Ice cube maker
US7263835B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P60/85
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ice cube maker has an ice tray, a thermoelectric cooling chip, a heat sink and a fan sequentially mounted together. The ice tray has a top surface and multiple recesses formed in the top surface. When liquid is placed in the recesses in the ice tray, the thermoelectric cooling chip freezes the liquid and forms ice cubes. The ice cube maker allows people who do have a refrigerator to make ice cubes. The ice cubes do not have any strange smell.
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