Ice maker for a refrigerator and method for producing clear ice

    公开(公告)号:US12085325B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US17468815

    申请日:2021-09-08

    发明人: Zhuochen Shi

    IPC分类号: F25C1/18

    摘要: An ice maker for a refrigeration appliance, the ice maker including an ice maker frame and an ice tray housed within the ice maker frame and configured to form ice pieces therein. An air handler is disposed adjacent the ice maker frame and an ice maker fan is disposed within the air handler and is configured to direct cooled airflow out of the air handler and into the ice maker frame. A controller is configured to operatively control the ice maker during an ice making cycle. The ice maker is operable in a first mode and a second mode. When the ice maker is operated in the second mode, the ice maker fan is cycled on and off during predetermined time intervals in order to produce clear ice pieces.

    Appliance with ice packer
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12000642B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-04

    申请号:US17356905

    申请日:2021-06-24

    IPC分类号: F25C5/02 F25C1/10 F25C5/182

    摘要: A refrigerator appliance includes an ice packer assembly including an enclosure with a rotatable door, and an ice mold slidably supported by the enclosure. The ice mold is configured to translate between a first position and a second position. The door is configured to rotate from a first orientation to a second orientation as the ice mold is translated from the first position to the second position. The enclosure defines a pass-through opening therethrough. The door opens up the pass-through opening when rotated to the first orientation, and closes the pass-through opening and defines a platform for receiving crushed ice thereon when it is rotated to the second orientation.

    Ice maker and control
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11867445B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-09

    申请号:US17156995

    申请日:2021-01-25

    IPC分类号: F25C5/08 F25C1/04

    摘要: In a method for controlling an ice maker, a motor rotates an ejector finger relative to an ice tray in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction to discharge ice from the ice tray. When an error condition occurs, the ice maker enters a first error mode, during which an ice maker heater is turned on until the temperature of the ice tray reaches a predetermined temperature or until an ice maker heater error correction time elapses. When the ejector finger is at a home position, the motor rotates in the second direction until the ejector finger is not at the home position or for a first predetermined number of steps, whichever occurs first, and then rotates in the first direction until the ejector finger is at the home position.

    Ice maker
    10.
    外观设计

    公开(公告)号:USD995579S1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-15

    申请号:US29828429

    申请日:2022-02-25

    设计人: Saba Rizzi

    摘要: FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an ice maker showing my new design;
    FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
    FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;
    FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof; and,
    FIG. 5 is a top view thereof.
    The broken line showing of the remainder of the ice maker forms no part of the claimed design.