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(11) | EP 2 738 486 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(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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