IP Library Patent Application 12278171
Patent Application
App. No. 12/278,171

ICE-MAKING TRAY

Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US None
App. No.
12/278,171
Abstract

An ice-making tray includes an attachment part; a metal tray part; a heater for heating the tray part; and at least one heater guide. The tray part is formed as a separate body from the attachment part. The heater guide is made of metal and comes into contact with the heater and the tray part. The heater guide is attached to the attachment part to hold the heater, and transmits heat of the heater to the tray part.

Claims (12)

1 . An ice-making tray comprising:

an attachment part;

a metal tray part formed separately from the attachment part;

a heater configured to heat the tray part; and

at least one heater guide made of metal which is in contact with the heater and the tray part, the heater guide being attached to the attachment part to hold the heater, and configured to transmit heat of the heater to the tray part.

2 . The ice-making tray according to claim 1 , wherein the heater guide includes a raised portion which is in contact with the tray part.

3 . The ice-making tray according to claim 1 , wherein the heater guide includes a fin extending towards a side opposite to the tray part.

4 . The ice-making tray according to claim 1 , wherein the ice-making tray includes a plurality of heater guides, and the plurality of heater guides are arranged at positions equally dividing the tray part in an axial direction extending along the heater.

5 . The ice-making tray according to claim 1 , wherein

the ice-making tray includes a first heater guide arranged at a basal side of the heater and a second heater guide arranged at a distal side of the heater, and

a length of the first heater guide in an axial direction extending along the heater is larger than a length of the second heater guide in the axial direction.

6 . The ice-making tray according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of the heater guide contacting the heater has a circular arc shape so as to lie along a shape of the heater.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 6, 2009
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022363/0306 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2008
From: SHOUKYUU, MASATOSHI; TSUJIMOTO, AKINORI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021434/0318 →