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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2011
Mariko Tanaka, Gumma, JP;
Kenji Sugaya, Gumma, JP;
Kazufumi Yamashita, Gumma, JP;
Yoshitaka Yokoi, Gumma, JP;
Saburo Niwa, Gumma, JP;
Eiji Kuroda, Gumma, JP;
Mariko Tanaka, Gumma, JP;
Kenji Sugaya, Gumma, JP;
Kazufumi Yamashita, Gumma, JP;
Yoshitaka Yokoi, Gumma, JP;
Saburo Niwa, Gumma, JP;
Eiji Kuroda, Gumma, JP;
Nidec Servo Corporation, Gumma, JP;
Abstract
An automatic icemaker includes a swing arm, an actuator swinging the swing arm, and a transmission section transmitting movement of the actuator to the swing arm. The transmission section includes a cam rotated by the actuator, a pivotally movable lever including an abutting portion abutting the cam and pivotally moved by the rotation of the cam, and a joint member to transmit the movement of the pivotally movable lever to the swing arm. As the swing arm, one of the first, second, and third swing arms is selected and provided. As the joint member, one of the first, second, and third joint members which corresponds to the selected one of the first, second, and third swing arms is selected and provided. At different positions on a board which extends in a vertical direction, the first, second, and third supporting portions support the first, second, and third joint members, respectively.