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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Patrick J. Boarman, Evansville, IN (US);
Brian K. Culley, Evansvile, IN (US);
Gregory G. Hortin, Henderson, KY (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An ice maker is provided herein that includes an evaporator plate. A first side of the evaporator plate is adapted to form a first clear ice sheet and a second side of the evaporator plate is adapted to form a second clear ice sheet. A staging area is arranged downstream from the evaporator plate and adapted to receive the first and second clear ice sheets after formation. The first and second clear ice sheets are fused in the staging area to form a unitary ice sheet. A first mold assembly having a first mold form and a second mold assembly having a second mold form are positioned within the staging area on opposite sides of the unitary ice sheet when the unitary ice sheet is received in the staging area. A mold cavity is adapted to shape the unitary clear ice sheet to form one or more clear ice structures.