Title:
ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/129485
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An ice maker and a refrigerator having same. The ice maker comprises: a cooling part (40) having a heat dissipation device (10) and a metal piece (20); a liquid container (50) configured to store liquid; a liquid supply part (72) configured to supply liquid to the liquid container (50); a moving mechanism (60) configured to rotate and move the liquid container (50); and a control part (90). The metal piece (20) is mounted, so that a rod-shaped component (24) made of metal extends downward from a base end to the tip, and the rod-shaped component (24) is cooled by means of the heat dissipation device (10). The ice-making process is repeated multiple times under the control of the control part (90), and the following steps are carried out in the ice-making process: a liquid supply step, an ice making step, an avoidance step, a deicing step, and a recovering step. The ice maker is high in cooling efficiency, and can make ice within a short period of time.
Inventors:
KURATANI TOSHIHARU (JP)
SHITARA SHINSUKE (JP)
KATAGIRI YOSHIHIRO (JP)
SHITARA SHINSUKE (JP)
KATAGIRI YOSHIHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2020/136817
Publication Date:
July 01, 2021
Filing Date:
December 16, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO LTD (CN)
HAIER SMART HOME CO LTD (CN)
AQUA CO LTD (JP)
HAIER SMART HOME CO LTD (CN)
AQUA CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
F25C1/08; F25B1/00; F25C5/08
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Other References:
See also references of EP 4083543A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SUZHOU WISPRO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENCY (CN)
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