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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7266963 | Switching device for refrigerator A switching device for an integrated product, such as a display, installed on a front surface of a door of a refrigerator is provided. The switching device includes a hinge assembly which rotatably couples the door to the refrigerator. The hinge assembly includes a ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7222666 | Vehicle air-conditioning apparatus that can surely defog window A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus includes a dehumidification means, which has a compressor and dehumidifies inside of the vehicle, a humidity calculation means, which calculates humidity in the vicinity of an inside surface of the windshield, and a determination... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7197888 | Drawer appliance A modular cabinet for a family of drawer appliances including an insulated liner defining a drawer space, a machine compartment, a wiring harness leading from the machine compartment to the drawer space, a passage leading from the machine compartment to the drawer s... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7131284 | Automatic defrost controller including air damper control A damper apparatus for controlling airflow between compartments in a two compartment refrigerator having a door includes a controller for controlling opening and closing of a damper; and a door sensor connected to the controller for detecting when the door is open. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127904 | Refrigerating appliance comprising a refrigerating compartment, a cold storage compartment and a freezer compartment A cooling appliance is provided with a refrigeration compartment, a cold storage compartment and a freezer compartment, which are separated from one another by partition walls and by at least one door or flap. A cooling air passage is associated with the refrigerati... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7076961 | Control system with communication function and facility control system A control system with a communication function wherein: a central unit communicates 30 with a plurality of devices 11, 12, . . . , monitors and manages the operations of the devices; and each of the devices includes an input section for entering positi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7047755 | Refrigerated merchandiser with foul-resistant condenser A refrigerated cold beverage merchandiser (10) includes an enclosure defining an insulated, refrigerated display cabinet (25) and a compartment (30) heat insulated therefrom wherein a compressor (40) a condenser (50) and a condense... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040104 | Operating unit comprising at least one operating element for an air conditioning installation and/or an automatic air conditioning system The invention relates to an operating unit comprising at least one operating element, especially for adjusting the quantity of air, the temperature or the air distribution of an automatic air conditioning system, an automatic function and a manual adjustment functio... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028493 | Vehicle air conditioner having a seat air conditioning unit In a vehicle air conditioner, a front air conditioning unit and a seat air conditioning unit are automatically controlled by an air conditioner ECU. If a seat air conditioner switch is operated by a user during an automatic control, the setting (e.g. air volume of a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997004 | Automobile trunk air conditioning system A battery-powered air conditioning unit is mounted in the trunk of an automobile and is controlled by controls located on the dashboard of the automobile. The air conditioning unit will cool the trunk interior volume when activated whereby perishable items stored in... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6405544 | Refrigerator and method of operating refrigerator A temperature controller is in a position at a height of 130 cm or more from a base surface settling, of which the refrigerator is settled, on a door of the refrigerator, which position is on an upper side of a handle for opening and closing the door. Fur... | 06/18/2002 |
| 5996361 | Refrigeration system A control circuit for a refrigeration system disposed within an outer cabinet having a freezer compartment, a fresh food compartment, a compressor, a condenser fan, an evaporator fan, an evaporator and a freezer thermostat disposed within the freezer comp... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5988518 | Automotive air conditioner On an air-conditioning control panel equipped with an inside/outside air changeover switch which enables selection of an inside air recirculation mode, an outside air intake mode or an inside-outside two-air layer mode and comprises an inside air recircul... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5983655 | Thermal storage monitoring and control system for cargo container A thermal storage monitoring and control system employed on a container refrigeration unit utilizes a "thermal flywheel" algorithm in combination with a data processor to control the temperature level within a cargo container to a maximum value. The therm... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5931010 | Method and apparatus for controlling a temperature of a cooked food chilling chamber in a refrigerator A method and an apparatus for controlling a temperature of a cooked food chilling chamber for quick refrigerating cooked food in a refrigerator, is disclosed. A system control section is provided with a load sensing signal of cook chill chamber from a coo... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5729989 | Electronic climate control system for automotive vehicles An electronic climate control system for a car air conditioner comprises sensors for detecting an ambient temperature, an in-car temperature and a heat load, a climate control unit responsive to signals from the sensors for adjusting an interior environme... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5718120 | Vehicle air-conditioning system and control method A vehicle air-conditioning system which operates in response to the manipulation of momentary switches is provided with discriminating means for discriminating whether any momentary switch is on at the time of system power-up. When the discriminating mean... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5682756 | Apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a refrigeration system An apparatus for controlling the operation of a refrigeration system having a compressor, a defrost timer that provides an operating power supply, a solenoid valve, and a thermostat includes a relay switch and a delay timer. The relay switch is coupled in... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5673568 | Apparatus and method for controlling an air conditioner A method and apparatus for controlling an air conditioner having a variable speed compressor to circulate a refrigerant in a refrigerating circuit. The control apparatus and method generates a rotational speed pattern which can be directly changed by a pr... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5619860 | Controlling apparatus for an air conditioner A controlling apparatus for an air conditioner includes a relay serving to control the feeding of electricity to a compressor, a semiconductor element including a controlling terminal to control the feeding of electricity to a magnetizing coil of said rel... