Flow rate control method for an ice making assembly
US11920845B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25C2400/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ice making assembly includes an ice mold and a pump assembly for urging an ice-building spray into the ice mold to form an ice billet. A controller operates the pump assembly to provide the ice-building spray at a first flow rate until the ice billet reaches a predetermined thickness and then operates the pump assembly to provide the ice-building spray at a second flow rate that is less than the first flow rate.
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