WO2005026631A1 - Ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances - Google Patents

Ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2005026631A1
WO2005026631A1 PCT/BR2004/000173 BR2004000173W WO2005026631A1 WO 2005026631 A1 WO2005026631 A1 WO 2005026631A1 BR 2004000173 W BR2004000173 W BR 2004000173W WO 2005026631 A1 WO2005026631 A1 WO 2005026631A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
reservoir
support means
rails
ice mold
ice
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/BR2004/000173
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
Joel Ribeiro
Rodolfo FLOETER JÚNIOR
Edson Adriano Da Silva
Original Assignee
Multibrás S.A. Eletrodomésticos
Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Multibrás S.A. Eletrodomésticos filed Critical Multibrás S.A. Eletrodomésticos
Priority to EP04761534A priority Critical patent/EP1664639B1/en
Priority to US10/572,163 priority patent/US20070012061A1/en
Priority to PL04761534T priority patent/PL1664639T3/en
Priority to MXPA06002922A priority patent/MXPA06002922A/en
Priority to AU2004272638A priority patent/AU2004272638B2/en
Priority to DE602004004552T priority patent/DE602004004552T2/en
Publication of WO2005026631A1 publication Critical patent/WO2005026631A1/en

Links

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
    • F25C1/10—Producing ice by using rotating or otherwise moving 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
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
    • F25C1/22—Construction of moulds; 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
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
    • F25C1/22—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds
    • F25C1/24—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds for refrigerators, e.g. freezing trays
    • 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
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/02—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice
    • F25C5/04—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws
    • F25C5/06—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws by deforming bodies with which the ice is in contact, e.g. using inflatable members
    • 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
    • F25C2305/00—Special arrangements or features for working or handling ice
    • F25C2305/022—Harvesting ice including rotating or tilting or pivoting of a mould or tray
    • F25C2305/0221—Harvesting ice including rotating or tilting or pivoting of a mould or tray rotating ice mould
    • 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
    • F25C2400/06—Multiple ice moulds or trays therefor
    • 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
    • F25C2400/10—Refrigerator units
    • 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

