Refrigerator with an automatic compact fluid operated icemaker

An icemaker for a refrigerator having a cabinet with a refrigerated compartment and an unrefrigerated machine compartment includes a body portion formed with an inlet, an outlet and an opening. A flexible mold is positioned in the opening. A water supply is positioned to provide water to the flexibl...

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Hauptverfasser:	LECLEAR DOUGLAS DAVID, TENBARGE ANDREW MICHAEL, TROMBLEE JON DONALD, WU GUOLIAN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CHEWING GUM COCOA COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS CONFECTIONERY FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING HUMAN NECESSITIES ICE-CREAM LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PREPARATION THEREOF PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE REFRIGERATION OR COOLING SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	An icemaker for a refrigerator having a cabinet with a refrigerated compartment and an unrefrigerated machine compartment includes a body portion formed with an inlet, an outlet and an opening. A flexible mold is positioned in the opening. A water supply is positioned to provide water to the flexible mold. A fluid supply circuit, including a pump mounted in the machine compartment, a first fluid conduit connected between the pump and the inlet, and a second fluid conduit connected to the outlet, provides warm fluid to the body portion. The icemaker forms ice during an ice production cycle and the fluid warmed in the machine compartment is used to partially melt and aid in releasing the ice which is then deposited in a ice storage bin during a harvest cycle.