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| 3L046 | Defrosting systems | |
| F25D21/00 -21/02@Z;21/06-21/12 | ||
| F25D21/00-21/02@Z;21/06-21/12 | AA | AA00 TECHNICAL OUTLINE |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA05 | AA06 | AA07 | AA08 | ||
| . Freezer structures | . Electrical controls | . Coolant flow controls | . Improvements to device components | . . Electrical parts | . . Freezer parts | . Installation, support, or securing means | . Manufacturing methods and processes | |||||
| BA | BA00 DEFROSTING SYSTEMS |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA04 | BA05 | BA06 | BA07 | BA08 | BA09 | ||
| . Evaporators | . . Tube systems | . . Finned tube systems | . . . Systems with flat plate fins | . . . . Systems with divided flat plate fins | . . Flat-surface defrosting means | . . . Pipe-on-sheet systems | . Drain water channels | . Others | ||||
| CA | CA00 DEFROSTING SYSTEMS |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA04 | CA05 | CA06 | CA07 | CA08 | |||
| . Heating systems | . . Means for circulating high-temperature freezer coolants | . . . Hot-gas bypasses | . . . Reverse-cycle operation | . . Electric heaters | . . . Defrost heaters | . . . . Radiation heaters | . . . . Flat-plate heaters | |||||
| CA11 | CA12 | CA13 | CA14 | CA15 | CA16 | CA17 | CA18 | |||||
| . Gas-spray systems | . . Warm-air circulating systems | . . Use of the latent heat of the outside air | . . High-pressure injection | . Liquid systems | . . Showers | . Natural-melting systems | . Shaving systems | |||||
| DA | DA00 AUXILIARY DEFROST SYSTEMS |
DA01 | DA02 | DA03 | DA04 | DA05 | DA06 | |||||
| . Air curtains | . . Double-layer flow curtains | . . Multi-layer flow curtains | . Evaporator sealing means | . Heat-conductive materials | . . Heat pipes | |||||||
| EA | EA00 FROST PREVENTION |
EA01 | EA02 | EA03 | EA04 | EA05 | ||||||
| . Elements to which frost adheres | . . Frost-evaporating means | . Means for eliminating moisture | . . Evaporator for eliminating moisture | . Others | ||||||||
| FA | FA00 FROST DETECTION MEANS (1) |
FA01 | FA02 | FA03 | FA04 | FA05 | FA06 | |||||
| . Means using lights or electromagnetic waves | . Thermistors | . Piezoelectric elements | . Moisture-sensitive elements | . Ultrasonic waves | . Air condensors | |||||||
| FB | FB00 FROST DETECTION MEANS (2) |
FB01 | FB02 | FB03 | FB04 | FB05 | FB06 | |||||
| . Temperature detection | . . Temperature detection at multiple points | . Detection of air speed, pressure, or volume | . Detection of load current or electric power | . Weight detection | . Detection of frequency and cycles | |||||||
| GA | GA00 MEANS FOR GENERATING COMMAND TO START THE DEFROST OPERATION |
GA01 | GA02 | GA03 | GA04 | GA05 | GA06 | |||||
| . Timing devices (e.g., defrosting timers) | . . Integrated timers | . . . Integrated timers for regulating freezer operating time | . Frost detectors | . Manually operated means | . Means requiring another signal or condition | |||||||
| GB | GB00 MEANS FOR GENERATING THE COMMAND TO STOP DEFROSTING |
GB01 | GB02 | GB03 | GB04 | GB05 | ||||||
| . Temperature detectors to stop defrosting | . . Bimetal switches (e.g., temperature-sensitive switches) | . Timers | . Devices for detecting frost elimination or reduction | . Manually operated means | ||||||||
| HA | HA00 DEFROSTING MODES |
HA01 | HA02 | HA03 | ||||||||
| . Constant defrosting cycles | . Defrosting starting at the same time daily | . Fixed defrosting duration or interval | ||||||||||
| JA | JA00 TYPES OF DEFROSTING-RELATED CONTROL |
JA01 | JA02 | JA03 | JA04 | JA05 | JA06 | JA07 | JA08 | JA09 | JA10 | |
| . Precooling control | . Control of the synchronization gap | . . Valve-operation control | . Freezer operation and controls | . . On-off control | . . Control of the number of compressor revolutions | . . Compressor starting, features, and improvements | . Air blower operations and control | . . On-off control | . . Control of the number of revolutions | |||
| JA11 | JA12 | JA13 | JA14 | JA15 | JA16 | JA17 | ||||||
| . Automatic-adjustment control for defrosting duration and interval | . Heater capacity control | . Central monitoring control and remote control | . Protection and safety controls | . . Prevention of abnormal rises in temperature | . . Prevention of incomplete defrosting | . Alarm and indication controls | ||||||
| KA | KA00 DETECTION PARAMETERS FOR CONTROL OF CONDITIONS OTHER THAN FROST |
KA01 | KA02 | KA03 | KA04 | KA05 | KA06 | KA07 | KA08 | |||
| . Temperature | . . Temperature inside the freezer | . . . Detection at multiple point in a single chamber | . . Evaporator temperature | . . Temperature outside the freezer | . . Condensor temperature | . Pressure | . . Coolant pressure | |||||
| LA | LA00 CONTROL |
LA01 | LA02 | LA03 | LA04 | LA05 | LA06 | LA07 | LA08 | LA09 | LA10 | |
| . Devices for changing frequency (e.g., inverters) | . Air blowers | . . Use for air curtains | . . Use for induction of outside air | . . Use for reducing exhaust heat from the freezer | . Fluid pumps | . Air-flow control devices | . . Dampers | . . Shutters | . . Plates for changing air-flow direction | |||
| LA11 | LA12 | LA13 | LA14 | LA15 | LA16 | LA17 | LA18 | LA19 | ||||
| . Valves and electromagnetic valves | . . Freezer-coolant flow-control valves | . . . Flow-adjustment valves | . . . . Expansion valves | . . . Open-close valves | . . . Three-way valves | . . . Hot-gas bypass valves | . . . Bypass valves for the expansion mechanism | . . . Coolant-flow reversal valves for the reverse cycle | ||||
| LA21 | LA22 | LA23 | ||||||||||
| . Light switches | . Switches for detecting whether the door is open or closed | . Microcomputers | ||||||||||
| LA31 | LA32 | LA33 | LA34 | LA35 | LA36 | LA37 | ||||||
| . Electric heaters other than defrosting heaters | . . Temperature compensation heaters and heates for prevention of overcooling | . . Heaters for prevention of moisture condensation | . . Heaters for prevention of freezing | . . Channel heaters for the drain water | . . Heaters for heat-sensitive sensors | . . Heaters for coolant flow control | ||||||
| MA | MA00 KINDS OF DRAWINGS |
MA01 | MA02 | MA03 | MA04 | MA05 | MA06 | |||||
| . Charts and graphs | . Flow chart diagrams (i.e., block drawings) | . Flow charts | . Structure and form diagrams | . Structural diagrams of the coolant flow channels | . Electrical circuit diagrams and logic circuit diagrams |