Definitions

  • the present invention refers to a system to facilitate the filling of the ice molds provided in the freezer compartment of a refrigeration appliance, generally a combined refrigerator comprising a freezer compartment and a refrigeration compartment, which are separated by an intermediary wall and closed by respective front doors .
  • the ice molds take the form of compartments that slide on rails affixed to the internal structure of the freezer compartment .
  • the ice molds are rotatably seated on frames sliding on rails provided in the structure of the freezer compartment, in order to be rotated around their longitudinal axis and preferably submitted to a certain torsion upon completion of the rotation of about 90°, in order to release the load of ice cubes inside an ice cube collecting box which is also slidingly seated on rails and positioned under the ice molds.
  • An arrangement of this type is described in Brazilian patent documents PI960391-9 and PI9603902-7.
  • the prior art mounting systems require the ice molds to be manually supplied, generally outside the freezer compartment, and. to be subsequently carried to be positioned in the determined place, which can be defined by a shelf or by rails inside the freezer compartment.
  • This operation of supplying the ice molds is uncomfortable, often resulting in water spillage or in said molds being only partially filled.
  • the user has to carefully carry it to the mounting place, trying to avoid the frequent and. almost inevitable water spillage.
  • an ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances which promotes a correct, reliable and automatic supply, with no water spillage, of the molds with an adequate volume of water, when said molds are already positioned in their mounting places inside a freezer compartment, and which allows the ice molds to be manually and selectively rotated in their mounting places, in order to gravitationally release the ice cubes to the interior of a collecting box which can be detached from the inside of the freezer compartment. Disclosure of the Invention
  • the invention provides an ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances of the type comprising a freezer compartment, in whose interior is provided a support means, carrying at least one pair of median rails on which is slidingly and detachably seated at least one ice mold.
  • the support means carries at least one pair of upper rails, on which is slidingly and detachably seated a reservoir which is dimensioned to contain, when completely full, a volume of water corresponding to that required for adequately supplying the ice molds disposed immediately below, said reservoir being inferiorly provided with a discharge nozzle, positioned above the ice mold immediately below and in which is mounted an outlet valve which is constantly and resiliently forced to a closed position and automatically displaced to an open position when the reservoir is mounted to the support means .
  • the ice mold has its opposite ends horizontally rotatably seated on a frame which is slidingly and detachably seated on one of the pairs of median rails and upper rails, the ice mold being manually rotated around its longitudinal axis from a rest position, for freezing the volume of water supplied therein, to an inclined position for gravitationally releasing the ice cubes and in which the ice mold is submitted to a certain torsion.
  • the support means may further incorporate, particularly by applying the above-mentioned construction that uses rotatable ice molds, at least one pair of lower rails on which is slidingly and detachably seated an ice cube collecting box which is disposed immediately below at least one ice mold, in order to receive the ice cubes that are gravitationally released from an ice mold, which can be the one disposed immediately above which is displaced to the inclined position and submitted to a certain degree of torsion.
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the present supply system in an embodiment operatively associated with a sliding frame carrying a pair of ice molds and with a lower collecting box;
  • Figure 2 is a front perspective view of the assembly illustrated in figure 1 when mounted in the freezer compartment of a partially illustrated refrigerator;
  • Figure 3 is a median longitudinal vertical sectional view of the assembly illustrated in figure 2;
  • Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of a reservoir of the present supply system.
  • Figure 5 is an enlarged front view of the supply system illustrated in figure 2.
  • the present supply system is applied to refrigeration appliances of the type comprising a freezer compartment 1, which can be defined in the upper portion of a cabinet, in whose lower portion is formed a refrigeration compartment 2, as exemplarily illustrated and which is separated from the freezer compartment 1 by an intermediary wall 3.
  • the supply system of the invention comprises a support means 10, which can take the form of a frame made of injected plastic, presenting a cross section in the form of an inverted "U" , and having an upper wall 11 from which vertically depend two opposite lateral walls 12, the longitudinal extension of said frame being dimensioned so as to be mounted inside the freezer compartment 1.
  • the support means 10 carries, internally and along the extension of its lateral walls 12, a pair of upper rails 20, two pairs of median rails 30, and a pair of lower rails 40, said pairs of rails being disposed in horizontal planes that are vertically spaced from each other by a certain gap.
  • the rails may be constructed in different manners, as separated pieces affixed to the support means 10, or as pieces incorporated to the lateral walls 12 of the support means 10.
  • a reservoir 50 which is dimensioned to contain, when filled up, a volume of water corresponding to that required for adequately supplying an ice mold 60 disposed immediately below, as described below.
  • the reservoir 50 which is generally molded in plastic material, comprises: a body 51 in the form of a tray that is slidingly seated on the pair of upper rails 20, a lid 52 in the form of a plate to be hermetically and detachably mounted to the body 51, in order to define an upper wall for the latter; and a small overlid 53 provided in the lid 52 and which is manually operated between an open position, for filling the reservoir 50, and a closed position, hermetically enclosing the volume of water inside the reservoir 50.
  • the overlid 53 is constructed in such a way as to facilitate the filling of the reservoir 50 and to provide the user with a visual indication of the water level to be reached for the adequate supply of a respective ice mold 60.
  • the reservoir 50 is inferiorly provided with a discharge nozzle 55 to be positioned, upon mounting the reservoir 50 to the support means 10, above a respective ice mold 60 immediately below, and in the discharge nozzle 55 is mounted an outlet valve 56 which is constantly and resiliently forced to a closed, position and automatically displaced to an open position upon mounting the reservoir 50 in the support means 10.
  • the outlet valve 56 coulci be constructed to be opened only as a function of a specific operation made by the user, after the reservoir 50 has been correctly positioned inside the support means 10. In this case, the opening of the outlet valve 56 is not automatic.
  • the latter incorporates an actuating rod 57 disposed under the reservoir 50 and which is designed to interfere with the support means 10, generally with the closest upper rail 20, in order to actuate the outlet valve 56 when the reservoir 50 is introduced in the support means 10, promoting the displacement of the outlet valve 56 to the open position (see figure 3) and the consequent supply of the ice mold 60 disposed immediately below.
  • the body 51 of the reservoir 50 is medianly divided in two body portions 51a, 51b, each incorporating a discharge nozzle 55 provided with an outlet valve 56 positioned above the respective ice mold.
  • the construction described above for the reservoir 50 is employed when, under the latter, two ice molds 60 are positioned side by side, each having its opposite ends horizontally rotatably seated on a frame 70 which is slidingly and detachably seated on at least one of the two pairs of median rails 30.
  • each ice mold 60 can be rotated around its longitudinal axis, from a rest position, for freezing the water volume supplied therein, to an inclined position, for gravitationally releasing the ice cubes and in which the ice mold 60 is submitted to a certain torsion.
  • the frame 70 can rotatably support only one ice mold 60, in which situation the body 51 of the reservoir 50 can be formed in a single piece provided with one or more discharge nozzles 55, each having a respective outlet valve 56.
  • the pair of lower rails 40 slidingly and detachably support an ice cube collecting box 80 which remains in a mounted condition, disposed immediately below the ice mold or molds 60 which are rotatably seated on the frame 70 in order to receive the ice cubes being gravitationally released from the ice molds 60 when the latter are rotated to the inclined position.

Landscapes

  • 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)
  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
  • Carbon And Carbon Compounds (AREA)
  • Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
  • Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

An ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances of the type comprising a freezer compartment (1), in whose interior is provided a support means (10) carrying at least one pair of median rails (30) on which is slidingly and detachably seated at least one ice mold (60). According to the present invention, the support means (10) carries at least one pair of upper rails (20) on which is slidingly and detachably seated a reservoir (50) which is dimensioned to contain, when completely full, a volume of water corresponding to that required for adequately supplying the ice molds (60) disposed immediately below, said reservoir (50) being inferiorly provided with a discharge nozzle (55), positioned above the ice mold (60) immediately below and in which is mounted an outlet valve (56) which is constantly and resiliently forced to a closed position and automatically displaced to an open position when the reservoir (50) is mounted in the support means (10).

