IPC 7 English version F25C !A-F25C 5/18

F25C-F25C00518

SECTION F – MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F 25

REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION OR SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES

F 25 C

PRODUCTION, WORKING, STORING, OR DISTRIBUTION OF ICE (frozen sweets, including ice-cream, their production A23G 9/00; concentrating solutions by removing frozen solvents B01D 9/04; purification of water by freezing C02F 1/22; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; solidification of gases or gaseous mixtures F25J; freeze-drying F26B) [2]

Note

In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:

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"ice" means any frozen liquid and also covers frozen semiliquids or pasty substances. [2]

Production of ice (F25C 3/00 takes precedence)

Production of natural ice, i.e. without refrigeration

by using stationary moulds

open or openable at both ends

by immersing freezing chambers or plates into water

by using rotating or otherwise moving moulds (F25C 1/08 takes precedence)

by freezing water on cooled surfaces, e.g. to form slabs

to form thin sheets which are removed by scraping or wedging, e.g. in the form of flakes

by partially evaporating water in a vacuum

of a particular transparency or translucency, e.g. by injecting air

by agitation

Construction of moulds; Filling devices therefor (metering by volume in general G01F)

for refrigerators, e.g. freezing trays

Production of ice or snow for the purposes specified in the subgroups of this group

for ice rinks (shape of rinks A63C 19/10; construction of rinks E01C)

for sledging or ski trails; Production of artificial snow (shape of trails A63C 19/10; construction of trails E01C)

Working or distributing ice

Tools or machines for disintegrating, removing, or harvesting ice

without the use of saws

by deforming bodies with which the ice is in contact, e.g. by inflatable members

by heating bodies in contact with the ice

using hot refrigerant; using fluid heated by refrigerant

Ice-shaving machines

Tools or machines for shaping or finishing ice pieces, e.g. ice presses

Tools or devices for ice handling not covered by any other subclass

Storing ice