Ice cube apparatus

Apparatus for producing ice cubes, comprising:

• a water reservoir;
• a housing;
• a freezing element which is separate from said water reservoir;
• pump means for supplying water from said water reservoir to said freezing element;
• at least one thermoelectric element which is connected in a thermally conductive manner to said freezing element;
• control means with a timer unit for providing current to said thermoelectric element for a defined freezing time, in such a manner that this element extracts heat from said freezing element;
• removal means for collecting ice which comes from said freezing element;
• wherein
• said water reservoir is located entirely inside said housing and comprises a filling opening, via which said water reservoir can be filled with a desired quantity of water,
• said freezing element being an ice cube tray which comprises at least one set of a base part and vertical wall parts which, together, delimit a mould cavity having a volume with a depth which is greater than or equal to one centimeter,
• said pump means being designed to supply said mould cavity with an amount of water which substantially corresponds to said volume of said mould cavity from said water reservoir at a start of a freezing cycle,
• release means being provided for releasing a frozen ice cube from said mould cavity after said freezing time.