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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1986
Ralph Tate, Jr, Center Township, Vanderburgh County, IN (US);
Stephen W Paddock, Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, IN (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An ice maker assembly and method of assembling the same wherein the electrical connections between electrical structure carried by the mold and an intermediate support, and contacts carried by a control means also mounted to the support are made solely as an incident of the assembly of the mold, support and control means. In the illustrated embodiment, the assembly is effected along a single axle. Illustratively, the electrical components so connected include a heater carried by the mold, a thermostat carried by the support for thermal transfer association with the mold in the assembled arrangment of the structure, and a grounding pin carried by the mold. The support is provided with suitable openings for passing the electrical connection components therethrough to have automatic electrical connection with complementary contact elements carried by the control means. The assembled support and control mechanism may be removed as a unit from the mold to provide access to the mold heater and thermostat for facilitated replacement.