Method for controlling an ice-ejecting mode of an ice maker

Details Method for controlling an ice-ejecting mode of an ice maker Method for controlling an ice-ejecting mode of an ice maker

1997-06-10

1998-08-18

Tapolcai, William E.

Refrigeration

Processes

Congealing flowable material, e.g., ice making

62126, 62233, F25C 506

Patent

active

057944512

ABSTRACT:
An ice making mechanism includes a tray for receiving water to be frozen into ice bodies, a sensor for determining whether the water is frozen, to initiate an ice-ejecting mode, a motor for rotating the tray to perform the ice-ejecting mode, a switching mechanism for indicating a state of the ice-ejecting mode, and a switch actuating structure driven by the motor for changing a state of the switches during the ice-ejecting mode. When an ice-ejecting mode is initiated, a time period for the state of the switching mechanism to be changed is compared with a reference time period. If the state of the switching mechanism has not been changed within the referenced time period, the ice-ejecting mode is stopped, and the tray is returned to an up-right position. Also, an alarm signal is generated indicating to a user that the ice-ejecting mode has been stopped.

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patent: 5675975 (1997-10-01), Lee

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