VERTICAL ICE MAKER WITH MICROCHANNEL EVAPORATOR
    3.
    发明申请
    VERTICAL ICE MAKER WITH MICROCHANNEL EVAPORATOR 有权
    立式冰淇淋与MICROCHANNEL EVAPORATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20120324917A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-27

    申请号:US13166068

    申请日:2011-06-22

    IPC分类号: F25C5/02 F25C5/18 F25C1/00

    摘要: A clear ice making assembly and method utilizes a housing having an upper fluid chamber, a plurality of distinct, substantially vertical fluid channels, and at least one fluid outlet aperture in fluid communication with a bottom fluid chamber. During an ice making event, portions of an ice forming evaporator extending through the housing are exposed to water flowing into the fluid channels from the upper fluid chamber. The ice forming evaporator is formed with microchannels through which refrigerant flows such that water flowing across the fluid channels freezes on the exposed portions of the ice forming evaporator over time, forming clear ice pieces. In a harvesting operation, the ice pieces are released from the ice forming evaporator and transferred for storage and/or dispensing.

    摘要翻译: 透明的制冰组件和方法利用具有上流体室,多个不同的,基本上垂直的流体通道的壳体以及与底部流体室流体连通的至少一个流体出口孔。 在制冰事件期间,延伸穿过壳体的成冰蒸发器的部分暴露于从上流体室流入流体通道的水。 形成冰的蒸发器形成有微通道,制冷剂通过该通道流动,使得流过流体通道的水随着时间的流逝在冰形蒸发器的暴露部分上冻结,形成清晰的冰块。 在收割操作中,将冰块从成冰蒸发器中释放并转移以进行储存和/或分配。

    VERTICAL ICE MAKER PRODUCING CLEAR ICE PIECES
    4.
    发明申请
    VERTICAL ICE MAKER PRODUCING CLEAR ICE PIECES 有权
    垂直制冰机生产清洁冰块

    公开(公告)号:US20120324915A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-27

    申请号:US13166085

    申请日:2011-06-22

    IPC分类号: F25C1/00 F25C5/18

    摘要: An ice making assembly and method utilizes a housing having an upper fluid chamber, a plurality of distinct, substantially vertical fluid channels, and at least one drain aperture in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir. Ice forming members extend from an ice forming evaporator into respective fluid channels. During an ice making event, fluid continuously supplied to the upper fluid chamber flows into each of the fluid channels and out through at least one drain aperture into a fluid reservoir below. The ice forming members are cooled such that fluid flowing across the fluid channels freezes on the ice forming members over time, forming clear ice pieces. The ice pieces are subsequently released from the ice forming members and transferred for storage and/or dispensing.

    摘要翻译: 制冰组件和方法利用具有上流体室,多个不同的,基本上垂直的流体通道的壳体以及与流体储存器流体连通的至少一个排水孔。 成冰构件从冰形成蒸发器延伸到相应的流体通道中。 在制冰事件期间,连续供应到上部流体室的流体流入每个流体通道,并通过至少一个排放孔流出到下面的流体储存器中。 冰形成构件被冷却,使得流过流体通道的流体随时间在冰形成构件上冻结,形成清晰的冰块。 冰块随后从冰形成构件中释放并转移以用于储存和/或分配。

    UNIVERSAL AND FLEXIBLE COOLING MODULE SET (CMS) CONFIGURATION AND ARCHITECTURE
    5.
    发明申请
    UNIVERSAL AND FLEXIBLE COOLING MODULE SET (CMS) CONFIGURATION AND ARCHITECTURE 有权
    通用和灵活冷却模块(CMS)配置和架构

