Direct cooling ice maker

A refrigeration appliance includes a fresh food compartment (24) for storing food items in a refrigerated environment having a target temperature above 0° C, a freezer compartment (22) for storing food items in a sub-freezing environment having a target temperature below 0° C, a system evaporator fo...

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Hauptverfasser:	SHI, Zhuochen, MCCULLOUGH, Thomas
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING COLD ROOMS COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING ICE-BOXES LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE REFRIGERATION OR COOLING REFRIGERATORS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A refrigeration appliance includes a fresh food compartment (24) for storing food items in a refrigerated environment having a target temperature above 0° C, a freezer compartment (22) for storing food items in a sub-freezing environment having a target temperature below 0° C, a system evaporator for providing a cooling effect to at least one of the fresh food compartment (24) and the freezer compartment (22), and an ice maker (50) disposed within the fresh food compartment (24) for freezing water into ice pieces. The ice maker (50) includes an ice mold (102, 202, 302) with an upper surface comprising a plurality of cavities (112, 202A) formed therein for the ice pieces, a heater (126, 97) disposed on the ice mold (102, 202, 302) and an ice maker (50) refrigerant tube abutting at least one lateral side surface (108) of the ice mold (102, 202, 302) and cooling the ice mold (102, 202, 302) to a temperature below 0° C via thermal conduction.