公开(公告)号：US20190271496A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-05

申请号：US16415441

申请日：2019-05-17

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Daniel L. Sigmund ,  Jerry M. Visin ,  Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth ,  Carolina Arriaga

IPC: F25C5/06 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F28F3/04

Abstract: An ice maker includes a harvest motor and an ice tray operably coupled to the harvest motor. The ice tray has a plurality of heat sinks coupled to a bottom section of ice forming cavities on the ice tray. The harvest motor is operable to twist the ice tray for causing the plurality of heat sinks to move relative to each other for releasing ice pieces from the ice forming cavities.

公开(公告)号：US10551107B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-04

申请号：US16415441

申请日：2019-05-17

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Daniel L. Sigmund ,  Jerry M. Visin ,  Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth ,  Carolina Arriaga

IPC: F23C5/06 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F28F3/04 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25C5/06

Abstract: An ice maker includes a harvest motor and an ice tray operably coupled to the harvest motor. The ice tray has a plurality of heat sinks coupled to a bottom section of ice forming cavities on the ice tray. The harvest motor is operable to twist the ice tray for causing the plurality of heat sinks to move relative to each other for releasing ice pieces from the ice forming cavities.