Vertical ice maker with microchannel evaporator
    1.
    发明授权
    Vertical ice maker with microchannel evaporator 有权
    带微通道蒸发器的立式制冰机

    公开(公告)号:US08919145B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-30

    申请号:US13166068

    申请日:2011-06-22

    摘要: A clear ice making assembly and method utilizes a housing having an upper fluid chamber, a plurality of distinct, substantially vertical fluid channels, and at least one fluid outlet aperture in fluid communication with a bottom fluid chamber. During an ice making event, portions of an ice forming evaporator extending through the housing are exposed to water flowing into the fluid channels from the upper fluid chamber. The ice forming evaporator is formed with microchannels through which refrigerant flows such that water flowing across the fluid channels freezes on the exposed portions of the ice forming evaporator over time, forming clear ice pieces. In a harvesting operation, the ice pieces are released from the ice forming evaporator and transferred for storage and/or dispensing.

    摘要翻译: 透明的制冰组件和方法利用具有上流体室,多个不同的,基本上垂直的流体通道的壳体以及与底部流体室流体连通的至少一个流体出口孔。 在制冰事件期间,延伸穿过壳体的成冰蒸发器的部分暴露于从上流体室流入流体通道的水。 形成冰的蒸发器形成有微通道,制冷剂通过该通道流动,使得流过流体通道的水随着时间的流逝在冰形蒸发器的暴露部分上冻结,形成清晰的冰块。 在收割操作中,将冰块从成冰蒸发器中释放并转移以进行储存和/或分配。

    Vertical ice maker producing clear ice pieces
    2.
    发明授权
    Vertical ice maker producing clear ice pieces 有权
    垂直制冰机产生清澈的冰块

    公开(公告)号:US08756951B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-24

    申请号:US13166085

    申请日:2011-06-22

    IPC分类号: F25C5/18 F25C1/00

    摘要: An ice making assembly and method utilizes a housing having an upper fluid chamber, a plurality of distinct, substantially vertical fluid channels, and at least one drain aperture in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir. Ice forming members extend from an ice forming evaporator into respective fluid channels. During an ice making event, fluid continuously supplied to the upper fluid chamber flows into each of the fluid channels and out through at least one drain aperture into a fluid reservoir below. The ice forming members are cooled such that fluid flowing across the fluid channels freezes on the ice forming members over time, forming clear ice pieces. The ice pieces are subsequently released from the ice forming members and transferred for storage and/or dispensing.

    摘要翻译: 制冰组件和方法利用具有上流体室,多个不同的,基本上垂直的流体通道的壳体以及与流体储存器流体连通的至少一个排水孔。 成冰构件从冰形成蒸发器延伸到相应的流体通道中。 在制冰事件期间,连续供应到上部流体室的流体流入每个流体通道,并通过至少一个排放孔流出到下面的流体储存器中。 冰形成构件被冷却,使得流过流体通道的流体随时间在冰形成构件上冻结,形成清晰的冰块。 冰块随后从冰形成构件中释放并转移以用于储存和/或分配。