Patent ID: 9273891
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: F25B,F25C

Claim Text:
1. An ice maker comprising: an ice mold that includes an insulated piece and a metallic piece; a cooling source thermally coupled to the metallic piece; a cavity within the ice mold having a first reservoir in the metallic piece and a second reservoir in the insulated piece, wherein the first and second reservoirs align to substantially enclose the cavity; a fluid intake aperture in the insulated piece that extends to the cavity for receiving water; and a drive body rotatably coupled to the ice mold that is configured to operate in an ice-making cycle, wherein the drive body repeatedly rotates the mold from an injection position to a tilted position, and wherein the cavity receives an incremental amount of water in the injection position and moves to the tilted position to freeze at least a portion of the incremental amount of water over a side surface of the cavity to make an ice piece; wherein the incremental amount of water input into the cavity is in direct contact with both the insulated piece and the metallic piece of the ice mold.