EP2314959A4 - Water spray device for ice making machine - Google Patents

Water spray device for ice making machine

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Publication number
EP2314959A4
EP2314959A4 EP09804870.5A EP09804870A EP2314959A4 EP 2314959 A4 EP2314959 A4 EP 2314959A4 EP 09804870 A EP09804870 A EP 09804870A EP 2314959 A4 EP2314959 A4 EP 2314959A4
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Prior art keywords
ice making
section
water spray
water
width direction
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EP09804870.5A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2314959B1 (en
EP2314959A1 (en
Inventor
Kiyoshi Yamaoka
Takashi Hibino
Nobuo Kondo
Hideyuki Tashiro
Takeshi Ueda
Akira Harata
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Hoshizaki Corp
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Hoshizaki Electric Co Ltd
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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
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
    • F25C1/22—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds
    • F25C1/25—Filling devices for moulds
    • 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
    • F25C2400/00—Auxiliary features or devices for producing, working or handling ice
    • F25C2400/14—Water supply
    • 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
    • F25C2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25C2500/02—Geometry problems

Abstract

Ice making water is uniformly supplied to ice making regions of an ice making section. A water sprayer (30) is provided with a water spray section (32) provided above an ice making section (12) so as to extend in the width direction thereof and supplying the ice making water to each ice making region (20) from water spray holes (34) arranged spaced from each other in the width direction, a buffer section (36) provided next to the water spray section (32) and having, at one end of the buffer section (36) in the width direction, an introduction section (38) for receiving the ice making water delivered under pressure, and a communication section (40) provided between the water spray section (32) and the buffer section (36) and leading the ice making water, which is received by the buffer section (36), to the water spray section (32) through the communication hole (42)
EP09804870.5A 2008-08-05 2009-07-21 Water spray device for ice making machine Active EP2314959B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2008202058A JP5275719B2 (en) 2008-08-05 2008-08-05 Ice machine sprinkler
PCT/JP2009/063059 WO2010016383A1 (en) 2008-08-05 2009-07-21 Water spray device for ice making machine

Publications (3)

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EP2314959A1 EP2314959A1 (en) 2011-04-27
EP2314959A4 true EP2314959A4 (en) 2013-12-25
EP2314959B1 EP2314959B1 (en) 2016-09-28

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EP09804870.5A Active EP2314959B1 (en) 2008-08-05 2009-07-21 Water spray device for ice making machine

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US (1) US20110113814A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2314959B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5275719B2 (en)
CN (1) CN102099642B (en)
WO (1) WO2010016383A1 (en)

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JP5275719B2 (en) 2013-08-28
CN102099642B (en) 2012-08-15
EP2314959B1 (en) 2016-09-28
JP2010038451A (en) 2010-02-18
EP2314959A1 (en) 2011-04-27
US20110113814A1 (en) 2011-05-19
CN102099642A (en) 2011-06-15
WO2010016383A1 (en) 2010-02-11

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