Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic icemaker
- Patent Title (中): 自动制冰机
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Application No.: US11952389Application Date: 2007-12-07
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Publication No.: US07900470B2Publication Date: 2011-03-08
- Inventor: Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich , Chandra Mohan Pendyala
- Applicant: Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich , Chandra Mohan Pendyala
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Fay Sharpe LLP
- Main IPC: F25C5/08
- IPC: F25C5/08

Abstract:
An icemaker includes a body including an ice mode for receiving water and freezing water to ice. The ice mold has a first side surface, a second side surface and an arcuate bottom surface indisposed between the first side surface and the second side surface. An ice ejector including an ejector member is rotatably connected to the body. The ice ejector defines an axis of rotation. A drive mechanism is operably coupled to the ice ejector. The drive mechanism is configured to reversibly rotate the ice ejector between a first position and a second position. A first cover is fixedly connected to the body for at least partially covering a front portion of the ice mold. A second cover is connected to one of the ice ejector and the body. The second cover is configured to reversibly rotate with the ice ejector between the first position and a third position. The second cover at least partially covers a back portion of the ice mold at the first position. The first and second covers prevent water slosh in the ice mold and buildup of frost on the surfaces.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090145156A1 AUTOMATIC ICEMAKER Public/Granted day:2009-06-11
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