Title:
ICE MAKER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/193563
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This ice maker is provided with an ice making tray (19), a cooler for cooling water in the ice making tray (19), and a heater for heating ice in the ice making tray (19). A first ice making mode includes a first cooling step employing the cooler. In the first cooling step, the water in the ice making tray (19) is cooled at a first cooling rate. A second ice making mode includes a second cooling step employing the cooler and a heating step employing the heater, after the second cooling step. In the second cooling step, the water in the ice making tray (19) is cooled at a second cooling rate. The second cooling rate is higher than the first cooling rate.
Inventors:
MATSUMOTO MARIKO (JP)
SHIBATA MAIKO (JP)
ITO TAKASHI (JP)
SAWADA DAIJI (JP)
SHIBATA MAIKO (JP)
ITO TAKASHI (JP)
SAWADA DAIJI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/015782
Publication Date:
October 25, 2018
Filing Date:
April 19, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (JP)
International Classes:
F25C5/08; F25C1/00; F25C1/10; F25C5/06; F25C5/18
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TAKADA, Mamoru et al. (JP)
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