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US 9,518,774 B2Granted
Ice making appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorCharles Benjamin Miller
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Abstract
An ice making appliance is provided. The ice making appliance includes a first ice maker and a second ice maker. The first and second ice makers generate different types of ice. The ice making appliance also includes supply ducts for receiving chilled air from an evaporator and directing the chilled air to the first and second ice makers.
Claims15
An ice making appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a first ice maker positioned within the cabinet and configured for producing a first type of ice;
- a second ice maker positioned within the cabinet and configured for producing a second type of ice, the first and second types of ice being different;
- a sealed system comprising an evaporator, the evaporator configured for generating chilled air during operation of the sealed system;
- a first supply duct having an inlet positioned for receiving the chilled air from the evaporator, the first supply duct extending from the inlet of the first supply duct to the first ice maker in order to direct the chilled air from the evaporator to the first ice maker;
- a second supply duct having an inlet positioned for receiving the chilled air from the evaporator, the second supply duct extending from the inlet of the second supply duct to the second ice maker in order to direct the chilled air from the evaporator to the second ice maker;
- a first return duct that extends from the first ice maker to about the evaporator;
- and
- a second return duct that extends from the second ice maker to about the evaporator.
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An ice making appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- means for producing a first type of ice with chilled air;
- means for producing a second type of ice with chilled air, the first and second types of ice being different;
- a sealed system comprising an evaporator, the evaporator configured for generating the chilled air during operation of the sealed system;
- an open topped evaporation pan positioned at a bottom portion of the cabinet;
- a storage bin disposed within the cabinet, the storage bin positioned for receiving ice from the first ice maker, the drain conduit extending between the storage bin and the open topped evaporation pan,
- wherein the sealed system further comprises a condenser, the condenser of the sealed system positioned directly above the open top evaporation pan.
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A method for operating an ice making appliance, comprising:
- generating chilled air at an evaporator of a sealed system of the ice making appliance;
- directing the chilled air from the evaporator to a first ice maker of the ice making appliance and a second ice maker of the ice making appliance;
- forming a first type of ice in the first ice maker and a second type of ice in the second ice maker during said step of directing, the first and second types of ice being different;
- and
- storing the first type of ice in a first storage bin of the ice making appliance and the second type of ice in a second storage bin of the ice making appliance;
- establishing whether the first or second storage bins are full of ice;
- and
- actuating a damper of the ice making appliance to a first position of the first storage bin is full at said step of establishing or to a second position if the second ice storage bin is full at said step of establishing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.