Refrigeration – Means producing shaped or modified congealed product – Heat absorber with product remover
Patent
1991-04-26
1993-01-12
Tapolcai, William E.
Refrigeration
Means producing shaped or modified congealed product
Heat absorber with product remover
62 68, F25C 120
Patent
active
051779803
ABSTRACT:
In an automatic ice maker of a refrigerator, water is supplied into an ice tray disposed in an ice making compartment of the refrigerator. The water in the ice tray is frozen and then, the ice tray is turned with a twisting motion by a drive mechanism including a motor so that ice cubes are removed from the ice tray. Vibration is applied to the ice tray by an electromagnet excited by a pulse current during a water freezing step so that escape of air bubbles out of the water is promoted. A cover covers an upper open end of the ice tray during the water freezing step so that freezing is retarded at the water surface side as compared with the ice tray bottom side. Alternatively, a heater is employed for the cover.
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Ichii Akihiki
Kawamoto Akira
Oike Hiroshi
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Tapolcai William E.
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