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US 9,869,502 B2Granted
Method for operating a fan of a nugget ice maker
AssigneeHaier US Applicance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Everette Gardner, Alan Joseph Mitchell
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Abstract
A method for operating a fan of a nugget ice maker is provided. The method includes monitoring a speed of an auger of the nugget ice maker while a motor of the nugget ice maker rotates the auger and the fan of the nugget ice maker runs at a stored speed. A speed of the fan is increased when the speed of the auger stabilizes.
Claims19
A method for operating a fan of a nugget ice maker, comprising:
- running the fan at a stored speed;
- activating a motor of the nugget ice maker such that the motor of the nugget ice maker rotates an auger of the nugget ice maker;
- monitoring a speed of the auger while the motor of the nugget ice maker rotates the auger of the nugget ice maker and the fan runs at the stored speed;
- and
- increasing a speed of the fan in response to the speed of the auger stabilizing during said step of monitoring.
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A method for operating a fan of a nugget ice maker, comprising:
- operating the fan at a first speed;
- activating a motor of the nugget ice maker such that the motor of the nugget ice maker rotates an auger of the nugget ice maker;
- monitoring a speed of the auger while the motor of the nugget ice maker rotates the auger of the nugget ice maker;
- and
- operating the fan at a second speed in response to the speed of the auger being substantially constant for a predetermined period of time during said step of monitoring, the second speed being greater than the first speed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.