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(11) | EP 2 730 864 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Refrigerator having ice maker with flexible ice mold and method for harvesting ice |
(57) A household refrigerator includes an ice maker. The ice maker has an ice mold. The
ice mold is made from a thin flexible material, such as stamped aluminum. The ice
mold includes ice forming compartments and a rotatable member with fingers for removing
ice pieces from the ice compartments as the rotatable member is rotated. The rotatable
member also includes a cam projection that contacts and flexes the ice mold as the
rotatable member is rotated to at least partially break a bond between the ice pieces
and the ice forming compartments.
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