| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 062275000 | By external heater | 38 |
| 20090031746 | DEVICE FOR ELIMINATING THE WATER PRODUCED BY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090044556 | Refrigerating device with frame heating - The invention relates to a refrigeration device having a main body with a frame and an access opening and a door. The door and the main body each have heat-insulated surfaces and together delimit a heat-insulated compartment and the door is movable between an open position in which access to the heat-insulated compartment can be had through the access opening of the main body and a closed position in which the door cooperates with the frame of the main body restricts access through the access opening of the main body to the heat-insulated compartment. An electrical frame heating assembly is disposed relative to the frame of the main body for heating the frame and has a Peltier element. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090133427 | No-Frost Cooling Device - An evaporator unit for a no-frost cooling device which comprises an evaporator, a tubular heating device and a housing which surrounds the evaporator and the tubular heating device. Said tubular heating device comprises a plurality of parallel tubular sections which are connected together in such a manner that they form a single piece. Two parallel tubular sections which are directly adjacent to each other are located at the beginning and at the end of the tubular heating device. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100083683 | REFRIGERATION AIR DRYER - A refrigeration air dryer, which dehumidifies compressed air by cooling the air at a cooler by exchanging heat with a refrigerant, includes a first reheater and a second reheater. The first reheater has a configuration in which warm and moist primary air to be dehumidified is preliminarily cooled by exchanging heat between the primary air and low-temperature dehumidified air dehumidified by the cooler, and is transmitted to the cooler. At the same time, the temperature of the humidified air is raised, and the humidified air is transmitted to the second reheater. The second reheater has a configuration in which the humidified air having a temperature raised by the first reheater is again raised by exchanging heat with the high-temperature refrigerant compressed by the refrigerant compressor, following which the humidified air is externally discharged as secondary air. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100107674 | REFRIGERATION AIR DRYER - A refrigeration air dryer outputs dehumidified air dehumidified by a cooling operation using a low-temperature refrigerant after the temperature thereof has been raised by exchanging heat with a high-temperature refrigerant at a reheater. The refrigeration air dryer includes a temperature sensor which detects the temperature of secondary air in the outlet pipe, valve means which adjusts the flow rate of the dehumidified air or the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the reheater, and a temperature controller which adjusts the flow rate of the dehumidified air or the flow rate of the refrigerant by controlling the valve means based upon the detected temperature detected by the temperature sensor, thereby maintaining the temperature of the secondary air at a constant level. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100192608 | REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed is a refrigerator that includes a main body having a cooling chamber. The refrigerator also includes a door coupled to the main body and configured to open and close the cooling chamber. The refrigerator further includes a home bar positioned at a front surface of the door and configured to provide access to contents of the refrigerator without opening the door. In addition, the refrigerator includes a heater positioned at the home bar and configured to adjust an amount of heat based on an ambient temperature. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100275631 | REFRIGERATOR UNIT AND/OR FREEZER UNIT - The present invention relates to a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit comprising at least one heating device for the avoidance of condensate formation, characterized in that the heating device is a heating device which is not foamed in and which is arranged on or in the region of at least one outer side of the unit. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110041538 | REFRIGERATOR - The present invention provides a refrigerator including an outer casing, an inner casing mounted inside the outer casing to define a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, an evaporator installed between the outer casing and the inner casing to supply cool air, a separate room positioned in any one of the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber, and a passage for gliding the cool air generated by the evaporator directly to the separate room. In this configuration, the cooling efficiency of the separate room can be improved. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110138834 | REFRIGERATING APPARATUS AND STORGE DEVICE USING THE SAME - A refrigerating apparatus is provided with a cooling unit whose height is greater than width when installed; and a defrosting device for defrosting frost formed on the cooling unit by heat, the defrosting device being in a straight pipe form, wherein the defrosting device is provided in a vertical direction on a side of the cooling unit. By providing the defrosting device in a straight pipe form in the vertical direction on the side of the cooling unit that is long in a longitudinal direction, it is possible to increase the length of the defrosting device and to lower a surface temperature of the defrosting device. Further, as the defrosting device is long, an amount of heat generation is large and defrosting efficiency is high. Moreover, it is possible to manufacture the defrosting device at a low cost as the defrosting device is in a straight pipe form. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110283731 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a refrigerator body defining at least one storage space and a door connected to the refrigerator body for closing at least a part of the storage space. The door includes a heat insulating layer. A dispenser is provided in the door and has a dispenser casing which is adjacent to the heat insulating layer. A heater is arranged at least adjacent to the inner side of the dispenser casing and a heat conducting element covers at least a part of the inner surface of the dispenser casing in facing relationship to the heat insulating layer. The heat conducting element is arranged at least adjacent to the heater for transmitting the heat generated by the heater to the dispenser casing. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120042676 | Condensate evaporator for refrigeration apparatus - The condensate evaporator has a pan that is pivotally mounted on a fulcrum defined by two posts to depress the plunger of a switch as condensate collects in the pan. The switch and posts form a three point support for the pan on a flat surface. The switch is actuated by the pivoting of the pan to deliver power to a heater pad for heating the condensate. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120260690 | HEATER APPARATUS - The present invention provides a heater apparatus that divides a heater capacity (heater wire), connects the divided heater wire portions each other outside the heater, changes a connection mode outside irrespective of which of a 100 V system or a 200 V system is used as a supply voltage, and can thereby suppress a heater temperature to within a safe range even in a continuous current conduction mode, use a common heater and suppress management cost. Furthermore, since the heater wires are connected each other outside the heat insulating layer for the heater embedded in the heat insulating layer of the refrigerator, the present invention provides a heater apparatus capable of reducing production loss due to misconnections and using a common heater. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120297810 | COOLING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FREEZER - A freezer chest with a housing ( | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120304679 | APPLIANCE WITH A WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM - An appliance includes a main body, and a door movably attached to the main body. The door includes a front, a back, a side surface extending from the front to the back, and a recess formed on the side surface. The appliance further includes a water filtration system including a filter that is disposed in the recess. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130104586 | REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE WITH HOT WATER DISPENSER AND RELATED CONTROL SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130125575 | Condensate Evaporator for Refrigeration Apparatus - The condensate evaporator has a pan for collecting condensate and a heating element that is integral with the pan. The heating element includes a U-shaped copper tube and an electrically conductive wire that extends through the tube with each end thereof extending from the tube for connection to an electrical circuit. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20140165640 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - [Object] To prevent a fastening member such as a bolt from being exposed from a bottom plate when a heater is fixed to the bottom plate using a heater fixture. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140202191 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - [Object] To provide an air-conditioning-apparatus outdoor unit including a socket that can be used in cold climate areas. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140298844 | HEATER AND AN OUTDOOR UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME FOR A REFRIGERATOR - An outdoor unit includes a casing including four side surfaces. The outdoor unit includes an outdoor heat exchanger disposed in the casing, including four heat exchange surfaces corresponding to the side surfaces of the casing, and including an opening disposed on side surfaces of the outdoor heat exchanger. A heater is in a shape of a rectangular frame along a lower end portion of the outdoor heat exchanger, and avoids freeze of drain water on the outdoor heat exchanger. The heater includes hinges allowing the heater to fold longitudinally. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150121933 | OUTDOOR UNIT FOR AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE - An outdoor unit includes a housing having a bottom panel, an outdoor heat exchanger disposed inside the housing, a fan disposed inside the housing, a fan motor which is disposed inside the housing and drives the fan, a fan motor supporting plate disposed inside the housing more to the front than the outdoor heat exchanger and supports the fan motor, and a heater at least partially disposed on or around the fan motor supporting plate. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150121934 | OUTDOOR UNIT FOR AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE - An outdoor unit includes a housing having a front and side panel in which an opening is formed, a fan disposed in an air-sending device chamber formed inside the housing, an outdoor heat exchanger disposed in the air-sending device chamber, a bell mouth which is disposed in the air-sending device chamber and extends backwards from the periphery of the opening, and a heater which is disposed in the air-sending device chamber in which the bell mouth is disposed, and extends in the up and down direction. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20160123650 | Refrigeration device with a heat circulation system - A refrigeration device has a heat source and a heat circulation system for heating an opening area of a frame. The heat circulation system contains a heat transport substance, and the heat circulation system contains a heat take-up area and a frame heating area. The heat source is embodied to emit a quantity of heat through the heat take-up area to the heat transport substance in the heat circulation system, in order to obtain a heated-up heat transport substance. The heat circulation system is embodied to convey the heated heat transport substance from the heat take-up area to the frame heating. The frame heating is embodied to emit the quantity of heat taken up by the heat transport substance to the opening area of the frame of the refrigeration device. | 05-05-2016 |
| 062276000 | Heating principal heat absorber, e.g., evaporator | 16 |
| 20090013709 | REFRIGERATOR AND EVAPORATOR FOR REFRIGERATOR - Provided are a refrigerator and a refrigerator evaporator, in which a frost-inducing member is provided between an evaporator and a defrosting heater for improving heat-exchange efficiency of the evaporator and reducing defrosting time. The refrigerator includes a main body including a storage space. A heat exchange chamber is disposed inside the main body to accommodate an evaporator for generating cooling air to be circulated between the heat exchange chamber and the storage space. A defrosting heater is disposed beside the evaporator to generate heat for defrosting. A frost-inducing member is disposed at an oblique angle between the heat exchange chamber and an inlet through which cooling air returns to the heat exchange chamber, so as to induce frost formed by moisture contained in the returning cooling air. Therefore, the evaporator can have high efficiency, and power consumption can be reduced owing to a short defrosting time. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090165486 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE COMPRISING A DEFROST HEATER - A storage compartment and an evaporator compartment communicating with said storage compartment via a cold air passage and a hot air passage and comprising an evaporator and a defrost heater. Said defrost heater, in a region adjacent to the hot air passage, has a higher heating power density than in a region adjacent to the cold air passage. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090211289 | ELECTRIC HEATER BRACKET ARRANGEMENT - A plurality of resistance heater rods are assembled in parallel relationship between the plurality of normally extending brackets and their associated retainers to comprise a subassembly which is then attached as a unit to an evaporator coil. Each of the coils is a continuous element that forms a complete loop with the ends then overlapping such that they are generally centrally located but are located on either side of midpoint such that their movement is not interfered with by other existing structures. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100147002 | DEFROSTING APPARATUS OF REFRIGERATOR - The present invention relates to a defroster, and more particularly, to a defroster in a refrigerator in which a damper mounted to an inlet to a circulating duct ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100170282 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner includes a heat exchanger which exchanges heat with air by passing a coolant therethrough; an anti-freeze apparatus which prevents the freeze of water on the surface of the heat exchanger by supplying energy to the heat exchanger; and a heat generation unit which heats the heat exchanger. The air conditioner can minimize the need for a defrost operation and can thus continuously and effectively perform an air conditioning function even when water on the surface of the heat exchanger is frozen. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100218535 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS FOR REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF MINIMIZING FROST ACCUMULATION - Provided is a refrigeration appliance including a fresh food compartment for storing food items in a refrigerated environment having a target temperature above zero degrees Centigrade, and a freezer compartment disposed vertically below the fresh food compartment for storing food items below zero degrees Centigrade. A return air duct returns air from the fresh food compartment to the freezer compartment, and a bracket supporting an evaporator includes an air barrier extending between the air duct and a bottom portion of the evaporator to minimize introduction of air returning from the fresh food compartment to a lateral side portion of the evaporator. A fan is rotatable about an axis having a substantially-horizontal orientation to circulate air, and a heater extends along a bottom portion, and beyond the lateral extents of the bottom portion of the evaporator in an upward direction along lateral sides of the evaporator. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100257886 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A refrigeration device | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110016903 | Impedance Heating for Heat Exchanger Water Drainage Channels - Embodiments of the invention provide anti-icing systems ( | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110041539 | DEHUMIDIFIER - A method for dehumidifying a refrigeration system especially to dehumidify a refrigerated transporting container is disclosed. The refrigeration system comprises a refrigeration circuit including an evaporator, a compressor, an expansion valve and a condenser. The refrigeration system also comprises a control unit and a cooling space, the evaporator is placed in the cooling space and air blows over the evaporator to be cooled down. The dehumidification method is stepwise, and the method comprises a dehumidification mode and a re-establish mode. During the dehumidifying process the system shifts between the dehumidification mode and a re-establish mode stepwise dehumidifying the air in the container in such a way that the measured parameters especially the compartment temperature stays within acceptable limits. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20120023993 | EVAPORATOR WITH INTEGRATED HEATING ELEMENT - An evaporator coil includes a conduit having an interior passageway that provides a pathway for a flow of refrigerant. An outer wall of the conduit forms a channel having a longitudinal opening. The channel extends lengthwise adjacent to the interior passageway. The channel contains an electrical heating element that is in thermal contact with the conduit. The electrical heating element periodically provides heat to defrost the evaporator coil during an evaporator defrost cycle. The electrical heating element may be coupled directly to the channel or be housed within a second conduit that is at least partially contained within the channel. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120096887 | DEFROSTING HEATER FOR REFREGERATOR AND REFREGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a defrosting heater for a refrigerator and a refrigerator having the same, the refrigerator including an evaporator disposed in a refrigerator main body and configured to generate cold air, a fan configured to blow cold air flowed through the evaporator to circulate within the refrigerator main body, and a defrosting heater configured to defrost the evaporator and the fan by applying heat to the evaporator and the fan, wherein the defrosting heater comprises an evaporator defrosting unit configured to defrost the evaporator and a fan defrosting unit configured to defrost the fan, the evaporator defrosting unit and the fan defrosting unit being integrally formed, whereby the evaporator and the fan can simultaneously be defrosted. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20130276470 | NON IDLE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM - A non idle air condition system, especially for a vehicle, is provided that includes a blower, a main evaporator, an auxiliary evaporator for a non idle mode and a heater core. The non idle air condition system needs less space by a high airflow performance, and uses the same condensate drains by the main evaporator and the auxiliary evaporator. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130283840 | VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONER - A vehicle air conditioner includes a first passage and a second passage and is capable of operating in such a manner that outside air introduced in the first passage is conditioned by an evaporator and a heater core and subsequently blown, as a conditioned air, from a defrost outlet, side defrost outlet and side vent outlet toward windowpanes and, at the same time, inside air introduced in the second passage is conditioned by the evaporator and the heater core and subsequently blown, as a conditioned air, from a center vent outlet and front and rear heat outlets into a passenger compartment. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140216092 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS - A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a compressor, a condenser such as an indoor heat exchanger, first expansion means, and an evaporator such as an outdoor heat exchanger that are connected by refrigerant pipes to form a refrigeration cycle. The evaporator is a heat exchanger including a plurality of plate-like heat transfer fins arranged in parallel and subjected to water slip or water repellent treatment, and a heat transfer tube provided in contact with the plurality of heat transfer fins such that refrigerant flows therein. The refrigeration cycle apparatus further includes a drain pan disposed below the evaporator, an evaporator fan for producing an air current flowing to the evaporator, such as an outdoor fan, and a heating unit disposed at a position below the heat transfer fins and on a leeward side of the heat transfer fins. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20160116197 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE - When a defrosting of an exterior heat exchanger is performed, a refrigeration cycle device switches to a refrigerant circuit, in which a refrigerant discharged from a compressor dissipates its heat at an interior condenser and the exterior heat exchanger, the refrigerant dissipating the heat at the interior condenser and the exterior heat exchanger is decompressed by a battery expansion valve, and then the refrigerant decompressed by the battery expansion valve evaporates at a battery heat exchanger to be drawn into the compressor. Thus, the heat absorbed by the refrigerant from a secondary battery via a battery ventilation air can be used to defrost the exterior heat exchanger, while sufficiently heating the interior ventilation air at the interior condenser. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160153693 | SHIELDING DEVICE AND REFRIGERATOR COMPRISING SAME | 06-02-2016 |
