Ice maker with magnetic water conditioner
US6539742B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25C2400/14
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An ice maker is provided including a refrigeration system for cooling an ice forming surface below the freezing temperature of water. The ice maker further includes a water supply inlet, a water collecting device connected to receive a supply of water from the water supply inlet and arranged to receive a flow of water from the ice forming surface, a recirculating pump having an inlet connected to the water collecting device, a recirculating passage connected at a first end to an outlet of the recirculating pump and arranged to direct water toward the ice making surface, and a magnetic field generating device positioned along a length of the recirculating passage.
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