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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
May. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel L. Sigmund, Stevensville, MI (US);
Jerry M. Visin, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Carolina Arriaga, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23C 5/06 (2006.01); F25C 1/10 (2006.01); F25C 1/243 (2018.01); F28F 3/04 (2006.01); F25C 5/20 (2018.01); F25C 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/06 (2013.01); F25C 1/10 (2013.01); F25C 1/243 (2013.01); F25C 5/22 (2018.01); F28F 3/04 (2013.01); F25C 2305/022 (2013.01); F25C 2500/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ice maker includes a harvest motor and an ice tray operably coupled to the harvest motor. The ice tray has a plurality of heat sinks coupled to a bottom section of ice forming cavities on the ice tray. The harvest motor is operable to twist the ice tray for causing the plurality of heat sinks to move relative to each other for releasing ice pieces from the ice forming cavities.