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US 10,871,318 B2Granted
Ice maker
OwnerRoni Shafirinventor
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to an Ice maker. Specifically, the disclosure relates to an ice maker having a circulating coolant fluid that is separate and distinct from the circulating refrigerant used to control the coolant's temperature in a hot coolant reservoir and a cold coolant reservoir.
Claims10
A system for freezing or defrosting a liquid comprising:
- a. at least one of a jacketed mold, sized and configured to contain a liquid to be frozen, the jacketed mold having an inlet and an outlet;
- b. a cold coolant reservoir in fluid communication with the jacketed mold;
- c. a hot coolant reservoir, in fluid communication with the jacketed mold;
- d. a compressor having an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with at least one of an expansion valve and a capillary tube with the cold coolant reservoir and the hot coolant reservoir;
- e. a condenser having an inlet and an outlet, in liquid communication with the hot coolant reservoir and an expansion valve;
- f. at least one of the expansion valve and the capillary tube, having an inlet and an outlet, in fluid communication with the cold coolant reservoir and the condenser;
- g. a selector valve, in fluid communication with the cold coolant reservoir, the hot coolant reservoir, and the jacketed mold, configure to divert the cold or hot coolant to the jacketed mold;
- h. a coolant pump, disposed between the selector valve and the jacketed mold inlet;
- and
- i. a refrigerant, configured to undergo liquid-gas phase change, wherein the refrigerant and the coolant are separated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.