Invention Grant
US09587870B2 Ice maker with heatless ice removal and method for heatless removal of ice
有权
具有无热冰除冰的制冰机和无法除冰的方法
- Patent Title: Ice maker with heatless ice removal and method for heatless removal of ice
- Patent Title (中): 具有无热冰除冰的制冰机和无法除冰的方法
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Application No.: US14637582Application Date: 2015-03-04
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Publication No.: US09587870B2Publication Date: 2017-03-07
- Inventor: Charles R. Cravens , Vincent D. Csapos , Yen-Hsi Lin , Xi Shan
- Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Main IPC: F25C1/04
- IPC: F25C1/04 ; F25C1/22 ; F25C1/24 ; F25C5/04 ; F25C5/06

Abstract:
An ice making module for an appliance includes a conductive ice tray having an ice forming cavity. An electrical circuit is in electrical communication with the conductive ice tray and includes a power source in electrical communication with the conductive ice tray and a switch. The switch releases an electromagnetic pulse through the conductive ice tray. A water dispensing mechanism disposes water into the ice forming cavity and a cooling apparatus cools the water to form at least one ice piece that is in electromagnetic communication with the conductive ice tray. The electromagnetic pulse released through the conductive ice tray generates an induced electrical current through the ice piece and a repelling electromagnetic force between the conductive ice tray and the ice piece, wherein the repelling force biases the ice piece away from the conductive ice tray, thereby ejecting the ice piece from the ice forming cavity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150184914A1 ICE MAKER WITH HEATLESS ICE REMOVAL AND METHOD FOR HEATLESS REMOVAL OF ICE Public/Granted day:2015-07-02
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