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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Brent Alden Junge, Evansville, IN (US);
Charles Benjamin Miller, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/04 (2018.01); F25C 1/18 (2006.01); F25C 1/25 (2018.01); F25C 5/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/18 (2013.01); F25C 1/04 (2013.01); F25C 1/25 (2018.01); F25C 5/22 (2018.01); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ice maker includes a plurality of fingers extending into a tub. A manifold has a plurality of outlets. The plurality of outlets is positioned below the plurality of fingers within the tub. A multi-speed pump is operable to flow liquid water from a reservoir to the manifold such that the liquid water exits the manifold at each outlet of the plurality of outlets and flows upwardly towards the plurality of fingers. A controller is configured for changing a speed of the multi-speed pump during an ice making cycle of the ice maker.