Description

ICE MOLD SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATION APPLIANCES Field of the Invention
The present invention refers to a system to facilitate the filling of the ice molds provided in the freezer compartment of a refrigeration appliance, generally a combined refrigerator comprising a freezer compartment and a refrigeration compartment, which are separated by an intermediary wall and closed by respective front doors . Prior Art
There are known from the state of art different systems for mounting the ice molds inside the freezer compartment of a refrigeration appliance. In some of these arrangements, the ice molds are simply placed on a shelf or on the bottom of the freezer compartment.
In other constructions, the ice molds take the form of compartments that slide on rails affixed to the internal structure of the freezer compartment . There are also known the arrangements in which the ice molds are rotatably seated on frames sliding on rails provided in the structure of the freezer compartment, in order to be rotated around their longitudinal axis and preferably submitted to a certain torsion upon completion of the rotation of about 90°, in order to release the load of ice cubes inside an ice cube collecting box which is also slidingly seated on rails and positioned under the ice molds. An arrangement of this type is described in Brazilian patent documents PI960391-9 and PI9603902-7.
Independently of the characteristics of the prior art arrangements concerning the procedures for removing the ice cubes from the molds and for storing said ice cubes inside the freezer compartment, the prior art mounting systems require the ice molds to be manually supplied, generally outside the freezer compartment, and. to be subsequently carried to be positioned in the determined place, which can be defined by a shelf or by rails inside the freezer compartment. This operation of supplying the ice molds is uncomfortable, often resulting in water spillage or in said molds being only partially filled. Furthermore, in the cases in which the water supply is effected outside the freezer compartment, the user has to carefully carry it to the mounting place, trying to avoid the frequent and. almost inevitable water spillage.
Besides the deficiency mentioned above, these known momnting systems are defined in the project, not allowing the user to modify their operational characteristics, as a function of the usage particularities to be imparted to the ice molds. The known mounting systems are not versatile, forcing the user to utilize the molds according to a single pattern defined by the manufacturer. Obj ect of the Invention
By reason of the disadvantages mentioned above, it is a generic object of the present invention to provide an ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances, which promotes a correct, reliable and automatic supply, with no water spillage, of the molds with an adequate volume of water, when said molds are already positioned in their mounting places inside a freezer compartment, and which allows the ice molds to be manually and selectively rotated in their mounting places, in order to gravitationally release the ice cubes to the interior of a collecting box which can be detached from the inside of the freezer compartment. Disclosure of the Invention
In order to comply with the object above, the invention provides an ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances of the type comprising a freezer compartment, in whose interior is provided a support means, carrying at least one pair of median rails on which is slidingly and detachably seated at least one ice mold.
According to the invention, the support means carries at least one pair of upper rails, on which is slidingly and detachably seated a reservoir which is dimensioned to contain, when completely full, a volume of water corresponding to that required for adequately supplying the ice molds disposed immediately below, said reservoir being inferiorly provided with a discharge nozzle, positioned above the ice mold immediately below and in which is mounted an outlet valve which is constantly and resiliently forced to a closed position and automatically displaced to an open position when the reservoir is mounted to the support means . In a preferred constructive form, the ice mold has its opposite ends horizontally rotatably seated on a frame which is slidingly and detachably seated on one of the pairs of median rails and upper rails, the ice mold being manually rotated around its longitudinal axis from a rest position, for freezing the volume of water supplied therein, to an inclined position for gravitationally releasing the ice cubes and in which the ice mold is submitted to a certain torsion. The support means may further incorporate, particularly by applying the above-mentioned construction that uses rotatable ice molds, at least one pair of lower rails on which is slidingly and detachably seated an ice cube collecting box which is disposed immediately below at least one ice mold, in order to receive the ice cubes that are gravitationally released from an ice mold, which can be the one disposed immediately above which is displaced to the inclined position and submitted to a certain degree of torsion.
Brief Description of the Drawings The invention will be described below, with reference to the enclosed drawings, given only by way of example and in which:
Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the present supply system in an embodiment operatively associated with a sliding frame carrying a pair of ice molds and with a lower collecting box;
Figure 2 is a front perspective view of the assembly illustrated in figure 1 when mounted in the freezer compartment of a partially illustrated refrigerator; Figure 3 is a median longitudinal vertical sectional view of the assembly illustrated in figure 2;
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of a reservoir of the present supply system; and
Figure 5 is an enlarged front view of the supply system illustrated in figure 2.
Detailed Description of the Invention
As illustrated, the present supply system is applied to refrigeration appliances of the type comprising a freezer compartment 1, which can be defined in the upper portion of a cabinet, in whose lower portion is formed a refrigeration compartment 2, as exemplarily illustrated and which is separated from the freezer compartment 1 by an intermediary wall 3. The supply system of the invention comprises a support means 10, which can take the form of a frame made of injected plastic, presenting a cross section in the form of an inverted "U" , and having an upper wall 11 from which vertically depend two opposite lateral walls 12, the longitudinal extension of said frame being dimensioned so as to be mounted inside the freezer compartment 1.
The support means 10 carries, internally and along the extension of its lateral walls 12, a pair of upper rails 20, two pairs of median rails 30, and a pair of lower rails 40, said pairs of rails being disposed in horizontal planes that are vertically spaced from each other by a certain gap.
It should be understood that the distribution of the pairs of rails mentioned above is illustrated only exemplarily, and that other arrangements with a different number of pairs of rails could be used, as long as they allow defining at least an upper level, a median level, and a lower level for supporting the elements to be described ahead. The rails may be constructed in different manners, as separated pieces affixed to the support means 10, or as pieces incorporated to the lateral walls 12 of the support means 10. In a constructive form according to figure 5, on the pair of upper rails 20 is slidingly and detachably seated a reservoir 50 which is dimensioned to contain, when filled up, a volume of water corresponding to that required for adequately supplying an ice mold 60 disposed immediately below, as described below. The reservoir 50, which is generally molded in plastic material, comprises: a body 51 in the form of a tray that is slidingly seated on the pair of upper rails 20, a lid 52 in the form of a plate to be hermetically and detachably mounted to the body 51, in order to define an upper wall for the latter; and a small overlid 53 provided in the lid 52 and which is manually operated between an open position, for filling the reservoir 50, and a closed position, hermetically enclosing the volume of water inside the reservoir 50. The overlid 53 is constructed in such a way as to facilitate the filling of the reservoir 50 and to provide the user with a visual indication of the water level to be reached for the adequate supply of a respective ice mold 60.
The reservoir 50 is inferiorly provided with a discharge nozzle 55 to be positioned, upon mounting the reservoir 50 to the support means 10, above a respective ice mold 60 immediately below, and in the discharge nozzle 55 is mounted an outlet valve 56 which is constantly and resiliently forced to a closed, position and automatically displaced to an open position upon mounting the reservoir 50 in the support means 10. It should be understood that the outlet valve 56 coulci be constructed to be opened only as a function of a specific operation made by the user, after the reservoir 50 has been correctly positioned inside the support means 10. In this case, the opening of the outlet valve 56 is not automatic.
In the embodiment in which the automatic opening o± the outlet valve 56 is provided, the latter incorporates an actuating rod 57 disposed under the reservoir 50 and which is designed to interfere with the support means 10, generally with the closest upper rail 20, in order to actuate the outlet valve 56 when the reservoir 50 is introduced in the support means 10, promoting the displacement of the outlet valve 56 to the open position (see figure 3) and the consequent supply of the ice mold 60 disposed immediately below.
In the illustrated construction, the body 51 of the reservoir 50 is medianly divided in two body portions 51a, 51b, each incorporating a discharge nozzle 55 provided with an outlet valve 56 positioned above the respective ice mold. The construction described above for the reservoir 50 is employed when, under the latter, two ice molds 60 are positioned side by side, each having its opposite ends horizontally rotatably seated on a frame 70 which is slidingly and detachably seated on at least one of the two pairs of median rails 30. Thus, each ice mold 60 can be rotated around its longitudinal axis, from a rest position, for freezing the water volume supplied therein, to an inclined position, for gravitationally releasing the ice cubes and in which the ice mold 60 is submitted to a certain torsion.
It should be understood that the frame 70 can rotatably support only one ice mold 60, in which situation the body 51 of the reservoir 50 can be formed in a single piece provided with one or more discharge nozzles 55, each having a respective outlet valve 56.
Still in accordance with figure 5, the pair of lower rails 40 slidingly and detachably support an ice cube collecting box 80 which remains in a mounted condition, disposed immediately below the ice mold or molds 60 which are rotatably seated on the frame 70 in order to receive the ice cubes being gravitationally released from the ice molds 60 when the latter are rotated to the inclined position.

