Countertop ice maker appliance and methods of operating the same
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsSrikanth Raavi Venkata, Eric Muzzillo, Samuel Vincent DuPlessis
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Abstract
A countertop ice maker appliance includes a compressor, a condenser, a condenser fan, and a motor assembly. A method of operating the countertop ice maker includes initiating a standard ice making cycle, the standard ice making cycle including a first set of parameters for each of the motor assembly, the compressor, and the condenser fan; receiving, via the user interface, a signal to initiate an adjusted ice making cycle; adjusting the first set of parameters to form a second set of parameters for each of the motor assembly, the compressor, and the condenser fan; and initiating the adjusted ice making cycle according to the second set of parameters.
Claims18
A countertop ice maker appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the countertop ice maker appliance comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a user interface;
- a motor assembly to selectively drive an auger;
- a sealed refrigeration system comprising a compressor and a condenser, wherein the compressor is a variable speed compressor;
- a condenser fan to selectively urge a flow of air over the condenser;
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- a controller operably coupled with the motor assembly, the compressor, and the condenser fan, the controller configured to perform an operation, the operation comprising:
- initiating a standard ice making cycle, the standard ice making cycle comprising a first set of parameters for each of the motor assembly, the compressor, and the condenser fan;
- receiving, via the user interface, a signal to initiate an adjusted ice making cycle;
- adjusting the first set of parameters to form a second set of parameters for each of the motor assembly, the compressor, and the condenser fan;
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- initiating the adjusted ice making cycle according to the second set of parameters.
A method of operating a countertop ice maker appliance, the countertop ice maker appliance comprising a compressor, a condenser, a condenser fan, and a motor assembly, the method comprising:
- initiating a standard ice making cycle, the standard ice making cycle comprising a first set of parameters for each of the motor assembly, the compressor, and the condenser fan;
- receiving, via the user interface, a signal to initiate an adjusted ice making cycle;
- adjusting the first set of parameters to form a second set of parameters for each of the motor assembly, the compressor, and the condenser fan;
- and
- initiating the adjusted ice making cycle according to the second set of parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.