EP 4092362 A1 20221123 - ICE-MAKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING ICE ABOVE SINK
Title (en)
ICE-MAKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING ICE ABOVE SINK
Title (de)
EISBEREITER UND VERFAHREN ZUM VERTEILEN VON EIS ÜBER EINER SPÜLE
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE FABRICATION DE GLACE ET PROCÉDÉ DE DISTRIBUTION DE GLACE AU-DESSUS DE L'ÉVIER
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 202016744509 A 20200116
- CN 2021070599 W 20210107
Abstract (en)
An ice-making appliance, as provided herein, may include a sink (114) , an upper dispenser (110) , a lower tank (112) , and a heat exchanger (130) . The upper dispenser (110) may be disposed above the sink (114) . The lower tank (112) may be disposed below the upper dispenser (110) to hold an initial volume of liquid water. The heat exchanger (130) may include a mold finger (136) may be disposed within the lower tank (112) and to freeze a portion of the initial volume of liquid water as an ice nugget (116) . The lower tank (112) may define a vertical passage (138) permitting the ice nugget (116) to float therethrough with a remaining volume of liquid water. The upper dispenser (110) may include an ice door (168) . The ice door (168) may be movable between a closed position and an open position. The open position may permit the ice nugget (116) from the upper dispenser (110) to the sink (114) .
IPC 8 full level
F25C 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F25B 21/04 (2013.01 - EP); F25C 1/08 (2013.01 - EP US); F25C 5/10 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 31/003 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2321/0211 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2321/0251 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2321/0252 (2013.01 - EP)
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
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2021222933 A1 20210722; AU 2021207074 A1 20220804; AU 2021207074 B2 20231109; CN 114945782 A 20220826; CN 114945782 B 20240611; EP 4092362 A1 20221123; EP 4092362 A4 20230607; WO 2021143609 A1 20210722
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 202016744509 A 20200116; AU 2021207074 A 20210107; CN 2021070599 W 20210107; CN 202180008976 A 20210107; EP 21741572 A 20210107