Claims

1. An ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances of the type comprising a freezer compartment (1) , in whose interior is provided a support means (10) carrying at least one pair of median rails (30) , on which is slidingly and detachably seated at least one ice mold (60) , characterized in that the support means (10) carries at least one pair of upper rails (20) , on which is slidingly and detachably seated a reservoir (50) which is dimensioned to contain, when completely full, a volume of water corresponding to that required for adequately supplying the ice molds (60) disposed immediately below, said reservoir (50) being inferiorly provided with a discharge nozzle (55) , positioned above the ice mold (60) immediately below and in which is mounted an outlet valve (56) which is constantly and resiliently forced to a closed position and automatically displaced to an open position when the reservoir (50) is mounted in the support means (10) .
2. The system as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the support means (10) further incorporates at least one pair of lower rails (40) on which is slidingly and detachably seated an ice cube collecting box (80) disposed immediately below at least one ice mold (60) .
3. The system as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the ice mold (60) has its opposite ends horizontally rotatably seated on a frame (70) which is slidingly and detachably seated on at least one of the pairs of median rails (30) and upper rails (20) , in order to be manually rotated around its longitudinal axis from a rest position, for freezing the volume of water supplied therein, to an inclined position, for gravitationally releasing the ice cubes and in which the ice mold (60) is submitted to a certain torsion.
4. The system as set forth in claim 3, characterized in that the support means (10) carries: at least one pair of upper rails (20) supporting the reservoir
(50) , at least one pair of median rails (30) carrying a frame (70) on which is rotatably seated at least one manually rotatable ice mold (60) ; and at least one pair of lower rails (40) supporting the collecting box (80) .
5. The system as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the reservoir (50) comprises: a body (51) in the form of a tray seated on at least one pair of upper rails (20) of the support means (10) ; a lid (52) which is detachably and hermetically mounted onto the body (51) , in order to define an upper wall of the latter; and an overlid (53), provided on the lid (52) and which is disposed in such a way as to allow supplying the reservoir and visually indicating the adequate supply of the respective ice mold (60) , the outlet valve (56) being mounted to a lower wall of the reservoir (50) .
6. The system as set forth in claim 5, characterized in that the outlet valve (56) incorporates an actuating rod (57) which is designed so as to interfere with the support means (10) when the reservoir (50) is mounted in the support means (10) , in order to provoke the displacement of the outlet valve (56) to the open position and the consequent supply of the ice mold (60) disposed immediately below.
7. The system as set forth in claim 5, characterized in that the body (51) of the reservoir (50) is medianly divided in two body portions (51a, 51b) , each incorporating a discharge nozzle (55) which is provided with an outlet valve (56) positioned above a respective ice mold (60) , with the opposite ends thereof being horizontally rotatably seated on a frame (70) which is slidingly and detachably seated on at least one pair of median rails (30) of the support means (10) .
8. The system as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the support means (10) comprises a frame with a cross section in the form of an inverted "U" , with its lateral walls (12) internally affixing the pairs of upper rails (20) , median rails (30) , and lower rails (40) , and with its upper wall (11) being attached against an upper wall of the freezer compartment (1) .
PCT/BR2004/000173 2003-09-16 2004-09-13 Ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances WO2005026631A1 (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP04761534A EP1664639B1 (en) 2003-09-16 2004-09-13 Ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances
US10/572,163 US20070012061A1 (en) 2003-09-16 2004-09-13 Ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances
PL04761534T PL1664639T3 (en) 2003-09-16 2004-09-13 Ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances
MXPA06002922A MXPA06002922A (en) 2003-09-16 2004-09-13 Ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances.
AU2004272638A AU2004272638B2 (en) 2003-09-16 2004-09-13 Ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances
DE602004004552T DE602004004552T2 (en) 2003-09-16 2004-09-13 ICE-FORM FEEDING SYSTEM FOR COOLING UNITS

