Icemaker with swing tray

A clear ice making system comprising:

• a housing including front, bottom, back and opposing side walls;
• an ice forming tray including a bottom portion and opposing side portions, each of said opposing side portions being supported by a respective one of the opposing side walls of the housing for pivotal movement of the ice forming tray about a longitudinal axis, the bottom portion including a substantially smooth, continuous arcuate inner wall;
• a motor connected to the ice forming tray;
• a motor controller configured to operate the motor to oscillate the ice forming tray about the longitudinal axis at a frequency of 0.4-0.6 Hz during an ice making event and to pivot the ice forming tray from a first, ice forming position to a second, ice dispensing position during an ice dispensing event;
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• an evaporator member including refrigerant inlet and outlet lines in communication with a refrigerant circulating system, the evaporator member further including a plurality of ice forming fingers extending into the ice forming tray when the ice forming tray is in an ice forming position.

A method of forming clear ice pieces with an ice making system including a housing, an ice forming tray connected to respective opposing side walls of the housing for pivotally movement of the ice forming tray about a longitudinal axis, the ice forming tray having a bottom portion including a substantially smooth, continuous arcuate inner wall, and an evaporator member including a plurality of ice forming fingers, the method comprising:

• supplying a predetermined amount of water to the ice forming tray, with the ice forming tray being in an ice forming position and the ice forming fingers of the evaporator member extending into the ice forming tray;
• oscillating the ice forming tray about the longitudinal axis at a frequency of 0.4-0.6 Hz;
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• cooling the plurality of ice forming fingers such that clear ice pieces form on the plurality of ice forming fingers over a period of time.