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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
William Everette Gardner, Louisville, KY (US);
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Applicance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/14 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/04 (2006.01); F25C 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/147 (2013.01); F25C 5/182 (2013.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 17/065 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 23/04 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01); F25C 2700/02 (2013.01); F25C 2700/10 (2013.01); F25D 2600/04 (2013.01); F25D 2600/06 (2013.01); F25D 2700/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a fan of a nugget ice maker is provided. The method includes monitoring a speed of an auger of the nugget ice maker while a motor of the nugget ice maker rotates the auger and the fan of the nugget ice maker runs at a stored speed. A speed of the fan is increased when the speed of the auger stabilizes.