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
BRPI0303842-4B1A BR0303842B1 (en) 2003-09-16 2003-09-16 ICE FORM SUPPLY SYSTEM IN COOLING DEVICES
BRPI0303842-4 2003-09-16

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2005026631A1 true WO2005026631A1 (en) 2005-03-24

Family

ID=36099804

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/BR2004/000173 WO2005026631A1 (en) 2003-09-16 2004-09-13 Ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances

Country Status (13)

Country Link
US (1) US20070012061A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1664639B1 (en)
KR (1) KR20060079849A (en)
CN (1) CN100422669C (en)
AT (1) ATE352761T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2004272638B2 (en)
BR (1) BR0303842B1 (en)
DE (1) DE602004004552T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2279413T3 (en)
MX (1) MXPA06002922A (en)
PL (1) PL1664639T3 (en)
RU (1) RU2345296C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2005026631A1 (en)

Cited By (24)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2007066958A1 (en) 2005-12-06 2007-06-14 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same
WO2007091875A1 (en) 2006-02-10 2007-08-16 Lg Electronics Inc. A ice making device for refrigerator
WO2007094554A1 (en) 2006-02-17 2007-08-23 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same
KR100792069B1 (en) 2006-06-29 2008-01-04 엘지전자 주식회사 Ice tray assembly
WO2008030020A2 (en) 2006-09-06 2008-03-13 Lg Electronics, Inc. Refrigerator with water supply for an ice tray
WO2008077760A1 (en) * 2006-12-22 2008-07-03 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Refrigerator with an ice maker
WO2009072794A3 (en) * 2007-12-05 2009-08-20 Lg Electronics Inc Ice making apparatus for refrigerator
US20100251747A1 (en) * 2007-12-05 2010-10-07 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice making apparatus for refrigerator
US20100287972A1 (en) * 2008-01-21 2010-11-18 Lg Electronics Inc. Water tank for refrigerator and ice-making apparatus for refrigerator
GB2454378B (en) * 2006-08-15 2011-10-19 Lg Electronics Inc Ice tray assembly and refrigerator having same
CN102435030A (en) * 2011-09-05 2012-05-02 合肥美的荣事达电冰箱有限公司 Refrigeration equipment and ice maker used for refrigeration equipment
CN102494449A (en) * 2011-12-05 2012-06-13 合肥美的荣事达电冰箱有限公司 Manual ice maker and refrigerator
KR101258437B1 (en) * 2008-02-11 2013-04-26 삼성전자주식회사 Ice making unit and refrigerator having the same
KR101259808B1 (en) * 2006-02-17 2013-04-30 엘지전자 주식회사 Ice-making device for refrigerator
US8443619B2 (en) * 2008-01-16 2013-05-21 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Ice making unit and refrigerator having the same
KR101275550B1 (en) * 2006-03-27 2013-06-20 엘지전자 주식회사 An ice maker for refrigerator
KR101322146B1 (en) * 2006-08-21 2013-10-25 엘지전자 주식회사 Ice-making assembly for refrigerator
KR101334958B1 (en) * 2007-02-23 2013-11-29 엘지전자 주식회사 A water tank for refrigerator and ice making device comprising the same
US8683822B2 (en) 2006-08-17 2014-04-01 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice-making assembly and refrigerator using the same
WO2014053356A1 (en) * 2012-10-04 2014-04-10 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A refrigerator
KR101546094B1 (en) 2009-01-13 2015-08-20 엘지전자 주식회사 An ice-making device for refrigerator
WO2016062562A1 (en) * 2014-10-24 2016-04-28 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Household cooling device having bearing means with a point-contact and/or line-contact supporting action
US10753666B2 (en) 2014-10-06 2020-08-25 Icebreaker Nordic Aps Ice cube producing unit
US11493255B2 (en) 2014-10-06 2022-11-08 Icebreaker Nordic Aps Ice cube producing unit

