F
SECTION F — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  
LIGHTING AND HEATING
 F25
REFRIGERATION AND COOLING; MANUFACTURE AND STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION AND SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
 F25D
REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHER SUB-CLASS (refrigerated show cases A47F 3/04; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate sub-classes of classes B60-B64; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use B65D; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning, ventilation F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments and comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B; cooling of engines or pumps, see the relevant classes)
 F25D

Note(s)

In this sub-class, the term "device" refers to an enclosed space to be cooled, such devices being associated either with refrigerating machinery, e.g. as in a refrigerator, or with other cold sources, e.g. as in an ice-box.

 F25D 1/00 - 
F25D 9/00
Devices not associated with refrigerating machinery
 F25D 1/00
Devices using naturally-cold air or water
 F25D 1/02
·  using naturally-cold water, e.g. household-tap water
 F25D 3/00
Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
 F25D 3/02
·  using ice, e.g. ice-boxes
 F25D 3/04
·  ·  Stationary cabinets
 F25D 3/06
·  ·  Movable containers
 F25D 3/08
·  ·  ·  portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
 F25D 3/10
·  using liquefied gases, e.g. liquid air
 F25D 3/12
·  using solidified gases, e.g. carbon-dioxide snow
 F25D 3/14
·  ·  portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
 F25D 5/00
Devices using endothermic chemical reactions, e.g. using frigorific mixtures
 F25D 5/02
·  portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
 F25D 7/00
Devices using evaporation effects without recovery of the vapour (butter or cheese dishes with cooling devices A47G 19/26)
 F25D 9/00
Devices not covered by groups F25D 1/00-F25D 7/00; Combinations of devices covered by two or more of the groups F25D 1/00-F25D 7/00
 F25D 11/00 - 
F25D 15/00
Devices associated with refrigerating machinery
 F25D 11/00
Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerator
 F25D 11/02
·  with cooling compartments at different temperatures
 F25D 11/04
·  specially adapted for storing deep-frozen articles (F25D 11/02 takes precedence)
 F25D 13/00
Stationary devices, e.g. cold rooms
 F25D 13/02
·  with several cooling compartments, e.g. refrigerated locker systems
 F25D 13/04
·  ·  the compartments being at different temperatures
 F25D 13/06
·  with conveyers carrying articles to be cooled through the cooling space
 F25D 15/00
Devices not covered by group F25D 11/00 or F25D 13/00, e.g. non-self-contained movable devices
 F25D 17/00 - 
F25D 29/00
Devices and features of the devices covered by groups F25D 1/00-F25D 15/00
 F25D 17/00
Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating air within refrigerated spaces
 F25D 17/02
·  for circulating liquids, e.g. brine
 F25D 17/04
·  for circulating air, e.g. by natural convection
 F25D 17/06
·  ·  by forced circulation
 F25D 17/08
·  ·  ·  using ducts
 F25D 19/00
Arrangement or mounting of refrigeration units with respect to devices
 F25D 19/02
·  plug-in type
 F25D 19/04
·  with more than one refrigeration unit
 F25D 21/00
Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
 F25D 21/02
·  Detecting the presence of frost and condensate
 F25D 21/04
·  Preventing the formation of frost and condensate
 F25D 21/06
·  Removing frost (by special defrost cycle of the refrigeration system F25B)
 F25D 21/08
·  ·  by electric heating
 F25D 21/10
·  ·  by spraying with fluid
 F25D 21/12
·  ·  by hot-fluid circulating system separate from the refrigerant system
 F25D 21/14
·  Collecting and removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays
 F25D 23/00
General constructional features (F25D 21/00 takes precedence)
 F25D 23/02
·  Doors; Covers (F25D 23/08 takes precedence)
 F25D 23/04
·  ·  with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners
 F25D 23/06
·  Walls (F25D 23/08 takes precedence)
 F25D 23/08
·  Parts formed wholly or mainly of plastics materials
 F25D 23/10
·  Arrangements for mounting in particular locations, e.g. for built-in type, for corner type
 F25D 23/12
·  Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
 F25D 25/00
Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
 F25D 25/02
·  by shelves (in general A47B 96/02)
 F25D 25/04
·  by conveyers (in general B65G)
 F25D 27/00
Lighting arrangements (in general F21)
 F25D 29/00
Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices (control devices per se G05)
 F25D 31/00
Other cooling or freezing apparatus