Patent ID: 11885551
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 9:
10. An icemaker assembly, comprising:
a mold body defining a plurality of cavities;
a working fluid line directly attached to the mold body such that at least a portion of the working fluid line contacts the mold body;
a drain duct disposed below the mold body; and
a defrost heating element positioned below the mold body and within the drain duct, the defrost heating element spaced from the mold body, the defrost heating element operable to melt frost on the mold body with radiant heat from the defrost heating element,
wherein the defrost heating element is spaced from a bottom surface of the mold body by no less than two centimeters, and the defrost heating element is spaced from a top surface of the drain duct by no less than two centimeters.