EP3894762A4 - Ice machine - Google Patents

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EP3894762A4
EP3894762A4 EP19896243.3A EP19896243A EP3894762A4 EP 3894762 A4 EP3894762 A4 EP 3894762A4 EP 19896243 A EP19896243 A EP 19896243A EP 3894762 A4 EP3894762 A4 EP 3894762A4
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ice machine
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EP3894762A1 (en
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Donghoon Lee
Sunggyun SON
Wookyong Lee
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LG Electronics Inc
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LG Electronics Inc
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Publication of EP3894762A4 publication Critical patent/EP3894762A4/en
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    • 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
    • F25C1/04—Producing ice by using stationary moulds
    • F25C1/045—Producing ice by using stationary moulds with the open end pointing downwards
    • 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
    • F25C1/18—Producing ice of a particular transparency or translucency, e.g. by injecting air
    • 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
    • F25C2600/00—Control issues
    • F25C2600/04—Control means
    • 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
    • F25C2700/00—Sensing or detecting of parameters; Sensors therefor
    • F25C2700/04—Level of water

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Production, Working, Storing, Or Distribution Of Ice (AREA)
EP19896243.3A 2018-12-12 2019-11-18 Ice machine Pending EP3894762A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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KR1020180159935A KR20200072122A (en) 2018-12-12 2018-12-12 Ice machine
PCT/KR2019/015744 WO2020122443A1 (en) 2018-12-12 2019-11-18 Ice machine

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EP3894762A1 EP3894762A1 (en) 2021-10-20
EP3894762A4 true EP3894762A4 (en) 2022-08-24

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EP19896243.3A Pending EP3894762A4 (en) 2018-12-12 2019-11-18 Ice machine

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US (1) US20220090836A1 (en)
EP (1) EP3894762A4 (en)
KR (1) KR20200072122A (en)
CN (1) CN113167523A (en)
WO (1) WO2020122443A1 (en)

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JPS54143950A (en) * 1978-04-28 1979-11-09 Hoshizaki Electric Co Ltd Automatic ice-making-process-completion and ice-removing- process-completion detecting device
JPH01212879A (en) * 1988-02-22 1989-08-25 Daikin Ind Ltd Ice machine
KR900008727U (en) * 1988-10-06 1990-05-03 삼성전자 주식회사 Ice making control circuit
JPH07225070A (en) * 1994-02-14 1995-08-22 Daiwa Reiki Kogyo Kk Icemaker and operating method therefor
US20070079627A1 (en) * 2005-10-06 2007-04-12 Mile High Equipment Co. Ice making method and machine with PETD harvest
EP2455690A2 (en) * 2010-11-18 2012-05-23 Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, LLC Water inlet system for harvesting ice cubes in an ice making machine
US20180017304A1 (en) * 2016-07-15 2018-01-18 True Manufacturing Co., Inc. Ice discharging apparatus for vertical spray-type ice machines

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WO2020122443A1 (en) 2020-06-18
CN113167523A (en) 2021-07-23
US20220090836A1 (en) 2022-03-24
EP3894762A1 (en) 2021-10-20

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