    公开(公告)号:US20120291475A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-22

    申请号:US13108183

    申请日:2011-05-16

    IPC分类号: F25D11/02 B23P15/26

    摘要: A refrigerator is provided that includes at least one freezer compartment and at least one refrigerator compartment, wherein the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment are defined by a plurality of interior surfaces. The refrigerator further includes a cooling module set (CMS) removably attached to at least one of the plurality of interior surfaces, wherein the CMS is configured to operate in any orientation of a plurality of orientations, and the CMS is further configured to be repositionable with respect to the plurality of interior surfaces to alter a shape of at least one of the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种冰箱,其包括至少一个冷冻室和至少一个冷藏室,其中冷冻室和冷藏室由多个内表面限定。 所述冰箱还包括可移除地附接到所述多个内表面中的至少一个的冷却模块组(CMS),其中所述CMS被配置为在多个取向的任何取向上操作,并且所述CMS还被配置为可重新定位, 相对于多个内表面来改变冷藏室和冷冻室中的至少一个的形状。

    LIQUID DISPENSING AND AUTOMATIC ICEMAKING ON NON-PLUMBED REFRIGERATOR
    6.
    发明申请
    LIQUID DISPENSING AND AUTOMATIC ICEMAKING ON NON-PLUMBED REFRIGERATOR 审中-公开
    液体分配和自动制冰在非压缩式制冷机上

    公开(公告)号:US20110302935A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-15

    申请号:US12813596

    申请日:2010-06-11

    IPC分类号: F25D23/00 B67D7/80 F25C1/24

    摘要: The present invention is directed towards a refrigerator including a door, a liquid reservoir, a dispenser mounted at the door for dispensing liquid, the dispenser having an outlet located above the liquid reservoir, and a pump in communication with the dispenser. Further provided is a method of operating a refrigerator including the steps of providing a refrigerator comprising a refrigerator cabinet, a door attached to the refrigerator cabinet, a liquid reservoir, and a dispenser mounted at the door for dispensing liquid through the door, the dispenser having an outlet located above the liquid reservoir, providing a pump having an inlet in communication with the liquid in the liquid reservoir and an outlet in communication with the dispenser, and providing a user interface in communication with the pump, whereby selectively entering a dispensing function input into the interface actuates the pump.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种冰箱,其包括门,液体储存器,安装在门上用于分配液体的分配器,分配器具有位于储液器上方的出口以及与分配器连通的泵。 还提供了一种操作冰箱的方法,包括以下步骤:提供一种冰箱,包括冰箱,连接到冰箱的门,液体储存器和安装在门上的分配器,用于通过门分配液体,分配器具有 位于液体储存器上方的出口,提供具有与液体储存器中的液体连通的入口的泵和与分配器连通的出口,并且提供与泵连通的用户界面,由此选择性地进入分配功能输入 进入界面启动泵。

    HIGHER EFFICIENCY APPLIANCE EMPLOYING THERMAL LOAD SHIFTING IN REFRIGERATORS HAVING HORIZONTAL MULLION
    7.
    发明申请
    HIGHER EFFICIENCY APPLIANCE EMPLOYING THERMAL LOAD SHIFTING IN REFRIGERATORS HAVING HORIZONTAL MULLION 有权
    在具有水平MULLION的制冷机中使用热负载更高效的电器

    公开(公告)号:US20130098081A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-25

    申请号:US13279386

    申请日:2011-10-24

    摘要: An appliance includes a cabinet; a first compartment; and a second compartment. The first compartment and the second compartment are separated by a horizontal mullion. The cabinet also typically includes a coolant system that has: a single compressor for regulating a temperature of the first compartment and a temperature of the second compartment operably connected to at least one evaporator; a shared coolant fluid connection system; and a coolant fluid spaced within the shared coolant fluid connection system used to regulate both the temperature of the first compartment and the second compartment. The compressor can provide the shared coolant at at least two different pressures to at least one evaporator using the shared coolant fluid connection circuit. The ratio of the substantially steady state heat gain for the first compartment to the substantially steady state total heat gain for the overall cabinet is about 0.65:1 or greater.

