Title:
ICE MAKER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/048471
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An ice maker (1), which is capable of efficiently making ice by using a simple structure. Moreover, the ice maker is easy to disassemble and assemble from a refrigerator. Provided is an ice maker (1) arranged inside a refrigerator (100). The ice maker (1) comprises: a cooling part (50) that has a cooling pipeline (40) through which cold air passing through an evaporator (140) of the refrigerator (100) flows, a radiator (10) that has a plurality of cooling fins (12) arranged in the cooling pipeline (40), and a metal plate (20) mounted so that a metal rod-shaped member (24) extends downward from the base end to the tip end, wherein the rod-shaped member (24) is cooled by means of the radiator (10); and a liquid container (60) that may store a liquid, wherein a predetermined region from the tip end of the rod-shaped member (24) is immersed in the liquid contained in the liquid container (60), and ice is generated around the rod-shaped member (24) that is cooled by means of the radiator (10).
Inventors:
KURATANI TOSHIHARU (JP)
SHITARA SHINSUKE (JP)
KATAGIRI YOSHIHIRO (JP)
SHITARA SHINSUKE (JP)
KATAGIRI YOSHIHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2021/114175
Publication Date:
March 10, 2022
Filing Date:
August 24, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HAIER SMART HOME CO LTD (CN)
QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO LTD (CN)
AQUA CO LTD (JP)
QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO LTD (CN)
AQUA CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
F25C1/12; F25B21/04
Foreign References:
CN101669000A | 2010-03-10 | |||
EP1821051A1 | 2007-08-22 | |||
JP2004176950A | 2004-06-24 | |||
DE102010001460A1 | 2011-08-04 | |||
KR20150015700A | 2015-02-11 | |||
CN102844636A | 2012-12-26 | |||
CN106662387A | 2017-05-10 | |||
JP2004150785A | 2004-05-27 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 4191167A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SUZHOU WISPRO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENCY (CN)
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