Ice maker control system and method

Provided is an ice maker that includes a mold including a plurality of cavities for receiving water to be frozen into ice pieces, a driver operatively connected to the mold for adjusting a position of the mold to a plurality of different locations during an ice making cycle, and a controller. A limi...

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Hauptverfasser:	MCCOLLOUGH THOMAS W, HALL DAVID L, CANDEO MARCELO, COMSA CORNEL, SCHENK DENNIS, WATTS RUSSELL, HANSEN DENNIS CARL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CHEWING GUM COCOA COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE COLD ROOMS COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS CONFECTIONERY COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS GEARING GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING HUMAN NECESSITIES ICE-BOXES ICE-CREAM LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PREPARATION THEREOF PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE REFRIGERATION OR COOLING REFRIGERATORS SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Provided is an ice maker that includes a mold including a plurality of cavities for receiving water to be frozen into ice pieces, a driver operatively connected to the mold for adjusting a position of the mold to a plurality of different locations during an ice making cycle, and a controller. A limit switch is located at a plurality of different positions along a range of travel of the mold to be actuated and transmit a signal indicative of the mold's arrival at the different locations. The mold can travel along path including first portion having a first axis of rotation and a substantially vertical portion, and can be driven by a motor with a drive shaft rotatable about a single axis of rotation. The motor can drive both the mold and a bail arm, and the mold can be leveled upon reaching a predetermined location. The ice maker can perform a Dry Cycle in response to detecting an anomaly during ice making.