Patent ID: 9651290
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: F25B,F25C,F25D

Claim:
1. An ice maker comprising: a mold that has a first piece pivotably coupled to a second piece; a cavity within the mold having a first reservoir in the first piece and a second reservoir in the second piece, wherein the first and second reservoirs vertically align to substantially enclose the cavity; a fluid intake aperture in the first piece that extends from an exterior surface of the first piece to the cavity for injecting water; an ejector pin at least partially disposed within the fluid intake aperture and selectively extending into the first reservoir; a thermoelectric device with a cold side thermally coupled to the exterior surface of the second piece, wherein the thermoelectric device transfers heat from the cold side to a hot side of the thermoelectric device to provide a first temperature to the mold; and a removable cooling source thermally and detachably coupled to the hot side, wherein the removable cooling source is configured to reduce a temperature of the hot side to allow the cold side to provide a second temperature that is cooler than the first temperature to freeze the water in the cavity.