Abstract: There is disclosed a heat-transferring device comprising a buffer tank (1), a reactor vessel (2) in thermal contact with the buffer tank, wherein an active substance is held inside the reactor vessel, a burner (A), a reactor heating loop adapted to transfer heat from the burner to the active substance in the reactor vessel, a reactor cooling loop adapted to transfer heat from the active substance in the reactor vessel to the buffer tank, a volatile liquid reservoir (14) in fluid contact with the reactor vessel, an evaporator (15) in fluid contact with the volatile liquid reservoir, a volatile liquid in the volatile liquid reservoir, with the ability to be absorbed by the active substance at a first temperature and desorbed by the active substance at a higher temperature, an exhaust gas pipe (10,11,12) from the burner to the volatile liquid reservoir to heat it.

Abstract: There is disclosed a heat-transferring device comprising a buffer tank (1), a reactor vessel (2) in thermal contact with the buffer tank, wherein an active substance is held inside the reactor vessel, a burner (A), a reactor heating loop adapted to transfer heat from the burner to the active substance in the reactor vessel, a reactor cooling loop adapted to transfer heat from the active substance in the reactor vessel to the buffer tank, a volatile liquid reservoir (14) in fluid contact with the reactor vessel, an evaporator (15) in fluid contact with the volatile liquid reservoir, a volatile liquid in the volatile liquid reservoir, with the ability to be absorbed by the active substance at a first temperature and desorbed by the active substance at a higher temperature, an exhaust gas pipe (10,11,12) from the burner to the volatile liquid reservoir to heat it.

Abstract: Ice maker comprising a mould (10, 110) forming at a number of mould cavities (11, 111a, 11b) for receiving water and forming a respective piece of ice (41, 42,141), which number of mould cavities are arranged in at least one column defining a longitudinal direction; a first (2, 102) and a second shaft (3, 103); an endless conveyor (100), which is arranged to convey the mould in the longitudinal direction around at least the first shaft; and drive means (8) connected to at least one of the first and second shafts for driving the conveyor. The mould (10, 110) is formed of an elastic material and arranged to be elastically deformed as the mould passes over the first shaft (2, 102). Longitudinal communication channels (13a, 113a) are arranged between consecutive mould cavities (11, 111a) arranged in one column, for allowing water to flow between mould cavities in one column. A method of fabricating pieces of ice is also disclosed.

Abstract: Ice maker comprising a mould (10, 110) forming at a number of mould cavities (11, 111a, 11b) for receiving water and forming a respective piece of ice (41, 42,141), which number of mould cavities are arranged in at least one column defining a longitudinal direction; a first (2, 102) and a second shaft (3, 103); an endless conveyor (100), which is arranged to convey the mould in the longitudinal direction around at least the first shaft; and drive means (8) connected to at least one of the first and second shafts for driving the conveyor. The mould (10, 110) is formed of an elastic material and arranged to be elastically deformed as the mould passes over the first shaft (2, 102). Longitudinal communication channels (13a, 113a) are arranged between consecutive mould cavities (11, 111a) arranged in one column, for allowing water to flow between mould cavities in one column. A method of fabricating pieces of ice is also disclosed.

Abstract: Absorption refrigerator comprising; a cabinet having outer walls (1, 2, 4) and at least one door (3) which together encase at least one storage compartment (5) and which comprise a heat insulation material (2a, 3a, 11); and an absorption refrigerating system comprising a boiler (6), a water separator (7), a condenser (8), an evaporator (9) and an absorber (10), wherein said boiler, water separator, condenser and absorber are arranged outside said storage compartment. A channel (16) having an inlet (14) and an outlet (15) for conducting air through said channel is formed in an insulation (11) material comprised in one (4) of said outer walls. A ventilator (17) arranged to create a forced airflow in said channel. At least one of said absorber, condenser and water separator is arranged between said inlet and outlet in said channel.

