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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 24, 2011
Ice making assembly with bimetallic actuating element and refrigeration appliance incorporating same
Applicant:
Richard Devos, Goshen, KY (US);
Inventor:
Richard DeVos, Goshen, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/06 (2006.01); F25C 5/08 (2006.01); F25C 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/06 (2013.01); F25C 5/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ice making assembly includes an ice maker including a mold body defining a one or more compartments for forming ice cubes therein, a harvesting assembly removes an ice cube from the compartment, and one or more bimetallic elements. Each bimetallic element is configured with a respective one of the compartments so that when energized the bimetallic element deforms with a portion moving in a direction so as to assist in removing an ice cube from the compartment. Related refrigeration appliances are also disclosed.