(19)
(11) EP 2 738 486 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.01.2017 Bulletin 2017/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.06.2014 Bulletin 2014/23

(21) Application number: 13188925.5

(22) Date of filing: 16.10.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25B 21/04(2006.01)
F25C 5/08(2006.01)
F25C 1/04(2006.01)
F25D 11/02(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

(30) Priority: 03.12.2012 US 201213691894

(71) Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
Benton Harbon MI 49022 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Boarman, Patrick J.
    Benton Harbor, MI Michigan 49022 (US)

(74) Representative: Nicholls, Michael John 
J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

   


(54) Modular cooling and low energy ice


(57) 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.







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