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An icemaker with a hinged feeler arm

一种测隙规、制冰机的技术，应用在制冰、制造冰、家里用具等方向，能够解决冰块溢出等问题

Active Publication Date: 2021-02-23
QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO LTD +2
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Filling the bucket with ice cubes above the top edge of the ice bucket can be disadvantageous
For example, ice cubes can easily spill out of the ice bucket whenever the bucket is moved

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[0014] Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the invention, one or more examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Each example is provided by way of explanation of the invention, not limitation of the invention. In fact, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. For example, features illustrated or described as part of one embodiment can be used with another embodiment to yield a still further embodiment. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers such modifications and variations as come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0015] figure 1 is a front view of a refrigerated appliance, including a column reefer appliance 10 and a column freezer appliance 20 according to an example embodiment of the present subject matter. From figure 1 As can be seen in...

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Abstract

An icemaker (100) for a refrigeration appliance includes a motor (110) having a shaft (112). A feeler arm coupling (120) is connected to a shaft (112) of the motor (110). The motor (110) is operable to rotate the feeler arm coupling (120) about a rotation axis. A feeler arm rake (130) is hinged to the feeler arm coupling (120) such that the feeler arm rake (130) is rotatable relative to the feelerarm coupling (120) about a hinge axis. The hinge axis is perpendicular to the rotation axis. The feeler arm rake (130) rotates with the feeler arm coupling (120) about the rotation axis when the motor (110) operates to rotate the feeler arm coupling (120).

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technical field [0001] This topic relates generally to ice machines and feeler gauge arms for ice machines. Background technique [0002] Some cooler appliances include an ice maker. The ice machine operates to generate ice for consumption. In particular, known ice makers operate to generate ice cubes, and the ice cubes removed from the ice maker are stored in buckets. To avoid excessive ice formation, a feeler gauge arm is swept across the ice bucket. When the ice bucket is filled above a certain height, the feeler gauge arm will strike the ice cubes on the ice bucket. Therefore, the feeler gauge arm operates to determine when the ice bucket is full. [0003] Known feeler gauge arms have disadvantages. For example, the feeler gauge arm sweeps over the top edge of an ice bucket. Thus, the feeler gauge arm takes up valuable vertical space above the ice bucket, and ice must fill the bucket above the top rim of the ice bucket in order for the feeler gauge arm to hit the i...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): F25C1/10
CPCF25C5/24F25C2700/02F25C5/22F25C5/187F25D29/005F25D2700/06F25D2500/06F25D29/006
Inventor C·F·伯德
Owner QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO LTD
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