    摘要翻译: 电器包括柜体; 第一个隔间 和第二隔间。 第一隔间和第二隔间用水平竖框隔开。 机柜还通常包括冷却剂系统,其具有:用于调节第一隔室的温度的单个压缩机和可操作地连接到至少一个蒸发器的第二室的温度; 共用冷却剂流体连接系统; 以及在共享冷却剂流体连接系统内间隔开的用于调节第一隔室和第二隔室的温度的冷却剂流体。 压缩机可以使用共享冷却剂流体连接回路将至少两个不同压力的共用冷却剂提供给至少一个蒸发器。 第一隔室的基本上稳态的热增益与总体柜的基本上稳定的总热增益的比例大约为0.65:1或更大。

    FLEXIBLE COOLING SYSTEM INTEGRATION FOR MULTIPLE PLATFORMS
    8.
    发明申请
    FLEXIBLE COOLING SYSTEM INTEGRATION FOR MULTIPLE PLATFORMS 有权
    柔性冷却系统集成多台平台

    公开(公告)号:US20120291477A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-22

    申请号:US13108293

    申请日:2011-05-16

    摘要: A refrigerator is provided that includes a CMS adapted to define at least a portion of an envelope of at least one of a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment, where the CMS has a high pressure side and a low pressure side. The high pressure side includes an orientation-flexible compressor and a condenser fluidly connected with the orientation-flexible compressor. The low pressure side is fluidly connected to the high pressure side and includes an evaporator. The CMS also includes at least one housing configured to enclose at least one of the orientation-flexible compressor, the condenser, and the evaporator. The CMS further includes an insulating panel forming at least a portion of the at least one housing, and substantially separating the high pressure side from the low pressure side. The CMS is typically configured to operate in a plurality of orientations based upon the orientation-flexible compressor.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种冰箱,其包括适于限定冷冻室和冷藏室中的至少一个的封套的至少一部分的CMS,其中CMS具有高压侧和低压侧。 高压侧包括定向柔性压缩机和与定向柔性压缩机流体连接的冷凝器。 低压侧流体地连接到高压侧并且包括蒸发器。 CMS还包括至少一个壳体,其构造成包围定向柔性压缩机,冷凝器和蒸发器中的至少一个。 CMS还包括形成至少一个壳体的至少一部分并且将高压侧基本上与低压侧分离的绝缘板。 CMS通常被配置为基于取向柔性压缩机在多个取向中操作。

    WATER FILTER FOR REFRIGERATOR WATER DISPENSER
    10.
    发明申请
    WATER FILTER FOR REFRIGERATOR WATER DISPENSER 有权
    冷冻水分配器的水过滤器

    公开(公告)号:US20080011008A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-17

    申请号:US11782723

    申请日:2007-07-25

    IPC分类号: F25D23/12

    摘要: A water dispenser in a refrigerator door can include a filter casing in the door opening into the bottom of the dispenser housing. The filter casing can include a top wall positioned in the bottom of the dispenser housing, a head assembly at the bottom of the filter casing connected to the water supply and to a water outlet in the dispenser, and can include a filter casing drain. A filter cartridge in the filter casing can connect to the head assembly. The filter casing can include a filter retainer mounted adjacent the opening into the filter casing and can hold the filter cartridge connected to the head assembly in a first position and can release the filter cartridge in a second position. The filter casing can include a drain line leading from the filter casing drain to a pan outside the refrigerated space.

    摘要翻译: 冰箱门中的饮水机可以包括在通向分配器壳体底部的门中的过滤器壳体。 过滤器壳体可以包括位于分配器壳体的底部中的顶壁,位于过滤器壳体的底部处的连接到供水装置的头部组件和分配器中的出水口,并且可以包括过滤器壳体排水管。 过滤器壳体中的滤筒可以连接到头部组件。 过滤器壳体可以包括过滤器保持器,其邻近开口安装到过滤器壳体中并且可以将连接到头部组件的过滤器滤芯保持在第一位置,并且可以将滤筒释放在第二位置。 过滤器壳体可以包括从过滤器壳体排水管引导到冷藏空间外面的盘的排水管线。