CLEAR ICE MAKER WITH VARIED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY

A clear ice maker assembly for an appliance includes an ice tray rotatably coupled with a housing and horizontally suspended within an interior volume of the housing. The ice tray includes a metallic ice forming plate (76) with a bottom surface, a substantially planar top surface and an edge portion...

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Main Authors Culley, Brian K, Boarman, Patrick J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 22.05.2019
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 MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS
REFRIGERATION OR COOLING
WEAPONS
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Summary:A clear ice maker assembly for an appliance includes an ice tray rotatably coupled with a housing and horizontally suspended within an interior volume of the housing. The ice tray includes a metallic ice forming plate (76) with a bottom surface, a substantially planar top surface and an edge portion. A containment wall (82) extends upward from the top surface along the edge portion. A grid (100) having at least one dividing wall (94) extends across the top surface between the containment walls. A fluid line extends into the housing and supplies water to the top surface of the ice tray to be retained by the containment wall and the grid. A cooling source (114) is thermally coupled to the bottom surface of the ice forming plate. The containment wall (82) and the grid (100)have a material with a lower thermal conductivity than the ice forming plate (76).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20130194685