Method and device for producing ice having a harvest-facilitating shape

申请公布号：: US2006016209(A1)
申请号：: US20040895570
申请日期：: 2004.07.21
申请公布日期：: 2006.01.26
申请人：: COLE RONALD E;TREMBLAY DENNIS D
发明人：: COLE RONALD E.;TREMBLAY DENNIS D.
分类号：: F25C1/00;F25C5/18
主分类号：: F25C1/00
摘要：: An icemaker assembly comprises an ice tray, an ice ejector and a motor. The ice tray has at least one ice forming compartment that defines a space. The ice ejector has at least one ejector member. The motor has an output shaft coupled to the ice ejector. Rotation of the output shaft causes the ejector member to advance into the space whereby ice located in the space is urged in an ejection path of movement out of the ice forming compartment. The ice forming compartment includes (i) a first planar lateral side surface, (ii) a second planar lateral side surface, and (iii) an arcuate bottom surface interposed between the first lateral side surface and the second lateral side surface. The first planar lateral side surface and the second planar lateral side surface are positioned relative to each other so that (i) the first planar lateral side surface is spaced apart from the second planar lateral side surface at a downstream end of the ice forming compartment by a distance D 1 relative to the ejection path of movement, (ii) the first planar lateral side surface is spaced apart from the second planar lateral side surface at an upstream end of the ice forming compartment by a distance D 2 relative to the ejection path of movement, and (iii) D 2 is greater than D 1.