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US5177971A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Refrigerator

Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1992-06-29
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Granted: 1993-01-12
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Expires: 2012-06-29
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Abstract

Abstract A refrigerator comprising: a movable coil which is formed by winding a conductor on a cylindrical bobbin, and which, when a.c. current flows therethrough, reciprocates in a magnetic field produced by a magnetic circuit; a piston operatively coupled to the movable coil to reciprocate in a cylinder; a compression space, the volume of which is varied by the reciprocation of the piston; a cold cylinder; a displacer which divides the inside of the cold cylinder into a cold space and a hot space, and which reciprocates in the cold cylinder; a regenerator arranged in the displacer; and a changeover mechanism for short-circuitting the conductor wound to form the movable coil when the refrigerator is not in use.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hiroyuki Kiyota

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 09:06
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25B; F25B9/00; F25B9/14; F25B2309/00; F25B2309/001; F25B2309/003

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A refrigerator comprising: a movable coil which is formed by winding a conductor on a cylindrical bobbin, and which, when a.c. current flows therethrough, reciprocates in a magnetic field produced by a magnetic circuit; a piston operatively coupled to the movable coil to reciprocate in a cylinder; a compression space, the volume of which is varied by the reciprocation of the piston; a cold cylinder; a displacer which divides the inside of the cold cylinder into a cold space and a hot space, and which reciprocates in the cold cylinder; a regenerator arranged in the displacer; and a changeover mechanism for short circuiting the conductor wound to form the movable coil when the refrigerator is not in use.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 118 words
A refrigerator comprising: a movable coil which is formed by winding a conductor on a cylindrical bobbin, and which, when a.c. current flows therethrough, reciprocates in a magnetic field produced by a magnetic circuit; a piston operatively coupled to the movable coil to reciprocate in a cylinder; a compression space, the volume of which is varied by the reciprocation of the piston; a cold cylinder; a displacer which divides the inside of the cold cylinder into a cold space and a hot space, and which reciprocates in the cold cylinder; a regenerator arranged in the displacer; and a changeover mechanism for short circuiting the conductor wound to form the movable coil when the refrigerator is not in use.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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