Patent ID: 11959687
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An icemaker appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the icemaker appliance comprising:
a container defining a single liquid reservoir storing a liquid, wherein the container comprises:
a frame shell,
an inner shell provided within the frame shell, wherein the frame shell and the inner shell collectively define an insulation receiving space therebetween, and
a top connecting the frame shell with the inner shell, wherein a length of the top along the transverse direction is greater than a distance between the frame shell and the inner shell along the transverse direction such that a portion of the top is positioned over the single liquid reservoir;

an ice mold selectively received within a portion of the liquid reservoir, the ice mold defining a plurality of cavities accepting the liquid therein, wherein each of the plurality of cavities is received within the single liquid reservoir;
a temperature sensor provided within the liquid reservoir and configured to monitor a temperature of the liquid surrounding the ice mold; and
a controller attached to the container, the controller being operably connected with the temperature sensor, the controller comprising a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote terminal, wherein the controller is configured to perform an operation, the operation comprising:
determining, via the temperature sensor, that a temperature within the liquid reservoir is at or below a predetermined harvest temperature; and
emitting a notification to a user upon determining that the predetermined harvest temperature has been reached, wherein the notification comprises a prompt to activate a heater to selectively provide heat to the liquid reservoir.