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US 7,610,773 B2Granted
Ice producing apparatus and method
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAlexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Sanjay Manohar Anikhindi
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Abstract
An ice producing apparatus for a refrigerator includes a storage tank configured to store a cooling medium. A first heat exchanger is disposed downstream of the storage tank and is configured to have the cooling medium flow therethrough to be cooled. An ice mold includes at least one cavity that is configured to retain water therein. A second heat exchanger is disposed downstream of the first heat exchanger and is configured to have the cooling medium flow therethrough to freeze the water in the ice mold to produce ice.
Claims8
A refrigerator comprising:
- a compartment cooling section configured to cool an interior compartment of the refrigerator, the compartment cooling section comprising a first heat exchanger configured to have a refrigerant flow therethrough to absorb heat;
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- an ice producing apparatus configured to produce ice and to deliver the produced ice through an opening in a door of the refrigerator, the ice producing apparatus comprising:
- a storage tank configured to store a cooling medium;
- a second heat exchanger disposed downstream of the storage tank and configured to have the cooling medium flow therethrough to be cooled;
- an ice mold comprising at least one cavity that is configured to retain water therein;
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- a third heat exchanger disposed downstream of the second heat exchanger and configured to have the cooling medium flow therethrough to freeze the water in the ice mold to produce ice.
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