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5557941 | Refrigeration unit and method of operating same A refrigeration unit, and method of operating same, having a compressor driven by a prime mover. The prime mover is selectively operable in either a continuous mode which includes heating and cooling cycles, or in start-stop cycling mode which includes co... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5513796 | Dual control device of an air conditioner A control device of an air conditioner comprises a first controller which is installed in a room to be air-conditioned and which generates the signals for controlling an air conditioner. A second controller, which is installed in a different room from the... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5259211 | Method for controlling the rotational speed of a motor-compressor used in an air conditioner A method for controlling the rotational speed of a motor-compressor used in an air conditioner for vehicle is disclosed. The rotational speed of the motor-compressor is controlled via an inverter circuit. The motor-compressor is driven at a predetermined ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5230467 | Control display device for an air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle An operating display device for an automotive air-conditioning system having an automatic operating mode which can be partially overridden by manual control of selected functions. A visual display provides a symbolic indication of the status of functions ... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5228300 | Automatic operation control method of a refrigerator An automatic operation control method automatically controls the temperature setting of a chamber, the defrost cycling and the operation of a compressor and a fan motor according to the door open/close frequency and open time. The defrost cycling is opera... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5220805 | Air-conditioning system for vehicle An air-conditioning system operates in an automatic control mode when an auto-switch is on. When a rotary member which is manually rotated to set one air-conditioning factor is rotated while the auto-switch is on, the air-conditioning system operates in a... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5176006 | Air-conditioner with installation position detection output compensating temperature The position where an indoor unit is actually installed is manually instructed by an installation position confirmation element. A temperature correction value selector selects and outputs, from a Table prepared in advance, a temperature correction value ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4951476 | Mode switching arrangement for automotive air conditioner An automatic air conditioner is arranged to be responsive to external air temperature in a manner wherein, if the atutomatic mode is interrupted and manual control instigated and the external temperature is low (viz., below a predetermined level), the mod... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4910967 | Demist controller for automobile air-conditioners A demist controller for an automobile air-conditioner includes a demist judgement unit for judging the need for a demist operation based on the relative humidity in the vicinity of the inside surface of a window glass of the automobile, and a correction u... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4899550 | Refrigeration unit and hydraulic power system A transport refrigeration system is connected to a hydraulic system including a pump, control valves, a reservoir and a hydraulic device. When the refrigeration system is running, the hydraulic system is disabled and the diesel and compressor are run resp... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4809517 | Blower controlling device for automobile air-conditioning system A blower controlling device for an automobile air-conditioning system includes an automatic speed changing controller for controlling the speed of a blower motor during an automatic speed changing mode. The automatic speed changing controller includes a p... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4726160 | Temperature control apparatus for electric refrigerator An electric refrigerator is disclosed which includes first and second coolers independently disposed in a freezer and a refrigeration chamber, respectively, a compressor for delivering a refrigerant therefrom, an electromagnetic valve for switching a refr... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4689966 | Refrigeration having mode-change chamber capable of operation within freezing, chill and refrigeration temperature ranges A refrigerator includes a mode-change chamber, having first and second dampers which may be selectively used as a freezer compartment, refrigeration compartment or chill compartment. When the freezer compartment mode is selected, the first damper permits ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4688391 | Refrigeration unit and hydraulic power system A transport refrigeration system is connected to a hydraulic system including a pump, control valves, a reservoir and a hydraulic piston. When the refrigeration system is running, the hydraulic system is in a bypassing or idling mode and the diesel and co... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4688389 | Automotive air-conditioning system The present invention relates to an automotive air-conditioning system comprising an arithmetic means, control means, diagnostic control means and diagnostic setting means. The invention enables one to diagnose whether output devices such as an air mixing... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4510764 | Control method for air conditioning systems for vehicles A control method for an air conditioning system for a vehicle, which is driven by an engine installed on the vehicle. The control method comprises selecting either a first control manner of controlling the air conditioning system so as to preferentially e... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4509586 | Temperature control device for a refrigerating apparatus having both a heating means and a cooling means A refrigerating apparatus adapted for storage of cold storage goods as well as frozen goods and having both a heater and a cooler is controlled by an improved temperature control device, which includes a detector for detecting a temperature of return air ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4499738 | Control device for a refrigerator A refrigerator having a control device is provided with a refrigerating cycle system constructed by connecting in series a compressor, a condensor, capillary tubes, a storage compartment evaporator and a freezing compartment evaporator. This control devic... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4442885 | Control system for air conditioner of motor vehicle In a control system for an air conditioner of a motor vehicle, which includes an automatic control circuit arrangement for controlling the air conditioner to enable it to operate at a desired level of the heating or cooling performance thereof, there is p... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4389854 | High speed freezing system for a refrigerator A high speed freezing apparatus in use for a refrigerator. In the freezing apparatus, evaporators for the cold and freezing chambers are coupled in a series relation with respect to a compressor. An electromagnetic valve is provided in parallel with the e... | 06/28/1983 |
