IP Library Granted Patent US 12,305,910
Granted Patent B2
US 12,305,910 · App. 17/841,227 · Granted May 20, 2025

Refrigeration apparatus

Inventor: Tadashi Okada (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: PHC Holdings Corporation
F25D23/028F25D23/006F25D23/025F25D23/061F25D23/069
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Patent No.
US 12,305,910
App. No.
17/841,227
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A refrigeration apparatus performs refrigeration by freezing circuitry using refrigerant. The refrigeration apparatus includes: an inner door that is provided with a thermal insulation material inside; a case section that includes a peripheral edge section facing a perimeter section of the inner door while the inner door is closed, and that is refrigerated inside by the refrigerant; a packing that is pressed between the perimeter section of the inner door and the peripheral edge section while the inner door is closed; a pipe that is placed along the peripheral edge section, and that circulates the refrigerant warmed by a compression effect of a compressor; and an outer door that covers the inner door while the inner door is closed.

Claims (26)

1. A refrigeration apparatus comprising:

a case section that includes an opening;

an inner door that is provided with a heat insulation material inside, and that opens and closes the opening;

an outer door that is provided so as to cover the inner door while the inner door is closed, and that opens and closes the opening;

a peripheral edge member that is provided so as to surround the opening, and that includes a first section facing a peripheral edge section of the inner door in a closed state and a second section facing a peripheral edge section of the outer door in a closed state, the peripheral edge member being made of a resin;

a first packing that seals between the peripheral edge section of the inner door and the first section of the peripheral edge member in the closed state;

a second packing that seals between the peripheral edge section of the outer door and the second section of the peripheral edge member in the closed state; and

a pipe that is placed along a third section of the peripheral edge member, wherein:

the third section faces the inner door,

the pipe circulates refrigerant warmed by an effect of a compressor composing a refrigerating cycle, and

the pipe is placed on an inner surface of the first section of the peripheral edge member so as to overlap a perimeter edge of the first packing in a front view.

2. The refrigeration apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a plate member made of metal, wherein:

the case section includes an inner case section, and an outer case section that covers the inner case section, and

the plate member connects the outer case section and the second section of the peripheral edge member.

3. The refrigeration apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein:

the peripheral edge member includes a fourth section that connects the first section and the second section, and

the fourth section extends in a direction away from the pipe.

4. The refrigeration apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the plate member includes:

a first flange with a substantially L-shaped cross section, the first flange being composed of a first portion along the second section of the peripheral edge member, and a second portion along the fourth section of the peripheral edge member; and

a second flange that makes contact with the outer case section.

5. The refrigeration apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a partition member, wherein:

a plurality of the inner doors are provided,

the partition member is provided so as to partition the opening, and includes a facing section that faces the peripheral edge section of the inner door in the closed state,

the first packing seals between the peripheral edge section of the inner door in the closed state and the facing section, and

the pipe is placed along the facing section.

6. The refrigeration apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first packing is attached to the peripheral edge member.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 12, 2024
From: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069618/0382 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2022
From: OKADA, TADASHI
To: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060213/0635 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-228074 · Dec 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020044765 · Dec 2, 2020
Related Publication 20220307757A1 · Sep 29, 2022
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