Water inlet system for harvesting ice cubes in an ice making machine

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EP 2 455 690 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	20.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/12

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	23.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/21

(21)	Application number: 11189649.4

(22)	Date of filing: 18.11.2011

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F25C 1/04^(2006.01)

F25C 5/08^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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 States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

18.11.2010 US 415269 P

(71)	Applicant: Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, LLC
	Manitowoc, WI 54220 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Giebel, Mark P. Manitowoc, WI Wisconsin 54220 (US) Wei, Jiayang Ryan Hangzhou (CN) Zhu, Limin L. Hangzhou (CN)

(74)	Representative: von Kreisler Selting Werner
	Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln 50667 Köln (DE)

(54)	Water inlet system for harvesting ice cubes in an ice making machine

(57) A method and system of dispensing water in an ice making machine includes a tube having a plurality of tube apertures. The tube receives water. The water is dispensed at different locations along the tube onto different locations on an evaporator coil. The evaporator coil is in thermal communication with at least one ice forming area. The at least one ice forming area is positioned so that a portion of the water flows into contact therewith when ice is harvested from the ice forming area.

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