Automatic icemaker
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United States of America Patent
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Oct 6, 2015
Grant Date -
Nov 29, 2012
app pub date -
Nov 28, 2011
filing date -
Nov 29, 2010
priority date (Note) -
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status (Latency Note)
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Abstract
An automatic icemaker includes a swing arm, an actuator swinging the swing arm, and a transmission section transmitting movement of the actuator to the swing arm. The transmission section includes a cam rotated by the actuator, a pivotally movable lever including an abutting portion abutting the cam and pivotally moved by the rotation of the cam, and a joint member to transmit the movement of the pivotally movable lever to the swing arm. As the swing arm, one of the first, second, and third swing arms is selected and provided. As the joint member, one of the first, second, and third joint members which corresponds to the selected one of the first, second, and third swing arms is selected and provided. At different positions on a board which extends in a vertical direction, the first, second, and third supporting portions support the first, second, and third joint members, respectively.
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International Classification(s)
- 2011 Application Filing Year
- G01K Class
- 428 Applications Filed
- 346 Patents Issued To-Date
- 80.85 % Issued To-Date
Cited Art Landscape
Patent Citation Ranking
- 2 Citation Count
- G01K Class
- 10.23 % this patent is cited more than
- 10 Age
Maintenance Fees
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| 11.5 Year Payment | $7400.00 | $3700.00 | $1850.00 | Apr 6, 2027 |