Families Citing this family (26)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR100756450B1 (en) * 2006-06-23 2007-09-07 엘지전자 주식회사 A water tank for refrigerator
KR100714559B1 (en) * 2006-06-28 2007-05-07 엘지전자 주식회사 Ice tray assembly used in a refrigerator
CN100434842C (en) * 2007-05-25 2008-11-19 周武峰 Flow type ice-making machine ice block size control method
KR101482256B1 (en) * 2007-12-14 2015-01-13 엘지전자 주식회사 Ice-making assembly for refrigerator
KR20090079043A (en) * 2008-01-16 2009-07-21 삼성전자주식회사 Ice making unit and refrigerator having the same
KR101437983B1 (en) * 2008-03-07 2014-09-05 엘지전자 주식회사 Water funnel and ice maker for refrigerator having the same
EP2419683B1 (en) * 2009-04-01 2018-07-04 LG Electronics Inc. Refrigerator having ice making device
KR101650303B1 (en) * 2009-07-06 2016-08-25 삼성전자주식회사 Ice maker unit and refrigerator having the same
JP5484187B2 (en) * 2009-09-24 2014-05-07 日本電産サンキョー株式会社 Ice making equipment
DE102010031593A1 (en) * 2010-07-21 2012-01-26 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Refrigerating appliance, in particular household refrigerating appliance with a Eisstückebereiter
DE102010040339A1 (en) * 2010-09-07 2012-03-08 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Ice maker with storage facilities for mold shells, as well as mold shell and refrigeration device with such an icemaker
CN102230705B (en) * 2011-05-05 2012-12-12 合肥美的荣事达电冰箱有限公司 Manual ice maker and refrigerator with same
CN102374715B (en) * 2011-09-23 2017-02-08 海尔集团公司 Ice machine water filling system and refrigerator with same
CN102425896B (en) * 2011-12-16 2013-11-27 合肥荣事达三洋电器股份有限公司 Manually operated ice machine
US20130186113A1 (en) * 2012-01-20 2013-07-25 Pepsico, Inc. Method and Apparatus for Ice Harvesting
WO2014079705A1 (en) * 2012-11-23 2014-05-30 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A refrigerator comprising an ice making unit
US9032744B2 (en) * 2013-01-14 2015-05-19 General Electric Company Ice maker for a refrigerator appliance and a method for operating the same
EP3063480B1 (en) 2013-11-01 2019-03-13 Arçelik Anonim Sirketi Ice making apparatus with improved water replenishment facility and refrigerator having the same
KR101595399B1 (en) * 2015-05-14 2016-02-18 엘지전자 주식회사 Refrigerator having ice making device
KR102451448B1 (en) * 2015-12-04 2022-10-07 삼성전자주식회사 Ice maker and refrigerator having the same
US10627147B2 (en) * 2016-04-21 2020-04-21 Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Fill section heater for a refrigeration appliance
IT201600072581A1 (en) * 2016-07-12 2018-01-12 Scotsman Ice S R L ICE MAKING MACHINE.
CN106196795B (en) * 2016-07-18 2019-03-05 合肥华凌股份有限公司 Refrigerator and its ice machine
JP2019152404A (en) * 2018-03-06 2019-09-12 シャープ株式会社 refrigerator
CN111336733B (en) * 2018-11-30 2021-11-26 海尔智家股份有限公司 Ice making box for refrigerator and refrigerator
CN110806042B (en) * 2019-10-31 2021-05-11 江苏雷利电机股份有限公司 Water injection tank and ice maker using same

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0464645A (en) * 1990-07-03 1992-02-28 Mitsui Constr Co Ltd Holddown member for bar material
BR9603902A (en) 1995-12-29 1998-06-09 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Set of ice cube trays for refrigerators
BR9603901A (en) 1995-12-29 1998-06-09 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Freezer compartment structure for refrigerators
US5904054A (en) * 1996-10-21 1999-05-18 Daewoo Electronics Co., Ltd. Apparatus for supplying water to an ice tray of a refrigerator
JP2002107019A (en) * 2000-09-29 2002-04-10 Fujitsu General Ltd Refrigerator having water supply unit
WO2002052207A1 (en) * 2000-12-22 2002-07-04 Arçelik A.S. Refrigerator

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4306423A (en) * 1980-10-09 1981-12-22 General Electric Company Flexible tray type ice maker
US4366941A (en) * 1981-11-19 1983-01-04 Harris Carl H Ice cube tray
US5012655A (en) * 1989-11-03 1991-05-07 Philip Chatterton Filling assembly for ice trays
JPH09264645A (en) * 1996-03-28 1997-10-07 Toshiba Corp Automated ice making device
KR100389389B1 (en) * 2000-08-07 2003-06-27 주식회사 엘지이아이 The ice-making unit for refrigerators

