ICE MAKING MOLD

An ice maker assembly and method of assembling the same wherein the electrical connections between electrical struc­ture carried by the mold (11) and an intermediate support (18), and contacts carried by a control means (17) also mounted to the sup­port (18) are made solely as an incident of the ass...

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Main Authors RALPH TATE, JR, STEPHEN WAYNE PADDOCK
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.06.1987
Edition4
Subjects
BLASTING
COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
HEATING
LIGHTING
LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
REFRIGERATION OR COOLING
WEAPONS
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Summary:An ice maker assembly and method of assembling the same wherein the electrical connections between electrical struc­ture carried by the mold (11) and an intermediate support (18), and contacts carried by a control means (17) also mounted to the sup­port (18) are made solely as an incident of the assembly of the mold (11), support (18) and control means (17). In the illustrated embodi­ment, the assembly is effected along a single axle. Illus­tratively, the electrical components so connected include a heater (13) carried by the mold (11), a thermostat (36) carried by the sup­port (18) for thermal transfer association with the mold (11) in the assembled arrangement of the structure, and a grounding pin (33) carried by the mold (11). The support (18) is provided with suitable openings (31, 32, 35, 39) for passing electrical connection components therethrough to have automatic electrical connection with complementary contact elements (47, 48, 49, 51) carried by the control means (17). The assembled support (18) and control mechanism (17) may be removed as a unit from the mold (11) to provide access to the mold heater (13) and thermostat (36) for facilitated replacement.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU19860066523