US3144078A - Ice cube maker and storage apparatus - Google Patents

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US3144078A
US3144078A US177532A US17753262A US3144078A US 3144078 A US3144078 A US 3144078A US 177532 A US177532 A US 177532A US 17753262 A US17753262 A US 17753262A US 3144078 A US3144078 A US 3144078A
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Clarence A Tondreau
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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E. T' MORTON `ETAL 3,144,078
cE CUBE MAKER AND STORAGE APPARATUS 5 Sheetssheet 2 F11ed March 5 1962 ATTORNEY g' 1964 E` T' MORTON ETAL 3, 4 ,078
ICE CUBE MAKER AN STO AGE AP P RATUS Fi1ed March 5 1962 5 sheets-Sheet 5 |NVENTORS EVANS T. MORTON ATTORNEY CLARENCE A. ONDREAU g' 1964 E. T' MORTON ETAL 3,l44,078
c CUBE MAKER` AND STORAGE APPARATUS F11ed March 5 1962 5 Sheetssheet 4 |NVENTORS EVANS T. MORTON ATTORNEY CLARENCE A- ONDREAU

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1. AN ICE CUBE MAKER AND STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING: AN ENCLOSED, INSULATED TANK INCLUDING A STORAGE AREA, AN ICE MAKER ASSEMBLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID TANK AND INCLUDING AN ICE CUBE MOLD HAVING SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE INTERIOR OF SAID TANK AND MEANS FOR EJECTING FORMED ICE CUBES FROM SAID MOLD INTO SAID STORAGE AREA, A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM INCLUDING AN EVAPORATOR WITHIN SAID TANK AND ATTACHED DIRECTLY TO SAID MOLD, SAID EVAPORATOR CONSTITUTING THE SOLE COOLING ELEMENT FOR THE MOLD AND THE TANK, MEANS INSULATING SAID EVAPORATOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF SAID TANK, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A HOUSING SURROUNDING THE EXPOSED SURFACES OF SAID EVAPORATOR AND SPACED THEREFROM, A TEMPERATURE BALANCING HEATER DISPOSED WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND ALONG THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID HOUSING, AND INSULATION WITHIN SAID HOUSING BETWEEN SAID EVAPORATOR AND SAID BALANCING HEATER, AND UNITARY CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND SAID ICE MAKER ASSEMBLY, SAID CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID MOLD TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID MOLD AND THEREBY MAINTAIN THE TEMPERATURE WITHIN SAID TANK AT SUBSTANTIALLY THE FREEZEING POINT OF WATER, SAID BALANCING HEATER ADAPTED TO MAINTAIN THE SURFACE OF SAID TANK AT SUBSTANTIALLY THE FREEZING POINT OF WATER, WHEREBY HEAT TRANSFER FROM THE INTERIOR OF SAID TANK TO SAID EVAPORATOR WILL BE DIRECTED THROUGH SAID MOLD.
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US3298189A (en) * 1962-10-23 1967-01-17 Gen Motors Corp Twistable ice cube maker with thermistor temperature sensor
US3309892A (en) * 1964-12-28 1967-03-21 Gen Motors Corp Flexible belt-type ice maker
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US3298189A (en) * 1962-10-23 1967-01-17 Gen Motors Corp Twistable ice cube maker with thermistor temperature sensor
US3289749A (en) * 1964-03-24 1966-12-06 Frigitronics Of Conn Inc Refrigerated medical apparatus and heating means therefor
US3290892A (en) * 1964-10-21 1966-12-13 Henry E Roedter Automatic ice making machine
US3309892A (en) * 1964-12-28 1967-03-21 Gen Motors Corp Flexible belt-type ice maker
US3382682A (en) * 1965-10-19 1968-05-14 Whirlpool Co Method for harvesting ice bodies and apparatus for the same
US3331215A (en) * 1966-04-28 1967-07-18 Gen Electric Ice maker with bin sensing mechanism
US3393531A (en) * 1966-10-24 1968-07-23 Flugel & Co London Ltd Ice dispensing and vending machine
US3390718A (en) * 1967-03-27 1968-07-02 Gen Electric Household refrigerator including automatic icemaker and control means therefor
US3529430A (en) * 1968-02-05 1970-09-22 Dole Valve Co Belt driven ice maker
US3485058A (en) * 1968-04-10 1969-12-23 Westinghouse Electric Corp Bin sensing mechanism
US4722199A (en) * 1985-12-09 1988-02-02 Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd. Thermally insulated bin structure