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0464645A (en) * 1990-07-03 1992-02-28 Mitsui Constr Co Ltd Holddown member for bar material
BR9603902A (en) 1995-12-29 1998-06-09 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Set of ice cube trays for refrigerators
BR9603901A (en) 1995-12-29 1998-06-09 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Freezer compartment structure for refrigerators
US5904054A (en) * 1996-10-21 1999-05-18 Daewoo Electronics Co., Ltd. Apparatus for supplying water to an ice tray of a refrigerator
JP2002107019A (en) * 2000-09-29 2002-04-10 Fujitsu General Ltd Refrigerator having water supply unit
WO2002052207A1 (en) * 2000-12-22 2002-07-04 Arçelik A.S. Refrigerator

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 02 30 January 1998 (1998-01-30) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2002, no. 08 5 August 2002 (2002-08-05) *

Cited By (47)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1960720A4 (en) * 2005-12-06 2012-06-20 Lg Electronics Inc Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same
EP3561414A1 (en) * 2005-12-06 2019-10-30 LG Electronics Inc. Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same
WO2007066958A1 (en) 2005-12-06 2007-06-14 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same
EP1960720A1 (en) * 2005-12-06 2008-08-27 LG Electronics Inc. Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same
US20090000330A1 (en) * 2006-02-10 2009-01-01 Chang-Bong Choi Ice Making Device for Refrigerator
WO2007091875A1 (en) 2006-02-10 2007-08-16 Lg Electronics Inc. A ice making device for refrigerator
US8316661B2 (en) * 2006-02-10 2012-11-27 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice making device for refrigerator
EP1982128A4 (en) * 2006-02-10 2016-12-28 Lg Electronics Inc A ice making device for refrigerator
US20090038330A1 (en) * 2006-02-17 2009-02-12 Lee Moon-Seok Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same
EP1984682A1 (en) * 2006-02-17 2008-10-29 LG Electronics Inc. Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same
EP1984682A4 (en) * 2006-02-17 2014-06-11 Lg Electronics Inc Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same
KR101259808B1 (en) * 2006-02-17 2013-04-30 엘지전자 주식회사 Ice-making device for refrigerator
US8302423B2 (en) * 2006-02-17 2012-11-06 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same
WO2007094554A1 (en) 2006-02-17 2007-08-23 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same
KR101275550B1 (en) * 2006-03-27 2013-06-20 엘지전자 주식회사 An ice maker for refrigerator
KR100792069B1 (en) 2006-06-29 2008-01-04 엘지전자 주식회사 Ice tray assembly
GB2454378B (en) * 2006-08-15 2011-10-19 Lg Electronics Inc Ice tray assembly and refrigerator having same
DE112007001909B4 (en) * 2006-08-15 2016-02-11 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice tray arrangement and fridge with this
US8683822B2 (en) 2006-08-17 2014-04-01 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice-making assembly and refrigerator using the same
KR101322146B1 (en) * 2006-08-21 2013-10-25 엘지전자 주식회사 Ice-making assembly for refrigerator
CN101922843B (en) * 2006-09-06 2013-08-28 Lg电子株式会社 Refrigerator with water supply for an ice tray
EP2059734A4 (en) * 2006-09-06 2010-04-21 Lg Electronics Inc Refrigerator with water supply for an ice tray
WO2008030020A2 (en) 2006-09-06 2008-03-13 Lg Electronics, Inc. Refrigerator with water supply for an ice tray
WO2008030020A3 (en) * 2006-09-06 2008-08-14 Lg Electronics Inc Refrigerator with water supply for an ice tray
US8272232B2 (en) 2006-09-06 2012-09-25 Lg Electronics Inc. Refrigerator
AU2007293831B2 (en) * 2006-09-06 2010-10-28 Lg Electronics, Inc. Refrigerator with water supply for an ice tray
CN101922843A (en) * 2006-09-06 2010-12-22 Lg电子株式会社 Refrigerator with water supply for an ice tray
EP2059734A2 (en) * 2006-09-06 2009-05-20 LG Electronics, Inc. Refrigerator with water supply for an ice tray
US20100192614A1 (en) * 2006-09-06 2010-08-05 Dae-Yeon Kim Refrigerator
WO2008077760A1 (en) * 2006-12-22 2008-07-03 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Refrigerator with an ice maker
US20100071400A1 (en) * 2006-12-22 2010-03-25 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Refrigerator with an ice maker
KR101334958B1 (en) * 2007-02-23 2013-11-29 엘지전자 주식회사 A water tank for refrigerator and ice making device comprising the same
US20100251747A1 (en) * 2007-12-05 2010-10-07 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice making apparatus for refrigerator
US8424334B2 (en) 2007-12-05 2013-04-23 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice making apparatus for refrigerator
KR100928940B1 (en) * 2007-12-05 2009-11-30 엘지전자 주식회사 Refrigerator ice maker
WO2009072794A3 (en) * 2007-12-05 2009-08-20 Lg Electronics Inc Ice making apparatus for refrigerator
US8443619B2 (en) * 2008-01-16 2013-05-21 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Ice making unit and refrigerator having the same
US9097451B2 (en) * 2008-01-21 2015-08-04 Lg Electronics Inc. Water tank for refrigerator and ice-making apparatus for refrigerator
US20100287972A1 (en) * 2008-01-21 2010-11-18 Lg Electronics Inc. Water tank for refrigerator and ice-making apparatus for refrigerator
KR101258437B1 (en) * 2008-02-11 2013-04-26 삼성전자주식회사 Ice making unit and refrigerator having the same
KR101546094B1 (en) 2009-01-13 2015-08-20 엘지전자 주식회사 An ice-making device for refrigerator
CN102435030A (en) * 2011-09-05 2012-05-02 合肥美的荣事达电冰箱有限公司 Refrigeration equipment and ice maker used for refrigeration equipment
CN102494449A (en) * 2011-12-05 2012-06-13 合肥美的荣事达电冰箱有限公司 Manual ice maker and refrigerator
WO2014053356A1 (en) * 2012-10-04 2014-04-10 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A refrigerator
US10753666B2 (en) 2014-10-06 2020-08-25 Icebreaker Nordic Aps Ice cube producing unit
US11493255B2 (en) 2014-10-06 2022-11-08 Icebreaker Nordic Aps Ice cube producing unit
WO2016062562A1 (en) * 2014-10-24 2016-04-28 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Household cooling device having bearing means with a point-contact and/or line-contact supporting action

