Refrigeration – Automatic control – By congealed removable product condition
Patent
1985-04-11
1986-12-16
Wayner, William E.
Refrigeration
Automatic control
By congealed removable product condition
62344, F25C 100
Patent
active
046286993
ABSTRACT:
A low cost automatic ice cube maker of simplified construction for use in the freezer compartment of a domestic refrigerator. The ice maker includes a one-piece, molded plastic bail or sensing arm for monitoring the level of ice cubes in an underlying storage bin. The movable bail includes a fingerlike resilient projection extending radially from one of the end portions of the bail. The distal end of the projection engages a portion of the ice maker fixed in position relative to the movable bail wherein the resilient projection functions as a springlike member biasing the bail toward a lowermost position. The ice maker also includes a pivotally mounted ice tray that can be easily snapped out of its ice making position for removal and cleaning at a location outside the freezer compartment. An externally accessible mechanism for actuating a test switch of the internal control circuit of the ice maker is provided to facilitate servicing of the ice maker.
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Harris Duane H.
Mawby Harold S.
Wayner William E.
White Consolidated, Inc.
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