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US 2026/0118032 A1Published application
Systems and methods of ice making devices
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorsNoah William WEINSTOCK, Michael William LERMAN, Jonathan JAMES
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Abstract
An ice maker can include an extruder through which ice is directed from a first chamber towards a second chamber, an ice shaper disposed in the second chamber, the ice shaper to modify a shape of the ice to be a target shape, the target shape corresponding to a pose of the ice shaper, and a control member coupled with the ice shaper, the control member to control the pose of the ice shaper.
Claims20
An ice maker, comprising:
- an extruder through which ice is directed from a first chamber towards a second chamber;
- an ice shaper disposed in the second chamber, the ice shaper to modify a shape of the ice to be a target shape, the target shape corresponding to a pose of the ice shaper;
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- a control member coupled with the ice shaper, the control member to control the pose of the ice shaper.
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An ice maker, comprising:
- a first chamber comprising an inlet to receive water and an outlet;
- an auger disposed in the first chamber, the auger to drive ice material from freezing of the water in the first chamber through the outlet;
- a die comprising a plurality of apertures between the first chamber and the second chamber such that the ice material is driven by the auger through the plurality of apertures to form a plurality of ice structures;
- an ice shaper disposed in the second chamber and facing the die such that contact of the plurality of ice structures with the ice shaper causes the plurality of ice structures to form into ice pieces having an expected shape, the expected shape corresponding to a position of the ice shaper relative to the die;
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- a control member coupled with the ice shaper, the control member to control the position of the ice shaper.
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An ice making system, comprising:
- a die to receive ice material driven by an auger and extrude the ice material as one or more ice structures;
- a cone facing the die, the cone to cause the one or more ice structures to break into pieces of ice of a selected length;
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- an input device coupled with the cone by at least one gear such that manipulation of the input device causes the cone to move to a selected distance from the die, the selected distance corresponding to the selected length.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.