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US 7,131,280 B2Granted
Method for making ice in a compact ice maker
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsRonald L. Voglewede, Chad Lange, Marcus R. Fischer
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Abstract
A method of making ice cubes in a compact ice maker by setting a freeze time based on the determined volume of a mold for the ice maker.
Claims20
In a compact ice maker located within a household refrigerator and comprising a removable mold insert, a method of calculating a water freeze time for controlling the harvesting of the ice cubes, comprising:
- determining the volume of the removable mold insert;
- and
- setting the water freeze time based on the volume of the removable mold insert.
A method for making ice cubes in an ice maker comprising a mold, the method comprising:
- determining the volume of the mold;
- filling the mold with water in relation to the determined mold volume;
- setting a water freeze time;
- and
- harvesting the ice cubes from the mold after the passing of the water freeze time.
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