Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for forming asymmetrical ice cubes
- Patent Title (中): 用于形成不对称冰块的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11924023Application Date: 2007-10-25
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Publication No.: US07765828B2Publication Date: 2010-08-03
- Inventor: Guolian Wu , Kevin Michael Chase , Marcus Roland Fischer
- Applicant: Guolian Wu , Kevin Michael Chase , Marcus Roland Fischer
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Diederiks & Whitelaw PLC
- Agent Kirk W. Goodwin
- Main IPC: F25C1/24
- IPC: F25C1/24

Abstract:
A refrigerator includes a freezer compartment provided with an automatic icemaker incorporating a mold configured to produce truncated, crescent-shaped ice cubes. With this arrangement, the icemaker produces cubes that are shorter than full, standard crescent-shaped cubes. The reduced mold size advantageously enables the icemaker to take less space in a freezer compartment, without a significant reduction in ice cube volume.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080155998A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING ASYMMETRICAL ICE CUBES Public/Granted day:2008-07-03
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