EP2181294A4 - Ice-making machine - Google Patents

Ice-making machine

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Publication number
EP2181294A4
EP2181294A4 EP08713381A EP08713381A EP2181294A4 EP 2181294 A4 EP2181294 A4 EP 2181294A4 EP 08713381 A EP08713381 A EP 08713381A EP 08713381 A EP08713381 A EP 08713381A EP 2181294 A4 EP2181294 A4 EP 2181294A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
ice
making machine
making
machine
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP08713381A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2181294A1 (en
Inventor
John A Broadbent
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Mile High Equipment LLC
Original Assignee
Mile High Equipment LLC
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US12/002,155 external-priority patent/US20080163638A1/en
Application filed by Mile High Equipment LLC filed Critical Mile High Equipment LLC
Publication of EP2181294A1 publication Critical patent/EP2181294A1/en
Publication of EP2181294A4 publication Critical patent/EP2181294A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B39/00—Evaporators; Condensers
    • F25B39/02—Evaporators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
    • F25C1/12—Producing ice by freezing water on cooled surfaces, e.g. to form slabs
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D7/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D7/0008—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one medium being in heat conductive contact with the conduits for the other medium
    • F28D7/0025—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one medium being in heat conductive contact with the conduits for the other medium the conduits for one medium or the conduits for both media being flat tubes or arrays of tubes
    • F28D7/0033—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one medium being in heat conductive contact with the conduits for the other medium the conduits for one medium or the conduits for both media being flat tubes or arrays of tubes the conduits for one medium or the conduits for both media being bent
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
    • F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
    • F28D2021/0068—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for refrigerant cycles
    • F28D2021/0071—Evaporators

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
EP08713381A 2007-01-31 2008-01-31 Ice-making machine Withdrawn EP2181294A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US89864107P 2007-01-31 2007-01-31
US91884207P 2007-03-19 2007-03-19
US12/002,155 US20080163638A1 (en) 2006-12-13 2007-12-13 Ice-machine evaporator and control system
US925207P 2007-12-27 2007-12-27
PCT/US2008/001365 WO2008094686A1 (en) 2007-01-31 2008-01-31 Ice-making machine

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2181294A1 EP2181294A1 (en) 2010-05-05
EP2181294A4 true EP2181294A4 (en) 2010-09-29

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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EP08713381A Withdrawn EP2181294A4 (en) 2007-01-31 2008-01-31 Ice-making machine

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP2181294A4 (en)
CN (1) CN101611276B (en)
WO (1) WO2008094686A1 (en)

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3392540A (en) * 1967-03-17 1968-07-16 Council Mfg Corp Icemaking machine
US3877242A (en) * 1973-10-11 1975-04-15 Int Refrigeration Engineers Harvest control unit for an ice-making machine
US4075863A (en) * 1976-08-23 1978-02-28 Storm King Products, Inc. Freeze-harvest control system for a tubular ice maker
US5186022A (en) * 1990-03-13 1993-02-16 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Evaporator structure for refrigerator-freezer
WO2008076347A2 (en) * 2006-12-13 2008-06-26 Mile High Equipment Llc Ice machine evaporator and control system

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2621903A (en) * 1949-07-02 1952-12-16 Irving H Cohler Heat exchange tubing
US3988903A (en) * 1975-03-14 1976-11-02 Refrigerated Products, Inc. Dual acting defrost system for ice makers and controls therefor
US4194536A (en) * 1976-12-09 1980-03-25 Eaton Corporation Composite tubing product
US4434112A (en) * 1981-10-06 1984-02-28 Frick Company Heat transfer surface with increased liquid to air evaporative heat exchange
US4587810A (en) * 1984-07-26 1986-05-13 Clawson Machine Company, Inc. Thermoelectric ice maker with plastic bag mold
US4697427A (en) * 1985-05-10 1987-10-06 Sundstrand Corporation Forced flow evaporator for unusual gravity conditions
WO1989008074A1 (en) * 1988-03-02 1989-09-08 Brian Davis Beverage storage and cooling system
US5193357A (en) * 1990-06-07 1993-03-16 The Manitowoc Company, Inc. Ice machine with improved evaporator/ice forming assembly
US20030177779A1 (en) * 2002-03-22 2003-09-25 Loke Kee Voon Hi-efficient evaporator coil of flake ice making machine

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3392540A (en) * 1967-03-17 1968-07-16 Council Mfg Corp Icemaking machine
US3877242A (en) * 1973-10-11 1975-04-15 Int Refrigeration Engineers Harvest control unit for an ice-making machine
US4075863A (en) * 1976-08-23 1978-02-28 Storm King Products, Inc. Freeze-harvest control system for a tubular ice maker
US5186022A (en) * 1990-03-13 1993-02-16 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Evaporator structure for refrigerator-freezer
WO2008076347A2 (en) * 2006-12-13 2008-06-26 Mile High Equipment Llc Ice machine evaporator and control system

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO2008094686A1 *

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Publication number Publication date
EP2181294A1 (en) 2010-05-05
CN101611276B (en) 2011-07-20
CN101611276A (en) 2009-12-23
WO2008094686A1 (en) 2008-08-07

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