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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
William D. Chatelle, Cranston, RI (US);
Juan Barrena, Johnson, RI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/10 (2006.01); F25C 5/187 (2018.01); F25C 1/25 (2018.01); F25C 5/20 (2018.01); F25C 1/243 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/10 (2013.01); F25C 1/243 (2013.01); F25C 1/25 (2018.01); F25C 5/187 (2013.01); F25C 5/22 (2018.01); F25C 5/24 (2018.01); F25C 2305/022 (2013.01); F25C 2400/14 (2013.01); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01); F25C 2700/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ice-maker provides a reversible AC motor whose direction is changed at a first and second stop positioning the tray in a filling position and an ice cubes discharging position, respectively. A bail arm may introduce an additional stop preventing discharge of ice when an ice bin is full. User controls may allow the user to set a water fill time based on local water pressure conditions. An ice tray incorporating an ice sensor may releasably connect to the ice-making machine for ready replacement.