Method and apparatus for sanitation of ice production and dispensing system

    公开(公告)号:US11179487B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-23

    申请号:US16281863

    申请日:2019-02-21

    IPC分类号: A61L2/18 F25C5/00 F25C1/00

    摘要: An ice maker includes an ice making unit comprising an evaporator connected to a refrigeration system, an ice holding bin, a sump, a pump, a drain valve, an ozonated water source, and a controller. The controller activates the ozonated water source supplying a first volume of ozonated water to the sump, thereafter activates the pump to circulate the first volume of ozonated water from the sump to the ice making unit, once a predetermined sterilization time has been reached, the controller turns off the pump and drains the first volume of ozonated water from the sump. The controller initiates an ice making mode, and activates the ozonated water source to supply a second volume of ozonated water to the sump, thereafter activates the pump to circulate the second volume of ozonated water from the sump to the ice making unit forming ozonated ice on the evaporator, and initiates an ice harvest mode to remove the ozonated ice from the evaporator and delivers it to the ice holding bin.

    Apparatus for generating hydrogen-rich ice

    公开(公告)号:US10928113B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-23

    申请号:US17095203

    申请日:2020-11-11

    IPC分类号: F25C1/00

    摘要: A system and method for generation of hydrogen-rich ice (HRI) by introducing water that has been mixed with H2 and CO2 into the vertical tubes of a tube-ice machine is disclosed. The temperature and pressure within the vertical tubes can be maintained by refrigerant surrounding the vertical tubes to form carbon dioxide clathrate hydrates which entrap hydrogen molecules. The carbon dioxide clathrate hydrates cages with entrapped H2 are encased, transported and then delivered after HRI discharge Later, when the HRI tube-ice is formed and released from tube-ice machine, it warms whereupon the carbon dioxide clathrate hydrates dissociate and the H2 is released and used, for example by placement of the tube-ice small cylinders in a glass of water.

    SOLID PRODUCTION METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20200263913A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16750170

    申请日:2020-01-23

    摘要: Methods, systems, and device for solidification and/or solid production, such as ice production, are provided in accordance with various embodiments. For example, some embodiments include a method of solid production that may include contacting a first fluid with a second fluid to facilitate solidifying the second fluid; the first fluid and the second fluid may be immiscible with respect to each other. The method may include solidifying the second fluid. Some embodiments include a solid production system that may include a first fluid and a second fluid; the first fluid and the second fluid may be immiscible with respect to each other. The system may include one or more surfaces configured to contact the first fluid and the second fluid with each other and to form one or more solids from the second fluid.

    SPINDLE FOR AN ICE MACHINE
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200173533A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16211017

    申请日:2018-12-05

    IPC分类号: F16H55/08 F25C1/00

    摘要: A spindle for an ice machine comprising an essentially cylindrical body, which on a first end has a hollow for the insertion thereof into the corresponding area of the ice machine, and on a second end it incorporates a shaft designed to be attached to a reducer motor or another element able to transmit a torque force thereto such that it provides the continuous movement thereof; and wherein the body has on the outer surface thereof, a double-pitch helix, wherein the pitch of the helix will be in proportion to the diameter thereof, and the height of the helix in proportion to the core thereof.

    REFRIGERATOR
    9.
    发明申请
    REFRIGERATOR 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200166260A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-28

    申请号:US16698975

    申请日:2019-11-28

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to the field of household appliances technologies, and discloses a refrigerator with an ice maker, at least comprising: a refrigerating compartment and an ice-making chamber disposed inside the refrigerating compartment, wherein an ice maker is arranged inside the ice-making chamber, the ice-making chamber is supplied with cold air by an ice-making refrigeration system including an ice-making evaporator, an ice-making air duct, and an ice-making fan, the ice-making evaporator is communicated with the ice maker through the ice-making air duct to form a refrigerating circulation loop, the ice-making fan is arranged in the ice-making air duct, and the ice-making evaporator is disposed outside the ice-making chamber and located inside the refrigerating compartment.

    Apparatus for generation of high albedo ice

    公开(公告)号:US10605510B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US15892435

    申请日:2018-02-09

    IPC分类号: F25C1/00

    摘要: An apparatus for generating composite ice includes a water inlet system that receives water; a water treatment that operates on water delivered from the water inlet system, to provide treated water; a cooling system that operates on the treated water to generate ice; and an ice delivery system that outputs the generated ice. The water treatment system introduces a material that includes hollow particles to the water delivered from the water inlet system, the material being selected such that the generated ice, including light scattering centers created by the presence of the material, has an albedo greater than 0.15.