Automatic icemaker
US7487645B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2700/16
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic icemaker according to the invention can be disposed in one part of a freezer and automatically make ice pieces, and is provided with temperature distribution forming means which forms a temperature distribution in which freezing progresses from the open side of ice partitions of an ice-tray and is completed near the bottom side of the ice partitions.
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