Abstract:
A reciprocating compressor (K1-K3) comprising: a connecting rod (21) in which a small end portion (22) having a small hole (22a) and a large end portion (25) having a large hole (25a) are coupled with each other; wherein the small end portion (22) is coupled with a piston (24) by a piston pin (23) loosely fitted into the small hole (22a), while an eccentric shaft (7a) of a crank shaft (7) is loosely fitted into the large hole (25a); wherein the large end portion (25) is formed with a cylindrical bore (25b) having an axis passing through a center of the large hole (25a) and a fixing hole (25c, 28, 30) communicating with the cylindrical bore (25b); wherein after a cylindrical distal end portion (22c) of a rod portion (22b) of the small end portion (22) has been loosely fitted into or lightly pressfitted into the cylindrical bore (25b), not only the cylindrical distal end portion (22c) is fixed in the cylindrical bore (25b) by inserting a locking pin (26) into the fixing hole (25c, 28, 30) while a small torsional degree of freedom about an axis of the rod portion (22b) is being imparted to the rod portion (22b) but axes of the small hole (22a) and the large hole (25a) of the connecting rod (21) are disposed so as to be maintained on an identical plane.
Abstract:
To prevent freezing of the temperature sensor (7) by freezing of water if water invades into the food freezer compartment (2), and to assure normal temperature control of the food freezer compartment (2) if food is placed on the convection port of temperature sensor (7). The constitution hence comprises a food freezer compartment (2), a cooler (3) installed at the inner side of the food freezer compartment (2), a blower (4) for blowing cold air cooled by the cooler (3), a duct (5) for distributing the cooled cold air, a thermo-case (6) installed at the bottom of the food freezer compartment (2), a temperature sensor (7) for controlling the temperature of the food freezer compartment (2), being installed in the thermo-case (6), a cold air circulation route (12) communicating with the food freezed compartment (2), being installed through the cooler (3) at the lower side of the thermo-case (6), and a penetration route (15) installed by penetrating through the bottom of the thermo-case (6) and the cold air circulation route (12). Therefore, if water invades into the thermo-case (6), the water is discharged through the penetration route (15), and further the cold air passes through the penetration route (15) to circulate through the compartment (2), cold air circulation route (12), and cooler (3).
Abstract:
First bearing plates (9, 62) are provided for holding articles (4) stored on a pair of adjacent storing channels, and drive shafts (13, 67) for turning of the first bearing plates (8, 62) are engaged with operating members (17, 70) which operate interlockingly with turning of the first bearing plates (9, 62). Provided rearwardly of the first bearing plates (9, 62) and on sliding surfaces of the storing channels are second bearing plates (20, 73) which pivot at one end, turn obliquely upward to discharge first articles toward a take-out port and restrict movement of second articles toward the take-out port so that the bearing plates (9, 62) and the second bearing plates (20, 73) are made to appear and disappear at the respective storing channels.
Abstract:
A temperature control device in a refrigerator having at least one compartment (RC or FC) defined by top, bottom and opposite side walls (TW; BW; and SW), and a heat insulating material (12) exteriorly encircling the compartment. One of the side walls (SW) has a mounting hole (2) defined therein and having a front surface thereof confronting the compartment (RC or FC). The device includes a box-like console (C), a circuit carrier board (3) fixedly connected to a rear surface of the console (C) and having an electric wiring (11) extending outwardly therefrom, a display panel (30) disposed on a front surface of the console (C), at least one manipulatable temperature control element (31a, 31b, 31c: PB, LED) mounted on the console (C), a hat-like console casing (13) having a peripheral flange (10) and fixedly secured to the side wall (SW) in alignment with the mounting hole (2) with the peripheral flange (10) held in abutment with a rear surface of the side wall (SW) so as to define a console pocket (CP), and a plurality of mounting elements (6a, 6b; 55) engageable with one side edge of the side wall (SW) around the mounting hole (2) for securement of the console (C) to the side wall (SW). The console (C) is received in the console pocket (CP) with the electric wiring (11) accommodated within the console pocket (CP) and with the display panel (30) and the temperature control element confronting the compartment.
Abstract:
A hermetic compressor has low noise and high refrigerating capacity. This compressor includes a position adjustement mechanism, a communication cut-off mechanism, a flow path change-over mechanism, etc., in order to dispose an open end portion, inside of a sealed container, of a suction flow path through which a cylinder of a compressor communicates with the inside of the sealed container on a specified plane, so that it coincides with the positions of the nodes of a resonance mode occuring inside the sealed container.
Abstract:
A vacuum heat-insulator and a heat-insulating box using the insulator to be used as heat-insulating materials of a refrigerator and a freezer. The insulator comprises a core material consisting of at least two kinds of powder and an absorbent. This insulator has excellent heat-insulating performance, is lightweight and is economical, while the heat-insulating box maintains heat-insulating performance for a long time.
Abstract:
A refrigerator capable of constantly maintaining so high a humidity that is suitable for vegetables, and keeping vegetables fresh for a long period of time, by using a moisture permeable film of an automatically variable permeability in a vegetable room in the refrigerator and controlling the humidity in a vegetable storage container automatically and reliably so as to prevent the dew condensation from occurring. An upper side-opened vegetable storage container (18) is held in a refrigerator, and this vegetable container has a lid (19) covering and contacting the upper side thereof. The lid (19) is provided with a moisture permeable film (20) formed by a base fabric (21) of vapor permeable nylon or polyester, and a hydrophilic shape memory film (22) of a polyurethane resin.
Abstract:
A freezer for a refrigerator using 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane as a refrigerant, wherein a lubricating oil (10) for a compressor mainly comprises an ester prepared by the reaction of at least one dihydric or higher alcohol bearing eight or less carbon atoms and having a viscosity of 2 to 8 cst at 100 °C with at least one linear or branched monobasic fatty acid bearing 5 to 8 carbon atoms and the moisture content in the freezer is kept below the saturation moisture content in the lubricating oil (10), thereby solving the problems of the return of the oil to the compressor and the inhibition of the circulation of the refrigerant by the moisture contained in the oil, and maintaining a stable performance for long.
Abstract:
In a laminated heat exchanger wherein partitions are provided in a plate (32) on a primary side and a plate (33) on a secondary side to form channels therein, and a plurality of the plates (32) on the primary side and the plates (33) on the secondary side are laminated one upon another with respective seal plates (3) therebetween, each of the partitions (35) of the plates (33) on the secondary side are located at positions opposed to each of the channels (11) of the plates (32) on the primary side and each of the partitions (34) of the plates (32) of the primary side are located at positions opposed to each of the channels (17) of the plates (33) on the secondary side, thereby preventing the seal plates (3) from being deformed even if pressure of the coolant flowing through the channels becomes nonuniform. Furthermore, sides of the plates (32) on the primary side, the plates (33) on the secondary side and the seal plates (3) are formed into shapes different from one another, thereby making it easy to identify falling-off of a plate.
Abstract:
A foamed insulating material (4) comprising a foamed polyurethane resin composition having closed cells filled with a volatile foaming agent, wherein a carbonate (7) of an alkali metal or a carbonate (7) of an alkaline earth metal produced by reacting a hydroxide of an alkali metal or a hydroxide of an alkaline earth metal with carbon dioxide and a water adsorbent (10) comprising a water-containing water-adsorbent material (8) coated with a resin (9) are dispersed within the foamed insulating material (4).