Abstract: Absorption refrigerator comprising; a cabinet having outer walls (1, 2, 4) and at least one door (3) which together encase at least one storage compartment (5) and which comprise a heat insulation material (2a, 3a, 11); and an absorption refrigerating system comprising a boiler (6), a water separator (7), a condenser (8), an evaporator (9) and an absorber (10), wherein said boiler, water separator, condenser and absorber are arranged outside said storage compartment. A channel (16) having an inlet (14) and an outlet (15) for conducting air through said channel is formed in an insulation (11) material comprised in one (4) of said outer walls. A ventilator (17) arranged to create a forced airflow in said channel. At least one of said absorber, condenser and water separator is arranged between said inlet and outlet in said channel.

Abstract: An apparatus casing (1) for a computer, which casing includes a number of walls which together define a chamber for accommodating computer components wherein at least a first wall (2) includes a number of through-penetrating contact openings (4, 9) which are disposed to enable the connection of external cables (6) having electric contacts (7) to corresponding connection contacts (5) disposed at said contact openings and connected to chamber-accommodating components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus casing for a computer, comprising a number of walls (21, 22, 23, 24, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107) which together define a first chamber (20, 200) for accommodating computer components (A, B, C), a noise attenuating inlet (30) which includes an inlet duct (31, 310) and an inlet opening (32, 320) that opens into the first chamber for supplying air from the surrounding atmosphere to the first chamber via the inlet duct and the inlet opening, a noise attenuating outlet (40) which includes a first outlet opening (42, 420) and an outlet duct (41, 410) for dispelling air from the first chamber to the surrounding atmosphere via the first outlet opening and the outlet duct, and a fan (45, 450) for producing an air flow through the inlet, the first chamber and the outlet. The invention also relates to a computer that includes one such apparatus casing.

Abstract: Refrigerator cabinet, especially for bringing bottles of wine to the proper serving temperature, comprising a refrigerating system with a heat exchanger (14a, 14b), which is arranged in a heat exchanger chamber (11, 12), a storage compartment (7) which is enclosed by outer cabinet walls (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and by a cabinet door (6), and a partition wall (8) for delimiting a first (7a) and a second (7b) zone within said storage compartment. The partition wall is fixable at different positions within a zone size varying portion (9) of said storage compartment for allowing the sizes of the first and second zone to be varied.

Abstract: Refrigerator comprising at least one compartment (2, 21) to be cooled and a refrigeration apparatus with an evaporator, which evaporator is arranged in heat conducting contact with a heat exchanger (6, 24, 50). The refrigerator further comprises an essentially enclosed chamber (7, 30, 40), in which chamber the heat exchanger (6, 24, 50) is arranged and which chamber communicates with the compartment (2, 21) through an inlet port (9, 31, 41) and an outlet port (10, 32, 42) of the chamber, for allowing air to circulate from the compartment through the inlet port into the chamber and trough the outlet port back to the compartment, and means (9, 11, 13, 31a, 31b, 41a, 41b, 42a, 42b) for preventing air to pass by self-circulation from the chamber, through the inlet port and/or outlet port. The invention also concerns a method for temperature control of a refrigerator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for defrosting an absorption refrigerator comprising the steps of determining a defrost start time for defrosting of the low temperature compartment and higher temperature compartment, starting the absorption refrigerating system at the defrost start time independent of other control parameters determining start and stop of the absorption refrigerating system, detecting stop of the absorption refrigerating system, applying heat to the first tube section using the first heater, detecting end of low temperature compartment defrosting, starting the absorption refrigerating system after end of low temperature compartment defrosting, and applying heat to the second tube section using the second heater.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorption refrigerator including a cabinet having outer walls and at least one door encasing a low temperature storage compartment and a higher temperature storage compartment, said compartments being separated by a partition wall, an absorption refrigerating system including an evaporator tube in which a refrigeration medium flows from an upstream end to a downstream end of the evaporator tube, and which evaporator tube comprises a first tube section which is arranged to absorb heat from the low temperature compartment, and at least a second tube section, which is arranged to absorb heat from the higher temperature compartment, a battery arranged to supply power to electronic equipment in said absorption refrigerating system, a control system arranged to control start and stop of said absorption refrigerating system to control the temperature in at least said higher temperature storage compartment to be within a specified temperature range, and a heater arranged in said h

