公开(公告)号：WO1998009119A1

公开(公告)日：1998-03-05

申请号：PCT/JP1997002962

申请日：1997-08-26

Applicant: MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION COMPANY

Inventor： MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION COMPANY ,  TAKANISHI, Hidetomo ,  MANABE, Akihiko ,  NOMOTO, Yohei

IPC: F25C01/04

CPC classification number: F25C1/04 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25D2323/122

Abstract: An ice making apparatus adapted in a refrigerator includes a water supply tank (7) and a frame portion (8), where the water supply tank (7) is comprised of a tank main body (15) and a lid body (16), and the lid body (16) is provided with a sealing member (20) securely fixed onto an outer peripheral face (19a) of a side wall (19), and where a side wall of said tank main body (15) has an inclined face (17) at its inner peripheral top portion thereof. The frame portion (8) includes a tank attachment portion (22) and a pump placing portion (23), where the tank attachment portion (22) has a substrate plate (34) and a joint tubular member (35) which is engaged with a discharge tube (27) of the water supply tank (7). Thus, the side wall (19) of the lid body (16) is easily guided to the fitted condition and engaged with the tank main body (15) without using any locking member, with reduction of the spaces and number of manufacturing processes and number of parts, increasing a volume of a water supply tank without restricting a food storage capacity in the refrigerator.

Abstract translation: 适用于冰箱的制冰装置包括供水箱（7）和框架部分（8），其中供水箱（7）由罐主体（15）和盖体（16）组成， 并且盖体（16）设置有密封构件（20），该密封构件牢固地固定在侧壁（19）的外周面（19a）上，并且所述罐主体（15）的侧壁具有倾斜 面（17）在其内周顶部。 框架部分（8）包括一个油箱安装部分（22）和一个泵放置部分（23），其中油箱安装部分（22）具有基板（34）和接合管状部件（35） 所述供水箱（7）的排放管（27）。 因此，盖主体（16）的侧壁（19）容易地被引导到装配状态，并且与罐主体（15）接合而不使用任何锁定构件，减少了空间和制造过程和数量 的部件，增加供水箱的体积而不限制冰箱中的食物储存能力。

公开(公告)号：EP1284398A1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-19

申请号：EP01908270.0

申请日：2001-03-02

Applicant: Matsushita Refrigeration Company

Inventor： OHASHI, Yoshiki ,  SASAKI, Masatoshi ,  NOMOTO, Yohei ,  YAMADA, Hiroshi

IPC: F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/00

CPC classification number: F25D17/04 ,  F25D11/022 ,  F25D17/065 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/069 ,  F25D25/021 ,  F25D25/025 ,  F25D2317/0682 ,  F25D2323/021 ,  F25D2400/04 ,  F25D2500/02

Abstract: A refrigerator is improved in storage environment by suppressing drying and oxidation and enhanced in volume efficiency and cooling efficiency. The refrigerator includes a refrigerating chamber, a vegetable chamber, and a freezing chamber in order from its top to its bottom. Cool air is introduced into the freezing chamber by a first cooler and a first fan, and is introduced into the refrigerating chamber by a second cooler and a second fan. These chambers function as a direct cooling chamber. The vegetable chamber functions as an indirect cooling chamber cooled by a cooling plate which is disposed at the top of the chamber and has a large thermal conductivity, which is cooled by forced convection by the second cooler and the second fan, producing the effects of low temperature radiation and natural convection in the chamber. This arrangement provides the refrigerator with quality maintaining effects in accordance with the suitability for storage of foods, and allows the refrigerator to assure high storing performance.