Ice maker with rotating ice tray

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9976788
SERIAL NO

14989014

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A refrigeration appliance includes a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment. An ice maker with an ice mold is disposed within the fresh food compartment for freezing water into ice pieces. A refrigeration system includes a system evaporator and an ice maker evaporator dedicated to cooling the ice mold. A frame rotatably supports the ice mold within the fresh food compartment between an ice-forming position and an ice-harvesting position. The frame supports the ice maker evaporator at a stationary position that serves as a pivot axis for the ice mold so the ice mold can rotate around the ice maker evaporator between the ice-forming position and the ice-harvesting position, while the ice maker evaporator remains stationary. In one example, a heater is rotatable with the ice mold, and a drip tray is located underneath ice mold and rotatable with the ice mold.

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ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS INC10200 DAVID TAYLOR DRIVE CHARLOTTE NC 28262

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bertolini, Nilton Carlos Anderson, US 27 332
McCollough, Thomas Anderson, US 23 140
Montalvo, Jorge Anderson, US 3 30
Shi, Zhuochen Anderson, US 22 91

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