Abstract: Heat exchanger arrangement for a refrigerator apparatus, which evaporator comprises an evaporator tube (2) for conducting a refrigerating medium; a heat exchanger (5, 11) with at least one heat conducting member (7, 11), which is arranged in heat conducting contact with a portion of the evaporator tube and; a heat generating element (10) for defrosting the heat exchanger, which element is arranged in heat conducting contact with the heat conducting member. For optimizing defrosting, the heat-conducting member (7, 11) is arranged essentially between the heat generating element (10) and the evaporator tube (2).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for defrosting an absorption refrigerator comprising the steps of determining a defrost start time for defrosting of the low temperature compartment and higher temperature compartment, starting the absorption refrigerating system at the defrost start time independent of other control parameters determining start and stop of the absorption refrigerating system, detecting stop of the absorption refrigerating system, applying heat to the first tube section using the first heater, detecting end of low temperature compartment defrosting, starting the absorption refrigerating system after end of low temperature compartment defrosting, and applying heat to the second tube section using the second heater.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorption refrigerator including a cabinet having outer walls and at least one door encasing a low temperature storage compartment and a higher temperature storage compartment, said compartments being separated by a partition wall, an absorption refrigerating system including an evaporator tube in which a refrigeration medium flows from an upstream end to a downstream end of the evaporator tube, and which evaporator tube comprises a first tube section which is arranged to absorb heat from the low temperature compartment, and at least a second tube section, which is arranged to absorb heat from the higher temperature compartment, a battery arranged to supply power to electronic equipment in said absorption refrigerating system, a control system arranged to control start and stop of said absorption refrigerating system to control the temperature in at least said higher temperature storage compartment to be within a specified temperature range, and a heater arranged in said h

Abstract: An absorption refrigerator (1) including a cabinet having outer walls (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and at least one door (7, 8) encasing a low temperature storage compartment (9) and a higher temperature storage compartment (10), said compartments being essentially sealed from each other and separated by a partition wall (11), which partition wall is arranged inside the cabinet and generally perpendicular to a first wall (2) of said outer walls. The refrigerator further comprises an absorption refrigerating system including an evaporator tube (20), having a first section (21) for absorbing heat from the low temperature compartment and a second section (22) for absorbing heat from the higher temperature compartment, said second section being arranged downstream said first section. In order to reduce heat transfer into the cabinet through the outer walls, a major part of the first section is arranged generally in parallel with said partition wall.

Abstract: A refrigerator cabinet operated by an absorption refrigerating apparatus has a freezing compartment cooled by an upper part of an evaporator of the apparatus and a refrigerating compartment that is cooled by a lower part of the evaporator. The temperature in the refrigerating compartment is kept at a set value by activating or shutting off the refrigerating apparatus. The upper part of the evaporator is provided with a thermally conductive plate for cooling the freezing compartment. The temperature in the freezing compartment is kept at a set value by heat transfer to the plate. For example, a variable speed fan in the freezing compartment moves the air through a duct and past the plate. A film heater on the plate is used for defrosting and for controlling temperature in the freezing compartment.

Abstract: A dehumidifier (10) for air comprises an absorption refrigerating apparatus, the evaporator (14) of which being arranged in a first duct (22), through which the air by natural convection flows past the evaporator (14) and is refrigerated by it, so that the humidity in the air condenses on the evaporator (14). An absorber (16) and a condenser (20) of the apparatus are arranged in a second duct (26) and there heat extra air taken in from the room to the second duct (26) through an opening (34) and by natural convection flowing upwards through the second duct (26). An opening (32) is arranged between the ducts (22, 26), through which air which has been refrigerated and dehumidified in the first duct (22) flows into the second duct (26) and is there intermixed with the the flow of said extra air.