公开(公告)号：US20160298893A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-13

申请号：US15077194

申请日：2016-03-22

Applicant: True Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Inventor： Kevin KNATT ,  Steven Lee TRULASKE, SR.

IPC: F25C5/10 ,  F25B41/06 ,  F25C5/18 ,  F25C1/12 ,  F25C1/22

CPC classification number: F25C5/10 ,  F25B47/022 ,  F25B49/02 ,  F25B2341/065 ,  F25B2600/2501 ,  F25B2600/2513 ,  F25B2700/21174 ,  F25B2700/21175 ,  F25C1/12 ,  F25C2600/04 ,  F25C2700/12 ,  Y02B30/72

Abstract: An ice maker for forming ice having a refrigeration system, a water system and a controller. The refrigeration system includes a freeze plate in which ice is formed and a hot gas valve for harvesting the ice therefrom. A harvest sensor is triggered when at least a portion of the ice is harvested from the freeze plate and at least one temperature sensor measures a temperature that indicates that all of the ice has been harvested from the freeze plate. The temperature sensors may include a temperature sensor for measuring the refrigerant temperature at the evaporator outlet, the refrigerant temperature at the evaporator inlet, and/or the temperature of the freeze plate. The controller closes the hot gas valve in response from the triggering of the harvest sensor and the temperature measured by the temperature sensor(s) indicating that all of the ice has been harvested from the freeze plate.

Abstract translation: 用于形成具有制冷系统的冰的制冰机，水系统和控制器。 制冷系统包括形成冰的冷冻板和用于从其中收获冰的热气阀。 当从冷冻板收集冰的至少一部分时，触发收获传感器，并且至少一个温度传感器测量指示所有冰已经从冷冻板收获的温度。 温度传感器可以包括用于测量蒸发器出口处的制冷剂温度，蒸发器入口处的制冷剂温度和/或冷冻板的温度的温度传感器。 响应于收集传感器的触发和由温度传感器测量的温度，控制器关闭热气阀，表明所有的冰已经从冷冻板中收获。