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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2021
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Brent Alden Junge, Evansville, IN (US);
Bart Andrew Nuss, Fisherville, KY (US);
Stuart Murphy, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes an ice maker provided within a cabinet of the appliance, the ice maker including a plurality of walls forming a receiving space, a conductive ice mold provided within the receiving space, the conductive ice mold defining an internal cavity and an exterior surface, a primary water supply positioned below the conductive ice mold to direct an ice-building spray of water to the conductive ice mold, a heat exchanger disposed on the conductive ice mold to draw heat therefrom, and a secondary water supply provided adjacent the exterior surface of the conductive ice mold. The secondary water supply dispenses ice-melting water over the exterior surface of the conductive ice mold.