EP 2738486 A2 20140604 - Modular cooling and low energy ice
Title (en)
Modular cooling and low energy ice
Title (de)
Modulare Kühlung und Niedrigenergieeis
Title (fr)
Refroidissement modulaire et glace à faible énergie
Publication
Application
Priority
US 201213691894 A 20121203
Abstract (en)
A refrigerator (10) includes a refrigerator cabinet (12), an ice maker (32) disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, an ice mold (40) in the ice maker, and a thermoelectric device (46) positioned below the ice mold and configured to provide cooling liquid along a bottom side of the ice mold during freezing of water to make ice. The ice maker is further configured to warm the bottom side of the ice mold to facilitate harvesting of the ice. The ice maker may be disposed within a refrigeration compartment and may be configured to make clear ice. The ice mold may be fixed in place during the harvesting of the ice. The ice maker may be further configured to warm the bottom side of the ice mold to facilitate harvesting of the ice by providing warming liquid along the bottom side of the ice mold.
IPC 8 full level
F25B 21/04 (2006.01); F25C 1/04 (2006.01); F25C 5/08 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F25B 21/04 (2013.01); F25C 1/04 (2013.01); F25C 5/08 (2013.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13188925 A 20131016