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Cooling or freezing device having an ice maker with a temperature sensor

US10309706B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

emz-Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

Albert Dirnberger · Neunburg vorm Wald, DE
Roland Schroedel · Reichenschwand, DE
Manfredi Signorino · Nabburg, DE
Josef Bauriedl · Neunburg vorm Wald, DE
Thomas Baierl · Nabburg, DE
Michael Koch · Biberist, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 4, 2017
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D2317/063
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cooling or freezing device includes an ice-making tray having a plurality of ice-piece-producing cavities distributed over at least two rows of cavities running parallel to one another. The device further includes a cold air supply system which provides a cold air stream which flows beneath the ice-making tray along the rows of cavities. There is additionally provided a temperature sensor unit which is inserted into a gap formed on the underside of the tray between a pair of adjacent ice-piece-producing cavities. The pair of cavities is formed by two ice-piece-producing cavities which, as seen in the direction of flow of the cold air stream, are the last ice-piece-producing cavities of two adjacent rows of cavities.

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