Ice cube making device for refrigerators
AssigneeMabe Mexico S.de R.L de C.V.
InventorsMartha Alejandra Azcárate Castrellón, José Carlos Trejo Olvera, Jorge Alberto Alfaro Luna, Claudia Evelia Moysen Romero
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Abstract
An ice-cube making device for use in a refrigerated cabinet is provided. The ice-cube making device is attachable to a freezer liner and thus makes efficient use of the space in the freezer cavity. The ice-cube making device includes a mechanism for extracting ice by applying a twisting torque to one or more ice-cube trays therein. The ice-cube making device may also include mechanisms for refilling the ice trays with water and for providing a user-friendly installation. Aspects of the present invention may be performed either manually or may be automated.
Claims29
An ice-cube making device in a refrigerated cabinet comprising a freezer having a freezer door with a liner to which said ice-cube making device is attached, said ice-cube making device comprising:
- a) a case including a side opening for receiving a magazine including at least one ice-cube tray;
- b) a venting arrangement to allow cold air to flow through the case;
- c) a rack attached to the liner for supporting the case;
- d) an ice-extraction mechanism for extracting ice from the ice cube tray by applying a twisting torque to the ice cube tray;
- e) at least one ramp configured to direct ice cubes extracted from the ice cube tray towards an ice-cube passageway;
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- f) an ice cube drawer for receiving the ice cubes extracted from the ice cube tray.
An ice-cube making device in a refrigerated cabinet comprising a freezer having a freezer door with a liner to which said ice-cube making device is attachable, said ice-cube making device comprising:
- a) a case including a side opening for receiving a magazine including at least one ice-cube tray;
- c) a rack attached to the liner for supporting the case;
- d) an ice-extraction mechanism for extracting ice cubes from the ice cube tray by applying a torque to the ice cube tray;
- e) an electric motor connected to a gear mechanism for applying the torque to the ice cube tray in response to an ice-extraction command signal received by the motor;
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- f) an ice cube drawer for receiving the ice cubes from the ice tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.