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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2019
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Mohamed Alshourbagy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Arivazhagan Chandrashekaran, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Kylie M. McCollum, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Nicholas L. Pohl, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Vijaykumar Sathyamurthi, Stevensville, MI (US);
Andrew M. Tenbarge, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of making clear ice including filling an ice piece forming tray having an axis of rotation, a distal end, a motor engaging end, and plurality of ice piece making compartments with water. Freezing the water into ice by providing heat sinks disposed on and thermally connected to a bottom side of the ice piece forming tray. Removing heat from the plurality of heat sinks. Removing defrost water from the heat sinks by providing at least one defrost water channel along the axis of rotation, providing at least one defrost water channel along one of the distal end and the motor engaging end and connected to the defrost water channel along the axis of rotation. And delivering defrost water to a drain or defrost water catch tray positioned at one of the distal end and the motor engaging end.