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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Scott Daniel Boyd, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Trevor Hawkins, Belle Plaine, IA (US);
Steven L. Proctor, Evansville, IN (US);
Chad J. Rotter, Amana, IA (US);
Michael A. Bowen, Amana, IA (US);
Umakant Suresh Katu, Pune, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A stand alone ice making appliance or an ice maker within an appliance is provided including a fluid supply inlet, a fluid reservoir that is configured to receive a fluid from the fluid supply inlet, a cooling plate that is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir, a refrigeration device in thermal contact with the cooling plate that is configured to freeze a predetermined amount of fluid to form a section of ice, a cutter grid configured adjacent the cooling plate to divide the section of ice, wherein at least a portion of the ice produces an excess fluid, an ice storage area in communication with the cutter grid where the storage area has at least one vertical wall, and a fluid diverter configured adjacent the cutter grid that is configured to direct the excess fluid toward the at least one vertical wall.