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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
William J Linstromberg, Lincoln Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62135 ; 62156 ; 62351 ;
Abstract
An ice maker is provided with a safety control for preventing overheating of a mold. The mold is thermally coupled to a thermostat having a switch used for de-energizing a defrost heater which melts frost away from an evaporator. The ice maker is electrically connected with a switch of the defrost thermostat switch so that when the defrost thermostat senses the preselected high temperature of the mold, the ice maker is de-energized to prevent overheating of the mold.