DOUBLE ROW BARREL ICE MAKER WITH OVERHEAD EXTRACTION - QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO LTD

Title:

DOUBLE ROW BARREL ICE MAKER WITH OVERHEAD EXTRACTION

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/007298

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

An ice maker (160) includes a mold body (170) with two rows of mold cavities (200) defined in the mold body (170). The ice maker (160) also includes an ejector assembly (180) having a plurality of ejector pads (210) corresponding to the mold cavities (200). The ejector pads (210) are movable between a low position proximate to the floor (202) of a corresponding mold cavity (200) and a high position proximate the opening of each corresponding mold cavity (200). The ejector pads (210) are operable to eject ice from the mold cavities (200) when the ejector assembly (180) moves from the low position to the high position. A related refrigerator appliance (100) is also provided.

Inventors:

JUNGE BRENT ALDEN (US)
BESORE JOHN KEITH (US)
DUPLESSIS SAMUEL VINCENT (US)

Application Number:

PCT/CN2019/094401

Publication Date:

January 09, 2020

Filing Date:

July 02, 2019

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO LTD (CN)
HAIER SMART HOME CO LTD (CN)
HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC (US)

International Classes:

F25C5/00; F25C1/04; F25C5/04; F25D11/02; F25D23/12

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