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU2004272638A1 (en) 2005-03-24
CN100422669C (en) 2008-10-01
PL1664639T3 (en) 2007-06-29
AU2004272638B2 (en) 2008-02-14
ATE352761T1 (en) 2007-02-15
EP1664639B1 (en) 2007-01-24
RU2006112565A (en) 2007-10-27
CN1853076A (en) 2006-10-25
KR20060079849A (en) 2006-07-06
BR0303842A (en) 2005-05-03
BR0303842B1 (en) 2013-12-17
DE602004004552T2 (en) 2007-10-31
ES2279413T3 (en) 2007-08-16
RU2345296C2 (en) 2009-01-27
DE602004004552D1 (en) 2007-03-15
EP1664639A1 (en) 2006-06-07
US20070012061A1 (en) 2007-01-18
MXPA06002922A (en) 2006-05-31

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1664639B1 (en) Ice mold supply system for refrigeration appliances
US6574984B1 (en) Refrigerator door mounted water dispensing assembly
US6148624A (en) Ice making system for a refrigerator
KR101466659B1 (en) Water tank for dispenser and refrigerator having the same
US7770409B2 (en) Refrigerator freezer door ice maker
EP3561414B1 (en) Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same
US7210307B2 (en) Refrigerator ice storage bin with lid
KR101621578B1 (en) Refrigerator
KR100488074B1 (en) Door structure of refrigerator
CN105008268B (en) Beverage dispensing system
WO2008088185A2 (en) Drip tray for the dispenser of a refrigerator
CN107850365B (en) Refrigerator with a door
WO2009005320A2 (en) Appliance and controlling method for the same
KR20110032167A (en) Water tank for dispenser and refrigerator having the same
US20080001058A1 (en) Ice tray assembly for refrigerator
DE102015214023A1 (en) Refrigerating appliance with ice / water dispenser
KR20110112377A (en) Refrigerator
KR101776297B1 (en) Refrigerator
KR20110138777A (en) Refrigerator
US7549299B2 (en) Water reservoir for a refrigerator
US9541327B2 (en) Ice dispenser for a refrigeration device
WO2002052207A1 (en) Refrigerator
KR100735962B1 (en) Home bar of refrigerator
CA2370912C (en) Refrigerator door mounted water dispensing assembly
KR101446495B1 (en) Refrigerator

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 200480026753.4

Country of ref document: CN

AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BY BZ CA CH CN CO CR CU CZ DE DM DZ EC EE EG ES FI GB GD GE GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KP KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MK MN MW MX MZ NA NI NO NZ PG PH PL PT RO RU SC SD SE SG SK SY TJ TM TN TR TT TZ UA UG US UZ VN YU ZA ZM

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): BW GH GM KE LS MW MZ NA SD SZ TZ UG ZM ZW AM AZ BY KG MD RU TJ TM AT BE BG CH CY DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR BF CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR SN TD TG

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 961/DELNP/2006

Country of ref document: IN

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2004272638

Country of ref document: AU

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 1020067004669

Country of ref document: KR

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2004761534

Country of ref document: EP

Ref document number: 545826

Country of ref document: NZ

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2007012061

Country of ref document: US

Ref document number: 10572163

Country of ref document: US

Ref document number: PA/a/2006/002922

Country of ref document: MX

ENP Entry into the national phase

Ref document number: 2004272638

Country of ref document: AU

Date of ref document: 20040913

Kind code of ref document: A

WWP Wipo information: published in national office

Ref document number: 2004272638

Country of ref document: AU

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2006112565

Country of ref document: RU

WWP Wipo information: published in national office

Ref document number: 2004761534

Country of ref document: EP

WWP Wipo information: published in national office

Ref document number: 1020067004669

Country of ref document: KR

WWP Wipo information: published in national office

Ref document number: 10572163

Country of ref document: US

WWG Wipo information: grant in national office

Ref document number: 2004761534

Country of ref document: EP