US4756165A (en) * 1987-08-03 1988-07-12 Whirlpool Corporation Single revolution ice maker
US5010738A (en) * 1990-03-23 1991-04-30 White Consolidated Industries, Inc. Ice maker with thermal protection
USRE34174E (en) * 1990-03-23 1993-02-09 White Consolidated Industries, Inc. Ice maker with thermal protection
US5596182A (en) * 1994-01-28 1997-01-21 France/Scott Fetzer Company Icemaker
US5718121A (en) * 1994-01-28 1998-02-17 France/Scott Fetzer Company Icemaker
US5889243A (en) * 1994-01-28 1999-03-30 France/Scott Fetzer Company Time switch with clutch mechanism and cam operated contacts
US20080173039A1 (en) * 2006-08-31 2008-07-24 Nidec Sankyo Corporation Ice making device
US8443621B2 (en) 2007-01-03 2013-05-21 Lg Electronics Inc. Ice maker and method for making ice
US20080156021A1 (en) * 2007-01-03 2008-07-03 Jong Min Shin Refrigerator
US20080156026A1 (en) * 2007-01-03 2008-07-03 Jong Min Shin Refrigerator and ice maker
US20080155999A1 (en) * 2007-01-03 2008-07-03 Jong Min Shin System and method for making ice
US20080156000A1 (en) * 2007-01-03 2008-07-03 Jong Min Shin Ice maker and method for making ice
US8459056B2 (en) 2007-01-03 2013-06-11 Lg Electronics Inc. Refrigerator
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US8408023B2 (en) * 2007-01-03 2013-04-02 Lg Electronics Inc. Refrigerator and ice maker
WO2009083421A1 (en) * 2007-12-28 2009-07-09 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Device for making ice
US20090249804A1 (en) * 2008-04-07 2009-10-08 General Electric Company Ice harvesting mechanism
US20090293501A1 (en) * 2008-05-30 2009-12-03 Whirlpool Corporation Ice making in the refrigeration compartment using a cold plate
US8794014B2 (en) * 2008-05-30 2014-08-05 Whirlpool Corporation Ice making in the refrigeration compartment using a cold plate
US20110000248A1 (en) * 2009-07-06 2011-01-06 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Icemaker unit and refrigerator having the same
US9689600B2 (en) * 2009-07-06 2017-06-27 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Icemaker unit and refrigerator having the same
US20110162406A1 (en) * 2010-01-04 2011-07-07 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator having ice making compartment with refrigerant pipe support structure
US20110162404A1 (en) * 2010-01-04 2011-07-07 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator having ice making compartment
US9448003B2 (en) * 2010-01-04 2016-09-20 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator having ice making compartment with refrigerant pipe support structure
KR20110080104A (en) * 2010-01-04 2011-07-12 삼성전자주식회사 Refrigerator
US9618258B2 (en) * 2010-01-04 2017-04-11 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator having ice making compartment
US20160201966A1 (en) * 2012-11-13 2016-07-14 William G. Nelson Clear ice making machine
US9945598B2 (en) 2014-08-04 2018-04-17 Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of Arizona State University Self-demolding ice mold and methods of use and automation
US20160201965A1 (en) * 2015-01-14 2016-07-14 General Electric Company Ice makers and refrigeration appliances with ice makers
US20160370076A1 (en) * 2015-06-17 2016-12-22 Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation Ice maker for refrigerator and assembly method thereof
EP3236182A1 (en) * 2016-04-22 2017-10-25 Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator including the same
US10247462B2 (en) * 2016-04-22 2019-04-02 Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation Ice-making device for refrigerator and refrigerator including the same
US10184710B2 (en) * 2016-09-07 2019-01-22 Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh Ice maker tray with integrated flow channel for a fluid, ice maker and household refrigeration apparatus
US20190011162A1 (en) * 2017-07-07 2019-01-10 Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Compact ice making system having two part ice tray portion
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