Clear ice making apparatus, clear ice making method and...

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2005-08-30

2005-08-30

Tapolcai, William E. (Department: 3744)

Refrigeration

Processes

Congealing flowable material, e.g., ice making

C062S347000

Reexamination Certificate

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06935124

ABSTRACT:
A clear ice making apparatus includes: a freezing space; a tray placed in the freezing space and having a lower temperature at a bottom part thereof than at an upper part thereof; and a water supply unit of supplying water to the tray from the top thereof, in which ice is made at an ice making rate of 5 μm/s or lower, a part of a liquid-phase section of water in the tray which part is in contact with atmosphere is frozen to complete the ice making, the liquid-phase section of water is not entirely supercooled before the ice making is completed, and the concentration of air in the liquid-phase section of water in the tray is equal to or lower than an excessive concentration of air.

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European Search Report corresponding to application No. EP 03-01-2435 dated Jan. 4, 2005.

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