Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ice maker and method of producing pieces of ice
- Patent Title (中): 制冰机和生产冰块的方法
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Application No.: US13146455Application Date: 2010-02-09
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Publication No.: US08904816B2Publication Date: 2014-12-09
- Inventor: Anders Bergqvist , Per Wedby , Björn Flemsäter , Jan Rickman , Ingemar Hallin
- Applicant: Anders Bergqvist , Per Wedby , Björn Flemsäter , Jan Rickman , Ingemar Hallin
- Applicant Address: SE Solna
- Assignee: Dometic Sweden AB
- Current Assignee: Dometic Sweden AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Solna
- Agency: Pearne & Gordon LLP
- Priority: EP09152386 20090209
- International Application: PCT/EP2010/051546 WO 20100209
- International Announcement: WO2010/089406 WO 20100812
- Main IPC: A23G9/00
- IPC: A23G9/00 ; F25C1/10 ; F25C1/24 ; F25C5/06

Abstract:
Ice maker comprising a mould (10, 110) forming at a number of mould cavities (11, 111a, 11b) for receiving water and forming a respective piece of ice (41, 42,141), which number of mould cavities are arranged in at least one column defining a longitudinal direction; a first (2, 102) and a second shaft (3, 103); an endless conveyor (100), which is arranged to convey the mould in the longitudinal direction around at least the first shaft; and drive means (8) connected to at least one of the first and second shafts for driving the conveyor. The mould (10, 110) is formed of an elastic material and arranged to be elastically deformed as the mould passes over the first shaft (2, 102). Longitudinal communication channels (13a, 113a) are arranged between consecutive mould cavities (11, 111a) arranged in one column, for allowing water to flow between mould cavities in one column. A method of fabricating pieces of ice is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110296863A1 ICE MAKER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PIECES OF ICE Public/Granted day:2011-12-08
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