冰腔的通道的冰模体。 该方法包括以下步骤:将冷却剂注入通道,向冰腔中加入水,在冰腔中形成冰块,从通道中除去冷却剂,加热冰模体,以及从冰模体排出冰块 。 通过反转冷却剂泵的方向来执行去除步骤。

    VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A WASHING APPLIANCE
    8.
    发明申请
    VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A WASHING APPLIANCE 有权
    阀门组件与洗衣设备一起使用

    公开(公告)号:US20120060876A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-15

    申请号:US12952971

    申请日:2010-11-23

    IPC分类号: B08B3/00 F16K31/12

    摘要: A valve assembly for use with a washing appliance having a main controller includes a valve that is moveable between a first position that prevents water from flowing through a supply line and a second position that allows water to flow through the supply line. A control assembly separate from the main controller is configured to control the valve to move between the first position and the second position. The control assembly includes a flow sensor configured to output a signal representing an amount of water flowing through the supply line and a control unit configured to control the valve assembly based on the output signal of the flow sensor.

    摘要翻译: 一种与具有主控制器的洗涤用具一起使用的阀组件,包括可在防止水流过供应管线的第一位置和允许水流过供应管线的第二位置之间移动的阀门。 与主控制器分离的控制组件被配置为控制阀在第一位置和第二位置之间移动。 所述控制组件包括流量传感器,所述流量传感器被配置为输出表示流经所述供应管线的水量的信号;以及控制单元,其被配置为基于所述流量传感器的输出信号来控制所述阀组件。

    Heating apparatus for an appliance
    10.
    发明授权
    Heating apparatus for an appliance 有权
    器具加热装置

    公开(公告)号:US09029743B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-12

    申请号:US12196843

    申请日:2008-08-22

    IPC分类号: H05B6/02 F25D23/12

    摘要: A heating apparatus for heating a subcompartment in a compartment of an appliance is disclosed. The heating apparatus includes an electromagnetic member disposed in the compartment, and a metal member thermally coupled to the subcompartment. The metal member is magnetically coupled to the electromagnetic member to generate an eddy current in the metal member in response to a magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic member for heating the subcompartment. A related heating method and a refrigerator incorporating such a heating apparatus are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于加热设备隔室中的子舱的加热装置。 加热装置包括设置在隔室中的电磁构件和热耦合到子隔室的金属构件。 金属构件磁耦合到电磁构件,以响应于由电磁构件产生的用于加热子隔室的磁场而在金属构件中产生涡流。 还公开了一种相关的加热方法和包含这种加热装置的冰箱。